Evening Star Newspaper, December 7, 1928, Page 2

(10SE TOUCH KEPT e s o | WITH BYRD PARTY Colling Field Radio Operator Gets Average of Ten Messages Daily. In communication every morning be- | tween 6:30 and 7 o'clock with the radio operator of the Eleanor Bolling. one o the ships of the Byrd South Pole e: pedition, Sergt. J. D. Wilson, Bolling Field radio overator. has for the past fortnight received an average of ten messages daily from the expedition for 1Jansmission by mail or telephone to Mriends and relatives of the members of the expedition living near Washing- ton Before an Army dirigible arrived over the field this morning and ruined his | contact with the Byrd radio man Wil- son learned that the expedition is about | 800 miles south. of New Zealand, pro- ceeding slowly, with th> Eleanor Bolling towing the old whaler. City of New York. Whether the towing was caused by the square-rigged sailing whaler being becalmed was not stated. | In a message received by Wilson yes- | terday morning it was stated that as| soon as the expedition reaches its base the Eleanor Bolling will depart imme- | diately for I Zealand for another cargo of supr-les, expecting to arrive in | New Zealand .1 the next two or three weeks. Reception uf the Byrd messages, Sergt. Wilson said today, is becoming | increasingly difficult, as the Byrd radio working on a 245 meter wave length, | a channel most effective in night hours, | is in the belt which is now in contin- uous daylight. Wilson's own wave channel of 42,2 meters is still more de- pendent on night for good reception. Except for the daily word on the posi- tion of the ships and the messages | transmitted for the friends and cela- tives of the members of the expedition, Sergt. Wilson says he is getting little news from the expedition as to Comdr. Byrd's plan: WELCH ACT CHANGE DUE BY CHRISTMAS (Continved from First Page.) might be allocated to any one of three or four grades. Effective Date Protested. With the $1.300 minimum and con- solidation of some of the lower grades where fine distinctions are drawn, the friends of the Government workers say it would be possible more equitably to allocate the great mass of lower-pald emboloyes. A Complaint also has been received by Ahe civil service- committee members which 1is especially important in tha field as distinguished from service * the departments here that while the ef- fective date of the Welch act was July 1. 1928, it has been put into effect on | various dates by executive action. For | example, by the Navy on August 1, and %y the Veterans' Bureau on September 1 and October 1, thus depriving many employes of the benefit for several months. On entering the executive conference with Chairman Lehlbach today, Ste' ard said: “We are naturally gratified at the very general display of interest on the part of members of Congress in the pay of Federal employes. Congres- jglonal sentiment is clearly in favor of further amendatory legislation on be- half of the empioyes in the lower kalary brackets.” He explained that the Welch bill as introduced at the request of the federa- tion “represented rates, which, in our Judgment would have more nearly rep- resented the conservative valuation of services rendered. ‘Was Compromise Measure. “The Welsh bill, as finally enacted was £ compromise measure,” he emphasized, “and represented all that was obtain- | able at the last session of Congress. Mr. Steward pointed out that those who voted for the bill stated that it was & tem{mnry measure of relief which would necessitate further legislation at this session. “Not only was the Welch bill itself a compromise,” sald Mr. Steward, “but its efit, especially in ithe lower-salary ps were still fur- ‘ther circumscribed by an opinion of the controller general and the failure of some departmental heads to take ad- vantage of the authorization contained in the act to as full an extent as was possible. “We shall use our utmost endeavor,” said Mr. Steward, “to secure for the employes the relief which an over- whelming sentiment in Congress un- questionably favors.” for Senator Brookhart, he said that he is still in favor of the amend- ment he advocated last Spring, to kee the same number of salary steps in eacl rade under the Welch law that existed | under the old law. The bill as enacted cut off the two bottom steps of the grades, but in a number of cases added only one higher step at the top. Would Simplify Application. This meant that grades which for- merly consisted of seven steps contain only eix under the Welch act. Senator Brookhart's idea 15 that where the two bottom salary steps were eliminated two new steps should be added at the top. Such an amendment would simplify the application of the section of the law svhich provides for placing each employe in the same relative position under the new law that he or she held within a grade under the old law. In grades where seven salary steps were consoli- dated into six the task of determining ‘what the relative positions of the em- ployes should be became more com- plicated. Senator Brookhart has not vet de- cided what procedure he will take in bringing up the question, but is in fa- vor of tome action by Congress if time will permit at the present session. If that cannot be done, he is in favor of Congress giving attention to the prob- lem at the following session. Wood's statement yesterday was made during an explanation of elimination of dncreases in salary for a number of supervifory officials. Mr. Wood pointed out tha. “wnder the act of May 28, 1928, amending tn¢ classification act of 1923, and the deeision of the controller gen- eral assistant heads of the departments whos2 compensation was fixed under the classification act of 1923 at $7,500 are being compensated at $9,000 per an- num. The five officials whose salaries | are estimated in the budget for increases of $2,000 each did not benefit under the pravisions of the act of May 28, 1928." Another Objection Stressed. Attention was called by Representa- tive O'Connell, Democrat, of New York, that the Welch act “increased th: high- paid officers and failed to compensate, in a large measure, those in the lower prackets” Mr. Wood agreed that this *is correct” and explained to his col- Jeagues that “when the Weich bill was nding before the House the members p:n'.