Evening Star Newspaper, November 6, 1923, Page 5

RECLAMATION CUT TAKES J0BS OF 15 Saving of $18,000 Yearly Ex- pected by Reorganization of Bureau. Reorganization and reassignment of duties of officials of the bureau of reclamation of the Interlor Depart- ment was announced by Secretary Work today. The reorganization in- volves separation from the bureau of eight “surplus” employes and termi- nation of services of seven per diem employes, including clerks on fur- Jough. By the release of the “sur- plus” employes, a total of $18,100 a year in salaries is expected to be aved and in addition traveling ex- yenses that wili run into several thousand dollars per year. Reorganization of the office becomes effective December 1, and will result, Dr. Work =aid, in a net annual saving of $10,000 in sal- ries, to which may be dded a con- siderab addition: ving in travel expenses for some of the persons con- cerned. The scheduled reorganization of the home office, Dr. Work said, provides for “elimination of lost mo- tion and duplication of service and improvement of administration thods.” ¢ plan call Washington for abolition of the tant to the comm consolidation of the “land: #nd contracts” division with the le- gl division, establishement of a chief rk's division to take over the work wrmerly performed by the mails and tlement, appointments and tions. aphic laboratory and the negatives sological survey. em- ign- are turned o 1 Many changes in titles of variou: s to conform with their as ats are made, while other titl scontinued. Changes in the field service, effect- fve January 1. consi dividing the functions of the reclamation bureau The chief en will handle the engi including reconn gation o ing of i struction. A field commis polnted, to hav point in the west, to the operation, mana &nd agricultural 1" Sjects will of the wor il report to th #ioner on all ration works and the ioner is offices at a ave control of cnt. business Jf all the continue to of all kinds, 1 commis- to production, z, improvement of better- als and @ling and marketi condi leetior or projects. i — i APPEALS TO UPHOLD THEATER ACTIONS Gordon Seeks to Validate Actions Resulting From Xnicker- bocker Collapse. The District Court d argument of the of Appeals to- of counsel on rnment from n of Jus iddons of the District Supreme C hing the indictment for manslaughter srow- ing out of the coll of the roof of the Knickerbocker Theater January 28, 1 United asked of Justice States Attorney Gordon court to reverse the finding iddons and to declare the indictment id. “Attorneys Daniel Thew Wright, Hazell, Gibson and Garnett urged on the appellate rt that Justice Siddons = right and that tment to show facts of negli- gence fail rg re Reginald W. John H. Ford, 1 work; Richard sment hager are, G. Fletcher. contract Work M for the ral contractc ulian R. Downman, inspeetor s of District i The the one of th PLANS DINNER IN HONOR OF ASSOCIATION HEAD Washington Branch of University Women’s Organization to En- tertain Dr. Reinhardt. 3 liable for Mary 15 Atkinson, of the disaster. Dr. Aurelia Henry Reinhardt of Mills College, Calif. national presi- t of the Ame Association of University Women, will be the guest of the Washington branch at a din- ner given in her honor tomorrow eve- ning at the clubhouse on I strect The guests inciude Dr. Aurelia H. Reinhardt, Mrs. H. W. Vernon of Erookly . Y.; Miss Mina Kerr and Mrs. Frances Fenton Bernard of Washington, D. C., secretaries of the ional organization, and the se tional directors, Miss Frances Perkins of Wisconsin, Mrs. Mary Leal Hark- ness Black of lowa, Mrs. Gy S. Ford of Minnesota, Mrs. Roscoe Anderson of Missouri, Mrs. Martin Hutchens of Montana and Miss Emma Noonan of California. Mrs. Ellwood P. Morey, a member of the first class to graduate from Mills College, of which Dr. Reinhardt is now president, will be hos: as- gisted by Mrs. Harold Moulton, Miss ybil Baker, Mrs. Thomas W, Sid- well, Mrs. A. B. Barber, Miss Frances Davenport, Mrs. T. N, Knappen, Miss lizabeth = Kilgore, ' Miss _Frances Chickering and Miss Slizabeth Eastman. The committee in charge of ar- rangements consists of Miss Margaret Merrill, president of the Washington branch, chairman; Mrs. Glen Swig- gott, Mrs. Raymond Morgan, Miss Helen Atwater, Mrs. Paul Kaufman, Miss Harleau James, Miss Ethel Ri- y and Mrs. Edward Horton. Miss Elizabeth Dean, Miss Elizabeth Gregory, Miss Margaret Wiesmar and Miss Anne Benton will act as ushers, At a regular meeting of the Wash fngton branch, following the dinner Dr. Reinhardt will address the club on the subject “Our Association, a Chronicle and a Prophecy,” Mrs. Mo- sey will introduce the speaker. PRICES OF VERSAILLES TREASURES NOW SECRET Guides Ordered to Refrain From Commenting on Values to Visitors. By the Associated Press. PARIS, November 6.