Evening Star Newspaper, January 11, 1922, Page 2

Honored by France for i Services in World War President AgainstApprovatof Scheme Without Sure- Money Ralsing: Méans. "BY DAWID LAVRENCE President Harding will decline to give his approval to any soldter bonus proposal which does not provide.a sure means of raising the money. And at the moment the President gives the tmpression that it would boa mistake t0 assume that enough money will be | forthcoming on the allied war debt to pay ‘the bonus. .The President's attitude toward the bonus, as revealed at the White House, is one of continued beliet " in soldier compensatien, but of reluc- tance to associate the foreign debt question .with it. The truth of the matter is that Mr. Harding:turned the tables on those who had asked for his approval of a soldier bonus bill contingent on the allied war debt pay< ments. ‘The President inquired how it was possible even to talk about getting money from the allies when Congress is delaying the passage the biil which authorizes a commi sion of five to negotiate with foreign governments on the payment of prin- cipal and interest. Handfeapped by Fallure-te- Aet. In other words, if Congress will hurry up and pass the funding. bill, then some clear idea may be obtained &3 ‘e whether any revenues may be ex{VAtall tom the allles. Up to this tim", vot'a stngle thing has been-done towde® fixing~a time for the payment of efther interest or principal. No private business would allow am im- mense debt to'run along: without even a promissory note: fixing the ‘dates of payment. Both the President and the Secre- tary of the Treasury have pleaded with Congress to pass the bill. The House has acted favorably, but the Senate has failed to put the measure through. The agitation for a.soldier us may have the effect of forcing action on the funding bill, though Mr. Harding himself is careful to refrain from promising approval of the bonus bill, even if he has the power to fund the’ debt. The funding bill only authorises ne- gotiations. It doesn’t insure payment. Then it will become necessary. for the |, DR. THOMAS E. GREEN, Siuce 1919' divector of ' the speakers® bureau of the American National Red Cross and alse director-of the speak- ere’ bureaw' of ‘the Treasury Depart- ment during the victory-liberty loam drives, has received: the medal o honor of the: Fremche government fos| hin services in the weorid war: A ‘letter notifying him of his deco- military- attache- of the- French’ em- bassy in Washington, set forths “F take: great plénsure: in. sending you -herewith the diploma and insigr nta: of the medal of henor which has beem awarded ‘to you by.the president of the French republic in acknowledg- mentof your. v: -wervices to the ca of the allies during the wa: SMUGGLING RECORD * LAIBTO SCHOONER, Agent. Says Two Sets of Papers-Are Used by Brit- ish' Rum- Runners. American commission to discuss with the allles the assets available. In- | The British schooner Messenger of deed, Mr. Harding 1s eager .to' have{ Peace; held. by the federal authori- this authority to negotiate before' the| ties at Wilmington, N. C., was de- big economic conference takes: place|yeriped as “one of several vessels en- at Genoa in March. For tke time being he is withhold- |@eged in the whisky-smuggling game on the south Atlantic coast” by ing_acceptance of the" Invitation to that conference because he wants to|gGeneral Prohibition Agent E.L. Berg- strom of Jacksonville, Fla. in a re- show the business men of the United Stateg and the agricults and port today to Commissioner Haynes. “My attention,” he said, “has been all others who look forward hope- fully to the effects on American bus- called to. the press reports of the ‘case of. the Messenger of Peace, Brit- iness of the ‘Genoa conferences that the United States is powerless to en- ish registry. “This:vessel for the past two years ter the conference unless the funding has: done nothing but bring: whisky bill has passed. Hasardows to Rely on Payment. from Nassau to Bimini, Bahama Islands, to the coast of Florida, \ The Presldent let it be known tat Georgia. and South Carolina and is he believes eventually a satisfactory funding of the foreign debt will be possible. He never refers. to cancel. lation. He never suggests any dis- g_ng‘eh{,,",;;Vg:::“{?fl:;;’;z“;‘,:':;,'f counting by America of this indebted- | can ana British registry engaged in ness. Ha does feel, however, that it |the whfi‘alkya':mulg;nl game in. the 5 S i antic coast. would be hasardous: to place' any res [8outh AHANKE FISL pery of the o smba s | cxeven comi@i Heincacedt (foer (i, he substantial revenue from o to wonderful_tale. Per= the” Dnited States suffiolent at any |Souid tell a wond rate to pay a soldier bonus, the cost of which has been variously esti- mated at upward of a billion dollars. The United States has hesitated to- call for interest payments | because of cer which a draining of . ‘would have on international-'exchange. The fear is that a sudden: import of gold would knock the bottom: out of’ such export trade as America has and produce a near-panic