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Evening star., 1921-09-05

"The facilities for many kinds of
outdoor recreation in the public parks
of the District of Columbia have been
of inestimable value. as evidenced by
their great and increasing popular
ity." says Col. Sheriff.. the engineer
officer in charge, in his annual report,
just submitted.
The policy Of this office has been
maintained constantly with a view of
rendering with the limited means avail
able the most efficient service possible
in conformity with the purposes for
which the appropriations have been
made" the report continues. These
appropriations have never been ade-
quate to meet the demands upon
them. but diligent and unsparing ef-
fort has been successful in produc-
ing results which have been eagerly
appreciated by the public and of
great benefit to those who have avail
ed themselves of the privileges of using
them"
Many Use Beach and Courts.
The bathing beach in the Tidal basin.
the tennis courts and base ball dia-
monds In various parks and the pub
lie golf course in East Potomac Park
especially were we'll patronized. 1t is
estimated that 339,65O persons took
advantage of the bathing facilities
during the past fiscal year, and that
the average daily number of specta-
tors was 1900. The largest number of
bathers on any one day was 5000.
During the year 104,705 men and
women used the public tennis courts.
and the base ball diamonds were used
by 26,S28 individual players. Since
the nine-hole golf course on East Po-
tomac Park was opened to the public
nine months ago it has been used by
34,132 players. including President
Harding and many other distinguish
Evening star., 1921-09-05
.33965O Ruthe at Beach In Year:
lO4, 7O5 Play on Tennis Courts

ed persons. During the nine months
the daily average of players was nine
ty-six and the daily average during
June last was 3O4. The motor launch
ferry at the foot of o street south
west carried 32,49s passengers to
city. The croquet court. hockey field.
polo field, soccer-ball field. cricket
field and the bride paths in Rock
Creek Park and Potomac Park were
constantly in use by the devotees of
the various games and pastimes.
Thousands Go Up Monument.
A total of 239,97s persons ascended
to the top of the Washington Monu-
ment during the past year, Of which
number 1884 walked UP and down
the stairways. OF the total numba-
about $4,000 visitors made the ascent
on Sundays or holidays. being an av-
eraGc of 814 on each of those sixty
one days.
During the year eighteen park
spaces were added to the system by
the transfer by the District Commits
sioners Of part of Chevy Chase Circle
containing 31,203 square feet. and
seventeen smaller parcels, including
one at Connecticut avenue and Ash
mead places The total area of the
transferred spaces is 1859 acres. The
total park area was reduced by III
acres through the transfer to the
District Commissioners of E street in
Judiciary Park and a portion of rescl-
walton 54. The total park area is
2.749.377 acres, exclusive of the TiI:-l
basin.
All the parks received constant at
tention during the year and now arc
in as good condition as it is possible
to make them with the funds avail
able. Nearly 100000 plants were prop
ogated at the propagating gardens
and distributed mainly to various
parks. the surplus being given to
hospitals and public institutions.
Evening star., 1921-09-05
father REFUSES TO BURY
REMAINS OF SOLDIER SON
FIag-Draped Casket Containing
Body Brought From France
Is Kept in Home.

