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nual income of Base Ball No. 28,289. FIRST INNING. Giants—Burns strolled on four balls. Bancroft flied to Fewster. Frisch fan- ned. Fewster made a wonderful run- ning catch of Young's fly. No runs. Yankees—Fewster walked. Peck fouled out to Frisch. Miller got an infleld hit which tore Bancrof+'s hands apart. Fewster scored on Meusel's single to center, Miller going to third. Meusel went to second on the throw-in. Pipp ont, Rawlings to Kel- ! 1y. Miller and Meusel scored on Ward's i drive over second base. Toney was knocked out of the box for the second time in the series. Barnes took his place. McNally flied to Young. Three run: Edition Clesing New York Stocks, Page 21. Entered as second-class matter post office Washington, GIANTS, 8; YANKEES, NATIONAL LEAGUERS’ TRIUMPH AGAIN EVENS UP TITLE SERIES E. Meusel, Snyder and Fewster Hit Homers VDuring . the Second Inning-Toney and Harper Driven From Slab Early in Fray. D. C. SECOND INNINS Giants—Kelly walked. _Meusel got a homer in right fleld seats, scoring Kelly chead of him. Rawlings filed to Miller. Snyder got a home run Into the left fleld seats, tieing the score. Barnes singled *o center. Harper was taken out, Spawxey taking his place. Burns singled to right. Barnes stop- ping at second. Bancroft fanned. Frisch filed to Meusel. Three runs. Yankees—Schang fanned. Shawkey stung a single to leff. Fewster hit a home run into the left fleld seats. Peck out, Frisch to Kelly. Miller out to Kelly, unassisted. Two runs. THIRD INNING, Giants—Young sent out a long drive BABE RUTH IS OUT OF SERIES BY ORDER OF HIS PHYSICIAN NEW YORK, October 11.—Babe Ruth has announced that the injury to his arm would keep him out of the game for the rest of the world series. His physician warned him, he said, that to take further chances would risk the loss of his arm. The Yankee star spent most of the morning in the office of his physician, who was reported as hopeful of pre- venting further spread of the infec- tion which settled in the player's el- bow after a slight igdury in one of the early games of the smeries. Grave Comseqiiénces Feared. Several minor operations have been performed on the al which de- Veloped. Ruth said medical ad- visers were afraid that any use of the arm would overstimulate drain- age with the possibility of very grave consequences. Ruth had been playing on hia nerve, Manager Huggins.sald. He explained that the home-run monarch suffered y's game not great pain in yesterd only because of the abscess on his arm, but algo from the strained liga- ment In his leg. < The weather was clear for the sixth game of the series and the fans gon- mntuflflfl.{. § Huggins leclared the Yankees could win without Ruth, however, asserting that the Bambing's game spirit would go with the players into the remaining struggie. wever, the Giants are equally conftdent. The Yankeer, with one game lead can take a gamble today; not so/the Giants, who must capture the con- test to have even a fair chance of winning the series. Manager McGraw looked to big Fred Toney, who was knocked out of the box last week, and to Jess Barnes, who went to Toney's rescue, and pitched a brilllant game. WILL URGE TARIFF AND TAXAGTIONTO HELP UNEMPLOYED today the gemeral program out- lined by its committees embodying suggestions to mccompiish expe- ditiously recovery in business and permanent employ Limitation of armament and conse- uent increase of tranquillity among tions, involving a further decrease of the tax burdens on the people of the United States and other nations; readjustment of railway rates to a falrer basis of the relative values of commodities and immediate settle- ment or indefinite postponement of tariff legislation are among the im- portant recommendations formulated for presentation to the full session of the President’s unemployment con- ference this afternoon at the Com- merce Department. Eight points, ali bearing on vital 1ss are sald to constitute the ret of the dellberations of the steering committee of the confer- ence. ‘will be presented to the he: second fuly meeting_of the confer- nce this afternoon. These points are understopd to include the following requests’ for action from the con- ference: A readjustment of railroad rates to & more equitable basis of the relative value of commodities and with a rate reduction on primary