Evening Star Newspaper, December 6, 1924, Page 1

WEATHE (U. 8. cloudiness, probably showers; Temperature for 24 hou p.m. today: Highest, Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair tonight; tomorrow increasing followed moderate temperature. 48, at noon today; lowest, 39, at 8 a.m. today. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 14 by rs ended at ntered as secol No. 29,439. na lass matter post office Washington, D. C. FRENCH DEPORT 50 REDS, OPENING WAR ON SOVIET MENACE Clericals and Communists Present Real Danger, Her- riot Tells Chamber. PREMIER PLEDGES FIGHT Agrees With Chamberlain on| Move—Rigorous Check on Tourists Ordered. B the Associated Press. PARIS, December 6.—Premier Her- wiot pledged his government to fight Communistic violence in France, in # decoration befére the Chamber of YIeputies today during) a stormy ses- &ion that brought into sharp relief 1he open intent of Communistic in- fluences to accomplish revolution by Sorce The premier, however, put what he called the “clerical offensive” on the Fame basls, describing both move- gents as hostile to the republic. “We will combat these manifesta- tions of violence with all our force,” he said To be precis “the gov #t grips with one might “which evidently cirele it. “On the one hand there fs the| «lerical agitation. It is a formlidable effort to arouse the country against| the pretended persecutions of the| Fovernment. On the other hand, there is another offensive that increasingly wunmasks itself daily and which is accompanied by whole serles nr‘h provocations.” continued the pre- nment finds itself double agitation— ouble offensive— seeking to en- m a a is Seek Power by Violence. This offensive, he said, was seeking power “by violence." The premier's declaration was brought out by a violent attack on the | yart of the Communists on the gov-| ernment’s action in suspending the Communist mayor of the fishing town ©of Nouarenes, accused of resisting the volice. During the excitement that ensued the sergeant-at-arms had to separate belligerent deputies to prevent | sist fights, while Victor Dalbiez, the sninister of liberated regions, was char- acterized as a “war slacker” by Deputy Balanant. The Communist deputy Cornavin | etarted the ferment by his vitriolic | sevolutionary declarations. “The Rus- | slan fleet, like the Russian army, is intended to come to the aid of the forthcoming proletarian revolution,” was one of hissexclamations. Addresses Communists. After alluding to the other “offen- e’ that was seeking power “by | lence,” Premier Herriot turned to- the Communists and safd: here are too many foreign Com- unists in France who forget their to the country that has given| them asylum. They are indulging in | political demonstrations, and we will | not tolerate it, we will not let them | meddle in our political life. 1If we | 3 with resistance we will break it, #nd we will deport as many 'as neces- sar: he government is resolved to fight the clerical agltation and the Com- munist peril.” Answers Catholies. Replying to objections by the Cath- olics, the premier said he had an of- flcial report that the Catholic deputy, Bire, was at a meeting where the cry s “Long live the revolution!” defending the French navy mgainst the communists, Minister of Marine Dumesnil read the following qrotation: I do not say war is to be expected imediately, but it Is the first duty ¢ the state to prepare for war.” He wdded: “That is signed by a member of the soviet government, and the ktate spoken of is the state of the workmen and peasants.” The police opened their campaign mgainst the communists this after- moon by surrounding and ralding what is called the “soviet agency” Jieadquarters at Bobigny, an eastern suburb of Paris. The police soughs, important documents. A large number of foreign agitators are to bs expelled, and the first group of 50 is being started over the fron- tier today. Premier Herrlot's de- cision was made public after his conversations yesterday with the British foreign secretary, Austin| Chamberlain, who is here on his way 10 the Rome meeting of the League of Natlons council. Receiving re- porters last night, the premier sald: “Mr. Chamberlain and I readily ngres to the necessity of putting down the bolshevik activities. We ure obliged to employ in France a Jarge number of foreign workmen, and it is precisely among them that the slements of disorder are recruited We need, and will have, a proper smmigration policy.” Subject Before Oabinet. 