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v $ tonight and tomorrow. ended at 2 p.m. toda: 2 p.m. today; lowest, 70, today. - Full report on page 8. Closing New York Stocks, Page 24. WEATHER. Generally fair and continued warm Temperature for twenty-four hours est, 89, at at 4:30 am. ¢ o ¢ Foening Sfar. - ‘ Member of The Associated paper and also Yesterday's Al rights of publication of special dispatches hereln are aiso reserved. the Assoclated Press Press Is exclusively entitled to the uwee for republication of all mews dispatches ‘ersdited to It or net otherw'se cpadited in this the local news published hereln, | Net Circulation, 89,970 . . . No. 28,193. ‘Entered as second-class matter post office Washington, D, C. D.C. GAR OWNERSHIP JLL REJECTED FOR TAX RELIEF SCHEME House Committee Decides to | Discard Keller Measure at Heated Session. MOTION TO ADJOURN AND DELAY ACTION IS FAILURE Consideration to Be Resumed Next ‘Week—Ham Denies His Tracks } Are of Poorer Quality. At a heated session today the House District committee, by a vote of 14 to 4, decided to substitute the ‘Woods bill for the Keller bill, to be ‘considered paragraph by paragraph, looking toward a solution of the street railway problem in the Dis- trict. The Woods bill proposes to relieve the street car companies from certain taxes, to make the franchise tax on the net income rather than the l!?ll. and carries provision for an exdess profits tax to equalize the earnings of the two street railway companies above a fair return on the fair vah- uation as determined by the Public Utilities Commission. The Keller bil: provides for municipal ownership and operation of the street car lines. The conside:ation of the Woods bill oy paragraph went over until the meeting of the committee next week at the call of the chairman. It was agreed before that vote was taken, howaver, that it would still be In order again to vote on substitution of the Hammer bill or some other measure for conshleration ahead of the Woods bill. The Hammer bill rovides for abolition of the Publi¢ Util- ties Commission. : Motion to, Adjourn Defeated. Before the vote was taken to give the Woods bill precedence in con- sideration, a motion to adjourn, which was urged by Representatives Lampert of Wisconsin and Kunz of Illinois, was defeated by a tie vote. William F. Ham, president of the Washington Rallway and Electric Company, laid before the committee today @ letter and report in reply to a statement recently made by former Commissioner Newman before the committee to the effect that the tracks of the Washington RaHway and Electric Company were not as well built as those of the Capital Traction.. He submitted @ report from the company’s engineer of way and construction, which strongly ex- Erelled the opinion that the W. R. & . construction work is in some re- spects better than that of the Capl- tal Traction ompan; e en- 's re) 7 “The tracks of our company are, in many r ts, of better constru es) tion than the tracks of the Capital fTraction Company. . “The original construction of the tracks of both companies on the sur- face lines are about the same, but on the conduit system, however, the gracks of our company, having con- orete foundations, are found in many cases to be of Letter quality than '.hootfiof the Capital Traction Com- n; Pfh’ report explains technically that Rhe W. R. & E. Company tracks are ven greater bearing surface and En experience has demonstrated hat the design used by the W. R. & -insures substantial tracks. Cites New Trackage. The report continues: “The two ve just constructed on Gergia ave just constructed no Georgla venue between Buchanan street and flitary road is the best-constructed Furface track in Washington, and I do not believe any engineer or any one who knows anything about track construction will refute this state- ment. “The engineers of the Public Utilities Commission are famillar with our work and with the work of the Capi- tal Traction Company. I would be willing to submit for their decision or the decision of any engineers fa- miliar with such work the truth of Maj. Newman's statement.” laying _this report before the committee, Chairman Focht said that it emphasized his contention voiced at the White House vesterday that he had had extreme difficulty in getting reliable testimony before the com- mittee because the witnesses are ¢on- tinually contradicting each other. The time of the committee today was_taken up mostly with statements by Representatives Keller of Minne- sota and Woods of Virginia in behalf of their respective bills. Both' mem- bers were questibneW closely. Representative Underhill of Massa- chusetts expects to have a hearing next Wedgesday In the District com- mittee room on the Juvenile Court bill. MR. TAFT TO TAKE OATH. Justice Hoehling Will Administer It on Monday. Former President Willlam H. Taft will be sworn in as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court