Evening Star Newspaper, September 21, 1921, Page 17

MERCHANTS SCORE RIVER FRONT ORDER Association Governors Send Protest to Commissioners on Wharf Ruling. VOTE ARMS PARLEY HELP Plans for Entertaining Marshal Foch While Here Also Discussed. Action on river front improvement, tenant ejectment and co-operation in plans for the entertainment of those taking pirt in the arms limitation , conferenca were considered at the meeting of the board of governors of the Merchants and Manufacturers® Assoclation yesterday afternoon in the assembly hall of the associatio J. Maury Dove, jr., and W. K. Wimsatt addressed the governors on the wharf situation, Mr. Dove pre- senting _ correspondence that had passed between. the District Com- missioners and his company, and Mr. Wimsatt. representing another of the firms affected by the Commissioners ejectment proceeding, gave a survey of the history of river front property in the District of Columbia. Adopt Protest Resolution. After the speakers had withdrawn from the meeting the matter was idered by the board and a reso- n adopted, which read: i of the District given notice to Water front property users that. they must vacate their space, and it is declared to be contemplated that this property will not be put to use until money can be appropriated by Con- gress for the improvement. ““The board of governors of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Asso- ciation hereby petition the Commis Sioners of the District of Columbia to advise this association as to its plans for the use of the river front property that comes under its imme- diate jurisdiction; whether this river front property is to be continued for commercial under what terms ,and conditions the property is to be 50 used or whether it is the inten- tion of the District Commissioners to of Columbia erty. Present Method Scored. “The sense of the board of governors that the elimination of the revenue se- cured from rentals is certainly out of the exercise of zood judgment, wita respect to public welfare. An unoc- cupied wharf is certainly a great pub- lic menace and involves a wasteful practice as opposed to the tenmancy of front property in the light of the fact that other tenants have ses that will not expire for two yea “The board of governors of the Mer- chants and Manufacturers’ Associa- tion, as manufacturers, jobbers and retailers, deprecate any action looking to the elimination of the use of wharves for commercial purposes, re- garding such restriction as conduci to increasing the cost of doing bu. ness and eliminating one of the really God-given chanuels of transportatoin which have always exercised a highly economic influence and been a benefit tto the tillers of the soil and the waters of Chesapeake bay and Potomae river and automatically to the people of all classes of the District of Columbia.” Urge Arms Parley Support. Secretary Columbus was directed communicate with all users of river front property and President Ph King was directed to appoint a committee to further consider the situation as shown by the replies of river front tenants in general, as well as the answer of the District Commissioners to the resolutions adopted by the governors. The govel nors gave consideration to the ar- rangements for the arms limitation conference and unanimously voted to co-operate in the plans of the State Department and citizens' committee. Attention was likewise given to the Armistice day celebration as a whole, and it was voted to urge the busi- ness interests of Washington to take particular coznizance of the appeal of the District Commissioners for de- veloping a more sightly community o remaining months by decorations and in such other manner as may be offi- cially recommended. Plans for Soliciting Funds. Milton Ailes, chairman of the finance committee for the arms con- ference, invited the Merchants' and Manufacturers’ Association to name a finance _sub-committee chairman to solicit funds from the Dbusiness in- erests of Washington. By direction of the board, President Phillp King was directed to name such a chairman. Discussion was also had for plans of the entertainment of Marshal Foch of France, who will visit America as the guest of the American Legion. Plans for this undertaking will be considered at the next meeting of the board. Consideration was given to trade promotion and President King was directed to appoint a committee to handle the “Shop Early for Christ- ma campaign of th peiation. HEATING ‘Hot Water or Vapor Is Best Call, write or phone for free esti- mate of cost. PLUMBING We