Evening Star Newspaper, February 11, 1921, Page 1

WEATHER. Tow; slight- Cloudy tonight and tomor: 1y_colder tonight. Temperature for twenty-four hours ended at 2 p.m. today: Highest, 43, at 2 p.m. today; lowest, 37, at 6:30 a.m. today. Full report on page 19. Closing New York Stocks, Page 21. No. 28,046. 3 BILLIONS MOST GERMANY CANPAY, MINISTRY DECIDES Experts Fix Reparation Limit at 150,000,000,000 Gold Marks, Paper Says. SEEK U. S. AS ARBITRATOR IF ALLIES REFUSE OFFER Invasion of Ruhr Wounld Be Re- garded Act of War and Kill Versailles Treaty. By the Assoclated Press. : BERLIN, February 11—The min- istry of finance has reached the con- clusion that the utmost sum Germany can pay in reparations is 150,000,000.- 000 marks. This includes all she has 80 far paid in cash and goods, accord- ing to information which the Deutsche Zeitung says it has received from a cial” source. This 150,066,000,000 marks would be paid off in thirty years undgr the plan outlined by the newspaper's inform- ant, who also is quoted as declaring that the proposal to pay it would be submitted to the authorities at Paris for the purpose of learning whether the coming London conference on reparations will permit of its con- sideration along with the allied pro- posals adopted at the recent FParis conference. ; : Refusal to allow ,consideration of the German countef proposal would result in Germany absenting herself from the London conference, set for March 1, the newspaper declares it has learned. It adds that Germany would then suggest that the United States be called in as an arbitrator| for the purpose of preventing the en- tente from adopting measures such as an invasion of the Ruhr district, which it declares would be looked n by Germany as an of war :‘n’a‘ieu ywonld possibly destroy the treaty of Versailles. Will Not Repeat Mistakes. The suggestion that the United States be invited to mediate fails to arouse enthusiasmsn in the conserva- tive industrialist orgar Die Post, wi expresses fear that the Amer- ican verdict in such a case, while deciding on a sum between that sub- mitted by Germany and the entente figures, would be more likely to in- cline toward the sum the entente is demanding. Belief is expressed by Die Post that even if this reputed offer by Germany were to_be accepted she would be afixing her signature to an obliga- tion which would be impossible for her to meet. stponed to & date sround the middle of March in grder to fl:: :I:o new Wlll‘hlng- ton’ opportun! o partici) n them. & Tt SIMONS PLANS SPEECHES. ‘Wil} Answer Lloyd George’s State- ments at Birmingham. 1L—A dispatch m%mm?ge- Trom' Berin says Dr. Walter 8imons, the German forelgn minister, -left for Stuttgart last night and on Saturday will de- liver three speeches in reply to the pronouncements of David _Lloyd George, the British prime minister. in | Birmingham. fterward, he will tour sauth and west Germany and con- fer with local officials there concern- ing reparations. The dispatch adds that a committee of experts had drafted a memorandum of Germany’s exporting and import- ing capacity as a basis for Germany’s ability to psy the reparations de- manded by the allies. The documents are voluminous and complain of an estimated adverse trade balance in 1920 of three billion marks. They de- clare that Germany would have to have double her exports before she could eliminate her adverse balance. This reckoning, it is stated, does not take into account the 13 per cent tax on exports and other huge pay- ments demanded, the deliveries of coal and dyestufs and the cost of the occupational army. The documents conclude by pointing out the dangers which would arise from the selzure of control of German customs and com- pelling Germany to flood the world markets with her goods. EXPLAINS TAX PLAN. Loucheur Goes Into Details on Ex- port Provision of Terms. PARIS, February 11—Louis Lou- cheur, who, as minister of the liber- ated regions. assisted Premier Briand and the othef members of the allied supreme council in fixing the German reparations, explained to the Associ- ated Press today his definition of Germany’s payments on her exports. “It- seems that the terms of the variable annuity of 12 per cent on exports is imperfectly understood abroad,” he said. “It never has been the question to create, or oblige Ger- many to a upon exports. ‘What was sought was to establish Germany's capacity for payment. Therefore we divided the annuity into two parts, one fixed, which is an ir- reducible minimum that has been es- tablished upon figures close to, al- though below. those prepared by the American experts during the peace conference, which always have been | regarded as the least Germany must | pay. The second part of the annuity. | called the variable, is to be calculated | at the close of each six-month period | by taking 12 per cent of the total ex- ports during the six months " No tax was to be laid upon any spe- cific export, Nor were exports to the different countries taken into consid- eration, said M. Loucheur. It was simply percentage on the global fig- ure of the German nation's foreign sales. B WOMEN GO TO COBLENZ. France-America Committee Will Help Celebrate Anniversary. PARIS. February 11.