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———— e WEATHER. Unsettled and continued cool tonight and tomorrow, probably rain. Tem- perature for twenty-four hours ended at 2 p.m. today: Highest, 50, at 5:30 pam. yesterday; lowest, 41, at 6 a.m. to- ay. Full report on page 2 @) Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 28 l Entered 2 second-class matter post ofice Washington, D. C. _ Ne. 29,199, h £ WASHINGTON, D. SEE PARLEY BASS IN DAWES REPORT; PUBLE 15 DMDED Tendency to Receive Findings With Ogen Mind Noted.: Fight for Better Terms and 10 Placate People Seen. | | URATITUDE TO AMERICA | EXPRESSED Gl’:NERALLYi 1 Auied Nations Regard Road Open to Negotiation, But Conference Awaits Action of Reparation Commission—Dawes and Young | Leave Paris. | BY EDG i Ry Radio : R ANSEL MOWRER, o The Star and the Chicago D News. Copyright, 1 BERLIN, April 10~The experts' report is to be studied, and offers a| basis for discussion. | This is the general attitude of the | German government. which has had | details of the plan for weeks. The government's problem is therefore double, and it must, as usual, be a| fight on two fronts. The fight on | the outside front is to obtain a cer- | tain softening of the hardest condi- clicit e tions, and especially to planations of just what political reliei will be given Germany. The fight on the inside *front is to make the report, which contains several bitter pills, acceptable to the Ger- man people. Grateful to Americans. The government feels particularly ’mh»ful 1o the Americans, believing, | first, that without American partici pution. the w. never would have | Leen undertaken, and, second, that | | merican influence has been cou- stantly on the side of moderatin and | pacification. German public opinion, as reflected the press, can be divided clearly into three groups, -united ouly on the expected protest against the height | of the figures of payment after the | by | should | advantage, RMAN []FHE'A[SWORLD’S“EXCHANGE DICTATOR EXPERT’S MOST STRIKING PLAN 'Significant, ‘Novel’ Proposal Elaborated—Power- ful Body Probably Would Be Headed by ar: American as Neutral. Dy the Axsoc’ated Press, PARIS, April 10.—The installation of a world exchange dictator, who would probably be an American, is {one of the most significant proposals in the reparation experts’ report. The proposal would create a reparation transfer committee consisting of “‘an agent for reparation payments and five persons skilled in matters relat- ing to foreign exchange and finance. representing five of the allied and associated powers,” namely, United States, Italy, England and Belgium - 3 Fach member would Le appointed by the reparation commission after consultation with the members of the general board of the bank of issue of the same nationality. The president of the committee (the agent for repa- ration payments) would also be ap- pointed by the reparation commission and It is considered that if he should be a strong man he would direct committee’s work and be in himself the controller of the transfers from the new bank of issue to the @ nations, choosing the time and m but calling torether the members STONE TO DEMAND LAW ENFORCEMENT Attorney General, in First Ad- dress, Tells Woman's Commit- tee of His Ideals. France, TASK SEEN AS DIFFICULT Secretary Wilbur and Commission- er Haynes Also Speakers. Harlan Fiske Stone, in his first pub- lic address since assuming the cabi- net post of Attorney General, told the Woman’'s National Committee for | under former i | 1 the committee from time to time for their approval, It would be in part the business of the committee to go Into the world exchange market and buy foreign trade balances to be used in the transfers for reparution payments The committe's representatives would most likely be stationed permanently in New York, London and Amster dum, %o that the head of the com- mittee, whose office would be in Per- lin, would direct the contact |the great exchunge markets. | This officlal_would most likely be ”.1 neutral, probably an American, be- | discussions that only a neutral financier cause it was declared in the experts’ |would have sutficient detachment from | Germany’s creditors to be able to exer- cise properly the immense powers be- | stowed upon him. The dangers of such a dictatorsh were dizcussed at length by the ex. perts’ committee, but il was conclud ed that such a control must be adopt- ed in order to avoid other equaily dangerous contingencies to which al- lusion is made in the report. In this connection it is declared in section § of the Dawes report: “We do not deny that this part of ur proposals will present difficulti (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) NEW NAVAL POLICY Secretary Wilbur Announces