Evening Star Newspaper, October 11, 1921, Page 1

WEATHER. Fair and colder tonight and tomor- oy Temperature for twenty-four hours | ended at 2 p.m. today: Highest, 79, at |4 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 50, at 6 a.m. | today | Full report on page 9. Closing New York Stocks, Page 21. Entered as second-class matter vost office Washingion, D. C. 28,289, WASHINGTON, D WILL URGE TARIFF 'RUTH IS OUT OF SERIES ANDTAXACTIONTO. BY PHYSICIAN’S ORDER; HELP UNEMPLOYED ARM IS OPERATED UPON {Weather Is Clear for Sixth Game of Title Clashes and Crowd Gathers Early Both Teams Are Confident. SCORE BY INNINGS. 152 35 5 e Giants...........03 04 -- Support Limitation of Ams | Yankees.. ...... 320 - == - - - With Tax Cuts. i Limitation of arn : NEW YORK, October 11.—Babe Ruth has announced that the Sl mm“':‘ "rl::‘r‘:‘):l:”m?:;?nfi injury to his arm would keep him out of the game for the rest of the tas hurdens on the people of | the world series. His physician warned him, he said, that to take the United States and other nations; | further chances would risk the loss of his arm. readjustment of railway rates t0 ay The Yankee star spent most of the ralrer basis of the relative values of | yorning in the office of his physician, | | HOW TEAMS BATTED IN SIXTH CONTEST Eight Points to Be Presented at Full Session of Con- l ference. E RAIL RATE ADJUSTMENT ALSO TO BE ADVOCATED | R B Delegates Likewise to Be Asked to :ament and conse- quent in commodities and immediate settle- | who was reported as hopeful of pre- ment or indefinite postponement of | Tariff legislation are among the im-|venting further spread of the infec- portant rt“\’(;mm(?'l)dl:l'in?:llfzgfl?‘::li‘: tion which settled in the player's el- GIANTS, YANKEES. or presentation he S8 - : NTS, . ihe Presidents unemployment con-|POW after a slight injury in one of | | Burnm,cf. Fewster, If. ference this afternoon at the Com- |the early games of the series. B oft, sx. Peck’gh, ss. merce Depirtment. Grave Consequences Feared. = b e el oI u ch, 3b. Miller, ef. The recommendations are under| Several minor operations have been | | Young, rf. R. Meusel, rf. w0d to be definite in character, and | o tedRi TR ORI OLS ehich de- et 2 sint eut immediate needs of the na- | Valopeq © Ruth said his medical ad. | | Kelly, 1b. Pipp, 1 tion for ‘rm ging about l'?,l'"":x"“"l'visers were afrajd that any use of E. Meusel, ‘Ward, 2b. betierment of commerce and conse- | the arm would dverstimulate drain- relief of unemployment. — fage with tho possibility of very grave Rawiings, McNally, nts. all bearing on vital | consequence: \ Snyder, c. Schang, the the titute deliberations of Toney, p. ex, p. said th Ruth had be Manager Huggins said. n playing on his nerve, He explained per. ommittee of the, confer- i that the home-run monarch suffered 5 will be presented to the | great pain in yesterday's game not Untpiren=MOtIdrly (A 1 ) 8L cond ceting_of the confer-|only because of the abscess on his S arm, but also from tha strained liga- | ment in his leg. The weather was clear for the sixth i | game of the series and the fans con- gregated early. this afternoon. These points are Jod to include the following for action from the con- ence unde crtes forey justment of railroad rates to Fred Toney, who was knocked out of nitable basis of the relative | Huggins = declared the Yankees ey, wh mmodities and with a rate | could _win without Ruth, howcver {:‘fa"""‘w‘:"‘ :‘;"'_:.'o':"“f;,:" ;’g::ufl"a‘;ji- on primary commodities, | asserting that the Bambino's game | WUO O (8, TORENS spirit would go with the players into the remaining struggle. However, the Giants are equaliy confident. Harper Yankees® Cholce. The shadow of Harry Harper fell | this afternoon athwart the path of the 1 the financial sta ilroads must be safe- same the r FIRST INNING. Giants—Burns strolled on’four balls. Bancroft flied to Fewster. Frisch fan- ned. Fewster made a wonderful run- completion of the tax bill tble reduction of taxes. <iness now held back tion of tax legislation | Gignts in their struggle to even the ning catch of Young's fiy. No runs as quickly as possible | World’s series with the Yankees. The| yankecs—Fewster walked. Peck postponement of tarift | FALGha (RENCES (A Ty Wnd "as f fouled out to Frisch. Milier got an mine O e comiuer and policies. | Wally Schang. the Yankee catchet/[infleld hit which tore Bancroft's hands Y i put it, before the game: part. Fewster scored on Meusel's Urge Rail Settlements. {PUI¢ "Harper gets that old curve|single to center, Miller going to tem of the government's!gwishing across the corners of the|third. Meusel went to second on the Nt al relations with the railroads, |plate the Giants will be through for|throw-in. Pipp ont, Rawlings to Kel- in mind the immediate ne-!the day.” 1y. Miller and Meusel scored on Ward "y for increases. maintenance | “Hackensack” Harry. his mates say.