are prepared to take care of any work of this kind. Biggs Heating Co. W. H._ Gottlieb, H. B-' lHulhbnfy, 917 H St. N.W. Phone 4886. Linoleum —Made to look like new After an application of Butler’s Varnish you will be surprised at the way it will revive and give added wear. Be sure to get the arnish at Butler’s. W. H. Butler Co. MAURICE F. FLYNN 607-609 C St. N.W. Established 1845 Straight down the street from the A. R. Monument at 7th & Pa. Ave. discontinue the rental of such prop-; tune with natural eccnomic law and | Seh wharf, said tenant or tenants as | four bags of last left. An hour now being required to keep the wharl‘,}‘_‘“lfl'l“l e shted two {shum,_ but or wharves i zood conaltion. 1c ,fl:{n led, {0 obtain assistance from either anifestly unfair that one tenant {©f S bW manifestly U ey ‘river-| Then’ said von Hoffman, “with and to urge the business interests to | observe the many occasions that are | contemplated for November and the! THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, FOCH ENTERS TRAINING TO PREPARE FOR COMING “BATTLE OF AMERICA” By the Assoclated Press. BREST, September 26.—Marshal Foch, who, on October 22, will sail for the United States, has gone into training for the trip on his Brittany estate, a few miles from here. He will stay there for a month getting in condition to meet the rigors of a series of ban- quets he expects to attend while visiting the United States. The American_legionaries who visited France during the past month made it clear to him that they regarded him as “their marshal” and that record honors and hospi- talities would feature the welcome accorded him. “Poor Marshal Fayolle was on the verge of dyspepsia when he’ returned from America,” the mar- shal is said to have remarked jokingly, “and he has a much bet- ter stomach ‘than 1. If the Amer- icans insist upon banqueting me, as they propose, I am afraid the ‘battle of America’ will be my un- doing.” BENNETT CUP GOES T0SWISS BALLOON Americans Tell of Thrilling Fight With “City of St. Louis.” By the Associated Press. LONDON, September —With the landing today of the Swiss balloon piloted by Paul Armbruster, all the fourteen competitors in the interna- | tional race for the James Gordon Bennett trophy, which started Sunday at Brussels, Belgium, have been a counted for. The Swiss entrant landed at Lan- bay Island, off the east coast of {County Dublin, Ireland, and there- fore wins the c Rexcued by Ship. LIVERP'OOL, September 20.—Ber- nard von Hoffman and J. G. Mc ben, competitors in the James don Bennett trophy balloon ra their rescue by a pas Von Hoffman was the pilot of the balloon and Mr. McKibben the pa: senger. ‘They said that at 4 o'cloc Monday afternoon they were over the water, within five miles of the Irish{ coast, but that owing to the fall~of wind they were unable to land and therefore drifted northward, with only ing vessel. only two bags of ballast remaining. {we found ourselves in a very serious predicament. We cut away our drag rope in pieces and also disposed of our spare clothing and instruments. Thea we slowly sank toward the water. Knocked Into Water. i “Our_ cases secemed hopeless, but at 9:45 o'clock in the evening we ghted another vessel. We imme- tely dropyped overboard a Holmes light. and, Secine it was our only ichance, we bow.™ the balloon down to the waves.” “The captain of the ship lowered a boat, but when we reached the sea McKibben was struck on the head by a lead ring and knocked off the basket into the water. “Roy'eved of his weight. the balloon shot upward like a rocket. carrying i The D. C. Commissioners | Urge All Good Citizens —to clean up and paint up their premises, front and rear. and make them sightly in honor of the international conference for the limitation of armaments to be held here in November. 2TLet us give you an estimate for the paint- inz, interior decorating or paperhanging. HARRY W. TAYLOR CO., Inc. 2333 18th St. N.W. Phone Col. 1077 i Read Page 6 i and Then Come Here for Your . VICTROLA and [, i Victor Records Complele Stocks Convenient Terms { i i | Pianos for Rent HUGO WORCH | 1110 G st. N.W. Established 42 Years. Pianos Players | number of Germans have rived in Liverpool tonight with a|For that reason the thrilling story of how their balloon, !Sentiment is increasing to such_an the City of St. Louis, fell into the |extent that there is a demand ’for Irish O evening, and of |other troops of occupation. The BERLIN NEWSPAPER| FLAYS RHINE ARMY Government Organ Attacks U. S. Coblenz Forces for First Time._ “ANTI-AMERICAN FEELING” Organ Tells of Driving People From Homes and Drunken Assaults. BY GEORGE WITTE. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Duily News. Copyright, 1921 BERLIN, September 21.—Germania, the organ of the centralist party, and | often serving as the mouthpiece of Chancellor Wirth, yesterday published a vicious attack upon the American army of occupation. The article w received with surprise in American | cireles here and may possibly lead to ! diplomatic complications. The news- per accuses the American military authorities of unlimited extravagance. “The demands of the Americans,” it! says, “are becoming more unreason- able every month. The most beauti- ful houses in Coblenz have been seized | and even the more modest ones have | been requisitioned. For awhile the ! owners permitted the use of part of the houses and also the kitchens, but then so many mothers-in-law, aunts, uncles and other relatives arrived from the United States to visit their daughters and sons that the owners by and by were crowded into the ce lars and garrets. Now even the use of these has been taken away and any” gone away their entire from Coblenz, leaving property behind.” The newspaper then goes on to say that the American troops are mak- ing life miserable for the native: especially after the pay days, whe! soldiers under the infiuence of al- cohol assault Ge_nan men and women. i ‘Cases of this kind” adds the paper, are punished too leniently to make any impression on the culprits. anti-American news that the American troops will be withdrawn has Been received with | joy by part of the population in the| hope that the change will soon bring in an improvement the present un- bearable conditio This inspired article is the first of} its kind to appear in a -government! newspaper. The attitude taken by all but the anti-government new papers toward the American troops! has hitherto always been kindly, the behavior of the soldiers sta- tioned on the Rhine has been praised. | SUGAR REPORT DENIED. HAVANA, September 20.—Reports that the sugar finance commission would soon be abolished were de- nied in an_official statement issued last night from the National Palace. 1t was added that the commission f would continue to exercise the full | powers conferred on it by law until the surplus of the 1920-1921 sugar} harvest had been liquidated —— e me with it. I had no option but to rip open the gas envelope and take a sporting chance.. “1 descended safely into the sea, and was picked up with McKibbe We then were taken into Heyshan tour miles & st of Lancaste One of those “entangling alliances” everybody forms—a taste for LOFFLER’S COUNTRY SAUSAGE Fifty Years Finest A noble dish that puts zest in the day’s beginning! pork, pure spices, combined so you'll always hunger for it. Ask Your Another of the 36 LOFFLER Sausage Specialties— HAM BOLOGNA Manipulate Rates. Ly the Associated Press. LISBON, September Many prominent persons in Portugal have ! former 1921. King Constantine Says U. S. Loan \NAVY YARD T0 SEEK Would Not Be Used for the War| By the Associated Press. BRUSA, Asia Minor, September 21. —King Constantine, discussing the $32,000,000 Greek credit in the United States, expressed his belief that Greece was prepared to guarantee that the money would not be spent for war purposes, If such assurance was required for the release of this credit. In reply to a suggestion that re- lease might depend also upon the set- tlement of the question of recognition, Constantine seemed to think it ought to be sufficient for the American gov- crnment that the Greek partament legalized a1l the obligations entered info with the United States during his sons regime. He still insisted that he never abdicated, but had merely given Alexander a mandate for the exercise of the royal prerogatives. “It Is difficult for me,” said Con- stantine, “to give a formal declara- tion that my son had a valid claim on the throne when, in fact I never ceased to be king. 