Evening Star Newspaper, November 1, 1927, Page 4

- LAZVENPLOYES - SCORED BY BLAIR Internal Revenue Head Says | .More Workers Will Have " to Go in Field. Announcing that in the decentraliza- #ion movement of the Rureau of In- ternal Revenue more employes will have to be moved from Washington to the field, Commissioner of Internal Revenue Blair today criticized as a “shirker” the 1 who always takes the do-it” attitude, and called upon all to assume the spirit of “let me do it. It s known that en emploves who have been ordered out of Wash- ington bring pressure to bear through several infl of Congres from the al. How n will be involved in what was des as a continuing movement of decen- tralization was not disclosed, but it twas said by bureau officials that the s of such nature as to make y further tra fe Shirkers Assailed. are in ow few mer in he Internal evenuc uted today to “Slothfulness i than anywhere else appe tion with t t0 the field some whe that in order the bureau must be en- ! I have an v different feeiing toward him who, when a difficult j encounter- , ‘Let George do it." We have 1 am thankful there Explaining that the work of the bu- reau covered the entire country, the commissioner sai n: were necessary from time to time, and “be it said to the glory of most of my co- workers, they go cheerful and promptly, even though it ma Vi tender ties and forg: cbmforts of a cozy home.” X Transfers Held Fair. +Explaining that he was convinced of the fairness of those who had the résponsibility of decision as to who should be transferred, the commis- ner announced: “In continuing our work of decentralization we shall have 10 make further transfer: If an em- ploye has a valid reason why he should not be transferred, the officials ~will hear him patiently and sympa- theticaily. It may be his plea can be granted without impairing the service, “If you, as an employe of the bu- reau, should receive an order of trans- fer, presenting some difficulties and Inconveniences,” said the commission- er, “please remember there are many others to whom the same or perhaps more extreme conditions apply, and to whom a transfer would be an equal or greater hardship. If, however, a trans. fer should work upon you undue hard. #hip, greater than others in like posi- tion, take the matter up with the proper ofiicials of the bureau.” o CLERGYMEN ORDERED NOT TO BACK DANCES Archbishop Notifies Priests Not to Attend Affairs or Announce Them in’Church.” By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, November 1.—Catho- lic priests in the archdiocese of Balti- more have been forbidden by Arch- bishop Michael J. Curley to promote or attend dances, the forthcoming is- sue of the Baltimore Catholic Review will announce, Archbishop Curley reiterates the stand taken by the Baltimore plenary council of 1884 and the sacred consis. torial congregation of Rome, which ruled that the church could not give s official approval to dancing. The ruling concerning priests ap plies no matter what the purpose of the dance may be, and no announce. ment of a dance may be made from any altar or pulpit nor may a dance be_held in the basement of a church The Review, as the official organ of the archdiocese, last week announced that all references to dances would eliminated in the future, incl: advertisements. - ————— STUDENTS WIN AT FAIR. Montgomery and Prince Georges Boys Take Cattle-Judging Prizes. Bpecial Dispatch 1o The Star, FREDERICK, Md., November 1.— Montgomery and Prince Georges County high school students were among the prize winners in the stock- Judging contests held in connection with the Frederick Fair. Awards just announced give Frank Bowers, Hyattsville, third place in the Guern. sey class, and Martin Umstead, Pooles- ville, second, in the Jersey class. Middletown High Schools’ team won the team troyt being closely press- ed by Smithsburg High. Charles H. Remsberg and Harold A. Remsberg, brothers, both graduates of the Uni. versity of Maryland, coached the win- ning team: ers School Group to Meet. Special Dispatch to The Star. BOWIE, Md., November 1.