Evening Star Newspaper, January 5, 1923, Page 2

2 * FULL QUOTAFORDC. NCONGRESSURCED E, .C. Brandenburg Spurns ildea of Mere Delegate as “Useless.” ASKS FOR CO-OPERATION Realization of Demands Possible, He Says, if People Present United Front. “The only effoctive thing for the District of Columbia is to secure ab- solute representation in both the Hous and Senate. A delegate from the Dis- trict would be as useless to the Dis- trict as an appendix is to the human anatomy,” E. C. Brandenburg of the citizens' joint commiftee on representa- tion for the District told members of the Antheny League, meeting at 1734 N street, last night. “Mexico, Brazil and all other Ameri- can republics recognize fully the rights of the citizens of their capitals to vote” satd Mr. Brandenburg. ‘“The United § is alone in the attitude toward a voteless capital. In the Dis- trict itselt we have three attitudes to- ward this question among our citizen There is & group that does not care for a vote and Is fully willing to let the other fellow do_ it for us; there is the group which advocates a delegate to Congress—a voteless individual to be placed within the walls of Congress to walk up and down, shouting loudly, but getting nowhere. “The t Alviduals the District feels it should have sume rights beside those granted to feeble-minded, criminals and aliens. We do not ask to change the form of government—the com- mission form of government s all right Al we ask is equal repre- sentatlon with that given all other citi- sens of the United States. D. C. Pays Large Taxes. “In 1919 the District paid, as in- ternal revenue, customs and miscel- Ianeous taxes fo the federal govern- ment (not as local taxes), $18,645,000, & sum_greater than that paid by North Dakota, New Mexico, N Wyoming and Vermoat combined. These states have eighteen votes in Congress. “The District pald more than any one of fifteen states in the Union. Our citizens pay at the full value assessment of their property, whereas in many states having a higher tax rate they are only assessed at 55 per cent of their property's real value In the liberty loans the District of Columbla heavily oversubscribed its quota in every instance and gave a Rreater number of subscriptions in proportion to population than any state in the Union. We also sup- lied a greater proportion of volun- ers in time of emergency than any of forty-two states. Needs Help of Women. “If only the citizens of the District, men and women's organizations alike, vill stick together and concentrate on this one thing of getting the vote for the District T know we will put {t through. We need the help of the scomen's organizations, however., We have failed far trying to do alone as men's organizations. Let's co-operate on this, the biggest thing for the District Mra._Anna M. of the Anthony League, the foremost workers for District netlonal representation, at the close Mr. Brandenburg’s address ex- presged the hope that all the mem- bhers of the league would continue to work for the adoption of the con- atitutional amendment empowering Congress to grant national repre- sentation to the ital Miss Ada_ Louise Townsend gave her own dramatic reading. “The Spirit of the District of Columbia as Tt Speaks for Its Citizens,” taken from her pageant produced og Dis- trict day last March. Musical Numbers Entertain. Musical numbers and readings by students representing four distinct| nations who are studying at the Americanization School. 7th and O streets, provided a unique feature of the program. Mrs. H. C. Klernan, teacher of the tntermediate and advanced classes, was In charge of this part of the program. Mre. Mary Zilipsky, of Russian birth, sang a folo in English and sang a duet arrangement of “The Bar- arolle” from “Tales of Hoffman” with Mrs. Kiernan, Miss Tamara Zanoff, also of Russian natlonality, gave a piano number. Little Miss Zanoff is in her early teens. Mrs. Howard Lester Freeman, from Budapest, Hungary, wife of an American citizen, gave & short taik describing the stu- dent committee of the Americaniza- tion School, of which she is secretary, and later sang two songs—"Mighty Lak a Rose” and a Hungarian song. Maj. Napoleon Alcantara, sent to the United States from Honduras to study the government of this country, gave a memorized reading explaining the government of the United States. president nd one of Hendley d group of full-blooded in. | ada, | | pavemen De Valera Representative Arrives in Washington personal representa- tive of De Valera, photographed on his arrival here this morning. DARK D. . STREETS ENCOURAGE CRIME Driving Automobiles on Poor- ly Lighted Streets Is Dangerous. In the dark and neglected south- | east section of the clty and sections {where modern electric street lighting 1s sparse, and confined almost entirely to the main thoroughfares, there are great possibilities for accidents and {eriminal depredations aided by the {1ack of efiictent public highway light- |ing. The old and infirm, and even the youngsters, too, furnish & prob- {lem In accident prevention when |traveling in the section between {South Capitol and 8th streets and t Capitol and O streets, last night | traversed by a representative of Tha Star. The only bright spots in the sec- tion, except on the main arterles, {were the automobile headlights. and |1t was observed in a number of in- etances parked automobiles left on ! their headlights to furnish a welcome ddition to the street lighting. It is |necessary to travel through the { streets with extreme caution. { Wostly Gas Lights. The streets are lighted almost en- { tirely with the archalc gas lamps, which, in many instances, wera ob- | served to cast more shadows than light. This is due to the fact that the burner is close to the base of the lamp proper, which Increases! the | shadow immediately around the lamp. { 1t was observed that at street corners the shadow completely covers the , making {t.very difficult for one to see a pedestrian, particularly when dressed in dark tt6thes, stepping off the curb into the street. For the same reason it is difficult to see the approach of a dark-coldred auto- mobile from an intersecting street. Running along South Capitol street from B street southeast, the southern boundary of the Capitol grounds, it | was absolutely necessary as a mat- ter of public safety and for personal safety to use headiights. - The lights there are of the gas mantle type, far apart, and between them long spaces of deep shadow: which were particularly noticeable a the intersecting streets. South of the Virginia avenue railroad viaduct ithe streets were black, and only with difficulty