Evening Star Newspaper, February 27, 1921, Page 3

F SENATE INGREASES 1 ARMYTO 175,000 Appropriation Bill Provides i Greater Land Force Than Passed by House_. GENERALS GET PROMOTION Liggett and Bullard Raised to . Higher Rank at Request of 1 Gen. Pershing: An army of 175,000 officers and men 1s ‘provided for in the Army appro- priation bill as amended and passed by the Senate yesterday. The House had provided merely for an army of 150,000 for the next fiscal year in passing the appropriation bill. The Senate military affairs committee amendment providing for an increase of 25,000 was adopted by the Senate. The big Army budget went through in the record time of less than three hours, npn,!illnn to -the Army in- crease provisions and the total in- crease of $31,000,000 made over the House bill failing to materialize. Immediately after passage of the Army bill, Senator Poindexter, repub- lican, Washington, moved to take up the Navy appropriation bill, the last of the appropriation measures before the Senate, but withdrew his—mo- tion when it was announced that an agreement had been made with lead- ers by Senator Borah. republican.| Jdaho, that the naval biil should wait | until next week. In passing the Army measure the Senate added an amendment, request- | ed by Gen. Pershing, providing for promotion to the grade of lieutenant &general of Maj. Gens. Hunte® Liggett and Robert L. Bullard, who com- manded field armies overseas. Chair-| man Wadsworth of the military com- | mittee offered the amendment, stat- ing that the war record of the two| officers justified this recognition. | Bill Put Through Fast. The Senate provisions the size of the Regular Army to 175 000 went through with a rush after the Senate had adopted an amend- ment by Senator Borah limiting Army expenditures to the total car- ried in the Senate bill and operating jof the Treasury Department shall be to bar any deficiency appropriations later. » Senator Wadsworth said fhe sure that the imcoming administra-!the proposed a n would keep the Army within the 1 00 limit set by Congress. He explained that the Army July 1 would aggregate about 207,000 men, and that with prospective reduction 4t would number, by January 21, 162,000 men. Among the Senate military com- mittee increases in appropriations adopted was an {ncrease from $19, 200,000 to $23.000.000 for the Army air service. The Senate also adopted increasing | wise there would be no objection and felt | general accounting office created by will not be enacted during the remain Urges Plan to Pay Honor HAMILTON FISH, Jr., Representative in Congress from New York and author of bill to bring back from France the body of an unidenti- fied American soldier for burial in Arlington national cemetery. G. 0. F: LEADERS DISCOVER “JOKER” IN BUDGET BILL Measure Will Not Be Passed at Present Session. Oppo- nents Believe. Republican leaders in Washington are firmly of the opinion that the bud- get bill providing for a concentration of preparing estimates for the gov- ernment departments and for the han dling of departmental appropriations ing days of this session of Congress. These leaders base their opinion re- garding this measure wpon the dis covery of a “joker” mneatly®tucked away in it as it now stands. Other- all obstacles to its passage would be removed. The “joker” in question pro- vides that the present incumbents of the offices .of the controller, as- i sistant _controller and six auditors transferred at their present salaries to become officers as such under the t. If the lattdr bé- comes a law with this provision be- fore March 4 these eight so-called political plums woyld thus be filled by democrats, appointed by the Pres dent, and would be lost to the incom- ing administration. It has been suggested that the bill be passed in its present form without delay to meet the wishes of President Wilson, but under the circumstances republican_leaders do not deem it is advisable from a republican viewpoint the proposed increase from $1,900,000 to $2,500,000 for vocational education!action, they contend, would hamper in the Regular Army, and another| president Harding in filling these po- amendment increasing from $330,000 | sitions to $500,000 the appropriation Alaskan roads. > A committec gmendment providing for discharge, Upon request, of-men in the Regular Army with more than one year's honorable service aiso was adopted. % DISABLED TO PROTEST. &ednction of Compensation by Vo- cational Board Opposed. Contemplated action of the Federal Board for Vocational Education to re- duce the compensdtion of disabled men in training throughout the country will be protested at a mass meeting to be held at 11 o'clock this morning at Poli's Theater. All dis- n, national i g‘a‘l‘fe 1 Disabled Soldiers’ League: | James W. Mellen, chairman of the legislative committee, to speak. SPECIAL NOTICES. T i Yor. o ity New York or vieinity. THE BIG 4 TRANSFER CO., INC., 1125 14th st nw. Phone Main 2159, WASHINGTON, D. C.. FEBRUARY 27, 1921. Ton Arec Copper Company.