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fair and cooler. 73.6; lowest, b Full report on page 6. WEATHER. =4 Mostly cloudy, probably local thun- dershowers soday; Monday generally Temperature for twenty-two hours ended at 10 p.m. last night: Highest, No. 893—No. 28497, RENCH SUPPORT + OF BELGIUM AGAIN " DEADLOCKS GENOA ecision to Stand Against ‘& Russian Property Rights é‘ Clause Brings Crisis.’ F “ CONFERENCE IN PERIL € IF VIEW .IS UNCHANGED | 3 % \ ~ 4 Paris to Put No Obstacle in Way ; of Settlement If Belgians Yield Point. By the Associated Press. I GENOA, May 6—France will stand with Belgium in opposing that part of the allics’ memorandum to Russia dealing with the property in Russia _yof foreign owners. In consequence of this decision, which was communi-, cated to Premier' Lloyd George by M. Barthou, head of the French dele- gation, this evening, another crisis bhas arisen which endangers the con- ference, and may or may not be set- tled -before the British minister re- turns to London. Belgians May Modify Stand. If the views of Belgium With re- " spect to this article cam be met—and it is considered possible that the Bel- glans may modify their demands to some degree—France will place no obstacle in the way of a settlement. The Russians, however, are still to be heard from. Their reply will proba- bly be delivered within two or three days, and it is known definitely that they will present numerous objec- tions to the conditions set forth by the allied powers. Mr. Lloyd George and Vice Premier conference at 5 ¥ 3 = JiBarthou held a ‘gClock this afternoon, after which it was stated that their meeting offered no relief of the strained situation of % the _ economic conference. Nothing . #%will be decided definitely, however, it was stated, pending Russia’s reply to “the allied memorandum. France Firm in Deecision. % M. Barthou stated that France was m in her decision to stand by Bel- um, and that he had been in- ructed in Paris to withhold French J8pproval of the Russian memoran- dum until Belgium had agreed to article seven—formerly article six— clating to the-pestération of privite roperty to former foreign ownera. While the head of the French dele- tion gave assurance that France anted the conference at Genoa to cceed, belief was expressed in con- rence circles this evening that his m position concerning the property Sguestion was likely%o place the con- Fference in jeopardy. Mr. Lloyd George said after the Smeeting that the Russian reply must ~be received before it was possible, to . take any further steps to meet the * Belgian requirements. There will be no conference meetings of any sort tomorrow. - The British premier " plans to attend church in the morn- . ing and rest for the remainder of the day. = Still Expected Monday. It was still uncertain this evening “whether the Russian reply would be ‘given Monday or not, although it is “expected. % Mr. Lloyd George and M. Rarthou also discussed the proposed meeting the powers signatory to the treaty ot Versailles to discuss «German " ‘ifeparations that are dfec May 31. The :}rnnch chief delegate stated that France was not prepared to discuss feparations until after May 31, when "3t will be known whethtr the Ger- “gians will default in payments due on that date. This attitude, it is generally be- ved, is indicative of France's in- ntion to handle reparations mat- s alone, as was. indicated by emier Poincare in his recent ad- ss at Bar-Le-Duc. The official French narrative of to- y’s happenings not only shows that e conference is endangered, but in- to emphasize the differences that ve frequently arisen between them ring the conference. Lloyd George Also Firm. The British premier, in his meeting ith M. Barthou, refused to agree to ¥y turther modification of the mem- ndum, which already is in the nds of the Russian delegation. Barthou first gaw the Jtallan elgn minister, Mgr.” .Schanzer, a found him busy trying to frame ¢ tormula on the question of proper- rights in Russia, which would tisfy everybody and aveid a rup- re of the conference. “Even if -& break comes,” Slgnor fhanzer is quoted by the French as ying. “theré will be no reason for laxing the bonds of friendship ich have always bound and must nd the allies together. Signor Schanzer then referred to e provisions of the Cannes resolu- bns and emphasized that they made clear that Russia would be given o right to establish such adminis- nt with sultable guarantees that éigners property would be respect- cates a distant divergence of views| tween France and England, tend-| Views Far Apart. low to harmonize these two things as.to please everybody, the Italian ter admitted, was a serious ques- n' that he had falled up to the