could one proceed if he had only the street lamps. In this section, below Virginia avenue, the mantled lamps failed hopelessly to plerce the night's darkness. Accldent Narrowly Averted. Only keen eyesight averted an ac- cldent on E street southeast between South Capitol and New Jersey avenue, when the driver caught a gleam re- flected for a second from the handle- bars on a bicycle being ridden by a colored man. The man was directly under the lamp at the intersection of E and Canal streets, but the light-fail- ed to show him, except for a second. The driver immediately switched on headlights, and there, but a foot ahead was the bicyclist. The street lamp had utterly faled in its purpase of lighting the highway sufcieatly. First street between C and F stree a gas-lighted street, ls very danger. ous, and_ this condition 1s aggravated by the fact that there is g car line Michali Kazitoris, whose parents are still in Athens, Greece, read the poem, “America the Beaut SEARCH FOR GUNS AT MURDER PROBE (Continued from First Page) l ments at the hearing.” he declared. Pressed for an intimatlon as to the number, he said it conld be safely said that the witnesses probably would be more than ten and less than @ hundred. He was equally as non-committal as to how many arrests likely would result and when they would be made. Only one man thus far s held on oharges of murder in connection with the kidnaping and killinx of Dantels and Richards, T. J. Burnott, a carbon plant worker, who s in jall here. Dr. B. M. McKoin, former mayor of Mer Rouge, Who was arrested in Bal- timore in connection with the death of the two men and later relsased from that charge with the understanding that he would return to Louisiani, was ex- pected to arrive here today to offer tes- timony that he had no connectlon with the Morehouse kidnaping. The hearing will be presided over there. The mantles throw out only weak beams, which are gobbled up by the darkness before they reac) even a quarter of the distance acro: the street. This street, from C streat north to East Capitol street, is light- ed by modern electric lights, aided by the lights of the House office build- ing and the Congressional Library. New Jersey avenue is poorly lighted by gas lamps, but the conditions there are relieved of dangers somewhat by the fact that it i8 & very wide street jand a wider view of intersections is had. Hospital Neighborkood Dangerous. Second street from B street to I ends, is extremely dangerous for both pedestrians and vehicles allke, and those in automoblles traveling within the speed limits, unless they have very keen “night eyes,” are courting disaster. The conditions around .the Providence Hospital are particularly bad, and were only relieved last night by the lights from the two dozen or more automoblles parked outside. Third street from East Capitol street soutb has many dark spots In the vicinity of the Brent Bohool, Providence Hospital and Garfleld Park It was with difficulty that the by Judge Fred L. Odom of the sixth judicial district court. Questions of rocedure will be determined at the nitial session. Women in Court. Judge Odom stated that the attend- ance at the hearings would be limit- od to the seating capacity of the court, room, approximately 500. Adjt. Gen. L. W. Toombs of the Louisiana National Guard malntained his headquarters here as the ranking military representative of Gov, John M. Parker, and with him rosts the question of whether martial faw will e declared. He reiterated today that such actlion would depend on de: epments. . “Should the occasion and necessity arise quick and decisive action to meet_any situation will be taken,” Col. Toombs said. J. L. Danfels of Mer Rouge, one of those flogged by the masked and robed band and father of Watt Dan- iels, who was murdered on the same night, was one of the early arrivals in the courtroom. Mr. Danlels was accompanied by several Mer Rouge eitisens. ~ Halt an hour before the time fixed for the hearing to begin less than & hundred persons w in the cour room. About & fourth of th: ‘were writer could see a Dedestrian on the opposite side of the strest. Fourth _strest from Kast Capitol street to M street is dark and danger- ous, particularly from B street south. In one place a pile of coal within a few feet of a gas lamp was made out with difficulty. Fifth street between the same thoroughfares is in much the fame condition, and at 5th and G Streets last night an automobile near- iy ran down an elderly woman who stepped off the pavement undsr the shadow of & gas light casting a wesk gleam over the highway. ! Other Streets Badly Lighted. Sixth street southeast from East Capitol to M street is not well light- ed. South of Pennsylvania avenue, and particularly at the intersection of South Carolina’ avenue, within‘a block of the fifth précinct police station, it was necessary to switch on headlights to make out the roadway. Cautlon re. quired the use of headlights as far south as M street. b Seventh street south: gas-light- ed also, can hardly be called & well lighted highway. On that street be. tween South Carolina avenue and E street last nlfil.n a little boy ran into the street. was dressed in dark clothes and could be seen until within & ocouple of/. of an auto- | {out, It was found necessary to close street, where the street practically | THE SEIFREN LIBRARY WELCOME Mt. Pleasant Allowance in D. C. Bill Furthers Develop- ment, Says Bowerman. WORK TO BEGIN IN JULY Population of 100,000 Will Be Served by Branch, Officials Point Out. Pleasure was expressed by officials of the Public Library today over the inclusion of the ftem of $25,000 for the site of a branch library in the Mount Plessant section In' the Distnict appropriation bill. “This will make possible the mnext step in the plan for branch library development,” Dr. George ¥. Bower- man, librarian of the Public Library, declared. The Carnegie Corporation .hns made an allotment of $100,000 i for the bulldfng, acceptance of which the bill also authorizes. Inclusion of the item in the bill will make it possible to start erect- ing the bullding early next July, ace cording to officlals. The branch will be located two and one-half miles from the central library and will serve a population of 100,000 persons in the Mount Pleasant and Columbly | Helghts section. The bill eliminated one position in- {cluded in the estimates for the south- eastern branch ifbary. Since the | branch has proved most popular since | its opening on December 8, Dr. Bow- {erman thinks this omission must be {due to an oversight, especially since the position eliminated is that of