Evening Star Newspaper, January 13, 1924, Page 1

4 WEATHER. Increasing unsettled today; tomorrow fair shifting winde. houts ended at 10 Highest, 44, at 4 p.m. y. est, 35, at B am. yester Full report on page 5. colder and p.m cloudiness, colds Temperatur: becoming tonight; gentle for 2 last nigh terday; low duy. by No. 981.—No. 29,111. Entered as second-class matter post office Washington, D. C. e EAPERTS T0 BEGIN PRUBE OF CERMAN BUDCET TOMORROW Jtalians and Belgians Join U. S., British and French in Paris Today. i | | | AMERICANS’ KNOWLEDGE OF FACTS WINS PRAISE Dawes, Young and Robinson Go Into Mass of Data Supplied by Reparations Body. & Associated ¥ | PARIS, January 12.—With the | rican, British and French experts | the spot, the Italians due to ar- © here at 9 o'clock tomorrow morn- | and the Belgians at 6 o'clock in| the first committee ap- pointed by the reparation commis- 2 evening, WASHINGTON, D. SEE GAIN FOR COOLIDGE IN WATSON Politicians Think ELIMINATION! Indiana ' Senator’s Declaration Ranks With Henry ‘Ford’s Pronouncement. BY N. 0. MESSENGER, Oue of the major policies of the managers of the campaign for the nomination of President Coolldge is to seek instructed delega- tions to the national convention Wherever there appears the least possibility of being able to “tle up” the delegates in the Presi dent's- favor. The purpose of this is two-fold: first, of course, 1o se- cure the delegates, and, next the moral effect of such declara- tions upon other delegations to be selected later. The effecting of this polley is not undertaken without resist- ance, however, as Is shown in the case of Indiana. Willlam 3. But- ler, the general manager of the Coolldge campaign, at the recent conferences in, this city with re- publican leaders from Indlana sought to impress them with the desirability of asking for an in- being ®lon, intrusted with the task of find- Ang a means to balance the German budget and stabilize currency in Ger- is ready to get down to busi- earnest at 11 o'clock Monday | P | or Brig n G. Dawes and | Young ave been putting hours daily since reaching| ing & maze of documents | submitted to them by the reparation | Each day has been de- | n. Charle: L. commission. voted to the study of this informa- | i ugh greatly fatigued by the M. ftobinson, third | ©f the second expert committee, is 50 brought hirh to Paris that he was un-| able to resist the call to action today. iets Data From Logan. e visited the headquarters of Col James A, Logan after luncheon spite of the fact that he had made up his mind to remain in his hotel day and the added fact that the com- | mittee of which he is a member does ! not meet before January 21. Con- fronted with the stacks of documents on file in the offices of the American cbserver with the reparation commis- | €lon, Mr. Robinson immediately tovk | «if his coat and delved into t ©f papers. The Associated Press correspondent iet Gen. Dawes this evening as he was leaving headquarters :n an ap- parently fatigued condition. “How | #hout week ending, general?’ he was esked ive us a chance to do a little| wvork: we have done too much talking d the general replied. The entire “talking” Mr. Young #nd Gen. Dawes have done during the week they have spent here is contained In a hundred word state- ment issued last Wednesda Studied Abroad Shi Although the material sent over the reparation commission did | yot reach the Amerlcan representa- tives before they sailed, they, nevert theless, had access on the other side to a mass of information bearing on the subject they will begin dis- cussing Monday. They employed | their time in study abroad ship and yut the finishing touches on their yeparation education since they ar- rived In Paris. And so, in the in- tercourse they have had thus far | svith the members of the reparation | they have surprised | knowledge of the ssion, by their situation. discuss the Spa agreements 4 the London schedule of payments &5 it they had attended those confer- ences personal was remarked at ation headquarters, as the mem- Yers have been eager to supply the Americans with various detalls and do ® little evangelistic coaching on their own particular viewpoint. Seemingly they realize mow that the American slegates need little further light on ie subject in that way. Sir Robert Kindersley and Sir J. C. Htamp. the British delegates, have been Lere since Friday and have con- rred lengthily with Sir