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WEATHER. Unsettled, probably showers tonight and tomorrow; not much change in temperature. Temperature for twenty-four hours ended at 2 p.m. today: Highest, 79, at 3 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 59, at 4 a.m. today. L Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 24 The F No. 28/493. Entered as second-class matter post ofice Washington, D. C. 3 WASHINGTON, WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D. C, vening Star. WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1922—THIRTY-SIX PAGES. Member of the Associated Press The Assoclated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all mews dispatches eredited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published bereln. AN rights of publication of specisl || dispatehes berein are also reserved. | = Yesterday’s Net Circulation, 91,959 TWO CENTS. DISARMING SEEN AS ROAD TOPEAGEAND BALANCED BUDGETS| Russ and German Spokesmen | Raise Issue in Genoa Parley Plenary Session. U. S. AID IS HELD VITAL TO FINANCIAL REFORM Important Commissions Make Re- ports Insuring Long Step Toward Rehabilitation of Europe. Iy the Associnted Press. circulated here teday that American State Department had instructed Richard Washburn Child, American ambassador to Italy, to protest against the con- tents of article G of the economie conference's memorandum to Rus- sia as aftecting American holders of property In Russia. By the Associated Press. PARIS, May 3.—The French gov- ernment has decided to stand by Belgium in her opposition to the terms of the allled memorandum 1o Russia on the private property auestions, it was officially an- nounced after toda;'s cabinet meet- inz. attended by Vice Premier Bar- thou, head of the French delega- tion at Genoa. GENOA, May 3.—The disarmament question bobbed up today in a plenary session of the Genoa conference. Walter Rathenau, the German for- eign minister, said the world's trade must be doubled before conditions could be bettered, but that this could 1ot be done while the nations were “jumping at each other’s throat: Foreign Minister Tchitcherin of so- viet Russia declared, in a plea for general disarmament: “Only by a policy ot peace can the nations balance their budget.” He said Russia must insist upon reservations to the report of the finan- cial commission of the conference, as it carried provisions concerning the league of nations, which Russia did not recognize. could not agree to renounce govern- .ment control over exchange opera- tions. . For Gold Stabilization. Sir Laming Worthington-Evans presented the financial commission’s report, which he termed as important He added that Russia | ALBERT J. | BEVERIDGE, 1 Who, reports indicate, has defeated Senator New. HOPEOFU..LOA TOEROPE FUTLE don Parley to Go to Pri- vate Banks. i BY DAVID LAWRENCE. | European financiers are raising false hopes and are doomed to disappoint- ment if they expect the Federal Re- serve Board to permit the two-and-a- half-billion-dollar gold reserve in American banks to be employed to purchase any international loans. Positive information to that effect was given this correspondent today, together with the prediction that if Benjamin Strong, jr., governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any other representative of the JAmerican federal reserve system at- tends the forthcoming conference at London the most they will be able to do will be to explain the limitations of the federal reserve act and coun- sel Europe as to what steps she her- self must take before the confidence and funds of the American investor can flow in her direction. For many days the impression has gotten_abroad that the Federal Re- serve Board by sending a representa- tive to the conferénce of banks of issue to be held as a sequel to the to the world as was the Justinlan|Genoa conference would be able to code. Stabilizing of the purchaging power of gold could not be accom- plished without American co-opera- tion, he said. "The report, which was adopted, con- tains nineteen resolutions, among which is a recommendation that the Bank of England call a meeting of the central banks of issue to regu- late credit policy and study currency reform. The resolutions also urge an nternational financial convention to centralize and co-ordinate the de- mand for gold, which should be adopt- ed as the standard for European cur- rencies. Richard Washburn Child, the Amer- ican ambassador, was among the vis- | itors at the session. Report on Transport. The report of the transport com- mission, which was presented by For- cign Minister Jaspar of Belgium, pro- les for the calling of a railway con- tion in Paris to discuss the im- provement of kuropean trapsporta- tion. It urges the universal adoption the Barcelopa convention for rail-| way regulation, agreed upon at the transportation conference of a year ago. Lithuania, Rumania, Holland, Por- tugal, Russia, Germany and many other countries