Evening Star Newspaper, July 6, 1923, Page 1

WEATHER. Partly cloudy tonight and tomor- row, probably local thundershowers; no change in temperature. ' Temperatvre for twenty-four hours ended at 2 p.m. today: Highest. 93, at 3:40 p.m. yestirday; lowest, 63, at b a.m. today. Full report on page 4. o Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 18 —_— N cond- No. 28,920. Eo““f";“m"‘“‘;‘_ nd-class matter RUHR RIFT LEADING | BRITAIN AND ALLIES 10 RISKY IMPASSE Dangerous Developments Seen in Deadlock on Policy to Be Employed in Ruhr. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 6.—FEntrance into the United States of a labor supply from Mexico, the Philippines, Canada and a few Furopean countries soon will make possible abolishment of the twelve-hour-day in the steel in- dustry, Elbert H. Gary, chairman of the board of the United States Steel Corporation, announced today. Mr. Gary's announcement followed the action of President Harding in making public vesterday, before sail ing from Tacoma for Alaska, corre- spondence passing between him ar¢ | the American Iron and Steel Insti- tute. in which directors of the in- | stitute pledge themselves to abolish the twelve-hour day when a sufficient labor supply was assured. Labor Supply Increasing. Gary declared the twelve-hour would be abolished within a rea- | sonable length of time. As the sup- ply of labor increases, he said, the |long day gradually would be abol DESTROYERS GUIDE - PRESIDENT NORTH AT T2KNOT SPEED Henderson Proceeds Cau- tiously—End to 12-Hour Steel Day Predicted. LONDON BENEVOLENCE DEFINITELY AT END Paris Sees Some Hope in Long Ne- gotiations—Cuno Stands Against Sabotage. BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER. By Cable to tar and Chicago Daily News. right, 1923, PARIS, July 6.—The present crisis| in Franco-British relations threatens to become perhaps the gravest de- velopment since the world war. The crisis has been imminent ever since last January when the British re- fused to discuss the French repara- tions plan and the French occupation of the Ruhr began. It was deferred for several months by Great Britain's attitude of more or less benevolent neutrality toward the Ruhr occupa- tion. | This British benevolence now seems | to be definitely ended. British diplo- | macy has recently provoked two| reparations proposals from Germany. To the first France and Belgium re-! plied without consulting Great| Britain, thereby greatly irritating the British government. French Course Fixed. The present crisis grew out of nego- tiations begun a month ago to ascer- tain whether it would be possible for the allies to make a common reply to | the second German note. o The French have announced a fixed determination not to swerve from the principles laid down at the beginning | By the Assoclated Press. of the Ruh: occupation—namely, no| ON BOARD U. HENDERSON, negotiations with Germany so long as | (. PRER % u = the latter continues its present re-| ‘v Tt PRESIDENT HARDING, July 6.— President Harding was sistance, and evacuation of the Ruhr area except proportionately as Ger-| American boundarles today enjoying {life at sea in comfortable cabins and many pays its reparations um:;;:mu n. Great Britain has submitted to thei T French and Belgians a questionnaire on the decks of the marine transport asking precisely what is meant by Henderson. He left Tacoma, Wash., these principles. The French, lhnuxh! vesterday, accompanied by Mrs. saying little, obviously resent that|pya ding and members of his Alaskan e e L LTI g [party. amid the salutes of naval craft in Tacoma and Seattle waters. Es- 1y by M. Poincare in great detail and, apparently, they are reluctant to be | corting the Henderson are two Ameri- | can destroyers, the Hull and the catechized. i Corry, equipped with depth finders M ‘Warning to France. The Belgian cabinet crisis gave the | , i Belglans an excuse for not replying | 204 1“""‘"‘“"“"" by ""‘:": “’l’? re immediately to Great Britain's ques- | cently made charts of the Pacific tionnaire. But_no sooner is the Bel-|shore water depths. glan cabinet reconstituted then the British newspapers, obviously inspired | ‘;’“;"‘,’“,f;';';:“&:{.