Evening Star Newspaper, October 31, 1924, Page 1

WEATHER Cloudy and warmer tonight; tomor- row partly cloudy, afternoon or night. 24 hours ending at Highest, 60, at 2:30 p.m. lowest, 51, at 7:30 a.m. today. Full report on page 7. cooler tomorrow Temperature for p.m. today: yesterday; Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 28 No. 29,402 post Entered as second cla office Washington, matrer D C - LABOR TO CONTINUE IN OFFICE PENDING | SOVIET PLOT PROBE MacDonald Will Vacate in Few Days After Incident Clears Up. REDS PLAN TO AVENGE ALLEGED FORGED NOTE ‘Warn Britain of Reprisals to Come. Conservatives to Hold 400 Seats. Tis the Associated Press LONDON, October 31.—The Labor- ite cabinet, headed by Premier Mac- Donald, after a two-hour session this morning, is understood to have decid- ed to remain in office a few days and then resign before the assembling of the new Parliament. It is expected that the cabinet will resign next rather than meet the new Parliament and be turned out upon the King's address. The desire on the part of the gov- ernnmient to remain in office a few Qays longer is due to the necessity of clearing up departmental business Meanwhlie Mr. MacDonald will spend his last end for a long time— perhaps forever—in the prime minis- week official rustic retreat at quers. Another cabinet meeting is set for Tuesday, but it is understood the members of the cabinet have left the premier free to decide upon their res ignation before then if he so de- sires To Study Red Letter. An official communique was issued announcing that the cabinet had ap- i | | i | %Survey Shows G. O. P. Victory, With Minimum of 278 Votes Lawrence Convinced Davis Can Win No More Than 183, and Puts La Follette’s Maximum at 70—Landslide Possible. This is the first of a serics of four dispatches written after a 9.000-mile journey. It is supplemented by tele- grams receiped in the last 2§ hours from reliable sources in all the doubt- ful States. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. Calvin Coolidge will be elected to the presidency Tuesday by an elec- toral vote so decisive that he may rry to victory scores of congres- ional and State nominees of the Ke- publican party. This is the writer's convletion, based upon a study of the electorate and in no sense represents an indi- vidual like or dislike for any of the LA FOLLETTE HIT BY SHIFT OF LABOR Withdrawal of Indorsement and Backing of Davis Creates Sensation. BY N. 0. MESSENGER. Staff Correspondent of The Star. NEW YORK, October 31.—The last week of the campaign, always re- garded as holding potentialities of surp: has furnished at least one which is classed as important. The action yesterday of the executive council of the Central Trade and Labor Council of Greater New York rescinding its indorsement of Senator La Follette last September and indorsing John W. Davis is regarded here as of pos- sing more than ordinary signi cance. This body represents nearly one-fifth of the entire membership | of the American Federation of Labor, pointed a committee to examine the question of the authenticity of the! Zinovieff letter. H It is believed that one of the chiet reasons for the decision to hold in yance the resignation of the cabi- et members is the desire to carry out Mr, MacDonald's promise to probe to| the bottom the incident of the al- leed Russian letter and the subse- quent British and Russian exchange of protests The King will return to London from Sandringham next Monday to be on hand should the necessity arise for his receiving Mr. MacDonald. Had MacDonald resigned forthwith and the king sent for Stanley Bald- Win, a new goxvernment could be com- pleted before parliament meets, it was declared at conservative head- quarters. Mr. Baldwin is leaving to- for a short holiday in the coun- ¥ in preparation for the strenuous duties which await him Returns Nearly Complete. With the exception of a few out- standing returns from the universities and Scotland, the results of the elec- tions are now complete, showing the composition of the new Commons to be follow Conservatives, 398 Labor, 149; Liberals, 40; Independents, 4; Co-operatives, 5; Constitutionalists, 3; Communists, 1. Total, 600. The full membership of the house is 615, and it is expected that when the returns from the universities are received the Conservatives will mus- ter 400 or more seats. returns to date show that the atives made a net gain of 153 net loss was 111 and the The ensational reduction in the Liberal representation is the subject of much rem nd facetious com- mentators in the press point out