Evening Star Newspaper, October 26, 1924, Page 2

CHARGES BIG LOSS /INU.3. BOND DEALS EB'rewer Says $60,000,000 ! Overpaid in Buying Issues. Denied at Treasury. Charges that the Government had ilost large sums of money in the ‘process of redeeming war loan bonds were made yesterday by Charles B. Brewer, special Investigator of the House committee investigating the Bu- reau of Engraving and Printing, at a hearing of the committee. Treasury representatives attending the hearing promptly denied the allegations. * Brewer charged the Government had paid $23,000,000 above the everage market price for bonds purchased by the War Finance Corporation through the Federal Reserve Lanks for the sinking fund of the Treasury Depart- ment. He also charged that the War Finance Corporation sold Liberty bonds to the Treasury Department at a higher price than it sold them on the open market Meyer Defends Tonds Deals. Tugene Meyer, jr. managing di- rector of the War Finance Corpora- tion, declared that bonds were bought for the sinking fund both above and below the market price and that the | average price, interest considered, was not mbove par. He denied that the sale of bonds by the corporation | on the market had tended to Kkeep down the price of the bpnds. The committee told by Brewer and Harold F. Hanes, associate inves- tigator, that the books of the War Finance Corporation showed that Meyer and J. P. Morgan and Com- pany had been paid commissions for the purchage of bonds for the Treas- ury Department. Mever declared he had been delegated by Secretary Me- Adoo to handle the purchuse of bonds | and that he not only did not receive any commission but that he did this work without compensation and spent from $60,000 to $75,000 of his | own money in carrying out the work. | The commissions on the books, he de- clared, were the minimum commis- sions charged by brokers who actu. ally purchased the bonds on the stock exchange. The investigator declared the Gov- ernment had lost $60,000,000 by the Durchase of preferential bonds by the | War Finance Corporation by buying bonds at a high price when other| denominations could have been bought at a lower price. Meyer cxplained the Treasury was prevented by law | from holding more than a certain Dpercentage of bonds of one denomina- tion. The list of duplicated bonds fur-| nished the committee by the Treas- | ury Department, Brewer asserted, | wax “full of inaccuracies and mis-| Statements” and that only @ partial | liat, as, he said, large numbers of duplicated bondx had been destroyed. | The session was interrupted fre- | quently by heated passages between | representatives of the Treasury and | members of the committee. G. P.| Winston, undersecretary of the Treas- | ury, accused the committee of pre- venting the Treasury from present- ing its side of the case. Treasury Iy Criticized. 1 Representative King, Republican, | Tilinois, declared the doors had been | wide open and instead of the Treas- ury officials assisting the committee they had tried to “cover up.” Representative Stevenson. Demo- | crat, South Carolina,. declared he | wanted the Treasury to explain “why | calls were issued and bonds were bought before the call matured at above par from Mr. Morgan and others.” Representative Steagall, Democrat, Alabama, said the “testimony showed that bonds hud been duplicated and that the Treasury had been and still is paying bonds for which the Gov- ernment was not responsible.” . The hearing adjourned after a five- hour session until Monday. MR. AND MRS. GILBERT ARE HONORED AT CHURCH ‘White House Employe and Wife Guests at Reception—Going to California. ) A reception was given in the Fourth Presbyterian Church last week by | the congregation in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Gilbert, who, after an attendance of many years in the church, are leaving Washington to make their home in California. The parlors of the church were decorated with autumn flowers and a ceremony of particular interest was the pre- sentation to Mr. Gilbert of a watch of white gold. The presentation ‘was made by the two pastors of the church, Dr. Joseph T. Kelly and Rev. Isaac Ward. Another tribute of appreciation was shown Mr. Gilbert when at the annual entertainment and ball of the police force of Washington, Thursday night | he was given a double barrelled shot gun in recognition of his 14 years serviee as chairman of the board of trustees of the police fund. i Mr. Gllbert also recelved special recognition on his retirement from police duty at the White House after 34 years service. Thirty-one years ‘was spent in the White House, where it was his duty to show °tourists through the mansion. Hundreds of thousands annually pass that way and for each person there was always the same consistent courtesy. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert, accompanied by their son and daughter-in-law, | Mr. and Mrs. Harry Chapman Gil- bert, who reathed Washington a tew days ago, motoring from Calitornia, will leave by motor for ¥lorida, where they will spend the Winter. They will travel in two cars camp- ing by the way, and will later motor te California to live, place in Virginia. e $100,000 LIQUOR SEIZED IN ESSEX COUNTY License Inspector Stages Raid to Prevent Smuggling Across Border. By the Associated Press, WINDSOR, Ontario, October 25.— The first important prohibition raid since the Ontario liquor plebescite today resulted in the seizure by government forces of whisky and beer valued at $100,000, bootleg prices. The selzure was made in Essex County by M. N. Mousseau, chief license inapector of that county, and men on his staff. Mr. Mousseau said the seisure was ‘made ae the result of information show. ing that liquor was being beotl along the border. Today’s raid followed seizure of liquor valued at $15,900 on Thursday. . RSB S AL Two Killed at Grade Crossing. HUNTSBORO, Ala, October 25.