Evening Star Newspaper, December 13, 1928, Page 4

) i » » 4 £ = § £ : : : £ b 14 3 £ 3 e - 4 3 ¢ H &= £ £ | 4 : i : : : 3 THE FEVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1928 COMMUNITY CHEST " BUDGET EXPLAINED » Graham Outlines Work of Committee in Handling Appropriations. The budget committee of the Wash- ington Community Chest and its func- tions were explained by E. C. Graham, * vice president of the chest and member * of the budget committee, at a “get-to- & gether” luncheon of the heads of various ¥ civic and fraternal organizations and " clubs, in the City Club this afternoon. Mr. Graham declared: “The budget committee is made up of 18 of the most responsible and socal- ly minded citizens of Washington of experience and_judgment. . “Their task IS to study the budgets ? of the 50-0dd member organizations X and to make recommendations based < upon that study for appropriations for “ the work of these ag ¥ Must Submit Figures. “The appropriations are made only after the most painstaking study and aft onal con ference ncies. Ea nt a budget required t0 which shows e in detall nd also cc tains equ: mates for the : r ahead. No it ense goes without g q simi- ttention is given to all the items hat all incom lar { of income to make sure b activities are » as possible so as to t practical figure th pul mount re- for con- 1 quired of the general s and so that t money given « through the Community Chest can be allocated to those places where it is most needed. Mr, Graham said the committee has already made recommendations that & study be made of the nceds of blind children in the. District and one of just . what child welfare work should be car- ried on through the year through the Council of Social Agencies. Pointing out that it is the aim of the committee * to efficiently render help where help is needed, Mr. Graham added that the budget committee actlvity is a great im- provement over the old system of mak- ing separate appeals for funds. Aspinwall Also Speaks. Addresses also were delivered by Clarence A. Aspinwall, secretary of the chest, who spoke on “How d Why the Chest Was Organized,” by El- wood Street, director of the chest, who spoke on “How Organizations Can Help Assure the Success of the Community Chest,” and by John Pool, chairman of volunteer workers for the chest cam-| paign for funds, whose subject was “Opportunities for Community Service.” Frederic A. Delano, president of the chest, presided. Thirteen additional agencies, whose applications for membership in the * chest previously were favorably acted . upon by the membership and budget committee, were formally admitted to membership by the chest executive com- mittee yesterday afternoon. This brings the chest membership to date to 53 organizations. £ The organivations admitted, with rep- resentatives to the chest from some, are as follows: Washington Humane Society, George Barnett and John P. Heap; Episcopal y , v. George W. Dow; Child Welfare Society, Mrs. Louis Lehr and Caroline Sweeney; Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, Henry P. Blair AT TR T PR increase of | Gen. Summerall Accepts Post as Grand Marshal of Parade. With Grant This Afternoon. Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, chairman of the Herbert Hoover inaugural com- mittee, today invited Maurice D. Rosen-1 berg, prominent civic leader and gen- | eral counsel for the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Associatiion, to be gen- eral counsel of the inaugural commit- tee, and last night announced the ap- | pointment of Gen. Charles P. Sum- merall, chief of staff, U. S. A, to be grand marshal of the’ parade. | Col. Grant expects to appoint the | | remainder of the committee chairmen | and additional members to the gen- | eral inaugural committee soon. These | appointments, as well as a variety of subjects incident to the perfection of | the inaugural committee organization 1and tentative plans for the inaugural celebration itself, will be discussed in- formally at a meeting at the committee cadquarters in the Willard Hotel this | 2fternoon between Col. Grant, the | cth i ix committee | mes to Be Studied. | At this meeting the committee chair- | men are expected to present to Col. [Grant a Dist of names they have se- |lected for appointment to serve on their | respective committees. ] | Parade in Capable Hands. With the appointment of Gen. Sum- {merall as grand marshal, there is every | |assurance that the parade on March 4 next, while not as large as on occasions {in the past, will be equal to that of four | years ago, and that it will be capably | handled. It has been the custom in the past to name the chief of staff of the Army grand marshal of the parade, and when the matter was brought