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Base Ball Edition Closing New York Stocks, Page 23 . No. 28201 post Entered as second-class matter ¢ office Washington, D. C. Base Ball Edition " Yesterday’s Net Circulation, 87,429 WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1921 --THIRTY-FOUR PAGES. GIANTS, 1; YANKEES, NATIONAL LEAGUERS WIN TITLE BY CAPTURING EIGHTH CONTEST Victory Gives 5 Games to Americans’ 3; Nehf, Twice Beaten by Hoyt, Finally Scores Over His Youthful Rival. POLO GROUNDS, New York, October 13.—The Giants, the National League entry, became the world base ball cliampions here today by defea tives, in the Grawmen, gi glith game of the ular series. g the Yankees, the American League representa- The victory was the third straight for the Mc- ag them the five necessary to gain the title. The Hugmen, who won the first two, were able to get only one in the last six, capturing the fifth contest. Arthur Nehf, the southpaw ace of the Giants, who was twice beaten by Waite Hoyt in previous games, finally scored over his yo Details of the game, play by FIRST 1) | Glants — Baker threw out Burns.| roft walked. Frisch fouled to| Pipp. Young walked. Bancroft scored | and Young went to third when Peck | let Kelly's grounder go between his | legs. Hoyt threw out Meusel. One | run. | Yankees — Ruth went out on the | third base coaching line. Fewster | fanned. Peck walked. Miller singled to right, Peck stopping at segond. Meusel flied to Kelly. On a wild pitch both runners moved up. Pipp fanned. | No runs. | SECOND INNING. ! Giants—Rawlings got a double into left. Snyder sacrificed, Hoyt to Pipp. | Rawlings was out at the plate when | Peck took Nehf's grounder and threw | uthful rival. play, follow: Burns got a single to Peck to Schang. left, Nehf halting at second. threw out Bancroft. No runs. Yankees—Ward fouled out to Sny- der. Rawlings threw out Baker, making a nice play. Bancroft threw out Schang. No runs. THIRD INNING. Giants—Frisch flied out to Miller. oung walked for the second time. Young stole ¥ Kelly popped to Peck. nd. Meusel struck out. No runs. Yankees—Frisch threw out Hoy! Fewster walked. Feck hit Into a dou ble. Bancroft to Rawlings to Kelly. No runs. FOURTH INNING. Giants—Rawlings got a double into left. nyder sacrificed, ' Baker to n WEATHER FINE FOR FOOT BALL AS EIGHTH CONTEST IS PLAYED POLO GROUNDS, New York, October 13.—Clear. hut chilly weather, prevailed for the eighth game of the world series today, and the contest was staged in an atmosphere that was ideal for foot ball. The Yankees went into the game| today not only minus Babe Ruth, but | without the services of Mike McNally, | the clever fielding third sacker, who | tore a ligament in his shoulder in | sliding into second base in yesterday's | game. Frank Baker, who took Me- | Nally's place yesterday, again was| stationed at the far corner. | Had Captured Two Games. | other days when Hoyt, worked. He 1l | ! | fannea. Pipp. Nehf flied to Meusel, Rawlings holding third. Burns fanned. No runs. Yankees—A\liller out, Frisch to Kelly. Meusel flled out to Burns. Pipp got a Texas leaguer into left. Ward got a single to center, Pipp stopping at second. Baker walked and the bases were filled. Schang flied to Burns. No runs FIFTH INNING. Giants—Bancroft flied out to Few- Frisch out, Ward to Pipp. Young singled to center. Kelly fanned. No runs. ankees—Hoyt fouled out to Kelly. Fewster fouled to Kelly. Peck walk- ed. Miller forced Peck, Frisch to Rawlings. No runs. SIXTH INNING. Glants—Meusel got a single to center. Meusel out stealing. Schang to Peck. Rawlings got a single into right. Snyder fanned. Nehf fouled to Baker. No runs. Yankees—Meusel lined out to Raw- lings. Bancroft threw out Pipp. Ward out the same w; No runs. SEVENTH INNING. Giants—Burns walked. Bancroft Frisch flied out to Meusel. Fewster robbed Young of a hit when pitched well then, his main trouble ! he pulled down his long fly. No runs. being the fallure of his colleagues to | Yankees—Baker fouled out to render substantial encouragement | p; o e fend Ui Frisch. Schang flied out to Meusel Atajs. Hovt singles to center. Fewster, Hugsins Is Not Downcast. P ) R “We'll win the next two contestsi orced Hoyt at second. No runs. and the championship,” said Miller Huggins before the game. “My play- ers are a fighting bunch. The Yankees could well hitch their EIGHTH INNING. Giants—Kelly whiffed. Meusel grounded out to Pipp. NO PODSNAPPERY FOR UNCLE SAM District Tax Surplus Not a Myth, But a Concrete Fact; Raising