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The Washington times., 1920-10-31

Realizing the danger to pedestrt-
ans because of vehicuiar trafnc In
the downtown section while the
Presidential election returns are
being shown. Major Harry l. Cess
ford, superintendent OF police. has
Issued Instructions to the police d.
recting them to keep certain areas
clear OF all traffe. save for the
street cars. the day OF election.
All interesting streets between
Tenth street and Fourteenth street
will be roped off one square north
and south OF Pennsyivania avenue
and cleared OF vehicles. Machines
or other vehicles win not be park
ed on Pennsylvania avenue between
Tenth and Fourteenth streets after
t;s0 o'clock y. m.
Vehicles bringing parties TO the
National Theater must come by
way OF Thirteenth street To E
street to the entrance of the the
alter. and then return by way of E
street to Thirteenth street. going
north on Thirteenth street or pro-
ceeding east on Il street. No park
ing whatsoever will be permitted
on Il street between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets, nor on Four
teenth street between ID street and
II street Fourteenth street Is q
fire RUM, nor on the roadway south
Of the Treasury or on East Execu-
tive avenue. On Madison place
vehicles will be permitted to park
The Washington times., 1920-10-31
DATA
MEETS DELAY
Chief Clerks Association Finds
Work Of Compiling Report
Is Staggering.

The Chief Clerks Association OF
the Government departments, which
to gather data on housing
conditions and have a complete re-
port ready on November I. win not
be able to complete their investiga-
ton in time, it was learned today
JOB BIGGER THAN WAS THOUGHT.
The job Is bigger than they nrst
thought. II was said by Q member OF
the committe today, and although tins
returns to the QUESTIONABLE are com
ing In rapidly. there are stlll many 70
be heard from. and II will take some
time to compile the report. AftnS
the report IL compiled. the propoI
ton OF seeking relief will be u
up In connection wIth/city POST Z
ter Chance.
IL will not be. determined until
this meeting just what form
action will take. The three propost
tons suggested have been the courts
the rent commission and Congress-
with the mo jority OF opinions favor
ing action by Congress on the pre-
sumption that il will be quicker ana
more decisive.
Il. w. Libby. chief clerk Of the
Deps rtment Of Commerce. and presi-
dent OF the Chief Clerks Association,
said today that the conditions under
which the Government clerks are
working will not be dlvulged until
the committee has had time to go
into the questionnaires thoroughly
ARE HARD AT WORK.
"The clerks are very much interest
ed in the plan" Mr.. Libby said to-
day" and we expect TO have things
in shape to make a report shortly.
We viii not, however, have the data
ready by November /. as we had
planned. because we found that II was
q bigger job than we thought. How
ever, we are working hard on the
compilation and expect to have every
thing ready as soon as the final re-
turns are in"
The Washington times., 1920-10-31
LESLIE SHAW TO REPLY
TO TUMULTY'S SPEECH
Will Address Bethesda Repub-
Iican Club Monday Niqht.

Leslie NJ. Shaw. former Secretary Of
the Treasury and governor OF Iowa.
will reply to the speech of Secretary
Tumulty In an address before the
Bethesda Republican Club tomorrow
night. Mr.. Tumulty addressed the
Bethesda Democratic Club Thursday
night.
The Bethesda electoral district.
which is usually Democratic, Is
strongly Republican this year, ac-
cording to Edward l.. Stock, chairman
of the ways and means committee Of
the district.
The meeting tomorrow night will
be preceded by a parade and demon
stration. in honor OF the Republican
party. Frank Mcmillan. president of
the Bethesda Republican Club, will
prealde
The Washington times., 1920-10-31
SONS OF REVOLUTION
lNVEL JONES TABLET

A large crowd attended the UNI
yelling OF a bronze tablet insert in
Potomac Park yesterday afternoon.
The ceremonies were in charge of the
District Sons of the American Revo-
luton. Miss Sarah Watson, daughter
OF Rear Admiral Watson, uncovered
the tablet. which bears a portion of
an address of John Paul Jones.
Two hundred marines formed the
guard OF honor and sailors on sub
chasers in the Tidal basin fired a
salute as the tablet was unveiled.
The Washington times., 1920-10-31

pChSpping kindling wood and doing
odd jobs arc still in order. One must
work or not eat.
But uncut wood IL piling high in the
yard of the lodging house. Its bunk
rooms are practically vacant in COM
Darison to- days gone by. Its one
time odd and fascinating collect ion
of wanderlusters Is no more.
Jack London's hobos may still pass
in the night. but they are travelling
in Pullman coaches instead of riding
the rail" on box cars
The Washington times., 1920-10-31
CIGARETTE IN HAY
CAUSES $4,000 FIRE
Feed Store on Seventh Street
Oriqin of Flames.

