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WEATHER. Fair and continued cols morrow and probably Sat temperature tonigat about d_tonight, to- urda. 13 degrees. ‘Temperature for twenty-four hours ended at 2 p. V' lowest, today : Highest, 51, at 16, at 8 am. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 2 _No. 28780 Entered as second-class matter vost_office_Was! hington, D. C. - RECALL OF BRITISH ON RHINE HANGS ON CONFERENCE TODAY French in London Seek Aid in Unraveling Transpor- tation Tie-Up. 10,000 GERMAN POLICE ARE ORDERED DISARMED | Sixty Coal Trains Slipped Through Cordon Exceed Deliveries to Invaders. T the Associated Press. LONDON, February 15.—British and Trench cabinet ministers met here to- day in a conference which, if it fails to evolve a program for British co- operation with the French and Bel-! gians in solving the Ruhr transporta- tion problems, is considered likely to vesult in the early withdrawal of the British troops from the Cologne area. The British ministers at the meet-; tng in Downing street were I'rime Minister Bonar Law, Lord Curzon, th= secretary for foreign affairs, and the Farl of Derby, the secretary | The French cabinet was represented, Ly Le Trocquer, the wminister of | puablic works. Tequest Meets Sympathy. It was understood as the conference ted that the French request for udditional transport facilities through ! the British zone was being recelved | sympathetically. The British main- tain that the French have little need | for more railway lines to handle rep- aration coal shipments to France,| but it Is realized that the French | have a problem equally serious in the transporting of supplies trom France into the occupied territory. The question may be settled tem-, porarily by the transfer of a six- nile section of the British zone, con- taining_a double-track railway line, to the French. POLICE TO BE DISARMED. ¥rench Hoid They Use Their Guns Too Freely. ted Press. DUESSELDORF, February 15.—Ten thousand German security pohra> throughout the occupled reglon are 1o be disarmed by order of Gen. De Goutte. It was explained at French head- quarters today that this action was deemed advisable hecause of the gefi- | eral attitude of the police toward the forces of the occupation. Hereafter the schutzpolizei are to he consid- cred hy the French as the protectors of Ruhr communities, without any connectlon with Berlin. Use Arms Too Freely. in addition to the recent incident At Gelsenkirchen, the French con- sider that the police are inclined to their arms ton freely, especially when they get into disputes with Treneh soldiers. Headquarters here Jas on record twelve Incidents where the police uscA rearms against the | amilitary. Tt also is charged that in another instance a member of the torce was discovered in the act of | £ctting on fire a house where soldiers | were billeted. | ermans arg that | i bruary 6 unoccupied Ger-. many has been receiving more Ruhrj coal than France and Belgium. They point proudly to the statement that| during the past week sixty train-| loads have been shipped out, despite | the efforts of the French to place soldiers at ail possible loopholes. t However, ther did not begin to| oast until the French discovered the | akage. B the Asso: t | i use | ' boasting Gates Now Guarded. i Occupation aut ities say that, actually the Germans managed to get | through only forty trains which went | into the interior over private rail- way lines leading from the mines and ' by other routes which the allies had | not controlled prope: i The French announce that all such gateways into the interior now are | muarded cautiously and that the ! customs ring which aims to shut off| from the unoccupied region all sup- | plies of coke and metals now | is welded tightly. UNEMPLOYMENT FEARED, Germans Trying to Incite Sympa- thy of French Soldiers, o Press. | | 15.