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about 23 degrees. Temperatu 2 pm. toda yesterday: lowest. 31, at 8 Full report on Page 30. WEATHER. Fair tonight and tomorrow;: little change in temperature; lowest tonight e for 24 hours ended at Highest, 62, at 2 p.m. a.m: today. Closing New York Stocks, Page- 26. No. 28,376. Entered as second-class matter post_office Washington, D. C. - The Fu WASHINGTON, PLOTTOKEEPUP CISTOF BULDNG ELIEVED SHOWN Investigator for Senator Un- covers Apparent Criminal Conspiracy. COMBINE OF MATERIAL * MEN AND BUILDERS SEEN Unions Throttle Labor Market Probe Indicates, King Tells U. S. Attorney. Existence of criminal conspiracy among the labor element and build- ers and building material men in the District of Columbia, which tends to keep up high costs prevailing in the building industry here has become apparent in the course of a prelimi- nary investigation made of this situa- tion here by a prominent local at- torney for Senator King of Utah, the latter made it known today for the first time. Senator King declined to make known for publication the name of the man who had made the investi- gation, but he said that the informa- tion obtained indicated to him that a grand jury inyestigation of conditions bring out:facts and con- s startling as those exposed ockwood Investigating com- York and the grand jon of the building in- icago. enator King today in a letter sug- gested to United States District At- torney Peyton Gordon that a grand I investigation be instituted. He'® 1 his information was that the prices of brick and lumber and prac- tically all articles employed in the construction of buildings, including interior fixtures, are so high as to indicate to him combinations criminal in character. Price Up 200 Per Cent. Many people, among them govern- ment officials, have besieged Senator King to aid them in getting some re- lief from what he believes to be un- warrantable prices for construction and materials used in building. He made it known that the prices being exacted today for building was keep- ing many homes from being erected in Washington at this time. He cited the case of one high of- ficial in the government whose name was withheld from publication, who wanted to erect a house which at pre- war prices should cost but $20,000. The price asked by the builders to put up this building was $60,000. an increase of 200 per cent. This case in particular was cited ag one of those Which indicated criminal conspiracy. The investigation by the local at- torney brought to light, the Senate said, information that the labor unions here were to some extent throttling the labor market by ex- cluding from it certain people, par- ticularly boys. The investigation also showed. according to Senator King. the existence to some extent of & conspiracy between the builders in the District and those in nearby Maryland t6 maintain pric The investigator for Senator King re- ported that while the conspiracies were apparent, it was difficult for him in his present capacity to obtain | the specific evidence on which to base a case. Senator King, therefore, decided to suggest to Maj. Gordon the impera- tive need of an investigation of the building industry. His letter sent today follo “You are doubtless familiar with the investigation being conducted by the Lockwood committee in New York in regard to the combination on the part of material men, contractors and builders and certain labor leaders. The investigation has disclosed the existence of criminal conspiracy, which have resulted in robbing the people and interfering with the con- struction of imperatively needed building. The investigation in Chi- cago, made by the grand jury, reveal- ed a similar condition of affairs. Belleves Probe Warranted. have there been con- combinations by many builders, contractors and material men, but trusts and combinations have been perniciously active in con- trolling commodities, particularly such as enter into the lives of the people. Complaints have been made t only spiracies and MARQUIS OKUMA DEAD; FORMER JAPAN PREMIER By the Associated Press. HONOLULU, January 6.—Marquis Okuma, former premier of Japuh, is dead, according to a cable m 8 received by the Nippu Jiji. a Japa- ° kio, today. The mikado conferred certain dec- orations on Okuma posthumously, the cable message said. OKYima was known as the “grand old man” of Japan and has taken a pre- eminent part in the life of his country for several decades. He was partic- ularly interested in the promotion of a good understanding between country and the United States and made it a point to receive at his beautiful | home ‘in Toklo all visiting Americans | of note. He spoke often at public meet- ings after his retirement from public life and was a prolific writer on ques- tions of international import. ! Encumbered as he was witl>a wood- jn leg, necessitated by a wound re- |ceived when an attempt was made to | assassinate him in 1888, he won the admiration of his 'fellow citizens by his extraordinary physical as well as mental activity.” This physical afflic- jtion brought on serious illness from time to time, and it was frequently reported in Tokio that Okuma was jeither dying or dead. His proud | Ting-fang, the eminent statesman, who still lives. stood to have had an unrecorded wager with Okuma that he, Wu Ting-fang, would live to be 125 years of age. EURPES FUTURE LIES N N HAND, SAYSLLOYDGEDRGE Br the Associat>d Press. CANNES, France, January 6.