—The annual stock: olders' meeting ef this company will be held Monday. April 4, 1921, at 11 o'clock am., at 707 Colorado_bilg... Washiagton, D. &.."for | the purpose of electing directors of the ‘com- pany'and for the transaction of mch qther busi-| | riy come before it. e S Y & BONWOODY, Pre B. K. RORERTS, Secretars. Boani of directors’ meeting to follow stock- | holders” meeting. = 'HE LATEST SPRING HAT FRAMES, FROM | T ka5 cents, _All Kinds of braid and | flowers. Hats made to order reasonably. Hem: stitening, good work. quick service. Two yds.. 7ot X POULTR EA F00D FOE CATILE AND TRY—PEA- not bran, $1 100 pounds: peanut meal. 32 300 1bs.; broken seanuts, $1.50 100 Ib TARIAN FOOD & NOT CO., ent. . Cap. st 1. COLBUBRN OF THE BUREAU fl(nu. Interior bidg., would like to meet officer wh> to(k him to the EMergency | with the conduct of this business, Frospital after the Connecticut ave. street ca aceident Janvary i PROPERTY PROTECTION 1S G N R aterpeot paint for old roots and side walls. 1336 F LIMITED TIM) 3 -:,yB&‘r‘wm house comptete with a quality set of lighting fixtures for $175, or any 9-foom house, complete, with fixtures, for walls ent, no fioor damaged. RESIDENTIAL WIRING. J €O.. phone M. 7108. 1324 Eye n. ED—TO CARRY A VANLOAD OF FUR T rom Washington ~ to Philadeiphia. SFER AND STORAGE, 1313 N ¢ 1S HERBBY GIV! THAT ’l"fl A YLife Insurance Company of the United States of America will be held at the « ffice of the company, 501 Wilkins building, 151 H st., in the city of ‘ashington, D. C Mareh 8, 1921, at 10 o'clock in the forencon of said day. ROBERT D. LAY, Secretary. ‘Washington. 1. C., February. 1921. BEASLEY. | to pass the bill at this session, as such i ON SOLDIER BONUS Clash in Senate Seen When Supporters Try to Force Vote This Week. A spiritad clash in the Senate over the soldiers’ bonus bill is expected this week. The measure, as amended by the Senate finance committee, is now on the Senate calendar and its proponents say they will seek to put it through before the close of the session. It is very doubtful, however, if a vote can be had on the measure in the few days remaining before ad- journment. Because the republican management passed tax eprov ons over to the next Congress and added an amend- ment today deferring operation of tke bill until January 1, 1923, some prom- inent democratic senators declare: that they would attack the republican program, charging ‘“political ~hy "' and denying that any re attempt to aid the former service men was contemplated. Other sena- tors, including republicans and demo- crats, promised to fight the whole bonus legislation to the last ditch. New Plan for Payments. + The amendment postponing all bene- fits under the bill until January 1, 1923, was adopted after Senator Mc- mber, republican, North Dakota, in charge of. the measure, explained that it was believed the cost could be met from interest payments by the allies on their loans from the United States. This plan has never been broached beford. Other financing proposals have contemplated payment of the Lonus from principal payments on the allied obligations, new taxes or new bond issues. Except for the amendment deferring operation of the bill until January 1, 1923, no substantial amendemnts were. made by the committee in the House bill. Retained -in the bill \are the five options proposed by the House for former service men. These are ash payments based on length of service. e certifications for de- ferred payment, vocational training aid, 10ans to aid in purchasing farms or homes and “land settlement aid” or homestead allotments. HOUSE CHIEFS FEAR ORGANIZATION FOES Majority So Big Opposition of New Members Regarded as Likely. The thought uppermost in the minds of republican leaders of the House, in planning for the reorganization meet- ing tomorrow night, was that their majority might be too big to handle. in _question with men who for | would be of his own selection and who i would naturally not feel bound to up- hold or defend the policies of the Wil- son administration. - . MARTENS DATA ASKED. Senate Requests Attorney General for Evidence Against Russ Envoy. Attorney General Palmer is request- ed in a resolution adopted yesterday by the Senate to submit whatever evi- dence the Department of Justice has against Ludwig C. A. K. Martens, rep- | Senator Bbled soldiers have been invited to|Hampshire, who said that since As. attend the meeting. John T. Nolan | sistant Secretary Post of the Labor s to act as chairman, George H.