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WEATHER.
(V 9. W*»ther Bureau Koreeaat.)
Cloudy tonight and tomorrow, prob
ably showers; nut much change In tem
perature.
Temperatures—Highest. 39. at 2 p.m.
yesterday; lowest, 52. at S a.m. today.
Full report on page T.
Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 28
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PIRATES HOLDING 3-2
LEAD OVER CHAMPS;
MOORE HITS HOMER
Blow Sends Pirates Ahead in
Fifth Frame—Goslin Gets
Circuit Drive.
FERGUSON AND KREMER AGAIN
ARE OPPONENTS ON MOUND I
Lower End of Champions' Batting Order
Is Shifted for Sixth Game—Throng
Turns Out for Contest.
LINE-UP.
PITTSBURGH. WASHINGTON.
Moore. 2b. Rice, cf.
Carey, cf. S. Harris. 2b.
Cuvier, rs. Goslin, If.
Barnhart, If. J. Harris, rs.
Traynor, 3b. Judge, lb.
Wright, ss. Bluege, 3b.
Mclnnis, lb. Peckinpaugh, ss.
Smith, c. Severeid, c.
K renter, p. Ferguson, p.
Umpires—Owens behind the plate; McCormick on first;
Moriarty on second; Rigler on third.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON,
Snort* Editor. The Star.
FORBES FIELD, Pittsburgh. October 13.—The Pirates led
the Champions in the fifth inning today.
The score was 3-2.
Goslin hit his third hotner of the series with two out in the
first.
The Champs picked up another in the second when Peck
doubled after Bluege had forced Judge, who singled.
Pittsburgh tied it in the third on a pass to Moore. Carey's
single. Cuvier's sacrifice, an infield out and Traynor’s single.
Fair, temperate weather was on tap for the sixth game of the
■world series today, a contest which meant that either the Na
tionals with victory, would retain the honors, or the Pirates would
pull up to even terms with the American Leaguers and necessi
tate a seventh game tomorrow. Although it rained here almost
all day yesterday, the grounds were in fairly good condition, the
sun having shone as brightly as it ever does in Pittsburgh all
morning long.
Holders of reserved seats were late in arriving at the park,
and it appeared that the attendance figures for the first game
might he equaled.
It was announced from Washington headquarters that Walter
Johnson had recovered rapidly from the injury to his leg preced
ing his victorious effort at Washington Sunday, and that he would
be fit for service in case it proved necessary to stage another con
' test tomorrow.
Although he announced, following the setback in the Capital
yesterday, that Dutch Ruether, veteran southpaw, would represent
the Griffmen on the hill this afternoon. Manager Harris saw fit
to reconsider and gave it out that Alex Ferguson would get the
assignment. Severeid was announced as Fergy's battery mate.
This is the first time that Hank has appeared in the series.
Pilot Bucky Harris also switched the lower end of his batting
order.
Rav Kremer. the right-hander, announced to take the box
burden for the F’iratcs. is the flinger that Fergy obtained a 4-to-3
decision over in the third game of the series at Washington last
Saturday.
FIRST INNING.
WASHINGTON Rice showed a
tendency to wait out Krerner and had
one strike and two balls when he
rolled to Moore. The second baseman
fumbled momentarily, hut recovered
In time to flag Sammy. On the third
Fall pitched Stan Harris laid a tap
down in front of the plate, which j
Smith grabbed and fernied to Molnnis j
at first ahead of Bucky. Goose inspect
ed one strike and one ball before land
ing on a fast ball and sending it sail
ing high up into the permanent stands
In right field for a circuit of the bases.
It was Goose's third home run of this
series and brought his total for world
series games, including the trio he ;
registered against the Giants last fall,
up to six. one more than the old rec- |
e*rd which be himself held. After i
■waiting out the full string. Joe Harris I
topped a .swing toward the box and j
was thrown out by Krerner. One run.
PITTSBURGH —Moore slapped the
first ball pitched through Bluege for
a single. Carey took one strike and
then sacrificed. Bluege to Judge. Uuy
]er looked over one good one and one
wide one before flying high to Rice.
