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0 i v v WEATHER. (U. § Unvettled in the mornin perature for 22 hour: last night: Highes vesterday: lowest, 40, a day. Full today, o. 29,468 Weather Burcau Forecast.) probably showers tomorrow fair. Tem- ended at 10 p.m, 34, at 6 pm. 2 &.m. yester- report on page 7. Entered as second class matter post office Washington, D. C. HERRICK GONTINUES NEGOTIATIONS WITH FRENCH ON DEBTS Regarded as Having Been Given Impetus That Can- not Be Stopped. INFORMAL PARIS NOTE MAY NOT BE FORWARDED However, Continue Hope for Early Action on Loan Funding. Oifficials, to A PARIS, randum sociated Press January 3.—Although of Finance Minister mentel concerning the funding of ‘rench debt to the United States nsidered by the government as unbinding, unofcial and a statement of French public it has, nevertheless, in the v tical leaders, posed the que war debts in such a tions must continue of M. Clementel, handed to American Ambas- r Herrick in the form of it is indicated official uffh serious conversation. nal at n suggestions h wer a memo- now in well- Withough 1 are probabiy ent to form The ibassador is holding up these pending further with French officials. It Is even thought in political circles that they Jnay never be cabled to Washington in their present form ns Sets Question Moving. It is recognized by the French press, however, that contact between French minister of Finance America’s representative in £t moving the question of funding war debts and it is felt that something must come out of it. The Temps, which for | the moment is no longer the semi-official | organ of the government, but which &till often reflects the views of the “The question of interallied debts| has now been posed in all its ampli- tude. It was thought for a long| time that the best way of wearing| out the interallied debt question was | not to speak of it and let it gently| fall into oblivion. But the misfor- | tune is that each year the welght of the debts grows heavier through the accumulation of Interest, and the more they grow the more anxiety the creditors show." The same newspaper reveals the lingering feeling in French minds that the cancellation of wir debtd would have been just. It reallzes,} 1 that the time has come to| define the French attitude,, must not lend itself to any siisunderstanding.” The Temps con- tinues: “France does not repudlate her obligations. She wants to pay but what she really owes, and he can mot pay unless she is paid Germany the reparations owing r. Clear political logic, general tary justice require that France profit by the revision of interallied debts, corresponding, at least, to the revision of reparations.” and h, “elearly only Attitude Representative. The Temps article is declared to represent the general attitude of the press and the opinion of the govern~ ent as repeatedly expressed to those coming into contact with it since and fore Premier Herriot took power. Herriot's ambitions Is known to be ttle all outstanding problems, in- ing debts, but it-1s said he finds Ity in applying to money mat- | libe policies from which | s benefited on account of al difficulties with is struggling. The first effort of the French, it is ticipated in political circles, will be to obtain larger percentages of reparations than provided in the Spa | agreement which gave them 52 per| cent Minister Clementel has pledged him- self to the Socialists to raise this question at the coming meeting of allied finance ministers here. If he succeeds in obtaining an increase, the debt settlement will be easler. May Ask Revision. s understood that the French k the finance ministers’ con- e to revise the allotment of the b, of material istained in the war, not This would af- | particularly, since | r share of reparations pensions claims. The raised is expected to pro- rp conflict in the coming | with Great Britain resist- revision of percentages and France standing on the principle that she cannot reduce her share of the | allied claims on Germany same time pay in full the debts she contracted in order to win the war. which rations on ting 1y the F buik thu 4 sh \ference ns. itish of th up by NOTE STILL WAITED. ; Officials Here Anxious for Text of Plan. suggestion regarding the war debt of France ates still was awaited night by the Wash- rnment | 1swer to Secretary Hughes' ca- cram requesting Ambassador Her- to forward the text of the communication placed in his had been received when the k day ended, and Mr. Hughes left office, not to return until tomor- French | ment of the United ously 1 " | anwhile officials here could only | irk time and hope that the delayed emorandum would arrive