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WEATHER. Cloudy, probably light rain tonight; tomorrow cloudy and cooler. Temperature for twenty-four hours ended at 2 p.m. today: Highest, 48, at noon today; lowest, 44, at 6 a.m. today. Fuil report on page 15. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 28 ~ No. 29053, Entered as second-class matter post office Washington, D C. |ONDON AND PARIS NEAR OPEN BREACH ON GERMAN POLICY Coolness Grows as Britain ~ Holds Poincare Plans Treaty Violation. FRANCE CONSIDERS NEW SEIZURES OF TERRITORY Denies Hamburg Objective, How- ever—Baldwin Warning Is Definite. By the Associated Press. LONDON, November 16.—Indica- Yions are multiplying that England and France approaching the part- Mg of the ways on the question of how to deal with Germany. France's threatened #zainst Germany if Berlin does not recede from its position on the ex- tradition of the former crown prince £1d the re-establishment of full allied penalties military control in Germany are de-{ vlared 10 be Jand. These e First, the seizure of more railroads eust of the ocoupled area, which Would probably include the eventual occupation of Frankfort by the Yrench. cond, consolidation-And extension »f the Franco-Belgian military posi- ton in the Ruhr. Third, the occupation of Hamburg and Bremen. Py 4 e: 0~ 3ay said Bigh oMetals or b Woench Yoreign office declared they knew nothing of any plan for French occu- pation of Hamburg and the ground 1o exclude Eremen, O 1'% seem also in government quarters here wholly unacceptable to Eng- penalties are understood to Held Treaty Violations. Great Britain holds that all these threatened sanctions not only violate the treaty of Versailles, but would slunge Germany into a deeper eco- aomic and political mire, from which it would be impossible to extricate her. Suporters of the government in par- liament who heard dwin's warning to France.yester- when he said he had spared no pains to let Great Britain's allies tnow that the British could not con- tinue indefinitely to maintain the spirit necessary for co-operation if the present situation were allowed to sontinue, say his.words must be tak- en literally. They declare one of the many signs that a crisis is Wproaching. Many of these members of parlia- ment favor separate action by Great Britain in dealing with Germany, but whole situation in Germany is infinitely complex and confused that they, like most of the cabinet members, are unable to find a con- srete formula which would enable Great Britain to solve the problem in- fependently. Meantime every effort is being made through diplomatic channels to stay M. Poincare’s hand from extending the occupation of territory and the carrying out of the other measures suggested at yesterday's session of the council of ambassadors. British officials, however, admit frank- v there iy little hope of an agree- ment. Poltey May Stand. The British government is consid- sring the whole situation today with » view to'reinstructing its delegate in the council of ambassadors in the light of Premier Poincare's threat- ened action. There is no indication, however, that the cabinet will yleld ®n ity already declared policy re- specting the return of Frederick Wil- liam and the extension of the allied wmilitary measures in occupied Ger- many. The view prevails among officials here that M. Poincare’s conditions are largely of an intimidatory nature, de- signed to coerce Germany and at the same time force a change of attitude on the part of England. There appears to be a growing cool- ness on the part of the government toward France and her recent activi- . This reversal of sentiment had {is inception in what the British be. ieve to have been open connivance of the French with the German sepa- ratists. It was intensified when Pre- mier Poincare negatived the effort to join with the United States in a re- opening of the reparation inquiry. It feached a climax when it became nown that France was lending large gums to the newly created states of ‘urope, when the British felt that such money might with greater pro- priety be used to liquidate France's iebt to England. + POINCARE REPLIES. ties, ¥ the Associated Press. PARIS, November 16. — Premier Poincare took issue with Prime Min- Jster Baldwin of Great Britain as to Who is to blame for the present Franco-British dlifferences when he rose unexpectedly to speak in the chamber of deputies this afternoon during an Interpellation on foreign affairs. “T cannot let it be said that it is by vur fault an agreement has not been reached,” M, Poincare declared. “For several years we have not reased to make concessions from our ights, and it-is not on our side that he attitude is uncompromising. The