Ferguson hurled three balls, follow
-4 Ing one strike, to Barnhart before the
latter bounced sharply to Bluege. who
flagged him at first. No runs.
SECOND INNING.
WASHINGTON —Judge fouled for
Jiis second strike after taking one ball
and then trotted to the bench to
change his bat. Another ball followed
before Joe lined a single to right.
]Bluege swung for a strike on the first
ball pitched and then bunted directly
In front of the box. forcing Judge.
Krerner to Wright. With a count of
one and one. Peck lined a double over
Mclnnis' head, down the right-field
line, scoring Bluege. who slid into the
plate by a safe margin ahead of Cuy
ler's good throw to Smith. Severeid
fouled off a strike and got a second
In the same manner, after taking one
ball. In an effort to nip Peck off sec
ond base Krerner tossed wildly to
Moore, the hall caroming into center
field and enabling Peck to reach third.
Bevereid then raised a fly to Barnhart
}n short left. Krerner hurled three
Straight halls to Ferguson before lo
i rating the plate. He slipped another
•trike over and Ferguson, after foul
ing three, raised an easy fly to Cuvier.
Cine run.
PITTSBURGH—Traynor met Fer
guson's first delivery for a clean sin
gle to center. Wright fouled one strike
and then forced Traynor, Peck to Stan
JHarris. The latter's throw to Judge
In an attempt to complete a double
play was a trifle late. Mclnnia’ foul
rn the third delivery gave him two
•trikes and one hall. Stuffy then stood
with the bat on his shoulder as Fergy
•lipped another good one over. Smith
bad a count of one and one when he
•ingled over second base, sending
• t Wright to third. Krerner missed two
" •wings and then took a third strike
-%nd the danger was ended. No run?.
THIRD INNING.
WASHINGTON—Rice failed ff> con
nect with two consecutive swings at
low hooks. Sam took a couple of wide
ones, fouled off a pair and then lined
directly into Kremer's hands. Stan
Harris roiled to Krerner on the third
hall pitched. Gnslin swung for a strike
i between two tails and took another
j wide one before popping to Wright in
front of second base. No runs.
PITTSBURGH—Moore took a strike
and then fouled another after receiv
ing two halls. The next two were
wide and Kddie walked. Uarey hit the
first hall pitched to Peck, who was
able only to knock it down and Moore
| was safe at second. Cuvier sacrificed,
i Bluege to Stan Harris. Ferguson was
able to get over but one strike in his
j fourth pitched ball and the stands
! were in an uproar. Barnhart hounded
to Bluege, who raced in and threw to
Judge to get him at first, as Moore
scored and Carey took third. With
a count of two and one, Traynor lined
a clean single to center, scoring Carey
with the run that knotted the count.
It was Pie’s second safety. On the
'first ball pitched to Wright, Traynor
stole second and continued to third
on Severeid's bad throw to Stan Har
ris, the hall traveling all the way to
center field. Wright fouled a second
strike with one ball on him and then
rolled to Bluege. who flagged him at
the initial station. Two runs.
FOURTH INNING.
WASHINGTON—Joe Harris fouled
a second strike after getting as many
halls. Moon then fouled hack too far
for Smith to get under it. and stood
struck out when he missed his swing
at the next delivery. Judge had two
of each variety against him and took
another wide one before he also missed
his swing for a third strike. Bluege
inspected two had balls and then
f cashed a single to center. After pitch
ing one ball to Peck. Krerner trapped
Bluege off first and Ossie was run
down. Krerner to Mclnnis to Moore
to Krerner. No runs.
PITTSBURGH—McInnis fouled to
Rice on the first ball pitched. Smith
Lenin to Have One of Richest Tombs;
Top to Be Rostrum for Red Speakers |
By the Associated Prei*.
MOSCOW. October 13. —Nikolai
Lenin, father of bolshevism, is to be
given one of the most elaborate tombs
in the world. Plans for the erection
of a marble mausoleum to replace the
temporary wooden structure in which
his body now rests were announced
today by the Soviet government.
The plans provide for a great cen
tral hall where the casket will be
placed, with a number of auxiliary
halls of museum character, together
with a spacious room for the atoim
niodation o£ nut 1c . llu n -<"l *-”r-1
©he ©tienitiQ Sfctf.
