Evening Star Newspaper, July 28, 1922, Page 1

air tonight i ceded nded at 2 p.m. today: 2 pm. loday; lowest today. Full report on page WEATHER. and tomorrow, by local thundershowers this afternvon; slightly cooler tonight. Temperature for twenty-four hours Highest, 88, at 70, at 4:45 a.m. pre- 5. l | No. I8,579. e PRESIDEN Convention Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 11 Entered as secord-class matter post office Washington, D. C. S THREE PROPOSALS MAY BRING END TO RAIL STRIKE; STILL FACE SENIORITY PROBLEM Executives of 148 Roads to Take Up Discussion Tuesday—Union Is Expected. WAGE REHEARING IS PROVIDED BEFORE LABOR BOARD IN PLANS End of Outside Contracting Included. Seniority Provisions Vary From Restoration to Arbitration. & Rr the Assaciated Press I'iree proposals for immediate ending of the railroad strike! have been submitted to representatives of the railroad executives and labor unions by President H arding, according to information; obtained today from administration advisors who talked with the Txecutive. Ihe three proposals, all hinging on various plans for adjust- ‘g the employes’ seniority right s, will be submitted, it was said to the executives’ meeting in New York Tuesday and to an em- ployes’ conference in Chicago tc the <h men’s leader. U were indications from IONS FA F'he partres to the an iclination tc Tepresents principle. the (wo groups. Cutside railroading contracting. it was said, would be aban- | ) be arranged by B. M. Jewell, VOR PLAN. various sources close to the two strike that leaders of the shopmen had manifested pt the President’s plan‘in the main and that ives of the executives considered it unsatisfactory in nal decision, however, will rest with conferences of doned by the railroads under each of the three proposals: One of the propusals, accordi ng to those claiming to have in-| tormation of the President’s suggestions, would be for the rail- roads to waive the seniority question and take all strikers back | to work. Another was said to by e to give “loyal” men who have remained at work prior seniority rights over strikers, and the third was for » road with its own employves.thre Many Clouds Pass. sudent was said by his ad- eve that three proposals sed considerable hope of a strike sctilement and to have declzred that “more clouds had passed away” in| the railway situation within the past | few hours than for severai weeks. Rehearing by the Railroad Labor JBoard of the shopmen's wage ques- tion was said to be embraced in all 1hree of the proposals. ie proposal, | it was said, also conten that Toth employes and employers agree ! that- hereafter the board's rulings be ohserved without question. The President had sus reference to seniority, it was asserted, | 1hat as an_initial step under one pro- josal tse Labor Board be given com- ylete jurisdiction over the seniority | controvers, iIf this could not be agreed upon, it was said. the President yroposed as a substitute the plan for settlement by the executives and em- ployes of each separate road, through ‘Joint committees composed of three jnembers representing each party to the controversy. In event of disagree- ment of such committees, it was pro-’ yosed that the question then be taken 10 some form of arbitration tribunal. Officials See Peace. All administration officials® as- quainted with the proposals appeared 1, share the President's view that & basis upon which the strikers might Yeturn, to work had been worked out. Soon after the nature of the Presi- dent's_proposals had become known, | .,and after the cabinet session. at which ‘i was presumed the executive had outlined them to his advisers, Mr. Jewell appeared at the White Ho®se sted with | Yor another conference with Mr.! Harding. The strike leader, who was wunaccompanied, refused to discuss the situation, 'declaring “this thing has come to the point whére we all ! can do good if we keep quiet foria couple of days.” He said he did not Jugw how long he and the union Jeaders who came here with him yes- terday from Chicago. would rmain in Washington. “The belief was expressed that if the #urther discussion between Mr. Jewell #nd the President proved satisfac- fory, the striking organizations would convene immediately a general con- ~ention in which a representative of wach craft on each of the railroads \where the strike is in force would be ceated. The Presidential proposals ould have to pass examination of sueh a body, but the national officers of the unions might, if