chil- dren’s librarian, and the users of the branch are three-fourths children. Need Children’s Librarian. “If the committes could have been with me at the branch yesterday afternoon,” Dr. Bowerman sald. “I think there would have been no ques- tion in thelr minds of the need for a children's librarian. About twelve hundred boys and girls have already secured library cards. and an Increas- ing number of new children are re istering every day. There must have been over two hundred in the chil- dren's room and about the delivery desk. and more boys and girls were coming all the time I was there. The room swarmed with them, and most of them needed help of some sort which calls for a large knowledge of Juvenile literature and of children’s reading tastes.” The branch now has too small a staff to take care of the circulation of books, it was stated. The central children's room, for example, has & staff of seven fonal workers and loaned on y 792 volumes ; the main circulat- ing department, with a staff of twenty- one_professional persons, loaned 1319 books on Tuesday: while the south- eastern branch circulated 1,033 volumes With a professional staff of five persons, 1¢ the branch library staff is reduced by this one position, it was stated, It will_necessitate curtalling the hours of service. The branch is now open from 12 to § four days in the week, 12 to 3 on Wednesdays, and on Saturday, 9 am. to 9 pm. With one assistant less the library would be forced, Dr. Bower- man said, to close cme or two more nights, which would naturally reduce the service to grown people. Ho puinted out also that closing 8 unsatisfactory since it brings greater congestion during the hours of opening, when wita ewen the longer hours handling tha crowded periods is & strenuous performance. Salary Reduced to $1,400. The salary for the branch librarian was reduced {n the bill to $1,400, According to Dr. Bowerman this sal ary is entirely inadequate for a posi- tion which is regarded as a respon- sible one, calling for a high degree o technical skill, wide knowledge of books and ability to fit them to the needs of people. The present libra- rian, Dr. Bowerman sald, transferred from the main library, had taken the position at a reduction in salary of ! 13300, but it would not be possible to keep her there long at & continued financlal sacrifice. The District bill further cut $500 from the Bunday and holiday service fund which Dr. Bowerman says will mean closing the main bullding, as well as the branches on all holidays, although it is on holidays that people have the most leisure to use the ibrary. “These backward steps are most dis. couraging,” Dr. Bowarman said. “For- merly, the library was open § am. to 9 p.am. on all hoildays except Christ- mas and July 4, and all departments of the central building which served the public were open from 1:30 to 9 p.m. on Sundays. With the clipping of the fund from time to time, and the necessity to raise the pay in order to got _competent persons for the extra zervice which s largely reference and informational, the library opens now on Sundays from 3 to 9, but the cen- tral children’s room and the branches are closed. The branches are closed likewise on all holidays.” Several years ago, it was pointed the library on the Saturday half-holl. days during the summer. Since the library also closes every Wednesday at 3 pm, owing to the numerical limitation 6¢ the staff, Dr. Bowerman sald that it is highly im- portant that no further outting in the ours of service should be required. U. S. HAS REACHED LIMIT IN EFFORTS TO ASSIST EUROPE (Gontinued from First Page.) i United States might be interested, and no matter how great its desire to heip, this government can't get away. from the faét that the success of any move inevitably lies in the assent of the owers most affected. The text of the transmitted to the American embas: abroad in or: der to be available in an official wa: to the European governments. Not Discussed at Cubinet Moeting. It {s understood from high official authority that the reparations ques- tlon was not discuseed at the bi- weekly cabinet meeting at the White House today. lnthnr(g #tated that ons, and prob- ably one or two other forelgn prob. lems, may have been touched upon {n- formelly by the President and in. dividual members of the cabinet just Defore the opening of the cabinet ses- sion or immediately ‘afterward as the ‘members were leaving the room, . He' expiained further that If the question_of reparations was brought to_the President's attention, it was® only in an incidental way. ——— 'was making but eight miles an hour at the time saved the little one. Eighth street southeast from East Capitol street to Pennsfivania ave- nue is dimly lighted, and the condi- tion south of the Avenue to navy yard gate at M street is relieved only by the lights in the stores along the thoroughfare. Except for Pénnsylvania avenue, which is lighted with modern electrie lamps, the easrt and west streets in the area covered last night from A te M street are in the same condition as the numbered streets, the whnle -‘Un! tras extremely z" ght “‘m of EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO BALDWIN EXPECTS DEBT SETTLEMENT WITHIN FORTNIGHT (Continued trom First Pege.) to business, to International trade, and to domestic tranquility. Great Britain, he said, had taxed, in order to pay, and would/pay. Sees Peril in Farley Rupture. In the breakdown of the conference of premjers at Paris yesterday, Mr. Baldwin belleves, grave dangers lurk. ‘With continued pressure on Germany, one of the greatest dangers, he be- lieves to be the possibility of inter- nal disorders within Germany her- self. Should France proceed to occu- pation of the Ruhr and continue pressure for the collection of répa- rations_under the present rumored plans, Mr. Baldwin said, he would venture to be afraid of such disor- ders breaking out in Germany, which might amount eventually to & revo- lution. In France, he thought, where a great part of the people were rur and to some extent conservative there might be some danger of dis- orders, but under the present situa- tion" the ‘more grave pomsibility le that of a break in the value of the franc, and depreciation of the cur- rency. If this should occur, he said, there would be imminent & threat. not slone to France, but to Europe. “to you and to me”; for a break dn the franc, similar to the precipitous decline in the value of the mark, Mr. Baldwin - thought, weuld have an ef. fect on international trade, not only serious, hut threatening. Insists Britain Will Pay. While the head of .the British commission