Evening Star Newspaper, February 12, 1923, Page 1

WEAT! Rain late tonight and tomorrow; slowly rising temperature; lowest to- night, near freezing. g Temperature for twenty-four hours ended at 2 p.m. today: Highest, 42, at 2:15 nm. yesterday; lowest, 25, at 7 am. today. Full report on page 5. New York Stock Mark: et Closed Today No. 287717. post office Washington, D. Entered as second-class matter C. Duelist Is Routed' WASHINGTON, D. C, WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION MONDAY, FEBRUARY .12, 1923 — “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star's carrier system covers ev city block and the regular edition is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Saturday’s Net Circulation, 92,112 Sunday’s Circulation, 97,985 TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES. TWO CENTS. Edison Raps Navy . BRITISH RENFORCE 2 FRENCH SOLDIERS LYEAR ATHLETIC By Wife As Hubby| {For Rejecting 45 " DESTROVER FLEET INMEDIERRANEAN New Flotilla From Atlantic Sent to Dardanelles to Back Force. ALLIES ARE FIRM IN FACE OF EXTENDED ULTIMATUM Englich Warship Enters Smyma Harbor as Mine Sweepers Clear Passage. VALETTA, Malta, February 12.—It 1= understood the British force of de- stroyers in Turkish waters is being wdded to by another flotilla from the Atlantic fleet. presumably the fourth, which is stated to be en route to Mal- ta. destined for the Dardanelles. This will bring the number of British de- stroyer flotillas in near eastern wa- ters up to five. ALLIES STAND FIEM. Three-Day Extension of Ultimatum Not Expected to Alter Situation. By the Assoclated Press. PARIS, February 12—The three-day | extension of the Turkish ultimatum demanding the withdrawal of the al- lied battleskips at Smyrna is not ex- ! pected to modify the positive stand | taken by France and Great Britaln, | wnd, so0 far as is known, the orders to the.naval commanders to defend their | Positions, if attacked, still hold good. Press dispatches confirm reports, Minds the Baby By the Amociated Press. WHITESBURG, Ky., February 12. —Mason Combs, alleged to have fired several shots at Mrs. Alex Stacey across Carrs Fork creek, west of H here, after challenging her to a duel to settle an argument, is to be tried in a magistrate’s court here tomor- row. Mrs. Stacy, who swore to a war- rant for Combs, told of golng to the bank ~of the creek unarmed to meet her opponent. She charged that he fired at her several times before she went to her home and obtained a rifle. Then, she claims, Combs fled. In the meantime, Mrs. Stacey said, her husband was at home, attend- ing the baby. SIX ASPHYXIATED; Gas in New Jersey Through Leaking Main. By the Associated Press. PITMAN, N. J., February —A carly today by gas escaping from a broken main in this city. The dead are P. Pucci, a shoemaker, with a shop and residence on Broad- way near Arbutus street; his wife and four children, ranging in ages from four to twenty years. Of those overcome the most critical is Daniel S. Blackman, a broker, with an office in Philadelphia. From the position of the bodies it members of the Pucel family made efforts to reach fresh air. had which also have reached London, that the Turks last Saturday decided to | wait another three days for the| vithdrawai of the war craft. They reserved to themselves full liberty o action after the expiration of tha time. | Constantinople newspapers maintain 1 that the situation will be adjusted | satisfactorily, a'though they declare tihat the order closing the port (‘f] Smyrna will not be countermanded. | One journal, terming the increase of British naval strength in the eastern lediterranean as “an unamiable and | FIVE BURN TO DEATH. ¥ the Associated Press. INDIANA, Pa., February 12.—Andrew Polaceka and four of his children were burned to death in a fire which de- | stroyed their home in a remote part of Indiana county yesterday. Mrs. Pola- ceka, who was badly burned, was brought to a hospital here, where, a - FIVE DIE IN BLAZE Dozen Others Overcome by| family of six was asphyxiated and a |° | dozen other persons were overcome was evident to the police that some | ARE ILLED AFTER OE GOUTTE EDIT General Threatens War If Men Are Touched—Ger- man Also Dead. INVADERS RUSH TANKS TO HALT HERNE STRIKE Boycotting Spreads in Occupied Zone, With Inhabitants Be- coming More Defiant. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, February 12—Germ Policemen clashed with the French today at Gelsenkirchem, but there were mo fatalities, according to reliable advices. A policeman and two French officers were reported to have been taken to a hosplital with wounds., By the Associated Press. | LONDON, February 12.