they cared to, Yecommend- acceptance, swing the Whol egathering into ilne. On the .contrary their opposition would prob- 2bly make it.certain that the general Eonvention would also oppose. Prospects Bright, Says Jewell. Such & meeting, it was known, was discussed with the President, but the final decision for its calling hinged upon the further conferences arrang- + ed for today. Prospects of settlement of the @ailroad strike having been brighten- ed by yesterday's series of confer- ences with President Harding, Mr. Jewell and the other leaders of the i shop workers remained in Washington _ today _ momentarily ‘awaiting _another conference call from the White House. The President and his cabinet in gthe meantime considered t! indus- Yrial situation at the regular meet ng, and it was indicated that the ‘'resident laid before his advisers the Jituation as developed through the nferences with the strike leaders nd T. De Witt Cuyler, president. of 4he Association of Railway Execu- ve M‘T;B cabinet session was brief, last- ¥ng less than an hour, as contrasted kvith the three-hour meeting held resday. 3 "r’;‘:ri' seemed to be indications that hatever proposals were pending as o trike settlement would in the gmain be held in abeyance until Tues- ay., when executives of 148 of the "ainu railroads er to consider report which Mr. Cuyler will ¥ y.uke to them upon the status of the s"l'culdenl‘l contact with the strike. Get in Touch With Locals. - \nnouncement that executives of ie 148 major rallroads of the coun| H wotld be brought together |on st date to consider a plan for set [ itt Cuyler, chalrman of the Assocla: n of Railway Executives, after a /ing the strike was made by T. De|demand or disposed lo take any ac separate adjustment of the seniority dispute by each yugh joint committee to be ap- onference with President Harding Jast night, his second visit to the White House during the day, the rest of which the President devoted al- iost exclusively to conferences with officials of the shopmen’s union, head- ed B. M. Jewell. Stay Over Despite Plan. Aithough union officials continued to withhold comment today on their ‘White House conferences, and details of the tentative proposals for a set- tiement of the strike had not been revealed, indication that hopeful prog- | ress had been made was seen in the fact that they were remaining here instead of returning to Chicago last night, as originally planned. It was believed they intended to stay in { Washington pending -the outcome of xdhe railroad executives’ meeting Tues- ay. Among rail executives opposed to yielding on the seniority Issue, W. W. Atterbury of the Pennsylvania and L. F. Loree of the Delaware and Hudson, who were here today, Mr. Loree hayv- ing arrived last night, were both understood to be still insistent in their opposition. It was believed Mr. Loree, as spokesman for the group of eastern rail executives who refused to vield on the seniority issue at their recent conference with members of the Senate interstate commerce com- mittee, might go to the White House today for a conference with the President. Meanwhile, the opposition of Mr. Jewell to a separate settlement of the strike on the Baltimore and Ohio, at least pending the outcome of the at- tempt at a general settlement, ap- peared to have ended all prospect for prior action by the striking shopmen of that Toad on the pending company proposals. The proposal in the mean- time N3 being studied by union offi- clals. 1, COALDENAND EALVENSBRTAN 65,000 Tons Ordered at New Castle for American Railroad. By the Associated Press. LONDON, July 28. — Persistent American demand, accompanied by in- creased prices and freight rates, con- tinued to be the main feature of the British coal industry. The biggest American order at New Castle was for 65,000 tons made by an American raliroad company, but it is believed all available supplies for August already have been taken and that immediate delivery is impossible. Lanada also ts seeking supplies, while the European demand is contin- uing unabated. German state rail- roads have placed a contract for 100,- 000 tons in northerp—flelds for ship- ment in September, October and No- vember. % Harveat Freight Rates. Ship ownets are harvesting big: freight rates, which in some cases have reached sixteen shillings per ton. It was stated in British shipping cir- cles today that there are plenty of idle ships in British, Scandinavian a Spanish ports, which will be able in a short time to easily beat any Ameri- can tonnage that may be sent across. Welsh Demand Growisg. _ The demand for Welsh coal is in- creasing daily and prices are quickly rnounfi accordingly. coal, which was twenty-five shillings per ton last Week, is now quoted at 35, while freight ratés have gone up from 7 shillings 6 pence to 15 shill- ings and in a few cases to 17 shillings per ton. With the exception of one Welsh district, the miners are no- where reported . to be disinclined to ontinue working to 61 the American tion in the interests of the American trikers. 