Evening Star Newspaper, March 3, 1922, Page 1

‘WEATHER. Falr ;tonight and tomorrow; little chang in temperature; lowest to- night ‘about 30 degrees. ure for twenty-four hours today: Highest, 42, at 2 p.m. today; lowest, 31, at 8 a.m. to- Full day. report on page 7. Closing New York Stocks, Page 27 No. 28,432. JONES RIDER HELD SURE T0 BE KILLED ONREACHING HOUSE Leaders Strongly Oppose " Amendment to District Ap- propriation Bill. MADDEN AND DAVIS ARE AMONG ITS OPPONENTS 1 Abandoning of Proportionate Con- | tribution Plan . Branded “Wrong Working Basis.” The Jones amendment put on the Dis- trict appropriation bill in the Senate, which does away with the definite pro- portionate contribution between the fed- eral and District governments for capl- tal maintenance, hasn't the ghost of a chance of passing tae House, in thp opinion of those who would lead in handling this legislation. ‘While members of the House appro- priations committee do not feel that it is proper for them to discuss the Jones amendment in view of the fact that they may be called upon to act as con- ferees on the District appropriation bill, they are practicaliy unanimous in oppo- | sition to it. | Rider Has No Chance. The members of the appropriations committee and of the special sub- committee. -which framed the Dis. trict appropriation bill are practl- ¢ally unanimous in saying privately they believe this amendment has no chance of passing. It is known that this is the opinion of Chairman Mad- den of the appropriations committee and of Chairman Davis of the sub- committee on District appropriations, | both of whom feel that it would be inimical to the best interests not only of the residents of the District £nd the development of the National Capital, but that it would be estab- lishing a wrong working basis for the federal government. i Representative Joe Walsh of Massa- | chusetts, acting Speaker, is another member who has strong influence on the floor who expresses the belief that this legislation will not be ac- cepted by the House. Focht Opposes Idea. Chairman Foeht of the House Dis- trict committee has already an- nounced that he will lead a fight if necessary in the- House against the Jones amendment. Eyery member of | the House Dis{rict committee who; has been interviewed on tfie subject. hoth republicans and democrats, says he will vote against the Jones amend- ment and believes that it would be a mistake to endeavor to put it through the House. The opinion was generally express- ed among House leaders today that this amendment will be killed in the Senate, and that it will never reach the House. However, several of the majority leaders are preparing to speak in opposition If it comes up as an issue in the House. The District appropriations bill to- day was still waiting until the Senate had completed consideration of the proposed change in the rules giving the Senate appropriations committee control of all appropriation bills. Lively Debate on Rules. The proposed change in the rules| led to considerable debate today. One of the provisions of the reso- | lution propesing the change in the rules is as follows: “The committec on appropriations | shall mot report an appropriation | Dhill containing new or general legis- Jation, and if an appropriation bill[ is reported to the Senate containing new or general legislation, a point of order may be made against the bill, and if the point is sustained the bill shall be recommitted to the committee on appropriations.” If the proposed change in the rul should be adopted containing this provision, before the District bill is taken up, the So-called Jones rider, which is new legislation, might make the bill subject to a point of order under the language just quoted, it was pointed out today. TWO JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BUILDINGS TO START SOON| Fids for the construction of the two new junior bigh scheols author- ized by Congress probably will be asked for by the Commissioners be- fore the end of April and work should be under way in May. Maj. Cary H. Brown, assistant En- gineer Commission, sald today that Municipal Architect A. L. Harris is making rapid progress on the plans for the two junior high schools, one of which will be in Eckington and the other in the vicinity of 14th and Taylor streets. The original authorization by Con- gress fixed the limit of cost on each building at $300,000. The Senate com- mittee, In reporting the new appro- priation bill, raised this limit to $400,000 on each building. . Maj. Brown said the plans drawn thus far have been along such lines | that they will not have to be changed ' if the additional $100,000 is allowes on each building. / Today’s News In Brief | Ball would have District committee represented on Senate appropria- tions committee. Page