to Gen. Sum- merall's attention personally by Col. Grant he readily accepted and gave as- surance that he would do everything possible to make the parade feature of the inaugural celebration a success. Tentative Plan- Scheduled. It is thought likely that at the meet- ing this afternoon the proposed inaugu- ral ball and the several other featues of entertainment will be cons™cred further. Col. Grant realizes thai the | matter of entertainment must soon be agreed upon if the committee is to settle upon a definite course to follow. He intimated that after listening to his committee assistants this afternoon a tentative plan of entertainment will be agreed upon to bring before the meeting of the general inaugural com- mittee, which has been called for Mon- day afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. Committee Chairmen to Meet | 'ROSENBERG IS NAMED COUNSEL OF INAUGURAL COMMITTEE MAJ. GEN. CHARLES P. SUMMERALL. MAURICE D. ROSENBERG. While some members of the commit- tee personally would like to sce a cele- bration in Mr. Hoover's honor consid- erably more elaborate than the one in President Coolidge's honor four years ago, they have no hesitation in agreeing that the committee, in formulating a definite plan for the celebration, should not depart too far from the manner of celebration Mr. Hoover is known to prefer, Col. Grant was in conference at the Capitol today with those Senators and Representatives wi that part of the inaugural ceremonies coming under the jurisdiction of Con- gress. COOLIDGE CONFERS ON WELCH PAY ACT AND LEHLBACH BILL (Continued From First Page.) $60 increase where Congress intended they should get $160. Claims Text Ignored. The brief claims that the Controller General by his circular of June 2, 1928, ignored the specific text of the law and the senatorial debate definitely clarify- and Rev. Calvert E. Buck; Animal i Rescue League, Mrs. Truman G. Palmer ‘ and Miss N. R. Macomb; American Le- gion, Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis, Children’s County Home, Columbia Hospital, Disabled American Veterans, Episcopal Home for Children, Southern JRelief Society and the Wash- ington Honde for Foundlngs. The executive committee elected the following persons to serve as represent= atives of the contributing public: Mrs. Montgomery Blair, Franklin H. Ellis, William F. Ham, John H. Hanna, | Pay bi Frank H. Hight, Walter Burr Howe, John B. Larner, Radford Moses, Cleve- land Perkins, Mrs. Mary Roberts Rine- hart, Cuno H. Rudolph, W. W. Spaid, Rev. Anson Phelps Stokes, Merle Thorpe, Charles H. Tompkins, Ivan C. Weld, B. F. Saul, Raymond Wise, Lowell. Mel- lett, Arthur D. Marks, John T. h- ing, D. J. Callahan, Simon Lyon, E. I Kauffman, Barry Mohun and Fred S. Gichner. GOV. BYRD PRAISES ARLINGTON CIVIC WEEK ing the law and'substituted for the re- tention ~of relative positions within schedules prescribed by law, the dis- tribution of new itions where the tally different sis of the rela- tivity of salary rates between schedules. The brief now in Chairman Lehlbach’s hands shows that the decision of Mr. McCarl on June 21, 1928, to Mr. Steward is unsound, according to the view of those who worked with members of Congrelsls in the passage of the Welch Another section of the brief sets forth that the controller adopted a theory of relative position “which is a mathe- matical impossibility and arbitrarily ap- plied to some schedules a mathematical formula which cannot be applied to schedules with a different number of salary rates.” The National Academy of Sciences suggested the names of professors of mathematics in leading universities rec- ognized by that body as among the foremost mathematical authorities in the United States who co-operated in the drafting of the brief. Their com- ments on the relative position clause has been made available for members of the civil service committee who are Religion, Education and Industries Prime and Moving Principles of Civilization, He Says. Speclal Dispatch to The Star. * CLARENDON, Va, Decéember 13.