Evening Star Newspaper, January 14, 1924, Page 1

WEATHER. Falr tonight and tomorrow: freez- ing temperature tonight; moderate to fresh northwest winds. Tempera- ture for twenty-four hours ended at 2 p.m. today: Highest, 44, at 3 p. yesterday; lowest, 26, at 8 a.m. toda: Full report on page “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. - Star. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 24 turday's Net Circulation, 94923 No. 29,112, post _office Entered as second-class matter Washington, D. C. EXPERTS AT WOR *ON GERMAN MONEY STABLIZNG PLAN Dawes Presides at First Ses- sion in Paris—Opening Devoid of Pomp. BARTHOU SAYS ALLIES GLAD U. S. REPRESENTED Reparations Body Expects Miracle, But Big Step For- ward, He Declares. No ted Press. January 14—With Brig. “harles G. Dawes presiding, leading business men and financiers of the United States, Great Britain, France, Belgium and Italy, sitting as a board of directors and creditors, be- gan to examine the assets and labili- ties of Germany, thelr nations’ debtor, with a view to saving some- thing from the ruins of the most stu- pendous bankruptey in the history of e world 1y business and no politics” » motto under which these resentative men of the leading nations of the old and new worlds embled. “ The success of this committee, €ald Gen. Dawes, in_opening the meeting, “depends chiefly on whether in the public mind and conscience of the allles and of the world there is an adequate conception of the great disaster which faces each ally and Eur unless common sense s crowned king.” Stresses Need of Unity. Gan. Dawes stressed the value of unity of command in war to show the ad effects of present conditions. d come to know,” he sald, *In common with the citizens of all nations thatat last that lack of power to agree upon a common attitude and | ©common action had brought all Europe to a most critical and dangerous situa- tion. This {s no time to mince words.” He continued by discussing “the impenetrable and colossal fog bank of economic opinion based upon premises of fact which have changed 80 rapidly as to make them_worth- less even iIf thev were In agréement.” The committee, after adopting Chairman Dawes' suggestion that it proceed to the study of the stabiliza- tion of the German currency as the first {tem on the addenda, adjounrned until afternoon. | Welcome by Barthen. 53 louls Barthou, president of the reparation commission, in welcoming the members of the committee sald: “We do not expect from you the unlooked-for miracle of a solution ©of the reparations problem, but we hope with sincere confidence that your competency, experience and au- | ority will concentrate to hasten the | result toward which we are bending | all our efforts. ““The balancing of the German bud- get and the stabilization of the cur- rency of Germany, two problems| bound together, are first and essential | conditions of & reparation settlement | tseif. ermany received from the treaty; the right to be heard. You shall hear | Rer in the form which appears most | useful to you., Wo eagerly desire for the common good that its govern- mental administrations will facilitate your task, so arduous and so complex. Glad United States Represented. “The entire commission is rejolced at the co-operation American citi- zens have brought to the allied ex- perts. The committee's conciuglons will receive from this increased au- thority. 1 . in the name of the repuration commission that Gen. Dawes will accept the presidency of our work. His trled competence and energy will greatly help in bringing it rapldly to a successful conclusion.” The first meeting was absolutley lacking in any of the military display which marked the conference at Spa, San Remo and Genoa. Not a single soldier was in evidence, Gen, ves spoke of the commit- tee as ical men free frem po. ltical who, realizing that the house is afirc, propose to find | some water to put it out” without further use of mathematics {nvolving | the fourth dimension.” Speaks Only for Self, Gen. Dawes pralsed the reparation | commission’s idea in giving the com- mittee of experts a free hand, and! made the comment that the commit- teo was not asked to determine the legality of the Ruhr occupation or “the political effect of this or that act of common sense.” Hea reminded the committee that he could speak nelther for the American government nor for the American people. | “But as an Individual,” he asserted, “I read in shame and humillation the outpouring of the American national- istic demagogues who undertake to lecture FEurope in order to lift them- gelves into some petty office or to maintain their political popularity.” TAXES FORCE ENGLISH LANDOWNERS TO WALL Thousands of Acres Offered for Sale, With Scant Prospect of Buyers. By the Assoctated Press. LONDON, January 14.