Evening Star Newspaper, July 1, 1921, Page 1

| Full report on page 22. Entered 28,187, DISTRICT TAX RATE CUT [WHEELSOFBUDGET| Closing New York Stocks, Page 24. s gecond-class matter post office Washington, C. D. TO $1.82 FOR EACH $100 ~ FOR NEW FISCAL YEAR Reduction of Thirteen Cents Is Made byCommis- sioners on Assessed Value of Real Estate and Tangible Personal Property in Washington. TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1922 WILL AMOUNT TO $23,765,222.99 |BY CONCENTRATED PARING ¥ 1 City, Will Pay Over 60 Per Cent of This. Amount and Lowered Rate Is Estimated to Be Sufficient to Cover All Ob!iglfions and Still Leave a Balance of $20,000. The District Commissioners 1922 by reducing the District tax rate from $1.95 to $1.82 for each S100 of assessed value of taxable real estate and tangible. per- sonal propert This action was taken upon receipt of a report from Daniel J. Donovan, auditor, estimating the lower rate would produce suffl- cient revenue to meet the Distri tions made by Congress for the new fiscal year. The total appropriations for 1922 amount to $23.765.222.99. The District will pay 60 per cent of these appropriations, totaling $14,308.- §81. It is estimated a tax rate of $1.82 applied to the total estimated assess- today inaugurated the fiscal year ct's obligations under appropria- rate of taxation for that year. It was the "intention of Congress that this power of increasing the tax rate was given to the Commissioners for the purpose of producing an increased revenue to meet the increased cost thrown upon the District by this leg- islation. ~Certainly it would be in-| la large reserve fund of moneys, which ican be laid aside from appropriations | BUREAU SMOOTHLY! - UTINTO MOTION| Gen. Dawes, U. S. Efficiency * Expert, Starts Cutting « Needléss Expenses. RESERVE FUND TO GROW Heads of Departhents Must Give Reports of Expenditures Not ~ Absolutely Vital. With the eyes of the world watch- ing the efforts of the United States government to reduf its expenses, according to the stitement of Presi- dent Harding made directly to the budget officers-of the departments and independent bureaus in the office of Director Dawes of the budget bureau today, the machinery for putting’ into motion ‘ efféctive economy and effi- clency measures was formally set in motion today. 2 Within thirty days budget officers must have in the hands of the director of the budget suggestions for econom- ical cuts in their appropriations, and by the end of July it is expected that | already made, will be established. THE U. . ANGLO-IAPAN US Surrene Courr AMBITIO! CESHIP A LIFETIME OF FAIR, COOL WEATHER | | REALIZED. | ACK OF WHPHAND Yesterday's DIPLOMATIC MAIL BAGS ROBBED OF U. S. PAPERS; POSTAL PROBE STARTED At the report of _the State De- partment postal authorities are in- vestigating the disappesrance from three diplomacic mail pouches of \official papers addressed to Ameri- can representatives in rope. The inquiry followed the report of the American consul a: Stockholm that upon the arrival of pouches there the documents were missing. The pouches were shipped on the Shipping Board steamer Kootnai, ‘and were said to nave contained mail regarded of less importance than that in certain other pouches. Most of .the material removed had .been done up in packagés, which has given rise to the theory that who- soever removed . the packages be- lieved they were obtaining food. Net Circolation, 82,773 TWO CENTS. D.C. WATER DANGER MOVES PRESIDENT « AND LEGISLATORS Immediate Action by Both ~ Branches to Prevent '. Famine Is Expected. FOR COMPULSORY SAVING D[MUWABK MAY INTRODUCE MEASURE PEACE RESOLUTION BEFORE FINAL VOTE Senators .Walsh .and Pome- rene Lead Fight Against Republican Measure. Hot assault by democrats on the re- publican peace resolution was made in the enate today in working to- ward a final vote, expected before adjournment. Senators Walsh of Montana and Pomerene of Ohio, democrat®, criti- cised the peace measure at length. l | | | | i Will Urge Survey of Waste—Want 5,000,0?0 Gallons Less Used Daily. | Action through both the executive and | legislative branches of the government 1o save the District from a possible water famine is in immediate prospect. Washington is stirred as never be: fore over the danger of a breakdown of its water system, and today that con- {cern was given expression at the White House and the Capitol. Representative Zinlman of Matyland jWrote to the President suggesting a | survey of water consumption, and Sam- luel J. Prescott called at the White { House to make a similar suggestion ih Senator Norris*f Nebraska announced {he neidering introducing a resolu- jtion having as its object compulsory saving of water. To Sce President Tuesday. rient of $5. 