—A delegatlon | of women representing the France- | America committee will leave here for | Coblenz this evening, having been in- | vited by Brig. Gen. Allen, commund- ing the American forces on the Rhine, in connection with the anni- versary of the American Army's en- try into the line in February, 191, | told him how much money could be Entered as second-class matter post _office Washington, D. C. Light - Weight Caller Viewed by President as Human Bungalow Secretary of State Colby tells the Intest story of apt charac- terization on the part of Presi- dent Wilwon. After an interview with some man distinguished by a lack of intellectual depth, the Presi- dent had occasion to sum up the impression thereby created in a simple bunga- 1ow,” he said; “he has no upper ator; CHAIRMANWHITE TO STICK 70 HIS TASK Declares He Has No Intention of Resigning Position on Democratic Committee. “I have no intention of resigning the chairmanship now, nor have I determined upon any date for the future.” said Chairman George White. of the demo- cratic national committee upon his ar- rival in Washington this morning. ‘I can see no necessity for a meeting of the full committce, as suggested, March 1, and am of the opinion that when the situation is thrashed out at the meeting of the executive comm'ttee next Thursday the executive commit- | tee will be of the same mind. Mr. Wool- | ley and Mr. Love will have opportunity to present their case to the ¢xeculive committee and there is no disposition on my part to prevent fullest discus- sion.” Chairman White went on to say that the executive committee will have other things to consider besides the suggestion | for a chinge in the chairmansrip, among | them a report from himself and Treas- urer Wilbur W. Marsh on the progress in wiping out the campaign deficit. He said a statement would be presented | showing important. liquidation of bills | with encouraging outlook for canceling | the entire indebtedness. “I am not at all worried about the campaign against me, involved in call- ing a meeting of the full committee,” said Chairman White, “but am con- vinced that when all the facts are laid before the executive committee the de- cision will be reached that the chair- man s qualified to decide upon as- sembling the full committee.” Some Signatures Withdrawn. Chairman White has been notified that several national committeemen have withdrawn their signatures to the peti- tion circulated by Mr. Woolley and Mr. Love, notably Senator Jones, commit- teeman from New Mexico, and Judge Hudspeth, committeeman from New Jer- sey. He has received a letter from Ber- nard M. Baruch of New York and Com- mitteeman Thompson from Nebraska de- precating the movement for a full com- | mittee meeting and expressing full con- fidence in him. i Senator Joues of New Mexico, in| ‘withdrawi his_signature from the petition ted that in authorizing it he wws not aware of its intended scope. “The petition as publish- ed.” wrote Senator Jones, “presents a situation which 1 deem most unfortu- nate. In the circumstances I believe it would be unwise to have a meeting of the committee at this time.” Woolley Announces Accessions. Mr. Woolley, since the departure of Mr. Love for Texas, is bearing the brunt of the campaign for the full committee meeting and suggested ehange in the chairmanship. He an- nounces that for the two defections from the petition for a meeting he has two_recruits — Committeemen Picket of Nevada and Titlow of Washington. Chairman White will remain in the city for the meeting of the executive committee next Thursday and will be joined tomorrow by Treasurer Marsh. Today he was called upon by a num- ber of democrats in Congress, and the “insurgency” movement, which is causing considerable concern to demo- crats at the Capitol, was discussed. The gravamen of opposition expres: ed to the movement by congressmen on the ground that it forebodes pre- cipitating a factional fight in the party at an inopportune time. POLITICAL CLUB PLANS SERENADE ON MARCH 4 Harding Democrats May Gather at White House for “Old- Fashioned” Fete. 1 The grounds about the White House are to be the scene of a rousing, live- 1y, old-fashioned political serenade on | the night of March 4, unless Presi- dent-elect Harding in the meantime changes his mind regarding granting permission for this affair. | The honor of staging the star event incident to the inauguration of Mr. Harding is to fall to the lot of the Harding Democratic Club of the Dis- trict of Columbia, which organization has the distinction of being