1t is also learned that the subject ‘was deliberated at length at the last cabinet meeting. It was decided among other things that the Com- munist school teachers dismissed by the~preceding government would not be reinstated. Another step was the suspension, pending removal from office and trial before a correctional court, of the Communist mayor of the fishing town of Douarenez. He is accused of re- sisting the police while leading sar- dine factory strikers and of wearing his sash of office while doing so. The government also is expected to .put Into force new regulations affecting forelgn visitors, requiring all who intend to stay more than two weeks to apply within 48 hours of their arrival for cards of identity, furnishing a number of particulars about themselves, including thelr family history. and six unmounted Pphotographs. Tourtst Groups Protest. Tourist organizations and hotel as- sociations, apprised of the intended restrictions, have made strong pro- tests, declaring that tourists will avoid France rather than submit to tiresome red tape, spending their money elsewhere. Unless thers is a decision to the contrary meanwhile, the regulations will go into effect | By | new German Clark, Declining Ship Post, Stays At White House Edward T. Clark, personal secre- tary to President Coolidge, has de= cided to retain his present post and not accept appointment as executive assistant to the president of the Emergency Fleet Corporation. Mr. Clark served as secretary to Mr. Coolidge while he was Vice President, and in deciding to stay at the White House he followed the ad- vice of several of the President's closest advisers. MARX CONFIDENT | OF VOTE RESULT German Chancellor Closes Tour With Appeal for Liberal Victory. e Associated Press. BERLIN, December 6.—Chancellor Marx concluded a prolonged campaign tour last night at Karlsruhe with an appeal to the electorate to support at the polls tomorrow those parties which will fnsure the government a reliable working majority in the Reichstag—a majority pledged to fur- ther prosecution of Germany's present foreign and domestic rrogram. ermany,” he said, ‘needs a| Reichstag which will enable it to reach a peaceable understanding with her former opponents—a parliament which will command confidence abroad and be in a position to assert its authority at home.” Discussing democracy and the Re- publican colors the chancellor sald: “I defend our federal banner, be- cause it represents the colors of the which we rescued from the wreckage of the lost war.” Reports from all sections of Gu--“ many reflect growing confidence by | | | the leaders of the Liberal partles in the outcome of the balloting. The Democrats and Soclalists express themselves optimistically as to the strength with which their respective parties will enter the new Reichstag. The official count is oxpected to progress slowly and adequate re- sults are not expected before Tuesday. 7,525 SEEKING SEATS. Many in Race for 400 Places in Reichstag. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. | BERLIN, December 6.—A total of| 7.525 hopefuls will contest on Sun- day for the 400-odd places which, ac- cording to the actual number of vot- will compose the new German | stag. Eachh _sixty thousand votes will| elect one deputy, and the only votes ch WASHINGTON, | friendly jmade by France and of the vast sums FRENCH DEBT ISSUE DELICATE QUESTION FORU.S. TOSETTLE Whole Field of Interallied War Debts Involved in Refund- ing Settlement. BRITAIN MIGHT RESENT EASIER TERMS TO PARIS Insistence on Credit for Sacrifices| in Struggle Brings Up | Knotty Problem. | BY DAVID LAWRENCE. The most immediate question of foreign policy confronting the United | States Government {s neither the| World Court nor the League of Na-| tions, but what shall be done about refunding the debt of France. | This is of concern to the whole| European continent and of particular| concern to Great Britain. The situa- tion has become so interwoven with the settlements already made and with the general economic problems | of Europe growing out of the Dawes | reparation plan that the helmsman of the American ship of state will have to steer cautioubly in the next 12 months to avold interruption of relations with any of the| powers and yet collect the debts due. | The bill collector is never popular, | whether the case be a nation or an | individual, and nothing seems so in- tanglible as the money which went up | in the smoke of the battlefled and/| into the pockets of the munition | makers of a few years ago. Position of Jusserand. | Ambassador Jusserand’s speech in New York reminding his hearers that France spent in America all but one- | sixth of the three billlons she bor- rowed from the United States during the war is significant of what France is thinking, because it will be noted that a few days ago M. Jusserand began formal conversations with the Washington Government on the re- funding of the French debt. M. Jusserand speaks also of the great sacrifices in blood and treasure che herself had loaned to the other al- lies and which have npt been repald. He {s referring to the unpaid Rus- sian debt as well as the debts due from the other European countries. Settlement by Baldwin. Meanwhile Great Britain has be- gun to exhibit a lively interest in the French discussion of war debts. wasted will be those given to small parties which are unable to amass| this number. At the same time the voters in Prussia will decide on the| constitution of the new Landtag. It is expected that the new Reichs- tag will be somewhat smaller than | the last one, as the Germans are| weary of politics, in which they were | only slightly interested before thes war. Women have the suffrage and generally thelr vote is slightly more | conservative than that of the men.