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The Washington herald., 1920-09-25
Crooked Baseball?

The baseball investigation the spectacular
and important the history of the
Baseball has in popularity from its inception until has
hold public duplicated other peoples
attitude toward their leadng pastime 4.s'
In have played baseball there has been
almost scandal connected with the 1t has forward
wonderfully because of hne appeal player and alike
During the racing, boxing wrestling and spnng
haSc had almost entirely gambling and
bribery Baseball has been because been
kept free of the despolng hand Of the professional gambler
But betting professional baseball have
The
ly OF the and the increasing OF the baseball bus
has attracted the attention the betting sharks While their
have assumed proportions the betting trend
has grown point where has become of
club major leagues.
Betting moderate scale real detrment the game.
Permitted the evil bound affect the players themselves,
and public confidence in all professional baseball
The investigation Chicago establish crooked
with the world series of 1t has proceeded
faI enough produce OF corruption 1t should
OF the who hit for the good
professional baseball before the public.
Whatever other result be obtained least club and
public alike guard the the
All club have their warning They keep the
clean their business the that all crooked
The Washington herald., 1920-09-25
LAX TELEGRAPH
PENALTY URGED
Investigator Recommend
Companies Be Held Liable
For Inaccuracies.
tBy Universal service }

Telegraph companies will be liza
BILE for inaccuracies. delays AMI
failure to deliver kilograms il the
Interstate Commerce Commission
indorses the findings Of NJ. A. Pat
tison. attorney examiner. filed yes
terday.
Heretofore no recovery has been
possible on an unrcPeated message.
and the amount recoverable trCn
the Western Union and Postal Tel
egraph companies differed. The
former allowed nifty times the tele-
maximum of $50. while the Postal
did not impose q maximum recov-
cradle sum
Pattison holds that the maximum
liability for an uUrepeated message
should not be less than $500. and
for q repeated message. at one and
one-hslf times the reEular rate, not
less than $4,000
He also holds that provision
should be made for the transmis-
sion Of valued messages under a
liability limitation as to the valU g
stated by the sender. at the repeat
ed rate plus one-tenth Of l per cent
of the stated value In excess or
$1,000
This finding was in connection
with a rehCarinE Of the old case OF
J. L and Myrtle CUltra. trading as
the Clay COUNTY Produce Company.
versus the Western Union Tele-
graph CompaR.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-25
NIGHT SCHOOLS
TEACHERS
Examinations to Fill Vacan-
cies to be Held on
September 30.

Vacancies in the teaching force
of the night schools in the Dis
trict will be filled by examinations
to be held September 80 in the
Franklin School building, under An
order issued by DR.. Frank w. Bal
lou. superintendent of schools, yes
terday.
On the following night. October
l. principals and teachers already
assigned to night schools will as
semble in the Business High School
building at 1880 n. m. for final in
structions.
The vacancies to be filed include
teachers of commercial law, ac-
counting. bookkeeping, commercial
arithmetic. electricity. Graham
shorthand, domestic science, dress
making and tailoring.
An eligible list also will be Gre
ated as the result of the examina-
tions to fill expected vacancies in
the teaching staff for Gregg short
hand, typewriting. sccountancy.
English. Spanish, French, physics.
millinery. domestic art. bookkeep-
ing and secretarial methods and
office training.
The examination will be written
and oral, and where specified.
practical examination will be given
also. Applicants should come pre-
pared to remain the entire day.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-25
5BILLIONSGO
FORPLEASURE
Nation Spends Enough in
Year to Run Government,
Taxes Show.