|drive over second base. Toney was mi betterments, which are expected {js like the girl with the curl—when knocked out of the box for the second time in the series, Barnes took his place. McNally flied to Young. Three runs. ‘tive increased railway | he is good he's good. and when he's enploy nt and to stimulate general | bad he's not good. Manager Huggins “mployment in order that the rail-|said Shawkey and Quinn would bel roads may be prepared for enlarged [held in reserve. | The Yankees, with one game lead is it comes. om of - world “afrmament and | can-tmie-g-gamble today: not so the of tranquility which is ex- |Giants, who must capture the con- 1o ensue and a further de- test to have even a fair chance of semsc of the tax burden, not only in | winning the series. United States. but in other coun- | Manager McGraw looked to bhig SECOND INNING. Giants—Kelly walked. Meusel got a homer in right fleld seats, scoring Kelly ahead of him. Rawlings fifed to Miller. Snyder got a home run into the left field seats, tieing the score. Barnes singled ‘o center. Harper was taken out, Shawkey taking his place. Burns singled to right. Barnes stop- ping _at second. Bancroft fanned. asures looking toward minimiz- Hu tions in exchange beeause H very from the great slump I actures exports. due t (hel sitnation in Europe. Sub-| | be made so| &n s P Frisch flied to Meusel. Three runs. e e Yankees—Schang fanned. Bhawkey ext gant daily fluctua- | stung a single to left. Fewster hit in forcign exchange. | a home run into the left fleld seats. I EorCiE! il Peck out, Frisch to Kelly. Miller ntinue ant can determine the de- | f any international ship- | - the present situation. | ete program of action that! out to Keily, unassisted. Two runs. THIRD INNING. Giants—Young sent out a long drive ON SHIPYARD WORK e about o fl;j}”‘;‘:;_rg;g‘;j to Meusel. Kelly got an infield hit to vnlnlhwll‘; l\nr|‘;|hlw' in the coal MeNally which was too hot to handle. Hopes to Save Further Re- ductions in Yards and l Arsenals. Fear of further disintegration of the trained forces in the arsenals and navy vards of the country, including Washington navy vard, has set gov- ut and ine |ernmental machinery moving in high e hat'in all industries and |gear today to save further reduc- tions rapidity of recovery will|tions in personnel, and possibly to on the speed of pro- Meusel lined out to Fewster. Raw] Ings fanned. No runs. Yankees—Frisch threw out Meusel. Pipp got a Texas leaguer into center. Ward fanned. Pipp stole second. 3c- Nally fanned. No runs. FOURTH 1) G. Giants—Snyder singled to left. Barnes isingled to left, Snyder stopping at sec- ond. MeNally threw Burns' sacrifice wild to firet, filling the bases. Snyder and Barnes scored on Bancroft’s single to left, Burns going fo third. Burns der that the drain on Points Regarded ax Vital designated by the tee as the ones to by the conference as when it meets this after-| understood to be the main whish the conference regards It is pointed out and the: vi ferees probably will depend greatly take on more employes, it was portionale readjustiient OF b odus Lt teasnea scored when Frisch forced Bancroft, to £oods and in money. i | The proposal has been made that |Peck, “rnn!‘flzmli-‘ [!“_;‘Bch s(ole inecond. Commitiees ‘o the conference.| o Snipping Board send all of “s‘:.(:ungh:u;:leh. . scor:: on h:llyde which . hee ses 2 = BV it, whicl 0P over pp's _head. Tem d#vs. have outlined the points on |ship repair work to the navy vards | pit, Wout sleg"n‘ Schang. to. Ward, which they agreed and the points have been presented to the steering committee. The report of the steer- and that the arsenals of the War Department, as well as the navy yards, shall be allowed to bld on the Four runs. inz committee will be read at the | SU ‘merting this afternoon at theiork of other departments Which Commerce Department, Which 18!, qinarily would go to outside firms. scheduled for 3 o'clock. Plans About Ready. Subcommittees today had practically 1t has practically been determined that this permission for the navy ¥ ! vards and arsenals to bid on the work completed recommendations for 4 |of'o(her departments will be allowed. general policy for permanent re Ief'it was learned from an authorative of the natiows unemployment Brob|source that the tentative draft of an Iemand the returs, o usiness and; .vecutive order had been drawn up _—— commerce to normal. 4 : - ama. | to carry into effect the proposal and _— Hearings on hastening of reclama-| 12 I, 10 20" hat e Sl e sub- {ion work os a means of aiding in the tood i i the Aseociated Pross: e . mitted to President Harding within ¢ i unemployment situation wete hella few days. LONDON. October 11.