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“From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carvier system covers every city block and the regular edition is delivered to Washington homes as fast || as the papers are printed. WEATHER. Cloudy, followed by ow late to- night or tomorrow; warmer tonight, lowest température about 25 degrees. Temperature for twenty-four hours ended at 2 .m. today: 2 p.m. today; lowest, 17, at Full report on page b. hest, 35, at a.m. today. Yesterday’s Net Circulation, 89,894 TWO CENTS. SHPBILTOPASS WITHIN FORTNIGHT, PRESIDENT IS TOLD Che Foening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1922—FORTY-TWO PAGES. RIS IS REACHD | AT LAUSANNE WITH STATS ISSE P - Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 28 28,723. Dout ofce Washington, ‘b C. No. 2 . 1,000,000 THE FROM NAVY YARD IS CHARGED 1023 Entered as second-class matter > Plans Law to Make Alimony Dodgers Work By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 20.—Dr. Anna W. Hockfelder, lawyer and re- cent candidate for state senatorship, aims to disrupt the “Alimony Club” at the Ludlow Street jail, where ex- husbands, unwilling or unable to ~] LEGISLATIVE ¢~ N e SSST T Kemal Permits Americans to | Reopen Schools | | | | | By the Assdciated Press. LAUSA , December 20.—Ismet Pasha received a message from Mustapha Kemal today announcing that the American College at Smyr- na, which was closed during the SENATORIAL e e e e O RUSY 4 2 contribute to their ex-wives, live in . Twenty-Two Are Arrested in | sbiectlon”i0 “tnfXiirican tihouls | Americans Disagree With Al- £ C OURTESY. L ANRP Senate Leaders Predict New York by Federal Shamet Tasha immedintety aavised | lies, Desiring Out-and-Out : SR om o work” she sad Harding Victory in Fight Ar eas: conference of this offeiul “That's the remedy.” i Agents. action by the Ansora goversment. | Freedom for Waterways. 2 e descris, dhe will ask the of His Career. mony laws, making it compulsory for jalled ex-husbands to work, the proceeds from their labors to be turned over to the ex-wives. —_— (HEARINGS NEARING —_— PARIS IS ADAMANT | ONREPARATIONCUT PARTISAN LINES MAY GO IN FIGHT ON BLOC RULE TURKS MUST SANCTION OR REFUSE PLAN TODAY CLOTHING AND MATERIAL TAKEN BY TRUCK LOAD U. S. Stand Stiffens Moslem Posi- Fear of Legislative Stale-Mate In- Detectives Pose as Thieves, Are A ‘ cepted by Men, and Get . tion apd Nervous Tension END UN n c B"- clines .Conurvgtim of Both i Insists Allied Debts Must Be b . . Tticn An Disat Megetilr: Fe tia Assoctated Prese. Reduced at Same ! Rs the/Acsouiated Press. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. LAUSA. December 20.—On the o The ship subsidy bill will pass the what threatened to be a criti- Probably Will Be Closed To- NEW YORK, December 20.—Twenty- i two civilian employes at the Brook- Time. eve Senate within the next fortnight, ac- vn navy base were arrested today cal in the life of the Lausanne morrow or Next Day at cording to the advices given the ad- e e e At | conference, Ambassador Child last . |ministration within ‘the last twenty- months ago by a federal grand jury, | government property *o the value of more than $1,000,000 harging that had been stolen since the war. BRITAIN BACKS BALFOUR Wave of Recrimination Against I night had a long conversation with | Ismet Pasta about the straits prob- lem, which Lord Curzon yesterday de- clared must be disposed of Immedi- ately. Latest. MAY INCREASE ITEMS four hours by leaders who have made @ careful canvass of the Whole sit- uation. The fight to displace the ship sub- sidy measure with a farm credits bill The arrests were made by agents | nid = 2 1t has become known that the has been going on for several days, 1-(:: i:z;";::::s°:“gl“;::';wem’_ United States Sweeps Great | . icun obsorvers at the conference with the administration getting AHeas men aftee e iy istinarion el Britain. belleve that an international control Chairman Cramton Expll.ml Fail- | stronger ana stronger. Although commission associated with the President Harding ostensibly has the alleged wholesale thefts which | e R e TR et the THE BLOCKADE. ure to Receive Committee been absorbed in dealing with the under way for months. rious “blocs. e ::;h:;‘:i‘;:::‘lie':‘:::fl"fl:‘l:”;:;. BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER. allied plan for supervision of the of Citizens. delicate problems of European eco- (By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily | Dardanelles, is unnecessary. Tn other o o nomics, the truth is he has been mak- a¢ the navy yard. The twentyathird News. | Copyright, 1922, [\words, the Americans bellove that | Poh'ceman in Alr ing the fight of his career to mold ey O ey not found | PARIS, December 20.