Evening Star Newspaper, December 9, 1921, Page 1

Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all mews dispatches WEATHER. Fair tonight and tomorrow; some- Wwhat warmer tomOrTow. Temperature for twen ended at 2 p.m. toda: 2 pm. today; today. Full report on page 16. ‘* No. 28,348. WATSON BECONES 12 BELLIGERENT OVER “INSULTING LODK” Threatens “for Two Pennies” to Slap Major’s Face at . Senate Hearing. OFFICERS ARE ORDERED t; lour lowest, ?z‘.‘h:; " Closing New York Stocks, Page 29. ‘Entered as second-class post office Washington, e hours 49, at C. JURY INDICTS TWO FOR $1,500,000 COUNTERFEITS G. V. Halliday and ' Harry Turner Charged With Alleged Law- aking. o ST. LOUIS, Mo., December 9.— George V. Halliday, bankrupt broker, and Harry Turner, editor of a semi- monthly publication, were indicted Jointly by the federal grand jury to- day on charges of forgery and counterfeiting in connection with the alleged counterfeiting of $1,600,000 of interim receipts issuea by J. P. Mor- gan & Co. for French government bonds. COMMITTEE SETS +Dail Elreann to Decide Upon | IRELAND IS AMIAZED | BY DEVALERASACT - PPOSING TREATY Ratification at Meeting Next Wednesday. BELIEF ENVOYS WILL eredited to it or not' otherwise credited in papcr and also the local news published hereln. All rights of publication uf -peeinl dispatches herein are also reserved. Yesterday's Net Circalation, 91,237 TWO CENTS. EMMA GOLDMAN LONGS TO RETURN TO AMERICA Alleged Anarchist Said to Have Left Moscow With Hope of Coming Back to U. S. By the Associated Press. RIGA, Latvia, December 9.—Emma Goldman, who was deported to Russia from the United States in December, 1919, as a result of her alleged an- archistic activities, has left Moscow, it was learned here today. She is believed to be In Riga with the intention of seeking permission to return to the United States. ARMS AGREEMENT PRESIDENT TO PUT U.S. PARLEY PAGTS BEFORE SENATORS Opportunity Will Be Given to Pass on Agreements En- tered Into. APPROVAL OF ANY ACTION TO DEPART FROM ROOM BE ACCORDED SUPPORT -“‘—: - T;‘ \ IS EXP[[:-[[D SflflN BY TH!S COUNTRY SEEN ing Nearly Disrupted 88 MUDEI_ SYSIEM UF London Wonders What Effect Dub- = P ? | Four-Power Plan Declared Free of n;et = A ;:;ui. 'on;e “Bull- I lin Split May Have on Brit- b 3 e fl' l Entatgling Allishocs/aad Su: s % » i : % B 7 port Is Expected. dozed” by “Bull-jawed Brute. ish Parliament. ‘(0 The meeting of the Senate commit- tee investigating charges by Senator Watson, democrat, Georgia, that sol- diers had been illegally Qanged in France almost broke up in a row to- day after Senator Watson had threat- €ned to slap the face of an. Army offi- cer sitting in the audience. Chairman Brandegee of the com- mittee, taking hold of an awkward situation, declared that no person in the room should be insulted. This statement was made just after Sena- tor Watson walked up close to Maj. George W. Cocheu and, shaking his firger in his face, exclainfed, “For two pennies I would slap your face.” “It he looks at me again that way I will slap his jaws,” the Georgia sena- tor declared, adding that he would SCHOOLS AS GOAL Would Create Plan in Distric - to Be Example to Whole Nation. Development of a high-class, mod- ern education plan for the District of Columbla which would serve as a model for the cities of the country was the general program which the Joint congressional committee on Public schools of the District, headed by Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas, set as a goal for itself at a meeting today. This plan not only would in- clude the mapping out of a co-ordi- By the Associated Press. DUBLIN, December 9.—The ratifi- cation of the treaty between Ireland and Great Britain will be moved at the dall eir?ann meeting next Wed- nesday, by Arthur Grifiith, as chair- man of the plenipotentiaries, it was announced today by President De Valera, in a-statement Issued by the dail publicity department. It would not be moved as a cabinet decision, added the statement, be- cause the views of the delegates dif- fered from those of certain members of the cabinet. Press Scores De Valera. “We do not know whether the country will or will not be asked to pake the momentous choice between I peace and war by means of a referen- - - CLARK ART AWARDS | CONVICT HOLDS UP PRISO | FLEES AFTER 5-HOUR RULE Announcement of Settlement of Naval and Other Issues Awaited Daily. By the Associated Press. BSo encouraging a situation has de- veloped in the arms negotiations that some of the delegates believe an open seasion of the conference will be called early next week to announce agreement on the 5-5-3 naval ratio and the quadruple arrangement pro- posed as a substitute for the Anglo- Japanese alliance. There are intimations that the ne- gotiations are s0 close to a settlement that some conference officials had ex- BY DAVID LAWRENCE. The Harding administration has passed the word to the