Evening Star Newspaper, March 28, 1922, Page 1

WEATHER. ‘Rein tonight and tomorrow; colder tophorto! fternoon, much colder to- rrow night. ‘em| ture for twenty-four hours ended at Tl 3 p.mi:od y . 7 lowest - 8o, ay: Highest, 72, at at midnight. Cloag Now Yook Stck, Pag 25 Entered post No. 28,457. offico W; as second-class matter ‘ashington, MRS, VAN WINKLE MUST FACE TRIL BY POLCE BOARD Head of Woman’s Bureau Charged With Conduct Prej- i udicial to Department. CASE RESULT OF DELAY IN RELEASING TWO GIRLS Declared to Have Questioned Right ofSuperior Officer—Willing to Charges of conduct prejudicial to #he good order, | tion and .dis- Eipline “of ‘the police department “were filed today against Lieut. Mina €. Van Winkle, head of the woman's bureau, as a result of the delay in #éleasing two runaway girls from #he house of detention- last Thurs- @ay. The case will be aired before the Police trial board at the Police Court bullding at 10 oclock Thursday morning. The trial board will be composed of Assistant Corporation Counsel Wahly, Capt. C. P. M. Lord and Capt L. J. Stoll Willing to Stand Trial. “I am perfectly willing to go. ‘on’ trial,” said Mrs. Van Winkle, a8 she started for the courthouseto testify in a case cleared up by her bureau. “I believe this will serve to clear the atmosphere bsiter e : i than anything |erected in the northwest section of UXURIOUS LAUNCH GOES ON MAYFLOWER FOR PRESIDENT’S USE In the. future when, President and Mrs. Harding go cruising on the presidential yacht Mayflower and have cause to go ashore at any time.they will do so in style and luxury. _A modern and hand- somely fitted gas launch has just arrived” at the navy yard, which will shortly be placed aboard th “presidential yacht for the sole us of the executive and his guests. The interior furnishings, fittings and construction of this launch are especially rich and attractive and have been designed to afford com- fort and elegance. The little craft is understood to have cost approxi- mately $50,000. It will be placed aboard the Mayflower just as soon as.space on the deck is made for it. President Harding today granted permission to Commander Holmes of that vessel to leave Washing- ton next Monday on & ten days’ or two week: “shake-down” cruise. The commander is anxious to give the machinery of the yacht a thor- ough try-out before the President « and Mrs. Harding take a trip this spring. PRESIDENT HONORS - CIVIL WAR LEADER Turns Spadeful of Earth at Ceremony to Open Work on Meade Memorial. Turning of the first spadeful of arth by President Harding this aft- efmoon marks the beginning of a handsome monument to Gen. George Gordon Meade, who commanded the victorious federal army at the battle of ‘Gettysburg, the memorial to be the grounds of the United States Bo- The ligutenant said she would be;tanic ‘Gardens. Tepresented by counsel at the hearing. THe chirges were made out by Maj. Sullivan, - superiatendent, on eomglnt of Assistant Superintend- ent Charles A. A. Evans, whose order, it is alleged, she failed to obey. The ot arges read in full as follows: “] -hereby _charge :Mina C. Van I Impressive ceremonies attend the turning of the earth for the construc- tlon work, and the participation of the Presidént of the United States in this tribute to the Gettysburg hero is being witnessed by a large gather- ing of distinguished officlals and cit- Winkle, a lleutenant in the metro- izens of this city and Pennsylvani. olitan police force of the District of y nsylvania, sohunb”u follows: Which .was tke birthplace of Gen. “Char nduct prejudicial to the | Meade, and which furnished the near- good order, repufation and discipline of the metropolitan police force in violation of paragraph 17 of section 11 of the manual governing said force. Vg mlsacte. Syt . Questioned Superfor Oficer. Near - the President - stood Mrs. “Specifitgtion 1—That she, the sald | flarding, Secretary of War Weeks ly a quarter of a million dollars for the memorial. Mina C.'Van Winkle, on or about the of the Douf of 7 o'clock a.m., did ques- tiog:the right of her superior officer, Jtowit, Asst. Supt. Chdrles 'A. Evans, | 1@.tseue an order for_the release from | yame one used at the beginning of | {he house of detent!s] wo l.mi].'