premier said he had not in- tended to speak, because he could not t this time discuss certain subjects, ut the occurrences in the British ‘mr!lamfll! yesterday could not.be al- owed to pass and must be answered immediately. The British ambassador, M. Poin- care said, had supported the German point of view in the council of am- bassadors during discussion of the seizure of twelve Franco-Rumanian company airplanes in_Germany, al- though the treaty of Versailles gave the allles most favored nation treat- ment in° commercial aerial matters, and later the British delegate repeat- od this opposition when the subject was submitted to the jurists, Cries of “It Is a rupture of the entente cordiale!” greeted this de- scriptioi of the British attitude. DENY HAMBURG OBJECTIVE. By the Associated Press. PARIS, November 16.—High officials of the French foreign office declared today they knew nothing of any lan for the occupation of Hamburg zy French forces, as reported from various sources, and the idea was de- (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) Prime Minister | this 187 drastic | Fiume Reported | iGii)en to Italy | With Exemption Dy the Associated Press. BELGRADE, November 16.—The semi-official Vreme announces that Italy and Jugoslavia have come to an agreement over Fiume. The solution adopted, it is, understood, cedes Fiume proper to Italy, while a Jugoslav free zone is created in the port of Fiume. VERSAILLES PAGT HANGS BY THREAD, REPUDIATION SEEN Political Upheaval Indicates Treaty on Verge of Being Completely Scrapped. BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1923. PARIS, November 16.—The fate of the entire Versailles treaty today hangs in the balance. Doubtless one more effort will be made to save this historic document, but the positions taken by Germany on the one hand and France and Great Britain on the other make the success of this effort doubtful. So far as prognostication can be risked at present, it appears probable that the Versailles treaty is about to be scrapped. In short, the gravity of the situation following the develop- ments in Germany and the break- down of the Franco-American nego- tiations for a_ committee of repara- tions experts is such that it can no longer escape even the most com- placent eyes. Germany appears to desire to disre- gard the treaty on the ground that the Franco-Belgian occupation of the Rulr already has rendered it defunct. The German program seems to be to resign itself temporarily to the loss of the occupied areas and do as it pleases in the unoccupled areas ‘Want Army Restoration. The program of the German right seems to be rg-establishment of uni- {versal military service. Intensive { manufacture of munitions and prepa- rations — diplomatic and _otherwise— for eventual war against France and for reconquest of the lost territories. Great Britain openly supports the | German thesis that the Franco-Bel- glan occupation of the Ruhr broke the treaty, and on Thursday Premier | Baldwin " intimated that the time probably was at hand when Great Britain would find itself no_longer able even to try to co-operate with the alljes. Gen. Sir Ian Hamilton, a high officer of the British army, has published a book denouncing France in bitteresf terms and urging a British-Russo- German combination against France. France considers that Germany. al- ready has broken the treaty definites ly, first by her long passive resist- nce to the Ruhr occupation; second, by authorizing the return of the for- | mer crown prince; third, by formal refusal to allow the allied military control commissions to resumetheir duties in unoccupied Germany, and fourth, by resuming the manufacture of arms and swelling the ranks .of the reichswehr far beyond the treaty limits, - * French information further indi- cates that Russia has begun impor- | tant manufactures of Wwar supplies, apparently in agreement with Ger- many. _ . Unity Held Impossible, France had hoped until Thursday | that this attitude on the part of Ger- many would finally provide the oc- casion for re-establishment of allied unity, but Thursday's meeting of the conference of ambassadors indicates that small probability —remains of such a happy eventuality. As French opinion is unanimous that Germany shall not be allowed openly to flout the treaty, France has officially asserted that in case the allies refuse to act in common with France she will act alone. France recognizes that this will doubtless mean the end of the Ver- sailles treaty, and she ig rapidly re- signing herself to this tragic con- summation. The practical effect of the scrap- | ping of the treaty, so far as France is concerned, doubtless will be that | France henceforth will consider her- self freed from all previous prom- es regarding the eventual evacua- tion of the Ruhr and the Rhineland, will collect what reparations she can from the territories under occupation and will carry out certain small strateglo extensions of tMe zone of occupation and will take within the occupled territories such measures for her future security as she con- jsiders imperative. {BERLIN FOUNDRY DROPS i ITS FORCE OF 100,000 { Dismisses Entire Body of Manual ‘Workers and Clerical Em- ployes, Dispatch States. LONDON, November 16.