Evening Star Newspaper, January 16, 1921, Page 1

Partly cloudy toda: settled. colder by tomorre Temperature for twent: ending at 10 p.m. last night—Highest, 39.5: lowest, 34.0. Full report on page 14. WEATHER. tomorrow un- ow night. y-two hours -~ 825—No. No. 28,021. Entered as second-class matter post office Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON, D. C., SUNDAY , STOWAWAY NAYOR PERMITTED TOSTAY INU.S. AS SEAMAN 0’Callaghan’s Status Deter- | mined by Secretary of Labor Wilson. STATE DEPARTMENT . TO INVESTIGATE RULING | Acting Secretary Davis “Surprised” That Deportation Order Is Disregarded. Disregarding the order of depor- tation of the State Department, retary of Labor Wilson last night granted Lord Mayor O'Callaghan of Cork permission to land in the United States as a “seaman.” O'Callaghan arrived in Newport News last week ‘without a passport. The lord mayor is permitted to land ‘for the purpose of re-shipping on board any vessel bound for any | foreign port or place, unless the Sec- retary of State directs that he be kept on his vessel,” according to the ruling of the Secretary of Labor. Acting Secretary of State Norman Davis announced last night that he would order an immediate investiga- | tion of the ruling of the Department of Labor by the solicitor for thei State Department. Mr. Davis was! said to be “surprised” at the failure of the Secretary of Labor to recog- nize the formal ruling of the State Department ordering deportation of O'Caliaghan_ for attempting to enter the United States without a passport. - 'Will Await Opinion. Until an opinion is received from | the solicitor, Secretary Davis said he would take no action toward direct- ing that O'Callaghan be kept-on the| wvessel upon whick he arrived in New- | i port News. 1In granting O’Callaghan permission to land to reship on a vessel bound ‘n:ua. Secretary Wilson further di- " yected that the parole granted the lord mayor by the immigration au- thorities be canceled and that he ‘be gurrendered “promptly” by his at- torney. Judge Lawless, in whose cug’ tody he was paroled. Judge Lawless said last night "that he had no Intention of surrendering . O'Callaghan until his testimony had been concluded before the commis- sion from the committee hun- dred jnvestigating Irish chnditions, before whom he appeared fhis week. It was for the purpose of testifying before this commission that O'Callag- ; han sald he had come to the United States. Surrender Not Xecessary. It was further étated by Judge| . Lawless that he Rad previously re- ceived assuranceg from the Depart- ment of Labor tiat there was no rea- €on why he should surrender O'Cal- laghan until the lord mayor had ac-, | complished his mission of testifying | on the Irish situation. First indications of the conflict be- | tween the Labor and State depart- | ments over the case occurred when the lord mayor was paroled by the| Secretary of Labor without consulta- tion with the State Department after | O'Callaghan had taken an appeal from | the order of deportation found by the immigration board in Norfolk. At that time Sécretary Davis sought to obtain from Secretary Wilson \ recognition of the jurisdiction of the | . State Department in the case, argu- ‘ ing that the war-time powers con- ‘ ferréd upon the executive branch of | + the government gave the State De-| partment the right to exclude O'Cal- Jaghan for entering without a pass- port. Conxidered as Seaman. Arguing on the question of war- time powers, counsel for O'Callaghan in a brief submitted to the Secretary of Labor contended that their client came within the meaning of an executive order of the President de-| fining seamen as those who follow seamanship as an occupation or who have signed a ship's articles. ‘They pointed out in this connection that the lord mayor had been em- ployed as a seaman on the voyage to the United States after his presence as a stowaway had been discovered by the master of the vessel. This argu- ment was accepted by Secretary of Labor Wilson and included in the text of his decision announced yesterday. Lord Mayor O'Callaghan was in ‘Washington last night, but declined to be seen or to make a statement. DUBLIN AGAIN DISTURBED. 1+ People Fear to Go Into Streets. Martial Law Likely. DUBLIN, January 15.