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Evening star., 1921-10-07
DENIES FRAUD CHARGE
MADE BY MISS McVlCKER
Fulton b. Gordon Answers Suit
Over Sale of Part of Chevy
Chase Subdivision.

Denying fraud and misrepresenta-
ton in connection with the sale of
portions of his subdivision at Chevy
Chase to young woman war workers
and declaring that he never author
lied any offer of a cheaper rate as a
compensation for their patriotic serv-
ice," Fulton r. Gordon, real estate
operator, today filed an answer in
the District Supreme Court to a suit
hled some weeks ago by Miss Eula
McVicker of Locust Grove, Ca, for
an injunction to prevent the sale of
certain lands in the subdivision and
for cancellation of certain notes given
1or deferred purchase money.
Miss McVicker had charged that a
woman employed by the defendant as
solicitor had indicated the location
or the lots near a car line and when
found to be several blocks away from
such method of travel. Other alleged
mlsrepresentations were set out in
the bill of complaint.
Ihe defendant says the woman de-
scribed as his agent was employed by
MIN on commission basis only and
ne had never authorized her to make
any special offer to war workers nor
to say that he would resell the prop
erty in six months at so cents per
foot Mr.. Gordon, through Attorneys
Darr, Whiteford & Darr, tells the
court that in his experience of twenty
years as a real estate operator he
has never resold lots purchased from
him nor sold property belonging to
others.
He asserts that Miss Mcvicker was
shown the lots on the ground and
that when the deal was being closed
expressed herself as thoroughly un-
derstanding and asserting to the
transaction" Mr.. Gordon also denies
that. Miss McVicker's lot was in re-
mote part OF the subdivision. as claim
ed. and asserts that streets are being
graded adjacent thereto at great ex-
pense to him.
Mr.. Gordon asks that the bill be dis
missed. declaring that he is finan-
cially able to meet any claims against
him. and the appointment of a re-
ceiver, as asked by counsel for the
plaintiff, would prevent him from car
rying out his contracts with other
purchasers and subject him to great
financial liability.
Evening star., 1921-10-07
LOYMENT EXISTS
AMONG D. c. MACHINISTS
Reduction at Navy Yard Affects
Situation-Figures for Coun-
try Announced.

Unemployment in machinists' trades
still continues in the District of Co
lumbia on account of further reduc-
tions at the Washington navy yard,
according to a report on current en-
ployment conditions today by the
limited States employment service.
Auto shop work was reported stag
nant and small machine shops in the
same condition. Clerical and unskill-
ed labor also shows a high percen-
tage of unemployment, the report
said. ,.
Slight decrease In unemployment
throuphout the country was reported
for September by the employment
service September 80, the announce
ment said, 1.428 establishments mad
18.O5O more workers on pay rolls than
August 81, an increase of l.2 per cent.
In sixty-five principal cities employ
ment decreased in twenty-six, but In.
creased in thirty-eight and renamed
unchanged in one.
The summary showed also that the
nercentage of change was greater in
the cities reporting Increased employ
ment than in those showing decreases.
THE greatest increase in employment
was at Toledo, Ohio. with 24.1 per cent.
Largest decreases were shown In new
England and New Jersey.
Increases by industries were noted
particularly in food production, tex
tile manufacturing, nearly all metals,
stone CLASS, clay, lumber, chemicals
ani railroad shops. The industries
renortine decreases included automo-
hiIes. leather and it's products, paper
and printing and tobacco manufac-
lures.
Evening star., 1921-10-07
THE STAR FILES O. STATEMENT
Circulation for Past Six Months.

published
Sunday morning at Washington Of
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Editor, Theodore D.
D.
Newbold Washington
Company Frank B. Noyes president, Washington D. C.
w. Frank
Mary B. Adams Noyes Theodore Rudolph
Victor Kaufmann
ing Nwbod Grace Adams Howard
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hold-
Circulation Figures
of
the months ended
Net Unpaid Circulation of given ~
service etc) 77s
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Notary Pubie !.
Evening star., 1921-10-07
CLUBS WILL ENGAGE
IN SPORTS TOURNEY
PhiladeIphians to Match Skill
With Washingtonians
in Carnival.