—A Central News dl!pgtch from Berlin says it was announced there today that the Bombach Foundry Works had dis- charged all its manual workers and clerical employes. The works have 100,000 persons on their pay roll. - —_— | SWISS QUIT GERMANY. 40,000 Returning Home Because of Political and Economic Woes. BERNE, November 16.—About $40,- 000 Swiss citizens, who are resident in Germany, are leaving that coun- | try because of the political and eco- nomic situation. Most of them are returning home. The Swiss authoritles are making extensive plans for their assistance. —_— MAY BUY RUSSIAN ORE. Senator King Reported to Have Made Big Offer. i MOSCOW, November 16.—According to a dispatch from | Kharkox, the Southern Ore Trust has received an. ofter from. United States Senator Wil- liam H. King for the purchase ofthe entire output of the iron and manga- nese mines in-the southern district, which he recently visited. - BANDITS GET $3,300. HOLCOMBE, Wis.,” November 16— With the aid of acetylene torches, bandits early today forced entry to the vault-and safe of the State Bank of Holcombe and escaped. with $2,000 in_eaah. and'$1,800 negotiable onds. 3 { | . WASHINGTON, D. €., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER- 16. 1923—FIFTY-FOUR PAGE TH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION - ~~~ GooD OLD T3 FURLOUGHED - IN'PENSION OFFICE Surplus of Employes Brings Order Affecting Many Veterans in Service. Because of a surplus in the num- ber of employes of the pension of- fice, seventy-five men and women, some of them veterans in the serv- ice, have been ordered on furlough, it was learned today, although their names will remalr on the rolls, at least until June 30. Many of these employes, Com- missioner of Pensions Gardner sai will be eligible for retirement b that time, when their cases will prob- ably be taken up if they are not rein- stated In their positions. Most of them are well along in years and a number have reached the age limit of retirement-qualification, but hav not the years of service for-the annuity. If before June 30 there is”a need for additional employes at the pen- sion office, Mr. requisite in. Surveyed by Experts.. A forerunner of the furloughs was a survey by experts, at the order of Dr. terior, it was learned, which showed that although sufficient work was on hand at the pension bureau to con- tinue its. operation normally, there services were not actually required there. The result was the furloughs. Activities in the pension bureau, anyhow, have been steadily decreas- ing for several years, due to the deaths of veterans and widows of vet- Pension bureau fs curtailed. Some day, if things continue as at present, with the Veterans' Bureau function- ing for world war veterans, the pen- sion bureau will disappear. This stage, however, will not come for some years. Commissioner Gardner said there was no shortage of appro- priation concerned in the furloughs of the employes. MURDER CHARGED INMYSTERY DEATH Chesapeake Beach Man Held in Connection With Al- leged Poison- Liquor: Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md.,, November 16.— Charles Morgan Burke, proprietor of a bathing sult establishment at Chesapeake Beach, is being held in the office of- United States Commis- sioner Supplee here awaiting the ar- rival of Hyattsville authorities with a warrant charging murder in conec- tion with the mysterious death of Wister Parrish of Riverdale early this week. Burke, sought since the death of Parrish, believed to have been the result of drinking poisonous liguor, surrendered this morning through his attorney, Benjamin L. Freeny of Bal- timore. He was placed under $25,000 bond on @ charge of manufacturing and possessing liquor. In the meantime the Hyattsville officlals requested that Burke be held for them. ‘While it is not known just how Parrish came to his death, the of- ficials sald that they would charge murder. The contents of Parrish's stomach now ‘are undergoing’a chem- ical analysis by Dr. Standish Mc- Cleary, which will not be completed for several days. P QUAKE RECORDED HERE. Earth tremors of sharp intensity were recorded on the Georgetown University weismograph last night, beginning at 11:33 p.m. ~.The disturbance, which continued un- til midnight, was estimated by Director Tondorf of the university observatory to have centered about. 