that the ntire Liberal parliamentary par- ty w now be able to go to the Com- mons in a single London omnibu: Total Eclipse Doubted. by some The assumption historical party, successor of cighteenth century Whigs, is- bound to disappear permanently is not taken | for granted everywhere, however. Its| elimination would be welcomed those of its ‘opponents who de: return to the two-party system, the third party, Labor, has come to stay the eclipse temporary. that the of the which, through its executive council, had indorsed La Follette at the re- quest of Samuel Gompers. Now this important element not only back-tracks on its indorsement, but gives the La Follette candidacy a side wallop in passing by deciar- ing they do not believe La Follette can be elected and that a vote for him is a vote for Coolidge. This ac- | tion was taken following a similar | course by the Building Trades Coun- cil of New York, Long Island and vicinity. Will Capitalizxe Move. The development in the political situation is not to be minimized, not only in New York where it is of most importance, but in labor centers in other States. Here it means the di- { roct transfer of an unknown number i of yote | | | i i | | influence by ! situation e aiupon the part of this section of labor since | that “we now realize that Mr. La Fol- evidently | lette has no chance of being elected but many believe that, ’resident” will be a serious blow to Liberals is only the La Follette candidacy. from the discard into which were destined to go if cast for if cast th La Follette to a “live card, for Davis. It is clear “velvet” for the Democratic candidate. because the votes will be counted in the affirmative for him as cast. It does not matter so much to the State ticket as Gov. Smith would have reccived these votes anyhow In all probability, but now he is assured of them as he is indorsed along with Davis. Of course, it is not to be assumed that the entire membership of these labor bodies are Democrats or amen- able to having their votes directed by the organization, but it is fool- ish to contend that the formal in- dorsement of candidates by the or- ganizations is without value. The upon similar organizations in other citics must be taken into the! 5ccount. xtent of Move Unknow; Another important feature of the is the formal admission The poli- tician® say it must inevitably have Former Premier Lloyd George last|the effect of steadying the Demo- evening laughingly refuted the sug-|cratic ranks and keeping the voters gestic “What it has just polled 3,000,000 votes The Times, which encourag vitalit, fought that hi party was dead. H “The election was dead?” he exclaimed. “Why | will o' the wi is among those many « the belief in the party's| will from straying off after the radical D. No one here is able to estimate how tual votes yesterday's action add to the Davis presidential York City, because no ticket in New circumstances particu- |one knows how many Democrats were larly unfavorable to the Liberals and | oing to “fall for” the original rec- nobody acquainted with the situation |ommendation of the labor leaders to imagines for a moment that the 2,-|support La Follette. 817,000 votes they anything approaching their nent strengthgin the country. Hold Cheek Temporary. “It cannot be doubted that many thousands of Liberals voted Conserva- tive as the only way to keep the Socialists out. * * * This check to a great party may be merely tem- porary, and the normal play of poli- tics doubtless in due time will bring back Asquith and many of his former supporte 2 The Liberal newspapers also urge the favorable position of the party froni an analysis of the polling fig- ures, and do not fail to scoré what they term the anomalous and unrep- resentative character of the British electgral system. They point out that t. combined Liberal and Labor votes ¢Rogeded 8,500,000, and elected fewer than 200 members, while the 7,500,000 Conservative votes returned 400 members. This argument, however, obviously works both ways, the Conservatives say, as on previous occasions they have suffered similarly from the lack of proportional representation. One outcome of the election was to make Northern Ireland’s representa- tions in the British Parliament wholly Conservative, the polling in Fermanagh and Tyrone having re- sulted in the return of two Conserv- atives by huge majorities. These seats were held in the last Parllament by a Natlonalist and a Sinn ‘Feiner. The Soviet chief of publicity, Karl Radek, writing in the newspaper Pravda, warns Great Britain to expect reprisals for the Zinovief