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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-22
BONUS OPENS
TYI|ST JOBS
W|THU. s.
Examinations Will Be Held
WeekIy-vets Asked Not to
Request Blanks

Two great classes are bombardin3
the War Department, the Navy DE.
partment, and the Veterans Bureau
with requests for early help, i'm.
mediate, IL possible. These are the
world war veterans who are to re-
ceive bonus certificates and jobless
stenographers, clerks, and other
prospective bonus workers.
To stem the ever-rising tide of
demands for bonus application
blanks, the War Department late
yesterday issued a statement, reiter-
ating the fact that it is useless for
ex-service men to take any action
to obtain their bonus at this time.
The blanks will be printed as soon
as the appropriation is available,
and will be distributed through the
Postoffice Department throughout
the country, the American Legion.
various veterans organizations and
other national channels.
The. Civil Service Commission di-
verting the stream of job-hunters
from the departments to its own Of
fices, stated today that a large mum.
Der of temporary appointments will
be made to ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and
typist positions in the War and
Navy Departments and in the Vet
erans' Bureau. Examinations for
these positions will be held weekly
in Washington and in other cities
each Tuesday until further notice.
The examinations are open to
| men and women. The list Of those
successfully passing the examira'
lions will be used in filling regular
positions in the departmental serv.
ice. Full information and appl:ca
ton blanks for the examinations
may be obtained at the con,mis
sion's offices, 1924 F street north
west.
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Know Congress By Sight.
See Page 81.
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Headquarters Provided.

the ushers all will be- from Cleve-
land. There will be women in both
groups.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-22
Baby Wins His Freedom

NEW YORK, May %. -. John
Fettoe's baby brought him freedom
from Sing Sing prison. Fettoe had
four and a half more years to
serve for manslaughter on sentence
imposed in Manhattan. Two weeks
ago he was arrested for violation
Of parole and returned to Sing Sing
to finish his sentence. When the
State board Of parole learned he
was the father of a three-weeks'
old infant and that he had saved
$1,000 he was ordered released, so
that he might support the infant.
Would You Know Him?
See Page 81.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-22
WOUNDED VETS
BAN CLOSING
Of STREET
Walter Reed and Washington
Posts Oppose, Hospital
Ground Preservation

Strenuous. opposition to the using
of sour wounded comrades" as q
cover for a fight to close the main
north and south business street Of
Washington for the sole bencLt
of the campus Of the officers col
lege," is voiced by veterans OF the
Equality Walter Reed Post No. 2S4,
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars In
resolution adopted at a meeting
held last night.
Pointing out that the majority OF
the members of the post are wound
ed world war veterans and were
treated at Walter Reed Hospital, the
veterans assailed the argument set
forth that the noise from the pro
posed Fourteenth street cars would
worry the patients at Walter Reed
and declare that the veterans them
selves are not apprehensive over
this, but are anxious to have better
and quicker service to the city,
more particularly because they do
not own automobiles as do most OF
the medical officers stationed at
the post"
Other Veterans Act.
Opposition to the proposed closing
of Fourteenth street at the south
ern boundary of the army medical
center on the Walter. Reed reserva-
ton as provided in Senate bill ia
is also contained in a resolution
adopted by the George Washington
Post No. l of the American Legion.
I'VE urge" the resolution states
''that no steps be taken for the
closing of Fourteenth street and fur
ther, the adjutant of the post is
directed to Immediately forward
copies of this resolution to the de-
partment commander"
| Especial attention" continues
the George Washington Post resp
luton, lis directed to the end Drse'
ments for keeping Fourteenth
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-22