DAVIS APPOINTED
SECRETARY OF WAR
AS WEEKS RESIGNS
President Makes Selection
Known Coincident With Ac
ceptance of Resignation.
|
CONTINUED ILL HEALTH
FORCES LATTER TO QUIT
New Cabinet Member Has Directed
Department Since Early
I
in Spring.
BV J. RUSSELL YOl'N«.
I
Dwight K. Davis of St. Louis. Mo., j
Assistant Secretary of War. was today j
| appointed by President Coolidge to i
succeed .John Wingate Weeks of Mas- !
sarhusetts, as Secretary.
Making this known at the White
House today, the President said that |
the appointment would become effec
tive immediately, but that he had not !
made up his mind about the appoint - i
ment of a successor to Mr. Davis as
assistant secretary.
President Coolidge explained, after !
making known his acceptance of Mr.
Weeks' resignation and the appoint
ment of Mr. Davis, that he deeply
regretted the retirement of Mr. 1
Weeks. He said with much feeling
that the Government is losing an able
■and faithful servant and he was per
sonally losing the services of a help
ful and loyal department head and
cabinet member.
Davis Familiar With Post.
The elevation of Mr. Ltavis to this ,
cabinet position Is taken not only as \
th* President's recognition of his (
ability and his splendid record since
he has been the acting head of the
War Department during Mr. Weeks'
long illness, bui as a desire on the 1
part of the President to promote from
the ranks, as It were, in Ailing Impor
tant positions. Mr. Davis has been j
acting as the head of the military '
establishment since last April, when i
Secretary Weeks was suddenly ;
stricken with a heart attack, from i
which he has not to this day entirely
recovered.
While Mr. Weeks had what is '
looked upon as a remarkable recov- '
ery, he is by no means a well man, j
and it is in the interests of his health !
that he is stepping down from the ’
cabinet and retiring to private life j
after a quarter of a century in public j
service.
The acceptance of Secretary Week’s i
resignation and Mr. Davis’ appoint- |
ment were formally announced follow- j
ing the bi-weekly cabinet session this
morning. The naws came as no aur-1
prise. It was generally known, espe- !
daily among close friends of Secre- j
tary Weeks, that he had determined
to retire, and while announcing this \
(Continued on Page 2, Column 2.)
NOTES OF THE GAME. :
j
BY JOHN B. KELLER.
FORBES FIELD. Pittsburgh. Octo
ber 13. —The Tirate rooters who he- j
gan Altering into the stands in
Forbes Field early today were more
enthusiastic than the Pittsburgh
crowds attending the first two games ,
of the world series. The local fans I
are filled with pep and gave the Pi- •
rates much applause during their hat- ■
ting agd fielding drills. The Nation- j
als, too. got a good hand during their
praetlce.
Those red-coat Anusieians and the ,
golden-voiced soprano who entertained j
here last week again were on the job.
The band (s still in deep right field,
however, so few other than the j
bleacherites get the benefit of the mu
sical selections.
When Rice went to center field for j
practice the bleacher crowd booed him '
roundly, they still remember that I
catch he made off Earl Smith's liner
in Washington.
Alex Ferguson -and Ray Kremer
were the pitchers who came out for a
pre-game warm-up.
Walter Johnson was on the bench,
with the Nationals, and if a seventh
game is necessary he may pitch to
morrow. Club physicians and the
trainer and Johnson himself claim the
pitcher's "charleyhorse" right leg Is ]
now O. K.
. 1
fouled strike No. 2. after getting as
many balls, and then missed his swing
for a third strike. Ferguson again
used hut three deliveries to whiff
Kremer. No runs.
FIFTH INNING.
WASHINGTON Peck had two i
strikes and as many balls when he j
popped to Traynor in the center of j
the diamond. With the count of one j
and one. Severeid bounded to Wright. I
Ferguson took a third strike, after i
getting two halls. No runs.
PITTSBURGH .Moore maintained
his perfect average for the day hv
looping the third halls pitched over
the low railing in front of the score
hoard in left field for a home. run. as
the stands roared. This gave the Pi
rates an advantage of one tally. Carey
lined to Joe Harris. Peck tossed out
Cuvier. Barnhart took one hall and
then lined against the screen in front
of the temporary seats for a double.
