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WEATHER. (U S. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Mostly cloudy and colder with lowest temperature about 22 degrees tonight; tomorrow snow or rain with slowly ris- ing temperature. Temperatures: High- est, 40, at noon today; lowest, 24, at 8 pm. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 vesterday. Full report on page 9. ch ¢ Foeni WITH SUNDAY MORNI NG EDITION ny Sfar. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star's carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed” Yesterday's Circu’ tion, 108,728 No. 30,940. [P omce, “Wa Entered as second class matter shington, D. C. WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1929 —FORTY-EIGHT PAGES. * () Means Associated Press. CENTS. 2 TWO COOLIDGE OPPOSES SALARY INCREASES FORU. S. WORKERS Also Against Legislation Fur-| ther Liberalizing’ Retire- ment Act at This Time.~ SEES NO INJUSTICE IN WELCH LAW APPLICATION Promises Careful Consideration, However, if Any Discrimina- tions Are Reported. President Coolidge today made it very clear that he would not give his consent to any bill that called for a sweeping pay increase for Federal employes, and indicated that he is not in favor of legislation at this time further liberaliz- ing the retirement act. At the same time he denied that he had committed himself in favor of legislation provid-} ing & wage hoost for the lower-paid employes. If there is any injustice as a result of the Welch act the President would be glad to give it his careful considera- tion, but_from the information he has received he doubts very much if there is anything bordering on injustice in the application of increased salaries provided by the Welch act. If there are inequalities, as has been charged by those sponsoring further pay | increases, the President would be glad to see these corrected, and if the cost to the Government is to be what he| considers trivial he probably would be guided by what Congress wants. But, if the proposal is to call for sweeping increases, he made it unmistakably plain that he would withhold his ap- proval. The President was represented as being of the opinion that if those who framed the Welch act had listened to the advice of administration authori- ties, they would have enacted a bill that would ot have resulted in charges of injustics and inequality. Says Advice Not Heeded. The President regrets that the framers of the Welch act did not heed the advice given them. While touch- ing on this subject today, the President was represented as recalling that when he gave his consent to the Welch act he was assured that it would- not cost more than $14,000,000, but when it was presented to him for his signature he found that the increases called for an outlay of more than ‘23.000,0&06 Arrest of Five Alien Smugglers Arouses| Echoes of the Past | Two Airplanes Seized as| Agents Break Up Mex- ican Border Ring. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, January 15.—Faint | echoes of the past, when Chinese, bound | hand and foot, were dropped from tramp steamers into fast little boats off the California Coast and rushed ashore or thrown overboard as the luck | of the smugglers permitted, were heard | here today as immigration officers told aow they had broken up a $500,000 alien smuggling ring. Unlike the smugglers of former days, who received about $300 for every Chi- nese they put ashore safely, the new type of runner has been getting $1,000 a head and is said to have been using a fleet of airplanes. Officials last night revealed that they had arrested five men and had seized two airplanes, which they said had been used to bring Chinese from Mexico to California illegally. The names of three of the men were withheld by Federal immigration offi- cials. The other two are John T. Henry, 35, and Frank Smith, jr., 23. More than two hundred and fifty | Chinese have been smuggled from | Mexico into California in the last four months, Federal agents said. The aliens, they added, were landed from " (Continued on Page 4, Column 6.) IE 15 CLEARING NEAR BYRD'S BASE Floes Going Out of Bay of Whales Rapidly, Ex- plorer Reports. BY COMDR. R. E. BYRD, JR, Leader of the Antarctic Expedition. Special Dispatch to The Star and the New York Times. BAY OF WHALES, Antarctica, Jan- uary 15.