Evening Star Newspaper, December 12, 1924, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair and warmer tonight; perature about 35 degrees; Temperature for 24 cloudy and warmer. hours ended at 2 p.m. toda: 40, at nooh today; lowest, 2 today lowest tem- tomorrow Highest, 9, at 7 a.m. Full report on page 7. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 28 o. 29,445, ————— ONPERS RALLE CROSSING BORDER TOENTERHOSPTAL Labor Leader Takes Nour- ishment and Chats With Several Acquaintances. GOES TO SAN ANTONIO TO WIN BACK STRENGTH Trouble Now Described as Bron- chial Affection—Lower Alti- tude Held Beneficial. By the Associated Press. LAREDO, Tex., Deceniber 12.—Sam- wel Gompers, president of the Amér- | Sean Federation of Labor, arrived at the American border here at 1his morning in a critcal condition suffering from bronchial infection. Jie is being rushed through to San Antonio this morning, and will be taken to the St. Anthony Hotel there this afternoon. His physicians said his life would De in danger unless the aged leader <ould be given hospital treatment shortly. Mr. Gompers was able to sit up on| the side of his bed and take slight nourishment, as his train left Laredo for San Antonio today. In addition to the milk he was also given a cup of tea. Sank Low Yesterday. He sank low yesterday on the trip from Mexico City, where he had been | attending the Pan-American Labor YFederation meeting, but with re- arkable vitality rallied last night, and this morning was noticeably im- proved. A room in a Laredo hospital had been reserved for him by United States customs officials, but his im- | provement was such that it was be- lieved safe to take him on to San Antonio. 7 Mr. Gompers’ train was met on the Mexican side by Dr. Nat King, United States Health Service, and other American officlals. Mexican govern- ment officials and secret service men were aboard, as well as many mem- bers of the Gompers party who had accompanied the leader to the Mexi- can capital. Customs Rules Waived. President Calles of Mexico had wired to Felix Salinas, chief of the Mexican immigration service at Nuevo Laredo, across the Rio Grande from Laredo, instructing him to see that Mr. Gompers and his party were given every courtesy. o~ The coach in which Mr. Gompers was lying was taken from the train and brought immediately to the American side without the usual cus- toms formalities. Mr. Gompers' condition is described as a bronchial trouble, complicated by a recurrence of his illness of some months ago. It has not been definite- 1y diagnosed, his physician said, and whether there was evidence of pneu- monla he was not prepared to say. The federation officials with the | party were up all last night wiring telegrams to the United States on| their chief's condition, but few of the | messages went through, it was sald. | Reports of Mr. Gompers’ death caused i# flood of messages to pour into! lLaredo vesterday and last night and | the Gompers' train was besieged by | anxious labor officials and friends when it arrived on the American side. Pulse Reported Normal. An official medical statement issued shortly after the train's arrival said that the patient's respiration was 94 and his pulse normal at 7 a.m. No one, except his physician and hig| secretary, Mr. Giles, was permitted to see Mr. Gompers on his train, He lay in his berth, apparently resting quietly, dozing occasionally into brief sleep. Mr. Giles wired to San Antonio to! have 10 rooms ready in a hotel there for Mr. Gompers and party. The first plans were to take the patient to the Diotel, but these arrangements may be | changed en route and it is possible he will 0 to a hospital immedlately on arrival in San Antonio. The high altitude of Mexico City affected the aged man to some extent, his physician said, and it was be- lieved that he would improve as he |’ neared Texas. His kidneys had been bothered by a change of drinking water, and it was thought a return to the water he was accustomed to drinking might bring some improvement in this regard. Despite his advanced age, the pa- tient's ability to battie for his life was said to be remarkable. the lower atmosphere of Patient Remains Oheerful. During the long journey up from Mexico Oity he remained cheerful, slept as much as possible, but took. little nourishment. Efforts of his physicians and followers were direct. ed toward keeping him quiet and con- serving his strength, which was far spent on the trip. Mr. Gompers was said to have re- peatedly expressed the wish that if | hie was to die he hoped the end would come on American soil. -The train, however, took its usual ‘cource, ar- riving in Nuevo Laredo an hour late, and no effort