commodities. At the same time the financial sta- bility of the railroads must be safe- guarded. Early completion of the tax bill with its probable reduction of taxes, in order that business now held back pending disposition of tax legislation may proceed. Settlement as quickly as pessible or definite postponement of tariff Jegislation so business may deter- mine its future conduct and policies. Urge Rall Settlements. Settlement of the government's financial relations with the railroads, keeping in mind the immediate ne- cessity for Increases. maintenance and betterments, which are expected to make effective increased railway employment and to stimulate general employment in order that the rail- roads may be prepared for enlarged business as it comes. Limitation of world armament and increase of tranquility which is ex- pected to ensue and a further de- cpease of the tax burden, not only in the United States, but in other coun- tries. Measures looking toward minimiz- ing fluctuations in exchange because of the recovery from the great slump in manufactures exports, due to the economic situation in Europe. Sub- stantial progress cannot be made so long as extravagant daily fluct tions continue in foreign exchang No merchant can determine the d livery cost of any international ship- ment under the present situation. i A concrete program of action that will bring about more regular em- ployment in seasonal and intermit- tent industries, notably in the coal industry, in order that the drain on capital may be lessened and the an- werkers -may be U..S.PLANS T0 BID ON SHIPYARD WORK Fear of further disintegration of | the trained forces in the arsenals and navy yards of the country, including Washington navy yard, has set gov- ernmental machinery moving in high gear today to save further reduc- tions in personnel, and possibly to take on more employes, it was learned. The proposal has been made that the Shipping Board send all of its ship repair work to the navy yards and that the arsenals of the War Department, as well as the navy yards, shall be allowed t0 bid on the work of other departments which ordinarily would go to outside firms. It has practically been determined that this permission for the navy yards and arsenals to bid on the work of other departments will be allowed. It was learned from an authorative source that the tentative draft of an executive order had been drawn up to carry into effect the proposal and it is understood that it will be sub- mitted to President Harding within a few days. Congressmen Push Order. Several members of Congress are pushing the order, as they ar well as those now giving the matter con- eration, realize that it is one of the ways to relieve in some extent the unemployment into “which the employes of navy yards and arsenals have been thrown, 27 The carrying out of the plan pro- posed would permit the ar and Navy departments to keep in the yards and arsenals trained men, it it would be an eco- pecially time when there is much un- 'ment, to have these institu- tions do much of the government work. There is much work which the government has to farm out to pri- vate firms from time to time and the government now has the facilities for hlndlln? much of it, it was pointed out further, and the machin- ar{‘:nd trained men should be kept intact for this purpose. In the event of a national emergency, the gov- ernment would have the nucleus of a trained force ready for immediate expansion. Its eficiency would be constantly kept up and the morale would be materially improved. The Shipping Board is glving con- sideration to' the proposal to turn its repair work over to the navy yards of the country, and it is understood :’hll to some extent this has been yards designated to perform all of the work. This will return to work thousands of men who have been thrown out of employment from these yards on account of the reduced naval appropriations. In the case of the arsenals, it is proposed to permit them to bid on all classes of government work for which they are fitted to perform. They are required now to manufac- ture for the needs of the War De- partment. It.is understood that the proposal has been well received at the War Department, where it is real- ised that it will permit the Army to Meep intact a large part of the ed personnel in these jnstitutions-built up ducing-the-yrane 7 S % one. But it is the plan to have the navy | alleged The Fn WASHINGTON, D, .C, ' POLO GROUNDS, New York, October 11.