% 2 < = o Lincoln_and Grant shindrs, held in said ] of Weraas | ipiancele_and Grant memoriale tion on no charge; bt as’ fugitives grom their parents. " e cation 2-—That the lieytenant aforesaid, a? theé date and at _the hour zforesald, Ald izsue orders to her sub- ordinatd, to wit, Edna L. Johnston, recting her. to h said minor 7of March, 1922, at or abeut | g, nd Gov. Willfam C. Sproul of Penn- ylyania, the last two turning a spadeful of earth following the Presi- ent, The spade used on this occa- fon was ‘historic, in that it is the Seénator Frank B. Bratidegee of Connecticut; one of the members of the National Meade Memorial Com- mission; George B. Meade, a grand- son of the general, and George B. Meade, a great-grandson, each in turn -dug a spadeful of earth. The last named, on behalf of the Meade females in the house & detention un- ! family, raised an Amesican il further inatructioung from her, the H 4 : & 100 o E el u_g- A e nahe | the actual site of the memorial. ing that the rejease of the sald minor femalen had theretofors been ordered by il said lieutenant’s superior of- Scer, to wit, Asst. Supt. Charles A. ns.” < Girls Held for Pareats. Gwendolyn Pell, sixteen years old, | Secretary - Weeks, as. chairman of the National Meade Memorial Asso- clation, called the exercises to order, following which Rev. R. E. McBride, department chaplain of the G. A. R. of this city, gave the invocation. Sec- retary Weeks then made a brief ud- dress, autliniig the purposes of the gathering, in which he eulogized the Jane Evans, fourteén, both of |memory of. the distinguished Amerl. Brooklyn, N. Y., were taken into custody ‘by dtectives at Uhion sta- tion Wednesday night at the request of their parents, who had wired police - headquarters to detain - the children .until their: fathers could come for them. The controversy which resulted in today’s. action occured Thursday morning, when the fathers arrived, ‘before 7 o'¢lock, and Detective Sergt. Cornwell, in charge of the.fetective Dureau, éndeavored.to have the girls turned - over to their ~fathers im- mediately by the hoj of detentio en " Cornwell failed to succeed A can general, as foliows: “Congress, in its wisdom, has given authority to the state of Pznnsylganln! 1o erect a statue of Gen. George Gor- don Meade, and this site has been selected for its location. We are as- |sembled this afternoon for the pur- pose of carrying out the provisions of Congress. .~ " Place in History of War. “This is not the time to discuss in detail the distinguished services of Gen. Meade or to dwell on the most conspicuous accomplishment of his career when in command of the northern army at Gettysburg. His inhaving the irls released. Asce | victory at Gettysburg proved to be Supt. Evans, who supervises the|the turning point in the civil war. housé of detention, was drawn into the controversy and had a tele- hone .conversation with Mrs. Vi inkle regarding the holding of the children. ‘When our minds revert to that period and to the distinguished .men who successfully commanded the northern armies, the ones whose names occur | The hearing before the trial board| first to us, perhaps in the order | probably will hinge largely on. the!named, gre Grant, Sherman, Shert conversation which took "place be- tween Lieut. Van Winkle and- Asst. Supt. Evans. An order issued by Maj. Sullivan on March 1, and women cases, also will play. an $mportant part in the hearing. BALFOUR TO BE EARL, By the Associsted Press. placing 'the woman’s|Gen. John A. Logan. ‘bureau in charge of missing children | the civ. dan, Thomas and Meade. Suitable me- morials have already been erected in ‘Washington ‘o the first four and to that most distinguished volunteer, Of the heroes of i1 wnfi I think it is generally agreed that Meade stands at the head of those remaining who were conspic- uously instrumental in bringing the to a successful conclusion. J It-18 not out of place for me to use .Gen." Meade as an illustration of the value of having in the Re; gular Army ~ . t oddolzlur 3 ‘e:len l!flt't‘e'y are not LONDON, March .28.—Sir - A enga, n ctly m 'y activi- Balfour is to be created an mlr.t:;:: ties during much of their service. It Evening News says. It asserts he has found .life in the house of commons dull ‘without of- ficfal duties to perform and remarks that he would be a godsend to the house of peers, where his ability as a dialectician would be invaluable. furnishes a storehouse of material which always has and always wijl provide for the necessities of the gov- Srnment in time of nzed and wihout which the early days of any war would necessarily result in untold un- (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) WOMEN SMOKING AGAIN. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March. 