Evening Star Newspaper, July 13, 1921, Page 1

* PLANS TO REGROUP [PLANES SINK DESTROYER, BUT TWO FAIL TO RETURN WEATHER. Partly cloudy tonight and tomor- row: little change in temperature. Temperature for twenty-four hours ended at 2 p.m. today: Highest, 85, at 2 p.m. today; lowest, 72, day. Full report on page 7. at 5 am. to- Closing New York Stocks, Page 19. Lhe Zh 'UNDAY MORNING EDITION ening Sfap. Member of the Associated Press The Assoclated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches . credited to it or mot otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. I Al rig) its of -publication of special dispatches herein are alto reserved. Yesterday’s Net Circulation, 89,01’0_ * No. 28,199. post office Wa: U.S. DEPARTMENTS . READY INTEN DAYS b President and Cabinet to Have General Scheme by That Time. WAR AND NAVY MERGER PROVIDED IN PROPOSAL Difi!:nlties of Task Increased by Efforts of Branches to Hold Vari- ous Bureaus Unmolested. Within the next ten days President Harding and his cabinct will have be- fore them for consideration the gen- eral scheme for regrouping of the various government.departments, bu- reaus and other agencies as prepared by the joint congressional committee on reorganization. This fact was made known at the White House to- day following @ conference between the President and Walter F. Brown, chairman of the reorganization com- mittee. It was stated further that unless the plans of the committee meet W h some unexpected delays or obstacle a general bill providing the first con- cise and positive step in reorganizing the go nment will be before Con- gress for action within thirty days. That the committec has made such headway in the short time it has been in existence caused much favor- able comment at the White House. And, according to those who are in a position to know, the plan as it is being whipped into final shape is thorough and complete. Jts recom- mendations will be of practical nature and with the sole object in view of increasing efficiency and re- ducing expenses. Merging Departments First. It is understood that the most im- portant change provided for in the plan calls for the consolidation.of the War and Navy departments under one head. These large and expensive departments will be taken over by what will be known as the Depart- ment of National Defense. Chairman Brown is of the opinion that this consolidation will result in the great- est individual saving of any of the many other changes and reallocations recommended. The proposed con- solidation of the various depart- mental investigation agencies, in- cluding the United States secret serv- ice, also will tend to cut a consider- able amount of money spent annu- dlly for this work and, according to members of the committee, cannot but help improve the efficiency. The Investigation work of the gov- ernment in all lfkelthood will be turn- ied over to the Départment~af-Justice, as will the prchibition enforcement. Both Secretary of the Treasury Mel- lon and Prohibition Director Haynes are in favor of this. PDifenlt Task Faced. The committee Is occupied now prin- cipally with the allocation of the many bureaus of the different gov- 'ernment departments, some of them overlapping in their authority and duplicating their efforts. This task 4s a difficult one, inasmuch as each department is of the opinion that its | Dl bureau should not be molested. Although the committee could not today furnish even a rough estimate of the annual saving likely to follow ‘the adoption of its general plan, it is intimated that the reduction in em- ployes will not be as great as at first expected. It is understood that com- paratively few reductions will be pro- vided in the general plan. However, other individual bills incident to the complete: governmental reorganiza- tion-to be introduced from time to time, following the adoption of the general plan, will call for the drop- ping_of many émployes, according to members of the committee. Tribunal May Be Created. Chairman Brown on leaving the ‘White House intimated that the com- mittee eventually would recommend creations of a permanent tribunal or commission or bureau to take over the future handling of the reorgani- zation part of the government's work. The President and his cabinet look upon this reorganization work as one of the big and important tasks of the administration. They are known to be in hearty accord with the ideas of the committee which have so far been advanced. —_— PANARETOFF TO RETURN. Former Minister From Bulgaria Re- instated by Stamboulisky. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1821. SOFIA, Bulgaria, July 13.—Premier Stamboulisky has announced the rein- statement of Prof. Fanaretoff in his old post as minister to Washington. This appointment has been the subject of heated discussions and dissensions among the agrarians, who have been fighting to have their own man in Wash- ington. Public opinion, however, and the ad- vice given by both American and Bul- garian friends in the United States finally prevailed, and the premier de- clared that the question had at last been decided by the ministerial council in favor of Prof. Panaretoff. TURKS WILL USE NEUTRAL ZONE IF THE GREEKS DO Kemal, Leader of Nationalists, Sends Warning to Allied Commission. CONSTANTINOPLE, July 13.