Evening Star Newspaper, November 16, 1925, Page 9

LOWER AGE URGED FOR RETIREMENT U. S. Workers in Hazardous Posts Subject of Com- mittee Discussion. Lowering of the retirement of 1 employes engaged in hazard occupations was the first subject considered by the legislative committee * National Federation of Federal which met at the national , at 30 B street southwest, today 10 begin final preparation of legislation 10 he subniitted to the S =fon of Tess, will resume its fight te sonnel Classification and its duties tr: Service Commission. At sessions of the legislative com- mittee, which are to continue throughk this week, the proposal for abolition of the Bureau of Efficiency and the Federal Employes’ Compensation Com mission also will be considered. Data Being Collected. Pata ave lected to sup port the belief of the tive nittee members that those Federal oy who are engaged in hazard ous occupations should be gianted re tirement o number of vears than those in clerical Among groups of var e included in the hazardous tions )i, X Steward, dent of the tion, said ing, are nbers of patrol, packing house wor house keepers and employes ¢ ©of the customs men The advisability of including t rean of Efficiency and the Federal Imployes’ Compensation Commission in the bill asking slition of the Per- sonal Classification Board will be con- sirered by the legislative committee following the study of data which have been prepared by officials of the feder- ation. have th Board ahe rrred to the Civil now being At Committee Session. Those attend nmitiee ses- sion this mo; % ded President Steward, ) < 3 MeNally, secretary-tr and the following Ls: John Fit: 1d, M. J. Tyson Kinsell, Lee R. Whit John T. Green, J, T. mpson, .. 1. Bentley, iould and Charles T.. Wic Tonight the Federal Employes will hold a banquet at the La Fayette Hotel, at which members of the executive council and department heads will be guests of honor. 12 0 DIE FOR MISUSE OF FUNDS IN RUSSIA Leningrad Port Officials Get Death Penalty—105 to 123 Are Convicted. “ederation of ia, November 6—The Supreme Court today passed death sentences against 12 of the minor officials of the port of Lenin grad for misappropriation of state property. Out of the 123 minor port of 1ders and commission impl the irregu juitted. The to prison with con ion of propert The state cutor alleged that more than $1 » worth of struc- tural material and other sta prop- erty had been sold clandestinely by the officials, who apportioned the profits among themselves and their commisionaires. RETIRED PASTOR BURIED. Rev. Dr. Bagby, 98, Father of R. H. Bagby of Washington. Special Dispatch to The Stas RICHMOND, Va., November 16.— I'uneral services for Rev. Dr. Alfred Bagby, who died Saturday at the rs. were held yesterday Baptist Church. He s a native of King and Queen He. ordained to the ministry in 1853, and in 1835 hecame stor of the' Mattaponi Baptist hurch, within short distance of his old home and birthplace. He retained that pastorate 35 He is survived by five sons, among them Richard Hugh Bagby of Washington Dr. Bagby's mind remained clear up 1o the last few days rly this vear he had a serfous fall. from which he did not recover. Burial was in the old home cemetery. | DEATH ENDS QUARREL. Lawrence Butler Stabbed to Death, Robert Wiggins Held. Wiggins, colg -t northe Robert Dix str rence Butler. colored, Sixty-third and Vista Heights, Md member <mall fing of friends in the Litchen Sixty-second street | northeast early yesterday morning. A dispute arose with the re- | sult that F i knife ound in his chest that caused a hem- | age which soon ended his life. found at home later by | . Delaney and arrested a charge of murder. The prisoner set up a plea of self | defense. Ie is said to have told the | policemen there had been intoxicants consumed those present shortly | before the fatality oceurred. At an in- | quest at the morgue today the pris- | oner was held for zrand jury Anatolian Rugs at 15% to 20% Reduction Our regular prices being unusually moderate, these reductions I o ——— [ ——| 2 2 R T 2 e 2 2 T, ORIENTAL RUG SALE For Week Beginning Nov. 16 Offering large assortment of Chinese, Persian and Tooth Study to Send Today in Hot Scramble for Mirrors Mothers: If your little Johnnies, or Susies, or whatever their names might be, hurry home from school this after- noon, take the ivory-handled mirror to your best toilet set and proceed to contort their faces into the worst shapes you have ever seen, do not get ned and call the family physician, Tt vou observe them picking at their teeth or counting the molars. do not ask them ff they have a toothuche The careful itiny under which hundreds of fourth grade children will put their mouths this afternoon has been called for by Miss zabeth Dyeg, director of visual inatruction in the public schools. Miss Dyer has planned to present as her sixth m tion picture lesson next week a film POLICE GUN FIRING City Club Responsible for Vigorous Protest Against Practice Adopted | in Chasing Bootleggers. | “fir- | | city streets in the police to task for Tuking revolvers on an effort to catch bootlege ity 3 wough the current its official organ, the T warns that “our people will not toi erate much more reckiessne g the view that a few il the police force “do not quite understand_the position which hus been taken,” the article, after | iticism of the police by the Wash | on Chamber of Commerce and a coroner’s jury. reiterates that “we oppose the miscuous chasing of | hootleggers in high-speed cars through our_streets { The capture of bootleggers,” rnn-l tinues The Tribune. “should be on | the same identical plane as the cap- | ture of any parties guilty of any mis- | demeanor. Tt is claimed that unless | these drastic n sures are taken boot- | legging can not be stopped. We have | had several years of these tactics| now and it is not us that there is | as much liquor in Washington today as there ever was, so the chasing of | bootleggers through our streets and | the firing of revolvers indiscriminately has not broken up the business of | bootlegging. Perhaps a change of | tactics with an effort to get those higher up rather than the ‘half pint’ men would be productive of better | results | “We friends many force, want to i We have in mar ing « the issue ! ibune. make these comments as true | the police. We all warm friend on our We value their friendship and | p them all in eve 1 cases patrolied the | streets with these men at night. We | know the ngers which they experi ence and the many difficulties which come their way. In demandi | speeding and less shooting we are endeavoring to pro-| tect the lives of the wives and chil-| dren of policemen as well as other citizens.” | The Policemen’s Association recent-| Iy defended the police. in answering | eriticism. | EE - { Child labor in St. Louls has decreas- | d 33 per cent in the last four yvears, | ccording to an officlal report Jjust| issued. I == Philipsbors B Sale—900 Pairs 5 Colors: Iridescent $ 19 Rose Green Blue A brand-new style and material. Felt moccasin of iridescent rose, blue, green, ribbon and puff design on vamp. All sizes, 214 to 8. | Made of Quality Felt 5]—oj | said to be a fe THE EVENING D. C. Pupils Home emphasizing the importance of the care of the teeth. In connection with the visual sub- Jecy she thought the children should have a background on the condition of their own teeth, and notifled them to- day that they should prepare for the lesson, and offered the following prep- aration suggestions: ‘Count your own teeth.” ‘Count how many are in condition.™ “What do your broad-topped teeth, the molars, do for you?" ‘What happens if you do not chew food thoroughly " The motion picture lesson will be ven fourth grade children exclusive- ¢ at the various Crandall neighbor- hood theaters November THIRD MAN ARRESTED pertect Said to Have Been Policeman. Three Now Held in Theft i of Monument. With the arrest of John = ner policeman, ard rance in Police Court to- day as the third*defendant to be « rested on n ch; of his app stealing a | have i up. investigation, tombstone, atter two of the strangest awvorked on Cox._together with Hurry Thomas and Sylvester Passagni, who peared in Police Court Naturday, fol- lowing the death of u girl whom | they had all courted, stole & monu- | ment worth $210 from the monu mental yard of . L. Steadman, Seventeenth street and Pennsylvania avenue southeast, to be erected at her grave, the police ¢charge. | Following the example set by Thomas und Passagni, Cox today waived preliminary examination be- | fore Judge John P. McMahon and was held under a bond f $300 to await the uction of the grand jury, which was also the fate of his two companions Saturday After the trio had tuken the monu- | ment they feared detection and de stroyed it. police say. The f ments were found buried police vears' one cases they ever = e | ROBBERS CHISEL WALL. | Chiseling their way through the| brick wall in the rear of the stgre, | burglars yesterday morning rifled the | ash reglster of Joseph Alper clothier, 1228 Seventh reet, of $3 while two dozen watches of various makes valued at $300 were taken| from a display case in the store. | Detectives W. J. Barbee and ) o[ iolmes recovered the chisel used in the robbery. The thieves worked o | quletly that occupants of the upper | floor of the buflding did not heu'l them. Forget your parking Green street cars. | thority STAR, WASHINGTON, COL. BRECKINRIDG REPORTED ENGAGED Former Assistant Secretary of War to Wed Mrs. Root, Paper Says. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, American says inridge, former retary of War, 18 engaged to marry Mri. Ada de Acosta Root, widow of a nephew ot Elihu Root. Miss Bessie McKeldin of Washington recently broke her engagement to Mr. Breck- inridge. Formal Root's engagement is after the holidays, ays. Mrs. Root is the widow of Oren Root, who was a traction executive in New York. She has been promi- rent in New York and Newport so- fety circles and has done much charitable work. She and Mr. Breck inridge each huve two children. She is a sister of Mrs. Philip Lydig. Mr. Breckinridge was divorced this year at Geneva from the former Ruth November 16.