—In the opin- fon of Ruhr industrialists, unemploy- ment may =oon be the problem con- fronting French and Germans alike. ‘The directors of the various branches of the Krupp works say that there is enough repair work-on hand to keep the plants running a while longer, but that the outlook for the future is dark Jn view of the tightening cus- toms ring. | 1 {No Relief Is in Sight DOPE RING BLAMED {Sister Cecilia Expected to Go to; ! ing his energles toward a solution of | were members of a “dope” ring. | who are alleged to have kidnaped the | spee COL PR o7 S el WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION he Fnening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1923 —FORTY-FOUR PAGES. D GRIPPING NATION; | MERCURY 16 IN CAPITAL Drop to 12 Degrees in D. C. by Tomor- row Predicted. Until Next Week, Says Forecaster. | The winter's cold record to date here,. perhaps as low as 12 degrees. wlll be reached by tomorrow morn- ing, according to the forecast of the weather bureau, where the official thermometer showed a low mark of 16 degrees early today, the lowest so tar. The continued drop in temperature is general throughout a greater part of the country, following the high winds of last night, which visited the District and other sections impar- tially, Trees Blown Down. The wind attained a velocity of rty-two miles an hour here last night between 8 and 9 o'clock, blow- ing down trees and causing pedes- trians to hurry to cover. The wind remained high all night. The weather bureau today recefved Teports of three great storms, one on the Atiantic, one on the Paclfic and the other over the eastern states. It was this latter storm which hit Washing- According to the weather bureau, Storms, Sweeping to; Eastward, Envelop Atlantic Coast. NewYorkSuffering; West Snowbound; Damage Great. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, February 15—Abate- ment of exceptionally high winds which ushered in winter's Severest onslaught in some sections was the only relief promised today from the excessive cold which for three days gradually has spread over the coun- try from Alaska and the Canadian northwest until all the United States, | excepting Florida and the southern | Pacific coast regions, has felt its icy | grasp. | The south and the Atlantic sea- | boards today began to feel the bite | of the Alaskan cold. At Atlants,Ga. | the temperature was predicted to drop to 25 degrees above zero, with Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Arkansas experiencing drops 015 and 20 above zero. New York had a tem- perature early today of 17 degrees above zero, with colder weather ahead. In the sections which had sub- zero temperatures yesterday the cen- tral northwest, upper Mississippi val- (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) —_— | FORNUNKIDNAPING i ! Arrest Declared Near on Evi- | dence Gathered by State’s Attorney. PILLS FOUND IN AUTO! Baltimore Tomorrow to Locate Abductor’s House. By the Asnociated Press. BALTIMORE, Md, February 13.—)| Convinced that the story of kidnaping | told by Sister Cecilis, music. teacher of Notre Dame convent, who declared that she was forcibly taken from the convent last Monday afternoon, held a prisoner in a house in Baltimore, and later escaped to return here the same night, Is genulne, State's Attor- ney Aaron Anders today was direct- the mystery surrounding the case. ‘I Information Kept Secret. “If the people knew what I know about this case; if they had talked to Sister Cecllia as I have talked to her,” Mr. Anders said, “they would feel the same way about it as I do.” Mr. Anders said he could not divulge information that he has secured and which convinces him that the abduc- | tion story iy true. From ciues he Las and says he has obtained and the fact that small pills were found in a package of toilet! articles in the automobile which ! brought Sister Ceclia back to Fred- erick from Baltimore, Mr. Anders is of the opinion that her abductors i i | | Theory Supported. | The actions of the man and woman | nun and the stupid condition of the men in the house where she said she vas heid captive supported this the- ory, he said. Sister Cecilia has said that she knew nothing about the package or its con- tents, She told a remarkably con- nected story of the affalr when she was interviewed yesterday by him- self and Sheriff Jones, the state's at- torney added, and it was then that she described her experlences in detail. Sheriff Jones also declined to reveal any of the clues upon which the au- thorities are working. ARREST EXPECTED SOON. ! Dispateh to The Star. FREDERICK, Md, February 15— | An arrest is expected hourly in the kidnaping of Sister Cecilia from Notre Dame Convent here, according to an announcement made by State's Attor- ney Aaron R. Anders following an In- terview with the nun. It is expected that Sister Cecilla {will have fully recovered from her experiences by tomorrow, so that she will be able to go to Baltimore and | there ald the police in locating the | the nistory of ley. plains states and the upper lake (Continued on Page 2, Column 2 Germans Redeem Treasury Bills, Paying Belgium By the Assoclated Press. BRUSSELS, February 15.