Evening Star Newspaper, October 10, 1921, Page 27

Entered as second-class matter post office Washington, D. C. YANKEES, 3; GIANTS, AMERICAN LEAGUERS GAIN EDGE BY TAKING FIFTH GAME OF SET Series Now Stands 3 to 2 in Their Favor-Hoyt Who Won Second Contest, Again Scores at Expense of Nehf. PFOLO GROUNDS, New Y world series by dcfeating the October 19.—The Yankees aga iants in the fifih game of the a stand threc to two in their favor. Youthful Waite Hoyt. who scored over Arthur Nehf, the Giants’ star left-hander, in the second game, won over the same hurler again today. Details of the game, play by play, follow: FIRST INNING. flied to Ruth. Burns bunted safely Yankees—Miller popped to Ban-| Bancroft singled to right, Burns going | croft. Frisch threw out Peck. Ruth|to third. Meusel threw in behind struck out. No runs. i Bancroft, and Burns was caught run- | Giants—Burns safe on McNally's| ning home, Meusel to Pipp to Ward |left. fumble. Bancroft forced Burns, Peck |to Pipp to Peck to Schang. No runa | Waurd, Frisch bounced a single off | HRD INNING. | ‘s glove. Young walked, filling| yungees—iteNally walked. Schang | 5. Bancroft scored on Kelly's 9 se hit. MeNally going to T to left. Meusel struckihird. Hoyt out. Baneroft to Kelly. | 2 Kelly, Peck 10 the ruuners holding their bases. Ward, One run, Miller flied to Meusel and MeNally | SECOND INVING. scoved. Schang went lo third. Peck | Yaukees—Meus 2ot a hit inte! went out to Kelly. One run | f Pipp - sacrificed. Frisch to, Glunts—Frisch singled over second. Kelly. Ward struck out. Meusel Young forced Frisch, MeNally to| tiird, and dashed for home Ward. Keily fanned. Meusel doubled | Frisch dropped the throw. but was past third, Young going to third.| : out, Frisch to Smith. No runs. Rawliugs fouled out io MeNaily. No nts—Smith lined to Miller. Nehf runs. THRONG SEES TEAMS BATTLE. ALTHOUGH WEATHER CHILLY! By the Assaciated Press. The Yankees led with their this afternoon, and the Giants countered with the southpaw Art Nebf. 3 Hovt. the Brooklyn youth, shut out tie Giants in the second meeting of e geams. allowing but two hits, one scrateh, beating Nehf that day. ti0od weather prevailed. Early signs rain disappeared and the sun is but the air 1s somewhat The crowd came late. but game found a throng on hand. [ asiining, Yankees Expect to Clout. There has been a lot of talk about G tire ants’ now the Yankees are having their say. The Yankees made runs dout of fluky hits and great base running in the first two games. but they were helpless in the hands of jdcss Barnes on Friday and Phil Douglas yesterday. Now they're sore, {and assert they will pound any other ; moundsman McGraw sends against & them. i “My team hasn't batted anywhere fclows to form,” declared Miller Hug- ®ins. “It is improbable that they will ®o through the entire series without meveral battle rampages. You L i for one ‘at any time now.” ] e Giants are riding high in_the saddle. One and all declared they have the edge of effective pitchers on Yankees now that Mays is beaten. “We cannot expect our pitchers to FRENCH DELEGATES lost N ARMAMENT COST Ry the Associated Press PARIS, October 10.—The French dalegation is going to the Washing- ton conference disposed to entertain any safe proposition by which France can save to the limit on military and naval outlay, it was said this morn- ing by an official close to the head of the delegation. From the same source it was learned that jt is expected in official circles hare that the cost of maintenance of the troops of occupation in the Rhine- land and the possibility of reducing the force there will come up in Wash- ington. The army and navy now is costing France 4,500.000.000 francs annually. «hile the deficit in the budget is 00,000,000 francs, nearly all of ch_could be made up by econo- snigs in_the miltary and naval sec- “ions, if France should be guaran- ed otherwise against surprise from e east. The French delegation is 1ot yet ready to talk of a definite proposition. but the tendency of com- ment in official circles is suggestive «f a proposition to cut the army and ravy expenses in half. It is pointed out” that there is no other depart- wient in which France is able to re- duce the outlay to the amount of her r-sources, the bulk of appropriations ing for the fixed interest account .nd orfllinary government expenses. New Zealanders to Attend. WELLINGTON, N. Z. October 10.