STATESVILLE, N c.. September 5.
With the casket draped in an Ameri-
can flag and resting on chairs in the
little home, John z. Speaks of Union
Grove township, near here, refuses to
bury the body of his son, Thomas B.
Speaks, who was killed in action in
France on October 4. 1918. 1t ar
rived at his home on August 13.
Following the arrival of the body
Ithe father. to satisfy himself that the
Casket contained the remains of his
SON, had the casket opened. Mr..
Speaks identified the skeleton as that
.Cf his son by the shape of the teeth
and dental work. with which he was
familiar.
The coffin was then sealed and
placed in the little home.
When the county welfare.off1cer and
the sheriff of Tredell county visited
1.-THE Speaks home Saturday to ascer-
tain if it was insanitary to keep the
casket in the house. Mr.. Speaks told
them he did not want to bury the body
unless he had to do so.
L prefer to fix a. place in or near
the house." Mr.. Speaks is quoted as
having said, land keep him until am
dead and have his bones buried with
me-"
No action has been taken by the
county authorities to force Mr.. Speaks
to bury the body.
Evening star., 1921-09-05
TAKES Up
BIG ISSUES TODAY
South American Questions
Among Problems to Be
Discussed.
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GENEVA. September 5.-Questions
of great international Importance
were on the agenda of the assembly
of the league of nations when it
opened here att o'clock this morn
ing. South American questions. in
the future status OF the provinces of
Tacna and africa, at present under
Chilean jurisdiction. and the revision
of the treaty of 1914 between Bolivia
and Chile. might. it appeared be added
to the program of the assembly be-
fore it's final adjournment.
V. K. Wellington Koo of China, as
president of the council of the
league, opened the meeting OF the
assembly with an address of welcome.
He pointed out that the meeting was
held under more favorable circum-
stances than ever before. The next
item on the agenda was the election
of a president and six vice presi-
dents. and as this was to be carried
out by secret ballot, it promised to
be lengthy operation. 1t was
stated this morning that SO many
candidates had been nominated it
might be necessary to hold a special
afternoon session, at which more time
could. be given to the question.
Giuseppe Motta. president Of Swift
erland. had been a leading candidate.
but opposition to him had developed
in several quarters. Gustave Ador,
former president of Switzerland, and
Paul Hymans. former minister of for
eign affairs of Belgium, were also
prominently mentioned.
South American delegates discussed
just before the meeting the possi-
bility Of a Spanish speaking presi-
dent in the event that none of those
already mentioned was elected. Dr.
Cuban minister to Holland. was a
favored delegate among the Spanish
Americans.
Bolivia appeared to supply the only
have the Tacna-Arica problem placed
upon the agenda of the assembly
against the strong opposition Of
Chile. Bolivia was also desirous of
having the assembly consider the re-
vision Of the treaty of 1914.
The appointment Of the six major
commissions. in which each member
of the league would be represented.
was also upon the program for to-
day. 1t was expected that these
commissions would sit each after
noon, and that the assembly would
decide to hold it's sessions during the
mornings By this plan and with
other time-saving devices delegates
hoped to finish their work within
three weeks.
Hungary was the only new aprli-
cant for membership, but the assem-
bly, already had before it the appli-
cations Of Letvia, Lithuania, Ukraine,
Azerbaijan. Georgia, Armenia and
Lichtenstein. It was deemed possible
that the assembly might be called
upon to pass upon the admission Of
Germany. and 1t was said there were
several member nations who would
support her clairne for admission.
The assembly opened with greater
animation than that OF last year. but
the aspect Of tho gathering was little
changed. There was a small EprIn-
king of women in the delegations,
particularly tn. the Scandinavian,
A picturesque note was furnished by
Indian delegates In native costume.
Evening star., 1921-09-05
PRESIDENT UNABLE
TO MAKE LANDING
Stiff Breeze Causes Aban-
donment of Plans for Day
at Atlantic City.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., September
5-Defnite Information was received
here this afternoon that President
Harding and his party aboard the
presidential yacht Maya6wer would
not put In mt Atlantic City. The i'm
formation came in u wireless dispatch
from the Mayhower. 1t added the
President and his party were proceed
ing to Warrington by way of Hamp-
ton roads.
Doubt was expressed here early in
the day whether President Harding
and his party aboard the presidential
yacht Mayfiower would be able. be-
cause of weather conditions. to carry
out their plans to spend Labor day
in Atlantic City.
A stiff northeast wind has been
blowing off the Jersey coast since
early last night and. unless 1t mod
crates, a landing would be difficult, as
the Mayfiower draws too much water
to permit her to enter the channel at
the Inlet.
George Christian. the Presidents
secretary, and George Van Fleet.
manager of his publishing concern at
Marion. Ohio. and Mrs. Van Fleet ar
rived here last night and made res
ervations for the presidential party
at one of the larger hotels. Fred w.
Upham, treasurer of the national
republican committee; Alexander p:
Moore of Pittsburgh and United
States Senators johnson of California
and Hitchcock of Nebraska are here
to welcome the President should he
arrive.
A golf foursome has been arranged
for the chief executive at the Sea-
side Golf Club. Senator johnson, Mr..
Moore and Mr.. Upham were to be the
other players.
The Mayflower is lying several
miles off shore.
Evening star., 1921-09-05
HEAT CUTS OYSTER PRICE.
Summer Weather After Cool Period
Creates New Low Level.
Epecial Dispatcb to THE Siar

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, September 5.-The hot
spell of the past few days has played
havoc with the oyster business. and
for the first time in years oysters at
the opening of the season were SELL
ing as low as so cents a bushel on
the wharf Saturday.
The cool weather the first part OF
last week brought out an unusually
large number of tongers, who looked
for q continuance of the cool spell
with a consequent good demand for
the bivalves, but on their arrival they
found midsummer weather and condi-
tions prevailing, with the result that
prices dropped to new low level for
the opening of the season
With a continuance of hot weather
for September, oyster men predict
shat the price will go still lower un- m,
less the tongers quit working until
more seasonable weather sets in
Evening star., 1921-09-05