sent to work out. M. Barthou then saw premier Lloyd Peorge and gave him a detailed ae- punt of the circumstances. which ¢Continued on Page 2, Column 1) Entered as second-class matter post office Washington, D. C. CHINA RATIFIES PACTS OF ARMS PARLEY, BEING * FIRST TO FOLLOW U. S. By the Associated Press. The Chinese government has ratified the Washington conference treaties to which China was sig- natory @nd the Shantung treaty negotiated during the conference with Japan, according to advices received yesterday by the Chinese legation here. The conference treaties to which China was sig- nator are the general Chinese poli- cies pact and the convention on Chinese customs. The ratification of China, accom- plished by presidential order, s the first of any of, the forejgn powers which participated in the Washington conferenc STABILITY IN CHINA 15 AIM, SAYS WU World Approval Desired in Accordance With Wash- ington Conference. NOT SEEKING PRESIDENCY Conqueror of Peking Declares First Efforts Will Be to Unite the Nation. By the Associated Press. PEKING, May 6.—Gen. Wu Pei-Fu, victor over Gen. Chang Tso-Lin in the struggle for military control in China, declared today at Changsintien that instead of striving for the posi- tion of head of the government he desired to devote his energies to unify China, create political harmony in the north and south, abolish mili- tarism, revive industry and win the respect of the foreign powers. He expressed himself as agreeing with the opinion of the powers set down at the Washington conference that China must put her house in order, free herself from vast armies, apply her revenues to pay her debts and build railroads. Americans in Welcome. Wu Pei-Fu greeted a group of Americans and British who visited his private train, twelve miles out- side of Peking. As the visitors ap- proached Gen. Wu appeared on the steps of his car dressed in simple uniform without Insignia of rank. About the train were scattered tons of ammunition and guns captured from Chang's army. On the platform numerous wounded soldiers were stretched, while behind the station were tethered about forty camels, which had been used to convey the mountain guns. Gen. Wu was asked Whether he in- tended entening Peking to assume the direction of the government. He re- plied that he was not interested in politics, because of more serious questions. First of all, he did not consider that his victory was com- plete until he had captured Chang Tso-Lin, whom he desired to elimi- nate as a possible future menace. He favored disarming most of the sol- diers, but wanted a reasonable de- fensive army to represent united China against foreign enemies. Rallroads Great Need. Regarding economic reconstruction, he declared«that China's great need was railroads. Inefficiency and the dissipation of funds resulted from the present system. In the opinion of Gen. Wu there was every reason why the Chinese people should prosper like the peo- ples of other nations. As an indica- tion of his sincerity to depose the militarists, he has addressed a memo- randum to the Feking government, asking that he be deprived of the office of inspector general of . the provinces of Hunan and Hupeh. ROB THEM WITH MUSIC. OMAHA, Neb., May 6.—Two masked bandits who told their victims they were once in a church choir sang the hymn which included the words: “We will come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves,” as they held up and robbed several persons, including women, IR a drug store here: They obtained $300. _— | Reforring to thé present administra- N undiy WASHINGTON, D. C, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 7, 1922.—EIGHTY-SIX PAGES. |UNCLE JOE'S SEAT EMPTY AT HIS FAREWELL DINNER NEW POLICE PLAN FOR WHITE HOUSE Bill in Congress Would Give President Special Force Under Sole Control. A “White House police force,” un- der the sole control of the President, is provided for in a bill introduced yesterday by Senator Phipps of Colo- rado. The bill provides for a police force consisting of one first sergeant, two sergeants, twelve privates of the sec- ond class and fifteen privates of the first class. The force is to be under the direct supervision of any officer or officers the President miay direct. The creation of such a force would relieve the metropalitan police f from the duty of policing the White House ‘now . imposed . yp would make the police force of jmore than fifty men now on duty at thé ——— TURKS.TAKE GREEK SHIP. e | By the Associatea Press. 2 CONSTANTINOPLE, May 6.