Evening Star Newspaper, February 13, 1923, Page 1

WEATHER. TRain tonight and probably tomor- row morning; colder tomorrow and much colder tomorrow night. ‘Temperature for twenty-four hours ended at 2 pm. today: Highest, 52, at 2 p.m. today; lowest, 32, at 1a.m. today, Full report on page 4. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 24 28,778. DRUGEING OF NUN AND KIDNAPING 15 VEILED IN MYSTERY Makes Escape and Returns to Frederick Convent After Abduction. CARRIED TO BALTIMORE; BELIEVE RANSOM MOTIVE Beaten, Rushed Away in Taxiand Held Prisoner in Dark Alley Room. By the Associated Pre. FREDERICK, Md., February are searching today for a mysterious man and woman who are believed to have kidnaped Sister Cecilia, a music teacher at the Notre Dame Academy here, yesterday afternoon, and took Tier to Baltimore, where she escaped from 3 house after being held cap- tive for several hours, and returned to the fnstitution in a dazed condi- tion: Stewart Cathcart. a taxi driver of Baltimore, who brought Sister Cecilia 1o Frederick in his machine last night, was locked up in jail, at the Tequest of Father William J. Kane, overseer of Notre Dame Convent. While not believing Catheart to be implicated in the kidnaping, the priest stated that Cathcart gave evasive an- swers to many of his questions. Ransom Believed Motive. Sister Cecelia was described this moruing as being in a highly nervous tate, after having passed i restless ight. Her physician forbade Wer re- ceiving visitors or discussing her ex- periences, declaring it might prove cangerous to her physical condition. In his examination, he sai a bruisc on the skull. The result of the blow said to have been inflicted When she was sefzed at the convent. Father Kane believes that Sister Ce- celia was abducted for ransom, i basis for this theory being the conver sation which the s d she over- heard while she was a prisoner in the Baltimore house. ster Cecelia,” said Father Kane, eard the men in the house where she was held in Baltimore sa: ought we get out of the This,” added Father Kane, seem to indicate that ransom was motive for the kidnaping.” One disputed point has been cleared up. Sister Cecilia was with Jane Roddy, a pupil, until 2:05 p.m. yester- day. “She could not have caught the train on the Baltimore and _Ohio which léaves Wrederick at 1:35 and arrived at Balttmore at about €720, She must have come or been brought by autgmobile. Driver Taken to Baltimore. Cathcart, the taxicab driver, who took the nun to Frederick, went to Baiti- more today, accompanied by the Fred- erick county sheriff. According to_Sister Cecelia’s story, as recited to Father Kane, she was struck over the head with a blunt in- strument by the man, and drugged. She is still in bed today, suffering from fright as a result of her adventure. She was able to give Father Kane but 2 meagre description of the strangers and could not name the house to which she was taken in Baltimore. as in her hurry to leave the dwelling she did not properly observe her surroundings. Father Kane said that the room at the convent from which the nun had been taken, showed signs of a fierce struggle. The sister's girdle rosary lay broken on the floor, furniture was misplaced, a vial believed to con- tain chioroform was found, together with a cloth believed to have been saturated with the drug, and her veil was discovered in a crumpled condition. Sister Sees Strangers. Sister Cecilia, the overseer first observed the man and woman about 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon. They were standing near a closed au- tomobile across the street from the convent. At that time the sister re- marked to one of her pupils, Father Kane stated, that the strangers were ucting mysteriously. She did not no- tice them again untll the woman came around to a rear window and peered through. The nun was alone in the building at the time, and went to the window to Investigate. On reaching there, she told father Kane, & man struck her over the head. She Jost consclousness, she stated, and did not recover until she found herself in the Baltimore house. On regaining_consciousness, Sister Cecilia said, she found herself di- vested of her sister's garb. She over- heard voices in an adjacent room, talking about money matters. The gorsons talking, Sister “Cecllia. told ther Kane, sounded as if they we foreigners, and the words “ransom” and “$500" were mentioned. Espying & hat and coat on the wall of the room, Sister Cecilia clothed herself with ‘them and ran out of the build- ing. She had to pass through an alleyway, she stated, and on reaching the street asked a_patrolman about train service for Frederick. When told that train