—The Giants beat the Yanks in the sixth battle of the world series this 'afternoon, to again place themselves on even teams with the American Leaguers at three games each. The victory made the National League team the favorite for the championship, as it is considered to be better fixed for pitching talent now than its rival. Toney, who started for the Giants, was driven out in the first inning, and Harper, who opened for the Yanks, was forced to cover in the second. . Details of the game, play by play, follow: to Meusel. Kelly got an infield hit to McNally which was too hot to handle. Meusel lined out to Fewster. Rawl- ings fanned. No runs. Yankees—Frisch threw out Meusel. Pipp got a Texas leaguer into center. Ward fanned. Pipp stole second. Mc- Nally fanned. No runs. FOURTH INNING. Giants—Snyder singled to left. Barnes singled to left, Snyder stopping at sec- ond. McNally threw Burns' sacrifice wild to first, filling the bases. Snyder and Barnes scored on Bancroft's single to left, Burns going to third. Burns scored when Frisch forced Bancroft, to Peck, unassisted. Frisch stole second. Young fanned. Frisch scored on Kelly's hit, which hopped over Pipp's head. Kelly out stealing, Schang to Ward. Four runs. Yankees—Schang walked. Shawkey fanned. Fewster walked. Peck fanned. Miller fanned, Barnes retiring the side on strikes. No runs. < FIFTH INNING. Giants—Meusel walked. Rawlings was sefe on Ward's bad throw to Pipp. Snyder popped to McNally. Barnes {fouled to McNally. Burns grounded out to Pipp. No runs. Umpire Moriarity chased Earl Smith {from the bench to the clubhouse. Yankees — Meusel walked. Pipp fanned! Wamd fanned. McNally flied to Meusel. No runs.- SIXTH INNING. \ Giants—Bancroft slashed a single to left over McNally's head. Frisch walked. Young fanned Bancroft out |5lanllng. Schang to McNally. Frisch scored on Kelly's single to center. | Meusel filed to Fewster. One run. | Yankees—Schang singled to center. Shawkey forced Schang, Bancroft to |Rawlings. Fewster struck out. Peck filed to Meusel. No runs. SEVENTH INNING. Glants—Rawlings popped to Peck. Snyder out, Peck to Pipp. Barnes out, ‘Ward to Pipp. No runs. Yankees—Miller flied to Young. Meu- sel fanned. Pipp out, Rawlings to Kelly. No runs. EIGHTH INNING. Giants—Burns hit a high one, which Fewster took. Bancroft holsted to Ward. Frisch fanned. No runs. Yankees—Ward out, Bancroft to | Kelly. McNally hoisted to Kelly. Schang walked and Baker batted for Shawkey. Baker out, Rawlings to Kelly. No runs. NINT! ING. Giants—Piercey went into the box for the Yankees. Young singled to left. Kelly fanned and Young was out steal- ing, Schang to Ward. Meusel got a single to left. Rawlings fanned. No runs. Yankees— Fewster up— Out—Fly to second. Peck up— Ea Out—Fly to second, Miller up— 5 ©Out—Fly to second. WAR TALK SCORED. iLecturer Sees No Danger of Conflict Between U. 8. and Japan. VANCOUVER, B. C., October 11.— Dr. A. R. McCalium, professor of med- icine at McGill University, Montreal, here today from a five-month lecture tour of China for the Rockefeller Foundation, termed “talk of war be- tween the United States and Japan as sical as suggesting_an inter- planetary conflict between Jupiter and “Japan has no outlet for her ex- cess populatio; he added. “It is only logical that some territory must be ac- a:lwr!‘.'i ‘where these people may over- He said he “could not see any solu- tien to China’s difficulties, as the whole country is in a state of chaos.” —_— MAYOR IS RELEASED. Other City Officials Also Await Ac- tion in Conspiracy Charges. JERSEY CITY,; October 11.—Mayor Patrick R. Griffen of Hoboken and four city commissioners who were charged with conspiracy and malad- ministration yesterday were released in the custody of Corporation Coun- sel John U. llon of Hoboken by Judge James W. McCarthy in com- mon pleas coyrt. The charges' were made last week by Joseph P. McBride, a (lxsl ', who 1 conspiracy to defraud the tax- payers of Hoboken, and maladministra- tion by letting conmtracts for city work without competitive bidding. Judge MoCarthy sald thé charges were serious and he hoped the county prosecutor would ask the grand jury to give them early attention. —_— CHILEAN AT ARMY 3CHOOL. LEAVENWORTH, Kan., October 11, —Lieut. Gansalo 'ValdiVieso of the Chilean