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2 WEATHER. ‘Mostly cloudy tonight and tomor- row; lowest temperature tonight, about 28 degrees. Temperature for twenty-four hours ended at 2 p.m. teday—Highest, 33, at 4 pm. yesterday; lowest, 26, at 1 am. today. Full report on page 7. !l Closing New York Stocks, Page 24. Fntered as second-class post office Washington, o e |AMERICAN-BORN GIRLS OF UKRAINE DESCENT PICKET CONFERENCE American-born girls of Ukranian descent today picketed the arms conference in protest against “the atrocities and persecutions alleged to be perpetrated in Ukrainian Galicia by the Polish forces of oc- cupation.” Five uttractive girls, whose ap- parel seemed hardly warm enough to withstand the wintery blasts, walked up and down in front of No. 28382 SEATS IN CONGRESS URGED BY CITIZENS -~ ATSENATEHEARING Jones Bill Giving Representa- nians died in Polish prison camps, | and “Ukrainian population | provinces occupied by Poland being exterminated.” The pickets came here from New York city, Binghampton, N. Y.: Uhiladelphia, Jersey City and Newark, N. J. 71 DEMANDS NEW ISSUE FOR PARLEY Sure to Be Called to Attention of Delegates Either by China or Japan. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. The Washington conference, so far as it relates to far eastern ques- 3 the Pai American l':\rl'ildlnf bear- : X 2 tion and Vote for Electors ;';ff placards with these lnacrip. “Dow: with 'olish tyrann; in Is Supported. | castern Burope': “zs0,000 Ukra: in is MORE COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR SUGGESTED Theodore W. Noyes, Paul E. Lesh, E. W. Oyster and Prof. Kelly Miller Appear. Hearings on _the Jones resolution providing a cons.itutional amendment | 1o empower Congress to give the| citizens of Washington the right to vote for presidential electors and representatives in Congress, and the Poindexter and Capper bills, provid- ing for suffrage here, were resumed today before the Senate istrict com- | mittee. The Jones resolution was advocated | by Theodore W. Noyes, chairman of | the Joint citizens' committee for na- | tional representation for the District | of Columbia: Paul E. Lesh., who told ! the committee that nothing less than | the Jones resolution would put the ternational group—probably the ]Insl‘rh-': in g rightiul status, and | tions. was called for the purpose of| jaternational consortium—for cor ‘rof. Kelly er ot Howard Uni-! “ el o NeTaity, wha SnCEe s fracantnl adopting “principles” regarding Chini | struction, under the agreement, frage. dealing particularly with the | 874 Siberia. and also for the purpose colored vote. E.W. Oyster supported | Of applying those principlas :h: ';kmp[s resol: ion l"d‘llh‘l) advo- | The principles were adooted, so far e e e oECITn eaten. |as China is concerned, when the con- Ly ‘the people from among the citi- | ference agreed to those formulated zéns, together with a mayor and three | by Elihu Root of the Americin deie- cther Commissioners appointed by the gation. The application of the principles President from outside districts. enator Ball announced at the con- clusion of today's session that the|iS now the order of the day in the hearings would be continued tomor- | cunsideration of Chinese queations. The conference, not having reached | Siberfa on the agenda yet. has not row afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. 1 was planned to conclude the hearings this aftecnoon, but numerous calis | so far adopted principles with regard for senutofs to be on the floor in con- | t0 it, nor attempted any ‘appplica- nection with the roll calls in . the | tion. Arthur J. Balfour awd Secretary jiewberrs case changed plans at the Steps Already Taken. Hughes, in s:ttement of the Shan-! ; In the application of the Root prin- | 'WN8 ajestion, and s mow under e Appears in' Opposition. P consideration by the Peking and « triet, No one appear:d to oppose suffrage when Scnator Ball asked . tnem . 1o make themselves known. E. W. Oyster opened the arguments of those In favor of suffrage. Mr. Oyster told the committee that he had been active in local affairs for many Years. Favoring the Jones constitutional mendment resolution for national representation first. Mr. Oyster said that he also favored the PoindeXt bill. and the Capper bill if the lat ter were amended =o as to give the people representation in the local government. He said he favored a chunge in the local government, the President were permitted to a point as many commlssioners as tie people elect. Opposition to election of the school board and a public utili- Oy W Have Equal Reptésentation. Answering a question by Senator Ball, Mr. Oyster sald the people of the United States should be repre- sented by a number of Commission- ers appointed by the President, equal to the number to be elected by the ! people of the District, should it be de- | cided to change the form of govern- ment here. The three commissioners to ke