— Civic week, inaugurated last Sunday by the Arlington County Chamber of Commerce to stimulate interest among the citizens in plang of the chamber for a greater Arlington County, §s char- acterized as a patriotic undertaking by | 7, Gov. Harry F. Byrd in a letter just re< ceived by the organization. “Religion, education and industry, as typified by the three agencies sponsor- ing the establishing of civic wéek with vour people, are the prime and moving principles of civilization,” said the gov- ernor. “Batked by such organizations Civic week can be made a means to pro- mote among citizens generally that civic spirit which makes so strangly for civic righteousness and for public welfare.” ‘Teams working for the chamber's ‘budget of $15,000, required to success- fully carry out the chamber’s develop- ment program, last night reported a to- tal of $2710.50 in subscriptions, Dan- jel E. Weigle, expert organizer of Phil- adelphia, engaged to lead in Civie week activities, declared that everything points to the teams going over the top with the budget by Saturday night. Ex- clusive of the team captains, which have already been announced, .those working to raise the budget are: J. W. Alexander, W. P. Ames. Frank H. Bailey, Frank L. Ball, H. W. Beattie, J. C. Boss, J. Hammond Brewer, T. D. k, T. J. Brumback, C. V. Brum- back, H. M. Campbell, L. C. Car], M. ©O. Chance, E. L. Cockrel son, H. L. E . I D. Fischer, S. M. Fox, W. Thomas French, T. H. Goff, F. A. Cogswell, Harry K. Green, E. R. Hagan, Charles Harris, C. W. Healy, H. L. Johnston, Fletcher Kemp, A. L. Kelley, Charles F. Kincheloe, E. H. Kline, D. W. Leary, James B. Lockwood, Elmer Lucas, J. MacPherson, L. C. MacPherson, A. J. Porter, N. A. Rees, William E. Robey, W. W. Rucker, Frank Salisbury, C. W. Bmith, L. C. Smith, Howard A. Smoot, J. E. Spaulding, W. M. Stone, W. F. Sunderman, Dr. B. H. Swain, A. F. Thelander, H. 8. Thomas, S. P. Van- derslice, L. A. Walker, J. H. Warner, C. E. Washburn, W. T. Weaver, jr., J. ‘White, jr.,, and Horace L. 'Woodward. Injured Man Awarded $10,000. pecial Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICKSBURG, Va., December 13.—A verdict of $10,000 damages was gwarded by a jury in Spotsylvania Cir- cuit Court Wednesday in favor of Charles W. McGinniess of Prince Wil- llam County, against the Virginia Cen- tral Railroad Co. for personal injuries sustained in an accident in October, 1927. The plaintiff sued for $25,000. The Virginia Central Railroad is owned by Langbourne M. Williams of Rich- mmond, Vau - | handling the big appropriation bills, the now working upon this problem. Mathematical Impossibility. Summarized, the contention in the brief is: is: “That the controller general ignored the plain intent of the law’s text as definitely clarified by senatorial debate, and unnecessarily introduced a math- ematical method. “That the mathematical method is based upon the theory of relative po- sition which is a mathematical impos- sibility. “That the application of erroneous geometric theory is erroneous because of the failure to use “0” to indicate base ates. “That by strictly following the text of the law, giving proper weight to senatorial debate; a correct maghe- matical theory of relative position; a correct application of the erroneous geometric theory of relative position; or application of the common sense fact that the exact center of an old schedule must find its same relative position 'in the exact center of the new . schedule—an _employe in e fourth rate of an old seven-rate uhed-, ule must be placed in the fourth rate of a new six-rate schedule, By mno correct method of reasoning nor mathe- matics can he be placed in the third rate of the new schedule, below the middle of the schedule.” Representative Lehlbach has no in- tention of surrendering to the appro- priations committee the duty of putting through relief or corrective legislation to fix up the situation that has resulted from the operation of the Welch salary bill, Sees Need of New Legislation. “Mr. Lehjbach has been informed that after the special hearing of the Per- sonnel Classification Board by the chairmen and ranking Democratic members on each of the subcommittees appropriations committee decided that what was needed to correct the situ- ation is new legislation which should properly come from the civil service committee instead of being subject to a point of order as a legislative rider on an_appropriation bill. Mr. Lehlbach’ expressed confidence that if the appropriations committee has any thought in mind of permitting such a rider o the appropriation bill reduc- ing the salaries of some who received substantigl increases under the Welch act by reason of Controller General Mc- Carl's decision, that the appropriations committee would consult with him be- fore doing so, and no such consultation has beeri had. Mr, Lehlbach is disinclined to believe that those in important positions who have recelved a larger increase in sal- ary than it was generally expected they would receive should be summarily re- duced through such a rider. Threat to Morale Pointed. Mr. Lehlbach pointed out that a rider of this sort would not correct the situationj but would rather cause more class distinction and break down the morale throughout the Federal service. {The pagticular concern of Congress now 4 for low salaried employes who did not receive as much as it was intended they should receive under the Welch salary bill. The