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CLASSIFYING BASIS
FOR $4,000 0. KID
Personnel Board Votes z to |
for Report Establishing
1,7OO Classes.

The Personnel Classification Board
today officially adopted by a vote Of
2 to 1 class specifications for the 54,-
trict Of Columbia.
Chairman Bailey and Harold N.
Graves, representative Of the Bureau
of Efficiency on the board, voted for
the specifications; Guy Moffett, repre-
senting the Civil Service Commission,
voted against 1t. Mr.. Mofett within
day or two will issue a statement
explaining why he objected to the re-
port.
ernment Printing ONCE, where 1t is
expected to be printed soon into q
book of probably $50 pages.
AS explained by Chairman Bailey
of the board, the specifications adopt
ed today provide the basis upon which
all Government departments and eS-
Establishments must submit their esti-
mates for personnel cost to the Bu-
reau of the Budget for the next fiscal
year, 1925-26. Every government en-
ploye, even cabinet officers, are given
their proper place in the specifca-
tions.
AlIocated By Grade.
At the present time, the salaries OF
Government employees have been al
located by the Personnel Classincation
Board according to grade, and the ad-
ministrative heads of departments and
establishments, under certain re-
strictions, have placed these employees
at salaries within the grades.
In the next fiscal year 1t will be
necessary for these administrative
officers to name the specific class Of
the grade to which each employe be-
longs. In making reports to Con-
gress, it will thus be possible to Item
ize the whole personnel for the Dis
trict of Columbia
Chairman Bailey, in making public
the report, declared that the final re-
suit was neither the product Of the
Bureau of Efficiency nor the Civil
Service Commission school OF thought
within the board, but combined ele-
ments from both schools. This was
true, he said. in spite of the fact,
that Mr.. Moffett, the Civil Service
representative on the board, voted
against it
In size, the specifications adopted
today are smaller than the Jones
Redistribution Commission report of
1920 and larger than the Bureau OF
Efficiency Specifications issued by
executive order Of October "a, 1921.
l,zOO Glasses Involved.
Whereas the Jones report contains
some ss6 pages Of about 1,70o classes,
and the Bureau Of Efficiency report
| contains only 81 pages. describing
about 200 typical tasks, Mr.. Bailey
explained. the present report will be
about $50 pages with 275 classes and
describing about 1000 typical Illus
| trations.
The salary ranges in the grade.
already had been fixed by law. Wha,
the board did was to hx the classei
within the grades. It was required t.
do this by the law, which described
| what was to be done as follows:
"The board shall make all necessary
rules and regulations not inconsist.
ent with the provisions of this acl
and provide such subdivisions Of tn.
grades contained in section 13 hereof
ana such titles and definitions - j Il
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A.E. OIL TO DECIDE
AF0LLETTE STAND
Council, at Atlantic City, Will
!. Face Demand. Ter lndorse-
/. it'eat Of Candidate.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Members Of tho executive council
Of the American Federation OF Labor
will gather tomorrow in Atlantic City
preparatory. to their meeting Friday
with tho question squarely before
them as to whether they shall indorse
tho candidacy Of Senator In Toilette
Of Wisconsin for President and SEN
ator Wheeler Of Montana for Vice
President
Tho decision reached by the council,
whatever It may be, may have much
influence on the coming campaign.
Tho supporters Of the La Toilette
Wheeler ticket among the leaders OF
organized labor are planning for a
showdown of strength within the
American Federation Of Labor.
The policy Of the American Fedora
tion Of Labor has been to indorse can
didates for public ofice-particularly
been favorable to the aims Of organ
lied labor. 1t has been opposed to
the Endorsement Of political parties.
Records t. He Stadied.
The II members Of the executive
council will have before them the
records Of La Toilette, John w. Davis
and President Coolidge. They will
ave before them the platforms adopt
ed BY the Democratic and Republican
national conventions, and the platform
on which Senator La Toilette is run
ming. The question Of indorsing a
party will not be before the council
in the case OF La Toilette, since Sem
ator La Toilette has insisted, and his
followers have insisted that a third
ticket" only Is in the field, and not
q third party-as yet
Labor leaders here say that the
record Of La Toilette on issues re.
lating to labor has been much more
favorable to organized labor than thai
OF either the Democratic or the Re.
publican nominee for President. They
say. too, that, . comparison Of the
three platforms shows clearly tha,
the La Toilette platform much more
nearly, covers the demands of organ.
ICED labor. submitted to the resolu.
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i. s. WORLD FLYERS
MAKE FIRST HOP IN
ATLANTIC CROSSING
Go From Brough, England, to
KirkWalI, Scotland, in
Six Hours.
ACCLAIMED BY BRITONS
AS JOURNEY is STARTED
Confident of Success and Anxious
to See America, Smith
Says.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
kIRkWALL, Orkney Islands, Scot
land, July 3o.-The American round
the-world flyers, on their way home
ward, arrived here from Brough at
4:10 this afternoon.
Weather conditions were ideal for
the flight. There was a 15-mile
southwesterly wind and a visibility
of 90 miles. The landing place on
Houton Bay is so close to the scene
of the scuttling of the German fleet
that the hulks of several of the
sunken war craft are plainly visible
from it.
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LODGE STILL GAINS. -.
Condition Excellent, Says Ply.
sician's Bulletin.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, July 3d.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, after a
night that was termed excellent" !"
was said today to be in continuing
satisfactory condition, DR.. John H.
Cunningham, who operated Sunday
for q bladder ailment, said after his
visit this afternoon:
Condition remains satisfactory;
eating and sleeping we'll; cheerful"
Tho time of the secondary opera
tiou. which Dr.. Cunningham has said
win b necessary. win be deter
mined by tests within a5few days,
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HOLDS EXCLUSION ACT
CAUSES PROSECUTIONS
Conservative Toxic Paper Says
Trouble in California Demands
Firm Protest.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC. July Accommodating on
the reports from Japanese corre-
spondents of alleged ant-Japanese
occurrences in California. the con-
servative Chusni shogyo, under the
subheading Persecution Of Japan
ese In California" says it Is impos-
sible to separate recent incidents
from the larger Japanese-American
situation growing out Of the Ameri-
can exclusion act.
The newspaper asserts that the
American authorities are lukewarm
and lacking in sincerity in control
ling the situation. It urges the
Japanese government to lodge .
strong protest in Washington in
order to check the "persecution. which
VII Inevitably endanger rslations Il
not -enaAd.. .-A44
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BRITAIN PROTESTS
us. GUN ELEVATION
Also Tells Japan Navy
Changes Would Break
Arms Pact.
By the Associated Press,