ap- pointed by the President, in addition o the three elected, under his plan. Mr. Oyster said. would have to be dents of the District. In addition 10 these six commissioners, he pro- posed that a mayor should be elected. At some length Mr. Oyster revised the history. of the District ment. leading up to the change to the present commission form, pointing out that it never was intended that the people of the District of Columbia should not have a volce in their gov- crnment. Called an Autoeracy. He quoted the late Commissioner Mac- farland as saying that the government of the District of Columbla was an au- tocracy, in which the people have no voice. “Do you think it asked Senator Ball. T do,” the witness replied. ‘Tae whole principle on which this government is founded is that it is a republican form of government and not a democratic form of government,” Sen- ator Ball said. “A republican form of government is a representative govern- ment. A democratic form is a govern- ment by the masses. Such a form as the latter is impossible in a large city. Washington has a republican form of the government. Commissioners Are Representatives. “I think this should go in the re ord as coming from the chairman, said Senator Ball. “When you con- sider this question of taxation with- oul representation, you must realize that you have representation to a certain extent, tarough the appoint- ment of your commiissioners from among your citizens. In a measure that is representatio, more so, per- haps, than in other gities where the commissioners do nof have te be resi- dents of the citles. “l agree,” Senator Ball continued, “that if you were permitted to vote for President you would have just as much representation as any other city. I can see no reason why, and, with no detriment to your present form of government, we should not give you this, and also representation in Congress. Mr. Oyster, continuing, reviewed the proceedings in Congress and in con- gressional committees during the time the form of government here was un- dergoing a change in 1374. He in- serted in the record, without reading, extracts from addresses made at that time, and also extracts from commit- tee reports. He charged that for forty years un- der the present form of government property here was underassessed and the District lost much money in taxes, but added, however, that these condi- tions now had been corrected. Senator Ball said the question of taxation here had become a serious one to the people of the District, be- cause of the form in which the Jones fiscal relation bill passed the Senate. Congress, he said, has unlimited power 'to_tax the people of the Dis- and there is no provision in the Senate blll that fixes a ratio for joint payment of the expenses by the District and federal governments. Lesh Appears Again. Paul E. Lesh, an attorney, and chairman of the suffrage group of the City Club, followed Mr. Oyster. Mr. Lesh appeared to complete an argu- ment which he was unable to finish at one of the earlier hearings. = He ventured the suggestion that ‘what the District people get Te- sult of the present campaign_would be the only change within the next forty years. e scouted the idea that representation would be the opening wedge for attainment of other de- mands, pointing out that ‘the states ‘would not cont! hnd\uimly approve con- =titutional amendments ecting the District Acts of Colgress affect the people (Continaed @@ Page 2, Column 3.) is" autocratic?” if | ties commission was expressed by Mr. govern- | !giples to China -the conference has already taken steps with regard to the foreign post offices in China, ex- { traterritorial rights, foreign troops, | customs duties. neutrality of China. {In the application of principles the conference has not undertaken to deal with any particular treaty be: | tween China and other nations as such. Yet many tresties are affected by the various subjects dealt with, and parts of these treaties will nat- urally be superseded by the action ! taken here. Now comes the proposal of the | Chinese that the treaty of 1915 be- tween Japan and China, based on the twenty-one demands of Japan, shall be considered specifically by the.con- | feranre. 3 If the conference should ndog&lho estion made by the Chinede, It would abandon the course it has hitherto followed in applying the principles laid down to specific sub- Jects. i 21 Demands to Come Up. That the conference will have the 1915 treaty and twenty-one demands called to its attention Is admittsd {by Mr. Hanihara, member of the Japanese delegation. ' In fact, he has sald that it will be brought up at the hext meeting of the committee oh the far east. pre- sumably by China. He has said fur- ther that the reply of Japan will be very brief. This Is interpreted as meaning that Japan will not agree to the conference considering the treaty | of 1915 and the twenty-one demands. I but will insist that as China’'s rights {as a sovereign power