—Prime Minister Lloyd George of Great Britain, jaddressing the opening session of the allied supreme council today, warned | the allied powers that they could mot look to any others but themselves to work out the economic rehabilitaticn of {Europe. He appealed to the allies to set aside prejudices and work together to this end. Mr. Lloyd George declared the allies had reached a point where they must 4ct decisively and broadly if the eco- nomic structure of Europe was to be saved. He said the present meeting {of the supreme council was the most {important that had been held since the armistice, and that the public opinion of the world demanded that the allies take wider responsibilities to revive Eufope. It has been intimated, he continued, that Great Britain was suggesting this course in order to escape her obliga- tions, but he declared this was untrue. Ne Anglo-Freach Alliance. Prime Minister Lloyd George has decided there can be no question at this time of a formal alliance be- tween France and Great Britain, it is said on good authority, but has held out the prospect of a sufficient guar- antee to ald France if she is again attacked as in 1914, under certain conditions. These are, it is stated, that France co-operate with Great Britain in the economic restoration of Europe and consent to modifications in the repuy ration payments by Germany on the basis of the suggestions made in the recent London conferences of a half billion gold marks in cash and a bil- lion gold marks in kind, instead of two billion marks in cash. The success of the British delega- tion in getting the economic restorz- tion plan on the agenda ahead of repa- rations was taken as an indication that the French are coming around to the British viewpoint. The present aspect of the confer- ence appears to be that the British are using France's desire for an al- liance or a guarantee as a lever to procure concessions from the French on the reparations and economic pro- gram. The French, however, are holding out as long as they can on both of these subjects in order to ob- tain an alliance or a stronger under- standing with Great Britain for mu- tual defense. ‘ Economic Conference Indorsed. | The allied supreme council today ap- 1 Chinese proved unanimously the calling of an international economic conference to be participated in by Germany and Rus- sla. The council is shifting a great deal of the work to committees of experts so as to be free to discuss the larger as- pects of the questions on its agenda. Consideration of all features of the pro- posed _international financial corpora- tion and international economic con- ference will thus continue in committee, twhile the council is engaged upon other : questions. ! ""The reparations experts will also go ‘on with their efforts to reach a basis lof agreement as to now to facilitate payments by Germany, and how to di- nese vernacular newspaper, from To- | his own | iclaim was that he would outlive Wu | is under- | 'SEA LAW VIOLATORS DECLARED PIRATES BY ARMS PARLEY 1Will Be Punished as Such Un- der Agreement on Root Resolutions. LIKELY TO PLACE BAN | ON POISON GAS IN WAR ! Action Teken by Delegates to Make i Agreement on Submarine Use | More Effective. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. | The committee on lmitation of armament of the Washington confer- ence today rounded out its submarine policy with the adoption of the fourth Root proposal, which would provide that a commander of a submarine vio- lating the rules of international law in attacking merchant vessels should be treated as a pirate. The conference committee also be- gan the consideration of the question of chemical warfare, including poison I Bas. b It was predicted by a member of the American delegation after the meeting that the conference would {adopt an absolute prohibition against | the use of poison gas before adjourn- | ment. This may take the form of a | separate agreement instead of being | placed in the naval treaty. Use of Gas Favored. Some of the experts, it is under- stood, have tavored continuation of the use of poison gas as a proper weapon. It was polnted out, how- ever, that the delegates and not the experts will decide this issue. Senator Root laid before the com- mittee a resolution for prohibiting the use of poison gas in warfare. The Root resolution relating to submarines as adopted today follows: “The signatory powers, desiring to insure the enforcement of-the humane rules of existing law declared by them with respect to attacks upon the seiz- ure and destruction of merchant