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(U, S. Weather Partly cloudy Temperature—H! today; lowest, 32, *(losing N.Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 14 Entered as second class matter No. 30,173. 15" Omee, Wa WEATHER. temperature, 32 degrees; tomorrow in- creasing cloudiness, slightly warmer. Full report on page 9, Bureau Forecast.) tonight; minimum ighest, 37 at noon at 5 a.m. today. shington, D. C. WILBUR, ON'STAND WITH NAVY PAPERS, WITHHOLDS A FEW Confidential Documents Held Injurious to Public Inter- est if Disclosed. DGHENY CASE TO REST LATE THIS AFTERNOON DAWES DIVIDES NOBEL AWARD: ELIHU ROOT GETS WILSON PRIZE Plan Putting Germany Back on Feet and World Court Work Honored. Austen Chamberlain, Briand and Stresemann Also on Norwegian List. December 10.— OSLO, Norway, The Nobel peace prize for 1925 has been awarded to Charles G. Dawes, Vice President of the United States, and Sir Austen Chamberlain, British 0il Magnate, Cross-Examined, Tes- tifies He Advanced Fall * | $5,000' Recently. . Answering a sybpoena calling upon him to produce certain papers: and documents from the files of the Department, Secrefary Curtis D.. Wi bur this afternoon brought to the Fall- Doheny conspiracy trial a large .nun- ber of official papers, excent’a few’ which were regarded as of such a confidential nature.as to be injurious the public interest. 10 e Mubpoena had heen issued by Frank J. Hogan, chief defense coun- sel, after he charged difficulty. was en- countéred in the Nxvy Department in securing these documents. - Among those produced were telegrams, cables and wireless mes: ent by Admiral Albert Gleaves from the Asiatic Squad- Ton. between . 1920, and March 31, 1921. The extremely con- fidential message excluded had been similar ited in “another trial,” did for Mr. Mr. Hogan expects to rest this after- noon. Indications at the courthouse were that s for Fall will pre- sent a very se, it at all, Mr. Fall himself dec is afternoon in answering a reporter’s question, that the procedure involving him per- 1ly would not be “a week, three s or two day: - i Wilbur Leaves Stand. After Secretary Wilbur had veri- fled Mr. Hogan's statement that he had not produced certain dis from Admiral ¢ s, he left the stand aud returned to the Navy De-y partment Mr. Hoga that he will rest ) case at the luncheoa rece and after his olient had been cross-examined for » hours and 15 minutes by Owen J. Roberts, special Government prose- outor, during which he testified that prior to coning st from California for the trial he advanced Mr. Fall $5,000. Carefully going over the ground cov-| ered by Mr. Doheny yesterday after- noon, Mr. Robe brought out state- ments from the witness that just prior to coming East for the trial he had| advanced Mr. Fall $5,000. Further ef- secretary of foreign affairs. This an- nouncement was made today at a meeting. of . the, Nobel Institute by Prof.” Stang. " * . o It 'was -also, -annoynced that- the |4 1926, peace--prire - had- been; awarded 10 . Aristide ‘Briand,” Frénch -minister | of forelgn -affairs,” aud.to Dr.Gustav. Stresemann, “Gérmiany’s forelgn min- jster. P . King Haakon, ‘Crgwn_Prince Olaf, repre tatives -of vthe Sterth governnient.and-the diplematic.. corps present. - Europe’s Plight ‘Described:” Dr. Fritjof Nansen, in a speech, recalled” the, feelirig”. of helplessness of Europe: during_the-post-war days. He. said. the. first .light “shed..on the darkness was by the<adoption of the Dawes plan, which ~permitted Ger- many to rehabilitate her finances and commence payment of_ reparations. The United States, he said, stretch- ed a helping hand when the darkness was thickest. The Americans recog- nized their duty to assist Europe in her reconstruction. The idea of Sec- 1922, to appoint a commission of ex- perts to inquire into Germany’s abil- ity to pay reparations had culminated in the adoption of the Dawes plan. This had been of the greatest im- portance to Germany, the allles and the whole of Europe and also the United States. It was an important condition, Dr. ansen added, to the policy of peace which led to the Locarno conference, the outcome of which was the Rhine pact and four arbitration treatles. 1f the peoples of Furope would only remember the bestial horrors of war, they would take care that there would be no more conflicts. Dr. Nansen urged that the govern- @ ~the Sterthing,- the |- ‘and, ofifer* promirent 'persons - were) retarw of State Hughes in December, | WASHING' WITH SUNDAY MORNING EPITION ¢ Foening Star. ON, D. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1926—SIXTY-FOUR PAGES. CHARLES G. DAWES. ELIHU ROOT. ments of Europe, big and little, pursue the policy of the League of Nations and do everything in their power to strengthen the force of the League, to the end that the horrible monster of war should be slain and the future ontinued on Page USH INQURES OBEENDEDSION Reed Comnfittee Determines to Close Oregon, lllinois forts of the Government to Inquire into_transactions between the two aft-} er Fall left the cabinet were blocked, | temporarily least, by Attorney| Frank J. Hogan, chief defense counsel, | Justice Hoehling reserving his rulings on the questions. ! Government counsel also elicited from | Mr. Doheny the willing admission that | his’ letter of November toi Secretary Fall, containing -1 mate of cost to construct the Pearl| Harbor project, was a suggestion that the Pan-American Petroleum ;\ndl Transport Co. was prepared to “do this work for the cost.” overnment at this | Appealed to Patriotism. E Mr. Doheny even amplified this with | the statement, “We were in line to| bid for the work, when the bids were invited.” Several days later Rear Ad-| miral J. K. Robison, then chief of the| Bureau of Engineering and special representative of Secretary of the| Navy Denby, made the appeal to Mr Doheny's riotism, which he de. seribed on the stand yester and which, he testified, was the determin-| ing factor in his company’s under-i taking the t i The nature of Mr. examination of the was in marked con ods he heretofore h: defense witne : rapid-fire, thunderin plercing interrogation: st to the meth- pted toward | a of the stic and hurled Inste sare he ha at former S ry Denby, Capt.| Robison, Dr. H. ster Bain and others, Mr. Roberts employed a mild, quiet voice, showing great considera- tion for the ph 1 condition of the ness. Once or twice the proceed- ings were momentarily halted while a deputy United States marshal con- veyed some medicine and a glass of water to the witn Doheny Appears Refreshed. shed after his Appearing much r ordeal of four hours on the witnes: stand vesterday, Mr. Doheny subject- ed himself to cross-examination by Mr. Roberts when court reconvened | at 9:30 o'clock. Just before the 70- year-old defendant took the stand Mr. | Hogan patted him reassuringly on the | back. Mr. Doheny was still wearing his arm in the sling. When he sat down in the witness chair the bailiff placed & small white cushion so that he could rest his arm more comfortably. | The bland and comparatively eas manner w ch Mr. Roberts be- | gan his examination seemed to cause | a flutter of surprise in court. Specta- tors had expected to see him launch | impetuously into the examination, breaking down the defense with a rapid fire of questions such as he directed_at Captain J. K. Rob Dr. H. Foster Bain and A % retary of the Interior Fi who were put under a merciless grilling. | Mr. Roberts’ manner was smooth and easy, his questions directed politely and almost with a tinge of sympathy for the ailing defendant. Explains Companies’ Financing. The Government counsel, before going into the subject of the $100,000 | loan to Fall, drew from the witness testimony relative to the financing of | the defendant’s two companies, the extent of ofl drilling by the California company prior to 1921 and its early acquisitions in the naval reserves. Before the contract and lease of De- cember 11, 1922, Roberts asked the witness what estimates he had made involving expenditures in return. Mr. Doheny explained that he had made 0 estimates. PC.But your lease of December 11 was a business proposition with an sdea of profit?” Mr. Roberts asked. “Yes,” replied Doheny. Mr. Doheny exvlained later that he {in Missouri in an impartial w and Arizona Probes. The Reed slush fund committee to- day determined to wind up its inqui- ries into the Oregon, Arizona and Ili- nois senatorfal primaries at a meet- ing to be held here as soon as possi- ble. Senator Reed, Democrat, of Mis- souri, chairman of the committee, e: plained that in the Oregon investiga- tion, which was conducted by Senator IcNary as a subcommittee, it had been possible to get only one witness and that witness was now reported to be here. In the Arizona investigation, conducted by Senator King of Utah there were three witnesses called whom it was impossible to reach at that time. These witnesses are now either in Washington or New