\'ed that its purpose was to in- crease the wages of the lower-paid em- ployes, but, as it turns out, instead of it making a substantial increase in the salaries of the lower-paid employes it gives them a glttance of an increase, amounting to about 5 per cent. The sal- arles of the gentlemen in the higher grades, $7,500 and in that neighborhood, were increased from 20 to 25 per cent, and through the interpretation made by the controller general of the United States two of the grades from which gome of them were advanced under the discretion of the department heads have heen entirely vacated. In some cases thsy went up two grades, and in conse- KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH BYRD VENTURE Sergt. J. D. Wilson, Bolling Field radio operator, who daily is getting word | from the South Pole expedition. —Star Staff Photo. eral of the United States have been ad- vanced at one jump to $9,000 a year. Mr. O'Connell again inquired from | Mr. Wood if “the average increase for those in the lower brackets does not run from $60 to $120°” and Mr. Wood | answered that was true and said the increase was “about 5 to 10 per cent.” Reminds of Prior Warning. | Minority Leader Garrett reminded the House that when the Welch bill was under consideration Representative Woodrum, Democrat, of Virginia, a member of the eivil service committee, | had warned that the very conditions now complained of by Mr. Wood wouid prevail. “Yes, the prophecy made by our col- league from Virginia at that time has proved true,” replied Mr. Wood, “and | it should impress upon the members of the House how little we can depend upon those who are enthusiastical behind one of these measures, that is, with reference to its practical effect when it is put into force. I dare say there were not 15 men in the House who had any conception of what the | practical effect of that bill would be, and we are in this dilemma now that we have different branches of the Gov- ernment making different interpreta- tions of it. “We have the Personnel Classification Board, whose business it' is to study and apply as a result of their studies the u?lncatlon of the positions under the act, and then. on the other hand, we have the controller general of the United States, without even an applica- tion being made to him, rendering a decision by which he has given an entirely different interpretation and one which increases the pay of the persons in the higher grades approximately $2,000,000 a year. I warrant you that there are not 15 men in this House who will read that act today and agree with such an interpretation.” Safeguards Barred by Rules. Representative LaGuardia, Repub- hcln.p New York, interjected that the Welch bill was “passed under a sus- pension of the rules, which in itself prevented the offering of safeguarding amendments.” Mr. Wood answered: “Yes, that is correct, and I will tell the gentleman another thing that was done. The bill was passed, as I recall, on the 28th of May. The Bacharach bill was passed on the 29th of May, and we are now presented with a situation where the Bacharach act, which was meant to apply to the customs service of this country, covers a certain portion of the employes of that service and the Welch bill is applied to another portion of them.” 1t was when Mr. O'Connell asked if Congress has not the right to “modify or change” the Welch act that Mr. Wood advocated its repeal. Mr. O'Connell emphasized that “the morale of the Government employes is | very badly shaken now,” saying he had seen many instances of it, and Mr. Wood concluded with: “There is no doubt about that and it is perhaps more serious than any of us comprehend.” TRIAL BOARD HEARINGS CLEAR FIVE OFFICERS Policeman to Get Quiz. Fined for Lack of Attention at Roll Call. Pive policemen who appeared before | the trial board on various charges yes- terday were exonerated, Inspector Louls J. 8toll announced today. Private C. E. Hansboro of the Traffic Bureau was fined $5 for failing to pay attention at roll call The policemen exonerated and the charges against them were: | Private C. E. Chaney, ninth precinct, | failing to pay a debt; Private J. F.| Gawen, third precinct, conduct preju- | dicial to the good order of the depart- | ment; Private L. R. Beal. Traffic Bu- reau, conduct unbecoming an officer: Private E. D. Gemeny, jr., second pre- cinet, prejudicial conduct, and Private P. B. Ashe, second precinct, prejudicial conduct. Bix MOXLEY RITES TODAY. Services Held This Afternoon for Building Contractor. Funeral services for Douglas G. Mox- lev, 61, butlding contractor, who died of pneumonia at his home; 4600 Kansas avenue, Tuesday, were conducted at the residence this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment was in Glenwood Cemetery. Mz, Moxley was a native of Stafford County, Va., but had resided in Wash- ington for the last 40 years., Asa mem- ber of the United States Navy many years ago he made two trips around the world as a chief carpenter’s mate, once in 1892 on the U. 8. S. Detroit. FORMER TEACHER DIES. Funeral Services Held in, Califor- nia for Miss Bicksler, Miss Josephine A. Bicksler, formerly a teacher in the public schools here for 10 years, died at the home of her sister, Mrs. A. W. Wilkinson, Arcadia, Calif., November 25, according to word re here. Funeral services were con in_Monrovia, Calif., November 28. Miss Bicksler was 52 years old and a native of Fairfax, Va. She went California 20 years