Evening Star Newspaper, August 11, 1921, Page 1

WEATHER. Fair tonight: tomorrow increasing cloudiness. becoming u night. Temperature for twenty-four hours. ended at 2 pyn. today: est, 34, at noon today; lowest, 45, at 5:30 a.m. a) Full report on page 7. No. 28228. Closing Ney York Stocks, Page 25. Entered as second-class ma Tost oMce Washington, ‘b o oo o re nsettled by High- C. o i 2o FIXSILESUNLINE, |suBWAYsS FoR DISTRICT — RA| ROADS RACING BUT ALLY PREMIERS STILL ARE AT 0DDS Boundary Completed “and Franco-British Statesmen * Confer on Issue. COUNCIL MEMBERS FAVOR FAMINE AID FOR RUSSIA Committee Will B2 Appointed to Study Crisis—Co-Operation With U. S. Urged. Bf the Associated Press. PARIS, August 11.—Experts directed by the supreme allied council to fix the frontier between Poland and Ger- -many in Upper Silesia resumed-work early today, and completed a report for tHe council, which will meet late this afternoon. The task of drawing the boundary, which was agreed to on zeneral lines by the allied premiers on Tuesday, presented many difficulties, and -the experts were unable to. sub- mit the results of their labors to the ccuncil yesterday. The delegates to the meeting of the council were guests of President Mil- lerand at a luncheon at the presiden- tial mansion, Chateau Rambouillet, to- day, and it was possible that the sgs- sion of the council would be held there, so that the work of the meeting might be_expedited. g Besides _deciding that the allies would maintain an attitude ot strict neutrality in_Asia Minor, where the Greeks and Turkish nationalists are engaged in hostilities, the council yes- terday went on record as heing ' op- posed to interfering with the liberty of private firms in dealing with the belligerents. F Russian Reliet Discussed. The council agreed that a commit- best means of bringing about allied co-operation in sending relief to fam- ine-stricken districts of Russia, and it was stipulated that the committee should submit a report before the present meeting is over. There ap- peared to be a general agreement that the forwarding of supplies to the suf- fering provinces of Russia need not necessarily involve recognition in any form of the soviet goverment, the question being described hy Prime Minister Lloyd George as a “humani- tarian, not a political matter.” The luncheon given by President Millerand at Rambouillet was attend- ed also by Myron T. Herrick, the American ambassador to France, who Went with Ambassador Harvey to this function. The ambassadors of the. al- Jies were also among_ those invited During_the forenoon Premiers Lioyd George ind Bria: Cui zon, British secrelaty of foreign a fairs, and Louis Loucheur, Frenchi minister of the liberated regions. were together two hours in conference. i was stated in French gquarters during the afternoan that differences in the French and itish viewpoints as to the final drawing of the Silesian boundary line had developed, and that the conference of the heads of the two governments and their advisers 1his morning had mot brought about definite results. ©On this account it has been decided, it was asserted in French quarters, 1o postpone the egening meeting of the council in ofder to allow the heads of the governments to continue their first-hand study of the boundary line problem. Private: Conference Held. Discussions on this subject were ‘being held this afternoon by the Brit- ish, French and Italian premiers pri- vately, without calling a general ‘meeting of the council. Ambassador Harvey and Baron Hayashi, the Japa- nese ambassador to EnEgland. did Tot participate in these discussions. Premier Bonomi of Italy, with Mar- | quis Della Torretta, Italian foreign i minister, and Count Bonin-Longare, Jtalian ambassador to France, went 1o M. Lloyd George's rooms at his! hotel _immediately _after returning from President Millerand's luncheon at Rambouillet. They 'said they were | expecting to be joined later by Pre-| mier Briand and M. Berthelot, general secretary of the French foreign office. | The American ambassador took part twice in yesterday's sessions of the supreme council. once in replying to| Premier Lloyd George that he agreed that America's traditional policy gave | traders the right to sell arms to either | ‘belligerent in the near east, and again | in replying to inguiries by the prime ministers respecting Secretary Hoov- { er's Russian relief plans. i M. Briand, the French premier, be- | zan the discussion of Russian famine | by saying that the Russian people, | who had fought with the allles in | the beginning of the war, might | Justly look to them now for help. H Allied Co-Operation Urged. “I propose that all the allies join with tne tUnitea States and the other nations who are interesting them- selves in the administration-of relief ugh Red Cross societies and other ate sources,” said M. Briand. 