—P, E. Stanley, head of the Stanley and Singer Contracting Company, Lafay- ette, Ala., and Hugh L. Mayer, sup: intendent of the same concern, form- erly of Montgomery, and connected with the State highway department, were Killed this morning at -q Srossing here, [ney in retary H. HENRY C. WALLACE, CABINET MEMBER, DEAD OF TOXEMIA (Continued from Wirst age.) He of eminence by his own efforts was a loyal American.” The President canceled all engage- ments for tomorrow and also directed the Secretary of State to issue a pro- clamation declaring official mourning on the death of Mr. Wallace. Funeral services will be held to- morrow morning at 11 o'clock from the east room of the White House, which wus offered by the President. Members of the Government and Diplomatic Corps will attend. The {body will be taken tomorrow after-|p ..~ o noon to the home Des Moines, Towa, where private services will be held and burial made there Wednesday. Sons H 'y to City. Rev. Wallace °Radeliffe, emeritus of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church here, will offi- ciate at the White House services, Active pallbearers will be from the Department of Agriculture, while the honorary pallbearcrs will include members of the Cabimet. Two sons of the Secrotary, Henry A. and James, and Mr. Wallace's brother, John P., are expected to arrive here to- day from Des Moines. They expeet to reach Columbus, Ohio, this morning and make the remainder of the jour- airplanes offered by the Army Air Service. A third son, John V., is expected to reach here tomorrow from St. Petersburg, Fla. The two daughters will mot come to Washington. One,' Mrs. Charles Bruggemann, is in Paris, and the other, Mrs. Angus McDay of Bir- mingham, Mich., is unable to make the trip at this time, Secretary Wallace, who Had been suffering from sciatica for some time, entered the Naval Hospital October 14 and the next day was operated upon, the gall bladder and appendix being removed. 1t was thought he then would be able to leave the hospital within ten days or two weeks. When his condi- tion became serious, Maj. James K. Coupul, the President’s personal phy- sician, and Drs. J. M. Finney and Thomas Boggs. both of Johns Hop- kins University, were called in for consultation. Marvia Acting Secretary. President Coolidge late yesterday appointed Charles ¥. Marvin. Chief of the Weather Bureau, acting Becretary of Agriculture. It was pointed out that the appointment followed a prec- edent established in the Wilson ad- ministration during the absence from Washington of the Secretary of that department. However, Howard M. Gore, Assistant Secretary, now absent from the city, upon hix return to Washington In a few days will be- come Acting Secretary. Among the expressions of regret over Mr. Wallace's death was a state- ment by Secretary Weeks, which said: “It has been my privilege to have enjoyed a close personal friendship with Secretary Wallace during the pastor |Harding and Coolidge administrations In addition to our service together in the cabinet, we were members of the Federal Power Commission. This commission met frequently and our duties in connection with this activity brought us into a most intimate rela- tionship. Mr. Wallace was a man of high character and ability. I shall moeurn him as a good friend and an able public servant.” Associate of Rooxevelt. Mr. Wallace was a progressive Re- publican, one of the number who were intimately associated with President Roosevelt. He was a conservative- minded man, considered to have pos- sessed a splendid grasp of nation- wide farming problems. In his home State he was universally known as having sold their |, “man of high idesls, & rock-ribbed | Christian and a man who, from childhood, had been steeped in the atmospbere of farming as far back as the family records go, all his an- cestors having been farmers, Mr, Wallace was born in Rock Island, Ill, May 11, 1866, the son of Henry and Nannie Cantwell Wallace. The elder Wallace was a minister in his early life, but retired to the farm to restore his health, moving from Illinois to lowa, where the future head of the Department of Agricul- ture grew to manhood. Fought Hard for Education. Like many another farmer boy, Mr. Wallace fought hard for an educa- tion He warked on the farm in Sum- mer and attended a village school in Winter until he was ready to enter college. Entering lowa State Agricultural College at 19, Mr. Wallace completed two years of work before an emer- gency arose which took him back to the farm. A tenant on his father's farm gave up his lease and Mr. Wal- lace took up the:job for himself, It was five years before he was ab! again to go to college, but when he did get back to school he completed & two-year course in one. Joined in, Publicati During the years Mr. Wallace was out of college he took up writing on farm topics. and. from that beginnin there grew whas now is known'as Wallaces' Farmér. This literary work also weighed strongly in his appont. ment as professor of Dairying o she ~Jgwa Stele Collgs. The vallace of the Department of Agriculture, |dirplane to Bring Sons and Brother Of Wallace Here By the Associated Press DES MOl S, Towa, October 25.