Evening Star Newspaper, December 12, 1923, Page 2

CONSULT MELLON ON TAX REVISION Ways and Means Members See Secretary Before Starting Work. A preliminary conference today with Secretary Mellon by the ranking republicans of the House ways and means committee marked the actual beginning of its work on tax revision legislation. Representative Green prospective _chalrman, sentatives Hawley of Oregon and Treadway of Massachusetts were designated at a conference of repub- lican members of the committee yes- terday to confer with the Secretary on the tax reddction program out lined by the Treasury and other fiscal matters. Mr. Green announced that he e pected to call the committee to- gether Monday, and declared It wonld “proceed with the work of revision as rapldly ss.is consistent with ac- curacy and thorough consideration.” The committee, he said, always has been in favor of tax teduction. Wil Hold Henrings. After today's conference at the Treasury, Mr. Groen sald the ways and means commliitee In its consider- { ation of tax revision probably \\‘nnl«li first take up administrative changes | in the present law worked out by the | tax revision board. Later he said pub- lic hearings would be held on the pro- posed alteration of various tax sched- ules. While the committee is engaged in this work it was Indicated that it un- doubtedly would report to the House | the proposed constitutional amend- | ment prohibiting further issuance nf tax exempt securities. Thls proposal | recelved committee approval_in the | last Congress and committee members | declared that no hearing or lengthy | discussion would be necessary for it “gain 1o be reported Mr. Green and his colleagues during | their conference with Mr. Mellon sug- | gested that he make public a sum- mary of the tax-revision bill, drawn up by the Treasury, with an explana- tion * particularly 'of _administratve changes recommended. Mr. Mellon indi- Cated he would lssue wn expinators statement within @ few days. Definite assurance that tax reduce ton legislation will he considered promptly by the House ways and means committee was given last night by Representative Green of lowa, prospective chalrman. after a con- ference with republican members of the committee. Mr, Green in a formal statement sald he expected to call the committee together Monday to take up the araft he bl sulimitted by the Troas and ‘“thereafier proceed with ¢ work of revision as rapidly as Is con- | sistent with accuracy and thorough | consideration.” | “It is obvious.” the statement con- tinued, “that ss great a task as Is| now presented to the committee can- | not be disposed of summarily, but it should also be borne in mind that the | income taxes affected by the proposed | measure will not be pavable u e pay until | Promises Early Action. “Some time necessarily will elapse before the committes can even com- plete an examination and considera- | tlon of the administrative features alone, and the whole bill must be re- | viewed with great care, but there will be no unnecessary delay.” i Declaring that the ways and means | committee always has been favorabie to tax reduction, Mr. Green asserted | that it ought to be cl. 1o every one that taxation should not e continued | at a rate that would enable the B8OV~ ernment to pile up a large surplu “above a necessary working balance and the payments upon -the debt through the sinking fund.” “The time also has arrived” he sald, “when & complete revision of our revenue laws should be made for the purpose of their simplification in the Iriterest of the taxpayer And the Treasury alike and also for the pur- Ppose of preventing evasions.” of Towa, and Repre- | | | | bl | | Harding THE 'Drafting.Bill to Provide D. C. With Memorial Guard Armory Committee to Have Measure Ready for Congress After Holidays-Sites Under Consideration. done by A Dbill will be ready for submission it was to. Congress immediately after the holidays to authorize construction here of an armory for the National Guard, District of Columbia, as a me- morial to the veterans of the Dis- trict who fought in the world war. This was decided at a meeting last night in the armory of the legisla tive committee of the general com- mittee of allled civic and patriotic bodies to urge an adequate National Guard and memorial armory for the District of Columbia. Several prospective sites were un- der copsideration last night and, with a view to getting more facts con- cerning the prospect of government ground and to draft a tentative bill two subcommittees were appointed by Maj. Danlel J. Donovan, chairman of the legislative committee, as follows: Site to Be Chosen. Subcommittee to confer with Col. C. O. Sherrlll, officer in charge of pub- lic buildings and grounds, and with the Fine Arts Commission in regard to a prospective site—Maj. Gen. An- | ton Stephan, commanding the Dis- t of Columbia militta; W. L. F le of the Board of Trade and Maj. Dono- van. Subcom ing of the kind has been this city as‘a municipality, pointed out, and such an armory would give "specific opportunity for the expression of civic sentiment here, City May Pay Part. Efforts will be made also to have the bill referred to the District com- mittees of the House and Senate. in- stead of the committees on public buildings and grounds, to which pre- vious bills relating to an armory have been referred. To make the building in effect a municipal affair, federal, would call for the District paying for 60 per cent of the cost, against 40 per cent by the federal government, as_with other municipal projects here. It is believed by many this would enhance its chance before Congress. Gen. Stephan predicted support of the War Department. and probably President Coolldge himself, for the project, inasmuch as it would be in line, the general delieved, with the general defense plan of the United States. Justifies U. 8. Help. “The federal government in fol- Iowing out the terms of the na- tional defensé act’ sall Gen. Ste- phan, “specifies that the National (ruard shall be a leading factor in he defense of the country. The ecretary of War is continunlly minding states which lack proper fa cllities for the work of the Natlonal Guard. o It would be manifestly inconaistegt for the federal govern- ment to urge such