—The theft of the Gobelin tapestries from the Ver- Bailles palace, although followed quickly by the arrest of the supposed culprits. has frightened the guardians of France's artistic patrimony. The custodian of the palace, failing in his efforts to have an electric Lurglar alarm installed, has given strict orders to the attendants who fhow‘ the public the sights of the puilding to refrain from telling the wvalues of the various objects. —_— An average of 53864 Pullman cars are in daily service on the railroads of the United States. To run and keep them in condition requires the services of 10,000 porters and 4,000 @ar cleaners. TWO CITIES MAKE BID FOR G. 0. P. CONVENTION San Francisco and Des Moines Take Steps to Get 1924 National Meeting. SAN FRANCISCO, November 6.— Preliminary plans in a campaign to obtain the republican national con- vention for Sun Francisco in 1924 were completed yesterday at a meet- ing called by Willlam H, Crocker, republican national committeeman trom California. DES MOINES, lowa, November 6.—A committee of five, Including Repre- sentative C. C. Dowell and former Senator Charles Rawson, was named yesterday to go to Washington and extend to members of the natlonal republican committee Des Moines' in- vitation to the party to hold the na- tional convention here next year. BULGARIA ACCEPTS BELGRADE'S TERMS Bowing to Force, Nation Will Apologize, Salute and Pay for Attack on Envoy. By the Associated Press. SOFIA, November 6.—The Bulgarian government has accepted the condi- tions of reparation laid down in Jugo- slavia’'s note for the attack here last Friday on the Jugoslav military attache, Col. Krastitch. The condi- tions probably will be carried out today. The Bulgarian reply, which will be handed to the Jugoslav legation some time toda: iy expected to create a painful impression throughout the country. Officials here, however, as- sert no other course could be pursued, not because Bulgaria or its govern- ment was responsible in any way for the attack on Col. Krastiteh, but be- cause, as they put it, it was necessary to bow to superior force. Public Ire By the Assoclated Pross. RADE, November 6.—Pub- animosity aroused by the attack on the Jugosiav military attache in Sofla last Friday increasing and a strong force of police is on guard at the Bul legation to forestall possible action by nationallsts. Commenting on the ultimatum in oslavia gave Bulgaria hours to apologize, the Novosti says that If the do not comply within the ed period “we ought to find the guilty parties our- Grows. Jugoslavia, in the ultimatum, made three demands for reparation in con- sequence of the attack. Must Pay Honors. The conditions are: First, the Bul- garian government must present its excuse and regrets to the Jugoslav representative in Sofia; second, the rian minister of war must ex- s his personal regrets to the Jugoslav military attache, and, third, detachment of 250 Bulgarian sol- diers with a flag must render honors before the Jugoslav legation. I Two additional demands are for an encrgetic investization to find and punish those gnilt the attack, ard for an indemnity, to be deter- mined by. the international court at The Hagu note states that the attack Is rded as a political crime The Jugoslav military attache in Sofia, Col. Krastitch, s attacked Friday night in his office in Sofia by three armed men and was injured about the head. The assallants gained entrance by stating that they had {an important document to deliver. When Col. Krastitch's orderly, be- coming s ous, insisted that the cument be given to him_he was bed in the chest. Col. Krastitch, icted by the sound of the strug- rushed to the scene and the men »1 at him, but missed. They then seat him over the head with the butts of their revolvers and fled. A Sofia d v night said a formal apology had been tendered to the Jugoslav legation by the Bul- garian minister of foreign affairs and at a_note of regret also had been sent directly to Belgrade. The Bul- garian officials were declared to be- lieve that the attack was not made with murderous intent, but to em- barrass the government. UNEARTH SARCOPHAGUS BEARING PHALION’S NAME Pennsylvania University Exca- vators Find Inscription Denoting Uncle of Herod the Great. By the Associated Press. J ALEM, November 6.