a Distinct Obligation. NOT TO BE WAVED ASIDE THEODORE W. NOYES. L Editorfal Correspondence of The Star.) I The statistical table herewith, pre- pared In the District auditor's office. shows the District’s tax revenue defl- cits and surpluses since 1900 It shows how the deficits between 1900 and 1910 were created and were met by advances that were afterward re- paid. It shows how the surpluses since the end of 1915 were created, Eives the exact amount of the aggre- gated surpluses, and shows that this amount is in Uncle Sam's hands. In 1903 Congress recognized that there could be and would be such things as aurplus revenmes of the District. It directed that the advances whica. it was then making to meet District tax deficits should be “refmbursed to sud Treasury from time to time out of the surplus revenues of the District of Columbta.” Congress Recognizes Surplus, After District deficits had been con- verted into surpluses Congress recog: nized the existence of such surpluse in the Treasury by applying portions of these surpluses to the payment of alleged indebtedness of the District to the United States. Most of these al- leged debts were over forty y. old, believed to have been offset by ancient District credits, or to have been can- celied in the readjustment of 1878, or dying, to have becn buried long ago in the grave of the statute of limita- tions: but after the dapse of over forty vears they were miraculously resurrected in full vitality. The fig- ures in our table noted as “direct charges” represent such_abstractions by Uncle Sam from the Treasury sur- plus of the District. For example, in 1918 there was sur- plus money in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Dis- Itrict of Columbia, for Congress in |that year transferred two amounts, $24,200.76 and $211,. .12, respectively, of such money leposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the District of Columbia” ifrom the credit of the District of {Columbia to the United States. In 1919 there was a District surplus in the Treasury, for Congress in that year enacted that the sum of §125,000 and the m of $97,740.50 “shall be itransferred to the credit of the United ates from ount the Treas- ury of the ted States to the credit of the District of Columbia.” In 1920 there was surplus money in the Treasury to the credit of the District, for Congress transterred three .. §10.000, A and S e araounicin “the Treasur{ of the United States to the credit of the District of Columbia,” to the credit of the United States. Unecle Sam, Guardian and Trustee. Tax-money wan collected ¥ BOX SCORE L 5 é Burns, cf.... Bancroft, ss. Frisch, 3b... Young, f... Kelly, 1b.... E. Meusel, If. 4 Rawlings, 2b. 4 Snyder, c....2 Nehf, p......4 AB. 4 .3 4 2 4 0 0 = —lccco:ceaee—cw Totals. ... 3l Ruth batted for Pipp in the ninth. Stolen base—Young. BLIMP WRECKED By the Associated Press. NEWPORT NEWS, Va., October 13. —A dingible from Langley Field was wregked in Hampton roads about 10:30 o'clock this morning and probably will be a total loss. There were three’ Mmem abeard-her when ske-left the flying station. Spectators reported that two men jumped as the craft descended almost 1to the earth. There was another and dasned it along the surface of H 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 INHAMPTON ROADS Peck, ss. . Miller, cf. WO NS WP — Ruth, ‘.. Ward, 2b. Hoyt, p.. lceeceme—e-&ma? lee:c-&w— E. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ™~ = — ~ SCORE BY INNINGS Wi'd pitch—Nehf. Double play—Bancroft to Ward to Kelly. PLAN LAST RIS FORSEAATOR KNOX {Nation’s Leaders Will Honor Statesman at Serviges at 11 0’Clock Tomorrow. Senator Philander Chase Knox of i jsuddenly at 6:30 o'clock last evening Fewster, If.. 3 R. Meusel, rf 4 Pipp, 1b.....3 Baker, 3b.... Schang, c.... Totals....29 Pennsylvania, & member of the cabi- : jaboard as the wind caught the baginets of three former Presidents, died | AB. i-l'z _ o cCooCvC—=ocoo WwW™=mN=D E 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 cocccococccocococoX SO OO === ST cSCoeNnN=—=wWwNoooo NS o S W W ww > S BN =) ~ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 R H. E Gants.... 1 0 0 0 0 0 000 — — — 1610 Yankees.. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 0 4 SUMMARY Two-base hits—Rawlings (2). First base on balls—Hoyt, 5; Nehf, 4 Sacrifice hit—Snyder. Struck out—Nehf, 3; Hoyt. 8. - §3,000,000 URGED FOR CONDUIT IN 2 »The District Commissioncrs have recommended In their estimates trans- mitted to Federal Budget Director Dawes that three million dollars be spert next year on the construction of the Great Falls conduit authorized by {Congress at this session. This informa- on was divulged -today through au- thoritative sources. ¥ C o Congress, in avthorlzing the buflding of a ten-million-doliar conduit, adopted ; the report of Maj. 3. C. Tyler, district | engineer officer, urging completion of i TWO CENTS. DRAMATIC MOMENT AS SENATOR GRIPS KLAN CHIEF'S HAND {Watson Demands Right to Be Heard in Defense of Col. Simmons. IMPERIAL WIZARD READS RITUAL TO COMMITTEE |Charges Wright Passed “Bum Checks"—Declares Order Is Pure American and Benevolent. | William J. Simmons, imperial wiz- lard of the Ku Klux Klan, was dra- |matically interrupted in h; |mony this morning, when Senator | Watson of Georgia stepped quickly | to the front to shake hands with the |chief klansman. | The senator whispered something, |and then sat near the witness ing to his feet a moment later, Ser tor Watson asked if a senator would \be permitted to ask a question Com- i “Not an outsider,” said Chairman | Campbell. “But 1 am an insider, and you will permit me if you want to be fair nator Watson shouted. I :United States senator, 'ing to see that the ipl nd 1 am go- witness has fuir Simmons step| nds on the s meantime taking a me d over a tor's sh ical tabie | Raps High Public Salaries. your “1 think m, you 3 quc tion,” Chairman Campbell interrupt- | ed. the audience meanwhile being i much of a hubbu : 1 won't claim ) but 1 will when th t Senate” Senator Watson shouted want to ask this witness, 1o whos order 1 do not t which 1 propose to def does not know that dozens of officers | cers at $15,000 and { of which comes out | the taxpayer | After this § | but nator Watson sat dowr, soon left the room right Azain Attacked. Resuming his testimony lifore the | House rules committs again launched an a Anderson Wright who recently publis ported to be an expo The wizard denied zation had declined drafis drawn by W { performed during a me: | paign. Simmous ¢ prinr o his connection wath the i “issued bum checks at Houston. Tex 1 You mean to say tha ht is- i su frandulent cneeks Rep- | resentative Rodenbers, can, | Hiinois. “That's my impression,” replied. ! “Didn’t you know this 1 you took him™ on,” Mr. Rodenb: per- te We did not know of it until a erward.” ! the water. = 2) i the project in the earliest time possible 1537 K street,in the interest of the health and welfar | of the people of the Disirict and for th taxpayers solely for expen The Giants had Waite Hoyt, the| wagon to Waite Hoyt today, but one {axm: ocal amazing young man who earns his|gtar cannot pull a team around every living pitching for the Yankees, 10| qay, at least not fn base ball, and No Simmons declared he had ne € thorized any k s or field € |to draw on the organization Rawlings out, Ward to Pipp. runs. Watermen at Old Point report that'at his home here, | the lone man on the blimp was taken |, ihest. 3 3 8 . . - v Capt. Watson and the crew of | beat to gain the world title. He nl-‘ the Yankee supply Is limited, com-! Yanks—Peck out, Rawlings to K only, and it hax not all been thus ex- (Off by Capt djthe S 3 . % .«i< | Protection of property against fire. It & s ready had outwitted the McGraw-!pared to McrGaw's constellation. Mays| Miller filed out to Burns. pended. Over four million doliars of | & harbor tug The bug. stll partly; He was stricken with paralysiswas estimated the work could be fin- inorics had ruer oy men, permitting them no runs the | is the only other boxman who has local taxpayers' money are in Uncle | fille Bas, 3 while descending the stairs on his | ished in three years. ~ 'house to destroy evidence againsi the first time and only onme score last Monaay. Artie Nehf, left-handed, but trust- worthy, was depended upon by the Glants. He was their flinger on both REPORTS DISAGREE shown a capacity to befuddle the Giant batsmen. McGraw had Slim Sallee, Pat Shea and Jess Barnes to pit against the Yanks in a ninth game. LLOYD GEORGE SURE ON UNEMPLOYED AS| T0 COME HERE FOR CONFERENCE ENDS The natlonal conference on unem- ployment, after creating a standing committee with authority to recon- vene the full conference at any time, concluded its deliberations today and adjourned sine / Divergent views as to needed eco- nomic readjustments for relief of unemployment were presented to the conference today by its manufactur- ers’ committee. Adamson Law Opposed. Majority members, through James A. Campbell of Youngstown, Ohio, committee chairmar, recommended several sweeping measures, including repeal of the Adamson eight-hour railroad law and a denunciation of any group seeking in its own inter- ests “to resist economic adjustment.’ Minority members, through Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, in another re- port. strongly emphasized that “there | must be adopted no policy of wage reduction. The two reports were among & number from various subcommittees| considered today by the conference at its final session. Conference officials | explained that the reports were not to be taken as recommendations of the confcrence, but as expression of opinlon by various groups. Railway Relief Urged. he majority manufacturers’ commit- «{5 repoalg! was. signed by Chairman Campbell, Willlam M. Butler of Boston, T. E. Edgerton of Nashville, A. L. H ‘Humphrey, W. H. Stackhouse of Spring- fie‘:iy()h! . and John A. Penton of Cleve- land. It recommended : Prompt enactment of legislation pend- ing in Congress for funding the obliga- tions incurred by the railroads during federal control; expenditure of payment of government obligations to the rail- roads growing out of rental obligations : transfer of the functions now performed by the Railroad Labor Board to the In- terstate® Commerce Commission; repeal of the Adamson eight-hour law ; prompt enactment by Congress of a law free from ambiguity providing for a substan- tial downward revision of taxes; prompt enactment of a satisfactory tarift bill embracing such rates of duty as may properly safeguard the prosperity of em- ployer and employe, and that “every ele- ment I our citizenship should frankly set its fac» against a group, whether in agriculture, business, labor or trans- portation, that selfishly undertakes to resist necessary economic adjustment in any narrow endeavor to protect its per- sonal interests at the expense of the permanent betterment of our national life.” Dissent With Majority. The minority report, filed by Mr. Gom- pers, Mrs. Sara A. Conboy of New Yorik, soeretary of the United Textile Workers of America, and Roy Dickinson, East Orange, N. J.. assoclate editor of Print- ers' Ink, categerically dissented from ARMS CONFERENCE By the Associated Press. LONDON, October 13.—Prime Minis- ter Lloyd George is preparing to go to Washington to attend the impending conference on limitation of armaments and far eastern questions, and it is un- derstood that unless unforeseen difficul- tles arise he will be there for he open- ing session. _ PARIS, October 13.—The cabinet today officially completed the French delegation to the Washington confer- ence on limitation of armaments and far eastern questions. Former Pre- mier_ Viviani will be second to Pre- mier Briand. Senator Albert Sarraut and M. Jusserand, French ambassa- dor to the United States, complete the delegation. NATIONS AT LOGGERHEADS. Tokio May Ask China to Recon- sider Proposals. TOKIO, October 13.—Japan is dis- posed to seek all possible means of solving the Shantung problem. it is indicated here. The main difficulty seems to Le the absolute divergence of the views of China and Japan, China holding that the leased terri- tory of Kiao-Chau should be restored to her because of her entrance into the war, while Japan is insisting that she must retain the legally acquired German rights in the territory. Newspapers here reflect the idea that the question can be settled only by the friendly mediation of a third party. Some recommend that Presi- dent Harding be asked to act in this capacity. Some journals express be- { ! i Meusel struck out. No runs. NINTH INNING. Giants—Snyder out, Baker to Pipp. Nehf fanned. Burns fanned. No runs. Yankees—Ruth batting for Pipp. Ruth grounded out to Kelly. Ward walks. Baker up— Hit into a double play. No runs. ILLINOIS TO FILE SUITS AGAINST EX-TREASURERS Will Charge That Interest on Pub- lic Funds Has Been Withheld by Several Officials. By the Associated Pres: CHICAGO, October 13.—Suits to re- cover sums of money alleged to be due the state of Illinois will be flled at Springfield within the coming week against state treasurers for several years back, it was announced by At- torney General Edward J. Brundage today. The suits will charge that interest on public funds has been withheld, and the defendants will include Gov. Len Small, Lieut. Gov. Sterling, both former treasurers, and Andrew Rus- sell, auditor of public accounts, Mr. Brundage said. STIR OVER LOST'WOMAN. By the Associated Press. LONDON, October 13.