have been irecognized by the conference, as a | sovereign power she nad entire right i and should assume full responsibility !in regard to the treaty of 1915. | There is this to be said, however, {in regard to the treaty of 1915 and {the twenty-one demands, as, giving | them a somewhat different position from other pacts. The ited States government. _through Secretary of State Lansing, immediately protested I"'d sent identical notes to Japan and ! China regarding the treaty and the demands, on the ground that the United States could not consent to an arrangement that would impair the treaty rights of this country and its nationals. Text of Note to Japan. The note to Japan was as follows: “In view of the circumstances of the negotiations which have taken place and which are now pending be- tween the government of Japan and the government of China and of the agreements which have been reached as a result thereof, the government of the United States has the honor to {notify the government of the Japa- | nese empire that it cannot recognize jany agreement or undertaking which {has been entered into between the government of Japan and China im- | palring the treaty rights of the United {States and its citizens in China, the political or territorial integrity of I the Republic of China, or the inter- national policy relative to China, com- | monly known as the open-door policy.” The members of the Chinese delega- tion here insist that the treaty of 1915 was wrung from tnem by duress. while | the rest of the world, except the United States, was engaged in the European war. They insist that the provisions of the treaty are a fruitful source of trou- ble, and may mar the peace of the orient at any time. Delegates’ Views Awaited. What is to be the attitude of the dele- gation in regard to the, proposal of the Chinese that the treaty of 1915.and the twenty-one demands be considered at the conference remains to be seen. It has been indicated by spokesmen for the British, aowever, that their position will be that the treaty of 1915 should e treated as have other treaties of China and that the conference should not deal with it “as such,” but if subjects arise which touch upon the treaty in the ap- plication of the principles adopted then it will be affected. MISS AGUINALDO IN U. S. Filipino Leader’s Niece to Study -~ Surgery in This City. SAN FRANCISCO, January 12.— Misgs Petra Aguinaldo, niece of Emilio Aguinaldo, Filipino leader, is hére to- day, on her way to Washington, D. C. to sturdy surgery. She is a graduate nurse and has a brother In Washing- ton. Miss Aguinaldo said her uncle had postponed a proposed visit to the United States on account of the mar- riage of his daughter and pressing business affairs. She arrived yester- day, D. AL CONPRONISE | OFFEREDTOSETTLE SHANTUNG DIPUTE Informal Proposals Made by Arthur J. Balfour and Secretary Hughes. CHINESE AND JAPANESE AWAITING INSTRUCTIONS Definite Developments Expected | Within Next Few Days on | Involved Issue. ! By the Associated Press. An agreement was reached by the Chinese and Japanese dele- gates when their Shantung con- versations were resumed today | on the question of concessions | for the building and extensions of the Tsingtao-Tsinanfu railway | in the Kiaochow leasehold. Two extensions, the Tsinanfu- Shunteh and the Knomi-Hsuel fu, are to be turned over while the Chefoo-Welshel exten- aion is to be bullt by Chi At another session to be held Iater today am attempt will be made to reach an agreement con- | cerning the opening of the port of ‘Tsingtae to all foreign commerce on equal term: | A series of informal proposals and | alternatives looking to a compromise | of the Tsingtao-Tsinanfu railway dis- | Toklo governments. Definite develop- ments may be expected within the next few da it was learned on high authority today. Awaiting Instructions Both the Chinese and Japanese dele- gations to the arms conference are awaiting instructions from their home governments before proceeding with discussions concerning the railway. while today they again met to con- tinue their efforts to settle minor fea- tures of the Shantung controversy. promise proposals, it was understood, invuives the ahgndonment of the Chl- anese trafic manager for the Chinese are asked to agree to the countant. The position of chief engineer, deléegation already agreed to concede to Japan. Question of Payment. The question of pavment for the railroad through a Japanese loan, it was said, is also involved, but in such a way that if China the Japanese proposal it would affect Chinese control of the road dur- lng‘ the period of the loan. 