| It is also expected that the parties | which win the present election will| win the presidential election next| vear, both because the administration has a slight advantage in elections and because the German voter, like all others, tends to run with the crowd, and stay with the nice, warm | majority. Election is Calm. Although election feeling runs high among the politicians and much slan- der is being exchanged, the election 1s very calm. The Germans behave in orderly fashion. Fights are much less frequent than in the United States, In Latin countries ar even in England. | Lack of funds also has something to| do with the lack of interest. It is supposed that the first inkling as to the outcome will be had by Mon- | day. Prqphecy is an ungrateful job, | but, according to the impressions and views of representative Germans, one can hazard the following guess: Communists, 30 seats; Social Demo- crats, 130; Democrats, 35 seats Catholic Center party, 65 seats; dis senting Bavarian Catholics, called Bavarian Peaple’s party, 20 seats; German Peoples' or big business party, b4 seats; German Natlonalists, 85 seats; varylng groups of super- patriots, 15 seats, other parties, 10 seats. Should this prediction be_verified by the returns, the three Republican parties, the Social Democrats, Demo- crats and Center party, will possess a small majoriyt. . (Copyright, 1924, by Chicago Daily News Co.) $800,600 IN LIQUOR STOLEN FROM ARMY Military Storehouse in Chicago Looted, Despite Armed Guards. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December 6.—A band of hi-jackers raided a $3,000,000 hoard of fine liquors in a United States Army warehouse here and stole rare whiskeys and wines of an estimated value of $800,000 early last Sunday, according to Robert R. Levy, United States marshal. The robbery, discovered Monday, was kept a secret until last night, while Fed- eral agents questioned more than 80 soldlers and other Government em- ployes, some of whom Were supposed to guard the store. Fifteen steel doors were cut away and padlocks and bolts smashed by the ralders to give the impression, investi- | gators said, that there had been no in- side assistance. Detputy marshals maintain a week- day business office day guard, but were not on duty nights. The Quartermaster Department of the Army, to whom the warehouse belongs, was required to maintain a 24-hour watch of armed soldiers, however. Much of the liquor taken was seized in frequent Federal raids shortly after the advent of prohibition. An inventory disclosed that the loot included more with the coming of the new year. The extreme opposition press has for some time been making capital out ef the Communist activities, al- §Centinued on Fage 3, Column 1) than 600 cases of fine ‘old Bourbon whiskies and about 350 cases of rare vintages, besides an undetermined num- ber of cases of cordials, making more than 20-truckloads, Stanley Baldwin, who happens to be premier of Great Britain, was the man who negotiated the debt settle- men between America and England. He was criticized severely for the terms he made. It was called a hard bargain by many British publicists and the era of unemployment under which Great Britaln has been suf- fering, together with the burdens of| taxation, has not lessened the criti- | cism. Now, if America grants France any terms more favorable than those (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) NEW REVOLUTION NIPPED IN MEXIC Dozen Prisoners Taken Plot Declared Centering on Arizona Border. | By the Associated Press. | DOUGLAS, Ariz, December 6.