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WEATHER FORECAST. Cloudy and cooler to-day j to-morrow probably fair and cooler j modorati varl-' nblc wlndB, becoming fresh northwest. Highest temperature yesterday, 771 lowest, fit), Dmilul M4llir riou wl b fun4 011 IMIiorUI p, A HAPPY DLENDINO The amalgamated SUN AND HERALD preserves the best traditions of each, in combination these two newspaper make a greater newspaper than cither luu ever been on Ita own. AND THE NEW YORK HERALD PRICE TWO CENTS ) wfflMKRE! w hew tonic oirr. i rouu quota kusky VOL, IjXXXVin.-NO. 80-DAILY. NEW YORK, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 80, 1920.$V JCLflKWilMU. CITY MOVING DAY BRINGS TANGLE AMONG TENANTS 160,000 Van Lottds oftfuvni. turoHoady to Bo Moved ''To-morrow. WOULD TAKE 2J. DAYS Scores Likely to Ita 'ironic less Now Legislation Complicates Situation. ALLOWS LEASE CONTEST lAffrcomonts Among House holders Add to Congestion, I Say Realty Men. l ', With October moving day only twcnty.four hours nwny tho prospcqts nro it will h attended by more con fusion than over twforo In tho history of the dty. Hundreds of famlllos have IJiclr belonging packed ready to move, Which thoy'muHt do to make way for otl'ier tcnanto, mid nro theinsolvcs con fronted with tho probability of not belncr ablo to enter their now apart ment becauso tha presont occupant has not been able to find other qunr-' ten and may refuso to leave. Ileal esato renting agencies a'dmlttod yes terday tho situation Is chaotlo and that they arc powerless because of tho measures passed by tho extraordinary session of the I-cglslaturo. What will Iw tho outcomo of tho hullle no official or real estate expert would dnro sfiy. Many wero of tho opinion that scores of families will find themselves nomoloss beforo nun set to-morrow night, with tho pros pect of having their furniture llo In tho atroets until it is removed by tho Bureau of Incumbrances, m their chanco of obtaining: room for their belongings In a storage warehouse is exrtodlilgly remote Dest cstlmatos placed tho number of van loads of furnlturo to bo inoved at 150,000, which, with every van In tho city IylgHt hourT.ottA BrileTt.iAhfm.sllU tied up by tlvfc 'ivftff,Veaitoni'. strike. 76 'optimist Apparent. Not one 'onieer of Akeefes of Tealty renting concerns, of ths Van Owner' As. Station W. of the several; imuntclpal bodleSi'brousht lata being bMVM tt the bousing' shortage- and Vent prbMeorjng looUerV optimistically' toward to-morrow, S'early all of. them threw1 thclc hands in the hlr when arked for an opinion All agreed Utu situation Warf.wlthout preeiY dent In the city4 hlitorY,,a,nd, tbv' realty men In particular hehl. that th recent legtAIMion. Instead of remedying matter made, them wore?. Hundreds, probably thousand, ot apartment now occupied were leased' to other famUles afr far. back as Uatul?. and AUsust TM uresent occlipatts'slB nlfld to tho lat-.dlord tholr Intention of vacatlntr by October 1, and he. In good faith, went ahead and Rave another lease. Since then the tenant has beeri' searching" and hns not been able to llnd now quar ters The landlord foresaw such a con dition, and In ninny Instances had the tenants reduce their promise to leave to wrltlnr so thtit he mlcht have somethin to stand on In court If dlspoesess proceed ings beconio necessary- h0 emerg ency legislation deprives the landlord -Of the. right to' evict a tenant save for three reasons) either because he Wishes to oc cupy tho apartment himself, Wauso the tenant Is undesirable er because tho building, fs' to bo remodelled or torn down, ' Contest of tense looked For. Arthur J,rVfr Hilly, cVolrman of tho Mayor's Committee on-ftont Profiteering, iMued a statement .which opens up the poet Iblllty of a contest 'ot ttll' leftsos to become effective to-morrow whiclv were signed In tho last few months. Mr. Hilly said the cmergenfty legislation affords tho tenant nn opportunity to contest the lesso and advanced rental which thoy Nlgned under duress, fearing they would find themselves homeless on October-1. The tenant can go ahead living In h,s present apartment and refuse to pay the higher rent, thereby disregarding the ne,w lease, according to Mr. Hilly. The land lord will then take tb matter Into court for adjudicating asi to, whether ,tha In cteaso Is fair. Frank S. Bancroft, vice-president of Pease & Elllman.' real estate agents, of So Madison. Rvrnuo, was-ond of those who condemned the measures passed at the extraordinary session of the Legis lature. Mf, -Bancroft Jsafil ihowhole proceedings at Albany rtere "outraget ous" and virtually'' socialized the private tealty holdings of the State. He was of tho opinion that the tenant, whom the measures were designed B'd, would llnd them more detrimental than effec tive. Pease & filllraan -manage thousands! oc the ljie.ncr class apartment nouses on th- East 8lafr,from Washington Arch to Nlncty-flfth troet," Mr;4Bhcroft had jylng m front of! 