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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-15
MORE MEN
NEEDED TO
HANDLE
CASES

Shortage Of trained person
mel is seriously handicapping
the Personnel Classification
Board in its effort to catch
s up with the rapidly mounting
number of appeals awaiting its
action. it was learned today.
The board has no funds with
uvbich TO hire examiners to hear
cases and must rely upon the ue-
rartments loaning not only en-.
Moves trained in classification WORK
but also the stenographers who
record the hearings.
1900 Waiting
Under the new system recently
lnauguFated by the board In an
effort to make some Roadway with
the / 900 appeal cases waiting
action hearings are held by examl'
uers under the board rather than
the board itself as in the past.
But these examiners must be
trained men and the departments
are reluctant to lend their employees
20 the board
A staff of six examiners and a
dozen stenographers must he re
cruted by the hoard from among
the departments il the appeal hear.
ings are to be brought up to date
Only two competent full time ex-
aminers have been found by the
hoard up to the present time. Most
Of the departments say thew can
not spare their men Versed in the
Intricate classification system.
VIII Ask Funds
The result may be that the Per
sonnet Board will have to use some
Of its own investigators as exam.
liners and hold hearings on appeal
cases without the usual formality
OF having them thoroughly investi.
gated first.
The board probably will seek an
appropriation from Congress during
the coming session to hire staff
Of examiners under its own pay
roll. Such appropriation. however,
would not be available for many
months yet.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-15
Taft Still Vigorous
On His list
Birthday

Today was William Howard
Taft's list birthday.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court Is at his summer home in
Murray Bay, Canada, but expects
to return here about September
% to prepare for the opening Of
court on October 4.
Despite his years, Taft is viSor.
GUS in health. He recently told
friends he had no intention OF. re-
signing although a court member
NAV retire after he reaches the
age of 20. 49,.
IT is Taft's ambition to preside
over the court in its new building
being erected back OF the Capitol.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-15
NeighbOr of Slain Man
Faces Police Accusation

Clarence Patterson. colored, 40.
of Fenton Place, Northwest. was
arrested late last night and charged
with murder following a fight in
front of his home in which Thomas
Root, 80, colored, neighbor, was
fatally stabbed.
Root was taken to Emergency
Hospital and was pronounced dead
by DR.. Henry G. Kelly. Patterson
was arrested by officers of the
Second precinct.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-15
DR.. Devine Accepts
Smith League Berth

= DR.. Edward j.. Devine. dean OF
American University Graduate
Schools, has accepted appointment
as vice chairman of the College
Lea que for Gov. Alfred Z. Smith.
Dr. Devine, has always been
known as Republican and dry.
In accepting the appointment he
issued plea for tolerance and
maintenance of the American prin-
ciple'' of separation of church and
state.
Turn to the Automobile for sale col
umns ut fOday's Classified Ads for n
good listing Of Washingt0H's best used
ear buys.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-15

through the Civil Service Commits.
sion.
He said the Civil Service Com
mission is ready to establish a
regular force of police informers
under civil service status. The corn
mission might need additional ap.
preparations in order to carry ont
the plan. Wales said. but would ne
glad to extend the Civil Service to
that part of the District service.
Prohibition Commissioner Doran
blamed local authorities for the con,
tinued use OF stool pigeons,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-15
BAKER ACCEPTS MEDAL

The distinguished service medal
which ex-Secretary OF War Newton
d. Baker once refused was finally
given him today by Secretary Of
War Dwight f. Davis. Baker
ordered his name stricken from the
lists when the board of officers rec
commended he be given the medal
in 1918.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-15

The prohibition commissioner said
asst night he finds the stool
pigeon" is an unnecessary evil
Turnage has sounded the death
knell for the employment of the
old type stool pigeons" by local
police by declaring he will issue no
more warrants sworn opt on evil
dence furnished by them.
Comm :ssioner George r. Wales.
OF the Civil Service Commission.
has also Endorsed the proposed
change and agreed to handle the
appointment of stool pigeons"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-15
Two Copies of Treaty
Sent to SignatOries