‘:;,,,':"fo"}_l’m{,‘:e"ih““i The attendance of the destroyers is if Great Britain finds agreement with | due merely to the extraordinary pre- France impossible it may nrouedlwl‘e-uums of naval authorities to sur- fEAKAN SsvRTAtS ACTAREMSNIE WAt | round the Présidint withjevery pos- Later statements issued by the Brit- |sible safety during the voyage. The ish government have served to con- course follows the inland passage firm this_threat, and in consequence | gron puget sound to Alaska, and French_feeling has begun to rise. | e e Great Britain wants a written reply | touches the open waters of the Pacific to her questionnaire. France thinks a | for only a few miles of the trip. Curzon Thursday for the purpose of |20 average of 12 knots, allowing explaining again the French point of |smooth running without roll and with ay o 5 ! & not entirely satisfavtory to the Brit- | the 40.000-horsepower reciprocating ish foreign office. | engines. No Sign of Weakening. [ The chief executive plans entire ai- It is difficult to see how the British | VeTslon from ~governmental affairs can carry out their threat of separate |y, 4 todey & ge. and Mrs. ents with Germany, since | afOinE jJoday ‘nsbected the ship, gther nations, auch »s 1teiy, Seletins. [in fullont wionmwes ihe firet s Sugoslavia and Rumania are con- | L cerned. ' Moreover, the first Tesult of | WECha, fest since departing from such a policy would be the aimost | certainty that France would begin t0| 10 HOUR DAY DEATH ENELL. [ . Extraordinary Precautions. enforce still firmer exactions In_ those parts “of Germany _which French | {roops now occupy. Some French ob- | President Reveals servers consider that the British | Pledge by Steel Threat s mere biuff calculated to in-| Industry to Abolish Plan. timidate French opinion, but the! French show no sign of weakening | By tie Assoclated Press thus far, and it is well remembered | TACOMA, Wash. July 6.—Tacoma’s Par B vo i) = DIUff | welcome to President Harding yester- in; dnfernationslianals | day before his departure for Alaska tragic ending. | Dilics on (Other dswes: | on the transport Henderson was not As a background to the present|@ Whit less enthusiastic than the mituation it must be remembered that | greeting accorded him in other citles, France and Great Britain differ not only concerning Germany and the | party encountered the first rain since mutter of reparations, but also in|leaving Washington. A drizzle kept regard to the near east and the con- | up all day. but the crowds lined the trol of the city of Tangiers. The |strects early awaiting his arrival, and, British having settled the matter of ; Luddled in the big open air stadium, naval rivalry with the United States | where he made his address of the day at the Washington conference, has |2 £00d two hours before he was sched- announced its intention of basing its | uled to appear. greatest fleet henceforth on the Is-, Of outstanding significance in the land of Malta, in the Mediterranean, | address was the first definite word and seems to Intend to challenge the | of the death knell of the twelve-hour ch WASHINGTON, D. C, beyond | present French supremacy in the air by a blg new aviation program. Compromise between Europe’s great- | est powers is still possible, as each | has a real Interest in European peace and reconstruction. On the other| hand, each has sentiments of national | honor and prestige that are daily | assuming more importance, and every | day that carries France and Great Britain along the present divergent | path makes the task of reconciliation ! more difficult. | HOPE SEEMS REVIVING. I i Long Drawn-Out Negotiations Fa- vorable Indication. By the Associated Press. o PARIS, July 6.—French government | circles gave out today an interpreta- | tion rather favorable than otherwise of the lengthy conversations over the reparations problem that are in prog- | ress in London. | Tt was said the long drawn-out ne- gotiations indicated the allies were | gotting together and talking things | over in a most friendly manner, but | it was frankly stated there was no | sign that France was willing to modi- 1y her previously announced repara- | tion program, to which the British ' are opposed. i Will See Curzon Today. LONDON, July 6.—Count de St. Au- laire, the French ambassador, and | Baron Moncheur, the Belgian ambas- | sador, expect to see Lord Curzon_this afternoon and present to the Brit- ish secretary for forelgn affairs fur- ther iriformation, verbal and written, from their respective governments re- garding certain points in their repara- tions policies on which the British government has sought clearer expo- sitions. While this s interpreted as a favor- able symptom of relief from the: «hronic state of apathy into which the reparation problem has fallen, it is expected the meeting will have de- cislve or immediately encouraging re- sults, ho important concessions being exvected from France. The