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b _ 4 state matter. No. 28,284, Entered ss second-class matter WASHINGTON, D, C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER. 6, 1921—FORTY PAGES. post office Washington, D. C. YANKEES, 3; GIANTS, 0 AMERICAN LEAGUE ENTRY MAKES | IT TWO IN ROW IN BIG SERIES Gains Advantage That Gives McGraw’s Team Al:-|¢o «y most Insurmountable Task-Hoyt, Youthful Hurler, Pitches Wonderiul Ball. POLO GROUNDS, New York, October 6.—The Yankees made it two straight from the Giants in the world series today, giving the American League team an edge that, in the opinion of the ex- perts, offers almost an insurmountable task for the National Leaguers. Waite Hoyt, the Yankees’ youthful hurler, sc ored at the expense of Arthur Nehf, the southpaw ace of the Giants. The weather was semewhat warmer than yesterday, and the stands were filled. Details of game, play by play, follow: NNIN )y the pitch when the ball hit the bat) EIGHTH INNING. G |and ‘went_over Riwlings' head. Nehf| \arg threw out Smith, ruek out. Moyt took Null grounder and threW | Yvard also threw out Nelf. i e t Ward threw out | wide beth runmers being Burns strolled to first. Burns went out stealing; Schang saf nt up i high foul | W while to Ward. No runs. i, il alk tirowing oyt at first. M Peck popped to Frisch, who dropped chf to Kelly also tried o scote, bul wa the ball. Ttuth walhe | the plate, Kelly to Sumith. One run. Ruth foreed Peck at second, Kelly red Nehf. Meusei, {to ch. who doubled Mil- FIFTH INSENG. 1M ngled to center fielai- : | Ruth going (o third. Meusel went 8 siants— Kelly struck out. Meusel | 1o second on the throw. SECOND INNIN {walked. Rawliugs flied out to Meusel. [ Ruth scored whiie Rawlings was Giants—Young out on a grounder| Millor o Pipp. Kelly siruck out. Meusel:fiy. No run: {ing third. “went out on a grounder 1o Pipp. No| Yankees—Frisch’ knocked aowni *Meusel stole home and Smith had a runs. A X Miller's grounder and threw him out.|short passed ball. Yankees—Pipp walked. Ward out,|Bancroft threw out Peck. Ruth walked | Ward fouled out to Kelly. Two runs, Bancroft to Kelly. MeNally hit tefor his third time Ruth stole second | h. who touched Pipp on the line. [and third. Bancroft threw out Meusel. NINTH INNING. ame in fast and took Smith's,throwing out Pipp at first, Meusel tak- JeNally out stealing, Smith tu Kaw- | o runs. | Ward threw out Bancroft. iings. No runs. 2y i Frisch slashed a single to rig THIRD INNING, : SIXTH INNING. -Young walked. Glants—Rawlings got a Texas leaguer | Giants—Nehf walked. Durns tlied| Rel'¥ up— | 11it into a double play. into left. Smith popped to Pe Nehf | to Hoyt threw out Bancroft. | | fanned.” Burns forced Rawlings at|Nehi going Lo _second. Frisch went}] _— | second. Peck taking Burns' grounder|out to Pipp. No runs. X and stepping on second. No runs. _Yanke hf threw out Pipp.: | Yankees—Schang hit & high one| Kelly took Ward's grounder and beat which Bancroft took. Hoyt got a|the batter to u,«\:‘ bag. ally touled g No runs. as leaguer into right. Miller flied { out to Frisch. iked. Ruth| Meusel pop- out to Hurns. Peck 1ked, filling the base: ped to Bancroft. No runs. W SEVENTH INNING. : T «~—Young walked. Kelly f H FOURTH INNING. Youns at 'second, McNally to Ward. | Giants—Bancroft _struclk out. Mensel forced Kelly. Ward to Peck. | GETS EARLY START ~ ird threw out Rawlings. No runs. out, Peck to Pipp. Young out, M “Yankees—Shang a long one o_Pipp. No runs. Yunkees—Pipp sent a sky scraper| out to Young. Hoyt flied out to : P wut to Young. Ward got u luckv hit| Kelly. Nehf took ilers ho,.m{hlcreasmg Interest Shown in| into right. He seemed to be dodging i and threw him out. No runs. p ; Battle at New York for SECOND BIG SERIES. CONTEST s suiaties s f 5 curately. ond quickly on The Star's 4 f olectrle scoreboard, the crowd -of Brithe A T | base ball followers assembled earlier NEW YORK. October 6.