Evening Star Newspaper, September 1, 1929, Page 9

LEAGUE IS SECOND TOPACT IN CHINA Kellogg Instrument Is Chief Force, Though Geneva May Debate Question. BY WILLIAM RUFUS SCOTT. Victory for the Kellogg pact in the dispute between Russia and China, in 50 far as any outside influence for peace affected the situation, comes just as the League of Nations was about to try its hands at pacification. China paid $112,000 in back dues to the League yesterday, and had sent Dr. C. C. Wu, Minister to the United States, to Geneva to be its leading spokesman in the expected League de- 2ses on the Manchurian railroad crisis. The total arrears of China to the League exceed $1,500.000. There still is a likelihood that the whole issue will bz discussed in the meeting beginning tomorrow, but as the Kellogg pact was the only actively asserted international force during the acute phases of the dispute, it is cer- tain to receive large credit as a sta- bilizing factor. Williamstown Statement. During last week the United States policy regarding the dispute was re- stated so that in any debates arising at Geneva there can be no misappre- hension of Washington’s efforts at medi- ation. Stanley K. Hornbeck, chief of the division of Far Eastern affairs in the Department of State, selected the ‘Willlamstown Institute of Politics, which has just adjourned, as the place for redefining the American position. ‘Taking up the Kellogg pact’s appli- cability to the dispute, and the charges in the Moscow press that the United States had “plotted” with other powers against Russian interests in the Chinese Eastern Railroad, Mr. Hornbeck made two significant statements. On the first point he declared last| ‘Tuesday that, China and Russia having signed the Kellogg pact, and having been reminded of their signatures, “the governments of the world would unan- { imously deprecate the resort to hos- tilities by either China or Russia.” Charges of “Plot.” As for the charges of a “plot, Hornbeck handled them as follows: "It has been reported in various places in the past that the Secretary of State has offered a suggestion of a possible way in which China and Russia might themselves solve their difficulty. I am not in & position to make any statement on that point. I can, however, affirm that if any such suggestion has been made it has been based upon no thought of any special interest or any possible advantage to the United States. It ‘would contain no provision for the pro- motion_of special interests or advan- tages. It would have nothing to do with the general question of international rivairies in Manchuria.” ‘The significance of this explicit denial of Moscow press charges is better under- stood when those charges are recalled. For instance, a five-column headline in Pravda, chief Communist organ in Mos- cow, declared, “American and French Imperialists Want to Seize the Chinese Eastern Railroad,” and a smaller head- line spoke of “Stimson's Secret Note.” It alleged that a “confidential proposal to Britain, Japan, France, Germany and Italy that they, with the United States, should institute a six-power control over the railroad” had been made by Wash- ington. ) Denics Selfish Motive. i The alleged “secret note” was an aide | memoire handed to the envoys of thei ve powers in Washington on July 25.| in which the discussions for a peaceful solution of the dispute were recapitu- lated. The State Department made no formal reply then, though it was inti- mated that Moscow had taken a dis- torted view of the American course. Now Mr. Hornbeck has categorically de- nied a selfish motive in any American | efforts and not cnly the Soviet and Chi- nese governments, but League of Ni tions debaters, have this clarified posi- tion of Washington before them. ‘The actual text of the aide memoire has not been published, but Mr. Horn- beck clearly forecasts that if, and when, it is made public it will be found free of secret or open suggestions hostile to | either Russia or China and. free from an intention to promote the special in- | torests of the United States in Man- | churia or of any other. outside powers. GLOBE-GIRDLING BOAT IS DESTROYED BY FIRE Auxiliary Schooner Abacena Bumsi and Sinks in Long Island Sound Despite Fight. Mr. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, August 31.—The 110- foot round-the-world auxiliary schooner yacht Abacena, owned by Stacy Bailey of Daytona Beach, Fla., was destroyed by fire of undetermined origin today | and sank in Long Island Sound off City Island after vain attempts of her crew to save her. Mr. Bailey, who valued the yacht at $60,000, said_insurance carried on her ‘was not sufficient to cover her com- plete loss. When the fire was discovered the owner and crew were aboard the ves- &el, which had put in here eight days ago to be overhauled after a world cruise. Attempts to check the blaze by fire extinguishers were unavailing and those aboard took to the boats, where they watched the yacht burn to the ;more a year than the captain ‘Twenty-one years ago Since then the cost of 1ivi 50 numerous. Eighty-one line officers of the Navy have resigned since