000 .will produce a s 0 Fevenud o § %5, ‘the balance of | equitable to cast upon the taxpayers Prexident's Speech. PROMISED TOMORROW length. | Mr. Prescott did not see the Presi- $1305.116.35 will be made up from|of the District of Columbia, merely| Tha President said: The former reiterated that it violated | dent. but_ went over the situation S < int balunces. 1n other | by inference, the burden of not only | -Gentlemen of the bureau of the FOR BIG RING FIGHT ne armistice terme by holding Ger- ity Secrctary Chrjatian. He was ask- Words, the lowered rate will cover the obligations and leave a balance of about $20,000 to the credit of the Dis- trict. It was found a rate of $1.85 would logve a balance of about $187.000, v.fich the Commissioners considered rould constitute an unnecessary sur- us. 5 In adopting the rate of $1.82 the Commissioners upset the practice of turning unexpended District revenues into the United States Treasury. Under the $1 rate, effective ast paying this increase of 10 per cent in the share borne by the District, but | over and above that to create a sur- | plus fund, which might be done year after year, to lle idle in the Treas- ury.” Surplus revenues. to the credit of the District now lying idle in the United States Treasury are said to ap- proximate four million and one-half dollars. If the Commissioners con- tinue _the practice of adopting a tax rate that will produce an amount of rovenue barely sufficient to meet the District's obligations umder the ap- | moing_on. budget, I am very happy to come over and meet you this morning be- cause 1 feel that the success of the very great work you are undertaking lies in a more ‘intinfate touch be- tween those who are responsible for details and those who must regort to the President. “I remember a very striking inci- dent during the war period that led me to resolve that 1 would try to know a little more about what is One morning I had left my office in the Senate office build- ing to go to the committee on com- TREATY FORECAST British- Imperial Conference Peclared to Be Consider- “ing Triple Entente. A temperature between $0 and 85 degrees and generally fair weath was forecast today by the -um:r bureau for the Dempsey-Carpentier fight tomerrow. There is a proba- bil that the principals and specta- tors will not have to endure aybroil- .ing sun, as the weathey exp k. 3 say it may not be absolutely clear over “Boyle's Thirty Acres.” IMPEDES CONERESS ° Vital Legislation Delayed Be- cause of Aimless Course Being Followed. ! claims should be settled. Held Handicap to Presiden That the resolution would “greatly handicap” -the President in negotiat- ing peace terms was asserted by Sen- ator Pomerene. “It forces the President's hand and ties one hand as well.” said the Ohio senator, a member of the foreign re- lations ‘committee. The resolution, Mr. Pomerene said, “gives Germany the whip hand” in settling claims. It also gives Ger- many, he continued. “the opportunity ied to return Tuesday, when he will be given an opportunity to acquaint :,);e Presidcnt at first band with some the facts relating to waste of or in the District. He will rccommend to the Presi- 1rlel|t that a committce be appointed 1o make a survey not only of water ,used in the government departments, i but by all consumers in the District It is proposed to bring about a sav- ing of at least 3,000,000 gallons of water a day. Unless a considerable {nfl\‘lng is effected, engineers fear the present conduit will break down be- year. the District built up a surplus| o, ia¢ion bills, the Treasury sur-|merce to discuss the very critical 3 2 | | of $515.416.33. revenue exceeding ap Plosfand will record no more exten- | questiom of getting steel for fabricat- 2 i BY DAVID LAWRENCE. | to-recofip s Jows by coming 10| for the mew onc authorized by Con- propriations charged @ the Diatrict | B gulne e me pisete bita. | s "hPihe ILha b WKSh Y | WoyLD CONTROL PACIFIC oo 1 of duy s here sad con:| KOSHES 418 Bomuing Amerens gl 8 e ull 1A ity der e = t tl rict build- | seat in the committe when a - % ! % . - om 1 Ve v p B e e deciaed to] Xt wasiEtated, al th0. 2NN Phone call vame In that a gentleman gress has failed to live up to the pre- | " Senator Underwood of Alabama. | quired for r;fv?fi;m?