Monday morning in the office of At- torney General Daugherty, according to present plans made public by the attorney general _today. Justice Hoehling of the Dl*trlm Supreme Court, in the absence’from the city ‘of the justices of the United States Supreme Court, will administer the th. 5 Judge Taft plans to arrive in the pity Sunday night. REPEAT TROTSKY STORY. Late Dispatches Tend\ to Confirm Imprissnment Report. f: * European dispatches received iIn Bemt-official circles today tended to confirm the press reports that Pre- jnier Lenin of Russia had imprisoned Leon Trotsky. According to the ad- vices sent here Lenin was reported to ‘have ordered the detention of Trot- eky in the Kremlin on June 30. | ROB BANK OF $5,000. Bandits Shoot Policeman in Mouth and Escape in Launch. ASHTABULA, Ohio, July 7.—The Marine National Bank at Ashtabula Harbor was robbed this afternoon of 35,000 and Policeman Shannon shot through the mouth by several ban- dits, ;l;lo fllflnln l‘t ‘!Lulnh out ::.lo 3 3 e, where s reported Y deen captured.. T. COLEMAN DUPONT. (Copyright, Underwood & Underwood.) T. COLEMAN DU PONT MADE SENATOR BY "'. DELAWARE GOVERNOR By the Associated Press. . DOVER, Del, July 7.—Gen. T. Coleman du Pont was todap ap- pointed United States senator from Deleware by Gov. Denney to suc- ceed Josiah O. Wolcott, Who re- signed last week to become chan- cellor of Delaware. Gen. du Pont, who is the Dela- . ware member of the republican « national committee, will serve the i "unexpired term which runs until | March, 1923. The appointment of Gen. du Pont adds a republican to the Senate. Senator Wolcott hav- ing been elected to the office as a democrat. ARCHIVES BUILDING DEMIAND 15 REVIVED Economy and Efficiency Are Sought—Bring: Together " Scattered Files. Renewal of efforts for an archives building here, where the old govern- ment records, many of which are priceless and are now allowed to re- pose in unsafe, non-fireproof build- ings, may be stored,%s forecast by |, goyernment officials’ as a part of the new administration's economy and et- ficlency steps. Saying. of thousands of dollars to the government also is expected to come s a resule of efforts which' the efficiency experts are now making to get all of the branches of each bu- reau under one roof. Many of the bureaus now have their divisions scattered in various parts of the city, and are prevented from efficiently carrying out thelr duties by the delay i getting papers and files from place to place. L] o Six Divisions Seattered. Particularly expensive is the work of the office of the controller general of the United States. - Controller Gen- eral McCarl peinted out today that six of his divisions now are scattered all over the city. These were formerly the offices of the auditors for. the various departments. This situation, he said,” contributes to delay in carrying on government work. He sald that when an attorney had a case and started to review it, many times he found that he must have additional information. Most of the time this information is in an office in another part of the city, and he ‘must set the case aside and await the arrival of the information before he can continue. This makes for great delay, causes the work to pile up, and is a direct cause of heavy increases in the expense of conducting the governmental business. Much money could be ved the government by placfng all the branches and divisions of a particu- lar bureau under one roof, he said. All the flles would be in one place under such a system, and an attorney with a case would be able to go to the file room in a few minutes, and with a minimum delay and expense would be able to get the additional in- formation needed and keep the gov- ernmental business-moving efficiently. Just as soon as he perfects. the re- organization of his office made necs- sary by the cutting down of the ap- propriation allowance, he said, he in- tends to takeup and study the matter of getting the branches of his office together on an efficient .plane with a view to conducting it at a minimum e Instructl e instructions of Brig. Gen. Charles G. Dawes, chief of flll-lo‘bfldr.al. to department &nd bureau heads to make an Investigation with a view to removing old files to less expen- :lovro. fl:l::xnclg‘no(l has brought to the e quest: ;:(hlve buildi: A'q ppaotian nown, to their old files to other places r:cl'n:‘.l: of the danger of fire; but the de- mand of the budget director that be done brings up again g:?l‘dtl nn:e;l' )?e’ a )&r:e fire-proof vault re the gover: - org.: can b'e -to;ed. y e e matter of getting divisions of a particular bureau now dividea 'unf der one roof is being studied by the efficiency experts, and it is expected that orders for changes will be for'h- coming in & short time, when space is found for certain bureaus.” The con- solidation of fi! it is expected, will leave & great t of space fn bu- reaus of the. government, and when these ‘are stored it is believed- that meny of -the: bureaus .will find that they get along with less ml% and the efficiency experts will. be able to grouping divi- work' out a plan for sions in close proximity. OFFICERS CAPTURE STILL. Special Dispatch to The Star. CULPEPER, Va., July 7.