Evening Star Newspaper, December 31, 1921, Page 1

vad he Member of the Associated Press The Aswociated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches WEATHER. Fair tonight and tomorrow; colder tomorrow; lowest temperature tonight, freezing or slightly below. Temperature for twenty-two hours credited to it or mot otherwise credited In this Paper and alxo the local news published Lerein. ended at noon today: . Highest, 43, at All rights of publication of special ng:(n nti:-;a) = ‘l;;l“"f:‘:érfi;nflsaét:lz" P dispatches herein are also reserved. WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Closing New York Stocks, Page 17. ‘Entered as seco! 98,370. ————= nd-class matter post office. Washington. D. C. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, bening Stas. 1921 _TWENTY-TWO PAGES. Yesterday’s Net Circulation, 87,737 TWO CENTS. ENGLAND T0 BUILD WEAPONS DESPITE | SUBMARINE RULES Spokesmen Point Out Ease With Which Agreements E Are Broken in War. EXPRESSION BY SURRAUT AIDS IN HEALING BREACH Conference in Lull Today as Dele- gates Await Instructions From Home. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. The British will proceed with their naval plans to resist submarine at- tacks upon commerce whether the Root resolutions debarring subma- rines from acting as commerce de- stroyers are agreed to fin: 1ly or not. This was made clear by British spokesmen today. “It is just as easy to break a strict rule as to break a less strict rule when submarines are at hand and in the stress of war,” said one of the British spokesmen today, discussing the matter. The British have seen the breaking of international rules regarding merchant shipping in the war with Germany. As long as sub- marines exist there the possibility that they may commerce destroyers in the stress of war emergency. See Value of Rules. This does not mean, however, that the British are not heartily in favor of the Root proposals. They believe adopted as part of in- tional law, or as a compact be- tween the naval powers attending the Washington conference. would be a strong deterrent upon any nation that might desire to use the submarines as commerce destroyers in an illegal manner. The frank expression made by M. Sarraut, nead of French delega tion, and Admirai de Bon. at yester- aay's meeting of the committee on Jlimitation of armaments, when Lord Lee of the British delegation referred 1o articles published in France sup- porting the use of submarines in®the manner adopted by Germany, has g E er understanding B e e They denied abso: Jutely that the French government would countenance such a thing. Delegates aiting Advices. Today there was a lull con- ference proceedings, while some of the delegations awaited imstruetions, from their home governments in reganl to the Root submarine resolu- tions. the questions relatiug to Shan- in tung, ete. The committee of naval experts was busy on technical mat- ters, matters of replacement, tonnage measurement, etc. indicated that Chairman Hugh wo meeting of the he would not call n conference committees either on Timitation of armaments or on the Far East until the delegations were ready with their instructions from Mt untikely there will be & meet- ing of either of these major com- mittees before Tuesday, it was said, though this will depend upon —the rapidity with which the replies are Teceived regarding submarine rules and, by France, regarding the 10,000-ton limit on auxiliary naval vessels. Loowe Ends to Be Gathered Up. As soon as the loose ends of the maval limitation plan are in hand a plenary session of the conference will be called. At that time, it is expect- ed, formal assent will be given by the| conference to the agreements regard- fng naval holiday, capital ship ton- nage, submarine tonnage of auxiliary vessels, including aircraft carriers. Also these agreements are being put into the form- of a treaty, which will be signed by the repre- sentatives of the five powers assem. o Wled hers to consider limitation rmaments. ¥ hen (ne questions of naval arma- ment have been disposed of by the conference there will remain to be acted upon the questions relating to China, of which Shantung and all it impli is the principal matter at is- sue, Notwithstanding the impasse which has arisen between the Jap- anese and Chinese delegates, hope was expressed in British quarters today 1hat eventually an agreement could be reached. Treaty on Far East. It has been the purpose of the con- ference to draft and conclude the ne- gotiations of a treaty, relating to the far east, particularly to China, which will be signed by all nine nations at- tending the Washington conference, including China. This treaty will in- clude the agreements made regarding China. There have been strong intimations from the Chinese delegation that un- less they could obtain a satisfactory arrangement with regard to Shantung the conference would be a failure so far as China was concerned and that China would not be a signatory to the proposad treaty. However, there 18 great hope that a treaty which will benefit China very greatly will ulti- mately come out of the present con- ference, and before it adjourns. WOMAN’S ARREST BARES $1,500,000 MAIL THEFT Divorced Wife of Abe Attell, For- mer Pugilist and Two Men. Arrested in New York. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 31.—A mail theft of $1,500,000 in bonds on July 18, 1921, became known today with the arrest of Mrs. Abe Attell, divorced wife of the for- mer pugilist; Sam Gold and Harry Cohen, by post office inspectors and members of the police bomb squad. FORDNEY TO RUN AGAIN. SAGINAW, Mich.,, December 31.— Joseph W. Fordney. representative of the eighth Michigan district a&nd chairman of the House ways and means committee, announces that he arill seek re-election next year. “MESSENGER OF PEACE,” BEARING LIQUOR CARGO, SEIZED OFF N. C. COAST Seizure of the British schooner Messenger of Peace with a cargo of liquor off the North Carolina coast was reported to Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Clifford today by the coast guard station at Elizabeth City, N. C. The ship, the report said, was stranded on Ocracoke bar, off the coast of North Carolina, but was floated yesterday. Immediately the vessel and its crew were taken into custody by a coast guard cut- ter under command of Boatswain J. H. Garrish of the Ocracoke sta- tion. The prohibition director ~at Ralelgh, N. C. and the collector of customs at Wilmington, N. C., have been notified of the seizure, the report said. FRANCE APPROVES SUBMARINE RULES Official Scores Idea of Using Torpedo as Used in Lusi- tania Case. the Associated Press. PARIS, December 31.—The French delegation at Washington, it was un- derstood in official quarters here to- day. already has given hearty assent to the application of internati to the opertion of submarines, which, in the French interpretation, satisflies the demand of Great Britain that sub- marines in time of war be prohibited from torpedoing merel 1t ships. “The idea that France might some day want to use the torpedo as it was used in the case of the Lusi- tania is absurb, said a high ofli at the Quay d'Orsay to the Associated | Ofticial attitude today. British Press correspondent comment on the NEW- SUBMARINE PARLEY EXPECTED Limitation of Operations May Be Object of Calling of Separate Meeting. BY N. 0. MESSENGER. It was indicated in authoritative official quarters today that a move- mént is undéf consideration the ob- Ject of which will be the calling of a conference of world powers to limit the operations of submarines in war- fare. ‘This proposition would not restrict | the tonnage, but would relate entire- 1y to ‘the use to which submarines would be put. The ultimate effect, of course, would be to outlaw the submarine as an ag- gressive agency of warfare against merchant and passenger shipping. It was muid to be the hope of high ad- ministrative officials to wind up the present conference with a praposal such as the ome outlined, which, if accepted, would be regarded by the world as contributing to the success of the present undertaking.’ While the fact that the arms confer- ence, now rapidly drawing to a close, cannot be recorded as 100 per cent suc- cessful will give ground for many to I told you s0,” thé administration will be able to point out that warning was given in advance against expect- ing perfection in achievement. President Harding and Secretary Hughes, it is claimed, may, therefore, | be permitted to say, “We told you so,” but will also find cause for sincere gratification in a partial meed of suc- cess and indubitably in the right to assert in truth that a new pace has been set in world affairs—demonstra- tion of the possibility of the nations | meeting in friendly accord to discuss their differences. Forward Step Taken. It is prophesied in conference circles that after the first keem disappoint- ment over the extent of gaval limita- tion has passed th. public will come to appraise the value of what has been done and realize that a long step for- ward has actually been taken. Tt is believed that when the loose ends of the conference still remaining are caught up ¢he appraisal of the net result will set a higher figure than now seems to be presented in the midst of the disappointment