Damage estimated at SIS, 600 was
caused by a fire which was discover
ed last night in the -four ana feed
establishment of Nixon Brewer. 20y
Seventh street southwest. Before
the blaze was under control 1t had
spread to the adjustments of the
Leadbeater- Brahler Sales Corpora
tion, wholesale drug dealers, and
buildings and stable owned by w. 8.
IloRe & Bro, adjoining the Brewer
store.
A colored boy told Policeman z. P.
kelliher. OF the Fourth precinct. that
he saw young white man light a
cigarette and toss the burning match
In n bale OF hay near the door. The
hny burst into flames which soon
spread to the store. The cigarette
smoker fled.
The Washington times., 1920-10-31

sition that the defendant had no
right to make such charge nor to
enforce his bulletin board system,
but that he il responsible for a
free and sufficient hot water service.
RULING SETS PRECEDENT.
This decision set3 q precedent for
the commission In this respect. A
number of hot water complaints have
been filed recently, but this Ia the
first to be decided.
Complaints about lack of proper
heat are piling into the commissions
offices with the coming OF cold wealth
or. The commission has already de-
cidcd that landlords must always keep
the temperature OF their tenants
rooms at a normal and comfortable
degree.
The Washington times., 1920-10-31

Such "a decision was made in de-
termination Of the case of Mrs. Bessie
w. James against Albert Jonas, In
which the complainant testified that
tn" defendant landlord charged his
tenants cents for every hot water
bath they took. II was further
brought out that the defendant kept
bulletin board In the hallway OF
his apartment house on which each
tenant had to register and designate
the day and hour they desired to
battle. so that hot water would be
on hand
WOULD sroP PIRATES.
The defendant declared that he re-
sorted To such method to stop the
not water piracy" OF his tenants,
who, he said, were wasteful in the
use OF tho water.
The rent commission takes the po-
The Washington times., 1920-10-31
Cans to Address Students.

Isaac Cans will speak to the stu
dents of the ST. Johns College on
Thursday afternoon at = o'clock. His
subject viii be Business Organiza-
ton" This Is the first OF series of
talks that will be delivered by Mr..
Cans TO this advanced body OF stu
dents at their school on Vermont
avenue.
The Washington times., 1920-10-31
Move Headquarters Here.

The headquarters OF the lnterna =
tionaI Brotherhood of Bookbinders OF
America, having n membership of
$1,000. will be moved from Indian
apolis to Washington by December I.
This change was decided on at the
convention Of the organization held
in Baltimore recently. Walter N;
Reddick. international president, viii
be in charge OF the local office. In
the American Federation OF Labor
building.
The Washington times., 1920-10-31
CITY CLUB LEASES WIRE
FOR ELECTION DINNER

The City Club Is plann ng for a
lively time election night. The cele-
bration will start about s o'clock and
will continue until past midnight.
Members OF the club will be per-
mitted to invite guests, and ladies'
will be especially welcome.
a special leased Western Union
wire has been installed and will open
at O o'clock
The Washington times., 1920-10-31
WILL LECTURE ON ART.

"The Graphic Arts" will be the sub
ject of a talk by Miss Helen Wright
at a meeting OF the Columbian Wom-
en- of George Washington University
at the Law School building, 1885 X
street northwest, Tuesday afternoon.
The talk will be illustrated by rare
prints.
The Washington times., 1920-10-31
A Bit Of Balm in Cilead;
Democrats Are Told
Mebbe It'll Rain

Democrats, cheer up!
The Weather Bureau predicts
rain over the Eastern half Of the
country and In the upper Mississippi
and lower Missouri valleys on cleo
tion day.
According to the old tradition.
rainy weather Is Democratic
weather.
a storm, now gathering over
Arizona. will cross the Mississippi
today and will be ripe for mischief
east OF tho river Monday night
and Tuesday.
The Washington times., 1920-10-31
Edison's Psychic Work
Is Doomed to Failure
Say Capital Ministers

Thomas A. Edisons efforts to get into radio communica
ton with departed souls find little encouragement from
prominent Washington clergymen who sound note OF dis
appointment that the inventive genius of the age should
even moment ceased his abos for the perfection
of scented apparatus to tighten the world and begun to
delye into the realm of the supernatural.
The Washington times., 1920-10-31
SERVICE At THEATER.

