Evening Star Newspaper, December 2, 1923, Page 4

2 VETERANS MOVE .~ TOAID DISABLED Fourth District Legion Unani- mously Re-Elect Gen. Drain Commander. At a meeting of American Legion heads of the District, Maryland, Vir- ginia and West Virginia vesterday it was decided to launch an active cam- palgn to enable every disabled vet- eran of the world war and dependents to present claims to the Veterans' Bureau The first move was the unanimous re-election of Gen. James A. Draln, a past department commander of the District, to the position of chairman of the American Legion's rehabilita- tion committee for the fourth district. This election carries with it Gen. Train’y reappointment as » member ©of the national rehabilitation com- mittee of the American Legion. Subcommittee Authorised. A ' subcommittee of the district committee was authorized for each of the Leglon dopartments, Department Commander McGahan will head the District of Columbia subcommittee. Col. In. John Markey, department commander for Maryland, will head that subcommittee. The Virginia sub- committee will have as its chairman Department ommander John J. Wicker, jr. of Richmond and the West Virginia subcommittee will be headed by Department Commander R 133 0'Connor of Elkins, W. Va. John R. Quinn, national commander of the American Legion, who came to Washington yesterday, attended the aession of the committee and went, with its member: to the Veterans® Bureau, when informed Gen. Frank L. Hines, director, that the for the four de- \llel his own fourth had been per- Afte hairman_Drain members of his committee conferrvd briefly with A. J. Dalt recently appointed manager of the fourth district of the Veterans' Bu- Teau. district fected and the Will Center Work Here. As a consequence of resolutions adopted st the recent national con- vention of the American Leglon at n Franeisco. the headquarters of the national rehabilitation commit- tee of the American Leglon and the major portion of its work, will be concentrated here in Washington Chalrman Drain's committee, which Teorganized yeste . will have as its M. Tolson, the Americar ticer for the fourth the past two s enabled sev- veterans to their claims been re changes 1§ u for the mern and in committee ha thousand _dlsable ent and adjudicat - compensation, and h {ble for numerous ulations of the bu benefit of the former serv women. HOUSE PROGRESSIVES WILL OPPOSE GILLETT UNTIL ENDS ARE WON (Continued from First Page.) prompt re-election of Speaker Gillett still more doubtful. The organization had counted on the support of a num- her of those who have not vet arrived in Washington. After their fight i Speaker Gil- lett, the insurkents it & setback in their effort to wipe out the republican stearing committes which directs legislation, and to readjust the voting strength of the ommittee which makes republican assiguments to va- rvious House committees. As the new leader, Longworth of- fered resolution providing for a mitte on committees with cus- nary powers, and for a steering committee o ibers. Nelson of W of the pro- Kressive launched a fight on th but it was adopted a on a viva vo vote, Objection to the system of hasing the voting strength of each member of the committec on committees on ubllcan members of the House from his state, Nelson ar- gued that thizx method placed too much power in_the hands of such as New York and Penn- termination of com- lgnments. He pro) d that mber of the committee should have one . regardless of the size of his s To Carry Fight to Floor. Having lost all along the line in the party conferenc Nelson said the progressive bloe was determined to its fight to the of the and that it had the votes to up oreanization unless granted concession At the conference the Lloc mada 1o effort to present its de- mands for modification of House rules or increased committee representa- tion, and its legislative program was 20t mentioned. Anderson of Minnesota was elected chairman of the republican House nference, a position he will hold throughout the Sixty-Eighth Con- nd all ofiic rving in the s, including Willlam Tyler chairman immediately resolutios large majority floor tie he confe cans was bricf and was desc those in attendance as perfectly rious. Lodge was T man, Curtis Kans: man’ and party whip, an th of New York, secret withant contest. Present offh ahe Senate also wers renominated Svithout opposition, except Senator «ummins of Towa, president Pro Tem- yore, whose re-election is regarded by the