Evening Star Newspaper, March 5, 1921, Page 1

artly with cloudy, tomorrow ; | ended at 2 p.m. today | pom. today: lowest, 37, a | aay Full report on page : ' WEATHER. showers much nperature for twenty-four hours Highest, 60, at t Closing New York Stocks to- warmer. 7 am. to- Page 4 Part 2 he WITH SUNDAY MORNING | Member of the Associated Pre The Assccinted the nse for rep credited to 1t or not roand i Press Is exclusively entitled to | ublication of ail news dispatches berwise credited fo this Al berein the local pews p All rights of publication of special dispatches berein are miso reserved. Yesterday’s Net Circulation, 114,797 28,069, office Entercd as second-cli Washington, matter D, € 2 WASHINGTON, 105 NE, ATURDAY, M ARCH TWO CENTS. post | RETIRING SENATOR SHOT AS REVENGE FOR LD GRUDGE Mr. Henderson of Nevada Wounded in Forearm by C. ' A. Grock. Takoma Park, BARNETT MAY RECEIVE PERMANENT RANK AS MARINE MAJOR GENERAL Maj. Gen. Lejeune, commandant of the Marine Corps, will be re- nominated for that post by Presi- dent Harding, and permanent rank of major general in the corps will be urzed for Brig n. Barnett, former commandant, it was learned today following a conference be fween the President and Bdwin Dot to take office as vy later in the sta- Barnett at present tioned on the Pacifis coast, where was assigned following his de- motion from the head of the L vear ago by Sceretary Daniels. o occuns w orrree STIRRING TRIBUTE RAISING ARM SAVES LIFE| Stenographers Run Screaming Into Hall—Assailant Quickly Gives Up His Gun. | Dignitaries of Nations With! {democr. the United States, member of Con- | the men selected by Iresident Hard- lover the PAID CHAMP CLARK Bereaved Family at Fu- neral in House. towering figure in the ident of Champ Clark tic party. almost Pres |gress for twenty-six years, eight years as Speaker, and party floor | leader at the time of his death, re- ceived a remarkable tribute at | funeral exercises in the House m- ber today. | The members of the United States Senate, Supreme Court of ths United | Stites. foreign diplomats, m ‘mbers {of the cabinet in both outgeins and {incoming administrations =h [officials of the Army and in- | cluding rshing. 4 in | the Hous to hear eulogies mp Clark The cabinet members were led in by Iformer Secretary Daniels. Members of the foreign diplomatic corps fe {lowed Ambassador Jules J. Jusscrand lof Prance H Chaplains Lead in Prayer. | Rev. James Shera Montzomery, the S oritsii new chaplain of the House. g e | opening prayer. He was folle |B: Henry N. Couden. r ntly re- Itired as chaplain emeritus, who led | the House in prayer during p y EX-SENATOR €. B. HENDERSON. | ihe entire time Champ (la member. A quartet stan- Senator Charles B. Henderson of | clorkos d UL L Nevada, who retired from office yes-| The addre ¢ were made terday, was shot through the right "3; Repres : R. Mann forearm while in his office at the Senate ; ;10 a5 republican, foor oader dur- office building today by Charles August | sided Speaker. and by Senator Grock of Takoma Park, Md James “A. Reed of Missouri The shooting was the result of an benediction w by Rev. Iarle Wiltley. fley. old grievance heid by Grock against| During the exercises Champ Clark's the senator resulting from a land | widow and son. with a small party deall T Navade An 1596 of relatives. occupied seats to the Senator Henderson probably saved l¢ft of the Speaker's desk, while the his life by his quick action in throw- | Supreme Court sat in the right ing up his right arm when Grock | After the exercises in the House pulled a sun on him and fired one | the casket was opened. and remained shot. Immediately Senator Hender- |80 for an hour, during which ti there was a continuous procs son stepped into his inner office and slammed the door in Girock's face. Senator Henderson w given first- aid treatment by Senator Ball of De e a physician, in Senator | Bali's office. | tribute Physicians at Emergency Hospital, | viewing their associations as oppos- the commissions of the other cabinet { to take a last view of the great demo- | cratic leader. Mr. Mann Eulogize: Representative Mann paid a feeling | to the former Speaker, re- ‘HARDING GABINET OFFICERS TAKE UP THEIR NEW DUTIES {Heads of Ten Denartments3 | Under Wilson Administra- | | tion Step Out. | \HUGHES FIRST TO TAKE | OATH OF OFFICE TODAY | | Mellon Sworn In Yesterday—Mr. and Mrs. Weeks Shake Hands With 1,000 in Department. | | day of chanze in the Taday sovernme he leads the up of Wilson their their desks, preparatory ten departments administration had and cleared L under closed records away lin to turn- % over their respective portfolios to ling as his advisers. "he nomination of members | of the new cabinet had been confirmed, | the Senate acting