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iy * OREY OF LODDSHED SIBERNE HELAND Leaders, Abashed After Week of Slayings and Maiming. in Chastened Mood. MISCREANTS ARE BLAMED Disposition to Seek Common Under- standing and End to Disorders Seems Growing. BY GEORGE N. BARNES, British Parli ent Leader. By Radio to The Star. LONDON, February 25.—Last week's orgy of bloodshed at Belfast, together with this week's murders of British officers at Cork and Dublin, have, par- adoxically enough, improved the sit- Made Foreign Minister In Italv's New Cabinet uation in Ireland, for they have sobered the spokesmen of both main denominational sections in that un- happy country. Hitherto it has been the custom for each side to blame the other for all acts of violence. Recrimination now has been ruled out by obvious facts. The killings and maimings are the work of miscreants on both sides. Even if most of the thirty-two Bel- deaths could be traced to Catho- it is still true that the most dia- bLolical act in the northern capital was the throwing of a bomb into a crowd of children at play in the Catholic part of the city. ‘The leaders on both sides are some- what abashed. In that chastened mood renewed efforts are being made to reach a common understanding. Michael Collins, head of the free state, and Sir James Craig, Ulster premier, have each appointed liaison officers to patrol the boundary line with a view of preventing further outbreaks or raids from either side. Devy om Collhs Side. John Devy, an old associate of Michael Davitt, has come out on the side of Collins, and the southern peo- ple on the whole appear to be set- iling down to normal life. All of this can be counted on the asset side) from the point of view of the restora- tion of order and a new era in Irish life on the terms of the Downing street agreement. But there is an element in the &it- nation which cannot be ignored, and that is time. The heads of the pro- visional government are in an un- able position in that they are acting in behalf of a people difficult to govern because of past misgov- ernment. It is a condition of things which is bound to develop difficulties the longer it lasts.« Eamon De Valera has carried his point with the Sinn Fein of postpon- ing an election until after the formu- lation of a constitution. It is also to be observed that in the propaganda on which he has launched himself he as dropped the much discussed “Docu- ment No. 2,” which was to be the Dublin alternative to the agreement signed by his original plenipotenti- aries, and he is focusing the atten- tion of the prospective electors to the clear and narrow issue of acceptance or rejection of the treaty. Two Disquieting Features. Meantime there are two other rather disquieting features in_the situation which have presented them- selves during the week. First, there is the fact that some of the southern Irish armed forces have become out of hand, and, second, there was the feeling against the treaty exhibited at the Sinn Fein clubs convention at Dublin on Wed- nesday. Neither of these, however, need be taken too seriously. They are, after all, but expressions of emotional ex- iremist sections bred and nurtured in five years of ferment. Yet they do serve to emphasize a need for the earliest possible appeal to people who must ultimately assume final respon- sibility. The fixing of the boundary lines is going to be the most troublesome ele- ment in the near future. It should, if possible, be settled now by con- sent, but unfortunately neither side seems disposed at present to approach it in a reasonable spirit. Failing such a settlement now, it should be allowed to stand over until such time as both Dublin and Belfast get set- tled down to administer the re- pective arcas as delimited in the act 1 By that time both may be x ith a due sense of responsi- bility. There is no urgency, per se, lor any adjustment of the boundary. (Copyright, 1922.) GOMPERS SCORES FARM CONFERENCE Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, in the forthcoming issue of the organ- izatlon’s official journal, declares that the national agricultural conference held in Washington last month was “controlled absolutely” by a group of “approximately sixty railroad presidents, trust magnates, bankers and anti-trade union employers.” Its objective, he further asserts, was to “drive farmers and wage workers into hostile camps,” and the motto of the controlling group was “that of all profiteers—'after me the flood.”” The articie, which will be published within a few days, recites Mr. Gom- pers' version of the confere: his- tory, stating that during it “every at- tack on the workers was greeted HARRIS-ERI SENATOR CARLO SCHANZER, ‘Who has been rewarded for his good work in Washington. ITALIAN CABINET FORMED BY FACTA After Vain Efforts, Ministry Finally Obtained—All But Two Parties In. By the Associated Press. - ROME, February 25.