—A Central jews dispatch from Berlin today says two French goldiers and one German were killed in a clash at Gelsenkir- chen, in the Ruhr, this morning, when German soldiers halted a motor car containing French soldiers. | French Tanks Dispatched. | DUESSELDORF, February 12—Re- |ports that the Germans are organiz-| {ing a general strike at Herne, not far from Bochum, have led to the dis- {pateh of French tanks to that place. The Germans are boycotting the {forces of occupation throughout the Knerne district, and the French have {been obliged to take over the work of some of the German police. The boycott, in fact, is becoming ! more and more popular throughout the Ruhr, and the Germans have de- cided to extend it to Essen, refusing to do business with the French and| Belgians beginning today. Branded “Quitter.” Commenting on the results of the |first month of the occupation, Gen. De Goutte told the correspondent that Jostile act,” asserts that Turkey {s|feW hours later, she became the mother | Germany *is branded as a quitter demanding the departure of the allied | warcraft as a measure for her own| fety. CLEAR SMYRNA MINES. Sweepers Precede British Battle- <hip Into Harbor, Says Captain. LONDON, February 12.—The captain of the British steamehip Gurko, which has arrived at Athens, is quoted by the correspondent of the Daily Ex- press in the Greek capital as saying | he was at Smyrna last week when the British light crulser Curacoa, commanded by Rear Admiral Nichol- son. entered the port. The Cu was taken into the | larbor. regardless of the frantlc| gnals of the Turks. Eight mine ecpers weut ahead of the Curacoa 1d cleared her path through th 1mines at the harbor mouth, while ten Diydro-airplanes maneuvered over the | 1 bor. The Curacoa walited until the ines had been entered the port. he captain of the Gurko added that Smyrna was under the guns of eleven tish, four French and three Italian warships, and that the American battle- sh.p Georgia, three cruisers and | numerous light vessels also were | there. The harbor when he left was full of allied sloops. armed with ma- chine guns. All the guns of the allied | squadron were trained upon the coast, | and at night searchlights throw a | continuous glare on every quarter of | the city and its environs. cleared and then The statement of the captain of the Gurko with regard to the American battleship Georgia undoubtedly is an error, as this vessel is out of commis- sion and for sale, according to the January United States Navy Directory. BRITAIN MASSING FORCES. Duke of Wellington's Regiment at Gibraltar Ordered Ready for Duty. BY HAL O'FLAHERTY. By Wireless to The Star and Chicago Daily | News. Copyright, 1 LONDON, Via Halifax, February 12. | —Ouflicial statements on the situation | now existing between Turkey and 1he allies are almed at keeping the atmosphere clear until Angora gov- ernment makes known its attitude, which will determine whether another «ffort will be made toward peace or definite steps taken for war. Reports that British troops in Tur- key are being reinforced are now officially denied but simultaneously 1he widest publicity is being given to orders issued to the Duke of Well- ington's regiment at Gibraltar to pre- | pare to embark for Constantinople. | Several battalions due for service in India were diverted to Turkey last sall and these must now be relieved, but if Turkey insists upon refusing peace, Great Britain must allow her present forces to remain at Chanak d other advantageous points while distributing troops originally intend- ed for rellef stations where trouble may occur. BRAZILIAN TROOPS LOSE IN BATTLE WITH REBELS £00 Casualties Suffered in En- counter in Rio Grande Do Sul. Governor Is Opposed. the Associated Press. BUENOS AIRES, February 12.—An encounter between state troops and rebels in the Brazillan state of Rio Grande Do Sul is reported here In dis- patches from Porto Alegre, Brazil. The government forces are said to Lave suffered Z00 casualties, while the rebel losses are not reported. The engagement took place at Nonohay. 