Evening Star Newspaper, June 16, 1922, Page 2

= FINDCHEVY CHAS FIND CHEVYCHS SEWER WATER BAD Specimens Taken in Further Investigation of Rock Creek Foulness. Conditions declared to be bad w found in the sewer waters emptying 4nto Rock creek from the Chevy Chase, Md., sewage disposal plant ywhen Maj. Willis I Baker. Medical Corps, U. S. Army. went there to make an investigation today and to take specimens of the water at various points. Maj. Baker is working under the direction of Lieut. Col. Clarence O. Eherrill, Engineer Corps. U. 8. Army. officer in charge of public buildinss and grounds, in efforts to stop the con- faminatibn of the waters of Rock creek by the dumping of sewage into 3t by the Maryland towns north of Washington _ cludze which the disposal pl ed to retain until it clear 1d hauled v was ob- | bubl up from derved tl.is morning the hottom of the settlernent basin, Just outside the disposal p'ant, and was running down the drain waters into Rock creek. This conid n owas pointed to by Maj krr us being had, and was an indicat on that the disposal plant was not working prop- erly. Evidence of Overflow. idences were found by Ma 1d & representative of The| companied the medical the disposal plant having overflowed at various times, thus al- Jowing the raw. untreated sewage to flow directly down to Reck Creek.; The drain from the settlement basin empties into « large tributary of Rock Creek several hundred ~ feet from where it dumps into the lattel It is @ large stream, comparativel and where the sewage disposal drain MELLON BRANDS “PLUM PETITION” CHARGE AS FALSE (Continued from First Page.) test by business men, who, after hav- ing had thelr income tax reports pre- pared by experts designated by their local collectogs, later had their tuxes ruised very materially by examiners! frop the Washington bureau, When they protested that they would have | (o hire attorneys to represent them they were told, ¥ effect, that it would | not be necessary to send their gat- | torneys to Washington, because there | were men here who had originated the income tax legislation and formulated all the regulations who could most | effectively handle their cases and secure reduction. These complaints came from all over the country, especially from New York and Chicago. where large busi- ness firms claimed to have been har- assed by these inspectors. These Inspectors from Washington I been specially trained jn a so- alled civil service school established by the commissioner of internal revenue, and they all owed their | places to the men who are named in this survey as the democratic bene- ficinries of the system. i | The republican leaders claim that this s em had developed into a scundal that promisd to wreck the whole income tax unit of the Treas- ury Department. Prominent business meén came to Washington and lald the situation before the leaders in Con- and insisted that it be brought attention of President Harding ecretary Mellon. It was brought to the attention of the Secretary of the Treasury more than six mont ago. but without any apparent effect This petition is a_result of the delay in the Treasury Department and the continuation of the old system. List Not Seen by Doverf Although Mr. Dover was in New York. it was believed by some of his iassoclates that the list of alleged democrats had not been submitted jto him. Some even went so far as to venture Mr. Dover had not known of the proposal to submit such 2 list to | {the President. It was pointed out in | many circles that had Mr. Dover seen | { the list it never would have included | tain names which it now Includes | 1 _prominent positions. Mr. Dover was said by some to be | too astute to have placed on such a | {list men like Undersecratary Gilbert, {declared on all sides to be a repub- | Pmpties into it the clear waters are |jican. or John RKiles | changed into the color of Very soab¥liary t, Secretary itbnp.:r[‘"'f; sberr | Water. The sewer drain is uboutnaig '\ v 3 - ilbert ene-third the volume of the stream | jiltiad of Paul into which it flows | Cariatn e e : rters well v Ma. Baker pointed out that the|mrcasury aftalrs It e Nataed o people of Chevy (‘hase probabl -|Carl B Graph sorm ; 5 E e [BeG A er head of the Tleve that they are eftectively dis- [appointment division ot the Internat of their sewage. but on thisrevenue bureau, who was summarily | ry examination he sald the!dismissed by 'Commissioner Blair | et speei ‘a% ¢ the \ater | CATLY last spring, during the absence | feicat BaAY »over, had_com i from the setlen e.ll]ln:\! fter the | democrats in the Tr'_u“r;:l\?d St :;f. sewage is supposed to bill; who wa sury. Mr. Gra- treated, then another specimen!.rnment Ser‘\_{f‘:“‘““‘?" to the gov- through a manhole in the main before the sewage reaches the disposal plant. | and another sample of the waters of the stream into which the sewage di charge flows. With the latter speoi- men. and another taken from below the point of the drain discharge, it Is expected to show in the bacteriolog- fcal tests just to what extent the town | of Chevy Chase contributed to the contamination of Rock Creek. imens. ten in number, were ediately to the Army Med- . where, under the direction Baker, they will be put of bacterfological tests to determine the kind and amount of bacteria present. These tests take approximately forty-eight hours, and it will be the first of next week bdore Maj. Baker is ready to Teport. of Maj. through a series Discussion Is Sought. Efforts were made by Maj. Baker to get in touch with John Madison, who is said to be the town engineer in charge of the disposal plant, to dis- ss with him the conditions at the plant, and find out just under what plan it is operated. However, he could not be located and Maj. Baker came into the city with the speci- mens. The disposal plant at Chevy Chase is merely a brick shed. with'a wood roof. and a series of syphons, intend- ed to leave the heavy matter in the plant and syphon off thé liquids. It is reached after a ride along a nar- row road, passing the lake, and then a walk of about half a mile through woods and heavy underbrush. The path s laid on top of the main, sev- eral of the manhole covers of which | were off, and through which the raw sewage could be observed flowing slowly down to the plant. 