Detalls of compromise bonus bill com- pleted by House committee. Page 1 Jones rider declared certaln_ to be killed in House. Page 1 More brokerage firms caught in whir]- pool of misfortune. Page 3 President’s ship subsidy plan wins support. Page 2 Miners’ strike set for April 1, Davis' pariey with operators is still un- called. Page 2 Friends of Church, sentenced to hang | today, hope to obtain stay. Page 2 in funds for Navy fuel defended in House by Madden. Page 4 West Coneda \coal wage cuts m cause strike of 90,000. Page 9 May sell trolley tokens at rate of three for 20 -cents. Page 13 $30,000,000 to he slashed from budget Army bill estimates' by House com- mittee. Page13 Youse in uproar as charges are made against Gov. 5. Page 20 British de agreement to give am i ;r‘:r:nf lons-of Ulster, to_Sou |a *Entered post ofll:: ?v"“‘..u....,."“"‘ “‘n‘,":{ PRESIDENT HOLDS PHONE BECAUSE FLETCHER IS BUSY WITH REPORTERS President Harding, having been a reporter once himself and knowing how it is, stopped the wheels of gov- ernment business five minutes today and “held the phone” so he wouldn't interrupt a score of newspapermen who were getting a story from Act- ing Secretary Fletcher at the State Department. It aappened this way, much to the amusement of other officials who us- ually reverse the process and let the Teporters walt: President Harding .called up Mr. Fletcher, but the latter was talk- ing to the reporters. When.Mr. Fletcher learned that the Presi- dent had called he hastily conclud- ed the subject under discussion and went to call up the President, who he found still “holding the line The clock showed the President of the United States had waited five minutes so he wouldn't inter. rupt the reporters in their daily work. 30 FILM EXCHANGES MUST MOVE STOCK FROND. C.AT ONGE Failure to Meet Fire Rules "After Year's Grace Ends in ‘Drastic Action. More than thirty motion picture film exchanges in Washington will have to move their films to a point outside the District immediately. The Commissioners, in board meet- ing today, refused, except In one case, to give the exchange managers further time to comply with the new fire regu- lations governing the storage of movie reels. These regulations were adopted by the former board of Commissioners‘on March 3 of last year, and the-exchange men were given one year,in which, to comply with them. According to offi- clals of the fire department, none of the exchange offices complies with the regulations as they are today. No Interruption to the operation of motion picture theaters is expected as a result of the Commissioners’ d clsion to enforce immediately the new fire regulations for exchange bulld- ngs. May Store in Virginia. J. H. Beaver, president of the Ex- change Managers' Assfiation, had not heard ‘officially of the Commis- sionese’ order this afternoon. He said the exchange men probably wouldar- range for the sterage of their films at a nearby pointdn Virginia and retain their offices in the city for the present. In view of the fact that the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation alread. has excavated at North Capitol and L streets for the erection of a build- ing that would comply with the new regulations, the Commissioners gra ed the request of that company for an extension of time. A great majority of the other ex- changes are housed in the Mather building, on G street between 3th and 10th streets. The principal requirements of the new regulations are that all build- ings in which flims are stored be equipped with sprinkler systems and that each film vault have a separate went pipe to the roof. Danger in Gases. The fire department drafted these reg- ulations because of the highly inflam- mable nature of motion picture fiims and the fact that they throw off gases when they burn. The regulations’ provide a fine of not less than $5 nor more than $100 for each viplation and each day a vault is used for the storage of films not in compli- ance with the new rules shall be deemed 2 separate vjolation. Upon a second conviction, it is pro- vided that the Commissioners shall have the right to revoke the permit of the exchange in_question. . Beaver said the Exchange Man- agers’ Association would meet this aft- ernoon to discuss the situation. KILLS WIFE AND SELF. Man Enraged When Spouse Stayed Out Too Late at Movies. NEWTON, Mass.,, March 3.