The hall hounded back into center
field, where Rice retrieved it. and it
larked only a few feets of clearing
the harrier for a home run. Traynor
took two balls and lined to Goslin.
One run.
sons. The top of the tomb will take
the form of a tribune, from which
revolutionary speakers will address j
the crowds in Red Square on bolshe
vist fete days.
The tomb is expected to cost several
hundred thousand dollars. More than
200 varieties of marble, including
specimens from quarries in New Eng
land, have already been submitted.
The government also plans the
erection in the center of Theater
Square of a great granite memorial j
to Karl Marx, of whom Lenin was a j
I Oistiplc.
WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, (KTOBER 13, 1925-FORTY PAGES. *
j THOSF. NOISY M X KTH i\X-T\Y F.XTY- ]•'( >UK (ATS!
THOUSANDS SAY SCHEPP CAN HELP
MANKIND BEST BY GIVING TO THEM
« )
Associates of 84-Year-Olrl Millionaire Again Ask for
Cessation in Flood of Ideas for Ways to Dis
tribute Fortune in Wav to Benefit World.
*
I
Bt th* A»«oriated Pr*b«.
I NEW YORK. October 13. Associ
ates of Leopold Schepp pleaded today
! for a cessation of rnnlrihuted ideas on
I how the S4-year-old philanthropist .
| could distribute his millions.
I.a at July Mr. Schepp appealed
! through the Associated Press for
i some "concrete and workable ideas"
on how he might host distribute his
.surplus wealth. Whether the ideas i
. he received were either concrete or
! workable is open to discussion, but in
bulk, at any rate, they were a hundred
; times greater than was expected by;
j the aged philanthropist, who had no
i idea what forces he was unleashing. !
1 Since the appeal for ideas was made.
■ it was announced today, inn.non com
' munlcations originating in virtually
! every part of the world have been re
ceived. So great was ihe answering
(flood that Mr. Schepp soon gave up
his first Intention of handling all the
! contributions personally and fled he
i fore the Inundation to the seclusion of
his country home.
5,000 letters a Pay.
Response to the Schepp appeal was
instantaneous and still continues. A
. large clerical force has been engaged
in assorting, cataloguing and answer
j ing of the mail, which at its peak
! comprised s.non letters a day.
Every desire known to the human
heart was encompassed in the appeals. .
A South American farmer wished to
i stock his holdings', an ambitious goat
herd of Judea to study law.
Funds to meet overdue mortgages
on homes were asked by scores.'
'Dozens of parents sought the finan :
jclal wherewithal to give their children
university courses, the ill and maimed
'and some who only thought they were
jin that classification asked for the
money necessary to take untried treat
ments.
Appeals for assistance to pet. chari
ities. to community hope chests and
.to neighborhood improvements were
TROOPS SUPPRESS
j PANAMA OUTBREAK:
Riot Protest Disorders Cease
| When Soldiers Arrive in
Capital.
j By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. October 13.—Disorders
I due to a general strike against high
rents have led to action by United
States troops In Panama at the re
quest of the Panaman government.
Advices from Panama tell of the
j city being policed by United States
\ soldiers. Presumably they are mem
j hers of the 33rd Infantry, stationed
j in the Canal Zone at Fort Clayton.
five miles from Panama City.
! Disorders ceased on arrival of the
• troops. When the troops raided
! strike headquarters one striker
' jumped to the street from a balcony
j and was killed. The troops closed j
I strike headquarters and confiscated
! literature.
Tenants have been on strike all
j the month in an efTort to compel
landlords to limit their earnings to
|l2 per cent yearly. At the inception
iof the strike the Panaman govern-
I ment gave warning that foreign agi-!
tators would he deported if they par j
! tlcipated.
Park Police Chief on Job.
j Capt. Marvel H. Parsons, Coast Ar j
j tillery, U. S. A., has reported for duty |
!as chief of the United States park j
police. He relieves Capt. W. L. Mc-
Morris, who goes to the Philippines for ,
duty.