Goods Election" was the theme OF
n sermon by Or. Albert II. thinner
man before the Helpers from the
Hills, in Crandall's Metropolitan
Theater this morning.
The Washington times., 1920-10-31
Miss Boardman to Speak.

Miss Mabel r. Buardman District
Commissioner, will address the com
munity meeting at the Cleveland
lark Congregational Church. Thirty
fifth and Lowell streets, this evening
at 3 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1920-10-31
FRATERNITY DANCE.

Gamma Chapter. Epsilon Mu Sigma,
W u give a dane" beginning at .
o'clock Tuesday night. at Mrs. Dyrr's.
15t7 X street northwest Election
returns will be received over spc.
gial wire.
The Washington times., 1920-10-31
URGE LEE HIGHWAY.

A rally in the interest OF The Lee
Highway was held at Mclean, Va,
last night. The meeting. which was
attended by residents of Selva, Ell
Nido. Spring Hill, and Great Falls.
was addressed by G.. S. Harrison, of
Horndon. and Roland Blake, Of
EairfaS
The Washington times., 1920-10-31
Fewer HOBBS Ask for
Beds at City Expense,
And Woodpile Grouus

Well, they are here and SO is the cold weather; Dr.
cause they always travel hand in hand One is SURF
sign of the other and vice And like the Winds they
come from the four corners Of the globe.
The Washington times., 1920-10-31
Landlords Must Glue
Tenants Free Water
For Baths, Says Board

The District Rent Commission yesterday afternoon
ordered that landlords must furnish their tenants
able amount of hot water for bathing and other purposes
The Washington times., 1920-10-31

They are the "hoboes that pass in
the night" and falls first chill blast
drives them to cover in the municipal
lodg ng house just as unfailingly as
il gives old Bruin sleepy thoughts
of ALTERNATING for the winter
But the "hoboes" arc changed this
year. both in numbers and aspect,
just as the war has changed almost
everything in this country.
EIGHT BREAKFAST GUESTS.
\ visit to the municipal lodging
house. on Twelfth street opposite the
Post Office department blu ldng, this
morning found eight quests" seated
at breakfast. II was regarded as a
pretty fair house. Yet. four years
ago one could have seen as many as
seventy eating at the same table, al
though the lodging house only is sup
posed to accommodate fifty.
And the guests no longer are of
the old begrizzled and decrepit type.
The old timers are gone. where to no.
body seems to know. but the majority
of them must have lived their allotted
span of three score and ten years and
now aNe replaced by the younger gen.
Grafton. greatly reduced in numbers
however.
Three young men in uniform were
among the eight guests" in the
lodging house this morning. Many
service men on their way home since
the signing OF the armistice became
stranded without funds and were COM
pelled to seek municipal aid.
RULES NOT CHANGED.
The rules OF the lodging house re-
main unchanged. One can get food
and shelter for only three days I'M
IaSa through some speCial prOvi ion
The Washington times., 1920-10-31
RULES NOT CHANGED.

The rules OF the lodging house re-
main unchanged. One can get food
and shelter for only three days UNI
less through some special provision
Of the courts or board OF charities.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-26
Miles of Cliff Dwellings
Found i'm Colorado CANYON
States Claim to Being Cradle of Ancient Civiliza
ton Supported by Newly Found Pottery,
Mounds and Temples

principally in the canyon Of the Green
River. Although the postmaster at
Youghal and other settlers say they
have noticed the unusual formations in
the canyon, no attempts had been made
to investigate because of the inacces-
sibility. | saw no trail or any sign OF
ingress."
Mr.. Lofts gave Professor Jeancon
and the State Historical and Natural
Society list of names of men who
know of the ledge.
Hugh Mounds Uncovered
The other discovery is reported from
the Escalante Forest, southwest of
Grand Junction. Huge mounds that
heretofore have been passed by as
natural formations, scores Of them, are
said to contain evidences Of houses and
temples, such as have been uncovered
in the Mesa Verde.
Early in November one Of the
mounds was opened when a ranchman
started to build a dugout for the stor-
age of potatoes. He came across pot
terry of high glaze and artistic de-
sign.
Both the finds have been reported to
Washington, and will be investigated.
"This more than ever confirms the
statement that Colorado is the cradle
Of this ancient nomadic civilization and
that intelligent work will uncover
ruins and relics Of incalculable value
to science and history" said Professor
Jeancon to-day
New-York tribune., 1920-11-26