‘;arx'ne“::wl"m';: include this amount as part of the ing today that had Congress not sub- | stituted the 60-40 for the 50-50 plan wished to see me in the ante-room, dictions made dufing the last cam-| paign that the business men of the | 1 i democratic leader, briefly opposed the resolution, declaring it was an “at- ply. revenues for the fiscal year beginning or the District, the | and 1 found it was the head of the % today. They reached this decision nn“(’-fw‘i‘l""f"‘;,',}:}"{,gfl,“s fequired to pay | Steel industries board. - oo | Ho Decision Yet Reached on Re- e K e el taxes| {emBU (o conclude _ peace, “which ¥r. Ziklman's Letter to President. advice of Corporation Counsel Ste- 2 “He said he had noted in the papers COUNLry: wou now haw mucl actually was effective by the armi- | res:n'llhxleuirh:" the President, Rep- ve Zihlman said 1h phens. Had the monhey been turned lack into the Treasury it would not Fave been possible to reduce the tax rate to $1.8; the larger share, the tax rate this year would have been $1.50. r. Donovan's report to the Com- missioners showed that the net reve- nues collected by the District during that the matter of obtaining steel w: the question before our committee, .and might he see me a moment. 1 saw him in the anteroom of the commit- tee room, and lte opened up his memo- | newal of Present Pact—India | Against Military Aid. By the Associated Press. REDUCING FORCES 480 Employed to Be Dropped. they would have o pay for the flscal year, which in so many businfss con- cerns begins today. “Similarly thé 1st of July marks the e. He attacked the resolution as areless and ijl-considered methods.” Declared Poiitical Surrender, “All that our soldiers won on the battléfield is to be surrendered in that whil {he had introduced a measure at "the | last session of Congress te requife the government to pay for water on the theory that this would reduce waste, he now is convinced a better Mr. Stephens® Opinion. the fiscal year just ended amounted to X i 1N his opinion, Mr. 's)rephenu said: 31;‘25;.139?41. The appropriation | randum and said: ‘It is published that| LONDON, July 1.—Reports that the beginning of the governments fiscali i yiour of political payment,” said | pl A 2 T PO o that the excess | charges against the revenues of the|fabricating plants cannot get anyiimperiar conference is considering a vear jand is always regarded as a|My Underwood, contending that this | name o commicee to reeidont io revenue now exysting should be car- | District for the same period amounted 3 sl em bk by July 15—Pay et O iod 1o etacom meioane) A (ooimiulties Lo aurvey the ried forward into the operation of the next fiscal year and considered by the Commissioners in fixing the i:$5 WARNING NEUTRAL ZONE MUST NOT BE VIOLATED By the Associated Press. CONSTANTINOPLE, July 1.—The al- lied high commissioners have in- formed the porte that violation of the neutral zone would be regarded as a casus belll. The grand vizier, Teyfik Pasha, has begged the Angora gbv- ernment to respect the allied demand for n.v*rality in the zone. 39,773.09. Revenues exceed Ig- y tion charges. _ therefore. SETS CLOTHES AFIRE. Child’s Attempt to Light Sparkler Almost Proves Fatal. Little Dorothy - Plugge. five vears old, and known as “Dot,” started to light a sparkler this morning in_her home, ag 1725 Willard street northwest, and the match set her dress on fire. Screaming. she ran from the house with her grandmother, who happened | every pound they have asked for. Something is wrong somewhere. 1 asked him, ‘Have you met Mr. Hurley, chalrman of the Shipping Board ?; No. I never have met him.' ‘Have yu{vmh Mr. Plez, chairman of the Emery Fleet Corporation?” met_him." . “There was that striking situation | —the country at war, and the chair- man of the Shipping Board and the | chairman of the Emergency Fleet Cor- | poration had never met the chairman | of the Steel Industries Board. and the failure to get steel was due to the fact that they had never-understood | each other. The Emergency Fleet Cor- | poration was trying to go over the| head of the chalrman of the Steel Industries Board. I recite that as al recollection of war-time inefficiency. ‘No, 1 hawve fiever tripartite . agreement United §tates, Great Britaih and Ja- pan relative to the remewal of the Anglo-Japanese treaty are given prominence: by the Morring Post and other newspapers of -this city. By such an agreement, it is declared, a virtual triple entente for the Pacific would, be established, and the opera- tion of the Anglo-Japanese treaty wauld be confined to the Pacific. Discussions between representatives | of the three nations, as well as those of the British dominioms, are fore- shadowed. i Deciares Treaty Co en. The London Times says a report is ‘current that the lord high chancellor, | i Cuts Also. Cutting of the forces of the Wash- ington navy yard began today with the laying off of forty mechanics, to be followed by a reduction by July of approximately 430 employes. This latter cut.will affect both the clerical and the mechenical forces, it was said. v Not only were the employes of the yvard facing a cut in their number, but ther® was a decided reduction in salaries. In all cases the bonuses were cut off, and practically all of surprising to find discussion today