Senate that it will be given an opportunity to ex- press itself on the agreements which are signed by the American delega- tion at the armament conference. This decision to consult the Senate or all agreements, irrespective of whether they technically are called “understandings,” “conventions,” or “treaties,” is due to a desire to leave no doubt either in the minds of for- elgn governments or anybody else of j the resolute purpose of the American i people in the new undertakings. Situation Changes. Originally the President himself in- dicated that the agreements reached would be in the nature of executive o ted and well balanced program of ! " “understandings,” d id t in- rot remain With the committee to be} na dum or general election,” says the ] gs,” and would nof bulldozed” by this “bull-jawed brute. education for the children of the Dis- Irish Times. “We shall mention only pected an O'P!n session today or 10-| yolve specific obligations. That situ- “Take your seat, Senator Watson,” | trict, but a complete provision for all | three facts which neither Mr. De morrow. While the exact nature of | ation, however, has developed a AREDISTRIBUTED Senator Brandegee demanded. necessary buildings and equipment, as [ valera nor anybody else can dis- By the Associated Press. | party had turned northwest from the forthcoming announcement can-|change within the past forty-eight 1 retire first,” he replied. well as a provision for a continuing prove: LITTLE ROCK, Ark., December 9.—| there. not be forecast, it seems probable that | hours, due to the turn of events in Take )"":; seat or Tretire, program to take care of the natural “The first is that the Downing Tom Slaughter, man-killer and bank Four armed posses, one from the|in addition to the naval ratio and the | the informal discussions which have chairman ‘said. Oficers Leave Room. Chairman Brandegee called for the sergeant-at-arms, and Senator Wat- son sat down. Then, turning to the Georgla senator, the chairman asked if he wanted the Army officers pre: ent, including Walter E. Bethel, Gen. Pershing's judge advocate general in to retire. said Senator Watson. get ou said the chairman, e officers retired. and t 'nator Watson's verbal attack-on Miu). Cocheu, coming wholly -unex- pectedly, created intense excitement in the room, and many wefnen edged toward the door. A flaming streak red swept over the officer’s fs the senator, two feet away, con- ued to shake a finger at him and ce tnreaten to slap his face. The oficer | syatem, and now editor of .a laree | bis seatiments were gansrally knosn |5 - isaeiobis, on bis pioture entlied ruved the opportunity (fo escape’snd, lopked MOCEELRe 0 i s T B R e Kent his ey R ied Pmot te look | Néw York daily paper, as well as &|it was not belleved he would openly S ov=OON oat ained in their c Locked i Dea 3 does not expect and doss not | ) AL G L R at e that way,” and apparently there was no chAlge whateverrin his facial expressio In the midst of the excitement one of the senator's’ secretaries touched Tim on the arm and attemipted to increases in school population. The committee decided that the matter was so important, feeling that the pressure of the entire country Wwas behind it, that it intends to bring to Washington immediately some of the best known educators from all parts of the country, and get their views of what is needed here to best provide the way for educational fa- cllities for the National Capital. The spirit showu at the meeting th morning indicated that the members are anxfous to go ahead and provide the necessary facilities here at any cost and to do it as quickly as pos- sible consistent with getting the very latest in educational facilities. Wil Invite Educators. Letters will be sent today by Sena- tor Capper to Dr. John H. Finley, for- mer head of New York. city’s. school leading . educator, and Dr. Finegan, commissioner of education. of the state of Pennsylvania, asking them to come here and present to the'commit- tee their ideas as to what is needed to robber, wanied in Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, Kentucky and Pennsylva- street settlment offers Ireland the greatest measure of freedom and the richest prospects of peace and prog- ress that ever were or can be with- in her grasp. The second fact Is | that the rejection of them will doom Ireland to the renewal of hateful and ruinous warfare. The third faci. that if she rejects the treaty, she will for- feit the sympathies of the whole world. “Will Ireland. now, ifi an impulse of pride and folly, defy the world jand turn her back upon her last and | greatest opportunity? God forbid!" Opposition Startles Dublia. The extent to which Dublin was surprised by Eamonn De Valera's state- I ment of last night in opposition to i the terms of the Irish agreement can- not easily be exaggerated. Although Daniel Garber of Philadelphia Gets First Prize, Burtis Baker of D. C. Second. Announcement has just been made by the trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, in Washington, of the awards of “the William A. Clark prizes” at \he] eighth exhibition of cotemporary Amer- ’ penitentiary here, locked the wardnn.