on them yesterday after the names had been presented by | Mr. Harding person. Their missions also hud been signed, the new | chief executive having attended to that soon as he w, ive offices Iy ember of W. Meilon Secretary of the oath of offi the Capitol, soon afier t of the inaugural cere Justice Wihite of th rinistered the o the ofiice of Mr. charge of the ten in com- sil s able to visit the e vesterday. on Andrew the new took th Hew cabinet Pennsylvanga, Treasary— | at ot yesterday Mellon | Knox of Mellon, accord- of the financial government on liis office at 11 o'clock to- Immediately on his arrival he into conference with the retir- David W. Houston to Mr. th Senator in Pennsyiv. ia ingly “took rerations reaching day. went the new cabinet a preliminary s they are to with than half of nbers had gained knowledge of the duti undertake through conferences retiring members. Charles Evans Hughes became Sec- retary of State at 9:53 o'clock am. to- {day. He was sworn in at the State | Department by Associate Justice Day of the Supreme Court The brief ceremo in the presence of Bainbridze Coiby, the retiring retary; Undersecre- tary Davis. Henry P. Fletcher, who has been named undersecretary, and other officials of the department and | a few pecially invited guests. The guests included Mrs. | and her son, Charles i | "Mr. Colby's last official act was to countersign the warrant of ofiice of Mr. Hughes, and the new Secretary’s first official act was to countersign was performed Hughes Wwhere the senator wa in the ! ing party leaders. Mr. Mann said: | officers. ambulance immediately pre- | “Those who knew him best loved| Secretary Hughes received the con- Miminary =~ examination enator | him most, and yet there are millions | gratulations of Mr. iby and Ball's off] announced that the bul- who never saw his countenance— pressed the hope that he could et had penctrated the flesh above molded like a Greek statue — whoiupon the retiring Secretary for his fhe wrist. but that no bones had been never heard his voice, who loved him, | advice and counsel = L 1 Officers Likely to Stay. Women in Office. In the room with Senator Henderson at the time of the shooting were three younz women employed in his office. They ran screaming into the hall, call ing for help. ¢ B. Messer, clerk to Senator of Louisiana, whose office immediately opposite Senator Henderson's, heard the sereams and ran into the hall. One of the young women told him that Sen- ator Henderson bad been shot. is Mr. Messer went into Senator Henderson's office. “The man who had done the shoot- ing was standing in the middle of the room ho! ing his gun in his hand,” said Mr. Messer. 1 told him to drop his gun. Very accommodatingly he Jaid the gun on a box. I picked it up, PuL it in my pocket and took him by the arm,'led him downstairs and turned him over to the Capitol police at the entrance of the Senate office building. He ‘made no resistance “1 asked the man why he had shot or Henderson and he replie man . § G 2 e e ?,J;",’A et e ds Lin “the history of America this Gen. March, chief of staff, and other | the Sixola river, which forms the 5 Hsa ! kind of an American. Our sympathy is| members of the gene) &taff and | boundary between Costa Rica and Woman Saw Shooting. with his beloved wife, with his gal- chiefs of the departmental bureaus, | Panama. the Costa Ricans captured 2 P lant son, who served his father in this Mr. and Mrs. John W. Davidge of |the town of Guabito, and advanced ot and the only evewi, House, and with his sweet daukhter, | this city, the new | southward, reaching Almirante, twenty ness o fline. talts i roriows | WA RS RCR ST TO CiChaR (R S GO A S RS ER R | r reporter while the Mr. Reed Pays Tribute. s s [itoraent it PATTiar (e MadvachatEal (the xamined at the Senator Reed, in summing up thel ° . {town and retreated without opposi- career and character of the former, After the oath was administered ! (jon 1 L0 the oflice Speaker, described him as “the best Secretary Baker presented to the new | A bridge across the Sixola river, Sl FT AR | beloved of | Americans.” hix Uribute| Secretary and Mrs. Weeks the officers 0Wned by the United Fruit Company, s o [ being as follows . 3 "and bureau chiefs. There were abour P48 been blown up, it is reported. taen hetmoment | A wonderful stream is the river of and bureau chicfs. There were about !’ Xational defensc measures pa \»,._f ', PR life. A sl r thread emerging from '@ Dua Adtac ho passed along | final reading in the national assembly g At by that the mysterious realm of birth, it the line, shaking hands with Mr. and | yegterday afternoon and will become “’""w' m. laughs and dances through the won- Mrs. Weeks {laws upon approval by President Por- putside. The e derland of childhood. Its broadening John W. Martyn of Milton. Mass.!ras. They authorize the expenditure t he had :p between the flower- ' has been appointed private secretary |of $100,000 for arms, the formation minutes the man iks of youth. Fomanc retary Weeks. He is 4 native of a national army of whatever is hand inserted rnitanity ¢ chrrin el hingtonian, and has been as-|strength the president decides and STy polie rapids of manhood ciated with' the head ithe flotation of a $300.000 internul He Mool taking to the oo 8 In foum upon the rocks of op- | ~ (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) |loan for ten years at 7 per cent. R Ll R B & positien and | defeat nen giides | “President Porras has named a de- Lo AL ter ¢ tor Laway across the barren, sterile fields — {fense council of five, to which will 3 want. settle of age. until it is engulfed and lost {be intrusted the selection of men for the t na The senator was the waters of the eternal 9 the Panaman army. very cool | He toid the man G teturn | sen There queenty rober the roul ' TOdav’s News e e 1 “- e ild adjust matters. beggar's rags, the rich man's gold v - !joining a legion that is being organ- Then man drew worevolver and | the paupers copper cents, tie jew- . ized by John F. Sheridan. Mi - vr dem of princes and the thorny m Pal‘aflraphs'(.m.mim.n plans here are h:-n‘f.',.‘:';::-‘;.)l s Crowns of martyrs are swept by theg =] in abeyance, however, because of the € i same ceaveless tide 7 ; A e {lack of arms for the Soldiers. ix private liracle of birth, the myster s scd by ent Harding's 9 s office and the man turned the gun il remains the unsolved prop. legislative plans § i 1| Con=Rtcan izl Cantured. x I rar i the door and of allgtime. The shepherd who | Germans expected to make new offer to| With the capture of three Costa ¢ three thou years ago upon the | aliies Monday. Page 1! Rican vessels at Coto, the Panamans the whole plains of & observed the pro President Harding begins official dutjes | have nesrly two hundred prisoners Senator | S1C™ x.,y 'E: 'n(\;.y{\:':: and xvltm gl at early hour. ge 1] with corresponding arms and equip- e e e Di |G omcers prevasiugtplana’ (or faat | F1EE, TSV RLNG T CSERRont NIz e v standing here upon | oORE HHEE CORAt an belief Con-y Jounded, and, at present, the Pana- the bank of tim straining eyes nd. Page 1] s are holdilng Coto undisputed. could not g ‘ even the shadowy | In the rearrangement of Senate seats| " American-owned banana Dlant: outiine of the farther shores. He | Seven republicans have been obliged | yjomm orins-crossed by a sysren o ng flects—ships that sail out.: police Sergt. Roper was probably fatally | er toward Almirante, and, in the oth- 1 r ain. He only knew |- wounded in & running fight with | er direction, into Costa Rica. Daily Colleagues Visit ' t the grave's dread mouth all | George Ewell last night. Ewell and | Josses are being reported by the plan- Wiitte. Senistos Mo men must east aside the burden o four others were less seriously hurt. | tation owners in consequence of the oF BAIFS ‘of their honor and their grief; that man 3 Page 2| military operations. as thousands of . cagues takes with lim only that which he xourly 5,000 Army officers whose pro- | laborers have left the region. ¥ Aen how has fre Eiven ' that even ™ otions faile f confirmation revert| Panaman officials have shown much wior Hitcheock « Enator| oo mavinotidecnoll inem of thel Noiformenigrnen: age 3. interest in a messaze from San Jose of Maine - B O e e TS | President Harding informed failure of | Stating that Costa Itica would accept i nd Scnatc Fisor Ar “Bears Rare Legacy Senate to confirm nominations stops | Only i lvague of nations settlement » | Measured by Ut standard he who | work of Shipping Board. Page '3 | of the ronitroyereveRUTIiE fquttlonihas] . of Senator Ball, |slecps today bears with him to the ity been as to the attitude of the | M wallied o the clevaior | tomb & legacy 50 rare that even envy | MaN¥ lmportant il United States in this contingency, with | e Emergency He is compelled to pay the tribute of ad- | °f v g ' | respect to the Monroe doctrine. wis walling at the mirs 1. His long life was devoted | Citizens to_decide attitude on_utility | C st to the service of the public petitions Tuesday Pag; VOLUNTEERING BRISK. \ the ambuy- | Upon his u-umr; \I altar he p White H‘l)u e ;:XAI & were thrown open | “ arrived whole w th o s agnificent yesterday and pass to the m: | < ] iled the sena- |ent. th I of soutn. 1he ehiere will be issucd to sigh Vag. 