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Member of the Associated Press | The Associated Press is exclusively entitied to the use for republication of all news dispatches eredited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. All rights of publication ot special dispatches here'n are also reserved. WEATHER. Rain this afternoon and tonight; warmer tonight, with temperature tomorrow clearing, much colder in afternoon. Temperature for twenty-four hours ended at 2 p.m. today: Highest, 42, at 2 p.m. today; lowsst, 33, at 2 p.m. yes- terday. Ful’ report on page 7. above freezing; Foeni Closing New York Stocks, Page 24.. No. 28,374. 0. Entered as second-class matter post office Washington, D. C.— SHIP SCRAPPING RULES, SETTLED BY EXPERTS; CHINESE TARIFF FIXED Agreement Details to Be Laid Before Full Committee. FRENCH TO REVEAL SUBMARINE STAND Ready to Accept Root Pro- posal, But Will Make Reservations. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. Developments of the Washington conference on limitation of armament today appear to be: Settlement of the auestion by the Under mittee, so that China will have an effective 5 per cent duty almost im- mediately. An international commis- sion is to be sent to China to study the situation, with the understanding that an additional 21z per cent may be allowed in the near future. Settlement by the committee of naval experts of the quesions re- Jating to replacement of the capital ships, the methods of scrapping ships, the standard of measurement for ton- The details of Chinese tariff »od subcom- nage of naval ships. these agreemeénts will be laid before the next meeting of the full com- mittee on limitation of armament. French Ready to Reply. It was reported early today that a meeting of the full committee might be called for this afternoon of tomor- row in view of the fact that the French delegation is ready to an- nounce the stand of the Paris govern- ment on the Root proposal that sub-} marines shall not be used as com- merce destroyers, and in view of the reports which the committee of naval experts are ready to submit. Whether such a meeting is held today, how- ever, will depend, it was said, upon whether Japan and Italy are ready to go ahead with the consideration of the Root submarine proposal. France is ready to accept the Root proposal debarring submarines from the destruction of commerce in time of war and also the Root proposal that any submarine commander at- tacking commerce shall be treated as a pirate, France will have some reser- vations to propose, it was said. Their nature has not been announced. Suggestion has been made that these reservations will provide that merchant vessels shall not be armed. This would come into conflict with the British deci- sion, however, that they be allowed to make ‘whatever provisions for defense against submarines, as long as the un- zestricted building of submarines con- tinues. British Doubt Bargaining A spokesman for the.British said to- day that he doubted the French would put forward such a reservation, or that they would attempt any bargaining of that kind in their agreement to the Root submarine proposals. With regard to the 10,000-ton limita- tion to be put on the size of the auxiliary naval craft, it was said today that France was expected to agree to this, and as the other four powers have already accepted the limitation, it would become part of the naval limitation agreement. Consideration Is Amicable. After the meeting of the naval ex- perts committee today it was said that the consideration of the matters left to the experts had proceeded very amicably. Nothing was said, how- ever, to indicate whether the French proposal to begin laying down her capital ships earlier than originally proposed had been agreed to or not. Nothing in the plan for scrapping naval vessels, it was said, would pre- vent the use of the hulls of battle- ships for passenger vessels, provided it should prove possible to make use of them. It will not be possible under the plan for scrapping to sell these Vessels to other nations, it is believed. The Underwood subcommittee deal- ing with the Chinese tariff met again today to take final action, it was ex- pected, on the agreement with re- gard to the matter in hand. Its find- ings will be reported to the full com- mittee on the far east when that committee meets again. Chinese Will Benefit. The Chinese will benefit consider- ably by the increase in the revenues they will receive from an effective 5 per cent customs duty, it is said. They have asked for tariff autonomy, ‘which, of course, they do mnot get under the proposed agreement, but Chinese tariffs have been fixed for many years by treaties between China and the other powers. It is estimated that China will increase her revenues by some $10,000,000 a year through the increase allowed undey the new plan. It is understood that the French will accept the effective 5 per cent duty on the border as well as in its application on