ambassadors will be received Lord Curzon separately, Lord Cur- day in the steel industry. The Presi- dent told of receiving a joint com- munication from leading steel manu- facturers, promising a shorter day when the labor necessary becomes available, The “pledge” ¢f the steel manufac- turers, the President said, “would be welcomed by our people as a whole and would be received with a great boon by American workers.” The letter to President Harding was signed by Elbert H. Gary, John A. Topping, W. A. Rogers, W. H. Donner, W. J. Filbert, E. A. S. Clark, James A Farrell, . Grace, Willis L. King, James A. Burden, L. E. Black, Severn P. Ker, J. A. Campbeil, A. C. Dinkey and Charles M. Schwab, directors of the American Iron and Steel Institute. Letter From Institute. The letter follows: “Careful, cansideration has been given to your letter of June 18th in- stant by the undersigned directors of the American Iron and Steel Institute, comprising all of those whose ‘atten ance could be secured at this time. “Undoubtedly there is a strong sen- timent throughout the country in favor of eliminating the twelve-hour day and this we do not underestimate. On ‘account of this sentiment and especially because it is in accordance with your own expressed views we are determined to exert every effort at our command to secure in the iron and .steel industry of this country a total abolition of the twelve-hour day at the earllest time practicable. President’s Letter. President Harding’s letter, address- ed to Judge Gary, follows: “I have now had an opportunity of reading the full report of the com- mittee of the Iron and Steel Institute on the question of the abolition of the twelve-hour day in the steel indus- try. As'1 have stated before, 1 am, of course, disappointed that no con- clusive arrangement was proposed for determination of what must be mani- festly accepted as a practice that {should be obsolete in American in- dustry. 1 still entertain the hope that these questions of soclal im- | portance should be solved by action inside the industries themseives, for it is only such solutions that are con- (Contlnued on Page 2, Column 4.) (Continued on Page 2, Column 7., ¢ Foen (4 WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION g : Gary Lays 8-Hour Day Plans; Pledge ‘Bluff,’ Says Gompers Steel Institute Proposes to Obtain Sur- plus Labor Needed From Mexico, Philippines, Canada and Europe. | ished. and he pointed out that the | sunply was now increasing. He estimated that the change would | require 60.000 additional employes and would increase the cost of finished steel products by 15 per cent | Decision to bring about a speedy re- | duction in the length of the working 1 day, Mr. Gary asserted. had been in- | fluenced greatly by public sentiment |and by the President’s declaration in | ity favor. ‘Will Begin to Act Soon. cannot say certainly when the Tnited States Steel Corporation or any ‘other company will et rid of the ‘(wel\-e-honr day.,” said Mr. Gary, “but | T can say that they will commence to act very soon and will be very dili- | Eent In their efforts™ | " He spoke of President Harding's | very earnest «fforts to abolish the twelve-hour day industry, sayin:: “I am very glad that he proposes to | do this in our business and other lines. | The President is very consistent and (Continued on I'aj Column 2.) \Golf More Vital | Than Business Is Doctor’s Advice By the Assoc'ated Press. NEW YORK, July 6—If golf Interferes with business, drop bus- iness, is the advice given by Dr. F. P. Millard of Toronto at the annual conventlon of the Ameri- can Osteopathic Assoclation. “Dropping business now and then is a good way to make the busi- ness grow and to have some fun with it besides,” Dr. Millard sald in an address yesterday. “Golf is a thoroughly osteopathic game, and no one getting on toward mid- dle age, with a tendency to stiff- ness of the spine or creakiness of the joints, can fail to benefit by it. Take the swing of the clubs. Consider how it limbers up the spine. As for the effect on the wrist, It's marvelous. “The golfer draws upon a dif- ferent set of muscles than the ten- nis player. The 300-yard drive of the golfer can only be made when the wrist motion is perfect. The wrists of the professional golfers are taken care of dul:y. and sme- cial exercises are prescribed which would benefit any golfer, for the wrists tend to stiffen between games and should always be lim- Dbered up before starting a game.” ANTHRACITE WAGE PARLEY UNDER WAY Miners Present Demand for 20 Per Cent Raise—Re- jection Expected. By