Evening Star Newspaper, October 9, 1923, Page 1

e | | WEATHER. Fair tonight and tomorrow; littl change in temperature, Tempem.nr-/ for twenty-four hours end:d at 2 pm! tuday: Highest, 62,.at 4 pm. yester- day; lowest, 40, at 6:0 a.m. todfy. Full report on page 15. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. CENTS. FULL PLAN OF U S, Yestfrdly's Circ_ulufinn, 92,4_50 TWO Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 26 15, 29,0 Entered as second-class matter post office Washington, D STINNES DEMANDS [ S;Aid e Seen 1 Austrian Men Hit' Rejuvenation of 'REVIVAL OF HUGHES SWEEPING POWERS OF SUPER-DICTATOR Gives Stresemann Four Hours to Meet Ultimatum, Order- ing Abdication. CHANCELLOR IGNORES UKASE, WAITS ACTION Industrialists Call for Tax Repeal and Power to Negotiate Settlement. BY HIRAM K. MODERWELL, By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News BERLIN October 9.—Hugo Stinnes’ “Industrial commission,” which is but a private committee which Stinnes and his friends organized for the pur- Pose, today sent Chancellor Strese- niann a four-hour ultimatum demand- ing virtual control of Germany. The chancellor promptly pigeonholed it and let the time limit expire, after his cabinet had agreed that even to ne- gotiate over such an ultimatum would be equivalent to abdication. The next move is up to Stinnes. In the meantime Chancellor Strese- mann is proceeding to lay before the reichstag his own “legal dictatorship™ law, upon which a vote should be tak- +n tonight or Wednesday morning. It 1s now questionable, however, whether will get the necessary two-thirds Ljority to make, the dictatorship ef- Tectiv eady about one-fourth of the so- cialist delegation have decided not to support the cabinet. - Stifnes’ faction of the people's party also will refuse its support, and this faction may prove to be a majority of the party. The result, then, would be that the chancellor would not get the neces- sary majority and the government would be left helpless, facing an eco- nomic and political crisis unprece- dented since the end of the war. New Berlin Bank By the Associated Press. LONDON, October 9.—An Ex- change Telegraph dispatch from Ber- lins says the newspaper Zeltung Am Mitag confirms that American aid is to be given in the establishment of the new German gold note bank and asserts that news has reached Ber- lin to the efféct that former Chan- cellor Cuno's negotiations in New York have been satisfactory. EUROPE WAR NEAR LORD GREY WARNS Arbitration Seen Only Way to Peace—Italy Blamed in Greek Dispute. BY HAL O'FLAHERTY. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Dally News. LONDON, \October 9.—Lord Grey, whose voice has been raised pro- phetically so many times in the past, again is heard -through the medium of a letter published i today's Lon- don Times, warning FEurope that another war is imminent unléss the various states agree to settle their disputes by the just decisions of an impartial authority. He uses the Italo-Greek incident as the basis for a ringing appeal for support of the league of nations and respect for treaties. After relating the bare details of Italy's action in bombarding and occupylng Corfu, he say: TUrges Support of League. “The maintenance of civilized re- lations between states depends upon the keeping of treaties, just as the maintenance of civilized relatipns be- tween individuals depends upon the keeping of contracts. Many of us believe that unless the league of na- tlons’ is used and supported there RUBR ARBITRATION PROPOSAL LOONS Lloyd George’s View lTime Is Ripe to Try Plan May In- spire New Offer. IRRECONCILABLES MADE UNEASY BY SPEECHES Even Limited Part in European Tangle State Secretary Sug- gested Is Opposed. BY DAVID LAWRENCE, Former Premier Lloyd George's suggestion that the time is ripe for an acceptance of the Hughes plan to form a commission to study the repa- rations question is occasloning some uneasiness among those who consti- tute the “irreconcllable” group in American politics. Never has there been a time, with the possible exception of the first mention of the world court fssue, when the prospect of dragging for- eign policy into the campaign was as little desired by the leaders of the republican party, who sincerely want unity instead of discord. While Sec- retary Hughes did not propose any- thing that cgmmits the United States government "to “an involvement in entangling allianc his plan, even at this date, is looked upon by the “irreconcilables” as a step toward greater participation in European affairs, and they don’t want America to indulge even in unofficial