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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-28

of as the Colonel or 'Mr.
Keyes," but always then and for
many years afterward simply as
1.-The Boss"
cannot now remember just
how long had been at my can
vass before the Boss called me to
account. My recollection is that
/ went in one day to the postoffice
to get my mail. I was told the
postmaster wished to see me.
had known him, OF course, when
a student in the university; he
was one Of the men who had
spoken at the reception when / re-
turned from the oratorical con-
test. I went to him therefore
with great friendliness; but I
found him in quiet a different
mood.
You are fooling away your
time, sir!' he exclaimed roughly.
He told me I was wasting my
money, that had better go to
work, that l had not learned the
first lesson in politics. He told me
who the next district attorney OF
Dane County would be-and 1t
was not La Toilette!
Boss Keyes did not know II, but
opposition of that sort was the
best service he could have
rendered me. It stirred all the
fight I had in me.
I began to work more furiously
than ever before. I kept asking
myself what business Reyes or
any other man had to question my
rights OF going out among the
voters If Dane County, and saying
what I pleased to them. And
what had Reyes moro than any
other voter to do with the disposal
Of the district attorneyship?
I remember having had a similar
overmastering sense OF anger and
wrong and injustice in my early
days In the university-and it led
to a rather amusing incident-my
first experience as an insurgent.
Speakers, I recall. were to be
chosen by the students for some
public occasion. At that time coll
lege life was dominated by two
secret fraternities; they controlled
the student meetings, and directed
the elections. Most of the students,
of whom / was one, were outsiders,
or scrubs"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-28

New shoes rubbed with a slice Of
raw potato will polish as easily as old
ones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-09-18

1t pays to read the want columns of
The Star. Hundreds Of situations are
obtained through them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-09-18
ONE KILLED, SECOND
HAS SKULL BROKEN
Auto Hits Man in Grounds of
CapitoI-Car Runs Wild
Into Base Ball Crowd.

One death. a serious injury and
number of minor injuries were the
outcome of two traffic accidents yes
terday
A man believed to be George W.
Patterson, As. address unknown, in
the Capitol Grounds roadway at the
intersection of Delaware avenue
southwest, stepped into the path of
an automobile operated by John Otis
Grimes of 512 Seventh street south
east. late last night and was fatally
injured when the machine knocked
him down. The same automobile
rushed the injured man to Provi-
dence Hospital. where. upon arrival.
DIR. r. J. McNulty pronounced him
dead. coroner's jury at an inquest
today held his death was accidental
An automobile operated by c. l..
Finch, So. of Vietch Summit, Va, ran
into crowd of base ball fans in
front of the Washington Post score
board late yesterday afternoon. seri-
ously injuring Joseph Turner, IS. of
Greenwood avenue. Takoma Park,
slightly injuring two others so that
hospital treatment was necessary. and
humping against a half dozen more
spectators.
Skull Is Fractured.
Turner was run over by the ma
chine. He was taken to Emergency
Hospital, where he had not regained
today, suffering from a
fracture of the skull. His condition
is critical. The other two, taken to
Emergency Hospital, were Nj. P. Nc
Whorter of ITO Massachusetts ave
nue. and l.. c. Smith of the Gospel
Mission, who sustained bruises on
the body and shock. The others in
jured did not get hospital treatment,
but were listed as witnesses by the
police.
The automobile was parked only
few feet away from the edge Of the
throngs atching the base ball games
progress. 1t was in gear. police were
told, when Finch, whose wife was
with him. stepped on the starting
button, and had collided with by
ISLANDERS before 1t could be stopped.
Finch was held at the first precinct
for a short time after the accident,
but was released by orders of the
district attorney following the ex-
PLANTATION.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-09-18
CONDEMNS ATTACKS
ON SUPREME COURT
Bartlett Tells Lions Lessening of
Power Will Endanger
Country.

