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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-09
Balances sim Remaining.

TT is estimated that advances OF not
more than 21.070,000 will be required
to accomplish tn epurposes for which the
balance In favor of France was ar
ranged
1.-The credits In favor Of Greece were
established pursuant to a special agree
ment made early in 1918. under which
the United States. Great Britain and
France undertook to lend to the Greek
Government for specified purposes. In
equal shares In their respective curren-
cies. up to the equivalent of 100000. 900
francs each. Although a special charge
has been created against the credits es-
tablished by the United States. the adj
vances to be made, andsconsequently the
amount of the special charge, are limited
by the purposes set forth in the agree
ment. Further advances by the Treasury
will probably not exceed the sum of
S2S,900,000.
THE balance Of credit In favor of
italy was extended for the purpose of
enabling the Italian Government to make
certain reimbursements in dollars to the
British Government. The amount of
these reimbursements has been deter
mined 20 be S16.696, O6391. Further ad-
pected to exceed this amount. The Brit
ish Government has agreed that upon
receipt Of this amount from the italian
Government It will pay 1t to the Sec
rotary of the Treasury to be applied by
him upon obligation held by the United
States Government
Advances to Liberia will be made only
for srecific purposes for which COM
mitments have heretofore been incurred
1t is not expected that they will exhaust
the entire balance of credits In favor OF
Liberia.
During the last fiscal year the Secre-
tary of the Treasury has continued to
allow credits and to make advances only
to the extent to which he had previously
made commitments. From November
10. 1919, to November Is, 1920, credits
were established as follows
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s6,072, S34: France. $50, 1876 ,977 /:
Italy. s34. 92l 1872; Liberia. $4.974. 900; total.

mo further credits will be extended
under existing legislation by the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury in. favor of any for
eign Government and consequently no
further advances will be made to Gov
ernments in favor of which there are no
existing balances. Present balances are
n follows:
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Grade for Income Tax.

His plan is that incomes between
$4,000 and $4,000 be taxed per cent.
on the part saved and 2 per Cent. on
that spent On incomes of $4,000 the
maximum Of 20 per cent. on saved in
come is reached at the same ratio with
graduated increase. Above that the
rates proposed are:
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-09
Food Exports show Gain.

In the calendar year 1917 of the total
exports of merchandise of $500, 425. $50.
more than half, or slightly over $3,sT2,-
100000, represented agricultural COM
modities, including approximately s1,Oo0.-
100000 of breadstuffs, over ST. 100, 600, 600
Of manufactured cotton. approx
mately SLIGO 900. 900 OF meat ard dairy
products. and nearly $3.50. 100000 of to-
bacco: while these imports were valued
at only slightly over sl60o 000,o coo. OF
which more than s435. 900 900 were of nom
competitive products. such as coffee.
tea, cocoa and fruits and nuts. $132,-
916.292 of oils, and over 1894 ,000. 900 OF
sugar. The excess of agricultural ex-
ports for that year was more than
81. 300 600 900 and the excess of exports OF
competitive products much larger"
In stating the general financial con-
dition OF the country, the report says:
The nations finances In particular
have shown marked Improvement. The
total ordinary receipts OF $s.69i. 500, 3SS. SO
for the fiscal year 1870 on the basis of
the daily Treasury statements, exceeded
those OF 1919 by 1852, 3oS. 25e.45. while the
total net ordinary expenditures de-
creased from $1S.514. s79. $500 to $780,
343, S41.21
Tho gross public debt, which reached
its highest point on August 81 1919
amounting to SIG. 596. 701. 64s.oi, had
dropped on October 81. 1920. to s24.o62,-
50e. s72.e6. on the basis of daily Treasury
statements. or very particular signifi-
canoe Is the marked disappearance from
member banks of Government war Sc
curities held by them and the reduction
OF their loans on such paper. On May
2. 1919. holdings by III member banks IN
selected cities of Government war Sc
curities and loans on such paper. ex-
elusive OF rediscounts. aggregated 81
0S3. 1873 900, while on October %, 1920. those
or so3 member banks in the same cities
stood at only s1.750, 63s. 900. On May ..
1919. the bills held by Federal reserve
banks secured by Government war obli-
cations amounted to 81. 7ss o6s.000 and all
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ment expenditures for the fiscal year
1920 shows that large proportion OF
the S6,403 100000 spent was for war
purposes but the most striking Item
is s1.o37, 100000 paid to the railroads
and disbursed through Federal control
of transportation systems. The report
says:
"An analysis of Government expendi-
lures for the fiscal year 1920. on the
basis of daily Treasury statements. de-
velops the striking fact that of the net
ordinary disbursements of Sc, 403. 900. 900
about 30 per cent. consisted of expendi-
lures under the following main heads:
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How U. $. saved *1oo,ooo,ooo.

