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The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-29
NATIONAL CAPITAL,
900 5Gii(gl AFFAIRS EEfitB EiiiBE
erior Department Tires Engineers

present the secretary of the interior
does everything, the council says,
from running hospitals, an institu-
ton for the deaf and university, to
keeping the Indians sober"
In order to conduct its campaign
more effectively the council has organ
lied congress of engineers to meet
annually in Washington, together with
an administrative board and an execu-
tive committee. The president Of the
council is former Gov. James Hart
ness of Vermont, who hopes that the
engineers can give the government
technical advice at all times.
Because of the Teapot Dome In
vestigation interest in the administra-
tion Of the public lands has been
heightened" Mr.. Hartness said. I'm
der the engineering plan of reorgani-
zation nine of the ten agencies having
public land functions would be con-
solidated under one departmental au-
thorlty, so that these closely related
matters may have a common jurisdic-
tion and not be distributed among
three federal departments, as at pres
ent."
The first meeting of the new admin
istrative board will be held in Phila-
delphia May % and "a. At these ses-
sions the public works plan and nu-
merous other national questions, in
Guiding reforestation, will be dis.
cussed.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-29

= ASHINGTON. There has
been plan for several years
to recognize the executive
danortrnantG NJ tho fadaral
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-29
Fifty Postal Bills Are Before Congress

deficit for the present fiscal year is
now estimated at S30,000,000. Sugges-
tions that the Increases could be met
by revision of postage rates. espe-
cially upon fourth-class (parcel post)
matter, he asserted, were not based on
reliable information which would JUS
tify them.
A detailed cost ascertainment, data
for which is being checked, arranged
and tabulated, will be ready with
in few months, he said, adding that
no readjustment of postage rates or
fees for special services could be
made intelligently until this report had
been concluded.
Readjustment of salaries, he de-
clared, should not be made until it is
possible to determine their probable
effect on postage rates.
c. p. Franciscus, president of the
United National Association of Post
Office Clerks, declared in statement
that the clerks should not be disheart-
ened over reports of opposition by
President Coolidge as well as Mr.. New
to salary increases at this time.
Postal salaries need not be paid
from tax revenues, Mr.. Franciscus in
sisted with reference to the Presi-
dents objections, but should be pro-
vided through revision of postage
rates, especially on parcel post mat
ter, which, he asserted, are "absurdly
low" as compared with express
charges.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-29
New Boast for the California Boosters

~ ALIFORNIA'S Native Sons have
4 now another record on which
~ to boast the state of their
birth. A bulletin issued by the
Department of Agriculture announces
that the high-jump record for fleas is
held by a California flea. The Cali
fornia insect also holds the broad
jump record. The department has neg
lected to state the name and pedigree
of this flea, but does give that of the
scientist who reported upon him-a
distinguished entomologist named
Mltzman. The high-jump record is
~ inches and the broad-jump, 13
inches.
The bureau of entomology has paid
a good deal of attention to fleas, but
apparently has done so reluctantly,
for 1t prefaces Its most comprehensive
report on the subject with the state
ment that ''fleas have forced them
selves on mans attention for many
centuries" The report notes that fleas
are annoying to mankind and are a
source of considerable worry to dogs
and other animals, But 1t also is
stated that their presence Is more Sc
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-29


departments of the federal
government-to take the whole thing
apart and put 1t together again differ
ent. But 1t seems to be getting no.
where. One of the details of the plan
Is to abolish the Department of the In
terror and establish in its place q De
partment of Public Works, in which
would be grouped the constructive ac-
tivities of the various departments,
the other activities of the department
to be transferred as seems fitting The
plan has been worked out to the last
detail.
The American Engineering council
Of New York is getting impatient for
action. The council. composed of fed
Grated engineering societies through
out the country, makes public Its Off
cial view that the Department of the
Interior is an "outworn organization,
which, owing to the employment of
methods current in early days, is an
nually wasting millions of dollars"
Engineers of international promi-
nence In the council are urging that
the department be abolished. They
suggest that the supervision of public
works be co-ordinated in one group. to
eliminate duplication, and that the
various bureaus and subagencies be
regrouped into other departments. At
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-29
ORNAMENTAL BARBERRY

