Evening Star Newspaper, November 28, 1924, Page 1

WEATHER. Unsettled tonight and tomorrow; prob- ably rain; colder tomorrow; fresh south- west winds. Temperature for 24 hours ended at 2 p.m. today: Highest, 48, at 3 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 33, at 7:40 a.m. today. Full report on page 7. G i 2 TR VRS W | Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 30 No. 29,431 LA FOLLETTE READ OUT OF PARTY WITH 3 OTHER SENATORS AT G. 0. P. SESSION Brookhart, Frazier and Ladd Also Barred From New Committee Posts and Republican Councils. PRESENT ASSIGNMENTS WILL NOT BE CHANGED Curtis Elected Leader at Meeting When Warren Declines to Accept Place Vacated by Lodge Death; 32 Attend the Gathering; 19 Are Absent. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. Declaring war on Senator La Fol- lette and three other insurgent Re- publican Senators who supported la Follette for President, the Re- yublican senatorial conference today adopted a resolution virtually read- ing them out of the Republican part resolution were Brookhart of Iowa and Ladd and Frazier of North Da- kota. he resolution adopted by the Re- publican conference came as a sur- prise. Senators high in the party councils had expressed the opinion that no move would be made to deal with the insurgents at this time. Reed Author of Move. But Senators Edge of New Jersey, Reed of Peansylvania and Ernst of Kentucky forced the fighting. It was Senator Reed's resolution that was finally adopted. It reads: “Resolved, That it is the sense of the conference that Senators La Fol- Jet, Ladd, Brookhart and Frazier be a0t invited to future Republican con- ferences, and be not named to fill any Republican vacanies In Senate committees.” In a measure, the resolution is a compromise, since it does not seek 10 remove these Senators from com- Mittee assignments now held by them us Republicans. Any motions to re- move them from committees now would have to be voted upon In the| Senate itself, and would not carry, it| was pointed out. This further effort at disciplining the insurgents may be made in the next Congress. Dissention is Seen. The action of the Republican con- ference today, it was declared by gome Republican Senators not in- cluded in the black list” of four, would stir up dissension In Republi- can ranks that may cause difficulties in the future. With a margin of con- 1rol in the present Senate that van- ishes when the insurgents choose to Note with the Democrats and a mar- gin of control in the next Senate that 3% barely workable, it was pointed out, the determination to act against the progressives may prove a boome- sang. It is known that Senator Borah of Idaho, slated to be chairman of the foreign relations committee; Senator Norris of Nebraska, chairman of the committee on agriculture, and other Senators from the West, have_ been strongly opposed to such action as that taken today. Neither Borah nor Norris were in attendance at the con- Zerence today. Senator Ladd was the only one of the insurgent four named in the reso- lution who attended the conference today. He did not enter into the de- bate. Nor would he comment later at his office on the conference action. Majority Decisive. The Reed resolution was adopted by a viva voce vote. It was said er that “very few” voted “no.” The question of disciplining Senator | Y.a Follette and the other insurgents svas brought before the conference by Senator Edge of New Jersey and was quickly followed by the presentation of a resolution by Senator Spencer of Missouri proposing that a committee be named to consider ways and sncans cf dealing with the insurgents. Then Senator Reed's definite proposal was put in resolution form, and the debate raged about for a time. No Bpeeches were “directly in oppositien” to the resolution, it was reported, but the view was expressed that it might not be well to 2o ahead with the mat- ter now. Senator Howell was one ex- pressing such views. But those bent on punishing the La Fclletteites were clearly in the majority, and the mat- ter was pushed through. Senator Harreld of Oklahoma suggested the resolution be modified so as to name only La Follette, but his motion was Jost. Senator La Follette, by reason of his long service, is second in the Re- publican lists ' on the important finance committee and the committee on interstate commerce. Ordinarily, should a vacancy occur in the chair- amanship of either of these commit- tees, the second man would step into the committee leadership. To Keep Present Post, Under the resolution adopted to- day, however, La Follette would be overlooked for such advancement, apd the Republican committee on committees would select a man below La Follette on the list for chairman. The Wisconsin Senator is chairman of the committee on manufactures. But under