—The allied high commission here has re- celved a note from Mustapha Kemal Pasha, leader of the Turkish na- tionalists, warning it that if there should be any evidence of the Greeks ~ making use of Constantinople, or of | &a' other points in the neutral zone, in their operatio against the na- tionalists, the latter will be obliged t]o avail themselves of the same priv- 1lege. ¢ YUKON VOTES FOR LIQUOR. DAWSON, Y. T., July 12.aThe Yu- kon territory voted in favor of im- portation of liquor for beverage pur- poser, it was learned tonight, when the counting of ballots was com- pleted. Total returns gave the liquor forces a lead ore than two to one. In 1920 the territory voted down the sale of liquor within its boundaries. eléction does the presen ‘Entered as second-class matter shington, D. C. Flyers Searching Sea Warship to By the Associated Press. NEWPORT NEWS, Va. July 13.— The former German destrover G-102 was sunk at 10:40 o'clock this morn- ing by a Martin pomber from Lang- ley Field. Nearly two hours after the return of ! the bombing expedition, two airplanes, {a Martin bomber and a scout plane, were missing from the station at o'clock. Destroyers and airplanes are searching for them. Another Martin bomber was forced to turn back and two scout planes made forced landings when their gas gave out, but made land, safely. Scores of small bombs were dropped for experimental purpose before the big bombers went into operation. The DH machines difl not get a chance to take part in the attack. All machines are on their way to their bases. A hail_of bombs rained down on the old German destroyer shortly be- fore 10 o'clock, according to reports reaching Langley Field. No attempt was made, it is said, to see how quickly the destroyer could be sent to the bottom. The first tests were made with bombs carrying as little as 300 pounds of explosives. The test was being eagerly ob- served by experts of both the Army and the Navy Between fitlty-five and sixty planes. most of them air machines, took part in the maneuvers. Fifty-two of them | were .airplanes from Langley Field. i The remainder were seaplanes from the Hampton roads naval base. Six bombing plames, all of them of the smaller type, reperted to head- quarters at Langjey shortly after 10 JMMIE AT HEARING BEFORE COMMITTEE First Boy in History in Such a Role—Urges Nature Study. For the first time in the history of the United States government, as far as the oldest old-timer can re- call, a boy had a hearing today be- fore a congressional committee. “Jimmie" Bradley 1s the boy, and | ne. on behalf of 60,000 school chil- dren and the John Burroughs Club, urged that an appropriation be kept in the District of Columbia budget ;or nature study work in the schools ere. Jimmie. who presented he finding of the famous owl jury to President Harding last week, spoke for ten minutes before the House District committee. He letters of in- | dorsement of nature study work from Vice President Coolidge, Gen. John J. Pershing, Senator Capper. Senator Moses, P. S. Ridsdale, sec- sociation; Capt. James F. Oyster of the District of Columbia Commis- {Sioners, Senator Cameron and Sena- [tor Pat Harrison. Representative Focht, chairman of the commit allotted “Jimmie" the time for lea for an appropriation in t school budget. The board of ed cation is just completing its budget for the coming year. The committee room was crowded when Jimmie de- livered his speech to keep nature study in the school course. Judge Katherine Seilers was one of those in the audience, and she was introduced to “Jimmie" by Represent- ative Focht. “You are doing a fine work,” sald Judge Sellers, “and I be- lieve ‘that nature study is one of the most valuable things for children.” Representatives Wood, Lampert and ‘Underhill, all members of the Distri¢t committee, congratulated “Jimmie” on his work. “Come down to the moun- tains of Virginia,” sald Mr. Wood, “and see some real nature.” Speech to Representatives., In his plea “Jimmie” said: “In view of the many new itms to be asked for by the board of educa- tior of the District of Columbia for the years 1922-1923, it is feared by the John Burroughs Club of the Force School that the request for an appro- priation for ‘mature work' might be overlooked. The amount asked for in the name of the 60,000 school children of Washington is extremely small, he u- Martin Bomber Sends Former German I retary of the American Forestry As- | WASHINGTON, D. C, for Missing Aireraft. the Bottom. o'clock. this morning they had each dropped four twenty-five-pound per- sonnel bombs. Many of them appeared to be direct hits, according to advices reaching the flying station. The flyers themselves, however, were unable to tell how many hits had been recorded or what damage had been done. They soared over the target four times in formation and hurled their missiles as they passed over each time, giving way to other craft as soon as the bombs were all released. This is the first time that land ma- chines have operated over water 8o far from