—The Greek steamer Enosis, repatriating sixty Greek families from Novoros. sisk, was stopped in, the Black sea by two Turkish nationalist gunboats and taken tq Trebizond. The Passengers were mostly Ottoman Greeks, who had sought refuge In Russia during the war. ~ White House. available for use in] other parts of the city, thereby really increasing the police force of the District. ‘The White House police, however, is to be recruited from the metropoli- tan police force and the park palice force, on recommendatjon by the heads of those two agencies. Vacan- cies created in the metropolitan and park police forces by appointments to the White House police force are to be filled in accordance with the provisions of existing law providing for filling vacancies. Pay Same as Others Get. The pay of the White House police force is to be the same as that of men in similar grades in the metro- politan police force. The members of the new force are to benefit under the present police retirement law. - The sum of money necessary for paying salaries and purchasing uni- forms and other equipment for the White House police force is to be disburse by the superintendent of public buildings and grounds from the appropriations for the Executive Mansion and grounds. The pro- posed law Is to become effective July 1, 1922, “GIRL AVENGER” SPARES NEITHER KITH NOR KIN IN WAR ON HOOTCH Special Dispatch to The Sta SENATOBIA, Miss., May 6.—The “girl avenger,” as she now is known to theentire state, has tal- lled another victim. Moonshine whisky making, once the \chief secondary industry of the forest reglons of Tate and Marshall coun- ties, seemed today destined to be numbered among the lost ‘arts. And all because of a W‘Eet-fflced_ girl of seventeen, Cora. Frazler, a slim, good-look- ing daughter of the backwoods; is responsible. What her reasons for initiating the crusade are remain securely locked in her own breast. Kinship has not interfered with her. Already her father is serving a penitentiary sentence for moon- shining. convicted on her sworn testimony. Two other near rela- tives await trial in the mountain jall at Holly, Today her’uncle, her father’s brother, fell another vic- time to her zeal. Rivals Carrie Nation. “The famed Carrie Nation never more successfully “put the fear of God” into whisky sellers than this gentle maiden has in dealing with the illicit liquor -distillers of the pine forests of Marshall county, v “known as the Laws Hil district. A full dozen men have been brought Into. court on information furnished by her.' Fully as many more are fugitives: Girl Sleuth Works Alone. * Miss Frazler is a sllent sleuth. She works alone, only symmoning the officials when she has her evi- dence complete and the trap is reddy to be sprung. She makes no boasts. She positively refuses to assign any reason for her opera- - tions, which cover practically all /0f the wooded section of the county. She is feared by the wild- ! catters and the bootleggers and 18 fast bringing to the wooded fast- ness an era of civilization and a much greater respect for the law than has béerf entertained' in the past. Four of her cousins, in addition to those already mentioned, werp convicted on her evidence. Two of them broke jail in Tate county and still are at Mberty. The other two are serving sentences. She de- clared today that she will continue her work until the manufacture and sale of liquor is ended for all ). time in Tate and Marshall counties, e on it It]: 1 GEN. SHERWOOD THROWS I HIS HAT IN RING AGAIN; TO*BE CANDIDATE AT 87 By the Assoclated Press. TOLEDO, Ohio, May 6.—Isaac R. Sherwood, for many years a mem- ber of Congress from the Toledo district, today took out a nominat- ing petition to enter the democrat- ic primary as a candidate for cen- gressman. He will be eighty-seven years old in August. 4 Mr. Sherwood, after fourteen consecutive years in the national House, was defeated in 1920, by W. W. Chalmers, republican. Mr. Sherwood also served one term in Congress from 1872-75. He came out of the civil war a brigadler general ond for many years there- after was engaged in newspaper work. In Washington he was widely known because he drove a team of horses. He never used an automo- bile. HITTING AT WILSON Says Former President Has “Thrust Himself”” Into Missouri Campaign. | By the Assoclated Press. MOBERLY, Mo., May 6.