army today arrived.at Fort Leavenworth, where he enrolled as a member of the line class, general service school. He is the first Zor- eign office; the L he has l‘n r to-gater schoel aince’ ' ening I af’ I Basé Béll' Edition I Yesterday’s Net Circulation, 89,044 NO PODSNAPPERY GIANTS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1921 -TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES. BOX SCORE : FORUNCLE S District Tax Surplus Not a Myth, But a Concrete Fact, Raising a Distinct Obligation. Burns, cf.... |Bancroft, ss. . Frisch, 3b... AB, 3 5 4 Young, rf... .5 4 4 5 NOF To BE WAVED AsiDE [Kelly, 1b. ... E. Meusel, If. Rawlings 2b. Snyder, c....4 Toney, p....0 Barnes, p.. . THEODORE W. NOYES. [Editortal Correspondence of The Star.] In Mr. Podsnap, Charles Dickens typifies those who evade an incon- venient fact or a disagreeable ob- ligation by denying or lgnoring its existence, “Happily acquainted with his own merit and importance, Mr. Podsnap settled that whatever he put beh him he put out of existence. There was a dignified concluslveness—not to add a grand convenlence—in this way of getting rid of disagreeables, which had_dome much towards es- tablishing Mr. Podsnap in his lofty place in Mr. Podsnap's satisfaction. ‘l don’'t want to know about it; I don’t chopse to discuss it; I dom't md- 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 sweep- ing 'm behind him (and conse- quently wheer away) with those words; and 4 flushed face.” For they affronted | m. . R 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 4 1 00 00 81 Totals....38 Baker batted for Shawkey In the ation to Podsnappery. When it is suggested to Uncle Sam that, the war being over, it is time to 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 a 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 Giants. ... Yankees. . (DS Sacrifice hit—Burns. Stolen bases—Pipp, Frisch. statistical Mrs. Harris of .District finance. He is invited to render the sur-| Ward. plus non-existent, Podsnap fashion, Ly mweeping It behind”him into the ury receptacle labeled “Miscel- laneous Receiptn.” Uncle Sam No Podsnap. But this invitation to repudiate will not be accepted. Uncle Sam will not be guilty of Podsnappery. 1t ought to be easy to ascertain whether a concrete something like a tax surplus does or does not exist. What is the tax out of which the alleged surplus arises? By authority is the tax imposed? From whom and_in what amount is the tax authorized to be collected? For what purpose does the law command that the tax shall be expended? To create a surplus it must appear that a Rreater amount of tax was col- lected fn & given year than the law authorized, or that not all of the taxes collected 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 1878. That law directs the District Com- missioners to submit estimates of the District’s needs through the Secre- D. C. POLICE PROBE ASKED IN HOUSE Congressional investigation of the police department of the District in proposed in a resolution Introduced today-by-Regitesentative Roy C. Fits. gerald, republican, of Ohio, of the House District commitf The fact that the United Statés has 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 belleves that the utmost protection and safeguards should be drawn around these distinguished for- what tary of the Treasury to Congress. It|eign visitors. then says: Representative Fitzgerald says he ‘o the extent to wi intends to press for a hearing before the rules committee. The resolution asks that a special committee of five members of the House be appointed by the Speaker and authorized and dirécted to inves- tigate the conditions of the District police department. It says that the d | cause for the extraordinary and un- precedented number of serious crimes committed in the city of Washing- ton and the reason why the National approve of gréss whall appropriate the amount ©of 30 per cent thereof; amd the re- aining 50 per centum of such ap- 1 be levied and e taxable property unid District rty of the U e District of Colum- Surplus a'Fact, Not a Myth. Capitol is alleged to be the chlef 1. Who, then, Imposes the tax?