'atmjQri;hte'd8k a Jlsttif more, than 5 00, families In a'part meritst Ws company manages -who are Scheduled to move. All of- U)e- apart rr.cnts have lic'eiv loaacJ to other, families. Vhether tho , 50p-faml!Ieii lor'an'y part inem wjn succeea, jo gemng, jaway Mr. Bancroft would not ventftro to say,, us reports reaehHg lilm Ipdlcated no etd Of confusion, Jph'ose- who. haV found that tho apartment they to Move Into will be .vacated ,haye not 'been able to locate otjy kind, of VeMole Jk$ transport their furniture. ' 1 Islle'H.' Moore, manager of-the -renting department ot Douglas. 'K Ulllman & Co., ig Bast BVrtynhith .street", whlcM. Hut Ildi-nnn Serrlce Ui WeoI)paa.Alr?J Drawlnc room, cornpartwsot, MCtwol 5:04 r. M.s drrlvee Key VVt, 9:j nln. 8temtr leATM,ia,FXa :30 nut moraine. Hit SfVVf White House Sheep Are Sent Bark to the Farm WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. " Tho last of tho Whlto House flock of thoep were rounded up to-day preparatory to shipment bnclc to tnu form whoru tliey wero born, Some already had been disposed of, but tho bulk of tho flock, by I'rosldent Wilson's orders, wnq returned to William Woodwnrd, Dellnlr, Md who sent tho shoop to tho Whlto Iloune during war days when the lawns needed trimming and wool wan In demand. A. F. OF L. OUT AGAINST 'REDS' m mi llonuillatos PoHltlon of British Lnhor as Well as Soviet Itulo. QOMPKBS STATES POLICY Amerlcnn Labor Will Dopond on Ballot to Effect Needed deforms, Ppfrlnl to Tit fli'N iso Nsvr Yoik Hsuid. Washington, Sept. 29, The Ameri can federation of Labor has de clared Its Indepoiidonco of tho radical and revolutionary labor movements of Europe In a statement published to-day In Its organ, tho American FcdvraUon, tho American body repudi ates tha labor movement of Ureal J lirltaln, declares utter lack of sym pathy with tho policies nnnounced by , no ain sat. ry ra.ses io u.a tho International Fodcratlon of Trades ?l PosjIWc point. On both proposl Unions, which met last month at Am- ,c w,a Mco of stordam. nnd declares against tho So- opinion. Tho Hoard of Kitlmnto. sit viol movement of Ilussla. It Is signed xin Oie budget ctimmlttee, will try by Bamuol Qompers, president, nnd ,n rrly,fl1 " ",n)cnt to-day nnd Mnthew Vohl, vice-president. . "'V Vi ,i..,n... t. 1. .Jj ,t, i,n-,, Kven with somo ot the big depart- It Is rognrded as tho matt 'mPprlnl'tlnl,ntal caIimto. not completed, It Is pronouncement over made by labor In eV,icnt that tho amount of tho tenta America nnd Is nxpneted to havo far- tlvo budget after deep cuts have been reaching International effect. mado will mount well abovo tho 100.- Repudiation of Uritlsh lolwr and of 000,000 marli. lludget makers express tho International organization Is based bslW HL f on tho refusa! of American labor to oVn, Join In a noclallstlo tnoyement which t0 J27S,08, An Increase of 7, nlms to support tho Soviet system of 000,000, such ns Is Indicated by these Hussla, and Is urging support of world figures, would outdlstanco anything In revolutionary activities. Sovlctlsmand tho history of the city's fltisnfces. it nil that tho nusslan movemont mentis would mean a t. g Jump In ( 1. ..,,.,1.. .,.,, tin ess somo way were founu to onwi is utterly condomned. j, tbrough increases In the gonornl fund. Depend on tho llallol. Itecognltlon Is made of tho fact that c"U-r ?,ou" Vv "'l- , untttari. .The tioiltn .taken bv the American J-edehitlon t Is ro- Iffirtugh Preslden8 did no( :l kt U e iuea, garded as tho most Imporlnrtt dwlop- of ftaVlng to give up all their pet proj ment In opposition to tho etTort of tho oCts." 1 Under this rule the orJ nusslan radicals to foment dls- houio would not be "'viVennn orders. Jt, places the federation In til-; dxpendllure estimated at from 7,500,000 roct opposition to the International So-, to IK.OOO.OOO. cUllstlc TJibor movement and set? It In The total has not been figured out lino with tho natlonnllstlo tendency of officially,, but It Is estimated that the tho American puuiic in us repuutaiion or , the, adventure In the realms qf