the resolution no attempt will be made now to dislodge him from that chairmanship or any of his present committee assignments. The Republican conference, which was attended by 34 of the Republi- can Senators, with 17 absent, ran true to expected form when it elected Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas chairman, which carries with it the Republican leadership of the Senate. Senator Warren of Wyoming, who, under the seniority rule, was en- titled to election as leader, took the rhair as senior Republican Senator after the meeting had been called to order by Senator Curtis, assistant Jeader and whip. Senator Warren an- nounced that he would not be a can- didate for leader ahd asked that the Senators refrain from voting for him. His desire is to devote all his time (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) The other Senators named in the | Entered as second class matter post office Washington, D. C. By the Associated Press. MARION, Ohlo, November 28— Jeanne and George Neely de Wolfe, respectively 15 and 12 years of age, grandchildren of the late Mrs. War- ren G. Harding, were left the bulk of her estate, estimated to be in ex- cess of $500,000, under her will, filed for probate today. They are children of Mrs. Hard- ing's only son, Marshall E. de Wolfe, who died 13 years ago in Colorado and from whose father Mrs. Harding obtained a divorce in 1884. The estate, after special bequests totaling $56,000 have been taken. is to be placed in trust for the children until they are 28 years of age. Until that time they will draw the interest from the property. H. J, Merchant, Marion banker, was named trustee. Children’s Mother Gets $2,000. | 'The children’s mother has remar- ried since the death of their father. Her name now is Mrs. Roscoe D. Mezger and she lives here with the two children and her husband. She is given $2.000. Marion friends and retainers of the Harding regime in the White House were substantially remembered. Mrs. Malcolm Jennings of Columbus, a girlhood friend of Mrs. Harding, was given $5,000; Dr. Carl W. Sawyer, at| IVERSEAS AR WAL WL START SOON | Weekly Service by Zeppelins to Europe Will Not In- clude Passengers. | By the Associatea Press. BERLIN, November 28.=—A weekly | mail Zeppelin service betweer’ the { United States and Europe will soon be started. Dr. Hugo Eckner, di- rector of the Zeppelin Company, who | had charge of the ZR-3's trans- atlantic flight, said today. The Zeppelin-Goodyear combination does not intend to establish a passen- ger service for the present, he indi- cated, but believes qne Zeppelin each way weekly, carrying a_ half-million letters, at 25 cents per letter, would be a business success. Service to Argentina. Dr. Eckner expects soon to leave for Spain to arrange for a Madrid- Buenos Aires service operated on the same basis as the weekly service to ‘and from the United States. The dirigibles on this route would take four days going from Europe and four and one-half days returning, ‘e estimated. The airship of the future will b larger than the ZR-3, according to Dr. Eckner, who predicted the ca- pacity at from 100,000 to 110,000 cubic meters. With such a ship, he declared, the North Pole region could be easily explored. As a measure for effecting an easy landing for the big dirigibles, making a repetition of the trouble experi- enced on the occasion of the Wash- ington christening of the Los Angeles unlikely, Dr. Eckener suggested starting and landing at night when the sun Is not shining and little gas need be blown off. PROJECT DOUBTED HERE. Cost of Zeppelin Service Held Pro- hibitive at Present. By the Associated Press. American postal officials are much interested In the plans of Dr. Hugo Eckener, contemplating a weekly alr- ship mail service between the United States and Europe, but they know of no definite steps to that end. Paul Henderson, Second Assistant Postmaster General, who has charge of the mail service, has been study- ing the possibilities of using airships of the Zeppelin type in connection with the future of the United States recent acquisition of the ZR-3, now the Los Angeles. There has been much discussion among, Army, Navy and postal officlals, and some idea of the approximate costs has been worked out. The Government is in a friendly attitude toward any pro- posals which will permit of trans- atlantic mail trainsmission by air- ship at a cost within reason, but thus far no proposals have been made to Washington by alrship manufactur- ers. There is doubt in the minds of American postal authorities as to the correctness of the belief of the Zeppelin-Goodyear combination that a weekly service each way across the Atlantic carrying letters at 25 cents each, would be a business suc- cess. To compete with the present steamship services a semi-weekly airship