Evening Star Newspaper, December 20, 1923, Page 2

COMNITTEE BEEIS WORK ON TAX B Administration Features Will Be Given Precedence in House. which of the s and | 1 today admin- Committed aalls for temporary moldiers bonus, the means committee f with its conside istrative provis tax bill Under day, passed on the wlll postpone until a whether a bonus ported to the House after refusing to ight of way on, frown that action entire tax bill Present plans call sessions until the end then adjojurnment un Christmas holiday Du weeks congressi ever, Chair a subcom of the t ravenue bil reassembling mittee will wind up sve fea position bonus to a program shelving Hou, forged ahiea the the an hed the ment 1 yes- mitter it has strative features, tax rates to. The r ove 1 othe 1 fir be conmpleted on the for il committee | this week, | 2fter the the two ¢ how- N expects to have some the mates tha Plan to Force Issue. Praponents ‘measure o publican House rec with a view of ins aml bill this of the compe making plans re- conferer the two hence. ructing the way to sation | however | the party are To! ssue by nvenes w report a that means Mr, committee Green has dicted b would done. petitions are ulation provi i for the issuance « onference The ways and means committ ! only has tracked the bonu but has deferred action on ti sed constitutionul prohibit further issu in ¢ from the an amendn roponents ir made orts to have whether | ssary. Bon mittea yester Bucressful e latlon given Representative surgent, Wisconsin commitiec |roce of the bhonus bill fad been refected Repres field, democrat, Ark that it be taken up by the comm aither on January 4 ov 15, whi resentatlve Carcw, democrat York. proposed that consideration should begin by January 10. All three resolutoins we committee ther Representativ Missouri, that a reported to the Hous, ch th. L s bill should b by February 10, On Administration’s Features First. honus until after all prov tax bill had been consid fered by Representative publican, Connecticut, but rred plan to pass dministration featu reach a decision to finally to determine gehat should be r tix | i the voting resolutions to zive the honus the repub- lican committec with the exception of Mr. Frear, voted in the negative. They had the support of | wa demoacrats presentatives Gar ner of Texas, ranking minority mem- ber of the commit and Collier of Mississippi. This line-up resulted the rejection of the various motic and twe Massachusett Pennsylvania maotiog tion on the ons of the | was of- | Tilson H a majority then to bonus and reductions schedules. as 1 le in on priority membe were absent. The bonus was given another jolt yesterday by Secretary Mellon, wha Geclared in a lettér to Representative Andrew, republican, that if the compensa vetoed by President Harding X the direct cost would total 526,444, and would average 5.000.000 for first four years Mr. Mellon's letter, in which he reiterated that passage. of a bonus bill probably would prevent “any re- duction of faderal taxes upon a com- prehensive plan in this generation.’ was In reply to an inquiry from Mr.| Andrew as to whether previous esti- | mates of Treasury experts of the | probable cost were accurate. i Two Estimates Vary. After receiving Mr. Mr. Andrew, who assistant secretary of the Treasury, declared in a statement that “the| Secretary's estimates of the cost of adjusted compensation are greatly in excess of the previous estimates of his own actuary which were pub-| llshed by a Senate committee a year | and a half ago, and which have not | been questioned heretofore.” | “They remind me,” continued Mr.{ Andrew, “of the estimated deficit of | $650,000,000 which motivated President Harding's veto of the adjusted com- | pensation bill, and which proved after the veto to be ome billion dollars in | orror, as the defloit was transformed | into an actual surplus of more than $300,000,000. “According to the estimates of the government actuary, the Treasury official, who i= charged with such caloglations. ythe adjusted compensa- tion~ bill wiil not “cost more than $81,000,000 vearly for the next three ¥y lvr.lpl than a quarter of the I'P!(SI’_VS proposed reduction in es. Tt will »w the whole proposed re- duction of 25 per cent in the tax on earned incomes, the whole reduction in the normal income tax. the repeal of a admission taxes, the repeal of all tele- graph and telephone xes, and some readjustment of su rates, although not all that the ¢ proposed.” Mellon's formerly letter | was | Mr. Mellon’s Statement. Tn his letter Mr. Mellon declar-d “It must be obvious to any im mind that a new obligation of the United States made in time of over five billion dollars, billion dollars comes in vears, and an average ¢ Treasury for twenty. years of $211,000), 000 a year, which is one-fifth of the total pre-war cost of goveérnment, can- not be undertaken without serious economic consequences. 