—Men from the office of State Prohibition Co! missioner H. B. Smith, in Rithmond, captured a still which has been o] erating in"a di plece of ~woo$ lum Spring Church, this coun- e alleged owner of the still, P. R. Woodward, was brought here, and, after a preliminary hearing be- fore Mayor Mackall, lodged in jail to await the action of the grand jury. This is the fourth “moonshine” atill to be captured in this county during the past six weeks. - New Senator From Delaware SINN FEINERS AID PEAGE BY DROPPING REPUBLIG DEMAND Make Important Concession in Order to .Advance [ Settlement Prospects. DE VALERA REQUESTED GEN. SMUTS TO MEET HIM Important Conference in Dublin Tomorrow—King Shows In: tense Interest. By the Agsociated Press. v LONDON, July 7—The prime min- ister, Mr. Lloyd George, stated in the house of commons today that he under- stood Gen. J. C. Smuts, the South Afri- can premier, went to Ireland on Tues- day last on the invitation of Eamonn de Valera, the Irish republican leader. Asked whether he had conferred with Gen. Smuts before the latter went to Ireland, the prime . minister replied laconically that he was seeing Gen. Smuts constantly. In answer to another query, Mr. Lloyd Gcorge said mone of the dominion premiers would attend. the proposed Irish_conference in London, to which Mr. De Valera and Sir James Craig, the Ulster premier, had been invited. “Big Four” Still Hopeful. Aside from this statement there was virtually nothing today to indicate what progress had been made by the “big four,” comprising Mr. Lloyd George, Gen. Smuts, Sir James Craig and ~Earl Midleton, a _prominent southern unionist, toward reaching a solution of the Irish question. There | was, however, official reaffirmation of the statement that the outlook was hopeful and that nothing had tran- spired which seriously jeopardized the prospects of a settlement. Gen. Smuts was received in audi- ence this morning by King George, ! the latter having shdwn a keen desire | to be informed of every move in the direction of peace in Ireland. Gen. Smuts gave the king the impressions he gathered while in Dublin, the au- | dience lasting half an hour. Sinn’ Feiners Changed De Gen. Smuts has been invited to at- tend Friday's meeting in Dublin be- tween Mr. De Valera and the south- ern unionists, but thus far has not definitely answered yes or no. merely observing that he failed to see what useful purpose his attendance would | serve. { In an authentic quarter it was de- clared today that recent utterances and acts of the Sinn Fein leaders were considered to indicate a recession from their demand for an independent Ire- land and to imply a wiliingness to accept as a talking basis a “united Ireland,” its legislative.and governing inery to incorporate m ferent name the. Ulstes which would have the status of a provincial assembly. similar body, under such an arrange- ment, would be created in the south, with some form of “all Ireland” as- sembly, consisting of upper and lower { houses, which would serve as a co- ordinating body. The king, it was stated today, has placed Buckingham Palace at the dis- posal of Mr. Lioyd George for holding there the proposed Irish confgrence. Crucial Meeting in Dublin. Sinn Fein and Unionist leaders from South Ireland will meet in Dublin to- morrow, and it is probable that Earl Midleton, one of the Unlonist chief- tains, who has been in conferenc other government officials, may take with him some statement of the gov- ernment’s position when he leaves for Dublin late today: Gen. Smuts, in an address delivered at a dinner givem by the South Afri- can colony here last night, declared the Irish problem could be solved, and pointed out that the situation In' Ire- land was similar, to that which exist- ed in South Africa when the repub- lican movement was strong in that Dominion. He said that since the TUnion of South Africa had decided to | remain_ linked with the empire the people had benefited' from their *for- bearance and self-sacrifice.” - It was due in large measure to Gen. Smuts’ influence that the question of ‘whether South Africa should become a republic or remain linked with the empire was settled, and of late he has been giving much thought and study to the Irish problem. Less Fighting in Ireland. Meanwhile, the government points to a slight diminution in the casual- ties suffered by crown forces in Ire- land during the last week as indica- tive that the peace moves are making some impression on the rank and file of the Irish republican army. “Except in the Dublin district, where there has been comparative quiet during