Evening Star Newspaper, March 7, 1923, Page 1

WEATHER. Fair tonight and tomorrow; slightly colder tonight; lowest temperature about 26 degrees. Temperature for twenty-four hours ended at 2 p.m. today: Highest, 38, at noon today: lowest, 30, at 3 p.m. yes- | l terday. Full report on page 7. Late N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 26 he 2 hent WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION o Sfar. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edition is delivered to Washington homes as fast | | | as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Net Circulation, 95,816 0. 28,800. post office Wa: intered as second-class matter shington, D. C. WASHINGTON, D C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1923—THIRTY-EIGHT PAGES. BRITISH EXCLUSION IN RUHR PARLEYS DESIRE OF FRENCH London Must Promise to Sup- port Poincare in Any Ne- gotiations, Is Claim. BARTHOU CONFERRING WITH BELGIAN PREMIER Expected German Negotiations Taken Up—Independent West- phalia and Rhineland Urged. Rr ihe Associated Press. PARIS, March 7.—Louis president of the reparations commis- sion, s in Brussels today for confer- ence with Premier Theunis and M. Delacroix, Belgian commission. conferees will discuss, in addition to nossible Ruhr penalties, the position to bo taken by the French and Bel- glans when the time for negotiations with Germany arrives. Opinion in the chamber of deputies is crystallizing in favor of a demand for an independent Westphalia and Rhineland, in connection wtih a set- tlement of the reparation question. It 1s maintained in some circles that tireat Britain’s admission to negotia- tions with Germany be tingent upon her agreement ort the French in a demand for the fulfillment of reparations obligations, ‘The opinion that Berlin will be ready in three months. French Blame British. must con- to sup- Germany' in political circles is view which participa- declare that alone could have collected tions from Germany, whose re- largely the couragement she received from Great Britain. 1f French action in the Ruhr brings Germany to terms, they say it is impossible for the French #overnment to commit the folly of allowing her suc to be compro- mised by a revival of the conflict of between France and Great holding the restrict ngland's Those would tion Frax any parley revars sistance due to was en- Britain, There is a strong current in the chamber of deputies in favor of kill- nZ two birds with one stone by ettling the question of the security 0f France. as well as reparations. nd paving the way to a considera- ble economy in the military estab- shment of France, while making sure of some return for the outlay ¥rance has made to repair the dam- age to northern France. Discount Annexation Talk. The annexation of any part of Ger- | many other than the Sarre valley i considered out of the question there is strong support for the propo- lon that France st that West- nd the Rhineland be made in- dependent of the reich. Premier Poineare thus far kept the of his plars for eventual negotiations, Mediation will not be acepted, but it is understood that M. Barthou will talk possibilities over with Premier Theunis and M. Del ix with a view to reaching an ement with the allies. STILL WIDE APART. in French and British Hopelessly Deadlocked in Ruhr Zone. By the Associated Pres: LONDON, March 7.—Reuter’s Cologne correspondent learns on the highest authority that French and British representatives are still completely deadlocked over the question of mov- ing French troops through the British zone., thie British troops at Cologne, and Gen. Payot, French chief of trans- portation in the occupied region, held two conferences on Monday. At these, e correspondent say en. Godley datly refused the French demands, whereupon Gen. Payot said he would appeal to London. The French asked the right trains between Bonn and would involve a thirty-minute ing operation on the part of eye in the Cologne central statios British contended, sthe COrrespon serts, that this would seriousiy nd would Jead to a st an staff sition untenable. 1““, correspondent understands that the German rail men in the British zone are not only under orders to strike In vase the Irench take over the rail- 1.:?‘0““::‘1[ to inaugurate widespread COMMUNISTS ARE LOSING. o tun whicl shunt hamper 3 rike of making the British Nationalist Ranks Strengthened at Bochum, Ts Report. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, March patch from Bochum reborts that the communist party in that region is losing an inereasing number of mem- bers “daily in consequence of the greatly “strengthened nationalist movement. The dispatch adds that at one time 500 workmen decided to Jeave the communist party at the time the first laborers there were treated. It is reported from Muenster that troop movements in the area south of lberfeld continue. Wittenfeurth was occupied yesterday by French cavalry, which then procceded with other detachments in the direction of Gummersbauch, the movement ap- parently having as its purpose the cutting off of the Cologne bridgehead to_the east. Several of the Berlin newspapers published a report that Remscheid and_Kronberg had been occupled. Up o 8 o'clock last evening, however, there was no official congrmallon of the report. The Wirectorate of the Reichsbank announces that the French military authorities on Monday returned to the branch of the bank at Duessel- dorf six boxes of copper plates for use in printing bank notes. These plates were scized by the French February 24, when the French also confiscated 12,000,800,000 marks bound from Berlin for Cologne. The Reichsbank authorities say the copper plates were undamaged and \Cantinued on Pagé 2, Column 3.). A special dis- Barthou, | member of the | 1t 1s understood that the | to talk with- | | but i Gen. Sir Arthur Godley, commanding mal- | Picked to Press War-Fraud Cases Of Government THOMAS S, e it S0 GFORGIA GOVERNOR CRAGO, Hardwick Is Named Special Assistant Attorney Gen- eral When Term Ends. CRAGO ALSO IS APPOINTED Both Will Join Corps of Prosecutors fo United States War- Fraud Cases. March 7.—Gov. Thomas Hardwick announced here to- day that he would accept an appoint- i ment United States -Attor- | ney General at the expiration of his | term as governor of Georgia in June. Gov. Hardwick's term as chief ex- ecutive of Georgia will expire on the fourth Wednesday of June, when he fwin Clifford M. Walker, who was elected i the gen- eral election last fall. In a statement today acceptance of the appointment. governor said: “The position in question is special as- sistant to the Attorney General on the advisory board of the war transactions section of the Department of Justice, for the Investigation and prosecutiol of | fraud cases growing out of the war. ] The appointment is strietly and | purely a professional one. and the board | is bi-partisen and non-political. my im- mediate successor being former Sena- tor Thomas of Colorado, a democrat. “At an early date I shall go to Wash- ington for a consultation with my col- leagues, and 1 hope to be able to begin Iy service there on July 1 CRAGO ALSO IS NAMED. as speciai be succeeded by announcing h | the | ‘ago, retiring representa- vania, has been appointed special assistant to the Attorney General for the handling of war-fraud cases. Crago and Gov. Hardwick are ex- d to take important places on the of war fraud prosecutors recently ed by resignations. Former Sena- Thomas of Colorado, and others assigned to thi work, | have severed their conn Department of Justice within the past | few months. but the appointments an- | nounced today were taken as indicating that Attorney General Daugherty plan- ned to permit of no let-down in the de- partment’s inquiry into war contracts. Tn all, about 250 attorneys, all with the rank of special assistant attorney gen- eral, now are in the corps assigned to the investigation and prosecution of war fraud: Coup d’Etat Nipped at Munich; Fifteen Conspirators Arrested| . By the Associated Pres. March 7.—A coun, d'etat, | planned to occur about the middle of the present month, has been nipped in the bud by the arrest of fifteen persons at Munich, according to the { authorities, | The ringleaders are said to have | been Prof. Fuch, a well, known dra- matic crtic; Herr Machaus, a musical conductor, and Dr. Kueh Herr Machus, a musical conductor, and Dr. Kuehles, formerly legal adviser to the Munich town council. Dr. Randolph related personal ex- periences in connection with mission activities in New York city, pointing out how such institutions as the Mis- sion of Living. Waters and the Bowery Mission had performed invaluable service to the metropolis in amelio- rating conditions among the poor and in starting down-and-outers on a career in successful business or pro- fessional flelds. Referring to the drive being con- ducted by the local mission, Dr. Ran- dolph called attention to the fact that Dbenefits were not only to be derived by the unfortunate men and women who apply at the mission for aid, but also by those contributing in the cam- palgn. The satisfaction of knowing that one is helping lus iellov Leines | 10 AID DAUGHERTY, |ALLIES NERVOUS TURKS SPURN LAUSANNE PAGT Angora Assembly Declares Treaty Terms Must Be Re- vised Before Acceptance. LIMIT OF CONCESSIONS REACHED, SAYS LONDON | Powers to Again Seek Preliminary Understanding to Avoid Fruitless Negotiations. By the Associated Press CONSTANTINOPLE, March vices from Angora state that Turkish national assembly has jcided that the Lausanne treaty is un- acceptable, The government, however, was authorized to continue negotiations on condition that questions be settled |in conformity with the complete in- | dependence of the Tugkish nation, and all occupled territories be evac- {uated immediately after the signature | {of peace BRITAIN IS DISCOURAGED. the Assocsated Pross. LONDON, March 7.