— ¢ Zcaland will be represented at ‘Washington conference on lim- fiation of armaments and far eastern stions, Prime Minister W. F. Mas- tited today. Although he an- this definite decision, he unable to go, he said. —_— FOREIGN EXCHANGE. NEW YORK, October 10.—Foreign ¢achange strong. Great Britain—De- n . 3.86: cables, 3.88%; sixty-day s, 3.83. - France—Demand, Ttaly—Demand, NEW YORK, October 10.—On even terms again, Yankees and | Giants met today in the fifth game of the world series. and found batting | T0 FAVOR BIG CUTS, young! pitching ace, Waite Hoyt, | \ {varry us any further,” said Mike Me- Nally, the American Leaguer's third sacker, “and as we have hard hitters there i& no reason why we should not make a lot of runs for our hurlers. Watch us.” Ruth Intends to Continue. Babe Ruth said he would continue | play again unless there were de-| velopments to his ailing elbow, which | i bled when it was examined after Sun- “ day’'s game. | “Babe pretty near hit that home |run of his with his right arm,” said | Miller Huggin Report Is Sent 34,000 Milen. The play-by-play story of the series is being transmitted instantaneously over 34,000 miles of telegraph wire. Dictated by a reporter to a s sending operator, the report is travel- ing at the rate of 186,000 miles a sec- ! ond, and is being copied throughout the country from Bangor, Me.. to Seattle, Wash., and Galveston, Tex.: north to Ottawa, Canada, and ‘south to Havana, Cuba. This is the greatest single and un- broken telegraph circuit ever oper- ated in_the world. Base ball fans in hundreds of newspaper offices and hundreds of thousands watching the bulletin boards receive the report of the games within a second of the actual play. DILEMMA IN CANAL | SITUATION TODAY BY DAVID LAWRENCE- The most embararseing situation that has faced the Harding adminis- tration since it took office came to a climax today. The Senate had agreed| to vote upon the bill to exempt American coastwise vessels from pay- |ing Panama canal tolls. Great Britain | has protested before against such legislation, on the ground that it | would violate the rights she claims under the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. The British were expected to protest again. Irrespective of whether the legisla- tion does or does not violate a treaty, the feeling in executive quarters 18 that the passage of such an act on the eve of the armament conference might have a most unfortunate ef- |fect on Anglo-American relations. President Harding himselC is unable 1o stop the Senate, for he went on wecord publicly in favor of Panama canal tolls exemption not only in his speech of acceptance last year, but in speeches since he became Presi- dent. Lodge and Underwood Differ. Senator Lodge of Massachusefts. who like Elihu Root, voted against a similar bill when it was up before under the Wilson administration, has decided to stick to his earlier atti- tude. His opposition to the bill has been on the ground that treaty rights were brought into question. Senator Underwood of Alabama, democratic leader, who refused to follow Presi- dent Wilson on the same issue when the tolls fight of 1914 .was on, is also maintaining the same position as he | originally did in favor of the legis- lation. Thus two members of the American delegation to the armament conference are voting diametrically opposite. Senator Borah has led the fight ifor exemption of American vessels. {He was not discourgsd from pushing |the issue when he first began, jthough there have been several at- tempts by administration leaders recently to dissuade him. Whils favoring the ultimate passage of the act, they have contended that this was not the time to do it. They could not budge Borah. Hence a plan is afoot to block the measure from passing the House. It can easily be lost in the shuffle there. | WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1921-TWENTY-SIX PAGES. TAX AMENDMENTS PROPOSING REPEAL RECEIVE APPROVAL Maiol:ity of Senate Finance Committee Against Trans- portation Taxes. WOULD ABOLISH PIPE LINE AND PARCEL POST LEVIES Maximum Surtax Rate of 50 Per Cent and Increased Estate Taxes Also Favored. Amendments to the tax bill iym’(m{ repeal of all transpor taxes, including those on oil by in gained the upper hand in the nnual classic to make the count pro- «tion pipe maxfmum surtax rate of 50 per