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WEATHER. and tomor: to strong Fair tonight tonight; fresh northwest winds, diminishing. Temperatare for twenty-four hours : Hig! p.m. toda today; lowest, Full report ended at 11 a.m yesterday. at p.m row; cooler west anl €, 69, 49, at '9:30 on page 7. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 26 (@) Tintered a post offic 29211, Was| econd-class matter hington, D. ¢ WASHINGTO. COOLIDGE PROPOSES NEW PARLEY FOR ARMS LIMITATION IF GERMAN SETTLEMENT PLANS ARE SUCCESS U. S. Is in Position to Take Lead, He Tells Editors. | CODIFYING OF LAWS OF WORLD FAVORED Business Reasons Given| al Aid to Europe Now. For Finane | he Associated Press NEW YORK, April national An inter- | conference to consider| further armament fimitations, pro- | ded the E situation ufficiently stabilized by the success- | operation the recommenda- | of the Dawes committee, | uld be favored by the United tates, President Coolidge an- nounced today at the cheon of The Associated Press. Asserting that nothing of more im- pertance than the Dawes report had curred in Kurope since the arm the President said he trusted private American capital would willing to participate in the pro- n loan. There are sound wons why the United uld take part “in the of works of peace in Eu- Coolidge declared. ropean is of that b posed Germ: business T States s financing rope,” M. Stable Europe Necessary. that he favored | convocation of a| armament In steps announcing toward the to consider I'mitation where the Washington conference left that problem, the I'resident made it plain that a pre- requisite was “a certain and definite scttlement of German reparations” nd the attendant stabilization of luropean affairs. ‘Wa have determined to maintain, i can maintain, our political inde- pendence,” President Coolidge said, “but our economic independence will Lo strensthened and increased when iha economic stability of Kurope is rostored. Associated Press Commendesd. Mr. Coolidge asserted that upon the “Integrity and fairness” of the Asso- ciated Press depended “in large meas- ure the course of public opinion in the United States.” “This work is done,” he said, “with- out any tinge of personal or politi- cal opinion. A very practical need exists, and it is met by a very practical service. It is individual ¢ in its nature. It is a personal ervice for each one of us, making its appeal entirely to the intelligence of the individual, and recognizing | fully the American ideal of intel- | ictual independence.’ The President was introduced by rank B. Noyes, presidect of the As- sociated Press, who outlined the pol- -v of tho organization and described n brief its work of gathering and disseminating the world's news days by da; conference Millions Hear Addresses. The President's audience in the grand ballroom of the Waldorf- Astoria was composed of the leading newspaper publishers and editors of the United States, but his address and that of Mr. Noyes were heard by illions of radio listeners through- cut the country. Nearly 7,000 miles of ivlephone wires—the largest circuit of its Kind ever established—relayed the speeches to eleven radio stations, where they were broadeas Disclaiming any ability to an- nounce a formula that would guaran- 1ee the peace of the world, the Pre: dent declared there were, however, certain definite things which should 1o done to relleve the world “of much of the burden of military armaments and diminish the probability of mili- tary operations.” First Parley Did Much. “Phe Washington conference did a great deal to restore harmony and rood will among the nations” the I'resident said. Mr. Coolidge hailed the work of the Trawes commission and declared there :ppeared “io be every reason to hope that the report offers a basis for a prac- tical solution of the reparations problem, “f trust that it may commend it- , self to all the European governments {rterested as a method by which, ihrough mutual concessions, they can sirrive at a stable adjustment of the niricate and vexatious problem of ycparations, and that such an outcome will provide for the restoration of (ermapy and the largest possible jayments to other countries” he sdded. Pointing’ out that the plan pro- * yosed by Gen. Dawes and his asso- . es contemplates an immediate juan to Germany for pressing needs and for financing of a bank, he ex- Jressed the hope that private Ameri- Lan capital would be willing to par- ticipate in the making of such a loan. “One of the pre-eminent require- sients of our country at the present time is to re-establish and emphasize in the public mind the law of service. The danger to Americz is mot in the direction of the failure to maintain | ji: econmomic position, but in the di- rection of the failure to maintain its ”'fi:‘"';u to the revelations of the ! tenate investigations, without men- tioning them specifically, he con- tinued: “From all of this sorcidness the af- fairs of government, of course, suf- fored. In some of it a few public oificers were guilty participants. But ihe wonder is not that this was so wich or so many, rather that it has bheen so m.un' “‘M’o few. t'l‘?