Mond: d would contain something that| in| would justify making 1t this Government the basis for negotiations ing to an ultimate arrangement wctual debt funding. There. was hing more than en expression of . however, that the memorandum uld give the debt funding commis- headed by Secretary Mellon, thing like a concrete plan of set- 1-ment Delay C This semi-pessimistic attitude was cxplained in part by Ambassador rick's delay in delivering the memorandum. It was felt that had the document included a suggestion { such importance the Ambassador in all probability would have cabled it several days ago. Joincident with the receipt here of uses ximixm. and at the | | ties French | | opinion that personal | the | Paris has | i | properties | Muscle Shoals have been a | that | and ! property and the nitrate plant dis- | posed of separately, each on its own i merits. {can be produced elsewhere. | be obliged to pay | a greater price than they need other- London reports that the British gov- (Continued on Page 1, Column 1.) to Keep Within ’BJV):? Associated Pro ROME, January 3.—Premier Mus- solini demonstrated in the Chamber of Deputies today that he has in no wise lost his magnetic power of stirring the imagination of his audi- ~nce. Assuming the confident fight- ing attitude of the palmy first days of Fascism, he staged a dramatic scene which threw the chamber into volleys of applause. So great was the enthusiasm that at the con sion of his speech the Fascisti depu- shouted, jumped benches |and embracea [one another. > He made a profound impression by Ihis declaration that the situation would be cleared up within 48 hours, over |#nd that the government had the | strength the | to destroy the opposition—those deputies refused to participate in of Parllament. There were aventine who have the work many conjectures to- night as to just what the premier meant by this declaration. It is semi-officially announced that all measures against the opposition deputies, to which Premlier Musso- lini referred will be perfectly legal, according to existing laws. The offices of Mondo and other op- position papers are protected by troops to prevent any Fascist at- tempts, and stringent orders have been dispatched throughout Italy with the purpose of avoiding any excesses, Somo of the leaders were of the it is Mussolini's inten- (OOLIDGE SHELVES PLAN T0 DISPOSE OF SHOALS AS UNIT ' Nitrate Plants and Power Property to Be Handled on Respective Merits. Fditor's note: This is the second of three articles by Mr. Kennedy dealing with the prodlem of Muscle Shoals. The concluding article, Indicating what Presi- dent Coolldge’s ~advisers abd other in- formed students believe to be the only practical solution, Wwill be published to- morrow. BY WILL P. KENNEDY. The $150,000.000 nitrate and power covered by the name “white elephant” on the Government's hands only because Congress got too | much set on the false notion that the nitrate plants and the hydro interest and most elemen- | plants must necessarily” be disposed | of as a unit, instead of handling them semi-indopendentdy. This idea probably originated from the desire that in case the nitrate plants -cannot be operated commer- clally so as to reduce the cost of fertilizers below the price at which they can be produced by other methods, the loss might be charged against the profits which it is pretty certain can be made from sale of the electric power. Drops Former ldea. convinced | unsound, the power administration 1s that is economically now desires to see The The deals that Congress has been considering to lump the Muscle Shoals properties are economically. unsound for two reasons: First, it is not good economic policy to attempt to pro- duce fertilizers at Muscle Shoals and sell them for less than cost or to attempt to produce them at Muscle Shoals at a cost greater than they Second, it is not good policy to subsidize one group of individuals in 2 community at the expense of another group, and | that ts just what you would be doing |if you produced and sold fertilizers at less than cost and made up the loss on the price of power. Because the people who got the power would in order to do that, | wise pay. But is is to accomplish that very thing, in the opinion of those who have been advising with the Presi- dent, that the Ford offer and the Un- derwood proposal have been support- ed. In order to make the accomplish- ment of such a purpose possible un- der private operation, both the Ford offer and the Underwood bill 2s origi- nally presented would have turned the power erd of the undertaking over to any bidder or lessee practi- cally without restriction concerning the use of surplus