Two certified copies of the Kel-
logg BRAND anti-War treaty will he
sent next week to each signatory
nation, it was announced today.
Mexico is the latest country to
signify it's intention TO adhere.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-15

using these spies except when Gov
cred by regular agent. Even ihis
way they have not been used much
lately, he said.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-15
stair PhosOa
ALL SET TO BID HER DOLL GOOD-BY

while the picture at the right little Mildred Frank
the Edmonds School bidding her
doll goodby hitting the the schoohouse TIN
the three RS with these youngsters instead OF
hours the playground during the winter months.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-15

Used Gar Transports ton - just as
good ~ that afforded by brand new
eRrs--and the cost IL less. Select =
ces to suit your needs from tOday's
Classified ads.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-15
$4,000 i. S. MILLIONAIRES

The United States today has more
millionaires than Washington had
men in his army at Valley Fore.
This years figure shows a substan-
tial increase over the past year and
the total now stands at some 15,000.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-15
Stool Pigeon Killed
By Doran Ruling

The Endorsement of Prohibition Commissioners James NJ
DOran has lent prestige to the initiated Thursday
biz United States Commissioner Nedham G. Turnage to do
the present system of police soo pigeons and
replace them with force of informers under civil
ati0u
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-15
Grant Asks Aid to End
Departmental Thieving

Lieut.. Col. u. S. Grant. Bird.
Director Of Public Buildings and
Public Parks, today asked Govern
ment employees to aid in cam
paign TO stop petty stealing in the
Government departments. which he
declares is on the increase.
Many complaints have been re-
ceived from Government employees
that personal property has been
stolen from them, Colonel Grant
declared, He pointed out the diff.
Guilty of tracing such losses and
asked employees to cooperate by
watching their valuables more
closely and also by reporting
promptly to the guards any losses.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-01
Navy Reserve ArT1Ory
Here Held Inadequate

The Secretary Of the Navy was
advised yesterday. through the
annual report of the naval reserve
inspection board, headed by Capt.
N. e. Nichols, that the armory OF
the local naval reserve battalion is
inadequate inasmuch asst is diff
cult to carry on drills there be-
cause Of its small size.
The local battalion was sixteenth
on a list of IS and its final merit
was listed az ISL per cent. The
boards comment on the local bat
talon was to the effect that some
Improvement had been made In It
during the last year. but there was
room for considerable more Inn
provement.
This was the third year since the
reorganization of the reserve and
second year that the board mas
conducted an inspection of all units.
Progress was noted in all lines OF
work.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-01
PROBE IN DEATH
On BRIDGE

The first fatality In the corstrrc.
tion 81 the new Arlington memorial
Bridge was being investigated g
an Inquest today.
Roy beavers. SO. Of Alexandra.
who ii survived by q widow anu
four small children, died yesterday.
IN the operating room at Emergency
Hospital. After long period dur
ing which ne worked only intermit-
fentlv. beavers had only recently
secured d lob on the construction
project ana the little family had
hopefulIv looked forward to inn
proved circumstances.
Thirty Scramble to Safety
beavers ana three other worknlen
were hurt when ! nO-foot steel
beam attached to q derrick buckieu
and fell on them while they were
working on 4 pit underneath.
Thirty other workers scrambled
for safety when they saw the boom
Harry Shaver, 50, OF Roanoke.
Va. who rooms here in the 1000
block Of III ST. N. W.. was said to-
30 seriously injured. Emergency
Hospital physicians said today that
Shaver suffered possible skull
fracture and cuts and bruises.
Raymond Russell. 35. Of the 800
block Seventh st. 8. W., and Ed
ward j. Berry, "a, Of the 1000 block
III st. N. W.. was cut on the head.
LeRoy Beach, 20, Of the 4 100
block Ninth ST. n. WI, was bruised
On one leg.
Saw Boom Breaking
The injured we're taken to the
hospital by feIloW-workers, who
stopped motorists on the Speedway.
William IF. CIenbondon, OF Birming-
ham, Ala, supervised the rescue
of the injured. Clenbondon was IN
charge of the detail Of workmen
around the boom.
The engineer Of the derrick saw
the boom breaking. but was not able
to swing 1t away from the scramb-
ling workers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-01
PARLIAMENT | \
JUGOSLAVlA
SPLITS

