Evening Star Newspaper, January 2, 1927, Page 3

NASHVILLE FLOOD Early Fall of Ri;/er Seen, . With 8,000 Homeless. E Ask $50,000 Fund. Br the Associated Press. NASHVILLE, Tenn., January Offictals of the United States Weather Bureau here tonight con- sidered the record rise of the Cum- berland River, at Nashville, over with receding waters in sight. The river here recorded 56.2 feet today, officially 16.2 feet above flood stage, making 8,000 persons home- less in north, east and south Nash- ville sections. The chamber of commerce hegan a drive to raise $50,000 for flood sufferers. The Weather Bureau considered this stage the crest of the flood and predicted the waters would begin to recede before tomorrow morning. By Monday morning the official predic- tion was that the river would fall from & half foot to a foot and a half below its present level and then downward rapidly Fair weather was' forecast. Broadcasting of appeals for sub- scriptions to the $50,000 relief fund was renewed tonight over Station WLAC, Flood waters undermined a four- story wholesale house today, causing it to collapse. A large stock of goods floated away in the Cumberland. The rear of a second firm nearby wlso collapsed. Engineers an- nounced that Sparkman Street Bridge, isolated nearby, was not en- dangered Acute cases of suffering from the homeless and the jobless were being raken care of by charity headquar- ters, though increasing need of pub- lic funds was stressed. Some fmprovement was reported in conditions today at Hartsville and Carthage, up the river from Nash- ville, while at Rome, in Smith County, where the flood was more severe than had been previously re- ported, it was feared property loss would run high. Regular canoe routes have been established here, in some sections of the flood, and fiood bandits were re- ported operating in the wholesale district. The State game warden stopped and questioned a motor driver who had 600 dressed rabbits in bags. It was supposed the rabbits were trap- ped while marooned. —EERENE ST, DAMAGE IN QUAKES TOTALS $2,500,000; RUINS FIRE-SWEPT (Continued from First Page.) mboard the Mteamer were unable to ‘tell whether damage had occurred in the town. Refuges Reach Yuma. At Yuma, Ariz, it was reported that frightened residents of the El Centro district were crossing from California into Arizona, bringing stories of householders fearful of en- tering their homes and gathered in vacant lots about blazing fires. Mexicali was severely shaken by an earthquake December 8§, when the city hall was badly damaged. The walls of the building were cracked @and the roof of the assembly room was twisted so that rain poured in during the recent storm in the Imperial Valley. The roof of the city jail also was damaged in the previous quake. Sea Climbs Breakwater. SAN PEDRO, Galif.,, January P).—Heavy swells, which may have been caused by the earthquake dis- turbances in the Imperial Valley on the dawn of the new year, t ‘washed over the local breakwater, de- stroying 300 feet of the board walk laid by the playgrounds departments two months ago. INDIANS HELD IN SLAYING. Trio Accused of Killing Man and Cremating Body. LUMBERTON, N. C., January 1 (#®)—Lonnie Jones, Buck Dees and lenry Hunt, Indians, are held in Robeson County jail in connection with the death of Roy Jacobs, Indian, whose cremated body was found in the ruins of a house near Maxton ¥riday morning. 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Wednesday morning. (Continued from First Page.) Howard (meaning Howard Ehm- and the others. “Gandil cashed Faber's check, so that what we gave James was all in currency.” Landis berg if he had ever heard the story that Boston pitchers and others had raised a pool to give another team to persuade them to do their best to win from the White Sox. “When I first came into base ball,” Landis safd, “that was the version I heard of the story you are telling us now." Risherg said he had never heard of any instance of a team bribing an- other team to play harder against a third team because of a close pennant race. Doesn’t Seek Reinstatement. Landis opened the hearing by stating for the stenographer the formal questions “of Risberg's name and residence and then he told Ris- berg to go ahead and make his state- ment. First he asked the former White Sox shortstop to identify the tele- grams between them and assured Risberg he would pay him compensa- tion for the time away from his farm in coming to Chicago. Risberg declined to name any sum, and left |- the amount to the commissioner. “I feel that in glving this story. Risberg began, “1 am doing it only to help base ball because I have a youngster growing up and I want to protect base ball for him. I am too old for the big show