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Evening star., 1920-02-21
WILL STRIVE TOCUT
PRICES IN DISTRICT
T0END HARDSH|PS
Howard E. Figg, Department
of Justice, Hopes to Make
Washington Model for U. S.

Howard f. Figg. special assistant to
Attorney General Palmer, in charge
of the Department of Justice cam
paign to lower the high cost of liv-
ing, today announced that he has de-
cided to take over the active direc-
ton of the District of Columbia fair
price committee in an effort to make
this city a model for the entire coun-
try so far as reasonable prices are
concerned.
MIR. Figg succeeds Clarence r. Will
son, whose resignation as chairman
of the District fair price committee
was accepted by Attorney General
Palmer recently.
Would End HardshTps.
According to Mr.. Figg. prices in
the District of Columbia ARE higher
than at practically any point in the
entire country" 1t is his intention
he announced that federal employees
and residents of the District shall no
longer live under this hardship"
AR Figg will appoint an executive
or advisory committee, to be COM
posed of prominent business men OF
Washington. While the list of MEM
bers of this committee has not been
completed. Mr.. Figg said he will call
the initial meeting of this body next
Tuesday afternoon. At that time
the work of lowering prices in the
District will be made.
"Washington. being the capital OF
the United States. is very much in the
public eye these days" Mr.. Figg said.
..Washington. therefore. can set an
example to the rest of the country
which WILL in my opinion, have
very decided effect in reducing living
costs in other sections"
Will Test Out Regulations.
Mr.. Figg said he will promulgate
rules and regulations governing
prices of commodities in the District
of Columbia, and test them out before
issuing them as national policies. 1t
is also Mr. Figg's intention of holding
a series of meetings, at which the fair
price executive committee will be
present. and also representatives of
every line of activity in the District
will take part.
A voluntary reduction of prices In
Washington will be asked by Mr..
F'igg. and the cooperation of all
merchants in the District is urged to
attain the desired results.
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DIR. FRANK ABBOTT QUITS
AS HEAD OF HOSPITAL
Mai. Edwin W. Patterson Made Su-
perintendent of Washington
Asylum Institution.

Resignation of DIR. Frank Abbott
from the position of superintendent
of Washington Asylum Hospital was
announced by the commissioners at
a board meeting today.
At the same time the District heads
approved the name of Maj. Edwin w.
Patterson, retired army ofhcer, TO
succeed DIR. Abbott. The change VIII
be made March Is.
In letter to the Commissioners
DR.. Abbott gave the condition of his
health as the reason for desiring TO
be relieved of service. lie told the
Commits sioners that when he accept
ed the superintenden for a period
OF six months he thought his strength
would enable him to administer the
office, but has found the duties OF
the position too arduouS.
Maj. Patterson. who resides at the
Beacon apartments, has been resi-
dent of the District for twenty-six
Years Mai sRSk:eES0nss SeExs6~ at one
time as post surgeon at Fort Hunt,
Va. and also as surgeon of the coast
defenses of the Potomac for more than
two years.
His administrative ability while in
charge of Army hospitals and general
sanitary conditions was commended
by a superior officer in recommending
him for the position of head of the
Washington Asylum Hospital.
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FEDERAL POSITIONS
FORM 374 GROUPS
Rec'assifiCation Commission
Divides 1,755 Classes
Into Series.

Reclassiflcatiorf will erect 314 lad
ders. up which the 1o7. 900 government
employees here will climb to success.
according to plan for that number
of series devised by the joint congress
sional commission on reciassification
of salaries in the District
Announcement was made at the
commission today that the 1.755
classes into which the employees have
ibeen grouped have been arranged
into SI4 series. each series compriS-
ing about four classes of positions
on an average.
These series will form the main lad
ders of advance for federal workers.
although there will be other lines oi
promotion open. in order that no dan
ger VIII be run of duplicating the
English water tight compartment
civil service system, wherein a man
in one line of work is supposed to be
unable to get out of it,
Typical Series.
Here is typical series. arranged
from the lowest to the highest class:
Principal typist.
Senior typist.
Junior typist.
Under typist.
The stenographer series is as fol
lows:
Head stenographer.
Principal stenographer.
Senior stenographer.
Junior steEographer.
The chemist series. the "chemica
ladder" has more rungs in it, as fol-
lows:
Chief of the bureau of chemistry.
Senior chemist.
Chemist.
Associate chemist.
Assistant chemist.
Junior chemist.
Senior aid in chemistry.
Junior aid in chemistry.
Equity in Compensation.
BY getting all positions involving
the same character of work into the
same class. and providing pay
schedule for the class. it is held thai
there is bound to be uniformity ant
equity in compensation between al
positions in each class. Also will
the series correctly established. it il
believed that there is bound to b,
equity as between the positions II
the different classes in the series.
The 1,755 classes of positions fal
into forty-four series or mair
lines of occupation, regardless of de-
partmental lines. These classes. il
turn. fall mainly into the 374 series
Evening star., 1920-02-21
WILSON NOTE NOT
BOLT FROM THE SKY
French Writer Traces Adei-
! attic Developments-Turk-
ish Treaty Problem.

