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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-16
HOW MANY CARDS.?
By ISABEL OSTRANDER

"Tho Island Intrigue Suspense "Ashes Ashes
A"""' " Copyright Robert q Co
Evening star., 1921-03-25
Today's News
in Paragraphs

Preparations under way for cardinals
funeral Thursday. Page
D. c. utilities board decides to make no
y change in rate of street car fare
Page
Communists slowly being crushed in
Germany, latest reports state Page l
Successor to Cardinal Gibbons likely to
be Washington bishop. Page .
Air and water craft push hunt for miss
ing Navy balloon with five men
aboard. Page ,
Lansing reveals reasons for split with
Wilson at peace conferences Page 3
L. S. Army aviator in second attempt
to fly from Atlantic to Pacific coast
in one day with one stop. Page 10
Col Parker and d. c. Commissioners a 1.
Board of Trade meeting. Page 13
Disabled soldiers threaten walkout in
protest against reduction of vocational
students pay. Page IL
War buildings are sold for about 4 per
cent of initial cost. Page Is
Eugene V. Debs. socialist leader, sery-
ing term in prison, came to Washing
ton unguarded to confer on his case
with Attorney General Page 13
1900 dying daily in one Chinese prov
ince. Page IL
Anti-red Russian labor leader lauds
U. S. policy. Page II
Man hunt in Chicago with orders to
police to kill" RA4e2A
Evening star., 1921-03-25
SzOOOOO,O 900 ERROR HITS
ROADS UNEXPECTED BLOW
Wage Increase Boosts Bill to $4,000, 900
Year; Instead of s6l7:OOO,O00, as
Mediators Thought, Experts Find.

Somebody apparently made a hun
dred-milIion- dollar error last July in
hguring the amount of the annual
wage increase to railroad employees.
me increase was approved by the
Railroad Labor Board in the belief
tEat it would raise wages $4,000, 900
year. Instead. according to a tabula-
ton made public by the Interstate
Commerce Commission the award
raised wages at the rate of s7e0,Ooo.-
600 year.
The commissions tabulation is an
analysis of the boards wage award
that the award actually increased
wages $685. sos for the month. That
is at the rate of nearly s720.000.0O0 a
year. As matter of fact. however,
the raise was greater than the figures
show. for the tabulation does not in
clude switching and terminal COM
panies and their employees earnings
are not contained in the grand total.
What the tabulation does show is
that at the time the board made it's
award. July 20, there were 2.0Se,6s7
men on the pay rolls of large steam
than s1.o00.o00 year; that this army
of employees would have received. un-
der the wage scales in effect prior to
the boards decision. total of $685.
77S.51S for their months work, and
that the award increased the total pay
roll 2O.9S per cent, or few thousand
dollars less than s60.000,000. making
a total of s345,725,126. The board
handed down it's decision July 20, the
award being retroactive to May /. The
Interstate Commerce Commission ac-
cepted the boards estimate. and about
ten days later authorized the roads to
go ahead and raise their freight and
pa ssenger rates.
That authority was granted. it was
Evening star., 1921-03-25
Mr.. RUDOLPH TAKES
STEP TOLEARN OF HIS
WORKERS. EFFICIENCY

The first step toward determin-
ing the efficiency with which the
departments under his supervision
are being operated was taken yes
terday by Commissioner Cuno H.
Rudolph. He addressed to the en-
ployes in his departments a letter
asking for the name.~ character of
work performed. period of service
and salary. This will be followed.
the Commissioner stated, by a per-
sofal inspection of the offices to
get line on how they are con-
Quoted
1t probab bly, will be the latter part
of next week before Mr.. Rudolph
is able to go through his bureaus.
He supervises all of the financial
Offices. the workhouse. reformatory
and a number of the charitable in
stitutions.
Both of the new civilian Commits
sioners have made it clear since
taking office that any change made
in the personnel of the city gov
ernment would be made to pro-
mote efficiencyza and not On political
grounds.
This, in other words. means that
employees rendering good service
will not be disturbed. It's not ex-
pected the Commissioners will find
many drones in the District service.
Evening star., 1921-03-25
WILL PRESENT MERGE RBILL.
Senator Ball to Act as Soon as New
Congress Meets.