1t was pointed out by Maj. Baker that the appearance of the sewage run- ning through the main was about the | same as when it flowed out of the set- tlement basin after passing through the disposal plant. Maj. Baker has been in conference ! with’ Dr. G. W. McCoy. he hygienic laboratory of the Uriited States head of the ! in the Shipping | d, was not at his oflice toda. F,” L Similarity of Lists. There was a striking similarity b tween Mr. Grabill's list and (;my o:e published today, it was declared by a | claiming to have seen Mr.i The dismissal of Gra- | | | person abill's list. | bill was one of the opening wedges in the Blair-Dover row, which has Portions with succeeding dismissals. Maj. C. C. Childs of Ohio, former supervisor of collectors’ offices. and A. D. Sumner of Iowa, former deputy commissioner in charge of accounts, both of whom were recently dismiss- €d by Mr. Blair during Mr. Dover's absence, were known to have kept up their fight against Mr. Blair's admin. istration, and it had been predicted in certain quarters close to these men that some day “the lid would blow off again.” The wnomalous list in the petition todav, however, it was | thought. could Raraly be ascribed to nen of the political c either Childs or Bimner L e of er minor officials recen - charged by Mr. Blair were st ha- lieved to have had sufficient knowl- j edge of the Treasury to prepare such | Round and round the Traas tinue & ques W compiied Gnued the question, “Who compiled In the text of the Con supporting the proposed” semval - af democrats in the Treasury and internal revenue bureau are the names of the men and women holding key positions who_should, according to republicans, be Feplaced by “loyal republicans.” In preparing the list, the office held by the individual is cited. and in many cases ;r:‘ti s_a‘lnr‘y am;' u:ime comment of his vity for the democr: se-x[‘h{orth. ocratic party is e list follows: Personnel of - tary’ Mellon's officer. baul Gilbert, active democratic politician, taking the stump of Gov. Cox. in the cam- paign of 1920; at present holding the position of the undersecretary of the Treasury; 2, Roland Croxton, assiat- ant undersecretary of the Treasury, active democratic politiclan, distribut- ing all the democratic campaign lit- erature in the campaign of 1920; 3, Mr. Kiley, private secretary to Mr. Mellon (John Kiley), active demo- CORONER'S JURY AT LEFT TO RIGHT: CITY SERGEANT R. H. COX, FRED N. BAKER, HARRY W. ENING STAR, WASHINGTON. D. C. WOLF A THOMAS .;\LEXA_NDRIA_ INVESTIGATING DEATH OE STEAMER R WADE, DR. T. M. JONES, CORON NCEY, FOREMAN FRIDAY, JUNE. 16, e e ER; J. FRED BIRRELL, CARROLL Shaw, democrat, New York, ap- inted 9-9-20, salary $3.300. S, npson, int. div. 1, 50. Henry B. Skillman appointed 1-28-18; . 'J. K. Smith, demo- wlace Streater, 63, Clarke 11, democrat; 04, . int. div. 11, demo. Tracey. ex-attorney. democrat div. 5, Root C. | democrat; 56, Charles M. Tammel, igt. div. 11, democrat; 57, Willlam H4dll Trigg. int. div. 1, democrat; 58, South Trimble, int. div,, democrat; 59, B. R. Turner, indexer, democrat; 60, Estell K. Turner, sec. penal division, demo- crat; 61, Charles N. Tuthtll, head M. and 1" emocrat; 62, Allen G. Thurman, il div., democrat; 63, stanley S. Walte, asst. sol. int. dlv. 1; 1 §6.000; democrat; 64, Leo P. w 1, int. div. 11, democrat; €5, Mark A. Watson, int. div. 11, demo- crat; 66, Clarence C. Webb, civil div., democrat; . Rogers, assit. sol. int. rev. div. 11; salary, $6,000; A. J. Addige, democrat; salary, $5.000 . Frederick McReynolds; salary $6.000; holdever from Wilson admin. istration. Holdovers from the Wilson admin- istration—69, Frederick McReynolds, sulary $6,000, presumably a democrat, appointed 1-27-19; 70, G. J. Murdock, salary $4,500, presumably a democrat, appofnted 2-1-20; 71, Russel D. Bure ard, salary §4,000, presumably a dem- ocrat, appointed 7-31-19; 72, James J. Cosgrove, salary $4.000, presumably a democrat, appointed 3-1-21; 73, Miles Kitchin, salary $4,000. pr: bly a democrat, appointed 10 4. Claude A. Hope, salary $3.60( sumably a democrat, appointed ¥ Ward P Lovelind, salary $3.600 pably a_democrat, appointed 1- -21; 716, Stephen M. Simpson, salary $3.300; presumably a democrat, ap pointed 5-20 Palmer Kennedy salary $3.000, presumably a democrat, appointed 4-17-19: 78 John P. Holl salary $2.500, presumably a demo- crat, “appointed 5-1-19. Administration division—1, €. B. Al- len, head, holdover from Wilson admin- tration, Jdemocrat: F. M. Woodward, assistant head, democrai; 3, Miss Flor. ence Callahan, chief of mailing sectiun, democrat; 4, E. D. Voxbury, chief of code section, democrat; 5, J. Graham, assistant chief, proving section, demo crat; 6, A. B. Miess, chief, sorting sec democra records subdivision, Roper demo- crat;’ 8, J. R. Brelsford. chief, claims control, democrat; 9, J. O. Burnham. su pervisor of claims, democrat; 10, O.C. Luxford, chief, distribution section. democrat. Democrats of the staff divislon— 1, B. S. Hunsinger, head of division, democra K. F. Erickson, chief of transfers-details, democrat; 3, W. B. ‘Hinman, splelal assistant, ‘democrat? ersonnel 4, E. C. Wilcox, chief of p section, democrat; 5, W. W. Hubert, chief personnel _research section. democrat; 6. J. W. Beers, chief of training section, democrat. Information division—1, Abraham B. Nichol, head of division, democrat: D. S. Bliss, head of miscellaneous divi sion, democrat: 3, E. H. Willis, assi ant head miscallaneous division, demo- crat. Field division—1. C. M. Justice, head jof division, democrat: 2. John I Graw, assistant head fleld di democrat; 3, Jonn Mahoney, chief c field reports, control section, democrat. The above does not include the natural resources division. PRESENT ORGANIZATION, INCOME TAX UNIT. The following officials holding key positions in the present organization of the income tax unit were brought over from the Post Office Department by Daniel E. Roper and were recog- s during the 3.1 Willlam' T. Sherwood, | Liberal Provisions on By the Assoclated Press. LONDON, June 16.—The draft of the new Irish’ constitution made public last night glves force of law to the ! Anglo-Irish treaty and exprassly de- | clares that any provisions of the con- stitution or any amendment thereto or any law enacted under the consti- tution which is in any respect repug- |nant to the treaty shall be void and { inoperative. | The constitution thus embodies con- {nection with the British crown, as talready established in the treaty, and i generally places the relations between [ Ireland and the empire on the same is as Canada and the other do-; minions. 