appropriations commit- tee rider would merely cut off the in- creases that some in the higher grades received without giving any benefit to those in the lower grades. This, he foresees, would immediately set up a feeling of {ll will as between the two classes in administrative positions and In the lower salary grades, which would mean not only serious loss of efficiency in service but would also create a still more complicated situation for Con- lgrte_ss to correct by subsequent legis- ation. WAR IS IMMINENT, PARAGUAY WARNS IN NOTE TO U. S. (Continued From First Page.) American conference remains to be seen, but the expression of its sympa- thy with the proceedings had the ef- fect of assuring the State Department :’l its friendly good will and co-opera- jon. ‘The conference has felt that it could not in fairness to Argentina disregard the prior claim of that country to at- tempt mediation if it so desired, both because of its geographical position and because of the fact that direct nego- tiations between Paraguay and Bolivia have been proceeding at Buenos Aires under invitation of the Argentine gov- ernment. ‘The conference resolution urging Paraguay and Bolivia toward a friendly settlement was confined to that form because of the Argentine aspects of the situation. THOUSANDS OFFER SERVICES. Youths Rejected by Military Authori- LA PAZ, Bolivia, December 13.— By the Associated Press. LA PAZ, Bolivia, December 13, ©Offers of men, munitions and other aid¥ to warfare continued to pour in upon Bolivian government today. The government on its part appeared to be marking time, waiting a move from Paraguay on the demand for “prior reparation” for the frontier clash at Fort Vanguardia. Youths throughout the entire Re- public, seized with war fever, were volunteering in thousands and the mil- itary authorities were rejecting their services. In La Paz alone, 15,000 volun- teers have offered to join the colors. A committee of conscripts sent a no- tice 7o the government pleading that they be enrolled and sent to the dis- puted territory of Chaco. They said that their lives were insignificant before the PR R R PR R B R R BRI Your Gift Table —or desk will be all the more appreciated for a top of gleaming plate glass. And its good looks will last all the longer for the protection. Plate Glass —tray bottoms, glass for all such requirements OQutfits R R R R R AR BN INR IR IR IR RIS ho ere arranging for | POWER ISSUE AGAIN BEFORE PARK BODY [Commission Will Review Great Falls Project at Meeting Here Tomorrow. The Great Falls power project again will come up before the National Capi- {tal Park and Planning Commission when it begins its monthly session here tomorrow. The commission again will have before it the report of its special I(’Ommittce‘ which recommended that both the plans for a full power project, eliminating the parkway idea, and the | one providing for a combination park and power project be rejected. The committee expressed itself as un- alterably opposed to the use of this area for any kind of power project, and recommended that immediate steps be taken to have Congress provide for the purchase of the lands for develop- ment for park purposes only. The commission did not act at its last ses- sion because of the absence of certain of its members, who however, are ex- pected to be present fomorrow. the report will be included in one which Maj. Brehon Somervell, United States Army engineer in charge of the local | district, will make to the chief of engi- | neers_ of the Army, for further tra | mittal to the Federal Power Comm sion. The application of the Potor | River Corporation power permit, filed commission, was sent to Maj. Somer- vell for report. The Army engineer officer has been ready to make his re- port on the matter for some time, but hes held the matter up to await the action of the Planning Commission. The commission also will consider | plans for the treatment of the Virginia {end of the Key Bridge, designed par- | ticularly to relieve traffic congestion which prevails ther peril which hung over territorial integ- rity. “Book of Soldiers” Opened. In Suera, the alternate capital of the republic, a “Book of the Soldier” was opened so that all men who h to march on the disputed territory ght | write their names in it. Word was re- ceived that Paul Ernest, a Bolivian avia- | tor, who was in Paris, had bought an! airplane and started for home to join the army. The League of Industrial Employes addressed a communication, to the gen- eral commander of the avfny, request- | ing that its members be the first en- rolled, “to march in the great crusade of conquest and ecivilization against | Paraguay.” Hotels, restaurants and motion pic- ture theaters offered their net