Evening Star Newspaper, March 27, 1925, Page 4

4 HE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO D. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1925. Mail Flyer Lands Dead Plane Safely, EWEY T0 REPOSE REGRETS TEACHERS comfimcs CHAMBER | MARRIED 30 YEARS, INCATHEDRAL ERE Admiral’s Remains to Be Moved From Arlington at His Widow’s Request. Permission to remove the body of Admiral George Dewey, hero of Manila Bay, from the mausoleum at Arlington to the orypt of Washing- ton Cathedral, where it will rest until an adequate memorial is bullt in the Cathedral, has been granted the ad- miral's widow by the War Depart- ment. In making this announcement last night, Mre. George Dewey said her son, George G. Dewey of Chicago, concurred in the actlon. “As Admiral Dewey was a devout communicant of the Episcopal Church, and for many years an active and de- voted member of the Chapter of Washington Cathedral” said Mrs. Dewey, “I have asiked that his body rest in the crypt of the Bethlehem Chapel until an adequate memorial can be built in the Cathedral.* The Navy Department will assist Mrs. Dewey in carrying out her plan and will furnish a guard of honor when the transfer is made. Admiral Dewey died January 16, 1917, in his 80th vear. His body will Me in the same chapel with that of Woedrow Wilson. At the Cathedral 1t was said that arrangements were in the hands of Rear Admiral Wood, and that it was not known by Cathedral officials when the body would be re- moved from Arlington to the crypt. Lived Near Cathedral. Admiral Dewey was not only a member of the Chapter of the Wash- ton Cathedral, but he formerly ved in a great gray stone home on an estate adjoining the Cathedral Close, which has been presented by its owners, Canon and Mrs. Russell, to_the Cathedral The home was occupied by Ad- miral Dewey as his Summer home, and located om the corner of rty-fourth street and Woodley road, and is known as Beauvoir. It was formerly the Summer home of the late John R. McLean hefore he pur- chased the nearby Friendship. Later it was occupied by Admiral Dewey. Secretary of War Newton D. Baker. during the Wilson administration. and Canon Russell, the latest owner, who presented it to the Cathedral, the transfer to take place at the death of Canon and Mrs. Russell. The place is now leased to Joseph C. Grew, Undersecretary of State. atT S DR. JESSE JONES FETED FOR LABORS IN AFRICA British Government this morning Recognizes Co-Operation of U. 8.—Vast Pos- sibilities of Country Told. By the Associated Press. LONDON, March 27.—Dr. Jesse Jones. director of the Phelps Stokes educational commission of New York, was entertained at dinner by the government at Manchester House last evening in recognition of the co-operation of the United States in making possible the creation of edu- cational commissions to East and West Africa. Maj. W. Ormsby-Gore, member of the House of Commons, presided. Among others present were the Arch- bishop of Canterbury and Sir Michael Sadler of Oxford. Dr. Jones gave an address on the work of the commissions and condi- tions in Africa. He said that Africa’s potentialities surpassed almost the power of human appreciation. The echairman, in toasting the guests, testified to the great value of the commissions under Dr. Jones and their gratitude to him on the eve of his return to America. JONES SEEKS SHIP DATA. Benate Committeeman Sails for South America Tomorrow. Chairman Jones of the Senate com- merce committee left today for New York, where he will sail tomorrow on the steamer Pan-American for South America to obtain information to use in the drafting of a new bill regu- lating Government ships. He will visit Rio de Janeiro dnd Buenos Aires and will cross the 4ndes to' Chile. He expects to return ay The tomb at Ariington, now the resting place of Admiral Dewey. The bedy ix to be placed in the Cathedral at Mount St. Albans. PERSONNEL BUREAU FAVORED BY HEAD OF CIVIL SERVICE (Continued from First Page.) Commission has urged a comprehen- sive employment policy, under central Jjurisdiation, based upon principles which may be carried out with reason- able -uniformity in all departments and establishments,” the statement sald, “for the purpose of standardizing and insuring uniformity of treatment in such employment matters as classifi- catlon, methods of selectlon, assign- ment and training, increases of pay without change of assignment, promo- tion to higher responsibilities, reduc- tions of pay or duties, dismissals, re- instatements or re-employmen! leaves of absence, sanitation, safety service records and statistics, and 1etirement—in fact, every factor which. enters into employment. ‘But the comjssion believes that no onme person can successfully handle such a job. “Control over selections, promo- tions. demotions, discharges or other rewards or punishments, etc, and employment management generally should not be surrendered