Evening Star Newspaper, December 14, 1921, Page 1

WEATHER. Clopd¥ tonight; tomorrow fair, not much change in ‘temperature; lowest tonight about freezing. Temperature for twent; cuded at 2 p.m. today: at 1 | night. 20 p.m. today; lowest, 84, at inid- Full report on page 32. ° y-four hours Highest, 35, - The beningy Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches eredited to it or not otherwise credited in *his papce and also the Idcal news published herein. Al rights of publication wf -peclal dispatches berein are also reserved. Yesterday’s Net Circulation, 90,896 Closing New York Stocks, Page 28. No. 28,353. ‘Entered as second-class post office Washington, T r C. NINE-POWER PACT ON CHINA PRESENT ~ CONFERENCE PLAN _ Peking Would Be Signatory in Newest Proposal to : Cure Her llis. BREEDING SPOT OF WARS UNLESS ACTION IS TAKEN Treaty Would Be Subject to Rati- - fication by U. S. Senate—Shan- tung Parleys in Crisis. the Associated Press. The Chinese delegation today asked of the powers represented in the far eastern committee of the Washington conference that the famous twenty-one demands treaty of 1913 be abrogated. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. A nine-power treaty dealing with “China, and to which China will be a signatory, is the present plan of the Washington conference. This was stated on the highest authority. Wit the settlement of the ques- of the limitation of naval armaments 4n sight and the four-power treaty relating to the Pacific islands al- ready signed. the Chinese question Juoms as the most important to be dealt with before the conference com- Pletes its labors. Long a Sore Spot. China has long been recognized as a sore spot which may breed a war of huge magnitude unless steps can be taken to limit the activities of outside powers with regard to China and to assure China a square deal. It was definitely stated today that the agreement with regard to China wiil take treaty form, and will be subject to ratification by the Senate of the United States, as will be the four-power treaty relating to the Pa- cific fslands and the treaty, still to be drafted, relating to the limitation of naval armaments. i One problem relating to China, with avhich the conference proper is not at this time dealing, is the Shantung Guestion and the restitution to China of the former German territory and Failroad To China by the Japanese. This is under consideration by the lapanese and Chinese delegates. in wresence of American and British Shantung Parley Critieal. The negotlations regarding Shan- tung, it was 1 reached a very delicate st: t, a critical point. The Chinese have advanced a proposal to pay Japan for 1he Kiaochow-Tsninanfu railroad. The Japanesé, on the other hand, desire 10 retain a measure of control of the road. In the event of the failure of the Japanese and Chinese delegates to yeach an agreement on this impertant phase of the Shantung question. it was suggested today that the prin- pal delegates of China, Japan, Great ritain and the United States, Mr. Sze, Baron Kato, Mr. Balfour and retary Hughes, might be asked to ss the matter. in the hope of ing at a solution. t the Chinese would not agree U. S. AGREES TO ACCEPT | MUTSU FOR OLD WARSHIP By the Associated Press. The American delegates, it in said officially, have agreed to the Japanese reservation for substi- tution of the new battlexhip Mutsu for the old twelve-gun »hip Setsu on condition that the United Stntes be permitted under the lmitation proposal to retain the mewer bat- tienhips Colorndo and Washington in place of the Delaware and | North Dakota, The final det: arranged, it was added, w: modificatios Britain in tion prozram to balance ngainst wubstitution by Jupan of the Mutsu and by the United States of two newer xhips. Thix detafl wax expected to be arranged at to- day’s meeting. The limitation program ax final- 1y evolved, it was stated, will pro- vide for a condition of status yuo as to Pacific forfifications, the agreement leaving Hawail, the Is- land of Japan, Australin and New Zealand free from the provision. SETTUNG DETAS NDW IS UNDER WY Diplomats Engaged in “Iron- ing Out the Wrinkles” in Pending Questions. BY N. 0. MESSENGER. “Ironing out the wrinkles” Is In process today in arms and far eastern conference circles. Settlement of the naval ratio is under way in one quarter and discussion of Shantung railways affairs continues between| the negotiators of China and Japan. System, brought to the last degree of efficiency, Tules the proceedings in the undertaking to agree upon the naval ratio. Here is the way it works out—that {is, If this interests you: First, the three leaders, Ad- miral Baron Katq, Mr. Balfour and Secretary Hughes exchange informal suggestions. That is to say, they are informal as matter of record, but powerfully potential in effect. able or unacceptable, why—er, they never were made. If they look prom- ising, they go on to the new naval | committee of fifteen, additional ex-! ernments are called upon for data| and thus the consideration shapes to- ward an end. i Diplomatic negotiation is fearfully | and wonderfully made. The shrug of | a shoulder, a lifted eyebrow, a facial | expression of questioning take the | place of words and speak volumes, | The negotiators walk as if upon egg | Tour-] eral weeks. of world peace; that is what it will amount to, it Is said. In the intervening time, public opin- | jon will be allowed to crystallize, and | crystallization will be of form and | as far from neglible by opponents in | the Senate. 