—Deputy Facta has formed a new cabinet, a task as- signed to him on Thursday after King Victor Emmanuel had been un- successful in his search for a leader who was willing to undertake the difficult assignment. As officially an- nounced, the ministry will be consti- tuted as follow: Premier and minister of and interim minister of provinces, Luigi Facta. Foreign minister, Signor_Schanzer. Minister of the navy, Roberto de Vito. Minister of war, Signor Amendola. Minister of justice, Luigi Rossi. Minister of the treasury, Camillo Peano. ¢ Minister of industry, Teofllo Rossl. Minister of public works, Signor Riccio. AMinister of labor, Signor Dello Shar- interior liberated a. Minister of posts, Signor di Cesaro. Minister of education, Antonino Anile. Minister of agriculture, Bertini. Minister of finance, Signor_Bertone. Minister of the colonies, Signor di Scalea. i The new cabinet is a coalition of all the constitutional groups, except the nationalists and fascisti. The adherents of ex-Premier Nitti are represented by Amendola. Gio- litti’s followers are preponderant, as, in addition to Premier Faecta, Glolitti is represented by Peano, for many years chief of cabinet, and also by Teofilo Rossi, one of his chief lieu- tenants and formerly mayor of Turin, who was created a count under Gio- litti’s premiership. The Catholics have the same num- ber of portfolios as in Bonomi's min- istry, but their portfolios are of more importance, as they include that of in- struction, thus controlling the schools; that of finance, having to do with the riches of the country, and that of agri- culture, directing millions of peasant. Signor Schanzer received the for- eign portfolio as a reward for his suc- cess at the Washington conference. The new ministers include two former journalists — Riccio, for many years the Rome correspondent of the Gaz- zetta di Venezia, and Amendola, until 1919 head of the Rome bureau of the Corriere Della Sera of Milan. —_— SHERRILL IN PLEA FOR AUTO TOURISTS \ and Jones of the Senate appropriations committee visited the Potomac Park grounds and it is understood that they went away with more of a realization of the good that could be done for ‘Washington by tiae carrying out of the proposed plans. $5.000 Anked of Congress. Five thousand dollars was asked in the District estimates at the recommendation of Col. Sherrill for improvements of the ground set aside for the “tin_can tourists” in East Potomac Park. This item was ap- proved by the District Commissioners and passed by Gen. Dawes' budget com- mission, which is on the lookout for un- necessary expenditures, but it was not included in the bill by the House ap- propriations committee. The $5,000 was to be used for tae erection of an auto cleaning station, an auto_repair shop, a gas or electric laundry, a chemical fire apparatus and an administration building in which would be kept & register, phones, maps, a commissary for food, candy, tobacco, ete., comfort station with shower baths, and a rustic outdoor Kitchen with gas Glovanni (Continued from First Page.) with an expression of approval,” and that he considered it “apparent from the start that it would be practi- cally impossible to prevent action by the conference reflect & the nation- wide propaganda of big business for an assault on the wages and rights of the workers.” Raps Delegate Make-Up. While “adequate reports of all the inconsequential action of the con- ference and some of its important actions,” he added, were “conveyed to the public through the daily news- pers, the astounding manner in which the big business coalition de- feated the mandate of the conference was completely overlooked by the daily newspapers. Criticising _the delegate make-up of the convention, which was prepar- ed by Secrctary of Agriculture Wal- lace, Mr. Gompers said that it was impossible to get a list of its mem- bers in advance. When it assembled, he said, he found it “impossible to re- call a conference at which greater restrictions were placed upon {ree ex- ' As the only delegate rep- resenting organized labor, in commit- tee sessions and floor debate, he add- ed, he was only partially able to stop direct attack on his organization. No doubt it was hoped to create suspicion and hostility between the wage-earners and the farmers) Mr. Gompers' article concludes. “No doubt it was the deliberate intention to en- gage them in mutual recrimination, in order that the way might be kept clear for the activities of those who mulet them both and render no use- ful service in return. But the work- ers will not be deceived. The con- * ference produced nothing that can damage the relationship. “It is astounding that the govern- ment should summon a_ group so dominated by the exploiting and profiteering interest. It is astounding, disappointing and_disillusioning, but Jjustice will prevail.” ———————— It's Springtime at Gude’s. Come and see the exquisite flowers. 