commerce entering through the seaports, and that Japan also has assented to this. The necessity of getting a settlement of the Shantung question before the ‘Washington conference concludes its labors is becoming more and more manifest. To leave this matter un- solved will be to leave a sore spot in the far east that sooner or later will mean trouble, it is said. Furthermore, if nothing is done about Shantung, then there is likely to be the same criticism of Japan in this country that arose after the negotiation of the Ver- sailles peace treaty, when the claims of China were ignored and Japan was 'Riven the former German holdings in the province of Shantung. - Chinese Restive Over Delay. Tt is two weeks since the Japanese and Chinese halted their conferences on Shantung here. The Japanese sald at the time they had gone as far as they could, and must consult their “home government. The Chi- mnese have become restive over the long delay on this matter. They have urged Secretary Hughes and Mr. Bal- four, head of the British delegation, to do something to speed up the con- sideration of the Shantung problem and also to use their good offices in breaking the impasse which had arisen at the time the negotiations between the Japanese and Chinese were broken off. The Chinese delegates say it (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) TERNSACGEPTED REPORTS SHANTUNG Cable Message Says Peking Has Agreed to Tokio’s Proposals. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 4.—A cable message from Wu Ting Fang, one- time Chinese minister to the United States, saying the Peking government had finally accepted the Japanese terms for the settlement of the Shan- | tung controversy in consideration of loans from Tokio, was made public today by Dr. Ma Soo, Canton govern- ment representative in this country. Dr. Fang is foreign minister of the Canton government. Delegates Are Instructed. The message, as given out by Dr. Ma Soo, declared the Chinese dele- sates at the Washington conference had been instructed not to press the Shantung issue. His translation fol- lows: “While the Peking delegation in Washington is helding conversations with the Japanese over the Shantung {matter, the Japanese minister in Pe- iking concurrently is carrying on ne- | sotiations ~with ‘the Peking ~govern- {ment, and they have reached a final understanding that in consideration of loans from Japan, the Peking gov- jerment accepts the Japanese terms tfor settlement of the Shantung ques- tion. The Peking government has ac- icordingly instructed the Chinese dele- gation at Washington not to press ithat issue.” | Dr. Ma Soo said he “could not un derstand why the Chinese delegat continue to deccive the American pub- lic, asking the mediation of-Secretary Hughes, when they have received ad- vices from their government that the matter already had been privately set- ed. He said he believed Wu Ting-fang's statements to be true, but had no way of confirming them. PARLEY TO KEEP UP WAR ON SUBMARINE Delegates Will Fight to Put Real-Curb on Craft in Spite of French Claims. BY N. 0. MESSENGER. It is quite evident that submarine warfare is to be the subject of very serious discussion in the arms confer- | ence, wide divergences of views and policies already being apparent. It also appears that the present confer- | ence will try to make advanced steps in the direction of control of the sub- marine as an agency of destruction, despite the temporary check given by France’s balking at the submitted plan for limiting submarine tonnage. One especially difficult question is presented in the suggestion that mer- chant vessels must not arm against submarine attack. It is contended that unless submarines are barred from assailing merchant ships en- tirely the former. must not be de- | prived of means of defense when as- | sailea. It also seems to be on the cards that efforts to rule the submarine from the seas entirely are not likely to avail. The preponderating view in the con- ference is that as a means of defense the submarine is of value to weaker nations and to large countries with an extensive coast line. Enforcement Big Problem. The most practical phase of the whole controversy is classed as being the difficulty of enforcing whatever agreement is reached. Human nature, and the first law of nature—self preservation—present complications in assuring the carrying out of agree- ments by nations in times of critical stress. The tendency of a couniry whose national existence might be threaten- ed to resort to any means, however desperate, to save itself, is recognized. But the optimists in the conference think that great progress toward minimizing the inhuman practices of submarine warfare can be made through an agreement of the partics to this conference, to be concurred in by other nations of the world. Virtually Same as Cruisers. When piracy and the slave trade were denounced by the majority sen- timent of the world those practices finally vanished. The first step in