Evening Star Newspaper, August 30, 1921, Page 12

" DISARMAMENT PARLEY - TO U. S. ESTIMATED AT $197.240 COST Undersecretary of State Department Lists Secretary General, $1,000 2 Month: The secretary general of the inter- national disarmament conference to be held here is to receive $1.000 = month and an executive secretary $500 a month and the entire secre- tarial force, including interpreters and translators, will cost this govern- ment $31,810, according to estimates explained to the House appropria- tions committee by Undersecretary Fletcher. The estimated expenditures by this government for tire entire conference are $197,240. on the sup- position that the conference will last two months. It-is estimated that there will be five delegations, each with a person- nel of 150 to 200, including experts. The State Department plan is to use the Pan-American building, which will be rent free, for the main meetings and to use temporary buildings near- by for offices, not only for the sec tary general but also for the Ame can delegations. Undersecretary Fletcher told the House committee that he had gone over these plans, including the pro- posed use of the new Navy annex Luilding. with President Harding and Budget Director Dawes and that they had approved them. Expeuses of U. S. Delegates. An allowance of $71,920 has been made for the expenses of the Amer- ican delegation. and in explaining th item Mr. Fletcher said: s to the American delegation, we have to provide them with expert as- sistants, which we have not in the State Department. because we are Tot sufficiently staffed. We have got to get men identified with the far particularly because of the dis- ions of far eastern questions take piace in .connection mitation of armament. The technical data of armament,I suppose, will be prepared by the Army_and Navy: with that we will have ver little to do in the first instance. As to the far east, there is a great deal of work which has to be done so that 1 our delegztion will be in position to have the data they can refer to. In other words, as to this expert work. 1 cannot at this time tell you how much it will I have also esti- mated for statisticians.- which we may be able to get from the War or Navy Departments. That would mean that’ we would_have to pay for them; the War and Navy Departments may say that they have not enough to assist us.” The proceedings of the conference are to be printed in two languages, French and English. Mr. Fletcher estimated $10,000 for a printing bill, but frankly told the committee he expected to come befora them after the conference and ask that the print- Executive Secretary. $500. ing bill be paid.. no matter what it might be, as it was impossible at | this time to make any dependable estimate. The program of dinners, luncheons and receptions. at a total cost of $20.000. was outlined in The Star vesterday. Mr. Fletcher Adds K ations. Undersecretary l-‘laz: explained to the appropriations committee that i the visiting delegations come at their owWn_expense, paying their own costs of transportation, and that the State Department, representing the United States government, does not attemnt to provide quarters for them. He made it clear, however, that he had taken the matter up with the head of the Real Estate Board and had re- ceived assurances that the organ- fzation would co-operate to prevent jovercharge for accommodations. Fletcher said that if there is any at- tempt at extortion by the hotels the State Department will use its good of- es. The embassies répresenting the articipating foreign countries al- ready are arranging for hotel accom- | modations for their respective delega- tions, Mr. Fletcher said. The State Department has been in | conferenee . with the exccutive eommit- {tee of the overseas writers, the presi- ident of the Press Club and press asso- ations. to provide for foreign news- per correspondents who come here |and to assure proper publicity for the | proceedings of the conference in for- jeign newspapers. Mr. Fletcher said it wx;oesm-ntlal that the foreign cor- respondents should be made to foel that they have an important part in the conference and that every courtesy and accommodation should be extended to them. In reply to questions from the com- i mittee Mr. Fletchér said that no esti- mates had been made for paying any. jing the President, who are in official {life, and leaving it possible to compen- Isale those not in official life if the President deems it proper. An item of $10,000 is allowed for spe- cial agents for the protection of the {visiting delegates. OPPOSED BY MR. BLANTON Representative Objects to Appro- priating for Parley Functions., ~ A proposed appropriation of $20.000 {to cover expenses of social functions {in connection with the coming dis- armament conference caused an out- burst from Representative Blanton. democrat, Texas, in the House. “There’ should not be a cent spent by the zovernment for social affairs,” declared Mr. Blanton. “I hope every foreign representative who here for the conference will leave his Mr. | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D, C, TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, ‘1921 MUTT AND JEFF—The News of Mutt’s Home Runs Reaches the Yankees. L3 THIS Town) ADVERTISED FOR CoLLEGE STUDenTS T© PLAY BALL op Tie LocAL TEAM! I SHAVED THe BRUSH OFE- MY UPPER LIP AND LANDED A JoB CASY AS BE! wife and daughters at home.” The item is included in the $200,000 | placed in the Shipping Board appro- priation bill by the Senate to defray ’-xpenlel incidental to the conference. FOUR AUTO ACCIDENTS. Injuries Slight and Little Damage in Collisions. < | An automobile owned and driven by Mrs. Harriet A.- King, 4421 Ord street northeast, collided with a street car at 5th and K streets yes- terday morning. Mrs. King was taken | to Sibley Hospital and treated for | shock. John H. Eldridge, Bethesda, Md., was arrested by the Tenleytown po- lice yesterday afternoon and charged salary to the commissioners, represent- ; with being responsible for an auto- ia hard dirt court. mobile accident on the 4500 block of Wisconsin avenue. His car is al- leged to have struck the car of Fran. cis Parker, also a resident of Bethesda, and siightly damaged it. A collision between the automobiles of D. W. Johnson, 1107 I street. and A. E. Whitzel, 1139 Girard street, oc- curred at 12th and G streets yester- day afternoon. Johnson was slightly hurt. Miss Manley Land, government dormitories, and George W. Smith, i Nokesville, Va., were occupants of automobiles that collided at New Jer- sey avenue and G street yesterday afternoon. Both cars were damaged, but their occupants escaped injury. —_— WILL COMMAND SHIP. Lieut. Commander Frederick 6. Reinecke has been detached from duty at the Annapolis Naval Academy comes | and assigned to the command of the U. 8. 8. Gilmer. Living-room week in the discount furniture sale TTHE big fact that stands out in this discount sale is that people are buying this furniture as an invest- ol 3 entire stocks e discountec. 10 to 407 Some time back we twice re- duced our prices to the current market level, and count those low ment—investing tional 10% to 40%, people appre- ciate that it is time to buy. now when we dis- prices an addi- But they are buying as an invest- in furniture to help enrich and to engear a home; furniture of character they can live with for years and always look back upon as a satisfactory invest- ment. ’. It is only such furniture we have here in stoek, and all of it is reduced 109, to 40 %,. This week we are devoting to Living Room Furniture, and a typical example is listed below: This $395 living room suite discounted 40%, brings it down to $237 Z In the artistic Queen Anne period design. Highest = grade workmanship characterizes this suite. Mahogany- finished frame, cane backs and panel sides. Upholstered in taupe velour. R 2 76sinch sofa, arm chair and rocker .wlth loose - : 7th at F cushions over spring seats. The Hecht Co. Where prices.are guaranteed 7th at F JESTERDAY I KNocked THE 'k, nere's OLD APPLE oUT OF THE LoT THREE TIMES AND THe PAPERS GAVE ME SaMme METY noTices! T GO BY THE NAME of 'KID REéRe: JEEE wWouLdD \TURN GREEN WITH ENVY \F HE KNEW OF MY SL6N You ue! WANTS ROQUE RULES. Postmaster Chance Would Meet Man Who Knows -the Game. 1f there is a man in Washington who 'knows how to play roque, or is familiar With the rules of the game, City Postmaster. Chance would like |to get in touch with him. Mr. Chance planned a roque court to accompany the horse shoe pitch- iing courses in the rear of the city post office building, but so far ‘has been unable to find out how to play s campaign, t. Diligent sear¢h by a committee of employes failed to throw much ligit on roque, which is believed by those interested to be a sort of fancy croquet played with short mallets on |" Postmaster Chance will install the { roque court as soon as he finds some ione who can tell him how -he ingly mysterious game is play PLAN FOR XMAS MAIL. Superintendents of postal stations met iyesterday with City Postmaster Chance to plan for the rush of mail expected here next Christmas time. ¢ 1t is likely that motion pictures may be used in the *“‘mail-early-for-Christ- 2 n addition to means Hotel Table d’Hote DINNER - . ~d 8iz courses served from 6 to 8:30 LOVERS of good food find just the ' dishes they seek.. 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