was made to speed the journey. There was no occurrence on the trip which should have given rise to the erroneous reports of Mr. Gom- pers’ death, his secretary said. While he was admittedly low, and his phy- siclan sald his condition was serfous, no hint that the end was near was permitted to escape from his coach. Talks on Reaching U. S. Mr. Gompers' condition ~improved slightly as he reached the American side and his_cheerfulness was more perceptible, He was permitted to con- verse with some members of hls party. He was compelled to forego a break- fast prepared especially for him by a Chinese cook he brought from Mex- ico City. Labor leaders of the American Fed- eration of Labor in New York were requested by his secretary to come to San Antonio to be with their leader, and apparently his counselors were preparing to keep Mr. Gompers in San_Antonio until his condition defi- hitely improves. The stricken leader of many hard hor battles passed a few jokes to his friends from his trein sick bed and appeared to be the most composed " ontinued on Page 3, Column ) Entered as second class matter post_oftice. Washington, D. C Herriot, in Bed, Presides at Paris Cabinet Meeting Premier Improving From Attack of Grippe. Rest Is Urged. By the Associated Press. | PARIS, December 12.—Premier Her- riot this morning presided at a meet- ing of cabinet ministers who gath- ered around the bed in his chamber at the forelgn office. M. Herriot is suffering from the grippe. The premier’s condition has not m, terlally changed today. Some general improvement was noted by his phy- sicians, but the swelling of the pa- tient's leg was undiminished and complete rest for it was enjoined. During the morning Prof. Vauquez was called in for consultation on the case by Drs. Bloch and Sicard. HUGHES ADAANT IN NOTE 70 LONDON ONULS. WARCLAINS | Message Understood to In-| sist on Same Rights as Allies in Payment. Ambassador Kellogg reported the State Departmemt today that he had delivered to the British foreign office the American reply to the com- munication from the London govern-|for ralsing { i ! | WASHINGTON, D. O, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1924-FIFTY-EIGHT PAGES. PRESDENTHARNS SENATORSAGANS POSTALPAYBOLS Tells Conferees Any Bill Must Provide Also for Rais- ing Funds. PARLEY AT WHITE HOUSE IS HELD TO BLOCK VETO New Drawing Up Proposal to In-f sure Revenue for Projected Grant. In an cffort to strengthen the ad- ministration ‘forces in the Senate and to stave off an early vote to over- ride the President's veto on the postal employes’ salary increase bill, President Coolldge today summoned a number of Senators to the White House. This conference Is thought to have ! been prompted by the handling of | this matter In the Senate yesterday when a futile attempt was made to obtain an agreement to postpone until February a vote on repassing the measure. It already had been repassed over the veto in the House. The attempted agreement to post- ne this vote was blocked yesterday | by Senator Couzens of Michigan. The Senators President discussed the legislation oday were warned by him to “watch their step” and not to have this additional expense saddled upon the Government, unless some means the approximately $65, with whom . the ment questioning the right of the!000.000 required by the proposed in- United States to collect war claims|crease from Germany from, benefits re- | ceived by that country under the| Dawes plan. The reply, drafted by can be provided in the bill. New Attempt Forecast. During the conference the Presi- dent was represented as pointing out Secretary | the possibility of another attempt be- Hughes, is understood to firmly sup- | ing made shortly at a unanimous con- port the position that the Washing- sent agreement. The matter of delay- ton Government has every right ac-|ID& & vote and at the same timé bol- corded to the allied and associated powers to make its collections under the Dawes plan. It is expected. that arrangements will be perfected to make public the exchanges on the question auto- matically in Washington and London. Meanwhile State Department officials declined flatly to comment on the note. Inquiry among Government officials as to the possibilty of submission of the claims question to an interna- tional court fafled to reveal the re- celpt by them of any intimation from Britsh sources that such a step was to be expected. It is known, on the other hand, that Secretary Hughes believes the matter will be adjusted by the two governments in an en- tirely reasonable way. ‘WAITS FOR CHAMBERLAIN. . Note Action Deferred Until Return of Foreign Secretary. By the Associated Press. LONDON, December 12.