interna. tlonallsm containea in tne league 01 na tion. ' ilmo 1b believed to bo tho answer to plots emanating from the Influence of tho Third Internationale, to Inaugurate labor' and Jndustriat disturbances In this country ns part ot a world revolutionary movement to aid , In maintaining the bower of benlno nmt Trowicy The dedston has not been reached wlthout considerable ueoaio wtuim p0aj now u to mane 11 a t r labor circles nnd represents a victory I cel)t. increase; so that In the case of the for the more conservative elements 6verj7,o00 official the sdvanco would be those who have sought to win the fed- $1,400. Commlsslonera1 with salaries of .. lA oMnll.m t.v "SftlHntf ' BAA a, ,1.1 oil l.imn (r. 14 OOfl. Police erailOn OVBr w umvuh"i " from within." HnpiyirU SlUlernnd's Position. Whatever flirting the federation may have engaged In with the radical ele ments within Its ranks, It "topped short In Its support of the world Keds and takes a distinctly trlcan nttltude. Its direct repudkw.. of the methods of British labor supports statesmen under tho leadership of MlUorand of France In refusing to deal In any man ner with the' present rulers of Ilussla. It Is confidently anticipated action by American labor will have Its : Influence In Qrcat Britain and wilt i'na support to tho wavering policies of Uoyd Oeorgo. whose earlier leaning toward an under standing with Hovlet JIumI forecasl a dlplomatto inumpn Tie distinctly American position of , i, American Federation Is voiced In , that portion of the statement whlci. that portion "But It (America) Is a republic based upon tho principles of freedom, Justice Snd universal suffrage. Our men and SSr women nro not likely to throw thc,0 rights and principles Into the scrap heap for th dictatorship of Moscow's Lenlne $nd Trobtky." FIVE SINN FEINERS TO DIE FOR EACH COP SHOT Warning of Reprisals Posted in Drogheda nitnuv. Sept 29. Notices havo been po?ted" Eglwda bearing tho. follow ing warnings I. "Droaheaa, pewtwui ( -r shbt five leading, ,Blnn Fetners will bo shot Jt Is not coercion. It is an eye for anwl'are not. 'drink modeled sav-l ogs as described In DuW W J a?o not out for loot! we are Inoffensive to, women : wo aro ; . .. Christians, pui wo mm eTifo downwhllo W com- redes arc being enoi m - . .he corner boys and ragmuffls, of Ire land? ye say 'never,' a&d aU tho In Wrle JP, the world M.m our de sire f6r revenge. In case of theliootlne 'f ' polleTtr. will destroy ;ptry house . ?-.- - .u. a.n.. t?Airf. And re-' that meB w "i" r, aemlffi.ftalbr)ggan." Y yV ; ttnn. SkfZBD IN MOXTKBAIi. " Tf. Ti ...... :if .nntrflbttlid llauOf: has been irt Irom ftutomoblles asWg oyer VletorhiBrldglthln theJaaf faw,days. Tlilh'vlijuoi" Is, believed, 'brphlbltlon agent.w havo. been mtndea,ifoc points jm-W ii ; ' - .nir ii ' '! 'II) BUDGET SLASH TO $340,000,000 MAKEjWORD Board of Estimate Unable to Aflfwo on Salary Incrcnsos, MAY UALT BUILDIXG Question of Deferring Erec tion of Now Court iroitHU Comes IJp Again. BEEP CUTTING NEOESSAltY Figures by Exports Indicato Heavy Advances Over Last Year's Expenses, lloforo thoy begin to pruno depart mental estimate which form tho basis for tho new city budget olllclals hub Kcstod at their first mcetlnir on tho subject yesterday tljat thoy try to agroo on a general policy regarding all snlnnv raises and new construction worn. , , Paced with figures which nro stag gering, somo of tho olllclals proposed marking a start by eliminating all building not absolutely necessary and : ilnvor hacked Mr. CuKftn. but other numerous pians tor un' - projects covered . in departmental esti mates, Including tho $46,000,000 pro posed for school buildings, Is not far from $100,000,000. Controller Craig rcnowed his fight for a general salary Increase of 30 per cent, for city employeoa not benefited by tho advances made In the last year. The Increase given last August took In tnoso with salaries up to, $7,000. but the ad vance given those with salaries between r$3,000. and $7,000 was $500. Tho pro- Police a,,uuv nvu. T ' ' Commissioner Knrlght hah asked for $10,000 and would get $0,000. "I bellevo we ought to hae a clear policy In dealing with salaries and per sonal service, and I think tho general rule of tho Inoreaso should bo applied," tho Comptroller said. "Do you mean to the high' salaried met?" Borough President Itlegelmann asked. "I mean to the high callbro men." the Comptroller answered. Mr. Itlegelmann opposed the proposition. He said ho fa vored boosting employees with low sal aries but not the high salaried men. He added ho would try to defeat that plan. rlRlit Over Increases TJorouoTi President Bruckner of The; decide on a policy defining how much pirtney Is to be needed for supptles and .