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Evening star., 1926-09-05
BY WALTER X. .AIcCALLUM.

Taking a stand in opposition to a
recommendation that Congress apprO-
pirate this year and annually there
after a considerable sum of money to
be added to the retirement fund al
ready deposited in the Treasury by
active Government employees, Secre-
tary of the Interior Work is sharply
at variance with the views of many of
those who administer the fund and
the members of the board of actuaries
whose duty it is to investigate it's
status every Winter and report to
him.
With more than $60,000,000 in the
retirement fund at present, accretions
by the end of the next calendar year
will bring it up to more than $1O.0O0,-
600. The new retirement law. which
authorized the deduction of 31a per
cent Of each Government salary in
stead of the 212 per cent which has
been in existence for several years,
will raise employees contributions to
the fund by more than $S0O0,000 a
year. Under the old percentage a
little less than $1S,000,O00 year was
contributed by the approximately
800 900 employees. A total of SIG, ,190,-
985.05 will be contributed by the same
group of employees at the end of the
current fiscal year, according to COM
putatons by the Retirement Division
of the Pension Office, the administra-
tor of the retirement fund.
Burden on Employees.
There ere today 1854 retired an
nuitants drawing annuity pay from
the retirement fund, to which they
contributed in small measure and to
which their colleagues still in the
Government service will continue to
contribute until their retirement or
separation from the service. For
even those who have only recently
retired cannot have contributed a
great deal of money. The retirement
law has been in existence only since
August, 1920. The burden of retire
ment payments, as was pointed out to
Congress during the successful fight
for a maximum annuity, of $1,000 last
Spring. must be borne by employees
now in the service who will remain in
the Government Harness until they re-
tire. So that those who retire during
the first few years of the law will be
drawing and are drawing substan-
TALLY the accreti0nS of money from
their active associates.
For the next 10 years the retire
ment roll will mount in number until
by 1896 there will be a few more than
~, ,OUU retired Government employees
drawing annuities. The Retirement
Division believes there will be a gross
increase each year of $500 annuitants
and a net increase of 800. The other
thousand will either die during the
year or will after retirement for dis
ability again become eligible to active
service by reason of the fact that the
cause of their disability has disap.
peared. Another case where retire
ment pay may be stopped is that of
an employe who may have been invol
unfairly retired before the legal re-
tirement age is reached and be again
employed.
Called Cnsound Situation.
In taking a stand opposing Federal
contributions to the fund Secretary
Work is going directly against tho
|, theories set down by the board OF
Evening star., 1926-09-05

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Evening star., 1926-09-05

In taking stand opposing Federal
contributions to the fund Secretary
Work is going directly against the
theories set down by the board of
The Washington times., 1926-11-04
WITH 246
AUTO KEYS

Arrested yesterday by Detectives
Frank NJ. Alligood and Eugene
Davis, Roy Herbert Sloane. 81, who
gave his address as SIS Riverside
Drive. New York city, was found
to have in his possession case
containing 246 different types of
automobile keys. He also had
$1,100 in his pocket. He is charged
with investigation.
Alligood and Davis were passing
Eighteenth and l. Streets North.
west when they saw Sloane and
Bernard Cady, %. 116 Quincy ST..
N. W.. sitting in a parked auto
mobile.
The former recognized Sloane as
former employe Of the Bureau of
Standards and remembered that he
had served time in the reform
school here and had also in Pitts
burgh, Pa, both terms were for
stealing automobiles, according to
the police reports: Cady also is said
to have done" time for stealing
automobiles.
Sloane Is said to have told ALI
good that he is going to school in
New York and but recently returned
here. The keys, he said, were to
have been delivered by him to a man
in Philadelphia yesterday. Cady
denied knowledge of the keys.
claiming that he met Sloane in
response to a telegram.
Sloane took his arrest lightly,
Kidding" the detective about the
keys and suggesting that he send
them to the mayor Of Philadelphia,
who Is waiting for them.''
The Washington times., 1926-11-04
COMMISSIONER.
CHOICE Ne Ar