—The ice is going out of the Bay of Whales rapidly, as it did with Amundsen, the only other explorer who made his base here, but we have a much longer distance to carry our supplies than he did. Our difficul- ties are greatly increased by the large amount of scientific paraphernalia we are taking ashore. . But since the primary object of the expedition is sclentific, we are getting annually. { costs. /It ‘16" slow work, as* further should be given a fui T 15i additional liberalization. - the first L tion of the retirement act as being liberal in its provisions and as adequately answering the purpose for which it wes enacted, and it was for these reasons' that he signed the bill. He made it very clear that he does not think the time has come for the retire- y to be further increased, or er provisions should be made idering Personally, more Iil His Attilude “Tentative.” The attitude of the President as ex- pressed regarding the proposed correc- tion of inequalities in the Welch bill and the Dale bill to further liberalize the retirement act was explained in the President’s behalf as being of a tenta- tive mature. In other words, the Pres- ident has let it be known just how he feels regarding these two proposals on behalf of the Federal employes, and which call for additional outlays of public moneys The President, however, reserves the right to withhold a definite decision un- il the time comes when he is called upon to act. He has let it be known that he wil decide after considering the merits involved. But of the two pro- posals, he gave the impression to those with whom he discussed them, that the Dale bill for the liberalization of the re- trement act has less chance of receiving his approval than the proposals to cor- rect the Welch pay act, if the latter do not amount to too much of an expendi- ture on the part of the Government. In a humorous vein, the President was represented as being of the opin- ion that the way in which to make cor- rections in the pay bill so as to take care of lower-paid®employes is to reducz the pay of those who are getting too much, and to give it tc those who are not getting enough. He continued in this joking reference by observing that the usual course, however, is to work in the other direction. Indorses Senate Plan. Indorsing the Senate plan for cor- recting inequality in Government sal- aries and taking a positive stand against conferring power upon the Personnel Classification Board to review existing | allocations upon its own motion, Con- troller General McCarl wrote to Senator Brookhart, Republican, of Iowa, ex- Tlaining his views on the salary situa- tion. The letter of the controller general is of particular interest, chce it was his | cffice that was called upon last Summer to advise department heads as to the methods they should follow in putting the Welch law into effect. Referring to the need for amending the Welch law. the controller general stated: “To care for inequalities in salary adjustments of employes in the lower grades, due to the insufficiency of the sleh act, it seems to me, the plan ed by your bill (the Brookhart sure) is preferable, and the Con- gress fecling the Treasury can so re- spond, I am in hopes the measure may ave early favorable consideration. ‘There has been nothing to indicate that the Congress considered the Welch act as affording complete relief, and, of course, no proper interpretation of its provisions could provide the results hoped for by some of its sponsors.” The McCarl letter was in reply to a request from Senator Brookhart asking whether the rulings of the controller general had curtailed the authority of the Classification Board. At a recent hearing before the Senate civil service committee testimony was given to the effect that the powers of the board had been so curtailed, leaving it without power to review or reallocate a position except upon the recommendation of a department head or an appeal by the mploye. 5 rg'myinw to Senator Brookhart, Mec- Carl said his interpretation of the Welch act in _no way curtailed the duties or jurisdiction of the Classifica- flon Board. He quoted from his ruling of last in which he held, in substance, e Classifica -Board had no ~(antinucd on Page 4, Column 3) this material to Little America at all B mu'thg'e“'mm, but the spirit e m themenhlg.hnlmdentmuu& mnckt ‘;: feel eonnnmld 'nnr. we can un!om and transpor- tation difficulties al of us. At any rate, we are not behind schedule, as we ‘?uowed for the caprices of the Ant- arctic. Two More Planes on the Bolling. The departure of the Eleanor Boll- ing (the expedition’s supply ship) from New Zealand has been dclayed a day or two on account of a broken hoisting boom, but she will probably leave with- in 48 hours. She is loaded down with additional scientific equipment and | the planes Floyd Bennett and Virginia. Richard Brophy (the expedition's business manager, with the Eleanor Bolling -at Dunedin) has been on the job up there and has been on the go day and night for a week at the radio key talking to us about supplies. We all have reasons to be glad for his capacity for detail. Though we are 2,700 miles from New Zealand, our radio communication is almost like a telephone conversation. Malcom P. Hanson of the Navy (a radio engineer), Lloyd V. Gerkner of the Department of Commerce, Howard F. Mason, Carl V. Petersen and Lloyd K. Grenlie, from civil life (radio opera- WISL, have done extraordinary good work. Little Sleep for the Radio Men. ‘We have found so much use for the radio between the ships and Little America and New Zealand and the United States that the operators have got very little sleep. It has reached the point where we must let up a bit