Evening Star Newspaper, January 3, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER. AU. 8. Weather Bureau Fo ‘Unsettled, probably rain tonight and tomorrow; slightly warmer tomor- Tow. Temperature: Highest, 34, at noon today: lowest, 29, at 8 p.m. yesterday. Full report on page 2, st.) Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 16 b Entered as second class matter post_office, Washington D. C. 29,467, 0. ¢ Foeni WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ny Star. “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 gapers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 96,775 WASHINGTON N GALLIER NANED INAUGLRAL COMMITEE HEAD President Chooses Prominent G. 0. P. Business Man to Direct Program. PLANS TO BE RUSHED FOR COLORFUL EVENT i Ball Evening Improbable. | Day's Festivities to Rival Best in Past. in WILLIAM RAIN AN be Ma tween no4 to w to lose tie and inauguration pians for Washington's the incoming executive moved swif 1y forward when Coolidge summoned William T liher, local business man and pror nent n, to the White louse chairmanship of and received hasty t over gen- March 1 House dutdes, of which pre- day, tribute today Gal- Republ tendered inaugu s acceptance the E-UP | Showers To the committee After a cnssion with the Preside eral plans for the ceremony Mr. Galliher left the White to begin immediately his which call for the planning “old-fashioned he indicated, will rival thos w dis- an inauguration” - days. These plans, and still ten only hastily sketched | ative, will include a| gigantic parade, drawing troops and | organizations from all parts of the country, a carnival and a night dis-| play of fireworks, but it s to be quiet certain that there e wo inaugural ball or recep: Tt was indicated that the President would not attend such a function lliher pointed out that to have inaugural without the President and Mrs. Coolidge present would be like playing Hamlet without Hamlet. | frigid treatmen te t extended lowsh today to the with weather and oc ht and tomc The effe vesterday and ever, so0 fi stricken eity th; man of were Starts Work at Or Galliher is starting i work of formulati id that he would m: sonfer this aftern L than Mo head of the to ascerta rediately his plans an ef- o' Meanwhile, nc Tt natural aid, Wa Tl ging its way te as street ¢ concerned. Secks Bet W. E. R Commi conference it als, it is e of workin operation b ipal Washingtonian around in the vet east not later S tis comm views of congressional the matte { Mr. Galliher said that after this conference would be in a better position to discuss his plans for pub- lcation. However, after conferring with ator Curtis and the plans of the t mittees - are laid both will be laid before the President for his final approval Maj tilities wo ¢ aown. | 1 mu future that a will pmittees Considered. has the various appoint to and these public within loser ali iven some resalt in her already ation. he said personnel for ich he will the ceremonies. will be w days. As the inaugural chairman pointed out, there is very little time in which to make the prepara and he in- to push them with all Mr pointed out that | nations 1f e made the basis for a great carnival celebration he be lieves that the fnausuration of I'resi- dent Coolidge should be held on that | big scale, which would attract to Wash- | street cleaning ington thousands of visitors to take |activity in the part in the festivities incident to the | inauguration It is not will storms While vehicie he mounds of trict et cle labout 400 me; their efforts to | main streets d probably made the ns tend through Morris refuse, still would not be any mors mon, moval work, would' result ma Bans believed that the inaugural which to Although the j tion for ed as to be cell said th enough of unusual am storms before the fisc | The supe {that he would of 400 men -all { does not plan tional crew | With more th | nighways, inc! city has only plows, eight city proper an suburban areas. | Askea if nhe fany more storms, Mr. President | ceremonies | would _ at- people the Capi- It s believed that Mr. will discuss with Ser tor Curtis plans for a big parade carnival, and whether it will be it was indicated. depends ¥ upon the view of the matter taken by Senator Curtis and his col- leagues on the joint committee Just as soon oppose gala tract man tal City Galliher scale & al s Mr. Galliher ascer ideas of the meml Congress and gets final