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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-04
:bETTERCOND|T|ONS,
HIGHER PAY, URGED
American Engineering Council
Aids Fight in Behalf Of
Patent Office.

The American Engineering Council
has taken I'D the fight for better condi-
lions and higher pay in the United
States patent Office, and in q statement
from the New. York Offices Of the or
sanization today, characterized the
present conditions IN the patent office
as desperate warning that there IS
grave danger Of the patent branch OF
the eoyernInent becoming STALLED, with
resultant grave danger to the nation s
interests.
Ten Per Cent Raise In Seventy Years.
In the last seventy years, the state
ment declares the pay OF the personnel
has been increased only 10 per cent
In 1S4S. says the statement. the saiareS
of the principal examiners in the Patent
Office equa1ed the salaries OF the unlteo
States District Judges and were one-naiI
that of the chief justices of the United
States Supreme Court. Since that time;
il is said. the salaries of these Judlclai
officials have been increased 800 per
cent.
being impaired, according to the state
ment by the designations which are
depicting the supply of principal eA.
aminers at the rate of 20 per cent
yearly. These examiners. it Is said.
receive from $4,000 to $4,000 annually
in patent law offices, where their gov
ernrner.t training makes them in con.
slant demand, and at the expense Oh
federal efficiency.
VIII Attend Hearings.
Engineers from all parts Of the
United States will appear before the
Joint patent conference committee
when hearings are begun on the Nolan
bill, says the statement This bill pro-
vides for an increase in the pay and
personnel of the patent Office. The en-
sineers will urge it's passage.
THE patent system has been the
principal factor in the progress of
the United States frcn. an agricul-
tural on-manufacturing group OF
colonies to the greatest Manufactur-
ing nation in the world" the state
ment says. 'tSince the armistice the
European nations have been devoting
painstaking effort to building up a
scientific research and patent system.
America must do likewise II our
manufacturing supremacy is to be
maintained.
Would Encourage o. s. Inventors.
1--WE need absolutely to give Amer
lean inventors the encouragement of
reasonably prompt action. Searches
should be so thorough as to warrant
being sustained by the courts. So
overloaded is the patent office now
that thorough search is impossible,
and the result is that there are alto
gether too many partly invalid pat
snts. 1t is OF supreme Importance that
the patent ONCE be put into such
shape as to eliminate the perfls sur
rounding uncertainty and tnefnciency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-04


The Army would be limited to 175.o0o
enlisted men unless an appropriation
is passed for the maintenance Of a larger
force. under resolution introduced yes
terday by Representative Hull, Iowa, a
member Of the House military COM
mittee. The measure would direct the
Secretary Of War to cease further en-
jstments at this time.
Protests Black Occupation Troops.
Representative Britten. republican. of
Illinois has introduced his resolution
requesting the President to protest
against the retention of French black
colonial troops in the occupied area of
Germany.
Wants Alien Property Restored.
Return to the original owners of all
money and property seized during the
war by the alien property custodian
under the trading with the enemy act
Is proposed in bill introduced today by
representative Caldwell. democrat, New
York.
Mann Pleads for Economy.
Pleading for economy in govern
ment expenditures. Representative
Mann, republican. of Illinois. declared
IN the House yesterday that the one
thing that made President Wilson
the most hated man in the United
States" was the gross wastefulness
Of the present administration.
The people, north and south. were
sore over the orgy of extravaganza
said he. IF this side of the House
(the republican, is wise it will heed
the warning. Unless the new Presi-
dent helps to run an economical adj
ministration he will never be return
ed to the White House
Soldier Fund Boost Denied.
An amendment to increase the item
of the sundry civil bill for the care
of disabled soldiers and sailors from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-04
In the House and Senate

$33 100000 to $4S. 100000 was defeated
yesterday in the House. Representa-
tive Rogers. republican. of Massachu-
setts, its author, said Congress should
not economic at the expense of dis
abled service men. but Chairman
Good of the appropriations committee
said the fund proposed, with an un-
expended balance. would provide all
the money necessary for this work.
Armistice Day N Holiday.
Senator Penrose yesterday intro
duced several bills. one of which
would set aside ArInistice day as a
national holiday and another would
battlefields of France of the body OF
an unidentified soldier for burial with
proper ceremonies in Arlington Ma
tional cemetery.
To Scrutinize Distress Appeals.
A resolution calling on the State
Department for accurate informa-
ton" as to the necessities of women
nations" in Europe for whom funds
are being raised in the United States
was adopted yesterday by the Sem
ate Immediately upon it's introduce
ton by Senator Edge. republican, of
New Jersey.
Wants Oil Reciprocity.
Reciprocity on Oil and oil shale de-
PoSItS DetWeen the United states ana
other nations which make no re-
strictions upon the exploitation by
Americans of petroleum within their
dominions and retaliation against
such nations AS discriminate is pro-
posed in a bill introduced yesterday
by Senator Mcclellan, democrat, Ten
nessee. 1t was referred to the foreign
relations committee.
The Shipping Board is requested to
ascertain the facts before July / as
Hn oct -i<aff rHY.r
notify the President, who is empow-
cred to prohibit exports of oil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-04
HOT FIGHT
ASCLERKS GATHER
LehIbach Bill to Be Bone of
Contention at RecIassifica.
ton Meeting Saturday.