‘e :;; couraging thing present vidence of a well-nigh complete re- 1uin to normal methods of action and sane public opinion. The gravity of guilt of this kind is fully realized ind publicly reprehended. ~There is in exceedingly healthy disposition to uproot it altogether, and administer punishment wherever competent evi- ience of guilt can be produced. Thl" | am doing and propose to continue.’ ¢ Assault on Treasury. The law of service, Mr. Coolidge 5 annual lun- i Text of President’s Speech By the Assoriated Press. NEW YORK. April President Coolidge's address at the annual meeting of the Associated Press tc day follows: The gathering cation of news has a deeper significance than sometimes realized. No large enterprise can exist for it- self alone. It to some great need, it performs some great service, mot for itself. but for others: or, failing therein, it ceases to be profitable and ceases This the case with Associated Pr 1t the of mankind never siumbers. Without ce: ing, it assembles each day the events of cach part of the world and transmits them to every other and pub! is ministers which one eyes part. The fundamental re lies in the fact th be of vital impor man and each commu know what other men and com- munities are doing. The news printed and r not for the mers purpose of cntertainment, amuse- ment and recreation, but almo entirely for the practical purpos of information, in order that by means of accurate knowledge o what others are doing a cours: may be laid out of accurate and successful action. in the American people a faith iu their ability to ound judgments, When once s have been presented to them clearly and without preju- dice. It is this cducational work, ational in its scope, that th Associated performs, and upon its and fairness large measure the public opinion in the This work 1s done tinge of personal or opinion. A very practi- . and it is met by service. It is in- It is a nature r each of us, to the tirely and means form the fa irn without any pol its persor service making its appeal intelligence of the individual recognizing fully the American ideal of intellectual independence. Ideals Must Be Preserved. his conception at variance with, but certainly supplementary to, the long-cher- ished ideal of the independecne of NEW POLICIES SEEN | IN COOLIDGE SPEECH Economic Rather Than Political Ties ‘With Europe Is Key- note of Address. not exactly BY DAVID LAWRENC NEW YORK, April 22.—President Coolidge has undertaken to convert the public opinion of the United States to an economic rather than po- itical relationship with Europe. Pointing out that formulas for Peace, armament conferences and even the revision of international law must await “a composed state of mind in Furope” the President has ap- pealed to America to give its moral and material support to the Dawes- Young report for the economic re- construction of Europe. While Mr. Coolidge defied crities inside the republican party by an- nouncing his unaltered belief in the | necessity of American membership in the World Court, he seized the op- | portunity afforded him in addressing the editors assembled at the annual luncheon of the Associated Press here to begin a campaign of education on the part America shall play in help- | ing Europe to economic stability, | Mr. Coolidge asks, in effect, that the investors of the United States shall sub- scribe to the forthcoming loan, not merely to resuscitate German finances, but to aid irr the g reparation set- tlement. He signifi pointed out that the United States refuses to dis- cuss reduction of allied w: still owing to America, but that this policy “never meant tha America was not willing to lend its assistance to the solu- tion of the, European problem in any way that did not involve us in their purely political controversie: Against Economic Aloofness. Mr. Coolidge’s address carries with it an appeal of transcendant importance. 