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adopted a tentative procedure in like
ca ses to the effect that in all cases in
which action has heretofore been
brought in the Supreme Court in the
District of Columbia in which de-
cree has been or would be entered
similar to that entered by such court
in the Cox case. this Office Will make
no objection 10 payment of the pay OF
such officers without checka ge
on account of allowances wrong
fully obtained as stated. in
cluding refund of such checkages as
have been made on that account, and
as required by the decree of the court
entered in the Cox case; and that
there be no checkage OF pay aCcruing
on and after November ]. 1925, even
though proceedings may not have
been instituted by the officers in the
Supreme Court of the District Of Co
umbia.
Few Have Sued.
Il do not have in mind in this con
nection cases of payment made by
disbursing officers since decisions OF
this office requiring showing of
facts of alleged dependency as basis
OF payment therefor, and where such
allowed by this office in connection
with the audit and settlement Of the
accounts of such disbursing officers.
The pending suits show that
small percentage of naval officers has
resorted to judicial proceedings in the
matter and l have given considera-
ton in the tentative procedure set
forth above, that those who have not
Instituted such judicial proceedings
but have co-operated both with you
and this office, shall not be on diff
ferent pay basis. so far as properly
NAV be because Of not institutlng
such judicial proceedings.
The tentative procedure l am stat
ing above is with respect to consld-
Grafton and determination of the is
sues involved by the Supreme Court
OF the United States, and II is TO be
understood that. should such deter
mination by that court be for the
United States. then the collection of
the Indebtedness to the United States
will he enforced accordingly.
Evening star., 1925-11-12

that he gave a worthless check for a
board bill at Orkney Springs, Va.
The usual feyerish activity in the
oneroom office of the association in
the Transportation building was
noticeably lacking today. Mr.. Lowell
suavely greeted callers, but although
processing that the organization had
put all its cards on the table and has
told all the details concerning its
work was plainly worried by the
turn the association publicity has
taken. Replying TO questions of news
paper men, he said he takes the news
paper mems viewpoint and knows
their methods OF obtaining informa-
ton. He profeSsed not to know of
the further plans of the orga nizatfon
beyond the reorganization meeting
and displayed an apathy that did not
coincide with the activity at the other
end of the city, where Senators and
Representatives at the Capitol have
allowed their names TO he used in CON
nection with the associations S aCtivi-
ties were attempting TO ascertain fur
ther facts regarding it.
A prominent member of the House
who was named on the advisory com
mittee preferred not to send in his
resignation, but declared he was sa tis-
fed to let the association die with
out any further word from him. He
indicated that it would soon drop out
of existence.
Representative James Z. Aswell OF
Louisiana who is named as a mem
Der of the advisory committee, would
not comment further On the associa-
tion today.
The name of the National Woodrow
Wilson Foundation was inadvertently
used in The Star yesterday in place
of the National Woodrow Wilson Me
mortal Association. The name of the
la atter orga MIA tion should have been
used and not that Of the foundation.
which has no connection with tho
memorial association. The srror -.Ns
corrected in later editions.
Evening star., 1925-11-12
four Of FAMILY
INJURED IN CRASH
Two Hurt When Another Car
Strikes Tree-Cripple Is
Run Down.
Walter owens. his wife ana two chill

