Evening Star Newspaper, January 8, 1926, Page 4

ENING ASSERTS LAW UPHOLDS HIM Civil Service Head Defies Stowell, Despite Threat- ened Court Action. The Civil Service Commission stands within its legal rights in refusing cer- tain information to Stowell, president of the Civil who has threatened to flle mandamus suit to obtain the records desired, ac- cording to William C. Deming, presi dent of the commissior Mr. Stowell, against ive rin leged to B e by Sena Smoot ¥ » said night, he at to throu: both the Civil Service nd the per- sonne’ ities ) rd to divulge ning person nel boa threat in the Bureau the lust thre Service Commission,” he d to furnish such in ves to be the work Wi wthorized under nust be exami vesti to th s own work and sequently rnished in d in all serious burden ich has over uld be small fc inspectic miscuow: cord wit through. smoot, tive . Lehlbach smmon knowl the proper Smoo ch certain been By the uge of up a machine ive ring—to do his ks to the Pre: S or the him re 1 to ional lim: ndamus. to the de- \mission served nc action of rial, and it is wide e mark to r fer my request for the informa question t luuvux of In point « - chief of the Bu. reau of Efficiency, in an_interview, had previously refused to furnish me with information in regard to the number of employes from his bureau detailed to the work of the Personnel Classificati d. It is also inap- propriate to refer a request for in formation to the very bureau which e under inve; My pur- stated in my letter, and also yrmal remarks to which you s not so much to use any ncy, but to com- SPEEDER FOR THIRD TIME Colored Driver Sentenced 30 Days and Fined $100. Convicted for the third time of speedirg, Albert Hinton, colored, of 2404 Virginia avenue, was sentenced by Judge Isaac R. Hitt in Traffic Court yesterday evening to serve 30 days in jail and to pay a fine of $100. It was the first case of its kind under the new traffic regulations adopted by Congress and effective last May. The boy being only 18 years old caused the judge to give him the minimum sentence. Hinton was arrgsted for this offense and for driving on the wrong side of the strect January 3 by Policemen John Nicola and W. C. McGinnis. Records of the court show that Hinton was arrested and convicted December 8 for reckless driving, Oc- tober 6 for a second speed offense and July 28 for the first speed offense. plete the evidence for a memorandum to be lald before the President in re- gard to the personnel situation.” Claims People Are Sovereign. Virtually dismissing the contention of the commission that it should not eal records involving another bu- wccount of the “embarrass likely, and the need for har- mony in working together, Mr. Stow- ell called the attention of the com- mission to the principle that United States it is the are sovereign, and they have the Civil Service Commission, secured the appointment of the pres. ent commlssioners in order to fulfill the duties which they have delegated to them, The people,” he right to know how has Feen fulfilled.” Continuing, Mr. would call to. the mmission that when 1919, the National Civ form League was ref formation upon a forn its investigating committee, of which I had the honor to be chairman, the shed statement in ment" added, their “have a mandate Stowell said: “I attention of the in February sed certain in- al demand from which Pre to remove Mr. Mr. commis- sub: gned from equently the day: Iihenny ston.” Bailey Refused Permi n. In the league committee resolution attentlon was called to the fact that Chairman Bailey of the FPersonnel Classification Board, representative of the Bureau of the Budget, “had denied a request to examine the minutes of the board, and stated that he did not belleve it would serve any useful purpose.” = Stowell considered ition, “that it would ul purpose, in that it public t board was mnot meeting with s :nt frequency to discharge the duties which have been intrusted to it, and that the system broken down.” The communication from the Civil Service Commission refused to com- munic information in regard to ap- pointments in the Bureau of Efficiency aid the rve a very THE EVENING STAR, WASHIN (i'l() D. FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1926. ROTESTS TURK TAX ONU. . PRODUCTS Embassy Finds Import Duties Eight Times Greater Than on “Favored” Nations. By the Associated Press. CONSTANTINOPLIE, January §.— Without waiting for instructions from Washington, the American em- bassy has lost no time in filing a pro. test with the Turkish government against what it feels is upwar- ranted discrimination. Recent Turk- ish legislation has placed a tax on commodities imported from the United States amounting to eight times the customs duty assessed on merchan- dise from countries which have signed commercial treaties with Turkey. It is against the imposition of such duties that the American embassy protest It is not believed that Turkey’s move has been made with the inten tion of forcing ratification of the Lausanne treaty, but solely in- crease the country's revenue, and in cidentally to penalize nations which have refrained from negotiating com mercial treatles with Turkey, and therefore do not benefit by the fa- vored nation clause. American_imports by Turkey proximate $7,000,000 annually. automobiles, "ofl, agricultural and flour, Furopean powers are ex- pected to make similar protests. ap- chiefly imple Gl G e CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. The Burleith Citizens’ Association will meet Tuesday. 8 p.m., in Sunday school room of Mount Tabor Church | Guests of the R-S Building, Govern- | ment Hotels, will welcome out-of-town | friends and all ex-guests of the hotels at a dance tomorrow night in Re tion Hall. | Lincoln Park Citizens’ Association will meet Tuesday, 8 p.m., at Bryan chool. Mount Pleasant Citizens' Assocla- tion will meet tomorrow, 8 p.m., in Mount Pleasant branch library. The Young Men’s Hebrew tion will give an enter dance Sunday evening, at its Eleventh street and Pennsylv avenue, “An Occult View of Evolution Religion” will be Frederick L. Jones, S before the open forum of the League, 1006 E street. Admission free. Associa- and will meet tomorrow, Seventh street. 8 p.m., at | bui | extend BUYING OF PLAZA SITE GETS SENATE COMMITTEE’S 0. K. (Continued from 1 ments to the places where the great- est need exists. In answering the objection of Sen- ator Swanson to leaving too much discretion to the Treasury Department in locating the buildings, members of the committee pointed out that the bill requires the Secretary of the Treasury to submit detailed estimates in each fiscal year showing where the building money is to be spent that year. The $100,000,000 for the country gen- erally would be appropriated at the e of $25,000,000 annually and the $50.000,000 program for the District f Columbia would be spread ove ar: The vote of the committee in favor of reviving the Union Station plaza | project was unanimous and Senator I iald will report the bill it will go on the Senate calendar. Senator Fernald explained” to committee that there is still in the| Treasury $1,798,139 balance from the | appropriation made more than a dec- ade ago, when this plaza development was begun. While it is expected that some additional appropriation will be required, Senator Fernald said the imount could not be estimated at this | time. The Senator told the committee that | action looking to the purchase of the | seven squares of the plaza still owned by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is urgent, since the contract under which the Government is now renting this land for Government dormitories expired in December. Under that con tract the Government was payin railr s $73,000 a vear r Tt was pointed out today tion on this bill looking to purchiase | of the land would not necessarily mean that the Government hotels, there during the war, would be torn down immediately. The m bers of the committee felt“that pur- chase or condemnation of the land sho 1 be car 1 out imme 1y since it is the intention nltimately to the Capitol Grounds to the Union Station. FOUR MACHINES IN CRASH. the | 50 that | 2 | and arbitration. | school | tion of th Two automobiles, a truck motor cycle collided at F streets today, and and R s in one injury vehicles. Johr irst resul and minor damage to An automobile operated by Stewart, 1008 Park road ed by Har street, came t tion an instant be on street “motor cycle behind his car, crashed o its rear end | Parkin: n ken arm | cuts abo en thrown from the motor cy was take to Casualty Hospit PEAGE ININDUSTRY POLICY WILL CONTINUE George L. Berry ard Other Officers Re-elected to Head Printing Pressmen’s Union. Special Dispatch to The Star. 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