—A meet. ing of the Bowie Parent-Teacher As. soclation will be held at the school to. A short program has been ar- ranged Hallowcen partics were held by teachers of the school for the puptls sterda It is not necessary to have had an Ac- count at this Bank to Borrow, Easy to Pay Monthly For l)' Loan $120 $180 $240 $300 $360 $540 §. $1,200 $100.00 $6,000 $500.00 THE MORRIS PLAN BANK Uader Supervision U. S. Treasury 1408 H STREET, N. W. 5 ] THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1T, 1927. AIDING FUND DRIVE OF NURSE SOCIETY Left to rvight: Mrs. Whitman Cross, president of the Instiue honorary member of the bonrd of managers; Miss Gertrudo Bow! ve Visiting Nurse Socie Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, , director. CONDUCTOR PUSHES HIS GERMAN CLAIN Siate Department About Apartment House. While George Grant Alt of Buffalo, railroad conductor and American World War veteran, called at the State De- partment yesterday again to present his claim to secure title to an apart- ment house {n Koenizsburg, Germany, purchased - during the German cur- v deflation period, it was learned lay that his is about the only case that is the subject of present contro- . Alt purchased the apartment se for a sum placed at $87, but which a statement credited to the German embassy said was indicated s $186. The present value of the property is estimated at around $50,- 000. Alt made no request on the depart- ment for diplomatic intervention in his case, nor has the Washington Govern- ment made any such move. Alt says Prussian state laws have operated to deprive him of the apartment house and the statutes were retroactive and in violation of his rights as an Ameri- can. Courts Against Alt. The state courts held against Alt in his effort to retain the property. A later Prussian law provided that persons selling property during the inflation era might bring actions for cancellation of contracts of sale, where adequate legal requirements had not been complied with. The present value of the German mark is about 23 cents, but during the currency inflation, in 1923, it was almost valueless. Some Americans, taking advantage of the monetary benefit in their favor, purchased prop- erty in Germany. Prussia published a law on February 10, 1923, providing for the approval by the municipal World War Veteran Calls at, estate trans. s abolished in ans as well in Germany ot retroactive, nuthorities of ail r actions. This law w 11925 and applied to C forelgners. Offil nsist the law w. ibut that the law, avhich came into foree on Febru v 16, 1923, required that cases pending on January 1, 1928, and for the six weeks following, came under its provisions. Many Bought Castles. Americans who wanted “a castle on the Rhine” could have it, if they com- plied with the legal formalities, accord- ing to dispatches from Germany, and all those who complifed with the law retained their property. In cases where Americans failed to comply with the law, the advices say, their money was refunded and all cases have been settled Lut one. The number of persons taking ad- vantage of the currency slump to purchase real estate in Germany is placed at 10,000, which includes Brit- ish, French, Spanish, Americans and other foreigners. Actual figures on the number of Americans that were involved are not available. Most of them, it is said, accepted the judg- ments of the German courts, where they had a remedy. —_———— MAJ. L. J. DILLOW DEAD. Retired Offcer Succumbs at El Paso Hospital. Maj. Leo J. Dillow, Corps of En- gineers, retired, died yesterday at Beaumont General Hospital, E. Paso, Tex. Maj. Dillow was from_ Illinois, and was graduated from the United States Military Academy in June, 1913, and assigned to the Corps of Engineers. He served in various parts of the country until May, 1917, when he was retired for disability incurred in the line of duty. In February, 1922, he was advanced to the grade of major, retired. His widow, Mrs. Eva E. Dillow, is at El Paso arranging the funeral services. o A Way of the Politician. From the San Francisco Chronicle. A politician is a statesman who makes a mess of things and then blames the sinister influence of some other country. e —— ./ The tax varfes from FRONT-FOOT CHARGE PAYABLE WITH TAXES Prince Georges Court Refuses Man- damus in Property Owners’ Fight on Levy. Special Dispatch to The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md.,, Novem- {ber 1.