the direction of eliminating the sub- marine will be to classify as piracy certain phases of operation of under sea vessels. The submarine of the fut: neb Sy TRRGIRSoF 8 furs win except in the possibility to submerge in emergency for self-defense and for attack. “The projected types are vip. tually cruisers, with heavy armament, ;r‘olx)r‘: gg;zrhw g0 n&ounnds of miles ases an (exge& e stay out for ex- e outset of the confere; Balfour, speaking for Ereat Bejtain: proposed to stop the building of such types and to restrict construction to submarines that might physically conform to the theory that they should be intended as a line of home defense and not for aggression, Hope to Work Out Details, ‘When Japan aend Italy announce their acquiescence in the principle of all the American propositions for control of submarines, as France has now done, there is hope that the de- tails may be worked out for agree- ment upon the application of humani- tarian rules, which will at I - stitute & start toward limiting: Geelr use. This, with the agreement already reached to the size and armament of auxiliary vessels, will be classed, it is said, as a practicable and valu- able contribution to the spirit of 1im- tation of naval armament, S jw ting Che WASHINGTON, D. C, DEVALERATOGIVE OUTHIS SUBSTITUTE PROPOSALSATONGE Presenting of New Peace Terms to Dail Cause of Sharp Discussion. GRIFFITH AND COLLINS BITTER IN CRITICISM Miss MacSwiney Rebuffed—Re- jection Called ‘““Suicide”—Vote Likely Tomorrow. By the Associated Press. DUBLIN, January 4.——Announce- ment was made during this after- mnoon's session of the dail eireann that Eamonn De Valera would make public his alternative pro- posals as a substitute for the Anglo-Irish treaty, which is under conslderation, at the close of the afternoon session. By the Associated Press. DUBLIN, January 4—The question agitating_ the members of the ‘dail eireann at the close of this forenoon's session of debate on the Anglo-Irish treaty was whether Eamonn De Valera would be able to-bring before the dail his much discussed alternative proposals to the treaty. Rising to protest that he was per- fectly willing to make public these proposals, contained in the much- talked-of “document No. 2" Mr. De Valera stated that he intended mov- ing his proposals tomorrow as an amendment to the ratification motion. Oppose De Valera Speaking. Members of the dail immediately made the point that under the rules of the debate the republican presi- dent. having already spoken, could not speak again. The prevailing view seems to be that Speaker McNeill will sustain the objection. Sharp tilts again enlivened the de- bates. Five speakers were heard at the morning session, among them Mrs. Pearce, the aged mother of Patrick H. Pearce, first president of the Irish republic, who was executed in 1916. She opposed the pact. Liam Mellowes, whose speech showed he was an out-and-out repub- lican, intimated that the alternative proposals of De Valera will be no more acceptable to him than the treaty itself. His impassioned appeal to the republicans to continue the fight for their ideal was followed with the closest attention, and when he sat down he was warmiy applaud- ed both by supporters and _opponents ‘| of the treaty. Owen O’Dufty Stirs Hearers. Another speech which held the house throughout was Owen O'Duffy’s argument in favor of ratification. When the dail eireann reassembled today fifty-nine of its members—near- 1y half—had expressed their views on the Irish peace treaty. Between pri- vate and public sittings the dail thus far has devoted nine days to debate. Hope for a division tomorrow, or Friday at the latest, was freely ex- pressed today. The newspapers con- tinue to speculate on the sizé of the majority for the treaty. The political correspondent of the Irish Independ- ent says that one prominent opponent of the treaty, who is in a position to judge the relative strength of both parties, believes the ratificationists will have a large majority, about six votes. Offers New Proposals. On the reassembling of the dail eireann today the new version of Eamonn De Valera's amendment was distributed to the members. It pro- poses a treaty of amity and associa- tion between Ireland and the govern- ments of Great Britain and of the other states of the British common- wealth. 