ships, further declare that any person in the service of any power who shall vio- late any of those rules, whether or not such person is under orders of a governmental supertor, shall be deem- ed to have violated the laws of war, and shall be liable to trial and pun- ! ishment as if for an act of piracy, and {may be brought to trial before the {civil or military authorities of any | power within the jurisdiction of which he may be found.” The Root.resolution relating to a prohibition of the use of poison sases as submitted follows: Poisen G Resolution. | “The use in war of asphyxiating, | poisonous or analagous liquids or materials or devices having been justly condemned by the general opinion of the civilized world and a prohibition of such use having been declared in treaties to which a ma- jority of the civilized powers are parties: “Now to the end, that this pro- hibition shall be universally accepted 2s a part of international law bind- ing alike the conscience and prac- tice of nations, the signatory powers declare- their assent to such pro- hibition, agree to be bound there- by between themselves and Invite all other civilized nations to adhere thereto.” The Italian delegation, it was said, is ready to accept the Root resolu- tion, which will be considered at a meeting of the committee tomorrow morning. > While the committee on limitation of armament is rapidly rounding up all the matters still at issue in re- gard to naval limitation, it was said today in conference circles that there was little chance of an open plenary session of the conference being held before next week, perhaps on Monday. In British quarters, it was said that Mr. Balfour and Lord Lee of the Brit- ish’ delegation were still planning to leave Washington the latter part of next week, in the belief that the con- ference would have practically com- pleted its work by that time. The naval limitation treaty, it is insisted by both American and Brit- ish spokesmen,’is not to be construed in any way as a treaty of alliance, or to provide that in the event of one of the signatory powers becom- ing involved in war with an outside nation, that the other signatories shall go to its assistance. It is ex- pected that the treaty will provide for future meetings to discuss mat- ters relating to. the limitation of naval armament, in the event of de- velopments of naval science that would make the present accepted arms useless, or, in the event of po- litical developments, as, for instance, concerning agreements upon the partjvide the first 1,000,000,000 gold marks|if a nation that is now not a naval of retailers to fix prices and prevent }Which are in the hands of the repara-|power and is not a signatory to the belizve that conditions in the istrict are such @s to ‘warrant an investigation by the proper officials of the government, or by a grand jury, to determine whether or mnot com- Dbin tions exist for the purpose of controlling prices, and prevent legiti- mate and fair competition. There certainly is no reason why the prices of many commodities should reach the high level which now prevail, and, in my opinion, there is no justi- fication for the great advance over pre-war prices in building materials. “According to the information which I have, the prices of brick and lumber substantially all articles em- ployed in the construction of build- ings, including interior_fixtures, etc., are entirely t0o high. It would seem that only through combinations, eriminal_in character, could the in- ordinately high price levels be main- tained. “The District is greatly in need of wdditional sctteol buildings, and it will _require millions of dollars to provide an_adequate number. Owing “"(Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) tions commission. ! Personnel of Council. | The heads of the delegation present jare Premier Briand for France, Pre- I mier Lloyd George for Great Britain, Foreign Minister Jaspar for Belgium, Premier Bonomi for Italy and Baron treaty shall in the future become a great naval power. Naval Alliance. As a matter of fact, however, after the naval limitation treaty shall have been agreed to, it is likely to operate Hayashi for Japan. They are accom-|as a great naval alliance, whether panied by aides and experts, includ-|intended to do so or not.- A nation ing Louis Loucheur, minister of lib- erated regions, and U. A. Avenal, member of the supreme economic council, for France; Sir Robert Horne, | chanceilor of the exchequer, iLaming Worthington-Evans, tary of state for war, forGreat Brit- sarily have the five powers signatory to the limitation treaty to deal with. and Sir|mhat the five which have agreed to secre- | jimit their armaments would look askance upon the efforts of another ain; the Marquis Della Toretta, for-|nation to bulld a big navy goes with- eigri minister, for Italy; Viscount Ishii | out_saying- It seems clear that in for Japan and Premier Theunys for|such an event a meeting of the five Belgium. powers would be held, and a naval The sessions are being held in the|ratio for the outside power would { yacht club, where private apartments | come up for discussjon, and probably ave been fitted up for M. Briand and | that nation would be asked to par- Mr. Lloyd George. tures brought from Raris, some of which figured in the decorati s an al ithe cloakroom of the French t:'::i;rf ;‘;‘.