Walter Owens. his wife and two chill
dren. Clarence. 6. and Margaret. Is
months old. 1922 North Mcdonald
street, Baltimore were injured yester-
day afternoon whom the Owens auto.
mobile collded at Maryland avenue
and G. street northeast with the ma
chine of Joseph Stanton, "a L street
The four members of the Owens fam.
lily were treated at Casualty Hospital.
Mrs. Grace Sapp and Mrs. Margaret
Webb. 1916 New Hampshire avenue
occupants of the automobile of Mrs.
Cecil Billups. Edgemoor. Md. Were
injured when the machine struck a
tree at Twenty-first and Q streets
yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Sapp. who
sustained deep cash over her eye
was unconscious when taken TO Emer-
Gency Hospital with Mrs. Webb. whose
ankle was sprained. Mrs. Sapp re.
gained consciousness. it was reported
this morning, and probably will re-
cover.
Gilbert GrihhS. 46 years, n cripple
1882 Lanier place. escaped serious in.
jury last night shortly after I O'Clock
when his wheel chair was struck by
the automobile of Charles Loveioy
2905 Eleventh street northeast. while
crossing at Columbia road and I;ilt
more street. He was taken home after
surgeons at Emergency Hospital had
treated him for cut head.
Mrs. Sarah f. Belt. Ga years. SOL
Fifteenth street mort beast. was knock.
ed down at Bladenshurg road and
MeigS place northeast early last night
by a hit and-run driver and severely
hurt. She sustained injuries TO her
head. shoulder. face and hands. and
received treatment at home.
\ son belonging TO James War
rem. cOlored, As, 1902 Fifteenth street
northeast, was struck by an automo
bile last night on Benning road near
Minnesota avenue northeast and com
pletely demolished Edward Brown
colored. X years old, 2002 kenilworth
avenue northeast, was thrown from
the wagon and slightly hurt.
Evening star., 1925-11-12
ssR'' IN ROOSEVELT NOTE LIKELY
TO PLAY PART In MITCHELL CASE
Letter Uses Words Races'' and 'sRacers in Suggest
ing That Army and Navy Take Turns Winning
Annual Airplane Speed Contests.

1t looks at though the letter "R"
is going to play an all-important part
In the final decision as to whether
the Navy and Army agreed to take
turns in winning the annual sirplane
races, as charged by Col. William
Mitchell.
The apparently insignificant little
part OF the alphabet will be able to
settle, by its presence or absence in
a certain word used by former As
sistant Secretary of the Navy Theo-
dore Roosevelt in a letter to Mai
Gen. Mason NJ. Patrick. chief of the
Army Air Service, the all-absorbing
question:
Did the Navy and Army agree 70
R AVOID. or racers CR alive and
kicking, thank you)?
Press Is in Turmoil.
The usually complacent press was
turned into A hedlam of confusion,
suspicion, despair and controversy
Yesterday afternoon when Representa-
tive Reid OF counsel for Mitchell read
into the record of the court-martial a
series Of letters exchanged between
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt and
Gen. Patrick on the subject
Some OF the newspaper men sent out
stories to the effect that the two de-
partments had agreed to divide up the
races, while others maintained the
d agreement concerned division Of
racers viz, racing machines.
On investigation today 1t develops
that both groups were absolutely right.
Inquiry by The Star at the War De
partment today disclosed that the
original letter. signed by Roosevelt.
used both words, and that the general
belief among Air Service officials to-
day is that the Navy Assistant Secre
tary meant races, and not racing ma
chimes, in each instance.
The letter. as introduced in the
Evening star., 1925-11-12
TaXicab Driver Is Robbed.

Another instance of the driver of A
taXicah being held up and robbed by
his fares was reported to the police
last night. Edgar F. Baumgardner,
3l41 y street. the victim told of hav-
ing been robbed Of s14. Baumgardner
said he was hired at Pennsylvania
avenue and Sixth street by two
negroes to drive them to First street
and Virginia avenue southwest, and
it was at that destination that they
held him up and robbed him.
Evening star., 1925-11-12
CHARLES c. BARATELLI.
FAMOUS SCULPTOR, DIES
Regarded as One of Foremost
Artists in United States-Some
of Work Here.
BY the Associated Press

bS tne hssOclaten Press,
MILFORD, Conn, November p
charles c. Baratelli. sculptor. who died
sudoeniy mere last night. was regard
ed as one of the foremost artists in
this country. his creations being found
in many cities. including Washington
Atlanta. Philadelphia, New York. Bos.
ton, and also Montreal. Some of his
notable specimens were at the State
house in Columbia. s. G.. He recently
rejected an offer to carve % statues
on the newly erected State Capitol at
Lincoln. Nebr
Mr.. Baratelli had made plans for
the biggest work Of his life. the cary
ing of 300 statues in the new audi.
torium of the University of Southern
California in Los Angeles. The family
had made plans to leave for California
in two weeks
Mr.. Baratelli was 40 years old.
Evening star., 1925-11-12
TUBE SUIT Is DISMISSED.