confer- ences. Johnson Seeks Opening. Out in California Senator Hiram Johnson s waiting his chance to make an issue of foreign policy if the Coolidge administration makes any gesture toward -Burope. Mr. | STORES WITNESS ADMITS FALSEHO0D Chidago Negress Confesses She Lied on Stand Delib- erately Yesterday. By the Associated Press. gProvidence Fire | Levels Buildings And Still Spreads | By the Assoclated Press. PROVIDENCE, R. I, October —Fire near the waterfront had destroyed half a dozen buildings this afternoogy dnd was spreading. Buildings destroyed included: The six-story brick Lewis build- ing, occupled by John D. Peck, Inc., hay and grain dealer; wooden storeheuse occupied by the same company; plant of the Providence Coal Cmopany, including its big 9. COOLIDGE: AGAINST - ECONOMIG PARLEY ‘Thinks Nothing Would Be ' Gained With Present Con- ditions in Europe. With the present condition of mind Women Into G ir"ls By Wireless to The Star and Philadelphia Pub- lic Ledger. Copyright, 1923. VIENNA, October 9.— A Vienna newspaper today launched a vehe- ment protest against Prof. Stein- ach's attempts to rejuvenate old women, on the ground that, the women of Austria already exceed- ed the men by 128 per 1,000 and that they are 40 per cent more nu- merous in Germany and Russia. Rumania is the only European country where the men outnumber the women. The paper declares that literally thousands of women are Now sub- jecting themselves to X-ray treat- ments calculated to restore their youthful good looks and vigor and asks where the world will end if women never die off. The paper draws comfort from the reflection that the X-ray method-is far from perfect and that few patients ac- tually achieve the desired rejuve- nation. PLANS TOWIPE OUT GRADE CROSSINGS i Engineer Commissioner Ad- vocates Bill for Wholesale Elimination in the D. C= Presentation of a special bill to { Congress in December providing for the abolition of all railroad grade | crossings in the District was advo cated today by Maj. Bell, Engineer Commissioner. It also was learned that when the Commissioners go before the budget bureau at 10 o'clock Friday morning they probably will ask for funds to construct a viaduct under the tracks of the Baltimore.and Ohio railroad near Lamond station, where yester- day’'s fatal accldent occurred. | Although Maj. Bell said this morn- Lamond situation bureau this year, with the budget he expressed the ing it is not too late to take up the! REORGANIZATION T0 BE GIVEN CABINET Brown Probably Will Explain Scheme Next Tuesday. _Early Action Expected. COOLIDGE DETERMINED TO SEE CHANGES MADE Proposed Realignment of Depart-~ ments and Bureaus Causes Differences. ! Every detail of the comprehensive plan for reorganizing the federal de- partments and independent agencles of the government will be outlined to members of the cabinet by Walter F. Brown, chairman of the joint con- gressional committee on reorganiza- tion, who personally drafted the re- organizatioh scheme which was ap- proved last winter by the late Presi- dent Harding, it was announced to- day at the White House following a conference between Mr. Brown and | President Coolidge. Mr. Brown prob- ably will appear before the cabinet at its meeting next Tuesday. At the same time it was made known at the White House that the | President is strongly in favor of the plan of reorganization of the govern- ment departments, believing that it will enimipate the overlapping of au- thority and duplication of effort { thereby resulting in greater efficiency { Mr. Coolidge, it was eaid, will make a | determined effort to have Mr. Brown's | scheme enaeted at the next sesslon of } Congress. To Discuss System. Next Tuesday's cabinet meeting, it is understood, will be devoted ex- jclusively to the discussion of the re- | organization plan. Each cabinet is no prospect of peace in Europe. “It seems clear that the covenant NEW YORK, October 9.—Mrs. Rose Nell Milier, a negress of Chicago, who } belief that grade crossings should be laid before | Ukase Unprecedented. Phe Stinnes ultimatum is almost coul pocket: plant of the Eastern Coal Company and several small existing in Europe, President Cool- | the general subject of | Y 5 - sty i s 3 member will be given an opportunity Johnson has plenty of other things, no doubt, of a domestic character on without parallel in history. These men, who are almost the only rich men in Germany, have demanded re- peal of taxes and the laws of the nation, payment of large sums of | money in addition to the vast funds already received from the govern- ment, have broken their formal con- tract’ with the workingmen regarding the elght-hour-day and have as- sumed authority to negotiate with the French on reparations. Not only this, they demanded that | Chancellor Stresemann _give his as- scut within four hours to a pregram which he could not legally approve, if at all, without the express author- 1zation 'of parliament. These men, .who demanded that passive resist- ance continue while millions were starving; whose press ‘daily instilled fnto the German people hatred against the French; who received vast sums of the people’s money for losses due to Ruhr occupation; who received huge prices for their coal from mines in unoccupied territory; who receiv- ed high freight rates on coal which had to be imported in their ships be- cause of the Ruhr occupation; who issued millions of dollars in private money with which they bought labor and materials, and are redeeming this money at one-tenth or one-twentieth of its value when issued; wko have fought every attempt to cease infla- tion and stabilize the natlon's curren- ecy; who raised raw material prices until the manufacturing industry| was brought to the edge of ruin; who ha paid taxes in depreciated cur- rency while adding the full amount | of the tax to the prices of their goods ! ~—these men refuse to pay to the gov. ernment taxes which are desperately needed to bring some degree of stabil- ity to an impoverished country, ter- rified at the approach of winter. Demand Full Powers. they demand that they be powers over More, given plenipotentiary ! Property belonging to the state. They | elaim the price of coal—which is the ! basis of all other prices—is neces- sarily far above the world price be- cause of the high cost of production But it has never been satisfactoril explained wh the production cost | was so hijgh when they for years have been paying their workerd at | Jow rates. } STRESEMANN WINS VOTE. Obtains Confidence, Despite Three- | Party Opposition. i By the Associated Press. BERLIN, October 9.—Having given Chancellor Stresemann a vote of con- fidence in the face of opposition by | the nationalists, the communists and 1he Bavarian people’s party, the reichstag today considers the measure | that gives the government extraor- dinary authority in dealing with eco- nomic and financial problems.” The bill was approved yesterday by the reichsrat or imperial council. ¥ Chancellor Stresemann’s victory in | obtaining a_ vote of confidence was strengthened by the rejection of a resolution to abolish the state of emergency in the reich and in Bavaria, and by the passage of a soclalist resolution indorsing the gov- nment’s constitutional attitude to- ward exceptional measures in Bavaria. _ Theve was a turbulent scene in the feichsrat yesterday when Count Westarp, the German nationalist, ticizing the central government, demanded “a breach of relations with France with all its consequences. Westarp's supporters applauded and | shouted “War!” which called forth demonstration in opposition from the left. Hugo _Stinnes, writing in the Deutsche ‘Allgemeine Zeitung, his own newspaper, expresses the opinion that Germany would have been better served by a cabinet of non-partisan | experts than by the reconstructed of the league has been broken by Ttaly and that a serlous, perhaps fatal, blow has been dealt the league. In Italy, appagently, none believes that this view of the importance of freaties can be held from any motive but .unreasoning hostility to Italy, or from a mean cllculation of ma- terlal interests.” Lord Grey attacks the deeision of the ambassadors’ eouncil awarding to Italy 50,000,000 lire as unjust, and-ors dered not because Greece had incur- red the penalty, but to preserve the ptace of Burope. This, he ddtlares, is payment in the debased coin of in- Justice. ‘ Seeks Accord with France. Only one thing, he says, could have prevented this unjust decision. That was close . co-operation between France and England which, unfortu- nately, was lacking. He closes with an appeal, quite evidently aimed at the imperial conference, for a re- newed understanding with France as the only remaining mreans of preserv- ing democratic government for pos- terity. By reaflirming the British point of view regarding occupation of the Ruhr, Lord Grey evidently Is seeking to influence France toward a new consideration of partial or complete withdrawal from the industrial area of Germany. His appeal undoubtedly will greatly affect the attitude of the dominion premiers now in Londor, as { they, like all Britishers, hold in high- est Tespect the views of the outstand- ing elder statesman. He speaks at a critical moment when the imperial conference is debatinz the question of foreign policy and is, perhaps, on ithe verge of taking the gravest de- i cision made by the British empire since the declaration of war in 1914. LAKE FLOODS TOWN AS DYKE BREAKS Moorehaven, Fla., on Banks of Lake Okeechobee, Menaced as Gale Brings Collapse. By the Associated Press. TALAHASSEE, Fla., October 9.