by the head of a department or establish- ment responsible for resuits, but gen- eral policies should be adopted for the handling of personnel, and the establishment of these policies should be centralized in order to bring about uniformity. “In 1921 the Civil Service Commis- sion and the Bureau of the Budget recommended the issuance of an ex- ecutive order to provide for the es- tablishment of a board to be known as the Federal Personnel Board, com- posed of a representative from each executive establishment, with the president of the Civil Service Com- mission as chairman. “It was recommended that the duties of the board should be to formulate policies and plans designed to place the personnel administration of the Federal Government abreast of the best practice in private enterprise, with due regard to the pecullarities of the public service. ““The Civil Service Commission is of the opinion that no agenoy entire- ly independent of the departments and establishments in which employes serve can successfully impose per- sonnel’ polioies and practices upon the entire service. It believes that a ©co-ordinating board can bring about the adoption of well defined and workable policies which will result in greatly increasing the efliciency of the Government service and in correspondingly reducing the expense of government to the taxpayers. “Standard practices are expected in the purchase, distribution and use of materials or supplies in quantitles. For example, a general supply com- mittee now contracts for supplles for all the Government departments and independent offices in Washington, Wwhereas each branch formerly pur- chased its own typewriters, rubber bands, pencils, etc. Econemical ad- ministration of personnel matters likewise requires standardization of ~ractices. “There is nothing new In the pres- ant discussion of centralization of Government employment matters in the interest of uniformity. The com- mission believes, however, that it is not a task for an individual, but for a board, In which all departments and independent officers are represented.” Legislation is n sary. the Fed- eral Employes' Council declared to- day, ta cure a number of unjust situ- ations aad practices that have de- veloped in the application of the Gl — “Pledged to Quality” Fourteenth St. at New York Ave, Goodman E‘; SUSS Suits for Spring‘ 502 Smartness, good taste, richness of color— it hard to talk about our new Spring clothes without enthusing over their handsome appear- ance—but we prefer to take this for. granted and talk only about their quality. Quality that can only be achieved by com- bining exceptionally fine woolens and exception- ally fine tailoring. Quality that means inecreased sturdiness, longer wear, greater elegance. Two and three button, loose-fitting models; medium wide or full width trousers, styled for the profe: sional man or college chaps. Light grays and tans predominate; sunproof blue serge, in single or double breasted models. Other Goodman & Suss Suits to %65 classlfication of employes within the District of Columbla. The councll decided to press a na- tion.-wide campaign to secure the cure proposed and also tc push the proposed transfer of jurlsdiction of classification from the Personnel Classification Board to the Civil Serv- of Columbia. Only about one-third of the Gov- ernment employes in Washington who are eligible to membership in the federation are members, the council sald, indorsing the membership drive which actually got under way today. There has heretofore never been an actlve campaign to raise the percent- age of membership in the District Rating Method Denounced. Charging that the Bureau of Ef- ciency is preparing to make a rating of the 60,000 or more Government em- ployes in Washington on a basis that is “entirely unfair and unjust,” the councl yesterday denounced such a method of rating and announced its opposition to the intended ratings. The council was told that the EM- ciency Bureau has suggested a scale of ratings which would be counter to the facts. “The viclousness of such a scheme will devitalize, if not nullify, the real purpose of the eficiency rating plan, Luther C. Steward, president of the federation said. “Our attention has been repeatedly called to a sub rosa or confidential oral instruction calling for arbitrary ratings, not on the basis of the quality of the work performed, but on the erroneous assumption that a certain proportion of employes in each unit to be rated must be made to conform to a scale of percentages de- termined in advance of the ascertain- ment of facts.” In some bureaus, the council was informed, instructions issued in ad- vance of the rating of employes re- quire that only 3 per cent be rated between and 100; 7 per cent be- tween 90 and 94; 20 per cent between 85 and 89; 40 per cent between 80 and 84; 20 per cent between 75 and 79; 7 per cent between 10 and T4, and 3 per