—Enraged because his wife stayed out late at Garvey, shot and killed her, wounded Mrs. Doris G. Atwood, a young woman boarder, and took his own life, late last night. A seventeen- year-old son, Raymond, and two other children, witnesses of the shooting, tried unsuccessfully to stop their father, one of the girls jumping at him. At the Newton hospital today physicians sald Mrs. Atwood would er. Garvey, forty-nine years old, was a building contractor. Mrs. Garvey, who was forty years old; Mrs. At- wood, twenty-five years, and Mrs. Garvey's oldest son left the house early in the evening for a nearby picture show. Upon thelr return Garvey started an argument, worked himseif into a frenzy and, when Mrs, Garvey turned toward her bedroom, e drew his pistol and opened firfe. The first shot went wild, the second killed Mrs. Garvey. Then Garvey began firing at Mrs. Atwood, who had attempted to prevent him from shoot- ing, & bullet piercing her arm. Mrs. Atwood ran screaming from the house and fell in a faint in the snow. | WASHINGTON, MERCHANTS LOSE | THOUSANDS DAILY | BY MUD STREETS| - Unable to Make Deliveries to Residents Mired in Many Sections. TRUCKS GET STRANDED CAUSING EXTRA EXPENSE Dumped Two Blocks Away From Residence. Thousands of dollars have been 1ost by local business firms during the last few weeks in their attempts to deliver merchandi: to people on many of the streets which have road- beds that draw into their mudbeds the heavy wheels and strand them | beyond their power to combat, The Star man has learned in the course of his investigation of street condi- tions. In the interest of efficient and ecofiomical management of their business, these people, while lament- ing the conditions, have been forced to refuse delivery to many sections of the city, one of them explained. Aslde from the direct expense which these peopie lose from damage due to their equipment when it becomes mired, there is the loss of salaries of the ‘man with the truck, the loss t:lfon:l}aelrul:k'! use and the addi- 'xpense of hiring horses to drag them out. This does not take into account the inconvenience to the owners of the homes in these mired sections of the city, many of whom cannot have their coal or other merchandtse delivered even within two blocks of their homes. And is the ultimate consumer, it is pointed 1 out, who must pay the high cost of ( delivery caused by the bad streets. 1 Merchant Declared Helpleas. Willlam A. Carlin, with James E. Colliflower'& Co., acquainted The Star man with some of the difficulties of delivering. The Star man foiind him working with a corps of men on a truck that had been mired in one of the “streets” In South B 3 “The bad streets of this clts farnish a serious problem to the merchant who has a delivery system,” said l(’:fl Carlin. “They force costs higher, and cause customers to become displeas- ed, but the merchant is helpless. He cannot send his delivery wagons into a section where he knows from ex- perience they will become stranded. | | i The people who have invested in homes on these streets are l:"?a:x to good roadwsys, and 8 taxes for something flllx—?:;:n no."" “*We have Tost nearly $7,000 during the past six-weeks, due entirel bad streets,” he explalned. "%v‘:'flu:: ure on getting $1 a ton for delivering i coal. for instance. And the truck av- erages from eight to-ten trips s day. uppose, and this has happened S d n the morning. The tranded in the mire. Then we have grlver tries to deliver it and becomes to send a man out to direct th, work, another truck with 1!0!:!5‘!‘:!‘:: ber, etc., and additional men, tp dig the truck out, and then many times we have to hire a three or four horse team, because the relief truck can- not get near enough to pull the stranded truck out without becoming mired itseif. This takes the greater part of a day. We have to take the coal to the nearest good road and at- tempt to get receipt for delivery there. Many times it is impossible even to deliver with horse-drawn vehicles. Additional Loss Entailed. “Now, in" addition to this loss of| time of the truck, there are thie sala- ries of the men, and these run as high as $35 a wWeek, and also the cost of repairing the truck, which is usually damaged in some way when it be- comes mired. We are constantly forced to put new clutches in these trucks, even in those which do not (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) WOULD PROBE GOV. REILY. House Resolution Calls for Inves- tigation of Porto Rican Affairs. An Investigation of “the official con- duct” of Gov. E. Mont Reily of Porto (Rico by the House insular affairs com- mittee js provided In a resolution in- motion picture show, Willlam T.