approval fron President Coolidge he will announc: ittees and proceed with the preparations the celebration March 1 tains the rs of his com for Curtix to Co-Operate. Senator Curtis said that he would see r. Galliher some time this afternoon discuss inaugural matters with He that the congressional ymittee had charge only of the ar- rangements at the Capitol. He indi- | ted that the congressional would glad per- | the local inaugural commit- | hi | from this said | snow equipmen in the Spring. wmittee be te with The Congress for st | removal for was $410,000, | mains to carry juntil July 1. | With small | plows the Dist that | to confine the e joint congressional committee to have a meeting Tuesday morn- ing. At that time it is expected the | plan for the iguration at the Capi- tol will be adopted. Charity Ball Is Seen. ion Mr. Galliher will be no inaugural ball at- | those ant upon the ceremonies of in- |are street stalling President Coo’idge in office | highways. March 4 brought the possibility a charity bill as a substitute for s event to the forefront of spec- tion Four years ago at the Harding in- muguration a charity ball was ten- dered by leading social figures in Washington and a large sum was raised thereby. When the forerun- | ning speculations this yvear were to the effect that the Coolidge inaugural would emb: no inaugural ball, ar- gements for a charit ball were sel again, but halted by gue possibility that an inaug- ral ball might yet be decided upon. | Those making the arrangements reaching an impasse, it was decided to hold all prell ary plans and preparations in abeyance until a defi- | nite decision had been reached, for or against an inaugural ball. When atement has been made by Galliher on this top: to those planning the function for charity it is regarded as entirely possible that steps will be taken immediately to shape plans for a charity ball. “If there is no inaugural ball or official reception there' will be a charity ball along the same lines as the charity ball given at the Hard- ing inauguration,” Mrs. John Allan Daugherty said today Mrs. Daugherty was the inaugural charity ball commit- tee of the Harding inaugural cere- monies, when a large sum was real- ized for local charity. Some time ago, when it was intimated that the inaugural ball and reception would not meet with favor at the White House, preliminary plans were laid for @ charity ball by a group of Wash- (Continued on Page 2, Column 1) Int there 1o by car of ul ing departmen |its plows folle NEW United States business with without with czarist war, accordin, Soviet a The Soviet's ledgers for th trade turno: of $63,416,147. lin. London centers, maki of $69,757,761 chairman of Russian-Ame; $46,500,000. 761 of $52,692,649 Made Inaugural Head 2. WEATHER TO END row to Aid in Clearing | Streets. Lowering skies, the figurative the the Weather Bure: and vehicular traffic were | understood, snow-cleaning forces emergencles. decreased to street car traflic during big snow- | cross-walks for pedestrians. Hacker. in his department without of plows for | Hacker said | feel that he should take any money vear's amount available for dust prevention Only $16%,000 Remains. total appropriation allowed by the thoroughfares The plan on which the street clean- " (Continued on Page By the Associated Press. YORK, January official representatives ing companies here footed up their ing December 31 last to report a hands between the two countries per cent to cover transactions pre- sumably concluded in Moscow, Ber- 61 the pre-war turnover in The present turnover of $69,757.- represented from the United States to Russia 723,598, leaving an apparent trade balance in faver of this country of FRENCH DEBT PLAN INFORMAL, HELDIN PARIS, ENVOY SAYS posal Made for Funding War Loans. CONFLICTING REPORTS CONFUSE U. S. OFFICIALS Optimism of Yesterday Wanes. A Hughes' Request for Text Not PARIS, January 3.—Pressed from all sides for further information as to the step taken by Finance Minister Clementel to open up informal ex- 1 T. GALLIHER. the French debt, American Ambass dor Herrick today said that he had not yet forwarded to Washington the | memorandum | finance had handed him. He said he had been engaged in the most infor- mal and dlscu; with various als of concerning the contents of the memo- ndum The document which 3 handed the Ambassador was entitled “An_unofficial memorandum concern- ing French public opinion on the pay | ment of France's debt to the United States.’ Ambassador Herrick said he could make no statement regarding the nemorandum further than that it ontained an unoficial suggestion re- garding the manner of payment of the French debt Would Clarify Situation. The Ambassador stated he had de- cided to give out this further infor- mation because he felt there was llke- |1y to arise a great deal of misunder- | standing if nothing at all were said. He would not, however, discuss cer- tain details which were supposed to be among M. Ciementel's suggestions, such as small, nominal interest for the moratorium period, to be in- creased as the payments began The moratorium period suggested is given variously as between 10 and 15 years, while the period over which repayment is te run is given all the way from 68 years to 100 years. The American Ambassador declined to coufirm or deny the accuracy of any of these suggestions. it is understood Mr. Herrick ha promised the French government t | ntinued on Page 2, Column 2.) O BURN TO DEATH INMONTREAL FRES It is the belief &nment of these forces| o e Eight of Victims, Children, Trapped in Rapidly Spread- ing Home Blazes. FROMSNDW night and Tomor- ons Clementel remorseful over the t they afforded Wash- utset of the New Year, hand of fel- snow-shoveling squads promise of warmer casional light rains to- prrow. f their wild rampage night before, how- rmly impressed on the at Forecaster Weight- u believes slushing for a day s will slush or so 't content to wait for shington was still dig- » freedom today. so far ter Co-ope: Covell of ission is h street tion. the Public planning a railway offi- for the pur-| & out some system of hetween railway »s bumped along over today, the Di aning department had | n at work, confining | clearing some of the | owntown and opening snow supervisor of intalned today justified in spending ey on extra snow-re- because such action the abandonment of | and dust prevention Spring. By the Associated Press. MONTREAL, Quebec, January 3.— Nine persons, eight of them small children, lost their lives early today when fire swept through three dwell- ings in two different sections of the city. In each case the flames spread so rapidly that the victims were trap- ped In their beds or were overcome as they attempted to flee. Six of the dead, of whom five were children, perished in two houses on Steagathe lane. Three other persons were rescued with difficulty and were removed to the Montreal General Hospital, suffering from serious burns and injuries. A score of others, mem- bers of several families. escaped from the flames into the bitter cold and were cared for by neighbors. Flames Spread Rapidly. The fire, the origin of which is unde- termined, spread with such rapldity and with such intensity that the victims were found lying on the floors or col- lapsed on tables and chalrs. All the families in the dwellings were asleep when the flames broke out and were apparently overcome before they could find safety. The second fire occurred almost at the same time in Montreal North, where two girls and a boy perished in their beds when flames swept a small dwelling owned by A. L. Taylor. The children were alone in the house, as their parents were visiting the cfty. Two of the children were guests in the Taylor home, their mother be- ing a visitor in the city. The dead are Rene Thouin, 12 years old; Romeo Thouin, 3; Cecile Thouln, 9; Emmelinne Thouln, §; Lionel Brault, t operates is to have|g and a woman and three children »w_the snow-sweepers| whose names have not been ascer- %, Column 4) | tained by the police. Extra Crews. lump sum appropria- is word- vailable for snow re- as street cleaning. Mr. e total amount is not permit expenditure nounts during snow- causing a deficiency 1 year ends in July. tendent announced work his regular force day tomorrow, but he to put on any addi- to han 450 miles of paved luding macadam, the 17 motorized snow which are for the d nine for use in the planned to purchase use in future he did not appropriation for t and thus reduce the cleaning and snow current fiscal year of which $168,000 re- the service from now ree number of motorized rict owns, the city had operation of them to on which there tracks and on main 'U. S. Trade With Russia, 50 Pct. Greater |Than in Czarist Days, Totals $63,000,000 about $41,968,951, according to the books. X The three concerns are the All Russian