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WEATHER. Fair and slightly warmer tonight; tomorrow cloudy and warmer. Temperature for twenty-four hours ended at 2 p.m. today Highest, 65. ¥ at 2:30 p.m. yesterday: lowest, 29, at 8 am. today. Full report on page 16. Entered as secol post office Wa No. 28,051. nd-class matter hington, D. C. Member of the Associated Press The Asociated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all Bews dispatches eredited to 1t or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news publishel hereln. All rights of publication of special = @he Zoening Star. Closing New York Stocks, Page 23. WASHINGTON, D. €, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1921 _THIRTY-FOUR PAGES. HOUSTON NOTFFED | - T0 PAY NO NONEY ON FOREGN LOANS _Senate c‘or‘nmittee Stops All Advances- Until Facts Ade Examined. $37,000,000 IN POSSIBLE PAYMENTS IS PREVENTED T. S. Treasury Secretary Agrees to Explain Negotiations at In- quiry Tomorrow. Secretary Houston was notified formally today by the Senate judi- clary committee that he “should pay ©out no more money on account of any commitments of loans to foreign ‘ countries until the facts have been spbmitted to this committee and it bas had an opportunity to consider the same and report to the Senate.” The committee’s action was by wnanimous vote and was taken on motion of Senator Reed, democrat, Missouri, author of a pending resolu- tion to stop all advances by ‘the Treasury to the allied governments. $37,000,000 Is Now Tied Up. + _ Decision to take immediate and direct action was made by the com- mittee after Senator Brandegee, Te- publican, Conmnecticut, had informed it that Mr. Houston recently had told . the foreign relations committee that felt in honor bound to make addi- tional advances to the governments for which credits had been establish- ed if those governments asked for e money. th“mw"y Reed and_Brandegee said $37,000,000 additional could be ad- vanced to foreign governments, and Sepator Reed declared the Secretary should be prevented from making any advances while the committee was considering legislation to stop all further loans. ‘ ‘Will Question Houston Tomorrow. ‘Examination of Secretary Houston on this question. scheduled for today, was postponed-until-tomorrow, as the Secretary advised the committee that the papers in the files of the Treasury ! had not yet been assembled. He promised to appear tOmoOrrow and all documents referring to yoon negotiations with foreign coun- ries. L3 SENATE CONFIRMATION OF HENDRICK PREDICTED . Friends of .G Gompeissicner.Op- _timistic Regarding Favorable Action on His Nomination. The- Senate is going to confirm the President’s appointment of J. Thilman Hendrick as a member.of the board of District Commissiof friends and supporters of the latter predict.| These supporters. of Mr. Hendrick | ‘base their optimism what they term a recent trend among members of the Senate which they say is espe- ciaily promising and which causes| theth to be assured that his nomina- : tion will eventually meet with favor. One prominent local democrat, a! close personal friend of Commissioner | Hendrick and who, it is known. was largely responsible for Mr. Hendrick's 7 appointment, while discussing the | Commissioner’'s case today at the| White House. said the prospects of his confirmation are getting brighter each day. Quite a number of locally prominent men, regardless of politics, | have joined with the personal friends | of the Commissioner in the movement | to bring about favorable action in his | case. It is stated that more than one | republican senator has recently given | indication of having been swayed to Mr. Hendrick's side. Besides this ac- tivity at the Capitol it is known that an endeavor is being made to enlist the aid of one or two members of the republican national committee. | Despite this optimism on the part of | Mr. Hendrick’s supporters local re- | publican leaders are just as sure that the Senate will act adversely on his momination. ? SLASHES WIFE’S THROAT. 5 Tailor Who Received Blackhand | Letters Later Kills Self. ASHTABULA, Ohio,« February 15— # Frank de Dominico. a tallor who re- | cently has received several blackhand Jetters, early today cut his wife's throat and killed himself with a gun. His wife may not live. Police believe | fear prompted the tragedy. Td&ay;s ‘News : . in Paragraphs $417.602 added to District estimates in | supplementary figures given to Sen- | Page 1| Secretary Houston directed to pay no | more money on loans to foreign gov. ' ernments until Senate judiciary com.