on_the radio and give them a rest. - I am very proud of the work which these fellows have done. In addition to their daily usefulness to the expe- dition they have gathered scientific data, and Hansen is losing sleep dur- ing these busy times assembling some of his scientific radio instruments. In spite of the constant daylight down here we_ have little difficulty communi- cating directly with the United States. ‘The other day, while Fred Meinholtz, chief of the New York Times radio office, was listening in his home in New York to Hansen, who was sending_from the City of New York, R. A. Hilferty, another Times radio operator, flashed word to Hansen asking him to tell Meinholtz to answer the telephone, as he had left the receiver %fl and could not be called. This was one. Hear U. S. Distinctly. Yet up at Little America, just 10 miles away, we often cannot be picked up, but are heard distinctly in the United States. In other words, our waves jump over the areas close to us, but behave properly at long distance. A week ago Bergen, Norway, notified us that San Francisco was calling us. The dogs and dog team drivers are getting well broken in, and it is re- markable the way some of the green- horns have learned to drive the d “"(Continued on Page 4, Column 2. COMMITTEE VOTE ON BORAH REPORT CLEARS PACT PATH |Early Ratification of Peace Treaty Is Imminent as Deadlock Ends. INTERPRETATIONISTS ACCEPT MEASURE Action Is Not Reservation, With America’s Rights Fully Outlined. By the Associated Press. Early ratificatior. of the Kellogg anti- war treaty was imminent today, when the group demanding an interpretation accepted a report drafted by Chairman Borah of the foreign relations commit- tee. A poll of the committee developed a majority in favor of the report, which | stipulates that it shall not be con- | sidered as a reservation to the pact. Chairman Borah polled the commit- tee after receiving assurance that those seeking an interpretation would accept a preface to his committee report that | it would not be regarded as a reserva- tion to the treaty. Pending completion of an address by Senator Walsh, Democrat, of Montana, supporting the treaty, the poll of the committee was continued, but Senator Borah was prepared to put the solution of the treaty dispute before the Senate and the “interpretationists” said they were ready to vote for ratification of the act. o The report embodies the views ex- pressed previously by Senator Borah that the treaty does not infringe upon America’s right of self-defense nor con- tain any sanction requiring this coun- try to employ force in the enforcement of the treaty. The report reiterates that the Monroe doctrine is a part of Ameri- ca’s policy of self-defense By a tie vote, the House foreign affairs committee failed to report the Fish resolution to put the House on record in favor of the Kellogg anti- war pact. Thg vote came after Chairman Porter had ruled that consideration of the resolution was not in order under the rules of the House. Interpretationists’ Views. The “interpretationists” asked only that the foreign relations committee draft a report embodying the views ex- by Chairman Borah that the treaty did not infringe upon the Mon- roe nor upon v's right <o RS, B As Senator Borah moved it the chamber taking the poil, of woman delegates to conference on the cause and cure of war watched from the galleries -and listened as Sen- ator Walsh, Democrat, Montana, asked his colleagues to support the treaty. Senator Walsh dissented from the “view expressed by many Senators that the pact was only a mere gesture.” “This treaty,” he declared, “is a revolutionary pronouncement reversing the position war has hitherto held in world affairs. “Heretofore,” he said, “war has been regarded as legitimate. If this treaty is inforced, war would offend against every signatory; it would be a law- breaker. There is no doubt that the treaty will act as a powerful deterrent to the nation bent on war. Treaties have been violated in the past, it is true, but whatever may be said, no nation is entirely devoid of honor. Sight has been lost of innumerable treaties that have been scrupulously kept.” Kellogg and Borah Agree. During debate yesterday Senator Borah revealed that at one time he and Secretary Kellogg were willing that an interpretative report be made. Borah said that before this could be done the proposal was made that the report be sent to the other nations signing the pact and that he balked at this. Ratification of the pact itself is not an issue in the controversy. Even Sen- ator Reed, one of its chief opponents, has said: “We cannot afford to negative the expressions carried in it.” Twenty-five Senators signed their names to a “round robin” petition call- ing for the interpretative report on the treaty. . WO0O0DS NOMINATED FOR U. . TREASURER H. T. Tate Requests Withdrawal of His Name When Opposi- tion Develops. Walter O. Woods of Kansas, was nom- inated by President Coolidge today to be treasurer of the United States. At