1 Speaking of the aforetime frrecon- | ciliables in the Senate, those who to WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER ' 14, DAIL PUTS TREA AGTION OFF AFTER . EXCITING DISPUTE De Valera Scores Envoys for Signing Pact Without Con- 5 sulting Dublin. . GO INTO SECRET SESSION; WILL VOTE TOMORROW British Parliament Also Opened * Amid Great Pomp to Act on Peace Terms. By the Associated Pross, LONDON, December 14.—Ulster's intention to stund aloof from the Irish ‘free state, provided for the treaty between Great Britain and southern Ireland, was ex- presxed in a letter being sent to Prime Minister Lloyd George to- day from Sir James Cralg, the Ulnter premier, according to a Belfast dispatch to the Evening Standnrd. The letter, says the dispateh, was drafted by the Ulster cabinet yesterday evening as a reply to Mr. Lloyd George’s last letter of December 5, which contained the terms of the Anglo-Irish agree- ment. Sir James protests agal what he terms Great Britain's de- parture from the act of 1920, which Ulster accepted in good faith. DUBLIN, December 14.—The ques. tion of ratification or rejection of the Anglo-Irish agreement by the dail postponed until Thursday, when a public session will 'be held and the deputies will debate the matter and come to a decision. This was decided upon at today's called to con- eireann has been meeting of the dail, sider the agreement. Meanwhile the dail in secret session the If found unten-|gjspute between the delegates to the who were the signers of the agreement, and Eamon De Valera, the republican president, perts and advisers of the three £ov-|,nq his adherents on this issue as to whether the delegates had the power was this afternoon discussing London conference, to conclude the agreement. De Valera Seores Envoys. In the public session of the dail today —public so far as the press and a few Jected persons were concerned—tais shells, and an ominous sound indicat- | point was raised by Mr. De Valera. It ing crackling is the signal for retreal. | goycioped the acute differenes: existing e treaty—they @f"f{ffi 3 i e T .. na Michael the quadrilateral treaty for short, now | Collins, the leaders of the plenipoten- —will not go Into the Senate for sev- | tiaries, on the other. In the argument The result of this with- | during the hour's public session Mr. De holding will be in the nature of a ref- | Valera asserted the delegates had not erendum to the people for an expres-|Obeyed the instructions of the cabinet| For the first time, too. the govern- sion of opinion upon this instrument | —& charge which bdth Collins and Grit- | fith resented. President De Valera. who opened the public proceedings, explained at some | cate is redeemed before the five years ‘it is confidently predicted that the |lensth the circumstances under which who | met the Britisa representatives for the A brilliancy sufficient to be recognized | I e *hernr he | the purchaser. but with additional in- | B¢ the plenipotentiaries of the dail negotiations | pointed On October 7, he said, the plen- ipotentiaries had received instructions, the most important of which was that THRIFT BOND 1SSUE T0 PAY WAR DEBTS vestors to Take New Certificates. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. The far-reaching process of retir- ing America’s war debts without de- pending upon repayment from the al- lied countries has begun. President Harding himself an- nounced the decision of the admin- istration to issue through.the Treas- ury Department a new form of in- estment which is designed especlal- 1y for the man and woman of small income. After all the experience.of governmént Wants Small In- SACRIFIC FOCH SAILS FOR FRANCE ' WITH AMERICA’S HONORS | By the Associated Press. NEW YORK. December 14.