cent and increased estate taxea were ap- proved today by majority members of the Senate finance committee. The majority also approved amend- FOURTH INNING ments for retention of the corpora- Yankees — Ruth bunted safely,|tion capltal stock tax and for repeal catching the Glant infleld flat-footed. | of the two-thousand-dollar exemption Ruth scored on Meusel's double to|allowed corporations in the case of Rawlings threw out Pipp, Meu- | corporations having annual net in- sel going to third. Meusel scored on [come in excess of $25,000. e dalE e e e A flat tax of $6.40 & gullon on dis- Ward's sacrifice fly to Burns. BUrns tilled spirits also was agreed upon, made a fine cateh of MeN. but with w proviso that there would fiy. Two runs, ‘lu: 2 rebate of $4.20 a gallon where 3 : : t was shown 1o the satisfaction of the nts—Smith walked. Nehf fan-|commissioner of internal revenue that ned. Burns fanned und Smith was|the Spirits were used for manufactur- out stealing, Schang to Ward. No|iP8 or medicinal purpose runs. e Exeise Taxes Affected — Excise taxes proposed for repeal under another amendment include the Yajpkees—Schang popped to Frisch. Hoyt out. Frisch to Kelly. Miller dou. |T2(eS 0N sporting goods, chewiag bled (o 1eft. Deck flied to Meusel, No|EUM. €lectric tans, thermos bottles. L smoking and hunting equipment. | Giants—Bancroft flied out to Meu. |MOVINE picture filme., toilet soaps and and powders. photographic apparatus sgl. Frisch fiied out to Peck. Young sccessories. furs and 5 o) g " and cosmetics. The Wax_on works of | grounded out u‘\ Pipp. No runs. art would be reduced from 10 to & SIXTH INNING. per cent. the tax on candy made 3 per cent flat and the additional taxes proposed on hotel rooms and office furniture of hardwoods eliminated. Thus the committee majority not Yankees—Ruth fouled out to Kelly to Kelly o runs. Giants—Kelly got a Texas leaguer into center. Meusel forced Kelly, Vard to Peck. Rawlings flied to Mil- ler. Smith out, Ward to Pipp. No! runs. | fanned. Meusel Pipp out. thf' last week, but_adopted some on its own account. The vote on the major changes was understood to have been 5 to 4. It was said that on the test vote last Saturday the najority disapproved b; to 4 the proposals CVENTH INNING. Yankees—Ward filed out to Ban- croft. McNally popped te Baneroft. chang sent a high fiy to. Meusel. No runs. Giants—Neht flied to Rufh. ‘Burns out, Hoyt to Pipp. Bancroft went out when Pipp took his roller and touched first. No runs. EIGHTH INNING. Yankees—Hoyt fanned. Miller out, Mrisch to Kelly. Peck got a single tate taxes, but these matters were reconsidered today. n Support Seem. Cunicaic-penrose ‘changes, in his opinion, insured sol republican support for the tax blil and he reiterated his belief that the amended ' measure could be sent to the Dresident before the end of the month. “The amendments” he said. “are the result of careful and perfectly fair and friendly interchange of thought among republican senators off Frisch's glov Ruth fanned for|{In my opinion, h; no ’senhse .:Iig the ¢ - struciural pri es of the bill un- | fhehire dme Nomuts dermined. 1 expect to explain the Giants—Frisch grounded out to Pipp. | sjtyation fully on the floor of the enate at an early time. “Commanding practically the unan- imous support of the majority party in the Senate, the bill ought to pass that body at an early date. I do not anticipate any prolonged controversy in conference. so there is every rea- son to expect the bill to become a law before the expiration of the pres- ent month. Party Issue rged. Asked if he expected support from the democrats for some of the new Young got an infleld hit. Kelly hit to right, but was thrown cut trying for second, Young gone to third. ‘suni ox “ddid 01 INO Pa[NO} [IEMIK NINTH INNING. Yankees—Meusel shot a hot drive to left, but the umpire called it 2 foul. He went out, Frisch to Kelly. Pipp went out, Kelly to Nehf. Ward out, Rawlings to Kelly. No|proposals, Senator Penrose said that runs. unfortunately the minority appeared Giants—Rawlings got a double to|to be making a party issue of the left. tax bill. Smith—Flied to Ward. Repeal of all the transportation taxes would be effective under the amendment on next Japuary i, in- stead _of immediately upon passaga Snyder up— Out—Three strikes. Burns up— bill, as first proposed by the Out—Three strikes. :trr!l!:‘slmral bt 5 Treasury experts, Knazum; with the majority today, estimnuted that he STRIKE MAY GREET PRINCE. |Ghnces approved would reduce the BOMBAY, Qctober 8.