Service was suspended to that place for the night, she asked the policeman to direct her to a taxicab stand in order that she might return to Frederick immediately. Finds $11 in Pocket. Catheart. according to Father Kane, at first refused to take the sister as his passenger, as the fare trom Bal- timore to Frederick was $30. Sister Cecilia had only $11 with her, which she found in a pocket of the overcoat she wore, the priest stated. On learn- ing that the tolls would be paid in Frederick, however, Cathcart con- sented to take her there. On arriving here, Sister Cecilla wa in a state of collapse. Her collapse, Father-Kane said, was due mostly to fright. Physicians who examined her, he said, declared she had not been as- saulted. . Sister Cecilia, whose age on the convent records is given as thirty- one years, was formerly Miss Marle Whalen of Verona, Pa.. a suburb of Pitisburgh, She attended the paro- ohial school at that place and last August became a sister of Notre Dame, She came to Frederick last September. Both her parents are dead. Father Kane stated she has a sister and brother and believed they reside in Pennsylvania. Her grand- mother, he said. resides in Verona. Pittsburgh dispatches last night quoted Father Duwell, pastor of & church which Sister Cecilia attended while at Verona, as saying “She was a model young lady and was well hought of by all with whom she came in contact.’ POLICE COMB BALTIMORE. said, Officer Declares Nun Did Not Tell of Kidnaping. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, Md., February 13.— I‘.ubfir! L. Osborne, the policeman " Goatiaued en Page 7, Column 6.) 13— Policemen in this city and Baltimore , he found | Entered as second-class matter post office Washington, D. C. Tar and Brand ForRhine Women Greeting French By the Associated Press. COBLENZ, February 13.—Ger- man socleties and clubs strenu- ously oppose allowing German ‘Wwomen to have anything to do with the French soldlers, socially. Those Who thus violate public opinion are threatened with branding and with the tar and feather or halr bobbing treatments. One local opera singer, who has been engaged successively to a British, American and lastly a French officer, has been hissed off the stage and threatened with a ducking in the Rhine. Five of the American soldiers ‘who are helping to settle the af- fairs of the departed occupation contingent will marry German girls this week before departing for the United States. FRENCH FINE TOWN The 000000 MARKS A * Star. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edition i3 delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers WASHINGTON, D. C.,. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1923—THIRTY-TWO PAGES. IANUARY CONGRESS| AND INAUGURATION GIVEN SENATE0.K. Adopts Norris Amendment Providing for Earlier Seat- ing of Legislators. FACES A HARD FIGHT TO PASS IN HOUSE President and Vice President Would Take Office Third Monday in Year. The Norris amendment to the Federal constitution eliminating.the FOR FATAL CLASH Burgomaster, Police Chief| and Policemen Seized at Gelsenkirchen. By the Associated Press. DUSSELDORF, February 13— The towns of Emmerich and Wes- el. on the right bank of the Rhine, northwest of this city, were occu- pied by Belgian forces early today. It is announced that this move was made for the purpose of allow- ing Franco-Belgian supervision and control of exports and imports along the lines leading from the Ruhr into Holland | By the Associated Press. H DU SLDORF, February 13.—The town of Gelsenkirchen has been fined 100.000,000 marks to be paid tomorrow in consequence of the incident yester- lday Dbetween German police and present session of an old Congress after election of a new Congress and changing the date of inauguration of President from March 4, to_the third Monday in January was ap- proved today by the Senate. The resolution embodying the amendment was adopted after brief debate and by vote of 63 to- 6. . It now goes to the House, with approval there before adjournment of Congress regarded as problematical. Victory for Progressive Bloc. The senators voting against the resolution wery Broussard, demo- crat, Louislana; King, democrat, Utah; France, republican, Maryland; Nelson, republican, Minnesota; Overman, demo- crat, North Carolina, and Reed, demo- crat, Missouri. Such an i by the ‘new progressive Bion s dlately after it was organized, and probably is the first proposed in the constitution Inpbev:pnro\c':‘;nb'; { the Senate after coming out of any committee other than the jud: committee. It was reported J"m!