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Is Price of j
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BmMUuuaiumiimuiuuiMimmmiiutuii—itmmZ.
|
iin the tide and w ith them pathetic j
iaccounts of aged and infirm, who pe-|
titioned for just enough to take them
("over the hill."
Asks One Happy Year.
1 One such letter, from a nonagena
rian in a large Ohio city, stated she
expected just one more year of life
and would like to enjoy it. free from
| worry. This happened to reach the;
j personal attention of Mr. Schepp and!
he ordered that a sum adequate for
her needs tie sent at once.
1 Most of the foreign replies were in ■
the language of the country of origin.:
j but some were in labored English, j
j Among the latter was the near verse
appeal of Joseph Svoboda of Prague:
"I—young man.
"The—girl,
"We love.
"We labor.
•'We are but poor;
' SIO,OOO.
“Marriage.
"Happiness;"
Another Bohemian, a maker of the
atrieal puppets, wanted funds to en- [
able him to study the sciences, while;
ia sergeant, tired of Czechoslovakian
'army lisp, offered to disclose his "dis- j
jeovery of the causes of flood tide and
ebb of the ocean" for suitable financial ■
j compensation. Several hundred letters i
: came from Germany, mostly from
persons who lost their fortunes during j
j the war.
From the deepest recesses of China
ja letter came last week asking *_'s.nnr>
for a much needed building for a mis-;
j sionary school.
As an experiment the attempt to :
; obtain public advice was a failure.
Very few of the appeals went beyond
the needs and desires of the individual
writer, in spite of Mr. Schepp’s an
nouncement that he sought a method
for bringing quick and permanent as
sistance to the public generally. Those
in charge of the count report that j
less than 5 per rent were other than ;
out-and-out personal appeals.
AVIATOR ESCAPES
j AS PLANE BURNS
Lieut. E. W. Meredith Hops
Out as Flames Envelop Craft
Landing in Maneuvers.
Lieut. E. W. Meredith, noted Army j
Air Service pilot, narrowly escaped j
death this afternoon when a fast pur
suit plane, in which he had just
flown to Washington from Mitchell
Field. Long Island, to take part in
maneuvers here, crashed to Bolling
Field and hurst into flames.
Lieut. Meredith unbuckled his belt :
that strapped him to his seat as his
ship turned completely upside down
after the impact with the ground, and ;
managed to crawl from beneath the
wreckage as the gasolinp exploded.
Lieut. Meredith, while from the \
. Mount Clemens. Mich., field, is well j
' known in Washington. His plane, the
! TW-S, has won the erputation of be
ing one of the Army's speediest pur
suit ships. It was completely de
stroyed hv fire.
Twelve attack planes. arriving
I shortly after 1:15 p.m.. were the first
jof the host of nearly 150 airships to
j arrive. They were quickly follow ed
| by as many pursuit planes, one of
1 which was that of Lieut. Meredith,
j The Ist Air Brigade, the only
fighting air force ever organized in
| this country, made its appearance over
| Washington early this afternoon un
j der command of Brig. Gen. James E.
' Fechet. assistant chief of the Army
; Air Service.
Numbering more than 30 planes,
I the brigade Is on its way from
i Mitchel Field. Long Island, to Lang
i ley Field, Hampton, Va., for war
i maneuvers, and tomorrow it will con
| duct more mimic w arfare at Aber
: deen. Md.
| The brigade is composed of the
, three principal elements of military
j aviation —pursuit, attack and bom-
I bardment. This unit combines the
| most formidable fighting force that
I can he borne in the air and destruc-
I tion Is left in its wake. '
Radio Programs Page 22.
SPANISH DIPLOMAT
ROBBED OF JEWELS
I Merry Del Val Loses $50,000
in Gems —$250,000 in Silk
Stolen in New York.
By th» A=.n>-iat»fl r—««
NEW YORK. October 13.—Domingo
Merry del Val, a Spanish diplomatic !
crept and brother of Cardinal Merry >
I del Val. has been rohlted of priceless .
i royal decorations and jewels valued j
at $50,000 by a burglary in his New f
I York apartment.
i Senor Merry del Yal discovered the ■
j nirglary on his return to the apart
ment after a week end in the conn
try. The apartment on East Fifty
fourth street, just off Fifth avenue,
lad been ransacked. Diamond-studd
ed cuff links, watches and other
small but valuable gems had been
taken as well as a gold, jewel-en
rusted decoration as a commander of
the order of the British Empire and
a decoration as a member of the order
>f Isabella th® Catholic. Various
! ljplomatic papers, including his pass
j port as messenger for the Spanish
king, were untouched.