7 For nearly a month press dispatches from Montevideo and Buenos Aires Jiave reported an Inciplent rebellion in Rio Grande Do Sul. The trouble is ihe outgrowth of opposition to Gov. De Medeiros, whose recent rc-elec- tion is decléred by the rebels to have Leen {llegal. ; | made a of a little daughter. both would live. SENATE T0 PROBE VETERANS'BUREAU Physicians said iCharges of Waste, Irregulari- ties and Extravagance Will Be Sifted. An investigation of charges of ir- regularities, waste and extravagance in the Veterans' Bureau was ordered today by the Senate. Authorization for the inquiry was contained in a resolution by Senator Walsh, democrat, Massachusetts, adopted without debate. committee appointed a year ago will collect” evidence and it will be de- cided later whether a more thorough investigation should be undertaken after Congress adjourns. Recently the bureau has been under fire from several angles, officers of the American Legion, among others, critising the methods employed in dealing h former service men. There have been evidences that a cweeping investigation on the part of the executive branch of the govern- ment already was under way and some important shifts have been made in the bureau personnel. Col. C. R. Forbes, the bureau director, now is in Europe and his friends do not expect him to resume his duties when he re- turns, Thé special committee which will conduct the inquiry for the Senate is composed of Senator Sutherland, republican, West Virginia, and Senator Walsh. A year ago they gimilar inquiry. Senator Sutherland, as chairman, said today he hoped to begin the new investi- gatlon tomorrow. Among other things, the resolution ! adopted today recited these reasons for inquiring into the conduct of the bureau: Waste Charged. “It has been reported in several press dispatches and asserted on th. floor of the House of Representatives that there s evidence of waste, ex- travagance, irregularities and mis- management in the operation of the United States Veterans' Bureau. “It has been reported that general dissatisfaction prevalls among the offictals of said bureau. Because of such chaotic conditions and lack of co-ordination it is alleged that offi- cials of said bureau have been re- moved and others have tendered their resignations. “The burden of such waste, extrava- gance, irregularities and mismanage- ment ' falls upon the incapacitated soldier for whose relief said bureau was created, and the conditions as alleged to exist would necessarily impair the morale of said bureau. Ijams or Rogers May Succeed Forbes. Either Col. George E. Ijams, act- ing director of the Unitéd State: Veterans' Bureau, or Dr. L. B. Rogers, assistant director in charge of the medical division, will be appointed to succeed Col. C. R. Forbes, director of the bureau, who is now in Europe, and whose resignation will be an- nounced formally as soon as his suc- cessor 8 been decided upon, ac- cording fo members of Congress who claim to be well Informed on the situation, Both Col. Ijams and Dr. Rogers are indorsed by the President and quali- fled for the. position by Brig. Gen. C. E. Sawyer, the President's adviser on matters affecting the welfare of former service men. Both Col. Ijams and Dr. Rogers are said to have agreed that which ever one s chosen for the post the other will remain with the bureau. Each of them, however, has also said that if any outsider is'chosen for the position he will quit the service of the federal bureau. A special | before the entire world.” { “But I solemnly warn Germany," he continued, “that if a single one of my | soldiers is harmed and she forces an- other battle on us, she will not stay our hand by crying ‘kamerad!” It will be a fight to the finish—a com- pleta knockout." The general expressed the opinion that Germany would not fight until she believed herself stronger than her adversary. X “The moment shé feels an opponsht is more powerful,” he said, 6 sur- renders. She pleaded and begged for jan armistice under circumstances in which the allies would have consid. ered they had just begun to fight Denies Ecomomic Destruction. Gen. DeGoutte declared that France ! sought redress rather than the eco- nomic destruction of Germany, as has been charged by Chaneellor Cuno. “We want Germany to honor her signature,” he said. “The economic ruin of Germany would prevent her from paying us. Germany, by fo- menting strikes, is responsible for the present situation of achieving her own ruin.” Pointing to the great difficulties France faced in the Ruhr, the general said that even American energy and genius for organization might have found the situation difficult. He added, however, that “right and might” were on the side of France, and that she would win. GEN. DE GOUTTE CONFERS. By the Associated Press. PARIS, February 12—Gen. De Goutte, who spent part of the week end in Paris, had long conferences with President Millerand, Premier Poincare, Marshal Foch and Minister of War Maginot, at which every as- pect of the Ruhr occupation was dis- cussed. It is understood that the con- | terees also went over the new order prohibiting the exportation of metal and other manufactures to unoccu- pled Germany from Ruhr and Rhine- land plants. L?!e(gre returning to Duesseldorf, Gen. De Goutte told a representative of the Echo de Paris that he was well satisfied with the conversations, and that he was entirely confident of the final result of the occupation. e “Perhaps it is yet a long way off. he said, “for the task is difficult. But there is no possible doubt that we { shall prevail in the end. WORKERS CALL MEETING. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, February 12.—An Essen dispatch to the Rote Fahne says that a { conference of the Rhenish Westphalian workers has been called for March 4. The meeting is being organized by a special committee appointed by the workmen's councils to request the sum- moning of a conference of leading in- ternational labor organizations to take “all measures necessary in the interest of the proletariat.” Organizations thus approached in- clude the red workers internationale, the second and third internationales, the social democratic and communist I parties and trades uniong of France, | Germany, Belgium and England. Several German labor organizations also have been addressed, the dis- ! patch adds. % The German press finds little to its lik- ing the Franco-Belgian note prohibiting 3erman cabinet members from enter- ing the Ruhr. One newspaper de- clares that the ministers will disre Zard the order, while Hugo Stinne: paper, the Deutsche Allgemeine Zel- tung finds the note partly ludicrous. {BRITISH MAY LEAVE SECTOR. By the Ausoclated Press. DON, February 12.—The British government 1s considering the transfer | to the French of a six-mile section in the northwest corner of the Rhineland zone occupied by the British, in order to satisfy the Franco-Belgian desire | for additional railway lines for the { transportation of coal from the Ruhr, it was stated today. | " The British consider the question is likely to be a merely academic one for some time to come, but should the ex- orts be mater! ly increased, s be- Tiovea that If this portion of the Rhin land, containing one railway line, were "'1'“’:5‘ over the problem would be solved. — Street Cars Will Be Stopped To Look LIKE To Permit Work of Scientists In order that scientists of the Carnegie Institution may carry on a delicate research into the mysteries of magnetization without interference from street cars, the Public Utilities Commission today authorized the Capital Traction Company to operate motor busses temporarily on Con- necticut avenue in the early hours of the morning. For several years Dr. J. S. Barnett of the Carnegie Institution has been conducting experiments at the Broad Branch road laboratories to clear up some of the questions which science | has ralsed in connection with magnet- | ization. A special building, into the con- struction of which no iron was per- mitted to enter, was erected, removed in every possible manner from elec- trical disturbances. “Owl” Cars Interfere. Although the laboratory is half a mile from the tracks of the Capital Traction Company, it soon was dis- nonr;a that & small Jeakage of cur- rent m t trac uring the day m&gfl«m on the delicate in- strumetits. This fact did not greatly disturb Dr. D.C. BANKING GAINS $21.08575% IN'2 Report Includes Combined Resources of 72 Banks and Associations. The seventy-two banks and insti- tutions doing business in the District under supervision of the United States controller of the currency in- creased their aggregate resources $21,055,755, during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1922, according to the annual report of Controller Cris- singer made public today. The increase in individual deposits for those Institutions during the year was shown to be $15,916,075, and the increase In capital, $649,000. The aggregate capital was $21,614,- 000, the total individual deposits, $200,667.075, and aggregate resources, $268,376,755. The institutions in- cluded fifteen national banks, six loan and trust companies, twenty- nine savings banks, and twenty-two bullding and loan associations. Gross Earnings Increase. It was a prosperous year for sav- ings banks and trust companies here, according to the controller's report. In the year ended June 30, the report sald: “The gross earnings of these banks amounted to $6,754,000, and show an increase of $312,000 over gross earnings