the past week, there is no_appreciable lessening in outrag and the guerrilla warfare abated throughout the country,” says the government statemeént. “How- ever, there is no indication that the extremists are forcing things with the design of wrecking whatever prospect of peace exists. The crown casualties for the week following Mr. Lloyd George's invitation for a conference in London totaled lo%ly, which is below the average for the weeks preceding.” ‘The Westminster Gazecte says to- day it understands that Genm. Jan Christian Smu South African pre- mier, may be suggested as chairman of the proposed conference in Lon- don between representatives ot southern and northern Ireland and the British government. s the | NO TRACE OF KIDNAPED EARL BELFAST, July 7.—Although mem- bers of the police and military are scouring_the country in search of the Earl of Bandon, who was kidnaped at Bantry, County Cork, June 21, when his residence, Castle Bernard, was burned, no trace has Bo far been found of him. It is believed here that the place of his detention ig changed daily and that he is being held as a hostage for the safety of some con- demned republican. A rumor has been current in usually well informed quarters here that the | Sinn Feiners have abandoned their demand for s republic. ~This'is not confirmed in any way, and the mem- bers of thesUlster cabinet'are without direct knowledge of tke report. _ RAP BRITISH PAR' BOSTON, Mass., July,7.—Unalterablée opposition to any form of settlement between: d and Great Britaig b which the former would abandon its republican principles and consent,to remain part of the British e, Was expressed by the Clan-na-Gaei, which et ay. . 8 rs asserted _that the - ssilon Gousidered ' Dartnorship bo- tween England and Ireland as a dan- to America and to the fdeals of of New h_republican leaders. - Justice .Danlel F. Cohalan- York over the convention. ‘| eign warships can with Prime Minister Lloyd George and ; closed a_thres-day convention here | 2 st L WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1921—THIRTY-SI_XI PAGES. TWO CENTS. I'M NoT 73 BOTHERING - Yo ABDICATION OF SULTAN DEMANDED; REPORTED READY TO QUIT THRONE | | By the Associated Press. ATHENS, July 7.—The Turkish Nationalist government in An- gora, according to advices from Constantinople today, has demand- to the nationalist party, the advices add. ANGORA, July 6.—An official communique issued tocay by the ey Turkish nationalists announces @ that Sultan Mohammed VI abdi- | ), 'the Greeks have suftered im- cate. The latter replied he was ortant loges in the Ismid sector. ready to abdicate in favor of any i b e e member of the imperial family | Ushak arelsaid to have resulted with the exception of Prince Abdul | in the repulse of the Greek ad- Medjid, the legal helr, who belongs AMERICAN GUNBOAT KUTZ MAY LEAVE REACHES TAMPICO| - POST IN DISTRICT Sacramento Anchored in [Reports Indicate New Engi- Harbor—Speculation Over | neer Commissioner About Length of Her Stay. September 1 Is Likely. By the Assoctated Press. Gossip at the War Department has MEXICO CITY, July —T'le.t'“"d it that & change Is to be made In the States gunboat Sacramento, s€nt t0|Engineer Commissionership of the Mexican waters as a result of alarm- | nigerict of-Columbia within the next ing reports reaching Washington, ar-lfey months. It is predicated on the rived at Tampico yesterday, and i8!¢,0¢ tnat Col. Charles W. Kutz, the anchored in the harbor there, it [ra8|incumbent, already has served more sald in advices received last might|.o " 0 B e term of four from that city. vears usually allotted to such ap- In view of thewsgulations of inter-|pointments and on a report that Pres- national law, which provide that for-|ident Harding pecently discussed the ter the port of |matter with Secretary Weeks of the N Mlendly nation and remain for| War Department and Gen. Beach, chicf twenty-four hours, the Mexican for-|of engineers. 5 | eign office refused last night to com- ~ Has Served Overtime. | mEn Ton” fhe arrival of ‘the Sacra-| secretary Weeks when questicned on 1 - the subject admitted that Col. Kutz “The government,” said Ellas P. - " Callos. secratary of -the Interior and|l e *e0ied Sovertime.” but afded that chief of the cabinet, last night, “does |y, "o p o "mop !:’r Cz % lfl.m Y mmgi ot see in the dispatch of vessels to| B U BnEIncer Comm seonership o ico a show of naval strength on strict “until after, September 1 e % the United States, inas- |3t the earliest” The significance of the part of e eoniot &t pres-|that remark lies in the fact that Col. oht which might cause the hostile|Kutz as a member of the Public aUtil- ence Bf those ships.” les Commission has been actively DECS! identified with the regulation of the Expects No Demonstration. street railway situation of the District tary added he anticipated |an a existing schedule of o ot demonstration by the United | street car