—The front-foot benefit cha to construct water and sewer facili- ties, must he paid to the countv treas- urer with State and county taxes, the Circuit Court of Prince Georges Coun. ty decided in effect here yesterd: The court dismissed a petition for mandamus, filed by James I3. Steele of Hyattsville, Md., designed tn{com~ pel the county treasurer, R. Ernest Smith, to accept State and county taxes without the front-foot benefit charge. Mr. Steele noted an appesl to the ruling. The case was recently argued be- fora the full bench of Prince Georges County, consisting of Chief Judge W. Mitchell Digges, Assoclate Judges J. C. Mattingly and Willlam M. Loker. 20 to 26 cents per foot for both sewer and water fa- cilitles. The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, which has charge of the improvements in Prince Georges and Montgomery Counties, was interested in the action, The Legislature of 1927 passed an act requiring the county treasurer to colect the sanitary commission’'s charge at the same time as the State ard county taxes and that all were to be paid as one bill. The ruling of the Circuit Court, it undisturbed, will likely be taken as a precedent for Mountgomery County, T. Howard Duckett, chairman of the sanitary commission, said today. e More than $3,000,000 of American planos have been sent to Oceanla in the past year. “Topsy"” Tles,” brown or black suede, contrasting Low-heel semi-dress alli- zln tor calf, open-effect Black velvet, black satin, patent leather; open-effect dress pump .. TR0 IS SOVBHT BY NURSESUEETY Mercy Body 40 Per Cent Self- Supporting in Revenue From Pay Cases. The 1927 campaign for funds to be used in the conduct of its work of mercy was launched today by the In- | structive Visiting Nurse Society, and | before the public solicitation for do- | nations 18 halted the organization | hopes to receive the $65,000 necessary | for _its continued activi | _With headqunrters tn The Evening | Star Building, and branches In Gaorgn- town, Brightwood and Southanst | Washingion, the society, supplying a community need in health conservi- tion, is 40 per cent self-sustaining by | by virtue of the pay cases it serves. More than nalf of its service, how- ever, is carried on without compensa- tion, and it is to supply this deficiency in its finances that the society is making its public appeal. Has 36 Nurses. Founded 27 years ago with a single nurse who strove to serve the needs of the ill of the city by traveling' from one patient to another on a bicycle, the society today maintains a el staff of 86 nurses, 5 supervisors, a d rector and an educational director. Despite the increased staff, the organi- zation is experfencing the same diffi culties in meeting the increased de- mands of a proportionately larger population, and Mrs. Whitman president, declares that 200 nur would be “ideal to meet adequatel the health requirements of the cit In its present status, the staff of the society frequently experiences dif- ficulty in selecting the most needy of several cases awaiting service for the 1. This is especially true, Mrs. points out, during the Mid winter season, when influenza and pneumonia are rampant. To counter- act this situation, the society is anx- ious to place 10 more nurses in its fleld, Providing free and pay service— the lutter conducted at $1.02 a visit, the actual cost of making a single call—the soclety furnishes not only bedside care but health education as well in which nurses instruct families in the proper method of bathing ili persons, the making of beds without disturbing the patient, diet, posture, ventilation, medical care for incipient discases and a host of other things of value to the layman. “Drive” Is Shunned. In its efforts to raise funds, the society has refrained from making a drive” for three years, but instead is conducting its solicitation quietly, confident that its work is recognized and that it will be appreciated by Washingtonians. Mrs. Cross, in discussing the cam- paign, said: “We have avoided the old unpop- ular ‘drive method’ since 1924, when we had our last organized campaign. With many other agencies in Wash: ington, we are studying the possibili- ties of A community chest, but until such time as the chest plan is adopted here, we must go to the people for the necessary funds to carry on the work."” Make all checks payable to Instruc- tive Visiting Nurse Society, room 436, Star Building. Diagonal strap, black velvet, brown sueds ~ §4,50 Opera pump, brown suede, black suede, black velvet ...uviiienst $6.50 New low-heel patent leather buckle