—Ferdi- nand Foch, gray and slight. but bear- ing with him every honor that Ameri- ca could bestow upon oue of alien citizenship, bade farewell to cheering | throngs here today and sailed away to France. In his baggage were six great cases | flled with gifts from the people of this continent, who thronged to see him during his tour of the United| him today when he boarded the liner Paris for home. Bobeat Taken on Board. His luggage included a score and a ! half of parchments, attesting he had ! been accorded honorary degrees by | America’s leading wuniversities and | colleges. | There was one crate full of Montana | | wildeat of the bobtailed, spitting, but | not very dangerous, type, presented by | American Legionnaires. Another crate | States and Canada and lend their|contained a White Chester pig from | voices in acclaim of the man who hurl-| lowE. ahén a tlumon lsi!Ld Tle\;rf“‘"l 3 o | a whole box of medals and medallions ed Germany's leglons back from the | & “rio:° BoX O Tt A ord in a | soil of France and won victory in Zolden scabbard: a gold-headed cane | history’s greatest conflict. Since com- ing to America early tn November. and a half dozen or so of loving cups. | A ‘union_brickiayer's card was to be | Marshal Foch has traveled nearly|f0Und. alse. in the marshal's posses- | 15,000 miles, made more than 500 specches, aitended luncheons and | sion. i ‘The sword, gift of the French In. banquets heyond computation and bad heard th Icng'of America from up- Iwnd;hfl :17,000,000 men and women i i | stitute in America, bore the arms of the United States. of France and of the institutg.. Encircling the hilt wer: | the lines of Virginia TWO CENTS. Hot Dogs Made Wild By Pure Moonshine Go Fast at 30 Censs Each NEW YORK, December 14.— The weeret of what makes the hot dog wild ix out. New York's frankfurter taste always has bee: recently police Madinon Square six-day bleycle race were unable to understand why cer- tain venders had no trouble in disposing of their entire at 30 cents a dog, wit n_ werving the conven- tional mustard. | The authorities were con ering_some means of stamping out this profitcering, when one bluecoat purchased a hound and punctured it. Pure moonwshine! ow the coppers ure casting eye at every hot doz WILL GIVE HEARING OND. C. MEASURES, Buffer Committee of House to Receive Suggestions of Residents on Legislation. The House District committee today | authorized the appointment of a buffer committee to hear spokesmen for Washington residents desirous of | making any statement on District legislation. Representative Charles L. Underhill of Massachusetts, re. publican, made the motion for a com mittee of five members. Views of Chairman Focht. Chairman Focht, who forecast such action addressing a citizens' associa- tion Srturday night. told the commit- | tee that through this buffer commit- tee, which will pass upon whether the matter in which Washingtonians are interested is important enough to grant a hearing on it before the full committee, will save much time of the | which can be devoted to! committee, progressive and constructive legisla- tion. Representative Underhill notice to the committee that he pro- poses to introduce another work- men’s composition bill in substitu- tion for the one fathered by Repre- sentative Fitzgerald of Ohio. on which a subcommittee has made a favorable report. that his bill will be served rincipally along and Maryland statues with added features from New York, Connecticut and Massa- chusetts laws. ‘Women Heard on Social Hyghene. A delegation of wonr 1 from the council of social hygi of the Dis- trict appeared before the committee. Mrs. F. L. Rensome and Mrs. Whitt- an Cross, as spokesmen for this lelegation, requested that Senator Ball's bill. for vice suppression be Mr. Underhill says | SENATE WIPES 0UT DIVISION OF COSTS - FOR THE DISTRICT | | Passes “50-50” Bill Amend- ed to Turn AlLLocal Rev- * enues Into General Fund. {PROVIDES FOR THE USE OF $4,000,000 SURPLUS Removes Restriction on Commis- | sioners on Estimates—Tax Rate | Fixed at $1.75. Amended =0 as to wipe out all pro- visions for a division of the expenses of the District of Columbia between the federal government and the Dis- trict and covering into the gen- {eral fund of the Treasury all rev- enues collected from the people of | the District of Columbia, the so- alled half-and-half bill passed the jenate this afternoon by a viva voce vote. The measure as passed also carries a provision authorizing Congress to |appropriate for the District an amount | equal to the unexpended surplus now in the Tre: ry, amounting to more {than $4,000.000, and withdraws the { limitation placed on the Commission |ers as ing the estimates {any year within_ an amount doubl {the estimated revenues of the Dis- rict. | $2,000 to Be Exempt. | The bill as passed further carries section, introduced by Senator Nor- ris of Nebraska, providing that in !fixing the value of real estate im- iprovements for the purpose of taxa- . the first $2,000 shail be exempt all not be taken into consid- ration in fixing such value. The effect of the whole measure as lamended is to throw out any refer- lence to a division of the expenses between the municipal and the fed-- eral governments. | In other words, the revenues col- lected through taxation on the people of the District will be turned into the | Treasury general