for the prior year. Interest and discount collected amounted to $5,272,000, as compared with $5, ,000 for the previous year. on forelgn exchange, com- missions, and earnings from insur- ance premiums, etc. amounted to $169,000, compared with $98,000 for 1921, while exchange and collection charges were $4,000 in excess of the amount earned in the previous year, and amounted to $25,000. “The expenses of these banks dur- ing the year amounted to $4,788,000, an increase of $346,000 over the pre. vious year. The largest item charged against expense was on account of |and Mrs. Barnett, for there were always a few hours in the early morning when car service was discontinued. One diffi- culty after another had been met and | surmounted, and then came the an- nouncement a few weeks ago that the | Capital Traction Company would estab- |1ish_all-night, or “owl,” car service on Connecticut avent Dr, Barnett had reached the point where some final tests could be made, | when the owl cars began to operate, | bringing with them their small | ages of current, affecting the value of an extremely important contribution to sclence. to the car company, and the commission suggested the substitution of busses for treet cars for a few weeks. Busses to Be Substituted. The company announced today that, beginning February 19, the busses will go into operation at 1:30 every morning. running from 20th and Calvert streets to Chevy Chase Circle. The busses will malintain a thirty-minute schedule. They probably will be kept in service for several months. While Dr. Barnett's experiments are Progress there will be iwade also i ariother specinlly constructed bullding, Tithout Iron, magnetic observations fof dardizing"the maghetic nstruments used by governmental organizations. These observations likewise would have been affected by current leaking from the car tracks. LINCOLN HONORED BY YOUNG AND 0LD G. A. R. Veterans Vie With School Children in Observing Memory of Emancipator. The Lincoln Memorial was the place of pilgrimage today for hundreds of persons who visited it to pay homage upon the anniversary of his birthday to the memory of one of the greatest of Americans, Abraham Lincoln. Although there was no set cere- mony at the shrine, hundreds journey- ed there, standing in reverent silence ibefore the great statue, at the foot of which are heaped flowers and wreaths. Something of this same spirit of reverence tinged the exercises held in the public schools today, when puplls, young and old, gathered to review in story and song the life of the great emancipator. Salvation Army Service. The Salvation Army will observe the anniversary of Lincoln’s birth at exercises to be held this afternoon in connection with the formal open- ing of-1ts model social service bulld- ing at 102 to 118 B street northwest. Commissioner Rudolph is to speak. Brig. David A. Stitt, head of the local Salvation Army, will preside. The | program begins at 2:30 o'clock, when Adj. George Paxton, manager of the new institution, will raise the Amer- jcan flag over the main entrance to w_building. e he: Department of the Potomac. Grand Army of the Republic, will observe the anniversary at exer- cises at 8 o'clock tonight at the First Congregational Church. The meeting will be called to order by H. L. Deam, commander of the Department Potomac. O‘Tt;':flagowlll be presented by John A. Haskin, color Sergeant, after vhich the Marine Band will play "The Star Spangled Banner.” Rev. (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) “(Continued on Page 4, Column 3.) The Star is pleased ANNOUNCEMENT mencing Tuesday, February 13, its daily and Sunday editorial features will be augmented by the articles of Frederick Cunliffe-Owen, C. B. E., who, under the pen name of the Marquise de Fontenoy, has for many years written with authority and charm upon subjects relating to the men and affairs of the old world. to announce that com- WERE BIGINNING Y5, leak- | The institution outlined the situation : | | ' |ASSASS|NS SI_AY | JONES OF__FI;E;OLUTION " DHEGIS FATHER iFree State Home Minister’s | {Parent Fatally Shot—Broth- | n-Law of Timothy Healy. | ler- FIGHTS OFF ONE RAIDER 70-Year-01d Coroner Disarms As- sailant, But Others Open Fire | Through Windows. By the Associated Press. DUBLIN, February 12.— Miss Mary MacSwiney and Mrs. Clark, widow of Tom Clark, who was ex- ecuted in 1916, were arrested, to- gether with thelr mothers, in a rald by Free State forces today Upon the republican central pub- llcity offices here, which have just been reopened. By the Associated Press. DUBLIN, February 12.