28. — Police Commissioner Enright today lifted the .bas on’ smoking by women in public as suddenly as he clamped it down last night, when he learned that ‘Alderman McGuinness’ anti- smoking ordinance had never been passed by the board of aldermen or signed by Mayor Hylan. Daniel W. F. McCoy, an employe in the city clerk's office, was led forth, caparisoned in sackcloth and 'ashes, as officlal “guat” for “an efror that had set pro and even_snti smoking women on the watpsth from the battery to the far reaches of Harlem. cCoy, it _was explained, was charged with clipping the official city record for resolutions and ordi- nancés that have been acopted and approyed by the mayor -ml—unmnf them 4long to the proper officials foi engorcement. | ews BREATHES EASIER ing "bill in his list of ordinances adopted and approved. B City Clerk Cruise rallied to McCoy’'s defense, however, d _inti broadly that the clerics omco,h\?y. ‘:: means had a corner on “ivory.” . Had ‘Police Commlldonerrénfl‘ht or his aidss read th rted ordi- anct full; ared, they RVe discovered it was not a document, as it did not bear the stamp of the clerk’'s office certi- fying. that it had been approved by the mayor. ‘ g 3 News Like Reprieve. that it was all a mistake came like a reprieve from the gal- lows to proprietors of scores of places were gratification of milady’s passion for the soothing weed was the chief source of bread and but- ter revenues. Fashionable - smoke ‘shops for women. had &prung up in 5th avenue, Broadway and other ad- vanced centers, while Greenwich Vil- come to depend almost ex- lage “McCoy still was téo much overcome | clusively-on smoke rings to ‘produce| warrant Om : b7 54 winth that Bad dwecended 5 Daseing of the-“cup.that chesres | 1 CAP Jrnox K. b upén his head to explain just how he - making 1t 8 | topar oot e T he . happened to l.clm the- anti-smok- | | 1 DISTANCE BARRIER TOCHLDRENS USE * OF PLAYGROUNDS Large Sites in Most In- stances Are Miles Removed From Homes. SEPARATE SPACE URGED FOR YOUNGER KIDDIES Accommodations for Mothers and Tots Should Be Conveniently Lo- cated in-Every Neighborhood. ~ Little boys and girls up to the age of seven years in this city are denied the facilities fof adequate and safe playground space because of the dis- tance to large playgrounds, - and, therefore, must confine their activi- ties to streets, dangerous from.the heavy vehicular traffic, according to those who have studied thé local sit- uation. There should be, they say, small playgrounds for these little children, at the very least, within a quarter of a mile of their homes. Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes, director of the municipal playgrounds, is in strong accord with this recommenda- tion for the little children. It was pointed out that these little ones cannot travel far from their homes: In all districts where yards are not available for play at every doorstep there should be many small open spaces, with benches for mothers and simple equipment, as sandboxes and shallow wading ' posls. The city should be dotted with these play spaces. Experience has shown that the play space for little children should distinct from that for older childrea. Therefore, it was pointed out, when the playgrounds for school children are not large enot to provide a corner for the exclusive use of little children additional space or separate land should be provided. Guard Against Petty Thefts. Those who have studiedthe chil- dren and the playgrounds point out that the little street larcenies, thefts of bananas, peanuts, newspapers and other things that chilaren do without hlklll to do wrong lr’ in-many. cases also traceable to the lack of play- grounds. Further study of such’cases 28 litve come before the Juvenile Court point to the fact that in such caavs when the off: ender was taken ta a playsround and kept pusy ihere ne refrained scl the children’s bureau brought oyt statement .that. ¢h 4dren’s play puts: a special ol m:inun o provide a8 n‘f\l annoyance to others. So, loi neighborhoods, it continued are left barren of the opportunity safe and legitimate play, so lop, high spirits and ingenuity u‘ 1l [ Aormal” boys desire for setivity Yoo volve the possibility of & court ¢x- perience. Study of the local recreation spages for children shows ‘that little atten- tion has been paid in-the past to. pro- viding large play spaces surromnding the, school buildings. Even facllities around most of the local high:schools have been found to be insufcient for the activities of the students of these institutions. Comatdered Makenhifts. | “To sum ap his ‘question of school- yaids, while it would appear that the yards should open great possibili- ties in the way of opportunities for play,”; says the report af the resuit of the Children's Bureau Study, “as a matter of fact, as they now are, they | can be considered only as makeshifts in an ultimate plan which is to serve a_growing, progressive community. " “All the high school yards are not available, and with the exception of a few instances the elementary school yards are small, and the distribution of land about the school balldings is bad for playground purposes. Fi |'teen thousand square feet, which sur- i rounded -a school building on three| | sides, with a width of no.greater ithan fifty or one hundred feet Ziom | the walls of the building are value- less for freedom of action. Children