— Henry A. Wallace and James Wal- lace, sons of Secretary of Agriculture Wallace, and the latters brother, John P, Wallace, left here this aft- ernoon for Washington, hoping Lo reach the Capital before the Secre- tary’s death. The air service, it was announced, has arranged to pick up the party at Columbus, Ohio, tomorrow, and take them the remainder of the distance by airplane. the agriculture college at that time was James Wilson, after. ward Secretary of Agriculture for 16 years. The Farm Magazine was founded in 1895 by Mr. Wallace, his brother, John P. Wallace, and their father. The three were associated as publishers until the father's death in 1916. since which the two brothers have contin- ued the paper. Two sons of the Sec- retary are now following in their f ther's footsteps and have become identified with the institution. Mr. Wallace's activities extended over the whole agricultural belt, however. He was a member of the executive committee of the United States Live Stock Industry Commis- sion, and for 14 years was secretary of the Corn Belt Meat Producers’ Asso- ciation. He was permanent chairman of the national shippers' conference, During the war, Mr. Wallace was active as a_member of the National War Work Council of the Y. M. C. A., and took a particularly prominent part in lowa committees of the Y. M. C. A. He was a member of the United Presbyterian Church and a Free Ma- son Mr. Wallace married. in 1887, Miss May Brodhead, a descendant of one of the earlier families of the United States. He was of Scotch-Irish de- scent, his grandfather coming America from the north of freland Mr. and Mrs. Wallace have three sons, Henry A. Wallace, editor of the farm paper during his father's ab- scence in Washington; John B. Wallace of St. Petersburg, Fla., and James W. Wallace, Des Moines, and three daugh- ters, The eldest daughter is the wife of Major Angus McClay of Detroit. Their second daughter, Mary, recently became the wife of Mr. Charles Brugg- mann, secretary of the Swiss legation at Paris. The third is Ruth E. Wal- lace. MILTON WINS AUTO RACE; COOPER FINISHES SECOND. ner announced thut Tommy Milton had won the 250-mile Inaugural race at the Charlotte Speedway, instead of Earl Cooper, who had been flagged at first. lilton's time was 2 hours, 6 minutes, seconds. rl Cooper goes into second place with an official time of 2 hours, § min- utes, 26:68 seconds. Benny Hill drops into third place with a time of 2 hours, 3 minutes, 30:9 seconds. The recheck was directed by Starter Wagner, who recalled that Cooper had gone into the pits three times, once for {17 seconds, once for 1 minute and 12 | seconds and a third time for 48 sec- onds, Milton drove a consistent race through- out, although he seldom showed the flashes of sensational driving that char- acterized that of Cooper and Depaolo. He was well up with the leaders at all times. Awarding of the race to Milton gives him a total of 961 points toward the national American Automobile Associa- tion champlonship, Cooper, by finish- ing second, shot far into the lead with a total of 1,340 points. Cooper, who assumed the lead after the late Jimmy Murphy was killed at Syracuse, N. Y., now stands well in the lead for the championship, with Milton's victory putting him second. — U. S. TAKES UP SLAYING OF NATIONALS IN MEXICO By the Associated Pre; MEXICO CITY, Octeber 25.—Repre- sentations have been made to the Mexi- can foreign office by the American em- bassy relative to the killing of four American citiszens by Mexican bandits since the resumption of diplomatic re- lations between -Mexico and the United States last April. The American am. bassador, James R. Sheffield, in making this known today gave the names of the Americans as Fenton W. Smith, Paul Anospidg, B. F. Barker and Ku- gene Barnes. Representations also have been mad in the case of five other Americans Kitted In Mexico by persons described us “other than bandits,” namely, William Massey, Simon Russek, Frank Stuart, F. G. Hart and C. F, Sturtevant. The murderer of Russek has been sen- tenced to twenty years imprisonment, Another case included in the investi: gations is that of W. C. Clark, who was killed by an escaped American convict 9B Maxican solly 7 to| MORE SLUSH FUND |SEAPLANE MARKS || WITNESSES CALLED Senate Committee Sends Out Subpoenas—Seek Basis . for Stories Told. Subpoenas went yesterday from the Senate campalgn fund investigating committee for a number of witnesses who are to be heard during the early part of next week in connection with charges of expenditures of huge funds on behalf of the Republican national ticket. At the same time efforts were made to get at some of the facts as to the curcumstantial stories told by two Chicago men about alleged improper use of money, but with what success did not appear. Before these two men are called to the stand their storles will be thoroughly investi- gated by agreement between commit- teemen and counscl for Senator Rob- ert M. La Follette, the Independent presidential candidate. Money for Walsh. While the committee was in recess today, having adjourned Friday until tomorrow, it received additional data for its flles. J. W. Anderson, State chatrman of the Farmer-Labor part; in Monta telegraphed to Chairman Horah that there was no evidence that large sums are being expended in Montana to defeat Senator Thomas J. Walsh, Democrat, but that there were indications t much money was being spent In his behalf. The telegram said: “There is no evidence that sums are being spent in Montana to defeat Senator Walsh, but scores of large billboards advertising Walsh, together with many moving picture films and other costly advertising, in- dicate that much money is being spent for Walsh and not against him. The message Walsh sent your com- mittee looks like a smoke screen and should be investigated.” William V. Hodges, treasurer of the Republican national committee, sent to the committee a list of contribu- tions to the Republican fund by States up to October 10. This report shows