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The New York herald., 1921-10-28
DAUCHERTY IS REVISING
DEBS PARDON REPORT
Will Deal With Espionage
Convictions Generally.

Special Despatch 10 TIE Nrw Yorx Hrsstp
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, -. g.. Oct. 81.
President Harding has directed At
torney-GeneraI Daugherty to redraft "A
tentative report and recommendation In
the pardon appeal case OF Eugene V.
Debs, serving a ten year term for vio-
lating the espionage act. Mr.. Daugherty
to-day would only say that he Is 'sn-
gagged In revising his original recon-
mendations. with important changes.
The report is expected TO go into the
whole question OF amnesty for political
prisoners. az the points In the nebs
case are closely related 10 those In n
large number of other applications for
pardon or commutation.
II Is believed that final decision may
be expected from the White House
within short time. proba bly, soon after
the peace proclamation.
The New York herald., 1921-10-28
AUTOMOBILES Kill Two.

Two small boys were killed last night
in the streets by automobiles. Stephen
Dunn. ?. OF i3i West Sixty-third street
was struck az Amsterdam avenue and
Sixty-fifth street. The driver was ques-
toned and permitted to go.
William Liotte, s, OF a45 wallabou;
street. Brooklyn, died after being struck
AZ waliabou. street end Marcy avenue
The New York herald., 1921-10-28
SLAIN STUDENT IN NIAGARA.
Unidentired Body Believed to Bs
That of Wcslexays Sophomore.

BUFFALO,. oct. 27.--An unidentified
body. apparently that of sophomore at
Wesleyan University. Middietown. Conn,
was found In the Niagara River to-
night.
A knife wound Indicated that the
young man had been stabbed TO death
end thrown into the water.
The New York herald., 1921-10-28
Of 24,351,6 Homes in
u. S., 81 PC. Are Rented
,cloI Despatch TO THE NEW YoRK HERALD.
New Nork Herald Bureau.
Washing on. ID. c., Oct. q.

new h0TE merbtu buftBu' !
Washing. .on, ID. g.. Oct. "a.
%ENSU BUREAU enumera-
tors have found that 54.4 per
cent of the homes occupied
In the United States are rented.
Only 2S.2 per cent. of the occu
pants own their homes with the
property free from encumbrance.
Seventeen and five-tenths per cent.
of the homes are owned by the oc-
cupants but are under mortgages.
The bureau listed 24,351.S76
homes In the country. The term
home" the bureau said, signified
the abiding place of family and
did not necessarily denote an entire
dwelling.
The New York herald., 1921-10-28
CLEMENCEAU QUICKLY
SAW FOCH'S GENIUS
Tiger Rescued Military
Leader From Retirement.

My right is crushed. My left is in
retreat. am attacking with my
centre, :"
In the hour of the deadly peril of
the first Battle of the Marne. when the
salvation OF Paris and France seemed
hopeless Gen. Ferdinand Foch flashed
this memorable message TO Joffre--a
The New York herald., 1921-10-28

Knlckerbccker Griii-Broadway x1d 81.
Dinner and Supper Dance. Elkin's orch.-Alv.
The New York herald., 1921-10-28
rammany Women Are Loyal.

The Tanlmany women went at their
Jobs literally with their hats of. and
figuratively with their sleeves rolled up
Mrs. Whitney and her speaking coll
league. Mrs. william II. Van Nance or
tho women's executive committee OF the
Republican state Committee. took the
Coufiuued nm Page Six.
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Thestricsl snd Uotei and Restanrant
\ slvsvttaine ALI ~ found ~ Page 1o-llN
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The New York herald., 1921-10-28
Depew in Old Time Form.

Continued on Pare Eleven.
The Washington times., 1921-08-10
Eighteen Millions
Starving to Death,
A Russian Estimate

LONDON, Aug. 10.-Eighteen mil.
lions of Russians are facing death in
the famine district, according to the
latest estimate received today from
Riga.
The starvation zone is 500 miles
long. stretching along the middle and
lower Voiga valley.
The cholera cases now number
10000. Eighty. per cent of the chol-
era victims are residents Of towns.
The population Of the district infect
ed with cholera is about bO0,0
1t Is believed that Russia outside
of the actual famine zone has food
enough to last six weeks
The envoy of Lithuania at Moscow
reports that the Inhabitants of all ter
ritory east of the Voronezh to the
Ural mountains are actually starving.
This huge tract comprises twenty
one former Russian governments
with 100000 residents. It is fear
ed that the effect of famine and dis
ease will be felt throughout the au-
tumn and winter and that the esti.
mates of victims will be doubled be-
fore spring
According to official figures of the
Moscow soviet, there are but 1000, 900
pools of food in Russia against $780,
600 900 pools hat are needed.
The Washington times., 1921-08-10
Now Bishop For Toledo.