—All England is astir over the mysterious disap- pearance of Miss Pamela Beckett, a prominent young society woman, who left her home last Tuesday and has not been found, notwithstanding the efforts of Scofland Yard to locate er. Miss Beckett is_the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Beckett. Her father is the uncle of Baron Grimthorpe, is a partner in the Leeds banking firm of Beckett & Co., and is a director of the Great Northern railway. Her mother is the daughter of the late Lord Berkeley Paget. Miss Beckett was fond of dancing, and often has been the partner of the Prince of Wales. When she left home, in Grosvenor street, last Tues- day she said she would return within lief the government will ask China| g half hour. to reconsider Japan's proposals, which were rejected by the Peking govern- ment last week. Kotaro Mochizuki, who will leave for Washington soon as a special rep- resentative of the Kensei-Kal, or op- position party, has issued a statement declaring he will go to America to keep watch over the Japanese dele- gates as a diplomatic expert. ROME, October 13.—Italy’'s delega- tion to the conference on limitation of armaments to be held in Wash- ington will leave on October 24, it is announced by the Giornale d'Itala. e the conclusion and decisions of the ma- Jority members of the committee. The minority members also recom- mended adoption of “business standards which eliminate profiteering, place com- modities upon the market at the lowest possible cost per unit and enable manu- facturers to base unit costs upon 100 per cent utilization of the productive capacity of plants.” Proposal was made for uniform cost accounting and public- ity for production accounts by law, the minority stating they saw “in this pro- posal a constructive and logical substi- tute for state: trol,” I —_— DELAYS TREATY ACTION. Senate leaders today made plans to postpone consideration of the German peace treaty until next Moaday, be- cause of the death of Senator Knox. The treaty was to ive Leen brought up tomorrow under the agreement to limit each senator's time to one hour, with a_ vote ex- pected tomorrow ore Saturday. Most of the Senate foreign relations com- mittee and other Senate leaders, how- ever, are to attend the Knox funeral services here and at Valley Forge, Pa. Negotiations virtually were con- cluded today to postpone action on the treaty until Monday. MARKS AT LOW RECORD. LONDON, October 13. — German marks fell heavily in the stock ex- change here this morning dropping to 540 to the pound sterling. This was the lowest price on record. The fall in the value of the mark was attributed to the report relative to the decision of the council of the league of nations regarding Silesia. payment of the District’s f_capital appropriations and for ne other purpowe. Thus Uncle Sam. trustee, having collected money from his ward for a specific purpose under the law, name- 1y, to pay his ward's share of cer- ain expenditures which under the law were to be paid jointly by trus- tee and ward. failed for several years to spend part of his ward's money |in the manner prescribed by law. {Unhcle Sam, It appears. has been in | the habit of keeping his ward's { money in his left-hand trousers pock- et, where he deposits his trust funds, and his own in his right hand trou- sers pocket. where he puts his miscel- laneous receipts. Temptation of Uncle Sam. haps inadvertently, has put his ward's urplus money in the wrong pocket, namely, in the “miscellaneous receipts” pocket, where it does not belong; and on this assumption Uncle Sam is imagined as sayidg. when asked to pay out this accumulated fund of his ward's money for his ward's benefit: “If I had any of my 1 ward's money it would be in my left- hand pocket, and that pocket Is empty. 1 recollect collecting the money from my ward to pay my ward's share of National Capital ex- pense, and 1 recollect that I did not expend all of it for that purpose. It is unfortunate for my ward, but I {must have put my ward’'s money in my right-hand pocket, where it min- gled inextricably with my own mis- Cellaneous receipts money. and by vir- tue of that blunder, title to the money perhaps passed from my ward to me. I am sorry, but what can I do?" Other Excuses for Breach of Trust. Others conceive Uncle Sam, trustee, as saying to his ward: “I was careful to do all the necessary bookkeeping to hold you to strict account in the matter of your tax deficits and te { compel repayment of my loans to you to meet these deficits; but when the tide of District' balances turned