WILMINGTON, Del, November u
GP).-Judge Morris in the uhlteo
States Court today dismissed the pat
ent suit of de Forest Radio and Tele-
phone Corpora ton against the Radio
Corpora ton of America on the
ground that the defendant, being
lessee and keeping within its rights
is not an infringer. The action con-
cerned the manufacture of radio
flbeS
Evening star., 1925-11-12
Woman Advocates
Must Retain Long
Gowns in France
BY the Associated Press.


PARIS, November 12.-Short skirts
worn by woman lawyers in the Paris
courts recently have so shocked the
elderly pontiffs of the Bar Association
that they met and delberated there
upon.
THE Council of the Order of Advo-
Gates" az the bars directing BODY is
known, came to the conclus sion that
while woman lawyer might wear
knee-length skirts outside the Palais
de Justice, inside it she must keep
her "toga," or formal black gown, at
regulation length, meaning down to
the ankles and even below
Fearing to wound feminine sus-
capabilities, the council decided not to
Issue formal circular on the sub
ject. but charged each OF its members
to drop gentle hints here and there
about the law courts. calculated to
reach the ears of the fairer members
of the profession.
Evening star., 1925-11-12
FREED BY PAUPER OATH.
-Four in Jail at Cumberland Sc
cure Liberty.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND. Md, November IL.
Subscribing to the 'pauper's oath"
brought about the release of four men
who have been confined in the Garrett
County Jail. The men, Harvey
Wright, Columbus Bittinger. James
Twigg and Thomas Hardinger. were
relea sed by United States Commits
sioner Thomas j. Anderson after
swearing they were unable to pay
their fines. that they owned no prop
erty and that they had no funds hid
den away or in the custody of another
person pending release from jail.
They had already served more than
80 days. Their fines ranged from 500
to $500 and costs.
Evening star., 1925-11-12
Notifies Police.

Picard told the police that Stems
asked for death first on Sunday, ana
that on Monday the attempt was
made with a revolver. which did not
go off Then. Picard said, he took
the revolver downtown and exchanged
It for the one used last night.
After the shooting, according t.
the police. Picard went into his room
and put the pistol under his pillow.
Then he notified Wilmer Woodard.
another employe of the hospital. say
ing:
I've just killed Stems. Get the
police"
Woodard. going for the police.
found two of them in the office Of
the superintendent w. r.
Taft and +. W. Daniels-who as
sumed charge Of the case.
They found the body of Stems. life
extinct, slumped on the floor. at the
side of the bed On the floor were TWO
empty cartridges. There was a wound
through the jugular vein and an
other in the head. The two steel
jaCketed sluss We're found in the wall.
Picard had been employed at the
hospital for four months. He said that
he was married and his parents, in
Lowell, Mass. We're keeping his two
children. n son, Edward. , years old.
and daughter. Florence. 3.
Steius was Il native OF Germany and
is believed To have had friends in The
West. 1t is understood that he held
q considerable amount of mortgage
notes on property. and that he was
comfortably situated in financial
way. lie has been employed at the
hospital for more than a year. An,
effort is being made by police TO To-
cate relatives or friends.
Evening star., 1925-11-12
Rent 21 Cents in Ireland.

Ireland owns more than $4,000 cot
tages, erected at the expense or the
local authorities, to provide housing
for. laborers The rent in the Cork
rural district is only 81 cents week.
Evening star., 1925-11-12
Civilizati tion Defed.

Samoa. where the natives are EN-
Couraged 10 retain their natural mode
of life, is the only spot in the Pacific
islands where the native population is
not dying out. Everywhere elsn ciyili-
zation seems to have brought disease.
Evening star., 1925-11-12
Sympathy With Blazer.

Mention of the Blazer case, which
Picard said he had read about, re-
suited in almost a breakdown in the
anteroom to the Coroner's courtroom
after the inquest.
Picard told newspaper men that he
had read about the case; that he con
Sidered the law should let the doctor
go, because he thought he was doing
right, and then he broke out in tears,
showing evidences of nervous tension
in queer little gasps and jerks Of the
head.
Coroner hewitt questioned Goldblim
on the stand with special reference 10
the manner in which pistols could be
procured and ELECTED the testimony
that a record is kept by the month OF
the pistols sold, with the names of the
purchasers.
Deputy Coroner Joseph D. Rogers
found that there were four wounds in
the BODY Of the deceased. one through
The neck. extending into the head. one
through the chest. another somewhat
lower and still another through the
fourth and fifth toes of the deceased.
The police investigation disclosed
that the victim met his death in
room where there were no signs of
scuffie. Stems clothing was not dis
ARA nEed: the position of the Sullet
wounds, the condition of the room. the
relative points at which the two empty
shells and at which the two steel
iacketed slugS We're found. seemed 10
police to verify the statement by Pic
ard that Stems sat on the edge of his
bed and bent over to receive the fatal
bullets.
Evening star., 1925-11-12
Need of Authority.