fares is subject to change States at any Mexican port. September 1. President Obregon refused to com-| There are also matters of great im- ment ori the situation in the absence | portance to the District government N Seial communication from Wash- | to be disposed of before that date, in- orgton regarding the sending of war | cluding the preparation of the annual vessels into Mexitan waters. budget of the District for submi The president declared the govern-|to Congress. ment did not Intend to rescind the re- Wi Arae ey merea e country. saying| Col. Kutz was appointed District o OXpOTt e arvel of oll taken out of | Engineer Commissioner October 31 Ve Tpreaented an exhaustion of | 1914 and served uninterruptedly untii the n?t-al resources which could not | July, 1917, wh;n he resumed regular mil- Do’ replaced. He asserted labor con-|ijary duty and served creditably in the e eplaCe e Tampico districts were jWorld war as a brigadier general in t°as bad as reported, asserting that [ the Natlonal Army. Following the ot A b A e ore ihan 5,000 men | Si8ning of the armistice, he was re- Sers Sout of . employment. He said gored l‘; h;:! r|evuln: m};monbm nlh; 4 'orps 0! ngineers. ecember 15, the government was’ aiding them 10| o35 ng resumed his duties as En. every way possible. ¢ gineer Commissioner, and has served Duty 115 Per Cent. the District efficiently ever since. Ex- clulive of his_war service, his term Statements attributed to oll men |o,"Eiineer ‘Commissioner~has cov- Smounting to 115 per cent, the in- | fOUF months. crease in the. duty making exporta- tion of oil impossible except at a loss. The assertion is made by the oll men that the companies do not desire’a conflict with the goyernment, but that they must operate on a business basia One high government official vance posts. ion Today’s News . in Paragraphs made the charge that the Standard ¢ a AL, Oil Company “by its monopolizing | Renewal of demand for government te!llldencle!" was the real cause of |: ®Ichives building forecast. ~ Page 1 the chaotio situation. Leaders ‘ declars prospects of peace in The sending of Gen. uel Pelaez |. Ireland are . constantly growling to Tampico as commander-in-chief of | .brighter. - Page 1 District street chr ownership bill. re- jected for tax relief plan. Page My. Mellon announces $500,000,000 addi- ‘tional advances to railroads.” Page American gunboat anchors in Tampico harbor to protect U. S. interests. L 5 Page 1 Col.- Kutz likely to be relieved as Dis- trict Engineer, Commissioner. Page 1 Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company petitions Utilities Commis. sion to continue present rates. 2t Page 1 Hearings on D. C. representation and election bills set for late September. the Mexican government forces there was desoribed by Secretary of War Estrada this morning as opportune. “There f§s every .assurance” the war secretary sald, “fhat he will use his best. influences to alleviate the situation resulting’ from the shut- down.” SEEKS FACTS ON MEXICO. Senator La Follette Against Using U. 8. Forces in 0il Fields. A resolution protesting against the ssible use of American armed 'orces in the Mexican oil flelds, and requesting the President, if' com- patible -with the public interest, to transmit immediately to the Senate Capitol ‘commi X % 3 Suspended Dunbar High teacker tried on girl'’s charges. Page 11 Héights resldents form vigilance ttee. Page all documents and other informa- ¥ 3 . 8 tion Yrelating to the present situa-|Minority report attacks administration’ tion Mexico,- especially as involv-| tariff bill. Page 12 ing any orders to naval officers, was introduced yesterday by Senatqr La Follette, republican, Wisconsin. The resolution also would declare it sense of the Senate that no ‘troops. should be-~landed on' Mexican soil or any other military action, be taken without express suthority from Congress. ) v Benator La Follette requested im. mediate considetation of the resolu- tion, :but_it _went over on objection TImperial comference criticises slowness of British communcations. - Page 13 itness says Mrs. Kaber. told of poor wlau:.n.nd desire for insurance. Page 13 Becre! del soldi St hossase. of naacial dasger, % Cham! merchants di- t.nn:_g f: dPomurum: Psrg‘. bw 13 rtugal surs to remain a republic at coming elections. WM 13 VABOUT WHAT URE GOIN’ . TR ONUS HOPES DEAD FOR THS SESSION Congress Can Evade Heavy Expense, It Is Held, But Not for Very Long. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. Soldier bonus legislatior. is dead at H t 8o far as this session of Con- {gress is concerned. The executive i i branch of the government has warn- ed Congress that such a measure at this time would strain the nation's finances and add to the difficulties of i the country’s business situation. ‘ President Harding is more or less committed to a soldier bonus. He is on record to leaders of the American Legion adyising them “not to worry about the bonus.” But could not give it his spproval at this time. Sec- retary Mellon of the Treasury Depart- ment, who has just written the Senate a-Jetter arguin ainst the passage of & bonus bill, had the full support of Mr. Harding before he communi- catpd with Congress. Mr. Harding was unable to run counter to the advice glven him by the Treasury Depart- ment and for the present at least the legislation will be deferred. ven without Secretary Mellon’s letjer there was no assurance that the soldier bonus bill would pass both houses. The plan was to rush it through the Senate, of course, and it may yet go through ihat body for moral effect, but it is doubtful whether House leaders would have let it through at this time. Mr. Mel- lon’s letter makes it easier, however, for administration forces in Congress to answer the demands of constitu- ents for action on the bonus. They can make Mr. Mellon responsible and ar- gue that as a financier and business man he ought to know what will and will not hurt the business situation. But the interesting fact ig that the soldler bonus question is by %0 means disposed of either by Mr. Mellon's let- ter or the attitude which C€Congreéss may assume. The movement has grown rapldly and while. conserva- (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) POUR LIQUOR IN SEWER. Alexandria Officers Have Music While Carrying Out Duty. Seven hundred and twenty gallons of brandy in thirty-six barrels and 117 quarts of rye whisky, all repre- senting recent seizures by revenue officers in Alexandria, Va. were dumped into the sewers in Alexandria today while a crowd of 100 or more persons looked on in awe. The liquor was confiscated by order of Clarence G. Smithers, marshal of the United States court for the district of Vir- ginia. Across the street from the post of- fice, in front of which the liquor was dumped, the Kiwanis Club of Alex- andria was in session. Through the open windows of the building came the plaintive chorus from the club's choir singing “How Dry I Am.” HEARING ON JUDGES BILL. byer Measure Will Be' Considered Next Week. Heéarings on the Dyer bill providing for two additional District Supreme 1] Court justices will start some day next week. Representative Joseph ‘Walsh of Massachusetts, chalrman of the subcommittee in charge of such measures, said today that he will grant the hearings asked by Repre- ntative Dyer and that the day will e fixed as soon as Representative Dyer can get in touch with witnesses ;cprelanfln' the District bench and entative Dyer has invited amoW§ others to'appear at the hea: ing, J. Spaulding Flannery, George Sullivan, Leon Tobriner and J. Easby-Smith. ! s. LLOYD GEORGE AWAITS | U. S. REPLY TO REVEAL POLICY ON TOKIO PACT By the Axsociated Press, LONDON, July 7.—The prime minister, Mr. Lloyd George, stated in the house of commons today that he was fairly hopeful of being in a position 1o make & statement con- cerning the Anglo-Japanese treaty Monday next. He added, how- ever, that such a statement would replies received from tates and China. mature declaration, Mr. icorge asserted, would inter- fere with the success of the nego- tiations now in progre: PRESIDENT URGES - BONUS BILL DELAY Makes Unexpected Visit to Capitol to Discussv Legislation. Deferment. of Senate action on the soldier bonus bill was urged at a| luncheon conference today between | President Harding ‘and republican | Senate leaders at fe Capitol. The conference was informal and grew out of the President's unan-| nounced arrival at the Capltol to have | luncheon with a group of senators, including Senator Lodge of Massa- chusctts, the republican leader. Aft- er the luncheon the President retired to his private office off the Scnate chamber and sent for Senator Mc-| Cumber, republican, North Dakota, in charge of the bonus bill, and Senator Underwood of Alabama, the demo- cratic leader, who spoke at length Jrsterday in ‘opposition to the bonus Urges Delay in Bonus Bill. It is ynderstood that the President impressed upon Serator McCumber | the necessity of postponing action | upon the soidiers’ bonus bill at this time, in view of the financial situa- | tion. Mr. McCumber, on the other | hand, submitted his reasons to the President why the bonus bill should be enacted into law. | The exccutive broke a presi- dential precedent today by motoring to the Capitol and taking lunch with some of his old associates in the Sen- ate. The President left the White House shortly after 1 o'ciock, without an- nouncing his destination, and dropped in unexpectedly on the senators in the midst of their luncheon hour. To all appearances Mr. Harding's trip to the other end of “the Avenue” pure- Iy social in character, although it was taken for granted that pressig questions of legislatic= undoubtedly would come up for discussion during the visit. H It s the first time in recent years, | at least, that a President