—The British s government last night telegraphed to Jie works E. F. Blaine of Seattle.! . e Wash. representing the Wesiern Congressmen Fuah Order Paris, expressing its pleasure at the A Reclamation Association, said| Several members of Congress are|proposed visit of Gen. Pershing to lay the congressional medal of honor on the tomb of the British unknown sol- dier in Westminster Abbey, and Gen. Pershing is assured the warmest wel- come. The cabinet ministers were absent from London over the week end. but on returning to London dealt prompt- Richard C. Jones. Junior viee com-ipoged would permit the War and | Lh “the Gvernment siews the viait smander of the Veterans of Foreign | R departments to keep in the | st e urentast matlafaction d ex-service men should be|y,rds and arsenals trained men, it : = - ference in reclamation em- | (ZU Sald, and it would be an eco- Name, Never Mentioned. Ottomar Hamerle, actinZ|pomical and efficient move, especially B the reclamation service | ,¢ this time when there is much ui O The "committee that $16,000,000 [ 3% SRS LM WA J00Te G o inatitu. could be spent economically during the | {ions” do much of the government Winter on irrigation projects which ! {012 Would give employment to 16,000 men.| “Tpere {s much Work which the Onganization of three additional com- | o, JRETC 8 T YOI out to pri nittees announced as follows: For. | SOVETAMent o8 i 06 time and ,m,l de, headed by J. H. Defrees of | zoyernment now has the facilities i “reasomable appropriation by the]pushing the order, as they an well foderal government to carry on rec-ias those now Eiving the matier con- Jamation projects aiready approved!gideration, realize that it is one of ! would give work for many thousand|the ways to relleve In some eXtent men. He added that his experlenceithe unemployment into which the Midihown that only about 50 Der cent | emploves of navy vards and arsenals Se out of work really wanted | have been thrown. The carrving out of the plan pro- ector today that Gen. Pershing’s name never was mentioned in the ex- changes of notes between the Ameri- can embassy in London and the Brit- ish foreign office rleative to the be- stowal - of the medal. Responsibility for what officials in each place char- eign tr Hitazos agriculture, with Ravmond A. | foVeIUNaN, MO ch¥os it it was|acterized as “a most unfortunate Pearson of Ames, lowa as chairman. | pot 030yt further, and the machin- | bungle” was. not laid solely at the publications, Miss _Mary Van|ery and trained men should be keptidoor of British officialdom. k of New York. chairman. | intact for this purpose. In the event | The committee which wAll handle | o¢ 3 national D HCrgeacy: il xore stions lu;!n-ern!nzngu";—:ea’; ":‘g“'r;!emmem would have the nucleus of | . includes amo members | 4 trained force ready for immedial e M. Barnes of Duluth, Minn.; W, | o train Y g d 1t was understood that the first note from the American embassy, de- livered late in August, failed to in- dicate that there was any necessity for expediting the arrangement. L expansion. Its efiiciency would be }i. Butler and John H. Fahey of 902"0"@5 comatantly kept up and the morale| In British official quarters it was Benjamin Strong of New York and'jyentd be materially improved. again explained that the absence of McFadden of Philadelphia. many cabinet members andother im- portant officials on vacation, and the occupation of other officials with ur- gent matters of state accounted for the failure to conhect Gen. Pershing’s presence in Paris with the American embassy’s intimation that the Ameri- can government was desirous of hav- ing a date set for the awarding of the medal. Not until messages from Paris vesterday reported, that Gen. Pershing had ordered the American picked battalion back to Coblenz did The Shipping Board is giving con- { sideration to the proposal to turn its! repair work over to the navy vards of the country, and if is understood that to some extent this has been NAMED TO COMMISSION. done. Seorge W. Upton of Warren Ohio, I But it Is the plan to have the navy - vards designated to perform all of Appointed by President. ihe work. . This will return to work T * i thousands of men who ave been! W. Upton, of Warren. Ohio. | thrown out of employment from these | becn prominent in political, \d business circles in that George yards on account of the reduced naval | appropriations. ¥ : 225 d | "In the case of the arsenals, it is!respongjble parties at Whitehall real- t number of years. and hus- | proposed to permit them to bid on|ize that some one had erred. HE-uf Harriet Taylor Upton | a)i classes of government work for | it e T ath ut the exccutive committee of the re-| which they are fitted to perform. mly Courss, . publican campaign committee. was' They are required now to manufac- | With this came also the realization ame by President Harding! tyre for the needs of the War De-{of difficulties in clearing away mis- T4 the Trade Commission. ! partment. Tt is understood that the | apprehensions, and it is understood nomination was Sent to the| propssal has been well received at{that for this reason British officials, who conferred until late last night, demonstrated that the only course e and it is anticipated that it|the War Department, where it is real. -t meet with ready confirmation. | jzed that it will- permit the Army to Upion is appointed to fill the va- - keep intact a large part of the trained canes -enused by the resignation of | personnel in these institutions built Gen. Pershing would be welcome and wohu Pollard, democraty .