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Evening star., 1920-10-29
DECISION ON GAS RATES
MAY COME LATE TODAY

The Public Utilities Commission
probably will announce it's decision
late this afternoon on the application
Of the Washington and Georgetown
Gas Light companies for an increase
from $1-25 to s1.44 per thousand cubic
feet for gas to private householders
Although the commission is not
likely to grant the rate asked for by
the companies, it is expected that
they will allow some increase over
the existing rate. in view of the con-
tention of the companies that they
are not earning per cent on the fair
value of their property with the ex-
listing rate.
According to the companies figures,
a rate of $135 would be needed to
give 6 per cent return. $1.40 to net
a per cent return and LA to give
an per cent return. 1t was reported
at the District building today that
the commission would adhere to the
policy of the past year Of giving the
gas companies rates that would yield
per cent.
It also is practically certain that
the commission will reject the plea
of the citizens that the government
rate Of 70 cents per thousand be in
creased.
Evening star., 1920-10-29

1naSmuch as only 266 are necessary
to win. the foregoing table shows
how comparatively easy will be Sem
ator Harding's victory.
Campaigning Shows Results.
The result would be even more
overwhelming except that the demo-
Gratis have pulled themselves to-
gether in the last three weeks of the
campaign. Indeed. many of the lead
ers have told me privately that if
they had two weeks more they could
overcome Harding's lead. Cnques-
tionably large numbers of Irish
voters are going back to the demo-
cratic party, and there is some talk
of Germans returning to party lines,
but in both cases the defections have
been too big and the prejudices of
too long standing to be removed by
the speeches of Gov. Cox The an
tipathy in both cases is not SO much
against Cox as President Wilson,
However, the reasons for the demo-
cratic defeat and republican victory
will be outlined in tomorrow's final
story Of the series, together with an
analysis of the situation in the race
for control Of the United States SEN
ate.
Copyright, 192O.)
Evening star., 1920-10-29
CHILDREN FIGHT
COLD IN SCHOOL
MINUS .JANITOR

Physical exercises at various in
tervals were resorted to today by
teachers at the Elizabeth v. Brown
School, in Chevy Chase, to keep the
children from shivering. With the
advent of cold weather the Brown
School is the only one to be caught
without heat, due to the lack OF
janitor-engineer.
Hugh F. McQueeney, superinten-
dent of janitors, has tried in vain to
obtain a janitor-engineer for the
school Unless he succeeds In finding
one to take the position school OH.
Gals have planned to close the school
within a few days
There is an assistant janitor at the
school, but he Is not permitted to
care for the furnace, because he
holds no license. An effort is being
made to obtain q license for him SO
he can operate the heating plant un-
til a licensed engineer is obtained.
Evening star., 1920-10-29
ROBBED OF $3.50,
GIRL SAVES $1,000
Covered With Pistol, Con-
ceaIs Cash When Bandit
Enters Dupont P. o.

Dupont postal station was robbed of
$3.50 in cash when young White man
held up Miss Mary Toomb. clerk in
volver shortly after s o'clock this
morning.
Miss Toomb had just opened the sta
tion at Dupone circle, and had just
finished opening the safe and trans
ferring $4,000 in cash to the cash
drawers behind the counter when
young man wearing a long tan rain
coat, large tortoise shell spectacles
and dark slouch hat entered ana
asked for a money order. Miss Toomo
moved from the stamp window, where
she was counting scent pieces, to-
ward the money order window.
The robber moved down toward the
window, but instead of stopping there'
opened the door leading behind the
counter, at the same time producing a
large revolver and leveled 1t at Miss
Toomb.
II want your money" demanded the
hold-up man. He repeated TINS oe-
mand three times, and advanced To-
ward the safe.
Miss Toomb backed away from the
man against the cash drawers. In
doing so she covered up with ner
person a cash drawer containing the
$1,000 in cash.
The robber went to the safe and
took therefrom a large envelope con-
tanning $500 in cash, the amount OF
money-order business taken in by the
station yesterday. This envelope also
held the application for money orders
made out by the customers yester.
day and the stubs. The man did not
tonch blank money order forms, the
usuaI goal of postal station robbers, 1t
was declared.
He then went to the cash drawers.
but evidently did not see that there
was a drawer behind the CLERK CLERK tes tos
other cash drawer, then turned to
leave.
"Don't make a sound, or follow me,
he said in threatening manner TO
Miss Toomh, as he swiftly left the
building. .
the shock. Miss Toomb telephoned the
washington city post office. Assist
ant Postmaster w. H. Haycock, Gar :
ence Schooley. superintendent OF
mails. and Chief Inspector Purdun OF
the washington division quickly ar
rived at the Dupont office, where tney
found detectives from neaaauar ters.
Miss Toomb remained at her post
today and served the patrons OF the
dupont station as if nothing had oc-
Cured. winning the admiration both
of customers and postal officials alike.
Police were working this afternoon
on the supposition that four men were
involved in the robbery. the man who
actually committed the theft and three
confederates who stayed in front OF
the store.
Miss Toomb remembers having
seen two men in front Of the store
after the robbery, but does not re-
member seeing a third. The police
belieye that the men were plan ted"
in front Of the store to cause some
kind Of a disturbance in case the
clerk tried to stop the robbery.
Evening star., 1920-10-29
german RADICALS
THREATEN STRIFE
Plan Anti Government Dem
onstrations in An Big Cities
November 7.
nv GEORGE wTTTE.
BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright, 1920.

BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright, 1920.
BERLIN, Germany. October %
German communists. who have grown
comparatively powerful and very au-
dacious since half of the independent
socialist party Joined them, are plan
ming anti-government demonstrations
in all the big cities. and particularly
in Berlin, for November Z. the third
anniversary Of the proclamation of the
soviet government in Petrograd and
Moscow.
In government circles it is rather
feared that outbreaks Of violence may
occur, and the authorities are making
preparations to meet all emergencies,
although they have lost much of their
confidence in the green police and the
sicherheitswehr (security forces).
The oRte Fahne Cred Banner) and a
newspaper called the Internationale
are calling upon the radicals to come
out in large numbers and join in the
demonstration for soviet Russia.
your distress is great" declares
the Internationale. You know it. 1t
grows harder to endure every day.
But remember that the longer you
suffer the nearer is the hour when
you will be able to throw off the yoke
of capitalism and join your Russian
brothers"
This appeal is addressed particularly
to the half million unemployed, who
are unable to live on the meager sub
sidy granted by the government.
Evening star., 1920-10-29
PLAN FOR PROMPT
PAYMENT OF TAXES
District Official Suggests
Heavier Penalties in
Tardy Cases.

Heavier penalties were suggested
today by one District official as a
means of reducing the> number of
property owners who fail to pay their
annual real estate taxes within the
period allowed.
Taxes are due in May and the pres
ent penalty is 1 per cent month up
to the time when the properties are
sold for taxes in the following March.
1t was pointed out at the District
building today that if the interest
penalty was increased from l per cent
to a higher per cent for every month
that the taxes remain unpaid. owners
would not SO easily forget to make
payment. AS a result. it was cited.
the amount of property to be sold
for taxes every March would be
greatly reduced.
SuxEestion In Timely.
The suggestion is timely. in view of
the announcement of Commissioner J.
Thilman Hendrick that he is consider
ing the advisability of revising the
existing law governing the sale OF
II is believed by some city officials
that il the penalty for non-payment
increased on sliding scale, accord
ing to the number of months the bill
is overdue, the revenues of the city
hut the collectors office would be
nartly relieved from the amount of
work involved in carrying large
volume Of property over from year to
year, selling it for taxes and later
handling the task OF redeemlng IL Tor
the original owners.
Need for Revised Law.
The need for revising the tax sale
,aw has been made apparent in the
mast few years by the fact that per-
IONS who make a practice of buying
property at the sale have not been
taking over as large an amount as
Increased the amount of property
which the District is carrying for un-
Commissioner Hendrick has asked
several department heads to compile
information on the subject for the
guidance of the board of Commissioners
in any action it may take.
Evening star., 1920-10-29


