Evening Star Newspaper, November 6, 1921, Page 3

; ' ' THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. SECRETS Peace Prefimingfies Droppedl to Rush Treaty Signing. By ANDRE TARDIEU. Captain of the Ffench army. French high com- missioner to America. ' (lemenceau’s right hand at the conference of Versailles. CHAPTER XXIL THE BIG THREE IN PARIS This was the heroic period of the conference, by reason both of the im- portance of the problems under dis- cussion and of the extraordinary in- tensity of the effort put forth. From March 24 to May 7 the whole treaty was put into shape; territorial, financial, economic and colonial clauses alike. Every morning and every afternoon the four men met together, usually on the ground floor of the Hotel Bisthoffsheim. In the garden an American “doughboy” stood sentry, wearing the insignia of the conference, white scales on a blue ground. At other times the meetings were held at the ministry of war, in M. Clemenceau’s dark and comfortless office. Habit had created its own laws. In the afternoon gach man took the same seat he had occupled in the morning. Sir Maurice Hankey, secretary of the British war cabinet, and Prof. Mantoux, head interpreter of the French delegation, were the only others present. The plenipoten- tiaries and experts came only from time to time. The tone was conversa- tional. Neither pomp nor pose. Signor orlando spoke but little; Italy's in- terest in the conference was far too much confined to the question of Fiume, and her share in the debates was t0o limited as a result. solved itself into a three-cornered conversation between Wilson, Cle- menceau and Lloyd George—an amaz- ing contrast of the three most widely different natures that it is possible to conceive. Always sincere and straightforward. these interviews were at times almost tragic in their solemn simplicity, and, would then re- lax into something approaching gay- ety when agreement was in sight. His- tory will record with approval that even in the most difficult hours the “four” always spoke the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Too Close to Judke Them. 1 shared their life too closely to be able to judge them. Who better than I knows their shortcomings? I liave no taste to blame them; for I saw them give the very best of their great minds to their task, and what more can one ask? 1 have no right tc praise them. I shall but try to redress, in as few words as may be, the wrong done by the outrageous It re- C, NOVEMBER 6. 1921—PART 5 3 OF WORLD “I ahared thelr life too closely to be able to judge them,” says M. Tardleu, but he proceeds nevertheless to paint a vivid pleture of the meetings of the “big three” in Paris in M. Clemenceau’s dark and comfort- less office in the ministry, of Woodrow Wilson, sitting ght in his armchair, didactio - logician, was Lloyd George, sitting close to the fireplace, clasping his knee in his hands, was dassling with | | l | | eloquence and wit. lemen- ceau was weighty, rough-hewn and insintent. | fifty vears, and whose insular egoism cannot grasp what invasion m2ins. Lesson of War Not Loat. This peripd of history 1s closed. Most of the men who dominated it are retired. This gives me the yreater freedom to say that the lesson of the war was not lost upoa them, that despite their deep differences of opinion they were animated by an all-powerful unity of purpose, by a spirit of real understanding. entered here united,” M. Clemenceau used to say, “we must leave here brothers.” "France and her spok. man did all they could to oring this about. hey had a hard time of it. To give éffect, by common agreement, to the essentlal basis of peace—rest; tution, reparation and guarantees— what toil and labor therein lay; Com- plete harmony crowned their work with success. It is easy to pretend that the policy. of France was a “punic” policy: the mark of the beast is upon our devastated region and tells on which side were the Cartha- ginians. It is easy to taunt Presi- dent Wilson with having adapted his principles to the pressing demands of reality, although, as a matter of fact, they were not his principles alone, but the principles of all of us, and not one of them was violated: this brand of sarcasm comes from those who, in the solitary seclusion of their firesides, build in their own minds an :r:;gngnry n:;:rld o {ml"n which living, ring and achieving h arbitrarily banishea, = o onit 18 It is easy to make capital out of Mr. Lloyd George's contradictions; no one has suffered more from ghem than France. But in justice it must be added that in the most serious times those who knew how to talk to the British prime minister could always bring him back to fundamental prin- ciples. The infinite sensitiveness of his mind, his passionate love of suc- cess, led him to improvise arguments which did not always bear examina- tion or were too exclusively pro-Brit- ish. But when a man who enjoyed ®estions of his quick brain with those permanent truths which he had mo- mentarily deserted he came back to them when the time arrived for final decision. These three men, for whom needless to say I have not the same personal feeling, forced upon me the same conviction about them all; the his respect answered the bold sug-! bordinate and disgruntled ’.".’