service would be required. Five Ships Required. To carry on such a services at least five ships would be required and a hangar on both sides of the ocean capable of housing two ships. The cost of equipping such a service would be at least $20,000,000 it is roughly estimated. The cost of hand- ling an airship if hydrogen were used for inflation would be somewhere about $11,000 weekly and if helium were used it would run several times that amount. The accuulation of American mails for Great Britain and France at present is about 280,000 letters week- ly. To carry this amount across the Atlantie, about $35,000 a week is paid the steamship companies. Only a small proportion of this large foreign mail, in the oplinion of American postal officlals, would be dispatched by its senders at the rate of 25 cents, suppested by the Zeppelin-Goodyear combination. ‘While the America Government might consider proposals for carrying this forelgn mail by alrship at a slightly higher cost than at presei is pald steamship lines, the opinion of postal authorities 1s that the Government would not undertake the full cost or even the major portion of any such experimental service. Snow Covers Missouri and Kansas. KANSAS CITY, Mo., November 28.— Snow cvoered western Missouri and most of Kansas this morning, the first general fall of the season. WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1924—FIFTY-EIGHT PAGES. Mrs. Harding Bequeaths Bulk Of $500,000 to ‘Grandchildren Dr. Carl Sawyer, Maj. Baldinger, Gov. Crissinger and W hite House Attaches . of Harding Regime Share. whose sanitarium Mrs. Harding died, was _left $10,000. Stenographers at the White House while the Hardings were there, Mrs. Harding’s secretary and others were given bequests of $500 to $2,000. Accepts $500,000 Appraisement. Mrs. Harding's will was drawn up on October 14, 1924. In it she elects to accept the appraisement of her husband’s estate, which was tenta- tively placed at $500,000. No final appraisement has been made public of Mr. Harding's estate. Other bequests included: Maj. O. M. Baldinger, who was the late Pres- ident's military aide, $1,000; Mrs. Hazel Longshore and Miss Louise Kling, nieces, $5,000 each and securi- ties on which no value was placed. In addition, Mrs. Longshore is em- powered to dispose of all Mrs. Hard- ing's clothes, jewelry and automo- biles, in accordance with a letter which the latter wrote her sofe timc ago. Mrs, Willlam Milroy Bovd, $5.000; Miss Laura Harlan, daughter of the late Supreme Court Justice Harlan, who had been Mrs. Harding's secre- tary at the White House, $2,000 and (Continuéd on Page 2, Column 1.) ROBINSONS FREED BY ENGLISH JURY Couple Exonerated of Con- spiracy Charge to Fleece Indian Prince. By the Associated Press. LONDON, November 29.—The jury in the Robinson conspiracy suit, in- volving an unnamed Indian princ rendered a verdict this afternoon finding that a conspiracy had existed to extort money from the prince, known as “Mr. A.” but that Robin- son and Mrs. Robinson were not par- ties to it. The jury also found tifat “Mr. A" was induced to part with two checks for £150,000 each through such fear and alarm that his mind was unset- tled and that the act was not free and voluntary. After these findings the jury again retired to consider further questions put to it by Justice Darling, the pre- sidimg judge. Says Prince Gained Nothiag. Justice Darling, who previousiy had refused to permit the jury to consider the question whether or not the bank was negligent in paying the money involved in tho suit to William Cooper Hobbs, the solicitor engaged by the parties to the scheme, rather than to Robinson, to whom the potentate’s original check for £150,000 had been made out, pointed out that in the whole transaction the prince had gained nothing. With all the publicity and scandal that had developed it was extremely unlikely, said the Jjustice, that people who know him had not learned of his part in the affair. “Let me say again,” Justice Darling declared, “that nothing would have induced ‘me to have the name con- cealed but that I was requested to do so for reasons of state.” Solfcitor Is Witness. At the continuation yesterday of the suit, Solicitor Waters, who was con- sulted by “Mr. A" in 1919, when the prince is said to have been ‘“badgered,” was the chief witness. ‘Waters said he advised the prince to_do nothing, but asserted he was subsequently informed by the prince that the matter had been settled for £300,000. Waters testified that he ex- pressed amazement, but his client in- formed him it was absolutely essen- tial that there should be no publicity about the case. The prince asserted that the money had been pald under pressure. Accuses Attorney. Waters added that he subsequently saw William Cooper Hobbs, a solic- itor, who it has