—The Amer- | | fcan reply to the British note of De- cember 4, which itself answered the American note regarding reparations for war damage claims. was recelved by the British government this morn- ing. It will not be touched, however, until the arrival of Foreign Secre- tary Chamberlain from Rome. Mr. Chamberlain is expected to reach London Saturday night. The foreign secretary will prebably appear in the House of Commons Monday or Tuesday to answer ques- tions relating to foreign affairs. After this question period be is likely to consider the American note and pre- ;flll it to a cabinet meeting Wednes- ay. It 1s generally believed the cabinet will adhere to the policy that, while claims in connection with the occu- pation forces and property losses will be admitted, the British government | will hesitate to make an agreement previous to the Paris the United States. ALBANIA IS TORN BY NEW DISORDERS More Tribes Join' Fighting in Liouma Region—Zogu Fol- lowers Arrested. By the Associated Press. BELGRADE, December 12—Dis- | patches from the frontier say the agitation in Albania is tending to in- crease. All the Liouma (Lyuma) region has risen; it is deelared, and fresh tribes have adhered to the movement. By order Tirana, numerous partisans of Ahmed Zogu, former premier, who is alleged to be the chief of the insurrection, have been arrested in the Mati (Matya) reglon, which has aroused violent in- dignation among the Mussulman population. * Government partisans destroyed the house of former Mayor Mousa Yuokd at Scutari, the dis. patches assert. The. Serbian press attribute movement to pressure alleged to n:‘\‘r: been brought ‘to bear by the govern. ment under Premier Fan Noli in view of the elections on December 20, FRENCH BUDGET DELAYE_D. All Hope -for Vote Before Decem- ber 31 Abandoned. The government has aban hope of completing the deblt:":‘:g voting on the 1925 budget before De- cember 31. 1It, therefore, will be com.- pelled to ask Parliament to vote wro- visional credits with which to run the country during January and prob- ably February. ; Mexican Rebels Executed. MEXICO CITY, December 12.—Gen, Adolfo Hernandez, a major and two captains belonging .to the rebel forces under Tiburcio Coello have been exe- cuted at Pueblo City after a court- martial, patches, meeting of | finance ministers as to payments to | of sthe Bovernment atijsgue‘when it came before the Senate. | | | stering up the administration forces are understood to have been gone into pretty definitely during this confer- ence. Postmaster General New, after leav- ing the cabinet session at the White House later, said that he would send to Senator Sterling, chairman of the post office committee of the Senate, a proposal to ralse adeguate revenue to meet the proposed salary increases. His plan, he intimated, provides for an increase on virtually all classes of postal service except letter mail. The Senators who attended the con- ference were Moses, New Hampshire; | Watson, Indiana; McLean, Connecti- cut; McNary, Oregon; Standfield, Ore- gon: Means, Colorado; Reed, Pennsyl- vania; Shortridge, Californta; Mc- Kinley and McCormick, Illinois; How- ell, Nebraska; Harreld, Oklahoma, and Cummins, Towa, President of the Sen- ate. POSTAL BILL ARGUED. Efforts Until February 2 to Have Action Deferred Fail. A futile attempt was made in the Senate yesterday to postpone action on the postal pay bill until February 2, so that some plan could be worked out to finance the proposed increase in pay of poytal employes through in- creases in various postal rates. Senator Edge of New Jersey, after conferring with many of his col- leagues, sought unanimous consent agreement to have the President's message vetoing the pay bill made a special order of business February 2. It was blocked by an objection of Senator Couzens of Michigan after a debate in which it was sald the pro- posed increases in postal rates would fall principally on second class mail matter, and the newspapers of the country would attack it.. Senator Couzens declared he would oppose any agreement unless he was assured the increases on second class mail would be put through. Delay for Study. Senator Edge, in charge of the biil, explained that the delay was sought in order to give time for considera- tion of increasing the rates on other mail. Senator Reed, Democrat, Missourl, declared that if he wanted to have the President's veto sustained he would like nothing better than to have the vote connected with a pro- posal to increase the mailing rates’ 6n newspapers. “You will then have every news: paper in the country, or practically all of them, here fighting the propo- sition to override the veto,” said he. Conniders