— ‘Word was received today at the office of the chief engineer of the Ever- glades drainage _ district that the { dykes around Lake Okeechobee pro- tecting Moorehaven had given way | and the town was flooded. The break was due, Assistant Engineer Flanders reported, to & northeast gale that started blowing last midnight. The telegram advising Chief Engi- neer Eliot of the situation said: “Northeast gale blowing since mid- night. Protective dykes at Moore- haven given way. Town flooded. Am moving Panama in. Will advise you condition of south shore levee later. ‘Water elevation, 19.9. “(Signed.) FLANDERS.> levees were not extensive and, do not cover any long stretch. they would, not be difficult to .close after the dfedge Panama reached the That_would require two-or he stated. coalition ministry which, he feels, may not have sufficlent authority to accomplish needed reforms. Stinnes on Warpath. Virtually _accusing . Chancellor stresemann of having “cribbed” the rdinal features of his “more pro- duction” program, and cortemptuous- 1y dissipating the legend that he was seeking the dictatorship of - Gen- nany, Stinnes buckled on'his‘journal- istic armor to the extent ot utilizing 1wo columns of his pergomal organ, 1he Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, to reveal the incidents wnich -precipi: tated the government crisis last week and the part he played th i Incidentally, Herr Stinnes dlsposes of the current impression that a di- vided Ge people’s party caused the chancellors temporary downfall : Herr Stinnes cités the party caucus held Octotber 2, at which Dr. Strese- yiamn_ also was present ‘and which vnanimously ~adopted a resolution, whose text, Herr.Stinnes asserts, was Water Rapidly Rising, But Break Is Under Control. By the Aseéciated Press. i MOOREHAVEN, Fla, October 9.— The dyke in fropt of the city of Moorehaven broke this ‘morning, due to heavy pressure of a northeast wind. The break is reported under contral, but water is rapidly rising. Flood waters have entered several stores and: merchants are removing their stocke. : Moorehayen 18 situated on Lak Okecchobee, In_southern Fiorida. The dyke was built to protect this city from overflow waters from Lake Okeechobee, upon whosé ~edge the city lles. state and local officlals have, been watching the water level of the ‘some Wi ; antic- 5. Numbers He thought ‘s edge. 1] which he could base a campaign, but his fight from the beginning has been against agreements of any kind with Europe and on that platform he may be seen campaigning again unless the administration adopts a strictly hands-off_policy. Secretary Hughes - made his sug- gestion about an informal commis- sion of inquiry as early as last De- cember and about the only thing that Mr. Coolidge has alvulged on foreign policy has been an expression which Indicated that the Hughes spcech atill remained the pollcy ‘of ‘the CUnitéd States government. ~ Tn “that speech Mr. Hughes laid dowr the proposition that unoficial persons representing cach countrs, but Rot necessarily each government, could Bit down and estimate the capacity of Germany to pay and the possibili- ties of extending credit to Germany Shen once a satisfactory settlement is reached. . No government was to be committed to an acceptance of the plan,, but was to have the right to apprbve or disapprove the findings and to act upon or ignore the report made. . France Did Not Accept. The theory back of this plan was that once the representatives of all | concerned did get into conference { with the siicere purpose of regching | a settlement an adjustment was in- | evitable. Mr. Hughes hoped at the { time to avert an invasion of the Rhur, {but Premier Poincare was so intent upon making that move that the Hughes proposal was for diplomatic reasons censtrued by the French gov- ernment as an_informal and unoflicial proposal and France is therefore in the position of being able to accept the proposition now. if she desires. With the ending of passive resist- ance the general belicf was that a direct settlement between France and Germany was forthcoming. But the disturbed condition of affairs inside Germany has -revived -the idea that co-operation of the German people and the consolidation of political