That Contracts Must Have His Approval. CONGRESS 0. K. NECESSARY Authorization Required to Prevent Future Fraud. | A new naval oil policy, designed to safeguard any such the government against leases as those granted cretary Denby, was Law Enforcement at the Washington | announced today by Secretary Wilbur, Hotel today the vital principles of re- for, and enforcement of law be made applicable not only spect to the to all the “enforcement azencies the government.” “Ther [§ nothing quite 0 vital (0 the future of the republic.” the mew Atiornes General. “as e forcement of its laws and respect I its laws. By that I mean all its laws. That statement s not only applicable | to those cnemies of society who vio- late the law for personal gain snd but to the enforcement agencies of the government "You and I and all the members of and of all Jdepart- declared | enemies of socfety.” but also!leases or contracts will be made" of | the | personal approval of the Secretary of | In a letter to Senator Hale of Maine, chairman of the Senate naval commit- tee, Mr. Wilbur declared that ‘no by Navy the Department without e Navy; Referring to the Teapot Dome liti- | Eation now pending, Secratary W zala he would aveid ~in eversy any act or proceeding which will any way involve the rights of government in such litigation and will in avold any conduct which may In any | this afternoon by Senater Phipos of | way interfere with the contentions advanced by the attorneys for the government.” Foening GUARDS OIL LEASES the | WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Jay with | SPRING | SURPLUS BILL ACTION iMennn to Give D. C. $4.500,000 | Goes Over on Ob- jection, HINT OF SOME OPPOSITION Senator Phipps Denies Against Bill. The bill to make effective port of the joint ¢ Mitten Which Invedtloated ngressional com- v and found District of Columbia Treasury and approximate! he federal mended that these revenues he made |available for appropriation for the District was called up in the Senate | Colorado, chairman of the joint com- | mittee Benator Phipps ursed upon the Sen- THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1924—FI - Star. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the régular edi- tion'is delivered to Washington homes as fast as t he papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 101,087 —_—— TWO CENT House { ISENATE POSTPONES Borah Chairman | | ! | | | FTY PAGES. ADS AND FASHIONS | Of Body to Probe | W heeler’s Record | nator Borah, repubiican, Idaho. | was named today as chairman of | the special Senate committes which will surrounding Monta Burton K Other members of th e Senators McLean, Connecticut, nd_Sterling h Dakota, re- publicans, and Swanson, Virginia, and Caraway. Arkansas, democrats investigate } the circumsta by indictment r at state ommittee Fa ... ONE, CHARGE AGAINST LANGLEY 1§ DROPPED Individual Indictment Dismissed, But Joint Accusation Remains. FOR LEAVES KENTUCKY | . [l ~ D. C. BILLS MENACED BY CONTROVERSY Unopposed Measures Only May Be Brought Up Monday, Long- worth's Ediet. RENT MEASURE IS FOUGHT lay All District Legislation. Iouse District ck to iis agreement on Fiim of measures on whish the ittee wili mitte i pro imn are in unanimous agree- sent. or m vote will be taken in the it Monday, which is District day, 10 take up an appropriation bill which is being urged for was the decision of House Leader Longworth today after a con- ferenee With ¢ republican committee, when a subcommittee, | | | | { | \ ) | | veloped GREAT FALLS BILL PASSES IN SENATE WITHOUT DISSENT to Construct Huge Water- Power Project. MEANS LOWER CHARGE FOR ELECTRICITY IN D. C. Measure Now Goes to House for Consideration—Norris ‘Author of Legislation. The Norris bill for the development of waterpower at Great Falls to sup- ply the District of Columbia with power and light was passed by the Senate this afterncon without a dis- senting vote Under the terms of the bill the Sec- retary of War is directed to construct all the dams and other necessary work for the development of hydro-electric power at Great Falls in accordance with the recommendation made by Maj. M. C. Tyler, United Sta Bngineer Corps, who made )f the entire project and a May Make € gen. » Federal Water Power Commis- < authorized to make any modi- or changes in the plan of that may be necessary to naximum amount of that b i ston ations Maj. Tyl increas such chang modifications made, the Se ¢ of War is directed to modify the plans accordingly, and to proceed with the construction of the | works | Effort to Push Extension May Dc-; prompt | steering | Senator Norris of Nebraska, author of the bill, who for years has led the fight for development of Great Falls as to provide cheaper hydro- in, the Capital. ad- até in