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7 Partly cloudy tonigh row, becoming unsettied ended at 2 p.m. today: am. today. Full report on Page 12. No. 28,257. . OVER COMMAND OF .~ MINE ZONE TROOPS ] . ‘ ) . Brocess of organization, \, ‘tors’ spokesmen said they would agree .. flelds charged ol Unig : : ‘U. S. Forces in Logan County Will Be Transferred—Early Withdrawals Planned. MAJ. GEN. READ TO VISIT THE DISTURBED AREAS fipernton Call on President and Present Their Side of Bit- ter Controversy. Brig. Gen. H. H. Bandholtz, com- manding federal troops in' the West Virginia coal flelds, will be relieved of that command September 12, plans for his release on that day having been approved today by the War De- partment. In making this announcement. War Department officials said that troops now stationed in Logan county soon would be- transferred to other sec- tions of the area in which disorders Tecently occurred. ¥ The troops withdrawn from Logan cdunty, Secretary Weeks said, will take up stations in Boone and Ka- nawha counties. Gen. Read to Visit Mine Fields. Maj. Gen. Read, commanding the 5th Corps Area, with headquarters at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, advised the War Department today that he would visit the West Virginia - fields eariy next week, aftér which he would submit recommendations to the depart- ment as to troop disposition. In addi- tion fo informing the department of the plan to withdraw the troops from Logan county, he said, it was proposed “to provide for troops from Camp Sher- man and Columbus barracks eventual duty in this corps stand relieved from wrea.” ' Operators See Presideat. Delegations representing the opera- tors of the Logam county and Wil- liamson flelds called on President Harding;add Se Weeks today. leaving the President memorials setting forf# their position and dis- :::“M the tion of l‘Y:lonl tYlfll war Secfetary. The ons b asked Nr. Weeks to keep. of troops in i te: 5% til B&ono it counties un! e mi been organized. _mm; is < 'wha in __the operators estimated that it weuld gompleted in thirty days. The opera- to withdrawal of federal tfoops from all counties except Boone and Kanawha. . Memorials dressed to President ‘Harding. by the&p:r:‘mn of the t = he powers of govern- ment” in the non-union coal flelds. The Logan operators added that “we cannot, under any circumstances, participate In conference with repre- sentatives of the United Mine Work- ers of America.” Logan Memorial Quoted. “If our field and the adjacent non- union flelds in West Virginia and eastern Kentucky should be union- ized.” the Logan memorial said, “it Wwould put officials of the United Mine ‘Workers in control of the production and distribution of all the coal in the Tnited States. This would give these leaders more power over the people of the United States than that held by any other organization in the world.” In 1919, the memorial said, the Unit- ed Mine Workers “attempted to freeze the country into submission,”* and “only the production of coal from non-union flelds prevented complete success.” The non-union flelds at pres- ent are running full time, with plenty of miners willing to work, and are t supplying coal at lower prices, while union mines are closed, the memorial asserted. Gompers® Claims Attacked. President Gompers of the American Fedefation of Labor was accused by the Williamson operators of “unwa: Tanted and untrue statements” in cal ing the non-union flelds “the last stronghold of autocracy in West Vir- ginia.” “The only autocracy now or ever Xnown in West Virginia,” the me- morial continued, “is the autccracy which the United Mine Workers seek to establish. Their whole object is now and has been since 1912 to crip- ple all the protecting powers of gov- ernment, so that their army can march into the territory of non-union mines, shoot down the workmen and destroy the mining plants at will. *This is a part of their plan to pos- sess themselves of all the mining roperties in the United States and Elnlfl‘- 4 Other Abuses Alleged. “Their association has been {n open tostility against all power of govern- ment since 1912. Evey action of every court that has sought to pfevent their Jawlessness has been openly abused by leaders, publicists and spokesmen. Every governor of this state, from Glasscock to Morgan, regardless of their policies, has been resisted, de- fied, abused and threatened, and law officers have been murdered from am- ‘Sush.” QUIET IN MINE REGION. Minor Troop Movement Reported Today From Coal Fields. CHARLESTON, W. Va., September 9.—Minor troop movements in the « lately’ disturbed coal flelds of West Virginia were being carried out today wunder the orders of Brig. Gen. H. H. Bandholtz. It was stated at military headquar- fers that the entire region was qui and that these movements of troops had no significance whatever. —_— TROOPS OCCUPY COTO. Costa Ricam Forces Unresisted Upon Entry Into Awarded Territory. PUNTA ARENAS, Costa Rica, Sep- tember 9.