Boost Fair. Senator Edge told the .Senate he considered the increase bill “fair and justified,” but that every..means should be taken to meet a shown deficit in carrylng second, third and fourth class mail. Senator McKellar, Democrat, Tennessee, wanted to know how Senators Edge and Curtls would vote on increasing the rates on news. papers. Senator Curtis, the Republi- can leader, replied he would meet the Senator Couzens then, objecting to the postponement of action, sald he wanted to see the newspaper and periodical rates increased. Senator Reed argued that the proposals should be treated separately. “We have recently had an example of ‘the disciplinary measures employed against those who disobey the wishes of the President,” said the Missourl Senator, referring to the action of the Republican conference in voting to exclude Senators La Follette, Fra- zier, Ladd and Brookhart. “I belleve Senator Edge was a leader in enforc- ing the discipline against those Re- gublicans. 1 am wondering what will be his disctplining if this veto is over- ridden.” S B Sy D% for 19 years. DUCHESSIS TAK * SRHTSEENG TRP Alexandra Feodorova Goes to Mount Vernon and Arlington. | Feted by Society. Grand Duchess Alexandra Feodorov- na, whose husband aspires to the throne of a restored Russian empire, set out from her suite in the Willard Hotel - today, accompanied by two Washington soclety leaders, to ex- plore'the historical points of Interest in which the Nation's Capital and its environs abound. The grand duchess first went to Mount Vernon, and on | her return stopped at Arlington Cem- etery to view the tomb of America's unknown World War hero. The grand duchess arrived in ‘Washington yesterday afterricon at 5:10 o'clock as quietly as an.unher- alded tourist and procéeded throui the Unjon Station with her entourage as a rear guard. Only the presence of a small reception committee of ‘Washington soclety women and a police escort provided by the Dis- trict government informed the curious {erowd in the station that the visitor had arrived. Met at Station. Mis. Robert Lansing. wife of the | tormer Secretary of State; Mrs. Fred- erick Dent Grant and Mme. Wilhelm Ekengren formally greeted their guest and escorted her to Mrs. Lansing’s automobile at the easwen- trance of the station and hurried to her hotel. As the titled visitor stepped from the train she was greeted enthusias- tically by Mrs. Lansing, who made several presentations and was intro- duced in turn to members of the Russlan entourage. The grand duchess was accompanied by Mme. Capetilene Makaroff, widow of Ad- miral Makaroff; Mme. Helene Orloff, widow of Gen. Orloff; Admiral-Vlad- imir Petroff, who came from France with the duchess; Mrs. Henry P. Loomis of New York, president of the Natlonal Soclety of Colonlal Dames, and Georges Djamagaroff, sec- retary of the Monday Opera Club of New York, representing the organiza- on whose guest the grand duchess will be during her stay In the United States. No Formal Recogaition. The unofficial flavor given to the grand duchess’ visit in Washington, it was explained, is due to the fact that only visitors of high rank are paid the tribute of official station by the White House and the State De- partment, and since the United States { recognizes no government in Russia, officials_see no way in which they ean take official notice of the presence in the Natlonal Capital of the wife of the former Grand Duke. Still an- other attitude, as contrasted to that of soclal and official- Washington, will be assumed toward the visitor by diplomatic Washington. In the diplo- matic set, she has claim in a certain rank by virtue of the fact that she is a sister of the reigning Queen of Rumania. That fact is to be reflected in various ways in the diplomatic corps' during her briet visit. The grand duchess made her first bow to Washington's soclal life at an elaborate Russian fete and ball giv- en in her honor last night at the Willard. The soclal calendar today ircludes a luncheon given by Mrs. George Thomas Marye, wife of the former “Ambassador to Russia, guest of honor; a reception given in her honor by Mrs. Lansing and a 'dinner to be given in her honor to- night by Mrs. John Hays Hammond. The visitor expects to leave Washing- ton tomorrow forenoon for N York, No White House Engagement. No engagement has been made for the grand duch to be presented to President Coolidge, and there will be no complications over the propriety of a soclal reception by the first lady of the land, since Mrs. Coolidge left HUNTER SHOT BY DOG. Animal Steps on Trigger Empty- ing Charge in Man‘s Leg. . WISCASSET, Me., December I2.