—Tie announce- | ! ment that the Turkish grand na- nal assembly at Angora had in- tructed the government to under- ake fresh peace negotiattons wi the all for the purpose of having the Lausanne treaty conform with the Turkish national pact has struck a note of discouragement among the British diplomatists in London who (fear that negotiations based upon t they term the inordinate de- ds of the national pact would prove futile. These officials now an- ticipate further tedi conferences Willlng to Compromise. While Great Britain is taking every measure of prudence toward militar; and naval defense in the zone of the straits in the event of failure to ach a final agreement, it is believed ! that military coercion will not be neceseary. Officials here col der that | the Angora government's rejecfion of the treaty is Intended more than anything as a_gesture of Turkey's intransigeance for home consumption While Lord Curzon. the foreign secretary, has repeatedly declared that the Lausanne document repre- sents the irreducible minimum of the allied terms it is believed in quarters familiar with the exigencies | of the near east situation and -with Great Britain's _pressing economic | need of retiring from Constantinople, that the allies are prepured to accept a reasonable comprise -on disputed points. us | | People Oppoxe War. The majority of the British people, | zgering undet the great burden of taxation engendered by the war, are | generaily- tonceded to be unaltera-| bly oppbsed to further costly opera- tions “in the near east und this is pointed to as a factor with which Bfitish staiesman must reckon in dealing with the Turks. Moreover, the government realizes the Kem- alisis have 250,000 well equipped and disciplined {roops ready for instant action, while the combined forces of | eat’ Britain. France and Italy in the ares of the straits total less than 25.000. MOVE FOR NEW PARLEY. By the Associated Press, PARIS, March Preliminary ex- changes of views by France, England and Italy concerning the future | handling “of the near east situation have been inaugurated, it was learned tod These three nations were the “inviting powers” for the Lausanne I peace conferenc:. Definite action |await official advie {of the Angora assembly’s deliberation, |but it seems to have been decided |that any resumption of the near castern conference would be iikely to | prove fruitiess unless there were a preliminary accord amoni wreat powers which would take u scus- sion of the question. | When the Angora government officially makes known its desire an exchange of views among the powers | will be expedited in an endeavor to reach a common viewpoint in further- i ance of the mutual desire to main- | tain a united front in the future negotiations with the Turks. will necessarily s of the outcome PARIS IS IN DARK. the Associated Press. PARIS, March 7.—The Turkish representatives say here that the ac- tion at Angora on the Lausanne treaty is still indecisive. H Their advices shcw that certain ! questions are still open to discussion, | but the chances are these will be re- served to be taken up at a further conference with the allies, this meeting to be called in the future, at a time and place to be decided by the allies. | is comparable to the feeling of grati- tude experienced by those afforded relief, the speaker indicated. Supt. Cory last night announced that approximately seventy-five men have been given employment with the Baltimore and Ohlo Rallroad Com- | pany within the past two days, taking into account a group of forty-nine | men preparing to leave for places of employment assigned by the railroad officials. The group mentioned in- cludes twenty-four negroes, who will be placed in unskilled positions at a wage of 36 cents an hour. Dr. Kuehles, who was temporarily peleased for lack of evidence, shot There has been persistent national- ist agitation in Bavaria for some time with the so-called fascisti lead- er, Hitler, actively organizing demon- strations. ' Toward the end of January the Bavarian government temporar- ily proclaimed a modified form of! martial law to check the movement. Hitler was-reported as declaring in a recent speech that the “day of reck- oning” was near at hand for the €o- ciallst party and at about the same time attention was called in the diet to the activities of the fascisti forces, one deputy declaring that a danger- ous rising seemed near. Advices thus far have not made clear to what faction the men arrest- i PR TS fin E. PRESIDENT | = News Note: PRESIENT BANS SETOUTIV PLA - Only Routine Is to Drift Down Stream 30 Miles or So, Then 36 Holes of Golf. 'DISLIKES SET SCHEDULES Prefers to Act on Spur of Moment on Vacations—Press Aids in Preserving Privacy. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. NEW SMYRNA. Fla. Mareh President Harding has drawn a new map of Florida. It consists of a 250-mile stretch of shallow water otherwise known as Indian River In- let and eleven green areas on shore labeled “Golf” in capital letters of red. No cities brass bands, reception official keys to the city, inhabitants at all have any place the Harding sun. The Florida newspapers, democratic by tradition. but happy over the presence of their distinguished visitor, exhort the popu- luce to let the President absolutely alone and have a real vacation. ‘twixt golf and shore and the drifting houseboat, Mr. Harding has begun towns, villages. people committees, in fact, | under very favorable weather cond | tions a program, if there is such a thing, can | { be varlea vacation of seclusion. The d but slightly: forty miles down stream on the houseboat, thirty-six holes of golf and back to the houseboat again. President Dislikes “Program.” When and where the party will be each day depends upon the weather and the President’s inclination. He dislikes cut and dried programs. He has enough of that in the White House. Evervthi by the minute and hour. welcomes the opportunity what he pleases and when he ple Thirty or Mr. Harding |1ts a little dificult for secret service men and the newspaper men who are obliged to keep in sight of the Pres- ident all the time if they can. The reporters trail along on _shore autos and wait at each docking place for the Presidential house boat arrive with the daily golf party. The | secret service men have a small yacht and a speed boat as well as a high- powered automobile, and they manage to keep the President free from in- trusion. Speaking of the absence schedule for the ten day: typical of Mr. Harding on_vacations. He is a believer in the theory that there’s more fun in spontaneous cursions than carefully planned trip. Many years ago before he was in Dolitics he is sald_to have suggested at breakfast to Mrs. Harding that they go to Europe, and they left at noon. On another occasion the Hard ings went to Hawaii on much less notice than that. Party Splits Tp. The arrival of the presidential party at Ormond, the first golf stop, was attended by considerable rearranging of plans at the last minute. Senator |Hale of Maine and former Senator Freylinghuysen of New Jersey and John Barton Payne, who was Secre- tary of the Interior in the Wilson ad- ministration, but who is now chair- man of the American Red Cross, were all planning to say good-bye to the President at Ormond, and continue on to Miami by rail to pick up the good (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) President Harding is keenly enjoy & there is scheduled | here to do | to! HM)‘A;FIPSON ) oS THIS SPRI J\\:\(% ] HIS S L Wmn., == |CALLS ON MISS MORGAN, PHYSICIAN IS ARRESTED Louisville. Ky., Docter Under Ob- servation After Persistent Efforts - to Visit Wealthy Woman. | By the Axs | NEW yor | trists at R | examining Louisville, Ky., { complaint that Aune Morgan March T —Psych Hospital today are Robert Wedekind of sted yesterday o 1 annoyed Miss P. Morgan Dr. he sister of J writing her and attempting to see ! | her | Dr. Wedeting | visited the I | declared of the ng for several vieinity Morgan every mo and to have calied the door for her, in ing notes soliciting an interview. He wis arrested yesterday as he re- sumed his observation post near the residence Accordiug to the police, Dr. Wede- kind said it was imperative that he see Mi Morgan to determine whether she is the womun he married in 1893 residence times at addition to send- BANK SHY 600,000, | 1 Springfield National Liberty Bond Account Reported Heavily Short. FATE PREVENTS SUICIDE Cashier Slashes Wrists in His Ga- rage, Falls Against Signal But- ton—Neighbors Respond. By Associated Press. SPRINC ELD, Ohio, h Work of checking up the books of the Springfield National Bank pro- | ceeded today after the bank had ite doors last discovery of an apparent shortage of £600,000 in the liberty bond accounts of the institution, A. H. Penfield, cashier, had charge of the liberty bond accounts, according to directors, was said to be recovering from afattempted sui- cide yesterd No charge has been preferred against Pentield by either | bank officials or the bank examiners. | The institution is now in the hands | of the controller of the Treasury. Pank officials said they had no knowledge as to what became of the bonds believed have been taken from the bank. ; Indications were, according to of- il Is, that depositors will not lose heavily because of the apparent shortage. According to the last statement of the bank, December 29, total liabilities of the bank were { placed at about $2.400.000. |7 Penfield’s attempt at suicide was { made in a garage in the rear of his jhome. As loss