ele- ments in Germany will not be brought about until some sign of stability ap- pears from the outside to instill con- fidence. - The fact that an interna- tional loan would unquestionably international commission such as Mr. Hyghes proposed would have a pow- {erful effect on economio conditions !in Germany. Bankers and business men are. hopeful that an economic settlement can yet be made, and that's why the comment of Mr. Lioyd George that it is still fime to act on the Hughes plan is regarded here as a significant boost for the Hughes pro- posal, back of which it is known the British and German governments are ready to stand. ° Foreign Policy and Trade. It is pertinent to note that Treas- ury officials in denylng rumors of un-' employmeng and pessimistic reports about future business conditions do not fail to allude to the possible ad- verse effect which Européan condi- tions may have on American mar- kets. ¢Farm organizations are begin- ning to take an interest in fmproving Europe's purchasing power so that a | fight for co-operation with Europe might see a different line-up than, that which developed over the league of nations or world court issues. It seems almost certain that the roup which favored an international Chiet Engineer Ellot sald that the | Soonomic conference a year ué ownl‘tha cruiser Marblehead, will slip from'| places where water could go over the ' be found supporting the Hughes plan [the ways at Cramp's shipyard at for a commission of inquiry into the reparations problem. Should sufficfent support develop it would not be sur- prising if further inquiries were made of France as to the possible accept- ance at this time of the Hughes plan. \ (Copyright, 1923.) |40 ON- FRENCH DREDGER #i MISSING THREE DAYS £ PRALCEF 5 AR Tugs Continue Search for Vessel at Mouth of Seine—Fear Al Lost. By the Assoclated Press. ’ HAVRE, October 9.—The French dredger Normandie, with a crew of fifteen men and with about- twenty. five others, members of-their familjes, believed to be on board, is missing and fears ‘are entertained tha has gone down with all hands. ‘The dredger, which has been work- r n to the Cabo from '!ornnm,rrou the 7 7 “and soarch come out of the proceedings of an |- she e was the principal witness for the plaintiff yesterday In the divorce suit of W. E. D. Stokes, wealthy hotel owner, against Mrs. Helen Elwood Stokes, today admitted, under cross- examination by Samuel Untermyer, Mrs. Stokes' chief -counsel, that she had deliberately testified falsely in answering questions about her past. When guestioned by -Mr. Unter- myer, Mrs. Miller, who had declared #he ;bad been married several times. as Mnablé to give definitely the dates of 1 marciages. At first sho said she had married & man pamed Murphy in city hall, New York, but later, on se- vere cross-examination by the defense counsel, retracted this statement, de- clared it false and admitted that she had deliberately testified falsely. Was Formerly Waltress. Mrs. Miller sald she was a waltress at one time in a tea room in West 35th etreet, New York. "Recalled to the stand today, she declared she had delivered food to the .apartment of Edgar P. Wallace and had found Mrs. Stokes in scanty attire. Under cross-examination the wit- ness admitted she had lived under four different names, including that of Nellte Murphy. ' She used the name of Murphy, she said, because a man of that name had promised to marry her. She was unable to re- member - the dates of her previous marriages. She declared pointedly that she had been married to Murphy in City Hall, New York. A few minutes ~later she Tretracted this statement vigorously that she had told an untruth under oath. Refuses to Answer. When Mr. Untermyer explained the situation to her she admitted having deliberately testified falsely and then refused to answer further questions. “Do you refuse?” asked Mr. Unte myer, “beacuse an answer would in- criminate you or because it would degrade?” Both.” she answered. “Do you not know.” asked Mr. Un- termyer, “that you have deliberately committed perjury?”’ No,” was the answer. “Well, then,” continued the de- fense counsel, “Do you know that deliberately testifying the witness said. Addressing the court, Mr. Unter- myer said: g “I ask that-this witness be com- mitted for perjury.” (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) FLEETEST CRUISER TAKES WATER TODAY Marblehead to Make 35 Knots an Hour—Fitted for Airplanes. » By the Associated ress. PHILADELPHLY, October 9.