over certain specific features which it had been hoped might be adjusted. The basis of agreement having been laid, it now remains for the confer- ence to assemble the points into the drafts of treaties to carry into effect the understandings reached. This will prove a work of detail not unattended with tedium but presenting no seri- ous difficulties, it is thought. End in January Seen. It is thought this will be speedily brought to conclusion, and it is not improbable that the great body of the delegates will have departed from Washington by the middle of January. Some subcommittees will be left in charge of minor branches of research and investigation of Chinese affairs. It is noted as a curious commentary upon the conference that two nations which presumably were not regarded as closely in accord have been brought to a better state of feeling and mutual understanding of each other—Japan and the United States; while on the other hand France and the United States, supposed to be as close as two peas in a pod, find they have been thinking along different lines as to armament and military preparations. French Stand Regretted. That a keen sense of regret will be entertained by the American people at France's inability to go along with the spirit of naval limitation ruling the majority of the conference is un- questionable, it is said. Back of that, however, is seen the fact of the ex- istence throughout the past of warm feelings of regard between the peo- ples of the two republics, and it re- mains to be seen to what extent there may be a reaction in this country. * ral law j CONSRTONPLAN AGREEDONTOBULD UPEUROPESCREDT American Participation Is Hoped for, Although Not Re- garded as Essential. ALLIED BANKERS WILL TAKE UP UTILITIES FIRST Austria to Be First Beneficiary Un- der Plan Because of Dire Needs of Nation. soclated Press. PARIS, December 31.—The _Economic Conference of Allied Bankers and Manufacturing interests, which has been considering measures tor re-es- tablishing the interrational credit of Europe, agreed todav unon the draft of a project for an international con- sortium which will be submitted to the allied supreme council at Cannes. A representative of Japan today Jjoined the British, French, Itallan and Belgian delegations in the con- ference. The conferees indicate they consid- er American participaticn in tte con- though not primarily essentizl to the | birth of the enverprise. The idea pre- vailing among¥the delegates .s that | the United States can scarce'y remain | Indifferent to sush a movement, in tne interest of her own European trade, but that Europe must in any case be- gin doing something or her own ae- count. The settini up of the conso- rtium, therefore, is N0t contings upon American co operation, declared. Original Plans Modified. The project, as it has previously been drawn up in London, was some- what modified in the talks that have occurred between the British and French interests here. It is based partially upon the international credit scheme of Dr. J. Ter-Meulen, the Dutch economist, which was approved by the financial conference at Brussels | last year. The idea 15 first to upbuild the pub- lic utilities, railways amd kindred agencies in countries where economic stagnation is due to lack of trans- portation. The assets of the coun- tries thus aided will, as provided for |in the Ter-Meulen scheme, be pledged |as security for the loans involved in & the cuses cession for operation. - given. Austria First Beneficiary. | Austria, which is regarded by the conferees as in the direct need, is expected to be the first beneficiary in the working out of the scheme, with the hope that her recovery will con- tribute to the improvment of the situation generally, and particularly to that in the smaller states of cen- tral Europe. The capital of the consortium will be definitely fixed only after the council at Cannes has passed upon the schema Sums varying from £5,000,000 to £20,000,000 are talked of. It is pointed out, however, that the amount of the capital is an im- material factor, as the consortium it- self plans to find funds outside its own ‘capital, acting in most cases merely as a clearing house for the credits necessary to attain the object in view. Stabilizing Exchange. It has been suggested that the con- sortiums’ own capital may be most effectively employed in stabilizing ex- change through temporary credits to countries immediately requiring foreign money, which is unobtain- able in interior. Europe without the | provoking of violent fluctuations. Dr. Walter Rathenau, former Ger- man minister of reconstruction, al | though he was not present at the meeting of the conference, was at the French foreign office yesterday and has been in consultation with leading delegates to the gathering since his arrival presumably with re- gard to the participation of Germany, the most important question involved that the conferenos at Cannes will have to settle. —_— FLOATING DUTCH LOAN. $40,000,000 Installment Assigned Guaranty Trust Company. By the Associated Pre THE HAGUE, ecember 31.