pump, $4.50 RITES FOR MRS. JACKSON. Widow of Late ..ailroad Attorney Died in New Jersey. Funeral services for Mrs. Clara Gregory Jackson, §3 years old, widow of John P. Jackson, who died at Bay Head, N. J., July 30, will be held in her old home in Newark, N. J. tomorrow. Mount Pleasant Cemetery there, Rev. Railroad. Mrs. Jackson was for many vears a_ vesident of this city, residing at 1304 Connecticut avere. She s sur- vived by two daughters, Mme. W. A. Ekengren of this city and Mrs. Dem- ing Jarves of Dinard, France. and three sons, Elliot Gregory Jackson of San Francisco. Capt. John P. Jack- son of this eity and Huntington Wol- cott Jackson of New York City. Her husband, the late John P. Jackson. was an attorney for the Pennsylvania railroad. MRS. KATE BLCZD EXPIRES Sister of Burnside Post Command- er, G. A. R., Dies in Florida. Mrs. Kate Blood, sister of A. J. Whitaker, commander of Burnside Post, No. 8, Department of the Poto mac, G. A. R., died at her home, In Winter Haven. Fla., Sunday, after a short fllness, according to word re- cefved here. Funeral services will be conducted in Winter Haven tomor row. Mrs. Blood, Who was 73 y old, had visited this city frequently, although she had made her home in Florida for many year Besides her brothe a sister, Mrs. Stella Matth of Los Angeles;, a_daughter, Mrs. Willlam Halsey of Terra Ceia, Fla.; thr Frederick Rlood of New Prescott and Norman Blood of Win ter Haven, Fla, and scven grand children hare she leaves Hotel Awning Afire. An awning caught fire at the Port- land Apartment Hotel, on Fourteenth street south of Thomas Circle, shortly before noon toda but the hlaze was extinguished quickly by firemen who responded to a telephone call. Interment will be in the, C.& 0. MERGER SUGGESTS CHANGE IS ARGUED HERE IN STREET WIDTH l Railway Counsel A nears Be-:‘ Planning Commission Would fore I. C. C. in Plea for | Narrow Sherier Place at Plan Approval. | Chain Bridoe Terminus. | By the Associated Pross. | Final argument in the Chesapeake | pluce at its at Weaver | & Ohio’s merger proceedings began (o road day before the Interstate Commerce | " " : Commission. bz Herbert Fitzpatrick, general counse! | "0inmittes of National for the railroad, sketched briefly for| Park and Planning Commission the commissioners the project of the | body recommended th Chesapeake & Ohio to purchase con | made 60 feet wids £ trol of the Erie & Pere Marquette| It is now on the Railroad, and devoted the balance of | his effort to demonstrating the pub lic advantages of the resuiting trans portation situation. Henry W. Ander | 6 son of Richmond, attorney for a group | he pa of minority stockholders opposing the | mer merger, was designated to follow Fitz. | proved co patrick with opposition. | institutea for 3y the contemplated merger of .the | wa three rallroads, Mr. Fitzpatrick as-| The serted, an Bastern trunk iine with | that $1,310.000,000 in assets would be|northwest as is not now created, and would operate 8,000 miles |orty, hetween Massachus of line as a single unit. The nev nues, he aci system would guarantee “the keenest | demnation, so that this | competition and best service to the|be opened. Furth public” throughout the territory it|be siven to the reached, and would match up in size and capacity with the New York Cen | tral, Baitimore & Ohio and Pennsyl | vania. | To carry out their purpose, Mr patrick continued, O. P. and M. J.| " Van Sweringen of Cleveland, repre. | ®moval from the highwa enting ownership of most of the r: Spring road betwe roads concerned, had ugreed to seli|Sixteen { sufficient Erie & Pere Marquette stock | Street. T to the Baltimore & Ohlo to bring about | Dart of the merger. Ha explained that within _the Chesapeake & Ohio by issuing appr | imately $52,000,000 in new common |stock to its ‘present stockholders, {could finance the transaction and that options fixing the prices would insure | the Chesapeake & Ohio making a di- in the v termi h of S {and was ORI ating Capital This et be mnat the een hway m: eh | the Fitz v The com recommended the 1t this vy I argel Pin Branch parkwn was desived to ramove t 1on the tract > with propos treatmen in a space of 14 years 43 gov- ents have been set up and de in Pekin, Wit jrect and a great profit from their con ; ern o is Week~All Week RCOAT summation. 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