1214 ¥.—Advertisement, grates, a community campfire and an auto park and a gas filling station. There is already a garage on tae Po- tomac Park grounds. According to_Col. Sherrill, the civic BRITISH ELECTIONS Lloy’d George E'xpected to THREE RECENT REVERSES By the Associated Press. are regarded as ominous for the cause SOUND WARNING Appeal to Country. to Save Coalition. Unemployment and Poor Trade Conditions Among Factors Stirring Up Opposition. LONDON, Februagy 25.—The re- verses for the government In three by-elpctions recently held, for the Clayton division of Manchester on February 13, the north division of Camberwell on Februsry 20, and the Bodmin division of Cornwall today, of coalition whenever the general elections may come, Nothing is known of how soon this will be, but all par- ties are pursuing the election cam- palgn with the greatest energy. There “will be a campalgn of speeches throughout the country by the principal ministers, including the prime minister, In the coming two months. Mr. Lloyd George will make @ big speech at Manchester and pos- sibly speeches in other cities, and it Is considered that he would hardly be likely to do this amid the difficulties presented by the Irish question, the Genoa economic conference and other matters unless an appeal to the coun- try was hellevaq to be near. Revolt Has Grown Fast. The revolt of the extreme tory wing against the leadership of Mr. Lloyd George and the continuance of the coalition has grown with great rapid- ity since the Irish treaty was con- cluded, and uniess the premier is able to stem the revolt it promises to have very serious effects on the coalition. The victories by two labor candi- dates and one liberal in the recent by-elections were due largely to the tacit understanding between the labor and independent liberal parties to avoid triangular contests. Heretofore the labor party had resolutely re- fused any compact with the liberal party, although the policies of the two parties on many questions are almost identical; hence most of the electora] contests found labor candi- dates opposing liberal candidates, the consequence being that a coalition candidate usually secured the seat on a minority vote, Unemployment ‘a Factor. This system was avolded in the three foregoing contests, which were straight fights between labor and coalition or betwern liberal and coa- lition. 1t the success thus gained by the anti-government parties. should induce the labor and liberal parties to agree upon a definite allocation of seats between their respective candi- dates, instead of opposing each other, it is recognized that a serious situa- tion would arise for the government whenever an appeal to the country was made. The strength displayed by the labor and liberal parties in these by-elections Is attributed generally to unemployment and bad trade con- ditions. It is thought, also, that the proposed attack on education made by the recommendations of the Ged- des committe . involving big cuts in education grants, had a considerable effect. It is Interesting to note that Isaac Foot, who defeated Sir Frederick Poole for the Bodmin-seat, was the labor opponent of Lady Astor in the Plymouth election of 1919. 36,000,000 RUSSIANS TURNING CANNIBALS IN FAMINE HORROR (Continued from First Puge.) covery, Germany behaved like a lone- 1y orphan and cut herself off. Later efforts to open trade with Russia proved futile because Moscow despised our soclal democrats on ac- count of their behavior during and after the war. So. although Germany was not a fertile field for bolshevism, because of the unbroken strength of the bourgeoisie and the fondness of the workers for order, the government pretended that the greatest dangers threatened and closed every gap in the frontfer, while allowing 150,000 czarist sympathizers to settle com- fortably in Berlin, where apartments were 8o scarce they had to buy boarding houses with Swiss and French money. Eimultaneously the government was hunting bolshevist sympathizers like| they were fever batilli. Of course Lenin’s supporters have secret nests here and brought money and jewels secrotly into the country. But this d not help lawful trade relations. Everybody Courting Bolshevists. Now everybody is courting the bolshevists because the government does mot fear longer independent soclalist or communist opposition. ingland and France seem to be vying for Moscow's trade. They do this because they do mot knmow the real Russian conditions. There i{s the direst misery even in the dis. tricts where the crops did not fall. The ration consists of half a pound of scarcely edible bread every two days and one herring weekly, All cattle and fowl have dled or been Killed, " Mines have been inundated in Denetz basin, the richest coal region. Seawater floods the Baku oil paradise. . 