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Evening star., 1920-12-09
EARLY ACTION seen
ON SCHOOL BILLS
Senator Dillingham; Likely to
Call Committee to Con-
slider Measures.

Senator Pat Harrison's bills. pro-
viding for the appointment OF the
board of education by the President
and for a survey Of the schools. are
expected to receive early considefa-
tion. Senator Sherman. chairman OF
the District committee to which the
bills were referred, has not yet re-
turned to the city, and is not expect
unlikely, however, that meeting OF
the District committee will be called
by Senator Dillingham;, the ranking
member, in order to consider some
pre- ssihg matters, among them the
school bills.
of the special committee appointed
by the Senate to investigate the
schools of the District last session.
Senator Sherman also was member
of that committee, and Senator Cap
per Of Kansas. Snether member Of tn .
Capper is chairman OF the subcommit-
tee on education and labor Of the Dis.
trict committee. The Harrison bills
would go to his subcommittee. should
the full committee deem such q course
necessary. 1t may be. however. that
the bills will be considered by the
full committee without reference to
the subcommittee.
Capper Approves Plap.
Senator capper said today that he
was in sympathy with the plAn to
nave the members of the board Of
education appointed by the President
and confirmed by the Senate, as pro-
posed in the Harrison bill. The new
board under the Harrison bill would
not be appointed until after March Is.
1921.
Other measures pending before. ths
District committee which will be
pressed include the bill amending the
child labor laws. which is sponsored
by Senator Jones Of Washington;
traffic regulation bill, and resolu-
tion introduced by Senator Jones pro-
yidinE for an investigation by the
District committee OF the Washing
ton Terminal, including its manage
ment. treatment OF employees and
wages paid.
,rH WnI Ask for Aetie1.
/, The resolution introduced by Sena-
tor Jones for this inys1lttgation OF
the Washington Terminal was sub
mitted to the Senate in The closing
hours of the last session Of Congress,
and nothing was done with 1t. He In.
tends to ask for action on 1t, how
ever, when the COMMITTEES meets
The nominations Of Miss Boardmsn
and Mr.. Hendrick to be Commission
ers of the District will be referred
to tho District committee az soon ~
the Senate meets in executive se6-
sion. 1t Is considered unlikely. how
ever. that any action Will be taken
upon them Immediately. s.-,
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BEST 0UTLETF0R
LAKES COMMERCE
Barge Canal and St. Law
renee Route Before Water.
ways Convention.

The question whether the ST. Law.
renee river or the New York barge
canal should be developed by this
government to give the great lakes
shipping a better outlet to the Allan.
tic ocean ia engaging the attention
OF delegates to the national rivers
and harbors congress, now meeting
the matter had hot been brought up on
the floor when the noon recess was
taken it was expected. to be the prin-
cipal topic this afternoon.
Men in attendance from New York
state insist that the barge canal
should be developed through congress
sional appropriation, and that no
money should be spent by this coun-
try in improving the st. Lawrence.
The other position is taken by many
representatives of the lake states,
including Ohio, Indiana and Michi-
gan, who say that the improvement
of the St. Lawrence river. especially
if done in conjunction with aid from
Canada, would give a better route
to the ocean and one that would de-
velop the foreign trade of the lake
ports In a most profitable manner.
Discussion of the two propositions
will follow the speech of Representa-
whose address on Future Rivers and
Harbors Bills was scheduled for de-
livery yesterday. but was postponed
until this afternoon.
Business Principles Urged.
M. o. Leighton. chairman Of the Ma
tfonal Public Works Department AS
sociation. iE an address before the
congress today, urged reform in the
manner of expending government
moneys, and said that the lack of CO.
ordinations was shown by the fact that
there were twenty-five government
agencies authorized to design and
buildings. Continuing, he
said:
Lets clean up the methods Of con-
apply a few of the first principles of
industrial management. Let's quit
trying to build up a steadfast and
businesslike waterways structure on
rotten foundation. This hodge,
-podge. that we call a government or
ganization was never born; it just
grew. AS federal functions have been
assumed each one has been stuck in
somewhere. Industrial success de-
peuds in large degree on the co-ordi-
nation Of activities. The highest skill
in the world will not make an indus
try successful il that skill is not or
ganized properly.
Need Of More Waterways.
Discussing the relation between fed
eral power development and inland
navigation, o. c. Merrill. executive
secretary of the federal power COM
mission. said that the rapid develop
mente of the railroads from 1875 to
1900 had caused the abandonment of
more than half of the 1000 miles of
canals which had been built in pre-
vious years. Increased commerce and
the growing need for conservation,
he said, was now making 1t necessary
to look again to waterways to carry
a large share of the nations com
merce.
The principal event of the meeting
of the congress here Will be the BAN
quet tonight. where Mayor J. Hamp-
ton Moore of Philadelphia, will pre-
side as toastmaster. In addition to
oficials from the diplomatic corps. the
speakers will include Uncle Joe" Can
non. Senator Hefiin Of Alabama and
MISS Katherine Luddington of the
National League of Women Voters.
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BOY, 1e. GETS LIFE.

