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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-28
DENIES SCHEME
I 0 D j s 7
WALES
Commissioner McReynoIds
Brands Report As False.
Smoot Blamed for Rumor

Neither the Personnel Classified
ton Board or the Bureau of Effici-
ency is trying to GUST George TX.
Wales, Civil Service Commissioner,
w. III. McReynolds, member OF the
Personnel Board declared today.
There is not the slightest truth
in the report" said Mr.. Mickey
nolds. 1T is impossible to think
that either the Bureau OF Efficiency
or the Personnel Board would try
to force Commissioner Wales out:
II have reason to believe, also.
that Senator Smoot has not taken
any step in this direction and it ap-
pears to be highly. improbable that
he would do So"
Personal Feeling Denied
Mr.. McReynolds said he appreciat-
ed the great services that Com
missioner Wales had rendered dur
ing his long years in Civil SerStcS
administration and that regardless
of any differences of opinion be-
tween the Classification Board and
the Civil Service Commission there
never has been any personal feeling
or efforts made to force anyone out
of the Government service
Mr.. Wales disclaimed any respon"
sibility for the statement that an
effort was being made to replace
him, in order to bring about control
of the Civil Service Commission.
and said that he knows Of no such
plan or movement on the part OF
anyone.
Neither Is to Resign
Neither Wales nor Chairman
William H. Deming have any inten-
] ton of resigning and they hold
office at the pleasure of the Presi-
dent, there being no fixed terms
written into the law.
The retirement of Commissioner
Wales, who has been with the
body for more than thirty five
years and Is regarded generally as
the foremost authority on civil
service in the United States, would
not he asked by President Cool
idge for merely political reasons,
administration officials declared.
President Coolidge is as deeply
interested in the preservation Of
the merit system as any official in
the Government, and the PROPOSE
ton that he supplant Wales, who
is a Republican, so as to make 1t
possible for him to appoint Re-
publican woman as the successor
of Mrs. Helen HI. Gardener, is not
taken seriously by certain of his
advisers.
Senator Smoot. who is backing a
woman for the vacancy, and who
also is said to desire to bring the
Civil Service Commission in har-
mony with the policies of the Per-
sonnet Classification Board, is said
to have made the suggestion that
Commissioner Wales be supplanted.
Other influences seeking to strength
en- the Personnel Classification
Board in it's coming fight in Con-
gress have joined the fight on
Commissioner Wales, 1t - said. On
the other hand, at least one Cabinet
officer has written to President
Coolidge .denouncing the campaign
against the Commissioner.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-28
COOL LDGE.
ISSUES
ORDER
All Benefited Entered y. 8.
Jobs During World War.
Most Are Experts

President Coolidge has signed
an executive order, recommended
by the Civil Service Commission,
giving classified status to Zoo
employees in Washington, it was
announced by William G. Deming,
president of the Civil Service
Commission today.
Approximately 1900 of the en-
ployes affected are in the Bureau
Of Engraving and Printing. The
balance are in the Government
Printing Office and are employees
having technical qualifications IN
engineering, accountancy, chem1s-
try, explosives, etc.
Joined During World War
All OF the employees benefited by
the Presidents order were taken
in the service during the world
war under exceptions contained in
war emergency executive orders.
1t is emphasized that the services
Of these employees was found so
satisfactory following the passing
of the war emergency that they
have been continued to the present
day.
The Civil Service Commission.
before recommending this order to
the President, it is announced.
submitted the proposal to the head
OF each. department and gindepend-
ent establishment interested, ana
received unanimous endorsement OF
the proposed action.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-28
WORK ONBR|DGE
TO BE RAPIDLY
PUSHED
Core Behring'S Completed for
Main Piers of Arlington
Memorial Structure