1t means the turning point in the policy of isolation which has been erroneously interpreted, not only as political detach- ment, but as economic seclusion. The President follows the note of Secretary Hughes' recent speech in arguing that political independence for America does not mean economic aloofness. Realizing that the pendulum has swung away from Burope too much, Mr. Coolidge tempts in his New York speech to bring American opinion bad k to economic Tealitios—the very thing which League of Nations advocates used in their early championship of that cause. Mr. Cool- idge, however, draws the line sharply between political association and eco- nomic coalitions. The one is a product of governmental action and agreement, and the other is the natural flow of funds and private business energy. Urges American Loan. “Part ¢ f the plan (the Dawes-Young report) contemplates,” says Mr. Cool- idge, “that a considerable loan should at once be made to Germany for im- mediate pressing needs, including the financing of a bank. 1 trust that pri- vate American capital will be willing Yo participate in the financing of works of peace in Kurope, though we have repeatedly asserted that we were not in favor of advancing funds for auy military purpose. 1t would benefit our trade and commerce and we especially hope that it will pro- vide a larger market for our agricul- tural production. It is notorious that foreign gold has been flowing into our country in great abundance. It is altogether probable that some of it can be used more to our financial ad- vantage in Europe than it can- be in the United States. Besides this, there is the humanitarian requirement, which_carries such a strong appeal, and the knowledge that out of our abundance it is our duty to help where help will be used for meeting just requirements and the promotion of a peaceful purpose. We have de- termined to maintain, and we can maintain, our own political independ- ence, but our economic importance 1 ntinued, also demands strong re- \sislance against “the mest deter- will ' be stregthened and increased (Continued on Page 5, Column 2.) 3, ~ (Continued on Page 2, Column &) | the individual and the independ- nation. Granted that possible independence desirable goal, the considera- tion at once arises as to how such independence can best be secured. The work of the Associated Press, both neccssary and logical, indi- s that the true method would appear to lie in recognizing the Broad prineiple of our individual und national dependence, calculat- ins the requirements which flow ftom that condition and govern- ing oursclves accordingly. Com independence means dination and co- his principle law of ourselves help others. A knowl- understarding of absolutely e to make our ideals of the pre-eminent { our country at the present time is to re-establith and emphasize in the public mind this luw of service. The danger to America is not in the direction of the failure to maintain its eco- nomic position, but in the direc- tion of the fuilure to maintain i ideals Sane Serviee Advoeated. The principle of service is mot to be confounded with a weak and impractical sentimentalism. It does not mean that either the in- dividual or the nation is to as- sume the burdens which ought to be borne by others. It is war- in considering self to the that it is stifiable to accumulate and hold resources which must neces- be used to serve ourselve household and our own But it daes not stop It recognizes also the ne- of | sery others, and when the need arises for meeting a moral requirement, of making individual and national sacrific sufficient to maintain the caus of righteousness. Some of the recent developments in Washington have revealed the dangers to which I refer in a very dramatic way. Beginning nearly ten years ago our country entered 4 period when conditions were al- together artificial and abnormal, culminating in the strained and lurid events of our participation in the war. The old standards of ac tion were either suspended or en- “ontinued on Page 1 of the largest the operation the From service only others 1 sary, in order practical. One requirements A an ju the sarily our own nation Column 1.) Inventor Claims Harnessiag Sun To Melt Diamon Ry the Asvociated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, April 22— Marcel Moreau of San Franeiscd today announced he had found a way of harnessing the sun's heat. He declared that, working from experiments credited to Archi- medes and Buffon hundreds of years ago, he had succeeded in de- vising a combination of little mir- rors set in a bowl about four feet in diameter, which, when focused through a number of small lenses, would produce tremendous heat from the sun's light. He said he could rcgulate the heat produced to the exact degree desired. Moreau ciaims to have produced with his machine heat sufficient to melt a diamond and cause it to disappear as gas PINCHOT FACES TEST IN PRIMARY TODAY Governor Says Forces Against Him Are Those of Corruption in Politics. By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, April 22.