WHEELING. w. Va, December g.
Life imprisonment was the sentence
passed upon sixteen-year-oid Samuel
Blsvens. formerly Of Little Rock,-Ark., :,
in court here yesterday after the lad
had pleaded guilty to a charge of
murder. Young Bleyens was accused
OF having killed c. +. Grandstaff, a
Baltimore and Ohio railroad ear inspec-
tor, In shack near this city October Is
last.
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was in reply to q suggestion that critics
in America and, elsewhere saw In ia
pans budget plans an ambition on the
part OF Japan to equal, II not excel. the
naval forces Of Japan's most likely fu-
ture rival.
Baron Kato declared Japan could not
build more than the eight capital ships
authorised by the last regular diet, but
ii was intended that these should equal.
vessel for vessel, those Of other pow
orx and hence the construction OF the
largest types The baron said he
hoped armaments everywhere would be
reduood, in which case Japan's naval
strangth would be correspondingiy
changed.
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BARONESS OFF FOR ITALY.

NEW YORK. December 9.-Baroness
Romano Avezzano, wife of the Italian
ambassador to the United States: their
daughter Lolanda and the baroness
mother. Mrs NJ I. Clark Of St. Louis,
italian mail line steamship Duca Degli
Abruxzi
Baron Avezxano sailed three weeks
ago on leave Of absence His recall as
ambassador was reported recently.
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GEN. GARIBALDI HURT.

ROME. December Seen. Ricciotti
lGaribaldi, SON of the famous Italian
patriot. was injured today. when he
fell while leaving the chamber OF
deputies. The general. who walks by
was assisted by deputies. but the
doctor insisted that he be taken home
where he was visited by many friends
during the day.
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GIVES ILLUSTRATED TALK.
Mrs. Cabot Stevens Tells Of Near
East Orphans.


Mrs Cabot Stevens presented her IL
Illustrated lecture last night at the
Mount Vernon Seminary and students
adopted forty-five orphans of the al
lies in the near east and planned q
school campaign in addition. Gun
ston Hall adopted fifteen orphans and
has had teas to add to their campaign
fund. Meetings have been he's at
the immaculate Seminary, Holy Cross
Seminary, National Cathedral School
for Girls and Potomac School, in all
of which intensive campaigns are be-
ing conducted. Under the leadership
of Prof. Charles 8. Collier, a George
Washington University committee is
distributing Christmas letters and in
formal talks will be held daily.
Washington's allotment OF the no.
900 orphans now in near east orphan.
ages is 1866.
Washington's campaign opens De-
cember IS to Christmas. Volunteer
workers are asked to report at 3oS
Bond building.
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BLOCK HAYWOOD SPEECH.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. December g.
Acting on orders of Mayor John Gal.
vim. Cincinnati police prevented "a
meeting that was to have been al
dressed here last. night by William D.
Haywood. Chicago. chief Of tho ]. W.
w. A large number Of persons went
to the hall, but were told by the police
that the meeting was or. Friends OF
Haywood said he had left the city.
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CHARLOTTESVILLE Va. Decem-
Der (Special.-John Armstrong
Chaloner has presented to the Uni
yersity of Virginia q fine painting Of
''The Infants Jesus and st. John" by
Rubena The canvas is four feet by
seven, and has been in the possession
Of the Pickens family Of South Caro-
lima for many generations.
Fer the present the painting Is
hung In the lecture and concert hall
of the School of Fine Arts. where are
also placed the etchings presented ~
John Barton Payne. -
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DEFER ELECTION PROTEST.