'he Japanese proposai, to which the Chinese have not been able to agree, provided for a loan through Japanese bankers for a period of fif- teen years. with China having the right to take up the remaining notes at the end of five years, upon six months’ not. Coupled with this proposal was a requirement that the Chinese agree to the appointment of Japanese ex- perts in the positions of trafic man- ager, chlef accountant and chief en- gineer. ' Chinese Chinese Demands. The Chinese insisted on paying either in cash or in installments over a twelve-year period, with an option on completing the payments within three vears. They definitely declined to_ consider granting the Japanese the positions of trafic manager and chief accountant. The position of traffic manager. the Chinese contend, would carry with it complete control of the raiiroad. A similar contention was made con- cerning the chief accountant, but it was intimated today that {f China were given the trafic manager post she would not be inclined to press for that of chief accountant, apd the terms of the loan might be shaped upon the basis of the Balfour-Hughes proposal in such a way. SNOW AIDS JOBLESS. MONTREAL, January 12.—Several thousand unemployed found work to- day clearmg the city of snow that came with a forty-mile-an-hour bliz- sard last night. Drifts were eight feet deep in placel Today’s News In Brief School building needs impress mem- bers of congressional committee. Page 1 King George frees all Irish political prisoners. Page 1 Mr. Hays likely to resign and accept motion picture post. Page 2 Decision on Genoa conference await receipt of agenda here. Page" Attention of arms delegates_turning to contemplated Genoa conference. Page 3 Supreme council rej€cis league of .na- tions' offer. - Page 3 Delegates _conferring on detalls. of naval liffitation treaty, - Page 3 Claglt’ feared as Japan W ffooin, o0 Jepsnese agrancs Chita tells arms parley of Japanese crimes. . Page 3 Col. Jones aids fund-raisi - vention hall. e "’:5.22“4 Moral issues come to front i - land legislature. nPD::?A Balfour approves Jewish Palestine project at reception to’ Zionists. Page & ‘Women open campaign in Virginia. Allt‘l d okt gricultural and industrfal i linked, says Vice President C’;:TI’:-“ . Page 1 Education board defers election .of chairman. Page 13 Greek frchbishop found guilt; - tempting to bring abou{u-cr{lfrfin.“ Page 13 Ship construction shows ‘decline all over world. Page 13 Wide interest shown i Corcoran Art Gallery. G cm!;:."e ;‘; Davis proposes centraligatio - ginia government.' ““‘p".’.}"x'n Pen Women to i Eawerds ".0- ynvz-nnu ethics of selling. Page 34 | pute, has been submitted jointly by | None of the Hughes-Balfour com- ! ccepted ! not | 1 i { 1 1 appointment of & Japanese chief ac- Foperation of i i i 1 | i i | Foening St WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION C, IRISH PRISONERS Orders Release of 1,010 Per- sons, Including 20 Charged With Murder. By the Associated Press. LONDON, January 12.—King George has granted general amnesty “in re- spect to political offenses committed in Ireland prior to the operation of the truce last July.” it was announced today. The release of prisoners will begin at once. Text of Proclamation. The text, of the proclamation which was issued by Winston Churchill, sec- | retary for the colonfes, reads: “The king has been pleased, at the | moment when the provisional Irish: government is due to take office, to grant genersl amnesty with respect nese oprioaition to permitting & Jub-1 1o ull offenses: committed In Ireland the road, BUt? 4o " political mott¥es rior to the the truce, Juiy 11 last. e. of. the prisoners to “The rel the | which -amnesty applies will begin has | forthwith. “It Is the king's confident hope that this act of oblivion will aid in power- | fully establishing relations of friend- ship and good will between the peo- ples of Great Britain and Ireland’ Prisoners mber 1,010. Figures given out in Dublin last night, in anticipation of the amnesty proclamation, showed that 1.010 per- sons, who probably would come un- der the classification of political pris- oners, were still in confinement. This number includes 20 persons charged with murder, 121 with attempted mur-j der, 478 with possessing arms and 226 with crimes of violence, the oth- ers being held on minor charges. A few Sinn Fein prisoners are under sentence of death. these, according to Tecent Belfost advices, including the sixteen men in jail there, whose exe- cution has been set for the latter art of January. _ Pfhe men under confinement in the Irish internment camps were re- leased in December. TO IGNORE MEETING. De Valera Will Not Attend Parlia- ment Session on Saturday. By the Associated Press. DUBLIN, January 12.