Redistribution fireworks" are ex-
pected to break loose at the clerical
service meeting to be held at o'clock
Saturday night at the Public Library
to consider the classification OF 10000
clerical workers Of the government in
the Lehlbach bill.
Representatives. Of the joint confer
ence on Redistribution are to attend
jections to phases Of the classified
ton of clerical workers which other
wise might be overlooked.
R. ]. Quinn of the adjutant generals
office. War Department, and DR.. J.
Franklin Meyer Of the bureau of
conference at the meeting. which is
to be held under auspices of the Ma
tional Federation of Federal Employees
Study All Bills Carefully.
Jeremiah Connolly. chairman Of the
joint conference, said today that he
would attend the meeting IL other
business would allow. but that If not
ence would be well represented by
Messrs. Quinn and Meyer.
Members OF the conference have en-
deavored to look at the various re-
classification bills-of the reclassifi-
cation commission. Representative
with open minds in order to boost
the best bill.
1t is felt in some quarters, on the
other hand. that the National Fedora
ton Of Federal Employees, has tied
itself up too closely with the Lehl-
bach bill, which is declared faulty in
its classifications.
"Lo0senessn II ALLEGED.
Members Of the joint conference,
many. OF whom worked as detailed
men from the departments on the re-
Justification commissions staff. have
intimate knowledge Of the various
classificatiOns Of government workers
proposed. and are determined that
any gradings finally adopted shall be
fright"
BY this they mean neither "too
loose nor too tight" 1t is under
stood that the strongest protest to
be brought at the clerical service
meeting Saturday night is against al
legged .looseness" Of the gradings, it
being declared that in an effort to re-
auce the number of classes the grad
ings are not fne enough to make
proper determinations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-04
veyances of all kinds from February
% to March 10

veyances of all kinds from February
% to March 10.
Committee Members Nance.
The following committees have been
announced:
Committee on ballroom decorations
vice chairmen, Elliott Woods, e. J.
Ayres and F. L. Owens; Mrs. Clara
Sears Taylor. Miss Grace Temple.
Mrs. William G. Johnson. Thomas
Hastings. New York; Edward Pierce
gonigie, New York: waddy B. WOOD,
George W. Barnes. Chaplin Brown.
Frank w. Ballou. Henry P. Blair.
+ F. + c ssssler' Mai william H Be1 Gems;
liam v. Cox. Charles T. Ciasgett,
Edward o. Craig. T. c. Dulin. p. L.
Dougherty. Victor B. Deyber. p. J.
Donovan. George w. Evans. Joshua
Evans. 5r.; A. Gumpert. H. H. Classic.
Moope wii GhsRh Riehards c D
Roper. 1r.; A. ]! Schulteis, Charles E.
Schaffner. A. Leftwich Sinclair. E.
Lindiey SINCLAIR; J. a. Sullivan. W. D.
Committee on historic sites-Mrs.
Virginia White Sreel, chairman; vice
chairmen. Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker
and Miss Mary Perry Brown: Miss
Grace NJ. PIERCE. secretary; Admiral
George w. Baird. Miss Velma Barber.
DIR. Marcus Benjamin. Frank q. Car
penter. Mrs. Henry c. Corbin, VIII
liam v. Cox. Charles r. Crane, Miss
Charlotte Everett, Mrs. David Ed
monston. Frederick L. Fishback, Mrp.
John Hays Hammond. GaiUard Hunt.
Mrs. w. II. jacques. Mrs. Harry 8.
New. Herbert Putnam, Gen. George
Richards, u. s. N. c.; Maurice b.
Rosenberg, Mrs Cuno H. Rudolph,
Miss Eliza r. Scidmore. Mrs. Char
lotto Van Doran. w. p. Van WickIe,
Mrs Harold Walker. Mrs. William d.
West and Elliott Woods
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-04
DR.. 7. N. MCLAUGHLIN DIES
AFTER TWO-DAY ILLNESS
Widely Known Physician, Native
of Washington, Was Former
President of Medical Society.