- mittee has facts. Page 1 House apprpves conference report on District ‘appropriation bill. Page 1! Hardiog. and Hays confer on plans for | makeug of cabinet. Page 1 Senator New slated to succeed Hays a: republican chairman. Page Army and Navy clause blamed for Japa- | nese court intrigue. Page 2| Doctor télls of examination of bodies at | Mingo trial. Page 2 Fedéral government will take over New York quarantine station. Page 2 Col. Kuiz may be moved from District building after March 4. Page 2 Citizen association wants strict movie censorship. Page 3 Takoma citizens back merger of car lines and power company. = Page 3 : House judiciary committee plans hear- ing on Landis impeachment case: judge bitterly scored by Senator Dial B : Page 4 Argentine 1o decide status in league. Other foreign news. Page § Geddes leaves London to return to Washington. Page 13 Ambassador Bakhmeteff sees encourag- ing revolt against bolshexiki on way here from Paris. Page 13 Fight for Americanizing votes in . ¢, | to be continued. Page 13 lllinois has been enjoined by the U. S, listrict court from interfering with federal orders establishing higher freight and passenger rates. Page 13 “Washington Council of Bocial Agencien Pitns 1o ask Conerees for financi atd Page 13 T 09,000 for new battle- ship and sends Navy il to Senate, Page 13 TRUSTED BY POLICE TO RETURN, INDICTED MAN GIVES UP HERE “Here I am, I brought myself home,™ said William W. Green, a steusgrapher, charged with non- support of his wife and seventeen- month-old baby, as he walked into police headquarters today. Displaying a copy of an indict- ment for non-support, returned February 2 by the local grand jury against him, and a bench warrant for his arrest received by the po- lice of Flint, Mich., Green explained that when called to his office by the chief of police of Flint and served with the papers he volunteered to raturn to Washington. The official permitted him to keep the legal papers, and, putting them in his pocket, the accused arted for Washington in his own custody without putting the government to the expense of paying the car fare of a deputy marshal. Two headquarters men accom- panied him to the United States marshal's office here, whence he was taken before Clerk Dertzbaugh of the Criminal Court and released on bail of $500 to answer the in- dictment. According to the charg: Green left Washington January 1921, without providing _for support of his wife and child. PRESIDENT SPURNS DEBT CANCELING His Attitude While in Europe Decidedly Adverse, Law- rence Says. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. (Copyright, 1921.) Defending President Wilson from attack for some of his attitudes at the peace conference may not be fashion- able, but in the interests of fair plax those who know the facts concerning the alleged promise of Mr. Wilson to secure the cancellation.of the allied war debt have no hesitancy in saying that far from welcoming the sug- gestions made informally to him he actually resented the idea. One man who.was with the Presi- dent during the peace negotiations tells a story of a dramatic incident that occurred at a‘luncheon given to President Wilson by the members of the French chamber of deputies, which corresponds to the American House of Representatives. Mr. Wil- son fully expected that the affair HOUSE APPROVES CONFEREES' AGTION ON DISTRICT BILL First Item Provides 60-40 i Basis for Raising In- creased Revenues. TOTAL SUM, $19,807,012, | AS FUNDS NOW STAND Reprusentative Davis,Calls Meas- ure Ample—Tower Flays Neglect of Schools. The House today approved tHe con- ference report on the District appro- priation bill, the first item in which prbvides that appropriations for the District shall be paid 60 per cent out | of the revenues of the District and 40 per cent out of the federal Treasury, | ana restores the House provision for increased taxes to meet the appropria- tions on the 60-40 basis. In presenting the conference report to the House, Representative Charles R. Davis of Minnesota, in-charge of the bill, emphasized that the District appropriation bill as passed by\the Senate (leaving out $45,860 in the amount, an amendment on which the House conferees had to come back | for instructions under the rule against new legislation), carries $21,792,942.99. The Scnate has receded from $2.415.- | 390. The amount of the bill as it| passed the House was $19,807,012. The House has receded and agreed to a net reduction made by the Senate in the House bill of $459.460. The bill as it stands is $19,347,552.99, which | is $974,548.12 in excess of the appro- | { priations for the fiscal years 1921, and $5,691,492 less than the depart- mental estimates for 1922. Believes D. C. Bill Ample. “I believe that the measure as pre- sented to the House today amply takes care of the District of Co-| lumbia in every way,” said Chair- man Davis. He pointed out there were 236 amendments put to the bill by the Senate, of which con-! ferees brought back flny-lhreei | which had not been acted upon be- | cause they were new legislation and | under the new rules must be sub- (jected to a separate vote in the { House. He said that the bill as it| @ispatches herein are also reserved. Yesterday's HARRY NEW SLATED DSUCCEED HAYS Senator Understood to Be Harding’s Choice for Re- publican Chairman. Special Dispatch to The Star. 4 ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla,, February 15. —Senator Harry New of Indiana would be altogether social, and was|came from the Senate had been an- | Slated to become the next chalrman not preparcd to talk shop. The presi- (alyzed by the best parliamentarians | of the repubii dent of the Franch chumber was s ed next to Mr. Wilsom and his tempts to get Mr. Wilson to commit himself in® private conversation to some plan for the pooling of waw debts was received with such a frown of disapproval and with such. em phatic remarks that persons at the table related the Incident later as’an indication that so far as Mr. ‘Wilson