.I‘pfify: S %hall brush aside the | conviction that in thelr unheard-of Jegend that one of these three men |task they managed to maintain and hoodwinked the others. In France it | make even closer the bonds that bind has been sajd that Clemenceau was the ‘dupe o ~Wilson and Lioyd George; in the United States that Wilson was the plaything of Lloyd George, and in England Mr. Keynes has written that M. Clemenceau turn- ed the trick alone. This childish and contradictory explanation, convenient to politicians, must be abandoned. The exaggerated honor or the insult which it implies to the three lead- ers must be repudiated. The truth is that from the first day to the last, with a deep desire to reach agree- rent, the discussicn proceeded “foot by foot. I have already explained why. The discussion between men whose national and individual temperaments were utterly opposed was naturally exceedingly keen. President Wilson discussed like & college professor oriticizing a thesis, sitting bolt up- Tight in his armchair, inclining his head at times toward his advisers, de- veloping his views with the abundant clearness of a didactic logiclan. Mr. Llovd George argued like a sharp- shooter, with sudden bursts of cor- dial approval and equally frequent gusts of anger, with a wealth of bril- Jiant imagination and copious his- torical reminiscences; clasping his knee in his hands, he sat near the fireplace, wrapped in the utmost in- difference to technical arguments, ir- Testatibly attracted to unlooked-for solutions, but dazzling with eloquence and wit, moved only by higher ap- peals to permanent bonds of friend- Ehip, and ever fearful of parlipmen- consequences. Y for M. Clemenceau, his part in the discussion was thoroughly typi- cal, and in very many instances his Viewsg prevailed. His arguments, in- stead of being presented by deductive reasoning, like those of Mr. Wilson, or of exploding incidentally, like those of Mr. Lloyd George, proceeded by as- sertions weighty, rough-hewn and in- sistent, but clothed with gentle words that did him ecredit, and refulgent with emotion which at times was overpowering. Mr. Keynes has had the face to find fault with him for seeking. first of all, to place Frafce beyond the reach of German ag- gression: it is the eriticism of a man who has understood nothing of the history of Europe during the past SPECIAL NOTICES. our three countries, the breaking of which would spell disaster to civi- lization. They only did so with great difficulty. In their search for essen- tial unanimity they sometimes dis- covered that they neither knew one another well nor understood one an- }Mr. Wilson Anxious' for Single Pact to Take Home. other fully. Nevertheless they reach- od agreement, and reached it by open, straight and honest paths. This, I as- sert, and I assert it because 1 was there and others who have said the contrary were not. Criticiams Are Defended. And then theré were minor criti- cisms, Fault was found that the council of four had no official secre- tariat. In the first place, all its de- cisions were minutely recorded. Iri the second, bureaucratic paper mon- gers nearly cost us the war. Later on, in 1920, they nearly compasscd the “sabotage” of the peace. Thanks ‘|are due to those who discussed things freely without thought of protecting themselves by and with a set of min- utes! Fault has been found with the time spent in discussion. The con- iesliesnco of Paris began on January 12, The treaty was in the hands of the Germans on the 7th of May. It was signed on June 28. There is no in- stance in history of a work of this magnitude accomplished so rapldly. The congress of Vienna lasted fifteen months; the congress of Westphalia five years—and in each case the task was Jess. If my personal experience of the negotiations has left any re- gret in my mind, it is that at times things were done too quickly. Fault has been found that, contrary to dip- was built without the classic pro- pyleum of a prelimirary treaty. Pei haps it would have been better if a summary treaty had followed close upon the armistice. This is what the French delegates had at first pro- posed. Circumstances made it impos- | sible. These preliminaries could have 1 been signed neither before the 15th of February, when Mr. Wilson left for Washington an Mr. Lloyd George for London, nor during the absence of M. Clemenceau. who was wounded by an assassin on the 21st. When everybody met again, on March 15, the progress made by the com- missions justified the hope that the work would soon be finished, as it was, in fact, six weeks later, when the treaty was ready and the idea of preliminaries was abandoned. It was also abandoned for two other reasons. The first was that a pre- liminary—that is to say, a provisional jand incomplete peace—would have en- | couraged the already active campaign for immediate deniobilization, which everybody realized was both' nec: sary and dangerous. The second was that President Wilson, anxious to have only one draft, and not two, to submit to the United States Senate, and desiring also not to dissociate the ratification of the peace from the ratification of the league of na- tions, insistently urged the abandon- ment of preliminaries and the imme- diate preparation of the final treaty of peace. The ratification of the treaty by the United States Senate was a matter of so many and such keen apprehensions to the European powers that they did not even think of disregarding on a question of pro- cedure the formal desire of the Pres dent of the United States. That is why the preliminaries were aban- doned and the final treaty prepared. (Copyrighted by the BobbsyMerrill Company.) 