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Evening star., 1923-03-19
BOARD SEEKS DATA
ON RECLASS|F Y|NG
Sends Out Tentative Ques-
tionnaire for Records of
Employees.
ASKS EXECUTIVES'OPINION
Chairman Wants Ideas of De.
partment Heads on Method
of Procedure.
ASKS EXECUTIVES'OPINION

The personnel Classification board
today submitted TO the heads of gov
ernment departments and indepen-
dent esta blishments Il tentative form
Of QUESTIONABLE to be used in making
n survey of the field service, AS the
first step in recla assificatiop OF the
service
Chairman W. w Warwick of the
board requests cabinet members TO
examine the tentative draft and fur
ntsh TO the PERSONAL classification
board. not later than March 20.
criticisms and suggestions as to
whether the items therein are we'll
adapted TO secure the facts that
should be developed.
Skilled Trades Not Included.
The survey of the field service is
the first step i'll order to report to
Congress at its next regular session
schedules of positions. grades and
salaries for sucn services. The law
specifically eXempts in the District OF
Columbia positions which are now in
recognized trade or craft. 1t is the
present intention of the board not to
attempt in the form OF questionnalre
for the field services now under dis
cussion to include any employees in a
trade or craft. or skilled or semi
Continued on Page .. Column ~
Evening star., 1923-03-19
QUEER ROBES OF u. S. SURGEONS
CAUSE ARREST AS SMUGGLERS

Ry Cable 10 The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright, 1923.
BUENOS AIRES, March 10
Three of the most noted members
of the American College of Sur
geons touring South America, and
at present in Buenos Aires, were
arrested late Sunday afternoon by
a customs house official on the
charge of smuggling, and were de-
tanned an hour before the mistake
was cleared up.
The three surgeons had taken
part in the impressive ceremonial
of inducting two Argentinian doc
tors into the college. all the Amer
leans appearing in blue robes and
caps. The men in question engaged
a taxicab to take them back to the
liner Van Dyke, on which they are
living. The taxi driver. taking ad-
Evening star., 1923-03-19
AWARDED SCHOLARSHIP.

NEW YORK, March 19.-The Pierre
L Lebrun scholarship of the Ameri-
can Institute of Architects was
awarded this year to Paul f. Simpson
, of Pittsburgh, Pa, 1t was announc ed
today. The scholarship carries with
it six months travel in European art
centers. The designs submitted by
the twenty -fve competitors were for
municipal art gallery.
Evening star., 1923-03-19

vantage of their inability to speak
Spanish. drove around several
miles through the customs zone
until finally stopped by guard.
who saw the blue robes with fam
ing scarlet lining and the caps
lying unwrapped in the taxi.
Never having seen anything like.
it before, and not getting any ex-
planation from the doctors. who
did not understand his questions.
the guard climbed into the taxi
and ordered the chauffeur to drive
to the customs house, where
charges of smuggling were made
against them before a justice of
the peace. After considerable de-
lay superior was found who un-
derstood the nature of the gowns
and caps. Thereupon apologies
were offered and the surgeons
were conducted back to their ship,
where they became the butts OF
many Jokes by their colleagues.
Evening star., 1923-03-19
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. March
, 19.-Radio enthusiasts within
f1fty-mile radius of Hampton
roads today are listening in on
a stream of code stuff thus
formally meeting by wireless
something unique i'll American
passenger ship eQuipme mt - life
boats furnished with wireless
sending apparatus.
For the Leviathan. mammoth
liner being reconditioned here,
has two lifeboats so favored by
the engineers. If today's tests
prove satisfactory many more life
f, boats may be so equipped.
y II this vessel, aboard which
thousands OF doughboys first
Evening star., 1923-03-19
j. S.FLATLY TURNS
DOWN ALLIED PLAN
TO CUT RHINE BILL
WadsWorth Makes Plain
America Has No Concern
in Method of Paying.
IL ANNUAL INSTALLMENTS
ACCEPTED "!N PRINCIPLE"
Powers Call Separate Meeting to
Try to Evolve New
Proposition.
BY the Associated Press.