—| Arrest of a group of revolutionaries, | including the leaders of a plot to commit depredations in Sonora, last night abruptly ended a new revolu~| tion, Intended to be Ilqnched one vear to the day from the time Adolfo de la Huerta began his offensive | agalnst the government, according to authorities. Smuggling of arms across the boundary near Douglas in the last| week to further the rebellion was | admitted, It is glleged, by some of the prisoners, 12 of whom are held | in jall at Agua Prieta, across the| boundary, while one is under deten- tion in Douglas. Among the pris- oners in- Agua Prieta are sald to be five fiscal guards, members of the garrison of the Mexican town, and one man prominent in Mexican poli- ties. The arrests followed an attempt made to destroy a bridge on the Nacozari Railroad south of Douglas the night after the inauguration of President Calles. A band of alleged revolitionists set fire to the bridge before the arrival of a traim carrying the pay roll of the Lucky Tiger Gold Mining Company. A guard of Mexi- can federal troops, however, thwart- ed the attempt to rob the train and the bandits fled. Rebels Crossed Line. Investigations conducted in Douglas and across the line, according to Mexi- can and American officials, have re- vealed that a band of 17 men crossed the line to be prepared to join an up- rising that was planned for tonight The driver of an automoblle that hauled the Mexicans from a ranch near Pirtle- ville, Ariz., to Agua Prieta was arrest- ed by Douglas police. He gave his name as Antonio Villeagas. On his confession, and. on information obtained by the intercepting of a letter addressed to one of the leaders of the plot in Agua Prieta the arrests in the latter clty were made, it is alleged. Other confessions obtained from the prisoners relate that arms have been smuggled across the border near Douglas in the last two weeks, and that with the financing of a prominent member of the Mexican colony in Douglas, who was a supporter of De la Huerta, a band of revolutionists had been organized to begin depredations in Sonora. It is said that those in the plot are all former fol- lowers of De la Huerta. United States Justice Department agents have been called to Douglas, and the arrest of additional members of the Mexican junta is forecast, | with { to be continued for 1926, with several priations. | responded with expenditures now be- WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION —_— D. C., SATURDAY, ’ 120837713 ASKED | FOR AGRIGULTURE Second Department Fund Bill| Reported—Estimate Cut $3,114,250. Carrying a total of $120,637.715 for Department of Agriculture activities during the fiscal year beginning July 1, of which $20,000,000 is for road con- struction, the second of the big de- partment supply measures was re- norted to the House today. This is a net reduction under the budget esti- mates of $3,114,250, but an increase | over current appropriations of $58, 923,279, of which $61,000,000 occurs in the co-operative road construction funds. This bill carrles $176,000 for the op- eration of Center Market in Wash- ington, which is $2,900 less than the current appropriation Bill Carries Modification. This bill carries the same modifica- | tion from the limitation on salaries, which has already been tentatively | approved by the House in the interior appropriation bill. This is a uniform provision to be carried in ail the ap- propriation bills relating to the ex- penditure or personal service in the District of Columbia, in accordance the classification act of 1923. | This restrictive provision was carreld in the annual supply bills for the cur- rent fiscal year, and is recommended modifications made necessary by rul- | ings of the Controller General of the United States. This modification has previously been explained in detall in The Star. ¥ Regarding expenditures for per- sonal services in the District of Co- lumbia the report submitted fo the House today by Representative Magee of New York explains that the budget as transmitted to Congress by the President carries a limitation upon the amount which might be expended | for personal services in the District in almost every paragraph of appro- In some instances this amount cor- ing made, but very often the limita- tion was less than the amount now belng expended. The House appro- priations committee after very careful consideration of this matter decided that to promote efficiency in admin- istration these limitations should be eliminated from each paragraph, but to carry out the restrictive program as outlined in the budget recommend- ed that one limitation be. carried at the end of each burea: Provision of Report. The amount of the limitation 1s the | total of each of the.restrictions for that particular bureau as recommeng- ed in the budget, with an additional increase in those Instances where the committee recommends an_ap- propriation is in excess of the Bud- get estimate. By limiting the eX- ponditures for personal services in the District in this manner, Repre- sentative Magee's report says, great- er flexibility in administration is per- mitted and in judiclous restrictions eliminated. The report further explains that the fleld classification bill, which falled of enactment In the last ses- sion of this Congress, but which has been submitted to the President for his approval within the last few| days, carried $3,538,942 for the classl- fication of fleld employes of the De- partment of