DR.. Thomas Motley Mclaughlin, one
of Washington's prominent physicians,
died yesterday afternoon at his resi-
dence. 1896 Connecticut avenue north
west, after an illness of only two
fAys.
Born in Washington ffty-nine years
ago, DR.. Mclaughlin, who was widely
known in medical and social circles
in the National Capital. was the son
of Thomas A. and Rachel McLaugh-
lin. He received his professional edu-
cation at Columbian College, the pred
ecessor of George Washington Uni
versity. He served for three years as
resident physician at the Philadelphia
CITY Hospital. Later he embarked in
eminently successful medical practice
here. He was a former president of
the Medical Society Of the District Of
DR.. Mclaughlin is survived by his
widow. who was Miss Madge G. Irwin.
and by his sister, Miss Fannie Nc
Taughlin. He was q member of the
Cosmos Club and the Blue Ridge Rod
and Gun Club. No funeral arrange
ments have been made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-04
NEW HEAD SOON
FOR MINER SCHOOL,
Principal win Be Named Be-
fore Opening of Next
Semester.

Appointment of q principal for the
Miner Normal School will be made
before the end of this month. It was
said today by school authorities. The
prfncipalship OF this institution has
been vacant since June so, 1920. when
Miss Lucy L. Moten. the former head,
retired at her own request under tho
terms of the benefcent teachers re-
tirement act.
With the retirement of Miss Moten,
f. A. Clark was made temporary
principal OF the normal school. 1t is
estimated that more than 100 per-
sons have applied for the position.
School officials minated that they
have virtually decided who shall be
the new principal. They want the
appointee to take over the duties at
the normal school at the beginning
of the next semester, January 81.
Discussing the Miner Normal School
today. Roscoe c. Bruce. assistant su-
perintendent of colored schools. stated
that this institution has IAN init
mate responsibility to the local conn.,
munity."
Under existing law and practice"
he said. "all teachers appointed to
the first two grades of our. ele-
mentary schools receive a critical
portion of their culture and all their
piohcscfOudi DcAOTc dp-
pointment under the auspices OF the
school: and teacherships of highey
grades are recruited, according to tho
time-honored procedure. by the pro-
motion of first and second grade
teachers who have demonstrated SUI
perior efficiency.
THE facilities OF the normal school
are. therefore, vitality important. noa
merely to the hundred or more sta
dents in training, but. more sign1-
cantly to the thousands of chiidSe9
now and in all the years to come y
the elementary schools of the Dis.
trct. 1t is then undoubtedly true th.s
the principal and the faculty of tho
Miner Normal School necessarily exert
profound influence upon all teachi
ing in our elementary schools and an
the learning done by pupils while n
attendance upon our public schools
elementary and secondary"
Mr.. Bruce pointed out that many ~
the most devoted teachers in the puhs
lie and private schools of the nea{
and far south are graduates OF tht
Miner Normal School. Therefore. r.
contends that under these circu -
stances the selection of new prlf
cipal of the school is of the greatest
importance, whether viewed proc
vincially or nationally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-04
HOOVER CHEERS VIENNA.

VIENNA. January Ia New Year
message from Herbert Hoover to the
effect that, through the magnanimity
of the American people. he IL in q
posi- ton to continue feeding the Aus
trfan children was received here with
great gratitude.
Translated and placarded on the
walls about the city. it caused many
expressions Of relief and joy and was
the only ray Of happiness in an other.
wise gloomy New Year day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-04
ASKS MORE FAIRGROUNDS

Better recreation facilities for chill
dren of washington were urged by
Mrs Edna x. Bushee, executive Sec
retary of the Juvenile Protective AS
sociatiou. at a tea given in her honor
Yesterday afternoon at the College
Woman's Club. She recommended
furthering Of the project or specsA
ditfonal Fairgrounds.
Work Of the citizens Of the District
in co-operatng with the big sister and
big brother movement, Mrs. Bushee
sad, is of great help to the children
who need friends and advice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-04
PUBLIC PROTECTED
IN NEW TAX RULING
Continued from First Page.)

sto,ehouses of last years goods at
low nrices, the way will be paved for
the purchase of new goods at low
cos. pr,ces, making possible the earn
ing of reasonable profits during the
year 1921.
The ruling of the Treasury is not
naternalistic. 1t is no sudden out
hurst of generosity, but is a strictly
legal Interpretation of the revenue
law. Legal experts figured it out that
arms to use present market values as
a basis for cost. the government
would be exacting money that was
not actually earned, and business
houses could contest the ruling In
the courts and probably win by con-
tending that the sums taken by the
Government We're taxes on capital.
which, Of course. is not legal.
f0on1xight. I'LL -
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MISS K. c. MURPHY DIES.
Was Former Employe Of Bureau Of