of the progress the.new administration; had mude to date, and to note certain murmurings _inside and outside of Congress, and a tendeney to pass the | blame from the exdeiitive end of the! Avenue to Congress and back again. | The truth is that any one who be- | lieved tne republicans would be able| to get a tax bill out of the way by | July 1 miscalculated the speed of Congress. The republican majority is! 50 big that It is somewhat unwieldy, | and the old-faghioned method of hav-! ing the two houses steered by laad-| ers in whom the rank and file woyld bave confidence has given way to tge groups and factions, which have thelr own leaders. Patronage Consumes Time. terms prescribed by the treaty of Ver- sallles, a victor's treaty. this resolution cerned, ¥ou fccomplish nothi your country,” he continued. is con- for re- gard this resolution ag only a po-; liticd! ghrfender, because the admin- istration now in charge is unwilling to ratify the treaty of Versailles or ate a treaty of peace and amity and commerce with Germany in advance of this declaration. “Everybody knows that in the end we must negotiate a trealy of amity and commerce with Germany. —To- morrow .we must negotiate with our hunds ticed. Today we could nego- tiate as a victor.” Senator Underwood emphasized his criticism of the republican adminis- tration of “refusing to negotiate peace { mendations for conservation of the { existing supply. The letter follows: _“During . the last session of the | Sixty-sixth Congress I introduced a | resolution providing that government departments using water should pay for same, in the hope of effectiny economy in the use of water by the departments. | “After thinking the matter over, | however, 1 am inclined to believe that | this_would mot result in any con- i siderable saving, although I do be- lieve that there {s great possibility !in the use of filtered water by the departments. .as 1 am advised thai they are using in the neighborhood of | eleven million gallons per day. or | about one-sixth af the -dependable supply. ! “"“As an example of what can be ac- Yemia is entirely depopulated. Fifty | Lord Birkenhead, has expressed the e } 3 r: e thousand refugecs—Greeks, Turks and | to be with her, running after her.| Wishes for Smecess. Toieion that. Tailing Tormal denuncia- | e aime Paam S5 cents to $1.36 & duy, | President Harding has never abated yith Germany before declaring peace | complished by’ vroper effort, 1 call rmanfane.have evacuated to Thrace Across the street Robert Barry, col-| It lsmt possible, of course, tor the | tlon of the Anglo-Japaness treaty, & - | i feyire ‘for the promp( passage of | P iNE FAHGON . g in conau |J0UT Ktention o the fact {nat the 4 Constantinople. A majority of the 2 5 one repre- | uhich” would necessitate giving a nck of .Funds Caune. 4 a% bitl, but it is one thms to hope | The re . he_ said, ater consumption for the past, fif- nd Con. D jority ored, 2328 Champlain street, saw the hich i Congress' and quite | Sion, “was a surrender of our realitcen years has been kept statiohary ages in_the Ismid Yalovo area are It is claimed that the have cammitted By the Associated Press. ERLIN, June 30.—The eventuality of a joint Russian and Kemalist oc- cupation of Constantinople is fore- little girl. and took off his coat as| he came to the rescue. He wrapped the garment about the little girl and probably saved her life. Dorothy was painfully burned. Her rescuer was unhurt. | ——— FUNDING BILL OPPOSED. | senting the bureau of the budget, but he wants you to start on this great | work with the knowledge that he is deeply intereSted, that he wants you to succeed, and that he has un- bounded faith in your chief. He 1s going to have all the authority of xhisi government back .of him. There will be many heartburnings. ~It isn't any simple thing to bring about the sever- { year's notice, the treaty automatically continues. viewpoint, it is held that the Anglo- Japanese notification to the league of nations of the proposed modifications of the treaty does not constitute for- mal degunciation. The Times expresses the hope that the opinion attributed to the lotd; chancellor is a true interpretation, Moreover, from a judicial | was explained. by the lowering of The cuts were made necessary, it the appropriations of the local navy yard, which makes of the guns for the ships of the N and for the naval stations. That the cut will hamper the work of the yard is cer- tain, it was explained. There is enough work pending to require an addition of one-third of | for speed frory another thing fo get it, especially at the start of an administration, when senators and representatives spend so much of their time either getting new jobs for their ffiends or saving their o1d friends from losing their