Evening Star Newspaper, February 2, 1922, Page 4

“%he following text of the submarine and poison gas treaty presented to the conferenco on limitation of armament 'Was made public today: - “'The United States of America, @ the British empire, France, Italy 45"“gnd Japan, dereinafter referred to 3 # the signatory powers, desiring 0 make more effective the rules. adopted by civilized nations for he protection of the lives of neu- 1a and non-combatants at se: Y §n time of war, and to prevent the ;; use in war of noxious gases and chemicals, have determined to . conclude a treaty to this effect, - .@nd have appointed as their pleni- ¥ {*potentiaries: = "The President of the United R States of America: P Charles Evans Hughes, ¢ Henry Cabot Lodge, Oscar W. Underwood, Elihu Root, H Citizensof the United States; His Majesty the King of the { united kingdom of Great Brit- ain and Ireland and of the British dominions beyond the i seas, emperor of India: The Rt. Hon. Arthur James Balfour, O. M., M. P, lord president of his privy council; The Rt. Hon. Baron Lee of Fareham, G. B. E., K. C. B., first lord of his ad- mirality: The Rt. Hon. Sir Auckland Campbell Geddes, K. C. B., his ambassador ex- 4 traordinary and plenipo- tentiary to the United L States of America; and for the Dominion of Can- ada; The Rt. Hon. Sir Robert ;:.h‘d Borden, G. C. M. G, Ao For-the commonwealth of Aus- tralia: Senator the Rt. Hon. George 4 Foster Pearce, minister for home and territories; !'t'ir l(llle dominion of New Zea- and: ¥ The Hon. Sir John Willlam Sailmond, K. C., judge of the supreme court of New. aland: For the Union of South Africat The Rt. Hon. Arthur James Balfour, O. M, M. P.; For India: The Rt Hon. Valingman Sankaranarayana _Srini- vasa Sastri, member of the Indian council of state: The President of the French Republic: Mr. Albert Sarraut, deputy minister_of the colonies; Mr. Jules J. Jusserand, am- bassador _ extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the United States of America, grand cross of the Na- tional Order of the Legion of Honor: ___ His Majesty the King of Italy: The Hon. Carlo Schanzer, senator of the kingdom: The Hon. Vittorio Rolandi Ricci, senator of the king- dom, his ambassador ex- traordinary and plenipo- tentiary at Washington; The Hon. Luigi Albertini, senator of the kingdom. His Majesty the Emperor of Japan: Baron Tomosaburo Kato, minister for the navy, Junii, a member of the first class of the Imperial Order of the Grand Cor- don of the Rising Sun with the Pauiownia Flower: Baron Kijuro Shidehara, his ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary at ‘Washington, Joshii, a 4 member of the first class 4 of the Imperial Order of the Rising Sun; ‘Mr. Masanao Hanihara, vice ' minister for foreign af- fairs, Jushii, a member of the second class of the Imperial Order of the Ris- ing Sun; . ‘Who, having communicated their full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed as follows: f 3 The signatory powers declare that among the rules adopted by civilized_nations for the protec- . tion of the lives of neutrals and noncombatants at sea in time of * war, the following are to be deemed an established part of in- ternational law: (1) A merchant vessel must be ordered to submit to visit and search to determine its character ‘®efore it can be seized. A merchant vessel must not be attacked unless it refuse to sub- mit to visit and search after “ warning, or to proceed as directed efter seizure. A merchant vessel must not be 2 destroyed unless the crew and pas- SHAUGHNESSY DIES; CRASH DEATH TOLL NOW MOUNTS TO 97 4 A e R P o e o e 3 s (Continued from First Page.) ‘bined In expressing the deepest Te- gret at the death of Mr. Shaughnessy. ~Officials, as well as the entire per- sonnel of the Post Office Department, were - deeply grieved and shocked when notified of the death of Mr. “Shaughnessy. The word spread quick- Jv as _the clerks came to work at 9 ‘o’clock, and a general gloom en- shrouded the offices. 3 Native of Nlimois. Edward Henry Shaughnessy was ‘born at Sterling, 111, October 26, 1883. ‘He was a republican, but had never been active in political affairs, having devoted his life to transportation |y, problems, in which line of endeavor he was recognized as & national suthority. “ 8o successful was he in handling the gigantic transportation problems ‘in France that Postmaster General Hays was determined to have him take charge of the rallway mail -service, and at last got Mr. Shaugh- pessy to accept the position. *Mr. Shaughnessy’s life was bound with Chicago. He entered the Jervice of tne Chicago and North- western railway in July, 1899, as & elegrapher, and remained continu- ;\uxy in the service of that railroad ntil May 28, 1917, when leave of absence was -granted to enter the mllitary service: While with this ceompany he was promoted many times,” his last position being traine -oaster, with offices at Chicago. < Alds in Reerufting Regiment, Puring the month of May, 1917, the %u Department called on the rafl- +oads ‘entering Chicago to mobilise Jp Pegiment of rallroad men for urgent ice with the French forces. Mr. Bhaughnegsy immedistely applied for 0 in any capacity. Ho was asked assist Col. Langfitt, afterward . Gen. Langfitt, in recruiting the which became the 13th En- o worked as a divilian in a short of training, were attached to second Frenah army, relieving m; ' ovel operation of an extremoly im- network of military rallrosds the Verdun sector, arrival at the Verdun sector, Mr, Shaughnessy was e railway ~@Xecutive officer in charge of railwi 3 jon, remsaining on this worl 11 June 28, ‘1918, when, upon re- vt‘ ot 6:;1. ‘W. W. Atterbury, he ed to dug.wlt.h the corps_af k2 the regiment ‘and transporta- ton Official Texts of Treaties . On Poisan Gas and Submarines d | budget bureau i sengers have been first placed in safety. Belligerent submarines are not under any circumstances ex- empt from. the universal rules above stated; and If a submarine cannot capture a merchant vessel ‘* in conformity with these rules the existing law of natlons requires it to desist from attack and from selzure and to permit the mer- chant vessel to proceed unmo- lested. II. 4 The signatory powers invite all other civilized powers to express their agsent to the foregoing statement of established law 8o that there may be a clear public understanding throughout the world of the standards of conduct by which the public opinion of the world 'is to pass judgment upon future belligerents. 