|center of crime in the country should Congrens. be reported to the House with rceom- 2. Upon whom or what fs it levied ! mendations. The resolution would sed? Upon the able prop- | give this committee full power to privileges In said District the property of the United States and of the District of Colum- send for persons, books and paper: relative to the proposed investiga: tion. bin. 3. What z t of tax is author- ized? A: .:::;“" ,‘;m-‘ - " NOTHING TO FEAR. IS VIEW. “I do not belleve the police depart- ment has anything to fear from an investigation,” said Commissioner Oyster, when informed that a resolu- tion had been offered in the House calling for such an inquiry. The Commissioner sald the force fs now recruited to the full strength allowed by the appropriation ang in his opinion is doing good work. He sald, however, he belleves the partment should have at least 100 additional men. — MUST PAY RENT OR MOVE. LORAINE, Ohlo, October 11.—One hundred families occupying govern- ment-owned homes in the Emergency Fleet Corporation reservation here and who are In arrears in their rent, were ordered to pay up or vacate. Three- day notices were served by Thomas E. Kirk, supervisor of the Shipping Board holdings, who says he is acting under orders received from William Towers of the Philadelphia office. of the District estimat Congress for a given year; exactly the same as the rected by the law to be ap by Congress from the natio; ury for District purposes. 4. What is the sole purpose of the tax for which it must be expended? To enable the District to pay its half of the District appropriations, that one-half of the District estim: approved Congress. How Surplus Is Created. The law assumes that only the pre- cise amount of one-half 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- Treas- es as and enacted into law by proval of the estimates the mp-! Mayor Willlam Grall has wired propriations by Comgress which fixed | President Harding asking that the an-|order. be stayed. There are 233 homes in the reserva- tion, bullt during the war to accom- modate shipyard workers. Most of them have been unemployed for sev- eral months. 1 District tax. "Thus in some years taxation pro- duced more than one-half of the amount appropriated by the District appropriation bill; in other years less, The joint fiscal committee of 1915 found and declared, however, that during the years since 1878, viewed as a whole, these deficits and sur-|other and more urgent purposes. The pluses offset one another, and that|worid war had to be won, and in this thus by design and not by accident|joriod the capital's growing .munici- the half-and-half law had been recog-|pal needs were comparatively neg- nized and substantially enforced. The | jected. Instéad of deficits, unexpended congressional joint committee thus|gurpluses of local taxes thus devel- itself exposed and denounced the fic- | gped and accumulated. And the mu- tion that the half-and-half law s & |nicipal needs which the taxes were fiction. collected to meet were in correspond. Unele Sam Recognizes and Collects |ing measure neglected and unmet g ficits. and also accumulated. Surplus on Same Footing as Deficits. Now that the war {s over Uncle Sam s beginning to take note of the war-time neglgct of the capltal's mu- nicipal needs 'and of the imperative and urgent necessity of spending upon them, at once, Lnr’e 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 these very neglected ne about to meet these accumulated needs we should apply to help to pay for the District's share in such ex- Ppenditures the unexpended local tax- surpluses collected in recent years for this_very purpose, but held unex- pended because Uncle Sam did not feel 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 I‘:c'hm' we are remt year | now engaged, it is to war he has needed his money for 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 amount that he had collected that year in local taxes, he took note of the temporary deficlt 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 interest from the Dis- trict revenues of subsequent years. Such _deflcits occurred (and ~were met by money borrowed by the District from Uncle Sam and later re- aid with interest) in 1901, 1902, 1906, 906, 1907, 1908 and 1909. On account of these advances to meet deficits the District paid to the United States $3,992,616.03 in principal and $585,- 076.68 in Interest. In 1916 the last of these advances was repald. Of recent years (since 1916), and especially during our war time, ihe process has been reversed and sur- pluses 1nstead of deficits have ac- cum lated. Uncle Sam has each 916, 1917, 1918, 1919 and 1920) spent | that for the purpose of paying na- less than twice the local tax wl tional the is & part of collected for capital e mance -and-development, During the- H. 1 2 0 1 3 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 Home runs— E. Meusel, Snyder, Fewster. Since we are -now | and AE 0 O|Fewster, | 2 0|Peck, ss.. 2 0|Miller, cf. 0. 