—With one victory gained by the tnan ueual today and in larger num- P i methods their rivals were expected to use, the New York Ameri- | bere. - L0 ociric tamps cans go back to the fray with the city’s National League cham- | slowed. indlcating somc move of the pions today, fully confident they can again turn the tide their way. ball, a cheer burst from some part of | the crowd, which was a most orderly one under the cfficient police arrange- The Giants, however, did not appear | the Yankes ball club. Te believes at all discouraged by their initial de- | the Giant burlers, following the ex- feat, and were prepared to cnter Brush | ample of Douglas, intend to pitch to | ments 'of Capt. Brown, commanding | police precinct No. 1, and Lieut. stadtum today with moré determination | him during the series. Holmés, second in command. Tust after the game started a big n ever fo cven up the world series| “If they do T'll pop onme over thé =ightseaing automobile load of *hu- man documents” on unemployment stopped momentarily to get a look at by winning. the second game. They | heads of the folks in that right field | JOPPRTCTENIENSCT0, niins “But they pointad out that they came from behind | Stand.” observed the “Babe” as helattracted little attention from the in the Jeague race. znd that the same =hed a big vellow polo coat for his|orowd, which was mora intént on them | uniform, An Indian summer day followed a chilly ni e sun blazed Hke o n a clear vky and the - bleachers were grateful for the light westerly breese. Crowd Gathers Slowly. The erowd came late. The man who stayed up @l night and had only himself for company weuld have found thousands of ant seats ready to receive him at noon. The unreserved upper stand also filled ¥. The crowd finally reached more 5,000, abeut 5,000 more than yes- terday. The band, though. came early and piped some tunes for the edification of the_ zroundkeepers and bleacher- ites. The reserved seat sections did not fill until near game time. arim fighting would carry “hrough_ this time. The Yankees and their followers be- ey would win ngain by epeed | bases, rolentless, aggreseive where the ball would fall in the next play than on thinking of unemploy- ment. Although zetting every play yes- l torday o second after it had ocenrred en the -Polo Grounds In New York, the “fans” chowed a great desire to read all the details, as evidenced by the manner in which they rought copies vesterday of the base ball edi- tion of The Evening Star, which was on the street only a-few minutes after the Jast man was ont. —_—— that Carl Maye exhibited vest blanking the Giants, 3 to 0. It speed that tie Giants were reputed to have the advantage over the Amsriear League champions. Even Manager Hug- ins of the YVankees admifte Giants were faster, but his tean: the most speed yesterday. Yanks Are Home Team. The Giants today were the i team,” while the Yankees occupied the places of the home crew, held by the Giants yesterday. This changing proe- s involved a shifting of uniforms and SMALL’S CASE POSTPONED Counsel for Governor and State Argue Over County. i . The Yanks, who wore their | G0 . : e e var | Bdward Money, aged eighteen, | SPRINGFIELD, I, October 6— ts vesterday, the K T e el vat | hcaded the atrenuated 1line that | Arguments on a petition for a change formed at the bleacher entrance at And. of wonrse. With (he ehanga | tle Polo Grounds early this morning. will 2o the bat boys. But Eddie Ben. | -T'm out for—money,” he said. “Ill Szl take $25 for my place.” he e mascot and chic 3 nett, the Yankee mascot and chicf of | take §25 for my place of venue for Gov. Small, charged with | embezzling state interest funds while state treasurer. have been continued ! until October 11, when State’s Attor- [ ney Mortimer and counsel for the Aonned traveling uniforms, h ‘he bat boys, #ail one bench is as . . P SR PPl 151 Mre, Babe Ruth plans to fix in a|governor told the court they were N o00d, its in the players” is his opin- | Sc2plane over the Polo Grounds this|unable to agrce on some county other om when it come fo winning ball | Affernoon and drop a parachute con-|than Sangamon in which to try the o ihedr Thimder yeu. | taining base balls, on each .of which | cas 10, and that, According | Will De a message to her husband. | ts, Rbout irlis the story | One ""-’”‘»l ndorsed by h\l'm"’:hn.\'llanl.i z wi bear the message, “May e bes! e Nrsiver. Mnacrinea oy PENNSY TO REPAIR CARS. Mrs. Ruth. will tell Babe she expects | him to win. “We zames. Vaken Huth Happy. PHILADELPHIA, Pa, October 6.