“‘f,, office, where the peace negotiations|volved in a war, there is not.hlnf ‘were held. IN GRAVE TO -“AVERT” DEATHS By the Associated Press. WINONA, Minn., January 6.—Po- lice today withheld a decision as to whether they would open the grave of Miss Frances Bloch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bloch, to ascertain if the body had been decapitated in a superstitious belief that such action would end a long series of deaths in the fam- ily, after Thomas Bloch was said to have admitted opening the graves of his daughter and a son Joseph to confirm certain “signs.” He denied molesting the bodies. ‘When he opened the graves, he Belghbor, ho found mothing but the o T, he found no ut the bare skeletons, Bloch denfed that his intention was to sever the head from the body of his daughter and place it at the foot of the coffin because of a superstition that the spirit of the daughter had been responsible for the death of five of her brothers since her own dea: v B -ank, the last of the Bl e e onl. me:nb;rl o{ ';he family. *TVIVInB loch’s statement foll, unced intention of :E:fl.u“z: exhume the » 28 & result of & disclosure said to have been mad George Kammerer, former chi of Mary: police and now sexto 110 n of The council re te in the consi is adorned with tapestries and pie | e e But 80 far as the naval treaty's ance in the event of its members becoming in- in tho proposed 'treaty, it .is which would lead to that event. | ) Saantung still continues to be the | be! PARENT DENIES BEHEADING BODY nut of the far eastern prob- lem. Upon its settlement depends to a large extent the success of the con- STt ) 086 up their le: te?flkgry he ed with an offer to give up Weihaiwel. st o, dpind, ok e p leased territory ot 3 - and ARG ening WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D. C, l- i MANDY, LT e WASHINGTON v 9 WAS HEADIN' AROUN' TowaRD [\4¢ A REAL é CONFERENCE FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1922.—THIRTY-EIGHT PAGES. CONFERENCE HABIT GAINS, SAYS ENVOY Foreign Delegates at Arms Proceedings Laud Work Accomplished Here. BY N. 0. MESSENGER President Harding's view that the arms and far eastern conference will furnish a definite record of achieve- ment in behalf of world tranquillity and prosperity is known to be sup- ported by the leaders of all the dele- gatiol represented in the meeting. The prevailing feeling is that, when it is all over, the value of the work done in this epochal gathering will grow in the appreciation of the world. Great Britain's delegation, including the members of it who have-departed as/well as those who bave remaiped to see further developments, is ‘cere in praise of the work of the con- ference, and unstintingly gives credit to President Harding and Secretary Hughes. Premier Briand has told them over in France his favorable opinion. The Japanese, Belgian, Netherlands and Portuguese delega- tions appreclate and approve what has been done,.and is in process of being done, and China will find, upon looking over the fleld, that she has been wonderfully benefited. Habit Strengthemed. “The value of the conference method has been demonstrated and the con- ference habit strengthened,” is the terse comment of a high British au- thority. upon what might be called the psychological effect of the Wash- ington conference, That is also the opinion of President Harding and Sec- retary Hughes, expressed in other words. The foreign statesmen and diploma- tists, keenly alive to the disturbed conditions of Europe and Asia, and the hair-trigger delicacy of some of the issues existent and imminent, are profoundly impressed with the im- portance of this single phase of the outcome of the conference, aside from the other features of such recognized value. “It is the most successful interna- tional conference ever held,” is the judgment expressed by the same high British authority, whose life training has acquainted him with the history of past performances. ¢ It is unique, among various reasons, for the fact that the agreements reached here will not contain the germ of war; will not enforce terms that might later lead to friction. be- cause of irritation between nations to grow out of them, but apply mutual understandings, registering satisfac- tion. No nation will go away restive un- der the feeling of having another na- tion's will enforced upon it. Disap- pointment may exist that agreements are not broad enough, not far-reach- ing enough, but there will be no com- plaint that they are too drastic. There is a difference between being disap- pointed .and being disgruntled, it is pointed out by thé diplomatists. Naval Limitation Agreement. As the scope and effect of the naval