York. Also there were one or two witnesses ummoned in the Illinois investigation who did not appear and they can now be reached, it is believed. Senator Reed laid before the com- mittee charges made by H. B. Wams- ley in connection with the Democratic campaign in Jackson County, Mo., which includes Kansas City. The: charges alleged that a street railway company had contributed from $250,- 000 to $750,000 to the Democratic o ganization, with the understanding it would receive an extension of its franchise. Denied First-Hand Information. Senator Tteed himself made a pre- ary investigation of the charges City on November 22, Wamsley appeared at that time and after denyving that he had any first- hd information regarding the zes stated in his testimony that he did not wish to impugn the character of Senator Reed, he was a Democrat and was scarcely in a position to conduct the investigation “I referred the matter and the trans. script of the testimony taken by me in Missouri to the committee,” said Senator Reed. “I made no comment on it and shall have nothing to do with it.” The committee took no action in the matter, but it will consider it ~ (Continued on Page 5, Column 6.) GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY T0 HONOR RASMUSSEN Life Membership Will Be Bestowed ‘When Explorer Speaks Tonight. When Dr. Knud Rasmussen ad- | dresses the National Geographic So- ciety this evening at the Washington Auditorium he also will be invested with an honorary life membership in recognition of his Arctic exploration and his contributions to the world's knowledge of the Eskimo people. Maj. Gen. A. W. Greely, U. S. A,, dean of living Arctic explorers, will make the presentation. The honorary life membership in the National Geographic Soclety is presented in recognition of valuable contributions to geographic knowl- edge. Among the recipients of this honor have been George Kennan, Hiram Bingham, now United States Senator from Connecticut; Stephen T. had not calculated the differences in royalty rates paid by the Standard “(Continued on Page 6, Column 1) Mather, Frank M. Chapman, Donald B. MacMillan, Capt. Robert A. Bart. Jett, Neil M. Judd and Joseph F. Rock. 3 $1.202,116 SCIENCE FUNDIS APPROVED Carnegie Institution Re- search Plan Adopted—~Root Is Presiding Officer. The board of trustees of the Car- negie Institution of Washington at their annual meeting today at the administration building, Sixteenth and P’ streets, authorized a budget of $1.630,696 for next year, of which $1,252,116 was set apart for research activities in varied fields of science. Included in the appropriations, aside from that for research, is a substan- tial sum with which the famous non- magnetic yacht Carnegie will be re- conditioned for a three-year cruise, possibly to be begun in 1928. The Carnegle, which circled the world many times in the interest of sclence, has been tied up in the Washington channel for a number of years. The burden of the Carnegie con- tribution to science has been in mak- ing possible magnetic and electric ob- servations over all of the seas. Six voyages for this purpose have already been made. It is expected that in the next cruise the vacht will retrace the old routes for a study of any changes. In addition it is hoped that a study of general oceanographic conditions may be made. Elihu Root Presides. Elihu Root, chairman of the board, presided, assisted by Charles D. Wal- cott, vice chairman. Others present were Robert S. Brookings, Cass Gil- bert, Senator Frederick H. Gillett of Massachusetts, Secretary of Com- merce Hoover, William W. Morrow, James Parmelce, Willlam B. Parsons, Stewart Paton, Henry S. Pritchett, Martin A. Ryerson, Theobold Smith, Willlam Benson Story, Willilam H. Welch, Henry White and George W. Wickersham. Dr. John C. Merriam, president of the institution, reported that contribu- tlons in excess of $70,000 had been received from outside sources for specific researches ranging from fun- damental studies in physics and chem- istry to studies of problems of human heredity. Turning to outstanding re- search achievements of the p: Dr. Merriam said had been made in many fields. He dwelt particularly upon the work of the department of embryology with respect to its study of the youngest human embryo thus far studied and its studies of the transformation of the white blood cells, which have led to gnificant _discoveries concerning the nature and origin of certain types of malignant tumors. He