John Brad- | Vury, the principal British representa- tive on the reparation commission. Dr. Albert Pirelli, Prof. Frederico ¥lora and Dr. Mario Alberts, the Ital- 4an members, informed the commission that they would like to call on the §ecretariat tomgrrow, so as to get in touch with the Itallan representatives Pefore the formal opening Monday. The Belglan delegates, MM. ¥rancqui, Houtard and Janssens, had & conference with Premler Theunis of several hours at Brussels today previous to thelr departure for Yarls. The attitude of the Belgian delegation 18 being watched with great interest in French circles, whicre it s freely said the Belgians il “hitch tieir wagon to the United ftates stars’ should the committee yoach a deadlock. M. Franqui is a forceful and #strong man. He was prominent Quring the German occupation and yefused the premlership after .the armistice. As head of the Societe Generale Belgique he financed Her- bert Hoovers commission for relief of Belglum. He had several sharp clashes with Mr. Hoover, in which %o did not always come out second, Dut he gives Mr. Hoover as an Amer- fican reference. | COPELAND IS HISSED. NEW YORK, January 12—United fFtates Senator Copeland of New York &vas greeted with hisses and cat calls Yonight when he attempted to explain vo the Silk Association of America %is plan for the payment of a sol- fitcrs' bonus and at the same time fring about tax reduction. & and rough ocean crossing, Henry | erican member | keenly interested in the work which | | Senator Copeland was called on to structed delegation. Senator Wat- son and others are said to be loth to do this, however. * % * ' The Senator 116 REBELS KILLED announcement of IN PAGHUCA FIGHT Mexican Federals Retain City | After 22-Hour Battle—Two Generals Slain. By the Associated Press MEXICO CITY, Junuary 12.—For twenty-two hours, beginning at day- break Thursday, the rebels. under Marcial Cavazos and Otilio Villega: fought with the federal troops in the streets of Pachuca without com- ple controlling the elty. Gov. Azuara and Gens. Benito Garcia, com- mander of the garrison; Victor Mon- ter and Seraplo Lopesz, defended the city against great odds, the rebels numbering more than 800, while the defending forces totalled 300. Gens. Monter and Lopez were killed during the battle, while the rebel forces suffered heavily. Began Attack Thursday. According to eye witnesses the rebels began their attack at 5 o'clock Thursday morning by surprising a group of volunteer state guards, forcing them to surrender after two hours fighting, when Gen. Lopez was killed. Gov. Azunta and Gens. Mon- ter and Garcia, with the remaining forces fortified a church in one of the city’s suburbs, and the fighting con- tinued several hours. Then a group of women, carrying a white flag approached the fortress, suggesting that the federal troops surrender. Gov. Azuara refused, and the battle continued. In the late aft- ernoon the rebels dynamited the church. This was followed by fierce fighting, in which Gen. Monter lost kis life, falling with a bullet wound. Rebels Abandon City. At 2 o'clock Friday morning the rebels decided to abandon the city, learning of the approach of Gen. Her- rero’s colus#s from Mexico Clty. The city suffered slightly from the fighting. The rebel troops did not molest the business men, contenting themselves with appropriating gov- ernment funds and imposing a loan on the mining ocmpanies. The forces rushed from Mexico city arrived at Pachuca after the rebels evacuated it. Before their re- treat the insurgents destroyed tele- graphic, telephonic and railway com- | munications for a considerable area. According to the War Department 116 rebels were killed in the battle. The federal losses are still unknown and detalled reports are lacking. OWN MEN KILL GENERAL. Yestegday's advices from Vera Cruz to Mexican revolutionary representa- tives here, coming by a relayed sys- tem. Of courlers and telegraph, state that the federal general, Victor Mon- ter, killed in the battle of Pachuca, was mortally wounded by his own troops. At that battle, the advices further state, battalions of the Obre- gon army deserted to the revolution- ary forces. The de la Huerta provisional gov- ernment, the advices state, is pre- pared to forbid production of ofl in the region in control by companies which refuse to pay the taxes it claims, The de la Huerta representa- tives claim the support of precedents in