—Occupation of the Coto re- glon by Costa Rican troops, in pursu- ance to a declaration from Secretary WEATHER ‘Temperature for twenty-four hours %lgbnt. 85, &t 3 p.m. vesterday; lowest, 66, at Entered.as second-class matter post office Washington, D. C. ANDHOLTZ T0 GIVE anfdl tomor- tomorrow. 45 WOULD CURTAIL DANGERS OF U. S. UNEMPLOYMENT Public Men Believe Conference in Washing- ton BY N. 0. MESSENGER. As officials and others here who are interested in the unemployment prob- lem note disturbing oceurrences in England and Scotland and take_cogni- zance of some home events in this country, the conviction grows that the conference on unemployment to be held in Washington is coming none too soon. Far-seeing men, visualizing the possibility of the.spread of distem- per arising from thousands of men and women being out of work, realize the necessity of concerted action to take preventive measures before a stage of virulence might be reached. ‘Work Preferred to Charity. .One central idea in the approaching conference will be to deal with the situation in this country on the economic principle of giving work |rather than charity. The cable dis- patches from England relate that con- ditions in that country are fostering the growth of communism of a nature close kin to bolshevism. The idle popu- lation is demanding that it be sup- ported, at normal wage rates, by property owners. . No such system must be allowed to gain the slightest foothold in this country, the economists and officials agree. Yesterday’s incident in Boston, when !unemployed men were put on the block on Boston common as were islaves once offered for sale, as depict- Jed by the abolitionists on the same 8spot, and their services offered to the highest bidder.. is calculated to draw | widespread public attention to the unemployment crisis. Feresce Danger Through Hunger. The danger which public men fore- see at home is the possibility of communists and socialists taking ad- | vantage of domestic conditions to further propaganda and exploit their pernicious doctrines in the expecta- tion that they may find fertile ground in the minds of desperate and hungry thousands. age American citizen over the as- United States, and election returns do CONFERENCE SEATS PROMISED WOMEN President Agrees to Name at Least Five for Unemploy- ment Session. Mrs. Harriet T. Upton to Prepare List for Mr. Harding’s Approval Based Upon Fitness Only. At least five women will be selected to serve as delegates to the national unempioyment conference to be held in this city shortly, when means of improving the industrial situation in the United States, which is now giv- ing the administration considerable concern, will be determined upon. That women would have represen- tation was made known at tne White House today following a conference between President Harding and Mrs. | Harriet Taylor Upton of Ohlo, chair- man of the women's executive com- mittee of the republican, national com- mittee. The chief executive told Mrs. Upton of his desire to have the, serv- ices of women in the federal govern- ment's aim to relieve the unemploy- ment situation, and delegated her to prepare,a list of names from which he may choose. He also suggested that she, in- the -meantime, confer | with Secretary Hoover of the Com- merce Department, who is making the arrangements for this gathering, and to offer any suggestions she may have regarding the forming of a per- { manent program to be followed at i the sessions. Women Can Assist. Mre. Upton said after leaving the President that she was pleased that the President is going to recognize women to this extent. ¥Fhe day of woman serving merely as an auxiliary has passed,” Mrs. Upton said, “and there is no question of the valuable service that women, selected because of their peculiar fit- ness and qualifications, can perform in assisting in studying this domestic problem.” Mra. Upton said she probably would present at least ten names to the President and would urge him to ap- point that number, but she doubted if more than five or six would be se- lected. It is her intention to shun the selection of women simply be- cause of their political or class prom- inence. She will be guided by the individual ability of the women she will name. She will pick democrats as well as republicans, and will at- fempt to have every section of the country represented. Her aim will be to get the services of practical women. Plans Nearly Completed. Secretary Hoover brought the mat- ter of the conference up for discussion lat the cabinet session today, but he Was not prepared to present the com- lete tentative plans and program for the conference. He said he would have it ready for next meeting. He was favorably inclined to the idea of ‘| appointing women to the conference would be appointed. TWO MURDERED IN CAR. Divorced Husband Shoots Wife and Attorney in Trolley. BOSTON, September 9.