a program on the | states, and then be remiss in this the seat of the government trtee to draft a tentat tween Capt, Clayton k. tion " of i . the Re William War Vet- | it ' Association, and ttocks ans. 1t was agreed upon by ‘mittee that all be laid on the fac! would be a meme who w out for America in the world war. =elf. Three Alscussed. immediately or four prospective sites Among them were east of the New Natfonal Muscum: immediately v [est of the same buflding. in the men |Mall, and_the north side of B street to :| hetween 14th and 15th streets, near | the Ellipse. PLAN ROSE GARDEN FOR POTOMAC PARK Page) were reations and lative o sible wou the armc From Yesterday's 5:30 Eition pf The Star. SOLDIER BONUS BILL determine their avaliability for Amer- Measure Similar to That {iean gardens. There » now two rose show gar- Vetoed by Mr. Harding Last Year. ldens in the United States. Dr. Mu ford said The first. establisted on a_ two- plot in Hartford. Conn. attra 50.000 visitors on pleas indays. The second Is in Port- Iand. Ore. a city especially adapted to rose culture, and |s somewhat larger than the one in New England Henlock Flandng Now. Charles Henlock, gardener for the lofMce of publ bulldings and grounds. now fis nting some of the roses ter. |here and will be In active charge of confer- n the Sen- | the work for the neéxt few years ‘4:;1 anfl | Considerable difficulty Is encountered, e e it | Dr. Mulford said, in det last. seasion | VaTleties which esident | @PPearance in Prestdent ||, P orivate garde N . _lton. Out of 400 varieties tested at du::g‘"«urmlylm’:t. ‘;f,..“éf:"?:.‘!‘hf"“:i. jArlington only about forty prove to amination and reglstration of archi- |have the necessary n-.p‘nrm‘.::nu.ndnr o d the regulation of the prac- | The roses are required to live u tects and the re Rl o Distriet | rlEorous conditions. Dr. Mulford, e O T traduced by Senator | WOTking on the theory that thoss Sterling_of South Dakota, provides Whith Surkive 8:;‘()"r‘l‘fln]l))x‘_y;ultl::‘ldit; for the transfer to the classified clvii { ¥ATdeng, where they, Wit ROV (ERdEe service of agents and inspectors In|yiooms which huve proved vers suc- ;)r;-nhuhlu\nr\ho of the federal Pro-| c.guful in local private gardens have ition un of republic; 1 Kansas, n Senator Curt! chairman of the ence, yesterday introduc ate an adjusted compen the former gervice men simiiar to the soldiers ntroduced during the and vetoed by the late v garden or about Washing- (Continued from First Page.) Relterating that the committee now, as before, ready tnd desirous! of reducing taxes to the.lowest point consistent with proper government | expenditures, and will undertake Its work with this object in view," Mr, | Green sald that the “ordinary and | usual methods with a Treasury bill in the committee is to take up the | bill item by item and make a new draft which, if approved by the whole | committee, is then introduced by the | chairma ‘I assume," added Mr. Green, “that | this procedure will be followed in the | consideration of the proposed bill." G. 0. P. Members Meet. Republican members of the com- mittee, meeting for the first time . terday, discussed in a general way its | program for the session, There was | no definite expression_ of opinfon, it | was said, a8 to the merits of Mr. Mel- | lon's tax reduction suggestions, nor | ‘was there a discussion of the sol-| diers’ bonus bill. Mr. Green and Rep- resentatives Hawiey of Oregon and Treadway of Massachusetts, ranking | republicans on the committee, were | designated to confer today with Mr, Mellon on fiscal matters as a pre- liminary to next week's committee | sessions. Members of the committee sald they expect that once hearings get under | way Secretary Mellon will appear in | pereon, as he has done frequently in ' the past, to explain his tax proposals | and to stbmit argument in their sup- | port. Other Treasury experts also will | e heard. W. D. HUNTER, FORMER U. S. CONSUL, DIES Entered Consular Service in 1888, ! Serving With Credit Until 1920. { Willlam Dulancy Hunter, for many years connected with the consular service of the United States, died at his home here, 1310 13th strect north- | west, yesterday afternoon. Mr. | Hunter had been seriously ill for | many weeks, Mr. Hunter had a long and credit- able career in the United States con- sular sorvice. He was born Georgetown August 29, 1866, and was | educated at Georgetown University. | In December, 1888, he was appointed a consular clerk and served at Liver- pool from June, 1889, to November, | 1890, and at Paris frow. February, | 1891, 'to October, 1892. In June, 1893, | he was appointed vice consul generai at Bhangha! and remained there uns ti1°May, 1894, when he resigned. In Jupe. 1395, e was reappointed vice consul and established the consulate at su., Turkey. 1y afterward he was tranaferred to doly at the United State legation at Cowdantinople and served there from December, 1895, to January, 1896, He then made a general inspecilon of con- sulates in the West Indies and several South American countries. In May, 1899, he was appointed deputy consul general at Cairo and served there un- il July, 1903, when he was transferred to Nice, whera he served until his re- tl.\'r:amnt from the consular service in B:Ih. e Suraivea iy his 3% 2w Alios tazs! unter, ane lwo sons a . Funeral services will _be iucted at the chapel at Oak Hill Cometary a4 14 gelcok n Friday morning. i tersely. | been discar at the test garden Wi gt ":’”" ot ,Dr. Mulfords experiments have luced a bil PONSOTe: 2 | shown, however, that it be possi- last Congress, to abolish the cl(*clunll“,;,, to start the blos:oms In April. college. |One yellow rose has been developed at Arlington whose arching red stems, about the middle of that LABOR PLANS TO OUST { month, ure covered with small yellow flowers, From that time on a rota- BALDWIN AND ASSUME tion has been devised which keeps the |blooms steady ‘until late in the sum- mer in the climate of Washington. REINS OF GOVERNMENT | Prevalence of Mildew. | The most secious handicap met by | Washington houscholders, Dr. Mul- ford said, as the prevalence of rose : .