—Ger- man treasury bills issued in con- nection with Germany's agreement to pay Belgian reparations were met when they fell due today. A Berlin dispatch yesterday an- nounced that the Relichsbank had made approximately 46,000,000 gold marks available in London for re- demption of treasury bills turned over to Belgium six months ago and falling due today. Last August Belgium accepted the German moratorium compro- mise proposition, under which Ger- many agreed to make payments to Belgium In the form of treasury bills to run six months and de- liverable the 15th day of each month. beginning In August and continuing untll the end of 1923. This relieved Germany from all cash payments to Belgium for the remainder of last year. The bills were to total 50,800,080 gold marks monthly. but offsets ‘were allowed on_account of deliveries tn kin making. the monthly payment os: ually Bomewhat smaller. The bills due today wére di counted in Switzerland and pay able at the Bank of England. ARMOUR PLANT HIT BY §2.000,000 FIRE Omaha Blaze Worst in His- tory of Packing In- dustry. By the Associated Press. OMAHA, Neb., February 15—Fire |in Armour & Co.s plant developed early today into the worst fire the American pack- ing industry, veteran packing men de- clared after unofficial estimates placed the loss at $2,000,000. Three nine-story buildings of the plant have been de- stroyed. Two other large buildings used as lard refinerles were threaten- ed early this morning. More than 1,000 men are already temporarily with- out employment as a result of the fire. Twenty-one fire companies were con- centrating thelr efforts on preventing a further spread of the flames. 0. C. Willis, general manager of the plant, said that the fire started in the ninth story of building 19 from a de- fective elévator motor. Firemen experienced great difficulty in making water connections because of the sub-zero weather and low pres- sure of the water hindered them, the treams barely reaching the sixth story at times. Huge stocks of lard melted and ran over the buildings like liquid fire, nullified the efforts of the firemen and made the fire the most spectacular as well as the worst in Omaha's his- tory. Hose Lines Frozen. Firemen became encrusted with ice and some of them literali® froze to their hose lines. M. J. Dineen, assist- ant fire chief, was biown eight feet into the air by the explosion of an am- monia tank und was taken to a hos- pitai. Six other firemen were overcome or injured. r. A. C. Stokes, director of the American Red Cross in Nebraska, late last night announced that he would Despite the success of the French|house where she was held prisoner | head a corps of Red Cross workers into (Continued on Page Z, Column 4.) and later escaped. Woman Sways British Polic In Mesopotamian Oil F ields! By the Associated Press. LONDON, February 15.—British committments in Mesopotamia, which have long been a cause of intense dissatisfaction among a large part of the public here, are all traceable to the influence of one woman, according to the Daily Express. “The reason why the British tax- payer pours out his money in Arab lands,” says the newspaper, “is » romantic one—the wonderful woman huntress, poetess, explorer and traveler, Miss Gertrude Low- thian Bell.” Recalling Miss Bell's numerous activities, especially in the near east, the Express continue *“Her last and_greatest role is in politics. From Bagdad she has be- | | | come the Egeria of the cabinet and to a great extent has even muzzled the opposition. “For long she was pro-Turk, but In the excitement of the war she became an Arab partisan and a worshiper of the picturesque Prince Faisal. She was appointed secretary of the Arab bureau in Mesopotamia during the war and retains the post of oriental secre- tary to the high commissioner. Her influence in the civil admin- istration of Mesopotamia is para- mount, but it ie not confined to Bagdad. Two years ago Mr. As- quith threatened to take a strong line against the occupation of Mesopotamia. Miss Bell wrote and told him that he did not under- stand the question, and tifere has since been no trouble, with Mr. Asquith and several members of the cabinet under her spell.” § l South Omaha to provide rellef for the families of men thrown out of work. The next worst fire in the history of the packing industry, according to packing men, occurred in Septemper, 1900, at Hammond, Ind., when the loss reached $1,600,000" in a fire that de- stroyed a packing plant there. $100,000 VERMONT LOSS. BARNET, Vt., February 15.