|Department had canceled the warrant commander of the | for arrest and deportation of Mar- and others are | to the United States, the Senate should cents. HARRIS HAT FRAME SHOP, 1010 | AL oF | the | | HEATIN N | i | The Biggs resentative of the Russian soviet gov- ernment, who recently was deported from the United States. The resolution was introduced by Moses, republican, New tens, and it was reported that the soviet agent was at liberty to return have all the facts in the case. SPECIAL NOTICES. The Shade Shop No Braites. 830 13th St Fine Window Shades at the new prices. 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Phoues Col. 155 and 1331. —will soon be *leaky roofs” if me- glected. Better take heed and bave us save the roof from decay with a coat of Irouclad Roof Paint. Now's the time. IRONCLAD g::'a% 1416 F st. n. Phone M. 14, By actual count the republican ma- jority in the new House will be 169, or more than three to one, and some leaders expressed dnxiety that the new men who come in with the new landslide and who are here for the meeting, might want to take a hand in selecting officers to serve for the next two years. The opinion generally was express- ed, however, that Speaker Gillett and Representative Mondell of Wyoming, the republican leader, would be re- elected. Their friends say they will be unopposed. / Representative Knutson of Minne- sota, republican whip, expects oppo- sition. The all-powerful committee on com- mittees, which makes assignments to the various standing committees, will be named at the conference, and the chances are that most of the present members will hold over. Election of a steering committee may be deferred. No Important Changes. Leaders predicted thers would be no important chang=s in the heads of the i big committees, and that the seniority rule would still hold. Chairman Esch of the interstato commerce committee, will retire, and his place probably will be taken by Representative Winslow of Massachusetts, ranking republican mem- ber. A threatened fight against Chairman Volstead of the judiciary committes was said to have about peiered out. In anticipation of a oall by Mr. Hard- ing for a special session ‘o begin about the 1st of April, most of the House leaders will remain in Washingion to have business in shape for the opennig. Representative Kitchin of North Car- olina, who is slated for democratic lead- er, to succeed Champ Clark, who retires March 4, hopes to be bacik in harness for the new session. Reporis indicate that he is steadily gaining his old-time strength. KERENSKY DEBT T0 .U. S. MORE THAN $200,000,000 Certificates of Indebtedness for Loan of $187,000,000 Have Ex- pired, Mr. Houston Says. Certificates of indebtednegs signed by a representative of the Kerensky government of Russia for a loan of $187,000,000 have expired. the Senate was’ informed today by Secretary Houston of the Treasury Department. The obligation is therefore a uemand one, he added, with interest and prin- cipal payable immediately, but no steps have been taken to collect either the principal or interest. The debt with interest now amounts to over $200,000,000, he said. The information was given in re- sponse to a Senate resolution, and sald that the advances had beenmade to the Russian government for its own purposes. No part of the funds were set apart by the United States for the support of the Russian em- bassy here, the Secretary said, al- though some part of the funds were used for that purpose. The interest on the loan was variously fixed at from 3% to 4% per cent, MAY HALT FLEETS’ TRIPS. Limited Funds Will Prevent For- eign Cruises, Say Navy Men. Limited appropriations may prevent foreign cruises of the Atlantic and Pacific fleets this summer as planned, it was said yesterday at the Navy De- rtment. The Navy Department had planned to send the Atlantic fleet down the east coast of South America and over to Cape Town, Africa, and the Pacific fleet to Australia, New Zealand and the orient. The cruises were designed to stimu- late recruiting. —_— MAKES BIG INCREASE. Trade with Latin America is in- creasing rapidly and now constitutes one-fourth of all the forelgn com- merce of the United States, said a statement issued at the Department of Commerce. Trade with Latin America in 1920 amounted to $3,378.185,567, against $2,332,723,978. in 1919, a total increase of 45 per cent over any previous year. Value of exports Increased 59 per cent and imports 35 per cent. Forty-two per cent of the total trade last year was with Europe, the statement said, and 19 per cent with the far east. Exports to and imports from Canada constituted 12 per cent of the total American trade, while 2 per cent of the total was with Africa. 