the Assoclated Pres ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., July 6— Negotiations that probably will take the better part of the next two months begin here today between the anthracite operators and the miners to work out a new contract, if pos- sible, to replace the wage agreement which expires August 31. More than 100 men representing either the miners or the coal companies and affecting 155,000 workers in the an- thracite flelds of Pennsylvania, have gathered for the joint conference. At today's meeting it was planned the demands adopted at the Scran- ton convention last week. John L. Lewis, international president of the man for the workers, will present the demands in an address In which he will go generally into the reasons for asking for an increase In wages. Expect Flat Refusal. According to reports here, the coal operators are expected to flatly re- fuse the demands. Whether they will do s0 at today's meeting or adjourn over to Saturday or next week to consider a more formal answer, was pot publicly known before the con- ference began. The demands of the miners call for a 20 per cent increase in the contract wage scales and $2 a day increase for other demands, such as full recog- nition of the union, an elght-hour day for all employes regardless of occupation, coal to be pald by weight, where 1t is now paid for by the car, mfiila two-year contract. ners and operators are waitin, with considerable Interest the pre: liminary report of the United States Coal Commission headed by John Hays Hammond. The commission is not to suggest wages, but is to make @ _report on the mining situation on (Continued on_Page 2. Column On Saturdays During July and August No 5:30 Edition Of The Star Will Be Issued _The regular edition on Saturdays will go to press at 1 o'clock and will be distributed immediately. in the Iron and steel | for the miners to formally present | United Mine Workers, who has been| despite the fact that the President's |here several days, and chief spokes- all men pald by the day. There are| B0 SEIZEDINRAID ON “DUTCH MILL' AT EARLY HOUR TODAY Police Hold Eleven Women and Men Taken in 7th Street Cabaret. HUSBANDS FRANTICALLY PLEAD TO BE RELEASED Prisoner and Officer Fight on Floor Wet With Beverages—Girls in Panic. While two dancers were demonstrat- ing their suppleness to the accom- paniment of a moaning jazz selection, police and policewomen with J. L. Asher of the prohibition force, cre- ated bedlam at the Old Dutch Mill at 1526 7th street in a spectacular and successful raid, about 3 o'clock this morning. “You're raided,” was the terse an- nouncement which startled the guests. The clink of broken bottles, liquor seeping into cracks, screams cf wom- en and curses of men enlivened the search. Mrs. Mina Van Winkle, lieutenant of the woman's bureau, was besieged by three young husbands who told her that they had to get out of the mess because their wives were in the coun- try. Two girls appealed to her for protection fearing bodily harm it their parents or brothers heard of them being there. Fight Furnishes Thrill Bernard Joseph Corridon and Sergt. McQuade of the vice squad turnished amusement and thrills by | mixing it up in a rough and tumble i bout, which started when Corridon was told he was under arrest. The pair got their clothing soaked by beverages in the scrimmage on the floor. ‘When the raid was finished about eighty had been taken to the second precinct as witnesses and were charged with various violations of the law. An estimate of the place given in the official report of the vice squad declared that there were found among the patrons “most of the noted bootleggers, gamblers and street walkers in the city.” Mrs. Van Winkle sald today that she would seck ways and means of closing up the place permanently if possible. Rald Carefully Planned. The plans for the raid had been worked out carefully. The front and rear were covered with Lieut. Davis | and@ his squad when Asher walked in. A rattle of broken bottlss greet- ed them. Before Mrs. Van Winkle, Lieut. Ready of the second precinct, Lieut. Davis and Sergt. McQuade had made half the round of the tables for the confincation of “evidence” the policewomen were walking on thelr Leels to prevent their toes from being drenched with flowing liquids. As the rald progressed the jazz band continued playing. In fact it (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) LIQUOR PAGT HOPE IN OTHER NATIONS At Least One Power Other Than Britain Discusses Hughes’ Plan With U. S. The possibility that powers other than