} up during the war, 10 omit further comment, ? ‘The Associated Press was infermed | WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION NG PODSNAPPERY FORUNCLE A0 District Tax Surplus Not a Myth, But a Concrete Fact, Raising a Distinct Obligation. ® NOT TO BE WAVED ASIDE| THEODORE W. NOYES. (Editorial Correspondence of The Star.] Tn Mr. Podsnap, typifies those who venient fact or u igation by denying existence. “Happily acquainted with his own merit and importance, Mr. Podsnap settled that whatever he put behind | him he put out of existence. There was a dignified conclusiveness—not to add a grand convenience—in this way of getting rid of disagreeables, which had done much towards e tablishing Mr. Podsnap in his lofty place in Mr. Podsnap's satisfaction. ‘I don't want to know about it; I don't choose to discuss it; I don't ad- mit it Mr. Podsnap had even ac-| quired a peculiar flourish of his right arm in often clearing the world of its most difficult problems by wweep-! ing them hbehind him (and conwe- | quently sheer away) with those words | and a flushed face. For they affronted | him.” | Temptation to Podsnappery. When it is suggested to Uncle Sam | that, the war being over, it is time tv give the District the benefit of a part | of its accumulated war-time tax-sur- | pluses to enable it to pay its share of the cost of meeting some of its ac-| cumulated neglected war-time muni ipal needs. Uncle Sam is invited to! play the Podsnap role and to commit | Podsnappery by denying the existence | of a District tax-surplus and by re-| pudiating obligation to account for it Uncle Sam is urged to declare that the | alleged surplus is a myth, a fiction, a | figment of the imagination, a sort of | Charles Dickens evade an incon- disagreeable or ignoring ob- its statistical Mrs. Harris of District | finance. He is invited to render the sur~] plus non-existent, Podsnap fashion, | by sweeping it behind him into the ! treasury receptacle labeled “Miscel- | |laneous Recelptx.” | Uncle m No Podsnap. i Bat this invitation to repudiate will not be accepted. Uncle Sam will not be guilty of Podsnappery. ! It ought to be ascertain | whether a concrete samething like | a tax surplus does or does not exist. | What is the tax out of which the ! alleged surplus arises? By what| authority is the tax imposed? | whom and in what amount is the| tax. authorized to be collected” For | what purpose docs the law command | that the tax_shall be expended? To credté a Surplus it must appear that a’ greater amount of tax was co|-|‘ ected in @ given vear than the law authorized, or that not all of nu-i taxes collécted in a given year for a legally specified purpose was ex- | pended for that purpose. * These , pertinent questions are all, answered by the clear. unambiguous | provisions of the organic act of 1 That law directs the District Com- missioners to submit estimates of the District’s needs through the Secre tary of the Treasury to Congre: It then says: | “To the extent to which Congre: shall approve of said estimates, Con- grean xhall approprinte the amount | ©f 50 per cent thereof; and the re-| mnining 30 per centum of such ap- | proved estimates shall be levied and ! assensed upon the taxable property | and privileges fn sald District other | b the property of the United| States and of the District of Colum- b Surplus a Faet, Not a Myth. 1. Who, imposes the Congress. 2" Upon whom or what Is it levied and assessed? Upon the taxable prop- | erty and privileg s in said District | other than the property of the United | en and of the District of Colam- | bin. 3. What amount of tax is author- | ized? An amount equnal to one-half of the District extimates approved by Congress for a given year; an amount exactly the = ¢ ax the amount di- rected by the law to be appropriated by Congreas from the national Treas- ury for District purposes. 4. What is the sole purpose of the tax for which it must be expended? To ennble the District to pay its haif | of the District appropriation: t i, one-half of the District esti en approved and enacted aw by Congress. How Surplus Is Created. The law assumes that only the pre- clse amount of one-halt of a fixed sum, previously determined, shall be levied and assessed upon District property. But in practice the amount of tax collected is never precisely the amount levied and assessed, and Con- gress by supplementary tax legisla- tion made certain that there should always be either a deficit or a surplus under the law by guessing at the amount needed and by imposing a rea- sonable tax, raising approximately the amount to be required and levy- ing and assessing it before the ap- proval of the estimates and the ap-| propriations by Congress which fixed the precixe amount of the néeded nual District tax. This in some vears taxation pro- duced more than one-half of the amount appropriated by the District appropriation bill; in other yearsless.