—A sar- cophagus inscribed with the name of Phalion, uncle of Herod the Great. has been unearthed by excavators of the University of Pennsylvania Mu- goum at Philadelphia, who have been working at Beisan Palestine, the Beth-Shean of the Old Testament. The workmen also found a finely carved basalt stele of King Seti I of Egypt, which mentions the name of Beisan and described the Pharoah military dispositions in Palestine. The American party has unearthed near Caesarea a finely ornamented marble sarcophagus of the same workmanship a® the famous Alex- ander sarcophagus at Constantinople. In the valley of Kidron, near Jeruss- lem, the excavators found nineteen ornamented ossuaries belonging to a family of Jewish priests of the firet century before Christ. — An ordinance limiting the distance women's hat pins may extend beyond their hats is still on the statute books of Chicago, though long since for- gotten_and probably never enforced. e T pronaly never enforced. SAVE COAL! Have Your Metal W eather Stripping Done Now Let Us Estimate Diamond Metal Weather Strip Am?‘u @ Bt. N.W. Beautiful Complexion and Hair If You Use the Prescriptions of e il‘ll:s. 24 C. COON an ‘omtoe, 1400 By e, How, Main 1540 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, | SUBURBAN HEIGHTS-—Clearing the Table. SAYS WHY DOESN'T SHE GET THINGS READY IN KITCHEN WHILE HE CLEARS TABLE - THATLL BE QUICKER & CAREFULLY SCRUTINIZES BREAD PLATE TO SEE WHETHER IT CAN PASS WITHOUT WASHING TAKES THEM IN, LEAVING ARRANGES PLATES CARE - FULLY IN NEAT LITTLE PILES D. C, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 —By GLUYAS WILLIAMS| STOPS TO ASK WHAT'LL HE DO WITH LITTLE BIT OF MILK LEFT IN CREAM PITCHER - DOESN'T SEEM WORTH SAVING OR DOES IT? 15 CAUGHT POLISHING IT WiTH REARRANGES ALL THE LITILE NAPKIN ARGUES WARMLY THERE PILES INTO ONE BIG PILE SO ISNT ANY SENSE WASHING PLATES HE CAN TAKE THEM ALL IN, THAT HAVE N'T REALLY BEEN USED REMEMBERS HE DIDN'T TRKE IN ONE LOAD JUST AS WIFE FINISHES AND EMP- TRAIL OF KNIVES AND FORKS OFF CRUMBS BEFORE REMOVING TIES DISHWATER, APPEARS WITH FROM TABLE TO SINK TABLE CLOTH GUESSES HE CAN @ McClure Newspaper Syndicate BRUSH THEM UNDER TABLE WHEELEREXPLAINS POLEYINZONNG Changes Made Only When Urgently Needed, Assistant Commissioner Says. The policy of the Zoning Commis- sion is to leave building zones as they are unless there is an urgent need shown for a change, Maj. R. A. ‘Wheeler, assistant engineer com- missioner of the District and execu- tive officer of the zoning commission, told the Dupont Circle Citizens' Asso- ciation, at a meeting in Rauscher's yesterday afterncon. In considering a change, he said, a great deal of resp~ot {s shown the property owne; in the territory in which the changeé is_contemplated. The zoning laws have been upheld by the Supreme Court, he said. Thers are now 183 zoning cities, Maj. Wheeler continued, and 43 per cent of all ur- ban population live in citles with zon- ing reguiations. W ington, he asserted is the -on zoned city without a board of a peals. On account of this, he cal tinued, the actlon of the zoning com mission s final, and it, therefo exercises care, 80 as not to make mis takes. Proposal for Athletics. Following a talk by Dr. Hugh Mil- ler, dean of the Engineering School df George Washington University, i which he told of the desires of the university to have property in neighborhood of 25th and N strects northwest developed for athletic pur- poses, a committee was appointed by the association to make a study of the matter. Capt. Albert J. Gore, Capt. Clayton E. Emig and Dr. Miller were selected to serve on this committe Another committee, consisting -of Maj. William Bowle, Capt. Emig znd Alfred Effer, was appointed to ldok into the question of the zoning status of the south side of N street betwéen Connecticut avenue and 19th streets to prevent the usage of a building in the block as an undertaking establish- ment. Protested by Citizens. : The citizens in the community hiwve raised a protest against such an es- tablishment, as has also the Brifish embassy, across the street from the building In question, it was stated: The following new members were elected: Admiral Charles H. Stock- ton, Mrs. Willlam Wheatley, Miss Maud Hoyt, A. E. Clark and S. A. Kimberly, Gen. M. M. Macomb, presi- dent of the association, presided. We Sell. and BRITISH AROUSED BY SHIP SEIZURE Hold 12-Mile Limit for Rum Search Not Yet Incor- porated in Pact. By the Assoclater Press. LONDON, November 6.