has made such a visit to the Capitol. Until the Wilson administration the chief ex- ecutive remained a; from the leg- islative end of the capital except wh he was called there by official busf ness. President Wilson originated the custom of calling on senators and representatives to discuss public af- fairs, and President Harding carried thut custom a step farther in his in- | formal visit of today. | On arrival at the Capitol the Presi- | dent went directly to the Senate dining room on the first floor. He was | accompanied by Secretary Christian | and Senator Frelinghuysen of New | Jersey. who had been in_conference | with him at the Wige House just before his departure. The President’s arrival was wholly | a surprise to Capitol employes, but # | group of them in the hallway recog- | nized him and there was a spattering of handclapping. | The President took a seat at the same table at which it was his cus- | tom to lunch while a member of the Senate. It is located in a corner of | the portion of the Senate dining room | reserved for the use of senators and | their guests. With him at the table, | in addition to Senator Frelinghuysen, were Senators Lodge of Massachu- setts, the republican leader; Knox of Pennsylvania, Watson of * Indiana, Wadsworth of New York, Kellogg of Minnesota, Hale of Maine, Moses of New Hampshire, Spencer of Missourl, McKinley of Illinois, Harrold of Okla- homa and Bpandegee of Connecticut. Most of the senators were of the same group with which Mr. Harding | usually lunched in his senatorial days. A point of no quorum in the Senate by Senator Smoot of Utah interrupted the presidential lunchegn party for a few minutes, as the Wenators were compelled to go to the Senate cham- ber to answer the roll call. 1 Upon conclusion of the Juncheon the President planned to go to the execu- tive's private room off the Senate cham- ber for discussion of matters which senators might desire to bring before him and for greetings to those who were | not at the luncheon table. ! BOARD TO STUDY NEW ARMY FIELD PLAN A board of officers, headed by Maj. Gen. Harbord, executive a: Gen. Pershing, chief of ordered today to begin study tomor- row of measures necessary to pro- vide within the general staff nucleus for a general field head- | quarters for the Army in time of | emergency. Gen. Pershing has been selected by Secretary Weeks to com- mand an emergency field force and headquarters in case of war. Subjects to be studied by'the board will include that of reorggnizing and renaming several existing divisions of the general staff along lines fol- lowed by Gen. Pershing at his head- quarters in_France during the war. Another will be to regroup a num- ber of officers of the staff in a way that will facilitate business and lead to reduction in personnel employed there. This will call for the elimina- tion of duplicated efforts and over- lapping ‘of jurisdiction between the staft divisions or sections. The board comprises Maj. Gens. James G. Harbord and William G. Haan of the general staff; Brig. Gens. Henry Jervey Lin casn TREASURY TO GIVE HALF BILLION MORE 10 AID RAILROADS Money Will Be Advanced Un- der a Provisional Refund- ing Arrangement. GOVERNMENT TO RECEIVE 6 PER CENT SECURITY ==t aie Mr. Mellon Believes Loans Will Materially Contribute_to Restore General Business Activity. Treasury Secretary Mellon an- nouncdd today that under a provi- sional refunding arrangement m: With the railroad executives the car- riers would reccive upproximately five hundred million in additional advances from the federal govern- ment within the next six months. Mr. Mellon said the negotiations | With the railroad executives prob- ably would be completed within two days and that the advances contem- plated would give to the ranrg:l‘- SUMS 01 money eqaivalent 1o those which the zovernment spent in capital betterments during the period of war-time control. The government will receive for the advances 6 per i cent security evidencing the indebt- | edness of the particular railroads which receive the advances, it was explained. Additional Appropriatio All of the ciaims and counter claims between the individual railroads and the government arising out of main- tenance expenditures during the con ol period are involved in the ne- gotiations, Mr. Mellon indicated. and where arrangements for an advance Are completed gome sort of ai com- promise agreement will result in each case to clear up the outstanding dif- ferences. Mr. Mellon indicated that additional appropriations would be sought fro; Congress to make the advances, a though the Tréasury will be able to meet a portion of the requrements out of funds now available or by virtue of the authority to borrow already given in varfous laws gov- erning the relation of the govern- ment to railroad operations. Ald to Business Seen. Mr. Mellon said he believed the advances 3o the roads would be bene- ficial to the