PhiladeIphia's Racquet Club will
engage Washington's Chevy Chase
and Racquet clubs in the annual in
and Sunday in this city.
Under the leadership of President
Robert Cassatt of the Philadelphia
Racquet Club, fifty-fve invaders will
arrive here tomorrow, ready TO
measure their skill in golf, tennis,
base ball and other sports against
that of Washingtonians.
With r. c. Dove in charge, hte Rae
quet Club Motor Corps will assemble
at the clubhouse at 1870 tomorrow.
and later proceed to the Union station
under escort of bicycle police.
The corps will meet the racquet spe-
the Racquet Club. where the recep-
ton committee. composed of w. S.
Reyburn, Henry May, Clarence r.
Wilson and John NJ. Biddle. will do
the honors of host on behalf of the
local club.
Trip to Chevy Chnse Club.
Following the reception and allot-
ment of rooms for guests at the
Racquet Club the Motor Corps again
Will come 10 the fore and transport all
guests and participants in the sports
carnival to the Chevy Chase Club The
entertainment committee of the latter
club VIII tender reception to the
visitors on arrival. A base ball game
on the fairway to the ninth hole at
Chevy Chase will start at $3.50. The
committee in charge of the game is
composed of Myron Parker, George A.
Garrett and ]. II. de Sibour
Those desiring to play golf or ten
ms nave been instructed to notify any
oh
Thompson and Walter r. Tuckerman.
golf: Edward w. Dom, jr.; Arthur
HELEN and Waddy B. Wood, tennis.
The committees will attend to the as
S1gnment of opponents or competing
teams.
The taproom at the Chevy Chase
Club Will be the rendezvous for guests
at o'clock tomorrow night. Thence
the motor corps will transport all
guests to the Montgomery Country
Club, where dinner will be served at
$50 O'Clock. Following the dinner
at the Montgomery Country Club. the
motor corps will be in readiness to
transport any one desiring to attend
a dance later in the evening at the
Chevy Chase Club
Cars of the motor corps fleet will
bear the Racquet Club flags. Cordial
invitation has been extended to all
visitors to use such cars at their
option.
Sundays Events.
Sundays events will start with a
breakfast at the Racquet Club. Sec
ond on the program for Sunday will
be golf matches of those paired by
the golf committee at IL O'Clock. In
the lingo of golf, the contests will
be Eighteen hole match play four
balls. one point to count for the win
ner of each match
Tennis contests will start at 2
o'clock. doubles and singles taking
positions under the rulings of the
tennis committee.
The motor corps. which will have
been the first agency of the local
clubs to greet the visitors, will also
be the one to bid them farewell, the
final order on the program being:
Motor corps to transport all guests
to Racquet Club fafter the afternoon
matches) and thence to Union station
for departure at 7:30 pm. on Penn
sylvania train to Philadelphia"
Evening star., 1921-10-07
HELD UP BY BANDIT.
Highwayman Takes Purse, But Re-
turns 81 for Car Fare.

Edwin H. Kilton. 2016 14th street,
was held up at Rock Creek Church
road and Taylor street last night
about II o'clock by highwayman.
armed with a revolver
When the armed man had obtained
possession of the pedestrians pocket
book. containing about $40. the lat
ter asked that he give him back
enough cash to pay his car fare to
the city. The burglar handed him a
dollar bill.
Boarding an automobile, the high
wayman sped off in the direction of
Maryland and later in the night a
member of the state road force re-
covered a machine near Hyattsville
in which two men had been riding.
The police made inquiries and learn
ed that the car belonged to H. H.
Willis. 1914 c street northeast
The car had been stolen from in
front Of 624 F street.
Evening star., 1921-10-07
PRESENT FINDINGS
TO SENATOR BALL
Welfare Workers, Recently in
Conference, Submit Views
on Vice Repression.

Following adjournment of the
three-day session of the conference on
social hygiene by woman organizers
ton of twelve welfare workers, head
ed by Mrs. Whitman Cross and Mrs.
Minna c, Van Wrinkle. head of the
woman's bureau of the police depart
ment, presented their findings on the
vice-repression measures now pend
ing in Congress to Senator Ball.
chairman of the Senate District COM
mite. yesterday afternoon, and was
promised hearing by him to be held
next Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Preceding the trip to the Capitol,
more than 100 women, representing
practically every woman's organiza-
ton in the District met at the Wom-
ems City Club for luncheon and there
pledged their hearty cooperation in
the program as adopted by the con-
ference earlier in the day. Mrs Cross
presided and brief addresses were de-
livered by Mrs. Van Winkle, DR.. Kate
city clinic: DR.. D. NJ. o. Robinson,
regional consultant, United States
public health service, and DR..
Rachelle Yarros. special consultant of
the same organization.
Plea to d. C. Public.
Declaring that public opinion should
be stimulated at once in the District
Of Columbia, to secure passage of
needed protective measures, the con-
ference went on record as advocating
that special hygiene committees be
appointed in each social and civic
organization in the city. the pur-
pose of these committees to be as
follows:
To study all the aspects of the So
oil rci nd ha rtnr,
measures being employed for it's So
luton in other parts of the country.
To make a special study of local
to their organizations matters requir-
ing definite action.
To &C operate with the local board
of health.
Another Phase OF Program.
1t was further resolved that every
social and civic organization devote
at least one meeting a year to a dis
cussion of the problem, that every
member may be kept in touch with
the progress being made in the local
community, and in the world at large,
and that in view of the present emer-
gency in the District of Columbia the
chairmen of the social hygiene COM
mittees of the various organizations
shall constitute an emergency social
hygiene committee to cooperate with
and assist the District health depart
ment in putting forth every effort to
secure the immediate passage of the
bills now pending in Congress.
Evening star., 1921-10-07
COOPERATIVE SOCIETY
ADJUDGED BANKRUPT
Involuntary Petition Filed Year
Ago Against 10000, 600 Concern
With Chicago Headquarters.