power in excess of the requirements for fertilizer pro- duction, and practically free from any public regulation. The Ford proposal left the question he WASHINGTON, D. C., SUNDAY MORNING, JAN Mussolini Threatens Enemies . With Destruction in 48 Hours |\Chamber Thrown Into Wild Excitement by Fiery S peech of Premier—F ascists Law in Course. tion to order a state of siege, thus carrylng out to its conclusion his proposed relentless policy, which has already Involved the virtual suppres- slon_of the opposition press. It is recalled in this connectlon, however, that the last time a state of siege was suggested, the proposal came from Luigi Facta, the premier im- modiately preceding the advent of Fascism. On that occaslon the King refused to sign the declaration, ex- plaining that he would not sign a document which might mean blood- shed among his subjects But nobody protends to know defi- nitely the meaning implied by Mus- | solini’s declaration of today, although it is not doubted that he s strong in his determination to keep his word. In the course of his speech Mus- ssolini took upon himself the pollt- ical, moral and historical responsi- blility for what the Fascisti have done His newspaper, Popolo D'Italia, which alone comments tonight on his spééch, says that Mussolini has emphasized anew the sanction of the revolution of the Black Shirts, consecrated by the august consent of the King, while his assumption of full responsibility for what Fascism has done i$ “an act of superhuman beauty and cour- age, unsurpassed even In the annals of anclent Rome.” The Popouo D'Italla adds that Mus- solint has inexorably fixed a limit of 48 hours to show national government over all opposition. January 3,” it continues, is victorious (Continued on Page 2, Billion Shaved From U. S. Debt, Record of 1924 The Treasury has shaved almost a billion dollars off the vast pub- lic debt In the past 12 months, and by 8o doing has cut the obligations of the United States more than one-fifth since they reached their peak of $28.596,06,947 in August, 1819, The Government started the new year with = public debt of $20,978,632,700. First official figures on the ac- complishments in the calendar year 1924, made public yesierday, showed that $935,434,706 was lop- ped off the debt. The reduction in the calendar year 1923 was $1,072,- 250,610. A reduction of $234.422,256 was made In the debt in the December fiscal operations alone, and a fur- ther reduction is expected when the Treasury completes its March financing. 22,2 MARY WILL FORM NONPARTY CABINET Only Feasible Plan Left to Get Working Support in Reichs- tag, Ebert Holds. By the Assoclated Press. BERLIN, January 3.—Chancellor | Marx this evening accepted a com- | mission from President Ebert to form | a non-party cabinet | Chancellor Marx's efforts to find a | narliamentary basts on which he could construct a cabinet that would command working support in the Reichstag definitely falled, and the only solution at the disporal of Presi- dent Ebert was the formation of a | so-called. non-partisan _ officiating | cabinet, headed by Herr Marx. This would include Dr. Stresemann, Dr. Otto Gessler and several other present members of the cabinet. Four Vacancles Now. Four vacancies due to the retire- ment of the vice chancellor, Dr. Karl Jarres; Herr Hamm, minister of eco- nomics, and Rudolph Oeser, minister of transport, together with the post of minister of justice, which is un- occupied, would be filled with selec- tions from the Reichstag parties or non-partisan experts. Such & ministry would bhe equipped with special emergency authorization to protect it in situations whero it could not rely on a working ma- jority in the Reichstag. It is hardly probable that Dr. Marx will be abls to complete his negotiations in time to permit the new cabinet to present itself at Monday's opening session of the Reichstag. G FEAR POTOMAC FLOOD. Special Dispatch to The Star, CUMBERLAND, Md., Janua 'y 8.— Rain which has followed heavy snow in the mountains is expected to bring high water, and preliminary arrange- ments have been made by rallroad companies and others for protection in the emeérgency of a heavy thaw and the consequent rising of the Po- tomac and other streams. “on Page 4, Column 1.) A heavy thaw caused the flood of March 29, last. | Auditorium Roof Crashes Under Snow Burden Few Hours Before 500 Gather By the Assoclated Press. BALTIMORE, January 3.