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The Washington times., 1920-01-26
.KUTz FAVORS
FULL MERGER
BIZ Before Congress Would
Consolidate All Car Lines,
Says Commissioners. y,

Engineer Commissioner Charles W
Kutz. chairman Of the Public Utiii-
ties Commission. today denied reports
that the merger bill sent to Congress
by the District Commissioners would
exclude subsidiary lines of the com
panies running in Maryland from any
consolidation OF the two railway
companies.
He further stated that tho Commits
sion favored the merger of tho en-
tire operations. within and without
the District OF the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company and the
Capital Traction Company.
II am very glad to learn that tho
Commission favors q general merg-
err" was the comment OF william r.
Ham. president OF the w. r. and e.
after learning OF Commissioners
Kutz's statement
"We want to bring all lines under
one head" said Commissioner Kutx.
land in framing the bill II was our
desire to make such q consolidation
possible. i believe section 3 of the
bill provides for this. This section
reads: That II shall be lawful for
two or more public utilities operat-
ing In the District, incorporated BY
special acts of Congress and render
ing like services In the District. to
consolidate their properties into one
corporation for the ownership. man
agement and operation OF the prop
critics
This section does not specifically
provide that the properties be In the
District in order to consolidate"
The service-at-cost plan, which L.
now being operated in Cleveland with
a scent fare. is impractical in Wash
ington while there are two railway
companies, is the belief OF Commits
sioner Kutz.
This plan is a good one" said the
Commissioner. "and II a merger Of
these two companies is brought about
IL would be practical In the District"
This plan provides that the COM
pany shall earn only sufficient rev.
enue to make a fair return on invest
ments.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
MATT|NGLY NAMED
FOR D. c. JUDGESH|P
Name of Washington Man as
Successor to Strasburger
Sent to Senate.
Robert e. MattingIy, district SUPER

Robert e. Mattingly. district super
visor of census for the District of
Columbia, and a prominent lawyer.
has been named to succeed Judge
Milton Strasburger OF the Municipal
Court. His name was sent to the
Senate this afternoon.
Judge Strasburger resigned several
weeks ago.
Mr.. Mattingly is a native Washing
tonian. having been born in the Dis
trict fifty years ago.
He was educated in the public
schools and entered Georgetown Uni
versity Law School, and was gradu-
ated and admitted to the bar in 1898.
For ten years up to 1897, he was law
clerk and special examiner of the
Bureau of Pensions. Since that time
he has been in the private practice
of law.
He has been chairman OF the Dis
trict Democratic Committee for
twelve years, has been a delegate to
every National Democratic Convention
since 1895, and at nearly every con-
vention a member of the committee
on resolutions.
At the Baltimore convention in 1912
he was chairman of his delegation,
and proposed the name of William j.
Bryan on the floor for the Vice Presi-
Dental nomination.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
PRESIDENT SIGNS i
F|REMEN'SPAYB BILL
Increases Retroactive to August
Last-chief Engineer Gets
$4,000 a Year.

President Wilson today signed the
firemen's increase pay bill providing
for advances in all grades. The bin,
which was passed by Congress last
week, makes the increases retroac-
tive, and fremen will receive the ad-
ditional pay from August !, last
The following amounts will be re-
ceived next month by firemen under
the retroactive clause of the bill:
Chief engineer, $3.50; deputy chiefs,
$500; fire marshal, 5000; deputy fire
marshal, $500; battalion chief, 5000:
inspectors, $3.50; chief clerk. $500;
captains, 5000; lieutenants, 1920; ser
geants, $3.50; superintendent of me-
chinery, $500; pilots. S275: marine en-
gineers, $40; marine firemen, $31o;
privates first class, S250; privates Sec
ond class, $21o. and privates third
class, $3.50.
It is provided in the bill that tho
chief engineer shall receive $4,000 .
year and the two deputies $4,000 each
a year. Plus the $24O bonus, the
other annual salaries will be as fol-
lows:
Fire marshal. s2,s4o; deputy fre
marshal, S2.240; battalion chiefs.
50, $40: inspectors, S1,s40; chief clerk,
81, $40; captains, f2,140; Ieutenants,
$4,000: sergeants, s1,94o: superin-
tendent OF machinery, $2,24o; pilots,
81, $40; marine engineers, S1,940; as
sistant marine engineers, $1,000; ma
rine foremen, s1,700; privates, class
one, S1,7oo; class two. $1,Soo, and
class tree, $1,000.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
MUST APPEAL RENT
CASES IN 50 DAYS
Court Issues Rules for Pro-
cedure Where Commissions
Verdict Is Questioned.

