Evening Star Newspaper, January 11, 1929, Page 22

g . STEPHAN MOVES 10 END FUND ROW . Sets Machinery in Motion for Return of Money to Guard Units. Machinery for expenditure of the so- | called “disbanded unit rund” of the National Guard of the District of Co- lumbia, a gift to units of the local Na- tional Guard from the World War, has been provided for in a general order just issued by Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan. The fund now amounts to $2,234.06, and is made up of amounts varying from $25 to $900. paid by checks to commanding officers of the units which were designated as successor units to World War organizations, and which —— +to & general fund, by or- d from the local brigade headquar- ters. When the war ended and National Guard units dispersed, a number of them had much money in their com- pany funds, contributed by the men. The War Department issued orders that this money would be distributed to units designated as successors to the World War units. The general fund was ap- portioned on the basis of the amounts which the World War units took into eervice with them when called to the colors. Opposition Was Expressed. The finance officer of the Army made | out certain checks to commanding offi- | cers of units of the local Guard, but instead of being allowed to put them in their company funds, as apparently was the intention of the War Department, the local Guard officials required the company officers to indorse the checks and the money was placed in & general | fund. Some opposition was expressed by some of the unit commanders at the time, but they were required to obey the orders. The new order issued by Gen. Stephan designates company, battery and detach- ment comanders of the respective or- ganizations having an equity in the fund as a council for its administration. Expenditures from the fund now may be made on a vote of this council, but only after approval, in writing, by the commanding general. Previous attempts of one company to use the fund to buy material for com- pany use have been met with obstacles from headquarters and. although the property was purchased, the brigade | headquarters has consistently refused to | allow the expenditure of the mon The commanding officer, Capt. George | W. Johns, Company F, 121st Engineers, has been directed to pay the monoy | from the regular company fund, but there is not encugh, the bill of the local firm being $211. Claimed Verbal Approval. | *The money was used for the purchase | of dishes decorated with the Engincers’ crest for the company. Those familiar | with the case say that Capt. Johns b~ tained the verbal approval of the com- manding general to use the fund for this purpose and went ahead and made the contract for the dishes. After the purchase a formal, written request was sent to headquarters, and it was disap- proved, the papers stating that the com- manding general did hot recollect giv- ing his approval for the purchase from the disbanded unit fund. . Both Capt. Johns and his lieutenant, John D. Powers, have both made state- ments that they took the matter up with Gen. Stephan last January and at that time, they say, the commanding general gave his approval to the pur- chase, verbally, but Gen. Stephan denies this now in the official record. Capt. Johns has been directed to take the matter up with the firm with a view to settlement and it was stated that employes of the firm who handled the purchase said to them that Gen. Stephan gave his approval at the time. However, according to the record, there is a statement from an employe of the firm that the general at that time only approved the extension of credit. It was pointed out that had not the ap- proval been given for the use of the disbanded unit fund belonging to Com- pany F at that time the purchase would not have been made, as there was not enough money in the company treasury to pay so large a bill. This case still is pending and it is “probable that the question of paying for the dishes will be submitted to the council just appointed. SCHOOL FLU CASES FEW. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. CLARENDON, Va. January 11— ‘With more than 1,000 Washington-Lee High School students enrolled, there have been an average of 142 absentees because of illness during the past week, Dr. P. M. Chichester, county health of- ficer, was told today by officials of the #chool. . Dr. Chichester takes this to be an in- dication that the schools have not been badly hit by the influenza epidemic, he #aid, since the schools ordinarily have a list of absentees almost as large. He Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! 9 Cops Jack-in-Box! Chief Buzzes Out! By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, January 11.—The reason Harry Stafford is no longer chief of police in Hinsdale, after three years at it, is that he pushed the buzzer too often. The row of buzzer buttons on the chief’s desk fascinated Staf- ford. He would press button No. 1 and a licutenant would dash in. He would push No. 2 and a cap- tain would come a-running. By executing a glissando movement | | across the buttons he could pro- duce the entire police force. Complaint was made to the village board that the buzzer habit became so serious that the nine policemen were kept doing a 1 jack-in-the-box much of the time. The village board buzzed last night and created a vacancy in the chief’s chair. EXTORTION CHARGED TO LABOR LEADER| Detroit Federation President Must | Stand Trial, Recorder's Judge Holds. By the Associated Press. 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