PITTSBURGH. Pa. December 81
the demurrers against the indict-
ments returned by the federal grand
fury for alleged election irregulari-
ties in the thirty-first congressional
district primary last May was an
nounced in court hero today. Inabii.
to be present was given rs the cause.
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INCOME TAX RELIEF.
Overman Bill Aids Merchant Hit
by Price Declines,

Another Of the proposals for relief
for the income tax payers declared to
be subject to losses by recent .oom-
modify price declines was put before
man, democrat. North Carolina, in a
joint resolution. 1t extended to cover the
current year provisions Of the reye-
nue. law effective in 1919. which al
lowed inventory losses on goods in
stock to be subtracted from taxable
income as reported in preceding. or
subsequent years. and was referred to
the finance committee.
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VIVIAN NOT TO QUIT.
Paris Says he Will Be Thsra Only
ovefFWeek End:

PARIS. December s.Lrhe foreign
ONCE today explained. m. conpeeNou
with reportsfrom Heneva that former
Premier Rene Viviani would not re-.
main In the league OF nations Assem-
bly, later than the end of the week,
that N. Viviani simply is coming tc
Paris for the week end He will re.
turn to Geneva shortly, the foreign
ONCE added.
The Geneva advices said M. viyianl
felt he had neglected his law practic1
too long and that he should return
to H.
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NEGROES KILL VETERAN.

PETERSBURG. Va, December g.
Junius p. Epps. Q grocer. who was
shot by three negroes In his store
Tuesday night when he refused to
throw up his hands when ordered. died
last night. Police arrested four me-
groes. All were taken before Epps
yesterday afternoon. and although too
weak to do more than nod his head in
them, John King ana Lonnie Pattsr-
son % the men who had shot him.
Epps was . veteran OF the world
war.
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ARRESTF0[LOWS
HOLD-UP ATTEMPT
H. 7. Rosenberg Identifies
Car, and Is Held by Mary
land Sheriff.

Harry T. Rosenberg, 314 X street
northwest. was arrested this after
noon by Sheriff ]. H. Hudson and
Chief Of Police Julian Wasch of Eli
colt City, Nd. in connection with an
attempted holdsup Of a motorist on
the Baltimore pike last night, near
Laurel. Md.
Joseph odien of Buffalo, N. T.. on
his way to Washington last night,
was held up by three men in an auto
mobile. who demanded his money.
Odien failed to stop and sped down the
road, with the bandits after him. who
fred shots at his car. One Of the
bullets punctured rear tire, slow
ing up his car and when tAe ci.4s. n &
orewding it into a ditch, where it
was wrecked.
He sped to Washington and report
ed the affair to the police. Early this
morning Rosenberg reported the theft
Of a car from in front of his home
last night, which corresponded in it's
description to the one found ditched.
Accompanied by headquarters de
tectiyes. he was taken into Maryland
this morning to identify the car, and
when he declared its ownership Sheriff
Hudson slipped handouts on him and
took him to ElHoott City.
Thrce motorists on the Washington-
ufhc "cIS StCppC0 Wy diu1Cu
men last night, two Of the cars being
searched for whisky, and one man be-
ing robbed Of $3.50. when the search of
his car failed to disclose any intoxi-
cants.
Took Purse With $3.50.
Paul e. Potter and Arthur Rhine,
who were motoring from New York to
Miami. Fla. were stopped by two men
who asserted they were revenue Off
GERS looking for whisky. Failing to
fnd any, according to Potter. they
then took his purse, containing $3.50.
F. l.. Kinzer. also from Buffalo on
q tire-testing trip. reported that he
was stopped last night while en- route
to Baltimore and his car searched for
whisky, but he was not otherwise mo-
Tested.
Detectives Hughlett and Connors OF
the Washington automobile squad and
Constable Garrison of Prince Georges
county are cooperating with the au-
thorities of Howard county. where the
hold-ups occurred, in looking for the
perpetrators.
Evening star., 1920-12-09