_:l:;i agriculture committee, of which Sen- ator Norris is chairman, as a substi- tute for a Senate resolution intro- duced soon after the beginning of the present session by Senator Cara- way, democrat, Arkansas, French gendarmes.. The burgomaster, the chief of police and the policemen believed to be guilty of involvement in the affair have been arrested. The occupation of the towns of Em- merich and Wesel, set for teday, gives the allies control of two Rhine ports. Both places are located on the right bank of the Rhine north of this eity. Emmerich has a customs house 3s well as iron casting plants and rafl shops.- According to German sources, yes- terday's colllsion between ¥rench soldiers and German police at Gelsen- kirchen has aggravated the feellng between the French and the civilian population. Reports that French of- ficers are using their riding whips upon German _functionaries as & means of enforcing orders, add fuel to the smouldering fires of discontent. ONE KILLED, TWO WOUNDED. By the Associated Press. PARIS, February 13.—A German policemun was killed and two i‘rench gendarmes were wounded in yester- day's affair at Gelsenkirchen, in the Ruhr, says the Krench official version of the incident obtained today. The foreign office, In giving out the detalls, says thes gendarmes were on the way to the mayor’s office in Gel- senkirchen with a letter when their car was stopped by a policeman, whe threatened them with a revolver. The endarmes fired on the policeman, who ell. Thereupon six policemen from a nearby post hurried up and fired on the gendarmes, wounding one in the arm and the other in the liver. The French authorities, it was add- ed, are investigating. TOWNS REPORTED OCCUPIED LONDON, February 13.—The Bel- gians have already occupied Wesel and Emmerich, according to a Dues- seldorf dispatch to the Express. They are reported to have entered Monday. The correspondent further says that, aside from iron and steel, all mer- chandise henceforth, including dyes, seed, fertilizer and medicines, is for- bidden sent from the Ruhr into un- occupied Germany. If any exception is made it must pay a 10 per cent ex- portation tax. It is semi-officially announced in Berlin that Germany is prepared to honor her bonds, to the value of 50,- that members ‘of Congress defeated in an election. should not vote on other than routine business during the session of the old Congress fol- lowing the elections. The Caraway resolution had been referred to the agriculture commit- tee at the request of the author, who said that if It went to the judiclary committee it would “go Into the sleep that knows no waking.” Eliminates Yndirect Methed, The ~ agricultire” ‘comimittee has among its membership a.mumber of members of the farm and progressive blocs, and'ft thoorperated in ts 6t the amendment a provisior chang- Ing the present indirect method .of selecting Presidents and Vica Presi- dents. This section, however, was eliminated today before the final vote on motion of Senator Norris. Opposi- tion to the section had been ex- pressed both by democrats and re- publicans, and President Harding some weeks ago let it be known that that he did not look with fayor upon fit. The resolution as adopted is as fol- lows: “Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress as- sembled (two-thirds of each house concurring therein), That the follow- ing amendment to the Constitution be, and hereby is, proposed to the states, to become valid as a part of the Con stitution, when ratified by the legis- latures of the several states, as pro- vided by the Constitution: Commence in Jamuary. “That the terms of President and Vice President of the United States elected after adoption of this amend- ment shall commence at nonn on the third Monday in January following their election. “That the terms of senators and representatives elected after adoption of this amendment shall commence at noon on the first Monday in January following their election. “That the Congress shall assemble at least once in every year and such meeting shall be on the first Monday in January, unless they shall by law appoint a different day.” Similar amendments have been pending at one time or another in Congress for years and hearings were being held on one presented by Sena- 000,000 gold marks, turned over to Belgium six months ago by the Reichsbank and due Kebruary 15, says a dispatch to the Times from Berlin. It is added that Germany's decision to suspend deliveries in reparatien goods during the period of the occu- pation of the Ruhr does not apply to these bonds. ECONOMIC DISASTER SEEN. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, February 13.