the first of the year—more than for the entire 12 months preceding. During the same period 68 Army officers resigned. The total loss in the number of Navy officers for 1928, including 50 line officers for physteal disability, 2¢ who died and 9 who were dismissed, exceeds the 1929 graduating class at Annapolis. A letter which has been sent out by Rear Admiral R. H. Leigh, chief of the Bureau of igation, is addressed to all ships and stations. As far as possible, without prying into their private affairs, the letter requests all officers who are in- tending to leave the service to state whether it is because of inadequate pay, the chances of promotion poor, the de- privation of home life too arduous, or whether it is because commercial pur- suits are more lucrative. The answer to all these questions is an emphatic “yes,” according to Comdr. Wilkinson and other naval officers. From dozens of cases cited by these men, the outlook for the Navy is serious, according to Rear Admiral Leigh, unless Congress rectifies matters, All six services are suffering, the Army, the Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Survey and Public Health Service, as well as the Navy. But be- cause of their absence at sea so much the worst of it. Living Standard Higher. “We're not asking for more money because the baby needs new shoes,” said Comdr. Wilkinson, “though that is the case often enough. But we are asking for salaries commensurate with the responsibilities of the job and at least approaching those which men of similar education and caliber can make in civilian life. “It is not only that the cost of living has risen since 1908, according to the statistics of the Department of Labor, but the standards of living have risen An automobile, for instance, is prac- tically a necessity not only for our families, but for our own =fliciency when on shore duty. “Many people considered that Con- gress had rectified matters in 1922, But the readjustment then was with the proviso that the budget should not be increased. Consequently, while there was 11 per cent increase for naval officers with dependents, the money was taken from the salaries of other officers to make up the difference.” The present schedule for the Army, showing the comparison of the total amounts of pay and allowances by officers of the ceveral grades, computed under the various schedules, with aver- age conditions of length of service in each grade, indicates the pay rate of the American military service: Comm'd Ine. Grade. service. 1908. 1922 '08-'32. Mafor general.... 40 $9.532 °39.700 27, Brigadier general 38 7500 27, Colonel . 30 *7.200 18 Lieute el 25 6997 269, Major . .20 5757 187 Captain 1 4278 127 First lieutenant.. 8 3358 14k Becond lieutenant 3 2199 29 Average, all grades................... 11% *Maximum limits under law. tIncluding one increase for prior service or constructive service, as then held by majority of officers. Inequalities Cited. It is in the increases due to length of service of officers who have risen from the ranks, and allowances for married men, that much of the dis- satisfaction has arisen. These allow- ances have caused inequalities of pay that are ludicrous. For instance, in one case, two lieutenants recelve $138 more a year than the rear ad- miral, four grades above them, in com- mand of a force of 38 destroyers, one cruiser and two repair ships. Two other rear admirals are drawing the same pay, $6,219, although they are not subject to the humiliation of hav- h}:’g the higher paid lieutenant on their s ps. Still another case which was cited by Comdr. C. M. Austin is that of a lieutenant who was in command of a submarine, on_board of which was a chief petty officer. Since the World War the enlisted man has risen to the rank of lieutenant and he gets more pay than his chief, who is in command of a whole division of submarines. Instance of the Maryland. One of the most striking illustrations of the inequalities of pay is that on board the Maryland which took Mr. Hoover on his trip to South America. ;r; that “Xu t::v: ph’yslclln who had years of service for pay purposes, was the highest paid officer on board. He received a salary of $7,172, or $853 in com- mand of the $30,000,000 ship, who had served 33 years in the Navy. Numerous cases could be cited where paymasters are getting more than cap- tains, gunnery officers only about $400 less than rear admirals, innumerable lieutenants getting more than their su- ip;nm two and three grades above em. The complicated pay system also is blamed for the inequalities, and the controller general's office comes in for its share of criticism for delays, red tape and unfair deductions. As one officer, who had 10 per cent cut from his expense account, said: “If they would simplify the system they could cut down the huge staff water's edge. A fire alarm brought a fireboat to the scene an hour and a half after the blaze started, too late to save the boat. The Abacena, a reconditioned fish- ing schooner equipped with a Diesel engine, was being put in readiness to tart again on a round-the-world oyage. GRAIN CORPORATION OUTLINE COMPLETED Work Is B;:—;n on Draft of By- Laws for Farm Board's Approval. By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, August 31.