—Rep- etition of the Knickerbocker The- ater disaster in Washington three years ago was missed by a miracle when the roof of the big auditor- jum at Canmp- Holabird collapsed and crushed the seats in the cen- tral section of the building. A few hours later, upward of 500 per- sons were to have attended a movie show In the big hall. Only 10 minutes before the roof collapsed under its weight of hun- dreds of tons of snow members of the camp basket ball team, who had been practicing on the court of the auditorium, left the build- ing. Had they been on the court when the roof crashed at 5:25 p.m., all would have been crushed. A moving plcture was scheduled for the auditorium at 8 p.m., the me evening. From 400 to L0 persons were expected to attend the show. Yesterday the sections in which they would have been seated were ground into the floor by tons of debris from the fallen roof. Responsibility for the collapse of the roof has not yet been placed, but Col. Gambrill, camp commander, yesterday appointed & Loard of officers to make an in- vestigation, The board consists of Capt. Roy C. L. Graham, Capt. Louls E. Hunt and Lieut. Charles L. Carpenter. The auditorlum was a frame bullding of fiimsy construction. It was completed In 1919 at a cost of $48,000. The money for the struc- ture was raised among the camp personnel and the Baltimore pub- lie. The building was not a part of the general plan of the War Department when Czmp Hollabird was laid out. > the world that the | the fleet BILL WOULD MAKE MERCHANT FLEET INDEPENDENT UNIT Administration Measure De- signed to End Shipping Board Control of Craft. STATES DETERMINATION Proposed Legislation Expressing Policy of President Ready for Presentation. BY G, GOULD LINCOLN. Recommendations of Presdient Cool- idge that the operation of the Gov- ernment-cwned merchant fleet shall be transferred absolutely to the nergency Fleet Corporation is em- bodied in a bill which will be intro- duced In the Senate tomorrow by Senator Wesley L. Jones of Washin ton, chalrman of - the com- | mittee. #In the House the same bill will be introduced by Representative Lehl- bach of New Jersey, a member of the House committee on merchant marine and fisheries and of the special House committee which is investigating th Shipping Board and the marine problem generally. Wil Continue Operation, Included in the Jones biil number of recommendations of Shipping Board, contalned in board's last annual report. Most im- portant is an affirmative declaration Senate are a the States intends to maintain an Amer- fcan merchant marine. While it Is hoped that the merchant vessels op- erating in the overseas trade may eventually come into private owner- ship and operation. the new states unequivocally that the Govern- | ment will continue to operate a mer- chant marine ized. If it is not realized. then the Government will continue the opera- tion of a merchant fleet Text of Mennure, Here is the language of the new bill: “It is herevy declared to be the in- tention of the Government of the United States to establish and main- tain such shipping routes and provide such merchant fleat as may be neces- sary "to promote the foreign trade of the United States and to make avall- able adequate merchant shipping for national defense, and that such routes and merchant fleet will be provided and aintained by the Gov- ernmant until the same Is taken over to be mafntained by private enter- prise.” In the opinion of Senator Jones no keep the American flag on the seven seas can be made too strong. The declaration that the American mer- chant marine is here to stay and to develop further is calculated to give confidence to American. and other shippers who desire to use Amer- ican vessels, but fear that the serv. ices may be discontinued. It is cal- culated also to give confidence to operating forces of the American ships. Too long has there been the fear that the merchant marine might be abandoned. And thls fear has had a temdency to retard the growth of | the business done by the fleet. To add to the Idea of permanence of the American merchant marine, the bill provides that hereafter the Emergency Fleet Corporation shall be known as the “United States Fleet Corporation,” removing the adverse psychological effect of the \rord “emergency” in this connection. | Stock Goes to President, Carrying out the separate the operation, and in fact, itself from the control of the Shipping Board, the stock of the Emergency I'leet Corporation now held by the United States Shipping Board is to be transferred under the terms of the bill to the President of the United States, who shall vote these shares of stock on behalf of the United States. All vessels, equipment and supplies and other property, except docks, plers, warehouses and other termina factlitles, now under the control of the board, are to be transferred to and placed under-the control of the leet Corporation. The Fleet Corporation fs to have all power and authority—now vested in the Shipping Board—for the cus- tody, maintenance, repair, emplo: ment, insurance and disposal of the vessels and other property. The bill cuts off absolutely all pow- ers of operation of the fleet now (Continued on Page 5, Column 2.) intention to e WHITE TERROR GRIPS Young and 0ld, Arrested as Reds, Killed or Thrown Into Prison by Smaller Nations. By Cable to The Star and New York World BERLIN, January 3.