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RENT REDUCTIONS MADE,
FROM SIS TO $25 A MONTH

Seven tenants who were asked by
their landlords to pay substantial in
creases in rent received the benefit OF
the decision of the District Rent Com
mission in determinations handed
down today. Rents were reduced by
amounts ranging from SIS to SIS per
month
Leslie D. MacIntyre and Carmen NJ
MacIntyre, occupants of apartment A,
the Fulton, 1448 Park road, were
granted a reduction in monthly rental
from $75 to $50. The notice to va
cate served by Julia Thornworth, the
owner, was declared to be legally
A recession of $3.50 in the monthly
rental rate for the dwelling at 1900
v street northwest, occupied by
George B. Hunt. was ordered, making
the fixed rate $3.50 a month. The
owner was given as Floyd e. Davis.
Mrs. F. E. Cudd. Leo p. Morey, Mrs
c. S Conrad and George M. Runkle,
occupants of 1922 25th street north
west. were granted reductions as fol-
lows: First floor, from $50 to $45
monthly rental; second floor. from $40
to $47.50 monthly rental, and third
floor, from $75 to $50 monthly rental
The owner is Walter Willipigue.
James F. Tiffany of 1919 Vermont
avenue northwest was favored with a
reduction in the monthly rent from
500. recently asked by the owner,
Mrs w. w. King. to $50. formerly
charged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-29
Hayre de Grace Entries

First race; purse. $1,236: claiming;
for two year-olds; five and a half fur
longs-George Bovee. 11S; Gladys. l05;
Lady Granite, los; Chinnie Walsh, 105 /;
Second race; purse, s1,235; claiming;
Tor three-year-o five and a half
furloHgs-Ira Wilson. 112: Phantom
Fair, liz: Nancy Ann. 1Os; Victory
Honds liz; kirah. liz; 'Dixie Flyer.
rh sanay MAJ lns sss cIa, 1Gs
for three-year-olds' and upward; six
furlongs (l3) la) Elprimo. lis: Cant
host. 10; Walter Mack, 10; Fait
Accompli, 100; Nancy Ann, 1903;
louave, llS: Raconteuse. 112: ta)
Kirah. liz: Lama. ' 1os: .Primi tive los
tal Peterson entry.
Fourth race-Purse. s1,236: claim
ing; Tor three-year-olds and upward;
one mile and a quarter King Nep-
tune; IL; John I. Day. Ill; Meade
ii aa Or, iss' LOG; Hong Kong
Fifth race. the Havre de Grace
handicap; $4,000 added; for three
year-oids and upward; one mile and a
furiong-The Porter, 1923: DIR. Clark.
los; Ae sos lls; Bolster. le5; Irish
Sixth race. purse 1926, claiming,
for three-year- odds and upward; one
mile and seventy understanding
Sd, ia: Perigourdine, III; Court Fool
10S; John ]. Day. ia; Orenzo, iii;
'Padua, LOG; Little England, ia;
Franc Tireur, 108.
Seventh race, purse, SLIPS, claim
ing, for three-year-olds and upward;
one mile and seventy yards-Beneyo-
lent, ia: 'Star Shooter, 10s; Thistle
Queen, Ill; Beauty Sleep, lii; Point
Point. IA; Mount Rose. ia; Calvert.
10S.
Apprentice allowance claimed.
weather clear. track fast
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plan CONFERENCE
ION HOUSE QUESTION

Cooperation OF commercial and
business interests of Washington in
solving the housing shortage win
be sought by the Real Estate Brokers
Association as an initial step in its
investigation of the serious building
situation confronting the city. it waa
indicated today by Charles w. Fair
fax, chairman OF the special commit
tee appointed last night by Lee D.
Latimer, president Of the association.
1t is planned to call q general con-
ference Of representatives OF the
building, financial. real estate and
business interests of Washington for
the purpose Of working out a solu-
Fairfax said. The committee will lose
no time in getting down to work,
realizing that delay means further
decentralization Of the building indus
try.
Lack Of Money Felt.
Virtually all the problems affect
ing real estate circles today are
traceable to the lack Of money for
building. it was pointed out by the
funds is almost entirely due to the
steady flow Of money out Of Wash
inEton and into the Golfers OF organi-
cations foreign to this city. he said.
1t is with q view to Stemmlng THIS
ebb Of currency and thereby rehabil-
itating industries in the District that
the decision to ask the cooperation
of merchants and professional men
was reached, he explained.
The committee appointed by Mr..
Latimer is representative of all
branches of the real estate field in
GLIDING the financial. building and
purely real estate interests. Besides
Mr.. Fairfax, the committee 10 COM
posed Of the following: Edmund D.
Rheem, Morton Luchs. H. L. Rust, b.
F. Saul, Thomas Bradley. Harry
Wardman, Bates Warren and David
DUNCAN.
More people in Washington means
more business for local merchants and
professional men," declared Mr.. Fair
fax. 1T is necessary, in order to in
crease the population, to provide more
houses. At present the tight money
market has resulted in a virtual sus-
pension of home building in the Dis
trict Of Columbia Thousands of per-
sons and families living in other
cities would readily come to Washing
ton and become residents il they
could find places to live. q
"Once the business and commercial
men realize what an increased Dopu-
lati0n will mean to industry and
trade here they cannot fail to nip
the building and real estate mem 1r
vide additional homes" he wenty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-29
DELAY NEW RATES,
us. HOTELS, ASKED