street open by the Secretary of
War, the Chief of Engineers of the
Army, and the District Commission.
ers. including the Engineering
Commissioner, an officer of the
regular army, who base their con.
tentions that the best Interests of
the veterans at this center would
be so served"
The Equality Walter Reed Post
resolution Is signed by Fl. C. For.
ney, acting commander and A C..
PRODIGY, adjutant; while the George
Washington Post resolution is
signed by l.. S. Mohler, commander,
and A. A. Pippenger, adjutant.
We are entirely at a loss to
understand the statements made by
members of Congress" says the
Equality Post resolution, when
they were attempting to close
Fourteenth street through the
Army Medical Officers College that
they were fighting for the best
interests of the wounded veterans
of the world war or the soldiers ut
Walter Reed Hospital, because we
know that the officers college end
of the reservation will never be of
any service or convenience to either
the wounded veterans of the world
war or the enlisted men of the
reservation.
BE it further resolved, that we
are opposed to the entire idea Of
using our wounded comrades and
the enlisted soldiers as cover for
fight to close the main north and
south business street of Washing
ton for the sole benefit of the
campus of the officers college"
Know Congress By Sight.
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the ushers all will be from Cleve-
land. There will be women in, both
groups.
Headquarters Provided.
Steamers have been arranged to
take the delegates on sails across
Lake Erie. There will be special
performances in two of the thea
ters, and residents of Cleveland
are furnishing automobiles to take
the visitors sightseeing.
The national headquarters for
women will be with the mems head
quarters, in the new Federal Re.
serve Bank, which has just been
completed, and which is at yet un-
occupied, and was offered for head.
quarters for national, State and
local committees. This bank is but
two blocks from the auditorium
where the convention sessions will
take place.
At the women's headquarters will
be Mrs. Leonard G. Woods, Of
Pittsburgh, second vice chairman
of the Republican National Com
mittee, and Mrs. Harriet Taylor
Upton, vice chairman of the Re-
publican National Committee.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-22
Artillery School to
Celebrate Tooth
Anniversary
Internal ional News Service.

NORFOLK, Va, May 22.-
When the coast artillery school
celebrates its one hundredth an
niversa"y at Fort Monroe next
Saturday, several distinguishe !
visitors will be present to wit
ness the events. Secretary CT
War John w. Weeks, General
John j. Pershing and other no.
tables will come. the latter rlak-
ing ar address. C. Bascolr
Slemp. secretary to the Presi-
dent announced that he viii! be
present if he can make arrange
ments.
All types of guns will be fired
in salutes-howitzers, big coast
defense guns, six-inch and even
machine and anti-aircraft guns.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-22
Cheek Bone Conducts
Sound For Deaf +"
In Phone Tests

REGINA, Sask., May o.
The use of the cheek bone as a
conductor to the. auditory
nerve, coupled with, the ampli-
fication Of speech and the sup
preston of extraneous sounds,
is the secret of a telephone for,
the deaf which has been put
into use by the Saskatchewan
government department Of tele-
phones.
Some persons who have been.
unable TO hear in twenty years
have transacted "long dis
lance" business over the tele-.
pnOne.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-22
RoTARiANs HEAR VISITING
ARCHITECT ON. CAPITAL

OWN .AEF
Architects thronghout the United
States are united in their desire to
see Washington become the most
beautiful city in the world, James
White, rotary governor OF the Forty
first district of Illinois, who is at.
tending the convention here Of the
American Institute Of Architects.
told the Rotary Club in the New
Willard Hotel yesterday at their
weekly luncheon.
1--WE are proud of the National
Capital" he said. 1--WE want this
city to serve as an inspiration to
the younger generation of archi.
tects and we will do all in our
power to further the beauty of the
city"
LIE Roy Heron, Of The. Evening
Star, described scientific advertising
to the club.
John Let's, wholesale grocer, in
vited the Rotarians to hold their
July IL meeting in the new ware
house of his corporation, which had
just been completed at Fourth and
T streets northeast. The invitation
was unanimously accepted.
English. Irish and Scotch master
violin makers.
1t is great mistake. to believe
that it requires a fortune in order
to secure good old violin, and this
statement comes from no less an
authority than the head of the
house of Lyon and Healey, Chicago
probably the worlds largest violin
house and also proprietors of a
most comprehensive and valuable
violin collection and museum.
Primarily a violin should be made
on good model, tie quality of the
varnish should be good also, but
above all, the tone quality must be
satisfactory, otherwise the instru
ment has little or no value in either
an artistic or commercial sense
The ideal tone quality is found only
in an old violin and If the pur
| chaser Is secure on this point hi.
investment is a safe one, as th'
instrument with proper care il
bound to increase in value will
the lapse Of years. The oldest o
the modern violin family is tn
double bass. Following it came thu
| violincello, then the viola aud lastl.
the violin, which made it's debu
during the last years of the Six
teenth century. More about violin
in another chapter.
THE CONNOISSEUR
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-05

