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Evening star., 1925-02-08
More Work and Less Gossip
Ordered in McCarI's Office
Controller Demands Strict Compliance
With Schedule, No Visiting in Office
Hours and No Early Lunches.

president Coolidge's announcement
concerning the inordinate cost of
personnel in running the Governm ent
mas found an enthusiastic advocate
In Controller General McCarl, who
yesterday issued regulations for the
Z,Soo employees of his general ac-
counting office. sharply defining their
duties, and calling them to account
in the matter of punctuality and
service during office hours.
The regulations, which are con-
sidered in some circles to be almost
drastic in nature, nevertheless, place
the controller general on record as
putting his own house in order II
was said he could insist the more
appropriately on all departments OBJ
serving the niceties of economy in
Government administration while
demanding that those in his own en-
ploy give themselves whole-heartedly
to their jobs.
Protest has been murmured against
the stringency of the regulations by
some clerks, but little protest has
come into the open, as the employees
are called upon to observe their busi-
ness hours punctually, but no more.
The regulations, which speak for
themselves, are as follows:
Employees of the General Account
ing Office must be at their desks or
posts of duty at 9 am, and continue
on duty thereat until 4:30 pm, unless
Evening star., 1925-02-08

absent on official business, for
luncheon, or by permission. A recess
of half an hour for luncheon Is allow
ed from 1890 to l pm.
Clerks and employees will not be
receive visits during office hours, ex-
cept on official business, and then
only with the knowledge and con-
currence OF their immediate official
superiors. Frequenting or lettering in
the corridors of the building will not
be permitted.
THE watchman shall take the name
of every employe appearing at the
door for departure before 1890 and
4;SO pm. Names so taken will be
transmitted to the chief of division.
who Will call the matter to the at
tention of this office for suitable
action.
The practice of eating luncheon in
the building before lunch time and
taking the half hour for other pur-
poses, the reading Of newspapers or
other unofficial matter, conducting
private correspondence. attending to
business purely personal. using official
time for private conversation and the
discussion Of unofficial subjects, loud
and unnecessary talking and bolster
Gus conduct of any nature, and smok-
ing in the files rooms of the division
are positively prohibited.
The chief clerk and chiefs Of divi-
Ision and their assistants are ad-
monished to properly enforce the pro-
visions of this order"
Evening star., 1925-02-08
GERMAN TRADE PACT
COMES UP IN SENATE
Borah Brings Treaty Up to Com
plete Preliminary Consideration
and Sound Sentiment.

The German commercial treaty
came before the Senate yesterday in
executive session, Chairman Borah of
the foreign relations committee call
ing up the pact in order to complete
the preliminary stages of Senate
consideration by a first reading and
brief discussion to sound sentiment.
: The foreign relations committee
has recommended a reservation, ap-
proved by the State Department, un-
der which upon 80 days notice after
the treaty has been in force for one
year the United States could force
policy of discriminatory tariff duties
in favor of it's shipping as against
German shipping. The reservation
meets with opposition on both sides
of the chamber because 1t leaves to
the Executive a declaration of this
policy. Chairman Jones of the COM
merce committee and others want to
leave that question solely with Con-
Gress.
Evening star., 1925-02-08
TRAIN S|DESW|PED;
FIVE co TO DEATH
Passenger Jumps Track and
Hits Freight-SoIdiers
Trapped on Blinds.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY. Kans., February 4
Five persons We're killed and sew
eral others injured, four dangerously
when the locomotive of Missouri Pa
cific passenger train No l04, east
bound, Omaha to Kansas City. left
the rails and crashed into a standing
freight train at Nearman, Kans
miles west Of here, late today
The exact cause of the wreck had
not been determined tonight
The list of dead is:
r. III. Jones, Falls City, Nebr., en-
gineer of freight train.
d. R. Wires, Falls City, Nebr., fire.
man of freight train.
Marvin c. Wodell. Kansas City, en-
gineer of passenger train.
w. E. Gardner. Kansas City, fire
man of passenger train.
Corp. Carlos Hall, attached to the
service school at Fort Leavenworth
Saw Train Leap.
w. ]. Neely of Falls City, Nebr.,
brakeman of the freight train, who
witnessed the accident, declared he
saw the passenger train leap from
the rails of the main line as the
front trucks of the locomotive hit
the switch.
The impact of the locomotives was
heard several miles. Farmers who
rushed to the scene said they found
passengers leaping from the windows
of the coaches and women screaming
and praying.
The freight engine was thrown
down shallow embankment into
mud. r. II. Jones, Falls City, Nebr.,
engineer of the freight train, was
pinned in his cab and died while men
struggled vainly to reach him.
All the dangerously injured are
soldiers from Fort Leavenworth, who
were riding the blinds on the passen-
ger train. They are: D. N. Coulston,
%, right arm crushed; Kenneth Bun
ker, right arm and right leg severed,
and ]. A. Painter, 81, left arm severed
Evening star., 1925-02-08
1876 WOMEN LOSE
Jobs At BUREAU
Shortage of Funds at En-
craving Plant Causes Time
CurtaiIment for 600.