—Any Plam|(reedom of the straits should be an ! Hearings on the District appropria- |the republicans into a solid unit as today. he investigation has been |even if American, which contemplates | jotyal freedom guaranteed by a y y Detects Speeder Vs tion bill for the next fiscal year prob- | against the obstructionists of the va- b4 ¥ard Detectives Fi without a corresponding reduction of allied war debts will be resolutely a reduction of German reparations treaty between Turkey and the other powers, and that it should not be a free- dom limited by an international com- ably will be closed tomorrow or the next day. Although the general pol- Seek te Counteract Filibusterers. Drops Summons Navy intelligence officers under- took to find out the cause for the icy of the subcommittee conducting There are some senators who do not these hearings is not to go beyond mission. favor the subsidy bill itself ana who The American observers 1S BACK IN FRANCE rejected by France, according to this| | ave so far AGAIN HELD INVALID discrepancles between the inventorles | cOrrespondent’s Information. {on the conference floor limited them- i Rt e e SL e e the District budget, as recommended| i) yote against it on final passage. and the stock supposed to be onvhand, | The American scheme, which, as|gelves to statements of the most 2 i bics by the budget bureau, there I8 SrONg | 1.t the aaministration has succeeded Aut the thlaves wers oo cunning for| 1OW described hete, {s first to reduce | Fencrousiterms fon \(he "‘""‘“"c":"CI Hol fol GOOdI ;B“d fucig cerslly d”""’: o2 Justice Hoehling’ Ruling |provabitity tnat in some particular| iy convincing many of them that ir 3 | c 5 | on, without suggesting as to| ominic Bifiore yesterday when a = the regular naval detective force, the | the German debt and then to make a| straits should be kept open emenceau pes for “John Doe” summons charging him g's UNG | i oms, such as achools, streets and respective of the merits of the subsidy members of which were apparently |l0an to Germany, is'therefore certain | » commeree of the world and to | with speeding fell in front of his sewers, some increases may be writ- bill they ought not to lend themselves well known to those who were folng |t0 be Telected unless its form is so| the lectx of the powers ' Newher | Results From Visit to automobile on' a hignway near | Speeds Case Toward U. S. {75, e v, s e e el it ootal have there been intimations as ! here. Looking up he saw an air- 2 the stealing. modified as to spare French opinion | {ave there Boem It o ternas | Plaselciraling aboye: Chairman Cramton of the Subcom-| ;4 opstructionists, who have thought William J. Burns, chief of the bu- :eau of fnvestigation of the Depart- inent of Justice, then was asked for lielp, and ordered Edward J. Brennan, 1ead of the bureau's New o assign operatives. Brennan consulted Pollce Commis- sioner Enright and_borrowed services of Detective Francis Trainor. Under the direction of Federal -\gents Robert Walsh and Ralph Navarro and Detective Trainor men were put \ checkers, laborers, hookkeepers. ‘Were Watched Closely. watchmen and ‘These detectives found themselves watched narrowly until they took ad- vantage of opportunities obviously put In their way of stealing small articles such as wrist watches and marine glasses. Not until they ac- tually concealed these articles and pretended to steal them were they able to get any evidence agalnst the amen now in custody. They then learned that govern- nent property was being stolen by i ¥ the truck load, including great boxes of clothing, paint by the barrel, crates of glass and commercial alco- by the gallon. Instances were sund in which waste and salvage ought by contractors was substitut- ed by new goods, or by other mer- chandise than that mentioned in the contract; In other cases twice the iuantity of actual salvaged stuff con- iracted for was delivered. Start of Wide Clean-Up. It was indicated by prosecuting of- * flclals that today's arrests were but the start of a general clean-up in- volving Navy warehouse laborers, levator operators, clerks, chauffeurs, watchmen and packers, as well fences, junkmen and other accom- plices on the outside. Some of the missing material was said to have been located in ware- lJouses in Brooklyn and Manhattan and it was announced the United States attorney would be asked to ake steps for its recovery. vernment tives reported to Washington shortly \fter they began operations that