—The working |total tax vield, but they suid the committee of the national congress'amended measure would give a fair and the callphate of workers today ! margin in receipts over the estimate adopted a resolution advocating aof revenue needed. The liquor tax sympathetic strike throughout India|amendment would raise only $30,000,- line and on parcel post packages: a | perfumes | approved ail of the recommenda- | azreed upon by Senate lcaders | for increased surtax rates and es-| in_announcing | the committee actlon today, sald the | on the day the Prince of Wales ar- rives in Bombay. MONUMENT TO MOTHERS. PEEKBKILL, N. Y., October 10.—A monument to the mothers of the revolution, believed to be the first of its kind in this country, was dedicated at Continental Village, a few miles north of this town, yester- day, the 144th anniversary of the burning of the village by the British. ‘The monument, a fifteen-ton gran- ite boulder, was presented by Stuyve- sant Fish. A bronze tablet sets forth that the village was a milltary post and depot of supplies in the revolution- ary war, and that the monument is ded- icated *‘In memory of the mothers of the revolution, who watched and prayed while our fathers fought that we might _be free.” Mr. Fish's grandsons, Peter Stuyve- sant Fish and Nicholas Fish, clad in buff-and-blue imitations of the Con- tinental Army uniforms, unveiled the monument in the presence of a large assemblage made up of townspeople and representatives of patriotic so- cietles. The dedicatory address was delivered by James Sullivan, state historian. BANK MESSENGER 'ROBBED OF $63.300 Two Men Grab Satchel on Street Car, Force Conductor to Stop and Escape in Auto. By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, Mo., October 10.—Rob- ert Hardaman, negro messenger for the Grand Avenue Bank, was held up today by two men, who escaped with a satchel containing $17,660 in cash and $51,650 in non-negotiable paper. The robbery was committed on a crowded street car, near ‘he €00, as compared with the $60,000,000 estimate on the basia of the pro- posed $4 flat tax on all distilled spirits { irrespective of the use to which put. Loss in Repeal There also- will be considerable loss through repeal of oil and parcel post transportation taxes and the addi- tional excises, including the 5 per cent on moving picture film The tax bill gave way ‘a the Senate today to the Panama Canal tolls re- peal bill, but Chairman Penrose ex- pects to call it up tomorrow, and probably will present the new amend- ments at -that time. Senators on the committes were re- ported to Have lined up on the major proposals as follows: For—Penrose of Pennsylvania, Curtis of Kansas, Wat- son of Indiana, Sutherland of West Virginia and La Follette of Wisconsin. Against—Smoot of Utah, Calder of New York, Dillingham of Vermont and McCumber of North Dakot Senator McLean of Connecticut was absent. PROHIBITION OFFICERS ! MUST MAKE COMPLAINT ON SEARCH WARRANTS Prohibition enforcement officers and other internal revenue officers can ‘only serve search warrants issued as a result of their own somplaints. This fact was made publio today by the controller gen- eral of the United States in a de- cision on the question as to whether United States commis- ners could be paid a fee for uing search warrants-to pro- aibition enforcement officers. He decided the question in the afirmative, but in the course of the decision quoted the law, which specifies that revenue officers can only execute aearch warrants on which they appeared as the com- dlainants. This decision, it was said, may pffect ralding parties of the -pro- %ibition _enforcement forces, as ‘many times the raids are based on information obtained by only a. i ! i > B BOX SCORE Saturday’s Sunday’s Net Circulaf Net Circulation, 88,471 — | ‘ AB. Miller, cf.... .3 {Peck,ss..... 4 Ruthylf..... 4 ‘R. Meusel, rf 4 iPipg, 1b.....3 {Ward, 2b....3 McNally, 3b. 2 Schang, c. ... Hovt, p... .. SO OO N = - | ocococccocoo—ocoo=m—Do0oX S Ww 0 Totals....29 3 6 Snyder batted for Nehf in ninthin | 1 2 3 Yankees.. 0 0 1 'Giants. .. 100 i Two-base hits—Schang. Sacritic hits—Pipp. Miller, W Stolen bases—R. Heusel. Meusel, Miller Rawlings. i HERE TOMORROW Col. Simmons ‘Asked' to Mfi . tend House Committee { Meeting. 