1,600 miles from ‘Washington. It appeansd, he eaid, 3 mlghe huve Beoh within the. United States, SAM v Gardner said, these | furloughed employes will be called ! Hubert Work, Secretary of In- | was a superfluity of employes whose | erans of wars before the world war. ! As the list diminishes the work at the | AR\TD‘ AYS ) Fort Myer Major ‘Finishes in Race 'With Arm Broken By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November Maj. J. A. Barry, commanding members of the 3d Cavalry, s tioned at Fort Myer, Va. partici- pating in the national ho show, was tfrown from his horse and his arm broken during the finish of the endurance contest for the Squaron A challenge cup. completed the rup wit i hanging limp. Maj. Barry, who has been select- ed to train the Army team in cquestrian sports for the 1924 Olymples, was thrown in Central Park, where the endurdnce contest was being held. Spectators urged him to abandon the ride. He in- sisted on remounting, and the crowd gave him a leg wp. MAD SLAYER OF 4 16.— TRAILED BY POSSE Man Kills Parents and Suc- cessful Rival of Girl He | Loved—Escapes. i By the Associated Press. KELLIHER, Minn., A madman, sk r of four, is fleeing {through the north woods before a | posse formed here, which took up the | search at dawn. | Leonara Portano, thirty-three, yes- terday slew Mr. and Mrs. John S: | ders, of whose fifteen-year-old daugh- ter, Myrtle, he was enamored; Oscar Timmy, thirty, farmer and suitor of the girl, and J. A. Wilson, marshal of this village and deputy sheriff, who sought to est him. The shootings occurred at different times, in both the morning and after- noon. Before fleeing the murderer went to a timber-cutting plant he op- erated and left a signed confession with a list of the dead. Early yesterday Timmy and Por- | [tano engaged in an altercation over Myrtle Sanders, during which Portano shot Timmy through the leg. Timmy | came eight miles from the farm where the shooting occurred to this | ! village, had his wounds dressed and reported the case to Marshal Wilson. | While Timmy v gone, Portano | went to the Sanders’ home and shot dead the mother of his sweetheart. Upon leaving the Sanders' home he met the woman's husband, took him | to a nearby cabin, bound him to af bedpost and shot his head off. Shoots Marshal to Death. Negr this village Portano met Mar- | shal Wilson, who had left to arrest| 1him for shooting Timmy, and shot the officer dead. Next he encounteredl Timmy, who was going to the village to learn what had been done toward arresting Portano for wounding him, and again Portano's pistol fired a! fatal bullet, Timmy falling dead in | the highway. Although Myrtle Sanders is missing it is stated she was not harmed ok kidnaped by the desperado.- It is be- lieved some neighbor has sheltered | her in an attempt to help her bear the | sorrow caused by the tragic loss of | her parents and sweetheart. H The killer had been avoided by local people because of his hasty temper. He recently was before the grand jury as a result of a controversy with his brother, a nearby farmer, and his only known relative. The grand jury returned mno indictment, however, and the nature of the case was not disclosed. The man is only about five feet tall. i YESTERDAY’S Yesterday's s:mf?‘}\s& pages printed by The Star anc by any American newspaper being Yesterday’ November 16.— | POLITICAL TREND -~ FOR TAX REVISION Change Declared Assured, as Parties Are Sparring for Platform. BY DAVID LAWRENCE, Tax revision by the comifng Con- gress has becomesViTtually a cer- ainty overndeit. Annournce: ‘ent of the candidacy of +Setfator Hiram” Johnson for the re- publican presidential nomination, | while emphasizing for the moment foreign issues, is to be followed by a mand for a reduction in the tax burdens of the American people. William G. McAdoo's informal ap- proval of a statement by his pre- convention manager that he would be la candidate for the democratic presi- dential nomination and the assertion of Mr. McAdoo himself that not only can taxes be lowered, but a soldier | bonus paid, too, has made it certain that the primary issue of the imme- | diate future will be taxation. Eyed by Democrats. Talking with another prominent | democrat whose name is being men- | tloned as a possible compromise, this correspondent asked what would be the issue of the next campaign. He answered: ! “If the republicans do not revise the | | taxes, we will make Secretary Mel-| Tlon’s figures and statement. of_the democratic national The significance cannot be overestimated. that the democrats in the United | States