letter incident, according to the Moscow correspondent of the Dally Express. Radek is quoted as declaring that Premier MacDonald knew that the letter emanated from the same officials who falsified the documents which formerly served as the basis of Lord Curzon’s note._ Asserting that the consequences will_be grave, Radek adds: “The (Continued on Page 3, Column 3.) polled represent | et the recommendation was made that| | | | | i There were evidences at the time it would not be unanimously followed, as various minor leaders anounced that they would not be “delivered” in any such fashion. So the only net gain to Davis will be the labor vote which was intent upon going with La Follette. But, taken in all its as- pects, the case is a very gratifying one to the Democrats and falls like the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. FIRE RAZES 600 HOMES. 2 Killed, 30 Injured, 4,000 Home- less in Tokio. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, October 31.—A fire yester- day destroyed 600 shacks in one of the refugee camps established for the sufferers from the big earth- quake of September 1, 1923. Two persons were killed and 30 injured, while 4,000 were made home- less. e The United States Expects Every American to Do His Duty— VOTE ¢h WASHINGTON, ¢ Foeni s WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION , D. (., FRIDAY, candidates or their causes. For, having most of the time been a resi- dent of voteless District of Colum- bla, this correspondent never has been identified with any political party and is conscious of no partisan- ship. But a political campaign in which 25,000,000 people participate is no huge secret and trends of opinion are | determinable. Just as the writer was convinced in 1916 of the cer- | tainty of the election of Wilson and in 1920 the triumph of Harding, so this year is presented a table of electoral votes which represents the irreducible minimum below which it is_inconceivable that Calvin Coolidge | will go, and above which it seems almost certain he wi'l ascend, reach- CALLES HONORED ON ARRWAL HERE Greeted by Government Rep- resentatives—Will Meet i | | { WORKING MAIORITY FORG. 0.P. INNEW HOUSE SEEMS SURE 194 Seats Almost Certain, and 30 of 70 Doubtful Are Possible. PROGRESSIVES COUNT ON RETAINING POWER Maryland and North Dakota Re- sults Important Right Now for Bearing on Presidency. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. Staff Correspondent of The Star. CHICAGO, October 31.—The election of a Republican House of Representa- tives—meaning a bona fide working majority for the Republican adminis- tration, if there is such an adminis- tration after March 4—seems reason- ably assured. Particularly will this be true in the event of any consider- able sweep for President Coolidge. How necessary it is for a political party in command of the executive branch of the Government to be backed up by working majorities of the same party, if that administration is to accomplish anything worth Coolidge. His excellency Gen. Plutarco Elias | Calles, President-clect of Mexico, rived in Washington at 1:50 o'clock | this afternoon, and was formally wel- | comed by representatives of the American Government, the American Federation of Labor and the Pan- American Federation of Labor. Gen Calles is in Washington en route to | Mexico City from Europe. After two days of official functions he will leave for his country. Gen. Calles was formally received | as he left his train at_Union Station by J. Butler Wright, Third Assistant Secretary of State; F. M. Gunpher, | chief of the Latin American division ! of the State Department; Admiral W. R. Shoemaker, representing the Navy d Brig. Rockenbach, repre- senting the From the train)| platform the President-elect and his | staff were escorted to the P'resident's; entrance in the station, where the Army Band, in full dress, sounded; flourishes and struck up the Mexican national anthem, “Mejicano Al Gritto de Guerra,” while the entire party stood at salute. A few feet away a troop of cavalry | from Fort Myer also was at salute. Immediately following the Mexican anthem the Army Band, which was Stannard, played “The Star Spangled Banner,” and, after posing for photo- graphs, the President-elect boarged an automobile and, with his party, was escorted by the cavalry up Massachusetts avenue to Sixteenth street and thence to the Mexican embassy. At 0 o'clock Gen. Calles will be presented to Secretary of State Hughes and then will be returned to the embassy. At 4:15 Mr. Wright and Col. C. O. Sher- rill, military aide to President