1f such a com- mitment is made, any reduction of fed- eral taxes upon a comprehensive plan »\‘rm probably not be seen in this genera- t peace of the draiy to pay which one first four on ‘The bonus bill vetoed by ' President Harding gives the right for the first three ycars to borrow from banks of the country, and that this right would the great majority of ! s none deny. The cor sequent demand for credit would raise the interest rate which the government as well as (he general public will have to pay on borrowed money. At the same time the mere passage of the bill would depress the price of government bonds and increase their hasis of re- turn. *In such a money market the gov- ernment would have to take care of the $8,000.000,000 of its sceurities which mature within the next five years, and to do so would, of course, have to meet the higher ratc of in- terest. The continuing cost of an increased intcrest rate on such a volume of refunding would be very lurge. The government. like every person in the United States, would «uiso have to conduct its busines arqatly increased expense due to | the future GREEKS CALL HIM HARRIS- EWING VENIZELOS, VENIZELOS' RETUR EX-PREMIER 4.000 Officers Combine to Telegraph Request to For- mer Premier. As ATHEN: 20— A group £ the tele- Veni- o v representin 1,000 off Army and to former I'remier rging him £ the military d the v Col. Plastiras, torate. jc appeal to Venl- 2 is is the departure same group which forced the of King George from Joure v republican camp ning today. The oup headed by Gen. Pangolas, mil- r of Athens. one the of the revolutionists, fs e formation u hich he wiil be premier. VENIZELOS SILENT. Republic ! « Oppose Greece to 0 Pre- ece continues to n the situa- Former 105 of. ¢ a strict silence he is said Ly those close to made up his from par- maintai tion, but to him mind to have tain auite at entirely require new men. 1n any case he will not stand for the presidency 1f & republic is declared, it is asserted, and his fricads meanwhile will support’ Ad- ral Coundouriotis regent (This dispatch apparently was fled before the receipt by Venizelos € the invitation to return to Greece ntfoned dispatches as nt by the ul military group kely to be according to friends now here, 8 no red, but something arer to the model furnished by the United St Venizelos, it is ex- ined, considered the change to a r form of overnment ought to ginning fur life and able to trans- s powers to his descendants. population of Greece, impressed by the ever present object lesson of the crrors of former gov- ernments, such as the million and a The | 10 ATHENS ASKED | wara | share THE EVENING Subscriptions Near Million In National Cathedral Drive Total of $831912 Reached at Noon Today—Team Workers Touch New High Majestic Symbol o God’s Grace, Sa) Oyster of Cathedral r Rishop Freeman “In response to the esteemed compliment which you pay me in asking for my opinion pectiug the influence that the noble cathedrsl in process of erection at Mount St. Alban will have upon the spiritual Iife of this nation I unhesitat- ingly ress my belief that it will have & reviving and abid- ing effect in that regard “1 feel sure that it will not only be promotive of a keener and more general appreciation of the sanctity and ben of the mixsion’ of Jesus and of our natioual and personal de pendence upon the grace of God which It will o majestically typify, but will be an object of architecturai and scenic charm and a sort of devotional shrine compelling the reverential con mplation of all who may be so fortunate to view It in either a sacred or secular spirit “I congratulate your rever ence and the communion you so ubly represent upon the hopeful prospect of scompleting the structure in the near future un vour zealous and sourceful enterprise and wish or you abundant success in your plous efforts. “Yours sincerely, i JAMES F. OYSTER." i tmemmeea e res- Subscriptions the mi Washington's mounted today on-dollar mark campaign to ralse for the building of the tional Cathedral, when a grand to to date of $531,912 was reached. this total to- in its business luncheon of campaign work- ers this afternoon at the New Wil- {lard Hotel cab- | Team workers tions today which Newbold manage mark date obta a to subsertp- bunting $47.030. oves, local campaign sclared was the high water idividual teamwork this sum was not hel particularly large subs. but showed very many ibers. Bishop Freeman, reporting the executive committee, announced anonymous subscriptions of $100,116 Bishop Freeman told the wor that he regarded the campaig S0 much as 4 campaign, but as - ade for God and country. He sald there was citywlde opportunity open fo !to (he campaign team members, since {ticipation in Greek politics. taking | {the view that the new situation Willl,,3'ConUiotion of the country at large, however, | with @ presi- | {old the worke the city was thoroughly the work. City Ready to Do Part. The city is ready and waiting to do its larie part, he said. and told the workers that when later he goes to larger cities than the National Cap- ital it will be a great aid to him if he can point to a comparatively large #ubscription of the people of the Na- tional Capital. Bishop Freeman said he is con- vinced that there will accure from the ampalgn a strengthening of religi- interested in and the placing of a fresh accent on Chpistian unity. The Bishop of Washington an- nounced that individual envelopes be ced in the pews in the copal churches Sunday members may make subscriptions Mr. Noyes spurred the workers on by hils recital of the result obtai a by him in an hour and half yeste