— Theodore Sherman of Edgecomb was shot by his dog yesterday while gunning near here. He placed his loaded gun on the ground while he crawled under his automobile to make an adjustment. The dog stepped on the ‘trigger. The chargelof shot enter- ed Sherman’s leg between the knee and ankle. “according to special dis- Rfldio Prd; Page‘a ‘Washington yesterday morning for an absence of several days. 'The titled visitor's suite on the seventh. floor of the Willard is under heavy While she is there, and during all of her trips in Washington she will be accompanied by a member of the New York Police Department's bomb squad, who came to Wi with the party. Detective Ira Keck also has_been assigned to accompany the visitor. Shortly before she left her hotel this morning to go to Mount Vernon and Arlington Cemetery the grand duchess held a two-minute interview with sev- eral newspaper men, in which she laud- «d the scenic beauties of Washington observed in fleeting glances on from the Union Station - Every precaution had A sudden 1,000-foot nose dive in an airplane restores hearing to girl who had been deat PERIL IN AMERICAN-JAPANESE RELATIONS IS FRANKLY FACED% UP IMBISNN Present Good Feelings Between Governments Threat- ened by Elements in Both Nations That Many : Citizens Would Control in Time. (This is the first of two articles gir- ing the exact status of the relations be- fween Japan and the United States grow- Ing out of the passage by Congress of exclusion legixlation and the announce- ment of the American Navy of tion to conduct maneuvers soon in the Pacific.) BY DAVID LAWRENCE. Japan and the United States offi- cially are the best of friends, but there exlsts a thorough understand- ing on both sides of the Pacific of the elements in the situation which may operate in time to alter that status. The problem has been smoldering ever since the Congress adopted legis- lation excluding the Japanese, there- by refusing to accept the proposal of President Coolidge and Secretary H that time .be given.for in- ternational negotiation so that the same object might be achieved with. out offending Japan. Well-meaning citizens in this country have been making speeches and writing articles hat seemed to them the FILIBUSTER BARS VOTE UPON SHOALS Senator Underwood Reminds Colleagues His Bill Has Right of Way. Senator Underwood, Democrat, Ala- bama, author of the Underwood Mus- cle Shoals bill, said today that this measure was being subjected to a ‘mild filibuster,” and he thought it was hardly possible that a vote could be obtained this week. The Alabama Senator said it would be impossible to prevent a vote by a filibuster, as it was before the Senate until final disposition under an unani- mous consent agreement. A filibuster will only cause delay, he declared, and if it continues sup- porters of the Underwood bill will decline to yield the floor for the con- sideration of any other subjects. Un- der the agreement, the Underwood bill could remain before the Senate during the entire short session if a vote was not obtained. Believes Bill Will Pass. Senator Underwood said today that he belleved there were sufficient votes in sight, and his only concern was that some objectionable amendment might be added to the measure. Support of the Norris Muscle Shoals bill proposing Government operation. was announced today by Senator Mc- Kellar, Democrat, Tennessee, on_the floor of the Senate. g Senator McKellar said he would want some amendments to the Norris measure, however, but he estimated no considerable oppsition would be made to such proposals. Since the introduction of the Un- derwood bill 33 amendments have been offered to the bill: Actlon has been taken on only 10 of them, and at jeaders had ‘hoped to dispose of the which the grand duchess will be the remaining amendments to enable a vote this week. The declaration of McKellar came soon after the opening of debate to- day, in which he launched another attack on the Underwood measure. British Lirer Refloated. SOUTHAMPTON, England, Decem- ber 12—The British liner Arcadlan, which went ashore near the Needles in a-dense fog Vyesterday, docked here at 5:30 o'clock- this morning. She was refloated at high tide last night. The Rotogravure ‘Section of Next Sunday’s Star Will- { Contain 18 Pages ‘This will be the largest Rotogravure Sectlon ever sued by a Washington newspaper. < Order. your copy from your newsdealer today. "|but who were continue injustice that had been done to Japan and predicting that unless the contro- very . was tackled in its inciplency the episode might in time inflame public opinion to such an extent that an untoward incident or accident might bring on war. _ There has always been the thought in the minds of the peace advocates