the first of its kind organized after the nomina- tion of Senator Harding, and which took such an active part in_his elec- tion. The plan, which has been sub- mitted to Mr. Harding during -his Florida sojourn, includes the gather- ing on the lawns about the big white residence the several hundred mem- bers of this club, cheering and music. There will be plenty of torches and red fire to add to the spectacle, and it is_expected that the new President will respond to his serenaders from one of the porticos. Although Senator Harding called off the plans for his inauguration and has expressed himself as not favoring anything in the way of a set display on this occasion. it is known in Wash- ington that, because of the uniqu nature of the organization and its spiring activity in his behalf during the campaign. the idea when brought to him, and F. Edward Mitchell, presi- dent of the club. feels very hopeful that his sanction will s0on be received, when plans for the big event will be per- fected. RICH DREAM PUNCTURED. New Yorker’s Roll of $16,000 Has Vanished. A punctured dream of wealth, in which racing green-goods men at Miami, Fla.; a mythical hotel in Pitts- burgh and & vanished bank roll of $16,000 played a part, was related to the police here today by Frank P. Relss, a retired merchant of New York. Reiss. the police said, reported that while in Miami for his health, he had met certaln strangers of pleasing presence and convincing tongue, whe 8, made in the racing game. .He ine | other cabinet aspirant. he & WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1921—-THIRTY-TWO PAGES. UPSETS IN HARDING CABINET LIST OPEN SOME NEW DRIVES| Lowden Expected to Refuse Navy Head Post; Would Accept Treasury. DEMAND FROM SOUTH MAY AFFECT HAMMOND J. J. Davis, as Head of Moose, Gets Record Support for Labor Place in Messages. Special Dispatch to The Star. ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., February 11 —With the inauguration just three weeks away, President-elect Harding still has a number of cabinet prob- lems to settle. His indecision as to some posts has led to a number of new drives for and against certain persons, and at the present moment it would appear there are four of the ten cabinet_portfolios still in doubt. These are Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of the Navy, Secretary of Commerce and Secretary of Labor. Mr. Harding has men in mind for all four places, and it seemed a week ago that all these definitely were filled, but various contingencies I isen to up- set some of the earlier plans. Lowden Expected to Decline. It is rather positively reported, for instance, that former Gov. Frank O. Lowden of Illinois will decline the secretaryship of the Navy if it is of- fered to him. There has been doubt all along as to whether Gov. Lowden could be induced to accept. Visitors to St. Augustine, who recently talked with Gov. Lowden, gained the im- pression that he would decline, and this intimation already has been con- veyed to Mr. Harding. Gov. Lowden was under consideration for a time as Secretary of the Treasury, and with the kaleidoscopic changes which are going on respecting the cabinet he may yet be offered that position. It is the general impression here he would accept. Mr. Harding, of course, has Andrew W. Mellon of Pittsburgh definitely in mind for the portfolio. but this de- cision is not final by any means, and | he still is listening to advice on the subject. Mr. Mellon has such exten- sive business and banking interests it is realized it would be difficult for him hurriedly to dissociate himself from all the corporations in which he has large holdings. If Mr. Harding wants Mr. Mellon in his cabinet it will be necessary for him to commit himself without delay. Charles Dewey Hilles of New York, who has been urged by many persons for the Treasury's chair, and who is in St. Augustine at the invitation of Mr. Harding, is not-a. candidate for any cabinet l’m‘l}k&'q Harding has 80 stated himself. . "Hilles is an old and valued persomal friend, dating back to the days when Mr. Harding first was in the Ohlo legislature, and his advice has been sought by the President-elect on a number of topics. Mr. Hilles has just built up an exten- sive business in New York city, and to leave it for four years would be too great a personal sacrifice for him to make. Drive in Favor of Hammond. For Secretary of Commerce Mr. Harding had John Hays Hammond of Washington and Gloucester in mind, and a’particuarly strong drive is be- ing made for the distinguished en- gineer. The President-elect has re- fused as_yet to commit himself on this position, and if the pressure to appoint a southern man in the cabinet becomes 8o great that it is heeded. {Mr. Hammond, despite the high quali- fications he has for the place, may have to give way. Mr. Hammond also has extensive land holdings in Mex- ico, and