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The Washington times., 1921-03-22
PLATINUM LOOT IS
CACHED IN CELLAR
Police Say Young Nauck Has
Admitted $4,000 Theft
From u. S. Bureau.

Following a severe grilling yester-
day evening at police headquarters,
Oscar Nauck. twenty years old. bs0s
Georgia avenue northwest. confessed.
the police say, to stealing platinum
worth at least $4,000 from various
Government bureaus. Detective SER
geants OBrien, Mullen and Bauer
found the precious metal buried in the
cellar Of Nauck's home last. night. il
is said.
Nauck was arrested Sunday morn
ing as he was standing near a truck
winch contained a large amount Of
wireless apparatus. The police say
the apparatus was stolen from the
Bureau Of Standards. He was given
hearing yesterday at the Police Court
on the charge Of stealing the wireless
instruments and was released in 81 500
bond. As he stepped to the paveme mt
from the court he was re-arrested and
charged with stealing the automobile
OF c. c. Van Allen. $50 X street
northwest. The machine was found
abandoned, 1t had been stripped Of
the tires and other accessories. VIII
liam NJ. Sladen, twenty-one years old.
123 Eleventh street southeast, a clerk
at the Congressional Library, In also
implicated, the police say, in the theft
of the car.
Neuck went to the office of Inspec-
tor Clifford l.. Grant, chief of detec-
tives, after being released a second
time. for clothes he had left there,
He was closely questioned by the
detective chief and Captain Falvey,
OF the seventh precinct in regard to
tho theft Of the metal. He told them
1t was buried in the cellar OF his
home. they say, and q search re-
vealed the platinum
He is alleged to have told the de-
tectives that he had duplicate KEYS
made to Mt locks in some of the
bureau offices.
When arrested Sunday morning bv
Sergeant Belt and Motorcycle Police
man Warren, of the sub-staS lon at
Neuck had a mask.
hashlight. a pistol and more than
forty keys in his possession.
He gave bond for hO, 900 last night
and was released.
The Washington times., 1921-03-22
G|VEPAGEANTOF
|SRAEL'S LOYALTY
Hebrew Alumni Assn. Presents
Spectacular Scenes at Tenn
pie Tomorrow Niuht.

God Is One" an historical pageant
OF lsraels loyalty, will be presented
by the Alumni Association of the
Washington Hebrew Congregation at
the Eight Street Temple at 8 o'clock
tomorrow night. This promises to be
one of the most elaborate and
spectacular amateur entertainments 3
staged In Washington for many years
The costumes OF many periods were
especially made for the pageant and
the musical interpretations by the
Temple choir will be of rare quality.
The authors are Milton Marks.
Henry Hart, and Martin A. Meyer.
The pageant Is under the personal di-
rectien of Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest.
of the Community Service, 91S Tenth
street northwest.
The eight scenes will be as follows,
"In the Celestial Fields" AT the
Court OF Pharaoh" by the River of
Babylon" In the Days of the Macca-
bees Under the Roman Yoke" "In
sunny SPAIN "In Darkest Russia. .
America. the Land Of the Free"
The Washington times., 1921-03-22
What's Doing; When; Where