PARIS. February 21.-John w. Da-
Wis. American AMBASSADOR to Great
Britain, spoke in London last night
of certain instructions" he had re-
ceived from President Wilson. al
supreme allied council has not as yet
arrived at the British capital, says
'Lertinar." political editor of the
Echo de Paris.
'In order to properly follow the
course of events" he writes. "it should
be said that the note received py the
council from President Wilson on
February 13 was in answer to a state
ment sent to the State Department in
Washington on January "a by Earl
Curzon. British secretary of stat" for
foreign affairs. Hugh C. Wallace.
American ambassador to France, at
tended meetings of the supreme coun-
Gil in this city last month. and in the
name of his government expressed
formal reservations in regard to the
demand sent to Belgrade on January
20. On that occasion, speaking as
much in regard to Turkey as the
Adriatic, he said:
lou are going much too far and
much too fast. President Wilson can
not follow YOU
Intended to Calm Anxiety.
Earl Curzon then drafted his note
which was intended to calm Mr.
Wilson's anxiety. assure him that
greatest Difference would be shown his
views and that Ambassador Wallace
would be kept fully informed. Appar-
entity after three weeks of patient
waiting President Wilson felt these
soft words would not be enough. 1t
can thus be seen the note of February
Is was not a bolt from the blue
knowledge, of certain facts may
also throw light on Mr. Wilson's prob
able policy relative to Turkish affairs
In October the American President
formally asked the peace conference
to postpone drafting the Turkish
treaty until spring. He hoped If the
conference agreed to his demands to
be able to join in the task.
Compliance Prevented.
rapid developments in the near
eastern situation, however, prevented
compliance with his wishes. 1t by no
means follows. therefore, that Mr.
Wilson will ratify all that has been
elaborated without him. In one of
| the last meetings of the supreme
council it was decided that before
| the treaty was communicated to the
Turks it would be submitted for ap-
| proval to our great associate
What will he do? In whatever
way one looks at it the work done
| in Downing street seems more or less
! threatened. as Il word from across
| the Atlantic may reduce 70 nothing
| the important conversations that
| have been going on. The ARRIVAL OF
| Premier MilIerand in London Sunday
| night will mark a decisive moment"
Evening star., 1920-02-21
MR.. LANSING INDORSED
FOR PRESIDENTIAL RACE

TACOMA. Wash, February Fl
(SpecfaD.-Leadin democrats
Of Grnys HnrbOr county. at n
meeting mt Aberdeen yeaterday.
went on record for Robert Lam
sing. former Secretary Of State.
~ democratic candidate for the
presidentiaf nomination mt San
Francisco.
This In the ffrst indOrsement
I'm the state in democratic ranks.
1t In the frst definite action for
Lansing as a candidate.
Evening star., 1920-02-21
VT. HAMS VIEWS
Of MERGER PLAN