day afternoon. He sald he proach ed. in turn, a hack driver, a chauffeur, &« barbher, a stranger jn a hotel and Catholic lady. From these persons, he contjnued, he secured two subscriptions of §10 two subscription of $250. Dean Bratenahl D of the Cathedral they might tell in- they approach th, all gifte to the Cathedral will be entered in the “book of remem- brance,” which Is being kept in con- dividends whom \nection with the erection of the great uprooted from the Greek ! Turkey and sent home to the home people under the | of population clause in the caty, have apparently de- the whole length for a real republic with a president to be elected every four yvears. The old Venizelos purty the elections between' the was split in t of the Venizelist candidate views of the republican purty form of government for Greede. These facts, in the opinion of the statesman’'s closest iriends, make it impossible for him to take an ctive part in the proceedings which will follow the convening of the new assembly. Some of them feel that his return would provoke new divisions and raise fresh complication. CHURCH TO OBSERVE 30 YEARS OF WORK share the Dr. Smith, Rector for Twenty- One Years. Special services in connection with the compietion of the thirty 'cars’ work of building St. Thomas' Episco- val Church, rectory and parish hall; the dedication of the extended chan- cel and parish hall and commemora- tion of the completion of twenty-one vears' reetorship of Dr. C. -Hrnest Smith will - be -held The services will open at 8 o'clock with the holy eucharist, 11 o'clock by the matin and holy eucharist. , AL 8 o'clock p.m. the dedi- cation of ~chancel = extension and parish hall will be consummated. After the seérvices there will be a mesting in the hall. Dr. Smith will peak on “Culmination .of Five vents,” which will be followed by Bishop Freeman. who will be intro- duced by ~Charles J.- Bell; Melville Church, ou “History «of the Parish and Two. Rectorships”s Capt. Ennalls Waggaman and N. Sumner Myrick. — higher price levels generally which would inevitably follow the credit expansion and decreased production brought on-by the bonus law. oon the' disturbance to business this and other factors would re- thus the government’s revenue so that any estimated surplus would no longer exist and resources would have to’ bei had to additional taxes. “It has heen the policy of the United Statey to make preparation to meet large principal payments coming due at a period in the future by use of & sinking fund and no other policy is sound. The twentieth year of the bonus would see require- ments of nearly $3,080,000,000. It this sound policy be continued, it is esti- mated that with some borrowing by the government -during the fourth and fifth years, 21 payments of $211,- cach from 1924 to 1944, both uzive, if paid annually, would meet the cost of the bonus up to 1944, leaving a balance of about $650,000,000 coming due. in later vears to be met by new legislation.” in ¥ tomorrow—St. | | Thomas’ day—at the church. followed at; the income of the people and| liberal | icketand the republican, while many as to| i St structure on Wisconsin avenue Team No. 26 Winner. Team No. 26, of which Dr clair Bowen I8 captain. came possession at the luncheon of American flag. which {s placed each day at the table occupied by the team which brings in the largest sum. Dr. Bowen's team turned in sul scriptions amounting to $8,013. The flag was carried to his tablée by Com- mander Herbert Howard, captain of 0. 10, which won the flag yes- Sin- into the One ‘team worker reported that a woman donor of $1,000 had said that she will keep a cathedral box in her home, which she intends to present from now on to each of her callers and thus give them the opportunity to subscribe for the cathedral Approval of the design for the lec- tern of the national cathedral at Mount Albans was announced today by Rt. Rev. James E: Freeman, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, in conmection with the campaign to raise the District's share of the $10,- {100,000 needed to complete ereetion of i the cathedral. St. Thomas' Also to Honor Rev.| iRt The lectern is the gift of Mrs. Alexander Mackay-Smith, 1325 16ta street, in memory of her husband, Rev. Alexander Mackay-Smith, who was sixth Bishop of Pennsylvania. Great interest in the design of the | lectern was shown by the 200 campaign workers_at_their daily business lunch- eon at the New Willard Hotel, The de- sign calls for a tall and siender Gothic lectern of Indiana limestone, beauti- fuily sculptured, with a canopy, to stand on the north side of the chancel, which will have the effect of growing out of the north pier of the chencel arch. Follow Gothic Masters. Because the Bible as a whole was not read publicly in the fourteenth century Gothic cathedrals and there was, therefore, no need for lecterns, except so-called choir lecterns, the design for the Natlonal Cathedral is not a copy, but the architects have followed in the design the spirit of the great fourteenth century masters of Gothic architecture. In describing the design for the lectern the Very Rev. G. C. F. Bratenahl, dean of Washington, chairman of the bullding committee, today sketched the evolu- tion of the modern lectern. “After