2 St iaer oo FINAL FIGHT NEAR- | 'What Congress I The Senate. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. The Senate faces a huge task in the final days of the present ses- sion, ending Friday at noon. In addition to putting through the Navy bill, to which there is oppo- sition, it must act upon a large number of conference reports on appropriation bills that have reached the conference stage, and must deal with a number of im- portant legislative measures. ‘The legislative measures await- ing action by the Senate in: the Fordney emergency tariff bill, the conference report on which, i is hoped, will be voted upon in the Senate at 2 p.m. tomorrow. Then there is the soldiers’ bonus bill, re- ported to’ the Senate y erday from the finance committee, with amendments putting off the time the benefits are to be granted and eliminating entirely the taxation features of the House bill. While efforts will be made on the part of proponents of the measure to get a vote, it is expected that objection will be made to any proposal for unanimous consent to fix a date for a vote, and that the bill will fail because of lack of action. Action on the House me: re proposing the repeal of the war- time measures extending very greatly the executive authority is demanded vigorously by Senator Borah of Idaho, Senator Sterling of South Dakota and other senators. Some supporters of this bill threat en a filibuster against other legis- lation, including appropriation bills, unless they are given an op- portunity to vote on the House measure. On the other hand, Sen- ator Thomas of Colorado and other senators are said to be determined to prevent a vote on i Senator La Follette of Wisconsin, chairman of the manufactures com- mittee, is knocking at the door with the Calder coal regulation Dill. But Senator Reed of Missouri is violently opposed to this legis- lation, and it is understood that he will object to a vote being taken on it even in the modified form in which it was reported to the Sen- ate. Democratic senators, under the leadership in this particular in- stance of Senator Robinson of Ar- kansas, are planning another ef- fort to have the higher Army ofii- cers nominated by President Wil- son acted upon before the close of the session. In this connection it is likely that the republicans will resist all efforts to bring about any further confirmations of nom- inées of President Wilson. They have prevented an execu- tive session of the Senate during the entire present session of Con- gress, and so have made it impos- sible for the reference of the thou- sands of nominations sent id by the President to the various commit- tees of the Senate to which, under the rules, they go before they are acted upon by the Senate. These obstructive tactics will continue until the end of the session, it is said. Senator Sterling of South‘Dakota, chairman of the civil service com- mittee, has given formal notice in writing of a motion to discharge the Senate appropriations commit- tee from further consideration of the Jones bill on reclassification of government employes and to have the bill referred to his committee. This motion is due to come up this week for action. The Senate yesterday put the fin- ishing legislative touch upon the immigration bill, agreeing to the conference report, and the bill now goes to the President for his ap- proval. BORAH BILL 70 PUNISH TRESPASSING OFFICIALS Alms to Protect Rights of Free |Referendum Vote Conducted by Speech, Free Press and As- semblage. Senator Borah of Idaho yesterday in- troduced a bill proposing: fines, im- prisonment and removal from office of any federal official found guilty of unlawfully trespassing on the rights of free speech, free press and assem- blage granted by the Constitution. In drafting the bill, it is said Sena- ‘THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FEBRUARY 27, 1921—PART -1 Doing The House. BY WILL P, KENNEDY. With only four legislative days remaining, the House starts to- morrow to clean up its work on conference reports on appropria- tion bills. House Leader Mondell expressed the hope last night that it would be possible to get all of the appropriation measures passed be- fore the close of the session. It is extremely doubtful, however, if the naval appropriation bill goes through at this session. Mr. Mondell emphasizes that the House is in excellent condition on its legislative program, having practically reached an agreement on all of the twelve big appropria- tion bills. Seven of these, he pointed out, have gone to the President and five are in various siages of legislative action. The suncry civil appropriation bill has been sent back to conference with the House insisting on eliminating the