referred also to the work of the department of genetics with respect to problems in heredity. Dr. Merriam referred studies at the Mount V (Continued on Page 2 to certain son Observa- Column 7.) ANTON MAY WIN RECOGNITION FROM BIG POWERS SOON Britain, France and Belgium Said to Be Planning Ne- gotiations in China. U.s. HANB;-OFF POLICY IS FACTOR IN SITUATION Belief That America Would Ben- * efit if They. Launched Attack,” Thought Consideration.. BY HIRAM-K. M v By Cable to The Star and Chicago Datly N T, 7 (Copfrikht.1996.) R GEN ported, on good anthority'that Forelgn, Ministers "Chamberlain of Grent” Brit- |, ain, Briand of France and Vander- velde-of Belgium, after repeated: con- ferences, have virtually decided on a Chinese policy. They are-said-to have.communicated word. to-the Kuomintong party at Can- ton that :fhey’ are prepared to recog- nize the Canton government de facto and start negotiations for modification of the unequal treaties. g It is understood that Miles Lamp- son, the new British Minister to China, has been instructed to broach the mat- ter at Hankow. A decisive factor in his ‘policy is said to be the hands-off policy of Secretary of State Kellogs of the United States. The powers are said to believe that if they intervened in a military way they would reap Chinese hate, while the United States would get the business. Shai Ting and Hammin Wuang, young Chinese students, who repre- sented the Kuomintong here as unofficial observers, indicated the Can- ton government would not accept the powers’ proposition, but would insist on complete abolition of the present treaties and negotiation of new ones on an absolutely equal basis. Canton feels that It has all the cards in its hands and can afford to await recog- nition on its own terms. SURRENDER IS REPORTED. Gen. Chang-Yi Said to Have Capit- ulated to Cantonese. AMOY, December 10 (#).—Reliable reports from Foochow say Gen. Chang-Yi, northern commander who has pillaged his way_through nearly 100 towns in the Foochow district after having been defeated in defense of the city, has surrendered to the southerners. The full conditions un- der which he surrendered are not revealed. A relief commission at Foochow de- clared yesterday that had been rendered homeless as the result of destruction wrought by Gen. Chang-Y{’s troops and that immediate relief was necessary. HUNDREDS DIE DAILY. Starvation Makes Ghastly Situation in City of Sianfu. PEKING, December 10 (%) dreds were dying daily in Sianfu a fortnight ago, said a belated dispatch received vesterday, which told of star- vation and cannibalism in the capital of Shensi province due to the siege by provineial forces, which has lasted since April. The Kuominchun (people’s army) de- fenders and the Chinese populace of the city of more than 700,000 had aten s asserted that flesh of the human dead has been sold to keep alive the miserable inhabitants. neteen foreigners in' Sianfu were in a desperate condition November 19, when the last word was received from them. Renorts that the beleaguering forces of Gen. Liu Chen-Hua have ralsed the siege and retreated into Honan Prov- ince, thus far have not been con- firmed. Standard Oil Has Strike. SHANGHAT, December 10 (#).—Re- ports from Hankow say the Chine: staff of the Standard Oil Co.’s instal- lation at Tanshuichee have gone on strike and that American gunboats are guarding the property. The situation at Hankow otherwise remains quiet. CANTONESE GAIN GROUND. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. Copyright. 1926. SHANGHAI, December 10.—The ntonese today strengthened their grip on Foochow when leaders of the independence movement surrendered their entire forces upon condition that they be incorporated in the Cantonese army. Chekiang Provincé, to the south of Shanghai, now appears to be the danger spot. pect it to declare i from Marshal Sun Chuan-Fang, who is sending troops from Nanking to strengthen Shanghai defen It is not believed that Marshal Sun | retain | will make a great effort to Chekiang Province, but will concen- trate on holding Kiangsu. This prov ince includes Shanghai and Nanking, richest revenue sources in the Yangtz Valley. Cantonese invaders already have crossed the Chekiang border from Kiangsu Province. Chekiang's declaration of independence will be tantamount to surrender to the Can-| tonese. Youth, Sentenced to Edward L. Smith, colored, 18 years old, a former police informer, today made a fruitless attempt to escape the service