—Leaders of the Sinn Fein faction opposing the peace treaty have been summoned to meet today by Eamon De Valera, de- posed president of the dail eireann, to (Continued on Page 3, Column 2.) MAY JOIN BONCS WITH REFUNDING Senate Leaders fon Legislative Pr'; ram of _-Present Session. , Senate republican Yeaders today were virtually in agreement on a jegislative program for the present session and have under &onsideration a new proposal for combining the sol- dler bonus and allied debt refunding bills to enable cash payments to for- mer service men, to be made by sale of bonds Teceived from tie allles. Major Items im Program. The major items of thé republican legislative program, sald to represent a consensus of leaders’ opinion as re- sult of recent conferences with Presi- dent Harding and betweerf themselves, were: 2 The allied debt refunding bill, the bonus measure, the tariff revision bill, the treaties growing out of the arma- ment limitation conference, the farm- ore’ co-operative marketing bill and reclamation legislation. This program, it was said, had re- ceived virtually the approval of the Tepublican leadership at a dinner con- ference last night at the home of Sen- ator McCormick of Illinois, member of the republican steering committee, fol- lowing similar_recent dinner confer- ences at the White House. - Senator Lodge of Massachusetts republican leader; Senator Curtis of Kansas, republican vice chairman and wwhip,” and Senators Watson of In- diana, Wadsworth of New York, Cap- per of Kansas and McNary of Oregon 2 the last two members of the agri THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1922 THIRTY-FOUR PAGES. | TO ENTER THE STAR'S CONTEST Night Schools Also to Be Included4tu—§ | dents Greet Word With Cheers. Member of the Assoclated Press The Assoclated Press is ekclusively entitled to the use for republication of all mews dispatches eredited to it or nt otherwise credites in this Daper and also the local news published hereln. ! ments ani dispatehes | | All 1igats of publication of special berein are also reservet. Yesterday's Net Circalation, 89,245 TWO CENTS. IBRIAND RESIGNS POST AFTER DEFENDING ALL “Take It or Leave It.” His Retort to Deputies. SUDDEN RESIGNATION STARTLES CHAMBER i | Cabinet Quits as Soon as| Members Recover—- Millerand Accepts. By the Associated Press PARIS, January 12.—Premier Bri- and submitted his resignation to| President Millerand at the Elysee; Palace today after making a lengthy statement before the chamber of dep- utles justifying his attitude at the! Cannes conference. The entire French cabinet went out! of office with Premier Briand. | Accepted by Millera: The resignation of Premier Briand wak accepted by President Millerand. President Millerand indicated he| would not ask any one to form a new | ministry before tomorrow. Minister | of War Barthou and former President Poincare wete mentioned prominently in parliamentary lobbies as likely can- didates for the task of forming a new | government. Premier Briand put the Anglo- French pact. the question of postpone- | ment of Germany's reparations pa. French participation in the Genoa conference squarely up to the chamber of deputies this after-| ' CANNES AGREEMENTS Received in Arms Parley Circles Like a Bomb. EFFECT NOT SERIOUS ON FINAL RESULTS - Overturn Likely to Have Greatest Impression on Genoa Meeting. the Associated Press. The resignation of Aristide Briand as premier of France was received with almost bombshell effect in arms conference circles, the action being considered likely to have a great ef- tect on decisions already reached or about to be reached. The belief also was expressed in conference circles that the overturn of the Briand ministry would greatly affect the Genoa economic conference in which American participation had been invited, and also on the presen: conversations at Cannes. Cabinet StIl in Power. Conference officials declared that a: customary during cabinet crises it France, the res.gning cabinet wor remain in power for continuing the administrative work of the govern- ment, and in the same way M. Sar- raut would remain in Washington and would continue to attend the work o the conference. but would not feel ex- titled to make any definite decigion~ or to pledge the action of France o1 any question until the new cabinet i appointed. The effect of the resignation on the noon, telling the deputies, in m';vfln‘;‘gm" negotiations was not con- rms. to take them or leave | Sidered serious us to the eventual re- blUR CeBLLErmE {sults. by some officlals. who pointed them. out that the overthrow appurently was ithe result of a disagreement between the premier and the chamber of depu- Sought for Three Years. The premier first presented the ter The Star's $1.000 prize essay con- !test on the subject, “The Arms Con- erence and Its Significance,” were | isent to all officers and teachers in | ! the school system today by Supt. i Frank W. Ballou. ! Children in many of the schools iwho have been muking preparations "to compete in the contest greeted the announcement with cheers The {announcment will be made in the night echools tomorrow by Walter B. { Patterson, director of special &chools. { When informed that students in the night schools are eligible to en- ter the contest Mr. Pulterson de- lclared. “That is fine” He pointed {out that he had recelved many In- quiries as to whether the night {school studerts were cligible to en- ter the contest and cated that | !there are