services-Church Of the Epiphany, Four
teenth and q streets, s y. m.
Address-Rev. Earle wiIney, Vermont
Avenue Christian Church. 7:45 D. m
Spring Observation-Disclosures Social
Club. New Coliseum Hall. Ninth ami u
streets northwest, 8 p. m.
Campaign-American COMMITTEES for Keller
In Ireland
Address-Dr. Newell Dwight Hills. Ham.
line M. II. Church. p. m.
Meeting-Washington Chapter, Greeters of
America, Willard Hotel, $50 d. m.
Meeting-North Capitol and lexington Citi-
zens' Association. Emery School, Lincoln
read and s street northeast, 8 p. m.
Meeting ne-Anthropological Society of Wash.
Meeting-Stua-t Walcott Post. No TO-
American Legion. District building s d. m.
Meeting - Terence MscSwiney CounciI
American Association for Recoguition Of
Irish Republic Parish Hall, Sixth and r
streets southwest. y. m.
Concert-Wsshingto Club, Seventeenth ana
X streets northwest. $50 D. m.
TOMORROW.
- Campaisn--Ameri committee for re-
lief in Ireland.
Entertainment-women City Club. s
p. m,
Historical Psgesnt-AIumnI Assooia,ion
OF Washington Hebrew CONGREGATION
Eighth street Temple, s p. m.
MeetinR-Gavel Club Of Master Masons
lSlI New York avenue, 9 D. m
Meetins-schotts place Community Gen.
ter Mothers. p. m.
heetlns-fseulty Of AmericsniEstion
Department. old Central Hsh school, 5;ij
r. m.
Meeting E--AmericsniEation committee q,
Nomen's Federated Clubs zoos Columbia
road. 7.so .. m
The Washington times., 1921-03-22
FIGHT Gx0Rb|TANT
TAXES ON REALTY
Cottage City Property Owners
To Press Demand for Relief
From Increases,

Dissatisfied with the result Of a re-
cent hearing before the County Com
missioners Of Prince Georges county,
Nd. on the Increased assessments on
real estate, the Citixens' Association
Of Cottage City. Nd. il going to
carry the matter further.
Prince Georges county citizens are
aroused over the inflated valuations
placed upon their real property. As
sessments In not few instances heve
been boosted as high as 100 per cent
Residents of the county aver they
are paying an exorbitant tax rate
already without having their annual
taxes doubled or nearly so.
John II. Bolts. chairman of the
special investigating committee of the
citizens association Of Cottage City.
reported that with the exception of
the hearing. the county commission
ers have not remedied matters to the
satisfaction of the citizens interest
ed in the assessment of their prop
erty.
According to Richard Mansfield.
president OF the association, II is the
intention Of the organization to get
at the root OF this so-called -tax
without cause" on the property own
ers of Cottage City.
w. d. Gray was elected financial
secretary OF the association. The fol-
lowing chairmen of committees were
chosen:
Membership and finance, B. T.. Nor
ris; public utilities, william Norris:
streets and lighting, r. e. Hender-
son; fire, water and sewers, Dewitt
Boomis; schools. A. V. Peterson: and
publicity and entertainment. A. Dueh-
ring.
The Washington times., 1921-03-22
HARDING OPEN
ON DRY CHIEF
Giving Serious Thought to SeIec-
ton Of Revenue Commission.
Presents Problem.

President Harding is giving a
Kreat deal Of serious thought to the
appointment Of Commissioner of
Internal Revenue, his close political
advisers say. The place is giving
the President "more trouble than the
appointment Of . cabinet officer"
one prominent Republican said Mr..
Harding told him. l
HAS MUCH PATRONAGE.
The commissioner of internal rev.
enue, in addition to the gigantic work
entailed in the income tax and the
Reconsideration of the Prohibition Bu-
rtau, is entrusted with a great deal
Of political patronage that is not un-
der civil service. The office calls for
the energetic abilities OF q man who
IL versed in politics and at the same
time . sound business executive.
Last week 1t was the impression in
Washington that Col. Edward Clifford
OF Illinois, would be appointed He
has the backing of the entire Illinois
delegation in Congress. The Presi-
dent made ii known yesterday that
Colonel Clifford did not have the
nomination all to himself and that
the President still had an open mind
On the subject.
MeDERMOTT TO FRONT.
Friends Of Joseph H. McDermott. of
Aorgantown. w. Va. said today that
McDermott was a strong candidate for
the place. He has not sought the
office, his friends say, but his friends
are anxious to have a West Virginian
given some important post in the
Federal service and have chosen him
for the honor.
McDermott formerly was lieut-gov-
o. nor Of West Virginia He 10 man
of large business experience and is
fndopendently wealthy.
The Washington times., 1921-03-22
Gun 7oters Go Free While
Gin Toters Suffer
Bu KIRK MILLER