22nd INSTALLMENT TOMORROW NOTES BIG ADVANCE IN DRY ENFORCEMENT Commissioner Haynes Declares 1Citizens Have Become Aroused. Praises Maryland Juries. o Juries in the Maryland prohibition jdistrict are impartial and in most instances convictions are secured where justified by the evidence, Pro- hibition Commissioner Haynes an- nounced last night, in summoning up the attitude of the nation toward pro- hibition. [ cludes the District of Columblia. “Gratifying improvement” in the way of -constructive prohibition en- forcement. throughout the country is indicated in reports received by the prohibition unit, Commissioner Haynes announced. “Apathy on the part of citizens, saild, “has been succeeded by an aroused, crystallized sentiment, re- flected by strong newspaper support and proffered aid of influential busi- ness and professional men.” Citing the practical resuits of pro- hibition, Commissioner Haynes re- ported that a famous liquor cure in Tllinois had been closed and that jails and workhouses in_eighteen cities, towns and counties have been closed or partially closed. ~Several states, he reported, show increased activity and co-operation on the part of state, county and municipal of~ ficials, expeditious handling of cases by courts, severe sentences and more responsive juries. SPECIAL NOTICES. NG_LAWYER, experienced in_manage- change services as manager for occupancy o living apartment. Address Box 0-M, Star cflice. NTED—MAN WITH AUTO GO HUNTING Thiee duvsHiave privilege large plantation, Virginia. _Board, lodging free. Plenty lllzlh Address Box 84.M. Star office. WANTED—TO PURCHASE FOUR TICKETS for Army and Navy foot ball game in New York, November 26, Address Box 16-M, Star off GRAND AND UPHIGHT PIANOS FOR REN ianos taken in as part payment on Victrola GO WORCH, 1110 G n.w. Kranich & Ba and Emerson planos. A New Roof With a Brush When you use Liquid Asbestos Roofing Cement, I will apply same and guarantee roof five years from all leaks. Also sold in bulk. k, 1314 Ps Li Hai From $18 up. 7° FOR FIVE_OR SIX ROOM PLANS MAT Sl 5o ‘bungalows, $20. LESTER BU " Adams at. how. North 587. Everything for Milliners 't ‘making eir own hats. Latest A Framen She-” Velvets and duvetynes, Wiades, at lower prices. Trimmings to suit all fancies. HARRIS, 1010 F St. N.W. * CLAFLIN OPTICAL CO., Avold Itincrant Eye Specialists. LINGEKIB UNDERTHINGS MADE TO OR- BBAUTIFUL RADNOR HEIGHTS—LARG! lots, between Ft. Miyer and Washington; a ge of new Key bridge; overlooking whole city; ressonably priced; easy terms. LOUIS OTTENBERG, Tr., Colorado Bldg. M. 1827. " Dr. KUHMERKE Surgeon Chiropodist Now at Room 204, American Bank Bldg. 1315 F St. N.W.—Main 6633 Ladies, Attention! Hair Coloring is an Art. THE FRENSH HAIR SHOP Gives FREE advice on HAIR TROUBLES. 4 iiefs, corsage - bopquets, Hair Coloring, Scalp Treatment, Halr Good ‘?y’;{'.lz'f::;m = B F Consult the French Hair Shop, ments, phone North 3630, apt. 50€. 700 12th st. n.w. Frank. 2223. no27* UAL ADVERTISE- CTIVE AND CNU Dot cavy for Christmas. Address Box 280X, star office. . RS MADE FOR DAY Taents. etc., at reasonable rates. J. L. FINCK: Eb, 1300 Mouroe st. n.w. Phone Col. 5319. ® WANTED —A VANLOAD OF FURNITCRE to Philadelphis, Nov. sth. and from New York, Nov. 15th. THE BIG 4 TRANSFER CO., INC.. 1125 14th st. n.w. Main 2139. THB ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NA- tional Homeopathic Hospital Association will be held at the Friends' Parlor, 1811 Eye at. n.w., TUESDAY, November 15. 1921, at 8 p.m, ELLEN M. BRANSON, Secretary. 6% N AND AFTER NOVEMBER 4, 1921, 1 WILL Dot e resposivle for a0y, debts contracted by any ove other than myself. Lo e Sweet Cider and Apples e pike. turn right at Olney and knongh Orchards, Ednor, Md. 6° NT TO BRING BACK A VAN LOAD OF :’AIHIEN from Wilkes-Barre, Allentown and Yol‘k.csl. SMITH'S TRANSFER AND STOR- AGE . 3 ENTERTAIN- 18 THE ROOF READY “To withstand the wicter storms? Let Casey Jook at it. Have the repairing done right. et Casey. FASEH 3207 14th ST. N.W. Phones Col. 155 and 1331. OOR WAXED, $2 UP; POLISHED, #1 ap: cleaned or refalshed by electric machine. R. E. NASH, 403 8 st. n.w. North 3600. RS, B. BOWARD WISHES TO ANNOUNCE she is now located 1331 G st. n.w., 2d floor. Will_be glad to_see all_patrons. 7 ‘Andirons, Fire- Fireplace Goods 34 Lire Fires, a8 Portables, ete. 708 10th st. M. 314. at SHEDD'S CLAFLIN FOR EYEGLASSES, - ' 3 be vory ‘evening dntl 9:30. e n every un g g 7 OPen oert atigndsnta . Tin Roofs—Slag Roofs FEPATIEER iln fog. NTED- Grafton&Son, ‘5’,‘_::';;,?';;'_'; 0 “Heating amd_Roofing Kxperts ears.” ‘HOT WORDS EVOKED - —by p he Heating and | 50%, ':.“r:.' 3&::"‘5:":' ; a som Plumbing r’::::?‘-mafi:i:fiu:wmmf 'y're not Bi ¥, Reasonable | P. V. heated homes® £ clent, economical. The Biggs Eng 1810 14th st. 3 Phone ¥ 1) . WAH.RE}’ 'W BIGGS. P:l‘::!fint u Heating Plants Made New —More heat, less fuel will bel the result of an_overhauifng by Ferguson. Phone = us. R. K. FERGUSON, Inc, 1114 0k 8t Phons North 21222, ™ Rootag Erpema ALL PRINTED FOR 500 Letterbeads } $9 50 Enveloy 500 Billheads THE DUPLICAT] 14th tnd Pa. avec i TING fl'flfm. hade Shop W. STOEES SAMMO) NS, . 