make reservations which are more numerous than the articles of the report. They offer their unsettled boundaries and vari- ous other reasons for their failure to give the report unreserved approval and as an explanation of their ina-| bility to indorse the Barcelona reso-! lutions. The disarmament question was not | generally discussed, except by the foreign ministers of both Russia and Germany. | U. S. Participation Held Vital. | The Russign guestion and other political suk&cts were not touched upon, but the necessity for American participation In any rehabilitation of Europe was repeatedly mentioned in the debate. In connection with the financial report Dr. Teixeira Gomez| of Portugal ana otner delegates, em- phasized the need of obtaining Amer- fean support for European financial reconstrtuction. After the session Prime Minister Lioyd George of Great Britain de- clared the Work of the two commis- sions as set forth in thelr report adopted today represented a very ma- terial contribution toward reconstruc- tion of Europe. It was satisfactory to note, he remarked, the way in which all the powers had accepted, in such a rapid, businesslike fashion the far-reaching resolutions of the two commissions. Both the financial and transport reports adopted provided for interna- tional conferences to continue the participate in a huge consortium for the flotation of a new loan or for the regulation of international ex- change. Officials here have been ex- amining the law to see if by some stretch of the imagination Europeans had found sotae powers in the federal reserve act which permitted such participation. There are. no 3uch powers. - Short Loans Permitted. The most that the member banks in the federal reserve system can do is to purchase short-time acceptances of not more than ninety days’ matur- ity. They can use their gold coin for such a purpose and the American banks are doing more and more of that every day. This process has been encouraged by the recent simplification by the Federal Reserve Board of th: rules governing such transactions. But the bills of exchinge must be in- dorsed by at least two responsible partles, and the evidence must be presented to show the existence of contracts covering the exportation or importation of the goods which are the basis of the credit. Any idea, therefore, that the gold supply of the federal reserve system can be used to purchase securities floated by European governments {s based on a migconception of the limits of the federal reserve law. The gold reserves are absolutely mortgaged by the legal requirements concerning domestic deposits. The gold in the federal reserve system belongs to the people who deposit it there. If, on the other hand, the depositors wish to ship gold to Europe by purchasing the securities of foreign governments, the Federal Reserve Board has no objection. For every dollar used in the purchase of a forelgn bond reduces the amount ol! the federal reserve banks' liabili- tles. : It Is within the province of private banking syndicates and interests alone to get together and lend to Ku- ropean governments the sums they needs, and it is the business of thess same concerns .to endeavor to get in- from the banks and give it to lu- ropean governments in exchange for the new bonds. But the Federal Re- serve Board cannot do anything to- ward that end. Politleal Stability Urged. The prevailing .opinion among offi- clals of the Federal Resérve Board here is that the trouble in Europe is fundamental; that until the European work of European reconstruction be- |governments balance their budgets, re- gun here. The financial conference is | 1o embrace the banks of issue of the | various nations and the hope was expressed the federal reserve bank of the United States would be represent- ed in it. This conference will be held in London, while the transporta- tion conference for the rehabllitation of the European railways will take place In Paris. Gold Standard Proposed. Besides the London conference of banks of issue, the flnancial report recommended the holding of another international financlal convention to study the question of the adoption of a gold standard. Its main purpose ‘would be to centralize and co-ordinate the demand for gold, so as to-avoid wide fluctuations in the purchasing power of gold, and to devise some means of economizing its use by main- taining reserves in the form of foreign balances such as a gold exchange standard or an international clearing eystem. “If the participating countries and the United States are to use the same monetary standard,” says the report, “no scheme for stabilizing the pur- chasing power of the monetary unit can be effective without co-ordina- tion of policy between Europe and the United States, whose co-operation should be invited. The draft of the allied proposals to Russla for the reconstruction.of ‘thaf on Page z duce their armies and soive their po- litical quarrels, which are doing so much’ to disturb the