the reformation,” he said, “the earlier day lecterns were open- ings it the choir screens with & shelf for the Bible. Gradually an eagle's tead was placed under the shelf for lecorative support. A pedestal later vas constructed for the eagle’s head. Finally the independent Eagle lec- tern, “familiar in many of our churches, was evolved. “Now that the reading of the Bible has become an essential and perma- nent part of the worship in our churches, it was deemed wise by the Bishop of Washington and the cathe- dral chapter to make the lectern in the cathedral an integral part ef the fabric and to do this in’ the spirit of the great masters of Gothic architec- ture of the fourteenth century. The donor approved. We think our object has been achieved. “Approval of the decorations for the lectern comes after two years of careful consideration’and is there- for of speclal Intemwst to readers of the Bible. Spurgeon, the great Eng- lish preacher, on a memorable oc- casion poifited out that as every hamlet, village, town and city in England has a road that leads to London, so every verse. ok .the Bible has a road that leads to ‘This ubscriptions of $50 each and one | al | of | $147.146 was reported at the | | 84,16 { i | i i | i | {Walter Tuckerman. when | i l | inseribed {Seripture TAR, WASHINGTO 'HURSDAY, Mark. thought has decoration of the Depicts Cheist's Jo bas-religf in the Jeu g roey. central panel esefitation of the story of of Christ and His disciples road to maus after His resurrection from the dead when “heginning at Moses and all the expounded unto them riptures the things con- self.” left side lef will| represe Christ in the synagre reth. Verses 16 t chapter of the gosp They to Nazareth where brought up: and, He went Into the Sabbath read ¥ In is a the cerning H On the in bas- story of ue at Nuza- of the fourth of Luke will be “And He came He had heen as His custom was, synagogue on the and stood up for to there was delivered unto )k of the Prophet Isajah. | He had opened the hook the place where it was The Spirit of the Lord i cause He hath annointed panel the i th And when He four written, upon me. me to He hath sent ted, to preach deliverance to the ives, and recovering of sight tol blind, to set at liberty them that bruised | each the accepta d. And He closed sat down theni that were were fasten " gan to sa 3 me to heal the br ar of | the book, | in o them s-relief rmon The th of Three Figares at Base. « fgures, The Christ n o the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with CGod and the Word was God,” representing the New Testament. The figures of Moses | Elifah on either side will symholl “Moses and the prophets,” which was the Jewish designation the (ld Testament Togs Offictal ntral figure will wi inscription. “In Subxeription figures for the paign to date, as summed up zht by Corcoran Thom, treasu swed total subseriptions of $5: of whic it $257.410 ported yesterday. Of this latter s $200.000 was the gift of g donor for the building of the 'y At the cathedral No. 10 of @ R ) Herbert H captain into the possession of flag dally awarded to g In the greatest s team led with $0S3,733 local cam American team brin subscription Contributors of $100 or more were announced as follows Frank La $100; 2 Walter Nirs Aspenwal Miss Mabe Q. Miite i 3 Luy Merritt, $200: J Wood, 300 T100 Mrs. W Mark BOA $125 A. Robinsen C. Pickens, $150; Dr. M. F nley, $100; Rev. and Mrs. J. Buchus, $200: Marshall Morgan. $100; W. F Dennis. §500: Mrs. J. B. Kendall. $100; Mrs. K. B. Leachman, $100; Willlam H. Walker. $1.000; William Stead, $500: Robert Stead, jr., $500; Mary Stead, £ nnins Stead 0; Ed- ward Stead, Fleming Newhold $100; Mr. and Mrs, Elifot Wadsworth, $100; Admiral and Mrs. Strauss, $100; Admiral and Mrs, Stockton, $125: Mre. 5200 and Mrs, 10: Mrs, W B. Par- nd Mrs John Rooke, Collins, $100; Dalsy P. Matthews, $100 $100: Oxcar Colli- iuy, $100; George H. $500: Charles H Hagner. $100; 5100 Mrs Miss $125: Hio Coombs $100 Migs ¥ i, $1.00 Robert Matthew $100: B. W s N le M | com Slem| | nationai Trenfhiolm Abrams. §100: W. W 1, £250; William J. Flather, §r.. | Bachschmidt, $200; R. L. { | i £100. 5 Tor team work yesterday, by numb, captain and amount, as follows L George R. Wales 2 Arthur Brt Frank S H'z Col. Fred Cock Frederick 1. Hroe Harry K. Tows Mrs. David Mead Lex I al, Divison “A" H L Robe 8 o 10. il Rust . V. Fieming 161000 | 2. Commander C 13. Francis € 15 Mrs. W Total, & John F. Dryder Stuart ‘B Ma Rickard E. Shan Carl Robertson Rurtz fam W. Mackal port | 10.00 00 | i Mow. Harriet 1. Holton. . 