Important Developments in the
appointment Of a District Commits
sioner are believed impending.
President Coolidge conferred early
this afternoon with Samuel ]. Pres
colt, Republican national committee
man for the District.
There are indications that the
name OF Joshua Evans, irs execuj
tive vice president OF the District
National Bank has been wiped
off the slate because OF certain
objections raised by local bankers
III il rumored IN certain circles
that he might be confirmed BY
the Senate only after a fight
which would embarrass him and
the Administration. 1t is felt. there,
fore. best not 10 invite such 2
controversy. despite the TACT that
many close to the President have
strongly supported Mr.. Evans.
Several new names are now UNI
der consideration by the local Re.
publican organizations. II Is be-
lieved they were placed before the
President today during the con-
ference.
President Coolidge. has turned
over the numerous letters OF In
dorsement of candidates TO adj
visers for investigation
All signs point, however. to the
selection Of another dark horse,
as in the appointment OF Proctor
r. Dougherty as Commissioners last
summer
The Washington times., 1926-11-04
TRAFFIC DEATHS
SET RECORD

Arrests for violations of traffic
regulations totaled 3,081 during Oc-
tober, according to a report SUBJ
mitted to Major Edwin B. Hesse,
superintendent of police, by In
spector E. w. Brown, Of the Traffic
Bureau.
This is nearly 20 per cent more
than in September, when 1858 were
arrested.
More than 1900 of these arrests
were made for parking violations.
Speeding caused the arrest of All
drivers: 1872 were arrested for dis
obeying official signs" 172 for reck-
less driving; 1855 for violation of the
light regulations; III for driving
without permits.
Eleven persons were killed during
the month, greatly exceeding the
totals for the two preceding DC.
tobers during each of which there
were four deaths.
There were five serious injuries
during the month as compared to
90 during October, 1925 and two
during October. 1924. Other injuries
totalIed 315 during the past month.
S04 in October 1925. and 278 during
October. 1924
The Washington times., 1926-11-04
SPEED
PERM ! Plan.

A change in the method OF
securing drivers permits viii be
recommended today to the District
Commissioners by Traffic Director
M. o. Eldridge.
The change is born out OF neces'
sity TO force motorists to apply 70
the traffic bureau for their permits
as soon as possible.
Practically the entire time has
elapsed for securing permits ana
as yet approximately 80 per cent
have secured them, leaving nearly
100, 900 motorists yet to act.
The following plan will be sub
mitted:
It is planned to ''stagger" the list
of motorist yet to be served: that IS.
during December motorists now lav-
ing permits numbered between to
5000 must get renewals during
December.
In January, motorists having old
permits numbered 25.OO1 to $4,000
must secure their permits, and In
February permit holders from T5.OO1
to $4,000 are expected to turn in
their old and secure new permits.
The Washington times., 1926-11-04
STREET CAR MOUNTS
TRUCKS IN ODD ACCIDENT

A street car load Of passengers
escaped injury today when the car
struck a truck at North Capitol and
Seaton Streets, the trolley mounting
the wheel OF the truck and remain
ing suspended in that manner.
The street car was proceeding
south on North Capitol Street and
the truck east on Seaton Street
Northwest when the collision &C.
Cured.
The truck, belonging to the Hy.
man Construction Company, was
operated by Nathan Bedford, ia d
st, N. w. The street car was oper-
ated by Conductor William Connors,
219 r st. N. E.
The Washington times., 1926-11-04
.SCR|VENER CASE
Ne VS. STOPS

Are the police nearing = solution
OF the mysterious killing d
Detective Arthur B scrivener
more than three weeks ago!
This ID the thought uppermcsi
in the minds of persons familiar
with the case. because Of the SUD
denness with which all Infornaa-
ton has been cut off.
What the many investig atOre
have been doing for the past two
nights and what facts they may
have learned that will lead TO q
solution OF the case are being
carefully guarded.
This situation, coming on the
heels of the recent conference hi
which all facts were revealed 10
newspaper men. Is believed BY
many to conceal something tangi
Bile that may have been developed
The entire force detailed to the
case are putting forth every effort
to solve the mystery before the
coroner's inquest next week.
The Washington times., 1926-11-04
To FIGHT
FOR MERGER

A bill imposing penalties on the
loal traction companies IL they
do not merge and rewarding them
tf they do merge. will be pre-
scented TO Congress by the Public
Utilities Commission, Engineer Com
missioner J. Franklin Bell, chair
man. announced today.
Chief among these penalties were
suggestions that the companies ne
required to issue universal trans
fers. and that the commission al
low greater competition from
buses.
The companys' merger plans win
either be forwarded to Congress as
alternative bills, or win be Included
in the commissions bill as alter.
native paragraphs.
Local street car companies VIII
not voluntarily merge until the
courts have decided their valua-
tons, and they will not consider a
merger plan which does not guar
antee the merged company pro-
lection of the service at cost"
plan.
to the Public Utilities Commission
yesterday by John II. Hanna, pres
ident of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company, in the COM
missions public hearing on its
proposed BILL to force merger.
Furthermore, they told the COM
mission, a merger can not be
forced by penalties and they can
not be made to accept merger
unless It guarantees their stock.
holders the right to the enjoyment
OF their property"
Both presidents said they were
in favor of a merger under their
own conditions, but minimized the
savings which would result, said
that no reduction in fares could be
oxnocfed
The Washington times., 1926-11-04
BOARD INQUIRY ASKED
BY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