—Economic disturbances are foreseen by the Allge- meine Zeitung as a result of the stagna- tion of the French iron industry, which has been deprived of Ruhr coal.. The newspaper asserts that France has lost more than a million tons of fuel in the first month of the occupation and that consequently the French iron industry has been driven from the world market. If disturbances occur, the paper adds, the only question is who will suffer most. Private advices from Essen, Rech- linghausen and other Ruhr points, in- dicate a serious aggravation of the sit- i uation in the occupied zones, due to in- tensification of the feeling between the French and the Germans. Yesterday's clash has caused much emblitterment and marks the first instance where the { German police have had to use their weapons. And the freedom with which the French have been wielding their riding whips on the backs of civilians and otherwise encroaching on what the population considers civic liberties fs gradually bringing about a feeling, which, it is belleved in Berlin, wiil eventually cause a serious outbreak. French agression continues to find its u\urdlen’ opposition in the ranks of or- ganized labor. Bank Director Arrested. Director Plel, in charge of the Reichsbank branch at Treves, has been arrested by the French and the bank has been closed to the public, “If the French officers corps be- lieves it can force German police of- ficlals to obey unauthorized com- mands by using riding whips, it is mistaken,” says & public protest, is- sued by the League of German Police Associations. “Police officlals in the occupled area have explained that, despite the severest physical punishment, they are fulfilling to the last man and the last breath their difficult duty of protect- ing the people and the future, and also that they will obey only orders from the German authorities.” tor Ashurst, democrat, Arizona, when the agriculture committee reported | the one approved today. ALLIES DEMAND ACTION - ON BULGARIAN PENALTY Send Note Asking for Immediate Statement of Plan to Pay Reparations Bill. By the Assoclated Press. SOFIA, February 13.—The interal- lied commission in behalf of the am- bassadors’ council has dispatched a note to the Bulgarian government de- manding that it specify immediately in what manner it intends to meet its reparation obligations and what guar- antees it proposes to give for pay- ment. The government has not yet replied. The commission proposed last July that the customs receipts should be set aside as a guarantes for payments Que the allies, but this the. gover mont refused to do. Under'the peace treaty Bulgrala is required to pa; ailies $450,000,000. Day;ithe —_— GERMANY TRADE LOSER. BERLIN, February 13.—Germany has suffered a passive trade balance of over two billion gold marks dur- ing 1923, according to approximate figures announced by the federal sta- latical office. "l‘h.‘;‘;poor’tl are given as approximately ,000,000 and the exports 4,000,000,000 gold marks. providing | RUBR AND DEBTS STRESSED BY KNG Praises Settlement With U. S. at Opening of Parliament. NOT OBSTRUCTING ALLIES Considers Unemployment Gravest Problem—Hopes for Peace With Turks. By the Ausoclated Press. LONDON, February 15.—The th_rj‘ quéstidn-was stressed by King Georgé | . dd 1 _throne Sease LT B "recond sesslon” of 3k fcurth parllament of his refgn. He deéclired that although the Brit- ish government was unable to concur or participate in the Ruhr operations, it was acting in such a way as not to add to the difficulties of Great Brit- ain’s allies. The king disposed of the American debt question In one sentence, say- ing that he welcomed the settlement, “which reflects the determtnation of our people to meet their obligations.” The remainder of the speech was devoted largely to an expression of the hope that the Turkish question might yet be settled. The soverelgn also touched upon domestic problems. particularly unemployment. Usual Ceremonies Held. Parliament was opened with the usual . ceremonies of state, King George, accompanied by Queen Mary, setting In motion the machinery of what is generally regarded as one of the most important sessions of par- llament since the declaration of peace, in view of the unsettled Eu- trade and labor questions at home. The ceremony, in the house of lords, was surrounded by all the splendor which has characterized it from time immemorial. The Prince of Whales and the Duke of York took thelir places among the gorgeously attired nobility who crowded the ancient chamber. Rain detracted somewhat from the brilllance of ‘the procession of state from Buckingham palace to Westminster, but crowds nevertheless lined the streets. Seldiers Guard Route. Soldiers guarded the route. A small processlon of the unemployed paraded the Strand and Whitehall with sand- wich boards reading, “Out pf-Work” and “We Are Determined to See Bonar Law.” - A few minutes later King George was saying In his speech from the throne that the .state of unemploy- ment was causing him the deepest concern and must continuously engage the attention of his ministers. The king began his speech with the subject of reparations “"The conference which was held in London early in December on the subject of the payment of reparations by Germany was resumed in Paris in January,” he sald. ‘“My government In their desire to hasten the complete settiement of the reparation question offered to the allied governmer.ts far- reaching concessions on the allied debts to this country. 