Evening Star Newspaper, March 2, 1930, Page 5

“DALE BILL” VOTE TOMORROW SEEN Revised Retirement Plan Ex- pected to Come Up in House. (Continued From First Page.) in the way of liberalized legislation, that it presumably has the support of President Hoover, who has Intimated that he would veto any other measure, such as the Dale bill, as it passed the Senate—and that while none is satisfied with the bill as it now stands, it will be put through as a stop-gap measure. In anticipation of such action to- morrow, Chairman Lehlbach of the House Civil Service committee laid be- fore the House yesterday his report on the Lehlbach revision of the Dale bill and the existing retirement law. In this report he said: “This bill contains the provisions of 8. 15, the Dale bill, as passed in the Senate. The Dale bill provides for optional retirement after 30 years of service at two years earlier than | provided in the existing law. It pro- vides for a maximum annuity of $1,200 by computing annuities by multiplying the average annual basic salary, pay, or compensation, not to exceed $1,600 per annum, received by such employe during any five consecutive years of allowable service at the option of the employe by the number of years of service, not exceeding 30 years, and dividing the product by 40. It makes this method of computing annuities retroactive, so that all at the present time on the retirement rolls will receive the benefits of such increases. “The amendment to S. 15 re- by this committee provides in addition to the foregoing benefits the following: There will be set up for each employe coming within the pro- vision of the retirement system a per- sonal account, to which will be im- mediately credited all his contributions in the past, together with the interest thereon. There will in the future be credited to such account of each em- ploye his contributions with interest less the sum of $1 per month, which will remain in the retirement and dis- ability fund without specific allocation. Consequently, all moneys in the retire- ment fund will be carried as the property of those contributing it, ex- cept such moneys as have been and may hereafter be, from time to time, appropriated to the fund and the dollar monthly deduction. Out of this residue there will be paid to each annuitant the sum of $30 for every year of service, not ex , which constitutes, under the provisions of the law, a basic annuity of not less than $450 or more than $900. This basic annuity of $30 per year of service will be enjoyed by all retired employes, regardless of their salaries in active service or the amount of contributions to their credit in the fund. “In addition to this basic annuity there will be paid to annuitants an additional annuity which will be equal to whatever annuity the money to the credit of the retiring employe can pur- chase as ascertained by established tables of annuity values. This additional annuity obviously costs the Government nothing nor has any relation to or effect upon the annuities or contributions of any other person. credit is paid to his legal An annuitant, how- an uity by ing the right to such refund. It is provided in the amendment provisions should be less than under the provisions of statute 15, as above set forth, the latter shall be sub- i The eflect of the foregoing provi- | “The of e foregol provi- sions is at once to increase substantially the annuities of those who have and will hereafter be retired on an average salary of less than $1,200. It will definite and certain the rights of all participants of the retirement TAR, WASHI) Student body of the Woodward School for Boys, local Young Men’s Christian Association preparatory school, which is participating 100 per cent in the Seventh National Oratorical Contest, sponsored here by The Evening Star. MONUMENT HONORS CUSTIS' EX-SLAVE “Uncle Jim” Parks, Last of Arlington House, Paid Legion Tribute. A modest stone monument bearing an unusual inscription was placed, as shown in accompanying illustration, by the American Legion last week in Arlington National Cemetery to mark the grave of old “Uncle Jim” Parks, ex-slave of George Washington Parke Custis, the last master of Arlington House Estate. because of his long life and faithful service to_the Government, the Sec- retary of War granted special permis- sion to bury him amid the scenes where he was born and the whole of his useful and eventful life. Although “Uncle Jim” was never a soldier himself, he had five sons who the World War. It was this distinc- tion, added to the valuable assistance he had rendered to the Quartermaster General's