-~The Dutch government has assigned the first installment of $40,000,000 of the $100,000,000 loan recently authorized by both houses of parliament to the Guaranty Trust Company of New York, it was announced today. The conditions of this part of the loan are such that tke actual average interest tc be paid will work out at less thap 7 per cent, the announcement said. Today’s News In Brief Maryland’s plan to substitute gasoline tax for auto tags comes before A. A. A. Tuesday. Page 1 Partial success to fulfill hopes of ad- ministration for conference. Page 1 Gatheriggs in many places to greet new year tonight. Page 1 Navy “eourt finds marines guilty of killing Nicaraguan police and sen- tenced for ten years. Page 2 Two are indicted in income tax cases. Page 2 Debs’ offense not forgiven by com- mutation of sentence. Page 2 President Harding authorizes call for considering measures for relief of farmers. Page 2 End of conference appears near. Page 3 Thirteen obsolete warships sold by naval board of survey. Page 6 New silver dollar to be distributed on ‘Tuesday; President gets first. Page & Roads to insure employes, lead being taken by Delaware and Hudson. Page 9 in luxury while others starve. Page 9 May appoint recelver in Christian Science dispute. Page 9§ Arctic message tells of tragedy. Page 12 ‘Worker says Russian communists live |’ THE HANDICAP LEFT ME IDIDE THE BEST¢ sortium as important cventually, a1-| AMERICAN PROFESSORS ARE REPORTED KIDNAPED BY TURK NATIONALISTS By the Axsociated Press. ATHENS, December 31.—Several American professors of the orphan- age at Derindja, about twenty miles from Constantinople, are de- clared, by the Armenian news- paper Yarguir of Constantinople, to have been carried off by the Turkish nationalists, says a Con- stantinople dispatch. The fate of the deported Ameri- cans, adds the newspaper, is not known. GASOLINE TAX PLAN UPBEFOREA.A. A Governors Will Consider __Maryland Proposal Next Tuesday. The board of governors of the Dis- trict branch of the American Auto- mobile Association will meet Tuesday to consider Maryland's proposal to bring about reciprocity with the Dis- trict by substituting a gasoline tax for the present number plate charge on autemobiles. This was announced today by Will- iam Ullman, secretary of the District A. A. A, after he had conferred with the District Commissioners relative to the new proposition. Mr. Ullman said that he had learned from Commissioner Rudolph that the latter favors the gasoline tax only in the event that it is adopted as a single tax with no horsepower charge for tags. / “If Maryland introduces a bill in the state legislature providing for the abolitlon “of the horsepower charge for tags with the adoption of the gas- oline tax and thereby relieve District torists from purchasing a Mary- nd tag, that would be a proposition we might consider favorably,” said Mr. Ullman. The secretary indicated clearly, however, that he would not be in fa- vor of the gasoline tax if it would still be necessary to buy a Marylapd tag. 'f‘he District Commissioners are marking time on the question, pend- ing receipt from the Maryland officials of a copy of the bill which is to be presented to the state legislature next month providing for the gasoline tax plan. At the meeting Tuesday. Mr. Ullman sajd the board of governors of the local association would discuss the proposed bill thoroughly and endeav- or to determine what attitude the as- sociation should take in the matter. Mr. Ullman was accompanied to the District building by M. O. Eldridge, an official of the A. A. A. WARSHIP IS ADRIFT. British Vengeance in Danger in English Channel. By the Associated Pre: CHERBOURG, December 31.