was concerned there was no hope: of getting im to agree to any cai - tion of war debts. Sk Proposal Not Oficially Made. It is true that the proposai was never officially made to-cancel ‘war debts, but at least a score of different plans were laid informally before Mr:-Wilson by ! French, Italian and British experts, all presuming to arrange for a pooling of assets and liabilities, bat In reality de- signed to relicve Europe of much of her financial obiigation to the United States. Mr. Wilson grew so sensitive—indeed, so suspicious—of these plans that the j mewspaper correspondents who were present at the plenary conference in February, 1919, will not forget with what abruptness Mr. Wilson interrupted the proceedings to inquire what was the | purpose of the special financial section, which was to be a part of the organi-| zation of the ldague of nations. The | proposal was made as an amendment to the general declaration of principles, which had just been adopted pledging all the countries present to a league of nations, and Premier Clemenceau read { protected to the utmost under the ' | new rules. { i Rev(-cnutlye Towner of Towa said {that {t was a disgrace “Congress | to all the schools in t] District to {remaif M their present £ondition, a; that the superintendent of schools told that they did not hav Frow er_accommodations. n_Davis Yeplfed that the #chools had been | granted ail that they asked for in this 1 i _Joug Dispute Over Rules. ‘ i Prattically all of the se leaders engaged in a lengthy cont#oversy over | ihow the House sbould préceed in dis- | iposing of the new legislation laid on| {the bill by the Senate, since this was | the first of the appropriation bills to {be disposed of under the new rule re- | quiring all such legislation be brought {back to the House for a separate votc {in order to protect the House in its |legislative prerogatives. +_ Represengative John J. Rogers of ! Massachusetts, chairman of the sub- | { committee which framed the diplo- | matic and consular appropriation bill, proposed that the amendment contain- | ing new Iegislation should be voted upon en block and that any member would have the Tight to demand a| separate vote: on any particular | {amendment. House “Leader Mondell said that as this is the first bill con- sidered under the new rules it should i be passed in strictest conformity with it so rapidly and in such perfunctory | fashion that the President showed signs of uneasiness and asked Mr. Clemenceau ‘where the suggestion had originated and what its purpose was. The French premier pointed out that the powers of the special committce would be only ad- vigory, and that it would not interfere nations. Known to All Observers. Everybody who was in Paris watch- | ing the American peace commission | from day to day knew of the efforts of | buildings. | the European statesmen to interest |protest against the rules and to most thoroughly pro- tect the jurisdiction of the House. Opposes 30,000 for Rent. In discussing the amendment whlch! I provides for ~an appropriation of | 136,000 for rent of offices for the re- | | corder of deeds. Representative Lin- ' i 1 | with the freedom of action of individual | thicum of Maryland made-a speech to ithe House, in which he pointed out | | that thousands of clerks are being { dismissed from the service and tnng: jthere are many vacant govern- ! ! ment oflices in government-owned | He registered a vigorous | appropriations for | | ular conceptions abroad of America’s |lump sum appropriation for the sur-| the Americans in proposals that would ; hiring offices for government agen- lighten the financial burdens of Eu- cies when the government already rope. Suggestions for the cancella- has abundant vacant office space. tion of the allied war debt became so | Representative Louis Cramton of numerous that America’s peace com- Michigan. one of the republican con- missioners found it necessary in their | ferees, said that the Court of Appeals informal conversations with the Eu- has the most offective lobby in the| ropeans to make clear two points— | District and is responsible for the first, that the United States was by | failure of the Municipal Court bill. | no means responsible for any debts | | contracted or anything done-m the | DISMISSAL IS FACED | war prior to April, 1917, and, second, | 2o 2 that America could not, in justice to | | her own people, Wwho had lent the Twenty-Five May Be Reduced in money through liberty bonds, accemi 5 ¥ any suggestion even remotely affect- | Pay in Surveyor’s Office. Faflure of the conferees on the Dis- ing the original obligations. | trict appropriation bill to increase the | The European governments, haw- ever, sharing to some extent the pop- 1 “limitless” wealth, insisted s ! urging & cancellation or pooling. of | \c) ), l"’"‘(“: ‘:‘:m $4.000 to $8,000 will | war debts. The proposals made pub. | SSUt i the dismissal of three em- ic within the last fortmght are part | B10Ye¥ of that oflice and reductions in of the same misunderstanding of | ba¥, fOF y-five other trained America’s position, even though ft| Worker® has been made plain by republicans | and democrats influence i y very hogi.‘nmnl-msi);ed\es o ‘s;r:‘ee-rfh'r’m‘i';‘”{{,flt".".‘,’,";,“i';,?