0 0(Pipp, 1b.. 0 0|Ward, 2b. 3 0,McNally. 0 0|Schang, c 0 O|Harper, p 0 0|Shawkey, 0 0|Baker.... 0 O0|Piercy, p. 0. 0 1 2 8 2 4 10 0 0 0 0 27 7 0| Totals.. elghth Inning. SCORE BY INNINGS 5 6 7 8 9 0 00 00000 SUMMARY First base Barnes, 4; Shawkey, 2. Struck out—Harper, 1; Barnes, Double play—Schang to McNally; Schang to key, 5. Piercy, 2. WILL PROBE SCHOOLS. The Senate District committee is to meet at 10 o'clock tomorro¥ te congider 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 will be headed by Senator Caj 'anul. u:!nrq g to Senator Bal r of 1S CROWD CHEERS INLONDON STREETS By the Associated Press. LONDON, October 11.—The con- ference of representatives of the British government and the Sinn Fein met at 11 o'clock this monning in the cabjnet room at 10 Downing street, Prime Minister Lloyd George's official residence. After a wsession which lasted until 1 o'clock the conference was gdjourned until later in the afterngon. One-of Mr. Lloyd George's secre- tarles, who received the newspaper men just after the conference opened, ilingly sald: “You cannot expect any news for weeks yet.” Account of Opening Session. The text of the communique out after the first session follow: “The first session of the conference on Ireland was held at No. 10 Down- ing street at 11 o’clock. Those pre: ent were the British representatives. Prime Minister Lloyd George, Lord Birkenhead, Winston Spencer Church- ill, Sir Laming Worthington-Evans, 8ir Hamar Greenwood and Sir Gordon Hewart, and the Irish representatives, Arthur Griffith, Michael Collins, Rob- ert C. Barton, Eamon J. Duggan and George Gavan Duffy. There aiso were present two British secretaries and Erskine Childers and John Chartres, the Irish secretaries. 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 wih- 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.) ven —_— LIBERTY BOND CLOSING PRICES. NEW YORK, Octobq’r 11.—Liberty bonds closed: 3%s, 89.80; fi 94.80 bid; second 92.10 04; second . 4% 2.10; fourth 41s, 92.53; victory 3 victory 4%s, 99.38. ————— 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- ntation in respect to éither taxa- The District is not a negligible contributor to national tax In the war and reconstruction taxes of 1913- 1930 it _contributed 514,645,053, more than fifteen states, more than five states combined (North Dakota, Mex- ico, Nevada, Wyoming and Vermont). Ak we have scen, deficits in the Dis- triet’s tix revemues in seven years between 1800 and 3910 Tq cover these deficits the Distriet bor- Towed from Umcle Sam $3,903,51508, and repnid the advamees, with §585, 076.68 uterest.. Sauce for Goose Is Sauce for Gander. In the years 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919 1920 surpluses revenues instead of These surpluses aggregated €66.09 on June 30, 1820. Ax Uncle Sam | teok mote of the deficits and protected Rimself, 80 now we ask that he take mote of the surpluses and ward, the - We proteet his do_mot sk 0 O|R. Meusel, rf.3 3b. 4 of District tax | Zu AB. f.. 3 p.-3. .. 34 cCo—mcococoocoo=—oNA R A A e B I — Nl - S OO D00 W WWN =N WO cococoweoe=coo=oF coccococoo=mocooco oM V4] - o ™~ 10 11 12 oo R R on balls—Harper, 2; Toney, 1; 10; Shaw- INPERIAL WIZARD | | AT KU KLUX PROBE Demand for_ap investigation of the agtivities of \3 Ku Khux Klan was made before the House rules commit- tee today by Represemtative. Tague, ‘democrat, Massachusetts. Callea as (h@SHur witdliis at hear- | ings on a number of resolutions pro- viding for an Imquiry by Congress, | Mr. Tague sald he first directed the ! attention of the Department of Jus- tice toward the klan prior to ex- change of administrations last March. | Later ke took up the guestion with | Attorney General Daugherty and was informed that the depArtment's own |inquiry, then under way, showed there was no foundation for some of the chargen against the kiah. | “There is no law to permit men to | go out in the dark and take me or| my family from my home to punish | me whether I am black