if it should be considered nec- essary for him to give these up in or- der to accept a cabinet Post, It is vir- tually certain he would mot do o. Mr. Hammond's holdings are in the Yaqui valley country, on the western coast of Mexico, and he and Harry Payne Whitney and several other as- sociates have undertaken an irriga- tion and reclamation scheme on a tremendous scale. It has been supposed that John J.. Davis of Illinols and Pennsylvania, head of the Loyal Order of Moose, would be Secretary of Labor, but it seems now that this post also is open to further consideration. More tele- grams have come to Mr. Harding urg- ing the appointment of Mr. Davis than have been received respecting any There are something like a million Moose in the United States, and most of the mil- lion seem to have the price of a tele- gram. Wallace Consldered Certainty. Efforts to dislodge Henry C. Wal- lace of lowa as Secretary of Agri- culture, apparently are doomed to failure. The friends of former Sena- tor Marion Butler of North Carolina still feel _encouraged. however, to make a fight in his behalf. Mr. Hard- ing knows Mr. Wallace personally and has a high regard for him and the impression is gaining ground that he is one of the six certainties in the cabinet. Senator Phipps of Colorado has been in St. Augustine playing golf with Mr. Harding and urging the ap- pointment of Clayton C. Dorsey of Denver as Secretary of the Interior. Mr. Harding met Mr. Dorsey and un- questionably was impressed by his Qqualifications, but there is every rea- son to believe the interior post defl- nitely has been promised to Senator Albert Fall of New Mexico, one of Mr. Harding’s intimates and a recent guest on the houseboat cruise. The cabinet decisions which appear permanent at the moment are: Hughes, for State; Weeks, for War; Hays, for Postmaster General; Wal- lace, for Agriculture; Fall, for In- terior, and Daugherty, for Attorney ral. Gane (Copyright, 192L) Lincoln Said That it was the duty of the nation “to care for him who shall have que the battle.” How grievously has the na- tion failed in that duty toward the men who battled in the world war? trusted to them $16.000 in real cash, he reported, agreeing to meet his allies in & Pittsburgh hotel they Ohe delegation includes’ Dowager Duch‘:.;:x Rohan, Viscountess Salignac- ¥enelon, Marquise ui Monfc : . nfort de e Rochembees, named. But there was no such hotel in all Pittsburgh, Refss found, and he stopped_off to tell the police here about it before again off tho §16,689 o Miamd, The story is one to stir you to indignation. Read it in he Sunday Star SUITASSAILS CASH ADVANGES BY U. 5. W. R. Hearst Asks Injunction Here Against Credits to ° Foreign Nations. William Randolph Hearst, in his capacity as a taxpayer of the United States, today filed in the District Su- preme Court a suit for an Injunction to prevent David F. Houston, Secre- tary of the Treasury, from establish- ing any credits for the use and bene- fit of any foreign government and from making any cash advances out of the Treasury or funds of the United States to the governments of Czechoslovakia, France, Greece, Italy, Liberia or any other foreign country. Justice Hitz issued a rule on Sec- retary Houston to show cause Feb- ruary 21 why an injunction should not be granted. Mr. Hearst sets forth the acts of Congress passed during the war pro- viding for bond issues to the total of $10,000,000,000 to establish credits and make advances to foreign Bov-: ernments for the purpose of prosecut- ing the war. He is informed, he states, that such advances and credits now total $9.580,823,677.18, leaving & balance of the authorized issues of $419,176,322.82. Denies Power of Oficial. Despite the fact that this govern- ment {5 no longer at war, Mr. Hearst Bsays, Secretary Houston or his prede- cessor in office has used these funds, not for the purpose as planned by Congress, but for alleged different and unlawful purposes. funds are now used and the an- nouncement made of an Intention further to use them to render peace- time support to the foreign govern- ments and to supply the people or these countries with large quantities of clothing and food aud to contribute to their general welfare. Such action is beyond the power of the Secretary of the Treasury, the peti- tioner asserts. Through Attorneys Ansell & Bal- ley, the court is advised that Secr: tary Houston is attempting to estab- lish out of the balance on hand credits amounting to $129,701,623.38. Of this sum, he says, the Czecho- slovak repubiic is to have $6,012,844 France, $50,496,977.24; Greece, $33,- 236.829.05; Italy, $34,921,192.73, and Liberia, $4,974,000. These nations are not at war with an enemy of the United States, the plaintiff "declares, and attempts to make cash advances to them or to establish credits for them is without legal authority. No obligations of these foreign