\ bis family and guards in cells, opened | the gates and doors of the prison, of- fered freedom to all prisoners, and, after ruling the place five hours, es- caped in an automobile at 2:30 o'clock this morning. Slaughter, under sentence of death for the killing of a trusty guard at the state prison farm at Tucker, Ark. where he was serving a life sentenc for the killing of Deputy Sheriff Row Brown of Hot Springs more than a year ago, took six convicts with him, four of whom were negroes under sentence of death. Six negroes un- der death sentence in connection with the riots at Elaine, Ark., in 1919, re- a 8 a ican oil paintings. which will open 9 for the public in the Corcoran Gailery December 18. “The William A. Clark prizes” were awarded as follows: First prige. $2,000, accompanied by the Corcoran gold medal, to Daniel Garber -prise,; $1.500, -ascompanied by the ran silver medal, to Burtis Baker of Washington, on bis picture en- titled “Intetlor With Figure.” Third prize, $1,000, accompanied by the Corcoran bronze medal, to John F. 'Gun Fight Twenty-ive Miles Aways ‘Reports received .in Little Rock early today said that Slaughter had engaged in a gun fight with officers at Benton, twenty-five miles south. difter- at the last-moment ‘pith the decisions of the Sinn Fein's sgoredited plenipotentiarfes. i The protracted nature oOf : day's cablnet meeting, wh! yester- had penitentiary, one from Benton and | two from Hot Springs, and sheriffs in lall nia, last night took charge of the| scouring their sections for the escaped convice! received here that the car had been aba, parts of the state today were 8. An unconfirmed report was ndoned near Benton. After the escape it developed that revolver had been smuggled to aughter in the death cell, where he had been closely guarded since his conviction at Pine Bluff of the murder of the conmvict guard. ness, Slaughter succeeded in getting Felgning 1l1- guard to open his cell door about % oclock last night. He held up pl¥ing near the Japanese empire has| this guard and another standing near by. took their pistols and forced them ahead of him to the stockade, where he overpowered the one guard on| duty. and offered all the prisoners liberty. Only six took advantage of the offer, strong enough to cope with any llee11 and Slaughter then opened the cells the cmft_u_vo of the guards were He took- oite guard to the office of | 8 the peniteniary, of which he took possession, turning the guards on d:l] over to the men who elected to with him. “Next he went to the four-power plan, it may embody 'some formal pronouncement of the princi ples on which the conference expects ito limit fortifications and naval bases in the Pacific. Naval Bases Problem. Definite decision on the naval ratio question is now believed to hinge on a satisfactory solution of the problem of naval bases and island fortifica- tions. The matter of land armaments on American and Britich possessions long been linked in the minds of Japanese with the possibility of re- ducing the Japanese navy. The Japanese delegation while en route to the United States intimated that Japan desired to have a fleet 3 that any nation could send to the ire & navy as large as the United States and Great Birtain, but as ind cating that naval base along the lit- toral of Asia should not be so strengthened as to afford protection {for a hostile fleet already superior in numbers to the Japanese. been going on amouy die heads of the | delegations. The opportunity to bring about an immediate abrogation of the Anglo-Japanese aihance by providing a substitute treaty that would do away with the obnoxious past was too good a chance to lose, and when Great Britain secured the approval of Japan it seemed to the United States delegation to offer a graceful solution of the whole busi- ness. As an evidence of the seriousness with which the American government would view such a treaty, indica- tions were given that the approval of the Senate would be asked. This means, too, that foreign parliaments will have to ratify the agreements. {Just how far the naval ratio pro- | posals and the agreement not to build fortifications and the principles that will govern the Chinese problem are to be dependent upon the principal Pacific, disclosed, though it is recognized that all are intertwined in one and prob- ably all will be merged in a single agreement. . i Senate Approval Expected. ide. an up-to-date and model|the agreement in hand, indieated to I Tl foreod %, sren’ 25" piw As for Senate approval, the attitude quiet him. And then after glaring at) Drov At the qQuelVen wes west of here, but that no one was | hoapi P ihe"ocer the senator