that nearly two-thirds of the $1.714,000 received up to that date had come from three States—New York, Illinois and Pennsylvania—and that three States—Arizona, Idaho and Wyoming—had reported no contribu- Collections from New York otaled $514,521; those from Ilii- | and those from Penn- large W. L. Mellon. next week the committee expects (o inquire into the collec- tions in the Pittsburgh district of Pennsylvania, and to that end W, I Mellon, a nephew of Andrew W. Mel lon, Secretary of the Treasury, has been asked to appear. The committee probably will ad- journ its hearing on next Wednesda or Thursday until after elcction day, 50 that members may return to their home States for elections. With many “leads” coming in daily to counsel. as well as to members of the com- mittee, the inquiry may cover an extended perfod. Sarly - 2 HURT WHEN FIRE ENGINE HITS AUTO Apparatus Going Wrong Way on One-Way Street at Time of Crash. Speeding south on Sixth street, which is restricted to northbound traflic, fire engine No. 6, operated by Private R. A. Wren, crashed into a sedan automobile headed east on E street, with four occupants, swung it around in a semi-circle to the curbing of the southeast corner, where it toppled on its side. Four-year-old Richard McDevitt, who was in the machine with his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth McDevitt, and his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.. E. M. Bennett, of 516 Sixth street north- east, picked himself up from the bot- tom of the heap, looked over the seat at Mrs. Bennett, and said: “Aunt Sue, I've bumped my nose.” Two in Car Hurt. 1t turned out that Richard and Mr. Bennett had miraculous escapes from injury, and Mrs. Bennett and Mrs. Mc- Devitt suffered no apparent serious injuries. Mrs. Bennett was affected by the shock and possibly sustained internal injuries as well as bruises and contu- sions, while two stitches were taken in a gash in the left knee of Mrs, McDevitt at Emergency Hospital, Richard sat serenely in an invalid rolling chair at the hospital and in- terviewed newspaper men who sought to interview him. Engine Lights Dim. L. A. Smith of 514 B street, who saw the accident from his front porch, said that the lights on the fire engine were so dim that-he scarcely could determine what type of vehicle it was, He declared that the crash com- pletely lifted the sedan dround in a semi-circle to the point where it turned on its side on the curbing, about 25 feet from the center of the intersection where the actual.collis- ion took place. W. W. Dallinger Dies. CAMBRIDGE, Mass, October 25.— William W. Dallinger, father of Rep- resentative Krederick W. Dallinger and for 33 years city treasurer, died suddenly today at his home here, aged | fucl and losing the 500-kilometer rec- {100 kilometers FOR SPEED BROKEN Lieut. R. A. Ofstie Makes 161.14 Miles Per Hour in Baltimore Meet. BY FREDERICK R. NEELY, Btaff Correspondent of The Star. BALTIMORE, M4, October 25.— Flying against imaginary competi- tors from Great Britain and Italy, Lieut. Ralph A. Ofstic of the Bureau of Aeronautics, Washington, broke all seaplane speed records over a 50-kilo- meter course at Bay Shore, 14 miles south of here, today. The outstand- ing record he established was 161.14 miles per hour for 500 kilometers, which required making 10 laps over the course. It is a common fault and an ex- cusable one for racing pilots while tearing around a course to forget or lose track of the number of laps and invariably they complete an extra one or two to make sure they will ualify. It was a breathless crowd at watched the little Curtlss racer which Lieut. Al Willlams flew in the Pulitzer races of 1922 as a land plane approach the home pylon on the tenth lap, round it with a broad turn and then zoom, signifying the end of the flight. Lieut. Ofstie had only about 65 gallons of gasoline in the little plane, and it would have been almost impossible for him to have made an extra lap without running out of ord coveted by all nations. Driving Start Banned. With Ofstie at the start of the race was Lieut. George T. Cuddihy of the Naval Alr Station, Anacostia. They took the alr simultaneously, circled for position and then shot across the starting line, diving for the start having been forbidden since the dl aster that fell to the little racing plane of Capt. Burt Skeel, U. S. A, at the Pulitzer races at Wilbur Wright Field, Fairfield, Ohio, a few weeks ago. Throttles wide open, the tiny ships, carrying twin pontoons, soon disaj peared with a blast from the power- ful Curtise motors and for four laps | they kent within sight of each other. At the end of this lap, Lieut. Cuddihy pulled his ship up, circled and landed preparatory to making dashes for the three-kilometer seaplane record. Ofstie had outflown him on the four laps, capturing the speed record for at 176.82 miles thus bettering the old record of b, and the speed record for 200 kilometers of 178.25 bettering the old record by nearly 10 miles. Then he “eut” his throttle in order to con- serve the fuel supply and thercby r main {n the air for the 500 kilometers while Cuddihy, again in the air, dashed past the timers' stand four times for an average of 138.12 miles Per hour, beating the record made by Italy, which was 174.07. Foreigners Not Inm These little planes were to have flown against entrants from Great Britain and Italy for the Schneider Cup, which Licuts. David Rittenhouse and Rutledge Irvine of Washington t Cowes, England, last year. nts to the foreign planes at the last minute made necessary a can- cellation of the world's seaplane classic, and Baltimore, which had made gigantic preparations for the avent, wis disappointed, but the Navy