Coolidge, and convey the general to the White House, where he will meet America's Executive. Tonight a state dinner will be given by Secretary of State and Mrs. Hughes in the Pan-American Building. Others in Party. Others in the party which met the general at the station this afternoon were Dr. Leo S. Rowe, director of the Pan-American Union; the Mexi- can charge d'affaires and attaches of the embassy; Capt. A. W. Johnson assistant chief of the Bureau of Aecronautics, Who was designated naval aide to the president-elect during his_visit here; Col. Frederick Flotz, U. 8. A., military aide to Gen. Calles; Frank Morrison, secretary of the (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.)~ DAVIS WILL JOIN COOLIDGE ON RADIO People Throughout Nation Will Hear Two Candidates on Elgction Eve. President Coolidge and John W. Davis, presidential nominees, will address the American people on the jeve of the election Monday night through a chain of high powered ra- dio stations, stretching from coast to coast, Both presidential candi- dates, speaking through the same broadcasting stations, are expected to reach the largest audience in history. The broadcasting of the final mes sages of the Republican and Demo- cratic standard bearers a few hours before the citizenry exercise thelr franchise at the polls will mark a new epoch in political campaigns. Never before have two presidential candidates gone before the people of the United States on the same plat- form so soon before the opening of the ballot boxes, and radio, in its brief career, has never played such an important role. Davis First to Speak. Mr. Davis will begin his talk at 9:15 pm., Eastern standard time, and will be followed immediately by Pres- ident Coolldge. The former will talk from New York, while the President’s speech will be broadcast direct from the White House. WCAP of the Chesapeake & Poto- mac Telephone Co. will broad- cast the messages of President Cool- idge and Mr. Davis to the radio su- dience in Washington and contiguous territory. Twenty-two ather stations are expected to be linked with WCAP for the event. The complete list of stations will be announced within 24 hours, when final information is ob- tained as to th® several stations throughout the West. | while, ! Wilson will call in a White House automobile | has been illustrated often in the past. The last two years of the administration, when the Republicans controlled Congress, is a in point. The situation in the present Congress, when the Republi- ans have a majority in both the Sen- ate and House, but a majority in name only, is scarcely less illustra- tive of the unfortunate predicament {in which an administration may find itself if it cannot have the ance of working majorities legislative branch. Need Doubttul Districts. assist- in the A canvass of the various congres- sional districts shows that the Re- publicans are fairly sure to be suc- | cesstul in 4; that the Democrats undoubtedly will win in 153 districts; that two Farmer-Labor candidates will be elected, one Socialist and 15 independents, classed on the ballots as Republicans, but who are in real- ity followers of La Follette; that 70 of the districts are in doubt. Should the doub Republicans carry 30 of these tful districts, then they will have 224 votes in the House upon whom they can reasonably count. A nar- {Tow margin, but an actual majorit {for with a membership of 435 the House can be controlled by a vote of ] 218. To be sure, hoping for a ! majority in the the Republicans are still more substantial House. | probable Republican control. Par- | ticularly earnest are the Progressives | in denying the possibility of Republi- | can control of the House in the next | Congress. A check by the Progres- sives indicates to them that the r. sults of the election will be as fol- |lows: Republicans, 202; Democrats, 1201, and Progressives—called Repub- { licans, Democrats, Farmer-Laborites, | Socialists or independents on the bal- | 1ots—32. | Progressives May Be Strengthened, | These figures of the Progressives, { should they be borne out by the elec- | tion next “Tuesday, would blast all hope of the Republicans for actual control of the House. With a group of 32 Progressives acting as a bloc in the House, and the Republican and Democratic strength evenly divided, the balance of power would be in the hands of the Progressive group to a ~(Continued on Page 12, Column 2) — o WALES_, SMOKING PIPE, ARRIVES IN ENGLAND —|Had a Wonderful Holiday and ‘Was Shown Greatest Kind- ness, He Says. By the Associated Press. SOUTHAMPTON, October 31.