—The perfod ®f comparative quiet which began in Dublin at the Chrismastide proved ®hort lived. During the past week there was a continuous succession of <ragedies, in which crown forces and persons identified with the Sinn Fein movement appeared to have suffered about equaily. The atmosphere in Dublin is now similar te that in Cork before mar- tial law was declared. The people are becoming afraid to venture into the streets owing to the recent fa- talities among innocent civilians. That martial law will be instituted generally is credited. The belief pre- wails in eome quarters that it will be put into effect in the next few days and be accompanied by chang- §ng the curfew hour from 10 o'clock &t night to 8 o'clock. Simultaneous attacks were made' »n b ] Premier Who Will Form New Cabinet for France BRIAND. LNING COSTDROPS S EPER AT DURING HONTHPERID Food and Clothing Declines Offset Concurrent Increases in Other Items. { BE the Associated Press. HEW YORK, January 15. — The cost m\'hlg decreased per cent in the 1 months from lyst July to Novem- ber, and the decling was brought about by drops in the mverage prices of a number of imporgant food and clothing increases in many other items, the na- tional industrial conference board re- ported today. This four months' decrease, however, left the gost of living higher than in July, 1914, immediately before the war, by the following percentages: Clothing, 125; foel and light, 100; food, 93; sun- dries, 92, and shelter, 66. In its eighth report on living costs, the'board let a ray of hope shine on its assertions by stating that merchandise déalers seemed to expect a further drop 'in prices early in 1921 The decline of 5.6 per cent in living expenses from last July, said by the board to be the “peak of high prices,” to November, followed # steady rise which began iu 1914, it was explained, except for a 3 per cent drop in the four- month period in 1918-1919 immediately after the armistice. Food Dropped 12 Per Ceat. “The average price of food dropped nearly 12 per cent between last July and November,” the report said, “but the average price of potatoes dropped 63 per cent, and that of sugar, 51 per cent. The average price of ¢ggs rose 51 per cent. The drop in clothing prices from last July to November was over 14 per cent. but average prices of many items fell more than this. Cotton yard goods dropped 26 to 42 per cent. Hosiery, men's shirts, women's blouses, muslin per cent. Shoes, men's and women's suits and women's coats, knit underwear and hats decrcased less than 20 per cent. Gloves scarcely changed at all. “Other items increased, but not enough to offset the decline In food and clothing. According to figures furnished by 151 coal dealers in fifty cities the average price of coal con- tinued to advance between July and November in every city, except Law- rence, Lowell and Springfield, Mass.; Newark and Trenton, N. J., and New York city, where bituminous coal dropped somewhat. In those same places the average cost of anthracite rose 10 per cent or more within the same period, and in a number of cities the advance was 20 per cent or over. Gas Incrense Leas Than Coal. “Increases in the cost of gas were considerably less than the rise in the cost of coal, although a number of important rate increases were noted. In Boston, the increase between July and November was 22.7 per cent; in Jersey City, Newark, Camden, Pater- son, Trenton, Bayonne, Elizabeth and Hoboken, N, J., 21.7 pgr cent; in Ro- chester and Albany, N. Y. 30.4 per cent; in Dallas and Fort Worth, Tex., 50 per cent; no change within this period was reported from many of the largest cities. “The average cost of electricity for ‘domestic use decreased In Boston, {Milwaukee and Racine, Wis.,, Loufs- ville, and Somerville, Mass. “Itent increases continued to appear, but were less sensational than in preceding periods, and for the first time in many months decreases were reported. _The industrfal cities of ! | ON NATION FOR SUPPORT; articles so greaf as to offset concurrent | underwear and men's coats fell 20 to 25} BRIAND 10 FORM FRENCH CABINET, CRISIS 1S REACHED | Militarists Fail to Land For- eign Ministry for . Poincare. {MILLERAND MAY CALL i Former War Premier Wins Favor of Popular Leaders—Bonnevay Lends Aid. By the Associated Press. PARTS, January 15.—Former Pre- mier Aristide Briand will form a new minZstry to succeed the Leygues min- istry, which resigned Wednesday. He s secured the collaboration of Lau- rent Bonnevay, one of the chief lead- ers of the national bloc who led the attack on M. Leygues. M. Briand has ! had interviews with numerous lead- ers, which apparently insure him the support necessary to constitute a cabinet. A forccast of the new ministry gives M. Bonnevay.the post of minister of {justice: Louis Barthou, war: Paul Doumer. navy. and Louis Loucheur or Charles Dumant, finance. The minis- tries of pensions and hygiene will probably be eliminated and the num- | ber of undersecrctaries of state re- ! duced. | Bonnevay Accepts Post. | M. Briand tonight confirmed the ac- ceptance by M. Bonnevay of a port- tolio, but M. Arago has refused a post in the cabinet, preferring to continue in the presidency of the national bloc. President Millerand was informed at 11 o'clock of the progress of the.