Br the Associated Press.
PARIS, March ia refusal by the
United States to accept reduction of
its bill for the expenses of the Ameri-
can army of occupation by the value
of the German ships seized in Ameri-
can ports was presented today to the
allied representatives. in conference
here on the reimbursement question
by Eliot Wadsworth. assistant secre-
tary of the Treasury.
Reimbursement OF the so55. .000, ,00O
expense in twelve annual INSTALL
1Eents out of possible German rep
uiation payments which the allies
proposed. is accepted in principle, ii
VAS stated. but Mr.. Wadsworth made
ii plain the American view was that
the bill should be paid out of Ger
nan payments or otherwise.
Gail Separate Meeting.
The allied representatives in the
face OF this rejection of their pro-
l.osal. presented last week and aft
erward submitted to Washington
called seperatc meeting for tomor-
row at which they will try to evolve
mother proposition which will be
;,:ven Mr.. Wadsworth al a full meeting
Cf the conference Thursday.
The French semi official version OF
the present stage of negotiations is
that the proposed twelve annual in
stallments would be paid out of fu-
iure possible reparation funds. ahead
Of any other division among the
allies. but whether this priority
should only apply to future German
cash payments or should apply also
10 merchandise is sim an unsettled
point.
Raises Moratorium Point.
Jr. Wadsworth also raised the
question as to what would he done
j d mora toriunl were granted Ger
many, and whether the allies would
arrange to make the American army
payments even if German payments
were not received or were insuffi-
cicnt.
Mr. Wadsworth, it was added. made
certain reservations regarding the
method of reimbursement proposed
by the allies and asked Tor certain
guarantees.
Evening star., 1923-03-19
Sno,u and 27-Degree
Drop in Birmingham,

BY the Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM Ala, March
18.-SnOw began falling here
this morning Mt 10 o'clock. At
that hOtir the temperature was
lilly. The district fOrecaSter
predicted "a temperature of II
above zero tonight. The tCm-
pcrnture dropped 2- degrees
here from midnight to 10 am.
Evening star., 1923-03-19
PICK UPTON SINCLAIR
AS HOUSE NOMINEE

Los ANGELES. March 19.-Upton
Sinclair, novelist. was nominated
yesterday for representative in Con-
gress from the tenth California dis
trict by the labor party at its organ
ization meeting here.
Sinclair ran for the United States
Senate on the socialist ticket last
fall
Evening star., 1923-03-19
GERMANS DENY BID
FOR j. S. RUHR AID
Berlin Officials Willing for
French to Learn Contents
of Latest Note.
FRENCH GUARD MURDERED
German Officials at Essen Arrested
as Hostages in Kill
ing at Station.
FRENCH GUARD MURDERED
~ Tie Assnc. q Tod Press

BY tie Assoc ted Press.
BERLIN. March 19.-If France is
sincerely desirous Of acquainting her
self with the German Official position
in respect to the Ruhr issue her am
bassadors In Washington and London
will undoubtedly be given the fullest
opportunity to inform themselves OF
the contents OF the informal memor-
andum voluntarily placed at the dis
posal of the United States and Great
Britain by Germany last Friday. it
was stated here today. The German
action, it was declared al the foreign
office. had the primary purpose OF
summing up the position previously
affirmed by the Cuno government, but
incidentally of placing it a the dis
posal Of such diplomatic channels as
are easily accessible to France and
Belgium.
The contents of the ?emorandum
constitute no secret. il was explained.
and the German government would
not consider it violation of conf
dence. it was intimated. if either Lon
don or Washington made them ac-
cessible to Premier Poincare.
No Intervention Plea.
1t was also officially stated that if
the French government or it's press
should attempt to interpret the Ger
man step at a formal request to an
Anglo-Saxon power for intervention
in the Ruhr conflict. such a reading
would be wholly unsupported by the
nature and contents of the German
communica ton.
1t was announced in Washington
Saturday that State Department Of
ficials had received on Friday a state
gard to reparations, but they said
the informant tion as delivered by the
counselor of the German embassy
called for no action by the Washing
ton government looking to mediation
or Intervention in the reparations
dispute between Germany and France.
The information was characterized
as a statement Of Germany's position.
without any request for action by
the United States, and officials said
they would make no reply nor would
they call ii to the attention of the
French government.
French Guard Shot Down.
LONDON, March 19-The French
authorities at Essen have detained
as hostages a member of parliament.
the district attorney and several
bank directors, following the killing
OF a French guard there yesterday,
says a Berlin dispatch to the Cen
trail News.
Evening star., 1923-03-19