'i|Many Costa Ricans Join Colors fe. Mrs. Healy, his gec- | promote the ,L;l'l'.f",' fo0d. with age 4| SAN JOSE, Costa Ri; Re- r sid The ph n. Mr. Hender- | Symw ""”"m".; RITIC NS criaditD “r" he ' naugural crowd dwindiing rapidly. | ports of fighting along the aman i Who trod adversity's haesh road, | Threats made by detectives, s {the death of Col. Obregon at Coto, ice Station. To guide him wisely, he explored | C4se witness age 5 have aroused the people of Costa Gio tuken out of the Senate | every avenue of learning and burned Paris newspapers are disappointed in | Rica. and large numbers of men are tice 1 W turned over o' s candle late into the night that he the failure of President Harding's ad. | volunteering for service in the army. . Voliceman Sincavitz. and | might gather for them the law of | dress to gi assuranee | It 18 said here that Col. Obrego to No. 6 + station other countries and of other times, of wid to t 5]smuu detachment at Coto was over- . 2 he Ay five years ofd, | “The fircs of patiiotic fove for home | President Harding begins cra of close | whelmed by a force of 1,000 Pana- i or ived Nevada. He | and country consumed his very soul. am work. Pag: mans. he_» roe againat | He faced cach task With the heroi¢ | Kronstadt fortress is scized by -anti. |_There is some disposition to lay re- (Continued oi Lage 2, Column 7.) | (Continued on luge 2, Column 2.) soviet forees. Page 6! (Continued on Page 2, Column §.) t believer ¥ A great lator, a wonderful | parliamentary debater, a strong pay- isan, but always a stanch friend an in the plain, simple citizen. fe was a plain, simple man himself, whose ideals reached to the sky, but feet never left the ground. With fiery debate and strong party feeling, he was masterly on the floor, but he never intended to inflict pain on any opponent. day minority k 1 t t “It is difficult for me to speak of the hile he was Speaker. and | the leader. We had learned to ch oher well before that time. n our peculiar condition there came an_affectionate regard between aker, the majority leader, and der, which has prob- excelled in the b now e he Sp. he minority e ble never been tory of any parliamentary body. Com- petled as 1 1 al fatner impartial was to act as a partisan, tried never to deceive the Speaker, nd he more than responded. He was to the House, a judicious and presiding officer. stands more prom “No nently After the administration of the oath cretaries | the incoming and retiring ¢ | withdrew into an inner office, where {they chatted informally. Mr. Hughes then was introduced to different offf cers of the department. William H. Beck. who was private secretary to former Secretary Colby, been retained Secretary Hughes in the same capacity. No have been made in the etary Hughes, and it is «d that none will be made in the near future. i Ten minutes after Mr. Hughes took | office, former Senator John W. Weeks lof Massachusetts was sworn in as Secretary of War, the oath being ad- ministered by Associate Justice Mc ynolds of the Supreme Court. The | wony took place in the Secretary | of War's office, on the same corridor | with that in which Mr. Hughes was installed. - Those attending the ceremony were Secretary Baker, Gen. Pershing, Maj _-—__.;____A___.__ . understood PANANA VARFARE SSUEISTAKEN (P President Harding Confers | With Officials — Costa Ricans Win Battle. Hostilities between Costa Rico was the occupy the attention new administration President ference with State, Charles his War, who had with dispatches as to the conflict American republl Before calling on the President, Mr. Hughes discussed the subject at some with Undersecretary Department. Fletcher, who is to be the new present the Central length the State secretary, was ference,” but did = chief to the Whit The Island of Yap to have between Mr. Hugh their conference t toda: Panama first subject to! today of the new Evans Hughes ing the situation, and they called in John W. Weeks, the new Se h a ¥, Secretary was reported pressed approval of the State Department in the controv communications regarding cable that island. When Mr. Hughes House, he said the: be given out; that dent. left e was nothing to| he a number of subjects with the Presi-| Harding had a long con- S of cretary regard- retary of the between im latest Davis at Henry P, under at this con- ccompany his House. situation been was discussd and the n to have e ion of th w at the White had discussed Panamans Suffer Heavily. SAN March the Pan JUAN, DEL man provinc name and situated at the southern| Island, has be Many c: end of Columbu: coast of Panama, Costa Rican forc: were inflicted upon troops, and the Cost 150 prisoners, it is reaching here. Gen. Jorge Volio is marching fr SUR, | Bocas Del Toro, ‘capital of { [\ (I be forthcoming on a said Nicaragua, of the same off the east n taken by sualties the Panaman Ricans took in reports m Sun Jose with 2,000 men, to the vicin- ity of Coto, on the Pacific end of the frontier, Panama. between Papamans Offer No Resistan Costa Rica and PANAMA, March §.