turned to the school system for the District of Co- |all opservers that the qusitlon was| Folinsbee of N, w Hope. Pa. on his) it 0t hat Sisughter and his e e Japanese Satiafied of the rank and file of both republican mmittee, ing the proceedings. The tenglon w: broken when Chalrman Brandegee, announcing that the officers would be ordered out if Senator Watson insist- ed, shouted at the top of his voice: set out Maj. Cocheu had not been called as a witness, and sat silent while Sena- tor Watson. was launching a verbal attack upon him. The._fenator told the committee that he had been insulted by the manner in which the officer had looked at him. Senator Shields, democrat, Tennes- see, objected to the attack, stating that the committee had every desire 10 give Senator Watson a full hear- ing: that it had not prejudiced the case, and that the senator’s statement to that effect was absolutely without foundation. As «he officers retired Chairman ‘Brandegee asked Senator Watson if he wanted the audience driven out. . Apologizes te Committee. “No, indeed,” he sald. “These offi- cers sat there and eyed me with an insolence that roused my southern 1 beg the pardon of this com- blood. Inittee. Senator Watson said he had a num- ber of witnesses he wanted éalled, Lut had no power or money to bring them to Washington. “We will summons all the witnesses you want,” Chairman Brandegee re- tied. b ;ennor Shields presided at the opening of the sesslon, but retired Jater as Mr. Brandegee arrived and 100k the chair. Soon after there was «n exchange between Mr. Brandegee and Mr. Watson regarding certain conversations relating to procedure, and the presence of Army officers while the Georgia senator was pre- senting his witnesses. The exchange became very heated and Senator Wat- son shouted.“I am not afraid of you.” “Nor I of you,” Chairman Brandegee replied, banging the table. No Desire to Be Unfair. The chairman went on to say that there had been no disposition in-the minds of the committee to be unfair to Mr. Watson, end that it was not right for him to impugn the commit- tee's motives. “You ought to submit your evidence and let us decide,” said the chalrman. “Then the -Senate can determine whether ouf findings are proper. It was at this point that Senator Watson turned suddenly upon Maj. *~ (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) —————— SILESIAN INDUSTRIES SLIP FROM.POLES’ GRASP Reports Say French, English, Czech and Italian Capital Is @Getting Control. BERLIN, December 8.—Reports re- teived here from Breslau and Gleiwitz declare that French, English, meno-] slovakian and Italian capital gradually is getting control of the Upper Silesian judustries given to Poland, says the lokal Anzeiger, which adds: “The in- dustrial district really has been given to foreigners, not to Poland.” Awordinf to the newspaper, the Eng- lish have invested heavily in-the iron industry, a number of mines “have come under the control of the Czechs, and French and Ital ‘working through the Poles, have secured large I | Col. Bethet, sitting next to the ma~ jor, leaned on a table, intently watch- [ | ator ‘of educators from ‘the outside Senator Capper sald he would also ask other prominent educators, whose names have not yet been determined, from De- troit, Chicago, Minneapolis and points In the south and west, to come here, not only to advise the committee as to what is needed for a modern school system here, but to suggest the names of edu- cators to form a disinterested com- mittee which would make an investiga« tion of the local system and determine and report to the members of Congress Just what would have to be done to bring the local system up to date. ‘Want System to.Be Example. It was the general view of the mem- bers that something must be done promptly, and all plans being developed point to a quick decision as to the needs of the District, followed by prompt re- ports and .recommendations to both houses. It developed at the meeting that educators and others in all parts of the country have written to senators and members of Congress pointing out that they are looking to this com- mittee to develop a system here, on which the buflding up of educational systems In other cities could be based. ‘The members feel, said these letters. they have behind them the people o the country in any move or action they take to provide adequate facili- ties for the District of Columbia. ‘While awaiting for the arrival of the educators who will be invited to present their views, the committee plans to make a personal survey of the conditions in the local schools. It was decided to have the whole committee start from the Capitol at 9 o'clock next Tuesday morning and visit a number of the schools while they are in session, mo that they would have first-hand information of the prevailing conditions by the time the out-of-town educators arrive. The committee proposes to