Evening Star Newspaper, September 29, 1925, Page 4

CUT IN ALLOWANGE OF VETERANS IS HIT FOUR BOYS ADMIT MANY ROBBERIES ‘Dropping Patent Law CoursefConfess to Series of Opera- Also Hurts Disabled, Commander Says. i | | | f the United Statex Yaterans' Bureau is discriminating | against disabled veterans who have just emerzed from hospitals to rake, up vocational training fs contalned in a statement issued today by Har |’ll R. Stephenson. commander of Na-| rional Untversity Chapter of the Dis- | ahled American Veterans of the World War Stephenson =aid he had filed an em- phatic protest against a 50 per cent cut in allowance for school expenses | made recently by the Veterans' Bu- reau, as well as against the bureau’s | action in discarding the tent law course for vocational traine Stephenson alleges is one of the most desired courses hee ical infirmities of the Fear Further Cuts. “In view of the fact that the Vet Bureau is reported to 3 d back £70,000,000 or thereabouts re Treasury, with the statement that disahled men in vocational train- ing would not be aftected.” the state- ment says, “our chapter has filed offi cial protest to bring the situation to the attention of authorities there. Hun- Areds of local trainees are affected by this cut in expense allowance, and our | chapter belleves that it marks the start of an operation which eventu- ally will pare vocational training to ihe merest shadow of its original pur- poses. The action is more deleterious be- cause of the fact that the majority f those affected are men who up to ihis time have been confined in hos- pitals, trying to regain some of the physical health which they sacrificed in the American cause. Others Had Advantages. “Those who had speedier cures were not affected by this cut in al- lowance or the dropping of a course which is highly in demand as an ideal training for those who have been maimed and crippled in the war. Many already have had advantage of full allowances and of the patent law e. but those whose illnesses were cering and whose injuries were more serious now reach the stage when they can take advantage of vo- cational training only to find handi- caps placed on them. This strikes at those who must deserve all that the Government can bestow on them, and that's why we are protesting.” The protest of Stephenson has been filed through W. S. Clark, rehabilita- tion officer for the Disabled American Veterans, and similar protest has been filed on behalf of the American Legion by George E. Pickett, 3rd. one of the representatives of that organization. DINGMAN AND HIS WIFE TO BE BURIED TOMORROW i Joint Services to Be in Charge of | Grand Chaplain of Masons. Interment at Arlington. A charce that Joint funeral services for Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Dingman, for many vears leaders in civic and fraternal life in Washington, will be conducted at W. R. Speare’s undertaking estab- lishment, 1203 H street, tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock. Services will he in charge of John C. Palmer, grand chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Masons in the District of Columbia. | Both Mr. and Mrs. Dingman will be buried in Arlington Cemetery Prominent Masons will be honorary | pallbearer: They are as follows: i ting the Grand Masonic | Lodge, Harry Standiford and William G. Henderson, past grand masters; representing the Grand Roval Arch Masons, Dr. Bradfield, grand high priest Trimble, past grand high p resenting the Grand Knights Templar, James T. Gibb grand commander, and Thomas P. Morgan, past grand commander; rep- regenting the Scottish Rite, Ellwood T. Morey, deputy for the Supreme Council, and Carter B. Keene, thirty- third degree Mason. Mr. Dingman died at his home, in the Ontario Apartments, Saturday night and Mrs. Dingman died vester- | day morning in a local hospital 1 Chapter, | 3. Davis | Matthew | St: rep- | Commandery, | B | 17,716,709 MOTORS IN U. S. | Increase of 13.9 Per Cent Over First Half of 1924 Reported. Motor vehicles registered in the United States for the first half of | 1925 totaled 17,716,709, an increase of 13.9 per cent over the same period last year. The figures, made public yesterday by the Bureau of Public Roads,] showed that Alabama led in the reg- | istration gain with 53.6 per cent: Florida was second, with 41 per cent: Oklahoma third, with 35.9 py &nd Mississippl fourth, with cent. The total registration represented 15,519,647 passenger cars, 2,114,750 trucks and 82,312 taxis. Gasoline taxes collected by the vari- ous States during the first half of 1925, the bureau reported. totaled £60.108.734, of which $53.814.240 was applicable to roadwork. Th taxes are imposed by all but four States; Tlinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey | and New York. per SAVINGS DEPOSITS MORRIS PLAN BANK Under Supervision U. S. Treasury 1408 H ST. N. W. $3.50 Philadelphia $3.25 Chester $3.00 Wilmington And Return Sunday, Oct. 4 - Similar