BY the end Of this month two
great hydraulic dredges, two ex-
cavators, probing equipment, and
sixty laborers will be employed on
Columbia Island in preparation for
construction of the Arlington Memo
rial Bridge. it was announced today.
Core borings have been completed
for all the main bridge piers and
abutments, and probings now are
being made on Columbia Island for
the fills, commemorative monu-
ments, and for two bridges from
the island to the Virginia shore.
The hydraulic dredge Dalecarlia
is at work today filling the upper
end Of the island, and the clamshell
bucket dredge Atlas is digging
trenches in the island in which the
new seawalls will be constructed
and removing tons of stone from
the old training dikes All the land
outside the new seawalls will be
dredged and used to raise the level
of the island.
A gasoline excavator is now being
used to build high levees in the
center portion of the island.
Next week a huge hydraulic
dredge now being used in deepening
the Alexandria harbor will be
brought to Columbia Island and the
active filling and reshaping of the
island will begin.
Delivery of 1000 tons of granite
rip-rap stone for use in construction
of seawall foundations was begun
today, under terms of a contract
with the Columbia Granite and
dredging Company. The stone is
being placed at the upstream end
Of the island.
Probings are being made today
for the foundations of two great
memorial pillars which will rise to
n height of 166 feet above the
center Of Columbia Island. These
pillars, to be crowned by great
statues Of victory. will be dedicated
to the North and the South, in
leeping with the civil war
memorial character Of the bridge
project and the reunion Of the ma
ton.
The bases of these great pillars,
which will rival in majesty the
famous Colonne de Juliet, in Paris,
will be of massive construction and
will furnish a background for great
basreliefs and sculptural pieces Of
q memorial character.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-28
TWO MEN ARE HURT
IN CRASHES ON STREET

AS he stepped onto the loading
platform at Ninth and Pennsylvania
avenue northwest yesterday Albert
Calvert. thirty-two, of 512 G street
southeast, was struck by an east
bound street car He walked to
No. 1 precinct station. but COM
planned of a pain in his right hip.
He was taken to Emergency Hos
pital, where he was treated for
shock. His condition is not seri-
Gus.
Joseph Fletcher. colored, four
teen, received a broken rib in a
collision yesterday when his bicycle
struck an automobile driven by
Fred c. Butt. thirty-eight, OF 1909
Thirty eighth street northwest. The
accident happened on l. street
northeast. Fletcher was taken to
Sibley Hospital, and later to his
home. SO Fenton street northeast.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-28
SAFETY ZONES ARE BEING
PAINTED ON PENN. AVE.

Painting of safety zones in the
crosswalks along Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest was begun today by
the traffic bureau.
Inspector e. w. Brown, head OF
the bureau, announced that the
safety zones will be established i'm
mediately from Fifteenth to Sew.
enth streets, after which similar
areas will be marked on Thirteenth
street from f to l streets inclu.
sive. On the completion of the
Thirteenth street work, the safety
zones will be continued to the
Peace Monument.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-28
PITTSBURGH BALL FANS
ASK PARADE PERMIT HERE

Pittsburgh baseball rooters were
notified today by Inspector Charles
A. Evans, acting superintendent Of
police, that they will be granted a
Permit to parade to American
League Park here in the event that
the world series is held between the
Nationals and the team from the
Smoky City
Inspeq br Evans, writing to s. A.
who asked for the per-
NIT, said: 1T Is my devout wish,
as it is the wish OF every Wash
ingtonian, that conditions develop
in such q manner as will cause
you to apply for a permit at a
proper time
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-28
DISREGARD
Of RULES
CITED
Transportation Engineer Lists
Seven Cardinal Bad Habits
of Motorists

Washington's traffic problems
are created mainly by insufficient
observance Of the established
regulations by motorists and by
traffic officers, according to
statement by r. G. Smith, trans
portation engineer of Mcclellan
and Junkersfeld Company, eRgi-
neers, who are making the trans
portation survey, given out today
after a personal study of traffic
conditions on the streets of the
Capital.
BIames Disregard Of Rules
Mr.. Smith declares that the dis
regard OF the regulations rather
than inadequate regulations. cause
the difficulties motorists are en-
countering here. AS a result he
declared that the flow nf Wash
ington traffic has to suit itself to
the desires of individuals rather
than the benefit of the maj ority.''
Seven cardinal bad habits Of
4
the New York traffic expert as
follows:
Stopping of automobiles outside
the parking zone and in the lane of
traffic.
Parking of automobiles and other
vehicles too close to the end of
street car loading platforms.
Parking of vehicles from to
8 o'clock in the afternoon on
streets on which, according to
Losted traffic regulations, no park
ing Is permitted.
Failure of vehicles travelling
less than the legal speed limit
TO keep as far to the right of the
street as possible.
Interference of / traffic caused
BY automobiles backing into and
backing out of spaces reserved
for angle parking
Failure of pedestrians to use
crosswalks going from sidewalks
TO street car loading platforms
Stopping in Traffic
The habit Of stopping automo.
b1les in lanes of traffic seems to be
developed to a higher degree in
washington than in any other city
with which the writer is familiar"
Mr.. Smith declares in his written
GOAnHACnL Ou the washington TRAFFIC
situation. 1T rs a most daring ex-
ample Of serving personal convent
ence rather than cooperating for
the benefit of the majority. Traffic
officers appear to pay no attention
TO the obstruction of free flow of
traffic in this manner and make no
effort to have these machines move
on"
Concerning the nonobservance OF
liking regulations, Mr.. Smith
ECates that the first thing whitI:
q stranger in Washington notices
Is the tremendous number of cars
parked everywhere throughout the
business district
he also calls attention to the
practice of disregarding white curb
markers indicating the limit beyond
which automobiles should not DE
parked at street car loading plat
forms. The traffic engineer also
scores the habit of drivers of de-
livery trucks and slow-moving pleas.
ure cars to occupy the center Of
the street rather than keeping as
far to the right as possible.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-28
UBS TITUTES.