continue these ] investigations to ascertain, the ‘conditions in the schools as to overcrowding; second, the char- acter of the building; third, classes and the number which have.to rum on shore time, and fourth, the school populations in the territory covered by |- eath bullding. Senator Capper pointed out to the committee that not only .are the accommodations here not kept up to the normal growth. of the school populations, but that provision has not been made for the_ accumulated growth for the past four years. Divided Over Building Type. One of the most important ques- tions that must be decided before the committee can hope to map out any comprehensive program, Senator King of Utah pointed out, is the character of buildings which will ha: to be Provldn Some, he said, favor the arger - buildings, while others favor the smaller type of which the capital city has many. All of these conditions must be born in mind, Senator Capper said, but the fact is that there is a very serious condition of overcrowding here, which must be taken care of promptly. He told the committee that he’had been besieged by many vehement and strong protests against the conditions.here, He outlined to the committee the present building program now going on. J Th xreum building not and should not be-disturbed, Sen- King interjected. He wanted, he continued, modre than the provin- cial_view of ‘the people here, as to conditigrs’and the needs. - He thought- that_a“survey of the local school sys- tem could be made by & committee i about week and that it would bg of material help to the committee in reaching its cenclusion: Large Sum Ianvelved. rogram can- picture entitled Fourth prize, $500, accompanied by the Corcoran honorable mentior: certificate, to W. Lester Stevens of Rockport, Mass. on his picture entitled *“‘Quarry Dock.” An interesting fact in connection with the awards this year is that all went to comparatively young men. Those in close touch with the world of art say frankly that not only does this arouse more ‘interest on the part of the art- loving public, but veteran painters gen- el ripe in years and honors, are pleased, inasmuch as such a happening augurs well for the future of Ameri- can art. ‘who looked for anything but & unani- mous decision of the cabinet avoring the agreement: were very few. In political quarts here the gen- eral feeling today seemed to be that the dail eirleann at its meeting next i Wednesday would support - Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins, who stood { by their signatures of the agyeement against all the arguments of the opposition, and it is stated that if plenipoteniaries were again needed in London the same men would go again. Grifith Stands by Pact. Arthur Griffith, head of the Irish | delegation which negotiated the set- tlement at London, had issued the following statement: “I have signed the treaty between Ireland and Great Britain. I believe this treaty will lay the foundations of peace and friendship between the two nations. What I have signed I shall stand by, in the bellef that the end of the conflict of centuries is at hand.” Commenting on the statement of Eamonn De Valera, opposing the Jrish agreement, the Irish Independent today says “In connection with this develop- ment the outstanding fact is that on September 14 ‘last’ the dail éireann appointed five plenipotentiaries to represent Ireland at a conference with representatives of the British gov- ernment to discuss the Anglo-Irish problem and, if possible, arrive at a settlement. Witk skill and ability these plenipotentiaries discharged the onerous mission entrusted to them. After long weeks of arduous labor and persistent :effort they secured terms and a settlemeént which we have no doubt were the best that in exist- ing conditions could have been ex- tracted. Support Demanded by Homor. “As plenipotentiaries they .repre- sented the dail elreann and the Irish nation, and in the exercise of their power they signed a'treaty of peace. “We submit that -in the circum- stances the nation is in Honor bound to uphold their action. If the posi- tion were reversed and if the head of the British government, - together | with members of the Britisl cabinet, sought to repudiate the treaty the Irish people would unhesitatingly condemn th;lr attitude.” ‘he Irish Times says: “’1:1‘!:& country will read with deep dismay the statement Mr. De Valera issued last night after a prolonged meeting of the dail eireann. The loy- alist minority is ready to put its faith in the good will of which hur Griffith has assured it. Now De Valera steps in between ‘Inlnnd and her hopes.” \ DISMAY FELT IN LONDON. De Valera’s Kepudiation Overshad- ows All Other Developuients. By the Associated Press. LONDON, December 9.