Efforts to have the increase in rates
at the government hotels. scheduled
to go into effect next Friday, post
poned for thirty days are being made
by the Gir4e Council in the hope that
some plan may be worked out under
which the advance from the present
rate of s$45 to 5000 per month will
not be necessary.
The question OF the situation of the
woman government workers in these
notes mas been made the subject of a
report to Director r. G. Cholmeley-
Jones Of the bureau of war risk in
sur2nce by Mrs. Harriet Putnam,
ctnef OF the personnel service section
Of the bureau. in which she suggests
that II the delay is granted there is
reason to hope that the raise will not
be necessary.
waiting the necessity for increased
rates. according to Mrs. Putnam, is
that private boarding and roomine
houses will raise their rates to keep
pace with the increase in the govern
ment hotel charges, thus affecting not
only those living at the government
hotels but several thousand employees
in other places as well.
although the greater number of
girls now staying at the hotels are in
the employ of the War Department.
there are 400 from the war risk bu-
feau lFlng there. of whom 40 are
earning 81, 200 a year or less
A sample budget submitted by Mrs.
putnam shows that lodging. lunches,
car fare, laundry. and cleaning. sta
tlonery and toilet articles now cost
the girls at least SIS a month, and
that a higher rate at the hotels will
materially reduce their allowance for
clothes. medical attendance. recrea-
ton and vacations.
Where the girls are contributing to
the support Of mother or other rela-
tiVes she additional $66 a year will
be particularly noticeable.
The Girls Council. organized by
those living at the hotels have re-
tained Attorney James LLOYD to rem
resent their interests, and many of
them believe that a way to reduce
the cost of operation of the hotel may
be found IL a little more time is given
to consideration of the situation.
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MAY EXTEND HOURS
OF D. c. TEACHERS
Plan Relates 10 kindergarten,
First and Second Grade
instructors.

Tea cheers in the kindergarten, first
and second grades OF the District
public schools probably will be re-
quired soon to work full day instead
of half. as at present. A plan for
having these primary instructors put
in five hours of school work is under
consideration by school officials. it was
learned today.
Under the present plan. kinder
garten. first and second grade teach
pm. or from 1 pm to 1870 pm, while
other grade instructors are required
to put in five hours of labor from 9
am. to pm. This system has caused
much dissatisfaction among teachers
in grades above the second, and also
dampened the incentive of the kinder
garten, first and second grade instruc-
tors for promotion.
With the present arrangement, it
was pointed out. many of the teach
ers in the kindergarten, first and sec
ond grades are making virtually the
same salaries as those in higher
grades, and are working shorter hours
The new plan compelling teachers in
the kindergartens, first and second
grades to work five hours day will
be given careful consideration by
school officials before it is ultimately
approved. 1t is likely that Supt. Bal
lou will recommend the plan to the
board of education at it's next meet
ing, October 6.
Circular letters urging teachers
and pupils in the schools to be scrup-
uously conservative in the use of
paper and other supplies have been
sent throughout the school system.
The letters call attention to the short
age of paper and point out that unless
rigid economy is practiced the present
supply will not last until the begin
ming of the second semester, Febru-
airy 1.
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PRICE TO BE DEBATED
BY PRODUCERS OF MILK
Maryland and Virginia Executive
Committee Will Act on Request
of Citizen Federation.