cent under 70, “This scheme, in our opinion, is en- tirely wrong,” 'the council declared “The same deadly average that has made the allocations of employes in the District of Columbia under the mal- administration of reclassification by the Personnel Reclassification Board a ghastly farce can and doubtless will be used under: the guise of efficiency ratings to perpetuate existing abuses and to create new loopholes by which competent and falr-minded personnel administration can be thwarted. “It is the view of the National Ex- ecutive Council that we shall vigor- ously press toward the removal of the blighting influence of the Bureau of Efficiency from personnel matters and the placing of the central control of reclassiication, including the re- view and revisions of systems of ef- ficlency ratings, into the hands of the Civil Service Commission.” LACK CO-OPERATION| Breaks Ankle in Nose Dive Off Horse Commissioner of Education Says Instructors in Schools Fail to Agree on Anything. Lack of co-operation among school teachers of the Nation was deplored by Faderal Commissioner of Kduca- tion John J. Tigert at a meeting of the Columbian Kducational Associa- tion vesterday afternoon in the Dun- bar High Echool Auditorium. “I do not believe there is anything you can get the teachers of the coun- try to agree on” said Dr. Tigert. “They would not agree on the al- phabet or the multiplication table. Until we can get to the point where there is some degres of unanimity, until we can reach a reasonable amount of co-operation, we cannot expect to make that kind of progress which the profession so richly de- serves.” The lack of co-operation among the teachers Dr. Tigert attributed to the fact that in the schoolroom they deal with immature minds .and rea dogmatic manner of thinking. ‘We are prone to think that we are a little wiser than others.” he added, “and because of this we have a great many problems in the administration of our schools all over the country. Dr. Tigert also stressed the need of well trained teachers, pointing out that approximately two-thirds of the 700,000 teachers of the Nation are un- dertrained. Among those present were James T. Lloyd, president of the Board of ucation; Harry O. Hine, secretary of the board; First Asst. Supt. of Schools Garnet C. Wilkinson, Asst Supts. Haycock and Shadd. and the officers and teachers of the tenth, eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth di- visions of the District public schools. M. Grant Lucas, president of the ms- sociation, presided, and Albert G. Knorl, the secretary, reported a mem- bership of 735 teachers. Just before the speaker was introduced Mr. Bar- rington Guy rendered a solo, by Cad- man, entitled “At Dawning.” $6,000 DAMAGES AWARDED Coal Company and J. J. Allen, Sr., Agree to Verdict in Death. The American Coal Corporation and John' J. Allen, sr., have consented to a verdict against them for $6,000 damages in favor of Mrs. Barberino Spampinato, as widow and adminis- tratrix of the estate of Francesco Spampinato, who was killed Novem- ber 1. Spampinato was riding on a truck belonging to Allen which was in collision with a truck of the coal corporation. He was thrown to the ground and killed. The verdict was rendered by a jJury in Circuit Division 1 before Justice Bailey. Attorney Mil- ton Strasburger appeared for the widow. A jury in Circuit Division 2 before Justice Stafford has reported a ver: dict in favor of John S. Landon. a raflroad bridge tender, against Wil- liam D. and Benjamin R. Buck, trad- ing as Buck & Co., for $4, with interest. Landon was induced to in- vest in stock which he claimed was misrepresented to him. Attorneys Newmyer & King appeared for the plaintift. Alumni Association Planned. Organization of an alumni associa- tion at the Park View School will be started tonight at a reunion of the graduating class of February, 1923 Miss Mabel E. Duehay will preside. A dance will follow the business meet- ing. A school for training furniture salesmen and retailers has been in augurated in Grand Raplds, one of the great centers of the furniture in- dustry, Alr Mail Pllot Unger would rather be in a plane with a dead motor over the Utah Mountains than on the back of a Western horee, according to de- tails of two forced landings, one in a plane and the oth- er from abroncho, received at the Post Office De- partment today by Postmaster General New. 1 was crossing the Ruby Moun- tains at about 10,600 feet, when 1 broke a’ set of gears d landed in a very small field in Secret Pass, his story 3 read. “A safe landing was made - with difficulty, owing to the small space and high altitude. A rancher riding the range saw me land and rode over and let me take his horse to ride to the nearest ranch some 8 or 10 miles away. After AUTOMATIC CONTROL CALLED DANGEROUS Head of Engineers Says Device Might Cause Worst Wreck Ever Known. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 27.