cannot exercise properly under condi- tions of restraint. “Youthful exuberance needs spacs, and the schoolyards of many of the school buildings in Washington, pa ticularly the older, are entirely in- adequate to serve the needs of the day-school recess, to say nothing of free play after school, and ‘therefore must be counted -out as assets it comes to considering the: recrea- tive needs of the different ages of childgen. They give some relief at present, it is true, because of- the heavy load - placed upon ‘the Iimited layground facilities as yet provided, But very many-of them are small, un- attractive and unsuited for general playground purposes.. Moreover, at any time portables may usurp what room there is or an additional wing may be —constructed so that .the amount of schoolyard -space is ble from year to year. Remedy in New Construction. “It must be said, in justice to the school department, however, that the plans for schoolhouss construction now under way will remedy many of the difficultiesl here brought out in regard to the ' schoolyards, ‘as 'the aims of the board' of education are far-reaching and include the’ recog- nition of the need for enlarged yard space. It is impdssible, however,"to ict how .far the ho for . de- velopment will be, re: s henoe,| the opportunities offer: by the schools must be considered ag'they now are.” 7 Even with these handicaps investigators expresped the belief that these inadequate facilities could be ml\‘ &mcleauy'm IM' put to ater advantage now. - 5:1‘\- for the younger children. vg;'m they do attract if they were opeh &nd under supervision during the entire year, Supervision, it wasy {pointed out, i8 most important to 8. de- velopment. of playground work, but there is no supervision of school playgrounds except for the six weeks in summer during whicl schools are running, and” the st vision provided in:-certain insts; by .the department of % A\ —ry hent WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION v COOLIDGE PRAIES | NATION'S CAPITAL Vice President, in Welcoming Rotarians, Also- Sees Busi- Ress Boom Ahead. In extending a welcome to the delegates sitting at the conference ‘of the fifth district of Rotary, to whomn he referred as ‘“representa- tives of the highest type of civili- zation in the ‘world,” Vice President Calvin Coolidge paid a glowing tribute to the city of Washington at Memorial Continental Hall today. . “It Is a privilege for any organiza- tion to théet ir Washington,” said the' official. * “Outside of your own! home town,,no ‘city in the country holds so much ipspiration for Amer- | fcang *as does ' the capital of the nation. At different times every kind of talent fépresented in our great republic 15 displayed here in Wash- ington” Séex National Progress. Mr. Coollige was optimistic regard- | ing conditions in general, and de- clared that progress, both govern- mental and economic, was going on- ward throughout the whole land. “As to the government.” he said, “never' has there been a time when the_individual was so free to func- tion as now, and never was the re- ward, for individual effort and indus- ') try so greal rl’\m:lllln‘ the great loss in produc- tion the-country suffered due to the war, the Vice President said the out- standing problem facing the Amer- jcan ‘people at present was to get back to ordinary living conditions. “We Frave gone through the first pe- riod, however,” he declared. “We have accomplished an accumulation of effort, which is the harbinger of a return to.normal times. Capital has accumulated in the financial centers, and few will doubt that the necessary enterprise is waiting, but we need more than capital and enterprise—a willingness to work. Co-operation between these three elements, which 1 have no doubt will be accomplisted, will solve all our troubles and make for the general public welfare.” Labor's Great Problem. Mr. Coolidge dectied the claim that America placed material matters above spiritual, and speaking of labor sald that. the great problem fac- ing the workingman was not “money in his envelope, but the amount of appreciation bestowed upon him for doing his part in shaping the world.” . Coolidge congratulated the Ro- tarians_om the spiendid work they were doing. throughout the world, and for his entertainment the audience, under the_leadership of Robert Law- rence, community singing organizer, sang several familiar A “nonsense’ "‘E:i‘.'f.’:. L. Stock, governor of. the fifth distriet of Rotary, called the con- ference to order, and after invocation by Rev. Dick Lancaster ‘of Wilkes- Barre, Pa., several reports were ri by the chairmen of the different.com- mittees. Balloting for nominee for governor will be held later this afternoon, apd on announcement of the.successful candidate the conference will adjourn. Attend Lenten Services. All visiting Rotarians attended the Lenten services at Keith's Theater to+ day,. while.the women of the organi- zation were entertained at luncheon (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) Today’s News in Brief District per diem worers have wages cm.l > A Page 2 fousing expert suggests Ball rent H]‘:“: ::tlllllnn be held nn.b !":le-, 3 paper man quissed- by divorce Nory Page 3 ickard at foot-ball--game,-but Tflafi know number of play ) Judge Hardison says citizens can re- duce lawlessness.. Page 17 Anti-Saloon League admits ‘political activity. e Page 17 \ stumping for U. 8. Senate b Pagel 4 Mine opeultou and union menPlttlck wage scale. 