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The Washington times., 1925-05-14
EFFICIENCY
RATING To
START
Length of Service and Size of
Family to Be Taken Into
Account for Credits

The first efficiency rating of
Federal employees under the new
publicity plan, by which employees
will be given an opportunity to
compare their ratings with those
of co-Yorkers and. learn their rela-
tive standings on the efficiency
lists, will be taken in all Federal
departments beginning tomorrow.
This will be the second efficiency
rating of employees under the per-
sonnet classification system.
The ''separation" ratings of en-
ployes, on the basis of which en-
ployes are dismissed when reduc-
tons of force take place, may be
further modified before the begin
ming of the new fiscal year, July 1,
by allowance Of longevity credits
and, in certain cases, of credits
for dependents.
Meeting Approval
The proposed allowance Of length
Of service and dependency credits
has been referred by the bureau of
efficiency to the heads of Federal
apartments and bureaus for their
approval and, it is said, is meeting
with general approval, though the
efficiency bureau has not yet re-
ceived sufficient returns to make
any definite announcement
The ratings to be taken begin
ming tomorrow will be made upon
the same basis as the past rating.
1t was stated by f. ]. Bailey, chair
man of the personnel classification
board, with the single exception
that. although S2.5 per cent will be
continued as the average" effici-
ency rating, employees receiving his
rating will not be rated officially,
as at present, as average" en-
ployes.
Publication of. efficiency ratings.
Mr.. Bailey stated, will not be gen
eral throughout the service but will
only be followed where approval
has been given by the department
or bureau heads.
In the bureaus where the pub
ncity plan is adopted, it will afford
v
to get comparative ratings showing
their standing among employees of
the same class.
Officials Fear Publicity.
Government officials are dubious
about the publicity plan, declaring
that it's tendency will be to create
controversy and dissa tisfaction among
employees and to lead to charges of
favoritism and discrimination. They
also fear creation of inter-depart-
mental jealousies and friction. 1t
is the opinion of many officials that
the efficiency rating system, for
determining promotions and separa-
tions. will be rendered largely USE
less by the publicity plan. The plan
also is expected to result in sub
mission of a great many appeals to
the Personnel Classification Board
employees whose comparative
ratings are low.
All employees who are rated be-
low So per cent on the efficiency
ratings to be taken tomorrow will
be automatically dismissed from the
service. even though their discharge
creates vacancies which cannot be
filled Immediately. These dis
charges will be made even though
longevity credits, If given, bring
the separation rating of the en-
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The Washington times., 1925-05-14
COUNTERFEITERS' PLOT
is UNEARTHED BY U. s.

BALTIMORE, Md, May Ia
Captured in a raid on an elleged
counterfeiters' headquarters at Della
Mills, Md. Horace Petraca, of Har.
risville, r. l., was arraigned today
before a United States Commissioner
and released under $1,000 bond for
appearance in Rhode Island.
Government agents said shat
revelations made by Petraca would
result in the arrest of five other
persons.
The Washington times., 1925-05-14
10000 MEN
NEEDED
IN DRY
NAVY
Fleet Increase to 100 Cutters
and 200 Patrol Boats to Be
Asked Of Congress
BY ROBERT S. THORNBURGH.
International News Service.