—Mrs. Ella shot and killed and A. Wells was of State Hughes upholding the re-|Louis Altmeyer, a lawyer, was seri- gion’s award to Costa Rica by farmer Chief Justice White, was carried out ‘without intervention by the American battleship Pennsylvania, -which was sent from -Philadelphia on August 22 wiith 400 marihes in case of resist- ance on the part of Panama. Inhabitantg of the region joyfully Freeted the Costa Rican troops, who ‘ved to effect the occupation of tember 5. The troops found long 4 nes of deserted trenches, and many public buildings which had been Jburned by the Panamans before evac- wating the area. ously wounded in a street car in the ‘West Roxbury district today. Altmeyer was shot in the head and dled later at the city hospital. Charles A. Wells, who 'was divorced by his wife within a day or two, was arrested on the car, charged ‘with the shooting. Passengers said that Wells, sitting two seats behind his former ‘wife and her lawyer, drew .a pistol, rested it on the shoulder of a young woman on the seat between them, then fired five shots. Mrs. Wells was killed instant- ly. First reports to the police were that Wells had killed himself. Is Not Coming Too .Saon.. Economic Basis to Be Souglik and he said he thought at least IVII ~ not show the growth of 8ol to a menacing, degree, but theloss it is realized that there active propagandists ever on the watch for favorable oppoytunities presented by, distressful _economic conditions to push their fallacies. Must Follow Economic Principles. The part of wisdom, in the opinion of the practical-minded men, who.are closely following _industrial condi- tions, is to not abate confidence in the basic common sense of the peo- ple, as an antidote for communism. but at the same time not to stop at that; not to let the situation get ou! of hand, but to g0 about considering ways aud means to deal with it on sound economic principles. One effect expected from the con ference is the arousing of the atten tion of the public to a greater degrec than now exists to the existence o the distress and to practical means for relieving it. There will. of neces- sity, it is thought, before the winter is over, be resort to charitable meas- ures, but it is designed to minimize the necessity. It is believed the aver- age American out of a job would irather have work than charity and will accept a dole only when @ day’s labor is impossible. Oppose Public Work as Ald. Some of the men leading the move- ment for the conference and its work i will point out the inherent dangers from their viewpoint in the proposal advanced in some quarters for public works on a large scale to absorb the unemployed. Such a plan is classed as among the last resorts, because it involves bond issues and the creation of debts, constituting a burden which in the end the beneficlaries them- selves would have to bear. On this question, however, there is divided opinion, and arguments wil# be ad- vancel on both sides of it at the can- ference, it is expected. It is said that the personnel of the conference will show the presence of hard-headed, practical men who will be intent upon studying the conditions existing and threatening in this coun- try, not alone from the viewpoint of sense, and to direct public thought in iand recommendations. GRIFFITH T0 LEAD ERIN PEACE ENVOYS . Dublin Hears De Valera Does: Not Wish to Be One of Plenipotentiaries. . EARLY ACTION 0N “NOTE Methodists Pray for Success of Negotiations—Irish Pre Lauds British Answer. By the Associated Press. DUBLIN, September 9.—A rumor was current in Sinn Fein circles here today that if plenipotentiaries are ap- pointed to proceed to Inverness to 1confer with the committee of the | British cabinet named to deal with the Irish question Eamonn De Valera, the republican leader, does not desire to be one of them, being willing to {leave the conduct of negotlations with Arthur Griffith, the Sinn Fein fereign mirister. In any case, Mr. Griffith will be the chief figure in the negotiations, once actual business is approached. Prompt Action ‘on Note. Mr. De Valera did not.appear at the Madison House this morning and i was not expected until the affernbon, jbut Mr. Griffith and Charles Burgess, !Sinn Fein minister of defense, were iearly on the sceme. It was stated that no special meeting of the Sinn | Fein ‘cabinet had been summoned' to |consider . Prime” Minister Lloyd | George's reply, but as the cabinet numbers only six members, who see each other daily, no particular sig- nificance is seen in this. 8 Desmond Fitzgerald, Sinn Fein minister of propaganda, said today he expected no unnecessary delay in the reply to Mr. Lloyd George, and that Mr. Robert C. Barton, the Sinn Fein courier, was in readiness to re- j turn to Inverness at any moment. Irish Preas Praises Reply. Irish newspapers received the latest note from Prime _Minister Lloyd George to Eamonn De Valera favor- ably, but it must be remembered there are no Sinn Fein papers. The Free- man's Journal said today the note opened the door wider