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Evening star., 1923-12-23
TREASURY CHIEF
CLERK PROMOTED
Platt Gets Internal Revenue
Post-F. A. BirgfeId Sue
ceeds in Old lob.

w G. Platt, chief clerk OF the
Treasury Department. has been
transferred TO the position of special
assistant In the ONCE of the COM
missioner of internal revenue. and
will be succeeded by F. A. Birgfeld,
now superintendent accounts di-
vision, office of the supervising
architect, effective January 1.
This was announced yesterday after
noon at the office Of Assistant Secre-
tary Of the Treasury Wadswcrth.
Mr.. Platt in his new position will
be assigned to act as secretary OF
the committee on enrolment and
disbarment of the Treasury. a place
described as judicial" in its duties.
Mr.. Platt has been serving on the
committee for years. a committee
which on account OF the greatly In
to practice before the Treasury bar
has come to be considered OF greatly
increasing Importance.
Mr.. Platt has been in the service OF
the government for ABOUT thirty-seven
years, coming to Washington from In.
diana, where he was born. He entered
the government service in 1886 as a
clerk ir the Office of the auditor Tor the
War Department, in the Treasury, and
has worked his way up: at various
times serving as chief clerk to the con-
troller Of the Treasury, assistant TO
the controller. and being appointed In
February, 1920, chief clerk and superin-
tendent OF the Treasury. He was mayor
Of Takoma Park for several years, and
the first master of Takoma Lodge. No.
20, F. A. A. NJ.
The new chief clerk was born in
Linden, Md, and has been In theTreas-
ury Department for more than twenty
years. He formerly was In the Smith
sonian Institution. He was promoted to
his present position as superintendent
Of accounts In the architects ONCE In
July, 1914.
Evening star., 1923-12-23
President Nav
Back Continuance
OF Rent Board

President Coolidge is greatly in
teFested In the work of the rent
commission of the District and is
Sepresented as being inclined to
favor an extension of this body
when Its time expires next spring.
This was made known yesterday
afternoon by Richard s. whaley,
chairman Of the commission, who
was a caller at the White House.
He said that the President has
made considerable of study of
the work done by the rent COM
mission since its creation, and of
the needs in the near future for
Its services.
According to Chairman Whaley
tho President very likely will ap-
prove legislation providing for the
continuance, for a specified time,
of this tribunal, as has been sug-
gested by Senator Ball of Della
ware, chairman of the Senate Dis
trict committee and author. OF tbs
Ball rent act. '.:
Evening star., 1923-12-23
Stonecutter Calls Cathedral
Work Proudest Job of His Life
Privilege to Help,
Though He Is Nom
Churchn,u,,.
Aims to Lay Each
Piece as True as
Possible.

Declaring that he is not a member
of the Episcopal "or any other
church." Charles Austin, head stone-
cutter on the National Cathedral con-
struction. appreciates the privilege OF
working on the great structure.
With his own hand he wrote today
the following. explaining the way he,
a non-churchman, feels about the
project:
'The writer Is not a member Of the
Episcopal or any other church. but
being employed In the construction
of the famed Washington Episcopal
Cathedral az mechanic, appreciates
this as q grand privilege.
ITO be one of the many who by
their skin. perseverance, and. above All.
q genuine pride, not only of crafts
manship, but also in the glorious
undertaking and helping build true
House Of the Lord 10 something that
can come to man but once In lie
time, and to me 10 q source % pride,
"To take part in this construction.
each stone - trpe - human hapds
Evening star., 1923-12-23
DRIVERS TO FIGHT
FOR POLICE STATUS
Resent Present Move to
Make Them Civilian En-
pIoyes of District Again.

