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Evening star., 1923-01-13
Offers Building
Inspectors Use
OF Automobile

An offer to turn his automobile over
to the building inspectors office one
day a week to asst that Office in
handling its increasing volume of
work was made to the commissioners
today by Matthew G. Lepley, an archi-
tect
Mr.. Lepley concluded his letter with
q suggestion that other members Of
his profession to do likewise In order
to afford adequate transportation
facilities for inspectors. The archi-
tect called attention in his letter to
the fact that the House. in passing
the new appropriation bill, reduced
from s26 to $40 a month the allow
ance for maintenance of automobiles
used by building inspectors.
Il herewith offer to the District
government. for the use of the build
ing division, an automobile one day
each week, to be elected by the in
spector of buildings, for the purpose
of transporting inspectors on their
daily rounds" wrote MIR. Lepley.
The commissioners probably will
discuss the offer at their next board
meeting.
Evening star., 1923-01-13
Work Performed
BIASED on VAL

The twelve-year period covers the
progress made In the use of concrete,
steel and terra Gotta as major mater
iais In construction work. With each
succeeding year new features of build
ing and new combinations of materials
have developed, all of which tend to in
crease the labors of the inspectors, who
must familiarize themselves with the
specifications and qualities of the new
processes and materials.
Greater Efficiency Needed.
According to the civic committees
findings. admission is frequent and
without equivocation" that there should
be maintained greater degree of
efficiency in the dispatch of business
than now prevails
How is this facilitation to be ac-
conplished when the number OF en-
ployes permanently engaged in the work
is practically the same as twenty years
ago, and the salaries paid-except for
increases of 500 or 5000 in two or
three cases-remain unchanged, gave
for the so-called s240 bonus, which is
admittedly a mere sop that is not pro-
vtded for beyond the present fiscal
year?" the committee inquiries.
The salary budget Of the present
The inspector (chief) receives $4,000
year. One of his assistants re-
ceives $4,000, two assistants receive
$1,000 each, a third receives Si,400
ana the remainder get $3.50 each.
The inspector Of fire escapes is paid
s1,400; the engineers. $4,000, $500
and $1,000, respectively; the chief
clerk, s1,S00, and the other clerks. on
an average. $1,000 each. A messenger
gets $500 a year.
There has been appropriated $50
600 for the employment of temporary
assistant inspectors of buildings for
the current fiscal year. An appropri-
alton of $4,000 will be sought for
the next fiscal year, 1t Is said. How
ever, as Building Inspector Healy
remarks in his annual report:
Called Makeshift Policy.
"Such appropriations constitute
merely a makeshift policy that can
only result in an uncertain and un-
satisfactory method Of administra-
tion."
The committee concludes that the
building inspection Office should be
enlarged to comprise the Following
personnel: Inspector, deputy in
spector. chief clerk, one permit clerk,
two file clerks, two stenographers.
two coming clerks, a messenger and
technical employees as follows: Chief
civil engineer, four civil engineers,
two assistant inspectors of buildings
assigned to FIRE escape work, a chief
field inspector. thirteen assistant field
inspectors, three assistant inspectors
assigned to elevator examination
and, finally, a soning craftsman.
The point was stressed that ade-
quate salaries to maintain the pro-
posed force at full strength and at
full efficiency should be provided.
Evening star., 1923-01-13

: ism or intentional agitation, as forci-
cble opposition would only mean
further hardships. 1t calls attention
to the promise by the occupational
forces that the German social laws,
including the eight-hour law, would
continue effective and that the normal
life of the inhabitants would not be
disturbed.
u Formal protests against the occu-
patton are being made by the German
authorities at all places where troops
appear to which the military authori-
no position to deal with the protests
and can merely note them.
conversations with industrialists
and laborers alike show there is a
strong current of bitterness against
the occupation under the surface, but
the belief is generally expressed that
as long as the workers can continue
their labors, draw their wages and
live normally there will be no serious
outward resistance.
Up to the present there has been
virtually no evidence of active oppo-
sition. except such minor incidents as
the tearing down of the military
proclamations posted in the streets.
The outcome of the present dead
lock in negotiations between the oc-
cupational authorities and the mining
and industrial operators, caused by
the refusal of the more important in
dustrial leaders to meet the "invad-
ers' is uncertain, and the suggestion is
advanced that the French may ultf-
mately decide to operate the mines
and pay the workmen themselves in
order to obtain the deliveries of coal
which are the chief object of the ex-
pedition.
Additional engineers, mostly French
men are continually arriving, and
every effort Is being made to gee into
active touch with the members of the
Rhenish- estphalian coal syndicate.
the headquarters of which, was re-
moved to Hamburg before the arrtvas
of the occupational forces.
The report from Bochum of the dis
solution of the Ammonia Association,
now is denied.
FRENCH CABINET MEETS.
Evening star., 1923-01-13
CARAVAN CLUB HEAD
VICTIM OF "FRAME-UP"
Chilly Reception on Return From
Southern Vacation Explained
Amid Hearty Greetings.