—The vil- lage of McIndoe Falls found itself without stores today and a number of its residents were homeless as a re- sult of a fire which was driven through its center by high wind last night. The loss is estimated at $100,000. Eleven buildings, including four stores and several dwellings, ‘were burned. PATIENT HANGS SELF. John Stokes, fifty-two years old, patient at St. Elisabeth’s Hospital, ended his life early last evening by hanging. He had been in the Slol- ital eleven years, formerly residing " rederich Baund d o unders, an_attendan found the body sus; ded from t-h!l' stairway in Birch building. Coroner Nevitt gave a certificate of suicide. in RAGING SEAS TAKE HEAVY SH TOLL FEAR LIVES LT British Steamer Tuscan Prince Goes on Rocks on Pacific Coast. CUTTER RESCUES CREW Italian Freighter Off Virginia Capes Reports by Radio She Is Sinking. One ship lost, with at least part of her crew, several reported sink- ing and one burned to the water's edge were reported from the Pacific and Atlantic coasts today. Numer- ous calls for assistance were re- celved from vessels bucking the heavy storms sweeping both sea- boards. Loss of life is believed to have occurred when the British steamer Tuscan Prince went ashore off Van- couver Island. The vessel's agents have glven up hope of rescue and believe her a total loss. The steamer Nika burned to the water's edge, near Cape Flattery. according to reports received at Seattle, Wash. The crew was saved by a coast guard cutter. The Santa Rita, answering dis- tress calls from the Nika, went on the rocks and is sinking. The Italian steamer Moncenisio is reported sinking 500 miles off the Virginia capes. CREW FEARED LOST. i | | Hope Abandoned for Steamer Tus- | can Prince. | By the Assoclated Press. SEATTLE, Wash., February 15.—A number of lives were believed to have | been lost early today when the British | | teamer Tuscan Prince went ashore inear Esteyan, Vancouver Island, ac- | cording to a message received here from | the tug Sea Monarch. | "The Sea Monarch, | message was sent, was rushing to the !aid of the vessel, which was said to be |a total loss. The message gave no de- | tails and did not state the source of the | information contained. Message Gives Up Hope. “Ship breaking up, we are going to | | drown.” was the Iast message from i the Tuscan Prince, which came | through the air and was picked up by the radio station of the Seattle har- bor. department. Ancther message. from an unidentified source, confirmed the report that the Tuscan Prince was aground near Bsteyan, B. C. Belfeve Ship Lo The Tuscan Prince is undoubtediy a total loss, Harold Burchard, repre- sentative here for Furness-Withy | Company, agents for the Prince Line, Limited, of London, owners of the | Vessel, said today. The Tuscan Prince { was commanded by Capt. J. Chilvers and bhad a crew of forty-two men aboard. She was of 5,275 tons. At that hour nothing was known of |the fate of the crew of the vessel {and her position could not be deter- | mined. The Tuscan Prince was due in Port Townsend, Wash., this morn- !ing and therefore was believed to be | nearing the entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca when the accldent oc- | curred. The Tuscan Prince sailed from San Francisco for Seattle last Sunday. Her home port is Newcastle, England. CUTTER RESCUES CREW. {All on ‘Board Steamer Nika Re- | ported Taken Off. Dy the Associated Pre: SEATTLE, Wash, February The coast guard cutter Snohomish | has taken all members of the crew from the steamer tka, wnich has burned to the water's edge. This information was contained in a message from the commander of the Snohomish received at §:03 am. No details were glven and the position of the ship was not stated. Another message from the Snohomish sald that thirty-four men had been taken from the Nlka and that they would be landed at Port Angeles. Wash. The steamer Kewanee reported by | wireless this morning that a ship, supposed to be the Nika, was appar- ently on fire, south of Cape Flattery. |The glare of the flames could be seen iplainly, according to the message, re- ceived at a station in Everett. Pacific coast radio stations reported they had received messages from the Snohomish that she was searching |for the Nika, which reported late ves- terday that