A bill looking to the merger of the
street railway lines in the District of
Columbia and the power company
will be introduced Immediately when
the new Congress meets in April by
Senator Ball. of Delaware. who is
slated to be chairman of the Senate
District committee by the committee
on committees.
Senator Ball, who has just returned
to Washington. said today that in his
opinion legislation authorizing such
merger was of great Importance to
the people of the District.
Il think l shall reintroduce the
merger bill in practically the same
form in which it was reported to the
Senate from the District committee
at the close of the last session. We
did not have an opportunity to obtain
action on it at that time, but when
the new session opens there should
be opportunity to dispose of it."
The bill as reported to the Senate
authorized the merger of the w. r.
and f. and the p. f. p. Co. and also
the merger of the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company with the
Capital Traction Company and other
lines.
Senator Is Interested.
Senator Ball is keenly interested in
Continued on Page 2. Column 81
Evening star., 1921-03-25

made clear by the commission at the
time. to enable the roads to meet the
increa aSed wages and to pay a 1alr
return on invested capital, which the
commission fixed at per cent: Inc
commission did not attempt to go
behind the labor boards estimate of
what the wage increase would be-
but did attempt to enable the ROADS
to obtain revenue sufficient to pay a
s617 100000 increase in wages and
S1.0S0.0O0 dividends. Had it been
known at the time that the wage
award would have piled another hun
dred million on top of the amount
estimated by the labor board a higher
ger rates would have been necessary
to enable the roads to meet their re-
Quirements.
AS it is. the s1O3.o00,0OO difference
between what the labor board esti-
mated to be the annual raise and
what the annual raise really amounts
to. in the light of the commissions
tabulation, comes out of the fund
which the roads were to have for the
payment of dividends. That tells. in
part. one of the reasons why the rail-
roads find themselves in their present
circumstances
1t is only fair to say. however. that
the transfer of more than hundred
millions from a dividend fund to the
pay roll--from assets to liabilities
does not begin to explain in full why
the roads are not able to pay their
way at the present time. There are
many factors that enter into that sit
uation. one of the chief being de-
creased traffic; nevertheless. the hun
dred d-million-dollar addition to the
wage increase came as an unexpected
and depressing disappointment and
helps to explain why operating eX-
penses are so high today.
How the error was made apparently
has not been established. The chances
are that it will be put down as one
of the hazards of estimating.
Evening star., 1921-03-25
EXPECT RELEASE OF MEN
HELD IN BERGDOLL CASE

The release soon of Carl Nuef and
Franz Zimmer American detectives.
sentenced to Jail in Germany a s re-
suit of their efforts to capture Grover
Cleveland Bergdoll. American draft
evader, is expected by the War De-
partment
Officials intimated today that Brig,
Gen. Allen, commanding the American
forces on the Rhine, had been in COM
munication with the German authori-
ties on the subject and that favorable
action on the request for the release
Of the men was to be expected.
This was the first intimation from
the War Department that negotia-
tions for the release of the men were
under way Secretary Weeks said
last Wednesday that so far as the
War Department was concerned no
request for the release of the men
had been sent to the German govern
mert and it was assumed that Gen.
Ailen acted on his own initiative in
communicating with the German au-
thorities.
Evening star., 1921-03-25
Fierce Fighting on Half-Mile
Front-Advantag Even.

EISLEBEN. Germany. March IS. $50
am-Fighting between the commu-
nists and security police for posses
sion of Eisleben had extended this
morning to half-mile front in the
western section of the town, with
the positions of advantage changing
ha nds from moment 10 moment. The
communist army OF $500 was being
reinforced steadily by peasants and
Villagers coming into town by un-
known roads on foot and on bicycles.
They carried army guns, in the hope
of surrounding the 1000 security po-
lice and destroying them.
Rifles. machine guns. grenades and
dynamite. which Were heard CON
tinuously throughout the night, had
become "A continuous rumble, resem-
bling drumfre. From the post and
telegraph building the combat was
visible and above the roar of firing
could be heard calls of announcement
70 both sides and the cries Of the
wounded. lying where they fell
Evening star., 1921-03-25
RULES TO GOVERN
MOVIES ORDERED
BYD|STR|CT HEADS
Laws Will Be Based on
Pennsylvania Code and
Producers Principles.
SEX APPEAL AND CRIME
AMONG ITEMS INVOLVED
Corporation Counsel Will Evolve
Regulations More Drastic Than
Those Now in Effect.

