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Evening star., 1922-12-04

IAe DOOSeG bureau recommend
tions for buildings and grounds +
the public schools shows a reducti
from $2,296.000 during the cure
for the next fiscal year. The iter
recommended are as follows:
New Schools Planned.
Toward the construction of an addi-
tion to the Armstrong Manual
Training School. submitted. .... $500 900
For beginning the remodeling Of
and the construction Of an addi-
t,oq n,e,,ts to the Western High sehpoi Sci.
gymnasium for boys. gym
nashrm for girls and additional
classrooms. submitted. .......... 100, 900
tAnd the Commissioners are
hereby authorized to enter into
contract or contracts for said re-
not to exceed $3.50. 600. submitted.
For the purchase Of q site on which
to locate si1teen-rocm building
between Georgia avenue and 18th
street northwest. north Of Park
For the purchase Of a new site on
which to locate q sixteen-room
building in the vicinity of and to
relieve the Tenley School. sub
For % the purchase Of : new site for '''
the the Mckinley ti, Manual Training org mn
ras schGo ,S q; land ,dio,o;n.
the Garnet.Patterson schools to
vide for the remodeling and the
construction Of an addition to the
For '' the erection Of an eisht.room '
extensible building on the site to
be purchased in the vicinity Of
Georsia avenue and 18th street
For the erection Of an eieht-room
extensible building: including
kAA AsrntI tall
gymnasium, on the sie to !'e pui
chased in the vicinity Of. and to
relieve the Tenley School. sub
For % besinnis the erection Of six i''
teen-room building, including
combination assembly hall and
gymnasium. to replace the old ,oo mn
(And the Commissioners are
hereby authorized to enter into
contract or contracts for such
building bull lex at cost not to exceed
For the purchase Of additional land
in the vicinity OF the Slater
Lansston tcook) schools. sub m.
For % the purchase Of a new site on ''''
which to locate a Junior high
school between Goth street and
Rock creek and X and o streets
northwest or vicinity. submitted. $4,000
For beginning construction Of
third story addition to the Thorn
son School, submitted. 6UUUO
(And the Commissioners are au-
thoriIed to enter into contract for
said addition at 4 total cost not
to exceed 3185 ,000)
Would Enlarge Western High.
It is proposed by the budget bure
that the District appropriation
shall authorize the District Comml
sioners to have plans prepared by t
municipal architect for an additi
to the Western High School. includil
repairs and alterations to the prese
building. with a view to providil
not less than twenty-four addition
classrooma
It is proposed that appropriate
for the construction Of school bull
inRs shall be made Immediately ava
able. A proviso is made that pla
and specifications for all school bull
ings shall be prepared under t
supervision Of the municipal archite
and after consultation with the boa
Of education. and shall be approx
by the District Commissioners. Recol
mendations are also made that ,
such school buildings shall have doc
and other exits opening outward. a.
each building Of more than eig
rooms shall have at least four exits
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MORE FUNDS ARE URGED
FOR COURTS OF DISTRICT;
$4,000 JURY INCREASE

Increase Of $4,000 for Jurors fees
In the Supreme Court of the District
9eney fund 10 EeE expended I'm cases
of AmerSsney. such - riot, pestilence
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$500, ass Is Total Provided
For Electrical Department

increases totaling $70.S00 for the
electrical department are recon-
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100000
100000
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80 80 -
Increase for Repairs

For repairs Of streets. avenues and
alleys an increase Of $4,000 over the
current appropriation. bringing the
Is proposed. This includes the pur-
chase of three motor trucks. =,
For construction an repair Of side
walks and curbs around public reser-
vations and municipal and United
States buildings $4,000 is recon-
mended.
An. increase of $50, ,oo0., bringing Tie
appropriation, for repairs to su6ur6AIi
rosds up to $z75. GOO. is rec9mnaendsd.
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Increase for Inspections.