—To- that Heniy S. Assistant S announcement of Mrs, to be made the American Bry Woodman of Concord, N. H. | Miss McKeldin Leigh Palmer of been set for next His wedding to daughter of Mrs. Washinzton. had month RUMANIAN SITUATION GIVEN U. S. DEBT BODY Parley Still in Preliminary Stage. Joint Meeting Awaits Pres- entation of Offer. canversatfons between Titulesco, president of the Rumanian Debt Commission, and Sec- retary Winston of the American Debt Commission were expected today to continue until some definite proposal for funding Rumania’s debt had been developed for presentation to a joint | meeting of the two full commissions. would be | When this joint meeting held was not known. The Amerfcan commission has celved a survey of Rumania's eco- nomic and position from W lam S,y ertson, Minister, at Bu charest, who is regarded as on economics His report wz comprehensive details apacity to pav—the basis upon which the Americans have considered all of the funding obligations—and the belief prevailed that it would influence the commission to insist « acceptunce by Rumania of a - ment plan similar to that worked out in the agreement with Great Britain troubles. Ride the Will Be Finished Three - Piece Living THIS LOW PRICE IS FOR LABOR Sensationally low Wide selection t 627 F St. N.W. & Bring Suites Upholstered for. . . . prices on SLIP COVERS MADE TO ORDER MERICAN UPHOLSTERY CO. All Orders Taken This Week for Furniture Upholstering for Thanksgiving Tapestries and Velours. o choose from. . Write o Man Will Samples Specia of Home Plants All This Week No home need lac touch that growing verdure lends with such prices as Sale brings. SIX-INCH Ferns $5 Boston 1 Sale -k the decorative this All-Week , 98¢ an au-| described as giving | of Rumania’s | D. €., MONDAY, GEORGE A. DOXEN DIES; 38 YEARS IN U. S. SERVICE Native of Maryland Had Rare Col- lection of Violins by Noted Makers. George A. Doxen, 59 years old, a clerk in the General Accounting Office, United States Treasury Department, for the last 38 years, died at his residence, 1712 Kilbourne place, yes. terday after a short iliness. * Mr."Doxen had long been known by { many music lovers in Washington for | his rare collection of master makes of { violins, one of which was made by the famous Stradivarius in the seventeenth century. A native of Maryland, Mr. Doxen was educated in the schools of Har- ford County, and was graduated from the Belair Academy. He was the son of the late Willlam and Martha A. Doxen. He Is survived by his widow, three brothers, Jacob A. Doxen of Belalr, Md; John T. Doxen of Baltimore and J. Wesley Doxen of Talbot County, and three sisters, Mrs. William Wilgis, Mrs. William L. Attland and Mrs. A. J. :‘henoweth. all of Baltimore. Funeral services will be conducted in Mount Zion Episcopal Church, Bal l(_moro, Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock. Interment will bLe in the cemetery adjoining the church. CLUE TO MISSING GIRL FOUND BY BOY SCOUTS Searchers for Alice M. Corbett, | Smith College Junior, Hear ! of Young Woman. By the Associated Press, ORTHAMPTON, Mass., November 16.—Search for Alice M. Corbett, miss- ing Smith Coliege junior, who has not been seen since lust Friday, centered today near West Farms, ahout four miles northwest of East Hampton, where late last night Eoy Scout, searchers reported a farmer had seen {i EIrl answering Miss Corbert's de- | { seription. Simultaneously with the discovery | of the new clue college uuthorities an- i nounced that a description of Miss | | Corbett will be broadeast through sta- tion WGY, at Schenectady, N. Y., to- | day in a bellef that the girl may be | working her way toward her home, in Utlca N. Y. Addressing the colloge students in | chapel this morning, President Nei on of Smith admitted that there was nothing to report in the search fo Miss Corbett He said the missing student evidently was suffering from | “mental sickness.” Revenue Supervisor Resigns. H Resignation of Sidney Alexander, supervising agent at large for the In ternal Revenue Bureau, was an nounced today. Mr. Alexander will gO {into private busihess. Queenbird _Valoria and NOVEMBER 16, 1925. SAY “BAYER ASPIRIN’ - Gpmuine When you see the “Bayer Cross™ on tablets the genuine proved safe by millions over 25 years. DOES NOT AFFECT THE HEART V you are getting Jayer Aspirin prescribed by physicians and Accept only “Bayer” package which contains proven directions. Handy “Bayer” boxes of 12 tablets Also bottles of 24 and 100—Druggists. for Colds Pain Headache Neuritis Toothache Neuralgia Lumbago Rheumatism Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoaceticacidester of Salicylicacid - ?bil’psborn 608 to 614 ELEVENTH ST offering selections of fine and finer grades of Smart Coa S You'll ind duplicates of many of these models are reigning favorites in \ Paris today---others are \distinctly American in desig’n. Richly Fur- Trimmed '$75.00 $95.00 $195.00 In Sizes for Women Sale of Value-im portance Ferns, $2.50 Palms, 98¢ A good time to adorn your home Cashé&CarryFlowerStores|| Funeral Flowers Delivered Free—Nominal Charge on Other Orders 807 14th 804 17th 2467 18th 1209 Wis. Ave. Phono Fr. 5442 Phone Fr. 10391 Tel. Col. 9997 Phone West 1702 Velour, trimmed * with Jap Mink, $75. The Furs Feature— Squirrel, fox or wolf, in all the dominating Blue Fox, dyed squirrel, e and Misses will be readily appreciated. Do Not Miss This Opportunity Select your Christmas presents from these bargains. During Sale Store Open Until 7 P.M. The ORION 1508 Connecticut Avenue The Styles Include— Princess types: molded waistline;: Godet or ripple flared models; wrappy designs and colors—real fitch, beaver, skunk, caracul, etc.— youthful shoulder flares and straightline effects. effectively applied on céllars,cuffs and borderings Third Floor eI e I I == 00 ——10 —o——O——200 R 2 2 T2 222l e 777 R R 2 —E@@E—EEEE—EEE—E?EEEE