'You must realize that I never relinquished the throne, but was forced out of the country _— |PRINCE WILL NOT VISIT BANKERS ARRESTED INEXCHANGE FRALD Many Prominent Portuguese Held in Huge Scheme to | been arrested in connection with the huge exchange fraud which was ex- posed last month. Count de Castro! Guinaraes and Alves Diniz, respect- ively, directors of the Lisbon and; Azores Bank and the Mercantile In- ternational, Limited, were taken into | custody yesterday, while it is pected that others of equal promi- nence will be arrested. Investigations show that Dr. Al- fonso d'Acosta, former premier and} minister of finance, was approached by representatives of the “Credit Inter- national Organization” of Antwerp, who offered a credit of $50,000,000, for upplying American products, espechally wheat and coal. to Portugal. Senhor d'Acosta was authorized by the gov- ernment tonegotiate with the organi- zation, which was understood to rep- resent American capitalists. Imme- diately the exchange rate rose 50 per cent, but later dropped back to its low point and inquiries in Washington showed that the Antwerp organization had no connections in the United States. TWO WAR HEROES BURIED. Corp. Snyder and George W. Far- mer Laid to Rest. Last rites for Corp. Maurice B. cder and George W. Farmer. form- er residents of Hyattsville, Md.. who were killed fighting side by side in | “ompany F. 115th Infantry, 29th Di-| fon, in the Argonne, weré heid Mon- - in Arlington cemetery. An escort was formed to attend the services by a squadron of Maryland | State police, members of the Amer- can Legion and Company F of Hy attsville. Rev. George Miller, pastor of the Ninth Street Christian Church, | officiated i Prime Meat Man | Arthur 1343 F St. ; Style-with-Comfort at fair prices has made notable our Shoes and Hosiery for Men and Women Burt Co. {ject of disciplinary ac by foreign powers against my own wish as ruler of the people.” He observed that the credit would be useful to Greece in covering a large part of (!18 country's outstand- ing paper curréncy. King Constantine laughed at the re- port that he going to Constantl- nople incognito, saying: “Yes, 1 sup- pose they have me going many places, but my presgnt duty is to remain near the army."” Asked If the army would go to Con- stantinople, he replied that it would be folly 0 take such a step if it meant war against the allies. How- ever, he added, the whole question ap- peared to be one for diplomacy to settle. With regard to the Greek govern- ment’s intention respecting the area taken by the Greek army, the King sald many of his officers had urged annexation, but he felt that the ques- tion depended upon circumstances and | future developments. He declared that the struggle with the Kemalists} was to the death, as the Turks had| treated the captured Greeks in a ter-| rible manner and had so infuriated the Greek soldiers that they were de- termined to show the enemy no quar- ter. CANADA ON INDIA TRIP Wales to Return Via Suez Canal. Ship Loaded With Stores. An ofticial | indicates | LONDON, September > announcement de today that the Prince of Wales will not visit Canada on his return journey from his contemplated ‘trip to India next month. The prince will follow the Suez canal route homeward, as on the outward trip. The battleship Renown. on which the prince will make the . will_sail for_Gibraltar October 25. Indian staft will join the prince at Bombay. | Prince Charles, second son of King Al- bert of Belgium, has been appointed a midshipman on board the Renown. The Renown is amply stocked with stores necessary for receptions, in 2ddi- tion to the requirements of those on | board, Included in the stores for the use of the officers are 195,000 cigarettes 2,000 dozen bottles of wine and 9.00 cigars, the latter in addition to 5,000 to be taken by the prince himself. For the men of the ship there will be 5.860 gal- | lons of rum and 4.000 gallons of lime juice. Eleven black cats will be taken along as mascots. ARMY OFFICERS WARNED. ! AID AT THE CAPITOL Employes Disappointed That Cabinet Failed to Con- sider Wage Case. Failure of the cabinet to give consid- eration to the navy yard wage award at its session yesterday afternoon caused keen disappointment among the 7,000 employes of the Washington navy yard. The navy.yard workers, through the Columbia Lodge, No. 174, International Association of Ma- chinisst, however, will not abandon their campaign to have the wage case reopened and today centered their ac- tivities at the Capitol with a view to having Congress take some remedial | action on the reductions of pay for men at the yard. When informed that the cabinet did not consider the claims of the navy yard employes, Herbert P. Leeman, bresident of Columbia Lodge, issued the following statement: Hoped Cabiuet Would Aid. “I am keenly disappointed at the failure of the cabinet to give con- sideration to our case. In view of the many petitions, resolutions and tele- grams which have been sent to Presi- dent Harding and members of the cabinet, protesting against the unfuir wage reduction. I had hoped that the matter would be given the attention which its importance and effect war- rant. ~“Columbia