-““lh“’ men like James M. Beck abr jineens e istrict often been wrongly lnterp::ge:a::ib“”d"’g that the conferees would re- | the American viewpoint. | store the original figure. | | Some of the skilled men, including False Hopes Encouraged. | araftsmen. who will have their pay re: | While only a few Americans of 3uced proX-bly :m leave the Distriet prominence have urged the cancel: | SFViCe, A number of them have been | |lation of the war debt. their utter. |17 the OTICE TOT LVERLy years. ances have been displayed in Euro.| 1% ' do\;l :1 : ether the surveyor; pean newspapers and have (o' some | Wil P able to Keep the work of his | extent encouraged false hopes. office up 0" the curtailments | But jhe European governments | VPION NOW S€€m unavoidable have to | know that not only did President Wil be made. i :on rhr:wr;;l lh: Husugtiliun at Paris, i but that Secretary McAdoo, Se y i |l ini Secraneittocon a7 HUNT PASSENGERS HERE. | each in their turn told European dij. i lomats in unequivocal terms that the P American people expected their Euro- The bill originally carried $5,000 for | the surveyors's office, but in the Seq. Two Men Arriving on Typhus Ship | pean debtors to make goo i B ve D. C. i L LI 80od their Gave D. C. Addresses. | | —_— | Health Officer William (. P‘uwler‘ ! ME'GHE@_TO AID UNION. has béen notified by the health ay- | thorities of New York city thap turg| | ! men on the ship President w, ! Accepts Honorary Presidency of | Which arrived in this Ison, | Pan-Pacific Assoc ¢ typhus fever aboars mih 'an-Pacific cases O aboard, i | fation. Case s inEton as thelr destinaton 5°V¢ | HONOLULU, T. H., February 15— Tpe letter contained two local ag- {an active politician. | Hon. Arthur Meighen, premier of Can.- {ada, has accepted the honorary presi. {dency of the Pan-Pacific Union, ge. ! cording 1o a recent announce | the headquarters of “the union® At | Honoluiu. Premier Meighen suomeqi® | Sir Robert Borden, former prime o’ |ister of Canada, in the Pan-Pacifig | position. Describing the union’s recent actjyi- ties. Alexander Hume Ford, executivs {wecrewary, said that Dr. C. T. Wang, who formerly rep-esented China at Paris, has taken the leud in the eam. paign for good roads in China which the Pan-Pacific Assoclation there has launched. F £ 2 esses Where it was thought | |?:;vele" might stop. Aucur&.'xlngl?: Dr. J. L. Norris, assistant health o fcer, it was found that the men men. tioned had lived at both addresses but do not mow reside at either of them. The New York authorities Stated that although the first and secong class passengers on the President Wilson Were not detained in quaran. ational committee. n -1in order that the House should be |The present chairman, Will H. Hays, on March 4 next will become Post- master General of the United States the Harding cabinet and will re- his association with the national . Senator New is under- Mr. . qulnm )¢ : RS President-e x late the 8€lection. the republican committee does not have to be a member of the com- mittee before he is chosen. The democratic committee has a dif- ferent rule, under which no man can be named as chairman unless he is a regulariy selected member. 1In the jast campaign so far as to permit Harry M. Daugh- erty of Ohio to be a member of the executive committee of the national amittee despite the fact that Mr. Daughrty was not the representative of Ohio on the national committee proper. Worried Over Deficit. Chairman Hays was summoned to! St. Augustine this week by Mr. Hard- ing to discuss matters, as the iresi- dent-elect himself said, “for the good of the order.” There is not the slight- est doubt that Senator Harding still is worried over the big deficit in the national committee’s campaign funds and he is desirous of knowing what steps have been taken and what prog- {ress is being made toward wiping out | the indebtedness. The general impression here is that Chairman Hays has not been making a very great amount of Drogress. his effort to assess stftes at the rate of 10 cents for each republican vote cast, Mr. Hays is running counter to the best judgment of some of the older memibers of the committee and some of them are practical men con- 1ected with republican politics. These older hands at the wheel have had the experience which teaches them that it costs anywhere from 50 to 100 cents on the dollar to collect, administer and account for funds rajsed in small amounts. Mr. Hays, according to the best in- formation obtainable here, is proceed- ing independently -of the national treasurer, Fred W. Upham of Chicago, in arranging the campaign for wiping out the deficit. This may be because of the fact that Mr. Hayes feels that the deficit was largely due to him, and he personally would like to sce it ob- literated ore he gives up the chair- manship. The time is so short, how- | ever, between now and the 4th of March it would: seem impossible for Mr. Hays to succeed. If the deficit is not made up by the 4th of March Mr, Upham unquestionably will be called upon to go out and raise the money 28 he sees fit, which means simply he Would raise the limit of contributions from $1,000 to something like $5,000 or $10.000. Mr. Upham knows there iare plenty of men in the republican party willing to give large sums who Are not looking for the slightest ad- vantage to themselv As a matter of