1L The signatory powers, desiring to insure the enforcement of the humane rules of existing law de- clared by them with respect to at- tacks upon and the seizure and destruction of merchant ships, further declare that any person in the service of any power who shall violate any of those rules, Wwhether or not such person is un- der orders of a governmental su- perior, shall be deemed to have violated the laws of war and shall be liable to trial and punishment as it 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. Iv. The signatory powers recognize the practical impossibility of using submarines as commerce destroy- ers without violating, as they ‘were violated in the recent war of 1914-1918, the requirements uni- versally accepted by civilized na- tions for the protection of the lives of neutrals and noncem- batants, and to the end that the prohibition of the use of sub- marines as commerce destroyers shall be universally accepted as a part of the law of nations they now accept that prohibition as henceforth binding as between themselves and they invite all other nations to adhere thereto. V. The use of. in war of asphyxiat- ing, poisonous or other gases, and all analogous liquids, materials or devices, having been justly con- demned by the general opinion of the civilized world and a prohibi- tion of such use having been d clared in treaties to which a ma- Jority of the civilized powers are parties, The signatory powers, to the end that this prohibition shall be universally accepted as a part of international law binding allke the conscience and practice of na- tions, declare their assent to such prohibition, agree to be bound thereby as between themselves and invite all other civilized na- tions to adhere thereto. VI The present treaty shall be rati- fled as soon as possible in accord- ance _with the constitutional methods of the signatory powers and shall take effect on the de- posit of all the ratifications, which shall take place at Wash- ington. The government of. the United States of America will transmit to all the signatory powers a certified copy of the proces-verbal of the deposit of ratifications. The present treaty, in French . and in English, shall remain de. posited in the archives of the gov- ernment of the United States of America, and duly certified copies thereof will be transmitted by that government to each of the signatory powers. VIL The government of the United States of America will further transmit to each of the non-sig- natory powers a duly certified copy of the present treaty and invite its adherence thereto. Any non-signatory power may adhere to the present treaty by communicating. an instrument of adherence to the government of the United States of America, ‘which will thereupon transmit to each of the signatory and adher- ing powers a certified .copy of each instrument of adherence. In falth whereof the above named plenipotentiari: have signed the present tr Done at the city of hington, the — day of January, one thou- sand nine hundred and twenty- tw - general manager, general manager and acting deputy director general of transportation of the advanced sec- tion—the active front—being ad- vanced to lieutenant colonel February Awarded Medal for Services. He collaborated with French mille tary and civilian railwaymen in the preparation of a joint FrenchEng- 1ish book of rules for rallway oper- ation, which was used by the Amer- ican forces during the period of hos- tilities. This book proved of great as- sistance in overcoming the difficulties experienced in utilizing raflroad men ‘who had no common language. Col, Shaughnessy was awarded the distinguished service medal July 26, 1919, the War Department citation reading as follows: “Edward Henry Shaughnessy, lleu- tenant colonel, tra: rtation corps, United States Army; for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished ser- ces. Serving successively as gen- eral superintendent, general manager and acting deputy director general of transportation, by his energy, zeal and able management he rendered ser- vices of the highest type to the trans- portation corps of the American ex- peaitio; forces. In the perform= ance of his manifold duties he con- stantly dhph.xed marked enthusiasm, originality and sound judgment.” Decorated With French Honor. He was decorated by the President of France on September 24, 1919, with the Legion of Honor, order of the black star, for distinguished service rendered to the French forces. He ‘was espeolally commended by the gen< eral staff for conspiouous service dur- ing the critical operations at Chateau. Thierry, and also during the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offensives, He was commissioned & full colonel in the Officers’ Roserve Corps, engi- neer section, and in 1920 was included in the initial general staff eligible list. Col, Shaughnessy returned to the United States September 26, 1919, re- suming services with the Chicago and Northwestern railway, later resign- ing to become assistant director, di- vxaon of transportation of the Amer- foan Petroleum Institute. . He was & member of the executive committes, Fidelity Post, No. 713, the American m&: member o R. M. BRENNAN APPOINTED Will Represent D. O, on Board to Standardize Contracts, Rolan@ M. Brennan, chief clerk of the engineer department, was ap. pointed yesterday by the Commission- ers to represent the District govern- ment on_the board organized by the and ) e O D Lt o R T T T T e e e e e ' THE EVENIN& STAR, "WASHINGTON, IPERSONAL TRIUWPH SEENFORAMERICA London Press Pays Arms Parley Tribute to Presi- dent and Mr. Hughes. By the Associated Press. 3 LONDON, February 2.