| The joint fiscal committee of 1915} found and declared, however, that during the years since 1878, viewed as a whole, these deficits and sur- pluses -offset one another, and that thus by design and not by accident the half-and-half law had been recog- | nized and substantially enforced. The {congressional joint committeé thu: itself exposed and denounced the fic- tion that the half-and-half law.is a fiction. Uncle then, tax? am Recognizes and Collects | B Deficits. In the years since 1878, in which Uncle Sam wanted to expend in wise permanent public improvements at the Capital much more than twice the lamount that he had collected that year in local taxes, he took note of the temporary deficit in District reve- nue under the law. He advanced from the Treasury to the District approxi- mately the amount of these deficits, and reimbursed himself for these ad- vances with imterest from the trict revenues of subsequent years. Such _deficits occurred ,(and were | met by money borrowed by the District from Uncle Sam and later re- paid with interest) in 1901, 1902, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908 and 1909. On_ account of these ddvances to meet deficits the District paid to the United States $3,992,615.03 In principal and $585.- 076.68 in interest. In 1916 the last of these advances was repaid. Of recent years (since 1916). and| especially during our war time, the procéss has been reversed and sur- pluses instead of deficits have ac- cumulated. Uncle Sam has each year (1916, 1917, 1918, 1919 and 1920) & he has collected for capiial mainte- nance and flgmlonmeul. During the TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, G P . @he Foening Star. 1921 -TWENTY-EIGHT = PAGES. ] credited to it i the use for rep ! paper and also Member of the Assoclated Prelll The Assoclated Presy is ex | | i All rights of publication of spe dispatches hereln are also rewery fvely entitled to publication of all Bews dispatelies or not otherivire « cdited in the local news puslished herein oLt} Yesterday’s Net Circulation, 89,044 TWO CENTS. D. C. POLIGE PROBE ASKED IN HOUSE Coming of Arms Delegates Prompts Inquiry on Crime Here. Congressional investigation of the police department of the District is today by Representative Roy C. Fitz- gerald, republican. of Ohio. member of the House District committee. The fact that the United States ha invited the leading men of many coun- tries to come to Washington for the conference on limitation of arma- ments has prompted Mr. Fitzgerald to introduce his resolution, he ex- plained. He believes that the utmost protection and safegwarde should be drawn around these distinguished for- eign visitors. Representative Fitzgerald says he in the rules committee. What Resolution Asks. The resolution asks that a special committee of filve members of the tends to press for a hearing before | { i i OPENIRISH PARLEY { proposed in a resolution introduced | WILL PROBE SCHOOLS. | Senate District Committee to Con-1 sider Char'ges of Mr. King. The Senate District committee to meet at 10 o'clock tomorrow consider the charges made in con nection with the public_schools. re ferred to it by Senator King of Utah Chairman Ball has forecast the ap- pointment of a subcommittee to look into these charges. The subcommittee | isj to! | will be headed by Senator Capper of Kansas, according to Senator Ball. AS CROWD CHEERS t INLONDON STREETS Llnyi George and Griffith Make Brief Remarks at Morning Session. i ' House be appointed by the Speaker |By the Associated Press. and authorized and directed to inv tigate the conditions of the District police department. It says that the cause for the extraordinary and un- precedented number of serious crimes committed in the city of Washing- ton and the reason why the National Capitol is alleged to be the chief center of crime in the country should be reported to the House with rceom- mendations. The resolution would give this committee full power to send for persons, books and papers relative to the proposed investiga- tion. NOTHING TO FEAR. IS VIEW. Commissioner Says Force Is Now Doing Good Work. “I do not believe the police depart- ment has anything to fear from an inwestigation,” said Oyster, when Informed that a resolu- tion had been offered in the House calling for such an inquiry. The Commissioner sald the force Is now recruited to the full strength allowed by the appropriation and in his opinion is doing good work. He said, however, he believes the de- partment should have at least 100 additional men. —_— MUST PAY RENT OR MOVE. Shipping Board Sends RBuling to 100 Families in Ohio. LORAINE, Ohlo, October 11.