One hundred and thirty-five women
temporary employees of the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing, were dis
missed last night, and night work
will be abolished in the plate printing
division. and daily furlough of
about 500 employees established on
Monday. This action was taken Nv
the Treasury Department last night.
In view of the fact that no further
supplemental estimates are seen
forthcoming to allow the bureau 10
operate under the schedule in force
so far this fiscal year.
The 135 women were notified last
night that their services will no
longer be needed. They were ALL
temporary employees, it was explained,
and most Of them already had had
about six months of employment
under their temporary appointment.
In view of the fact that 1t would be
necessary to begin :urloughins reg.
uiar employees of the bureau about
one day week, Treasury officials de-
clded it would be only just 20 drop
these temporary workers
Furloughs Begin Tomorrow
one hundred and eleven of the
women dismissed were plate printers
assistants and the remainder oper-
atives in various parts of the bureau.
The plate printing division was un-
derstood to be the hardest shift in
the program of operations. The night
work will be abolished and about
one-hfth of the plate printers en-
ployed, or about 95, will be fur
louShed on the first day. tomorrow.
The total number of employees to be
laid off day each week from now
until the end of the present fiscal
year, June 80, 1925, will be about 500.
The curtailed operations to take af-
fect tomorrow morning was brought
about through failure to obtain addi-
tional funds to carry on the program
of building up surplus of United
states notes and national bank notes.
This program of operations. which
had been effect for the first part of
the fiscal year, was building up a re-
serve OF these notes in order to sup
ply the increasing demand with an
improved quality of paper ;noney So
great have been the require ents
that 1t has been necessary to put in
paper money on which the
ink had not been properly seasoned
and the use Of which was considered
poor economy. The surplus program
is that abandoned, temporarily at
least, and will not be resumed unless
the bureau of the budget and the
President should recommend and
Congress authorize supplemental ap-
to resume 1t.
Evening star., 1925-02-08
HOPE OF RESCU|NG
COLL|NSALWE DIM;
SHAFT CUT z FEET
Digging Halted by Test to
Decide DireCtion-ProgresS
Only Six Inches an Hour.
By the Associated Press.

by the hsSOClated fress.
CAVE CITY. Ky, February THE
drill boring down through the roof of
Sand Cave. where Floyd Collins has
days. tonight had penetrated to a
depth of so feet, without breaking
through into the underground coils
cum. The last IA feet was through
solid limestone.
The six-foot square shaft. however,
Jagged behind the drill, having reach
ed a depth of only % feet at 10
o'clock tonight. After several hours
of timbering, the work of digging and
hosting was resumed.
Hope of Rescue Fades.
Rescue workers conceded, however,
that whenever they penetrated Sand
Cave, they probably would find the man.
trapped beneath a boulder. no longer
alive.
Homer Collins, who wore himself
out the first three days after his
brother was trapped in the cavern.
took small party into r crevice not
far from the mouth of Sand Cave,
and penetrated feet today. A
black pit of unknown iep-h blocked
passage there. and after dropping
rock to satisfy thems selves The bot
tom was some distance below, the lit
tie band returned to daylight for rope
and better lights.
Work Ceases for Test.
Meanwhile another experiment. was
underway. Three volunteers bound
themselves together with rope and
era awled into Sand Cave for a survey
under the direction of III. T Car
michael supervisor of the mining
operations All work on the surface
ceased as the three solemnly entered
Sand Cave mouth. Carmichael fol-
lowed them.
Soldiers ordered the strictest silence.
No miners worked in the shaft. The
diamond point drill was idle. No
one in the vicinity was permitted to
talk or walk about the surface.
Half an hour after the party dis
appeared the drill began pounding
away in accordance with previous in
structions from Carmichael. For two
minutes its boring continued, and
then all was silent for five minutes.
The experiment was repeated while
those below made observations.
shaft Properly Located.
The tests occupied more than two
hours. and at 4:30 pm, after Car
michael had compiled his data, he an
nounced the survey made in locating
the shaft was correct and that the
experiments were successful. The
party took bearings by means of a
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Evening star., 1925-02-08
ASLEEP IN FURNACE,
LAD BURNS TO DEATH
Jumps From Entrance a Living
Ball of Flame When Janitor
Starts Fire.
BY the Associated Press.

