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Evening star., 1922-06-07
NEW TESTS PUSHED
BY CIVIL SERVICE
Commissioner Wales Tells
Mayors of Plans to Obtain
Greater Efficiency.

POUGHKEEPSIE. N. Y. June T.
Competitive civil service is construc-
tive civil service. Commissioner
George r. Wales of the Civil Service
Commission declared today in an ad-
dress delivered here before the con-
ference of>mayors of the state.
"An experience with the sytem COW
ering a period of nearly thirty years
has convinced me that what l prefer
to call the competitive system Of
employment. when intelligently and
properly administered, is the best and
only correct employment for either
public or private business the
speaker stated
Honesty Tests Included.
Commissioner Wales said the COM
mission Is not vet ready to report on
Its experiments with examinations
for industry. honesty, reliability and
similar qualities not readily tested
by written examination.
I'm another year we hope to have
something definite and constructive
to report he said. telling of the ap-
preparation granted Uy Congress to
carry on the work.
There is no such thing in this
cheney or perfect civil service ex-
animation" Commissioner Wales con-
tinued.
Aim Of CommissiOn.
However. if we should find that
the relation between the order in ef-
fciency and the order in the test
were fairly close together. for ex-
ample. If out of 100 individuals, we
find that 40 or 80 of them had sub
stantially the same relative order
in both measurements, we would say
that the examination or test was
pretty apt to indicate something def
mite as to the probable efficiency OF the
candidate If he should be employed
This is the process that we are
now endeavoring to follow in devils
ing our tests for the federal service.
For example. at present we are en-
gagged in improving our test for
clerical workers. that great body of
people engaged upon miscellaneous
processes in Office work We tried
out series of clerical tests on ten
groups of about forty persons each.
or total OF 400 individuals. and COM
pared ratings on the tests with the or
der of their efficiency. Finding that the
results OF certain combination of tests
corresponded in Il positive degree with
the relative efficiency. we concluded
to use such tests in an examination
to be given at an early date.
The results, Of course. will be
hope to know how nearly the efflci-
through this examination corresponds
with their relative order in the ex-
animation. We confidently expect
this to be at least as close as the
perimental tests. In other words,
in our tests for entrance we are
working for the greatest efficiency
in performance and production"
Evening star., 1922-06-07
BEvERIDGE PAID $4,000.
Writes Senator Harrison He Did
Publish Campaign Expenses.

A letter denying statements made
10 the effect that he had not made
public his campaign expenditures in
the Indiana primaries for nomina ton
for the Senate. written by Albert ]
Beveridge to Senator Pat Harrison
was placed in the Congressional Record
yesterday by the latter. Senator Har-
rison, who made the original charge
on the floor of the Senate in regard to
Mr.. Beveridge. said that he did not
desire to do him an injustice
Mr.. Beverfdge said both he and the
treasurer of his campaign organiza-
tion had filed statements of their ex-
penditures mot only at the finish, but
almost weekly" during the campaign
The total expenditure. according to
Mr. Beveridge, was only slightly in
excess of $4,000. He had not filed
the statements with the secretary of
the Senate, Mr.. Beveridge said. be-
cause it was not deemed necessary
under the decision of the Supreme
Jourt in the Newberry case. -
Evening star., 1922-06-07
RAP COAL OPERATORS.
Charges of Retail Dealers May
Cause Senate Probe.

Charges that coal operators are TAX
ing advantage of the strike situation
and are profiteering may be investi-
CATER by the Senate committee on
education and labor. Senator Borah.
chairman of the committee. and Sem
ator Walsh of Massachusetts. demo-
crat, were in conference yesterday
with retail coal men, who said that
the operators were insisting upon be-
ing paid $3.50 per ton for coal at the
mines, the maximum price fixed by
Secretary Hoover, even for coal con-
tracted to be delivered at much lower
prices and for coal that should not
bring more than $1.75.
L. w. Ferguson, president of the
Chicago Coal Merchants Association.
and Roderick Stephens. chairman Of
the board of directors of the National
Retail Coal Dealers Association,
made the charges against the opera
tors.
Evening star., 1922-06-07
NAMED TO WEST POINT.
Robert c. w. Walker of Wash
in9ton Wins Appointmeut.