The Commissioners today directed
Corporation Counsel Stephens to pre-
pare a set of police regulations to
govern the exhibition of movies" in
the District
commissioner Rudolph, chairman d
the board, instructed the corporation
counsel to draw up such regulations
.oilowing an informal conference at
the District Building Yesterday aft
ernoon. Besides the Commi ssioners
and Mr.. Stephens. those present were:
Rev Lucius Clark. of the Washing
ton Federation Of Churches. Charles
A. Mcmahon of the National Catholic
Welfare Council. Harry Crandall and
A. Brylawski, the last two being ex-
hibitors.
The corporation counsel will use
as the raw material for the new regu-
lations the rules of the Pennsylvania
state board of censors and also the
thirteen principles recently adopted
by the leading motion picture pro-
ducers at meeting in New York.
Rules Used ms Basis.
The Pennsylvania rules are lengthy
and describe in detail the kind of
scenes and situations which shall not
be shown in that state. The principles
adopted by the producers follow the
same general lines. but DO not go into
such detail
There is an existing regulation
which gives the Washington police
power to stop any performance of
whatever nature if in the opinion
OF the Commissioners il is offensive
to public decency. Although this
regulation is very broad in its Ian
guage. it ,oas felt by some at the con-
ference that, il is not Sufficiently explicit
on the subject of motion pictures.
Add to Present Laws.
Just how much Of the producers
principles and the Pennsylvania rules
will be incorporated in the local po-
lice code has not been determined.
but it is certain that the existing
regulation will be added to.
Mr.. stephens will study carefully
the two sets of rules now before him
and. in all probability. will reduce
them to a Set of general regula-
tions specifying certain Objectionable
scenes and situations.
Both the Pennsylvania rules and
the producers code frown ON undue
elaboration of bedroom scenes. the
featuring of the sex appeal. showing
in detail the commission OF crimes
and a number of other broad phases
of exhibitions.
The regulations, when drawn up
by the corporation counsel. will be
gone over carefully by the Commits
sioners before adoption.
Evening star., 1921-03-25
PANAMAN CONGRESS
MUST'DECIDE ANSWER
TO FIRM U. S. DEMAND

President Porras Of Panama has
called a special session Of con-
gress for Monday to consider Pan
an,a's attitude toward the demand
made by the American govern
ment that Panama accepts as final
the White award as to the boundary
between that country and Costa
Rica. This information was con-
tained in a dispatch received to-
day by the State Department from
the American legation at Panama
City.
The government of Panama. in its
reply to the original demand of
the United States, refused to accept
the White award. Secretary Hughes
then dispatched a second note in
sisting that the boundary fixed in
that award be recognized as the
true one.
No reply to that note has been
received, but after receiving il
President Porras appealed directly
to President Harding. saying that
the State Departments decision
"humiliated'' his country. Mr..
Harding's reply was that the de-
cision of Chief Justice White was
the ''unalterahle" position Of tho
United States.
Evening star., 1921-03-25
Wartime Cash Allowances
Will End After Nest July 81

Families of enlisted men in the mill
itary and naval SERVICES of the United
States will lose all of their wartime
allowances after July 81, next. Con-
trolier of the Treasury Warwick, in
a decision made public today, said
that the legislation giving these al
lowances to the enlisted men was
made ineffective when the other war
time acts were repealed on March 3.
The war risk insurance act provides
for the stoppage of the allowances at
the end of tour full calendar months
after the termination of the emer-
gency.
Approximately $2.6O0.OO0 a month
will be saved on the government ex-
penditures after July 81. The gov
Evening star., 1921-03-25
STREET CAR FARE
NOT TO Be LOWER
Utilities Board Understood to
Continue Present Rate for
Brief Period.

There will be no change in the
present rate of street car fare in the
District of cents, with four tokens
for 30 cents, it was authoritatively in
dicated at the District building today
The Public Utilities Commission
reached a decision in the matter yes
terday. but is withholding announce
ment of its action presumably until
1t can act in the electric light rate
case and hand down both decisions to-
gether.
For Brief Period Only.
That the commissions car-fare YER
dict will apply only for a brief period.
and will be predicated to a large ex-
tent upon the probability of Congress
enacting legislation at the coming
session designed to correct the trac-
tion muddle through taxation or
nerger was regarded today as likely.
In we'll informed circles the view
was generally accepted that the com
mission. unable for the present to
solve the riddle of how to give need
ed aid to the Washington Railway and
Electric Company without permitting
the Capital Traction Company to earn
more than ii requires. has decided to
allow the ineQuities of the situation
to continue few months longer until
it can permanently correct them by
legislation.
Only Practical Course.
Commissioners Rudolph and Oyster,
the new members of the board, are
believed to regard this as the only
practical course open to them, since
they have taken the position that
local public utilities should be given
a rate sufficient to enable them to
function efficiently. They see in a
merger the only solution of Washing
f<yN Il
cult. it is pointed out. because a sue
cessful company is competing with
an unsuccessful one, and no rate of
fare can be installed which will meet
the actual needs of one company
without unduly benefiting the other
Evening star., 1921-03-25