'age 17 d .Senate committees begin H;‘::l"l‘e' {nspection of plants at Muscle Shoals. Page 17 Increase of $15,180,401 in lump sum in river and harbors improvements voted by House. - Pagé1 before Senate committee pro- :c:zg::l;:&!lon of tubercular‘school at *714th and Upshur streets. ~ Page 17 W 2 lans to provide home for ’.:l‘fl n Washington diocese. Page 20 ‘leaves for inspection mint and New York . Page 33 tative Towner pradicts De- “ABSAY BOTANIC GARDENS TO EXTEND FROM CAPITOL TO POTOMAC Plans for Greatest Beautifying Project in Capital in Century Enthusiastically Received in Congress.’ After many years of neglect the entire section of the National Capl- ward with all hands working to- gether. Among those who have par- Member of the Assoclated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitied to the use for republjcation of all mews dispatehes credited to it or mot otherwise credited in this Daper and also the local mews published hereis. e P d BB k. —————— WASHINGTON, D. .C, TUESDAY, MARCH 98 1922_THIRTY-TWO PAGES. {tal lying south of the Capitol build- ing, stretching to the shore of the histeric Potomac river, and lying be- tween the Army War College and the Washington Navy Yard, is going to be beautified and developed ac- cording ‘to plans recently laid before j the House committeé on Public bulld- I!ng! and’ grounds by Elliott" Woods, ticipated in the conferences that have resulted in the adoption of this program are Senator Fernald of Maine and Representative John W. Langley of Kentucky, chairmen, re- spectively, of the Senate and House committees on public- buildings and grounds; . Senators Brandegee of Connecticut and Broussard of Louisi- ana, from the Senate library commit- tee: Representative Norman J. Gould of New York, .chairman of the éor- “| Cavitol Hill for mare than ninety de- respanding House commitide; Re resentative Will R. Wood of Indiana, chairman of the -subcommittee of the House appropriations committee which would handle appropriations architect of the Capitol. Comprehended in this development, in fact the back-bone of it, is the en- largement and extension of the Na- -lfor the ‘Botamic' Garden; Eilott tional Botanic Garden, at its present | \Woods, . architect of the Capito location at the foot of Capitol Hill, | George-W. Hess, director of the Bo- where it is of easy acoess to all visi- | 20J¢ G&fden; Maj Lansing H, Beach, tors to the Capitol. The Botanic Gar- | Lisyt. Oo). Clarenge O, Sherriil, of- den is to swing around the base of | ficer in charge of public buildings and groupds in the capital, and Col. €harles eller, sioner for the District. Connecting Link. The connecting link between the present site of the ‘Botanic Garden and the sweep of acres upon acres between the Capitol and the Potomac is a strip along the old James Creek canal bed, which is now used for barns, blacksmith and wagon shops and general storage quarters for the District street department. These plots. run _from Maryland avenue {(Continued on Page 3, Column 3.) LEAGUE UNLIKELY T0.AID AT GENOA Sir Eric Regards Partial Par- ticipation Proposed as Be- -neath Dignity. By the Associated Press PARIS, March' 28.—The chances of the league of nations participating in the Genoa conference were reduced to a minimum today by the action of the council of thet league in simply re- ferring to the general secretary Italy’s invitation to send to Genoa technical experts from the league or- ganization for consultative purposes. It' 1s’ known that Sir Eric Drum- mond, the league's general secretary, regards such partial and vague par- ticipation as is' proposed in the invi- tation beneath the dignity of the league, and it appears probable he will’ ind it inadvisable to take the league’s technical men away from the work they are already engaged upon. DELEGATES ARE PICKED: grees of the compass, from west to south, and then stretch southward to the -river, being worked h() with the 23 parkway system that is entirely surround the city. This entire section of the city has long been an eyesore, being used. principally as a dumping ground and for the storage of