—The Prince of Wales arrived home today on the steamship Olympic from his tour of the United States and Can- ada. . “I have had a wonderful holiday, but, of course, I am glad to get home gain,” he told newspapermen who, with officials, were the only persons permitted to greet him at -the quay. “It is always pleasant and interesting to travel, and there is a great deal to be learned on the other side of the Atlantic, where, once again, I was shown the greatest hospitality and kindness. Wearing a gray suit and cap and {smoking a pipe, the heir to the Brit- ish throne stood on the bridge of the vessel, showing keen interest as the liner approached her quay. FIRST WINTER SNOWFALL. Flakes Fill the Air in Kansas and South Dakota. DODGE CITY, Kans., October 31.— The first snow of the season fell in western Kansafl yesterday. For nearly half an hour this afternoon fine flakes filled the air here, melting as they reached the ground. The temperature dropped to 50 degrees. HOSMER, S. D. October 31.—The first snow of the season fell here yesterday. The snowfall lasted but a ! short time, and the flakes melted upon striking the ground. 3 —_— The United States Ext Every American to Have The Right to Vote,— Therefore, VOTE for National Representation for the District * of Columbia. 9 On the other | | hand, the Democrats and the Pro- | under the direetion:of William J.|gresstves make no such admission of | FIND HANDKERCHIEF [N MURDER PROBE New Clues May Aid in Solving of Slaying of Sentry at Walter Reed. Detectives this afterncon started on the last lap of a secret and recently developed theory in the mystery sur- rounding the murder of Russell Shores, Walter Reed Hospital eentry, who was found dead near his post the morning of October 22. The three soldiers from Walter Reed Hospital are still being held as Government witnesses at noon today, while Detective Arthur Secrivener and Sergt. Cornwall of the Tenleytown subprecinct were experimenting and | testing the firing of bullets from the | revolvers of each of the three soldiers | and from the revoiver which Shores car- | ried on the night of his death. Another clue which the police are working on was furnished by the discovery that the dead soldier had ia woman's perfumed handkerchief in his pocket. Whéke-detectives declined | to discuss what steps they have taken | to determine the original ownership | of the handkerchief. it is known that its discovery furnishes one of the principal “leads” on which the police are working. It gives strength, it is stated, to the theory that Shores may have left his post before he murdered. A recent discovery in the use of fire- arms, in which Sergt. Cornwall is an expert, is being developed by Scrivener and his partner, Detective Kelly, under the supervision of Inspector Grant, and upon this noveity in detective work is hinged the investigation into the mur- der of Shores. Rifiing Leaves Marks. It seems that some time ago, it was discovered that marks left by the rifling of the barrel upon a bullet or slug passing through are sufficiently different in different revolvers to en- able experts to distinguish special characteristics in each individual gun. Each revolver leaves an indentifica- tion stamp on the bullet, but it takes an expert and often a microscope to discover it. With other theories being run down, therefore, -detectives a few days ago branched out on another tack. A theory was formulated which em- braced the following principles: Shores was discovered absent from post at 7:30 o'clock. Another sentry was stationed. His orders were to arrest Shores on charges of being away from his post. In following out these orders, detectives are now ask- ing, did any one of the relief sen- tries, or any member of the guard, | have trouble in effecting the arrest which might have culminated in a murder? * If so, how can this be de- termined? The detention of the three soldiers from Walter Reed Hospital, Stanley Kadish, who found the body and -took the post at midnight; Lyle ‘W. Jordan, supernumerary member of the guard who took Shores' place prior to midnight, and Lawrence A. Mizer, also on guard duty that night. Testing Guns of Four. In a secluded snot somewhere in ‘Washington this afternoon tests are being conducted by Scrivener and Cornwall with four revolvers. One belonged to Shores and it might have been used to kill him. The other three are the ones lssued to the other men. It is explained by the detectives that the tests are being conducted primarily with the aim of checking up on the accountg of. the three | soldiers. Inspector Grant, chief of detectives, stated frankly that he would release the three men before nightfall, ac- cording to present indications, but he specifically qualified this state+ ment by adding “in case, of course, nothing new crops up. Detectives Springman, Darnall, Sweeney and Waldron, who have been assigned to the investigation of the Shores death, accordingly are await- ing the outcome of the revolver tests before taking ey further steps. FIRE PERIL BANS HUNTING Pinchot Closes Pennsylvania Sea- son Until November 6. HARRISBURG, Pa, October 31.