Efforts to be made by the District
to take from the driver-privates of
the police department results of a
ten-year fight which took them out
OF the civilian employe class and
placed them in tehir present status
IL to be subbornly fought by the
poiicemens association and their
supporters in the national legislature,
IT was learned last night. According
TO the police. 1t is the purpose of
some of the District officials to have
these employees restored to the
civilian empioye status and placed
on a salary of $500 per annum, a
reduction from the pay they now
receive.
The driver-privates are the men
who drive the police headquarters
cars, the police patrols and work in
the ponce garages. 1t was pointed
out that although they have to take
ene same physlcal examinations for
appointment as policemen, neyerthe-
less they are barred from going any
higher than class 2, while class is
tne highest paid policeman class.
While making their fight to be re-
sadnsd as driver-privates, the drivers,
VIII seek to have the position of
driver-private abolished; have them
serves appointed as regular police
men and drive the patrols by detail
In the same manner that a policeman
IL detailed as station clerk.
In Service for Years.
~ was asserted that many of the
drlver-privates have been in the
service for years. and that young
men who were appointed to the police
!orce since they were are now get
ting top pay" Their service, il is
said, Is just as hazardous as that OF
the policemen. as they are required
70 assist in making raids, suppressing g
rlots and must aid the wagon man
IL trouble occurs in taking a pris-
oner to the station house. 1t was
pointed out, too, that 1t was a driver
private who first took McHenry into
custody after he shot Detective Arm
rested the man who recentIy shot
Policeman Mcdonald
TwelSe-Hour Shifts.
Another injustice which the polioe
and drivers will seek to have re-
moved during their fight in Congress
VIII be that of having to do twelve
hour shifts of duty while the police
men do eight On Sundays. when
they change shifts, one driver Is re.
quired to do twenty-fou hour
trick, serving with three differen,
wagon men-the policeman who goes
with the patrol-each of whom does
eight hours duty.
When the men were changed from
the civilian class to the driver private
class, according to the police, many
of them were required to resign be-
cause they could not pass the
physical and mental examinations re.
CURED of policemen. In view of this
fact the drivers and the policemen
contend that the former are entitled
to all the promotions and pay o,
policemen.
The policemen claim that they have
many supporters in the House fol
their hght in favor of the conten.
tions of the driver-privates, and they
will make a stubborn fight to re-
sist the efforts to restore them tc
tho civilian employe class. When the
proposed measure reaches the COM
mittees, the policemen will seek q
hearing in favor of the driver
privates, and they are marshaling
their forces to defeat the proposi-
ton.
Evening star., 1923-12-23
ARKANSAS BLAMED
FOR ROADS MUDDLE
Secretary Wallace Disclaims
U. S. Responsibility for In
justices to Farmers.

The troubles of the Arkansas peo-
pie in their road building is due
neither to the federal aid road act nor
its administration, Secretary of Agrl-
culture Wallace declared in q state
ment yesterday. in which he stated
the abuses due to state laws or state
administration should be corrected by
state authorities.
President Coolidge Is determined
that every power of the government
be used to correct abuses and injux-
tices under which Arkansas farmers
have suffered in connection with the
administration of the highway laws,
Secretary Wallace said. The Presi-
dent. he said. Is in thorough SYM
pathy with the course the Depart
ment of Agriculture has followed in
withholding federal funds.
Conditions OF L. 8. Aid.
Before any federal aid will be
granted to Arkansas, the Secretary
states, all roads on which federal aid
has been used must be properly main
tanned by the state. and ali old road
projects which cannot be completed
without federal aid must be cleaned
Up.
Secretary Wallace's report follows,
in part:
1T is estimated that road improve
ment districts In Arkansas have is
sued bonds to the amount of about
S63,o00,000 OF this only 1000, 900,
about II per cent in round numbers,
has been used in connection with fed
erai aid. The remainder has been
used altogether on district projects,
with which federal aid has had moth
ing to do.
Disclnimx Responsibility.
Most of the Arkansas road districts,
In connection with which there have
been serious abuses and gross un-
fairness to the landowning farmers,
amounted TO anything. Many of them
had practically exhausted local funds
before federal aid was called for.
because of the peculiar road dis
trlct system adopted in Arkansas
federal aid administration has been
exceedingly difficult. In April, 1921,
IT was discovered that great injus-
tices We're practiced in these road
districts, OF which at that time there
were more than 500, but in only ll0
OF which federal-aid had been grant
ed. An engineer of the Department
or Agriculture was sent into the
state to make careful investiga-
tion to secure information needed
"
He found many cases of bad man.
agement, careless handling and i'm
proper payments Of local funds, ex-
cessive assessments on land owners,
unbalanced and discriminatory as
sessments. uneconomic laying out of
districts and general laXity in the
organization TO maintain the roads
once they were built. y
Abuses Are Corrected.
The governor called a special
session of the Legislature to convene
September "a, The legislature pass
ed an act known. as the Harrelson
law. 1t 10 better than the old law
Under IL no new Improvement dis
trict can be created except by a
majority vote of the people within
the district, and the assessment
which may be levied adjacent land
10 limited.
The department has no intention
OF making any further investigation
In Arkansas except as 1t may be
necessary to administer federal-aid
funds justly and efficiently"
Evening star., 1923-12-23
POLICE CHIEF RESIGNS.

