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WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair, with a cold wave today; to- morrow fair and continued cold. Tem- perature for 22 hours ended at 10 p.m. last ni, terday; lowest, 21, at 6 a. Full report on page 8. No. FRENCH LEAVEL.S. DEBT OFF BALANCE SHEET LIABILITIES Obligation to British Also Un- listed—Credits to Others Not in Assets. 1,031.— No. QUESTION IS DISCUSSED IN STATEMENT, HOWEVER| Finance Minister Clings to Thesis That France Is Deserving of Reduction. B the Associated Press. 'ARIS, December 27.—France's war Acbts to America and Great Britain, mting closa to 31,000,000,000 gold francs sent from the liabilities of the French treasury as shown in a balance sheet issued by the French ministry of finance today. The amounts due Franc countries, including Russ nd post-war advances, amounting to| Lout 15,000,000,000 gold francs, are 1<0 not in fuventory pur confidence are a from other | , for war| uded in issued with the v by a clean breast facts, as the document says. Onthe other hand, 103,000,000,000 | Ppaper francs, as the capitalization of tiis French share in the Dawes plan was | ew of creating! of the 29,461. | back ght: Highest, 39, at 4 p.m. yes- m. yesterday. Entered as second class matter post office Washington, D. C. Great American for Repo Transformation of the Pension Of- fice Bullding at 5th and G streets into a great memorial, a lasting mu- seum of the wars of the United States, In which would be stored relics, dls- tinctive accouterments and imple- ments of each of the wars in which this Nation has engaged, is to be urged upon Congress within a few days. Acting Commissioner of Penslons Hays Haymaker will take up with leaders In Congress within a week a plan for turning a large part of the immense floor space in the Pension Office Building into a Rreat memorial and musecum to honor the dead of America’s wars, and to keep for fu- ture generations the glorious history of the men who fought to perpetuate the principles and liberty of the Unit- ed States. Has Elaborate Plans. Constructed in 1883 as a monument and a memorial to the men who bore the brunt of battle in our WAars, espe- clally the Civil War, officials of the Pension Office have plan for a larger use for the great bulilding, much of whose floor space is now un- used. It has been the scene of many inaugural balls in past years. As far as a year ago, Washington Gardner, the Commissioner of Pensions, looked forward to the day when the Pension Office would house a great National collection of war trophles, mementoes, implements and uniforms which would bear to posterity the story in graphic form of the wars In annuities, are included in the assets. Debts “Freely Discussed.” | Although the figures are omitted | fro sheet, the inventory, lementel renew that these debts 1 allfed resources | of inance Minister © ing the French thesi form part of the gen pooled in war ti He argues that a | strict equity could seem to demand a | general addition of war expenses and | their distribution among the allies in | proportion to the wealth of each, with- out taking into account special under- takings imposed by monetary neces- sities. he finance minister Insists that France, therefore, is entitled to spe- | cial treatment. He remarks in the inventory that the choice of French| s0il as a battlefield saved the allies| much blood and mone: He also avers that America and Great Britain d duties on profits made by | American and British firms which | fulfilled French war-time orders. He | suggests that the amount of these duties should be deducted from the French debt 5 e M. Clementel concludes his state- ment by declaring that France has no intention of repudiating her debts, but that she is convinced an appeal to conscience and the sentiments of justice of the allies will not be in} vain. VIEWS FAR APART. Herriot-MacDonald Summer Parley Details Revealed. By Cable to The Star and New York World. LONDON, December 27.—The pub- Jication in a Paris newspaper of part of the officlal record of the con- versations between Premiers Mac- Donald and Herriot last June at| Chequers is considered here as in- troducing important new eclements into the Franco-British debt and security issues, which remain where they were when MacDonald and Herriot discussed them six months While there is nothing in the pub- lished memorandum which is not al- ready known in informed quarters, | the fact that Herriot and Peretti| Della Rocca, then ‘chief of thei French forelgn office, made definite statements regarding the debt, and specific security proposals is now a matter of record, and will be de-| bated in the British and French, Farliaments, and the present min- isters in both countries will be pressed to explain thelr attitude to their legislature: Churchill Opposed. Winston Churchill, chanaellor of the exchequer, does not accept the French viewpoint as expressed at Chequers, and