1 i Col. William Joseph Simmons. im- perial ‘wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, is expected here to- jmorrow to confer with the leaders jof the House of Representatives who are urging a congressionet investi- gation into the activities of the klan. A commlittee meeting., presided over by Representative William | Campbell of Kansas, will be held to- |morrow morning at 10:30 o'clock tol consider the proposed resolutions de- manding an investigation. Following the receipt by members of Congress of Col. Simmons' wire urging a congressional investigation, Representative Campbell wired the imperial wizard in Atlanta inviting him to attend the meeting of the committee tomorrow morning. It is atated by officials in Atlanta that Col. | Simmons has accepted the Invitation and will arrive in this city early to- morrow. The headquarters of the klan here have not been notifled as yet, according to a statement given out’ today by K. W. Southall, secre- tary to Grand Goblin Harry B. Ter- rell, who is at present in Atlanta. Inquiry to Await Congress. Mr. Terrell has been absent from the local headquarters for the past two weeks and is expeoted back shortly. ! During his absence Mr. Southall is in { charge. Any possible action of the postal authorities against the Ku Klux Klan_ will wait upon congressional | investigation, it was indicated today, { following the return to Washington {of Inspector O. B. Willlamson, who for the past week has been investi- gating the financial affairs of the klan at Atlanta- Ga. Inspector Wil- llamson has conferred with Repre- sentative Campbell. — 3 Books Thrown Open. Action of federal officials will de- pend largely upon whether the ten- dollar “donations” from the member- ship were given by members with the full consent of the givers to the klan to use the money anyway it desired. At Atlanta the inspector, regurded by officials of the inspectional service a$ one of the best men in the busi- ness, had the entire books and rec- ords of the headquarters of the Ku Kiux Klan thrown open to him, he stated today, and was shown the ut- most _consideration by the imperial wisard and other officers of the klan. DEFENDED BY PASTOR. | | Rev. Fox Says There Is Need for Organization. Strong defense of the Ku Klux Klan was made /by Rev. Dr. H. P. Fox, pastor of Hamline Methodist Episcopal Church, when he told his congregation last night that there was a ptrong need for such an or- ganization in this country. Stating that he doubted sincerely the ve- racity of the many charges laid against the order, Dr. Fox stated that if an investigation was started against it a simuar investigation should be made against every secret order in the United States. “We need an organization in this is 100 per cent American,’ ter declared. “As to the many charges alnst the klan,” Dr. Fox stated, “I will gay that none of the attacks are worthy of: consideration. “As to the charges of outrages, I de not believe the klan .is responsi- I think they were committed biing ble. pesple who.used the klan a: b! I Burns, cf. Frisch, 3b Young, rf Kelly, 1b. Smith, c.. SocoN=—ao o= NNND Iecc—-——m—wemc? E 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 : 27 ning. f— ™~ | Totals. . 6 0 0 8 0 0 S N A 5 T . 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 SUMMARY “ Meusel, R ard. 1 IFist base on Struck out— RUSH FINAL PLANS British Delegation Also Holds | Session to Decide Upon Course of Procedure. By the Associated Press. LONDON, October 10.—Michael Col- lins, 8inn Fein minister of finance, ar- rived in London this morning, com- pleting the Sinn Fein delegation which tomorrow will confer with repre- sentatives of the British government to ascertain “how the association of Ireland WRh the community of na ticns, known as the British empire. may best be reconciled with Irish na- tlonal aspirations.” The Sinn Fein delegates were early at ‘work today completing arrange- ments for the meeting. Prime Minister Lloyd George and the members of his cabinet, {orming the British delegation, also had a meeting to decide upon’ the course of procedure. Mr. Collins is staying with the sec- retariat of the Irish delegation, the other Sinn Fein delegates being ac- commodated in another residence nearby. Grifith Is Delighted. Arthur Grifith, Sinn Fein foreign minister, said this