1t is virtually imBossible anywhere to prepare the land for the next har- vest. Bven in the most favored dis. tricts the production has been but one-fifth of the output in 1913. Billions of Rubles Abroad. Despite all this the soviet govern- ment still has billions of rubles abroad. organizations of Washington should act | JRePt St bes DL Of8 OF FUbIes abroad. to Impress on the Senate the importance | pearice: from churches, convents and of this park to the District. Campaign Under Way. Already the Board of Trade has started a campaign to have the §$5,000 item reinstated in the bill, but Col. Sherrill believes that other or- ganizations will have to line up with the Board of Trade tp push the project if it is to be realized. Al- though he believes that an adequate automobile park is most desirable for Washington, and would be of great benefit to the city, he does not believe that it would be right for him, in his position, to go {00 far 1n arguing the expediency to (‘ongress when the lower house has been fit to call it an_unnecessary expenditure. He has drawn up the plans, made all the recommendations, convy the budget commission that proposition is sound economically, and now he is going to leave the rest to the people of Washington. “At the present time,” Col. Sherrill sald, “Washington's park for mo- torists is a disgrace to the city. I believe that the general run_ of tourists would rather visit the Na- tional Capital than any other city. There is more general interest in Washington for sightseers than anywhere else, and yet the facilities here for caring for motorists who cannot afford hotels is far below par. Most cities the size of Wash- fngton have adequate arrangements for caring for tourists, and many have made greater outlay than that proposed for Potomac Park. itureh Not Regretted. “In no case has any city regretted spending money in this way. It has been found, always, that the city has been paid ten-fold for its hospitality. In the west this is' especially so. Every city has a well planned and well managed munici] auto park private owners, until the Rand mines have a poor sale and the Amsterdam gem cutters are without work. But shall the Soviet government, whose empire has returned to a far greater barbarity than ever was known under Peter the Great and Catherine, whose weakened and be- wildered masses endure it only as a punishment from God, shall this gov- ernment daily boast that it has held but for over four years and by clever intrigues_in every European capital prevent .Genoa from being as result- ful as Waskington? Bolshevik ministers and missiona- ries, imprisoned and even shackled in 1919, are now flattered by government ministers and big Industrialists in the smartest salons. Russia, which hears only the voice of the bolshevist, will be told that ghe has the most admired govern- ment in the world and will slip fur- ther into the abyss—with a few hundred European millions following. (Copyright, 1922.) ———————————— and it has been proved to be a fine investment. Undoubtedly, Washing- ton would profit greatly in welcom. ing_such tourists to her gates. “There is another reason why ‘Washington should be better in this regard instead of worse than other cities. I believe that the govern- ment is under obligations to the peo- ple of the United States to supply means for them.to come here to see the nation’s capital, for whose beau- ties in buildings and parks they help pay. To my mind, Washington comes under the same category as national parks in this respect. The govern- ment makes it possible for people to visit the Yellowstone, Yosemite and other parks, and the same should be dens for them in Washington/ Left to right—Capt, W. J. Reed of Scarsdale, N. Y.; Lieut. C. Welsh of Omaha, Neb.; § 't 3. M. Bledenbach of Butler, Pa., and Corp. A. Flores of Porto Rico, photographed im the Army Hospitil at Fort Monrve, Old Point Comfort, Va., Friday. These four men were in the ill-fated Homa when the p