—One of Unclé Sam’s fleetest fighting craft, | high tide today. She will be sponsored by Mrs. Hannah Martin Evans, first gold stgr mother of Marblehead, Mass, More than forty ranking naval officers: will attend the ceremonie: The Marblehead measures 555 feet in length over all and is fifty-five feet ‘wide at load water line. It is modeled like a_ United States destroyer, ex- cept that it {s seven'times as large as the largest, destroyer and equally as fast, its being more than thirty-five knots an hour. Trial dis- ylu:om nt is about 7,100 - tons. a CA) 0 e ha he ’l'h:v gblnl shaft horsepowe: ‘are among the most powerful ‘evér built. | The main battery consists of twelve e €O EE o 3-inch Tty callber antiaie: 't a:ll .and two three-pounders.’ 0 ti o le. ud‘ng'o twin aboxe water rpedo _mo! "oh addition to g drus be fully. eauip “Unitea vessels of under co) . thm!iodw vy will ‘are - SRR Max Steuer, chief counsel for Mr,| ‘There are- four propellers; driven | 00 | also are tmvm, “for - ! structures. ; Nearby lumber = vards were threatened. The fire started at Dyer and Dorrance streets. ARREST MAY SOLVE Police Seize~ 3~ Autos and Great Store of Parts Be- lieved to Have Been Stolen. Arrest of two speeding motorists at Chain bridge last Saturday night by Motor Cycle Policeman C. P. Rob- inson led t an investigation which resulted today in filling half a room at the seventh precinct with heaped- up miscellaneous parts of automobiles H alleged to have been stripped from; stolen cars; in the recovery of three alleged stolen autotmobiles and in placing three charges against each iof the two men caught. The two automobiles sped past Robinson late Saturday night on the Canal road, heading for Chain bridge and Virginia. He hailed a passing motorist, who overtook them after road. The pursult car blocked egress into -Virginia on the Chain bridge, after nearly toppling one machine over the railing. When arrested the men identified themselves as John Abersoll, twenty, of 3929 Ellicott street, Tenleytown, and Frank Christopher, twenty, col- ored, U street between 5th and.6th streets. Precinct Detective W. F. Burke took up the investigation. At Aber- soll's house and elsewhere a large amount of miscellaneous automobile fittings were located, he sald. _Two charges based on section 826-B of the penal code, carrying a maxi- mum penalty of five years in the peni- tentiary for appropriating propert. ‘without consent of the owner, and one case against section 836-A of the penal code, also carrying a five-year penitentiary sentence, and prohibit- ing bringing stolen property into the District, were® placed against each of the men. < All of the stolen automobiles and. some equipment have been identified by the owners. The_investigation is continuing un- fer the direction of Precinct Detec- tive Burke, Police at the seventh pre- cinot believe that the arrests will solve a long string of automobile part thefts, as well ‘as thefts of automo- bHes themselyes. - World MANY AUTO THEFTS! la chase at breakneck speed up the | ed from an endeavor to hold a world economic conference. The views of the President were obtained today when the attention of White House officials was called to the advocgey of an international economic conference by Senator Cope- land, democrat, New York. The President has not considered the question particularly, but the subject has been one of more or less continuous discuseion—in. Washington {for the past twn years. Up to the | present time, however, the President has not been able to see such condi- tions in existence abroad as would make a world discussion of economic problems practicable or useful. No Promise of Suceéss. The view of M#. Coolidge is that it tion steps looking toward an econom- ic conference until there were as- surances that some succesw would at- tend the discussions. Many of the questions foremost in conflict in Eu- rope are recognized by the Preident as of an econoiaic nature, but a num- ber of them, in his opinion, are so closely allied with political considera- | tions “that a .meeting of the repre- sentatives of the nations of the world Iwould do little to remove the conflicts. At tthe same time the President was represented as optimistic regard- ing business conditions generally throughout the United States. In making this known a spokesman for the President said that the mat- ters of information regarding’ condi- tions in this coumntry are such as to make him feel satisfied and reassured that the prosperity of the past year will ‘continue for some time in the fu- ture, Difliculties Limited. It was explained that while some difficult situations exist they are con- fined to sections and to individuals. | According to the President's best advices, the agricultural situation as a whole is splendid, although the raisers of range cattle are feeling the effects of low prices. At the same time those engagéd in fattening cat- tle and other livestock .are receiving good prices ‘and appear to be hope- ful of the future. Reports indicate evidences of prosperity among the textile industries, and leaders among the steel and manufacturing indus- itr(es report their business as being fair. ] _ MINISTRIES CANCELED. | Warsaw Reduces Cabinet Posts by \ Combinations. WARSAW, October 9.