materlals and Junk for the street department ‘Washington. o The long-drawn-out controversy as to the future location of the Botanic Garden has been settled in amicable spirit of co-operation between the parties at interest, and this new de- velopment program is going for SENATE TAKES UP ARMS CUT TREATY Lodge Lays It Before Body With Speech Asking Ratification. The naval limitation treaty, estab- lishing a continuing ratio of sea pow- er in capital ships. among the five great powers, was brought formally before the Senate today by’Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, the repub- lican leader, in a speech praising the pag as an_epochal achievement in the interest of peace. “The spectacular thing in this treaty,” - said Mr. Lodge, “is the scrapping of ships; but the most im- portant single. thing that s does is nd absolutely to naval . Reviewed in Detail The history of the treaty was ré- viewed in detail by the republican leader, who. read from the Borah resolution authorizing the calling of an armament conference, explained the preliminary diplomatic steps, and quoted finally the report of the Amer- ican delegation explaining, the pro-| Jisions of the’pact, ‘The delegation. i e said,-had the best. of technical T naval advice throughout its delibera- eme Dominion Busoys. thons. By the Awociatéd Press | Regarding land armament, Senator | PARIS, March 25—Louls Barthou, ge said, the United States had mo| Farther reduotonn fedoeates had mo | vice premier and minister of justice, to propose while the attiude of . (Continucd op Page 2, Column 2.) —— PRESIDENT WILL SHUN " ACTIVITY-IN CAMPAIGN Has No Intention of Appealing to ' Public for'Support of Party: Pres has int 1 of mn‘:::.ln;ull!n.fll::“;hc In':orel‘: 3':"::'.' republican candidates who are seek- ing re-election or election to Congress Barthou ' Heads French—British to head the French delegation to the Génda conference. The delegation Wwill be composed of M. Colrat, under- secretary, to the premier, gnd three others, who will be named by the tabliret tomorrow evening. Reversing ; the procedure of M. Briand in’ going_to the Washington conference for its. earlier dellbera- tions, -Premier Poincare will go to & Geénoa economic conference for the “final period, after President Millerand returns from' his African };nn‘. . This is the understanding in aris, Donilnien Delegates Named. next fall. This fact was made known| "LONDON, March 28.—Délegates to today by intimates of the executive|represent the British dominions at who are in a position to speak for|the Genoa® economic conference have his’ convictions in the matte: ‘been appointed. as. follows: Many times the questionchas been| Canada—Sir 'Charles Gordon of asked whether the President, either. by d:-Prof. uard Mont- letter writing or publi~ statements or by | petit of the niversity of Montreal assuming the stump, would participate |: - all Joseph Cook, high in the coming cam 28 a means|commissioner in London. insur ntinugnce of the. repub: | - Union of South Africa—Sir Ed Mloan aonereasional masority.. P " |wwhiton, Atgh commissiones in pEn s bt the Erosident in ko doms O S Eusch and prob- : - A , who i Smphsis the With ‘the Britiah mission” in Washe .ox?{- -ht! su&hl {: 1917-18. en e dian dele- . has been - in e Tadisa oiiee, - Engineer Commis- | was' designated today by the cabinet | e, Al rights dispatehes Yesterday’s ) Baby Falls Into Pond, Swims Across as Her | Mother Rushes to Aid By the Associated Press. - SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 28.—Two-year-old Velma A: derson’s parents today consi ered training her for some fi ture Olympiad. Yesterday the by fell into a pond three feet deep mear her home here. She cume to the surface and swam. She had swum nearly half way mcross the pond when her mother waded in and rescued her. The mother, a brother and sister, who witnessed the spec- tacle, reported that little Veima kicked her feet and swung her arms in a natural unison, prd- pelling herself sturdily. HARDING ASSURED OF TARIFF AGTION Leaders in Senate Promise President Early Considera- tion of Pending Bill. BY N. 0. MESSENGER. President Harding has been assured by republican leaders in the Senate that prompt action on a tariff bill may be depended upon. The bill now be- fore the Senate committee on finance is likely to be reported within a week. The desire of jeaders in both Houss and Senate is said to be, get the bill | on the statute books early in the ‘lummer‘ as far in advance of the fall elections as possible, so that it may | | be analyzed and appraised. No program for the soldiers’ bonus bill is likely to be decided upon just, | i | | i | bill gets in full swing in the Senate. {to be not to rush the bonus bilt through the cornmittee hastily, but to look into its provisions