such as was experienced about a vear ago when Europe began cancelling orders: for cotton, agricultural products and manufactured goods. ot long ago a British. offtcial: pro- posed to Secretary Mellon that some gold be shipped as payment on: the interest of the British debt, but the Secretary of the Treasury is queted as having nervously answered, “No, thanks.” It may be, of course, that when the allies and the United. States arrange: for the funding of the debt, no gold will_be shipped, but a n sue of bonds will be made which will be guaranteed by the allied powers: to the United States and which in turn may be sold by our government at an attractive_rate of interest in order to get sufficient meney to pay u sol- dler:_bo: but most everybody be- lieves. the time for such a move ‘s far- off, as the government flnancs ro ot strong enough' vet to stand such a strain and probably will not be for two or three years. Inffuemnce of Solder Vote. Meanwhile the members of Con- e e e KENIBE EINT EOSE FOR TRAFFIC POLICEMEN to placate the soldier vote. Mr: Har- ding knows the attitude of a member of Congress on the eve of re-election anl sympathizes with the effort to get something done. But, on the other hand, he knows also that re- publican sentiment generally is not altogether pleased with the new revenue bill, and that the demand for lower taxation i® still strong It's a question, therefore, of pleasing one group or class with the chance of antagonizing the business and other elaments of the country, who by their contributions and votes make re- publican victories possible. The democrats opposed the bonus, t00. administration fought it. So the sofdiers would have small comfort in | turning from one party to the other, | except as a protest vote. The pros- peets are that Congress may act and | square itself with the electorate, but that Mr. Harding will take the re-| sponsibility of disepproving it, om | the ground that a sound method for{ raising the necessary funde will not have been provided. (Copyright, 1822.) { direct evidence, but I am sure that an investigation pushed by the; intelligence bureau of the internal} revenue; department of the bureau| of investigation would reveal evi- dence. that would cause the govern- “I'ment to seize this vessel. “The favorite plan of these smug- glers is to have two sets of clearance papers, one for Nova Scotia with. A cargo of lquors and the other fol| some American port in ballast, th liquors are- disposed of off shore or some . remote place and the vessel puts into port ih ballast and clears from there. Wish I was able to give you more assistance. Look for two sets of papers on every one of these smugglers.” Investigation of the activities of the Messenger of Peace along the lines suggested by Mr. Bergstrom will be pushed by prohibition head- quarters, officials declared. Japanese Tum runners. smugglin imitation Scotch whisky into Orego ports are aided by wireless instru tions from_shore, according to a r¢ xt from Federal Prohibition Direc- L4 n Ore. Steamship agencies,” safd, “have promised their co-opera- tion in enforcing the prohibition laws, on ships coming into Oregon ports. Agents of Japanese steamship: com- panies, on the coutrary, are sending wireless. messages to sea for the pro- tection. of ships carrying imitation Scotch whisky into- this: po the report Capt. Headley Examines Model of Arrangement for Protection Against Weather. | Capt. Headley of the traffic bureau has before him for examination a small model of & pruposed hut to pro- tect crossing policemen from weather such as the District is “enjoying” today. The model resembles a tent, the l I with isinglass from the waist up. Th oening im the the traffic policemen on extremely cold days by allowing them to ex- change places with the patrolman en the beat at intervals At the suggestion of Commissioner CITIZENS AGAINST CHANGE ot » I 2Ll Srmmmivianer IN D. C. FISCAL SYSTEM 3= man's job in.winter, Capt. Headley is considering what additional relief {can be given these mren. who must Benning Association Strongly On-f poses Abolition of Ratio Plan of Local Appropriations. stand for eight hours exposed to the full force of wind, rain and snow. Strong opposition to the bill recent- 1y adopted by the Senate proposing to ZIONISTS MEET HERE. abelish the ratio system of appropria- Balfour and Emile Berliner Ar- range Receptions. tions for the District of Columbis was voiced Iast night by the Ben- Int doteuntion, which atzived baVesoh w % g Citisens’ Association st & meet.. v e ing held in Odd Fellows’ Hall Speak- oday r'r'o'm alt -Ds;t; of the ing against the proposed legislation, ic Frank Carrigan, who presided in- stead of Warner Stutier, who is suf- fering from iliness, said that the or- ganization stood on its record in favor of the §0-30 principle. The association voted to co-operate with the Northeast Washington Citi- zens’ Association in its efforts to have extended reclamation of Anacostia fiats beyond Benning bridge. A resolution of sympathy for the association’s president, Mr. Stutle: ‘was unanimousuly adopted. HAMBURG-BERLIN WIRELESS. HAM! rv 10.