or. white, Catholic or Jew,” Mr. Tague declared. “If the charges as published are true it is time for Congress to put out its | hand and stop it.” { Imperial Wisard Preseat. | Willlam J. Simmons of Georgia, {imperial wizard and founder of the| klan was among the first witnesses to | arrive. He came in with Represen:- ative - Upshaw, democrat, ing for an investigation of each and| every secret order in the United| States. Attorney General Daugher- ty also was present at the hearing, | which was delayed for®some time| while a pack of picture men got| photographs of the imperial wizard | and the committee. On the objection | of Representative Rodenberg, repub- | lican, Iilinois, however, the wizard and the committee were not Included in one group. Willlam J. Burns, chief of the De- partment of Justice bureau of inves- tigation, whose evidence bearing on the-activities of the klan was present- | ed ‘yesterday by Attorney General Daugherty to Chairman Campbell, also was on hand, waiting to testify. : In opening the’ hearing Chairman Campbell explained that a mumber of resolutions had been Introduced call- ing for a thorough' investigation of the klan. The question whether the order had violated the postal laws would have attention from the gov- ernment, the chairman said, as well | as charges that lawless acts had been committed by masked men. Says Catholics Oppose Kianm. Mr. Tague, charged that the klan deliberately collected the money from the public for the purpose of de- stroying the “Thirty million ‘Catholics stand up and oppose this d demand an Inquiry by Con- gress,” he added. Representative Pou of North Caro- lina interrupted to say that if the klan was gulity of crime charged against it there was no obstacle to prosecution by the court. ~+Well, the resolution was Introduced the other day In the Texas legisiature to give the court power to investigate the acts of men guilty of hardshi and murder,” Mr. Tague replied. . Representative Dyer, republican, Missourl, 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 received from members of the klan in Oklahoma and other states showed, Mr, Dyer said, that the order had set itself up as the censors of public morality. Other letters from persons who claithed - they had been " (Condnued on Page %, Column §.) FOREIGN EXCHANGE. Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibhs & Co. Selliag checks—Dolla? valnes ‘at noon todey: NEW YORK, October 11.—Foreign axchsn{n. heavy. Gréat Britaln—De- mand, 3.84%; cables. 3.85%; sizty-day bills on banks, 3.81%. ice—De- mand, 7.30%:; cables, Italy—De- mand, 3.99 cables, Belgian —Domngfl. .. "“ cabl <R nlr- many—Deman cables, .82. Hol- land—Demand, “1}:' .04, TWO OENTS. FOCHT GAR MERGER MEASUREKILLEDIN HOUSE BY 68 1060 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. The committee of the whole house on the state of the Union, in con- sidering the District street railway merger, today reported back to the House with a recommen@ation that the enacting clause should be stricken out, thereby killing the Focht bill This action was taken in the com- mittee of the whole after two votes, in each of which a clear majority was shown in favor of killing the bill. On an aye and nay vote, 70 were in favor of the motion of Representative Blan- ton to strike out the enacting clause and fitty voted against such action. When te]lers were called for the vote was, ayes, 68, and nays, 60. Among those voting to_strike out the enacting clause were Representa- tive Mapes of Michigan. formerly of the House District committee; Repre- sentatives Sproul, Illinois. republican, and Blanton, democrat. Texas, both members of the District committee; Stafford, Wisconsin: Fess, Ohio Reavis, Nebraska; Graham, Illinois: McLaughlin, Michigan; Haughen, Iowa: Greene. Massachusetts, and Herrick, Oklahoma. The House later, by an overwhelm- ing vote, decided to recommit to the House's District committee the street railway merger bill. The Focht bill would permit of a re- duction of one-half cent in street car fares, Representative James P. Woods, democrat, of Virginia, the original author of the o-called mer- ger bill, told the House tcday when cunsideration of the measure was Te- semed. Representative Blanton offered a privileged motion to strike out the enacting clause. Representative Blan- ton said that even with the amend- ments which Chairman Focht of the House District committee said he would offer, making the tax release provision dependent upon the merger of the two street railway companies, would not cure the defects of the bill. Mr. Blanton said that the release pro- posal should not be granted under any conditions, and he specifically dis- cussed the proposal to relieve the street. railway compantes from the paving charge. Sees Ralief for Riders. Representative Woods argued that the bill does bring relief to the street car riders and-at the same time does not work an injustice on either of the street railway companies. 