Thunberg's barberry. one of the Jap
anese barberries, is n handsome orna-
mental and defensive hedge. plant. 1t
Will grow four or five feet high and as
many broad. 1t may be left without
trimming or be trained into n compact
formal hedge. 1t bears an abundance
OF bright red berries that hold on the
plant all winter but does not harbor
the wheat-rust fungus.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-29

~ UBMISSION to some general
body, such as congressional
~ commission, of all proposals af-
fectlng increases in salaries and
changes in conditions of employment
involving Increases in pay for postal
service workers was recommended by
Postmaster General Harry S. New to
Chairman Grist of the post Office com
mittee of the house in a letter made
public.
Mr.. New pointed out that there are
ing in congress and it was probable
readjustment for the whole service
along lines provided in the bills would
involve an increase annually of $780,
100000. In addition, he said, there
are a number of bills proposing a re-
duction of postage rates.
Certain classes of employees are not
provided for in the bills, Mr. New
said and any readjustment of salaries
must necessarily include the whole
postal establishment.
Consideration of the proposals for
increases as wholly separate from the
fiscal condition of the Post Office de-
partment seemed to him impracticdble
and an increased expenditure ap-
preaching that involved would render
one of two things inevitable-either
to increase the rates of postage or to
meet it as other expenses are met, by
draft on the general treasury.
The postmaster general said the
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-29
LIKE RICH SOIL

Annual flowers especially responding
10 rich soil Castor-bean, scarlet sage,
bslsam and china bean.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-01-05
DR.. SILK WILL REFUSE
new APPOINTMENT

DIR. Charles I. Silk, president of
the Board of Health, today declared
that he had refused appointment to
the Board of Health for another
year as he plans to take a trip about
the world spend some months in
study at the Vienna University and
upon returning to this country will
pro badly locate in the Oranges. 1t
will probably be six months before
he will leave Perth Amboy, DR.. Silk
said, as he desires to dispose of his
property holdings here and other in
terests that he has. He said he could
not tell at this time just when he
will leave the city.
DE-. Silk was appointed to the
Board of Health in 1918 and has
served faithfully until the expiration
of his term. He has been president
of the board and through his efforts
and the efforts of his associates 1t
has done much to improve the
healthfulness of the city. DR.. Silks
trip around the world will be made
to improve his health.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-01-05
MABEL N0RMAND SMARTS
UNDER NEW PUBLICITY

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Jan. S.
Three persons are smarting under
what they termed the injustice of a
situation created by the shooting
here last Tuesday night of Courtland
S. Dimes, Denver oil operator and
clubman.
They are Mabel Normand, motion
picture actress, present at the shoot
ing; Horace A. Greer, her chauffeur,
who fired the shots, and Dimes, who
was hit by two bullets.
Miss Normand, recuperating from
an operation for chronic appendici-
tis, awaits at the Good Samaritan
Hospital the effect of an appeal she
addressed last night to the American
public to withhold judgment of me
until all the facts are known"
IT feel that am particularly un-
fortunate in reaping most of the
publicity in this terrible tragedy"
she declared, "and 1t is unjust of the
censors or anyone else to condemn
mel before they have heard my
story"
Greer, whom police described as
"a self-constituted hero, who shot in
outraged dignity when Miss Nor
mand failed to take seriously his
efforts to rescue her.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-01-05
Mayors Appointments
Coming Monday Night
A. c. Clark Will be Named to
School Board, Mayor
Wilson Says