3 b s admiraity | ¢ T -— \ ening WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION WASHINGTON, D.- C, FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1922 _TWENTY-TWO. PAGES. 3 RAILROADS BAN 1 Strike Developments. RAILROAD. Three proposals for settlement of the ralirond strike, hinging on the seniority question, reported to have ! been made by President Harding. Executives of 148 rallroads w! meet in New York Tuesday, sup- posedly to- discuss ° President’ peace ph Strike leaders said to be prepar- ing for a meeting in Chicago for the same purp: Reports from all sections indi- cate Increase in acts of violence. officials declare men pre- pare fight to fact mo strike be ng further conferences wi ident Harding. MINE! point state Colorado fair-price commission Announces a fair ximum price of lump coal from lignite fields at $3.90 a ton. A decision as to whether T ana coal operators would partic! pate in a conference for the ce: tral competitive flelds is expected at conference between operators Guardsmen relieved duty. Five governor woul Morrisen of Nort werted the government was e croaching on state rights. Violence reported from coal fields of Kentucky and Pennsylvan OPERATORS DENY LEWIS' STATEMENT |No Move to Be Made in Cen- tral Field, Their Decision, They Say. | AID OFFERED GOVERNORS By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, July 28.—Coal_ operators today were continuing to dény knowl- edge of any scheduled peace meet- ing such as mentioned by John L. Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers, and the strike seemed lit- Tle nearer a settlement. Mr. Lewis' statement that he had “every reason to believe that an interstate jolnt conference of the central competitive flelds will be arranged within a few days” wa discounted by officials of the National Coal Association at Washington. They sald that the decision had been reached to make no move in the cen- tral fleld. Meanwhile Secretary Hoover was receiving assurance from the gov- ernors of various states that the federal government would receive every aid from them in preventing retail profiteering in coal during the strike emergency. Gov. Shoup of Colorado indicated that he would to- day add his assurance to that of the Governors of lowa, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Kansas, already received by the Secretary of Commerce. Charges Enmcroachment. Gov. Morrison of North Carolina, however, declared that the federal gov- ernment is engaged in-a steady en- croachment upon the rights of the state, in an address before the con- vention of the State Press Assocl tion. It was expected that the President's coal committee, which has been work- ing to perfect an organization to carry out the coal control program would be ready to function by the first of i next week. More than half of the stats raiiras® and public utilities commissions have assured Commissioner Aitchison of the Interstate Commerce Commission and representing that body on the Presi- dent’s coal commission of their co- operation in carrying out the priority orders._ New, Oklahoma Contracts. At Muskogee, Okla., contracts with miners supplying coal to public util- ities and institutions cancelled by the Vdolence increased in connection with the coal strike in Kentucky, and Pennsylvania, six points being affected. A clash between, state troops and strike sympathizers was thought to be a possibility in the Middleboro, Ky. mining district. Twenty-five infantry- men and their officers were on their way to the Yellow Creek mines, where strike sympathizers were re- ported to have fired on miners going to work and strike leaders here said if the troopi rrived at the mines trouble was almost certain. Troops were sent to Clarksville, Penn., where mine operators had tasked additional protection. State guardsmen were sent to sev- eéral mines in the vicinity of Eden: burg, Pa., upon request of operators. DEPUTY MARSHAL SEEKS JEWELL AT THE WHITE HOUSE A deputy marshal, armed with a subpoena for B. M. Jewell, head of the shopmen, in one ‘of the numerous court orders; went after his man‘at the White House today, but failed to get him. While Jewell was ‘with the President the deputy, confiding his. business to a policeman, was promised a high-sign as Jewell was on his way out. But as he started to leave a whole b: de of reporters made a rush for him and the cop’s high slgn was cro".l'.