Textlle Syndicate, Inc. the Amtorg Corporation and Cen- trosoyuz America, Inc. Cotton was the principal item of exports from the United States. According to the figures of All- Russian Textile Syndicate, Inc., its chief handler, the amount shipped wds 265,645 bales, valued at $42,700,000. A fleet of 26 ves- sels was chartered to transport these cargoes to Murmansk. Re- mittances of money were reported recelved here from Moscow via England. Bankers and brokers in London were sald to collect a fee for acting as go-belween for the two countries. Furs, the principal item of im- ports from Russia, were estimated at mere than $8,000,000. The Soviet Union had drawn up a plan by which Russia’s cotton crop was to have caught up with the demand for staple by its textile industry some #ime in 1926. The cotton mills, however, it now is reported officially, have expanded too rapidly for these calculations. 3.—The did 50 per cent more Soviet Russia in 1924 recognition than Russla before the g to claims made by here to- three principal trad- e twelve months end- ver through ythelr They then added 10 and other European ng an estimated total . This exceeded by rican trade of about actual exports and imports of $10,- Herrick Denies Official Pro-| changes of views on the funding o(' which the minister of | the government | D. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY | | | | 1 THE (LS CHOOSES TRD * FORPARS PARLEY Kellogg, Herrick and Logan to Meet With Finance Ministers. | i i | i | Ambassadors Frank Kellogg at Lon- |don and Myron T. Herrick at Paris, with Col. James A. Logan, will repre- sent the United States Gavernment at the allied finance ministers’ meeting | opening Wednesday in Paris. | Ambassador Kellogg has been fully | informed of the attitude of this Gov- | ernment on the claims question, and ommunicated it to the allied govern- ments at the time of the London confer- |ence. Ambassador Herrick and Mr. | Logan also are prepared to present the | American views fully. i No New Developments. | Tt was said today there had been no i development in diplomatic conversations | and exchanges of correspondence be- tween Washington and London, aside from a British objection to the Ameri- can attitude, as presented to Secretary | Hughes in several communications from | London. ! The most recent British note was | received yesterday and a reply will ibe dispatched before the Paris meet- 1ing. One subject of acute interest to {the United States and listed for dis- cussior at the meeting, Is that re- lating to the payment of war claims of the United States against Ger- many, money for which, the Wash- | ington Government contends, should | come from payments made under the | Dawes plan. Envoys of Experfence. Mr. Kellogg was selected because of the important role played by him |in the London conference and Mr | Herrick and Mr. Logan because of | their long experience in representing | the United States at various meetings of allied missions and diplomats in Paris since the war. It was emphasized here again to- day that the Paris conference had been called for the purpose of dis- cussing the allocation of annuities to be paid by Germany under the Dawes plan, and it was added that of course debts would not be discussed, as Con- gress has placed the debt question exclusively in the hands of the Debt Funding Commission, the administra- tion taking the attitude that none of its agents abroad has authority even to discuss the question informally in any such conference as that called to meet in Paris. RICH BUILDER HELD IN WIFE'S SLAYING Woman's Body, Gashed, Found in Basement of Home—Bloody Clothing Uncovered. By the Associated Press. OMAHA, Neb, January 3.—Police today are holding John W. Hahne, wealthy contractor and real estate dealer, pending an investigation of the death of his wife, Mrs. Mary Hahne, whose gashed body was found at the bottom of the basement stair- way in the Hahne home. Hahne de- clared that he knew nothing of the affalr until he arrived home with a plumber yesterday. A hatchet and a hammer, each blood stained, were found hanging over Hahne's work- bench in the basement, detectives de- clare. A sult of work clothes, with Dblood on the suspenders, also was found, according to the police report. That robbery might have been a motive is being investigated by po- lice who point out that two diamond rings valued at $1,000 each are miss- ing. However, two valuable diamond earrings were untouched. According to Hahne and the plum- ber, Thomas Bronder, they came upon the body when they entered the base- ment. A doctor was called and he in turn summoned the police. Mrs. Hahne was Hahne's second wife. Hahne was not arrested until he had gone to a mortuary and selected a casket and made plans for the trans- portation of her body to Colorado Springs for burial, Aocording to Hahne, his first wife @ted in New York about 10 years ago. {too - broad, | conference called, including the great WEATHER VANE Vagrants Refusing To Work Are Given Workhouse Terms By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 3.