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Evening star., 1924-05-28
"SPRING KERMESS" GIVEN.

A large and enthusiastic audience
attended the Spring Kermess," which
was presented last night at the Ma
tional Theater by the pupils Of Miss
Minnie Hawke for the benefit of the
Humane Education Society.
Youthful dancers, ranging in age
from those barely out of the toddling
stage to slim young girls in their
teens, executed their steps with ease
and poise. II would be difficult to
choose the star performer, as each
number seemed to have an individual
charm and appeal.
The waltz pompadour." given by
four couples in powdered hair and
period pannier costume, was espe-
cially pleasing. The floral ballet" in
which about fifty children took part,
was dainty and most colorful. Jac-
queline Churchill. an unusually dimin-
utive dancer. presented a dance. La
Papillion," containing most difficult
steps, with perfect poise. Catherine
Prichard, in the dance Of "the doll"
handled the stilted movement re-
markably we'll. Aubrey Sieber, in a
most dainty number, lie Spectre de
LIE Rose" was gallantly assisted by
Frank Burkhart.
Mrs. Bert Saxon was responsible
for the designing of the costumes,
which were chosen for each number
with unusual adaptability as to color
and design.
Evening star., 1924-05-28
CHURCH PLANS PROGRAM,

The fiftieth anniversary Of Che laying
of the corner stone of the Church Of
the Ascension, 18th street and Massa-
chusetts avenue, will be celebrated
tomorrow by the Ascension parish
At 10 o'clock the Holy Eucharist will
be celebrated. The evening service
will begin with an outdoor process
sion of acolytes, crucifers. banner
bearers, taperers, lay readers and
clergy and will conclude with choral
evensong and TIE Deum. Rev. DR..
Thomas Worthington Cooke, the rec
tor, will preach upon the record and
future OF Ascension parish and Rev.
DR.. Enoch M. Thompson. director of
the Washington Guild Of Altar Servers
and Lay Readers, will make an ad-
dress on that organization which
celebrates It's eighth annual festival in
conjunction with the semi-centennial
celebration Of Ascension, both events
falling on Ascension day. Rev. DIR.
George w. Atkinson OF Incarnation
will be master OF ceremonies ut the
services. After the offertory there
will be solemn procession within
4A1f kAA4AHAD
Evening star., 1924-05-28
MORTIMER CARR, DIES;
LONG A LOCAL BANKER
Resident of Hyattsville Succumbs
After operation-Rites to
Be Tomorrow.

Mortimer Carr of Hyattsville. well
known in Capital banking circles.
died in Sibley Hospital yesterday, fol-
lowing an operation performed Sun
day night. Mr.. Carr was connected
with the Washington Loan and
Trust Company many years and was
president of Carr Bros. & Boswell,
Inc, of Hyattsville. He was taken
i'll last Friday.
He was born on the old Carr estate
at Friendship in Anne Arundel Coun-
ty, and is the fifth son of the late
Judge Arthur and Mary E. Carr Of
Hyattsville. Mr.. Carr moved to
Hyattsville thirty years ago and
served as councilman two years. He
was prominent in athletics there.
He was head receiving teller at
the main office of the Washing gton
Loan and Trust Company.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow at 2 o'clock at the Pinkney
Memorial Episcopal Church in Hyatts-
vile. Rev. Charles l.. Monroe will
officiate. Inte1ment will be in Mount
Olivet cemetery.
Mr.. Carr leaves one son, James, ten
years old; two brothers and five sis
ters,, A. Ashby Carr of Baltimore,
William A. Carr of Washington, Mrs.
T. Carroll Grant, Mrs. Arthur Pue
Gambrill of Hyattsville, Mrs. James
B. Shallenberger of Seattle, Mrs. Will
liam F. Childs of Frederick and Mrs.
Henry Tormey of Baltimore.
Evening star., 1924-05-28
ANCHORS OF LIQUOR SHIPS
BREAK TRANSATLANTIC CABLES