morning he was de- lighted with the success of the Sinn Feiners in securing the services as third secretary to the Irish delegation of John Chartres, who, besides being highly versed in legal matters, was chief of the intelligence section of the war office armaments output commit. tee during the war, and for nine years was director of the intelligence de- partment of the London Times. Mr. Griffith said he expected Mr. Chartres to be of great value in interpreting the British proposals. Mr. Chartres is staying with Mr. Griffith. Eamon J. Duggan, Sinn Fein mem-) ber of the British parllament, who, since the truce, has acted as chief liaison officer. arrived early at the secretariat for a conference with the other delegates. He sald he had ar- runged to keep in oclose touch with his substitute as chief llaison officer of Ireland regarding the truce and de- clared he had no apprehension con- ‘*"-"’“"’3' it. Murphy, the substitute. he sald, had served as liaison officer in Athlone, where he behaved with discretion, no friction having arisen between him and the military. ‘Will Dodge Invitations. The Sinn Fein delegates have de- cided not-to amccept any hospitality while in England, except from per- scnal friends. This decislon is not due to hostliity toward Londoners, they say, but because they wish to save themselves from being over- whelmed with invitations and desire to devote every minute to the work in_hand. Desmond Fitzgerald, 8inn Fein min- ister of propaganda, said today he expeoted the conference commencing tomorrow would decide to issue ar agreed communique dail 8 w: done when Eamonn De ra. th Irish republican leader, met Mr. Lloyd George ?n London some time agd. If the British representatives have a stenographer present, Mr. Fitsgerald declared, the Sinn Felin delegates will claim a similar right, and they have brought & man from Dublin with them for that purpose. ‘The Irish peace delegates spent qulet Sunday in London, the delegates (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) —_— *SHACKLETON OFF AGAIN. Explorer Ready to Resume His Voyage. LISBON, October 10.—Sir Shackleton, who is leading a party of Ernest Bancroft, ss. .4 E. Meusel, Rawlings, 2b. 4 Nehf, p...... Snyder, c. FOR PEACE DRIVE, AB. =) > E. 0 0 0 0 If. 4 0 _— 0 0 0 P O S = D WD = wWwN — | —_— P oacococ o c o =oX NS oo =m N~ - 3 | 0 5 L3 ] (A8 -~ SCORE BY INNINGS 10 Double plays —Schang to Ward Hoyt, 2 balls—Nehf. 1 Nehi, 50 Hot KU KLUX WIZARD SINN FEIN ENVOYS DRIVE T0BE BULT OVER NEW GONDUIT Country Expected When Work Is Taken Up. Road and park ahprovements which will give Washington one of the most i picturesque drives in the country are junder coutemplation by the War De- portment, it was learned today, in connection with planx stiuction of the new conduit Great Falls, authorized by Congress at this session. These are develop- ments that may come {n the wake of the water supply operations: ! 1. A wider Conduit roud ! 2. A loop in Conduif road at the {Great Falls end which will give mo- itorists a view of the falls and its Ien\'lruns. 3. Park treatinent of Dalecarlia | reservation to include a circular drive- i way comnecting with Conduit road. Of these posgibie better may be considered now a 2 | the widening of Conduit road. |new water main, which will be la !alongside the present one. will nece: jsitate the rebuilding of this road Army engineers made an_ailowance for this when they sent the conduit estimate to Congri The new Conduit road, which w extend over both the existing and new conduit, will “be of suificient width to relieve considerably the present congested traffice condition on the travelway. Motorists have popularized Conduit road tu such an extent that accidents have caused frequently by the congestion produced. The additional width pro- poeed will, it is believed, add im- meagurably both to the safety and comfort of travel over vard. | Whether the 100p at the Great Falls | terminus Wnd the park treatment Dalecarlia are to be provided will depend upon whether enough mone can be saved from the condult ap- propriation to cover the cost of tie proposed improvements. Neither require a large expenditure. and it likely that one or both will be hrought | to completion as a supply project. Better Views of River. The present Conduit road pamis from the conduit at the Anglers’ Club and proceeds over a hill to Great