international News Service.
NEW YORK, May 14.--If pro-
hibition and liquor smuggling
laws are to be enforced to the
letter in the United States, the
Sixty-Ninth Congress must appro-
pirate over 5000, 900, 900 for the
job.
That is one Of the concrete con-
illusions of both official and un-
official observers of the Govern
ment's gigantic drive to extermi-
nate rum row, international News
Service learned today.
This years cost of enforcement
of prohibition laws and operating
the coast guard was approximate
ly $4,000, 900 and it is highly I'M
likely that Congress- will exceed
that figure materially in the next
budget regardless of what experts
believe is necessary.
Need 10000 Men In navy.
A survey of the rum situation
disclosed that to afford air tight
protection to the coasts, the Gov.
eminent must maintain a fleet of
close to 100 sea-going cutters, 200
heavily armed patrol boats and
complement of smaller craft. 1t
would take 1000 to 10000 men to
man this navy"
Even that tremendous force
would not be an absolute guarantee
that no liquor would come in
high official said, but it is the
minimum force required to do the
work right"
To create a prohibition navy of
this proportion would mean an tni-
tial outlay of $150,0 100000. 1t would
cost $50 ,O0O,O 900 to $4,000. 900 an
nually for operation. In addition,
at least $10.O00,000 is needed for
land enforcement
Most Boats Old Ones.
The coast guard now has about
sixteen cutters. All but four are
over thirty years old and soon will
be ready for the junk heap, accord
ing to the information received
here. OF the new ones, the Mojave
is flagship of the prohibition navy
and the others on special duty.
These facts will be brought out
before Congressional committees
when the real story of the rum war
is disclosed in the appropriations
fight, it was declared.
The tentative coast guard appro-
priation for 1926 is approximately
$40 900 900, $4,000, 900 less than in
1925. Ten million dollars is contem-
plated for land enforcement.
Adequate enforcement of the
laws would require one
cruising cutter and two patrol
boats for every 100 miles of coast
line, according to experts. The
coast line, not including bays and
Inlets, is approximately 10000 miles,
this mileage is increased
to 10, 900 if all inlets are included.
War an Experiment.
The Governments naval warfare
against rum runners is more or less
an experiment to determine Just
now much can be accomplished with
he equipment at hand and how
much money would be required for
absolute enforcement.
General L. c. Andrews, Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, and gen
'ralissimo of prohibition, wants to
1now Just what men and equipment
le would need to really dry up the
The Washington times., 1925-05-14
BOYS
BRING
SUIT
Mandamus Proceedings Be-
gun to Force Board to
Reinstate Them

Mandamus proceedings were be
gun by three high school students
in the District Supreme Court
today to compel the Board OF
Education to reinstate them in
the positions of honor in athletic
and scholastic activities from
which they were debarred by
school authorities because Of
membership in fraternities.
Students Bringing Suit.
The students for whom reinstate
ment is asked Cor are:
Chester C. Ward, seventeen,
1901 Girard street northwest,
formerly athletic director of the
year book of Western High
School, literary editor of the
Western Breeze" member of
the football team, member of the
wv" Club, and president of the
senior class.
Robert w. YeIlOtt, seventeen,
lis Newlands street, Chevy Chase,
Md, Junior in Western, second
lieutenant of high school cadets,
member of the Officers Club,
and eligible to represent the
school on football and track teams.
Charles Russell DOdsOn, seven
teen, 815 LOngfelIOw street north
west, a senior i'm Mckinley Tech
nical High School, member of the
football team, the "T' Club, vice
president of the organization COM
posed of faculty advisers and
class representatives.
Suits Filed By Fathers.
The three students are members
Of Sigma Delta fraternity. The suits
were fled by John Moultrie Ward,
Robert E. L. Yellott. and Gilbert
r. Dodson, fathers of the boys in
their sons behalf. They are repre-
sented by Attorneys John r. Las
key, former United States attorney
for the District, and Richard c.
The charge is made in the petition
that there are, to the knowledge
Of members of the school board
arge numbers Of students in attend
aEce in the public schools here who
are members Ct fraternities and
sororities under the ban of school
The students who are thus en-
rolled in violation of the rules of
the Board Of Education, it is
averred, ARE now permitted by the
defendants to hold commissions and
warrants in the high school cadet
corps, and to hold positions. cleo
live and appointive, on school pub
locations. and to represant their
schools on teams in competitive
athletics, rifle matches, inter-
scholastic debates and dramatic
performances, and to hold positions
In high school banks, and to hold
offices in organizations. clubs and
activities, which come under the
,eive honors other than those
awarded for scholarship attain
School Board Defendants.
The suits name as defendants
the nine members of the Board of
observation-disclosures T. Lloyd, presi-
dent; Ernest Greenwood, vice presi-
dent; J. Hayden Johnson, E. G.
Graham, Coralie F. Cook, Marie
w. Hoddkins, the Reverend F. 1.
A. Bennett, Julius I. Peyser and
Lillian Y. Heron.
The fraternity of which the
Students are members Is described
n the petition as "a local 0rgant-
.ation of young men OF preparatory
school age, having for it's Object the
of a high moral standard
# living. proper scholastic stand
ng, good fellowship and the bet
erment of the Individual and So
,ial life of it's members.
The fraternity Is represented as
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-16
Laud French Move
For international
Economic Conference