hundreds of students in the evening Institutions who are ex- ceedingly anxious to try to win one lof the eighty-eight h prizes to | be_awarded by The Star. Patterson said there is one y in the Park View night school who is “perfectly wild” to enter the TRANSPORT CROOK - WEATHERSGAL Radiogram Reports Favor- able Progress of Crippled Ship 365 Miles at Sea. A radiogram from the transport Crook, received here at 6:30 a.m. today, said the crippled ship was making fa- vorable headway. ‘“The gale reached the transport last night.” the message said, “but did not cause it to slow up | perceptibly.” | The transport's position was given as 365 miles east of New York. MAKING BUT THREE KNOTS. Storm Slows Transport apd Afrival | Unexpected EelMturdny. By the Associated Prese.. NEW YORK, January 12.—Heavy | cross sea$, with'a strong west wind, cut down the-transport Crook’s speed to nfne krots last night, and'this forenoon she” reported ‘riding easy at three The St. Mihiel, too, was slowed servers here said they could not esti- mate when the steamers would meet. Because of the reduced speed, they did not expect the Crook to arrive here before Saturday. Wireless stations along the north} Atlantic coast waited with concern tidings from the United States trans-| port Crook. which reported by radio | yesterday that she had sprung a leak and was in serlous condition. Later dispatches from the captain of the vessel indicated that seams had been opened and had been caulked and cemented, but anxiety over the ship was not wholly abted, for it was believed this morning ‘she was still in the grip of the wintry gale that yesterday lashed the seaboard and sent all shipping scurrying for shelter. So great was the concern felt by the War Department the transport St. iel was sent to stand by the ves- ) -Pknots."” “er'.o'n down by the storm, and marine ob- i sel. Several ocean liners were said to be near the Crook which was then about 400 miles from New York and approximately south of Halifa ‘When she sailed from Europe, the Crook had a full cargo on board, and carried, in addition to her crew of 160 seamen, 13 officers and 940 men from ‘- the Army of occupation in Germany. In her hold. there were many bodies of American soldiers who fell on European battlefields. WASHINGTONIAN ON BOARD. I. A. Pelzman Sailed on Transport Reported in Tromble.” Among the passengers on the Unit- ed States Army transport, the Crook;. which _sprung a leak on her voyagé l l | |ing Promotion Rulmg. i ' | l Circular letters authorizing pupils contest. This boy. he said. was xo‘ !in the District public schools to en- | Insistent that he be allowed to com- | pete in the contest that he raised the uestion as to the eligibility of the | Eight school pupils in-the competi- | tion. - i In view of the fact that the closing | of the contest may extend beyond | February 1. when the midyear gradu- | ations will be held in the public| schools. The Star announces that| contestants will be grouped accord- | ) the classes they have attended | There- | during the present semester. fore if an elghth grade pupil, whol is now in the junior class of the contest is promoted to high school | before the competition is closed, he will remain in the junior class. On| the other hand, if 8 high school sty- dent is graduated before the cloain of the contest, he will submit his composition -in "the senior class. 3 This -ruling is made because it| would be unfair to make an eighth grade pupll promoted to the high school submit his éssay in the senior group after having prepared his com- | position for the junior class. It would Le as equally unfair 1o debar high school graduates in February from submitting their edsays zfter having prépared for the writing of taem for several months while in school. The date for the closing of :he con- test will depend upon the adjour mcnt of the conference on the fimi tion of armamen NEEDS OF SCHOOLS INPRESS CONGRESS Members of Committee Ap- | pear Convinced of Necessity | for Buildings. Members of the congressional tom- mittee of Senators and representa- tives. who are jointly {pvestigating | conditions in the District public schools, appeared favorably impressed with the need for a comprehensive building program for the Washing- ton school’ system following a per- sonal. “inspection this morning of sohbols and school sites located in con- Bested residential sections of the city. Woodruft Voices Sentiment. The sentiment of the members was summed up, evidently, in the decla- ration at the conclusion of the trip of Representative Roy O. Woodruft of Michigan, representing the House District committee, that he advocated “a $3,000,000 appropriation for the school buildjng program each year, if necessary, until the needs of the city have been met.” This statement was made by him when he had been told that the program outlined by the board of education and Superintend- | ent of Schools Ballou called for an appropriation each year, for