l.eads of some of the departments in the buildings were the ring leaders in 1he conspiracy. ARBUCKLE 1S PROMISED CHANCE TO ‘COME BACK' Movie Chief Says He May Appear on Screen Again—Comedian Grateful. ¥r the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, Calif., December 20. Wil H. Hays, chairman of the Mo- tion Picture Industries, said today that Roscoe C. (Fatty) Arbuckle anight have his chance to “come back’™ 3n the motion pictuves. Roscoe Arbuckle said: “I want to say that L am very grate- ful to all those who are helping me, and I will prove myself worthy of their faith in me.” Joseph Schenck, producer, said: “Roscoe will go to work for me. I @m glad to help give him his chance.” Jesse L. Lasky, Jamous Players-Lasky Corporation, raid: “We are sure Arbuckle will prove worthy of the trust. No thought h: the pictures already made and we have o plans in this connection.” The statement of the gase as given out from the headquarters of Mr. Jays said: “Roscoe Arbuckle is to have another chance to go to work and make good if he can. After the first of the year he will be given this new opportunity. “He has gone straight since he was harred from the films last April and e has pledged his word that he will Jeep on going straight. His conduct has satisfied Will H. Hays, adviser to the motion picture industry; Jo- seph M. Schenck, who will employ him, and the Paramount Company, represented by Jesse L. Lasky, which cancern formerly distributed the com- edles in which the fat fun-maker ap- peared.” RECLUSE DROPS DEAD. Weldron Griffith, for many years a recluse, dropped dead yesterday at his home, on an island near here. His =un sald Griffith had once been secre. 1ary _to the late Roscoe Conklin, sen: 1or from New York. York office, the into the warehouses as vice president of Teen given to the matter of releasing ANACORTES, Wash., December 20.— operators and detec- | sacrifices demanded are are not to be laid exclusively on the shoulders of France. WOULD PUNISH AMERICA. BY HAL O'FLAHERTY. (By_Cable_to The Star and Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1922, LONDON, December 20.—During the extraordinary flurry here over the pos- sible intervention of the United Stat in European politics and finance re- peated references nave been made to the Balfour note fn which “the part played by the American government in war-time flnance was compared to that of Shylock demanding the pound of flesh. Those references have made it pain- fully evident to Americans in Europe that Lord Balfour's terrible miscon- ception of the nature of the American loans to the allies not on'y persists in England and in France, but is ma the basis of new efforts to persua the Washington government, indirect- 1y, to write off her credits to the allied nations. ’ “Make America Pay.” Back of the recent reports of an American change of policy lies a deep-rooted desire to make the United States pay for not entering the war two vears earlier than it did. No amount of reasoning or argument can remove the impression extant in Eng- land and France that the United States loaned lavishly of its wealth with the idea of gaining world su- premacy in finance, and that Great Britain _borrowed only to reloan American dollars to its allies. In virtually all the articles pub lished regarding the reported Ameri- can loan to (iermany appears the debt_cancellation the government at Washington should underwrite these debts by loaning to Germany the money with which to pay war repara- tions to the all If this impression of America’s financial arrangements with the allies were confined to inconsequential jour- nals and anti-American publications it might be ignored as unworthy of denial, but such liberal newspapers as the Manchester Guardian refer to the Balfour hypothesis as basically sound and insist that the United States mus change its policy of isolation becaus it cannot further maintain that pos tion without flagrantly violating in- ternatinoal morals. As a result of denials of any change tn_policy In Washington, another wave of pessimistic criticism is get- ting started. The United States prob- ably will be blamed for every obstacle that arises in the efforts to settle the reparations question and every di ficulty besetting the Paris conference on January 2. Because Europe wants the United States to shoulder the financial bur- den every straw in the wind is watched with intense interest and produces columns of speculation. Now that denials of any real plans for a loan to Germany are published, the United States must expect the custo- mary pessimistic reaction with further