, Jimmy marks in the woodwork
j showed that the door to the apart
‘ment had been forced. Senor Merry
del Val found a police sea! on the
j door, the janitor having discovered
! the door open and notified the police.
The senor called at the police sta
jtiun and gate a description of his
i missing valuables.
Senor Merry del Val had been here
since March looking after his exten
sive mining properties in this country.
He brought various official dispatches i
with him. and was planning to return !
to Spain shortly. He is vice president
of Patino Mines and Enterprises Con
solidated. Inc., a $50,000,000 tin mining
■ corporation. One of his brothers is,
! Spanish Ambassador at London.
*250.000 snk Stolen.
NEW YORK. October 13 (A 3 ). —-Silk
i valued by the owners at $250,000 Was
; stolen from a building in Madison
Square this morning by four robbers,
i who left the watchman handcuffed
I and gagged. The watchman law help
i less in the building until he was found
;seven hours after the robbery,
i The silk was taken from the show
rooms of Samuel J. Aronson & Co. It
was hauled away in a truck.
Robbed of Diamonds.
QL'INCY. 111.. October 13 OP).—Dave
Holtz. Chicago jewelry salesman, was
j robbed of $30,000 in diamonds last j
night while asleep in his berth on a
train from Chicago, he told the police 1
today.
Holtz said he carried gems worth
$250,000 in three small parrels when
he hoarded the train in Chicago last
1 night. The smallest package, which
i he placed under his pillow, was mis
| sing this morning.
Still, Liquor and Mash Seized.
A still, two quarts of alleged whisky
I and 200 gallons of mash were seized
i when ("apt. Guy E. Burlingame of the
■ eleventh precinct and Pvt. Howard E.
Ogle of the fourth precinct raided a
house at 51 C street southwest vester
i day. Louise Lewis. 19, colored, was
■ arrested there on charges of manufar
j luring whisky and illegal possession.
j
What About Florida?
' s ' .
The land boom there is attracting millions of
dollars of Washington money.
Hundreds, possibly thousands, of Washington
people are expecting to get rich quick.
Will They Do It?
Are they in the class of those who will reap the
j harvest, or among those who will hold the bag?
What are the chances and what the perils of
Florida real estate investment?
Seeking an answer to these vitally important
questions, The Star sent Ben McKelway , an im
partial investigator and a brilliant writer, to Florida
to look the ground over. The first of his series of
fascinating articles will be published Thursday in
The Evening Star.
Watch for These Articles
They are well worth while.
“From Press to Home
Within the Hour**
The Star’s carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Yesterday’s Circulation, 103,656.
<JP) Mean* Associated Preas.
Bravest Burglar
Satisfied to Get
German Police Dog |
I
BALTIMORE. Mii., October 13. -
There is at least one man in Bal
timore for whom the sight of a
German police dog; has no tprror.
In fart, thrsp polirp dogs hold his
fasrjnation and parly yesterday
morning he stole one from the
yard of Herman Scher, owner of
the animal.
Northern district police were
told that when the hold stranger ,
entered the yard he found the po
lice dog. valued at SIOO. leashed to
a pole. The burglar apparently
worked fast, because neighbors
tell of no sound which might in
dicate the doc put up a stand I
against the marauder.
CAILLAUX AT GRIPS
WITH HOME CRITICS!
j
j
Downfall of Cabinet Predict-'
ed in Some Quarters, Due to j
Taxation Policies.
By th» A.nortated Press
PARIS. October 13.—Finance Minis-'
ter Caillaux, fresh from his debt fund- I
ins: mission to the United States, came 1
to grips with some of the French "die- i
hards” today, hegining a conflict which j
political experts say will make his ex- I
periences in Washington seem pale in j
comparison. M. Caillaux gave a !
resume of thp financial situation for l
j his colleagues in the cabinet this!
i morning, and then after a hasty lunch j
! presented himself for heckling before !
j the finance committee of the Chamber'
I of Deputies, which has just finished j
j examining the appropriations for 1326 j
and now wants to know where the j
I money is coming from.