By the Associated Press
CHICAGO, October 7.-The Co
operative Society Of America was ad-
Judged bankrupt and the Central
Trust Company Of Chicago was ap-
pointed its receiver by Federal Judge
Evan A. Evans.
The Involuntary petition in bank
ruptcy was filed q year age BY cred
itors Of the company.
The society was supposed to be =
S10,000,000 concern. It owned real
estate in the Chicago downtown sec
tion and numerous dairies and farms
in Wisconsin and Iowa. Testimony In
the bankruptcy proceedings was that
it had more than $1,009,000 worth OF
groceries stored In Chicago ware-
houses.
Judge Evans in making his decision
characterized the society as. wis.
and termed the Great West
ern Securities Company. which sold
stock for the society, "a perpetrator
of frauds"
Evening star., 1921-10-07
UP ON MURDER CHARGE.
Four Young Men Are Accused of
Shaving Barber,

Leslie Shelby, John Neffin, Milton
Solman and Corbin Shields, four Of
the Ave youths recently indicted by
the grand Jury for murder in the first
degree in connection with the killing
Of Frederick Schnurr, a barber, near
his home January 20 last. were ar
raigned today before Chief Justice
Mccoy in Criminal Division l. Milton
Metcalf. jointly indicted, has not been
apprehended. The four young men
entered pleas Of not guilty and by
their counsel requested an early
trial. Chief Justice Mccoy told coun-
sci to arrange the date for trial with
United States Attorney Gordon.
On motion of Attorney James A.
O'Shea the court permitted Shields to
remain at liberty on bail of $4,000,
the amount on which he was re-
leased at the preliminary hearing in
the Police Court. which disclosed
some doubt as to the presence of
Shields at the time of the tragedy
Attorneys Hawken & Havell and
n. Mason Welsh represented the
other accused youths.
Evening star., 1921-10-07
w, A. TOLER,

ON order of Gov. Davis.
From STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
/; FREDERICKSBURG. Va, October Z.
+Fearing that Miss Sarah E. Knox
and Rodger D. Eastlake will be put
through a rigid third degree by Rich
mond police authorities. William w.
Butzner. one of the attorneys repre-
senting the couple. who are charged
Jointly with the murder of Mrs. Mar
saret Eastlake at Colonial Beach a
week ago. took steps today to have
the prisoners returned to the Fred
ericksburg city Jail.
Mr. Butzner, it is understood, made
8 request to Circuit Court Judge Jo-
Seph Wilson Chinn Of Warsaw, Va.
for a writ of habeas corpus to have
His clients released from the custody
of the Richmond officials.
Removed Under Protest.
! Eastlake and Miss Knox were TAX
en- out of the Jail here Tuesday and
removed to the Richmond city jail. un-
der the protest of Mr.. Butzner. Upon
reaching the Virginia capital they
were subjected to a severe grilling by
Sergt. william A. Toler. Identification
expert of the Richmond detective bu-
reau, who has been investigating the
murder case at the direction of Gov.
,Westmoreland Davis. A further grill
ing of the accused couple has been
planned by the Richmond authorities
In an effort to wiring a complete con-
fession from them.
Mr. Butzner already has protested
TO the state authorities relative to
the examination of the couple when
they reached Richmond Tuesday
evening. The Richmond officials,
however. stoutly deny that the third
degree has been inflicted on the
prisoners.
Poor Facilities.
$ The Baltimore nurse and Eastlake
were transferred from the Freder-
icksburg Jail on account of the fact
that they were treated more as guests
There than prisoners. The limited
facilities of the local Jail also was
partly responsible for their removal.
The date for the trial of Eastlake
and Miss Knox will be set by Judge
Chinn October "a, when the grand
fury meets at Montross, the county
seat of Westmoreland. Indications
are that the trial will be held the
latter part of this month or early
in November, as counsel for the ac-
cused couple say they will not ask for
q continuance of the case, and the
prosecution claims it has sufficient
evidence to convict the prisoners.
J. f. c.
Evening star., 1921-10-07
D. c. CLERKS
PAY MAY Be RAISED
Seven Per- Cent Increase if
Congress Accepts Bureaus
recommendations.

