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The Washington times., 1928-08-21
1871 OTHERS
AFFECTED
BY ED|(;T

LuNbCuu O- A0SSA - . Ps1VO0
4 year from the Government
ais superintendent of st. Eliza
beth's Hospital DR.. William
IA. White should be paying the
Government 1859 year for
the luxurious scale on which
he is living at the cost OF the
Government, Comptroller Gen.
eraI +. r. McCarl informed
Secretary of the Interior Roy
West in a sensational decision
today.
DIR. White II living in 2 spacious
1s-room apartment maintained Dy
four servants at Government ex-
pense. the annual value or which ~
estimated by the Comptroller Cen.
erals office at 81 .O5S.
The superintendent OF st. Eliza.
beth's Ia not the only employe OF
that institution affected by the Comp
troNer Generals ruling. McCarl IN
formed the Interior Department that
living allowances to all employees OF
the hospital should be deducted from
their salaries.
There are 131 employees In addition
to DIR. White receiving living allow.
ances in addition to their pay. The
ruling may not result In any actual
salary reductions, as ii Is possible
that the Personnel Classification
Board will increase their salaries IN
order to make up for the deductions
ordered by the Comptroller General.
$1,000 Maximum
DR.. Whites case is somewhat
different, however. The maximum
salary to which the Personnel
Classification Board can allocate
MIN il $4,000 a year. which would
still leave debit ii the general
accounting Offices estimate of his
allowance stands.
The detailed estimate OF DR..
Whites allowances follows:
Nineteen-Foom apartment, com
pIetely furnished, including
parIors, 1 library, / studio, !
dining room, 6 bedrooms. l
conference room, ! trunk room,
/ sewing room, bathroom,
Kitchens and furniture. &2,400 90
Vamndrv 10000
TaIenhopes 1900
Labor. including ! housekeeper,
waitress cook and
assistant cook ..........'.' s's4e.o ~
| CommisaioDsry charges. 2btb.VV
| coal for Kitchen 1850
Total ...........,....,. .. '9li''ossV"
McCarl's decision pointed out that
according to law the Personnel
! Classification Board was supposed
| to make the deductions from the
| salaries for living allowances but
| had refused to do so because of
| the hazardous nature of the en-
| pJoyment, which in the judgment
of the board ''justifies allowances
| without reductions from salaries"
Reluctant to Take Steps
McCarl said he was reluctant to
take formal action pending action
| by the Personnel Board, but that
in the absence OF any action of the
| Personnel Board it was the duty
OF his office and the Interior De-
psrtment to take the necessary
step.
He directed the Interior Depart
ment to proceed at once with pre-
paration of a. list of aIiowan
10 LII. VulLS ana MS .SuDOfdlnateS
which would be subtracted from
salaries beginning October /.
The Personnel Board must tbera.
fore act by October /, or all of the
employees will suffer actual salary
reductions.
McCarIs ruling today IL under.
stood TO be an Outgrowth of the in.
vestigation made by his office a
year or SO ago into st. Elizabeth =
Hospital.
in other government departments
where allowances are not deducted
from salaries.
The Washington times., 1928-08-21
SINGER DENIES
JAZZ CHARGE

Charlotte Iuber RosenbIatt'
whose husband. Bernard Rosen-
bIatt. answered her suit for limited
divorce yesterday by accusing her
of forsaking her home for career
in an effort to become the queen
of jazz" denied his accusations
today.
In an affidavit sworn to by the
wife. and filed by her attorney
RAYMOND Neudecker, the pretty
Young woman, who Is well-knoWh
as an entertainer and singer here.
denied that she had ever appeared
in "roa dhouses" as a "jazz singer
or as an entertainer elseWheF@'
without her husba nd's conseh..
She admits appearing under ne'
maiden name of Charlotte Lone'
however, but AYERS that her nus
band has never made obJec'loh
to her doing so.
The young wife denies also tnal
she has ever had any amoltIon
to go on the stage, further tha ma.
TO appear at local entertainments
TO earn money with which 10 pay
their joint expenses.
She further accuses her nus
band Of malicious representation ~,
declaring that she had obtalneu
employment in New York as q
chorus girl, and declares that enc
was only an entertainer there pe,
cause he had told her he "o,'lu
go TO jail before he would sNe
her money. and it was necessary
that she take such employment.
The Washington times., 1928-08-21
THE YES IN
NEW $500
THEFT