1 heartily agree to this” ex- claimed Mr. Lloyd George. “Rut I. wish to point out.” he added, “that| such efforts could not reach many | of the sufferers. The Red Cross can- not perform the miracle of the five loaves and the two fishes. Relief must be organized immediately on a scale, not only for the sake of but for the sake of the world, because typhus, cholera and other Diagues incdent to - famine would cause more losses than the last war.” “I have no admiration for the soviet government,” Mr. Lloyd George con- tinued, “but relief is impos#ible with- out its co-operation, inasmuch as it controls transport and all the official machinery. No one could move about Russia_without its permission. : I think for this purpose, and for fhis purpose only, the allies should make ' some arrangement with the soviet government.” Hears of Grain Surplus. Mr. Lloyd George said he had been | informed that some of the Russian provinces had surplus grain, but the peasants would not release -it except in exchange for goods ,which they required. He suggested hat the su- preme council- consider at once] whether steps could not be taken to! obtain grain it this manner for the| famine areas. The question was not | a political. but a humanitarian one. | ~ ~ “When_your neighbor's house _is burning.” he concluded, “you don’t ask questions of him, but try to'save Viscount Ishii of Japan, Signor Bonomi, the Italian premler, and M.-| Jaspar, who was present for the first time in behalf of Belgium, agreed that & committee should be appointed at once to report to the present assembly the best means of allied co-operation. Ambassador Harvey was questioned @s to what the American relief asso- tion was doing. He replied that sneasures of relicf had already. begun, " Lut he could not give precise details @s to what they’ were. He said he would cable to Washington and ask for full information, which We would' Jay hel'ore the supreme % ™ | tee should be appointed to study the } 't [of Premier-Allendesalagar resigned to- i day. | firms listing council. /bank. - DECLARED EARLY NEED Col. Sherrill Sees Underground' Trave! One Congestion—Tells Subways will be required “in the not distant future” to take care of the in- creasing traffic congestion in the down- town section of Washington,” it was declared today by Col. C. O. Sherrell, officer in charge of public bulldings and grounds, in address on proposed de- velopment of the city before the Wash- ington real estate board at a luncheon in the La Fayette Hotel. “Congestion in the downtown sections is becoming so great that sooner or later an adequate system of subways will be required,” Col. "Sherrill an- nounced. “If it were possible to do so, the street railways should eventually be removed entirely from the congested downtown areas.” \ ‘Washington Well Suited. Col. Sherrill pointed out that there is probably no city in the world that is better planned fod the development of subway systems than is Washington, with its numerous park areas, where entrances can be provided in the “sim- iplest possible manner.” “With the return to normal condi- tions and stable finances,” Col. Sher- rill said, it is believed that the gov- ernment’ will proceed on the develop- ment of Washington on a more rapid scale than ever before, and this should all be done in accordance with a definite well-conceivedeplan by both the government and privite concerns. “A public building program, which is essential for the proper housing of constantly increasing government SPANISH CABINET RESIGNS IN CRISIS New Ministry Will Be Formed "Under Former Pre- mier Mauka. CHANGE OF POLICY SEEN {Dissension ~ Among Moroccan Troops Reported and Tribesmen Said to Be Deserting. By the Asiociated Press. i MADRID, August 11.—The cabinet Former Premier Maura, It is stated, will form a new cabinet. Devglopments in the ‘ministrial crisis have been indicating the resignation of the cabinet for several days. and consultations between the king and various party leaders have indicated a change in the administration. San- tiago Alba, leader of the liberal party, had a long talk with King Alfonso yesterday. Conditions in Morocco, where the disaster to Spanish forces fighting against rebellious Moorish tribesmen brought political matters in Spain to a critical situation, seem to be ob- scure. There are various reports cur: rent in this city, one of them being that the Aribesmen have disagreed over the division of the spoils cap- tured from the Spaniards, following the defeat of Gen. Silvestre's forces two weeks ago. It has been asserted that the tribesmen, under the com- mand of Abd-El-Krin, have been de- serting. —tieavy Spanish Losses. Spanish soldiers, who were sepa- rated from their main command fol- lowing the fighting in northeastern Morocei two weeks ago and who fled into the ¥rench zone there, lost heav ily before making their escape from the pursuing tribesmen, it is said in advices from Melilla. They were con- stantly fighting off attacks, and lost 400 men killed, together with machine | guns and rifies, before they reached Hassin Huelva, where they were wel- comed by the French. They remained for two days at Hassin Huelva, and then marched to Camp Berteaux, wading the Muluya river. The Spanish then procgeded to Ta- ourirt, .where they were