8840000 $2.115.00 Arthur Hellen e W 27, Dav 4 287 Mrs. Frankliu Elds. Totai, Disision “D'".. ream total Eecutive comm Total for dar. RECESS LEAVES CONCRESS TIEDUP Congress began a two-week holi- day recess today, with Senate organ- ization still incomplete and a prac- tically blank record of legislative ac- complishment since it assembled, on December 3. With some of its committees func- tioning durlng the holidays. the| House will be able to get down to the serifous business of the session after it reassembles on January 3. The Senate, however, will come back to renew its efforts to break the deadlock over the chairmanship of the interstate commerce committee, unless it should prove possible for leaders to effect some Sort of & com- promise in the meantime, With the Senate having agreed yes- terday to defer further balloting un- til after the recess, only business of & purely routine character faced the two houses today. Many senators and representatives aiready have depart- for their homes to spend Christmas. Voting Sets Precedent. With the two ballots-taken yester- day, the Senate ran the comsecutive siring to twenty-five, which sets a precedent for voting of this kind so far as officials can find from their search of the records. In fact, they say that the only situation compar- able to this one was the six-day dead- lock over the office of president pro tem in 1911 As is the case now, republican in- surgents then held the balance of power, and they succeeded in tying up the Sénate for six days, during which fifteen ballots were taken. Then thére was effected a compromise by which the rival republican and demgcratic candldates, Gallinger of Hampshire and Bacon of Geor- ternated every two weeks in filling the place. Moses . Clapp of Minnesota was the third candidate in the field and received the insurgent vote. Senator Cummins, the central filgure in tie present &:nd‘::ok, then w-d- ueoum among nsurgents and suppo Clapp . on a number of ballots, » President Coolidge and members of the Arlington Memorial bridge photographe | Gallery, w . Willlam WM . the Prexident’s xecretary. MEMORIAL BRIDGE DECISION DELAYED Commission, Headed hy the President, to Study Plans More Fully. day Ar! th Lincolr preliminary for the bridge and study proposed to span ‘ting the Arlington the Arlington on, of which £a to- bl the Namon Me comr President Coolidge is chairman, decid today to give further thought to the plans before upproving them In adjourning the meeting offics President Coolidge sal of th snitudo the project hae thought it by e commission to give more the on before e conclusion. He sald he would call another meeting the commission scon, when fnal would be taken embars of the commission who the President today were leit of the House of Rep resentatives, Senator Fernald Representative Langley, chalrmen of the Senate and House commfttees on public buildings. and Col, Clarence 0. Sherrill, U. 8. AL officer in charge of public buildings and zrounds, execu- tive and dishursing officer of the com- missio lascom Slemp, secratary to the a Willlam Mitchell Ker the New York firm of tects, who made the drawings. Full Drawings Viewed. meeting was for 10 lock, and a moment or so after all had gathered the group walked from the President’s office to the Corcoran Art Gallery, where the various draw- ings and paintings of the bridge and s approaches were a-ranged. Col. Sherriil and Architect Kendall drawings and paintings, 2 urteen, and inet sting word pi =it project, telling of its mental features, its efg- conecting link between A an shrinea. It rial ige in his in view study to proposi hi £ action The met with Speaker G 1 of called expia of wh denta ture of th 15c%, its orr the two g was shown th also as a_conn between the term- inus of the Lee national highway and the National Capital sherrill a nd_Arichtect Ken- features of thi d that the projact when mpleted, be s kind 1n the worid nmiss on that be- ture and the orna- bridge, it will wssurcd the the memorial fe mentai sy of have untold usefy This proposed won be 2,000 feet long a and with the approaches at either end the length will be 5,300 feet. The northern terminus of the bridge will be almost dire 1t the Lincoln Me- mortal, and the south end will be only several hundred yards this side of the old Lee_mansion in Arlington ceme- tery. The drawings call for a low bridge with numecrous spans, with a draw toward the middle. This draw be of the bascule type, and the machinery necessary for its operation will be out of vision within the two plers of that particular span. Estimated Cost $10,000,000. It cannot now be estimated what the proposad memorial will cost nor the time needed for construction. It s the rough guess of those who have worked on the plans that the ultimate cost will be near $10,000,000 and that it will take five or six years Another important and interesting teaturs pointed out by Col. Sherrill. and over which each member of the commission appeared enthustastic was he future development of Columbia Jsland Incident to this project. He showed by means of several of the drawings how the proposed bridge will span this new island created in the last few years by means of dredg- ing in the Potomac, and at the same time announced that his office, in co-operation with the Fine Arts Com- mission and the Senate and House public buildings committees, planned to make Columbia Island one of the most pleturesque public parks in the World, He said it already comprises more than 300 acres, and that by the time the bridge is completed it will comprige more than 400 acres. The plans called for the southern end of the bridge proper near the South end of this island, and over erful span will d 70 feet wide, the narrow stretch of water sepa- | island {rom the Virginia shore a 100-foot bridge will be bulit. Describes Utility of Bridge. Col. Sherrill interested the com- mission when he described how B and 22d streets will become of great