— The Pennsylvania railroad hopes soon to assist in relieving the unemployment situation by employing an additional force of men to repair idle cars, Presi- dent Samuel Rea has announced. Mr. Rea said the Pennsylvania sya- Babe Ruth is the happiest man on limbed.down and started atfer Tay- lor toward tiie Union station. Ledoux and the rest of the party boarded the truck and went fo the White House, where the leader asked that the President come out and view Jim | White, champion strong man of the | Navy, pull the five-ton load up the street by his teeth. The President did not appear. May Imperil O, F. U. Appeatance of the New York dele- gation in the ctiy and their actions last night may prove detrimental to the aims of the O. F. U. Clul nly for unemployved—according to Joseph Chestnut, temporary secretary of the organization. The O. F. U Club stands for establishment of a permanent home for unemploved in ashington, Chestnut said, and is against panhan dlglg or_asking for money. . F. U. Club officials feel that such action on the part of the New York delegation will put them in the wrong light with government officials, “and will- hinder -securing of a permanent home for unemployed here. The New. York men have separated themselves entirely from the men who have been in Washington for the past few days under the leadership of Le- doux, althgugh Ledoux traveled with thé New Yorkers today on the motor tem's traffic had enjoved a seasonal upward swing. While it wasless than normal, he continued, it bas resilted in more work being required. Since last spring the comipany has taken .on 14,000 more men, he sald, bringing: its total number of employes to 199,000. F Today’s News in Brief Walsh of Dissension ifi the ranks of the un- employed men gathered in Washing- ton under Urbain Ledoux, champion! of the unemployed, which has been seething since last night, when the New York delegation arrived in Washisgton, broke out openly today in front of the Capitol. Ledous saw halt of his followers from New York, most of them ex-service men, desert him after a fiery spéeéh by “Bud” Taylor of New York, who asserted that Ledoux was not doing all in his power to secure jobs for the unem- oloved. The New York men, who came from 1ha metropolis in . sightseaing bus, led by Taylor and J. M. Leavitt, ealled on Senators Wadsworth and Calder at the Capitol. They asked that the state «rmories in New York be opened ub|tryok in which they came . ax places for the ynemployed to sleep. | {5} ‘from New York. mn.oh‘; g‘-:m?gd Senator Wadsworth told them it was|gy the New York men In several oitios ong, iheir Toute and actions of indi- vi n the del ihe truek Taylor made a Speech £0 | dlammate on the loss) argiieyyDring iha crowd. He said substantially: such tactics are pursued in Washington, “I am sick and tired of following |9, °F, U. Club officers said today. 1his fellow “Zero” aroufid. It isn’t do- | ~ Ledoux and a delegation of the jobless ing us any good to pose hefore the [men have been in Washington for sev- . _We are not moving picture | ora] days visited Col. C. R. Forbes, di- < What we want is work. This | dector of the veteran’s bureau, vester- chasing the cameras here is not gel- [day and urged upon him allofment of ting us anywhere. I'm going back 3 an unused government building in o New York and try to get jobs for | Washington to be usced as a hm‘e for Massachusetts tax- Senator scores heavy investments in exempt securities. < Page 1 Congress to be urged for funds for l Anacostia flats reclamation project. i Page 1 G. Q. P. solidarity hangs In balance, due to -action’ of agricultural bloc in Senate. Page 1 Secretary Mellon urges war loan debt legislation. Page 1 Half of Ledoux’s forces desert leader. ‘ Page -1 Commissioners tell Semate committee ‘:xunalun of District park system is desired.” & Page 1 W. Hamilton Smith" dies at Atlantic City. e = Page 2 Radical changes in Canal ne poli- cles proposed in report. Page 17 s score disenrolling of four L:l‘-‘:::: of Naval Reserve. Page 17 Efficient Army and Navy rather than total disarmament. urged before Red Cross. Page 17 Republicans plan to clear decks for next session of Congress. Page 17 John C. Proctor reads paper on Booth llmlly.ubeiora Oldest Inhabitants’ on.