After carrying off q 400
pound safe from d store on =
well-lighted downtown street,
the burglars who robbed the
Nisley Shoe Shop, in the 1900
block Of r Street, added
further daring to their exploit
by breaking open the safe in
the basement of 4 building
next door it was learned to-
day.
The safe was found in basement
Of building west of Nisley's and
which is now being remOdeled.
The robbers left several bills scat
tered around on the floor. but took
most Of the cash contents, about
$500.
Bills Of small denomination
amounting to about $50, store rec
ords and silk stocking samples which
had been IN the safe were scattered
around in pr0fusiOn.
The robbery was committed SOME
time during this weekend and was
reported to police yesterday by Ct. al
Campbell, manager. The burglars
entered by q coal chute.
The Washington times., 1928-08-21

Major Edward Montgomery, OF
the Chemical Warfare Service,
stated today that not only dogs.
but ~rabbits, rats and other animals.
have been used for many years
for scientific research purposes. the
ultimate purpose being to benefit
humanity.
'',The dogs used in these ex-
periments are not killed and do
not necessarily die" according 10
Major Montgomery. They are no.
used to determine the use and
effeet OF such gases which asphxiate
those who come in contact with
IT, az we are familiar with these
gases.
They are used to try the new
gases out. A part of the fur on
the body of the dog is shaved down
to the bare skin. and the I'M
known gas is applied TO that rart
to ascertain the effect 1t has on
the skin and blood. This leaves a
little scab which heals in a short
time and the dog suffers little or
no Inconvenience as he Is turned
loose and is none the worse for IT..
THE dogs are kept at the ar.
senal and very few of them suffer
in the various experiments prac-
ticed on them. They are certainly
not subjected to any unnecessary
cruelty or inhumsn treatment"
The Washington times., 1928-08-21
Wife Alleges Husband
Took Her Out Once
In 80 Years

Margaret Ella F'ederline, Rhode
Island Avenue near First Street
Northwest. declared that her
husband. Samuel 8. F'ederline. has
only taken her out once in the
so years of their married life and
that was 20 years a go. in her suit
for limited divorce against him,
filed in equity court today.
Through Attorney James I.
Crouch, the wife, who is the
mother of four children, tells the
court Of the incorporate habits
her husband has acquiged since
prohibition. He has become an
inveterate evening drunkard, she
saws, and frequently has abused
her. -
She asks that the, court compel
the husband, who. is sAid ITO be
a plasteEsr, to. make necessary
contributions to her to save their
home from foreclosure.
The Washington times., 1928-08-21
Falls Church Citizens
Take Government
Into Own Hands

with their duly elected officials
powerIess TO solve a tangle which
has left the town without govern
ment OF any kind, group CT
citizens OF Falls Church have
taken matters into their own
hands"
Meeting at the home of Major
l.. r. Daniel last night they dis
cussed the situation" for two
hours and then appointed COM
mittee of eight to act az an
"unofficiaI city council" The
COMMITTEES is authorized to en-
ploy counsel il necessary to pro-
tect the interests Of the citizens
of Falls Church.
The election of a. mayor, town
treasurer and council last June
has been contested. Three mem
hers recently refused to attend
the council meeting, with the
result that, a quorum could not
be obtained and no business
transacted.
The Washington times., 1928-08-21

A used car will afford you BRAND
NEW miles of ACKNOWLEDGMENT
In it through the used ear columns OF
to(Iay'e CIaaalfied Ads
The Washington times., 1928-08-21

