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WEATHER. Cloudy tonight; tomorrow fair; not much change in temperature. Tem- perature for twenty-four hours ended at 2 p.m. today: Highest. 39, at 2 p.m. today; lowest, 30, at 1:30 a.m. today. | Full report on page 1 28,344, = 0. post office Wa IRISH PARLEY FAILS; TRUCE TO ENVOYS GOING HOME, Negotiations Break Down After Sinn Fein Leaders Hatly Re- fuse Conditional Promises. LLOYD GEORGE GOES TO KING BEFORE DECISION IS ANNOUNCED De Valera’s Orders to Publish Correspondence—Fear. - Fighting Cannot Long Be Prevented. Dy the Associated Press. LONDON, December 5—The Irish peace negotiations have broken down, according to statements in responsible quarters to- day, and the dail eireann delega to Ireland tomortow or Wednesday. The truce still remains in eff of hostilities is looked for. The crisis in the Irish peace negotiations held the exclusive attention of official circles today. an audience with King George ‘and explained the situation to him, after which the British peace represgntatives held a conference. This was followed by a meeting of the entire cabinet. On the government side, it be that the refusal of the Sinn king made an agreement impossible, since that condition was in- sisted upon by the British, and was, in addition, an essential liminary to securing any assent Allegiance Flatly Refused. The Sinn Fein, it Is declared. re- fused even a conditional promise of allegiance contingent upon a settle- ment, “recognize” the king as head of the commonwealth of free nations. The closest examination of the gov~ rnment’s latest terms satisfied the nn Fein delegates and the dail eiréann cabinet, it is assested, that they contained no advamce en the terms of Prime Minister Lioyd teorge's original letter, which was formally rejected in July by Eamon De Valera in his speech to the dail. Two months of negotiations with Downing street had not got the Irish any tather, it was argued, and ac cording to well informed quarters some of the delegates were opposed even to the consideration of the new 1.Toposals by the dail cabinet last Saturday, these delegates being satis- fied that acceptance by the mnegoti- ators would not be inde by -t Sinn_Fein in Ireland. It did nct take the dail cabinet long 1o decide the issue, it appears. De Valera Gives l-nw After a short discussiog - in: which all the cabinet members rejected the government’s proposals, Mr. De Va- “lera turned to the delegates and said: “These are your instructions; they are the instructions of the people of Ireland.” The truce continues to exist until notice of its termination is formally given, and both the government and the Sinn Fein say they have no in- tention of giving that notice. Never- theless, both sides feel, it is declared, that the course of events will be bound to involve a renewal of hostil- ities. Put Hope in Public Opinion. The Sinn Fein delegates visited Downing street at 3 o'clock this afternoon. It is_ understood they conferred with the government rep- resentatives concerning the question of continuing the truce. The hope was expressed in some government circles that when the Zovernment’s terms were made public the weight of average Irish opinion, assumed in these circles to be moder- ate. might be exerted to influence the Sinn Fein. The most important body of such opinion, however, is said by quarters in close touch with it to hold the view that an agreement would have been possible had the government no{ as these southerners consider it, yielded to Ulster. On the government side it was de- clared the cabinet up to the last had tried to find some form of adjust- ment of the wide differences between the government's proposals and the amendments which the Sinn Fein delegates submitted, indicating the fullest extent to which they were yrepared to go. Will Give Out Correspondence. The correspondence in connection with the negotiations will be made public by the government, it was- stated, and Prime Minister Lloyd George is expected to make an explanatory statement. The Irish delegation yesterday in- formed Premier Lloyd George that the government's latest proposals were un- acceptable to the dail eireann cabinet. Premier Lloyd George's difficulty, ac- cording to those in close touch with. him, is that he cannot ask Ulster to ugree to any terms which British opinion would not indorse. Again Meet Premier. The Irish conferénce reassembled in Downing street at the official residence of Premier Lloyd George yesterday aft- ernoon to discuss the latest phases of the Irish situation. -Those present were Mr. Lloyd George, J. Austen Chamber- Jain, lord privy- seal; Viscount Birken- Tead, lord chancellor, and Sir Robert S. ‘Horne, chancellor of the exchequer, rep- yesenting Great Britain, and Arthur Griffith, .Robert Barton and George Gavain Duffy, representing the Sinn Feiners. Lloyd George is firm in the stand