freely _discussed the breakdown of the Parls conference and the possibilities in Europe over the reparations problem, he gave no hint that these considerations would have any effect upon the intent of Great Britain to pay her debt of more than four billions of doliara to the United States, Intimations from overseas through the Balfour note, and through un- offictal pronouncéements that Great Britain would welcome overturgs by this government lpoking toward & general ajl-round cancellation of war ebta, have never met with favor in official circles here. In fact, high American officfals have plainiy - res iterated that this government could take no part in any consideration of cancellatlon of war debts. On the other hand, it has been re- vealed in official quarters here that there has never come officlally from Great Britain to this country direct any proposal for cancellation of the British debt. In fact, $100.000,000 was paid in gold, late last year, by Great Britain, as interest on the debt for the period from May 15 to January 1, 1923. | | Expect Solution Shortly, Now the British commission has come, with promises of getting down to businéss immediately, with a hope to complete the negotiations and come to a conalusion satisfactory to all within two weeks. There is no talk of cancellation. There is much talk of paymen £ Senator Smoot, republican, of Utah, a member of the American debt com- mission, called this morning at the White House but President.Harding, being_ unable to further crowd hi calendar, the senator made an & pointment for tomorrow, presumably to_discuss the debt situation. While at the White House Senator a8 notified that Ambassador a guest at the White House, would see the senator, and the two were In conference for a considerable period. Ambassador Harvey, fresh from London, was believed to have gone over the entire problem of British- American debts with the senator. Bears 5 Per Cent Interest. The British debt includes $611,044,- 201.85 interest, accrued and unpaid, up to May 15. The recently paid $100.- 000,000 took care of interest since May 15. At present the British obligations bear 5 per cent interest. Under the provisions of the act creating the American Debt Commission, that com- mission is authorized to negotiate with foreign governments with a view to reduction of the interest rate to a minimum of 413 per cent. Difterence of Opinfon. As to the advissbility of seeking any changes in the debt funding act to give the American commission more latitude in the negotiations a difference of opinion appears to pre- ail between Treasury officlals and some members of the commission. The former stated yesterday that no thought was being given to changes in the act, while some members of the commiasion, _including Secretary Hughes and Representative Burton, republican, Ohio, have taken the view that certain changes should be made. Members of the commission declined to discuss the matter further, how- ever, in advance of the British pres- entation, Reporta persisted that the first step by the forelgn delegation would be to attempt to establish to the satis- faction of the American commission and as a basis for later calculations the approximate annual amount that Great Britain can pay. The British delegates were said to fele tha the es- tablishment of such a baais start- ing point was essential to the success of negotiations. The British delegation was delayed in arriving yesterday, their train b ing forced to stop a few miles outside of Washington because of trAuble with_she locomotive. The delegation was “met by Undersecretary Gllbert of the Treasury and Sir. Auckland Geddes, the British ambassador, and went to the Shoreham Hotel. where it will be quartered. Later, the mem- bers of the delegation were dinner guests of the ambassador at the em- basey. SIMPLE SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. MABEL H. BELL After Cremation Remains Wil Rest Beside Those of Husband in Nova Scotia. The funeral of Mrs. Mabel Hubbard Bell at Twin Oaks this afternoon wers nearly as possible like 'the sfmple services for the late Alexander. Gra- ham Bell. The honorary pallbearers were: Dr. Edwin A. Grosvenor, Gen. A.'W. Greely,Gon. John J. Carty, F. 79, Baldwin, Dr. Harry Kerr, Edwin ypw;vnnr. S r. Ch 0od conducted 't Bervices, assisted by Rev. G. F. C. ‘Bratenahl. Harvey Murray played the Moen- unersl march: s dvl;lo’zn uitll cm‘ n % ant jowison san, ‘enn; m' ;%‘ rgufil g the Bar” and ’buL mly llowing the wishes of Mrs. Bell, body will be oremated and later t to Belnn Breagh, Nova Sootia, to be buried beside the grave of her husband. ., “Twin Oaks” the home of Mrs. Charles J. Bell, sister of the widow of the inventor, formerly was the home of the father of. Mrs, Bell, Gardiner Greene Hubbard, organizer and first president of the Bell Telephone Com- pany. A NAVY J-1 DIRIGIBLE TEST. Sucgessful Malden Flight. AKRON, Ohfo, January S5.-~Pfloted by Ensign Charles Bauch of . , the Navy J-1, th -t ¢ dirigibls, made & successful maiden flight here yester- day despite a strong wind and freez- ing temperatur: She carriedeight passengers. After encircling _Wingfoot . Field several "the big blmp flew eastward, B fter bout &n_NOUF'S Cross-sons: cou; fiight was returned to its h: tey fig] 5 (‘r lnlpull:u 'Mlm;m in }:lmm i a »nl“flaun; a D -G, Per Cent of All . Motor Vehicles By the Associated Pross. NEW YORK, January. 6.—More than 90 per cent of the world's motor vehicles are in the .United) States, it gas estimated today by the’ National Automobile Chamber : of Commerce. i The world registration was placed at 12,750,000, of which 11,500,000 are in the United States. The reg- istration in_this country in 1922 wag 10,448,632, The ‘chamber’s report shows a constderable increase in production in America last year. The aggre- ate turnout of passenger cars in 922 was 2,287,000, valued at- $1,- 374,487,000, and’ 240,000 trucks, vai- ued at $184,080,000. The passen- er car turnout in 1021 was 1,614,- 00, ‘valued at $1,093,918,000," and the' truck output was 164,550, val- ued at $166,082,000. FRANCE PROCEEDS WITH OWN PLAN TO MAKE BERLIN PAY (Continued from First Page.) ! tween . British and French statesmer since thea war. There was much laughter among the participants and an apparent utter absence of strain or resentment for the breaking up of the reparations conference. . Fwd minutés before the train left,.Mr. Bonar Law stepped into his private car and stood at the window. with Poincare below on the platform. Britain to Await Eventd. The two premlers, smiling at each other, exchanged a word now and then until the train drew out, when Mr. Bonar Law waved his hand and bowed, and M. Poincare lifted his hat ‘and celled out, “Bon voyage." Tt s understood that Prime Minister Bonar Law will preside at a meeting of the British cabinet in London tomorrow. British officlals sald England probably would awalt svents. now that France had resumed her liberty of action. 