For the plumbing and inspection
division an increase of $1,000 is rec
commended, making the total $21.a60.
For care Of public buildings $4,000 is
asked. which is the same as the cur
Office $s1.020 is asked. as against
$68.120 appropriated for the present
fiscal year. For the special assess-
ment once the current appropriation
Of $3.50 Is recommended to rbe con-
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Recommended Salary Total
Is Increased $17,15O

The budget bureau recommends an
increase Of $17,150 for salaries in the
various Offices of the District govern
ment, which increases the total ap-
preparation for salaries from $1.012,-
6S6 to $1,029.8S6.
The recommendation for the execu-
tive offices of the District govern
ment. including the salaries Of the
District Commissioners, secretary,
clerks, messengers and stenographers
amounts to $30.2s0. which is the same
veterinary division the recommends
tion Is $1.400. which duplicates the
present allowance. For the purchas-
Ing division a recommendation of
$42,340 Is made. as against the ap-
preparation for the current fiscal year
Of $40.340. For the building inspec-
ton division. an increase from the
present appropriation Of $57,6s0 to
$68.29Q is recommended.
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$946,O7 Cut From, Present
appropriations of the District

will be new appointee). three at
$1,000. five at $1,000 Zone of whom is
to carry out the provisions of the
child labor law): two stenographers
at $1,000 each and a messenger at
$72O
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$3.50, 800 Increase Provided
For Street and Other Works

For public works included under
the heading. Improvements and Re-
pairs" an increase of $6s0.s00 is rec
commended by the budget bureau:
which brings the total for this line OF
work up to $1.999.000. as against
s1.31s.700 appropriated for the current
fiscal year. This includes an increase
work, including the maitenance OF
motor vehicles, making the total for
this item $2S5,O00.
For street improvements, such as
paving. repaving. grading and other-
wise Improving streets, avenue. su-
burban roads and suburban streets, a
total of $730.000 is asked. to be known
as street improvements" fund. and
which shall be Immediately available.
The proposed Improvements are:
For street Paving.
Northwest-For paving west side
Of Connecticut avenue. 1ngomar
street to Chevy Chase Circle. 60 -,
Norshws.sGFof asar este: paving CONNECTICUT
ayenae. al Porter @ str street to riiden - mn M
avenue: van kes. street north .,o =,
NorthwestIFer ; | paving Georgia ave '
nue. nns .1lts.y sn tar, 9s rad to Dah'is q, m m
ward, 60 feet wide. ............. 20, ,00O.00
Southeast-For paving Nichols ave-
nue.. south entrance Of st. Eliza
beth's Hospital grounds to Port
VIDE - ~ .. M 80. ~ @ 100000
Northwest-For paving Canal road.
Aquednct bridge to Foxall road. 80
feet wide. 4U,UOO.UU
Northwest-For paving Massachu-
sets avenue. 8 street to Wisconsin
avenue. 70 feet wide. ...... 80. 10000
Northwest-For paving Rock Creek
Church road. 9Th street to Upshur
street. 80 feet wide. ............. 100000
Southeast-For paving Good Hope
road. Minnesota avenue to Alabama
avenue. "a feet wide. ........... 100000
Northeast-For paving Rhode Island
avenue. 18th street to District
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Budget for School Buildings
SIashed ST ,O96,0 900

The budget bureau recommenda-
tions for buildings and grounds for
the public schools shows a reduction
from $2,296.000 during the current
fiscal year to $1.200.000 recommended
for the next fiscal year. The items
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-11
Retail Food Costs Here
Drop 9 Per Cent IN Year

Washington, May l0.-An upward
trend III the retail cost Of food was
noted today in statistics made public
by the bureau of labor statistics of
the Department of Labor. Reports
from Is cities showed increases
from March Is to April Is, ranging
up to 8 per cent while only four re-
ported decreases and only one of
those. Fall River. with 2 per cent.
showing more than one-half Of ] per
cent decline.
The cities reporting increases in
cluded: Savannah, 8 per cent: Mo-
bile, per cent; Birmingham, Dallas,
New Orleans and Seattle. | per cent;
Buffalo. Louisville and Omaha. less
than fve-tenths Of per cent; Butte,
Rochester and San Francisco
reported decreases Of less than hve-
tenths Of per cent.
For the year period, April IS, 1921,
to April Is, 1922, the bureau report
ed the deceases in Savannah of II
per cent, Birmingham. Columbus and
Little Rock, 10 per cent; Charleston.
Manchester and Omaha. 9 per cent;
Dallas, Fall River. Indianapolis, Mo-
bile. New Orleans and Springfield,
8 per cent; Louisville. per cent;
Buffalo, Rochester and San Fran
cisco. 6 per cent; Butte and Seattle,
5 per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-11
Sheriff Quits
Los Angeles Klan
Application Bearing Name of
U. S. District Attorney
Was Rejected.