Great Britain might look favor- jably on Secretary Hughes' plan for a treaty covering ship liquor stores and rum smuggling suggested itself to- day when it became known that there had been informal conversa- tions with representatives of at least one of the other powers which re- celved the State Department's pro- posal. Inquiry at the State Department brought no information on the point, | nor was there anything to indicate what nation had intimated a favor- able attitude toward the Hughes plan. It appeared certain, however, that there had been at least an indefinite suggestion that the plan might be found acceptable by the power con- | cerned. For Separate Pact, The treaty plan called for separate pacts with each of the maritime pow- ers. Should some other power accept the proposal to extend the right of search for contraband up to the twelve-mile limit, there would be nothing. to prevent the conclusion of 1a two-party treaty on the subject. | Under such a treaty, when it had !been ratified, merchant ships of the foreign signatory would move in American _territorial waters unmo- lested, and, In addition, could bring in liquor to be shipped under bond uver American railroads for reshipment to foreign destinations. Official Word Lacking. The State-Department is still with- out officlal word as to the British at- titude, but press feports of the de- bates In parliament have indicated a fear that the American plan amounts to an attack on the accepted doctrine of International law which fixes a three-mile territorial juris- diction. It has been pointed out here, however, that the treaty plan sought specifically to avold setting up anything that could. be regarded .an abridgement of the previous principles of international law on this point. Should the written text of the American proposals be published, it is believed that it would show this to havee been one of tie stipulations of the proposed treaty. { In view of that fact State Depart- ment officials have been rejuctant to comment on the situation in any way until they have at hand an official statement of the British viewpoint. every cit: Star. FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1923—TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES. D. C. CHURCH CALLS PHILADELPHIA MAN Rev. Dr. C. E. N. Macartney to Serve N. Y. Avenue Pres- byterians as Pastor. Rev. Dr. Macartney. Clarence Edward Noble pastor of the Arch Street Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, was | unanimously called to the pastorate of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, at a congregational meeting last night at the church. Dr. Macartney is belleved to be on a vacation and no word has been received today of his acceptance. The meeting of the congregation was presided over by Rev. Dr. John C. Palm- er, pastor of the Washington Helghts Presbyterian ' Chureh, who acted as moderator. John B. Larner and Charles A. Baker were appdinted commissioners to prosecute the call before the pres- bytery. It was stated today that a special | meeting of the presbytery will probably be called at an early date for the pur- pose of acting on the call 6f Dr. Macart- ney ‘to Washington. This is the usual formality of the Presbyterian Church in such matters. Record of Service. Dr. Macartney, who is comparatively a young man, has made a name for himself in his work at the Philade!phia church, which has grown steadily under his pastorate. He was born at North- wood, Ohio, September-18, 1879, the son of Rev. Dr. J. L. and Catharine M. Macartney. He graduated from the Unlversity of Wisconsin in 1901, receiv- ing the A. B. degree. He later attended Princeton University from which he re- ceived the M. A. degree in 1904. The following year he graduated from the Princeton Theological Seminary and in 1914 the D. D. degree was conferred upon him by Geneva College. He was ordained a minister of the Presbyterian Church in 1905 and soon | after “was appointed pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Pater- son, N. J. He remained there until 1914, when he was called to the pastorate of the Arch Street Presby- terian Church in Philadelphia. He has three brothers, all ministers of the Presbyterian Church. His brother, Albert J., pastor of the Greenwood Presbyterian Church of Chicago, Ill, occupled the pulpit of the New York Avenue Church & few Sundays ago. Dr. “Macartney wrote_a historic sketch of the First Presbyterian Church of Paterson, N. J., in 1913; “The Minister's Son,” 1917; *‘Parables of the Old Testament,” 1916: and has contributed numerous