Chicago, March 6-The work OF George
Feping of Chicago. who rolled total OF
10 70 top the individual standing, was
the feature of yesterdays bowling in the
American Bowling Congress. He had
games of 2s2, 2i5 ana 233 for his marx.
which displaced Van de Walle OF Mlsh-
awake. Ind, who had 70f.
Leach and Bruno Of Portsmouth. Ohio,
hit a mark of 1922 which put them IN
a Tie for third place In the doubles with
Rebok and Furrow of Springfield. III.
Three changes in the flve-men team
event took place with a new first place
team established. The Hawthorne Club
No. i of the Western Electric Company OF
Chicago made a big noise in the competi.
ton. going into first place with totai
OF 1916, nearly 100 pins better than that
of the Anderson, Ind, Tobacco Company
which had been in the top flight with
1851.
stewart was the big star OF the Haw-
thornes, shooting games OF 232, 1913 and
206 for the best score on the team.
The Juriska stars of Chicago went into
fifth place in the tourney with q marx
The Windy City No. quintet went
into seventh place IN the competition.
shooting a total of 1889.
A. L. Langtry. secretary or the con-
gress, denied reports that he will resign
at the annual meeting here Friday. He
declared that the reports have been cir
culated by Milwaukee faction opposed
to him. He said he expected TO remain
in office until his term expired in ls26
and then TO seek reelection.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-05
AMERICAN MERCHANT
MARINE MOVE AIDED
BY SHIP BOARD DATA.
Rail Rates May Be Lowered
on Goods Shipped in
u. S. Vessels.

New York, March 5.-The shipping
board has taken long step toward
building up a permanent merchant
marine by its certification to the in
terstate Commerce Commission that
sufficient tonnage exists to warrant
the placing in effect of Section 2S
of the merchant marine act, Z. c..
Plummer, vice chairman of the board
declared in an address today before
the Propeller Club of the port OF
New York.
Mr.. Plummer explained that the
boards action was taken in accord
ance with a. mandatory of the act and
was not an aggressive move" on
its part. He disputed claims that
American tonnage is inadequate and
that application of the preferential
rates clause would disrupt the railroad
structure.
There is nothing in the law, he said,
forbidding "any or al OF the exports
and imports of this country travel
ling in foreign ships"
If an exporter prefers to use a
foreign ship, that is his privilege. The
only changed condition produced by
the release of this new law is that If
his through shipments are handled by
American vessels, he gets lower rail-
road rate for such goods, when they
are being brought from the interior
points, than he can get if he patron
lies foreign ships
Some United States ports already
have export and import rates, said
Mr.. Plummer, and all that is neces-
sary t. nut all ports of the country
on q basis of equality Unde: Scc-ion
rs, is merely to establish similar
rates. ct those where they are not in
effect.
"This rate" he continued, "might
be arrived at by merely providing for,
say. q ten per cent reduction fro'n
domestic rates. That simple change
Gel tairiv would not affect the general
rate structure, but it would give fl
naIcial reason for patroaI5rg Amcrl-
can vessels in our foreign trade"
Section 2S would have goie into
cfiect more than three years ago, he
said, il the hoard had not caused
its suspension due to the deficiency
in American tonnage. With the com
plct:nb of the World War anu cstah-
i,sh.pent of efficient ocean services UNI
der Tie American flag, hs added, that
condition disappeared, bat thu heard
maintained the suspension ito give our
competitors every opport nifty to cd
Just themselves" and to enable the IN
ttratate Commerce Commission 20
make such rearrangements as might
b. required to perfect the railroad
rate system 1t also waited 10
demonstrate fully the ability of Ameri-
can vessels to handle the bulk Of our
foreign commerce"
American flag ships last year
handled only 81 per cent of the coun'
try's exports and IL per cent of its
imports, with the ratios even lower
today, he stated. -.
Congress enacted Law that this
preference should be given to Ameri-
can ships. he emphasized. "Now
that the shipping board mas withdrawn
its suspending order, the law automati-
cally goes into effect
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-05
TIME NOT RIPE FOR
FILIPINO FREEDOM,
COOLIDGE DECLARES
Presidents Letter to Roxas
Lauds Woods Fairness,
Sincerity.