im- portance as thoroughfares because they become the two direct road- ways to the north approach to the bridge. He told how B street will be developed into an attractive boule- vard and will serve to relieve Penn- sylvania avenue of much of its pres- ent pleasure vehicular traffic. To ac- complish all of this for B street he pointed out that it will be necessary for the government to acquire half of the block between 6th and 4% streets on Missouri avenue. The Presidnt's interest In the proj- ect and in the various drawings and paintings was unmistable. He ex- amined closely the detalls of these displays and asked innumerable ques- tions in the way of enlightment.. The commission spent more than twenty minutes in the inspeation of the plans, but remained in session less than ten minutes, when they returned to the President’s office. — The polar regions receive just as mh&mmnv:n-rpqumq rating the DECEMBER and | 20, 1923. —_——————————————— BRIDGE MEETING PLACE re they considered planx for the proposed structure. Besides the President the picture chell Kendall, rehite Romance Begun In Hospital Here Ends in Marriage Another anceship | ! story of an acquaint- begun a sickroom and culminating at the altar. was revealed today with the announce- ment the Tuesday night of Miss Fa nurse of the i Washington ction of the Sanitarium. to Prof director of the of Washington lege. The ceremony 1 at the home of Walnut street, Ta- P F. Wiicox. Advent Review and 18, after which Prof. Mrs, Osborne departed on honeymoon to the Bermudas. 7o Prof. Osborne tient at the hos- nurse of the in- the duty of Miss nd at this time 4. After his acquaintanceship when Prof. Osborne's mother became a surgical patient at the sanitarium CARAWAY T0 DROP Osbor: musis department Koma Pa editor of and | the | Two | was a s pltal titution it wa Roth to visit him, they beeam ischarge, Senator Satisfied at Rein- statement of Engraving Bureau Officials. Senator Caraway of Arkansas, who |1ad the fight in the Nenate on behalf of the employes of the bureau of en- graving and printing who missed by executive order in March, 1922, said today that he would not press further his resolution calling upon the President for information regarding the ousting of the ployes. The Arkansas senator said that ap- were dis- em- {be fairly cared for and that it was his understanding they would be glven back their old places or places of similar fmportance in the bureau. He sald that the complete exoner- ation of former Director Wilmeth, as | evidenced by the tender of the direc- | torship of the bureau to Mr. {by Secratary Mellon, and Mr. Wil- | meth's reinstatement in his former civil service status, was entirely sat- isfactory. Group at Capltol. A group of the employes of the bureau who benefit under the new arrangement were at the Capitol to- day and expressed to Senator Wads- i upon the course adopted by the Secre- | tary of the Treasury. Senators Wads- worth and Curtis of Kansas were in- strumental in bringing about the ad- justment of the controversy That a new director from some place outside of the bureau of en- Fraving and printing will be chosen was the prediction made today. ‘At the same time it was learned from authentic sources at the Treas ury that the offer of Secretary Me lon yesterday to former Director Wilmeth, which was refused. might be considered as meaning that the administration was planning to change directors. Tn contemplation of such a change, it was said that Mr. Wilmeth had been given the first right of ‘re- fusal'” Mr. Mellon offered the post fo Wilmeth yesterday. and announce- ment was made late vesterday after- noon of Wilmeth's refusal, following his second conference with the Sec- at the Treasury. T Ve twenty-cight dismissed, two are dead, one is in England, six are re- fired, and Mr. Wilmeth has refused his o1d position, which leaves eighteen, who, the commitfee understands, may be con- Hdering reinstatement in their old po- sitions. The committee representing the em- ploes is not positive about the atti- | tude of each one of the eighteen, as to Whether they all would accept the po- sitions if offered. The committee, however. is positive that not one of them would go_back under Director Hill and Assistant Direc- tor Perry. Insist On Vindication, Some of the dismissed employes have positions of trust in the city now, and While holding these positions hesitate i to discuss whether they would be will- | ing to give them up. There is no hesi- tation, however, on the part of any one in stating that they want full vindica- tion from what they feel is the slur cast upon them by the summary dismissal overnight. The® present whereabouts of each one of these dismissed employes to- gether with the attitude of some of them, as made public today for the first time by a member of their com- mittee is as follows: Present Situations. Wilmeth of Philadelphi former director, who yesterday r¢ fused Secretary Mellon's offer again to become director—Civil service status to be restored. Two employes—Dead. Retired—Frank Campbell, Fred- erick Crocker, Frank W. Larner, Wil- llam C. McKinney, George F. C. Smillle, Miss Annie E. Beal In England—George U. Rose, for- mer head of the engraving di ousted from a $5.000 position with the Tnited