fund in the same | manner”as federal taxes are placed {in the fund. Provision for the needs iof the District would then be made | outright by Congress without any {reference to the proportion of reve- {nues that would be collected in the { District of Columbia. Tax Pris Fixed. After saying e rate of taxa- tion in the Dis: shall be “fair and reasonable” the Will pfovides that the rate of tax on personal and real prop- , war with every kind of security. g goveriment-has at Tadt evolved a pian that will pay every purchaser 6¢ the new certificates §25 for every| He had traveled over the wide ex- $20_invested, $100 for every $80 and!panses of the American continent /$1,000 for every $800 if not redeemed | from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and in five years. from the inland seas to the gulf. He had also trod the streets of the prin- cipal cities of eastern Canada. Everywhere he had received gifts. Here it was an honorary college de- gree, there a medal of gold or Trayeled Wide Expanses.- ment guarantees a uniform income ir- respective of the date or purchase or, market values. Thus if any certifi- pass, the original $25 or $80 or $800, i as .the case may be, is returned to flower, or maybe just a wee token of esteem, admiration and love. He each of the gifts. that his heart terest of 3% per cent for the period |/, o ched, and each one was with that the certificate has been held by i the investor. a | called him “Chief Watakpech Wakiy: trinket or two, and vonder a pet, or a ' or “Charging Thunder.” betrayed the fact, with the receiving | seven sapD! i&,g{: andle, was of | carved ivory. niafd with the | marshal's golden monogram. | A Pofted Geranium. | | Crow Indidns had dubbed the| {marshal “Warrior of Warriors™ and | {made him a full-fleaged chief. Sioux. I‘On[:e the terrors of the northern plains, gave him a war bonnet, bestowed only | upon the bravest of the brave, and | And out _in a‘little town of Indiana | | —where the marshal's special train topped_for a few moments—he re- ™ (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) erty in the District of Columbia shall | be $1.75 per $100, and other ‘taxes as urged in the House. now provided. The bill now goes to { the House. e e G Senator King of Utah, who has been |leading the fight against the meas- ure, renewed his motion to recommit which was lost vesterday on account {of the absence of a quorum voting. | The motion failed by vote of 38 to 20. | Immediately fnl]owing_ the _an- 425 Reauést Strick s e e e ,000 Reque icken | Out of Appropriation Bill terday to change the ratio from 50-50, by Agreement. as carried in the bill, to 60-40—that is. the District of Columbia paying 60 | per_cent of the expenses and the fed- |‘eral government 40 per cent. Caraway Presents Amendment. the last voted against reservations to | the complete text of the treaty should the league of nations and everything | Pe Submitted to Dublin and ‘a reply pertaining to the international treaty | 2Waited. That, he said, had not been then pending, it is pointed out that done. Itwas always understood also, he some of them are no longer in the | declared, that ratification by the dail Senate. Their places have been taken | Was essential by senators who may be counted upon | , He invited a question with regard to Support the treaty, it 1s said. while | to the conduct of the negotiations. others of the number are expected ty|He said the question must be con- support this treaty because of its en- | jidered on its merits and should not tirely dissimilar character. be influenced by the mere accident ! : of a difference of opinion in the cab- Some Senatorial Changes. inet or any other extraneous mat- Limited to $5.000. Absolutely no limit has been placed by the government on the number of certificates that will be issued to the public as a whole, though an individ- ual is limited to $5.000 worth. The object is to prevent large banks and trust companies from buying all the certificates that the government may issue. Furthermore, the government gn any treaty with regard to “hina unless this Shantung question 31 settled satisfactorily was the be- lief today in Some quarters. Will Include Root Principles. The proposed treaty will embody the work of the ‘conference in regard to China. It will contain the four prin- ciples laid down in the Root resolu- tions already approved by the con- | Senator Caraway of Arkansas, a ©of ! strong opponent of the measure, then {introduced two ‘amendments. One of | them provided that the “rate of tax- ation in the District of Columbia shall | be fair and reasonable, and that the | revenues of the District shall be paid today. into the Treasury as miscellaneous An appropriation of $4,000 for the | receipts.” employes' compensation fund in lhe“ His other amendment provided that The proposed appropriation $25,000 inserted by the Senate in the