Falls. It thus leads away from the best parts of the river scenery. The lan Army engineers have in mind is continue Conduit road from the Anglers’ Club over Great Falla If this should be done it would be ?nnn:la for users of the road Lo fol- ow the present course to «ireat Falls and return by the proposed néw sec- tion, from which they would be af- forded a view of the falls and the most gorgeous portions of the river. The building of this loop, it is sald, ‘would add 100 per cent to the scenery assets of Conduit road and doubtless make It the most popular driveway leading out of Washington. Dalecarlia reservation, just over the District line and east of Conduft road, where an immense reservoir Teceiv ‘Washington's water supply as it is delivered from Great Falls, has never been developed as a park, although it has been realized that expenditurs of a comparatively small fund would convert this area into one of the show places of the Capitol Under the new conduit plans a fii tration plant is to be built on this reservation. Army engineers hope there will be enough money left when the work is finished to cover the cost of building a driveway around the reservation, to conneot with Conduit road and to do the necessary grading for park treat- ment. , LEAVES FOR WINTER BASE. NEWPORT. R. I, Octaber 1 part of the water 1 the conduit to —This 0 i 0 0 0 One of Most Picturesque in' for the cou- from | been | the boule- | TWO CENTS, TAXATION CLAUSE INCAR MERGER BILL STRONGLY OPPOSED iChairman Focht of House . Committee Emphasizes Im- portance of Legislation. {MEASURE UP FOR DEBATE 3Bi!l as Introduced Would Change the System of Taxing the Companies. < opposition W 1o force systems in W gl v | the two ¢ provision erger of hing- ange the system of nd relieve them voiced when the bl came up for consideration in tue With time unlimited for general de- i bate, thix so-cailed street rallway mes j £er bill was the special order of busi- ness for today und tomorrow. Chaii- | man Focht of the House District eom- | mittee took the floor to expiain the { I and was interrupted by frequent | | inquiries and deate regarding the tax i relief uranted the streel car companies. | Representa Joe Walsh of Masse- lepresentative Sanders and Representative Graham o ilws * b xin the com; "rrom otner cost lilinoix were the first to oppose the bill on these zrounds. Criticiam by Mr. Walsh. When the mi Chzirman s wis first ealiel o . Represental sed the fact that It had been ced. referred to commitiee au. {Teported out all on the same day, Oc- teher 7, placed on the union calendar iand brought up for business on Oeie- Ler 16, Representative Focht explaine that the ‘bill had been previously amended and ordered reported out by the commltice. and that the revised biil Teport were hurried throush on ber 7 in order 10 be ready for con- 1 in the House today. man Focht endeavored to hav general debate limited 1o three hour i but Representative Blanton of Texa a member of the House District con. mittee, oblected. R Toof Ore was called to » preside by Speaker Gill » Blocht told the Hous~ th cxpansion in achool facil was (ne most important legisl affecting the District that wil! coma before the House for some time, 1 Represcniative Foch! reviewad -the ioxtensive effort that had been made 1 by indusirial leaders and by Congr 10 siraightelt out the strcet rall situation. He aleo reviewed the pe- culiur problems of urban and inter- presentative Sin- the ntative Sanders argued t in tax mhould be made | pendent upon consolidation of | stroer raliwav property jained to him by Representative Zihlman of Maryland. chairman of the gubcommittee which held hea ings and who wrote the report on th revised bill, that a time limit unt fnext July granted the companf, within which they can receive bew fits of tax reduction through consol dation. “following which an excess | profits tax would he imposed. | Sentlment for Merger Unanimous. Chairman Foeht told the Ho thal there is unanimous sentiment {that a merger bill must be passed How to bring a merger about is the particuiar probiem,” Mr. Foch? said He explained the fax measures pro- vided for in the bill and the reasons | that_actuated the committee In ap- proving the propesal. Representative Graham of flino | discussed "the quesiion of establis | ing & fair return and the attitude. of i the House District committee In fi