the same time the President withdrew the nomination of H. Theodore Tate | of Tennessee for that post. The Tate nomination was withdrawn at his own request after opposition de- veloped in Congress, coming chiefly from Representative Wood, Republican, Indiana. Tate, a native of Tennessee, had held the post for some time under a recess appointment. Mr. Woods now is register of the Treasury, having held that position since October, 1927. He has been in ' Government service for 30 years. By the Associated Press. SAN DIEGO, Calif., January 15— Carrying the greatest unit of Navy fighting planes ever assembled, ships of the United States battle fleet were ready to sail today from San Diego and San Pedro for Winter maneuvers in the vicinity of Panama. More than 200 planes, none over 9 months old, were with the fleet, which in itself numbers approximately 80 sur- face and submarine craft. The giant aircraft carrlers Saratoga and Lexing- ton carried approximately 170 of the planes, the rest being aboard battle- ships and cruisers. More than a dozen battleships, an equal number of sub- marines and their tenders, and about 40 destroyers. together with tugs and other auxiliaries, made upghe armada. America’s Greatest Armada. Carrying 200 New Planes, Ready for Maneuvers Never before, Navy men say, has such,| an array of ships and such a formidable air force been gathered together, Leading the destroyers from San Diego was the scout crulser Omaha, flagship of Rear Admiral Thomas J. Senn. Rear Admiral Rudley McLean, in the U. S. S. Holland, commanded the submarine divisions, while the air- BO0TH DECLINES THOSE CAPITOL HILL BOYS .7 FORGET ~ THIS 15 > 10 GIVE UP POST Council’s Answer to His Re- fusal to Retire Is Ex- pected Soon. By the Assoclated Press. LONDON, January 15.—It was stated in well informed circles this afternoon that Gen. Bramwell Booth's reply to the high council of the Salvation Army was a refusal to retire. By the Assodiated Press. SUNBURY-ON-THAMES, England, January 15.—Gen. Bramwell Booth's reply to the high council of the Sal- vation Army, which has asked him to retire because of the condition of his health, was handed to that body today by Mrs. Bramwell Booth. The council, which had assembled ng to_learn:of. the general's ttitude, then adjourned until this afternoon, and it was stated that it was not likely any official communique would be issued before late this evening. Mrs. Bramwell Booth was not present when the morning session opened, since she had remained at her husband’s bed- side until the last moment. Her motor | car sto{zped first at a villa which mem- bers of the Booth family have been occupying outside of Sunbury Court. Here a uniformed woman army officer left the car and went into the villa with a bundle of portfolics. The car then proceeded to Sunbury Court, where the council, after the opening prelim- 15:1;;1;:, was awalting Mrs. Bramwell t After the morning session, reporters and photographers were admitted to the grounds for the first time, and & group photograph of the council was taken. It was noted that the only absentees were Mrs. Bramwell Booth, Catherine and Mary Booth and Mrs. Booth-Hell- berg, the general's youngest sister. Comdr. Evangeline was the only mem- ber of the Booth family in the group. Commissioner Lamb, press committee chairman, when asked if any signi- ficance was attached to the absence of the Booths, replied: “You must draw your own conclusions.” He said the council would meet this afternoon, and added: “We shall then consider Gen. Booth'’s reply, probably at considerable length | and shall issue a bulletin during the evening, but at what hour I cannot say.” SOUTHWOLD, England, January 15 (#).—The strain of the past few days is reported to have affected the condi- tion of Gen Bramwell Booth adversely and he has suffered a minor relapse, which is leaving him a decidedly sick man at the present time. Mrs. Bramwell Booth left Southold by automobile at an early hour this morning in a blinding snowstorm to drive to Sunbury, leaving behind an anxious household, watching at the general's bedside, anxious not only be- cause of the strain on the general but because of today’s fateful developments ; at Sunbury, which bear so importantly on the army’s future and the connec- tion of the Booth family with the or- ganization. It is understood that the terms of the general's reply to the suggestion that he retire were the subject of protracted consultations. Although it was said last night that the general's communication to the council was ready for delivery late yesterday, it was understood this morning that there had been overnight consideration of its terms and that the final draft was placed in Mrs. Bramwell Booth’s hands for delivery today. U. S. AND BRITISH LINERS END VOYAGES TO CUBA! Fresident Roosevelt, With 210 Pas- | sengers, and Caronia, With 276, Arrive About Same Time. By the Associated Press. HAVANA, January 15—Interest in the rivalry between American and Brit- ish shippers for the tourist