These members of Congress who are
anxious TO see the Government 5
method of doing business increased in
It's efficiency are. regardless of their
party affiliations. confident that the
task of reorga nizing the departments
Is one that belongs 10 the President
alone. and that he should have some
thing resembling blanket authority to
successfully accomplish the under
taking. They admit that 10 so clothe
the Executive has a tinge Of autoC-
raCy and despotism, but il is the
only sensible and practical way of
accomplishing reorga aniZation.
The latest 10 join this group is
Representative Martin l.. Davey. n
Democrat. of Ohio, who, it is learned.
proposes to introduce a bill at the
next session Of Congress which would
give the President virtually unlimited
power to make over the Government $
way of doing business by Topping off
useless bureaus and other activities
and hy making consultations where
there is duplication of effort. thus
eliminating waste and promoting eff
cheney.
Representative Davey, however,
would limit the period during which
the Executive would he permitted to
exercise all Of this power. which by
the way, would he as great. if not
greater than the power vested in any
Executive even during war time
Representative Davey's bill would
limit the Executive 10 two years. He
believes that ii would he possible in
that period 10 effect a complete and
81 satisfactory reorganization of the eX-
ecutlve departments.
Mr.. Davey has given this matter
careful thought and study, and he
contends that his proposed action is
the result. He states that he has now
come 10 the conclusion that the only
way to reorga nize is To do il and stop
talking about it,
What is needed To do this reorga nj
"a ton job. according to the Ohio rep
reSentative. is to create One-man
power-the President. He contends
the powers vested in him should he
sufficiently broad and unrestricted as
10 enable him successfully to complete
the work. He argues in advocacy of
his proposition that the President Of
the United States should have the
same degree of power as is given to
the president or executive head of a
great corporation heavily loa ded down
with unnecessary personnel and eX-
penSes
Evening star., 1925-11-12

court record yesterday, and as worded
in the original, reads follows:
MY Dear Gen. Patrick:
There seems to me to have been
perhaps too much the idea between
our two departments, in so far as aVl-
alton IS concerned, that we are com
peting one against the other Where
as, as you know, / feel that the two
Government Air Services. the Army
and the Navy, should be considered
absolutely in the light Of sister serv-
ices.
"In line with this thought, 1t has
occurred to me that we might very
properly get together in our two de
part ments and divide up the races he
tween the departments next year. For
example, you take one of the Pulitzer
racers. we take the other. This would
be more economical for both services,
"Will you let me know what YOU
feel about it?
Yours very truly.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
May Call Stenographer.
1t was pointed out at the War De
partment today that 1t was incon-
ceivable that Mr.. Roosevelt meant
that the racing machines be divided
among the Army and Navy flyers, as
at that time November. 1920 the
Army and Navy were using different
type speed planes and it would have
been impracticabie to try to appor-
ton these machines between the
Army and Navy.
AS a result Of the confusion that
exists from the use Of both words in
the Navy letter, it was regarded as
possible today that the stenogra pher
I1 pnnCaN-nlr LOT ar
may be called before the court to
explain which word was dictated To
her. Possibility of Mr.. Roosevelt also
being called TO straiGhten out the
tangle was foreseen. as we'll in mill
tary circles.
Evening star., 1925-11-12

The proposed combination of the
Krupp. Phoenix, Rheinstahl. Thvssen
groups and the Rhine Elbe Union
produce one-third of Germany's total
steel production.
Evening star., 1925-11-12
NOta bles Her Patrons.