Halifax for several months, although
officials of the company said that the
Rockaway break was the first known
to have been caused by q rum boats
anchor.
The French cable company, which,
with the Commercial Cable Company,
has protested to Washington and to
the United States coast guard author
tiles here. reported that $4,000 was
spent in repairing two breaks in ca
bles off Ambrose light last month.
Maps showing the exact location OF
all cables have been furnished the
coast guard by several companies.
Government officials said, however.
that while they would seek to drive
rum from the cable lanes, they had no
authority to order special coast guard
cutters for this purpose.
Officials of the Commercial Cable
Company said that ships engaged in
Illicit liquor traffic had caused an un-
paralleled number of cable breaks, all
in the vicinity of rum row.
Evening star., 1924-05-28
SCORES INEQUALITY
IN CLASSIFICATION
Civil Service Representative on
Board Files Minority Report
With Senate.

Declaring that there are "glaring
inequalities in the reclassification of
the field employees of the federal gov
ernmens, as proposed by F. j. Bailey
and Fl. n. Graves, a majority of the
personnel classification board in their
recent majority report to Congress.
Guy Moffet. representative of the Civil
Service Commission, yesterday filed
with the Senate a minority report.
Mr. Moffet insisted that these in
equalities in the proposed pay of the
field service We're comparable to SINH
lar inequalities which were to be
found in the reclassification of the
government employees in the District
of Columbia as carried out by the
majority of the personnel ciassifica-
tion board.
Mr.. Moffets minority report is a
resumption of the strife which has
existed in the personnel classification
board for a long time. Mr.. Bailey
represents the bureau of the budget
on that board and Mr.. Graves the
bureau of efficiency. MIR. Moffet
charged in his report that Mr.. Bailey
was directed to adopt. a program for
ployes proposed by the bureau of
efficiency, to the principles of which
Mr. Bailey was opposed This. Mr..
Moffet said, was disclosed at the
tee on the bill now pending in the
Senate to abolish the personnel
classification board and turn its
duties over to the Civil Service Com
mission. The bill has already passed
the House and Senator Stanfield
chairman of the Senate civil service
committee, Is pressing for action on
it in the Senate.
Says Act Violated.
Mr.. Moffet said in his minority re-
port that Mr.. Bailey and Mr.. Graves
had violated not only the spirit but
the letter of the reclassification act
MY belief is" he said, that my
colleagues have undertaken to settle
in the board a matter of Fundamental
policy which was not delegated to
it by Congress. and to settle it in q
way contrary to that indicated by
Congress"
Mr.. Moffet charged that Mr.. Bailey
chairman of the board, had not acted
in the reclassification of the field
service on his own judgment, but had
been influenced by officials of the
bureau of efficiency.
Evening star., 1924-05-28
DRUGS NOW BLAMED
IN DEATH OF FRANKS
Killing Of Boy Declared Accident
and kidnapping Story De-
signed to Cover It.
POLICE SEEK GREEN CAR
Switchman Tells of Midnight Dis
posal of Package.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. May 2s.-Investigation
of the death of Robert Franks, thir-
teen years old, son of a Chicago mil
lionaire. whose body was found in a
railroad culvert last Thursday just
before a $4,000 ransom demand was
delivered to his parents, assumed a
new angle today when officers began
rounding up drug addicts for ques-
tioning.
Evidence that narcotic users kid
naped the boy at the behest of we'll
hands of authorities several days, 1T
became known.
Drug Theory Now Held.
According to States Attorney
Grove the investigators expect to
find some user of drugs sufficiently
well acquainted with the movements
of the Franks family to have con-
trived a kidnapping plot and engaged
some one else to carry out the plan.
THE killing was an accident" the
states attorney said, "and everything
that followed was undertaken to
cover the accident. Drugs Will be
found at the bottom of 1t all"
An account of what he believed was
the midnight disposal of the boys
body, given to the police yesterday
by John H. Shackelford, Gary. Ind
railway switchman, caused police to
search for a green sedan in addition
to the gray touring car sought since
the boys disappearance.
Returned without Bundle.
Shackelford said he saw the green
car last Wednesday night near where
the body was found. One of three
men in it carried a bundle, which he
thought may have been the body
into the swamp and returned with
out it. A woman drove the car, he
said.
Shackelford was unable to identify
two instructors of a private school
attended by the boy who have been
held since the Staying. Hearings on
petitions of habeas corpus for their
release were continued yesterday to
today, although their attorneys main
tanned both have given authorities all
the information they possess.
Chief Collins announced he person
ally will give $1,000 reward for in
formation leading to the apprehen-
sion of the slayers, making the total
now offered $4,000.
Evening star., 1924-05-28
GIVES PEOPLE VOICE.