Two days will he required to com- !
| plete the hearings before the finance i
committee, In the course of which the
! extreme radicals and Socialists are ex- j
pected to demand a change of policy, i
I substituting a capital levy for addi- j
j Mortal direct taxes to make up the;
I deficiency in the budget.
As soon as the finance minister is i
! finished with the committee hearings. !
1 he will leave for Nice, where at the :
! convention of the radicals he will, so ;
' to speak, be placed under accusation 1
jof treason to the party. At least half]
j the members of the radical party have j
i been converted to the Socialist finan-i
< cjal doctrine, and these are expected
to demand that M. Caillaux be re !
pudiated for financial heresy.
Aided by Associates.
The finance minister will be flanked
at Nice by Premier Painleve and sev
eral other members of the cabinet,
but political prophets predict that his
colleagues will be too busy defending
their own interest* to pay much at
tention to the financial debate.
Opirtlon is about evenly divided as
to whether M. Caillaux will weather
th» storm at the radical convention. ;
! odds are heing given in some quarters
i nn the fall of the cabinet as soon as ;
Parliament convenes, whatevei may '
happen a* Nice, hut there is a possibil- ;
itv that the finance minister if he wins ;
in the party convention will he saved
from the ministerial wreck.
War Stocks Payment.
The prospect of having to pa.vj
t inn.noo.hflo for war storks in a lump i
sum in 1323. if the temporary debt !
settlement is not accepted by France. |
' is exercising a strong influence on j
I the attitude of the government, it is j
; said in well informed circles.
The question has been only tenta
' tivelv discussed by the cabinet, but
j Caillaux lay stress on the fact that
I if the temporary arrangement were
; not satisfactory, maturity of the war
I stock indebtedness stares France in
the face and must he taken into con
j sideration.
It is regarded as doubtful whether
! the question will come up for deci
j sion before Parliament reconvenes
the latter part of October or early in
j November, and important internal
i political controversies are dealt with.
Some of the members of the French
| mission have issued a mild warning
to the public against hasty con
! elusions, in view of the difficult posi
i tion the French treasury would find
j itself if nothing were settled now.
and the question left in abeyance un
! til complicated by the approaching
j maturity of the war stock debt.
CHOLERA SPREADING.
Five More Deaths. 11 New Cases
1 Reported in Manila.
MANILA, October 13 (A s ).—Five
deaths and eleven new cases of
cholera have been reported here in 48
hours. The Health Department today
warned the public to use utmost care
in the employment of servants, as
practically all cholera patients taken
to hospitals were waiters or servants.
Nn foreigners have been stricken.
TWO CENTS.
PATRICK DENIES
MADDEN CHARGE
OE WASTE IN AIR
Experimental Work Showed
What Could Be Done in
Future, He Says.
DENIES RESPONSIBILITY
FOR 262 PLANES’ LOSS
Did Not Intend to Indicate Serv
ice Was “Starved" in Previous
Appearance. He Asserts.
I
The attack leveled against Air Serv
j ice management and expenditures yes
j terday by Chairman Madden of th»
House appropriations committee h»-
I fore the President's Air Board was
[answered today by Maj. Gen. Mason
i M. Patrick. chief of the Army Air
I Service, who. as the first witness be-
Ifore the hoard, denied there was "crim
j inal waste" in his service and die*
• agreed with several of Mr. Madden’S
| suggestions for improvement.
Postmaster General New followed
1 Ren. Patrick on the stand, and re
' iterated that a definite, continuing na
i tjonal program was the first need for
j aviation in the United States. Commer
t rial flying, he said, was the corner
j stone of the whole structure. He advo
j r ated a hureau of civil aeronautics In
| the Department of Commerce,
j The purpose of Gen. Patrick's ap-
I pea ranee before the hoard was to
j elaborate on his plan for a separate
j air corps in the Army, which he pre
| sented to the hoard shortly after its
] organization. Before taking up the
corps plan, however. Gen. Patrick said
| he wished to make brief comment on
statements that have been made before
1 the investigators.