Agriculture, and $2,220 of the amount appropriated for the In- terlor Department - was transferred to the Department of Agriculture, making the total available under that act $3,641,162, which was distributed among the various bureaus and offices of the department. List of Appropriations.. Included in the measure were these appropriations: For acquisition of additional forest lands, $1,000,000; en- forcement of the packers and stock yards aoct, $480,000; enforcement of the grain futures act, $111,530; eradi- cation of the foot-and-mouth disease, $10,980 (as against $3,510,980 appro- priated for this year); eradication of the pink boll worm, $300,000; enforce- ment of the plant quarantine act, $370,000; enforcement of the insecti- cide act, $163,000. Administration of the warehouse act, $205,000; enforcement of the grain standards act, $698,940; enforce- ment of the cotton futures act, $188,- 500; market news service on fruits and vegetables, $709,748; market in- spection of perishable foods, $348, 765; crop and live stock est{mate: (Continued on Page 2, Cqumn 1.) ! io DECEMBER 6, | PROMISE Healthiest Girl” ‘ Bans Cosmetics | and High Heels By the Associated Press CHICAGO, December Inez Harden of Drew, .y judged the most perfect girl of 330,080 in the health contest in connection with the International Live Stock Exposition, with a rating of 99.04 per cent, gave as her recipe for perfect health: Sleep ten hours a night Drink a quart of milk a day. Eat lots of vegetables. Don't use face powder or rouge Don’t wear high heels. ] Miss Harden is 16, weighs 117% pounds and is 5 feet 2 inches tall. She goes to bed every night at 8 and is up at 6:30 In addition to deep breathing and setting-up ex- ercises she keeps fit by doing part of the housework and playing right guard on her high school basket ball team. LEISINGER MYSTERY, HERO DETHRONED Credited With| Aiding Solution of Murder, Accused of Deceit. Miss., | | | | Policeman, Private J. M. A. McKimmie, whose name was held out to the public as the man who solved the Lelsinger murder mystery, was transferred to the ninth precinct from police head- quarters today, following an Investi- gation by Chief of Detectives C. L. Grant, who requested his immediate transfer for “reprehensible and de- ceitful conduct and untruthful” statements in connection with the re- covery of the automobile which proved the key to the solution of the aforesald murder mystery. Another result of the investigation also is the announcement by Inspector Grant that he will recommend payment of the $200 reward in the case to Joseph | I Snow. A letter from Snow, of 1704 Four- teenth street ,to'Maj. Danfel Sullivan marked the start of a chain of pro- ceedings which ended in the transfer of McKimmie. Maj. Sulllvan referred the letter to Inspector Grant. Grant started an {nvestigation. During the course of the investiga- tion Grant asked Snow and McKim- mie to meet in his office. There Snow identified McKimmie as the man to whom he had given the information concerning the location of the auto- moblle afterward established as the car in which the persons convicted of the killing of Policeman Raymond Leisinger, rode at the time of the crime. McKimmle Admits Statement. McKimmie, according to Inspector Grant, admitted it was Snow from whom he obtained the information. This did not Jibe, according to the investigators, with the original story which McKimmie told. McKimmie informed Inspector Grant at first, the inspector said, that he had received information regarding the location of the car from = friend who got the tip by overhearing a conversation in a lunchroom. Ho then asked per- mission to work on the case. Grant said that the Investigation disclosed that at 9 o'clock one morn- ing, while eight detectives were still assigned to a search of the city for the automobile in hope of getting a start on the case, a telephone call (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) ¢ Foening Star. 1924 -THIRTY PAGES. DAYTON'S WOUNDS FOUND CRITICAL Report to State Department in Shooting of Envoy De- scribes Affair. The condition of Vice Consul Henry Dayton, shot. Thursday in Belgra by a voung woman who afterward committed suicideé, was reported in State Department advices today as “better than expected, but still criti- cal.” An X-ray photograph has revealed two head wounds of a serious nature | and a lesser scalp wound. One bullet was removed by a surgeon. DETAILS STILL MISSING. Inquest Expected to Clear Up Shooting of Envoy. Ty the Associated Press. BELGRADE, Jugoslavia, December 6.