—One hundred families occupying govern- ment-owned homes In the Emergency Fleet Corporation reservation here and iwho are in arrears in their rent, were ordered to pay up or vacate; Three day notices wera served by Thomas E. Kirk. supervigor of the Shipping Board holdings, who says he is acting under orders received from William Towers of the Philadelphia office. Mavor Wlilllam Grall has wired President Harding asking that the order be stayed. There are 232 homes in the reserva- tion, built during the war to accom-|sus have discovered a modate shipyard workers. Most of them have been unemployed for’ sev- eral months. Commissioner | I LONDON, October 11.—The con-| ference of representatives of the| Eritish government and the Sinn Fein | met at 11 o'clock this morning in thel cabinet room at 10 Downing street,! Prime Minister Lloyd George's official residence. " After a session which! lasted until 1 o'clock the conference was adjourned until later in the| afternoon. . | One of Mr. Lioyd George's secre taries, who received the newspaper men just after the conference opened, | smilingly said: “You cannot expec any news for weeks yet." Account of Opening Scssion. { The text of the communique given | out after the first session follows he first session of the conference | on Ireland was held at No. 10 Down- ing street at 11 o'clock. Those pres-| ent were the British representatives, Prime Minister Lloyd George. Lord | Eirkenhead, Winston Spencer Church-' 11, Sir Laming Worthington-Evans, | Sir Hamar Greenwood and Sir Gordon Hewart, and the Irish representatives, | Arthur Griffith, Michael Colling, Rob- ert C. Barton, Eamon J. Duggan and George Gavan Duffy. There also were present two Britfgh secretaries and Erskine Childers and John Chartres, the Irish secretarles. The conference | adjourned until 4 o'clock.” | Lloyd George First Speaker. | When the conference opened the Irish delegates, after an exchange of introductions, took seats at the cabi- net table with their backs to win-| dows overlooking the Horse Guards'| parade, with the British representa- | tives opposite them. Strictly speak-| ing, nobody presided in the ordinary sense of the word, but Mr. Lloyd George was the spokesman at the! (Continued on Page 4, Column 4.) MAY HAVE ST. JOHN CRYPT Archeologists Think Evangelist's Tomb Is Found. ! 5, October 11.—Archeologists n the ruins of ancient Ephe- pt_believed to be the tomb of St. John the evan- gelist, it is said, in a dispatch received here. PARIE at work —————————— war he has needed his money for other and more urgent purposes. The world war had to be won, and in this period the capital's growing munici- Dal needs were comparatively neg- ected. Instead of deficits, unexpended ! surpluses of local taxes thus devel- oped and accumulated. And the mu- nicipal needs which the taxes were collected to meet were in correspond- ing measure neglected and unmet and also accumulated. !Surplus on Same Footing as Deficits. Now that_ the war is over.Uncle!ico. Sam is beginning to take note of the war-time neglect of the capital's mu- | ir nicipal needs and®of the imperative and urgent necessity of spending upon them, at once, large sums, for exam- ple, in increase of the water supply and in maintenance and development of our neglected public schools. The accumulated tax-surpluses were collected in order to meet thess very neglected needs. BSince we are now about to meet these accumulated needs we should apply to help to pay for the District’s share in such ex- penditures the unexpended local tax- surpluses collected in recent years for this very purpose, but held unex- ended because Uncle Sam did not eel that, during the war especially, it was wise for him to put up his own share under the law. ‘While we differentiate between the United States and the District in tax discussions like that in which we are now engaged, it is to be remembered was to dispatch word to Paris that|jess than twice the local tax which | tional taxes the District is a part of the United Sta‘es. and that it is only in respect to represeutation based | | nt [ that for the purpose of paying na- |the same upon, such national taxation that the District is not a part of the United States. Thus the people of the capi- tal pay on_both sides of the account. as part of the nation in national taxes: and as residents of the capital in local taxes, without American rep- resentation in respect to either taxa- tion. The District is not a negligible | contributor to national taxes. In the war and reconstruction taxes of 1919- 1920 it.contributed $18,645.053, more than fifteen states, more than five states combined (North Dakota, Mex- Nevada, Wyoming and Vermont). we have seen, deficits in the Dis- tax revenues occurred in sevem Years between 1700 and 1010. To cover these deficits the District ber- rowed from Uncle Sam $3,002,515.03, and repaid the advances, with $585,- 076.68 interest., Sauce for Goose Is Sauce for Gander. In the years 1916, 1817, 1918, 1919 and 1820 surpluses of District tax es instead of deficits developed. These surpluses aggregated um-l 666.69 June 30, 1920. As Uncle Sam took mete of the deficits and protected himself, ow we ask that he take