5 The amendment provides: “That inasmuch as the articles of agreement for a treaty between Great Britain and Ireland, signed at Lon- don December 6, 1921, do not recon- cile Irish national aspirations and the association of Ireland with the tom- munity of nations known as the Brit- ish commonwealth and cannot be the basis of an enduring peace between the Irish and British peoples. “The dail eireann, in the name of the sovereign Irish nation, makes to the government of Great Britain, to the governments of the other states in the British commonwealth, and to the peoples of Great Britain and of those several states the following proposal for a treaty of amity andassociation, Which the dail eireann is convinced could be entered ‘into by the Irish people with the sincerity of good will” Holds Up Complete Text. The complete text of the proposals, it_was announced. would be put into (Continued on Page 4, Column 4.) MILK PRICE REDUCED ONE CENT PER QUART Pint Bottles and Cream Cost Also Lowered—Cut Follows Revised Producers’ Schedule. > virtual city-wide reduction in milk prices of 1 cent per quart and 1 cent per pint is in effect in Wash- ington today. Revision of price schedules between leading dairies and producers is cited as the reason for the reduction. As a result of the revision, which became effective at™the outset of the year, milk which was listed at 15 and 9 cents per quart and pint, re- spectively, 18 now being sold for 14 and 8 cents, and milk which was pre- viously 14 and 8 cents hag droppged to 13 and 7 cents. Leading dairy managers here toda: said that it was understood that thz reduction affected virtually the en- tire city milk business. Various re- ductions in the price of cream also noted, the individual dairies set- the prices for thelr special brands of cream at from 1 to 2 cents lower per half pint. ‘The wholesale prices for groce: and retailers now in effect with large dairies range from 44 to 48 cents per llon, ‘& reduction of & Conts Der gaiion: of approximately _ WITH SUNDAY MORNING ERITION EVERYTHIN CoMES To HIM WHO 72 WAITS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, i ng Star. 1922.—THIRTY PAGES. MONDELL OUTLINES PROGRAM OF HOUSE| Predicts Enactment of Sol- dier Bonus Bill—Adjourn- ment Seen by June. Foreseeing early consideration and enactment of the so-called soldier bonus bill, House Leader Mondell to- day outlined to the House the pro- gram of legislation for the entire ses- sion just starting, as planned by him- self and the republican steering committee. This program looks toward an adjournment by June, but before that time Mr. Mon- dell ‘said that in his opinion many important measures, such as the mer- chant marine policy, refunding of foreign debts, reapportionment of Congress,” highway construction. an anti-lynching bill and other “essen- tial legislation” would be practically cleared up. His statement follows: “I am only stating a truism when I suggest that.no important business, public or private, can be successfully carried on, and no important project, enterprise. or undertaking can hope for a successful issue unless there shall be, so far as the character of the undertaking permits, a reasonably definite plan_and purpose bf accom- plishments. With these facts in mind, it has occurred to me that it would not be amiss at the convening of the session to call attention to and out- line, so far as we may at this time, the purpose and expectation of the session upon which we are entering, following the important preliminary work of the session prior to the Christmas holidays. Work With Budget System. “For the first time in our history we shall be working in the matter of appropriations upon the complete- ly functioning federal budget sys- tem. Our consolidated appropriations committee has for the first time con- sidered estimates submitted by the bureau of the budget and will pre- sent_appropriation bills grouped ac- cording to the activities of federal departments. 5 “I shall leave with the chairman of the committee on appropriations the duty of presenting to the House in detail the plans and purposes of the appropriations committee under the new system and of pointing out the remarkably efficient work that has been performed in starting our first appropriation program under the budget. “I think that all will agree that the importance of this appropriation program is such as to warrant its regular and systematic consideration as the bills may be presented by the appropriations committee, and, while there shall be no neglect of the legislative program, the program of appropriations should, in the main, have the right of way at all times. Many Measures Well Along. “There are a number of measures now well along on their legislative way which we expect to see com- pleted during the session. The most important of these is the tariff bill, the reasonably early enactment of which _is highly important and earnestly hoped for. Other measures of importance which we hope to see enacted during the session are the bills providing for a commission for the refunding of the foreign debt and the bill for the reclassification of federal employes. “T think it is now generally under- stood that we shall proceed to the early consideration of, and, in due time, in this session, enact, an adjust- ed compensation act for veterans of the world war. It is nighly important that we shall, before the close of the session, outline a program of national participation in highway construction, Covering a period of two or perhaps three years. It is, in my opinion, im- portant and desirable that the Con- gress shall at this session enact prop- er legislation for the apportionment