receipts for six days toward a national war fund, the tobacco monopoly gave 15,000 boxes of cigarettes to the government for Bolivian soldiers. Plant Offered Staff. The directors of an Amocrican plant at La Paz offered the general staff the use of the plant if needed for the army. Another concern offered its complete | stock of motor cars and motor cycles for military use if needed. The chamber of deputies invited the government department to reduce all expenditures to a minimum so as to increase the defense funds of the na- tion. Congress passed a measure adopting | for penalties of from five to ten years in prison for government employes Who during the present emergency falsified | their accounts or defrauded the govern- ment. President Siles acknowledged the re- ceipt of a plea for peace that was sent by the Council of the League of Nations. He added that he would reply to it as soon as he had consulted with his cabinet. President Machado of Cuba cabled President Siles the friendly sug- gestion that he maintain_peace. The President replied that he would be pleased to do so for it has always been the country’s desire Wwithin national ordeg and dignity. REPLIES RECEIVED BY LEAGUE. Bolivia Foreign Minister Promises De- tailed Answer Later. LUGANO, December 13.—Paraguay and Bolivia have replied to the appeal from the Council of the League of Na- tions for a pacific settlement of the dispute between them. League offi- cials said today that the Paraguay re- ply recognized that country’s interna- tional obligation to settle the conflict by pacific methods. The Bolivian Min- ister cabled that the Council's appeal had been submitted to the President of Bolivia. The reply of Paraguay sent to For- eign Minister Briand of France, who is presiding at the League session, was stated to have said in substance that the dispute was not the fault of Para- guay, but of Bolivia, which has refused to accept a commission of arbitration. Paraguay recognized her international obligation to settle the conflict by pa- cific methods. The foreign minister of Bolivia cabled M. Briand that he had submitted the Council’s appeal to the President of Bolivia and that he expected to reply in detail later. Arrangements were made to make public the text of the two replies after they had been translated. Greece Gets Health Aid. 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In making this announce- ment today, George Wharton Pepper, former United States Senator and chairman of the Cathedral's executive committee, indicated that it is planned to secure gifts of stones from citi- zens of each State as a further indication that the sacred edifice will be truly national in charac- ter. Sallie L. Holmes of Jacksonville, treasurer of the Florida Society, in writing to Mr. Pepper, said the gift was made “with the sin- cere wish that it may help in some small way to show our great interest in this wonderful Cathe- dral which is being erected to the ‘Glory of God' in our Capital city.” 'D. C. HOUSE GROUP PLANS STEP TO AID PROHIBITION LAW (Contined From First Page) not devote their entire time to liquor enforcement work. “Other members of the force do not have authority to make arrests,” sald Maj. Hesse, “but I consider the duty of every policeman to report violations. I think, though, that unless a special is specially assigned to enforce certain laws and regulations he will pass them up.” | Points to Obstacles. Referring to the obstacles in the path of liquor enforcement, Maj. Hesse pointed out that it is necessary for the police to make a purchase before they can procure warrants for the arrest of a violator. However, the police super- intendent declared, he believed the police “had done very well” in enforcing the law despite the handicaps. “What co-operation do you get from the prosecuting attorneys?” asked Mr. Gilbert. “We get the very best co-operation in gambling cases,” Maj. Hesse replied. “Do you have the feeling that you get all the co-operation you are entitled to?” continued Gilbert. “yes,” answered the police superin- tendent. “There are rumors around that you can get liquor right around the Po- lice Court and the Court House Square,” “Why is that?” “T don't believe it,” said Maj. Hesse. “Well, the report is” added Gilbert, “that you can call up from Police Court and have it delivered.” Mr. Gilbert then asked Maj. Hesse if he believed there is any co-operation between the hotels and out-of-town guests to enable them to get liquor. “A certain member of Congress told me he could register at a hotel and in 45 minutes get liquor,” said Maj. Hesse. I have never heard of any co-operation between the hotels and the bootleggers. However, I think the manager of a big hotel would not make such an arrange- ment