—Appreciation of the approval by the Washington conference of the naval treaties and the Shantung agreement was voiced today by the newspapers. News of yesterday's developments was dis- played prominently by the .Times, w‘hxch 8aid editorially: Yesterday promises to be a great day for all time in the history of the world. ® * * The main policy of Presi- dent Harding and Secretary Hughes has been substantially tulfilled, and fulfilled by the means which they had the wisdom and co ltlT‘l‘;‘lanmenL urage to choose for “They have gained an immense per- sonal triumph, but the pride Rm‘lploy they may rightly feel in uniting their names to a diplomatic success so bril- liant and uhprecedented are small and insignificant when compared with the heartfelt satisfaction they must feel at the moral greatness of the deed they have done with the American peli[l)lah\:s;llnd them. ¢ ¢ o “If chief credit Is due Mr, Harding and Mr. Hughes, all who participated may rightly claim a share of the credit.” LAfter paying tributes to Japan's ‘sagacity and broadn.indedness and to the liead of the French delegation, M. Sarraut, for his protest which it thinks “should help clear France in American eyes from suspicions which never were felt by the British,” the Times expressed regret that “the na- val treaty is not all that America and Great Britain hoped it might be,” be- cause of the failure to limit sufficient- ly to construction and possession of submarines and auxillary craft. ‘The Westministet Gazette made the same point in regard to submarines. It admitted that “important restric- tions have been adopted, and with sin- cerity,” adding, however, that “such rules have been made hpfore and then broken. There is only one way to deal with the submarine, namely, to scrap it WOULD RAISE PENSIONS. Pensions of widows and dependent children of men who served in the Army and Navy during the war with Spain, the Philippine insurrection or the China relief expedition of 1900 would be increased from $12-to $20 a month under a bill passed by the House yesterday and sent to the Sen- ate. i The bill also increased the number elegible for pension by providing that the ninety-day service requirement does not mean ninety days’ duty out- side the continental United States. Enforced furloughs, the bill provides, are to be included as part of a sol- dier's service. The House bill proposing monthly payments of pensions instead of quar- terly payments as at present was or- dered favorably reported by the Sen- ate pensions committee. i ESCAPING GAS RETARDS WORK OF D. C. FIREMEN Ten Men Overcome at Blaze on M ‘Street—Department Needs More Masks. Lack of a sufficlent number of gas masks for the protection of mempYers of the fire department nearly fesulted in wholesale casualties at a fire last anight in the cellar of the Natlonal Department Store, 3125-27 M street. Ten. firemen were affected by gas thet had escaped from a plpe that ad been melted and caused a dis- connection near the meter. There are only six gas masks in possession of the department, Chlef son having been unable to pur- B chase -a larger number because of, lack of funds. The masks cost $50 aplece. Four of the masks ate kept in the business section and two in the. apartment house district. The fire, it was reported, occurred in a quantity of refuse that was close enough to the meter to cause the heat to melt the lead connections and per- mit the escape of gas. Odor of gas and smbke attracted the attention of an employe of the firm. No. 5 en- 1 gine company responded to a call and alarm was sent In to sum- mon additional companies. Capt. Garner of No. 2 truck com- pany led members of his command into the cellar to cut off the flow of gas, followed by Capt. Burch of No. 5 engine ¢ompanysand members of his command, with a hose line. 1t was only after much difficulty that Capt. Garner succeeded In cutting off the flow of gas. He was so much from the building in a dazed condi- tion. W, E. Dixon of the George- town Gas Light Company rescued three of the men. Capt. Garner was taken to George- town University Hospital, others taken with him being Prfvetes Martin Costello, John Jasinoski and Bertram Follin of No. 5 engine company. Capt. Burch and Private L. L. Rollins were taken to Emergency Hospital, while several other firemen slightly affected were given first ald on the scene and at a nearby drug store. Chief Watson said none of the men was critically affected. ‘Damage to the building and contents amounted to only $100. Origin of the fire was not determined, _— JAILED FOR 1913 OFFENSE. Colored Man Wanted Since First ‘Wilson Inauguration. For an attempted robbery during the ceremonles attending the first inauguration of President Wilson, | March 4, 1913, Percy Major, colored, was _sentenced yesterday afternoon by Chief Justice' McCoy, in Criminal Division 1, to serve two years in the penitentiary. Major attempted to lift a wallet from Benjamin Martin's pocket while the latter was viewing the parade. He jumped his bond and was only recently located. Sentences of five years each were imposed on James Thompson, Harry ‘Willlams, James Banks, John Leek and ldus C. Huff, convicted of rob- bery. David W. Perry was given five years and Willlam_ Stephenson two years for larceny of clothing from a Ytore. Two women were sentenced to terms of five years each, but were re- leased on pwobation by the chief jus- tice. They were Gladys T. Bartlett and Helen Denison. The first named was connected with an attempt to mulct the Western Union Telegraph Company by a fake message, and the jother was convicted in connection with the forging of a war risk check. affected by the gas that he was taken GOVERNMENT WILL LET CABLE LAND AT MIAMI Western Union to Get Eicense on Yialding Monopoly in .South America. Issuance by the State-Department of a license to the Western Unfon Telegraph Company for the landing of its Batbados. cable at Miami, Fla., may be expected within a few days, it was indicated today by of- ficlals of the department. . An-agreement, it was sald, had been reached by the Western Unlon and the All-America Cable Company for the surrender of exclusive landing rights held by those companies or their affillated companies in Ecaudor, Chile and Brazil, and that the matter of issuing a license for the landing of the Barbados cable at Miami is only a question of a few days. The agreement settles a dispnte between the cable company and the government involving the announced policy of the State Department to op- pcse so-called monopolies in cables to South America. When the West- ern- Union Telegraph Company ap- plied for permission to land a cable at Miami the government held that ;such a cable would give the Western IUnlon exclusive control of cables to the east coast of South America through affiliation of the Western Union with the British-owned West- ern Telegraph Company, which held an exclusive monopoly on landing rights in Brazil. _— PLAN TRIBUTE TO POPE. Special Services to Be Held at St.