—Gov. Pinchot today again measured his po- litical strength with dominant forces of the Republican organization. in Pennsylvania in a fight with Ralph B. Strassburger, Norristown publisher, for election in the state-wide primary as a delegate at large to the Repub- lican national convention, Two years ago, when he was nominated for gov- ernor, he defeated the organization in a large majority of the sixty-seven counties in the state. Until last Saturday, when Repre- sentative William S. Vare, local Re- publican leader, announced his op- position to Pinchot and declared he would support Strassburger, the gov- | ernor's election was assured. Gov. Pinchot made his final plea to the voters yesterday in a statement, in which he denounced Vare, and de- clared that against him were all the forces “that work for corruption, de- bauchery and moral degradation of the state.’” Representative Vare countered with the statement that his action was prompted solely by the governors suggestion for the appaintment of Francis J. Heney as counsel for the Senate committee investigating the internal revenue bureau, which he characterized as a move to “discredit Secretary Mellon and embarrass the Coolidge administration. WET ISSUE IN PRIMARY. New Jersey Drys Oppose Senator Edge as Delegate. NEWARK, N. J., April 22. lican organization leaders, support- ing President Coolidge, discounted the difficulties predicted for them in the New Jersey primaries today, at Which national convention delegates are being chosen and presidential Ppreference expressed. The Coolidge campaign has been complicated by Anti-Saloon League opposition to Senator Walter E. Edge and former Gov. Edward C, Stokes as candidates for delegates at large by contests between organization and independent candidates in four of the twelve congressional districts and by the state-wide oppo:.ition of can- didates pledged to Senator Hiram W. Johnson of California. A light Democratic vote is expect- ed, due to the fact that Gov. George S. Silzer is unopposed for the Demo- cratic presidential nomination, Repub- ¢ Fhoeni WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D. C., TUESDAY, APRIL ny Star. 22, 1924 —_THIRTY-SIX PAGES POINCARE DISCUSSES EXPERTS’ PROPOSAL { Ontlines to Barthou French Atti- tude on Necessary Pre- liminary Steps. AMERICANS ON WAY HOME Dawes Refuses Any Further Com- ment on Report. By the Associated Press. PARIS, April — Louis Barthou, ivn-lridem of the reparations commis- |sion, had a long talk today with | Premier Poincare coneerning the | methods of procedure in putting into | effect the réparation program out- lined by Brig. Gen. Dawes and his fellow experts They agreed that it |is for the reparation commission to proceed first with the organization | as far as the commission's jurisdie- tion goes, after which the interested governments will deliberate on the points, they must, deeidee v~ o] The premier's letter to M. Barthou, is is said in official circles, will not be issued for publication by the French government. M. Barthou wili probably bring the letter before the reparation commission tomorrow, when it will be decided whether it s<hall be published or not. May Not Give Out Text. It is believed that the letter will not be given out unless similar docu- ments from the British and other allied governments are also published. The letter contains the acceptance by the French government of the Dawes report as a basls for a new reparation settlement. Reports from New York that an American would be chosen to super- vise the putting into effect of the ex- perts’ reparation plan were found im- possible of confirmation here today. In French official circles it was said nothing whatever was known of any such project, and a similar reply to questioners was made in reparation commission quarters. Due to Speculatio The report, it is thought here, may have grown out of speculation as to who might be named on the various control boards under the experts’ plan | and to act as commissioner to utilize the index of prosperity to determine when Germany could increase her payments and to decide when it would be dangerous to the German currency and budget to export German pay- ments on reparation account. “What a day to leave lf'a.lgs. v\‘?’s the regretful comment o 'wen . Young as he left today for Cherbourg to board the Leviathan for home. Speakihe for himself and Henry M Robinson, the other American repa- ation expert, he added: “The brief |rest since handing in our reports seems to have done us a world of good but the irony of fate has made the Paris weather the best in months at the very moment of our depar- ture.” Mr. Young was in a joking mood, exchanging sallies with Mr. Robinson and the other members of the party as they boarded the train. Col. James A. Logan,e representative of the United States with the reparation commission, was at the station to say farewell, but no other officials were in evidence. DAWES LEAVES FOR HOME. Stays in London Almost Unnoticed for Two Days. By the Associated Press. LONDON, Apiril 22.