articles forecasting the trend of next Tues
days electoral vote for President. and
analyzng the situation in all the pivotal
states visited by the writer in the last
two months.
Two methods of calculation may be
used in attempting to forecast an
election - either a table endeavoring
to predict the actual figures, which is
more or less guesswork, for nobody
knows exactly how the millions of
voters throughout the Union will vote,
or a table containing the irreducible
minimum of electoral votes by which
Harding or Cox will be elected. Obvi-
ously it is possible to make such
study of the various states as to con-
vince the Investigator that a combi-
nation of certain states will insure
victory or defeat, as the case may be.
Four years ago this correspondent pre-
sented a table showing the irreducible
minimum of votes for Wilson. Every
thing else was conceded to Hughes
for the sake of calculation. and it was
the object of the table to show that
Wilson had just enough to win.
Tables Answer Question.
Now, irrespective of what the final
official table will show on the day
after election, curiosity for the mo-
ment centers on the certainty or un-
certainty of electing Cox or Harding
Who. in other words will be the next
President? That question will be
answered in the two tables presented
in this dispatch. In order to bring
out convinGngly the conclusion to
which this writer has come. he ex-
hibits first a table showing the maxi
mum of expectations. hopes and pos
sibilities Of the democrats. 1t Is a
picture Of democratic optimism.
Should that table break down by
thirty electoral votes Gov. Cox will
have lost the election. For the table
Of democratic hopes gives Cox 295 and
Harding 236. Here is the best infor-
nation obtainable on how the demo-
Gratis on the inside who think Cox
has q chance base their conclusions:
Gov Ha riding
Evening star., 1920-10-29
STEEL SPAN IS PLACED.
Another Link Placed in Key Bridge
Construction.

A temporary steel span. 1877 feet in
length, was successfully placed be-
tween the concrete abutment at the
Georgetown end of the Key bridge
and pier No. l about 10 o'clock this
morning. 1t was built in sections
on frame work. mounted on three
large barges. and. after being foated
between the two piers. was slowly
lowered into place by the gradual
going out Of the tide.
Like the larger steel span previ-
ously erected between the two CEN
tral piers Of the bridge, it will be
used as a platform for the construc-
ton of a massive concrete arch to
support a section of the main deck
or platform Of the superstructure.
Capt L. E. Oliver. the engineer Of
ficer in charge Of the construction of
the bridge is expediting the work as
much as possible and has been con-
gratulated over his successful install
lation of the big steel spans.
Evening star., 1920-10-29
CONFIDENT OF ELECTION
PRESIDENT TELLS COX

President Wilson today Gov Cox expressing his conf
dence the democratic presidential and expressing til
belief that the governor will the emphatic Endorsement
of the voters The letter follows:
My Dear Gov. Cox:
AS the campaign approaches its climax want to give
myself the pleasure of writing to with what admlra
tion have followed your throughout the
pagn You have spoken truly and fearessly about the
great issues stake, and believe that you will receive
the emphatic Endorsement of the voters of the country
AS of those voters and of fellow citizens
| want to express my entire confidence in you and my
confident hope that your leadership may carry
the policy of the national forward along the
path of liberal legislation and humane reform, until the
whole world again illustration of the wholesome
strength of democracy and the happy fruit of what the
founders of the republic puposed when they this great
government up
Allow me to sign myself,
Your gratifed and loyal supporter
WOODROW WILSON
Evening star., 1920-10-29
HAS 1,115PUP|[S;
BUILT T0H0LD 500
lucretia Mott School Holds
Classes in Basement
PIaTooms.

With an enrolment at the Lucretia
Mott School almost double the original
accommodations officials have had to
use strategy in providing room for The
overflow. BY using two fiimsy portable
buildings and holding classes in base
ment playrooms and in the assembly
hail. the entire registration of LIS
children are accommodated
When the Mott School was built in
1908, provisions were made to limit its
maximum enrolment to 600 Today it
exceeds that number by els, with ad-
ditional Increases expected in the near
future.
The school is located at 4th and "
streets. and has sixteen classrooms and
four classes. At the school today, max
ing It lack eleht necessary rooms. Tenn
porary relief, however, has been pro-
vided with the use Of the portables,
basement playrooms and the assembly
hall
Causes Crowded Glasses.
The heavy enrolment has neceesitated
the crowding Of some Of the classrooms.
A majority of the rooms are Quartering
more than forty-dve children, while
others have over forty. School officials
have pointed out that no teacher should
have a class larger than forty children.
Parents Of children attending the Mott
School, through the Parent Teacher As
sociation of the institution, this week
filed with the board of education a reso-
luton it adopted demanding that some
action be taken to remedy the crowded
conditions. 1t also requested improve
ment Of the Howard Park playground,
opposite the Mott School, children at
tending this institution are forced to
use due to the lack of a school play
ground
Besides adequate play space and ac-
commodations for its enrolment, the
school is vitally in need Of improve
ments in its heating plant It also
needs lighting system.
Miss NJ w. Washington, principal of
the Mott School, stated today that the
heating plant at the institution is un-
satisfactory. There is no heat pro-
yided in the corridors, she said. which
are 1s0 feet long, while in one Of the
classrooms it is impossible to get the
temperature above SIS degrees Fahren-
heit on moderate winter days In unusu-
aNy cold weather, she said, it is impos-
sible to use the room because it is too
cold.
assembly hail. and they are electric.
on cloudy days, Miss Washington said.
the children are forced to strain their
ewes because of the darkness.
Evening star., 1920-10-29
CLEARING HOUSE
FORLABOR ISSUES
Business Representatives
Council Formed to Act for
10000 Local Workers. .