—Senator James A. Reed, in an address here | today opening his campaign for re- nomination, declared that former Fresident Wilson had “thrust himself” into the Missouri campaign, through the letter he had written to the St. Louis Globe Democrat opposing Reed. The senator asserted that the former President was “of a dominat- ing temperament and impatient of opposition.” The senator declared that Mr. Wil- son was “the boy who is conducting this campaign in Missouri for the other side.” Breckinridge Long, third assistant secretary of state in the Wilson administration, is the sen- ator’s opponent for the nomination. Says He Drove Out Lobby. Mr. Reed asserted he “‘drove out-the Jlobby” in Washington, and Wilson wrote a letter thanking him. “But I suppose he has forgotten that letter, too,” the senator added, referring to Mr. Wilson's denial that he had written the senator thanking him for his activities in behalf of the federal reserve banq act. Senator Reed, touching on prohi- bition, asserted that the Volstead act should be respected equally witk other sections of the Constitution. tion, ‘he declared, “it has laid down program after program, only to:aban- don them, reduced taxes upon all the great trusts, profiteers and million- aires and gave no substantial relief to the people, its history to this date being one of broken ‘pledges, servi- tude to the great interests and aban- donment of the common people.” In defendind his own record . Mr. Reed challenged' his audience to show Fe cast his vote against one single measure that was based on the pledges of the democratic party. He asserted he had upheld all measures aponsored by ‘thie Wilson administra- tion, as far as the measures were in accord with democracy, adding, how- ver, that he voted against a' meas- whenever “he believed it incon- 1t witk democracy. \ In repeNing the charge frequently made by the Wilsor® adherents that he had opposed every bill advocated by the . former President, Reed enumerated some of the measures, among them, as he termed thiem, *‘pet measures” 6f the then administration. Charging the present administra- ‘tion_with a tendency toward bursau- cracy, Senator: Reed asserted ‘an- Tepublic is the concentration of power in the federal government’” A Speaking of the Newberry elec-: tion case and his seating I the sen- ate,~Mr.- Reed said: “If we are to preserve this republic, then we must have ‘regard for principles, net for dollars” '” < . e O sy CITIZENS APPLAUD RAPS AT TAX PLAN Federation Goes on Record Unanimously Against Change in System. Charges that the District of Colum- bia had been denied constitutional right, and taxed unjustly without representation, were vigorously” ap- plauded by delegates to the Federa. tion of Citizens’ Associations meeting in the District building last night, and a resolution was adopted unani- mously, protesting against the pro- posal now before the Senate tc change the fiscal plan of the District, and praising the Commissioners for thejr stand... . s e resolution said: “The Federa- tion of Citizens' Associations pro- tests continued taxation without representation, against the practical denial of the right of petition to citizens of the District of Columbia, and against the refusal to grant hearings, and the federation com- mends the action of the District Commissioners in submitting the matter to Congress.” - Edward F. Colladay of the Chevy Chase Citizens Association attacked the fiscal and tax proposal now be- fore Congress, in an address present- ing the resolution, declaring that the federation should persistently con tinue the fight “daily, respectfully, as the “battle will'not be over until legislation is passed and signed.” Resents Insinuations. Resenting the insinuations he declared had been cast by members of Congress that the citizenry of the District did not know what it wanted, and could not express itself in any intelligent way through its own or- ganization, Mr. Colladay declared it was time for the federation vigorous- 1y to act “to clearly declare our pos tibn, no matter what the result may be in the Senatd on Monday, or in further conferences with the House.” The federation should so clearly de- fine its position, said Mr. Colladay, that “the men on Capitol Hill may know where we stand.” Describing a hearing before a Sen- ate subcommittee on the District bill, Mr. Colladay charged the committee- men had said “they knew all about it,” and that if he went on talking he might talk the committeemen around againgt the District. The speaker declared he was “shut off” by the subcommtttee and that “practi- cal denial” of a hearing had been fol- lowed yesterday by a denial of .even “the-chance to begin to talk.” This was no time to force the District on a cash basis, he declared. Tho fed- eration, he said, stood for a A¢ty-fifty division -of expenses between she lo- cal and federal expenses, but “would accept a sixty-forty ratio.” If Con- gress imposed the increased tax on intangible property, he said, the gov- ernment would find out by experi- ence, as others had found out, that “they will collect less on five-tenths of 1 per cent than on three-tenths of 1 per cent.” X Legisiatively Lynched. William McK. Clayton declared ‘the District had been “legislatively