references to the “pound of flesh,” and further reflections upon the moral density of money-lending nation: Governors, holding the speed down to éighteen miles an hour, have been placed upon the 140 trucks of the Washington city post office, .busily engaged this week in delivering thousands of Christmas parcels to the people of the Na- tional Capital. ‘The governors choke the supply of gasoline to the carburetors, making it impossible for the postal chaufteurs here to run parcel post trucks or collection trucks faster than eighteen miles an hour. “The governors are working declared Postmaster Chance today. “Our trucks cannot get up the hills.” Governors Set and Sealed. Trucks are having some difficulty, it developed, making some of the steeper grades, notably 13th street hill, a8 a result of the move of the Post Office Department in equip- ping the 4,447 motor vehicles of the postal service with speed gov- ernors. The governors are fixed at the and to create the impression that the | general and | basic idea that since the United States | refused to accept any plan of war | > | mentative form yesterday. GOVERNORS ON MAIL TRUCKS HOLD SPEED TO 18 MILES AN HOUR United States. GRATEFUL FOR INTEREST { tional control. Definite Stand Demanded. Allied leaders last night served| notice that the Turks today must! either flatly accept or reject the al- fed project for settlement of the straits question. Failure of the Dar- danelles negotiations. it is believed, | will hardly affect the other problems which the conference was called to | solve. | Nevertheless the atmosphere be- fore the hour the last session on the straits problem was to open was one of high nervous tension with the fear expressed in some conference quar- ters that the reported American op- i Declines to Be Photographed, Say- ing He Suffered Enough in America. By the Associated Press. HAVRE, France, December 20.— | Georges Clemenceau arrived home from | his American pilgrimage today in the hilarious mocd, but apparently suffer- respondents and photographers, also greeted him before the steamer docked. Clemenceau began his visit' with the newspaper men by denying various in- terviews printed in the ¥rench press, fears of submarines, Tur-|particularly one sent from New York rs of swiftly flying military | {o the Petit Parisien. laden with bombs, and, gen- | . Turkish fears of aggressions | without that w put Constanti- American views it t today's meeting, is_understood that every delegation here claims to be cognizant of the {fact that the naming of an interna- nal commission meets the strong vor of the American observers. i position to the struits commission d plan twas stiffening the Turks not!ing Trom fatizue. only on the straits question, ut also| The “Tiger" received representatives ‘u _vital questions like the customs|of France in his cabin as the liner was | arift and minorities. 5 S Pt { Although there s uncertainty as|entering po arge crowd of rela- {to whether Ambassador Child, as the|tives and friends, as well as the cor- | Ameri okesman, would voice the { Had Stormy Voyage. The former premier hed a very islarm)’ vovage. He appeared gay and |vivacious, but under the surface his and Gen, Burdett-Stuart. already have | friends saw that his experience in the left for England, believing their work | Unite1 States had been almost too much 1o have been completed. and the French | for him.. He will go to his Paris home experts are preparing to depart tonight | for two weeks and then take a long at the conclusion of the “last session” | rest at his country place in the Vendee | for discussion of the straits. Whether | 2¢ . Vincent du Jar. i rupture will come on the straits prob- | 2%, {lem depends chiefly on whether the| “I hope for good results from my {entente diplomats and their cxperts | trip to the United States,” said M. can r*;:“:';\,“‘lt"lg‘:‘;klsfl fears. This | Clemenceau to the Associated Press. ey a Ving 0. b ! The diplomats are endeavoring to| “However, let the people decide. Iput convince the Angora statesmen that|my thought fully before them, and the straits project is essentially framed | they have certainly got sense enough to judge. It was apparent that there to meet conditions in times of peace. and that. the allies are not in any sinister, ‘hidden manner seeking facili- | was a vast amount of interest in me ties for war, and especially against| personally, for which I am most Turkey. They they have only | grateful. It is a rare compliment.” sought the equality of all fleets passing | Later he added: “Maybe it is too through the straits on peaceful errands. | soon, but it is my best opportunity. The allies have emphasized that they | Say, please, to our friends in the not accept the Turkish request for | United States: My first thought on jon of submarines and !sight of France was that I was military airplanes; especially they |glad to be home; second, that I was have been unable to accept the Otto- | sorry I had left the United States. man suggestion that combined foreign Greetings to America. fleets entering the Black sea shall not exceed in strength the fleet of the| R mgest navii power of the "Blang!