mind of recovery. 1t will then also
fuence this act Of vandalism was per-
petrated.
"lf, as has been suggested, it was a
good thing for the city to dump these
ashes there, why were they removed at
this great cost to the city?
"There may be instances in which thu
city has been victimized quite apart
from the contracts based on collusive
bids, all of which leads me to note with
regret your persistence in Investigating
yourselves, in which | must respect
fully decline to take part. Short of
becoming party to that performance,
| am ready, in the interest of our un-
fortunate, tax-ridden city, to do every
thing to help that may be asked of me-
Very truly yours.
SAMUEL UNTERMYER."
"P. ST have since had time to hur-
riedly revise and ewritc the docu-
ments and am inclosing the revised
documents which contain drastic
changes presenting serious questions of
policy that should be fully discussed
between US before action is taken upon
them.
They are submitted now as mere
suggestions. The association Of Mr..
oVelIluIlHh Will your DOaTU TenuerS
such discussion now possible, and l will
be pleased, if you so desire, to take up
the matter with him in the hope Of
reaching a concluson'
The Mayors Statement
The Mayors statement reads, in
part:
"Novcmber 25, 1920.
ut is with regret that | am obliged
to spend a portion of Thanksgiving
Day in the Mayors Office in the prep
aration of a statement to refute the
clever twisting of the truth in matters
before the Lockwood committee in an
endeavor to mislead the people and
cast reflections upon this administra-
tion and myself and to show the rea-
sons for these malicious attacks by the
most powerful interests in the city
through their lawyers and controlled
newspaper organs.
"Thc counsel for the Lockwood com
mlttee in his attack on me, when | was
witness before the committee on No
vember 18, asked ME if I remembered d
New-York tribune., 1920-11-26
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

DENVER, Nov. 25.--Two new finds Of
prehistoric ruins in Colorado have
been reported to Prof. A. Jeancon,
field man of the United States Bureau
of Ethnology, who is now in Colorado
on important work regarding the an
tiquites Of the state.
James LOFTS, ranchman of Youghal,
a small settlement in the northwestern
corner of Colorado, came to Denver
Tuesday with a detailed description of
a canon of cliff dwellings just west OF
the junction of the Yampa and Green
rivers. These dwellings have just been
discovered rs a result of curiosity on
the part of Lotus and two other home.
steaders who have taken up land in
this wild part of the western slope.
II had been reading of the finds
made by Professor Jeancon in the
southwest part of the state, and this
set me to thinking" said LOFTS. "Where
gether there is an inaccessible canon
wall to the west. This side the wall is
not so steep. Trailing cattle last sum
mer on the near side of the river,
noticed near the top Of the practically
sheer wall what appeared to be q long
deep opening, resembling a great pair
Of lips with fiat, stone-colored teeth
| asked some Of the few settlers in that
new country what it was, but no one
knew.
Roofs Built of Cedar
"After my work for the summer was
done | went up the Yampa and crossed
a ford, gaining the other side. When
| was above the place went to inspect
| lowered myself by a sort Of rope
ladder. 1t was too short to reach the
ledge, but afforded from above a view
of walls of houses, caved-in roofs of
what was evidently cedar, covered
with tiles of baked clay, Of rooms
large pieces of pottery and wicker
baskets filled with what took to
be grain. Covered with dust and
leaves, were skeletons in two Of the
rooms in which I could look.
"They apparently extended for miles
New-York tribune., 1920-11-26
how best to safeguard the interests Of