of a sentence of three vears in the penitentiary which had been given him by Justice Jennings Bailey in Criminal Division 2. In- stead of following the deputy marshal to the cell room Smith made a dash out of the rear door of the court- room and, running through the’east door, dashed across Judiciary Square, closely followed by deputy marshals,| police and Henry E. McCabe, who was awalting hearing on a charge of Tunacy. Smith jumped into a post office au- tomobile near Fourth and E streets. McCabe was closely behind him, hav- ing distanced the other pursuers. McCabe eniered an automobile and | 3 Years in Prison, Captured After Chase From Courthouse gave chase. Policeman Charles A. Berry of No. 11 deered another machine and overtook the fleeing prisoner near the Grace Dodge Hotel, just as McCabe reached Smith. The policeman took charge of the fleeing prisoner, and deputy marshals escorted McCabe, who was | also supposed to be in custody, to the | courthouse. Smith was placed in a cell and the incident was closed. The offense of which Smith was sen- tenced occurred October 17 when he accompanied a raiding squad to a house on V street. When Smith and the raiders left, it is stated, a diamond ring worth $150 was missed. The ring ‘was recovered. < Radio Programs—Page 54 g1 NEVA, December’ 10.—It" is re:|, 70,000 persons | 11 the dogs and horses, and it | Locai authorities ex- | independence | precinct comman- | | cated that an effort would be made be- DISTRICT T0 ASK MORE U. S. FUNDS $9,000,000 Declared Too Low When Triangle Plan Lops Off $450,000 Taxes. A move to have the Federal Gov- ernment increase its lump-sum con tribution of $9,000,000 toward District expenses until the fiscal relations ar permanently settled on a more equ table basis was initiated today by offi- cials of the District. Commissioner Proctor L. Dougherty let it be known that he has requested | the engineering and financial depart- ments of the District to make a study of the assessed value of the privately | owned property within the triangle south of Pennsylvania avenue, which will be withdrawn from taxation us soon as it is acquired by the Federal Government for the proposed new public buildings. Loss of $450,000 in Taxes. According to previous unofficial es- timates, the purchase of this land by the I'ederal Government will deprive the District of at least $450,000 in taxes, based on the current rate of $1.80 per $100 of full assessed valua- tion on tangible and intangible prop- erty. This_loss must he distributed among the hearers of the tax burden. Coupled with this potential loss in revenue, District officials point out, is the steady increase in the cost of operating and maintaining the muni- cipal government, which is not being shared proportionately by the Federal Government. In 1925, when the lump sum prin- ciple was adopted, it was explained, the appropriations amounted to $31,- 000,000. Every subsequent year the appropriations have increased, and] the approved budget for the next fiscal vear calls for $38,500,000. If the $9,000,000 contribution was fair in 1 Commisisoner Dougherty de- clared, it is not so now. Just how much more the District officials plan to ask Congress to have the Federal Government contribute was not revealed. The minimum, it ‘was intimated, most certainly will not be less than $1,000,000. Question to Be Studied. The Commissioners, however, pro- pose to give considerable study to the report on the assessed value of the privately owned land in_the triangle before determining a definite pro- cedure toward having Congi raise the $9,000,000 contribution.” Previous estimates placed the ue of this property at $25,000,000, and this is the figure that was used to calcu- late the $450,000 loss in the revenue from taxation. Commissioner_Dougherty also indi- fore the public buildings commission to have provision made in a central lo- cation of the triangle for some of the municipal activities which will be forced out by the public building program. These include two fire en- gine houses, the municipal garage, No. 1 Police Precinct Station, the traffic bureau and employment bu- reau on Pennsylvania avenue and the Health Department clinic on Fifteenth street. The Commissioner believes the erec- tion of the new Government bufld- lings will not remove the need of police and fire protection in the tri- angular area. Some arrangements could be made. he thinks, to group these two activities, at least, in the triangle. START 