VIENNA. Aug. Members OF tns
JuRosIav Parliament. who NAYS D 81.
In stormy opposition against tnv ! !,
Grade government. have sci Up -
INDEPENDENT parliament at Na 49,
(Agrana). according to Word no.1i
that city this afternoon. s,onare
Eighty.eight CroatiaTl, Sloysns,
Montenegrin, Dalmatian, Mon go
fnedian and German deputies cUn
stitute the rump parliament it,
held its first meeting In the oIo ~.
building at Zagreb with the 80,
white and blue Croatian rag Iisiis
overhead. .I,..
The regular Jugo-Slavian faTna
merltS fSkuptchina1 met In Beisras11s
with only 40 out of q total OF 80
deputies in attendance. ....,
Thousands OF people, incluuIn ls
many Croatian peasants, cneeIeu
when the rump parliament was IN
aIigurated at Zagreb. The sessiO I.
was secret. but 1t Is understood =
ndopted 4 resolution asking the peC-
ple to refuse to pay taxes to the Eel
grade government.
News that stefan Raditch, leader
az the croatian peasant party, VINO
was wounded at Belgrade by Mohle-
iiegrin assassin six weeks age 4 u
worse, increased the exclteinens -
Zagreb.
IA powerful movement is unaer
way TO detacll Croatia from ll y
Jsigo-SIavian kingdom ana MAJ =
an autonomous state unless BeigTaue
accedes to the demands OF the Tvs.
tian peasant party.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-01
q / I HAS FEW
ILLITERATES

WICHITA, kan, Aug. IL
wichita, q city Of 1a2,512 population
Has but sixty-four iIIiterates.
educators here are exultant over
the showing of their city and claim
..at not another city in the world
cAn boast Of such q record-6-1O Of !
per cent illiteracy:
And the number may be de-
creased this fall. The census taker
WHO complied the data for the alnaz-
lnR report took the names OF every
me who could not read or write.
4 special COMMITTEES will call on
sach OF the deficient persons this
s. :; to persuade them to attend
tne Opportunity School where
bpeclal classes will be held.
While there are two Smiths AMI
one Jones listed. superintendent OF
ae;lOots z. w. Mayberrv says more
ian fifty Of the sixty-four are
Mcxicans.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-01

the b ItepuUIICsiII 49, =
getting a catch Of small trout in
Beaver Greek. tributary Of the
Klamath River. quit his mountain
camp near HornbroOk. Call. ana
led q cavalcade Of motor cars here.
Hoover, DIR. Ray Lyman Wilbur,
and newspaper man caught 70
rainbow trout. most of them small.
Hoover kept the fish hidden all
afternoon, as he didn't want to dis
play 4 catch of such small fish. He
served them. however, for dinner to-
prove they really had been caught.
After reaching this mountain re-
sort. shortly before o'clock. Hoover
made new headquarters at q hotel
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-01

near mountain stream called
Shasta Springs. He arose at dawn
for the fourth successive day and
left for Pitt River, 3 tributary Of
the Sacramento, to try his skill
once more on mountain trout.
Throughout this trip, In which
Hoover has fished three streams
twice without catch, he made 1t
clear ne was getting his fill of
recreation and claimed he didn't
mind coming back with an empty
creeI.
He viii leave here tonight for
Palo Alto, where he will remain 10
days. until his acceptance speech
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-01
Will Buy 10 Hushies
For Byrd's Polar Trip