international law In their demands that the taxes be paid to them rather than to the Obregon government. What Was the Best News Story of the Week — and Why? $50.00 in Cash Prizes .. Will be divided by The Star each week among boys and girls sending in the best answers to the above question. Full details and rules for the comtest | will be published tomorrow in The' Evening Star Watson that he would not be a candidate for the presidential nomination is classed by the poli- ticians as calculated to redound to the advantage of President Cool- idge to a degree second only to the support given him by Henry Ford. “Doesn’t it beat all how the luck runs President Coolldge’s way?” sald a republican leader. “First, Henry Ford rudely shatters the Johnson hold on Michigan and dis- integrates his possible following elsewhere by declaring for Cool- idge. Then, state committees in several states indorse him, and now comes the climination of Watson In Indlana.” ¥ Ok ¥ X Tt is explained by the politicians that the most important feature of the self-glimination of Senator ‘Watson Is not so much that he has refused to enter the contest, but that his decision not to run has unified the warning republican factions in Indiana behind Presi- | dent Cbolldge. It remains to be | ~ (Continued on Page 3. Column 4) DRASTIC SHAKE-UP IN GOTHAM POLICE Charges Preferred Against 13 of 22 New York Inspec- tors in War on Vice. | By tiie Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 12—Police Commissioner Enright today ordered charges preferred agalnst thirteen of the twenty-two police Inspectors of the city, the highest uniformed men on the force, was believed would bLe the biggest shake-up in the department's his- tory, Heasides the Inspectors a large number of deputy inspectors and captains having_jurisdiction in all parts of the @ity were ordered brought to trial on allegations of laxity in the suppression of disord- erly houses and neglect of duty in permitting trafic in intoxicating liquors. Commissioner' Enright issued order to Chlef Inspector Laiey Lased on two general orders, the first is- sued last July 11, directing opera- tions against houses of ill fame vnd the second, {ssued last August emphasizing the necessity of carry ing out the July instructions. In the July order Mr. Enright ci- rected attention to the staiemeat of Gov. Smith in signing the repeal of the state prohibition enforcement. law that the municipal police to see that the Volstead act was en- forced because “the laws and treat- fes of the United States are as much a part of the law of every state as its own local laws and constitution.” To allow re-establishment of “dis- orderly resorts, dives and bawdy houses of every description,” Mr. En- right sald in the July order, “would bring worse conditions than ever be- fore, because these places will be no longer licensed nor regulated * * * and their presence would mean the establishment of dangers, vicious and immoral conditions, which the public and the police can not and will not tolerate.” SIX BANDITS WOUND THREE TO GET $500 May Be Fatally Shot—Two Robbers Believed Hit. By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, January 12—Six bandits with blazing pistols today held up the Brighton Park State Bank here, shot the cashier, a boy and a drug clerk, and escaped with less than $500 of the bank’'s money. Two of the bandits were belleved to have been wounded in an exchange of shots as they fled. The six bandits drove up to the bank Just before noon. Five of them sprang from their automobile and three of them, armed with pistols, entered the bank, firing as they went. Two bandits, armed with rifles, remained outside the door. “Throw ‘em up, leader shouted. Albert C. Tenczar, cashier, a burglar alarm and ‘was _shot and probably fatally wounded. Four other persons in the bank hastened t elevate their hands. o e everybody!” the pressed presaging what | the | 6. | throughout the state,still more bound | Cashier Saves Bank’s Funds, But | WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION ., DIVIDES REPUBLICAN LEADERS IN HOUSE ILongworth and Green Willing to Compromise—Tilson Holds Fast to Text. HIGHER SURTAX RATES | DECLARED INEVITABLE ;Five Ways and Means Members Declare Themselves Firm for | Treasury Draft. | A split definitely developed yesterday {among republican leaders of the House 48 to the advisability of modifying the Mellon tax bill. Representative