Geficieney bill for the = Arlington memorial bridge commission was stricken out under the conference | agreement reported to the House TEACHERS WOULD FRANCE TOFOREGD HALT EXAMINATION:CASH REPARATIONS District of Columbia, and $2 ference and which go particularly into the matter of the “open door” in China, among other things. They are: “‘1. To respect the Sovereignty, the and the territorial and nistrative integrity of China. To provide the fullest and most wnembarrassed opportunity to_China 10 develop and to maintain for herself effective and stable government. To use their influence for the purpose of effectually establishing and Inaintaining the principle of equal op- portunities for the commerce and in- dustry of all_nations throughout the territory of China, and To refrain from taking advan- tage of the present conditions in or- der to seek special rights or privi- independenc Senator Sherman of Mlinois. for instance, who was an irreconcillable, has been succeeded by Senator Mc- Kinley, who will vote to ratify. Sen- ator Norris of Nebraska has indicated | his_disposition to vote aye oh ratifi- | cation. Senator McCumber will be for the treaty. ‘Senator Penrose has not expressed himself, but is classed in the afffrmative. Senator Gore of Oklahoma has been succeeded by Senator Harreld, repub- lican. Senator Poindexter of Wash- ington has declared for the treaty. Senator Shields of Tennessee, does not seem to be very friendly now, but his well known independence of spirit would, it is thought, dispel any ters. Deeclares Instructions Exceeded. After Mr. De Valera had concluded ; Arthur Griffith, head of the delega- tion to London, who, with Michael Collins and the other plenipoten- tiaries, signed the peace agreement, rose to ask whether it was alleged that the plenipotentiaries had exceed- ed their instructions. Mr. De Valera explained that the treaty was signed in the small hours of the morning after alterations had been made which the cabinet had 3 he said, instructions had not been fol- not seen. To that extent, the lowed. intends to reach the persons of large income by the issuance of another type ‘of Treasury certificate which short periods like six months or three years. The development of govern- ‘ment policy in this direction is to be gradual, but for the moment the plan is to concentrate on the small investor and teach him the-value of the new thrift idea. The government will thus take care of about $600,000,000 worth of 1918 Treasury certificates whica mature about a year hence, and to that extent the proceeds of the new security will be, used in refunding. Five months later three and a half biilions of victory loan bonds will mature, but that's too big an h small thrift cer- bears a straight interest rate for| Sue to Force Exhausting of Eligible List for Pro- motion. William J. Wallis, Guy Clinton. Elizabeth Birtwell and Janet Ditto. high school teachers who passed suc- cessfully an examination in Septem- ber, 1919, for promotion from class been designated for such promotion, today filed suit in the District Su- preme Court for an injunction to pre- 6, group A, to group B, and have not iWiIIing Temporarily to Aid in Setting Germany’s Finan- cial House in Order. By the Associated Press. . PARIS, December 14—France Iis willing temporarily to forego cash | reparations payments from Germany, ! a high official in the French foreign | office today~told the Associated Press. This official said there was general | |recognition by the press and in French | Jofficialdom that Germany must be |aided, possibly compelled, in setting for the equipment of an addition to the Henry D. Cooke school. as pro- posed by the Senate, was agreed to. The conference agreement strikes out the appropriation of $5 for additional employes at the ent binding foreign patents. Senate amendments providing $1. 000,000 for additional hospital faci ties for war veterans afflicted with | tuberculosis and nervous disorders and $1,500.000 for replacing portions of the Washington-Alaska military cable were eliminated from the meas- ure by conferees, whose report was taken up today by the House. { the rate of taxation on personal and real property in the District of Co- {lumbia shall be $1.75 per $100 and that the other taxes shall be as at | present provided. |" He then launched into a discussion {of his amendment, pointing out that | office and $30,000 for printing and!the proposed 50-50 plan is indefen- | sible. Referring to the annual con- | troversies in "both houses over the | proposition, he said that Senators Cur- [tis of Kansas and Jones of Wash- {ington, who had undertaken to defend the system, had given as much time |as he had to a study of the problems. It was developed by Senator Norris of Nebraska during the course of the debate that the amendments of Senator Caraway had the effect of striking out all provision for dividing the ex- 