More than 100 Arctic sled oogs
will be purchased for COmdr. Ricn-
ard e. Byrd's South Pole expedition
by Mr.. David e. Buckingham, 2llS
Fourteenth st. n. W., former dean
of the George Washington Univer-
sity Veterinary school.
DR. Buckingham will round up
the huskies in Canada. They are
half wolf, half shepherd dogs
trained to sled work.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-01
IS With Hoover h rty
Share IS Trout
Nv WILLIAM K. HUTCHINSON
TnternntionaI News Service

tbe Sisyou range bymoonlgh Herbert Hoover today
went fishing FOR rainbow trout in the lee Of snowcapped
Mount Shasta
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-01

be likened to package containing 50 many Thousand
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year several million FUSED And these offer oPpor
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New Britain herald., 1928-10-18
PRINCETON COACH
 READY FOR FIGHT
Roper Determined to Put Strong
 Team on Field

Princeton. N. J., Oct. IS No Being held to scoreless tie by Vir- ginia merely means new oppor. tuntty to Bill Roper. Princeton foot ball coach. Speaking at luncheon given for a group of newspapermen yesterday. Roper said: .. "We are far from discouraged by tho tie game with Virginia and 1t will be big help in preparing the team. We made mistakes in that game that we can correct and the experience will be much more valu- able to the men than hours of mere lecturing."
 Concerning Princeton's prospects for the rest of the season Roper said he expected to reach the Ohio State game with . clean slate but that the Buckeye would offer the stiffest kind of opposition. They certainly will come up ready for the hardest sort of play" he said. They are tre. mendously anxious to wipe out their hard luck here in the east in 1927 and they are hard rugged team.
 T don't need to say anything about Yale" Roper continued. "Yale always gives Princeton 8 terrific battle. and I am not being deceived at all by the early season record of Navy. There is good football down there, and some of 1t will be played before this season is ended"
New Britain herald., 1928-10-18
Falcon Baseball Team
 Will Play COnvicts

The Falcon baseball team will travel to Ossing, N. Y. Saturday where 1t vii meet the Sing Sing nine. The prison team has cleaned up everything around New York and upon hearing of the record of the local team, immediately started me- gotiations for 6 game.
 Those will make the trip are Noonan. Patrus. Riley, Soule. Star head Budnick. Harry Mills. Me- Kernan, Nichols, R. Begley, Jasper. Kredar, J. Rose and Parsons. A few more players will be added to the list before Saturday. All players are asked to meet at the Falcon club rooms at the corner of Beaver and Broad street Saturday morning at 1880 o'clock sharp.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-18
"IN THE BAG" CLAIMS
.yolln Daugllerty Thinks That Op- ponents Being Picked for the Nutmegs Arc Chiefly Set-ups.

John Daugherty indicates in . letter to the sports editor that the teams which are being booked as at- fractions for the Nutmeg A. C., are not ESQ hot" and that they are out to have a good season as far as vic- tories are concerned. He bases his opinion on the comparative score of the Pawnee-Ockford and the Ock- ford Sub Base games.
 Here is what MT. Daugherty has to say:
 Editor.
 New Britain Herald, "City. Dear Sir:
 II would like to say a few words in regard to the Nutmeg-Sub Base football game scheduled for this Sunday.
 Tt seems that the Nutmeg foot ball team in this city sure intends to have a good season this year in re- gard to wins.
 Here are some facts. The Ock. lords and Sub Base teams of New London on October 7th battled to a scoreless tie. The following Sunday. October l4th, the Pawnees, semi pro team of this city, were defeated by the Ockfords, 19 to 6, not bad score if the Ockford team is sup posed to be in 8 class with the Nut megs
 Hoping this will be published in your paper at an early date, Il remain. IAN ARDENT FOOTBALL FAN. John Daugherty.'
New Britain herald., 1928-10-18
Three Local Teams Will
 Hold Practice Tonight

Three New Britain football teams in the professional. semi-profession- al, and amateur ranks are to hold practice sessions tonight. Two of the teams. the Nutmess and Blues, will practice at Willow Brook park and the third team, the Pawnes team will meet for practice on the East street field.
 The Nutmegs will work out un- der the direction of Manager Henry Zehrer. the Blues will be under the direction of Dr. Frank Zwick. coach. and the Pawnees will be under the tutelage of Coaches Turner and Giannotta.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-18
FALCON NINE WINS CITY
 TITLE FOR FIRST TIME
BIG CROWD WILL SEE TEAMS FIGHT NtV Britain k Undeldoe in
 Stamford Game