Galveston. Tex. is shivering in freez-
ing temperatures and even baimy
Florida is to be treated to heavy
frosts as far south as Miami
The lowest the mercury will go In
Washington and vicinity will be 10
degrees. the forecaster announced.
This will be. however, within 4 de-
grecs of this winters lowest record
when IL degrees were recorded on
February Is Mir. Mitchell said he eX
pected the cold wave to bring ram
and possibly sleet or snow. The
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Evening star., 1923-03-19
GERMAN ALSO KILLED.
Slain Civilian Was Escaping After
Wounding of Guard.

by the Associated Press
DUESSELDORF. March 19-The
killing of a French soldier and a
German civilian at Essen and the an
nouncement that the German mine
owners had been allowed until April
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Evening star., 1923-03-19
CLEAR FIELD SEEN
FOR Mr.. HARDING
Daugherty Announcement Is
Regarded as Ending Any
Fight for Nomination.
BACKED BY TRADITION
President Believed Sure of Trial
Before People of Right to
Hold Second Term.
BY \. 0. MESSENGER.

President Harding's Willingness to
be a candidate for denomination. an
uouncement of which was made by
Attorney General Daugherty at
Miami, Fla. created no surprise in
political circles. To be sure there
had been stories from time to time
suggesting doubt of his standing for
a denomination, but they were dis
counted by the elder statesmen in
the party and were regarded more in
the nature Of hostile propaganda
than anything else.
II is expected there Will be no fur
ther discussion of his candidacy now.
Mr.. Daugherty's statement being ac-
cepted as final. His position in the
/! Presidents official family and in
nermost political councils fits him
to be the spokesman in the premises $
and gives his utterances semi Off
cial authority.
Tradition Backs President.
Politicians today were wondering
what effect announcement of the
Presidents candidacy will have upon
the ambitions which other repub-
licans may be entertaining. The
natural result TO be expected. il is
said. would be to warn them to step
aside and give President Harding his
chance for vidication of his admins
tration and his party.
1t is the tration to give a chief
executive a try for a second term
and letting the country at large de-
eide whether 1t will grant it, and not
cut him off by contesting his renomi-
nation. But some ambitious man may
be moved to contest the nomination
in the states electing delegates to the
convention by primaries.
1t is the tradition to give chief
will be made shortly of the selection
of a campaign manager for the pre-
convention campaign The chairman of
the republican national committee
cannot appropriately take charge OF
a nomination contest, especially should
a rival to President Harding present
himself. The present national chair
man, John T. Adams, will carry on
until the national convention de-
clares the nominee. but strictly with
out regard TO candidates for the re-
nomination, if there be more than
one
President Must Bear Brunt.
If Attorney General Daugherty's
health permits, the politicians would
naturally expect him to take charge
of the Presidents candidacy, by vir-
tue of his past experience in that
capacity. of course. it would be ex-
pected of him to resign his seat in
the cabinet, they declare. Postmas-
ter General New is recognized as a
good politician, having once been
chairman of the national committee
! 1Continued on Page 2. Column 6)
Evening star., 1923-03-19
Six Army Planes
Complete Flight
To Porto Rico

By the Associated Press.
SAN JUAN. Porto Rico, March 19.
The six United States Army air
planes arrived this morning at
1880 o'clock. completing the flight
from San Antonio, Tex
Evening star., 1923-03-19
Cold Waue Due Here Tonight;
Blizzard Ties Up Middle West
Mercury in Washington to Go Do,cn to
IS AboUe ZerO--FOur Dead IN Vide
spread SnO,UstOrm.

cold wave that is expected to
smash all low temperature records
for this time of the year will descend
upon Washington this evening and
hold the city in its icy grip until
Wednesday morning. the weather
bureau announced today. 1t will.
however. be winters last supreme
rally before yielding to balmy spring
time
Forecaster c. l.. Mitchell made no
effort to minimize the intensity of
the frigid weather that Is sweeping
straight across the continent to
Washington. Originating in the far
northwest. well above the arctic
circle, the storm already has swept
over Alaska. plunged the Canadian
northwest into temperatures as low
as thirtysix degrees below zero and
smothered the middle west under
severe billiards..
Cold to Hit south.
Reports received by the local bu-
reau from Kansas City told of zero
weather for the first time in its his
tory at SO late time of the year.
Evening star., 1923-03-19
WEATHER.