their base. The tests are being made to determine the effective- | ness_of conditions. A seaplane can safely land on the water but an airplane cannot. Two big Martin bombers were dis- qualified early this morning, they being forced to turn back on account of en- gine trouble before they reached the scene of operations. Pilots of the ma- chines say that they might have made the flight and attack all right, but they had been ordered by the chief of the air service to take no chances. The airmen were led by Brig. Gen. Mitchell. Maj. Gen. Menohe#, chief of the air service, left last might on the naval aircraft carrier Shawmut, from which he and others will witness the tests. Operations headquarters at Langl Field state that a Martin plane reported to have fallen about 9:30 did not touch the water and is safely back at Lang- ley Field. It was a Martin bomber and | carried three men in’addition to a large | amount of explosives. Engine trouble developed and the plane Ieft for forma- tion, but was not forced to land. | PRESIDENT OF POLAND ESCAPES ASSASSIN’S BULLETS IN HIS HOME By the Associated Press. COPENHAGEN, July 13.—A dis- patch to the Berlingske Tidende from Warsaw today says it has | been learned an attempt was made to assassinate President Pilsudski of Poland, and that the police Kave run down a plot to overthrow the present Polish government. The authorities, says the mes: are maintaining the utmoat re: serve with regard to the affair, but it appears that a man had forced himself into President Pllsudski's room and fired several shots, A number of arrests b numb have been l There is some similarity betw the circumstances narrated In the foregoing dispatch and those de- scribed in a Warsaw. message. of June 28, which told of an attempt R8N ‘man to gain admissi A e 88 c:n to the presiden= man, it was stated, after he had | been refused admittance t palace, and while the polics wore { overpowering him one member of the force was wounded, CONVENTION HALL PLAN GETS BOOST Senator Smoot Promises Aid i in Obtaining Site in Potomac Park. A convention hall by Christmas. That is what Robert N. Harper and ja committee representing the Cham- ber of Commerce and Mérchants and Msnufacturers' Association expect to | accomplish for Washington in a| whirlwind financing and construc- tion campaign. > . That the goal may be reached was made likely by an announcement to- day by Senator Smoot, chajrman of the public buildings commission, which directs allotment of space in public buildings. The site desired for the_ convention hall now is oc- mamely, the salary for one director,|cupied by the government, under a and the sum of $7.500 per annum for | lease, and the approval of Senator supplies and labor and the main-|Smoot's commission will have to be tenance of an automobile. obtained before the ground can be “Congress is talking of adding to the | acquired and dedicated to its pro- mense amount of park space in|posed new use. Washington. Why, then. have all| Semator Smoot Promises Help. these parks, filled with groves an Howers and streets lined with trees,| Semator Smoot today sald he was when our own citizens do not know | 80ing to make every effort to com- the difference between an elm and a|ply with Mr. Harper's request that sycamore? at good does this site be st - Weohinatonians, who canndt tell one ! (his Bite be surrendered by the g “an bird from another, a violet from an|immcGicte gurvey for the purpose of anemone, to have these lovely sur-|gotermining It the activitles hocsed roundings near them? None at 8ll|o, this site may not be cared for in Thousands of dollars are spent Yearly { other structures owned or leased by for the upkeep of these nature 8pots. | $he” government. Why mot, then, spend a mere pittance | "% S0VETRSG o (e thy with instructing our future citizens to en- | the plan of Mr. Harper and his as. oy their advantages and nullify the | 5008 % %o iq senator Smaot. aed great wmount of waste yearly? For | o anl that I can to help them Waste Rock Creek Park and all the|gheain the site they desire. Tt will rest of them are without nature|tske several e study in the schools. of the building situation, and I am Effect on Children. not sure that it will be ‘possible to has been |locate the offices now occupying this m?dg 2;.“'-!3;:1 ‘?t’.?l'dreefln?dm: year | 8ite in other buildings. But if it is boys and EIFiS staged an exhibit for |possible to make the transfer with- a month at the J. O. Wilson Normal ffout detriment to government work I School. It was on nature. As a re-|Shall be |;l favor of making the site sult of this the whole exhibit was -“fl&ble' for s, convention hail, whi taken to the University of Virginia|ls one o ‘ashington’s great needs.” for a summer course. I have here a Plan to Raise $300,000. folder sont Yhroughout the country by | Convinced that Senator Smoot will the American Forestry Assoclation.