A typical Shrine stunt" was given
at a luncheon of the Caravan Club
yesterday at the City Club. Rufus
Pearson, president of the Caravan
Club, which is made up of members
of Aimas Temple, was the goat"
He had just returned from a two
week vacation In the south. and at
the luncheon expected the usual
hearty welcome: When he entered the
room a hush fell upon the crowd.
In dismay Mr.. Pearson called upon
Rev, David Covell to say grace, but the
clergyman respectfully declined. The
situation became tense. The accustom-
ed gayety OF the luncheon had changed
Then Harry Kimball rose and stated
that while the president had been away
stories had been circulating that he
was mixed up with the Ku Kluxers, and
even some of the reports, he stated, had
put 1t that he had been i'm conference
with Capt Shipwith at Mer Rouge.
Then Clifford Grant, chief of the
detective bureau, stated that the re-
ports were untrue. He had inyesti-
gated the matter and Mr.. Pearson
was In no way connected with the
khan. All the members of the club
rushed upon the president and gave
him the glad hand and a jolly greet
Ing. The whole affair was frame
up. Addresses were made by Repre-
sentatives Reed and CoRaliy OF West
Virginia and Texas. Both urged
united support ct the session OF the
Imperial Ceaae1 hare Rext Juas.
Evening star., 1923-01-13
INSPECTION OFFICE
NEGLECT FLAGRANT
Force Twenty Years Behind
Numerically and Far Under
paid, Trade Board View.
BLOW TO EFFICIENCY
Committee Reaches "Irrefutable
Conclusion on Conditions in
Report of Inquiry.
BLOW TO EFFICIENCY

"Irrefutable conclusion that the
Office of the municipal building in
spector. charged with the examina-
ton and approval OF Washington's
tremendous construction program. is
"fagrantly undermanned and it's staff
niggardiy paid for the services rem
dered" has been reached by the Board
of Trades committee on public and
private buildings. following an ex-
tensive investigation into the build
ing inspection situation in the Ma
tional Capital
Detailed results OF this investiea
ton, with the recommendations or
the committee, were made public to
day. The committee quotes figures
in tabulated form exposing the seri q
Gus proportions Of the problem whiclS
has arisen in Washington as rS-
suit of the unprecedented expansid%
of the city and the corresponding
deluge of work which has swampeS
the building inspectors Lewiston o.
the District government.
Behind Building Advance.
The fact is cited that less than q
10 per cent increase in number OF
employees on the permanent roll Of
the building ONCE has been afforded
during the past twelve years. where
as the duties of the office, based on
the valuation of construction opera
tions passed on, have jumped 145 per
cent.
Total salary increases throughout
this span of years have amounted TO
put "a per cent, not taking into ac-
count temporary appropriations.
A comparison between the amount
of work done and the number Of en-
ployes and the salaries paid them
tells its own lesson, the committee
points out.
In 1915, for instance, the summary
shows that twenty-four employees
making up the inspection staff passed
on sS,575.057 worth OF building. In
1922 approximately the same sized
force, viz, twenty-five employees, ap-
proved plans for more than four
times the amount of building done in
1915. Salary expenses for this work
totaled in 1915 1880, while last year
the salary budget was $4,000.
Four-FoId Burden.
In other words, the spectacle was
presented of heaping fourfold
burden on an already overworked
staff at a salary cost to the govern
ment only Is per cent more than be-
fore the imposition.
The tRbulation follows:
Work Performed
Evening star., 1923-01-13
PRAISES SUPT. BALLOU.