| negotiations by M. Briand, who said he would report again at 11 o'clock Sunday morning. M. Briand has been out of ,power | since ne was succeeded by Alexandre iRibot in 1317, in the middle of the | war period. He does not belong to jany of the groups forming the major- jity in the parliament, and it seems that if he succeeds in forming a min- Istry he will have been brought back into power by the simple force of cir- cumstances. President Millerand . sent for M. | Briand this' afternoon after “Raoul Peret, president of the chember of deputies, had failed to form the “grand ministry” which he had in view. The ex-premier was asked to jundertake the composition of a min- istry and early this evening it was announced he had consented to do so. Jonrart Goes to Egypt. ‘The talk all afternoon had been of a combination with M. Briand as pre- mier and minister of foreign affairs and Charles Jonnart, one of France's most accomplished statesmen, as his principal collaborator. After M. Jon- nart had halted for twenty-four hours a trip to the east which he had planned, however, so that he might consult with President Millerand, his course indicated he was not to enter the ministry, as he went to Marseille this morning and embarked at noon for Egypt. Ex-President Poincare’s entry into the government is considered impos- sible in a Briand combination, the former executive having made it a condition of his acceptance of a post under Raoul Peret that Rene Viviani instead of M. Briand be given the for- eign affairs portfolio. FATE OF FRANCE HANGS. | Situation Reaches Crisis as Final Decision Nears. By Cable to The Star and New York Tribune. Copyright, 1921. PARIS, January 15—The French political crisis reached an acute stage today with the faflure of Raoul Peret to form a ministry, and it was sald that the position “of President Millerand himself was endangered. It was cohsidered possible that the French president might consider it his duty to appeal directly to the pub- lic against the political movement headed by Raymond Poincare, which threatens to plunge the world into new wars. Millerand could no longer remain president of the republic if the chamber of deputies repudiated him after such a move. Peret, whilé trying to form his cabinet, consulted the heads of the four leading groups in the senate, and it {8 sald that they all advised TOWNLEY- OUSTED IN NORTH DAKOTA Non-Partisan League Power Passes to Control of Committee of Five. | Special Dispatch to The Star. BISMARCK, N. D., January 15.— Control of the Non-Partisan League or- sanization in North Dakota passed to- day from A. C. Townley and his satel- lites to an executive committee of five farmers. Mr. Townley no longer is monarch of all he surveys in North Dakota. Despite the fact the state convention of the league held here adopted resolu- tions indorsing Townley’s Kansas cam- paign, and declaring it stands square- Iy behind Townley, William Lemke and F. B. Wood, members of the na- tional executive committee, naming the committe of five farmers, the con- vention took control of the league in this state out of their hands. Notice From Farmers. Despite the indorsement given Town- ley, Lemke and Wood, naming of the farmers’ committee of five is simple, positive notice to the big three that North Dakota farmers In the rank and file of the league are weary of auto- cratic control of the state organiza- tion, alleged squandering of league funds and system of accounting in every department that gives the hew- ers of wood and drawefs of water in the .league ranks no inkling of what becomes of finances until they are call- ed upon to subscribe more money or pledge thelr credit to this enterprise or that held vital to the welfare of the league by the big three. Delegates coming to the convention were told that this was no time for a rumpus in the league camp. They were told that whatever they wanted they could have and they were asked to discount a situation of discord by adopting resolutions standing behind Townley with the distinct understand- ing that Mr. Townley is through in North Dakota, will not even appear at the legislative session this winter and is to gevote his entire time to league organization work elsewhere. Secretly the Townley organization is depending upon its ability to manipu- late the committee of five. The situation created probably will go further to reconcile bitterness be- tween town and country, which has been extreme, than any action taken by any faction in the North Dakota fight since it began. It is a blow at North Dakota’s two dominant political factions, the so-called “old gang,” whose administration of affairs gave birth to the league in North Dakota, and the autocratic political machine which has succeeded it since the league has been in power in.the state. REDS TRY TO PARADE; him that Poincare should direct France's foreign policy. Peret Supports President. Nevertheless, despite this opposi- tion, Millerand asked Aristide Briand (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) By the Associated Press. DANVILLE, IIL, January 15.