+ |bushes to mildew. This, he explained, aaid vesterday, “labors opportunity |means only that the Toses haye ¢l have come. ladene oo ireat ocar “The Dress Association understands |C3iKlag Ne mnid, mever to lat AFR: that Premier Baldwin had an h'\lv'l"»‘“”ul come with the lefl\'l‘l'\vn-{ arti- oy WRR LT IBI'}::‘;W facdanald, incial [The practice of Washinkton eader of the people of using garden hose after torday. It saye also that It has au-| giifing ‘home from work is blamed thority to state that the meetingk be- | for much of the mildew—that and an tween Mr. Asquith and Mr. Baldwin | iq superstition that it is unwise to was due otne prime fl'"&}.“"mi‘z"i' water xhe'rso\\i’ersh Zhen the su ire to communicate, as ning. e bushes, Mulford Sourtesy, his decision to remain in!iuffer “trom the sadden change office until the assembly of Parlia-|{emperature that comes with dark- ment. iness, | On’the other hand, it was explained, the heavy clay soil about Washing- iton is the best possible for many 8 < 2 esulting | varieties of roses. This Is particu- day considered its position r S | o*or the. Rowuissa. varistisn from the loss of the conservative|puitvo' of morthern Ching and Si- parliamentary majority through last|beria, which, Mulford said, have the | o & of a e show ro: week’s elections, and of the courses|£00d poin {and bloom almost continuously open to it decided upon that of the:&nd _ploom o AImON postponement of its end. A brief| Other experiments are under way to official statement was given to the|develop the Cherokee, the wild rose press represcntatives laat night at the of the southern states, into a flower promier's official residence in Down- suitable for plantation purposes, and P e ™ feils* (he stofy | Mulford said, considerable progres \ 3 It read: {had been made. More than forty va- ‘tier careful consideration of the | rieties of baly ramblers have been constitutional precedents and their Dbearing upon the situation which ha Dfisen"as a result of the general elections, the cabinet decided unani- mously this morning that It was their constitutional duty to meet the parlia- ment at the earliest possible moment The parliament therefore will reas semble on January 8. Tn conservative party councils, both within and outside the cabinet, the judgment had crystallized that this Wwould be the most dignified and most | nearly in accordance with the prec dents of the paths possible for it to choose. Lr}?l o position now is that the con- servatives may be dismissed from of- fice as soon after the newly elected Baldwin to Stick. Stanley Baldwin's cabinét yester- |3uccess, ranging in color from pure white to bright crimson. ‘WIIl e Great Attraction. lclety sald last night, that the rose show garden will be as great an at- traction along the Potomac are the | Japanese cherry trees now constitute, fbut will have the added value of ! remaining in blossom all summer fn- stead of A few wecks. A move was launched by the Ameri- can Horticultural Society last night to merge with other organizations of the same Kind, both expert and ama- teur, in an effort to form a powerful national organization for the benefit house of commons meets on January | of amateur gardeners. About 20 per | o s been organized | cent of the membership now 18 ocon- e awa®to business. Tria will | fned to the nelghborhod of Washe d | ington, although some members are !in South Africa and others in Europe, Plans were discussed for issuing monthly bulldting on timely subjects 8 o8 and gets down to busines depend almost entirely upon the goo will or hostility of the labor and lib- cral partie Even at the best, the result of the election has proved unsatisfactory.in horticulture. Instead of tranquility the country is| Feter Bissett, in'for a period of polltical umcer-{of the tainty which may be terminated at | any time by the succession of a labor } government. What part, if any, the king's views have played in the pres- | ent solution s & topic of gossip, al- theugh the newspapers refrain from discussing it, because it {3 contrary to all traditions of British public life to_do so. The king may have influenced Mr. Baldwin in the audience he gave tho premjer on Saturday, but the facts may nevep be ' known until the memolrs of the public men who fig- ured in the crisis are published years bz : noted horticulturiat Department of Agriculture president, to succeed Dr. Woods of the University of Maryland, the present incumbent. | From Testerday 5:30 Bdition of The Star, \EASTERDAY JAILED BY JUSTICE BAILEY { | ‘Wilen W. Fasterday, stockbroker, formerly associated with Jules, alias EVENING STAR, instead of purely | re- ! the | | tested In the Arlington garden, with | 1t is probable, members of the so- | here, was piaced in_nominatlon for | W From Yesterday's 6:80 Edition of The Star. TRAFFIC CONFUSION LAID TO INFLUENCE Eno Says “Higher-uns” Block Reforms in Street Pro- cedure Here. Charging that local civic authorities |have for years shown themselves {blind to traffic requirements, Willlam Phelps Eno, noted traffic expert, ap- |Peared before the Semate committee Investigating Washington traffic at the sessions yesterday afternoon. “Political combinations and ring: sald Mr. Eno, “in a city where pol- ities are supposed not to have undue | Influence, should be eliminated and so far as traffic Is concerned they can | be and will be when the citizens real- {1ze what traflic suffering they are re- sponsible for, as well as commercial injury to the city. Place ot Police. The activities of the police in traflic whould be confined to instruc- tion of and assistance to- the public and enforcement when necded. The traffic squad should be under the control of an inspector of police thoroughiy trained. “I have no fault to find with our metropolitan police force. Their sonnel is admirable—as fine a body of men as cam be found In_ any city. They are quite competent, but If they | are to be repressed and handicapped on every side by the unfortunate combini- tion “of Fower that seems to hold sway in Washington,” they_naturally cannot | show ut their hest. " You must look for the hidden [nfluence controlling them it you desire to find out the real troul Concrete Proposals. Several concrete recommendations on the engineering part of the trafiic |problem were made by Jir. Eno Among thesc were: To Immediate {round” off the corners of the side- {walks on a scientific