fact, the poorer men of the party feel they are doing more than their share’ when they are called upon to put up $1.000, and the man worth fifty milliors is asked for no more. Hays Sure of His Plan. Mr. Hays expresses confidence the def- jcit will be raised in the manner he has | outlined and he is trying to get to- gether virtually the same organizations Sich operated prior to the election. Members of the old ways and means committee, which operated under Col. Whliam Boyce Thompson, have been summoned to New York and asked to do their share in getting the money to- gether. Senator New, who will succeed Mr. Hays, according to present plans, is A Hle is particularly rienced in national committee af- fairs, having served as acting chairman during several years of the Taft admin- istration, after Chairman Frank H. Hitchcock had gone into the Taft cab- ot as Postmaster General, and had, +hereby, set a precedent. In addition to being @ clever man at politics, Senator Now is one of Mr. Harding's closest per- sonal friends. Mr. Harding has_the Aighest possible regard for Senator New and would like to do something for him, "but Mr. New is desirous of running for the Senate again two vears from now. It is this latter fact alone which may prevent his taking the national Shairmanship. Mr. New may feel that the power which would accrue to him as national chairman would be an Snfair advantage over any rivals who desire to contest the nomination with him. One of these contestants is for- wmer Senator Albert Beveridge. Mr. Harding would like to compose the ‘ndiana situation by sending Mr. tine, it was deemed advisable for|3everidge away to some diplomatic local health authorities to keep in|Sest, but it I8 understood {he Iatter communication with them. will not accept such a solution of Dr. Norris said he has not beenfthe matter. & able to locate the men here. } (Oowfl¢ 1021.)- < 1 ist S417502 15 ADDED the republicans went | Tower 10 a6t The chairman’ oft { i | i UNCLE JIM’S HOG LO OR CORNFIELD IS NOW POPULATION CENTER BLOOMINGTON, Ind., February 15.—Somewhere on “Uncle Jimmie" Herrin's hilly forty-acre . farm, either in the hog lot or the corn- field, is the new center of popula- tion of the United States, engi- neering experts from Indiana Uni- versity decided today. The engineers are now planning a definite survey to establish the exact spot, 8.3 miles southeast of Spencer, Ind., which the census bu- reau announced as the new popu- lation pivot. - HARDING AND HAYS CONFER ON CABINET Make-Up—Serious Prob- lems Considered. BY the Associated Press. ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., February 15.—President-elect Harding and his | campaign manager, Will H. Hays, chairman of the republican national committee, got down to brass tacks | today in a final pre-inauguration con- ference on the make-up of the cab- administration. Mr. Hays generally is’considered by thoSe close to the President-elect a8 a ifkely choice for a place in the cabinet, and his position asthe-titu- lar head of the party gives him, in addition, an influemtial volce in ‘the determination of many questions in- volving both patronage and policies. Mr. Harding was in' conference with ! him the greater part of the day, and, although no definite announcement was made, it was indicated that the most serious problergs ahead of the new administration were under con-- sideration. Places Stll Uncertain. The postmaster generalship has been lrei:lrded as the ‘most provable ap. tment desfred appropriation included in the | Yore st sre b danper g T man. but deficiency appropriation bill. quantities in the cabinet situation A legislative provision is proposed | Which' make the final allotment of authorizing the accounting officers of | DeCrnrea g “ihbne wecrian. Two ]G ESTMTES Commissioners Submit -Sup plementary Figures for 1921 ‘to the Senate. Supplemental estimates, amounting to $417.602, required for the District ot Columbia for the fiscal year 192!{ i were submitted to, the Senate today /by the District Commissioners. An effort will be made to have the Get Down to-Brass Tacks in| inet ang the ‘first steps of the coming UNCLE SAM’S ALMANAC, LIKE POOR RICHARD’S, GIVES GROWERS HINTS Uncle Sam has revived Benjamin Franklin's “Poor Richard"—in spirit, at least. Publication of a farmers’ almanac much after the stylo of Franklin's epigrammatic homilies to growers was announced today by the Department of Agriculture. “Beware of false prophets.” de- clares one caution. “Don’t plant by the moon; but get the best seed and prepare the sced bed, then plant when soil and moisture conditions are right.” naghe omuer o a serub bull should ave a leather medal—made fi the bull's hide,” is another. - o The book contains seasonal advice on all farm topics, and is destined as an index as well 1o available govern- ment publications on any specific subject. WILL SHOW URGENT NEED FOR ACTION gPlanning to Impress Congress With Necessity for Legisla- tiononD. C. Water Supply. Plans for impressing Congress with the immediate necessity of- increas- ing Washington's water supply were sct in motion in several quarters today. It was considered likely the next forty-eight hours would witness a combining of these activities in a unified drive to obtain emergency legislation at this sesson