|find a way for them to obtain the site, telling about the exhibit, which I will | without ~Jjeopardizing the gover hand to you gentlemen. There are|mant's interests, Mr. Harper and his |, ctures taken of charts at the normal | ggsistants today are working out the school 4fid a map showing the na- 1 a plan for raising the tional effect of the exhibit. money that will be required for pur- “In 1920 16,593 home gardens Were|chage of the site and construction of planted by school children. caHing|the proposed building. It will be & for the use of 400,000 packages of [$300,000 undertaking. seeds, which were purchased by them, | " 'am convinced that it the site we and 800 boys took the elementary |gesire, which is located in the vicinity rk, is made available,” agricultural course. t Potomac “T interviewed many prominent men | ai Mr. Harper, “the convention hail }v::k in hths u:hooln. cx{l:- of which | mych- ave here to prese: 0 you. people want a. convention “This work has been directed for 5 fftcen vears by Mrs. 'Susan S. Alburtis they are resdy. Tbéllews, 16 RSlp pro- and at a personal outlay by he F hy should a work. so well founded; oo tuitse, bt Do Sestroyed bétause of the lack of | facturers’ Assoclation joint conven- a small amount of money? Gentle-| iy hall committee will be announced ‘men, if there is any among you who | Lo A0 SOTIE S WL B n stiil doubts the value of the nature [0I'he appointed to direct the fnmoo: studies, the reading of President [ ! b° SPRO'™ e financ- Harding’s letter i enough to carry | o6 CRMPAIEN. conviction to the mind of any one— nay, even the last sentence alone, in | child that sense of equ needed municipal facility. which he says: the sum asked for will be well ex- “q hope you will continue your | pended, and it means not only one| nature studies and that later on, | child but many thousands, ‘and with ‘The | would be the gm, and | day’s. meeting. REPLY FROM JAPAN AWAITED FOR NEXT STEP IN DISARMING Preliminary Work on Details of Conference Already in Progress. REPORTS OF NEW PARLEY ON PACIFIC DISCOUNTED British Here Believe Question Wil | and machines under these | Be Undertaken in Washington, Despite London Dispatches. Great Britain's favorable reply to President Harding’s invitation for an international conference on reduction of armaments and fyr eastern ques- tions had reachcd the State Depart- ment today, having been preceded by that of France. The nature of the communication was not disclosed be- yond its favorable character, already forecast in the remarks of Premier Lloyd George. Replies of the other powers address- ed—Italy, Japan and China, are ex- pected shortly and preliminary work at the department on details of the conference in the way of suggestions as to the time and place of the meet- ings is in progress.” It has been indi- cated, however, that the selection of Armistice day, November 11, as the opening date for the sessions to be held in Washington, would not be pressed until all replies were in hand. Mr. Hughes Sees President. Press reports from London that holding of the conferences to Pacific questions in the British capi- tal instead of Washington was being suggested there were not taken very gerlously in British circles here. It was stated that no such proposal had come to the embassy. \ Secretary Hughes conferred with President Harding at the White House early in the day, but the object of his visit was not disclosed. Announc ment of the receipt of the British r ply was made shortly after his call, however. SEPARATE MEETING HINTED. Dominion Premiers Press Issue for Decision in Pacific. LONDON, July 12 (Canadian Press).— In cousequence of official conversations which ‘took place hers ‘today it Is' con- sidered not improbahle that the British government will make an effort to bave a separate conference on Pacific prob- lems In London before the Washington conference on armament limitations takes place. The original idea held here was that both conferences should be held in Washington, the first dealing with disarmament and embracing all of the great powers, and the second, arising out of the first, to be confined to nations having an especial interest in the Pacific. Hughes and Massey Object. Premier Hughes of Australla and Premier Massey of New Zealand, how- ever, have put forward an objection, pointing out that it would be virtually impossible for them to go home and then return to Washington almost im- mediately. They ask, therefore, that the Pacific conference, in which they have such a vital interest, should be made to meet their convenience. It is possible that a conference rel- ative to the Pacific will be brought here some time in August. The con- ference of premiers has about ten days' work before it. The suggestion, therefore, 18 made that while waiting for the Pacific conference the do- minion premiers should take up minor questions of the agenda, which it was hoped could be dropped, and that they should also go to France to attend the coming sittings of the supreme allied council on the Silesian problem. NOTED MEN TO ATTEND. Balfour and. Beatty Mentioned With Lloyd George and Briand. By the Associated Press. LONDON, July 13.