expended surpluses, like that exacted on the advamces in certain year to! Unecle Sam | esty* that s applied to deficits munt be mpplied te surpluses. = {To be continued.) MPERIAL WIZARD AT KU KLUX PROBE House Committee Calls First Witnesses at Hearing on Demands for Inquiry. Demand for an nvest activities of the Ku made hefore the flo ules tee today hy Representative Tague, demoerat, Massachusetis, Called as the first witne heuar- ings on a number of resolutions pro- viding for an inquiry by Congress, Mr. Tague said 1 attention of the Departr tice toward “the klan prior 1o change of administations Lixt March Later he 100k up the qu Attorney General Daugher informed that the departuieni's own inquiry. then under way. as no foundation fo fir d the Jus we of the charges against the klun. There is no law to permit men to | B0 out in the durk and (ke ne or my family from my home to punish me whether 1 “atholic or Jew If the charge. it is time for hand and stop it Imperinl Wizard Present. Willlam J. Simmo cors imperial wizard and of the or white, zue ageclared shed are true its ress 1o put out klan was among the first witnesses Lo arrive. He came in with Repre: ative Upshaw, dem 3\'ho bas introduced a r ing for an investigation of cach and every secret order in the [niied Stat Attorney General Daugher- ¥ also was present at the hearing. hich was deiayed for somc tire whilc a pack picture men got hotographs of the imperial rd and the committee. On the objection f Representative Rodenbers, repuhb- lican. Illinois. however, tic wizard and the committee werd not included in.one group. William J. Burns, ch partment of Justice bureiu of inves- tigation, whose evidence beariu: the activities of the klui was p of ¥ of the De- ed yesterday by Atiorney Gener Daugherty Chairmaun = Campbel!, also was on 1, waiting 10 testify. In opening the’ liearing Chairman Campbell explainad that a number of resolutions had been introduced call- ing for a thorough investigation of | the klan. The question whether the order had violated the postal law: would have atiention from the gov- ernment, the chairman said, as well as charges that lawless acts had been committed by masked men. Says Catholies Oppose Kilan. Mr. Tague, charged that deliberately coliected the money from the public for the purpose of de- stroying the law. “Thirty Catholics stand up and klan and demand an inquiry by Con- gress.”” he added. Representative Pou of North Caro- lina interrupted to say that if the klan was guilly of crime charged against it there was no obstacle to prosecution by the courl. ““Well, the resolution was Introduced the other day in the Texas legislature to give the court power to investigate the acts of men guilty and murder.” Mr. Tague replied. Representative Dyer, republican, Missour!, author of another investiga- tion resolution, said Congress should concern itself only with what the Ku | Klux did outside, not with its secret deliberation. Letters recelved from the klan In Oklahoma and states showed, Mr. Dyer persons who claimed they (Continuea on i'g! Today’s News in Brief “Coumn 5.) President asked to join citizens' asso- Page 2 Surveyor Hazen proposes plan to pre- of alley clation. vent wholesale ejections dwellers under law soon effective. tion with | nd was howed there | the Klan | of hardships | members_of | other 3 Aid, that the order had et liself up as the censors of public morality. Other letters from ! had been | FOCHT CARWERCER NEASREKLLEDIN HoLgEBY B0 Striking Out of Enactment Clause by Body Spells Its Death. WOULD HAVE PERMITTED | HALF-CENT CUT IN FARES :One Company Declared to Be Re- ceiving $500,000 More Than | It Is Entitled To. i The commitive of the whole bLous. on the state the Union. in cor i the District street railway merger. today reported back to the ! Hous fthe en h a recommendation thar ing clause should be stricken Lout, »y killing the Focht bLil ! This action was taken in the cou mittee of the whole after two votes, each of which a clear majority wax shown in favor of killing the biil. On an aye and nay vote, 70 were in favor | of the motion of Representative Bla: ton to strike out the enacting clausc and fifty voted against such act When teilers were called for the vote and nays, 69. e voting to strike on clause werc Represents ther 53 the enucting tive Mapes of Mil formerly the House District tee: Repr. | seata Sproul, 11 republican lard Blanton, democ, Tex: | members of ‘the Distriet commitice Stafford. Wisconsin: Fess, Ob'n | Reavis, Nebraska; Graham, Ilin: Melaughlin. Michigan:; Haugho lowa; Greene. Massachusetts, Herrick, Okiahoma Hous, er, by an overwhels te. decided to recommit to = District committee the st merger bill The Focht bill would permit of a i - | The = | one-half cent in stre i . Representative James I° democrat, of Virginia, tn uthor of the so-called mer- told the House today wh:r tion of the measure was re- Blanton offered o ion to strike out t Representative Blan- even with the amend- ‘i Chairman