Mayor Wilson's appointments to
positions on city boards will be be-
fore the aldermen at their regular
session next Monday night. 1t is
expected that the mayor will make
at least eight appointments as there
are three vacancies on the health
board, two on the city plan commits
sion, one on the school board, one on
the library board, one ON the sink
ing fund commission, one on the re-
creation committee while the term
of one park board member expires
in April.
The mayor has not announced
who he will select for the positions
but several of the outgoing office
holders are expected to be named
to succeed themselves.
Although the term of the outgoing
member of the Board of Education
does not expire until January 81, it
is possible the mayor will make this
appointment Monday night. A.
Clayton Clark, president of the
board last year, is the retiring MEM
ber and it is generally expected he
will be renamed for another five
year term.
The terms of three members of
the Board of Health expired jan
uary /, they being DR.. Charles 1.
Silk, president; John Hanson, Jr.,
who filled the unexpired term of
Edward II. Dilts, resigned, and
Eugene Boros. AS DR.. Silk is leav-
ing Perth Amboy in the near flu
ture. he will not be renamed to the
board. 1t is understood the mayor
is considering naming another doc
tor to take his place. 1t Is re-
ported that Boros will be renamed.
State Senator Morgan f. Larson's s
term as member of the sinking
fund commission has expired and he
will no doubt re reappointed to this
board for four years.
Two members of the city plan
commission find their four-year
terms expiring this year, they being
Ira r. Grouse and Arthur Sofield.
This board received an increased
appropri alton this year in order to
carry on its port development pro-
gram
The term of Rev. Robert Schlot-
ter as a trustee of the public Ii
brary expires. This appointment is
for five years. Another five-year
appointment will be the recreation
commission. Walter Mathiasen's S
term expiring. On April II the
term of Michael Berliney will ex-
pire as a member of the park board.
The mayor has not said whether
he will wait until April to make this
appointment or make it Monday
night with the others.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-01-05
COLD WAVE IN
MIDDLE WEST
The Telegraph and Telephone
Service Seriously Inter-
rupted-Wires Snapped

NEW YORK. Jan. 5:-The cold
wave in the central west today caus-
ed serious interference with tele-
graph and telephone service. The
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company. which leases a large num-
Der of telegraph wires to press as
sociations and brokerage houses, re-
ported that service was less than
fifty per cent of normal. in number
of wires working, and that wires In
service were operating only about
half time.
The states of Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois were said to be suffering
most from the cold which contract
ed and snapped many wires.
Brokerage houses stated they had
no service to Chicago or st. Louis
but had maintained communication
with intermediate points.
CHICAGO, Jan. 5.-Severe cold
overspreads virtually all of the
United States today for the first time
this winter, with the most extreme
weather of the season reported in
the northwest, central west, south
west and the south, and spreading
towards the Atlantic seaboard, where
a cold wave is predicted by this af-
ternoon or tomorrow morning.
At Chicago the temperature fell to
Is degrees below zero before dawn,
and the forecaster said that the cold
est weather in more than ten years
would be felt today, prediction that
the mercury would descend nearly
to 20 below. Minneapolis early to-
day had a reading of 81 below,
Omaha 20 below and Kansas City,
Mo-, 10 below, with the frigid tenn
peratures extending into Oklahoma
and Texas with somewhat higher
readings.
In the old south freezing tempera-
lures are forecast in many sections
today. Atlanta early today reported
an even 80 degrees above zero, with
As the thermometers highest in "a
hours.
Behind the bitter weather, how
ever, is following the inevitable res
pite. Warmer weather is forecast
for the Rocky Mountain district and
already temperatures have begun to
rise in western Canadian and the
southern Pacific coast for several
days in the grasp of cold which
threatened the fruit industry, reports
rising temperatures.
In Chicago an unidentified man
was frozen to death early today, and
st. Paul reported a park watchman
frozen to death on duty.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-01-05
To
SURTAX RATE
Democrats Prepare to Start
Fight Against Number of
Important Provisions
INCOMES Of 100000
Coolidge Bars All Tampering
With BiII-No Compro-
mise on Surtax
INCOMES Of 100000