Longworth, the party leader, said he realized a compromise was inevitable, particularly on surtax rates—a position also held by Chair- man Green of the ways and means com- mittee. On the other hand, Representative Tilson of Connecticut, a committee mem- ’l-cr. announced he was opposed to any | compromise and believes the Mellon plan should be enacted into law sub- stantially as drafted. He discussed the |situation with President Coolidge and {issued a statement as to his views after l‘lenvmx the White House. | The position taken by Mr. Tilson is | understeod to be in accord with that {of at least five other republicans cn [the ways and means committes whila | the rest are either mon-committal or in- | {clined to modification of the Treas | araft Democrats Silent. | As the breach among the republi- {cans widened democratic leaders, {who have offered a substitute for |the Mellon plan, declined to comment on the situation except to reiterate |that they were convinead many re- { publicans would refuse to support th Treasury bill as written and would {lean toward the democratiz propusal fon a showdown = | The ways and meaus committee | completed its consideration of admir {Istrative features of the plan and cn on the bill. The committee nas been instructed to report the msasura by Febreary 11, For a brief time vesterday repub- Mcan members of the committes were in conference to continue their dis- v, but, as on Fri- v when they talkel over the sit- uation with Mr. Longwoith, 1.0 de- cisions were reached Challenge By Congrews. The only Senate angle on the situa- tion yesterday was the publication of a letter from Senator Couzens, repub- lican, Michigan, to Secretary Mellon, }in which the senator challenged the Treasury Secretary to a debate on the latter's surtax proposal, and ques- tloned the soundness as well of Mr. Mellon's views on tax exempt securities. Mr. Longworth, discussing the tax never would accept, withopt change, rates suggested by the Secretary of the Treasury. It is too jealous of its prerogatives to do so, he declared, | adding that it would be no reflection |on Mr. Mellon if changes were made in the rates proposed by him, as his (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) ARREST OF FORBES ASKED BY GEORGIAN | Representative Larsen As- ! sails Daugherty for Inaction After Bureau Inquiry. Attorney General assalled in the House yesterday by | Representative Larsen, democrat, of | Georgla, for not bringing about the Daugherty was director of the Veterans' Bureau, and others who were charged In testimony before the Senate veterans committee, with oonspiring to de- fraud the federal government. Declaring the Senate investigation had unearthed “a scandal that is a disgrace to the people of this coun- try,” Mr. Larsen sald the “gulity parties” were known and that as yet nothing had been done. He demanded to know why Forbes had not been had not been started against the Thompson-Kelly Company of Boston, which purchased from the Veterans' Bureau several millions of dollars worth of supplles at the Perryville, Md., depot, & sale which President Harding finally stopped. “Do you know who the Thompson- Kelly Company is?” asked Mr. Lar- sen. “Those men up in Boston and other places are supposed to be rather insignificant, but in point of fact they, themselves and their asso- clates are among the most prominent and influential men in the entire country. “They ought to be arrested. Yes, and I am satisfled of one thing, and that is that if you arrest them and 'get them to talkiflg, you will fina out that there is somebody else in this country that is crooked as Forbes, and you will find out that he is a big man, too. “That is the reason why they are not proceeding. I am fearful but thet s the reason why they should proceed. If he were a bootlegger or s postmaster he would be arrested bstere he could go three blocks.” b |Monday will begin public hearings | sttuation, said Congress never had and | SPLIT ON TAX PLAN | {day calling for harmony | | 1 i i { i arrest of Charles R. Forbes, former | | 'Resents | some of the “dead cats” burled In the arrested, and also why proceedingsigari more than two- years ago by PEYSER SAYS LLOYD PLAYS “POLITICS" Indorsement of Oyster and Rudolph by School Board President. James T. Lloyd's stateme and co-oper- ation among members of the board of education called forth a reply last night from Capt. Julius I Peyser.