Little confidence is being express ed by even the most optimistic of followers of high school football that the New Britain High school team will defeat Stamford High school Saturday afternoon. The only hope expressed by some is that the Red and Gold line will hold Stam- ford's great scoring machine to low score.
 In tho opinion of Coach Michael A. Boyle of the Stamford team who has been connected with the Stam. ford athletic department for 21 years. New Britain and Stamford have never met in football and their last meeting was in basketball about Is years ago.
 Tickets for the game are being sold rapidly in that city and . record crowd will be on hand to see the New Britain team in action. 1t is expected. They have been reading of the Red and Colds prowess on the gridiron for years and they are going to see for themselves just how good the Hardware City team really is.
 Stamford has four members of last years team which swept opposi- ton before 1t and as the winner in every game but one. They are Mil. Ter. Liene. Hanrahan. and Wynne. Miller and Wynne are tackles and Lione and Hanrahan are quarterback and half back respectively.
 The coach has collected . team consisting os these four regulars and several of last years substitutes as we'll as some new men and the team appears to be as good as that which represented the school last year. It has won three games and in 70 doing 1t scored 80 points to its opponents' 6.
 The o1iicials of the game will be the following: French who refereed last weeks New Britain High Bulkeley High school game: Eddie Hart. we'll known officials in this To- cality: and Murphy. head linesman. The first two are from Meriden and the last . Waterbury ohicial.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-18
HARTFORD AND NEW BRITAIN
 PROFESSIONALS WILL BATTLE
BOYS CLUB SQUAD
 IS REDUCED TO Y
All Players Developed Within Club-Season Starts Nov. 19

That the Boys Club basketball teams have made unusually rapid progress for this early period of the season is evidenced by the fact that Coach Ray Anderson has cut the squad to IT players and roughly dt- vided them in members of the first and reserve teams. More than 90 boys came out as candidates for the two teams, but Anderson has now had them out for three weeks and has sized up their quality so well that the most promising 17 will re- port at practice this evening. Nine of these will be members of the first squad and eight of the second.
 Two veteran regulars and three of last years substitutes are among the most likely of the group. These are Joe. Goffa. star ail-around player who will probably perform as cen- ter: John Red" Compagnone, SCOT ing guard of 1927-2S; Walter Grusha. substitute forward [. year ago; Tony Kerelejza, . youngster who was moved onto the first team late last winter to bolster up the at- tacking speed; and Jake 'Huggo'' Parparian, captain of the Reserves and sub on the first team. Grusha and kerelejza are forwards. while Parparian fits in at either forward or guard.
 Herman Schmarr, a newcomer on the official club teams, is putting up great fight for a forward berth. Schmarr came fast at the end of last year ssld has developed rapidly this fall. Joe Boukus is another who hase come along. Joe was center on the Reserves last year and will probably be substitute for Goffa. Stanley Zembrowski was not good enough to make even the Reserve team until late last winter. but since then he has made such progress that he is now considered certain of at least substitutes job. He is a tricky and clever little player. John Winters, 8 husky lad, and Joseph Normant are contending for the ninth place on the first squad.
 The Paluch brothers, Mike and Matty, are among the prominent players on the Reserve squad. the balance of the group being com- posed of John Bancovich, Stanley Kowaleski, Albert Rakutis, Albert Rametta, Ambrose Andrews, and the loser in a Winters-Normant duel. Andrews is the first Negro ever to make a club team.
 All of the IT players have grown up in the club and have learned bas- ketball under their present coach since they first began to toss the ball around. No more seniors are being taken into the club, and the teams from this year on will all be developed within the club. This makes for better discipline and team work Anderson and Superintendent Dwight Skinner feel. and the latter says in discussing the personnel of the squad that lat last we are get ting the fruits of our labor"
 The club quintets will open their season with a home game on Mon- day. November 19. No opponents have yet been selected, but two oI three teams are being looked over as opening foes of the first five.