The tail of the orgy Of spend
ing that swept over the United
States following the srmistice still
is pouring money into the pockets
Of purveyors of amusement and
contentment at the rate Of approx
mateIy 100000. 900 a month, ac-
cording TO an estimate made here
yesterday on the most recent war
tax receipts Of the Treasury Depart
ment.
Although expenditures arc being
Curtailed for autos, diamonds. i'm
ported cosmetics and the like. the
public now is increasing its pur-
chases of candy. soft drinks and
other nOnslcoholic beverages. to-
bscco and thester and movie tick
cts.
Seekers of recreation stIll are in
dulging in these things at the rate
Of nearly $4,000, 900. 900 a year, o.
enough to pay all expenses of the
government for twelve months.
Taxes received by the govern
ment during May on the sale of
candy. tobacco, soft drinks and ad-
missions totaled S36.61S.OoO. Smok-
ing by women is believed by SOW
ernment officials to be the cause OF
an increase in the use Of cigarettes.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-25
US. Official Predicts Lowering
Of Prices But Has Doubts if
People Want Pre- War Level

Doubt as to the desirability of
the return of prices to a pre-war
level, be such a recession probable
or improbable. was expressed last
night by Howard Z. Figg, special
assistant to Attorney General A.
Mitchell Palmer.
Figg, however. predicted a recess
sion in prices in general from now
until next spring. at which time.
he said. the downward trend will
have reached the limit of its i'm
mediate ebb.
I'm consideration of the economic
upheaval which the United States
has experienced during the recent
war" Figg declared, "it is gravely
dubious if the return of prices 10
pre-war scale is desirable. The
standards and conditions of living
have been changed to such a great
extent that l seriously doubt if the
The Washington herald., 1920-09-25
New York City
By o. O. Mcintyre.
The Dead Line.

New York. Sept. 24.-The dead
line established for. crooks begins
at Fulton street-on the upper
fringe of the Wall Street financial
district. 1t was established many
years ago and the gentry that lived
by various forms of theft never
went below Fulton. If they did they
were picked up for vagrancy and
generally an old charge was found.
But the dead line was established
in the days of Burns and Devery-
when the police dominated the
crooks with night-sticks and fists.
when the late Mayor Gaynor abol-
ished promiscuous police clubbing
the underworld took new courage.
Theoretically the dead line exists
but polished crooks cross Fulton
going south with the same noncha-
lance in crossing upper Broadway.
The past few years the losses by
theft in Wall Street have been
amounting to stupendous figures.
Unable to get the proper police
protection, the banks and broker
age houses are organizing their
own methods of defense. Last week
Martin Deelay and Fred Dorner,
who have met 10000 criminals as
attendants at Sing Sing, resigned.
1t was learned that these two
men have been offered huge sal
aries to patrol Fulton street and
watch for crooks. AS attendants
they made small salaries. Now
they are to be paid, it is said.
twice the salary of the New York
police commissioner.
They specialized at Sing Sing in
remembering faces. AS an tndica-
- y l.. - u.
freely with New York crowds, the
experts upon arriving in town the
other day took a walk on Fifth
avenue, covering five blocks. Just
by scanning the faces they saw
thirty-eight men and women who
had at various times occupied Sing
Sing cells. All were well dressed
and did not look out of place in the
fashionably dressed crowds.
Old Resort Closed.
Fred Schumm's famous resort in
Brooklyn has closed. The pinch of
prohibition has relegated the sport
ing rendezvous to the haven Of for
gotten things. All of the big cleo
tion bets were held by Schumm, a
picturesque character. He held the
stakes and charged a commission.
His commissions. during the last
presidential election amounted to
$50,
Wine Agent No More.
With the death of Nanny Chap
pelle, the passing of New York's
wine agents is complete. Death
and the Eighteenth amendment
have removed these unique disci-
Piles OF Bacchus. The wine agents
were a small but select body
there was never a score of them at
any one time
Nightly they made the rounds of
theaters, gambling houses, bar
rooms. cafes and halls. entertaining
lavishly, They were well dressed
open-handed fellows and their mot
to was dunn Vivimus vivamus
Their days began at dusk and END
ed at dawn.
The few who were left when pro-
hibitiOn came welcomed the change.
Most Of them were human wrecks.
They had massage artists and baths
each afternoon to put them en- their
feet for the night. Most of them
made from s25, 900 to $4,000 a year.
And they had expense accounts that
were never questioned.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-25
Marriage Licenses.