e, No. 174, Interna- tional Association of Machinists. for more than thirty years has co-opers ed with the Navy Department and of- ficers of the navy yard in making the Washington naval gun factory one of the finest and most efficient estab- lishments in the country. By reducing the artisans’ salary to point where they can no longer the iprovide their families with the neces- sities of life, the Navy Department has destroyed the morale of the plant and 18 causing men who have spent years in learning the art of gun and torpedo making to seek employment in private establishments. Living Standard Cut. “We believe that it is in the interest of the government to maintain this plant in a high state of efficiency and to pay the employes at least a living wage. The new scale of wages re- duces their standard of living 35 per cent below the pre-war standard, ac- cording to the statistics of the Labor Department. This fact is admitted by the Navy Dfpartment general wage board in its repert to the Secretary of the Nav! “The people of the United States do not want economy practiced in this matter, and I have been assured of! A recent investigation disclosed | this fact by the many letters and tele- that certain officers at an Army sta- | Brams I have received from bankers, on used War Department material | business men and merchants who for the manufacture of articles for | have familiarized themselves with the As a result, | njoined on the neces- their own perscnal use. the Secretary of War has all officers of the Army i sity for. the exercise of the utmost | care in_the use of government { propert Commanding officers are instructed to familiarize themselves with the methods of accountingi for public | property and to see that officers of their commands “do not, through ig-! norance, carclessness or lax _ideas, | misuse or allow misuse of the properiy instrusted to their care’ Misusc of government property. the will be made the sub- on and noted records of officers found of- in that respect scretary on the fending TRANSFERRED TO NORFOLK. Capt. Gennad A. Greaves, field ar- tillery, at Camp Bragg, C., has been ordered to Norfolk, Va., for dut. as instructor of the Virginia National Guard. - (ole facts about this reduction. POSTS NEW CAR STOPS. W. R. & E. Company Acts on The Star's Suggestion. Acting on a suggestion made by The Star recently, the Washington Railway and Electric Company has posted notice on the old car-stop sign on G street between 11th and 10th streets, reminding the public that new stops will be in effect tomorrow. The new stops will be: For east- bound cars, on the southwest corner of 11th and G and on the southeast corner of 10th and G; for west-bound cars a new stop on the northeast corner of 10th and G streets. The company readily adopted the suggestion that inconvenience to pas- { sengers would be avoided by placing a reminder of the change on the oid Stop signs. IMPROVED BAND CONCERTS. At 7:30 p.m., at Lincoln Park by the Boy Scout Band, J. L. Kidwell leader; Alfred May as- sistant leader. “AmMerica” ........ceecen Ascher March, “Brooks Triumphal,” Beyer King Waltz, “Bell Island’ Lake Overture, “Jubilee” March, “Stars and Sousa Intermezzo, “Invincible U. 8. A.," Hall March, “Salutation” - Kin, Desire, Miles Smallwood and Duet (cornet), “Heart's Musicians, Serenad: March, “The Star Spangled Banner.” United States Capitol,.at 4:30 p.m., concert by the United States Marine Band, William H. Santelmann leader; Taylor Branson second leader. Overture, “Peace Jubilee, Reinecke “Spring Morning Serenade, Lacome Cornet solo, fantasia caprice, “Willow Echoes’ -.Simon Musician Arthur S. W Grand scenes from kyrie” . Prologue, “Pocahontas, Wagner ntelmann | | (To an Apotheosis of the | Princess of the Forest, by R. Keim.) “Invitation to the Dance,” Weber-Weingartner (Transcribed for military band by William H. Santelmann. “Hungarian Rhapsody, No. 14 Liszt Grand march, “Victory.” Turnbull (Dedicated to the United States Marines.) “The Star Spangled Banner.” i Concert by the United States Soldiers’ Home Band, bandstand, at 5:30 o'clock, John S. M. Zim- mermann. bandmaster. March, “The Inspector General,” i i Losey Overture, “The Lorelei,” Lachner Romance, “The Roses. Honey- moon” . ..Bratton | Gems from the musical comedy “A Trip to Japan". Klein | Song fox-trot, “Frank Snyder | | Waltz suite, “Gold and Silver.” = Leha Finale, “The 12th Street Ra Bowman | “The Star Spangled Banner.” {REGARDS VENTILATION AS DISEASE PREVENTIVE Health Officer Fowler Instructs Medical Inspectors to Closely Watch Public