she had lost her rudder. Mystery was added to the affair oy word from the Puget sound naval station that it had received a mes- |sage: “We are on fire. Help." Here Interference stopped the distress call and the signature could not be read. S. O. 8. calls from the Nika in dia- | tress south of Umatilla light ship off the mouth of the Columbia river Were picked up in Hawail late last night and a radio telephonic station broadcast an inquiry as to whether any answer wae being made to the o8 e Nika's calls were sent persist- ently for some hours. No shore station and none of the ships in the Vieinity of the Nika' could stop her operators sending long enough to tell him even that they were on their way to his assistance. RESCUE SHIP SINKING. 15.— SAN FRANCISCO., February 15.— The steamship Santa Rita, which was searching for the steamer Nika off OF FIRE-SWEPT VESSEL | at the time the | i I NOT“SANDBAGGING' - SCHOOL PAY BILL %"Any One Who Says | Aml i Against It Is a Monkey,” Says Focht. Chairman Focht of the Ifouse Dis-| | trict committee in answering crittes | itoday who have stated that he was {“sandbagging” the teachers’ salary | { bill, said: “Any one who says 1 am | jagainst it is a monke; i Mrs. Virginia White Speel, chair iman of the legislative committee of |Mothers' Congress and Parent-Teach- ers’ Association, who was with Cha!\'AI man Focht, said there is no dissen- |sion on the question on the teachers' salary bill between the Mothers' Con- gress and the school official | Letter From Ballou. | Chdirman Focht today receivea a {letter from Frank W. Ballou, super- |intendent of public schools, who has {taken to heart newspaper statements {that Chairman Focht is endeavoring ito prevent this legislation to estab- h standard salaries and reorganlize e school system from being passed. A statement was recently carr! in the press.” Dr. Ballou wrote, “to| the effect that officlals are opposed | to the passage of the teachers’ salary | bill now before the House of Repre- {sentatives. Moreover, Representative {Elanton stated on the floor of tha House Monday, that you and the ‘ad- I ministrative officers” were ‘sandbag- | ging' the teachers' salary bill. In: |Tiew of this situation. the officers of | | the school system presented to the | Teachers’ Council at its meeting yes- terday afternoon and Issued to ' the press of the city the following state- ment: i In Favor of Bill. “““The attitude of the school off- cials has been in favor of the salary i bill. ery effort by the school offi- cials has been given to bring before the members of Congress the neces- sity for the authorization of an ade- quate salary schedule. ever in any wa directly or in- ly, have the school officials ex- ed an attitude of untagonism to the most generous salary provision that Congress was willing to au- ithorize “‘No expression antagonistic to| the proposed amendment has ever been made by any school officer nor has any action been taken by any | of these officials which could be con-, strued as antagonistic to such amend- | ments. The teachers’ salary bill was/ prepared by committees representing | the teachers and the officials have | not felt free to advocate any bill diftering_from the bill proposed by the Teachers’ Council. Welcomes Liberal Proposals. “The attitude of the school offi- cials is that any amendment which Congress may be willing to accept granting a more liberal salary place- ment for teachers is to be welcomed. The passage of a revised salary schedule Is of vital importance to the | *°RPP™. appropriate for me to add this statement concerning myself. The superintendent of schools has: stood and still stands squarely and | steadfastly for the passage at th session of Congress of the best teach- ers salary bill Congress will pass. The superintendent is not opposed to the amendments which have been | recommended by the House commit- | tee, provided those amendments are acceptable to the House and do not jeopardize the passage of the bill."” MONTAGNES GO TO JAIL. NEW YORK, February 15.—The four La Montagne brothers, Montagu, Rene, Willlam A. and Morgan E., wealthy distillers, who pleaded guilty last! Week to a federal indictment charg- ing conspiracy to violate the Volstead | act, left today for the Essex county jail, at Newark, N. J., to begin sen- tences imposed by Federal Judge | |pre (Continued on Page 6, Column 2.) Winslow. You Can Rely for all the news of the news- making hours of the day The 5:30 Edition includes the very latest happen- ings—right up to dinner time. If you are specially interested in financial news or sports news, you'll find the 5:30 Edition specially interesting. Tomorraw’s court program is also a feature. ! Upon The Star Littauer Drops Suit to Prevent Girl’s Wedding By the Associated Press. PARILS, February 15.