| Aloysius Church. Solemn tribute to the memory of ‘Pone Benedict XV will be paid in lSL Aloysius Church tomorrow, when men, women and children—at least one representative of each family in the parish—will receive holy com- munion for the repose of the soul of the late pontiff at masses which will be celebrated at 6, 6.30, 7, 8:15 and 10 o'clock. in the morning. The 10 o’'clock mass will be a sol- emn requiem mass, at which Rev. Paul R. Conniff, 8. J., rector of St. Aloysius, has asked that as many as can possibly do so attend as a mark of special respect for Pope Benedict, for whom the mass will be offered. The celebrant will be Rev. Father Conniff, assisted by Rev. Joseph 1. Fink, as deacon, and Rev. Robert T. Smith, as -subdeacon. At the close of this mass the blessed sacrament will be solemnly exposed on the rhain al- tar, from which the mourning em- blems will be removed. The exposi tion will continue all day and until the close of the “holy hour” service, which_will be conducted in the evening from In preparation for the large num- ber of communions tomorrow eight Jesuit fathers will hear confessions in St. Aloygius’ basement church from 4 to 6 this afternoon and from 7:30 to 10 tonight. [ ORDERED T0 GERMANY. Majs. Joseph W. Bauman, at Fort Du Pont, Del, and Frank D. Francis, at Fort Sam Houston, Tex.. both of the Medical Corps, have been ordered to Coblenz, Germany, for duty with the troops on the Rhine. O, THURSDAY, FEB FATEOF PRSONERS | 7o HANGS INBALANEE : treat Collins and Craig Also Must Settle Boundary Issue at Dublin Conference. By the Assoclated Press. DUBLIN, February 2-~A saerfous situntion has arisen over the boundary question between Ulster wouth Ireland, it was oficially ed today, result.ot today’s conference between Sir James Craig, premier of Ulster, and Michael Collins, head of the mew Irish provisionnl government. DUBLIN, February 2.—Michael Col- lins, head of the Irish provisional government, and Sir James Cralg, the Ulster premier, met here today for & canference over various important questions affecting the two present divisions of Ireland. Sir James, ac- companied by Capt. Herbert Dixon and John Milne Barbour of the Ulster government, arrived at the city hall at 2 o'cloc] Prisoners’ Fate to.Be Settled. Probably the most urgent matter awalting action is the fate of the three Sinn Fein prisoners under sen- tence of death in the Londonderry jail. Had they been confined in south- ern’Ireland the men would have been released under the _Anglo-Irish v's workings, but Londonderry s within the Ulster jurisdiction and the law is taking jts course. The ex- | ecution of the "\.en has been fixed for February 9 aga _the scaffold is being erected in the prison.” Premier Craig was to be asked to stop the execu- tions. 3 1t was expected the boundary ques- tion also would be discussed during the Interview. It sems to be the feel- ing here that if north Ireland is to stay out of a united Irish parliament it must give its assent to some re- arrangement of the boundaries that will' leave to southern Ireland cer- tain blocks of northern territory in- habited mainly by a population which refuses obedience to the northern government, that government re- celving in exchange some bits of Ulster now included in southern Ire- land_where there is a considerable |, unionisgt population. Negotintions Most Delicate. Negotiations along these lines are admittedly delicate, for Sir James Craig, it is pointed out, will be sub- ject to reproach if he agrees to part Wwith territory now possessed by Ulster, while Michael Collins is ex- pected to find it difficult to hand over to northern Ireland territory now in- cluded with southern ~ Ireland’s boundaries. The treaty provided a boundary commission to adjust the difficulty, but Messrs. Craig and Col- lins recently agreed to substitute for the commission a friendly arrange- ment between the two Irish sections themselves. This agreement, however, has caused apprehensions among some of the northern nationalists, and Arthur Griffith, president of the dail eireann, has been forced to make it plain that, failing a satisfactory, friendly agreement with the Ulster premier, the boundary commission in the treaty will be allowed to function. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————eeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet ADMITS CAR FARES YIELD 10.26 PER CENT (Continued from First Page.) number this year as last, On this sgb- Jject, Mr. Hamilton said: f “In making this estimate we have assumed that the number of revenue passengers to be carried in 1923 would be the same as 1921. We are borne out in this opinion by the fact that the number of revenue passen- gers carried in twelve-month periods ending each month has remained practically stationary for the last eight months, as shown by chart No. 6, submitted herewith. Slight varia- tions have occurred in various months, but the trend at the present time indicates that slight, if any, changes in the traffic will occur in the near future.” Answering the commission’s query as to the future of one-man cars, Mr, Hamilton said: One-Man Cars Opposed. “This company has only one ecar equipped for one-man operation. Thia car was run on the city lines for a portion of last year, and is now in operation on the Maryland end of the ‘Washington and Maryland line as a shuttle car. We have no expectation of purchasing additional- one-man cars, nor any reason for considering any economy through their use. “The principal economies In opera~ tion for 1921 as compared with 1920 were saving of approximately $50,000 in. fuel and $27,000 in wages other than trainmen's wages. “The fuel saving was due almost entirely to a modern turbo-generator of greater caj ty and much. great- ::mecl;lldenuy 1] our’olrler machines, were n ti of 1920. Helastiner ““We made no reductions in the wages of our employes during the year 19!2 Unskilled track laborers who were employed during the year were paid 5 cents per hour, 3 cents less than he previous years rate for the same l.