—Three of the principal. allied nations—Great Bri- tain, France and Italy—have officially signified their acceptance of President Harding's invitation to hold a confer- ence on limitation of, armaments, while China has indicated her read- iness to participate in a conference relative to far eastern affairs. Japan is the only ope of the allles which has not placed herself on record as being ready to take part in the Washington conference, but it is expected in offi- cial circles here that her acceptance will be communicated to the United States government soon. In government circles in this city it appears to be the consensus of opinion that the meeting at Washington will be attended by some of the most prominent statesmen of the world. The announce- ‘ment of Premier Briand of France that would consider going to Washington followed indicatiéns that Prime Minister Lloyd George might also go, provided conditions in Great Britain are such as to permit his extended absence from the country. Leaders Are Mentioged. It is probable, however, that some of the leading figures ‘will be present. Among those mentioned as delegates are A. J. Balfour, lord president of the council; Lord Lee of Fareham, first lord of the admiralty; Sir Laming Worthington Evans, secre- ary of state for war: Admiral Lord eatty amd Viscount Grey. Advices from Paris state that the com- mission for reduction of armaments ap- pointed by the league of nations will probably hold only a brief session in that city on Saturday. Rene Viviani, president of the. commission, is under- stood to favor an immediate adjourn- ment, although such action would be upon the initiative of the cotncil of the on this subject and they expressed |wii] be & reality by Chriei = st seems probable, however, 2'personal Interest In the matter and | aton. reatizes. that It comam: Waoby ) et T bt ive me letters indorsing the nature|t; delay much longer providing this |conference on steps to ward disarmament dominant feature of Satur- GENERAL TAX REVISION TO FOLLOW ON HEELS OF TARIFF MEASURE eral' tax revision bill will <A gen =|“be reported from the House ways and justice| and means committee within two weeks after passage of the tariff bill, Representative Longworth, re- publican, Ohlo,. & member of the when you all become men and women, | these invaluable rules burning within| committee, told the House yester- you will be as much disposed to ap- ply the rules of ugnu{' and- justice as you have been ifi this case.’ “If these studies will imbue in-one- these thousan United States w izens in whose could find a flaw.™ 5 e R e ‘on the tarift de, the fuf £ day di debate it b mEt—,wfln el A Braubucen lcaders predicied no-test| .the tax measure would be passed betore the middle of August, NAMES MAY OFFER GAMBLING CLUES Local Police Hope to Obtain 300 Addresses in “House of Mystery” Records. Records seized by the Montgomery county, Md., authorities in the raid on the “House of Mystery.” 8 Leland street, Chevy Chase, Md. Tuesday afternoon, probably will provide the Washington police with much ma- terial for a general grand Jjury Investigation of the handbook busi- ness In this city. Members of the local police, squad in charge of handbook investiga- tions hope to. get at least 309 names and addresses of allexed players from the- s - from. Chevy Chuse house, where John B. Keleher and Mllton S. Cooley were arrcsted. One slip containing about two dozen names mysteriously dis- appeared after it was seized by the Maryland authorities, it is stated. To Ge Before Gra Jury. It is planned by Maj. Gessford's squad to have Assistant United States Attorney Paul B. Cromelin, who has charge of gambling _prosecutions, summon before the grand jury every man whosé name appears on the records. Addresses of many of the men appear on the seized records, it is stated. Should many of the witn:sces ad- mit playing the races with local 21 leged handbook men or their runners, it s stated, the police will ask in- dictments In every intance. In which such testimony is given. The number of indictments they will be able to pro- cure is problema:ical, but tha police feel reasoably certain that tne num- ber will be large—passibly more than one hundred. Cases in Montgomery County. Judge Edward C. Peter has consideration the request of Staess Attorney Thomas Dawson for reccn- | vening the session of the Montgomery county grand jcry to hear testimony respecting the handbook raid and the raid on the home of the Mohican Club neary. two weeks ago. The judge, it is stated, has not indicated what mc- tion he intends to take. MAN, WIFE AND DAUGHTER BADLY HACKED WITH AX WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1921-TWENTY-SIX PAGES. PRESENT COMMISSION OPPOSES ZONE SYSTEM Members Consider That Measured Service Is Impracticable for Street Cars. The Public Utilities Cominission, as now constituted, will not adopt a zone system of street car fares, it was_re- today. Aside from the theoretical justice of charging the passenger who rides three miles more than the patron who is car- ried a mile, it is uriderstood that mem- bers of the commission regard measured service as impracticable for street cars. There are many practical phases of the situation, which, it is pointed out, tend to offset the fairness of measured service as a theory. rlabl)' Indicated at the District building ‘The growth of the city beyond the!peet first zone would come ‘almost to a standstill, it is argued, if builders and [ WLBULL' | INTERYE PReSIDENT HARDING Souups SENTIMENT FOR DIsARMAMENT CON- FERENCE OF NATIONS ‘ TWO CENTS: " PRESIDENT ASKS HUBHE T0 WORK: OUTPEACETREATY Requests Substitute for Ver- sailles Pact in Dealing With Germany. HOPING TO SATISFY OPPOSING SENATORS U. S. Rights Under Allied Plan Make Latest Move Most Difficult. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. President Harding has asked Secre tary Hughes to work out an alternative proposition to that of the Versalles treaty as a means of making peace with Germany. - This doesn’t mean that the President has rejected the idea of submitting the Versailles pact, with reservations, but it does mean that Mr. Harding feels the necessity of exhausting every legal re- source that might accomplish peace with » OBREGON IVTES PARLEY N LA Proposes Joint Commission to Settle Demands Other Countries Make. nociated Pren 1CO CITY™®July 13.—All coun- tries whose nationals have suffered damage from -Mexican revolutions have been invitcd by President Obre- gon to appoint delegates who will Mexican representatives and Germany and yet not not offend the ele- ments in the Senate who belicve the United States ought never to put its ap- proval on any part of the agreement negotiated at Versailles by President Wilson. ° Searching for Precedemts. e Whether there is an alternative is yet to be determined. Mr. Hughes is searching precedents and considering new devices of law. He himself be lieves America’s rights will never be as well safeguarded as they would be. under the Versailles pact, and would 80 hold if he could have his way, but he is endeavoring to do for Mr. Harde ing what any able lawyer would do for his client—find a way to meet not only the external difficulties of an interna- tional character, but the internal troubles of a political nature which / may impede ratification in the Senate. There is one alternative being con- sidered which may or may not be ef- fective. It is so novel that its effects cannot Immediately be conjectured. Tt involves making a separate - treaty with Germany, but claiming undéf such a treaty all the rights and prive ileges which were given the United States under the Versailles pact. Ln other words, Germany having be- stowed upon the United States as oni of the principal allied and associated powers certain rights and privi form a permanent commission to pass home buyers knew two fares would be | upon claims. required to reach the outlying sec- tions, The invitation was issued in the form of a presidential decree promul- This curtailment of suburban de-|gated last night, and it will be sent velopment would result in further[to all interested nations by the for- con tion of living accommodations | ej, % 'a'."fi:»nm~mm. opponents of the = e ZOone system say. Announcement by the~Washington | 1913, Rallway and Electric Company that it|Carran: will propose. a zone system of fares whatever official is expected to bring out a record at- The president's action was in_ ac- cordance with the law passed in May, at the instance of President , and w: intended to give amp was neces- permanent mixed sary to make a would now subtract those rights from the Versailles pact so far as they af- fect the United States and transfet them 10 a new treaty. Allies Might Object. The obfection to such a course is twe-. fold. Would the allies consent, and, second, would be legally as ses cure oven if thé" allies did” The big fact is that rights to give away any more and no longer can withdraw from Versailles treaty anything_she gave away in that pact tendance of citisens at the rate hear- mission deéaling with indemnities t h ent of th 106 WEich: onens 1a ihe Denps Toohs :ow':n"m‘my' g without first getting the cons of the of the District bullding at 10:30 o'clock tomorrow morning. ENGRAVING BUREAU PLANS GUT IN FORCE Six Hundred Woman Em- ployes to Lose Jobs July 15, Director Says. Reduction of the operating force of the bureau of engraving and printing will begin on July 15, when approxi- mately 600 woman employes will be dismissed from the service, according to James L. Wilmeth. Married women will be the first to go, then single girls who are not entirely dependent on themselves and then others until the necessary number are eliminated. Director Wilmeth said today that he was trying to make the cuts where they would hurt least, and to that end was having inquiries made among the members of the force affected by the f in British official life | Se Found in Bed, Mutilated and Un- conscious—Expected " to Die. BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July 13.