—Col. Wil- liam A. Littauer of New York to- day withdrew his appeal in the nch courts intended to prevent the marriage in France of his daughter, Miss Catherine Louise, to Willlam E. Doeller, an automo- bile dealer of Columbus, Ind. Tt is understood that a promise by Miss Littauer not to marry for several months was the reason for the withdrawal. The lower courts last menth threw out Col. Littauer's suit to stop the marriage. in which he contended the consent of the Young woman's parents was nec- essary according to the law of France. The court held that the French law did not apply in the case of u foreigner. The appeal taken by the father meanwhile has made it -impossible for the wedding to take place pending the higher court’s decision. When the case came up today none of the principals was in court. only the attorneys for father and daughter appearing. (QUIZ ON PARENTAL GOURT CONDEMNED Women Ask That Hearings Be Stopped Because of Ob- jectionable Statements. Some of the most prominent women in Washington. who have for many vears been engaged in welfare and general civic activities, called upon Chairman Focht of the House District committee, today, protesting that the hearings on the Frec bill to establish a parental court in the District of Columbia, which have been in prog ress for several days before a sub committee, should be stopped. These women said that the publication statements which have been made be- fore the committee is an insult to such women as Judge Kathryn Sellers of the Juvenile Court, who, they say. has done more good work among the needy and delinquent than any other person in Washington in recent years. They also resented attacks made upon the board of children's guardians and the Associated Charities, which insti- tutions, they said. have for years won the confidence and support of the best interests in the National Capital. Members of Delegation. However, while demanding that the hearings should be stopped, these women insisted that this should not be done until after the board of charities has had an opportunity specifically to reply to testimony | presented to the subcommittee. Among members of the delegation were: Mrs. Robert Elmore, daughter of Justice Sutherland; Mrs. Walter S. Ufford, wife of the secretary of the Associated Charities; Mrs. Virginia White Speel, a personal friend of Chairman Focht for many years, and who is chairman of the legislative committee of the Mothers’ Congress and Parent-Teachers' Association; Mrs. L. D. Smoot, representing the Congress of Mothers; Miss Lydla Burklyn, head of Friendship House, and Mrs. David R. Covell, wite of the rector of Trinity P. E. Church. All of these women say they have personal knowledge of the work of the Juvenile Court, the Board of Children’s Guardians, the Associated Charities and welfare work con- nected with other correctional in- stitutions. Judge Kathryn Sellers of the Juve- nile Court was the principal witness before the subcommittee today and stated that’if the Free bill is adopted in its present form it will be thrown out as unconstitutional. She said that all the desirable features could be carried out under existing law and that if the Free bill were enacted she could set the entire school system at deflance and disrupt its authority. Legisiation Opposed. All of the members of the subcom- mittee who have been conducting the hearing have plainly shown that they are not at all friendly to this legisla- tion and several have been outspoken in condemning the bill Representative Thomas L. Blanton of Texas, who, until today, has shown himself to be most sympathetic to- ward the proposed legislation, de- clared today that the Free bill is the most_crudely _drawn bill he has ever (Conunucd op_ Page 2, Column 5.) delivered to “From Press to Home Within the Hour”. The Star's carrier system covers every. city block and the regular edition is Washington homes as fast as the papers are priated, Yesterday’s Net Circulation, 95,417 TWO CENTS. REORGANIZATION PLANIS SENTT0 JOINT COMMITTEE Brown Proposals Provide for Uniting of War and Navy Departments. MANY BUREAUS SLATED FOR CHANGE IN CONTROL All Non-Military