ago and was em- ployed by a press clipping bureau serv- ice, remaining in that work for 15 years. to | Work Already Plans For Next National Biennial Election apping Program for Campaign in 1930. Although the skies have hardly cleared of the smoke of the recent na~ tional election, plans already are being shaped by Dr. Hubert Work, chair- man of the Republican national com- mittee, for the biennial national elec- | tion nearly two years off. This announcement was made at the White House yesterday by the national chairman following a long talk he had with President Coolidge, the first since the victory on November 6. He stated that the national committee proposes to | keep awake and to be prepared well in advance of the next elections. He pointed out that a year hence the Re- ! publican members of the House and those of the Senate who will come up for election in 1930 will be entering upon their individual campaigns for re- election. By way of explanation the chairman added that inasmuch as the national committee is now well organized throughout the country and in smooth running order, there {8 no reason why it should not remain active at least to the extent of assuring the perpet- uation of a Republican Congress. Dr. Work stated that the Republican headquarters will be continued in the Barr Building in this city. While the office space may be reduced to som= extent, and fewer clerks used than dur- ing the recent national campaign, the headquarters will be kept up so0 as t) function efficiently. DISTRICT VOTE FILM INTERESTS RESIDENTS Keen Concern of Washingtonians in Representation Evidenced by Theater Crowds. ‘The keen interest of Washingtonians in their voteless plight is being evi- denced this week at the showing of | the movietone film taken on election day and featuring activities carried out by the Joint Committee on National Rep- resentation for the District to empha- size the disenfranchisement situation. Colby Harriman, who supervises ac- tivities at the Palace and Columbia Theaters, which together with the Fox | are the three theaters showing the film this week as part of their regular movietone programs, stated that he had personally studied the reactions of the various audiences at the different show- ings and that the audiences manifested | sincere interest during the brief show- ing and upon its conclusion generally applauded. “The applause accorded was not merely perfunctory applause either,” he said, "and, besides my personal interest as a Washingtonian in getting a vote, I am glad we put the film in our shows. It is being much better received than most films of a non-theatrical nature have been.” Hardy Meakin, who watched show- ings at the Fox Theater, where he has charge of publicity, made similar com- ment, stating that the audiences view the film “as though they know what it is all about.” ‘Washingtonians will have their final tonight at the three theaters. BOULDER DAM BILL DEBATE IS OPENED Statement Claiming to Show Un- derestimation of Costs Read by Johnson, By the Associated Press Senator Johnson of California open- ed debate on the Swing-Johnson Boul- der Canyon Dam bill in the Senate today by reading a statement of the Reclamation Bureau which he said showed practically all of the large dams in the country had cost more than was originally estimated. Some opposition to the Boulder Dam bill lately has been based on the board of cnglineers’ report that the entire project would cost around $165,000,000, whereas the bill calls for $125,000,000. Following the Californian's statement, Senator Pittman, Democrat, Nevada, discussed this report, which he said disproves the contention of Senator Smoot, Republican, Utah, that the Boul- der project is not feasible. LONDON, December 7.—Sir Godfrey Thomas, principal private secretary to the Prince of Wales, left London this morning for Brindisi, Italy, carrying a | complete outfit of clothes for the Prince |of Wales, who, in his rush for home, left Africa almost without any Kit. Sh2 is survived by her sister, Mrs. Wil- kinson, and a brother, Harry Bicksler, Sir Godfrey is also carrying other requisites for the royal traveler. The story of an unfortunate financlal venture, which George A. Dooley, 72- Iltef Society of the Government Print- ing Office, kept to himself for five years, although to do so he had to pay 6 per cent interest on the $5,000 lost, came to light yesterday at a meeting of the board of directors of the society. Acting upon advice of friends and quence many who were receiving $7,500 under the operation of the Welch act eud the decision of the controjler gen- banke: it was cxplained, Dooley in- *vested 85,000 of the society’s money with a banking company of Columbus, ! vear-old treasurer of the Jobroom Re- | Man. 72, Pays Society Interest Five Years | Out of U. S. Retired Pay on Lost $5,000 | Ohlo. The firm failed five years ago | and the entire sum was lost. Since that time Dooley, 327 | Seventh street, has paid to the soclety | (he 6 per cent interast on the sum lost through his investment, making the payments out of his allotments as A retired Federal employe. | Unable longer to finance the invest- | ment, Dooley yesterday concluded to réport the matter to the board of di- rectors. 1t was learned that the board contemplates no action against him. of . ~ . 