ROME, Aug. 10.-The Right Rev.
Father Stritch has been appointed
bishop Of Toledo, Ohio, it was an
nounced at the Vatican today
The Washington times., 1921-08-10
SENATE GOADED
T0QU|CKACT|O
ON R.R. RELIEF
Prospect of Losing Vacation
stirs Upper House Into
Hardy Effort.
BY II. X. REYNOLDS.
International News Service.

Shaken from its accustomed lsssi-
tude by President Harding's decree
that there can be no recess OF the
Senate until the Administration bill
to rescue the railroads from the pit OF
financial disaster is finally acted
upon, the Senate Interstate Commerce
committee today plunged into the
consideration of the relief scheme with
the attitude of getting the measure
off it's hands and on the way to pas
sage In the shortest time possible.
In addition to the demand of the
President for speedy action on his
suggestion to aid the railroads by the
temporary Intervention of the War
Finance Corporation, the committee is
confronted with the plea of organiza-
lions of railroad owners who urge
prompt enactment of the relief bill,
and even express Willingness to
refrain from appearing before the COM
mittee II the disposition OF The meas
ure can be FASTENED by cutting down
the time that would ordinarily be
consumed in discussing it's merits.
The committee. headed by Senator
Cummins of Iowa, who is back on
the job after brief illness, even In
its willingness to carry out she
wishes of the Administration in this
regard and to recommend legislation
designed to rehabilitate industry gen.
orally, will not report the measure
TO the Senate until II is satisfied
that It will do what II promises In
accord with accepted policies relating
to the railroads.
The statement of Eugene Meyer,
managing director of the War Finance
Corporation, that reduction OF freight
rates and passenger fares will prob
ably be a natural result OF the re
vival OF railroad credits is said TO %
held by some Senators as n good rea-
son In itself for the passage of the
bill.
Meyer appeared before the com.
mittee today for cross-examination
upon various details of the plan for
funding the indebtedness of the rail.
roads TO the Government, and was
20 be followed by James c. Davis,
Director General OF the Railroad Ad.
ministration.
The Washington times., 1921-08-10
JAPAN BUILDING
MONSTER NEW
UNDERSEAbOAT
Improved Submarines Capable
of Cruising 10000
Miles From Bases.
BY T. n. sANDIFER.
International News Service.

New submarines which Japan is re-
ported to be building are capable of
crossing the Pacific. and would have
an estimated cruising radius OF 10000
miles. according to experts here to-
day.
American naval authorities are
without official information on this
latest Japanese naval development.
The information that the Japanese
were even considering such ships be-
came known through prominent en-.
gineer., who let II out that his firm
had negotiated with the Japanese for
monster Diesel engines of more than
double the power OF any now made
According to this information the en-.
gines are wanted for a new sub
marine monster developed in Nippon.
II is 'conjectured that these new
boats are either some entirely new
departure in submarine construction,
In order to withstand .he terrific
vibration from engines of the charac.
ter described, or else are on the order
the last development of German sub.
marine. In either case authorities
here say such a craft might be capa.
BILE OF staying at sea for five or six
months al time, and would be FULLY
equal to crossing the Pacific, In this
connection there have been plausible
accounts from Panama recently to the
effect that the Japanese had succeed.
ed during the war in carving the
foundations for submarine bases in
the region OF the canal.
While II regarded as entirely prob.
able that Japan Is building some
such type OF. submarine. 1t IS not be,
lieved here that any American firm
is actually building engines for the
Japanese. The Diesel firm is situated
In Switzerland, and II is here that
II is regarded likely that the Jap.
anese may have sent orders for their
engines.
There Ii some skepticism among
officials here as to whether the new
submarines are actually as novel as
they have been described. 1t is en-
trely possible, they say, that the
Japs are building German cruiser
type, but anything else would be De
yond the known developments OF en-
gineers. America IL regarded a.
having the latest thing in submarines
In her so-called flset-submarincs
about which not much Is Icing said
but which are reputed to have con
siderable new qualities.
The Washington times., 1921-08-10
Petty Declares
"RealtOr" Term
Is Copyright