limitation agreement are analyzed there is larger appreciation of the fact that it wiH serve_to prevent a great rivalry in naval construction among the sea powers of the world— Great Britain, France. Japan, Italy and the United States. This is-as- sured both as relates to capital ships and auxiliaries. the valuable_contribution to s escribed s being out by a British authority that with no restriction at all on such’ vessels. & new and appalling element would be intro- in warfare. auced I ought of immense airplane- 7 Pretection for China. China’s gain out of the conference is highly appraised by the diploma- sts, It is expiained that China, fow in a stage of transition from an old to & mew form of government, is vir- tually protected by the agreements | among the powers until she can estab- raelf. ::‘;r':uh ::y her own efforts, from withis it s said. She has given ""Zh an Te- distrust. ‘That establishment must |- AT. TO STUART WELL QUALIFIED HELP JUDGE ESSAY CONTEST Director of Intermediate Instruction in Schools Chosen by The Star for His Recognized Years of intense devotion in the) education of the youth of Washing-| ton and long service in the public| hool system has particularly quali-| fied"Alexander T. Stuart, director of | !inlermedlnte instruction in the public' schools and former superintendent, to help judge the merits of the essays to be submitted by school pupils in | The Star's $1,000 prize essay contesti on the topic “The Arms Conference and Its Significance.” With these considerations in mind, Mr. Stuart was veques by r Btar to serve on the board of five judges in the contest, and he willingly acceded. Mr.© Stoart is strictly & native Washingtonian. Born here, he Wa# educated in the local public schools and the Columbian College, now George Washington University, where he l’rlflg‘ted in 1868 with the degree of Ph. He also received the degree of S. M. {rom Gecrge Washington University In 1904. Alll\‘ld to Seventh Grade. After teaching in a private school for a year Mr. Stuart became con- nected with the public school system and was assigned to teach the seventh grade at Franklin School. At this school he taught from 1870 to 1875. In 1876 Mr. Stuart was elected su- pervising principal of the fourth divi- sion, which position he declined. A year later he was elected supervising principal of the third division, which position he held for twenty-three years until elected superintendent of Today’s News In Brief Homes asked for alley dwellers be- fore compulsory moving. Page 1 Prime Minister Lloyd George told rep- resentatives of the allies at Cannes that they must depend on them-. selves for the rehabilitation of Eu- rope. Page 1 John Wanamaker's name is mixed with southern planter’s in report of death. Page 2 Major denies charges of killing sol- diers. Page Ruthless warfare of submarines on ‘merchant \ships banned. Page 2 Navy treaty to require nations to con- suit with each other. Page 2 General chairmen for thrift week are named. Page 2 Italy’s special interest in cables is re- vealed. Page 4 Prince Tokugawa says it is now up to business man to aid.world. Page 4 Germans to greet “martyr_of Doorn’ on birthday. Page 7 Seek to curtail “marriage mill.” Page Secrecy extends to Penrose will. g Page 13 New party sought by Lloyd George. Page 17 10 Playground committee urges use of tract of land near Upshur -tmt.'i- Page President asserts party leadership, urging. Iimportant. administration measures. sored”. legislatio! age 17 League health committee to standard- ize world’s antitoxic serums. Gompers attacks industrial court. Pagé 21 D. C. Bar. Association pays tribute to twenty-two attorneys who have died since 1916, Py to Buffalo voters. Cordell Hull, democratic chi favors conferente for world trade agree- ment. Page 23 Capability. schools in 1900.+ He resigned the su- perintendehcy in 1906 and became di- rector of intermediate instruction, but was again elected superintendent in January, 1908, to succeed William E. Chanceilor. ' In June, 1911, he again resigned the superintendency and took the position of director of termediate. instruction, avhich he has held since that time. Mr. Stuart was secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association from 1875 to 1877. He also was at one time a trustee of George Wash- ington University. Organizations of which Mr Stuart is a member in- clude the Association of Oldest In- habitants of the District of Colymbia, Geographical Soclety and Society of Natives of the-District of Columbia. Tules Soon to Be Announced. Announcesént 8t the ‘sidipte’ rules for: the efisay contest will be made soon by The Star. Until that time contestants should not write their essays. Meantime, however, entrants in the contest are urged to keep in close touch with the developments at the conference as chronicled in the daily press in order “to become more con- versaut with the ever-changing prob- lems before it. z As previously announced, eighty- eightscash prizes, aggregating $1.000, will be awarded winners of the