permit its being sead before it was
to be discussed. 4 It.. WIS suggested
that the report be- taken up without
its being read.
Rowen Makes objection.
Mr.. RowelI objected and asked that
the report be read. M. Hanotaux. who
presented the report. acceded and
read the preamble, which dealt with
finRnce, transit and health. MT.
Rowell mounted the tribune and sald:
Article %, of the covenant provides
that the council and. the. assembly
lave no right to settle matters which
are under the scope of international
conventions, Hence the techhlcaI
commission has no right TO dispose OF
such matters, The establishment OF
three more conferences would work
a hardship on distant and small states.
for the expense womb bs 100 great.
The international labor organization
has budget of T.S9s,e00 francs III
gold t$7. 1905 year ago no one
would have dreamed Of this Develop
ment. Let IFS do everything for EN-
cheney witboH; installing Hncontrolia- :
BILE and costly oFean!za dons with
charges on the expenses OF iSs league.
We cannot spare our best men 10
attend hslf a dozen annual confer
ersas Hs need them al home.
Then the nearby Earopeap ceun-
tries will send Ben controlling and
shaping policies which ight be right
if this were a European league. but
wrong IL this js q world league. 1 am
sure that Canada is not willing to
leasue or a European committee
WY, .Es do NOT even permit The
statesmen Of the mother country. tor
whom we have -reSpeet, admiration
and Affection, to settle Canadian
affairs; we settle them ourselves.
Holds Out fer Control.
Much less are we prepared to
refer their settlement to a European
should have confidence in European
statesmen. Perhaps, but European
statesmanship. policy and ambition
drenchsd the world with blood. Hence
1 submit that in this international
assembly we should not reiinauish
control. Let US not establish q per-
manent machine. which, once started,
will be out of control. LIST US gFappie
with the problems of transit. finance
and health in the first conference and
then next year see the resuits."
n. HanotaAx took exception to MI.
Roweifs speech. saying: Europe
fought for the world and for human
ity. We ask sou to heip humanity.
Are you going to refuse to answer the
Mr.. Roweii replied:
Il made my views clear in the as
senbIy in an address which ! made
two weeks ago and in committee. as
the records show. Conferences
should be held, but this league is quite
competent, and outside International
organisations should not be inaugu-
rated"
nshind tho scenes is the question Of
European domination in the distribu-
tion Of rawstufks and also Of the re-
volt Of small nations.
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GALE ON NORFOLK BEACH.
WAVES Near Porches at Ocean View
Keep Residents on Watch,

NORFOLK. Va. December "a
strong northeast gale caused unusually
high tides at Norfolk, Ocean View and
Willoughby Beach last night. The
water at Ocean View was within q few
feet Of the porches of a number OF cot
tages and inmates kept an all-night
vigil, ready to leave il conditions became
dangerous.
Some parts Of Norfolk were without
illumination, when the storm put
number Of electric lights out of commits
sion.
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IDENTIFIES BANK THIEF.
Man Who Took 81, 900 Is Sandy
Spring Suspect.

The only witness to the theft Of
$1,000 from the District National
Bank q few days ago. has identified
the thief. through the rogues' gallery
at Baltimore, as one OF the Sard"
Spring robbery suspects, 1t was said
today. o
The witness made the trip today
to Baltimore and identified his man
without the slightest trouble, 1t 10
stated.
There are several warrants out for
the thief and two indictments. The
police are looking for him.
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SIR G. z. FOSTER WEEDS.
Head, Of canadaf League Dslsga.
ton Makes Jessie Allan Bride.

GENEVA. December s.-The round
Of social functions connected with
the meeting Of the assembly Of the
league Of nations In this city was
varied this morning by the marriage
of Sir George e Foster. head Of the
Canadian delegation, to Miss Jessie
Allan. The ceremony took place at
1870 o'clock at Holy Trinity Church.
the bride being given away in mar
riage by A. ]. Dalfour Of the British
mission. Cir George was attended by
n. W. Roweil and Mr.. Payne Of the
Canadian delegation.
Evening star., 1920-12-09
MISS GRACE PETERS SINGS.

~ the Sing Of the finance service.
War Department. In the munitions
building yesterday afternoon the So
lotst was Miss Grace Peters. contralto.
Miss Peters was introduced by GEN.
H. ~. Lord, chief Of the finance de.
partment. a.. -
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RECOGNIZES MEXICO.
Japan Tavozsbis 70 obreeon Gov
erument Il Il Announced.

MEXICO CITY, December 8.-Japan
has recognised the new Mexican gov.
ernment, according 20 dispatch re.
ceived from leopold DlanQueE. Mex
lie last night By the foreign ONCE.
Tho foreign o6ice also announced
ofaciaily that Brasil had recognised
the government.
Evening star., 1920-12-09
LITHUANIA ASKS DELAY.
Postponement Of wilma. ftebiscite
for Eight Months Reported,

By the Associated Press. 4
GENEVA. December s.-Postpone-
msnt Of the proposed plebiscite in the
Wilma region for eight months and
exclusion OF wilma itself from ire
pisbtscife area has been requested by
the Lithuanian experiment.
This request, which was containe ed
IN note handed to- the council Of the
league of nations today, constitute es
the Lithuanian reply to the councils
refusal TO accept the protest OF
Lithuania against sending 10 that
country an army under the auspices
Of the league.
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ss. 100000 FOR DEFENSE.