—Brig. Gen. Charles G. Dawes left today for home, (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) A Song of French Roads A New Poem by Rudyard Kipling The romance of the road— the romance of the motor—and the essence of these make memorable the newest poem of the master who discovered for the world the romance of ma- chinery. The roads of France that many an American has trod. The appeal of places. The romance in the familiar num- bered milestones. If you have been there Kipling's poem will take you back—and if you have not it will take you there none the less. Tomorrow in The Evening Star. N “THINK You 4 LD [ L POLITICSY PRINCE CANCELS U. S. TRIP No Reason Given for Action of Japanese. W YORK, April — Prinoe Naruhiko, third son of the Emperor of Japan, who has been traveling in | Europe, has canceled his trip to the United States, which had been plan- ned for this summer, according to a cablegram received today by Roy Carruthers, manager of the Waldort- Astoria Hotel, from Cyrus E. Woods, American ambassador to Japan. No reason for the step was given \GAS TAX DE EXPECTED TOMORROW President to Act on Bill After Studying Objections of Com- missioners. |STATE FIGURES ARE CITED Federal Aid for Highways Heavy, Running Up to 73 Per Cent. President Coolidge is expected to dispose of the gasoline tax bill to- morrow. The President is known to have intimated this last night before leaving Washington for New York, where he today is addressing the an- nual luncheon of the Associated Press, The President, late vesterday after- noon received the reply of the Dis- trict Commissioners, to whom he re- ferred this bill for their opinion, but in his hurry prepgratory to getting out of the city he did not have time to study its contents. It is known that while the commis- sioners in their reply did not urge the President to veto the gas bill, they did make clear the opposition to it voiced by the representative trade and civic bodies of the city. They also are understood to have pointed out to the President the financial aspect of the bill, and other features, and their pos- sible effect upon the automobile owners of the District if the bill be- comes a law. President Coolidge has expressed himself as believing in reciprocity, and if the objects sought by this bill are thought to be for the best in- terests of all concerned and will bring about the desired results, he said he knows of no reason why he should not_approve it. It therefore remains to be seen if the Commissioners' re- port upon the aims of the bill and the presentation of the arguments of those opposed to its becoming a law will influence the Executive sufficiently to cause him to neither veto it nor send it back to Congress without his signa- ture. States Greatly Aided. Records of the financial aid being extended to the states by the federal government for road building this year throw an interesting sidelight on the gasoline tax bill, which local officials believe would leave the peo- ple of Washington to pay almost the entire cost of street and road work here. These figures, from the Department of Agriculture, show that in some of the western states, where, as in ‘Washington, Uncle Sam owns large areas of land, the percentage &f fed- eral aid for road building is large. In Nevada, for instance, out of $486,806.51 spent on certain state (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) CUBAN TAXI DRIVERS STRIKE IN SYMPATHY |All Havana's Means of Trans- portation Tied Up by To- day’s Action. By the Associated Press. HAVANA, Cuba, April 22.—Havana's more than 5,000 taxicab drivers joined street car men in their strike in sym- pathy with that of the dockworkers today, leaving the city with no means of transportation save for its ap- proximately 4,000 privately owned automobiles. Drivers of beer wagons also went out, causing a shortage of beer in hundreds of little cafes and corner saloons. There were no morning newspapers in the Spanish language, but the Havana Post appeared. President Zayas, in an effort to set- tle the dock strike, which starteG two weeks ago, and which was fol lowed by other strikes, beginning ves- terday, called conferences late today with the steamship mem and dock- | workers. p The Star” as fast as t Yesterday’ “From Press to Home Within the Hour” s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes he papers are printed. s Circulation, 98,610 * WO CENTS. RENT BILL IS PUSHED DESPITE COURT VIEW Measure to Be Special Order of Business Next Monday by House