—Tousands of acres of England’s best lands, includ- ing country estates of many members ©of the peerage and the choicest pro- ductive farms, have been offered for sale during the last few weeks, as the owners have about reached the 1imit of thelr ability to pay the taxes and be responsible for the high death Quties. The sale of many famous estates has been made since the war, but now the market for them has been fairly well filled and there seems little chance of nn(llnfi purchasers. The owners face the prospect of RAIDS LAID TO KLAN FILL COUNTY’S JAIL Secret Agents of Order Said to Said to Have Obtained Evi- dence in Michigan. By the Assoclated Press, MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich., January 14.—The Macomb county jail today was filled to capacity as the result of a sweeping drive against alleged boot- leggers, gamblers and keepers of dis- orderly houses Sunday, following, it s sald, a secret {nvasion of the county by agents of the Ku Klux Klan. While city and state police were bringing prisoners to the jail Sunday morning 1,500 members of the Kian gathered in the First Presbyterian Church and held ceremontes, including the burning of the flery cross. Thomas P. Sykes, pastor of the church, visited the jall following the Klan niceting and looked over the pris- oners. Evidence on which the ralds were based, it s said, was obtalned by se- crel agents of the Kian., working tarough members of the order. Pur- chases of liquor are said to have been made not only at roadhouses, but at private homes as well. With the evi- dence in hand, the agents Saturday ob- tained search’ warrants and the police began their raids Saturday night. FOUR CITIES FIGHT WITH CASH BIDS T0 LURE DEMOCRATS San Francisco Offers $200,- 000 and Chicago $125,000 for Party Convention. The contest over choice of a city for the 1924 democratic natlonal con- ventfon warmed up today as demo- |eratic leaders gathered for the na- tlonal committee meeting tomorrow, while beneath the surface, the In- | terests of presidential candidates also {were discussed with growing fervor. | Al disclosed blds for the conven- tion city were topped with announce- ment that San Francisco would pre- | sent & cash ofter of $200,000, plus free use of the civic auditorium where the 1920 democratic convention was held. | Chicago was sald to be prepared to duplicate the ,$125,000 offer which falled to land_the republican con- vention. New York's delegation was reportedveady to put up $100,600 cash: us all expenses of the convention and national committee. St. Louls backers safd théy were prepared to match the- fingnclal inducements of any rivals. Party Leaders Here. Among the democrats of national Importance In town today were Nor- man E. Mack of New York, .Homer S. Cummings of Connecticut, Bruce Kremer of Montana, Samuel Amidon of Kansas, George E. Brennan of Illinots, R. H. Elder of Idaho, Joseph S. Guffey of Pennsylvania. Thoma Taggert of Indlana and Charles Murphy of Tammany Hall are ex- pected during the day. Willlam J. Bryan is al#o expected to be present at the meeting tomorrow. As a prelude to the natlonal com- mitace’s session tomorrow, woman members held several meetings today to map out feminine activities in the coming campalgn. Thirty-three of the fifty-two committee women were present. Mrs. Emily Newell Blalr of Tennessee, vice chairman of the na- tional committee, presided, and the woman workers discussed plans to in- crease the number of women in the 1924 convention. Four Years ago they had ninety-six delegates and 202 alternates. | Plan for Campaign. Formation of democratic women's clubs, schools for speakers and workers and measures to reach the feminine voter this year also were discussed. Homer S. Cummings of Connectlcut, former national chairman, brought Mr. McAdoo's name before the party leaders Jast night in a formal state- ment, declaring the choice of the rmer Secretary of the Treasury was “logical, desirable and inevitable.” he issues of the coming ecam- paign are rapidly crystallizing around the two condidates, Mr. Coolidge, rep- resenting the reactionary influences, and Mr. McAdoo, representing the progressive sentiment of the coun- try,” sald Mr. Cummings. “It is a natural alignment, and as these two men more clearly and perfectly embody:| these two conflicting schools of thought than any others now before the public, it is logical that both should be nominated. 