1t opens the way to a merger, he said. and re- moves ~ the legisiative prohibition against a merger. Representative Woods reminded the House - that the street car riders are today paying one company $500.000 more than it is_entitled to receive. He pointed out that it is not right to tax the Capital Traction Company disapproportionately in order to keep the Washington Rallway and Electric Company running. That injustice is removed by this bill, Representative Woods said. Inducement for Merger. As an inducement to the Capital Traction Company to enter into a merger., Mr. Woods explained, this bill says that the consolidated com- pany may take over the Potomac Electric Power Company, which is the most valuable property, and then should serve notice on the Capital Traction Company that Congress is going to take away the undue profit ! that it has been receiving. “Then they will never merge.” Representative Woods stated. "We are doing that through the excess profits provision.” “This is the only method which provides for a reduction of street car fares,” he added. “To get a one- | cent reduction means taking one and one-half million dollars from both companies. This bill will allow a re- duction of approximately one-half cent {n fares and still allow the Cap- ital Traction Company a generous re- turn.” Representative Woods explained that the bill carries indorsement, in principle, of the Public Utilities Com- mission, who are also the District Commissioners, and that it has the indorsement of the Chamber of Com- merce, Board of Trade and other business organizations. Argues for Five-Cent Fare. Representative Madden of Illinois, chairman of the House appropriations committee, declared there should be a five-cent street car fare in Wash- ington without any merger. If this bill fs passed. it will be easy to get anything through Congress, Mr. Mad- den sald. Hé declared the Focht bill fundamentally wrong. He argued that the bill should be killed and that condemnation proceedings should be entered into and the street railway D;l’wer(y taken under public owner- ship. Representative Mapes, Michigan, ‘who was chairman of the House Dis- trict committee when hearings were held looking toward a solution of the street railway problem. vigorously opposed the bill now before the House. He said the proposal for a 50 per cent excess profits tax on all earnings above 7 per cent {s a check, because the Public Utilities Commission would not allow any fare which would yleld above 7 per cent. Representative Oliver Alabama. ad- vocated that the bill be sent back to committee and altered so that the first provision In it would plainly state a maximum fare. which pro- ponents of the. bill have said on the floor should be seven cents, and four tickets for a quarter. Urges Stmple_ 1BIL Representative Graham, TIlIl., re- publican, also argued that the bill should be taken back to committea and a simple bill drafted giving the companies the right to merge. THNis could be passed at this session df Congress. he said, and he would vote for it. As an alternative he will be forced to vote in favor of the Blanton motion to strike out the enacting clause, he said. Representative Graham stated his belief that it is not good policy for Congress to authorize oconsolidations of corpora- tions engaged in different kinds of business. In the present Instance, he said, it would result in a demand for increased charges for light gnd power. Representative Graham also opposed the proposal in the bill.to remit ex- pense of repaving streets. “] do not propose to tax my con- stituents' to pay street car fares for the people in the District,” he said. Representative Graham sald that 07. | while it is claimed the main purpose of the bill is to reduce stree* nar TITEORG 0N (ko L, COIG. - 4= |