than before, tand that the “form of the invitation gets rid of embarrassing conditions and limitations which would have fettered discussion.” ~ The Irish Independent, remarked that the original six condjtions im- posed by Mr. Lloyd George had been either waived or left open for discus- sion and voluntary arrangement, and it expressed hope that the Inverness conference will be held. The Irish Times declared: “We assume and hope that the government's sik reservations have been abandoned, but the reply s}gflfl;fle uéey ntmy b‘i’ discussed.” T Sweetman,, formerly Sinn Fein member of the British parliament ‘for Wicklow, who resigned his seat s a protest- against physical force being brought against Ireland, writes to the Irish Independent declaring’ the, gov- ernment’s offer cannot be finally re- fusdd and war renewed wih: conference. tonte Only Way to Settle Iname. The Freeman's Journal, in an edi- torial under the heading, “Coming to Bu;l;lle!!.“‘l 82 A - “The British cabinet rej to Mr. De Valera is encou D:lyin many respects and falsified the more pessi- mistic of the forecasts.” “We strongly advise,” the news- paper continues, “that the only method of settling the matter would ference, when all misinterpretations and misrepresentations can easily be set right” METHODISTS PRAY FOR ERIN. Express Hope Complete =Success ‘Will Crown Negotiations, By the Associated Press. LONDON, September 9.—The world conference of Methodists at the out- set of this morning’s session adqpted a resolution declaring the confer- ence hoped {! complete success would crown. the negotiations be- « nued on [umn be -at an- ordinary.round-table con- JONSOUTHANERIA [ M LEA tions Sponsored by the United States. PRESENT COMBINE HELD EUROPEAN IN INTEREST Srowing Indications of Split De- nied by Chilean and Bolivian Delegates at Geneva. Iy the Associated Press. GENEVA, September 9.—Should: President Harding see fit to create a acw society of natlons, Colombia will be among the first to apply for mem- bership. A. F. Restrepo, chief of the Colom- blan delegation to the League ‘f Na- tions assembly, made this declaration loday in discussing a report that Colombia, with other South Ameri- can states, might withdraw from the league because-of its rejeetion of the Argentine amendment to the cove- nant of the league, providing that all sovereign .states should be members of the league unless by their own volition they abstained from mem- bership. He said Colombia did not regard the rejection of the amend- ment as sufficient reason to leave the league. . Sees Others Following. Senor Restrepo added that he be- lieved all the other South and Central American states would follow Colom- bia into the new soclety, should it be formed. Asked if this could be con- strued as meaning these states would withdraw from the present league in it is not easy to alarm the aver- |theory, but good Yankee commen |Such event, Senor Restrepo said: “We would have to wait and see, serted dangers of communism in the | the same channel by their discussiom|but. nevertheless, it is a question of public opinion if South America w_ould support two leagues.” l"l‘he South American countries are nding that virtually all questions be- fore the league are purely European in interest” continued Restrepo. ‘Nearly all our interests, commercial- ly and politically, lie in the other con- tinent and in a sense are common to those of the United States. Colombia, for example, came Into the le: only because we thought the Unit. States would be a member, and would, in a sense, be the leader and protector of all the states of North and South America. We see now that, we were badly mistaken and that the United States probably never will join the present league. This causes us to think, and nsturally we all are deeply interested the outcome of the forthcoming Washington conterence.” Propaefl Augu: Edwards, Chilean tion . ta nati :mbly, méyo, chief of the Bolivian delegates, said this afternoon they regarded re- ports to the effect that Chile and Bo- livia might withdraw from the assem- bly because of the rejection of the Ar- gentine amendment as without foun- dation. Neither of them had received instructions fronf his government up to_noon today. Inquiry among the othe) American delegations failed fo reveal any country contemplating with- drawal because of the fate of the Ar- gentine program, but attention was called to the fact that such a decision naturally would be taken by the home governments and the delegates to the league probably would not know of it until instructions to withdraw arriv- ed in Genoa. Senor Edwards expressed confidence that revision of the treaty of 1904 between Chile and Bolivia never | would come to a vote of the assembly. He said he expected the problem would be disposed of in a day or two, but re- fused to indicate what action he thought the assembly, would take. Held No Leagae Problem. “Treaties pust be respected,” said Senor Edwards, “and tke treaty be- tween Bolivia and Chile is a matter for the two countries alone, not for the league.” Discussion of the work done by the council of the league of nations dur- ing the past year ‘was continued at today's sessfon of the assembly of the league. Henri La_Fontaine, a Bel- gian delegate, was ‘the first to speak.