radius, instead {of retaining the rule of thumb round- | ed-off corners, which are a menace | to traffic; widening of streets so that the proportion of sidewalk width to width in conge about one to three; imm diate installation of additional paint- ed lines, trafic signs and dummy ops. and the placing of the street ighting problem in the hands of the bureau of standards for investiga- tion with a view to immediate | provements In street illyminati Mr. Eno said that onb-way strrets had been found useful on narrow thor- {oughfares In practically every ol | that Washington strects, (n his o were wide enough for two-w: He told the committee that [streets should be sct apart | careful study . Senator Ball questioned Eno on | widened from fort | with two-way trafic and that 10th {and 12th streets be kept one way | in_opposite directions. The witness | said that he thought this plan might work out. On the proposed elimination of the left-hand turn he said that elimina- tion of this kind caused more trouble than it saved Mr. Eno said that neither drivers or walkers here knew the traflic reg- to elghty feet in their pres:nt confused form. He suggested a concise traffic hooklet a_training school for trafic police and education of pedestrians and arivers. “In December, 1922 sald Mr. Eno, “a committee of nine on traffic wai appointed by the District Commi sloners, but unfortunately its com. position was such as to make it a foregone conclusion that it be successful. and on February 9 the {chairman of this committee resigned, having found it tmpossible to bring ahout effective results with the com- bination then in power. Conditions have continued to become steadily worse, until it is believed that the people are thoroughly disgusted at the unnecessary numher of accidents and deaths constantly occurring. “A plan based on long experience was formulated at the time the com- mittee was appointed by the chair- man setting forth the necessary measures to be adopted to bring about eoffective trafic regulation. It is & pity that a matter of importance to our eity should be allowed to longer continue, not only because methods already tried and proven would elimi- nate most of the trouble in Washing- ton, but because Washington, if it had a really good system, would fur- nish an example to the rest of the | country instead of being & death trap. The committee will convene again this afternoon to take further te: mony. {PLANS TO REBUILD D. C. WORKHOUSE Penal Board, Headed by Commis- sioner Rudolph, Is Making Study of Project. The District penal commission has tegun conslderation of plans for the rebullding of the workhouse at Occo- quan, Commissioner Rudolph, chair- man of the commission announced to- |day. Mr. Rudolph met yesterday with Justice Stafford of the District Su- preme Court and John Joy Edson, the other members of the penal board. The first question to be decided whether the new bulldings should be of brick or frame construction. The old structures are frame and it is belleved by some that they prove tthe most satisfactory type for the pur- | pose. ;' Mr. Rudolph sald it was decided yesterday to obtain figures as to the relative costa of brick. and wood in _replacing the existing bulidings. The current appropriation act al- lots $20,000 to begin the replacement of the workhouse group. | ; | i Exploits of By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, December 12.—The death in Los Angeles yesterday of William Allen Pinkerton, son of the founder of the famous d tective agency, recalled to his old* time associates here today many of the halr-raising stories he w wont to relate of his detective exploits. It was well understood in newspaper offices that when- per- | tions | { the suggestion that 13th street be| ulations and never would know them | uld not | ONLY 10 MORE Nicky, Arnstein, in an alleged con- spiracy to bring stolen Wall street securities into Washington for hy- pothecation with local financial in- atitutions, was committed to jail yester- dny afternoon by Justice ey In |Crlm|nll Division 1. Easterday is under sentence of three years and three days in the peniten- tiary following his conviction on three| ever “the Eye” as he was famil- jarly known, sent out word that he had a story it was sure to be a “peack” Many of Willlam Pinkerton's famous stories related to his fear- somie adventures In pursuit of, the James boys and their band in Mis- while con- indictments for forgery, nected with a candy store in Wash- ington. The District Court of Appeals recently denied him a new trial and refused to permit an appeal from it decision to the United States Supreme Court. Counsel for Easterday are ex- pected to ask the United States Su- preme Court for & Writ of review. The appeal of Arnatein, Easterday and others from their conviction .in the conspiracy cese is still pending in the Court of Appeals. m‘s ‘was "years in that case. ¥ A sourl. s One of Pinkerton's stories dealt with the return to London own- ers of a priceless Gainsborough, a painting of the Duchess of Devon- shire, which is now In the J. P. Morgan collection at New York. It is sald Mr. Morgan pald $250,- 000 for it. Several years after its theft m _the Agnew Art Gal- lery in London, in 1876, Pinkerton that it was stolen by ASHINGTON, D. €, WEDNESDAY, DECE COMMITTEE URGED FOR VETERAN BILLS Republican Caucus Indorses Move—McKenzie to Pre- sent Bonus Measure. ot BEGR Creation of a new House commit- tee to handle all legislation affecting former service men, with the excep- tion of adjusted compensation and pension bills, was unanimously in- dorsed at a conference today of re- publican members of the House who are war veterans. House democrats at & recent caucus approved the pro- posal. Sentiment prevailed at today's mecting that the committee should have twenty-one members, a Sub- stantial number of whom should be former service men, The conference also indorsed a sug- gestion that Representative McKen- zle, repubiican, of Illinols reintroduce the soldiers’ bonus bill which was vetoed by President Harding. He is expected to do s0 Wwithin the next few da Representative h, republican, | New York, told those attending the |conference’ that he had been assured ! by Representative Green, lowa, pro- i spective chairman of