how best to safeguard the interests of
the city
81 have never known Of anything
more brazen and cunning than his at
tempts to obscure the effect Of the
testimony that was dragged from him
1t Is such experiences that have de-
cided me to have no further dealings
with these gentlemen.
II have already expressed to you my
opinion that if the agreements are
signed and these additional guarantees
given to protect the city against con-
tracts based on colusive bids, your
velopment of the evidence as to COM
bnations that is being presented by
the Lockwood committee and that an
attempt on your part to go through
the motions of an inquiry at this time
is bound to prove abortive and is
bound to be regarded as in the nature
of self-investigation.
GAS illustrating how your proposed
investigation may work in practical
operation, l suggest that you consider
the case of the dumping by Holland g.
Co. into the courthouse excavation of
the ashes that they were paid by the
city to dispose Of. 1t probably will
cost the city in the neighborhood of
Y
board considers it necessary to remove
these ashes at this great expense to
the city is evidenced by the fact that
although you have Cancelled all other
courthouse contracts you have per-
mitted this contract to continue.
Suggests Two Suits
"Do you gentlemen regard your
selves as SO constituted that with the
best intentions it will be possible for
you to conduct an impartial inquiry
and to report fairly on that extraordi-
nary performance, which l assume had
your sanction? Was it not your duty
when you voted the money for the re-
moval of these ashes to have made in
quiry to ascertain how they came to
be there?
'In my opinion independent counsel
should be at once employed to begin
suit against the members of the firm
of Holland g. Co. and Mr.. Whalen for
the recovery of the money that the
city is expending in removing the
ashes, and there is no doubt in my
New-York tribune., 1920-11-26
Unt!ernyer
Urges City
Sue Whalen
(Centlnued from Page ene)

ter which he sent to Commissioner
whalen and Corporation Counsel
O'Brien on November 10. in which he
called off conference which the two
city officials were to have with him in
his homo at Greystone last Saturday
on the stand with reference to Mr.. IN
termyer's acting in the interest of the
TRACTION people, he said. he realized
that there is only one thing to do, and
that is to keep away from the Mayor
and all his works except as my official
duties may require"
Mr.. Untermyers Letter
Mr.. Untermyers letter to Secretary
Haag reads, in part, as follows
Dear Sir: The resolution Of your
board instructing the Corporation
Counsel to confer with me upon the
form of contract, affidavit and in
demnity to be exacted from contractors
having contracts with the city for the
carrying out of the suggestions made
by me to your board. has been trans
mitted to me. The documents are
herewith returned with such amend
ments as occur to me at the momen.
"I regret that for the reasons out
lined in my letter of November 19 to
Messrs. O'Brien and Whalen, q copy
Of which I herewith inclose. it Is i'm
possible for me to cooperate with the
law officer of the city to the extent
that | had hoped and desired in the
interest Of the city.
There seems to be such an obsession
on the part of certain officials of the
city that they can succeed in covering
up their own shortcomings by drawing
red herrngs across their unfortunate
trails, in the form of abuse and mis-
representation of my every act and
deed, that it is unsafe for me and
inimical to the inquiry | am conducting
to have anything to do with them.
"As one of the many instances Of the
basis for my attitude I call attention
to the fact that when Mayor Hylan
was a witness before the committee he
presumably moved by the temptation to
avoid giving direct answers to peril
nent questions as TO his relations with
John I. Hettrick, and when confronted
by spondence clearly establishing
their relationship, wantonly and re-
peatedly insinuated that | was an agent
Of or in some way, professionally or
otherwise, interested in or concerned
with the Interborough or Traction Trust
and that ! was trying to discredit him
in that interest.
Says the Mayor Falsifies
"He, of all men, knows the insinua-
ton to be grossly false, as he had in
his possession DIT the time correspond
ence with me showing that | was, am
and always have been openly and per-
sistently opposed to the Interborourh
and to the traction companies in their
efforts to secure an increase in the
fare and that ! had been advising him
New-York tribune., 1920-11-26
Pelham Bay Hunters Sought
Shooting of Ducks, Culls and
Pheasanfs To Re Sfonned

Acting upon many complaints made
by residents of City Island and other
districts adjacent to Pelham Bay that
thousands of wild ducks in that vicin-
ity were being shot by hunters, the
Police Department yesterday dispatched
several launches to Pelham to enforce
the corporation ordinance forbidding
the killing of any animals or birds
within the city limits. Several State
game wardens were also on duty
The hunters, according to the com
New-York tribune., 1920-11-26

plants, do not confine their activities
to wild ducks, bur also shoot sea
gulls and pheasants. With the ap-
New-York tribune., 1920-11-26

proach Of winter each year thousands
Of wild ducks flock to Pelham Bay,
where they remain until spring.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-26
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