Christopher asree. ,r.. IS. and Edrens
PhCtteplsce. q, both Of Washington. The
Rev. c. Dudley.
Albert W. Scherl. -. spd Marion J. Ross.
IS both Of Washington. Judge r. F. Mat
tingly.
LemueI r. Shsdweu. "a, Of HarrisonburE
Va. and Blanche Delaney, 20. Of Richmond.
Va. The Rev. J. f. Briggs.
samuel Friedla Hdcr. -, and Frances
Wolf. 20. both OF Washington. The Rev.
NJ A. Horwitz.
Prank Chamberlain. jr., %. and Viola
DeShieIdsv -, both OF Washington The
Rev II. Y. Downs
Samuel vsnells. "a. and Dorothy Cock
rel. is. both Of Washington. The Rev.
H 7. Stevenson.
Isaac schlenerman. 40. and Brina Aga I'd
stein, 60. both Of Washington The Rev
NJ. 4. Horowitz.
Hugh II weIch. a., and Mary z. Currie.
fs2, both Of Alexandria, Va. The Rev.
]. II. Jenries.
John l. Cumberland. 81. and Opal L.
Cumberland, %, both Of Washington The
Rev. &. J. Lsrkin.
Guriey Coz, 81. and Mouie A. Watson.
%, both Of Ashland. Va. The Rev. A.
Sayles.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-25
HARDING LEADS
NSTRAW VOTE
D. c. Drug Stores Patrons
Give Him 230 Against
l3l for Cox.

Senator Harding is the favorite
of the voters" of the District If
the results of the second days
balloting in the Presidential straw
vote being conducted by local Lig-
gett Drug Stores is an indication of
their partiality.
when the polls closed yesterday
Harding had 230 ballots aginst 131
for Cox. Two women voted for the
Democrat. Harding's lead of ninety
nine was not as great as that at
the close of the first days voting
when the vote was 124 to -, fifteen
of Gov. Cox's ballots being polled
by the weaker sex.
The straw vote is being conducted
by all the 5000 Liggett stores in
various parts of the country. Start
ing Monday 1T is expected that daily
totals will be received from the es-
adjustments in other cities.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-25
Events of Today

Dance, Alpha Theta Club. 2let
Sixteenth street northwest, 9 .. m
Sham battle. Georgetown Univer-
sity campus. 2s30 D. m. u J..
Dance, Ramblers' Psstime Club,
lleI < street northwest s.5o p. m.
Lecture on foreign trade. Francis
r. Eldridse, jr- 20 Jackson place
northwest. s p. m.
Dance. sos f street northwest,
Carroll Council, Knights Of Colum-
bus, which delegates 60 the national
conferences at Catholic University
are invited to attend at p. m
Military burial services by Ser
gesnt Jasper Post. American Legion,
for twenty-five overseas soldiers
Arlington Cemetery, 2:3o p. m
Band concert By the L. s. SOLDIER Hone
Band. bsndstHnd. at $50 o'clocs- John =
N. zimmerman, bsndmsstsr.
March. The GIadistor'' ....-.........so sousa
Overture. "Areldo" o".................. .Nertil
homsnoe, Claire Dc Lane. .... .... .Thom.
Light Of the Nooui
Excerpts from The Red widow" .Gebest
waltz SUITE. ''Cophdencss'' .wsidtsvfci
Finale. The Grand knight ..., Boehhlein
The star sPGnsied Banner"
This afternoon the Euipse, at $50 pm.
concert by the u = Marine Bard william
II. IA ssntelmHnn iesder.
Program.
Overture. III Guauny" y"..............Co Gomez
Characteristic. Whispering Of Flower
cOrnst SOLO. ArbukIenisn''.....,.. .H.rtnss
Musician, Arthur \. Witcomb
Grand scenes from The Yalkyries''
.----..-..-.... ..........- So. NSfnef
Characteristic SUITE, 'silhouettesT. .Hsdlsy
BD spanish. Moderate
tbl French. Moderate nsestoso.
tcl Italian. Allegro con fuoco.
ID American. Allegro
Quartet from ''Rigoletto'' .......... Verdi
Musicians. A. Witcomh. r. HaBes r. Clsrf
and J. Miller.
Waltz. The Ba achelors % ........- SzntelmsUn
The Evolution Of Dixie ie''...........--IoEs
March. "Semper Fidelis" ...-...... Souss
I tOficiAl march Of the q :. Marine Corps
The Star Spsnrled Banner"
The Washington herald., 1920-09-25