con- test. The prizes will be scattered over two separate classes into which the contest pro ly will be divided, 0 that virtually all essayists submit- ting compositions of merit will re- ceive one of the awards. There will be forty-four prizes, amounting in all to $500, awarded in each of the two probable classes. HOMES DEMANDED FOR ALLEY EXILES Mrs. Clara Sears Taylor of Rent Board Would Delay Orders to Move. None of the alley dwellers of the District should Be forced to move from their present abodes until other ac- commodations aré provided for them, Mrs. Clara Sars Taylor, rent com- missioner, ~told missioners at a hearing at the Dis- trict building today. the District> Com-:a close this afternoon. Member of the Associated Press The Asspciated Press is exclusively estitied te the use for republication cf all mews disphtches ! eredited to it or mot otherwise credited in this Iln’fl and also the local news published berels, Al rights of publication of special dispatches herein are alse reserved. Yesterday’s Net Circulation, 91,718 TWO CENTS. DE VALERA RESIGNS 'AS REPUBLIC HEAD; CABINET ALSO QUITS Irish Executive Authority Irre- vocably Split by London Pact, He Asserts CALLS PEACE IMPOSSIBLE UNDER OUTSIDE AUTHORITY Will Run for Re-election—Dail to Vote on Treaty Tomorrow—Peace Committee Fails. B et By the Associzted Dyeew. DUBLIN, january 6.—Official announcement was made this afternoon that Eamonn De Valera had resigned the presidency of the Irish republic. President De Valera, in announcing his resignation to the dail, said the cabinet also had resigned. At the opening of the afternoon session of the dail Mr. De Valera said that since the Irish agreement was signed in Lon- don the executive authority of the dail had been irrevocably split. They had since tried to keep together nominally as a unified execu- tive, but the time had come for that to be ended. The president #aid he and one section of the cabinet stood for the preservation ¢f the republic and the other section for quite another plan. There never would be peace, Mr. De Valera declared, until the principle was recognized that the Irish people wanted to live their own lives without the imposition of outside authority. Mr. De Valera said he could not ac- | ing why the speaker has not confined cept the responsibility unless he had | the debate strictly to relevant issues. s e of th government to | Unity and cohesion are at the claidd bl bt ek present juncture essential if peace carry on his office. and the Irish government are to be Michael Collins, the minister of |established. All that-has been so far finance and leader In sUpPort of the | ana ‘mest " yemrertori ivilon® op or2 treaty, announced that he (Collins) |dail itself, althodgh on the outside 95 had offered his resignation, but that | Per cent of the people are on the side of the treaty. This aimless, ceas: m.'fie Valera had refused 10 Ac-|jegs talk will mever result in busi- cep! 5 ness. Mr. De Valera said he proposed “to lay down my office and the house must decide by constitutional means ! member - i #Ho 18 the chief executive. e maInay Y consiaty tot Mr. de Valera sajd he believed that | wishes already have beeg plainly in- only by combining the treaty and his|gicated and should be taken into ac- alternative proposals could the coun- l:y be keptvlo:elher. If the treaty |count. The fortunes and liberties of went through there surely would be [these people are involved. rebels against the British govern-| “If the treaty is ratified by & small t, declared. Mt e delared. e exclaimed, “I'll|Majority and the opposition pursues never -be a British citizen. I'll dic|an active campaign against it, how et . 4 can an effective provi - President De Valera|pent be formed? plrlolh.e“’lnr:‘ltv‘n;.rnn- jected we see no prospect but chaos, disunion and maybe war, For a di- vided country, war would mean ruin and disaster. The difference in sab- stance between the London treaty and the counter-treaty is not such as to justify plunging the country in chaos or war.” e TREATY VOTE mxoilow. Wish of People Known. “A point for the depiities to re- i Continuing, said: “I propose to lay down my office, and the house must decide by con- stitutional means who is the chief executive.” N He then offered the dail his resig- nation, saying: o T3 “And with it goes the ministry.” 1t is reported that Eamonn De Va- lera, in seeking re-election to the presidency, will do 50 with a cabinet of his own way of thinking. His re- [London Hears Dail marks were construed to mean that he would offer himself for re-election. Peace Committee Fafls. By the Associated Press. The efforts of the peace committee| LONDON, January 6.