—Henry Dayton of the American consular staff here, who was shot yesterday by a young woman, Anna Ousoupaitais, while they were en- gaged in conversation at the official’s home, was still in a critical condition last night. One of tha three bullets which entered the vice consul's neck has been extracted. Many rumors are current concern- ing the circumstances surrounding the shooting. The details of the af- fair are not vet fully known, but the inquest is expected to reveal One report is that the vice consul told the young woman that their friendship must cease. The woman drew a revolver and fired, and then committed suicide by cutting the arteries in her forearms. GIRL THREW ACID FIRST. Shot Dayton When First Attack Failed, Report Says. By the Associated Press. LONDON, December 5—#%n a dis- patch containing details of the shoot- i esterday of Henry Dayton, n vice consul at Belgrade, the » Mail's Vienna correspondent says that the officidl was able to tele- phone to the police to Inform them that he had been shot. When the po- lice arrived they found him bleeding from wounds and a girl lying dead on the floor. Vice Consul Dayton, according to the dispatch, told the police that the girl first threw acid, but missed him, nd then drew a revolver. He es- caped into another room, but other- wise does not know what happened after he was wounded. Dayton is now in a hospital and probably will recover. The girl is said to have a bullet wound in the heart area and other injuries. + MRS. SWEETIN LEAVES JAIL TO GET HAIR BOB By the Associated Press. MOUNT VERNON, IiL, December 6. At the resumption Monday of the trial of Lawrence M. Hight, deposed clergyman, and Mrs. Elsle Sweetin for the poisoning of Mrs. Anna Hight and Wilford Sweetin, Mrs. Sweetin prob- ably will satisfy a long-felt wish and appear with bobbed hair. With per- mission to leave the Nashville jall to- day, she planned to visit a halr dresser. Objections of her father-in-law, C. C. Sweetin, had prevented her acquir- ing a bob, Mrs. Sweetin told her at- torney, but she said she no longer would Tespect his wish. Giant Navy Dirigibles May Be Used - To Photograph Sun Eclipse From Air Tentative plans for using the airigibles Los Angeles and Shen- andoah to make observations and take photographs during the total solar eclipse on January 24 are under consideration at the Navy Department. A final decision depends upon whether the ships can be equip- ped with sultable instruments and cameras with which to make a scientific air record of the eclipse. The eclipse will be visible across Long Island Sound and Nantucket and along a strip of upstate New York. A study of the kind pro- posed, according to naval sclen- tists, may develop new facts about the effects of solar electrical storms upon telegraphic and cable communication and possibly even new information with respect to static interference with radio. It is for this reason that the naval air service is co-operating with the Naval Observatory in the pro- posal to make use of the two big airships to obtain photographic and other data. The January eclipse will be the last of the sort visible in the United States until April, 1930. Should It be decided to use the Shenandoah and Los Angeles it will ‘be the first time the two ships .have' taken the air simul- them. | * Bandits Trap Pair In Elevator, Take $20,000 in Jewels By the Assoclated Pre NEW YORK, December 6.—Im- prisoned in an apartment house elevator with two attendants, Mr. and Mrs. Jacques P. Rosenberg were stripped of jewelry valued at $20,000 early today by three hold- up men, who had followed them from a cabaret. Mr. Rosenberg was felled by a blow from a pistol butt when he protested the rough treatment accorded his wife. The robbers escaped in an automobile. Mr. Rosenberg, who is, a broker, was entering the house when the three men, with drawn pistols covered him and the doorman. Mrs. Rosenberg, who had already entered the building, and the ele- vator operator were accosted next and the robbers marched their four victims into the elevator. Shutting the door to avoid outside detection, the men quickly, tore the jewelry from the Rosenbergs. Diamond necklaces, rings and bracelets were stripped from Mrs. Rosenberg 8o roughly that it brought the futile protest from her husband. ST50000000 ASKED [Elliott of Indiana Offers Om- { nibus Bill for Capital and Rest of Country. Adoption of a $150,000,000 program to provide for the housing needs of the Federal Governynent in the Dis- trict of Columbla and throughout the other States and Territories, with not more than $25,000,000 available in any fiscal year, is proposed in a bill in- { troduced in the House today by Repre- | sentative Richard N. Eiliott of Indiana, jacting chairman of the House com- | mittee on public bulldings and | grounds. This is not an administra- tlon measure, nor does it represent { the conseusus of opinion of the com- mittee on public buildings and grounds. Howe Representative Elliott con- sulted with & number of colleagues i before Introducing this bill It does not specify any amount for | buildings in the Natlonal