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Evening star., 1921-04-21
PICKS THREE MEN
|. FOR BIG U. S. POSTS
President Selects David H.
Blair as Head of In
ternaI Revenue.

Three nominations to fill govern
ment offices here were determined
upon by the President today.
David H. Blair of Winston Salem.
n. c.. was nominated to be commits
sioner of internal revenue.
Claudius II. Huston of Chattanooga.
Tenn. was selected to be assistant
secretary of the Department of Com
merce
Charles f. Marvin was renominated
to be chief of the weather bureau.
ternal revenue there has been keen
rivalry. and it is considered by Sec
retary Mellon to be one of the most
important in the government. han
ding. as it does. the colleceion of the
internal revenues of the country and
the enforcement of the prohibitio ion
act.
Blair prominent Lawyer.
Mr. Blair u prominent in his home
state, both as a lawyer and a busi-
ness man. He is fifty-two years old
and a Quaker his parents having mi
grated to North Carolina from Penn
sylvania. He was educated in the
public schools in Winston-Salem,a at
Haverford Academy. Pa, and at the
University of North Carolina. He
studied law at the latter institution.
Mr.. Blair, although a lifelong re-
publican and always interested and
active in the past. has never held
Office prior to this time. He ran for
Congress several years ago and was
defeated. He was delegate to the
Chicago convention and voted for
Mr. Harding throughout the sessions.
He served as member Of the ere
dentials committee of the convention
and it was in that capacity that he
attracted the attention of the higher
party leaders.
Many IndOrsers.
He was indorsed for the post by Ma
tional Committeeman Morehead of
North Carolina and the republican
state committee of that state as well
as a number of prominent republicans
from other states. His appointment
was made upon the recommendation
of Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
day at the suggestion of Secretary
Mellon. with whom he conferred for
more than an hour. He was presented
to the President for the first time
late in the afternoon, and it was
then that he was given assurance of
his selection. He returned to Win
ston-Salem last night.
Mr.. Huston has been prominent for
a number of years in Tennessee poll
tics and took an active part in the
last campaign. He was put forward
for Secretary of Commerce by many
southern republicans. who urged ;he
President to name him as southern
representative in the cabinet.
Evening star., 1921-04-21
Will Have Charge of Field
Operations of American
Forces in Conflict.
INSTANT PREPARATION
is PURPOSE OF MOVE
Organization Will Be Entirely
Separate From Office Of
Chief of Staff.

Organization of a war staff headed
by Gen. Pershing to take charge. OF
field operations of the armies of the
; United States in time of war was an
nounced today by Secretary Weeks.
Instant preparation in time of
peace for active military operations.
was given by the Secretary as the
rcason for the new organization.
The organization headed by Gen.
Pershing will be entirely separate
from the office of the chief of
staff. Mr.. Weeks said. which will con-
.inuc to direct the administration of
the military establishm in time Of
peace.
Cen. Pershing will have a skeleton
ized staff which will correspond to
that e, Chaumont during the world
war and ch will concern itself en-
tIrcl! with problems of strategy, .ac-
ties and war organization.
Perxhins to Announce Details.
We are going to have a skeleton
ICED general headquarters established
III the War Department" said Secre-
keep US instantly prepared for active
military operations. The details will
be given out later, but Gen. Pershing
will be at the head of the activity.
"details of the plan are difficult to ar
range. owing to the wording of the
laws. but the chief of staff will con-
-tinue to direct the administration of
the Army in time of peace"
Before the world war, Secretary
Weeks explained, Marshal Joffre had
been selected to command the armies
of France, if war came. and had or
RaniZed a skeleton staff which was
instantly available.
Silent ON HarbOrd RumOrs.
Secretary Weeks would not confirm
or deny rumors that Maj. Gen. James
q. Harbord, who was for time Gen
Pershing's chief of stan in France
and later head of the service of sup
ply, had been selected to relieve Mai
Gen. Peyton c. March as chief OF staff
of the Army. 1t was thought prob
alb bie-6ys1eme offieexR4hAt Sen. Aar-
tord might becom< Gen. Pershfng's
chief aid on the war stan.
Evening star., 1921-04-21
AGE LIMIT BANNED
FOR POSTAL CLERKS
Retirement to Be Based on
Merit-Many Reinstate-
ments Expected.