of Congress under the thirteenth de- nnial census. ce“Other legislation that will be sched- uled for consideration during the ses- sion includes legislation necessary for the establishment of a permanent policy touching our merchant marine, and legislation making further pro- vision for the establishment of more favorable conditions in agriculture. The anti-lynching bill, which will be taken up for consideration promptly, | $2 is expected to pass the House in the very near future. Most Important Bills Outlined. *The enumeration of the measures to which I have referred does not, of course, exclude the probability ot consideration of other matters, but 1 have mentioned those -the passage of which is esfential, highly desirable or quite generally considered impor- t. “-PAn these things can be accomplish- ed, at least so far as this House is concerned, by the first of June, and if the two bodies shall reasonably So-operate In the legislative plan, as 1 teel confident they will, it seems to be altogether possible. that we may complete the necessary mm& and journ, sine die five months from S legislative | Interest of Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas in education in general and in the public schools of Washington rarticularly was again demonstrated jin a practical way when he acceded to the request of The Star to act as a member of the board of judges in the $1,000 prize school essay contest on the topic, “The Arms Conference and Its Significance” As chairman of the school subcom- mittee of the Senate District com- mittee Senator Capper has been of material help to the District public i=chool system. With this considera- tion in mind, The Star requested him to act as one of the board of five judges to make the final awards of the prizes. His Rise in Newspaper Fleld. Born in Garnett, Kan., Senator Cap- per received his education in the common schools and high school of the place of his birth. He learned the printing trade on the Garnett Jour- nal, and went to Topeka in 1884 and secured work as typesetter on the Topeka Daily Capital, of which he is now owner and publisher. Later he became a reporter on this paper and then city editor. In 1891 he went to New York and was a reporter on the New York Tribune, and in 1892 was in Wash- ington as special correspondent. Two years later he started in business for himself by purchasing the North Topeka Mail, a weekly paper, which he afterward combined with the Kansas Breeze. A few years later he purchased the Topeka Daily Cap- ital and other publications. Headed State College Regents. Senator Capper was president of the board of regents of the Kansas State Agricultural College from 1910 to 1913. In 1912 he was nominated GOV. SPROUL UNDECIDED AS TO HIS FUTURE COURSE Many Friends Aqm Him to Re- sign and Take Appointment as HARRISBURG, Pa.. January Gov. William C. Sproul last night di missed reports that he would resign as governor to be appointed United States senator within forty-eight hours by saying the question of the succession to Boies Penrose would not be settled for some days, possibly not until early next week. “Messages and letters have been coming to me from all over the state, Senator. 4. SENATOR CAPPER IS GREATLY INTERESTED IN ESSAY CONTEST Willingness to Act as Judge for Star Is| practical Proof—Rules for Contest- ants SOO!! to Be Announced. for Governor of Kansas, but was de- feated by the split in the republican party. He was renominated and elected in 1914 and again in 1916. He was elected United States senator at §|9|;‘ general election November 5, Senator Capper has long been interested in children and has worked assiduously to promote their welfare. In his native state he has organized the children into glee clubs, candy clubs, calf clubs and various other kinds of clubs in order to give them preliminary training in business and social methods. The children of Kansas have grown to love Senator Capper, and they eagerly look forward to the annual community fete given by him on his birthday, July 14. On that day be- tween 10,000 and 15,000 children from all sections of Kansas come to the home of Mr. Capper to take part in the festivities. N Senator Capper has been a member and chairman of the subcommittee on education of the Senate District com- mittee since the organization of the Sixty-sixth Congress in May, 1919. As chairman of the subcommittee he has devoted much of his time in an effort to improve the educational facilities for the District school children. Contest Rules to Be Simple. Simple rules for the essay contest will be announced soon. Until that time contestants should not write their essays. Meantime the essayists are urged to keep in close touch with the developments at the conference as reported in the daily press in order to become conversant with the ever-changing problems before it. As previously announced, eighty- eight cash prizes, amounting to $1,000, will be awarded winners of the contest. The prizes will be scat- tered over the two separate classes into which the contest probably will be divided. There will be forty-four prizes, amounting in all to §500, for each of the two probable classes. ZIHLMAN APPEALS FOR PATENT RELIEF is-|Asks Action on Measure in House for Increased Pay . and Personnel. House Leader Mondell today re- ceived a letter from Representative but it will be some days before I Fred N. Zihlman, a member of the reach a decision. It may be next{House District committee, strongly week. There are a number of people {yrging action in the House as soon as I want to see, including Senator Wil- liam E. Crow, who is in a hospital at Pittsburgh,” said the governor. delphia tomorrow and possibly to-go, toward the end of the week, to Pitts- I have no announcement to make.” possible on the bill, now awaiting “My | action on the calendar, to provide ad- plan is to see some friends in Phila- | ditional personnel and increases in salaries to meet a desperate condi- tion at the United States patent office, which manufacturers from all parts During the day many friends and|of the country have stressed at hear- officlals called him on the telephone regarding the senatorship. Some urged him to remain as governor, but and be appointed senator. ings as impending industrial activity. Representative Zihlman in his letter he majority advised him to resign|says: “I am _strongly in favor of the frankly he had been impressed by the | House bill for relief of the United number of the latter. —_— SEEK BEGINNERS OF WAR. By the Associated Press. States patent office. From what I am able to learn, conditions in the office are deplorable and they are in dire need of the relief afforded by this measure. “The patent office is 60,000 patents behind in their work, and I believe if PARIS, January 4—The interallied | work in the office was expedited that commission, formed under provisions of the treaty of Versailles and charg: ed with investigation of persons ac- cused of beginning the war, will meet at the Quay D'Orsay next Friday. it would do something to relieve pres- ent industrial conditions. Many stand- ard inventions, such as typewriters, dding machines, stenotypes, multi- graphs and mimeographs have been Sir Ernest Pollock and Attorney | improved upon, and the improvements General Hewart will represent Eng- land; French Minister of Justice Bo! nevay and Paul Matter, French adve te gqne Leipsic Signor Raimondo will appear for and Capt. Henry Servais and M. elwyck for Belgium. Ital; Vi allied governmerits on made 8o far in the pro: those accused of instigating BRITISH GIVE VIEWS. By the Amociated Press. Great Britain_has no- special inter- t in eastern Siberia,- according to a spokesman for her delegation today, but she would welcome a settlement. the war. of issues that have arisen in connec- | clerk ruffled his ledger yesterday and' by the inventors are awaiting action in the patent office. There will be an immediate response on the part of eral, who attended the recent | business men in the country in taking trials, will represent France;|up these improved models, which: will give work to labor in many industries. “This bill has the unanimous in- The commission | dorsement of manufacturers, invent- will investigate reports of the various| ors and the b the progress|try, as well cution of | jahor. ness men of the coun- the indorsement’ of I cannot too strongly urge early consideration of this bill.” SLUMP IN MARRIAGES. 4,507 Fewer Weddings in New York in 1921 Than in 1920. NEW YORK, January 4.—The city tion with the Japenese occupation of | showed that marriages in New York me f that territory, 0 o adj Lsuch adjustment would tend ‘to the!figures were: the first of this week, or June 1 next.” restoration of peace in the fareast ~ in 1931 last year had fallen off 4,627. The the| hewres were: 19,234 in 1920 and 74,701 R . Yesterday’s POMERENE MEASURE PROPOSES TWO-YEAR RENT-ACT EXTENSION Extension for two years from May 22 next of the Ball rent act, | which gives the rent commission authority to regulate rents on properties in the District of Co- lumbia, is provided in a resolution introduced in the Senate this after- noon by Senator Pomerene of Ohio, a member of the Senate committee on District affairs. Senator Pomerene said that he intended to push the resolution to final passage. He intimated that he had received a number of pro- tests against high rentals in the District of Columbia and said -that he did not intend to see such prac- tices continued by allowing the present law to die on May 22. The resolution was referred to the Senate committee on the District of Columbia, where it probably will be considered at the next regu- lar meeting, which is to be held at 2 o'clock next Wednesday after- noon. Hearings probably will be sought by representatives of the real es- | tate men and tenants, and the reso- lution undoubtedly will meet with | some discussion on the floor of the Senate. FIRST BUDGET PLAN APPROPRIATION BILL GIVENTO THE HOUSE {Measure