years, of $2,000,000. LD Members of the congressional com- mittee who went on the tour of in- spection today were Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas, chairman of the Senate committee on schools; Repre- sentative Frank C. Millspaugh of Missouri, of the House committee on local schools, and Representative Woodruff. Other members of the committee did not appear. Accom. panying the committee were Super- intendent Ballou, Assistant Supere intendent Kramer. -Assistant Super- intendent of Colored Schools Wilkin- son, Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins, vice | president of the board of education, | and Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes, member of the board. This was the second inspection trip taken by the commit- tee. Pleased by Site Shown. Starting from the Capitol shortly after 9 o'clock, the party went direct- 1y to the site of the proposed junior high school in the Eckington dis- trict, located In the large plot of: ground 1lying, roughly, between 1st! and 2d and R and S streets northeast. | The congressmen expressed admira- tion" at the desirability of the site selected by school officials for the junior high school in thig Territory, remarking at the commanding view | f the city available from that point. | Ballou _pointed out - particularly ihe adaptability of the ground toward the rear for stadlum purposes, due to'its natural contour. It_was disclosed for the first time (Continued on Page 2, Column'2.) (Continued on Puge 2. Column 1) =, "< (Conynued on Page %, Cowwon 7.) i sudden determination. question of the Briish pact. “You have been complaining for three years,” he said, “of not being alled upon to share in shaping French policies. 1 am bringing you what you have been demanding for three years, | and it is up to to say whether | you want it or not. “As far as I am concerned.” he continued, “1 am merely making these explanations to you, and do not ask your approval or refusal Here 1s France's security. Take it or leave it. The premier next turned to the sub- ject of the Genoa conference. Says U. S. Has Agreed. “It {s inadmliasible.” he sald. "that France should be absent form this eonference, which s purely financi: and ecomomic. especially when such a powerlul findncial and economie state as the United States. without whose co-operation work is.impos- sible, has agreed to participate.” “Do you wish France ubt to be represented there?” he dsked. “If so, say ‘so. 1. for my part, wish France to take part.” Premier Briand sald the reparations commission had dgreed to grant a moratorfum for Germany on her; reparations payment: 1 Says France Hi ® Volee. | In handling the rman moratorium question Premier Briand said “You must make up your mind.-on that question—a moratorium for/Ger- | many. It is granted because annce| has no voice in it. If France fad had the decision it never would considered. but. thanks Ey'the treaty of Versailles, article 2347 the repara- tions commission im_‘empowered to grant delays, and you may make up your mind, now that a majority of the reparations commission has agreed to grant a moraterium.” At the Cannes conference M. Briand's intention t6 resign was announced to the chamber at the close of his hour's speech. The announcement came as an entire surprise as he had appar- | ently won the sympathy of the cham- ber. His colleagues of the cabinet | were filled with amazement at his Convinced the Cabinet. M. Briand convinced the cabinet, it is learned, that the Anglo-French pact was the best thing obtainable in the way of establishing French secur- ity, and, it was added, that the entire cabinet, unanimously behind the vact, would go into the chamber of depu- ties this afternoon to stand or fall with the treaty. The so-called ir- reconcilables came around to Briand's viewpoint promptly after hearing the : premier’s explanation. “] told them what I d.d at Cannes, not what I am reported to have done,” M. Briand told the corre- spondent after the meeting. “It was not all golf playing there.” The contest in the cabinet meeting entered upon the advisability of the premier going before the chamber. The premier's supporters argued it was poor policy to call him before the legislative body while he was en- gaged in negotiations With foreign premiers. Predicts Vote of Confidence. “we will give you a vote of con- fidence by both houses before your departure for Cannes,” sald ‘M. Guis- thau, the minister of marine. “That should be sufficient. It seems to me unconstitutional to bring the premier before the chamber today. Premier Briand himself, however, favored the plan to have him appear | before the chamber. “] would not deprive myself of the displeasure of making a farewell ap- pearance,” M. Briand told the corre- Spondents, but the twinkle in his eye seemed to indicate he was confident that the chamber would approve his cpourse. Leaves Chamber Alome. The official communique on the cabi- ¢ net meeting reads: | “The premier explained to his col- leagues the state of the Cannes nego- tiations. The cabinet is {n complete, unanimous accord with the premier.” At his sudden determination, M. Briand, after making his announcement, left the chamber alone. The members of the cabinet followed *as soon as | they had recovered from their sur- prise. Groups of deputies and government officials speedily gathered in excited discussion of the seriousness of the situation, seeking a way out of the qifficulties. 