Revocation of former administra-
tion policies in regard to the retire
ment and reinstatement of postal en-
ployes was announced today by Post
master General Hays at the confer
ence called with heads of employe or
-ganizations to consider the establish
ment of welfare department in the
postal service.
Abrogation of the ruling of former
postmaster General Burleson arbi-
trarily decreeing enforced retirement
for postal employees when they reach
the ages Of sixty-two and sixty five
years. has been decided upon by the
department., Postmaster General Hays
stated.
In its stead the department will
allow those employees who desire to
remain in the service to fill out a
questionnaire and secure certain af-
hdaVlts. and each case will be passed
upon by the Postmaster General.
Return a Grade Lower.
At Offices where there are vacancies
and there is need for an experienced
employe a former employe may be
reinstated as clerk or carrier at one
grade below that he held when he
lett the service. according to the
policy announced today
All reinstatement cases during the
past year are to be reviewed. and
cases dealing with postal work
who were discharged by the former
administration will be settled upon
their own merits. The Postmaster
General intimated that the case of the
Chicago postal clerks discharged last
year and the case of Steward r..
Blassingham, law clerk in the depart
lowing testimony before the reclassi-
fcation commission. will be among
those to be decided solely upon
merit.
Justice to Young Men.
In abrogating the hard-and-fast
blanket rule of the former postal ad-
ministration that when 4 postal work
er reached retirement age he must be
retired Postmaster General Hays
protected, in justice to the younger
men, from superannuates. and that
this will be achieved by requiring the
applicant for retention to sign a ques-
tionnaire. get a medical certificate. Sc
cure the certification of three patrons
and get the o. X. of the postmaster
Postal employees who resigned from
the service more than once shall be
reinstated, under the conditions out
lined above, at two grades below
their former salary, and if they re-
signed three times shall be reinstated
at three grades below. Those who
had the minimum salary are to be
reirstated as substitutes, and those
who resigned as substitutes are to
be reinstated at the foot of the sub
stitute roll.
Those who resigned on account of
illness are to be reinstated at the
same salary they drew at the time
of resignation. In no instance are
places to be created, il
was announced. Transfers from
other departments are to be made at
one grade less.
Col. Hubert Work, first assistant
postmaster general. who explained
the reinstatement order. which is in
effect Immediately. made plain that
the order is not retroactive. but does
allow review of cases for the past
year.
Evening star., 1921-04-21
RETURN OF NJ. VIVIANI
TO FRANCE is AWAITED
FOR POLITICAL OPINION

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, April 2l.-The return to
Paris of former Premier Viviani.
who has just completed d mission
In Washington for the French gov
ernment. is awaited with great in
terest in official, political and
league of nations circles.
Dispatches from the United States
have dealt with what were con-
sidered the general results of his
mission, but NJ. Viviani's amplified
report is looked forward to as like
ly to give clearer idea of the
shape Franco-American relations
will probably take
II is probable NJ. Viviani will, as
he did on his return from a former
mission, give a public account of
what NC accomplished from the
speakers stand in the chamber of
deputies.
Evening star., 1921-04-21
EMERGENCY FINDS
HOSHTALSLACKlNG
Patients in Critical. Condition
Turned Down Twice for
Want of Facilities.

Washington is badly in need Of ad-
ditional hospital facilities for the
handling of emergency cases, es-
recially in the eastern section Of the
city.
This was demonstrated last night
when Robert w. Fox and his wife.
-Apnie o. Fox. the former suffering
from gunshot wound in the mouth
and his. vie with a similar wound in
the side of her head could not he
operated upon at Casualty Hospital
because there were no beds in whi ch
to put the patients, following such a
serious operation
Fox, who is charged by the police
with having shot his wife and then
turned the revolver upon himself was
taken to the hospital in an ambu-
lance. while the wife was removed
there in an automobile.
They were given frst-aid treat
nent at Casualty Hospital and then
taken to Washington Asylum Hospi-
tai Upon reaching that place it
was found an operation could not i'm
mediately be performed on the couple
as il takes four hours to prepare the
operating room for an operation
They were then taken to Emergency
performed and the couple put to bed.
All Beds Being sed.
Miss Lillian l.. Rinker. superinten-
dent of Casualty Hospital. TODAY said
the reason the patients could not be
operated upon at that institution was
because of the lack of beds
when the couple were brought
here last night" she said. they were
given immediate attention An ef-
FORT was made to find room for them.
but as there were no beds it was de-
cided to senL them 10 Washington
Asylum, Hospital
This condition last night empha :
sizes the need of a new hospital or
large addition to our present insti-
tuition. said Miss Rinker The hos
pital has but sixty beds. and all of
them were taken yesterday. a phv-
sician tried to get four private ma
tients into the hospital yestertia Y
but we had TO refuse them becaus.
there were no beds. Another phy-
sician also trie,I to get a private
patient. and this one also was re-
fused
We have never refused TO take any
emergency eases at the hospital for
treatment" she added. The situa-
tion yesterday could not be prevent
ed by US. ard We would have beer
only too CLAN 10 keep the man and
wife here for treatment
situation EmphasIxes Needs.
board of managers of Casualty Hos
pital, also declared the situation which
necessitated the removal of the pa
tients from the institution last mig n
emphasized the need of a new build
ing.
We have been trying for som.
time to get larger quarters TO ac.
commodate the patients. he said
Congress should provide funds fol
the maintenance of this institution
because il is public necessity"
DR. James A Cannon. the chic
surgeon of Washington Asylum Hos
pital. where the patients were re
fused admittance because of the IacI
these facilities. said:
We are not equipped for emer.
gency operations. When the patient.
were brought here last night and ii
was found il would take about -four
hours 10 prepare the operating room
it was decided, in view of their seri
Gus condition, 10 send them to Emer.
Gency Hospital, where an operation
could be performed Immediately"
Evening star., 1921-04-21
DATES FOR GRADUATIONS,
Supt. Ball6u Announces High
School Exercises.