now, and reinstatement wouldn't do me any good. “Along in the early part of Sep- tember In 1917, when we were to open a seres with Detroit at Chicago, Clarence Rowland, the Sox manager, instigated a proposition that, if we would give a_certain amount of money to the Detroit pitchers, they would slough the games in that series.” Collected in New York. “The money was collected in the Ansonia Hotel in New York. Chick Gandil collected some, and I col- lected some. It was given to Bill James to give to the Detroit ball club, especially the pitchers. “Rowland first spoke to me about it. He said he had it all -set, as we were coming into the dugout the day of the first game. We were to play Detrolt two double-headers in two days. In the first game, Eddie Dyer, Detroit shortstop, booted the ball around, and Eddie Collins said to me, ‘That's terrible out there.’ “I met Rowland in Chicago in 1920, just after the 1919 world series scandal broke, and he said to me, ‘For Heaven's sake, don't mention that 1917 series!” Asks Names of Players. “Then, in 1919, the boys (Sox) said we owed the Detroit team something and the last two games of the season, played at Chicago, we sloughed the games to Detroit.” Commissioner Landis then asked Risberg, “I'd like to know the names of some of the plavers you talked with in 1917 about that Detroit serles. “I met Donie Bush,” Risberg said, “and Hook Dauss and some of the other Detroit players across the street from the Sox ball park, in a saloon, just after the 1919 scandal broke, and Bush said to me, ‘\\'f]l, I guess the tuff will be popping soon. % ls‘l‘zlgw was the 1917 series sloughed?” ed. "!}mg;u.!“(ed the pitchers didn’t put much on the ball,” Risberg replied. “Ground balls were booted. ~ The pitchers, as I recall, were Ehmke, Bill James, Boland, Dauss and Cunning- P fow much money.” Landis asked, “did you give the Detroit team, and how was it raised?” Gave $45 Apiece. el “We all wve $45 apiece. on’t recall who sfx‘(nnted this amount, but Gandil and I collected the money. Red Faber wrote out & check to cover the shares of several players. Eddie Collins, Ray Schalk and Rowlvlnd and the others all gave theirs. We asked Rowland for permission to go to Philadelphia on an off-day, and give the money to the Detroit players, and I was with Gandil when he gave it to Bill James. I think it was mostly for the pitchers. When we decided to slough those two games to Detroit in 1919, there was no money raised or paid to anybody that I knew any- thing about. “I think sloughing those two games to Detroit in 1919 gave the Tygers third place. “Ho“’v do you slough a ball game?” Landis asked. “I'm a rookie in such matters, and I don't see how you uld do it.” ©OlWe played out of position,” Risberg explained, “I did, and I saw that Gandil did, and Jackson and Felsch also were playing out of position.” Risberg would not be led into dis- cussion or review of the 1919 world series scandal, except to declare his innocence. Denies “Laying Down.” “I took no bribe,” Risberg sald, “and I did not lay down in that series. I was not guilty, but I am ‘too old now for reinstatement to do me any good., Milkting the cows has made me muscle-bound.” One of the newspapermen asked Risberg whether he thought that Cobb - |and Speaker got any money or were implicated in throwing ball games in recently asserted by Hubert “Dutch” Leonard. “Cobb and Speaker,” Risberg sald, “are baseball idols. I don’t think they got any money, or threw any ball Zames and I think they are still the greatest ball players the game ever saw."” Risber was then invited by the Commissioner to explain further his dissatisfaction with his dismissal from baseball in 1920, on account of the 1919 world's series scandal. Will Face Accused. don't see yet, judge,” Risberg said, “Why I didn’t get my share of the Sox second place money in 1920. We had won second place before that near the close of the nd I still feel that I am g o only thing’ » 1920 deal that still is wrong 1 could very well use that L explained that the 1920 second place money had been paid to the Sox players who were exonerated, year ago, and the shares of the “Black Sox” went to those who were Risberg will return to Chicago to face the men he mentioned in his story and the Commissioner fixed the time for another hearing at 10 o'clock Denies Being Sore. “I'm not squawking to get even with anybody,” Risberg said, after he made his sworn statement to Landis. “I'm not sore at any ball players, I heard that the bosses of base ball wanted to clean up the game and I told my plece to help them. “Every word of what I told Landis is the truth and I'll face any of the fellows | accused, that goes for Row- land. “They pushed Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker out on a piker bet. I thinl it’s only fair that the ‘white liles get the same treatment.” Current accounts of the first double- header of the 1917 the following expressions in the ‘New Masonic Temple, 13th S and !N. Y. Ave. Admission, 65c. s contained | THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. (., JANUARY 2, DETROIT PLAYERS SOLD SOX FOUR GAMES IN 1917, SAYS RISBERG WATER AT PEAK Details of Series Declared Thrown to Sox by Tigers By the Associated Press. DETROIT, January 1.