—An axe-wielder got in a gory nights work at the home’ of Charles Bal- done, an Italian merchant, according to the police, who found Baldone, his wife and fourteen-year-old daughter Angelina lying mutilated and uncon- scious in thefr beds today. The victims were rushed to a hos- pital, where it is said they wili prob- lably die, Each of the three had heen beaten and c@ with an axe, accord- ing to reports by the police. - - A four-year-old son was unmolested. impending _ discharge to determine their status of dependency. Of ocourse, efficiency will be the basis on which some of the discharges are figured, and where there are peo. ple who have shown inefficiency they will be selected rgardless of their de- pendent status. ar Work Now Done. It was pointed out that the printing of the bond issues and other work incldent to the war was completed, and that the cut was made necessary to get the force back to normal as quickly as possible. Many of the em- ployes to be discharged have a temporary status and camé into the service under various executive or- ders issued during the war. No printers are to be affected by the proposed lay-oft, practically all being woman helpers. All tho discharges, will be In the mechanical or operating branches of the bureau, it was said. Efforts Made to Avold Cut, Since March, according to the di- rector, efforts have been made to get the force back to norfffal, so that it would not be neccessary to make dis- charges. No appointments have been made to the operatiag force since March, and the 500 vacancies which have occurred since that time have not been filled. If this had mot been done it would have been necessary to make & cut of 1,100 at this time. ¢ Today’s News in \Paragr’a’phs nator Smoot promises aid in obtain- ing site for convention hall for Dis- trict of Columbia. Page 1 Police seek gambling clues in house of mystery records. Page 1 New step in disarmament proposal| The reduction of awaits reply of Japan. Page 1| will bring the fmf'":m"". Jr‘:(l>¥'m‘551 ident asks Secretary Hughes to|Dbasis for burrent work aend Director work out substitute for Versailles| Wilmeth said today that he did not Treaty 'in making peace with Ger: |expect that it would be necessary to coaty. Page 1|make any_large cuts after this. man; ecessary/ reductions wi taki P‘I‘.ff’ "de!‘ man for raising "‘,‘,“‘ -ng care o!rgy’vwnclel w)}}a}?ewm i: areated by people leaving far various Presiding bishop and council of Episco- | Tessons pal Church Page i session here. 2|’ | —— | dent Harding “today visited Cor- ety s s G |SOLVES LABOR PROBLEM. | is painting his portral Page Avistor W. A. Ross claims government Sherrill, N. Y., Enlists Taxpayers g‘filz"' tu;-lnnt his lne:cnton to nn; for Installing Sewer System. dres - |- ROME, N. ¥., July 13—Sherri dent given unique chulr by news: |'most youthtal Oty in ihe sare” wit paper ¢ i will sdk undertake to solve the cost of labor Federation of cltizens paercl; | problem by enilsting taxpayers as ers 5 Cammestion hall plans advanced by Mer-| thorized sewer. sysem. o o o0 O e and. Manufacturers' Asocia. | More than 400 men, from all walks fe—clerks, la TS, vl Dieeor Dawes directs reduction”in chanta and at lg-":" eg'o g'c;r:lj:%m:"?—h rernme ve lunteeret 0 be t] peinting ook at ‘movetnment %’.’:{‘5 picks and shovels tomorrow morning office. start work on the first credits and ar- 'to pection. Germany obtains vast ranges to meet The length of the working 'day is . -reparations | speional with the workers. any one payments. - Fage.13 may knock off when blisters and Mrs. Kaber becomes hysterical as e beconte so painful as to brother testifies, Page 13 ) efficiency, Instructions Semt Abroad. The foreign secretary's instructions to various Mexican embassies and legations request the diplomats to in- form the nations interested that Mex- ico is “disposed to enter into ar- rangements with foreign governments looking to the equitable indemnifica- tion of persons who suffered damage because of revolutions in Mexico from 1910 to the present time. President Obregon. in issuing his decree, i8 declared to have been “in- spired by a desire to act in accordance with the precepts of international Jaw.” He is understood to have re- quested the foreign office to extend “a_cordial invitation to all interested nations to assist in forming the claims commission.” The entire session of the cabinet on Tuesday night is said.to have been occupied by a discussion of this plan, and It was decided it-was unnecessary for congress to adopt 2 new law cov- ering the_subject. Members of the cabinet held that as the law of May, 1913, was still in effect, further ac- tion on the part of the present gov- ernment need not be taken. La Follette Action. Resolutions expressing a vote of thanks by the Mexican senate to United States Senator La Follette for his action in opposing military op- erations against Mexico without the express authority of Congress were voted down last night in the senate, when the resolutions were reconsid- ered. The senate met in secret ses- sion, and, according to El Universal, it was decided that the senator's ut- terances against military aggression “were not inspired by regard for Mexico, but by political motives.” It was said by several senators on Monday night that a messagh of felicitation was already under way to Senator La Follette. It now appears that the draft of a note to the sen- ator was signed by only twenty-six members of the upper house of the Mexican congress, and had not been formally adopted by that body. REGRETS WARSHIPS SAILED. Mexican Commander in 0il Region Was to Honor Americans. By the Associated Press. TAMPICO, July 12.