—The dail of the dail eireann to bring about an | €ireann in Dublin has decided to vote % tomorrow on the ratification of the agreement .on the Anglo-Irish ;re;:; Anglo-Trish treaty, says o Central tailed today, and the dail, whicl News dispatch from Dublin this met in private session this morning, {afternoon. adjourned its secret sitting at 1:10 pm. to meet @gain in public session| DE VALERA IS DENOUNCED. at 3 o'ciock this afternoon. The dail members as they came |London Press Scores His Proposals from the chamber appeared depress- ed. One of them said the committee on Peace as Worthless. ftself was divided this morning, al-| By the Assoclated Press. though the members had been in| LONDON, January 6—Eamon De lan which was , e e Piems of the. op | Valera's alternative treaty proposal posing factions yesterday. which, according to the Daily Mall It was intimated to the correspond- | Dublin correspondent, have fallen cnts that this plan had been rejected by | very flat in Ireland, are the subject of Eamonn De Valera- 14 .the whips on|Some editorial criticism in the morn- both sides had been instructed to try.|ing papers here. to bring the debate on the treaty t0! The Times says the status for Ire- 1 ‘doubt.” he said, “whether a di- |}and which Mr. De Valera's plan con- vision can be taken today, but we|templates is not that of a dominion, will certainly wind it all up tomor-|put of an independent power in loose Has Fixed Time for Balloting. The hearing was grasited the"Emer- | row. If we don’t we all ought to bels opey relationship with Great Britain. gency Housing Association of the Dis- | thrown out of the house.” trict and other interested groups to urge the Commissioners to go with them to Congress in an effort to have " < s Freeman's Journal says it is sur the alleys of the city closed as 500n| ;p0q that the committee's plan fs as possible. Rev. J. Milton Waldron, spokesman tion of last Monday. Mr. Collins at and opposing “bloc-spon- | for the delegation, urged the Commis- it = sloners to ask Congress ‘to close one- | ponents to allow the new government | of Ireland. third of the alleys July 1 next, another| ¢, come into existence, reminding ®age 20 |third in 1923, and the last third in|them that they would thus not be | ¢h, 1924. Jones Bill Explained. Through Willlam V. Mahoney the| t! dge 21 | delegation-explained in detall the bill reula acting cete Wet_mayor keeps campalign pledges |of ‘Senator Jones, authorizing the | proceedings of this morning's prival Page 22 | Commissioners to float a $5,000,000 | Sesslon of the dall ndicated LIa) the bond issue to build new homes for|was learned that President De Valera ~(Continued on Page 2, Column5.) | - R~_e«¢eptio_n ‘in - Order: your . copy of The } for'the supply'is limitedy . _First White House New Year ‘Pictured in the Rot‘og.nvnre: Section of “NEXT SUNDAY'S STAR . - A score of photographs taken last Monday afternoon —a full page of snapshots of an historic event in Wash- ington—diplomats, cabinet members and conference dele- gates, forming a pictorial feature ‘of big interest to every Eight Years Star: from newsdealer today, - ‘The plan, it declares, * designed to embody the limited number of Irish extremists who are set determinedly against peace on any than their own terms.” “De Valera and his friends,” the Times continues, “apparently belfe that England is prepared on a little pressure to withdraw its treaty and that time appealed to the treaty op- | consent to the lute independence . 'hlrllhmen should not imagtne that Based on Collins’ Plan. The political correspondent of the based upon Michael Collins’ sugges- British government would ha: o bek ey support 0f¢¥h|l cml;:lr.ydl&m itted to its acceptance, ng e government) surrender: e po- fres to act as its censors and as free | sition-they rightly hold vital at th o oppose it should it fall short of behest of a group of Irish extremis the nation’s need: The Westminster Gazette thinks 8. - Reports circulated regarding the (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) ‘mem| It had threatened to pesign, and such was the temper of the opponents of the treaty that members on the op- posite side said they would not be surprised if he and his followers walked out of the dail before the vote on the treaty was taken. ‘Befofre the afternoon session open- EXPERT INCOME TAX ADVICE The time is rapidly approach- in, hv.vhon inalvldufl. partner- .lhfpl. corporations and fidu- situstion was extromely criticel and (| claries must make ::‘e::.:n:‘u:l eared o = Fsma the. divislon of the countey oa || Secment. " The revemue aot ef the treaty. A 1921, while it, is based upon its Dail ‘Seored for Delny. redecessor, coniains many P! ‘complexities that require the kno:lodci and experience of the expert to unravel. Dr. Joseph J. Klein, accountant and tax expert, is to conduct & tex column for the benefit of Star readers. Dr. Klein's first article appears today and will be fol- Jowed by one practically each 98 eaders are privileged to submit their tax problems to Dr. Kiein. Communications will Meanwhile sharp expressions of im- patience ‘at the delay of the dail in getting its business finished are heard in some guarters. Thus the Irfsh In- dependent, commenting upon the pro- ceedings, says: “There is no doubt whatever that the country has become impatient at the lohg re faced b: Soa'instena of tackl