Partly CLOUDY, with a cold wave: low
est temperature tonight about Is degrees,
tomorrow fair, continued cold: rapidly
rising temperature Wednesday. Temper
ature for "a hours ended at pm. today:
Highest, Sc, at pm. yesterday: lowest,
AZ, at / 80 a IN. today. Full report page 16.
Evening star., 1923-03-19

The Stars carrier system covers every
city block and the regular edition is
delivered to Washington homes as fast
as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1923-03-19

Continued on Page 2. Column
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-09
DENVER MINT
MONEY FOUND

ST PAUL. May eighty thou.
nand dollars Of tho money stolen
in tho robbery At the Denver mint
last year has been recovered herr.
secret service operatives announced
today.
The grand jury win be asked 10
return indictments next month. in.
volvinE. X Is understood. some OF
tho 20 persons indicted last fail IN
connection with disposal OF sscuri.
ties stolen IA Chicago aud New
York mail rohhcrles
Circulation OF currency stolen NJ
Denver was discovered hero soon
after the robbery IN which bandits
killed a federni reserve bank guard
and escaped with 5000 In cash.
a large number Of 50 notes were
found 10 be In circulation. Theater
box offices received many OF them.
Neighborhood groeers and druggists
had received some.
Henry Horiein. under sentences for
one year foe handling loot from a
New York mail robbery. revealed
during hia trial IN Minneapolis that
he and Stanley Mccormick. another
sentenced. obtained a suitcase full
OF The Denver mint loot on trip
TO ~. Paul.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-09
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
CHINA
STARTS ON PAGE l

served on the government. The ieEa.
tious expressed determination 20 FREQ
the prisoners, even II compelled
themselves 10 adyaner the money as
u loan. 80 China could pay the run.
som.
II was feared. however. petty Of.
flcials Of the Chinese government
might connlvc with the bandits and
Increase the amount. " the money
was promptly put up BY foreign t..
cations. Hence the foreign minis
,ers Informed the government Il
must be strictly china'a money from
which the ransom was 20 DO paid.
Government funds exceeding
million dollars. intended for salaries
OF public employees and the army.
were held up temporarily pending
these negotiations.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-09
SAYS LEAGUE
TALK FOOLISH
Extra Mill viii Be Levied,
Lamping Declares

Declaring that tao port commits
sion viii regard az foolish" any at.
tempt OF the Tax Limit league 10 re-
strain the commission from icvying
a tax for the purchase Of the skin,
ner a Eddy waterfront site as or.
dcred hy tho voters In Tuesdays
election. Commissioner George Il.
Lamping Wednesday declared that
he and the other commissioners are
already considering plans Tor the
icvying Of an additional tax Of one
mill
Gampiug declared that any such
move of the league II even too
ridiculous 10 be considered.
These people aro disappointed IN
the vote which authorizes us 10 pur
chase this property and this RESTRAIN.
ing tank Is nothing but an excellent
example OF sour grapes he said.
Tho necessity Tor the levylng Of
the additional min tax To create reye.
nue. FOR tho port site purchase comes
from the fact that allho a sufficient
vote was obtained in the Tuesday
election 10 authorize the purchase OF
tho port property. the twothirds vote
needed 20 divert the Smith Cove
bonds was not obtained
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-09
BANDITS STAGE
BOLD HOLDUPS
Rob Woman OF ST, 300 Ring;
Other Attempt Fails

In two separate hoIdups early
"Wednesday morning. q man and n
woman were hold Up by four armed
bandits who operated daflngly in de,
finnce u the police.
Mira. George KogOvoy. wife Of
noted Seattle musician. was entering
the sheridan apartments, Zoi1 Finn
ave. when thug IN the alley
stepped from a doorway and seized
her. He displayed n niekts. plated
revolver and threatened 10 kin Mrs.
Rogoyoy II she made an outcry.
From her fingers he stripped a
platinum ring set with = diamonds
valued At $500. This thug then
pushed her inside and fed.
Detectives james Doom and Dan
McIennan searched the district in
a police auto. accompanied by Mrs.
Rogovoy IN an effort 10 arrest the
suspect. but the bandit had made
good his escape.
Three armed bandits in an aged
and decrepit "niVer' Grove up 70
the Nalstrom Pharmacy. Rainier
ave. and Dakota st.. at 1870 a. m.
Wednesday. and AZ II. Il. Malstrom.
the proprietor. left the store after
locking II up. preparatory 20 going
home. the trio jumped from the car
and demanded his money. Aalstrom
submitted 10 a search. but as he
had no cash on his person the
bandits got back in the auto and
drove away.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-09
40 MEN ABOARD
GROUNDED SHIP.
FreighteT Lake Gibhart Hits
Near Umatilla Reef