LOUISVILLE KY. February T.
Asleep in a blast furnace of the Ma
tional Forge Co., when the negro
janitor started the fire today, Albert
Lee Greaver, IL years old, was so
seriously burned that he died several
hours later. Neither the janitor,
John Jones. so, nor the boys mother,
Mrs. william Z. Greaver. could eA-
plain how the boy happened to be in
the furnace.
Shortly before he died, Albert said
he had laid down beside the furnace
and gone to sleep. When he awak
ened his clothes were on fire. he said.
The boy, a living ball of fire,
leaped screaming from the furnace
as soon as the fire was started, Jones
said The janitor attempted to ex-
tinguish the child's burning clothing
with old rags. The clothing was
burned from the boys body, which
was severely seorched.
Albert was taken to a hospital in
an unconscious condition. In lucid
moments he told of going to the fur
mace, which is used for melting iron,
but was prevented from telling more
by physicians.
Mrs Greaver said her son frequent
ly stayed away from home at nights.
Evening star., 1925-02-08
TAX|METER TESTS
BEGIN TOMORROW
Utilities Commission Will
Examine All Cabs Under
Its Jurisdiction.

The Public Utilities Commission an
nounced last night that 1t will begin
tomorrow making regular tests of the
meters of those taxicab companies
over which the commission exercises
jurisdiction.
In making. the announcement Earl
V. Fisher. secretary to the commits
sion, stated that the inspector as
signed to the. task would make both
road tests and bench tests. ..........
After a meter has been tested the
inspector will place on IT stamp
bearing the following notice: This
meter has been duly inspected, its ac-
curacy checked and it's use is hereby
approved" ----.....-.-
Two Tests to BE Made.
The bench tests will be made at the
plants of the companies and the road
tests will be conducted on the streets.
George M. Roberts. superintendent
of weights and measures for the, Dis
trict, early last week asked Corpora
tion Counsel Stephens for a legal
opinion as to whether he has author
ity under existing law also to test
taxi meters.
Mr.. Stephens stated last night that
he is satisfied the weights and meas
ures law clothes Supt. Roberts with
ample authority to make such tests
and that he has prepared an opinion
in accordance with that view.
Other Tests in Obeyance.
Whether the weights and measures
office will be assigned the task of
testing those meters not looked after
by the Utilities Commission was not
known last night.
A week ago The Star conducted a
test which showed that six out of
seven cabs selected at random and
driven over a measured 4-mile course
were overcharging and one under
charging.
Evening star., 1925-02-08
ASKS SENATE CUT FUND
TO FIGHT WAR FRAUDS

Reduction of the $1,o0o,00o ap-
preparation for prosecution of war
frauds by the Department of Justice
to 100000 was proposed yesterday by
Senator Mckeflar, Democrat, Tennes-
see, as an amendment to the Depart
ment of Justice supply bill
Declaring the 26 lawyers and in
Vulnerable high-paid accountants
handling these cases had won only
three judgments and collected about
$4,000 while costing the Govern
ment 100000 so far this year, Sena-
tor sMckellar said this appropriation
amounted to throwing away $1,000
600 of the public's money" The ST.
100000 item was approved by the
House.
Evening star., 1925-02-08
PLAGUE IN FRANCE.
London Hears Of 12 Deaths From
Scourge at st. Malo.