—Gen. Arnulfo R. Gomez, commander of the Mexican military forces in the oil region, ex- pressed regret today that the United States cruisers Sacramento and Cleve- land sailed from Tampico this morn- ing, as he had planned to entertain the officers of the warships, with whom he had a cordial meeting. “I ‘regret the American warships left: before 1 could carry out the festivals being organized in their honor,” sald Gen. Gomez. “However, I have requested the American consul to express my regrets by wireles: Gen. Gomez declared that upon the arrival of the warships in Tampico he immediately met the officers of the vessels and the meeting was ex- tremely co! He had intended, he sald, to have the officers under his command show their friendship for the United Statee naval officers. The general further stated he wi fully prepared to protect the liv and interests of North Americans, as well as those of any other nations. “The only thing to do,” said Gen. Gomes, “is to crush agitators who are using the ignorance of Mexican workmen _for _their. evil Fortunately the Mexican s love their country and will not pro- voke conflicts.” Resumption of operations in .the Tampico district by oil companies is expected in official circles here. Drilling permits are being granted daily by the government, and some companies have continued work dur- ing the past troublesome month w out discharging a single man: It was declared yesterday, by a government|of 2 hat the situation here wa not & local problem, but was the out- come of 1d conditions. He said that the mew taxes placed on petro- leum expol had but secondary in- officifal t signatories to that treaty—the powers. In other words. Germany can't agree to anything with the United States without the congent of the allies. The peace negotiations will be nomi- inally with Germany, but in reality with the allles. To make a separate treaty opens up_that whole question. To sub- mit the Versailles treaty with reserva- tions means that the consent of the ai- lies to thore reservations is not neces- sary. 2 The United States would merely be approving and subscribing to certain articles of the treaty, but would de- cline to be a party to other articles such as those involving the enforce- | ment of the treaty either through the | league of nationd or any other instru- mentality. Esperts See Treaty Flaws. Some of fhe legal experts believe that a separate treaty with Germany, even though its first paragraph might grant all the rights which Germany had prevously given the United States in the Versailles treaty. would not bind Germany in the end, because, having disposed of those rights In the first place to the aMies and the United States #& a group, it may be that the fallure of the United States to remain & member of the group known as the principal allies and as- soclated powers means losing the rights given that group.. The analogy most commonly heard here is that the allies and the United States con- stitute a company Just like a corpora- tion, to which certain rights to build street railways have been glven by & city. 3 l{n that company are named five In- dividuals who collectively aré obliged to give the city a’' Certait'sum of money. The money is paid, but one of the five members of the group sn't pRy his share and withdraws m - the iransaction. Could he claim that he is entitled to the right to build a street railway of his own over the jdentical right of way? The eity made the grant of all its rights to the | company as a whole' and did not di- vide its rights among the five ingi- viduals, leaving it to them to work out the share of responsibility and re- ward. That, in a nutshell, is the pre- vailing view here. Means Loss of Rights. The United States cannot withdraw frém the principal allied and asso- ciated powers without losing its rights ss s member of that gro Mr. Hughes is trying t aiternative. Sometimes it looks as he will succeed. He is an ingenious lawyer. But the trouble is. the allles are the recelvers for a bankrupt Ger- many, and_ unless America re- sumes her place as one of the prin- cipal receivers she puts herself oud- side the allied group and must take Whatever rights the allies want to 1ant. © Phe question has proved the most perplexing of Mr. Harding’s adminis- tration. It is significant he has asked Secretary Hughes to work' out an alternative to the Versailles pact, but is not believed he will eventuailly it it. accePt 1t copyright, 1921.) cus A0 SAVE $35,408,800. Secretary Weeks Announces War Office Total In and Out of Distriet. Sécretary Weeks announced todsy that since March 1, 1921, the force of civilians employed by the War 3; partment in the District of Colum! egating 90,106 pev- - ey o Easet by ::.:u.‘-.y- ing an estimtted actual ot $35,408,800. v’ f the total number of employes March 1 Iast 9,823 were employed in the District. of Columbla and 80,483 were empioyéd outside. The number saving ith- | employed in Washington had been re- July 1 to 7,196, & reductis 427. The number of emplo: outside of Washington was reduced to 61,736, a reduction of 18,747, a total’ 8, red f 31,174, ~ S etary said that furthér ualiy duced by ‘Weeks rts had jons would be made grad: reduce | K ience on operations in this distriot. ! mh Pusiness permitted,