—The re- pudiation by Eamonn De Valera of the agreement reached between the British and Irish plenipotentiaries for the establishment of the Irish frec state and the resultant split. in the dall eireann cabinet - overshadowed all other developments in' the Irish situation today. The receipt of this news immediate- 4" two_questions: Ay ]ywr::l‘e will hg the outcome of the division among the Irish leaders as affecting _ the decision nl’ the. dail jrean: the nfimmeut. § Whl'; "m:c will ‘the situation in MRS, OVSTER FILES | SUIT ONCONTRACT IClaims Partner Failed to Pay|U Value for Share in Dairy World Largest Award. These awards, which are believed to be the largest given at any art exhibition in the world, were established in 1907 by H former Senator William A. Clark of} Business. Montana, who, within the last year, has| Mrs. Cecile R, Oyster of Syracuse, perpetuated them By a gift to the Cor- |N. Y., the twenty-six-year-old widow coran Gallery of $160,000. of George M. Oyster, jr., dairyman, e e "o Sprcoran Gal- | who died last April three months after Was com| of the following profes- | his marriage, today filed suit on the sional artists of national standing and | equity side of the Supreme Court of on el 25on 0f Bos: | ine District of Columbia to set aside Mystic, Conn.; W.-Elmer Schofleld of | the partuership contract made by her husband March 17 last with Henry N. Brawner, jr., in relation to the milk New York, E. W. Redfield of Center Bridge, Pa., and Victor Higgins of Taos, Ko and dairy business. She also attacks the Inventory of her husband's estate as returned by the court appraisers and asks an injunction against the sale of the assets of the estate at this time. Mrs. Oyster also seeks the appointment of a receiver for the dairy business and asks the equity court to take out of the hands of the probate court the administration of her husband's estate. - Through Attorneys- Daniel dW O’Donogtue and Arthur A. Alexander o o et onterenpe| the widow tells the court that the in- on limitation of armament will then be| ventory returned by the court ap- n session in Washington, and the|p,rgigers placed the personal property American et T nowing thels work|1eft by her husband it only $35,262.25, to the greatest international gathering|when an expert employed by her esti- that has ever been held In this country. | mates its value at $102,858. GET AWAY WITH $10,000.: is to Display Ranks High. ‘These blennial exhibitions held by the Corcoran Gallery of Ars have, since they were first instituted some fourteen years ago, ranked as high as any dis- play of this character held in the coun- try, and are always regarded as an event of national Importance in the American art world. re The exhibition this year is considered to bet that has yet been be . the st held, and it will have great added d rtance on ac- rel of l l | ! | 8he}so ing by Breton appears in the inven- | st Three negroes today held up Leonard | 25 \0iyn 1" Daubigny s appraised at | Raych of Raych & Hoffman, jewelers, | 560, when it is worth $2,500, accord- in Broadway, seized jewelry said to|{ne"o her expert. A carved rose] be worth $10,000, and escaped. Raychlgyartz lamp, with a twelve-paneled was forced into a rear room and bound! emproidered shade, is appraised at d gave the alarm. ‘n'rh‘e“hold-np occurred in daylight ! while many persons were passing the store. - Today’s News In Brief R D R P awarded by trustees o ; 4 Gallery of At #ue 1 Frank A. Vanderlip Mrs. Oyster flles sujt on partnership B contract. Page 11} ‘Watson threatens to slap major's face at Senate hearing. Page 1 nd England amased by De repudiation of peace treaty. Page 1 f education sacknowledges Bs:;‘:u:n for pay of cook at heaith school. Page. 2 Koons elected - worshipful of Temple-Noyes Masonic Lod Page 4 3 tudents study newspaper sum- | : DmErl::o: ‘arms parley. Page 4] dl ys penalty in electric L g Citizens pledge to support original school budget. Page 17 Child Welfare Societ: Mary. Gwynn presiden! to bring between $2,000 and $4,000. Oppeses Partmership Contréict. Mrs. Oyster also claims that Edwin C. Brendenburg, the executor hamed . (Continued on Page 3, Column 3.) el 1o At the request of The Star; /{3 has written an article ex- plaining in detail his plan for handling the interallied debt to the United States and application of the pro-. ceeds -to the rehabilitation - and restoration of Europe. Ireland Valera's B It is one of the most im: portant contributions = to discussion of this vital sub- ject. Read jt next Sunday in pri re-elects Miss t. Page 20 the government printing office, cluding its condensing plant, has been Plant. N. Y. December 9.