Mismanagement of public school
finances was charged by Capt. JUL
ius A. Peyser, president Of the Dis.
trict of Columbia Public School AS.
ISOLATION. at a meeting Of that
association in the District Building
last night.
The meeting was rife with criti-
cism Of the Board Of Education, res
olutions being adopted condemning
alleged secret and Illegal meetings
and calling upon Congress to inves.
tigate the practices Of the board.
The Washington times., 1926-11-04
.ELDRIDGE SUSPENDS
PERMITS OF 10 DRIVERS

Traffic Director M. o. Eldridge
today revoked one drivers permit
and suspended 10 others pending
court trial. This is a record for a
single days suspensions.
Driving while drunk caused the
suspension OF ii permits; two per.
mits were suspended for the sec.
ond offense of reckless driving;
two for leaving the scene of an &C.
cident; one for reckless driving and
leaving the scene. One permit was
revoked for third offense of speed
ing
The Washington times., 1926-11-04
ENGINE CREW BLAMED
IN FATAL 3. AND o, WRECK

The failure of Engineer Kincaid
and Fireman Constantine to OBJ
serve and obey signal indications
was responsible for collision be-
tween a passenger train and a
freight train on the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad at Foley, Pa. on
September 2, the Interstate Com
merce Commission announced to-
day.
The accident resulted in the death
of three persons and the injury of
four others.
The Washington times., 1926-11-04
DAVID LAWRENCE TO
ADDRESS CITY CLUB

David Lawrence, journalist, will
address the City Club at its weekly
Friday MONDAY forum on 1.-THE
Political Outlook" tomorrow.
Mr. Lawrence has just returned
from an extensive swing around the
country, in which he covered prac-
tically every State in the Union.
He will give his experiences and
opinions at the forum, II. J. Oden-
thai, executive secretary Of the
City Club, has announced.
The Washington times., 1926-11-04
SIGMA NJ TO OBSERVE
MEMORIAL EXERCISES

Delta Pi Chapter of Sigma M
Fraternity, at George Washington
University, will observe the annual
memorial day OF the fraternity next
Sunday during the evening serv-
ices at Foundry Methodist Episco-
pal Church, Sixteenth and Church
Streets northwest.
DIR. Frederick Brown Harris will
deliver the memorial address.
The Washington times., 1926-11-04
LOsTNG HIs AIR AGAIN

Dear Bill: Since your return I
hdee been rolling dotcn many
roads, some pleasant, others less
pleosant. While filling IN there
10ds grateful for the able as
sistance of such good JellotUs as
GUY, CAESAR, GENE BLOSSOM.
HENRY Y. O'Y., AGNES, ORKIES,
FOREESCUE BLAYNE, FRAA. u IS
S. SMITH, NTKUSAR. HINP-
GUMERY FARMEP arr
-fchom I olce snijter Of ar from
the depths of my btde, tie, 3.
AciH surely look for them nl the
column hereafter. SiHce IeGping J
haze felt InlpeIEed to engage too
0ssistdnts. enclose photo ct
the garage man delivering them
on the run:
The Washington times., 1926-11-04
AMERICAN LEGION SONS
ORGANIZATION IS URGED

Consolidation of the smaller Ameri
can Legion posts and creation OF
Junior order, to be known as the
Sons of the American Legion. was
advocated by Brig. Gen. Amos A.
Fries. department commander.
Kenneth HI. Nash Post, No. 8, at a
meeting last night in the Gavel Club,
admitted the following new members:
Arthur N. Tasker, Robert Huston,
r. A. Dickson. r. Himhan1, ]. B.
Perry, C. r. Smith and III. Morrell.
The Washington times., 1926-11-04
Wants Merger

Engineer Commissioner Bell Isl
working on b bill to be presented
to Congress this session to compel
q merger Of street railway com
paIiies.
The Washington times., 1926-11-04
copettes To Be Chosen

An open competitive examination
to fill vacancies in the Woman's
Bureau of the Police Department
will be held by the Civil Service
Commission in the near future.
The Washington times., 1926-11-04