Gun toters In District are due
to. be given the gate.
Gin toters In the District already
have the air.
Only conditions under which you
can transport gun is to join the
police force.
Amt fair to transport hquor
under any conditions.
The blue laws are gradually
whiting the land OF the free and
the home OF the brave down to a
whisper.
All the freedom you get nova
days you get beyond the three
ynile limit.
But this gun business Is bad.
Either they ought to let every
body carry gun or amputate
them completely from the menu.
man staggering home at night
loaded with hootch has a swell
chance against his wife loaded with
Indignation.
SO cut out the firearms and keep
the battle to Webster's Unabridged.
Hades has no fury like the
wrath OF woman's tongue.
Then why take man and fll
him full of buckshot too?
Constitution prohibits sale OF eau
de Bourbon. All that will do is'to
make you conviviaL Yet you can
buy a gat without prescription
and IL one OF them won't kill you,
then Bryan amt a democrat.
What the District wants to dc is
slap q stopper in the gun-selling =
syphon What's the use of spray
The Washington times., 1921-03-22
DRUG MAKERS
HEAR !! R KRAMER
s.r,s - -PT -
Dry Chief Tells Them He Is Will
ing to Consider Steps for
Their Relief.

Prohibition Commissioner Kramer
declared today tkat the Govern.
ment's policy is to place no OBJ
stacles in the way of legitimate
business in enforcement of the dry
laws. Kramer SPOKE before a con-
ference of the American Drug
Manufacturers Association and the
American Association Of Pharma-
ceutical Chemists.
WILL CONSIDER CHANGES.
Kramer gave the delegates assur-
ance OF his willingness to consider
changes in present rules that are
deemed by the manufacturers neces-
sary to the successful conduct of
their business.
Drug manufacturers Informed the
dry chief that existing rules have
put certain recognized medicinal
preparations or the market These
compounds, high in alcoholic content,
were banned by the Government be-
cause they were held fit for beverage
purposes.
Members Of the two associations
pledged the prohibition commissions Ter
their support in detecting violations
of law among manufacturers. These
they said, are the result
of illegal practices by only a neRli-
gible number Of drug makers, most
of whom. IL was said. have sprung up
in business since the prohibition era
began.
The Washington times., 1921-03-22

ing the sidewalks up with live
corpses every Saturday night?
Let the cops carry the cap pistols
and IL you do that. they'll never
need anything more volcanic.
The wars over.
Disarmament is the proper dsrb.
Make the world safe for DuPonts
by slspping all the powder into
youH buckwheat cakes and the dyn-
mite into the doughnuts.
Itinerant thugs desiring to lops
along through this vale OF income
taxes and spring millinery can sat
isfy their cravings by joining the
Russian army where guns are not
classed as concealed weapons.
But don't let 'em come to the Dis
trict of Columbia where they can
buy a pound of TINT and a lollypop
in the same store.
II would be an amateur thug in
deed who would go to the expense
of purchasing revolver when gas
pipe in short lengths is SO cheap,
The modern way TO take a vic
tim for his bankroll is not to pune
ture him up like a sponge. but to
wham him gently across the knob
until he thinks he's a millionaire
and starts tossing dollar bills to the
winds.
Then get a rake and II there's
few leaves in the haul, you can sort
them out when you're classifying
the tens and twenties.
Gunmen are towards anyway.
And why make the District secure
for footpads?
A man who wants to steal your
wad or wife or whatnot, shouldn't
use an automatic; he should hire
an attorney.
The Washington times., 1921-03-22
TODAY.