—Mrs. Srnest S. Harrington, who claimed to have been fasting for forty-eight days to influence her husband to Join a church, ended her hunger strike today, upon being, advised by the Rev. G. S. Payne of Eldorado to take food. The woman immediately con- sented and drank a glass of milk in the presence of the minister. Ernest S. Harrington, the woman’s husband, for whom she declared she suffered the strike, says his wife has «“seen the error of her own way and ia willing to resume her daily routine of life.” (Continued on P’age 2, Column 3.) Woman Ends Fast on 48th Day; Husband Fails to Join Churc Mrs. Harrington is not expected to suffer any ill effects from breaking her fast. Within the week Mrs. Har- - rington lost a little flesh, developed a slight fever and her pulse was faster. But Harrington has not gone into the church, and holds fast to his oft-repeated “I'll be darned it I give in to her!” A movement on foot here to in- vestigate Mrs. Harrington's sanity and to have the grand jury, sitting next week, investigate the activities of religious enthuslasts who were sald to have encouraged the woman in her fast was said to have been re- sponsible for the ending of the hun- ger strike. FOUR WOUNDED IN BERLIN —_— Clash With Police on Anniversary of Xilling of Dr. Liebknecht and Rosa Luxembourg. BERLIN, January 15.—Four persons were wounded, one of them serfously, in a clash this afternoon between the security police and .communists in Unter Den Linden when ‘reds” at- tempted to form a parade in connec- tion with the second anniversary of the killing of Dr. Karl Liebknecht and Ross Luxembourg, the radical so- cialist leaders. Police reinforcements quickly broke up the demonstration and forced the crowds to disperse. LONDON, January 15.—A dispatch received here from Berlin- says the fight between the communists and the police followed flery speeches, in which demands were made for the overthrow of the government. Six thousand persons in procession broke through the police cordons at Char- lottenstrasse and Friedrichstrasse and tried to rush a third cordon in Wil- helmst se, but fled in panic when shots Were fired from the Branden- vurs gute. Y 1 Xy MORNING, JANUARY !PREMIER WANTS TO ASK GEDDES OF NAVAL POLICY By the Associated Press. LONDON, January 15.—The ques- tion of the naval policies of the United States and Great Britain will be one of the principal sub- Jjects discussed at the forthcoming conferences here between Sir Auck- land Geddes, British ambassador to the United States; the prime minis- ter, David Lloyd George, and Earl Curzon, the foreign secretary, it was stated in authoritative quar- ters today. | EXSSTRTRR NTALAPAR Socialist Congress Marked by Fist Fights—Pande- monium Rules Hall. By the Aspociated Press. LEGHORN, January 15.—Commun- ism and socialism matched forces this afternoon’ at the session af the Itallan socialist congress. Tumultu- ous scenes were enacted, and during the uproar fist fights among the dele- gates were numerous.\ To observers of the procéedings there seemed to be no doubt from the beginning of the session that there would be fought out in this congress the issue of bolshevism. Every mention of communism and socialism brought forth ¢heers or pro- sides. Signor Bombacci, the presi- dent, mentioned the names of Dr. Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxem- burg, the German socialists, who were killed in Berlin during the dis- orders of 1919, whom he characterized as martyra At the mention of thelr names there was pandemonium in the hall. The communists raised cries of «Hurrah for communism,” which an- tagonized the socialists, and there en- sued a flerce battle of words between the various factions throughout the hall. In the confusion some of the delegates stood on the benches, ges- ticulating and shouting until they were exhausted. One Test of Strength. Signor Bombacci finally was able to resume his address, which he con- cluded with the words: ‘Long live the volces which come to us from the dead, from the prisons, from the ex- fles—in which the proletariat of all countriea unite.” There