Two things are necessary before a
voluntary street car merger can be
brought about. in the opinion of Will
ington Railway and Electric Com
pany. Mr.. Ham made this statement
today when asked about the possi-
bility of a consolidation under the
plan outlined to the House District
president of the Capital Traction.
The first thing which Mr.. Ham be-
lieves is needed is action by Con-
gress making merger legal. Mr.
Ham and the utilities commission
agree that existing public utility
laws make a merger unlawful.
The second thing that is essential, in
the opinion of Mr.. Ham, is to restore
the earning power of the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company to
a level to which the company's physi-
cal value entities it.
Capital Traction Suggestion.
The Capital Traction merger plan,
which Mr.. Hanna said had been ap-
proved by the Capital Traction direc-
tors provided that the consolidation
should be based on the relative earn
ing value OF the companies.
In other words, the big obstacle in
the way of a voluntary merger now is
the contention thai the earning value
of the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company-upon which a merger
would have to be baSed-is lower than
a company of the physical value of
the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio should be.
Lieut.. Col. Kutz, chairman Of the
Public Utilities Commission. stated to-
day that the commission would will
lingly cooperate with the companies
in arranging a voluntary merger at
this time, but he ALSO called attention
to the necessity of having Congress
remove the legal obstacle to a merger
in the utilities law.
View of w. II. f. StOckholders.
1t was clearly indicated today that
the stockholders Of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company would
be unwilling to go into a voluntary
merger at this time with the earning
power of their company at its pres
ent low level.
Mr.. Ham said the Commissioner bill
is a step toward restoring the earning
power of the Washington Railway and
Electric. He said he is convinced.
however. that even with the relief
from taxation and from paying cross
ing policemen provided for in the
Commissioners' bill, his company
would still need an increased fare in
above operating expenses to which 1t
is entitled.
Commissioner Brownlow stated that
the utilities commission has not yet
decided when it will hold hearings on
the application of the Washington
Railway and Electric for 7-cent fare
with a 2-cent charge for transfers.
The application was filed the first
week in January.
No Rate Change Until May 1.
There are indications now that the
rate of fare is not likely to be chang
ed again until May l. when the pres
ent rate of four tickets for a quarter
automatically expires
AS the commissions order now
stands the former rate of 5 cents
straight with cents for transfers
will be restored May /. The claim
of the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company, however, that it is los
ing money even at the existing rate
will make 1t necessary for the COM
mission to hold hearings on the fare
question before May l to determine
whether the present rate should be
continued. the old rate restored Or the
f-cent fare granted.
Evening star., 1920-02-21
Br0therhoods Appeal
to President Wilson
Against Railway Bill

Representatives of the raiiroaA
brotherhoods who conferred with
President Wilson recently on wage
demands called at the White Houso
today to present a letter to the Preat-
dent protesting against the passage
of the railroad bill. and stating that
the labor provisions are wholly unAcs
ceptable to the railroad workers.
Accompanying the letter to the
President was the memorial which
the railroad men recently sent -
members of Congress. The PreotAouk
CONTINUED on Page .. Column q
Evening star., 1920-02-21
SPANISH CABINET OUT;
KING CALLS IN LEADERS

MADRID. February 21.-The Spanish
ministry resigned today.
The resignation was due to the in
ability OF the cabinet to obtain suffi-
cicnt support in parliament to pass
the appropriations and increase the
II broad rates.
King Alfonso has called the parlia-
mentary leaders into consultation.
LONDON February 21.-A news
agency dispatch from Madrid reports
that King Alfonso has accepted the
cabinets resignation.
Ii adds. however. that general opin-
Son favors the maintenance in power
Of the retiring cabinet.
Evening star., 1920-02-21
LITTLE HOPE is HELD FOR
Mr.. PULLMAN'S RECOVERY

Physicians attending Maj Raymond
W. Pullman, superintendent of police.
who has been critically i'll since SUM-
day night, this afternoon were unable to
hold out much hope for his recovery.
His condition was extremely serious.
they said.
This morning about 3 O'Clock the
patient seemed so much worse that one
OF the police surgeons was hastily sum-
moned to his bedside. and five hours
later several consulting physicians were
there. but. it is stated. none was able
to report an encouraging condition.
Evening star., 1920-02-21
Deemed Strong Nun.

the national assembly.
Deemed Strong Man.
admiral Horthy has frequently been
mentioned as the probable regent of
Hungary. having been suggested for
that position as long ago as last
August. Count Albert Apponyi head
of the Hungarian peace delegation at
Paris, speaking in Budapest Febru-
airy 5 with regard to the election OF a
king for Hungary. said the man uIti-
matciy selected should be "a really
strong man like Horthy."
Admiral Horthy, who formerly was
commander-in-ch chief OF the AuStro-
Hungarian navy. headed the army or
ganiZed in opposition to the commu-
mist rule in Hungary, and which en-
tered Budapest last year when that
city was evacuated by the RumaDians
who had been in occupation since the
collapse of the Bella Kun regime.
Opposes Rule by DemnEoSues.
In an interview recently Admiral
Horthy said that demagogues and ad-
venturers should not be permitted to
be the leaders of the Hungarian ma
tion again.
I'VE must begin the honest work
of reconstruction and cease talking,
he declared. ITO work more and pro-
duce more is the only basis of Hun
gary's future"
Admiral Horthy is credited with
having Steadied the political Situa-
tion in Hungary at various times and
is said to be well thought of by the
allied representatives at Budapest.
Evening star., 1920-02-21
$25. 100000 Buildings Planned.