trade to Havana was revived today with the ar- rival from New York of the liners President Roosevelt and Caronia on their second runs to Cuba. Both vessels arrived before daybreak, but were held up by the port authori- ties, there being no facilities for dock- ing at that time. The President Roose- velt was the first to dock, bringing 210 pi while the Caronia charged 276. craft carrier Saratoga has been select- ed as the flagship of Rear Admiral Joseph M. Reeves, commanding the aircraft squadrons’ battle fleet. Training for the air concentration on the two carriers and with the fleet has been going on for two years, and the movement is the culmination of three years' effort on the part of Ad- miral Reevess Quick Wit of Railway Worker Saves Aviator HuntingLandingField By the Associated Press. CLEVELAND, January 15—The drone of an aviator's motor as he circled, lost in a fog, about the housetops of Niles, Mich,, brought an unusual rescue when a railroad yardmaster, realizing the pilot's difficulty, ran to place flares about a nearby field, it was related here last night. George A. Hill, pilot of the air mail plane on the Kalamazoo to South Bend, Ind., route, found himself flying blind beneath a “ceiling” of 200 feet over Penn, Mich. Unable to find a landing field or to get his bearings, Hill followed the railroad tracks to Niles, where he circled near the rail yards. G. A. Ream, the yardmaster, realized Hill's plight when he heard his motor. He ran to a nearby fleld. planted two track flares at either end, and Hill taxied to a perfect landing. The incident was related here tonight at the offices of the Thompson Aeronautical Corporation, Hill's headquarters. GRL PREFERS AL TOTELLING NANE to Reveal Identity to Avoid Embarrassment. The determination of an attractive young girl to go to jail rather than em- barrass “certain persons” by revealing her true identity has haited the legal machinery of the District, while police officials strive vainly to learn from her the names of friends or relatives who might intercede in her behalf. On the police blotter she signed her- self “Jacqueline Smith,” and has stuck to this identification throughout, insist- ing that her real name is ‘“nobody’s business.” Arrested for Vagrancy. On January 5 she was arrested for vagrancy. She gave a terse account of her life, several details of which were found to be false by police who inves- tigated. When arraigned before Judge McMahon, in Police Court, she stuck to her original story, refdsing to am- plify it in any way. Judge McMahon was unwilling to sentence the girl gt the time, and decided to postpone such action until she has time to “think it over.” Jacqueline tells of an early life as a traveling show girl with country fairs where opportunities for education were few and far between. Later, she says, |she ran away from the country faiv and secured employment as a waitress in cheap restaurants. But—and this is what puzzles police—she speaks inicul- tured tones with a range of vocabu- lary which, in itself, denies the de- scription she gives of her youth. In addition, she employs certain British expressions which have led authorities to the belief that she .either came across the border from Canada or has traveled widely in educated British circles. Following is the story of the Police Department’s “mystery woman” since she first attracted the attention of local authorities: Traveled With Man. A man named Harold Hubbard, driv- ing a car with Michigan tags, was ar- rested in front of a downtown hotel by local police and held for Ohio authorities, where he is said to have stolen an automobile. It was learned he has served two previous jail sentences. Late that evening a pretty girl of 23, with light brown hair and brewn eyes, walked into police headquarters and inquired for her friend, Mr. Hub- bard. She was arrested and admitted having lived with Hubbard for some time. A charge of vagrancy was made out against her. She was taken to the Women's Bureau, Wwhere close questioning brought forth her strange story. Tells of Life. She was born in 1906, she says, but has forgotten just what date or where. She never saw her mother or father, but was brought up by foster parents, who introduced her to the little country fairs. She also sald she has worked ‘The Caronia left New York two hours before the President Roosevelt on Sat- urday, in accordance with the regular schedule. On their first runs the Pres- ident Roosevelt arrived from Havana sbout 41, hours before the Caronia, but this time both ships arrived about the same time. Both boats will leave late today for New York, d in Detroit and received her mail through a theatrical publication, The Bill- board. So far as the police are con- cerned this is her whole story, and she has stuck to it in every detall through long hours of questioning. Radio Programs—Page 34 10 | POLICE DISPERSE WOMAN PICKETERS Capitol Hill Stormed by Army Seeking Ratification of Kellogg Treaty. An army of women without banners or a commanding general, but