|troduced today by Repreuntntlvel Humphreys, democrat, Mi: ippl. {'Such an inquiry has been requested by the_Porto Rican senate. The resolution cites a number of the charges against Gov. Reily as presented to the House yesterday by Delegate Davila, resident commis- sioner Jt. Porto Rico, and directs the insular affairs committee to investi- gate_ and report to the Hou speedily as possible. MR. HOOVER PRAISED. Made Honorary Citizen of Poland “ " by Vote of Diet. By the Associated Press. F WARSAW, March 2—The FPolish diet voted Herbert Hoover an honorary | citizerl of Polana at its opening session last night. A resolution also was adopted praising America’s help in Polish relief. This followed discussion attendant upon the transference of an American child relief work to the Polish government. CAPITAL’S FINE SHADE TREES FACE NEGLECT THROUGH LACK OF FUNDS The 105,000 trees that beautify the streets of the National Capital are destined to be neglected again this spring. because of the inad quacy of the current »mprz: tion for trees and parking. - Although the city is growing and the necessity for shade trees in- creasing, Congress cut the appro- priation for the current year from $60,000 to $50,000, and it seems to be all the city will get in the new appropriation bill for the gHacal year, beginning July 1. ¢ Clifford Lanham, - estimate to $80,0 which still would have béen comortale tncrease. pasais en the budget burea: mitted the estimates to C:nnn the amount for trees and parkings had been put back to the amount allowed' this year, $50,000. Mr. Lanham said today that of the $50,000 appropriated for this year, about $18,000 remains for the last four months of the fiscal year which is far from. enough to do the proper amount of spray- and trimming that should be done ‘it superintendeat said he plan e super! en! he, to plant 3,000 trees this spring. E354 In exiatnlg Tnce. with no: S n ex! es, with no ¢ rows in' contemplation; - .S" | | Ile in One Instance Had to Bei A N N FILL POLITICAL AIR Boasts and Slams Fly Thick as Republicans Sum Up Year’s Achievements. Republicans and aemocrats in Con- gress are engaging thesé days in a heated political joint, debate, which might be bolled down to the asser- tion “We did" and the rebuttal “You didn't.” The immediate cause of the forensic fury Is the approaching anniversary of the first year of the republican administration and the prospective congressional campaign. * Tomorrow will round out the twelvemonth of the mew administra- tion. Republicans are proud of . its record. Democrats are Violently de- nunciatory. licans - insist they have accompl! ‘wonders. The democrats say the republicans have left undone the things they ought to have, have dong. the things they ought not to have done, and there is no heelth in them.” Senator Lodge writes a piece titled “The First Republican Year,” which sets forth in detall what the Con- gress and the administration have done, in his opinion. Senator Pa Harrison of Mississippl, always on the democratic firing line, takes the floor in the Senate and likewise takes {ssues with all republican claims. In the House Representative Fess, chair- man of the republican congressional campal committee, a scholar, phi- losopher and politician, paints in glow- ing colors a picture of republican successful administration, for which those two very able democrats, Rep- resentatives Garner and Garrett, along with others, have from time to time sharpened charcoal penclls to erase. All of which will probably be vastly interesting but somewhat disconcert- ing to the independent voters, who are likely to decide the elections for i the Senate and House to be held next November. Who is to be believed, in all these contradictory utterances? The normal democrat and similarly constituted republican will probably fall naturally into support of the con- tention of their respective leader- ship, but the independents may find dificulty in striking a balance be- tween them. ‘Wonder Over Majority. One thing calculated to worry the republican polit! managers is said to be the consideration of how that seven million republican surplus of 1920 is likely to be allocated in the congressional elections of next No- vember. Even if the theretofore dem- ocrats should return to the demo- cratic fold and the normal repub- licans stand pat for the republican candidates, there would still be zn in- fluential element of independents who might determine the outcome. The republicans count heavily on the size of their present majority in the House as a means of saving grace, holding that it will take a landslide to wipe it ‘out. But they know that landslides have happened and appre- hend that the country is in a very réstless state of mind at present, a premonitory symptom of possi landslides. Oldtimers in politics say they have never seen the democrats in a more hopeful mood than now, .while real- ising that hope is a prime asset of the minority always. But the demo- cratic political leaders declare they are convinced that this time their hope seems to present more substan- tial threads In its woof and warp than sometimes hitherto. Hard Season for Prophets. It promises to be a hard season for the neutral and non-partisan observ- ers and writers who essay to fore- cast the outcome of the elections. This class will have their job cut out for them when they take pen in hand to set down the result of their estimate of popular sentiment in its seeming_drift. At that, they will have nothing on the’leaders of the opposing parties, however, from the present outlook. Financing the coming campaign threatens to be a.difficult problem for the li:r.