Mr.. Adams has outlined his plan
in circuIar.letter to the automobile
commissioner of every State. Briefly
it provides for substituting three
and foNr-letter words, which are
easily and quickly impressed on the
mind. for all but the last one or
two numerals which now clutter up
license tage.
wouldn't a policeman much
rather look for TORN 665 than
1367894?" he asks. Wouldn't gun.
man or a bootlegger prefer to make
his getaway in 1857 43 than SAND
432. Wouldn't a detective stand
more chance of tracing ATE 2 than
6924?'
Mr.. Adams estimates that there
are more than 1900 catchy words
in the dictionary which are ideal for
this purpose. These. he points out
together. with. two numerals behind
or before make it possible to tag
a ,000, 900 automobiles in one State in
this manner.
The Washington times., 1928-08-21
US. Denies CrueItyto
Dogs n Gas Tests
Times STAFF Photos

Vigorous densls made at the Wa Department today
81 any impression may prevail that dogs taken from the
CITY pound 10 the Edgewood Arsenal in Maryland for
in experiments with poisonous exposed to any I'M
necessary. cruelty or inlluman treatment.
The Washington times., 1928-08-21
WIFE DENIES SHE
SWALLOWED
POISON

Although her husband, who
brought her to Emergency Hospital,
said he believed she had taken poi
son, physicians who examined Mrs.
Gladys Common, of the 200 block n
st. n. W., could find no trace OF it
today.
According to DIR. Leon Gordon,
Mrs. Connor herself denied she had
taken poisin. She will leave the
hospital today.
Mrs. Conner was brought to the
hospital from her home shortly be.
fore midnight last night. Police or
the Third precinct. who questioned
the husban reported that Mrs. Con
nor had taken one poison tablet fol
lowing family tiff
The Washington times., 1928-08-21
Readable Auto Tags,
Urged As Reform,

novel for making automobile tag numbers more
readable getaways after accidents difficult has
advanced Nv Clifton Il Adams Of Silver Spring Md
The Washington times., 1928-08-21
Lincoln Memorial Pool
Is Closed For Cleaning

TIE growth and accumulation 81
seaweed and other marine vegeta-
ton in Lincoln Memorial pool in
West Potomac Park has caused Col
u. 8. Grant, III, Director OF Pub.
lie Buildings and Parks, to issue
an order closing the pool until
August 81. by which time he hopes
the pool will have been thoroughly
cleaned.
The growth OF the algae which
appears in the pool each summer
il particularly heavy this year, the
soft. fern-lil1e growth covering the
entire bottom OF the pool. Work.
men viii use chemicals to rid the
pool OF the growth and as this pre-.
para ton will blister the skin. the
order for closing the pool was is
sued.
The Washington times., 1928-08-21
Karl T. Stehr Sued
For Limited Divorce

Karl T. Stehr, 500 block y ST
s, e., was sued for limited divorce
on grounds of extreme cruelty by
his wife, Thelma l.. Stehr, 500 block
st. -. W., in Equity Court TO-DAY
The couple were married August
10. 1925, according to the wife's pc.
tition filed by ATTORNEY Raymond
Neudecker. They have no children.
The Washington times., 1928-08-21
Read This First

She reached for her hat
and started struggling into
her coat. Vic grabbed the
coat and took the hat from
her head.
Little spitfire, not so
hasty. I" he said, THE mad
der You get, the wilder I am
about you. And what are
Won going to do about itf,
He put his heavy hands on
her shoulders and forced her
back into her place at the
table. After the excitement
OF the day, Nancy was too
used up to make anything
but a mild protest. For.
some reason, which she
couldn't explain, it was nice
to be dominated.
Elm ready Idle
Locks, " Vic was saying,
what was that exciting
newsfn
Well, it may not sound
exciting to you, but it's very
exciting to me, Nancy
answered.
Mr. Wescott wants me
to- come to work for him,
starting tomorrow, instead
of staying in the factory.
He says that it won't be so
hard on me if I go to school
Continued on Fiction Pagel
The Washington times., 1928-08-21
CORBETT WILL FILED

Personal property valued at $780,
600 was left by George w. Corbett,
who died August IA. according to
the petition for the probate Of his
will filed by his children, George r.
and Ella Corbett. in Probate Court
yesterday. Two other children also
survive him. They are Katherine
and Edwin p. Corbett.
The Washington times., 1928-08-21