reviewed by Marshal Lyautey, commander .of French forces in Morocco and Algiers. They went on to Oudjda and reached Oran last Saturday night. Honors were paid them by zouaves and resi- dent Spaniards at every station along the way. They were brought to Me- lilla from Oran on board the Spanish steamer Bellver. Strong Forces Landed. Strong Spanish forces have ‘been disembarked at La Restinga, on the Moroccan coast southeast of Melilla, says an official statement issued here late last night. It In/decllred that soldiers who have ‘scaped from Mo@nt Arruit where Gen. Navarro is Virtually surrounded by the Moors, de- Clare that as a result of conferemces between Gen. Navarro ‘and enemy Chiefs a -number of the Moorish Yead~ ers have deserted Abd-El-Krin and have jolned forces with the Spam- iards. JUSTICE. TAFT BUYS HOME. Fuller Property on Wyoming Ave- nue Reported Sold. Chiet Justice Taftf has purchased the home of: ex-Representative Alvan T. Fuller, 2241 Wyoming: avenue northwest, it was learned today from reliable sources. The praperty, which is corsidered one of the @andsomest residences in that section of the city, has been held for $100,000. Jg is understood. The actual consideration could not be Tearned. * The mnegotiations for the sale of the property are believed to Rave been handled direct between the purchases and the owner, none of the real estate the transaction, it is stated. The Thief Justice has been out of the city for several weeks on an ex- tended vacation. Negotiations were completed by wire, it is understood. CREW SAFELY LANDED. ST. PIERRE, Miquelon, August 10.— The crew of the New Foundland fish- ing schooner Stanley Frank was brought to this port today by the Ital steamer Valdieri,, which col- lided with~the little vessel in a fog early yesterday,” sending “her to the ‘bottom. ‘The accident occurred while the achooner was anchored on Misaine e house assisted in} “Solution of City’s Ever Increasing Traffic Development Plans. activities, is an absolute essential, and is only being held up due to the urgent necessity for economy in gov- ergment expenses. Declares Congestion Appalling. “The congested condition in some of the public activities at the pres- ent time is absolutely appalling, and instead of becoming better are rapidly becoming worse as more and more responsibilities are of necessity thrown on the national government. In this program and all other mat- ters of development the Washington real estate board has a great respon- sibility in molding pdblic sentiment along broad and constructive lines.” Col. Sherrill announced that among items of improvements for which es- |timates have been submitted this year are: The development of the Anacos- tia Park between the Eleventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue bridge completion of the sea-wall at the Potomac end of the Rock Creek park- way; completion of the field house in East Potomac Park; completion. of the reflecting pool fronting the Lincoln Memorial; construction of roads in new areas in Rock Creek Park, and construction of a golf course in the same general area opposite Walter Reed Hospital Funds May Be Held Up. “I am compelled to say, however,” the Army officer stated, ‘that the present state of the nation's finances and the urgent- necessity for most rigid economy renders the appropria- (Continued on Page 4, Column 4.) MURDERED PRIEST 15 FOUND BURIED Had BeenWMissing From Par- ish in California for Over Week. POLICE HOLD DISCOVERER Man Declares Woman Had Told Him of Deed—Ransom Had Been Demanded. By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO; August 11.—The body of Father Patrick E..: missing Colma Catholic priest! wh disappeared from his parfsh, . Holy Angels® Catholic Church. the night of August 2, was found buried &t the bottom of a sand cliff near Salada beach, on tMe Pacific ocean, about twenty miles south of San Francisco. Father Heslin had been murdered and there was a bullet hole through his heart and through the head. the latter_shot having torn away pert of the skull. The body was exhumed gt 11 o'clock last night by a party, con- sisting of Chief of Volice Danlel O'Brien of San Francisco, Constable S. A. Landini of Colma, four news- paper men and Willlam A. Hightower, discoverer of the grave. - Discoverer Held. The party left San Francisco late last night, acting on a tip given by :lrlghlowedr lt.:l!bi‘l:’ had discovered the 'AVe, ane e y was exhumed b the light of a lantern. Z Hightowever, after his_clue had proved successful, was held by the police pend- ing further investigation. ‘The body was buried in a cramped position, in a trench beneath an over- hanging wall. It lay parallel to the wall and against it and was covered with two feet of loose sand. Hightower, according to the police, said he acted upon a clue given him by a Dolly Mason, whom he had pre- viously known in Salt Lake City. This woman, he said, told him last Sun. day that she had met a man who ap- peared to be a foreigner, on Friday night, and who on becoming intoxi- cated had made broken revelations to | her. Police