- ) Just as the men were piling into Page 17 rou fellows. If any of you want jobs imen out of work jn this city. The 2 9 ome with me and we will do our [leader of the -unemployed safd Cob Ballou blames.architect's office, » - = e | Forbes took the r;qh:m umzer advise- age to return R s‘z:- school bullding delily.” P hest to land them.” ; Following Taylor's. speech about half wf Ledoux's followers on. the - tryeck ment and asked for ananswer; iscribing to the oath of offi KELLER PLEDGES 10 SERVE DISTRICT - CONSCIENTIOUSLY New Engineer Commissioner Given Oath of Office at . Ceremony. {Board Room at District Building Crowded at Official Induc- tion Services. A pledge to do all in his power to promote the best interests of the Na- tional Capital was made to the people of Washington by Col. Charles Keiler, the new Engineer Commissloner, when he took -the-oath of office at the Dis- trict buflding today. Col. Keller also took the oath of the ' Public Utilities Commission, and at a meeting tomorrow morning proh-; ably will be elected chairman of that! bod. askington.” best zuverned is oniy fitting of the National Cupi explgnation of this lies in the chara ter of your government and the fact that since the beginning of Your present form of government the commission has been made up of gble men. 1A “I realize that the character of the ¢ty and its well being is due largely to you ladies and gentlemen, who have helped make the city what it is, and I am sure you will continue to strive to make it better and more! beautiful.” Cel. Keller Expresses Thanks. I Col. Keiler expressed his thanks to Gen. Lansing Beach, chief of en- gineers; the Secretary of War, and the President for having honored him with the appointment as District] Conmmissioner and added 1 “I trust that nothing I do while in| ofiice will serve to gmulke them regret, having zppointed me. T intend to o operate with the civilian _con sioners and with you In dofns v thing possible promote . being of all the people o trict.” to the sever I3 room; Col. Keller contin G te.all of you t at ¢ time with the ¢ departments, 1 ind him te gloners Enid: “We are gathered this.morning to witness #ho induction into office of Charles Keller, who wiil, our friend and associate, 2 “Our regrets in yarting with Col. that he goes from us to a new detal], where he will be in control of one of the most important districts the jurisdiction of the of the Army—an assignment wh comes 23 u recoguition of his unusual 2nd emphasizes thc excellent of. his chief, who has him- ren in charge of the céntral dis:. let and knows from personal e perience the high character of serv- jce rvequired Lo properly fill the pos tion. The appointmeni is an honor well merited by Col. Kut “We congratilate those of the cen- | capital stock tag, ‘dstimated to yieldj tral district who will become the|gzs 009,000 beneficiaries of an «ficient and pro- | (a2 gresaive adm nd who the people of Cineinnati as weil. are gaining »n estimable and distin- sied oftizen, 3on, Beach knows also the needs | of the District of Columbia, hecause | public : X he filled m ber of years the position neer Commissioner, him a record for achievemen passed by none. o has always man- cceptably for 1 num of ingi- of our people. and we can therefore jences at rest assured that in designating Col. will measure up in every way to the full requirements of the office. Col. Keller i2 not a stranger to us. He is known to Washington and he knows Warhington, and Washington is back>of him to'a man, We wel- Ovster paid a brief tribute to” Col. Kutz and welcomed Keller as a member of the com- The oath of District Commissioner & adwministered by Daniel E Garges, secretary to the board of Com niissioners, - while Morgan H. Beach, clerk of the District Supreme Court, | adminlstered the ocath of Public Ttillties Commissioner. - Following the ceremonies a recep- tion line was formed to permit the of- ficials and employes of the city to bid good-bye to Col. Kutz and to welcome his successor. Gen. Beach, chief of engincers, attended the exercises. Col. ' Keller, accompanied by Col. Kutz, his predecessor, called on Presi- dent Harding at the White House this afternoon and extended his good wishes. ' Col. Kutz, who made the in- troduction, took this opportunity to -bye ‘to. the President and to his pleasure at seryving under 8 express him. Any Applications. Special Dispatch to The Star. worth from..