tranquillity of Europe, very little if anything can be done by outside agencles. And the moment political stability 18 achieved, these same officials say, there will be no difficulty in floating loans in the United States or anywhere else. As ‘an example of what political stability means, officials point to the recent loan of $15,000,000 floated here by the Czechoslovakian government. It was oversubscribed ten times be- cause Investors on this side of the At~ lantic have been apprised through reputable investment concerns that the Czechoslovakian government is on a firm foundation. ° . % The American emissaries to the London conference will tell their- col- leagues the federal reserve board can't help them much, but that if American opinion is sought, the same views are held today as were ex- arding administration and Secretari Hughes and Secretary Hoover of -the Harding administration and Secretary Glass and Houston of the Wilson administration, “that.the day of gov- ernment loans is over,” and that Europe must set her own ‘financial house in order,and.deserve the con- fidence of American investors before the. goid supply will flow across the Atlantia z ‘Conrriaht, 1922 i/ LEADERS IN INDIANA FIGHT FOR SENATORIAL NOMINATIONS | SAMUEL M. RALSTON, Former governor, chosen a cratic eandidate. GEN. WU KILLED, REPORT IN PEKING Reserve Board to Tell Lon-lSaid to Have Fallen in Ac- |state gave tormer Senator Alvert J.! tion After Turning Armies Against Tientsin. By the Associated Press. PEKING, May 3.—It was announced ‘-z Gen. Tsao-lin's headquarters today that Gen. Wu Pei-fu.. the central Chinese leader, had been kill- ed in action. The announcement has not been otherwise confirmed. The foreign legations here are in- vestigatihg. Today’s advices to the American mili- tary attaches state that Gen. Wu's main army appears to be engaged in a drive toward Tientsin. Severe fighting has occurred along the Hun river, which indiéates that units of Wu's forces are crossing the country from Paotingfu, toward the northeast. Artillery firing is also reported te have opened ulong & _wide front {at Machang, south of Tientsin on the Pukow _raflroad, where large forces of Gen. Chang's troops - are concentrated under the command of the Manchurlan leader's twenty-five- year-old son. Wu_ Pel?fu's drive toward Tlentsin |18 designed to isolate Chang Tsa lun’-‘ forces by cutting their line b tween . Tientsin and A, on the sea. Buccess of this move also would result in the cutting off of Gen. Chang's 40,000 men north of Tientsin. ‘Three Crulsers in Action. Meanwhile three Chinese cruisers are engaged in an atlempt to destroy the Mukden railroad at Shanghai-kwa. Kwa. Fighting has been resumed south of the Peking wall. A terrific ex- plosion this morning shook the win- dows of the city. It was attributed to the destruction of an arsenal by bombs dropped from airplanes oper-! ating for Gen. Chang’s army. Admural Joseph Strauss, commander of the American Asiatic fleet, after a conference with Minister Schur- man, ordered the gunboat Wilming- ton to proceed immediately from Hongkong to Tientsin. The foreign vessels now at Tientsin include three Japanese torpedo boats, a British submarine tender, a Krench gunboat and an Italian gunboat. - They will guard the Peiho, the river running in- land from Taku to Tientsin. Reports that he had resigned were denied today by Aacting Premier Chow | Tzu-chi. He said he intended to retain his post and watch the out- come of the civil war. Meanwhile Liang Shih-yi, the real premier, is persisting in his refusal to resign. He has been in Tientsin for many months on leave of absence. On Wednesday he visited Chang Tsao- lin at Chungliangcheng to discuss the progress of the war. President Hsu Shih-chang and the members of his*cabinet in Peking continue to profess neutrality. Hsu Shih-chang is watching the progress of events with keen interest. Stand- ing on the balcony of his office, lo- cated in the palace of the former dowager empress in the Forbidden City, the president frequently listens to the sound of cannonading from the south. AMERICAN DOCTORS AID. By the Assoclated Press. ; PEKING, May 2.—A group of Britisl and American doctors has volunteered {Continued on Page , Column 1.) dividual depositors to draw their gold | | MARINERS® ALARM MISSING AFTER 4-YEAR SEA VOYAGE Special Dispatch to The Star. NEWPORT NEWS, V. Sophie, the cat who sailed the seven ‘seas for four long years without once going ashore, is missing along the water front here and a general mariners’ alarm has been sent out for her. Sophie. was a home-loving cat aboard the Panaman sailing ship Maria Borges. At Bombay the flute ‘of the fakir failed to cajole her above decks. At Yokohama the temple bells ding-donged & delicate = appeal, yet she drew bored lids over green eyes and went to sleep. The pipes at Glas- gow. the mandolins of Venice, the accordions of Naples, the guitars of Lisbon and the tomecats -of New York talked to her in a language that was. Greek. ' She saw ‘ani heard them through a London fog, nor gave, them a flirtatious grin. ‘When the Maria Borges, loaded with coal, sank in the middle of the harbor and the middle of the night a short time ago the water _front was mystified. May 2.