the ways and committee, that the committee would take up the bonus bill at an early date, with a view Lo reporting it to the House. { A majority of the veterans partici- | pating ‘in the. conference fis under- stood to have been of the opinion hat not more than thirty days should | be given the ways and nieaus com- | mittee to take favorable action on { the bonus measure. Petitions. {t was sald. will be placed in circulation to ootaln names of sufficient House members to insure the cailing of a | republican conference for the pur- {pose of Instructing the committeo to, |report the bill if action is not had within one month. iu. S. RUSHES PLANS | TOJOIN ALLIES IN | (Continued from First Page.) | the proposed committees which are to !investigate Germany's finances. The American government, Col | Logan said. beileved that the propoxed {inquiry would be of great value, and that in view of its direct interest as a |ereditor of Germany nd the Impor- | tance of the economic recupération of Europe. it woud approve of the par- ticipation of Americans. Louia Bart resident of the reparation commission, expressed him- welf as greatly pieased with the Ameri- can government's attitude. He invited his colleagues on the commission to talk over with Col. Lowun at luncheon the procedare t owed in form- Ing the exzier : The pres, hat the United itates sh lLuve two members of the first committee, one of such rep- resentat to be especially quali- fled to deai with budgetary questions and the other with currency matters America would have one member, preferably a banker, on the second committee, which is to examine the amount of German capital abroad Gen. Charles G. Duwes, former direct- or of the budget In Washington, is most frequently mentioned as the expert on budgetary problems who might be asked to serve McKensa Mentioned. Reginald McKenna, former chancel- lor of the exchequer, is most often poken of as one of the British members. President Barthou is desirous that the two committees now being formed should not be confused with the orig- | inal propesed committee, tion in which was refused by Wash- ington. After the negotiations for chat committee hed failed the repa- ation committee+ made the present proposal for uncfficial representation on committees with wider powers, de- signed to meet the American govarn- ment's views and avoid the trouble dome phrase “capacity for payment.” The reparation commission, it ls pointed out, would have been free to invite Americans to serve on the new commitiees, but It cons American of first importance would have accepted an invitation without the assent of his own government. Consequently it was necessary to ob- tain the approval advance of the President and Secretary of State of the committee scheme in principle and later, quite unofficially, similar approval of the men to be invited. CHRISTMAS CAROLS AT THE WHITE HOUSE participa- i | (Continued from First Tage.) be provided. ag well as two trumpet- ers from the Marine Band. The choir will be led by Harry Ed- | ward Mueller, organist and choir- | master. The professicpnal quartet of the cholr will include Mrs. Ruby Pot- ter, soprano: Hugh B. Bugg, tenor; Mrs. Goldie 'D. Hutchins, contralto, |and John Phillip Shaddick, baritone. It is now planned that the choir will sing several selectlons, and the public will sing several selections. A few the carols will be sung in unison. The public will be admitted within the White House gates and will stand around the choir in front of the por- tico. Arrangements are now being made by Dr. Plerce with the Chesa- peake and Potomac Telephone Com- pany to have the broadcasting sta- tion WCAP broadcast the ceremonies throughout the ether waves. The carok singing will lust one hour. The carols as arranged for, to be sung by the public, include “Holy Night, Peaceful Night” “O Come, All Yo Faithful,” "Joy to the World." “O Little Town of Bethlehem ‘Hark theHerald Angels Sing” and “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear.” The choir will sing "Draw Nigh Im- manuel, “A Virgin Unspotted,” “The First Noel” “I Saw- Three Kings,” “Sleep, Holy Bab and “Shepherds’ Christmas Son ‘Death of Pinkerton Recalls Noted Detective Sheedy, a gambler, to offer Worth $15,000 to return the picture. The Agnews were suspicious th Pinkerton might receive a bogus Gainsborough, but finally paid over the money and received original painting back. ‘The escape of Eddie Guerin from & French penal colonv at Devils Island, and the subsequent court battle' between England and France over Guerin was another favorite tale of Pinkerton. He helped engineer Guerin's escape, he said. most notable traits of ‘‘the Ey recolled by his inti- mates, was his efforts to lighten the sentences of many of the crooks he captured. He was often insistent that many crool square for-keeps. It 18 sald that a famous English REPARATION PARLEY | dered that no ! MBER 12, 1923, Schools, Traffic, Merger, Chief D. C. Legislative Needs, | Says Badll Liberal Funds for Education, Safer Streets and Bus Lines, Linked With Railways, Senator’s Views. ‘The most important and pressing Dis- trict of Cdlumbia matters requiring leg- islative action in the opinion of Sena- tor Ball, recently re-elected chairman of the Senate District committee, are: 1. Development of the public schools to meet the needs of the school children. 