| who accused Mr. Lloyd, the board president, of “playing polit ‘With the board still trying swallow the bitter dose administered by the Commissioners when they framed & substitute for the original teachers’ salary bill, President Lloyd went to the. White House Friday and urged President Coolidge to reappoint | Commissioners Rudolph and Oyster.” Capt. Peyser declared. “Then Mr. Lloyd" said Capt. Pey. ser, “issued a statement pleading for harmony and co-operation among the board members. We're going to co-| operate with him if he works with us and stops ‘playing politics’ I don't| mean that we are going to let our- | selves be tied down. We are going to make fair criticism of the Com- missioners or any one else When it is Justified.” Rider Disapproved. The rider which the Commissioners attached to the substitute teachers’ pay bill giving them authority to ap- point the personnmel of the schooli board is not meeting with approval at the Capitol. Members of Congre: with whom he talked yesterday, Capt. Peyser sald, voiced opposition. Ernest Greenwood, vice president of the board, who, with Capt. Peyser. had led the fight against the sub- stitute salary bill drafted by the Commissioners, answered President Lloyd's plea for harmony and co- operation by declaring that he did not “propose to let the Commission- ers sit down and do exactly as they please. “I don’t quite understand what Mr. Lloyd means by co-operation,” eald Mr. Greenwood. “Co-operation by whom and with what? My reac- tion is that Mr. Lloyd thinks the Commissioners did right in failing to inform the board about the substi- tute salary bill. If that is correct, 1 know exactly where Mr. Liloyd stands now.” v The impending split between the two factions on the school board over the salary bill row is expected to materialize at the regular meeting of the board Wednesday. Both Mr. Greenwood and Capt. Peyser have sorved notice that they have several axes to grind and plan to do it at the meeting. They claim to have the support of the majority of the board. Rules Made in Secret. Besldes endeavoring to learn why the spirit of his resolution for a con- ference with the Commissioners was not carried out, Mr. Greenwood an- nounced that he will bring to light to the board. The “dead cats,” Mr. Greenwood explained, are rules adopt- ed by the board in secret conference which do an injustice to the teachers. Capt. Peyser's axe concerns the standing committees provided for in the rules and by-laws of the board which have been non-existent @uring the administration of Superintendent of Schools Frank W. Ballou. “I am golng to Insist on the sppointment of the standing committees,” Mr.| Peyser sald, “and I believe the board wlill create them. What's the use of having rules and regulations if you don’t observe them.” A move was made more than a year ago by Mrs. Howard L. Hodg- kins, and Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes, former member of the board, to have the standing committees appointed, but due to opposition from Dr. Bal- lou and others, the question was dropped. DOCTORS HELD QUACKS. KANSAS CITY, Mo., January 12— Scores of quacks are practising in Kansas City, the Jackson county grand jury declared today. It was understood the grand jury returned fifteen indictments, three against @bysiclans, Suntly Star, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 13, 1924.—NINETY PAGES. TODAY’S STAR PART ONE—32 Pages. = General News—Local, National, Forelgn. National Political Survey—Pages 4 and 9. D. A. R. Activities—Page 19. Schools and Colleges—Page 20. Parent.Teachers—Page 21. Aviation Activities—Page 21. Army and Navy News—Page 26. At the Community Centers—Page 27. Radio News and Gossip—Pages 28 and 29. Financial News—Pages 30 and 31. PART TWO—14 Pages. Editorials and Editorial Features. Wagshington and Other Society. Tales of Well Known Folk—Page 9. News of the Clubs—Page 12. Art Notes—Page 12. Fraternities—Page 13. PART THREE—12 Pages. Amusements—Theaters and the Photo- play. Music in Washington—Page 4. | Motors and Motoring—Pages 6 to 9. | Reviews of New Books—Page 10. Young Folks' Page—Page 11. Girls and Their Affairs—Page 1!. Boy Scouts—Page 11. Girl Scouts—Page 11. PART FOUR—4 Pages. Pink Sports Section. PART FIVE—S Pages. Magazine Section—Features and Fiction. IX—8 Pages. Classified Advertisements. Veterans of Great War—Page . The Civilian Army—Page 8. Around the City—Page 8. GRAPHIC SECTION—S Pages. World Events in Pictures. COMIC SECTION— Pages. Mutt and Jeff; Reg'lar Fellers; Betty; Mr. and Mrs. DOLLAR, 21.195 FRANCS; STERLING, 90.70, RECORD | Exceptional Heavy Trading Marks Rise on Paris Stock Exchange. By the Assoctated Press. PARIS, January 12.