Ears :. priced 10 emit svers
n9rse are listed for aale IN tadeSs
Classified Used Car for sale coiurnhs'
The Washington times., 1928-08-21
Cop Chasing Speeder
Spilled and Injured

Motorcycle Policeman Allen E.
Brown, SO. OF the Traffic Bureau,
was treated at Emergency Hospi'
raj for cuts and abrasions early
TODAY after he fell from his ma
chine while chasing a speeder.
Browns motorcycle was dam
7"ed and his uniform torn when
the machine skidded as he was
ROT ndIng Thomas Circle. The
speeJer escaped. No. ~
The Washington times., 1928-08-21
A Story Of
Reckless
Love

Nancy Deane, golden haired,
dark eyed, who has lived with
Margaret and Dairy 0'Day, lm
Appleton. Wisconsin. All her Hfe.
discovers she Is the gramddaughter
Of the wealthy Montgomery Denmen
Of Milwaukee. She loves the
O,Days but decides ii 70 fo Mil
waukee. John Blair, whom she
has met BY accident and whom
she has grown to admire gives her
B letter To Howard WescOtt 81 the
'sWear-Ever Mills. Blair has
taken her to the circus where she.
sees her mother. julie Abbott,
fatally hurt. julie dies I'm the hos
pitaI leaving the girl she deserted
Is years before proofs Of her den
tity. Nancy runs into Ginger Var
den. on the train, slaIlgy, good.
hearted model who takes her 90
her own room and introduces her
to her friends, among them, Vie
FIemming and Jerry Durant. The
former goes mad over her blond
beauty and starts 4 fight at =
studio party. Nancy meets West.
colt at the party and realizes ne
n the man To whom Johns letter
II addressed. He gives her n Job
but Ginger bega her TO try model
ing instead Of sorting socks IN >
and Vic kisses Nancy who bursts
into sObs. He quiets her and the
four 70 Ssan another party. John
Blair sees her At dinner and she
tries to explain her friends.
Now continue.
\ Una -. rssea.M&
The Washington times., 1928-12-31
What Is Your Lucky Hour?
"Thers 4 tims f0r egsgy puEposs under ths sun."
BY THE YELLED PRIESTESS

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Evening star., 1928-04-27
CONFEREES SILENT
ON FISCAL ISSUE.
Meeting Today Fails to Indi-
cate Agreement on D. c.
Expenses.

Another meeting today failed to bring
the Senate and House conferees any
nearer 10 an agreement on the QucS-
tion Of how the expenses Of the Capital
should be apportioned between the Fed
eral and District Governments in the
appropriations bill for tie next fiscal
wear ii was indicated following the con-
ference.
1t was the first time for more than
a week that the managers for the TWO
branches of Congress had held meet
ing on the subject. but from what couio
he learned, no change has developed III
the situation.
The bill went TO conference several
weeks ago with the House contenclnS
for q continuation of the S9.ooo,o 600
lump sum rs the United States share
and with the Senate on record by
decisive vote Tor 8 return 10 the 60-40
ratio proVided for by a substantive law
of 1922. which has not been repealed.
Although there are number OF other
items III the bill relating TO the amount
to be spent for certain purposes which
are subject 10 conference between the
two houses. this oVerShadoWlng problem
is that of the division Of costs, and II
is understood the confereeS have devoted
practically all Of their time TO discussion
OF that question. Following the. pre-
vious meeting OF the conferees about
10 DAYS ago. the indications were that
virtual deadlock existed over the fiscal
relations problem.
Evening star., 1928-04-27
PISTON PLAYS
HAGEN OFF FEET
British Professional ID Up at
36th Hole in 72-Hole
Match.