ernment this month expended so,90O,-
900. in round figures, to the families
of enlisted men on the account of the
allotments and allowances The war
risk bureau officials. however. esti-
mate that by July the amount will
have dropped down to the first fig
ure.
The allotm"nts and allowances
which will be stopped by the control
lers decision are those which every
enlisted man was forced to pay to de-
pendents. The government added an
equal amount up to so per cent of the
mans pay and sent the whole to the
dependent
The effect of the decision is to make
a serious cut in the pay of the enlist
ed men, which will be felt strongly by
those men who have families. 1t more
than offsets.1the pay increase given
the service men last year.
Evening star., 1921-03-25
RUSS TRADE STAND
CONSIDERED TODAY
Some Statement Expected
Following Cabinets Re-
view of Soviet Appeal.

Some statement with regard to the
Russian question may be made late
today either at the White House or
State Department.
1t is understood that this was agreed
upon at the regular Friday cabinet
meeting. at which the appeal of the
soviet government for resumption of
trade relations between the United
States and Russia was discussed at
length.
Evening star., 1921-03-25
AVIATOR CONEY FALLS;
FEARED FATALLY HURT
Army Lieutenant on Coast-to-Coast
Flight Sustains Broken
Back.

MONROE. La, March 2o.-Lieut. w.
ID. Coney, who started early today
from Jacksonville. Fla, on trans
continental flight to San Diego.
Calf, fell near Crowviile, Franklin
parish. at 1:3O O'Clock this morning.
Lieut. Coney. according to reports
reaching here, received injuries.
which. it is said, probably wsnld prove
fatal His plane was wrecked.
Coney's back is believed to have
been broken. but he was reported still
conscious at noon today. He is now
at the farm of Nose Lander. upon
whose premises he fell.
Additional details were not avail
able at noon today. The War Depart
ment has been notified.
Evening star., 1921-03-25
Mr.. WILSON TAKEN ILL.
Suffers Acute Attack of Indiges.
tion-Medical Aid Rushed.

Former President Wilson suffered an
acute attack of indigestion today,
which caused hurried calls for medical
assistance. 1t was said, however. that
he had entirely recovered an hour
after the attack.
DR.. Stirling Ruffin. who attended Mr..
Wilson in the White House. during his
serious illness. arrived at the former
Presidents Washington residence
first. in answer to calls. to himself and
Admiral Grayson, and upon leaving
at 2:20 this afternoon said Mr.. Wilson
had so completely recovered that he
was able to eat light lunch
Evening star., 1921-03-25
.IE. TAFT AT MEETING.
Board of Trustees of Geographic
Society at Luncheon.

Former President Taft. who is a mem
her % The board Of trustees of the Ma
IIonsl Geographic Society, attended a
luncheon of tho board of trustees Of the
society today Al the Cosmos Club
Following the luncheon the members
~ the board held d meeting at Hub
bard Memorial Hall.
Evening star., 1921-03-25
EASTER PROBABLY FAIR.
Local Forecaster Not Certain About
Sundays Weather.

Easter Sunday probably will be fair
here. but the weather bureau was not
sure about it today.
In forecasting showers for tonight and
tomorrow the local forecaster said the
chances are that Sunday will be suitable
for new raiment. but he was not GER
tain.
General weather disturbances going
on in the west may upset the deepest
laid plans to stage an Easter parade"
here.
The warm weather now returning will
prevail tonight and tomorrow
Evening star., 1921-03-25
WRIGHT FOR INDIAN POST.

J. George Wright of Chicago was
reported today to have been chosen
by Secretary Fall of the Interior De
u, "ffnent for Indian commissioner.
Mr.. Wright has been il the govern
Hcut service for many years and re-
c"nlIy has had charge of the Usage
Indians property.
Evening star., 1921-03-25

School at Lawrence. Kans, or J..
George Wright, superintendent of the
Usage Indian reservation.
Clark Grear. secretary of the Re-
publican League of Georgia, and
Charles w. Parker. republican leader
in that state. discussed with Presi-
dent Harding today tentative plans
for the reorganization of the party
in that section and urged him to Sc
lect one man from among the leaders
of the party in the state to arrange
for ttS Datronage
Evening star., 1921-03-25
IOWA BANK CLOSED.