support of his discussing the history of the movement for the development of jreat Falls water power. He point- ed out that several survevs had been made Army engineers and that had all recommended the de it of the project by the gov it ‘I~ pointed out further bill similar to the one passed d t today in the Senate several times before. blfl now goes to the Houea for cration and action. The Federal Power Commission had recommended to Congress that it | authorize an immediate start in the development of power in accordance with the Tyler report. The commission deotared that a study of tHe'situation indicated that all the power.so devel- has been acted upon favorably | BURNS HAD AGENTS TRAILING WHEELER, HE SAYS, N STAND | Secretary of War Is Directed | Ciaims Operatives Were Sent to Montana at Request of Postal Authorities. ADMITS HE DISCUSSED CASE WITH DAUGHERTY | Committee Inquires Into Phone | Call to Great Falls by G. 0. P. Official. I: im between testimony about the Miller Bros. land, fraud case Oklahoma and the Old Hickory Powder Plant litigation Tennesser, the Daugherts commi today dipped a finger into the controversy which has arisen over indictment of the committes prosccutor, Senator Wheeler, by a Mor na zrand jury. Two witnesses were questioned br about the charges against Senator Wheeler and various circumstances ti attended or followed his indictment in Testimony of Burms. m J of the Jus tice Department’s secret agents, test fied that he had sent several men i Monwuna on the Wheeler case—I | first thres or four weeks ago at th | request of the Post Office Department. | He had talked to former Attorney General Daugherty about the case. Ie said, but replied in the negative Daugherty omething chief Burns, de- | 4 question as to whether hiad said he “wanted to on Wheeler" The other witness was Lambdin, an official of the telephone vompany here, who told e commit ce that George B. Lockwood, sec tary cf the republican national cor mittee, talked yesterday from Wa gton to Blair Cohen at Grea Falls, Mont., where the indictment | aEainst Wheeler was returned ! Tuesday. Burns later | Cohen au an employe of the nati The purpose t Arth of intreducing Lam din’s testimony was not revealed b Senator Wheeier, but he told his col- leagues. fn hls Senate speech of veg: | v that he had receiv Burn had worked Wheeler case. “Who ordered you to send those men out?" Wheeler asked. “Nobody; 1 sent fn Montana on the them out,” sai ymposed of the ranking members Bxplaink New Policy. of the House District committee,| “No further leases will be made my department oped would find & ready market Infp 0000 © CF0 ments charged Wwith responsibility s the necessity of prompt ac | NS Bboruiny of SRAET MBI G the District and ‘sdjacent territory (Burne. “Th asked for then this measure, moratorium. | Ofice Department The first, or business group, consist- ing of the Boersen Courier, the Boer- wen Zeitung, the Deutsche Allegemein /vitung and the Vessische Zvitung, want political occupation of the Rhur abolished, but are not opposed to the report in all its phases. Bernhard, in the Vossische Zeitung, asks the basis of the experts’ figures, expresses lief that direct negotiations with France following the Wirth- Rathena policy would have given better uits and holds the recalc trant C mans are responsible for the height of the figures and the pro- posed plethora of super TE. Radical Group Satisfied. “'he democratie radical group gen- | finds the report satisfactory, ough the communist Rote Fahne laughs bitterly over the idea that the standard of living can kept equal to that of other countries when Germany is wnd a half billlon The reactio; voge Kreuz Zeitung, which foresees failure of the entire plan, thanks to Premier Poincare: the Deutsche Zei tung and the Deutsche Tages Zei- tung. flagbearers of renascent Ger- man military pride and organizers of secret associations of youths, which call a fulfillment policy an enslave- ment policy and assert that the plan would mean permanent domination of Germany by France. ‘These papers say that no consequence of refusal could be worse than those f acceptance. Naturally, these are only pressions. The government received the full text only Wednesday, and it has not yet been published STRESEMANN'S MIND OPEN. Gierman vearly Declares Report Will Be Thorough- ly Studied Before Reply. 