MOBILE. Ala. December 22.-Chfef
of Police p. ]. O'shaughnessy, who
was suspended Wednesday by the
city commission on six charges OF
conspiracy to violate the prohibition
law, rendered his resignation to the
commission today. The resignation
was accepted.
Announcement was made that the
vacancy would be filled Monday.
Chief O'Shaughnessy in his letter of
resignation said the charges were
without foundation.
Evening star., 1923-12-23

can fashion It and laid with exactness
and with due reverence to the living
God, oftentimes seems to be almost
too good to be true.
IT have often wondered at the de-
votion shown by the workmen on
Solomon's Temple and believe I have
only begun to understand how they
felt as the building grew each day.
Then, when II was completed and
they took part In its dedication. 1t
seeins as II the acme Of human pride
had been reached In the verdict we'll
done thou good and faithful servant"
Evening star., 1923-12-23
KILLS MOTHER OF THREE,
THEN ENDS OWN LIFE
Slayer Said to Have Been Angered
by Her Refusal to
Leave Family.
BY the Associa ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOLEDO, Ohio, December 22.-Bs-
cause she Is alleged to have refused
to leave her husband and three chill
dren. Mrs. Jennie Olynika. thirty
Ave, was shot and killed tonight by
Stanley sparagowski. twenty-six. who
then shot himself through the head
and died almost instantly.
According to pohcs Sparagowski
had threatened the woman several
times recently because of her re-
fusal to desert her family and go
with him.
The woman's husband had been
away from homo several days but re-
turned tonight shortly after the
shooting. He was beaten by citizens
because The didn't stay at homo and
rprotsct his Wjfe,v the polaoA SAk
Evening star., 1923-12-23

go on the expedition, and Prof. ]. L.
Baer, representing the Smithsonian In
stitution and the National Museum at
Washington, and Prof. BREEDER Of the
American Museum OF Natural History
Will be members of the party.
Mr.. Marsh said today that the expedi-
ton had planned to sail early in Decem-
Der, but has been held up because Of
the winter naneuvers of the American
neet around Panama, which has kept
busy the airmen who may be assigned
to carry the explorers from the zone to
the base Of explorations. A large va
riety of gifts will be taken along. he
said, to aid in winning over the favor
OF the barbarous and warlike tribes
that will be met with. A bow and set
Of arrows, the best that could be OBJ
tanned, will be taken as a gift to the
chief of the blond Indiana.
These blond fighters are said to be
adept In handling the bow. They have
weapons that are eight feet long, 1t is
said. and so powerful that both hands
ana sometimes even the feet are en-
ployod to draw tho axroW - tha head
Evening star., 1923-12-23

Continued from First Pnge,)
located in Gardiner. When he started
for the scene of the murder In
Cooper's Mills. he was unaware that
his own wife and boy also had been
killed. Sheriff John p. Kelley OF
Booth Bay Harbor, was notified OF the
murders and took charge of the in
vestigation.
Wanted to Move Family.
II was learned that Snow had been
employed recently by Jewett. work
ing in the woods. Members Of the
Jewett household said that they
talked with Snow about $3.50 o'clock
this morning, and that he spoke OF
wanting his wife and baby. from
whom he had been separated for some
time, to go to Gardiner to live with
him. He was crying at the time.
Deputy Jewett left home at 1880
Within an hour Snow was believed to
have shot Mrs. Jewett and Kenneth
Jewett, and had started for Cooper's
Mills in the deputy's automobile. Two
hours later, according to the authosh
tics, he had killed the three women
there, and later In the afternoon sue
cumbed to his self.infiicted wounds.
Snow was about twenty-five years
old. and his wife was year older
Mrs. SHOWS mother, Mrs. Brann. sew
eral times had provided money to try
to establish Snow in various lines OF
business. all OF which proved unsuc.
cessful. The neighbors said that the
two women and Mrs. Eaton had fire.
Quently asserted that they were
afraid of Snow. because Of his violen,
disposition.
Last August Snow was placed an
der bonds to keep the peace after
and threatened to kill a man named
Davis had been lodged against him.
Hid Victim Under Bed.
investigation showed that all the
victims had been shot in the head al
close range. The body OF Mrs. JewetI
was found under "A bed. At first II was
thought that she had been killed
there when trying to hide after wit
Messing the murder OF her son, bu,
later II was believed the murderer
had shot her when in the pantry
then had hid the body. There were
numerous blood stains in the pantry
Two other sons of Sheriff and Mrs
Jewett were In Gardiner when the
shooting took place.
Although uncertain as to the mo
tive for the killing Of Mrs. Jewet
and her son. authorities believe tha
when Snow called at the Jewett home
he asked to borrow the she riffs au
tomobile to drive to Cooper's Mill.
and this provided the basis for 6
quarrel and the subsequent shoot.
ing. Sheriff Jewett said tonight tina,
he was confident that his ffteen-ysai
old son had refused to loan the ma
chine to Snow, and that Snow ther
became violent and .gun-play re.
suited. He said he based his theory
on the fact that Snow used the auto
mobile he sought to borrow in pro-
ceeding to the Brann place. where
the other murders took place.
Although neighbors heard shots
there were no witnesses at either
shooting, and details were lacking
At the Brann, place. the position OF
the body of Mrs. Brann Indicated that
the eighty.yesr-old woman was shot
down as she attempted to escape
through window.
Medical Examiner Ordieone tonight
reported 1--WE murders and one sui
cide-the work of a madman."
A revolver was found beside Shows
body which was discovered in the
v1yttk hak - l. l.
The bodies Of Mrs. Shows sister and
her mother were found In another room
Evening star., 1923-12-23
VICE CONSUL IN HAITI DIES,