3‘PRIN()E REGENT OF JAPAN | FULFILLING PREDICTIONS | issue to retire throt tificates, Some new Treasury certificates of larger denomination will have to be issued, and these in turn may be retired vent the holding of a proposed ex- amination next Saturday for addi- tional eligibles. . penses between the federal govern- ment and the District of Columbia Senator Jones said that he could see no serious objection to the amend- Michael Collins then asked that the final document agreed to in Dublin by the united dail cabinet should be put side by side with the document hesitancy in voting for the treaty if in the meantime upon further con- sideration it had appealed to his| judgment. leges which would abridge the right of the subjects or citizens of friendly states and from countenancing action inimicable to the security of certain her financial house in order if future indemnity payments were to be forth- coming. state: Senator Johnson of California ls“ signed in London by the plenipo- through the smaller certificates. In other " They name as defendants Frank W. ment as they make a tax rate certain < J understood to be agreeable to' rati | es. They did not sign that |words, the refunding process is in an ex- ¥Ballou, Reflects Optimistic View, and definite and the people know just Working Cotemporancously. fication, although no one 18 authorand | Satament as & treaty, he said, but | perimertal state and. the Treasury will ch;“::ni“z;“t;m;d“;°’f'°h°°" and i b Demonstrates Independence and|what they will have to pay. He in- The work of the conference in re-| !¢ _€ommit him. From New Mexico|on the understanding that all theknow more about the best method of re- e board o °“m1“"=-| A gemeral economic understanding | Progressiveness by His viteq the Senate’s attontion to u:: Sl G Chise el b has come Senator Bursum, who will | signatories would recommend it to|tiring America’s debts after the new Harry English, secretary of the board!between France and Germany, grow- fact that the responsibilities ol i x gone | vote for the treaty, it Is sald. the dall for acceptance. issue of cetificates has been received by | of examiners, and the members of the|ing out of the recent Wiesbaden Activities. | Districtiot Columbia reats primarily slong cotemporaneously with the| Additional support is expected to| Dr. White then moved a private!the general public. Tard of s % on Congress. work on limitation of naval arma-|be created for the treaty after the |session. Mr. Do Valera said he| " '\ 0 ol cier Chanee. R e teachersagreement between Minister of Lib-| . (1. ¢, The Star and Chicago Daily News. | Senator Ball sald that after studs” ments and the island problems. So|in proper Btl;rl:r;:'reemem is presented | thought the general question must mal claim the eligible list should be ex-|erated Regions Loucheur and former Oopyright, 1821. ing U:;?fl::;;:“m:;l :““sr)"fln‘ he it is possible to say that the proposed treaty will also embody the resolu- tion adopted by the conference to remove the foreign post offices from China by January 1, 1923, allowing China to run her own postal system. It will embcdy the resolution al- ready adopted providing that the neutrality of China shall be respected in the event of future wars. = 1t will embody the bringing to an end secret treaties made by outside powers with regard 10 China, where sut¢h treaties would resolution | and especially if! Chinese questions can be settled In a way productive of pronounced sat- isfaction ail around. > It is considered appropriate that the United States should ratify the four-power treaty first of all_the na- tions if that can be done, ifiasmuch as this government has taken the initiative in the movement out of which has emerged this great work as a collateral issue. EX-CONGRESSMAN LLOYD be debated in_public, but that the matter referred to ought to bé dis- Statements had just been made by delegates which cussed in private. were not facts, he sald. Other members argued that - the whole proceedings, with the_excep. tion of those touching upon- military or financial secrets, should be made public. >y Expected to Await Orders. Reviewing the cifcumstances lead ing up to thé appointment of the hausted before a new examination is held. Justice Balley issued a rule on the defendants to show cause Friday why the examinations should not be en-| Joined. Grade Carries Higher Pay. Through Attorney Michael M. Doyle. No “stunt” campaign of flashy tactics will be used'In selling the new certifi- cates, as the government is depending upon tae press, the post offices and the banks to let the small invEMtor know about the opportunity. A dignifled effort will be made by the Treasury Depart- ment to reach’the small investor, and it is felt by the government that at last & e et quoived.which imives | oo o Jua8e of tho Municipal Court the “small fellow” as good a chance |the teachers complain for themselves as the “big fellow” on attractive govern- {and for the benefit of all other high, German Minister of “Reconstruction Rathenau, is an early probability, it was said here today in authoritative quarters. Hope was, expressed that such an understanding would provide for a satisfactory settiement of the German reparations question. Movement by Millerand. The movement for this understand- ing, it was said, was started by Presi- | dent Millerand in a recent conversa- TOKIO, Japan, December 14.