Preparing for the adjudication OF
rent appeals which may be presented
to the Court Of Appeals, rules govern
ing the procedure were Issued yes
terday.
The rules follow: "The transcripts
OF record on appeal from the Rent
Commission TO this court under an
act OF Congress approved october 22'
may be in conformity with the rules
OF this court governing the prepara-
ton of transcripts of record on ap-
peals from the Supreme Court OF the
District of Columbia, and the tran
scrip in each case shall be filed with
the clerk Of this court within thirty
days from the date OF the determine
ton appealed from. The clerk shall
thereupon docket the appeal Inc
transcripts OF record shall be printed
as other transcripts of record on ap-
peals are printed.
Upon receipt OF the transcript oy
the clerk OF this court, the appellant
shall deposit with the clerk. or Sc
cure to be paid as demanded, an
amount OF money sufficient to cover
all legal costs and expenses OF the
appeal, and upon failure to do so his
appeal shall stand dismissed.
The appeals from the Rent Conn
mission in all other respects, except
as provided in the following para
graph, shall be subject to the rules or
this court provided for cases therein.
appealed from the Supreme Court OF
the District of Columbia except
where such rules, from the nature OF
the case. are inapplicable.
Upon the fnal determination OF an
appeal, n certified copy of tho opinion
and Judgment OF the court shall be
sent to the Rent Commission"
Miss Helen #. Rosebrook, an EN-
pioye in the office of the allen prop
erty custodian, was this morning ap-
pointed file clerk to the District rent
commission. With her appointment
the personnel OF the commission has
been practically completed.
The commission today was still
awaiting the allotment Of offce quar-
ters.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
APPOINT
66 TEACHERS
Passage Of Deficiency Bill
Would Give Needed Extra
Staff to Schools

siIty-sIx new teachers will be
ldded to the forces OF the public
schools next week IL the deficiency
bill now before Congress becomes a
law before February 1. Stephen X.
Kramer, assistant superintendent OF
schools said today.
Although Ernest L. Thurston. SUI
perintendent OF schools, the Board OF
Education and the District Commis-
sioners asked Congress to appropri-
ate ,Is2,000 for 132 new teachers
when the bill was reported out or
conference into the House Saturday
II included An appropriation for teach
ers OF about $4,000. which will enable
school authorities to hire about 10
teachers.
School officials are facingg a Sc
rious problem now that the House
Appropriations Committee has denied
their request for all of the l32 teach
ers. The school administration some
time ago figured that II would be al
most impossible to give proper In
struction to students during the com
ing term, beginning February 1. un-
less Congress provided for more than
100 extra teachers.
with Congress failing to give the
requested number OF additional stu
dents school officials will be forced
to put extra pupils in the now over
crowded classrooms of the school.
thus reducing the efficiency OF the
teachers. and lessening the instruc-
ton the students should receive.
Superintendent Thurston. who has
been Ill for the past several days. re-
ported for work this morning. He is
facing the problem Of caring for 800
new high schools students, while the
buildings are now filled capacity.
1t will be necessary to impose extra
burdens upon almost every high
school teacher.
Announcement Of Mr.. Thurston's g
plan for temporary relief from the
situation will be made by the end OF
the week. Mr.. Thurston is called
upon to solve of the most perple1ing
questions that has ever confronted
the District school system-How to
house 81, 900 students in buildings :or
90, 900 children. and how to teach
these children with a shortage oil
more than seventy-five instructors.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
JIMMY THIEF" ENTERS
ANOTHER DEPARTMENT

washington's Jimmy thief' added
another robbery to his already long
list yesterday when he entered the
apartment OF Miss Flora Raymond, OF
The Rowland, Tenth street and Mary
land avenue northeast, and stole a
gold breastpin set with eight pearls.
After gaining entrance to the
apartment the burglar used his jim
my" in forcing open trunk from
which he secured the breastpin. He
overlooked two diamond rings which
were on a table in his hurry to leave
the apartment
John l. Wells, Eastern avenue and
sheriff road northeast. reported to the
police OF the Ninth precinct that his
home had been entered by a side win
dow Saturday night. but nothing had
been stolen.
Four chickens, valued at 81, were
stolen from the rear yard of Grant
Boyle, 436 s street northwest, last
night.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
FLU SPREADS TO THREE
MORE MIDWEST STATES

The influenza epidemic has spread
to Michigan. Minnesota and North Da-
kota, the United States public heal n
service announced today. Two thou
sand cases were reported by Michi-
Sor;, san; asa Ds.e,. by Minns'os" |d los b,
deaths.
The disease Is reported as scat
tered" In California, Florida, Georgia,
Idaho, Iowa, Mississippi, Ohio, Texas,
Wisconsin, and wyoming.
New York city, with nearly 5000
new cases, headed the list Of cities
where the epidemic is strongest.
Macon. Ga, telegraphed the public
health service for whiskcy, stating
that the disease els spreading rap
idly" The public health service re-
piled II has no whiskey nor authority
to arrange for shipment
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
GRAVES UNIT STILL
READY FOR FRANCE
DisagreeabIe Experience on
Disabled Powhatan Does Not
Daunt Registrars.