Robert c. w. Walker Of 1929 18TH
street has been appointed a cadet at
the United States Military Academy
from the District of Columbia.
Four residents of this city have
been appointed by President Harding
as cadets-at- large at the Academy
as follows: Elvin r Heiberg. I'd OF
1912 18th street: Wallace ID. McNa-
mara of 1444 Rhode Island avenue;
Harold B. Price of Washington bar
racks, and Parker NJ. Reeve of 1872
10th street John r. Burns of PIT
18th street southeast. first sergeant.
Company B. Engineer Regiment. Ma
tional Guard of the District of CO.
lumbia. has been appointed cadet
from the National Guard
All these young men will be ad-
mitted to the West Point Academy
July | next as result OF the en-
trance examination held in March
Evening star., 1922-06-07
WOMAN FRANTIC OVER
LOSS OF GEMS SHE HAD
HIDDEN IN OLD SHOES

SOUTH ORANGE. N. j.. June Z.
DIR. Gustave p. Hoffman took
pair of worn shoes-and $4,000
worth OF his wife's diamonds-to
a repair shop in Newark. Today
police are locking for the gems.
Not until the doctor returned
from his errand did his wife dis
cover that the shoes. where she
had slowed the diamonds only
yesterday morning. were missing
from their customary place.
The couple FASTENED to the New
ark shop, franctically searched all
the shoes in the place. but with
out result. Anthony Palmeri, pro-
prietor. declared neither he nor
his employees had seen the jewels.
Evening star., 1922-06-07
VICE PRESIDENT is
GRADUATION SPEAKER
Twenty-Five to Get Degrees at
American University-Addres
BY Bishop Brent.

Vice President Coolidge is sched-
uled to deliver the principal address
at the graduation exercises of the
American University. which are
ueing held in the Grove ampitheater
of the institution this afternoon
The program includes the Invocation
by Rev. Dr. j. J. Muir. chaplain of
the Senate: prayer by Rt. Rev Will
liam +. Mcdowell. resident bishop OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church. a
reading of the Scriptures by Rev
John K. Edwards and an address by
Rt Rev. Charles II. Brent, Protestant
Episcopal Bishop of Western New
York Rev. Dr. Walter A Morgan
Will pronounce the benediction.
Twenty-Five master and doctor de-
grees will he conferred and four fell
lowships will he assigned The
United states Navy Band. under the
direction of Charles Bentor, is fur
nishing the music.
Evening star., 1922-06-07
ORDERED FROM STATIONS
Army Officers Transferred
Washington for Duty.

The following named officers of the
Army have been relieved from the
stations indicated and ordered to this
city for duty with the War De
partment general staff: Col Leon Il.
KRONER general stan. Fort Sam
Houston. Tex; Col. Laurence Hal
stead general stan. Fort Benjamin
Harrison. Ind: Lieut.. Col. Claude 5.
Fries, general staff. Fort Crook. Neb.:
Lieut.. Col. Frederick l.. Dengler.
Coast Artillery Corps. Fort Leaven-
worth Kan: Lieut.. Coils. Bruce
Palmer and George Grunert. general
STAFF. Camp Dix. n. J.: Maj. Warren
r, Hannum, Corps of Engineers. Fort
Kan; Maj John X.
Herr. general staff. American forces
in Germany, and Maj. John J. Bur
leigh. infantry. Fort Leavenworth,
Kan
Evening star., 1922-06-07
TIGHTEN SMALLPOX BAN.
California Authorities Issue New
Rules on Mexican Border.

Orders prohibiting the entry from
Mexico into the United States of per-
sons showing Indications of smallpox
were issued today by the United
states public health service at the
request of the health authorities Of
California. The orders also provide
that all persons crossing the border
must Enthusiastically give evidence of
having been successfully vaccinated.
Surgeon General Cumming said he
had been advised by the California
health officials that an epidemic of
smallpox was prevalent in Mexicali,
Mexico. and that unless rigid enforce
ment of the quarantine regulations
were Immediately directed there was
danger Of the disease spreading into
border counties &, I
Evening star., 1922-06-07
JOB IN CIVIL SERVICE.
Men and Women Eligible for Dis.
patcher. Motor TRANSFORMATION,

The Civil Service Commission an
nounced today that an open competi-
tive examination will be held to fill
the position of dispatcher, motor
transporta ton. in the Quartermaster
Corps, Washington general inter-
mediate depot, at $1,000 year. and
the increase of $50 month granted
Gy Congress. Both men and women
are eligible to take this examinations
but for the present. vacancies male
eligibles are desired Full informa-
ton and application blanks may be
obtained at the Office of the secretary
of the fourth civil service district.
Old Land Office building. Sth and +;
streets northwest.
Evening star., 1922-06-07