Dates Of high school graduation ex-
ercises were announced today by
Supt. Frank W. Ballou. They are:
Central, June %: Tech. June 81
Western. June %: Eastern, June %
Business two-year course), June y;
business four-year courSe), June -
Wilson Normal School. June 90; Miner
Normal School, June 90; Dunbar High
June 21. and Armstrong High. June
-. Westerns ceremonies will be held
at pm. and the others at pm.
Supt. Ballou Aviff preside at the ex-
ercises at Central. Western and Busi-
ness: DR.. Abram Simon, president OF
the board of education, at Eastern
and Miner Normal; Asst. Supt. Stephen
+. Kramer at Tech; DR.. Henry B.
Learned. vice president of the school
board, at Business four-year course
DR.. J. Hayden Johnson, member of
the board, at Dunbar. and Daniel A.
Edwards. member of the board. at
Armstrong.
Evening star., 1921-04-21
BILL HAYWOOD HAS FLED
COUNTRY, REPORT SAYS
L. w. w. Secretary Said to Have
Gone to Moscow or Riga to
Escape Prison Term.

CHICAGO. April 2l.-Federal off,
Gals today received confidential infor-
nation that William ID. Haywood. sec
retary of the l. w. W. and scheduled
TO begin sentence at the Leavenworth.
nan. penitentiary. had fed from the
United Stats, and now is in either Mos
COW or Riga.
Cnaries r. Clyne. United States dis
trlct attorney. announced that a search
had been started for Haywood.
He is not at Leavenworth, Chica go
nor New York. and We have been
privately informed that he has landed
either at Moscow or Riga" said Mr.
Clyne. That is all We know about it.
but we expect to have definite informa-
tlon very quickly"
Evening star., 1921-04-21
HEALTH WORK MERGED
Capitalization of Offices and Per-
sonnel. With Exceptions, Ordered.

Capitalization of all work. Offices
and personnel of the public health
service connected with the medical
treatment of disabled war veterans,
with the exception of hospitals and
dispensaries. under the bureau of
war risk insurance, was ordered
today by Secretary Mellon of the
Treasury.
The order. it was, said t5day, affects
only one hospital in the District of
Columbia, this being Providence Hos
pitaI, where a number of disabled
soldiers are undergoing treatment on
a contract with the bureau of war
risk insurance. All other hospitals in
the District Of Columbia. including
the Walter Reed General Hospital.
ST. Elizabeth's Hospital, the Mount
Alto Hospital and other, institutions
dealing directly through either the
public health service or the bureau
Of war risk insurance. will be oper-
ated as at present Operation of all
hospitals and dispensaries through
put the country will tpntinue to be
lCoatnued or Page & Column -
Evening star., 1921-04-21
PIGEONS CARRY ORDERS.
Three Bring Trade Letters to

NASHVILLE, Tenn. April 21.-
Transmission by carrier pigeon of
orders taken by travelling statesmen
was successfully inaugurated this
week by a wholesale grocery house
at C1arkeville. Tenn. when eight
orders taken at Ashland City, thirty
miles away. were promptly delivered
by three young birds.
Evening star., 1921-04-21
GERMANY SENDING
PRESIDENT APPEAL