general financial situa- tion and might assist in a resump- tion of business activity. In magy cases, he said, the advances would enable the railroads to pay-ewestand- ing debts to industrial companies for supplies used during the past year and would. in addition, furnish funds for the betterment of equipment and repair of neglected railroad property. In the long run, he added, the gov- ernment would obtain a net profit from the advahces, since the money necessary could be borrowed at a lower interest rate than the securi- ties which the railroads return to the government would bear. Vast Securities Held. Railroad securities now held by the Treasury, he said, amounted to_ap- proximately $400.000.000, and interest and capital- payments had been regu- larly met on all of them, giving the government an income of about $18,000.000 a year. In the negotiations with Treasury officials, T. Dewitt Cuyler. president of the Association of Railway Execu- tives, represented the railroads gen- erally, Mr. Miller said. but officials and. attorneys for individual corpora- tions were called into the discussions. SEEKS T0 CONTINUE SAME PHONE RATES Company Claims- August ‘l Cu/t Will Make Income Un- reasonably Low. The Chesapeake and Potomac Tele- phone Company today petitioned the Public Utilities Commission to allow existing rates to remain in effect after August 1, when they will automatic- afly be reduced unless action is taken in the meantime. The company bases its request on the assertion that during the twelve months from June 1, 1920, to May 31 of this year the present rates have ylelded a return of 4.86 per cent on the value of telephone property used in_rendering service. The petition states that this rate of return “is lower than_ that fixed as reasonable by numerous regulatory bodies of high authority, and much & Jower than this honorable commis- sion itself has in a number of cases declared to be just and reasenable.” Company Sees Poor Returas. The company, the petition states, has made a careful study of tele- phone conditions from the standpoint of future business and believes that its operations for the ensuing year under the existing rates will prob- ly yield a return materially lower then a just and reasonable return upon its valuation. ‘When the commission last Febru- ary continued the present rates until August 1 it estimated the fair value of the company's property in rendering service at $12,789,29 For the twelve months ended May totnl' ?;i';"‘i‘."‘.‘i revenues amounted to $4,885,466.. an ex- penses of operation totaled $4.224,- 493.25, leaving a balance of $660,- 973.58. and Fox Conno Cols. John McA. Palmer, Robert C. De Witt. TEACHER NEEDS A 46c WHISTLE, BUT SUMMER SCHOOLS HAVEN'T 46c ‘Whistles are inexpensive. But it any of the teachers on thg -school - playgrounds which are be- ing operated in connmection with the summer -or vacation schools 'will have to dig ‘want them' they into_ their own- pocketbooks to em. of ator Lodge of Massachusetts, The su: .school is the: republican leader. , .~ ; |AmbassadoP Herrick declares Ame “broke” . Ainancially.: o ps ek SRR B - : Biko 16| oo aling for dve’ ceata’ 2o CROWN PRINCE LEAVES PARIS, | German . major convicted . of Sriod Deatusuzlly fonud. in thewm. P. dly n Prince” Hiro- | ; Wounded. 3 B8 Page No sooner had Walter B. Patt i S T B ot e o e | o, S et ulhlylnlfl_dl.hhtn‘,,_ - 28 NG P?ln"tll for running the-sur ‘schools poepdn iR e s e g s B S SAHETL S M 5 hurry call for a whistle. Th teacher explained that the ‘whistle was absolutely necessary. Without it she said she would be unable to direct the activities on the play- ground at the school. Mr. Patterson consulted the 1i ed quotations on whistles in the school supply book and learned that the kind selected for use in the schools. are selling at 46 cents aplece. He then looked into the empty school strong box. “F om sorry,” he told the teacher. “If you ni the whistle badly you ‘will_have to buy it with your per- sonal funds.” Davis and John L. |- Return of 4.36 Per Cenat. After /making certain adjustments of expenses for the period prior to those twelve months the net revenue . was reduced to $621,644.12, which is equivalent to a return 4.86 per cent on the valuation of $12,78! .18. ‘The company further contends in its petition that the value of its prop- . erty used in rendering co as Of 31, 1921, was $13,350,000, a sub- stantial increase over the lon fixed by the commigsion last m- ber. y - Rates Now in Foree. rates which the asks to'r?l:ve continued are: Limited serv- - business or residence), fiffy calls ll“nfonth. $4; two-party line (bui ness), forty messages a month. $3; two-party, line (residence), thirty- five calls ‘s month, $2.50; extension telephones (business or residence), 50 cents a month; unlimited service (residence), $5.50 a month. . The ’::mmlgl:;n! lrfly Wednesday, Jul ’ih. time for as telephone rates. has fixed ' clock,