—Salient fea- tures of the projected Farmers’ National Grain Sales Corporation were ‘agreed upon today and work of drafting the by-laws and determining the financial structure of the organization will be the controller general's office has to maintain and recompense us fully for without adding to the budget for that purpose at fmt." Expense Accounts Sore Points. Expense accounts are sore points with officers who travel short distances and have to maintain themselves for long periods away from their base. One such case was that of an officer whose mileage was only about $38 and whose maintenance expense was $158. He re- ceived the mileage, but had to pay the rest of his expense out of his own pocket, Allowances, according to mnaval officers, and men of the other services as well, should be included with the base pay. It is humiliating, they con- tend, for pay to be used on conditions of family life rather than the respon- sibilities of the job. Married men may nave dependents, but, on the other hand, bachelors may want to save to get married. Besides, as one bachelor officer put it: “It costs more for a bachelor to take a girl out for an evening than it does for a married man !o“:llt at home by the fireside with his wifer” - Economize on Servant Hire. started immediately. Upon comple- tion of detalls, the plan will be sub- mitted to counsel for the Federal Farm Board for approval or rejection. Following adjournment of today's ses- sion, S. J. Cottington, Stanhope, Iowa, chairman of the group which has been discussing the plan, issued the follow- ing statement: “Tentative articles of incorporation, setting up & strictly farmer-owned and farmer-controlled ~ corporation, were completed at noon today. These are now in the hands of the attorneys for final checking before being forwarded to the Farm Board members for their approval. “Work upon a tentative draft of the by-laws is now in progress.” In a basket attached to the handle bars of his master'’s bicycle .a dog has just completed a 1,000-mile cycling four of Scotland and England. ‘Tales of vacations and furloughs srem in trying to earn money on the side were also numerous. Taking care of the baby while the servantless wife gets a little rest or goes to an occasional matinee are common. Most married naval officers—and Army officers, too— know what it 1 to help with the house- hold tasks in order to save money for other expenses. In one case, when on shore leave, an officer made it a custom to E\‘. ur before daybreak to do the hang it out before the neigh- bors were up. “We can’t save any mo to leave to o ” one officer said, “so it is up to us to give our children the best education we can, s0 ves after we u;me. o have to make in order to educate our Congress raised the pay of Army and Na: ing has increased 104 per cent. getting out of the Navy almost as fast as they get into it. Living conditions in the Army not being so difficult, the resignations of Army officers are not quite of the year, Navy officers have a bit | U P23 RS & omances o A in & sons and daughters for a fair start in life.” de; THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, /NAVY INQUIRY FINDS REASONS FOR NUMEROUS RESIGNATIONS Replies to Queries Stress Higher Living Standards, Pay Inequalities and Stag- nation of Promotions. officers. Result: Officers are Such is the situation that is causing the Nevy Department to undertake a detailed inquiry to learn why so many officers are giving up their naval careers. “Not,” as Comdr. T. S. Wilkinson of the personnel department said, “that we don't already know the reasons, but we want to have them down in black and white so that we can convince Congress.” An officer, commissioned and war- rant, without dependents are allowed a subsistence allowance of $219 a year (60 cents a day). This is the only continuing allowance received by them. When on shore duty and not in gov- ernment quarters, officers without de- pendents are given a rental allowance of $480 in warrant grades and the first two pay periods; of $720 in the third and fourth pay periods and of $960 in the fifth and sixth pay periods and general officer grades. When on field or sea duty officers without de- pendents are given no rental allowance. ‘The act of 1922 defines dependents as a wife, child or dependent mother, and to any officer with such depend- ents is allowed a subsistence allowance of $438 in the second, third and sixth pay periods and in general officer grades, and of $657 in the fourth and fifth pay periods. Similarly, officers with dependents when not occupying Government, quarters and regardless of location of duty, receive an annual rental allowance of $480 in warrant grade and the first pay period, $720 in the second, $960 in the third, $1.200 in the fourth and $1,440 in the fifth and sixth pay periods and in general officer grades. ‘These rental allowances, however, are subject to reduction to bring the maxi- mum pay and allowances of any officer total limit of $7,200. For example, the rental allowance received by a colonel with dependents may be as small as $762, while that received by general officers with dependents is $1,062 for the brigadier general and $1,262 for the major general. Stagnation in Promotion. Stagnation in promotion is one of the causes for the constantly increasing number of resignations. Because of the great number of officers who remained in the various services after the World War, junior officers find promotion too slow to keep pace with their ambitions and merits. There would be more room and swifter promotion for these officers if allowances were included in the base pay, both naval and Army officers as- sert. At present a retired officer only rates 175 per cent of his pay, which, since al- lowances and longevity increases are “extras,” make his retired pay so small that it Is next to impossible to live on it. Consequently, the older . officers, some of them with children just reach- ing the peak of an expensive education at college, cling to their posts in order to get the maximum pay. Promotions in the Coast Guard are based in general on seniority and since the service has recently been enlarged the promotion schedule is satisfactory at present. Other Services Suffer. The Coast and Geodetic Survey is faced with a serious stagnation of pro- motion, which, unless remedied, mem- bers of that service say, will steadily grow worse. Promotions can be made only in cases of vacancies. There will be only three retirements for age in the next 11 years. In the Public Health Service, pramo- tion to the grades of captain and major are after fixed periods of service. The number of officers in the grades of lieutenant colonel and colonel is limited and consequently there is slow promo- tion in these grades. In Army there is what is known as the “humpover,” 5,000 officers com- missioned.during the World War, whose ages range from 28 to 62 years, who are mostly lieutenants and captains. Since promotions to the grades u& to that of colonel are by seniority, officers spend an indeterminate number of years in one grade before they can advance to the next rank. There are exceptions to this for officers of the Medical Depart- ment and chaplains, who are promoted after fixed years of service without re- gard to vacancies in the rank above. ‘The Army has an edge on the Navy in that it does not have to go to sea, Rental allowances for unmarried naval officers are cut off while on sea duty. The Army has a corresponding situa- tion when its officers are on fleld duty or in Summer camps, but since the Army officer can have his family with him, for the most part, he is better off than naval officers. Many Fiyers Quit Navy. There are very few naval stations that supply housing facilities to the officers as compared to the Army posts. Even if rental allowances are cut off at Army posts, the Army officer is bet- ter off than the naval officer who has to pay high city rents. There are only 3,500 Army officers stationed with troops, however, so the remaining 8,500 in the Regular Army ar: on the de- tached officers’ list. Many of the resignations in the Navy are of officers who have made brilliant records for themselves in aviation. Not only are these officers accomplished fiyers, but they are authorities on en- ticing salaries and :fnponunmes in commercial flelds. Ordinance men are being drawn off by commercial firms. Ogdly enough, medical ranks were among those depleted by Army officers resigning. In the Army there are nu- merous instances of junior officers drawing more pay than post command- ers, which has led to dissatisfaction and is generally subversive of disci- pline. Many Forego Allowances. A bachelor officer with a dependent mother frequently foregoes the allow- ances he is entitled to because of the humiliation of axpounsuu details of his home life in an official document, such as he is required to do at pres- ent. The procedure necessary to es: tablish the right of the unmarried of- ficer to receive such an allowance is considered _an impertinence which should be abolished. ‘The Army and Navy Journal, which has been inviting expressions of opin- ion from officers in all the services on the subject of more pay and general conditions in Army and Navy life, has been flooded with letters from officers of all ranks. A colonel on the D. O. L. listed his ‘monthly e)?eme- on the post as $610.33, and off the reservation as $639.33. As the limit pay of a colonel is $600, his monthly deficit is nearly $40. Another officer wrote that he had had no new officer for 17 years and was one on the Mrflll'cg‘ly ment plan. With every penny watched, there was no surplus for vacations and he and hl:.flmfly’wok theirs as “tin- can 2 tourists.’ A number of budgets were submit« ted showing how little, if any, money is left over for savi other than in. surance, even with closest econo- mies, Social life and opportunities for culture, according to these budgets, had to be reduced to the minimum. Un- less the officers have wives with inde- pendent incomes, or live at Army posts, there is a continual struggle to keep out of debt. Present System cmhh-l. 1e bill Last | = et I e A e ekl - | lated so as to reimburse the WOMAN LOSES LIFE AS DAM GIVES WAY Three Other Persons Are In- jured When Caught in Mountain Torrent. By the Assoclated Press. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., August 31.—One person was killed and three | injured, one seriously, when the Ute Pass h Club Dam gave way near here today and a torrent of water swept away the Colorado College settle- ment below the dam. Mrs. Bertha F. Emery, Colorado Springs, lost her life, while Charles F. Emery, Colorado Springs, and Dr. and Mrs. Willlam Lennox, Newton Center, Warning Saves Many. A score of persons, most of them | Colorado College professors and stu- dents, were in the cabins at the time. A warning given by Mr. and Mrs. Emery probably saved the lives of many as the wall of water swirled down upon the settlement. Mr. and Mrs. Emery were awakened by the roar of water rushing down the valley. i Directing his wife to flee to higher ground, Emery ran from cabin to cabin shouting that the dam had broken. Occugants made their way to high poinis and safety. ‘The cabin in which Dr. and Mrs. Lennox were sleeping was the first struck by the torrent. Just as the doctor and his wife emerged the cabin loosened on its foundation and went swirling down the valley. Clinging to each other, Lennox and his wife, car- ried on the crest of the flood, managed to reach a bank, where they were later found. Rev. John H. Franklin of New York, foreign secretary of the American Bap- tist Missionary Society, and his wife and daughter experienced a narrow escape. When the flood struck their cabin Dr. Franklin and his wife rushed to their daughter’s room, realizing that she, being a paralytic, could not aid erself. As they reached her room they saw the dining room of the cottage crumple and float away. Just before the re- mainder of the cabin collapsed Dr. Franklin battered his way through a window opening onto higher ground and lifted his wife and daughter to safety. He then chopped his way with an ax into another cabin and rescued a woman {rapped there. ‘The flood, which receded nearly as soon as it struck, demolished every cabin in the settlement. with 1t in an interdepartmental pay board to look into the question of pay and prepare its recommendations for presentation to the several depart- ments and for use, if acceptable to them, before the proposed congressional committee. ‘The board's report has been sub- mitted and forms a severe arraijgnment of the present system of pay, both on the ground of inequalities in the pay of parallel officers and of inadequacy of pay for all personnel of the six serv- ices, under the present conditions. This report was drawn up by Rear Admiral Luke McNamee of the United States Navy, Brig. Gen. George Rich- ards, U. 8. M. C.; Brig. Gen. G. S. Si- monds, U. 8. A.; Col. F. L. W. Coleman, U. S. A.; Asst. Surg. Gen. C. C. Pierce, United States Public Health Service; Capt. E. R. Wilson, U. 8. N.; R. S. Patton, director United States Coast and Geodetic Survey; Lieut. Col. Wil- liam Bryden, U. 8. A.; Lieut. Comdr. H. A. Seran, Coast and Geodetic Sur- vey; Dr. L. R. Thompson, surgeon, United States Public Health Service; Lieut. Comdr. L. V. Kielhorn, United States Coast Guard, and Comdr. T. S. Wilkinson, U. 8. N., who acted as re- corder. Civilian Pay Cited. ‘The report goes into the question of comparative pay in civilian life, the relative value of the dollar now as compared to 1908, simplifies the system of payments and allowances for all services and embodies all these and other reforms into recommendations for legislation. ‘The following is the schedule they propose, as compared to that of 1908 and 1922, the average increase being less than 60 per cent, as compard to the 104 per cent increase in the cost of living: Comm'd Recom- Grade. Service. 1908. 1922. mended. Major Gen. ... 40 532 $9.700 $14.000 36 7315 7.800 12.000 30 6200 73200 10500 25 5846 6997 9.300 0 4870 5757 7.800 gae aas €300 /954 3,388 4.800 2 23253 3199 3.000 Recommendations are e for a 105 per cent increase in pay for nurses in order to make their salaries approxi- mate what they can earn in civilian life and to bring the service to its maximum efficiency. An increase of 83 per cent is recommended for enlisted men, a survey of whose pay is also included in the report. A per diem allowance of $7 a day is suf d in order to relmburse officers D C. Left to right: physician of Toki SEPTEMBER 1, 1929—PART 1. and Prof. Jintaro Ose of the Tokio College of Sclence and Literature. Prof. Tzuo Terasawa of the Tokio Teachers’ College and Normal School, Dr. Kogoro Hikizi, noted | ; Prof. Motonari Tsuda, president of the Ryojun Normal School of Port Arthur, South Manchuria, | HOLDS JAPAN CAN > LEANFROM Dr. Hikizi Impressed With Methods to Protect Health of People. Japan can learn a great deal from the United Stats about the best wag, to protect the health of her people, in the opinion of Dr. Kogoro Hikizi, noted physician of Tokio, one of four Japa- | nese savants who spent several days in | Washington last week and left last