John A. Petty, executive secre-
tary Of the Washington Real Es-
tate Board, has sent to The Times
letter explaining that the word
"realtor' is a copyrighted term
used only by members of the
board.
The. Petty letter follows:
"The word 'realtor' is a copy
righted title, the use of which is
restricted to members Of local
real estate board that is member
of the National Association of
Real Estate Boards. In the Dis
trict Of Columbia the use of this
title is restricted to active men,
bers Of the Washington Real Es-
t8te Board. The restricted right
to use this title has beer upheld
by the highest court in the State
of Minnesota.
The heading Of an article that
appeared on the first page of your
paper of August ninth referred to
Mr.. Fulton r. Gordon as a 'realtor.'
In the interest of guarding the re-
stricted use of this title ] desire to
inform you that Mr.. Gordon is not
a member Of the Washington Real
Estate Board, and was, therefore,
incorrectly designated in the
article as 'realtor.
Very respectfully,
JOHN A. PETTY.
Executive secretary, Washing
ton Real Estate Board"
The Washington times., 1921-08-10
SIS PER CAPITA
GUT EFFECTED
|NFEDERA[ TAX
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never having stood for elective. Of
flee. could not appreciate this. Mel.
lon viewed the whole proposition from
a cold business standpoint-so much
was needed. and so much, had to
be raised. President Harding did
appreciate 1t. however, and the re-
suit was the victory for the con-
gressional leaders.
With the Qualification of the taxa
ton scrap, settlement of which has
been delayed for ten days while
President Harding was vacationing.
the Republican leaders in the House
began a drive today to speed up
the program toward recess. II
il hoped TO get the taxation pro-
gram completed and passed within
two weeks. Then both honses are
going to recess for a month. leaving
the Senate committees TO thresh
around with the twin problems
taxation and tariff. Except for un-
expected contingencies arising with
in the next fortnight this will be
the plan of procedure.
Half Billion Less for Expenditures.
Treasury estimates of the amount
needed to run the Government for
the next fiscal year will be slashed
from 1855, 100000 to S4.024 ,000. 900.
a reduction of half billion dollars,
The program OF retrenchment in
expenses to correspond to this cut
will fall heavily on the army and
navy and shipping board. Present
plans contemplate Topping s50.oo0.-
900 from the War Departments al.
lotment. 500. 1000, 900 from the navy
and $l0o.000.000 from the shipping
The Washington times., 1921-08-10

0CAtoA 'SDFS>~
II was not an
easy situation
in which even
to formulate q
theory, to say
nothing of car
rying ou { q
theory. i h e
only 60 p J .
who could talk
lucidly q b o u I
w h q I they
wanted W e r e
those who sim
plified the prob
lem down to
the convenience
of investors.
When the re-
sponsibility fell
on Pre- q ! d Q n I
WfIann ha U1 r
The Washington times., 1921-08-10
COL. FEHR SANTA CLAUS TO
YOUTHS, Is HOST AGAIN

Col. John L. Fehr. the jovial Santa
Claus" Of Lew Dufour's carnival
which is being held this week at
Congress Heights, will give mid.
summer Christmas party to several
hundred inmates OF Washington y
orphan asylums Friday afternoon.
The children will be taken in spe.
cial street cars and automobiles TO
the carnival grounds. Ice cream
cake and candy a-plenty will be given
the youngsters. and all the attrac,
tons will be at their disposal for the
afternoon.
The Lew Dufour carnival and show
last week was held at Union Station
Plaza. the proceeds being for rho
benefit OF Vincent Costello Post OF
the American Legion.
The Washington times., 1921-08-10

The British are urging seed quar-.
antine laws on China TO prevent in
PRODUCTION of pests.
The Washington times., 1921-08-10
HAPGO0DLAUDS
HUGHES POLICY
AS TO MEXICO
Situation Which Worried Wilson
Being Worked Out Log
icaIly Writer Finds.

Editorisl Correspondent Of New York
American.
One of the most creditable exploits OF
Secretary Hughes is the working out
of a Mexican policy which arouses
The Washington times., 1921-08-10
GROTTOOUT|NG
At CHESAPEAKE
ATTRACTS3,000
Program of Sport and Enter
tainmsnt Provided for
Huge Picnic Crowd.

More than 1000 persons are ut
Chesapeake Beach today on the an
nual outing of Kallipoiis Grotto, Mys-
tic Order OF the Yelled Prophets of the
Enchanted Realm. Members of the
Yedx Grotto OF Baltimore are the
guests OF honor.
A feature of the program this aft
ernoon will be a tug-of-war between
teams representing Yedz and Kallipo-
lis Grottoes. Kallipolis won a similar
contest last year. and IL IL wins today.
It will retain permanently a silver
cup. which IL added temporarily to its
trophies last season.
Athletic Program.
An elaborate program of athletics
has been arranged. including running.
jumping. hopping and one-legged
events Music will be furnished by the
Grotto Band and Prof. Ralph. Garren's
clown orchestra. Members of the
Grotto Drill Team will parade the
boardwalk in their nifty uniforms. A
surprise event for women will be
sprung late this afternoon. Dancing
will be on the program this afternoon
and evening. Movies OF the days
events are being taken. Henry j.
Gompers is master OF ceremonies.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars OF
the District will hold their annual ex
cursion at the Beach tomorrow. More
than 1000 persons are expected. Sam
uel II. Jacobson, district commander,
Is In charge Of arrangements.
Fifty Prizes Awarded.
Fifty prizes were awarded the win
ners Of the twenty-five athletic events
~ "a. a. II ~
Parish Branch of the National Council
OF Catholic Men. held yesterday at the
resort. A baseball game between the
Holy Name Juniors and Seniors, a
prize dance and an orchestral concert
were notable features of the program.
The excursion committee was com.
posed of fifty, members.
The Washington times., 1921-08-10
SEEKS SIS, 900 DAMAGES
FROM CAPITAL TRACTION co.

Columbus Price today filed suit in
the District Supreme Court against
the Capital Traction Company Tor
$4,000 damages, alleging personal
injuries, Price, represented by at
torney Elwood q. Hubert alleges that
while crossing the street at the inter.
section OF Twenty-third street and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest. May
10. last. car OF the defendant
company collided with him and IN.
lured him seriously and permanently.
The Washington times., 1921-08-10
100000
STARVING
lNRUsS|A
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Prague social revoiutionists was gath
cred by members who attended the
third session of the All Russian Cen
trail Executive Committee, which be-
gan Its meetings in Petrograd on May
80. AT that time, the Prague radicals
reported, the Bolsheviki had made no
mention of the possibilities of famine
along the Volga or in Southeastern
Russia. But when Kalinin made his
report to the committee he found 1t
expedient to speak OF the famine. He
discussed the activities of the Help
Commission for the starving peasants
and added: 80 ------'--, e..
Although the commission tried
hard to alleviate the pangs of hunger,
It could accomplish little because of
the extent to which starvation had
gone. This Is especially true in five
provinces, and there has lately been
added another, Cherepovesk. where
conditions are frightful. The others
are Kaluga, Tula. Riazan, Orlov and
Zarizin.
I'm the beginning even the commits
sion was Viewed slkeptically by the
peasants. and they used to say that
the organization OF feeding stations
'smelt commune
The Prague newspaper, quoting the
Soviet publication. Isviestia OF Mos
cow, on the proceedings of the All
Russian central executive committee,
attributed to President Kalinin this
statement:
I. Cities Hard Hit.
1t must be mentioned that, at present
such cities as MOSCOW, Perograd and
cher large labor ceners are passing
through the greatest famine. no less
than the one through which all the
rest of Russia was passing during the
severest period of starvation"
Continuing, the organ Of the
Prague social revolutionists reported:
when Kalinin had concluded his
report, Mr.. Ossinsky, the acting com
misar of agriculture, made a formal
report In which he drew a horrible
picture of. the common failure of
crops, basing his statements on the
amounts of grain seed that had been
gathered for sowing in the fields.
Tin a whole series of provinces,
especially along the yolga,' he re-
ported. in the Provinces of Sarnara,
Simbirsk and Saratov there was TN
insufficiency OF grain seed. In Sa-
mara there were gathered 1000. 900
pools IA pood being equivalent to So
pounds) Of seed, which is only one.
quarter of the amount necessary
for the sustenance OF the inhabit-
ants. This figure is very significant
and shows that there Is almost n
dearth of grain seed in this province.
The Washington times., 1921-08-10
Glenn WiiIett to Teach.

Glenn Willett, former United States
Assistant District Attorney. who re-
signed May last, to take up n posi-
ton on the faculty of the Case In.
stitute, New York city, has returned
to Washington. He will begin in
struction in the local classes of Case
Institute on September /.
The Washington times., 1921-08-10
PENNSY ROAD
PREPARES To
BREAK STRIKE
Keeps Plans Dark as WaIkout
of Men Tonight Is
Threatened.

ING CAlIIuk VI kChoa - h"sAsOs~~
strike may hinge on events OF to-
day and tomorrow. labor leaders
announced today.
All the railroad unions In the
American Federation Of Labor, rep,
resenting more than 100000
workers and including all the rail-
road employees with the exception Of
members Of the. big Four" brother
hoods, have voted to strike as re-
suit Of wage reductions. 1t was
learned.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 10.-The
Pennsylvania railroad management
maintained an aloof silence as to the
action OF its board of directors yes
terday in discussing the threatened
strike of shopmen as consequences
of the railroad management disre-
gard of the ruling of the railroad wage
board.
Officials Of the Pennsylvania rail,
road refused to discuss the situation.
but smiled confidently when asked
II the road was prepared.
1.-THE Pennsylvania railroad Is al.
ways prepared for any emergency
said one, whether it be strike, flood,
fire or accident. 1t is not likely that
we wouh have remained idle when
others are, heralding broadcast that
that were about to take action Of grave
consequence. .V.
Unofficially the roads prepared
ness was the subject OF wide dis
cussion among the men. Not only
were there plenty of rumors Of spe-
cial dormitory and commissary pro-
visions being made at points along
the line for the accommodation OF
new men in event of a strike, but
the old rumor of stores or arms. am
munition and even machine guns
cropped up again.
One Of the most persistent rumors
was that the Pennsylvania railroad
has offered permanent positions to
machinists formerly employed at the
big Industrial plants who are now
out OF work, In case OF a strike. II
is understood that former employees
OF the Baldwin Locomotive Works
have been placed on waiting lists"
Asked regarding this. railroad Off
Gals refused to deny or confirm the
rumor. but smiled knowingly.
II. 8. Jeffrey, representative of
the shopmen at Philadelphia. stated
today that the entire system will
be tied up II the railroad fails to
recognize the ruling Of the railroad
labor board by midnight tonight, and
charged that several hundred EN-.
ployes have already been discharged
as they insisted on working under
the old agreements made while the
road was under Government con.
troll. This was emphatically denied
by the railroad management.
Officials of the Pennsylvania rail-
road adopt the attitude that the de-
cision of the labor board is unjust In
that 1t states that the men on the
system were disfranchised in the re-
cent election of representatives. They
point to the fact that there was moth
ing but the word of the unions to
prevent the men from using the rail.
road ballots and state that exclusive
OF the Altoona shops, approximately
10 per cent OF the men on the system
voted.
Some indication OF the result OF the
meeting OF the board of directors OF
the road will probably be made public
today.
The Washington times., 1921-08-10
18 NAPHTHA WELLS BURNING
IN CAUCASUS OIL FIELDS

COPENHAGEN, Aug. 10.--Eighteen
naphtha wells are aflame on the out.
skirts OF Baku, In the heart of the
rich Caucasus oil fields and the In.
habitants of the neighboring villages
are In flight, fearing a general con.
flagration, said advices from Moscow
today.
The burning OF the wells In the
Baku fields will intensity the winter
fuel shortage in southeastern Rus
sia.
The Washington times., 1921-08-10

board. This will take care of half
the amount
Under the agreement reached, the
House will carry out Its original pro-
gram OF tax repeats and reductions,
and the Treasury will have TO reduce
estimates accordingly.
Excess Profits Tax Off.
The excess profits tax will be re.
peaied. effective as of January 1.
1921; the so-called nuisance" taxes
on wearing apparel, soda water, Ice
cream, and beverages will be re.
pealed as of December 81, 1921; trans.
portation taxes will be reduced 80
rer cent on January l next and re-
pealed altogether on January 1, 1923;
the higher individual income sur
taxes win be reduced to a maximum
OF thirty-two surtaxes and eight nor
NAL taxes as OF January /. 1921, and
still further reduced on January I,
1922.
The income taxes for corporations
will be raised from 10 per cent to 12h
per cent, retaining the present ex.
emption OF $4,000. II In estimated that
this raise will yield about $4,000, 900.
1t has not been definitely decided
to increase the tax on cirgarettes and
tobaccos, but II is probable that these
will be raised slightly.
Auto Tax Ignored.
Secretary Melons recommendations
for a tax of cents on bank checks, Of
cent on first-class postage and of $40
on automobiles were turned down cold
by tho Congressional leaders, and
President Harding agreed with them.
Treasury experts estimated today
that the Government will lose in rev.
enue as a result of the decision reached
s450, zoo, 900 in the excess profits tax
repeal, $50. 0o0, 900 in surtax reduc.
tons, $3.50, 900, 900 in transportation
tax cuts and $50, 200, 900 in elimination
OF the nuisance taxes.
To offset this there will be s125,-
600 900 gained in the increase on
corporation incomes, S100,000.000 in a
special drive to collect bank taxes,
500, 000. 900 from the salvage Of war
material and many gains of lesser
moment.