people want the cost of living to
revert to such a comparatively low
level
Il believe it would be economic
ally unsound.
'On the other hand" he COntin-
ued, "a general downward tendency
in prices is perceptible. 1t is the
tendency of the industrial world.
The recent cuts in the costs of their
respective commodities by the Ford
and Franklin automobile com
panies, Montgomery Ward Com
pany, and Sears, RoebuCk and
Company, is a fair indication of the
economic trend of the present.
Anything that is prophesied
concerning the return of costs to
pre-war scale Is speculation" he
went on. NO one is in a position
to tell just what will take place in
the United States economically dur
ing the ensuing months"
The Washington herald., 1920-09-25
ROADS SHOW
BIG INCREASE
improvement In General
Operating Conditions Indi-
Gated In |. c. c. Report.
CBy Universal Service }

General operating conditions of
the steam railroads for June show a
decided improvement over the cor
responding month in 1919. according
to a table isuued by the Interstate
Commerce Commission yesterday
The figures for the six months in
cluding June also show improve
ment.
In June. 1920. 22s,952 miles of
road were operated as compared
with 227,7S0 miles last year. Freight
trains covered mileage of 49.773, 900
as against 44.322 900. and passenger
trains a mileage of 45,4O2.O0O, as
compared with 43.566.0O in 1919.
An increase of 1874 per cent is
shown in net ton miles which were
37.742,000,0OO against 31,SS1, 600. 900
Increased costs are reflected in
some of the items. 1t cost sl,O18
to operate passenger trains one
mile this year as opposed to ss9S
in 1919. The cost of coal per net
ton, Increased from 1921 in 1919 to
s4.01 in 1920. Oil, too. showed an
increase from s.035 per gallon last
year to s.041 this year.
Figures for the six months natur-
ally do not make as good as COM
parison as those for June. The
roads were further handicapped by
some governmental wage increases
which were made last year and are
reflected in this years totals.
For the half year ending June 30,
1920. net ton miles showed an in
crease of 17.3 per cent and were
207.2Sl.000.000 as against 1850
100000 in the corresponding period
of 1919.
III. ~. - .,;Io, nar f-.I-L.
train-mile were 10 as compared
with 700. Satisfactory increases
were noted in the car miles per car
day record, 1920's percentage being
22.7 to 213 in 1919.
Net ton-miles per loaded car mile
showed an increase of 2S.4 over 27.9
per cent.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-25
Inability of y. S. Planes TO Take Air
On Small Field Worries Everybody
Except Army Entrants in Big Derby

Vile Savage with his British Mar
tinsyde racer, which is now beng
assembled. Rumors are current
here today that the English entry
of H.'G. Hawker. has dropped out
of the race, but the only basis for
this report seems to be The fact that
the Sopwith Company. whose plane
he flies. has declared itself in
solvent. This may not necessarily
entail Hawker's withdrawal.
The Borel biplane. which Lurien
Barrault will fly in tha French
elimination contest on Saturday is
causing some uneasiress in the
American camp. as 1t is a new make.
Copyright. 1920 hy Public Ledger Cul
The Washington herald., 1920-09-25
THE MAIL.

l drop letter in the maitland
hereby truly hangs a tale-my
letter goes no matter where,
and l am sure it's going there.
Tho thing is clever. you'n admit,
II once you stop to think a bit
these countless letters, maybe
more. delivered daily. door by door!
They seldom miss, they seldom fail
to reach us in the proper mail.
some come from far and others
near
and yet somehow they all appear,
We mail our letters, and behold
the mail contains a hundred fold,
yet every one completes its course
without regard to goal or source.
~ A. LUFBuRRow.
Copyright, 1890, by The Mcclure Syndicate.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-25
Deaths Reported.