will make this clear at the Paris conference next month. Espectal exception will be taken by the present British treasury heads to Della Rocca's analysis of the situation, based as It is, on Cur- zon's declaration that the British government limits its total claim against its former allies and Ger- many to the amount needed to pay the British debt to the United States, amounting fn all to 14,200,000,000 German gold mar] Della Rocca declared in June that if Germany’s debts under the Dawes re- port be taken as 50,000,000,000 German gold marks, Britain would get 11,000,- 000,000 of them, which would be the 22 ver cent of the total upon which the allles agreed at the Spa conference. This, Della Rocca said, leaves only 00,000,000 gold marks to be paid to the British by the allies under the Curzon claim, of which France might be asked to pay half, or about $300,000,000. Ask Five-Year Delay. Such an amount, Della Rocca said, ¥rance cannot contemplate paying either by annuities or otherwise until one com- plete annuity has been recelved from Germany, which will be in five years. This attitude, which Premier Mac- Donald then declined to discues, 15 re- zarded by the prerent British govern- ment as ridiculously inadequate, it was learned on high authority today. Curzon defined the British position in a recent speech in the House of Com- mons, as still based on Balfour's pro- posal, later outlined by Curzon, that Britain take only from Germany and its former allles what is needed to pay the United States, but he added that Great Britain 18 unwilling to assume the German debt is good, thus hinting that France and Italy must be prepared 1o pay a great part of their debts, amounting to many times what the ¥rench statesman told MacDonald they could not pay for five years. Churchill will make this position clear—startlingly clear, it is said— when he goes to Paris, prepared to make a great stroke to win the sup- port and gratitude of the British tax- payers, even if he gets no cash for it. MacDonald's attitude in refusing the French proposal fog a security pact, his explanation, “All my naval, army and air service experts and also the foreign office are against it his declaration also that the British do- | existence CONGRESS READY Leaders See Little Need for Extra Term After March 4 Next. BY G. GOULD LINCOL With the Christmas recess behind it the Sixty-eighth Congress tomor- row starts on the final lap which will close its legislative career and March . 4. During the four wecks since the present session of Congress opened several important developments have occurred In the situatien which prob- ably wlill affect considerably the leg- islative activities of the Congress and which Bave a bearing on the possi- bility and probability of a special ses- sion of the New Congress which comes in March 4. In the first place, demand for farm legislation—as an emergency meas- ure has dropped off enormously, owing to the improved situation of the farmers due to better prices, par- tlcularly for grain. Secondly, further tax reduction legislation seems to be out of the question until the Treasury officials are able to say definitely what will be the results of the new tax law. President Coolidge has made this clear and the leaders In Congress have accepted such a statement of the case. If there s to be a special session dealing with tax legislation, it will not come until after Septem- ber 1, 1925, Senator Smoot, chairman of the Senate finance committee, sald last night. No Chance to Repeal Publicity Clause. In the oplnion of Senator Smoot, it would be Impossible to get through Congress at the present session any measure repealing the so-called pub- licity clauses of the new income tax law. He does not expect the matter to be brought forward seriously at this session. ‘Whether rallroad legislation can be put through before March 4 is open to doubt. But the demand for railroad legielation has come particularly from the sections which have demanded also farm legisiation, and with improvement in farm conditions the demand for rail legislation has become less pronounced also. Nor is it expected now that any seri- ous attempt will be made at this session to get action on the World Court proto- col: As one Senator remarked. yester- day, “They seem to be making some- thing of a joke of the World Court abroad—falling to put up to it vital questions arising, which should go to that court if it is to be of real value. Why, therefore, should the United States become excited over the question of abherence to that tribunal?’ Confine to Momey Bills. The work of the present session of Congress, it appears, will be confined largely to the passage.of the regular an- nual appropriation bills, with such gen- eral legislation as can be put through without controversy. Until New Year day has come and gone the Senate likely will do little more than mark time, although it meets to- morrow. The probability is that the Senate will occupy itaelf tomorrow with unobjected bills on the calendar, unless there are some Senators who desire to speak on the Muscle Shoals bill, which is the unfinished business of the Senate. The Senate will adjourn or recess at the close of tomorrow’s businees until Friday. Senate committees, however, will continue their work. The appropria- tions committee. begins tomorrow its hearings on the naval appropriations bill, and the postoffce committee will continue its work on the Sterling- Paige bill, increasing rates on sec- ond-class mail and other postal serv- fces. It is planped to report this last measure to the Senate, If pos- sible, before the Senate acts on the President’s veto of the postal pay in- crease bill, which is to come before the Senate a week from tomorrow and is to be disposed of by the fol- lowing day. So far as the postal pay bill is concerned, it now seems that it will either be Teferred back to committe or the President's veto will be sustained. Revive Teapot Dome. Teapot Dome and the oil scandals, which occupied so much time of the Senate during the last session, will raise their heads again. Senator Walsh of Montana, who lifted the lid of the Teapot Dome ir, wil ask the Senate to adopt the report which was submitted by the majority of the public lands committee, condemning the leases of the naval oil reserves to minfons might not agree, are wel- Doheny and Sinclair, at the earliest opportunity after the Senate recon- Planned in Pension Building| Gardner to Seek Legislation to Provide sitory of Trophies and Relics, and Serve as Memorial. he WASHINGTON, Sund; WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION b.. .0, War Museum which the United States has engaged. Fragmentary collections are _extant of uniforms and accouterments car- ried by soldiers of the Unlted. States in all wars, but a single, permanent large collection has never been housed under onme roof. This is the aim of Mr. Gardner, who, however, must work through his assistant. The Commissioner of Pensions was severely fnjured in an automobile ac- cident two weeks ago, and is recover- ing from the shock and injuries sus- tained. Wants Commission Named. Mr. Haymaker has prepared resolu- tions to be introduced jointly in the Senate and House providing for ap- Pointment of a commission to investi- gate and report on the proposed war memorial. This commission would consist of the commissioner of pen- sions, the commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, the mmander-in-chief of the United Spanish War Veterans and the na- tional commander of the American Legion. It would conduct an Investi- | gation into the facilities of the Pen-| sion Office, and the material from!| which America’s great war memorial | can be created. Its report is to be| approved by the Secretary of the| Interior. | The present commissioner of pen- sions, himself a veteran of the Civil| War, believes this time is most oppor- | tune for su transformation when | (Continued on Page 3, Column 3.) McCOY JURY DEADLOCK CONTINUES; RETRIAL SEEN | Announcement Made That Vote| Stands 7 to 5, Without Stating Which Way Jurors Lean. ¢ the Assoclated Press LOS ANGELES, December 27.—Ap- | parently hopelessly deadlocked, the | {Jury in the case of Kid McCoy, ex- prizefighter, charged with the mur- der of Mrs. Theresa W. Mors here last August, continued tonight to delib- erate the guilt or innocence of the defendant. The last report of the jury that the | vote, without stating whether {t stood for conviction or acquittal, was 7 to 5 caused Superior Judge C. S. Crail to express apprehension that the trial, which has cost the county approximately $25,000, would end in a jury disagreement and a retrial. GERMANY ADMITS COLOGNE DEFEAT Sacrificial Directorium Isf Formed for Accepting Dic- tates of Allies. By Cable to The Star and New York World. BERLIN, December 27.—Germany is preparing to confess fallure of its attempts to induce the allies to evacuate Cologne and the left bank of the Rhine in accordance with the provisions of the Versailles treaty. The confesslon of failure will be made by a directorium formed for the purpose, consisting of Marx, Stresemann and Luther, and consti- tuting a virtual dictatorship, though masked under the name of temporary government. Claiming legal right on her side, Germany has decided she will submit to superior force and then make 2 moral issue of what she regards as a violation of the Versailles treaty. . Parties Avold Blame. The new directorium will face the German Reichstag and assume the responsibility. for accepting such dic- tates as the conference of ambassa- dors in Paris presents. It will be a coalition directorium, =o that no party need be blamed for the humility. Stresemann, who 1is the motive power behind the new directorium, belleves Germany should accept the allied ultimatum, submitting to the imposed disarmament regulations and a prolonged stay on the