—The white terror has gripped the Russian bor- der countries and s spreading through the Balkans. The fear of bolshevism, revived by the unsuccess- ful revolution In Esthonia, has caused wholesale arrests and imprisoning and shooting of Communists in Lat- via, Lithuanla, Poland, Esthonia, Ru- mania, Serbiu, Bulgaria. From each of these countries dispatches report summary executions of known “reds.” In Lithuania two Communist girls of 18 and 20 are sald to have been | shat after a scanty trlal. Esthonian {jalls hold more than 1,000 Commu- nists, suspected of ‘complicity in the ill-fated revolution. Latvia, always in the forefront in the suppression of reds, has instituted wholesale raids. and the possession of a red card is a criminal - offense. Rumania, Serbla and Bulgaria have reached “a united front” to Aight bolshevist activity. These countries, which have lived under tire shadow of Russia for cen- turles, are 2dopting the time-tried Russiap methods of ridding them- selves %of the red danger. Travelers report little choice between the hor- ror of the Soviet checka and bour- sevls repression of Soviet enemics. um WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION TO KEEP FLAG ON SEAS! merchant | CAPITAL FUND BIL the | that the Government of the United | bill | until this hope Is real- | affirmation of the determination to} | SLAV BORDER LANDS | i | ARY 4, BEST EVER DRAWN Subcommittee Shows Liberal Feeling for Schools, Streets and Other Needs. The best District appropriation bill ever drafted expected to result rom the hearings now in progress, in the opinion of District officials who have been called upon to testify The subcommittee of the House ap- propriations committee has through- out the hearings shown a disposition to be liberal in making appropria- tions all along the line. While the House appropriations committee probably will report the District bill on a lump-sum basis in- stead of the definite proportion fixed in spbstantive law, the subcommittee is edrnestly striving to determine the real needs of the District and their relative importance, and to meat these with the most liberal allocation of funds possible. It is certain thst the bill when reported will be well balanced, and that prac- tically all of the most urgently need- ed developments will be provided for. . School Hearings Fnished. Hearings on the public school pro- gram were completed yesterday, and assurances were practicaily given that appropriatios considerably in excess of the $9,185,271 recommended by the Budget Bureau will be ap- proved when the subcommittee marks up the bill. Each member expressed his intention to be “extremely liberal” to meet school needs. The over- crowded condition in several sections was emphasized by the school author- ities and recognized by the members of the subcommittee. ~The District cchool . officlals were led to believe that additional school buildings will be authorized, beyond those approved b the Budget Bureau. “Strong plea will be made when the hearings are resumed tomorrow aft-| ernoon for appropriation of $1,000,000 for acquiring land for park purposes and to conserve the forest lands and water courses around the Capital Lieut. Col. Clarence O. Sherrill, engi- neer officer in charge of public build- ings and grounds, has not completed his testimony. He is a member of the National Capital Park Commis- sion authorized by the act approved June 6 last, which authorized that a millfon dollars a year be made avail- able for extension of the parkway ystem. Representatives Fred N. Zihiman of (Continucd on Page 4, Column 5.) AGREEMENT IS REACHED ON NOTE FOR GERMANY British and French Smooth Differ. ences on Statement Refusing to Quit Cologne. By Cable o The Star and New York World. LONDON, January 3.—English and French differences regarding the text of the interallied note refusing the evacuation of Cologne have been com- posed. The note will be handed Ger- many by the ambassadors in Berlin, probably on Monday. From a well informed allled diplo- matic source, it is ‘learned that one reason for the delay in presenting the note until almost the eve of the treaty date for evacuation was the fear that the Germans would retort that time still remained in which they could carry out: any orders given by the allled military control committee. This, it is stated, is not desired, because the German infringements of the disarm- ament clauses are the pretext and not the reason for the continued occupa- tion by the allles after the evacuation date. (Copyright, 1025.) CHILD, 6, KILLS MOTHER. Pulls Trigger of Rifie He Thought Was Unloaded. MADISONVILLE, Ky., January 3.