President Harding is so we'll pleased
ing Dresel of Massachusetts, has rep
resented the interests of this govern
ment in Germany and the successful
way in which he negotiated the peace
treaty for the State Department that
he Will appoint him ambassador to
Germany if he desires the post. i. has
been learned.
While 1t is known that Mr.. Dresel
is not candidate for the place and
has thus far given no evidence Of be-
coming one, the position is considered
his for the asking. The President
has made no secret Of the high favor
in which he holds this American, and
recently he has permitted it to be-
come known that he appreciates his
work and is anxious to reward him.
Favored by Mr.. Hughes Also.
1t is known also that Secretary
Mr.. Dresel. and. like the executive, be-
lieves in rewarding good services to
the nation.
A number of prominent Americans
have been mentioned recently in con-
nection with the embassy to Germany,
pressed interest in rewarding Mr..
Dresel all others are considered to
have been eliminated from further
consideration. Among those men,
toned was DR.. David Jayne Hill.
who formerly occupied the post and
served with great distinction, and
who Is known to stand in high favor
at the White House. It Is believed,
though. by those in a position to
speak. that DR.. Hill is not especial
iy anxious to re-enter the diplomatic
service.
Made Brilliant War Record.
Mr.. Dresel was born In Boston fifty
sion. He was travelling in Germany
when the European war broke out
in 1914. and he Immediately offered
his services to Ambassador Gerard
to assist in caring for stranded
American tourists and residents. He
proved to be so useful to the em-
bassy that Mr.. Gerard kept him in
the service until the United States en-
tered the war.
Mr., Dressed then had as his prin-
cipal work the care Of British pris.
oners in Germany. He later Joined
Mr.. Gerard in Switzerland, making his
headquarters in Bern. He was placed
In general supervision over the Ameri-
can Red Cross work for American pris-
oners in Germany. alter he was the
representative in that country of the
War Trade Board.
Attended Peace Conference.
He was attached to the peace con-
ference as chief Of the political intel
ligence section, and because of his in
innate knowledge of Germany he was
sent there to make numerous investi-
cations.
Mr.. DressePs recent work in Ger
many has been to keep the State De-
partment informed at all times OF
what was going on there. 1t is point
ed out that his success in this con-
nection has been due to a large ex-
tent to his fortunate connections with
German officials and the foreign mis-.
sions in Berlin. He has had a stan
of assistants who have travelled ex-
tensively through Germany reporting
on various matters.
Evening star., 1921-09-05
FIND THREE FLYERS
DEAD IN WRECK Of
GIANT ARMY PLANE
Fourth Severely Injured and
Fifth Believed Buried
in Debris.
HUNDREDS AID SEARCH
FOR MISSING MACHINE
Crews of Two Other Airships With
Ill-Fated Plane Unable to
Give Assistance.

By the Associated Press.
CHARLESTON. w. Va, September
5. - Three of the five Army airmen
missing when a bombing plane fell
and burned in thunderstorm were
found dead on Twenty-Mile creek at
$50 am. today, according to report
received at aviation headquarters
here. Another was reported as Sc
verely injured. There was no mention
of the fifth man, but the opinion was
expressed that he was in the wreck
age of the bomber that fell Saturday
afternoon while travelling from Charles
ton to Langley Field.
Extraordinary efforts were put forth
by the Army to find the men. and hum
dreds of residents in the area where
the machine was seen to fall are search
ing the ground. The location is de-
scribed as hilly and heavily wooded.
The crews of the two airplaneS
accompanying the one that fell saw the
accident. but were unable to land
because of the rough nature of the
country. The five missing men are
Lieuts. Harry l.. Speck. pilot. and W.
s. Fitzpatrick. observer; Sergt. A. r.
Brown. Corp. A. c. HaZleton and Pri-
vate Walter B. Howard.
Evening star., 1921-09-05
COUNTLESS GRAVES FILL
RUSSIAN HARVEST FIELDS
Death Welcomed to End Suffering -Mothers
KiHChildren, Unable to SeeAgony-Hor-
ror of Famine Areas Indescnbable.