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Decem-
Der 22.-Clarence C. woolard, Amer
lean vice consul at Cape Haitien for
the last eight years. died this morn
ing from malignant malaria. He was
a native Of Grafton, w. Va. and Was
formerly q railroad man
Evening star., 1923-12-23

An early settlement Is in prospect
of the boilermakers strike in the
British shipbuildinE industry. The strike
has for more than seven months kept
out of work some $4,000 men en-
ployed in allied trades.
Evening star., 1923-12-23
POINCARE RUSHES
new PREPARATIONS
DEAL WITH BERLIN

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Evening star., 1923-12-23
LIQUOR LIST DENIED
BY TREY AS POLICE
GIVE HIM EVIDENCE

(Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1923-12-23
SHOOTS WIFE, SELF
AND FOUR OTHERS

Continued from First Page,)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08

TN nine cases out of ten the man who invests his
L money at home is the man who doesn't lose it.
He has his money under his own eye; he can see
for himself that the business in. which he puts it
is run right.
"They all look good when they're far away" applies
to most stocks sold.
Here is local institution New Jersey share in
the Port of New York-Bayway, Elizabethport
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08
Big PhotopIay at Ditn1as

In Rich Mems Wives. the Gas
nier-made Preferred Picture that is
scheduled to open at the Ditmas
theatre today, one OF the big situa-
tions shows Claire Windsor, in a
tigress-like battle for her little son,
(Baby Richard Headrick).
She is the rich mans wife who is
driven from her home a sacrifice to
gossip and envy. An Overwhelming
yearning for her baby boy drives her
back to the of her greatest I'M
happiness, and she arrives in time
to see the frivoling society butter
flies using her child as a medium of
a laugh. F~uriously she bursts
through the ring of guests and lifts
her son from a fountain bowl, then
turns her wrath upon the father
who had aided in the joke on tie
child.
House Peters plays the role of
the father and others in the cast are
Rosemary Theby, Castor Glass,
Myrtle Stedman, Charles Clary, Mil
dred June, William Austin and Mar
tina Maddox.
= real horse show and palatial
settings are important factors in the
production, which is the initial re-
lease of the newly rmed Al LIGHT
man production.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08
HEAR ROBBERY
TRIAL TODAY

NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan. s.-Al-
bert Blonsky of South River, in
dicted for highway robbery, was
placed on trial this morning before
Judge DAILY. He is charged by JOS
eph Pickarsky of Heimetta, that on
November 20, while standing on the
corner of Ferry and Jackson streets,
South River, the defendant was one
Of the two men who approached
him, backing him into an alley and
at a point of gun was relieved of $57.
Pickarsky notified the South River
police and, after a careful search.
he identified BlonsSy as M of the
accomplices. John e. Toolan is
prosecuting the case for the state.
while Phillip Bremen is acting as
attorney for the defendant.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08
HAVE COLOR IN CHEEKS
Be Better Looking-Take
Olive Tablets

If your skin is yellow-complexion
pallid-tongue coated-appetite poor
you have a bad taste in your mouth
a lazy, no-good feeling-you should
take Olive Tablets.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets SUBJ
stitute for calomel-were prepared by
DR.. Edwards after IL years of study.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets area purely
vegetablec linked with oliveo
You will know them by their olive color.
Tohave clear, pink skin, bright eyes,
no pimples, a feeling OF buoyancy like
childhood get at the cause.
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets act on
the liver and bowels like calomel-yet
have no dangerous after effects.
They start the bile and overcome con-
stipation. Take one or two nightly and
note the pleasing results. Millions OF
boxes are sold annually at I5c and 30c.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08
Big Show at Crescent