are searching for Dolly Mason. The foreigner, Dolly Mason told Hightower, had shewn her a pis- tol, and when she pretended to shrink from it in fear, he said: “You do right to be afraid of that gun. It has taken human life.” Dolly Mason then asked where the man was buried, Hightower. said. ~“He isu't alone,” the foreigner ls said to have replied. “I've a man watching him all the time—-a man who sits and cooks flapjacks.” At times, the foreigner, Dolly Ma- Ison told Hightower, expressed hatred for the Catholic Church. Makes Investigation. Hightower, acting on the informa- tion given him by the woman, he sald, conducted a personal investiga- tion, and, being somewhat familiar With the Salada beach vicinity, had little difficulty board picturing a man frying flap~ Jacks. e He said he then started search, finding a bit of black rag and later a .45-caliber revolver cartridge. He said he then burrowed into the newly dug sand by the face of the cliff and found a bloodstaiffed piece of gunny sack. “That was enough for one day,” Hightower told the police, *“I wanted to get away from there. didn’'t want to look any further.” Hightower said he .pondered over the matter for three days and last night after a further visit to his “find” resolved to g0 to the residence of Archbishop Edward J. Hanna of San Francisco and tell the authori- ties of the church his story. The archbishop was in conference at the time and Hightower told his story !to- a news reporter, who im- mediately took the man to his new paper office, where police officials were called. The man’s story w. then investigated, Hightower leading the way to the grave of Father Heslin. Rausom Demanded. Chief of Police O'Brien and - "stable Landini found in thenwccko::l of the dead .priest a fatch. The 1 i | | hands had stopped at eight minutes| without. having fulf information. before 10 o'clock. - Other- arti found on the body included I‘ol!:: miorocco case containing the bread and wine of the Blessed Sacrament. Last August 3, week ago last night, Archbishop na received an tion - they -wo! anonymous letter demanding $6,500 1 | oaboosed J6EIBIEHON. e Rotmitine small bills for the safe return of | will determine at its meeting temor- Father Heslin, and, vestsrday the|row:the scope the Hearings will take. archbishop' received another _letter|the disposition of the majority:bein, demanding $15.000 ransom.: - 'to hasten & report and.oppose pro-i Father Heslin was last seen alive |tracting hearings. 2R about 9 o'clock Tuesday evening, Au- r.La: Follette, in a’letter to gust ‘2, when.a.stranger drove up’ alF , Cummihgs, 1 hat the to “the ‘parochial residence at. Colma ‘f contracts with the rail-i. in" an_ automobile. nder the pre- | much _involved -~ the tense that he wanted -the priest that Mr. and deliver ‘the last A h, bl e, INSOLVENCY, SAYS DAVIS, URGING HELP Director General of U. S. Ad- ministration Declares Lines Are Threatened. SAYS FULL SETTLEMENT COULD BE MADE IN 1922 Secretary Mellon Asks Passage of Bill—Says War Corporation Funds Are Not Available. Final liquidation of federal control of_railroads is possible by December 31, 1922, Director General Davis of the Railroad Administration told the Senate finance committee today, in urging passage of the administra- tion railroad funding bil “Unless there is serious litigation involving the contracts, the bulk of the adjustments should be concluded by that date,” he said. The administration had on July 1 last $149,000,000 on hand, Mr. Davis said, and would Tequire about $200,- 000,000 in addition, a total of about $340,000,000, for final settlements. Before the House interstate com- merce committee Director Meyer of the War Finance Corporation reported substantially the explanation of the measure given previously to the Sen- ate committee. Passage of the fund- ing bill would stimulate the economic situation, he said, adding: ‘“Railroad traffic 1s gradually settling down to a state of more normal equilibrium, and good railroads will soon have the same substantial credits as heretofore.” Says Roads Need Money. Mr. Davis stated that the pressing need of the railroads was available money, which could not be obtained by the carriers except at high rates of interest. The government can pro- vide the money at lower rates, he said, Reviewing government operation of § the railroads, Mr. Davis said the rail- roads found it diticult to ‘“un- scramble” themselves. “It seems to me an exigency result- ing from the war,” he said, “which presents the obligation of the gov- ernment to refrain from colleciing certain amounts these railroads owe and do for the transportation sys- tems, what the government is doing for the foreign debtor nations.” Senator La Follette asserted the gov- ernment had arranged for extension of the foreign loans without asking au- thority, while with regard to the rail- roads it was asking authority. Only Paying What Is Due. ‘e do.not propose to pay the rail- roads anything except what the gov- eroment owes,” Senator Kellogg, re- Minnesota, .interjected. “We ure trylng to get money into