1 Republican Chairman)| the present income is about $9,318 per opportunity to witness this film locally | SALE OF BUILDING FOR TRUST ASKED %Liligation Costing $700 | Daily, Mortgage Holder’s From Yesterday's 5:30 Edition of The Star. | Declaring it is 'costing $700 a day to ' continue the litigation over the Wash- | ington Bullding at Fifteenth street and | 'New York avenue, the Shawmut Na- tional Bank of Boston, through Attor- !neys J. Harry Covington and Spencer | Gorden, late yesterday asked the Dis- trict Supreme Court for authority to |advertise the property for sale under a | first deed of trust for $3,300,000. The property has been involved in litigation for some months since the Liberty Trust | Co., holder of a second trust, sought to | foreclose that indebtedness. Gordon to Get Application. The bank’s application will be called to the attention of Justice Peyton Gor- don as soon as counse] can be heard. The court {s advised that bocause of the extended litigation an enoimous loss of revenue is resulting and the indebtedness increasing. When the re- ceiver took over the building the ren- tals were about $8,000 per month, it is stated, and he has made some rew eases, but has lost some tenants and month, It is practically impossible, 1t is charged, for the receiver to find suit- able tenants at fair prices because the building never has been completed, | many of the floors having no partitios and the receiver being without funds | to put the building in shape for tenants. | Interest Arrearage Cited. The expenses of operation, it is stated, | are $2,500 per month. There are due for taxes $61,624.32. In addition to the mortgage of $3,300,000, there is due in- terest to November 1 of $288313.52. | There is a second mortgage of $797,500 | with interest of $79.925; mechanics liens of $255,558.81 with interest of $15,252.52. The bank estimates the loss of about $700 per day will continue until the building is sold. ‘The court is also advised that tenants are suffering inconveniences which are injuring their business. FRIENDS OF MERGER PREPARE FOR FIGHT ON MALTBIE REPORT; ___ (Continued from First Page.) merger agreement, found much in the Maltbie report to commend. ““The Maltbie report was very carefully prepared and fortunately it came from | & source that can be depended on,” said | Clayton. “One of the salient features is Dr. Maltbie's suggestion that no com- mitted valuation be included in the agreement. If the parties to the merger and the Public Utilities Commission had | removed the valuation, possibly we could | have gotten together on the agreement. “If a valuation is written into the | agrecment and the merged company is | not able to earn a return on the figure agreed upon, then when the public asks for improvements it would be met with a reply that they cannot be grant- ed without an increase in fares. That is what I fear most in the agreement as it now stands. Depreciation Fund. ‘“‘Another feature of the Maltbie report which supports the contention of Rob- erts and myself is that the new com- pany should start with a depreciation fund, brought over from the Capital Traction and Washington Rallway & | Electric Companies. The new com- pany under the existing agreement | }vou&d start without a depreciation und.” “It is with utmost reluctance that I | vield to requests for comment on ihe | status of the merger,” sald Roberts. “I am no longer on the federation's utili- ties committee and my own citizens’ association has a competent organiza- tion for handling public utility ques- tons of which I am not a member. “Nevertheless, I look upon the report of Dr. Maltbie, an acknowledged utility expert, as utter vindication of the po- sitlon which Mr. Clayton, the old federation committee, which included five engineers and myself, have main- tained since Mr. Wilson's first plan, with its perpetual guaranteed return was submitted. “One after another of the suggestions we offered, which were termed bolshe- vistic and destructive, have been con- | ceded as just by the Public Utilities Commission, the House District com- |mittee and even proponents of the |plan. The guaranteed earnings plan, |the permanent rate of return and the indiscriminate use of one-man cars have disappeared; the lack of protec- tion for labor and half-fares for school children have been in part adjusted. My criticism of the method of handling depreciation reserves and operating ac- counts has been sustained by the Bureau of Efficiency, and the last bitter stand of the proponents of the plan on the |$60.000.000 value plus and the power | contract has been weighed in the bal- ance under epxert scrutiny and found wanting. “Now the thing to do is to forget per- sonal animosity, prepare and adopt a reasonable merger plan and by intensive | devotion to better service encourage the people of Washington to renew their c?filf:;‘enu and serrort of the public ul les." American Believed S;icide. CHAMBERY, France, December 7.— The body of an American, whose name | was given simply as Goddard, was dis- covered near here today. Police be- lieve he committed suicide. Daily. o 105,209 Sunday, 110,731 District T Columble 802+ taing. M ! vertising Managar of THE EVENING and SUNDAY STAR, s solemnly swear that the actual number of copies of the paper named sold and dis- tributed durine the month of November, A.D 1928, was as follows Days Conies. g 103,261 Less adiustments .. Tatal dally net circnlation o Average daily net paid circulation Dailv average ber of copies f service, ety . % Dally average net circulation SUNDAY. Days. i TR, —_ 105,200 Copies 112,568 s I Less adiustments | Total Sunday net cigeulation.. ... . Averaze nev paid Sunday clrcula- Average Humk K ice, ete. "r. eored Aver w2 110,121 610 e Sunday net cirenlation. 110731 Lo Sing. Manaser Subscribed and_sworn_to before me this Tt dar ) of December. 1928 ELMER P YouNT, Notary 2 for serv- Ll hill in the Veldt. E.J. PEARSON DIES, RETIRED RAIL HEAD Had Been President of New Haven Road for Seven Years. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, December 7.