Rhine, because Germany will then react in favor of the nationalist parties. Even a compromise, whereby the Rhine oc- cupation may be lengthened while the. Ruhr occupation would be shortened, will find little favor here. Socialists See Excuse. The Socialists alone find a slight excuse for the allled action in the failure of the military authorities here to abide strictly by the dis- armament restrictions. Even the democratic Berliner Tageblatt, how- ever, is bitter at Premier Herriot of France for what is regarded as a breach of faith and a distortion of the Versailles treaty. Realizing the political capital which can be made out of such a situation, the Germans are, nevertheless, pre- pared to accept the allled ultimatum. The directorium, carefully dissoclated from any particular label, will be the sacrificial lamb, and once the crisis has passed the parties can get to- gether in a new battle for power. Deny Arms Charges. The German foreign office tonight issued a complete denial of the report of the interallled disarmament con- trol commission in the form of a statement by the German war minis- ter, Gessler, who gives a detalled list to support his charge agalnst the French press of feeding the public fairy tales of German war prepara- tions similar to the war-time atrocity tales. In one instance, Gessler alleges, the control commission itself had passed upon and supervised manutacture of guns. This was the case of the 25,000 gun barrels from Krupp's. In Koenigsbrueck, Gessler says they were target practice rifies. Concern- ing the charge that enough material for the equipment of three cavalry divisions was found at Dresden, Ges: ler lists 20 old saddles, 43 rusty car- bines, 16 machine guns, and so on through the list of allied charges of treaty violations. Gessier concludes: “The commission (Continued on Page 3, Column 2.) ~(Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) {lowing out a time-honored the case of the 14 guns found near | PRESIDENT GIVES RECEPTION PLANS Picturesque New Year Event to Follow Tradition Set by Washington. The President issued from the White House yesterday afternoon the officlal program for his New Year day recep- tion Thursday morning. He is thus fol- custom as ©old as the Constitution itself, President Washington recelving in his home in New York the felicitations of the rulers of foreign countries through their repre- sentatives sent to this Government, Lady Washington being present through the greater part of such a levee. After the President and Mrs. Coolidge enter the blue room and greet the offi- clals such as the members of the cab- inet asssmbled there, the real reception will open with the presentation of the heads of forelgn missions, ambassadors and ministers, each followed by their suite, this being one of the few occasions when the military and naval attaches wre in full-dress uniform. The precedent for receiving the guests of various of- ficlal rank is well prescribed, and the pageant a brilliant one, with the mili- tary of our own country in full dress with swords, and the women, both for- elgn and American, in their smartest | afternoon costumes. To Start at 11 A.M. The reception New Year morning will start at 11 o'clock, and while the stated period is for it to continue until 1:30 o'clock, President Coolidge s likely to carry out the custom of other Presi- dents and receive the visitors until the line grows thin. In fine weather the long-walting stream of humanity reaches from Seventeenth etreet, along the Avenue and up the White House drive, remaining rather stationary for hours, as guests passing in through the doors of the mansion to shake the hand of the President, and then on through the east room and again into the street, are replaced one by one with paseers-by who learn through the experience of past years or through the loquacious visitors of what will happen in the White House if they have patience to keep “in line. This stream of self-invited guests in- cludes in its ranks lawyers, bankers and men of big professional and business parts from all sections of the United States, tapering on down through lines of business to the newsboy or just any lad who wants to meet the President of the United States. Behind a public hacker or a newsboy may come a man of afMuence who might buy the White House if it were for sale and he so chose; a bride and bridegroom who might encircle the globe on their wed- ding trip, or just a stranger passing through to €ee the Capital for the first time.’ Event Picturesque. A mixed lot, an interesting lot and the most picturesque phase as well as the most democratically American of the entire reception. The schedule for the White House New Year reception will be found on Page 2 e BIGGER AND BETTER RAIDS PROMISED NEW YEAR EVE Divisional Dry Chief for New York and Northern New Jersey Plans Clean-Up. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 27.