1y the Associated Press, LONDON, April 10 foreign minister, Dr. questioned by the Daily Express cor respondent regarding the report of the reparation experts, is quoted as saying My carefully The German colleagues and myself are studying the momentous document. It is too early yet to make comment beyond sayving that we realize that thé report is the product of earnest and impartial study by a body of snen who are 1xious to solve the reparation prob- lem. We approach our study of the yeport with absolutely open minds id with the cenviction of the im- partiality of its authors.” An agency dispatch from Berlin quotes Chancellor Marx as comment- ing on the experts' report in phrase- ology almost identical with that at- iributed to Dr. Stresemann. PARIS VIEW UNFORMED. Finds Satisfaction in Confirmation of French Stand. By the Associated Press. April 10.—After twenty-four hours' consideration of the reports of the two expert reparation committees spokesmen for official circles today de- clared no official opinion had been formed of the recommendations con- tained in the documents. Satisfaction, however, was freely expressed that the cxperts had found evidence tending to confirm the French attitude regarding Germany. It Is assumed by the officials that the Dawes report justifies what the French have been saying for three years as to these four points: That Germany was allowing her cap- ital to be sent out of the country, that she was practicing mad prodigality in her budget, that she was neglecting to impose_.proper taxation and that she was excessively developing her entire strial_instaliation in flagrant con- be | asked to pay two | ry papers are the Sa- | political | first im- | Stresemann, | | are subject to the law and must obey it. Dificult Undertaking. | “Upon me as Attorney eneral is | placed the responsibility to enforce the laws of the United States. You iare perhaps aware ihis is an under- raking of some difiiculty, The huge increase in the number of laws. and ! the vast burden of the war have thrown {a heavy responsibility upon the De- {partment of Justice. 1 am assum- {ing it cheerfully with a stout heart {and abounding faith. “I fecl that I may count on {and upon all law-abiding and right- minded citizens of thie country to provide support for such a program. it will be my purpose to administer the great office to which I have been | called without fear or favor: Firs to see that laws are obeyed; second, { when they are disobeyed, to see that punishment is swift and sure. This is @ high ideal, Perhaps it cannot be reached, but it is well to have the ideal.” Attorney General Stone remarked that it would be better if he returned to his task of a desk plied high with business, rather than to spend his time talking about it. He would be glad, he added, to receive any repre- Sentative of the convention who might be appointed to confer later with him. Wilbur Also Speaker. The convention, of two days, was addressed today alse by Secretary of the Navy Curtis D. Wilbur, Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt, assistant attor- ney general; Prohibition Commis- | sioner. Roy A. Haynes, Senator Walter F. George of Georgia, Kathleen Norris, | the writer, and other distinguished | speakers. . Secretary Wilbur lald down the principal that “law enforcement in, its last analysis is a matter of pa- triotism. Therefore,” he said, “the best method of securing obedience to law is by instilling into the youth of the land the fundamental princi- Iples of our government; in short, teaching them to love our country— for patriotism is love.” “Lawyers who are retained in ad- vanee by criminal organizations of bootleggers, dope peddlers, prosti- tutes and panderers to defend such clients for crimes not yet committed, but clearly contemplated by their em- ployment, are criminals by law and association, and should be ‘considered and treated as such,” said the Sec- retary. Delegates were to_be received this afternoon at the White House by President Coolidge, and there was also a reception pianned at the White House for 3:30. Called Second Crusade. Prohibition Commilssioner Haynes designated the convention as part of the “second crusade” in the prohibi- tion cause, to follow the first one organized In 1873. The womanhood of Amerjca, Mr. Haynes said, could co-operate with the government “in a great campalgn | of preaching and living law observ- jance, a program of promptly assum- ing the responsibilities of citizenship, | as serving.on Juries, meeting nullifi- | cation prgpagénda, and inspiring in young and old to proper appraisal of the fundamentals of Americanism, a campaign of active’participation in politics and citizenship problems. Senator George declared it was t00 late “to invoke the doctrine of nulli- fieation.” The organized assault on the eighteenth amendment and the enforcement act, he said, “is inspired by the certain conviction that the eighteenth amendment and. the en- forcement act cannot be repealed or modified in the orderly manner es- tablished by the people.” He pre- dicted they “will be enforced.” Continued on Page b, Column 2.) Mrs. Henry W. Peabody, chairmsn. nucd on Page 