CHICAGO. February 21.-The Ar
mour Institute of Technology today
announced plans virtually were COM
plete for erection of new buildings
to cost S25.OO0.000. A new site of
eighty acres, it was said. would be
purchased.
Evening star., 1920-02-21
Washiington's S
Birthday

The Star will be issued
Monday at o'clock.
Classified advertisements
for Mondays Star must be
sent to The Star Office be-
fore 10 am. Monday morn
ing.
Evening star., 1920-02-21
Plans Washington Headquarters.

CHICAGO, February 21.-Congres-
UionaI and legislative headquarters
of the League of Woman Voters will
be established in Washington imme-
diately under direction of Miss Maude
Wood Park Of Boston. it was an.
Aounced today.
Evening star., 1920-02-21
Stuart Nomination Withdrawn.

President Wilson today withdrew ths
nomination of Henry c. Stuart, former
Governor of Virginia. to be a member
Of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. Mr.. Stuart declined the appoint
ment.
Evening star., 1920-02-21
ADMIRAL HORTHY MADE
REGENT FOR HUNGARY
National Assembly Picks Man Who
Fought Communists-Favors
Work, Not Talk.
EehruarY

BASLE. February 21.-Admiral
Nicholas Horthy, commander of the
Hungarian army, is reported to have
been named regent of Hungary by
the national assembly.
Evening star., 1920-02-21

probably tomorrow; moderate tenn
perature.
Temperature for twenty-fohr houls
ended at 2 pm. today: Highest, II.
at pm. yesterday: lowest, 32, at
$50 am. today.
Full report on page I, part 2.
Evening star., 1920-02-21

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All rights Of publication Of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
, 1920-06-17

line and kill off the Harding boom.
Some tried to get a Wood-Lowden-
Johnson agreement to adjourn till Mon
day without making a nomination.
There also was a conference be-
tween Johnson and Harding support
ers in which the Ohioan's supporters
tried without success to have the re-
naming Johnson strength swung to
Harding.
1t was the parley between the Har-
ding and Lowden men, however, which
apparently bore the most fruit when
the balloting began again.
Lowden at the end of the ninth had
only 121 votes left out of the 3O7 with
which he ended the eighth, and Cen
eral Woods strength had fallen from
299 on the eighth to 249 on the ninth.
Johnson dropped from 81 to 50.
As the tenth roll call began dele
gates quit Lowden, Wood and johnson
right and left, and the big hall was in
almost continuous applause as state
after state announced accession to the
Harding standard.
1t was reserved for Pennsylvania to
add the browning touch of enthusiasm
When the Keystone state vas reached
the Ohio senator needed thirty-twO
votes to nominate him and Pennsyl-
vania gave him sixty.
1t was Governor Sproul, himself, the
candidate of his state on every pre-
ceding ballot ant mentioned many
times as a possible lark horse to break
the deadlock, who announced the big
Pennsylvania vote for Harding.
Entering the Coliseum floor for the
first time since the b~alloting began.
he made his way to the Pennsylvania
standard, and, amid cheers, released
the delegates from longer supporting
him. Then he took a poll, got the
floor and threw in the winning Har-
ding votes.
A demonstration of several minutes
followed, most. of the delegates and
spectators standing and cheering while
a procession carrying large pictures of
the candidate and standards of some
Of h states that supported him tool
up its march around the hall.
But II was too tired a convention
after the gruelling excitement of two
sweltering days of ballOting to long
keep up such a demonstration.
Harding Was Printer.
Warren G. Harding has always been
a resident of Ohio, which state he has
represented as United States senator
since 1914. In private business life
he is publisher of the Marion, Ohio,
Star.
He was born on a farm near the
village of Blooming Grove, Morrow
County, Ohio, November 2, 1866, the
, 1920-06-17