provision for $10,000,600 to continue work at Muscle Shoals. The Senate has voted to insist upon this amendment. It looks as if this would deadlock the sundry civil bill. Tomorrow the first matter to come up following the conference report on the agricultural appro- priation bill will be the Wicker- sham contested election case. There are also several minor bills on the Speaker's table which will be brought up tomorrow. Several Senate bills are to be considered which require House action. The first important nyeasure to be taken up this week will be the { having conference report on the Army bill Monday or Tuesday. House Leader Mondell hopes that the House will consider the con- ference report on the naval appro- priation bill on Tuesday. Most of the time of the House during the past week has been de- voted to consideration of confer- ence reports. After agreeing to most of the provisions, practically all of these reports have been sent back to conference to recon- cile minor differences between the two houses. The appropriation bills which were sent back to conference in- clude the sundry civil, diplomatic, deficiency and post office. The agricultural appropriation bill was sent to conference during the week. The conference report on the Fordney emergency tariff bill was passed by the House yesterda The conference report on the immigration bill was passed by the House vesterday. A minority in the House, through parliamentary maneuvering, was able to delay action last Monday, which means the defeat of the resolution ‘to retire Maj. Gen. Crowder as a lieutenant general. The House is to vote Tuesday on the Senate amendment to the legis- lative, executive and judicial ap- propriation bill providing for the purchase of $200,000,000 worth of farm loan bonds. This is the only Senate amendment to the legisla- tive appropriation bill on which the House refrained from taking action yesterday. DEMAND FOR REPEALING OF EXCESS PROFITS TAX U. S. Chamber of Commerce Practically Unanimous, Practically unanimous demand for repeal of the excess profits tax has been made by the membership of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, in a national referendum vote, the result of which has just become public. The ballot was taken on a report of the chamber’s committee on taxation, advancing fifteen proposals for changes in the present method of I the 1 {from Walter PLANS PERFECTED FOR MARCH 4 BALL Committee Arranges Han- dling Throng for Child Welfare Dance. Col. William Eric Fowler, chairman of the floor committee of the big ball to be given inauguration night at the Willard for the benefit of the Child Welfare Society, was host Fri- day evening at his residence to more than a dozen members of his com- mittee. Following dinner this group, which is, in effect, the executive com- mittee of the full committee, which numbers more than 200, discussed and perfected g for the handling of the throng of ilistinguished visitors and W ingtonians who are expected to avail themselves of what iS prov- ing a welcome substitute for the can- celed official ball Among those pre: liam F rton, & Col ent were Col. Wil- John Barrett, John Charles S. Wise, Dr. Walter Wilcox, Waddy Wood, William Bowie Clarke, Rufus b Mr. Brainerd, Col. Charles H. son. Col. F) T. A. Junkin and Col. 2 Dist; Col. M. will welcome Of Delaware, regarded succeed Senator Sherman of Il as chairman of the committee o; May Head D. C. Committee When Senate Reorganizes SENATOR L. HEISLER BALL likely rict of Columbia. the guests behalf of the Army, Admiral Lonz will perform the same office on behalf of the v, while John Barrett will sery pacity for those in civil life. Owing to the fact that both the large and small ballrooms and the large room generally used as a foyer will_be utilized Fri night, boxes been i in all three, one of the members of this execu- tive committee has been designated to be in charge of each room. John W. Davidge will be in charge of the ! entry hall on F E the guests will be received; Col. Charles H. Patterson will be in charge in_the small ballroom, while the large ballroom_will be under the supervision of Col. Francis T. A. Junkin There will be another meeting of this special committee at the Willard Hotel tomorrow afternoon at which final arrangements coming under the committee will be perfected. Numbering over 200, this committee will be one of the largest on record here, and will include men well known in all circles, official and otherwise, in the National Capital. Not only have tickets for the ball been placed on sale at all the promi- |* nent hotels in the city, but they will be sold at specially equipped booths by pretty girls under the direction of well known Washington women interested in the work