been declared on the witness stand was a party to the plot against the prince. Hobbs, Waters said, was informed by him that the matter had been disgracefully handled and that a good deal of the money would have to be returned. Hobbs, the witness said, declared there had been no plot, but he apparently ac- quiesced in the stopping by the bank of the second check of £150,000, al- leged to have been given the band by the prince, but which had never boen cashed. Sir John asked the jurors not to be- lieve the story of Montague Noel Newton to the effect that Mrs. Robin- son told him that the eastern prince was “enormously wealthy” and sug- gested that Newton take the part of her husband in the apartment room where the prince was to be caught with her. Sir John had not finished his sum- ming up when the court adjourzed this evening. It is expected that the case will go to the jury tomorrow. EGYPTIAN TROOPS MUTINY, FIRE UPON BRITISH IN SUDAN Suffer Severe Casualties in Answering Hail of Bullets; One Briton Slain. FORCE REVOLTS AGAINST DEMAND OF EVACUATION Finally Withdraw to Prevent Use- less Bloodshed on War Minister’s Order. Dy the Assoclated Press. CAIRO, Egypt, November 28 —Two platoons of the 11th Sudanese at Khartum today mutinied and at- tacked the military hospital, killing one British and two Syrian doctors. British troops fired on the mu- tineers, who suffered severe casual- ties, Further detalls of the mutiny are not yet available. It is known, how- ever, that a certain restlessness ex- isted in the 11th battalion last August. The big meeting of the students of Al Azhar University, called for today, passed off without incident. Cavalry Parades Cairo. British cavalry and infantry again paraded Calro this morning and aerial reconnalsances were carried out over the principal towns. All were re- ported quiet. One of the British demands upon the Egyptian goversment after the assassination of Sir Lee Stack, the sirdar of the Egyptian army, was the evacuation of the Sudan by all the Egyptian military forces there. A Cairo dispatch last night said that when the acting sirdar gave the necessary orders for the evacuation the Egyptian officers and troops de- clined to obey and offered resistance, declaring they would not leave un- less they recelved orders from the gyptian government. British troops thereupon surround- ed the Egyptians, and the government at Khartum, capital of the Sudan, telegraphed Cairo asking. that such orders ba issued. The message inti- mated that the Egyptian troops were ready to resist further, but pointed out that they had only 20 rounds of ammunition per man, whereas, the British had “unlimited supplies.” After a meeting of the Egyptian ministry, the war minister the withdrawal to prevent bloodshed.” “useless Nationalists Aroused. A resolution adopted at a meeting of members of the Natlonalist dele- tion, . including several who held cabinet porfolios under Zegloul Pasha, declares the nation does not ask for an arrangement regarding the waters of the Nile, but that “it insists on the rights of Egypt in the Sudan.” The resolution protests against the government's consent to the with- drawal of Egyptian troops from the Sudan, to which step the Zagloulist cabinet and parliament categorically refused to agree. “The government has no excuse for this action,” says the resolution. It also protests against the action of the British military authorities, who, “ignoring the constitution,” entered the domlciles of deputies and arrested the occupants. The Nationalist dele- gatlon considers that in permitting such action the Egyptian ministfy has “accepted an attack by the British on the constitution.” Lastly, the resolution says, the Na- tionalist delegation regards the acts of the present government as null and void and impossible of ratifica- tion by the country, as the govern- ment ‘“has not faced the Parliament and has not obtained the Parliament's confidence.” Persia is readd to raise the whole Egyptian question before the League of Nations, according to the newspa- per Ahram. Former Premier Hussein Ruchdi (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) - FATHER KILLS GIRL, 14, FOR REFUSING TO WED Also Ends Own Life After Child ‘Spurns Man He Chose for Her Husband. By the Associated Prest BUFFALO, N. Y. November 28.