A large staff OF women is employed
at the Vatican for the sole purpose Of
keeping the Pope's wardrobe in perfect
condition. No spot or stain may disfig-
ure the garments worn by his holiness.
and as he always appears in white.
even few hours wear deprives the
robes OF their freshness
Evening star., 1922-06-07
CAPT. FITz GERALD RESIGNED

The President has accepted the res
ipnation of Capt. Gerald Fitz Gerald,
III. S. Calalry. The resignation of
lCapt. Albert Earle Matlack, Quarter
master Corps, Of his. commission as
an officer OF the Army. for the good
of the service, has been accepted by
the President. - sss :
Evening star., 1922-06-07
Second Blind Student
Gets Phi Beta Kappa
Key at Columbia U.

NEW YORK. June 1.-THE
Phi Beta Kappa key has been
given to blind student OF
Barnard College, IT II ANNOUNCE
ed at the class day exercises
OF Columbia University. The
handicapped winner Of this
highest Of scholastic hOnOrs fs
Catherine Genfn Burke of Chi
cnRO.
Miss Burke, who II the sec
Ond blind student to he grad
unted from Barnard. specialix-
cd I'm history and, Roman
languages.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-05-18
=
WASHINGTON LETTER =
By ]. E. Jones.
y
WAR SCANDALS ARE MATCHING


Senator Caraway of Arkansas has
made number of bitter attacks upon
Attorney General Daugherty, and
the latter has replied that he would
like to enjoy the piviiege of sitting
with Congress by virture of the fact
that he is a Cabinet member, in
order that he might make reply in
the same forum where he has been
assailed. The statements of Sena-
tor Caraway and number of other
members of the two branches of Con-
gress have evidently penetrated I'M
der the hide of the Attorney General,
and he was struck back against what
he calls a political attack with the
retort that Influential personages"
in the Wilson administration put the
Inuffier on the investigation of scan
dals that will soon be notorious. "Two
cases of the first magnitude are ready
for prompt submission" declares Mr..
Daugherty. Naturally this "promis-
ing" statement has excited the wild
est speculation, and prohteers in all
parts of the county who have thought
their crimes forgotten are doubtless
fearful that they may be hauled into
the spotlight.
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is THERE A Niger
IN THE WOODPILE?

Washington gossip has for months
made good deal out of transactions
in connection with the seizure and
disposal of German property during
the war. Some of the very highest
officials in the last Administration are
openly connected with the affairs of
the institutions that were recognized
after the Germans were squeezed out.
They defend themselves by declaring
that they officially treated the enemy
property in the manner contemplated
by tie law under which it was seized.
Then they explain their present en-
joyment of "soft snaps" on the
.ground that they were not brought
into transactions until Americans
came into possession of the properi-
ties and until they had retired de-
finitely from official life. The for
mer officials assert that selfish Ger
man interests are now seeking to
besmirch them in order to secure the
return Of the property they proper
ly lost through the conduct of the
war. Evidently the Attorney Gen.
eral does not take very rosy view of
the situation and his promises of pro
secutions are generally construed in
Washington as a forecast that Mr..
Daugherty to uncover ga niger in
the woodpile." 80 I
HOUSE MACS THE SENATE
Criticism has been heard in the
lower House of Congress because OF
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-05-18