jobs. | Congress has literally slid along| from day today without program and | without aim. Nobody sits over Con-| and cracks the whip. The same | honor, our real property rights and ithe rights of our boys who fought| overseas.” Passes House by Big Vote. By a vote of 263 to 59 the House yesterday adopted the conference draft of the resolution, and it was taken up in the Senate a few hours later in an.effort to complete its t by metering and supervision. not- withstanding the fact that the popu- |1ation_of the District has increased ifully 25 per cent in that period. { Cites Conduit's city. { “As you know. the single conduit {from Great Falls, which is now about sixty vears old. can only bring an average of about 70.000,000 gallons per scen by Russian exiles throughout ance of connectibna with the govern.| pecause {t would give ample time to gress 0 3 S t. It isn” easy thil the présemt number .of employes, or| et » v | enactment. but went over after an!day. and more than this amount has ves i y | thing to stand up a; 8 - it was asse: B 3 3 & are sed by in- Discussion in Senate and House |F2 of the bolenevik-Turkish nationalist| jection—Two Conferences Held. |want to spend. PiaEAmst: (hose Whe! ,h;r"u":f,e‘:rye.'x“x: ol waPRSer | The maval forces of the nation were A e iuilats ther the Y AN ehtorea mainiy on the provisions ae Fully 10 10 30 ner cent of the wa- forces in Anatolia. Regardless of £ > K o Gountry 1s calling for al LAt 1L e Hreaty i munciation, stil] | being operated today technically | things like the tax and tariff bills are [lo enemy alien property and the con- ter now used in the departments could their political _view, _these quulla‘x‘m b'nm administration’s bill proposing | change, und If it will add to your In- | more should. it remain in force for a yithout funds, and the indications|not pushed forward with the combined | troversy over ending the state of war D Saved by °|°D:"h(’.':-‘3}nr"e"?xr§:rf|:": R D ratly unanimous in the | broad powers for the Secretary. of the | terest in your work, let me tell you BT were that such a situation would con- | snergi “the members. by declaring peace or by repealing the | [SEUlatlon. 3 a ¢ > i td Ji [@ear after eXpiry. tinue until some time next week. sastalegiof g |War. resoluticns. Representative Flood | Y0U upreint a committee to make a hope, which amounts almost to be- lief with them, that Gen. Brusiloff will lead a conquering army into the city by the Bosphorous. —_————— FLYERS’ BODIES FOUND. Treasury in funding the allied debts to the United States, as discussed at a | dinner conference last night between Presiaent Harding and Senators Pen- rose of Pennsylvania and Watson of Indiana, also is understood to have been | the subject of a conversation between | the President and Secretary Mellon to- day at the litter's office. The executive is understood to have something else. This may séem like | an extravagant statement. The world is watching this well resolved experi- ment. _ - & . Foreign Country Watches. “It is no violation of confidence to| tell you that onme of the distinguished diplomats in Washington at this time { told me that his own country had al- ready cabled him to keep close watch Expect Decision Today. The imperial conference met again today for what it was hoped would prove to be the final discussion for the present of the question of renew- ing the Anglo-Japanese treaty. A whole weck has been consumed in the consideration of this question, and the causes for and against re- newal of the pact have been stated Senate Is Unmoved. Refusal of Senate leaders to zccept the big naval appropriation bill with the reduction in appropriations and other changes made by the House caused a technical lapse ip funds last midnight, the beginning of the new fiscal vear. Despite this lapse, Senate leaders \Party Pride Disappears. | The real trouble is that pride of: party is disappearing. Time was when % leader might rally the elements in, the republican party by calling upon its mémbers to uphold the reputation | of the G. O. P. for eficiency and smooth dispatch of public business. Only the democrats used to be held “Di of Virginia, senior democrat of the foreign affairs committee, said the country had been saved from humili- lation by decision to declare a state of | peace. Senator Knox., republican, Penneylvania, author of the original peace measure, said that either meth- sult. syrvey of the various government bu- « |reaus and departments and make rec- | ommendations 1ooking to conserva- i tion of existing supply. in order that {actioh may forestall calamity. i *“This work could be done by the | superintendent of the water ment of the District of Columbi and icd would accomplish the desifed re-|the Army engineers, and without