By the Associated Press
MOOR PARK, England, April 2T.-
Walter Hagen, American golfer. was
far in the rear az the finish Of The hrst
So holes Of his 72-hole golf match with
Archie Compston. British professional
today. CompSton being IA up.
CompSton was up on Hagen az Tho
finish Of the first Is holes Of the match
for s3.750.
Compston by dazzling golf raced to 4
5-hole lead over Hagen in the ou-zar0
Journey Of the first round. The Arer!-
can played l2 holes before he could win
one OF them and then took two more
The fifteenth and eighteenth, before 20
ing 70 lunch, 1 down.
Hagen OutclaSSed.
CompSton outclaSsed Hagen il, all the
phases OF the game on the outward
journey and Smoghered his opponent
With flock OF five brides. holing putts
from all corners Of the green. He add
ed TWO brides on the homeward tour
ney, but Hagen had recovered and
steady par figures with one birdie lat
him chop down his opponents lead by
one.
Hagen played without the brilliant
dash and fighting spirit which The Brit
iSh gallery had expected Of HIM. lie
only began 10 show fash CT The So.t
which vas expected near the eni CT the
round.
CompStonS golf was unbeatable His
81 was within stroke of Sandy Herds
course record Of 66
Hagen kept slipping and by the tine
the thlrty-SecouG hole was reached
CompSton was 10 up.
Scores Fourth Tive"
The British softer scored his fou-eS
: of the day at the short twenty -e.Shtn
and followed II by a birdie 3 az the SSe-
ward twenty-ninth. making him Q up
Hagen then hraced and the THIRTEEN
was halved in IS. but was bInkered near
the green on the ,hirty-f1rSs ana ;ooS .
) to ConapSton'S par 4.
Their cards:
Evening star., 1928-04-27
CYRUS SIMMONS FILES
PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY
Realty Operator Lists Liabilities at
&243, ,OOo-AssetA
Sa3s,

A petition In voluntary bankruptcy
has been filed in District Supreme Court
by Cyrus Simmons. real estate operator
and builder, who only about three
years ago started building operations
for himself here, lie lists his liabilities
AT $2A3 900 and states hts assets amount
tn but $D3B
The petition concerns the operations
of MIR Simmons and not the Cyrus Sim
mons ca. Inc, which has offices in the
Investment building. he stated this
morning
Mr. Simmons has been engaged In
rcni estate business In Washington for
a number of years and before he start.
ed building operations III his own right
several years ago, was a salesman with
one OF the older real estate concerns
here lie has built houses for the most
part IN Iakoma Park and Brlghtwood
sections and also has carried on some
operations In the section between Six
teenth street aud Rock Greek Park.
summons Ii represented by Attorney
Charles w. peCkham. Among the credi~
tors ilsted Is Mrs, Carolyn VotaW, sis
ter of President Harding, who recently
secured Judgment of $a,un0 against
Simmons Ia the District Supreme Court,
Evening star., 1928-04-27
FESS TO RETAIN
POST AS KEYNOTER
Temporary Chairman Need
Not Be Delegate, Records OF
Past Conventions Show.

Senator Simeon ID. Fess of Ohio will
act as temporary chairman OF the Re-
publican national convention and deliver
he Keynote" speech at It's opening, not"
withstanding the fact that he was de-
feated In his candidacy for delegate at
large In the recent Ohio primary.
There Is nothing TO prevent the Re-
publican national convention from Sc
lectlng any one 1t desires 10 act as
today, whether he be ii delegate TO the
convention or not A search OF the rec
ords developed the fact that at least on
one occasion United States Senator,
neither delegate or any alternate dele
gate TO the national convention. pre-
sided as temporary chairman over such
a convention and delivered the opening
address. This was the late Senator Bur
rows Of Michigan In the convention OF
1908. when Chief Justice TAFT was NOM
mated for President.
Could Get Proxy.
Even II the rules Of the convention
required that temporary presiding Of
ficer be chosen from among the dele
gates. IL would be an easy matter FOR
Senator Fess to obtain proxy from
Jne Of the delegates. Hundreds Of them
would be willing II was predicted today.
to give the Senator such a proxy.
When he Ohio Senator was picked by
the committee on arrangements for the
convention, 1t was recognized that he
might fail 10 be elected a delegate to
the convention. He was running as a
Wills candidate for delegate at large
In Ohio. and the Hoover ticket was be-
iieved by many supporters Of the SEC
fetary 0f Commerce ot be In the lead,
The selection of Senator Fcss as the
"keynOter" Of the convention was en-
tirely acceptable 10 the Hoover people.
Has Backed Administration,
Mr. Fess has been a strong supporter
of the administration Furthermore.
While ne was running as a Wills dele
gate he had been placed on the Wits
list long before Mr. Hoover decided 10
enter the ohio primaries II Is well IN"
defsto0d that Eeuator Fcss has been
we'll disposed 10 the Hoover candidacy.
The entrance VI Mr. Hoover into the
West Virginia primary hung ia the bal
ance today. The chances that he would
or would not go into that State, not
Withslanding the faVoritc son candidacy
of Senator Con 0f West Virginia, seem
81 ~ be about equal with many Of his
West Virginia friends urging that he
do enter. Tomorrow II the last fling
day for the primary although a dec
iaraii0n 0f candidacy received on Sun
day In West Virginia would be accepted,
II IL we're p0stmArked April 20. IT. is said
II MI Hoover shGnd enter Tie West
Virginia race ii might lead also 10 The
entrance ~ Frank q, L0Wden 0f I'LL
u0ia, making 1t Lhfee ee~c0rnered affair
Evening star., 1928-04-27
"a D. C. FIREMEN
TO GET PROMOTION
Group Created by Qualifying Ex-
animation Will Take High
er Rank May /.

Twenty-four members Of the District
Fire Department will be advanced In
rank MAY /. it was announced today by
Fire Chief George S. Watson. The pro-
motions will be made from an eligible
list recently established as result Of a
qualifying examination conducted by
the Civil Service Commission. One hun
dred and forty-nine firemen took the
examination and 81 qualified for ad-
vancement
The firemen 10 be elevated in rank
include six heutenants, who viii be
made captains: nine sergeants, Y o VIII
be made lieutenants, and nine bvates,
who viii be made sergeantS
The qualifying examination was the
first ever taken by the firemen under
an ARRANGEMENT made last Fall by the
Civil Service Commission and the Dis
frict Commissioners. The forthcoming
"a promotions will virtually deplete the
eligible list Of candidates for captaincies
and lieutenancies. and another test viii
be held soon to establish new list.
The eligible list from which the pro-
motions viii be made includes seven
heutenants who qualified for cap
taincy. AS six appointments will be
made from this list only one name will
remain.
A similar condition exists with respect
70 the eligible list Of sergeants who
qualified for promotion to the rank Of
lieutenant. Ten sergeants qualified and
nine of them will be promoted. OF the
privates who took the test, % qualified
Tor an advancement.
One OF the new captains will be Lieut..
George G. Meeks. personal aid TO Fire
Chief Watson, who made the highest
average in the examination.
Evening star., 1928-04-27
GALIMORE DEMOTI0N
is ASKED BY HESSE
u. c. Heads May Act Today on
Sending Officer 10 Foot
Patrol.

A recommendation that Motor Cycle
Policeman Dalton e. GaIimore be- de-
NOTED IN foot patrol duty and trans
ferred from the TFaflc Bureau %
precinct station, was submitted 10 the
District Commissioners today by Mai
Edwin r., Hesse. superintendent of p0-
lice
The recommendation followed the ac-
ton yesterday ~ the police trial board
IN cOnUcting Galim0rc and inning him
s75 on . charge of conduct preiudieial
~ the good order. reputation and dis
cipiine 0f the police force. The boards
action arose from the policeman's con-
ricting statements involving Represent
atlYe Biauton ~ Texas. whom he said
he had stopped for speeding Butse-
gaenily he denied that IL Was the Rep
feaentatiYe's car which Waa exceeding
the speed limit, bat d machine of d
similar fnake
The Commissioners are expected 10
art oH Maj Hesses recommendation
this afternoon. The denGti0n would
mean a salary reduction Of si26 "A
yc8T