-patertal It would be possible to deter- nunc now mucn wuuiu " u""i satarylnreases. Mr. itiegcimitnn instsien each, caso should be considered on Its mrrits rather' than adopting a blanket policy Of giving Increases, Tho motions defining policies Will bi voted on to-day.. With only ten days left for preparation of-tho tentative budget on which public hearings will be held tho olllclals. re minded one another that thoy would havo to hUstle, and It was agreed to hold meetings dally at 10 o'clock In the forenoon. Afternoon sessions will be hold if necessary, P, II. La Ousxdla, President of the Board of Aldermen., declined to attend yesterday's meeting, stating In a letter to tho Comptroller' that the latter had po legal right to bring up' Important new ofllclal business In a commltteo meeting. To-morrow morning the -name THE As The New iYprk Herald it will be precisely the same news paper it is now. Th'e will be no changes in it. If it has, merits t now ifc Ivill hav.ihe on and after to-morrow. t I 1 'Pijji Fly High to Franco But Porlc Goes Higher KptfM Callt Dt'tatch tu Tim UllN AhP Nmv Vpih Hontr, OopwIflM, f lift, by Tits Hl'N Asn New Ypsk Ilsuie, PARIB, Sopt, 20. Tho ancient nhrnse when tho plw begin to fly Is no longer significant of tho Impossible. Pigs flow across tho English Channel this nftor noon under nusplces of a French nlrplnno compnny 'which makes a specialty In currying freight, Strongly boxed, two Dorkalilro porkora woro plncod nbonrd nn ulrplnno In London nnd two hours lntor wero landed on tho French sldo of tho Channel nmlil mingled laughter by customs, of. flclnls nnd grunta of sntlsfnctlon by tho pigs. Strangely enough, market reports to-ilny miy that "pork l higher," GALL JAPANESE UNFAIRIN'DEAL Alleged Stand Affalnst Amor lean Shipments to Kolio for China. SU1MKCTKD TO DELAYS Excessive Hates for Handling and lleslilpplnpr Said to Jleach 200 Per Cent. Iy He MindaM Prtti, Wasiiinqton, Bopt. 20,Tho Amerl cnn Oovcrnmont 1h In possession of "rollnblo reports" of Japaneso pro ceduro at Kobo amounting to dis crimination against American ship ments to tho l'ar Knst, according to n letter from Secretary Alexander of tho Department of Commerco to Chair mnn Benson of tho Shipping Hoard, 'published to-day In u bulletin of tho Far Knst Commercial Intelligence. Secretary Alexander's letter 'was In reply to a communication from Chair man Benson calling to his attention Instances of Japaneso procedure at Kobo in connection with American shipments to China. "I wish to acknowledge with thanks receipt of your letter of September 10 referring to Instancy of Japanese pro cedure at Kobe In conneStlon with American Hlilnntents to the Far East," tlm Uttrtr Tl Tld J;w.rwtit-t.r . .1.1.' .Iln.lkl,- '.s till's Li- tMAWir ir. miiAblM MtwrfsWhis. exlited for Bgirie years. The patuire of the dis crimination JS in jumosi overy carv, w, Subtle,, notwllhsundlng Its effelivenss, that It It almost Impose Jble to take for mal .action, "Thetbest solution of Ihe matter seems to be dluttt transportation, of American goods' lii American ships wherever pos sible." In Ids Utter of transmittal to the bulletin Chatrman Bensotv said! "Of course, the suggestion of the, secretary that American goods be transported In American ships wherever possible. re ceives my-hoarty Indorsement, and la the constant aim of the. fiplplng Board." rtopbtts have reoijhbll the department, Secretlcv Alexander said to-day,- which tenl 'j show that American shipments to Kobe In Japanese bottoms for trans rhlitnent to Chlneso ports have been subjected to delays and excessive charges for handling and reshlpplng, r'hicli in some cases amounted to 200 or 00 her cent, moro, than the freight originally .preptrtd, Japanese procedure at Kobe, foreign trade experts of tho department ex plained, has been directed against goods shipped liy other countries as well as the United States In line with nn ,ug-i Kresstvo policy' for tho development of their .trade and hipping. AROUSES JAPANESE TO CALIFORNIA AGITATION Okuma Sees Opportunity in Sunday School Meeting. nv tlit Anotia'td Prrn. Tokip, Sept 20. According to' the Asahi, Marquis . Shlgenobtl Okuma, forniet' Premier has decided to devote himself to awakening the Japanese people against "the unlawful attitude f California Americans." To