—Sum- madies of the games between Chicago and Deiroit on Septem- ber 2 and 3, 1917, in the Amer- jcan League follow: Sunday, September (first game): Detroit, 2; 10; 3. Chicago, 7; 10; 0. . Batteries—Mitchell and Stan- age; Cicotte and Schallk. Detroit’s errors by Bush, Veach and Heilmann. (Second gam Detroit, 5: 9; 4. Chicago, 6; b Batteri Stanage; Williams and and Lynn, Errors by Veach, Young, Stanage and Cunningham for Detroit. Monday, September 3, (first game): Detroit, 5; 12; 1. Chicago, 7; 9; 1. Batteries—Ehmke, James and Stanage; Faber, Danforth, Wil- liams and Schalk. Detroit’s error by Heilmann; Chicago'’s by Felsch. (Second gams Detroit, 8; 12; Chicago, 14; 17; 0. Batteries — Boland, James, Cunningham and Yelle; Dan- forth, Williams and Lynn. Detroit’s errors, Bush, Heilmann, 1. 9 a bounder to Risberg in the seventh inning of the first game, Manager Jennings instantly yanked him out of the game and sent Harper to right fleld, “Cobb lost a fly from Gandil in the sun in the first inning of the first game and gave the Sox a run. Ty went looking after smoked glasses after that slip. “Jacksoni pounded the ball hard in the first game. He whacked a home run over Cobb’s head, and followed with a single. “The Sox won the first game of that first double-header with the com- fortable score of 7 to 2. “The second game went 10 innings, the Sox winning, 6 to 5. To start the tenth, Cunningham walked Collins, who stole second and third. Jacksort was hit by a pitched ball and Felsch lined to Veach, Collins scoring on the catch with the winning run. First Victory Easy. “The Sox had an easy victory In the first game. In the first inning, Willle Mitchell, the Detroit pitcher, ‘was unsteady and so was his support. “Jackson's double and singles by Felsch and Gandil followed a bats- man hit and a boot by Bush gave the Sox four runs. “In the third inning, Jackson's ter- rific home run to right center, fol- lowed by singles by Felsch and Ris- berg, a pass to Schalk and sacrifice hits by Cicotte and John Collins, counted thre more runs. “With that the White Sox were content,” the account continues, “and experimented the rest of the way throwing away several chances to score. “Cicotte blanked the Tigers until the fifth. They bunched three hits and a pass for two runs, and were helpless the rest of the way."” Before Landis, Risberg testified that Collins remarked, “That's ter- rible” when Dyer booted the bdll around in the ninth inning of the second game, with Detroit one run in the lead and Murphy on second base. The scorers gave John Collins a hit. He was batting for Danforth. Collins drove the ball to Dyer, and Murphy rounded third, Dyer con- tinued booting the ball around and Murphy scored the tying run. The Sox won in the tenth. Risberg’'s im- pression in his testimony was that Dyer should have had an error. Others Easily Won. ‘The second double-header of the 1917 series, which Risberg charges was thrown, gave Chicago two more vic- tories over Detroit by scores of 7 to 5 and 14 to 8. These four victories in- creased the Sox margin over Boston to_six and one-half games. When the Black Sox scandal broke in 1920, the same charges now ire- vived by Risberg were rumored, but the explanation of the Sox athletes at that time was that the money was paid to the Detroit pitchers for the three beatings they handed the Bos- ton team subsequent to the Chicago- Detroit series. ‘The Tigers played this Boston serles of three games, September 19 and 20, 1917. Standing of Clubs. ‘When the serles opened, prior to playing the four games in question, the standing showed: Chicago Boston . Cleveland Detrolt . At the conclusion of the four games the standing of the first four teams showed: 7 45 78 40 80 66 66 At this time the Sox had to win half of their remaining 20 games, while Boston had to win 22 of its 29 contests to win the pennant, but Boston fell down. The first four clubs finished the sea- son as follow: Chicago Bomvetand Detroit . BRANDED “JUST ANOTHER LIE.” Charges Draw Curt Comment From Cobb’s Attorney. DETROIT, January 1 (P).