Declaring that the very idea of the
Constitution of the United States is
to protect the little man" or the mi
nority and to prevent the would be
tyranny of the majority. John II.
Bartlett. First Assistant Postmaster
General, flayed any attempts to lessen
the powers of that document by do
ing away with the powers of the
United States Supreme Court, in an
address before the Lions Club at the
Willard Hotel yesterday.
You may break down the powers
of the Supreme Court to declare an
act by Congress unconstitutional, but
you put the country in danger just as
sure as you do it, he said.
The speaker pointed out that the
people have the power to amend the
Constitution when necessary. and
stated that in the event of dishonest
judge becoming a member of the Su-
preme Court, he can easily be ousted
by impeachment. This was offered as
remedy, in connection with criti-
cisms that the court favdrs the rich.
Following the address the club
adopted resolution to oppose any
measure that will in any way
guaranteed by the Constitution, or
Supreme Court. The club adopted
also a resolution to send a telegram
to "Bucky' Harris, manager of the
Washington base ball team, wishing
him success.
The remainder Of the program in
cluded piano solos by Miss Mildred
Ensign of the Lovette School OF
Music. the introduction of guests
and the installation of E. B. Culley
as new member. George Sharpe
was the winner of the regular
booster gift, and Miss Ensign was
awarded a box of flowers Among
the special guests of the club were:
John H. Bartlett, David Baer, c. j.
Nichols. Sam Thompson, A. r. Craw-
ford, T. S. Lovette, Robert B. Hall
and David Thomson. A ladies' day
luncheon at the Congressional Coun-
try Club was announced for next
Wednesday,. l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-09-18

come to attend the meeting not
knowing exactly what it was all
about and that it would be unethical
for him to say that the Civil Service
Commission should be given the
powers now vested in the Reclassifi-
cation Board.
The task of Redistribution was en-
tirely too great for the three mem
bers of the Reclassification Board, he
declared, adding that they had to call
in help which he indicated lacked the
necessary experience. He advocated
life benefits for civil service employees
and the establishment of a voluntary
retirement age of so years instead of
forcing employees to retire at 10.
communication from Senator
Sterling, chairman of the Senate COM
mittee on the bill to abolish the Re-
classification Board, was read. He
expressed regrets at not being able
to attend the meeting and said he
believed Congress was interested in
curing any evils that may exist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-09-18
NEW CLASSIC Y|NG
FIGHT IS STARTED
u. S. Workers Form 0rgani-
cation to Work for Abol-
ishing Board.

Getting legislation TO abolish the
Redistribution Board and to transfer
it's function to the United States Civil
Service Commission, by influencing
members of Congress through their
constituents, will be striven for by
the newly formed organization, to be
known as the Government Employees
Protective Intelligence Bureau, &C
cording to a decision reached at a
meeting in Central High School last
night.
Federal employees last night banded
together with an expressed determi-
nation to secure adjustment in the
application of the reclassification act,
and, after much debate. it was de-
cided that the voters could best Sc
cure the enactment of the desired
legislation.
The decision was to have each Fed
eral employe of the District who has
a vote to use his influence on his
Senator and Representative, and for
all Of those who do not vote to write
their relatives and friends at home
who do and have them use influence
in securing the passage of the Stan
feid-Lehlbach bill, to do away with
the Reconsideration board
Administration Ii Hit.
Mrs. Margaret Hopkins Worrell
president of the organization. said
that Congress in passing the reclas-
sificaton act had intended that every
position in each and every Govern
ment department which required the
same class of work should be on the
same level. The act itself is all right,
but the crux of the situation lies in
its NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
I'VE all agree that the act was de-
signed to eradicate inequalities and
classify the work performed, but has
that been done? ] hear the reply of
lhouSa nds, No. it has not been done
not even in the related bureaus of the
same department. nor even in the
same bureau or Office. The work we
do has not been taken into considera-
tion at all, but only the salaries we
were drawing. Had employees been
aIIocated to the grades described by
the work performed the salary they
would have received Hereunder would
in most cases have been much larger
than their present salaries.
Postal Worker Complains.
Herbert William Blandy of the rail-
way adjustment branch of the Post
Office Department declared there
were other men in his department
doing the same kind of work as himself,
and some were receiving more money,
while others were receiving less.
The Redistribution Board has
utterly failed to reclassify in the
strict sense of the word he said. "All
employees doing the same work should
be in the same class and receive the
same salary
Matthew Halloran, contract officer
of the United States Civil Service
Commission. explained that. he had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-09-18
6. P. WILL HOLD
RALLY WEDNESDAY
Party Plans to Get Out Vote
of Residents of
District.

