Evening Star Newspaper, January 14, 1923, Page 1

“From Press to Home Within the Hour” . The Star’s carrier system covers every. city block and the regular edition is ay; tomorrow falr. perature for twenty-two hours 0‘ wt 10 pm. last pight: Highest, S84 loweat, 30.4. Full report on puge 5. e No. 929.—No. 28,748. SEAPLANE PLUNGE KILLS FATHER, TWO SONSAND ANURSE Wealthy Cuban Sugar Man, E. F. Atkins, Jr., Victim on Key West-Havana Line. ENGINE TROUBLE FORCES' DESCENT IN HEAVY SEA Ferry Boat Flagler Fights Big Waves and Saves Five of Nine Entered as sacond- post ofice Washington ‘B g. Love Affairs of WASHINGTON, D. C, Rhine Troops, Causing Endless Complications Brides and Brides-to-Be Besiege Gen. Aller’s Headquarters Seeking Data on Sailing Aboard T ransport St. Mihiel. By the Associated Press. COBLENZ, January 13.—Amer- ican military headquarters here has been overrun in the last three days by women bent on alring their love affairs with American soldlers who have departed or are about to depart from Germany and are turning the place into a sort of domestic relations court. Some of these women want American soldiers already in the United States to be returned here so they can marry them. Others want to Aboard Seaplane. By tle Associated Press. KEY WEST, Fla, January 13.— Four persons, three of them a father and his two sons, aged three and five, lost their lives when the seaplane Columbus, plying between Key West and Havana, crashed into the water and sank near Havana this afternoon. Five of the nine aboard were res- cued by the ferry ship Henry M. Flagler and brought here tonight. Those who lost their lives were: Ed- win F. Atkins, jr., thirty, New York capitalist; Miss Grace McDonald of New York, nurse, and Mr. Atkins' two,children, Edwin F., 3d, five, and David, three. Mrs. Atkins, Pilot W. E. Miller, Miss Julia Haverty of New York, Otto Abrams of New York, and the mechaniclan, Harold Thompson, were rescued. Sees Plane Fall. Capt. John Albury of the ferry boat Flagler saw the seaplane fall when he was about three-fourths of a mile @istant and immediately turned his it. Phe sea was running very high, and several attempts had to be made before a lifeboat could be landed. Mr. Atkins and Miss Me- Donald were swept off the wreckage to which they were clinging before the lifeboat could reach them. The two children, who were asleep in the “abin, are believed to have been killed instantly when the wreckage was carried on to the top of a huge wave and then catapulted directly Into the middle of it, nose first. “We were fying about two hundred feet in the air at the rate of sixty- five miles an hour, when I noticed that the engine on.the right side of the plane was missing,” Pilot Miller said. “[ immediatety~attempted to wdjust it, but couldn’t, and, reducing the speed, forced a landing.’ “The seas were running very high, waves fifteen or twenty feet in height 80 to America to get married. Still others say they are willing to marry soldiers here, but first ‘want assurance that they will be taken aboard the St. Mihiel. Nearly every man unfortunate enough to be in the guardhouse 1s fortunate enough to have some .German girl asking that he be re- leased o that he might marry her. All sorts of complications have arisen from these soldier mar- rlages, or promises to marry, and other domestic reiations formed on the Rhine. To Issue Bulletin. Headquarters s about to Issue a bulletin on the subject laying down the law. The bulletin will explain tb the soldiers, first, that the laws of the United States do not permit a woman to acquire American cltizenship by marriage and calling attention to the law limiting the quota of immigrants; second, that the quota of imml- grants from Germany is under- stood to be filled; third, that a sol- dier'’s wife must have a passpdrt; and, fourth, the responsibility for getting his wife to the United States must be assumed by the sol- dier husband. The chaplains have been trying to stralghten out these affairs. They run across many romances and some attempts by the older REICHSTAG BACKS GERMAN ATTITUDE Cuno’s Non-Partisan Cabinet j Given Free Hand to Pursue leaping up. We hit on the top of one wave and then went into the middle ©of the next one, nose first. The p: sengers opened the cockpit of the cabin and came out except the two Atkins children, who were asleep at the time and evidently were stunned and killed