—After crossing 4 enzaged in new mitt chairman of committee, and chairm; mittee, As ¢ printing, Mr. ficient serv entirely familiar the printing CERMANS TO MAKE | lee i““Real” Prop i Be Reply ! Next By the Assoclated I offer” will ! when her deleg {supreme aliicd lanswer of the B {lied ultimatum p it It w. {sentatives were ence was m fresh proposals. Premier Lloyd commander of th which would ari cide to apph Authoritative in by the Daily Sk blockade, both t Balt! wouid b demonstration concert with ¥ long the Germa s have tod: ermany exps fort” from augural address During the E of the tives of the Constantinople a will hold privat i jof the settlemen {ing to the near Committee of Measu: will nomic life by the to take if the supreme counci cannot prevent refusing to nnot be ut -otficial crday show ened at London cussed by a com the presidend rend h, the ha While this di cn, Minister was conferring representatives cupicd by the a the measures t were severe, bul that the zovern possible, taken | ures. i Foilowing the iting of the reic which indey ling {order, Paul ichambi } for re for Twelve Yea on printing: Senator Mo n of the House srk of the joint comm by the members of Congress. s said in some quarters here tod s declared that the ay with Admiral preparations to establish a na President F next purpose of finding a common ba sign fulfilled, t of the coercl of the communists caus Loebe, er, disappeared uming the |G. H. CARTER IS SLATED TO BE PUBLlcPRINTER!EflNGRESS P I.EASED Has Been Clerk of Joint Congres- sional Committee on Printing Gicorge H. Carter. clerk of the join feemmittee on printing, probably will ited public printer by Pres- lingz, it is understood. Mr has been cierk of the onal committee on pr st twelve vears. He shington from lowa and was spaper work for s eral years before his appointment as cierk’ of the printing committee. Mr. Carter has the backing of the wa delegation in Congr rman Smoot of the joint th Represe nate printing ative Kiess, printing com- ttee on rier has rendered ef- id is highly” regarded He is business of with the NEW OFFER osal Expected to to Ultimatum Monday. ross. rmany’s “real Monday, appear before the council t) deliver the erlin cabinet to the al- presented on Thursd: German repre busy while the confer- rking time in formulating | 9% George conferred vy ir David Beatt. e fieet, on the situation se shouid be allies de- penalties to Germany. formation was claime etch that in case of a he North Sea and-h the scenes of a naval 1 that “reat Britain in nee had made all s- an coast. Some news- ¢ made the point that cted “‘crumbs of com- rding’s in- she was disillusioned. few days members supreme council and representa- Turkish governments of nd_Greece s for the is for nd Angora conferenc east. ECONOMIC LIFE IN PERIL. Experts Discusses re of Allies. BERLIN, March 5.—Germany's eco- be seriously affected measures the allies threaten government does not agree to the terms laid down by the 1 in Paris, but they the government from obligations which in the opinion horitative circles here. statement was issued ing the economic cf- measures threat- . and they were dis- mittee of experts, un- cy of Konstantine Fah- neellor. scussion was going Interior Koch parliamentary from territories oc llies. He stated that hreatened at London t not unexpected, and ment had, as far as precautionary meas- with suspension of the sit- hstag yesterday, dur- pendent socialists and 1 considerable dis- president of the When the time sion had come se none of the members knew what the next move wou chamber adjour date for the nex; it the arranged. ichstag bulletin board. Id be, and finally the ned without fixing a t meeting. This date. will be posted on R MARSHALLS 70 LEAVE. | Former Vice President Thomas R. Marshall and Mrs. Marshall will leave tom . wh Washing yoke, Mas: norrow to go to Hol- cre Mr. Marshall will deliver the first of a long series of chautauqua program states and as fa coast. The tour en wucks, tures. will His speaking ke him into many r west.as the Pacifc arranged covers sev- cordon | BY HARDING S PLAN Members Take President’s Address as Chart for Leg- - islative Course. BY N. 0. M SSENGE | Congressmen take President Hard- ing's inaugural address as a chart of his course 1n recommending legisla- tion. as well titude th s a forecast of his at- leading internatio questicn to come up hereafter, and republicans find that the address runs to party form and rings true in doc- trine and logic. They class it as arguing teamwork between the ex- ecutive and, the legislative branches of Ligh order of effectiveness. This affords cause for sincere grat- {ification, although not since there was every reason to ex- pect such a Ccondition. In