—The British battleship Vengeance, with but a small crew aboard, was running adrift before a storm in the English channel this morning, in danger of collision with other craft or of piling up on the shore. ‘The Vengeance, a vessel of 12,950 tons, was being towed by tugs on her way to a shipyard to be dismantled. The tow lines parted in the storm last night, and the crew was unable to gain control of the big ship Two French naval tugs sent out to her rescue have been beaten back by the storm, and other :British and French naval graft are attempting to reach her. A Contestants for The Contestants in The Star's $1,000 prize schoo] essay contest on the sub- ject, “The Arms Conference and Tts Significance.” apparently are having no difficulty in answering the ques- tions printed daily ir this paper. The questions are stripped of technicali- ties and are designed to aid the es- sayists to study the ¢poch-making conference in preparation for writing their compositions. The fourth set of the series of five daily questions follow: What is the four-power treaty re- lating to the Pacific Islands? What is the chief factor in the dis- pute between Chima and Japan over Shantung? What nations have extra-territorial rights in China? Where is Manchuria and what is it? What is the Anglo-Japanese Al- liance? Preliminary to Writin, Answers to these questions should not be submitted to The Star. The contestants, however, are ad- vised to secure all information which will enable them to answer the ques- tions intelligently before writing their essays. It is emphasized that the contest- |ants should not write their essays un- til after the close of the Christmas MULTIPLE DIRECTORATES ARE PERMITTED BY I. C. C. Persons Holding Two or More Posi- tions With Railways Permit- ted to Retain Them. All persons holding two or more places as officers and directors of in- | terstate railroad corporations were |Biven legal permission by the Inter- state Commerce Commission today to hold their various positions indefl- nitely. “The commission in_an order, which did not name the individuals or rail- roads concerned, said it appeared that neither public nor private interests would be adversély affected by the retention of the posts as sought in the applications before it. Under the transportation act the commission was given authority fo determine by today whether it was compatible with public interest that interlocking directorates be main- tained by rallroads in any givew in- stance and more than 100 applica- tions, some of them naming a score or more of individuals, were on hand and not acted upon today when the period expired. The commission in an order last week passing upon several of the in- dividual applications before it re- auired William Rockefeller. George F. Baker of New York and Harold S. Vanderbilt to withdraw from several boards of directors, and the order to- day did not affect these cases, in which ‘specific action was previously taken. These are practically the only cases in which the commission has objected to the retention of multiple directorates. REPORTER MAKES RECORD. SYRACUSE, N. Y., December 31. —Writing an average of minety- two words a minute for fifteen minutes with only thirty-one errors in fifteen pages of legal size paper. D. J. Tannenholz, of New. York, set a new world's record for court reporters’ style typewriting, at the annual con- vention of the New York State Short- hand Reporters’ Association which closed here. | STARVING CANADIAN INDIAN TRIBES REPORTED TURNING TO CANNIBALISM By the Associated Press. EDMONTON, Alberta, December 31.—A lone policeman of the royal Canadian mounted ‘police, accom- panied by an Indian guide and two dog team drivers, today set out from Fort Fitsgerald for the bar- ren lands north of Lake Athebasca to Investigate reports that the Carfbou-eating tribes of Indians there were suffering from lack of food and had resorted to canni- ‘balism. If evidence of cannibalism is found the policeman has been in- structed to bring back his prison- ers. It is & tradition among mem- bers of the force that they alwi “get their man"” My Reports received by the northern detachment of Canada’s frontier force last summer stated that the Indians had missed the annual mi- gration of Caribou herds and were starving in consequence. Then came rumors that conditions were 8o acute that some members of the tribe had been killed to relieve the hunger of the others. It was im- possible to reach the hunger- stricken country during the open season. Now that the tralls are frozen and passable, the trip will be made. ‘The route lies through a wilder- ness noted for its scarcity of ani- mal life for food purposes. Ac- cordingly, the party will carry ra- tions sufficient for the entire trip, which is expected to take two, months. _stamps. MR. WILSON PREDICTS PARTY SUCCESS IN 1922 Asserts Democrats Will Regain Na- tion's Confidence in the Coming Year. W YORK, December 31.