| “Merry Christmas and a happy sea. “That would make the Black sea | New Year from an old friend. Asked what he thought of the repa- rations question and also the possible { forbidden ground.” said a French ex- | pert last night. occupation of the Ruhr, the “Tiger” sall from riople In danger have placed the whole | Lausannne conference in jeopardy. The British experts, Admiral Keves i i 1 { 1 ( i ! i H i i | 1 | " The Russlans are in a fighting mood. | Georze Tchitcherin was in fine argu- 1 He tried Ito win American s v for the | Russian _straits project by insisting | that it incorporated the Amierican idea ! of “beneficent warships.” But the allies agreed that the Mos- cow straits plan is absolutely unac. ceptable. Tchitcherin made a dra- | matic_plea to the world masses. He | said Russia was convinced the world’s peoples were back of Russia in her |shell, as he himself. suggested. astempts to secure international jus-{ «I am like that pair of tortoises I tice. He also bitterly condemned what | presented to Mme. Sorel,” he said. he called “marinism,” adding, “I mean | “There are times when I pull in my the sea militarism which hopes to | head.” strangle Russia.” Declines to Be Photographed. 1 fear for German strikes there in case of occupation. This is all T will say on this subject for publication.” Regarding a suggestion that he visit South America, M. Clemenceau said: “I-am sorry, but not now, at any rate; possibly in my next life. Clemenceau then withdrew into his weather permitted, the ex-premier i often strolled about the decks, chat- !ting with many of the passengers. i HisMappetite continued good through- [out the vovage, with always the four boiled eggs and one big grapefruit for breakfast, while his other meals were equally hearty. mong the many packages in chfirge %¢ his valet, Albert Boulin, two cases of grapefruit. 1 shall live as long as that sup- ply lasts,” said Clemenceau. “I love them too much to die before eating them. Anyway, they are certain con- tributions to longevity. The “Tiger” declined to be photo- {graped on landing. R “Xo, I won't,” he exclaimed when the newspaper camera men asked him to pose. “I have suffered a thousand times. It is enough.” He also denied interviews to the correspondents who boarded the Paris at Plymouth last ht. Pigh he walked down the gangplank this morning the crowd on the docks cheered. He got into the front seat of & walting limousine, chatted with the chauffeur a moment and then was driven toward Paris. —_— NEW SOLICITOR NAMED. Stephen B. Davis of New Mexico was nominated by the President to- day to be solicitor of the Department of Commerce. 2yt speed limit, in the case of Wash- ington, at eighteen miles, and then sealed. Every morning the gov- ernors are inspected before the machines go out on duty. so as to detect possible tampering by chauf- feurs, who might chafe at the slower gait. Act for Safety. Local post office officials declared today that the slower speed has not affected the delivery of Christ- mas parcels in any adverse way, but that for a little time the chauf- feurs had difficulty in getting the right amount of gas adjusted cor- rectly. The step is taken by the postal service to help make safety a year- round affair in every city in so far as the postal establishment has any say-so in the matter. They cite statistics compiled by the Philadelphia police bureau showing a comparatively small number- of accidents caused by mail trucks during the eleven months ended November 30, and declaring that the small per cent will be reduced materially by the of the speed governors. It developed that Robert Byers, traflic officer, was “taking the air” with an aviator friend when he saw Biflore speeding. FPulling a summons from his pocket, Byers had the airplane swoop down and dropped the paper in front of the automobile. Biflore stopped and picked it up. $3601,715 CLAIM TOBEFILEDBYU.S. Proposed ~ Suit Against Wright-Martin Co. Revealed in Daugherty Hearing. The Department of Justice is pre- paring to file suit against the Wright- Martin