—A ten-min-| C ment, at Edgewood arsenal, Mary! and ! have been lGll arms conference. at tie British em- bassy this evening. the local Zionist organisation, of which Emile Berliner is honorary president, will hold a re- ception of the Illgltl.l in the Wash- ington Hotel at 8:30 o'clock. Among the celebrated Zionists with the delegation are Nathan Strawss of New York and Nahun Sokolow, presi- dent_of the executive committee of the World Zionist, Organization, who will introduce the delegation jo Mr. Balfour. > GIVEN FOREIGN SERVICE. land, led- to foreign eervice. q P! damage ration) signed by Mnj,. L. Dubreail, |’ sonally I _am mot In possession of || Egr Joseph A. Linville, at Portland, || . Hoover;fwho is hesd |ages France Secretary Houston of the last |lower half being made of leather, | S5 today relief already is being afforded | Companies G and H, 1st Gas Regi- | Hai With Telephone: Lines. - Much Local Damage. Practically all cirquits of ithe tele- phone service between. here.and Chi- cago were put out of commission; by the snow and wind storm that s t the middle western states, gradfially: lesgening: in severity in itsgeastern swing, it was stated at the headquar- ters of the-local telephone offices: to- day. The storm has:wrecked all but two cireuits.between Washington an Pittsburghi. Pa, censiderably -delay ing. communications,, jn many ini- for more. than: an_hour. To and .northern Msryland also badly affeoted: by. the: stor: being reported that hundreds.of tele~ hone- poles- are down: and $100.000 e done to. the wires.. Very cold: weather-ia being experienced. in: 't‘h‘u otion, with the result tkat the rain is. it | Communications: have: been tempp- rarily delayed: between this-city and Baltimore, but not due to t! storm.. It was reported that a plumber near -Baltimore in driving a pipe in one of the roadways pierced a cable. This.| has not yet been fixed, but will not take long when work upon it is| started. Weather Impedes Repairs | Workmen are already busy- in the various sections attempting. to repair the damage done and fix up temporary communication. Their work is greatly impeded by the weather. Western Union sufferéd the loss of several wires between here and New York city on,account of the high|Qn winds. Wires running west were down and communications between here and Cumberland, Md., were cut bft directly, but indirectly communi- cations were maintained. Western Union officials said the service in all directions is being handled” in good condition, despite the storm. Officlals of the Postal Telegraph Company here stated that direct com- munication by wire with New York city, Philadelphia, Boston and other tities of the north has been cut off since about noon tod. Repairmen are working to raise fallen wires and reconnect service as soon as. possible, it was asserted. Telegram service to the above cities is being maintained, however, to a limited extent by rerouting the mes- sages south and doubling back over a wide circuit, it was: explained. - Ap- parently the storm nas not donemuch damage to wires south of Washing- ton, as service is uninterrupted in that direction. G. Melvin Sharpe, vice president of ithe Potomac Rubber. Company, this, morning stood in the company lace of business, im the Bond building, at New York avenue and 1l4th strest holding the door to prevent the wind rom blowing it open. Incidentally he was watching the pranks the wind was playing. on the outside. He had counted five um- brellas wrecked by the wind, and then he a man's hat blow from his head. Two other men and several women were similarly. treated. He counted six, seven and-then there was a terrific crash. Qne of the big plate glass windows on the New York avenue side of. the. building had: been loosened by the wind: and: smashed. Large pieces of' the high-priced glass. fell to the pavement, narrowly miss- ing a woman who was fighting her way through the- northeaster Rain poured. into the window, a. small quantity of it finding its- way to the lower fioor, but: not doing much damage. Crossing Police Suffer. Membet of the polica force on street duty this. morning had. much difficulty “covering” their beats and reaching: the signal boxes in time to| jtelephone the stations, In several in- atances, it- is stated, crossing. police- ‘men found it necessary to seek brief: Tespites from their unprotected sta- tions. Police of the several precincts re- ported: that many trees were damaged: by the storm. Dead limbs.also were broken from- many- trees: and. in- sev- instances the police reported dangeérous obstruotiong were: caused: At the harbor precinct: thib atten- ‘moon it: was said there had, heen, no; report of trouble or damagei on the: river. Lieut. Dean had hia squad in readiness: for emergency' wonk: in event of storm damage or human lifp being: endangered’ on the. waten of the smaller bdats are tied' up for the winter at places where thex are: ‘fully protectéd from the stofm, the police stated. Rt SHIP RATE. ESTABLISHED: : ON GRAIN FOR RUSSIANS! An agreement was undarmofl to have been reached at a