4 “The democratic party has a pro- gram that is the direct antithesis of the policy of reaction and hopeless fioundering. More than any otker man Mr, MCAdoo represents the great body of opinfon of the demodmatic party.” i LEGISLATORS NAMED Gillett Announces Appointments of Representatives Smith, Newton and Garrett. Representative Addigon T. Smith of Idaho today was appointed by Speak- er Gillett as a member of the board of trustees of the Columbia Institu- tion for the Deaf. Representative Walter M. Newton of Minnesota was appointed regent of the Smithsonian Institution, Representative Finle Garrett of Tennessee, the' minority leader of the House, wWas appointed a member of the House office building com- mission. having to keep their estates and! operate them at a loss, as the taxes generally exceed the returns.. It is almost impossiblc to rent these places, which leaves thé owners with the sole hope that some rich Amer- fcan desirous of enfulating the Eng- lish -country squire will appean, | by school children and at the same time | | ficlently meritorfous to win the cash WASHINGTON, .D. C, MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1924 —_THIRTY-SIX PAGES. HAS SPELLED THE NAME CORRECTLY 228 DR BALLOU 0.K'S THE STAR GONTEST Thinks It Will Encourage Stu- dents to Intelligent Interest in Public Affairs. * The Stars best news story contest | for pupils of the public, private and| parochtal schools in the District, Mary- land and Virginta, rules for which are announced in this issue, w: indorse today by Dr. Frank W. Ballou, super- intendent of the Washington public) achools. The contest, Dr. Ballou said, unques- tionabiy will encourage critical reading | will keep them up-to-date with the gen- weral devslopment of public sffairs of local, nllh)flfl]ml'ld |lll€n’|ll‘\)hfll "[‘np rtance. “Anything which accomplishes BRle demarea-Dr. Ballon, . tam- mendabie.” ' s / Indorsed by Visitor. Dr. Nicholas Bauer, superintendent of public schools of New ‘Orleans, La., who is in Washington inspecting the public schools, also commended the con- test, pointing out that it will give an added Incentive to the study of current events in the schools. i Dr. Bauer was a visitor today at| the Franklin School, administration | headquarters cf tha /school system, and manifested keen-interest in The Star's contest, whigh he eald was | “very meritorious.” I Intensive, criticaj reading of news- | pupers, in the oplnion of these edu- cators, s an essential part of any school curricula. ~ Current events as recorded in the newspapers, it was emphasized, 1s “history in the mak- ing,” and the coming generation must look to the newspapers for in- formation concerning the epoch-mal ing events. Part of Review Work. Hundreds of pupils, especially those in the current events, history and English classes in the Washing- ton high schools are expected to compete for the weekly prizes offered | by The Star for the best news story of the week. As these puplls devote a portion of their school time cach week to the study of current events, officials believe that it will not be difficult for them to write essays suf- awards. Because of the age limitations placed on the coutest it will be con- fined principally to puplls in the high schools, although pupils in the ele- mentary schools between the ages of fourteen and twenty will be eligible T0 POSTS IN DISTRICT| to compete. SENATOR PROPOSES NEW BONUS B, Bursum Measure Would He-l turn Part of Pay Deductions Plus $20 Per Month. | Another soldlers’ bonus bill was proposed today in the Senate. It is sponsored by Senator Bursum, repub- Jcan, New Mexico, and will return to, the veterans family end insurance| allotments deducted from their pay and a percentage of their subscrip- tions to liberty bonds while in service, plus additional compensation at the! rate of $30 a month for each month of. service. Payments would be made in cash over a period of four years, one fourth of the veterans to be paid each year in full or in the form of Insur-: ance as they might elect. The in-' surance would be payable at death on the basis of $400 for each $100 nt, cash due, or the policy might be sur- rendered at the end of twenty years at its cash value, based upon annual premiums, plus 4 per cent interest. Hatimating_that 75 per cent of the veterans would elect to take {nsurance, Senator Bursum calculates the cost to the Treasury at $125,000,000 each year for the firat four years and $60,000,- 000 annually for the succeeding sixteen ears. % Y¥he national legislative committee of thé Private Soldiers and Sailors' Legion has indorsed the Bursum bill. Marvin Gates Sperry, president Wn- tlon, declared the “serv ice certificates to be issued to veteran under the American Legion bill would undoubtedly result in & very largs per_ centage e veterans disposing of their ce at large discounte." ‘This, he said, would mean thé handing over of hundreds of millions of dollars What Was the Best News Story of theWeek--and Why? || Until further announcement, The Star each week will divide $50.00 in cash prizes among the boys and girls giving the best answers to the above question. The prize money will be split as follow ..