830 13th St. i@ Get our new reduced prices on window shades of quality. 5 Roof Troubles —of any kind promptly and capably looked artee B phactichl mobters. Set ua place yoer order now Don't walt for the raing to bring ruin. Cali us up! IRONCLAD Rovfing, 1416 F st. n.w. > The Maryland district in-: I l Comwzan.. Phone Main 14- | susurance. IMPOSTOR USES BURTON’S NAME TO OBTAIN MONEY Representative Gets Letters Telling of Man Who Has Posed as His Nephew. Representative Theodore E. Burton of Ohlo is being bothered consider- ably by more than a dozen letters that have come to his office regarding an impostor who has been going through New England on a tour, pos- ing as a nephew of the former sen- ator, now representative, and bor- rowing money here and there when he can get it under this pretense. One particular case that has been brought to Representative Burton's attention, verifying the frauds com- Pplained of in the letters, was where the Joung man. who evidently was famillar with conditions and people j at the Capitol, tried to work the game on the wife of Representative Am- brose Kennedy at Woonsocket, R. 1. He went to Representative Ken- nedy's law office in Woonsocket and, appearing to be much disappointed Wwhen not finding him there, asked to be directed to his home. There he told his tale of misfortune to Mrs, Kennedy. He and his sister were touring and their funds had run out, Letters containing funds had not ar- i1rived as expected. He wanted to get enough to get to New York. His uncle, ‘“‘former Senator Burton,” | kiew Representativ. they are both on ti colm{mlttee. e told Mrs. Kennedy that h thought of “putting up” his wateh. and when she expressed a willingness to take the watch as security for a small loan he began to make excuses. She was suspecious, and finally asked /him why he did not wire his uncle for funds. "He thanked her for the sug- gestion and departed. When Representative Kennedy told Representative Burton of this inei- dent the latter said the only nephew he has is a middle-aged man, who is a postmaster out in Iowa. He would like to get hold of this pseudo-nephew. —_— VOCATIONAL TRAINING POLICY TO BE DISCUSSED e Kennedy weli; he foreign affairs Staff of Fourth District of Vet- erans’ Bureau Opens Conference Here Tomorrow. Staff and field chiefs of the four district of the Veterans' Burzau uwltlhl begin a four-day conference tomor- row at the Arlington building to dis- cuss the new policy of vocational training, designed to rehabilitate the former service man in a more satis- factory manner.. The fourth district includes the territory of the District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland. Headquarters of the district are in Washington, The conference which begins to- morrow was called by Manager Al- bert E. Haan of the fourth district, Wwho has just returned from the con- vention of the American Legion at Kansas City. Tomorrow's meeting Wwill be the first in this district since the reorganization and com!| ing of the various governmental ex-service relief organizations under the Sweet bill. Its purpose will be tc pass along to district chiefs and sub-dis- trict officers the decisions and inter- pretations of law reached at the re- cent national conference. The past three months’ work of the new Veterans' Bureau has resulted in organization of fourteen regional dis- tricts and in conducting a nation- Wwide “clean-up” campalgn, resulting in thousands of new contacts throughout all fourteen districts.: Two sessions will be held dally and there will be three officers pres- ent from each subdistrict. In addi- tion to the general meetings, each officer will have an interview with Mr.. Haan and with each of the di- vision chiefs. Officers of the Washington subdi trict are J. C. Palmer, Dr. H. C. Schnuck and John Dykes. COUNTRY CLUB BURNS. GREENSBORO, N. C., November 5.— The- Greensboro Countfy Club house, located mear the city in'a fashionable residential suburb, was destroyed by fire - early today. The loss will ap- proximate $75,000, partly ‘covered by lomatic tradition. the treaty of peace, ! W AR {IRGES RENANING OF WASHINGTON Tindall Says Present City Limits Do Not Take in All of District. - To the Fditor of The Star: In my judgment the intent of the organic act of February 21, 1871, was, as Representative Ben Johnson contends, with respect to the names of the City of Washington and of Georgetown and of the levy court, that they were continued solely for the purpose of settling the indebted- ness of those localities out of taxes levied upon the assessable property in each, respectively. 