Washington, ID. c., March 5.-Presi-
dent Coolidge informed the Philippine
Independence Mission today that in his
opinion the time has not yet come for
separation of the Philippines from the
United States.
In q letter to Manuel Roxas, chair
man of the mission. he President also
declared that the United States gov
eminent "has full oonfid, nee in the
ability. good intentions, fairness and
sincerity" OF Governor Gei eral Wood.
ain the present state of world re-
lationship," the letter said. "the Amer
lean government owes an obligation to
continue extending protecting arm 20
the people of these islands"
Mr.. Coolidge's letter was written in
reply to resolutions passed by the is
land Legislature asking for independ-
ence and attacking General Wood. The
Presidents views are expected to have
weight IN House consideration of
bill providing for independence, recent
ly reported By the insular committee.
This measure, committee members say,
was brought in merely to place the
question sQuareiy before the House 1t
self for discussion. :,
"The government Of the United
States,- the President wrote, would
not feel that it had performed its full
duty by the Filipino people, or dis
charged all of its obligations to ciyili-
cation, il it should yield at this time
to your aspiration for national indie
pendence."
The government is convinced. the
President said, that General Wood,
who was attacked in resolutions OF the
Philippine legislative bodies. had in
tended "to act and has acted within
the scope of his proper and constitu-
tional authority" 49,.
.Thus convinced. he continued. cit
is determined to sustain him; and its
purpose will be to encourage the broad
est and most intelligent cooperation
of the Filipino people in this poiicy.
Hooking at the whole situation
fairly and impartially, one cannot out
feel that If the Filipino people cannot
cooperate in the support and encour-
agement of ms good an admlnlstra-
ton as has been afforded under Cover
nor General Wood. their failure Will be
rather a testimony of uDpreparedness
for the full obligations OF citizenship,
than an evidence Of patriotic prepared
ness to advance their country
The communication was 5000 words
in length and reviewed in detail the
declarations of the Philippine Legis-
lature and the grievance against Gem
eral Wood. The gist of the complaint
the President said. was THAT the
present executive authority of the
islands is. in your opinion. out of SYM
patty with the reasonable aspirations
of the Filipino people"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-05
SAY STORY FALSE
Cops Think Hypnotist's Murder "Con'
fession, Rose to Escape.

Fort Worth, Tex, March 5-The
confession" of ]. Thompson, formerly
of Fort Worth, contortionist hypno-
fist of national notoriety, that be muir
dered ]. ]. knight, oil man Of Wichi-
ia Falls and Dallas, in Arizona two
years ago. is believed By Fort Worth
police officials to be false, and plan
to escape penitentiary sentence In
Texas.
Thompson, a man Of many aliases, is
now in Jail at Childress. where he was
recently convicted Of forgery and SEN
fenced to two years in the state peni-
Tertiary.
After being convicted at Childress.
Thompson told Sheriff Jim Crane a
story about numbering knight in the
summer Of 1922. A check on circum-
stances led authorities to discredit the
story, and advance the theory that
Thompson is trying to dodge his peni-
tertiary sentence, officers say. II TAX
the murder it would be difficult to get
him back into Texas, it is believed
Thompson Is awaiting trial az
Quanah, Dalhart and Nacogdoches on
forgery charges, according to ponce.
Barney Finn, superintendent OF the
Fort Worth police departments iden-
LITIGATION bureau, was largely respon-
sible for the conviction of Thompson
in Childress recently, and previous to
the trial it was Finn who gave Sheriff
Crane information that prevented
Thompson from being released.
Thompson's record Is unusual BE
is a contortionist and hypnotist. For
years he has feigned illness. deceived
officers and physicians and thus es-
capped prosecution, police say.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-05

Special Cable to The San Antonio Light
and the Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1924.
Toxic. Mar. 5.-Prince Mutsukata.
80, elder statesman Of Japan, who has
been lowering at deaths door, is still
fighting grim battle for his life, al
though the end is momentarily expect
ed.
The prince became seriously i'll q
month or so ago. but rallied only to
suffer another relapse a'week ago.
Several times during the last few
weeks he has been reported dead.
However, ut o'clock yesterday after.
noon, Viscount Maxine, minister of
the imperial household. visited the
Matsukata villa at 0kitsu and when
the son Of the stricken statesman told
his father in a loud voice that the
viscount was present, the prince, al
though believed unconscious, respond
ed by nodding his head.
Prince Matsukata is the last OF the
powerful clique of statesmen and war
riors surrounding the late Emperor
Meiji during the restoration. The
death of Prince Yamgata year ago,
left Matsukata the leading power be-
hind the throne of Japan. Prince
Saionji, who was later elevated to the
rank of "genro," and Matsukata Sc
lected the prcmiers and otherwise
guided the destinies of their nation.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-05
WANTS FLOWER SEED
East Texas Woman Asks Postmaster
to Gather Her Some Bluebcnnets.