White, House conference today on the rate to Be charged the American Reltef Agdinin- istration. by the Shipning Board' for .carrying grain. to. Russia, but. terms of the agreement were not. im- ' mediately announced. confurense: t were Secretary of the relfet % the. Shippine Board of ver's 9o-mon.xnd' set_forth. i that ' ministration,. and CI jand ex) Mr.. Hoo' by Congress at a3 3 to-save as much of the appropriation as: possibie for the purchase of grain. The. Shipping Board has contended ithat this could not be done without 'an executive order, ence today was ar: the two views, Graias for the starving d pedple of Russia should be milled, prepared, and put up in small pack- for distribution. there, Senator of Marylond, suggested in s letter to- Secretary Hoover, of the partment of Commerce. Senator France says that this will give work mand Americans out of work, and esides there are no faci! the confer- to [“Twenty per cent increase all the ‘way through, In membership—money — magasines.. too, < rox-"xvzln.uteen-tweuty-ene and twenty- o This is the slogan adopted by the ‘Woman's Foreign and Home Mission- 'uy socletztu':‘ uB::a“ ly me: oday at t twood Methodi Episcopal_Church, Sth and J streets. Despite the weather, there was a goed attendmnce and much in- terest was shown ia work of the past vear. The meeting openeldl at 10:30 o'clock withs Mra. K. B. Moultom in the chair. :ouowlngd the sln‘lg of é';"?l ymns and a Drayer Rev. Chj S. Cole, the following ma porea for the ear: S Ifl; Mra. V. Luncheon was held at 1:45*o'clock, following which the afternoon session was opened. The nome nfigsionaries, with Mrs. Henry S. France, president, presiding, made their annual reports and addresses. Mrs Carl Riddic] Mrs. Robert Frischkorn, Mrs. Jahn Edwards and Mra. G. R. Stokes spoke. Organist for the afternocon was Mrs. n_Barker: ip commities. js Bead.-| 1')'.'“{’:-? government ships || , out | A new record.for-brevity: signgl hearin, “the voice of the: eatire couptry” Wi heard in Jess:than 5 minutes. 0f the entire..countfy” urging: C: to’ enact ferest poitoy’ | of the country’ is saying. I ask this from newspapers calling; for: action, on. the: Snell-MoCor- mick forest: poiicy bill. “Representing. IN 5 MINUTES AT FORESTRY HEARING at accongres- | or wag: made today when as to what: should be done. to put the millions of idle acres in these sec- tions, to_ work, growing trees. There apa. experts. here. who can. do thaf. qu but briefly a sam- ple. what the country. says.in re- l'l!t'\i to- constructive forestry legi ation. Here Mr. Pack quoter short, snappy { calling for for-| Commission in Charge of Government. By the Associated Press. GENBVA, January. 11. — Prominent: among the matters coming before_the which is: 80 vitally needed. council of the league. of nations to- “mm. Poljcy Needed. day was the. reappointment of mem- ‘The.necessity of preserving forests |bers of the comniission governing, the of the United States and developing ' Saare valley and definition of what the new timber tracts to insure fu- ture supply was omphasiged togay at | COnStitutes. “an {nhabitant of the the o the “l‘;e nn;& by. Georges W. Sisson, jr., i Saare.” lam, ., representing the Under the treaty of- Versail| th American Baper-and Pulp Association, | majority o tha Jababliencs ot the of 'which he formerly was president. ' [valley are under French control, but actfon. * e, gentlement of the commit- tee, sum up the entire subject, and are but examples of what ‘the voice edt st “Ther committee to hear this voice and ap- ‘prove -of this forestry legislation, h v“&“flr-llflad'fprellry policy was of | Germany insists they do not for this (Continued from First Page.) plein, the nature of the agreement wih England and ask each house to|liance which Briand's opponents de- vote. confidence. . He. will. refuse to Te@give interpellations, it: is. stated, on the.ground: that: there: is, no. time hem, for discussion- of? ti 1f the- votes. af’ confidence. are. not satistagtory, to. the premien imgmn ely withdraw. to private. 1 the: hand, if'the outcome: satisfyfng. to him: he: will return, to Cannes.and sign the. agreement: FINANCING AID: APEROVED. Supreme Council Backs Proposed International Corporation. By the Associated Press. CANNES, Japuary 10.—Official an- nouncement:is-made that the supreme council tonight approved the plan for the formatjon of an.internatiopsl fi- nauce corporation,, decided, upon by the econotmic committee. It was agreed. to. anpeint: a subcommittes, composed® of two French and two Britiskr representatives. and one. Ital- ian, one Belgian and one Japanese representstive,. to arganize the cor- peration. The governments reptesented at the Cannes. council undertake to -furnish £10,000 for the organizing expenses | and will give the subcommittce, as well cerporation when it is. a8 the established, all tite aid and assistance lnA:heh'l power. outlined frem Canes. Monday, the international fimance corporation X"vonld“hl‘u\'e l:l’ glp!!ul of £2,000,000. & seat woul e in London, with a board of: dinectors nominated by af- filiated companies in each