National Apple Week (this
aceek is to be follo1Ued By
Father Son Week (neat
sUeek Nert Ia order should
Be Prnne Week and then
Hash Week, these latter tsOo
being closely affiliated Nth
fathers and sons G. II. D.
The Washington times., 1926-11-04
DuI1ninger a Detective

Dunninger worlds premier mentais is assisting the
police toward solution of Detective Arthur B. Scriv
eners mysterious DEATH This picture shows left to
right Inspector Pratt chief of detectives Dunnnger and
Detective Edward Kelly scrutinzng the evidence in
the case.
The Washington times., 1926-11-04
HOOKED

"Whers 8, ere =. yoa going. my pretty
"T,m going afIshlng, sir" she said;
And loekIHg her over was sure the
was fislling for suckers; it was her
trade.
I was EiIiinE to bite at the bait Of
the jade
And took her to dinner. this
charming maid.
90 showed her time and blew all
mg dough,
Hoping to see Of her quite . good
deal more,
But VIXEN 1 was broke she gave me
the gate
And realized then that I'd sWal-
lowed her bait.
The Washington times., 1926-11-04
49,
RELATIVE HAPPINESS

eff / had a dime I'D be happy
Said little Samnlie Smith;
''Then would have SOME money
To buy some candy with.
sBut q ! had quarter
I'd be more happy yet;
Then I'D have a buncha dough
And more candy I could gety'
HOFFMAN.
The Washington times., 1926-11-04

A st. Louis lUoman drank
ink after a quarrel Nth her
husband. Trying, of course,
to blot out the past.
T. r. w.
The Washington times., 1926-11-04
HER COMPANION

Gkffruda AaeAafmk was never wed
Hue toak 20 noble DECIDE instead.
Without being married, 81 course.
She has never sought q divorce.
One steady companion she always has,
And he gives her an awful Fax1
Each morning In her eoRys deR-
Hes none other than her Bic BENZ
AUNT DEDA.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-16
COACH HAYES PUTS
PLAYERS TO WORK
Al-NeW Britain Football Team
Shows Great Promise

Coach Dave Hayes of the All
New Britain football team sent his
charges through a fast two hour
drill last night at the state armory
1t was his first appearance with the
players and while he had them in
charge he forced them to do their
stuff with a Straight from the
shoulder" attitude.
In order that the club will be in
trim shape for the opening game on
sunday against the New Haven
Blues, Coach Hayes has ordered
practice for Friday and Saturday
nights and again on Sunday morn
ing. This is the first season that the
players have been forced to go
through so much practice work.
Coach Hay ) spent considerable
time in drilling the team in the
fundamentals of the game and in
planning strong offense. Being
former protege of the famous Knute
Rookie at Notre Dame, Hayes has a
bag full OF football tricks that If
property grasped by the players, will
produce a brand of football that
should be a revelation to the fans
of this city.
"Hiker' Holzheimer and "Butsy"
Sturm who have played on Hayes
coached elevens during the past two
seasons, displayed some neat forward
pass work in last nights drill This
pair while members of the West
Sides team of Hartford. was always
a thorn In the side of the All-New
Britains. Both Of the Hartford boys
are hopeful that a series of games
will be secured with the Blues of
Hartford this season.
Silent John" Davis at fullback looks
the goods for the locals. The for
mer Bates star is already in condi-
ton to go out and rip the opposing
line to pieces with his smashing at
tack. Joe Rogers, last years cap
tain was back at his old position at
center last night. Joe still retains
that keen eye for accurate passing.
lltppy bilS"Olu INC ldTu SIldSll-
ing backfeld aver with the local
Rangers last year, showed up strong
at one of the guard positions last
night. Happy" has the beef to
make the grade and should, under
the tutelage of Dave Hayes, develop
into a star player.
The All-New Britain management
has decided upon a policy Of not
charging for bleacher seats this sea-
son. Word comes from Max Codon,
manager Of the Blues. this his team
is not to be held lightly, as hard
practice is being undergone nightly.
Considerable attention is being at
tracted to the appearance of Appi-
cell, the Blues fullback. Following
the game at Providence last Sunday
against the Steam Rollers. the press
of that city praised Apples" to the
sky for his work against the Rhode
Island team.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-16
SUSPECT DEMPSEY
OF Hiding power
Experts Certain Champion Has
Been Concealing Heavy Work