Do bluebonnets grow in Nacog-
doches? Has the Texas state flower
sighted East Texas? Is San Antonio
the bluebonnet center of the universe!
There are the questions raised oy
Postmaster T. G. Lucas following the
receipt OF q letter from woman IA
Nacogdoches. She had heard, she said,
that the bluebonnet is the Texas state
flower. Would the postmaster procure
some bluehonnet seed for her! She
wanted TO plant some bluebonnets m
her yard. She enclosed a stamped ana
self-addressed envelope for a reply.
II would be very glad to leave ny
official duties and gather an armtM
of bluebonnets from the lowered bull
sides OF Bexar county-when blue
bonnet time comes" Mr.. Lucas SAID
"and send them 20 the blueoonnet taui-
ished people OF East Texas Bat. this
Is only one OF the hundreds OF I'M
usual requests received AZ the san An
tonic office. Several men would be re.
auired for research, Investigation ara
the like. if every request made AZ tas
San Antonio posfoffice were granted.
Incidentally, hluebonnets are Doom
ing out on Alamo Heights.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-05
SCHACHT TO PARIS
Will Testify Again Before Experts
Concerning New Bank Plan.
Nv the Associated Press.

Paris, March 5.-Presldent Scnacht
of the German Reichsbank, will re,
turn to Paris from Berlin the end
of the week to b heard once more
by the reparation experts committee
headed BY Charles q. Dawes concern.
ing the creation of the new bank OF
issue in Germany:
The details of this bank plan which
were made known yesterday, caused
some sharp differences of opinion In
the course of Mondays hearing es-
peciaily the amount of capital inyolv-
ed which the Germans desire to Keep
MT n figure lower than the equivalent
Of s4OO. 600, 900. There was also diver
sencies on "the PREPARATIONS account
10 he opened on the new banks books.
DR.. Schacht went to Berlin to place
before the Reich government the final
decisions of the Dawes committee
over which there were times Monday
when the entire scheme appeared 10
be doomed. Toward the end Of the
meeting the positions were regarded
As not irreconcilable.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-05
INTEREST IN BONDS
Session Enlivened by Brisk Trading in
Certain Issues.

copyrieht by TIE San Antonio Light.
| New York, March 5.-Brisk trad
ing and wide fluctuations in certain
selected issues, made today's bond mar
kct an interesting session. Perhaps
the most noteworthy movement was in
st. Paul As of 1925. On reports that
the bankers were comforting as to re-
funding measures, the quotations ran
nm 4 points on excited buying with a
subsequent natural reaction on profit
taking.
It will be n long time before any
definite conclusion can be reached as
to the arrangement for caring for this
maturity and the general opinion IS
that holders will be offered some OF
an extension for n part of their bonds:
Other st. Paul junior bonds advanced
with the As OF 1925, but to less
degree.
Almost of equal interest was the
run-up in Missouri Pacific general as.
Here the advance was comparatively
small, but the trading was fairly large.
The buying was based on the definite
" improving financial position. To-
days price equalled the high Of the
yea. Missouri Pacific 6s likewise adj
vanced fracti0nally.
A sharp break in Central Leather 5s
was the feature of the trading in in
dustrials. These bonds have been
steady for some time, but sudden
selling movement developed today
which carried them down to new low
for the year. Two points were lost on
a single string of transactions. Pierce
Oil IS attracted attention again by
their rapid fluctuation. The Virginia.
Carolina Chemical issues were strong
er. especially the first mortgage Is
which advanced almost point. United
States Rubber IS were bid up early in
the day. but reacted later. The public
utility list was without particular fea-
ture. except a firmer tone for public
service of New Jersey 5s-
Foreign bonds were quiet, but most
" steady with the French issues again
ignoring the exchanges. There was not
much change in Libertys or in the high
grade rails end industrials. New fl
nancing for the most part is being held
back pending a clearer view of the
market prospect