Committee Action. TWO HOURS FOR DEBATE | Votes to Be Allowed on Certain Amendments Proposed. The action yesterday of the United | States Supreme Court in sending the so-called Chastleton Corporation cas involving a test of the constitution- ality of the District rent law, back to the District Supreme Court for in- | vestigation of the present rent sit- uation here will not halt action by Congress on the proposed extension of the rent law nor affect operation of the District Rent Commission, it was said today The House rules committee took final action teday on the special rule to make legislation extending the life of the District Rent Commission the special order of business for next Monday. Twe Hours for Debate. It was definitely decided by the| committee to allow 1wo hours for de- bate, after which the bill would be taken up under the five-minute rule. The special rule will make in order an amendment which would substi- tute a simple extension of the present law for two vears from May 22, at which time the law would automatic- ally expire, instead of the Lampert hill, which provides for an extension until August 1, 1926. The rules committeo also decided to allow a vote to be taken on an amendment to reduce the size of the District Rent Commission from five to thres members. Senator Capper of Kansas, mem- ber of the District committee, who has supported the rent legisiation, said today that he believed Congress would %o ahead and put through an extension bill. Senator Ball, author of the rent act and chairman of the District committee, is_in Delaware today. It is known, however. he is strongly in favor of an exten- sion of the life of the rent law and that he believes the housing emer- geney in Washington is still sucl as to warrant the proposed extension. Survey In Heing Made. Under a resolution adopted by the Senate a survey of the housing con- ditions in Washington, with particu- lar reference to alleged combina- tions and oonspiracies to keep the prices of real estate high in Wash- ington, i3 now being conducted. Members of the committee have Stated recently they consider the facts so far devedoped as to warrant action by a grand jury in certain cases. Chapin Brown, attorney for the Rent Commission, who represented the commission before the Supreme Court, said the decision would not affect’ the operation of the commis- sion, but that it would proceed with its functions as it did previously, when the Court of Appeals held the Rent Commission act unconstitutional. The decision yesterday, Mr. Brown said, in_effect reversed the decision of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, which had held that the act was constitutional, but sent the case back to the District courts for determination of the point as to Whether the “emergency” existed at the time of the determination of the case by the commission on August 7, 1922. Question of Emergency. In trying the question as to whether the “emergency . existed at the time of the determination, Mr. Brown con- {Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) | tor of taxes, that | Whole of Mexico Now Pacified, Says Cable to Embassy The Mexican embassy announced receipt of advices today from Mexico, which said that with the occupation of the southeastern states “the rebellion started last December has come to an end, and the authority of the government re-established over the whole of the republic.” “Pederal troops under the com- mand of Gen KEufemio Martinez landed at the port of Progreso. Yucatan, several davs ago,” said the statement. AR = RUDOLPH AND OYSTER SWORN IN FOR TERM Civic Leaders, Friends and Rela- tives Present at Informal Cere- mony in Boardroom. ATTEND TRADE BOARD LUNCH Commissioners Will Continue Pres- ent Division of Duties. In the presence of a gathering of relatives and civic leaders of the city, Commissioners Cuno H. Rudolph and James F. Oyster were sworn in for another term in the boardroom of the District building today. The ceremony was informal and after they had received the congratu- lations and good wishes of those who had assembled they went into board session, where Mr. Rudolph was re- elected president of the board It also was decided not to change the present division of duties that has prevailed during the past three years. This means Commissioner Rudolph will continge to supervise the collec- the assessor, corpora- tion counsel's office, auditing office and the board of charities, which takes in control of penal and welfare institutions. Commissioner Oyster will continue as controliing head of the police, fire, health, playgrounds and weights and measures office Dr. Tindall Administers Oath, Commissioner Rudolph was sworn n as District Commissioner by Dr. wil Tindall, one of