Evening Star Newspaper, December 11, 1924, Page 2

2 BODIES SOUGHT INNAVY AIR GRASH Jammed Controls or Broken Wires Blamed for Death of Five Flyers. By the Associated Press. BAN DIEGO, Calif., December 11.— Search was continued by naval au- ihoritfes at Point Loma today for the bodies of Lieut H. Roby and J. Wieczk, a naval radio operator, who foll to death vesterday in the sea- plane H-16 when the aircraft dropped out of a tall spin into the Pacific Ocean, killing five and injuring three officers and enlisted men, all mem- bers of the crew. The plane was ngaged in aerlal target practice. The ac ent was the worst in the history of naval aviation Witnesses said the plane went out control at an altitude of 1,200 Either the controls jammed or afleron wires snapped, naval iators said. The officlal version of the tragedy will be heard before a naval board of inquiry rppointed today by l‘nm,i Ntanford E. Mos ommander of l|\€‘l | | 1 = atr squadrons attached to the battle tleet here. An important part Teport probably will nony of the three R. Davenport, J. D i'autz, now in the this city Tha of the board's be the testi- fnjured men, H Massingill and R. Naval Hospital in Licut Lieut Ciochino Arthur P, and Fred machinist's bodies of Varini, the pilot Thurston, assistant pilot 1. Cruell, aviation chief Upper: LIEUT A. P. THURSTON, Lower: LIEUT. G. VARINI. EEKS REBUILDING mate, were recovered Making 85 Miles an Hon The H-16 was flving at a spe about $5 miles an hour when I Varini_attempted a right vertical | irn. The plane, weighing more than | ton, went into n, plunging | vith terrific speed toward the sea rashing in the surf about 300 yards ! directly west of the officers’ quarters Rockwell Field | Splinters from the wrecked plane | covered the sea for several hundred feet. It is believed that all five men | in the forward cockpits Killed | stantly and not drowned, as the| covered bodies were horribly man sled The dead are Lieut. Giochino Varini: survived b widow, Mrs. Minnie May Varini, 1 North Spring street, Pensacola, Fia Lieut. Kilburn H. Roby, assistant pilot; widow resides in San Diego. Lieut. Arthur P Thurston; mother, Mrs. C. Thurston, 431 Aayward avenue, N.J Fred uell, aviation inist widow Diego 3. Wi radio first-class; mother resides at 309 West Eighth street, Oswego, N. ¥ Seriously ini Hayter R. Duvenport chinist mate, firs sides 1003 State ¥ D 1 first-class; mother =inglll, Knoxville, Tenn R. Pautz, aviation machinist mate rst-class Mrs. Lavina Pautz, y Or D. Cr mate; chief ma- resides in San av tion ma- her re . Bristol, Va aviation rigger, | Tarrole Mas- San Diego. Pautz be and ysicians hold littl his recovery. Daven ill also may die CONGRESS IS ASKED FOR SCHOOL SURVEY TO DETERMINE NEEDS i from First Page.) pe for Ma; n- and ‘e B. V. Brown Che wince 1917 “Not even the unior high scho. jacfarland) have assembly halls, by the nt-tea clared s f schools have yooms or them with \ionroe, | Takoma, Wheatley and in Chase— newly constructed (Langl nd been provided with a report prepared cher organizs owing elemen enlarged to thout providing assembly halls: Eaton, West, Petworth, nan, all opened the Garrison and | red school enlargements, | pa been 16 “The enlargements of the Burrvil 1 Deanwood colored schools to voms each; the new 8-room bt «Burroughs, Kingsman, new colored; Baneroft and Raymond) the projected replacements of ‘Penley and Cook (colored) have mnot hoen provided with assembly halls r is there any prospect that sub- quent enlargements of these build- 8s will be provided with assemblies y other special feature unless s a change of policy whereby ch features would add to the pupil capaclty of the bullding instead of being mere extras GRAND DUCHESS TO ARRIVE TODAY (Continued from First Page.) e > doubtful whether sh will ba able to attend. Mrs. Coolidge left Washing- ton today for B on, where she is to :cept a degree from Boston Unlver- sity At the fete, which yature of a Russian relief ball, in honor of the grand duchess, there will o appear, in person, Lieut. de Witt ‘arr of the presidentiai yvacht May- flower. He will be the dancing part- ner of Miss Natalie Hammond, daugh- 1er of Mr. and Mrs. John Hays Ham- mond, in & minuet of the French revo- lution. be will in the Fete to Begin at 9. The Russlan fete is to open at 9 ock under the auspices of the stan Rellof Society, of which Mrs. Lansing is the chairman. Tomorrow the grand duchess is to he the guest of honor at a luncheon Vv Mrs. George Thomas Marye, wife of the former Ambassador to Russia. Nrs. Lansing will entertain at a re- coption later in_the afternoon, and Airs. John Hays Hammond is to give @ dinner tomorrow night in honor of the “royal” guest. The grand duchess plans to leave Washington about Sat- urday