| | this morning, and A. J. Balfour of Great Britain, K. V. Wellington Koo of China and Viscount Ishii of Japan were among those who expected to take the floor during the day. M. La Fontaine dwelt especially upon the activities of the council regarding re- lief work and social problems. - Mandates Discussed. Yesterday’s debate included a dis- cussion of the United States’ note relative to mandates, disarmament and trade conditions. The United States was sharply criticised by Lord Robert Cecil for remaining aloof dur- ‘lng the period of world reconstruc- e' South tion, while the council of the league | was accused of “partiality and ex- éravaglnce" by Hjalmar Branting of swiden. La Fontaine, In his address, drew a vivid picture of the misery of the world, “armed to the teeth.” He gaid he found no word of hope in_the re- port of the. council. M, Fontaine forecast wars by which entire popu- lations of cities would be wiped out unless the "league of nations -got into effective actlon. Publicity Urged. . Dr. Fridtjof Nansen of Norway pleaded for publicity and economy in the league. He declared it was impos- sible to restore normal economic condi- tions in the world until Russia was put on its feet again. Dr. Nansen appealed to the world through the assembly for £30,000,000, which he sald was required to buy 2,000,000 tons of wheat to save Russia from starvation. He declared Burope was menaced with the greatest disas- ter in its history. He Introduced a resolution that the assembly refer the question of relief in Russia to a committee, at the same time appealing to the various govern- ments for immediate aid and deferring (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) SCHOOLS OPEN ON 19TH Pupils Entered for the Pirst Must Be Vaccinated. "The District public-schools will open for the fall ferms Monday, Septem- ber.19., . Toltoli L : Parents who- plan to . enter their children in. thé sthools for the first time tmlamr'cn urged today -by school aul to have them vac- cinated as the.law the children free of charge in room No. 8 in the District building on Sat- urdays and to 1 p.m. pa FROM LEAGUE| 8. Health || department physiclans will vaccinate | manual g ~D. 0, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1921--THIRTY-FOUR PAGES. X Yesterday’s Net. Circulation, . 85,280. LITTLE JACK HORNER' UP-TO-DATE. IRISH LEAGUE VIEW. | SURPRISING TO L. 3. De Valera’s Demand May Have Future Bearing on American Sentiment. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. . Eamonn De Valera's insistence that the British government grant Ireland & membership in the league of nations jo as one of the guarantees of autonomy has caused much surprise here, where | the news was regarded as having a! special bearing ot America’s political | situation. : The general | been ‘that the Irish were opposed. to the league of the impression heére has unalterably “in thé lemocratic: cause of its espbusal of the league were in absolute-hgrmony with the wishes of the leaders in Ireland. In the state of Massachusetts the Irish were 80 powerful in the democratic party that ‘an attempt to indorse the league at a state convention resulted in the absence of most of the,demo- cratic leaders. To the Wilsonian "ar- gument that the league of nations ‘would protect Ireland's territorial in-} tegrity whenever she obtained inde- pendence, the answer Was made that the league covenant would put Ire- land In chains a force America to help Great Britain’ in the event of war between Ireland and England. Ar- ticle X was feld to be a means of compelling the United States to side with England, notwithstanding the insistence of the Yeague’s friends that the protection .of territorial integrity mellnt. “against extermal aggression” only. Various Interpretations. The news conveyed here from Lon- don by the Associgted Press that Eamonn de Valera wants to be as- sured - that Great Britain will grant{ Ireland membership in the league of : nations as well as the dominion con- ferences on' the same basis as Canada, New Zeasand, Australia and South Af- rica, is interpreted variously hepe. Government officials, of course, are loath to discuss the Irish_gituation. | This correspondent, for example, in-! quired of the Department of State jf the United States government were using its good offices either unofficial- HTCHCOCK SCORES LOSSES FROM THEFT TAKE BIG DROP SINCE - P. 0. EMPLOYES ARMED Arming of postal employes last April is ‘believed responsible by Post Office Department officials for a tremendous reduction in the amount of money lost through depredations of mail robbers. Postmaster General Ha®s an- nounced ‘today that the total of losses through