exploded in Hampton Roads, ROMARUIN VIEWED BY ITALIAN OFFICER Col. Cardoni, Embassy At- tache, Investigating Disaster. Army Pushes Inquiry. By the Associated Press. HAMPTON, Va.,, February 25—Col. Cardoni, military attache of the Ital- ian embassy in Washington and an officer of the flying section in the Italian army, spent today at Langley Fleld investigating the destruction of the dirigible Roma near Norfolk last Tuesday. Col. Cardoni came here at the re- quest of Gen. Mason M. Patrick, chief of the air service, to inspect the ruins of the Roma and to look into the va- rious angles of tiw disaster which cost the lives of thirty-four officers and men. The Roma was purchased from the dtalian government by the United States, and the visit of Col. Cardoni is significant because of this fact. Looks Over Hull. Col. Cardoni was taken to the scene of the Roma's fall this afternoon by Col. Arthur G. Fisher, commanding officer of the lighter-than-air de- tachment at Langley Field. He in- spected the hull, the framework and other parts of the once huge ma- chine. "It was said that nothing has been permitted to be moved from the debris of the big ship since it fell Tuesday afternoon and was reduced to a frame of stecl and ashes. Col. Charles H. Danforth, command- ing officer of Langley Field, who was in Florida when the Roma fell, re- turned to the flying station at noon today. He hurriecd back to Langley Field as soon as heswas informed of the accident Thursday. two days after the destruction of the ship. He was beyond the reach of the tele- graph when it occurred. The remains of Maj. John Thornell commanding ofticer of the Roma, ac- companied by Mrs. Thornell and’ two brothers of the dead officer, were taken tonight to Iowa for burial. BAG DECLARED NOT TAUT. Army Board to Resume Investiga- tion Monday. NORFOLK, Va, February 25.— After hearing testimony from seven witnesses, including four survivors, an Army board of inquiry named to investigate the wreck of the Roma, the world's largest dirigible, ad- journed late today. Taking of testi- mony will be resumed Monday and the investigation will not be com- pleted until Tuesday or Wednesday. Testimony tending to show the Roma’s gas bag forward was not taut or filled when the big airship took what proved to be her death dive last Tuesday afternoon was given by Walter Sims, cognected with the firm of C. W. Grandy & Co., cotton factors, Maj. Reardon, one of the survivors, gave testimony similar to that contained in 'interviews he ve newspaper men soon after the accident. Cut His Way Out. He said he cut his wav out of the Roma after the fire had burned a small hole_in the fabric of the big gas bag. He also said the ship was not en fire while in the air, but ig- nited after it fell across a big elec- tric wire at the Army supply base and landed on a pile of pig iron. “Just before the Roma' started on her fatal nose dive she ‘seemed to buckle up close to the bow, apparent- Iy bringing the nose of the ship from o right. ]e"'}(tlnflk‘.fl to me that there was dead welight in the bow. The nose of the ship sagged, leaving me with the im- Dression that there was no gas in that art of the ship. She appeared to lose er buoyancy. Heard Engines Stop. “1 was at No. 6 warehouse when I saw the Roma sailing over the basge. The box Kkite or tail gear was ap- parently out of position, and it at- tracted my attention. I heard the en- gines stop and the ship began to drop. “T saw her make the nose dive, and I heard the explosion. I got into my automobile and drove to the spot Where she fell as quickly as posaibl Mr. Sims was one of the firt p sons to reach the Roma when she fell, and took Maj. J. D. Reardon to the public health hospital in his ayto- bile. T apt. G. B. West'of the Medlcal Corps was a witness and testified as to the nature of the burns of the men on the Roma. Mr. Sims, in his testimqny, said: l Held in Two Placexs. The investigation was held in two places, the public health hospital in Norfolk where several of the sur- vivors of the wreck are receiving medical attention and at Langley Field, where other survivors were sent after receiving medical treatment here. The board of inquiry also visited the spot where the Roma fell. was that none of the board's findings would be made public until after the investigation was completed and & detailed report sent to Washington. | The board today was endeavoring to ascertain why ' batteries were dropped from the Roma on her dive toward the earth. It was the general impression that thew were thrown out of the ship by some member of the crew who. believed the craft might be lightened by relieving it of much weight as