1t was denled today in British circles that any member of the British dele- gation had said Great Britain would make a formal protest in the event France went Into the Ruhr. But there was no definite indication glven that the British government would not make such formal protest. France in Role of Trustee, It was,decided authoritatively that Great Britaln expects France to hold Anything she may seize In Germany as trustee for all the allles. This Is {n accordance with expressions in a recent speech by M. Poincars, and a British spokesman said today he had’ seen nothing since to change the situation in this respect. Sir John Bradbury, British member of the reparations commission. sald today the report that he would re- fuse to sit In the commission when it met to consider the default in comnl deliveries was inaccurate. He £ald_he had only refused to sit if the reparations commission met dur- ing the allied conference. Now that the date of the meeting had been fixed for tomorrow, he added, he was ready to participate. Premier Polncare will diseuss Bel- glan co-operation With Premler Theu- nis before the latter returns to Brus- sels this evening. Default in Wood Basis. It is regarded here as probable that Premier Poincare will take as the basis for action against Germany ‘the recent decision of -the reparations commission in adjudging Germany in default in her deliveries of wood. In & few days, it {s confidently belleved, the commission will also find that Germany has defaulted in her ocoal deliverfes. s . Sir John Bradbury, British member of the commission, 1s understood to have advised President Barthou that he will not attend the meting next Tuesday, at which the coal deliveries and Germany’s request for a mora- torfum will ‘be taken up. This de- cision s held in French circles as an indication that Great Brftain intends to abstain from participating in the affairs of the commission and will be represented by an observer. Decision Only to Be Confirmed. The presence or absence of the Brit- 1sh member is immaterial, it is point- ed out, Inasmuch as the majority de- cision on the timber default must only be confirmed at next week's meeting to becoms operative. Sir John Bradbury cast the only dissenting vote on the question of the default. 1f Germany s officlally declared to be behind in her coal deliveries only the physical manifestations of coer- clon would be necessary. These steps, it is believed, will no doubt involve the military occupation of at least part of the Ruhr valley along such lines as may be agreed upon by the French and Belgian premiers. It appears rather uncertain that the “polite disagreement” between France and Great Britain will be limited to the reparations question. Poliey Based on Freedom. Nothing could be more fatal than to Imagine, says the Journal, that France could, for instance, trail behind Brit- ain at Lausanne. France's policy, thiy newspaper says, is based on freedom of action and cannot be divided into compartments. French opinion, as echoed by the press, remains moderate. It is meas- ured i1 the expression of the hope that the entente cordiale will be re- sumed as before the war, with each party maintaining freedom of action. t would seem,. however, that some apprehension 18 felt lest the gap be- tween the two ocountries widen in view of the vital character of the dis- agreement. All the newspapers pay homage to the sincerity of Mr. Bonar Law, al. though they.deplore that he allowed himself ‘to be persuaded too easily by his financial expert Sir John Scored as Villain Sir John Bradbury is singled out as the' yillatn of the plece and seems to have inherited the unpopularity of Mr. Lloyd George here. Pertinax de- clares that Bradbury drafted. his government's proposals and that “he sought in the accomplishment of the task to lven:. the personal defeat he considers he incurred in the r arations commission on the subject of the German default in deliveries of ‘woods. b % TR S8 e e -“as ope Shie British plan will b well recetved by your press.” Poincare Also Critictsed. . Criticlsm of ‘Premier Polncare, al- though infrequent, is not lacking. It comes mostly from the radical group. Robert de'Jouvenel tn L'Oeuvre hopes that the premlers prevision will proye saccurate and Bonar Law's faulty in the Lutx .o “But, - frankly,” the writer contig- ues,.“we do not count upon it. Al ready the dollai and the pound ster- ling have risen,’ while ‘the miark has ‘dropped a little more.: Hope of sta- ilizing German‘eusrency as the only -obtaining adequate pay- ot Is Gwindling. Let e hops that we shall not be obliged next vear to fend six hundred fitty miilions— as Germany has just been forced to do with Austria.” Measures such as are usual in the time of crisis were taken by the French military authorities at May- ence as soon as . news of the break- down ‘l’n :h nom'hn‘“euntomucc tcht’ s became known, ys a dis) KRy Ty remain in b road M, | FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1923. -|U. S. Has Ninety |FISCALBILL OF D.c. ‘ NOW BEFORE HOUSE; MAY VOTE MONDA (Continued from First Page.) committes which framed the bill and former chairman of the House District committee, eriticized the policy of build- ing “pulatial achool Wouses” with “mag- ificent theaters” in the District. He confirmed the statement previously Dy’ Representative Cramton that every réquest by the school board, which had 10 ‘do with providing a seat for each child In school houses had been granted. He added that the previous Congress had appropriated more money for school bulldings than has yet been used. “Where it is a question between money for classrooms and for thea- ters or assembly halls, as they are called, the preference should be given to the classroome,” sald Representa- tive Johnson. Reprsentative Bnell of New York brought up the question of hundreds of children from outside the District who are attending the District schools. He asked why they should | be allowed to attend the schools here { when there is not seating capacity { for the children of the taxpayers in | the District. Chairman Focht of the District com- mittee contributed the information that there are now 3,000 of these chil- dren living outside the District attend- ing the District schools, but he sald it.is a condition that