robberies has dropped from $6,300,000, suffered . in 1920, to $88,580 from April 7 last to September 7. Of this lat- ter Sum $78,500 has been recovered, making a total loss of but $10,080. Of the total lost during 1920, $3,- 200,000 was recovered. “I don't know whether this rep- resents a reform wave or what,” said Postmaster General Hays, “but the postal inspectors believe the arming of clerks has been the cause.” “In my opinion the gecrease has been due to the arming of em- ployes,” declared Chief Inspector +Rush Simmons. “The moral ef- believe was largely respen. TAX SUGGESTIONS Opposes Repeal of Excess Profits Levy and Restrict- ing Surtaxes. Proposals for repeal of the excess profits tax and reduction of the in- come surtaxes were attacked today by Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska. in the first statement on taxes to come from the democratic side of the Sen- at€. “The proposal to do away with the excess profits tax and with all sur- taxes over 25 per cent on individual ncomes,” said Senator Hitchcock, “is, n my opinien, very objectionable. To make the proposed repeal of the ex- cess profits tax retroactive to last January adds to the mistake, ly or officially, formally or informally, | in the threatening situation between England and Irelaftd, and the answer came back “No.” ‘There is no evidence that the Hard- ing administration intends to become involved in any way in the dispute. The reasons for this attitude are gre- | sumed to be a feeling that the whole | thing is a domestic issue as between different parts of the British empire and that the American government could not afford to do anything which might cause offense to the British government in Londop. President Wilson took a different view of his prerogatives. He went so far as to discuss the importance of .an Irish settlement when Arthur Balfour ar- rived here in the.spring of 1917 as the head of the British war mission. In Paris he endeavored to secuge an au- dlence for three Amefican delegates from an Irish organization who want- ed to lay the Irish question before the peace conference. The British figally Tefused the audience, but it is a®act that the Washington government used the occasion to discuss with the Brit- ish the vital need for a settlement of the Irish issues. [] May Change Sentiment, But while nothing is being done by the Harding administration, it.is a fact that everybody views with. grave concern the possibility of a rupture between England and Ireland, and the hope is unofiicially expressed that the latest proposals of .the British gov- ernment will lead to a peace confer- ence at which the matter can be set- tled satisfactorily to both sides. It is realized that if civil war is re- newed in Ireland -the British dele- gates to the coming conference .on armament in Waghington may en- counter hostile outbursts on the part of Americans of Irish descent, soma of whom have not hesitated in the past to picket both the White House and the British embassy. On the other hand, a friendly settléement of- the Irish controversy, bringing Ire- land into the league of nations, may turn some Americans who have been against the league into a more friend- 1y frame of mjnd toward that organ- ization and remove one of the pillars of political strength of the “irrecon- cilable” movement, which has thus far kept America from membership in the Geneva organization. - PLAN MANUAL COURSES. Manual training shops will be opened this fall in the ioma and Henry D. Cooke inced ‘Wednesdays from noon|eighth grade . 2 * Opposes Surtax Proposal. “The surtax is the extra tax pald by individuals with large incomes. Secretary Mellon proposes to stop in- creasing the rate as soon as it reaches 25 per cent. That is to say, the man heving $50,000 income a year would pay 25 per cent on everything above that amount regardless of whether the excess was $1,000 or $1,000,000. 1 think the graduation should' continue upward until the tax reaches 64 per cent. Such vast sams as $500,000 or over cannot be used as income; they are merely capital increases. As such they add enormously each year to the wealth of a few. They are contrary to the public interests and ought to be considered . contrary to public policy. They can be limited and, re- stricted by taxation.” May Be Ready When Recess Ends. Having heard Secretary Mellon’s recommendations for further tax re- visions, the Senate finance committee was ready today to consider actual changes in the House bill as well as broad policies of taxation. Chairman Penrose hoped to have the bill com- pleted in a litde more than a week, so that it might be ready for the Senate * when ~Congress reconvenes late, this month. There was a very free discussion yesterday with Secretary Mellon re- .garding the changes”in the House measure suggested by him and it may be that the committee will seek further information from him on some of the points. The committee also expects to take up Senator Swot'l Proj