was one test of strength this afternoon, though no count was taken of the vote. It came on the raising of hands on a motion by Deputy Misiano, which the congress approved, changing the sixth item on the cal- endar to the fourth item. This item dealt exclusively with the reports of the third (Moscow) internationale and the action the Italian party intends to take with regard to it. The com- munists are most insistent in adher- ing to the internationale end were the authors of the change in the pro- gram S0 as to hasten a final decision on (hln,polnfl!. Three Items Left. There now remain to be discussed only three items,-which deal with the routine of the organization and the reports of the secretary and the treas- urer, - 4 * Then it s anticipated there will be a vote on the question of adherence to the internationale next Monday. . Today’s events In the congress seemingly forecast a schism among the Itallan socfalists, A rule has been made in the congress that representa- tives of other nations may sit at the sessions, but that only the communists among them may address the con- gress, the others being simply spec- tators. Herr Paul Levy of Germany urged the carrying on of the princi- ples of communism and the making of arms for the proletariat. “Pro- vide -yourselves: with tge arms and munitions necessary for victory,” he said, tests from the respective opposing| ghe Sunday Sta, 16, 1921. 7 714 /// N § NEW TARIFF BILL READY FOR SENATE With Nearly All Farm Prod- ucts Included, Measure Will Be Reported. After broadening the Fordney emergency tariff bill to include prac- tically ali farm products instead of the limited number in the House bill, the Senate finance committee yester- day ordered the bill favorably report- ed to the Senate. ‘With the seven amendments added to the bill yesterday, a total of ten amendments have been tacked on to the ' measure by'the Senate committee. No provisiens of the orginal bill ‘however, were removed, and rates on the mmjor products, carried by the House bill, Were left intact. The amendments which finally were made a part of the measure by com- mittee action included: Amendments Added by Committee. Sugar, $2.13 per 100 pounds until the retail prices reach 10 cents per pound. Frozen meats of all kinds, 2 cents a pound; all other meats, 25 per cent ad valorem. Apples, 20 cents a box; cherries, 4 cents a pound. Tobacco, sumatra wrappers and fillers, $2.85 per pound; stemmed sumatra, $3.50 per pound. Butter and cheese and their sub- stitutes, 8 cents a pound instead of 6 cents, provided in an amendment adopted Friday. The length of long staple cotton, on which the tariff will be effective, was reduced from 1% inches to 1% inches, the duty remaining at 7 cents a pound as the bill passed the House. Cattle and sheep to be used for breeding purposes were exempted from the duty on imported animals. Rice to be used in manufacture of canned goods was exempted from the tariff of 2 cents a pound levied in, the House bill. Attempts of several opponents of the bill to load it down with amend- ments dealing with extraneous sub- jects were unsuccessful. Members of the committee, however, said they understood it was the plan of some senators to reintroduce their amend- ments when the measure was taken up in the Senate. The bill will be reported “in the form it is to be defeated,” said Sen- ator Smoot, republican, Utah. He added that “about everything any- body asked for was put in” Several other supporters of the measure also expressed dissatisfaction with the result of the committee's work. TWO AMERICANS ESCAPE. Relief Workers in Asiatic Turkey Had Been Virtual Prisoners. NEW YORK, January 15.—Two Ameritan relief workers, C. H. F. Crathern of Boston and Martin L. Weaver of La Junta, Colo., who had been virtual prisoners of Turkish na- tionalists in Urfa, Asiatic Turkey, since last August, have escaped and now are returning to the United States’ A cable message received at headquarters .of the Near East Relief here today said that Crathern and Weaver made their way safely to Aleppo -after evading nationalist forces operating in that region. YACHT DAMAGE, $72,000. Blaze on Mayflower Caused by | Crossed Wires, Heport Says. The board of Inquiry .which vestigated the fire aboard the Pre dent's yacht Mayflower on December 28 last found that the damage amounted to $72,000 and that the blaze probably was caused by defective wiring. @ecretary Danlels approved the finding. “No responsibility for the fire is sttributed to any officer or member of the crew,” the board sald. The fire oocurred when the yacht was at the gavy vard, and was confined to oftic@l§ quarters, L3 in- Member of ‘The Associmted the