Geneva, Sept. 15.-(AP)- mere
IA a rapidly growing conviction that
frances initiative launched TO-DAY
for great international economic
conference may develop as the most
important single act of this year
assembly. ,,a
The French project was discussed
eagerly tonight by all the delega.ions
as the next logical step In world re-
construction. ro
Experts gathered at Geneva are
of the opinion that the psycholosi-
cal moment has arrived to take up
economic problems on a broad inter-
national basis. a
The United States will be asked
whether it wishes to participate III
another international conference.
The disarmament commission Vot-
cd TO have the council expedite prep
arations for conference on the prl-
vafe manufacture of arms as Sc
ouel to the recent conference on lhe
nrivate manufacture of arms as
SEQUEL to the recent conference on
tha control of the traffic in arms, ana
emnhasized that it was Indispensable
to have American cooperation polh
In the preliminaries and In the con-
ference itself. A draft convention
wfll be drawn up and it is planned
20 convoke the conference before the
next assembly. II possible.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-16
State Completes Case Against
Waterville Syrian in Killing
of Fellow Countryman -
Seek to Change Plea to Man.
slaughter - Arguments To-
day With Case to Jury by
Thursday

All existing records for speed in
the handling of Maine murder cases
were shattered on Tuesday at the
Kennebec County Superior court
when, on the opening day of the
trial of Manner B. Shecrallah, charg-
ed with the murder of Nimon Karter
a fellow Syrian, the jury was en-
panelled and the entire array of rs
states witnesses had testified when
court was adjourned an hour earlier
than the customary time.
After the jury had been selected,
which took but an hour and 10 min
utes, Attorney William r. Pattan-
gall of Augusta, counsel for the re-
spondent, announced that the plea of
mot guilty by reason of insanity
would be withdrawn and a plea of
manslaughter would be entered.
In reply to a question put 10 him
by Clerk of Courts Charles w.
Jones the respondent declared Il
am not guilty Of murder, but l am
guilty Of manslaughter."
All jurors Married Men
In selecting the jury, Attorney w.
r. Pattangall who questioned the
witnesses asked particularly If they
were married and it was noticeable
that no man became a member of
the panel unless he had declared
married or that he had been
married. They were questioned with
regard TO their ideas of the case, if
any and IL they had decided wheth-
Continued on Page SCol. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-16
Gov. AIS Cry of Victory

New York, Sept. 15-(AP)-Gov-
ernor Smith late tonight made the fol-
lowing statement on todays' primary:
1.-THE Hearst Hylan campaign Of
SANDER and abuse has been answered
by the enrolled members of the Dem
ocratic Party"
walker by 100000" was the con-
sensus of the midnight editions of the
metropolitan press, with the excep-
ton of the American, which support
ed Hylan.
The same papers also announced
the selection by a large plurality Of
Waterman as the Republican NOM
inee.
Senator Walker apparently carried
with him the rest of the Tammaii
ticket including General Charles w.
Berry. for comptroller: and Joseph
V. Mckee for president of the board
of aldermen.
George w. Olvaney, Tammany
leader. in his first statement in the
indicated result declared Senator
Walkers victory" was first of all "a
splendid tribute to the party loyalty
Continued on Page +Col. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-16
WEST GARDINER
HONORS TOWNSMAN
HON. J.F. STEVENS

Especial to the Kennebec Journal)
West Gardiner, Sept. 15.-Honor
was paid where honor is due on a
unique occasion this afternoon when
the townspeople here Joined in ten
dering a reception to an illustrious
son of this town, Hon. John F.
Stevens, who has rendered valuable
service to the United States. A
heartfelt greeting was extended to
Mr.. Stevens and resolutions were
adopted enumerating the achieve
ments of this remarkable man who
is one of the most accomplished CIV
IL and railroad engineers in the
world.
Governor Ralph o. Brewster and
Justice Albert M. Spear of Gardiner
were among the speakers at the
meeting which was held in the hall
of Cobbosseecontee Grange at
French's Corner, but the principal
speaker was Mr.. Stevens, who in re-
lating the story of his life, reviewed
his experiences, told modestly OF his
achievements in the engineering held
and set forth the lesson that work
is the salvation of the world. Inc
meeting was presided over by r. j.
Braley, former selectman of west
Gardiner. who with Justice Spear
was largely responsible for the ten
dering of this testimonial of appre-
citation to Mr.. Stevens.
Resolutions Adopted
The resolutions which were adopt
ed extolling the services of Mr.. Stew
ems will be spread upon the records
of the town and of Cobbosseecontee
Grange. They are as follows:
Whereas John +. Stevens was
born upon a West Gardiner farm
and educated in the common and
public schools of Maine. and has
attained an exalted reputation in his
chosen vocation, \and Is regarded as
one of the most accomplished civil
and railroad engineers of the world,
and has received the highest medals
in the gift of the engineering socie-
ties of the United States for his skill
and achievements; was selected for
the colossal task of organizing the
work of building the
Panama Canal; and was selected in
the stress of the great war to take
charge of the important Siberian
Railway, so-called. extending GOOO
miles from Vladivostock to Petro-
grad; and was at times charged with
am bassadorial duties and response
bilities which he discharged with di-
plomacy and skill;
Therefore, we the people Of your
native town, and Of neighboring
towns by this public gathering en-
Continued on Page 5-Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-16
Wife REFUSES TO
ACCEPT BODY OF
SLAYER KIRBY