the railroads’ mg- to_help rehabili- tate them,” Mr. Duvis sald, “by mak- ing avallable to them the money the goyvernment .owes." “The. funding that is proposed is for_ improvements made during the wak under the transportation act?" in- E8- replied the dl- ‘That is the authority i { | rector general. now requested. “What percentage of the railroads eni WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ’ 53,000,000 ASKED T0 AID RUSSIANS Senator King’s Bill Would Give President Free Hand. Appropriation of $5,000,000, to be | used by the Presidcnt to aid in Rus- sian relief is provided in a bill intro- duced today by Senator King, demo- | crat, Utah. i The President is given a free hand | as to methods which may be em- | ployed in rendering aid to the famine | sufferers, and the money is made im- | mediately available on enactment of the measure. In discussing the biil, however, Mr. King praised the work of Secretary Hoover in attempting to aneviate. conlarons in lussia. and it was understood "he had no.objection to having the fund turned oyer 1o ihe Commeree Department head by the President. Mr. tacked as ‘“‘the Leight publish o | suggestion of Senator France, lately | on & visit to Russia, for an American loan of $4,000,000.000 to Russia. He said it was a very fatuous thing, to lend more money to any Kuiupian country under present conditions, and characterized a credit to the soviet are solvent?’ asked Senator Towns- ! end, republican, Michigan, acting chaieman. “If the roads do not do better all will be insolvent,” answered Mr. Da- vis. “1f this bill is not passed before Jan- uary 15 next, which in my judgment cannot be done, what will be the ef- fect?” asked Senator Watson, repub- lican, Indiana. Fears Winter Service. “The railroads would go into the government as “throwing money away.” Get Word of Release. | Official word of the arrival at Reval | of Americans released from Russia resched the State Department today. and relatives were notified by the de- partment in every case where ad- dresses were known. The depart- tment’s advices from Reval added noth- ing to accounts already published of the arrival of the Americans. American represen:atives at Riga | announced here. The monarch, in winter unable to give the public that|and Reval will proceed with negotia- degree of efficient service which the |tions for the relief of the famine and } people demand,” was the director's|disease siricken Russians upon. the in locating a sign-| I} Dublic would consist not only of se-| To [otinn’ vih m'&”:fim". et tut answer. Senator La Follette precipitated hcat- ed djscussion among members of the committee by asking that former Di- 1cetors Generzl of \Railrdads William G. 3cAdoo and Walii*r D. Hines be called lLefore the committee. J Urging_ “eariy and favorable” ac- tion by Comgress on the bil! to make $500,000,000 of government funds available for use of the railroads, Sec- retary Mellon, in a letter today to | Chairman McFadden of the House banking committee, sald the War Finance Corporation had nn availa- ble funds at present, except a credit balance of about $400,000,000 with the Treasury. The Secretary expressed belief that the bill offered “a helpful and practi- cable plan for financing the settle- ment of matters growing out of fed- eral control.” Hope to Meet Drain. “Withdrawals by the War Finance Corporation,” Mr. Mellon stated, “would involve cash expenditures b; the Treasury, but it is the understand- ing between the War Finance Cor- poration and the Treasury that the corporation will finance its proposed purchase from the director general of railroads by the sale .of railroad sacurities to the public, or, if neces- sary, by the sale of the corporation’s own bonds to the publit. “Under this plan withdrawal by the War Finance Corporation’ would re-|{ sult temporarily in a corresponding draft on the Treasury, but the bal-i ance would be replenished by the de- | posit of proceeds of sale of railroad securities or the corporation’s own bonds. I understand that the railroad securities which it 8 proposed that | the War Finance 'Corporation pur- chase from the director general of ralroads and subsequently sell to the | curities resulting from the funding { of additions and betterments, but also railroad securities -already acquired by the director general of railroads under authority of- the federal con- trol act, approved November 19, 1919, ich provides for the reimbursement of the United States for equipment, and section 207 of the transportation act as amended.” ‘The bill limits amount of se- curities which:theWar Finance Cor- | poration may purchage to an aggre- gate purchase price not exceeding ! $500,000,000.” 