that the allegiance question cannot be abandoned or camouflaged, and this, it is sald, has proved the most insuperable of all the obstacles to a settlement. The proposal that the king 'might De recognized as the head of a British federation of free states but not as a king of Treland was objected to by the British ministers. It was de- ciared it would be scouted by Ulster and would not be intelligible to the British _electors. An attempt w. made to devise some form of legiance the Sinn Fein might accept, but this apparently proved unsuc- cesstul. The crux of partition was almost cqually serious. The Sinn Fein re- gards Irish unity as fundamental and was firm that no proposal aimed at Closing New York Stocks, Page 23 . the most it offered being to| */MORSE EMBARKS - - FOR RETURN TRIP Entered as second-class matter shington, D. C. CONTINUE; Carried Out—British tes are expected to.return finally ect, and no immediate resumption Premier Lloyd George obtained was indicated the argument will Fein to accept allegiance to the re- from Ulster. Ly securing Ulster's assent should prove | | @ possible permanent bar. Put Blaime on Sinn Fein. As things stand, the net result, in the opinion of the commentators, will 1 be to throw the onus of the collapse on the Sinn Fein, and this will bring back Premier Lloyd George to the position he assumed before the ne- | gotiations started—that British ‘law imust Be maintained and authority sought for drastic action. Meanwhile dominance in the Irish administra- tion would rest with the military. Eamonn De Valera, who was present during the consideration of the Brit- | ish proposals at Dublin, spoke sig- nificantly at Galway yesterday, de- claring: “Freedom was never won-Awithout | sacrifice; the country must be prepared now to face sacrifices as it has been in the past.” | York state, but the trip | Amalgamated as reported that packing officers said e F beringy DIS SUSPENDS RUTH; FORFEITS SERIES MONEY CHICAGO, ° becember 5—Babe Ruth’s share of the world series prof- its in 1921 were declared forfeite and Ruth himself suspended until May 20, 1922, by Commissioner K. M. Landis in a decision today, fixing pun- ishment for the New York Yankee ball player for participating in a post-season barmstorming tour. Ruth may apply for reinstatement on May 20 or within ten days after that date, Commissioner Landis said. The 1922 base ball season starts about the middle of April so that Ruth will be prevented from partici- pating in base ball for at least one month next season. Bill Plercy, New York American pitcher, and Bob Meusel,-the Yankee right fielder, were given the same punishment by Commissioner Landis. They participated in the trip with Ruth. The irio started out from New York several dates in New city, playing o oft after they had been warned that they were violating the rules of or- ganized base ball. JOBLESS BESIEGE PACKING CENTERS 1S STRIKE OPENS Chicago Police Called to Dis- perse Crowds Rushing to Plants to Get Work. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December 5.—The ranks of packing house workers in several live stock centers outside of Chicago were reported depleted today, while all except a few independent plants in Chicago were reported to be oper- ating on a nearly normal basis on the first day of the strike called by the Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen's Union. Cornelius J. Hayes, president of the union, said advices from a half dozen cities reported that the union men walked out 100 per cent. In the Chi- cago plants of the “big five” packers company officers announced that from 90 to 95 per cent of their forces re- ported for work today and that they LAN were experiencing no difficulty in operating. From Joseph, Mo.; East St. Louis, Ill; Albert Lea, Minn.; Kan- sas City. Kan, and Wichita, Kan, reports said the union walkout vi tually was unanimous, Mr. Hayes de- clared. At St. Joseph, President Hayes said, 1,500 men were out, and at Albert Lea the entire force of 300 men at & smaller plant had quit work. Call Strike Failure. Cedar Rapids, Jowa, and Milwaukee their plants were unaffected, while Goes Aboard Ship at 1 P.M., ! Five Hours Ahead of Other , | Passengers. | By the Associated Press. | HARVE, December 5.—Charles W.