Functions Would Go to Purely Civilian Departments. | Members of the joint congressiona! committee on reorganization of the {Bovernment departments today re- lcth‘ed from Walter F. Brown, the personal representative of the Presi- dent and chairman of the jojnt com- mittee, (1) a proof sheet of a chart | Of organization of the executive de- of Chorus—Robinson Ought to Know That This [s the Seed Catalogue Season. REEDBLOCKS PLAN | TOVOTEUPON DEBT | Missouri Senator Objects to Haste Marking Considera- tion of Bill. Objection LY Senator Reed, demo- ;l‘rat. of Missouri, blocked efforts to- |day of Senate republican and demo- |cratic leaders to arrange for a vote tomorrow on the British debt funding bill. ! In view of the collapse of negotiations for a vote on the bill, republican leaders later said privately that they planned to hold the Senate in session tonight, | without a dinner recess, and drive the { debate to a finish as quickly @s possible. The haste with which the bill was being considered was said by Sen- ator Reed to resemble “the effort of a gentleman who has a gold brick to sell and who must dispose of it quick- 1y, if at all” s A proposal to limit debate tomor- row afternoon was made by Senator { Smoot, republican, Utah, in charge of the bill, while Senator McKellar, dem- ocrat, of Tennessee, asked that a vote go over until Saturday, although he did not object to limiting debate. Senator Jones, republican, of Wash- ington, in charge of the shipping bill, | however, objected to delaying a vote tiations went overboard when Sen- ator Reed made his objection. Reed Launches Attack. | With unlimited debate in order, | Senator Reed launched into another extended attack on the British fund- ing agreement. “This thing sugar-coated,” he said. “We arc the pitcher and Eng- land’s the catcher and she never muffs a ball. It will save the finan- ciers of Great Britain one billion dol- lars and deliver us bound hand and foot to the British government This statement evoked applause from a woman in the galleries and Vice President Coolidge rapped for order. Senator Reed also predicted is Britain might draw the United States into war. The statement that the United States could refund its bonds later at 3 per cent was declared by the senator to be “maudlin talk.” Raps Secretary Mellon. Secretary Mellon of the Treasury came in for some of Senator Reed's fire. Mr. Mellon's business interests are suck, the senator said, that he “has no business in the office of Sec- retary, and is there in violation of the spirit, 1f not the statute, of the United States Denying that the funding plan would stabilize business, Senator Reed said it would help bond speculators anad stabilize holdings of all foreign securities. “I believe I'd rather cancel our debt than unite our interests with the Brit- ish Empire's for the next Sixty-two years,” he continued. “Sixty-two years is practically cancellation of the principal of the debt. POLISH LOAN APPROVED. PARIS, February 15.—The foreign affairs commission of the chamber of deputies today gave its approval to a loan by the French government of 1400,000,000 franca to Poland. A bill making provision to that effect will be introduced in the_ chamber. (A Parls message, Wednesday. said the commission had held up its ap- proval of the loan until Poland had glven more definite information as to What she had to offer in the way of guarantees.) i By the Associated Press. LONDO! February 15.—The story of a visit made by the Prince of Wales to a hospital where thirty-six hopelessly disfigured war veterans are spending their days is printed by the Daily Malil today. After seeing twenty-nine of the men and offering them his co dolences, the prince asked where the other seven were. Ho was told that these were so shockingly mutilated that it was hardly d sirable for him to see them. The prince, however, insisted, and at- tendants accordingly took him into the ward. With each of the six whom he found there.the brince until Saturday, and the whole nego- | ‘ted _that | the community of interest with Great partments as recommended by the President and the cabinet; (2) sum- mary of the proposed change, and (3) COPY of a letter from the President relative to the same. Finished coples of a chart referred to by the Presi- dent will be placed in the hands of this joint committee as quickly as they come from the printer, Mr Brown said. Outstanding Recommendations. The outstanding summary recommendations is as follows: 1. The co-ordination of the mili- tary and naval establishments under a single cabinet officer as the depart- ment of national defense. 