— IBEVERIDGE LEADS SENATOR NEW IN INDIANABY 16,445 Most of Primary Vote From Rural and Small Urban Cen- ters Now In. RETURNS SO SPOTTED FINAL VOTE IN DOUBT | Samuel M. Ralston Piles Up Great " Lead Over Opponents in Demo- cratic Race. By the Associnted Press. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 3.— With 2,508 out of 3,382 precincts heard from, former Senator Al- bert J. Beveridge had rolled up a majority of 16443 over Semator Harry W. New todny for the re- publican _senatorial nomination. The vote in these precincts stood: Beverldge, 143.324; New, 128870 This vote imcluded approximately one-halt the precincts in Marion eounty, where New showed his greatest strength. INDIANAPOLIS, May 3.—Returns from yesterday's primary coming in slowly today from all parts of the increasing | Beveridge a constantly | lead over Harry S. New in the race for the republican nomination for the senatorship from Indiana. When the vote {rom 1,645 precincts of the 3,382 had been tabulated unofficially, the former senator had a lead of 9.159. The vote stood: Beveridge, 90,265;! New, 81,106. Beveridge's lead - grew with each report recefved last midnight. Some of the larger communities were still only partly reported, however. At 9 o'clock this morning most of the vote had been reported from the rural and small urban centers, but in Marion county (Indianapolis), having the larg- est single county vote in the state. New ‘nad failed to show his predicted strength In the returns from 55 of the 207 pre. cincts in the county. New's lead. how. ever, in Marion county was slightly more than 400. Final Results Uncertain. The returns were 8o spotted that po- litical leaders here regarded the final result as uncertain, their general opinion being that the race probably would be ! close to the end. Marion county, chiefly Indianapolis, having the largest single county vote in tiae state, had reported only 40 of its 207 precincts early in the day. Ralston Leads Democrats. | Tn the democratic senatorial con test, Samuel M. Ralston, former Gov. ernor of Indiana, began piling up a heavy lead over four opponents as soon as the tabulation of returns be- gan, and later figures tended to in- creasc his lead. Fcr 544 precincts, Mr. Ralston's total vote was 29,594, and| his nearest opponent, Daniel V. Sims | of Lu Fayette, had 5.384. Jesse A.{ Sanders, running on a platform fa- voring iodification of the Volstead prohibition enforcement, was third among _the democratic candidates, with 4,702 votes. In the contests for the national | House of Representatives, four re-! publican candidates for renomination seemed assured of victory. They were Oscar A. Bland in the second dis- trict; Albert H. Vestal in the eighth district; Fred 8. Purnell, in the ninth district, and Louls W. Fairfield, in the twelfth district. Five other republican members of the present Indiana delegation in Congress were nominated without op- position, as follows: Oscar R.Luhring, first district; John. S. Benham, fourth district; Everett A. Sanders, fifth dis- trict; Milton- Kraus, eleventh district, and Andrew J. Hickey, thirteenth dis- trict. Samuel A. Lambdin, republican, also received the nomination with ! opposition in_ the third district, this seat becoming _ vacant _recently through the retirement of James A. Dunbar, republican. Only one democratic nomination for Congress was & certainty early today, William F. Spooner having been un- opposed in the tenth district. Demo- cratic returns were too meager to forecast accurately the outcome in other districts, in each of which two | or more candidates were contestants. In the thirteenth district Miss Esther Katheleen O'Keefe was lead- ing three opponents for the demo- cratic nomination, the slow return of | the vote from various counties being due apparently to the big flelds of candidates for office. The vote, how- ever, was light, with indications that the total republican vote would not exceed 350,000, which ig less than 50 per cent of the total republican regis- fered wote. The democratic vote was proportjonately smaller than that cast by'the republicans. OUT FOR SOPHIE, few days she lived aboard the launch, still disdainful of the shore. But in some moment of feminine weakness 1t 13 presumed Sophie strolled oft the launch. There are those along the docks who believe Sophie committed suichle or lost her life in a plunge for the ship, which for a time was partly visible above the water. Possibly . she have reached the Maria and may have ylelded up all nine lives at once in the sea-soaked sanctity of a former “glory hole.” There are others who believe that Sophie, once mistress of the seas, has be- come engulfed in the maelstrom of the wicked shore she shunned