decided the arrangements should be utilized. and therefore, in conjunction with t record-breaking events, staged a performance of naval avia- tion by throwing into the air scores es illustrating every branch of val aviation wetivities. Prior to and during the speed trials of the Curtiss racers, the prid S scouting planes—p were droning around a course smash- ing old and establishing new records for welght carrying, hou unaware of this, but the net result was to push American naval aero- nautics just a step farther in advance of the remainder of the world's ef- forts. One PN (this plane is a boat seaplane with two 450-horsepower Wright motors and a maximum speed of more than 100 miles an hour) flown by Lieut. O. B. Hardison of the scout- ing fleet did this: Flew for 1 hour and 45 minutes with a load weighing 2 tons, over a course measuring 124 miles and at a speed of 70.58 miles @n hour. The previous duration rec- ord with this welght was 51 minutes. The other PN, flown by Lieut. George R. Henderson, also of the scouting fleet, carrying a 1,000-kilogram load, flew for 5 hours and 5 minutes, a duration record, and established speed records for 250, 500 and 1,000 kilometers of 75 miles an hour. This plane would have done better had it not “cut” a couple of pylons which disqualified that particular trial. Navy Men Enthusiastic. While enthusiastic over the results of the speed planes, Naval officers took time to explain that their per- formance was not the best the Navy could offer—they have an ace in the hole. It is Al Williams' Curtiss racer With which he won the Pulitzer race for land speed planes last year, con- verted into a seaplane. It has done much better than 200 miles an hour, but it has no crank on the side with which to be started in the water, and it is dangerous to attempt turning over a 475 horsepower motor by spin- ning the propeller. Facilities were not available at Baltimore for start- ing it on land, and it therefore was not entered in the contest today. The day's aerial festivities began at 10 o'clock this morning and at 5:30 p.m., just as dark was falling, the last plane in a Douglas torpedo plane race landed. Washington pilots contributed largely to the success of the entertalnment sandwiched fin between the record-breaking trials and gave to thousands of persons trom all over Maryland and the Dis- trict of Columbia a splendid exhi- bition of airplane piloting. S Opening the day's program was an 8¢, He was president of the Cam- bridge Savings Bank and the Colum- bia Co-operative Bank and was direc- tor of the Harvard Trust Gompany. aerial pageant. It consisted of a “pass in review” of De Havilands and Voughts from Quantico, Va.; Voughts from Anacostia; Martin bombers from If You Tire Easily —if you should also have a persistent light cough, loss of weight, some chest pains or per | duration and | speed. The audience was more or less | CO-OPERATE The Traffic Bureau announces that what maybe called “The Warn- ing and Interval System” is henceforth to be used by officers on traf- fic control duty in Washington. i Co-operation by trafiic officer motorists and pedestrians Is essen- tial to its success. The obligations of each are herewith briefly listed. THE OFFICER'S DUTY. To blow a long blast on his whistle as a warning that he is about to shift the direction of traffic. To see that the intersection is clear of moving vehicles and pedestrians before he completes the shift. THE MOTORIST'S DUTY. If In the moving stream of traffic, to keep his ears open for the warning whistle. To stop back of the sidewalk intersection, when it is blown, or if he has already passed that intersection, to proceed. I in the waiting stream of traffic, to_prepare to move forward upon the blowing of the warning whistle. Not to move until either the semaphore is turned or the officer motions him to do so. THE DUTY OF THE PEDESTRIAN. To notice the direction of the flow of traffic and to keep off the crosswalks being crossed by traffic. When the warning whistle blows, to clear the crosswalks across which traffic is about to be ordered to proceed. e e e Quantico; Douglas torpedo planes from VT Squadron 1, scouting fleet; HS-2L's from Hampton Roads, Va., and F-5-L scouting planes from V8 Squadron 1, scouting fleet. They were part of the 75 land and =ea- planes bearing Navy insignia present. Pilots in this pageant, which laid bare the entire naval aviation force in typee of ships, were: Lieuts. Wil- llams, “Tex" Rogers, Marine Corps; D. C. Allen, Navy; L. W. Banderson, Marine Corps; C. F. Schildt, and H. J. Norton, Marine Corps, all of Wash- ington and Quantico. Hardly had the last ship passed out of sight than Williams, Rogers and Allen in Voughts came back over the spectators and gave them the ever- desired thrill, stunting, but they manifolded the ordinary stunts three times. By careful and patient prac- ticing plus much aeronautical =kill, the three pilots executed Joops, roils, #pins, Immelman turns and ‘wing- overs simultancously. presenting an appearance of one plane doing this stunt act as viewed through a tele- scopio Instrument which reproduced three planes to the eye. Followed closely event No. 3, in which Wil- liams and Allen and Sanderson and Norton fought a battle in the clouds. For many minutes the pilots sought the prime advantage—on the other fellow’s tail and just a little above, Finally Williams got the desired posi- tion and theoretically pumped Allen’s ship full of bullets. Allen turned over on his back, fell into a spin and a few hundred feet from the ground “caught fire,” vividly portrayed by the releass of a sack of flour. Nan- derson finally got his man high in the #ky, who likewise dropped down out of