MARY : RSwlett IS years. s4s NcLe.u
avenue southwest
Mary q. Jacobs 20 years. lSSS Meridiau
place northwest.
Katherine A Roush. 81 yeHrs. 1915 Sir
teenth street northwest.
Mary Ia RoeQue. - year,. Georgetown
University Hospital
Orion Hediu p wears Emergency Hoo
piJal
Robert J. Beatty. - years. Elnerreney
Hospital.
Annie Weaver. >3 YEAR. 100 Fiftcrnth
street northwest.
Robert L Abel. II days SibIey HoSpiusl
Frances Simms. Il yesrs iTg1S
Seaton street northwest.
Arthue Reed. s. years. St EIiz1bSth'.
Hospital.
Thclma r Rcu 3 dars. last souuI,.
avenue northeast.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-25
y GIVEN DIPLOMAS
AT COLUMBIA SCHOOL

Fall commencement exercises OF
the Columbia University School
were held last night at the Carroll
Institute. Eighteen members of the
high school department and four
members of the Junior college de-
partment were graduated.
Immediately after the exercises
the Alumni Association met to well
come the new members. 4 dance
for students. graduates and -mems
bers of the faculty followed.
Tonight the graduates will attend
the annual banquet at the Hotel
Raleigh
The Washington herald., 1920-09-25
BALLOU SEEKS DATA
ON NEW BUILDINGS

DIR. Frank W. BalloU, the new
Superintendent OF Schools. together
with Assistant Superintendent Ste
phen E Kramer. yesterday called
on Commissioner KUtz and Snowden
Ashford. municipal architect. at the
Commissioner office in the District
Building.
Questions Of general building
policy were discussed. Dr.. Ballou
desiring to learn to what extent the
building recommendations of the
school officials could be carried out
IT was explained that the school Of
ficiaIs. for example. did not desire
to make recommendations for a
three-story building where only a
two-story one was feasible.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-25
A DAILY LINE O. CHEER
By John Kendrick Bangs.
THE JOY OF LITTLE THINGS.

I'm grateful for the Little Things
That make my life a sweet one,
The cricket on the hearth that sings
His CHEEKY songs to greet one.
The four walls of my simple home,
The stairs, and all the floors there,
The pictures. and the stirring tome,
That lie within the doors there.
The grip of friendly hands, the gain
OF Children's laughing chatter,
The music of the drops of rain
AS on my roof they pattcr.
1t is not Fame brings happiness,
And speeds US onward gaily,
Put just these little things that press
About our pathway daily.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-25
Bone Denies Legion
Paper Belongs to G. O. P.

New York. Sept. 24.-Scott c.
Bone. director of publicity of the
Republican National Committee.
this afternoon denied that the
American Legion Weekly is con-
trolled by his organization.
Il know little more about the
Legion Weekly" said MIR. Bone,
than the casual reader. The state
ment made in Washington is abso-
lutely untrue"
The Washington herald., 1920-09-25
CWashinSton HeraId-Public Ledger
Service. Special Cable DispatchD

tN Arlington Heraid-Public Ledger
Service. Special Cable DispatchD
Paris. Sept. 24.-New wings pro-
viding greater lifting power and a
slower start are being made for the
Cox entries to the Gordon Bennett
race as result of the great diff
Guilty experienced in a trial flight in
starting and landing. The ma
chimes are not expected to be really
to fly again before Saturday, and
is the planes are required to be at
the racing field at Willie Savage
on Monday. there is little time to
be left to make any more changes.
The Curtiss Skyrocket when
tested by Roland Rohlfs had to use
more than the full length of the big
McRane field in starting and land
ing. and, as the Willie Savage field
is much smaller it is evident that
notifications in the wings are alb
solutely necessary.
The army pilots. who have been
having trouble with their powerful
Nerville-Packard $50 horsepower
motor have now got it in tune.
Capt. Schroeder was plainly de-
lighted with the tests given to the
motor this morning at Vile CoubIay.
He thinks his chances of winning
have increased 100 per cent and is
ready to lay bets on his plane.
AS soon as weather conditions be-
come favorable he will take his
racer up for the first trial flight
The body, which is built on stream
lines has striking resemblance
to a gigantic fish.
F. P. Raynham has arrived at
The Washington herald., 1920-09-25