republican leaders as unneces- pes sme leaders of the Senate insur- gents sald they had remained away from the conference so is to reserve complete liberty of action with refer- ence to organization of the Senate and its committees. They declared They were making no threat but in- dicated that thelr attitude as to any organization fight on the floor of the Senate would be determined largely by the extent to which they get repre- sentation on the more Important standing committees. Acting under authority given him by the conference Senator Lodge an- younced the reappoiniment of the old Commlttee on committees with the selection of Wadsworth of New York and McCormick of 1ilinois, to replace MeCumber of North Dakota. and Cal- der of New York, who falled of re- “lection. Senator Brandegee of Con- nectiout, remains as chairman and the Other members are Watson of Indiana, Curtis, Sterling of South Dakota, Mc- Nary of Oregon. Moses of 'New Hampshire, and Elkins of West Vir- winta. This committee will fill the ropubli- can_ vacancies on the standing com- mittess, subject, however, to final ap- groval by the Senate. WIFE SUES RADIO ‘MANIAC’ Asks Divorce Because Husband Transferred Affections. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., December 1. ~—Alleging “radio mania,” Mrs. Cora May White, twenty-three, of Minne- apolls, today filed suit here asking & divorce from Gerald White. In her complaint, Mrs. White al- leges that her husband paid more attention to his radio apparatus than to her or the home, and that the radjo mania has alienated his affec- tions, SAMUEL M. RALSTON. Indiana E HENRICK SHIPSTEAD. Minnesota. = U. S. AID WITHHELD, ALLIES TO ASK CIViC BODY FOR EXPERTS (Continued from First Page.) break, with incalculable, but certain- 1y ominous consequences for all cerned, is likely to reappear at moment. Decision of the reparations com- mission to appoint two expert com- missions, one to study German re- sources abroad, and the other means of balancing the German budget and abilizing the German currency, rep- gesture of conciliation by Great Britain toward France. on- Holds Of Until Election. Premier Poincare apparently has politely agreed to do nothing to em- barrass the British foreign office until after the British « tions December 8. Discussion of the question of how the payments beginning to flow in from the shall be apportioned has been ferred. It is pointed out that epposition of French and British interests in the Near East and other questions which complicated the situation a ar ago no longer exist. The only remalning controversial s are military and naval rivalry, centering around the question of air fleets and submarines, and the German question, including the problems of reparations. France's war debt to Great Britain and the status of the Ruhr and the Rhine- land. controversial now Ruhr de- st Would Exploit Ruhr. What France seems to be proposing Is first that Great Britain should join France and Belglum in exploiting the occupied regions and participat- ing in the administration of the so- called productive gages in the proposed Rhenish bank of issue and In the allied railway regime; second, that France should disavow the separatist move- ment in the Rhineland. but that France and Great Britain should facilitate establishment of Rhenish autonomy under the soverelgnty of the German reich; third, that Great Britain, France and Belgium should agree upon measures to protect their respective industries from resump- tion of German dumping, and upon a series of commercial treaties to be nego 1 with German fourth, that France and Great Britain should make a military and naval conven- tion which would free France from the necessity of building large num- bers of submarines and would free Great Britain from the necessity of keeping up great air fleets. GERMANS SEE RUIN. Unable to Give Away 40 Per Cent of Products, Dr. Sorg Says. BY WILLIAM E. NASH. By Radio to The Star and Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1923 BERLIN, December 1.