control, only to MHatten out and beat it for the landing field. Luys Smoke Scroen. Event No. 4 produced more coughs and sneezings than any other form of public amusement. Lieut. Schildt, who lald the smoke curtain at Boll- ing Field, Washington, for the Army rolief show several days ago, flew along the water front with his aged Martin bomber and deposited a smoke “cloud,” which gradually moved to the line of spectators, obscured them and well-nigh suffocated a few tender lungs. But it was a pretty screen and strong enough to wipe out the sun, Gasps followed the coughs when three figures fell from the wings of two Martin bombers a few moments later and dropped earthward in para chutes. One parachute jumper wa unable to make the land and was destined for the water. He struck it all right, but, fortunately, it was shallow and he was able to stand up and shake himeelf, to the gratifica- tion of the crowd. And then a “battleship” represented by a submarine chaser, anchored 1,000 feet from the pier, was attacked by six torpedo planes, three approach- ing from the west and three from the They were innocent looking sauntering along, suddenly a vo and then three torpedoes from each group struck the water, and with it the pilots pulled the big ships into the air and safety. The torpedoes were only dummies, and they showed what could have hap- pened had they been real. Just be- fore lunch time the scout cruiser Concord, sistership of the now fa- mous Richmond, which escorted the world fiyers home from England, ap- peared in the offing and without warning deposited a seaplane in the air by means of the catapault. The Shenandoah was scheduled to occupy the next event, but her skipper couldn't make the grade, being con- cerned about reaching Lakehurst to- night, much to the disappointment of the crowd and the officials in charge of the air meet. A mighty battle in the clouds, par- ticipated in by six fighting planes, three bombers and four torpedo planes—a spectacle of intense inter- est—opened the afternoon’s program. Three big Martins from Quantico sailed over the bay enjoying the clear sky, the cool breeze and the sunlight, when, without warning, six little Voughts dropped down upon them, scattered them and then returned to their job of protecting the “battle- ship” (the same subchaser which should have been sunk by the half dozen torpedoes) below. The big Martins were plucky and one of them sneaked back. Flying parallel with shore, he shot out a smoke curtain— one of those lacy, cream-colored curtains, again shutting off the rays of the sun. From nowhere, it seemed, four big torpedo planes crashed through this curtain and, theoretical- ly, dropped their deadly bombs and torpedoes on the much-abused “bat- tleship.” The whirl of their por- pellers through the curtain left four large whirlpools, a beautiful and unique spectacle. The Martin fooled the sly little fighters and the torpedo palnes did the work they get paid for. Strive for $1,000 Prize. After this event, which aroused much enthusiasm among the tax- payers over the possibilities of attack and defense with aircraft, came the two little racing “jobs,” and on the conclusion of their act five good and not-so-good-looking commercial fly- ing boats took off to win the $1,000 in prizes offered by the Baltimore Sun and Evening Sun; i. e, they took off in order of their speed, a_Loening air yacht being kept on the Water 33 minutes after the first “erate” got into the air, because he had a 100- mile - an - hour - or - more speed as against less than one-half of this by other entrants. The air yacht, al- though flown by Harry Rogers of Miami with much skill, didn’t get the first prize, but one of his employes, Edward Neimeyer, piloting a some- what modern flying boat, took the offering with a speed of 76.17 miles per hour. Before they had finished, however, four DT-2s (torpedo planes from the scouting fleet) had to get into the air for their race over a course of about hoarseness, you may be developing consump- tion and you should lose no time to See a Doctor or Have Yourself Examined at the Free Health Department Clinic 409 15th St. N.W,, Tuesda y, Thursday or Saturday at 2-4 o'clock. Friday evenings from'7:30-9 o'clock. To Prevent Consumption 1. Avoid house dust and impure or close air, day or night. 2. Get all the light and sunhsine possible into your home. 3. Avoid raw milk, raw cream and butter made of unpasteurized cream. Eat plain, nourishing food. 4. 5. [ on your body. Annual Heal et sleep by retiring early enough. "I?ry el:’:f:ld :mprry’., Be cheerful. Think kindly. Your mind acts th Insurance Examinatios Y Bii Association: tor thes Pravmition of Telephone 25 miles in order to beat darkness. The ship flown by Lieut. P. L. Haynes was forced down because flames from the exhaust ignited a portion of the fabric around the engine. Lieut. Mec- Kay, who was listed as an alternate and finally got in as a principal, took the cup, danated by the city of Balti- more, with a speed of 80,87 miles an hour. In order to win, however, Mc- Kay had to do a little night fiying, and as he passed on his last go-round his navigating lights could be plainly seen. Lieut. W. K. Patterson was second and Lieut. R. B. Pollard last. e e TWO KILLED ON CROSSING MONTGOMERY, Ala., October 25.