interested ‘These countries, including ted States, would organigze ::rp.r'h :llo:,:.bmfo: promotion. “only, c ed, capital equ to_£20,000,000. S el The object of these corporations woult® be to serve as mediums for credit. transactions and to. facilitate the activities of private enterprises in_all: countries where the business field now im obstructed by lack of credits.and diserganized. finances. BRIAND. IN WILSON BOLE. Position at Cannes Likened. to. Ex- President’s at Paris, ¢ By HIRAM K. MODERWELL, By. Cable-to The Star and, Chi N Copyvight, Daily. News. CANNES, France, January 11— ‘What happened to President Wilson in- Paris is happening to Premier Briand in Canpes, according to the view: of those who are surfrised at ‘the number of his concessions up, to this time. As Wilson conceded vital things: to obtain. the league of natigps 80 Briand- has been coriceding mdth to obtain a. military guaranty from. Britain. apnoungements. show aterd N ne > 8 e. Franco-British treaty, which in its main outlines has been agreed to and the text of which will: probably be: compieted this week. | According ta, the communigues, Britain France against unpno- -ansion. fon a period of* ten years, but tain remains the Jjudge of the provocation. event it is virtually: {mpossible for iGermang. to recower: sufficlently to 'mannfgotune. arms. and mobilize 3nd; finance a large war within so short a Country ta Get Support for, Ctassification. 'the. part of the 252 local unions of the s | Fedsration of Federal Em- ployes to bring public opinion in sup- port of the Sterling-Lehlbach reciassi~ ficatipn. bills was sent out today by | President Luther C. Steward of the iorganization. Petttiontng Right. “The purpose of our organization, to lobtaist hetter working conditions and higher eficiency in the civil servics, to be guimed by exerciss of our right of petition,” declared President Steward. N QUARTERLY SESSION )i na |, Leaders of the opposition were de- st The Washington Terminal C The limitation of h L3 ompany e limital £ a Board meeting yesterday voted e s for swon to the support of the Wash rravaiors | Ald Secicty, " ¥ in Union station, for tha of the 8i2 societn, Br&znd'lflzm%métoflemand Vote on His Policy at Cannes he. will| ranting of a moratorium to Ger- A letter urging remewed efforts on | to the paper manufac- |reason lose their German nationality, ‘turing: § y, he said, adding that ny also Rrotosts ARAIRSL i the: industries. had been doing what'it | Frenchman being chairman of the could: under- discouraging conditions|governing- commission. M. Ralut is to keep forest landa.productive. the present of. the-commission. Next on the agenda is the question of the council guaranteeing the ar- ticles of the recent convention con- cluded in Geneva concerning non- fortification and neutralization of the Aland Iglands. The.complaint by the Finnish government that the Russian Soviet government is not observing the conditions of the treaty grant- Xllzfl‘alllon(unv to eastern Kagiia, in northweste: a period, Hence the treaty appears|consiiens ™} ussian, will also: be rather as a gesture of friendliness| Other questions. to. be discussed in- and is far from being the al-|clude protectlon of the minorities in < the Bajtic region, and the financial e d s Briand's position of, the league and allgcation L o ts expenses amon the various To obtaln this from Briain, Briand | member ot % ranting, ‘of a moratoris ZiHLMAN PENSION BiLL GETS FAVORABLE REPORT Measure Equalizes Betirement Al- lowances for District Policemen and Firemen—Other Matters. The House, District: committee today manded and supporters many. Already. growls of discontent from the. French senate and cham ber have. penetrated to Cannes and have evoked something of a remon- 'strance. from Briand. _Extremists make no secret, of the fact that what they wanted' was an alliance by which Britain wauld guarantee the security of eastern European states, _like Poland and Rumania, which are un. French political ‘influence. Pre- 'mier Briand in a conference with ritish and American newspaper cor- respondents last night indicated that |2uthorized Representative Zihlman of the present treaty was only a be-|Maryland, chairman of the subcom- ginning. He sald that other prob- mittee that has held hearings. on the lems, like the Angora treaty, would be considered. later, and* suggeated | Zihiman bill to reconcile the pensions of veterans retired from the police that the agreement Would germinate nto a full understanding approxi-|and fire departments, so that they will mating a treaty concerning all Anglo- g Trench diftoncncon - Thia will be"ihe |be caual to the amounts paid under the increased pay schedule, to write a favorable report on the measure. view. which he will present to the chamber next week, but for the pres- Repre.