—Thirty- four men who demanded sheiter at the municipal lodging house last night, but declined jobs shoveling snow, were sentenced to five days in the workhouse as vagrants Police sald that the men were from out of town. NEW ARMS PARLEY GAINING SUPPORT Borah Ready to Back Presi- dent in His Views on Con- ference Limited in Scope. A further crystalizing of the move- ment toward another international conference on disarmament was seen here today In the most recent expres. sions on the question by President Coolidge and Chairman Borah of the Senate foreign relations committee. After the President had let it be known yesterday that he regarded Senator Borah’s proposal to link up economie questions with disarmament in an international conference as im- practical, the Senator announced that he would warmly support a proposal for a conference to deal only with disarmament if that were deemed wisest. The President has not discussed with Senator Borah his view that in- clusion of economic questions in such a conference would mean a too broad and indefinite scope to vield practical results, but believes that a conference resolution satisfactory to both could readily be framed. conomic Problems Stressed. While stating that a conference for further progress in disarmament would be “a great gain in {tself” and he would heartily support it, the foreign relations chairman said he was still of the belief that “substan- tial disarmament, or substantial progress toward permanent peace cannot be had without settling two or three prior economic problems which are disturbing the world.” Declaring his idea of an interna- tional conference “Is possibly imprac- ticable at this time,” Senator Borah in a statement last night declared he was of the belief, and had been for three years, that “substantial dis- armament, or substantial progress to- ward permanent peace, caunot be had without settling two or three prior economic problems which are dis- turbing the world. The Idaho Senator said he felt sure these matters would have to be dis- cussed some time, but added he would “be delighted, if my proposal seems to have a disarmament naval powers.” “If the President called a confer- ence to make further progress in dis- armament withopt including the set- tlement of the economic questions,” Senator Borah sald, “that wouid be a great gain in itseif.” He added he would be glad to support that propo- sition, “In view of the situation now existing between the United States and Japa Senator Borah predicted that unless there is called some kind of a con- ference in which disarmament, among other things, would be considered, “we are going to be in a real com- petitive naval race with Japan.” “Above all things,” he asserted, “we ought to avoid that.” Mr. Coolidge has not studied” any draft of Senator Borah's proposed resolution directing the President to call an economic and armament con- ference, but on the basis of prellmi- nary description of the resolution is inclined to regard it as too broad in scope to be practical. The best results from a conference to limit further competitive. arma- ments, the President holds, would arlse from a conference of limited scope. The question of economic con- ditlons is too broad in its general application to be successfully con- sidered at an International meeting, the President belleves, and therefore any meeting to discuss matters of an economic nature should be made spe- cific as to Its purpose. Mr. Coolidge and Senator Borah have not conferred on the Senator's proposal, but the President believes that through such a conference it would be possible to framé a resolu- tion acceptable to both. Radio Programs—Page 9. 