—A warning that automatic control devices may be responsible for a much greater rallroad tragedy than has ever oc- curred, is sounded by Warren S. Stone, grand chief of the International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, in an afidavit filed in the Federal District Court in support of the Delaware & Hudson Co.'s applcation to enjoin the Interstate Commerce Commission from forcing installation of automatic safety devices along 113 miles of its road One of the greatest objections to the automatic train stop, Mr. Stone asserts, is the danger that its appli- cation will some day buckle a freight train and throw it across an adjoin- ing track in front of a fast passenger train “The chances are that every human being in the passenger train will be killed or crippled,” he declares. Members of the brotherhood believe, the afMdavit says, that the proper handling of trains by brakes requires personal judgment and that no auto- matic apparatus can take the place of individual action intelligently con- trolled. The Delaware & Hudson also pre- sented affidavits from other promi- nent railroad men supporting its con- tention that no apparatus so far has proved satisfactory. Most of them argue that rallread safety would be | advanced more effectively it the pro- posed expenditures were devoted to | the elimination of grade crossings and the installation of block signal PRES!DEN? IS INVITED. Daughters of 1812 to Visit Francis Scott Key’'s Tomb. President Coolidge today was in- vited to take part in the pilgrimage to the tomb of Francis Soott Key, in Frederick, Md., on Sunday, April 26. The invitation was extended by Charles F. Taylor and Mrs. Elma Saul, representing the National So- ciety of the Daughters of 1512, which will hold ite forty-eighth annual con- vention in Washington at that time An American engineer has been ap- pointed by the government of Bo- livia to fnaugurate a bureau of mines. Here is the biggest value ever offered in shoes This isn’t just a claim—it’s a fact—and Hanover Shoes for Boys and Little Men $3.50 $2.50 $3 know it. thousands of men, right in this community, They recognize the sensational value offered in Hanover Shoes at $4 and $5. But, we don’t want you to take our word for it. Come in and see for yourself our wonderful Spring offerings. Try on a pair of Hanover Shoes and you’ll have to admit the truth—that in no other shoe can you get greater elegance in style, higher quality in leather, more sturdy construc- tion and more solid comfort. phoning to Eiko for help, I started back to the ship on the horse. I mounted, or started to mount, and all true Western horses de, this one took off in a climbing turn befors I had got in the seat and had my safety belt fastened. “Well, to make a long story short, T overcontrolled, her nose went down and I spun or slide’siipped—I don’t know which—into the ground with great speed. in two places and was well shaken up by this forced landing.” Despite his broken ankle, Unger re- turned to the ship and after help had responded and repaired the motor, he flew the ship to Elko. “I had 'the ankle set that night by one of the best doctors in town,” he continued. “I had the good luck to borrow a pair of crutches made for @ man 6 feet tall, and as I am 5 feet 7, we got aong fine. I had the boys at the fleld tack a strap on the right rudder bar, so 1 could pull as well as push. This made up for the loss of my left foot. I took off for Salt Lake with the regular mall as usual, as there was no other pllot availabl GALLINGER HOSPITAL WILL REMAIN OPEN Finding of Smallpox Case Will Not Close Institution, Health Of- ficer Announces. Gallinger Hospital will not be closed as a result of the discovery yes- terday of a case of smallpox among the employes of the institution, Dr. William C. Fowler, District health officer, said today. “With the vaccination of the patients and other employes, and the other precautions being' taken to guard against a further outbreak, I do not feel justified in having the hospital closed,” Dr. Fokler explalned. “We found that there were few, If any, ‘contacts’ with the afflicted patient. 1 suggested to Maj. Patterson, super- intendent, that he vaccinate every patient whose condition permitted ft.” The employe found to be suffering with the disease is John F. Petrasche, a chauffeur. He walked into Dr. Fowler's office yvesterday to get the opinion of the health authorities as to the nature of the eruption on his skin. He was immediately taken to the Smallpox Hospital. “T do not think there is any further cause for alarm at Gallinge Fowler stated today. MURDER CASE ARGUED. Trial of Rosenberg in Clancy Slay- ing Nearing the End. Arguments of counsel were begun this afternoon at the trial of Harry Rosenberg, 80 vears old. who is charged before Chief Justice McCoy and a jury in Criminal Divieion 2 | with murder in the first degree in connection with the killiig of Ernest Clancy November 1. The prosecution concluded its testimony in rebuttal this morning. The case may go to the jury late this afternoon. Attorneys Bertrand Emerson and E Russell Kelly, for the prisoner, claimed that the testimony had shown a case of self-defense, while Assist- ant United States Attorneys Rover and Fihelly asserted that the Govern- ment had made out a case of murder. George F. Baker Is 85. NEW YORK, March 27.