1 greatly re- gret it proved impossible to reach a general agreement. . Net Obatructing Polcy. “The’ French and Belgian govern- ments therefore proceeded to put into force- the ‘plan ‘they favored 'and,the Itallan government countenanced their action. My government, while feéling -unable either to concur or participate in this operation, are act- ing in: such a way as nhot'to add to e difficulties of thelr alljes. . months in conjunction with those of the other allied powers, have been engaged:at Lausanne in a sincere and ent. (Continued on Page.2, Column 6.) Governors Again to Be Called - To Confer on Prohibition ‘Another conference of state’ gov- ernors will be called by President Harding to meet in Washington for the discussion of prohibition enforce- ment. No date for the mesting has bean et il It is sail at the White House today that the President had determined that a call for the conference would out as woon as the us state ures have adjourned aand the governors am to devote their attention to quaatio: ropean situation and the financial, | “ISOLATION.” President to Send Reorganization Report in 2 Days President Harding intends to send the report on the proposed reorganization of the government departments to the joint congres- sional committee which is to con- sider the matter, within forty- eight hours, it was s=aid at the White House today. The President had_an appointment with Walter F. Brown, chairman of the joint comiaittee, Jate this afternoon, at Wwhich time it was believed 'the President would conclude the mat- ter and prepare it for transmission to the congressional committee. Little hope exists on the part of administration leaders, it {s under- I stood, i that the program can be enacted into law before Congress adjourns, March 4. Whether the Joint committee would remaln aft- er the adjournment of Congress for consideration of the matter has B ;! 3 un] the’ commitiee does decide to work gn the prapo- sitlon during a congressional re- cess, it will probaly go over, it is una Rnddl ehe® 7 SR HOPES FOR PEAGE ISING AT SHYRNA Report of Ismet Pasha Ex- pected to Clarify Grave i Situation. b |ATTITUDE | IS MODIFIED Turks Continue Mining Operations in Harbor, But Keep Channel Open. By the Associated Press. CONSTANTINOPLE, February 13.— Ismet Pasha’s report on the Lausanne conference is expected to clarify the political atmosphere here, espe- clally as regard the Smyrna sitpation The Turkish foreign minister, whose return from Switzerland has been de- layed by the weather, will explain, it is believed, that the peace negotia- tions attempted at Lausanne have been postponed rather than aban- doned, and that adjustments are possible. Mustapha Kemal «Pasha and some of the ministers of the Angora gov- ernment have gone to Smyrna for the meetings of an economic congress. A representative of the Russian soviet government is to attend also, and this recalls the recent rumors of an Angora-Moscow agreement reached at Lausanne. Meanwhile, Turkey's atitude toward the allles, both at Smyrna and else-. where, appears to have changed for the better and the Ottoman authorities dt-the. “closed port” are reported as more conciliatory toward .the naval commanders. STILL MINING HARBOR. Turks at Smyrna, However, Leave Channel Open. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. i Cable to The Star and Chieago Dai i News. Oopyright 1923.) i o CONSTANTINOPLE, February 13.— Heavy seas and a snowstorm in Rus 'mania are delaying the solution of the present ‘Smyrna. confiict, which, untfl Ismet Pasha reaches Angora from Bukarest, - will remain unset- tled. Doubtless, if the Turks desire to hasten hostilities they will use the Smyrna affalr as a pretext for be- ginning war. Just at present the situation is as follows: The Turks have not with- drawn the order to_the allied war- ships to leave the harbor, but they have not bothered these craft, which remain anchored in front of the city. Italian Ship Carrying Mines. The port authorities, who recently received a large consignment of mines from Samsun by the Itallan steamer Trento, continue to plant them in'the '?