Several Of the large party OF Wash
inxton people who made UP part OF
the graves registration unit aboard
the Powhattan, called at the War De
partment this morning and expressed
their perfect willingness to 60 on to
France, despite their disagreeable ex-
perience on board the leaking ship off
Halifax
1t is likely the unit, with twenty
additional members. will sail from
New York February 8.
Among those who came here from
New York on leave Of absence were
H. s. Foreman. in charge OF the unit:
George A. Fugitt w. C. Follmer and
Abdan Farran-
.Tt wasn't such q larke as some of
the New York papers made IL in their
stories, and yet there wasn't a great
deal of depression while we were dis
abled,- said Mr.. Foreman.
"what made Il disagreeable was
that there were no lights except can
dies, no heat except for those who
could crowd around the cooks
ranges, and after the storage bat
teries gave out VIC didn't have any
wireless communication.
Sometimes things looked pretty
serious, and the boys got together and
agreed to stick It out like soldiers.
Then there would be a brighter turn
and a little cheering.
Tho most dramatic incident was
the transfer to the Great Northern
Captain Randall stood at the top OF
the rope ladder from the well deck
and passed rope around the waist of
every person lowered into tho boat
to keep him from slipping into the
sea
There were searchlights from the
Great Northern and the tugs and de-
stroyers gathered around, and, OF
course, every boatload got a hand
some welcome on board the Great
Northern.
II think none of the party want TO
go through the experience again; but
none of them seem to be crawfishing."
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
D. c. CAR HEARINGS
BEGIN TOMORROW
Ham and Hamilton to Be Called
Before House District
Committee.

Chairman Carl II. Mapes and other
members of the House District OF Co.
lumbia Committee were preparing to-
day to tackle the street railway
problem of Washington. Formal hear
ings will start tomorrow.
Engineer Commissioner Kutz will
be the first heard by the committee.
Mr.. Mapes has asked Colonel Kutz to
go thoroughly into the question and
his statement will probably consume
two daya'
Chairman Mapes, at the reques. OF
Colonel Kutz has invited President
w. r. Ham, Of the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company. to sp-
pear before the committee.
Colonel Kutz takes the position
that no satisfactory settlement of the
street railway problem can be made
without the cooperation of the head
of the two systems.
In order to furnish q basis for the
discussion. the District Commission
ers had Chairman Mapes offer in the
House a bill. which has as its ulti-
mate aim forcing merger of the
two systems The bill would tax
operating incomes OF the Capital Trac-
ton Company--the stronger OF the two
so heavily that a merger would be
preferable virtually to supporting
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company.
The House Committee is not COM
mitted TO this or any other plan but
will give careful consideration to any
plan which contemplates improving
the street railway situation here.
Tho District Committee is expected
to find plenty of support to any bftl
Il may report out
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
CENSUS WORK IN DC.
MAY END TOMORROW

Counting OF the District census
should be completed by tomorrow
night, except in a few isolated cases,
according to census officials today.
At the beginning OF work this morn
ing more than 500 out of tho 367 local
enumeration districts had been COM
pleted and II IL expected that between
thirty-f,ve and forty Of tho remaining
districts will be completed today.
The work OF the enumerators has
been hindered by bad weather dur
ing the past week, but as this condi-
tion has prevailed through the greater
part OF the country, II puts this city
under no great handicap, according
to the officials, and II 10 hoped that
washington may fnish at the top Of
the last ef larger citie~-
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
.9FLU deaths, .
218NEWCASES
Health officer Fowler Maintains
That Peak Of Epidemic Has
Been Reached.