use credited to Paper and also All righ republication of Al Lew Qdispatches herein are aiso reserved. the Associated Press Press ix exclusively entitied T not otherwise the local news el of publication of spec $50 FINE IN BILL TOBANSMOKING INDEPARTMENTS The Smoot anti-smoking bill— aimed to put an end to smoking in the government departments and independent executive estab- lishments, such as the Interstate Commerce Commission, Fed- eral Trade Commission, is now before the Senate appropria- tions committee for consideration. The text of the bill, which be- came available yesterday, follows: “That any person who shall smoke, or carry lighted, a cigar, cigarette, pipe or any form of to- bacco for smoking purposes, in any building in the District of Co- lumbia which is owned §y the gov- crnment of the United States and used by any cxecutive department or independent establishment of the government, including the re- spective field services of such de- partment or establishment, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and when convicted thereof shall be fined not more than $50. “Section 2. Notices shall be posted conspicuously in all such buildings. containing the legend, ‘Smoking prohibited under pen- alty of fine,’ together with the text of section 1 of this act” SLAVER OF NURSE FVADES SOUAD OF NAVAL SEARCHERS Annapolis Academy Board Hunts in Vain for Girl’s Murderer. By the Associated Press. ANNAPOLIS, Md., January 15.—Al- though a board of naval officers de- tailed by Rear Admiral A. H. Scales, superintendent of the Naval Academy. has been prosecuting a rigid investi- gation throughout the day, it had not tonight hit upon a clue as to the identity of the assailant of Miss Har- riet M. Kavanaugh, a nurse of the Naval Hospital, who was murdered on the Naval Academy reservation some time between 9:30 and 10 o'clock last npight. . Lying in an unconscious condition at the foot of a thirty-five-foot ter- race about the maval cemetery grounds, just across College creek from the Naval Academy proper, her skull crushed in three places, Miss Kavanaugh was found at 9:45 o'clock by Pharmacist Mate Kenneth Riley, attached to the hospital. Miss Kav- anaugh died today without regaining consciousness. Two Under Suspicion. Numerous enlisted men attached to the local station were called as wit- nesses before the investigating board, but without result. Meanwhile, the city police officials are-aiding the academy authorities as far as possible in an effort to hunt down the criminal. At least two men, one in the service, another said to be a deserter, are said to be under sur- vejllance. That Miss Kavanaugh was practi- cally beaten to death by a piece of pipe and that robbery probably was the motive of her assailant are the accepted theories. Her pocketbook is missing. The belief almost gen- erally advanced at first was that Miss | Xavanaugh may have been the victim of a criminal assault, but this was exploded by an examination made by ndval surgeons on duty at the hos- pital. First Blow Probably Fatal A piece of bloédy pipe about two feet long, which undoubtedly was the instrument with which Miss Kava- naugh was beaten over the head, was found near the spot where her body lay. It has been learned that Miss Kava- naugh had been in Annapolis during the early hours of the . evening in company with another naval nurse, whom she bade good night at the Oklahoma gate leading to the Naval Academy grounds. This wi about 9:15 o'clock, and it is figured that the assault must have been committed about 9:30. The spot where Miss Kavanaugh's body was found by Pharmacist's Mate Riley is at the foot of a ter- race thirty-five feet deep between what is known as “Cemetery Lodge" and the home of James Casey, super- intendent of the government reserva- tion. So far as has been learned, no one heard Miss Kavanaugh utter any outcries. It is ihought, therefore, that the first blow dealt by her as- sailant must have been a severe one and that she was rendered uncon- scious instanily. SENT TO PRISON, FINED, Dr. A. Sidney Mathews Sold Mem- berships in Fake Touring Club. BOSTQN, January 15—Dr. A. Sid- ney Mathews, promoter of the bogus National Touring Club of America, in connection with which he obtained thousands of dollars on false mem- berships, was sentenced to serve five years in the federal penitentiary at Atianta and fined $1,000 today. The promoter had asked for a pri- vate conference with the court before sentence was pronounced, but Judge Aldrich refused to meet him. In im- posing sentence the judge said that it should be of the largest measure provided by the statutes. Mithews was arrested in Baltimore recently. FIVE CENTS. HARRISON