DES MONIES, Iowa, March 25.-
The Home Savings Bank at Rome,
Iowa.. has been ordered closed by the
state banking department.. it was an
nounced today. The deposits were
said to be about $4,000.
Evening star., 1921-03-25
WEATHER.

Partly cloudy. with local showers
late tonight or tomorrow: not much
change in temperature.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended at > pm. today: Highest. 73, at
. pm. today: lowest. 81, at s am. to-
day.
Full report on page %.
Evening star., 1921-03-25

Continued on Page 2. Column 81
Evening star., 1921-03-25

EIsLEBEN STORM CENTER.
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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-09-23
FOR
POSTMASTER HERE
APPLICATIONS MUST BE In BY
OCT. 14-OFFICE CARRIES
SALARY OF $4,000

At the request Of the postmaster
general, the U. 8. Civil Service Commits
sion announces an open competitive
examination to fill q vacancy in the po-
sition of postmaster in; Little Falls.
The term of the present postmaster, S.
P. Brick, expired August 7. Applica-
tions must be filed with the Commission
at Washington on or before October IA.
The salary for postmaster in Little
Falls is $4,000 per annum. Candidates
will not be required to report for ex-
animation at any place, but will be rat
ed on the following subjects, with the
relative weights Indicated:
Education and tIaining-20.
Business experince and fitness-S0.
In addition to this, the candidates
are required to furnish information in
connection with each responsible posi-
tion held by them, such as the number
of persons under their supervision, the
character of the business done by the
person, firm, or coropration, the volume
of business done annually and their
commercial rating. This examination
is not under the Civil Service Act and
Rules, but is held Under an Executive
order issued May 10, 1921, and revised
July q, 1921, and by which the post
master is actually appointed from a list
Of three qualified eligibles.
Applications can be secured at the
local pOstOffice.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-09-23
D0INCS OF THE :
CITY COUNCIL
TEST WELL. TO BE SUNK EAST OF
7CITY-PAVING HEARING
POSTPONED

Drilling Of test we'll for city water
will be done on the Jos. Schmidt place
east of the city, if arrangements can
be made with Mr.. Schmidt. Alderman
Brown Of the city water committee re-
ported at the meeting Wednesday eve
ming that w. I. Manley will do the
drilling for $2.75 per foot, using 5-inch
casing. The committee was authorized
to have one more test well sunk, at the
last meeting, and the matter was left
to the committee.
The returns Of the special referendum
election were canvassed and found to
-be 1342 against purchase of the. park
lots and 460 for. The ordinance was
declared defeated.
A number of property owners on
First street southeast were present for
the advertised hearing on the petition
for paving on that street. Since same
was filed sentiment has changed and a
narrower pavement is wanted, hence a
substitute petition was circulated and
fled asking for a 30-foot pavement in
the center Of the street. Some of the
property owners present favored post
poning this hearing for time on this
account.
County Engineered. E. Viner stated
that no doubt the highway department
would cooperate on this paving to the
extent Of making the necessary fill
and possibly putting in wider pave
ment than Is feet. He suggested that
the street be paved in two driveways
with boulevard in the center. It was
finally decided to adjourn the hearing
to Sept. 20, and that the city engineer
furnish estimates on making the fill,
and that the street committee confer
with the city engineer regarding revis.
ing the grade on First street to conform
with the trunk highway grade and thus
| furnish dirt for the fill.
The building ordinance was given it's
second and final reading and passed
Under this ordinance permits must be
| secured from the building committee
for all building construction or repair
work amounting to over $500 and from
| the council when amount exceeds $500
The street commissioner was in
structed to take sand and gravel from
private property where Easements are
being dug, if it is satisfactory to the
owner, and use same for the fill on First
street southeast. He is not to 20 be.
yond the east tracks for same and the
earth must be loaded by the property
owners.
The street committee was instructed
to see the N. P. Ry. Co., in regard to
getting cinders for fixing up Fourth
street northeast, between First an6
Second avenues. -. : -. - a..
Council adjourned to Sept. 20,
| A number Of election bills were al
lowed. =. ,....,