BERLIN, April 2l.-The
German government has fer
mally asked the President of
the United States to mediate
in the reparaticnss question.
The note enabodying the re-
quest was forwarded Wednes-
cay by Loring Dresel, the
American commissioner in
Berlin, to the State Depart
meat in Washington.
The note was signed by
Chancellor Fehrenbach and
DR.. Walter Simcns, the for
eign minister.
PARIS, April 21.-The Ger
man government has refused
to transfer the gold reserves
cf the Reichsbank, the Ger
man imperial bank, to the
Ccblenz and Cologne branches
of the bank, as demanded by
the reparations commission,
it was announced here today.
The appeal pledges Ger
many to accept the mediation
without reservations and to
fulfill absolutely any award
President Harding may make
after examination and investi-
cation into the subject.
Secretary Hughes conferred
briefly with President Harding
at the White House this after
noon, but would not reveal the
purpose of his visit nor confirm
or deny that a communication
has been received from the Ger
man government regarding rep
Evening star., 1921-04-21
YOUTHS STEAL $25, 900.
Auto Bandits Hold Up Real Estate
Man on Way to Bank.

CHICAGO. April 2l.-Five youthful
bandits in an automobile held up John
Amberg, vice president of a real es-
tate firm. and escaped with $25. 900 he
was taking to downtown bank.
Evening star., 1921-04-21
PEGGY MARSH'S SON CUT
FROM FIELD MILLIONS
Supreme Court Rules Against
Illegitimate Child Sharing
in Estate.
nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, April 21.-Henrv
Anthony Marsh, son of Henry Field of
Chicago and Peggy Marsh. is not en- =
titled to inheritance Of the Marshall
Field millions, the supreme court de-
cided today in ruling that the Mar
shall Field will specifically exempts
from Inheritance any illegitinate off :
spring.
Evening star., 1921-04-21
WEATHER..

Showers late tonight and tomor-
row; not much change in tempera-
ture.
Temperature for twenty -four hours
= pm. today: lowest. 81. at am. to-
day.
Evening star., 1921-04-21

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
tic for republication Of all news dispatches
credited 10 il not Otherwise riel,scd ia Ills
paper and also the local pui,li>h>s Groin
All rights of publication OF .ikciai
dispatches herein slso resayed.
Deming graphic., 1921-10-11
WAKING IT SAFE FOR sLACKERs

Vow come the Columbus Mirror pup
he'd under the name Of Nallandigha'a
pd Iocklin-in fact. "A faint echo OF
,e Deming Headlight and largely re
nfed from it-with some more OF the
friendly criticism OF the American
Legion and ex-service men generally.
In its attacks IL demonstrates remark
abl. ignorance OF facts and total dis
regard Of the feelings Of the veterans
To be absolutely frank, the American
LEGION Is going into politics because
b.., hnsineSs--the cost-plus boys. made
easy fortunes from the war. the old-line
rpliti -reactionaries all. W o
still manage 10 keep the saddle, AMI
,he mthinking, that did not or could
not 20 to war. are demonstrating an
unfeeling hostility to the veterans thai
las caused them TO turn from the ideals
~ the war to a cynical struggle Tor
bread shat Is being largely withheld
-Four million young voters ana theH
friends are 10 be rccSOned with an'
they are tired Of running after selfisl
politicians for aE accounting. tn
Veterans know their power and thei
influence will soon be made apparent
The Mirror and its clan can 'respec
IL like any other organization or no
inst as suits It or them the better.
as the Mirror charges, the veteran
have been begnrs, what in the nam
Of common sense have they gotten OF
of the medicancyy There are pro-
ebly about 100000 world war veteran
tramplng the streets in the cities'witl
out work today just about THREE time
as many as were engaged In the SPANS
Deming graphic., 1921-10-11

lis birth, we wish to cite few facts
apparently lost sight of in any discus
sion of the Legion
"In no war has the United STATES
paid its soldiers as much by halt a.
in the world war Never has II pro-
vided 50 well by its soldiers depen'
dents. Never has 1t 80 guarded It's
soldiers health and provided fer thelr
amusement These things are as th"y
should be. every soldier l. fully en-
tisled TO all the world war soldier re-
ceived.
"'In no war has the percentage OF
"drafted" men been 50 high nor have
they. or some Of them at least, asked
so much from the government after
their discharge.
"Soldlers of other wars, II they were
physically disabled received a pension
at rate per month that would nearly
nav weeks board and have mover
made "A loud clamor for adjusted pay
or other forms II bonus. In the
Spanish. American war, a nearly Tor
gotten incident of % year ago, Ameri-
can soldiers received $3.50 per month,
ate food that no human being should
and died like flies from tropical fey'
ers and have asked nothing of the
government which has made no special
effort to consider them other thau
grant the survivors small bronze
medal upon payment OF 80 cents"
Deming graphic., 1921-10-11