further his purpose, the newspaper says, Mar quis QkUma will oall, a meeting of one hundred prominent statesmen, poli ticians, diplomats, scholars, business men and publicists nt his resldonco to e'xehango views on the subject. The newspaper says Waseda Univer sity, of which Marquis Okuma was the founder and Is Its, prcstdont, will start a campaign against tho anti-Japanese agitation In America' with tho object of arousing publla opinion. Tho Asahi quotes Marquis Okuma as condemning the Indifference of the people to gravo questions, affecting the nation's Inter ests and saying they aro becoming llko tho Chinese weak and cowardly. "The wlU of the, majority of the Jap aneso people must bo' known," the Mar- Continued on Sixth Page. NEW YORK HERALD KENTUCKY SAFE, HARDING FEELS AFTER HIS TOUR Rcmnrljablo Enthusiasm Shown ns Thousands Cheer Addresses. AUTOCKACYDEXOUNCEI) Nominee Pledges to Host ore to t lie People Its Gov ernment. WATERWAYS ARE UllGEI) Hovival of Ohio Itlvo'r Com merco and End of Fork Barrels Promised. Hv n 8(a Cerreiponiient o Tits Bun kii New Yokk Hnun, Askuno, Ky Sept. 20, Senator Harding returns to Marlon to-night convinced that ho has won Kentucky. Suoh In tho hearty testimony of tho Ohio Illvor towns, river gateways ot tho country of tobacco and corn, that Senntor Harding passed through making many speeches on his wny lo this city for tho close of his tour. It Is stating tho fact to say that Kentucky hailed tho Itepubllcnn nomlnco with enthusiasm wilder than Maryland or West Virginia displayed, and tho recoptlons nt Ilnltlmoro nnd Wheeling wero rcmnrknble, as every observer can' honestly nver. Ashland overwhelmed Senator Har ding with evidence nnd tokens of her respect, her lilting nnd her confidence. She sent to him her most gallant gentlemen and her loveliest women. Sho throw around him for tho protec tion that was never necessary In this Stato cordont, of fiery youths who wero voluntocr guards of honor, accompany ing him wherever h0 inoved. She left her farms and her factories Idle And sent thousands from tho small towns to surround him with friendly faces and to Jnsplrn him with lifting cheers Sho showered upon htm and Mrs, Handing fruits and flowers. 4 r" "Let Es.Bfl . Al,"?" In return for these Jewels'' erf, .5us regard Senator Harding offered to Ken tucky principles and pledges the t stdtnid to fir. the special moods nnd needs of this section of the courtry. In the hit It dozen speochrs he made across tho Ohio In Ihe small towns ot West Virginia, he denounced Wllsonlnn autocracy, promised to. restore the Government to tho people, scored tho cynical extravagance of the Democratto party and Its greed, advo cated the upbuilding of the waterways, particularly the Chlo niver, so that com merce could bo restored ; promised to put an end to pork barrel methods of appre ciating public money, reiterated his de termination not to take tho United States Into the ivnguo or Kaiions ana pre sented Germany bofore tho great war as a remarkable specimen of the success nnd prosperity of a people that had tho good sense to look, after their own In terests before sentimentalising over tho test of the world. Hero Is the way ho put It : "I have been preaching to my country men the gorpel ret dlly oxpressed in two yoj-dx, namely, Ir. nil our thoughts nnd In all our actions nnd In all our purposes let us be for America, first. . "I note by tho morning papers thit soma cno has1 taken up that slogan ftr.d tried to cempnre It with that used by the Germans during tho war. Somehow ur other the comparison has appealed to me, and I noted In a colloquy between the Democratic nomlneo and a citizen of aor man origin that It was attempted to make the slogan 'America first' appeal as one of selfishness and tin ultimate menace for us In our relations with the re of the world. "1 do not know that I can pronouftce, correctly the well known slogan of the Germans, 'Deulschland ueber nlles, but, thU meant, as ! understand it, that they wero thinking, of Germany first, and I beg to remind my countrymeh that unrtf r that spirit In forty years of practice In Germany, under that slogan Germany, became Industrially the most eminent, educationally the most Influential, pro gressively the most notable as wjll as well known In tho accomplishment of art and most conspicuous In widened com merce of the people In tho world. Arroirnnce of Oua 3Ian, "Under that spirit of prbmotlng nationality In the Interest of the people that wonderful land came from an In