~ t4ic hbSoCI1teU
LONDON. July 30.-The British
government has made representations
to the Government of the United
States and Japan that the alteration
of the elevations OF guns on capital
war vessels or expenditures for the
purpose of increasing the radius of
action OF these guns would be, in the
opinion Of the British government, a
breach of the Washington convention.
This declaration was made in the
House Of Commons today by Arthur
Ponsonby. undersecretary for foreign
Affairs. In answer to 4 questioner who
&shed Wlsethef any approximation on
this point had been made to any OF
the signatories Of the Warrington
convention.
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WASHINGTON SILENT.
Explanation Of Policy to Await
Hughes Return.

Great Britain's representations
against the ship modernization pro-
gram Of the American Navy may
bring to . head At last = controversy
that has stirred naval circles here
almost continuously since the ad-
journment Of the arms conference.
State Department officials declined
today to comment on the London an
nouncement Of the British move or
to indicate what the policy of this
Government would be- They gave the
impression that the question was one
of such Importance that a very care
full study Of the whole subject would
be necessary before the United States
made its reply to London.
Awaits Hughes Return.
In some quarters it was regarded
as unlikely that any decision would
be made before the return from
Europe of Secretary Hughes and
conference between him and Presi-
dent Coolidge. Mr.. Hughes person.
ally conducted the work of the
American delegation at the Washing
the British representations are based
A ship moderntzation program. in
cluding a change in elevation of the
main batteries Of frst-line warships,
was recommended to Congress by
President Harding in December. 1922.
In an accompanying memorandum.
Secretary DENLY declared the work
proposed was Of major and vital I'M
portance" in national defense. and it
was pointed out by naval officers
during consideration Of the question
in Congress that many OF the first
line British fighting ships already
had gun ranges comparable to those
requested for the American Navy.
Objections Halted Work.
The appropriation asked for was
granted, but objections OF an in
formal character came from British
quarters, and In April Of last year
the Navy Department announced
that the modernization program
would be deferred for the time being.
At the same time it was reiterated
that Navy officials did not regard
the proposed alterations - q viola
ton OF the Washington treaty. and
that the delay was due only to q be-
lief that Congress in appropriatins
$500, 900 to carry out the gun ele-
vation project might have acted
under misapprehension.
Denly F1voreA Move.
So that all the facts might be de-
veloped, An intensive study OF the
whole subject was ordered last sum-
mer. and as q result Secretary DENLY
renewed in his annual report last
December the Recommendation for q
gun elevation appropriation, which
he declared will not In any way
contravene the spirit or letter OF the
treaty" Accompanying the Secre-
tary,s report was = statement by
Cant. r. H Schofield OF the Navy
general board supporting that view.
Tho public 10 very generally under
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MIGHTY FLOES MENACE AIRMEN.