1925 - TWENTY-TWO PAGES. » TWO CENTS. COOLIDEETOFFER LUNP SUN GRANT NEW PROPOSAL FOR FORD. . EXPECTED SHOALSDISPOSITN T0-BE 300000 Predicted That Congress Will| House Likely to Follow Last Sanction Scheme Now Year’s Policy in Appro- Under Study. priation Plan. FORMER PROPOSITIONS ARE DISCARDED ENTIRELY | | i | | GENEROUS PROVISIONS ARE MADE FOR SCHOOLS | Ford Held Glad to Withdraw Bid, From Purely Business Standpoint. i Measure Soon to Be Reported. | | Leaders Want Action on | Surplus Issue. Bditor's note: This s the first of three articles by Mr. Kenneds explaining the many vexations questions involved in the Muscle Shoals problem. and ind what the Py formed students believe fo be the only practical solution. The second article will be published tomorrow | = | | | The District apppropriation bill for the next fiscal year probably will be reported to the House the last of next week or the first of the week follow- ing. Indications are that it will based on a lump sum contribution from the Federal Treasury, approxi- mately $9,000,000, the game as last year, when the fixed proportion plan of sharing in the expenses of the Na- abolished and the angement substituted be BY W The vast L P. KENNEDY. power and nitrate plants {at Muscle Shoals, costing upward of | $150,000,000, which have been a | white elephant” on the Government’s |, Y { tional Capital VINDICATED. BALED SERATORS GOING HOME TODAY Score of Rhode Island Men Leave Bay State as Legislature Dies. By the Associated Press. RUTLAND, Mass., January 3.—Self- exiled Rhode Island Republican sena- tors are going home today. Their exile, which began after the release of bromine gas in the Senate cham- ber June 19, ended when the General Assembly adjourned vesterday, after a session which began January 1, 1924, Worn out by the strain of the fili- | buster conducted by the Democratic minority, in which protracted sittings were common, the last of 52 hours, and during which disorders several | times occurred, with threats of per- sonal violence, 21 of 22 Republicans left the State. Two days later they established themselves here in the Hotel Bartlett, the geographical cen- ter of the State. Since many of their tamilies soon followed them, and sev- eral rooms were required for the week end visits of party leaders and friends, the hotel became almost completely a substation of the Rhode Island capitol. The “exiles” organized themselves into a close-knit community. The floor leaders became the house com- mittee. Guards were hired and pa- trolled the grounds night and day, to guard against the abduction which the senators feared would be at- tempted to force a quorum in the Senate. Stayed in Open. The senators led a life in the open, which restored their physical vigor. The Summer sports of bathing, tennis and golf gave way to hunting and mountain climbing with the coming of Fall, and then, in turn, to the Win- ter sports. The Hotel Bartlett became the focal point to the town. The senatorial party organized a Fourth of July celebration which dwarfed any pre- vious in the town. They provided the orators, composed half of the parade and outshone every one in fireworks. The local storekeepers adapted their stocks to the senator's tastes, the moving picture shows, dances and sporting events swelled their audi- ences with visitors from Rhode Island. And yet the hotel was almost a community in itself. Twice death vis ited it. Edwin Sprague, its manager when he Senators first arrived, died suddenly one night. A few months ago Senator Jesse H. Hopkins died while visiting relatives on Cape Cod. A marriage was performed, when a daughter of one of the Senators trans ferred her ceremony to Rutland so that her father might attend. Chil- dren came here for their birthdays, on Thanksgiving a gigantic dinner was _served to the senatorial family, on Christmas a tres bore gifts for all and on New Year eve the four-story building winked lights from every window until the clock in the village | church nearby boomed its announce- ment of the new year. Atded by Families. Meanwhile, in Rhode Island, the af- fairs in which the Senators had been leaders went on without them.. THeir wives did double duty in maintaining homes while attempting frequent vis- its here. Sons assumed responsibili- ties beyond their vears in acting as contacts or managers in their father's business. The elections were waged at long range. Thirteen of the 22 were re- turned to office in the Republican landslide which swept the State. eral did not run. Now, with the stamp of approval placed on their course by the voter, they enter Tuesday, upon a new legislative vear. A MRS A DR. SUN STRICKEN. | Chinese Leader, Seriously Ill, Ord- ered to Rest. By the Associated Press. PEKING, January 3.