2. Regulation of traffic 80 as to pro- tect life and property In the National Capital, 3. Development of the public trans- portation facilitles so as to meet de- mands of the traveling public and bring about a reduction in fares. Favors Liberal Allowance. “I favor a lberal appropriation for said Senator Ball, who is not only chalrman of the D trict committeo but also a member of the subcommittee which handles the District appropriation bill when that measure reaches the Senate. “The ap- propriations should cover new school buildings and additional playgrounds for the children. Furthermore, 1 favor ade. quate compensation for efficlent school teachers and 1 hope that legislation pro- viding — such compeénsation wili be enacted soon. ‘‘With regard to traffic regulations which will insure the safety of the peo- ple, a subcommittee of the Benate Di trict committee i3 engaged now in for ulating a policy to eiiminate the d: ger, to as groat an extent as poasible, |10 prdestrians and to those riding in motor and horge-drawn vehicles. The MEXICAN ARMY HEAD REPORTED ROUTED AND PRESIDENT IN FIELD (Continued from First Page.) | lutfonary government that he is join- ing the rebel cause with a band of Yaqui Indians. A new state government has been set up here «nd has already begun to { function. Revolutionary headquarters in Vera Cruz last night reported the receipt of a wireless message, announcing | that the garrison at Tampico had | Joined the revolt, but newspaper dis- city sald the entire ; { { patches from tha | 0l rexion from Tampico to Tuxpam { was peaceful and that there were no rebels in the district. The news- ;Fapor El Mundo was the authority | for the statement that the civil of- | | ficials at Tampico had been replaced | | by the military and that troops had been posted throughout the eity. OBREGON AT IRAPUATO. | President Clieered En Route Troop Concentration Point. 7 the Associated Pres | MEXICO CITY, December 10 Laredo.” delayed).—President | gon's speclal train, which left Mexico City this morning for Irapuato, | ®iven an enthusiastic reception at Tula. The special passed through San Juan del Rio and arriv this evening, where the president was &cheduled 1o review |® Obre- | in_Jalisce. The Mexlcan congress falled to ad-!of Gen journ tonight on account of the sen- | ate potmeeting, although the cham- | ber ‘of "@eputies’ expelicd eleven co- operatista deputies who accompanied | De In Hueria to Vera Cruz. ‘Action of | the senate relative to claims conven- | tions under the recognition negot tions. with the United States govern- | ment and of the congress on the sus- pension of industrial guarantees throughout the affected regio which the adjournment of the veg: lar sessions last December automati- cally entled, .consequently was de- layed. Cable communication with the | United States via Vera Cruz was sus- pended this evening. A report that Gen. Pelaes had been executed at Tampico was unconfirmed. Francisco Mugica, co-operatista_aspirant _of been charged with | brought to | was jalled. REBELS SWEEP WESTWARD. conspiracy and Capture Citles and Towns in Drive for Sinaloa and Sonora. NOGALES, Aris., December 12.— Over 2,000 armed insurgents are matching from Teple, now in hands of the rebels, with the inten- | tion of penetrating Sinaloa and tak- {ing that state and Sonora, according | to reports received here last night. | The invaders are taking control of (all towns and citles in the line of march and are moving with great rapidity, late advices stated. They are reported to be under the leader- {hip of Gen. M. M. Diegues, Marcario Gaxiola and Rafael Bueina. The | rebelling force, the advices declare, | include the 24th Regiment, one of the |ciack outfits of the Mexican army, which recently revolted. | " Gen. Anatollo Ortega, chief of mili- tary operations in Nayarit, who was wounded Sunday when ‘Insurgents | stormed the Teplo garrison, is re- ported to be near death. The general is held in & hospital under guard of | insurgent troops, who are said to be in_complete control of the city. | The advices stated that Gen. Die- guez has sworn to conduct hostilities as lon as Cen., Calles remains a “possible” presidential candidate, and that his troops wlill be held in the fleld until Calles has been removed unconditionally from “running for the national post' of responsibility.” FEDERALS IN ALARM. Westward Move of Rebels Chief Concern at Border. By the Associated Pre EL PASO, Tex., December 12.—In- terest along the Mexican border inci~ dent to the uprising against the gov- ernment of President Alvaro Obregon centers about news. from Nogale Ariz, that more than 2,000 armed in- surgents are marching from Tepic, west coast town, now in the hands of the rebels, to tike the states of Si- aloa and Sonora. general con- Rl[rl'.lnn over the Mexican west coast is feared In view of the insur- ts' rapid advance. B b international line runs between short distance, Sonora, also meets rizona. Anovln‘ with great rapidity under the leadership of Gens. M. M. Dieguez, Marcirio Gaxiola and Rufael Buelna, the invaders are taking control of all towns in the line of march. Gen, Diegues is reported to have de. clared his forces would remain in the has b removed irrevocably from dential candidates. Report Zubaran Rebel Envoy. Having been advised that Gov. Ig- naclo Enriques of Chihuahua has ar- rived In Chihuahua City, authoritie at Juarez, across the 1ine from here, e Eovernorship in Michoacan, has'congyl in New York Advised, But| Mexico City, where he ! the | Sonora and New Mexico, and, for a| detective was the unwitting butt of ape of Pinkerton's best-loved anecdotes. Pinkerton was noted as a first nighter and intimately acquainted with many leaders In the theatrical profession. His downtown office here was covered with the autograph photographs of stage celebrities. 5 On_a visit to Pinkerton's office, rned with a report that Juan -Zr:bgll'::? b:other of Rafael Zubara: Vera Crua government, is here in the Interest of the rebellion against Ob- regon. There had been rumors that Gov. Enriques had been captured by rebei troops in Zacatec e left Monday for Mexico City intending to scttle the English detective remarked: |the factional differences between OLb- uppose, Mr. Pinkerton, thes¢ |regon and Adolfo de la Huerta. leade: 5 :‘fi‘eé{n are lm rnnunnug of q?: m to | do. which adds that troops are pi was » Obregon government, | the ne: troops concen- | car: trated against the rebellious forces | southwe | | | { i | { | | | the possible field of Mexican presi- | ¢o Canmany, provistonal president of the | i | g‘mnllury QM-E& & Ph: D: from Yale: | Lavor_ supports committee later” will make a_complete report on this subject to the Senate. “We have here in the District both street railway companies and bus lines, under many different heads. To make possible a reduction of fares overhead charges must be kept at the | lowest possible figure. It has always seemed to me that in the case of pub- lic utilities such as the stréet rail- ways and bus lines competing lines only tend to increase the cost of transportation to the public by add- ing overhead costs. - Senator Ball indicated that it might be advisable to