}x” as l'll i‘llche? the deputy. {* “There he goes!" bog’y shouted and the, deputy made & dive, -landing on'a reporter, who denied that he the maa to he served. B “Well, take it anyway.” said the ORDINARY FREIGHT - TOSPEED UP COAL | Only Foodstuff, Live Stock and Fuel Shipments to [/ Be Accepted. LINES SERVE NOTICE UNDER EMERGENCY RULE Norfolk & Western, C. & D..md L. & N. Act to Boost Flow From Non-Union Pits. By the Associated Press. Three coal-carrying rallroads, the Norfolk and Western. Chesapeake and Ohio and, Louisville and Nash- | ville, have declared embargoes over their lines against the acceptance ori any freight except foodstuffs, live stock and fuel. The actions were taken under the Interstate Commerce | Commission declaration of an emer- gency which authorized roads em- barrassed by the shopmen's strike to show preference and establish pri- |ority in transportation. | The object of the embargoes Is to conserve all the equipment and fa- cilities of the three carriers for the transportation of coal. The roads | serve the non-union bituminous min- ing_areas south of the Ohlo river, | which have furnished most of the country’s coal output since April 1, when the miners struck in all the unionized flelds, and officials have de- clared that the tie-up on their lines indicated railroad unions were work- ing with the miners to stop production of soft coal. All three had heen car- | rying record-breaking quantities of coal until the shopmen went out, after which their tonnage was immediately cut in half. Expect Modification Later. The Louisville and Nashville lines serve Kentucky coal fields, which have been the principal source of coal sup- ply since the strike for Chicago and other middie west points. The ob- structions to the movement of coal over this system placed by the rail strike were considered largely re- sponsible for a runaway coal market | immediately - created in that terri- tory. | It was believed that the first result jof the embargoes would be to in- crease coal shipments from the non- union_territory. Managements of the roads notified the Commerce Commission that they would modify the embargo orders as rapidly as conditions permitted, and gradually accept other classes of freight for movement as they were | able to transport It without inter- United Mine Workers, were renewed. | fering with the coal flow. In railroad circles here today it was asserted that the last three days had seen a heavy resumption of work in railroad shops, notwithstanding the strike of the shop craftsmen. The figures, furnished the Interstate Commerce Commission under seal of confidence, were not given out, but! it was declared that more men had been employed In the three days for :’Ilop work than in the previous fifteen ays. More Men in Shops. The result was sald by road officials to be falr working conditions in all the trunk system shops. The consoli- dated figures reported by all roads, it was claimed, showed that more men had been put at work in shops each successive day that the strike has run. Developments here In the coal strike | |situation in the last twenty-four | hours Ancluded the statement of of- | ficials of the National Coal Associa- tion that they had been authorized by Alfred M. Ogle, president of that or- ganization, to deny any report that a meeting of operators of the “central competitive field” was in prospect to consider a settlement. In the matter of coal supply and distribution, rail- road reports showed a substantial in- crease in coal loading at the mines last Monday, as compared with days of the preceding week, while several promises of co-operation were re- ceived by Secretary Hoover from state governors in response to his tele- grams asking the organization of state emergency control committees. Action by the Senate labor commit- tee on the Borah bill, proposing ap- pointment of a federal commission to study the coal industry, was being held in abeyance today pending an expression from President Harding of his views on the proposed legislation. CITY HEADS PLAN FOR