—R. Q. Merrick, prohibition divisional chief for New York and northern New Jersey sald today that New Year eve raids here would be “bigger and better than ever. Mr. Merrick described New Jersey as “one of the wettest spots in the country—almost impossible to dry up,” but said he considered it his duty to concentrate on prohibition enforcement in New York State, where there is no statute supporting the Volstead act. New Jersey has one, with a state pro- hibition, director to enforce it. Mr. Merrick expressed the opinion that “people of New York City will be greatly disappointed if we don’t con- duct our customary New Year eve series of ralds along the Great White Way.! +U. S. Envoy's Wife Hurt. SAN SALVADOR, Republic of Sal- vador, December 27.—Mrs. Montgom- ery Schuyler of New York, wife of the American Minister to Salvador, was severely bruised in an automo- bile accident at Comasgua yesterday. A Mrs, Martin, whose place of resi- dence has not been ascertalned, was killed, TODAY’S STAR. PART ONE—32 PAGES. General News—Local, National, Foreign. Reviews of New Books—Page 24. Serial, “The Ark of the Covenant,” Page 26. Schools and Colleges—Page 27. Current News Events—Page 27. Radio News and Gossip—Page 28. Notes of Art and Artists—Page 29. D. A. R. Activities—Page 29. Y. W. C. A. News—Page 29. Veterans of the Great War—Page 30. Army and Navy News—Page 31. PART TWO0—14 PAGES. Editorials and Editorial Features. Washington and Other Society. Parent-Teacher Activities—Page 11. Tales of Well Known Folk—Page 12. At the Community Centers—Page 12. News of the Clubs—Page 13. Boy Scout News—Page 14. PART THREE—10 PAGES. Amusements—Theaters and the Photo- play. Music in Washington—Pa; Motors and Motoring—P: Fraternities—Page 9. The Civillan Army—Page 9. Spanish War Veterans—Page 9. 5. s 6,7 and 8. PART FOUR—4 PAGES, Pink Sports Section. PART FIVE—8 PAGES. Magazine Section—Flction and Features. The Rambler—Page 5. Around the City—Pa PART SIX—8 PAGES. Classified Advertising. Financial News—Pages 7 and 8. GRAPHIC SECTION—S PAGES. World Events in Pictures. COMIC SECTION—% PAGES. Mr. Straphanger; Reg'lar Fellers; Mutt and Jeff. JERD WAVE DUE IN EAST TONIGHT Thirty-Mile Wind Adds to Suffering in Midwest. More Loss of Life. Mr. By the Associated Pres CHICAGO, December 27.—The Mid- dle West and Northwest shivered to- night in the third severe cold wave of the season, while subzero front moved rapidly eastward, with indi- cations that it would reach the At- lantic seaboard by tomorrow night. Nearly ‘the entire country tonight was experiencing the post-Christmas cold spell, or expected the mercury to go Into a nose dive shortly, al- though the Pacific Coast States re- ported some moderation of tempera- tures, accompanied by rain and snow, and it was reported that any threat- ened damage to crops was past. The cold in the Middle Western States and in the Southwest was.un- accompanied by snow for the most part, but a 30-mile wind added to thy rigors of the zero temperatures. Kansas City and vicinity expected the coldest weather of the Winter to- night, with temperatures of 5 or 10 below zero. Chicago saw the mercury fall to zero at sunset and continue its to- bogganing. Wisconsin expected the coldest temperatire of the Winter, with Milwaukee and vicinity antici- pating 12 below, while other parts of the State had already reported read- ings of more than 20 deegrees below zero. More Damage Done. The new cold wave, coming on the heels of the one that had just de- | parted, added to the property dam- age, loss. of life and interruption of wire and rail communication -aused by the previous cold and storms. Three deaths were Mttributed di- rectly or indirectly to the cold in Chicago today. Great Northern trains in Montana were being dug out of snowdrifts. A 40-mile gale on Lake Michigan caused a rescue party to abandon an attempt to give ald to a car ferry which is in trouble off the harbor at Grand Haven, Mich., and a young man was rescued here from a cake of floating ice which had broken and floated away as he walked on It. The extreme cold wag expected to continue = throughout most of the region to which it has spread for at (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) y Star. | SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 28, 1924 - EIGHTY-EIGHT KANSAS UNIVERSITY Chancellor Ousted as Ineffi- cient, Aristocratic and Active in Politics. By the Associated Press. TOPEKA, Kans, December 27. Acting on charges of insubordination, political activity and “aloofness” pre- ferred by Gov. J. M. Davis, the State board of administration today re- moved Dr. E. H. Lindley as chancel- lor of the University of Kansas, at Lawrence. When Dr. Lindley was called before the board and his resig- nation requested, he asked for time denied. The chancellor then left the cépitol, declining to make a state- ment. Gov. Davis announced tonight he would not select a permanent head for the university prior to January 12, next, when his