—Predic- tion that the year 1922 would show that the democratic party “has entire- ly regained the confidence of the na- tion,” was made by Woodrow Wilson in a New Year letter to the Women's Democratic Political League, made public here today. Replying to a birthday letter sent on behalf of the league by Miss Lil- lian R. Sire, Its president, the former President wrote: “The message from the Women's Democratic Political League gave me very great pleasure, and I wish to ex- press to you--and through you to your SCHOOL ESSAYISTS ASSISTED BY QUESTIONS PRINTED DAILY Star’s Prize Offer of $1,000 Giving Much Attention to Arms Proceedings. holidays. By that time all the sinple rules of the contest, together h the names of the persons constituting the board of judges, will have been announced. In the meantime. the es- sayists are urged to read the con- ference procecdings s reported in the daily newspapers in order to be- come conversant with the ever-chang- ing problems before it. School au- thorities hade directed the attention of the teachers and pupils to the con- cise summary of the confererce pro- ceedings printed daily in The Star as a valuable aid in studying the histori- cal event. Eligible to Compete. According to figures compiled by school authorities there are ap- proximately 20,000 pupils in the pub- lice schools who are eligible to com- pete in the contest. Thefe are about 10,000 in the senior high schools and the ninth grades of the junior high schools, and an equal number in the seventh and eighth grades of the ju- nior high sehool and &imilar grades in the ~elementary schools. Between 2,000 and 3,000 pupils in the private and parochial schools, it is estimated. are eligible to enter the contest. Eighty-eight cash prizes aggregat- ing $1,000 will be awarded to the win- ners of the contest. The prizes will be scattered over the two Separate classes into which the contest proba- bly will be divided in order that all contestants submitting meritorious essays may receive award: RiNG IN 1922 TAGS, RING OUT OLD ONES FOR AUTOS, TONIGHT Last call for automobile tags! If your car is still wearing a 1921 number plate and you expect to do any motoring tomorrow or Monday, you have until 5:3 ?;iouk this afternoon to get a now For with the passing of the old vear at midnight 1921 motor tags will become worthless. The law requires that'on January 1 motor- ists shall display new tags. Wade H. Coombs, superintendent of licenses, announced today that for the accommodation of late comers he will keep his office, room 117, District building, open until 5:30 this afternoon. “Tags have been on sale since December 1 and there is no ex- cuse for machine owners to ven- ture forth without new number plates tomorrow,” said Capt. Headley of the traffic bureau. At noon today approximately 34,000 tags had been issued, rep- resenting in revenue about $143,- Visiting motorists whose home States do not require new tags on January 1 will not be arrested by the local police for driving to- morrow on a 1921 tag. The Police Court will exercise no leniency whatever in cases brought ‘before it for the non-ap- pearance of the 1922 license, tags after midnight tonight, according to a statement made today by Thomas Walsh, assistant corpora- tion counsel. FIVE TRAINS SNOWBOUND. Eastern Canada Has One of Worst Storms in Years. MONCTON, N. B, December 31.— Five trains are snowbound in the Fol- leigh mountains section of the Canadian National Rallways, and there is a com- plete tie-up of traffic between Spring- hill Junction and Truro as a result of the snowstorm which prevailed -with great severity in Nova Scotia. One train is reported to be com- pletely covered over with huge snow- drifts, while the four others, includ- ing last night's marttme express from Halifax, are stalled near Londonderry. Snow specials and crews of snow shovelers from Moncton and Truro have been dispatched to the scene. The night expresses out of St. John and Hallfax are being held on either side of the blockade. The situation is one of the worst experienced by rail- road men for a good many winters. POSTAGE 10,000 RUBLES. Cost to Send Letter From Petro- grad to New York. NEW YORK, December 31.