CARRIES PLEA FOR SCHOOLS 10 SENATE FLOOR Building Appropriation Again Criticised—O0p- posed by Curtis. Is FINAL ACTION EXPECTED i TO BE TAKEN TOMORROW Senators’ Persist, However, Pointing to Low Cost of Con- struction in Denver. in The Senate will be called upon to decide tomorrow whether appropria- tions for the construction of mnew school buildings, proposed by Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi, shall be included in the District appropriation bill. Follgwing a debate in the yesterday afternoon, in which S Harrison vigorbusly defended his pro- posal for appropriations for additional school buildingw; while Senator Curtis of Kansas and other members of the appropriations committee opposed such a fund until contractors azree to erect the buildings for less money than is now proposed, the Senate adjourned until tomorrow without taking final action on the bill. ‘The Senate agreed to practically all the committee amendments to the House bill, however. including the restoration of the half-and-half plan of appropriating for the District. with authority to use the surpius revenues of the District. The proposal of the committee to expend $2,276,500 for sites for school buildings, playgrounds, parks and other improvements, one- half out of the surplus revenues of the District and one-half out of the federal Treasury, was agreed to. One Amendment Goes Over. . The only committee amendment un- acted upon at the time of adjourn- ment was one providing $25,000 for conducting community forums in the { peblic schools. At the request of Sen- ator Kenyon of lowa, this was passed over and remained pending when the Senate adjourned. Senator Harrison's demand for a quorum late in the afternoon. when only thirty-six senators answered the call, was followed by a motion of Senator Curtis to adjourn. Senator Harrison's amendment pro- posing new school buildings follows: “For beginning the erection of a junior high school upon a site owned by the District of Columbia north of Taylor street and east of 14th street. $160,000, and the Commissioners are hereby authorized to enter into a con- tract or contracts for said building at a cost not to exceed $400,000. “For beginning the erection of a junijor high school in the vicinity of Gage, Emery and Eckington schools, not to exceed $400,000. “For- beginning the erection of a sixteen-room building north of and in the vicinity of Lincoln Park, $120,- 000, and the Commissioners are hereby authorized to enter into a contract or contracts for the build- ing at a cost not to exceed $320,000. “For the erection of an eight-room extensible building adjoining the Buchanan School, $160,000. “For the construction of an eight- room addition to the S. K. Bowen school, $160,000. “For the erection of an eight-room extensible building in the immediate vicinity of the Mott School, $160,000. “For the erection of an eight-room addition to the John Eaton School, $160,000. “For the erection of a four-room building to _replace the Smothers School, $80,000. “For the erection of an eight-room addition to the Lovejoy School, $160,000. «For the erection of a four-robm addition to the Monroe School, $80,000.” Quote Denver Prices Agaln. Senator Curtis, in charge of the bill and chairman of the appropria- tions subcommittee which handled the measure, insisted that he and all the other members of the com- mittee were in hearty sympathy with the proposal to erect additional school buildings for the pupils here. ~But the committee is opposed to erecting these buildings until it can be assured that they will be erected at ‘reasonable rates,” said Senator Curtis. He added that the commiir tee had obtained . information from Denver through Senator Phipps of Colorado, a member of the subcom- mittee, showing that four-room school buildings were being erected in that city for $35000, while the estimates for such bulldings here were $100,000. “Your committee is just as anxious to have these buildings as you are,” Senator Curtis said to Senator Har- rison. He said that when the com- mittee had obtained the information it was seeking as to the cost of school buildings in other cities it would immediately and unanimously re- port & measure for the construction of the needed buildings. Harrison Presses for Action. Senator Harrison wanted to know if the committee had put in items for parks and sites for municipal stables, because it left out the appripriations for the school. He was assured this was not the case, but that all would have been included in the bill if the estimates for the school buildings had been reasonable. Senator Harrison said that he had bis amendmenta 80 a8 to - (Continued on, Page 3, Colutun 6. ——