2,800-MILE HOP. MELILLA, Spanish Morocco, De- cember 10 (#). — Three seaplanes piloted by Spanish officers left for . Casablanca today on an attempted flight to Spanish Guinea, 2,800 miles ‘down the western coast of Africa. The planes are piloted by Com- mandant Rafael Lilorente, ' flight leader; Capt. Antonio Llorente and Capt. Ignacio Jimenez. | Christmas is coming Only 12 More Days i SHOP . ||| EARLY ||! The Sooner You Shop the Better You'll Shop ||, MERRY CHRISTMAS 455 OF 500 IN CITY STAR'S RELIGION SURVEY SHOWS| 435 Expect Immortality, 408 Hold Jesus Divine, 383 Go to First Ballo If the first 500 votes counted in The Star’s poll of religious sentiment in Washington, part of a national newspaper survey to ascertain such opinion throughout the country, can be tuken as a criterion, 90 per cent of the residents of this city are be- lievers in God, although only 80 per cent believe in the divinity of Christ. This became evident early in the count of the ballots, which are coming in so rapidly that it has been decided to extend the period of voting another week, the last ballot to be printed in next Friday's issue of The Star. Viewing the ballots from an ana- Ivtical point of view, many interesting and curious facts came to light. For {pstance, more than 150 of those vot: & had no children and consequently were unable to answer “yes” or “no” to the eleventh question regarding religious instruction of chfldren. “From Press * (P) Means Associated Pr to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the reguiar edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 103,201 TWO CENTS. MILLIoN DOLLARS AT AGE OF 45 RETIRD) AND DIED WITHIN - TWELVE MONTHS BELIEVE IN GOD., Church Regularly, ts Indicate. Others, with no explanation, left this query’s answer spaces blank. Many of the ballots from persons willing to have families grow up in a community in which there is no church showed—and there were few exceptions—that the voters had been brought up in religious homes. The greatest number of affirmative answers was returned for the tenth question, as to the voter brought up in a religious home. On this question 463 votéd ‘“ves.” The second question in affirmative popu larity was the first question, regard- ing belief in God, with 455 votes, The greatest number votes were cast, as might be ex- pected, for the eighth question, re- garding the rearing of a family in a churchless community. Four hundred tor being | ves | of negative | |SMOOT PROPOSES -YEAR §34.000000 BUILDING PROGRAM Would Mean Saving Over Five-Year Project, He Tells Senate. MEMBERS INTERESTED IN TALK OF ECONOMY Expenditure of Bulk of $50,000,- -000 - Within ~Time - Mentioned 4o Be Asked-of Congress. . "The Public . Buildings Commission may ask, Congress''to spend $34.000,- 000 ‘out of_ the -total of, $350,000,000 Government building -program in Washington within-the first two vears reasons of -economy, Senator noot -of Utah, .chairman of the com- mission, . told his " colleagues in a speech in the Senate this afternoon. | . With attractive drawings .hanging i from the wally ‘of the Senate”cham- ber showing how the area between the Capitol- and the Treasury is to be transformed by the building pro- gram, Senator Smoot made a plea for the early acquisition of the remaining private land between Pennsylvania avenue and B street, as conteniplated by the bill he introduced yester After enumerating the projects that have been designated for early con- struction under the $50,000,000 pro- gram approved at the last session, Senator Smoot said that these pre- perred items aggregate $34,550,000. Outlines Economy Plan. “Of course, all of that amount can- not be spent within the current fiscal year,” Senator §moot continued, “but it ought to be spent before the close of the next fiscal year, and we may ask to spend $34,000,000 within the first two years instead of at the rate of $10,000,000 a vear for five yvears. That has not been done yet, but it is being considered, and if it is done 1 am sure we can do the buildings more economically Even while Senator Smoot was ad- | dressing the Senate on the Avenue tri- ngle purchase plan, the National pital Park and Planning Commis- fon, in formal meeting, discussed the whole project and gave it the stamp of its approval. While Senator Smoot was delivering his address, members of the Senate displayed a keen interest in the plans {as he unfolded them and formed in groups about the charts on the wall. “When this comprehensive