WINTER COAL Commissioners Want In- structions on Priority Ship- ments and Rationing. The possible effects of a continu- ation of the coal strike on the people of the District next winter were con- sidered in a general way by the Com- missioners at a board meeting today. The question was brought te their attention by a letter from the coal merchants’ board of trade. asking that a hearing be granted to the coal men before any action is taken toward ap- pointment of a fuel distributor or com-. missioner in Washington= ‘The letter from the coal merchant: indicated that their request for a hearing was prompted by information reaching them that the Department | of Commerce had invited the gover- nors of states.to appoint fuel dis- tributors. * The Commissioners have not, re- ceived such a suggestion from the Department of Commerce. = The city heads directed Daniel E. Garges, their secretary, to inquire of the Depart- ment_of Commerce whether fuel di: tributors are being appointed else- where, and also to inquire if priority coal shipments are being allotted to, cities throughout the country. GERMANS LAY PLOT 70 KILL POINCARE, SAYS PARIS REPORT By the Associated Press. PARIS, July 28—The French government, it was made Kmown today, has received what it con- | siders absolutely trustworthy in- formation that an attempt. the life of Premier Pol ## being plotted in uermu‘-flcngei- NEWS NOTE.—President Gompers of the A. F. L. says “J. Cleve Dean” of the Railway Em- ployes’ Association is a straw man REPARATIONS GUT LIKELY BY ALLIES France Declared' Willing to‘ Reduce German War Debt to $11,900,000,000. ! FUND CONTROL FAVORED ) i Would Also Reorganize Payments in Kind and Employ Former Enemy’s Labor. BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER. By Cable to The Btar and Chicage Daily News. Copyright, 1922. PARIS, July 28.—Some time ago the cottespondent apnounced in one of these dispatches that the French gov- ernment was at least trying to pre-| sent a positive reparations program instead of the somewhat negative po- sition it has maintained during the last three years. On the eve of the important con- versations soon to be held by Pre- mier Poincare and Lloyd George this program seems to be nearing compte- tion. It has not yet been formaliy enunciated but as nearly as the writer can discern it will be somewhat as follows: Likely Detalls of Program, It will agree to a tentative reduc- tion in the German reparations total to about 50,000,000,000 gold marks ($11.-| 900,000,000) by laying aside the entire issue of series “C” bonds until such time they can be utilized in compensa- tion of war debts, or at least as com- pensation for the “B" British war debt. The organization on a larger scale| of payments in kind and the use of | German labor and materials for French works. Allied control of Germany's public finances In order to stabilize the value | of the mark and to arrest the flight of capital and readjust the budget. The organization of a small Inter-| national reparations loan to provide funds for cash payments. Compromise Necessary. This program, if adopted by the French government, will be the re- sult of compromise, between the three tendencies now existing in France. M. de Lasteyrie, the minister of | finance, seeing the problem wholly in a financial sense, calculates thatl France must either cease to advance funds for reparations or in another, five years the interest on the accum- ulated reparations debt will absorb the entire government income. The | reconstruction thus far accomplished has benefited the big producers and manufacturers because of its values in the national ecomomy. What re-: mains to be done is to rebuild or build anew the houses of thousands of hum- ble citizens. It iz unthinkable that these houses should not be built, and for this reason M. de Lasteyrie be- lieves that the only solution of the problem is an international repara- tions loan. The financ e minister also weuts the | reat Britain can- o e aats Great Brilain to re- nounce her 22 per cent share of the German reparations. He ‘would then be willing to see the total of the reparations reduced to 35,000,000,000 gold marks, which sum he believes could be raised by & loan. Against Evacuation. The French foreign office is not hostile to this plan, but fears that the British might attempt to attach to it such unacceptable conditions as the evacuation by the l.lllel»n! the west bank of the Rhine. For that reason the foreign office for the mo- ment favors an experiment in the way of ‘organizing extensive Tepara- tions in kind. ‘Pumler Poincare, who is a jurist well as a states- man and s stickler for form, wants ns commission to an- T K ful -default and otherwise proceed stri according to the treaty. He east as much preocoupi itical o anancia) situation. these T‘S’?' tendencies ‘together has result: n & similar to the one Sutlined, Tt is now believed here that the Lioyd 01 ‘Poincare conversations will g\'heid about the middle of August. —————— BRAZIL EXTENDS ARMY RULE ‘RIO JANEIRO, July 28.