The scientists who are looking for
fuel substitutes to combat the coal
famine should turn an eye to the use
of fool substitutes. What o wonderful
thing q fool famine would be.
Love thy labor as thyself" II -
good substitute for the married guy
who ever eyeth the widow next door.
Two substitutes still growing strong:
OleO and hOOtch.
Old Man Substitute himself: PROXY
Two. substitutes who failed to make
the grade In the Matrimonial League:
Love and Kisses" pInchhItting for
Bread and Butter.
Second Childhood" batting for
FlappeF's, FatOrs.
And In that other League, the one
Of Nations coaching for World Peace.
The greatest substitutioner I ever met
Was Mr.. Khan. with three shells
and a pea.
He manuevered around till my pile
l bet,
The ''invisible Khan" I'd sure like
to see. SILICUS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-28

6 o'clock and destroyed a frame
building and a railway box car.
The building damage was $4,000.
The company, with offices at
639 Earle Building here, is the
District paving contractor, and is
now repairing streets in lexington.
on O street northwest and Eight
zenith and Florida avenue north
west The firm announced, how.
ever, this work would not be held
up more than two days.
A Washington fire engine
pumped water on the fire from the
Potomac. $500 feet away. Virginia
companies came but could not aid
because of lack of water facilities.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-28
DEAD MAN IN RIVER
Is MYSTERY TO POLICE

No Identification has been estab-
lished as yet in the case of the
man who was found floating near
Arlington Beach Wednesday night,
it was said at the morgue today.
Two small tattooed squares on
one hand and ring of military
service type on the other are the
only means that could be used in
Identification. it is said. The body
when found showed no signs OF
violence.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-28
MOTION PICTURE FILMS
TO ADVERTISE CAPITAL

Thirty reels Of motion picture
film, depicting the beauties of
Washington and its merits as q con-
Vention city, will be sent out over
the country to advertise the city
in the campaign to sell Washing.
ton" it was announced today by
c. E. La Vigne, of the Washington
Convention Bureau. The films were
donated by Colonel Robert N.
Harper, a director of the bureau.
Selection and assembling the
films will take place shortly in the
Famous -Lasky studio here
before they are distributed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-28
CENTRAL POOL USED
BY 1000 THIS SUMMER

The swimming pool in Central
High School was used by approx.
mately 1000 children and 5000
adults during the months of July
and August, while between 1000
and 5000 children and adults used
the pool in Dunbar High School,
according to announcement today
by Mrs. Cecil Norton Broy, director
Of the community center depart
ment of the public schools.
The final swimming session at
Central will be held tonight. Tennis
courts there will be closed to.
morrow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-28
Bim-What IL the penalty for
bigamy?
JIm-TwO mOthers-in-law.
PAUL DE ALRHEUS.
LOVE ON THE MOOR.

Over the mOOrs on a summers morn,
just yOu, love, and /, together;
Perfect the world Is, and never a
thorn,
With the smell of the wild sweet
heather;
And above US q little white clOudlet
Is born,
Light as an eaglet's feather.
And the wind and the sky and the
furze and the sea
Are singing in JOyOsO melody,
With muffled roar, and lifting
strain,
And an nndertOne Of the old worlds
pain,
And a promise of joys to he.
JOHN ROSCOE JARVIS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-28
THIRTY UNFINISHED RENT
CASES TO GET HEARINGS

Al. Coulter Wells, special a.
sistant to District Attorney Gordon.
in charge of rent case prosecution,
has caused summons to be issued
for the defendants and witnesses IN
thirty cases which were left undis-
posed when the rent commission
went out Of existence last May.
The first case is scheduled Tor
hearing in the Municipal Court
September 9, and the other cases
will be set down consecutively.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-28
FALLING PLANK INJURIES
WORKMAN ON His HEAD