3 The constitution requires every! member of the free state parliament | to subscribe faith and allegiance to| the constitution and swear to be| faithful to the king in virtue of the, {common citizenship of Ireland and! Great Britain and Ireland’s member- | | ship in the British commonwealth of | natiens. Women Given Suffrage. The document contains sevent i nine articles and s considered #n up to-date instrument, not only granting | i female suffrage, proportional repre-i sentation and a referendum to the| people, but also empowering the peo- i ple themselves to initiate legisiation. {1t gives to the chamber great power {with respect to money bills, without | control from the senate, thus dupli-| cating the position as between the| sritish house of commons and the! house of lords. It exempts the Free State from tive participation in war without consent of parliament, except in the | case of actual invasion, and gives the Irish supreme court the fullest pow- ers, only stipulating for the right of citizens to appeal to the king in coun- cil against the supreme cour{’s deci- sion - 1t provides for freedom of religion and conscience, gives Free State citi- | zens full protection against the arbi-| ac- the | | trary power of court-martial. and ex- | tends to parilament exclusive control {over the armed forces, as stipulated in the treaty. Vital Bearing on Treaty. Tt stipulates that if any of its pro- | vistons or any law made under the sonstitution is in any respect repug- nant to any of the provisions of the i Anglo-Irish treaty, it shall, to the ex- tent only of such repugnance to the treaty, be absolufely void and in operative. The cdistitution provides: for universal adult suffrage, including | women who have reached the age of | twenty-one years. Executive ~ authority of the Free State, by the terms of the constit tion, is vested in the king, exercis- jable in accordance with law aud practice and the constitutional usage! governing the exercise of executive | | relutive to money !days on tiie w Most Important Pointsin Proposed Irish Free State Constitution Allegiance to King Demanded—W omen Given Suffrage. Money Control—Must Go to War Only in Case of Invasion. Free State as by law established, and that 1 will be faithful to his mnajesty King George V and his heirs and suc- cessors by law and in virtue of the common citizenship of Jreland and Great Britain and her adherence to and membership of the group of nations forming_the British commonwealth of nations.” Article 24 provides that the parliament will hold at least one sesslon each year. Article 25 provides that tke sittings | shall be public, but that in cases of spe- cial emergency .either house may sit privately, with the assent of two-thirds of the members present. Article 26. The number of members of the chamber shall be fixed from time to time by the parliament, shall consist of not les than one mem- ber for each 30,000 or 20,000, to be elect- ed on the principles of proportional rep- resentation. Article The senute shall be com posed of citizens who have done honor to the nation by reagon of useful public servics, or who vecause qualifications or attainnents repre: important_aspects of the nation's life. Article 30. Every university shall be entitled to two senators. The number of senators, exclusive of the universi- ties, hall be fifty-six. The Senators must be thirty-five vears of age; the term of office is twelve years. Article 32. Tle parliament Is to ar- range the method for the proposal and election of senators, with special ref- erence to the representation of impor- tant interests and nstitutions. Rules on Money Bills. Articles 34 and 35 cover money bills. It is provided that the cham- ber shall have legisiative authority bills, exclusive of the senate, but money cannot be ap- propriated unless the purpose of the appropriation is recommended by a message from the representative of the crown Article 40 covers the withholding cf royal assent Article 33. The parliament may create subordinate legisiatures, but without powers over the army, na finance and_such national subjects Article The new Irish consti- tution_gives the parliament of the !Irish Free State exclusive right to ! regulate the raising and mainte ance of such armed forces as are mentioned in the Anglo-Irish treaty, and such forces shall be subject to the control of the parliament Article 46. A bill passed by houses may b n demand of two fifths of the chamber or a majority of the senate within seven days of its passage: such bill shall be sub- mitted to a referendum of the peo- ple, if demanded, within ninety days. | or 'if demanded by a resoiution of three-fifths of the senate. or by the petition of one-twentieth of the voters on the register. Money bills are excepted. Article 47. The parliament may pro- but ! of special | ent | CRITICS ASSAILED" BY CIVIL SERVICE Page.) (Continued from F ency and what it most earnestly en- deavored to secure. Consider the facts: On March 3, 1917, the Congress authorized the bureau of efficiency to make an investigation of the methods of transacting the public business by the Civil Servicé Commission: on Feb- 4, 1919, the bureau advised the sion of the authorization of Congress and that the war had pre- i vented prompter action; the commis- | sion immediately replied with offer of co-operation; following this was a personal request on March 20, 1919, to the bureau of representatives, ask- ing for suggestions from time to time for improvement in the commission’s method and procedure; three exceed- ingly minor suggestions were made, the last in April. 