Los Angeles, May 10.-William
Traeger, sheriff of Los Angeles
county. and Louis D. Oakes, chief
of police Of Los Angeles city, re-
signed from the Ku Klux Klan last
year after brief membership, ac-
cording to Ku Klux records which
became public yesterday in connec-
ton with the grand jury investiga-
ton of a raid at Inglewood, Cal, on
April %. The sheriff quit the khan
two weeks after he was admitted.
,Oakes, then a sergeant of police, re-
signed the same night he joined,
the records show.
Both Traeger and Oakes after the
Inglewood raid, issued orders that
any of their subordinates who were
members of the Ku Klux Klan, must
resign from the khan or give up their
official positions.
The name Of Joe c. Burke, at
torney of Santa Ana, appeared on
an application blank for membership
in the khan, also was made public
yesterday.
This is the name Of the United
States district attorney for southern
California. The application blank
bore the endorsement that the ap-
plicant had been rejected. Applica-
ton blanks, on which appeared the
names of 18 Los Angeles men, also
were made public. These included
police and fire department officials,
attorneys and private detectives.
There was nothing to indicate the
applicants had been accepted or re-
1jected.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-11
Omaha Banker
Expires at Home;
Funeral Friday
;. M. Lord, Chairman oI
Board Of Livestock Ma.
tional Bank, Dies
Here.

L. NJ. Lord. 81, chairman Of the
board OF directors Of the Livestock
National bank. died at his home, 3l2
South Thirty-scventh street. last
night He was born on farm near
Madison, Wis, May "a, 1868. and
was married to Miss Agnes Short in
Chicago in 1894.
Mr.. Lord came to Omaha in 1907
and organized the Livestock Nation
al bank. He was the first cashier and
later was elected president. He re-
signed last fall TO become chairman
Of the board of directors. Before
coming TO Omaha he was engaged in
the banking business Il, Iowa.
Besides his wife Mr.. Lord is sur.
vived by one daughter. Dorothy
Frances Lord, student at Brownell
hall.
Funeral services will be held in the
home Friday, Rev. Fr. Holsapple OF
ST. Barnabas church officiating.
Mr.. Lord was a member OF the
Omaha club, Country club. Athletic
club. Chamber Of Commerce and
Eks club.
The active pallbcarers will BE-
these bank employees. E. c. Smiley
Harry McCandless. Marshal Dillon
w. S. Hoag. Frank He'll and David
Larkin.
Honorary pallbcarers will be. H
Fl. Baldrige. c. w. Sears. w. P
Atkins, w. C.. Lambert, A. w. Pratt
o. D. Mayberry. F. c. Parsons. T
H. Gledhill, ]. Fl C0ad. c. E. Par.
sons, H. c. Nicholson. Ford Hovey
A. ]. Eggers, L. c. Dean.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-11
Pope Asks Religious
Freedom for Russia

Genoa, May lO.-(By A. P)-
Monsignor Pizzardo Of the papal
secretary Of states Office, has handed
the following memorandum to M.
Barthou, head of the French dele
CATION:
In a letter which the holy father
addressed to the cardinal secretary
Of state on April 2o, the latter was
instructed to communicate to the
powers, with which the holy see is in
diplomatic relations, the good wishes
Ct his holiness for the happy issue
OF the conference. particularly as
concerns the Russian note
Since even this has not given
time to advise each chancellory
through the usual channels, the holy
see takes advantage of the presence
in Genoa of the delegations of the
states with which it maintains dip-
slomatic relations to transmit to them
directly the text of the ponti6cal
document aforementioned and to
draw to their attention, and through
them, that of the conference to GER
tam points of special Importance in
this historical hour when the read
mission Of Russia into the company
OF civilized nations is being treated.
The holy see desires that. reli-
gious interests which are the basis
OF all true civilization be safeguarded
in Russia"
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-11
Gen. Chang Reported
to Have Fled to Dairen

Tientsins May l0.-(By A. P.)-
Chang Tso-Lin, the defeated Man
churian general, is reported to have
fed to Daircn. Observers say his
troops have established three lines
Of trenches this side Of Luanchow,
on the Mukden railway, south Of the
great wall. but will fight only if Gen.
WI Pci-Fu's forces press them too
hard. @
Gen. Wu's soldiers still are in pur-
suit. Twenty-eight troop trains.
each carrying 500 men, have passed
through this city to the east, Of
which three are reported to have al
ready arrived. at Peitang, on the
coast 80 miles east of here, and four
at Tanghu, at the mouth OF the Pei
river. u.
Chang's men have cut the railway
from Taku to Mukden, near Lutai,
% miles north Of Tientsin, to hinder
the pursuit.
Three cruisers are reported of
Wang Huangtu1l. near. Shanhaikusn,
bombarding. trains passing on 1.-THE
Mukden railway.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-11
Hotel Men Slcavns to
Defense of Fiapper;
Fastidi0us Guests
Omahs Bee i.ssseS Wire.