lynéhed.” The work, he said, had been done “be- nd doors by six men,” and the federa- tion should send a committee tothe President to protest, not only against 4 the tax rider, but against the “odium- to| that attaches to the unfair, nn-Ameri- | can, unstatesmanlike method by which Congress has tried to crowd taxation down the people’s’ throats.” The District Commissioners should be heartily commended and backed up by the- federation, Snowden Ashford sug- gested, and his recommendation was in- cluded in the resolution. A lively discussion ensued over the legal rate of interest for the District, speakers. dividing over a 6 per cent or an 8 per cent rate. The report of the ‘law and ' legislative committee made by Willlam Henry White, rec- ommending -that .the time was not now advisable for legislation chang- ink the ratd from 8 to 6 per cent, was (Continued on Page 2, Cnlufnn 6.) . there. , ? = ot ” Atlanta under Iltness Only Slight, ‘But Doctor Keeps Him in Bed. Friends Pay Tribute to Veteran Public Servant. The farewell dinner to “Uncle Joe"” Cannon last night was in real truth the play of Hamlet, with Hamlet left out—because “Uncle Joe” wasn't there. Eighty-six years old today, volun- tarily retiring on March 4, with the record, which probably never will be equaled, of serving forty-six years in Congress, having attended with keener enjoyment more banquets than any man alive—illness prevent- ed “Uncle Joe” from being where he! would like best to be—with his feet under the table and his old pals about him. Determined to give his closest friends in public life an opportunity to “say it with flowers” of oratory to “Uncle Joe,” the best loved man in American politics, whose name, fame, caricatures, cigar and homely humaneness are familiar in every home throughout the land, Repre- sentative Martin B. Madden of Illi- nois, gave a banquet in Mr. Cannon’s honor at the Racquet Club last night. Fond of Parties. Mr. Cannon had been looking for- ward to the party—he likes nothing better than a party—and he was all ready to prove with a few dance steps that he is still spry physically and young in spirit and by some clev- er sallies to show his mind Is still quick and keen. But—yesterday morning he was not feeling well. His physician, Dr. Sterling Ruffin, was called in. He found Mr. Cannon had a slight fever, and advised that he should not go out last night. Dr. Ruffin expects that Mr. Cannon will be able to be up and GONSPIRACY TOKILL DEVALERA IS BARED Dublin Reports Aim of Slay- ers to Blame Griffith and Collins for Plot. BY EDWARD PRICE BELL. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.'| Copyright, 1922, LONDON, May 6—Authoritative in- formation reaches the correspondent from Dublin”of a conspiracy to as- sassinate Eamonn De Valera. It 1s stated that the culprits are dissatis- fled with De Valera and think that their nominal leader would be more usetul to the repliblican cause “under than above the ground.” Their plan is to charge the crime agafnst Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith in an ef- fort to rally the Irish people to the republican banner. It is believed that Collins and Grif- fith are aware of the conspiracy and are taking all possible measures to protect De Valera, whose real polit- ical friends are also doing their ut- most to save his life. THINK IRISH WAR ENDED. Free Staters and Rebels Happy Over Peace Conferénce. By the Assoclated Press. DUBLIN, May 6.—The net effect of the official reports of the peace conferences, both military and civil, encourages the belief that the in- ternecine struggle between the two sections of the dail eireann, with its splitting of the army, is ended for the present. If the peace committee agrees to a basis for peace it is be- lleved the dail will indorse it. The terms of the settlement law have not been made known, but the whole course of the discussion points to Irish- coalition. It has all along been agreed by both sides that the dail eireann must be the supreme govern- ment pending the peogle’s _decision, | Star. ‘The Assoclated Member of the Associated Press the use for republicatio credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. Press is exclusively entitled to m of all news dispatches the local news published herein. c* l “UNCLE JOE” CANNON. around today. It was emphasized that he is not seriously ill. | In compliance with “Uncle Joe's” ner, just the same. Among the boys present were six members of the cab- inet—Secretaries Weeks and Denby, who had served in -Congress with Uncle Joe, and Secretary Hoover, At- torney General Daugherty, Postmas- ter General Works, Senators McCor- mick, McKinley, Calder, Phipps, Poin- dexter, Spencer, Watson (of Indiana) and