building |program is completed, the Government (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) employes in the District will be housed PEACE CONGRESS MAY ASK DEBT CUT Definite Program to Aid Cause to Be Acted on This Afternoon. A series of definite recommendations to be incorporated in a permanent pro- gram looking toward the establish- ment of world peace and the clarifying of the relationships of the United States with foreign countries was presented this morning to the Confer- ence on the Cause and Cure of War by committees. Action on the tentative proposals will be taken late today, just prior to adjournment, but leaders indicated that the proposals advanced by the findings committees would be adopted probably with only slight revisions as the permanent policy of the confer- ence. Among the more significant recom- mendations were: Total ncellation of war debts in- curred for relief and a_ gradual re- duction of other war debts by ad- Jjusting them to an amount correspond- ing to fallen prices. Seek Mexican Peace. A request that the President of the United States use all his efforts to secure adjustment of present diffi- culties between the United tSafes and Mexico without resort to such ex- treme measures as withdrawal of rec- ognition, liftinz the embargo on arms and the movement of troops, and if such adjust appears impossible to re- quest the State Department to at- tempt to settle the controversy by arbitration. That the United States is commit- ted to the independence of the Philip- pines by the Jones act of 1916, and official statement: by Presidents, and that the President appoint a commis- sion to meet with a representative commission of Filipinos, chosen by themselves, to discuss the question of independence and to urge Congress to establish an openly announced and continuing policy for the Philippines. Action on China Favored. That the ited States take inde- pendent action to revise the existing unequal treaties with China on a basis of equality and commend and assist undertakings for study and up- derstanding of the elements of the international problems of the Pacific nations. “All of these recommendations con- cerning the foreign policy of the United States of Americ: the re- port stated, “are founded upon the firm conviction of this conference that respect for national groups and recognition of their rights and their growing powers in the world is the only national relationships.” When the conference formally sets its seal of approval on the reports of its committees the approved report of the conference will be sent to the nine national women's organizations par- ticipating in the conference for sepa- rate adoption and practical further- ance. The report of the committee on security, arbitration and disarmament reaffirmed belief in the ram (Continued on Page 6, Column 1) reasonable basis for all inter-| §17.300,000 VOTED FOR ENFORCEMENT Only 12 Wets Mustered in At- tack—Undercover Item Is Eliminated. House wets mustered only 12 votes today -in their attack on the $11,900,- 000 appropriation for the prohibition unit carried in the Treasury-Post ceeded in eliminating a section of the measure under which Lincoln C. An- drews would have been authorized to spend $500,000 next year for unde: cover agents without detailed counting. One hundred and forty' membe; voted for the expenditure of the nea ly $12,000,000, but on the contention of Representative La Guardia, R publican, New York, that the unde; cover section was contrary to e ing law, which prohibits advances ex- cept under restrictions, the secret- work clause went out by a ruling from Representative Snell, Repub- lican, New York, a dry, who was pre- siding. Gallivan Is Criticized. The move to withhold the entire en- forcement fund was made by Repre- sentative Gallivan, Democrat, Massa- chusetts, a wet, _Chailrman Madden of the appropria- tions committee, in charge of the bill, termed the proposal “unworthy of the gentleman from M. - “I voted against prohibition sald, “but we have the law now. consider it would be a violation of my constitutional oath of office to fail to provide funds to enforce it.”” Representative Schafer, Republican, Wisconsin, defended the November modification referendum in his State as a real expression of the peop against prohibiti votes cast, he for modification. Representative La Guardia, Re- the Of a half million aid, three-fifths were publican, New York, opened prohibition debate with the r that