conspicuous V'aco to tho very forefront of the nations of tho earth. "And do you know what rended It all 7 Only the arognnce and autocracy of one man, who turned tho Influence and popularity of a great people Into tho one tragto' spectacle of all history. And so take the lesson from Germany, and i warn you, my countrymen, let us Continued on Third .Page. of this newspaper will becopie f-R'AN'S A. -M U'N"'S-ET inHHs3iBSsMw33 TWO GAMBLERS INDICTED AS BALL PLOT "FIXERS"; WILLIAMS, FELSCH CONFESS SQUARE IN 1920, SAYS FELSCH Player in Confession Denies He or Ofliur Plotters Went r Wroiitt' This Year. I Ml OHIIATEHS WOJtlMED Moro TJian Earned Their BribesTells How 'Fixers' Arranged Deal. Du a Staff i!rutfonttt e Tits flt'N ins Ksw YosK Hwld. Cutaoo, Sept. 29, Whllo tho Grand Jury wax heurlhfr tho confessions ot "Lefty" Wllllnnis, ono of tho crooked Whits Box players, to-tlny, Oscar ("Hnppy") Kclsch, tho slugging centro fielder of tho team, told tho story of his pari In tho plot, Felsch substantiated tho confessions rptido by KdJIn CIcotto and Joo Jack son, and In expressing regrot for his action said ho saw nothing left In Ufa for him. "I'm going to hell, I guess," he ex claimed, "Well, the beans are all spilled and I think, that I am through with baseball, I got my 15,000 and I suppose tho others got theirs, too," said Felsch. - "If you say anything about me don't mako It appear that I'm trying to put up an alibi. I'm not. I'm as guilty as tho rest of them. Wo all wero In it nllkfr. "I don't know what I'm going to do now. I havo been'a baseball player dur ing tho beat years of my life and I never got into any other kind ot business. I'm going to hell, I guest. I Intend to hang around Chicago awhile until I see how thls.thlng is going to go, Then, maybe, I'll go back to Milwaukee." The smile that iravo him Mi nlcknama faded as he considered his prospects. mnn uiai i naami gono into it," he said. "I xum aji tv vr tutra mom than turned the few dollars they gave us for turning crooked. "Alf this season the memory of. Ihe wbrld's'terllS. hdl'been Hanging byWtyR ine. iniK that we threw same this yenr Is bunk. Wo know wo wero suspected nnd wo tried to ho square. But a guy can't bo crooked part of tho time and sOuaro the rent of tho time. A knew tbst'sooher or lator'Jfomebody was going to turn up the' whole1, deal. "Clcotte's story li truo In every ustaii. i (tont blamfl mm ror telling. Ho knew that the Orajid. Jury had a case against him, and tpero .wouldn't havo W. any object IrholdlnVput. He did :ha besv thing to d'undePtho circum stances, I was ready to confess yester day but I didn't have tho courage ttr be mo nrsi to ten. IUoetved fS.000 Mysterlonsly. "I never knew whore mv lE.ADO from. It was left in ,my locker at the mm nuutu, ami mere was always a goon ueai or mystery about tho way It was dealt out. That was ono of tho reasons why we never knew who dduble crossed us on tho spilt, of the $100,000. It was to have been an even split. But wo never got It. "Who was rnsponslblo for that double ,irbss I enn't gay. I suspected Gandll. Uecauso ho was the wisest ono of the lot ana nnd sense enough to get out ot baseball before the orash came. But. I have heard since that It was Abe AttelL Maybe It was Attell. I don,'t know him, but I' had heard that ho was mixed un with thoi gamblers who were backing us to lOBe, "I didn't want to get In on the ileal at first I had always received square treatment from 'Commy' and It didn't look quite right to throw him down Put wtien they let "no In on the Idea joo many men wore involved. I, didn't like to be a squealer, and I knew .that 'f I stayed out of the deal anrt.ft'lil nothing about It they wouflaSjlal unuum (hk mm tune inntjriucn money cut. wl thoutaocompllehlng Uny th Ing, "I'm not saying thts.to,Ws the buck to tho others. I BUDDOso'.'that If I had refused to cntor Jtho 'plot and had stood my ground l .might have' stopped1 the whole deal. "vo all snare, the oiame equally. "I'm pot saying, that I double crossed tho gamblers, but X had nothing to do with the loss of tho world's Series. Tho breaks Just came so that I did not get a chanco to tio anything toward throw ing tho game. Warned lijr Conspirators. "Thn records show that I nlnv1 a. pretty good game, I know I missed one terrible fly, but, you can believe me or not, I was trying to catch that ball. I lost It In the sun and made a long run for It,' and looked foolish when It fell Continued on Second Pago. Zimmerman Fired After Attempt: to Bribe Kftuff