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Demo-
cratic leaders of the House are pre-
pairing TO launch a fight against a
number of the important provisions
of the Mellon tax bill, among them
the proposal to reduce surtax rates
to a maximum of 25 per cent. on net
incomes exceeding 100000.
President Coolidge let it be known
that he was opposed to any material
change in the principles underlying
the pending measure and that he is
standing squarely behind Secretary
Mellon.
Representative Longworth, major
ity leader in the House, announced
that he is opposed to the proposed
conference of Republican members
scheduled for January 10, to instruct
the ways and means committee to
bring out the bonus bill. Members
OF the bonus group then indicated
they would not press for the meeting.
rhis is considered setback for the
advocates of this legislation and an
intimation that it's friends are weak
ening.
Democratic congressman, led by
Senators Overman and Simmons and
others from the South, will demand
an investigation of the so-called con-
spiracy to influence action on the
tax bill by a nation wide propa-
ganda campaign. 1t was asserted
today that big business, cooperating
with Secretary Mellon. is aiding the
drive on members of the House and
senate.
A. w. Gregg, tax expert of the
treasury. made public a 15.000word
explanation of the bill now before
the ways and means committee.
The ways and means committee
considered provisions to prevent rich
men from evading the income tax
levies by taking out large insurance
policies and setting aside money to
pay the premiums.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-01-05
SQUIRTED iodine IN
FACES OF WOMEN, He SAYS

PASSAIC, Jan. because he
had seen the same thing done in
the motion pictures, fourteen year
old Schuyler Finch said today he
squirted iodine on the faces of girls
and women here in the past few
days while riding past them on a
bicycle. Young Finch who was ar
rested last night after six women
had complained of being burned was
arraigned this morning and released
in the custody of his mother for the
Juvenile court.
Finch nodded his head affirma-
lively in court when the complaint
was read. He said he was unable to
explain why he threw the iodine
and said that he did not know the
victims. The boy did not use a
squirtgun as had been reported but
used an ordinary bottle with a hole
bored in the cork. His case will
come before the Juvenile court in
Paterson.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-01-05
FLANGE BREAKS,
SHIP FLOODED
Twelve Feet of Water in Hold
of Vessel at Perth Amboy
Dry Docks

A fange broken from the seacock
of the steamer Philippines. while
heavy piece of machinery was being
taken from the vessel that Is being
scrapped at the docks of the Perth
Amboy Dry Dock Company Thurs
day afternoon, came near proving
disastrous to the boat and to the
property of the company. Before
the onrushing water into the hold of
the vessel could be checked by fore
ing canvas and other things in the
seacock left open by the mishap,
twelve feet of water poured into the
ship.
All day yesterday a tug of the
Merritt-Chapman Wrecking Com
pany pumped continuously to get the
water out of the vessel and a diver
of the same concern went below and
closed the seacock which was open
ed.
The vessel, which was one of the
fleet of the Shipping Board boats
lying in the Staten Island sound off
TottenviIle for the past two or three
years, was so far listed over at one
time that it was feared that it would
turn over at the docks of the COM
pany. A four -masted schooner that
was in danger was pulled out of the
docks and into the stream late
Thursday night when 1t was thought
the big steamer would capsize from
the amount of water that was all on
one side. The work was completed
by the diver this morning and all
danger is passed.
The Philippines with the Black
Hawk, the latter a former German
vessel captured by the United States
Navy during the war, are at the
plant of the Perth Amboy Dry Docks
being scrapped.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-01-05
Simpson Booze Move
Causes Capitol Stir
Measure to LiberaIize the VOL
stead Act to be introduced
in Legislature Tuesday
By GEORGE III. MANNING
washington Correspondent OF the
Perth Amboy Evening News1