governments have been received, it is pointed out, as security for the advance of the people’s money, and such advances are not in further- ance of any of the uses set out in the acts of Congress authorizing such action by the Secretary of the Treas- ury. Kerensky Government Credit. Special mention is made in the peti- tion of Mr. Hearst of a credit of $187,- 729,750 established for the Kerensky government in Russia. This govern- ment was overthrown, it is stated, in November, 1917, but there was de- posited in a New York bank, the plaintiff says, $56,000,000 subject to withdrawal by Boris Bakhmeteff. Un. less enjoined, he says, the Secretary will permit Bakhmeteff to continue to draw on this fund. All such alleged unlawful actions by Secretary Houston, the court is told, will result in irreparable loss to the United States. to the taxpayers in general, and to Mr. Hearst as one such taxpayer. MRS. HARDING DELAYED. Derailed Baggage Car Holds Up Party at Charleston, S. C. CHARLESTON, 8. C, February.11. —Mrs. Warren G. Harding and maid and Dr. Charles E. Sawyer, the Harding's family physician, spent an hour and a half in this city this morning on their way to St. Augus- tine from ington. A deralled baggage car of their a delay here in their ASKS ROOM FOR U. S. GOLD Congress Hears Treasury is Choked After Abolishing Branches. Congress was asked today to pro- vide more space here for the storing of government funds. Abolishment of the subtreasuries has resulted in the transfer of all gold to the federal Treasury here, and has choked the t vault, Assistant Secretary Gil- rt told the House public buildings committee. An extra vault should be ded 8t the cariicst possible date, He says the iy il L 128-CENT “GAS” STARTS TOMORROW; MAY SOON l BE DOWN TO 25 CENTS Twenty-eight-cent gasoline to- morrow! [ Tbese are the cheering words that greeted the reporter today who, in search of news, was mak- ing the rounds of gasoline Sta- tions and garages. ] But that's not all, for several | garage managers freely predicted that this fluid, which wiil drive flivver or limousine with equal facility, would drop to 25 cents | in the next sixty days. MMOTORISTS UNABLE | Mhousands Expected to Know Law With No Regulation. Books Available. Although ignorance of the law is not an excuse for violating it, many Ipersons who have been |operate automobiles in the past three months have been unable to obtain coples of the regulations. The last lssue of the regulations was published August, 1920, at which time, it is stated, only 5,000 copies ;were printed. Records of the license loffice show that from August 1 to |February 1. 7,910 permits have been issued to persons to drive motor vehicles. According to Wade H. Coombs, su- perintendent of licenses, his office .only received about half of the issue lof 5,000 copies, the balance going to |the police department for distribution through the station houses. Mr. Coombs stated today that to his ibest recollection his office has not had any c >les of the August issue of regulations for at least three months. Since November 1, three months ago, 3,378 permits to drive motor vehicles have been issued. Inspector Charles Evans of the police department said the station houses also have exhausted their sup- ply of the regulations available for the public. District officials stated today that more_coples of the regulations have not been printed because the Com- missioners expect to promulgate a new set of traffic laws within a week or ten days. Thirty days’ legal notice will be required by law, however, from the date they are approved be- fore they can be made effective. This will add another month to the several through which the license of- to give to new motorists. ‘While it is possible that many of !tne persons who have obtained oper- ators’ permits in the past few months have been able to borrow the regula- tions in order to become familiar with ! them, it is probable that many others have not had an opportunity to get the regulations which they are ex- pected to live up to. The text of the revised traffic regu- lations has been completed by the trafic bureau of the police depart- ment and i8 now before Maj. Hemry L. Gessford for approval. He will submit them in a few days to the missioners. CnC':rpnrltloll Counsel Stephens, it is expected, will then go over them, atter which they will be ready for publication. Thirty days after they are published they will become ef- fective. Today’s News in Paragraphs N. S. Thompson, an_engineer, offers new plan to relieve D. C. water situa- tion. Page 1 Chairman White of the democratic na- tional committee says he has no in- téntion of resigning.his tion.. . Page ‘W..R. Hearst in court attacks cash ad-. vances by U.'S. Page 1 ‘While England irritates U. S. at times war is said to be beyond any possi- bility. Page 2 U. 8. aroused to energetic action by typhus cases