Highest. S.: lowest, 90.
Relative humidity-s m. %. p. ~,
80. p. m, s..
Rainfall IS p. m. 20 s p. M, o.02.
Honfs Of sunshine. 5.5.
Per cent Of possible SUNSHINE. -.
Departures from Normal
Accumulated deficiency Of temperatur,
since January 1. 1870. b..
Deficiency Of temperature since Septem-
Der l. 1890. B.
Accumulated deficiency Of precipitstion
since January !, 1920. 2S3.
Deficiency Of precipitation since Scptem-
her l. 1870. l.63
Temperature same dsts last yesr-HiEh-
49, "a; lowest 50
The Washington herald., 1920-09-25
Births Reported.

Gerhard II and Katherine T. Lane. GirI
George L. and Annie n Tylor. hoy.
Michel 4. aud Nary J Jouucr. Boy.
Hugh J and Edna y O'Dounell Girl.
Walter NJ. and Rose Hunt Boy
Nathan and Ida Bschrach Girl.
sydney B and Muriel Cleal. Girl ..
Wm y and Catherine Campbell. Girl.
manuel II and CHllie Elredge. Boy.
VIM. and Mary NJ nePBmpIy. Boy.
George = and EIleu " White Boy
Grover {. aud Carrie Daniels BOY
Edward J and Ednu A Roth Girl
James A and Catherine L ByrBe. Girl
lanes A and Florence Young Girl
Walker Z. and Ada T.. Bell Girl
The Washington herald., 1920-09-25
Turning Away from the Reds.

opinion world is
t,nng tendency given impetus
declaration abos policy
violently much radical adopted
1t understood that French labor leaders the
conditions be better
France.
week. will decide Certain foreign delegates
be present advise with the French leaders
policy In this following
torial in the official labor OF Paris
rs sufficient labor delegation
futity would
the experience ago. foreign
comrades Sig Argona the Italian General
talked publicly OF the hell which
escaped Moscow. Pesana envoy
SPAIN has intimated he undecved
Both have insisted lately necessity
Bolshcvis Both Second
Inernaionae rather than Third organiza-
In the present agitation in Italy labor
be the radical refused to
transform trade struggles In
fact, the moderation with which
government Everything indicates that
Italian comrades will great victory
labor, but Communist victory by agents from
Moscow"
Supporting the foregoing Phillip
bahd recently She reported that the
Len suppressng all liberty, verbal among
workngmen well the bourgoc. 1t Phillip
Snpwden himself long known his opinions is turning
against the BoIshevks
Evidently the brand seen at close range
bbout acceptable the old under
Car and his puppets
The Washington herald., 1920-09-25
The Weather
ror,o.It for TODAY and TOnsrrov

For the District Of Columbia. MsrylEnd
and Virginia: Warm and unsettled weather
today and tomorrow; gentle sOUtberly WindS.
Forecast Of Flyinf weather. ...
Zone No. ! lNerth Atlantic SttetD-Gen-
orally good Tying weather but clouds and
probably local f0gs In tie early morning:
gentle sOUtherly winds surface and sloft.
Zone No. Middle Atlantic statesl-
Same Zone l.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-25
Production Necessary.

Experts here agree the situation
cannot be adjusted without a pro-
vision for International credit but
they maintain that such credit must
be supplied for the restoration OF
produsion and not for governmental
expenditures as was provided during
the war
4 provision Of international credit
must be attended by the stoppage OF
imitation caused by fresh issues Of
notes, by the restoration OF equili-
brium in budgets. the curtailment Of
military expenditures and by effec-
~Ss scestorstion Of peace.
lCoNfrisnt Tge0.- by Public Ledger CO..