—Record-break- ing figures for the dollary 21.195 francs, and sterling, 90.70 francs, were reached today in the course of an exceptional heavy day's trading on the stock exchange. Usually it is dull Saturdays, owing to lack of in- dlcations from foreign capitals, but today the speculation equaled the average week day business, instead of [0 per cent. The transactions in sterling amounted to £214,000 and in dollars, $572,000. The minister of the interior today signed a decree of expulsion in the case of seven Russlians and two reeks, who were professional ex- change operators. These men were escorted by detectives to the frontier this evening. 60 cents and service w AUTOKILLS WOMAN 4] | ;Victim’s Body, Unidentified at Morgue—Autoist Fled After Accident, Charge.. The body of an unidentified white woman about fifty years of age is at the morgue, as a resuit of an accident for which police arrested Charles Cam- eron Merryman of 935% F street south- west, to be held pending a coroners inquest. They charge Merryman's au- tomobile knocked the woman down on 3d street between Missouri and Maine avenues. Tdentification of Merryman as the operator of the automobile figuring in the accident was established, the police say, through the quick thinking of Sum- uel Scull of 1107 Potomac avenue southeast, another driver near the | scene. Police say Mr. Scull tralied | Merryman's car to 6th and Maryland avenue southwest, where he obtained the licenss number. Merryman at- tempted to disappear immediately after the accident, police declare. Dies tn Hospital. 1 «The woman was rushed to Emer- |gency Hospital, but died an hour |after arrival from fracture of the skull. Coroner Nevitt was notified {and the remains ordered transferred to the District morgue. | The woman was dressed in a black coat with & fur collar, in a tan and white striped shirtwaist, a black skirt, white shoes with gray spats, and had a small handbag made of straw containing a hundle of hair, {a small amount of change and some keys. Police last night under Lieut. Walter Emerson of the detective bu- lreau were making every effort to identify the remains. The arrest of Merryman was made by headquarters detectives Kelly and Scrivener and Motor Cycle Policeman Milton D. Smith of the fourth pre- cinct. These arresting officers said that Merryman was unable to recall what route he took home after the accldent. -— 12 SKATERS DROWNED. “BRUSSELS, January 12—Twelve boys, aged from twelve to fourteen years, are believed to have been the Belgian frontier near Longw France. Twenty-five or more school children were enjoying the sport when ice gave way. Nine bodies have been recovered. THE YEAR’'S RECORD 1923 CIRCULATION The Evening Star.......... The Sunday Star........... 1923 .88,325 .89,776 1933 92,016 97,035 Increase 3,691 7,259 The circulation of The Star is confined largely to Washing- ton, the residence of people of the highest average intelligence and importance in the United States According to the latest A. B. C. audit of all Washington news- papers the circulation of The Star in Washington and suburbs is 56% greater daily and 52% greater Sunday than any other Wash- ington newspaper, morning or evening. ADVERTISING ‘The Star, deily and Sunday. 2d Newspaper, daily and Sunday. 3d “ w ow “ 4th Sth Lines 1922 21,659,650 10,990,352 8,576,272 5,798,489 507,311 - 1023 ,846,758 11,306,202 veee 7,122,484 . 5,854,300 . 1125115 The Evening Star for the year 1923, after rejecting a great quantity of undesirable advertising, printed more advertising than all four of the other Washington newspapers combined. The Sunday Star printed an average of over 40 columns more advertising each issuc than its nearest Sunday competitor. » Je DRNER IS ALED drowned while skating on a pond at ! “From Press to Home Within the Hour” ‘The Star is delivered every evening and Sunday morning to Washington homes at per month. Telephone Main 5000 start immediately. FIVE CENTS. INHOUSE A MONTH RULES TRUGE EADS Insurgents and Democrats Plan Combined Onslaught on Republican Program. SIMILAR COALITION IN SENATE FORECAST | Entirely New Tax Reduction Plan | May Be Wrought and Pre- sented to