$100 to $250 iy board, _tuition, etc., offered by.the .Prince Georges county board.of education to Western Maryland. College, . Blue Ridge College and the Maryland In- stitute are going a-begging. "Although Prof. Nicholas Orem, county lu?erlnundunt, of schools, has gliven ‘notice through the press. and by other means several times during the past few weeks that the scholar- ships are available, he states, he his yet to recefve a single npplication for any ‘of them. He says he cannot understand this apparent lack of in- most heartily to the| - BOX SCORE 5 % Burns, cf.... AB. Bancroft, ss. . Young, rf. ... Kelly, 1b.... 3 4 Frisch, 3b... 4 2 4 TzpRaiseD ighLY | E- Meusel, If. 2 {ON His YEARS OF sERvicE|Rawlings,2b.3 Smith,c.....3 Nehf,p......2 SR ._. Wm N O NSO N WS coo = o -_——_—eccoo=cocomM S = N DN W W =D I AB. Miller, cf.... 3 Peck,ss.....3 Ruth, If..... 1 R. Meusel, rf 4 Pipp, 1b..... Ward, 2b..... ‘McNally, 3b. Schang, c.... Hoyt, p... ..2 | Totals....25 3 3211 A - - 3 4 3 2 N —_wNNo oo =P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 cco—=coc=—==—=ocoor =5 S U S =D W =D 0 Y INNINGS RS ieminm af Tho Loare b B o e i ! under ; 0f Massachuretts. uginear Corps | said to contemplate: 1 Jeh| A maximum income surtax of ap-; | proximately 50 per cent, in lieu of the | committee proposal of 52 per cem:‘ repesl of the taxes on freight, ‘pas-’ - | Pullman transportation ]%3 HuUSES FUUN“ and all of the so-calied nuisance ex-| A “ | { Double play—Frisch to Rawlings. SCORE B (i 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E wwiGilants.... 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0. - — — Yankees.. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 x — — — 3 3 0 SUMMARY Stolen ll)aan—l(uth (2). Meusel. Base on balls—Nehi,7; Hoyt. 3. Struck out—Hoyt, 5. Umpires: Moriarty at plate; Quigley at first; Chill at second and Rigler at third. ™A AGREEMENT R REVISING TAX . i 3 k syEten istrict by Republican _ Leaders Adontt e A v epublican senger and els « that i tentatiyely which nater Lodge. was per cent. the Capitol. $78.000,000 annual There also has been some dlscus- of 2 reduction of the the, brackets below sion surtax rates In 32 per cent. These principal points of the com- negotiation members said to represent the ‘“consensus of of the group of fourtcen ro- publican senators who conferred last night at the home of Senator Capper, with Senator republican Most_of those at the cant an under promise committee finance opinio republican, Kausas, Lodge of Massachusetts, floor leader. conferenc gressive group.” Smoot Proposition Discussed. The Smoot manufacturers’ tax was discussed at the conference, but there was not unanimity as to its advis- ability,- some of the conferees said, although a majority were represented as opposed 1o thie Smoot plan. Lodge Confers With President. The republican tax program, in the light of decisions reached night's conference of republican sen- was discussed with President Harding today by Senator. Lodge. The Massachusetts senator is under- stood t6 have given to the President SCHOLARSHIPS ARE OPEN. |2 detailed account of republican dit- * { ferences over the proposal for a sales » tax, and the President was said to Three at Colleges Offered Without | have indi: ators, the situatiol id - th xould b retention of the corporationj and repeal of the $2,000 cmption allowed corporations, whizh Wwould Inérease revenyes 360,000,000, | hie program is somewhat similar outlined at Jast night of progressive re- attended by The lcaders are said (o have agreed | leaving behind |te retain the committee proposals for | sur-la flat corporation income {ax of 15; i And for repeal of the ex-! ifested a deen interest in everything i Cess profits tax as of mext January 1.