with care and to sound public sentiment on it. The four-power treaty is now clear of the ratification stage of progress, and the next step will be the ex- | change of ratifications and the final ieffectiveness of the treaty as the law {of the land of the nations party to it. iThe naval limitation treaty is ex- pected to come out of the Senate with the seal of approval in short order and the others in due course. Economy Drive to Continue. The big' economy drive of the ad- ministration and the Congress will proceed, looking forward to the mak- ing of a record for the republicans which is expected to be of service in The disposition of leaders is declared ; of publication of special Dereis are also reserved. Net Circulation, 94,155 TWO CENTS. PRESIDENT TRYING T0 REMOVE SNAGS IN REORGANIZATION Calls Conference for Heart- to-Heart Talk on Diffi- culties Faced. MPORTANT CHANGES ARE EXPECTED IN PLAN Scheme Not Expected t> Reach Congress Soon—DMr. Harding Asks Patience. It is considered likely that the plan for the reorganization of the govern- ment departments and bureaus pre- pared by Walter F. Brown, chairman, for the" joint congressional reorgan- ization committce and submitted to the President a number of weeks ago, will undergo some important changes in its provisions before it is formally acted upon by the President and his cabinet. ; This was intimated today at the White House in advance of a confer- ence to be held late this afternoon between President Harding and Mr. Brown, who has personally directed the greater part of the preparation of the plan for the regrouping and reorganizing. .~ It is understood that because of the j contention being raised by several members of the cabinet, as a result now, it is thought, or until the tariff | of proposed drastic changes and shifts in their respective departments, this conference will be in the form of a heart-to-heart talk with the view to adjusting the committee’s plans so as to bring about a more ready agreement among the affected cabinet officers. Wants to Smooth Out Wrinkles. In other words, the President is known to be desirous of smoothing out the existing differences as quickly as possible and at the same time to lose none of the expected benefits as proposed in the committee’s plans. In any event jt is not considered likely that the reorganization pro- gram, whether altered or not, will at any time soon be ready to whip into definite shape ‘preparatory to senting it to Congress for considera tion. President Counsels Patience. When ked regarding the future the fall campaign to the party in ipo'flr. There will have to be con- siderable adjustment between the IHuuse and the Senate and between the Congress and executive and the bureau of the wudget, as affairs are in a pretty bad tangie now, but the problems will yield to compromise in the conference stage of the appro- priation bills, it is neld. Congress, it is said by republicans in the leadership class, 18 intent upon making a record of legislation which will commend dtself to the voters. There are no indications of dissati: faction with the “administration, | taking that word as descriptive of the { executive branch, and in Congress it is expected that the constructive leg- islation now “going through the works” will dissipate the murmurings against Congress said to be heard | througvut the country. Deal of Harmonising Needed. It is quite evident that there will { have to e a deal of harmonizing on appropriations. The House is show ing signs of waking the subject in its own hands and disregarding leader- | ship of all sorts. In the case of the irivers ano harbors bill, now pending, the suggestion of the bureau of the budget and the exhortation of the House leaders were rejected yester. day and a three-to-one majority had its way in hoisting the appropriations for river and harbor improvements to the tune of $15,000,000. 1t is still fresh in memory how the House disregarded the advice of the executive and administrative branches in the framing of the bonus bill. The House also is inclined to take issue with these departments of the gov- ernment on the subject of Army and Navy appropriations, especially’ with regard Lo the Navy. But it is to be borne in mind that the last word on these subjects has not been spoken ror will be until the conference cora- mittees bring in their reports on the perfected measures. Leaders More Cheerful. There is said to be a more cheerful frame of mind, politically, among the republicans in Congress, and in the party management outside, despite present embarrassments, which are accounted by them but temporary flurries. As the campaign, in its pre- liminary aspect looms nearer, the ne- cessity of good teamwork in legisla- tion and harmony between the.two branches, executive and legislative, is