noon. Detective Ira Keck has been as- eigned to accompany the grand duch- ess during her stay in Washington. Christmas Is Coming Shop Early So You Can Mail Early ment | FBOTANIC GARDEN Representative Dickinson to Push Plan for Model Institution. Erection of a thoroughly modern plant for the National Botanic Gar- den, which will be an adornment for a section of the city which is now an eyesore for Congress and visitors from all parts of the country, will be vigorously pushed at this sesston of gress under the active leade of Representalive Dickinson of chalrman of the subcommitte House appropriations committee which passes upon all appropriations for the Botanic Garden After a conference today with Di- rector Hess of the Botanic Garden, David Lynn, architect of the Capitol, and others particularly concerned in the proposed development, Repre- sentative Dickinson let it be known that new buildings along the bed of the old James Creek on land turned over by Congress to the Botanic Gar- den last year will be providea for and that probably other tracts of and owned by the District and sev- privately owned will probably be condemned so as to provide ade- quate space during the coming fiscal vear for the systematic improvement of the garden Tredicts Early Action. Representative ference today went over char south of the Capitol to which it is proposed will eventu occu d by the enlarged Bota Garden ile predicted that early tion will be taken on legislation will provide a comprehensive program for establishing the Botanic Garden with modern equipment that within a few years it m come the equal of any such in tion in the world Representative Dickinson emphasized that this improve section of the city which eds improvement as much f not more than any other part of the National Capital He explained that tory in the present Botanic betwean Pennsylvania avenuse land avenue must soon ked and rebuilt. He says this vatory ought not to- be rebuilt on its present site and that the best iocation for it now seems to be along Maryland avenue. I doing this it would replace a number of propa ing houses which must be anyway, and which are not in any sense objects of beauty in their pres- ent dilapidated condition at the very foot of Capltol Hill Dickinson with thesa showing in_con- officials the land the river be ¢ the old observa- Garden, and New Land Needed. To carry out this proposed improve- it will be necessary to proyide land on which new propagating houses will be bullt. A resolution has already passed the House amd action on it will soon be sccured In the Senate by Senator Pepper of Pennsylvania, Representa- tive Dickinson sald. This resolution would constitute a commission, com- posed of the architect of the Capitol, the director of the Botanic Garden and other officials, with th formulating a plan for future expan- sion of the Botanic Garden, and which | would determine what land now own- the Government should be over to Botanic Garden occu- ;, and what land now privately owned should be condemned, so as to complete the stretch of gardens from the Capitol to the river on the south. Under this resolution such a com- prehensive plan for the enlarged Bo- tanic Garden would be submitted to the library committee in this way; subsequent legislation would be pro- vided so that appropriations annually made by Congress could be used to the best advantage in carrying out this comprehensive scheme of devel- opment. THIRD PARTY FATE TO BE DETERMINED AT CONCLAVE HERE (Continued from First Page.) Sinclair, Edward J. Keating and H.F. Samuels, the Progressive candidate for Governor of Idaho, who ran sec- ond to and only 10,000 votes behind the Republican nominee for that office. Need of Program. The conference may have to decide also, if there is to be a third party movement, what shall be its program and what its principles. It is known that not a few of the Progressives would like to get away from the plank advanced for an amendment to the Constitution of the United States making the Congress supreme in mat- ters of legislation and the constitu- tionality thereof, and also Govern- ment ownership of the railroads. What the effect will be upon the political status of members of the Senate and House who followed La Follette during the last campaign, in the event of the formation of a third party, remains to be seen. If they declare for such a party, then they automatically would eliminate them- selves from the old parties. It is known, however, that Senator Brook- hart, for example, will not go into a third party. He has declared all along he is a Republican and will remain one—this notwithstanding the recent action of the Republican conference of the Senate in denving him place in ghe party councils. | nave | Richards to be too high. rebuilt | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON SPANISH BUY OFF FOESINMOROCCO Large Sums Paid to Natives When Rivera Cannot Re- lieve Beseiged Posts. BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. LONDON, December 11. Reliable reports indicate that the Spanish withdrawal toward Tetouan and Alka- sear from Chechuan Is proceeding slowly, hampered by heavy rains and continual tacks by the natives, with serious losses from sickness and rifle fire. The Spanish Ambassador at London has addressed a letter to the press arguing that this withdrawal is not the result of defeat, but of a change in policy. Retreat In Costly. Whatever may be its cause, it is proving exceedingly costly ‘Tha na- tives have received large sums of money for the ransom of beleaguered Spanish posts «hich the Spanish were unable to relieve otherwise, and Abdel Krim, it is reported, now has more than 1,200 Spanish prisoner: Snipings are now occurring around Tetuan, whore the aviation field has heen fired upon several times. Dispatches from Tangier in- dicate that the natives are only awaiting the arrival of the bulk of the Spanish forces at Tetuan to at- tack that ity The attitude of the Anjera tribesmen between Tetuan and Ceuta is dubi- ous. It is feared that they may arise at any moment and destroy the Teu- tuan-Ceuta Ratlway. Peace negotlations between the Spanish and the Riffians apparently have broken down. It {s confirmed that Abdel Krim's terms are a com- plate evacuation of the Spanish zone except the towns of Ceuta and Melil- la and the payment of an indemnity | of 20,000,000 pesetas. The Spanish refused The new Spanish line which Gen. will form a semi-circle from Tetuan will form a semi-circle from Tetouan to Alkasar, covering the Tangler- Fes Rallway. It remalns to be seen whether it will be easler to hold this than the preceding lines. (Copyright, 1924, by Chicago Daily News Co.) RIVERA IS OPTIMISTIC. even Spanish Dictator Predicts Peace in Morocco Soon. By the Assoclated Pross TETUAN, Moroceo, “Peace will soon reign in Morocco, thanks to the successful execution of the plan which we have worked out,” declared Gen. Primo Rivera, head of tho Spanish military directorate, in a speech here during celebration of the Spanish infantry patron’s day. The plan referrcd to is the with- drawal of Spanish forces from the| outlying positions and establishment of a continuous fortified line capabie of withstanding ralds by the rebel tribesmen. December 11.— A Madrid dispatch last the Spanish withdrawal in Morocco has entered its final phase and that | the first units of the forces falling ack from Sok-el“Arba had reached Totuan. The rebels, it was added, had been heavily punished by the Spanish troops covering the with- drawal. GAS TAX PAYMENTS HELD NORMAL HERE IN OFFICIAL REPORTS (Continued from First Page) night sald 000 cars, a figure declared by Mr. | s in the Distriat used of gasoline per car for months of 1924, or a rate 520 gallons a year, which, nputed on a we basis, would make an exact consumption of 10 gal- lons a week These are actual fig- ures, obtained by the Bureau of Public Roads, and declared to be accurate. The gasoline consumption rate here of 520 gallons per year per car is higher than in most of the States, is comparable with the consumption rate in California, a tourlst State, and is much higher than in the adjoining States of Maryvland and Virginia, the compilations made by the roads.bu- reau show. Virginia has a low con- sumption rate, while Maryland's con- sumption rate s considerably lower than the 520-gallon rate shown here by figures for the first six months of x 520 | 1924 At the same time the bureau showed that the average fee for motor ve- hicle registration in Washington was but $4.78 in 1923, the lowest in the Nation. Some allowance must be made, in| the opinfon of the Bureau of Publla| Roads, for a fluctuation in the gaso- line tax receipts when tourist travel is heavy into and out of Washing- ton, as In the Spring and Fall, but, on the whole, the consumption should remain fairly constant, allowing for the expansion in the use of motor vehicles and the consequent increased use of gasollne In addition, the bureau said, many vehicles licensed in Maryland and Virginia purchase gasoline in Wash- ington when they are In this city be- cause of a possible lower cost here. Chairman Zihlman emphasized to- day that his investigtaion carries with it no implication of fraud in the col- lection of the gas tax, but is under- taken because the additional revenue which thls tax was expected to yleld is especlally desired at this time for road improvements. He called today on several of the big taxicab and bus companies and other large consumers of gasoline for data covering their prespective con- sumption. He also Is seeking reliable information regarding the number of automobiles, 8o that when he calls the subcommittee together he will have authoritative data on which they can work. PRSI BRITISH SHIP AGROUND. Tugs Sent to Vessel Carrying 200 or 300 Passengers. LONDON, December 11.—Lloyd's shipping agency reports that the Bri- tish liner Arcadian, inbound from Malta for Southampton, is ashore on the Shingles, near the Needles, in a dense fog. Three tugs have gone to her assistance. The Arcadian, which has been tour- ing the Mediterranean, had between 200 and 300 passengers. A later dispatch to the Press Asso- ciation from Southampton said the Arcadian was in no danger, that it was expected to get her off on the flood tide and that her passengers | cause of his death. were being landed by tender. Herriot's Condition Unchanged. PARIS, December 11.—The condl- tion of Premier Herriot, who is ill with grippe, was not materially changed today. There was no aggra- vation of the malady, it was stated. The premier will remain in bed for a few days, meanwhile continuing to. give attention to current affairs. D. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST BELMONT DIES SUDDENLY; NOTED BANKER Was Prominent as Horse- man and Yacht Racer {Built Interborough and Cape Cod Waterway Lines. By the Associated Press, NEW YORK, December 11 Belmont, internationally nancier and sportsman, Park avenue apartment after an iliness of little more than one day's duration. A sudden at- tack of ccllulitis complicated by blood poisoning, was given as the He was 71 years -August known fl- dted in his last night old While no definite funeral arrange- ments have bLeen made, it was an- nounced that the burlal would take ;\m‘c» in the family plot at Newport, Death Follows Operation. | Mr. Belmont's death followed an operation performed on his right arm in his aparment yesterday morning. He sank into unconsciousness at 4 o'clock in the afternoon and re- mained in a state of coma until he dled at 6:30. Apparently In good health, the first symptons of the dis- ease manifested themselves Tuesday afterncon, when his right arm be- came inflamed while he was in the banking house of August Belmont & Co., of which he was the head. H is survived by his widow, who was Eleanor Robson, celebrated stage star before her marriage, and two sons, Morgan and Raymond, by his first wife, who died in 1895, Mrs. Belmont, Morgan and the latter's wife were at his bedside when Mr. Belmont died August Belmont combined the characteristics of the hardworking business man plus the playing sports- man. At his office usually from 10:30 in the morning until 4:30 in the after- »m, he had a reputation of han- dling with unusual decisiveness and! celerity executive matters. of great importance. But even during his busiest hours, it was sald by his as- sociates, he was never too buey to recelive one who was iInterested In horses. Proud of Cape Canal. creator of great engineering projects, Mr. Belmont regarded the bullding of the Cape Cod Canal, which he was'a moving force, as his greatest achievement next to his con struction of the Interborough Rapi Transit Subway lines Iin New York Clty During alr service A the war ha was In the and for a year and a half during parts of the years of 1917- 18-16, he was stationed In Fran where he served under command of Brig. Gen. Dawes, now Vice Presi- dent-elect of the United States, Wife Noted Actress. Wien he married Mrs. Belmont, the latter was at the helght of her stage career, a star under her name of Fieanor Robison. She had appeared in the leading roles of such plays as “Merely Mary Ann.” “Salomy Jane” and “The Dawn of Tomorrow.,” and last year was a co-author of the successful melodrama, “Tn the Next Room." Since her retirement from the stage, immediately after her mar- riage, her interest iIn things the- atrical and muslical was shared by Maj. Belngpnt Not only was he known as a turf man. but Maj. Belmont also acquired a reputation as an all-round out-of doors man. He was a crack polo player in his younger days, and con tinued to take part in the arduous ®ame untll he had reached his sixtleth year. He was fond of dogs and made a speclalty of hreeding prize fox terriers and bird dogs, the latter of which he used on his shoet- ing place at Garnett, S. C., and his hunting traet of 15000 acres Quebec. He vislted his South Caro- lina place evegry Winter, and it was thers three years ago that he was injured when his horse stumbled. He was brulsed severely and confined to his house for three weeks. Inherited Love of Sports. Mr. Bolmont, It is sald, Inherited his love of horses from his father and his love of the sea from his mother, for on his