of Con- gress. Outstanding in the day's develop- ments were: Preparation of a letter which the federal power commission will send tion on the Tyler plan for develop- inE water supply and power at Great alls. A conference between Francis R. Wel- ler, chairman of the Board of Trade ‘water supply committee, and Represent- ative Frederick N. Zihlman of Mary- land, as to the best means of seeking emergency legislation. A conference between Mr. Weller and Maj. Gen. Lansing H. Beach, chief of engineers of the Army, as to the amount that would be required in an initial ap- propriation for work on the water sup- [hly project as outlined by Maj. Ty- Hler. Gen. Beach is understood to have told Mr. Weller that the water suppiy situ- ation is serious and, in his opinion, Con- gress cannot affora to delay action to iincrease the supply. He thought an | initial outlay of $200,000 would be suffi- jcient to cover the cost of surveys and other preliminary work. The Tyler investigation and report | were made under the direction of Gen. Beach. At the conference with Mr. Zihlman it was suggested the Maryland mem- ber of Congress should confer with Secretary of War Baker ! that-the Secretary recommen: gress an init starting. work 7t project. : ~While Mr. Baker s chairman of the federal power commission, which has indorsed the Tyler report, it was sug- gested that In his capacity of Secre- tary. of War he might properly pro- pose to Congress an immediate au- thorization for increasing the water supply, in view of the seriousness of the situation and the fact the work probably would be done under the di- rection of the War Department. Represenative Zihlman indicated he would consider the suggestion and might seek a conference with the Sec- {retary of War later in the day. | -Just as soon as the federal power commission’s letter transmitting the Tyler report reaches Congress a defi- to Congress recommending early ac- | Net Circulation, 94,603 TWO CENTS. KING REBUKES IRISH FOR USING FORCE IN FIGHT FOR REPUBLIC Declares Before Opening of Parliament That Violence Will Not Solve Problem. FAVORS TREATY ON TRADE WITH SOVIETS IN RUSSIA ’*;I.loyd George Goyemmel;t Faces Test in London—Streets | Throngedgs Monarchs Pass. By the Associated Presh. LONDON, February 15.— Violence will not solve the Irish problem, King George declared here today In his speech from the throne to the two {houses of parliament, in formally opening the sessions. One of the out- standing sections of his address re- ferred to Ireland, the king saying: i “The situation in Ireland still causes jme distress. A misguided section of the Irish people persists in resorting to methods of criminal violence, with the object of establishing an inde- pendent republic. Neither Irish unity nor Irish self- government can be attained by this | means.” The king's speech was brief, but touched on numerous vital questions confronting the government. At the outset it referred to the coming con- ferences to be held in London and at- ! tended by representatives of allied na- tions, Germany and Turkey. Hopes te Back Up Peace. “I earnestly trust,” said King George, “that by this means-further progress i may be made in giving effect to trea- ties of peace in re-establishing con- cord in Europe and restoring tranquil- lity in the near eas King George expressed himself as favorably disposed toward a commer- cial treaty with soviet Russia, saying: “It is my hope that negotiations for-a trade agreement with Russia may also be brought to a successful con- In discussing the Irish question, the | king saia: “Arrangements for bringing into force the government's Irish act are now well advanced, and I earnestly trust that in the near future the ma- jority of the people will show their determination 10 repudiate violence and give effect to an act which con- fers upon them responsibilities of self- governmen® and provides machinery by which they can attain Irish unity by constitutional means.” fuployment Is Problem. problem con- fronting you,” he said. “is that of un- employment, which is ‘a resuit of worldwide restriction of trade. This may be alleviated, but it cannot be cured by legislative means. This prob- lem, with its acute and distressing | consequences for hundreds of our fel- ! low citizens, is recelving constant and anxious attention from my ministers, Wwho are striving to revive trade and prosperity, and, in the meantime, as- | sist_those who, unfortunately, have no { employment. You will be invited to pass a bill extending provisions which were made for the unemployed under the unemployment insurance act.” (This act provides that employes the District to pay J. Thilman Hen- drick the salary of a Commissioner for the period he entered upon the duties of that pffice, to and including March 4, 1921. The estimates in detail follow: District of Columbia employe: pensation fund, $2,00 com- lor three of those who have been i asked to take cabinet places have yet : 10 send in definjte acceptances and the | secretaryship involved may. have to lbe filled by a last-minute shift of | men whose status has heretofore been regarded as fixed. That is one of the contingencies that the President-elect 1 is understood to have discussed with nite proposal for obtaining emergency | pay a premium against unemploy- legislation