Capital, | where the President has urged the $50,000,000 program for housing Gov- ernment activities in Government owned buildings. Sum Approximates Rental. Representative Elllott explains that { the 325,000,000 to be made available | each fiscal year under his bill repre- sents approximately what Uncle Sam is row. paying for rented buildings His bill would authorize the Sec: of the Treasury to purchase the land and | i put up these public bulldimgs for accom- | modating the courts, post offices and other branches of the Government serv- ice. Representative Elllott explains that | there would be a double check on the Secretary of the Treasury through the Budget Bureau, and the necessity of having to get the annual appropri- atlons through the appropriation committee of the House and Senate. | _The Elliott bill calls upon the Sec retary of Treasury to make a stud of the requirements of all Govern- ment establishments, with a view to determining the floor area and type | of buildings necessary in each case. He would also be required to des- ignate the site on which the building is to be constructed and to allocate, subject to the approval of the Presi i dent, the work of preparing plans, es- timates, specifications and awarding | contracts among such agencies of the Government as may seem desirable. Requires Yearly Report. The Secretary of the Treasury would also be required to submit an annual estimate to the Bureau of the | Budget, showing in detail the various amounts it is proposed to spend dur- ing each fiscal year. The speclal section of the bill would require the Secretary of the Treasury, in accordance with provisions of the | act of August 30, 1890, which provided for a site for the enlargement of ‘the Government Printing Office, to ac- quire by purchase such privately {‘owned lands in the District and through the State as may be needed | as sites for any of the buildings to be constructed under this act. D. C. BILL DOUBTFUL. { ; Building Measure. | Prospects for a public buildings bill | for the District of Columbia to pass |at this session of Congress are not bright, according to the op! pressed today by Representative Mad- den of Illinois, chairman of the House appropriations committee. Represent- ative Madden was just leaving the White House, following a conference with the President regarding appro- priation legislation in general, when he expressed this gloomy outlook for the bullding, legislation. Mr. Madden said that unless there is an omnibus bill providing for a general public bulidings program throughout the country agreed upon, there will he no chance for an ap- propriation for the buildings here. The fact that Presi- dent Coolidge is personally ‘anxious for the erection of Government build- ings in the District as soon as pos- sible, and made such recommendation in his annual message to Congress,. does not apparently carry as much prestige with the entire membership of the Senate and the House as the administration leaders, cabinet chiefs and advocates of this legislation would like, according to information obtained by Representative Madden. It was pointed out by the chairman of the appropriations committee that there has been no general public buHding bill for a number of years, and becayse of this the majority of members of Congress are described as clamoring for adequate bulldings to house the Federal offices in their varfous districts. In®other words, Mr. Madden intimated that Congress is in a mood for an old-time “pork-barrel bill,” and he said it would be difficult to make the majority of the member- ship desist in their demands. Canada’s Debt Increased. OTTAWA, December 6.—Because of heavy interest payments, the total net debt of Canada increased $35,405,- 272 during November to $2,411,754 347, the government announced yes terday. On November 30, 1923, the to- tal was $2,414,641,424, FORU. 3. BUILDINGS ary | Madden Doubts Passage of Local | ion ex-| departmental | “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, 97,614 TWO CENTS. PRESIDENT TO SEEK ACTIONIN RENT AND TRAFFIC SITUATIONS Agrees to Use Weight of Of- fice for Remedies, After Talk With Ball. FAVORS TRAFFIC COURT, HE INFORMS SENATOR | Blanton Asks Gordon Removal at House Committee Traffic Hearing. Convinced that the rent situation and traffic conditions in the District of Columbla have reached a point where same immediate remedy should be afforded, President Coolidge let it be known today that he will use the weight of his office in an endeavor to bring about some form of relief. This was learned foilowing a cor ference at the White House today be- tween the President and Senator Ball of Delaware, chairman of the District committee of the Senate and author of the Ball rent act. The latter sald after his talk with the President, dur- isg which time he outlined the rent