imbued with a single desire for prompt ratifi- cation of the Kellogg anti-war treaty, descended in group formations upon the Capitol today to submit to Senators 10 national women organizations' in- dorsement of the peace pact. The only incident that marred an otherwise perfect aay was an attempt by a handful of woman picketers to undo the work of the army of peace delegations. They were quickly scat- tered by vigilant Capitol police, who snatched a banner from one of the picketers and lead her into the Senate Office Building. She was not arresied, WeVer. Only Eight Women Picket. With banners proclaiming against “pacifism” and “imperfalism,” the group of eight women, all from New York, swarmed before the steps of the office building - while women delegates of the conference were posing serenely for their picture. Ignoring the rigid Capitol rules against picketing or un- authorized demonstrations, the women began parading around with their glncutds until they attracted the at- ention of the police. They were quickly dispersed, but later reassembled quietly with their cards. Some of the cards bore the words, “Soviet Russia’s Peace Program ls Disarm,” others, “Pacifism Is the Fig- Leaf for Imperialism.” Another placard proclaimed that “Pacifism Put Over the Last World War,” while another cast derogatory reflections upon Wilson’s fourteen points as a cure for war. ‘The women, some of whom repre- sented the United Council of Working Women, were said to be affiliated with the Anti-Imperialistic League members who tried to break up last night's banquet meeting by heckling Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick, New York divine. Armed with more than 12,000 resolu- tions adopted during the past two months in all parts of the country, 45 State delegations representing the con- ference on the cause and cure of war made their assault upon the Capitol a record for peace and good will. Mrs. Catt Absent. Their commanding general, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, national, chair- man of the conference, for some reason or other was unable to attend the mar- shalling of the peace forces, and the much-heralded march to Capitol Hill was made in groups by taxi, street car and afoot. There seemed to be no or- der for the coming and going. Each Stale delegation resolved itself into a single combat unit and searchec through winding corridors for its individual Senators. Some were fortunate, and others were not, for while many Senators were called upon, only a few were seen be- fore the 12 o'clock call of the Senate broke up committee meetings. Then those delegations which had failed ear- lier in their missions took their stand outside the doors of the Senate. Although she was unable to call upon Senator Copeland and Senator Wagner of New York, Mrs, Catt issued from her headquarters, in the Washington Hotel, a manifesto calling for ratification of the peace pact. Predicts Ratification. “There are certain men who do .not like to have things happen quickly,” said Mrs. Catt, “but I am sure the pact will be ratified, and the day will come when the question of war and peace will be as outworn as woman suffrage or slavery.” While the Senators who had signed the round-robin petition for an inter- pretative report of the Kellogg treaty were the immediate objective of dele- gations, other Senators, some of them out-and-out opponents of the treaty or reservationists, were ignored. At the office of Senator Reed, Democrat, of Missouri, who is one of the leaders in the .fight against the treaty, the state- ment was made that the office had been (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) HALF OF MUNIGPAL CENTER SITE ASKED IN SIMMONS BILL |Measure to Acquire Two Squares North of Avenue Is Introduced. $10,000,000 LUMP FUND | FOR SCHOOL USE ASKED| D. C. System Would Be Aided in| Expansion Program, Declares Spongor of Act. A bill providing for the acquisition of the first two of the four squares in the triangular area north of Pennsylvania avenue between Third and Sixth streets, where it is planned to develop the new municipal center, was introduced in the House today by Representative Simmons | of Nebraska, chairman of the subcom- | mittee in charge of the District budget. The two squares constitute the north- ern part of the site, east and west of John Marshall place, and fronting on Indiana and Louisiana avenues. The cost is estimated at $2,400,000, and under the terms of the bill will be borne by the general revenues of the District of which the Federal Government con- tributes a lump sum of $9,000,000 annually. Budget Bureau Balks Plan. ‘The otiginal bill as drafted by the Commissioners provided for financing the project on the 50-50 basis, the Federal Government sharing equally in the cost. The Budget Bureau, however, opposed this plan, and approved the bill on condition that the center be financed out of the general revenues. The bill is -an authorization act. Chairman Simmons, however, said the District government