-puiorl. Both partles are still ring with the debts of the last campaign, and.soon ‘they will fare forth and possibly some killing this respect. STEAM LINE BURSTS. Over Thousand School Children March Calmly to Street. Bursting of a steam line at the Park View School this afternoon sent the more than a thousand children marching in an orderly manner into the street. As steam WE DID; YOU l]II]N’ISi ble{pected he will mak to -again. ehake down the contributors. All signs are sald. to point to & backward spring| go. suel for the next, five-mo frosts in|over half the smount CRIME IS INCREASING AS OLD HOMESTEAD DECAYS, SAYS JUDGE CHICAGO, March 3.—The old American homestead, with its training in religion, was the finest and best factor in keeping down crime this countrty ever has known, . Judge Kickham Scanlan, chief justice of the criminal court, said in an address before the Chi- cago Medical Soclety last night. “As an institution, it is fast fall- ing into decay,” he continued, I “with a resultant increase in crime.” Another reason given by Judge Scanlan for the increase in crime is that “the American public Is losing faith in God.” . “In recent statistics,” he said, was revealed that during the questioning of men for the draft two out of every three boasted they did not attend v.‘hu‘rch. Such a statement is appallin LOYGERE S DAY OF ULTIMATUM: |Premier Will Resign Wednes- day Unless He Receivgs Coalition Support. By the Assoglated Press. LONDON, March 3.—Wednesda; March 8, is the. date set by Prime Minister Lloyd George for fulfillment of his ultimatum to Austen Chamber- lain, according to a report in parlia- mentary circles. If by then he has not received satisfactory assurances of the loyal support of the coalition conservatives, it is said, he will pre- sent to the king his resignation of the premiership, which he is now fig- | uratively carrylng in his pocket. Private meetings of politicians yes- terday led to no announcement of de- velopments tending toward a solution of the crisis. One of them. indeed, hardened the opposition of the “die- hard” conservatives to-Lloyd George's leadership. ‘This meeting was held in 2 com- mittee room of the house of com- mons, where more than eighty con- servative members of the commons and the house of lords adopted a reso- lution affirming that “in order to re- store confidence throughout the coun- try, and with a view to the approach- ing general election there is urgent need for reassertion of jhe conserva- ¢ive and ynionist principles.” The meeting is’ reported further to have decided that the utmost shall be done to hasten the formation of a con- servative-unionist government. The determination of Mr. Chamber- lain, Lord Chancellor Birkenhead and other conservative leaders to stand by Lloyd’ George is unshaken, and the steps they will take in an at- tempt to bring their followers into line are awaited with interest. This curiosity may be satisfied when Mr. Chamberlain_delivers his speech at Oxford tonight, as it is generally ex- a pronouncement bearing on the polftical crisis. The cabinet met-last.night but, as ar “as_can be ascertained, did not deal with the crisis, transacting only state business. / ‘The anti-coalition newspapers say the storrh raised by the premier’s let- ter to Mr. Chamberlain became worse yesterday, while Lloyd George's champions declare matters are some- zhat improved. All n‘flren, hnwe&"er. at nothing approwhing a settle- ment has been reached and that dif- ficulties remain acute. The Westminster Gaszette charges | that ghe situation Is a maneuver by |Lloyd George to secure the leader- luhlp of the conservative party and | contends that, If this is not the ol | jéct of his letter to Chamberlain, 1 1s gratuitous folly on his part. it N HOUSE CUTS NAVY FUEL. Approves Deficiency Estimate.of $6,000,000. he House today spproved the: vlzl:u l: the gensral .deficiency | propriation bill under: which would receive about.3$6,000,000. the. ment estimated would be needed ‘in that period. e = gl L el HAYS OUT TOMORROW. ° 1 Wil H. R T R0 T binct e B, e ToareWork ot Fueble, Coly ho served as first assistant postmas: general under Mr. Hays, and whose mination as Postmaster General was no! firmed by-the Senate, “‘l’r w«i ‘was busy today with-th D. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1922—THIRTY-SIX PAGES. SEEKS AIDFORD.C. | INSENATE MOVE Ball Would Have District Committee Represented on Appropriations Body. A drive to have the District com- mittee of the Senate represented ex officio on the Senate appropriations committee by its chairman and two othet members, in connection wita ithe proposed amendment of the Sen- Ino rules giving to the appropriations | committee all the appropriation bills, was begun in the Senate yesterday afternoon by Senator Ball, chairman of the District committee. In taking the various appropriation ills from the military affairs, naval irs, pos$ office and other commit- tees now Hsnéling appropristion bill and plaging tbhem under the jurisdic- jtion of the appropriations committee Il-he propiosed new rule provides that the cheirman and twp members of each of these committees rhail have a right to sit as ex officio members of the appropriations committee When the bills in which they are particular- 1y interested are before that com- mittee. Acts to Help District. Senator Ball contends that the District committes should have sirilar representation on the ap- propriations committee when the District blll is up for consideration. He offered an ameniment to this effect. “As chairman of the committee on the District of Columbia,” said Senator Ball, addressing the Senate, 1I find that I am very much handi- capped in not being in touch or hav- | }ing any one present at the District | committee meetings who is in touch with the appropriations committee, which makes the appropriations for the District.” Suggestion Is Opposed. Senator Warren, chairman of the ap- propriations committee, opposing the suggestion of Senator Ball, called at- tention to the fact ¢hat at present Senator Jones of Washington and Senator Glass of Virginia are members of both appropriations commitzee and the District commiittee. Senator Ball, ‘however, pointed out that this merely happened to be the case, and that a time might come when no member of the District committee was a member of the appropriations committee. i Senator Jones of Washington spoke ! strongly in support of the proposal of | Senator Ball KILLS SELF AFTER ROW. Resents Father’s School Order. “Want to See Mother,” Says Note. DETROIT, Mich.; March 3.—Resent- ing and brooding over his father’s peremptory order that he must con- tinue to attend school, Arthur Cole- man, fourteen years old, shot and killed himself in his home here this morning. A bitter quarrel is said to have resulted from the father’s or- der. In a note the boy left he bade his father and stepmother farewell, 4nd added: “1 want to see mother.” Young Coleman joined in faraily prayers before retiring last night and, laccording to his father, tossed about in bed until 4 o'clock this morning. He then arose, obtained a rifle, lay back on the bed and shot himself through the abdomen. Coleman was & -pupil in Cass Tech High School and was noted among his fellow pupils for his fistic prow- ess. "%:| COLORED GIRL GETS ONLY $5,000 OR OIL By the Assoclated Press, SHREVEPORT, La., March 8.— ‘The sale of a birthright for a mess of pottage in biblical days finds a parallel t6day in the report that Lillle Taylor, twenty-five-year- old negress, who was declared by the Lonisiana supreme court to be. the legal heir of an ofl estate val- ued from $10,000,000 to $20,000,- 4 toe bult sEiiTs ot his departmant prepermteey{ 008, had:soms. time 350 sold ane- Rate e Lo Hinoey |tomors | | pa1e’ of her. royalty to ofl concerns te . + He will be sworn.in at 11 o’ Sans 3 was no e e Font Offoe Department, -~ | for:$5:800-and gave the vtier halt Member cf the Assoclated Press The Associated Press is excluively entitied to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited 1o §t or not otherwise credited in this paper and #1so the local news published hereln. Al vights of publication of speciel herein are aiso reserved. dispatehies | | | BULLOCK IS FREED AFTER NORTH CAROLINA REFUSES WITNESSES! By the Associated Press. HAMILTON, Ont, March 3 County Judge Snider today re- leased Matthew Bullock. American negro, who was held at the re- quest of the United States authori- ties for extradition to Norlinz, N. C., where he is wanted on a charge of attempted murder. The south- ern state refused to send witnesses to Canada to testify in extradition proceedings. The judge ruled when Bullock was rearrested two weeks ago that witnesses must be produced by North Carolina to establish a prima facle case against the negro. Gov. Morrison of North Carolina refused to send witnesses here and the judge held that afi- davits submitted by the United | States consul were not sufficient Dproof of the prisoner's guilt. The friends of Bullock planned to spend money raised in Toronto and other places as a defense fund on a big demonstration and feast in his honor tonight. RAPS MEMBERS ON BUDGET SLASH Secretary Weeks Says They Cut Estimate and Then Want Districts Favored. By the Associated Pres: | MIAMI, Fla., March 3.