States government and signed up by a big Dritish concern with a five r contract at $35,000 annually. ‘Would not retura. ‘Without civil service 'status, which l | 3 Senator Fernald, Representative Langley ai DEMAND FOR PROBE epan will kerve | PaTently the former employes were to | Wilmeth | worth of New York their gratification | NATIONA; en route to the Corcoran Art cludes Speak- MMILLAN RADIOS WEATHER REPORT Temperature Near North Pole at Noon Today 27 Be- low Zero. | | i | | | | ' | ! The first report meteorological conditions in the Arctic from Donald B. McMillan. who is now within 11 degrees of the north pole, was re- ceived by the weather bureau here to- day from an amateur radio operator in Minot, N. D., who picked up a mes- sage from the explorer’s schooner, the Bowdoin. When MeMilian sailed for the frozen north he carried with him meteoro- |1ogical apparatus loaned by the {weather bureau, with the promise that he would radio a dafly report on the weather conditions near the mnorth | pote. The explorer explained in his mes- ge_ that the conditions where the {Howdoln is frozen in for the winter |are much that a daily meteorological report is impossible, and inquired whether irregular reports on weath- er_conditlons be of wny value. The measage read: “Conditions such that daliy report impossible. Will irregular reports of weather condi- tlons be of any value? “Noon today—75th meridian. Barom- eter 30. Temperature 27 degrees be- Jow zero Fahrenheit. Wind blowing mortheast, fifteen miles. Clear weath- or."” The on i weather bureau immediately notified the American Radio Rela League to thank the North Dakota amateur who picked up the message and to endea==—fo get reply to Mo- Millan stating that metrological re- Ports at anv gwe would be of value. McMillan has been keeping Ameri- cans in conatant touch with activities in the polar region through radlo messagea to the North American Newspaper Alliance and The Star. Through E. F. McDonald of Chicago. who fitted out MacMillan's ship with its radio apparatus and is In constant communication with the explorer, Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, hief of the bureau of aeronautics, re- celved a message trom MacMillan in which it was stated that meteorolog- feal and other sclentific information | that may be of value to any alrcraft PIAININg to penetrats (he far north could be radioed to the arctic alr board any time it was desired In replying to Mr. McDonald yes- | terday, Admiral Moffett expressed his deep appreciation for the interest tak- en by MacMillan and stated he was greatly interested “in the offer of co- {Speration. However, he stated the | plans for the flight have not pro- | gressed far enough to require any { Arctic data fmmediately, but that it ‘would be valuable later on.” | "Mr. McDonald, in transmitting the jmessags to Admiral Moffett, stated | that MacMillan was away on a four- | day sled expedition at the time, but that the Chicago station was in con- stant communication with the Bow- Goim, the sturdy little vessel that is gradualiy nearing the pole. \PAY FOR POST OFFICE POSITIONS CHARGED Appointments of postmasters in southern states by the republican ad- ministration were attacked in execu- tive session of the Senate vesterday afternoon, and charges made that some of these appointments had been paid for. After a session lasting more !than two hours, some of the nomina- tlons for the southern states were laid aside temporarily, and the Sen- ate confirmed 704 of the postmaster appointments. Republican senators denied the charges made by their democratic colleagues, and called upon them to furnish proofs of the sale of post of- fice appointments. — e is now promised—James E. Camp- bell, formerly foreman of garage. Now eligible for reinstatement, many of whom, the committee be- lieves, would go back to their old or “equivalent” positions: Willlam C. Deane, former assistant chief of the surface division, now In Chicago; Thomas F. Slattery, former super- intendent of electrolytic section, now in Brooklyn. And these believed to be in Washington: Adam P. Ruth former chief clerk; George W. Jacob: former foreman of plate cleaner: E. H. Ashworth, former custodian of dies rolls and plates; James M. Fisher, former assistant director; | George C. Cole, former chief of sur-' face division; Ralph H. Chappell, former chief, engineering and ma- chines division; John J. Deviny, former_superintendent of work; Dr. Jesse Benjamin, former mechanical expert; Henry 1. Wilson, jr., former superintendent photo-litho ~section; Thomas F. Roche, former chief of wetting divisfon: Benjamin R. Stickney, former mechanical expert and designer; Mrs. Margaret Kerfoot, former chief. numbering division: Miss Elizabeth Scott, former chief, stamp packing division; Miss Nettis D. C. RADIO RULES READY FOR BOARD Restrictions on InstaNation and Operation to Be Considered. - Proposed regulations for erect: of radio equipment across publia streets and alleys as well as for poles for aerfals were handed to Engineex Commissioner J. Franklin Bell todav by Maj. W. H. Holcombe, assistant 1a the Engineer Commissioner, The regulations will be give Corporation Counsel Frank H. Ste- phens today for suggestion and them will be brought befors the board