1919 on June 9, 11619, the commission addressed a let- r to the chief of the bureau of ef- ficiency stating that the commission's lump sum appropriatien had bLeen re- duced by Congress from $300,000 to i | $50,000, and asking for assistance and sugeestions from the burcau’s inves- tigators, with a view to introducing “fore July 1, 1919, such briefer methods as would permit the com- mission to do fts allotted work with a reduced force. No Reply Recelved. No reply was ever received to this letter, but on November 2, 1920, one cear and five months later, the bu- reau submitted its proposed report, covering mnearly 330 typewritten pages, to the commission for con- : elderation and comment. The com- { mission did comment in a letter to the bLureau under date of November 16, 1920, and a vear and a half later the Lureau transmits to Congress a final report. “Ihis revised report covering 113 | typewritten pages, is materially dif- ferent from the original repori, and although including ne not first presented to tl for comment. It is belicved that had this been done a number of general statements and inaccuracies would have been brought to the bureau's attention (and. no doubt, changed by the bureau), which the commission, in justice Lo itself as a public institu tion, the unpleasant duty to point out A Co-Operated With Bureau. The commission declares that actively and earmestly co-operated in cvery way with the bureau of effi- clency. It adds that it is disappoint- ing to note in the report of the bureau so many apparently categor- ical statement in general which are either not explained at all oxamples which point to the opposite conclusion from the general state- ment. T sion, 2 example,” says the commis- the commission does not know what this statement, appearing on page 3 of the report, means. ‘First, the Civil Service Commission has as- sumed for many vears, and still as- sumes, a negative attitude toward jts tasks and its problems. because 10T VICTIM, SITE FOR HOME OPPOSER 1 \ 1ty language ! or are followed by fllustrations and; Blue Plains Regarded Not Proper Location for Feeble-Minded. Opposition to the establishment of the home for feeble-minded at Blue Plains was voiced by the Socfal Hyglene Council, meeting in the board Toom of the District bullding today. Before the council acted a com- mittee, which visited the site yester- day, reported that it was wholly in- adequate and unsuited for the location of such an institution. THREE UNDER BOND. AS RIOT WITNESSES None Now Held—Four In- vestigations of Fatal Af- fray Underway. Police today released Ernest Jo- seph Watson of 350 I street south- west and John E. Histon of 601 K street northeast, and James Noouan, 185 220 stre who were being | held by the police “for investiga- | tion” in connection with the rioting | on board the steamer Charles Macal- | ester Wedneaday night, when Louls!| B. McCormack was killed and a num- ber injured. The three were released ! under $500 bonds each as witnesses. Detection of a cligue of bootleggers is being aimed at today by police of | Washington and Alexandria in an ef- fort to solve the cause of the rioting. Four investigations are under way. One is being conducted by the police | forces of the District and Alexundria. | A second is being prosecuted by pro- hibition enforcement officers, working | for the most part “under cover.” A third started today under the auspices of the steamboat inspection service of the Department of Commerce. An ud- official investigation also is being pro: ecuted, as stringently as the other ! three by the Tech High Schoo Alumni, members of which organiza tion were on an excursion on the night { the rioting took place. The investiga- | | tion is being directed by Attorney ! Clyde D. Garrett, a former president | of the Tech alumnt. | Three persons are being sought in Alexandria in connection with the af- fray. One is known as an old oflender! and a notorfous bootlegger. His name was called out on the boat as being ! the one who “did it" when McCormack | was stabbed fatally. i Seek e Man. 1 Inspector of Detectives Clifford L. Grant has assigned Detectives Wald- ron. Swecney, Darnall and Springman | to the case. Detectives Darnall and | Springman, according to repbrts, last night centered their attention upon | {a man answering theedescription of !an assailant in the fight, who made & {late trip back to Alexandria on the | | Macalester Wednesday night. He is| ithe same man that Alexandria police | jare loking for. The investigation by the stcamboat inspection service operatives is be- | ing conducted today, the plan being | for the Investigators to take the trips | of the Macalcster in order to inter-| view the officers of the boat. In-| spectars from the Baltimore regianal‘ | |office arrived here today to take up this work. Deputy Inspector General D. N, Hoover, temporarily in chzrge of the inspection service, today declared | w matter, was ! that his office is concerned principally ! the nation-wide coal strike t: he commission |in the maintenance of discipline of ! April i(h! boat. i Prohibition agents are in the vi nity of Marshall Hall, investigating the Tocality in an endeavor to obtain lei evidence regarding the transporta- | tion or manufacture of jiquor in that' - {region. A representative also was at|was cut s { Alexandria yeaterday to check up on testimony presented to the coroners ! jury Investigating the death of Mc- | | Cormack. Defends Boat's Employes. Attorney Gardner L. Booth of Alex- andria, attorney for the Mount Vernon {and Marshall Hall Steamboat Com- ipany. Ltd.. today issued a.statement declaring that the company did not wish to make public a detailed state- ment of the unfortunate occurrence {until after the investigation of the coroner’s jury had theen completed and all evidence had been taken. “I don't think that there is anj {thing further for the company to say, other than that it deplores the funfortunate occurrence,” he said. {“One phase of the matter has been | {exaggerated. This is in respect to the | lack of co-operation of the employes ! {of the line to prevent the situation. | { The evidence thus far tends to indi- cate that a great deal more rough- i | | i | that their report complained that it | miners vy the explanations later given in the | egq was evident just as the boat left A.F.OF L WARNED AGAINST SOVIETISM Near - East Relief Official Tells of Sufferings—Mac- Nider to Speak. By the Associated Press. CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 16.