$20.00 . 15.00 . 10.00 5.00 Any boy or girl, between the ages of fourteen and twenty years, at- tending a public, parochial or private school in the District of Co- lumbia, Maryland or Virginia is eligible to compete. Students in colleges and other institutions more advanced than the public high schools are barred. The story selected as “best” must have been published in The Star during the week, beginning Sunday morning and ending Satur- day evening. Each contestant will write a letter, not exceeding 300 words in lerigth, telling why the story selected appesled to him or her the best, the letter to be mailed not later than noon on Monday to ‘Best Story Contest Editor, Evening Star Building, Washington, D € =+ A contestant must write on one side of the paper only; must give the date of publication of the story selected and the page of The Star upon which it appeared. At the top of the first page of each | letter submitted must be written plainly the name of the coatestant, his or her school and grade, home address and age. First prize........ccc00ee Second prize...... X Third prize. Fourth prize.... = Immediately upon receipt of each letter, the name and address at the top of the first page will be detached. Each letter will be numbered and a corresponding number placed against the contest- ant's name. The letters will be read and judged by a committee of editors of The Star and prizes awarded without knowledge of the identity of contestants. I Announcement of the winner of the first prize will be made on Wednesday of each week and the winning letter published. Winner of the second prize will be announced and letter published on Thurs- day; winner of the third prize announced®and letter published on Friday; winner of the fourth prize announced and letter published on Saturday. By “news story” is meant the account of some happening or development of current interest—local, national or international. It may have had origin in Washington, or may have come by tele- graph from any part of the United States, or by cable or radio from any part of the world. Any number of reasons might influence a contestant in selecting one particular story as “best.”” It might be because the event nar- rated profoundly affected the peace and welfare of a lacge section of the earth’s inhabitants. It might be because the story told of some movement looking to the betterment of all mankind, or of the people of America, or of the people of Washington. It might be because it told of a tragedy that appealed to human sympathies, or of a comedy that moved to laughter. It might be because of just “a little touch of nature that makes the whole world kin.” The reasons why a story might be “best” are as endless as is the variety in the news of any week. In making the awards the judges will give weight to the intelligence and judgment evidenced by the contestant in the selection of his story, but chiefly the awards will be based on the soundness and clarity of the reasons advanced as to why that particular story was deemed best. English composition also will be taken into account. It is understood between The Star and all contestants, as a matter of honor, that each letter entered in the contest shall be the personal product of the boy or girl submitting it. The first “contest week” will run from Sunday, January 20, to Sat- urday, January 26. Contestants must mail letters by noon.of Mon- day, January 28. Announcement of winners will be made on Wednes- day, Thursday, Friday and Saturday following. i e s e COMMUNISTS DEFEAT |TWO BABIES ARE KILLED "OPPOSITION TO LENIN| BY RUNAWAY ELEVATOR Resolution at Moscow Conference|Infants Less Than Month Old Criticizing Leadership Crushed in Hospital—Mother Lost, 308-48. of One Sees Accident. Press. By the Ascociated Press. B’n‘&hl;é‘csgas.‘e?vanuuy 14—The oppo- | WORCESTER, Mass, January 14.