Plans are under way for Il rally of
Republican voters living in the Dis
trict of Columbia at Wardman Park
Hotel next Wednesday night. This
was decided upon yesterday by Off
GERS of the several local Republican
organization which have joined
forces to carry on the 1924 campaign
here.
The meeting will be held under the
auspices of these allied organiza-
tions: The Republican State Voters
Association. of which William Tyler
Page is president; League of Repub-
lican State Clubs, Edgar c. Snyder,
president: League of Republican
Women of the District, Mrs. Virginia
White Speel, president. and the Cool
idge and Dawes Club, T. Lincoln
Townsend. president.
1t is the object of those planning
the rally. which is a part of the gen
eral plan of the local campaign COM
mittee to get out the State voters re-
siding here ard to arouse the many
so-called "stay-at-home voters to do
their duty on election day. The va
riouS State absentee voting and reg
istraticn laws will be discussed and
explained in general way, and
speakers will make an earnest ap-
peal to those men and women VINO
are entitled to vote to exercise this
privilege.
Mr.. Snyder. who is in charge of all
meetings and rallies in the District
during this campaign, will open the
meeting. Among those who will
speak are Phil Campbell of Kansas,
former chairman of the rules commit
tee Of the House of Representatives,
and Maurice D. Rosenberg, one of the
vice presidents of the Coolidge and
DaW es Club.
Indinnans Gather Tonight.
Tonight will be Indiana night at
the headquarters of the local Repub-
lican campaign committee, 1924 New
York avenue. All Indiana men and
women in the District have been
asked to meet to discuss the regis
tration and voting laws of their
State. Because of some recent
changes in the registration law for
absentee voters, many Indianans In
Washington are in a quandary as to
what Is required of them. This new
law requires re-registration Of abb
sentee voters in five counties of In
diana before October 6, and it speci-
f1es that failure on the part of legal
residents of these five counties, who
are temporarily residing out of the
State, will prevent them from cast
ing their ballot in November.
Colored Republicans of the District
attended a rally Tuesday night at
Lincoln Colorado, 1916 U street. The
big hall was packed to capacity and
the speakers called upon the colored
citizens to remain loyal to the party
and to keep in the White House the
man who they contended has dem
onstrated his interest in the advance
ment of tho colored race. Thomas l.
Jones. president of the Coolidge and
Dawes Republican League. the Official
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-09-18
WAR SURPLUS SALE
BROUGHT TO CLOSE.
Weeks Writes Letter of
Appreciation to Assisting
Committee of Publishers.

The work OF the surplus property
committee, a central committee of
publishers organized to serve as ad-
wiser to the War Department in
merchandising several billions of dol
lars worth of surplus war material,
has been brought to a close, and the
results of it's advertising campaign
have produced for the Government
hundreds of millions more than they
would have realized for the surplus in
any other way.
At the close of the World War the
War Department was faced with the
great problem Of .disposing of this
material without demoralzing industry
and with the best possible return to the
Government. The surplus property
committee. in addition to advising the
War Department, supplied copy men
for preparing and distributing the
advertising to the papers which had
been chosen by the department itself.
Secretary of War Weeks, in letter
to Mason Britton, chairman OF the
committee, declared the conclusion
of your committees publicity work
with the War Department brings to a
close four and one-half years of sue
cessfui cooperation in the liquidation
of war surplus. This aid recalls to
mind the timely assistance Of the bust
ness press and newspapers OF the
country in the Governments wartime
advertising projects.
Through the operation of the sur
plus property committee the Govern
ment has been enabled to deal direct
with the many publishers concerned
without sacrificing the service usu-
ally furnished. In lieu of individual
service from many publications, the
committee acting for all and prorat-
ing the expense placed at the dis
posal of the department the very best
talent available, saving the Govern
ment the entire cost of maintaining
an expensive staff of technical ad-
vertising and merchandise experts,
which otherwise would have been
necessary. In addition to this serv-
ice, the Government ,has invariably
received the very lowest earned rate
accorded commercial advertisers
without the necessity of entering
into formal contracts for space.
THE results achieved during the
period of the committees existence
and cooperation with the War De-
partment are a signal tribute to the
power of well directed advertising.
The departments program ably car
ried out, with your assistance, has
been a large factor in the wide and
equitable distribution of the enor-
nous stocks of war supplies. Salts
factory recovery prices to the Gov
ernn1ent and lower prices to the con-
sumingt public are an indication of
the soundness of the methods en-
ployed and their effectiveness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-09-18
BOARD PUSHES EFFORTS TO SOLVE
MANOR PARK SCHOOL QUESTION
Asks auditor for Ruling En- ployment of Repair
Funds to Rent House for Temporary
Use of Pupils.