remote from railway or river COM
munication. are typical of the misery
existing throughout the province of
Samara. The peasants there are eat
ing bread made from melon rinds, SUM-
flower seed and grass seed. One moth
er killed her baby last week. saying
she could not bear to see it starve.
Other mothers are threatening to kill
their children. One woman. with six
childen, said to the Associated Press:
"Tnkes So Long to Die"
You know, it takes children SO
long to die. 1t is too horrible TO
watch them shrivel up"
One old woman showed the corre-
spondent loaf of mouldy green
bread. and then, pointing to flour
mill surmounted by a windshield. she
begged: "Send us something to grind.
1t has been so long since there has
been any real bread"
Hundreds of families were moving
toward Samara when the correspond
ent passed through Semayenkena.
They were carrying all their belong
ings on rickety wagons, drawn by
starved horses. which were dropping
dead by the wayside. Igo Kouonet-
zoff. peasant, was found standing
with his wife, grown daughter and
young son, watching their horse die
at the top of long hill. He told a
story almost identical with those of
thousands of other families who are
trskking from the famine area.
Heartrending Sight.
II had ten acres Of good land"
he said. Il used to be railway
man. but took up farming. 1 raised
nothing this year. l have no bread
and no money, and have come eighty
miles on the way to Samara to find
work and food. but here is my horse
dead and We are still twenty miles
from Samara. Life is hard
The wife and daughter. typical
peasant women of the better class,
stood weeping beside ihe dying horse,
which was lying near a small wagon
bearing a few cooking utensils and a
of clothing and bedding.
Evening star., 1921-09-05
PROUD MRS. SIBERIAN TIGER GIVES
ZOO CROWDS FIRST PEEP AT CUBS

Mrs. Siberian Tiger today proud
ly showed to the public her four
tiger cubs. born at the National
Geological Park. but shut of from
view since their birth August 20.
Zoo officials opened up the lion
house to the public for tho first
time In several weeks. It having
been decided to keep the place
closed in order to allow Mrs. Tiger
to care for the "kittens" unmo-
Tested.
Mrs. Brown Bear, who to date
had been the sole possessor Of
four cubs in the zoo. today found
herself rivaled by Mrs. Tiger, with
her quartet Of cubs.
The tiger cubs weighed about
one and one-half pounds apiece at
birth. The mother tiger has been
somewhat nervous and sedulously
Evening star., 1921-09-05
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAMARA, Russia, September g.
Hunger and death go virtually un-
noticed in the neglected streets and
alleys of Samara. Refugees from
famine districts near this city, esti-
mated from thirty to fifty thousand,
are huddled together in deserted
buildings, unusued factories. tattered
tents and in wagons massed about
the open spaces about the railway
stations and the docks along the Vol
ga river.
- Hunger. typhus. cholera and ex-
naustlon are carrying off hundreds of
these miserable fugitives. young chill
dren falling victims readily to the
famine and it's attendant scourges.
Bedraggled and ragged refugees are
constantly carrying pine collins to-
Ward the cemetery, where unpainted
wooden crosses mark hundreds of
new graves. which have been dug
SINCE the flight before the advancing
famine began. From fifty to 100
starving children are gathered up
oaliy from the street, or turned over
10 tne central refuge, by parents who
cannot feed them. Many of these
!,ttie sufferers have typhus fever, but
lne hospitals are without beds and
medicine. '""
Cannot Believe Aid Is Near,
Samara's only newspaper, a single
sneet of brown paper, has printed an
that the American re-
Iel admlnistration's workers have
reacned MOSCOW. and that 300, 900 tons
oi american food is en- route to Rus
sia. The discouraged and hungry
population. however. is ioath to he.
Ileve that aid will come, and with Rus
sian stoicism. the thousands of refu-
gees moving through this great rail-
way center are camping along the
nighways and endeavoring to obtain
iall"ay rldes to any place where food
may be secured.
Conditions at Semayenkena, a viii
lage thirty miles from Samara, and
Evening star., 1921-09-05

keeps the cubs in a big box. 1t is
likely that visitors to the Zoo will
have to walt patiently to catch a
glimpse of the little fellows,
The cubs have every chance Of
surviving, although the hot wealth
er has been particularly hard upon
them. The mother has had two
litters In the past, but all the
previous cubs died.
The National Geological Park for
many years was noted throughout
the country on account Of its sue
ess with lions and tigers and 9TH
ers of the cat family. Recently it's
output of hippopotemi has over
shadowed somewhat the cat fam
lily. With four bear cubs and four
tiger cubs the local animal park
is believed to possess something
very unusual,
Keepers recently set out traps
for rats. and have succeeded in
catching 10S of tho rodents in five
0oAOs ..
Evening star., 1921-09-05
MELLON PROPOSAL
TO HAVE SUPPORT
Administration Will Urge Re.
peal of Excess Profits
Tax for 1921.
ny DAVID LAWRENCE.

