Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-19
ACTING IN UNISON AIRS HIS GRIEVANCES
England and United States to R. Horner Voices Complaint
Stop Atrocities in Peru Against Schools. !,
HORRORS IN RUBBER FIELD CRITIClSES ROSCOE BRUCE
Agents British Collecting Com Maj Brooks Also Denounced fou
pany Charged With Pere- Drawing Two Salaries
cution of Natives
WAY TO SAVE MONEY CITED
he ndenceh Ia has tai en pa
tween the and
~
rsss Of the atrocities paiced
he ma lin Putuma coun
a Be Probably
Indies thatpo i
R. R. Horner Voices Complaint
Against Schools. +
CRITICISES ROSCOE BRUCE
Maj. Brooks Also Denounced for
Drawing Two Salaries.
WAY TO SAVE MONEY CITED
w. r. Murphy, Richmond Heating
Expert, Testifes Soft Coal Can
Be Probably Used. +

DC xTOutaply USED.
r. X. Homer OF the board OF education
| today in the House District committee
room told the Redheid investigating CON-
mittee his complaint against the schools.
Soicing criticism OF Roscoe ConklinS
Bruce. assistant superintendent OF schools.
and of Mai Arthur Brooks. an employee at
| tho White House and military instructor
Of the colored high school battalion Of
cadets.
Mr.. Horner related in compact form, his
grievance against the assistant superin-
tendent and the military instructor
His chief charge OF law breaking con.
cerned the fact that Maj. Brooks draws
| two salaries. one from the federal gov
| eminent and the other from the District
government.
Double Salary Held Legal
At the conclusion of his testimony
Alonso Tweedale. auditor OF the District
Of Columbia, told the committee the con-
troller OF the Treasury had decided 10
ploye to draw an added compensation
from the District.
Tho hearing today will be the last for
| several days. Present at 1t were samuel
Gregory. a heating contractor. N {.
Susan. an employee OF the municipal archt-
Va: T. F. J. Mcguire Of the municipal
architects once: H o. Hine. secretary
Of the board Of education; r. Q. VIII
marth. clerk from the board OF educa-
tons Office; Daniel Murray and X. K
Horner.
Holds Soft Coal Available.
W r Mummy president OF "a Rich-
mond, Va, firm which manufactures
heating apparatus for schools. testified
| that soft coal might be used in the pub
lie schools here and thus save money. He
said he was ready to run or some soft
coal tests In the public schools tomorrow
| Snowden Ashford, municipal architect,
acted as inquisitor for the House subcom-
mittee in getting Mr.. Murphy's testi-
mony. and T. F. ]. Mcguire. ! heating
and ventilating engineer OF the District
OF Columbia government. asked few
questions.
| Mr.. Redfield asked Mr.. Murphy IL IL
would be possible to burn soft coal in
the plants In this city without creating
black smoke. He said Il would be pos
sible.
Samuel A. Gregory. heating contractor
Of Washington. testified as to the Reno
School affair. Capt. Oyster said yester-
day that the janitor there had made re-
pairs to a defective heating plant Mr..
Gregory said the repairs had been
merely process OF cleaning.
| 1T was simply doing hts regular work"
said Mr.. Gregory.
Homer Asked About Brooks.
| Mr.. Horner was asked about Maj.
Brooks, military instructor OF the colored
| high schools.
Are you acquainted with the absence
| of Maj. Brooks. military instructor. In
September and October. 1907 asked
| Representative Redfield.
Mr. Horner then proceeded with the old
| board of education fight carried on by
him against Maj. Brooks and Assistant
Supt Bruce.
Il asked for Brooks record a. a mill.
| tary instructor" Mr.. Homer said. Il
| did not get it. called up Assistant Supt.
Bruce and became insistent. In a few
| days / received from Bruce letters and
papers showing Maj Brooks qualinca.
| tons. but no record Then started an
| investigation. but was slow In getting IL"
Charges Double Salary Illegal.
Mr.. Horner charged that Brooks. In
drawing two salaries from the govern
ment 10 violating the law.
| HE Ia employed at the White House
and also draws a salary from the
schools" Mr.. Homer added. Shortly
after the investigation I started had
been under way. President Taft took
a swing around the circle. and Brooks
| went with him. While he was gone .
| man named Webster substituted for
him. He had no qualifications for the
position as substitute. l refused to sign
any of the papers and recommendations
on the subject" !.
| He produced rule Of the board OF
education to carry his point that Capt.
Webster Of the LIST Separate Battalion.
N. q. D. c.. 10 not qualified as MILL
| tary instructor.
Protested to Davidson.
President Taft took another trip" said
Mr.. Horner. land Maj. Brooks went with
him. 1 said to Supt. Davidson. i don't
see how you can allow Arthur Brooks to
draw two salaries In this way. ! don't
see how you can do It II you want to
violate the law In the white schools you
can do SO with no protest on my part, but
you certainly can't do II In our schools
| Mr. Horner said he believed Mar
Brooks was paid by the schools In his
Aionso Tweedals. auditor Of the Dis
trict of Columbia, who was present ~
| the hearing, told the committee Arthur
Brooks was not paid while on tho TAN
trips.
education had paid Miss Mamie Jscksont
q teacher. for services never rendered.
"Told to Keep It Dark"
! SHE went to New York and overstayed
her time" said Mr.. Horner. ''and was
paid in fun. / asked her about 1t. She
| said she was told that II she kept IL
dark It would be O. X.
Mr Horner also said that at . meeting
Of the board. at which no quorum Was,
present, IL was voted to ask the Comns.
| sioners for SIS for travelling expenses Tor
Mrs Bushee, attendance offlcer. who at
| tended an educational convention. MIS-.
Bushee went to the convention. but has
received no travelling expenses a. Yet.
AZ the conclusion Of the Horner tesus
mony Auditor Tweedale said II had been
/ decided by the controller OF the Treas
try that a federal employee could receive
salary from the District OF COLUMBIA
as Mai. Brooks 10 doing.