The 1873 statutory employees Of the
District government whose basic salaries
have not been rcadjusted for forty years
will receive an increase Of I per cent
over their present envelope pay next
year II Congress carries out the recon-
mendations of the bureau Of efficiency.
BY envelope pay the bureau cf eff
cheney means basic salary plus the $240
bonus. So. in recommending q per
cent increase, the bureau means PEI
cent more than they now receive. and
rot merely per cent more than their
basic pay without the bonus.
II Congress, in readjusting the sala-
ries, does away with the bonus the in
crease for statutory employees of the
District ser vice would have to be about
rs per cent to bring them up to the
minimum rates fixed by the bureau OF
efficiency.
Clerks Present Pay.
At the present time the pay of the
1875 annual employees of the District
amounts to $1,453 .s0s. The. total bonus
for these clerks comes to $309, ,093. max
sI,762.ssS
If Congress retains the bonus next
year only $125,402 will be needed to
bring these District clerks up to the
minimum salaries fixed by the ef-
f1ciency experts. Without the bonus.
s432,4s5 will be needed to put the
1t was learned at the District
building today that the increases
recommended by the efficiency bureau
are per cent higher than the in
creases already asked by the Com
missioners in their estimates to Gen
Dawes.
It also became known today that
former Senator Sherman. who went
over the District estimates for the
federal budget bureau. had the re-
him all of last week. This gave him
the opportunity to prepare an al
tentative estimate to Congress en-
bodying the findings of the efficiency
bureau.
Bureau Recommends
In assigning each District employe
to a certain grade the efficiency bu-
reau recommends the minimum and
the maximum salary for that grade.
but has not attempted to say where
each employe should be placed be-
tween the two extremes.
It is probable that ii the Commits
sioners and the budget bureau en-
deavor to have the efficiency bureaus
salary scale incorporated in the next
District bill all salaries will be
placed at the minimum figure for the
respective grades.
It is pointed out that thesCommis-
sioners will not have time to Judge
the efficiency Of each employe in time
for the next appropriation bill and
give him or her the proper rating
between the minimum and maximum.
Next year. however, they may be able
in framing their estimates to recon-
mend for various employees an in
creased salary above the minimum.
The report Of the efficiency bureau
does not deal with school teachers,
firemen, policemen or per diem la
borers and mechanics, all of whom
have had their pay adjusted from
time to time since 1906.
The 1878 statutory clerks covered
in the report have never had their
salaries adjusted.
Evening star., 1921-10-07
|$24, 1926 HAS BEEN RAISED
TO ENTERTAIN VISITORS
Chairman Callahan Announces To-
tai to Date in Connection With
Armament Meeting.

Daniel ]. Callahan. acting chair
man of the committee raising the
fund for citizens committee for the
entertainment of the international
visitors who will be in Washington
during the conference for the limita
tion Of armament. announced today
that thus for total of $24.326 has
been subscribed. This amount, he
said. represents subscriptions from
274 firms and individuals.
Those who subscribed during the
last twenty-four hours and the
amounts are: Holmes & Sons, 500;
Butler & Kratz. $25; Judge Mary
OToole, $40; Towles Studio. $25;
Crandall theaters, 800, and Croydon
Inn, $40.
Evening star., 1921-10-07