—Dr. Thomas O'Higgins of Maryborough, father of Kevin O'Higgins, Free State minister of home affairs, was assassinated last evening. The official announcement today said: “Dr. O'Higgins, coroner of Queens county, was shot dead last evening.” The victim is a brother-in-law of Timothy Healy, governor general of the Free State. Fatally Shot by Raiders. The tragedy occurred at Woodlands, near Stradbally. A party of armed men drew up near the O'Higgins' residence at 7 o'clock Sunday evening and three members of it approached | the house and demanded admittance. Dr. O'Higgins replied that in con- sequence of a communication recently captured he would not admit any one, but on the plea of wanting to see | the document, the raiders induced him to open the door. One of the armed men then entered, leaving his two companions on the doorstep. While the raider inside was reading the document Dr. O'Higgins, who was seventy years old, disarmed him, snatch- ing away his revolver. The ralder shout. ed to his two comrades to fire. They responded with the fatal shots, which crashed into the top of Dr. O'Higgins' | skull, others of the raiding party also firing at him through the windows. ‘Wife Pleads in Vain. The raiders were reloading their rifles when Mrs. O'Higgins and hér| daughter rushed upon the scene, the former crying, “For God's sake, don't fire!” and then, “You've killed him!" One of the armed men told her to| stand back, as he had orders to fire, and at that instant a volley was fired over the heads of the two women. The leader of the gang came from the kitchen and demanded Dr. O’'Hig- gins' revolver. Mrs. O'Higgins asked him to send for a priest, but he refusea and continued to demand the revolver. Dr. O'Higgins was one of the o est medical officers in the country. During the conflict with the British was arrested and detained at Cur- ragh for some months. Irregulars Surrender. The first official report of a sur- render under the government's new (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) EARL, 63, WEDS DAUGHTER OF AMERICAN PHYSICIAN Miss Kathleen Emmet of New York Bride of English Nobleman in London. ! By the Associated Press. i LONDON, February 12.—The Earl ot | Denbigh- and Miss Kathleen Emmet, | daughter of the late Dr. Thomas Ad- 1dis Emmet of New York, were mar- jried in the crypt of the chapel of [ Westminster Cathedral today. The nuptial mass was celebrated by Car- dinal Bourne, who also performed the wedding ceremony. Miss Emmet, whose father was a noted medical practitioner in New York, has resided in England several years. The earl, who had a notable military record before the great war, and had retired from the army, re- entered the service after the out- break of hostilities and served with distinction ia the Egyptian campaign. He s s ee years old. His first wife died In 1919. Leaders Intend Joint Consid- | He denounced such proposed action. Of His Inventions By the Associated Press. WEST ORANGE, N. J.. February 12—Thomas A. Edison today said that he had offered the United States Navy forty-five inventions since he had been preaident of the naval consultind board, but that every one of them had been re- Jected. “Navy officers seem to resent ideas for the betterment of the Navy rather than to welcome them,” he said. The occasion was the electrical wizard’s annual birthday anniver- sary interview with newswriters. He was seventy-six years old yes- terday. Edigon began the interview, in his laboratory office, by Kkicking over his head to prove his asser- tion that he was “still young.” “I can do more work then ever, he said, “I am interesting myself in business theories as well as mechanical electrical construction.” REDOUBLE EFFORTS| 10 PASS SHIP BILL eration With Debt Legislation. Would Divide Time for Studying Both Measures in Two Weeks of Session Remaining. With only three weeks of the pres- ent session remaining, supporters and opponents of the administration ship- ping bill today resumed their struggle in the Senate over this measure. Senator Jones of Washington, in charge of the bill, offered a unani- mous-consent agreement for the limi- tation of debate on the bill, with the ultimate purpose of bringing about a vote. The Jones proposal was that after Friday, February 16, no senator should 'speak more than once or longer than sixty minutes on the shipping bill, or more than once or longer than thirty minutes on any amendment, and that on and after Tuesday, February 20, senators should be limited to fif- teen-minute speeches on the bill and five minutes on any amendment. 