Mr. Houston's report makes frequent
mention OF the inroads made by the
transportation act, and speaks or its
.'heavy burdens The heavy payments
required under it "disarranged the Gov
ernment's fiscal plans" he says. but he
believes the railroads claims may be
settled by early spring. and the Treas
ury can then proceed with Its programme
of meeting and returning the War Saw
ings certificates. totalling ss0o.0o0.ooo,
and the Victory note issue. aggregating
81. 500, 100000
Thus far, the report recites. s1.764,-
Ses.15O in bonds have been retired. Mr..
Houston says the Government saved
100000. 900 by buying in open mar
kets. TIE purchases We're made through
sinking fund operations. use OF such re-
payments as foreign governments have
made on loans--totelling $119,l0s.0oO--
and employment Of salvage returns 10
the Treasury.
On the status of the foreign loans the
report gives the following information !:
From April "a. 1917. UP to November
Is. 1920. the credits established carter
deducting credits which had been with
DRAWN and the cash advances were as
follows:
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THE credit OF which balance re-
mains in favor of the CZecho-Slovak Re-
public was granted for the purpose OF
assisting that Government to repatriate
its troops from Siberia. The movement
Of the troops has been substantially COM
pleted and large part of the expenses
paid. 1t is not expected that the re-
manning liabilities on this account will
require the advance of more than a part
of the balance.
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1
OF the undlstributed prohts. None Of
these plans presents any grave admins
tratlve difficulty or involves any par
ticular complexity of operation"
Foreign Trade increasing.
! In HIS Introduction to the report Sec
rotary Houston says that our foreign
| trade Is greatly increasing. While be-
| fore the war exports had risen TO S2.-
5000. 900 and in 1918 were $1,000
000.000 they rose in 1919 to $4,000
0c0, 900 "and are going forward this year
at the rate of more than $4,000. 000, O0n,
and approximately so per cent of these
are agricultural products. The report
says:
THE foreign trade OF the United
States In recent years. measured in
terms of dollars on the basis OF prevail
ing prices over the years Indicated, has
SHOWN a vast growth. In the decade
preceding the war 1t had shown steady
upward movement, and in 1913, the
last calendar year before the European
war. the exports of merchandise had
risen to s2.4Si.U1S.292 and the imports
We're S1,7S2. $50, 49,. an excess Of ex-
ports of S691. 42l.Sl2. In the last year
Of the war the exports OF merchandise
were valued at $6.149.0S7,545 and the
imports at s3.031,212, 40, resulting In an
excess of exports of $3.117. S74.s35. In
1919. the first calendar year after hos
tilities ceased. the exports were valued
at S7,920.425,990 and the imports at
$1,000. 1854. $3.50. showing an excess of ex-
ports of 6.061.05S.
ITO the end of September of this CAL
endar year the exports we're valued at
s6.OSO.ss0.920. or at the rate OF nearly
eight and one-quarter billions Tor the
year. and the imports were $4.358. 405,-
643, indicating an excess OF exports for
the nine months of s1.722,5S5.277. The
apparent excess exports for the calendar
years 1918 and 1919 and the current
year to the end of September show
value of $S.856. 521.17o.
1T Is notable that approximately so
per cent. of the exports OF merchandise
for the last calendar year before the
war and for the period indicated since
the beginning OF 1918 consisted of agri-
cultural commodities. while a smaller
per cent. of the imports were OF such
commodities. For the fiscal year ended
June 80. 1914. OF the total exports of
merchandise valued at S2.364. 579.148.
81. 113, 973.635 covered agricultural COM
modities while Of the total imports of
S1.S93. 025.657. 1924 .246.616 represented
agricultural commodities. and of the lat
ter amount over 1921 100000 were OF
such non-competitive products as cor-
fee. tea, tropical fruits and nuts. oils
and cocoa. and over $101. 100000 were
of sugar, OF wh.cE commodity we pro-
duce only approximately 25 per cent
of our needs. In that year, therefore.
our exports of competitive agricultural
products exceeded our imports of such
commodities. without including sugar.
by over q half billion dollars.
The Washington times., 1920-01-11