— Because Mary Giglia, 14, refused to marry the elderly suitor her father had chosen for her, the father, Sal- vatore Giglia, today shot and killed her and then ended his own life. — Giglia and his family came to this country nine years ago. A year lat- er his wife dled. Giglia, himself an invalid, bad spent some years in public hospitals and the children in asylums. Unable to get work, he had hoped to see the girl married well before he died and was eager that she accept a man of his own choosing. The girl refused and re- cently family disputes have been heated, the neighbors told the po- lice. First Flag Carried by Combat Troops In Late War to Hang at Wilson’s Tomb, Over the crypt containing the mortal remains of Woodrow Wil- son, in Bethlehem Chapel, on Mount St. Alban, the first kag carried at the head of cambat troops of the United States Army to be re- viewed by the King of England will soon droop its folds. The historic flag, carried by an American soldier in the first formal parade of American troops in London in August, 1917, was saluted by King George and after- ward carried to France at the head of the 12th Engineer Regl- ment. 2 The flag is in the possession of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, presented to her late husband by the com- manding officer of the regiment. It is understood the ceremonies which ‘will mark its placing above the cenotaph of America's war President will be held at an early date. Speaking at a dinner a few days ago Bishop James E. Freeman of the Episcopal diocese of Washing- ton revealed the disposition to be made of the flag. Search of the records of the War Department indicate.that the flag ‘was carried at the head of an en- gineer outfit composed of the 12th, 13th, 14th and 17th Regiments of Engineers. London papers at that time referred to these troops as “the first foreign troops to march through London since 1688.” ‘The American outfit which car- ried the flag was not the first group of American troops to land in England, as a medical unit had preceded it by nearly two months and the 11th Engineer Regiment landed in England in July, 1917. ordered | JUSSERAND TALKS DEBTWITH MELLON French Ambassador Seeks Basis for Funding of - War-Time Loan. By the Associated Press. Informal discussions have been in- stituted bhetween representatives of the French and American govern- ments relative to a basis for funding the former's wartime debt to the United States. Ambassador Jusserand has held several conferences with Secretary Mellon of the Treasury, during which the whole French situation was gone over. It was made clear at the Treas- ury today. however, that Mr. Mel- lon's talks with M. Jusserand had been most informal; that thus far the French plenipotentiary had mere- ly outlied the position his gov- ernment occupies with Tespect to finances, and that the subject of ac- tual terms had not been broached except ax these are governed by the ability of France to pay. United States Position Unchanged. Dispatches from Paris indicating a French belief that a cut in principal and interest will be made by this Gov- ernment were received without com- ment at the Treasury, although some officials asserted that the American posi- tion was unchanged. This position has been one of holding the foreign powers to full payments, but tempered with a willingness to accommodate terms of a funding settlement to conditions the for- eign debtors were able properly to meet. As to a reduction in the interest rate, attention was called to the recession in the settlement with Great Britain from the original stand taken by Congress Later settlements, involving three or four of the smaller debts, have varied little from that accorded Great Britain, and those Treasury officials acquainted with conditions indicated their belief that until Congress gave evidence of a willingness to go fur- ther it would be unwise for the Debt Commission to express a view. It was indicated that such sugges- tions, I any were to be made, would come from the White House. Largest Outstanding Debt. The Treasury now holds French government obligations of a face value of $3,840,620,704, with $723,- 382,223 of interest accrued to last May 15. It is the second largest sum due this Government as a result of its war-time ald to allied powers, and, since the British government has made a funding settlement, the French debt is the largest of any outstanding. A move toward a settlement was made last Summer when Edward N. Hurley of Chicago, a member of the American Debt Commission, laid be- fore Secretary Mellon a plan which would have permitted the use of part of the French payments for reinvest- ment in French industrial securities to aid In the upbuilding of France in sections devastated by the war. Nothing has come from the plan, and Secretary Mellon has steadfastly de- clined to talk of its possibilities. M. Jusserand is shortly to retire from the diplomatic service, and there was a bellef among some officials to- day that his conferences with Mr. Mellon were designed to enable him to present a complete picture of the American view to his government when he concludes his service. MEXICAN CHARGE HERE TO QUIT POST DEC. 1 By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, November 28.