From authentic there dsquieting
foes and tremendous iceberg swirl
Greenland huge barriers thrown by
conquest of the and the avators fully
deadly danger toward which they travelling
death in before they
finchng
When your correspondent visited Lieut. Lowell Smith and his
comrades Broug England short while before the Rich
of
enjoying coffee Asked he had received word of the
reports Greenland Lieut. Smith only smiled replied
SMITH REALIZES CONDITIONS
have picture right the ice conditions
Angmagsak an the east of Geenland and
shudde think will in place.
Although Danish will be there
the filed with huge chunks of ice If happen hit
serious damage might result
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SURE OF SUCCESS.
Smith Plans Next Leap Tomorrow
or Friday.
By the Associat ted Press.

By the Associe ted Press.
BROUGH. England, July 3O.-The
American Army aviators continuing
their world flight hoped off at 1924
o'clock this morning for KirkwaIl,
capital Of the Orkney Islands, off the
northern coast of Scotland.
The weather was calm with practi-
cally no wind and the sky somewhat
overcast, as the aviators in their
three planes took off with the good
wishes of the small crowd ringing in
their ears. After describing a short
circle, they headed in the direction Of
north of Bridlington Bay, evidently
intending to follow the coast north
ward.
Begin First Leg.
Thus began the first leg of their
journey over the Atlantic by way Of
Iceland and Greenland, to Indian
Harbor. Labrador.
kirkwall, a town Of $500, is situated
on Houton Bay, on the northeastern
side of the Island Of Mainland, some-
times called Pomona, the largest of
the Orkney group Stores Of oil and
gasoline await the flyers there, and
towboats and repair men are ready in
case they are needed.
The six men were all in the best Of
health and spirits. and confident that
tn, success which has brought them
$4,000 miles on their pioneering fight
will not desert them during the last
stage of their endeavor
Before leaving the ground Lieut.
Lowell H. Smith, the fight COM
mander. said he expected to reach
KirkwaH in about six hours, and that
the departure from that place would
occur tomorrow or Friday. There
were no official ceremonies at the
send-off.
When the planes rose into the air
each of them weighed 5000 pounds,
each of the new engines alone weigh
ing $50 pounds, according to Lieut.
Smiths estimate.
Men Are Confident.
Pressed for a statement to his
countrymen, the flight commander said:
Tell them we are very anxious to
see them, the quicker the better for
us. We are confident we shall
achieve the rest of the trip 1 think
we have been over rougher spots
already than we shall encounter here.
I mean our Alaska experiences and
crossing the North Pacific.
''On the whole, I think we will find
it more comfortable in colder lati-
tudes for we can dress for low tenn
peratures, but had little chance of
overcoming the heat and dust Of the
tropics. Our longest leg on the trip
home will be from Greenland to
Labrador, but we are not worried"
The industry of the airmen and
their frankness and lack of all afrec-
tation won for them the sincere ad-
miration of their English hosts here
The airmen today donned the
clothes they expect to wear until they
reach Boston.
Over a flannel shirt and breeches
each wore a fur-lined gabardine
jerkin. Drawn over this and cover
ing their boot tops each wore a one
piece suit of gabardine cloth lined
with silk. somewhat resembling q
locomotive engineers garment
Wear Special Clothes.
This garment is specially woven to
resist the wind and a system Of dou-
BILE buttoning further keeps out the
icy blasts. The outfit is similar tc
those worn by members of the expe-
ditions of the late Capt. Robert Scot,
and the fate Sir Ernest Shackletor
and the expedition to Mount Everest
It gives a maximum of warmth while
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to carry on" in the face of anything, Americas
gallant round-the- flyers are winging their
way homeward today, carefully guarded on the
first leg of their epochal journey across the At
lantic by this sleek, swift cruiser and Aotia of
American and British naval craft.
AS the Richmond glided quietly out to sea
and began slipping the knots toward Kirkwall,
preceding the flyers by few hours to prepare
for their arrival there, every man on board un-
derstood that the intrepid aviators must face
the grim challenge of the Northlands great
white menace before they drop safely on Clover
Field in balny California.
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FRENCH MORE YIELDING.
Proposal Being Drafted ON Default
May End Deadlock.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 30.-The French ex-
perts to the interallied conference
were working today to produce
a formula which they promised would
be different from anything they had
previously offered and which they
said ought to be the long-sought So
luton of the deadlock in the confer
ence on the question of security for
the Dawes plan loan to Germany.
Aside from this activity conference
observers had to mark up today as
another one of the many which have
had to be put under the heading of
delay.
At 4:3o o'clock this afternoon the
allied delegations were still awaiting
word from the French experts that
their proposal had been completed. It
was clear that nothing could be done
until the new formula was circulated
and the experts of the committee No.
l were summoned to Downing street,
where Prime Minister Macdonald of
Great Britain and Premier Herriot of
France conferred again this after
noon. The British cabinet had a
three-hour session this morning and
will reassemble again this evening.
Terms French Propose.
For the first time since the inter-
allied conference assembled, the
French delegates last night indicated
a Willingness to surrender, under
certain conditions, their right to sep
arate action against Germany in case
of reparations default under the
Dawes plan
If the allies cannot unanimously
agree whether a fragrant default has
occurred. France is willing to let an
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Gales Promises Progressive Ad-
ministration.