men who first accepted the great job
of fighting for the safety of all human
progress. Any employer who ignores
such d claim as theirs has ceased to
be an American.
I'm the matter of expenditure of
public money I believe that no method
of establishing an employment service
of this magnitude may be attempted
without utilization of some existing
government department or the ex-
penditure Of millions Of dollars.
THE initial appropriation author
lied in this bill is $450,000. as COM
pared with $5,500,O00 original appro-
priation and $272.000 deficiency for
the United States employment serv-
ice in 1919. With nearly six millions
ment service had a total of 4,079 sal
aried employees and S75 offices. For
less than half q million dollars at the
outset this bill proposes to establish
an employment service at every post
office. with but 556 salaried employees.
by utilizing the facilities of the
Post Office Department. supplemented
in larger places by additional clerical
and supervisory forces. / believe that
the unemployed veterans may be
given the opportunity to earn their
livelihood as they desire with the
least delay"
Will Reaasemble Tuesday.
Inc fTeSlUeHt conference On uH-
employment will reassemble next
Tuesday instead of Monday. as pre-
viously announced, Secretary Hoover
said last night. Committees will
meet Monday, he added. and it is
hoped several of them will have COM
pleted their recommendations on per-
manent measures for combating un-
employment and reviving business
and commerce.
The manufacturers committee con-
tinued in meeting today, but little
progress toward a report was made.
it was said. Only minor questions
were discussed. members declared.
and as yet the relation OF wages and
prices to a general economic program
still awaits consideration.
Col. Arthur Woods, former police
of New York, assumed
charge of the central agency for co.
emergency unemployment
relief throughout the country yester-
day and Secretary Hoover addressed
a letter to all mayors asking sheir
cp-operation in putting immediate
measures into enect.
Evening star., 1921-10-07
what Plan Proposes.


legislation to give relief at the earliest
possible moment and without attendant
litigation.
what Plan Proposes.
'Cnder the plan proposed, authori-
ty is given the Capital Traction Com
pany, the Washington Railway and
Electric Company and subsidiary
companies, and the Potomac Electric
Power Company to merge, there be-
ing no authority under the present
law to combine these public utilities.
1.-The tax now imposed on the street
railway companies for the mainte-
nance of crossing policemen is re-
pealed, as we believe that this is an
unfair tax. Taking last years fig
ures as a basis. this will relieve the
two companies of total tax of $76,-
1878; $46,662.79 of which was paid
by the Washington Railway and
Electric Company and $29, ,786.94 by
the Capital Traction Company.
lit is further provided that all pro-
visions of law which make it incum-
bent upon the street railway COM
panies operating within the District
Of Columbia to bear the expense in
cldent to laying new pavement or
or highways between it's tracks and
two feet on each side shall be re-
pealed.
Difficult to Obtain Figures.
LIT Is somewhat difficult to obtain
figures which will show the amount
paid by these companies for paving,
from which, under the terms of the
proposed bill. they are to be relieved,
but the Public Utilities Commission
in letter to the committee states
that it assumes that 40 per cent Of
the amount now paid represents the
cost of minor improvements and re-
pairs to pavements, which the COM
panies should continue to pay, and
taking this as basis they would, ac-
cording to the amounts paid last year,
be relieved of taxes to the amount Of
s94,S93.02 for the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company and $751;
z30.50 for the Capital Traction Com
pany. making total Of $152,123.52.
THE committee has changed the
tax on gross receipts, which is now 4
per cent. as provided under the act
of July 1, 1902. to per cent on gross
receipts, and propose tax of SO per
cent on all earnings in excess of 7
per cent on the fair value of the
property.
Gross Receipts Stated.
uS PCA CChS 6EoSo ICCclplS tdA
now amounts to $247,416.24 for the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company and $222.13ss2 for the Cap
ital Traction Company. making a
total of S469,550.a6, while there would
be collected under the provisions of
this bill, taking the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1891, as basis OF compu-
tation, the sum of $487,313.3S. Under
this provision, the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company would pay
q per cent gross receipts tax of
$61,S54.06, but as their net earnings
are not sufficient to yield per cent
on the fair value of their property.
there WOULD be no tax levied on oper-
Rting income.
'The Capital Traction Company
would pay $55,5a3.45 gross receipts
tax, and on their operating income SO
per cent tax on $685. .S51.75, making a
total Of $487.313.3S for the two COM
panies. which, is $17.76s.32 more tnan
II paid under existing law.
There is appended hereto and made
q part Of this report statement of
the amounts now paid, and the
amounts whiaA would be paid under
the proposed III II the same gross
Evening star., 1921-10-07
LAWYERS MUST ANSWER.
Must Reply to Daily Assignments
in D. c. Supreme Court.

The justices Of the District Supreme
Court have served notice on the at
torneys that they must appear in
court to answer the cali Of the daily
assignments Of cases.. Failure to at
tend to this may result In having the
cases dismissed, the court has an
nounced in a notice issued yesterday
afternoon.
The notice reads: .E
when q case on the daily assign
ment, either at law or In equity, ID
called and there 10 no fesponce for the
plaintiff, the case shall Be entered dis.
missed for want OF prosecution, un.
less the defendant Is ready ana in.
sists upon b tfiHl."