I for a sales tax, and the'present plan is to add seme new administrative features, including a provision for a tax investigative pommission, which was left out of the House bill in the rush of com- mittee amendment at the last hour of consideration. In preserting his recommendations the: Treasury Secre! adhered to the figures on "expenditures agreed upon at the White Huose conference August 9. - His suggestions for changes in the House bill contemplat- ed a total revenue yield of approxi- mately $3,200,000,000 for “the fiscal year and $3,000,000,000 for the calen- dar year of 1922, or about the House bill figure. Stormy Session Indieated. There were surface indications that the Senate flnance committee a somewhat stormy session today in considering revision.of the House tax | bill behind closed ‘doors. - The discus- sion lasted three hours.and apparent- 1y the committee got nowhere. Democratic members made “clear f- the excess profits tax and the :e-to'rntlon of = the ernl‘pol'tlxon levies, even at half the present rates. Mellon, They . questioned Sscretary. their opposition to retroactive repeal | BUILDING OF THREE NEW BRIDGES URGED D. C. Enginger Asks Spans Over Rock Creek, Klingle Road and Eastern Branch. Appropriations to begin work on three new bridges in the District are recommended to the Commissioners -{ by D. E. McComb, engineer of bridges, | :.ln his annual report, made public to- The report calls for $180,000 to be- gin_construction on & new bridge over Rock creek at Calvert street; $380,000 for a new structure on Con-|th necticut avenue over Klingle and $470.000 for a new draw across the upper Potomac. It is not believed the Commission- ers found it possible to ask for all of these bridge items in their esti- mates for next year, but it is report- ed that some of them have been ask- ed for. The Klingle road bridge on Con- necticut avenue has been in bad con- dition, and the engineer department H is now engaged in laying a new floor on it 2 Chevy Chase Line Is Pussling. ‘When Congress makes the initial appropriation for a new Calvert street bridge, a puzzling problem will face the Commissioners in getting the Chevy Chase cars of the Capital Tracfion Com- pany across the valley. It probably will be necessary to build a temporary trestle bridge for the street cars or lay tracks across the new Connecticut Avenue bridge and run the Chevy Chase line irfto the Mount Pleasant line of the W. R. & E. A new bridge over Benning ‘road is essential to the carrying out of the park improvement plan along the Anacostia river. A lake at the east end of the city is contemplated as part of the park plan, but the necessary dredging can- not be done until the existing bridge has been rebuilt. As to thie Chain bridge, that struc- ture is now close to fifty years old and will have to be replaced in the I near future. It was never designed to bear the heavy motor traffic of today, and for that- reason loaded motor trucks are not permitted to use that bridge. % _ LEWIS H. CARRIS NAMED. 'Will Head Federal Board for Voca- tional Education. Appointment of Lew's H. Carris, for- merly of Newark, N. J.. as diréctor of |the Federal Board for Vocational Edu- cation, was announced today by the board. Mr. Carris, who formerly was chef of the Industrial rehabilitation division, will have charge of all educational activ- ities of the board and supervision over allotment of federal funds to the states. —_— HEDRICK IS RE-ELECTED. ‘Wil Serve Another Term as Presi- ent of Painters’” Brotherhood. DALLAS, Tex., September 9.— George F. Hedrick of Albany, N. Y., was re-elected president of the Brotherhood of Painters. Decorators and Paperhangsrs by the general as- sembly of the brotherhood here yes- terday afternoon. J.- C. Skemp, secretary-treasurer, of Fayette, Ind., and Joseph F. Kelly, second vice president, of Philadelphia, also were re-elected. Chicago and Ohio delegates made Hedrick the target for a storm of criticism for his policies during the last eight years. —_— NEW SHIP LINE OPENED. Establishment of a new steamship line which will give monthly freight service between European and Pacific coast ports is reported to the Commerce Department by Commercial Attache Dennis at Lon- don. One vessel of the new line, the 2 3 on - its adding that the line is to specialize in meats, fruits and other perishabl goes. —— who again was before the committee, at some’ léngth ‘'on these two points, as well as a number of others. After the igtee adjourned Chairman Penrose éaid it was his judgment that the time kad come to quit talking and for “the jury to bring in its verdict.” He_announced_that the republican members would meet later today and that an effort would be made to fix certain days next week for separate votes on the h! points in the bill “nvolving questions of policy.” A . ~ TWO CENTS. FOUR SET AS ARMS: DELEGATION LIMIT; DEMOCRAT ON LIST President Sees No Prospect of Naming Ex-Service Man for Position. NAVY AND ARMY EXPERTS