President. | While House republican insurgents |and democrats were mapping plans in | serfes of conferences yesterday to combine their attack tomorrow on the organization republican program for amendment of House rules, indi- cations were increasing that control of tax legislation, rallroad legisla- tion, the soldlers’ bonus bill and other measures would be strongly | contested by a like coalition in the Senate. In the House the fight will mature tomorrow when the question of ! amending rules comes up auto- matically. Representative Garrett, the democratic leader. announced | vesterday that the minority's attack would center on the republican's re- fusal to revoke the so-called Under- | wood rule and their insistence that | discharge of committees from juris- | diction over legislation shall be pos- sible only on petition of 130 repre- sentatives Meanwhile. the insurgent bloc de- | cided to press further for “liberaliza- {tlon” of the House rules, and Repre- | sentative Nelson of Wisconsin, leader | of the insurgents, went over the situ- |ation with Mr. Garrett with the view |of securing a combination strong |enough to rout the republican or- | ganization. Sennte Fight Forecast. The Senate fight to come was fore- | shadowed last night by expressions {from a number of the Senate insur- | Bents that the combination last weel: {between their forces and the demo- |crats, which elected Senator Elllson D. Smith of South Carolina as cha man of the Senate interstate com- merce committee, was only the fore- runner of an entire program of pro- gressive legislation which will be Jammed through Congress by a sim- Ular coalition and presented to Presi- ident Coolidgs. Already, it was said plans wero being made to bring about concerted action by these two factions to frame the tax reduction | bill when it reaches the floor of th | Senate in accordance with thelr ldeas rather than with the Mellon plan. The group of republican progres- sives which will vote with the demo crats on the tax measure—particular- 1y against the reduction of surtaxes |on. large incomes, as proposed by | Secretary Mellon—it was pointed out, will be far more numerous than the group which joined the democrats in electing Senator Smith. Conzens Against Plan. Senator Couzens of Michigan, for example, is conducting a vigorous campalgn agalnst this phase of the Mellon plan, and a number of otber | republican senators—outside of those who joined the democrats in the Interstate commerce committee elec- tion—wlll side with him in his oppesi- tion. Interest was added to the fight tomorrow in the House Ly the at- titude of Representative Longwerth, | the republican leader, and Chairman i Snell of the rules committee, both of whom, in the face of the democratio- |insurgent combination, declared theyv | would make no compromise. Mr. Longworth said that it would be better If the proposed rules {changes provided that a majority of House members should sign a petition | before a motion to discharge a com- mittee was permissible. The pro- posed minimum of 150, he added, was | & concession below which it would be | unwise to go If the majority was to have control of legislation and blocs were not to be allowed to obstruct | Its program. Mr. Snell, whose com- Column 8) ARMY WORLD FLIGHT TO START IN APRIL Airmen to Set Forth From- Seattle Via Alaska, Board Decides. (Continued on Page The Army air service board con- sldering the around-the-world flight decided vesterday that the attempt would be made “on or about April 1 next,” and would start from Seattle, Wash. “The around-the-world flight” sald 2 statement issued by the board, “is oxpected to leave Seattle on or about April 1, next, when it will proceed upward along the coast of Alaska en route to the Aleutian Islands. It is expected that each of the four Douglas world cruisers, the planes selected for the flight, will have six changes of motors before the circum- navigation of the globe by the air 1s finally concluded.” Lieut. Clayton L. Bissell, advance officer of the first division of the flight, will be sent to Attu Island Aleutian group, to investigate airway and landing facilities. He will leave here January 15. He is on duty here. The flight is divided into six div- isions, the second extending from |Attu Island to Nagasaki, Japan; the third ending at Calcutta, Indla; the fourth at Constantinople, Turkey; the fifth at Hull, England, and the sixth st Washiagton. . 3