sitions, and examinations for pro-
motions to group r salaries.
4-Rules of the Board of Education.
Peyser Leads Fight.
A bitter fight was waged by Capt.
Julius I. Peyser, the progressive
bloc" leader on the board, to force
consideration of the legislative pro-
gram by the standing committees.
Capt. Peyser maintained that the
board would be violating the letter
and the spirit of the organic act of
1906 by considering a question with
out a report by the proper standing
committee, and in a heated speech in
support of his contention made the
following remarks:
Until we abolish the organic act
we ought to follow the law. The
time has come with this board that
we have no right to follow law, but
make it to conform without any indi-
viduals fanciful idea. I'll vote for the
abolition of the board today If we
allow ourselves to disregard the rules
which were sacredly passed.
Attacks Other Points.
Capt Peyser started on the war
path at the very outset of the meet
ing and attacked virtually every
matter considered by the board dur
ing the two-hour proceedings. His
first move for a reform was success
full when he insisted on the reading
of the lengthy minutes of the meet
ing of September 10. 1t was the first
time in the recollection of present
school officers that the minutes have
been read The reading took 20 min
utes of the boards time.
It has been the policy in the past
to furnish all board members with
copies of the minutes in advance of
a meeting and only go through the
formarity of approving them upon
converting. Capt. Peyser charged that
the minutes had been stuffed dur
ing the last three or four months and
he was going to insist on the read
ing Of the record at every meeting.
Teacher Appointed.
Miss Elizabeth A. Hummer, teacher
of psychology at the Wilson Normal
School, was given a temporary ap-
pointment as director of intermedi-
ate instruction to fill the vacancy
caused by the death, on September 5,
of Alexander T. Stuart. She has been
connected with the school system
since 1892 and is graduate of the
Wilson Normal School and George
Washington University.
The appointments of MissM. F.Gore
as administrative principal of the
Force Adams Group School and Miss
L. E. Ballenger as teaching principal
of the Corcoran School were approved
by the board. Mrs. Cecil Norton Sis
son was reinstated as general di-
rector of the community center de-
partment, effective October 1. She
has been on an extended leave OF abb
sence.
A. HI. Gregory Of the Stanton Park
Citizens Association urged the board
to remove the Americanization School
portable on the Peabody School play
ground to Manor Park, where it could
be used for temporary facilities for
the children Of that section. The
board, however. decided that such a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-09-18

Impressed by the persistent fight of
the Manor Park Citizens Association
to obtain temporary school facilities
for the children Of the community
the Board OF Education will make a
special effort to provide the accom-
modations.
Without available portables to place
in Manor Park. the school board, at
cided to ask Daniel J. Donovan. Dis
trict auditor, if the public school
building and repair fund may be used
legally to either purchase or rent a
house for temporary school. There
are g. children in the community,
from the kindergarten to the third
grade, who will be enrolled in the
improvised school, If acquired.
Manor Park will be without perma-
nent school facilities for some time.
\ site for the proposed new school
house has been purchased. but school
officials believe it will take several
years before the building can be
erected.
Rciterates Plea.
Although turned down a number of
times in his plea for temporary school
facilities for the Manor Park chill
dren, Ernest H. Pullman, president of
the community's citizens association,
again appeared before the board at
yesterdays session to reiterate the
needs of children for school accommo-
dations. The appeal fell upon SYM
pathetic ears. and the board voted to
use every means possible to provide
the community with a temporary
school.
Board members queried Mr.. Pull
man as to whether there are any va
h t~ til
could be rented or purchased for a
temporary school. He informed them
that there were two for sale, but did
not believe they could be rented. The
board then instructed Secretary Har-
ry o. Hine to ask Auditor Donovan
if the building and repair fund could
be used to provide temporary school
facilities.
Acting upon the recommendation Of
Supt. Frank w. Ballou. the board
agreed to give special consideration
to five outstanding educational top
les of vital interest to the welfare of
the public school system. The intel
,igence tests which have been attack
ed by Brig. Gen. Amos A. Fries, chief
Of the chemical warfare service Of the
Army, and others, will be considered
first at a special meeting called for
next Tuesday night at 8 o'clock in
the Franklin School The other sub
jects will be discussed successfully at
regular meetings, an hour being set
aside for each.
The four remaining topics and the
| order in which they will be consid-
cred follow:
THE work of the community CEN
ter department..
aProposed legislation. which in
cludes the reorganization bill grow
| ing out of the Capper committee re-
port, the five-year building program,
the compulsory school attendance
| bill and free textbooks.
3Organization Of work of the
board of examiners, including eIigi-
bility requirements for certain posi-
tions. examination for certain DO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-09-18
BAND CONCERTS.