| Morse, whose return to the United States | on the steamship Paris was requested vy | IAllorney General Daugherty, boarded Tthe liner for his journey back to New York at 1 o'clock this afternoon. Other | passengers were not permitted to go aboard before 6 p.m. He ad 1equested that he be allowed to embark before noon, but the Frenca line officials pointed out that the mwvl |ards and other attaches of the vessel | would not report until 2 o'clock and that | Fe would be cold and uncomfortable and | | unable to get luncheon before that time. Mr. Morse, whose return was re-| quested In connection with investigation of his transactions with the Shipping ! | Board, said e had been ill much of the night. A 1equest that he be allowed to deiny his departure untll January § to consult a specialist in regard to his | health was refused by Mr. Daugherty. Returns of Own Free Will. Mr. Morse was escorted to the steamehip by Michel Itallani; ranking | police officer of Havre. The American financier managed to make his en-| trance to the Paris unobserved except | for a few newspaper men whom he! greeted in a friendly manner, since they carried “no photographic in- struments.” He went immediately to his stateroom, where he ordered lunch- eon and where he was under the sur- | veillance of Police Inspector Aigouy, with whom he has seemed to be on very friendly terms, the latter hav- ing been a constant companion sinee the arrival of the steamship at Havre last Friday. Mr. Morse again professed complete ignorance of the nature of any charge that might be made against| him, and reiterated his belief that he had not been indicted up to the last moment before leaving. He said: “I am returning to America of my own free will and am paying my own | passage.” The Paris was schreduled to sail at 30 o'clock this evening. Today’s News In Brief Morse embarks for return trip. Page 1] Parley progress proving source or gratification. Page 1 Irish peace negotiations break down; truce to continue. Page 1 Strikers fail to tle up big western packing plants. Page 1 Tariff issue riased in Canadian elec- tion, Page 2 Rhodes scholars chosen from 506 can- didates. » Page 4 Philippine legislature asks President Harding to delay action. Page 4 Gov. Small appears in'court. Page 4 Tri-party alliance is held unlikely. Page § to de- Page § alleges intimidation er Arbuckle jury disagrees and discharged. ‘Washington Elks pay tribute ceased members of order. ‘Woman juror af is One dead after night of crime. from Fort Worth, came the announce- ment. from. oficers. ofsSwift: A Gamm= pany, and Armour & Company, that but 200 men had left work in those two plants. All five of the larger packers in Chicago — Armour, = Swift, Cudahy, Morris, and Wilson—reported - vir- tually full forces at work, with many unemployed laborers lined up wait- ing for jobs. Union officials had-no announcement to make or' the Chi- cago situation, except that the unfon men had walked out and that several small plants were tied up. Of the ninetéen independent .plants in the city, however, a number were said to be unaffected because they had not reduced wages. More than 300 men lined up early at Armour's employment office, but few were given work. At another Armour entrance about 500 men waited and police were in doubt whether to disperse the crowd until it developed that they, too, were seeking work. Hundreds Seek Strikes Jobs. The first call for police came from the Swift plant, where 700 men gath- ered, waiting for jobs. E. A. Cudahy, jr., of the Cudahy Packing Company, sald reports from the company’s plants were that about 50 per cent of their employes had re- ported for work. John E. O'Hern of Armour's an- nounced that 7,868 of the 8,000 Ar- mour employes came to work as usual this morning In outside plants there was about a “fifty-fifty break,” he said. Shipments were very light to- day, Mr. O'Hern said, and there was no necessity for filling the vacancies here today. Wilson & Co. also reported about 90 per cent of their employes on duty. Company spokesmen were optimistic from the number of employes who came to work on the first day of the strike, but union leaders said that the strike would spread and that another day would see still larger defections Mayor Harry B. Burton of Kansas City, Kan., and Chief of Police Henry T. Zimmer warned the packing hou workers there yesterday that Kansas law made picketing unlawful and that they stood ready to enforce this and all other Kansas laws. The men cheered hisjremarks. MAY NAME ADDITIONAL ASSISTANT ATTORNEYS The force of assistant United States attorneys for the District of Colum- bia shortly will be increased in size by at least three, and probably four, according to Col. Peyton Gordon, United States attorney, who Was a caller at the executive offices of the ‘White House today. He explained that his office is in need of at least four additional assistant prosecutors and that he has every reason to be- lieve that some provision for relief will be forthcoming without much delay. Col. Gordon stated that the present force is the same in size as it was in the past ten years, despite the fact that the business of the office has more than doubled in that period. He said, because of an insufficient number of assistant attorneys, the prosecution of cases in the District naturally has been somewhat ham- pered. - He said that, while it may be necessary to obtain legislation carrying appropriations to provide these many new assistants, he is of the opinion that the Attorney Gen- eral has