this con- nection senators were pleased at the President’s actlon yesterday in pre- senting his cabinet appointments i person to the Senate immediately after his inauguration, and request- ling their immediate confirmation. ,A spirit of cordiality between the Pres- ident and the Senate, democrats in- i cluded, was thereby established, it is declarid Spirit of Co-Operation. When the extraordinary session of { Congress convenes, the spirit of co-oper- | ation between the White House and the Capitol will be drawn upon to smooth | over the differences between the House and Senate over questions which caused the failure of some of the appropriation ;bi”:& and other important measures. e noted by congressmen, how- i ever, that the President carefuily re- frained from suggesting priority of A= L sideration of tion or tariff or other tions in his inaugural address. He | was careful not to assume to hint to | Conzress his ideas of what are the most | exigent questions, although he is sure on al to be consulted and his advice to have weight with the lawmakers Note Finds Response. One note in his address found re- | sponse amonz congrossmen, and, it ix | thought by them. will appeal to the s« world—the suggestion that sislative mirzcle can bring about prosperity, but that natural causes ! must_operate. “There is no instant step from disorder to order,” he said. i “We must face a condition of grim i reality, charge off our losses and start {afresh. It ix the oldest lesson of { civilization. 1 would like the zovern- { ment to do all it to mitizate them | In_understandinz, in mutuality of in- terest, in concern for the common good our tasks will be solved.” Congressmen deduced | from the ad- the discussion of problems arising out | dress the conclusion that the President t of questions pertain- | will have no suggestions to make con- cerning the scope of tariff rates, leav- ing that to the legislative branch. He strongly advocates a protective tariff sufficient to protect American labor, I but it is not likely, it is assumed from his words, that he will side with any faction on high or low rates i Harmony Is Absolute. i He had a good word for the mer- chant marine, which was gratifying to a considerable element in Congress intent upon preserving the gain made in the merchant marine upbuilding {during the war. One of the bitterest actional struggles portending in {Congress is over the retention of th {gains thos accomplished and the Imethod of conserving them. The old lauestion of the extent of government !participation in support of the mer- ichant fleet will again come up as the bone of contention. Changed condi- {tions in wages and welfare laws for |seamen will give a new angle to the ! controversy in the future. ! Congressmen declare that there is {no doubt of these outstanding facts 1 1 | being emphasized at the outset of the new administration : is absolute in and good That jwith there accord harmon: intentions Ibetween the executive and legislative | branches. { That the cabinet selections are emi- nently satisfactory to Congress und linsure harmonious co-operation be- {tween the departments and the Con- {gress. | | | DEPOSED FROM OFFICE.. Interallied Commissien Retires Germans at Coblenz. COBLENZ, March 5.—The interallied | high commission in the Rhineland has {ordered the removal from office and lexpulsion from the region of Herr | Clett, president of the commission, in charge of the German government's property in the Rhileland, and three other high officials. The high commission issued the or- der because Herr Clett gave, and the other officials executed. orders con- trary to fhe interallied regulations and also reinstated two of the con- victed by the allied military courts. surprising, | 'GEN. MARCH RESIGNS AS CHIEF OF STAFF OF ARMY laces His Dis- posal of Secretary Weeks to Be Acted Upon. Resignation at the Army at the d Weeks, Ve wii four vears A by the Pres of the first Werks w n Maj Gen chiel of stafr but it has ne S o issue Pevto fur D.C. RUNS WITHOUT GOVERHING BOARD Presicent Harding Expecied to Name One or Both Com- missioners Next Week. unt Alhouzh Washington las no board of Commissioners today, the ma chinery of the city govermment was operating as smoothiy the Com- missioners were on duty The only hitch oceurred in the sanitary of the police depart- ment, where it was necessary this morning 1o hold up the papers com- e two patients B bet''s Hospital. The siznatures of A least two Commissioners are re quircd on these papers, A had 1ot been decided how ses would be handled. but the tients {probably will be kept ton Asylum Hospital te With the inauguratiol forcmost question porari corners and in ofii v ow W ho will be District Commissior 1 Presid Harding alone can sive the answer and