evening to continue their studies in other parts of this country and in Europe. | "“The others are Prof. Izuo Terasawa 1 of the Tokio Teachers’ College and | Normal School, Prof. Jintaro Ose of | the Tokio College of Science and Lit- erature and Prof. Motonari Tsuda. | president of the Ryojun Normal School |of Port Arthur, South Manchuria. | _When seen yesterday at the Dodg: | Hotel, where they passed their stay in the Capital, all were enthusiastic about ‘ their visit to this country and especially | to this city. ‘ Interested in Sights. ‘ “I was so interested in seeing the | sights here that I am afraid I did net | pay as much attention to scientifie | matters as I should,” remarked Prof. —Star Stafl Photo. | T4 2 CHURCH SIDE GIVEN | i | tion.. UN SlIE UUESIlanncmrded the Presbyterians of Rock- | ville by_th Rockville Courthouse Article fore Stirs Reply by Presby- terian Committee. In The Evening Star last Wednesday, | where confiscation of church property a statement was made in connection |is the order of the day—that the per- with a report on the plans for the erec- | tion of a mew courthouse at Rockville, | Md., to which exception is taken by | members of the Presbyterian Church of that community. ‘The paragraph stated: stumbling block, the special committee | reported, is the Presbyterian Church | property. The county commissioners recently offered $30,000 as a fair price, | holding that amount to be ample for the purchase of a desirable site and the | erection of a more modern and better- | in-every-way building than the present | edifice, but a committee representing | the congregation appeared before the | special committee yesterday morning | and submitted $42,000 as the lowest ac- | ceptable price. Condemnation proceed- | ings in this case were definitely decided | upon.” 1 Neither the reporter who wrote the | article nor The Star intended to imply anything derogatory reflecting upon the members of the congregation and The | Star is glad to present herewith a letter | from the building and lot committee | of the Presbyterian Church at Rock- | ville, explairing its position. Members | of the committee are Joseph Reading, | Wil S, Joliffe, Mrs. A. Speare, Harold Smith, A. R. Speare, J. Lomett Wood, Judge Robert B. Peter, John McDonald, Mrs. Edwin Smith and Mrs. Theodore Mason. Committee Gives Side. The letter from the committee reads, in part, as follows: “When, some months ago, the Pres byterian ‘people first received a com. munication from the County Commis- sioners of Montgomery County asking whether the church was willing to sell their property; and. if so, to state their price, the Presbyterian congregation, at a congregational meeting, voiced their opinion in the aforesaid matter in the following manner: “That though their present unen- | cumbered house of worship. a fine brick structure, and other hoidings in the plot sired by the County Commis- sloners. was entirely suited to their present and future needs: end that they could never hope to improve upon their present, ideal central location: and that they felt in no way inclined to dispose of thelr present holdings— nevertheless, in view of and considering | the larger interests of the community, they did not wish to stand in the way of progress, provided an arrangement could be made with the county authori- ties which would enable the Presbyte- rian congregation to replace their pres- ent church plant and equipment. $41,505 Deemed Necessary. “Since then a building committee and a lot committee have met frequently and, on the basis of plans for a modest church edifice, drawn by Mr. Rossel E. Mitchell, architect, and subsequent bids submitted by contractors, the lowest of which was $30,000 (which the architeet, traveling on duty. Recommendations of Principles. In making its recommendations the board down the following state- ment of principles upon which it be- lieves all legislation regarding the six .lervig?! should be based in so far as e: a."Rental and subsistence allowances should be consolidated with pay into a single item designated as “pay.” b. Pay should be based fundamentally on the responsibilities inherent in the glde held and on the normal service | grei be expected of an officer holding such grade. c. A base pay should be established for each grade with increments for length of service therein. d. When Government quarters are furnished an officer a rental value should be deducted from his pay. e. No officer should receive more pay than any other senior to him. 1. Pay should be adequate, based on e current gurchulnl value of the = able an officer at all ti llar, to en imes a? ve his best thought to the service rather then to problems of existence. Stress Dignity of Posts. . The pay of officers of higher grades mguld be”eommenlurlu with the dig- nity and responsibility of their position, and should be comparable to the re- muneration of & successful career in civil life. h. ‘The pay of any person on the re- tired list should be based upon the pay of persons of like grade on the active t. ml. Retired personnel on active duty should receive the pay they would re- e o