Afrcraft Corporation for re- $3,601,715, the House judiclary com- mittee was told today by Assistant Attorney General Seymour at the hearing on impeachment charges against Attorney General Daugherty. Mr. Seymour said there had been a wide difference of opinion among law- yers in the war claims sectlon of the Justice Department as to the case, but that decision had been reached recently to begin action. He did not 8o into detail nor indicate how soon the government would be ready to go into court. Letter Is Sought. The activities of the government in its past investigation of the Wright- Martin contract were aired in some detail at the hearing, however, the case holding the center of the stage during most of the morning session of the committee. Representative Woodruff republican, Michigan, appearing in_connection with charges he has made regarding war frauds prosecutions, declared he was prepared to show that a year ago Guy D. Goff, then assistant attorney general, inquired into the airplane company’s contract and recommended action. Mr. Woodruft asked she committee to obtain a letter which he said had been written to Secretary Weeks of the War Department by Charles Hay- den, a director of the Wright-Martin Corporation, in relation to the claim. This letter the Michigan representa- tive said, might shed some light on whether “influence” had been brought to_bear to hold up filing of the suit. Representative Thomas, democrat, Kentucky, suggested that the War Secretary be summoned and ques- tioned as to whether Attorney Gen- eral Daugherty had been informed of the contents of the letter, but the committee took no action on the re- quest. Mr. Woodruff read into the record letters which he said showed that the Wright-Martin casé had been sent to the Justice Department by the War Department on- October 26, 1921, and that the federal district attorney at During the trip across, when the, New York was directed on November { workers, 15 of the same year by Assistant action as in his opinion might be necessary to recover the amount of the government's claim. Tells of Hearing. The committee was told by former Assistant Attorney General Goff that after the case had been sent to the New. York district attorney, hearing was granted the “Wright-Martin Company and additional audits found neceasary. He added that recently, however, a final decision was made and that the papers are now_in preparation. Representative Woodruff told the committee that his criticism of the Attorney General was that he had failed to act before last June in or- ganizing a war contract section of the Justice Department,'and thus getting into shape with the necessary ma. chinery for prompt prosecution of va- rious war cluims. He added that he nad no complaint’ about any delay since that section was organized. SABATH WINS CONTEST. House Committee Decides Against Republican- Contestant. The House elections committee held in an unanimous report today that Joseph Gartensteln, republican con- testant, was not entitled to the seat of Representative A. J. Sabath, demo- crat, of the fifth Ilinois district, High Court for Test. BOARD IS RESTRAINED Members Temporarily Enjoined From Enforcing Orders Un- der the Law. There is now no minimum wage law in the District of Columbia. Justice Hoehlirg of the District Supreme Court today signed a final order declaring invalid tbe act of Congress which at- tempted to protect the lives, health covery of a war claim amounting to. and morals of women and minor chil- dren by establishing a minimum ‘wage board to regulate the wages to be paid them. The court order is in conformity with the recent decision of the Dis- trict Court of Appeals holding the law | unconstitutional. Corporation Counsel _Stephens, the ‘members of the board: motid wn appeal from the order. The case will g0 formally to the Court of Appeals where the order of Justice Hoehling will be sustained by ‘the majority of he court, it is expected, and the case expedited to a_ hearing before the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Stephens said the effect of the order today would be to put the min. imum wage board temporarily out of commission, as the order permanently enjoined the members and their suc. cessors in office from enforcing any orders based on the minimum wage law. which i3 declared unconstitu tional. Two Orders Signed. There are two cases pending in court in which orders were signed. One is brought by the Children’s Hos- pital, which claimea it could not pay the high rate fixed by the board to its female employes, and the other by Willls A. Lyons, a female