BY Cable to The Star and New York World.
LONDON, February An outbreak
of bubonic plague at st. Malo. France,
is reported in a dispatch from Jersey,
which the Sunday Express will pub
lish, as follows:
'Jersey-A sensation was caused
here today when it became known
that the steamer st. Brieuc from ST
Malo was not being allowed to land
with passengers and that the vessel
had been ordered to anchor some dis
tance off shore. The reason given is
that bubonic plague has broken out in
st. Malo, IL deaths being reported
yesterday"
No such outbreak has been reported
in Western Europe in many years.
Copyright, 1929
Evening star., 1925-02-08
BULGARIAN TOWN RAIDED
Three Men Killed When 100 Ban
dts Invade Godeo.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
SOFIA Bulgaria, February "A
band of about 100 men attacked the
town of Godco, 80 miles north of
Sofia, just before daybreak TODAY.
captured the government house. and
robbed the treasury. a policeman
and two civilians were killed, and
four men were wounded during the
fusillade which took place as the
bandits. covering their retreat, with
drew from the town in the direction
of the Serbian frontier.
An official statement issued by the
ministry of interior expresses the
belief that the band was organized
and armed in Serbian territory, as
the Serbian frontier is only seven
miles from Godeo.
Evening star., 1925-02-08
BELL OFFERS PLAN
TO IMPROVE CITY
Taxpayers Council aid New
Budget Estimating Among
Commissioners Ideas.

Although declaring that Washing
ton is lin excellent condition and out
of debt" Engineer Commissioner
Bell outlined in statement made
public last night several ways in
which the development of the city
and the administration of its affairs
could be improved.
Here are the primary suggestions
advanced by the engineer commits
sioner:
An Improvement in the method of
handling the annual estimates by
eliminating the hearings at the Bud
get Bureau and having the Senate
and House subcommittees hold a
joint hearing on them.
Creation of the proposed city coun-
Gil to voice the opinions of the tax
payers as to the total of the bud
get, its proper balancing and to con-
slider the advisability of proposed
legislation.
Contingent Fund Favored.
Granting to the Commissioners an
annual contingent fund of several
hundred thousand dollars to meet
public needs that cannot be foreseen
when the regular estimates are pre-
pared months in advance.
Passage OF the bill adding an en-
gineer and a lawyer to the Public
Utilities Commission, which is now
composed only of the three District
Commissioners.
That the National Capital Park
Commission render assistance to
District agencies in city and regional
planning.
sit appears" said Col. Bell in be-
ginning his statement, that Con-
gress at it's next session is going to
consider some change in the method
of conducting District affairs.
Meanwhile, our citizens should formu-
late some conservative and well con-
sidered Legislation SO that when Con-
gress meets a proposed bill may be
in its hands.
Benefits to Taxpayers.
1.-The organization for administra-
tive control of the Districts activ-
tiles is excellent II the taxpayers
to them from their taxes, such as
schools, streets, pavements, water and
sewer service, police, fire and health
protection, disposal of city refuse,
street cleaning. lighting, trees and
parks, etc, | believe they will appre-
ciate the fact that they come as near
getting their dollars worth out of
their taxes as out of any eXpendi-
lures they make"
Discussing the present method of
preparing the estimates each year,
Col. Bell said, in mis- statement:
In spite of the great amount of
attention given these estimates, !
feel that the method Of handling
them could be improved greatly with
considerable saving in time for our
administrative heads, and the result
ing budget would be much better
balanced. 1t will be noted that there
are four hearings In all, whereas two
would appear to be sufficient.
Assuming that the lump sum nscai
relation be made permanent, the tax
payers become the principal party
concerned in the total OF the budget
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Evening star., 1925-02-08
Lisbon Ministry Bombed.

LISBON, February 7.-During a
popular demonstration in favor of
the government last evening, outside
the ministerial offices, where the cab
met was assembled, a bomb exploded
in the door of the municipal chamber,
Troops on guard there fired into the
crowd and there were four casualties.
Considerable damage was done by the
explosion. The government has or
dePsd an iAQuasy.
Evening star., 1925-02-08
PART TWO-I6 PAGES.

Editorials and Editorial Features.
Washington and Other Society.
Tales of Well Known FoIk-Page II.
News Of the Clubs-Paee 12.
At the Community Centers-Page 13.
Veterans, OF the Great War-Page 10.
o. A. r. Activities-Paee "a.
Y. w. c. A. Notes-Page II.
Girl Scout News-Paee IS.
Notes of Art and Artists-Paqe is.
Evening star., 1925-02-08
TODAY'S STAR
PART ONE-36 PAGES.