historical arti- cles to magazines. The Arch Street Church is one of the largest in Phila- delphia. Church Founded in 1803. The New York Avenue Presby- terlan Church was organized in 1803 as a branch of the Scotch Presby- terian Church, and did not affiliate with the American Presbyterian Church until twenty years later. Its original bullding stood on F street, between the Willard and Washington Hotels. In 1859 it united with the Second Presbyterian Church and the united congregations erected the present structure on New York ave- rue and H street northwest. Twelve Presidents have worshiped there ‘while living in Washington. John Quincy Adams, though a Uni- tarian, was one of its trustees. Lin- coln was a worshiper there, and the Lincoln pew is still retained in its old place. It has always been one of the most prominent churches in the District of Columbia in matters of (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) WOULD REPEAL JERSEY DRY ENFORCEMENT ACT By the Associated Press. NEWARK, N. J., July 6.—Repeal of the state prohibition enforcement act was advocated by James R. Nugen! democratic leader of Essex county, at a meeting of the democratic county executive committee yesterday. “We should do the same in New Jer- sey as was done in New York under the lead of its great governor, Al Smith,”. Mr. Nugent declared. His' suggestion, submitted on be- half of the platform committee, wa: warmly seceived. Approval also wa glven to a plank recommending to ~ "-ens g modification of the Vol- stead act, GAME CALLED OFT. ly 6.—~Washington same ed; wet double-header tomor- “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers y block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes, as fast as the papers are printed. “Yesterday's Net Circulation, 88,516 * TWO CENTS. FOOD FOR THOUGHT. ‘Post Office Will Count Mail to Find Out Why It Doesrn’t Pay |District Office Chosen as Unit in Nation- | Wide Efficency Census to Discover ‘ Present Cause of Loss. 0. SURPLUSSEEN JSTIFING APPEAL FORLARGERBUDGET Increased Appropriation Only Way to Benefit by Saving, Says Oyster. HAS THREE TENTATIVE PLANS TO IMPROVE CITY New Bond Issue, Loan From Fed- eral Treasury or Higher Taxes Are Suggested. The remarkable showing made by the District government in finishing the last fiscal year with more than a $1,000,000 surplus should induce Con- gress to grant the Natlonal Capital a larger appropriation bill for next vear, in the opinion of Commissioner Oyster. When the people of Washington read In the annual report of Auditor Daniel J. Donovan that the city col- lected $1,310,344 more than its re- quirements last year, there probably were many who asked themselves this question: “Why did the District close the year with a surplus when there are streets to be paved, sewers to be laid and schools to be bullt?” Limit On Expenditures. The answer is that, no matter how much revenue the property owners pay as taxes and miscellaneous fees, the Commissioners are only empow- ered to spend the amounts authorized in the appropriation act. For that reason Commissioner Oys- ter believes that the way to prevent a surplus while urgent work remains undone Is to ask the lawmakers for increased appropriations. 1f during the ensuing twelve months revenue should again exceed appro- priation charges, it might result in another reduction in the tax rate on real estate and tangible personal The biggest count of mail in his-| echeck-up on the parcel post mail of {tory will be conducted by the Post|tne nation has been attempted, with Office Department at selected post of- | the idea of finding exactly the cost of { fices, including the Washington city ' handling and whether the present office, from September 21 through Oc- | rates are too low. | tober 20. There is an idea, although unex To ascertain the actual cost of | pressed by officials, that Uncle Sam is handling the four different classes of | PINAP8 carrying parcels too cheaply. Exact costs for- handling the firs mail will be the muin object of the |class or Jetter mall. the. second-cias {eount, the first of its kind since 1911.|or ";axalx(ne mfiu. ‘And t:«‘el ;’hlrd-cu- ks . 5 " lor circular mail ‘also will be ascer- | The count will be taken upon the re- | o7, FIR°P8%, T0all, Alse, Wil] be ascers quest of Congress. | parcel post mail comprises the fourth Eighteen months of preparation re- ?