&rb:;.' 1::“:.’“ ae-.ntnl mply - lemand Yo Teave s 'free channel. in which o leave & ree O o _TLe} (Continued on Page 3, Column ¢) IBOY, SENT TO FARM. CHARGES CRUELTY Describes Treatment at House Hearing in Board of | i Children’s Guardians Case. RIGID PROBE IS INDICATED? | Judge- Sellers to Testify to Other | Side of Question—May Call Many Witnesses. Sensational charges regarding the nristregtment of giris.committed to the board of children's guardians by tife Juvedile Court and then pHt ont into .boarding houses were repeated today at the hearing before a sub- | committes of the House District com- mittee on the Free bill to establish 2 parental court in the District. The story of servitude on a Vir- ginia farm was told by a fourteen- year-old boy who is now back at home and attending the John Eaton School. Judge Sellers to Speak. Judge Kathryn Sellers of the Juve- nile Court is expected to testify to- morrow, giving the other side of the case, and the members of the sub- committee are hopeful that nothing will interfere with getting her story. A resolution passed on the motion of Representative Blanton of Texas, for the committee to get power to subpoena witnesses, which was carried unani- mously, indicated that the hearings will be prolonged and members of the sub- committee predicted that a rigid inves- tigation of the conduct of the Board of Chlidren's Guardians and Assoclated Charities will result. Worked on Two Farms, William C. Mead, fourteen-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Mead, No. 1 Jewett street northeast, was taken by the Juvenile Court when twelve years old with two smaller brothers and placed with the Board of Children's Guardians. He was sent to the farm of a Mr. Wickiine in Vienna, Va., where he, with four other boys, worked on Mr. ‘Wickline's nineteen-acre farm, and when that did not keep them busy, they also worked on a larger farm belonging to Mr. Wickline's father. William told the story of his experi- ences on the farm. He appeared as a little yellow-haired, bright-eyed boy, not precocious, but giving a straight- forward statement of life as he had lived it. The other four boys, all about the same age, were Joseph Charles, Harry Bayne, Joseph Disney and Henry Burger. Tells of Tasks. 3 ‘William testified that they were compelled to get up at 6 a.m., except- ing on Saturdays, when they had to get up at 4 o'clock. They worked each day until 6 p.m., except on Fridays, when they worked until 10 o'clock, getting ready for the Saturday trip, to market. On Saturday they went to market in a big truck. ' Some of their work, as sketched to ing cows, digging post-holes, takln[l building henhouses, doing the family a farm. was paid $20 a month for his keep, Bayne boy had been hit over lhe] line, ordered to do. The Bayne boy at that {ing of the committee and 157 Middies Fail, Forced to Resign; 158 on Probation By the Associated Press. ANNAPOLIS, February 13.—One hundred and fifty-seven midship- men were found so badly deficlent in the recent semi-final examina- tions at the Naval Academy that they have been compelled to re- sign and ten have been dropped back into a lower class, it was announced today at the Academy. One hundred and fifty-eight other middies who were deficient to a more minor degree will remain in their respective classes, further continuance in the service being dependent upon the outcome of the annual examinations in May. As is usually the case, the ma- jority of those who “flunked” are of the fourth or “plebe” class, the total being ninety. ENO QUITS TRAFFIC BODYAS D. C. FAILS T0 ADOPT HIS CODE Oyster Believes Present Reg- ulations, If Strictly En- forced, Are Sufficient. Resignation of William P. Eno from the chairmanship of the traffic com- mittee was announced by the Com- missioners following a board session today. Mr. Eno's letter to the city heads! indicates clearly that his action was prompted by an apparent unwilling- ness on the part of the committee to accept his proposed set of general ! highway traflic regulations The letter of resignation follows: Letter of Resignation. “On December 23 you appointed me chairman of your committee on traffic. A crisis existed and continues unabated. The only sensible thing to have done was to at once adopt the best plan that had been tried and proven successful in bringing order out of chaows and safety out of danger —in fact it may be truthfully said that the plan recommended has been the only one which has anywhere or at any time met with adequate suc- cess. “Eleven people have been killed and 175 