LONDON. December SIT was an
nounced in the house Of commons to-
day that the supplementary estimates
for the navy will be more than f6.000.-
900 and for the air force nearly f2.o0o.-
600.
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WRECK DELAYS D.. c. TRAINS.

pH14ADELPHIA, Pa. December s.
Tfa6o on the Pefmsylvania railroad be-
tween Philadelphia and Baltimore and
Washington was delayed today by q bad
dva miles from this city. all trains be-
ing 4etoured over the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad between Wilmington, Del,
ana 1NgFyVille, Nd. - = 80
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PROPOSES JOINT BUDGET.

Capitalization Of all appropriation
Reasures in the Senate appropriations
bin to conform to the new House plan
was proposed yesterday by Senator
Curtis Of Kansas, republican, whip.
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$780, 900 FIRE In TOLEDO.

TOLEDO. Ohio. December s-Fire,
thought to have been caused by an
explosion of chemicals in the photo
graph shop of the e. G. Herrick Com
pany. early this morning caused dam
age estimated by fire department Of
ficials at more than 100000.
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ARMENIA TURNS SOVIET.
Proclamation 1ssusd December z
With Great Ceremony.

~ Cable to IAs Star and CAicsse Daily News.
CspyFiSht. 1S20.
CONsTANT1NOPIAE. December 81
With great ceSemony Armenia on
De0ember 9. at Erivan, proclaimed
herself q soviet republic.
The government consists Of fve
hol6heviet commiesars, two Of whom
are members Of the iihteal party.
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CHATS" SPRING ALEAK.

lice Find % Quarts.
CHICAGO. December s.--A suit case
Of millinery samples" sprung aleak
yesterday as the Pullman in which
It was being carried neared Chicago.
The conductor sent a wire ahead to
police here.
Detectives arrested two New York.
ers as they left the train and con-
fscated four suit cases labeled New
York Hat Company" Eighty-eight
quarts of whisky were found in the
cases.
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alike hope to conclude their hearings
by the end Of the present session.
The House committee, Chairman Ford
ney said, expects to be able to begin
the work of drafting the new tax
and tariff measures as soon as the
extra session Is convened. The Sen
ate committees hearings are expected
to be briefer than those planned by
the House COMMITTEES.
VIII Call Mr. Houston.
Chairman Fordney's announcement
followed a conference Of the majority
members OF the committee. He said
that as soon as the committee had
had time. to study the tax recon-
mendations contained in the annual
report of Secretary Houston of the
Treasury, sent to Congress yesterday,
he would invite Mr.. Houston to appear
views more fully. The Treasury Sec
retary will be asked to designate an
ofYicial to represent him at the COM
mittee's sessions. The committees
program, the chairman said, will be
announced from day to day as the
Chairman Fordney said that he had
in mind a definite plan for simplifica-
tion Of the tax on corporation in
comes. One OF his proposals is a
nat tax on the incomes of all corpora
tions having no qualifications or 9TH
Or modifying provisions" My. Ford
ney also said it was his desire that
the income tax laws be made 60 sim
pie that corporation will not have
to hire an expert or q lawyer to figure
how much 1t owes the government"
Calls Estimates Too High.
The ways and means chairman de-
clAred that q study Of Secretary Hous-
tons report had shown him that the
estimates for governmental. expen-
ditures are ridiculously high
Il can go down the list Of estimates
Of the Secretary and chop out ap-
proximately billion and quarter
dollars as unnecessary" Mr.. Fordney
said. "Juat for example. he wants
$181, 100000 for the war risk insur-
ance bureau. think that Is a hum
dred million dollars or more too high.
with the proposed consolidation of
the various soldiers relief agencies
into one bureau we can save q hun-
dred million and eliminate $4,000
clerks In Washington. The Secretary
wants $7b.000.00 for rivers and har-
bors improvement. I do not think
Congress win grant any such sum
this year"
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DELAY IN PAYMENT
OF TAXES DOOMED

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CANADIAN PROTEST
BLOCKS ORGANIZING
OF LEAGUE BODIES

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