®setive: Joe Rzown of. Ten nessee, chalrman of the subcommittee ent the French gains are not very important. conducting hearings on a blue-sky {bill for the District; was instructed to Arms Cuts Undecided. ‘What interests the United States discontinue further hearings until the interstate and foreign commerce com- most is that the treaty comprises mittees have made a report on the mo French agreement ta reduce land Dennison blue-sky bill applicable to armament, although M. Briand said yesterday that France would reduce the entire country, which is expectzd soon. her army in.proportion as she gained securityl in the future. He said that submarines have not been mentioned at Gannea They remain on France's program pendin; ‘urther settlements / . x Chairman Focht brought to the attention of the committee a numi of bills urged by the District Com- missioners. which he proposed put- ting in an unopposed block of Dis- wijth Britain. fore hopeful is the prospect that trict legislation that can be put through the Houge in a hurry. He Belgium and Italy will join in a guaranty pact, though this matter is still in the conversation stage. Fupther. Lloyd. George has a plan to propose to. all the nations at the was instructed to invite the oom- missions to explain these bills to the committee. next Monday. Representative Underhill, of Massa- chugetts, asked that a special day be G noa conference, namely. that they shall not attack each other. By this asmigned when the full commiftee will consider his workman's com- proposal he hopes to secure the paci- ponsation bill. He explained. that a fication of Burope, which the United States demands before joining fully compromise between his bill and that of Representative Fitzberald of Ohio in the reconstruction schemes. mier Bonomi, who will preside at the cannot be reached. He asked that the full committee pass upon which prin- | Genoa, conference, is now preparing to send invitations to every Buro- pean country, even to the smallest. and to the United States, Japan and ciple it favors. The meeting was set for Monday. < Representative Millspaugh of Mis- souri urged ghat the House commit- the British dominions. tee, endeavor ‘to get passed as soon as U. 8. Has Most of Golds “If the United States stays out of possible a Senate bill which passed the Senate unanimously, which is the European reconstruction the gold which she holds may lose a large part awaiting its turn on the calendar. This provides for amending the char- of its value” sald one of ILoyd George's foremost economic advisers to the writer today. “She now has ugelessly locked up in her vaults much more than half the world's total sup- ply of gold coin’ and builion. 1t the Tnited States refuses to help organise markets for her products Europe will :do. without the gold and continue on a currency basis. This can well con- ‘tinue for a generation. If. conse- 'quently, the demand for gold ceases. over & large pant of the oivilised world its price Wil drop, and the United States may find that her gold Has lost a fifth or a fourth of ita value. It seems. evident that while the ‘British_economists who have studied the scheme ardently desive the United States to enter it, they. foresee that if | the United: States aces not. Britain | will again become the unchallenged fimancial center of Europe. = 'SENATORS IN CLASH IN- NEWBERRY CASE trict, so as to allow the soclety to own real estate which i8 now being held: for it by a trusice. FINDS LAND SPLENDIDLY ADAPTED TQ GOLF COURSE Architect to Begin Work on Con- gressional Links—Fox Hunting to Be Featured. Property on which, the goif course the- new Congressional Country Club, will_be laid out in Maryiand near the Conduit road was declared today by Devereux Emmett. the course architect, to be, .admirably suited for a first-class golf cqurse. Mr. Emmett, who, will start con- strugtion of the course shortly., says the land is. ideally located and its configurations are well suited to make a good course. Fox hunting will be one of the Tot was mentioned on both sides of {sporting features of the club, it was the. chamber. announced: “Cy” Cummings: of . Montgomery county. who has an- Both Sies Claim Victory. nounced: his Sandidac: ongress, Both will: “carry orn” as. master of sides in the Ford-Newberty|nounds. Mr. Cummings owns .a licontest are claiming victoty, but{pack of mone than a score of high- neither claims a large margin. Mr. | bred foxhounds. Newberry's supporters: predict a ma~ ...52.2 5:;‘ chl.fl‘:;‘;i‘ -g:.“e"g'r’nacnl::f | {ority of fopr-to seven votes, while his fhas chosen for its president Herbert pRonents declared he would be un- | Hoover, Secretary of Commerce, anda for Its vice president, Lieut. Col. C. seaied by a margin of thrce (o %o Sherrill ~ President Harding's military aide. The club will be Five speeches voicing opposition | located. on what is known as the to Mr. Newberry's being seated were Campbell property. twenty minutes delivered on the floor yesterday while | ' hiver rasd e e e, Condult leaders of Roth sides are busy ex-| Members of the club will be com- amining the situation in the expec-posed of cabinet members. members of Congress and Drominent person- tation that a vote may be zpached ages in, and about Washington. The today. If a vote deciding the issu@ is!mansion house already on the not taken, there is said to be a Dos-|grounds will be used