of blood weakened closed who to { operatcd the horn on his automobile and the noise attracted neighbors, Who called a physician. He has made no statement regarding the affairs of the bank. according to his father- in-law, Dr. D. K. Gotwald, KILLS SELF ON VISIT. Edley Russell, colored, 1236 stread, late yesterday afternoon, while visiting relatives at 10 Canal street southwest, shot himself with a re- volver, ending his life. i 1 authentic word to the alt over the world For sale by It’s a Satisfaction to Know —and that’s why the 5:30 EDITION OF THE EVENING STAR is issued—to add the last so you may know. Star’s mission as a disseminator of news makes this 5:30 Edition necessary that Washington may “go home” fully posted. Among other things, the Financial news and Sports finals are featured—together with the Courts’ program for the morrow. newsdealers throughout the city. news of the day from The newsboys and ing sunshine and goli in Florida. to have| a week | U. 5. CHECKING UP night following | Lim he fell against the button which 28th | i | | { i POISON RUM SALES CALLED MURDERS Five Midwestern States Take| Action to Stop Liquor Fatalities. PLAN ENFORCEMENT LAWS | | | Legislatures Consider Methods to| Aid Federal Agents in Halt- ing Bootlegging. By the Assoiated Press CHICAGO. March 7—Five id-| western state legislatures have passed | or are considering bills to punish sale | of intoxicants that cause death. The | i penalty imposed is cither a murder or ia manslaughter sentence, and in some | i cases applies | given away H The drive against poisonous liquor is | the common denomination of all ;l(-K(sl‘l(ion proposed to strengthen pro- { hibition laws in more than a dozen mid- | western states. which this week are| i mostly entering the important active ! sessions. In Kansas a bill is pending to make it murder to sell or to give away in- | toxicants that cause death, { In Oklahoma a similar measure, with the murder penalty for either selling or giving away, already is law. In 1 lowa the senate has passed a bill mak ing the sale of such liquor manslaugh- ter. In Ohio a bill has been passed and | signed making the furnishing of such | liquor second-degree murder. New Enforcement Plan i Michigan has pending a bill making | sale of liquor that causes death man- ! slaughter, while in Indiana a bill mak- ing the pemalty murder for selling or | giving away fatal liquor was indefi- nitely postponed. Other legislation embraces variety of proposed enforcement laws, with few instances of wet ncli\"lles.t {In Wisconsin wets have announced | that they propose to try to make it illegll to search for liquor, except upon absolute knowledge of manu- factu'e for s.ie, and they have con- siderqd mcmoralizing Congress to modify tae Volstead act. Minnesota has pending a joint reso- lution to ask Congress not to modify the Volstead law. North Dakota has adopted laws to d in state enforcement similiar to Volstead measures. Physicians have been limited to a total of five gal- logs of liquor each vear for pre- seriptions. The Missouri legislature has on |hand several proposed enforcement | measures, one to make it a felony to | possess a weapon that might inflict | Dbodily injury while transporting liquor unlawfully. Would Repeal State Act. Possession in Oklahoma of any apparatus for manufacture of liquor, except by proper license, is a felony under a bill enacted by the present session. Texas has several measures pend- ing including one for removal of | state officials if intoxicated on or Joft duty. i . Nebraska has pending a bill to pro- hibit possession of intoxicants, and another making the destruction of bottles or other containers during! arrest prima facl evidence of viola- tion of liquor laws. A proposed law in Towa making the purchaser equally guilty with the | iseller was killed by the senate. That | body has adopted a bill to seize ve- | hicles transporting liguor. The lllinois wets have pending a proposal to repeal state prohibition regulation acts, i A, REFUSED TO BE “FIRED.” Chief Justice McCoy of the District Supreme Court has granted a tempo- rary injunction against Mrs. Magda- lene Welch, at the request of Mrs. Margaret Peck. owner of an apart- {ment at 1226 Hamilton street north- jwest. Mra ‘Welch has an apartment {in the building and was employed as la janitress, according to Mrs. Peck. | The latter sought to discharge Mrs. ‘Welch, but she refused to be *“fired” and Mrs. Peck asked the aid of the court. ‘The order of injunction forbide Mrs. Welch from entering the furnace room of the building or from inter- fering with the other tenants. At- s'war=s . Lemm appeared for a| i personnel | dependent establishments of the gov- { nouncement Soaring Building Material Prices Will Be Fought A nation-wide co-operative movement to stop the incessant march of building material prices upward is to be launched