Senate will line up for tax | | revision, and that a coalition of con- | servative democrats and republicans | is more than enough to obtain the necessary majority as against the | radicals of both parties. | It would not be surprising if a non- | | partisan bloc of the conservatives | was finally organized to prevent the! whole tax program from being wrecked by amendments of the radi- cals that would ordinarily force a presidential veto. The democrats are anxious, of course, not to contribute to republi- can prestige by helping them hurdle the barriers of radicalism in their own ranks, but the pressure from all parts of the country is much more likely to supersede partisan desire. The dispatches about the candi- i i vlatform.” | of this statement !dacies of Hiram Johnson and Willlam | G. McAdoo wasn’t really news at all o the National Capital, for both men have becn aware of the efforts of| their friends and organizers ever since the last campaign of 1920. What is significant is that both Mr.| McAdoo and Mr. Johnson should se-| lcct this week as the opportune mo- ment for throwing their hats in the ring. Lasker Strong Support. 3 Hiram Johnson has been intending to fight for the presidential nomina- tion for some time. When he made his trip to Burope last summer thp late President Harding was mu ! concerned about what Mr. Johnson would say on his return. The mass meoting arranged for Mr. Johnson's return was part of the campaign which was to lead up to the formal | announcement. Albert D. Lasker, former chairman of the United States | Shipping Board under Mr. Harding, probably is the most influential figure in the Johnson camp. He helped to finance the Johnson movement in 1920 because he believed Mr. Johnson was the best exponent of policy of non-| entanglement in European affairs, Mr. Lasker when in Washington recently let members of the Coolidge administration know that he was conmmitted to the support of Senator Johnson if the latter became a can- didate. Yesterday's announcement definitely _aligns Mr. Lasker with Senator Johnson against President Coolidge. : The Johnson candidacy can hardly be appraised now at its full value, for he has a way of campaignjng in (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) GREAT ISSUE" was the largest daily issue ever “ane of the largest ever issued, the record 64 pages. issue contained 376 columns of advertising in the regular course of business, the greatest volume' ever printed in Wash- ington in any daily newspaper. The circulation’ was 94,548 copies, 3,382 more than the corre- sponding day last year. - During the month of Octobér The Star consumed over 1,134 tons, approximately 45 carloads, of news pri‘nt paper in printing its regular evening and Sunday issues. This was the greatest tonnage ever used i For {instance, republican leaders are reported to be ! | days ago. ening Star. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star is delivered every evening and Sunday morning to Washington homes at 60 cents per month. Telephone Main 5000 Yesterday’s and service will start immediately. Net Circulation, 94,548 TWO CENTS. ENTRY OF JOHNSON ING. 0. P. CAMPAIG ELATES DEMOCRATS Elemental Fight in Ranks of Ruling Party Seen as Indicative of Split. REPUBLICANS REALIZE GRAVITY OF SITUATION Course of La, Follette Cause of Speculation—Many Favorite Sons Seen. BY N. 0. MESSENGER. 4 With the flat statement by Senator Hiram Johnson of California that he is a candidate for the republican presidential nomination, and what was construed as the tacit admission of Willlam G. McAdoo that he seeks the democratic nomination, politicians in Washington today had fruitful topics for gossip and epeculation. Neither announcement came as a sur- Dprise, as both had been expected by the well posted. Republicans naturally see in Sena- tor Johnson's statement a flat declara- tion of war against President Cool- idge, the administration at Washing- ton and the republican leadership in Congress. No other construction is possible when he says “reaction and Dprogress must fight it out again in the republican party in the coming presidential primaries. I question not men now, but their philosophy of gov. ernment. That which obtains at Wash- ington does not fit present-day needs. Ultra-conservatism there rules; pro- gressivism challenges it. And the en- suing contest will determine whether the republican party shall be thé per- manent whether it shall respoad to present- day conditions agd-mspirations.” Whasps From Democrats. Imagine the loud whoops of joy 4hat went up today from all demo- cratic leaders and politicians at these words of derogation of the republi- can party, its administration and Congress, from a candidate for the