of the Child Welfare Society and in the ball, which has been arranged as a benefit there- for. Although every box has been sold, and some of them respld, there are still a number of tickets avail- able, and this method was adopted in order to make their purchase con- venient for out-of-town visitors. - = TUMULTY TO CONFER ON INAUGURAL PLANS D of the da She: Will Make Arrangements in Case President Wilson Goes to.Capitol. Tn the expectation that President Wilson will come to the Capitol March 4 with the President-elect, the congressional joint committee in charge of the inaugural ceremonies has requested Secretary Tumulty to meet it tomorrow afternoon to dis- cuss the details of the arrangements that are to be made. . The entire inaugural ceremonies center at the Capitol this year, and the joint committee has had ail ar- rangements to make, instead of sharing some of the work with a local inaugural committee, as in the past. It is expected that a far larger assemblage will gather at the Capitol because of the fact that there will be no parade and no celebration other than that at the Capitol. The arrangements for policing the Cap- itol grounds March 4 have been gone into carefully, and the Capitol police will be assisted by the metropolitan police and United States marines. One hundred wounded _soldiers Reed Hospital _and thirty blind soldiers from the Ever- green Institute in Baltimore will be accommodated in the reserved sec- tion in front of the stand from which Mr. Harding will speak. The sol- Con which pected. BILL FOR D. C. DELE Measure Introduced in House Simi- lar to That of Senator Poindexter. A bill providing a delegate in Con- gress for the District of Columbia was introduced in the House yesterday by Repregentative Stuart F. Reed of West Virginia, member of the House District of Columbig € The Reed bill is idemtical with the bill introduced at the beginning of the Sixty-fifth Congress by Senator Miles Poindexter of Washington state, on which a favorable report was made by the Senate District of Columbia committee during that Congress. Sen- ator Poindexter reintroduced the bill in the Senate at the beginning of the present Congress. C.IN COMMITTE GRISTTOMORRD Senators Expected to Give Final Consideration to Local Measures. The Senate District committee has been_called by Senator Dillingham Vermont, acting cHairman, meet tomorrow fof the consideration of any pressing business its mem- bers may care to bring up. likely this will be the final meeting of the committee before the close of It present Session of Congres: An effort may be made to obtain consideration of the France bill for the merger of the Washington Rail- way and Electric Company and the TPotomac Electric Power Company, now before a subcommittee headed by Senator Ball of Delaware. Even should the_bill faverably to the Senate, at this late it does not appear probable that action could be had on it in the Sen- ate and House before adjournment March 4. The Senate District committee will be reorganized to a considerable de- gree in the next Congress, it is ex- e first place, Senator present chairman of the committee, retires from the Sen- ate, as do Senator John Walter Smith of Maryland, the ranking democratic member of the committee, and Sena- tor Phelan of California, also a dem- ocratic member. Senator Ball of Delaware, it is ex- pected, will be selected chairman of i the District committee in the next The Delaware senator has taken a keen interest in District af- fairs and has had charge of a num- ber of important District measures in the Senate, including the so-called Ball rent commission bill. be In rman, th gress. —_———— committ PASS IMMIGRATION B W House Adopts Senate Limiting Newcomers. : The Semate bill Emiting | imghi- gration from any European country, during the fifteen-month period ginning next April 1, to 3 per cent of the number of persons, born_in that country, who were in the United States in 1910, was passed yesterday.hy the House. - Library and Read the Latest Books k For Twéntygfive Cents Pearlman’s Book Shop - - 933 G 5t. N.W. ] Open Evenlnq 2z We have a number of very desirable’ residences for Sale-or: Rent. Furnished or § unfurnished. Also few desirable large apart-" ments. A reported GATE. Randall H. Hagner .