4wit you | ll i until expressly authorized by Con- gress,” he continued “unless it ap- pears to my satisfaction that such leases are absolutely essential to pre- vent the draining of oil in the re- serves by wells drilled adjacent thereto. and unless it further appears that such leases are fully authorized by act of Congress, and in that event such leases will be made only after competitive bidding." he questicn as to whether or not the oil reserves should be managed by the Navy Department or the De partment of the Interior or the extent to which these departments should co- operate in the further management of the reserves,” the letter sald, “is involved in the pending litigation, and the Secretary of the Navy and the Navy Department will be guided by the judgment in the aforementioned litigation, unless in thc meantime Congress enacts legislation for the control of such reserves.” Yor the information of the Senate committee, Secretary Wilbur said it should be stated that “both reserves Nos. 1 (California) and 3 (Teapot. Wyoming) contains large quantities of oil that can be preserved in the ground, at least for the present.” Re- serve No. 2 (California), he said, “pre- sents a different situation by reason of the leases to the Honolulu Oil Com- pany.” Explains Offiset Wells. “With reference to the drilling of offset wells,” the letter continued, “we will submit to the commission studying the situation the question as to whether or not contracts atvard ing the government a portion of the ofl drained from our reserves and flowing from wells upon udjacent property cannot be based upon the consideration not drill such offset wells in lieu of the rilling of such wells and the conse- quent additional drain upon the oil reserves. “The Navy Department has a com- prehensive plan for oil tanks strategic points. This plan drawn up by the war plans division and has been approved by the general board. With slight modifications it the same as adopted in 1919, “At this time the Navy Depart- ment’ has 4,160,000 barrols of oil tankage complete and filled with ofl. In addition, there are at Portsmouth, N. H., 360,000 barrels of tankage be- ing constructed under the Mammoth oil lease, and approximately 95 per cent completed, and 2,630.000 barrels of tankage at Pearl Harbor, Haw, being constructed under the pan- American contracts approximately 70 |naturally would relieve him from the per cent completed. None of this un- completed tankagé contains oil, but|and leave that office open to the as-| casers are at present continuing SIgnmenti of another officer, but that the upon both projects. Receivers Control Oil. “Oil now being produced in the territory covered by the. leases in litigation' is being controlled by the receivers under order of court. “I may add that I shall take per- sonal charge of all matters of the Navy Department pertaining to ofl leases, and no leases or contracts will be made in this department without the personal approval of the Secre- tary of the Navy. “In making this statement I do not wish to be understood as taking any position either for or ageinst the vas lidity of the executive order of May 31, 1921, under attack in the above- mentioned litigation, “I agsume it is not probable that Congress will legislate on the subject of ofl reserves pending the decision in the above-mentioned cases, and for that meason make no tecommen- WBL o CORLgiwiig Euch leglslativn.” arranged for, | to | wis i, | He explained that the joint com- mittee has gone very thoroughly into the fiscal relations of the District and the federal government and that its findings were intended to be a settle- ment of the controversy plus revenues of se ing. the joint committ, to the District and ernment. Senator Robinson of Arkansas sug- gested that tie bill was of too great e did justice both | importance to pass it hurriedly and ; And | should go over for further | iy that it consideration. Senator Phippe was secking to obtain unanimous consent | for the consideration of the bill while | Bilbrey | over the sur- | authorized ral years' stand- | Gordon Senator Phipps sald the report of | the Tederal gov- | Kentucky, 'fkepruentutive to Reply to Com- plaint in That State. | The of Jus States Department ice United dismiss one of th dictments reported March 2 John W. Langley, rep charged in connection with moval of whisks o . in M Assistant U appea today Attorney two against | sentative from | with conspiracy the alleged re from Belle of Louisville, | th distillery, near 1921 ted d this States Attorney | afternoon be- the* independent ofcers' appropria | fore Justice Hitz in Criminal Division | i | tion bill was awaiting consideration Senator Phipp. replied that the | joint committee appointed by | Eross had worked