materna side he was a grandson of Commodore Per TENANTS' LEADER SUED ON CONTRACT Woman Claims She Gave $150 as Loan or Option on League Interest. Allegations that Edward H. Schir- mer, president of the Tenants' League, entered into a contract and option agreement for the sale of a third interest In the league for $500 Is contained in a sult filed by Mrs. Frances M. Butts against Schirmer in the Municipal Court today for the re- covery of & loan of $150. A copy of the contract filed with the suit holds the $150 was also an option on the one-third interest in the league, which was valued at $300. The declaration states that Schir- mer entered into a contract Septem- ber 4, 1924, and a photographic copy of the contract, signed by Schirmer and Mrs. Butts, is supmitted with the papers. It states that In getting the loan Schirmer represented that he was about to organize a certaln organi- zation known as the Tenants' League; that the said Tenants' League would be extremely profitable to the pro- motors and organizers and would re- sult in large revenues to the organ- izers and promoters by the dues and collections; that many persons in the city of Washington would become members of such organization if properly conducted, and that said organization or similar organizations would be extended to other cities throughout the United States, there- by increasing the revenues and profits to be derived by its original pro- moters and organizers. The declaration further states that Schirmer would in consideration of $500 assign and transfer & one-third interest in the organization and in the revenues therefrom. Mrs. Butts says she advanced $150 to Hchirmer on these representations as gn option for 30 days during which §350 was to be paid for the one-third interest. Otherwise the $150 was to be repaid by Schirmer in-30 days. The plaintiff states that she decided not %o buy the one-third interest after a study of the matter and has only been able to collect two payments of $15 each on the loan. She states that Schirman made a promissory note for the balance to C. S. Butts on the Riggs Bank, which was as- signed to her and has failed to meet the note. She sues for the balance and interest $121.60. Text of Comtract. The copy of the eontract filed in re- spect to the loan and partnership con- tract signed by Schirmer and Butts reads as follow. “This contract made and entered in | v, famed | AND SPORTSMAN AUGUST BELMOX world. His mother, Carolyn Sliddell Perry, was the daughter of the com- modore. Maj. Belmont played a leading role in American yachting circles. He was a member of the syndicate which many years ago built the yacht Vigi- lapt, which sailed viotoriously for the Americus cup against the Valkyrie, brought over here by Lord Dunraven His father was born at Alzel, in the Palatinate, Rhenish Prussia, but came to New York at the age of 21 and boeama a citizen of the United States At the first opportunity. The Helmont became an internationally known figure in financial and diplo- natic circles Mr. Belmont was born fn New York February 18, 185 He entered Har- rd University in 1870 after prep. 1 at the Rectory Scho Conn., and Phillips Jxeter Academ In 1875 he entered the banking firm of his father, of which he assumed control in 1890 at the death of his father, and has throughout his life been prominent in banking circles. At the time of his death he head f the firm of August Belmont & Co. Mr. Belmont was chalrman of the board of directors of the Interborough Rapid Tran 5., which he organ- ized. He was chairman of the board of the Loulsvilla and Nashvi Rail- road, a director of the Paul Rail road, a director of the ultable Life Insurance Co., the National Bank and varions Mr. Belmont was married twice and was the father of thres children. Mis first wife, whom in 1851 was Bessls II. She dled in he married Morgan SON WILL TAKE FARM. Capt. Belmont Authority on Stock Pedigre: December 11 Raymond Belmont, eldest shn of August Belmont, financier and banker who dled in New York last expected to assume control of xary Stud, Mr. Belmont's 1arge stock farm | near hera. AMr. near here. Mr. Belmont succeeded to e ownership of the place started by his father, the first Belmont, half a century ago. . Capt | August | grandfather, has always been finter- ested in horse racing, according to friends here, and is widely known as an autherity on pedigrees and blood {lines of thoroughbreds. ry Stud 1s managed 3 Kane, widow of Edward Ka who was in charze for 41 | vears preceding his death, eight years |ago. Mrs. Kane declared that Man | o'-War, Nursery Stud's most famous | 8on, was one of the last horses bred | by her husband. although he did not |live to see the great colt | Fair Play and Mahuba, sire and dam of Man-o'-War; Hourless, one of the greatest of American sires; 65 brood mares and 27 weanlings are on the stud now, and nearby on an- other farm, also managed by a wom- an, Miss Elizabeth Daingerficld, stands Man-o'-War. WOULD MAKE BABIES IN FAMILY COMPULSORY Omaha Physician Wants Licenses Revoked for Childless Couples. by Mrs By the Assoclated P | OMAHA, Nebr., December 11.—Revo- cation of all marriage licenses issued in Nebraska in cases where no chil- dren are born within two y S, mak- ing exceptions for physical disabil- ities when properly certified by a physictan was proposed here today by City Heatlh Commissioner A. S. Pinto. Dr. Pinto announced that he wduld support such a bill before the coming session of the Nebraska legislature, FRENCH LOAN IS SUCCESS. By the Associated Press. PARIS, December 11.—Finance Min- ister Clementel announced today that France's internal loan of 4,000,000,000 trancs had been largely oversub- scribed. M. Clementel said the government at an early date would bring forward an operation on a large scale to con- solidate and amortize the public debt. The present loan, said the minister, had been a success regardiess of the existence In the country of an ele- ment of pessimism and fear. —e e this fourth day of September, 1924, between Edward H. Schirmer, party of the first part, and Frances M. Butts, party of the second part, witnesseth that “For and in consideration of $150 cash in hand paid by the party of the second part to the party of the first part, Edward H. Schirmer agrees and ‘promises to meet tha note given by him this day to the party of the second part for $150 In 30 days if by that time the party of the second part ix not fully satisfied to become a partner with him in the Tenants' League of Washington which he is now forming and for the expenses of which he is to use the money. If Frances M. Butts, party of the second part, is within 30 days fully satisfied to become & partner in the Tenants' League she is to pay Edward H. Schirmer the sum of $600, for which she is to have one-third interest in said Tenants’ League, with all the rights pertaining thereto. The decla- ration 1s signed by Frances M. Butts and Attorney J. Friedburg. Mrs. Henry C. Brown, secretary of the Tenants’ League, when informed of the suit declared that it could not involve any member of the league as the organization was not formed until September 17, which is 13 days after the date on the copy of the contract filed in the Municipal Court this morning. Mrs. Brown stated that shé had not been able to get in touch with Mr. Schirmer and that she did not want to say anything about the matter until she had seen him. She, how- over, did suggest that “it is probably some spite work to discredit us” into for opening the ports of Japan to the | elder | Hampden, | ght, 1s | Capt! Belmont, like his father and | | of the District government must be | deprived of the 15 | has been Parl | her corporations. | | | i [ 1] i | | 1 ONE CHANGE SEEN DECEMBER 11, 1924, 2,500 HERE LOSE VAGATION LEAVE Per Diem Employes Hit by Controller of Treasury’s Ruling. More than 2,600 per diem employes day® leave a year they now receive as a result of a rul- ing of the Controller of the Treasury which came to light yesterday. ‘This conclusion was reached by the mmissioners in special board sion today, at which they went over the controller’s opinion with Auditor Daniel J. Donovan and Daniel E. Garges, secretary to the Board of ‘ommissioners. 1 At the same session the city heads decided to appeal to the controller to reconsider the question. Here, briefly, is how the situation arose: In 1921 Congress made provision | in the District appropriation aot! whereby the Commissioners could | grant 15 days'. leave a year to all per diem men who are in the service for 10 consecutive months. Prior to that time per diem men got no leave, | although employes carried as annuai | | or statutory workers, are allowed 30| days of annual leave as well as sick | leave. Makes Test Case. Recently A. C. Oliver, a per diem employe of the Water Department, applied for sick leave on the ground | that the Classification Board has fixed his salary on an annual basis He was denled sick leave, whereupon he asked tha Conunissioners for a ruling from the controlier. After studying the ruling the Com- | misstorers reached the conclusion | that it not only denied the per diem employe sick leave, but that it also denled the 15 days’ regular leave a year to all employes who are paid out of appropriations in which the words “temporary employment” are used. The Commissioners found that about 2500 men come under the appro- priations in which the employment is referred to as “temporary.” District officials explain that the difficulty in the