—James 0. Murfin, attorney employed by Tyrus Raymond Cobb, former man- ager of the Detrolt Americans, in con- nection with recent charges of “fix- ing” a base ball game here in 1919, said tonight he thought the state. ment of “Swede” Risberg before Com- missioner Kenesaw M. Landls, “just another lie. “Cobb was not manager of the Detroit Tigers in 1917 or 1918, and I think the whole bunch of statements lies,” he said. “And that is about all 1 have got to say,” he added. .“Cobb left here this afternoon for his home. I don’t know what these new charges are in their particulars.” Asked if he would announce plans soon for any action to clear Cobb's name of charges of game “fixing,” in connection with which Tris Speaker, former manager of the Cleveland Americans, 18 involved, Mr. Murfin sald, “I don't think we will have anything to announce.” Frank J. Navin, president of the Detroit American club, could not be reached. BUSH CALLS RISBERG LIAR. Says Three Detroit Pitchers Were Paid for Beating Boston. INDIANAPOLIS, January 1 (#).— “He's a llar,” was Donie Bush's first comment tonight on charges made by Charles “Swede” Risberg before Commissioner Kenesaw M. Landls i that the Chicago-Detroit serfes, late in the 1917 base ball season, was “fixed” for Chicago to win, Chicago Tribune: ‘Heilmann quit runngog to first on Bush was a member of the Detroit Lol k. 1 He reoenils 1927—PART 1. COCHRAN T0 JOIN HOLSE VT BLOC Missourian Says: He’ll Offer| Bill for Repeal of Prohibition Law. By the Associated Press. Repeal of the prohibition anend- ment and modification of the Volstead law, to permit the sale of light wines and beer, will be sought by Repre- sentative Cochran, Democrat, M sourt, a new member of the House. He an- nounced - yesterday that’ he had drafted measures providing for both and also intended to. join the *wet bloc" in the House. Another Democrat, Representative Celler of New York, let it be known that he would introduce a bill to give physiclans unlimited authority to pre- seribe medicinal whisky. He said he | was prompted to do so by the recent Supreme Court decision upholding the 1t of Congress to place limitations on the number of prescriptions a doc tor may fss Cochran, whose home s in St Louis, said he wanted a constitutional amendment legalizing beer and wines, but thought ratification should be b nation-wide popular vote instead of by legislatures and conventions. He estimated that deaths due to the drinking of pofsonous concoctions amount to tens of thousands annual- Iy, and that more than 12,000 persons ear are being arrested in this city for intoxications, drinking in_public or driving automobiles while drunk. COLLEGE DINERS AT CLUB PAY $2.50 A WEEK APIECE By the Associated Press. MT. VERNON, Iowa, January 1.— Meals cost 19 men of Cornell College Just $2.50 a week. They have organized the Star Club, and have acquired two rooms in which they feed themselves hand- somely at that figure. ‘Two of the members do the cook- ing and get thelr meals free. The others take turns helping and wash- ing dishes, and a manager supervises the buying of food. The college dietitian helps prepare the menus. Food is purchased as far as possible in wholesale lots. The club’s equipment consists of two ofl stoves, silverware, dishes and cooking utenils, Breakfast 1s not served formally, but cereals and fruit are set out :.ud the men prepare what they wan! — appointed manager of the Pittsburgh National League team after having piloted the Indianapolis American Association team for three seasons: }IluI hgme is here. R o on’t know one thing wron; with that series,” Bush said. "Thg only thing I know is that three of our pitchers were pald $100 aplece by Chicago players for winning Bames against Boston. They were pald for winning, not losing. Landis knows about that.” Bush said that George Dauss, vet- eran Tiger hurler, was one of the three pitchers. After mentioning Dauss’ name, Bush said Dauss was not involved in Risberg's charges concerning the 1917 games ba?uue, according to Bush’s recollection, Dauss did not play in any of them. CALLS CHARGE FALSE. PHILADELPHIA, January 1 (#).— Hugh_Jennings, m: r of the De- troit Tigers the year “Swede” Risberg alleges that four games were lost to the Chicago White Sox by Detroit through purchase, denled tonight that there was any truth in the story. Jennings was reached by telephone at his home in Scranton, Pa., where he is regaining his health after months of fighting against tuberculosis. Eddie Collins, who played second base for the Chicago White So: 1917, when it is alleged the Sox bought four games from the Detroit tonight of the iwede”” Risberg. Collins declined to discuss the matter or to comment on the story at thig time. He is now a member of the Philadelphia Athletics. “I don’t know a thing about the report,” Jennings declared. “A man like Risberg is likely to try to im- plicate Commissioner Landis