Atlantic City. n. J., Sept. 16 tP)
- A growing suspicion that Jack
Dempsey has been fooling not only
the public, but a large corps of
newspaper experts, is beginning TO
exist here today.
The experts are becoming certain
that the worlds heavyweight
champion has been concealing a
whole lot of heavy work behind the
barrage of his demonstrations at
the dog racing track. The situa-
ton Is such that everyone begins
to believe there is a large colored
person concealed in the Dempsey
wood pile - Big Bill Tate, Demp-
seys chief sparring partner.
Tate. a 23O pound negro, always
has played one of the leading
roles during the last days of a
Dempsey training camp, but here
he has appeared with the cham
pion, in public, seldom and slightly.
He has not worked in public with
the titlcholder since last Saturday
and that session was more or less
of a romp compared with the usual
Dempsey-Tate set-to's.
Furthermore, the ease with
which Dempsey works before the
public here is contrary to all pre-
cedent and adds weight to the ru-
mors that the heavy batting prac-
tice is being done in very private
sessions, presumably during the
mornings.
Regardless Of the rumors of Sc
crct framing, Dempsey says he is
in fighting shape and predicts a
knockout victory over Gene Tun-
ney in their championship battle
in Philadelphia a week from to-
night.
81 wish the fight was tonight -
that's how l feel" Dempsey said.
Il weigh 1875 pounds and will only
need TO work Oft two or three
pounds in the remaining days of
my training. l can take things easy
and be careful in boxing so as not
10 risk the danger of getting my
eyes cut. All ! need 20 do is just
go along lightly and keep at the
proper edge"
The champion will rest tomor-
row, resuming work on Saturday.
lie may lay off again Sunday. but
on Saturday, Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday, he will be in his work.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-16

has not yet conceded defeat in
spite of knee strain that has fig
ured in three days of cratic title
play.
Always a dramatist, on or off
the courts, Big Bilr' has set the
scenery for what many observers
may believe will carry him through
the final act in the national mems
tennis championship at the West
Side clubs stadium. Although car
ried to five sets yesterday before
conquering Arnold w. Jones, for
mer Yale captain, Tilden's flash of
power in the closing two sets, ac-
companied by apparent improve
ment in the condition of his
strained knee, prompted al revival
of his prospects of annexing
seventh straight championship.
He faced Henri Cochet of France
today in one of a quartet-of Fran
co-American battles in the quarter
finals.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-16
Legion Team WILL
PLAY ON SATURDAY
Eddy-GloVer Post Nine to Try
and Even Score at St. Mary's

The Eddy Glover post baseball
team of this city, champion junior
American Legion team of Connecti-
cut, will face the Central Falls team
of Rhode Isalnd at ST. Mary's field
Saturday afternoon for the second
game of a series to decide which
will be the champion team of New
England. The two teams battled last
Saturday in Providence and the
locals, despite the fact that they
knocked out the first pitcher to face
them, went down to defeat.
The teams will probably hook up
in double header Saturday after
noon and the first game will start
promptly at o'clock. The Rhode
Island team will leave Providence at
o'clock in the morning and is
scheduled to arrive in this city about
noon, The Eddy-Glover post will be
host at a luncheon and after that
preparations will be made to play
the game at st. Mary's field.
Coach Larry Mangan has had his
charges out for practice sessions this
week and the teams will >be, in tip
top shape for the battle. Despite the
odds which faced them last week,
the members of the local team are
confident that they will win the first
game here and make the series go
to three games.
This will be the first game to be
staged by the Eddy Glover team at
which an admission will be charged.
Tickets for the game are on sale
at various points about the city and
although the public is taking a great
deal of interest in the contest, the
ticket sale is nothing better than
fair. Eddy Glover post has gone to
a great expense to get the team to-
gethcr and equip the players and
after the team had won the state
Legion team, but a New Britain
team. The people of this city are
behind the boys to the limit and
there isn't any doubt but what the
entire city will back them in their
quest for national title.
The locals will pay the expenses
Of the trip of the Rhode Island
team and for this reason the money
taken in on the tickets will be used
for this purpose. The public will
have two good baseball games play
ed and those who have seen the
team in action, will have nothing to
say about the question of whether
the New Britain team plays good
baseball or not.
Several of the players on the team
give promise of becoming big
leaguers some day and their efforts
to put New Britain on the map
though their baseball feats cannot
but draw out the admiration of
every man and woman in this city.
The team hasn't a member on it who
is over 16 years of age and better
combination of clean sports could
not be found anywhere. With New
Britain behind them, the Legion
players will give their best every
time to play and win the game.