NOGALES, Ariz., July 30.-Emanci-
patton Of the Indians and concentra-
tion of endeavors for the betterment
Of labor conditions so that Mexico
may free itself of the yoke Of virtual
bondage" was promised yesterday by
Gen. Plutarco Elias Gales, who de-
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means straight-away travelling. But
We have gone five-sixths Of the way
around the world and I can't see why
Continued on Page 5, Column s.
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Ari,y Flyers Challenge Death
In Ice as atlantic Hop Starts
Naval Craft Guard Lanes Where Huge
Bergs Menace Airme',-Headed
Home, Send Greetings.
BY FREDERICK r. NEELY,

ON BOARD U. S. S RICHMOND, EN- ROUTE TO KIRK
WALL, ORKNEY ISLANDS, July 80 (via WirelessDeermined
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OHc, SGIIUuS udIIIdBc IIISIt IeSul
''It takes from one to fifteen miles
Of taxi-ing to get our ships Of OF
the water when equipped with pom
toons such as we have-and that
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Radio Pro&rams-Page2 Is.
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Continued on Page 4, Column u
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Local thundershowers tonight and
tomorrow, cooler tomorrow; moderate
west to southwest winds.
Temperature for "a hours ended at
q pm. today-Highest, 81, at noon
today; lowest. 68, at am. today.
Full report on page ~
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CONTINUED on Page 8, Column 4
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Soccer League
Shows Growth
for Next Year

TUE American Soccer league. pre-
l mier professional circuit OF The
kicking game in tho United States.
WIN start its fourth season this fall
as n i2.oIub organization instead OF
as ono OF eight. as In the first three
years OF is existence.
At its annual meeting. Fred ].
Smith. OF Brooklyn. was reelected
treasurer. Former national secretary
Thomas w. cahill. who founded tho
league. was made secretary. Michael
r. Kelly. OF Bethlehem steel com.
pany. was clseied vice president. and
James Armstrong. OF Brooklyn. re.
cordlng secretary.
Nathan Agar. head Of the Brooklyn
wanderers. in the course OF 10.
hour session. made an address culo.
giving Cahill, sometimes called "tho
father OF American soccer" who
was abruptly removed last spring
from tho office In the u. s. +. A..
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grandest week Of baseball
that has ever been staged
here.
Portland dropped san Francisco
into second place by wonderful
showing against the champions. win
ming seven out OF eight while Seat
tle was taking six out OF eight from
Los Angeles.
It's the first time since 1915 that
a Seattle team has been In front In
a regular season race in a baseball
league and the old burg Is baseball
Wild.
vean Gregs is expected 10 choose
the Seals today and II the Old Master
is right ne has fine chance 70 wal
lop the champions as he Is the best
pitcher In the league today.
The Indians. with one day OF rest
after the long series with Portland.
are on edge for the fight OF their
Young lives. They managed 10 take
three out Of seven games from the
two-time champions in Frisco and
the Seals are conceded TO be the
toughest team in the league 20 beat
on their home field.
It's the first meeting Of the seals
and the Indians here this year and a
reoord.breaklng crowd Is expected 10
be on hand TO see the opening game.
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which he organized 10 years ago and
had controlled ever since. Agar's
tribute 10 the deposcd car was sig.
nificant in that no was one Of Ca
hills earliest and. for long. most
vigorous enemies In soccer legisla-
ton and administration.
The American league next season
will have two clubs In Brooklyn:
Brooklyn Wanderers and Indiana
Flooring: two in Manhattan; New
York S. c. and National Giants;
Bethlehem Pa) steel r. c.. phIla.
delphia +. c.. Newark r. c., J. 4 p.
Coats, OF Pawtueket: the national
championship FAN River u. c., and
new clubs in Boston, New Bedford
and Providence, r. !.
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Seattle Indians Take Lead in Coast League
BASEBALL RIOTERS ORGANIZE FOR SAN FRANCISCO SERIES HERE
Gregg Day" at
Park on FRIDAY
EHIDAY III b - -