—Edward J. Pearson, recently retired president of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, diled at Johns Hopkins Hos- pital at 9:30 o'clock this morning. Mr. Pearson, whose resignation as head of the railroad was given because of ill health, had been at the hospital since October 23 under care of Dr. Llewellys F. Barker. The immediate cause of his death, it was announced at the hospital, was cerebral hemorrhage. | Mrs. Pearson was at the family apart- ments in the Hotel Taft, in New York, when word came of her husband's death and a special train left there at 10 o'clock to take her to Baltimore. Mr. Pearson is survived by his widow, who was Gertrude S. Simmons of Evans- ton, I, and a son, Harlow S. a brother, Raymond A., is president of the University of Maryland. CREDITED WITH SAVING ROAD. Pearson Declared to Have Brought New Haven to idend Basis. NEW YORK, December 7 (#).—Death of E. J. Pearson, one of the old school railroaders, in Baltimore today, came less than two weeks-after he had com- pleted his outstanding achievement, the financial resurrection of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. On November 27 the directors were able to place the common stock on a perma- nent dividend basis for the first time in 15 years. Mr. Pearson became president of the New Haven in 1921, when it was threat- ened with financial ruin and powerful banking interests were endeavoring to force it into receivership. Mr. Pearson fought the receivership tooth and nail, and by his practical railroading skill was able to bring the road to what is regarded as one of America’s models of | railroading efficiency. The road's common stock, having sold as low as $9.62'> on the New York Stock Exchange in 1923, has recently sold as high as $80.25. A dividend of $1 was paid on the stock in April, another of $1 in October and a few days ago it was placed on a $4 annual basis. ‘The road's financial difficulties began with an overambitious policy of acquir- ing trolley and steamship lines and con- necting railroads. These difficulties caused suspension of dividends in 1913, and complications growing out of the | war and labor difficulties had brought the road to the nadir of its earning power when Mr. Pearson took its helm | His tireless efforts to revive what has long been known as “New England’s ruined his health, and on Novem- ber 27, when the directors placed the stock on a regular dividend basis, they were forced to accept his resignation. His successor has not been chosen. KING UNDER X-RAY AGAIN TO STUDY INFECTION CENTER (Continued from First Page.) of normal temperature and rest would be necessary before the king's physi- cians could say definitely that the crisis Wwas over. Encouragement Found. This morning’s newspapers, reflecting the public feeling of hope, stressed that the absence from the bulletins of ref- erences to the king's heart and his taxed strength as being encouraging. Among the signs cited as favorable by the newspapers was a report that the king yesterday showed a more active inter>st in public affairs and asked sev- eral questions concerning them. The ¥Ing also asked to see the medical bul- etin, him ‘during the last few days. The medical journals were allowed for the first time to mention the names of the King's nurses, as well as his doctors. 8ix nurses altogether have been on the King's case, but only four names given out. They were those of Nurses Purdie, Westminster Hospital: Black and Davies, London Hospital, and Gordon, St. Thomas' Hospital. The medical papers stressed the importance of good nursing in a case like that of the King. Queen Mary Praised. ‘The Daily Mail today printed a long editorfal laudatory of Queen Mary, which said, in part: “Those who came in contact with her during the past distressing days find words almost inadequate to de- scribe the qualities that she has dis- played, her calm in crisis, her ability to be amazingly businesslike and com- placent outwardly while suffering in- wardly. She is proving a pillar of strength to the doctors and nurses, and all who have been inspired by her ex- ample say that this emergency brought forth a woman more wonderful than they thought possible for a human being to be in such circumstances.” London was gratified by the progress of the homeward journeys of the Prince of Wales and the Duke of @loucester. The Prince has made such good time that it was estimated that he might ar- rive home by Wednesday morning. The Duke of Gloucester arrived at! Cape Town, South Africa, this morning and sailed later on the mail steamer Balmoral Castle for England. He ap- Epared to be well and was bronzed by is African hunting tour. The acting governor and various officials met him at the station, but there was no cere- mony, as the Duke had wished privacy ‘The public was not informed as to the time of his arrival, but early workers, attracted by the official uniforms, crowded around the station and greeted the Duke. GLOUCESTER EN ROUTE HOME. CAPE TOWN, Unlon of South Africa, December 7.—The Duke of Gloucester, third son of King George, who is speeding back to London, sailed late today on the mail ship Balmoral Castle. The sky was dull and there was oc- casional showers, but despite the in- clemency a huge crowd had gathered to bid him farewell. In an interview, the duke expressed extreme gratification that he had heard better news of the king's health. He referred enthusiastically to ar- rangements for his journey and to his. wonderful luck which followed him dur- ing his shooting trip. The duke gave an account of how he bagged a black-maned lion. The party struck a comparatively strong patch of long grass which surrounded re ant The duke's equerry, Mr. Brock, suddenly exclaimed: “A big black lion has gone into the grass.” The duke chaffed his equerry about seeing things and suggested that he should “shoo” this big black lion for him. This the equerry proceeded to do, jokingly clapping his hands and chanting “shoo, little lion!” At first nothing happened, but on the second incantation, a huge black llon rose up in _front of him. Brook's comment on this episode was: “Thank goodness, his royal highness shot him all right.” Just before he sailed, the Duke of Gloucester was handed a telegram which it was said intimated that be- cause of improvement in the King's condition furthef telegraphic advices would be disconti » which had been withheld from | " .4 'THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. D. €. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 7. 19%8.° SUITABLE LINDBERGH PROFILE ! HOLDS UP CASTING OF MEDAL| Announcement today by Charles Moore, chairman of the Fine Arts Com- mission, that Laura Gardin Fraser, wife |of James L. Fraser, the sculptor who designed the tomb of Robert Todd Lin- | coln to be erected in Arlington National | | Cemetery, has been selected to produce the medal in honor of Col. Charles A.| | Lindbergh, brought with it the informa- { tion that the fame of an aviator has its | | drawbacks. | | A suitable profile picture of the noted | Lone Eagle that might be used by Mrs. | | Fraser in fashioning the obverse side | | of the medal, is not available, and the | | commission has written to Col. Lind- bergh asking him to give the noted | medallist an hour’s sitting. The flyer 1s noted as a traveler, and thus far the | | commission has been unable to get imn | touch h him. The available pictures of Lindbergh | give a full-face view, and this is not | considered suitable for medal work, Mr. Moore explained, Noted as Medallist. Mrs. Fraser is considered one of the best medallists in the country, and has achieved fame on her own account, apart frony the eminence her husband enjoys. She fashioned the bronze elk that members of the Benevolent Protec- | tive Order of Elks use, as well as having Laura Gardin Fraser, Sculptor's Wife. Chosen for Work, Is Unable to Locate Nomad Flyer. Mrs. Fraser was born in Chicago, September 14, 1889. As a preparation for her work as a sculptor she attended the Horace Mann School in New York, and was a student at the Art Students’ League, 1907-10. She married Mr. Fraser November 27, 1913, Received Many Awards. Numerous awards have come to her as a result of her talent, for numbered among the achievements of her art are: ‘The award of the Helen Foster Barnett | prize, 1916; Julia A. Shaw memorial prize, 1919; the Saltus gold medal, in 1924, and this award, given this time by the Numismatic Society, two years later; designer of the United States Army and Navy chaplaius’ medal, Irish Setter Club of America medal, “Grape Baby” fountain in rose garden, Buf- falo, N. Y.; designed 50-cent piece to commemorate centennial, State of Ala- bama: Grant Memorial 50-cent piece, Fort Vancouver centennial piece, 1925; memorial group in Newport cemetery, Morgan Horse Club medal, seal for Bel- leau Wood Memorial Association, two portraits for Hall of Fame, New York: bronze reclining elk in front of Elks' Memorial Building, Chicago. During the World War Mrs. Fraser served as a captain in the Ambulance Service Motor Corps. She is a member of numerous clubs and makes her home in New York City. created the live stock medal and por- traits of polo ponies. Mr. and Mrs. Fraser attended the ‘White House reception last night. PROTECTION. OF | Special Dispatch to The Star. | SCRANTON, Pa., December 7—Pro- | tection of the so-called weaker sex can be overdone, according to the views of the Pennsylvania Game Commission. But hunters of some of the Pennsyl- | vania counties, indignant at what they | |term a breach of gallantry—ingrained | in them for generations—not only are {up in arms, but are up in court. The result, which will mean the pro- | hibiting of all deer hunting in at least | four counties, has grown out of the | | tremendous increase not only in the | number of white-tailed deer in Penn- | sylvania, but the tremendous prepon- derance of females in the herds. For 21 years deer have been strictly pro- tected in the State and legal shooting has been confined to buck deer. This so- called buck law was designed not only to protect the does but to save human life, since hunters had to see the antlers before they dared to shoot, and few sportsmen were accidently killed in the hunting fleld. About five years ago the deer began to get too numerous and the proportion of males to females was found to be far out of the biological ratio, being approximately 1 to 20. Not only did | the herds iIncrease until they caused extensive damage to farmers, but the fawns born were of more fragile stock and not as healthy as previously. Farmers Report Damage. The farmers complained. One man was damaged to the extent of $15,000. ‘The Game Commission could not pay damages, for it lacked the necessary funds, and while it was prepared to provide wire fencing for the protection of farmers, it could not assume the expense of erecting hundreds of miles of fencing. As an alternative, it made this season a special season, as it was empowered to do under the game laws; closed the season on bucks and made it legal to kill antleress deer of over 50 pounds dressed weight in the 54 | counties where buck deer had been | OVERDONE, COMMISSION HOLDS |Bitter Fight Waged in Pennsylvania Over Open Season on DOCS. MOI‘C Numcrous Than Bucks. FEMALE DEER killed last year. and allowed 8 licenses | per county for each deer killed last | ear. This action was taken after consul- tation with Federal biologists brought | to the State from Washington. Vernon | Bailey of the Federal service, a recog- nized authority on four-footed wild animals. made an investigation and substantiated the stand of the com- | mission. He found in Wayne County | only three bucks for 71 does. Opposition early began to develop to | the ruling of the commission in some | sections. The commissioners stated to- day that this was due in part to the | fact that the hunters had been trained | in conservation too well, until does in their eyes were “sacred cows.” In| Monroe, Pike and Northampton Coun- ties the big Summer and Winter hotels also opposed the move, since they de- sired to see large herds near their holdings. Gets Into Politics. Then the