— Thoma~ E. Stanley, Lafayette, Ala, and Hugh L. Mayer, Jasper, Ala., were killed when a coupe in which they were riding was struck at a grade crossing by a southbound Seaboard passenger train onme-half mile from Hurtsboro, near here. The vietims were dead when the train crew and passengers reached thawm, e OYSTER|S PLEASED BY WHISTLE RULE Believes Much Benefit Will Follow When System Is More Familiar. Commissioner Oyster, in charge of police affairs, expressed the belief yesterday that the plan requiring offi- cers to blow their whistles in advance of turning the semaphores should | prove beneficial in the regulation of traffic at downtown intersecdions The length of tirsa tat should elapse between the blast of the whis- | tle and the changing of the sign is| being left to the judgrient of the in- dividual traffic officers, the object be- ing to wait long enough to enable pedestrians and yehicles that are half way across to reach the opposite side before releasing traffic in the other direction. The Commissioner said he was in accord with this principle of traffic regulation. Inspector Albert J. Ieadley, chief of the traffic bureau, who addressed the night squad of crossing men Fri- day to impress upon them that the whistle rule must be carried out, made the same talk to the day force yesterday. Extra Trafic Officers. In addition to the regular trafiic squad, there are certain patrolmen in the first and third precincts who help to direct traffic during the morning and evening rush hours. In order that the rule of blowing the whistle and waiting an interval before changing direction might be observed uniformly at all points, In- spector Headley yesterday requested the captains of thosc two precincts to give,their patrolmen the same in- structions now issued to regular traf- fic men. 1f the “go” sign is turned for north and south traffic at the rame instant that the whistle {5 blown the value of the whistle is lost, because the north and south traffic will start across before the east and we vehicles have cleared the intersection. Pedestrians moving east and west would be caught half way across. Inspector Headley's order to his men is to wait long enough after blowing the whistle for the inter- section to become ‘“reasonably clear” of east and west traffic before releas- ing the north and south stream. Warning to Pedestrians. Police officials are endeavoring to impress upon the great army of walk- ers that their co-operation Is essen- tial to the successful and safe regu- Jation of traffic at downtown cross- ings. “Watch the policeman and cross only while the traffic is moving in your direction,” is the police appeal to pedestrians. When a pedestrian steps off the curb with the stop sign against him he walks in front of vehicles proceeding in the opposite direction. Inspector Headley pointed out ves- terday that one of the most difficult problems at intersections is to protect the pedestrian against vehicles mak- ing a righthand turn. “It makes little difference,” the in- spector said, “whether you have the machine desiring to make a righthand turn proceed with the ‘go’ sign or the ‘stop’ sign. There are likely to be some pedestrians crossing street the machine has been traveling on or the street it is about to turn into.” FORMER BANK OFFICIAL HELD IN $91,000 CASE Directors of Norwich Institution Announce Alleged Shortage Is Made Up by Them. Pq the Associated Press. NORWICH, Conn., October George A. Finn, former treasurer and secretary of the Bankers' Trust Com pany of this city, was arrested today on a charge of embezzlement of $91,000 of the bank's funds. In default of $80,000 bond Finn was locked up. The arrest was made on a warrant issued on behalf of John J. Byrne, State bank commissioner. Angus Park, president of the Bank- ers’ Trust Company, said the alleged shortage in the bank's assets had been made up fully by the directors and every depositor was fully pro- tected. PRAISE OF LAFAYETTE PLEASING TO ENVOY Military Attache of French Em- bassy Writes Expression of Gratitude to Virginia. By the Associated Prees. RICHMOND, Va., October 25—“It is indeed the most gratifying expres- sion of your permanent friendship to my country to find that the love and gratitude shown to Lafayette here a century ago has endured,” Brig. Gen. A, G. L. Dumont, military attache of the French embassy at Wash- ington, told the people of Vir- ginia tonight on the occasion of the centennial celebration of Marquis de Lafayette's visit here. The French envoy recounted the deeds of his compatriot for the cause of the American colonies, and dwelt also on America’s aid to France dur- ing the World War. He then said: “Whatever ceremonies may unite us in remembrance of these glorious deeds must be commended. It was upon Virginia's soil that Lafayette had the chief command during the darkest days of the Revolution. Un- der him served the Virginia soldiers of the war, Here he defended the capital city when it was endangered by the troops of the traitor, Arnold, and Gen. Carleton, and here he large- ly contributed to the surrender at Yorktown, which ended the war.” —_— McAdoo Going to Coast. NEW YORK, October 2.—Willilam G. McAdoo left tonight for the West. He will be in Chicago tomorrow, but will entrain again before night and will continue his journey to his home n gouthern the | T21EMPLOYES PAY § RAISED IN SCHOOLS Increases Under Reclassifi- cation Range From $22 to $940 Yearly. One hundred and twenty-one of the 486 employes in the District public schools whose salaries were adjusted by the classification act of 1923 re- ceived increases in pay of from $20 to $940 a year, Maj Raymond O Wilmarth, business manager of the school system, revealed in his annual report which was made public Jast night by Supt. Frank W. Ballou. Maj Wilmarth's report, which deals en tirely with the reclassification legis tion as it affects school employes. forms the third instaliment of D: Ballou's annual report to the Board of Education. Two of the 486 employes received reduction of $60 a year, Maj. Wilmar: pointed out, while 163 received n increa The adjustments under the classification