and your money came to me as surpluses instead of mine going to you as loans to meet deficits, 1 have done no bookkeeping whatever; 1 have kept no separate account of your surplus credits in my hands, T d0o not know what these credits should aggregate, and 1 am not con- cerned to find out. Perhaps through my fault your assets in my hands have been lost in the ocean of na- tional Treasury resources. But I rec- ognize no responsibility for them whatsoever.' Those who_would repudiate alto- gether Uncle Sam'’s obligation as trus- tee in respect to his ward’'s money are not ashamed to picture him as guilty of Podsnappery and as saying brazen- ly when questioned concerning his ward's surplu “Your_alleged sur- plus is non-existent. It is a myth. The money is not in my left-hand pocket. You have lost it if I have put it in any other pocket, for it has disappeared among my great belong- ings. I have probably spent it as my own. Don’t bother me any more about your imaginary surplus. 1 don’t ad- mit that it exists. Mention of it is odious to me.” And with Mr. Pod- snap's arm flourish with which he disposed of disagreeables, Uncle Sam is represented as saying of the mythi- cal surplus: “And I remove it from the face of the earth.” . But why should wo be concerned where Uncle Sam keeps or has deposited our money, or what he has done or omit- fed to do in respect to the book- Keeping connected with {t? What difference should it make to us If some agent of Uncle Sam has blun- dered in respect to the particular place in the Treasury where he has | put our money and has labeled and |yea deposited it “miscellaneous receipts” instead of “District trust fund”? No. Advantage to Be Taken of Ome’s Own Wrong. ‘What have we to do with our trus- tee's blunders, neglects or omissions? How can they weaken our claim to s to be expended st mome | It is suggested that Uncle Sam, per- | {toward sea by a heavy wind. Maj. Fisker. one of the men who | jumped. suffered three broken ribs. ;The names of the other occupants of the car cannot be learned. They were uninjured. A tug has taken the wrecked bag {in tow and is making for shore with {it. Engine trouble is given as the cause of the accident. The craft was known as a pony I blimp, the bag being a turnip-shaped {affair and much smaller than the usual blimp bag, {FIVE OFFICIALS REMOVED. MANTLA, October 12.—Summary re: the town of Guimba, province of Neuva Ecija, was announced today | by Charles E. Yeater, acting governor | general. One of the officials dismissed i was the president of the town. They had been convicted of persecuting Carilo Domingo. a member of the democratic party. The officials are all members of the nacionalista party. —_— ARBUCKLE TRIAL SET. N FRANCISCO, October 13.—Ros- coe C. Arbuckle entcred a plea here today of not guilty to the charge of manslaughter filed against him in connection with the death of Miss Virginia Rappe. Arbuckle's trial was met for November 7 our own? Can Uncle Sam take ad- vantage of his own wrong? ‘We know how the tax money was authorized to be coliected, from whom and for what purpose. We know how much was ralsed and how much was spent for that purpose. We know the exact amount of that difference con- stituting our tax surplus and we know that Uncle Sam has somewhere on his person that amount belonging to us land to be spent legally and equitably as part of our share of District expendi- tures under the law of 1875. 'What more does a consclentious debtor need to know to bring quick payment? Contradictory Exeunes. The man accused of breaking a bor- rowed kettle replied in legal form: () I did not borrow any kettle; (2) it was broken when I borrowed it, inclusive. 1 e \ Net surplun. $36T5TL18 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 *Direct charges. tCash in United States Treasury. While the Dis ‘the credit of the general fund of the T ri1015 and 1915, the deficit n revenues to Part of debt to the United States on Ju Geficit in this respect on June 80, 1915, de to tak of P iohng, so that besioaiag with the facal g i oy 30, ‘1830, ‘totaled $ {Total moval from office of five officials of (| 30, 1914, amounted to $1.012.01 1 ations Tor that year amountod 1o $2,45 055,04 s over all approp: s for that year amounted to $2,145, Trovist the ‘deficit in revenues on June 30, 1 | way to dinner. Fifteen minutes later he died, without having regained con: sciousness Senator Knox was sixty- leight years old. Semate Pays Tribute. |, The Senate, after adopting resolu- | tions of regret on the