— Gov. Pinchot today issued a procia- mation closing the State -to hunting until sunrise November because of the danger of forest fires. The procla- mation provided that in case of suffi- clent rain in any areas as to make them safe from fire, the proclamation hall cease to be effective in those areas. | i grams—Page 54. Radio Pro, was | “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 t Yesterday’: he papers are printed. s Circulation, 97,412 ny Star. OCTOBER 31, 1924 -SIXTY-EIGHT PAGES. JUST HALLOWEEN. WCAP May Drop Plan to Broadcast | On Election Night WCAP and WRC, the two local broadcasting stations, may not compete on the air election night. Having experimented with the proposal that both stations broad- cast at the same time on separate wave lengths, WCAP announced today through W. D. Terrell, chief of the radio division of the De- partment of Commerce, that the experiment was unsatisfactory and that the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, which oper- ates WCAP, will not attempt to broadcast that night on the Navy ave length of 4 meters. This ave length, the telephone company states, is close to the wave length of 469 meters used by WRC It is understood, however, that WCAP may ask for a very low wave length too — SAYS PEDESTRIANS - MAY BE REGULATED Corporation Counsel De- clares Board May Control All Kinds of Traffic. The Commissioners have power to regulate pedestrians as well as ve- hicular traffic, if in their opinion such action should become advisable, Corporation Counsel Stephens de- clared today. Although a regulation requiring pedestrians to cross streets only at intersections was enacted about seven years ago, and not upheld in Polic Court, Mr. Stephens said he believe. such an ordinance could be drafted today in such form as to be sus- tained. The old regulation read, in part, as follgws: “Pedestrians should avoid Interference with traffic and to this end should not step from.the side- walk without first looking to see what s approaching; should cross the street at a right angle, prefera- bly at a regular crossing at the end of a block, and, where a traffic policeman is stationed, wait for his signal * o According to Mr. Stephens, when a Pedestrian was taken into court some ytars ago, the regulation was held to be unreasonable. It is Mr. Stephen's opinion, however, that if at the pres- ent time such a rule were put into effect and applied only to the con- gested section of the city, he would regard it as a reasonable regulation. Ample Precedent. “I can readily see how such a re- quirement would be regarded as un- reasonable if made to apply to out- lying residential sections, where traffic fs not heavy” the corporation counsel said. “But there is ample precedent for applying such regula- tions to one section of the city. “There is no question in my mind (Continued on Page 2, Column 5) SHOT AT CHURCH PARTY. One Youth in Hospital, Another in Jail, Over Girl. Special Dispatch to The Star. HAGERSTOWN, Md. October 31.— William Hovermale, 19 years old, is believed to be dying and Theodore Wolford, the same age, is in jail at Hancock, Md., charged with shooting Hovermale, as the result of a quarrel over a girl at a church party held last night at_Alpine, a village in the mountains back of Hancock. Hovermale and Wolford, both resi- dents of the town, attended a Hal- loween party. During an argument, just outside the church, the shot was fired. Hovermale was rushed to the Berkeley Springs Hospital, where it was sald little hope was entertained for his recovery. Wolford fled across the Potomac River into Maryland and was captured by the Maryland officers and lodged in the Hancock jail. _— World Flyer to Marry. ‘LOS ANGELES, October 31.—The engagement of Lieut. Eric Nelson, world fiyer, and Miss Ruth Butler of Dayton, Ohlo,”was announced in the Los Angeles Times today. The wed- ding date was not announced. ST, S French Loan Authorized. PARIS, October 31.