so long. Sophle “slgned on” with -the Maria four years ago. ‘She ante- member of the crew. ! dated any The ship had lain in port here for a year, when, after repairs, she took on the ‘cargo of coal. She was to sail on the morrow. The smell of the open sea came. in heavy through the Virginia capes, as Sophie dreamed alonggide the mast, of. tinkling cymbals in some far-off port, of sunset over the crent of & wave, of “leavings” from the skipper's mess. The cat's eyes were as phosphorescent as the sea would be, tomorrow .night. There was no explosion, but in some man. 3 The boy who iate er the M began. to sink. peanuits while the ship burnsd had | ey .for heip went out and. them » nothing on Sophie: She would not came the rescues. y leave. Finally, the captain’ of a .. Capt. k - Baseett, who res- launch grabbed, her. * ‘¢ued Sophie, *hinks’ the ‘cat will furiously: ‘come bRck. eat dut he 'hdufis{ the > stoeine i Charged With Exploiting Per- | BRIGHAR RESIGNS INHOUSING CLASH, sonal Views by Mrs. Hel- | mick, Chairman. Charging him with “exploiting” prersonal views that have been “hurt-, ful to the best efforts and usefulness of the citizens' housing committee,” Mrs. Elizabeth A. Helmick, chairman of that body, has called for the res- ignation of Henry R. Brigham of Boston, and he has accordingly| tendered to her his formal resigna- | tion as a member of the mmmll!ee.i it was disclosed today. H At the same time Mr. Brigham | sent to Commissioner Rudolph a let-] ter of explanation, in which he files counter charges to the effect that the committee “does not desire a full and Impartial hearing and consideration of all phases of the question,” the| majority of its member¥ not wel-| coming “any ‘vfews that muy be in-} erpreted as representing- thie inter- ests of land owners or investors lul real estate.” Announcement of the request for: Mr. Brigham's resignation and of his subeequent letter of acquiescence came as a bombshell in local real es- tate and housing circles, in view of jfoner Rudolph, when there was con- siderable agitation by some members of the housing committee against the realtor's appointment. Objection to Attitude. A letter of Mrs. Helmick, dated! April 26, follows: My dear Mr. Brigham: “At a meeting of the chairmen of committees of the citizens' housing committee held yesterday in the Dis- trict building there was a general dis- cussion upon recent publicity and that of several previous occasions of publicity through the press of your published views on the housing sit- uation here in Washington. “I have besn instructed by them to communicate with you directly and to say that they feel that your fur- nishing to the press vour personal, views upon the subjects they aref{ making studies of has been hurtful to the best efforts and usefulness of | the citizens’ housing committee, of | which you are a member. “They grant that you have your rights to vour views and beliefs as a citizen, student or expert, but feel that you have not the right to exploit communicate with you directly ana those views in the press as long as you are a member of the housing committee and they are still making their investigations. “They wish me to ray to you that they do not feel that the facts and figures produced so far in the in- vestigations will justify your conclu-l sions and that your articles do not express the'beliefs of the majority ; of the committee, and that the ex- pressions of your opinions publicly outside of the committee, before the facts! have been reviewed, have im- paired vour usefulness upon the com- mittee to the extent that they could not consent to vour assisting in mak- ing the final review and report as has | been suggested. “Expressions were made ot personal esteem and confidence, but regret and disappointment that publicity; and propaganda had entered so iargely into your service upon the committee. “Very sincerely, (Signed) “ELIZABETH A. HELMICK, “Chairman of Citizens’ Committee.” Resignation in Reply. In reply, on May 2, Mr. Brigham, wao is in Boston, briefly acknowledged receipt of Mrs. Helmick's letter and tendered his resignation, requesting that it be accepted to take effect “at once.” Mr. Brigham's letter to Commissioner Rudolph follows: “My dear Commissioner Rudolph: “I received yesterday a letter from Mrs. Helmick, as chairman of the citl- zens' housing committee, stating that the chairman of subcommittees believe that the views which f have expressed on tie housing situation in Washington ‘do not express the views of the ma- Jjority of the committee and are hurtful to the best interests of the committée, so that they will not consent my as- sisting In making the final review of the work of the committee. I, therefore, sent her my formal resignation, since I can be of no more service to the com- mittee. “I wish to express to you, however, my -appreciation of tae honor of my appointment on the committee, and of ‘when my appointment was accepted the appointment wii the sole desire of