EHiDAY VIII b. "Vean c.
L dag" a. the BAH PARK.
The biz lsithandsr On n. +
dams. who has been pi,e,i..
wonderful bail for the locst, I
their drive Tor the ptnnant. =
be honor player Or that day
@. Aiken. Of 5529 isth A.,
y. T. % the Seattle ian ~.
suggested H. ami the gsait,s =
ficiais Fald. go % ~
Stacy Shown. the dean 0, 4.
attic fans. who Ia always 49,
70 help out when Il oofps !.
baseball. steps forward win /.
nifty prs5ent FOR the biz ,svs
paw. and there viii be Ton.
and everything.
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Mitchell Brush Co.
Nine Wins Thriller

In q hectic game on Mercer play.
field Sunday, the Mitchell Brush Co.
nine, formerly the Warren A. c., won
over the orioles, to s, The game
was halted in the eighth inning
when Morrison made balk, forcing
in the deciding run. The players had
a big argument but the Brush team
had the best debators, and as re-.
suit won, Hector Springer hit safely
In five trips to the plate.
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championship. Two foremost play.
ers among the Mid Westerners arc
Miriam Burns. OF Kansas City. and
Louise Fordyee, Of Youngstown. o.
Coincidentally. these two went 10
the finals in tho Western cham.
pionship az Chicago last year. Miss
Burns winning after spirited strug.
gle
The Kansas City golfer has all
the requisites OF a champion. in.
GLIDING fine fighting spirit. and
she ought TO 70 far in the national
tourney this year. Miss Fordyce Is
better techniolsn than tho Mis-
souri, maiden; she hits a longer bah
Off the tee and Is surcr with her
irons, but she lacks the stern com.
petitive front that decides crises.
Perhaps this will come with added
experience. Like Miss Burns. the
Ohio girl Ia newcomer In tourna.
msnt golf. and her adventures In the
higher realms have been limited.
Another Missourian who may ere.
ate more than a passing furry in the
national list this summer ls Audrey
Faust. OF ST Louis. now in England
TO compete In the British champion.
ship. the only American 10 invade.
BY the way. Miss Faust came for
ward with a rush iast fall, when she
played great GOLF against Glsnna
Collett and Mrs. C. II. varderbeek.
II she has any success NJ all abroad.
she n Likely 70 return In a very
confident mood end II may take a
lot OF spangied golf 10 beat her.
Tho women's championship this
year Is likely TO resolve itself into a
distinct intsrscctional feud between
the East and the West. The East
viii have such dependanles as Glen.
ma Collett. Marion Hollina. Alcxa
Stirling. Mrs. W. A. Gavin and
Mrs. vanderbeck, all OF whom re.
pose lesitImately on the champion.
ship list.
The main hope OF the West will
be Edith Cummings. the defending
champion. backed up by the Misses
Fordyce. Burns and Faust. not 70
forget Bernica wahl. OF Wisconsin:
Frances Halloran. OF Salt Lake City.
and Dorothy HIsbie. OF Chicago.
Nor should one overlook Mrs. Dave
Gaut. who votes the straight demo.
cratic ticket down III Tennessee. She
probably will have no objections 10
making 1t thrcc.corncrcd intersec.
tional scrap.