“';;:»rh"_ S IR e o0l sulted In the plans and blank forms|a committee elghteen months to work which have gone out (o the sclected | out’tha plan for the job Eives soms 1 s offices this week. The work was done | Idea of the sige of it. by a special committée, headed by Will Fill in Blanks, Joseph Stewart, special assistant to| But the wqrk itsélf will be much {the Attorney General, assigned to the | MoTe difficult, Sclested carrlers and Post Office Department | given the proper blanks vo fill out, It will be the first time that a real | LAG INFURNSHNG LS. COUNSEL HEARD CASSFING AT ON MORSES MOTION Less than half of the reclassifica- | Justice Stafford in Criminal Division tion questionnaires demanded by the 1 today heard counsel for the gov- personal classification board from the ernment on the motion of the eight government departments, both in the | defendants in the Morse conspiracy District of Columbia and in the field, |case for an instructed verdict of not have been turned in, it was revealed guilty of the charge of defrauding today. !the United States and the fleet cor- Although the board asked for the|poration through wartime contracts. questionnaires by June 1, slightly The court excused the jury until more than one-third of the depart- Monday morning, indicating that his mental services In the city of Wash- | decision may not be rendered before !ington and about 40 per cent of the | Monday. | field service have returned their data.| Before adjournment yesterday after- The figures are: 24,676 questionnaires noon the court asked for the views from the District, 58,398 from the|of counsel on three propositions: field, making a total to date of 83.074.| First, that the verdict cannot be With all data turned in to the board |rendered against one defendant alone; now on a current basis, and having|second, that those convicted must be been glven first examination by the|found guilty of the same identical board, the whole reclassification sit- | conspiracy; and third, what is the very | uation waits upon those departments ' jeagt that is necessary to be proven iiEhich have falled to.subimitithe in-lin order that the defendants should | formation necessary, even though it be found gulilty. | is now more than a'month past due. Dwells on Third Point. The board has not issued any addi- United States Attorney Gordon, for tional orders to rush data, under the lead of the new chairman, F. R.| Bailey, but observers interpret the i figures showing that less than half of the questionnaires are in. Preliminary Estimates. Preliminary estimates for 1925, which are to be in the hands of the bureau of the budget in August, must include estimates of the personnel ex- pense based tentatively on the new classification. The final reports from the budget officers of the varlous de- partments will be expected by the budget bureau early in September, so that the budget may dig into the 'si- gantic task of reviewing the esti- mates to bring them within the limit expected by the President for the year 1925. The budget must be finally prepared for the President to submit to Congress in .December, including | the “complete new classification of | personnel pay. Thus there lies upon the depart- ments who have delayed their gues- tionnaires a heavy responsibility to yush the data through. Unless there 1s speed, the machinery of classifica- tion will be threatened with a jam. So far the board itself has been work- ing with smooth efficency. It Is walting upon grist for its mill. 109 Engnged in Work. Most of the board's work is being done now in Treasury building. No. 5, at 20th and B streets, where Chalr- man Bailey is now spending much of his time. Headquarters for the board, however, still are maintained at the Treasury bullding. A total of 109 persons have been called for from the departments and establishments to do the work of the board, and most of them are busy there. Because Congre: appropriated no funds to equip the board, it has had to rely upon agencles of the govern- ment to provide it with personnel, supplies, equipment and service. The board has designated Charles A. Harbaugh, chief clerk of the bureau of the budget, who has been admin- istrative assistant to the board since )its organization, as secretary. Mr. Harbaugh has been in the govern- ment service since 1891, and is well qualified to fill the position, which has been endowed by the board with considerable additional authority. the prosecution, conceded the view |of the defendants’ counsel as to the {first and second propositions, that more than one must be convicted and that all convicted must be found guilty of the same conspiracy. He directed his argument to the third proposition. Maj. Gordon took up each count of the two indictments, one