it 1s doubtful if he has made a decision yet. It was stated at the White House today that Mr. Harding had not had time to make the appoi i wect Names | It is understood. however, that t situation in which the District gov- ernment finds itself been made known to the now President and per- sons in a positign to speak predicted that he would name or both of the new Commissioners early next week The opinion still prevails amons that he will re Jint Miss dman and Mr. Hendrick, whos appointments expired at noon yesterday. Those who are advocating this cqurse advanced two argum. nts First, that it would be better to re- tain two persons who have h months of experience in_office ondly, that it would be in line the old policy of appointing one with PRESIDENT BEGING - DUTIES WITH SNAP BEFORE9 0CLOCK *Ready to Tackle Job,” He Declares. Over His Desk at White House. |GREETED BY MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE FORCE Secietaries Hughes, Wallace and Hoover Are Among Earliest of Callers Received. and . fow morning smilingly, he the job. apparent vital sm the machinery of ried off to Christia reshed after the strain ox Harding was at min utes befare ovlock With the ity the new administration day with secretars Stoan, f ervide chis ident inated. and who an assistant hand to greet Later he was g Forster, executive « Kenna. head usier. of the White Ho the office at the arrival were ai craphers, Miss Miss Coranella Mattern, been associated with Mr. Harding 1 number of years, and the form formerly ted with Virginia, has been with since” carly in his cam- ready to tackle P and enthu ident’s a snap. « > the B President, « White Hou who has heen the day he < at the Whit fr. Christian e President A few minu eted by Rude rk: Patrick M and other officials force time of Mr. Hard- hix two pri va B, Uhl with the was nom House were when and The latter has for Harding | Cabinet | Among Mr Members Cal Harding's first 2 members of his new « stary of State Hughes retary »f Agriculture Wallace and Secretary of Commerce Hoover. They conferred with their chief separaiely, and each hurried from the \White Houst 10 the respective riments to go through the formality visitors, binet, i ng £worn into office 1 They id led 1o pay | their respects and at the ! same time to optain his opinion of mat- ters regarding their departments which t would be likely to need settlement dur- ing the day. It was intimated that these niatters concerned the appointment of their respective assistants. Secretary of the Navy Denby called later. Surveys Work Ahend. | Before receiving any one Mr. Harding had a long talk with Mr. Christian, dur- publican and one democrat ing which they made a preliminary sur- Others, however. do not believe Mr. | Vey of the unfin business left {Harding should g0 back to the policy | by the retiring nistration. 1t ing one civilian Commissioner | was said that few changes will be ach party, since the rule made in the personnel of the White not been followed in recent years House ept for the flling of Both Miss Boardman and Mr. H the vac used by the resigna- rick were in their offices at the Dis-|tions of the three or four persons trict building for a while this moin- who came to the White House with {ing. but not as Commissioners. [Mr. Tumulty. The most important . of these positions is that of chief missioner, is on duty. and while it is/clerk and next is that of appoint- not expected any question will arise ' ment clerk within the next week that would re- quire immediate action by the board | of Commissioners, ciiy oflicials hope the President delay action longer than is necessary for him to | nator Lodge of Massachusetts, the an Senate leader. and Repre- | sen s Mondell of Wyoming. the republican Heuse leader. called in the carly afternoon 1o discuss with Presi- | republi jsetEy o (o el uRon {dent Harding the calling of a spe- Mr. Phillipy' Name Proposed. | cial session of Congress One of those being pressed for ap-| Charles Hard of Portsmouth, pointment as District Commissioner | Ohio. who has been associated with is Asa B Phillips. sunitary enginecr| \|pr' Harding for some time. was today of the Distriet government appointec e o has been in District| White House. Although his dutles many years. and his|have not been defined. it is under- friends are urging that his acquaint- | Stood that he will be given one of the ance with local zovernment needs and [more important clerkships. Announce- methods qualifics him for promotion | ment Lo this effect will be made to the commissionerships later | “Sttretary Christian received more [ than fifty newspapermen today. He said he would see them each day at {10 am. and 4 p.m. and that the Pres- HOPE IN CONGRESS FOR WATER SUPPLY H “ ” Killed by ““Pocket