Nine deaths from epidemic influ'
cnza and 2is new cases were reported
to the District Health Department to-
day. This makes . total OF deaths re-
ported since January i. 81. and the
total cases, l.785. More than 30 re-
coyeries from influenza were recorded
on the books of the department dur
inP tho last "a hours
The latest victims of influenza are:
Hon.y Hull. 3S years. 2ib6 California
street; Marie Il. sheton. 20 years;
4O7 elm street northwest: May b.
Behrens, 40 years. George Washing
ton Hospital: Ella Eva Talbert. "a
years. 1859 Park road; T. Lester
Haser, 33 years, Georgetown Hos
pitai; Ruth Burford Trammeu. 20
years, 1O1b Tenth street southeast;
George Raymond Whitehead, 30
years. u. 8. Naval Hospital; Joseph
william King. SO years. U. 2. Naval
Hospital; May p. Forbes. 20 years
1882 Belmont street northwest
Although there N q slight Increase
in the number OF deaths recorded In
the last 24-hour period. DIR. William G.
Fowler, District Health Ofncer, still
maintains that the peak of the cpl
demic has been reached. DR.. Fowler
says that while there IL no improve
ment in the situation there 10 no in
dications that conditions win become
worse
scAssls stsy ODeA-
AT this time there IL no reason
why the Health Of1ce should take
drastic action" says DR.. Fowler, "I
do not believe II would aid any in
the closing of schools or other public
places"
DIR. Joseph A. Murphy. chief school
medical officer. called . conference OF
his staff in the District building Sat
urday. It was the concensus Of opin-
ion at this conference that the influ-
enza was not appearing in tho schools
In epidemic form and there was no rea-
son for closing.
Those in attendance at the confer
ence included Dra ]. s. Arnold, C. B.
Conklin. F. r. Duehring, Henry w.
Freeman. George H Heitmuilsr.
Thomas Linville. H.sC. Maeatee, Henry
A Ong, Albert Ridgfey, Louise Taylor
Jones, Charles A Tignor. and Z. c.
Wilson
Reports Of Doctors.
These medical officers reported
that there were quite q number Of
absences in the schools. However,
cases of influenza are found only here
and there. the physicians asserted.
More than 100 cases Of influenza
have been reported from the Walter
Reed General Army Hospital. Every
precaution to prevent the spread Of
the disease. is being taken.
Colonel Mahlon Ashford. executive
officer of the hospital. said today that
all of the influenza patients have
been isolated. No quarantine has
been placed and no such action will
be taken unless conditions become
much worse, said Colonel Ashford.
All of the hospitals in the city are
crowded and physicians are expert
encing difficulty in finding accommo-
dations for hospital patinets.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
NEGRO ARRESTED ON
CHARGE OF JOYRIDING

Charged with joyriding in an auto
mobile belonging to Congressman
Rufus Hardy OF Texas, William Hen
derson, colored. twenty-five years old,
224 f street southwest, was arrested
this morning by Policeman Cav, OF
the Ninth precinct.
The machine stopped In Langdon
for water when Policeman Cav frst
noticed II. Two other colored men,
who are said TO have been occupants
Of the car. jumped from the machine
and escaped.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
TIDAL BASIN Is FROZEN;
SKATING AGAIN TONIGHT

washingtonians may again Journey
to the Tidal Basin and skate. The
cold weather of yesterday has frozen
the rain water which covered the
basin for several days and the basin
is all ready for Ice skating. The Ice
is moro than six inches thick.
Col. c. S. Ridley, in charge OF pub
lie buildings and grounds, and Sidney
Leech, superintendent of the bathing
beach, are making preparations to ac-
commodate the skaters.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
EIGHT MORE INJURED
IN COAST1NG CRASHES
Eight persons were injured Ia

Eight persons were injured last
night in coastirR accidents.
Breaking of the steering gear of
the two-sled truck on which they
were riding resulted in the injury of
four persons last night when the
truck ran into a tree while coastins
down Thirty-seventh street hill.
Belmont Faber, eighteen years old.
Of 25S5 Wisconsin avenue, who was
steering the truck. received injuries
on the body, while Miss Evelyn Ely.
eighteen. 251s Hall place, suffered q
fracture OF the right ankle; Frances
Gibbs, fifteen, 2bo6 Wisconsin avenue,
slight bruises, and Mildred True
worthy, sixteen, 25p2 Wisconsin ave
nue., slight cut on face. All refused
hospital treatment and went to their
homes.
t. r. Bruce. thirty-one years old,
1887 Irving street northwest, and
Hyman Bussche, fourteen years old,
of the Kenesaw apartment, were in
jured when the sled on which they
were cossting In Zoo Park coiiided
with n tree. Bruce suffered q broken
leg, while Bussche. sustained bruises
on the face and body. Both were
taken to the Emergency Hospital.
When the sled on which he was
coasting colIided with n telegraph
pole on riggs road northwest last
night, Byron Daley, sixteen years old.
35ls Thirteenth street northwest, re-
ceived a fracture OF the left forearm
and was taken to GARFIELD Hospital
Brooks Paige, nine years old, Of
Thirty-nfth and woodley road north
west, lost control OF the sled on
which he was cosstinE on Mscomb
street northwest yesterday and col
lided with a telegraph pole. He re-
ceived slight injuries to the head and
lar. and Was taken TO his home
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
FRIENDS OF ERIN LOYAL
CITIZENS, SAYS MCCARTHY