term of office ex- pires. He also announced there was moving the heads of other State in- stitutions. Injunction Is Granted. rary ‘Injunction was granted in dis- trict court against Gov. Davis and the board of administration restrain- {ing them from interfering with Dr. Lindley in the discharge of his duties, A hearing on the order was set for January &. Today's action of the board was fore- cast at an open hearing last week, at which Gov. Davis was quoted as saying he wanted to find out “whether K. U. s running the State, or the State is running K. U.” At that time lack of co-operation by the chancellor with the board was charged. At a later hearing the chancellor was ques- tioned activity. Inquiry into the suspension of four University of Kansas men for drinking, after they had confessed, was taken up at this hearing, but this was not touched on in a long statement arraigning the chancellor, made public today by the governor. i Lack of Sympathy. “This spirit of aloofness and arls- tocracy,” said the statement, “does not at all comport with the Kansas spirit. 1 am insisting on his dis- missal because by all the showing that has developed he has displayed a disposition to play a narrow, selfish, personal game—one of advantage to himself * °* * His lack of sympathy and his failure to come in contact with the individual students demonstrates that he lacks the broad and deep human sympathy that is necessary to give the best results In producing strong, forward-looking Kansas citizens.” At the conclusion of the statement the governor mentioned that the University of Kansas is his alma mater, > CLAIMS HEARING DENIED. Ousted Chancellor Not Charges, He Says. LAWRENCE, Kans, December 27. —Alleging that the State board of administration, in dismissing him from office, acted in secret session on charges of which he was refused a copy, Dr. E. H. Lindley, chancellor of the University of Kansas here, late today applied for and received a tem- porary injunction in district court chambers restraining the board from .interfering with him in the discharge of his duties. The petition stated the action of Gov. J. M. Davis and the board was “arbitrary, oppressive, capricious and groundless,” and that it was made in “bad fajth In.a statement tonight the chan- cellor said he welcomed the ‘“fullest investigation” of the governor's charges. “The governor and board of admin- istration in demanding my resigna- tion as chancellor,” the statement said, “denied my request for reason- able time for consideration (time to be specified by the governor); denied my request for a copy of the report of two recent:so-called investigations, and denled me a copy of the charges which had been prepared, but it was immediately glven by them to the press. “The essentlal fact is that I have re- sisted the repeated efforts of the gov- ernor acting through the board of ad- ministration in attempts to force ap- pointments at the University of Kan- | sas and removais in violation of the | Kansas statutes,” Shown HEAD IS DISMISSED to consider the matter, but this was | no Intention of investigating or re- | At Lawrence late today a tempo- | relative to alleged political | 60 cents per * PAGES. 50 BELIEVED KILLED IN JAPANESE BLAST Dynamite Cargo Explodes in Is- land Harbor, Injuring 300 Others. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, December 238.—It is esti- mated that 50 persons were killed and 300 injured when a dynamite cargo exploded in the harbor of Otaru, Hokkaido Island, northeast- ern Japan, yesterday. The explosion occurred while 600 cases of dyna- mite were being transferred from a lighter. One large vessel was dam- aged, several small boats sunk and the water front was wrecked. SCIENTISTS GATHER FOR 48 MEETINGS H Most Imposing Array of Spe-I cialists City Has Ever Known to Record Progress. Scientists of America will convene here tomorrow under the auspices of the American Association for the Ad- vancement of Science to discuss out- | standing achievements of the past; year and consider new ones for the | future. { The occaslon will be the seventy- | ninth annual convention of the as- sociation, and it will bring together In Washington one of the largest and most representative groups of scien {tific specialists that has ever assem | bled in joint session anywhere in the| { world. Fifth Meeting in Capital. Forty-elght societles, representing | every fleld of rescarch in the world of | ience, from paleontology and geolo- | &Y to physics and engineering, will| meet here in conjunction with the | | general convention, which is the fifth | |the association has held in Washing- | | ton since its organization in 1543. | Throughout the city, during most of the week, small groups of men will | hold daily sessions to discuss such | {unfamiliar sciences as phytopath- {ology, ecology, agronomy and pom- { ology in addition to the better known | studies of botany, anthropology, | i geography, ornithology. zoology, ps |chology, physiology and others. | The membership of the American Assoclation for the Advancement of Sclence is almost unlimited in its| scope, and in addition to students ot the highly specialized studies of the universities the convention has at-| tracted to Washington men who will discuss such domestic arts as refrig- eration, heating and economics under i a common agenda. Special Exhibit Held Over. Among these will be the exhibition | { of current work of the Carnegie In- | stitution of Washington, which was! arranged for the annual ieeting of the board of directors of the insti- tution early this month. The entire exhibition was held intact for the in- spection of the delegates to the con- | vention and may be viewed by the| general public, too, in the Adminis- | tration Building, Sixteenth and P streets Other exhibitions, exclusive of the| main one, may be viewed at the fol- lowing places: National Academy of Sciences Building, Twenty-first and | B streets; United States Weather Bureau, Twenty-fourth and M streets; United States Naval Observatory; Hyglenic Laboratory; Central High School, which will be devoted ex- clusively to biological exhibitions. W. J. Showalter, associate editor the Natoinal Geographic Maga- has had charge of arranging the main exhibit. The exhibits in- clude contributions by individual sclentists as well as firms that manu- | facture scientific instruments, som {of which have resuited in \mr\orlnnl’ achlevements during the past year. exhibitions are expected to | part of all future conven-| of zine, | Stmilar become tions. Sixty Firms Take Part. The general exhibition is the most; {complete and representative held by | the association in recent vears. About, 60 business irms that supply sclentific | instruments and materials and pub- ilishers of scientific books are taking | part and a large number of individual !'men of science are exhibiting new re- | search methods and instruments re- | cently devised by themselves or their | staffs. The general exhibition will lopen Tuesday at 1 o'clock. It may be v ted at the following hours thereafter during convocation week: Tuesday, December 30, from 1 p.m. to 5:30, and from 7 p.m. to 9:30. ‘Wednesday, December 31, from am. to 5:30 p.m., and from 7 p.m. 9:30. Thursday, January 1, from 1 p.m. 5:30. Friday, January 5:30. Saturday, January 3, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Admission is free to all holding identification cards for the conven- tion, which are secured on registra- tion in the registration room of the New Willard Hotel. A catalogue of the general exhibition is in preparation and will be available for distribution | Tuesday morning at the registration room and Tuesday afternoon at the exhibition room itself. Washington, which has more resi- dent sclentists in proportion to its| population than any other city in the United States, has thrown wide the| doors of its institutions and organi- zations for scientific research to the | visitors, and during the week they, | together with several of Its educa- tional institutions, will become the meeting places for the affiliated so- cletles. Meeting Roof™ Available. To accommodate all of the meet- | ings that are to be held outside of the general convention, Memorial | Continental Hall, George Washington University, Central High School, the Natlonal - Geographic Soclety, the| many Government sclentific bureaus and offices, the Smithsonlan Institu- tion, the Carnegie Institution of Washington, the National Museum and the "home of the National Academy of Sclences and the N tional Research Council have loa one or more rooms. General headquarters have been es- tablished in the Willard Hotel be- cause of its central location and all accredited delegates are expected to go there and register. Delegates ifrom the different societies have been assigned to hotels in such a manner that, as nearly as possible, those en- gaged In llke lines of research may be together during their stay in ‘Washington. The opening session of the gen- eral convention will be called to order in Memorial Continental Hall 10 to to from 2 p.m, to | fund. { probably {a large force of additi “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star is delivered every evening and Sunday morning to Washington homes at month. Telephone Main 5000 and service will start immediately. FIVE CENTS. 