situation {s that while the employment of these men is le- gally referred to in tha appropriation act each year as being temporary, thelr salaries are, in fact, continuous in hundreds of cases. Long-time “Temporary” Employes. The sewer department, for cxample, has “temporary” employe who in the service of the city | government for more than 40 years. | There are others who have been con- | tinuously_employed for long periods of years. Auditor Donovan while the pay of per dlem employes was computed on an annual basis of 360 days a year. for the purposes of ing out the classification act, that act did not change the per diem worker to an annual basis for the purposes of sick and annual leave For many years the per dlem men got no leave with pay. After a long fight they had the clause inserted the appropriation act in 1821, giving | them 15 days, or half of what statu- tory employes raceive The effact of the new ruling takes | that 15-day privilege away from | nearly all of them under the Inter- pretation of the word “temporary” in connection with the appropriations Most of the men affected are in the various branches of the engineer de- | partment, but it also reaches certain amployes of the assessor, the license | bureau, the Free Public Library and the playgrounds department. explained that | 1 FOR MORE POLICE Increase Can Be Granted Only in New Traffic Measure. If the Police Department is the additional men it needs to keep pace with the growth of the city within the next vear they probably will_have to be provided for in the traflc legislation now being drafted at the Capitol. The estimates of the dapartment for the next fiscal vear, as sent in by the Commissioners and approved by the Bureau of the Budget give the department no increases in the number-of men An increase in the number of policemen has been mentioned fre- quently in the past few weeks as one of the steps that should be taken along the creation of a traffic court to reduce the number of serious acci- dents on the streets. Total Now Is 1,057 The present strength of the depart ment is 892 privates. The deficienc: bill just passed by Congress provides for 165 added positions, bringing the total up to 1,057. These additional however, will merely make it with the new law giving each policeman one day off a | week and will not add to the force on duty at any one time. to get |of the new policy, hence Goddess of Farms Officially “0. K.d,” Government Says The Goddess of Agriculture—in three letters—is “Ops.” The Department of Agricluture Umade this announcement to the oountry today for the benefit of cross-word puzslers, but refrained from any intimation that the ac- tion was to-be considered a prece- dent. “Ops” got into the correspondence of the department when the Phil- adelphia office obligingly searched a dictionary to please a young woman puzzle addict. MARX SOONTOQUIT HELM N GERMANY Decision of Cabinet to sign Spells End of Chancellor. Re- BY EDGAR ANSEL MOWRER. By Radio to The Star and Chicago Dafly News. BERLIN, December 11.—The dedi- sion of the cabinet to resign within the immediate future is taken here to mean that Chancellor Marx's days are numbered. His most probable suc- cessor |3 Herr Stresemann, whose candidacy is said to be the only one acceptable to President Ebert. Other candidates are the Center deputy, Stegerwald, organizer of Cath- olic labor bodies and leader of Con- servative Catholics, and any one of three Nationalists. It seems fairly certain the new cabinet will be formed under Na- tionalistic colors, based on the Na- tionalists, the People’s party, the Catholic Center and two or smaller groups, leaving out the Dem- ocrats, the Socfal Democrats, the Communists and the remaining hand- ful of superpatriots. This means a conservative government, in which will be represented men who are wholly unsympathet! with any ful- fillment policy. Chancellor Marx wished to resign immedtately and leave this conserva- tive group to deal with the difficult problem which is pending, but Strese- mann demurred. He was not wil to induce his conservative friend hang themselves with the first fi the decision is left in Marx's hands. The oid cab!