—Slashing of | from $50,000,000 to $60,000,000 from | the War Department’s budget for the | new fiscal year, as reported to be th plan of the House appropriations sub- | committee, will mean a decrease of at least one-third in the number of Army forts, posts, flying fields and | training camps of this country, Secre: tary of War Weeks said here today. In discussing the proposal, Secre- | tary Weeks said it would be impossi- | ble, with a force of only 100,000 men, to properly man these forts, camps and flelds, even with a sufficlent num- | ber of men “to drill a squas t Enough Men. He said there are 250 forts, posts, flying fields and camps in the coun- try proper and forty outside of the | country, and that to reduce the Army | by 22,000 men and 1,800 officers, as | reported to be the plan, will make it a mathematical impossibility to | keep all the posts, forts, camps and | fields in operation. { Likewise he pointed out that if the proposal is adopted it will mean that those flying fields which are nearer to large posts and forts will be the ones to be retained and the others will have to be abandoned. Critle of Congress. ‘The Secretary declared that repre- sentatiyes and senators would vote for a big Army reduction and then use all their influence to have particu- lar forts or posts or camps or flelds, as the case may be, which are in their districts, retained. “The member of Congress who votes to make the cut beyond what we think it ought to be should not complain if the department finds it necessary to abandon a fort or post or field or camp | which happens to be in his district,” | sald the Secretary. He declared he “has had his say” and would not appear again before the appropriations subcommittee un- less specifically requested o to do. “It is not my Army, it belongs to the people, and if they want to make the cut, they have the right to do so, ‘was his comment. GOVERNOR BRINGS FISTS INTO ACTION Oklahoma Executive Hit in; Face by Man Who Refused to Shake Hands. By the Associated Press. OKMULGEE, Okla., March 3.—Gov. | J. B A. Robertson was attacked by James G. Lyons, an oil man, as the governor emerged from the private office of County Attorney James Hep- burn this morning, after a conference between the county attorney and the governor. Gov. Robertson, as he was | walking out of the ovt °r office of the | county attorney, was introduced to| Mr. Lyons bystanders said. i | The | governor extended his hand and Mr. Lyons was said to have struck him in the face. Half Desen Blows Exchanged. “I am & man,” Gov. Robertgon said, and struck back at Mr. Lyons. They exchanged probably half a dozen blows before they were separated. Pandemonium occurred , in the crowded corridors of the courthouse, Many fled, expecting more serious ‘oocurrences. Gov. Robertson was not injured in the encounter. The governor, accom- panied by members of his party, later returned to his hotel. Lyons Strikes First. ' : That Mr. Lyons struck Gov. Robert- | son the first blow was the statement of W. H. Crume and Assistant At- torney General Wiillam H. Zwick. ° The governor had arrived here early today to present to the county attorney a letter offering to appear in person before the grand jury in- vestigating the affairs of the defunct Bank of Commerce, and testify. Mr-Lyons is president of the ns Petroleum Company and 2 d r of the Guaranty State Bank. WORTH MILLIONS to her attorneys, who conducted the suit Lillie’s parents owned a,farm in the hills of Homer, La., on which a number of gushers began to spout liguid gold. When her par- ents died, the property came infa the possession of George West, and it was to recover the land that Lillie instituted suit. The court held she was capable of inheriting denied West's - ‘The negress is a resjdent of Dal- las, Tex., where she been saged in ‘washing and house- e [ | _ cleaning for white Yesterday’s Net Circulation, 94,742 GREAT FIRE PERILS { which create congestion and inefi- u i A W_\‘_ on Page 2, Column > TWO CENTS. 100.5.DOCUMENTS CITED BY SHERRILL Report on Urgent Immediate Need for Safe Archives Sent Commission. AVAILABLE PUBLIC LAND HELD TO BE UNSUITABLE Site at 12th and C Streets Shown to Be Only Practical One and & Good Investment. Hazards and perils of fire existing in the “tinder box” buildings where invaluable records of the government, in many cases non-replacable, arg stored, are pointed out with ethes salient features in a report on the archives buildings from Lieut. Col C. O. Sherrill, superintendent of pub- lic buildings and grounds, to Sena- tor Reed Smoot, chairman of the pub- lic buildings commission, it was learned today. The report summarizes the steps ; taken thus far to assure the goveryi- ment of a storage place for fits records. It also takes into consid- eration the argument of opponents