1 also am of the opinion that prior to the act of February 21, 1871, the City of Wash- ington was only a name, as the Com- missioners who first named it- had no authority of law to do so, nor did any of the acts which chartered it define the location, extent nor, boundaries of the land which it was the obvious purpose of Congress to identify by. that name. Hence, so] far as the locality of the so-called city of Washington is concerned, we are not advised by any of the char- ters passed prior to the act mentioned whether it was the mame of a com- munity in Terra del Fuego or Kamtchatka. The recognition by the act of February 21, 1871, that there was a city of Washingfon and a city of Georgetown located in “said District” of Columbia, constructively establish- ¢d theix location; but. as Representa- tive Johnson contends, only for a definite and terminable purpose, ahich was accomplished when. the debts of those cities were paid. Name Changed in 1895, _ But there is another aspect to the proposition which seems to have been overlooked by the disputants on this subject., Congress on February 11, 1895, ot content with closing Pandora’s Bhox, proceeded to reopen it by an #ct of that date, entitled “An act changing the name of Georgetown, in the District of Colum- bia, and for other purposes,” which prescribes, in part, as follows: “That from and after the passage of this act all that part of the Dis- trict of Columbia embraced within the bounds and now constituting the city of Georgetown, as referred to in said acts of February twenty-first, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, and June twentieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, shall not longer be known by the name and title in law of the city of Georgetown, but the same whall be known as and shall constitute a part of the eity of Wash- ington, the federal capital.” Limits Federal Capital By this act it not only renamed a part of the District of Columbia “the city of Washington,” but_designated it, as consolidated with Georgetown, the “federal capital” as distinct from the District of Columbia; so that only those who now live in that portion of the District of Columbia inside of for- mer Georgetown and of the former city of Washington reside in the “fed- eral capital.” It is indisputable that the District of Columbia is not the federal capital, in view of that stat- ute. This confusion of names is a national shame. It is therefore manifestly the duty of Congress to abate this ambiguity by an enactment that will_definitely name the seat of government. As the sentiment and associations attached to the names District of Columbia and city of Washington would be of- fended by the total elimination of either, it would be a practical and gracious solution of the problem for Congress to pass an act to the effect that “the territory derived from the state of Maryland for the seat of government of the United States is hereby named the city of Washing- ton in the District of Columbia, and is_coterminous therewith.” That designation,would be in per- fect harmony with the relations which the two now hold in the public mind and be in accord with the gen- eral patriotic preference. WILLIAM TINDALL. FIRE CHIEF DONOHUE IS GIVEN TESTIMONIAL Reception Given to Retired Bat- talion Leader—Oyster Presents Gift From Firemen. Tribute to Fire Chief Timothy Dono. hue, retiring battalion commander, atter thirty-seven years' 8service in the fire department of the District of Columbia, was paid by Commis- sioners Oyster and Keller, Fire Chief George W. Watson and Harry All- mond, secretary to Commissioner Ru- dolph, at a testimonial meeting last nignt at No. 24 engine house, Georgia avenue and Rock Creek Church road. M. Donotiue, who retired November 1, was presented with a handsome morris chair and smoking stand by Commissioner Oyster, who made a brief address, stating' how faithfully Chief Donohue had performed his; duties during his long service in the | District, and set him up as example to other members of the fire depart- | ment. Subscriptions for the gift were | made by the members of the fire de- partment and friends of the chief. Mrs. Donohue was presented with a large basket of flowers by Commis. sioner Keller, who also pald glowing tribute to Chief Donohue. Following the testimonials song se- lections were given by Howard Green, jaccompanied by Byron Blodgett, on | | the piano. A violin solo was given by Miss Beverly Newton ,accompanied by Miss Neville Newton. Miss Grace Richards gave a sopranc solo, accome panied by Miss Elsie Jones. ™ After the musical selections re- freshments were served. Those in charge of the arrangements were Capt. Jesse L. Sitz, Lieut. Carl McKay and Sergt. J. H. McKay. Ewald Schneider was master of ceremonies. —_— Gude’s “Mums,” the finest and largest specimens. 1214 F.—Advertisement. _ADOPT NIGHT SHIFT. Bureau of Criminal Investigation to Function at Night. A night shift will be placed in the bureau of criminal identification, starting tomorrow, {t was announced last night by Maj. Gessford. Heretofore only a day shift has been stationed in the bureau, neces- sitating the photography of prisoners and_the indexing of “cases which might occur during the closed hours of the bureau, during the day shift. " The new schedule is to be put into effect to expedite work and make it possible for the entire clean-up of an arrest from the identification angle immediately except in cases occurring between midnight and eight o'clock in the moring. _— OYSTER HAS PLAZA PLAN. Senator Capper’s Letter on Play- grounds Referred by Rudolph. Commissioner Rudolph, president of the board of District Commis- sioners, has written to Senator Cap- per of Kansas saying that he had