being of seryice t the District of Columbia and to the public in general in studying your great housing problem, and bellevin, as 1 do, that such a comnilttee shoul PSS et e fee mametdne 211 cares Lo NAVY ACADEMY SENIORS TO ENTER MERCHANT MARINE TO FIND WORK Many members of this year's graduating class at the Naval Academy are planning to enter the merchant marine of the United States, now being operatcd by liccnsed operators under tae di- rection of the Shipping Board, it was learned today from an official quarter. Confronted with the probability that commissions cannot be found for a large part of the 1922 gradu- ating ciass of the academy at An- napolis, the senior students at the Naval Academy are planning, it was said, to enter the operating department of merchant shipping in order to follow the line of work for which they have been trained at the Naval Academy. Reduction in naval armament brought about by the conference on limitation of armament last winter has caused a lack of openings for young offi- cers, graduates of the academy. Operating comparfies using Ship- ping Board vessels are to be ap- prozched by officials of the sea- men's service bureau within a few days, officials said, to sound out their attitude on accepting graduates of the Naval Academy as officers of the merchant fleet. HIGH HONORS PAID HERD'S MEMORY: i Impressive- Funeral Service for Maj. Gen. McAndrew, A. E. F., Staff Chief. Highest milltary and civil honors| were given at the funeral services and | interment of Maj. Gen. James A. Mc- ia | —_— CITIZENS ASK 6040 - DEFEATBY SENATE Five Organizations Repre- sented by Delegation at Capitol. A committee consisting of the heads of five important civic and trade bodies of the District called today upon Senator Ball, chairman of the | District committee, and other mem- bers of the Senate, to urge them to defeat the conference fiscal relations plan in the District appropriation bill. The committee called the atten- tion of the senators to the fact that the proposed plan contained legisla- tion which was not to be found in the bill as it passed either the House or the Senate. ‘The contention was that the con- ferees had exceeded their authority in drafting new legislation, and that it was unjust to the citizens of the District, who had been given no op- portunity to be heard. Resolutions Submitted. Resolutions adopted protesting against the action of the conferees on the District bill were left With the senators. The committee consisted of Thomas Bradley, president of the Board of Trade; Albert Schulteis, president of the Chamber of Commerce; Anton Stephen, president, and Charles Co- lumbus, secretary, of the Merchants’ nd Manufacturers’ Association; Charles A. Baker, president of the Federation of Citizens' Assaciations, and Harry K. Boss, president of the Washington Real Estate Board. Hastily Organized. DAVIS AMENDMENT 10D, C. TAX BILL RULED IN ORDER iDecision of Speaker Gillett May Mean Raising of Surplus. ACTION FOLLOWS 5-HOUR PARLIAMENTARY FIGHT Conference Proposal Held Properly Before House, Though “Sweep- ing and Novel.” The House amendment to tl priation bill, ding & new fiacal | Plan and higher taxcs, by a vote of 198 to K1. | Speaker Gillett ruled today that the | Davis amendment creating an entirely |new fiscal system for the District of Columbia and requiring the impound- ing of a surplus sufficient to meet the District's share of the National Capi- tal's expenses for a year in advance is germane and, therefore, in order. This decision of the Speaker came after more than five hours of the closest contest between parliamentary experts. |, The ruling of the Speaker was ibased on his interpretation that the | Senate amendment “is obviously an entire, sweeping and novel change n previous law. It covers the whole fleld of relationship between the fed- eral and District government as re- gards to taxation and expenditure. It practically repeals existing law and establishes a new basis.” Proper House Consideration. The Speaker argued that since that was the obvlous intent of the Senate, it comes properly before the House and that an amendment offered by any member of the House comes properly up for consideration. i At the same time the speaker duly | waived the fact emphasized by Rep- resentative Wingo, democrat, of Ar- kansas that in this way the Senate can continue to put the legislation on appropriation easures and they can be rushed through the House without the House having had a chance to give these matters mature and care- ful consideration. Vote to Recede. The House voted to recede from its disagreement on the fiscal relations | section of the appropriation bill. The { question before the House then was whether the House would concur with the amendment offered by Representa- '(I‘vael P‘v(& There were shouts of vote. Representative Wingo _ protested that Representative Zihlman of Maryland and Representative Moore of Virginia had been promised a pted the Davis District