eldest OF eight children. His father,
George Il. Harding, was IL country doc
tor whose f~orebears came from Scot
land. Before going to Ohio the Hnr.
dings were residents Of Pennsylvania,
where some of them were m~assacred
by Indians. Others fought in the Rev
oluti0nary war. The mother Of War
rem, Mrs. Phoebe Dickers0n, was de-
scended from an old-time Holland
Dutch family, the Van Kinks.
In his youth Warren Harding lived
the life Of a farmer boy, attending the
village school until IA years of age,
when he entered Ohio Central College
Of Iberia, from which he was grndu-
ated. AS editor of the college paper
he first displayed a talent for Journal
ism. He was obliged to stop school
now and then and earn the money
with which to pursue his college
course. At one time he corn, at
another painted barns, and at still an
other drove a team and helped to grade
the roadbed of a new railway. At II
he taught a district school and played
d horn In the village brass band.
At d times he worked In the vii
lage printing office, in time becoming
an expert typesetter and later d limo
type operator. He is a practical press
a and a job printer. and as n make
up man. Ii said to have few equals.
The luck piece he has carried as a
senator Is the old printers rule he
used when he was sticking type.
In 1884 DIR. Harding moved his fam
lily TO Marion. A short time afterward
the father purchased for Warren Har-
ding "The Star" then a small paper.
On the paper Warren Harding per-
formed every function from devil TO
managing editor. All the years the
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ers on the early balloting, also went
steadily down hill.
Entering the convention as a can.
didate distinctly of the dark horse
class, Senator Harding got only "a
votes on the first ballot, and on the
second he dropped to SO.
When the convention adjourned at
the end of the fourth ballot he had 81.
In al-night conferences among the
party chiefs, however, he was men
toned many times DIS the most likely
to break the nomination deadlock
should neither Wood, Lowden nor
johnson take a commanding lead.
They all failed to do so, Wood and
Lowden running a neck-and-neck race
for the leadership on four ballots,
while the strength of the California
candidate dwindled steadily.
Meantime Harding pushed his total
to 1873, individual delegates from many
states swinging to him from the col
umn of. the leaders and of their IA
vorite sons. Johnson managers, fear
ing a landslide was imQending, then
made a last play to save the fortunes
of their candidate. They moved to re-
cess for q couple of hours in order to
take an inventory and seek n new
combination.
The Wood and Lowden forces, both
virtually at the peak of their strength
and disheartened at the long string of
ballots without material gains, fell in
with the recess plan and the onveD
ton adopted 1t.
In the dramatic succession of con
ferences that followed, the fate of the
candidates virtually was sealed. Some
of the Wood and Lowden managers
tried Intellectually for an agreement
which would hold their delegates In
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senator has owned it there has never
been a strike or a threatened one
Senator Harding is closely Identified
with many other large business enter
prises in Marion and other parts OF
the state. He is director of q bank
and several large manufacturing plants
and is a trustee of the Trinity Bap-
fist church.
Mr.. Harding has twice represented
the Thirteenth Senatorial District Of
Ohio in the state legislature and served
one term as lieutenant governor. At
the 1914 election Harding was elected
United States senator by a majority
of more than 100000. running 1900
ahead of the next highest on tbs
ticket. In the Senate he is a member
of the committee on foreign relations.
Senator Harding married Miss Flor
ence King in 1891.
Coolidge for Vice Presidency.
The plan to nominate Senator Lenrcot
for the. vice presidency had the back
ing of many of the men who had helped
Harding over. but the name of Cover
nor Coolidge stirred the delegates and
galleries to repeated cheering and he
was swept into second place on th<
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ticket before the first roll call had
gone two-thirds of It's length. Again IL
WAS Pennsylvania which furnished the
winning votes.
Governor Coolidge got 874 votes to
146 for Senator Lenroot and 6s for
Governor Allen of Kansas. Several
others got scattering support without
being placed formally In nomination.
The result was greeted with another
demonstration and there was renewed
cheering a few minutes later when the
tired delegates were told their work
was done. 1t was early evening by the
time adjournment was reached but be-
fore midnight hundreds had checked
out and were on their way.
lowden Released D~eIeustea
Chicago.-Fear of a deadlock, which
he believed would prove detrimental
to his party, caused Governor Frank o.
Lowden to release his delegates on the
convention floor. According to n state-
ment made by him Governor Lowdep
said:
After the eighth ballot, upon which
! received a plurality of all votes cast.
IL was represented to me that the dsle.
gates were becoming FESTIVE under the
delay. Fearing n protracted deadlock.
which believe would have been detrI-
mental to the interests of the country.
1 decided to release all delegates and
advised them to use their best tuar
ment as to whom they should support.
For the friendships formed during
this compaign and for the loyal rup-
port OF 20 many dine patriotic men and
womsn j shall cease to be crate