—The cabinet to- day authorized the minister of finance to issue the mew internal loam No- vember 12 in the form of treasury youa‘s magyring in 10 years. - | houses e * RENT BOARD ASKS RELIEF BY COURT Séeks Dismissal of Injunc- tion, Claiming Emergency Still Exists. The Rent Commission today, through Attorney A. Coulter Wells, asked the District Supreme Court to dismiss suits for injunction brought against the commission by C. A. Snow, jr, 'and the C. A. Snow Go. owners of a number of apartment who seek to prevent the commission from acting on applica- gions for reduction of rentals. In support of the motion to dismiss, Maj. Wells filed affidavits of Mrs. Clara Sears Taylor and Oliver Met- zerott, members of the commission, and others, who declare the housing emergency in Washington has not passed. As legal grounds for the motion to miss counsel points out that the bills of complaint fail to show that the plaintiffs will suffer irreparable damage, and that they have not ade- | quate remedy of law, both of which | must appear before injunction will is- sue, he contends. If the injunction is grantcd, he urges, it will have the ef- fect of interfering with and obstruct- ing the proper and legal functioning of the Rent Commission, a lawfully constituted governmental institution, acting under acts of Congress ap- proved by the President of the United States. Insits There In Shortage. Mrs. Taylor, in the course of her affidavit, says there is a shortace of available rental space in Washinigton Ereat enough to cause an emergency and there is an alarming shortage of housing facilities for tenants who are unable to pay more than $50 per month. A large amount of rental space is withdrawn from the market, she states, by means of rohibitive rentals. She asserts that it is a well known fact among real estate operators, builders and owners that there are not now enough smail houses for wage earners who cannot pay $5 “This shortage is caused by two facts” Mrs. Taylor claims. “First, there has been comparatively little building in this class of property in seven yvears. Second, this is the class of property that depreciates the greatest by reason of change in tenancy and other features of usage, and for that reason is. most often condemned by the Government and subsequently “destroyed. Third, this is the class of property best adapted to remodeling into garages, for .which there is, at the present time, a great need.” Mrs. “Taylor declares that many large apartments hold up a high price level by vacancies, the landlords renting from 75 per cent to 80 per cent of the whole space at exorbitant rentals and recelving thereby a great- er annual return than they would receive were the entire buflding rent- ed at a just and reasonable rate of return on a fair valuation of the property today. Based on Investigation Mrs. Taylor says that this opinion is based on a careful scrutiny of the testimony in cases heard before the Rent Commission and upon inspec- tion and Investigation. If tenants are forced to move they will have no place to go, Mrs. Taylor states, and the way is opened, in ker opinion, for a “campaign of ter- | rorization and intimidation decidedly menacing to the public.” The statements of Mrs. Taylor are supported by affidavits of Oliver Metzerott, another member of the commission; Willlam T. Sabine, jr., secretary. to the commission, and Grace Hays Riley, assistant attorney to the commission. FIRPO IS EXONERATED BY U. S. GRAND JURY Accusations by Canon Chase Charging Perjury Fail to Bring Indictment. By the Associated Press. 3 NEW YORK, October 31.—A Federal grand jury today refused to indict Luis Angel Firpo, accused by Canon ‘William 8" Chase of having commit- ted perjury when he came to this country from the Argentine last Sum- mer. Sergeant Goes as Instructor. Sergt. Alden C. McCardell, 16th Tank Battalion, Camp Meade, Md., has been ordered to Janesville for duty as an Infantry instructor with the Wis- consin National Guard. TWO CENTS. A.F.OF L HASSPENT $20.000 PROMOTING LAFOLLETTE RAGE Action of New York Council in Changing to Davis Re- sented by Morrison. GRUNDY RAISES $521,000 OUTSIDE OF PITTSBURGH Total for Pennsylvania Now Put at $791,000—Denied Canadian Labor Solicited. The activities of the American Fed- | eration of Labor on behalf of Sena- tor La Follette and the operations of | the Grundy committee in its collec- | tion of Republican funds in Pennsyl- vania were further inquired into to- day by the Washington section of the Senate campaign fund committee. Frank Morrison, secretary of the Federation of Labor, testified that the organization had collected $23,000 and spent $20,000 in promoting its | campaign for