possible and in this way help to-keep her'in the ir long enough to effect a safe land- $ng £ L d 1t! nnounced by Maj. D. Johnson | ANTIGONISH GHOST TO FACE ACCUSERS (Continued from First Page.) ghost hunta he has Sndertaken in re- cent years. He left the impression that the strange fires and tappings on walls, the rustling of ghostly shrouds in dark midnight bedrooms, the laying on of cold and clammy hands in the scary hours before dawn, and other dreadful occurrences had been traced almost {nvariably to some little boy or girl who played as If every night were Halloween. Of course, Dr. Prince didn’t put it qQuite that way. What he sald was that he had never known of & “haunt- ed” house Investigation which dis- closed other than natural causes for the phenomena. This normal cause he described as some embodied. per- son, and more often than not a young one. Unseen Hands Live Oues. Sometimes the investigators could find no stre evidence that a human being was responsible for rocks com- ing through windows or for the clatter of furniture wobbling on its legs in rooms believed deserted, or for the awful sensation of getting slapped by a hand one could not see or touch. But in such cases the investigators were able, Dr. Prince added, to center suspicion upon a real live person. Strings not infrequently have been attached to rocks and chairs and frightful effect, Dr. Prince said. . Scientifically the complex that mo- tivates such conduct is called pol- tergeist, a word of German ancestry, that means a mischievous spirit. Qc- caslonally persons with dual or mul- tiple personalities do such ghostly stunts, Dr. Prince said, purely by way of dramatizing experiences from which they are having reactions, He's Sure of Suecess. Mind you, Dr. Prince did not say there wasn't a real live ghogt in Antigonish, as has been avowsed by many veracious and trustworthy people who found the haunted house too much for their nerves. But he did say it would be a new experience for him if he could not locate a nor- mal cause for the carryings-on. “If 1 go up there and the phenom- ena do not continue, of course, I can get nowhere,” he said. “But if they do continue, and I fail to get at th bottom of it, it will be the first time. Right here in New York, and not 8o long ago, either, Dr. Prifice said, he burst the bubble of a ghost story by a little serious investigation. \.A. family came to his office and report- ed that all sorts of queer movements and noises had been disturbing their sleep and peace of mind. Dr. Prince went to work on the case, and pretty 8soon the youngster of the house ad- mitted that he was the ghost. Ever ‘afterward the house was reasonably quiet. . Battle of Personalities. Cases of dual and multiple per- sonalities long have been studied by psychologists, and some of “thé q6- ings of the persons thus afflicted have seemed quite ghostly to prosaic mo: tals, who go through life with onl: one ordinary personality. In such cases one’s Tight personality does not let one's left personality know what it doeth, and keen detective work is required to locate the normal cause of resulting phenomena. . One’s lower personality might throw a brick through a window, and then suddenly the upper conscious- ness would be restored, and the per- son would never know he had been acting like a ghost, E Doris of Five Personalities. In_discussing these things today, Dr. Prince was reminded of the fa- mous Dorls case in Pittsburgh, six years ago. Doris, a woman whose last name was never disclosed, had five personalities, he said. Some- times she was herself, sometimes sick Doris, sometimes sleepy Mal garet, the philosopher; sometimes acted like a child, and so on. In her secondary personalities the girl did things of which her normal mind was not aware, and the valves of memory were closed between her higher sense and her lower consclous-. ness, the latter finally crushing the original personality, so that Dorls, according to printed works by psy- chologists who made a study of her case, was herself only about three days during a three-yoar period. e such-like objects witd " Don’t Blame' Your Heating Plant 1if the Fuel Is Unsuited There's a Coal that s best suited for your plant. We know coal and the dif- ferences In coal are prepared to advise you and supply the particular coal that wil mean more sat/sfaction and greater economy. . Linc. 233234 . % ¢ * GRACE TYEAR TRUCE IDEA INTERESTS FRENCH Rumor That Lioyd George _ Will Propose Plan Starts Discussion. By the Associated Press, PARIS, ‘February 25.