—Any one who believes the political economic system of central Ru better than that of the United States is near the realm of insanity, said Frank R. Vorls, representing the Near East Relief, in addressing the American Federation of Labor con- vention here today. “It is, bowever, up to Russia to determine the kind of government she shali have,” declared Mr. Voris. He added that America should not try to force adoption of our form of government in Russia, but asserted that “America cannot live for Amer- ica alone.” In the near eust Mr. Voris declar- ed, America's duty wax to keep the children there alive. He urged that every local uniom in the country adopt an orphan, contributing monthly to feed a child. Friendly relations exist between the federation, and the American Legion. Samuel 'Gompers, president of the federation, told the convention in announcing that Hanford MacNider. commander of the legion, would ad- dress the delegates during the day Mr. Gompers declared he could no count the assistance given by th legion to the cause of labor and humanity. D Organized labor and organized Veterans of the World War have “a< common enemies those who seek i¢ tear down the integrity of Americi declared McNider in his address. “The legion kuows no sex. no creed, no class of any kind, cxcept between constructive and destructive force declared the legion commander. must be that we see that this legion of ours stays fair, straight, tolerant and American. All committees were at work today on resolutions calling for action by the delegates. _President ~Samuel Gompers called the roll of the com- mittees, but found few ready with reports, and none indicated an early eport on any of the more importan? public questions that were under consideration. The executive council of the federa- tion also held a meeting for its last perusal of its report on the Supreme Court decision in the celebrated Coro- nado coal case, which held labor tnions liable for damages under the Sherman anti-trust law. The council decided 1o propose no program for vercoming the decision. leaving this question for a special policy commit- tee, which is considering a congres- sional veto of the court's decisions Attack Coronado Decislo: Members of the council indicated the Coronado case the court ventur! an opinion in “an imaginary case. resulting in a blow at the funda- mental principles of labor uni The decision was said to subject un- incorporated unions to greater liabil ity than incorporations, organized solely for profit. Further, it was held by the council that the decislon had nuulified the Clayton act provisl exempting labor organizations from prosecution under the anti-trustlaws and that it placed a strained con. struction on the term “associations as used in the Sherman law. the vote of every delegate, the entlon here vesterday indorsed hat since 1 has kept a half million from work, and also indicated v & demonstration its approval of the threatened walkout of more than 000,000 railroad worker: Other developments also marked the convention session, although It hort, so delegates might rbecue, staged on a river this efty. conv attend @ ba island, twenty miles from The ~one big union” plan, 2 william L. Foster. c by the convention without debate Plans - for unionizing unorganized worliers also wepre laid by the con- Vemtion, which in addition adopted a resolution declaring in favor of an intensive organization to combat the ‘open shop.’ " —_— MAY ENLARGE D.C. RECORDER'S OFFICE Senate Passes Concurrent public health service, in connection | with the proposed case of the United | States to force the Maryland towns to | desist from dumping théir sewage into | the waters of Rock creek. Dr. McCoy | js an authority @ water pollution and | nized as loval democrat i revious administration: | P eputy commissioner, E. H. Batson; assistant deputy commissioner, E. W. Chatterton; heads of diviston, C. B. Allen, S. Alexander, Irey. F. R. for the initiation by the people of proposals for laws or constitu- vil report apparently on this statement = ere Tk to the fact that the commission | soee rr e I A o e | tional amendments; such legislation ' does not assume a negative attilude | parf There were a number of must provide that the proposals be | toward its tasks and its problems.” Ijj5veg of the company on the m;’“;‘ initiated on petition of 50,000 voters. |Dicxessar (iie company Shil e Mol an| ? the parliament rejects such a pro-| Resents Charge of Old Methods. | hey tried | authority in the case of the Dominion of Canada by the representative of the crown. Provision is made for the chamber of the parliament to have iegislative Resolution to Investi- gate Matter. cratic politician and close pe: friend of Joseph Tumully:p lr.'os‘lnr]. Skilton, former private secretary to Mr. Cooksey, who was undersecretary to Mr. McAdoo, while Mr. McAdoo was his cuties in the public health service. chief of section, A. N. purpose of the appropriation is rec- | Freed From Outslde Wars. is thoroughly familiar with the legal |Secretary of the Treasury assistant heads of ity conc . s 0 eversthing 4 4 ¢ Phates of the probier. having had con. |active democrat. ry. and an|Clue, 3. G, Remey Ao te e O | o e, atnate. wui moncy | posal It must be ‘submitied to”an " Conmicsion refers to sum_I;‘;eflznf‘fgg‘:?{";g Jhelr gower 10| Convinced that the office of the re. | siderable experience in connection wit Personnet of Commissi o Pix. T, Sherwood, chief of [ cannot be appropriated unless the|Ordinary referendum for decision. { . - . # corder for the District of Colum “ommissioner Blair's | {ment in the bureau's report that the; 20 Witnesnes on Stand. e perly housed and safeguarded BANKHEAD SUBSIDY AMENDMENT LOST House Fails to Act on Ed- monds’ Move to Fine Rum- Selling Ships. Without a record vote the House merchant marine committee today re- jected the Bankhead amendment to the ship subsidy bill providing that no government-aid should be allowed ships on which liquor was sold. The Edmonds proposal, .which would extend.the Volstead law to the sea by fining all ships of any registry touching American ports on which liquor selling was permitted, was not acted on, and the committes ordered the bill reported by a straight party vote. May Move to Recemmit. Rejection of the Bankhead amend- ment was expected to put the fight over the question of prohibition at sea squarely before the House unless a rule was allowed which would per- mit a vote on only committee amend- muents. In that event, Representative Bankhead announced, he would force 1t to an issue on a motion to recom- mit the blil, with instructions to in- sert the amendment designed to close all bars on American ships sharing in the government subsidy. The committe adopted an amend- ment requiring that two-thirds of crews in deck and engine depart-| ments of passénger ships should be Americans, but without the citizenship requirement for steerage crews on passenger vessels. —— FIRE HORSES TO RETIRE. ‘W YORK. June 16.