sufficient funds with which to _assign these assistants- to the local office. Col. Gordon said that he has not made any decision regarding a suc- cessor to Charles Arth, who last week resigned as first assistant attorney. Although this position pays $4,000 a’ Year and is next in_importance to that of the attorneyship_ itself, it is understood that Col. Gordon. is meet- Page 17 U. S. Supreme Court denies right of unions to picket if intimidation is Page 17 employed. ing with some difficulty in making a selection. ‘To obtain the type of man required for the place the salary of- fered is not especially luring, it is ox; lained. B s WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, i PARLEYPROGRESS PRIVING SOURE * OF GRATIFCATON Complexity of Some Details Considered No Cause of :Apprehension. BY N. 0. MESSENGER. It can be stated today upon high administration authority that sincere gratification is felt over the way the arms conference is progressing, and that despite the complexity of the present state of some of the details there is no occasion to apprehend that they will not be worked out satisfac- | torily. The messages which the cables are carrying between, the: Tokip goV: Ment ana the Jupanese diiun!nrflo the arms conferehce are framing the answer of Japan to the American saval limitation proposal. When that " ng it s expected that progress will resume its march in the work of ‘the conference. _ Meantime, although formal meetings of committees are suspended . until ‘Wednesday, in the absence of a number of important members of the British delegation, time is not being wasted; there are many informal exchanges of views and suggestions among the members of the several delegations. Increase in “Feelers.” It is observable that at the moment there is an increase in the number and wide varlety of “feelers” thrown out touching various phases of the far east questions under considera- tion, unofficlal suggestions which come in a way to render them easily repudiated if ill received or later to be backed up if they seem to take hold. To the layman the far east situa- tion presents a maze of conflicting statements, claims and counterclaims; of historical data, of treaty stipula- tions asserted to have potential bear- ing to such an extent that only the imain topics and heads are likely to! be_intelligently followed. One present concern of the guiding spirits of tne conference is said to be to keep the work within the €han- nel banks of the original agenda, and prevent its spreading out like a flood in a Chinese river over a limitlesh, area. See Alllance Abandoned. One feature of expansion from the initial boundaries is expected, how- ever, to be shown in result if not in the record of the conference—the abandonment of the Anglo-Japanese alllance and its supersedure by other € | plans for preservation of peace in the far east. . Proposed enlargement of the scope of the conference’s work comes for the morent in the shape of ‘feelers,” suggestions going into the realm of economics and finance. The fact that they of necessity will take on politi- cal significance renders it .desirable to_proceed cautiously. In all circles surrounding the con- ference a feeling of relief will be ex- perienced the moment Japan ,an- nounces her expected acquiescence in the American naval limitation plan. It is assumed that Japan is now con- sidering what advantages may be gained in the disposition of the far east problems to offset ‘disappoint- ment of a certain class of her peoples and politiclans at the limitation of her navy. May Tie Up Deciston. In some quarters the suggestion is made that Japan may tie up final decision on the navy ratio until she has gained her points in the. com- pensating desideratum. .The situa- tion is regarded as one of great delicacy in this regard, and. appre- ciating this, many of the leading men in the conference are withholding comment ‘or criticism upon Japan's attitude. S At the present stage it is regarded that pacification and moderation in utterance are golden, like silence is said to be. Such a policy would not be misconstrued, it is said, as abate- ment of firmness in insisting upon the stand which the Uniged States and Great Britain have taken on the naval ratio, that having been demon- strated to be unassailable in logic and mathematics. IAVITED TO FORM CABINET. _BRUSSELS. December 4.