Schools. Believing that proper ventilation is an [effective preventive of disease among hool children. Health Officer Fowler s instructed his medical inspectors to cep close watch on the publfe school buildings during the school year. { Dr. teachers alrea of ventilation in the class rooms. He is desirous, however, of having the in- ficiale in regulating the windows of the school buildings. Regu'ation of window shades so that adequate light will be admitted to the attention of the inspectors. Sanitary conditions in the la of school buildings likewise will scrutimized by the health inspectors. be zards the present staff of twelve medical inspeotors and four dertal inspectors as inadequate t> properly supervise the schools, considering their constantly in- creasing enroliment of children. It is possible that the next District appropriation bill may contain an item I snectors. Built into the chassis and body. of the (/e Aero-Eicur is a defi nite assurance of con- tinual efficient and economical perf3rmance. The (ole Aero-Ercut offers a greater value than any other car in its price-field. GIBSON MOTOR CO. 1124 Connecticut Avenue CoLe MoTor CaR CoMPANY, INDIANAPOLIS, USA. Phone Main 614 Creators of Advanced cIHotor Cars are aware of the value | spectors’ co-operate with the school of- | assrooms also has been called to the | It is known that the health officer re- ! { 1 | for the employment of more school in-| the Hous= bill. but these al Roadster 2900 At Factory ero-CIGHT la [ maximum tories | (AXeS: but with the 17 AMENDED TAX BILL IS BEFORE SENATE Democrats Plan Vigorous At- tack on Measure—Expect Aid From La Follette. MANY CHANGES MADE Excess Profits Repeal and Cut in Surtax Rate Among Con- tested Points. The 1921 tax revision bill, regarded by republicans and democrats alike a8 one of the most important pieccs of legislation to come before this Congress, was reported today to the Senate from the finance committee, which has spent three weeks in amending nany of the provisions agreed upon by the House. The majority written report on the bill had not been completed today. Chairman Penrose hopes to be able to present it tomorrow or Friday, and then urge early consideration of the measure with a view to its fin enactment before the end of October. Democrats to Fight Bl A lively fight the Senate is promiased. The ts plan_ not only to make a minority report the bill, but to attack il vigorousiy from the floor. They count upon support in part of their fight. at least from Senator La Follette of Wiscon sin and some Other members on the republican side. According to democ leaders their guns will be trained particular- Iy against provisions for repcal of the excess profits tax and a reduction of th: maximum income sSUrtax rate. Senator La Follette also has stated his opposition to th articular te: tures of the measure. as they now stand. and some republican scnators in the agricultural “bloc” also are understood to be against them. Smoot to Offer Substitute. After the committee bill b perfected by the Senate, Smoot of Utah, proposes to offer subsiitute his simplifien® Dbill with its proposal for a manufac- been nator s . | turers’ sale tax. Consideravic wis- cussion of this measure is in Pros- pect, but Senator Penrose believes that two weeks' consideration by the Senate will be sufficient. As the House bill g to the Sen- ate it carries only two major levy provisions in their origtnal form. These provide for repeal of the ex- cess profits tax as of next January 1. and for increased exemptions to heads of families having a net in- come of $5,000 or less, and on account of dependents, retroactive to last Jan- uary 1. p While the Senate committee agreed o the House proposal to reduce the income surtax rates from 5 per cent to 32 per cent, it changed me of the rates below the latter u o 1 4 ng about some re- Fowier said he is confident the |HEUTe 0 as to bring show ductions in the amount of taxes fo be paid by all individuals except single men having incomes of $5,000 or less. Ocher major provisions in the bill as revised are: An increase of 5 per cent in the corporation income tax, effective next January 1. Retention the transportation rates on freight and passengers reduced one-half, with prov! .n for their tull repeal on January 1, 1923, of Repeal of the corporation capital stock tax, bgeinning in 19 The bill also proposes substitution of manufacturers' taxes for the so- nuisan e from the public. madechan provisions of iy have called luxury and now collected dires The Senate comn in a number of th been made public,