enact legislation 100k- ing to a merger not only of the street railways, but legislation that would include the bus lines in such a merger. Other Important Billw. Two measures of much importance to the people of the District already introduced and referred to the Dis- trict committee are the Jomes joint resolution, proposing an amendment to the Constitution so that the pe: ple of the District may elect pres dentiai and vice presidential electors and senators and representatives in Congress, and the Phipps bill, pro- viding that the surplus revenuss of the Distriot, amounting to about $4,500,000, shall be made available for the use of the District, in accordance| with the findings gressional committee, to the last Congress. nator Ball said that he in to see that both these measure eiven prompt consideration. He will vote to report them both favorably to the Senate. of the joint com which reported tanded in Nayarit, who was wounded Sunday when " insurgents stormed the Tepic garrison, is reported near death in a hospital, under guard of the rebels. Federal troops have captured Gen Fruotso Mendez, Yaqul _chieftain, Who recently entéred northwest Mex- ico from Mexico City via El Paso on what was described as a mysterious mission to the Yaqul Indians at Ortiz and Bacum. Gen. Mendez Hermosillo. J. Alonzo Ulloa, Mexican consul at Brownsville, Tex., s reported by his friends in Erownsviile to be en route to Vera Cruz taking with him 26,000 pesos alleged to beleng to the state of Tamaulipas. He will deliver the sum to Gov. de Lara, now with the de la Huerta forces, his friends say, ha ing refused to use them to purchase arms and_ammunition for federal forces at Matamoras. OIL REGION “PEACEFUL.” is reported held at Tampico Civil Authorities placed by Military. TAMPICO. December 12.—The en- tire ofl region from Tampico to Tux- pam is peaceful, according to Mundo. which says there is not one rebel here. The civil authorities here were re- placed by the military, says El Mun- osted military _control and are giving all The whole state of s is reported as commplete de Lara of repudiated the is reported by have disappeared. be in the United Re- everywhere. the “situation guarantecs. Tamaulip The (via |1y tranquil. Gov. Cesar Lopez Tamaulipas, who spaper to He is supposed to ed at Irapuato | States Lieut. Col. Enrique Porras, who was ying out _a revok at Panuco, of Tampico, in the state of has been arrested by order Pablo Diaz, head of the gov- Vera Cru ! ernment forces here The inhabitants of offering their services to the govern- ment in the fight against the rebeis. The strike of electricians here was settled this morning after having lasted fifteen days. Street car serv- e has been resumed. The military forced the strikers to return to work. The latest dispatche: announcing that the entire ol region is peaceful are apparently in conflict with Vera Cruz dispatches announc- ing the receipt of a wireless mes sage from Tampico that the garrison there had joined the revolutionists. HUERTA CLAIMS CONTROL. Huasteca are from Tampico Ignores Message. NEW YORK, December 12.—Albert Mazcarenas, Mexican consul general in New York, announced today that he had received a telegram purpor ing to come from Adolfo de Huerta, rebel leader, informing him that he had assumed command of the government. The consul said he disregarded the message, which di- rected him to take orders from de ia Huerta. MEXICAN UNION UPHELD. Pan-American Federation Indorses Defense of Obregon Government. The executive committee of the Pan- American Federation of Lator today conveyed to the Mexican Trade Union officers by telegraph its support of the position taken by the Mexican unions in defense of the government of Presi- dent Obregon. The massage was in reply to one from the Mexican Federa- tion of Labor, recording the determina- tion of Mexican labor to support the Obregon government against the rebel- lion. The executive committee of the Pan-American Federation of Labor is headed by Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor. The message said in part: “The Pan-American Federation of with earnestness the position taken by the Mexican Federa- | tlon of Labor i defense of the demo- cratically elected zovernment headed by President Obregon, whom this com- mittee has always recarded as a pa- triot and a sincere friend of the wage earners. We are profoundly disap- pointed that there should be any lead- ers in Mexico so false fessions as to resort (o arms in an ef- fort Lo overthrow a government which was democratically and constitution- ally elected by :he people of Mexico, and which is the best government Mexico has ever had. ¢ ¢ ® ““We are well aware that the rebel- | llous effort now confronting the Mexi- can government is supported by the ! powerful extreme reactionaries and a small group of extreme revolutionists of the communist or boishevist type, & combination which fs curious, but niot entirely unnatural, but which shows clearly the insincerity of the attempt from a democratic point of view. SENATE GETS TREATIES. Despito disturbed conditions in Mexico, the two Mexican-American claims convantions upon which diplo- matio recognition of Mexico by the United States was predicated werse ent to the Senate yesterday by President Coolldge. At the same time several other agreements nogotiated during the re- cess of Congress were sent to the fleld until Gen. Plutarco Elins Calles Sonate. but, 8ithough thelr exact na ture was not revealed, they were said be comparatively unimportant. Al were referrcd to the foreign ro- lations eommittee. Prompt ratification of the Mex- foan claims conventions urged by the administration. advices to the Washington govern- ment as to the revolutionary out- break in Mexico S0 far, it was ex- plained today, have not been suffi- Clently complete to indfcate that a situation had developed there which warranted any ohange of policy. The distinction of being the only woman to receive an LL. D. from ths University of California belongs to r | Dr. Aurelia. Reinhardt, president of lls Coll Dr. Reinhard! (fi. were | to their pro- | is to be! Ofetal | AV OF EDUCATION OUTLINED BY WORK Tells Howard Students Serv- ice Is End Sought in Training. ! l Addressing the faculty and student body of Howard Untversity, adminis tered under the sunervision of the Secretary of the Interior, Secretary Work today said that abllity to adapt ©cneself to environment is the test of igtellectual equipment. “Service is applied education and should be its object,” Dr. Work sald. “But there may be a wide difference between a college education and its application One the science of service. 