death of Sen- lator Knox, adjourned immediately to- lday. on motion of Senator Penrose of { Pennsylvania. The formal announce- {ment of the death of Senator Knox {was made to the Senate by Mr. Pen- |rose. He said: “It becomes my sad duty to an- unexpceted death of my land our associate, Senator Philander C. Knox. His taking off was so un- 30 soon after he left the Senate chamber last evening, apparently in #ood health and vigor, and ready for I have difficulty at this time in ad- equately expressing my personal grief at the loss which the Senate and the country have sustained. ¢ “He was an illustrious son of Penn- sylvania, a man of sterling Ameri canism, a>stateman whose loss at this trying crisis will be irreparable. At a later date I shall hope more fully and adequately to expresssthe senti- ment which I feel and the views which 1 hold as to his standing and record in the annals of America.” Senators to Attend Funeral. The following senators were appointed (Continued on Page 2, Column 2. —_— and (3) it was unbroken when I re- turned it. In like fashion, Uncle Sam Is invited to say in response to the claim of a District tax surplus: (1) | There is no surplus; (2) T have kept | no bookkeeping accounts and cannot pay because I do not know the exact amount of the surplus; and (3) I have jlost the surplus, mixing it up with | my miscellaneous receipts and spend- ing it as my own, and, like Skimpole, T am irresponsible for anything to any- ody. But the facts and conditions and re. Iations suggented an usable by Ui Sam to relieve him from reponnf 1ty in thin comnection, instead of be- ing helpful to thin end, increase and atrengthen and emph: +concely: DISTRICT TAX SURPLUSES AND DEFICITS. Statement of net surpluses or deficits in District tax revenue, under organic act of 1878, of deficit or surplus accumulations and of interest charges on advances to meet revenue deficits for the fiscal years 1900 to 1920, Figures from auditor's office, District building. Deflclt accu- Interest charges mulations or on advances to reductions. meet deficits. 1.759.281 1.658517.. 1.849.661 23,070.85 21240,080. 26,908.23 2,081,250. 44,800.60 277,868 59,810.00 .650,568. 85.657.32 092,515 78.011.26 274,278 79,850.30 65,081 63,485.68 779,061 53,301.63 2821 35.581.22 District of Columbia at the close of the fiscal meet unexpended balances of appropriations and 4.57; and the revenue 016, the excess of this amount , 1015, amounting to r 1016 the District began to sccumulate & tions and all other charges amounting to $1,380,218.90 for 17, 1918, 1919 and 1920, the = ] interest charges on loans to meet deficits. wurplus of such revenues on June Favor Rushing Work. In proposing that $3,000,000 be spent { for construction next vear, the Commis- | sioners have acted on the assumption that {1t was the intention of Congress that the { improvement should be provided in three | Vears. It is likewise their own belief {the work should be rushed through to * earliest possible compleiion. Budget officials declined today ~to {indicate whether they have pruned |the condult recommendation. It was |stated that the situation as to the Ilikelihood of the present obsolete nounce to the Senate the sudden and | CONduit going out of commission at out capital stock or profit or g colleacue |ANY time has been explained to Gen.,member pected, so sudden and so shocking, ; Commissioner of the District, is in claimed: |Dawes. , < Klan was a mercenary outfit, Col. Charles Keller, new engineer Simmons, holding his ha {thorough sympathy with ‘the pro-| “God will bear me witness posal “to safeguard Washington never in the six years of my against the possibility of a water tion with this organization the great tasks ahead of him. that!famine as rapidly as 2 new conduit mercenary or {can be built. It developed today that Col. Keller had a thorough knowl- edge of the capital's water supply {situation long before he was selected ifor the commissionership. As a member of the board of engineers for rivers and harbors, he wrote the iTeport of the board commending the Tyler Great Falls plan, which Con- gress has approved. Early Recognized Danger. That Col. Keller viewed the situa- tion with alarm at the time the report was written, in January last, is dis- closed by the following statement in the report: “The consumption of water in the District of Columbia has already reached a maximum of 90,000,000 gal- lons or more daily, about feet per second, which also repre- sents the maximum capacity of the conduit. tunnel and pumping plant, These facilities are under constant strain~and, as no reserve exists, there is danger of complete interruption of the water supply of the capital of the nation. “Wise foresight, therefore, calls for the supply of a suitable reserve and. as the population is growing rapidly and its needs increasing, there is a double reason for deciding on a plan for' completing the water supply and for completing it at an early day.” _— GUILTY OF SHOPLIFTING. | Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, N. Y. October 13.