—The prince regent, fufilling the prediction that he would prove to be independent and progressive, has retired a score of the elder officials in the imperial household and has replaced them with younger men. It is also announced that automobiles will replace car- riages at the imperial palact Radical newspapers continue to ob- ject to the four-power pact and the naval ratio, but the public is not tm- ressed, recognizing that it is anti-gov- have $4,000,000 fund now in the Treasury |10 the credit of the District of Co- !lumbia to the general fund of the Treasury. Until this feature was corrected he indicated that he was ot in favor of the amendment. He said it would be manifestly unfair to the citizens of Washington to pay this money in taxes to be used for the District of Columbia to transfer it to the general fund. Lenroot and King Lead Figl The attack of the opponents of the measure centered around the point of plenipotentiaries, Mr. De Valera said he had made it clear at.the meeting of the dail that the plenipotentiaries should have full plenary powers, but that whatever arrangement was reached would be submitted to the ment. securities. normal and manual training school | tion with German Ambassador Mayer. ; P! 5 : d the eve L Oficials say there 1o no especial re; | teachers similarly situated. They as-|Its consummation also is understood D R ior o ons o that by complying with the or-|to have been helped along by Premler of thé new issue of Treasury certifl- |sert WAYS TO AID FARMER. ~iolate the principles laid down in the Root resolution. ‘Would Provide for Commission. It will embody the resolution pro- ~iding for the appoigtment of a com- view which they held that the people of the District_of Columbia were not paying a fair amount of taxation. This fight was led by Senators Len- root of Wisconsin and King of Utah, assisted by Senators Caraway -of Arkansas and Glass of Virginia. PUT ON SCHOOL BOARD Appointed by * District Supreme Court Judges to Fill Place cates this week and the fact that|ganic act and with the rules govern-|Briand, who has been gaining sup- fctory bonds are back at their orig- - itory Do ™ Bt tho. fact 15 the |8 the examination of 1319 they have porters to this idea. [ missioh by the powers to study con- itions in China with a view to doing away with the extraterritoriality now maintained by them in China— 1he extraterritorial courts particu- Jarly. The conference is still at work on snatters pertaining to leased terri- tories in China, with a view to hav- ing some of them, if not all, return- ed to China, and it may be expected that the new treaty will deal with this matter too. The .conference has before it the question of foreign troops in China, and the treaty likely will deal with 1his matter. too. Spheres of influence maintained by the powers in China also will be dealt with in the treaty, it is said. Customs Tariffs Vital One of the most important questions relating to China being considered by the conference—through a subcom- mittee at present—is that of customs “(Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) Left by H. B. Learned. | James T. Lloyd, former representative from Missouri and now engaged in the practice of law in the District, was to- day appointed 2 member of the board of education by the judges of the Su- preme Court of the District of Columbia to fill the vacancy caused by the resig- nation of Henry Barrett Learned. Mr. Learned flled ais resignation with | the judges of the court some-months ago to take effect December 26. Mr. Lloyd has made his home here since he left Congress, and has taken an active in- terest in public school and other local affairs. = U. S. SCHOONER TOTAL LOSS. MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, December 13.