5 ‘Senator Kellogg urged that. the col mittee should proceed at once fo finally dispose, of the bill, emphasiz- ing the need for immediate legisla- | tion, and -Senator La" Follette declared that the committee should not act'! | “The discussion develo; attitude of Messrs. McAdoo and Hines on the pending measure {8 not known, and Senator-La Follette [nsisted that he was not asking for thém with the that the I assumption of the soviet government’'s good faith when its agents asserted that facilities would be given all ‘Americans who chose to leave~that country to cross the frontiers. Such instructions, it is understood, have been forwarded to the American representatives. i There are gnown to be in Russia’ many Americans not in jail, but who have been prevented from leaving the country. and the soviet authori- ties are reported to have promised to publish in the Russian newspapers announcements _that unconditional permission will be granted them to depart. The State Department has recos- nized the probability of the Ru: assertions that the whereabow®s- o many of those Americans is unknown and that until they are reported—or until they themselves make them- selves and their location known steps in the direction of their repatriation nnot be taken. It also has accepted as a probability the statement that many, perhaps a majority, of those spoken of as Americans really are Russians who had become American citizens by -naturalization .and who have returned to Russia and their former citizenship. Many of>those, it was believed, might prefer,to remain in their native country. WILL LEAVE FOR GENEVA. t | PARIS, August 11.—Col. Ernest. P. Bicknell, director general of civilian relief for the American Red Cross, and Dr. Albert R. Hill, director ‘of the American Red Cross in Europs, will proceed to Geneva Saturday to represent the American Red Cross at | ‘the conference of the International | Red Cross Society, which begins next } Monday-. 5 The conference will study ways aad means for organizing relief work in the famine-stricken provinces of Rus- sia. Today’s News ! in Paragraphs! | Fitteen witnesses named for grand firy { dail cirean, gave the reply to Mr Page- 2| gnaimberiat, in the absence of Pre- in Kennedy case. . Allied premiers may not.attend disarma-' ient meeting here in person., Page 4| Secretary Hoover ~_ for »’ygq famine conditions in' Russia. Page Citizen_ _soldiers stand ' inspection . at Camp Meade. = 0 German “ship lines fighting for Sputh American trade. Py sing of Vera Cruz industries, threas cl;:;g ‘i!' ‘profit-sharing lg.i.‘ Was! n Railway and Electric, ‘abide cut in’ street car fare. : Page erift - foil sked mob. seeking - .hym’?mn‘ men to Savaj Augusta jail. | Eameg -de/ Valera, the Irish repub- i handed to. Austen Chamberlain, gov- ‘was, . government leader said 1t was Tadreossed 10 the g Star. WASHINGTON, D.’C., -THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1921-THIRTY- TWO PAGES. PROCLAIMS HOLY WAR AS AID FOR TURKS IN WAR ON GREEKS By the Associated Press. _ ANGORA, Anatolia, August 11.— A holy war has been proclaimed by the king of the Hedjaz, as a measure for'assisting the Turkish nationalists in their fight against the Greeks in Asia Minor, it was his call, appeals for the saving of 1slam. ‘The kingdom of Hedjaz. which attained independence during the war, has an estimated nrea- of 100,000 square miles and an esti- mated population of at least 750.- 000. It may be regarded as the most important principality in Arabia, by virtue of its possession of Mecca (with 80,000 inhahitants) and Medina (with 40,000 inhabi- tants), both of which are Moham- medan shrines. OR HARDINGWEDS NURSEINMICHGAN Father of President Marries Miss Severns, Employed in Office Many Years. By the Associated Press. MONROE, Mich., August 11.—Dr." George T. Harding, seventy-six vears | 51d, father of President Harding, | was married here today-to Miss Alice Severns, fifty-two, by Rev. Frank T. Knowles, pastor of the Monroe Pres- byterian Church. Miss Severns has been a nugse in the office of Dr. Har- ding at Marion for many vears. The couple drove here in an automobile, obtained a marriage license and went to the home of Rev. Knowles, where the ceremony was performed. _ MARION, Ohio, August 11.—Dr.| George T. Harding's office here was locked today to callers, and the an- nouncement that he had obtained u marrige license in Monroe, Mich., to | marry Miss Alice Severns, his offi nurse, was a distinct surprise to his friends. Dr. Harding was seventy-five vears old the day his son, Warren,G. Hard- ing, was nominated for Presidedt by the republican national convention in Chicago a vear ago. He.is very active for a man of his years. Mrs. Harding has been dead about twelve years. Mids Severns has been office nurse for Dr. Harding for a number of years She is said to be about fifty years of age. % VALERN'S REPLY - REACHESLONDON By the Associated Press. LONDON, August 11.