situation here and described traffic conditions on the streets of the Dis- trict, that the President expressed himself in favor of a separate Traffic Court for this city and said that the Department of Justice should make every effort to prosecute any local real estate dealers alleged to be re- gponsible for high rentals because of ctitious property valuations and other manipulations. Will See Stome. | i Senator Ball said that he will per- sonally confer with the Attorney Gen- eral regarding this, and that he hopes the department will expedite its ac- tion in this direction Senator Ball left with the Presi- dent somo written data concerning these subjects. He said that he told {the President the advancing rentals {in the District of Columbia have reached the point whers they are be- vond the means of the poor employes of the Federal Government. In his opinion, there is no housing emer- gency existing in the District of C lumbia, as was the case when he had enacted his rent act, and he told the President the only emergency exist- ing. in his mind, concerns the abil- ity of the Federal employe to prop- erly house himself and his fa the face of the rents for apartments ! and houses. No Housing Shortage. Senator Ball said that he does not believe there is any shortage in | houses and building and that the shortage i# in places to live where the rents are within reason. He said | real evil is brought about by ma- nipulations on the part of unscrupu- | lus real estate men who by fake sales jand fictitious luations have been | able to increase their mortgages and | trusts. It is to break up this alleged | fraudulent practice, Senator Ball said, that the Federal Government will direct its attacks William J. Donovan. special assist- nt attorney general who has been igned to the handling of the i vestigation of the rent situation here by the Department of Justice as a result of the report made several | weeks ago. by Peyton Gordon, United States Attorney for the District, is understood to be of the opinion that there is what might be described as an evil condition existing but he feels that it would be difficult to get at the core of it. As a result of this feeling on the part of the Department of Justice {Senator Ball said today that it | probable that he will introduce le lation which will give the Gove: ment the authority it wants te pr: jceed properly and promptly in brea {ing up alleged real estate frauds | this eity. Senator Ball said that the President was specially well informed regard- |ing the generalghousing situation | here, and gave every evidence of be- ling deeply interested and of wishing to bring about the much-needed re- lief. Senator Ball said the President was not quite so well informed regarding the actual trafic conditions here. The President’s knowledge was only gen- | eral, but after hearing the Delaware | Senator describe these conditions ht readily agreed that a special traffic | court, with an extra judge to pre- | side over it, while It may not totalis {solve the problem, would go a long | way as a remedy. | ASSAILS PROSECUTOR. | Blanton Protests Alleged Inaction | in Traffic Cases. Traffic crimes in the National Capital were discussed in vigorous language at a conference of the law and order sub- committee of the House District com- mittee today, and definite recommenda- tions to be embodied in a drastic traffic law for presentation to a joint confe | ence of the House and Senate commit- { tees within a week were adopted The conference was enlivened by sen- | satiopal charges, and at one stage Rep- resenbative Blanton, Democrat, of Texas declared that the district attorney should be ousted. This statement was made after Mil®n Smith, president of | the Policeman’s Association, had pre- sented a lengthy detailed list of traffi | killings in the District and had ex- plained the difficulty of getting convie- tions. Cites Kimball Cane. He cited as one of the flagrant cases the killing of Mrs. Catherine | Kimball, 420 Seward square south- east, at Third street southwest and Maryland avenue, on January 12, 1924, He sald that the driver of the death car had been trailed by his tag and found within two hours, in a drunken stupor. The driver was held for the grand jury, and on two occasions Smith said he tried to get him before the grand jury. On September 12 he spoke to one of the assistant district attorneys, and on October 26 he wrote to the district attorney direct. Al- though nearly a year has passed, all the action that he has been able to get was a hearing before the grand jury, but up to date no action has been taken and the police are power- less, Mr. Smith said. r. Smith gave numerous other in- stahces and cited a number of kill- ings by bootleg cars equipped with smoke screens. He advocated that the legislation (Continued og Page 2, Column 3.5