Office in the restoration work in and about Arlington House, that prompted the American Legion to ai range as a final tribute for the perma- nent marking of “Uncle Jim's” grave. ‘The stone, contributed through Maj. Julius I. Peyser, commander for the District of Colum- bia, carries a bronze tablet and sets forth the epitaph composed by “Uncle Jim's” friend, Enoch A. Chase. Extra Tribute by Legion. Although “Uncle Jim” knew before he died that his dearest wish to be buried in Arlington had been granted, he never knew that the American Le- glon would erect a monument over his t |grave. He would have been yery proud of the honor, because he was a rare and courtly old fellow, slow, dignified and serene—a page out of the past. When anything pleased “Uncle Jim,” or when some honor came to him un- expectedly, he never for a moment lost his poise. He would take off his hat, bow low, and say, “Suh, yo' do me proud, yo, shore do me proud.” On a hot, sultry day last August old “Uncle Jim” was laid beneath the sod of Arlington. It was a sunless, cloudy day, and against the threat of rain, Supt. Robert Dye of Arlington had erected a large tent over the open grave that stood waiting to receive “the last of the homefolks” of Arlington House Estate. At least threescore of colored friends and family of “Uncle Jim” gathered beside his grave under the widespread canvas, while the gray- in the money they contribute. It will make definite and certain the obliga- tion of the Government. “It is estimated that the cost of the reported bill will exceed the cost of the Dale bill by approximately $6.000,000 and the Dale bill will exceed the cost of the present law by approximately $10.,000,000. “In addition to the above provisions, the reported bill makes several changes in existing law. tlll‘e hm!udut sz the group retiring at age of years: Mechanics and laborers in navy yards; employes of the United States Soldiers’ Home, of the National Home for Dis- abled Volunteer Soldiers, the State De- partment without the continental limits of the United States, and the Indian Service at large.” Mrs. Worrell Comments. Mrs. Margaret Hopkins Worrell, president of the League of American Civil Service, issued the following state- ment concerning the Lehlbach bill last night: “I_have been requested to make a statement relative to the amended Lehlbach bill. In my opinion there is little change in the provisions of the amended bill. True, the phraseology is somewhat changed but when analyzed the change does not materially affect the provisions of the bill. “In so far as the deduction of $1 per month, zbout which employes are so ‘wrought up, it remains just as it was in the Lehlbach bill with two excep- tions: (1). When an employe becomes involuntarily separated from the serv- ice (if not on charges of misconduct or delinquency), the ‘total amount of his deduction with interest shall be paid such employe’ «2) And if an em- ploye is 55 years or over and has served 15 years or more and is then involun- tarily separated (not on charges of mis- conduct or delinquency) he can elect to take the total amount of his deduc- tion with interest which no doubt would include the $1 monthly deduction. “Under no provision of the amended bill can 1 find that the ‘1 per month deduction’ from the employe's salary is returned to the employe under any other condition than as stated above. “This undesirable feature of the Lehlbach bill was stressed by almost every leader to the bill who appeared before the committee at the hearings thereon. LISTED IN “TEN EVENTS.” Miss Helen Howe of Boston to Appear in Monologue. Miss Helen Howe, Boston soclety girl, will appear tomorrow night in one of her monologue series on the pro- gram of the Georgetown Ten Events Course, in the chapel of Georgetown O aatibuts oc Miss Miss Howe will sul ut lor e cist and resident 3 pea inon lecture, but who to arrive in Washington as haired chaplain from Fort Myer sol- emnly read the burial service. When he had finished the soldier firing squad stepped forward with their pieces and three times the volley crashed upon the still afternoon air. Then a trumpeter stepped forward and from the head of “Uncle Jim's” grave he blew the solemn strains of “Taps.” “Uncle Jim” had gone home. “Uncle Jim” had a remarkable and photographic mind for an old man of his race. He could remember 'way back with a clearness of detail that | was at times astounding; but he would not_draw upon his imagination when he lacked true facts. His grandfather was a “gift” from George Washington to his adopted son, George Washington Parke Custis, and was the head