too many international que; tions were left to drift without com crete effort being made to arrive at 4 solution. When the situation gets to the point that ordinary maneuvers planned by the American Navy in and around Hawaii, an American po session, are criticized in anothte: country as having a hostile purpo: and when the President of the United States takes cognizance of that agi- tation to the extent of Inserting a special parpgraph in his mesaage to Congress, some {dea may be obtained of the concern Wwith wHIich this que tion of foreign policy is viewed. Japan is well aware that if the President and Secretary of State had (Continued on Page 3, Colul BIG RESEARCH FUND ISVOTEDFOR 1925 Carnegie Institution to Use $1¥380,000 to Continue Its Varied Activities. The board of trustees of the Car- negie Institution of Washington, meeting in annual session at the ad- ministration building, Sixteenth and P. streetd, today appropriated more than $1,380,000 with which to con- tinue the research and administra- tive work of the institution for the year 1925. This appropriation insures continu- ation of the scientific studies and ex- periments that are being conducted by the various departments and labo- located in different parts of the coun- try, according to the nature of their work. Among the better known de- partments whose work will thus be continued are: Several Departments Here. Department of embryology, in Bal- lt'll'nent o; Benetics, on e geophysica E tory, In this city; historioal ressaors, alsohere; marine biological labora. tory, Tortugas Island; middls Ameri: can ' archeology, the Mount Wileon Observatory, in California; the natel :D:‘ hlb:rllnry, in Boston; depart- ent of terrestrial magn clty, and others, o ctsm In this All but one member was present when EIi chairman, of the boara u t, c called it to Dl‘d!r.o Pr‘ehle— €nt, in addition to Dr. John C. Mer. riam, president of the institution, were: Robert S. Brookings, John 7. Carty, Charles P. Fenner, W. Cam- eron Forbes, Secretary of Commerce Hoover, Andrew J. Montague, Wil liam W. Morrow, James Parmalee, Willlam Barclay Parsons, Stewart Paton, Henry S. Pritchett, Martin A. Ryerson, Theobsld Smith, Charles D. Walcott, Henry P. Walcott, Willlam H. Welch, Henry White and George | ‘W. Wickersham. Myron T. Herrick, the American Ambassador to France, was the absentee. Four Vacanmcies Filled. The board had four vacancles to fill, one resulting from the resigna. tion of Cleveland H. Dodge, and the others from deaths of Charles . Hutchinson, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and Dr. Woodward. Elected to fill their places were Secretary of the Treasury. Mellon, Willlam Benson Storey, president of the Santa Fe railway; 'Cass Gilbert, New York architect, and Speaker Gillett of the House of Representatives, The board, by unanimous vote, con- tinued its present officers as follow: Mr. Root, chairman; Charles D. Wa! gott, vice chairman; Mr. Forbes, sec- retary. Members of the executive committee whose terms had expired, in office, were Mr. Parsons, Mr. Paton and Mr. Pritchett. The finance and auditing committees were kept in tact. Before jurnment . the board. re- celved the resignations of Mr. Fen- I on , Column 3.) “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, 99,100 TWO CENTS FALLS POWER BILL GETS 0.K. OF HOUSE D.C.SUBGOMMITTEE Electric Development Moves Step Forward by Action of Group. Alpine Villages Heavily Damaged By Earth Shocks Seismographs in Germany /Record Quakes in Mountain Region. By the Associated Press. FRANKFORT, Germany, December 12.—Reperts from Reutlingen and other points in Southern Germany state that the Swablan Alps region has been visited by an earthquake which heavily damaged numerous hou: at Pliezhausen, Etsingen and Mittelstadt. Two shocks moving in an eastward direction terminated in the Lake Con- stance region. MEASURE TAKES TASK FROM ARMY ENGINEERS HEIDELBERG, Germany, December 12.—The semismographic observatory here reports a heavy earthquake. FREIBURG, Baden, Germany, De-; cember 12.—A light earth shock was felt today in the Black Forest region, manifesting itself chiefly in in rat- tling_of windows. | At Stuttgart, the shock is estimated to have lasted 20 seconds. Blanton Opposed—May File Mi- nority Report—Moore Ex- plains Measure. Proposed hydro-electric development of the Great Falls on the Potomac River {as provided for in the report of Maj |M. C. Tyler, at an estimated cost of | more than $44,000,000, moved a step forward today when the special sub- committee of the House District com- mittee ordered a favorable report to { the full committee. i | By the Associated Press. UDINE, Italy, December 12.