eept q diplomatic passport. told him
that you had written and cAbied for
gko<SsFkSks - AS kz4 sssf as<ta.
Again he let on steam. saying;
What DO they take me fort Am
0Aby Deslysf II is bad enough for
them 10 have TO read my books; they
certainly don't want 20 look at my
face
Yesterday took him TO the Amer
lean consul to get his passport He
absolutely refused 20 let me announce
his name TO the consul general and
insisted on being attended to by some
young American clark This man
asked him his name and then asked
what his profession was. This made
me mad. and ! said 70 Maeterlinck,
That boy must be a fool not to know
who you are and all he answered
was. Why should her I don't know
who he is'
II love him when he Is on the farm
but you might as. we'll ask me to lin
an elephant as to get him TO learn his
lecture In English. He 10 alternately
cursing you. America, and the Eng
lish language"
The Washington times., 1920-01-11
TREATY ISSUE TO
REAt|CNP PARTIES
Former Senator Lewis Asserts
All Present Organizations
Are al an End.

Realignment OF parties At the next
eleolJon over the peace treaty Issue
and the possibility that President
Wilson may be forced 10 stand Tor
third term were predictions made Dy
James Hamilton Lewis, former Demo
r~~t'c Senator from Illinois. In an In
terview today.
~, is also criticized Williams Jen-
nings Bryan for opposing the Presi-
dent. and declared Bryan took the
stand no did because his feelings
were hurt.
"Ali present organizations or poiit-
teal parties are at an end" Lewis
said. 81 predicted some time ago that
the peace treaty would produce the
election issue. and that IL would re-
suit in many Republicans becoming
Democrats and Democrats becoming
Republicans.
'sThe words Democrat and Repub-
Iican are only names and no longer
represent any distinct organization
OF voters.
-The treaty and tho fight around
II will make. the political alignment
for the coming election. All other
questions will be secondary. The
alignment will be that those who VIII
De for tho treaty will be cal ot Demo
Gratis and those against will be align
d as Republicans"
President Wilson will not be q
The Washington times., 1920-01-11
NATIONAL REFORMERS
' SEEK DRY CANDIDATE
Poll of Members Is to Be Taken at
Twenty-6fth Anniversary
in Capital

Reformers from all over the United
States. who will come here next week
to atteI.d the twenty-fifth anniver-
sary of the International Reform Bu-
reau, are to be polled on the subject
Of the Presidency, It was announced
yesterday. In answer to the follow
ing question. they will be asked whom
they favor for the Presidency:
who Of the candidates talked OF
for the Presidency are fit to be chief
executive in the quadrennium when
enforcement of constitutional prohf-
bition will be his chief duty?"
In the sample ballot Of the bureau
however, not all the candidates are
listed. On the Democratic side the
voters are asked to choose from
Bryan, Cox. DanieiA. Gerard. McAdoo
Palmer and Porierene. and on the
Repu blican side the list Is Butler,
Coolidge, Kenyon, johnson. Lowden.
Poindexter, Taft and Wood.
The session. will close on the even
ing of January 1S with victory ban
ouet because of the constitutional
prohibition amendment which takes
effect at midnight.
The Washington times., 1920-01-11
WOOD, IN new YORK,
MUM ON CANDIDACY

NEW YORK, Jan. 11.-Gen. Leonard
Wood arrived here last night for his
first visit since he became an active
candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton for President.
General Wood made no comment on
his candidacy, but went directly to
the Harvard Club. where he was re-
ceived by a party OF old friends, In
cIuding officials and prominent New
York business men.
An explanation of the recent resfg-
nation of John T. King, OF Connecti-
cut. campaign manager for General
Wood, was. given by Fred Moore
Woods publicity manager.
King wished to handle the activi-
ties OF the campaign committee alone
hut this was refused by the commit
tee with Woods approval, and King
withdrew Moore said.
The Washington times., 1920-01-11
AMERICAN women
CHARM COMPOSER
MaeterIinok Praises Beauty
and incidentally Says a
Word on Prohibition.