—The reply of Jican ladder, to the British govern- | ments Irish . pemce ,proposal was ernment. leader. in.the heuse of com- mons, at.noon today. The tenor of the reply was with- held. .The official explanation was *\that it would be’subject first to con- | Joliiion" for " total of 37, “ferences by. the cabinet and that it |at any one time outstand: was _unlikely to be, divulged l’or’ somé days. | * Robert C, Barton, member of the | iet: IAoyd Gearge in France. Mr: Barton was accompanied by Art §.0'Brien,.president of the Gaeic League in London. . Hdth of these men had been’Mr. D& Valera's companions dur- fog his Tecent talks in Downing street with Mr. Lloyd George. - Mr4 C€hamberlain announced in the hoyise .0f commons this afterncon the receipt -of ‘the. reply, which was im- mediately ~forwarded to Mr. Lloyd George in Paris, g Asked 28 to whether he could inform the house what Mr. De Valera’s reply prime , and by the. | today, | |b The Associated paper and also I dispatehes Memfer of the Associated Press the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or mot otherwise credited im this Al rights of publieation of sfecial Press is exclusively entitled to the local news published Lerein, herein are also reserved. Yesterday's 7 & // % ,/ A o /// LY AGREE ON CHANGE IN TAX MEASURE {Reduction of $555,000,000 Is Net Result of Yester- day’s Work. Practically all of the important changes proposed to be made in the 1918 tax law have been agreed upon tentatively by the maj8rity members of the House ways and means com- mittee. Some minor revisions are in con- templation and when a final agree- ment is had on all the changes the physical rewriting of the law will be taken up. Whep they assembled the committeemen believed their labors could be completed by late Saturday and the bill made ready for considerstion by tte republican conférence mext Monday. - ° The net reduction in the yearly tax total as a resuit of the committee's work yesterday was estimated at $555,000,000, with a total internai rev- enue income for the government of $2.110.000,000. Losses in revenue were roughly estimated as follows: Repeal of the excess profits tax and higher income surtax brackets, $640.000,000. Elimination of the freight, passen- | ger and Pullman transportation taxes, $253.000,000. Increase of_the exemption allowed heads of dependents from to $400 for each dependent, $50.600,000. Removal of the wearing apparel. fountain and ice cream and stamp levies on toilet preparations and pro- prietary medicines, $48,000,000. The levying of-a manufacturers’ tax of 3 cents a gallon on certain classes of grape juice and 2 cents a gallon on other classes in lieu of the present tax of -10 per cent on the sale price. It also was agreed to lévy 5 cents a pound on carbonic acid gas sold to manufacturers of carbonated gases. Increased Revenue Seem. Increased revenue figured upon in- cluded $263,000,000 from the 5 per cent increase in the income taxes of corporations and $66,000,000 from manufacturers’ taxes on fountain sir- ups, toilet aricles, proprietary medi- cines, bottled beverages and grape | Juice. " Treasury experts had prepared to- day for presentation to the commit- tee revised estimates on government income and expenditures in_accord | with those agreed upon at the con- ference Tuesday night between Pres- ident Harding, Secretary Mellon and republican leaders of the House. | These included reductions of $520, 000,000 in the estimated expenditures for this year. Insists on Cuts. In transmitting the revised esti- mates, Secretary Mellon wrote Chair- nan Fordney he could mnot “toc strongly emphasize” ghat the program agreed upon at the White House con- ference and outlined in his letter “de- pends upon the reductions in_expe diture which the administratjon e pects to accomplish, and that the an- ticipated savings can be effected only y the most insistent and determined efforts to eut expenditure.” e_estimate. of receipts, on the other hand,” Mr. Mellon continued, “represents the utmost expected to @c- crue during the year, particularly in view of ‘the uncertainties resuiting from the depression, in business and the shrinkage in incomes and profits.” Mrj Mellon also informed the com- mittee that in order to carry out the program proposed and provide further for the financing of the short-dated debt, the Secretary of the Treasury should have enlarged authority for the irsuance and retirement of notes, with | 500,000,000 “The existing authority is f 2 000,000,000 he " sald: “-and - abogt $3,850,000,000 of victory notes d $311,000,000 of Treasury notes ...}e already outstanding thereunder. *The additional authority is neces- sary in order to carry out the pro- ned in my letter April 30, 1921.” AT Republican leaders 'explained that it was not to actual appropriations thade by Congress for this fiscal »_but to accomplish most of the proposed reductions on | une: ided balances held by the va- rious departments. * Members of the committee estimat- ed roughly that these changes would result in a net reduction of $565,000,- 000 in_the total yearly “5 bi! ‘This below thi ma Net Circulation, 87,147 TWO TCENTS 7 %/ac) |FORMAL INVITATION FOR DISARMAMENT - PARLEY GOES TODAY Messages, Fixing Date as Noyember -11, Will Be Identical and Brief. LIBERALS IN THE SENATE TO DEMAND OPEN SESSION Led by Johnson, They Will Insist on Public Covenants—Presi- dent Favors Proposal. For invitations will be sent today to Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan and China to attend the conference on [disarmament and far eastern questions, at Washington, November 