will be.made to the com- | ment, by which they receive govern- mittee . to which the report .is Te-| men,’ assistance if they are out of ferred, it was stated today. Legisla- work.) tion may be sought in the form of a| % rider to the deficiency bill soon to be| taken up in the Senate. —_— Bill to Curb Lig “A measure will also be Introduced in the ho of commons,” the king with the safe- Fre¢ Public Library: For additional} Mr. Hays. 2 In| | i I { maintenance of the seweragi amount required for maintenance, re- pairs, fuel, etc., $2,000. fices, $5,000. Coroner's office, $1,700. { For additional amount required for advertiing notices of taxes in arrears July 1, $2,200. - Office of superintendent of weights and measures, $600. | For additional amount required for |paving with bituminous macadam { Bladensburg road, 15th and H streets, | to_the District line, $30,000. jcleaning and _repairing sewers and | basins, etc., $10,000. For additional amount redulred for opergtion ana umpin, service, $18.000. PENIDINE For public schools, allowance to . prin- cipals of grade school buildings, $2.980; | for additional amount required for care of smaller buildings and rented rooms, $4,272: for additional amount required for purchase and repair of furniture, etc., $18,200; for additional amount re- quired to meet the objects set forth in the appropriation for contingent ex- penses, . $4.500; for additional amount Fequired for purchase of United States flags, $1.600. For Police Machines. additional amount required for main- «nance of motor vehicles, metropoli- lice, $1,900. ":““I{f d‘;mf‘lmenl. District of Columbia, $12,700. & Health department, $2,800. For the (‘nurlss: MJuvenue, Municipal Court, $500. l""l'l‘)mep for the Aged and Infirm, $650: 500. I onal Training School for Girls, 5,000. 5 sdHoard of children’s guardians, $20,- | 500. 1 Home School. $8,000, Hespitar for the Insane, $190.000 d for additional amount required for deportation of non-resident in- sane patients, $1,500. % Lighting public_grounds, $1500. Water service, $35.000. —_————— RIOTING IN INDIA FOLLOWS ARRESTS, LONDON HE{\RS Revolution Starts After Ruler Puts Leaders of Movement in Prison. LONDON, February 15.—Revolutior has broken out in the Indian state of Tonk, in Rujputana, says a Reuters dispatch from Allahabad. After agree- ing to demands of the people, the Nowab, Mohammedan ruler of the dis- trict, arrested leaders in the move- ment, whereupon rioting broke out. State troops are actively engaged and people are fleeing toward British ter- ritory. The capital of the district is {located in the city of Tonk, about ity | yeen divulged, miles south of Jaipur. Tonk Is one of the twenty-one In- dian states included in the Rajputana | district, which covers a vast area in the northwestern part of the Indian peninsula. Tonk has an area of 2,563 square miles and in 1911 had a popu- lation of 303,181. The most of the yopu!uon are Hindoos. | Continued expenses of District of-: | For additional amount required for: BEATS CASHIER TO DEATH | Bandit Robs Texas Bank Chartered Only Yesterday. HOUSTON, Tex., February 15.—An unidentified man entered the BElue Ridge State Bank at Hobby, twelve miles from this city, today, beat Rob- ert L. Kirby, the cashier, to death and aped with all the money in the P except about $10,000. Posses with bloodhounds are in pursuit of | Harry M. Daugherty, the Harding i preconvention manager, is td be here tomorrow for a similar discussion, and before the week is out other prospective cabinet members are to | give Mr. Harding thelr views on the best cabinet material . Mr. Daugherty generally is regarded as the Harding first choice for. the attorney general- | ship. i | HEARING ON MERGER. A hearing.on the France bill to au- thorize a merger of the Washington Rallway and Electric Company and the Potomac Blectric Power Com- pany will be held by the Senate Dje- { trict subcommittee In charge of the bill at 10:30'am. tomorrow. The sube. committee consists of Senators mac Ca_ppfll“ ?nd l[!o,l,nerene. ) Officials of the two com; ! represontatives " of A e who in turn represent own: Securities, will be heara o > °f the e e LANGDON SLAYING UP. 'Japanese Cabinet to Resume Nego- | tiations With United States. TOKIO, February 14.—The Japanese cabinet, it was reported today, will S0on resume negotiations with the { United States over the Vladivostok.in- | cident—the shooting of Lieut. W. H. Langdon, U. 8. N, for which the Jap- anese sentry i ved was placed on trial by court-martial. It was under- stood the cabinet considered the Langdon affair-at length today. ‘Was it a bomb or booze? Navy yard officials and secret serv- ice operatives are seeking the gnswer to this question in connection with the arrest of a seaman who is alleged to have offered a bribe to a superior o?er for peymission to take a “pack- agd” aboard the presidential yacht Mayflower. Said “package” stirred up an in- vestigation that has covered every inch of the navy yard and the ships lying there. The seaman, whose name kas not s still under arrest, but there were indications today of a | strong official leaning toward the the- ory that liquid refreshments and not dynamite were iutended to be smug- gled on board the Mayflower. Secret service investigators sald they had found nothing to indicate a bomb plot. Secretary Daniels told newspaper- men today that a thorough investi- {France Bill for Joining Companies | fys banait 7 Before Subcommittee Tomorrow. A bk wee c_h".t__" £ St SIX CASES IN DISTRICT. Six cases of sleeping sickness have ! peen discovered in the District since ! January 1, according to records of the i pealth department. Four of thenr Were reported in Jan- uary and two this month. One of the interests. | 1ast two patients 1s colored and the ! ! other is listed as a Filipino. Health department officials are not worried over the presence of six cases in’the city. HONORS E. W. RYAN. | Kovxo, Lithuania, February 15.