Instantly by the impact with the wav The pilot said that Mr. Atkins was clinging to & part of the wreck- age when a huge wave washed him off, also carrying away Miss Mo- Donald. Traditions of Sea. True to the traditions of tho sea, women were rescued first. True also to traditions, the pilot was the last to leave the plane. After Mr. Atkins and Miss McDon- ald had been ewept away, Miller suc- eeeded in holding the others on to the wreckage until the rescue was offected. A wave turned the plane com- pletely over, but by a strange bit of luck the survivors were dropped back on to the wreckage. The lifeboat was launched about 150 yards from the plane and on reaching the wreck- | age several attempts had to be made before the survivors could.be trans- ferred, the waves washing the life- boat back time and ugain. The pilot praised the herolsm of Capt Albury and tho crew for their herolo efforts in the face of great difculties. Mrs. Atkins was the first to be vlaced aboard ‘the lifeboat and was tollowed by the other woman sur- vivor, Miss Haverty. Mr. Abram went next and then the mechanician. After the rescue the lifeboat had to wage what for a time seemed a losing battle in order to wet back to the Flagler. Placed in Hospital. None of the survivors is believed ‘0 be in & serious condition, although they aro suffering bruises and the shock. They were placed in a hospi- tal here. Mrs. Atkins, it was stated, ap- parently is dazed and as yet does not vealize what has happened. An effort will be made to recover the bodies of the victims but the part of the sea where the disaster securred 1s infected with sharks and little hope was hLeld out tonight that 1 recovery would be possible. Mr. Atkins, who was spending'the winter in Cuba, came to Key West vesterday to join Mrs. Atkins who had just arrived from Boston. The Policies. CHAMBER IN DEEP GLOOM No Intimation as to Government’s Future Course Hinted in Proceedings. By the Associated Press, BERLIN, January 13.—By an over- whelming vote of 253 to 12 the reichs- tag today registered its approval of the government's attitude toward the Franco-Belgian invasion of the Ruhr, thus according the non-partisan cab- inet, headed by Chancellor Cuno, pafliamentary suppdrt of sufficlent’ caliber to assure it freedom of ac- tion, so far as the comsent of the political parties is concerned. | Despite the unanimity of national ; sentiment which Is belng vouchsafed | the government, the situation grow- ing out of the presence of armed) French forces in parts of Germany previously unoccupied is considered a very serious one, and nothing Is| suggested as to what line of further | action 1s at the government's dis- Sosat. | The feeling in political eircles in this connection was reflected in an (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) WOMAN SLAYER FREED BY SELF-DEFENSE PLEA, Clara E. Skarin Wins Verdict at Seattle in Case of Death of Ferdinand Hochbrunn. By the Associated Press. SEATTLE, Wash., January 13.— Clara Elizabeth Skarin was acquitted of ‘the murder of Ferdinand Hoch- brunn by a superior court jury here late this afternoon. Miss ‘Skarin, while awaiting the verdiet of the jury, was extremely nervous, butat the words “Not guilty” she recovered her poise, jumped to her feet, her face broke into a smile and plane was on its regular daily voy- wge to Cuba. HAD BIG SUGAR INTERESTS. NEW YORK, January 13.—Edwin T. Atkins, jr., lost today in the acci- dent to the fiying boat Columbus, is = son of the former chairman of the board of directors of the American Bugar Refining Company. The father is president of the Soledad Sugar Company and the Punta Olegre Sugar Company, both Cuban corporations. The elder Atkins played a leading part in the dissolution suit brought against the so-called sugar trust un- der the Sherman anti-trust law. Both father and son were known Juwre to have extensive interests in the development of Cuban sugar. she seized her attorneys by the hands. She then shook hands with the jurors and with a crowd that flowed about her. The jury was out two hours and a half. Three ballots were taken. The four women on the jury were for ac- quittal throughout. Miss Skarin shot and killed Hoch- brunn during a scuffie at Hochbrunn' home here October 13, 1921, accord- ing to her story on the witness stand. She shot him in defense of her honor and her life, she testified. ‘The state alleged the wealthy real estate dealer was killed for gold he was known to have in his possession. More than two months after the slaying & plumber who entered the house to repair a broken pipe found the body. and mercenary women to take ad- vantage of inexperienced youns soldlers to force a marriage. Love and marriage have often given headquarters something to worry about, for the American doughboy has always seemed to the German girls a good catch, particularly since the depreciation of the mark has made the Amer- icans millionaires. ‘Warning by Allen. The soldier marriages cuused Maj. Gen. Allen last April to issue & caution to the troops. It is esti- mated that a thousand soldlers en- tered fnto the married state in the occupation ares during the year ending last June and some outside of that area without the knowledge of the officers. Many of these families prooeeded to the United States when the American forces were reduced. The St. Mihiel, it is announced, will take with the troops only the wives and families of officers and enlisted men above grade 4. This would Include the wives of only about forty enlisted men and twelve children, but it is under- stood that as soon as the space available on the ship has been allotted, whatever room is left will be devoted to caring for the brides. The wives of the officers number seventy and the children sixty-five, but many of these will return on commercial liners. The Army regulations allow officers to carry baggage ranging from 8,000 pounds for a major down to 3,500 pounds for non- commissioned officers above the fourth grade, but privates can take only a barracks bag full or what they can stuff in a foot locker. However, this order will be liberally interpreted and the St, Mihlel is certain to be a crowded shi; France Orders Two Destroyers Sent to Memel By the Associated Press. PARIS, January 13.—Two French destroyers left Cherbourg today for Memel, the scene of the recent in- vasion by Lithuanian Irregulars. Other naval units will follow soon. NEAR EAST PARLEY PLUNGED IN GLOOM Ismet Pasha Laughs in Cur- zon’s Face at War Debt Proposal. By the Associated Press, LAUSANNE, January 13.—The volce of far-away Angora, heard today through the mouth of Hassan Bey, who_has just returned from the cap- ital, was so discordant to the allied representatives that many of them were wondering tonlght whether the Near East conference will ever get anywhere after all in the matter of peace. Ismet Pasha, who backed Hassan Bey, could neither be threatened nor cajoled into seeing the financial ques- tions affecting Turkey as ‘the allied delegates wanted him to ses them. He said the Turks had been making concesslons and sacrifices ever since | they came to Lausanne and that it was now about time the allles re- ciprocated. As some of the allies feel they have gone far enough in the matter of conciliation, they did not seem to know whether to accept this as a serious declaration, but Ismet laugh ed outright for the first time eince the inauguration of the conference and most of the European diplomats got the impression that Mustapha Kemal Pasha's favorite general was having his little joke. French and English Agree. Far from belng split asunder by the Parls reparations differences, France and England seem to be working even closer together at Lau- sanne, apparently with the supreme object of settling the peace in the Near East as soon as possible, so they may be free to concentrate on the greater problem of the reconstruc- tion of Europe as a whole. The (Continued on Page 3, Column 2.) POISON LIQUOR SELLER IS ASSESSED DAMAGES Syracuse Jury Holds Victim Did Not Drink Rum at Own Risk. By the Associated Press. SYRACUSE, N. Y. January 13.— ‘Vendors of liquor which proves to be poisonous were held liable for the consequences by a supreme court jury, which today awarded Mrs. Elizabeth E. Goff a verdict of $8,500 against a cafe proprietor alleged to have sold to her husband liquor which caused his death. ‘The action was brought under the civil damage law passed prior to the enactment of the Volstead act. The defense contended Goff drank the lquor at his own risk. | ! RUM FLEET NEARLY CLEARS OUT STOCK “Bargain Counter” Sales Re- ported Brisk in Channel. Competition Keen. DRY NAVY IS ON SCENE Officials Make Désperate Effort to Prevent Further Business by Bootleggers. Special Dispateh to The Star. NEW YORK, January 13.—The Am- brose Channel “bargain counter,” as bootleggers call the great whisky fleet anchored out by the lightship, was reported as “Just about sold out” tonight. Some of the vessels, after more than twenty-four hours of brisk selling and competitive price cutting, were preparing to sail away for fresh supplies. Meanwhile the gloomiest publiec offi- clals to be found along the coast were the prohibition enforcement people, who have heard from Washington and have been asked to report on the wild orgy of liquor trading. In belated but frantic efforts the enforcement agents ¢ all classes apparently made slight ! progress toward tracing the huge whisky importation. It was difficult. There were no fingerprints on the ocean. , Ofcials Demand Facts. In spite of officlal Insistance that yesterday’'s stories of the wide open market were “grossly exaggerated,” the federal authorities are acting as if they believed every word. The whole prohibition navy under Section Chiet Appleby is engaged in the fight to prevent the landing of what liquor the “bargain counter” still has for sale. Appleby, according to the press reports, has been ordered to cooperate to the utmost of his ability with Wil- liam B. Moss, acting director for New Jersey, and Acting Director Yellow- ley of New York has been instructed to do likewise. As for Moses himself, he has been asked to “report the facts™ about the anding of liquor already accomplish- ed, and its shipment by truck out of (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) POKER RAID NETS 68 IN NEW YEAR FETE Policemen Have Busy Time in Midst of Throng at 816 H Street Northwest. One of the biggest poker raids in ‘Washington for years took place early last evening, when police and agents f the internal revenue bureau de- ‘scended on a big celebration of the Greek New Year eve In the rear of ' the Zappelon restaurant, 816 H street | northwest, where, the police say, six- ty-eight Greeks were making merry: with cards and chips. As the government agents broke in on the scene there was a sudden rush for the exits, all .of which were| guarded. Crowds gathered outside the restaurant, sensing excitement, and the hour, about 8 o'clock, found so many pedestrians in the vicinity that about a thousand persons were on the scene. A trafic officer’ was called to clear a way for the patrol wagons. James James, proprietor of the res- taurant, and the entire party was taken in three patrol wagons to sec- ond precinct station house. James was charged with operating a gam- bling house and the “customers” were only listed as witnesses. A mass of chips and other para- phernalia was confiscated. The raid was conducted by Lieut. Davis, Sergt. McQuade, Private Bauer and Revenue Agents Ruby, Packard and Fowler, i i | Schools and Colleges—Page 27. AT Jm, DAD’S UNBELIEF. TODAY’S STAR PART ONE—10 Pages. General News—Local, National and For. eign. New Eastern High School—Page 18. Community Center Events—Page 24. Aviation Activities—Page 25. Financlai—Pages 31 and 32. Classified Advertisements—Pages 33 to 38. Radlo News and Gosslp—Page 39. Musical Mention—Page 39. PART TWO0—14 Pages. Editorlals and Editorlal Features. Washington and Other Soclety. D. A. R. Activities—Page 12. Art and Artists—Page 12. Spanish War Veterans—Page 12. and Thelr Affairs—Page 13. Serial, “A Son of the Sahara"—Page 13. PART THREE—12 Pages. Amusements—Theaters and the Photo- play. Motarists and. Motoring. Book Reviews—Page 10, Fratern‘ties—Page 1. World War Veterans—Page 11. PART FOUR—4 Pages. Pink Sports Section. PART FIVE—8 Pages. Magazine Section—Features and Fiction. ROTOGRAVURE SECTION—S Pages. World Events in Plctures. COMIC SECTION—1 Pages. Mutt and Jeff; Reg'lar Fellers; Betty; Mr. and Mrs. MAY ABOLISH TAX ON AUTOMOBILES Change in Connection With Gasoline Assessment Said to Be Considered. Abolition of the personal tax on awto- mobiles Is sald to be receiving consid- eration by the Commissioners in connec- tion with the bill to establish a tax on gasoline, it was reported last night. The matter was brought up at the conference which the city heads held Friday morning with & group of citi- zens and officials of gasoline companies. Under existing law automobiles are classed as tangible personal property in the category with jewelry and house- hold furniture. The tax rate fixed each year for real estate is applied to these articles. This year the tax rate is $1.30 per $100 of assessed value. Thus, a motor- ist whose car Is valued at $500 would pay $6.50 personal tax in addition to the annual horse-power charge which he pays when he buys his tags. Bill to Be Taken Up. The Commissioners yesterday after- noon completed their testimdhy before the Senate subcommittee on appropria- tions and will turn their. attention to- morrow to the gasoline tax bill. The principal question to be settled by the Commissioners before sending the gasoline bill to Congress is whether the tax in the District should The Swndiny S SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 14, 1923.—NINETY PAGES. NAMES BROTHER ASHOODED RIDER Walter Campbell, Mer Rouge Town Marshal, Says He Paraded Bastrop Roads. SKIPWITH PARLEY OFF Klan Leader Declares Talk With Coco Useless if Probe Is to Continue. By the Associated Press. BASTROP, La., January 13.—Testi- mony of three witnesses—one naming his brother as mving been Pecognized us & member of a black-hooded kid- naping band, another seized and lec- tuted by the “black hoods,” and the third telling of his anxiety to leave | the community because of Ku Klux Klan activities—with the collapse of plans for a conference between A. V. Coco, state attorney general, and Capt. J. K. Skipwith, klan leader, fur- nished today’s thrills in the state's investigation of masked band depre- dations in Morehouse parish. Fred Cobb, who hails from Texas, where, he says, “men fight square,” told of being seized by five hooded men, one of whom he, declared was Laurie Calhoun, named by other wit- nesses as a klansman. Cobb sald he was taken to a woods and given a | lecture by the men, who accused him | of misconduct. Walter Campbell, town marshal and | superintendent of the light and water plant of Mer Rouge, named his brother, A. D. Campbell, as having | been recognized by Thomas F. Rich- | and, kidnaped and slain with Watt | Daniel August 24 last, as having been | a member of a black-hooded kidnaps ing party that stalked the roads . about Bastrop a week prévious to the disappearance of Richard, Anxious to Leave. The kidnaping of Richard and Dan- iel was the culminating act which | brought about the present investiga- tion. Leon Braddock added pathos and a dramatic scene to the day's proceed- ings. Braddock, a farmer, who said he has lived all his life in this section, and by the “sweat of my brow have secured a home, a farm of eighty acres, seven mules and an automo- bile,” told of his anxiety to sell his property at a reasonable price and leave to seek more peceful fields for himself and his wife and four chil-| dren. This, he said, is due to a raid made on his home by the masked men ‘led by Capt. Skipwith, who accused him of making liquor. Just as state's attorneys were about to'name the hour for the conference Tequested by Capt. Skipwith to dis- cuss Ku Klux Klan affairs, the klan leader announced early this afternoon to the Associated Press that as far as he was concerned there would be no conference. Capt. Skipwith eaid that with- puhid (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) | (Continued on Page 2, Column 2. For sale When the World Quits Work Out Comes the 5:30 Editjon o_f @he Foening Slar: Six Days a Week Giving the latest news of everything—everywhere— stock - market, sports, passing events—and what’s on the court dockets for the next day. newsdealers grmfim the city. alsd’ ‘mewsboys and delivered to Washington homes as fast l as the papers are printed. s MAJ. GEN. ALLEN TO STAY ON RHINE SOME MONTHS American Commander Not Yet to Turn Over Authority in His Zone to French. By the Associated Press. COBLENZ, January 13.—Maj. Gen. Allen is expected to remain in the Rhineland for some months after the departure of the Amerftan troops. He will autotatically transfer the American zone to the French mili- tary authorities. It is not believed te be the intention of Gen. Allen to turn over his authority to the French troops immediately, as he is acting now as military commander of 5,000 French located within the American zone, which 1s fifty kilometers deep. The interallied supreme council at Paris will decide at the proper time what troops are to replace the Americans. It is known that neither the Brit- ish nor the Belgians desire to take over this zone. The fate of the inter- |allied Rhineland commission, of | which Gen. Allen is an unofficial member, has not yet been settled, | particularly with regard to American | participation. [MPORTS GROWING UNDER TARIFF LAW Value for October Fixed at $319,000,000, Greatest Month Since 1920. GENERAL TRADE BETTER Department of Commerce Report Reflects Improvement in United States and Abroad. October, the first complete month in which the new administration tarift law was operative, witnessed a con- tinuation of the increase in imports of merchandise into the United States, according to the first official figures for the month on the incoming for- eign trade. The statistics made public yester- ‘vdly by the Department of Commerce fixed the value of October imports at 1$319,000,000, the greatest monthly | total since November of the banner | vear, 1920, despite the higher rates of the new law, Complete figures for September {show imports for that menth valued at $298,000,000, of which $69,000,000 came in after September 22, when the present law went into effect. Im- ports for August were valued at $281,000,000, and those for July $251,- 000,000. Figures for 1921 included: July, $178,000,000; August, $194,000,- 000; September, $179,000,000; and October, $188,000,000. Indicates Upward Trend. The report was declared by officials to be convincing evidence of the up- ward trend of incoming trade. It re- | flects also, it was said, a generally | improved business condition at home and abroad, and warrant for the statement that the requirements of the American people for such foreign { merchandise as they demand is being satisfied regardless of what was de- scribed by those opposed to the ad- | ministration bill in the congressional debates as a tariff barrier. No official comment came with pub- lication of the filgures except a brief; statement that scattering details, to- | gether with customs receipts for the | months covered, indicated the in-| crease in importations had been gen- eral. It was added that the increase| was not confined to any one country with which American foreign trade is| of consequence, The figures themselves, however, tell a comprehensive story of the growing import trade, since the total | for ten months, including October, was $61,000,000 greater than for the| full twelve months of 1921, when the 000,000. Imports for the first ten months of that year were $2,060,000,- 000, while for the year 1920, when the high record was established, the| imports for the same ten months were | valued at $4,691,000,000. 7 Higher Range in 1920. In the case of the year 1920, at- tentlon was called to the higher range in prices. It was belleved by some officials that if November and Decembér imports for 1922 show fur- ther increases, the volume of the in- coming trade for the year will not be so far behind the volume for 1920, the difference being largely repre- sentative of the change in value. This expectation would seem to be borne out by the customs receipts for those months, which went to make up tofal receipts of $453,000,000 for the year, a heavy increase over '1921. November and December re- celpts showed progressive increases over the preceding months. The department's statement ex- plained that the delay in compiling the figures. for October had been due to the increase in the number of { items which must be listed under the new classification. Changes in the rates also necessitated renewed com- putations of units and other details. Indications were given that further statistics disclosing the imports from the principal countries for October | would be announced early this week. —_— FRENCH PLANES LOST. sGermsn Fog Confuses Sixteen and Forces Them to Descend. COBLENZ, January 13.—Sixteen of thirty French airplanes flying from Mayence to Bochu today were lost in the fog and landed at various points. Two of them descended on unoccupled German territory, five at the old American fields at Wiessenthurm, near Coblenz, and two in the neutral zones of the east bagk of the Rhine. FIVE CENTS. FEWBILLS CERTAIN T0PASS CONGRESS IN 7 WEEKS LEFT Supply Measures, Including That of D. C., and Farm Credits Most Certain. NO BONUS, STRIKE, RAIL, REAPPORTIONMENT SEEN Compromise Reclassification Play Embodies Sterling-Lehlbach Principles. With the present Congress due ty explre just seven weeks from las! night—the 4th of March this yea falls on Sunday—it is possible, thy leaders say, to forecast with som: certainty what legislation will bt enacted—and what will not bi enacted. The big annual supply bills will be passed. The legislation to extend t¢ the farmers of the country addition:| credit facilities also will go through These measures, it is sald by leadin: republicans and democrats, will cor- prise the principal legislation thiy will be enacted before adjournment. About the administration shipp bill there is a division of opin But there are not lacking administri tion senators who say that there i really no chance of bringing th:! measure to a final vote. That there will be no special se-- sion of the new Congress next spri: is practically the unaniméus opinic of both republicans and democrat Many Subjects to Be Left. Many Important subjects will be ‘dealt with at the present sessioi and if there is to be no special se: slon they will not be dealt with unt the next Congress meets in December There will be no legislation reapp- tioning the representation of the state; in the House. There will be no le lation dealing with the transport tion system of the country. There ‘will be no legislation designed to pre vent coal strikes such as occurre last year and which have brough! sbout a great deal of suffering this winter and extremely high prices for coal. There will be no soldier bonus legislation. All of these matters must go over, it'is said. The Pres:- dent in his addresses to Congress has urged the passage, not only of the shipping bill, but of legislation deal. ing with industrial situations, with the rallroads and with farm credits. It appears that only the last of his recommendations is to be carried out. Farm Bill Coming Up. The Senate, it is expected, will take up for consideration tomorrow the farm credits legislation. Two bills have been reported favorably from the banking and currency committee. One 1s the Capper bill, designed par- ticularly to help the live stock pro- ducers, and the other the Lenroot bill. It is expected that the Capper bill will be considered first. These two bills, in the opinion of some of the senators, fell far short of giving the assistance to the farmers which they are entitled to. Senator Norbeck, republican, of South Dakota, who has given much attention to the matter of farm credit legislation, is- sued a minority report last night criticizing the Lenroot bill as propos- ing “an awkward and unscientific system” of extending ald to the farmers. Deplores Lack of Action. Senator Norbeck, who offered a rural credits bill which was not acted upon by the banking committee, de- clared the Lenroot-Anderson bill, by allocating among the twelve federal farm land bank districts a fund of year's imports were valued at $2,509,- "$60,000,000 as a guarantes for farm loans, took no regard of “the well known fact that shortage of credit Is more acute in certain districts than in others” He added that farm loan land banks had no facilities, and the bill would call for new and expensive organizations. Senator Simmons of North Carolina, democrat, also holds that the bills re- ported to the Senate do not give ade- quate rellef to the farmers. The proponents of the administra- tion shipping biil in the Senate have agreed to give the farm credits leg- islation the right of way. It appears, therefore, that consideration of the shipping bill will be delayed for some time. It has been variously esti- mated that the Senate will take from ten days to three or four weeks to complete its work on the farm credits bill. Four Supply Bills to Pass. The Senate still has four of the big appropriation bills to pass. The are the independent offices bill, the War Department bill, the District of Columbia bill and the legislative bill. There may also be another de- ficlency bill. The House has still to pass the War Department bill and the legislative bill, and a deficleney Dbill it one Is necessary. The hope of the proponents of the shipping bill is that the farm credits bill and the appropriation bills will be passed by the Senate within a few weeks, and that then it will be possible to drive. ahead to force 3 vote on the shipping bill, holding night sessions, and even continuous session if necessary. Notwithstanding the fact that there is a legislative jam in the Senate ii sight, there should.be opportunity to have finally enacted some important legislation for the District of Colum- bia. Much of this has already passed the Senate and fs waiting its turn in the House. For example, the teach- :