Praises Department Heads.
! Secretary Weeks and Secretary
! Davis, he said, have been very willing
j to listen to any recommendations he
j or his office proposed, Gen. Patrick
1 said. "Secretary Weeks told me to
i come to him any time, and I did fre
; qnently. On one occasion he agreed
I with me entirely that the question of
j coast defense is a function of the
j Army Air Service.
| "1 have had no intention of indioat
I ing that the Air Service is starved.
"The War Department has been as
i generous as it could to the Air Service
; as now constituted, which is too small
in numbers and too little in equip
ment. There has been no effort to pro
vide any enlargement and no effort
to correct manifest injustices under
which the Air Service labors.”
Upholds Experimental Work.
Referring from time to time to a
clipping from yesterday's Star of Mr.
Madden's testimony. Gen. Patrick said
he never reflected upon Congress, or
I charged it had "starved ' the Air Serv-
I ice. It has appropriated every dollar
that he asked for. he said,
j "Mr. Madden thinks that our ex
-1 perimental work is not worth while."
i said Gen. Patrick. "That's a matter
iof opinion. 1 balance against this
the statement of Mr. Orville AVright,
the pioneer airman. He said the ex
. perimental work was the most valu
i able contribution to aeronautics. Os
course, the experimental work shows
I things that < ught not to be done.
; That is not money wasted. In the
j last three years. Mr. "Wright said, we
I have gained more knowledge than the
I entire time since he first flew.
I "1 disagree with Mr. Madden that
experimental aircraft work be turned
|o\er to private agencies. You could
I not control it. It would he scattered
hither and yon. For example, we
know very little about propellers. I
• now am installing equipment that will
cost $300,000 before a single propeller
|is whirled. No private concern could
undertake this expenditure at the cost
to the Government."
Chairman Madden yesterday made
! unsympathetic reference to the Army
purchase of 262 pursuit planes, which
he said the pilots couldn't see out of.
He made the charge of "criminal
j waste" with this transaction in mind,
i Gen. Patrick said the story behind
j those planes was that they were pur
. chased by his predecessor. Maj. Gen.
j Menoher. on "strong recommendation
! of the assistant chief. Gen. Mitchell."
• At that time. Gen. Fatrick said, the
j Army had no pursuit planes what
' ever, and they were the best designed
i and equal to types being ordered by
other nations. Os the original order.
162 are left and are in the second line,
the witness said.
Defends Transaction.
Senator Bingham asked Gen. Pat
' rick if Mr. Madden was not "pretty
hard on Gen. Mitchell when he
charged criminal waste.”
j "I don't think so.” replied Gen. Pat
! ’-irk, "because the order was given by
i Gen. Menoher. They did the best
they could at that time. They bought
j as good a pursuit plane as there was.”
i Gen. Patrick said Mr. Madden's
1 ■ plan foe an nir service which was out-
I lined yesterday “is aiming at the same
j ideal that I am. He wants an air
j force to he a united air force and pro
vide the aeronautic needs of the Army
J and Navy. The time is not quite ripe
; yet. hut if it were I would heartily in
do>\«!*> it.
"Mr. Madden's plan would cost the
1 Government $57.f100,000 annually,
while my air corps would cost $65,-
i 000,000 annually."
Compares Others' Forces.
Gen. Tatrick gave the hoard for the
I first time an illuminating statement
of the air power of other countries.
| He said that France has 36.000 oft!
i rers and men in its air service; Eng
! land. 32.000: Italy. 11,000; Japan.
I (Continued on Page 4. Column 4.)
•
SHIPPING BOARD VACANCY
WILL BE FILLED SOON
| President Expects to Name Suc
cessor to Frederic I. Thompson
in Near Puture.
President Coolidge expects soon to
fill the vacancy on the Shipping Board
caused by the resignation of Frederic
I. Thompson of Alabama.
In the meantime, however, Mr.
Coolidge is going ahead with his plans
to examine thoroughly into the Ship
ping Board situation, an investigation
which may result in his recommend
ing to Congress ths abolishment ®f
the hoard.