elevator operator at Congress Hall Hotel, who | asserted her means of livelihood was taken away by the act. Attorneys Ellis & Ferguson appeared for the plaintiffs. The order signed today by Justice Hoehling_reads: “This cause came on to be heard at this term, pursuant to the mandate of the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia, heretofore filed herein, and upon_consideration of the bill of com- plaint, answer to rule to show cause and other pleadings, and motion to dis- miss the bill of complaint, the parties not desiring to plead further or to adduce facts or evidence, and the mat- ter having been presented to the cour by counsel for both parties and con- sidered by the court. it is this 20th day of December, 1922, adjudged, or- dered and decreed as follows: Confiiet With Constitution. “1. That the act of Congress en titled, ‘An act to protect the lives and health and morals of women and minor workers in the District of Co- | wage board, and to define its powers and duties, and to provide for the | fixing of minimum wages for such and for other purposes,’ (Continued on Page 2, Column L) DENIES SHE IS “D By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 20.—Prin- cess Anatasia of Greece, arriving on the Olympic today for a visit to her native land, at once set about the business of scotch- ing the “Ameri- can dollar prin- cess” legend which has followed her since she married Prince Christo- pher, brother of King Constantine of Greece. Standing beside her royal spouse, who came along for a sightseeing tour, Princess Anastasia declar- ed that, reports to the contrary not- withstanding, she had not expended her late husband, William B. Leeds. mittee, who has been severely criti- cized because he denied a hearing vesterday to Henry H. Glassle, chair- man of the citizens’ school improve- ment committee, and Milton Fair- child, a member of the committee, explained today that he could not consistently grant a hearing when he had already refused to allow repre sentatives from other organizatio entertaining directly opposite views in some instances from appearing be- fore the committee. Two Members Abseat. The subcommittee, which is holding | hearings on the District budget, con- sists of Representative Cramton of Michigan, as -acting- chairman: Rep- resentative Evans of Nebraska and Representative Johnson of Kentucky. The other two members of the sub- committee are unavoidably absent. Representative Tinkham of Massa- chusetts is out of the city and Rep- resentative Buchanan of Texas is en- gaged on another subcommittee, but probably will sit in with the District Subcommittee when the bill reaches its final stages. This District subcommittee yester- day completed hearin on the schools and streets and some of the work on sewers. Today It finished (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) VETS SHARE IN CASH OF BIG SERIES TIE Landis Says Part of the Proceeds Went to War Organi- zations. Py the Associated Press, CHICAGO, December 20.—Base Ball Commissioner K. M. Landis today an- i nounced that part of the proceeds of the world series tie game at New York, October 5, last, had been dis- tributed to three national organi- { zations. The American Legion, Veterans of Forelgn Ways of the United States and Disabled American Veterans of the World War, each got $20,352.10. | “The remainder was distributed by {Joint action of the two New York | clubs to New York chariable organi- ations. o The remainder of the proceeds of the including 2 per cent interest allowed | by New York banks to Christmas day, was distributed among twelve New 1 York charities as follows: Federation of Jewish Philanthropic Charities, $12,500; United Hospital fund, $7.500; Foundling Asylum, $7.500; Bronx Char- ities, $7.500; New York Tuberculosis Association, $6,500; Catholic Guardian lumbia, and to establish a minimpm | 5oclety, $5.000; Mrs. Hearst's milk fund, $5,000; Visiting Nurses' Society, Henry street, $4,000; Manhattan Day Nursery, $1,500; Association for Improvement of the FPoor $1.000: Newsboys clubs, Evening Globe, $1.000; Institute for Crippled and Disabled Men, $1,000. Attorney General Lovett o take SUCH | e e OLLAR PRINCESS” AND GREEK THRONE IS HER GOAL “the tin plate king,” to help the cause of Constantine or of any political fac- tion in Greece. Neutral in Polities. She declared herself a neutral in Greek politics, asserting that aside from purely family sympathies— which naturally followed the for- tunes of the royal family into which she had married—she had no interest in politics whatever. Constantine, who has abdicated, has not