Willis, and House Leader Mon- dell and-other House associates of Mr. Cannon. The diners took advantage of Mr. Cannon’s absence to extol him even more than they would have dared to his face. Representative Madden, the will never be the same after “Uncle Joe” goes. ‘When he retires on March 4 ’ next, he will have served forty-six vears as| a republican member from the eight- eenth Illinois district. But his record does not end there. For half a century he was the republican nominee’ and candidate, being first elected in 1872, and no other repub- lican ever tried to stand in his shoes. In two upset elections he was beaten, but he came back, deciding recently to retire from the fray, to spend the ripe old years of his life in the peace- ful shadows of his Danville home. NEGRO SHOT AS MOB TRIES TO FREE PRISONER | Two Policemen Showered With Missiles in Arresting Alleged Rowdy. A colored youth was shot through the foot and two policemen were badly battered last night in Pierce street, between North Capitol and 1st streets northwest, following an at- tempt by one of the officers to arrest a colored man on a charge of dis- orderly conduct. James Christian, colored, seventeen years old, a resi- dent of the street, was shot and taken later to Emergency Hospital. Police- men N. O. Holmes and H. G. Bauer of the second precinct also received treatment at “the hospital. ~Francis Thomas Matthews, colored, twenty- four years old, is under arrest on a charge of disorderly conduct and with | assaulting the policemen. The officers were at a nearby patrol box about 9 o'clock, ‘when attracted by.a gathering. They said they heard one of those in the gathering indulg- ing in profanity and arrested Mat- thews. A colored man said to be Richard Matthews, brother of the prisoner, tried to liberate him, the police say. Bottles and stones were hurled at the officers, some hitting their ~mark. Christian, in front of whose home the troublo started, is alleged to have struck Policeman Bauer on the leg Wwith a brick. Bauer drew his revolver and fired, the bullet passing through Christian’s foot. BY that time, it Is stated, a crowd of fully 300 persons had gathered and were threatening the officers with violence. The firing of the shot, how- ever, checked the crowd. The policemen were able to return | to duty, but Christian was detained at the hospital. The police are séarching for Richard Matthews to answer a charge of assault and disorderly conduct. —_— WANT SHIPS RAIL-OWNED. CHICAGO, May 6.—Approval of President Harding's recommendation to congress that railroad systems be per- ]mlttefl to own and operate steamship linés was made today in a letter to the President from the Iliinols Manu- (Continued on Page 2, Column PRISON HARMONY facturers Association. TO BE RADIOED TO WORLD. FROM ATLANTA, GA. Special Dispatch to The Star. ATLANTA, Ga, May 6—For a brief time \Sunday -night a band of conyicts, some serving life terms, will have communication with the outside world. | Their identity will be hidgden under their prison numbers. Their distant lToved ones can recognize” their voices. All are inmates of- the United States penitentlary here. Included* in the number are the members of the famous prison band and or- chestra. Their entertainment, which is to be broadcasted to the .country on a wave length of 360 meters, will go forth from the dis- tribution apparatus of the Atlanta Journal. 2 The party will be brought from the prison, four miles away, to regular prison -guards.. It will mark the first time that many of them have been outside of the grim wells of the « penitentiary since, thelr -arrival In presenting the band, orchestra and quartet, as well as in intro- ducing the other singers, identities will be withheld: The form of in- troduction decided on will be: ~ “Prisoners 12243 and 13595 will sing a duet, I Would That My The entertainment, officials in charge said today, will-be about the most unique in the annals of the gadiophone. If it proves a Buccess it is expected that prison officials will allow another shortly. Radio engineers in charge believe that with weather conditions fa- vorable the performance easily will be picked: up throughout the east and as far southwest as Texas. ‘Warden J. E. Dyche of thé prigon is’in direct charge, while an inter- ested spectator will be W. H. Vaotaw, federal superintendent of prisons. There will be twenty-six members of-the band and orches- tra, a negro quartet and several soloists, who will make up the bour's program. : (Coprright, 1022.) . 