has - adequate funds available to purchase the two squares, and if the House District com- mittee will promptly approve the mea- sure, an appropriation can be made so that the acquisition of the property can be effective immediately after July 1, next. The Simmons bill provides that the District Commissioners be authorized and directed to acquire, either by direct purchase or condemnation, squares numbered 490 and 533 as the site for a municipal center, and to construct thereon necessary buildings to House municipal activities. Could Close Sireets. It would authorige the District Com- missioners to close and vacate such por- tions of streets and alleys as lie between cr within these squares, as may be necessary. If any part of this property is to be acquired through condemnation, the Simmons bill would authorize the Dis- trict to enter immediately in the pos- session of the property, for which an award shall have been made by ‘pay- ing the amount of such award into the treasury of the Supreme Court of the District. ‘There is authorized to‘be appropriat- ed, “payable in like manner as other appropriations for the expenses of the government of the District of Colum- bia,” such sums as may be necessary to carry out the proposed purchase, in- cluding not to exceed $10,000 for archi- tectural and other professional services. Representative Underhill of Massa- chusetts, who has been an active mem- ber of the House District committee and specially interested in the Federal and District Building programs had a conference with Mr. Simmons today urging that in the interest of real econ- omy the entire four sites planned for development as a municipal center be acquired at this time. A lump sum appropriation of $10,- 000,000 for expansion of the public schools facilities in the District is sought in a bill introduced yesterday by Representative Simmons. The bill would become effective July 1, next, but it fails to fix a time limit within which the $10,000,000 would be spent. It is designed primarily, ac- cording to Mr. Simmons, to remove obstacles in the acquisition of school sites and érection of buildings, and per- ! mit the extension of facilities when needed. Against Five-Year Plan. Simmons does not look with favor on the proposed new five-year school build- ing program. The policy of determin- ing five years in advance where a school building should be located, in his opinion, is not entirely sound. A shift in population and many other things might develop over such a period, he pointed out, which would make it unnecessary to locate a school in a sec- tion where it had been projected fve years in advance. The Simmons bill proposes to do with the public school building program what Congress did with the Federal build- ing program—authorize a large sum from which appropriations can be made each year to meet the needs as the municipal budget allows. In this way, it is believed, school authorities in future years would not | be restricted by the action of present ! school administrators and not tied down by action of the present Congress. Speeds Up Task, He Says. For example, Chairman Simmons ex- plained the development in certain sec- tions, svch as Chevy Chase, could not have been anticipated five years ago, ! and if a program of school building decided upon then would be followed now, it would be impossible for Con- gress to meet a real need of the local community. With each lump sum, he said, Congress should be able to direct the purchase of sites and the erection of buildings to meet the growing needs in whatever direction the city might expand. Church Members Would Be Dry Sleuths Under proposal Adoptcd in Rhode Island By the Assoclated Press. PROVIDENCE, R. I, January 15.—A plan to make every Protestant Church member in Rhode Island an active in- former in the governmental prohibition enforcement system was adopted at the first annual Rhode Island State Citi- zenship Convention at the First Uni- versalist Church last night. ‘The Anti-Saloon League of Rhode Island, under whose auspices the con- vention was conducted, was asked to have among the congregations of the State for the cataloging of “suspects.” Data would be collected from every town and from every ward in the State'’s six cities, and, after passing through a centralized agency, would find its way eventually into the hands of the con- stituted ll.uthoflflen. The plan_was proposed by the Rev. Harvey M. Eastman, pastor oyf the Sla- tersville Congregational Church, and | printed and distributed was adopled unanimously, HOOVER EXPECTED 10 RENEW EFFORT FOR REORGANIZING Better Co-ordination of U, S. Activities Has Long Been Promised. PORTIONS OF PLANS ALREADY IN EFFECT Congress Not Expected to Take Real Action Before December. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. A real dsive for a reorganization of the executive departments of the Gove ernment may be expected during the Hoover administration. Such a reore ganization, looking to better co-ordina~ tion and the elimination of duplication of work, has been promised by the Re= publicans during the last eight years, An effort was made when President Harding came into office to effect a reorganization, A congressional commission, with representatives of the President, worked out a reorganization plan, but it has never been put into effect in its entirety. Several readjustments were made, however, and Mr. Hoover, as Secretary of Commerce, took much in= terest in the matter. Walter F. Brown, present Assistant Secretary of Commerce and a possible selection for Secretary of Commerce in the Hoover cabinet, was chairman of the reorganization commission during the Harding administration. Plans Are Discussed. Representative Dallinger of Massa= chusetts today discussed at length with the President-elect the need of govern=- mental organization. He laid particular stress upon the necessity of co-ordinat- ing all the engineering activities of the Government under one department with an assistant secretary in charge. Mr. Dallinger did not specify in which of the departments these activities of the Government should be consoli= dated. There has been much discussion in regard to the advisability in any plan of reorganization of constituting a new department of education and public welfare. Whether the proposed reor= ganization will provide flr such a de- partment has not been determined. It is not likely that the question of reorganization of the Government de- partments will be taken up seriously in Congress, however, until the regu= lar session of Congress in December. The special ~gession _this = Spring expected to deal ekclusively with nng relief and tariff revision. However; there is no reason why a reorganization plan may not be worked out to have in readiness for the 'regular session in December. Talk on Farm Relief. Representative Purnell of Indiana, a member of the House commmerel.' on agriculture, discussed with Mr. Hoover 'today farm relief program to be taken up during the special session. It is expected that the Senate and House committees on agriculture will be called to meet in Washington immediately after the close of the present session, to work on the farm bill so as to have }:th Tendy_(m' submummnbawhen the spe= session Mmeef robabl; middle of April. & s Representative Garrett of Tennessee, the present Democratic leader of the House, and Representative Garner of Texas, the prospective Democratic leader in the next Congress, called upon Mr. Hoover today to pay their respects to the President-elect, and to wish him Riccies i everal members of the_Republican National Committee were vRitors at the Hoover headquarters today, among them Dr. E. B. Clements, national committeeman from Missouri. Dr. Clements said that he had urged upen Mr. Hoover representation from Mis- souri in his cabinet. He said he had mentioned no names specifically. The present Secretary of War, Dwight Davis, is from Missouri and Dr. Clem= ents said later that Secretary Davis’ re= appointment would be very satisfactory to the-Republicans of his State. Patronage Is Discussed. George Vitts, Republic national com« mitteeman from Wisconsin, talked over with Mr. Hoover the question of pa- ironage in the Badger State. At pres- ent both Senators Blaine and La Fol- lette have been off the regular Repub- lican reservation. Senator Blaine ac tively supported Gov. Smith during the presidential campaign and Senator La Follette, while he did not indorse Smith's candidacy, took no steps to support the Hoover ticket. A third member of the Republican national committee who went to see Mr. Hoover was J. Matt Chilton of Ken- tucky. Several members of the House, in- cluding Representative Englebright of California, called upon Mr, Hoover to discuss with him matters relating to their State and to legislation. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, chairman of the inaugural committee, talked over with the President-elect, plans for the inaugural celebration, and also plans for readjustment of the space in the executive offices at the White House. Mr. Hoover’s departure from Wash- ington is to be postponed until the end of this week, it was said today, in order to permit the President-elect to com- plete his conferences in Washington and thereby make it unnecessary for |many of those who wish to see him to travel to Florida. . 100 FflTCASES REPORTED One Death Brings January Total Up to 25, One hundred cases of influenza and | 1 death from the disease were reported to the District Health Department to- day. Thus far in January 1,306 cases lla\‘le" been reported, with 25 deaths. ety-one cases were reported recov- ered today. - . War Supply Bill Passes. With its figures altered to include a $10,000.000 appropriation for the In- land Waterways Corporation, the War Department supply bill was passed to- day by the House. The $448,000,000 measure now goes to the Senate. . Clemenceau Il PARIS, January 15 (#).—Georges Clemenceau, famous French wartime precgier, has been confined to his home o el i i the s 4