Mrs. Gregg prided herself on the
fact that many internationally promi-
nent personages had patronized her
cars. Lord Balfour used the Gregg
service while he was in Washington
In the early days of her taxicab
business Mrs. Gregg spent Is and 90
hours daily taking care of her cars
ana answering telephone calls. She
was considered an expert driver and
an expert mechanic. being able to tell
what was the matter with her cars
quicker than her mecha MICS. She
often declared TO friends that her
hardest job was trying to discipline
her 90 chauffeurs. and stated that the
woman IN business is confronted with
many difficulties
Funeral services for the late Mrs
Gregg VIII be arranged following the
inquest. which will be conducted bv
coroner j. Ramsay hewitt at the
morgue tomorrow morning. She is
survived by two married daughters
She lived at 1414 Fifteenth street.
Evening star., 1925-11-12

RArwaha and Maheshwar, India,
are to be connected by railroad.
Evening star., 1925-11-12
Will Continue Funding Work.

BUCHAREST, November ~ R.-
The Rumanian Debt Mission now in
Washington, at the completion of the
negotiations with the American Debt
funding Commission, will visit Paris
and Rome to carry on similar nego-
tiations, as the mission Is to arrange
for funding Rumania's war debts of
approximately 1000 900 900 francs to
France and 100, 900 900 lire to Italy.
A provisional agreement already has
been signed for funding Ruma mia s
debt of EGG, 900 900 to Great Britain.
Evening star., 1925-11-12
AUTO CRASH KILLS
MRS. EDITH GREGG
Woman Who Built Up Big
T,axicab Line Loses Life
in Collision.

Mrs. Edith r. Gregg, 3S years old,
recognized as one of the few women
In America to make success in the
taxicab business and reputed to be
one of the earlier expert" automo-
bile drivers, was fatally injured in
an automobile collision at Sixteenth
and NJ streets shortly after 9 o'clock
last night. Mrs. Gregg, who was
owner of thee Edith F.. Gregg Auto
and Taxi Service. l131 Seventeenth
street. died at Emergency Hospital
at 800 O'Clock this morning. Her
death was due to Concussion OF the
brain and internal injuries.
DR.. J. II. Cassidy. member of the
staff of St. E.lizaheth's Hospital, own
er and driver Of the car that was
in the collision with Mrs. Gregg's
machine, escaped injury. while DR..
J. II. Crabtree. also n member of the
staff of st. EliZabeth's Hospital, and
Misses Irene Doyle and Helen De-
laney, both residing at 2400 Sixteenth
street, other occupants of the car,
were injured DIR. Crabtree suffered
sprained wrist. while Miss Doyle
and Miss Delaney We're treated for
injuries to their legs and arms.
Many Witness Accident.
Mrs. Gregg. alone in her car. was
driving north on Sixteenth street.
while DR.. Classify was driving west
on NJ street. Much excitement was
caused by the accident. and so many
motorists stopped their cars nearby
that they came near causing a traffic
jam.
Death of the efficient taxicab pro.
prietor was deplored today by work
ers In her own company and officials
of competing compan nies. One promi-
nent taxicah manager stated today
that he had always marVeled at what
Mrs. Gregg accomplished, and be-
lieved her ''the greatest hustling
woman l ever met"
Mrs. Gregg started in business in
1916 with one taxicab and a telephone
number. She obtained the idea to hire
out automobiles when she was re
cuperating from a siege of double
pneumonia. and was forced to rent
an automobile two or three times a
week at 81 an hour on the doctors
orders. Married at the age of 16 and
left widow II years later with
two young daughters to support. Mrs
Gregg was compelled to make her
mark in the commercial world Be
fore her marriage Mrs. Gregg was
Miss Edith F. Dodd. and a native
of Frederick, Md.
At the time of her death Mrs Gregg
had in the neighborhood of 60 taxi
cabs. Her principal concession was
the Hotel Mayfiower- She also had
number OF prominent apartment
Evening star., 1925-11-12

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White House. They returned shortly,
expressing hope and smiling.
The negotiations have proceeded for
IL days, having opened a week ago
last Monday.
The American commission will next
take up the question of funding the
Rumanian n debt. The Rumanian COM
mission has been in Washington for
several days.
President Coolidge entertained at
luncheon this afternoon the members
of the Rumanian Debt Commission.
The only other guests were the min
lister, Prince Bibesco, and the secre-
tary of the Rumanian lega tion and
Col. s. A. Cheney and Capt. Adolphus
Andrews, military and naval aides, re-
SpeptiVe1y