re- ferred to Commissioner Oyster the senator’s letter suggesting that three lots east of the Union station, upon ome of which Liberty Hut used to stand, be turned over for public playgrounds for the children. Mr. Rudolph did not approve or disap- prove the plan in his letter. Com- missioner Oyster has particular juris. diction over the playground-activities in the District. Senator Capper expects to hear from Commissioner Oyster regarding the playgrounds, and until he does will_make no_further move in.the maite r? The House. BY WILL P. KENNEDY. The House adjourned until Wednesday so that members from several states might go home to vote In local elections on Tuesday. The adjournment was caused by the fact that the Senate has not yet sent the tax bill back ‘to the: House. After working- for a time on private bills . yesterday, House Leader Mondell arranged for the recess. Calendar Wednesday will find the call resting with the commit- tee on mines and mining. Dur- ing Wednesday the tax bill is ex- pected to come from the Senate. Thursday—if the tax bill has come across—at will probably, under a special rule, be sent to conference, On Friday the House is to meet at 8 a.m. and adjourn so that in a body the members can attend the funeral of the unknown hero sol- dier in Arlington national - ceme- tery, in front of the Memorial Amphitheater. When adjourn- ment is taken on Friday it is ex- pected that it will be until the following Monday. Tomorrow the hearings are scheduled to continue on_the milk supply for the city of Washing- ton before a subcommittee of the House District committee, with Representative Florlan Lampert of Wisconsin as-chairman. These hearings have continued all week, Wwith experts from the Department of Agriculture and from the Mary- land State College testifylng in support of the contention of the District health office for continu- ance of the requirement that all milk and cream brought ‘into the District must be from tuberculin tested herds. The members of the subcommit- tee seem dlisposed to stand back of the District health office as against the fight by local distrib- utors to have the bars let down %0 that any pasteurized milk might also be sold here. Several of th je sessions have been very heated. Chairman Lampert has assured the milk producers who Eet only 33 cents a gallon for their ~ milk delivered to the distributors in Washington, while the distribu- tors get 60 cents for the milk de- livered to the consumers, that they will have a chance to refute the charge that they are in conspiracy to control the local market. Representative Fred N. Zi of Maryland, a member of the House ‘District committee and chafrman of a special subcommit- tee that conducted hearings on the street rallway problem, has inti- mated that he will introduce the first of this week a new bill looking to a solution of the traffic problem. The committee is to dis- cuss this matter again on Wed- nesday. At the meeting last week Representatives Hammer and Kunz announced that certain outside in- terests with enormous backing were ready to take over the public utilities in Washington and guar- antee a 5-cent railway fare. The attorney for these interests is now preparing a bill for the considera- tion of members of the committee covéring the proposal to take over these lines. The committee is not placing much confidence in this offer. ‘Tomorrow is the regular District day in the House, but adjourn- ment probably means that there will be no other District matte: of legislation acted upon at this session. ‘Word reached the House on Fri- day that Congress will be asked to appropriate $10.000,000 for enforce- ment of prohibition during the next fiscal year. This is an in- crease of $2.500,000 over the cur- rent appropriation. Secretary Hoover outlined to the military affairs committee a prooo- sal that surplus Army supplies, mostly medicinal, to the value of about $4,000,000, should be turned over to the American relief adminis- tration for use in Russia. By a vote of 194 to 36 on Tuesday the House adopted the conference report on the bill appropriating $75,000,000 from federal funds to co- operate with the states in the con- struction of good roads. The House committee on post- offices and post_roads continued its hearings on Postmaster General Hays' proposal to make the postal savings system more popular by in- creasing the rate of interest from 2 to 3 per cent and increasing the maximum that may be deposited. Representative Lehlback of New Jersey, chairman of the committee on reform in the civil service, re- introduced the Sterling-Lehlbach bill and a favorable report on the same. This calls for reclassification of the departmental and District employes in the District, with standard pay for standard work. Iman What Congress Is Doing The Senate. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. The struggle to pass the tax re- vision bill in the Senate is expect- ed to clode this week and another struggle, to adopt the conference report on the anti-beer bill is scheduled to occupy the attention of the senators. Under the unani- mous consent agreement, entered into- in the small hours of Satur- day morning, senators will be lim- ited to ten-minute speeches on the tax bill and amendments thereto beginning tomorrow, and republi- cap leaders are hopeful of passing the bill, practically in its present form, before adjournment Monday might. The proposed sales tax and the soldiers’ bonus amendments to the tax bill both met their Waterloo in the Senate last week. But it appears inevitable that both are to be adopted later. Chalrman Penrose of the Senate finance com- mittee and Chairman Fordney of the House ways and means com- mittee both stated that the sales tax was being saved to raise funds to pay the soldiers’ bonus and that a bill embodying the bonus and the sales tax would be put through early in the next session of Con- gress. When the taxpayers real- ize that an entirely new and ad- ditional tax is to be levied on them to meet the expenses of the bonus, there may be loud protests. The conference report on the anti-beer bill will be fought vigorously by the “wets” in the Senate. Senator Sterling of South Dakota, in charge of the antl-beer bill, however, is very insistent that the bill shall pass without further delay. Unless some agreement for a vote on the bill can be reached, he plans to invoke the cloture rule, and al- ready has a petition signed by more than enough senators. The tentative program for the Senate Includes, of course, the passage of the tax bill, the pass- age of the anti-beer bill confer- ence report, and then the raflroad funding bill. It is considered prob- able now that no attempt will be made to pass the foreign loan funding bill while the conference on limitation of armaments is get- ting under way in Washington. Talk has been heard of an ad- journment of Congress, perhaps by November 13, but the opinion prevalls in well informed circles at the Capitol that no adjournment will be taken until “just before Thanksgiving_day, and the recess perfod will last only until the first Monday in December, the opening of the regular session. Senator Tom Watson of Georgia made charges to the effect that many private soldiers had been executed in France without trial of any kind. These charges were resented by Senator ‘Wadsworth of New York, chairman of the military affairs committee. The Senate adopted a resolution in- viting Mr. Watson to appear be- . fore a special committee and prove his charges. Mr. Watson declared he would not do so, and finally the resolution was amend- ed s0 as to provide for an investi- gation by a special committee, but omitting the invitation to Mr. Watson to appear before it. It,is expected this committee will meet tomorrow and begin. its work. The Senate adopted the confer- ence report on the good roads bill, carrying, $75,000,000 to be used in construction of good roads, and the bill was sent to the President for his approval. The Senate District committee will open hearings on the various suffrage proposals for the District of Columbia on Tuesday. As soon as the tax bill has been disposed of in-the Senate Senator Capper, chairman of the joint congres- sional committee investigating the District¥ schools, will call the committee together to proceed with the investigation. It is ex- pected that the District commit- tee will report to the Senate this week the nomination of Henry Lincoln Johnson, colored, to be recorder of deeds. SECRETARY OF WAR SHOWS TRUST IN PRESS BY “FACING” SECRET FILE It has been left to Secretary Weews of the War Department to surpass In compliment and cour- tesy the majority of public of- ficials who have to deal with newspaper men, pitiless assassins of secret documents, except when they are received in confidence. The newspaper reporters yes- terday were received for the regu- lar afternoon conference with the Secretary.. The usual interroga- torles and replies had béen spent when a high ranking officer en- tered the room, and cautiously laid a file of important-looking papers face down on the Secre- tary's desk, around which the re- porters. were standing. Mr. Weeks reached out, turned the papers over—under the eyes of the press. The impressive official red ink stamp had been used and the word “secret” stamped across the first page. The Secretary gave a casual glance at the contents, rested the papers on his desk—face up and still under the eyes of the press. Those present declared his act to be one of the most unique compli- ments and evidences of confidence in the press ever paid by a gov- ernment official of equal promi- nence. —_— $6.08 Charlottesville, Va., a ball, Nov. 12. Tickets sold-Nov. 11 and morning 12. So. Ry., 1425 F.—Ad- vertisement. FUSE SUBSTITUTES! INSIST UPON 9 Lo R P g 'IMSPATMMUFFLBR CAP CO, INC. 50-52-54 West 17th Street. Ng-y York City Return. Universities Virginla-W. Virginia foot PETERSON IS RE-ELECTED. Pavent-Teacher Associations Again Honors President. L. H. Peterson was re-elected presi- dent of the Parent-Teacher Association of the Simmons School at a meeting of the organization in the school Thursday night. _ Other officers chosen are: Mre. Lula Fields, vice president; Miss O. G. Hutchins, secretary, and W. L. Wash- ington, treasurer. 