A blue ribbon show is that appear
ing at the Crescent theatre today, in
which Loubet's Musical Review
heads the program. Here is the act
extraordinary. M that is seldom
seen outside of New York City. 1t is
an act that will be the talk of this
city from the time it appears on the
stage at the matinee today until it
appears for the last time next We'd
nesday night. The act is billed as
presenting everything from grand
opera to jazz. There are twenty-five
artists presenting thirty minutes of
melody and is chuck full of surprises.
Included on this program are four
other big acts consisting of Joe La
Vaux, novelty accordion player;
Sandifer & Venerble, colored enter
tanners; Verna Haworth & Co., in a
spectacular dance review and Dor
othy Richmond Company in a
charming comedy act.
The ~photoplay is when Love
Comes" featuring Helen Jerome
Eddy. Here is a motion picture that
is far above the ordinary. It tells
a. story that one will be greatly in
terested in from the first to the last
scene. A comedy and news complete
the program.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08
Skgart u
~
lHe MarrtQd&
AT the Strand

hlAS
Consistency in direction, story and
acting is the keynote OF Anita stew
arts latest photoplay, THE Woman
He Married. a First National at
traction, which will begin a three
day engagement at the Strand thea
ire today. Never has this popular
star been provided with a vehicle
which fits her talents so perfectly;
and nothing has been left undone to
turn out a film masterpiece.
Produced by Louis B. Mayer and
released by First National, "The
Woman He Married" is easily eligi-
BILE for the ranks of the better class
pictures. The story, based on the
stage play by Herbert Bashford, is
made UP of interesting material and
is told in f%orceful, direct fashion
The Play runs along steadily with
and eliminates in a climax that has
plenty of suspense and holds several
.stratling surprises. Fred Niblo
Miss Stewards supporting cast is
splendid. Darrell Foss is the juve-
nile lead; Donald Macdonald, the
villain, and Shannon Day, the petite
French model, who serves as inspira-
ton for much of the trouble. Will
lam Conklin plays the millionaire
father who dominates things until
the end of the picture, when he
apologies. to Miss Stewart on his
knees. Charlotte Pierce is seen as
his daughter, a sweet young girl who
witlessly stumbles into a situation
she does not understand. Charles
Belcher, as the detective, helps ma
terially to clear up things, and
Frank Tokunga, the jap servant, I'M
consciously supplies much of the
comedy and proves a loyal supporter
when the plot SINNERS towards a
mystery murder.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08
Funeral For George vaccarl1a

MATAWAN, Jan. S-The funeral
of George Vaccarlla sixty years ola,
who died at his home in High street
on Thursday from a complication of
diseases. was held in st. Joseph S
Catholic chJr, h, Keyport. the
morning at 10 o'clock. internent
being in the church cemetery.
Christopher Columbo Lodge M.
M. B., of this borough. accompanied
by the italian band of Perth Am
boy attended the funeral in a BODY.
Besides his wife, Mr.. Vaccarlla is
survived by adaughter, son and
brother.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08

dogs were in the pack they began
to fight viciously. A member Of the
compan, Nick Thompson by nama,
was bitten through the hand in an
effort to separate the pack for pic
ture purposes.
"a Woman's Sacrifice" offers Co
rinne Griffith as pleasing a role as
any she has ever had in her long
and successful career in her screen
work. She is ably directed by
Webster Campbell, and the story is
one OF dramatic intensity and filled
with human interest element. An
exceptionally strong cast. which
surrounds Miss Griffith. includes
Curtis Cooksey, David florence,
Louise Cussing, Nick Thompson,
Miss Eagle, George McQuarrie and
Charles Henderson.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08

After you have finished writing your ad
for tomorrow's paper read it aloud. Sec
if you've tod enough about the PROPOSE
tion to make readers interested in answer
ing it quickly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08
At the Majestic

Twenty-Five wolf dogs were en-
shown at the Majestic theatre to-
day. These dogs were exception
ally expensive, and their combined
salary for a week was greater than
that OF any member of the company
save the star.
None of the dogs are vicious
taken by themselves. They make
great friends, but when III a pack
they fight like tigers. For ordinary
picture purposes only six dogs are
USED on a dog-sled, but for this
picture Nitagraph used at ieas' zen
in every dog team and some had as
many as fifteen dogs.
In one important scene a pack
OF ten dogs is used. and when the