NEW YORK, Jan. i1-"If New York
city proves as beautiful as the New
York women I have seen, shall ~
naln here indefinitely" declared
daurice Maeterlinck. the Belgian poet.
AZ a luncheon given In his honor In
he studio or A. A. Anderson In the
.eaux Arts.
He spoke briefly In French. ex-
PRESSING. his gratitude for the warmth
II his reception and paying tribute
"the wonderful American peop e"
lie concluded with the hope tat
American prohibition may never be-
ome 80 strict that IL will be impos-
ible to drink TO the health OF Amer
ca"
A number or stories illustrating the
hyness OF the author Of "The Blue
ird." his dislike OF publicity. and the
ifficulties with which his fii.nds
ersuaded him TO undertake his lec-
ure tour were related by Henry Rus
ell.
When Maeterlinck nrst entered his
lew York apartment Mr.. Russell
aid. he observed with horror that II
,as equipped with three telephone
extensions.
"wh"t are these things in hore
for?" the poet inquired In wrath. 81
have never spoken over q telephone
but four times In my life-and one
of those times talked through the
wrong part"
Mr.. Russell described tho famous
villa near Nice with Its high SUI j.
rounding walls, behind which the
poet walks among his flowers In So
clusion and peace. The servants thcre
have one instruction regarding vi5-
tiers. The master Is always not st
home" Even guests arriving by In
v!tation, IL they miss the hour, find
that they ring the doorbell vaia1y.
Mr.. Russell read a letter from hts
young son. Sheridan, to whom mad
been intrusted the dual task OF In
structhg the poet in English and
keeping HIN in a frame of mind 70
go on with his undertaking.
every time ! start to give him his
lesson in English" wrote Sheridan,
she looks around the garden and says,
Now that the autumn rains have re-
freshed the earth. look how beautiful
my flowers are. Tell your father In
stead of bothering about Blue Bird
to get Pond to let me OF that beastIy
contract. l will pay all the expenses
with pleasure
tho Belgian ambassador in Paris, ofrer'
ing him a diplomatic passport. He at
once went up in the air and said:
What bosh! Anybody would think
was going to talk in America about
'he league OF nations!
Having failed TO get him to ac-
The Washington times., 1920-01-11
RAILROAD GETS VERDICT.

A verdict In favor OF the Washing
ton and Old Dominion Railway In
suits brought against IL by s. Helen
Fields and Kate Callahan for dam
ages, has been returned by a
jury In Circuit Court. No. 2, Justice
Hitz presiding. The claims against
the railway company grew out OF a
collision October II. 1915. when, II
was alleged. ono OF the cars struck
an automobile owned by Miss Fields.
which was being operated by her
chauffeur. and was carrying Mrs. Cal
Iahan to Ballston. Va.
Miss Fields sued for damages 20 the
automobile. and Mrs. Callahan for al
eyed personal Injuries. Attorneys Will
con ]. Lambert and Rudolph II. Yeat-
nan appeared for the railroad COM
pany, and Attorneys Levi II. David
and David Wiener represented the
plaintiffs
The Washington times., 1920-01-11
PALMER SEES NO SPLIT IN
WlSON-BRYAN RUPTURE
Declares Peace Treaty Will Be Haiti
fed With Reasonable
Reservations.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 11.--Atty.
Gen. A. Mitchell Palmer. here last
night to attend a dinner of Swarth-
more College men, said he did not be-
lieve the breach between william
Jennings Bryan and President Will
son. caused by Bryan's utterances at
the Jackson Day dinner, would cause
q split in the Democratic party.
""The peace treaty will be ratified"
said Palmer, with reasonable reser-
Sations, which will satisfy Presid .nt
Wilson. But while the ratification OF
tho treaty viii not be an issue in the
Presidential contest this year. the
treaty wiz be discussed In the cam
paign. Dur duty under the pro-
visions the treaty and the manner
IN which 1t shall be enforced will be
talked about.
"Although J. have my own ideas as
70 what will be the. issues of the
campaign, will not discuss them at
this tinfe~FtG. ~! '.""H.F.t V
The Washington times., 1920-01-11

The above map. prepared by the
City Club. shows graphically the con-
yenient location of the site OF the
81 ,OO0. 900 home soon to be erected at
1910 to 1920 G street northwest The
arrow at the right OF the map points
TO the site, which is in the very heart
of the downtown business, financial,
and shopping districts. The arrow at
the left OF the map shows the site OF
the present temporary clubhouse. on
Farragut square.
The dots represent the location OF
members OF the club. Those dots
punched on the edges of the map
represent members situated north OF
NJ street, west OF Nineteenth street,
south of Pennsylvania avenue AM
east of Eleventh street The densent
The Washington times., 1920-01-11

THERE'S World Of seatinssst
In the smallest bloom. order the nowers
from GuDE. lzll f.-Adxt
The Washington times., 1920-01-11
WIFE OVERLOOKED OVER
FINDING OF LOST HUSBAND

LEAvENWORTH, Kan. Jan. IL
Mrs. John Be Brand, at the home OF
her daughter here. was overjoyed
when informed her husband. John L.
Brand, Identified as the man suffering
from loss of memory at Lambertville
N, j.. had been found.
She said the description of prof
X" fitted her husband exactly.
DR.. Brand was a music teacher In
Worcester, Mass. from 1902 TO 1912
II was learned. He later was church
organist. While a resident there he
disappeared for so ne time, later re-
turning and resuming his work. Mrs.
Brand came to live with her daugh-
.er here after his disappearance.
The Washington times., 1920-01-11
BILL LPROY|DESPAY
RAISES FOR NAVY
Bonuses for Officers Run As
High as $840-EnIisted Men
Get 80 Per Cent More.