Miss Katherine c. Murphy, formerly
an employee Of the bureau Of engrav-
ing and printing, died Saturday, fol-
lowing an illness Of fifteen months, at
her home. 1922 North Capitol street.
The funeral will be held from st.
Aloysius Church tomorrow morning
at 10 O'Clock: Requiem t,ts I'm, mass will be
by the Vincent b. Costello Post. Of
the American Legion.
Pallbearers, selected from the
legion post. will be: Raymond NJ
Ward, Leo p. Cavanaugh. G. c. Mckee,
C. J. McCafery. Ignatius J. Degnan
and Joseph b Fitzgerald. Interment
will be in Mount Olivet cemetery
Miss Murphy is survived by her
mother, Mrs. Katherine Murphy: two
brothers, Daniel and William, and two
sisters. Helen Murphy and Mrs. Ed
ward 2. Farley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-04
SUFFERS BROKEN JAW,
Clifford Sharp, Riding Cotor Cycle,
a Hit by Street Car. >s

Clifford Sharp Of lot 1 street. yes
terday afternoon was occupant of the
side car of a motor cycle that was
struck by a street car at New York
to Sibley Hospital and treated Tor =,
broken jawbone. cut head and disIo-
cation Of the right shoulder.
Robert Lamb. i've years old. 1907 =
by the automobile of Adam Ewald
626 l. street northeast. near 18th and ii
streets northeast, yesterday Afternoon.
He was taken to Casualty Hospital ~
treated foe IN intUy to ~ upA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-04
ATTACKS T|NKHAM
FOR DRY CHARGES
Wheeler Says Prohibition Has
Not Increased Crime in
District.

No one who knows the facts will
take seriously Representative Tink-
hams charge that prohibition has in
creased crime in Washington" said
Wayne 3. Wheeler. general counsel
Of the Anti-saloon League. Both Mr..
T1nkham and Mr.. Sehring, chief CLERK
OF inc ROUGE Court. are frreconcilable
opponents Of prohibition. Whoever
heard OF man committing murder,
burglary, assault or any other crime.
simply because he was sober sTl,e
comparison in Washington Of the iast
years under license with the rzafs
under prohibition will convince any
open-minded psEeon that prohibition
is = succesa The was
q revelation Of the graft and rottefl-
ness that follow In the wake of the
open saloon. It furnished convinc.
ing argument to Congress for pro-
hibition.
Sees Many Dry Beneats.
We must remember that the city
has increased marvelously in popula.
ton since November. 1917, when BRO.
hibition went into effect: that after
every war there has been a wave of
crime. This was the greatest war
AZ hAOSVAys &h0 SuG 4klSt"8In IL 0fOs
portionately great. Present business
conditions and decreasing wages also
tend to increase crime. We can only
imagine what would have been the
situation IL the saloons were open
now to- aggravate the situation. In
spite of all these unsatisfactory con-
ditions for making q good showing
for prohibition, here are some Of the
facts which our wet opponents have
failed to report:
AT the end Of the fiscal year 1914
the commitments to Occoquan were
June 80. 1920. there were 833, or a
decrease Of 81 per cent. The arrests
for assault sent to Occoquan for the
same period were 551 in 1914 and
only 20 in 1920. Commitments for
disorderly conduct, 1.173 in 1914 and
only IS in 1920. decrease Of nearly
81 per cent.
The report Of the Associated Chari-
ties is equally convincing. In 1914
husbands who were guilty Of the Of
Tense Of non-support numbered 1884,:
in 1920. Is. Those whom the Assoc
were 2.7es: in 1920. sss. Those fam
lilies and individuals who had to have
support where the alcoholic problem
entered in 1915 were SGT; 1920. IS.
These are illustrations Of how pro-
hibition tends to decrease crime and
offenses where alcohol heretofore
doubtless true that in some respects
there have been more arrests, but
these are due to conditions quite
apart from prohibition.
THE Supreme Court many years
ago characterized the liquor trahic
as a source Of crime and misery to
society Prohibition is demonstrating
that this is true"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-04
DIES OF WAR GAS.
William Lee Rhine Succumbs at
Home.

Another District soldier made the su-
preme sacrifice for his country today.
as result of injuries received in bat
tie He is William Lee Rhine OF Com
pany B. 312th Machine Gun Battalion,
who was gaSsed in the Meuse-Argonne
offensive in October. 1918. His death
occurred at the residence at 1913 North
Capitol street. Interment probably will
be in the Arlington national cemetery.
Born In Washington on December 20.
1892. Mr. Rhine had spent practically
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-04
RESOLVED TOSAVE
? WAITS OF EUROPE
Campaign for Starving Chill
dren Will Be Pushed by
Every Possible Means.