very hard upon this report, which was submitted to |against Mr. Langley alone. | the Senate more than a year ago. | “He said he felt that the commitiee {was entitied to some consideration and | Wh its report should be considered, | A, {adding that for several weeks he nadgioner Millard F. ! that Leen secking an opportunity to get it | considered. Senator Robinson, Senator Glass of | Virginia and Senator Overman of North | Carolina suggested that there would Con- | {and four others with 1 ! probably be considerable opposition in | the House to the proposed settlement, | POSeS. { {and for that reason it would be better to wait until the House had acted upon the bill. Senator Phipps replied that he had no reason to belleve the Ho | opposed to the settlement in accord- ! mittee. to act on the bill. PERSHING RETIRING IS UP TO CONGRESS General Will Automatically Step Out Unless Action Is Taken. Cnless Congress specifically author- 1zes the retention of Gen. John J. Per- shing, chief of staff, permanently on the active list of the Army, as reco! mended by Sccretary Weeks, he will automatically be transferred to the retired list by operation of existing law on his sixty-fourth birthday an- niversary, September 13 next. b At the War Department it is stated | that the retirement of Gen. Pershing | duties of chief of staff of the Arm i he would still be available for any | special military duties that the Presi- | dent might assign him in the inter- | ests of the government, and his judg- iment and advice would still be avail- able to the service regardless of the change in his official status. Gen. Pershing declines to discuss the matter, but it is understood that { he plans to take a long rest follow- ;lng his relief from his present duties |and devote most of his time to writ-! }ing his memoirs of the world W Coolidge Felicitates King. President Coolidge yesterday sent a_personal cable message to King Albert of Belgium, extending “hearty felicitations to your majesty and to the people of Belgium” on hls birth- day anniversary and also expressing “on behalf of the government and ! was | afternoon jance with the report of the joint com- j Jury in that state. He said that he thought the House Son for dismissing the individual in- was probably waiting for the Senate | dictment was that the principal overt lacts were committed within the state ; Senator Overman finally objected to | of Kentucky and are covered mmediate consideration of the bill and | Kentucky indictments. The Kentucky i i “SAND HOGS” QUIT WORK. | 1 and announced that the government | had decided to enter indictment which nolle pros to the | was reported | No action | taken on the other indictment, | h charges Mr. Laungley, former | sistant Internal Revenue Commis- West of Tennessee | conspiracy in | connection with the withdrawal from @ warehouse in Pennsylvania of | sale for was whisky for beverage pur- | Attorney Henry E. Davis of counsel r Langley stated that the repre- ntative will leave for Kentucky this to answer the indictment against him by the grand United States At- rdon declared that the rea- for H reported torney ( hy the judge, it is reported, has set the case in that court for trial next Tuesday. . | Indictment which was dropped to- day by the government is regarded as unique in the annals of crimipal procedure in the District of Columbia, in that it charges Langley alone with the crime of conspiracy. Lawyers say they cannot recall a similar indicts ment ever being réported In this ju- risdiction. The charge contained in the indictment is that Langley con- apired with Blias H. Mortimer to commit offenses again: the United States in connection with the removal and transportation of liquor in viola- on of the Volstead act. The grand jury also stated in the iIn tment that it exonerated Mortimer because of the testimony given by him before that body. This statement in an in- dictment is also looked on as un precedented in this jurisdiction. S E { Protest Dangerous Conditions Un- der Hudson. NEW YORK, April 10.—"Sand hogs" employed in the construction of the new vehicular tunmel under the Hudson river, who quit yesterday, refused to | go to work again today. Their refusal was in no sense a strike, according to | Patrick Day, a member of the executive | committee of the Compressed Air Work- ers of America, but was a protest | against alleged dangerous working con- ditions. Day declared the workmen became alarmed yesterday, when they learned that thirty-eight of their number had | been taken to an emergency hospital in the previous forty-eight hours suffering from the effects of compressed air. —_— | North_Carolina, Minnesota Bank Closed. ST. PAUL, Minn, April 10.