New Yorkers could not the referendum.” La Guardia, who is a wet, advised his colleagues to “speak as states men on this question,” asserting they were 1nconsistent in contending the law unenforceable while attempting to withhold funds for enforcement. Drys in Congress, he said, were sincere in their belief that prohibi- tion in enforceable, and the “thiny for wets to do is fo get the facts into their districts’ He advised the wets to jup” enforcement conditions and then use constitutional means if they wish to change the law and chided others of the New York delegation who yesterday recited results of the recent referendum in that State as | proof that prohibition fs unpopular. i Crippled Ship Moves to Port. TOKIO, December 10 (#).—The Japanese freighter Seine Maru, which yesterday sounded distress signals be- cause of a damaged rudder sustained in a storm off Nemour, Hokkaido Islands, is proceeding to port under its own steam. This message, received by the Suzuki Co:, is understood to mean the. vessel is in mo further danger. Office appropriation bill, but they suc- | 1 “show | in buildings owned by the Govern ment,” Senator Smoot began. Saving in Rentals. “It will mean the discontinuance of rental now paid by the Govern- ment to the amount of $1,000,000 an- nually. It will do away with those shacks that we now have—and they Iwill fall down or become very ex- pensive to use in a few years. It will relieve all of the hazards from fire that now exist and provide ade- quate space for keeping records of untold value to the Government. We expect to take care of the records of the early da of our Government Ithat now arc kept in damp cellars in such a condition that they fall apart if you touch them.” Senator Smoot then listed the archives, internal revenue, extension of the Agricultural partment Liberty Loan ment of the Government Printing Office as the § in the total pro- gram that have been singled out for early execution. Answering @« question by Smith of South Carolina, Smoot explained that his bill plete the purchase of the triangle south of Pennsylvania avenue cails for an authorization of $25,000,000 in addition to the $50,000,000 for build ings and land authorized at the last | session. Department, De- purchase of and enlarge- of Commerce, Building « Senator Senator to com- Calls He pointed out that the Government already owns a considerable part of | the lana within the triangle and de. | clared that, even if it were not possi- | ble to foresce the eventual need for all of the triangle, it still would he essential to acquire the entire area for the reason that the proposed build ings cannot be planned economically and with proper highway and ace unless the whole tria dered as a unit and Senator Smoot further dec if all the land in the trian, | acquired now the squares that remain after the first buildings are erected will soar in value. . “Although the problem of locating these buildings tod a difficult one, {1t is made easier reason of the i park plan of 1901 | building problem { made who! Plan Essential. by and so also will the of the future he r if we treat the triangle as now,” he said. Hopes for Great Avenue. I “I warit to live to see a great avenue | from the Capitol to the Washington Monument, thence west to the Lincoln i Memorial and from there across the new Memorial Bridge to Arlin, believe it would be the most beautiful venue in all the world. And this is the original plan for Washington.” Senator Smoot sald that he be illeud the Government could pur- | chase the property desired in the tri langle for not more than the $25,000,- 1600 asked to be authorized. “I really believe it can be pur chased for less,” said Senator Smoot He said that he did not believe the | Government would be held up by ex { cessive demands of property owners and added that he did not think that |any court before which condemna- | tion proceedings might eventually come would permit excess charges to be made. He said that three cases had come to his attention, however, {of privately owned property for which the rentals have been considerably increased since the discussion of the purchase of the prope Goes Into Detal Using a series of map: and illustrations hung about the walls of the Senate chamber, Senator Smoot described in detall the plan for the de- velopment along Pennsylvania avenue and south to the Mall. He spoke par- ticularly of the facilities to be had (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.)