& Co. 1207 Connecticut Ave. * Tels.: Franklin 4366-67-68 L L HERE are many | Properties on the market for sale, or for rent that are not marked " by signs or” broadly adver; tised. It often occurs that they are particularly desirable for special requirements. Let us know what you want and where you want to locate and “Maximum Serv-- ice” will place you promptly. % tor Borah had the advice and as- sistance of lawyers, some of them formerly connected with the Depart- ment of Justice. The measure will be supported, it was announced, by the National Popular Government | League, the organization which re- cently 'attacked Attorney ~General Palmer for Department of Justice raids last year. State and municipal officers, as well as federal officers, would come within its terms. Introducing the measure, Senator Borah sai g ““The civil rights of the private citi- zen have of late often been challenged and many times wholly denied. This condition has been on the increase for the last’ quarter of a century More and more there has been a dis regard of the great guarantees of the Federal Constitution, so far as the rights of the private citizen are con- cerned. The facts in support of this judgment are at hand and over- whelming. Men in authority, officers and their agents, have made arrests without warrant, broken into private dwellings _without authority, and practiced brutality toward citizens guilty of no offense. The private citizen, under such conditions, is prac- tically’ without recourse. This prac tice seems to be greatly on the in- crease. Lawlessness in public office and in public places fattens by what it feeds upo Senator Borah said he realized the impossibility of any action on his bill at this session of Congress. “I wish, however,” he said, “to in-9 troduce it now, so that it may be re- ferred to a committee and members of the Senate may have the oppor- tunity of study until it comes before the next session.” —————— Gude’s Flowers are noted for their beauty and fra- grance. Home grown, 1214 F.—Adver- tisement. CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL RETURNS TO CONFERENCE Senate Votes to Send It Back De- spite Warning That Action May Cause Failure. Th€ sundry_ civil appropriation bill was sent back to conference yester- day by the Senate, notwithstanding a warning by Senator Poindexter that such action might result in the fail- ure of the measure. The action was taken on a motion of Senator Under- wood of Alabama that the Senate further Insist upon its amendment providing $10,000,000 to continue work on the locks and dams at Muscle Shoals. The vote was 40 to 31. Fri- day' the House by a narrow margi rejected the Senate amendment. Five republicans, Senators Capper, Kansas; Gronna, North Dakota; La Follette, Wisconsin; McNary, Oregon, and Nelson, Minnesota, joined with the democrats in putting 'through Senator Underwood’s motion. Senator Underwood declared it would be an “unprecedented thing" for the government to “deliberately sacrifice” more than $12,000,000 al- ready spent on the dam. Senator Lenroot, republican, Wis- consin, asserted insistence by the Sen- ate on the amendment would only re- sult In killing the sundry civil bill at this session. “The further the sub- Ject gone into'the worse it get: he said, predicting that if it_was de. feated at this session it would “never come up again as a fertilizer propo- sition.” as a shipyard apprentice, is now the world's leading shipping magnate, | controlling companies which 40,000 men. federal tax levies. ‘While the committee recommended substitutes for the excess profits tax the vote of the chamber's membership on the proposals was not conclusive, said a statement by the chamber. A considerable majority voted against ar increase in income taxes, proposed as a means of substituting some of the revenues derived from the excess profits tax, and at the same time there was a majority vote against any form of sales tax, suggested both as a substitute for and in addition to other forms of tax. “The vote makes it clear,” said the statement, “that business’ men are united in their view that the excess profits tax hampers business opera- tions and retards the progress of re- adjustment. ORATORY BLAZE ENDS FIGHT OVER VERACITY BY TEXAS MEMBERS The letter writing duel between Representatives Sumners and Blan ton, both of Texas, appertaining to the question of veracity, apparently | ended yesterday with Mr. Sumners’ ! refusal “to submit himself to a hand picked committee.” After Mr. Sumners had denounced his fellow member in the House in | the most vitriolic address heard in the chamber in years, he suggested that the facts about attempted sal- ary grabs, and Mr. Blanton's single- kanded effort to prevent them, be re- | ferred to a committee of the House,! or the Texas Press Association. Mr. | Blanton- countered with a demand that the inquiry be conducted by a committee of Texans to be named by | o i This Mr. Sumners rejected, and| members of the delegation said all| was quiet along the Potomac. ! —_— Lord Pirrie, who began his career | employ | By well established real estate office, 2 live, experienced salesmen; must have suto. 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