—The first state bank of Boyd, with a capi- | ta] stock of $150,000 and deposits ag- people -of the United States and of | gregating $150,000, was closed today myself the earnest hope that your majesty may enjoy recovery from the indisposit e raaid, sxaggerated.” because of depleted reserves, the e T avuc state superintendent of banks an- nounced. again called upen him, notifying him that in a specfal meeting of the Dis- | triet committee today it was decided to insist upon bringing up the bill t0 extend the life of the District Rent Commission on Monday. House Leader Longworth said that this same subcommittee has agreed with him upon a program of four ils on which there is no controversy in the committee, and that sticking by that agreement. he would pon those measures being disposed of before other District legislation was taken up In t Di rict committee today tepresentative Lampert of Wiscon- sin, author of the Rent Commission bill; Acting Chairman Zihiman of Maryland, author of the I4th street extension bill, which is one of the non-controversial measures, and Rep- resentative Thomas L. Blanton Texas told the committee that there was no intention or understanding on their part that this was a contin- uing program of District legislation | that wa Bl not subject to change. nton Againxt Rent Bill, Representative Blanton, who is avowedly opposed to the Rent Commission bill and who declared his intention to “fight to a finish” defeat it, caunseled his colleagues that it would be very unwise for them to antagonize the House leader and suggested that they could have an agreement with Longworth to make the rent bill special order of business on the fol- lowing District day, when other non- controversial measures had been dis- posed of. Representative Charles L, U - hill, republican, of Mamuhns»u:.diex‘;- sisted that ke intended to stand by the agreement with House Leader Longworth and that he was opposed to a breach of faith. He declared his intention of fighting the rent bill on :‘I'l‘e floor of the House when it comes * Representative Kunz democrat, declared rent bill. Representative Lampert said this is a matte tance to of Tllinois, he opposed the that T of far greater impo this community than an other legislation that can be taken | up. He dmphasized that the element of time, because the present act ex- pires May 22. forced the necessity for Eiving priority consideration to this measure. Representative Blanton insisted that the committee would save time by not antagonizing the House lead- ership and that by acceding to his proposal now they could win_ his co- operation in getting through other measures, Urge Firm Stand. tive Hammer, democrat, sald that while he himself favors the 14th street ex- tension bill, which is the principal meas- ure on the uncontroverted program, he is adyised that members of the House who are not members of the (Continued on Page 4, Column 17.) Represe: insist ! of | however, | to committee | M. | The development just recommended was summarized as follow A dam_and power generating sta- tion at the District of Columbia line. Chain bridge, estimated to cost $13.- 600: a dam and power generating station at Great 'Falls, $18,616,000; | three storage reservoirs at the fol- lowing__locations: eat Cacapon river. West Virginia, near its_mouth, 1$2,340,000; North fork of the Shenan- doah er, at Brocks Gap, near Broadway. Va., $3,615.000, and South branch of the Potomac river, about one-half mile upstream from _its mouth, near Green Springs, W. Va., 0,000. making total cost of 421,000, The board of District Commissioners also reported in favor of the develop ment as proposed, and said that i completion would be of great beiwfit to the District of Columbia. The Com- missioners suggested that there should also be legislation authorizing the Pub- i Utilities Commission to require any public utility using electricity in ans form in its operation as a public utility. to purchase electricity from the plant at Great Falls, when in the judgment | of the Public Utilities Commission such purchase would result in a mere eco- nomical management than procurement of electricity from another source $4 {BELGIUM PREPARING TO REPAY U. S. LOANS By the Associated Prese. ! BRUSSELS, April 10.—Intention to move toward the funding of the | Belgian debt to the United States ws announced by Premier Theunis today. “There is an important part of our debt which does not correspond with any budgetary recelpts, but which we must regularize just as soon as possible,” sald the premier to the council of ministers this morning. “We must, without delay, fund the United States loans to us before and after the armistice.” GLOBE FLYERS START ON JUMP TO ALASKA PRINCE RUPERT, B. C., April 10.