presidential nomination. They said all they will have to do will be to remain_silent and let the aspirant talk. Then, should he not win the nomination and it should go to Presi- | dent Coolidge, just placard the coun- try with quotations of what Senator Johnson had said about the party and its organization and controlling ele- ment. “Come, all ye faithful,” would then be the cry of the democrats, holding themselyes to be the “only true pro- gressives,” and would naturally count on the support of the republican vot- ers who had backed Senator Johnson { at the primaries. o The first practical effect of Senator Johnson's announcement of his candi- dacy for the nomination is expected to be the entry of other aspirants into the fleld. Not all of these will be actual antagonists of President Cool- idge, but, on the contrary, in the role of “favorite sons” will seek to hold the vote of their states, for subse- quent disposal in the national con- vention as conditions seem to demand. in New York state laying plans to carry the delegation in support of Senator James W. Wadsworth. He himeelf has declared for President Coolldge. It was point- publican today that it will be diffig {cult to “instruct” the delegation, but | = It means casy to pick out delegates who will| “I deplore the disaster that has recent- favor a certain cgndidate. Lowden Seen as Factor. Former Gov. Lowden of Iilinois said & few days ago that he “is not a candidate”—but that was a few It i{s known that his friends, as,well as the supporters of Senator Johnson, have been busy in Illinois for weeks working for their respective choices. Gov. Pinchot is fully expected by the politicians to | come out shortly as a candidate, and | there will be a_ spectacular contest between him and the organization in | Pennsylvania with which Senators | Reed and Pepper are affiliated for control of the delegation. The thought 1s that it Gov. Pinchot found | he could not gain the nomination ! himself from the convention he would | throw the delezates under his con-| trol to Senator Johnson. A Senate La Follette's course is the | subject of speculation and doubt| among the politicians. He will, the| prevailing belief is, control the Wis® | consin_delegation, but what he will | do with it only he himself apparently | knows. ! The profound political gravity of | Senator Johnson's announcement is | recognized in all /republican circles | today, although the leaders, for ob- vious reasons, are loath to comment. 1t is recognized that Senator Johnson | has one advantage of his opponents, in that as a member of the Senato during the coming winter and before the nominating convention he can freely express his views upon legis- lation, either in criticism or upon in- itiative and proposal, and keep him- self constantly before the public. ISLAMS MAY ELECT NON-TURKISH CALIPH Abdication of Present Sultan and! Elevation of Kemal Ob- Jject of Angora. By the Associated Press. LONDON, November 16.—The An- gora government is bent on forcing the abdication of the caliph, says the diplomatic correspondent of the Daily Telegraph. The purpose, according to the writer, is to bring about the election by a pan-Islamic congress of a non- Turk caliph, who, therefore, would | not resent the loss of temporal power, and who might even reside abroad, thereby facilitating the elevation of Mustapha Kemal Pasha, president of the new Turkish republic, to a purely secular sultanate. BRYAN F. MAHAN DIES. Former Representative Succumbs in New London, Conn. NEW LONDON, Conn., November 16.—Bryan F. Mahan, postmaster of this city, and former representative in Congress, died today. He was sixt] leader of the state. seven years old and a mocratie party in the instrument of reaction or; | dential Vassar to Start School for Grads Tired of Spouses By the Associated Pres CHICAGO, November 16.—A school for alumnae who feel the need of getting away from hus- band and children and household taske and wish to get back into the world of thought will be opened at Vassar College next spring, Dr. Henry Noble Mac- Cracken, president of Vassar, an- nounced today at the meeting of Vassar Alumnae, the first time that body has met in the west. These alumnae who desire to return to prepare for writing or take up social service or educa- tional study with the idea of sat- isfying a long-hidden ambition or idéea will find their opportunity, the head of Vassar explained. “The idea first originated,” Dr. MacCracken said, “when in 1921 the alumnae weré invited back to investigate the college. More than 15,000 attended and many ex- pressed their desire to return.” FIERCEST ELECTION GAMPAIGN OF ERA OPENS INBRITAIN King George Regrets Failure - of U. S.