15,000 T0 SHARE 52,800,000 REFUND IN LIGHT RATE CUT Procedure to Return Money to Power Users Yet to Be Decided. RECEIPTS NOT NEEDED TO COLLECT SUM DUE One-Tenth of Charges for Seven Years Is Unofficial Esti- mate of Return. BY J. A. O'LEARY. Seventy-five thousand users of elec- tricity were wondering last night how much they will get back indi- vidually out of the approximately to be returned to the pub- as a result of the unexpected set- tlement reached yesterday in th seven-year controversy over electric light rates Officials of the commission and the said last night that it i impossible to predict what the aver- age refund to consumers will be, the reason that the amount impound- ed was not the same throughout the seven years of litigation iguring it roughly at 2 cents on every 10 cents collected by the com pany during the years, the re- fund on the whole impounded fun would be 20 cents on each dollar pald. In the settlmeent, hos it was agreed to divide the am impounded equally between the cc pany and the public, which mea company 1 seven i that the rebate probably will be 10 cents the has paid. Calculation Unofiieinl. This is an unofficial caler lation, how since the : and the ssion have n worked out the details of the enor- mous task of distributing so large amount of meney among the tho sands of claimant S. Russell B for the power announce last night that work will be started fmmediately on the drafting of a set of rules to be followed in returnin the people’s share of the impounded As soon as the regulations « they will be given wide pul o1 dollar the consu rerely ready licity. Mr. Bowen said that the first ste would be have bla > printed to be filled in by con- umers in applying for their rebates. The company, he said, will employ nal clerks to handle the distribution of the money. Consumers dre requested to wait for publication of the forthcoming rule before taking any steps to get their money. Long Period Expected. Mr. Bowen explained that ca- sonably long period probably would be allowed ronsumers in which tu apply for the'e refunds. Mr. Bowen -aid it will not be nec- essary for a ¢ r to have his re- ceipts for the $ust seven years in or- der to get his febate, but he advised those who havd their receipts to re- tain them merely as a matter of good business in case any dispute should arise over the amount to be re- funded. Persons who have moved away from the city since the litigation began will have the same right to apply for the re- bate due them for the time they were consumers, Mr. Bowen explained. ates May Apply. Asked what would be done in cases in which consumers have died since the impounding began, Mr. Bowen said their estates would be entitled to apply for the refund. Corporation Counsel Fran H. tephens explained last night that cour- sel for the company and the commission would prepare a decree and submit it to Justice Stafford in the District Supreme Court some time this week to authorize disposal of the $6,000,000 of impounded money In accordance with the compro- mise arrived at yesterday. Approximate- Iy $500,000 is to be taken from the im- pounded fund to cover taxes, leaving about $5.500,000 to be divided between the company and the public, making the people’s share close to $2.300,000. Cut Applies to City. Although the reduced rate of 7': cents agreed to yesterday applies only within the District of Columbia, it was indicated by company officials last night that they hope to find a way to extend the reduction to all of the nearby Mary- land suburbs served by the local power company. The reduced date of 714 cents per Kkilowatt hour is for household current, but Maj. W. E. R. Covell, assistant to the Utilities Commiesion, said Jast night that the commission probably will ap- prove an order within a few days pro- viding for reductions also in the variou: rate schedules for current used for com. mertial and industrial purposes. Bowen Statement. Discussing the compromise in gen- eral, Mr. Bowen made the following statement : “Settlement of the litigation has been reached at a great sacrifice of claims, which the company is con- vinced it would have been able to sus- tain if the proceedings had been con- tinued. Realizing, however, that the public should be considered, the com- pany has made these sacrifices as to claims and hopes the whole settle- ment will work out as satisfactorily as it s believed it wilL” ‘William McK. Clayton, chairman of the utilities committee of the Federa- tion of Citizens' Associations, visited the District Buildng yesterday after- noon, and, after conferring with Maj Covell, expressed himself as gratified over the compromise as a whole. Sought Settiement. Mr. Clayton, more than a month ago, suggested to the Public Utilities Commission at a public hearing on electric light rates that some steps be taken to reach an understanding with the company that would put & stop to the impounding of large sums of money paid by electric consumers. Mr. Clayton had in mind at that time a tentative agreement that ‘would be effective pending a final de- termination of the valuation suit in court. It apparently was not hoped at that time that the commission and the company would be able to effect a permanent compromise. “The big thing in this settlement, as I see it,” said Mr. Clayton, “is that it affords the people an immediate and actual reduction in rates, which they " (Continued on Page 4, Columa 6.) " (Continued on Page 3, Columa 6.)

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