Excursion -Oct. 18 SPECTAL TRAIN . Washington .... Standard Time Returning Philadelphia Chester. .. . Wilmington. Consult Ticket Agents Baltimore & Ohio R. R. S <74 .8: | stilso | 1o believe that | stamps | St. Margaret tions Believed to Have Been Work of Experts. Four boys, their ages rangins from 10 (o 16 vears, today confessed to a long series of robheries when brousht hetore Judge Sellers in Jn.enile Couit All entrances had been forced with a two-foot marlin spike and a large rench, and the wor was so done that the police were lad mature criminals had neat been operating Cigars, cigarette an ax, knives and stamps comprised the greater part of ths solen articles. The were stolen from a branch roller skates, | post_ofice. Oniy a small part of the loot has been recovered, as part w: sold and more lost The vs hid consid- erable quantity in a vacant lot within a block of the Juvenile Court, it was said, and, when accompanied by the police, they went to look for it, it had been carried away. Carl Davis, alléged leader, is being held at the House of Detention until @ representative of the Board of Guardians be present for his trial. Thomas English, John Greco and Claude Ruffin. negro, are beinz held by the Board of Guardians pending investigation by the Juvenile Court. The case of Herbert Kerns was post- poned for a week until arrangements can be made to send him 1o a train- ing school in New York State. Davis and Enslish were just recaptured after escaping from the House of De tention. The boys, according to the have been hanginz around the Union Station for a long time. The places to be robbed were selected at random and were entered both at night and in the day time. CITIZENS’ BODY ELECTS. G. W. Hughes Heads Rainier Civic Association. Special Dispatch to The Star MOUNT RAINIER, Md.. September 20.—At the regular meeting of the Mount Rainier Citizens' Association. held in the school auditorium last night, the following officers were elect ed: President. G. W. Hughes: vice presi dent. first ward, W.T.S_Rollins; second ward, Carl Beck: third ward, Ira Wid Meyer; fourth ward. P. Garber, treasurer, W. A. Jones: executive committee, A. M. McFadden, H. J Miller and L. Randolph. The vote for secretary was a tie between H. W. Blandy, the present secretary, and Paul Dunbar, each candidate re- ceiving 104 votes. A very vigorous campaign had been made and most of the interest centered around the con- test for the secretaryship. Another vote for this office will be taken at the October meeting. HIGH DUTY ON HATS ASKED Mount Senator Weller Urges Coolidge to | Increase Levy on Straws. President Coolidge was urged today by Senator Weller, Republican, Mar land, to exercise his authority under the flexible provisions of the tariff law to increase the duty on straw hats. Baltimore is the largest straw manufacturing center States, the Senator said. but the hat makers there have had an unsatisfac- tory business season, due particularly to Ttallan competition. hat ORGANiZATION ACTIVITIES. Unity Society. 1326 T street, will be jaddressed by Arthur Dudlev Hall of Boston on the subject of ment” at 8 o'clock and at 5 o'clock Dr. G. Campbell Morgan of Eng- land, who is giving a course of daily lectures at the First Congregational hurch. will speak at 8 o'clock on “Methods of Approach, False and True.” At 4: o'clock his subject courage- “Happiness™ { will be “His Method With the File- mental Simon.” The series is under the auspices of the Organized Bible Class Association of the District. The District Council of Catholic Women will meet, 8 o'clock. at the Hamilton Hotel. Al interested are in- vited. The Kalorama Citizens' Association will meet, 8 o'clock, in parish house of Church. John Clagett Proctor will speak of “The History of Kalorama.” Washington Council. Knights Columbus, will have its annual becue of roast ox. beginning at 7:30 oclock at Keane's, 18th street and Benning road northeast. Dancing and athletic entertainment are on the program. All members of the council and families invited. Fashion Plates garment will soon tell vou if you made a mistake in taking it to the wrong place WOLF FURRIER 3234 Florida Let Cuticura Soap Keep Your Skin Fr:zsh anmt} Tlfouthful_ of bar- MR. MOTORIST EBONITE takes the weather as it comes. No congealing or breaking up like grease. The Transmission and rear axles are protected by a film (of shredded oil) that in. sures long life. You will like the way the gears slide in and out with- out a murmur when EBONITE is your gear cases. Buy with your mind made up. Demand NBONITE. e mo substitute. At dealers in five-pound cans and at_service stations from the EBONITE checkerboard pamp only. urs REDDED OIL) FOR TRANSMISSIONS AND REAR AXLES BAYERSON OIL WORKS - COLUMBIA 522 police. | in the United | | Association to Provide for | B the Associated Press { the American people have a true un- | increased the price of their goods and THE EVENING STAR, WASHIN GTON, _CRANE SHIP NEARLY