Introduced Today Covers Treasury Depart- ment Activities. The first bill under the new federal budget system of grouping appropria- tion measurgs according to departments was presented to the House today and will be taken up for consideration to- morrow. This bill includes recommen- dations for appropriations to cover all activities of the Treasury Department, which have heretofore been scattered through séveral measures. The amount recommended to be ap- propriated is $118,610,959.81. This is $17,770.591.48 less than the total of the 1922 appropriations and $12,696,827.38 {less than the amount requested in the budget for 1923, One New Legislative Ite: | One item of new legislation is carried {in the bill. It requires certain receipts of the public health service during the {fiscal vear 1923 to be covered into the | Treasury. Several new limitations on | expenditure funds are incorporated in | the bill. | The House appropriations committee, headed by Representative Madden of Dlinois, has eliminated all requests for increases in statutory or lump-sum compensations. An increase of $1,750,000 for prohi- bition enforcement work is carried in the bill. An increase of $2,500,000 was requested. This increase contem- Iplated an additional force of 750 field |agents, 153 field clerks and the requi- isite traveling and other expenses for |this additional field personnel. The |estimate also contemplated increases in compensation for the field agents and the prohibition directors amount- ing approximately to $550,000. All in- creases in compensation have been jeliminated and a provision incor- porated in the bill prohibiting the use of any internal revenue funds during the fiscal year 1923 for the increase of compensation of any class or grade of officers or employes. The cut made by |the ‘committee under the estimates will provide for approximately sev- enty-five fewer additional persons than the number requested. Archive Bullding Site Lost. The estimate under the public build- ings was reduced $2,807,867.50. The principal items eliminated are $500,- 000 for the purchase of a site for the National Archives building, $1,000,000 toward the construction of a vault building for the Treasury Depart- ment (not yet authorized by law), $735.000 on account of repairs to the public health service hospitals caring for Veterans' Bureau patients (which is supplied under appropriation for the Veterans' Bureau), $73,000 for the Boston immigration station and nu- merous minor matters which the com- mittee did not feel justified in rec- ommending at this_time. An_increase of $50.000 is provided for_the operating force for public (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) R — DIRECT VOTE SOUGHT. Bill Aims at Amendment Abolish- ing Electoral College. An amendment to the federal Consti- tution abolishing the electoral college and providing for election of the President and Vice President by di- rect vote of the people i proposed in a joint resolution introduced in the Senate today by Senator Norris, re- publican, Nebraska. 3 WOMAN MADE JUDGE. DUBLIN, Ga., January 4.—Mrs. O. L. Anderson, wife of a well known raiiroad’ official of Dublin, was ap- pointed judge of the new juvenile court here. She is said to be the first woman _judge in_Georgia. Today’s News In Brief Zihiman asks prompt action for pat- ent office relief. Page 1 First appropriation bill under budget plan introduced in House. Page 1 Senator Capper specially interested in Star's essay contest. Page 1 Arms delegates still hope to put ef- fective curb on submarines. Page 1 D. C. school building program probed by Congress committee. Page 2 McCumber in line for power on Sen- ate finance committee. Page 2 President sure conference has opened up new process of international un- Net Circulation, 89,306 TWO CENTS. SAVING OF EUROPE AND ENTENTEVITAL TASK OF PREMIERS Lloyd George and Briand Hold Private Meetings to Plan Program. SEEK TO REMOVE NEED FOR SUPREME COUNCIL Understanding Sought Preparing Further Questions for Regular Diplomatic Channels. By the Associated Press. CANNES, Frances, January 4.— To save Europe from complete economic disintegration and keep the entente from falling apart are the big tasks to be undertaken here by Premiers Lioyd George of Great Britain and Briand of France. Opening private conversations today soon after the ar- rival from Paris of M. Briand and Minister of Liberated Regions Lou- cheur, the two premiers began to lay out the program for the allied su- preme council, which convenes here Friday. Mr. Lioyd George intends that this shall be the last meeting of the su- preme council if there is any way of | bringing pending questions to a point Where they can thereafter be dealt with by the ambassadors of the allied powers. Since his arrival he has been preparing himself for a strenuous week of work, during which he is go- ing to try to raise the discussion above all “individual differences be- tween the members of the entente and apply a remelly from which all