aiowances afiould be regu- bia 5o officer, as uitably as possible, for the differens :e:l.quse- loy( mveldpeflomed. meeting last Friday week with the joint building and lot committee, declared | too low); and the additional sums re- quired for architect’s fee, replacement of church furniture and equipment, etc. —a committee of the congregation placed in the hands of the subcourt- house building committee, Berry A. Clark and Lacy Shaw, the figures which, after a most painstaking investigation on the part of the church’s committee, aided by the architect, were found nec- essary to replace the present holdings and facilities of the Presbyterian con- gation—namely, $41,505. This sum included $4,000 for a lot, next to the lowest-priced plot of ground which the congregation is able to secure, and the location of which is far inferior to the most_excellent location occupied by the old Presbyterian Church of Rockville since 1842. “The Presbyterian congregation has consistently tried to ‘accommodate the courthouse building committee and has endeavored to expedite the project of the county officials, handicapped though the church was by the rules of church order of the Presbyterian Church, United States, which require a 10 days’ notice for congregational meetings. The committees appointed 6 EVERGREENS These _soon grow into handsome trees worth many dollars. F: elivery. Order Once at MAGNOLIA TREES FREE —6 EVERGREENS, 3- to 5-ye rees, above selection. FREE with eac order of $5.50 & over. THIS WEEK ONLY. DELPHINIUM (Perennial Larkspur). BELLADONNA—Light turquoise blue. BELLAMOSUM—A _dark Dblu d lasts for OOLUMBINE. They a5y moen Jiaed, 13 rocl if. col- siaats tor $1.10 RHODODENDRONS (Mexim plants (one to one and & half ft. high) Colorado Blue Spruce Tie fr, g culture directions. Selected, 5-8 years. decorative an 10 plants for FISCHER | fishing camp on the headwaters of the | mittee has prompted the congregation “The chief |52ddling of & debt of $10,000 to $12,000 | sum from the church people, a wise and | just way to build a new courthouse.” |Work Continued on Dam to! Beautify Your Home at Small Cost (Maximun Rosebay! d la hich a Sbarkies n ‘the. -l an e aghiicen beauty of this traly s bushy, 1 to 1% ft. high. Each Add 15¢ for Pucking and Insurance by the church tried to the best of their ability to come 1o a final agreement with the courthouse committee, which the latter, judging by their high-hand- ed threat to condemn the property of the Presbyterian obvi- ously have given but scant considera- congregation, ‘The rude and unfair treatment e courthouse building com- to take steps to place their matter be- | he Presbytery of Potomac, which | y meets in a week or two, and | comprises, in addition to the local con- | gregation, some 40 churches in Mary- | land and Virginia towns and some of the most_influential churches in the cities of Baltimore and Washington. “It seems unbelievable—unless one imagines himself in Mexico or Russia, sonnel of the courthouse building com- mittee (offering the Presbyterian con- gregation $30,000 for their property, 2nd accompanying their hand-out with the threat to condemn) consider the upon a practically debtless congrega- tion a fair deal, or the taking of that NEFOLLDWED INCANP OF HOOVER Supply Sun Pool for Trout. | [ By the Assoclated Press. ! MADISON, Va., August weather that was a combination of the best of late Summer and early Fall, President Hoover and his guests at the Rapidan River, today observed a routine laid down from other week ends. ‘The Chief Executive, assisted by men 31.—In| in the party, again worked on a dam he is building in the swift mountain stream. This, when finished, is ex- pected to provide a sun pool for trout. Mrs. Hoover and several other mem- bers of the party went horseback riding. The Chief Executive will not return to ‘Washington until Tuesday morning. It will be the longest outing he has had since March 4, and before he returns he may interject a bit of business into his | relaxation progrem. There will be the opportunity to d.scuss the agricultural situation, for Secretary Hyde, Chairman Legge of the Federal Farm Board and four other farm commissioners, C. C. Teague, C. B. Denman, Charles A, Wil- son and Carl Williams are in his party. It was expected that the Farm Board members would give Mr. Hoover a first- hand account of the recent meeting in Chicago, at which plans to organize the Farmers’ National Grain Corpora- tion, a $20,000,000 concern for the aid of grain growers, were gone into some detail. Mrs. Teague, Mrs. Denman, Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Williams were among the guests also, as was Mrs. Hoover's sister, Mrs. Jean Large, and her two |children, Janet and Delano. Other members of the unusually large party at the camp included Allan Hoover, John Beaver White of Philadelphia and his daughter, Joan; Mark Sullivan, newspaper writer, and his daughter, Narcissa; Walter Newton, the Presi- dent’s secretary, and Lieut. Comdr. Joel T. Boone, White House physician. YACHTSMEI\.| COMPETE. Seven Southern Clubs Seek Lipton Cup in Race. SHORE ACRES, Galveston Bay, August 31 (#).