—Con-] 4 et voted to extend the i {Georgetown bridge. jment reservation. jand in order to transfer to the Capi- | Mr. Coolidge “Flivvers” | | to Capitol When His | Limousine Is Tardy. Deciding not to walt for his chauffeur, who had mot anticl- pated early adjournment of the cabinet meeting today, Vice President Coolldge gave up the limouxine rides to the from the White House In a humble flivver, plioted George Dorsey, a photographer. | _ Noticing the V President looking for his ch: ney asked hi hurry, and if he objected to rid- ing in the smaller car. The Vice President said he did not, that the fiivver and was driven to | the Capitol OFFER TERMINAL PLAN FOR GEORGETONN SPAN Residents of Virginia Propose | Subways to Protect Passengers From the Weather. A meeting called by the supervis- ors of Arlington county was held yesterday afternoon in the rooms of the Arlington Trust Companv, at Rosslyn, to consiler the proposed plans for electric railway terminals at the Virginia end of the new Representatives of communities in_Arlington and Fairfax counties which are served by the Old Dominion and Washing- ton-Virginia railways were present. | T. J. De Lashmutt, chairman of the board of supervisors, presided. As_the plans now stand, the Capi- tal Traction Company will take its tracks across the bridge and have a loop on the Virginia approach, which is within the federal govern-, 1t is unwilling to | extend its tracks to a point which | would subject it to supervision by | the state corporation commission. Passengers Not Protected. The Washington-Virginia, under present plans, would unload passen- gers at or near its present terminal { i tal Traction there would be a walk of about a_hundred yards with no protection from the weather. The Old Dominion would abandon its_present terminal in Georgetown and establish a terminal on the west side of the highway about equidis- tant with that of ithe Washington- Virginia from the <Capital traction loop, involving the same walk with the same lack of protection. Offer Compromise Pian. | The residents of Virginia who use! the lines would like a union terminal. but that is deemed impractical, as it would involve bringing the tracks of one or the other of the Virginia lines across the highway. A possible so- lution, which met with approval at sterday’s meeting, would be for the ‘Washington-Virginia to build a ter- minal station close up to the em- banked approach on one side and the Old Dominion on the other and to connect these by tunnels and_steps with the station which the Capital Traction 18 to build on the embank-. ment. A committee consisting of M. E. Church, C. W. Fitch, George E. Gar- rett, Ernest W. Cushing and H. A.| Fellows was appointed tp lay this| proposal before the wailway com- panies and the government engineers in charge of the bridge construction. FEW GERMANS ARE IDLE. BERLIN, July 28.—The number of unemployed in Germany has dropped to a level seldom attained even before the war, according to figures publish- ed by the Tageblatt. The total of completely unemployed persons re- cefving relef fell from 28,700 in June to 19,900 in July. SUBCHASER, PLANES AND TRUCKS WILL AID IN WAR ON BOOTLEGGERS By the Associated Press. OGDENSBURG, N. Y.. July 28— The former submarine chaser C. 8.- 433 arrived here today to aid in the warfare against border liquor smuggling. Much surplus war material of the federal gov- ernment is. now assembled here. Officials assert that within forty- eight hours the campaign against rum running from Canada wil] be prosécuted vigorously with- naval craft, coast guard cutters, air- ships, armed cars and high-power motor trucks. Two _powerful trucks,) part of a fieet of forty-eight to be sent I? [FAVORS jconcerning his views, Member of Al rights | dispatebes | HURHES OPPUSIG UNDERWOOD BL. All-American Commission on | Claims Against Germany | Held Unfair. MIXED BODY| Germans Entitled to Representa- tive, He Believes—Reports New Treaty