—Dispatches from Jacksonville, Fla., reporting the seizure of a British liquor-carrying vessel, Loufse F. “within the new twelve-mile 1imit,” which are featur- ed prominently in London newspapers today, caused some surprise in Brit- ish ministerial quarters. There Is an apparent desire on the part of officlals here to make it clear that while Secretary Hughes’ proposal for the curbing of rum running has been tentatively agreed to by the im- perial conference, it has not been en- acted into law or embodied in a treaty. The draft of the proposed treaty conferring on the United States the right of search and seizure over sus- pected British vessels within the spec- ified distance from the shore, is still in the hands of the experts and will not be presented to the imperial con- é«rtnce before tomorrow or Thurs- ay. T ta feit here that until the new treaty is signed by both governments and ratified by Congress the existing three-mile territorial limit must re- maln in force. CREW TELL OF MUTINY. Value of Seized Liquor Placed Near $375,000. By the Assoclated Press, JACKSONVILLE, Fla., November 6. —A tale of threc deep sea *‘high-jack- ers,” who captured one by one the crew of the British auxiliary schooner Louise F., was brought here last night by federal authorities who captured the schooner after an exciting three- hour chase down the coast of Florida vesterday. Although the “high-jack- ers” had left the ship and were still free early today, the federal officers reported the capture of the vessel, its crew and 3,900 cases of liquor, valued at $375,000. According to the tale told by the crew, they were captured ome at a time last Tuesday and forced into the Famous Stacy- Adams & Co. Shoes Recommend Stacy—Adams Shoes Every big city: in America has: its Stacy-Adam;s Representative and we are glad ta represent the “Best Men's Shoe in America" in the Na- tion's Capital. The Model of Style The Standard of Quality The Ideal of Fit The Limit of EDMONSTON & CO. (Incorporated) ANDREW BETZ, Manager 1334 F Street Advisers and Authorities on All Foot Troubles. SEVERAL PLATES HE PUT ON SIDEBOARD AND FORGOT EX-PREMIER VENIZELOS SOUGHT AS ARBITRATOR By the Aswociated Press, LONDON, November 6.—Former Premiar Venizelos, says an Exchange Telegraph dispateh from Athens, is to be asked to act as arbitrator in the confusing situation that has grown out of the discussions over the form of the Greek government. forecastle by the second engineer and vs, and later used to help man the v 3 The capture of made inside the tw South Pablo Beac] Johnson and six memb. Were taken into custody. They were expe to arrive in Jacksonville where, according to pro- cials, they will be charged with violating the national prohibi- tlon act and the custom laws. scarching for the Louise F. began morning when three ne- d Sheriff E. E. Boyce of county that they had been mbers of the crew of the vessel, ich had been captured by mutineers, and that they had escaped while land- ing liquor on the beach. Louise F. was ve-mile limit off d Capt. H. 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Traveling in four automobiles, the robbers first iso- lated the town by cutting all tele- phone and telegraph wires, then post- ed guards to prevent interruption while they blew open the bank vaults. The bandits remained in the town ican jmore than an hour and In gaining to the bank vaults used sev- cral explosive charges, almost wreck- The banks agtered were the National Bank of Spencer and the Exchange State Bank. Before the bandits left the town a citizen rang the town fire bell. Per- sons who left their homes in response to this alarm were driven back by a volley of shots fired by the rob- bers. J. A. Barge, a baker, and Frank Gray, a second-hand dealer, were { wounded slightly. In addition to cutting lines of com- munication the bandits severed elec- tric light wires, leaving the town in darkne William Vaughn, night watchman, Who was bound and gagged by the andits when they entered the town, id he was told by one of the cap- tors that there were twenty men in the party. 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