3 One report was that M. Briand had gone home, but a semi-official an-| nouncement stated that he had ;one' from the chamber to the E'ysee Pal-| ace to formally present his resignation i to President Millerand. Supported by Cabinet. Premier Briand, who arrived here this morning, consultcd the cabinet and had the full support of his cabi- net behind him, it was stated after the meeting. The _cabinet meeting was concluded (Continued on Paze 2, Column 5:) | ties on European policies alone. The chamber of deputies, as well as the French public, it was asserted, hady for the most part, looked with favor on ithe achievements of the Washington conference. A more pessimistic view. however was entertained with- regard to the Cannes and Genoa conferences as the resignation of M. Briund was consid- ered to mean the-Tormation of a cab- inet more opposed to the tendencie: of England to yield on the question o reparations with Germany and of rec ognition, -in_effect. of the soviet go: ernment of Russi Sarrant Resigns Minintry. he resignation of M. Serraut as minister of cotonlies, It was presumed in official circles here, was submitted 1s0. but it was not thought that his statug in the Washington conference would be affected as he ceme to Washington not us minister of colo- nies but as a plenipotentiary Lo speai for the French government. Insues Far Removed. It also ‘was suggested among th French ghat most of the issues whici led to the cabinet crisis in Paris ap- pareptly were far removed from ti: queslions under consideration her. As 1t is understood in Washington, th { situation which led up to M. Briand’ resignation resolved about problem of the German reparations and tl proposed Anglo-French treaty. 1t has been indicated that in «:. change for this treaty the lren: premier was preparing o acecp: amelioration of the reparativns di mands on Germany which mac: « the French leaders were not pre pared to appro In regard to the proposed Angzle French convention it has been tln impression in French circles her. that a large section of French public opinion had tended toward the x- pectation that a more binding al- liance than that worked out at Cannes would be effected between the two nations. It is known that considerabie criticism has been directed at the treaty provision regarding British help for France in any future Ger- man attack, some French politicul leaders holding that the language of the article leaves the Britlsh a wide discretion as to when they would come to the assistance of France. 1f the resignation does not actually injure the work that is being done the Washington conference, it is co ceded that it probably will at least siow it up. Although the French delegates hesitate to comment, it is apparent that they feel that they can act only in a tentative way. subject to the later ap- proval of wiatever new adminietration is put into office. PENROSE DEPOSIT BOX HOLDS $226,100 CASH Money in Vault of D. C. Bank in -Bills of Large Denomination. Five $10,000 Notes. Boies Penrose, late senator from Pennsylvania, had $226,100 in cash in a safe deposit box of the American Security and Trust Company. Ancil- lary letters of administration on his estate will have to be taken out in the District Probate Court before this ! money can be removed, it is stated. The existence of this idle fund was learned today through a report made to the local court by Theodore Cogs- well, deputy register of wills, who had been requested by the executors of the Penrose will to open the safe deposit box. According to Mr. Cogs- 1 well there were five $10.000 notes and ! the balance was in denominations of $1,000, $500, $100 and $50 bills. Senator Penrose also had an apartment of Wardman Park Inn and the contents thereof will form part of the estate with the cash found in the safe deposit box. The bulk of the estate is in Pennsylvania. POLICE USE WIRELESS. Paris Officials May Equip Airplanes to Quell Riots. PARIS, January 12.—The Paris po- lice are using wireless-equipped tomobiles to rid the city of ban and highwaymen and are ready to. use airplanes in time of riots or dem- onstrations. Seversl automobiles have been equipped with the wireless apparatus and the police can cruise about the city and call for help from headquar- ters by wireless if they find them- selves in a desperate situation. They plan to employ airplanes pri- marily for the study of traffic prob- lems, but also, when needed, to cope with rioters. —