Superintendent Of Schools Frank w.
Ballou WAS described as ''one OF the
most progressive, sympathetic and large
visioned men in education today" by
DIR. Frank P. Graves, New York state
commissioner of education, at the con-
Guiding session of the Teachers Insti-
tute Yesterday afternoon in the Central
High School auditorium. DIR. Graves
also lauded the systematic manner in
which Washington is adopting the junior
high school unit.
C. w. Price, safety expert. told tile
teachers that the safety instructions
which have been introduced into the
the children to be careful. but would be
a great assistance In teaching them
good citizenship. Safety work, he
pointed out, has been established on q
expected success. A large share of the
success he attributed 10 the school
children.
Evening star., 1923-01-13
RHINE TROOP SHIP
TO RESEMBLE ARK
That is, if Officers and Men
Are Allowed to Bring Back
All Curious Pets.
BY the Associated Press.

BY tDe ASSoclateu fr'ss.
COBLENZ. January l3.-The Amer
ican transport St. Mihiel will look a
good deal like Noah's ark when she
sails from Antwerp with the last of
the American forces in Germany If
the officers and men are allowed to
carry all the queer animals and mer-
chandise they have accumulated in
the idle and fauciful hours of the last
four years.
The extent and variety of these pos
sessions only began to dawn upon
them during their hurried prepara-
tions for the homeward voyage, and
some are expressing the fear that
their menagerie will have to be left
on the Rhine.
The men have acquired many
strange creatures. ranging from mon
keys to Rhine fish. The exact num-
ber of German police dogs in the out
fit is unknown, but they are multi
tude, and, in addition. there are nu-
merous dachshunds, turtles. monkeys
and song birds.
or the inanimate objects there are
queer little music boxes fixed in the
bottom of beer stems that when
properly worked, make noises like
birds; there are weird collections of
post cardS, antique pictures ana All
varieties of carved pipes, and great
supplies of carpets and civilian
clothes, the latter including queer
shaped hats and silk underwear,
bought at ridiculously low prices in
Cologne, together with furs and other
odds and ends.
Fifty Remain Behind.
There will remain for a time fifty
officers and men to straighten out
the records, dispose of property and
settle claims. Maj. Gen. Allen and
Col. William w. Harris, chief of staff
of the army of occupation, probably
will head this rear guard. They will
close down the model farm, where
cattle, hogs, chickens. rabbits, fruits
and vegetables have been raised and
to which was attached a large dairy.
Then, too, there are a number of
Army schools, tennis courts, golf clubs
and an athletic field near Fort Alex
andria where polo matches were held
and where American horsemanship
frequently prevailed over that of the
allied soldiers in high jumping COM
petition.
One place which officers and men
will abandon with great regret is
Carnival Island, the scene of many
horse shows and base ball and foot
ball matches.
Evening star., 1923-01-13
RAP BLUE PLAINS
AS ASYLUM SITE
Tract Too Small for Feeble
Minded Home, Senators
Are Informed.
WOULD BE LIKE PRISON
Witnesses Say Only Fifty Acres
Are Available-Infuential Civic
Bodies Oppose Plan.
WOULD BE LIKE PRISON

A strong plea was made today to
the Senate appropriations subcon1-
mittee handling the District appro-
priatfon bill to repeal the law which
would place the proposed home for
the feeble-minded of the District on
the tract now owned by the govern
ment at Blue Plains. The board of
charities, the District Commissioners.
the Monday Evening Club and other
civic and trade organizations are
strongly opposed to the location of
this home at Blue Plains.
The witnesses appearing before the
subcommittee called attention that
only about fifty acres would be avail
able at the Blue Plains tract, although
in 1915, according to the chiIdren's
bureau, there were 79S mental de-
fectives in the District for whom in
stituuonai care was deemed desir-
able, and the number undoubtedly
has increased within the last six
years.
Tract Crowded Now.
On this tract the Industrial Home
for Colored and the Home for the
Aged are already located. To place the
home for the feebie-minded on the
same property would be merely to
provide house of detention for them.
There would be inadequate opportu-
nifty for outdoor life and Inadequate
employment for the feebIe-minded
The witnesses insisted that the nome
and school for feeble-minded should
not De looked upon in any sense as a
prison. The unfortunate inmates
would be entitled to the tenderest
out that the District purchased 1900
acres OF land to accommodate prison
ers. and that fifty acres seem pitiabIe
as home and school for the many
feeble-nlinded
Last year the Senate inserted in the
District appropriation bill an item of
$4,000 to purchase site for the
nome OF the feeble minded. When
the bill went to Congress, this pro-
vision was rewritten, so that the
cate the home on the Blue Plains
tract. and some $125,000 was appro-
priated for constructing the building.
Look to Next Congress.
The opponents Of this site believ-
ing as they do that it is entirely in
adequate, are seeking the repeal Of
the provision locating it at Blue
! Plains They would like an amend
ment placed in the District bill pro-
viding $35.000 or $4,000 to purchase
| a new site. but if this cannot be had,
they prefer to have the law repeal
ed and take chance of getting some
relief in the next Congress.
Today was the second on which
hearings on the District bill were
conducted. The District Commission
ers attended the hearing as well as
some of the other officials of the
District government. Among the re-
| quests made by the Commissioners
was a plea for restoration of sos, 900
cut from the refuse disposal appro-
priation by the House. The health
o;cer. DR.. William c.. Fowler, rec
commended that the committee in
crease the appropriation for the dairy
farm inspection service. The bureau
of the budget allowed $4,000 for this
| purpose, but the House cut it to
| $4,000. DIR. Fowler ooutended that
| the effect of this cut would be seri-
Gus so far as the milk supply of
the District was concerned.
Evening star., 1923-01-13