cook at Arlington House from the time it was first built until he died at nearly 100 years of age. In some of his ex- pressions “Uncle Jim"” was very quaint. For instance, he knew not the Revolu- tionary War by that name, but called it “Washin’ton’s War.” Often Aided Officers. The Quartermaster Corps officers brought him over to Arlington time and again to help them puzzle out this and that about the old outbuildings adjacent to the big house, in_reference to the restoration. Uncle Jim knew just what had been there three-quarters of a century ago. Upon one occasion he was telling Lieut. Col. Charles G. Mortimer that one of these old out- buildings, formerly used as a kitchen and laundry, had had a door at one end of it once upon a time, although no door could be seen, nor any evidence of one. The architects thought Uncle Jim was indulging his fancy and did not believe him, but thought they had best explore thoroughly, in any event. The next day when the workmen cut through the outside coating of pebble- dash and plaster, sure enough they found the door, just as the old man had told them it would be; but walled up with brick for more than half a century, in all probability. Prom the time he was old enmlgfl to remember anything at all, Uncle Ji saw and lived through all the changes of Arlington. He played with the Lee boys many a time, coasting down the hill in front of the big house in Winter time. He knew where all the springs were and the names Mr. Custis had given to each of them. He helped to bulld Fort McPherson, now in the cemetery grounds, and said it was never gunned, because the war was over be- fore it was entirely completed. He told me he has seen the Potomac River frozen so solid that hundreds of people congregated upon the ice to hold high carnival. Frequently, they would loose a rabbit to be run by dogs between long lines of people, making a lane for the rabbits and dogs to run between, and that two-horse sleighs would drive passengers over the ice on the river from near Analostan Island to Long Bridge and back again for 50 cents a ‘The Quartermaster General's Officc was considerably puzzled about restor- ing over the south wing _.icm mansion “Uncle Jim” died last August 31 and | wore_the uniform of their country in | past _departmentai | l E N MEMORY OF FIDELITY | | JAMES | AN INTES KINDLY OLB ! AT ARLIN VikG) | | e PARKS | Tablet erected to “Uncle Jim"” Parks, former Custis slave, in Arlington Cemtery. —Star Staff Photo. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, March 1.—In a faint perfume of oranges and New England rectitude, three elderly ladies from Massachusetts sailed today to crash the treasury of the British Empire. Putative heirs of the “Blake millions,” which have lain fallow in the British Court of Chancery for 50 years, they occupy a large outside cabin on the Acquitania as they set out to lay siege to the millions in person. Friends, steamer baskets of fruit and a pair of potted tulips surrounded the three—Mrs. Annfe Minihan and Miss Ella Leonard of Charlestown, Mass.. and Ml?. Mary Flynn of Winthrop, Mass., when ship news reporters rather un- ceremoniously walled in. Reporters, who asked for Mrs, Mini- han, were told, “I'm afraid you'll have to talk to Mr. Scott.” Mrs. Flynn smiled palogetically: “I—we really can't tell you anything,” she murmured. “You see, Mr. Scott's taking care of everything. You'll have to see Mr. WOMEN CLAIMING MILLIONS AWAIT ENGLISH COURT FIGHT Three From Massachusetts Will Demand British Treasury Turn Over to Them “Blake Millions.” Scott.” “Yes, Mr. Scott's attending to everything,” added Miss Leonard. An so the reporters went in search of C. W. F. Seott, the young man who is managing the quest for the “Blake mil- lions” for the benefit of the Blake heirs in America. Scott had no statement to make and said so vi~orously. He had been more willing to talk on other days, however, and his connec- tion with the “Blake millions” was no secret. He claims to have spent five years establishing the right of a group of Americans to the fortune taken over by the British treasury after Helen Sheridan Blake died intestate in Lon- don in 1876. The British government has minimized the importance of the estate, and so far none of the several efforts to obtain its release in favor of groups of claimants has becn successful. Scott alleges that he has obtained a royal order permitting him to kring suit inlthe Courts of Chancery for the Blake estate. SECT LEADER DOOMED TO DEATH BY SOVIET Brother Is Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison and Wife Is Exiled Over Altar Orgies. By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, March 1.