on ships. Page 2 illing of Belgian in Mexico causes re- Kflue:! for e“xwhnatlun; other world news by cable. Page b Thirty lives were lost when a tornado swept through Georgia near Oconee yesterday. Page § Parents will employ dancing teacher for O Street Junior High School pupils. Page 12 Police and firemen delighted with ao- tion of Congress on bonus. Page Archbishop Dougherty to be made cardi- nal. Page 17 Harding faces deluge of -ofice seokers end advico givem = | TOOBTAIN RULES, licensed to | fice has passed without regulations; 17| B ening Starf, | Member of credited to it or Al rights dispatehes The Associated Press is the use for republication of all Dews dispar: the Associated Press exclusively entitled to N not otherwise credited u this Paper and aiso the local news publishel berein. of publication of special herein are also reserved. TWO NAVY FLYERS [ KILLED IN AIRPLANE ACCIDENT IN CUBA Lieuts. John Henry Heitz Men- ken and John' Frederick Wolfer. United States Navy, were killed near Guantanamo, Cuba, yester- day by the wrecking of their air- plane “while on a practice flight for radio instruction. A dispatch received today by the Navy De- partment gave no details. Lieut. Menken's home was at Garden City, Kan. and that of Lieut. Wolfer was at Lancaster, ", MMORE SHIP TYPHUS CASES AROUSE LS. Energetic Action Proposed to Prevent Sending of In- fected Aliens. The arrival at New York of another ship with typhus-infected immigrants from Italy aboard led today to plans for energetic action by the Ameri- can_government. After a conference with Surgeon General Cumming of the public health service, Assistant Secretary La Porte, in charge of the public health service division of the Treas- ury Department, announced that all necessary steps to prevent lyphus- infected immigrants from leaving Europe for this country would be taken. Mr. La Porte said instructionc al- ready had gone forward to American consuls in Europe to refuse clean bills of health to vessels preparing BASEBALLRULERIS UPHELDBY PALVER Landis Can Arbitrate for Big Leagues While Serv- ing on Bench. Federal Judge Wwas within the law when he accepted the office of supreme base ball arbi- |trator while still serving on ibench, Attorney General Palmer de- | clared today in a letter to Represen- j tative Welty, democrat, Ohio, who had | questioned the judge's right to hold {Both positions. {_On the strength of this opinion, Mr. Welty introduced a bill making it un- lawful for any judge to receive eom- pensation for exercising.the duties of an arbitrator, commissioner or of- ficer of any corporation. . Mr. Welty #nnounced that if he could -not per- supde the House rules committee to glve the bill & prlvucfeu status im- ;,n&dhlul}‘. he would call it up on the oor. Landis could not properly accept about $42,000 a year as base ball arbitrator the Attorney General said such accept- ance was “not a_crime, either misde- meanor or felony.” “While it might be true.” Mr. Palmer said, “that the judge's duty as arbitra- ! tor wolud take S0 much of his time as | to interfere substantially with the per- { tormance of his official duties, this, of | course, would be a matter to be dis- { posed “of when such interference has actually occurred and wouid probably be an objection on the ground of in- i competency, and considered upon that ) ground alone.” . Judge Landis was not mentioned in the Attorney General's letter, although { Mr. Welty explained that he had asked { particularly as to whether the judge had { gone beyond his rights in attempting | to smooth out tho kinks in big leagac | troubles. PLAN INAUGURAL MEDAL. Committee Members to Decide Soon on Issuing One. ‘Whether or not there is to be an offi- cial inauguration medal cast for dis- tribution to the officers and members of the inaugural committee and to President Harding and Vice President Coolidge will be announced within the { next few days by Edward B. McLean, as chairman of the committee which was planning the inaugural celebra- tion until the latter was called off by | Senator Harding. - " “Although all activities on the part of this committee and its thirty sub- committees ceased immediately fol- lowing Senator Harding's expressed { wish regarding his inauguration, sev- eral informal meetings have been held by groups of the committee, at which the question of casting a medal was discussed. Several designs have been offered, but, according to Mr. McLean, they were not entirely satisfactory. However, when the committee decides | the question of a medal definitely a hurried endeavor will be made to ob- tain a suitable design. LORD MAYOR MUST GO. ‘Warrant Will Be Issued by Labor Department. Should Donal J. O'Callahan, lord mayor of Cork, who came to this country as a stowaway without a passport. faii to leave today a warrant for his ar- rest and deportation will be jssued im- mediately, it was said at the Depart- | ment of Labor. O'Callahan, who .came here to testi- fy before the unofficial commission of the committee of one-hundred investi- gating conditions in Ireland, was classed 8s a “‘seaman” by Secretary Wilson, and :h;in until today to sail for a foreign Do —_— POLICE SEEK HIDDEN WINE - Already They Have Found 650 Barrels in New York Cellar. NEW YORK, February 11.