—Contracts signed by Fire Commissioner Drennan yesterday for the purchase of twenty new motor pumping engines herald the final curtain of New York's last fire horse: Eighty-four of them, which have held out against the motor, will retire as soon ag"the new ‘equipment arrives, which will be be- fore the snow flies again. The new engines, purchased at a cost of $198,360, will be equipped with apparatug which the manufacturers elatm will thaw frpzen hydrants in iwenty-nine aeconds. ofice—1, C. P. Smith, assistant t. commissioner. Who was former sa: sistant to Wayne Johnson and Carl Mapes, solicitors of the internal reve- nue dopartment. under the democratic | :dmlni‘slrltlon, an active democrat: 2, E. F. Slanker, private secretary to Commissioner Blalr, a democrat. car- ried over from the old Roper aggre- gatfon: 3, A. G. Maddox, assistant to the commissioner, & democrat; 4, F. F. Hareman, assistant to the commis. sioner, political affiliations unknown, Personnel of the solicitor's officc: 1. A. J. Aldridge, democrat, Missis- sippi. appointment May 1, 1920, salary $5.000; 2, Preston C. Alexander, demo- crat; 3, T. Ellis Allison, democrat; 4 Fred R. Ang_vine, democrat, appoint- €d May 1. 1920, ‘salary 36,000, from state of Montana; 5, Charles A. Bar- nard, democrat; 6, L. H. Baylies, democrat; hester A. Bennett, democrat; 8,'Mrs. W. W. Broderick, | head div. rec. sec., democrat; 9, L. §. Cannon, penal div., democratic, salary $5.000; 10, Clarence Castimore. demo- crat: 11, Malcolm A. Coles, democrat; 12, Miss R. U. Compton, librarian, democrat; 13, H. Maurice Darling, democrat; 14, Mr. Clarence E. Dawson, | sec. con.’com., demoorat: 15, Arthur H. Fast, int. div 11, democrat; 16, John D. Foley, int, div. 11, democrat; 17, Robert M. Foster, civil div., demo- | i | | 1 l crat; 18, Newton K. Fox, assist: solicitor, civil div., democrat, 's:l:;‘; $5,000; 19, Elizabeth Given, sec. to ex. atty., democrat; 20, A. W. int. ‘aiv. 1, demoerat: 21 7. C. Hore: int. div.. ‘aptd. November 21, 192 salary 4,000, democrat: 22 Mes.| Maude G. Hawks, sec. int. div. 11, democrat; 23, Grace M. Hender: pardon and parcel clerk, democrat. 24, Charles T. Hendler, atty. democrat, aptd. January 24, 1921, salary $4,250; 25, Herman Hill, int, div. 11, demo- crat; 26, John P. Hollis, democrat, South Carolina, record very bad, ap- pointed July 1, 1919, salary $2,500, !taken off work as attorney and as- | signed to clerical dutics: 27, Eldon P. King. int. div. 11, democrat: 25, W. | Clark King, int. div. 11, democrat. | 29, John H. Lyons, democrat, civi H 30, B, H. Littieton, democrat, coi ar: salary $4,000, attorney, appointed 1-3-22 31, Terry A. Lwon, civil div. 11, demo- crat; 32, Florence H, McGraw, int. div. 11, democrat; 33, Ellis_ Manning, int, ' Div. 1, democrat: 34, Carl A. Mapes, solicitor of internal revenue, demoteer. | son-in-law of Wayne Johnson, from whom he Inherited the position of solic- itod; 35, E. A. Marmauget, penal di { democrat; 36, John H. rquette, penal div., democrat, salary, $4,000; 37, Au- brey R. Marrs, int. div. 11, democrat; 38, Mary Mayfleld, secretary to solic- itor, democrat; 39, Marcus F. Mitchell, int. div. 1. Tenn. appointed 4-1-20, salary $4.000; 40, Helen M. Moore, sec- retary civil div., democrat; 41, Arthur Murray, int. div. 1, democrat; 42, B. M. Price, int. div. 1, democrat, asst. atty., salary $4.500, appointed 4-7-21; 43, Miies J. Purcell, democrat, salary 36,000, Sag- inaw, Mich., appointed 4-5-20; 44, Har- riet J. Rawlings, Ms. files, democrat; 45, Huling P. Robertson, penal div. democrat; 46, Julius H. Rorer, secre: tary, Int. div., democrat; 47, Mark J. Ryan, civil div;; democrat; 45, Russell ( ’ x. ubdivision; Akers, C. T. Halnes, L. C. Fountain. In sddition to the above, the fol- lowing were placed In office and rec- ognized ae loval democrats by the evi administration: Phiet of subdivision, W. P. Bird, L. E. Rausch; assistant chiefs of sec- tions, E. B, Wellener. P. B. Bell, S. T De La Mater, F. Guderain, John Ma- honey. R. F. Leary, R. H. Armstrong. These men are still being kept in office by the commissioner of internal revenue, D. H. Blair. THE TAX SIMPLIFICATION BOARD. The above-mentioned board was selected by Col. Drake, an employe of Mr. Mellon, and not an employe of :}’x‘; g{:\'ernmenL It consists of the o a member of Price- Mr. Sterrett, . Co., certified public Waterhouse & s publle ountants, having :3::- the world. This gentleman has been actively engaged in presenting the case of taxpayers to the internal revenue bureau in connection with the office of Mr. Daniel E. Roper. His politics is presumably democratic, al- though he is non-partisan. Mr. Beals, personal attorney for Mr. Andrew Mellon, and representing the interests of Mr. Mellon in con- junction with Mr. Wayne Johnson. Politics unknown. Mr. Skilton, formerly private sec- retary to Mr. Cooksey, who was un- dersecretary to Mr. McAdoo during the last administration. Mr. Skilton is an active democrat. C. P. Smith, assistant éommission- ler of internal revenue, who was for- merly assistant to Wayne Johnson and Carl Mapes under the democratic administration. Politics, democratic. E. W. Chatterton, assistant deputy commissioner of internal revenue, obtained his position In the internal revenue bureau upon the personal re- quest of Mr. Daniel E. Roper, with whom he was associated in the Post Office Department during the entire democratic administration, except & short time that he was on the staff of Gen. Crowder, and other assign-|{ ments while in the service, including j major in the Quartermaster Corps. He is a splendid personal friend of Messrs. Roper, Callan amd-Newton, former democratic officials of the bu reau of internal revenue. It is evident that this is another move on the part of Wayne Johnson to retain in power the Roper-Callan- Newton organization. Democratic tax experts who aré reaping & harvest from the republ can administration through the in- come tax bureau: Joseph P. Tum- ulty, head of fifty-one law firms, with 300 practitioners; Wayne Johnson and Judge Timothy Ansberry; Daniel E. Roper with J. E. Callan and G. V. Newton; M. Erickson, Sterritt, Beals, Lybrandt, Ross Brothers and Mon gomery; J. A. Counclilor; E. E. Ross- moor; H. Zollinger; Beal Price, Waterhouse & C Ernst & Ernst; E. C. Haugh. Income tax: Employes who decide in favor of the democrat- ic trust—E. A. Batson, Carl E. Mapes, S. Alexander, W. P, Bird apd L. E. P ommended by a message from the representative of the crown. Sumumary of Provisions. Article 1. The Irish Free State (Saorsta Tireann) is a co-equal mem- Dber of the community of nations form- ing the British commonwealth of na- | tions. Article 2. All the powers of the government and all authority, legis- lative, executive and judicial, are de- irived from the people and the same' shall be exercised in the Irish Free State through organizations estab- | lished by or under, and in accord with, | this constitution. i Article 3. Citizens of state shall be| iall persons domiciled in Ireland ori either of whose parents was born inj Ireland, or who have been domiciled in the Free State for seven years. Article 4. The national janguage will be the Irish language, but Eng- lish will be equally recognized as the official language. Article 6 Protects liberty of per- son by a process simlilar to a habeas corpus writ. - Article 7. Declares dwellings in- violable; these cannot be forcibly en- tered except In accordance with the law. Freedom in Religion. Article 8. Declares freedom of con- science and free practice of religion inviolable rights. It sets forth that: “No law may either directly or indi- rectly endow any religion or prohibit or restrict the free exercise thereof, or give any preference or impose any disability on account of religious be- lief or religious status, or affect prejudicially the -right of any child to attend a school recelving public money without attending the relig- fous instruction at the school, or make any discrimination as respects state aid between schools under the management of different religious de- nominations, or divert from any re- ligious denomination or any educa- Itional institution any of its property except for the purposes of roads, rail- | ways, lighting, water or drainage works, or other works of public util- ity and on the payment of compensa- tion.” B Article 9. Guarantees free expres- sion of opinion and assembly without, arms and the formation of associa- tlons not opposed to public morality. Article 10. Provides that all citizens shall have the right to free element- ary education. Article 12, The legislature hereby created, known as the parliament of the Irish Free State, is to consist of the king, a chamber of deplties and 2 senate. 2 Article 14. Confers the right of suf- frage on all citizens of the age Of twenty-one of both sexes. All those of the age of thirty may vote for the senate; those of the age of twenty- {one for the deputies. Oath of Allegiance of King. Article 17. The oath of allegiance is provided under article 17 of the consti- tution in the following words: “I do solemnly swear true faith and 1 ance ‘to-the constitution of the Article 48. Except in case of actual invasion, the Irish Free State shall not be committed to active participa- tion in_any war without the assent of the Free State parliament. Article 49. Amendments to the con- stitution must be submitted to a referendum. Article 50. The executive authority of the Free State is vested in the king, exercisable, as in the Dominion of Capada, by a representative of the crown. There will be a council to aid and advise in the governmen tyled the executive council, respon; ble to the chamber. Article 51. The ministers -who are members of the chamber must include the president and vice president of the executive council. Article 52. _The ministers not mem- | bers of the chamber shall be nomi- nated by & committee of the members of the chamber. Such ministers should be representative of the state as a whole rather than of groups or parties. Provisions on External Affairs. Article 53. Each minister not a member of the parliament shall be the responsible head of the executive de- partment to which he is appointed. ‘Article 54. Ministers who are mem- bers of parliament shall alone be re- | affairs, | external sponsible yor:-.all negotiations or whether of policy, executive acts. Article 59 provides that the courci shall prepare an annual gove:uwent budget. article 63. The courts shall com- pose courts of first instance and of Anal appeal, termed the supreme court, and also courts of local limited Jurisdiction. Article 66 gives the Irish supreme court appellate jurisdiction on all de- clsions of the high courts. Its deci- gions shall in all cases be final and conclusive. Article 67 provides that all judges, including those on the supreme court, shall be appointed by the representa- tive of the crown on the advice of tke executive council. Article 69. The jurisdiction of courts-martial shall not be extended to or exercised over the clvil popula- tion save in time of war and for acts committed in time of war. “Article 72. Laws not inconsistent with the constitution in force in the Free State when the constitution be- comes operative shall continue until repealed or amended by parliament. Article 77. After the constitution comes into operation the house of par- lament elected in pursuance of thel Free State agreement act may for one year exercise all the powers con- ferred by the constitution on the chamber. The first election for the chamber shall be as soon as possible after the expiration of such perlod. —_— The first case of a wild animal suf- fering from rabies has just been re- ported from India, where a panther, which was killed after attacking sev- eral people, was found to be suffer- ing trom this complaint. | the developments in employment sci- | ence, and that its practices are not as | modern as those of the advanced com- i | part to old and familiar methods.” In reply to this statement the com- | mission say ‘nual reports show very clearly that ! its methods are distinctly in advance { of those pursued by commercial con- cerns, and It is frequently called upon by such concerns for suggestions.” The commission insists that every- thing possible is being done to Keep its work up to date and efficient. In zreat detail it replies to many of the atements made in the report of the bureau, dealing with the history of civil service reform in the federal government, the organization of the &ivil Service Commission, the recruit- ing of candidates, examination meth- ods, technical tests, clerical tests, manual tests and