himsel, and I don’t belleve a word he says. ‘When Risberg mentions Eddle Collins and Ray Schalk in this connection he is, in my opinion, not telling the truth. Collins and Schalk are two of the squarest men in the game, and they have done much for base ball. If I had heard anything such as Ris. berg says happened in 1917 I would not have walted 10 years to tell about it. “Had I known anything, the De- troit officials and Ban Johnson would have heatd from me in jig time, I believe Risberg is just trying to get some of his former mates into trouble by such statements. That serles he refers to was as_straight and up- right as any the Detroit club under my management engaged in, I re- call the series. It was hard fought, though we lost, but in no way was it fixed. - “My conscience is clear, and if any one wants to hear my side of the case I will tell them all I have told you.” Denies Speaker Ousted. CLEVELAND, Ohlo, January 1 (). —Tris Speaker was not asked by the Cleveland base ball club to resign as manager as the result of base ball scandal charges made by Hubert “Dutch” Leonard, but on the con- trary, was urged to remain with the club and fight for vindication, Mrs. James Dunn, owner of the Indians, declared in a'telegram received today by the Cleveland Plain MS:aler. Speaker, Mrs. Dunn said, offered to resign because he feared the scan- dal, if given publicity, would injure Mrs, Dunn'’s investment. The owner’s answer was that she would take a chance on having her club handi capped if Speaker wished to fight the charges. Danforth Denies Charge. BALTIMORE, January 1(#).—Dave Danforth, White Sox twirler in the 1917 series against Detrolt, tonight denied the statement of Swede Ris- berg that every member of the Chi- cago team paid $45 toward buying off the Tigers. “I didn’t pay a dime to- ward a pool,” Danforth said. “The alleged ‘fixed’ series between the White Sox and the Tigers is all news to me. I didn't remember I had been in the series until I looked over the box scores. All I can say I was in_there to win.” Danforth is a member of the Mil- aukee club of the American Asso- iation. Corroborated by Felsch. MILWAUKEE, Wis.,, January 1 (#).—"Happy” Felsch, member of the White Sox base ball club in 1917, to- night corroborated the charges made today by Charles A. *“Swede” Ris- berg, former Sox shortstop. Felsch expressed surprise that more startling revelations were not made by Risberg to Commissioner Landis. Clarence Rowland, former part owner of the Milwaukee ball club, had nothing to do with the scandal, as far as he know, Felsch 'HOPE IS DIM FOR (Continued from First Page.) But we are going to loan to others 1as much as we can.” That at least was something It | served to revive the veteran's hope | No charity intended cr. implied. Just business proposition. That was what he was looking for. One large downtown bank hal told him the da before that if & man was absolutel down and out, in desperate stralts, the bank would try hard to lend him $50 on a certificate. But the policy ‘was to loan only to lar customers in good standing. The ex-marine had some pride and his spirit rebelled at even a kindly half-way offer of charity. a Long, Long Trail. lie would have liked to have been able to wait, if he could, but h immediate needs were pressing. o blithely he found himself hummin; “It's & Long, Long Trall A-winding, as he once more advanced toward ‘Washington’s financial district. 'With- out ducking, he walked straight into six clean upper-cuts delivered at as many successive banks.. The gong sounded, ne, two, three"—for the knock out. It was 3 o'clock on New Year eve and the banks had closed for the day. “What price muttered. Homeward he made his way, a sad- der but a wiser man. 1t all happened, these two days of fretful worry, at the most joyous son of the year, because the reporter had wondered what might happen to some former shipmate, up against it perhaps, who might seek a loan on his bonus certificate after January 1. Imbued with this feeling, the e Marine started forth to ask what he believed he had a perfect right to ask —a loan of $50 on a Government-in- dorsed security. The streets were crowded with busy people as he made his way into the heart of Washing- ton’s little Wall Street. Christmas had left people happy and tomorrow was New Year eve. His spirits were hopeful. Passing through the door of a large bank which radiated Christmas cheer, he took heart as he walked behind one of the railings and approached & stolid desk. Cut Off Short. “After January 1, adjusted service certificates are eligible for loans” the veteran began. He got no farther. “No, sir, not at this bank,” an em- phatic voice interrupted. The appli- cant felt dazed. » “Not even for regular customers? he asked. “Not for anybody,” he heard the voice saying. Then the banker went on to explain. The certificates were no good as collateral, the banks can't easily sell or dispose of them. “Congress has put so many re- strictions around them that thel‘r. surrender value is nearly worthless, he added. “The banks don’t want them.’ The ex-Marine bowed his way out. He wasn't resentful. He understood the banks’ attitude. After all, busi- ness is business and banks, like other commercial houses, are in thé busi- ness for a worthwhile profit. His ex- periences along the line strengthened this view. In quis succession he was told that policy restricted loans on certificates only to regular custom- ers, Well, he thought, if he were a regular bank customer, perhaps he wouldn’t need a loan. At 11 other well known Washington banks he met with the same answer. An ex-service man, job or no job, could not borrow a cent on a bonus certificate unless he had bona-fide banking relations. At one of these banks an official sald money was tight, but had offered him “gsome free advice.” But the advice necessitated the backing of a proper introduction at a bank, and the vet- eran couldn't take it. Two Dominant Refrains. “Red tape” and “Congress passing the buck to the banks” were the two refrains that lingered in his memory as he sought new sources of possible revenue. At another bank this “buck passing” was brought forcibly to mind. “Congress passed this bonus bill as a political sop to the banks, and the banks are not going to stand for it,” the official emphasized after turning down the applicant for a loan. He added something about there not be- nough profit in it for the banks” too many burdens.” Vell, then, not being a customer, would you lend me $50 on a $100 Liberty bond asked the veteran, seeing further argument usele; “Yes, you bet I will, any day,” was the ready answer. Leaving the bank, the man asked himself why a bonus certificate, backed by the same gov- ernment, couldn’t have been nearly as acceptable. Pats Him Regretfully. The veteran was politely received at still another bank, and he found a considerate listener to his tale. As he departed, however, minus a loan, the official patted him regretfully on the shoulder. “T'd like to help you if I could. brother; the heart and the spirit are in the right plac “I don’t want ‘help’.” the veteran replied. “All T want is a business- like loan on a legitimate plece of security.” Here the ex-Marine learned some- thing about “frozen assets.” “]"don't belleve that any more than 2 per cent of the veterans would re- pay’such loans,” this officlal. had seid, “and the banks would find themselves with a lot of frozen assets on their hands. No loans to any except customers, was the inflexible policy. At another bank a little earlier, the veteran had waited for a customer to extend New Year felicitations to the official behind the desk. “I wouldn’t say that this collateral was not any good,” he heard the of- ficial saying to him, “but it s not sat- isfactory for the banks to handle. We can only handle such loans to our regular customers in accordance with instructlons lald down by our com- mittee. No, I don’t know where a man in_your position could borrow. We could not even let you open an account, merely to get a loan om a certificate.” 1917 Is Recalled. There were many other banks to be visited and as the veteran walked from one to another he recalled for the first time in many years an in- cident that occurred when the old 23rd Company was shoving off from Philadelphla early in June, 1917, to join troops of the 1st Division in the first group of Al can com- batants to touch French soll. A grizzled old veteran of the ‘Haitian campaign,” with two hash- marks on his sleeve, marched beside him. From a corner of the Navy Yard a shrill voice cried out: “Good luck, boys; we'll be cheering you here at home."” The Haitian veteran swore Marine oaths under his breath. “Wait until you get back and this scrap is all over,” he muttered. “It will be another tune then. I know. I've been in two of these here wars.’ But the raw recruit didn’t believe him, and he doesn't believe him yet. But he happened to remember that incident, just the same. bonus, anyway,” he At the next bank on the list hal said. “You've got to deal with the Treasury in this matter, and of all the Government agencies to deal with BONUS LOAN. SEARCH BY VETERAN REVEALS if desired, to loan $30 to the veteran on a Treasury Liberty bond, customer or no customer. Then the Marine tried a savings hank mry, but only national banks can give such loans,” he was told. Conflicting Emotions Rise. “But the law says that any under Governmental supervision may loan on a certificate,” the veteran in bank | Sorry, that's our ruling, anyway.” Across Washington the seeker for a loan made his weary w But he met with no success and became dis ouraged. Some one had suggested ing the Postal Savings Bank, so he ned his toward the city post | |office. But post offices don't handle | certificates and he was a street car | token out for his trouble. : | It was nearing 3 o'clock on New Year eve and he made his way to one last bank. But here, too, the door closed upon him. His day done He had done his best, but it wa enough. He had visited as many institutions from 9 to 3 o'clock during those two days, as he was physically able to do on foot. As a result of his experi- ences, only a part of which are told herein, he was filled with conflicting emotions. Humor, friendliness, re- sentment, even a sense of humiliation entered into his spirit. Out of it all ame no hostile feeling, however, against the banks which had turned him down one. after the other. In fact, he somewhat sympathized with the statement made by one promi nent Washington banke “This is simply a proposition. It shows amending the law. have made loans acceptable at post offices. It natural banks to resent such a law the burden on them. “During the war the banks of this country floated millions of dollars in the Liberty loan campaigns, wit charging a cent for their serv They even spent hundreds of thou of dollars to give this service and not one cent due the CGovernment was lost or unaccounted for. Yet what has Congress done in the way of showing appreclation for this serv- ice? Not one thing. ‘Not even a resolution of thanks was passed.’” n't buck-passing the need of Congress should putting BISHOP MURRAY OPENS EPISCOPAL CRUSADE Formal Call Made on People to Re- new Allegiance to Christ—300 to Work in Drive. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 1.—A formal call by Rt. Rev. John Gardner Mur- ray, Presiding Bishop of the Kpisco- pal church, for the people to “Rededi- cate themselves to Christ and renew allegiance to His caume,” launched the nation-wide bishop's crusade today. ‘The movement 1is designed to awaken the membership of the church to spiritual and practical efficlency, the bishop said, and 300 members of the clergy and laity will carry to. the people throughout the nation the mes- sage of the church. BANDIT USES BICYCLE. Gunman Trails Messenger and Gets Auto and $1,900. MEMPHIS, Tenn., January 1 (#).— Trailing his victim on a bicycle, an unmasked gunman effected the hold- up of an employe of the Pidgeon ‘Thomas Iron Co. in a street here to- day and escaped with a $1,900 pay | roll and the pay roll messenger’s small automobile. Robert C. Becker, cashler of warehouses of the iron company, was bringing the weekly pay roll to the offices in South Memphis when a man who had been following him on a bicycle moved to the side of his car and leaped on his running board. Menaced by a pistol Becker stopped his car, delivered the money sack and stepped into the street. The robber fled in the car with the money. Becker told police that the bicycle bandit wore an aviator’s headgear, but was unable to describe him further. UMBRELLA AIDS QUEEN. Long Waits at Official Functions Relieved by Support. ! LONDON, January 1 UP).—Society women have often wondered why | Queen Mary, following the example | of Queen Alexandra, always carries | an umbrella of the long-handled va. | riety. It has now become known that | the Queen finds it uncommonly use- | ful during the many functions in | which she takes part. She uses the umbrella as a support, and it has helped her through many tiring waits, Princess Mary also takes an um- brella or parasol to functions at which | she may have to stand some time. e g p More than $3,000,000 worth of mink fur from other countries was brought into the United States with- in_the past year. $30,000 Immediately Available Second Trust Loans H. B. Byrd Franklin 3311 FOR Furnished Apt. 5 rooms, foyer 2 baths Immediate Possession Apply Resident Manager Presidential Apts. 16th and L Sts. PHILLIPS TERRACE APARTMENT 1601 Argonne Place J-:;'sm'h of Col. Rd. at 16th 8. he Ideal tion for the Pn‘tlculnrm Class We have left just a few of these wonderfully ar- ranged apartments, ranging from one room, dining al- cove kitchen, tile bath, with bullt-in fixtures and Murphy beds to five rooms, recep- tion hall, porch, etc. All having spacious closets, high ceilings and beautiful out- look. Convenlent to all car and ‘bus lines, churches, theaters and market store: 24-liour Telephone and Elevator See Resident Manager William S. Phillips & Co., Inc. 1432 K St. N.W. Adams 8710 i - 3 Banks if they months There is no compulbion upon a bank to lend money on the adjusted serviee certificates and the bank is subject to BONUS AVAILABLE { the loan than the terms named in the jact. Individuals have no legal stand |ing make ns on the certificates. 