The executive committee of the
Maryland and Virginia Milk Pro-
ducers' Association will meet in
washington tomorrow afternoon to
consider the request of the Federation
of Citizens Associations that they ac-
cept AZ cents instead of a cents per
gallon for their product this winter.
II the producers accept the accent
price, it will make possible retail
nrice to the consumer of IL cents
ouart. the federation believes. Ii the
producers stick to the .;,, 4t Ice figure
the people probably VIII pay ~ cents
a quart, the price that prevailed last
winter.
Following receipt of the recon-
mendations of the federation, Health
Officer William C. Fowler invited the
local dairymen to meet at his Office
tonight to discuss the proposed winter
price.
come effective Friday. October 1, so
tbat both the producers and dairymen
will have to reach decision quickly.
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INCREASE IS REPORTED
IN PRINT PAPER OUTPUT
Production in August, 1920, Great.
er Than in Same Month the
Previous Year.

Production of newsprint and stan
dard print paper in the United States
during August. 1920, increased IA per
cent and Is per cent, respectively,
over August, 1919, the Federal Trade
Commission announced today in q
summary of the industry.
Production of neWsprint paper dur
ing August, 1920. was 12S,S1s net tons,
against 1l3,413 net tons during Au-
gust. 1919. At the same time Ship
ments Of newsprint increased from
l16.064 net tons to 126,l2s net tons,
while stocks on hand at the end of
the month decreased, as compared
with August, 1919.
Total production Of newsprint for
the eight months ended with August
was 1,018.2S5 net tons, compared with
89S.483 net tons for the same period
last year. and S57,l0s for the CORE
spending period in 1918.
Standard news production jumped
from 1o1,S75 net tons in August, 1919,
to 1885 net tons in August, 1920.
Domestic consumption of standard
news by metropolitan daily papers,
using between one-hak and three
k0urths OF million tons annually,
decreased more than per cent tor
August. 1920, compared with August,
1919. and increased more than 2S per
cent of August. 1920, over August,
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PROBE OF BUILDING
MATERIAL PRICES
Ordered by Palmer-Chicago
Apartments Reduced-Auto
Firm Orders Cuts.

NEW YORK, September 20 (by the
Associated Press) cation Of
charges that there is a ice-fxing
combination among building material
Attorney General Palmer.
This was learned today when Repre-
sentative Isaac Siegel of New York,
who advocated such an investigation,
made public a telegram from the At
torney General. Mr. Siegel was asked
to place any information that ne had
regarding the matter before Federal
Attorney Caney, who has been in
structed Ito consider whether the
facts tend to show a violation Of the
federal laws" Mr.. Siegel said he
would confer with Mr.. Cafey i'm
mediately.
State Attorney General Newton also
that he Is quietly engaged in an In
vestigation" Of the charges.
Reduction In Rents.
CHICAGO, September 29.-J. A.
Greenberg. who owns number of
apartment buildings has announced
effective Ocotber l, and stated that a
similar reduction would be made next
May.
1--WE are following in the footsteps
of the manufacturers in the country,
who have inaugurated a decline in
.
One Of the largest manufacturers OF
mems collars in the middle west has
announced l2h per cent reduction
in the price Of Its product.
Autom0bile Prices Cat.
NEW YORK, September 20 Especially.
The Willys-Overlapd Company an
nounces a substantial reduction in the
price of its motor cars. The Overland
touring and roadster will sell for
$40 less, the coupe for 500 less and
the sedan for $500 less. The Wiliys-
Knight cars are all reduced $leb.
These prices are to be effective at
once. John N. Willis makes the fol-
lowing statement:
after two months Of personal in
vesttgation Of conditions abroad am
firmly of the opinion that this conn
try cannot hope to develop a healthy
bust ness and be able to compete with
foreign markets, unless we rs-estab-
Iish merchandise selling prices more
nearly on a par with the conditions
existing prior to the war"
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HARDING AND WIFE
SHAKEN UP AS HIS
TRAIN is WRECKED
CONTINUED from First Page.)