} making for the advancement of the|An % National Capital and in the welfare postage was discussed in the confer- the estimated yield from Keller he iz sending uz a man who fource to replace the loss resuiting {from the wiping out of the “nuisance” axes. increase of 1 cent in first-class| n.were senators from west- ern agricultural states and included many members of the so-called “pro- at last cated & strong desire that the difiiculties be snioothed out as soon. as possible to permit an early . conelusion of L?a uhx revision. was no indication, hotvever, UPPER MARLBORO, Md., October 6. { garding had taken a positive stand —Three perfectly good scholarships, | for or against the sales tax.. 3 The Presigent's sctive interest in Tevived réports that-he might make some dommunication 'to Congress-on the subject. In high ad- ministration circles, however, it was " he still hoped the tangle unraveled without such ac- tion and that for the present he:would ID. C. COMMISSIONERS The 1 : ing the remORles 4 0munigs i a . i _Park, the Piney Dranch e R h e e e b NewProgram-to-Meet— | - S5k gpd the Patterson A tax revision program designed to : our new Iingineer Commissioner, Col. | meet much of the criticism 2imed ati the pending measure-is understood | to bave been agreed upen today by | leaders - after. u' series of Kutz are mitigated by, the knowledge . conferences, ineluding one between President Harding and Senator Indgei 32 The program Is| The Commisgianers, mount to i i and that the 120 00 Ip=tead of $165,000. the Patterson tract. The amount. ———— VACANTIN Housing Situation. this income |cant and fer rent. with were lin secaring a home to rent. in the southeast. pay. 458 Vacant Houses Listed. as mew houses. tion carris northeast - section was cl southeast. regarded als of the Washington There | & t of ving the very Intest that,Mr. ntc’l' Pioet a t(c“ dsta.on thé murhber of .vacant hitdbes in the- District. - The survey covered all sectione. NAMES (Contimved o Page-3, -Cobmn € REPORTS ON D. C. FIGURES Ex-Senater Sherman _Completes Examination for Budget Office. Former Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman bhas completed his examination. of the “his* I!Wfi‘ ‘senator use tody 10 DAy his respects | $1.50: - ot T | ‘| generals. ‘Laurits A. Swenson minister to 2 ay. Senate. e L FAVOR EXTENSION OF CITY’S PARK SYSTEM District Commissioners to- day made a favorable report io Sgnator Ball, chairman of the Sen- ate District committec, to extend however, suggest-gome 3mendméats. They recommiend that. the amount to be patd for the Klngie Road Yall Iark be §186,000 instead of $132. 409, a% carried in the original bill, A be paid Pineyr Branch Valley Park be bill provides $600,060 to purchase Com- missioners made no change in this “iLetter Carriers Secure Fulli orior bes been oo Information on Present A survey just completed by the car- jrier force ‘of the Washington cit poet office reveals conditions exist- ing in the District of Columbia as to the number of houses vacant and for sale and the number of houses va- City Postmaster AL O. Chance or- dered the canvass on account of the jamnament to discuss war debts?” ask. many apveals made to him by em- ployes /of the local post office for aid Empty Houses High Priced. The survey shows that there are §tlagked. tthe present timo but 100 houses \-a-]t” d for rent in the District, and ' thin < > some foreign governments were ne- that of this number 92 are in the that, Of this number 92 Ao 'h the|gotating settiements’ among northeast, 4 in the southwest and 1 The carriers discoyered a total of 458 houses vacant and for sale in the Dis- trict, of which number 239 were class In the northwest sec- ers found 402 houses vacant and for sale, 43 houses in the northeast sectfon, 3 houses in the southwest sec- tion and 10 houses in the southeast section. But one of the houses in the ew, 28 1 none_in the southwest and two in the Tho canvass 1s s of October 4, and 15 MAJOR GENERALS. President Selects Gens: Bailey and Sturgis—Swenson for Norway Post ! President Harding today nominated Brig. Gens, Charles Justin Bsiley and muel Davis Sturgis to be major of Minnesota was nomln-.te\gb by the President to be Twi The nominations were sent to the IND CLOSING PRICES. G.