Lawrence H. Young is at his
home in East Falls Church, Va,
from decorations on the head re-
ceived when a plank fell on him
yesterday,
Young was working on a building
at North Capitol and Pierce streets
northwest when the plank fell from
the second story. 1t struck him
on the head. He was taken to
Sibley Hospital and treated Ey
Doctor Mattingly and later left
for his home.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-28
TAKE ARMED cHINAMAN
cRoUcHING IN DOORWAY

Arrested when police of the Sixth
precinct claim they found aim yes
terday crouching in the doorway Of
the Hip Sing Tong. 325 Pennsyl.
Vania avenue northwest, Lee Len,
thirty-eight years old, was ar
raigned before Judge George Au-
KAN in Police Court today, charged
with carrying a concealed weapon.
He demanded a trial by jury and
was released under bond of $500.
Policemen Rupe and Collins were
patrolling the beat when they saw
Lee Len trying to hide. They
found that he had an automatic
pistol. He claimed that ne lived
at that address.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-28
DC Autoists Blamed for Traffic Troubles
HgARnttoSzEn(8
Sadazz5z7K- 9 BY BILL PRICE G sFe Us 81 oFi,cr
l. A F. FL e t S.

LA FIJI e T S.
Although 4ce are supposed to be
on good terms Nth all tGtionS
many man finds himself Involved
in a toGr toith "cIinG" after start
ing an argument 10Th his 1Cifel
The most engaging girls are fire.
quentIy those tUhO are already en-
gagged.
"The Average man doesn't dp-
lpreciGte his 4Cite's Voice," great
singer asserts. It's not her voice
that he objects to--it's hGUin0 her
use It,
A Speedster teho tDGs harmed
against reckless drfVinO recently
continued his course feeling "deGd
sure" that he could get GtOdy 10Th
it. He's dead sure notC-bNt ne
didn't get GGDGy 1Utth I'll
A Toledo, Ohio, IddO recently
stated that her husband tDas no
better than snake in the grass.
And get great many of as blame
snakes for singing people!
JOE II. HOLMAN.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-28
OIL
To PUSH
FIGHT
Moves for Amendment to Blu
Of Complaint in Row With
Penn on Substitutes

In a motion for leave to amend
it's bill of complaint against the
Penn Oil Company for an injunc-
ton to enjoin them from selling
substitute merchandise as product
of the Vacuum Oil Company, the
latter through Attorneys Donaldson
and johnson, and Vernon E. West,
declared in their motion filed in
the District Supreme Court that
certain oil purchased from the
Penn company was tested and had
been found to be not "Mobiloil,""
and had been previously used in
an internal combustion engine,
"such oils being commonly known
as cranke-case DRAWINGS"
Four Purchase Oil
Attached to the motion are three
sworn affidavits, respectively by
Otto Obermayer, Lee Browne and
Fl. r. Gundlach. Obermayer de-
clared that he stopped July 80.
in company with Horace ]. Don
nelly, an investigator of the Ma.
tional Better Business Bureau at
the Penn Oil station at 1924 Sher-
man avenue northwest, and pur-
chased one quart OF "Mobiloil
for 80 cents.
The man selling it took the oil
from an unmarked five-gallon can,
and upon leaving the place, Ober-
mayer sealed the can and labeled 1t.
J The analysis of this quart Of oil
disclosed, according to the Vacuum
people, that 1t was reclaimed" oil,
that the oil had not the same
physical tests or characteristics or
any of tho grade OF "Mobilol
and that is not
genuine Mobiloil. 1t contained
small amount of volatile material
which was derived from motor fuel,
and a very considerable amount OF
coke, burnt oil and iron
the presence of these materials
being conclusive proof that this
Oil has been used in an internal
combustion engine, and is, there
fore an used oil, otherwise known
as crankcase drainage"
Chemist Testifies
The affidavit of Fl. r.. Gundlach,
chief chemist of the Interocean Oil
Company of Baltimore. and a
graduate of Cornell University,
states that, upon analysis, the sam
pie quart showed that these oils
are reclaimed lubricating oils be-
cause the odors. are those of a
burnt oil; the flash point Is low
and fire test high, whn - :
the presence Of lower boiling n.y.
drocarbons not present in 4uoricaL-
ing oils of this character. The sh
resulting from the ignition OF the
samples is appreciable, and consid-
erably in excess Of at es.
new oils. The examination OF the
ash indicates it to be largely iron. :"
Attorneys Alvin L. Newmyer,
Crandal Mackey and Milton w.
King for the Penn Company have
been notified that the motion will
be called to the attention Of JUS
tice Hoehling in the District Su-
preme Court next Monday.
At recent hearing, counsel for
the Penn Oil Company claimed
there was no allegation in the bill
of complaint of the Vacuum Com.
pany that the sporadic instance OF
buying crank case draining was
made at one Of the' stations of the
Penn concern.
The latter concern denied all the
other allegations of the Vacuum
Company, and Chief Justice Mccoy
discharged the petition to enjoin
the Penn Oil Company will leave
to amend their bill of complaint.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-28
$500 MILK BOTTLES
DESTROYED BY CITY