appro- time. “This is tter that § volves the taxing em of the Dis- trict of Columbia and I think these gentiemen should be-heard.” he eai Representative Martin of Illing tions committee, then eulogised Rep- resentative Davis and his assoclates on the subcommittee handling the Dis- i trict of Columbia apprqpriation bill. | Representative Zihlman of Mary- land (republican), emphasized the fact that the chairman of the House appropriations committee very proper- - |1y congratulated the subcommittes which has brought to the appropria- tions committee by the ruling of the Speaker such a tremendous increase in authority for the appropriations committee. He said that this is the most far-reaching proposition that has ever been brought to the House in_an appropriation bill. He enumerated the many phases of important new legislation that are in- Andrew, chief of staff of the American| The committee was organized at &, volved, and among them he said that Expeditionary Forces, and first great | leader of the world war to die. As a'! tribute to him, the War Department was closed all morning, an act never before ordered except in the case of the death of a President or Cabinet officer. High mass was celebrated by Mgr. Thomas at St. Patrick's Church this| morning, at 10 o'clock. with the city’s | most prominent army_officers in at- 1 tendance. Gen. John J. Pershing es- corted Mrs. McAndrew, the wife of the deceased. He was accompanied by Secretary of War Weeks and his as- sistant, Col. Wainwright. The entire faculty and student body of-the Army | War College were present, Who to-| gehter with the Army officials com- pletely filled the church, except for a small “section set apart for members | and intimate friends of the family of | the deceased. 1 Cortege Moves to Arlington. Following the services at the church, the cortege moved off for Ar- lington cemetery by way of 10th H | street, B street, 12th street and Po- tomac Park over the Highway bridge. A mounted band from the 3d Cavalry of Fort Myer led the procession, fol- lowed by another Army band on’foot from Fort Hunt, a unit of the 64th Infantry. The calsson bearing-the re- mains of Gen. McAndrew was draped with the flag that the deceased nau followed in France, and covered with a beautiful outlay of flowers. Also in the funeral procession were a bat- talion of the 38th Engineers from Camp Humphreys, Battalion E of the 3d Field Artillery from Fort Myer, the ‘1st Squadron of Cavalry, also from the 3d Fort Myer Cavalry Unit; a battalion of the 64th Infantry from Fort Washington, and a battalion of Housing ' marines from Quantico and the ma- rine barracks of this city. hastily arranged conference of trade and civic bodies representatives in the' offices of the Real Estate Board yesterday afternoon. The conference was called by John A. Petty, executive secretary of the realty organization, in accordance with resolutions adopt- ed by the special committee appointed by President Boss to consider the tax question. In view of the need for immediate action against the tax proposals, it was decided to form the joint com- mittee to personally protest to Con- gress. The delegation_paid its respects to Representative R. Walton Moore of Virginia, who raised the point of order against the proposed amend- ment yesterday: they made it clear to the members of Congress with whom they advised that this demon- stration Wwas one of absolute unity of representative and important or- ganizations in the National Capital, urging that justice be done the fed- eral city. They insisted that justice would not be done under the pro- posed amendment. They pointed out that each of these organizations rep- resented has passed resolutions pro- testing against about to be done. Speaker Gillett today received cop- ies of resolutions passed by the Wash- ington real estate board, signed by John A. Petty, executive secretary, and by the Stanton Park Citizens’ Asso- clation, Henry N. Stoll, secretary, pro- testing against radical change in the fis- cal system of the District. —_— |D. C. SURPLUS INQUIRY FAVORED IN SENATE providing for a full investigation of the surplus of District revenues, which, it is claimed, should be placed to the credit of the District of Colum- The funeral procession entered the | bia, was ordered favorably reported cemetery at Arlington by the south gate and proceeded to the Maine me- morial, where the salute to a major general, thirteen one-minute guns, was given. Kenna officiated. The body was low- Chaplain Thomas A. Mc- | Senate is believed assured. 10 the Senate by the District commit- tee today. Adoption of the resolution by. the Senator Jones of Washington will call it up ered into a receiving vault under the |at the earliest opportunity. Maine mast. Three salvos were then given by a battery of artillery. Taps| were sounded, followed by another salute to a major general of thirteen one-minute guns. Honorary Pallbearers. ‘Honorary pallbearers were: Pershing, Maj.