Chicago. May i0.-Sturdy cham,
pions OF the mueh-msligned Aapper
arose yesterday IN the convention oi
the National Hotel association. NJ,
merous delegates arose and paid
tribute TO the fspper A. their best
and most desirable guest.
John Burke. managing director oi
the Congress hotel company. said:
Il have only one way OF judging
the ilapper. and that is by the condi.
tion in which she leaves her room. A
greA, many women leave their apart
men,s in anything but tidy condi'
ton. No, so the ilapper. She Is
neatness personihed. The Congress
hotel has yet to have its first dis
agreeable experience with 4 ilapper.'
Herman Mack. president OF the
Chicago Hotel Mems association and
proprietor OF the Lexington hotel,
said a number OF flappers reside a,
his hotel and they were the mos,
iastidious OF guests; always neatly
dressed. extremely clean in habits
and manner, strictly honest and in
every way desirable guests.
R. Z. Follow and Percy Tyrrell,
Texas hotel men. championcd the
ilapper. mo matter what else they
may say about her" said Mr.. Tyrrell,
she is educated and fas,iJous. We
have an abundance OF them in the
southwest and we are strong for EN-,
first, last and all the time"
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-11
Navy Brig Fare Doesn't :.
Suit ''DupIcity Dave''

Chicago, May l0-David Wolman
liked the navy SO well that he even
consented to pose as deserter 70
get back after being honorably dis
charged back in May, 1921.
Dave is still in the navy-wlth re-
servations.
Finding the life Of landlubber
distasteful, especially with Jobs
scarce, the one-time Jolly tar had a
friend capture him as Mike McCar-
thy, dcserter, and collect $50 re-
ward.
In his ingenious way Dave got
lust what he wanted-a two-year
sentence in the brig after his court
martial in January. Last month the
sailor changed his mind about the
succulence OF prison fare and wrote
the secretary Of the navy about the
deception.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-11
L. C. Hamilton Is Elected
Head Of Retail Credit Men

L. C. Hamilton of the Updike Coal
and Lumber company was elected
president Of the Associated Retail
Credit Bureau and Credit Men Tues
day evening at the annual banquet
at Hotel Fontenelle. Miss Eliza
beth l. McGrady was POSTMASTER.
Guy Cramer. Otis T. Alvison, l..
F. Wykert and H. o. Wrenn were
elected vice presidents: James H.
Taylor. treasurer; ]. w. Metcalfe,
secretary: and these directors, E. H.
Ward, F. H. DUNCAN, H. D..
Rhoades, Dr.. o. A. Runyan. E. L.
Glover. M C. Thomson, A. c. Ken
nedy. A. w. Devereaux, Mrs. T. H.
DAILY, Z. ]. Ripa. w. D. Stelk, Miss
Esther Ekborg, DR.. Roy Dodge and
G. E. Harding.
Miss Margaret Anderson, Mabel
Warner Rugg, and Mrs. Lenore
Rigdon spoke.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-11
Diamond
Is Sold for $500

d
New York, May 9.-The Dara-
ai-Noor, Princess Fatima's 100000
diamond, which once adorned the
regal turbans OF her Afghan parents,
today, rolled into New York COM
mission merchants safe--for $500.
The Jewel was auctioned at sher-
ifs sale, primarily because its owner
owed the government 81 400 duty on
the gem.
The princess brought it here TO sell
so that she could send three sons to
college. She expected it to provide
funds for her living too, and even
planned villa on the Hudson.
But the princess will get a bit less
that ST., 100 cash and most of that
will 60 to hotel keepers
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-11
Prince Charming's Rival,
Austrian, Visits Chicago