—Dmitri Schultz, leader of a fanatical religious sect, tried for counter-revolutionary activities and unnatural practices, was sentenced to death today. His brother was given 10 years' imprisonment and his wife 3 years' exile. Schultz called himself “the living spirit of the occult god Agafita Abdul- lah.” With his disciples, who numbered more than a hundred, his wife and his brother, he was charged with having conducted orgies in front of an altar in which boys and girls were forced to participate. house a balustrade, which if ever had long since disappeared. The balustrade was shown in an old draw- ing made by the historian, Benson J. Lossing, at the time he visited G. W. P. Custis at Arlington House in the Spring of 1853, In their dilemma on this point, they consulted “Uncle Jim” and asked him if he remembered it. He said he did remember it, and when they asked him why, he replied, because he remembered “Miss Mary used to come out from dat window up dere and walk around on dat roof, and she sho gwine to fall and break her neck if dey aint no fence up dere to stop her.” There- fore, upon the testimony of Lossing’s quaint old drawing and what “Uncle Jim” saw with his own eyes and re- membered, the Quartermaster Corps restoring the balustrade around the roof of the south wing. GOLD RUSH STARTS NEW ALASKAN TOWN Airplane, Dog Team and Feet Bring Seekers to Beaver Creek in Poorman District. By the Assoclated Press. RUBY, Alaska, March 1.—Gold seek- ers arriving daily by airplane, dog team and on foot have formed the nucleus of a gold stampede town on Beaver Creek in the Poorman district near here. A new placer strike in this dis- trict has proved a rich one and at least 60 men were working on the creek today. Reports of the strike February 7 started a rush for claims and two weeks } later bed rock three feet deep, carrying values of $30 to the foot, was found in a hole on one claim. After a long spell of 40 to 60 degrees below zero weather, all men were work- ing again on the scene three days ago. SEEKS PHIPPS’ SEAT. Hodges Will Be Candidate for Senate. DENVER, March 1 (#).—Willlam V. Hodges, former ' treasurer of the publican national committee, tonight sald he would present his name for consideration to the party's State con- vention next Summer as a candidate for the seat of United States Senator Lawrence C. Phipps. Phipps recently announced that he would not seek re-election. His term expires in March, 1931. Hodges was the first candidate to announce for the office. 4 THACHER NOTIFIES Nominee for Solicitor General to Dispose of Power Investments. By the Associated Press. Judge Thomas D. Thacher, nominee for solicitor general, informed Senator Borah of Idaho in a letter yesterday that he owned stock in four power com- panies and that his former law firm was attorney for various power com- panies. The nominee added that he would at | once dispose of any of these invest- ments, “if in professional duty the sl | of interest should appea: Nomination Faces Contest. | Judge Thacher is now on the Federal | bench for the southern district of New York. His nomination faces a contest in the Senate because of his connection | with the power companies. A subcom- mittee of the Senate judiciary committee expects to make a report on it to the | committee on Monday. | . Senator Borah, a member of the | judiciary committee, wrote to Judge Thacher to ask him about his connec- {tions with the power companies. He | sald he was prompted to act because | of reports that Judge Thacher had dis- qualified himself from a case involving the Electric Bond & Share Co. In his letter to Senator Borah, the nominee listed* his stock as 100 shaies American and Foreign Power, with an option on 400; 55 shares Consolidated Gas & Electric Co. of Baltimore, 100 shares, Electric Power & Light Corpora- Is “Under No Obligation.” ties “constituted less than 14 per cent of my personal investments.” “I am under no obligation, financial, moral or otherwise to any power com- pany,” he wrote to the Idaho Senator, “and I can say without reservation that I know of no professional or other relationship which I have enjoyed in the past which could in the slightest degree influence my performance of any professional duties which I may undertake in the future.” Senator Borah withheld comment yesterday on the letter. RELIGIOUS DRAMA T0 BE GIVEN HERE Life in Days of Pontius Pilate to Be Portrayed by Christian Endeavor Society. A new religious drama, entitled “Fol- low Thou Me,” portraying life in the days of Pontius Pilate, Governor