—The American schooner Blue Peter, which was abandoned at sea 100 miles off Montévideo with a fire raging on board, was towed to the Uruguayan shore today. The vessel will prove a total loss. The crew of tse Blue Peter landed yesterday in a B boat. . dail_for ratification. declared, and reviewing it. Mr. and had a rough copy of the docu. ‘ment they were prepared to sign they should have sent it to the cabi- net. He could only say that when he did see the final text he eoulddn‘ot it see his way to sign or recommen Collins Resents Attack. Mr. Collins protested against what he characterized as the unfaifness that lay in submitting one document without submitting the original cre- dentials He read the credentials of himself and his colleagues, signed- by De Valera, authorizing them to nego. tiate and concludé on behalf of the Treasury has been working on the,acquired a status, which entitles them Government officials today express- Recommendations of Commission The cabinet, he would not have sent any five men to negotiate a treaty which would bind the nation without some larger body representing the. nation having an opportunity of criticising De Valera sald his idea was that when the plenipotentiaries had arrived at an agreement in principle new plan ever since it was apparent|to be advanced to the higher group, that liberty bonds were starting|which entails no additional work, but back to par. The pyschological| "™} €HHT afttnal ok e Netie, ‘mevertheless, of ‘announcing merely an increase o yeasly the mew issue at the very moment|salary. This status will be abridged when victory bonds touched par 18 ¢ the examinatlons are held ahd an appreciated. eht Jiberty. bonds with. |additional list of eligibles secured out know! xh:'l:'ntwlr:;‘:fi:tmvtl‘::: and may be entireiy destroyed, the Sould caush t new eXamination and fail to pass. by beink able to point to the par value of bonds 'u“‘pmo! of the :rl‘- inal promises of Ko KON b In ordering the'new examjnation Still the Treasury has had tb take | yio' poard of education aiso adopted to account that many investors, dis- | oy rules’ concerning the eligible list appointed by their experience with';ng Jimited to one year the period af Aoty bonds, might be cold toward | 3o ity for. thase already on the fist. the coure s advised, while there had previously been no time limit government investments unless given an absolute guarantee of the par fixed at former examinations for such promotions. The successful candi- value of a security. The new certifi- cates cannot fall in value. They are dates at the proposed examination are } to remain eligible for promotion for redeemed whenever an investor needs money and he sustains no loss at all— two years. If these.rules are allowed to bé carried out, it.is contended, the in fact, he collects interest besides, There is to be a continuous sale, n teachers now on the eligible list may never receive the promotion, as the (Continued on Page 2, Column ) ontinués gh Page 2, Column &) moreover, of these certificates. The ,date_of pu so’ doesn’t _affect the 'ney o ~(Continued on Page 2, Colomn 6) g VEY ed themselves as much encouraged by the satisfactory conditions under which the understanding was reached between M. Loucheur and Herr Kath- enau, providing for reparations pay- ments in kind by the German govern- ment over a period of years. SHIP IN TROUBLE AT SEA. Steamer Western Hero Reports Food and Fuel Almost Exhausted. BOSTON, December 14.—The steam- er Western Hero is in trouble in mid- ocean, according to radiograms re- ceived here today. With fuel almost exhausted and food supplies nearly gone, the. steamer sent word that she was in need of immediate assistance. The position - given was about. 500 1les northeast of St.-Michaels, where on Agricultural Inquiry. Thirteen recommendations, includ- ing legalization of co-operative mar- keting combinations, lowering of freight rates on agriqultural products and establishment of agricultural at- taches in European capitals, are set forth in a report of the joint con- gressional commission of agricultural inquiry filed today in the Senate. RELIEF FUND APPROVED. House Committee Reports Bill for $20,000,000 to Feed Russia. An appropriation of $20,000,00¢ would be available for the purchase of grain she was last reported as having stop- | in r famine districts of Russia under ed on her voyage from Antwerp for]a bill favorably reported today by the 5..“ House affairs committee. foreign and other food products for distribution’| Senator Jones of Washington, au- thor. of the measure, and in charge of 1t on the flopr: Senator Curtis of Kan- sas who for years headed the sub- committee on District appropriations of the zppropriations committee, and Senator Phipps of Colorado, the pres- ent chairman of this subcommittee, made @ strong defense of the meas- ure. Voting Lacks Quorum. The motion of Senator King to re- eommit the measure ycsterday was lost through the ubsence of a qurorum. This Was & record vote, standing 17 for Tecommittal, 26 against, with 53 sen- ators not voting. Following this vot Senator King moved adjournment, an this motion was rejected When & call of the Senate was ordered to develop the presence of a quorum. When the | quorum was obtained, Senator Curtis Moved an executive session, following | Which the Senate adjourned. Speaking on the charge that taxa- tion here 18 much less than it is in the states, Senator Jones oot l 7 (Continued on Page sald he dl‘\ know of his own knowledge that™ -