the slightest wish to return to the throne, she said. She added that she had no wish and no expectation of ascending the throne with Christo- pher. Prince Christopher backed his wife up in her statement that their aspi- irations did not tend toward the throne. “I have no ambition to be king, he declared. “Moreover, I am eight or nine removed from the succession and one penny of the fortune left her by | there is little likelihood of my ever ascending the throne.” game, which amounted to $121,056.30, | they could kill the subsidy measure by keeping it from getting to a vote. The fear of insurgent members of the republican party who have set out on a campaign of obstruction and destruction of the administration has Leen that the subsidy bill would have enough votes on the final roll call to be passed. They have interjected the Norris farm credits bill as an effort to displace the subsidy measure and give the shipping bill such a psychological blow to weaken its champions and quietly smother the whole proposal. Test of President’s Streagth. But the administration has realized that 1f it were unable to force its own pet measure to a vote it would be a confession of impotence which would make it impossible to get any Gther leg- islation through this Congress or per- haps the next. The test has meant a great deal to Mr. Harding. His lieu- tenants in the Senate have made good use of this line of reasoning; they have sald in effect to some republicans who are opposed to ship subsidy and even to some democrats: “You may not like the ship subsidy bill and may want to vote against it, but why do you lend yourself to government by blocs and minority rule. If you want to keep on friendly terms with the ad- ministration, here is a chance to do something for the administration with- out compromising_your own position on ship subsidy. Permit it to come to a vote, give it a fair chance—that's all we ask, and vote against the meas- ure itself if you want to—we shall not hold that against you.” This, indeed, solves the problem which many senators have been wor- rying about. They didn't want to break with the administration and vote against ship subsidy, but some of them feel they must. They can pal- liate their act to some extent by help- ing the administration get the bill to a vote. Enough of them have con- sented to do this, 50 that a vote on the ship subsidy seems assured. Vote Expected to Be Close. Now as to the final tally, it will be very close. The proponents of the measure think they have a comfort- able margin, and they insist that as the debate develops they will have more votes, because republicans will have to make up their minds whether they will vote against & party meas- ure or stand by the administration. The democrats have not yet shown their hand. It looks as if only ome or possibly two of them will vote for the bill, but the interesting thing so far is that the democrats have not b come party to the obstructionist ta tics of the insurgent republicans. The danger of such a coalition is that it might work both ways and that measures which the democrats may want to see passed for the benefit of their respective states will not get the necessary co-operation from re- i publican leaders if a bipartisan ob- structionist bloc is formed. Two Democratic Camps. Another phase of the situation is the two camps in the democratic party, the one interested in radically obstructing whatever it is possible to obstruct so as to hurt the republican party’s chances at all cost and the other, more conservatively inclined, which fears that all progress in go ernment will be blocked unless the: stand with the conservative repub- licans and prevent “bloc” rule by the 1s. e sdministration fs thoroughly satisfied with the shipping bill framed in the Senate. In fact, it is preferred over the House bill The principal changes made by the Senate are the limitation of the amount that can be expended for subsidy to $30,000,000 a year. The Shipping Board is confident the cost will not run.over that sum anyway, so the amendment is ac- ceptable. The other change, which eliminated th® Madden amendment re- quiring annual appropriations and au- thorisations, is also satisfactory, so shippers can buy vessels with an as- surance of continuous government aid: (Copyright, 1922.) ELECT WOICIECHOWSKI PRESIDENT OF POLAND Voters Choose Him to Succeed Dr. Gabriel Narutowicz, Who Was Slain Saturday. By the Associated Press. ‘WARSAW, December 20.—Stanislas ‘Wojclechowski was elected President of Poland today to succeed Dr. Ga- briel Narutowicz, Who was assas- sinated last Saturday.