-Gen. John A. Lejeune, Maj. Gen. Edward F. McGlachlin, Brig. Gen. Andre W, Brewster, Brig. Gen. George V. H. Moseley, Brig. Gen. Avery D. Andrews, Brig. Gen. Charles G. Dawes, Col. Walter A. Bethel, Col. Harry ‘A. Smith, Col. Harold B Fiske .and Col. Robert C. Davis. ‘Active pallbearers were: Maj. Gen. | Eli A. Helmick, Brig. Gen. George W. Under the resolution a committee, consisting of three senators and three members of the House, is to make the investigation and report to Congress. The surplus revenues of the Dis- trict, accumulated in recent vears, amount now to between $4,000,000 and Gen. | $5,000,000. It is the contention of Sen- ator Jones and other senators that this _money should be expended for the District of Columbla. Members of the House, on the other hand, have taken the position that no such sur- plus really exists, and that the DI trict is indebted to the federal govern- ment. In drafting the compromise plan for the fiscal relations provision of the District appropriation bill, the con- ferees of the Semat® and House left Burr, Brig. Gen. Willlam 8. Peirce,)out all reference to this existing sur- Col. Charles A. Hedekin, retired; Col- | plus. It is considered of great im- J. D. L. Hartman, Col.. William H.|portance that the controversy over Hart and Col. Munroe McFarland. Many from both the civil and mili- this money should be settled. Later Senator Jones reported the tary walks of life attended the serv-{resolution to the Senate, and had it ices‘at the e I'n?'n"&' foremost. exponents ‘of the mm‘-r‘rl em;flon.' Flgral tribute: Jnevery. nides O aral 1, the well known: the grave and/ expenditure of mone; large wreath’ tingent funds of the ve. ; Enlisted men also | réferred to the committee on audits to pay tribute to one of fand control of the contingent penses. This course is necessary be- cause the resolution contemplates the 'rom con- nate and House to pay the expenses of the investiga- a gross, injustice ! it would require the taxpayers of the District of Columbia to raise $4,000,- 000 increase in taxes a year. Zihiman Scores Change. Representative Zihlman criticized this radical change being acted upon in the House without giving the peo- ple of the District of Columbia an opportunity to be heard, completely [changing the fiscal relations that have [been in existence for mearly a half & century. He said it was unfair to the people of the District of Columbia in an hour's debate to attempt to establish a new tax rate and a new fiscal sys- {tem. Representative Moore criticized Chairman Madden for his eulogy of | the conferees when the House was considering a great question funda- mentally affecting the financial af- fairs of the National Capital. “We are asked to do a thing that is | unrerasonable and absurd, as was the { remark of the gentleman from Illinois,” he said. “There never was a document of five pages containing more legislation of a greater variety and importance than this amendment,” he said, inlays ing stress on the fact that it wa$ being acted upon without having been considered in the proper legislative committee and without the members of the House having had time to give it the mature and thoughtful study that it deserves. Representative Evans of Nebraska, a republican conferee on the bill, was the first speaker today, arguing tl the amendment is germane because the Senate amendment for which it is proposed to make the substitution provides for the accumulation of a fund out of which the District's ex- penses shall be pald. He argues that the requirement for the District to accumulate a surplus Is only another way of determining how the fund shall be raised. No Legal Advancement. ‘The Tepresentative insisted that in existing law there is no provision which authorizes the federal govern- ment to advance money to pay the expenses of the District for ten or eleven months until the District taxes are collected. ‘ It is recognized generally in the House that this is the most important point of order on which the Speaker has been called to decide. It is im- portant’ not only with respect to the District itself, but from parliment- ary consideration, with many im- portant propositions in dispute which must be considered. $303,000 Still in Dispute. The House late yesterday accepted the conference report on the District appropriation bill, which adds $2,436, 830 to the bill it the Hou Chairman Davis explained that th includes $119.900 for street improve- ments in addition to paving. The conference report shows the two houses still in disagreement over an item of $300,000 for purchase of land for parks and $5,000 for a tourist camp in East Potomac Park. Iteme which the House conferees are ready to agree to if authorized by the House include: P ing_ to $25,000 uipment, $2,40! 8t1 hool, $60,000; Armstrong School addition, 100,000; Home for Feeble-minded, !lofl, ; Library for the Blind, $5,000: Columbia Polytechnic Institute, $1,500; ‘water supply, $1,500,000. v “In_speaking about the appronria- on -