2. The transfer of all non-military functions from the War and Navy departments to civilian departments —chiefly Interior and Commerce. & The elriminal'i‘on’ror all non-fiscal ons from - et e Treasury Depart 4. The establishment of one new department—the Department of Edu- cation and Welfare. 5. The change of the name of the Post Office Department to Depart- jment of Communications. 6. The attachment to the several da- partments of all dependent establish- ments except those which perforn quasi judicial functions or act a- service agencies for all department The most important changes by de partments are as follows: State Department—The bureau of in- sular affairs is transferred from the War Department to the Department of State. Treasury Department—The accounting office, now an independent establishment, is transferred to the Treasury Department. Bureaus Transferred, The following bureaus now in the Treasury Department are transferrcd to other departments: Bureau of the budget, transferred to independent establishments; gen- eral supply committee. to independ- ent establishment; public health serv- ice, to education and welfare; coast guard, to commerce and defense; u- pervising architect’s office, to the In- terior. War and Navy Departments—These departments are placed under a sin- gle cabinet officer as the department {of defense. Three undersecretaries are provided for the Army, for the Navy and for national resources. The non-military engineering activi- ties of the War Department, including the board of engineers for rivers and harbors, the District and division en- gineer offices. the Mississippi river and California debris commissions; the board of roads. commissioners f Alaska and the office of public build- ! ings and grounds in the District of Ce lumbla_are transferred to the Depart- ment of the Interior. The marine activities of the W Department, including the lakc sur- vey office, the inland and coastwise waterw, service and the super- visor of New York harbor are trans ferred to the Department of Com- merce. Insular Burcau Changed. The bureau of insular affairs transferred from the War Departme to the Department of State. The hydrographic office and naval observatory are transferred i{from the Navy Department to the Department of Commerce. The revenue cutter service, now a part of the coast guard in the Treas=- ury Department, is transferred from that department to the naval estab- lishment. i Department of the Interior Department is given two major functions, the administration of the public domain and the con- struction and maintenance of public works. The subdivisions of the de- partment are grouped accordingly Iunder two assistant secretaries. The educational and health activi | ties of the department, including the bureau of education, Indian schools, Howard University, the Columbia In- stitution for the Deaf, St. Elizabeth's Hospita! and Freedmen/s Hospital, ! together with the bureau of pensions, are transferred to the new depart- ment of education and welfare, The bureau of mines, except the government fuel yards, which is to become part of the proposed bureau of purchase and supply, and the patent office are transferred to the Department of Commerce. Non-Military Work Shifted. | The non-military engineering {tivities of the War Department !transferred to the Department of Interior, as is also control over national military par] The supervising arc! transferred from the Treasury D partment to the Department of the Interior. The bureau of public roads is trans- erred from the Department of Agri- (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) of genera | | Interior—The i 12 Wales, Though Horror Struck, Kisses Soldier’s Mutilated Face chatted cheerfully, and then asked where the seventh was. He was told that no one except the physicians and nurses where al- lowed to see this sufferer, who lay alone in still another ‘ward. The prince expressed a desire to visit him. The member of the hospital staff who related the story tried to dissuade his royal highness, but the prince was insistent and was thercuvon conducted into & little room. He walked firmly to the bedside but turned very pale ‘when he saw the aficted veteran. For a few moments he stood with bowed lead. Then he slowly stooped down and kissed the shat- tered. face.. . -