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Evening star., 1921-12-29
F. P. NAY HARDWARE CO.
IN ANNUAL CONFERENCE

The F. P. May Hardware Company
today is holding it's annual confer
ence, which was opened with show
ing Of industrial films at the Rialto
Theater. The company was host to
a number of local customers. as well
as to it's entire force. both sales and
house.
An open meeting followed at the
company headquarters. 469-477 C
street. After q luncheon, at which
the sales force were guests of H. Linn
Worthington. the meeting resumed at
the store, where q series of talks by
various factory representatives is in
progress this afternoon.
The entire force will hold ban
quet tonight at the City Club. when
1t Is expected an insurance plan will
be announced for the benefit of the
employees. Under the plan. at the
death Of any employe who has been in
the service of the company for a year
or more. the sum of $500 Will be paid
to the estate of that employe. the sum
to be increased by $100 for each year
of service until the maximum Of
81. .000 is reached.
Evening star., 1921-12-29
PUBLISHERS ARE SCORED
AT HEARINGS ON TARIFF
"Undue Influence" Charged in Ar
guing for Placing of News Print
Paper on Free List.

Col. William E. Haskell of New York
city, vice president of the International
Paper Company, in urging a tariff pro-
lection for his industry against Euro
pean competition before the Senate
tariff hearings yesterday, delivered an
attack on the newspaper publishers.
charging that Congress had gradually
yielded to the ciamors of the paid
agents of the publishers" until finally
all tariff on news print had been re-
moved and the industry abandoned to
drift in the ebb and flow Of the inter-
national competitive tide"
Waterbury (Conn) Republican, speak
ing for number of small publishers,
in reply to Col HaskelPs attack, de-
clared it became necessary for pub
fishers to organize a joint buying cor
poration because many of them were
unable single-handed to assist them
selves in an endeavor to obtain fair
priced news print"
Col. Haskell asserted that news
print was the only product of the
paper-making industry which has
been deprived of all protection and
bedeviled by inspired federal regula-
ton and interference"
The charge that any undue in
huence" had been used by the pub
lishers in arguing for the placing of
denied by Emory Thomason of Chi
cago. speaking for the Newspaper
Publishers Association The publish
erS mad based their argument for pa
per On the free list. he declared. on
the economic ground of the inability
OF American news print manufacturers
10 supply domestic CONSUMPTION
Evening star., 1921-12-29
RENTAL BOARD TO PROBE
HADLEIGH HOTEL CHARGES
Proprietor Complains $215,OOO An
nuai Revenue Asked by Owners
Is Unreasonable.

With an investigation Of rents in one
of 18th streets largest apartment hotels
about completed tine District rent COM
lar probe in another large building of
! the same type-the Hadlagh Hotel, biol
10th street northwest.
The second investigation will be un-
dert2ken as result of a complaint
fled yesterday with the commission by
Miss Nina e; Fritz. proprietor OF the
rental Of $215.000 for the entire building
! exacted of her by Eldridge r. Boyle,
William V. Boyle and James C. Rob-
ertson. owners, Is unreasonable and ex-
cessive. She asks that the commits
sion fix fair and reasonable rent for
the building.
Miss Fritz states in her complaint
that. due to the rental she is required
under q twenty-year lease to pay
the owners, she has been unable to
grant requests of her subtenants. the
! occupants of the hotel. for lower
hsnts. and that consequently several
OF these occupants have filed petit
tieA,s with the rent board asking that
theA- rents be reduced.
TlAe complaint points out that in
addition to the annual rental of $215.-
goo hAr lease requires her to pay
yearly A,xes on the property. charges
Are. platA glass and boiler insurance
and accidAnt insurance for employeS
Ard pstroIN. which charges amount
al the first gear to $s.sss.sQ.
1t is stated in the complaint that
three deeds oA trust; totalins s2;ol5;.
of New York, &,seo.ooo; Continental
Trust Company, Asi5.se0. and Charles
&c. Tucker and James d. baoeh, $4O0.-
geo.
Evening star., 1921-12-29
DEBS IN SECLUS|ON
FOR SEVERAL DAYS
Rests at Terre Haute Home
After Thousands Have Ex-
tended Welcome.
BY the Associated Press.

by tne Associated Press.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, December 20.
Eugene V. Debs. socialist leader.
paroled several days ago from fed
eral prison. was resting at his home
here today, following rousing
homecoming celebration rendered
him last night by thousands of his
followers and fellow townspeople.
Relatives announced that for the next
few days Mr.. Debs would probably
remain i'll the seclusion of his home.
Debs arrived here last night and
was met at the station py crowd
estimated between 10000 and $4,000
persons. who formed a parade and
escorted him to his home. where he
responded to the greeting with a
short address. Persons in the big
crowd which formed about the Debs
home were bedecked with red hats.
carrying brands of red fire and large
placardS in flaming red colors
The parade placards were largely
an appeal to working men and wom-
ell. coupled with an appeal for their
political unity.
After the speech, the crowd made
its way down to town, finally dis
banding an hour after Debs' arrival.
Many socialist leaders who had
gathered here from all parts of the
country for the homecoming re-
manned over for conferences with
DebS.
Evening star., 1921-12-29
BANKERS CONFER
WITH Mr.. HOOVER
'Co-Operation With Federal Of
fcials in Relation to Foreign
Loans Is Object.