—Dr. Sun Yat- Sen, leader in the government southern Chihli, who has been here in conference with the victorious Chang Tso-lin wing of the central government, is seriously ill. Seven physiclans, after a consulta- tion today, said that the liver malady alling the famous Chinese leader will entail an operation. The prospects for complete recovery are promising, the physicians said, but Dr. Sun was ordered to abstain from all official or social adcitvities during his con- valescent period. & Sev- | of | hands since the armistice was signed, | | November 11, 1918, before long now | | will be disposed of by Uncle Sam on | by an amendment on the floor of the House In view of the be framed sum bill this appro- re lib- s of the The com- de of will- residents of the that the fact the ribution e ttee will be providing for the n businesslike ba The general | scheme of sale has been p | agreed upon at White House confer- { ences, although the details are yet to | eral i be worked out, and it is confidently | District than cve stated that Congress will agree to the | Mittee Is now { members get through talking and are | 1o geaal | ready to do business the Interests « | The various proposals Schools to Fare Well. |made and debated in Congress for dis- 1 o o0 E T | posing of these properties will be [ [ TWO 1hings are alreads assured | thrown in the discard, because they | O0€ 15 that th I e have been figured from an u Sycrarads foc A - nomic basis, those who have bee B e {being drafted. Another is that i vising the President | creases will be granted all along th Ford Glad to Withdraw. \il ne for th ) of property i includes a the a ns comn m as soon as thus far assured n ad- ver Since Henry Fard made his offer on | ¢ July 8, 1921, the term of the Muscle Shoals proy | been th nt mittee ¢ Ford ofter can be dismissed now from | of the full co consideration. Those who seem best | emnbers are pract qualified to size up the uation ex- | favor of these press the opinion that the origin The surplus to th Ford offer was so adroitly framed as | jstrict in the to give the impression of an agree- | aply swill ment to manufacture nitrates bY | Lenditure onm wholesale, without any real intention | yriConet O f of doing thie. Then, when Ford's | by serion to i good faith was challenged he zave | ¢ (oniress his legal and business Staff heart fail- | j{ouse biteiet ure by going the limit in his agree- | |0 o conei g ment to produce nitrates. When de- | o (uneh support of velopments opened the way for him » | to withdraw, he was only too glad to | Pyobriations ‘d') 50 L 2 b :l'l\hlrmakl: Madd | Then there is another aspect to the | oo - Cramion ! Ford proposal. One of the great in- |y voc MOHO0 o HPELD R0, O £ inancing th trict was adop dustrial needs of the United States is i < for development of some pre of | Action Scen Necessary. manufacture of nitrates at a cost so| Leaders in the House reduced that it can successfully com- | at this time the sury pete against the British-capitalized should be i | combine in the Chilean field, which recognizing now has a stranglehold on the Ameri- Ant permancnt | can market. Private capital must be strong effort will be ready to take a 10ss of some $30,000,- this $4,000,000 t 000 in an effort to do this. Henry Ford ' for use | may have been ready to pay that price | All to perform a tremendous public service | adequate —and he may stiil be ready to do So. | ernment Considering the matter from a business | eral standpoint, Henry Ford has washed his | Capit hands of Mu Shoals. | Before going further it is important u i n Canvass of f the subeco iations vs that t to a unit istrict approp a credit of the leral Treasury pro ailable for ex- rmanent ir this sessio: i e Jus will hav House ay including presentativ Michig: o he are agree us quest Iy disposed of, for many mprovements, to available possible date provide the Gov- )r the gev in the National provided in the new sufficient to on to the vernmen to unusual workshops and consumption 1 will be This . give adequ priceles: which are fire hazard. The bill will U the lump sum pla permanent law is ior | tion, while the lump sum arrange- ment was adopted specially for the current fiscal