—Res- ignations for the purpose of giving President-elect Calles a free hand in the diplomatic service have been pre- sented, according to the forelgn of- fice, by Enrique Bordes Mangel, Min- idter to Salvador; Franclsco Urquidi, Minister to Colombia, and Manuel Telles, charge d’affaires in Washing- ton. Mr. Tellez said to day his resigna- tion was submitted November 18 and to take effect the 1st of December. He does not know whether or not it will be accepted, but the action was taken as the usual formality follow- ing a change in administration. Should Gen. Calles, on assuming of- fice, accept Mr. Telles's resignation the staff here at the embassy will not be affected, Mr. Tellez added. Irish “Dry” St. Patrick’s Day. BELFAST, November 28.—The Irish Free State Senate yesterday amended the liquor bill.so as to make St. Pat- rick's day entirely “dry,” like Good Friday and Christmas, according to a Dublin dispatch, vad SAYS | DN e THE VOTE? HOLD-UP NETS $20,000. Armed Men Rob Cleveland Trust Company Branch. CLEVELAND, Ohio, November 23.— Twenty thousand dollars was obtain- ed by five armed men who held up the Cleveland Trust Company branch in Lakewood this morning. They escaped. The robbery was staged before the bank opened. Two of the three employes, one of them a young woman, were forced into a rear room. AVERS RED REVOLT 1S PERILING FRANCE Cardinal Dubois Cites Dem- onstration at Ceremony for Martyred Socialist. — 1 —— By the Associated Press. PARIS, November 28—France is threatened with a Communist revo- lution, according to a declaration by Cardinal Dubois to be published to- morrow in the Semaine Religleuse, an official Catholic organ. Appealing to all French Catholics to “fight against the danger which menaces us o imminently,” the cardi- nal writes: “The hour is grave. We must react today; tomorrow, perhaps, will be too late. God protect France! . The cardinal's manifesto, which is circulated throughout France by the Agence Havas, deals with the red demonstration at the ceremony at- tending the transference to the Pantheon of the ashes of Jean Jaures, the martyred Socialist leader. It continues: “Is victorious France, six years after the war, to be a victim of revolution? One may well fear it If immediately all good citi- zens do not resist for the honor and safety of the country.” _ Tells of Parnde. Cardinal Dubois elaborates on the Jaures parade last Sunday in which were ‘numerous Free Masons deco- rated with their insignia, with only a few French tri-colored flags. “And there he continues, “was a Communist army, compact and disci- plined. They numbered 20,000, mobil- ized under the shadow of a multitude of red flags stamped with the hammer and scythe of the Soviets. They ad- vanced to the sound of “the Inter- aational,” shouting cries of disorder and calls for violence. “It was a fearful revelation. The danger that one believed to be remote appeared suddenly and the spectre of sovietism _showed itself on our horizon. How many of us then open- ed our eyes at the passage of the cortege in which the Communists trlumphed, and began to reflect on the consequences of a policy that can lead France to the worst of catastro- phies. “For communism would be the ruin of that which is dearest to us—re- liglon and country. It would bring upen us the most awful tyranny. Will we let it force itself upon France and renew the horrors of Soviet Russia? “To ease our conscience as Bishop and Frenchman we wish without de- lay to sound the alarm. God grant it be heard by all who have the safety of the country at heart.” “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 82,685 SLIDE BALKS WORK ON NEW CONDUIT Soft Rock Impeding “Con- struction of Tunnel Near Great Falls. Slow descent of a heavy mass of “soft rock” is impeding the work of drilling a tunnel through the base of a large hill of rock formation just this side of the dam at Great Falls, and is causing the contractors con- siderable trouble. It is officially stated, however, that the situation will not prevent the completion by January 1, 1927, of the new aqueduct system, now under construction. The slide began several days ago, and the engineers have not yet been able to check its steady movement. They say it is just “a pocket” of soft rock, in an otherwise solid formation, and that the slide soon will exhaust itself by natural processes. The direction and extent of the soft mass has not been determined. The tunnel under construction is to be about three-quarters of a mile in length. It begins near the influx of the water at Great Falls, and is to extend to a point about a mile west of the Anglers’ Clubhouse, at Crop- ley's. There it is to connect with the big surface concrete conduit which extends to the Dalecarlia, or receiv- ing, reservoir at the District line. The tunnel itself is about 10 feet in diameter and is lined with concrete. Roof