‘l-la:dot‘me:;.l Men ;who had been re- taing n the service did not havi their pay cut. i Comparison of Wages. “With respect to the question of a possible reduction of wages in the future we would state that conduc- tors and motormen constitute by far the greatest number of our employes, The amount paid them as wages last year was 68.5 per cent of the total pay roll.and 40.3 per cent of our total operating expenses. For this reason the wages of all our employes have in the past depended somewhat upon and varied with the wages paid train- men, In considering the present wage it should be remembered that we at no time pald wages as high cities of Z present wage Is lower than thaet paid In most of the larger em;:. “A statement is given below show- ing the wages now paid and the highest wages that have been paid in twelve large cities,, where living costa are comparable with Washing- ton. It will be noted that our nearest neighboring city, Baltimore, pays a smaller wage to ‘trainmen than we do, and this has nearly always been the case. It is generally recognized that living expenses are less in Balti- more than in Washington, to the de- gree, at.least, of the difference in ‘wages pald. “It is our belief that the best -in- terests of the public of Washington will be served if the present fair and liberal- wages be continued, for if this is dug!:le bthte‘ peopll_:‘ wué be given ‘& mu otter service than would be the case if those who di- rectly served them.were paid a less liberal wage and wers conséquently less satisfled with their employment.”? The present pay of tralnmen in other_citles was given as follows: New Yfir‘:. lclmcan!sa‘m ‘hour; Bo-'.o:: 6€5; Ph! lelphia, oen! ewar] 50; Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Detroit, Chi 803 Baltl , 60, :lnld' ‘:fn‘blnc‘g:'. 56 conts. Oar-Heating Answering & quéstion of the com- mission, the company stated that it has been experimenting for several years with automatic heat regulators for cars. Belief was expressed by satisfactorily the question of heat- ing cars., In concluding, Mr. Hamilton said: “The Capital Traction Company ha always been willing to complete ex tensions of lines where the real need for such extensions has been shown, and has, In several instances, built extensions. which were not expected vear of service, and some of which have never become remunerative. “The_policy and view of the com- pany in this respect remains un- changed. | “We have made in the past several ! suggestions for a north and south line to relieve the congestion on 1ith street, none of which apparently met with the approval of the commission. /When the commission desires it we {will be. glad to take up the best solution ‘of this problem. “It has been our intention to ex- tend our 14th street line northwest of Walter Reed Hospital as soon as 14th street is opened to that point. “We stand ready to co-operate with the commission at any time in the matter of furnishing needed trans- portation service to meet actual needs.” « Study Rates in Washington. The Maryland Public Service Com- mission is In Washington today for a conference with the local Public Utilities Commission, with particular reference to street car, gas and elec- tric light rates. When they arrived at the District building the local street railway rate hearing had just begun and the three Maryland. officials were invited by Col. Keller to sit with the local body and hear the testimony. At the present time the Washington Rallway and Electric Company is still charging 8 cents cash, or four tickets for 30 cents, in Maryland, while the Capital fTraction Company, on its Maryland lines, is charging 5 cents cash, with a three-cent ticket rate. Both the Chevy Chase and Takoma lines of the latter company, however, are short. It {8 not unlikely that the Maryland commission is there to get a line on what_it should do in regard to the Maryland rates of the Washington companies after the local commission has fixed rates for the District. The three Maryland commissioners are Willlam M. Maloy, chairman; J. Frank Harper and Maj. Ezra B. Whit- man. Frank Harper, executive sec- retary, accompanied the delegation. Plan to Relieve Congestion. The Capita] Traction Company still believes that a single track on 15th street, to be used southbound in the morning and northbound in the evens ing, is the best method of relleving congestion of 14th street, Mr. Hanna told the commission. “Could you build a 16th street line without delay if the commission so ordered?’ Col. Keller asked. *“We could begin immediately,” the witness_replied. 3 Col. Keller asked the witness what he thought of relieving 14th street by a 13th street line. He replied that in his belief the new line should be placed west of 14th street to serve the large and thickly settled area between 14th street and Connecticut avenue. 3 More Snow Sweepers Ordered. Walter Allen, secretary to the com- mission, asked . Hanna what he thought of linking the 14th and 1jth streets tracks by a track on some street north of Florida avenue, and running some l4th street cars down 11th street. Mr. Hanna said tHat as a railroad man he could not ses.what the ad- vantage would be. Mr. Allen then pointed out that 11th street is said to be operating under capaclty, while 14th street tracks are =D to their car capacity during rush ours, Mr. Allen asked Mr. Hanna if the company had enough snow sweepers to-handle such a storm as the present one, provided automobiles did not in- terfere. Mr. Hanna replied that the present storm represented the heaviest. snow- fall which has.ever occurred in Wash- ington in twenty-four years, and that the company could have used more sweepers. ing - depart- pers. - “I ordered the purch ment to contract for several new sweepers today,” Mr. Hanna an- nounced. Ham Not Opposed to Merger, Willlam F. Ham, president of the ‘Washington Railway and Electric Company, told the commission yester- day afterpoon that he is not opposed to a merger of the companies, but soes nothing’to be nedl by m to be remunerative during the first | company until Congress enacts a law | authorizing the two roads to consol- | idate. | Mr. Ham made this statement in an- | swer to a direct question by Commis- | {oner Oyster as to whether or not he |is opposed to a_consolidation of the | two systems. . When the head of tha| Washington Railway and Electric | | Company safd action by Congress was eeded Commissioner Oyster replied: | It looks as théugh Congress is| waiting on us.” | Mr. Ham answered that he did not think Congress.is waiting upon the commission, buy Is walting upon it- self. The Commissioner asked the presi- dent if capital was easier to obtain now than six months ago. “Capital is easler for gas, telephone and electric light companies, but not for the street railway company,” he answered. Labor Troubles Unlikely. Danger of labor troubles on the local car lines this sprifg was almost entirely removed by the testimony of Mr. Ham that he regards it inadvisa- ble to lower the trainmen’s wageé scale at this time. He said it would breed discontent and dissatisfaction among than those on the other system. Mr. Ham evidently presumed that the Capital Traction Company, in its