—George F. Baker, veteran financier, will cele- brate his 85th birthday today at Asheville, N. C. The outstanding event of the day will be a game of golf with Edward E. Loomis, pres- ident of the Lehigh Valley Railroad 1 broke my left ankle | SHOW NEARING CLOSE Industrial Exposition Will End Tomorrow Night—Gen. rmh’ing Compliments Promoters. Impressed with the industrial ex- position of the Chamber of Commerce in the new Washington Auditorium, Gen. John J. Pershing, a guest of honor last night, told ‘the manage- ment that it owed Washington an- other week of the pretentious show, but the executive committee met to- day and decided to adhere to its orig- inal program and close it temorrow night. Gen. Pershing spoke briefly. last night, after viewing the numerous exhibits, complimenting the pro- moters on the success of the project and the educational value of the ex- position. A special program was rendered by the United States Army Band. Approximately 10,000 persons at- tended the exposition last night, the largest crowd gathered thus far in the new Auditorium. They included patients from all veterans' hospitals in Washington, who were the guests of the chamber. Gen. John A, Lejeune, commandant of the United States Marine Corps, will be the guest of honor tonight All school children, accompanied by their teachers, will be admitted to the exhibit free of charge this aft- ernoon, tonight and tomorrow after- noon. Spirit of the carnival will mark the close of the show tomorrow night. A number of special “stunts” have been planned, and the exhibitors have ar- ranged to give away all surplus sam- ples The musical program tonight will be furnished by the Washington Quartet and, Meyer Goldman's Or- chestra. FLAMES LAY WASTE AREA OF 300 MILES; 7 REPORTED KILLED (Continued from First Page.) were bearing the brunt of the flam Several small isolated fires were reported in the three States, but farmers and townspeople were able (0 cope with the situation in each instance. A 30-mile-an-hour wind prevailed in the Rosebud country at last re- ports, and the flames were said to be making jumps of several hundred yaids in some instances. Streams and roads were straddled by the fire Fire fighers were hopeful of getting the situation in hand should a more favorable wind prevail today, but lat- est indications were that the gale would continue strong. Reports from White morning indicated that raged yesterday in Mellette, Washa- baugh and Todd Counties, in the Rosebud country, have burned them- selves out after traversing approxi- mately a hundred miles of prairie land. 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She charges cruelty, and declares that when she remonstrated with her husband for his attentions to another woman. he beat her. Mrs, Wells says she was compelled to leave her home, at 624 A street southeast, and go to the home of her sister, at 802 Shepherd street. They wore married October 10, 1884, ths wife states, and lived together until last January. They have one child, who is married. Mrs. Wells tells the court her hus. band owns real estate valued at $100,- 000 and has an income of §800 per month. He recently feil helr to $17.- 000, she declares, from the estate of his father. Mrs. Wells says her total assets are $200. She asks temporary and permanent alimony through At- torneys Ringgold Hart and P. H. Mar- shall. Suit for maintenance has been filed by Mrs. Verna D. Giles against Clin- ton A. Glles on a charge of desertion. They were married December 25, 1820, and the wife says her husband lefi her Christinas day, and in response her entreaty not to leave her desti- tute gave her $5. Since that time, he has not contributed to her support she tells the court. Attorney Jeffords & Dutton appear for the wife. — the proportions of a gals, had quieted down in the Wakpala reglon, and a bright sun rose on thousands of acres of blackened prairfe. C. E. Howell, & fire fighter, de- clared that the damage would be more than $100,000. It is roughly estimated, he said, that the loss to the burned-over land is about $1 an acre. The fire which raged north- west of Wakpala burned on a front 5 or 6 miles wide and covered a stretch 15 miles long before burning | out, Mr. Howell said. The territory {burned is hilly pacture land near the Grand River. This blaze s d north of Little Eagle Wednesday and burned southeast, fanned by a strong wind. 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