—An | earthquake shock was felt at 4:20/ jo'clock this morning at Tolmezzo, | 25 miles northwest of here at the foot lof the Carnic Alps. Several houses £ | were damaged. There were no casual;| _The subcommittee acted upon the Hon Norris bill, which has already passed | S5 the Senate with amendments as recom- | mended by Maj. Gen. Harry Taylor chief of Engineers. These amendments 4 would safeguard the right of condemna tion of all land needed to carry out this project, and would delay construction { work until the market for the power generated was assured. On the insistence of Representative Oscar E. Keller of Minnesota and Rep- resentative William C. Hammer of North Carolina, these amendments wil specifically provide that all authority in carrying out the legislation will be in- trusted to the Federal Power Commis- sion rather than the Army Engincer Corps. {National Committee Re-| jects Proposal to Postpone Convention Indefinitely. Blanton Opposed. Representative Thomas L. Blantor Democrat, of Texas, went on rec H before the committee as opposed t i BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. im.‘; le;ixéa§:on. but m‘:de nrze;ff(\(v): i The course which the third party!today to delay action. e servi no- | movement shall follow, if such a!tice, however, that he will explain his { movement is to continue, w"x““de;t position to |hef full L;,olmm,l‘uee and if | consideration today at a meeting of | it also acts favorably he reserves { the national committee of the Confer-!the right to make a minority report ence for Progressive Political Action|to the House. |in the Machinists’ Building. | The member: | The first resolution presented pro-|acting on thi vided for an indefinite postponement | recentative Fred N. Zihiman of Mary- |of the national convention of the jang, Oscar E. Keller, of Minnesota conference which was proposed for|prnest Gibson of Vermont, Thoma |January. The Cleveland convention |y, Bianton of Texas, William C. Ham- Which nominated Senator La Follette | = He9tQ 00 TEM, o directed the Rolding of the conven | Representative R. Walton Moore, tion in January, leaving to the ma-ip.poerat, of Virginia, who co- tional committee the duty of Working | yihor with Representative Zihiman ditithe detally.; At ‘,';.“l""’"“i"‘ % in presentation of resolution in the it was expected the whole matter of |y, .. yroviding for development of i e caranenli srdanbmtion of the Cater power at and near Great Falls, reshed out. ith party would bel ) cared before the committee ex- 1 lea | Plaining a legal point, so that the Pmr Kr:l‘e‘rlnh‘ 'v%’:‘x"u':“.‘:';x'fi'hn'.'::,.";1emmu.m will - carry explicitly all e anantof: fha- commlttes ' necessary right fer condemnation as | “"Later & motion to Issue a call for|covered by the general statues made | the conference for the convention was | applicable to this particular case. offered. The motion was pending| Clarence E. Martin, an allurlllay of when the conference adjourned until | Martinsburg, W. V rc;wrg;sem g L 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. It is ex-| H. an“nrjhk ASonsd af Naw I pected that the resolution will be|bankers, who inten: o of the subcommitte legislation are: Rep- | | carried, tion. The probability is that Chicago or some other city in the Middle West ! will be selected for the convention city. | The resolution for an indefinite | postponement was proposed by Ed-l ward E. Keating, editor of Labor, {the organ of the railroad brother- | | hoods. Considerable discussion followed as | | to the authority of the committee to | |take such action in view of the| mandatory resolution adopted by the { convention itself last July. | | Fear Confeasion of Wenknmess. | | On the other hand the view was | expressed that it would be idle to| ihold a convention if a considerable | | number of the organization repre- | sented In the conference were op- | ‘nuaed to the organization of a new | | party at this time. ! "'The fear was expressed, however, | that if the proposed national conven- | tion was not held it would be seized upon as an acknowledgment of = | | failure or at least a backward step| | of the Progressive movement. | Soclalist members attending the! | committee meeting today were de- | | scribed as being strongly in favor of | | going ahead now with the organiza- | None of the members of the com- mittee desired to see the Progressive movement halted. The differences of opinion arose over the-procedure to be followed. 