-auhart! ! URGES FUNDING | (OF WAR LOAN DEBTS iSecretary Mellon Tells Con- gressmen . That . Payment Schiedules Are Impossible. i Secretary Mellon, in urging legisla- {tion for funding and refunding allied i i k i { wer loans, told the wavs and means|: boule !cnmmh_n\n today it was utterly fin- i posgible to make anf schedule of pay- {ment because o conditfons in each ormhn\; Beuning and near the e the creditor nations. “The loans should be refunded and funded at the carliest time possivle {10 straighten out the Treasury.,” Mr. ] Mellon said. “There is no authori |to accept bonds or other currency i n pavment of the debts. a certain extént. in arranging for| Way.s {payment of indebtedness, we have fo| consider’ the indebtedness of one al-| kibition in the present Distris lied nation to another. In other words, we have to work with thel|operations south of Benninz bri other creditor nations on a plan (,(]has caused considerabie sprenlatic settlement.” ;. That cconomy reagons prompted ti. i Replying to questions. the Secre- | action is oue theo tary said the “big nations,” - ihen the smaller countries. thought ,of i Zeneral substitution of governments | ‘ls debtors” he eaid. “but only shifting of tho character of securi- Ities. I( is our intention to so fund the debts as to guarantee or assur: {pavment of interest until maturity. “Do you lhopa to collect from Rus- isla?’ the Secretary was asked. “It seems hopeles: Answering Repre republican, Wisconsin, Secretary Mel lon said he had no objection to a pro vision prohibiting the substitution of German or Austrian bonds for secur- sentative Frear, lied nations. of the conferen e on ed Mr. Frear. “None at all that Mellon replied. “Well, then, I know of M. Secretar: selves, and that the erests. STATUE OF LINCOLN MAY ed | Col. Sherrill to Ask Congress toi Remove It to Fort Stevens Site for Rededication, fnclnding | ! ¥rance and Iialy, were better able to! ities given to the United States by al- | “Is there any intention on the part i is there any objection | ito waiting until after the conference | | to pass the refundinz bill?" Mr. Frear Mellon said he did not | that course wise. adding that them- ! United States! whould be prepared to participate with ! e e find “no newv houses | oM seedily for protecting its own for rent. Practically all the 92 houses for rent in_the nortliwest section were found to be very large and ex- ensive homes, the rentals being far geynml the ability of any employe to | BE PUT ON BATTLEFIELD | Crated and hidden from view in !hr‘!‘ government storeyard back of the|O°f public buildings and grounds. bureau of engraving and nrlnt!ng.] the statue of Abraham Lincoln, which |in the Benning Road bridge, the &: formerly stood on Judiciary Squure.l may be resurrected from its obu“r-;p;uy to build a draw in its bridec. ity to receive a triumphal rededica- tion on the battlefield of Fort Ste- TWO CENTS. WL START DRIVE INCONERESS TOAD ANACISTIA FLATS Directors of Vast Reclama- tion Plan Say Present Re- strictions Must Be Lifted. PARK DEPARTMENT WANTS ; $100,000 APPROPRIATION Completion of Beauty Project Also of Vital Importance to Bo- . tanic Gardens Move. { Reclamation of the Anacostia flais !started in 1911, and now approximatel; 160 per cent completed, will be given « serious setback, government offi istated today, should Congress fail ; eliminate from the next District appro- priation act the present restriction thi expenditures shall bz confined to opers.- tons_south of Benning bridee. Another year and a half may see ! flats project completed to the bridge 1 Officials dirceting the work are mow estopped from acquiving land heyve that point and preparing for a continus- 1 tion of the wo «houtd be i | i t i of the present the nest government engineers but a cessation of would throw = large engin { construction plant out of commi fon {@ considerable loss to the governmes ‘ ‘Will Ask Ald of Congresa. ! Despite the uncertainty s Congress may do, the“aicn {buildings aud grou: t w to wi of publi: Tenrned the fluis that alieady has imed. Th branch Is not concerned ork itsclf, which Maj. M. engineer officel ithe chief of enginee: S : &l ng the reclaimed fiats, It is understood tha Sherrill. cfficer buildizngs and g i gress to appropriat {ture. during the comt | the filled-in flats {eostia and Penn i 2] Sherrill zreat park citizens of Southeust Washiugion. 