TODAY.
Mssefng-D4strict of Columbia Dental So
4sty, George Washington Medical School
building. 1325 H street northwest 8 D. m
American Legion. District building. s D. M
weekly Observation-Disclosures Club OF
washington, Raleigh Hotel, $50 D. IN.
Passion Play-"The Upper Room" Car
roll Hall, S24 @ street northwest, $50 o. m.
Address-Dr. Newell Dwight Hills. Ham
nne r. 4. Church, p. m;
Address-Rev. Or. Kirby, of Cath oiic
ess e street northwest, s q. m
Nusitale-Music section of Women
Cub, Chevy Chase. t07 Raymond street
southwest, p. m.
Song Recital-Americsn Red Cross Won
<n,s Club, 1901 I street northwest, s D. m,
Cefebration-State societies and commu-
Aity centers of the District OF Cobumb
Central High school. s p. m.
Observation-Disclosures section OF the
twentieth Century Club. 2622 woodl ey
phce northwest, 2:30 .. m.
Meetins-Miss Boyntons current events
class, 1883 # street northwest, s p. m.
Meetipg-Petworth ent-rescher As.
ISOLATION, Petworth Methodist Church, :
Entertsinment-Mt, Vernon Council, No
1e Junior Order OF United American Me-
~hanicsf washin gton Hall. 8 o. m
Meetinr-Pubiic utilities group OF city
Isctur.-Dr. L.nsdon Il. Mitchell. Con.
ecrdia Lutheran Church, Twentieth and c
Meetinr-West Washington Community
Center. s:1s p. m.
Weetine-Troop IL. BOY Scout. Of Amer.
ica, Z. ~ ". \, building. Eleventh street
asa rsansyivania avenue northsest 100
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The Washington times., 1921-03-22
FUMESOF GASOLINE.
KNOCK0UTF|REMEN
Five Men Overcome When Can
Of Petrol ExpIodes During
~- Laundry Blaze. i.

Five hremen we're overcome by
gasoiene fumes last night when a
car of petrol exploded in the laundry
conducted by Sam MoyJ q Chinese.
1854 First street northwest.
/, Capt. p. J. HoHohan, OF Engine Com
Aany, No. ~. was removed to q hos
tbitaf suffering from the fumes. He
WAS removed to his home later, but
was unable to report for duty today.
The other nremen who were over
come were Privates H. w. Young, f.
n. Heiss, B. c. Bateman, and w. J.
Bunton, all Of No. IL company. They
reoeived first aid treatment and were
able to resume their duties in half an
hour.
Following the explosion, the blaze
spread quickly. and the store was
soon enveloped in smoke and gasolene
fumes. Damage to the building and
III contents Is estimated at $500.
The Washington times., 1921-03-22

The thermometer is expected 10
drop as low as 2s. II it does. and
mnch moisture comes with IT, there
absolutely will be no hope OF saving
the tender blossoms.
There Is every indication of
heavy and killing frost tonight" said
an expert of the Department of
Agriculture today. IF black frost
comes, II will blight every widely
openeod blossom in this section OF
the country.
with the early arrival of spring.
nearly every fruit t-bearing and bios
som bearing tree in southern Mary
land. Virginia. and the District 10 IN
tloom. The fruit crop would be
ruined IL a killing frost came at this
late day. 20
There are many trees in East Po-
tomac Park on which the blossoms
have not yet fully opened. These
bolssoms may be saved. providing
the frost is q dry one"
The Washington times., 1921-03-22
TEACHERS TOHOLD
3-DAY CONFERENCE
Eastern Division of Federation
To Meet in Washington on
March "a.

The third session of the Eastern
conference of the American Fedora
tion Of Teachers will be held in WASH
ington March "a. 25. and 20.
The opening session will be held on
THURSDAY night, March "a, in the andi-
torium Of the Public Library. Dr.
Frank W. Ballou. superintendent Of
schools, will deliver the address of
welcome to the visiting teachers. DR..
Henry p. LAnvi1le, of New York city
Dresident Of the conference, will reply
The second session will be held
Friday night in the auditorium of
the Mckinley High School. Business
AeetfngA beginning at 10 o'clock, will
- held on Friday and Saturday,
March 26 and 26.
The Washington times., 1921-03-22
NEW HEAOFOR
CENTERS' plan
School Board to Consider Put
ting Patterson In Charge of I
Community" Dept.