La Follette. He declared | contributions were voluntary, that the regular force at federation headquar- ters here had done much of the extra | work entailed, and that expenses had ben further kept down by inclosing campaign circulars with letters sent out from headquarters to local unions Grundy Raises $3521,000. Joseph R. Grundy, the Pennsylvania manufacturer, who is head of th Republican ways and means commit- tee in counties of that State outsi the Pittsburgh district, told the co mittee that coilections by mittee had reached a total than $521,000, bringing the total Re publican fund raised in Penn according to figures previously gl to $791.000. Chairman Caraway of the commit- tee drew Morrison into a long d cussion of the action of the exe tive council of the Central Trad: and Labor Council of Greater Ne York, which last night reversed previous indorsement of La Follett: and came out for John W. Davis. “They had a right to do that, didn't they sked the chairman. “Would a committee of the Hous have a right to rescind a decision o the House.” continued Morrison. “I have no official information, but 1 have read that the executive boar of the central organization took th: action.” No Coercion of Any One. “You do not intend to do anything |about it?" asked Caraway. ; “There is no coercion on the part of any body by the A. F. of L. | replied the witne: S | “Before the conference for progres- isive political action was held, when |Senators La Follette and Wheeler { were indorsed, was there any refer- endum among the 32,000 locals in | Your organization. Without any con- ference with your members you jadopted the policy of your organi: tion?" asked W. L. Bourland, the Re- | publican counsel. “No, that is wrong. The A. F. of L. adopted its policy years ago. It dates W back.” ‘There were some members in your | executive council who did not approve of the decision?" “As far as I can recal, it was prac- tically unanimous. There was one lorganization which claimed its con- | stitution would not permit it to take any political action.” Amount in Treasury. Under questioning by Bourland, the federation secretary said the treasury of the American Federation of Labor now has $230,000. “And you say none of that has been | contributed to the La Follette fund? “Yes.” “No appeal sent to any of the af- filiated unions in Canad ‘It might have been sent by mis- take.” “Did your organization receive by mistake or otherwise any contribu- tion from Canada to help the Progres- sive movement?" “Not that I know of." “Isn’t it a fact that appeals were sent out to international organiza- tions as such?” Yes." ‘And you say no appeal was sent to Canada?”’ “Instructions were issued that no appeals for the campaign should be sent to Canada,” Canadinns Not Invited. Were any organizations in Canada invited to come to this country to take part In political campalgns?" “No, sir.” Reading extracts frem editorials by Samue: Gompers appearing in the American Federationist, Bourland asked If it “wasn't a fact that the A. F. of L. has been put into this campaign as such? “The A. F. of L. is not any more in this campaign than it has been in years. It is conducting a non-parti- san campalgn,” Morrison said. Bourland then asked if the witness didn’t_expect a “financial return” to organized labor through the con- struction the Independent candidates would place on the Clayton act if elected. “The question of the action of the Supreme Court is the basis for our wished to have the judges elected by the people,” Morrison replied. Reading from another article writ- ten by Gompers Bourland brought out that there are about 30,000 labor unions in the.United States, and that Morrison had testified that circulars were sent to 32,000 labor unions.” Asked About Alask: “Have you solicited funds from the Government employes of railroads in Alpcka? asked the attorney. “No, I don’t think we have an or- ganization in Alaska. Bourland then read from an article in Labor, a newspaper published here by several labor organizations, saying that “Alaska raliroad boys give dol- lars to send Bob to the White House.” sn't it a fact,” he continued, *that coercive methods are being used to force members of labor unions to cease their activities for the Coolidge ticket? “No. A letter written by Morrison to Willlam J. Reinhardt, an organizer of Carlstadt, N. J, “requesting” him to call on labor unions for contribu- tions, was read by Bourland. But the witness disagreed with Bourlana that the “request” was equivalent to an_ “order.” Taking up the list of contributions i | i i ! i | | | 1 {