2 La Follette Not Present. Nearly all the members of the or- ganization were in attendance either in person or through representatives. Senator La Follette was invited to attend, but owing to the fact that operation for the removal of her ton- sils today he was unable to attend. Representative John M. Nelson, chair- man of the La Follette campaign com- mittee also was invited, but was not present. Robert M. La Follette, jr., | was on hand to represent his father. The attitude of Senator La Follette undoubtedly will have much effect upon the course adopted by the com- mittes. Whether he will send a mes- jsage was not disclosed this morning. | I the committee decides to go ahead with the convention in January, & definite date will be set and all plans {for that meeting will be made prob- ably today. The meeting is being held behind closed doors. List of Those Present. Those who_ are attending _the National Committee today are Miss Elizabeth Gllman, Baltimore, proxy for Miss Jane Addams, Chicago; J. M. Baer, former Representative from South Dakota; Donald Richburg, Chicago, proxy for A. F. Bentley, Mrs. Nita Berger, Wisconsin; Lora Willlams, Washington, D. C. proxy for Miss Jennie Buell, Michi- gan; T. C. Cashen, president of the Switchman’s Union; Harley Christen- sen, Chicago; Miss Fannie M. Cohn, Ladies’ Garment Union, New York; s. Mabel Costigan, Washington, D. ;' R. A. Haste, Washington, proxy C. Dorman, Montana Non- Partisan League; J. M. Baer, for F. C. Falires, proxy for W. W. Fitzwater; Edward L. Keating, proxy for E. H. Fitzgerald, president of the Rallway Clerks; Mr. Keller, proxy for F. H. Flojozval, president of Maintenance of Way Employes; J. E. Davis, proxy tor J. A. Franklin, d Mrs. Gilson Gardener, Washington, D. C.; Sidney Hillman, president of Amalgamated Clothing Workers; Mor- ris_Hillquit, Soclalist, of New York; T (Continued on Page 2, Column™.) . Ithough there will be opposi- | | tion of a new party. | ratories of the Carnegle Institution, | Mrs. La Follette was undergoing an | Mrs. | {lease of the project when completed, !laia a written statement before the ! committee and also when called as a | witness by Representative Blanton, sug- | gested that amortization of the project should be based on a 100-year perfod even if the lease is only for 50 years. Cites Ends Sought. Mr. Martin emphasized that there are two main reasons why this de- velopment should be made; first the conservation of coal through substi- tution of water generated current. Maj. Tyler finds that 675,000,000 kilo- att hours of primary electrical cur- rent can be generated under the plan proposed by him. On a basis of one and one-half pounds of coal per- kilowat hour this would require ap- proximately a consumption of 500,000 tons of coal a year in a steam-electric plant. The importance of this con- servation of coal needs no elaboration he =aid Second, a definite lessening in the cost of the electric current to the Government, to the people of the Dis- trict of Columbia and the surrounding territory. Mr. Martin, after discussing the testimony of Maj. Tyler and William F. Ham, president of the Potom: Electric Power Co., and Gen. Black, argued that unless there is a saving |in the price of current sufficient to |attract the general public that the | conservation of the national resources | may be considered at this time of | secondary importance. He empha- sized that to lessen the cost of pro- | quction two things are necessary— |~ (Continued on Page 3, Column 2 | BT R S EGYPT’S SOVEREIGNTY IMPAIRED, SIDKY SAYS Minister of Interior Sees Issues Reserved for Future Consideration Under British Ultimatum. By the Associated Press. CAIRO, Egypt, December 12.—Sidky Pasha, the new minister of the in- terior, declared in an interview today that the British ultimatum had im- paired the independence and sover- eignty of Egypt and made it neces- | sary certain questions be reserved for future negotiation. “Our aim,” he sald, “Is to restore the previous condition of affairs, ar- rest the murderers of the late sirdar and restore calm and tranquillity. I do not mean that the country is agi- tated, but recently the authority of country's rulers has become weak. It is necessary now to demonstrate how the Egyptians can manage their own affairs.” Sidky asserted he had accepted the office conditionally and that he alone | was responsible for the administra- tion of the interior. SENATOR IS KIDNA-PED. Mounted Police Sent Out to Rescue Nicaraguan. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, December 12.—Leopoldo Salazar, a prominent senator and comservative whip In Congress, was kidnaped in broad day- light Wednesday by members of the opposition, forced into a carriage by six men, driven to a plantation in an isolated section and placed under guard. President - Martinez immediately sent out mounted police, Who rescued Salazar. . Salazar immediately resumed his seat in the Senate.