by the Associated General Contractors of America, it was revealed today by the Federated American Engincer- ing Societies, which made public an announcement approving and recommending the movement. A statement Issued by the en- ginecring societies said that a buyers' strike is inevitable if the trend of higher prices continues. The contractors’ organization, terming the present conditions un ‘alarming situation,” seek the ap- pointment of an engineering com- mittee to set in motion the nation- wide movement to overcome the difficulty to seasonal demand problems, which are assuming “serious proportions.” EMPLOYES OF U. 3. REDUCED BY 38,7 INLAST TWO YEARS White House Announcement Shows Gradual Reduction in Most Departments. WAR AND NAVY HEAD LIST | IN PERSONNEL REDUCTION| Post Office Figures Indicate In- crease—Veterans' Bureau Also Gains Workers. A reduction of 98762 of all department n the and in- ernment was effected during the first |two vears of President Harding's ad- ministration, according from the to an White House today. The figures. were reported in response to inquiry by the President. showed that from March 4, 1921, tp March 4, 1923, there had been which an !an aggregate reduction of 119,188, but | | that this figure was in part offset! by certain 20,396. increases, amounting to Post Office Increase. Most of the departments showed a decrease, although a few indicated an increase. The total personnel in 1921 was equally even to liquor gog 797 and on March 4, 1923, 504,77S. | The War Department showed the largest decrease, of 45, with the the | Navy Department second, with 43,037, | and the Treasury Department third, with 19.154. The largest increase took place in the Post Office Department, which, it | | was explained. increases its business| jeach year. The increase amounted to 9,166 net, with the present personr at 233.054. The Veterans' Bureau was second in met increase for the two vears, gaining 6,692, while the De- | partment of Agriculture was third on the list of increases, gaining 1,197, Statement in Full. The statement as made public at the White House today follows: In response to an inquiry directed by the President to all the Depart- ments and independent establish- ments of the government, relating to the number of employes and to the increases and reductions in the gov- ernment personnel between March 4, 1821, and March 4. 1923, a tabulation has been prepared showing a net reduction of 95,792 The detailed figures furnished by all the departments and independent es- tablishments show that reductions aggregate 119,188. These were in part offset by increases in certain depart- ments amounting to 20,386, the dif- ference between these two figures is 98,792, which represents the net re- duction. The figures, which have been carefully tabulated present some interesting lights upon the tendencies of the government service. It is found that the staff has been reduced in nearly all of the departments and establishments. Specifically there have been reductions in the Depart- ment of State, Treasury, War, Navy, Interior. Commerce and Labor: in the Civil Service Commission, Interstate Commerce Commission, Federal Trade Commission, Shipping Board, railroad administration, allen property cus- todian, United States employes’ com- pensation _commission, government printing office, United States bureau | of efficiency, ~Controller General _of the United States and Federal Re- serve Board. The most important of these decreases are: Treasury Department, 19,154 War Department, 45.020. Navy Department, 43,03 Interior Department, 437 Department of Commerce, 1 Department of Labor, 499. Civil Service Commission, 79. Federal Trade Commission, 3. United States Shipping Board, 5.431. TWO CENTS. CE-LADEN WIRES CRASH, CRIPPLING CARS AND PHONES Entire City Suffers Incon- venience and Traffic From Suburbs Is Slowed Up. I | STREET ACCIDENTS DUE TO STORM ARE MANY Telephone and Telegraph Service Hardest Hit by Masses of Sleet on Poles. Slect and ice following in the wake of yesterday's etorm caused heavy damage to overhead wires and trees and Washington and vicinity today paid tribute to the storm In the form of slackened street car service, inter- mittent electric light trouble and crippled telephone and telegraph ser- vice. The damage was general but was more keenly felt in the suburb Aside from the damage the blanket of ice that covered suburban Wash- ington created a picture far above any human masterpiece of natural lanscaping. Suburbanites making their way cityward shortly after the sun pecked over his frosted coverle caught a sight of flelds, meadows= trees and shrubs all clothed in descent veils of ice. When the rays | of the early morning sun got to work | fields loomed up In brilliantine crim- {gon; trees became structures of h\‘int’ | rose tints. _And the whole picture o suburba Washington this