-German Plan, in i Dissolving Parliament. _ . | By the Associated Press. . LONDON, November 16.—King | cabinet, ffis morning dissolved par- liament in preparation for the gen- beral elections to be held December 6. | Patiament reassembles on December 20. The king's prorogation speech was | as follows: | *My Lords, and Members of the House of Commons: i | “My government recently initiated ! negotiations aiming at the appoint- | ment, with the collaboration of the United States, of a commission of in- quiry to determine German | pacity to pay reparations. Unfortu- H . it has not been possible to se- i he assent of the French gov- ernment to these proposals, which, it had been hoped, would lead to a solu- | {tion of the reparations problem. { Anxious About Europe. “My government regard with pro- { found anxiety the continuance of the [ present economic conditions in Europe, | which depend so largely on a ment of this question. A serious sit- | uation has developed in Germany | which is engaging the close and ear- nest attention of my govermet. | ""“The arduous negotiations for peace | with Turkey, begun in Nov 11922, have, I am happy to say | brought to a successful conclusion. A bill to carry into effect certain pro- | visions of the settlement reached at Lausanne on July 21 will be laid be- fore the parliament as soon as pos- sible. It is my ecarnest hope that the conclusion of this treaty may bring real peace to the near east and may herald an era of political | and commercial prosperity for Turkey and for the countries which are re- | newing friendly reiations with her. “Negotiatiol are proceeding with the United States government for the settlement of difficulties with regard to the carriage of liquor in transit | and illicit importation into the United s the basis|ed out by a prominent New York re- | States. Deplores Japanese Disaster. |1y befallen Japan. {pathy of my country is with the { Japanese government and people— { our former allies and our close friends | —who are bearing this national (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) L ODGE OPPOSES I0HNSON BOOM California Senator Friend, But He’s for Coolidge, Asserts Leader. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, re- publican leader of the Senate, re- turned to his office here today to pre- | pare for the convening of the new | Congress. He called on President Coolidge and arranged for another White House appointment later to| legislative discuss at the program. Commenting on Hiram Johnson’s candidacy for the republican presi- nomination, Senator Lodge length said: ‘Senator Johnson and I are close personal friends, and I trust that we always shall remain so. I am for Mr. Coolidge for the republican nomina- tion. Senator Johnson knows it and the whole country should know it.” Conference Next Week. Senator Lodge conferred later with Senator Curtis of Kansas, the repub- lican whip; Senator Smoot of Utah and others. A call will be issued next week for a conference of repub- lican senators, probably on December 1, to consider the queéstion of party leadership, select a President of the Senate and appoint a committee on committees to make republican com- mittee assignments. Under the Senate rules Senator Cummins of JTowa would continue as President of the Senate until a formal election is made. Under past prece- dents, Mr. Lodge believes, Senator Cummins' selection as presiding of- ficer would not prevent him from continuing as chairman of the inter- |state commerce committee. No Views on Tax Cut. No opinion on the tax-reduction pro- | posal of Secretary Mellon has been formed by the republican leader, He said today that tax legislation always was a difficult matter, even if there were an ‘“unflinching majority” in control. The world-court proposal, Senator Lodge said, will be referred to the for- eign relations eommittee, of which he is_chairman, early in the new session. He regards it as still before the Sen ate as a result of its submission by President Harding, so that no action is required on the part of President Coolidge. | George, acting on the advice of his; Settle- | The heartfelt sym- | SECRET CODE USE WITH CONTRACTORS DENIED BY FORBES Ex-Director Declares All Vet- erans’ Bureau Business Done in Open. INVESTIGATION’S COURSE CRITICIZED BY WITNESS Disabled Soldiers’ Commander De- clares Nothing Constructive for Aid Is Accomplished. The sharp veterans committee, driven forwa again today through the affairs former Director Charles R. Forbe Y‘lur‘nnd up another ction charges, denials and counter-charge: | With Forbes on the stand, under |cross-examination, the inquiry tra- versed a wide field of subjects, rang- ing from hospital contracts to alleged- drinking parties and pleasure trips. The former director