The commi ttee in charge OF Wash
tington's participation in the Hoover
campaign to save the lives OF $780,
900 children who otherwise would
| intends to employ every possible
method, old and new, to bring in the
remainder of the capitals quota,
100000. representing $4,000 youthful
lives, before the campaign shall end.
January Is. Although the drive is to
be extended nationally until the end
of the month. the local committee is
confident that the whole task can and
will be cleared up here within the
time originally allotted More than
5000 lives have been saved so far by
residents of the District.
Mrs. William Hamilton Bayly's
team of Y. w. C. A workers is still
ahead of the other twenty-six organ
izations with $4,626.12 pledged or col
lected to date. Mrs. Goldsmith Sig
mund's team is a close second with
$4,559,05, and John Dolph's workers
aggregation is running third.
A round table luncheon at the Y. w.
c. A.. presided over by Mrs. Bayly. fol-
lows the daily meeting OF the workers
at noon. Checks are still coming in as
the result of the special meeting Of a
hundred representative men and wom-
en- held last week at the home of Mrs.
Robert Woods Bliss, the total from
that source now being over $4,000.
There is plenty Of work for both
adults and boys to be done at head
quarters, in the Homer building, by
those who want to help. but cannot do
canvassing, according to Chairman
Moses, and volunteers are desired. R
H. B. Lyon, chairman Of the speakers
bureau, has made numerous successful
visits to establishments employing
more than fifty persons. Assisting him
are Maurice Rosenberg and Thomas J.
Donovan.
Recent Contributions.
Department stores have responded
with particular generosity. s. kann
Sons Co.'S employees have given
$468.75. and those of Lansburgh & Bro.
nearly $500. both unsolicited.
Among the late donations not previ-
ously acknowledged are those of Mrs.
E. L. Phillips, $500; All Souls parish,
1926; Julia E. Atkinson, $500; Julius
Garfinkle & Co., $500; Mrs. NJ. L. Low
ELL $3.50; Calvary Baptist Church,
$245.95; Wilkins-Rogers Milling Co,
5000; Mrs. Henry Winslow Fitch, $500;
Mrs. Letitia Scott Cromwell, $500; Mrs.
Matthew T. Scott. 5000; Henry White,
500; E. D. White. 500; Mrs. Wilbur
Carr, 800; Mrs. Charles Boughton
Wood. $50; Evening Star employees,
s222.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-04
Girl stowaway Nabbed

NORFOLK, Va.-Admitting that she
was smuggled ashore from an Ameri-
can freighter in a rowboat after being
concealed in the hold during the trip
from Bordeaux to Norfolk, Amelie
Arnaud. French girl Of eighteen, is
being held by the police while the
Department of Labor rules whether
she must be deported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-04
Voice Returns to Veteran.

DUBLIN. Ga.-Herschel H. Lowery
OF this county, former service man,
who lost his voice during an influenza
attack three years ago in an Army
camp. suddenly found it as clear and
strong as ever. while dressing. Low
cry, who is about twenty-eight years
old, said he had been unable to speak
above whisper since he suffered
from influenza, until yesterday. when
he started to whisper as usual and
recovered his normal tone of voice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-04
Criticises Presidential Tomb;
Nelus Notes From Ouer T. s..
Ohio Commission Would Haze More Fifting Tribute to
William Henry Harrison Girls Seminary
Burns in West Virginia

COLUMBUS. Ohio. January 4.-The
tomb Of President William Henry Har-
rison at North Bend, in Hamilton
county, near Cincinnati, "is far from a
fitting last resting place OF SO great
an American" according to a report
made to Gov. Cox today by the Will
liam Henry Harrison memorial COM
mission. appointed by the governor to
direct the work of taking over and
improving the burial property.
The commission reported that the
tomb and property both are in excel
lent condition now. but the hope is ex-
pressed in the report that the near
future may bring forth on the part of
both state and citizens decided eff
fort to erect upon this most beautiful
site a fitting monument for Ohio 8
first President and most gallan: SOL
der"
The commission was appointed by
Gov Cox following reports that the
tomb Of President Harrison was in
neglected and rundown state. The
last legislature appropriated 5000
for the work Of the commission, but
the report filed today shows that less
than $1,000 was expended. The COM
is composed Of Horace Ronser.
chairman: former Representative AL
fred G. Allen and w. w. SHINES. all
of Cincinnati.