fight got into politics. In- ' Junctions were secured in some counties | prohibiting the commission from put- | ting its ruling into effect. Since hear- | ings on the injunctions could not be ! held before the opening of the season, | the commission allowed the injunctions | to stand in those counties, causing total cessation of deer hunting there. Thirty years ago there were practical~ MINES' AID ASKED FOR U, . DEFENSE Robbins Outlines Plans for Readjustment of Industry on War-Time Basis. A plea that the American Mining Congress do its utmost to aid the War Department in the procurement of ess sential raw materials for national pre- paredness was made today by Assistant Secretary of War C. B. Robbins in oute lining to the mining convention plans for the readjustment of industry from a peace-time to a war-time bas Sufficient progress has been made in such plans to insure such a readjust- ment with a minimum of confusion, Col: Robbins said, provided industrial leadess give their fullest co-operation. - “When this readjustment his beéh made and when our industrial plants, expanded and transformed as they must in some cases be, have had time to come into mass production of munitions, there can be little fear of failure in military supplies, provided our plants are them- selves supplied with the raw materials which they will require,” he explained. Mines' Part Held Vital. Col. Robbins emphasized that the American Mining Congress can meet the situation in part by insuring the, possibility of continued operation of "0al mines in event of a national emer= gency. He outlined also the War De- partment’s pians to build up a reserve store of “strategic” minerals and metals which enter into the composition of modern munitions. quired in the manufacture of felt hats, Col. Robbins stated that should the supply of mercury become short the Army would be compelled to discard the campaign hat for one which does not require the use of any strategic raw material. “We have planned to strip ourselves immediately of all dispensible articles which involve the consumption of ma- terials in which a shortage is threat- ened.” he said. “It is not anticipated that there will be any difficulty in get lh:g our civilian population to do like- wise.” Election of a new president and other officers was the most important busi- ness matter before the convention today. Newly elected directors of the con- gress, each to serve three years begine ning in 1929, are as follo James T, Skelly, Wilmington, Del.: Robert E. Tally, Clarkdale, Ariz.: S. Livingstone Mather, Cleveland, Ohio, and Otis Mouser, Philadelphia. ~ Willlam H. Lindsey of Nashville, Tenn., was elected for a two-year term. Hold Banquet Tonight. Tonight's annual banquet at the Mayflower Hotel, where all sessions are being held. will be followed by a ball for delegates and their friends. The retiring president, J. G. Bradley, will preside at the banquet and introduce the incoming president. The principal address will be given by former Senator Stanley of Kentucky. There will be an elaborate entertainment by radio stars and others. Speaking on “Mechanization and Human Progress,” in which he stressed the use of machinery in industry, Col. M. C. Rorty of New York, vice presi- dent of the International Telephone & Telegraph Corporation, stated that busi- ness and employment stability are being brought about by a better understand- ing and control of banking and other commercial factors. With increasing mechanization, he sald, there will be no decrease in em- ployment, but a shifting of workers from older occtipations to production of new luxury and semi-luxury goods. 1y no white-tailed deer in the State. To- | day the commission estimates that it | will have to kill off 40,000, since in some | sections the herds have exhausted the | available natural feed and 15400 does | must be killed to re-establish the bi- | ological ratio. One warden said today | he had counted 346 deer in a single | afternoon’s walk. In the last six weeks, Francis H. Cof- | fin, a member of the commission, said . today there have been seven automobile | accidents on the main highway between | New York City and Scranton caused by | cars striking deer. He maintains that | when deer become a traffic menace, public safety should take precedence. (Copyright. 1928.) |NEW METHODS USED IN TREATING KING | Recent Discoveries Credited by Eminent Physician for Mon- arch's Improvement. | By the Associated Pres:. LONDON, December 7.—An unnam- ed eminent physician is quoted by the Evening Standard today as attributing the success thus far attained in the treatment of King George's illness to | recent advances made in medical sci- ence. “During the last 10 years,” he says, “there has been a change in the char- acter of the illness. The recognized crisis, once a characteristic, is seldom | present, but the period of infection has lengthened and while temperatures up to 106 were once experienced, the tem- perature now seldom rises above 101. “The King's illness has been of un- usual severity because the infection reached the blood stream, which means | general infection of the whole body. “In the last few years, certain meth- ods of treatment have been discovered which play an important part. These have been used to the utmost limits in the King's case. “In this case chemicals have been in- jected for killing off the germ which | has infected the blood stream and | for promoting an increase in the num- ber of white cells to fight it.” (The London Lancet, authoritative medical journal, in its review of the King’s illness, mentioned the use of chemical antidotes.) POPE PRAYS FOR KING. | British Minister to Vatican Re-| ceived by Pontiff. ROME, December 7.