— rs. Jahnetta Patton, 28, ‘a miner's wife, was shot through the heart and instantly killed today, when her son, Fritz, aged six, pulled the trigger of a rifile which he thought was unload- ed. Mrs. Patton collapsed near an open grate and her body was badly burned before assistance arrived. HIGH POINT, N. C., January 3.— Perry Alexander, 17 years of age, was shot and perhaps fatally wound- ed by Melyin Roach, a_six-year-old boy, here late today. The shooting was 321d to be accidental, Gy Star. The Star is “From Press to Home Within the Hour” delivered every evening and Sunday morning to Washington homes at 60 cents per month. Telephone Main 5000 and service wifl start immediately. 1925. —-NINETY-TWO PAGES. LOOK WHO'S HERF TODAY’S STAR PART ONE—36 PAGES. | General News—Local, National, Foreign. |News of the Clubs—Page 20. D. A. R. Activities—Page 21. | National Guard News—Page 22. Veterans of the Great War—Page 23. |News of the Community Centers— | Page 23. |Notes of Art and Artiste—Page 24. Schools and Colleges—Page 26. Current News Events—Page 26. | Boy Scout News—Page 26. |Army and Navy News—Page 27. | Parent.Teacher Activities—Page 27. | Radio Programs and News—Pages 30 and 31. Fraternal News—Page 31. |Serial, “The Ark of the Covenant,” | Page 32. | Financial News—Pages 32 and 33. Around the City—Page 34, Y. W. C. A. News—Page 34. W. C. T. U. News—Page 34. PART TWO0—16 PAGES. Editorials and Editorial Features. Washington and Other Society. PART THREE—10 PAGES. Amusements—Theaters and the Photo. play. Music in Washington—Page 5. Motors And Metoring—Pages 6, and Reviews of New Books—Page 9. The Civilian Army—Page 9. PART FOUR—! PAG Pink Sports Section. PART FIVE—8 PAGES. Magazine Section—Fiction and Features. The Rambler—Page 3. PART SIX—$ PAGES. Classified Advertising. Spanish War Veterans—Page 6. GRAPHIC SECTION—8 PAGE! World Events in Pictures. 7, 8 | coMIC SECTION—t PAGES. | Mr. Straphanger; Reg'lar Fellers; and Mrs.; Mutt and Jeff. [COURT MAY ADVANCE INCOME NEWS TEST Case of Kansas City Paper Involv- ing Tax Publication First to Reach Supreme Court. Mr. The Government asked the Supreme Court yesterday to advance the hear- ing of the case against Walter S. Dickey, owner, and Ralph Ellis, man- aging editor, of the Kansas' City Journal-Post, involving the right of newspapers to publish the name and amount of income tax paid by indi- viduals, The case is the first of that character to reach the Supreme Court. The Federal District Court for West- ern Missouri, which tried the case, held that should it be assumed section 3167 of the Revised Statutes, making it unlawful “for any person to print or publish in any manner whatever not provided by law any income return or any part thereof or source of In- come,” condemned the publication in question, as claimed by the Govern- ment, it would be necessary to hold that section invalid as not properly incidental or germane to the power of Congress to tax, and also as in- fringing upon the first amendment to the Constitution, which forbids Con- gress to make any law abridging the freedom of speech or of the press. The court dec'ared, however, that it was of the opinion that the publication Jdid ‘not offend against that section, Which comprehends only a publication of the income tax returns, or some part thereof, taking the view that the information published had been gathered merely from lists which had been made avallable by Congress for public inspection, and its publication was lawful. While unsuspecting pedestrians streamed by the front door of the paint store of Solomon Edlavitch at 906 Ninth street last night at five minutes to 8 o'clock Solomon was being tied up by two voung men in the first of two of the neatest hold-up maneuvers coming to the attention of the police in recent months. The two young men walked into the store as though prospective purchasers of palnt. One of them locked the door and the second produced a (clothes line. Then the first pointed a pistol at Solo- mon aad the other tied his hands | FIVE CENTS. 