Senator Wadsworth's constitutional
amendment providing that further
amendments shall be ratified by the
people, either by a direct vote or
through state conventions, was unan-
imously reported today by the Sem
ate judiciary committee. It had been
recommitted after having been de-
bated in the Senate three days and
was changed by the committee today
to require that any state convention
which acts upon a proposed amend
nent shall be elected for that spe-
cific purpose.
Evening star., 1924-05-28
COMMITTEE ON CHURCH
UNITY SESSION MEETS
Southern Methodists to Designate
Assembly Place for
Conference.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, May 2S.-
The committee appointed by the Cen
eral Conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South to designate
the meeting place of the uniflcation
conference called by the college Of
bishops for July 2 met here today.
The committee on location Is COM
posed of DR.. 8. H. c. Burgin of San
Antonio, Tex; DR.. r. s. Satterfield
of Nashville, w. e. Brock of Chatta-
nooga, ]. NJ Rogers OF Savannah and
w. r. Cross of Salem, Ga.
The committee heard the applica.
tions OF delegations from Nashville,
Atlanta, Memphis, Chattanooga and
Lake Junaluska, N. c. The session
lasted all the forenoon and the indi-
cations are that no decision will be
reached today, but that the commit
tee will take the matter under ad-
visement.
Evening star., 1924-05-28
STONE ASKS HEARING.
Wants Justice officials to Testify
at Inquiry.

Tho Senate Daugherty investigat-
ing committee has been asked by
Attorney General Stone to hear sew
era1 officials of the Department Of
Justice, in order that certain mac
curacies'' in testimony given the
committee might be corrected, and
"a false Impression eliminated"
This. was proposed in a letter yes
terday from Attorney General Stone
to Chairman Brookhart Of the COM
mittee. Among the officials sug-
gested to be heard were: John w. H.
Grim, who already has appeared;
Augustus T. Seymour, MrsA Babel
Walker Willebrandt, who heads the
prohibition enforcement machinery,
and Earl J. Davis, as assistant at
torneys general.
Among the special assistants Mr..
Stone asked the committee to call
were former Senator Charles S.
Thomas Of Colorado, Judge Charles
Kerr and Henry w. Anderson, who
have been in charge of war fraud
prosecutions He added that he
would welcome q thorough and COM
prehensive examination of those wit
nesses with respect to their personal
knowledge Of the transactions of
professional business In the depart
ment."
Evening star., 1924-05-28
REIDY AND BLUNDON
ADMIT HOLD.UP HERE

Earl Blundon and Dennis Reidy,
two of the four men indicted in con-
nection with the robbery of Piggly
Wiggly stores treasurer on Lincoln
road northeast, entered pleas OF
guilty today before Justice Hitz in
Criminal Division /. On the assurance
that the men had no previous crimi-
nal records the court referred the
case to Probation officer Steele for
investigation. The men are said to
have stolen $13,S47.
Evening star., 1924-05-28
CHURCH TO PROTEST
CARPENTER FIGHT
Presbyterians Will Ask Indiana
Governor to Stop Match With
Gibbons Saturday.

By the Associated Press.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, May 2S.-
The Governor Of Indiana will be
urged to use the full authority OF
his office to prevent the Gibbons
Carpenter boxing match, scheduled
to be held at Michigan City, Ind.
next Saturday, under a resolution
adopted at today's ses-
sion of the 13sth Presbyterian Gem
sral Assembly. "
Evening star., 1924-05-28
Ry the Associa ted Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 2s.-Rum fleets
anchored off the Jersey and Long Is
land coasts are playing havoc with
submarine cables to such an extent
that officials of two transatlantic ca
Bile companies said they had protested
to the Treasury Department at Wash
ington. Another company is contem-
plating similar action.
Damages at the rate of several hun
dred thousand dollars year, at
tributed to the dragging anchors of
um-running vessels riding in heavy
seas, Were revealed when the Western
Union Telegraph Company's cables
steamer, Robert c. Clowry, docked to-
day after repairing n broken cable off
the Rockaway coast
Repairs for Several Months.
The steamer has been engaged in
repair work between New York and
Evening star., 1924-05-28
$40 CONSCIENCE GIFT.
Special Dispa tch. to The Star.