Under Way. { Opposition to the Underwood bill for creation of an all-American co: mission for settlement of American claims against Germany and Austria was said to have been expressed. by Secretary Hughes in a communica- tion to the Senate judiciary commit- ! tee. Mr. Hughes, according to senators claiming today to have information was said to believe that in the adjudication of | German claims the German govern- ment at least was entitled to be repre- sented on the commission. Urges Mixed Commission. Secretary Hughes was said to favor | a mixed commission being negotiated | for under a new treaty with Ger-| many. which was reported to be near- | ing completion. Senator Underwood gave notice yesterday at hearings on his bill that such a ‘treaty would cause great delay and even might never be ratified. Secretary Hughes' position, accord- ing to senators, was that the all- American commission proposed by Senator Underwood would run di-| rectly counter to the treaty now be- | ing negotiated with Germany. Ger- many already has agreed informally | to_the plan for a mixed commission. | The question was discussed today | between Secretary Hughes and Sena- tor Cummins, republican, lowa, chair- man of the judiciary commiitee, charge of the Underwood bill. Views Asked for Public. Mr. Hughes sent vesterday to the | committee a statement on the Ger- man claims commission, which he re- quested to be kept confidential. Tt was said to contain matter regarding | the status of the commission treaty | negotiations which should not become public at this time and Senator Cum mins today arranged for transmis- sion by Secretary Hughes of another letter, to be made public and present- | ed to the subcommittee, giving his views on the measure and the ques- tion of German representation on the claims commission. Senator Cummins said there was no | plan to call Secretary Hughes, as his forthcoming letter probably would answer for an oral statement on the bill. Palmer Praises Bill. The committee had before it for consideration at its next meeting a reply from the Secretary to the com- mittee's request for an opinion on the | bill, which was warmly supported at the hearings yesterday by A. Mitchell Palmer, former Attorney General and alien property custodian. Declaring that the Underwood measure proposed ' an “entirely feasible and proper” method for disposing of the | seized enemy property and adjudicating the claims of American citizens and the United States government against the former enemy countries, Mr. Paimer at | the same time attacked the present ad- | ministration course of negotiating a treaty with Germany to set up a joint claims_committee. Germany, he said. (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) | northern New York, are already here. Each will carry govern- ment agents armed with rifles and’ revolvers and will operate in this customs district, being used chief- 1y to blockade the highways when word is received that a cargo of contraband has left the border bound south. Airplanes, submarine chasers and ooast guard cutters are to patrol the St. Lawrence river, The Associated Press is exclusively entitied to tlie use for republication of all news dispatehes credited to It or Dot otherwise credited Jn t * paper and also the local news published herel | surburban the Associsted Press of publication of speclal herein are also reserved. Yesterday’s Net Circulation, 84,684 TWO CENTS. D. C.CHIEFS FAVD §1.200,000 STREET PAVING ESTIMATE Indications Are That Little Will Be Deducted From En- gineer Keller’s Figures. WILL ASK EXTRA MONEY FOR REPAIR PROJECTS $750,000 Needed for Upkeep. $3,000,000 in Budget for Water System. The Commissioners will not “cut much from the $1,200,000 list of street | provements submitted to them yestei- day by the engineer department for in- corporation in the new estimates. It is known that Engineer Commis- sioner Keller is keenly alive 1o the need {for new paving in every section of the city. In the final ‘analysis of the esti- | mates it may be necessary to trim the list of street projects to some extent. but it is practically certain that they will not be slaxhed deeply Trash Plant Omitted. Tt has been decided to omit from this year's budget a request for fund to buy ground and build a municipal trash plant The city has just closed a lease for the use of the privately- owned plant in Trinidad. Repairs will be made at the plant. which indicate that the city will continue to use it for several years. The