act, he sald, represent an increase of 45.60 per cent over the former basic salaries. “The success of classification,” said Maj. Wilmarth, “depends vmon a oper co-operation between t:~ de- partment, the Bureau of the Budge! and the Congress in working out o just appropriations which will permit the department to secure the mo efficient resylts. If the appropriati are kept too low it will be impossit to promote those employes whose ncy has warranted increase nsation, while if they are i ased to large amounts there wi be a tendency to promote employes higher within the salary scale of the grade than the actual performance of ich employes warrants. To secure most_eflicient results there muet be a proper balance between the re- quirements of the department and the ropriations for its maintenance. “The most careful review should be given efficiency ratings of em- ployes, so that each employe ma: be assured that he will be equitably and fairly promoted within his grad: as he becomes more expert. Favorit ism should in no way creep in, but, as it is possible, Congress has placed certain limitations upon promotions within the grades under which it impossible to place 4 large number of emploves at the higher salaries of any grade, and which requires that the salaries within the grade shall Le averaged along the line so that average of all employes in the grade shall be the midway point of the grade. Merit Promotions Urged. “The classification act of and not pers ty of an administr tive superior to promote the pe of ter ability to the work re- € that greater ability. An em- ployve, therefore, shoyld not be con- tented with the grade he is in. He should study and become so expert that he will be lifted out of that grade into a higher grade of serv “There is far more incentive under the reclassification to do good work and to improve one's education and skill than there was under the old re- gime. There will be less transferring from one office to another and less opportunity for personal favoritis The Government has taken a very de- cided step forward in inaugurating this law and with the co-operation of the Congress, the Bureau of the Bud- { met, the Personnel Classification Board, the departmental administra- tors, and the employes it can taks still further steps forward in improv ing it. " The old employment system | with fixed salaries and little oppor- tunity for improvement has passed The fyture holds every opportunmitv for aafquate compensation to the en 1 and advancement for thos | Who increase their value to the ser Some Work Extra Hours. “In considering the grade alloc. |tions of employes assigned to thc {care of buildings and grounds,” con tinued Maj. Wilmarth, ‘“the Personnal Classi 'n Board gave careful con- sideration to the duties performed by these employes, including the exces- I sive hours of service required of them each day and the extra service re- quired of certain of these employes for night use of buildings by the night schools, the community cen- ters and other school activities Ior many vears it has been customary to pay these emploves additional compensation at per diem or per nour rates for extra services rendered in connection with the night use ot buildings. The Personnel Classifica- tion Board decided that the grade al- location assigned to employes cov- . regular service required them and that the payment of addi- tional compensation for services ren- dered for regular night uses of their buildings should not be continued but that those employes who per- formed additional services in connec- tion with regular night uses of build- in should be assigned advancea salaries within their grades to cover such additional service. Concurred in Decinion. Bureau of the Budget and | Congress concurred in this decision of the I'ersonnel Classification Board and the appropriations for the mext fiscal year do not contain the ususl authorizations ing the appropria- tions for personal services in the night schools and community centers available for the payment of addi- tional compensation to these em- ployes. Unfortunately in certifying the salaries for these employes under the new grade allocations the Per- sonnel Classification Board did not consider as part of their present com- pensation the additional compensa- tion received by them for this ad- ditioal service. The result is that many of these employes will receivé less, under the reclassification than their gross envelope pay for the cur- rent school year. “The salary assignments of these employes will be appealed to the Per- sonnel Classification Board for read- justment. Ninety-one employes are affected. The average basic salary paid these emploves during the pri ent fiscal vear was $1,080.44, and the average gross salary was $1,222.01. The average salary assigned by the Fersonnel Classification Board is $1,183.52, while gn average salary of $1,269.23 should have been assigned to them.” { “The WRECKED VESSEL FOUND. Schooner Believed to Have Gone Down With All Aboard. FORT MYERS, Fla, October 25 three-masted schooner was found bottom up today at Marco Pass, about 72 miles down the coast from Fort Myers. 1t was wrecked in Monday's storm and those on board are be- lieved td have been drowped. With the bow and stern under the watcr it is not possible to get the name or number of the vessel. 1t draws eight feet of water and is believed to be a Spanish schooner. Ballots Mailed President. NORTHAMPTON, Mass., October 25.— City Clerk James R. Mansfield last night mailed three official ballots for the November election to President and Mrs. Coolidge and to Edward T. Clark, ~the President’s persomal sec- retary, in _accordance with & request the White House,