The Board Of Education will make
u study of the rules and practice,
of the Community Center depart
ment of the public schools 70 de.
termine whether u change in regu.
lations or policies is necessary, II
was learned today.
PATTERSON PROPOSED.
A suggestion that this department
be put under the immediate SUPER
vision of Walter B. Patterson, director
OF night and special schools, will re-
ceive serious consideration by the
board
Putting Patterson In charge of this
work would bring the community CEN
ters more directly under the super
vision OF school authorities, However.
this action would in no way AFFECT
Miss Cecil Norton's position of gem
eral secretary OF community center
work.
Fees charged by community centers
for use OF the schools is expected to
be one OF the main points considered
by the board. IL is understood several
board members oppose any charge be-
ing made for use OF school buildings
by citizens and other civilc organiza-
tions. The charge Is made for janitor
service.
Some members take the position
that the Congressional appropriation
for community certers was made to
throw the schools open to the pub
lie for meetings of civic and patri-
otic organizations. and that the cost
OF janitor service should come out
OF this fund.
SEEKS REVISED RULES.
The Federation OF Citizens Associa-
tions is seeking a revision OF the
rules Of community centers. The as
sociation favors the use OF the
schools with charge.
A special meeting Of the scho 81
board has been called for tomorrow
afternoon, at the request of DR.. Frank
W. Ballou, Superintendent Several
important matters will come up.
1t is expected DR.. Ballou will ask
the board to find some way to 10
crease the personnel Of examiners in
the schools. The community center
matter probably will be discussed.
The Washington times., 1921-03-22
WIFE UNTRUE WHILE
HE FOUGHT FOE,
SAYS HUBBY

Misconduct is alleged in a suit for
ABSOLUTE divorce filed today in the
District Supreme Court by Harry
w. Favre. against Anna F. Favre.
The husband names a correspondent
and Ayers tht during his abesnce
in France. where he served with the
American army, he learned that his
wife had been unfaithful to him"
Favre. represented by Attorney
Matthew O'Brien. asks for the Gus
tody of their child, and that the CO.
respondent be required to pay the
costs of the suit. The couple were
married in this city, October 8, 1910.
The Washington times., 1921-03-22
NEWPAY PLAN
FORU.S. FORCE
Jones Re0Iassification Bill to Be
Scrapped for One Congress
Will Sanction.

When a new reclassification plan
is presented to the Senate early
in May by the appropriations COM
mittee 1t will found that the ori1i-
nal Jones plan has been entirely
scrapped.
In its place scheme of reclassi-
flying Federal employees similar to
that advanced by Herbert d. Brown.
chief Of the Bureau of Efficiency,
will be substituted.
MUST HAVE PROGRAM.
Senators Curtis and Warren have
been at work upon reclassification
matters for the past week, realizing
that the Appropriations Committee
either must have a program to pre-
sent to the Seenate at the coming
special session or must surrender the
subject to the Civil Service Commit
tee. of which Senator Sterling is
chairman.
They have realized that the Jones
Plan. based upon the report of the
joint Congressional commission on
reclassification. and all its various
notifications, including the Lehlbach,
or Moses-Lambie plan. were not OF
type to gain the sanction of Congress
and therefore have been working
along different lines.
The Bureau OF Efficiency recIassi-
fication plan in a nutshell is this:
FLEXIBLE GROUPINGS.
Federal employees are to be grouped
In several main divisions. with va
rlous subdivisions under these. The
aim Is not to establish rigid, hard
or-fast classifications descriptive Of
every possible type OF work in the
Federal service, but to keep the
groupings flexible, to determine the
general character Of the work, but
not to make the specifications SO
definite as to "pigeonhole" the work
ers.
The salaries of these divisions and
subdivisions are TO be determined by
Congress. with a maximum Ind mini
mum established allowing An ample
reward for experience and efficiency.
The departmental and bureau chiefs
themselves are to fx the salaries. de-
termine the promotions, etc. OF the
e employees. Merit and efficiency will
rule in determining when an employe
shall make the jump from the mini
mum to the maximum pay in his clas-
sincation.
The Brown plan embraces the
abolition Of the wartime $40 bonus
and the apportionment of the money
involved in the payment OF much
needed salary advances to certain ex-
perienced classes of Government
LOWER GRADES UNAFFECTED.
1t is frankly planned not to raise
the salaries OF the lower grades of
Federal employees, including the young
clerks and stenographers. so much as
the middle grades OF experienced
workers in executive and administra-
tive positions, now drawing from
81 900 to $1,000 a year.
The Senate Appropriation Com
mittee expects to be able to report
its reclassifc cation measure inside OF
six weeks after the special session
opens next month. II In expected that
the bill will pass the Senate without
great difficulty, but in the House.
where the Civil Service Committee
has charge Of rsclassi6cation matters
1t may encounter many obstacles.
1t 10 expected that the Harding
Administration will support the ap-
preparations committee bill and use
all its influence to obtain Its speedy
passage.
The Washington times., 1921-03-22
rum RUNNERS
TO GET LIMIT
Md. Judge Asks Grand Jury to
To Indict Bootleggers and
Roadhouse Gamblers.