ad- iditional expense to the District or That a treaty of peace is to follow | sovernment. and 1" think that condi- k . WEATHER. - Unsettled this afternoon Jollowed : Member -of the Associated Press / generally fair tonightfand tomor- 3 The Associated Press is exclusively estitled te ‘ :‘h:ve‘ not much change in tempera. : the use for republication of Il Mews dispatches | ‘emperature for twenty-four hours credited to it or not othejwise credited in fhis | ended at 2 p.m. today: Highest, 86, at 2 paper and also the loeal news published hereln, . p.m. yesterday; lowest, 71, at Al Fights of publication Bt special ‘ 30 a.m. today. ’ Gispatches bereln are also reserved. : Taken From Chesapeake Bay Nurl to scorn as unable to handle legisla- | were in mowise inclined to accept {the peace resolution was suggested by |tions fully justifv an immediate sur- been informed by Senate leaders that such opposition to the bill in its pres- | ent form has_ develpped that somei changes probably will be necessary. | Opposition was said to center par- ticularly on that section of the bill Scene of Fatal Crash. HAMPTON, Va., July 1.—The body of Capt. Howard Douglas, who lost his life last week when an airplane he was piloting collided with a machine itices of extravagance on every step of our budget enter-!yith frankness, which is believed to, prise and report to his country. Tipe responsible for the.government's take it that perhaps h-mt‘-“m:oxg,f- | refll!llp to publish the accounts of mental expenditures are not peculiar | to the United States of America, and ! the whole world would like to profiti dominion premiers let it be known early in the discussion that they had| ot come to London to be treated the proceedings. Some, at least, of the |ate naval committee annouficed there the measure as passed by the House, and Chairman Poindexter of the Sen. was no plan to call the matter up In the Senate before the recess begin- ning tonight and ending next Tues- tion efficiently. SO many groups have arisen in the Senate and House that instead of pride of party there is in its place a pride of individual epinion. | There is little regard for party har-, mony. - A republican Congress, for in- | Senator Knox und others during the Vey and the most rigid economy in Senate discussion. Referring to the ' the use of water by the departments resglyticn’s provisions for holding |and by all consumers!’ enemy alien property. Senator Knox Considers Leg! ve Action. Said it meant “nothing but an expres. | Slon by Congress that we do not in. | s Taosran meniative Zihiman and driven by Lieut. M. J. Plumb, vester- | Which would authorize the Secretary le. 1 I i b 3 in funding the debts to accept bonds | DY our example. have come this; thoolboys” as in pre-war da; y. stance. has just embarrassed a repub- Mr. Prescott hav v d £t s take - Pt bonds i “like school P ys, | day. 8 3 S T ave sought ex ay afternoon was taken out of Chesa- | % Jiyo - "iEan"debtor nations. morning just to help establish thei.ni°iold by the “elder statesmen™ of A nate leaders, moreover, saia it)lican President and Secretary of War ;«l::l"":az:“;‘?"”:": ".’.;u(nh&e'"""'éd:“‘" Senator Norris _i& co:;fi‘gxfsl-:; peake bay a short distance from where the accident occurred. The body of Lieut. Plimb was recovered the fol- lowing day. Capt. Douglas’ body will be shipped SHUNS BIG PRIZE FIGHP. Tialson, and to assure you that the | o tOC X oot just what they should executive is intensely interested in this enterprise under the command of Gen: Dawes. I want you to give it your earnest support, and know that as a 0. ““The course taken by the represen- tatives of the dominions at this con- | ference was to state their cases with|was wholly technical, and no hard- was not planned to rush through a resolution continuing the appropria- tions of the past vear. The lapse in funds, it was explained, by ordering that the standing Army be cut down to 150,000 men by Octo- ber 1. instead of mext May, as origi- nally planned. As a consequence, the | government_is placed in the position ! employing a legislative weapon to nored, waived or not respected. Suggestion to President. “This is only a suggestion,” Sena- tor Knox continued, “to the President, compel economies in the use of water | until Washington shall have been made secure against danger of a water famine through the building tomorrow to Washington, and later SN Re sent 1o his former home in | Daughesey, Retpects' /Optnion T o e e Aveurance of ‘appre. |force and feeling and o controvert!ships would be experienced by the|of having to dircharge men Who ehlwhen he come to settle the terms of e e coRAuIL muttoriveliDy: California. arguments advance: v Premier | naval forces unless the deadlock were | listed for a vear. The government. i i, yce with Germany, that these things | *Senator Norris is investigating par- of Those Disapproving Bout.” Attorney General Daugherty an- nounced today that he would not at- tend the Dempsey-Carpentier fight KRAM TAKES OATH. because he “had too much respect for Post Office Department Auditor Be- “P opinion of people who disapprove o prize fights and of whom comes Controller. be a Sort of unofficial repr:uenx‘;‘rl:f { ciation. T only want to say before I go that the rules to be promulgated this morning by Gen. Dawes have been gone over deliberately, and he comes with the full authority that what he says in this matter is not questioned.’ Start Work Witheut Hitch. Lloyd George,” Lord Curzon, the: for- c¢ign minister; A. J. Balfgur and other members of the British cabinet, when the views of the London ministers were at variance with their own.’ MAlitary Ald Opposed. E l Premier Massey of New Zealand concluded his speech in_support 1 of the alliance. He was o Nawy yard, ave neladed In the: e prolonged. WAR-TIME SUBCHASERS SOLD CHARLESTON, 8. C., July 1.— Twelve subchasers, built by the gov- ernment for duty dyring the world war -and moored af the Charleston other words, is obliged to break its contract. The Secretary of War thinks it would be a stain on the honor of the government to do 8o, yet he Is required by law to bring the Army down to the size for which money was appropriated. ‘He cannot keep faith with the enlisted men with- | out violating a statute. ishould be taken care of. The Presi- dent may ignore the suggestiyns. The status of affairs then may be such, iwhen we come to negotiate that { treaty, that we may be more lenient ! with Germany, or we might réquire +more drastic termi Senator Walsh, democrat, Montana, | ticularly the use of filtered water by government departments for con- jdensing purposes. This is said to | represent a consumption of about { 5,000,000 gallons a day. 1t is probable the resolution to be introduced by the Nebraska senator will _call for the abolition of this e tive.” J t a hitch im establish- Charles H. Kram was sworn in to- ‘There was no sh- | repe replied that it was perfectly obvil ing the-office of the controller general 2 If a trooper deserts and breaks his ous | practice and substitution of some day as controller of the Post Office g low by the Indidh delegate, the|of 112.such craft made- by the bu- contract with the government, he is ;::;lm;t;:;_dtrelnhtz to be entered “’“"imelhnd by which the departments Department, which office replaces that of auditor for the department. 0! oday’s ?)I,;RKI‘Bm was I:ld}!fl.’ 1}:" !he!Pz)sg I F y News e epartmen ‘or the pasi enj. % in Paragraphs years. Mr. Kram is the representative of 3 {f Democrats attack peace ution in | Senate before final vote 'S&M to- | the department with the budget bu- of the United States, which takes the place of the controller of the Treas- ury &nd the six departmental auditors. J. R. McCarl, as controller general, and L. R. Ginn, 4ssistant controller general, Wwere sworn in ‘before 9| o'clock this morning, and when, the | hour arrived for the formal starting - maharaja of Kutch, who submitted |reau of navigation to Joseph C. Heft. \ner of Philadelphia, it is announced the Indian viewpoint that there was no objection on Indja’s part to re- 'newal of the treaty, with the excep- tion of the clauses providing: that in case of India being attacked Japan should come to India’s assistance. This view caused some surprise. here. punished, but the Army men now won- (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) Get the Story of the 3 instructions fre | Congress.” 55 Provisions of the resolution for | 7 (Continued on Pafe 2, Column 1.) FRANCE LOSES 2,500,000. im question can provide their light and power needs withowut having use filtered water. The senator's attention has. been ! called to the situation at the bureau 1 of engraving and printing, where |about a million and a quarter gal- lons of wgter are used daily in con- to reau, and pacticipated today in the meeting of other representatives of [ day. : Page 1|0f the governmental business these | but the maharaja explained that the ~ 5 tions.~ This ~ building g two officlals were at their desks delegation was of the opinion ; . . Kensing oy A b B RS el vy yrs st eswnn o R SEEE TEn S ORI SR Y | Dempsey entier Fight | " o o Torne e ittt i, vt fm i . 3 ey i reparin ecessa) ¥ E| } ' ‘About 600 empléVes of Mr. Kram's|Absence of leadership in Congress de- | for a SmOOh running of the sovers | SoGito. af wny e i 3 Shown by Census Figures. source at comparatively small cost the sistance PARIS, June 30.