crowd along the line from the SEN
ators hotel to the Auditorium that
both his car and that which carried
Mrs. Harding were lost for a time
in traffic jams Mrs. Harding, going
by a circuitous route. reached the hall
first and was given an ovation as she
was pushed through crowded aisies
I'D to the platform.
In reference to the crowds which
had come to Wheeling to hear him,
Senator Harding told his Auditorium
audience why he had preferred the
front porch campaign.
1T wasn't because / did not desire
to come to you and preach the gospel
of Americanism from the republican
standpoint" he said. I've been doing
that all my life. that's why I'm a NOM
inee for President. But / chose to
speak from the front porch over at
Marion for the very reason that l
have encountered here in Wheeling
l didn't like to dfsappoint any one.
When / come to your city l find the
tide of repubiicanism running high
and there are 10000 people in Wheel
republicanism as ] delight to preach
it; but only about five thousand of US
can crowd in here.
Likes to Talk Through Press.
"one thing could do in Marion was
that I could talk to virtually all of
the American people through the me-
dunn of the great American press"
When the candidate concluded his
prepared address there was shouts of
Go on" 60 orr from the crowd,
and he acquiesced. making a plea for
Americanism and self-sustaining
American industry.
II want the people everywhere to
understand" he said. while the crowd
cheered, that the republican nominee
nd he
policy of protection. Sometimes they
tell us that the tariff is no longer an
issue. But if there wern't anything
else about it. I'd cling to it because
il has made US what we are"
After he had spoken more than an
hour the nominee turned to Mrs
Harding and asked: my time up.
no" she replied. as the crowd
laughed and applauded. Then the
senator s.arse to say say ~; You on. k nov
nm cautioning forefnger and the
rest of the sentence died in another
crash of handclapping.
when he lauded the Cummins-Esch
railway act, Senator Harding was in
terrupted by man on the platform
who asked why, despite the provisions
of the law for an equitable distribu-
t;on of coal cars they still seem to
he held up in West Virginia?'
In reply the nominee declared that
"the administration or the Interstate
Commerce Commission saw fit to ig-
more the law"
II introduced a resolution asking
whv the administration or the Inter
state Commerce Commission had over
written the edict of the Congress-" he
Continued. 81 don't know what weil
And out, unless as q normal reflex of
a present tendency they tell as that
the administration doesn't know that
Euc Congress is Ia e.is.S
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AN $50, 900 ADDITION.
Telephone Exchange at 18th and b
Streets to Be Enlarged.

A permit to build four-story ad-
dition to the North telephone ex-
change. at I4th and r streets. was
granted to the Chesapeake and Poto-
mac Telephone Company To-Day by the
building inspector. The addition is to
cost $4,000.
Enlargement of the exchange. it
was said is necessary to meet the
growing demands for telephone sery-
ice in the North territory. The addi
ton to this exchange is part of the
program of the telephone company to
expend $1,000.000 in the next three
years in improving service in the Dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-29

under my pillow. I had sold out
'Commy' and the other boys to pay
off a mortgage on a farm and for the
wife and kids.
The first ball I pitched 1 wondered
what the wife and kiddies would say
j pitched the best ball / knew how
after that first ball. But l lost be-
cause / was hit; not because l was
throwing the game"
jackson Tells His Story.
Joe jackson described his confess
sion to the grand jury as follows:
II heard l had been indicted. i de-
cided these men could not put any
thing over on me. l called up Judge
Mcdonald (Chief Justice Charles A.
Mcdonald of the superior court. who
directed the grand jury inquiry ana
told him I was an honest man. He
said, L know you, are not, and hung
st figured somebody had squawked
and that the place for me was the
ground floor. I went over to tell
him what I knew.
Il got in there and said I got
5000 and they promised me S2O.00o
Lefty Williams handed il to me in
dirty envelope told that to Judge
Mcdonald.
He said he didn't care what l got
that if I got what I ought to get for
wouldn't be telling him my story. L
don't think the Judge likes me.
Before We broke up l CLIMBED
Gandil and McMullin and Risberg
about it. They said, You poor simp.
20 ahead and squawk. Wen all say
you're a liar Some one of the boys
were promised more than you and
didn't get as much
And I'm giving you a tip lot
of these sporting writers have been
~f hn
was on the square. The eight of US
did our best to kick it and little DICK
Kerr won the game by his pitching.
Because he won it these gamblers
double-crossed us for double crossing
them. I guess I'm through with base
ball wasn't wise enough. like
Chick (Gandil) to beat them to 1t.
Not Promised Immunity.
Cicotte and Jackson were not prom
ised immunity in return for their con-
LESSONS. Replogle said.
Weaver and Felsch denied having
taken any part in a "frame-up to
toss the series to the Reds. Williams
said he would tell his story to the
grand jury if called and would not
discuss it further.
The White Sox players who were
rot implicated held celebration at q
dinner last night.
Attel1 Makes Threat.
NEW YORK, September 2S.-Abe
Atten. former featherweight cham
pion. who has been named as ring
leader in the base ball gambling scam
DIAL. said that he had retained law
yer to take care of his interests. and
that in a day or two he would make
statement that would shoot the lid
sky high
you can say" he said. that the
story placing the responsibility upon
me for passing the 100000 to the
White Sox is lie. 1t looks to me
that Arnold Rothstein is behind the
stories"
Gandill Qu1ts Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES. September 2S.-
"Chick" Gandii, indicted in Chicago.
came here last winter and bought
home. Later. he went to St Anthony.
Idaho. to manage a ball team. but
returned, saying his health was bet
ter in California. He played base ball
at Bakers Field and elsewhere this
season. A week ago he sold his home
and left with Mrs. Gandil by auto
mobile for the announced destination
of New Orleans. 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-29
GEN. FAVOLLE COMING.