Gambling dens owned and patron
lied by Washington people are flour
ishing in many of the roadhouses
along the Conduit road.
This charge was made yesterday
by Judge Edward C. Peter at Rock
vile when giving instructions to the
March grand jury.
SCORES ARMED BOOTLEGGERs.
Judge Peter also told the grand jury
that "the Maryland highways are be-
ing used by bootleggers. who are
armed to the teeth and ready to kill.
IL necessary. those who interfere with
them" ,'-
Judge Peter asked the grand jury
to investgae these conditions and
bring indictments. declaring that IL
the evidence should warrant II he
would impose penalties OF sufficient
severity to make IL plain to all that
mo class of people can come into
Montgomery county and violate the
law with impunity'
ASKS THOROUGH PROBE.
"The grand jury should make q
thorough investigation of these con-
ditions." said Judge Peter. Il real,
ize 1t may be hard to get sufficient evil
dence to warrant indictments"
Referring to the reported use Of
the Maryland highways for boot
Logging purposes. Judge Peter used
vigorous Language.
prosecuting their nefarious busi-
ness" he said, with the aid of high-
powered automobiles. many of these
violators and defiers of the law and
the Constitution of the United States
are armed to the teeth and ready
TO kill any who interfere with
them"
Judge Peter declared those en-.
gagged in this illegal business to be-
a menace to the State and he ex-'
pressed the hope and belief that the
recently appointed State .constabu-
larry would eventually develop into q
force Of much value in dealing with
this type of law violators.
JURORS DRAWN.
Judge Peter selected Lee Offutt of
Rockville, for foreman OF the grand
jury and drew the other members as
follows: William E. Larman. Jesse w.
walker. Dorsey w. Nicholson. Ferry
H. Connell, Mahlon Kirk, sr.. William
II. Downs. Paul Dyson. william John
Thomas. Gideon ID. Briggs, Benjsn.in
F.. Shreve. Charles b. Sellman, John
S. Crown, Charles Webster, Willis u.
Burdette, Emory l.. Ricketts,. Edward
+. Riordan, Henry c. Karr. William 6.
Magaha, John Imirie. Thomas Y. Cau-
by, Ebert G. Barrett and Joseph II.
Ward.
The petit Jurors are: Lewis w.
Barnsley. Carson Ward. Justus VI.
Rosser. Robert J. Green, Harvey j.
Harris. Charles c. Jamison, Howard
w. Bosley, Franklin /. Marsden, Hugh
F. O'Donnell, Richard +. Soates.
GreSnbury G. Griffith, James II. Bar
Der, James o. King, william F. CATH
er. Allen B. Brown, william H..
Fawcett, Harry C. West. Richard l..
Waters, William S. Corby, James II.
Anderson. Talmadge l.. Watkins, Will
liam Z. Gregg. William ". Bowman.
and james w. Mcfarland. -s