Representatives Of more than 10000
members Of organized labor in Wash
ington have formed the Business Rep
resentatives Council. bringing into
being a new factor in the local labor
field. to I'LL the need of an emergency
clearing house for labor problems.
Nineteen Of the largest local unions
are represented in the council.
AS far as known, the step marks an
innovation in this line in the United
States. Central Labor Union. the pres
ent clearing house for labor issues.
meets every week, and fs composed OF
delegates. elected by the various or
ganfzations. It has no absolute and
dsses fhe soitson RnTsl o4r e probiems The % new
organization is made up of the busi-
ness representatives OF the unions. who
are virtually in charge of the issues
presenting themselves between meet
ings.
Assures Quick Action.
By acting together 1t is expected
that q unified stand may be taken on
a proposition on an hours notice. In
stead of a business representative
making complaint on behalf Of his
union, as heretofore, in case of a dis
pute, it was pointed out at the meet
ing, he will go before employers with
the backing of union within the
unions.
The members Of the new council are
the representatives of the following
ORGANIZATIONS: The Brotherhood Of
Firemen and Oilers, Engineers Local
Union, Steamfitters. Retail Clerks.
Brewery and Yeast Workers. Amalga-
mated Association of Street and Rail
way Employees of America. Bakery
Statesmen. Painters. Motion Picture
Operators, Machinists. Sheet Metal
Workers, Elevator Constructors, Elec-
tricians, Plumbers, Iron Workers. Bakers
and two other organizations.
Election of Omcers.
Newton James, representing the fire.
men and oilers, was elected president
of the council; Bernard A. oLeary OF
and Charles Rroome of the plumbers
was elected vice president.
It Is expected to bring every organi-
zation having a business representative
into the council within the next Few
months, officials stated.
taken for the benefit of both employers
and employees in Washington" said
Henry Miller, representing the yeast
workers. at will enable action to be
taken on the spur of the minute. 1t
will give the cool and calm counsel OF
hor activities to each member of the
council when he is faced with a prob
lem demanding immediate solution. 1t
will curb the tendency 10 Stretch
T;snute for an indefinite period by set
Ting difficulties in short time. through
the unified action by both employers
and employees"
Prospective Members.
Among tho organisations which are
,,t Vt members and which are ex-
nected to have q business representa-
i've in attendance at the meeting on
THURSDAY. are the brie4layers. caLpen-
ters, lathers and several mechanics or
1aniZatiOns.
Evening star., 1920-10-29
STRIKES AT FRAUDS.
Attorney General Urges Vigilence
at Coming Elections.

| Attorney General Palmer has sent
out special instructions advising all
federal law-enforcing authorities to
give careful attention to violations of
election laws, and especially to vio-
lations of the corrupt practices act in
the coming election.
Mr.. Palmer's letter called attention
,, to the many provisions of this act and
asked the United States attorneys and
federal agents to watch for charges
of fraud and graft and to give all
such accusations Immediate attention.
He also informed the federal Off
cials that no leniency must be shown
violators of any Of the federal cleo
ton laws.
Evening star., 1920-10-29
ARLINGTON POSTMASTER
ARRESTED AS EMBEzZLER
Theft Of Large Amount Of Money
Order Funds Charged Against
G. W. King.