the delays in handling public business
in the Senate. The tariff bill is the
particular source of worry to the
House and that body wants the SEN
ate to deliver the law p. d. q. Ma
turally there is lot of sentiment ia
voring the speeding up Of this parti-
cular legislation. Undoubtedly Presi-
dent Harding is as much disturbed
about the delay in passing tariff law
as anyone in the country. Senators
who have the bill in charge are chat
ing under the delays of debate. The
only difference between this bill and
it's predecessors is that the delays
are stretched out longer. That is
due to the fact that the war made
new conditions that upset all tariff
making precedents. But it is only
fair to the Senate to recognize the
fact that every tariff bill that has
ever been sent to it's was little more
than a hodge-podge affair threshed
out in committee of the House
whose main business was to reconcile
all the traders and beneiciaries in
terested in the d ifferent schedules.
The debate in House is more camou-
fiage and lasts but few hours. AS
result the Senate practically creates
the bill does all the celebrating,
brings out all the criticism in it's
debates, and in short furnishes all
the "gray matter" that finally de-
termines whether there is or is not
common sense in the legislation.
While Senate is going through these
processes of constructive hard-labor
it comes with mighty poor grace for
the Sinking House to nag the Upper
body.
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will not go through this session. And
if it does not get by before, the fall
elections, what will happen to the
politicians when they meet tn evoters
"back home 2" On the other horn
of the dilemma the American Legion
no doubt feels that it is fighting the
last fight for the bonus, which must
be put through before the adjourn
ment of this session if it is to be
saved from being permanently
buried.
BAR TAX-EXEMPT
SECURITIES
The Ways and Means Committee
of the House of Representative has
reported favorably a proposed con-
stitutional amendment to prohibit the
further issuance of tax-exempt GER
tificates. Estimates place the
amount Of these issues last year, at
one billion dollars while perhaps
nearly twenty billion dollars worth of
the securities are now in existence.
Holders Of large incomes are putting
their money in to these securities
thereby withdrawing their funds.
from usefulness in industrial lines.
The industrials las a rule are mot as
acceptable as the tax-empt securi-
ties, to those who have great for
tunes to intest. Another reason for
the proposed constitutional amend
ment is found in the constant de-
crease of revenues to the Federal
government from large incomes.
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can not ask him to remain in the
Islands if he thinks his duty to the
University should decide him to re-
turn to the United States. Reports
from Manila indicate that General
Wood is SO well satisfied with himself
that he will likely remain at his
present post until the last of the
year. The Philippine olony in
Washington have an idea that Gen
eral Wood will stay even longer--in
fact as long as he is permitted to re-
main. A delegation of Filipinos is
now enroute to this country to i'm
press upon Congress the demand Of
their people for an independent self
government. These men represent
every phase of public life in the
Philippines and it is fair to assume
that they know what they are doing
in placing themselves in opposition to
their Governor-General, who insists
on conservation American rule being
continued. General Wood would be
doing them a favor if he would get
started on his job with the University
of Dappctylvay a4Rs
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-05-18
WOOD IMPRESSED
WITH HIMSELF

The University of Pennsylvania
has refused to further extend its
leave of absence to General Leonard
Wood, with the result that President
Harding and Secretary of War
Weeks have advised him that "while
they would be glad" to have him re-
main in the Philippines that they
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-05-18

Warranty Deed Blanks for sale at
the Times office.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-05-18
BONUS "GROUNDSWELLS"

Republican Senators are as insist
emit as members fthe lower House
in their support Of the soldiers bon
US legislation. Senators Lodge, Nc
Cumber, Curtis and Watson of In
diana, recently called on President
Harding to "put it across" with him,
but in their report to their fellow
members of the Senate they did not
disclose that they found any support
at the White House. Instead they
returned with a lot of facts which
they were given to consider as in
dicative that there were ground
swells" that the public was not so
strongly in favor of bonus legisla-
ton as some members OF Congress
assert. The; President has certainly
given cold comfort to the supporters
Of the bonus measure, and without
his coopration the leaders in Con-
gress feel that there is very strong
PROBABILITIES that. the bonus measure
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-12-22
FARM BUREAU NOTES
Annual Meeting Higginsville
Live Stock Shipping
Association.

Mr.. T. D. Morse of the Market
ing Department of the Universi-
ty of Missouri, will be in Hig-
ginsville on Saturday, Decem-
Der Both to talk with the men,
bers of the Higginsville Live
Stock Shipping Association. All
members of the Association ar
range to be on hand if you are
interested in knowing the pro-
gress made in organizing a Live
Stock Producers Commission
Company in Kansas City. The
meeting will called to order al
the Farm Bureau Office in Hig
ginsville at 1870 p. m. Don
forget the time, the place, ant
the date. John Rabshal, presi
dent.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-12-22
THRILLING SEA PICTURE
Dorothy Dalton and Jack Holt
in "On the High Seas"