The body of Harry A. Kirby, MUIR
derer of Aida Hayward, who COM
! mitted suicide Monday at the Ken
nebec county Jail while awaiting
trial, will repose in q pauper's grave
in a local cemetery. Repudiated by
the wife for whom he has often pro-
fessed his love since he was appre-
hended, Kirby will be buried as a
state charge.
In his letter to Sheriff Cummings,
found after he had slashed his wrist
on Monday, Kirby leaves evidence
that he had some fear that his wife
would not claim his remains, because
he asked in that event they be turn
ed over to the Bowdoin College Med
ical school for purposes of study.
After working for "a hours in an
effort to locate his wife, a telegram
was received last evening by Sheriff
Henry Cummings which reads as
follows:
Boston, Mass, Sept. 10, 1925.
Sheriff Henry f. Cummings,
Kennebec County Jail.
Augusta, Maine.
This is to notify YOU that ! do
not desire to claim the body Of Har-
ry A. Kirby.
RUBY H. CRAWFORD"
Mrs. Ruby Howe Crawford Is the
name under which she was married
to Kirby and which she has since
used.
Kirby's wish that his body be sent
to Bowdoin College Medical school
cannot be followed out because the
school has been discontinued. In
quiry in Winthrop disclosed the fact
that Harry A. Kirby has no legal or
pauper residence in that town and
that they are therefore not RESPONSE
BILE for his burial.
Plans have been made to hold the
funeral today from the Knowlton
and Hewins Funeral home, where
the body has been since his death.
The hour of the funeral has not
been announced.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-16
Interstate Comm cree
Commissioner Told
at Boston Hearing
Would Make it I'M
possible for New In
dustries to Locate
and Disrupt Existing
Existing Relations in
Industries

Boston, Sept. 15.-(AP)-Propos-
ed readjustments of eastern class
rates would make it impossible to
locate new industries in New Eng
land, Sheldon E. WardwelI, director
OF the Great Northern and St. Croix
Paper Companies, testified here to-
day at hearing before Joseph B.
Eastman, interstate commerce COM
missioner. Protesting against what
he termed "a mileage straitjacket,"
the witness, who appeared as a rep
resentative of the Maine Traffic AS
ISOLATION, said the damage in exist
ing industries through adoption of
mileage rate system could not be
over-estimated.
Chester L. Whittemore, traffic
manager of the New England Pulp
and Paper Association, speaking on
behalf of the paper industry, said
the mileage scale for long distances
would disrupt existing relationships
in the industry. He added:
"The proposal to break the Bos-
SOA Idlc DlduhcI WHICH SXIeHQS 10
the Penobscot river, would be an
overwhelming disaster to Maine in
dustry. New England industries
have been built up on the principle
of equal rates for distant Central
Freight Association markets This
principle has been the basis of these
rates for a very long period of time.
To destroy the adjustment now
would create inequalities"
The hearing will continue tomor-
row.
Chester l.. Whittemore, traffic
manager Of the New England Pulp
& Paper Association, outlined the
class rate situation, and Benjamin
F. Cleaves of Portland described
agricultural, industrial and CONNER
cial conditions in Maine as bearing
on a proposal for increased rates
east of Brunswick
Mr.. Cleaves presented a resolu-
ton adopted by the Maine Traffic
Association declaring that changes
in the rate structure proposed by the
carriers would be detrimental to the
interest of the State of Maine and
that steps should be taken to reduce
the existing arbitrary difference of
northern New England over south
ern New England so far as intra
territorial rates are concerned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-16
Turks Deny Many.
Christians Held
In Disputed Area