Veto Will Be Re-Enacted. Hopeful that Congress ag will provide for increasing the District's waterssupply. when it conven next month, the District engineer's office of the War Department will make plans for initiating the work the moment official authorization is ob- tained, it was learned today The Army bill. killed vesterday through Mr. Wilson's pocket vet carried an appropriation of $200.00 with which to begin work on the construction of an additional conduit from Great Falls and an additional !tiltration plant Gets Substantinl Majorit¥. The water supply provision. tacked on as an amendment in the Senate the last minutes of the debate on the bill, passed both the Senate and House by such a substantial ma- jority that it t the item” will be retained when the bill called up at the spec session. However, friends of the ure in both houses of Congress investigated the water danger confronting the capital will be on the alert against any possible development of opposition Senators Sutherland and Capper. the Senate, and Representative man and Moore, in the House, wer most active advocates of the legisl and steered i through the legis that surp tive jam with a succe: its miost_hopeful support Maj. Tyler of the corps of enginec of who submitted the pl: ater supply on which sed, likely will it reasing the w ppropriation selected to direct finally is approved and the President. He is now in Bermud: but is expected to return shortly. { Maj. Tyler's Estimate. | In his report to the Federal Power | Commission Maj. Tyler estimated it | would require two and one-half years to { complete the work. - The District engi- | heer office, it is understood, befors the H mbling of the special Congress, will lay out a general plan of procedure, s for in I b the work, if sanctioned b very little delay in startin the project will have been caused by the failure of the Army bill yesterday in the | ent it is passed, with the water item, [in April. ! PASS SUNDAY BLUE LAW. ! UNION, 8. €. March 5.—The min | isterial union here. backed by nume | ous religious and political organiza- tions of the were successful in their fight for a Sunday blue law. The city council last night passed an ordnance prohibiting: the sale of any- thing other than medicines. | ident would likely see them once each | week Recelves Airedale. President Harding was presented | today with an Airedaie dog. Caswell addic Boy, who, because of the fond- new chief executive for ted to become the most White House pets. tion wag made by he of Toledo, Ohio, father of Laddie Boy Top. champion Airedale r Weeks called op ortly before noon ant s exi | dogs. r of the v | the President s i i | | conferred with him & few minutes. | Sightxeers Crowd Room. 3 rowd of sight who jammed the eas room of the White ilouse todas. following the adoption {of the “open door” policy by President | Harding. became so reat before noon that it wWas nec ary to close the [ doors. This order is enly temporary it was explained. and was deemed sxary because of the great crowds urists in the city and others who were anxious for a peep at the inside fof the house and the famous recep- fion room. However. the public was | permitted to stroll about the walk- {ways in the grounds. Members of the republican national mmit will veceived by the >resident in hi t 4 o'clock this afternoon. Fred W. Upham, treasurer | of the committer, saw the President | earlier in the day. | Job Stevens of Ohio. the oldest {living man who served in the House |of Representatives, who me to Washington to attend the inaugura- | tion, greeted the President at the White House today i No Date for Session. No date for the speciul session hud been settled, Senator Lodge and Mr. Mondell suid after their conference. It was indicated that they would soon in confer with the President on the al subject Secretary Melion of the Treasury Department was Mr. Harding's next caller. The President went to lunch at 1:30, allowing himself an hour for the noonday meal. He ate with Mrs, Harding and members of their fam lies who are guests at the White | House. At 2:30 pm. he had an en- i gagement to receive several delega- tions of visitors. | LESLIE WILL UPHELD. | Another Attempt to Prevent Exe- Fails. NEW YORK, March 5.—Another at- | tempt _to prevent execution of the will of Mrs. Frank Leslie, which left i the bulk of a $1,000,000 estate to Mrs. | cution Carric Chapman Catt, suffragist, has_failed. | 'The appellate division of the su- | preme court denied the request of | Henrietta R. Hurlbut, administra- ftrix of the gffairs of Baroness Al thea Salvador, to revive the latter's application to throw out the probate will. Justice Greenbaum in the court's brief said: “It is evident that the pro- ceeding was not brought in good, faith.”