11. The text of the invitations will not be available here before late in_ the day, it was announced at the State Department. The invitations are un- derstood “to be identical and brief. They will be sent directly to the for- eign offices and coples handed to the diplomatic representaives of the pow- ers here. Subjects relating to the disarma- ment negotiations. were talked over for an hour today by President Hard- Ing with Senator Borah, autho of the resolution requesting the ex ecutive to call a disarmament confcr ence. The meeting was arranged the President’s request. Borah Detafls Views. Mr. Borah is understood to have 4 tailed his views regarding the sta the United States should take in t! preliminary negotiations that are : determine what subjects to come b fore the conference. It was also i. dicated that the Idaho senator urg all practicable publicity for con: ence meetings and that every ap, ance of secret diplomacy be avoidc The question of negotiations fe treaty of commerce and amity wi Germany also came into the discu sion, Senator Borah inquiring wh steps had been taken in that dirc tion. Afterward Senator Borah wou not indicate what information t President had given him, except say that in his opinion events wc moving toward the conclusion such a treaty. Treaty May Delay Declaration. It developed In other quarters tl the issuance of a formal declarati of peace with Germany might be d layed until the treaty had been sig ed. No official would make any p diction on the subject, but there w evidences that the proclamatic which had been expected for sever weeks. might be delayed indefinite! The suggestion for public sessio® of the disarmament conference W said to be receiving President Har: ing’s favorable deration. T! question before- Preaident w: said to be a practical one, howeve Takes Up Cansl Tolls. = Senator Borah also discussed wi the President the bill to restore ti free tolls privilege for American shi: using the Panama canal. Its influenc on the attitude of delegates to the di armament conference was understo to have been gone over. The Pres dent, it was said, was not averse 1 having Senator Borah proceed wit ithe bill, but the executive also w isaid to believe that the toll questio should be dealt with through diplc matic_channels. This is being don now, it was understood. The President was said to be thor oughly in accord with the principle o restoring the free tolls privilege, bu differed with Senator Borah only o the method to be pursued. No admin istration opposition, however, is ex pected to pressing the _tolls bill as it is expected that the Senate only ®n act on the bill before the dis- armament conference, leaving Hous: disposal until afterward. Senator Borah said that he would oppose the conggessional recess on the ground that Congress should re- main here to consider the railroad and-other legislation. DEMANDS OPEN SESSIONS. i Senator Johnson Fires First Gun for Liberals. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. Open covenants openly arrived at are to be demanded of the disarmament conference by the liberal element in the United States Senate, The opening gun in the fight for publicity instead of secrecy has been fired by Senator Hiram Johnson of California. Although the Senate has been debating the wisdom of Secre- tary Hughes' policy in withholding from the public information concern- ing his negotiations with the German government about the treaty of peace. the whole discussion is merely B precursor of a struggle for an-open conference on November 11, when the representatives of Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan and the United States meet to discuss far eastern questions as well as disarmament. The White House position is this: While the greatest amount of pub- licity concerning the conference will be encouraged, there is doubt whether open sessions would be advisable. Reference is made at the White House to the fact that President Wilson tound such a course of open sessions impracticabje at the Paris conference It was indicated that the rules about publicity would be made by the con- ference itself after the nations had assembled. Inquiry was made as to whether the United States would ad- vocate open sessions, but it is stated that such an inference was mot justi- fied even though America would ad- vocate that the facts about the con- ference be given the widest publicity. Ofiicials Favor Paris Course. 1In other words, while the conference is in sessiop the present trend of official opinion is that the press shall be excluded, just as was the case au Paris. - When conclusions have been reachec announcement will be mlg: Con or to understand the exact posi- tion of the various countries, except as that may be embodied in formally phrased statements. Of course, there will be case at Paris, when the action, taken is formally announced, but is that il the discussions on the vital points will be confidential and held in secret. . hnson of California with Senator Jol cha: tic courage has started the a “for open diplomacy. In ad-