of Commissioners at the regular meeting tomorrow. Protection From Wires. The following regulations are e ommended by Maj. Holcombe: “No part of any radio equipmenn shall be erected in, or along, or across any public street, avenue, road, high- way, alley or other public space, and no wire in connection with use or ins tended for radio reception shall When erected or in course of erectiong within twenty feet of any electria light, power, or communication wire. No pole, mast. guy or support for any wireless aerial shall be placed in or attached to any soil stack, vent Dipe or other plumbing appurtenance. No pole, mast or support exceeding twenty feet in height shall be erected, without the approval of the inspector of bufldings, District of Columb When deemed necessary by the i spector of buildings a sketch show+ ing the dimensions and proposed method of securing such pole or mast shall be submitted.” 163 NEW POLICEMEN AND TRAFFIC COURT HELD VITAL TO CITY! (Continued from First Page.) recessity for more men the witness pointed out that during the first throe hours In the morning the city was ractically uncovered as far as traffio as concerned on account of police~ men being in court. He was asked what relief a trafc court would give to this conditior Court Only Remedy. “It is the only remedy,” answered Inspector Headley. I should ray that matters would be 100 per cent im- proved with the establishmdat of such a court.” “Why is it." asked Senator Bayard, “that the list which vou submitted showed only forty-eight men on duty the crossings when there ars sixty-three authorized?" is Imposwible to fil cief.” said Inspector Headley, account of the low salaries paid.’ In connection with the street rai way company paying crossing police- men, the witness pointed out that if they were taken out of the hands of the railway company and put under the exclusive control of the police da partment the services of these men would be much more beneficial to the community “T am not allowed.” said Inspector Headlay, “to shift these men around according to traffic needs. If I had the exclusive control I could take = man off a certain given section whera he was not needed at certain hours and kend him to fome other point where his services would be urgently needed at that time.” Couzens Takes Stand. Taking up the question of one-way streets, Senator Couzens was called to the stand, and asked his opinion of their use. ! the vacan- “on ts should not be ona- said Senator Couzens. “in De- troit we tried the experimant of hav- ing broad thoroughfares run in op- Posite directions. but the experiment did not work. There are some stresta in Washington that I think should be changed from one-way to two- highways. The principal phase of traflic reg- ulation ip all large cities. in my opin- fon, is the Indiepensable long-time parking. In Detroit, where we have an fmpounding law. we find that this nuisance to a large extent is eliminat- ed. Some such plan should bs put into effect here.” At ths point the witness was in- terrupted by Senator Ball. who maid that it had been stated befora tha committes that the government had not appropriated one cent for the reg- ulation of the parking problem. the establishment of police signs and the painting of crossings. Senator Couzens laughed and asked Senator Ball how long he had been chairman of the Senate District com- mittee Senator Ball replied that his term so far was four years. “What," sald Senator Couzens. “You have been chairman all of that time and haven't gotten any money for such important needs”” “Well,” replied Senator Ball, “T find that it is much harder for the gov ernment to legislate a city than to have the city legislate for itself” Favors Local Government. ““The answer to that is."” Couzens, “that Washington have local eelf-government. ously, though, there should be plenty of men appointed on the police force to properly handle the traffic prob- lem, and the parking proposition should be attacked vigorously.” In presenting his testimony to tha committee Dr. James said the bureau of standards was trying to work out some reasonable brake regulation. In most cities, he asserted, the brake tests required by the police depart- ment were entirely too severe, and required that the hand brake should stop the car as quickly as the service or foot brake. This regulation, he sald, was not logical, inasmuch as hand brakes were generally made about half as powerful as the foot brakes. Manufacturers of brake linings, the witness sald, were going steadily 2head In the perfection of their prod- ucts. A 200 per cent improvement has been noticed In the last year. Commenting on_four-wheel brakes Dr. James said that they were a good * deal safer for driving purposes, hut that brakes of this type had not been preected. sald Senator hould Seri- E. Wilding, former chief, stamp perforating division, and P. J. Farrell, former foreman of builders and cleaner: Mr. Smillie, who was head of the portrait engraving division, and is on the above list of those beyond the retirement age, was reported by the committee as now engaged by the American Bank Note Company- at & salury far in excess of what he re- ceived at the bureau from the gov- ernment. _He is doing his engraving in this city.