—The population of Additionnl Turbine Proposed. hitherto on the rolls office, today "~ were | lared responsible for delayy z Treasury Department, & ponsible for delayed legis lation. Page automatically transferred to the rolls {{;. g _British-Jaj y A8 -Japanese treaty forecast |troller McCarl said he would tackle | reviewed the various arguments. ad- : A ! Ly of the Post Office Department. in London. Page® | ———————————————"| {uced and the discussion was further, (L e | : 206, according fo .the figures which | [ atajiation of an'additional turbine D'Annunzio adherents organize to keep | Continued on Page'2, Column 6. | adjourned. The question of elimina e unda ¢ . the Official Journal will publish to-|at the navy yard power plant and the Fiume intact. ‘Page 3 tion of the military clauses from the . . o Y morrow of the censusgtaken on that hooking up of this plant with the S - ' % departments that now generate their * The Belleau Wood Memorial Associa. tion_announces project for honoring U. S. dead in France. Page 4 William Howard Taft named as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court and Senate con! Page 12 Former Representative Mason's daugh- ter chosen to take his seat.in House. Fourth 'of July 1 O'Clock ued Moai- The Star will be ment’s financial machinery. When_this work s completed Con- The Great Prize Fight . Round by roud, as tele- The -British prime minister, Mr. Lloyd George, who again presided, treaty never has beeq brought up.in the conference.: s Y FIRST STEP TO CUT ARMY. Secretary Weeks Authorizes Dis-|. charge of Men Who Apply. :From- Every Angle in ; By the Associated Press . Full and Complete News Story and Round by Round By Lawrence Perry and “Fair Play” : A Critical Analysis of the Contest by Experts, Two of France on March 6, 1921, was 36,084,- | date. The previous census, taken in 1911, gave the populatfon as 38.468,- 813, Thus the population of France decreased nearly two and a hailf mil- lions during the war. A It is explainedi however, that the 1921 figures do not include the sol- diers, marines and sailors outside of France. Another suggestion that has been made to Sena‘or’ Norris proposes the | own power. This would involve a | cost ot probably a million dollars. {but it would save the government lot of money in the long rum, it is claimed, in addition to making pos- sible big economies in water con- sumption. ‘According to Nelson S. Thompson, chief engineer in the gupervising day. July 4, at 1 o'clock, and Page 13 graphed by direct wire from . - ' —— ¥ p g . 2 3 hitect's office of the Treagury De- also on Saturdays at 1 pm. | Cablnet ofcers’ plans for July b an.| § e LORRTE, 0 Bratst Price As‘afirat stey’ toward veductioh 97 pihie Keenest ini the Tyisincss, GERMANS LIKE D. J. HILL partment, the practice of maintaining throughout the summer. Spirited deflance of allies is growing in fight will be announced the regular Army to the 150,000 maxi-| . And Then— > . de « | @lectric generating plagts in the gov- : gt =Fags 131 { masmmhohe on e e i | e e et | : VIN . LIN, Jame 30.—David gayne | SEnt 105000 uiions of werer & dar. street side of The Star build- | |priation bill, Sécretary Weeks, today - BY IRVIN S, COBB L e BT AmeTICE Produces an “economic waste that is Anti-red soviet formed in Constanti- nople plans forceful overthrow of dic- tators. " Page 13 London reports Premier Craig of Ulster \ ¢ | All Advertising ing Saturday afternoon, begin- n\ngs’npflly after 2 .o'cloe‘l:. In case of a knockout fight ‘fans will thus be able to know authorized the 'discharge by dgrps, area and division commanders of\all enlistéd ‘men. who apply for dis- July, without preju- ._.Am'eriu's foremost humorist and among the cleverest of writers. He knows a lot apout box fighting and his Hill, former American ambassador to Germany, and Mrs. Hill left Berlin for Switserland Wedne: night. “The Zeitung Am Mittag says Dr. Hill's appointment as ambassador to incredibly: stupid” Mr. Thompson ' has prepared estimates showing the government would save a considerable amount if the departments obtained For Saturday Star heres Page arge 2 . 5 e B it HosrecarveR s 'r;ms'::; 'h.:vw“'-’ th‘;nme‘e;-;n& Sy 11| grike winner withinag Mepond or, hon %o thalr SieHis to Toaval pay. story is sure to be a “humdinger.”- Read his preliminary’ | |Germany “would prove of inestimable | thetr power {rom the navy yard plant. sxih - trict Sealgants tatod at ey S e under the . orde in this issue: s ; vaiue to.the interests of both coun- Tattia) Profoct ‘Assured office by 11 o'clock Friday, night. to Join. . Page 15 o rot be thed to re-enlist un- story ift this issue. - . . - Talue o lew of the former ambas- i p Battleahip bombing fails to ‘convince| } 2rena. T general” recraiting 1o ra-getab: s X C e D ailiarity. . wilh - Gecman |, In signing yesterday the Army bill - - either side in controversy. - _Page 30, mnf' b 2 Bease 7 > > thought; ladguage and science. o fei