temporarily as sibility of one to recommit the whole|a ciub. house. question to. ths Senate a privileges and elections with instruc- tiona to. call Mr. Nawberty for an ex- ion. and, for further investiga- of the record of his campaign (Continued: from. First Page.) ‘Wang Newberry. to. Textify. (early this’ morning ‘in her room at the home for \nurses, 1716 F street, hen a man entered. She had been back to the commit. tee Which TeDarted & Tesotution de. |asleep, but he steppéd upon an un- g‘ltgg Mr. :‘Xewbgrr;y to ?; tge only | occupied hed in entering through a senator. They said that Mr. M Newderry should be called to testiry | yomaony, T e awakened, Miss to have hegun efforts to send £t fShep act W, Topubliean., A Kendrick, . d ong democrat. T 2 seat-1 ASHEVILLE, N. C, Japuary 11— btful. | Miss Dorothy Parker, twenty-four, prominent society girl of this city. and J. Turner Sharp, thirty, of Way- sNewberry. Mr. Bas been classed as doul senator began tc have its effect on ing- debate, hembe) hl&q flleu.' of Kal:x:l. and H;‘flm of Atr.‘ exhsusting their time. Besides g SRR B ter of the medical society of the Dis- | ,n;]i.h Visitor. Pays Mrs. Harding High New Government Refutes P@-lapan ., Accusation, Confirm Tropp Rumor. By the Assoclated Press. PEKING, January 10.—The govera- 1 I ‘Wife of Lord Lee of Farcham, British delegate 1o the arme conference, with | the key to Salgrave Manor in Eng-! land, the ancestral hame of ge' Washingion, which she presgnted to! n::. Harding at the Whide House yes- | terday. {DAIL RUSHES PLANS FOR NEW ERIN RULE (Continued from. First Page.) e most eyperienced states- m e deputs who obstruct this work are enemies of s2ite even though they act faith, for the co-gmiuences none the less sei.ous shou™ suceeed.” The Irish Independent editorially emphasizes the heavy task before the new government and hopes the people will loyally respect and abey i to try th 411 be Vthey “For, the first time in centuries the people come under a government not controlled in any department by British nominees.” it says. De Valera's Support Passive. De Valera has promised not to in- way ment today confirmed the recent re- ports that Gov. Wy Pei-Fu, inspector general of Hunan and Hupeh, was moying large bodies of troops north from Hupeh, and at the same time is- sulng viplent denunciations of the government's supposed pro-Japanese policy, declared to be compromising China’s interests at the Washington conference. Denying Gen. Wu Pei-Fu's accusa- tions, Premier Liang Shih-Y1 issued a statement this afternoon setting forth the new government's policy with regard to the conference. “China,” says tne statement, “de- anept peace in the Pacific. China earnestly ;heurel enjoyment of the sovereign ri ts indispensable to an independent state. The existing in- ternational differences must be re- movi through frieodly co-operatio e " powers, Therefore. Chins hopes that all the major Chine prob- lems will be solved by the conference. "The mnew cabinet fully_indorses (he attitude of the Chinese delegation With regard to Manchuria It be- L% ves the genius of the Chinese pe Dle to be capable of evolving a Firhng. united China when not ham- peral by fear of foreign And \ hen limitations upon aggression sovcreign- ty are removed.” 3 fator: ragraph emphasizes A P SHor foreign methods and tal for the development sires perm: office. s o mllluryn‘clement was oD any compronNSe over railway Question. An ©ffer by Japan to the ese foreigd office on Deumb?r 37 of & loan to repurchase the rail- been ~unconpditionally re- n Shantung, but that B posed to had fused, he said. Shntea Higner i :fi‘:&? by the Pekd18 sovermaum, has refused the appodntment and re- quested the president to withdrat . the mandate for it. Wy naming br Tsao Yu-Lin drew fort wldglprahz‘ popular protest on the .p'mu;l 'o! s alleged pro-Japanese terdencies. Local whw recently was ap- wlustrial commis- koo s I JDELEGATES RESUME EFFORTS TO SETTLE SHANTUNG ISSUE (Continued from First Pnf!.) terfere unduly, and other opponents of the treaty have promised to do nothing to hamper the government. “Most of those who opposed the treaty adrgit that the new cahbinet are endeavoring to do what they con- sider best for the Irish nation. We believe that in & fair election, con- {ducted without force on either side, { the people will return an overwhelm- ing majority for the treaty.” The Irish Times also is confident that the people wjll accept the “free state” and relegate to private life those who defied the dail eireann. But, it says, until then there will jbe no stable government, and adds: ‘“Meanwhile many efforts may be made to defeat the seéttlement and | drive the provisional government | either to resignation or despair. Such, efforts cannot be prevented, but their; oppartunities can be curtailed by early establishment of the Free State. QUICK SUPPORT URGED. ! i | London Press Wants Parliament to Meeot at Once. By the Associated Press. LONDON, January 11.