as that, although it is not im- ossible.” - “I notice that the hotel guests get it anyhow,” responded Gilbert. Gilbert then questioned Maj. Hesse about the morale of the police force, and he told of the reorganization during the Summer of the Police Trial Board | and the subsequent improvement in the discipline of the department. “There are, however,” he declared, “certain misfits that we are trying to get rid of.” Burlingame on Stand. When Burlingame took the witness stand he declared at the outset of his testimony that the criticism aimed at the Police Department with respect to liquor conditions in the District is “un- fair.” “Our records will show,” he said, “that we have given more co-operation to the revenue agents than any other city in the United States. “We have a prohibition law that does t prohibit,” Burlingame continued. “There are so many obstacles in our = Vicinity 11th @he Foening Fta? Rivca orel( ™ will The For Lease— In First Commercial Zone 2,300 Sq. Ft. and Basement Large Show Window FULL INFORMATION Phone Main 10291 e MVERTSERET Receivep HERE Brace’s Pharmacy—30th & M Sts. N.W. Is a Star Branch Office If, ment in the Classified Section of it—because Star Classifie? Ads are read regularly by practically every one in Washington. ‘There need be no delay in the DECENBER NERGER WEETHG EXPECTED Comrer D-ligves Procedure Will Be Mapped Out at Next Conference. | The next meeting of w Senate sub- | committee in charge of the street rail- | way merger question is expected to be | called before Congress recesses for the | Christmas holidays and, according to | Chairman Capper, probably will be de- voted to mapping out procedure. Sen- ator Capper does not know at this time | what course the subcommittee will want | to take, but indicated that he does not believe it will be found necessary to | take further testimony. He indicated, however, that the subcommittee may decide to call in supporters of the uni- fication agreement to discuss with them the various features of the two reports . on the merger made by the Bureau of Efficiency, and by Dr. Milo R. Maltbie, the committee expert. Senator Glass, Democrat, of Virginia, | a member of the subcommittee handling the merger proposal, said today that he had a predisposition to accept the report of Dr. Maltbie unless he could be shown that a different course should be fol- lowed. The merger is attacked as_“indo- fensible” in an editorial in the People’s Business, official organ of the People’s | Legislative Service, made public today. | TROOPS ARE MOBILIZED TO GUARD HOOVER ON | BUENOS AIRES VISIT| (Continued From First Page.) ride in the locomotive, but decided that he could get a better view of the majes- tic panorama from his private car. It was late in the afternoon when the train ran out of the almost uninhabited mountain region into the foothill coun- try. Brief stops were made at little towns so that the people assembled there might catch a glimpse of Mr. Hoover on the rear platform. The governor and local officials in every province boarded the train to accom- pany it through their territory. ‘The special train pulled into the sta- tion at Mendoza at 7 p.m. and an hour later the Hoover party was again under way, hoping to arrive at Buenos Aires about 7 o'clock tonight. Monday will' be spent in the Uru- guayan capital and from there he will go to Rio Janeiro on the U. S. S. Utah. Although the schedule after leaving Rio Janeiro has not been announced, it is probable that Mr. Hoover would visit Htm;snfi before returning to the United States. Keeps Record of False Alarms. BALTIMORE, December 13 (#).—A pocket note book, recording a large nuthber of false fire alarms he had turned in during the last few months in Chicago, Cleveland, Akron and other cities, was taken from Henry Neuse to- day by police. Neuse was sentenced to the House of Correction for three months on a vagrancy charge after his arrest while loitering near a fire alarm way that we are at our wits end most of the time.” Burllngame then outlined the proce- dure followed by the prohibition en- forcement officers in making an arrest and told of the difficulties and delays in getting convictions in the courts. “If you give us a real prohibition law,” Burlingame said, “we will enforce it. I would not change the Volstead act, however. Make the sale, manu- facture and transportation of illegal liquor a felony. Make the possession of liquor prima facie evidence of guilt.” Gibson impressed on Maj. Hesse that it was not the intention of the com- mittee to criticize the police force, but that it “is merely trying to get some- where” in its efforts to rid Washington of its bootleggers. = Each Floor &N. Y. 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