Caved In. A force of 60 men, hours a day, in three rotating hour shifts, is engaged on its construction, operating from both ends. The gang from the west end had penetrated about 2,000 feet through solid rock to a point where the workers were about 140 feet below the surface of the hill, when suddenly the roof caved in and the tunnel head was filled by a mass of what is described as “soft rock.” Fortunately no one was hurt, but further progress will be impossible until the mass can be removed through the long passageway alfeady constructed to the ground surface at the end. That would not have been such a difficult job if it had meant the removal only of the soft rock that fell at first, but the work had only fairly started again when it was found that the slide was a long and persistent one, and kept coming in through the top whenever space was made for it, and was of such a char- acter that it could not be checked. Engineers declare that further headway is impossible at that point until the rock stop sliding and is all removed, or some method is devised to stop the flow. They have been un- able to establish the area of the “pocket,” but from the fact that it is in the hill at its highest point it is feared that it may be a long and possibly wide one. Maj. O'Connor says that the accident will probably delay the completion of the tunnel a few months and add to the troubles of the contractors, but that it will not otherwise interfere with the gen- eral plan of completing the entire new water supply system by January 1, 1927. He added that work is going on as usual in the construction of the tunnel from the east end and, with no setbacks, should soon be completed to the connecting point where the rock slide occurred. The material being removed is used in the construction of nearby roads. Red Envoys Ordered to Live Simply, Ban Societz and Stick to Principles By the Associated Press. - ¥ MOSCOW, November 28.—The Soviet Russian government today issued regulations on social and diplomatic etiquette for the guld- ance of its representatives abroad. The rules are intended to meet the wide social and other dliffer- ences which the government says exist between the ‘proletarian- ized” country of Russia and the capitalistic nations. “There is no need to afirm,” say the regulations, “that foreign missions are being appointed by both sides not for the purpose of carrylng on propaganda in the countries to which they are ac- credited. The Soviet missions are observing and will observe this principle with unbending strict- ness, but at the same time it must be -remember that the Soviet missions represent a republic of workers and peasants where there exist a special mode of life and special social and moral convic- tions. “Owing to this fact, Soviet mis- slons accredited to foreign coun- tries must in their personal rela- tions, as well as their diplamatic households, opserve simplicity of form and economy of expenditure. Their refusal to participate in the customary diplomatic and soclal functions of forelgn countries does not arise from the position they occupy and should not be re- garded as an unfriendly act, “The same view should be taken regarding their refusal to partici- pate in manifestations which have a monarchical character or which generally are not in harmony with the Soviet principles. Such acts should not be considered in the nature of propaganda or as dem- onstrations of a political charac- te: “On the other hand, the Soviet government will not regard as an unfriendly act the refusal by for- elgn diplomats accredited to So- viet Russia to participate in func- tions which they consider con- trary to thelr custom or which appear to have a revolutionary character. “We believe observance of these regulations will establish better understanding between the Soviet and foreign countries. working 24 | TWO CENTS.” COOLIDGE ASSURED HOUSE WILL SPEED MONEY BILLS VOTE Gillett, Snell and Longworth Promise Early Action on Appropriations. LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM MAPPED AT CONFERENCE President to Send Message to Con- gress, He Tells G. 0. P. Lead- ers at White House. Concentration on appropriations bills was agreed upon as the basis of the legislative program for the House at this session of Congress at a con- ference today between President Coolidge and House leaders. At the same time it was made known that although Congress will convene Mon- cay, President Coolidge will not sub- mit his annual message until noon Wednesday. This was made known today to Speaker Gillett, Nicholas Longworth, House leader, and Repre- sentative Snell, chairman of the House rules committes, who confer- red with the President regarding a tentative legislative program in the House for the coming session. Senate to Recess. It was explained