ing a certain amount which the D trict lines should be allowed to earn. Representative Blanton of Texas took the floor as leader of the oppo- sition to the merger bill. He charged as a democratic member of the com- mittee. which had considered the I 1 problem. thut the bill under con- | sideration would neither reduce fares nor bring about a merger. He asked were in favor ing the street car companles | from paying $699.550 in one item of i tax and saddle this upon the peopie of the country. who have to pay 40 jor cent of the reduction in revenues the It was e ne | for the District that would entail Presents “Essentinl Facts.” Representative James I. Woods of !Yirginia laid before the House a | businesslike statement of the essen- tial facts on which the House District committee drafted the proposed leg- islation. In response to repeated ! questions from republican members, {especially from Representative Gra- {ham of Illinols. Mr. Woods explained how a fair return on a falr valua- of the property of the street \¥ companics was arrived at—a luation being determined not {from the companies’ own claims, but ifrom a survey made by the Public lities Commission at pre-war i prices. i Mr. Woods told the House that. iroughly, this valuation was, for the |W. R. & E. Company, $16.000,000; for !{he Capital Traction, $15.000.000. and for the . E. P. Company, $16,000.000. He explained that all of the capital stock of the . E. P. Company is held {by the W. R. & E. Company. Repr sentative Woods next pointed out that the gross receipts of each rallway is about the same, but their net receipts lare very different. The W. R. & E. Company, he said, operate: 30 miles of trackage, while the Capital! Tra tion Company, operating in a con- i gested area, operates only about |gixty-two or sixty-three miles of track. Answers Criticiam. Answering sharp criticlsms made by Representative Blanton of Texas | that this bill is-really the Woods bill and was Introduced at the eloventh | hour bearing Chairman Focht's name, Representative Woods explained thar it is not any one man's bill. It s the committee bill, he said, and very pro- perly introduced by the chairman at my request. This is in acoorda: with the usual custom for the chair- man to reintroduce any bill amended and redrafted by the committee. Representativa Woods pointed out that the survey that was made has shown the Capital Traction Company earning about 11 per cent and the W. R. & E. 4 por cent. The situa- tion has changed a little, he said, so that now the Capital Traction Com- pany is earning about 10% per oent and the W. R. & E. about & per cent. i FIRE ON C STREET. ° l 83, Holland—Demand, Ll few of the agents who make the —_— 33.06. Norway—Demand, | Meanwhle Senator Borah polnts O i raids. To comply strictly with the !LIBERTY B0ND CLOSING PRICES. |explorers into the Antarctic, and was|was moving day for the destrover| pi® early this afternoon completa- n—Demand, 23.40. Den- |10 1h0, ropUDICEn natonal plat L s iaking the money, 'lotter of the Iaw, the agent who | NEW YORK. October 10.—Liberty [forced o put into this port when alforce of the Atlantic ficet. Fifty of |1y destroyed the interlor and comtents " Switaerland— | 2000 200 mend | that all ships| iop the mrwn bank. = After obtain | ywears to the warrant must make | bonds cloned: 3%s, 89.80; firat 4s, 94.80; |heavy -storm damaged his litte ship, |the vessels, under_command of Rear {of Schneider's Tranafer Coropany, in n—Demand, 13.45. | o T wise trade and i !inE the satchel, the bandits compelled | *the search. and this, it is believed, |second 4s. 93.65: first 4%s, 94.60; secorid |the Quest, announoced’ this morning he [Admiral Ashley H. Robertson. leftirear of 314 C streat mouthwest. The .13, Argentina—De- | SNEaged fn coasiwise trade and allithe conductor to stop the car and | ‘wiil preclude simultaneous raids |43s, 92.85: third 4%s. 95.20: fourth 4%, | would resime his voyage today. their summer quarters in Narragan- | damage is said fo have been coverrd Brazil—Demand, 13.25. ] Ve9Se'S antfopen the door. They escaped in am| when attempts are-made to get all |93.18; victory 3%s, 99.38; sett for the winter base at|by insurance. No estimate of th victory 4%s, Repairs to the vessel have been cem- (Continued on Fage 2, Column i.) automobile. Pploted. parties wanted at-ome time, . _ ' Sharleston, 8.-C, Py %o Wwas made,