—Great inter- Minister Britain construction. to France. awaited. suggested, duction of could join. QUEBEC, According In unofficial circles, was argued that such a plan as was igvolving a radical the army, would have to be coupled with adequate guarantees of reparation payments before France February Taschereau of Quebec has appealed to Premier Mackensie King of Canada to prevent the negotiating of a treaty between the dominion and the United States for the St. Lawrence ship chan- nel to the great lakes. to M. province of Quebec opposes the wa- terway project “because it means g ing our resources to the Americans. est was displayed in French official peircles today at reports that Prime Lloyd Georga intended to propose at the Genoa conference a ten-year truce in Europe to afford ogportunity for re- It was stated, however, that the British government had not suggested any plan of this character of Great In the lack of anything official on the subject, foreign office quarters would not comment on the reported proposition, but it was indicated that further details would be eagerly however, It re- A pledge to abstain from all ag- gression would meet with general approval in France, it was said, as gnce had no aggressive ard any country and was ciyefly oencern. 1. with the collection * of reparati. as and her own security. e 'OPPOSES SHIP CANAL. Quebec Premier Sees in St. Law- rence Project American Gain. ilea to- 25.—Premier Taschereau the llofliv:er's The Miracle Piano The AMPICO - 2 ‘ \{ u%rm —brings the greatest artists into the family circle, not intruding with their presence, except to give U AT LRG0 1 The Senate. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. The foreign relations of the United States will occupy the at- tention of the Senate this-week, it is expected. The treaty imme- dlately before the Senate for con- sideration—the unfinish¢d busi- ness—is that between the United States and Japan dealing with the Isiand of Yap, a cable center in the Pacific. The Senate forelgn relations committee has ordered reported favorably the naval Ilimitation treaty, the submarine and polson gas treaty, and the four-power Pa- cific treaty—with a reservation— all treaties emanating from the ‘Washington conference. The com- mittee atill has to pass finally upon the nine-power treaties dealing with China, the general Chinese treaty and the treaty on Chinese customs dutes. It is expected that the committee will Vote to report these treaties also early this week. All these treaties from the Wish- ington conference will be reported together, if present plans are car- tried out. As soon as the Yap treaty has been disposed of, Chair- man Lodge of the foreign relations committee will call up the four- power Paclfic treaty, and the oth- ers in turn. All of the treaties will be ratified, it is now believed, by a large vote. The reservation to the four-power treaty specifies that the pact is not to be consid- ered an alliance or to call for the use of armed force by the United States, The%Senate finance committee IS Jengaged in rewriting the tariff bill Lo meet the proposal of Sen- ator Smoot of Utah in regard to valuation of goods. Members of the House ways and meens com- mittee have protested vigorousiy against the. abandonment of the American valuation plan adopted by the House. Much progress has been made with “the regular appropriation bills for the government. Two of the bills, the legislative and the Interior Department bills, were passed by the Senate last week. Two others, the Treasury Depart- ment and indipendent offices bills, had been passed by the Senate pre- viously. The District appropriation bill is before the Senate appropriation subcommittee, and it I8 the expee tation of Chairman Phipps t the measure will be ready for re port to t cnate early this week. The Senate last week put through a bill authorizing the pur- chase of the Patterson tract, the Klingle Ford tract and the Piney Branch tract for public parks in the District. It is expected that jtems for the purchase of these tracts will be inserted in the Dis- trict appropriation bill. The Burson bill giving to the disabled emergency officers of the Army who served during the war With Germany the same retirement privileges as Regular Army officers has been passed by the Senate, and now awaits action by the House . The Jones joint resolution pro- viding for a constitutional amend- ment to give the citizens of the District national representation and the Poindexter bill providing for the election of a District dele- gate to the House were reported favorably to ‘the Senate and are now on the Senate calendar. Investigation of the activities of the alleged dyestuffs combine is under way by « specidl commit- tee of the Senate. 