Special Dispa tch. to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, May 2s.--some
person in this city has mailed to
the auditor of public accounts a let
ter, in double envelopes, which con-
tanned four n-dollar bills. please
apply to state taxes" That was the
only message, no reference being
made as to what year or the party
to whom IL should have been credited.
Mr. Moore says the money will be
placed in the conscience fund.
Evening star., 1924-05-28
Run'a-Rus1,ning Bar
To Remove "BlOt," "
MacDOnaId's Aim

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 2S.-Answering
a hurricane of questions In the
House of Commons today regard
ing rum running into the United
States, Prime Minister Macdonald
said that he would communicate
with officials of the colonial and
treasury offices ''and see if we can
do anything to remove this dis
graceful blot"
Evening star., 1924-05-28
High School Game Of.

Rain forced the cancellation Of the
trail Stadium this afternoon. The
two teams probably VIII meet on the
same deid tomorrow At $50 o'clock.
Evening star., 1924-05-28
D. c. FISCAL PLAN
ACTION IN SENATE
SEEN LATE TODAY

Continued from First Page.)
The Washington times., 1924-10-14
CLINTON 10 AGAIN HEAD
TAX ONIA PARK CITIZENS

Doctor Guy Clinton will be elected
president Of the tTakoma Park
Citizens Association At the organiza.
tons November meeting. He was
the only nominee.
Nominations for other offices
were Chester g. Waters, first vice
president; Mrs. III. 20. I1amond and
w. q. Simmons, second. vice presi.
dent; g. q. .Blachley and Roy q
Pierce. secretary: M. III Robert.
treasurer, and Doctor ID. NJ. Shoe.
maker, Walter g. Trey and Jesse
Suter, delegates 10 Federation of
Citizens Association. The associa.
The Washington times., 1924-10-14

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The Washington times., 1924-10-14
GIRL FOUND DEAD UNDER
OVERTURNED AUTOMOBILE

BINGHAMTOfg, N. II, Oct. IL
Elizabeth McIIugh. sixteen. was
found crushed to death under an
overturned automobile on the
North Fenton road near here ~ q
boy who was gathering butternuts
Investigation disclosed the girl
had been riding with IIarpid
Wlaitted, fourteen, son ok 4 neigh
bOr. The car had apparently
sWerved from the road and over
turned. Police said Whitted ad.
United driving the car, but was so
nervous he could give no details
The Washington times., 1924-10-14
J. G. CREDIT MEN HOLD
ANNIVERSARY DINNER

The Associated Retail Credit
Men 81 Washington began the
autumn and winter activities Of the
organization At dinner meeting
last night at the Raleigh. which
marked the fourth anniversary OF
its founding:
President Herbert u. Rich pre-.
sided. An address was made BY
Harry VI. OsterInayer, national
director.
The Washington times., 1924-10-14
mellon TO ASK
LOWER Taxes
ON RICH
Treasury Head to Confer With.
Coolidge on Plans to Get
Congress Action
\ BY ROBERT s.. THORNBURGH,
international News service.