WILL GIVE INFORMATION Belief Prevails Here That Mr. Root Will Be Member—Democrat May Be Senator Underwood. President Harding has made it known that the main American dele- gation to the conference on limitation of armaments probably will not have more than four members. and that one of the four probably will be a democrat. In reply to an appeal from Repre- sentative Jeffers, democrat, Alabama, hat a former service man be named one of the American commission- ers, the President, under date of S tember 2, wrote Mr. Jeffers that “it does not seem likely that it will be practical to bring an ex-service man of temporary experience into the con- ference, because of the limited num- ber in the delegation. and the further fact that the larger military and naval information necessary to justi- fy prudent action will necessarily |come from actual service men who devote all their time to naval and military problems.” Small Delegation. .Thé President also told Mr. Jefters he was writing the letter “on the a sumption that the main delegation {will be a very small one, probabl {not_exceeding four in membership. i After commenting on the selection of Secretary Hughes as head of the delegation and Senator Lodge as one jof its members, Mr. Harding said: “Because the matter is wholly patri- otic and national in scope, I should Le very dissatisfied if I could not have outstanding representation of the present minority in Congress.” Mr. Reot Mentioned. No mention, however, was made as to who, in _addition to Secretary Hughes and Senator Lodge, probably would be chosen as members of the | delegation,. but the belief prevailed in Washington today that Elihu Root. | former Secretary of State, would be given a place. ‘One report was that { Mr. Root actually was offered a place &t his conference yesterday with the President and . Hughes, but - hl: was without official - confirma. == . | democratic ler of the Senate, has prom: L overy The Alabama senator has evidenced in Senate debate conside; able interest in armament limita- tion. i Women's Namies Submitied. | Names of five or six women to act {in an advisory or consultive capacity in ‘the conference were submitied to President Harding today by Mrs. Gif- ford Pinchot, who said she asked the jPresident to avail himself of the services of women in the conference, but did not insist upon appointment of a woman on the principal dele- gation. —_—_——————— POLICE SEEK FORGER OF CHECK FOR $600 Used Name of St. James Hotel Owner—One of Cleverest Swin- dles Seen for Some Time. Washington and Baltimore police to- day are searching for a dapper man iof about forty years of age, with a mustache of the Charlie Chaplin style, |who, it is believed, forged the name jof Hylas T. Wheeler, owner of the St. James Hotel, on a check for $600. The check, which was drafted during the absence from the city of Mr. Wheeler, as cashed several days ago at a local nk. Police are of the opinion that the man is a member of a gang of clever check forgers now operating in Balti- more and the National Capital. The check was one of the cleverest forger- ies the local police have seen in years. Mr. Wheeler's loss was covered by a bond According to the description of the forger given the police by the bank teller who cashed the check, he is of stocky build, weighing about 160 pounds, and is about five feet nine inches in height. s said to be ngly neat in his appearance. e NAVY PAY HEARINGS SET. Public hearings will be held as soon as Congress convenes, it ic sald, by the special joint committee, which, under the act of May 15, 1920, was directed to report to Congress a “just and equitable” readjustment of permanent pay 2nd allowances for of- ficers and eniisted men of the Navy. !The committee, comprising five sen- ators and five representatives, Is headed by Senator Wadswjrth, repub- lican, New York. . ‘The temporary bonus of 20 per cent granted naval officers ir 1920 will cease with the present fiscal year, the resulting decrease in income be- | ing additional to that ocoasioned by | the cancellation of special tax ex- | emption, the stopping of family al- | lowances, and expected reductions, : which will be sustained December 31, j'lhen all temporary promotions are canceled. Naval officials pointed out | today that the pay schedules will ther& be back to those established in 1908. Todays’ News in Paragraphs Gen. Bandholtz to be relieved of com: | “mana of in West Vjrginia mine zone. Page 1 alera does not intend to be plenipo- tentiary to next peace parley. 1 Japan hopes to settle three problems be- fore conference. Page 1 Treasury. ing obligations, says defi- cit will be balanced by tax pay- ments. Page 6 ‘Hope for settlement of Bavarian dis- . pute. N Page z memployed put on suction block “Bonon.* % ml’lfl 13 Colombia would jein Sou erica in boit from league. Page 1 ‘Prohibif agent commits suicide after Taid on nip Page 17 Teachers' proposed higher schedule may survive paring process. Page PP e aigos o