—The cabinet has drawn up a motion for presenta- tion to the diet canceling the min- isteries of health and posts and tele graphs. e The work of the first ministry will be transferred to the ministry of the interior and that of the second to the ministry of trade and Industry. The canceling of the ministries is due to a desire to economize. Series _ Base Ball Games v Beginning tomorrow, at 2 o’clock, will be re- produced, play by, play, on the electric score- board, 11th street side of The Star building. ‘Within a few and other last-minute. news. minutes after the last man is out The ¢+ Evening Star will issue a ' BASE BALL EDITION Containing the.box: score and details of 'p]ay.‘{ In the regular 5:30 Edition, t6 follow, will be a more complete story of the game, rac ing would be usgless to even start in mo- | LCongress in the form of separate legislation. | Plan for Van Buren Street. The city heads already have before | them an estimate of $65,000 to carry | Van Buren street under the railroad tracks at a point not far from the ! grade crossing, at which two men! and & woman were killed by a train| yesterda ! Even if the Commissioners succeed {in having this individual item insert- {ed in next vear's estimates before {they are finally approved by the bud- |get bureau, there would still be a inumber of other grade crossings that icould be eliminated through the en- (actment of a special act. Maj, Bell's first step will be to ask !the highway division of the engineer {department to collect all possible {data as to the number of such cross: {ings, together with the cost of con | structing bridges or viaduets. Revive 0ld War on Grade Crossings. | The accident yesterday led two or- | :gflnlzallons to reopen an old fight yes-| {terday for abolition of grade cross- {ings in Washington—the Public Utili- ties Commission of the Washington | Board of Trade and the Takoma Park Citizens' Association. Both organiza- | tions declared their action in urging |abolition of the crossings was a reit- eration of a stand taken years ago. Rendering a verdict of accidental death in_ the wreck which cost the | lives of three persons when a west- ern fiyer of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad crashed into a small sedan ! crossing the“tracks at Lamond Sta- | tiqu, D. C., vesterday, a coroner’s jury at 'an inquest in the District morgue officially recommended. “to_the District Commissioners ‘ that some action be taken to abolish all grade crossings in | the District of Columbia.” The dead are: Samuel D. Coe, thirt five years old, of 114 Elm avenue, Ta- koma Park, Md.; Mrs. Dorothea Hoag- land, twenty-five, of the same ad- dress, a sister-in-law of Mr. Coe, and Herman Steiner, twenty-one, of 118 Elm avenue, Takoma Park, Md. It was shown at the inquest that the only warning for pedestrians and automobiles crossing the tracks at Lamond station is a warning bell that signals automatically the approach of a train. Engineer on Opposite Side. Motor Cycle Policeman Black, on duty in the section where the accident took place, introduced a drawing into the evidence, showing the location of the tragks, the spot where the accident took place on the south-bound track— which was the last to be crossed en | route to Washington—and the distance which the bodies were carried. Engineer George N. Cage of Bruns- wick, Md., testifled that, since he was on the right side of the cab and the automobile evidently approached from the left side, he knew nothing of an accident until he heard the noise of the crash. He immediately applied brakes, he said, although debris had virtually -at the same time cut the air hose and applied the brakes auto- matically. _Greac. and water from the automobile made the wheels slip- pery and he estimated that the train went, about 3,000 feet before it was | stopped. RITES FOR VICTIMS. { Coe and Girl to Be Buried Tomor- row, Steiner Today. The bodies of two of the railroad | crossing victims will be buried to-'! morrow afternoon in Arlington cem- | etery. The remains of tite third wic tim will be cremated this afternoon. | Funeral services for Samuel D. Coe will ‘be held tomorrow afternoon at: 2:30 o'clock in Arlington cemetery, followed by interment. Funeral serv- | ices for Dorothea Hoagland will be | held in the cemetery half an hour | Jater, followed by interment there, | "Funeral services for Herman W. | Steiner will be held at J. W. Lee's funeral parlors, 332'Pennsylvania ave- | nue, this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Fol- | lowing the services the body will be taken to the Washington cremato- rium. SIGNS TARAFA BILL. President of Cuba Affixes Signature to Measure. 