1 own wish—"the boys"” had their din-| FIVE CENTS. POINDEXTER HALTS HASTY SENATE 0.K. ON D. C. TAX PLAN Conference Report on Meas- ure Involving Fiscal Burden i for Capital Goes Over. HARRISON DECLARES PEOPLE -HAVE VOICE Will Move That Committee Hold Hearings in Spite of Decision to Contrary. Action on the conference rider to the District appropriation bill dealing with the fiscal relations of the Dis- Trict of Columbia was blocked in the Senate late yesterday afternoon by Senator Poindexter of Washington, republican. The District bill and the rider as agreed to by the conferees and ap- proved by the House, with a minor change, was formally reported back to the Senate by Senator Phipps of Colorado, in charge of the measure, from the appropriations committee. Senator Phipps moved that the Sen- ate concur in the House action on this rider with an amendment, the amend- ment being that the District Com- j missioners should at no time fix a tax | rate on intangible personal property in excess of the rate on real property. He said that the appropriations com- mittee, to which the matter had been referred Friday, recommended that such action be taken. Immediately Senator Poindexter called attention to the fact that the rules of the Senate require that a report from a committee be printed, and that it lie over a day, unless the Senate, by unanimous consent, per- mits a report to b\e taken up when it is made. He suggested that the District bill and rider go over until tomorrow. ¥ Senator Cummins in the chair ruled that the report should go over. It is expected that it will come up tomor- row for action. Vigorous Opposition Seen. . £ vigorous fight against the adop- [tion of the report by the Senate will be waged, however. Senators who believed that when the matter was sent to the committee Friday an opportunity would be given citizens of the District to be heard on this important tax rider were astoniished when they learned that the appro- priations committee had acted With- out giving an opportunity for such a hearing. Senator Harrison of Mississippi, democrat, said yesterday he would move to refer the bill and rider back again to the appropriations committee with instructions that the committee hold hearings on he rider. “The people of the District are en- titled to be heard on this tax plan, which is of very great interest to them,” said Senator Harrison, “The plan was drafted by a conference committee without holding any hear- ings. A conference committee has no right to legislate in any case. But the people of the District are not rep- resented in Congress. In fairness to them every opportunity to present their views should be given the peo- ple here. Certainly the District Com- missioners should be heard, as spokes- men for the people.” 1f Senator Harrison's motion to re- commit with instructions to grant hearings is beaten, other motions modifying the motion of Senator Phillps, so that the Senate may con- cur with broader amendments than that proposed by the committee, will be made, it was said last night. The question as to whether hear- ings should b granted was discused at a meeting of the appropriations committee yesterday, when it was decided to report the bill and fider back to the Senate. The committee determined not to grant such hear- ings. Wil Seek Divided Payment. Senator Jones "of Washington prob- ably will introduce e bill tomorrow to provide that bereafter one-half of the taxes on real estate shall be payable November 1, and one-hAlf May 1. The purpose of such a change in the law is to make available some of the District revenues early in the fiscal Aear, so tffat the District may go on a “cash paying basis,” Instead of having funds advanced to it from the federal Treasury early ine the year, to be returned later when the taxes come in.| The draft of such a bill was sent to him yesterday by the District Commissioners. Thé Commissioners included in their draft their proposed plan for a bond issue to &id in providing sufficient funds to put the District on a cash paying basis, so that it would not be necessary to ralse more revenue dur- ing the next five years than 1s neces- sary to meet expenditures, merely for the purpose of laying up a sur- plus. Senator, Jones s opposed to this bond issue plan, he sald, and he will strike that from the bill before introducing the measure. Senator Phipps and other support- ers of the conference fiscal relations plapn, insist that it will not work a hardship to the people of the Dis- jct and that it will-Tesult in a° ery slight increase in taxation dur- ing the next few years, if any. —_— - TOKIO CABINET CALMED. By the Associated Press. L TOKIO, May 6.—The Japanese cab- imet crisis, which arese early this week When Premier Takahashl was -eported to have requested the resig- ;-';.hu\ of his ublneqt in order to'form a new government in sympathy with his views, has been temporarily e ; t