—Postage from Pef to New York is 10,000 rubles, it was shown yesterday, wher L. Krluui: resident of the Blr.’o‘r';x< ;i celved -g letter bearing ten 1,000-ruble ‘The ruble at normal ‘was “worth 51% cents. assoclates of the league—my heartfelt thanks for the cheer it hus given me. together with my best wishes for the new year—which is certaln to show that the democratic party has entirely regained the confidence of the nation.” CITY TO HAIL 1922 INMANY MEETINGS Church, Home and Hotel Will Be Gathering Places of Citizens Tonight. In church, home and hotel tonight Washington will greet the new year, many “watch parties” being planned for the churches, social gatherings for the homes of the city and dinner par- ties at several of the large hotels. The majority of the government de- partments closed doors at 1 o'clock this afternoon, but the clerks of other departments worked as usual, among them being empioyes of the patent office, who volunteered to stay at their desks in view of the large number of cases pending. Department Event. Secretary Wallace and other officials at 2:30 o'clock this afternocon are to greet all the employes of the Depart- ment of Agricuiture at an informal re ception held in the Secretary’s office in the main building Tonight at 9 o'clock the members of the Women's City Club will hold a dance, and there will be a dance at { the Catholic Community House, 601 E street: under auspices of the Catholic Women's Service Club. A joint meeting of peace organiza- tions will be held tonight at the Playhouse, 1814 N street, when pray- ers will be offered, hailing 1932 as the beginning of the “era of peace.” This evening will inaugurate a series of dances to be held at the Blue Triangle recreation center, 20th and B streets northwest, under auspices of the Y. W. C. A 1t is believed tpat John Barleycorn. who formerly made merry on New Year eve, will make few public ap- pearances tonight, but will confine his activities .to interiors. The police, however, will be on the watch for him, and prohibition agents will see the old year out. At the Willard, Washington, Ra- leigh, Shoreham, Ebbitt, Harrington, Wardman Park and other hotels there will be New Year eve dinner parties tonight. Dancing will feature many of the hotel parties. White House Reception. Plans are completed for the New Year day reception, to be held Mon- day at the White House. Arrange- { ments for receiving members of the Grand Army of the Republic have been changed, so that the members will be received at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon instead of 12:30 p.m. The G. A. R. will meet at its headquarters at 1:30 p.m.. and it is expected that the Spanish War Veterans, the Amer- ican Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars will join the G. A. R. and march with them. 3 Companions of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion attending the White House reception Monday will assemble on the first floor. east front of the State, War and Navy building, MUEDIGTCOSTS AND DATA SOUGHT BYCHARMAN DAV |Preparing to Study Request for $3,000,000 for New Water Line. WASHINGTON SUPPLY RANKS HIGH IN PURITY System Called Perfect for Main- taining Standard—Disinfect- ants Unnecessary. Chairman Davis of the House sul- mimnittee on District appropr ons today called upon the officials of the District water department to furnish him information regarding the cost of the original aqueduct which carries water nine miles in a brick and stone conduit from Great Falls to the Dis- trict line, together with the cost of improvements and extensions made in the nineties, as well as the cost of erecting twenty-nine sand filters at 1st and Douglas streets northwest, each of an acre in area. _ The chairman requested that this information be accompanied by a ree ord showing from what funds thes costs were paid, whether entirely by the federal Bovernment, on a 50-30 percentage by the federal and District Bovernments or from revenu of the water service. This data is desired for study preliminary to consideration of the 33,000,000 asked of Congress for building ‘a new aqueduct from Great Falls to give adequate water supply to the District: Water Supply Ranks High. The National Capital has as pure and high standard water as any city in the country; no disinfectants have to be used and the machinery s per- iect for keeping this supply pure LIhis statement was made by Chair- man Davie and Maj. M. C. Tyler, rep resenting the District water service at a hearing on the District appro- priation bill today. Maj. Tyler testified the $170.000 au- thorized for the water department for the current fiscal year to be paid en- tirely out of the revenue of the water Service by water consumers, will be sufficient to carry the depart- ment through the present season. He estimated that similar amount will be sufficient for the next fiscal year. Maj. Tyler emphasized that during the war period on account of the in- creased cost, the water plant ran down considerably. but this is gradu- ally being repaired out of the reve- nues of the water department. Chairman Davis put fnto the record that if at any time the water depart- ment finds the revenues from water users insufficient to meet the cost of proper maintenance and repair, the District officials have sufficient au- thority to increase the water rates. Built