—H. Carton De Wiart, the premier, having de- clined to reconstitute the Beigian cabinet, King Albert has requested M. Jaspar, the Foreign minister, to assume the task: WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION = DECEMBER 5, S M \ \\\\\\\\\ RN\ |PRESIDENT PUTS BAN ! ON VISITORS TO RUSH MESSAGE TO CONGRESS Having concludedthe preliminary exchanges of views with his ad- visors, President Harding cancel- ed practically all of his engage- ments today and sat down to the task of writing his annual mes- sege to Congress. Gov. Davis of Ohio, to make a personal call eand a committee from Congress to notify the Pres| dent of its convening for the regu- lar session, were the only listed engagements of the day for Mr. Harding. He was expected to-com plete the message late today or to- night and send it to the priter. During the past ten days topics of the message have been under discussion with congressional lead- ers, cabinet members and others ! whose views President Harding | has sought. Its most important i portions. it has been indicated, will deal with permanent tariff legis- lation. The President was contemplating . delivering the message in person. SESSON 0 7T CONRESS OPEN President to Deliver His An- nual Message in Person Tomorrow. On the flash of 12 o'clock today Vice President Coolidge's gavel fell in the Senate and that of Speaker Gillett in the House, starting the first regular session of the Sixty- stventh Congress. There was a big attendance of members in each branch with the galleries comfrotably filled. The Senate appointed Senators Lodge and Hitchcock and the House Representatives Mondell, Madden and Garrett as a committee to wait upon izhe President and inform him that Congress was ready to do business and receive any recommendations or communications he saw fit to send. President Harding announced to the congressional committee -which notified him of the convening of Con- gresy today that he would deliever his fegular anrual message Lo the Congress in person at 12:30 tomor- row. | | 1 | | | i House in Jovial Mood. The House was in particularly jovial mood, many of the members having been grouped in the chamber chat- ting and exchanging storles before the gavel fell. When the clerk from the Senate announced to the House that the Senate “is ready to proceed to business” there was an audible suggestion “about time” and then the entire House bursting into ap- plause and the members stood and cheered. The Senate after passing the usual resolutions providing for a committee to wait on the President, took a recess "until 3 o'clock. In the House chairman Campbell of the rules committee offered a resolution that the House should meet regularly at 12 o'clock. He then asked unami- | mous consent that the House should give over three hours to general de- bate. In response to cries of “What on” Representative Campbell replied; “On the state of the Union,” and then explained that some members wanted an opportunity to make speeches on the St. Lawrence canal. Roll Call Del Action.’ - Action in the House was delayed by the necessity of calling the roll by states, so_that it was 12:45 o'clock be- fore the House got down to business. The first important matter trans- acted by the House was the reading of the President’s-message on the new federal budget, which was accom- panied by the usual departmental es- limates and the alternative budget as drafted by the budget bureau, This calls for a total of$3,800,000,000, including salaries of postal employes. There has been considerable con- fusion_regarding _the book of esti- (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) SENATOR’S MOTHER DIES. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., December 5.— Mrs. Frederica Virginia Underwood, mother of Senator Oscar Underwood of Alabama, died at the home of her son, Fred V. Underwood, sr., early today of heart trouble. Senator Underwood of Alabama 16ft early today for Birmingham, where e was called by the sudden death of his mother. Up until last night Senator Underwos received fa- vorable reports regarding his moth- er's fliness. . .Mr. Underwood’s absence was ex- ected_to_affect work of the arma- ment _conference. He I8 one of the ‘Ame n delegates gad also chair- man the sugsowmittee dealing with Chinese tarii matters. & 1921—THIRTY PAGES. { HALFBLLION T BELON ESTWATES NFEDERALBUDGET President Transmits Annual Expenditures, Totaling Three apd One-Half Billion. A federal budget for the fiscal year 1923, approximately $500,000,000 below the $4,000,000,000 figure which had been estimated some time ago as | the minimum of government expendi- tures for several years to come, faced Congress when it reconvened today. | The exact figures, as prepared by the newly created burget bureau and | j transmitted by President Harding in & special message, werze $3,505,754,- 1727, o estimated deficit of in the operations of the postal servicé. This total gspresents a decrease of $462,167.639 frgm the $3,967,922,868 es- timated expéiitures for sthe current fiscal year and $2,032,285,962 from the actual expenditures in the fiscal year 1921. It is. however, $167,571,977 in excess of the esumated receipts of | $3,338,182,750, while the outgo for the | current fiscal year exceeds the esti- mated receipts of $3,943,453,663 by $24,468,703. Actual appropriations asked of Con- | gress for the various federal deplrt‘i ments and agencies for 1923 total $3.224,875,592, exclusive of Post Office Department. This represents a re- | duction of $122,806,310 from the or-| iginal estimates as presentéd to the budget bureau, it is stated, but is approximately $27,000,000 more than the appropriations for this fiscal year. Explanation of Excess. Explaining the $280,879,134 excess of estimated expenditures in 1923 over the appropriations asked for, budget bureau officials explain that some of the funds actually to be put out will be carried over in continuing appropriations and by other means. They say that appropriations for a given year do not accurately reflect actual expenses for that year, point- ing out that while the appropriations for this fiscal year were $3,197,807,962, the estimated actual outgo will exceed this sum by approximately $770,000,000. Of the total estimated expenditures for 1923, approximately $2,900,000,000 is to pay for past wars and to keep up the fighting arms of the govern- ment, leaving only about $600,000,000 | for the peace-time pursuit of the federal establishment. The estimate | for the 'Army and the Navy is| $801.636.107, a reduction of $66,305,299, as compared with this fiscal year, and i | $956,352,741, as compared with the fiscal year 1921. The Navy estimate of $431,754,000, | it is explained, does not take into account any possible reductions that might be brought about as a result of the arms conference, the total in- cluding funds for continuing work on the ships of the 1916 program, most of which would be scrapped under the | proposal made to the conference by the American government. Ways for Adjustment. Referring to the apparent deficit for 1923, President Hagding wrote the | Congress that “ways are provided for | i the relatively easy adjustment with- | out added taxation” of the discrep- ancy between the income and outgo. As one means he recommended legii lation glre%flng t:w reduction of the | accumulated naval supply account b; $100,000,000. o4 Interest Largest Item. The largest single item in the bud- | get is the fund for the interest on the public debt, the $975,000,000 pro- ‘vided lacking only $25,000,000 of the total expenses of the federal estab- lishment before the world war. In addition there is an estimate of $369,- | 388,800 for the war debt sinking fund. | Included in the total for the Army : and 'Navy is $31.964,400 for develop- ment . and maintenance of the air| services by the two departments, di- vided $16,195,000 for the Navy and | $14,964,400 for the Army. Thesé com- | pare witlr expenditures this year of $15,000,000 . and $19,169,700, respec- | i tively. The Navy: estimates carry an item 0£:3$99,198,000 for dontinuing construc- tion on the 1916 bullding program ae: compared to $142,452,000 for this year. Navy pay calls for $148,754,000, an in- crease of $49,000,000. Veterans’ Bureau Estimates. ! Pay, mileage, etc, for the Army. is the largest item in the War Depart- ment budget, the figure beéing $154,- 248,400. For the Natibnal Guard en expenditure of $28,946,600 is est): mated. / | Expenditures on publie works under t ‘War Department are en as 3 & including §44,245,000 - fur Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all newe dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited tn *his papce and also the local news published hereia, [} All rights of publication of -pecial af. { Commissioners of the District of Co- i question in a case before the courts dispatches herein are also reserved. Saturday’s Net Circulation, 87,399 Sunday’s Net Circulation, 92,593 TWO CENTS. DISTRICT ESTIMATES TOTAL $25, 570,876.75; INCREASED $4,391,764 Larger Salary Scale Is Recommended for Employes. URGE BORLAND LAW TO BE LESS DRASTIC Favor Immediate Repeal of Measure Restricting Annual Estimates. Three important recommendations are contained in the annual report of the District Commissioners, trans- mitted to Congress today. They are: That the Borland law, which re- quires abutting property owners to pay half the cost of street improve- ments, be modified to make it less drastic. b That the law be repealed which]| restricts the annual estimates' of the| Commissioners to twice the revenue the city expects to collect during the fiscal year. That District employes, jncluding ! the Commissioners, be given higher| salaries. Larger Salaries Approved. In recommending an increase salary for the office of Commissioner the city' heads make it plain to Con- gress, however, that it is not their; intention to” have the increase apply | to the present members of the board.! On the question of salaries the re-| port reads as follow: “In their estimates to Congress the | Commissioners have recommended an in:rease of salaries of District em- ployes., In recommending these in- creases the object is to enable the! municipal government to retain and| obtain efficient service and to pro- vide adequate compensation for the services rendered. The