international News service.
Preparations for i renewed
fight to write into the Federal
tax laws essential features Of
the Mellon plan, rejected BY the
last Congress, have started at the
United States Treasury, it was
made known today.
Secretary Of the Treasury Mel
lon Indicated to callers today
that what he has to say on taxes
will be included in his annual re-
port to Congress, on which work
has been begun by experts.
Conference with Coolidge.
Prior to the Presidents message
to Congress, it was anticipated that
Secretary Mellon would confer at
the White House in relation to the
tax legislation. Since most 81. the
data for the annual report must be
in the hands Of the printers by
early next month, officials saw the
possibility of a supplemental report
on taxes.
Secretary Mellon still holds to his
views, as expressed to the last Con.
gress, that the surtax rates should
find a maximum in rs per cent, or
even less, in order to bring in the
greatest revenue and have their,
living.
Operation OF the compromise tax
bill, in which many features. de.
manded by the Democrats were IN.
cluded, Is not entirely successful,
according to officials at. the Treas
Jury.
An essential detail OF failure was
declared to be in the continued in.
crease in the holding Of tax-exempt
| securities. These holdings are now
said to be In excess OF ten billion
dollars, with the amount still climb.
Ing. TaX-exempt securities are held
chiefly by insurance and trust COM
pallies, to comply with State laws
requiring that they must maintain
a certain per cent Of local bonds In
communities where they do bust
ness.
Plan to Cut Debt.
While not as popular as under the
1921 revenue bill there must be a
material cut in the higher brackets
| or Federal taxation before tax ex.
enipt securities go out or fashion,
| according to experts.
In his annual report Mellon is
expected to deal with reduction
Of the public debt of about sal.
060. 100000 which now costs the
American people about billion
dollars year interest. This in
teresI is slightly less than one.rhird
If the total government overhead
| annually. Assistant Secretary OF
the Treasury Dewey recently out.
lined a plan OF wiping out the. pub.
lie debt in twenty-five years. He
pointed cut that material reduction
in taxation hinges ons cutting the
J public debt.
| 1t was pointed out at the Treas
ury that funding Of the foreign debts
to the United States is the only
manner in which a big dent can be
made in the public debt.
The Washington times., 1924-10-14
NEW PROPOSAL
MADE NRA|L
GROUPING
Recent Plan Suggests Limit
Units in East to
Four
BY InteFnatiOnal News Service.

The tentative plan of the Inter.
state Commerce Commission to con.
solidate the railroads into a limited
number OF systems may, be materi.
ally changed in accordance with
suggestions advanced by a number
OF leading eastern railroad presi.
dents, 1t was learned TODAY.
Under the original plan, which
has been under consideration by the
commission for several years. the
eastern roads. were to consist of
nine major systems. Railroad ex
ecutives think a more workable
plan would be to limit the number
to four, these to consist OF the
Pennsylvania, New York Central
Baltimore and Ohio, and the Nickel
Plate, with either the New England
roads to be linked with these four
or else remain an independent sys.
tenn. II the New England roads
remain independent then the two
bridge routes into New England
the Lehigh and New, England and
the Delaware and Hudson should
remain as independent links.
Under the new nlan, the Balti-
more and Ohio will be given the
Reading and the Central of New
Jersey with the New York Central
having passage rights over these
two roads in to New Jersey ana
northwestern Pennsylvania. The
New York Central Is also to have
the Lehigh Valley while the Nickel
Plate will retain the Chesapeal1e
and Ohio. the Virginian. Erie, Pere
Marquette and the Delaware and
Tackawannn. The nlan further con.
templafes nlacing the Norfolk and
Western into the Pennsylvania
group.
The new rrorosal. which had re
incertion following the ,actfvltiea IF
The Van Swer'ngen interests in INK.
ing up a number Of roads IN their
svstem was advanced bv Samuel
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y. Crowley. Of +he Naw vo~k ra,,.
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The Washington times., 1924-10-14

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The Washington times., 1924-10-14
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-04-19
OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED FOR
FIELD MEET ON APRIL 28
Williams School Placed
On The Standard List

Worcester county will have another
of it's rural schools placed on the list
OF standard schools of Maryland in
short while. This is Williams
school situated in Atkinson's district
about 6 miles from Pocomoke City.
Patrons of the school are putting
the grounds in order and providing
the necessary play apparatus, tn,
Woman's Club Of Worcester County
are contributing library books and
other necessary supplies, and even
the children are helping by assisting
in putting the out buildings in good
repair and in leveling and beautify-
ing the school yard.
A suitable program will be present
ed Wednesday, April 80, at which
time William j. Holloway, assistant
State superintendent of schools, will
visit the school to complete the in
spection Of grounds, buildings, and
and to award the certificate.