present prosperous condition, would make no move to cut wages next month, when that company's agree- ment with jts union men could be opened for revision. ‘While the commission could disal- 'low as an item of expense the sums now spent by the companies for train- men's wages, it is extremely unlikely that they will do so with the com- pany on record against a reduction in pay. 561 Regular Tralhmen. According to Mr. Ham’'s testimony, the company has 561 regular trainmen and 287 “extras.” The regular men, he said, earn an average dally. wags, of $5.51, which, figured on & working year of 320 days, would bs $1,763.20 per annum. SEE B The extra men, he continued, earn approximately $1,473 a year. The highest wage paid a traiman last year was slightly more than $2,000 to the operator of a one-man car, who pick- ed out an exceptionally long run. The testimony disclosed a striking reduction in the turnover among mo- tormen and conductors. Last year the company employed only 285 new trainmen, as compared with 667 in 1920 and 1,270 in 1919, Mr. Ham testified that during 1921 the company effected économies in certain departnients of the company that will result:in an annual saving of $128,000, as follows: Department of ‘way and structure, $37,000 a year savin, mechanical department, $61,000, and transportation, $30,000. ‘The president of the Washington Raflway and Electric Company told the commission that last year the company carried 78,086,608 pay pas- sengers. During 1922 'the company will carry only 76,223,892, he esti- mated. Track Extensions Planned. On the subject of track extensions, the witness said there were two de- velopments his company felt should be made, namely: Extension of the 11th street line to Spring road, Kan- Sa0_aventie and across Upsinie’ stfect to Georgia aventue; extension of the East Capitol street line from 15th to 19th street to serve the new Eastern. High School and Gallinger Hospital. Mr. Ham also told the commission his company expects to buy ten new cars and to remodel ninegy-six ex= isting _pay-as-you-enter cars into pay-within type, with cross instead of longitudinal seats. an The company proposed, he sald, to make the 11th street and Eastern High School extensions with overhead instead of underground comnstruction, if the commission approves e lower cost of overhead trolley at the present time 18 in the public Interest, he believes. According to the witness, the 1ith street development 1d:cest $107,- tol street proj- 940 and the East Ca ect, $97,260. The first figure, he said, does not allow ‘for any assessment against the company for the opening |.. or widening' of 11th street extended. He sald he presumed 'congressional action would be necessary to open the ptreet. , The company, he testified, is anx- ious to make these extensions pro- vided-it is allowed to earn & reason- able return on its valuation. - ‘Quiszed by Col. Keller. & “Mr. Ham, do I'understand you t6 mean that the rate.of fird should-be |t such as to cover the cost ‘of these ex- the men to establish wages lower| “But such a'rate of fare that will at- tract to the company the new capital needed to make those extensions. In_answer to Commissioner Oyster, Mr. Ham said the Washington Railway and Electric will need several hun- dred thousand dollars in new capital this year for necessary improvements, and that the company also must pre- parc to retire a million dollars of a bond issue this year. In answer to questions.by Mr. Clay- tot, Mr. Ham testified -that last year the company showed a profit and loss jurplus of $549,243 and that the total 00k surplus,of the company is no $1,308,686.90. L . “So the company is now able to pay a dividend on its common stock if it wighes? Mr. Clayton queried. Mr. Ham said he could not commit the company to a policy on that ques- tion, but admitted the company had the money to do so. In an‘endeavor to show that the people of Washington have not been unwilling to pay increased car fare needed by the company, Mr. Ham de- clared that in 1921 the number of pay rides was 3423 per capita, as compared with 3,181 per capita in 1917, before the fare started upward. How Valuation Is Fixed. Discussing the fair value of the Washington Railway and Electric property, on which-the rate of return is based, Mr. Ham sald tne value, as fixed by the commission, plus addi- tions to capital up to date, is $17,- 469,927.73. The company’s estimate of the fair value of its property is $31,- 529,444.48, Mr. Ham said. The differ- ence between the two estimates is now the subject of litigation. Summing up his appeal for contin- udtion of the present fare, Mr. Ham said his company should be ailowed to earn not less than 8 per cent on the value of the property. The com- pany’s return for last year was only 6.17 per cent, he said, so that con- tinuation of present rates would not ‘really give the company what it re- -g#rds as reasonable. i~Col. Keller called attention to_ the fact that the Esch-Cummins law, re- ‘oéntly _enacted by <Congress, stipu- lated the rate of return for the rail- roads at from 5% to 6 per cent:and asked Mr. Ham if ‘e did not believe that could be regarded as an authori- tative indication of what transporta- tion companies. should earn. Mr. Ham said, that was what Con- gress thought the railroads should earn, but that he could not see what bearing it had on street rallway ‘operations. PROPOSAL TO ACQUIRE FUEL YARD SITE OPPOSED Roderick - Stevens Claims Private Dealers Can Supply All Demands. 22 ‘Phe proposal to acquire the site now occupied under a five-year lease by the government fuel yards, on which a favorable report has been ‘made by the House committee on mines and mifing, Was opposed today by Rod- erick Stevens of New York, president of the National Retail Coal Merchants' Assoclation. $ The bill under comsideration pro- Posed’to acquire title to this property by purchase or condemnation pro- ceedings. The site is now held under a-five-year lease from the Pennsyl- vania Railroad Company dated July 1, 1519, This coal yard lies between South ‘Capitol- stréet and New Jersey avente, ‘and I'“Street and Virginia avenue Bouthwest. It has an aréa of approximately 118,040 square feet, tmu 1s assessed at 60 cents per square 00! ‘The.committes figured that the rea- sonwble market' value of this prop- erty i about $101,736, and that prop- erty could be lu&nlré'd for a sum.not to exceed $153,93! SR Mr.. Stevens opposed the purchase by the government, claiming that pri-/ vate