1 I | | | | | | SEEKS TO ADVANCE POSTAL PAY BILL LR Moses Asks Action on Admin- istration Measure Ahead | of Test Vote. Failing to obtain immediate Senate | action vesterdav on the administration measure to increase postal salaries and es Senator Moses, Republican, New | Hampshire, in charge of the bill, gave notice that he would press for action tomorrow before there ix opportunity for consideration of President Cool- idge’s veto of the salary bill passed last session. | With many Senators favoring a straightout test rst en the Executive's veto, some leaders were doubtful that the majority required fo bring up the new administration measure could be obtained. i When Senator Moses, after explain- ing in detail the provisions for rate | increases, asked unanimous consent | yesterday for Immedlate consideration of the bill, Senator Norrls, Republican, | Nebragka, objected. He previously had | usked the reasons for action on this measure before the veto was voted | upon. | Oddie to Fight Increase. ! Meanwhile Senator Oddie, Repub- lican, Nevada, a member of the post office cominittee, served notice he would make a fight against the pro. posed 1 cent a pound Increase on ad- vertising matter in publications sub- ! ject to first and second zone rates. | Publishers have protested vigorously | agalnst this rate change. | Readjustments of second - class | rates ordered by the committee will | yield an additional $5.500.000 in re enue annually as against $10,000,000 proposed by the administration. Sen- ator Moses said in explaining the bill. The readjustments affecting first, third and fourth class mail | schedules as proposed by the Post Office Department are satisfactory to President Coolidge, Mr. Moses said, after a visit to the White House. o Under a previous agreement the Senate will take up President Cool- idge's veto on the pay bill on Mon- day not later than 2 o'clock and vote on it by Tuesday not later than 4 o'clock. Race for Consideration. Thus if the double-barreled admin- istration bill, increasing rates as well as salaries, Is taken up Monday it must be passed within two hours or the veto automatically will come up for consideration. Should the new measure be ap- proved it is considered doubtful that| a vote will be taken on the veto. Dis- | cussing this vote yesterday, Senator | Moses declared his faith that the veto | would be sustained. 1f it was not, he | announced he would press for early | action on the rate increase measure. Otherwise, he also favored action on the pay and rate increase bill with the provision for hearings on rate in- creases to be held in the Summer. Senator Norris suggested that the postal pay bill be passed over the veto and that the committes then con- tinue hearings Immediately on the rate increases, to be considered later. Seekn to Recover Losses. Explaining provisions of the new bill, Senator Moses sald changes in | zones on portions of publications de- voted to advertising were made In an effort to bring back into the mails a large class that went out when sec- ond-class postage rates were increas- ed as a war measure. Hearings on the bill developed that large publish- ers were sending thelr periodicals by freight to distant points for re-entry In post offices there so as to take ad. vantage of the lower postal Zoning rates. Senator Moses said it was difficult (Continued on Page 3, Column 5.) Youthful Bandits Hold Up Two, Stores; Tie One Proprietor to Seize Cash Dehind him. Then they took $80 from the safe. $60 from the cash register and $22 from Solomon and walked out. Solomon backed to the counter where he knew a pair of sclssors was placed, grabbed the scissors, cut the thongs and notified the Dpolice. & A’ half hour later two young men tallying with the description of the paint store robbers, drove up In an automobile to the delica- tessen store of Steve Loukides, at Linworth place and D street southwest, and- ordered him into a back room. One kept him there | deep slush and automobi | the | tor from Delaware | adequate | prompt and efficient action was nec- while the second rifled the cash register of $65. They escaped. i‘ ; FAILURE TO CLEAR STREETS OF SNOW EVOKES CRITICISM Officials “Pass Buck” as Pedestrians Wade Slush and Autos Are Periled. RAIN PROMISED TODAY, OFFERING SOLE RELIEF Cenditions, Attacked in Senate, Are Defended by Commis- sioner Bell. Pedestrians di througi ts bu the middle of of Wael in cursing Congress the Dis authorities and the sno And meanwhile, exciting game sometimes known as “passing the buck” started, with Conzress on one side and the District authorities on the other. From his high post in the observa- tion tower of the Bnited ate reau. the weather n on the puny efforts of ) pick-and-shovel men va npotentl ytrying to paved Li Columbia, and warm rain for today ch the situation more than all the Congress will appropriate for the pose within