1--WE come by our love of ireland
naturally, but we are none the less
loyal Americans" declared Denis A.
Mccarthy, civic secretary OF the City
Club in a speech before a meeting OF
the Friends of Irish Freedom last
night at 601 T. street northwest.
Speaking of Irish Independence, he
asserted that the "true friends Of
freedom want freedom for all ma
tions."
Phelps Gordon, Catholic missionary
to the Chippewa Indians; Col. r. H.
McCallahan, OF Louisville, KY: and
Desmond p. Murphy, yeoman. u. S. N,
also spoke.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
TWO GO TO HOSPITAL
AFTER FALL ON ICE

Samuel r. CARRIER, sixty-five years
old, 402 Tenth street northeast, slip
ped and fell on the ice on d street
between Ninth and Tenth streets
last night, and was taken
to Casualty Hospital suffering from
injuries TO the right leg.
Suffering from decorations on the
face received yesterday when he
slipped and fell on the ice near Fifth
and II streets northwest, Louis De.
chavjer, seventy-one years old, 21S c
street northwest, was treated at Cas-
ualty Hospital.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
URGE WORKERS
GETUN|0N PAY.
RecIassification Committee VIII
Apply Scale to 20, 900
Employees.

The union salary scale probably
will be applied to approximately
10000 Government employees In WASH
ington in the future.
That the salaries OF these employees
should be the same as those paid TOT
corresponding employment in out
side industry, will likely be the
recommendation to Congress by inc
Joint Commission on Reclassincauoh
of Salaries.
This number OF employees repre-
sents unionized trades workers In the
Government service. 1t was learned
this morning that the generally ac-
cepted union scale probably Will be
favored as a standard salary for this
class Of Federal employees.
Few Get Union Scale.
working in practically every de-
partment of the Government, but
mostly in the Government Printing
ONCE and the Bureau OF Engraving
and Printing, are members OF trades
unions who have long contended that
their pay should be on a basis with
that paid In shops in the OUTSIDE
world. While some few are receiV.
ing the union scale, the majority OF
them are not.
Since outside salaries are entering
very largely into the consideration
of recomme ndations by the commits
sion, 1t Is believed that salaries for
tradesmen will be quickly and equi-
tably disposed OF by applying the
union scale
Before the war trades workers
were paid more in the Government
service than unionized employees in
private industry. While slight In
creases have been made by the Gov
ernment since that time. they have
not kept pace with the large demands
of the unions which have been met
practically everywhere by employers.
Fail In Efforts.
There has been a long fight on BY
unions represented in the Govern
ment Printing office and the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing for SAL
ary increases to meet prevalent
scales. Efforts thus far have failed
to meet this general demand.
During hearings before the com-
mission these employees restated their
demands and emphasized their pa
triotism during the war and the fact
that they have never resorted to any
strike threats in dealing with the Of
ficials.
Craftsmen in the Government
Printing Office and the Bureau of
Engraving, although both are open
shops, are practically all union mem
bers, and the question of their sal
aries has always presented perpleS-
ing problem.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
TO ADDRESS CITY CLUB.

The exclusion OF Ave Socialist mem
bers from the New York assembly
will be discussed by Congressman s.
Wallace Dempsey OF New York city
at the Wednesday forum luncheon OF
the City Club Mr.. Dempsey takes
the stand that the action OF the as
sembly was III advised, and that free
dom OF election should be allowed to
the people.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
ASKS ABSOLUTE DIVORCE.

Margaret M. Smith has filed suit In
the Supreme Court for absolute di-
vorce gainst william r. Smith sfeg-
ing misconduct. The wife, repres-
sented by attorney Robert ID. Bur
bank. says they were married Septem-
Der 10, 1911 at Manila, p. l. and that
there are no children.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
WANT MEXICAN LABOR.

The Texas delegation In Congress.
today asked the House Immigration
Committee TO modify wartime immi-
grafton laws so that Mexican labor
can be imported to relieve . farm
labor shortage In the state.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
FIVE DRY CASES UP.

Five intoxicstion cases came up at
Police Court this morning. only one
case came up for trial, however, col
lateral being forfeited In the four
remaining cases. Judge Mcmahon i'm
posed n ine OF $40 In the one case
tried.