Commission- ers have included an increase in the salaries of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, but in doing 80 they have no intention of urging ! that this increase apply during the! term of office of present incumbents. They do. however, desire to place themselves on record as earnestly recommending the increase of the salaries of their successors in this office, in order that the city may Se- cure the services of persons capable to Tulfill the duties of a Commissiones efficiently and without personal finan- cial sacrifice.” Ask Remeoval of Estimate Limit. In asking for removal of the limit on the es, the Commissioners Tave this to say: “The Commissioners renew their recommendation “heretofore made to Congress that the law which now pre- vents them from submitting estimates | more than double the estimated rev- enues of the District be repealed, and that they be permitted to subrmit esti- mates covering all the needs for the fiscal year for which such estimates are submitted.” In asking Congress to reconsider the Borland act, the Commissioners have the support of nearly all of the citi- zens' associations and other civic bodies. In explaining to the lawmakers how the Borland law has worked injustice to some property owners, the Com- miscioners say: “Under existing law whenever the roadway.of any street, avenue or road in the District of Columbia is paved with _sheet asphalt, asphalt block, granite block, vitrified block, cement, bituminous cement, macadam or other form of pavement, half the cost thereof, to the width of forty feet, is assessed against the abutting proper- tv. This law was enacted in an ap-, propriation act for the fiscal year, 1915, approved July 21, 1914, and was amended by a provision in the Dis- trict appropriftion act for the fiscal year 1917, approved September 1, 1916. Prior to 1914 the cost of laying new roadway pavements and resurfacing old pavements was borne as an ex- ense of the District of Columbia in he same manner as other expenses. | These expenses were met by annual appropriation acts, the amounts of the appropriations being payable on the half-and-half basis. In the last two years they have been payable on the basis of 60 per cent from the revenues of the District of Columbia and 40 per cent from the United States Treasury, although the basis of as- sessment of half cost has not been changed. Adopted Without Hen: “This legislation, which is known as the Borland amendment, was not recommended by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, and was adopted by Congress without any hearing on its merits. It has never received the official approval of the in lumbia, and has been very objec- tionable to the citizens of the District. { ated for the present fiscal year. CommissionersSend Annual Figures to Congress. lREVENUE ON BASIS OF 60-40 PER CENT $3,000,000 Is Requested for Improving Water Facilities Here. A total of $25,570,87 75 for the ex- pemses of the District government during the fiscal year ending June 30. 1924, is recommended in the de- partmental estimates sent RTess today, as against $21. appropriated for the current vear. to Con- .112.99 fiscal This is an increase of $4,391,- | 764.76. ‘The estimates provide that these expenditures shall be on a basis of 40 per cent from the federal Treasury and 60 per cent from the revenues of the District. If the es- timated net revenues of the District for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1923, are not suflicient to meet the proportion of the appropriations for that fiscal year the Commissioners of the District would be directed to in- crease the rate of taxation on real estate and tangiible personal prop- erty sufficient to make up the differ- ence, with the proviso that the rate of taxation in no event is to be less than 1% per cent or more than 2 per cent $J,153,360 Asked for Sal The total recommende@l by the Dis- trict Commissioneres for salaries of District employes is $1.153.360, as compared to $914,826 for the present fiscal year. This Is an increase of $38,524. An outstanding feature of the Com- missioners’ estimates is the recom- mendation for $3,000,000 to increase the water supply of the District as compared with $200,000 approp: his $3.000,000 estimate is for continuing work ‘on the conduit project adopted by Congress in the Army appropria- tion act for the fiscal year 1922. It includes the employment of all nec- essary engineering, technical, clerical and otWer services. 