Twenty-Five hundred short-weight
milk bottles have been condemned
and destroyed on the city dump,
George NJ. Roberts, superintendent OF
weights and measures. announced
today.
Each bottle held a dram less than
its purported capacity.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-28
WELE.KNOWN WORDS.

"Hey, there, pull up to the
curb"
"I irish molc that had mGrrted
for money"
az uouIdn't marry the best man
dIiUe." and they never do, as
divorce court records shoic.J
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-28
BUILDERS PLANT BURNS
DELAYING STREET REPAIRS

A feeder pipe of an oil engine
burst and set fire to the asphalt
plant of MCGUIRE and Rolfe, paving
contractors, across the Highway
Bridge in Virginia, this morning at
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-28
WHAT SAYS THE FLAPPER.

/ like your nifty knickerbockers.
Your shingle, and your shining
For even we, old dry-dockers,
Our visions exercise.
(But that is only in my song,
Too well we know where we belong1
But tell me Missile: Will you flfrt
With a thing that camouflages
Itself in a divided skirt
1t calls its oxford bags
And, frightened up with cake and pie,
Romances round the letter IT.?
They say the ape Is getting weary
And sore. and sick OF life.
Since arguments for Darwin's theory
Have lately been so rife.
AS propagation of the sheiks
To prove his innocence, he seeks
I sympathize with the ape.
When any mortal flauIAts
A healthy. normal human shape
In these new, burlesQue pants,
From wall to hall throughout his dome
There's not q hungry cat at home.
THOMAS DICKSON.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-28
ACCEPT BIDS FOR MODERN
SCHOOL TEXT BOOKS

BIDS for $4,000 worth Of grade
school text books were accepted by
the commissioners at a board meet
ing today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-28
THE AWFUL AWAKENING

She said she was on q diet and 20 /
had q hunch
That it wouldn't cost me much IL I
took her TO lunch;
I'm through with her for good, her
appetite Is immense,
That girls grub cost me Just eight
dollars and ninety cents.
CICERO slap.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-28
CORRECT ANSWERS, PLEASE.

I've got just a Je1 more
That lctu knock you decd:
What became Of the guy
Who "LoSt his head"
Also tell me, please,
And do 1t quick, / say:
What happened to the tellOto
Who "gaDe himself dtoGyf"
STEAMBOAT STEVE.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-28
Another dancer has had
her legs insured for $3.50, 900,
yet qUe see some on the street
that SOould be ovegTdted IN
a SO-cent policy.
JUMBO JAKE.

ssWhat IL the most dangerous word
In all the dictiOuary's large mess7"
He knew she collected alImony from
two.
And answered, SCI think it's yes"
ssnNEVIEVE.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-28

The most engaging girls are fire.
QWentIy those toho are already en-
gagged.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-03
BOMB SQUAD THROWS
TWO BOXES IN RIVER,
Taxing ANOTHER PLOT

NEW YORK, June 2.-Fears Of a
plot to blow up the elty's transit
lines were expressed by police to-
day following the discovery Of two
mysterious wooden boxes on the
Third Ave. elevated line. Believing
the boxes to be Internal machines,
police threw them into the East
River.
One was on the oeth Street sta
tlon and the other was on the seth
Street station.
One OF the detectives sent to exa-
mine the boxes said he received a
shock while picking one OF them up.
, The boxes were first put into palIs
Of water and later thrown into the
east river without being opened.
Someone ls probably looking for
his crates today.
Police then began a search OF all
subway and elevated stations ITO
make certain the boxes were not
part OF concerted plan Of bomb
throwers." they announced.