obtains in nearly ‘every large municipality. Representative Johnson discdssed at length the provision in the current law, which is renewed in the bill under conaideration, regarding payment of jurles in the local courts. Declaration that the school teach- ers of Washington ought to have their salaries doubled was made in the Houso by Representative Thomas L. | Blanton, "democrat, of Texas, a mem- ber of the House District committee, He protested, however, that none of the money for the support of the Dis- | trict echools should come from the federal Treasury. He argued that the people of Wash- ington ought to fully support their own schools and that people in other states should not be taxed for this purpose. Representative Blanton criticizea the appropriations committee for not having long ago fully equipped mem- bers of the police department with modern firearms, and he also sharply criticized the fact that both police and firemen are not granted one day off in seven. Assessment Written In. ‘The appropriations committee wrote into the bill last year a provision for assessment of jurors’ fees in all of the courts against the unsuccessful litigant. The controller decided that because this provision was inserted under ‘the Police heading _heading it.applled only to the Police Court. A number of judges were called be- fore the wsubcommittee during the hearings, and they all opposed such a. provision on the ground that it was impractical to carry it out. In the present bill the committes modi- fled this provision by saying that it applies to all of the courts. The pro- vision is as follows: “For compensation of jurors, $10,000; provided, that none of the money ap- propriated by this act for the pay- ment of jurors fees in any of the courts shall be avallable or used for that purpose unless the actual cost of the trial jury in each case first be ascertained ‘and fixed by the court and taxed as part of the costs and judgment rendered therefore against the defendant in a criminal case against whom a verdict of gullty has been rendered: nor shall any such money be available or used for that purpose until execution has been issued and a return of nulla bona thereon has been made by the proper officer. either ghall any of the money ap- propriated by this act for the pay- ment of jurors’ fees be dispersed or used to pay any jurors' fees whatso- ever, unless the actual cost of the trial’ jury be ascertained and fixed by the court and taxed as co: nd judgment rendered therefor against the deféndant, where either the United States or the District of Co- lumbia is plaintiff and the defendant {8 unsuccessful in the suit. How- ever, no person shall be imprisoned because of non-payment of the afore- mentioned costs. Protest against the rush tactics of the House ladership in taking up the District bill, and criticism of the House for generaily shunting aside of District legislation, was voiced by Representative R. Walton Moore of Virginia, democrat. He particularly emphasized the proposed school ap. propriations are entirely inadequate. “Not Pressing for Action.” “There is no pressure, incident to the general condition of business in the House, which makes it necessary to take this bill up for considera. tlon today,” protested Representative Moore. “On the other hand, there is good reason why it should not be taken up today, but put over until next week. The blll, which contains over 100 printed pages,” he pointed out, “was only reported to the House yesterday afternoon and, along with the hearings contalned in a volume of over 450 printed pages, was only within reach of members during the afternoon. “Thus, no time has been afforded any one to study the bill in the light of the hearings, and no one can now know much about it except the mem- | bers of the subcommittee of the com- mittee on appropriations which is in charge of it b “Surely, in the consideration of_ this and other appropriation bills,” Rep- resentative Moore continued, “either there should be an {nterval of two ot three days between the report and printing of the bills-and hearings be- fore the bills are considered, or else it may as well be understood that the | House is expected to automatically approve the conclusions of the sub- committees. 2 Complaining against the general treatment of the District by Congress Representative Moore said that Yistrict aftairs, if 1t can be really any polley, 1s to rush n_the appropriation 8, orafara the disposition of epecific measures that crowd the calender of the District committee, by disregard- ing the rule which assigns to District business two days in each month. “Iwo days in each of the months when Congress i8 in session would I geem to be a very meager allowance, and, nevertheless, the common prac- tice 418 to devote those particular days to other businesi Not Regarded Satisfactory. o one, except somebody gifted withotne femperament of Mark Tap- ley, who always became more cheer- ful as conditions became worse,” sald Mr. Moore, “can regard this bill as satisfactor: Everybody, for exam- plo, realizes that it does not ade- uately meet the educational needs of the District. Those needs and other urgent requirements are set forth in the communication of the Commis- sloners to the director of the bureau of the budget under date of Septem- ber 15, 1922, which I ask leave to print with my remarks ] shall not attempt the futile effort hers, but I hope that some attention may be given the views of the Com. missioners which will appear !n ti Record, and some fair response mad to their reque when the bill i considéred at the other end of the Capitol. What is the evolution of this bili? The time was when the Com- mtssioners of the District were in di- rect relation to the Congress, and pre. sented their estimates directly to Uon- ss. They are appointed by the t to the office they hold be. cause of their knowledge of condi- tions in the District and their abllity to represent to Congress the expendi- tures, that should be made, in order to keep the District on & normal basis, or any way to prevent it from travel- & toward a basis of abnormalcy, to e & word which, under high author- now seems to be permissible. civilian Commlissioners are texpayers; they act for the entire body of taxpayers of the District, and it, would appear that it might be as- wumed that they could be counted upon. mot. to submit exravagant or fantastip estimates. - . vy -#'They. heretofore did precissly, what local of, 1 licy of the House In dealing with |j d | expense of maintaining their institu- of trying to have the bill amended |, under the new law tween the Commisone