of which charges & conspiracy against the United States and the other against the fleet corporation, and, after stating the charges, pointed out the manners of effecting the alleged con- spiracy, three ways being stated in reference to the first indictment and five ways as to the second charge. He declared he would not expect a conviction.against any defendant who did not form the conspiracy to be effected in any one or more of the manhers and ways stated or who, not being originally a party to the con- spiracy, did not later enter into the common enterprise with knowledge of the agreement and at least one of the various ways in which it was to be effected. Guilt in Knowledge. ‘Those shown to have formed the con- spiracy should be convicted, he claimed, | as well also any one of the accused who, j knowing of the common purpose to de- fraud, joined and participated in any of the overt acts or stood by with knowl- edge that others of the conspirators were doing the overt acts or some of them. Assistant Attorney General Turner, continuing the argument, reviewed “the testimony offered by the government and inted out what portions of the evi- lence In his opinion sustained the charge ithat the individual defendants partici- pated in the overt acts rformed in furtherance of the alleged conspiracy. He claimed there was sufficlent evidence 0 go to the jury against all of the eight defendants. property. For Larger Appropriation. But Commissioner Oyster, who is acting chairman of the board during the absence of Commissioner Ru- dolph, feels that the wiser course would be to raise the appropriations 80 that all of the revenue would be spent, rather than to continue a grad- ual reduction in the tax rate while municipal work accumulates. Capt. Oyster has three plans for en- abling Washington to-eatch up to its needsy for new schools, streets, sew- ers and water mains, as well as to improve the waterfront and install high-pressure fire mains. ‘The Commissioner explained today that he has always been an advocate of the installation of high-pressure fire hydrants, and i» still in favor of them. He said he is also anxious, however, to build up the equipment of the fire department, and will seek to do that in the next District bill. Favors Bond Issue. His first proposal is to ask Con- gress for a new bond #weYe, in view of the fact that the District will wipe out its existing debt in August, 1924, His second suggestion in lieu of a bond issue is to ask Congress to ad- vance funds to the District, to be pald back In annual installments. Falling in both.of these, the Com- missioner has suggested to citizens' assoclations that Increased appro- priations be sought, to be met by higher taxes. “I am proud of the showing made by the District last year in the mat- ter of taxes paid.” said Commissioner Oyster, “and I hope it will result in the city getting a more liberal appro- priation act for next year. §1.500,000 FOR NEW LIGHTING APPROVED Experts Practically Agree to Ask This Sum for Five- Year Program. A program calling for expenditure of $1,600,000 on Washington's street lighting system within the next five years was practically agreed upon at a meeting this morning of the com- mittee of experts that is preparing the plan for the Commissioners. Of the total amount it is expected that the committee will recommend that $400,000 be asked for in the next approptiation act, with similar amounts in succeeding years. Charge for Maintenance. Capt. John E. Wood, assistant en- glneer commissioner, explained that the $1,500,000 would represent the capital investment, in addition “to which there would be an annual maintenance charge. At present the annual maintenance allotment for the street lighting de- partment is $472,000. For next year the electrical department probably will request $675,000. When all the new lightr are installed five years from now the annual maintenance charge 1s expected to be about $900,- 000 a year. End of Gas Lights. This program calls for the gradual elimination of gas street lamps and the substitution of modern electric lights. It .also contemplates the erection of more elaborate posts on Pennsylvania avenue and other main thoroughfares. Capt. Wood explalned that the gas lamps in the outlying suburbs would be removed as rapldly as the over- head electric wires in those neigh- borhoods can be placed under ground. He sald It s agreed that it is better to leave the gas lamps stand until the underground wires are put fn rather than to Install temporary electric lights on overhead troliey poles.