—Sailors of seven Southern yacht clubs were here today for the opening of the tenth annual Lipton Cup sail boat races. The first race was due to begin at 3:15 p.m. The Houston Yacht Club, host, and Pensacola, Fla, were the favorites. Other entrants were Mobile, defending champion; New Orleans, Biloxi, Miss.. Sarasota, Fla., and St. Petersburg., Fla. The $5,000 Lipton trophy, symbol of Southern boating supremacy, will be awarded the team which scores the most points in the four races on the three-day program. FOR $1 S l 0 POSTPAID Three to five year trees are 10 to 15 inches Americ Norway Spruce, H 2 Chinese pruce. high. Ll ORIENTAL POPPY Brilllant colors: scarlet, - oran: 8 oo dlamotert 107 81,10 Hardy Carnations Larse fowering; fragrant: sl 10 Bianis "¢ i '$1.10 CANTERBURY BELLS. Persicifolia. Double__blue type. Very 0Nl $1.10 ). dark Large plant with ergreen lusters of pink flowers. ls o pru Heavy f lfil‘hfi, 03 sou den % ‘marvelous Tree. With yea teel urseries b i Easton, Pa. | Belgian Croix de Guerre for meritorious | can Legion and interallied post-war | against Dr. Hikizi was much impressed with the work the Federal Government is doing to improve the condition of women and children in this country. “I have visited your Women's Bux | reau end your Chikiren’s Bureau of the | Department of Labor since I have been | 1n Washington,” said the Tokio phy~ sician, “and I have discovered that you are more efficient than we are in Japan in teaching women and children how to protect and improve their health. ‘When I return to Tokio I shall endeavor to put into practice many of the things I have learned here.” They also called at the National Education Association yesterday. Dr. Hikizi has been studying health | conditions and methods in the United States for three months, traveling to | many cities. "He has just attended the | International Physiological Congress at Expressing regret that thus far solici- | Boston. He is now on his way to Ger- tation of subscriptions toward the $10,- | Many to study for two years at Berlin. 000 estimated to be necessary to defray To Attend Yale Congress. e o e e e D oo iane s Din e comting regatta are thus far lagging behind, | ung” will pursue the same studies #n the general regatta committee today | Germany. after attending the Inter- expressed the opinion that every effort \ national Psychological Congress at Yale must be made to insure the success of | University this month. the regatta drive. ! “The American free public schools “We can no longer linger behind in | seem very good to me,” said Prof. this so essential matter,” Commodore | Terasawa. =*I have been much Conrad C. Smith, leader of the Chesa- | pressed with their activity in all lines peake and Potomac Power Boat Asso- | and especially with their practical ciation, declared. | methogs.” Commodore Smith is chairman of the | The educational methods of different general regatta committee. As such countries is also the subject of the he declared today that every effort|studies which Prof. Ose has been purs must be exerted to establish the fullest | suing in the United States. He will measure of co-operation among those | sail September 12 for England, and who will compete in the regatta and |after completing his observations therg those who will lend their support by | he will go to Germany and other con- participating merely as spectators. tinental countries to continue his in- “This regatta,” saild Commodore | vestigations. E Smith, “has been placed before the Prof. Esuda is on his way back from entire city. Its appeal to the Capital | Europe, after having studied educa- as a civic proposition has oeen |tional methods there. He will continue thoroughly gone into. We can not |his investigations in the United States understand why the campaign for | defore returning to Japan. funds lshfll.lld bgdflnénr)‘. We m;relo:r P s appeal to each and every citizen to| : comply with our request for funds.” | Bulgarians Arrest Reds. SOFIA, Bulgaria, August 31 (P)— S ca . The police today arrested several Com- Illinois War Hero Dics. munist. leaders in connection with the BELLEVILLE, Tll, August 31 (#).— |organization of a demonstration for Col. John J. Bullington, winner of the | Sunday in defiance of the ban an- | nounced by the authorities. Young Communists had appealed to all workers to protest in the streets imperialistic capitalism and representative and attorney died here | against alleged support given by the today. | bourgeoisie to China. : ARPEAL IS HAE FORREGATIAFUND Committee to Push Drive to Meet Expenses of Presi- dent’s Cup Program. battle conduct in the World War, for- mer commander of the Iilinois Ameri- 0o, 53 Sl .oee o Q0% ot $\ L > N o e » S o ey s A0 o e “.\cb\’ Includes: 6 Radiators 1%-inch Boiler 300 Feet Radiation Hot Water Pressure Con- trol WE BUILD—REBUILD—REPAIR Let Us Modernize Your Home An organization of skilied mechanics in every branch of bullding and decorating work. Plumbing Painting Papering Carpenter Work Plastering Flooring ’ Wentherstripping Porch Enclosing Tiling NO DOWN PAYMENT—EASY TERMS Phone National 2668 SE Al