Europe will derive benefit. M. Briand is understood also to fa- vor adoption of a broad understand- ing as to what is needed to save the situation and then to let the work proceed through regular diplo- matic channnels, details as to the application of tiie terms being left to the council of ambassadors. Much Depends Upon Talks. Whether the two premiers’ efforts to submerge particular contentions in a general consideration of the ills of Europe will succeed depends some- what on the result of their private talks today and tomorrow in advance of the council meetings. _Experts regard as an encouraging sign the progress made by the British project for organization of an inter- national financial corporation to deal with credits and exchange, and possibly currency. This is the great- est gain vet made toward settlement of Burope's woes, in the opinion of flancial experts arriving here for the conference. This question, as well as that of reparations, will be discussed by Mr. Lloyd ‘George and M. Briand in their private talks. There is strong expectation that approval of the draft project adopted at Paris will be one of the earliest results of the conference. remier Briand and M. Loucheur, at the head of the French delegation to the allied supreme council, on arrival here received an enthusiastic wel- come. M. Briand proceeded to the Carlton Hotel. Marquis Curzon, British secretary of state for foreign affairs, also ar- rived today. The delegates were greeted by a mild snowstorm. |~ The two premiers were well guard- ed from interruptions as they began their conversations. No pedestrians or motorists were allowed to approach the place unless they could satisfy the guards they were expected by Mr. Lloyd George. Alliance Belleved Aim. The train that brought M. Briand also carried coples of the newspaper containing the French premier's dec- laration regarding an alliance be- tween France and England, quoting him as declaring it the best solution of the European problem. In the ab- sence of official comment there has been plenty of talk in and around the British delegation during the past few days on this subject, and the British appeared to be convinced on their rival here that the French policy was to seek an effective alliance. Fear was expressed, however, that the prospects of such an alliance had been compromised by the effect on British public opinion of France's po- sition on the submarine question. The arrival of Lord Curzon, British secretary for' foreign affairs, who came soon after Premier Briand, was supposed in quarters close to the con- | ference to mean that, contrary to ex- pectations, the British objections to the Angora treaty between France and the Turkish nationalists would be discussed here instead of being left for discussion by the conference of foreign ministers in Paris. Premier Briand seems determined to limit the agenda of the council meeting to two questions, separations and the economic restoration of Cen- tral Eurdpe. It is understood he is in favor of subsequently calling economic conference, at which per- haps Russia and Germany may be represented. 3 Would Shelve Other Matters. The French delegation feels that all other subsidiary matters should be shelved, believing that if both of thefabove questions are settled satis- factorily the conference will be a suc- cess, indeed. It is known that the French .dele- gation agrees in principle to Ger- many's making four payments of 125,000,000 gold marks each on the 15th of January, February, March and April, although Premier Briand has insisted that nothing binding was decided with Prime Minister Liloyd George during the recent conversa- tions in London, inasmuch as Belgium and Italy were not represented there. It was semi-officlally stated today, however, that he consented to & d lay of ‘the 1922 German payments, cept for 500,000,000 gold marks, well as to other measures intended to relieve Germany, such as fixing_ the price of reparations coal at the low- est limit of French and British cur- derstanding. Page 3 Preparations progress for opening of international court. Page 3 ‘Witness tells of three bodiés of sol- diers exhumed overseas which had a rope tied about the neck of each. Page 4 Tension high between Russia and Fin- land as troops gather on frontiers. Page 4 Farm congress denies La' Follette's charges. Page 11 Farmers approve calling of parley. - Pagel? ess facing mass of legislation. goner Page 11 nator King urges construction of S er school unite. Page 17 | First American Boys plan qoflng _1;:1-.“ rent market figures. —_— REPRESENT THE HOUSE. Speaker Gillett Names Three Re- gents for the Smithsonian. Speaker Gillett announced today the appointment of three House members on the board of regents of the Smithsonian Institution. The ly new name is that of Albert g:hynlon ot Washington, in place of Representative John A. Elston of California. The other House m.l}- rs are Representative Lemuel P. gett of Tennessee and Frank la ~raana 0f Vermont. » o *