of Judea, will be presented at Pierce Hall, Fifteenth and Harvard streets, on Tyes- day and Wednesday by the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church Christian Endeavor Soclety. Players in the show include Harry A. Hitman, John Cook, Constance Adams, Lulu Bryant, Dorothea Marie Hennessy, Edward Hennessy, Selma Robinson, Carolyn Snell, Elsie Fetter, Arethusa Fell, Elmer Hennessy, Mary Turley, Rose Hazoury, Alice Waters, Elsle Cum- mings, Doris Cummings, Pearle Drew, Henry Quarles and John McHenry. Music will be furnished under the di- rection of Walter T. Holt. . l Death Halts Beauty Ceremony. MEXICO CITY, March 1 (#)—On the eve of her coronation as beauty queen of Orizaba, State of Vera Crus, Miss _Alicla Carrillo died today of diphtheria. ‘The_carnival over which she was to reign has been suspended. Two Bed Rooms, Living Room, Din- ing Room, Kitchen and Reception Room. Electric Refrigeration Reasonable Rental THE ARGONNE 16th & Columbia Rd. Four Rooms, Kitchen, Bath and Reception Hall Electric Refrigeration 2001 16th St. N.W. BOARD OF STOKS tion, and 400 shares, National inerl & Light. ‘Thacher explained that these securi- | ISTUDENTS ENTER ORATORY CONTEST Enthusiasm Marks Response to Prize Offer by Evening Star. Every student in approximately one- | fourth of the schools in Washington | and nearby Maryland and Virginia, which are taking part in the National Oratorical Contest, has entered the competition. Many of these 100 per cent institu- tions made similar records last year, although the present contest has seen a greater number of entrants than ever. Officials of the contest have an- nounced that a majority of students in competing schools are enrolled. Notwithstanding the fact that most of the school contests are to be held within an extremely short time, more and more pupils every day are signify- ing their intention of trying for the attractive prizes offered by The Star, which is sponsoring the local contest for district winners and the victor in The Star area finals, who will enter the national competition. This last | prize—$200 and a two-and-a-haif- | month trip to Europe—is the lure which is providing the greatest incentive for many of the orators. | In addition to these prizes there will ibe gold medals awarded by The Star | to county champions in those sections {of Maryland and Virginia included in | the Washington area. This year marks the first time there has been any award for the county winners. A number of the schools on the 100 per cent list are located in rural districts and the giv- ing of the medals is in recognition of the interest shown in these sections. Among the institutions in Washing- ton, all the students of which are en- rolled in the contest, is the’ Woodward School for Boys, at 1736 G street. The 1930 contest is the third in which the Woodward School has gone over the top. The forensic competition there is under the special direction of Prof. H. M. LaFont, an English teacher, while M. E. Hodges, the principal, is lending his active and enthusiastic support. Dr. James A. Bell, educational director for elping mai terest the 70 students. b HUNGARY CELEBRATES HORTHY ANNIVERSARY 200,000 Paraders March Past Pal- ace in Observance of Tenth Year of Regency. | By the Assoctated press. BUDAPEST, Hungary, March 1— The tenth anniversary of Admiral Horthy’s appointment to the regency was celebrated throughout Hungary to- | day. | A parade estimated to include 200,000 persons marched past the front of the palace, while a great popular choir sang national songs. A gala performance was given at the opera and there was a reception for the diplomatic An amnesty for political offenders ‘Was proc the against its limitations during sion of the Municipal Council. Exiled Hungarians cannot benefit by it to re- turn to the country. . COUSINS SUE HUSBANDS. i Daughters of Sells Brothers of Circus Fame in Divorce Court. RENO, Nev., March 1 (#).—Florence Sells Collins and Dorothy Sells Mc- Morris, daughters of two of the Sells brothers, formerly owners of the Fore- glnulh -nl:“se&sr Bruu’tah:n Circus, filed vorce si e 5 A y against their Mrs. Collins sued Joseph F. Collins, to whom she was in New York January 30, 1918. She alleged failure to provide. Mrs. McMorris sued LeRoy Daniel McMorris, artist, charging failure to provide and cruelty. Custody of a 4- year-old son is asked by Mrs. McMor- ris. She married McMorrls in New York in September, 1923, educated him in a Paris art school, she says in her complaint, and thereafter he refused to work and nagged and found fault with her when she refused to give him half of her income. Washington “TIMELY” Topics ollow this s to see fickle mere man doesn’t Do not miss a single issue. dates below. It's a series for old 1. Monday, March 3.... 