—Ex- ploration of subpassages in a wine cellar on the upper East Side, Where police have found 650 barrels con- taining 33,800 gallons of California claret, was begun today. The police already have made two trips into the cellar. On their first visit they discovered 400 barrels; the second revealed 250 others they had overlooked. ‘WOULD SUCCEED BLACKMON. SYLACAUGA, Ala., February 11.—S. man, has fo) dacy to succeed the lu:‘ l}‘eg;uenv.v tive ‘Blackmon resantas. district, Page 17" tive from. the fourth n o After examination of the question rais- | od by Mr. Welty, who insisted that Judge | | i [ i | | { mitted only by the bite of a louse, and ! check it ! Landis of Chicago!in New York, where more than thirty! lare afllicted with the | them are from southern Europe. | i { with vermin,” said an official of the | “The | {United States quarantine regulations {‘spection s required ! made by daylight, as late as prac- to leave for this country whos: medi- | cal inspection has not been satisfac- tory. In addition, pubiic } ealth serv. ice medical offic in rope wi make careful inspection of immi- grants leaving for this couniry emic Unlikely. | Although post-war conditions in! Europe have increased the danger of typhus infection from imn ) such an extent U it is wel special attention immigration au-| thorities and officials of the public| health service, it was pointed out to- day by physicians in the service that a general epidemic of the plague was | as the disease is trams- | not feared, that proper sanitation never failed to Assisiant Surgeon General R. H. Creel of the public health service is immigrants are now being held up by the immigration officers because they | typhus. Most of | “Entrance of typhus-infected pa- | tients can absolutely be stopped at | the ports of embarkation if the au- | thorities make certain that the pas- | sengers and crew are not infected public health service today. regarding ships sailing from forcign poris read as follows: “When it shou! be ticable before sailing. The vessel should be inspected before the pas- #el _E0_ mhoard, . the passengers tioft and the crew on deck, and no communication should be had with the vessel after such inspection except by permis- | sion of the officer issuing the bill of | health.’ Italian Restriction. “If this rule is followed there will never be any real danger of bringing typhus patients to this country, but the Italian government refuses to allow | American officers to inspect vessels leaving those ports, holding that the inspection by an Italian physician is sufficient.” after they have recovered, if there is no other objection to their entrance. Those who have been exposed to the disease on shipboard are held twelve days to see if they develop typhus. NEW AMBASSADOR FROM ITALY ARRIVES IN N. Y. Senator Ricci Is Met at Quarantine by Secretary of the Embassy. NEW YORK, February 11.—Senator Rolandi Ricci, recently appointed am- Dessador from Iialohe (Dnited Biates, arrived here today on the steamship Duca d'Aosta from Genoa. The ambassador was accompanied by his son, a captain in the Italian army, and Guido Sabetta, former consul gen- eral of Italy at Chicago, who is to be counselor for the eml . He was met at quarantine by Vittorio Faresi, secretary of the em . and Consul General Bernardi of New York. The new ambassador was born in 1860, and took his degree as doctor of laws at the University of Genoa in 1850. He has specialized in commercial, bank- ing, industrial and maritime laws. In 1912 he was appointed to a seat in the | Italian_senate and for a number of years has been close to Premier Gio- litti. During the war he served hisi country on the commission of finance, foreign relations and army reorgani tion. He was vice president of the in- ternational chamber of commerce at Paris and went to Brussels as Italian representative to the international finance conference. REJECT STATE CONTROL. Winchester Fire Companies Stand for “Self-Determination.” Speciat Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va., February 11.