continued to deny generally and specifically the accus: tions of misconduct” that have been made againsp Nim. The cqde which Elias H. Mortimer | testifted was arranged for the use of ¢értain contracting firms and some officers of the Veterans' Bureau fig- | ur d largeiy today in the cross-ex- {amination. Forbes reiterated his denial of any knowledge of any such a code, which Mortimer had said was arranged dur- ing the Pacific coast trip of Forbes and his party in the summer of 19: for the use of C. B. Hurley of the Hurley-Mason Company of Tacoma, J. W. Black of the Black-Thompson Company of Chicago and others. Message Is Offered. Hurley's name in the ing to Mortimer was “Hyder.” John F. O'Ryan, general counsel for the nvestigating committee, read a tele- {gram sent from Tacoma on July 23, {1922, and signed “Hyder.” As trans- {1ated it read as follow: “Wish to leave from Alaska 30th. Return about 10th. Will abser ce inter- fere. Ask Forbes.” | Two postal cards signed “Hyder" | then were offered. Both were address- {ed to Mortimer in Washingten. They {were of a personal nature and re- ferred to fishing trips in British Co- Tumbia and Oregon. Denying that he had ever sent any messages to Hurley in code, Forbe | said all the messages that went out i from him were signed by Charles R | Forbes” and “were in the clear.” The witness said he could offer no ex- planation if copies of h communi- cations to Hurley are not in the bu- reau files. “Did you ever send Hurley any mes- through ‘Pickles™™ asked “Pickles was the name secretary, M. L. Sweet, was fgl\’t.’n in the alleged code. Other Names Given. | The former director said the first ! he had heard of such a designation for Sweet was during the committee hearings O'Ryan “Hyder"” plowshare of the Ser ) code, accord- | | read a letter signed and addressed to “Moxie” which was supposed to be Mortimer's | code name. It was under date of | September, 1922, and asked if “Moxie" | could not give the writer some idea as to when “the projects we talked | about will be ready to figure.” The letter added that “Monk.,” al- leged to have been the code name for Mason, had left Tacoma to take his son to Yale. A “No doubt he will be in W ington around the end of the month,” the let- added, “and no doubt he will call fcAdoo." " fcAdoo” was the designation for | Forbe in the alleged code. | O'Ryan aroused Forbes by persist- | ent questioning in reference to a { written plan regarding railroad con- | nections in South America, which the | former director said had been handed | to him by J. W. Black with a request | that he examine it for suggestions ! Forbes wrote in some suggestions, and said Black had offered him employ- | ment in connection with the work which he had declined because he “could not stand the tripics.” Explains Medal Gift. Counsel insisted on knowing whether Forbes had not shown the proposal to Sweet and Milliken of the legal division for their opinions. Suppose I did show it to Sweet and Milliken, what of it?" asked Forbes. What was wrong with it | “Im not characterizing it said {O'Ryan, and switched the inquiry back to the Pacific coast trip. Forbes said his presentation of a Harding medal to H. F. Alexander on | the steamer Alexander at Tacoma was !not an “impulsive” act, as Mortimer had testified. He testified that before he left Washington he called at the White House, saw some of the medals on President Harding's desk, and sug- gested that he give them to some of his friends. It was agreed, Forbes aid, that the director hould give them to friends of the President who had aided in his campaign for Presi- dent. “I thought the occasion on Mr. Alex- {ander's ship,” he added, “was a good one at which to make the presentation to him.” - . Declare Mortimer Drunk. | | At San Diego Forbes said Mortimer «was drunk and insulted Gen. and Mrs. “what was your condition?” asked O'Ryan “I was as sober then as now. “And Mrs. Mortimer?” “The same.” Forbes said Mortimer was drunk on another occasion soon afterward. “How was it that on your official in- spection trip you carried this drunk around with you?” asked O'Ryan. “He'd have his little souse at some party and I'd warn him that he would | Rave to leave us unless he behaved,” the witness said. “He would apologize and say he would not do it again, and I belleved him.” The inquiry was taken back to the. bureaw's-plant at Perryville, Md. “You leuned pretty heavily on Com- mander O'Leary in the sale of sup- plies there?’ asked O'Ryan. “Oh, not so heavilys’ Commander O'Leary was in charge of the Veterans' Bureau supply di vision and had testified at length about ‘the Perryville sale. O'Ryan_then renewed his motion " (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.y A