— sition faction in the eommunist party Caught between the door and the suffered a further defeat yesterday |Celling of a runaway elevator, two when its resolution charging the babies were crushed to death in the Moscow party committee with failing |City Hospltal last night while the to exercise proper loadership and |mother of one locked on. censuring its work for last year, was| The babies, one a daughter born defeated 308 to 48, at the conference 'December 21 to Mrs Edward Young of the Moscow glovernmental dis- and the other a son born January 3 trict. to Mrs. Harvey Currey, with seven A majority of the members of the [other infants were on their way to new Moscow committee are factory |the nursery. Sorkiion. The nine children had been placed in Referring to the question of party|a long crib on a truck end whegled unity, the Pravda says: “The re-|onto the elevator. Officials said the ; Moscow party conference |¢levator was siightly below the floor Bsult of the Tevel ‘and doien leaves mo doubt but that attempts [;SVSl 820 Miss Ruth Beck, student Lemn's policy will be de- |1t up a few inches. The cage shot up and the crib slld partially out. Before the 1ift was stopped the two bables had been crushed against the celling. The other seven escaped injury. Mis; Beck {s under a doctor’s care, suffer- KELLOGG MEETS KING. ing from shook. Presents Credentials as Ambassador = RED ARMY TO ISSUE CALL. at Royal Palace. MOSCOW, January 14.—The Y By the Associated Progs. " council of * commissars has d:g.dr:é .~ LONDON, January 14.—Frank B.lto supmon in the spring, the class of Kellogg, the new ‘American ambassador. |1902 for regular service im the red esented . his credentials to King|army. The call for thiy olsss was BATTLE TO FINISH FOR LIBERAL RULES 1S BEGUN IN HOUSE Demecrats and Insurgent G. 0. P. Members United in Attack Opened.Today. FLOOR AMENDMENT BAN CHIEF ISSUE IN ASSAULT Month’s Truce Expiration Finds Republican Foes Lined Up for Conflict. Laying aside all other business, the House today plunged into a fight to the finish oVer rules, with republican insurgents and democrats in combina- tion to upset the republican organi- zation's program. The pariiamentary skirmish was an outgrowth of the speakership dead- lock. After holding out for a week against the re-election of Speaker Gillett the insurgents swung to his support when assured that the House rules would be “liberalized.” A thirty-day truce was agreed upon, during which the rules in effect in tho last Congress were to prevall, to glve the rules committee an oppor- tunity to recommend amendments. . Month's Grace Expired, The month of grace expired today with both the insurgents and demo- crats dissatisfied with the recom- | mendatious of the rules committee, of which Representative Snell of New York, a regular republican, 18 chair- man. Refusal of the committee to repeal the Underwood rules which restrict |amendments from the floor to tarift and revenue bills and its recommend- ation that petitioners to discharge committees from consideration of leg- | islation must contain at least 150 sig- natures bear the brunt of the demo- cratic-insurgent attack. There appeared to be no opposition to the recommendation of the rules committee for the creation of a vet- erans’ committee to handle all legls- lation affecting world war veterans except the bonus and pensfons. \POLITICAL CHOICE OF ENVOYS BACKED Hughes Says Men Fresh Out Private Life Make Excel- lent Ambassadors. Political appointments to high dip- lomatic posts are justified, in the opinion of Secretary Hughes because distingulshed men, in touch with American life, can be recruited in this way to represent the United States abroad. Appearing before the House foreign affairs committee today in support of the Rogers bill to reorganize the dip- lomatic and consular services, the Secretary said he realized there had been criticism of the fallure of the government to more frequently pro- mote men in the diplomatic service to the rank of minister or ambassador. “I am always gratified when such a post can be filled by the promotion of some deserving trained man,” said Mr. Hughes, “but at best only a few vacancies can be filled In this man- ner. You can imagine the political | pressure that is brought to bear to have appointments given to some one outside the diplomatic service. “There are grounds for giving im- portant assignments to men fresh from private life. They have usu- ally distinguished themselves in some calling, are familiar with conditions in the United States and American problems in genera! and are not un- der the handicap of having been sbroad for many years and conse- quently out of touch with affairs at © home.” Sund * PORTO RICANS COME : TO ASK LAW CHANGES Right to Choose Own Governor Among Proposals Delegation to Make to U. S. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 14—Eleven Porto Rican commissioners, appointed i by the legislature of Porto Rico to seek from President Coolidge and Congress further modification of the island country’s organic law, arrived on the steamship Porto Rico today. One of the most Important changes sought by the commission is the right for the Porto Rican electors to choose their own governor. Antonio R. Bar- celom, president of the insular sen- | ate; heads the delegates, all of whom are members of the island govern- ment. “As s00n as we reach the Capital.” the commissioners sald in a formal statement, “we will ask to be re- Il‘,elVFd by President Coolldge and by the Secretary of War and to be heard by the appropriate committces of Congress. We also shall present a memortal containing a concrete state- ment of all our claims.” The delegation was met at the pler by representatives of the State De- partment, the Army and Navy and by !a number of members of Congress. | 2 e e FAVOMBLE ACTION ON POLGEPAYBIL ASSURED N HOUSE {Committee Hears City Heads’ Plea for Increase, Day i Off and Uniforms. | Assurances that the police and fire- {men’s pay bill will be favorably re- |ported and that the report will in- lclude provision for the driver police- |men, and that 1t probably will recom- imend higher salary ranges than those scheduled in the District Commission- ers’ bill, were given by the subcom- mittee o the House District commit- tee at a hearing today. Commendation of the Washington police force as equal to any in the United States was voiced by Com- missioner Oyster, Maj. Daniel Sulli- van and by Representatives Zihlman of Maryland, Beers of Pennsylvania and Blanton of Texas Emphasts was laid by every wit- ness today upon the fact that the local police force, which should be s { model, 1s grossly underpaid, is awalt- ing the encouragement that the pro- posed legislation will bring. The case-of the Washington fire- men was not reached at the hearing that it was nothing short of criminal to expect this force, which is under- paid, constantly to risk life on the unsafe apparatus. Hearings to Contl Hearings will be continued tomor- row. George S. Watson, chlef en- gineer of the firo department, may . Harry N. Englehart of No. 8 police station is ready to speak for the ! police wagon drivers. . At the close of the hearing today Odell S. Smith, chairman of the pub- 1to order committes of the Washing- ton Board of Trade, sald that the Board of Trade {s emphatically be- Lind this legisiation. Maj. Sullivan, asked by Repre- sentative Blanton whether he would object to an amendment which would give the police and firemen one day off each week in lieu of Sunday. replied affirmatively. He said it could be done with an in- crease of 130 more men. Maj. Sulllvan said that during the Shrine convention the police force worked eighteen hours a day, and not n sing'e complaint had been brought to him. Representative Blanten asked If IMRS. Sullivan had any objection to |m amendment which would make it cause for dismissal for any member of the force to purchase liquor from a bootlegger or to enter into con- spiracy in any way with those en- gaged in unlawful liquor traffic. Maj. Sullivan said that this already was I being done. Circulation, | today, but Commissioner Oyster said|enacted. 100,968 TWO CENTS. IRETIREMENT ACT DECLARED UNIUST AT JOINT HEARING Committee Considers Bill Proposing 60 and 65 as Ages for Leaving Service. MAXIMUM ANNUITY PUT AT $1,200 IN ONE MEASURE Payments Under Present Law to 10,000 Beneficiaries Called Wholly Inadequate. The inadequacy and injustice of the present civil service retirement act, affecting 400,000 emploves of the gov- ernment in the District of Columbia and the states and territorfes, were described in detall at the opening hearing today on the Stanfield-Lehi- bach bill and other measures to amend the retirement act, before a joint meeting of the Senate and the House committees on civil service. The proposed legislation would in- crease the maximum annulties paid the retired embployes from $720 to $1,200 and would decrease the age of retirement from 70 years to 65 years, contingent upon the employe's having rendered thirty vears' service. An- other bill offered by Mr. Lehlbach would make the age of retirement 80 instead of 65. Average Annulty, $300. There are at present 10,000 annui- tants on the retirement roll. The re- tirement law has been in effect for nearly three and a half years. Wit- nesses today declared that the average annulty received s $500, which, under existing living costs, is entirely in- adeguate to support life in any degree of comfort, particularly if the retired r;rr:})loye has, for example, a dependent John S. Beach, chief of the retire- ment division of the bureau of pen- sions; Robert H. Alcorn, chairman of the joint conference on retirement of | the civil service employes; Edward J. Cantwell, gecretary of the National Association of Letter Carriers; Ed- ward J. Gainor, president