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small rum-running craft clustering
around the great fleet of three steam-
outside the three mile limit near Am
brose light had given that stretch
or water an appearance similar to
that which obtained during the last
international yacht races
An experienced observer on shore
with powerful marine glass declared
ne had counted "at least 300 small
boats Jockeying for position about
the iiquor-laden mother ships. Some
or the boats probably were counted
.Wlce' ne SAID. as many made several
trips to the rum fleet.
The correspondent at Highlands re-
ported that he had personally checked
UP on ten boats from that port most
Oh which made several trips. During
a. twentv-four-hour @ period. before
busy, the waterfront streets of the
town were crowded with motor We
hlcles OF every description, from huge
piano vans to costly limousines. Each
truck, as 1t moved out, was conveyed
by one or more of the passenger We
that one determined enforcement
agent, stationed on the bridge across
the Shrewsbury river from Highlands
TO Sandy Hook. could have made a
llQuOf maui worth at least 100000"
But there was nobody on the bridge.
and the motor procession crossed
without a single mishap or incident
of molestation.
Active I'm Other Places.
And Highlands is but one of a half
dozen or more coast points where
the rum runners were active. Atlantic
Highlands, Belford, Port Monmouth,
Keansburg, Seabright, Galilee, as
well as points on the Long Island
shore, were reported to have teemed
with bootlegger activities.
The only land capture reported so
far was the seizure by Nassau county
officials yesterday of a truck and q
limousine carrying liquor valued at
$4,000. The machines were loaded
at Great South bay, but the authori-
ties missed the boatmen who had
brought it ashore, despite an all
night patrol
Liquor was so plentiful at the feet
center off the Hook that shippers of
the various mother ships cut prices
and-according to several rum run
ners at Highlands. interviewed sepa-
rately at various places and times
hung great signs over the sides of
their ships advertising their wares
at prices as low as $40 for a case of
rye and $45 for a case of Scotch.
Champagne, they added, was offered
as low as $50 a case.
RRAND REPORT sERRONEOTS {,
Evening star., 1923-01-13
HALTSPUDL|CPROTEST
OF FRENCH OCCUPATION
Berlin Police Edict Based on Fear
of Possible Disturbance Over
Ruhr Seizure.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN. January 1S.-In the fear
of possible disturbances. the police
have prohibited the holding of an
open-air demonstration of protest
against occupation on Sunday in Ber-
lin.
They will, however, allow demon
strations to be held in inclosed places,
such as gardens, schools and play
grounds.
Disturbing reports emanate from
Munich. A crowd is said to have
made a demonstration at the hotel
where the entente control commission
Is lodged. and Herr Zittler, leader of
the Bavarian fascist, addressed a
mass meeting. in which he denounced
the French and the socialists.
The Deutsche Zeitung's Munich cor
respondent declares Bavaria is on the
eve of a great national movement
Evening star., 1923-01-13
TWELVE TAKEN IN RAID.

Police last night raided 1912 / street
and took twelve persons into custody,
charging a woman, giving her name
as Dorothy Wilson, with conducting a
on 500 collateral. Five others were
charged with a statutory offense and
the others listed as witnesses.
Lieut.. Davis and Sergt. MeQuade
OF the second precinct, with Police
man Baur OF the same precinct and
Precinct Detectives Jackson and wor-
rell OF the hrst precinct, eamprised
the raiding party :
Evening star., 1923-01-13
GETS EIGHT YEARS MORE.
Long Sentence for Colored Man
Follows 7-Year Term
Already Given.