Congress 1s broken. T sloners now submit their the bureau of the -budget and, will be seen by reference to the Sep- tember communication of the Com- missioners, they were told by the bureau “that a maximum total of $24,532,515_had been allocated to the District, which amount the estimates could not exceed. “It is further true that they were in- formed ‘that it such sum was not sufficient to meet the absolutely necessary requirements they could submit @ supplemental statement, showing the mdditional amounts re- uired. But they were given to un- erstand that they must make every Dpossible exertion to adhere to the amount allocated. “The -Vocation' was arbitrary, and it expressed the opinion not of the officials of the Distriot or citizens of the District, but of the official of the bureau of the budget who had been placed in charge of the task of estimating the expenditures that should be mades Task for This Year. “Last year the oficial of the bureau who performed this task’ was former Senator Sherman of Illinois, and this year the official is Capt. R. D, Ste- phens, a Chicago lawyer, who took service under Gen. Lord when the lat- ter was appointed to succeed Gen. Dawes. I understand that Capt. Ste- phens 1s a very capable and high- minded men, and ¢ is not my purpose to level any criticism at him or at Mr. Sherman, but I do point to the fact as most’ extraordinary that the im- portant matter of passing on Dis- trict neéds and District estimates is intrusted to officials who by no pos afbility can have that knowledge of the situation which s derived from long years of local experience and observatio 1t is as absurd to place that matter under the control of a citizen of Illi- noix, now to this environment, as it wouid be for the leglslature of the state of Ohlo to turn over to a citlzen of Washington or & citizen of Michi- gan the duty of estimating for the necessary annual expenditures of, say the city of Cincinnati, which had ap- proximately the same population as Washington. “The Commissioners, in thelr com- munication to the bureau of the budget, did the best they could to observe the arbitrary limit fixed by the bureau, but they added a serfes of supplemental estimates, amounting to $6,361,520. In other words, they es- timated 'for a total expenditure of $30,894.035, as against the bureau limitation 'of $24,5632,615. “The subcommittee in control of this bill held hearings for four days and the bil! as reperted, cutting down the bureau estimates $338,471.80, car- ried a total of $24,137,733, which is less by over $300,000 ‘than the ap-| propriations for the flacal year now - current. And, as before stated, the House Is now expected to drive ahead | and pass a bill freshly printed, with little or no prospect of any real scrutiny or anal; of the various subjects and items that are involved. “in saying all of this I am not ar- raigning the subcommittes on appro- priations, for whose members I have very great respect. That committee, at the outset of the hearings before it, by its chairman sald to the officials of the District, “The committee has full authority to take up any items it thinks desirable and the Congress has tull authority to go to any extent “It is not limited by the figures in the budget. The appropriations com- mittee, however, has adopted the rule which governs 'this committee as it does every subcommittee, that we will not, except in the most extraor- dinary cases, recommend to the House items not ' recommended by the budget. This was in effect stating that, without the most extraordinary showing, the conclusions of Capt. Stephens of Illinols would be adopted by the subcommittee and reported to the House. Quarrel With Budget Law. “My quarrel is not with the sub- committee or the committee on ap- propriations, which, I think, is doing very valuable work, but with the! { budget Jaw, which iliogically, and, as { it seems to me, absurdly, classifies a great municipality having numberiess activities with the ordinary depart- ments of the government. “I am thoroughly convinced now. as 1 have been for some time, that a mis- take was made in including the Dia- trict of Columbia in the budget la: and that the sensible thing would be to amend that law and go back to the former law under which the Commis- sioners submitted their estimates di- rectly to Congress. “If T could have my way, not¢ acting upon any mere theory, but for the pur- pose of bringing Congress into a com- mon sense relation to the District, 1 would amend the budget law by ex- cluding tho District from its opera- tion, and in addition create a joint committea of the two houses on the District of Columbia, and vest that! joint committee with’ complete juris diction to formulate and propose legis. lation relative to the Distriet, includ- ing appropriation bills. { “In my judgment, such a recasting of ths present system would not be in any sense hurtful to the government, but helptul to both the government and ihe District, and it would tend to remove the increasing complaint that Congress, | which is crowded with business, i3 un- | consclously more or less indifférent to the interests of a great commun! over which it has full control. The volume of congressional business is evidenced by the fact that about 18,000 bills and joint resolutions have been introduced in the present Congress. Il of my material interests lie in Virginia. I am not_a property owner or taxpayer here. But I Lnow some- ting about the rapld growin and the progressive needs of this lccality. I am the friend of the District, as I as- sume every other member {r 1 am not, however, blindly its friend. “Last year, for example, 1 approved the Increase of the tax on Intangibles, and_perhaps myself suggested th payment of taxes in instaliments, so | as to save the Treasury from some! burden. Coupled with my friendship for the District is a strong desire that Congress, as the governing body, shall exercise its powers, which i3 practically without restriction, in the most practical and effective manner that is possible and so as to meet the and_reasonable _expectations of the people who llve here, and who pay an increasing proportion of the o contract tions."” = SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF CITIZENS TO URGE CONSTRUCTION ITEMS Thankful that the House subcom- mittee on appropriations in cutting | 1$225,860 from the school estimates as | submitted by the budget bureau pass- ed unscathed the building program, the citizens' school committee of flve will meet in the office of its chairman, Heury H. Glassie, in the Union Trust bullding this afternoon, to conmdor plans for presenting to the Semato appropriations committea its argu- ments for the restoration of ‘the school construction items deleted from the original budget of the bi of education. The committes has cen- tered its hope of obtaining the ad- ditional school building fund on the ate committee. - “1 cannot help but feel gratified that the House committee did not he building program,” Chairman te sald today. “I regret, how- ever, that the committee did not at last retain all of the {tems in the school estimates that were passed on by the budget bureau, as every one is_important. 