of the Na- tional Association of Letter Carriers. H. T. Weeks, postmaster at Patchogue, . and Col. George E. Kemp, post- master of Philadelphia. were heard by the committee today in support of amendments to the existing law. Fund Grows Large. Figures wero presented 1o the com- mittees showing that the civil serv ice retirement and dissbility fund is fur In excess of what It was ex- pected to be at the tims the law was The total credits wern shown to be $42,424,403.35, made up of the 214 per cent deductions from the salaries of the employes and from interest on investments. The tota! annuities and refunds patd out were Biven as $17,042,334.37. Robert H.'Alcorn declared that he was confident the propased legislation would "bring the greatest good to the greatest number” and at the same time result in an {mproved ci service. Mr. Beach, in his statement to the committee, said: Had Time to Test Act. “The retirement law has now been in operatfon for nearly three and one- Ealf years. There has been ample opportunity during this period to study the effect of the law upon the service, and to arrive at a conclusion a8 to whether it has met the expec tion of its advocates. “It will be recalled that when t passage of a retirement law a8 being urged upon Congress its ad- vocates maintained that I enacted it would promote ccoasmy ar noy in the service as a whole; t it would afford a measure of relief for superannuated employes and for those who become disabled before reaching retirement age, and that it would make for contentment of mind of the employes in the active service. It is believed, speaking generally, that all of these things have been accomplished. “Perhaps the best proof of the ef- ficacy of the retirement law lies in “The Commissioners are willing to |the fact that practically no sugges- | Oyster Testifies. see underpald men get all the sal- tion comes from any quarter looking towards its repeal. On the contrary, aries you are willing to give them,” {we find that many employes who now. Commissioner Oyster sald, but ex-|d0 not come w: plaincd that in loyality to the of the administration and direc (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) THE YEAR'’S RECORD 19 CIRCULATION 1932 The Evening Star.... The Sunday Star..........8%,776 23 Increase 3,691 7,259 1023 92,016 97,035 .88,325 The circulation of The Star is confined largely to Washing- ton, the residence of people of the highest average intelligence and importance in the United States. According to the latest A. B. C. audit of all Washington news- papers the circulation of The Star in Washington and suburbs is 56% greater daily and 52% greater Sunday than any other Wash- ington newspaper, morning or evening. ADVERTISING ‘The Star, daily and Sunday. .. ..23,846,758 Sunday, 11,306,202 2d 3d 4th 5th “per.“a?‘d “ “ = “ “ 1923 1933 214,659,650- 10,990,352 8,576,272 5,798,489 507,311 “ 7,122,484 5,854,300 1,125,115 % “ The Evening Star for the year 1923, after reiecting_a great quantity of undesirable advertising, printed more aflvemsmg than all four of the other Washington newspapers combined. The Sunday Star printed an ‘advertising each issue than its mn.Snnday.unp,amgr,, e average of over 40 columns more ¢ hin the purview of the law are seeking, both Individually Policy land as groups. to be Included within tion of |its scope, which is an added proof that the law {s popular, to say the least, among those most directly con- cerned. Demand for Revision. “It {s true, however, that there is now and has been for some time past an insistent demand that the law be amended and liberalized. This is not to be wondered at when we re- call that the law as finally enacted in May, 1920, contained _essential (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) PRICE OF GASOLINE INCREASED 2 CENTS Jumps to 19 Cents Per Gallon Fol- lowing Increase in Middle Western States. The price of gasoline jumped up 2 cents in Washington today, the retail price to the public rising from 17 to 19 cents. This jump follows a rise in price by the Standard Oil Company of In- diana, last week, which sent up the figures through many middle western states. The tank wagom, or whole- sale price, here today was raised from 15 to 17 cents. ‘When the action of the Standard 0il Company of indiana was an- nounced last week, most dealers here said they had at that time no Indi- cation of when the price might go up. It had been rumored for some time, however, that a rise could be expected any time. 1t was said the increase was largely due to curtailment of production. Tho price of crude oil has been gradually on the \upgrade for some time, gasoline has been put up in various sectiona.