the oldest and best-informed officials in the munici- pal service. Until a few yvears ago Dr. Tindall was secretary to the board of Commissioners, and in that capacity he saw the present form of government come into existence more than two score years ago. He is now director of a burean of information | in_the Dist building. | Daniel E. Garges, present secretars’ | to the boar the service, office to Commissioner Oyster. Morgan H. Beach, clerk of the Dis- trict Supreme Court. read the oath of members of the Public mission to both Mr. Rudolph and Capt. Oyster. Commissioner Rudolph, speaking for himself and Commis: oner Oyster, thanked those who in- dicated their interest by attending. Guexts of Trade Board. Among those who attended were Mrs. Rudolph, wife of the presidemt of the board: Norman W. and Miss Helene Ovster, son and daughter of Commissioner Oyster: Clark Diamond and Miss Edith Diamond, friends of Commissioner Oyster. | Others present were Engineer Com- missioner Bell, former Commissioner J. Thilman Hendrick, Edward ¥. Col- laday, Gen. Anton Stephan Samuel J. Prescott, William T. Galliher, lsaac Gans, E. C. Graham, Albert Schultei John B. Larner, James T. Llovd, Evan H. Tucker, Charles T. Clagett Ralph Norton, secretary to Commissioner | Ovster, and Harry Allmond, secretary to Commissioner Rudolph. A" number of department heads of the municipal service also were pres- am ip committee of the the board meeting. - TODAY FOR UNALASKA Commander to Rejoin Other Flyers in Round-World Flight After Plane Mishap. By the Associated Press. KANATAK, Portage Bay, April 22.—Maj. Frederick I. Martin, commander of the United States Army squadron flying around the world, was prepared today to hop off from here on a 530-mile flight to Dutch Harbor, Unalaska, to rejoin his three companions who landed here from Chignik, Alaska, Saturday. Maj. Martin was forced down here a week ago today en route from Sew- ard, Rlaska, to Chignik. A new engine was rushed here by the United States Coast Guard cutter Al- gonquin from Dutch Harbor and in- stalled in his flagplane, the Seattle. Maj. Martin expects to make the trip to Unalaska Island without stopping. He was prevented from starting yes- terday by a heavy gale. Alaska, Handsome New Traffic Officer Fails To Fall for Flappers; She’s a Woman By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 22.—Flirty, flap- per motorists who yesterday threw admiring glances at a handsome, effi- clent and new traffic officer stationed at busy Lexington avenue and 42d street were chagrined today to learn that their provocative methods had been wasted on one of their own sex. For the handsome, efficient and new trafic officer was none other than Miss Mary Allen, commandant of London's twenty policewomen, who arrived Sunday to study American police methods. Mark for Flappers. She wanted first-hand information on traflic regulation, so-she Was per- mitted to replace the regular officer at the bustling corner. The slim, bronzed figure in high boots, a dark blue uniform coat reaching the knees, slender hands nattily gauntitted and head encased in a trim, gold braided cap, was the mark of the eyes of the flapper motor car drivers. But not a twinkle jumped from the large brown eyes of the new officer; there was nothing but efficiency. Doesn’t Own Skirt. Miss Allen doesn’t own a skirt, she declared later. Under her long uni- form coat she wears riding breeches. When on her country place in Eng- land, week ends, she said, “he wore corduroys and a slouch hat. Hsr hair is cut short at the back and over the ears—not bobbed. They don't permit it on the London force, she explained. On Thursday Miss Allen will go _to Buffalo to be the guest of the tienal League of Women Voters, Utilities Com- | oners were guests of Board of Trade at luncheon following 'MARTIN MAY HOP OFF D.C. APPROPRIATION BILL CUT §1,800,000 BELOW ESTIMATES Funds Measure Carrying $23,755,517 Is Report- ed to House. | DECREASE OF $818,465 UNDER CURRENT FIGURE District Share on 60-40 Basis $13 451,500—Federal Government to Pay $8,967,666. | total of $23,155,5 net decrease of $818.45 appropriations for th. current fiscal year, the bill recon mending regular annual appropria- tiona for the support of the Nationa | Capital for the fiscal year beginning July 1 next was reported to the House today by Representativ Charles R. Davis of Minnesota. T! total of the bill as reported i $1.897,332 less than the estimate: recommended to Congress by 1l budget bureau. With the exception of a singl~ item in the Interior Department ap- propriation bill on account of Free men’s Hospital, this bill embraces al regular annual appropriations charge able partly to the Treasury of the United States and wholly or in part to the