injured since the first meet- it is no wonder that on all sldes we hear de- mands for relief, with eonstantly in- creasing signs of impatience. Urger Against Dela. “Later on, but not now, it may be appropriate for individual members of the committee to try to devise a better plan, but now such delay by any one should not be tolerated. “I realize that my work with the present committee can serve no fur- ther useful purpose and therefore 1 feel it my duty to tender my resigna- tion, but not without first expressing to You my appreclation of your un- failing courtess The Commissioners directed Daniel E. Garges, secretary to the board, to send Mr. Eno the following reply: Reply From Garges. “The Commissioners of the District of Columbia have received your letter tendering your resignation as chairman of the committes on traffic, appointed by them on December 23. They have also received your letter of February 11, stating that in resigning from this com- mittee, there is no desire on your part to cease your help to the Commis- sioners and the people of Washington in their effort to improve traffic con- ditions. *“The Commissioners desire me to express their sincere regret that you have found it advisable to resign the chairmanship of the committee, and they express the hope that by reason of the sevarance of vour offi- clal connection with the committee you will not hesitate to give them the benefit of vour experience in traffic matters. They appreciate the civic spirit which induced you to accept @ place on this committee and to act as its chairman, and they thank you for the time and effort that you have expended in the matter. With assurances of their sincere re- gard and esteem, they beg me to state that they accept your regisnation.” Successor Not Indicated. The Commissioners did not indi- cate who wuold succeed Mr. Eno as chairman of the committee or what | the future course of that body would be. Willlam F. Ham, president of the | Washington Safety Council, who is also a member of the trafic comit- tee, was in conference with Commis- sioner Rudolph this morning, but whether he was there in connection with the resignafion is not known. When M. Eno submitted his set of general regulations for the guidance of motorists and pedestrians on the streets the Commissioners, after re- ferring them to Assistant Corporation Council Hart, returned them to the chairman with a request that he call another meeting of the committee. No Actlom Taken. At that meeting the committee, it is understood, took no immediate ac- tion on Mr. Eno's recommendations, but directed Mr. Hart, who is also a member of the committee, to go through the present traffic regula- tions, take out those sections which bear directly on the question of safety | and make a report back as to what the committes by Willlam in reply lumber to and from the sawmill, ot wash, washing dishes and practically Farmer Given $20 a Month. Willlam testified. hoad with a hoe handle by Mr. Wick-| some -hard labor which he had been (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) (Gontinued on Page 2, Column 7.) 1“’ questions, was as follows: Milk- ting wood, loading 10gs on trucks, ery other kind of hard labor on During his stay there Mr. Wickline He told the committes that the because he had balked at doing ‘ tomorrow. [ “The Last Look Around the World ' —as the day closes is reported in the 5:30 EDITION of THE EVENING STAR—right down to the last minute before you go home. t stock market; the finals in sports—and everything ‘else that has happened.. Also the court calendar for The echo from the For sale by newsboys and newsdealers throughout the city. are printed. Yesterday’s Net Circulation, 95,464, * TWO CENTS. NEXT DEBT PACTS T0 BE WORSE FOR U.S. SAYSSMooT Senator Expects No Settle- ment Without Submission of Terms to Congress. SHIP BILL SET ASIDE FOR FUNDING MEASURE Appropriation and Farm Credits Legislation Pressed at White House as March 4 Nears. Prediction was made in the Senate today by Senator Smoot of Utah, a member of the American debt funding commission, that no debt settlements would be obtained from other debtor nations as favorable as that accepted by the British government. Senator Smoot's statement was made after the administration's ship- ping bill had been laid aside to per- mit discussion of the British debt settlement. “I dom’t look for any settlement with any other foreign country with- out submission of the terms to Con- gress for approval” said Senator Smoot. Senator Walsh, democrat, Montana, interrupting, cited the ~authority given the debt funding commission in the pending legislation to conclude settlements with other nations on terms similar