From 1856 to 1863. In reply to questions from Chairman Davis, Maj. Tyler said that the Wash- ington auqueduct was originally built in the years 1856 to 1863, down to and including the Georgetowm reservoir, which was then the distributing sta- The water service system was completed in 1905, with the erection of the filtration plant. Since that time he said the city has received very sat- isfactory filtered water. Maj. Tyler suggested that the word- ing of the District bill should be changed so as to allow the department, when necessary, to purchase and install« additional meters on service to the various federal establishments. As an illustration, he pointed to the addi- tion service now being installed at the ' Home. Chairman Davis said idered this a very reasonable request, as without such additional meters the meters already installed would not furnish the water depart- ment with an accurate record on water consumption. at 12:15 p.m. that day. The President is to receive the companions of the order at 12:30 p.m. The insignia of the order must be worn, it is an- nounced. “There will be one delivery of mail throughout the city Monday by car- rier, City Postmaster Chance an- nounced today. HALF-DAY FOR SOME. Six Government Departments Close at 1 0’Clock This Afternoon. Six of the government departments were closed at 1 o'clock this after- noon, thus permitting the clerks to enjoy a half-day holiday on the eve of New Year day. These were Com- merce, Department of Agriculture, Labor, Interior, Post Office and State departments. Secretary Hughes. in making his announcement, stated that all clerks who could be spared would be relieved at 1 o'clock. The Department of Agriculture em- ployes attended a reception to Secre- tary of Agriculture Wallace and Mrs. ‘Wallace at the department. At all of the other departments, was announced, they would remai duty throughout the day. PLAN QUIET HOLIDAY. President and Mrs. Harding Will Attend New Year Service. Other than attendance at the spe- cial services tomorrow at Calvary Baptist Church President and Mrs. Harding have made no arrangements for the first day of the new year. It is considered likely that in the afternoon they w ~ountry for several hours. The only engagement made for to- day by the President was with Chief Justice Taft. They conferred in the President’s office for fifteen minutes, and on his way out the former Presi- dent told newspaper men he had nothing to say regarding the call. —_— RESENTED AS INSULT. 7 U. S. Charge at Budapest Protests Reflection on Hungarian Emigrants By the Associated Press. BUDAPEST, December 31.—U. Grant Smith, American charge d'affaires, Has protested against & recently published interview in which the chief of the H ian emigration department was Guoted as_saying: -Previous to the war only thieves, broken-down gentle- men and paupers emigrated to the Cnited States.” Mr. Smith resented this as an insult to American. citizens of Hungarian origin. it on il motor_into the THREE DEAD IN CRASH. Two More in Car Injured by Engine at Corbin, Ky. CORBIN, Ky. December 31.— Mrs. Oscar Brock, her mother-in-law and one child, four yvears old; were killed and Oscar Brock and znother child, seven years old, received injuries from which they will probably die, when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by train No. 37 of the Louisville and Nashville railroad as the train was pulling into the Corbin yards. The tragedy took place at a blind crossing after the engineer had shut off steam for Corbin, and the party in the automobile failed to hear the approaching train and were on the track before the train was sighted. Mr. Brock endeavored to pull across the track. and, when this was seen to be impossible, he endeavored to turn the car and retrace his course. But before he could accomplish this ob- ject the engine born down upon the car, striking it in the middle, fling- ing three of the occupants to their death and very gravely injuring the driver and his little son. COMPLAIN OF TOLLS. RICHMOND, Va., December 31.—Th. chamber of commerce of Lynchburg. citizens of that city and also of the counties of Bedford, Campbell and Amberst, have filed protests with the istate corporation commission against action of the Chesapeake and Poto- mac Telephone Company in_ establish- ing a private exchange in E§nchburg land charging an extra 5 cents on all calls made from Lynchburg to points in the counties and from points in | the counties to Lynchburg. MONDAY, JANUARY 2, The Star Will Be Issued at One O’Clock All advertisements in- tended for this issue must be in The Star office not later than 11 p.m. the day before. ?