committee will justify the fact that the House tump st | accordance with this - authority there 'Amendment in ordes et ”;“_ = { have been built in the vic orspee piet S maiens Ity 18 B G (O e | field, Ala., nitrate plant No. 1, capable | committee to recognize the expressed of producing 22,000 tons of ammonium | Sentiment of the House and bring out nitrate per annum by the Haber process | @ bill-carrying a lump sum appropri- and costing $12,888,000, and there was | ation without it being subject to a constructed nitrate plant No. 2, capable | Point of order on that paragraph | of producing 110000 tons of ammonium b Ofclble Hosa: | these two plants have an aggregate area | SOMMILLee at hearings Lofay presentiy | of more than 4.200 acres, and contain (2 detall the PIOErivs 1O SRION O |scores of other buildings. _including | YeloPment B it g e | shops erected at a cost of $2,996,000, | FePresentatives & fAe FH OIS tos the residences at a cost of $3,121,000, roads, | 2SSeciations. I i batbis railways, water supply, sewers, etc, at | JATEeSt group that has buen before the a cost of $6,310,000 and an electric dis- | SUPcomImittee oh any BArtoTLar, o° was given vt . 2533 | partment of District work tribution system at a cost of $2,533,000. | W TN L0 S ticials that no would On the site of nitrate plant No, 2 | Katlon o Sisaeie {18 & steam plant of the most mod.|Very decided encourugement ern construction of 60,000 kw. (80.-|action By he SUICUCTICSe Of the foundations in place for an additional | *BP00E0 for giv.ng per aiem ¢ 60,000 kw., erected at a cost of $12,-| . OV PN, B L e government 15 326,000. About 20 miles distant is| RONCS N NG ked by the Waco Quarry, embracing an area of | istriet officials at the hearing yes- 460 acres, connected by rail With| .;rqay. The question came up during nitrate plant No. 2, having a stone | pa guestioning of J. S. Garland, su crushing plant with daily capacity of | perintendent of the District Water 2,000 tons, and costing $1,170,000. Department, by the subcommittee. Properties Cosxt $50,443,000. Th recent decision of Controller All of these properties, built or ac- | General McCarl that per diem em- quired at an aggregate cost of $80,433,- | Ployes of the Dlslru-l;Rll:\‘vrvnmn”u. 000 and having a scrap value in excess | Were not entitled to such leave was of $10,000,000, it was proposed to sell | called to the attention of the sub- loutright to Henry Ford for a net|committee. . AL payment of $1,528,000 or less than 2| Tht Commissioners are understood ! per cent of their cost. to favor giving the per diem er At Muscle Shoals, on the Tennessee | P1OYeS 1“;( d,””, a';""w:a‘;{n;\&r:fihm River, o’ thid vicinity of these:nitrate { JYS slck Jeave, the same se other | plants, the United States has under | emploves of the District w P | construction a dam and power plant, | the statutory rolls, and legislation to This dam, known as “dam No. 2, will | this effect will be sought in the next contain 50 per cent more material | CONETESS than any other dam in the world. ” T(Continued on Page 5, | bill made the subject to eee just what is included when we speak of “Muscle Shoals.” records of now brought out or , even though the « 60-40 propor- i | Composition of Plant. | | By section 124 of the national defense | act of June 3, 1916, the President was authorized to determine the most avail- able means for the production of nitrates for munitions of war, and for manufac- | {ture of fertilizers, and to [malnlain and operate the | plants necessary for such purpos i by has ruied th und | FIREMAN LOSES LIFE IN HALF-MILLION BLAZE Suffocated When Trapped in One of Bucky Harris’ Own Story Two Philadelphia Concerns ‘Wiped Out. By the Associated Pres PHILADELPHIA, January 3.—One fireman lost his life and property val- ued approximately at $500,000 was de- stroyed in a fire that swept through two buildings occupied by automobile accessdries” concerns, at 2514-16-18 North Broad street today. Walter Connison, attached to a fire ruck company, lost his way in one of the buildings and was overcome by smoke. When found by other firemen he was still alive, but pulmotors failed to save his life. The flames started in the Queen Auto Supply Co., dealers in garage machinery, and spread to the United States Tire Co.'s building. The firemen were handicapped by deep snow and slush that covered the streets. “From Mine Boy to Manager” Begins Monday in The Evening Star