— | A proposal by J. F. Ward, city re-| corder, that the Winchester volunteer | fire department of four motorized | companies be brought under control of state laws, has been rejected by the various companies, which hold in- | | was reached. Yesterday’s Net Circulation, 94,146 TWO CENTS. COOLIDGE IS GIVEN SALARY INCREASE IN EXECUTIVE BILL Senate Adopts Amendment Making Vice President’s Annual Pay $15,000. MAY MEET BULWARK OF OPPOSITION IN THE HOUSE Failure to Boost Speaker's Income From $12,000 Likely to Cause Trouble. The salary of the Vice President of the United States is increased from $12,000 to $15,000 in an amendment to the legislative, executive and Judictal appropriation bill adopted by the Senate today. The increase in salary, if it becomes a law, will affect only Vice President- elect Coolidge, and not Vice Presi- dent Marshall, since the appropria- tions carried in the lcgislative bill are for the fiscal year beginning next July 1. The amendment Vice President's salary was offcred by Senator iwmerene of Ohio, democrat. The salary of the Speaker of the House is 312,000, ihe same as ti of the Vice President uuder existing law. ‘Ihe Buggesuon was mude by Senator Warrcn of Wyomiug sat the may coutest an ihcicise for increasing the ithe Vice lresident since the salary Of lhe Spraxer aiso was not in- creascd. Senator Smoot of Utah re- marked toat it might ve as well to increase tne salary of the Speaker. House Likely to Object. Sepator Warren, however, said that while the House may contest the point, “at the same time there is no exact parallel between the ofice of Speaker and the oflice of Vice Presi- ent. “The Vice President is really the President of the United States on many occasions and always the event of the President’s inability, or in case of a vacancy in the office, and ne has a ‘great many more ex- penses than the Speaker has. 5o, without regard to the compensation of the Speaker, the Vice President should have $15,000, and the chair- man of the committec has no objec- tion to that salary, or evenu more, al- though the rocky road that he will have to meet on the House side is plainly in sight” Senator Fletcher of Florida also | said that he did not agree with the idea that the Speaker of the House | should receive the same compensation @s the Vice President. He called at- tention to the fact that the Vice Presidept has to do a great deal | entertaiing of foreign diplomats ti | the Speaker o©f the House is mot | called n i i o ». Bent upon ing up consideration of the annual appropriation bills, the Senate went to work immediately tos day upon the legislative bill, with the hope of passing it before adjourn- ment. Senate committee amendments were adopted rapidly. until the amendment authorizing ike Secretary of the Treasury to purchase farm loan ds The proposal of the committee that $100,000,000 should be put at the disposal of the Secretary of the Treasury for this purpose caused a controversy in the Senate. CAR LINE DISCONTINUED; BACKER SERVES NOTICE Service From Wisconsin Avenue to Great Falls Will Stop at Midnight. Service on the line running from ‘Wisconsin avenue and Bradley lane to Great Falls will be discontinued at midnight tomorrow, William F. Ham, president of the Washington Rallway and Electric Company, announced to- day. The line is not a part of the Wash- ington Railway and Electric Come pany, Mr. Ham explained, but has rented current and cars from the W. R. & E. road. The road is the prop- erty of the Washington and Great Falls Railway and Power Company. According to Mr. Ham, the road be- came unable a short time ago to keep up the bills for current and equip- ment, and an interested individusl who has been guaranteeing payment of the charges has served notice that he will no longer be responsible. In answer to a question, Mr. Ham said the Washington Railway and Electric Company is not considering buying the road to add to the Wash- ington Railway and Electric system. HEARS FISH STORIES. Committee Considering Free List on Tariff Revision. The House ways and means com- mittee heard fish stories todsy in its consideration of tariff revision. It be. gan hearings on the free list. which now includes certain kinds of fish. Four witnesses were before the com- mittee, but they were not agreed as to rates. Some wanted fish retained on the free list, while the others urged import duties. . out for “self-determination.” Vicente Blasco Ibanez + Contributes The Cabure Feather To the Magazine Section of Next Sunday’s Star The author of “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse™ has written a short story which really lives up to the term “unusual” Don’t miss it! IN NEXT SUNDAY’S STAR. Chairman Fordney suggested that the committee would have to examine statistics with respect to the “catches™ of American and foreign fishermen Dbefore it drafted the new tariff bill. WOLF THAT KILLED g 1,000 DEER TO LIVE IN ROCK CREEK 200 A great Cascade timber wolf, notorious poacher of Oregon, is - ‘expected to arrive at the National Zoological Park soon to take up his residence. The beast was captured by a government trapper, after it bad = destroyed a thousand deer, accord- ing to estimates. This wolf and its mate had a record of twenty- heep killed in one night. seven sl 3 for several weeks. At the Zoo here it will form &-l-.- = _’_,___‘_”“ 3