3 Before mapping out definitely its program _for continuing the fight for increased bullding funds the school committes will make a careful ex- amination of the school estimates approved by the House committee and determine what effect the reduc- tion in the budget will have upon the school system. P —— PLACED ON PROBATION. Lee Tucker, twenty-one years o1a."oF Fort Worth, Tex.. and Mar: garet °W. Van Dever, twenty-two, of Dallas, Tex., were sentenced today by Justice Bailey in Criminal Division 2 to serve three years in the peniten- tiary each. The court suspended the sentence and placed the young women on probation. They' recently pleaded ufity to stealing two diamond rings worth $150, which they found in a the Raleigh Hotel. The ed to Il’;xhkrl C. Hurd < Md. e condition of jon is that the women re. | ! Lthat between DISTRICT PLEASED@ OVER PENDING BIL Keller Praises Cramton and " Committee for Intelligent Consideration. PLAN TO BEGIN PAVING Increased Street Funds Available ‘When President Signs Measure. The District Commissioners a:« pleased with the appropriation bil for the next flscal year, as reportec to the House yesterday. ' Although the measure calls: for': total of less than both the budget bu reau and the Commissioners aske for, it recommends substantial ir creases over current appropriatio: for essential improvements. “We could have used more mone but we will cut our garment-accor ing to the cloth,” sald Engineer Cox misstoner Keller, today. “Taking it & whole, T am well pleased with t bilL” Cramton Is Praised. airman Cramton and, the ot members of the subcommittee treat: us with the utmost courtesy and di played keen intellidence in conside: ing the many pliases of the est mates.” Commissioner Rudolph also believe the taxpayers of the District will finc much to be thankful for in the bill a it now stands. “I am very well satisfled with th report of the House subcommittee. said the chairman of the board .o Commissioners. Commissioner Oyster was detaine from reaching his oice this morning but it is likely that he will concur i the .sentiment expressed by his co leagues that the bill is & better or: than the current appropriation a even though it does not carry all tl city heads asked for. Engineers to Be Busy. With the Inereases allowed street work, Maj. F. Besson and ) C. Hunt, engineer of highways. be two of the busiest offictals in ti District building this year. 1f & clauge now in the bill is ret the appropriations for street wor be available as soon as the act {s sign« by _the President. No delay is anticipated by DI officials in passage of the approj biil this year, and there {s, therafore, < posaibllity that a large program « street work wiil be under way by Aprii Without the special provision mahir: this fund immediately ava vle, U engineer department would have to vu until July 1 to award contras In ash ing the subcommittee to recomriend tha street money be made available wher the bill is passed Col. Keller's idea was to complete as much of next yeur' work as possible before the end of i calendar year. Delay Opening Home. Although the subcommittee recc: mended to the House that the board o children’s guardians should use the T: dustrial Home School to fts full capacit before placing wards of the Juven!l. Court in private boarding homes, Com- migsioner Rudviph said today no steps would ‘be taken to reopen the school until the appropriation bill passes. The home.school has been closed sincs September, when the board of guardians began its policy of placing all its wards in private homes. : ‘ § JANITRESSSAYS - - CARLIN HIT HER Son of Former Virginia Rep- resentative Sought on Woman’s Charge. s of Police today wers seeking Kelth Carlin, attorney and son former Representative Carlin of Virginia, on a warrant sworn out by Mrs. Mary T. Turner, colored fani- tress at the Moulton apartment 277 New Hampshire avenue, charg ing him with beating her. s The warrant is in the hands of the police_at the third precinct. cinct Detective Talley has been ap- pointed to serve it upon looatimy Carlin, The story told by Mrs Turmer s 11:30 and 12 o'cTock Wednesday night she was summonec the door by Miss Mary Gertrud Keane, who has an apartment at t: Moulton, and who was sccompadie: by Carlin. Mrs. Turner sald she g0 as far as the door in the basemw: when Carlin approached her. -~ A dispute followed regarding menme:« glven to Mrs. Turner by Miss K#a! According to Mrs. Turner, the'tefm' nation of the altercation was th pulling out of handfula of her hair- some of which she is holding as evi dence—the hurling of a lamp—whiol missed her, but struck the wall—and a general beating-up about the lef: temple. She charges Carlin with theso acts. In swearing out the war- rant, she named Miss Keane ®s " material witness, she said. Carlin _has a residence in Alex andriz. He is & member of the fim of Carlin, Carlin and Hall fn ti Munsey building, but It was stated there today that he was in the Alex andria office of the company au. “would not be in today.” Miss Keane has not been. locate: eitlier. The janitress said that. s was at the ~apartment house. ] night, but’ that 'she #id not talk to her. NEED MORE MONEY FOR D. C. EXPENGES The District Commissioners, it wa« learned today, have forwarded to the bureau of the budget a list of supple- mental estimates which they believe wil] be needed to keep the city gov- ernment going for the balafice dY the present fiscal year. Although officials -at the Distriot building cannot discuss these - esti. mates, it is rellably reported tha: they contain a substantial item fo: maintenance of suburban roads dur. ing the last few months of this fiscal year. ¥ fhese supplemental estimates are sent forward anmually about this time of the year and represent needed expenses that cannot well be antici pated when the appropriation bill for the year is belng written. ' For example, if the allotments fér fuel -or for maintenance of vehicles or for the collection garbage and oft: refuse a) r to be insufficiént tolast &m July 1, 2- sowmkl.!‘lo ul;