—The West- minster Gazette calls upon the Brit- ish government to assemble parlia- ment as soon as possible, next week at the latest, to give formal authority to. the new Irish government. The newspaper calls attention to the an- alogous position of Arthur Griffith's provisional government until it re- ceives this authority. and says the im- perial parliament should fulfili its moral oblififlun and see the thing through quickly “The free state, with its provisional government, is at present an even more shadowy eniity than was the Irish_republic,” the newspaper says. “There is urgent necessity to give it definite legal status, particularly with reference to maintenance of order, collection of taxes and expenditure of public moneys. Until this is done, the whole legal system will be reduced to chaos, the executive acts. of‘every. member of the provisional govern: ment will be illegal, and judges be fore. whom such acts may be chal- lenged will be obliged to treat them. as illegal. “Some sort of order may be main- tained by direct physical force, but certainly there can be no law until the provisional government itself is a lawful authority. MAN AND WIFE SHOT DEAD. { Bomb Hurled at Tramocar in Bed- fast—75 Persons Escape. By the Associated Press. BELPAST, January 11.—A bomb was thrown at a tramcar bearing seventy-five persons to their work in the Crumlin road district today. The quick agtion of the driver, who put on full speed when he beard a re- 'volver shot, resulted in the missile, | @oing wide of the mark. The expio- sion splintered the car. A man and his :Ss living mearby, who went to the r of their house to learn the cause of the commotion, were shot dead by a volley of rifle fire which swept. the street. BURIAL RITES HELD. Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Rice Armentrout, whose death occurred Saturday,, took plage at 1 o'clock yes terday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mits. Hecbere C. Emery, 536 herd street \west. The in- ent was ig Rock Creek cemetery. Armen t, Who was twenty- age, is survived by hen| n infant daughter five months old. and by her parents. term Mrs. five years of daily & summar- T T The soci China. it ;u:‘;\. nsider the = bel there is | questions; they BRIEFLY TOLD STORY ~ OF ARMS CONFERENCE the conference agenda. $b the far east was given ne of their spokesmen. nine-power treaty .deal- a, which is now being. legal experts—e0 sefble—will deal only with d. The conference Will tion of Siberia, but it he British that if ent regarding. i‘:; wiil be a Separate agreeme g:;,:. &n zelating to China. Integest of British. The British -are anxious to see ? these far eagtern just settlomont e Yhterested In see: % the “open dgor” . Wwant to see Beace .. government and ous. They have uestions deating Ann i t by in par fl‘gg,, ith g:li vlvmu form by far as_po! ief of. t is the it ing the policy of maintained: they in, China and srvfi‘l:‘ to see Japan P! R no nfirdc?nla.r ig:m- in 5"’“‘" 3 Manchuria and their pyoblems. ."‘“ said; that is, material Antérest. ,j’ have a mental interest Jn secing he uestions settled. e - It is the Brisish confl.:u‘t;x; gnf ina éstab- \hina and m:dzgj capablé of making such l{u“l’; a8 she desires—or must makR—With wers. g m;l"'::yp:‘.slion the probability th:he treaty of 1915. mldtmb‘ell:vhq:x; na al , and in_whicl ::g .('ie?n.:'ril! g JI{):I gl“a‘zt(:ngel[: part, coming before the o o strument. It was poi :d”;rl:flflli:lln[he conference bas dau!t with subjects) and that lm:xll:e':‘:;l;: ified in this way, - B o any specific treaty. Even though the L‘n%d ‘sun"ff :{nliesred & agal reaty e i orreo( the British that the opini ‘l;e“:’;mh:'ance will chauge its me of dealing Wwith the problems of Chi na. Wonld Make Concesaions. it W d, are per- The British, it was said, are D tectly willing to abandort the TePRIrer of infipence” which theyt have had i China. However, 8 vast pumber of agreements of sorts have Pefin ,e?. tered into by China, some of t :m !n the form of commercial .contracts with nationals. of fous l‘han; These contracts are the badig upo which great amounts of £apitel have been invested in China. and thex cannot be nbnn‘oncd under a :\.n:ra‘ formula_at th@ Washington cogl :r ence. They must be daalt with 1n detail. The Chinese have been .E}vcm %o, specify what particular burdens ire to be rid of in this con- they des! nection. DE VALERA PROMISES AID, Retufn After Bolt Shows Plan Mot to, Fight Grifith. DY WILLIAM M mv;l:? Chi 4 By Cable to nw e DUBLIN, Ireland, January “1l— When Eamonn De Valera marched his. men out of the dail. mv.!m.t them all back again and the ceedings_closed With t A a cynical English observer e thet the whole controversy was a put- ob and that the Irish had now, situation the way they wan There is no_ground for this suspicion, for the d!:?lll. was real ; nd serious. Nevertheless. there are shrewd ositics who, see ia t fight an advantage sltn:‘ an sbu‘I"l':m agree- uld o Ve -.';':-'\3‘11 'still bas & long way to it is ewn. cultle a Lloyd Geo! ties in estal ment §He_QBOTIMOUS. . the Japanese tion hds cabled T;kb’-.!':r in ~‘?ltml. This may cause the open session om. naval matters to be postponed until next week. ) Ji and Chinese dele- ‘The Japanese -5