Focht of the committee said he king the tax releas: ndent upon the merger Street railway companies, ure the defects of the bill aid that the release pro not be granted under that ment¥ wh {House District fwould offer. m provision dey the two twould not Mr. Blant ould pnditions, and he specifically dis {cuised the proposal to relieve o streei railway companies from i i paving charg Sees Rallef for Riders. Representative Woods argued tiat the bill does: Feliet da e pirea car rides amfifisfl# not work an injustice on either of the street railway companies. I opens the way to a merger. he said, and re moves the legislative prohibition against i merger. Representative Wouods reminded the Housc the Strect car riders a today pavipz one company $500.000 more than it is_entitled to receive. He pointed out that it is not right to iux the Capital Traction Company disappronortionately in order to kee « Washington Ruilway and Electric Compan That injustice removed by this bill, Representative Woods said. Inducement for Merger. an inducement to the Capital Company to enter into a Mr. Woods explained, this < that the consolidated com- Potoma. which is take over the rwer Company, valuable property, and then hould serve nctice on the Capital Traction Company that Congress is going 1o take away the undue profit that it has been receiving. “Then they 1 never merge.” Representative ods_ stated. “We are doing szl the CXCOSS PTOfiLS prov is the only method which T reduction of street car faies” dded. “To get a one- Cent reduction means taking one and one-half million dollars from both companies. s biil will allow a re- duction of approximately one-half jeent in 3 allow the Cap- ital Traction Company & generous re- turn.” epresentative Woods explained that the Lill carries indorsement. in principle, of the Public Utilities Com- | mission, who are also the District | Commigsioners, and that it has the indorsemcnt of the Chamber of Com- i merce, Board of Trade and other business organizations. pan: Electric e most million | oppose this | Argue for Five-Cent Fare. Representative, Madden of lilinvis, {chairman of the House appropriativns icommittee. declared there should be a five-cent strest car fare in Wash- ington without any merger. Tf this bill i passed. it will be easy to xet anything through Congress, Mr. Mad- den sald. He declared the Focht bill | fundamentaily wrong. He argued that the bill should be killed and that | condemnation proceedings should he entered into and the street railway \property taken under public owner- ship. Representative Mapes, Michigan ho was chairman of the House Dis- trict committee when hearings were held lookine toward a solution of the street railway problem, vigorousiy opposed the 1l now before the House He said the nroposal for a 50 per cent excese profits tax ‘on all earnings above 7 per cent i8 & check, because the Public Utilities Commission would not allow any fare which would vield above 7 per cent. Representative Oliver Alabama ad- vocated that the bill be sent back to committee and altered so that the first provigion in it would lainly state a maximum fare, whh'f: pro- ponents of the bill have mald on the floor should be seven cents, and four tickets for a quarter. Page 2| Urges Simple iBIL 8moot tells Senate sales tax must| Representative Graham. I, come, Page 2 publican. also argued that the bill Canadlan campalgn speaker spurns suggestion of Dominion -annexation ghouhl be taken back to committes and a simple bill drafted giving the by U. S. Page 3| companica the right to merge. This Depreasion laid 1o, "o much govern- |24 10 PAT2N nd he would vote here Y G. H. Cushing, coal mag.|ror it As an aliernative he will be ¥ a8¢ 3| farced to vote in favor of the Blanton Letters to be important evidence at!|motion to strike out the enacting Eastisks macderiicial Page 4olause, he sald. Representative Democrats still stand firm for league, ©ys Qox. G Turkas in Asia Minor. Page 11 126,000 enrolled in reorganized Na- Page 10 eks clalm sweeping victory over Graham stated his balief that it is not good poliey for Congress to authorize consolidations of corpora- tions engaged in different kinds of bueiness. In the present instance, he ald, it would result in a demand for tional Guard. Page 12 Harry K. Boss elected president of ;‘,f::ud PNy Real Estate Board. Page 13| Representative Graham also opposed Citizens deplore attack en officlals for | the proposal In the bill to remit ex- pcliod] (program: Tago 13 se of repaving streets. Nine hundred children In elementary schoels are In part-time classes due Page 13 to overcrowding. P “I do not propose to tax my con- \8tituents to pay street car fares for the people in the Nistrict,” he said. Reserve officers plan new attack on| Representative Graham said that Navy Department. Takora Park Citizens' nominates officers. Page 16| while it is claimed the main purpose Association | Paez8 of the bill is to reduce street ear ~Culitinued on Page %, Column 7.)