certifications. Talks in Generalities. “The whole theory of the bureau of efficiency,” says the commission, in its report, “is the fact that it talks in generalities, and groups the govern- ment service as whole, instead of breaking down its comment in the indi- ! vidual positions and cases. When speaking of private enterprises, how | ever, it is most careful to talk of an individual business.” Referring to comment by the bu- reau on the commission's method of selecting candidates for presidential postmasterships, the commission says: “The commission does not see wherein it is ridiculous when filling the position of postmaster to consider respectively the qualifications, no matter how diverse, of all the dif- ferent candidates, and after deciding which are the best of the candidates it does not seem ridiculous to assign ithem percentage rating on a basis of the relative value of their careers When squared against the known re- quirements of the postmastership to be filled.” The commission declares that it is continually giving consideration to job analyses. BAR MATA HARI PLAY. NANCY, France, June 16—The mayor of Nancy has forbidden the performance of “The Red Dancer,” a play dramatizing Mata Hari, the Pa. risian actress, who was executed dur- ing the war for her espionage activi. ties. The mayor feared the perform: ance would cause disorders tomorrow and Sunday during the visit here of Marshal Foch, who is to participate in a patriotic celebration. —_— Sore throats, diphtheria And many simllar compaints are practically un- known among théose employed in-the il flelds, refineries and other branch. és of the petroleum industry. commission “has not kept pace with | mercial concerns, clinging in large “The commission’s an- | Twenty-nine witnesses took the stand at a session of the coroner's | {jury in Alexandria yesterday after- {noon, which started at 3 and finished at 10 o'clock. The jury adjourned! until next Tuesday night at 7:30 with- out reaching a verdict. The jury s no nearer a solution of who actually {stabbed Louis B. McCormack now {than when they started. | Among those attending the inquest !were James J. O'Leary, assistant dis- {trict attorney, Washington; H. M. i Luckett, from the prohibition com- ! missioner's office; Attorney F. Ed- ward Mitchell, ‘representing _John Histon, and Attorney William M. Ei- lison of Fairfax, representing James J. Noonan. Inspector Henry Pratt, assistant superintendent of police, |&lso attended, as did several officlals for_the Technical High School. Witnesses agreed that fighting had | i taken place at Marshall Hall and that ithe mafor pertion of the serious: {rioting was on board the boat when { {it_was reaching the Alexandria dock.! John Edward, 334 M street south- west, told of having helped to take McCormack to- the “hospital and of the last words of McCormack, which ‘I am_ stabbed.” 1 { ] i were. Chester Curtis of Del Ray, Arling-! {ton county. Va., told the jury that! boat ithe fight started just as the i was landing. The man w tabbed, he said, cried out: 1 am stabbed” and fel backwards. | Curtis declared that a free-for-all fight followed. He described a man who was displaying a knife on the {wharf after the boat had landed. {various details of the affray were | I presented by witnesses, but none shed | {any light on the cause of the con- | { troversy. —_————— IMEMORIAL IS DEDICATED. | Episcopalians Commemorate Ad- ministration of Holy Communion. JAMESTOWN ISLAND, Va., June 16. —With great pomp and ceremony, the | Robert Hunt Memorial, commemorat- | ing the first administration of the holy communion In America, was dedicated at this historic place yes- terday. Under a clear sky Episcopal bishops, clergymen and laymen from all over Virginia took part in the ceremonies, under the auspices of the | southern dlocese of Virginia, headed by Rt. Rev. A. C. Thomson, bishop coadjutor. Choir and clergy formed in the memorial church, and, led by the cross and banners, marched to the memo- rial, which on a parapet of the old fort, overlooking James river. Within the chancel rail were Bishop Thomson, Bishop Cabell Brown of the diocese of Virginia; E. Ruffin Jones, rector of Bruton Parish Church, Willlamsburg, and Rev. W. A. R. Goodwin of Roch- ester, N..¥,—who took part -in-the service. {in any way & criticism of the ad ! ployes crowded together and the r against fire, Senator Ball, chairman iof the District committee, put througn | the Senate last evening a concurrent resolution providing for the appoi ment of & joint congressional com- mission to investigate the needs of the office and to report not later thin December 20. The commission is to consist of three members of the Senate aud three from the House. It is directed to investigate what quarters, equip- ment and facilitles are mnecessary properly to care for and protect il records and papers in the office, a d what additional personnel, if anx, is required to perform the duties of the office. Senator Ball said today that resolution was not to be consider ijstration of the office of the reco of deeds, which he declared to be ex- cellent. He £aid he had visited office, nowever, and found the ords in possible danger «f Jesir tion by fire. He said that Congress should take some steps to enlarge the quarters. The resolution now goes to House. CAS TAX PROPOSAL DEEMED EQUITABLE the (Continued from First Page.) according to averages will be under about the same expense. For the man who uses his car only occasionally it will be cheaper. Commissioner Kellar, Engineer Commissioner of the District, has had several conferences with Maryland authorities regarding the plan. In order to get the concensus of opinion jn Washington a questionnaire nas been prepared by the American Auto- mobile Association. which will be ent to all members of the association, asking the members just how they feel about the gas tax reciprocity All Urged to State Views. Even those who do not belong to the organizations are urged to send in their opinions, so that, as far as possible, a representative number of Washingtonians will be heard fron: — DRUNK ARRESTS GROW. NEW YORK, June 16.—More per- sons were arrested for Intoxication in New York during 1921 thu«n im either of the two preceding years. th annual report of the magistrates’ courts reveals. There were 6,76 of- fenders in 1921, compared with 6.8 in 1920 and 5,657 in 1919, &,