1 The bill extending the life of the Ball rent act for the District of Columbia for two years from May 22, 1922, was ordered favor- ably reported to the Senate by the District committee. The report probably will be made tomorrow by Senator Pomerene of Ohio. _— TWO FLYERS KILLED. Fall From Air. ARCADIA, Fla., February 25.—The shburn of who fell 3.000 feet yesterday while attempting a parachute drop from an airplane at Larlstrom the second air fatality death of Sergt. Robert C. W Lansing, Mich,, Fleld was there this week, it was learned toda: Frank+Addison, a commercial five: who formerly was 4n the air service, was killed and Wayne Maynard, son of an officer at the fleld, is in a hospital here with both legs broken as a result of a crash Thursday, when their ma- chine fell 600 feet. &‘3}\:/‘; ll'J”HIIHIHIIIIIIIII:IIIlllIllIIIIIIIII!.'.'! in the EBlished 18230 you their wonderful art. They will play for you just the music suited to the festive day—the quiet hour—they will play for you to sing and to dance—any music that any member of family or friend may wish. There it is, ready to be heard by merely touching a button. “Like magic,” you will say; and indeed it is very nearly magic, but all delightfully true, and yours to possess. Ask for a _ARTHU demonstration. L R _JORDAN PIANO CO. G Street at Thirteenth Son Breaks Both Legs in 7 | > The HO\ISB. | BY WILL P. KENNEDY. This promises to be another good weekgor District legislation In the House. - Tomorrow is District da | and Mouse Leader Mondell has an- nounced that he has no intention | of asking that it be set aside pawnbrokers bill and the snow and ice removal bill are expected to be cailed up by Chairman Focht of the House District commi with the expectation that they will be passed. There is promise of u spirited debate on the pawnbrokers measure. Goverument employes are espe- clally interested in the proceeding &cheduled for Tuesda The regu- lar calendar Wednesdzy business com- is to be advanced, with th; mittee on reform in the ciy fee having the call. Cha Lehlbach is road bring own bill for the reinstatement of those who, under un in 1 of the retirement act which was not the iutent of Congre separated from the service. 7 affects two classes of employr (1) those who were retir time before they would have com- pleted fifteen years of service, thus being entitled to an annuity whes they reached the ty-five or Beventy yars, and (2) those who were refused an effici rtifi- cate to continue in the ice when there was no doubt of their mental and physical _ability to perform were mostiy partment Chairman Lechlt pared to call which provid the C: Service C fore d & in disciplinacy mat- ters would tak or l Tomorrow \ ond deficiency ap. | the mi: carrying some sub priations for the District of Co- lumbia, will be reported. House Leader Mondell has reserved Wed- nesday and Thursday for consid- eration in the House of the de- ficlency bill. i In the meantime the annual agri- cultural appropriation bill for the 3, beginning July 1 fiscal year e heen reported and next, will ha will 'be considered on Friday. aturday is reserved for unfin- ished business Friday the House passed, with virtuall no ct - the merce and La propriation bi mately § 3 uding sub- stantial incre: for the promo- and development of foreig tion B This now goes to the S trade. ate. By a vote of 5 to 4, the ®peciz on_finance reporte 10 the full republican membership of the ways and means committee the recommendation that a soldier bonus bill be reported out carrying & the money. subcommitte no provision for ra Action on the report was delayed until Tuesday. Thirty members of the House, mostly from western states, signed a letter to Chairman Fordney yesterday urging use of the refunded foreign bonds to pay the bonus Hearin continued all week on the proposals for sale and lease of the federal nit waterpower and other propert at Muscle Shoals On_Thursday the House the Edmonds which ready passec nnounced that the last of the regular appro- priation bills will have pussed the House by March 25. The House pas nd sent to the Senate on Mon resolution ex- tending untg Juhe 30, 1922, the per cent, pestrjctive immigratior act. 2 CROW’S PETITION READY. Senator’s W::rkers to Keep Going Until Primary. UNIONTOWN. Pa.. February It was announced at the office of Unjted States Senator W. E.-Crow here today that’pétitions for the nominatio of Senator Crow for the regular term were ready for distribution, and that every county in the state would be canvassed before the M primary. It; was added that nator Crow, who is still in the Me; Hospl Pitfsburgh, was ste. impro and was in better health than at an time since he b [T