Annual bonuses ranging as high as
$40 for navy officers up to and In
cluding the grade OF captain and flat
increases OF approximately 80 per
cent for enlisted men were agreed
upon In bill ordered reported out oy
he House Naval Affairs Committee.
No additional compensation Is pro-
uced In the bill for admirals, and
the pay OF enlisted men OF the third
class 10 left virtually the same as IL
now is.
The bonuses ana increases are made
retroactive TO January I. 1920. and
shall remain effective until June 80.
1871. II Is further provided. though.
that the new rates OF pay shall obtain
Tor the period OF enlistment OF all
men In active service on the date or
the passage of the act and for those
: who enlist, re-enlist. or extend their
enlistments prior to July 1. 1921.
ssS.it Bill Ts@orrsw.
Tho bill will be submitted TO the
House tomorrow and probably VIII be
taken up in the middle OF the week.
II Is unanimously supported by both
Republican and Democratic members
Of the COMMITTEES. and favorable ac-
rion in the. House is confidently ex-
pected.
The bonuses recommended for Of
flcers follow: Captains and commaLd-
srs, $500; lieutenant commanders,
$40; lieutenants. $720; lieutenants.
1unior>->grade, $500; ensigns. S24o;
commissioned warrant officers, $3.50;
warrant officers, $40.
The proposed new rate OF base pay
for each enlisted rating is: Chief
petty officers with acting appoint
YnAots 900 n vpoufh = hief petty off
GERS with permanent appointments
and mates, s11e; petty officers, first
class, Ss4: petty officers, second class.
s72; petty officers, third class, $50 per
month. There have been no definite
rntes of base pay for these ratings,
but the increases amount to approx
nately 80 per cent.
Fer Non-rsted Men.
Increases for non-rated enlisted
men are: First class, from $42 to S5f
n month; second class. $36 to $48;
third class, $32.60 to s33. Special pro-
vision Is made for the non-rated men
who have the more laborious or i'm
portant work to perform. The 30 per
cent increase plan likewise is carried
cut in the Naval Academy Band.
The Secretary of the Navy Is given
An appropriation OF s55,0oo to use IN
his discretion in readjusting the pay
Of civilian professors and instructors
at the Naval Academy.
Pay of officers and men in tho
Coast Guard Is made the same as that
obtaining for corresponding grades or
ratings and length Of service In the
navy.
Tho committee estimates that the
bonuses and increases will not ag-
,sregate moro than $5,o00,000 a year.
The Washington times., 1920-01-11

membership, Il will be noted, Is with
in block or two OF the site or th'
new clubhouse.
Statistics show that 80 per cent c
the 1900 members, OF the club are 10
Gated within two blocks OF the site.
and that S5 per cent OF the me nbcrs
are situated east of Fifteenth street
Thus the new clubhouse will be
only a few steps from the offices or
places OF business of most OF the
members Of the club, and will be cas-
lily accessible to members wives when
they are downtown shopping.
The map incidentally is rather
accurate index to the density OF popu-
lation in the downtown section, as
the membership of the club includes
the vast majority of the business
men of this section.
The Washington times., 1920-01-11
KOLCHAK and LEADERS
ARRESTED BY OWN men

LONDON, Jan. I1.-AAdmiral Kol-
chalk, anti-Bolshevik leader, and his
ontire staH have been arrested by
their own troops. according to an un-
verified Intercepted telephonic con-
versation between Bolshevik leaders
F'rom the same source 1t was learned
that IrkytskThad ben captured by the
Bolshevtki.
A Moscow wireless dispatch said
Ukrainisn insurgents had surrounded
odessa and were driving General
Deniktne's forces toward Kherson.
The Washington times., 1920-01-11
PLAN WOMeN'S MEMORIAL,

/, LONDON, Jan. ia proposal for
the erection of a palatial general
headauarters, for women, near the
houses or Parliament at Westminster,
is meeting with enthusiastic support.
Scores of women's organizations al
ready have announced their approval
Of the project.
The proposed building is to cost
$4,000, 900 and Is planned as an inter-
national memorial of the services of
women In the great war.