5 Senator Willlams of Mississippi, democrat, immediately objected. Offers to Divide Time. Senator Jones then gave notice that for the next,two or three days he would move &n adjournment each day until 11 o'clock In the morning, so that the British debt funding bill could be considered in “the morning hour”—fréom 11 am. to 1 p.m.—on these days. He also gave notice that unless some agreement could be reached about limiting debate on the shipping bill he would ask the Senate to meet In night sessions, beginning on Wednesday. The opponents of the shipping bill then made their first move to dis- place the bill as the _unfin- ished business of the Senate. Senator Norris of Nebraska moved that the Senate proceed to the consideration of a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment abolishing the electoral college and providing for the meeting of Congress each January and the inauguration of a newly ‘elected President in January, following his election, ‘Would Sidetrack Bills. It is understood that Senator Jones, leading the fight for the shipping bill, will seek to cut off all proposals to take up other measures by moving to_lay these proposals cn the table. ‘With all of the appropriations ex- cept the deficlency bill passed by both houses and only a few of them yet remaining to be agreed to in confer- ence, the advocates of the shipping bill have settled down to a real strug- gle to bring about a vote on that measure before adjournment. The interjection of the British debt- funding bill at this time has inter- fered, to some extent, with the plans of the leaders favoring the shipping bill. The administration is anxlous ‘o have the British debt-funding bill disposed of, as well as the shipping bill, and it'is realized that opponents of the shipping bill may use the debi- funding bill as a vehicle for debate, thereby causing delay in the consid- eration of the shipping bill. Rumors of a possible special ses- sion of the new Congress if the debt- funding bill and the shipping bill are not brought to a vote in the Senate were bruited about the Capitol today. It has been understood that the Presi- dent, as well as members of Congress, are anxious to avold a special session this spring. However, the adminis- tration’s determination to bring about a showdown on the shipping bill and to bring about the passage of the British debt-funding bill, it was said, has not lessened. Senator Robinson of Arkansas, who s slated to be the democratic leader of the Senate in the next Congress, discussing the President’s demand for a vote on the shipping bill, announced that he, for one, would have no ob- jections to taking a vote provided the Madden amendment was adopted, under which contracts for ship sub- sidies would only be made from year to year and each Congress would be free to repeal the subsidy act if it so desired, and would not be bound by the action of the present Congress. The Arkansas Senator said that it was now proposed to enact a law with the vote of senators and rep- resentatives defeated at the last elec- tion, which would bind the new Con- gress and other Congresses to come. President Harding is understood to have advised tentatively against dis- placing the shipping bill for the debt\ bill at a conference yesterday with Senator Jones, in charge of the former measure, and Senator Curtis of Kansas, assistant republican leader. A more definite program was expected to result from conferences today be- tween the 'President and Senator Lodge, the republican leader; chair- man McCumber of the finance commit- tee, managing the British debt bill; Senator Smoot, republican, Utah, a member of the debt commission and other party leaders. POLICE ROUND UP SUSPECTS. CHICAGO, February 12.—More than 200 men were held in police stations today to face victims of robberies and burglaries in Chicago during a twenty-four-hour period. They were arrested Saturday night and last night. in what was termed the first general police round-up this year. BANMAY BE VOTED BY SCHOOL HEADS Board Meeting Today Will Take Action on Proposal by Pringipals. BALLOU INDORSES PLAN TO STOP ALL CONTESTS Authorities Say Change Will Bene- fit Students Not Active in Athletic: Action on the proposed plan to abandon all inter-high school athletic competitions for a perlod of two years probably will be taken by the board of high school principals at a conference with Supt. Ballou this afternoon In the Franklin School. Dr Ballou is strongly in favor of the plan, which was originally formulated by