—The typical attitude of German business men toward the Micoum agreement in the Ruhr was expressed to the writer to- day by Dr. Kurt Sorg, chalrman of the Assoclation of German Industries and director of the Krupp organization. “The Micum agreement,” he said. “i strictly temporary because in the long run it imposes sacrifices which no group of business men can bear, to wit: The surrendere of 40 per cent of their products without compensation. Perhaps, in time, the reich will be able to compensate us for reparations deliveries. If so, all may go well. If not all are bound to fail. “The greatest technical problem of the moment is transportation. Can the Franco-Belgian-controlled rail- ronds be made efficient enough to guarantee removal of our products? Upon that depends our ability to ex- port and obtain credits abroad. “For my own part, I don't believe the French want to crush Ruhr in- dustry. Probably Ruhr industry never again can rise to the heights of pre-war prosperily, but with a spirit of good will there appears to me no reason why it should not re- vive sufficiently to let Germany earn a lving arew. HEAVY SNOWS IN SPAIN. MADRID, December 1.—Spain w visited by heavy snowstorms today, interrupting trafic in various sec- tions. Telegraph and telephone lines were down in many places, and trains were running far behind their sched- ulen [ § r EDWARDL.EDWARDS EARLE Texas | {peal of some parts of the transpor- THE EO*{‘AL §{ COPELAND. ewYork. YAV New Jersey. CONGRESS WILL OPEN TOMORROW WITH BIG LEGISLATIVE PROBLEMS | __ (Continued from First Page.) votes to by the s the President Many Rallway Bil There will be « deluge of bills re- lating to the railways. Many will provide for the repeal of various sections of the Esch-Cummins tran: ation act, including that estab- lishing the Railroad Labor Board. Still others will provide for strength- ening the labor board and for brin Ing about consolidations of the v rious railroad tems to effect g er efficiency and economy Of operi- tion. The demands from _shippers, particularly the farmers, that there be a reduction in freight rates is at the bottom of the agitation for re- bill despite a veto or tation act The merchant marine knocking at the door of Congress and demand- ing attention, Efforts to put through a governmeni aid bill at the last ses- sion of Congress falled, although had the strong backing’ of the late President Harding. The complexion of the new Congroess is believed to be less favorable to such a measure than But there is a strong de- the Amerfcan merchant rarine be maintained, both as an aid to American producers and Importers and as & measure of natlonal defe Efforts will be ma some definite § ward P. Farl Shipping Boa that Chairman ¢ of the United Stat . who has recently r urope, where he made a ditions affect the board’s organization and of prospects of busin American el has submitted his recommendations to the President. The administration is pected to formulate a bill for sub- mission to Congr Jones to Present Bill. Senator Jones of Washingto man of the committes o will offer this bill in the probability and it wil ¢ be in- troduced in the House by Representa- tive Edmonds of Pennsylvania, who has given much study to the subiject It is expected that such legislation will seek more efficlent operation of the government-owned flect. There is strong feellng in con tonal quarters that the administration of the fleet should be placed under one man—probably the president of the fleet corporation—rather than under the Shipping Board, consisting of seven members. each with a vote us potential as that of any other mem- ber of the board Legislation relating to the coal in- dustry is In prospect. The report of the United States Coal Commission and the recommendations of that body will be before Congress. £ifforts to prevent fuel famines and ex- orbitant prices will be made. Plan for Reorganization. The plan for the reorganization of the executive departments of the government, drafted by the joint congressional committee headed by Welter Brown, as representative of the President, will be before Con- gress. This plan s designed to bring about greater efliciency and co-ordi- nation.” One of its recommendations is that the prohibition enforcement agency be transferred from the Treasury Department to the Depart- ment of Justice. Immigration will be given consider- atlon by the Congress. Secretary Davis of the Department of Labor will put forward his proposed bill, with the approval of the President, for registration of aliens in this country and for examination of immi- grants before they come to this country. Immigrant running has be- come almost as extensive an evil as rum running, and additional immi- gration forces are greatly needed to prevent this violation of the laws. Many important matters affecting the District of Columbla must be handled by Congress, t00. Among them are the proposal that the Dis- trict be grantéd national