2. Wednesday, March 5 3. Friday, March 7 4. Sunday, March 9 Mr. 5. Monday, March 10. 6. Wednesday, March 7. Friday, March 14 Read the Entire Series See the list and Reunion Dinner Guest DR. CHARLES F. THWING. ALUMNI TO HONOR DR. CHARLES THWING Cleveland University President Emeritus Is Visitor in Washington. Dr. Charles P. Thwing, president emeritus of Western Reserve University of Cleveland, Ohio, will be the guest of honor at a reunion dinner Tuesday eve- ning in the Hotel Ambassador at 6:30 o’clock. Alumni of the university from | Washington, Maryland and Virginia will attend. Dr. and Mrs. Thwing, whose home is in Cleveland, are visiting in Washing- ton at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Harold North Fowler, 2000 R street. The guests of honor at Tuesday evening's dinner, besides Dr. and Mrs. Thwing, will be Dr. and Mrs. Fowler and Prof. and Mrs. Henry E. Bourne of 2844 Wis- consin avenue, all identified with the development of the University of Cleve- land and known by thousands of alumni and students. To an entire generation of college men and women Dr. Thwing was affec- tionately known as “Prexy” in the 31 years in which he was president of Western Reserve University, from 1890 to 1921. He has been president emer- itus since 1921. For 16 years he was secretary of the board of trustees of the Carnegie Foundation for the Ad- vancement of Teaching, is an elector of the Hall of Fame and president since 1922 of the United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa. He has been identified with countless other educational and philanthropic movements, including the establishment of the Walter Hines Page School of International Relations at Johns Hopkins. He is the author of many educational works, a contributor to magazines and a speaker on educa- tional subjects. His eminence as a citizen and educator was attested by his community when the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce awarded him a medal for public service. Let Us Estimate on Al MRS. WILLEBRANDT DENIES 0L JoB Tells Caraway She Never Considered Employment With Tariff-Seeking Producers. | _ Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt, for- | mer assistant attorney general in charge | of prohibition enforcement, yesterday | telephoned to Senator Caraway of Ar- | kansas, Democratic chairman of the | Senate committee investigating lobbies, | to say that she had never intended | :cu&znlnn employment trom the inde- pen: ” t oil producers seeking a tariff on ofl. The committee on Friday heard Wirt | Franklin, chairman of the Independent | Oil Association of America, testify that | Cornelius C. Hamilton of New York City, president of the Sun Ray Oil Corporation, told him “he thought” Mrs. Willebrandt would serve them in their tariff fight. Correspondence be- tween oil men sald they thought they could “get her,” and Mr. Franklin testi- fied he had been told the fees would be “five or ten thousand dollars.” Mr. Franklin would not consider her employment, however, he testified. Mrs. Willebrandt when questioned by ‘:po‘::" yesterday refused to be inter- ewed. The lobby committee will continue Tuesday with its examination of Mr Franklin. Senator Caraway sald that as soon as the committee was finished with him it would resume its question- ing of Willlam B. Bell of New York City. president of the American Cyana- m! ., Tegarding his efforts to obtain legislation leasing Muscle Shoals to his corporation. LUNCHEON IS ARRANGED. Church Federation to Honor Dr. George Thelin of Geneva. A luncheon will be given by the Washington Federation of Churches, under auspices of its social service com- mittee, at 12:30 o'clock tomorrow at the Y. W. C. A, Seventeenth and K streets, with Dr. George Thelin of Geneva, Switzerland, as guest of honor. Dr. Thelin is an official of the In- ternational Labor office and a well known religious leader in Europe. Dr. Worth M. Tippy, secretary of the Com- mission on Social Service of the Fed- eral Council of Churches, wiil accom- pany him here. Local preachers and others inter- ested have been invited to attend the luncheon. Rev. Charles Enders, pastor of Concordia Lutheran Church, is in charge of the arrangements. Smuggle Saws Into }l A are ‘How in ) I Your Building Needs 3—Branches—3 MAIN OFFICE—6th & C Sts. S.W. CAMP MEIGS—S5th & Fla. Ave. N.E. BRIGHTWOO! D—5921 Ga. Ave. N.W. " e i 5 Chas. 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