—Pope Pius tod: received Hemry G. Chilton, newly- appointed British Minister to the Vati- | can, and told him that he has been praying incessantly for the speedy re- covery of King George. Mr. Chilton, until his appointment to Rome, was British counselor of embassy WITTNER APPEALS LOSING CLERK’S JOB TO CIVIL SERVICE UNIT (Continued from First Page.) have never received a reply, and I note from the newspapers that the board | of Commissioners dismissed me from the service December 4, effective from and after November 1, for the good of the service. Charges Political Motives. “I have had no opportunity to ap- pear before the board and refute any | of the evidence that was offered to the | board, if any, to sustain my dismissal, and I am, therefore, at a loss to offer any evidence to refute the charges made. I do not even know who ap- peared before the board or what state- ments were given to sustain the charges, and I herewith charge that my dis- missal was not ‘for the good of the| service’ and was not for inefficiency on my job, but was for purely political reasons or other reasons having no relation to the good of the service. “I, therefore, ask the commission to assume jurisdiction and to_review the | findings of the removing officers under | section 12 of the Civil Service act, as | it now stands, and rule 12 of the Civil Service Commission. “After my suspension frem the serv- ice, the Police Department of its own wolition and without consulting on the part of others undertook to investigate my past record and induced one of my creditors to appear befors the grand jury and secure an indictment against me for false pretenses. This indict- ment is baseless, and the charges will be met at the proper time, and is due enlirely to the prosecution by the Po- lice Department in order to get rid of one whose political activitles were dis- tasteful to it.” Pt Umpire Klem Resigns. ST. LOUIS, December 7 (£).—W. J. Klem, veteran National League umpire, today _telegraphed the Post-Dispatch from Miami Beach, Fla. that he had resigned. “It is true I have resigned,” the telegram read, “and feel tmt ‘T at Washington, );“n‘;'e' erved the game long and faith- Dirigible Sent Here To Make 4 Hours' Monthly Flying Time So that Maj. Rush B. Lincoln, Army | geueral staff, on duty at the War Col- lege here by assignment from the Army Alr Corps, might have an opportunity to | gain the four hours' monthly flying time required of all lighter-than-air aviation officers of the Air Corps, an Army diri- glble was sent here today from Langley Field. ‘Che dirigible left Langley Field at 4:25 a.m., under command of Lieut. Hugh G. Ent and carrying a crew of seven. Arriving over this city at 6:20 am, the blimp circled over Bolling Fieid and downtown Washington unt] to Enable Officer A landing crew was formed at the fiel The ship landed at 7:35 this mornlng‘." With Maj. Lincoln at the controls, the blimp took off soon afterward on a flight over the city and nearby Mary- land and Virginia. It is returning to Employment Increase Predicted. Based on personal observation of highly mechanized factories, Col. Rorty said that under mechanization a high rate of production can be secured almost devold of strain on the worker. Col. Rorty said the value of machines and output was so great that the wages of machine attendants had become a minor item and attendants were em- ployed in what seemed excessive' num- bers as a safeguard against interrup- tions of machine operations and spoil- age of materials. As machines become more fully automatic and more costly and as the value of the product per machine increases employers will re- quire more machine operators and at- tendants. “‘Mechanization and human p; are so closely knit together as to be inseparable,” he said. ! Meets Next 'in Atlanta. At the annual meeting of the board of governors of the southern divisions of the congress Atlanta, Ga., was se- lected for the 1929 session’ ©f the Southern Industrial Development Con- ference. Causes of what was termed the pres- ent chaotic state of the bituminous_goal industry and measures for its relef were outlined to the convention yes- terday. Disastrous competition, lack of proper organization and co-operation within the industry, the absence of proper encouragement from the Gov- ernment. the failure of railroads prior to 1923 to furnish adequate transporta=~ tion, and frequent and long strikes in union coal flelds were variously blamed for the present condition of the in- dustries by speakers. Reorganization of the industry, with distributing and sales agencies in vari= ous producing districts, instead of Gov= ernment control and regulation, was urged by J. D. Francis of New York. He proposed the “mergers of physical properties into groups sufficiently large to eliminate present ruthless competi- tion and substitute a fair and healthy competition between larger producers.” A plea for the restoration of the bituminous coal industry to the level of prosperity enjoved by other indus~ tries was made by H. E. Willard of Cleveland. He declared that neither the public, other industries nor the Government desired that the industry shall continue in its present chaotic condition. “When proper efforts are put forth the bituminous coal interests will receive the support of all these agencies,” he said. During the past years, he pointed out, labor conditions in West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio have been re- arranged, with public support, so as to {avoid future strikes and lockouts. Dr. L. E. Young of Pittsburgh was named chairman of a new section of the congress devoted to mechanization of coal mines. 18 Days to Christmas MAMA DoN'T PAY FOR TH'S Langley Field this afternoon. attontion of many casly i paed dbe 21 y early risers her led to rumors that !h{ big vayed.l;lld- gible Los Angeles was overhead. The Los Angeles was on a training flight yesterday afternoon and evening, but returned to her hangar at Lakehurst, N. J., last' night, the Navy Department an- nounced, . In pointing out that mercury is re-, Ly