characterized as becoming more im- perative, and, therefore, likely to be- come operative. —_—_— MAN AND WOMAN KILLED, ‘WOODSTOCK, N. B., March Harvey Trenholme and his ho keeper, Mrs. Olive Swim, were shot to death in the Trenholme home at Benton Ridge last night. ! of Trenholme was found lying across the rear doorstep of his home and that of the housekeeper in a pantry adjoining the kitchen. Barry Swim, the woman's husband, is sought by police. JOINT WAR TESTS i } which, The body | of the reorganization program Presi- dent Harding is reported to have re- plied on sevéral .ogpesions recently that extreme patience must be re- sorted to in the matter. He is said to be of the opinion that there is no apparent ‘necessity for Iundue haste, and that much close attention and consideration must be | given to every detail before the pro- gram: will be in a position to receive the White House O.. K. preparatory to being returned te the reorganiza- tion committee to make ready for submission to Congress.. The Presi- dent also has given the impression that he is. perfectly willing to pa- tiently and calmly.sit on the side lines _while the several msmbers of his official family who at this time are- agitated regarding what they term undesirable changes in their respective departments fight it out among ,themselves. The President is believed to feel’certain that these disturbed cabinet officers will in the end come to an amicable agreement regarding the proposed chanzes. Forestry Service Smag. The most troublesome feature of the reorganization plan thus far present- ed appears to be the proposed trans- fer of the forestry service from the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture to the Interior Depart- ment.. Other causes for much of- the contention are known to be the pro- Po ed transfer of the bureau of mar- kets and the bureau of roads from the Department of Agriculture to the De- partment of Commerce. Naturkly these proposed shifts from the De- partment of Agriculture have called for protests of no mild nature’ from Secretary Wallace and his assistants and from the many friends through- out the country of his department. It is believed that the President after several weeks' informal discus- sion of the reorganization plan with his cabinet, collectively and individually, has_arrived ‘at some conclusions and convictions, which he ! pe to make known to Cha.rman Brown dur- ing the confe-ence this afiecnoon, it is thought, will result in the latter incorporating them im the plans submitted by his commuiitee to the President. AT WORK ON D. C. BILL. Conferees Take Up Increases Made by Senate. The conferees of the Senate and House on the District appropriation bill today got down to work oa the items of increase made by the Senate. They passed over temporarily, it is understood, the Jones rider changing the fiscal relation of the District and , the federal government. P 2 At 1:45 o'clock the conferees ad- journed until 3 o'clock this afternoon ‘While’ the details were withheld, it is understood that _agreements were reached in regard to some of the streets and sewer items and that Sen- ate amendments for the streets. Wwere sgreed to in part. There was disou &ion also on some of the school TO SHOW VALUE "OF COAST DEFENSES WITH AIRCRAFT Extensive maneuvers to Weter- mine the military value of Ameri- can coast defenses when operated in conjunction with modern air- craft are being planned for the coming summer by the War De- partment. Under orders from Sec- retary Weeks, the program is now teing prepared by the chief of coast artillery and Army air serv- jce officials. Although both branches are rec- ognized as having an- important role in coast defense, they have never been tested jointly, nor has . their personnel ever been trained in tests to co-ordinate in coastal defense work. It' was expected that the tests would include three im- portant phases of land and ‘air warfare. > ASMDst air targets to determine | | the vertical range at which bomb- ing planes could co-operate with- out being subject to effective fire; bombing practices against coast defense installations to determine the effect of alrcraft bombs on such targets, and combined tar- get practice at extreme coast ar- tillery ranges to determine the relative efficiency of bombing planes and large-caliber coast ar- tillery guns in operation againgt an epemy fleet. Experiments already conducted between aircraft and capital fighting ships _are said to have given Army officials valuable in- formation on the relative value of those arms. Maj. Gen. . chief of coast ar- tillery, and . Gen: Patrick, chief of the Army Air Service, have been instructed to ' decis where the tests will be conducted. It is re- = umu&m will prastice ,'. be held on botht and - Pacific coasts. o —