dealérs are well able to supply all the demands of the government, and ‘the cost of investment and upkeep would make the net cost of coak to the.government much greater than by buying it from private deal- ers. -~ - £ . The_govel t_fuel yard was es- CanTiBhed By, ot Of Congress, effece 1,.1918, as established for the purpose of buying all of the federal and mu: plants 1n, the district sxoept the navy fuel for|- micipal The terms of settlement of the hantung agreement, as announced by Becretary Hughes, follow: “I mow propose to communicate t6 the conference the terms of set- tlement as they have been agreed upon by the representatives of the two governments. “IL THE FORMER GERMAN- LEASED TERRITORY OF KIAO- CHOW. “1. Japan shall restore to Chine the former German-leased terri- tory of Kiaochow. . The governmens of Japan and China shall each appoint a commission with powers to make and carry out detailed arrange- ments relating to the transfer of the administration and of public property in the said territory and to settle other matters equally re- quiring adjustment. For such pur- Poses, the Japanese and Chinese commissions shall meet imme- immediately upon the coming into force of the present agreement. “3. The said transfer and adjust- ment shall be completed as soon as possible, and, in any case, not later than six months from the ,date of the coming into force of this agreement. “4. The Japanese government agrees to hand over to the Chinese Rgovernment, upon the transfer to China of the administration of the former German-leased territory of Kiaochow, such archives, registers, plans, title-deeds and other docu: in the possession of Japan, ified copies thereof, as may be necessary for the said transfer, as well as those that may be use- ful for the administration by China, after such transfer, of that territory and of the 50-kilometer zone around Kiaochow bay. “IL PUBLIC PROPBRTIES. “l. The government of Japan undertakes to transfer to the gov- ernment of China all public prop- erties, including land, buildings, works or establishments in_the leased territory of Kiaechow, whether formerly possessed by the German authorities, or purchased or constructed by the Japanese thorities during the Japanese ad- ministration of the said territory, save those indicated in article — (paragraph 3) of this treaty. “2. In the transfer of*such pub- lic properties no compensation will be claimed from the government of China, except (1) for those pur- chased or constructed by the Japanese authorities ,and also (2. for the improvements on or_addi- tions to those formerly possessed by the German authorities. With regard to cases under these two categories, the government of China _shall refund a fair and equitable proportion of the ex- penses Icluln¥ incurred by the government of Japan for such properties specified in (1), or such improvements or additions speci- fied in (2), having regard to the principle of depreciation and con- tinuing value. “3. It is agreed that such public properties in the leased territory of Kiaochow as are required for the Japanese consulate to be es- tablished in Tsingtao shall be re- tained by the government of Japan, and that those required ‘more especially for the benefit of the Japanese community, including public schools, shrines and ceme- teries, shall be left in the hands of the said community. “Details of such matters shall be arranged by the joint commission provided for in article — of this treaty. “II. JAPANESE TROOPS. “The Japanese troops, including gendarmes, now stationed along the Tsingtao-Tsinanfu railway and its branches shall be withdrawn as soon as the Chinese police or mili- tary force shall have been sent to take over the protection of the ilway. N"Thsydlspos“lnn of the Chinese police or military force and the withdrawal of the Japanese troops under the foregomg. provisions may be effected in sections. The date of the completion of such process for each section shall be arranged in advance between the competent authorities of Japan and China. The entire withdrawal of such Japanese troops shall be offected, If possible, within three months, 2nd, in any case. not later Than six months from the date of the signature of the present ment. a"“;‘;!e Japanese garrison at Tsing- tao shall be completely withdrawn, simultaneou it possible, with the transfer of the administration of the leased territory of Kidochow o China, and in any case not later than thirty days from the date of such transfer. «4, THE MARITIME CUSTOMS. “1. It is agreed that upon the coming into force of the present treaty, the customs house of Tsingtao shall be made an inte- gral part of the Chinese maritime u: 8. c";t.m?t is understootd tmi‘u ‘:I\;: visional agreement of ‘G’:rolns, between Japan and China relative to the maritime customs office of Tsingtao will cease to be effective upon the coming _'lnto force of the present treaty. TSINGTAO-TSINANFU it RAILWAY. u- «Japan shall transfer to China the‘el“;lnglw-'l‘sin:nfu railway and its branches, together with all the properties appurtenant thereto, in- cluding Wharves, warehouses and other similar properties. “China, on. her part, undertakes to reimburse to Japan the actual value of the railway properties mentioned in the preceding para- graph. The actual value to be so reimbursed shall consist of the sum of 53,408,141 gold marks (which is the assessed value of such portion of the said properties as was left behind by the Germans) or its equivalent, plus the amount which Japan, during her administration of the railway, ha ;:sfi:!ll’ynx- «pended for permanel - 'l-;:ents on or additions to the said properties, less a suitable allow- ance for deprecistion, It s under- stood that no charge will be made with respect to ‘wharves, ware houses and other similar properties mentioned in paragraph I of this article, except for such pe: ent improvements on or additions to them as may have been made by Japan, d!flin: l;ar ldx:l‘ll?lltr:uon railway, less & suitable al- e £ znn‘oh:l?. 5 “The government of Japan an the ‘ov‘:rnment of China shall each appoint three commissioners - to form a joint railway o sion, with:powers to appraise the actual ue of the railway properties on the basis defined in reced paragraph, and to :':—:u?n t.hl-n‘uwhr of the said properties, “Such transfer shall be completed ' as soon as possible, and, in any case, not lster than nine months from the date of the coming into force of the present agreement. “To - eftect the reimbursement under paragraph 2 of this article, China shall ultaneously with the completion of the transfer of the n.