— on a flight around the earth, taxied into the. air here at 9:22 this morning, and winged their course for Sitka, Alaska, 300 miles northwest. WIEDFELDT MAY RETIRE. oirculation here that Dr. Otto Wied- feldt, German ambassador to, the United States, will return to Ger- many in the course of the mext few weeks, diplomatic service. Official quarters declined today to discuss the subject. Fist Battle in Commons Follows ‘ Row on Floor Over Eviction Act By the Assoclated Press. LONDON, April 10.—Liéut. Col. L. C. M. S, Amery, former first lord of ! the admiralty, and the Glasgow labor- ite, George Buchanan, went home with battered faces last night after a live- 1y bout on the floor of the house of commone. Near midnight, just before the house adjourned, eviction of unem- ployed tenarts was beinmg discussed, when Lieut. Col. Amery refeffed con- temptuously to the laborites’ argu- 1ents as “sob stu James Maxton of the Glasgow labo ite delegation shouted: “You dog while Buchanan ejaculated: “Never mind that swine: He is only a little guttersnipe.” The speaker rebuked the members for their remarks and the house almost. immediately ad- journed. In a moment Amery and Buchanan were punching one another's faces. Other laborites tried to reach the for- mer minister, but their colleagues held them back, and further violence was prevented by peacemakers, who persuaded the pringipals to leave. It was the first personal encounter in tae house for nearly a year. A squadron of American Army flyers, | BERLIN, April 10.—Reports are in definitely retiring from the | Burns also sald that ed to Daugherty that Wheeler) were attorney for the Gor- don-Campbell concern.” The conu- versation took place at Daugherty's | apartment, Burns sald, but add he would have to look it up" |whether it was before or after Daugh erty left office as Attorney Ge | _The investigation of the ( Campbell company was started b, “Mr. Cunningham” of the Offica Department, the witne and [that Cunningham was his way to Washington from Great Falls The witness said he 0w hat Lockwood and Daugherty were close friends,” but had seen the two men together in Daugherty’s apart- ment." Talked With Daugherty. Burns was talking with Daughert “sbout this hearing here,” he said when the pbell matter came up. “He wanted to get something on Chairman Brookhart sug- e bhad report- ou. (Senator t so0." Bur: immediately Chairman replied. sent thres men there Brookharl went on. | ~Oh, no: we sent the first man o there three or four weeks ago. whe | the Post Office Department asked -fo: i “AS & his investigation got under w: Senator Wheeler put in “You and Mr. Daugherty have dis cussed this investigation a great de; and he's sought your heip?’ Senatq Wheeler asked. | “We've talked of it—I wouldn't say Ihelped,” Burns concluded. win vestigate Bank. In executive session, the Senate committee deecided today to speed up its investigation of the books of the | Midland Bank, at Washingten Coury ! House, Ohio. Senator Wheeler, the committee prosecutor, will leave fo¥ Ohio tonight to begin the work. Senator Moses, republiean, Nev | Hampshire, who was named as u | subcommittee member to make the | Onio inquiry with Wheeler, vigor | ously opposed the prosecutor's pla: | and tater withdrew from the sub ] on eommittee, Chairman Brookhart tal- ing his piace. Senator Moses said afterward tha his objection to making the immedi- |ate trip to Ohio was based only on | his personal engagements and pend | ing_Senate business. | ~The committee has been seeking | for several weeks to get access to the { books of the Midland Bank, of which M. S. Daugherty, a brother of forme: { Attorney General Daugherty, is pres- | ident. At first the records were &ub- | poenaed, but the bank replied | would be impossible to send them Washington. Then a special exan iner was sent to Washington Cour | House. “A controversy arose as { the scope of his inquirles into the business of the bank, with the result | that his investigation has been sus pended. Subpoena Ignored. A subpoena also was issued for M S. Daugherty, but he has failed to appear here, and contempt proceed- ings against him have been consi, |ered. The committee prosecutor b lieves the bank books contain evi- | dence confirmatory of certain testi- i mony given in regard to the financis! operations of Harry M. Daugherty, Jess Smith and others. The meeting of the committee this morning behind closed doors is suid to have developed some heated pus- sages among members as to the best method of procedure.’ Senator Moses' withdrawal from the subcommitteo followed an argument in which some of the major differences of opinion that have been developing in the com- mittee came openly to the surface for the first time. ‘When . the doors were opened the gommittee resamed its inquiry into (Continued on Page 4, Column 3.)