the next geologi Street Department Scored. The decision of perintendent of street cleaning in the District, that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, and that money which mizht be expended for extraordi nary methods in removing the sn today, will be needed next Spring cleaning dust of Summer from t Capital's streets aroused the Indigna- tion of Senator William H. King of Utah, who delivered a scathing speech in the Senate against what he termed ncompetency” of the Distric Commissioners and the street cleaninz department for their failure to make more headway in clearing the snov from the streets 24 hours after it ceased to fall Senator King was also unable understand why Mr. Hacker wasn't using the fine snow plows for whic Congress appropriated good, hard cash two years ago. It developed last night that the seventeen plows attached to as many trucks, are di- vided as follows: Nine plows for the suburban districts, eight plows for the city. The plows were in use on the first day of the snow, but yes- terday they were not used at ail The trouble was, Mr. Hacker said that the snow was packed too hard for the plows to perfort efcientls. In fact, all they did the first dax was to “push the snow to one side The trucks, however. were on hand without the plows yesterday. and obligingly carried away the snow re- moved by the 400 vallant re- movers. If they accomplished any- thing it was not visible to the naked eve. over foot-deep ruts principal united yesterday in the streets ngton riet an down the relenting way in Distriet of icted heln Morris Hacker, had snow Says Momer Is Needed. At the same time, Lngineer Com- missioner Bell, under whose juris- diction falls the street cleaning de- partment, gently reminded all con- cerned that “if a majority of the members of Congress feel that the city government should spend the amount of money neceseary to gel the snow off the streets, they have an opportunity now to indicate that desire by making an appropriation. He recalled at the same time that the current appropriation for the street cleaning department was cal- culated to cover the normal opera- tions of that department twelve months, and that the Commissioners would be creating a deficiency if they expended a large part of the alloi- ment on one snowstorm. Mr. Hacker, while admitting that $9,871 had been turned back last year unused out of his annual approprix- tion, pointed to the fact that out of $410,000 appropriated by Congress for cleaning the streets this year, only $181,881 remains to carry on this work until next June. The result of his two days’ fight against the storm he sadly gave as follows: Eight blocks of paved streets cleaned—F street from Ninth to Fifteenth; New York avenue between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets: one block, or part of it, on Pennsylvania avenue in front of the Treasury building, and the sweeping of the majority of the street car tracks. Declured No Excuse. Senator King, however, Hacker's arguments of wh not been done, as follows “That's no excuse at all,” he assert- ed. “The street department could have anticipated appropriations to make up any deficit for the proper carrying out of its duty. When told by Senator D. Helsler Ball of Delaware, chairman of the Senate District committee, that ap- propriations had been made two years ago for snow-cleaning ap- paratus and that the apparatus was now supposed to be in. Washington and in use Senator King expressed amazement. “Why hasn't it been put to ‘some use? 1 am very glad that the Sena- has made this statement. It fortifies me In the stand I have taken. 1 remember now that these machines were asked for and_provided. “Congress has certainly been gen- erous in appropriations with Wash- ington. It should be, because this is the National Capital. The admini tration as a whole of the Commis- sioners of the District should be com- mended, but in allowing conditions where traffic is practically at a stand- still, and where motorists venture forth at considerable peril not only to themselves, but to their automo- biles, they should be criticised. No Provisions Made. “Experience with past storn should have made them realize that preparedness along with met Mr more had essary in the event of a heavy snow. It is obvious in this case that no provisions for removal of snow have been made.” Representative Zihlman of Mary land, pointing out that all the road between Washington and Cumber- land, Md., was cleared of snow and open to traffic, a distance of about 150 miles, was unable to understand the paralysis which now exists in Washington. At the same time £ome unkind per- | ~(Continuea on vuge 3, Column £)