Geneva. Sept. 15-(AP)-The Brit
ish accusation before the council of
the league of nations that Turkish
troops had captured and carried off
many Christians in the disputed
Mosul area was denied by Turkish
representatives tonight: they de-
clared there were no Christians in
the particular district mentioned by
the British. They asserted that the
British charge was Great Britain's
answer TO the Turkish offer to nego-
tiate a regional security pact be-
tween Turkey, Irak and Persia.
The British statement complains to
the council that the Turkish govern
ment apparently is renewing its pol
icy of systematic removal of all the
Christian population from the terri
tory between the Brussels line and
that claimed by Great Britain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-16
Industrial Development
In Maine Threatened by
Proposed Class Rates
UNCOVER PLAN
SCHOONER TO DROP
LIQUOR IN RUM LANE

London, Sept. 15.-(AP)-The
Evening News says American gov
eminent agents have discovered a
big rum running plan by which the
schooner General Serrett was to have
made several voyages to the United
States and drop cases of whiskey in
Rum Lane"
The General Serrett is operated by
the Gloria Steamship Company, one
of the owners of which is Nine.
Mabel Cascares, Jr., wife of the son
OF a wealthy Argentine merchant.
The vessel, laden with whiskey, lay
for time in Deal Harbor, where it
was said she was to sail for Ameri-
can waters.
Last Saturday, however, she re-
turned to the Thames and locked
opposite the London customs house
to unload her cargo. 1t was explain
ed that because of the unexpected
publicity aroused by the venture,
the owners saw small chance of
eluding the American "Iry navy"
Nine. Cascares in London admit
ted part ownership in the schooner
but denied she had anything person.
ally to do with shipping contraband
liquor to the United States.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-16
Speed Manifest in Trial
Shecrallah for Murder
Quoddy Project
Would Give Work
To 5000 for 4 Years

Portland, Sept. 1o.-(AP)-A
500, 100000 project for Harvesting
the great tides of the Bay of Fundy,
so as to generate from 100000 to
100000 horsepower and supply
electricity to the eastern section of
this country and Canada, has ap-
parently been endorsed by the voters
of Maine. The plan conceived by
Dexter p. Cooper, would store up the
waters in Passamaquoddy Bay, re-
lease them through turbines in a
10 to 20 foot drop into Cobscook
Bay and supply, it is estimated B.
26S,OOO,OOO kilowatt hours year, or
four times the capacity of Muscle
Shoals.
At a special election held yester-
day the voters approved the pro-
posal, according to incomplete re-
turns, by vote of 39,426 to 4,S51.
These returns, from 1876 out of $40
cities and towns, also showed large
maJorities in favor of constitutional
amendments for $3,OO0,O0O bridge
across the Kennebec river at Bath,
and for highway and bridge con-
struction through an additional bond
issue of $6.000,00O by increasing the
legal maximum from $10,000,00O to
$160000OO.
Mr.. Cooper would build series of
dams from the mainland of Maine
to that of New Brunswick, thus
making two basins of Passama-
quoddy and CobscooK bays, the for
mer measuring 10 square miles and
the latter 80 square milues. The dam
gates to the larger basin would be
kept open during rising tides and
those to the smaller during falling
tides. These tides range from q to
II feet. and the accumulated water
would be sent through power houses
into the bays.
The inventor of the project was
associated with his brother, Hugh L.
Cooper. consulting engineer at
Muscle Shoals. in the building of
that plant. and built the Keokuk
dam.
He has said that the Passama-
quoddy construction would keep 81
wv men working for four years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-16
Fast Race Card and Big
Array Exhibits Feature
Opening Skowhegan Fair
MARGIN MOUNTS IN
FAVOR 3 QUESTIONS
OF maine ELECTION

Portland, Sept. 15-(AP)-By a
singular coincidence, the ma jorities
in favor of the 100000 bond issue
for the Kennebec bridge ad the Pass
amaquoddy Bay tidal power project
of Dexter P. Cooper, were within one
vote of being identical, when the tab
uulation was closed tonight with I'M
official returns from town clerks Of
200 of the $40 cities, towns and plan
tations, of yesterdays special cleo
ton.
They were 39,714 for the latter and
one less for the former. while the
majority for the constitutional
amendment to authorize $4,000, 900
additional bonds for highway and
bridge. construction was nearly 5000
less-34,S84.
The bridge question led in the total
vote, with 51,543. The highway bond
amendment had 50,19S. The totals
were as follows:
yes no
Kennebec bridge .45,628 5,915
Highway bonds .42,541 1851
Passamaquoddy project .45.122 5,40S