American war all told. These men
came home 10 find their jobs gone, and
a financial depression added to their
difficulties there Is no relief for these
men who fought for their country ami
none is contemplated Even Germany
the vanouiShed. found money TO relieve
its veterans who were displaced in in
dustry. 80 has England and every other
country engaged in the greatest war
OF history. Uncle sam pays In praise
an easily digestcd and ethereal food
for empty bellies.
That Uncle sam was generous with
its soldiers Of the world war In the
way of pay, is altogether sorry joke.
81 far as the soldier is concerned. Can-
ada. Australia and South Africa all
paid their soldiers more, not to speak
nf what they have done for them since
the war. The writer has handled the
accounts of many hundreds Of men AM
can say that few soldiers with depend
ents ever drew more than $3.50 fel
month-Showing that figures may mol
lie. but that they are very deceptive
when interpreted by those ignorant C
their import Uncle sam is a earn
, old man. He made his defender
carry the insurance risk on their liy"s
I he made these same defenders the lari
/, est class Of bond buyers; he made thes
T defenders pay dollar for every dolla
5 he put up for care Of dependents. A
e this time common labor in the Unit,
Z States drew eight aud ten dollars n
= day and the ship-yard workers an
$ clerks in Washington got bonus I
+ the end Of their service. The stay a
: homes had s2me chance of living ov'
n the depression. but what chance dl
Deming graphic., 1921-10-11
HEALTH is VITAL
Here is How to Take Proper
Care of Ii

Oklahoma City, Okla-"We used
three bottles Of DR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery for my husband and
IL helped so much-did him lots Of good.
! freely recommend this Discovery to
anybody that is suffering from a run
down, weakened condition. There is no
doubt il is a great building-,p medicine. "
---Mr J Montana, 732 West Y tG. d.
II you need building-up tonic, obtain
DR.. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery
from your nearest druggist, or write DR.
Pierce, president lnvalids Hotel in
Buffalo, n. Y, for free medical advice.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-09-03
UNITED STATES DISTRICT
COURT
District of Vermont
The United States of America VS..
65 Barrels of Product Labelled
IN Part Apple Cider Vinegar"
Civil Docket No. 322


Whereas a writ of seizure has is
sued from the United States, Dis
trict Court within and for the Dis
| trlct of Vermont dated August 10,
A. d., 1921. in accordance with a
libel for condemnation filed pursu-
ant to the provisions of an Act of
Congress approved June 80, 1906.
entitled Gan Act for preventing the
manufacture, sale OF transporta-
ton of adulterated or misbranded
or poisonous or deleterious foods,
drugs, medicines and liquors and
for regulating traffic therein and
for other purposes" by Vernon A..
Bullard, Esq, Attorney of the said
United States for said District of
Vermont, who prosecutes for the
said United States in this behalf
against certain merchandise, to
wit, 50 barrels or product labeled
in part "Apple Cider Vinegar"
which had been transported from
Canastota, in the state of New
York into the state of Vermont, to
wit, at st. Johnsbury, and which
remain in the original, unbroken
packages at said st. Johnsbury on
the premises of the st. Johnsbury
Grocery Company, all as more full
ly appears by the records and files
in the Office of the Clerk of said
Court, and
Whereas, by reason of the ms
tructions contained in said writ on
the said 10Th day of August, A. ID.
1921, at ST. Johnsbury in said Dis
trict, | attached said merchandise
to wit ii casks or barrels contain
ing said product and took the same
into my custody.
Now, therefore, in accordance
with the order contained in said
writ notice is hereby given to all
persons claiming said goods, wares
and merchandise or knowing or
having anything to say why the
same should not be condemned
pursuant to the prayer of said libel
that they be and appear before the
said Court to be held at the United
States Court room at Rutland in
said District of Vermont, on Tues
day, the 4th day of October, A. d.
1921, at 9 o'clock in the forenoon
then and there to interpose claim
for the same and make their allie
cations in that behalf.
Dated at Rutland, in said Dis
trict this 30th day of August, A.
ID. 1921.
ARTHUR p. CARPENTER
United States Marshal for the Dis
tlict of Vermont
Sept 2-9-16