morning was a semi-transparent mass of vari- egated coloring. i Southwest IHard Hit. The southwest section was hardest hit of city proper in telephone damage. reports from the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company dicated. although long-distance traf fic and telephone service to various inearby suburban points were crippled. | A thousand men are working today to repair the damage wrought by the | sleet. The law of gravity and frozen water on the wires did the work. Tee !about an inch in eircumference on & mile of wire weighs several tons. It pulls down poles by mere force of weight. i Almost all of Southwest Washing- ton was incommunicado via telephone y. The damage was grad- B ired to the point where at noon it was promised that everything would be working smoothly again to- morrow. { The long-distance overhead wires | from New York, Baltimore and York Pa.. to Washington were knqucd galicy-west by the storm. Service is proceeding. greatly crippled, by the underground cable between th points. Long-distance service from Washington to Richmond was prac- | tically annulied today as a result of {the storm. Norfolk, Va. also being {out of reach. The line from Wash- ington to Lynchburg also is out of condition the | { | { Suburbs “Cut Off. 1 suburbs telephone service greatly slowed up, In some the trunk lines from Wash- direct to a suburb were {uroken. necessitating the detouri of telephone traffic around the vicin- ity several miles in order to get an exchange. This holds good with An- napolis, Sandy Spring, Md.: south and west of Falls Church, Va.; Fred- erick, Bethesda, Gaithersburg, Rock- ville, Kensington and other points in the same radius. Just beyond Bethesda, Md., twenty telephone poles toppled over, break- ing the wires. as a result of the weizht imposed by sleet and ice. Fort Myer, Vi reservation reported a similar ca: In addition, around the reservation for several mi ing as far down county | Church, the ground is covered with large branches of trees and in some Stance with entire trees borne to the ground by the weight of ice and the wind of last night. Suburban Cars Late. In 1 lalso is stan ington { | | | i I Rhode Island avenue northeast fur- nished a typical illustration of suburban car service after the storm Cars from Mount Rainier, Riverdale and noints east wandered into the city fifteen minutes or so behind schedule because of the sporads starts and stoppages of the current Pedestrians after awaiting trolleys for con erable time were faced by cars zipping past with capacity loads Automobilists plaved roles of good sa- | maritans in fair numbers, | _Four poles of the Potomac Electric Power Company went down about 7 o'clock last night near Wisconsin ave- | nue and Belt road. The damage had been repaired this morning. At many iother points lighting service halted |during repairs to wires on poles | High-tension wires of the electric |lighting_service at Connecticut ave- inue and Tilden street were broken early today. Damage caused by the storm called (Continued on Page 2, Column (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) Speeding of Senate’s Work by Upholding Majority Planned Senator Curtis of Kansas, republi-| can whip and assistant leader of the Senate, during the recess of Congress wil} draft a set of amendments to be proposed to the Senate rules in an effart to make it possible for a ma- jority of the Senate to do business in a reasonable time. Senator Curtis is chairman of the Senate rules committee, to Which these proposed amendments will be referred, and he intends at the next session of Congress to do his utmost to bring about a reform which will enable the Senate to do business. Adherence to Subject. One of these proposals will be to compel a senator to talk on the sub- ect directly before the Senate for consideration. Under the existing Tules @ senator may speak on any- thing in the wide world, no matter what is up for consideration. A second proposal will be to limit adhare avies 4 cortain time gnd to pravide for a certain number of hours of general debate. During the general debate a senator will be permitted to speak on any subject he desires. May Alter Cloture Rule. A third proposal will be to amend the present Senate cloture rule. re- quiring a two-thirds vote to adopt cloture, so as to provide that a three-fifths vote may bring about cloture. Among the members of the Senate rules committes are a number of Senators who are opposed to chang- ing the rules. In fact, threo of the republican_members, Senators M Cormick, Moses and Johnson would oppose, it is said, any radical reforms of the rules regarding de- bate. Four of the republican mem- bers, however, are desirous of bring- ing ‘about reforms along the line which has been suggested. Under these circumstances much will depend upon how the democratic members Lo ihe committee vole,