\gm properties, .I:tllnr to Japan ese governm secured . the of ese Jointly with tbject t: o it he of Settlement Of Shantung Agreement under the direction, control and supervision of the Chinese manag- ing director, and removable for cause. “Finuncial details of a technical Character relating to the sald treasury notes, not provided for in thi rticle, shall be determined in mutual accord between the Japan- ©ese and Chinese authorities as soon as possible and, In any case, not later than six months from the date of the coming ®¥nto force of the present agreement. 6. THE EXTENSIONS OF TSINGTAO-TSINANFU RAlL\:'}’YE. “It is agreed that the concessions relating to the two extensions of the Tsingtao-Tsinanfu railway, namely the Tsinanfu-Shunteh an the mi-Hsuchowtu lines, wil be thrown open for the commo activity of an international nnnn! clal group, on terms to be arrange between the Chinese governmen and the said group. “7. MINES, “The mines of Tsechuan, Fangtse and Chinlingchen, for which the mining rights were formerly grant- ed by China to Germany, shall be handed over to a company to be formed by a special charter of the Chinese government, in which the Japanese gapital may not exceed the amount of the Chinese capital. ‘The mode and terms of such arrangement shall be determined by the Chinese and Japanese com- missions which are to be appointed for that purpose and which shall meet immediately upon the cominz :.’:;ot'oru of the present agres- nt. “8. OPENING OF THE FORMER GERMAN LEASED TERRITOR “The Japancse government de- clares that it has no intention of seeking the establishment of an exclusive Japanese settlement or of an international settlement in Tsingtao. “The Chinese government, on its part, declares that the entire area of the former German leased ter- ritory of Kiaochow will be opened to foreign trade, and that foreign- ers will be permitted freely to reside and to carry on commerce, ry and other lawful pur- within such area. “The vested rights lawfully and equitably acquired by foreign na- tionals in said area, whether under the German regime or during the Japanese military occupation, will be respected. “All" questions relating to the status or validity of such vested rights acquired by Japanese na- tionals shall be arranged by the Sino-Japanese joint commission. “9. SALT INDUSTRY “Whereas the salt indus government monopoly in € is agreed that the interests Japanese companies or Japanese nationals actually engaged in the said industry along the coast of Kiaochow bay are to be purchased by the Chinese government on pay- ment of fair compensation and that exportation to Japan of a quantity of salt produced by the sald industry along the said coast is to be permitted on reasonable terms. Arrangements for the above purposes, including the transfer of 8aid interests to the Chinese gov- erment, shall be completed by the Chinese and Japanese commissions as soon as possible and in any case not later than six months from the date of the coming into force of the present agreement. “10. SUBMARINE CABLES. “Japan declares that all the rights, title and privilegss con- cerning former German submarine cables between Tsingtao and Chefoo, and between Tsingtao and Shanghai, are vested in China, witl the exception of those portions ot the said two cables which havc been utilized by the Japanese gov ernment for the laying of a cabie between Tsingtao and Sasebo; it being understood that the ques- tion relating to the landing and operation at Tsingtao of the said ‘Tsingtao-Sasebo cable shall be ar- ranged by the Chinese and Japanese commissions, subject to the terms of the existing contracts to which China is a party. “11. WIRELESS STATIONS. “The Japanese wireless statio at Tsingtao and Tsinanfu shall transferred to China upon the ‘withdrawal of the Japanese troops at those two places, respectively. with fair compensation for the value of these stations. “The details of such transfer and compensation shall be arranged by :}u Chinese and Japanese commis- ons.” PLAN TO LAUNCH MOVE FOR INTERNATIONAL ART Community Movement Seeks to Es- tablish Bonds Between East and * West to Aid in Peace. Plans have been completed for the inauguration here, next Tuesday of an international art community move- ment. Those in charge of the move- ment are Ta Chen of China, Das Gupta of India and Michio Itow of Japan. Other meetings will be held February 14, 21 and 28, and later it is planned to hold them in the open air theater. Success of the plan, it is announced, means the bringing 3 ‘Washington of artists of every nation to present non-commercialized pro- ductlons. The purpose of the movement is to bring east and west together, to es- tablish bonds of sympathy between them, and, in short, to make the arm: conference effective by destroying the prejudice and ignorance which make wars possible. CENTRAL AMERICAN UNION PLANS HAVE COLLAPSED Honduras Follows Guatemala in Taking Steps to Resume In- dependent Sovereignty. Plans to form a federation of Cen- tral American republics have collaps- ed, according to word received by the State Department today from Amer- ican Minister Morales, at Tegucigalpa, Honduras. E ‘The minister informed the depart- ment that the provisional federal undll, eitting at Tegucl, and fn Srhose hands was the w:r?}rt’}ormn. the of Central America, had su The dispatch st under a de- aree by the council January 39 the decree by which it had assumed latve, was deciared ol ©- Tey pa was de vo! l’l: ster Morales algo reported that Honduras was taking steps to resume its sovereignty as an independent state. ‘The proposed republic was to have come into -xl-une:u yesterday. Its of Honduras, Gua! vador to join the federation, and- it was b to have Nicaragua and Costa Rica join their sister republics in the federation. On the overthrow of Herrera regime the ra in Guatemala mber, the provisional gov- ernment which then assumed control in Guatemala repudiated the plan to Pro; federation. Various attempts had ° been made by the provisional federal council to have the de facto govern- ment of Guatemala reconsider its de- sision, but those efforts falled of suc- 8. e attitude of Salvador toward the proposed federation, in the light of recent developments, was not known. I-)‘ ?tmn- here in close touch with ) it rs In Central America today, but belief that Salvador also te) regain ita Rl f ~ ) <