Chicago, May 10.-Prince Charm
ing of Legendary fame has rival in
real life.
He is Prince Max Egon de Hohen-
4lohe Langenburg of Austrian royal
ty, who is in Chicago on the first
leg of tour Of the country.
The prince, youthful, handsome
and stately, modestly admitted an
aversion to tobacco, liquor and pro-
family.
He confessed, however, that he
once-only once-violated the last
Of these three vices"
Il said DAMN" the prince declared.
1T was on the day l landed in this
country. swore because I had not
come here sooner"
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-11
Goldstein Quits Fight
for Revenue Collector

Washington. May l0-Nat Cold
stein OF St. Louis today requested
President Harding to Withdraw his
nomination to be internal revenue
collector for the eastern Missouri
district, an appointment which has
been the subject Of almost daily at
tacks by senate democratic leaders.
The president is expected to comply
with the request in day or two.
Mr.. Goldstein's action was made
known in the senate by Senator
Spencer, republican, Missouri, who
recommended the appointment, with
in an hour after h. had laid il before
the president. Goldstein's letter an
nouncing his decision to remove hinl-
self as the "ostensible cause" of
partisan efforts of democratic leaders
to make political capital" Of his Sc
lection for the internal revenue post.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-11
left DdUis Didn't
Wear Skirts When
Captured, Says Vet

Spencer. o.. May i0-Fiity.seysn
years ago yesterday. Jeaersoa Davis
president OF the confederate states
was taken prisoner by the fourth
Michigan esyalar vim an early morn.
ing surprise near lrwinsville. Ga.
Yesterday. Thomas Mile Hunter,
18-yeAs-old veteran OF rs civil war
engagements. sat In an old arm chair
on the front porch OF his country
home Two miles from here and re-
counted "reminiscences Of that tragic
period.
The presiden, OF the eonfederacy
Was not sttired in feminine apparel
when the troopers surrounded his liz.
lie encampment. asserts Mr.. Hunter.
historical statements to the contrary
notwithstanding.
"He wore q gentlemen's morning
robe over his Clothes" said the aged
soldier. "On his head was an old.
stripped bonnet. He did not have
on any woman's belongings. There
wasn't even any strings on his bon
net. He Was q man sure enough"
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-11
Farming Of
Rail Work
Prohibited
Contracting Shop Repairs to
Outside Firms Held Viola.
tion Of Transportation
Act by Labor Board.
Other Cases Pending
NJ TIE Associated Press.

Chicago. May i0.-Con,raetins
shop repair work 10 outside firms by
railroad company was declared a
violation OF the transportation act.
and contract provisions conflicting
with the wages and working rules
laid down by the United States rail-
road labor board were branded lille
gal in q decision handed down by
the board today. The decision was
characterized by the board as the
most important il has rendered since
its establishment.
The decision, which is the first OF a
series OF judgments 10 be handed
down on disputes over farming
out" railroad labor. was made in the
controversy between the union shop
crafts and the Indiana Harbor Belt
railroad. The board declared its
pronouncement went TO the vitals OF
the transportation act"
mo more important dispute" the
decision added. "has ever come be-
fore this board for adjudication"
While the decision applied only to
the one road. which last September
contracted its repair work to the
Burnham Car Repair company, the
general principles established will
govern all subsequent decisions.
At the present time various roads
have contracted to independent COM
panies the work OF six differenc
classes OF employees. shopmen. main-
tenance OF way laborers, clerks, fire
men and oilers. hostelers and signal
men-and the board declared that II
one class OF employees could be re-
moved from jurisdiction under the
transportation act. there is no sound
reason why each and every realroad
employe in the United States can.
not be given like treatment"
Objects to Act.
"The object og the transportation
act was to prevent interruption oil
traffic growing out Of disputes be.
tween carriers and their employees,
fhe decision said. "Such controver-
sizes had. for years, periodically har-
rassed the public. blocked commerce,
stagnated business, destroyed prop
erty values and visited great incon-
venience and suffering upon millions
of people.
Many Cases Pending.
There are now 36 such cases pend
ing before the board, involving II
railroads, and union offici4lS have
intimated that: unless they c4m ese
cape the rapid spread of contract
ing shop work, there would be =
flood OF protests filed before the
board
Under today's decision, thousands
of former railway employees now
working for contractors at wages
ycarying from the labor board scale.
are formally brought under the
boards jurisdiction. Rules varying
from those laid down by the board
are likewise, in effect declared IL
legal and the contractors employees
restored to the working rules pro-
mulgated by the board.
The board declared that II a rail-
road company could remove its en-
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