revenues of the District or Columbia, including appropriation on account of park areas under th- jurisdiction of the superintendent of public buildings and grounds, th Zoological Park, and for oertain wor' being performéd under the muper vision of the engineer department o the Army. _ Of the amounts in the bill $13.45 500.20 is payable from the Distric revenues on u 60 per oent basis while the 40 per cent participation b the federal government amounts t $8.967,666.80—while $1%3,490 is pay able wholly from District revenues nd $1.152,860 is payable wholly from the water revenues. This does not includo the permanent annual and ite appropriations which oc automatically “each year. For they amount to $1.226,362, or | $255.581 less thun for the curren | fiscal vear. Carrying which i under a ' 1 ca | $1,500,000 for Pay Increases. | In his report to the House, Chair {man Davis of the subcommittes | Which drafted the District appropria- tion bill calls attention to the fact that the enactment of the pending bills (H. R 5855 and 6721) fixing the salaries of .officers and members of the metropolitan police force and fhe | fire department and of teachers school officers and other employes | ©f the board of education of the Dis- { trict of Columbia will necessitate further appropriation of approximate 1y $1,800,000, exclusive of the add: tional appropriation that the one-day- fest-in-seven provision in H. R. 5855 ake necessary, estimat o oSt $439.200, So while thems e ba room to question the committee's Viewpoint with respect Lo the urgenes or importance of certain items for which it is not proposing fo pro vide appropriations or to provide them to the extent desired, the tots! Sum recommended, bearing in mimd the appropriations which must ol low. imposes a demand on federa funds beyond which it would seen unwise o go a s b3 Rep. resentative Davis | T 5373 Rep Of she total amo e 3 by the comniittée to he apmrmmended the federal government's share s $8.967.666.50. A portion of this will b refunded by reason of the fact that the government shares in collections from various sources in the same pro portion as it contributes to the tivities which produce revenue, 1821 it received from 3 $515,010.55. and in 19 léur 1923, the figures for which are not nal, the receipts will u o for 1923 is ‘explained by the legiate. tion carried in the District of Colum bia appropriation act for that fisea ear, Which increased the particips. tion of the United States in such mix. cellaneous receip $300,000 Ker Debt Chairman Davis calls attention the cash reserve as follows: “In the District of Columbia ap- propriation act for the fiscal year 1923 it was provided that by July 1, 1927, the District should have aecn- mulated cash in an amount sufficient to enable it thereafter to defray ijt« lawful share of disbursements and not be dependent upon the federal Treasury for advances to be repaid from District revenues subsequently To aid in bringing about s degree of independence the law provided that real estate and tangible personal property should be assessed at its full value and at such rates a4 would, in conjunction with other rovenues, meet current expenses and contribute toward the reserve to be available by July 1, 1927. In 192 prior to the law referred to, the as sessed value of real estate in the Dis trict of Columbia was $472,874,2 The first full value assessment wa completed on January 1, 1923, ana established the full value of rewi estate in the District of Columbla wt $767,056,555. The tax rate, however dropped from $1.82 in 1922 to $1.20 this present fiscal yvear. The District authorities estimate that $3,000,000 will suffice as the reserve which the law requires shall be accumulated and are proceeding with the view to amassing that amount by July 1, 1927, at the rate of $600,000 a year. On July 1, last, more than $1,200,000 had been accumulated, with three years re- maining in which to build up the bal- ance. “The maturity date of the bonds issued under authority con- tained in the act of June 20, 187+ (18 ‘Stat, 120), falls on August 1, 1924, The total issue of such bonds was’ limited by law to $15,000,000 Retirements up to June 30, 1923 amounted to $10,410,750. The sinking- fund assets for the payment of the remainder of the principal $4,589,250) maturing next August amounted on June 30, last, to $4,423,640.91, or $165,609.09 less'than the sum required fully to satisfy the outstanding in- debtedness. It is estimated that by August next the deficiency in_the sinking fund plus the excess of in- terest payable will make necessary an appropriation of $300,000 to dis- charge in full the 3.65 outstandins: bonds, and the committee is proposinz appropriation i mount. The ntin ‘olumn 1. | to 3.6: