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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-16
RETIREMENT BILL
SOON TO REAPPEAR
Senator Dale Sponsors the
Measure Let Die by
Pocket Veto.

One Of the first bills reintroduced In
the. Senate at the new session will be
the Government employees retirement
measure. given pocket veto by former
President Coolidge after it had passed
both branches of the last Congress.
Senator Dale, Republican, of Vermont,
chairman of the civil service commit
tee, announced today that he would in
troduce the bill at the first opportunity.
after which it will be referred to his
committee. In view of support by the
Senate during the old Congress it is
probable the committee again will in
dorse it, but whether action can be OBJ
tanned during the special session Is
problematical 1t is certain to be pushed
at the regular session, however
Its main feature is that it would per-
nit retirement of employees after 80
years service when So; letter carriers,
post Office clerks and others In that
group at IS. after 30 years service, and
railway. mail clerks and those engaged
In hazardous work at go, after 80 years.
Under the present law the age limits
are 10. SO and IS, respectively, for these
groups. Employees now are eligible to
retire at the higher age limits after
ID years service.
The bill also increases the maximum
annuity from 81 900 to $1,000 a year
While all retired employees do not re-
ceive the maximum. they would get a
proportionately higher amount under
the new bill than they now receive.
Supporters believe the proposed age
limits are so high it is probable that
the few employees to avail themselves of
optional retirements will be limited to
those who have become mentally or
physically impaired.
1t is argued, therefore, that this
measure would improve efficiency and
remunerate long service, thereby prov
ing an advantage both to the Govern
ment and to the employees.
Under the bill the annuity would be
computed by multiplying the average
pay, not to exceed $500 year, re-
ceived by the employee during the last
five years of service, not to exceed 80
years. and dividing the product by 40
This method would produce an annuity
which would be three-fourths of the
average pay for the stated period. but
in no case more than 81 200. The aver
age annuity would be $500 year.
Under the present law the method
in operation produces an annuity
equivalent to two-thirds of the average
pay, with . maximum Of $1,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-16
WHEN CAN / PLAY BALI" BOYS
FIRST QUERY AFTER ACCIDENT
Regains Consciousness in
Hospital With Fractured
Leg and Cuts.
Roby Whitfield Gets Same
Doctor Who Had Treated
Injured Finger.

Twelve year -old Roby Whitfield may
have a gloomy outlook for some time as
he lies in bed at Emergency Hos
pital for probably indefinite period
with a compound fracture of the left
leg and numerous painful decorations,
but his first question upon regaining
consciousness this morning was, ASK
DR.. Gordon when can play ball again.
Roby, who is the star first baseman
on q local junior base ball nine, had a
special reason In asking for DR.. Leon
Gordon of the hospital staff, because
the boy has kindly recollections Of past
experiences with the physician.
Saturday evening, Roby came into
the emergency room of the hospital
with a dislocated finger suffered while
playing ball on the Monument Lot. At
that time DR.. Gordon treated the in
jured member and Roby said the doctor
did such q skillful job and was so en-
couraging that he decided to 60 back
and see the physician again. Sunday
the boy saw DR.. Gordon and had the
finger redressed and was told he could
play ball this week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-16
PURCHASE BUREAU
URGED FOR CHEST
Chamber Believes Charities
Could Save by Pooling
Their Orders.

Establishment of central purchasing
bureau, whose services would be avail
able to all social agencies, as q means
of effecting further economy for units
Of the Washington Community Chest
and outside social welfare organizations
was advocated by the charities commit
tee of the Washington Chamber of
Commerce in resolution adopted yes
terday at its meeting in the Homer
Building.
This resolution said:
Examination of the budgets OF par
ticular social agencies in connection
with Washington's first Community
Chest has revealed, on the whole, that
these agencies have been carefully and
economically administered. but that
stances where further economies might
be effected, more particularly in the
purchase of supplies
''In the opinion of the charities COM
mittee of the washington Chamber of
Commerce" it was added, attention
should be given to the possible desir-
ability of establishing central pur-
chasing bureau, whose services would be
available to all local social agencies,
whether or not included in the Chest.
Such a bureau might be created in. the
Council of Social Agencies.
THE object of this bureau would be
to study the purchasing problem Of each
agency included and to discover In what
cases the principle of group buying
might be applied. Having developed q
list of goods and articles which could
be bought advantageously in quantity
for group Of agencies, the next step
would be to draw up specifications gov
erning character and quality. Copies
of these specifications would be made
available to those interested, who would
be asked to submit bids for definite
quantity orders.
Under this plan, the supply houses
should benefit by the consolidation OF
many small orders and by lessened time
in the collection of sums due to them
The agencies concerned, on the other
hand, would be insured regular sup
ply OF needed goods or articles of uni
form quality and they would be able
to secure quantity prices with the cur
rent discount for promptness in pay
ment.
The committee also adopted reso-
luton that its chairman, Merritt O
Chance. appoint committeeseof fye
to cooperate with the chest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-16
FUNERAL OF WEAVER
AT HOWARD TOMORROW

Funeral services for Mortimer Weaver,
assistant professor of English at Howard
University. who died at his residence,
sjl9 Fourteenth street northeast, Sun
Gay. will be held in Andrew Rankin
Memorial Chapel on the university
campus, tomorrow afternoon at 8
o'clock. Interment will be in Harmony
Cemetery.
Prof. Weaver. who was % years old
was an honor graduate of Dunbar High
School where he won distinction as a
debater. He later attended williams
College, winning Phi Beta Kappa and
where he, was elected to the National
Debating Society. Delta Sigma Rho. At
Williams, in his senior year, he won the
prize of prizes which is granted to the
student winning the most prizes during
his college career. After receiving his
A. B. at williams he studied at Harvard
where he received the degree Of master
of arts in 1926.
He taught for two years at A and T.
College, Greensboro, N. c., and was
made assistant professor of English at
Howard University last Fall.
Prof. Weaver Is survived by his fasner.
Mortimer Weaver, ST.; his mother ana
4 younger brother. Robert. who Is IN
his senior year at Harvard University.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-16
D. c. PROPERTY TAX
LEAPS FROM S1S.1S
TO S41.9S, 10 YEARS
Per Capita Levy Is Given in
Figures of Department
Of Commerce..
545,9OO POPULATION
ESTIMATE is USED
Increase in Collections Put at
1893 Per Cent in Report Gov
ering Finance Phases.

Per capita property taxes jumped from
S18.1s to SAL .s8 in the District In the
10 years between 1918 and 1928, accord
ing to report issued today by the
Department Of Commerce.
In the same period, the report showed
the increase In the amount OF property
taxes collected was 1879 per cent.
The report is based on the financial
condition Of the District for the fiScal
year ending June 80. 1928: and covers
the various phases of municipal finance,
including expenditures, revenues, as
sessed valuations and tax levies. The
population estimate used was 545,900.
eRevenue Is s75.6s Per Capita.
Total revenue receipts in the fiscal
year the report showed amounted t.
SAL .286, 1854, or 1883 per capita, OF
which property taxes represented 555
per cent. The report also showed that
the assessed valuation of property was
Sl,719,654,7l0 and that the per capita
tax levy was 1895, compared with
S20.6S in 1918.
Operation and maintenance Of the
general departments Of the municipal
government, according to the report
cost the taxpayers $27. 861.123, or $51 .06
per capita, an increase of $272 over
the preceding fiscal year.
Classification Plea Is Made.
The report closed with plea for a
uniform classification Of financial sta
tistics by cities having population OF
more than 10000.
Because of diversified accounting sys-
TENS. agents Of the department, IT de-
clared. are forced to visit nearly ESQ
cities to collect information.
1.-The bureau" the report said, lad
vocates q simple. logical and compre-
hensive classification OF accounts which
would permit obtaining accurate ano
comparable data"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-16
CARAWAY REVIEWS DRIVE
FOR NEW D. C. SYSTEM
Senator to Reintroduce Bill for
Substituting City Manager for
Board of Commissioners.

The bill advocated by Senator Cara
way. Democrat. of Arkansas, in the
last Congress to abolish the Board of
District Commissioners and substitute
city manager form of government for
Washington will be reintroduced early
this session, the Arkansas Senator
stated today.
Senator Caraway said he did not
regard the District as political sub
division and therefore felt that it
should be governed by some one select
nicipal management. He said the Dis
trict should get for city manager the
best person available, regardless of POI
litical affiliation, and appoint him
without any definite tenure of Office so
that he could be replaced whenever it
was deemed advisable to obtain better
man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-16
SEVEN D. c. BILLS
GIVEN TO HOUSE
AT FIRST SESSION
kvale Reintroduces Measure
to Abolish Capital Punish
ment in District.
TINKHAM URGES FUND
OF $4,000 FOR SURVEY
Dickinson of Iowa Would Put
Summer White House West of
Mississippi River.

Seven measures affecting the District
Of Columbia particularly were intro
duced In the House today.
Representative Tinkham, Republican
OF Massachusetts,, introduced bill au-
thorizing an appropriation of $4,000
for an engineering and landscape study.
preparation Of plans and estimate of
costs of improvement Of the base and
ground Of the Washington Monument.
This measure provides that the d.
rector Of public buildings and public
parks Of the National Capital. in con-
sultation with the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission, shall
make this study.
Partial Measure Proposed.
Representative La Guardia. Republic
an. Of New York, introduced a bill to
extend the Jurisdiction and territory OF
the judicial district of the State Of
Maryland so as to include the District
Of Columbia. This United States Dis
trict Court would have concurrent juris-
diction in all criminal cases with the
courts of the District of Columbia, ex-
cept that it would have exclusive and
sole jurisdiction Of all offenses commit
ted within the District constituting a
violation Of any of the provisions in
chapters /, 2, 8. 4, 5 and 6 of title 10
Of the code of laws of the United States.
Representative James Of Michigan,
chairman of the military affairs COM
nnittee, introduced q bill authorizing
appropriation for the Army War Col
lege.
Representative Kelly, Republican. of
Pennsylvania. introduced a joint reso-
luton to permit the citizens associa-
tons of Chevy Chase to erect a me-
mortal to the late Senator Francis G.
Newlands in the form of a memorial
fountain in Chevy Chase Circle.
Capitol Bill Is introduced.
Representative Montague. Democrat.
of Virginia, introduced q bill for ex-
tension and completion Of the United
States Capitol.
This calls for extension and recon-
struction Of the central portion of the
Capitol in accordance with a report
made to Congress, March 8, 1905 His
bill would authorize an appropriation
of $3,500,000 for this purpose.
Representative Kvale. Republican. of
Minnesota, reintroduced his bill to abol-
ish capital punishment In the DistricG
Of Columbia.
Representative Dickinson Republican.
of Iowa, introduced a bill creating q
commission to select Summer White
House, or the site for Summer White
House. west Of the Mississippi River.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-16
VISITING NURSES WORK
STUDIED AT INSTITUTE
Specialists on Program With Film
of Notwithstanding in Home
of Mrs. Myers.

The third one-day institute held by
the Instructive Visiting Nurse Society
for the purpose of studying the work
Of the local association began at the
home of Mrs. George H. Myers, 1910 s
street, this morning at 1880 o'clock to
continue throughout the day.
Specialists in public health were on
the program to address the association.
including Miss Anna L. Huber, president
of the New York Visiting Nurse Society .
DR.. G. r. Messner, chief of the dental
section of the United States Public
Health Service; DR.. Taliaferro CLARK.
senior surgeon of the United States
Public Health Service, and DR.. Esther
Richards OF the Phipps Psychiatric
Clinic at Baltimore.
; A Aim presenting various phases of
work being accomplished by the local
society was to be shown. Mrs. Whit
man Gross, president of the association,
presided. Luncheon was served.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-16
JOHN PYLES FOUND DEAD.
Had Applied Few Hours Before for
Treatment at Hospital.

John Pyles, Al years old, died sudden
ly In his apartment at 500 e street
early this morning from the effects of
what doctors at Emergency Hospital
said was acute alcoholism Coroner j.
Ramsay hewitt was notified.
According to police, Pyles had been
living at the e street address for nearly
three months, following estrangement
from his wife Doctors at the hospital
ment earlier in the evening, and, after
being given attention, was advised to re-
turn home and remain in bed. A few
hours later the ambulance was called
to the e street apartment and Pyles. was
pronounced dead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-16

to be good and true" person. This, in
itself, allows the court considerable lee
way. Psychopathic personalities and
persons Of obviously defective intelli-
gence would not be taken on any panel.
Besides, the court tries to be reason
able in granting exemptions when the
individual request seems to have valid
grounds, such as serious interference
with business or family illness Few are
anxious to serve on iuries, and many
make strenuous efforts to avoid 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-16
Physician Killed in Crash.

SPARTANBURG. S. c.. April 16.--
DR.. O. Defoix Wilson. practicing ply
sician and part own / Of two drug stores
here, was killed almost instantly when
his automobile and heavy grocery
truck collided early last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-16
Chinese Fire on 0. s. Steamer.

LONDON. April is R.An Ex-
change Telegraph dispatch from Hong
kong today SAYS that the American
steamer Oahu was heavily Aired upon
above Ichang on the Yangtze River. A
Chinese passenger on an accompanying
steamer was killed and another wounded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-16

But last night DR.. Gordon was called
to the emergency room to treat a boy
who had just been brought in from
Sixth and G streets from a serious
automobile accident. A cursory ex-
animation revealed a possible fractured
leg and hip, besides numerous lacera-
tions and severe shock. An immediate
operation was performed and the lad
was in a coma until this morning.
There was q look of relief on his
pain-filled face when he opened his
eyes and saw Dr. Gordon standing be-
side him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-21
APPROVE WORK
ON RIVER BANK
Protective Structure Accept
ed By Los Fresnos Dis
trict Directors

Bank production work on the Rio
Grande south of the pump plant
of the Los Fresnos system was for
mally accepted by the district board
Of directors Wednesday following
inspection of the work. The last
of the protective work was complet-
ed Tuesday night.
Members of the board expressed
themselves as well satisfied with the
appliance designed by the Kellner
Jetties Co. of Kansas City for river
bank protection on streams like the
Rio Grande. approximately 1000
feet of bank is protected, and the
results of the work will be watched
with great interest by irrigation
districts and owners Of land along
the stream.
The protective device consists Of
three steel members, each Is feet in
length, bottled together in saw
buck" form. The "sawbucks" are
spaced Is feet apart, all being
joined by steel members, cables and
wire. When structure was complet-
ed it was rolled to the top of the
bank. It's function is to retard
the current and permit deposit Of
sediment, gradually building up the
bank. District engineers state that
if it functions efficiently it will
solve the bank protection problem
for a number of Valley irrigation
districts as well as land owners
along the stream.
The structure Wa5 placed on the
Mexican side at a point where the
river was gradually eroding the
bank threatening to cut through
and leave the Los FreSno5 pump
plant half a mile ffom the stream.
Permission to place the protective
work at that point was secured from
the Mexican government in Deem
Der, and all materials were admit
ted to that country duty free and
without consular charges.
A number of Brownsville and
Matamoros engineers accompanied
the Los FresnoS directors on their
inspection trip.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-21
Two Orchestras To
Play For Dance At
San Benito Friday
(SpeciaI to The Herald)

t6pCI1d1 " 4lIC l4Cl oAAf
SAN BENITO, March 21.-The
Sam Jackson Post Of the American
Legion is staging a new kind OF
battle at the regular Friday night
dance to be held at the local Mem
orial Home, March %. The South
bound Shutters, will engage Eddie
Werner and his boys, in what is
called a battle of music.
The local post is busy erecting a
second platform in the local home
which will be occupied by the Wer-
ner orchestra. while the Shutters
will occupy the regular stage. The
public is asked to be the judge as TO
the winner of the battle, each or
chestra playing alternately all dur
ing the evening.
According to the committee in
charge Of the affair, there will be
nothing lacking to make this a most
complete evening for those who
want to dance as the music will be
practically continuous from $50 p
m. till l a. m. There will be no in
crease in admission price and all of
the funds obtained will go to help in
the payment Of the outstanding in
debteoness en- the local home of the
Post.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-21
Cabbage Price
Drops Thursday
To $8 Per Ton

The price for cabbage dropped to
So per ton Thursday following the
heavy loadings Wednesday when
131 cars Of the commodity moved
from the Valley.
Shippers we're not optimistic over
the situation. stating that informa-
ton from central markets indicated
large stocks on hand.
Potatoes were holding at around
1925 to the grower with a fair de-
mand, and beets, carrots and
onions maintained approximately
the same prices.
Loadings Wednesday totaled 255
cars of which So we're mixed vege-
tables, 9 beets, % carrots, Is beets
and carrots, 131 cabbage, II pota-
toes, | dandelion, l mixed citrus, |
antse, 8 grapefruit. The movement
to date totals 12.702 cars as COM
pared with 12,287 to the same date
last year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-21
Great Tributes
(By The Associated Press

by The Associated Press.)
President Hoover: 1T was my
privilege to gain perhaps a special
insight not only into his ability but
also his fine human qualities of
straight forwardness, kindness and
modeSty."
Charles @. Dawes. One of the
great figures of history has passed
away"
General John A. Pershing: GAS
my friend and comrade his death
brings to me a porfound sense OF
personal loss
Raymond Poincare, French pre-
mier: "A great soldier and a great
Frenchman is gone"
Ambassador Myron T. Herrick:
The human side Of the man was,
| think, after all his greatest side.
What his personal charm was only
those who came in personal contact
with him knew"
Stanley Baldwin, British prime
minister: In him there has passed
away one of the great soldiers OF
all times. and, what is much more,
one of the great souls"
David Lloyd George: 1T is my
greatest pride that I discerned his
supreme gifts in time"
Field Marshal Lord Allenby: Sol
dler and student expert in the his
tory, art and practice Of war, Foch
stood forth on the day Of trial as
the leading Strategist and taktician
OF u time, possibly Of all time
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-21
Butt Buys Piggy
Wiggly Franchise
Of McAllen Store

A seventh franchise was added To
the Piggly Wiggly store chain own
ed by H. E. Butt Of Harrington with
the announcement Of the purchase
of the store at McAllen Wednesday
from K. w. Jones and Floyd Glass
cock. Butt now owns the franchise
for all cities in Cameron and Hi
dalgo counties with the exception Of
the corporate limits of Pharr.
Stores in addition to the one at
McAllen are located at Brownsville
San Benito. Harrington, Mercedes,
WeSlaco and Edinburg.
Mr.. Butt also is interested In
stores at Kerrville. Del Rio. Laredo,
Gonzales, Brentwood, 90 and
Brady.
The personnel who will conduct
the business Of the new store at
McAllen has not been announced.
S. M. Harvey, manager of the
store heer said the consideration in
transfer Of the franchise had not
been made known.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-21
McALLEN
UNITE IN SERVICES

McALLEN, March 21.-ProteStant
churches Of this city will unite in
daily passion week services at the
Queen theater here beginning Mon
day and continuing through Friday.
it has been announced by the min
iSters alliance.
Services will be held from 1905
.. m. to 1855 p. m. Ministers from
the five congregations involved will
appear as speakers, one speaking
each day of the five-dav period.
Congregational singing will also
feature the meetings.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-21
SUMMARY

The weather was mostly cloudy
and unsettled throughout the great
central valleys and Texas at the
morning observation. Rains occur
red within the last "a hours in the
northwestern and north-centraI
states. the lower Mississippi valley,
and ove most of Texas. Tempera-
lures we're moderate to mild prac-
tically throughout the country
this morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-21
MEMORIAL, FOR SIIJCTDEs

EDINBURGH-A memorial cost
Ing $4,000 will be erected here by
Or. A. 3. Smith and DR.. S. NJ.
Smith. twin brothers. who commit
ted suicide in London.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-21

First figure lowest temperature
last night; second, highest tempera-
ture yesterday: third. wind velocity
at s a.. m: fourth, rainfall past "A
briIrc
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-21

arhc, ware N:@QP-The body of Marshal Ferdinand Foch. who
Iu ue aimee armies y victory in the World War, lay in peace today If
1nvaideS Palace.
A guard of honor. soldiers who marched with the dead marshal If
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-21
France Nouns as
Body of Foch Lies
In His Paris Home

fahIo, March 21-(AP)-The funeral of Marshal Foch has been
~ ~ .1uesday next. The body is to lie in state under the Arc de
1I,iomphe OF z hours previously. Ii has not yet been decided
"hether n religious ceremony shall be held in Notre Dame Cathe-
ara or In the chapel of the Invalides.