- net will not resign until the new one is formed. The Conservative majority will be slight. Its tenure of life will depend on keeping the Cathollc Cen- ter (Copyright 1024, by Chicagn Daily News * 8 3 Attention! * * * Young YRREARNN »* * Spud, the Compass Dog. His Tail Points North. (He Is Now Looking South.) When allowance is made for police- men on special details and men on leave of absence, there remains a total of 649 men for street duty., Dividing this force into three eight- | hour tricks of duty, there are about | 316 policemen on duty at one time | to _cover the entire city. The outstanding item for improve- ment of the service in the new budg- et is for the purchase of a site and the erection of another new precinct sta- tion in the vicinity of Georgia ave- nue and Colorado avenue. For the land the Budget Bureau recommends $7,500 and for the building, $64,000. The new building will be known as the thirteenth precinct and will re- duce the large area now patrolled by the tenth precinct, which is said to have a population within its borders of 130,000 persons. Garage Fund Approved. The budget also allows $8,000 for the erection of a garage for the new twelfth precinct station on Rhode Island avenue northeast, which is| functioning without a patrol hecnusei of lack of a place to keep it. | The lump sum of $60,000 allowed | the Police Department for the cur- rent year for contingencies is the| same in the new budget. Practically all money spent by policemen and de- tectives In the prevention and detec- tion of crime comes from this fund. The Commissioners did not ask for an increase in this item. Two small cuts were made by the Budget Bureau, one of $500 in the item for purchase of fuel, and the other, $200 from the expenses of the House of Detention. The total amount allowed for the Police Department in the new budget is $2,715,680, as against a total of $1,904,847 in the current appropria- tion act. The increase, however, is largely due to the higher salaries al- lowed policemen by speclal legisla- tion at the last session. Less than 100,000 sold in Great Britain each year. As you know, an exped quarters—and there wi It's a mighty fine expedi plorer who ever hopped u and the only one who eve that you'll hear about a: News in a newspaper read about when it hap Be sure to look for the in The Evening Star. PTTTTITTTTTTTT T T T TTTTTTT T T T2 TTT TS TT TR ?}m ¥ »* > % b 2 three | e AR *An expedition * To Santa Claus land has a lot of dangers, but we are pretty sure this one will get clear through to Santa Claus’ head- every day for you telling about it. the celebrated Captain Elijah Squint, the only ex- Squint’s expedition to Santa Claus land for The Star real news—for you. A special dispatch every day by Courier Duck! ¥ i x * : : NAB BANKER HERE INTO-YEAR SEARCH Federal Agents Take West Virginian for Alleged $30,000 Shortage. George W. Hunter, alleged to ha an absconding bank officer, formerly connected with a Willlamstown, W. Va., institution, was arrested here yesterday by Department of Justice agen: ending an Investigation anc search for persons responsible for =r alleged shortage of more than $80,000 occurring in 1914, The arrest was made on an fndict ment charging violation of sectior 5209 of the Revised Statutes apper taining to irregularities in the con duct of their duties by officers ir banks. The specific count of the ir dictment, which was returned on Jun. 16, 1914, alleged. a $434.39 transactior Brought before United States Coin missioner George H. Macdonald for a hearing at his request, this o | count alone was deemed sufficient i {remand him to jail for a hearing “Are you George Hunter?" askec | Commissioner Macdonald at the out set of the arraingment yesterday. “I am not saying who 1 am, prisoner replied “Ill call you George Hunter the from now on,” replied the commis sioner. The prisoner pleaded need for lex: advice and asked for a continuan of the hearing. Date for the hea Ing accordingly was sat for Decem br 18 The search for Hunter, 1t s allege extended to several seotions of th country immediately after the repor was spread that the bank was short When arrested Hunter was silen as to his movements during the long period the search for him wes being prosecuted. He refused to enswe | questions without having consultec | an attorney. | Atthe Dapartment of Justics toda | it was announced that a statemen regarding the arrest would be avai able later. WEDDING‘GUESTS KILLED. Six Meet Death in Auto Crash After Ceremony. December - were killed outrig from his injurie \otor car, driven from th church in Brignals after the cere mony yesterday, failed to take a cor ner and crashed through a store front Five other persons, including the bride and groom, were serlously ir jured and the driver alone escaped unscathed 1 wedding and anoth when France, suests r died readers! 2.2.0.0.8.8.0.0.8 ¢ The Star announces for the benefit of ¥ its young friends that it has arranged to send into the Far North at once - e e e s T ek e ke s sk T e Sk ke sk ek ke sk ke e sk sk ke ok ke ko ok ition into the Far North 11 be news in the paper tion, too. It is headed by 1p Pikes Peak on one foot r did a lot of other things s his dispatches come in. is what people want to pens. That makes Capt. first one next Saturday £2.9.9.0.0.0000.088888$0.¢00.¢8088 :