report in The Star several days ago that the city heads would not ask for money this y 10 begin Installation of & system of high-pres sure fire mains was confirmed today from a reliable sourc. % While some pul pirited citizens ! will be disappointed over the posi- ponement of the high-pressure sys tem, they will find consolation in 4 fact that the Commissioners are plan- ning to get as large an appropriation as possible for street improvements It is understood the policy of the | engineer department will be to stress { the importance of streets that need new pavements. New Pavements Only. The estimate of $1.200.000 is for new pavements only. In addition to this, the budget will call for the usual lump sum of $500,000 or more for repairs to existing streets and about $£250.000 for repairs to suburbamg roads 1t was rveported today that the budget would call for $3.000.000 to continue work on the new water sup- i1ply svstem. Congress in the current | appropriation act gave $1.500.000 to | begin the project, and authorized the | Secretary of War to contract for av additional $1,450.000. More than $§.- 000.000 will be needed to complete the plan for increasing the water supply The Commissioners are now waiting i for the preliminary estimates of the board of education. which. it is ex- pected, will approximate $10,000,000 including requests for new buildings PAVING REFUND SOUGHT. District Residents Want Back Money Paid Under Borland Law. The Commissioners will call the at tention of Congress in their next es- timates to the question of refunding to property owners on a number of highways the money which they have paid the District in assessments for street paving under the Borland law The District Court of Appeals about a month ago rendered a decision to the effect that the Borland law would not apply when an outlying suburban road is being paved through sections that are sparsely settled. Following thal _decision the ac- sessor’s office made a survey which revealed a number of highways in dif- ferent sections where the abuttin property owners had paid usesamen’l! for paving of the roads, and whe: the same condition outlined in th€ court’s decision applied. At first it was thought possible that the Commissioners would refund the assessments paid in these cases, but they decided today to Jay the matter before Congress when the next appro- priation bill is being drafted The resignation of two members of the board of pharmacy of the District of Columbia were accepted and mem- bers appointed in their places. The retiring board members are Dr. Henry W. Kenner and Dr. Charles B. Camp- bell. The new members are Dr. Rich- ard L. Quigley and Dr. Louis Brad- ley. e SENATORS GET AID IN D. C. SURPLUS PROBE Authorized to Employ Experts to Make Necessary Audit of Accounts. Senator Phipps, chairman of the joint congressional committee inves- tigating the District surplus reve- nues, was today authorized by the joint committee to employ expert ac- countants to make the necessary au- dit of the District accounts. Senator Phipps will make the selection at an early date, 30 that the work of in- vestigation may proceed as rapidly as possible. He intimated that he would consult other members of the committee before making a final se- lection of the accountants. The general plan so far developed for the investigation was discussed at a meeting of the joint committee in the Senate District committee rooms. The members of the joint committee present were Senators Phipps and Har and Representatives Hardy and Evans. The committee adjourned at 1 o'clock to meet again at 3 this after- noon, when Maj. Donovan, District Auditor; H. J. Galloway of the Depart- ment of Justice, assigned to the joint committee and Mr. Taggert of the controller's office, will be present to advise the committeemen as to the best course to be adopted in goin ahead with the investigation. KIDNAP CONSUL’S SON IN CUBA; DEMAND $20,000 SAGUA LA GRANDE, Santa Clara Province, Cuba, July 28.—John Jowa, jr. twenty-year-old son of the American vice consul here, which has been the highway for the Jiquor smugglers. Recent dispatches from Ottawa and lfonlr‘.l asserted that the Canadfan authorities would eo-o;.- erate with United States agents an attempt to shut off the flow of liquor into this couDLrY. was kidnaped early this morning and is being held for $20,000 ran- o, according to & mote received by his father today. ve raseom. Youne Sovatrond: s ster was found. near 4 niad at a road crossing. . .