of the archives building plan for place- ment of the building on land already owned by the United States govern- ment, rather than in the square bounded by 12th and 13th streets, B and C streets, as is planned in reports to this time. It disposes of the ar- gument by listing the thirty parcels of government iand fn Washington and checking them off individually as to their non-suitability. Real Firetraps. The emphatic part of the report, however, is that of the fire hazard ex- isting today. For instance, it shows that the files of the income tax unit, including more than 15,000,000 confi- dential returns of income, with 30,- 000,000 related letters, and hundreds of thousands of valuable maps and special reports, are packed and jam- med into annex No. 1. Then there are several hundred thousand returns and related papers in courses of audit which are being temporarily kept in the second annex of the unit, which is characterizes building. erected during in which the risk of fire con- stantly imminent. In the possibility of a fire there, the report continues, irreplateable pers, representing hundreds of millions of dollars of rev- enue, wouldl be quickly destroyed and the work of the government would be irreparably interrupted. . The report does not overlook fact thet a serious fire in any the typically hazardous bufl(fln’l in which the records of the United States government are stored in Washington would easily be able to cause a loss running into hundreds of millions of dollars, whereas the cost of purchase of a site and the erection of the bullding would be such a few milllon doilars as to make the latter figure look like a pea beside a pumpkin, in relative comparison. Other Valuable Records. It is not only in the income tax unit that the hazard to records exists, according to the report. There are buildings in which the records of other activities of the governnfeat are stored where the risk assumes a similar proportion. The general sc- counting office, under the controller general, is one of these. ‘A bad case of congestion and ineffi- cient operation is to be found here, the report states—not criticising the con- duct of the office, but the conditions ciency which are beyond the control of the officials. This office is forced to occul in whole or in part, fifteen separate buildings. A paradox exists in the fact that the savings contem- plated by the law creating the general accounting office are effectively block- ed solely because of the inadequacy of government-owned buildings in which to bring about a concentration of the activities. There, also, are cl amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars, which are in constant danger of the fire hazard. The recent fire in the Treasury building is recalled in the report to bear silent but effective testimony &s 10 the need for the archives building. This fire was caused by the impossi- bility to obtain funds for the con- struction of thé new buildings neces- sary to allow the government depart- ments to function properly, according to authorities on the subject. Reasons for Site. Stepping aside from the fire men- ace for a whils, the report goes into detail as to the reasons for selecting the square mentioned above in the vicinity of 13th and B streets for the archives building. Since November, 1918, this site ras been under com- sideration. To take care of any pos- sible arguments arising from the fact that the government owns plen- ty of land in the District of Colum- bia already which might possibly be of use for the archives building. the report goes systematically to work to show why this is not the fact. In the first place there is the fu- ture to look into, it says. Tre for the departmental bu.ldings con- template their erection in the im- mediate vicinity of tte White House and of Lafayette Square, with the 13th street piot from Pennsyivania avenue to B street open for - ties. It is in this latter place that the plans cali for the purchase of ladd— at about a cost of $486,000 for the square above mentioned—wherson the archives bullding would be erfot- ed. The initial cost for the purdRase olth.ludndmomlbna the first portion of the building be slghtly less than $2,000,000. In this . bullding, as safe as is h sible from fire and its perils, De ored recors of the government val- ued at fifty and one hundred times this figure and considered a cheap valuation at this price. As 1o why it cannot - be erected on other sites owned by the government here the report groups the reasons in the fol- lowing style: ‘Potomac Park is unsuited because of its “new s=oil” founéations and . se the erection of a bull vxr:houl: ln:l' ‘would up em already elaborately /ui‘:nwned. Buy.ldu it is a good distance l'fi‘w. center of governmental ace. ) Tn:rkmmofmwuun- Y is an of the K b