to those contained in the British settlement without cefer- ence to Congress. He then asked Senator Smoot if his statement could be construed as meaning that the senator as a mem- ber of the commission looked for no more favorable settlements to be con- cluded with the other debtor nations. Absolutely,” replied Senator e can expect none as favorable in ew of the present world conditions.” Senator Smoot denied over the con- tention of Senator McKeller, demo- crat, Tennessee, that he ever had ad- vocated cancellation of any of the debts and declared “whatever of a movement had been on to cancel these debts had absolutely no effect on the rates of interest or other terms of the settlement with Great Britain.” The United States within four years can borrow money at 3 per cent, Sena- tor McCumber predicted, and refund present loans below the rate charged Great Britain. Senator McCumber presented a let- ter from Elfot Wadsworth, assistant Secretary of the Treasury, and Sec- retary of Amerfcan debt commission. written in_ response to an inguiry made in the finance committee by Senator La Follette, republican, Wis- consin, as to the minutes of the meet- ings between the American and Brit- ish commissions. Informal Discussions. Mr. Wadsworth said that at the first meeting of the two commisgions on Jan ary 8 it was developed conclusively that the British representatives would be unable to comsider such terms as had been provided in the debt fun act. and that therefore it was de- ded to proceed to informal discus sions with the agreement that noth ing said or presented by either sid should be reduced to writing. For this reason, Mr. Wadsworth added, no minutes of the meetings that fol- lowed were available except the dates of the sessions and the names of those present. The conferences, Mr. Wadsworth explained, resulted in the evolution of the American proposal setting forth the minimum terms the com- missioners considered acceptable to Congress but even this, he added, was not reduced to writing until after the British commission had returned home and conferred with the cabinet chiefs. American Ambassador Har- vey then informed the Washington governments the British governme considered the proposal favorably the American commission meeting with British Ambassador Geddes put the terms to writing and after rati- fication by the British cabinet they were made public. ‘The arrangement to lay aside the ad- ministration shipping bill for considera- tion of the British debt settlement leg- islation was made after further White House conferences between President Harding, Senator Lodge of Massachu- setts, the majority floor leader and Sen- ator Watson, republican, Indiana. It ‘was said to be the hope of the adminis- tration forc to pass the debt bill to- morrow or by Thursday at the latest. Meantime, the ship bill will be held in its present advantageous position as “unfinished business. Under this arrangement the Brit- ish debt funding bill was taken up in the Senate today. Unanimous consent to take up the debt measure was given at the re- quest of Chairman McCumber of the finance committee, The leaders said they hoped to complete debate on it by tomorrow night. Senator McCumber declared the Brit- ish settlement as “not only important in bringing into the Treasury the in- terest and principal due from Great Britaln, but an inspiration tc the other debtor nations to come forward and thereby in the end secure the li- quidation of every dollar due us.” He said the best policy for this nation was to “show the utmost leniency ‘to debtor nations' and bring settlements within their ability to pay.” Consider- ing Great Britain’s present obliga- tions, the committee charman said, the pending agreement met that prin- ciple. IDAH(H' Senator King, democrat, Utah, objected to the plan of the re- (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) FIND BABY DROWNED IN CREEK NEAR HOME Theodore ‘Warffemius Missing But , Fifteen Minutes Before Dis- covery of Tragedy. Theodore Warffemius, jr., two and one-half years old, was drowned in Oxon run, near his home, at 124 Yuma street southeast, about noon today. The child left his home about fifteen minutes before his body was found. Members of the family missed him, made search, but were unable to lo- cate him. and George T. Robert H. Hayes found body ' floating wall the | against Livingstone bridge, over Oxon | un. They summoned a physician, who pronounced life estinct. Tt is believed the child was playing near the run when he fell into a hole, / and the high water, resulting from last night's rain, washed him as far as the bridge before discovery wa: made. Coroner Nevitt is investigat- ing.