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Some
discussion was created about the
capitol today, especially among the
New Jersey senators and representa-
tiyes, over the report which reached
here that State Senator Alexander
Simpson. of Hudson County, has ex-
pressed his intention to introduce in
the New Jersey state legislature
when it meets next Tuesday a bill
modelled after the one recently pre-
sented to the U. s. Senate by Senator
Walter Z. Edge permitting the sale
and manufacture of three per cent.
beer and removing the restrictions
on physicians issuing prescriptions
for liquor-and planned to ask Sem
ator Edge to get back of it and se-
cure its passage by the state legis-
lature.
The Simpson bill would have the
effect of permitting in New Jersey
what the federal law would allow
If the Edge amendment to the Vol
stead act was passed. 1t would be
no benefit to the people of New Jer-
sey for the Edge bill to be passed
liberalizing the Volstead act If the
state law was not modified.
LET Alec go to it, was the com-
ment Of Senator Edward I. Edwards.
IF Alec can liberalize the law in
New Jersey and Walter can drop the
bars little in the national congress,
we'll, let them go to it,
Senator Edge said he was glad
to see that State Senator Simpson
approves the action he took in in
Producing his liberalization bill In
the senate. I'm afraid he is pre-
senting his bill to the wrong tribunal
however" added Senator Edge.
Senator Edge smilingly declined
to make any commitment in regard
eo Senator Simpsons suggestion that
he intended to ask Edge to have the
bill pushed through the New Jersey
legislature. He seemed to be not
put out, over simpsons suggestion
that he (Edge) could have the bill
put through at Trenton if he choose.
'I cannot see where the action
reported to be contemplated by Sem
ator Simpson will be of any benefit"
asserted Senator Edge, because If
the federal law prohibits beverages
of more than one-half of one per
cent. alcoholic content, the United
States supreme court would declare
1t unconstitutional. The supreme
court has already done this with a
law passed by one state which per-
mitted an alcoholic content higher
than that provided in the Volstead
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-01-05
1--WE Y--SEvEN
TEACHERS STAY
Only 2 of 29 Married Teachers
in School System are
to be 0usted
i TENURE OF OFFICE ACT
Supt. ShulI Expects one OF
These Teachers to Resign
in Short Time

OF twenty-nine married women
eronloved as teachers in the Perth
Anbov public schools but two or
these will be affected by the resolu-
tion passed at the meeting OF the
Board of Education on THURSDAY
night which bars married women, or
those who expect to be married pc
fore their tenure of office, as teacn-
ers. This was the information op-
tained from Superintendent OIL
schools S. E. Shull today when ques-
toned as to the number OF teacners
who will not be re-engaged unoer
the resolution. ,o
The two teachers affected nave
neither one completed their three
years of teaching that places theii,
ilnder the tenure of Office act anu
therefore cannot obtain empioyinean.
in the local public schools ior .ne
next year. OF these two teachels,
according TO Mr.. shull, one eApecss
TO resign at the close Oh tne plessas s.
Z saaeon and thus only one teacher
,,ri1l really be affected by the new
resolution.
Members of the Board Of Educa-
tion who were communicated with
-xodav. declared the board has olten
taken the matter up in committee
aassion and before the adoption OF
the resolution it was considered from
ali ANGLES. The board. it seems, was
of the opinion that some room
should be made for the young girls
OF this city who graduate from nor
nal school and colleges. and 1lnu II
impossible to obtain work at tnelr
nrofession as the positions are fiiieo
bv married women. Twenty-ohe
local girls graduate from norman
schools this year and nearly all have
,Gade application to the board Tor
nositions. The fact that married wo-
men continue to teach, makes 1t inn
possible to find places for the new
teachers.
This creates serious problem, for
lie girls who take up teaching can not
find positions, they become dis
couraged ard thus a shortage or
teachers arises. due to the fact that
these girls will not choose teaching
as a profession.
Efforts were, made to locate Marx
r. Lefler, president of the Perth
Anlboy Teachers Association, but ne
could not be found. Joseph +.
Walker, principal of Schools NO. 1
and Z. when questioned concerning
The matter said that the Board OF
Education has the right to make
whatever ruling it might desire. He
was of the opinion that the teachers
association would not take any ac-
ion in the matter as 1t affected no
,ne who has reached the tenure of
lffice