General News-Locai, National, Foreign.
Boy Scouts-Paee 22.
Army and Navy News-Paee 22.
Civilian Army News-Paee %.
District National Guard-Page 25.
Schools and CoIIeses-Pases 26 and 27.
Current News Events-Paee 27.
Radio News and Proerams-Paees 80
and 81.
Financial News-Pages 80, SO and 81.
Spanish War Veterans-Paee 81.
Evening star., 1925-02-08
PART THREE-fO PAGES.

Amusements-Theate and the Photo
play.
Music in Washington-Page 5.
Motors and Motoring-Paees 6, and 8.
Fraternal kews-Page 9.
Around the City-Paee 9.
Evening star., 1925-02-08
''FrOnt Press to Home
Within the Hour

The Star is delivered every evening and
Sunday morning to Washington homes at
90 cents per month Telephone Main 5000
and service will start Immediately.
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Around the City-Paee 9.
PART FOUR PAGES.
Pink Sports Section.
PART FIyE-8 PAGES,
Magazine Section-Fiction and Features.
The RambIer-Paee 3.
PART SIX-8 PAGES
Classified Advertising.
Reviews Of New Books-Page g.
Serial, THE Ark Of the Covenant
Page 8.
GRAPHIC SECTIONS PAGES.
World Events in Pictures.
COMIC SECTION PAGES.
Mr.. Straphanser; Ree'Iar FeIIers; Mr..
and Mrs; Mutt and jeff.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-04-08

The only serious criticism made on congressman for in- creasing their own salaries is that. as usual, they avoided a record vote.
 And that criticism reaches much wider than this bill.
 Congressman know that the increase was proper, but they assum d their constituents did not. This is the common as- sumption.
 Some Congressmen doubtless have more sense than others, but, taken as whole, they are not an impossibly stupid lot. E
 II they would use the sense they have, it would be enough. But when they dare use only the sense they think their con- stituents have and measure that by it's stupidest samples, the standard is too low.
 All the intelligence a con- gressman has is not likely to be too much for the public needs.
 To give less, because he thinks his constituents have less. is to malign his district and to cheat his country,
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-04-08

An exchange expresses our sentiments thus:
 It is reported that one of the fastidious married ladies of this town kneads bread with her gloves on. This incident may be somewhat peculiar, but there are others. The editor of this paper needs bread with his shirt on; he needs bread with his pants on; and unless some of the delinquent sub- scribers to this "Old Rag of Freedom" pony up before long, he will need bread without a darn thing on, and Alaska is no Garden of Eden in the win ter-time.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-04-08

It is truly a world on wheels we live in. Last year new mot or vehicles cost the world three and a third billion dol lars.
 Department of Commerce in- forms you that during the year there were assimilated $500, 900 passenger cars and trucks and 100000 motor cycles. Av- craze price per car was $1, ,OOO, per motor cycle $500.
 Twenty-Five years ago the automobile was an experiment. Today there is one to every six persons--or nearly so.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-04-08

The finest health tonic we have been able to find is hard work and lots of it. Actually we have grown fat on it and unhesitatingly recommend it to all others.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-04-08

the ink doesn't get dry on the paper before we hear about it. Yes, the advertisements are read. You read them and the
 other fellow reads them too.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-04-08

Schmidt was apparently in a hurry to be going.
 '.What's your rush Schmidt?" demanded his friend.
 We'll" the old German re- piled, T go by mein home now, und my wife shafe me-"
 What, you don't mean to tell me you let your wife shave you?" the friend exclaimed.
 Led her! Himmel, man, I don'd led her: make herb
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-04-08

Advertisements may not be read, as the non-advertisers say, but every time we make a mistake in our advertisement,
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-04-08

An old philosopher once said, Most men do their duty in this world. Some men do just a little bit more." And it is the men who do the little bit more who move the world.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-04-08

Typographical errors cause much trouble. We learned not long ago of a newspaper that apologized for the statement that Robinson Crusoe bathed on Saturday. "We were mis- taken" says this newspaper Robinson Crusoe always bath ed Friday"
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-04-08

Speculations as to how far he public jobholders would tretch, if laid end to end are futile.
 They'll stretch as far as the public's dollars will.