'The other i the science ap- plied. The art &ind sclence of educa- tion combined s the present day {need. It has suggested manual train- ing schools, vo ional training, the tecaching of trades in the public chools, all in response to the latent |realization that the purpose of edu- {cation is that it shall first bring so- olal indevendence and open the door to positions as high as the individu has adaptability to occupy | “I would impress upon you the limportance of the hahit of Jearning, \T‘hr- function of a teacher is to direct and correct, Ma. r something for jyourself. No mental discipline comes lfrr.vm belng told of a fact. |, “Live a part of the time alone. Get acquainted v urself. Appraisge 3our own qualifications and strength- “n weak ones. Cultivate the {habit of reflection, i |letrure to receive a 3 cns clearly. The ablish here will b land you must live w |leave it as your tribute to the world.” 'CLEVELAND IS CHOSEN FOR G. 0. P. CONVENTION TO BE HELD JUNE 10, 1924 (Continued fro he ith it and, dying, Page) ‘that the outcome conld not be dis- puted. This will give district one dele fts republican plan, however, ach congressional te, regardless of vote.” The adopted an, however, borrows part of th reapportionment b, ovid that a_republican or Jax least 10.000 should be required to give & | congressional district two delegates, { There will be nearly 1.100 delegates fin the republican national conven- tion next spring as compared with 1984 1n 1920, as_a result of today's {upset of the 1921 program. | The upset came after Senator Pep- {per, T. Coleman du Pont of Delaware and southern committee members had | dectared justice demanded that national convention representation should be based upon the congresmonal district as a unit e speaker solemnly warned the committeemen that they were “deal- ing with dynamite—dealing with a sit- uation similar to the one that ruptured the republican party in 1912." b i Many Leaders Back Ploa. S~nator Pepper’'s plan found strong | support among traditlonally strong | republican states, whose commit- teemen took occasion to urge the body not to try *ride horses zoing in oOpposite directions’ “treat all alike fn the apportion- ment of delegates.” When the que |tion was called and the vote was about to be taken, Mrs. Lindsay Pat- terson, an associate member from South Carolina, swept the committee- men when she declared that the r publican party has the best opportu- nity of its history to build up a real anization in the south But don't make it too hard for us—don m e it too hard for us. That's all,” she said amid ringing | applause. The gituation was tease and remin- iscent of a convention scene rather than a meeting of the republican national committee, A large gal- lery of guests sat in the rear of the meeting chamber and cheered the ‘speakers. When the vote was taken land Chairman Adams declared Sena- itor Pepper's plan “adopted” the {demonstration became So prolonged that the chalrman was obliged to remind the guests that they were | pgesent by courtesy only.” Plan District Primary. Immediate! after the matter of convention delegate representation had been disposed of the national committee recelved a resolution pro- viding for the calling of primary election in the Duistrict for the elec- tion of Washington's delegates to the convention. The resolution which was referred to the rules com- mittee, follows: “Be it resolved, That the delegate {from the District of Columbia shall be named by and through a primary | election or a del:gated convention to Ibe held in said District. “The chairman of the natlonal re- publican committee shall appoint & subcommittee of three members, of vhich the national committeeman from | The Thigtrict ot Columbia. shan: be one, which committee - shall appoint an election board composed of three citizens of the Di ict of umbia to designate the time and place of such election or delegated conven- tion for units of representation and not Inconsistent with the rules adopted by the national convention &nd not inconsistent with the call for that convention. aid election board to formulate all necessary rules and in the ev of an election to appeint the necessary number of judges and clerks for the twenty-two jegislative districts. That the said board is authorized to lssue the necessary certificates of election. The selection of Cleveland for the ccnvention was a cut and dried mat- ter of routine, since it bore the | frank indorsement of administration leaders. Cleveland received 38 votes, San Francisco 10 and Des Moines | When the result had been announced {a motion to make the vote unanimous Was adopted, and Gen. du Pont then | moved that June 10 be selested as the day for opening the convention ! It was adopted by a unanimous vocal vote. Plan Equal Rights Move. resolution adopted today myA"&T"mmmum.- looks to equal | Fights and power in the national committee for assoclate woman mem- | pers who now have no vote in com- | mittea proceedings. The resolution, by Hamliiton F. Kean of New Jersey, provides for a recommendation that | The 1924 convention invest the asso- |clate women members with ful | Sowers 8o that the national commit- | e will be composed of one man and one woman from each state and terri- nt stdent Coolldge entortained tho | committee, both man and wam fhembers, at luncheon at the Whits House after this morning's session. 924 convention roll, the former n:}:‘rce.l as carried in the official call | adopted today, compared with the 1920 roll, the latter figure, as follows: 6 14 New Mexico 9 0 Ao 118 New York... sl Arkansas ... 14 13 N. Carolina., 22 alifornia .. 20 26 N. Dakota... 13 Colorado 12 Ohlo... | Connecticut.. 17 Dklahom Delaware Oregon. Florida . Peunsyivania eorgla Rhode Island {daho .7 8. Carolina. iinote 11 Indiana | Lou Main Maryland Michigan \.0 Minnesota .. eBEAREENEE SRS Hawail . 2hilippines Porto Rico. Totals . e