'By the Associated Press. HAVANA, Cuba, October 9.—Presi. dent Zayas today signed the Taraf: port ffi railroad bill, - b5 o A to question Mr. Brown regarding the scheme aser he explains the plan as comprehensively as possible. It has been suggested that follow- ing the round table discussion cer- tain differences of opinion now ex- isting can likely be amicably adjust- ed in order that the reorganization plan 20 to the Capitol with the unanimoys approval of the President and his cabinet. & Mr. Brown expressed the bellef that before his plan is finally.approved likely will undergo sowme changes to meet the views of the President and one or more of the cablnet officers. ‘When the plan is finally agreed to by the President and his portfolio, it will go immediately to the joint committee on reorganization to be whipped into shape for presentation before Congress. i Mr. Brown feels assured from talks with Senator Smoot and other mem- bers of the joint committee that this proposed legislation iwill have an even chance of favorable action at the next session of Congress. Members of the committee, however, have ex- pressed themselves as being some- what doubtful about certain features of the plan that might strike mem- bers of Congress as being of a too radical departure to include in the reorganization plan. Row Over Changew, The details of Nr. Brown's plan over which there has been some dis- agreement include the conselidation of the War and Navy departments into the department of national defense, and the division of the bureau of forestry among the departments of Interfor, Agriculture and Commerce, and the consolidation of the various investigation bureaus of the several departments. Those advocating the Brown plan feel certain that when Mr. Brown's reasons for proposing these changes are understood at the Capitol, the leg- islation will be enacted. It is expect- ed also that inasmuch as Mr. Coolidge has expressed himself so favorably for a plan of reorganization that he will move quickly and decisively after Mr_Brown appears before the cabinet and the “O. K.” of the latter is affixed to the plan. Additions to Plan Seen. Whether any changes will be made jn the present plan will not be deter- mined until after Mr. Brown has ap- peared before the cabinet meeting, but one thing certain is, according to those interested in the subject, that several additions will be made. Prominent among these additions will be pro- vision for an assistant to the Presi- dent, who, in turn, will have four as- sistant secretaries—one to'be in charge of the executive personnel, one to handle all legislative matters, one to devote his attention to political ques- tions and patronage, and one to Man- dle clemency cases. These assistan Mr. Brown explains, will §0 a long way toward relieving the President of much of the routine and ‘esser important duties of his office. ‘HIGH AND DRY ON ROCKS,’ REPORT OF MOTOR SHIP Freight Carrier Believed Lost. Following Quake in Japanese ‘Waters, Now in Distress. By the Associated Press. SEATTLE, Wash., October 9.—In a message picked up by the Federal Telegraph Company here at 4:30 a.m. the motorship Kennecott, a cargo carrier. of 6,010 deadweight tons, re- ported herself “high/ and dry on rocks” at a point near the boundary between Alaska and British Colun- bia. Owned by the Alaska Steam- ship Company, the Kennecott carries a crew of twenty. 22 The steamship Northwestern wa: reported rushing to the Kennecott's assistance from an unknown poition. The Kennecott was en route to Seattle from the orlent via Alaska. She was In Japanese waters at the time of the earthquake and for two days was reported lost, finally ap- pearing at Kobe. The tide was in when the Kenne- cott went aground and heavy seas pounded her before the tide ebbed. The passenger steamer Queen. which last night was reported near the point where the grounded, was unable early today to move because of a cracked cylind she wirelessed. The Queen said was_anchored safely. ~She carri it Kennecott -