Gen. Marie Favolle OF the French
army is expected to arrive in this CITY
from Cleveland Friday morning. One
of the purposes of his visit here is to
present to Gen. Pershing, on behalf
of the French government, the me-
dailIe militaire in recognition of his
services in the world war. That dec
GRAFTON is bestowed only in cases of
exceptional bravery and merit.
Unless present plans are changed
the presentation will be made at Fort
Myer Va, Friday morning in the
presence of Secretary Baker. Gen.
March. chief Of STAFF. and members Of
the French embassy. Gen. FavoIle
and party will remain in this city two
or three days and then make a visit
10 the battlefield of Gettysburg, Pa.
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HEADS THE REBEKAHS.

BOSTON. September 29.--Mrs. Hat
tie Reed Whitaker Of North Carolina
was elected president of the Nation
al Association of Rebekah Assem-
blies; Mrs. Jessie johnson of Ly-
ingston, Mich, was elected vice pres.
ident; Mrs Myrtle Tandy of Illinois.
secretary, and Mrs. Maria Shanks OF
Manitoba, treasurer.
The annual report showed an in
crease last year in the membership of
4O,367,
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REFUSE MINERS RAISE.

PHILADELPHIA, September "a
The demands Of bituminons coal min
ers of the central Pennsylvania fields
men were rejected by the operatarS
committee after a two-day conference
with representatives of the miners.
Members of the miners policy COM
mittee stated last night that the out.
come of the conference would be on
cially announced to the miners and a
referendum vote taken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-29
DR.. VAN ScHAIcK's PLANS,
School omcial to Make Future
Home in Cobleskill, N. z.

DR.. John Van Schaick. jr., former
president of the board of education.
has established a residence in Coble-
skill, N Y, and will not return to
Washington, it was learned today
from an authoritative source. Coble-
skill is DR.. Van Schaick's native home.
when DR.. Van Schaick left WASH
ington, early in July. for a vacation he
promised school omcials to return
about September 1. He still IL q MEM
Der Of the school board, his resigna-
ton. rendered shortly before his de-
parture, not yet having been accepted
by the justices of the District Su-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-29
BY WILLIAM E. NASH.
BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright, 1920.

Copyright. 1920.
BRUSSELS. September 90. The
question of the admission of Germany
into the league Of nations is being
discussed behind the scenes at the
financial congress here. and every
delegate is being sounded for an opin-
ion as to the position of his country
on the subject. The point is delicate,
and it is difficult to get definite in
formation concerning it. However,
learn that the matter is on the pro-
gram for the assembly session in
Geneva. Switzerland. on November 4.
The discussion here is a sort OF pre-
liminary caucus.
Some of the European neutrals. es-
pecially Holland and Sweden, demand
Germany's admission without delay.
Great Britain and Japan will probably
side with them. On the other side is
France and what is known as the
French clique. The big question is
whether Italy is or is not included in
the number favoring admission.
Premier Giolitti's recent declarations
seem to point to the Affirmative. On
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ORDER STEAMER SOLD.

The sale by United States Marshal
Splsin OF the steamer e. Madison Hall
was directed yesterday afternoon by
Justice Stafford of the District Su-
preme Court. TO satisfy clatms.. A
number Of creditors, who had fur
nished supplies for the boat, brought
proceedings in admiralty against the
-:sel some weeks ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-29

Miss Euniee Krech and her chum,
Miss Billie Randolph, Travelled from
San Francisco to their home in Spirit
Lake, idaho. all by themselves ~ an
autotnobiie, camping out DIT NIX.
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GOMPERS BREAKS
WITH ENGLISH ON
PLAN TO AID REDS

, CONTINUED from First Page.)