'The new executive committee selected is composed of R. H. Green, Mrs. Emma Edylin and Leo est. Needs of_the schools were outlined by Garnet C. Wilkinson, assistant superin- tendent in charge of colored schools. An address also was delivered by Dr. William Wilson on “Causes of Disease and Their Prevention. COAL PERATORS NEEY TONIRDY Strike in Pittsburgh Region Predicted If Check-Off Is Not Restored. By the Associated Press. IOFFRE TOPASS BY | AMERICA ON TOUR France Obviates Encounter With Foch, Ruling One . Marshal Here Enough. By Cable to The Star and New York World. pyright, 1921, PARIS, November 5.—A Foch-Joffre incident, which at one time threat- ened to arsume unpleasant propor- tions, has been avoided by the deci- sion of the French government that the Marne victor shall not travel by way of America when he departs Armistice day on a propaganda voy- age 1o the far east, including Japan. It is well known that the two senior marshals have never been on particu- larly cordial termé since Joffre was retired as generalissimo in 1917. The two have continuously had to appear together at functions, but no love has been lost between them in private ife. Joffre wished to travel by way of the United States, but it is considered that one marshal at a time.ds enough as a guest of the American people. Joffre will arrive in_Japan in Feb- ruary, some weeks before the Prince of Wales, who is going to Tokio on PITTSBURGH, November 5.—The|a similur mission In & return visit, so o iy Noyen the Japanese will haye two big aliled Pittsburgh Coal Producers’ Assocla- | o, "iPqoess WG Fob e o ime tion has not yet taken any“4ction on |things should be_getting to be in- rescinding the recent order abolishing { teresting at the Washington confer- the check-off system, pending devel- 15, rq i expected to take the deep- opments of the union hearing before o interest in Japanese military af- the United States court of appeals at|fijrs and to witness special maneu- Chicago, according to R. W. Gardiner, | Vers in his honor. commissioner of the association. Mr. tors Woula meer mexs Monaay, bui e |LORD BEATTY TO DINE WITH U. S. SHIPMATES could not say what action might be taken by them. Unless the order abolishing the check-off is revoked, the strike called by officials of District No. 5, United Mine Workers of America, embracing the Pittsburgh bituminous region, will go into effect at midnight No- vember 7. 5 Union officials here announced to- day that they had received instruc- tions from John L. Lewis, president of the mine workers, stating that the union men in the district should con- tinue at work, provided the opera- tors carry out their contracts in all phases, including the check-off. REDUCTIONS MADE POSSIBLE. Officers Who Served in Grand Fleet to Gather With Admiral November 11. Admiral Beatty is to meet his ship- mates of the United States Navy who served under him in the world war. The admiral of the fleet’s return to Wash- ington will be marked by a grand fleet dinner to be given at Rauscher's No- vember 11. It will be a subscription affair. - Many of the officers who served on the American vessels with the grand fleet until the surrender of the German ships are now on duty here, and it is hoped 1o have present not only all of the officers of the regular service, but reserves. both active and inactive, who were with the grand fleei. Those desiring to attend should at once notify Capt. L. R de Steiguer, hydrographic office, Navy Department. Admiral Beatty's presence in Wash. ington will recall many happy associa tions of the 6th Batte Squadron, as the American ships were called, with those of the grand fleet. Colorado Commission Terminates Order Restoring Old Scale. DENVER, Col, November 5—The Colorado state industrial commission today terminated its temporary order restoring the wage scale in effect prior to September 1 in mines operated by the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company in Huerfano and Las Animas counties. This action permits the company to put into effect wage scales inaugu- rated September 1 last, in which re- ductions were approximately 30 per cent. The commission announced it found that the company had an agreement with its emploves to reduce wages. but in its findings did not go into the fairness or unfairness of the wage. The wage reduction of September 1 last resulted in a ten-day strike in a number of the mines of the company. The strike was ended by a temporary order of the commission. TBEATS GAS OR . ELECTRICITY TISEMENT. l New Lamp Has :No Wick. No Members of the commission stated ||| Chimney. dor. Most today that the miners would not be ey:, N Odor: violating the state industrial law in Bril nt Light Known. the event they strike as a result of be———. reduction in wages. should such re- jductions follow today’s decision. | A new lamp which experts agree The decision of the commission - {]{gives the most powerful home ifies that the reduced wage may by put || L€Pt in the world, is the latest into effect only at the mines whore || Achicvement of W. H. Hoffstot, “an agreement was reached betwers || 924 Factory Bldg., Kansas City, the company and the employes.” Mo. ~This remarkable new lamp spec- ifying eleven mines in Huerf: beats gas or electricity—gives Las Animas countics. erfano and ||Iy e light than three - hundred PUEBLO, Col., November 5—Tnion ||| candles, eighteen ordinary lamps employes of the Colorado Fuel awd Iron Company will strike if any at- tempt is made to reduce their wages, John P. 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