flHOAGO, Sept. 29. John J. . McGrnw, mntinRer of tho Olnnta, told tho Grnntl Jury to day that Ilclnlo Zlmmormnn wns dropped from the Now York tenm because Information lmd como to tho Now York mnnngor that tho third bnsomnn olTcrod ?fi00 to Denny KaufT to help throw Rnmcs. "I bellevo KnulT wnu Inno cent," said McGrnw, "but I got rid of .Zlmmormnn, ovon though I know It would seriously injuro my toam, because I didn't want such mon on tho club," BROOKLYN PLOT RUMORSSIFTED Lowls Threatens Jail to Gam- hlcrs or Players If Ho Gets Kvldence. yiLL QUESTION DODGERS Ebhots Helps Investigation, hut Docs Not Distrust Any of His Men.' Careful Investigation of n report that the snmo clique ot gamblers who mado big sums last year by "fixing" tho world's basjball championship sorlcs Intended to do bo again this year by tampering with members of tho Brooklyn club was started yestor day by Harry H. I)wls, District At torney of Kings county. Sir. Lowls mado it plain that'lf evl denco could bo adduced both tho gamblers nnd any ball playore who might have, responded to their alluring rniis or cash would and themselves in jail pn charges of conspiracy. At tho inu tlmn M anld that at present he hod no proof of any sort that an effort had been made to bribe the players, Tho, llropklyn Kjim- members will so to Mr. iiOvvi' otncd, to-flnywwiBTio' motTow m9rnlriff, There thby vflll bo questioned closely as to whether Pt tompts have bocn mado to tamper wltK lliera or vyiietner nny strangers nayo become sUddphly rrlendiy wnu mom. Seek Intorpmtion In OhldnKo; Mr. tetvl Wfterday seni tho follqw Ingi telegram. t6 Maoloy lloyne, roe cutOr of Cook county. Illinois; Tlltf NBW TonlC 'EreMNQ! BuWsOt,'' September 28,, 1920. says i "Information which has been gath ered by officials tended to Indicato that tho same clique of gamblers which Is alleged to havo 'fixed' the!919 series have mado plans to attempt to ')t)iye Brooklyn thrdw the coming series, to the Cleveland Indians." I intend to initiate an Investigational once. Will you let me knot? If you have any Information In connection with this? Sir., tewls got In touch with Charjos it, libbets, ' prosidsnt of the Brooklyn club.. Immediately after tlesostchlnr the telegram. Sir, ISbbe.ts lagreed- to notify the players to can on ir. i,wis anu promised .full co-opcratlon, "If tlicre are any players, on the Brooklyn club, concerned In any way In this rumor I "will . suspend them ftt.once," he said. "I feel that' Jn vtevr of; those ugly rumors the people of Brooklyn1 are entitled foliave thltfeUuaWon. deared-tra at onc" Mr.-Jjowlsriold.'ln explaining wny oe naa- stajtoct; wo; jnauur. r,xnen thero'will'. bp no Cl6ufl.' over-the world's serjesrwhich ;Urt next Tuesday." GSktt AVabts Bottom Reached After Via conVerlfatton with Mr. Lewis .Slrj JSbbeta paldj ' inn jirooKirn DaseDan ciud win no .evervimng in usiower 10 lacmiaie an investigation qy tna uisinci Attorney's ohlce. Wo have absolute confidence In our flayers and are certain that any chargeg "which are betw: mado will be proved absolutely false." District Attorney Lewis said he was busy getting together persons who. might know about any attempt to tamper with the Brooklyn players. Ho added that ho would' co on with the prosecution Im mediately If he found any grounds for one, but ir the rumors wero aiscreuiteu ha would announce the fact at once to clear up the situation before tho Brook lyn team faced Cleveland in tne west, Ivan Olson, Dodgers' shortstop, men tioned as having won $3,000 by betting on tho Reds In the world's series and as likely to be asked by.tho Grand Jury to testify, mado a, statement In Brooklyn yesterday. Ho doesn't deny that he made bets, but says they were few and small. ."I was In Cincinnati attending the races," Olson went on, 'land won a little on tho horses. I was in the hotel In Cincinnati the day beforo the opening game, when Chicago fans were offering T to 6 on the White Box. I liked the chances of the Reds and took a few ot these wagers. "I didn't attend any of the world's series games and never left Cincinnati while they wore on. 1 stayed there nnd followed tho races. I llko baseball too well to do anything crooked and never have dono a crooked thing In' my life "Just before the teams left for the eighth game In Chicago I asked Chick OandlL who Is a personal friend of mine. If tho next day would wind up the .series. He and I worKca in tne on neias in Cali fornia together and I had tho greatest confidence In him. He answered that when tho series