at the White House that the President postponed until Wednesday the sending of his message to the joint meeting of Con- gress because the Senate, when it meets Monday, will adjourn until noon Wednesday out of respect to the late Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Republican leader of that body. The President stated definitely at today's conference that he will not deliver his message in personm, but will send it by messenger and have it read. He sald, however, that h. would go in person to deliver his first message to the next Congress. The President’s taik with the thre. House leaders today is looked upon by persons prominent in the party |as the most important one he ha held for some time. Speaker Gllletr who acted as spokesman for the de! egation after it had seen the Presi- dent, said to newspaper men th: while the discussion had to do er- tirely with the opening of Congres and the legislation to be considere during the brief period Congress w be assembled, a definite program w not decided upon as a result of th conference. He explained that ti call was primarily for the purpo: of acquainting the President wit what the party leaders in the Hous look upon as the more important leg islation which has been lying ove: from the last session and whici should be given attention at this session. e To Rush Appropriations. Speaker Gillett said that the dele- gation first of all assured the Presi- dent that the general appropriati bills will be handled first and will. b given preference over everything else. The leaders expect these bills to be put through quickly and tha* ample time will be left for the con- sideration of legislation which has been pending and which should b Qisposed of as quickly as possible. The President was read a detailed list of these bills with a brief his- tory of each and a recommendation as to each. i Prominent among what this dele- gatlon considered as the more im- portant of these bills were: Rivers and harbors; the administration’s public buildings bill, which author- izes a $10,000,000 annual building pro- gram for the National Capltal for a period of five years; a bill amending the present civil service retirement law; the McFadden banking bill, which permits national banks to compete with State banks; a bill amending the Constitution so as to change the time for the inauguration of the President of the United States and the Vice President, and the ad- ministration’s bill providing for a complete reorganization of the Gov- ernment departments. Tax Publicity Discussed. Representative Longworth said that the matter of revising that part of the new tax law so as to do away with the publicity feature of it was discussed during the talk with the President, but no provision has beea made for this subpect In’the tenta- tive legislative program. He .ex- plained that the House leaders will await the outcome of. the sults brought by the Government against several newspapers which published income tax returns. In the event the Government loses its case, he feels very certain that Congress will bring about a revision. 1t is the opinion of Representative Longworth that such an amendment to the tax law can be readily passed. He believes that many members of Congress have changed their views re- garding publicity of income tax rej turns since their publication in tl, press, and that they will vote for suc a revision of the law. He said he per- sonally, as well as others in thy House, always has felt that the lay does not authorize the printing ol these returns in newspapers. D. C. Bills to Come Up. Three of the bills mentioned on the list of important legislation to be brought up at this session directly af- fect Washington. The Lehlbach bill amending the ex- isting civil service retirement act in- creases various annuities and cor- rects a number of inequalities in the present law. It is pending in both the House and Senate, and Senator Stanfleld, chairman of the Senate civil service committee, expects to call it up for consideration within the first 10 days after the Senate conven He has obtained assurances from Senate leaders that its passage will not be opposed. It is not on any formal pro- gram in the House, but it is classed among the legislation that the lead- ers want passed. The Lehibach bill :abolishing the Personnel Classification Board and transferring its functions to the Civil Service Commission already has passed the House, and has recelved a tavorable report from the Senate clvil service committee. It is now on the Senate calendar and the prospects are belleved to be good for its early en- actment. The Personnel Classification Board has drafted a letter to be sent to both House and Senate appropriations com- (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) i{adlo Programs—Page 40. o