the high school principals, and it undoubtedly will be approved by him The desire of school authorities to give the mass of high school students, instead of a selected minority of athletes, the benefit of the physical training course is the primary pur- pose of the contemplated program. Dr. Ballou explained today. Two-Year Athletic Ban. Under the present system, the superintendent pointed out, almost the entire timc of the limited num- ber of physical training teachers is taken up - with the various high school athletics. and consequently the physical training program is be- ing woetully neglected _The proposcd two-year ban on inter-high school athletic contests, it was emph Dr. Ballou, is but a step toward the development of the recently oiganized physical training coursge Wwhich hus been made compul s0ry through four-year hig school term. uthoritles, the superintendent made clear, are intent upon the development of this pro- gram if it resulls in the complete abolition of athletics of any kind in_the high schools There is another underlying rea- son for the apparent drastic action planned by the authorities and bit- ter rivalry which has been fostered by the championship athletic contests. If some plan can be worked out to re- duce the rivalry in athletic contests between the h =chools, Superir tendent Ballou said, they probably wi be allowed to continue in the modificd form. Additional Instructors. As conducted now, the sole object of the inter-high’ kehool competitions is to give one school a championshipy in base ball, basket ball, foot ball. ete, it is expluined by Dr. Ballou The teams, he said, are composed of the cream of the athletes in the high schools, who really do not need the physical trainins derived from their activitles as do the vast majority of those students who do not partici- pate In athletics When definite action is taken on the plan to halt the interhigh school com- petitions for two vears, the authori- tles, it is understood, will begin at once to carry out the physical train- ing program on a large scale. Al- ready arrangements are being made to appoint two or three additional physical training teachers, and more will be employed as soon as funds are available. Many of the high school students, as well ‘as the aiumni organizations which are supporting athletics in the high schools, it is said, are bitter over the proposed program. When the an- nouncement was made more than a month ago that the high school prin- cipals were working out such a plan, the students were stunned. but at thai time placed little credence in the re- ports. Big Loss in Revenue. It is the opinion of the Central High School students, however, that the move to stamp out the athletic contests will work to their advantage in the end, in that they already have the best equipped athletic plant in the city and can in- vite contests with out-of-town contest- ants. It is the belief of some of the alumni, however, that the plan will re- sult in a loss of revenues that has been derived by the other four high schools from the competitions with Central, to the point that they will nét be able to support athletics to any great extent. GEN. GARZA SUICIDE. Was Leader Against Huerta and Candidate in Nuevo Leon. MEXICO CITY, February 12.—Gen. Jesus M. Garza, former military com- mander of Mexico City and one of the leading figures in the movement against the Huerta administration, committed suicide in Moterey yester- A few minutes before shooting elf he ordered breakfast, wrote a letter to his wife and then’ directed his secretary to mafl it. As the sec- retary was leaving the building he heard a shot, and returning, found Garza dead with a bullet through his heart. Gen. Garza was a candidate for governor in the state of Nuevo Leon. GETS GERMAN MANOR FOR RESCUING CHILD Canadian Major Remembered in ‘Will of Herr Gartner, Grandfather. By the Associated Press. VANCOUVER, British Columbia, February 12—Maj. J. C. Thorne of this city has received word that he has been left a manor in Germany by Herr Gartner, whose grandson Maj. Thorne, while a prisoner of war, saved from death under a trein ia Leipsig. A ocodicil to Herr Gartner's will recites that the legatee, “al- though an ememy of my country in the station, while under armed guard, jumped in front of an_ap- proaching train and saved little Karl.” Thorne at the time of the rescus was being transferred to Cuestin for solitary confinement, fol- Towing an attempt by him to escape from a prison camp. Herr Gartner's granddaughter has offered §10,000 for the manor.