was finished the' Sox would bo the victors." GETS POST IW MADRID, Washington. Sept. 29. Trade Com missioner Charles II, Cunningham to Mexico 'city has been advanced to the rank-, of commercial attache and as signed ' to Madrid, Spain, the Depart ment ot Commerce announced to-day. tith viAza. QRILL IIOOII now OS Tff- JMBt,a4 SHBJVK vaBBWHwm Moro Gamesters nnd Also National Mayors Will -Ho Indicted. McGKAW IS ON STAND Will Testify Again Tues day, When Tonoy and Kauff Also Appear, BENTON TO HE RECALLED Hoydlor Tolls of Leo Magqd's Admission Ho Got Dirty Monoy From Ohaso., Vv a Sta)t Camtvltnt of Tns Hcn xm New Yoik Ileum, Oiucaoo, Sept. 20. Another In dicted Whlto Hox plnycr nvnlle'? him clf lo-dny of tho "Immunity bath" offered by tho Cook County .Grand, Jury Investigating tho bnsobfill jictfli dnl, nnd when his confession wn completed two'oro IndlctujtoJ wero returned. , 'Jlhoso Indicted nro, "Sport" Sulllvflh, n Uoston gnmblev, ncciucd by "tofty" ' Wllllnnm it llxlng plhyers nnd n companion ot Sullivan's named Brown of New York, Williams's story of crookedness wns similar to tho confessions mndo by Eddlo CIcotto nnd Joo Jackson yen tordny. "Lefty's" prlco wiih $,",000. Ho wild ho nlso gnvo $5,000 to Jod Jnckson. Another" of the eight Indicted players has nslfed to go beforo the druml Jury, ila Is, Prod McMullen, utility Innolder aria Pinch hY.toror;, the White BOjr, McMullen and .Flsch each rocclved 95,000 for their betrayal of tho team. Jury Indicts Gambler. ended his confesiloh trie: aritni JvfV :ot.ed truo bills niolhst ulhy '4?! Brown," named by tlio player as ih6 f amblers who otTaiigcd,'torJthe ihrow Ing of the series', f . Aflplslaht, rjtafo's Atfotney oplogle, in charge, xif the Grand Jiry eknmlhn, tlqn. bbllevesboth Sullfvari and fcrowri nro agents or Arnold Ifothsteih, (ltd JXexrltforU. gnrijblor nnd associates, of Abo-AttolJ,,chlgf of the nxors. , "Xlils man, Sullivan," he saldts . rfankej;ous menage' to fenocall. tie has bcerr; JirombtinK bojsch'all gamlbUng poolli.Xor 'ycar, I understand ho was run out Of Phllodelphlo. a fot j'Mrs, ago becauso h woJcKcd ori Jievora) bets that ho Olacod In the trrnnd ulnnit Aa for Odrptyn of Iow York I aht coh- vincea inai jarown is an alias. At (lint I thought )Brown vyoS Altcll, bUf me acsenpuon noes not toiiv fv tit thm of tho fornior enthbrwolght cham- J ') nlrtnt1' " . t' Like tflebtv -Williams, named "Chick" ' flandll;' who reslimea fmm ihrt vi. floic, after the IfllD. serfm. yfhv "fixed' tho ether members .ot thi, i Warner Hotot "In Chicago at which Uij -preliminary arrangements for thd sell ing out ot Chicago's- premier ball "outfU wero made. Those present, he said, went Gandll, CIcotto. '"Buck" Weaver,, '"Hap?' py' Felsch and tho two gamblers ho, knew by the names ot Brown and Sullivan. SB.OOO for Bach Traitor. Tho prlco offered at this time. Willitmi saiu, (ws to eacn traitor player. "I said that- wasn't enough," the pltchor told tho Grand .Jury, "and they finally ngreed to make, it 120,000. I was to get 15.000 nt tho end 'of each same' Chicago lost.' When ho did not receive his price often tho throwing of tho first two series games, Williams said ho went to Clootte and agreed with the . other Whlto Sox pitcher to play tho third gamo on the Sduarc, This wns tho contest theWhlte Cox Von. The gamblers grew frightened and, at the end of tho fourth game, paid part ot the amount agreed on. The money, wunams saiu, was piaceu in two envelones and lift on a tabla in Gsndll's room at thn hotel. Gandll told htm ono envelope was for him and the other for Jackson. y "Thoro was ID.000 lit each of tho erf v.inrvAs." tald Williams. "-I cave ono to Joo and kept tho other. That was all I got." Confession Made by Williams.. The text of the statement made by Williams follows; Q. I want you to mention the names of tho gamblers and the places and the times and every one you tauten to aooutr h wholo subject !" a. Tills situattoa was first brouf un to mo In New York. air. as" called mo to ono side, out In fror the Hotel Ansonia, ana asKcar anybody had approached rat''" world's series, and I said; do you meant" Ho says' series ,bo fixed ; If the, ser what would you do nbo you tako an active psvlUIl says: "I am.. in ,up , , right now. i win gWiaara later, after thinking coming back to Che down to the Warnei eight members ths eight I Willi take Qf T)reviou'c; name them for .j UA JJlVlUUb Chick Gandll, Buck, COnfirlfiBPP Browrl and Sulllvail Q, Tliey were the' were supposed to be! r 1 ft .71 S5 i Ml