representa- tion 8o that residents of the Capital may vote for presidential and vice presidential electors and for senators and representatives in Congress; & street railway merger; a gasoline tax to bring about reciprocity between the District and Maryland in the matter of automobile licenses; addi- chair- mmerce, te in all tional school bulldings, In creased pay for the teachers and a more strin- gent school attendance Ila permis- sion for the District to use the near- l“ $5,000,000 of surplus revenues of the District now in the federal treasury, and found to belong to the District by a joint congressional com- mittee in the last Congress; and ex- tension of the park and playground system of the District. Garrett Named Leader. After_voting unanimously to sup- port Representative Garrett for speaker, which action means that he will continue as minority fioor lead- er, the oaucus of House d2mocrats t night got Into a wrangle over Proposal by Representative Steven- gon of South Carolina to change the manner of appointment of democrats to standing committees, The South Carodina representative proposed that instead of committee appointments being made, as here- tofore, by the democratic members of the ways and means committee this power be vested in a minority committes on committees. The pro- posal resulted in a lengthy discussion. The Stevensan proposal finally wa voted down and the caucus adjoutn shortly afterward. At the outset of the meeting RT. roven! Heary T. Rsiney of Ilii- WéLLlAM C.BRUCE Maryland B MAYFIELD. maTuL Puete HUBERT D.STEPHENS, § Migsissippi 7 ¢! TRy T P nd will icuses nois was elected chairman thus preside at party throughout the next Congr: the ratio of democratic members on standing committees has not been fixed the caucus delayed selection of minority members of the ways and means committee. WHAT WOULD HE N.FERRIS, chkxgam FRANK L GREENE, Vermont R.BHOWELL Nebraska. W WEYS ToNE PusTe ) S wibE WortD C.C. iLL. Washindton. T Oyster culture represents th ! valuable fishery in the United S most tates. 5|1t employs more than 67.000 persons, drawing wages aggregating about $11,000.000 a vear, and uses vessels and apparatus appraised $17.- 1 000,000. at APPRECIATE MOST? ‘That is the Problem Thousands of Women Ponder Over at Christmas Time YOU WILL FIND HERE A Gift List That Will Please Men and Boys Shop Early and You Golf Clubs...$2.00 up to $35 Golf Bags....$1.00 up to $35 Silver Kings..... 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H&E POLICEMAN CLAIMS 1 REPORTS IGNORED | (Continued from First Page.) Davis: Tve got a complain to make to you." Then I told him about it.” Rone Backs Broderick. uy Rone, now of the fourth pre- nct, formerly of the sixth, declared on the stand that he remembered ar- jresting Ferdinand Hochenheiser on | information which he sald came from Broderick more than a year ago. Hochenheiger was the same man ar- | rested in the raid last week. | capt. Doyle, after the trial board had concluded the hearing, asked privilege for & statement. Obtaining it, he positively denied that Brodie or any one else had ever brought in- formation to him concerning the premises mentloned. Lieut. Grove made a stmilar denial On the stand previously vis and Sergt. McQuad= of the vice squad confirmed the statement made by Broderick that report had heen Lieut. Da- street by Broderick. Davis said that this was not the first information given them concerning these prem- imes. Attorney W. H. Leahy represented iroderick. The case was taken un- | der advisement by the trial board consisting _of Assistant Corporation | Counsel W. H. Wahly, Capts. Lord {and_Stoll, the verdict to be ane nounced through the office of the Commissioner later. Earlier in the day Policeman C. | Musselman, of the sixth precinet, who {has the beat on which the premises jare located, was exonerated by the | trial Loard from charges of neglect 1K AL-X‘ ‘uul the IM dismissed. Economy Is the Feature of This SHOE SALE! Special Sale—Monday Only Men’s, Boys’ and Children’s SOLID LEATHER SHOES Misses’ Black or Brown Lace hoes, Little Lace leather her heels. te 13% Men's Leather Brows Shoes. Tubber heel, Gent's Black Solld with rub- en Pig Strietly Al Werk Shoes, leather ther inmer leather coune in all Kinney's wppers, les, over- $1.98 Solid pitasle ome- $198 !.::I’q" Enn;::l “'ll::.':k = with _ rubber hoels. 51.98 ' Black or Brows Wide- acher wtyler aolid leather. Sizes sl 98 1 to 5. 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