FOUNDERS LIFTING S-51 The cran lighter, Century, shown as she attempted to lift the sunken United States Submarine, S-51, from the bottom of the sea off Block Island, where it was rammed a nd sunk Friday night. The big lighter nearly foundered in the operatio BANKERS RAISE BIG. EDUCATIONAL FUND Scholarships in Every State in Union. TLANTIC CITY. N. J., September The American Bankers' Associa- tion. through Lewis E. Pierson of New York, chairman of the fiftieth anniversary committee, announced at the first general session of the annual convention today that $216.000 of the necessary $500,000 had been sub- scribed for the establishment of 100 $5.000 scholarships in economies in every State and Territory in the Union. Included in this sum was a contri bution of $50.000 by the executive council of the association, one of §2 000 by the American Institute of Banking and individual subscrip- tions of $5.000 each. It is expected the full sum will be raised before the convention adjourns on Thursday "leads for Federal Reserve. | Willlam E. Knox, president of the association, made a plea for the per- petuation of the Federal Reserve sys- tem, in his opening address. He also advocated the development of some n of personal economies. which stematically followed. would assure worker wise encugh to follow modest competence in his old a ge. “There is nothing to fear from rad icalism provided the great mass of derstanding of the essentials of busi ness and government,” said Mr. Pler son. “Where knowledge and intelli- gence exist destructive theories can- not flourish.” Referring to tax revision, Mr. Knox | & sald “Certainly the time has only when individuals but tions &hould be considered as entitled | to a measure of relief. | Tax Revision Urged. “Before the repeal of the excess profits tax merchandise corporations come not made profits on a rising scale, while the banks. under the Federal reserve system, were getting less interest on their money and paving greater ex pense. “While the price of everything was | going up. the price of money was on the way down. and as money is the only commodity banks have, they were at a great disadvantage. . “The banks were compelled to pay the maximum excess profits tax with out _the opportunity to make excess profits. The same Is true today, though perhaps to a less degree. “One of the great problems which must be faced in the near future.” he | added, “is that of working out some plan of personal economy and house- hold economy. which, systematically followed, will insure to every worker wise enough to follow it a modest com- | petence when old age comes on." AMERICA’S DRINK CIhe Ultra of Ginger Ale A restful table for two, theglow of subdued lights, the best girl in the world and America Dry. Ceuld there b anything more complete? You'll leve the delightful. piquant tang of this ultra of beverages Not just a ginger ale. but the product of a master’s art. waves washing over her as the en; | could live for only | tie stin. ! heard no corpora- | b es straine . The Chittenden, a smaller lighter, is standing by. TWO BODIES TAKEN FROM S-51. DIVERS SEEKING 31 OTHERS (Continned from Fi; Page.) And 1 refuse to helieve that air supply they had. Men have lived longer than that in submergzed sub- marines. They would not he foolish enough to move around and use up their air supply. but would ease it out of the oxygen The fact that divers have sounds indicates nothing, They would not chasipg around like a bull pup every time they hap- pened to hear a sound above their heads. Their spirits? When a group of men are together no one is going to admit he's a coward.” The executive officer’s reference (o hours was in answer to statements that that was the “deadline” of time for the men to live with the air sup- ply at hand BODIES ABOARD CAMDEN. Bugler Blows Taps as Remalns Are Taken on Rescue Ship. ON BOARD U. §. S. CAMDE BLOCK 'SLAND. September wireless to the Associated Press).—A | bugler called attention and blew toda: of two victims of the S-51. which went down last week. were lifted tenderly over the sides of the 1. S. . Camden flightship of the rescue fleet which is working to recover the 33 men who sank with their The first body taps they | 2 hours with the | bottles gradually and | the blanket-wrapped bodies | the second of William C. a.. & twin, brother also is among the missing Soth dition submarine depth at position the bodies were in good con- the lack of air in the sunken and the intense cold of 128 feet preventing decom- Caskets Are Ordered. BOSTO ptember 29 (). —Ordes were received at the Boston navy | yard today directing that 20 Navy s stored at the naval hospital ‘helsea be shipped to Newport, in Convention. <v. September 000 delegates from parts of the United States and Canada have arrived for the fifty-third | annual convention of the International | Association of Fire Engineers, which ’cywnfl here todav. 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