While morking her way carefully
thru q dense fog OF the Washing
ton coast early Wednesday morn,
inE. the steel freight steamer Lake
Gibhau. carrying crow Of 40 men
and d large cargo OF general freight.
crashed ashore between IohnBGn'a
reef and umaillla reef az a.s0 a. m.
according 90 adyices received az the
hntbor radio station Wednesday
morning.
Tho coast guard cutter snohomish.
which was south OF Cape frlattory
and within 100 miles OF tho Lake
Gibhnrt when the accident occurred,
was hurying TO tho scene al the
wreck al 9 a. m, Tho crew OF the
Inflated vessel a reported an In
little danger.
A brick wind il blowing and un.
less u freshens the ship viii prob.
ably not DO broken 20 pieces A.
the last word received tho vessel
had not been severely damaged and
hor hull forward was standing the
beating 81 the seas on the reefs.
She has &c feet Of water under her
stern.
Radio messages asiting Tor assist.
ance were broadcasted from The
ship 20 All North Pacific stations
and other vessels are rushing 10 the
aid Of the Lake Cihhari.
Tho Inflated steamer was out
bound from San Francisco Tor Sc.
attic with a general cargo aboard.
She il owned by the Alaska steam.
ship Co and In OF 2,S00 tons regis.
try Whether Il viii be- necessary
or not 20 lighter all or n part Of
her cargo was not known early
Wednesday. according 60 radio ad
vices received az the harbor station
By Operator o. r. Hartman.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-09
CONSIDER BATTLE
PRACTICALLY WON

THE transferenco Of tho smith
Cove bonds TO be used for the pur
chase viii 10 reaubut,ted 10 the
voters In 1894 and the bonds viii
be used 20 pay back into tho treas.
ury the amount collected from the
tax" Lamplng stated.
The commission m IN bera nd.
vanccd tho opinion Wednesday that
there would BE- no possibility Of ret.
ting aside the ruling thai n 90 per
cent vote was necessary 10 effect
the TRANSFORMER Of the bonds.
I'VE consider the hattie practically
won" stated Iamplng Wednesday,
"and We feel that tho vital necd
Of tho acquiring OF the skinner &
Eddy site for port development IL
sufficient reason for the port 20
take means within tir!r power TO
acquire H."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-09
BANKER FACES
THEFT CHARGE

TiLLAMOOk. Ore. May o.
Frank a. Rowe. former president
Nchalem Valley Bank Of Wheeler.
and d municipal bond broker IN
Portland. today faces three indict.
ments charging larceny By EN-.
bezziement
The TillamOok county grand iuB
Tuesday evening indicted Rowe on
The counts.
That while treasurer of the Port
Of Nehalem he appropriated 40.
1857 % his own use. larceny By
ombezzlement from the Nehalem
Valley bank OF two sums Of $3.50
and sg.i7i0s.
Tho bank was closed by order Of
the state superintendent OF banks
rs months ago. Rowe was arrested
In Portland Tuesday ana aunigned
here the same evening lie was
given untn Saturday 20 enter pleas
20 the charges.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-09
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
SUGAR
STARTS ON PAGE 1

an injunction restraining the New
York coffee and sugar exchange
and ths New York Coffee and Sugar
from specializing in
sugar prices. department OF Justice
officials informally stated today.
Attorney General Daugherty aud
Assistant Attorney General ssy.
mour. who handled tho case will
confer later In tho day upon the
course the government win pursue
and probably win make nm official
it was unld at the dc.
parrment.
Anticipating an appeal by ono
aide or tho other. the government
took steps when the suit was flied
to make possible an Immediate M.
peal TO the supreme court by re.
questing it's suit TO DO heard before
a special panel.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-09
3 NEWS MEN
GO ON TRIAL

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. May a.
Three members OF the Birmingham
Post staff went on trial before Cir.
cult Judge II. +. Heflln today.
charged with contempt Of court.
The newspaper men were repre-.
scented by Newton ID. Baker. former
secretary OF war, az attorney.
Citations were issued following
publication OF story IN which It
was stated that defendant on trial
for murder was also under indict.
ment on other counts. Judge Hoflln
declared this publication was
prejudlcial TO the defendant. The
defendants IN todny's trial arc ~.
y. Loech,, editor; Jnck Bcthoa. man.
aging editor. and ilcwey Robinson.
reporter.