George W. King. postmaster at Ar
lington, Va, was arrested last night
by Post Office Inspectors Conner and
Armstrong and charged with embez-
element Of a large amount of money
order funds belonging to the United
States.
Complaints have been made to the
Post Office Department that registered
letters sent to Arlington have not
reached their destination and in two
Instances letters registered at Airing
ton by patrons of the post Office there
failed to reach addresses in other
cities. King will be given a prelim-
mary hearing before United States
Commissioner William p. Woolls in
Alexandria this evening. King was
appointed postmaster at Arlington
last January.
Evening star., 1920-10-29
ADMITS CRUGER SLAYING,

BOLOGNA. Italy. October 29.-At to-
days session of the trial Of Alfredo
Cocchi on the charge Of having mur-
dered Ruth Cruger in New York city
in February, 1917. the defendants
counsel. Signor Bentini. in admitting
that Cocchi killed the girl. contended
that the accused was crazed at the
time by domestic troubles and wine.
Evening star., 1920-10-29
GRIEVING LOVER ENDS LIFE.

remains of Miss Elizabeth Beamguard.
who left a note Monday night to the
head of the woman's department OF
the State Hospital stating that she
contemplated committing suicide.
were found early today by searchers
in the Columbia canal. Miss Beam
guard was employed as a telephone
operator in the State Hospital. She
gave in her note as reason for her
act that she had been disappointed
in love.
Evening star., 1920-10-29
GILLEN DECLINES POST.
Wisconsin Man Win Not Serve on
Shipping Board.

Martin J. Girlen Of Wisconsin has
telegraphed President Wilson. de-
clining to serve on the new Shipping
Board.
Mr.. Gillen is the third of the seven
men selected by the President to de-
cline appointment. The others are
Theodore Marburg of Baltimore and
Gavin McNab of San Francisco.
The only one of the seven known
to have accepted appointment is
Joseph N. Teal of Portland, Ore.
Evening star., 1920-10-29
Totals ...............2 .295 %

Now, out Of the 531 electoral votes, a
majcrity. or 266. is necessary to a
choice. So the figure 266 should be
kept in mind as the frreducible mini
lie of democratic aspirations. Should
thirty votes be subtra cted from the
suggested total of 295 for Cox, il
would leave the democratic nominee
with 265 votes and his opponent with
all the rest. or 266, which would elect
Harding.
Three Doubtful States.
The big question is. therefore. is the
democratic table bullet-proof Can
thirty votes be subtracted from 1t
with any degree Of certainty. The
writer finds no difficulty in present.
ing any Of three combinations of
states sure to go republican which
total more than thirty votes and
which would break down the demo-
cratic chance of victory. These states
are: Ohio. "a; New Jersey, IA, and
California. 13, or a total of 81. If that
t0mbination were not convincing, then
:: combination of Ohio. "a. and New
Jersey. IA. or a total of 3S. would
elect Harding. Even if Ohio were
conceded to the democrats for the pur-
] ose of this calculation. the combina-
1ion of California, IS, and New Jer-
sey. IA. and Connecticut, Z, or a total
of 81 votes for Harding. would upset
the democratic total of 295
The conclusion to which this corre-
spondent has come after several weeks
of tpersonA Investigation is that the
drift toward Cox in the last ten days
has cut down materially the republican
matorities. but is not sufficient to over
come at tho Last minute the two-year
start In organization and campaigning
which the republicans have had. Com
sequentIy, the writer is convinced that
Senator Harding will be elected Presi-
dent of the United States next Tues
day:
Figures May Surprise.
AS for the actual figures there NAV
he some surprises. The claims of both
the democratic and republican chairmen
are naturally the most optimistic in
their respective parties and are based
upon reports from local political lead
ers The writer's own Judgment of the
situation is based upon telegra phic COM
Inunicaton with persons in the east and
J west in whom he can place reliance.
Their views were given confidentialIy
and with the understanding that no
names would be used. 1t is as close to
inside information on the several states
es one can get in a political campaign.
Therefore, it looks to the writer as il
the actual result Of the election will not
be as close as the irreducible minimum
outlined above. but that the totals and
~ states will look something like the
Evening star., 1920-10-29
RR1NGs s11.ooo,ooo IN GOLD.

NEW YORK. October 29-The steam
shin Celtic arrived here today from
liverpool and Queenstown with 344
boxes of gold, valued at approximate
" s11 100000. consigned to the fed
eral reserve bank.
Evening star., 1920-10-29
ELECTORAL TABLES
SHOW PARTY HOPES
TOWN PRESIDENCY
Lawrence Reveals Methods
of Calculation in Predic-
tions on Election.
PICKS HARDING TO WIN
WITH 339-VOTE TOTAL
Democrats Estimate Cox Has Mar
row Margin of 30-Final Drive
Showing Results.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

This is the secund Of a series of three
articles forecasting the trend of next Tues
days electoral vote for President. and
analyzing the situation in all the pivotal
states visited by the writer in the last
two months.