The Harding administration In
tends to put the full weight Of its
influence behind the original pro-
posal of Secretary Mellon that the
excess profits tax be repealed as Of
last January. so that when American
business makes out its income tax
the corporation tax Of 12h per cent
to pay.
The change made in the House bill
whereby the excess profits tax would
bc repealed beginning next January
was not made at the instance of the
administration and was passively nc-
cepted by republican House leaders
because Of q conviction that the Sen.
Harding would bring pressure to
bear when the conference committee
of the two houses finally had the
matter in hand.
Immediate Repeal Promised.
If the House plan were to prevail.
not only would American business be
compelled to pay excess profits taxes
the repeal would not be felt until
year from next March, which would
be after the congressional election.
The republican leaders are mindful of
the fact that they promised in the
1920 campaign an immediate repeal
Of the excess profits tax and already
leading republicans. both inside and
outside of Congress, are saying that
IL the excess profits tax is not re-
pealed, to take effect before the con-
gressional election, the pledge will
have been futile.
1891 Worst Year.
Another argument being made in
favor Of repeating the excess profits
tag as of last January is the fact that
this is probably the worst year Of the
business depression following the war,
and that IT, business ever did need as
sistance and incentive, this is the time
to render aid. Furthermore, If excess
profits taxes should be collected next
March for the year 1921 it will put a
strong weapon in the hands of those
members Of Congress who are opposed
to the repeal at any time Of the excess
profits tax, They will be able to say
that II the excess profits tax yielded
SO much in bad year the chances
are It will yield more in other years
to Gomez and that 1t should be re-
tained.
The 1891 yield would be looked upon
AZ a minimum that could not be
ignored. In other words, Congress
might be put in the position of re-
pealing tax which might become
the basis for campign controversy
next spring and summer when the
Continued on Page q. Column 81
Evening star., 1921-09-05
POSTAL EMPLOYEES MEET.
Convention Of National Associa-
tion Opens Today.

CHARLESTON. W. Va. September 5.
disturbances in the West Virginia
coal fields will not interfere with
holding the convention of the Nation
al Association of Post Office Employees.
which opens here today. officials of
the organization announced. The
convention will continue until Thurs
day.
Officers of the association said they
had replied to inquiries from all over
the country that Charleston was not
within the area affected, and that
consequently there was no reason
why the meeting should not take
place as scheduled.
Evening star., 1921-09-05
sTAUNTON FAIR OPENS.
Automobile Races Are Held Today
and Other Features Provided.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
STAUNTON, Va, September s.
The Staunton fair opens today for
the week. Exhibits in farm products
will probably be under standard this
year because of short crops. but
cattle shows, horse races and other
details are strong.
Automobile races are held today,
six racing cars and their drivers and
mechanics having come in several
days ago from Columbus. Ohio.
= The fair each year attracts thou
. sands of visitors to Staunton, being
one Of tho largest in this section of
the east.
Evening star., 1921-09-05
SEIZE MUCH GIN.
Raid Nets Forty-Five Quarts and
Some Whisky.

Ten quarts of whisky, forty five
quarts of gin and an automobile were
seized from a garage at 2117 E street
northwest by Prohibition Of1cers
Asher and Schweitzer and Policemen
Barbee. Murphy and Davis of the third
precinct yesterday.
John Maddox, colored, twenty-five.
of 1921 goth street: Charles Green.
colored, thirty-seven, of 1910 goth
street, and Thomas Gill, colored.
twenty-one years of age, of 2117 E
street, were arrested charged with
illegal possession and transportation
of liquor in connection with the case.
Gill was charged, in addition, with
selling.
Evening star., 1921-09-05
SAY HADLEY CONFESSES.
Virginian, Held as Wife Slayer,
Taken to Denver.

DENVER. Col. September 5.-Dr.
Wilmar A. Hadley. arrested last
week in Pennington. New Mexico,
after being sought for two years,
has confessed to Staying his wife,
Mrs. Sue Hadley. in Richmond, Va,
according to operatives of a private
detective agency here today.
DR.. Hadley was brought here today
from Pennington and is awaiting
the arrival of Virginia authorities.