3 For maintenance of the public schools in the District, whicli inclydes salaries of- teachers and all other+ employes, equipment, rentals, repairs, etc.. the ries. lcommlflloner! recommend a loul&'{“ 0 $5,419.280 as compared with $4. for the current fiscal year. For the erection and completion of new school buildings a_ total of $2.156,000 is asked as compared with $2,624,000 for the cur- rent fiscal year. . Police Request 31961468, For the support of the police depart- ment a total of $1,981,466.36 is recom- mended as against $1,794,511.99 for the present year. For the fire department a total of $1.389,375.44 is recommended as com- pared with $1,333,760 for the present fis- cal year. For street improvements the Com- missioners suggest a total of $1,567,300 as against $1,390,340 for the current fis- cal yvear, and for work on the sewer system a total of $612,000 is recom- mended as against $637,000 during the present year. $1,631,529 for M For maintenance and care of streets, which includes the operation of the bathing beach and playgrounds, a total of $1,631.529.95 is recommended as com- pared with $1,388,720 for the current fis- cal year. For the health department a total of $252,240 is asked, which is a substantial increase from. $219.040 appropriated for the current fiscal year. There ® also a_substantial increase recommended for the board of children’s guardians from the $220,500 appro- priated for the current year to $375,450 for the next fiscal year. An increase of $12,740 for the sur- veyor's office, bringing the total up to $42.740, iz recommended, principally with the idea of expediting the preparation of plans on new school buildings. $275,900 Total Sought For Improving Streets, Avenues and D. C. Roads A total of $275900 is asked for street improvements, which tncludes ving, repaving, grading and other- D proving. treets. avenues and suburban roads, as follo Northwest—For paving west side of Connecticut avenue, Chappel road to |Chevy Chase Circle, sixty feet wide, | $58.,500. tenanee. Recently its legality was called into of the District of Columbia, and an assessment against certain outlying property located on a main thorough- fare leading out of the District of Columbia was quashed. No written opinion was rendered in the matter, but it was understood that the court in passing on the case held that the act intended to apply to the built- up- portions of the city and not to suburban roads “With the advent of the automo- bile, the streets, avenues and high- ways of the District of Columbia are much more "used by the traveling public than formerly. ~While the| | paving of a roadway in front of pri-| vate_ property undoubtedly tends ta enhiince the value of that property, it is questionable whether it does enhance it to the extept of 50 per cent of the vost. In the District of Columbia, with its broad highways, the cost of paving streets is greater than in other municipalities with narrower roadways. In the adjoining counties of Maryland, where high- ways, are improved, the cost is mot; assessed as special benefits, but the improvements- are. covered by road- way. .taxes ,which apply gener: over a largé territory. In the case of property owners living on either ide of the boundary line between the £ jct .of Lolumbia and Maryland, | the property gwner in the District of Columbia is now required by law to pay half the cost of paving the highway in front of his premises, while his abutting neighbor in Mary- land does not pay more than a small proportion of the cost of the roadway in fronmt of his property, the ecost being distributed over the whole county. i “Whils the' pripciple” of the law ly fifty” feet | Southeast—For gradingand improv- ortheast—For paving East Capitol ’st]:eet. 15th street to 15th street, fifty feet wide, $37.000. 4 Northeast—For paving 15th street, East Capitol street to B street, pres- ent width, $15.000. Northwest—For _paving Ingraham street_east of 14th street, thirty feet wide, $7,000 - Northwest—For _ paving Upshar i street, New Hampshire avenue to 4th street, forty-five feet wide, $8,400. Northwest — For _repaving 15th street, H street to I street, seventy feet wide, $16,800. Northwest—For paving Yuma street, 38th street to 39th street, thirty fect wide, $9,000. Northwest—For _paving Varnum street, 2d street to Rock Creek Church road, thirty feet wide, $5,600. Northwest—For paving 3d street. Taylor street to Upshur street, tnirty feet wide, $4,700. C street to E street, thirty-five f¢ wide, $11,200. Northwest—For paving Illinols ave- nue, Webster street to Allison street, forty. feet wide, $7.500. Northeast—For-paving Rhode Island avenue, 12th nr?t to 16th street, ide, $45,000. ing . Raleigh street, Nichols avenue, westward, thirty feet wide, $2,400. Northwest—For paving Crittenden street, 15th street to Piney Branch road, thirty feet wide, $3,800. Northeast—For grading 13th street, Hamlin street to Irving street, $2, Northeast—For paving 12th street, Michigan avenue to Upshur street, forty feet wide, $17,200. . Northwest—For grading Brandy- ‘wine street, 29th street to 30th street: 29th street, Brandywine street ‘Audubon Terrace, and Audubon Ter- Totaiinucw O luge 4, Columd 1 (Coniinued on Page 13.) Northwest—For paving 19th street,,

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