—|tory as worth $50, when ker expert|savings would be approximately 800, BUBFALO/ SN AT =y eatimates Its value at $2,500, she states. | 000 gad umping station on 'dlugély OFFERS FIVE PLANS OR SAVING WATER . S. Public Printer Notes Many Economies in His Annual Report. Five different plans are being con- sidered by the architect of the Capitol, hereby hundreds of thousands of gallons of filtered water -used by government printing office machinery daily may be saved for the Washing- ton city system. ‘This announcement made in the‘annual report of the public printer, submitted to Congress ; da; Although the water consumption by in- duced from an average for the year of 2,033,000 gallons per day to an average of 1,543,000 gallons per day, an investigation was started to ascer- tain if there was-possibility of even greater saving, the report’ declares. As a result the following plans have been .placed with the architect of the | Capitol for .consideration, which may sult in - the 'government printing ce . obtaining .either its water or ér or both through the Capitol Five Plans Suggested. First: A connection between print- ing. office’and, Capitol power plants that the Jlatter would furnish cites certain examples of the dispar-!electric current, leaving.the plant at ity between the valuations. A paint-|the .government printing office for eam . operations only. Estimated ons per day. - Second: Obtain supply of both elec- tric. and steam power from Capitol wér plant and shut down govern- po! ment’ printing office plant. Estimated Yo a chair, but managed to work 1005e, | 350, when her expert says it ought{Sayid ‘would be 1,000,000 gallons of per day. : Obtaining of steam for heating and 'industrial purposes and ectric current from itol plant, ith adequate water main laid from Capitol plant to pnnq:f practically shut off all with. a drinking purpot office. Would city water, 1 amount required for sen. Fourth: Installation of a cooling wer Wwith “condensers, ellminating excess water riow used for condensing purposes. Estimated saving wou! about. 800,000 § Fifh: _ Co 1d be gallons a day. nstruction of a separate river front, to vernment it] declare that the office for drinking purposes Sayisgs and Thrift Noted. jations alone amounted to $2,400,000 The Japanese hold that while it is difficult to determine, éven from the standpoint of an expert, when a haval base ceases to be defensive and begins to be offensive in strength, they do not believe that the existing bases at the Philippines and Guam are of sufficient capacity and power to serve as adequate concentration sta- tions for the entirc American Navy. The Japanese therefore seek, it is thought, some definite assurance that there will be no strengthening of the present bases. The conversations over the four- power treaty in were at a stand- still today, pending receipt of definite replles from Tokio and Paris, but there was a general feeling of con- fidence that the deay would not be long. A partial statement of Tokio's osition has been received by the apanese delegates here, and although full import is not yet apparent there is a feeling in Japanese circles that the answer will be favorable. Four-Power Plan Favored. Unofficial advices both from the Japanese and French capitals seem to forecast acceptance of the four- power plan, provided such other ques- tions as the naval ratio and fortifica- tions are solved satisfactorily. Tokio has not yet sent a final expression of the ratio question, but one is expect- ed very soon. Meantime the far eastern negotia- tions also are taking such form that an agreement involving all the points of major importance before the con- ference is not a remote possibility. It is the apparent intention to consum- mate such an understanding. infor- mally 88 soon as possible, and then leave details to be worked out by commissions of experts and incor- porated in & -series of treatles and agreements. Some members of the conference are commenting on what they regard as an abatement of public interest in its proceedings, but they believe this development principally due to'.the prolonged negotiations connected with the details of various Chinese questions, such as extraterritoriality, post offices, wireless stations and movement of troops. One or the prin- cipal delegates remarked today that the various committees were work- ing with the gréatest assiduity, and | that it was unreasonable for the.pub- lic to expect that final results could be obtained and announced every Early Session Expected. One of the spokesmen for the Brit- ish delegation hazarded the opinion that a plenary session might be held early next week, but declined “to say anything” as to the probability of the final wind-up of the conference in the immediate future. The rapidly moving arms conferepée had reached a point of comparative pause today, with the far edstern committee in adjournment until to- +{ water . main -from Capitsl plant's| morrow, and-the nexs important step in the negotiations on naval ratio N printing | and the proposed four-power treaty | office. ~ Connection with Capitol power | apparently Wwaiting on a definite lant for steam and electric current. stimntes would need only 8 small quantity of | the Japanese and' Chinese delegations nltiend‘ water, only. atement of the attitude of the Meanwhile, Japanese . government. were scheduled to hold another ses: sion today of their separate confer- ence on the Shantung questions, dis cussion of the restoration to China of Savings, thrift and efficiency are | the public properties in the Jupanese high lights in the report. The sayings, according to Public Printer George H. Carter, In appro- leasehold there having been continued yesterday without final.disposition. NEWBERRY UNDER KNIFE. in an unexpended Balance at the close | Senator Newberry of Mfchigan under- went a-minor operation on his throat and democratic parties is one of sym- pathy with the United States delega- tion, except. of course, for a few members here and ithere, who, how- | ever, are not strong enough at this writing to endanger ratification of anything that might be submitted. | With Senator Underwood, the democratic leader. able to command the support of at least the majoriy of the democrats, and with Sena.or Lodge and the administration spokes- men able to muster a majority of the republicans, the bipartisan coalition is powerful enough to put through such agreements as have already been outlined in the press. No Entangling Alliances. | The word has been given to mem- | bers of Congress that the new treaty would not include commitments or entanglements or guarantees. It would, of course, merely forbid the United States to go to war in the Pacific until nine months or & year had elapsed for investigation. This is a limitation of the right of Con- gress to declare war and some ad- ministration officials believe it would even be wise to submit the treaty to both houses of Congress o that there may never be any doubt about the validity of the pact. The Senate has lindorsed the principle of investiga- tion in thirty treaties now in effect between the United States and all the important countries of the world ex- cept Japan, Mexico, Austria, Germany and Turkey, so it will not be a novel or unprecedented suggestion. The timidity of the administration about consulting the Senate is one of the-most Interesting under-the-surface developments of the conference. It is due largely to fears of division in the Senate which were partly expressed in { Mr. Harding’s address to Congress about the “agricultural bloc” and partly by Secretary of War Weeks in his New i York speech about the danger of the ! present congressional system of fac- tions and groups instead of definite party {lines. There 1s also a vivid recoll tion of how the Senate picked flaws in the Versalilles treaty and little by little forced its defeat after an American | executive had negotiated for months jand secured what he thought was a good | compromise of national viewpoints. Backed by Public Opinion. Mr. Harding’s disinclination to bring the Senate into the situation at the out- set, however, has been brushed aside by the gords of his advisors, who be- lieve the public opinion of the United States is 80 strongly! behind what is Dbeing done by the American delegation at the arms conference that nothing will be risked by submitting it to the Senate. On the other hand, several of the spokesmen of foreign delegations roint out that all legislative bodies are alike and that if they are permit- ted to haggle and debate a thing in- definitely they Wil talk it to death. They declare that the rules of the American Senate make it possible for a discussion to be prolonged while public enthusiasm for any project slowly wanes. On the other hani. the Harding administration will have an advantage in this respect which its predecessor did not have. The repub- lican majority will be assisted by the | gemocratic minority. for the latter in- | stead of pursuing partisan purposes are giving indication through Senator Underwood of a desire not to be petty or partisan, but to work with their political opponents on intérnational Qquestions, a fact that was revealed ’ . on * K fiscal yedr on June 30, 192I. .- " controlling interests in several im-| He said that ‘the committee was|south Irelahd have upon the British iz = of ‘the L -~ esterday, the result of a slight| when only by democratic help was a or t industriesc It is stated that|gsced with the duty of mapping out f ttitude ut’l &tg:“gn;:r _"“‘"‘::,,""‘"",':’ !gnml,fl:l:’ t:m:zfl .‘:: In purchaves of -paper’fof printing mo}’: v\l i aiict It gae maid Mo mas tv;: ;_‘m::; l{’.‘,‘ ::m J:; ?:.:?;?_, | at'sho FAguas g {ween the United States and Germany. (Copyright, 1921.) the purchasing of stock in variow cerns has beén carried out systemati- ;:ly'.. through local agents, chiefly in - a program for the local sc) ‘which wolld _cost between $ X and (Continued on Page 3, €olumn 6.) t? reham. Pleas “to qI ends. ; ‘The Sunday Star lit - Small indjctment (Continued-on-Page 3, Column 7.) - Page 36. Publie Printer Carter announces that recove committee on ng satisfactorily and that he would' be confined to bed longer than today. possibly no ldy