—On her plea of guilty to a charge of shoplifting, Ryth Boring of 524 Riverside drive has been sentenced to from six months to three years in the penitentiary by Justices Moss, Freschi and Herbert in special ses- sions. She was accused of taking $36 worth of stock from Gimnel Brothers on September 25. In her home, where she was arrested, de- tectives said they found $5.000 worlhl of property . stolen from New York stores. She 45 sald to be of a promi- nent Washington famiiy. RAPS PUBLIC LIBRARIES. URBANA, IlL, October 13.—The public library is the most poorly equipped of all educational agencies to meet the demands of education, Carl H. Milam, secretary of the American Library Association. said today in an address before the soclation at its twenty-fifth annual meeting. He declared the staffs, of libraries were inadequate and at not enough new books, especially duplicates of volumes in demand, were being purchased. LIBERTY BOND CLOSING PRICES. NEW_ YORK, October 13.—Liberty bonds closed: 81;s, 89.90; first 4s, 93.00 second 4s, 92.1¢ bid; first 4%4s, 9 second ¢ 92.30; third 4%Ks, 94.! fourth 4%s, 92.80; victory victory 4%s, 99.36. 135 cubic | | organization. After certain court re were found in At Mr. Simmons testified “they were secn in possession of representatives of the New York World,” and that “cfforts | were made to attach the crime to |our organization. Copy of Charter Prexented. A certified Py charter. obtained in sented to the commi with other thin that the was “purely a benevolent order. w Touching on charg |through my mind. Told He Could Make Million. The witness declared that a man connected with the klan in its carly | days had told him he, Simmons, could make $1.000,000. He did not explain the method. ‘Who was that man?" asked It resentative Rodenber; | “Jonmathan B. Frost. whose name | appears here in our original petition,” the witness replied. “When Frost made that 1 told him I would go to my before 1 would pros for commercial purpos: told me that if ne wer imperial officer he could gu: $30,000 in twenty-four hours. refused. Mr. Simmons said it was for the |purpose of preventing gra in the hsale of robes that he caused to be iy serted in the charter a provision giv- ing him sole power over the klan's {paraphernalia. | As the testimony procecded | evident that the imperial | who recently has been il wa ing under a strain. Often b {heavily on a table as he stond the examination. ntee but [ it wis speak- Teaned during w | 4 Denies He Holds Iron H K | Denying charges that he held an {iron hand over klansmen, Mr. Sim- mons declared: “The authority 1 hold may be com- pared to that of a general in the Army, but a_general cannot issue or- ders in violation the rules and {regulations of wa | "Then, with a dramatic gesture, his {voice pitched high, the wizard added: i “If President Harding should re- | sign tomorrow and the people should |rise up overnight and attempt to proclaim me an absolute monarch and |demand that I accept the office, I'd | die before I'd do i Diamond “Imperial Stone.” Still dischssing newspaper attacks. as he described them. Mr. Simmons touched a brilliant stick pin in a blue tie, closely wrapped around a high stiff collar. “Why the newspapers said today I was wearing a big diamond. This is no diamond,” he explained, “it'’s an im- perial stone.” The audience roared and Chairman Campbell suggested to the witness that he get along and deal with more im- portant matters. After several attempts to get answers to specific questions, with the statement from the witness that “he was coming to that,” members of the committee in- sted that interruptions were proper. “We've béen very courteous and [ think the witness should answer.” sald Representative Pou. democrat, North Carolina. And the wizard agreed. Salary Fixed by Committee. Mr. Simmons said his salary of $1,000 2 month was fixed by the exec- utive committee. “How many members were present (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.2 . £