3 cadl for the bulidi laround tae reservition and U o struction of playzrousds wnd-atlcic The Finisked Plan. The woris of filling in the fats ha- {ecn done by sections. Ultimately |is the aim to develop the entire { hool several sections veral miles | which would _exci t Ana from Bolling ito the Pennsrlvania railr of d. i scheme | ea out. in conjunctio building of a connecting !uk betwe {Rock Creek and Potomac parks a the line of Rock ercel, Washi will be provided with the park highway svstem in t and virtually surrounded by driv. Jusi why Congress placed the pro- | about confining expenditures 1 dvanc Action Caused Saurprise. Tie ion *rior to the pas: learnod today. {had served u n {ton Railway % Ioon."lru-:\ o B bridge at 1he Benning power plant in_ order thi! the dredges engaged in the reclamu- tion work might proceed to the ar north of the bridge. At the same time the government proposed to build = draw in the Benning roas ridge, which parallels the strect rail vay bridg IC was estimated the cost to th Washington way and Eiectrh: Company of building the draw wouid be about $40.000. Te draw proposad for the Benning Noad bridge would |ha\’e cost the government an amount limitation of | 00,10 705 31 450 000, Nolice to the Washinglon Railway nd Electric Company to e the change referred to was issued i February, 1920. Several months were consumed in discussion of plans and’ {in June of the same year the coim- ipany asked for a six months’ exten- sion of order. which was granted iIn the February following, the Dis itrict appropriation bill was npassed {containing this section in relation fo Anacostia development wor Bombakell in Six Words. “For continuing the reclamati.n and development of Anacostia Park. 1o be continued in accordance with {the plans specified in the item fu- ithe reclamation of the Anacostl: river and flats coutained in the Di trict “of Columbia sppropristion for the fiscal year 1319. $175,000, t ! be_expended below Benning bridge.’ The last six words in the para- graph threw a. bombshel! into commission which formulated {plans for the reclamation work, {wwhich Includes the District Commis. i stoner, the District engineer ofll detailed by the chief of engineers « the Army and the officer in charg h Inasmuch_as the legislation negi- tived the plans for bullding a drawv ‘ernment _could not require the Was ington Railway and Electric Con and, consequently, the company was notified by the Secretary of War tha! vens, where the martyred President|the order of February, 1920, would wa:xunder fire. during the civil war. moval to.the battlefleld. ure of the Great Eman tor. imprpvements made, be found for it. this view. it for some time. proposal to give the statue C. O. Sherrill, officer in charge of public bulldings and grounds, and the-custodian of the statue, belicves no. more appropriate site could be se- lected for its permanent location, and will ask Congress to authorize its re- Rebuilding of the courthouse caused the displacement of the life-size fig- Be- cause of the new grade established on Judiciary Square and the bullding | it been con- { tended the statue would not har- monize with the changes effected and that a more appropriate site should Col. Sherriil shares Congress has had the matter before There has been strong support of and oppesition to ill:: be suspended until further notice. ~ District government officials 35 well as Army engineers in charge of the work do not believe Congress wilt permit economy or_other considers- tions to stop the flats development worle at- Benning bridge. They bhe- lieve the false economy of allowing the project to rest there. if only for a brief period, and 'of permitting the reclamation plant to be put out of ‘commlsslon will be apparent. Total Cont. $3,740.306. The total estimated cost of reclaim ing the flats and building retainiug walls ‘for the chanhel from Bolling Field to a point near the Pennsyl- vania railroad bridge, near the Dis- trict linc, is $3.740:596.- Up to June 30 last there had been appropriated toward the project $1,430.000. In the operations to e the goy- 8.1 former locatlon. Col. Sherrill, it was|ernment, ‘it _is said, hus expanded: %13 learned today, will urge stronigly the |something like-$150,000. for lapd.. 11, 8,° 91.70; third 4%s, t vens' site and ask Congress(is estimated $140.000 will bo required 4% 8, 92:18; victory, a-decielon ‘as soon as pos- | for-land. acquisitions north of Ben- ; iictory,-4%s, 9940, 2y ConTed on Page % % 5 e TR