BY the Army Music School, at
Arkansas avenue. Thirteenth and
Emerson stree:s northwest, today
at 7:30 pm. Student Louis S.
Yassel, conducting: r. C. Sher-
man, commandant; William c.
White. principal.
March, MARTINEZ" ....... White
Overture, "Sakuntala" >. .Goldmark
Extra, fox trot, "Maytime". Rose
Excerpts from Apple Blossoms
kreisler
Waltz. Pas Des Fleurs". .Delibes
Duet for cornet and baritone.
Home to Our Mountains. Verdi
Played by Angelo Murazzi and
William H. Lemay).
Grand selection, "Lohengrin,"
Wagner
(a) Fox trot, Mr.. Radio Man.
Friend
CD March. Brace Up" Heed
The Star Spangled Banner"
BY the Army Music School, at
Washington barracks, tomorrow
at 1880 pm, Student Louis S.
Yassel. conducting; r. G. Sherman,
commandant; William C. White.
principal.
March, Martinez. White
Overture, "Sakuntala". .Goldmark
Extra, fox trot. "Maytime". Rose
Excerpts from Apple Blossoms"
kreiSler
Waltz. Pas Des Fleurs". .Delibe
Duet for cornet and baritone,
Home to Our Mountains. Verdi
Played by Angelo Murazzi and
William H. Lemay).
Grand selection, "Lohengrin,'
Wagner
(a) Fox trot, Mr.. Radio Man."
-s Friend
OBJ March, Brace Up" Heed
The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-09-18

colored Republican organization in
the District, presided. and made
speech Of appreciation of.Coolidge and
the Republican party. Other speakers
were: Samuel ]. Prescott, chairman of
the Republican State committee of
the District and personally In charge
Of the local Republican campaign:
James H. O'Leary, assistant United
States attorney for the District;
Richard r. Horner. Harry Clark, DR..
w. T. Riley of Boston and Mrs
Gabriel Pelham. There was music
furnished by the Colored Community
Centers Band. which attracted much
attention in the Defense day parade
Miss Ella Boston sang an original
poem, entitled. Hold to the Fort"
Miss Mamie Scott also was soloist.
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Youth Said to Admit Theft.

NORFOLK, Va, September 1S.-
John Y. Offutt, 1s-year- member
of a prominent Maryland family, con-
fessed today, according to Norfolk
police, that he and another youth
robbed the home of Capt. S. b. Brooks
near Towson, Md, last Saturday. He
was arrested here yesterday when
he displayed jeweled opera glasses
and a ring valued at $1,000 to d
local jeweler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-09-18
Celtic Lecturer Here.

Liam Reamonn MacEocagain of
Dublin, Ireland, is in Washington to
deliver a series of lectures on Celtic
history. Mr.. MacEocagain represent
ed the Sim Fein movement here
in 1909. He is cousin of the late
John E. Redmond, noted Irish leader.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-09-18

The largest map in the world is
being made in San Francisco. 1t is
so feet long and Is feet wide, and
shows all the natural as well as man
made features OF California.