3 v mnegotiate loans with. out consulting the beneficiaries named in the certificates. When the certifi 2'833'm certificates' Two ¢ cate is two years old, the loan value is 8 | approsimately %15 cents on each dol Years Old, Available | value. For instance, a certificate tificates issued by the United States | ¢na®00 (ilia of $1,000 gives & losn e loan value i {0 vopaid, but are deducted from the Bureau estimate the following loan | 2008 B0, FIEE A0 DAL, but witleaue beneficiaries ultimately run fonger than nine g value, to put it roughly The exact loan value may be caleu {lated by multiplying the loan basis as co“ateral' stated in the certificate by the face TR 1925, issued to a BY HARDEN COLFAX [ 30 yea ith a face value B ik A S SRR E ws after two years a loan Some 2,853,000 adjusted service cer- |t 300D, shows ufter two years a loan Government to veterans of the World \'nlpo in 7T of $87.86. War became two years old today ax\d”mhl‘[lfll el '1;1 llfl'fi;’ insurance ’l‘o‘l’r\ p o ¥ 8D panies shows that the great majority hence ""r‘x‘;‘i?rm;x; o lateral for bank | oe i o0ne innde to poliey holders are 165,000 and before the present in-| 0" fant vear runs its course $47,000,000] pnount ultimately naid beneficlariea more will have been added. F i oot o The T oAt e Calculations by the =Velerans'| g ang on their adjusted service certifl ailable January 1 by States llht-m s eventually in possession of . jthe Veteruns' Bureau, there to have 1inler-n ent into the sum to be paid ¢ Arkanea 0 nia (Copyright \NEW YEAR ‘FOOLISHNESS’ STOPPED BY MUSSOLIN! | Police Close Clubs and Halt Shoot ing and Dropping of Crockery Out Windows. the Associated Press ROME, January 1-Premier solini's rmination to a year of intense labor, with play re duced to a minimum, got off to a fiying st when at 2 o'clock this {morping Rome's New Year celebra tion was cut short at the height of 1927) Delaware . District ot Colimby Florida By Mus REAL ESTATE LO;N.'; BUSINESS, APARTMENT. CHURCH, CE AND GARAGE PROPERTY, CONSTRUCTION LOANS. FRED T. NI:'.SPIT 1010 Vermont Ave. E By Treating Your Car § A “BESTBILT” Which You May Own For As Little As 38 MONTHLY Large Variety of Styles make 1927 ° Telephone Lincoln its galet | and other haunts of public merriment 4\“‘1[““ the prefect ordered that music | 2. One cabaret, exempt from the |order because it had registered as an i |an order prohibiting the time-honored Wroming custom of firing revolvers and dump must be divided among a large num- “Those who have work to do.” the ber of persons. As a matter of fact, |authorities explained, “should not he it is caleulated that the average loan value of a 2-vear-old certificate is only The loan value of the certificates iu- | tBring Them In" or Phone Fr. 6491 creases as they grow older, as do lite | Big Book Shop, 933 G St. N.W. | cates in reality are 20-year endow- ment policies. By 1930, the loan value | and others will have been added, for veterans have until January 1, 1928, not yet bLeen received from TUU,”D‘)I‘ veterans of the Army, 192,000 of the |~ sary to call police reserves to prevent a riot among bankers In their com- urrounded by a maze of legal red | tape. The veteran must be known bo sent the Veterans' Bureau. and various afidavits must be prepared in ver by the Veterans' Bureau if not | paid at maturity. In the latter event {6 per cent interest compounds an- | nually until the veteran redeems them In the second place, the law re-| | quires” that such loans be made at a | cent above the discount rate of the | Federal Reserve Bank of the district iG per cent for loans on these certifi- | cates, which is not attractive in some | {est in all excepting 11 States. Loans evidertly are to be made on com- | cely had the New Year been ushered in at cabaret night clubs {must cease and entrance be refused at 1 o'clock and the places ared by |art theater, did a land-office business | Simultaneously, the police enforced Although these figures are imposing, ing from windows crockery and worn they are aggregates and the loans|out kitchen utensils, : the average face value of the ad-|disturbed by such foolishness.' justed service certificates is $1,029 an . - e S — Loan Value Increases. | insurance policies written by com- | mercial companies, for these certifi- of the 3,048,000 certificates issued thus far will have increased to $590.893 to apply for certificates, and the records show that applications have | Navy, and 18,000 of the marines. It'is not likely that it will be neces- petition to make loans on adjusted service certificates. 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