Dick Dashington. coIored, who was
sentenced yesterday in Criminal Di-
vision 2 by Justice Bailey TO serve
seven years in the penitentiary for
today received an ad-
ditional sentence of eight years from
Justice Stafford in Criminal Division
1 for robbery. Dashington claimed
the police worked the fifth de-
gree" on him at headquarters by
burning papers under his bare feet
in an attempt to force q confession.
Justice Stafford deferred sentence
last Saturday while an inquiry was
made INTO the oharges aEainst the
about the result ef the inaViSY.
Evening star., 1923-01-13
ASKS MINERS TO BE CALM
Union Appeals to Ruhr Workers
to Commit No Excesses.

BERLIN. January 13.-The miners
union has issued an appeal to the
Ruhr miners urging them to keep
calm and to commit no excesses
against the occupying troops. The
statement adds that the union expects
the French to keep their promise
regarding maintenance to the eight
hour day.
Evening star., 1923-01-13
RUHR STAND APPROVED
BY GERMAN PREMIERS
Bavarians Ready to Support Ber-
lin Against "Insults and
Rapacity of France"
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
BERLIN, January l3.-The confer
ence of Dremiers of the federal states
here unanimously approved the CEN
trail governments attitude on repara-
tions and occupation of the Ruhr.
Dr. Won Knilling, premier of Ba-
varia, said the BaYarian people were
ready TO support the central govern
ment to the last against the "insuIts
mad rapacity of France" and declared
unity of the states was essential to a
solution of the difficulties.
Evening star., 1923-01-13
1902 RECRUITS CALLED.

Italy's Summons Goes Out to All
European Counties Save Russia.
By the Associated Press.
ROME, January 13.-The minister
OF war has called TO the. colors the
recruits of the second class of 1902
residing in all the countries of
Europe and along the Mediterranean,
excepting Russia
Evening star., 1923-01-13

tive Upshaw's charges, the question
of what prohibition agents au-
thority would be was discussed
alphabetically today by officials.
Lawmakers AmenabIe.
Members Of Congress. it was said.
theoretically have no immunity from
the provisions of the VoIstead act.
The only exemptions provided by law
for consumption Of liquor, IL was
pointed out, with the exception Of that
used for medicinal and religious pur~
poses, were those accorded to the
diplomatic corps in Washington, who
were allowed their liquor under what
is known as diplomatic immunity"
or course, 1t was pointed out, a.
member of Congress would hardly be
taken from the floor of the Senate
or House by prohibition agents in
case he were wanted in connection
with any investigation, but IL WAS
made clear that the rohibition unit
had full authority to enforce the pro-
visions of the yolstead act upon mem
befs OF Congress personally or upon
other officials of the federal govern
meDt
Federal Prohibition Commissioners
Haynes, Col. Mutt and DR.. Robert o.
Matthew's. special assistant to the
commissioner. will leave Washington
tonight for tour OF inspection and
Investigation In the west. DR.. Mat
thews will proceed TO Alaska on pro-
hibttion work
Evening star., 1923-01-13
FRENCH CABINET MEETS.
Statement Says Officials Are Salts
fed With Ruhr Situation.
Nv FRA Associated Pres

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, january 13.--The French
cabinet, with Premier Poincare pre-
siding, met today to consider the
reparations situation. An official COM
nunication regarding the meeting
said:
HPremier Poincare, M. Maginot, the
minister of war, and NJ. lie Trocquer,
the minister of public works, reported
on very satisfactory information they
had received as regards the installa- :
tion of our engineers in the Ruhr and
the first conversations held with the
manufacturers of the district
Troops I'm Schoolhouses.
DUISBURG, January 1S.-Twenty-
two public school buildings have been
re1uisitioned by the French as bar
racks for the troops of occupation,
and the city has been forced to dis
continue all classes, as other quar-,
terS are not availablA The French
are also ossaPying ais the public
Evening star., 1923-01-13
DRY AGENTS PROBE
UPSHAW RUM TIPS

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Evening star., 1923-01-13
GERMANY GRANTED
16.DAY RESPITE IN
DEBT PAYMENT

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CHARGES FLY FAST
IN PROBE OF JERSEY
COAST RUM DELUGE

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Evening star., 1923-01-13
NO ADVICE ON NEW
PARIS PARLEY PLAN

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