Appearing in one of the
strongest sea pictures ever
screened, Dorothy Dalton and
Jack Holt, featured players, will
be seen in Paramount's "On the
High Seas" at the Grand Thea
tire next Sunday. The action o.
pens ON an ocean liner, which is
wrecked and the principal play
ers are saved in a leaky boat
when almost dead from thirst
and exhaustion, run upon a der
elect which is deserted save for
a black kitten, all on board hav-
ling died from a plague. On this
ship many incidents ensue as
the storm arises and beastly
passion becomes uppermost in
mind of POlack, the hurley stok-
er, who attacks the girl, wom-
3 an of hi gh station and is worst
1 ed in a fight by jim, the other
b stoker, who at the finish Of the
story, proves to be a wealthy
d man who had worked his wa5
d back on the liner in search o.
Q adventure. jim and the girl art
o finally rescued from the dere
(? lict as it is about to sink and tax
,e en- back to port, where they a
gain res ume their social posi-
,e tions of lady and stoker, unit
" in the surprise finish Jim kid
= maps the girl and then reveal
his real identity.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-12-22
CITY BONDS ARE SOLD
wm R. Compton Bond Co., Give
Ronus of $4,O5O.OO And Pay
All Expenses.

The city council in adjourned
..ssion Friday night certified the
Vote in the bond election, and
,old the issue of $1SO,OOO.0O to
.tSo VIM. R. Compton Bond Com
nanv of st. Louis for $1S4, ,O5O.-
m the bond company to pay all
tbe expense of printing the
the bonds, registration fee, at
orney's fee, etc. Owing to the
condition of the bond market
authorities say that the bonds
brought the top notch price.
VIM. R. Compton, Jr, Of St
1ouis. was here and negotiated
the purchase.
Another step completed in tn
construction of the bridge. On
" few more, very importan
ones, and the project will be pu
on ice. Let's go!
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-12-22
Farmers Week, January 1919.

Farmers week, January 1919.
Farmers Week for 1923 will
be held from January Is to jan
uary 19, inclusive at the Missou-
ri College of Agriculture. All
classes in the Short Course will
be dismissed during this week.
This gives Short Course stu
dents opportunity to attend the
lectures in which they are most
interested. A large number Of
nationally prominent men will be
brought here at that time to de-
liver addresses. The annual
meeting of the Missouri Farm
Bureau Federation and other
farmers organizations will be
t held in Columbia at that time
Thus, Short Course students will
have a chance to take part il
one of the greatest farmers
meetings in the United States
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-12-22

The soliciting committees for
the bridge fund, with few ex-
ceptions, report good progress
in raising the needed amount
Nearly every one approached
seems to appreciate the situa-
ton and gives accordingly. On
" a few thus far have turned
a deaf ear and intimated to the
solicitors that they were vast
ing their time. Only a few
It is almost unbelievable that
there should be single person
in Lexington unwilling to make
a contribution to a propositlol
that means so much to the com
munity. But unfortunately
there's a few,-men who coun
their wealth in thousands,-w
! love it too dearly to let 1t &c
NAV their tribe decrease
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-12-22
Every Step in Pruning.

The two day Horticulture
school to be held in Jackson
County January 10th and 18th
will bring out many new devel-
opments in pruning as well as in
other phases of the fruit busi-
ness.
Briefly here are a few of the
points that will be covered at
this school.
/. Why you should prune
Grimes trees lightly the first
three years.
2. Why you may prune Cane
trees more severely and ovel
more years without delayini
fruit bud development than II
case of Grimes.
3. Why heavy pruning whil
training young trees cause
them to be late in bearing.
a. Why you should prune tn
peach the same amount an
rather heavily after it begins t
t bear.
q 5. How to prune any variet
to develop twice the number
mutt buds.
6. When to prune blackberri,
and raspberries for best yield
\ 7. When to prune grape vln
l to delay them in the spring al
help avoid frost.
Il In addition to these points
Il pruning there will be discusslo
n on the uses of fertilizer, prop
\ spraying, the new danger frC
J San Jose scale and other mi
4 ters of Importance to fruit gro
Il ers.
Il Two hundred new lante
i slides on various phases on me
Il ern orcharding will be shown
Il connection with a talk by a sp
ialist in fruit management.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-12-22
Hurry, Hurry, Hurry.

The play that will put the
Christian Spirit into you and
make you bubble over with
laughter and pep.
The story of how a kiss saved
a family from ruin, preserved
the spirit of Christmas and gave
domestic tranquility to young
couple. Can a kiss do so much?
Either try it and see or come
and see.
Hurry, Hurry Hurry, at the
High School auditorium Friday
night, December %, at 1880 o.
clock. Admission 80 and SOC.