— i The cross of a Knight of Lithuania has been bestowed by President Smet {ona of Lithuania upon Col. Edward W. | Ryan, American Red Cross commis- | sioner to the Baltic states. The pres- | entation occurred yesterday at the i residence of the president in the pres- ience of the minister of war and the commander-in-chief and the surgeon general of the Lithuanian army. The cross also was conferred upon Capt. Desomosesky and Lieut. Bridges. Bomb or Bootlegger Booze? ‘ Bundle Bothers Boatswain gation of the matter had failed to show the existence of a plot. Aceording to the Secretary, a sailor told a boatswain's mate on the May- flower that it would mean large money for him if he happened to be on duty at a certain hour and per- mitted a friend to bring a “package” aboard. The boatswain's mate prompt- ly reported the incident to Capt. Holmes, commanding the yacht. The sailor had stated he was to meet a friend in a city park and get the “package.” Following the arrest of the sailor an effort was made to get in touch with the friend he was expected to meet in the park. The friend failed to show up, but left a note making an appointment for the following night. He also failed to show up the next night, and the “package” is still at large. Secret service operatives have been working on the theory that if a plot existed 1t may have extended to the shops and other ships at the navy yard. It was stated they had found nothing in- criminating against the sailor arrested. dealing guarding of essential key industries of the country and with certain as- pects of unfair and abnormal indus- trial competition. I earnestly hope these efforts may be seconded by the loyal and frank co-operation of em- ployers and employed, for it is through co-operation of capital and labor, in a Spirit of mutual trust and confidence, that early solution of this grave problem may be found.” King George announced the “deter- mination of the government to reduce expenditures to the lowest level con- sistent with the well being of the em- pire” and, he stated, a bill would be presented dealing “with the sale of alcoholic liquor in the light of ex- i perience gained during the war.” Opposition Reaches Climnx. New political alignments and (he { proposal of legislative and govern- mental issues of tremendous import | to the people of Great Britain were | foreshadowed when parliament reas- cembled today after & recess of seven | Weeks. Oppsition to the Lloyd George | ministry, and discontent with many | of the policies it has pursued in the Tecent past, seemed to have reached a climax, and it appeared the stability {of the cabinet would be given its | crucial test before the final adjourn- | ment of the session next summer. | MAttacks on the government seemed | certain to center about Ireland. the | conditions prevailing in that island and the plans of the premier for the future government of the Irish peo- I ple. Former supporters of the coali- i tion government Wwere among those who were most bitter in their com- { ments on the Irish situation, and ap- | peared to be united with the opposi- tion. The domestic situation. center- ing about conditions of unemploy- ment and high -taxes, brought new elements_to the side of those oppos- ing Mr. Lloyd George, while the pol- icies the premier adopted relative to trade with Russia and acceptance of British mandate for Mesopotamia Seemingly went far toward disinte- grating the apparently overwhelming majority held by the premier in the house of commons. Siniater Note in Pageantry. Ceremonies Incident to the opening of parliament were vestéd with all their pre-war splendor, but the pa- geantry of the day was shot through Sith a sinister note, as elaborate pre- cautions had been taken to protect Thembers of the royal family from Violence and to prevent untoward in- tidents in both houses. Visitors were excluded from galleries and lobbies in the house of pariiament, and heavy reinforcements of constables and guards had been stationed at the ap- proaches of Westminster and through Whitehall. At strategic points sharp- shooters had been placed to check any attempt at disorder. The ancient practice of searching the vaults beneath the parliament buildings, which was instituted in 1606 as a result of the Guy Fawkes gunpowder piot, was carried out witk fur greater thoroughness than usual this morning by ycomen from the Tower of Lendon, who wore their piccuresque uniforms. Streets Are Thremged. Hundreds of thousands thronged the streets of London from earliest daybreak in order that they might fAind points of vantage from which to im on Page 2, Column 2.) | | continued, | | R