NEW YORK, December ga con-
ference between Secretary of Com
merce Hoover and several bankers
was held here yesterday for the an
nounced purpose of insuring closer
cooperation between the investment
bankers. the State Department and
the Department of Commerce in rela-
ton to loans made by American
capitaA to foreign cities and countries
The conference also discussed about
ten loarS amounting to more than
$200.O00.000, which have been in the
process of negotiation for several
weeks. These include a Dutch East
Indian loan of about s40.000,068.
which is to come up in the Dutch
parliament Friday or Saturday: a de-
partment of the Seine loan for 500
$25, 600. .Gp8; Montevidao loan of $S,-
600, 600; q Milan loan of $Ie.0ep. .0Oe,
and various French city loans for re-
construction purposes.
While the conference was of q con-
fldential character, Mr.. Hoover said
afterward that he regarded it as hav-
ing been suceSsfu1. Since the war 1t
has been the custom of the leading
investment houses to ask the advice
of the government before closing a
foreign loan, to lSarn II there were
any economic or diplomatic objec-
tions, but recently, he said. in one
or two cases this has pot been done.
1t was pointed out tGat no order
compelling government approval Of
foreign loans was contaun plated. but
that 1t probably would be sought as q
result of this conference.
Evening star., 1921-12-29
CONFERENCE OPENS HERE
cN REHABILITATION WORK
Educators and Scientists Gather for
Discussion of Interests Of Dis
abled Service Men.

With a group of the foremost edu-
Gators aHd scientists of the country
in attendsNce, brought together at the
suggestion of Col. Charles r. Forbes,
director Of the United States Veterans
Bureau, the krst big conference on
rehabilitation oAf disabled service men
convened for q three-dsy session at
At the conferencH, which met under
the direction Of Dk. John II. Finley
Of New York. the following are con-
sidered the most important questions
to be considered aMi acted upon:
What shall be considered a voca-
t1onal handicap? 10 the Sate of main
tenance pay a help toward rehabili-
tation? Should institutional training
be emphasized more than Hlacement
training? When shall thosA trained
be considered rehabilitated? What
efforts should be made to obtain CO.
operation OF employees in absorbing
trainsss into employmentT
Col. Forbes called this conferAnce
some time ago, and among tho Sc
present at the opening session weN,.
besides Dr.. Finley. Dr.. Lewis GuA
taffson. president Of the David Ran
kin school of st. Louis, Mo-; Allen R.
Culimore, president Of the Newark
Technical Institute; Mary Roberto
Rinehart novelist and author; Maj
Arthur Sprague of the American
Legion, Prof. J. c. Cunningham of
lain Of the American Legion.
During the conference there will be
specialists In many lines of industry.
mental troubles and other diseases
and representatives of the American
Legion, in attendance.
Evening star., 1921-12-29
SENTIMENT GAINS
| FOR IRISH treaty
Acceptance Seems More and
More Certain-BeIfast Bit
ter Against British.
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, December 29,-Tne ma
Jor1ty Of English newspaper corre-
spondents in Ireland see in the grow
ing Voiume OF sentiment for the peace
treaty an indication that ratification
VIII go through easily soon after the
DAN cream reconvenes next Tuesday
some predict that vote will be taken
as early as Thursday, January S.
Ihe increase in the number of es-
pressions of public bodies for the nact
- emphasized by the correspondents
The Times staffman in Dublin de-
clares it almost certain thar eyerv
meeting called to discuss the treaty
during the daifs recess will vote in
IT'S favor and says no instance has
peeh reported of any intention any
Where TO noid meeting hostile to it,
A few of the writers refer to yes
t~day's unconfrmed report that a
conproinise insurinS ratification OF
the treaty had been reached at a Sc
ere. meeting or the leaders of both
factions in the dali eireann
The Morning Posts Belfast corre-
spondent te!egraphs that the opinion
IN Ulster is that the dali meeting will
not be finished by the end of next
week. and adds:
with some knowledge of what is
happening. j venture the prediction
that Irish delegates may be seen
again in London before long"
While southern Ireland is recording
its approval of the treaty, the Ulster
men. according to Belfast dispatches
to the Daily Telegraph. are passing
resolutions refusing to agree to the
boundary commission provided for in
the pact. Numerous meetings have
been held at which expressions Of
anger against the British statesmen
were made as frealy as those of dis
trust of the Sim Fein.
Evening star., 1921-12-29
NAL. QPiE ASKS CHANGE
TO ViNDiCATE HIS NAME
Requests Sunlmoning Of Witnesses
Who, He Says, Would Refute
f Charges.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
STAUNTON, Va, December 29.-
Maj. H. L.. Opie of this city announces
that he has sent a letter to Senator
Brandeg-e, chairman of the special
Senate committee investigating the
charges presented by Senator Watson
that soldiers were executed overseas
without trial. asking that the Senate
committee hear certain witnesses who
would testify regarding his conduct
while in France.
Maj. Opie Sc VS. he has written Sen
ator Brandegee that certain charges
alleged to have been circulated con-
cerning his actions would be dis
proved IL those named by him were
called to testify. Among those Maj.
Opie says he asked to be summoned
to Washington we're Senator Glass
Of Virginia and Gen. Stern of Rich
mond. Va. Maj. R. H. Kelly of Fort
Leavenworth, Mai. Burnha of Lynch
burg, Va. all Virginians. who served
with him overseas.
"If it had been necessary to shoot
battle" Mai. Opie said, these would
know it, and I would not deny it. It
can be readily shown that those who
have brought charges against me
have as their foundation FOR their
allegations only Imagination. My
reputation is more valuable than life.
and 1t is my right as an American
citizen that these charges be proved
or that be vindicated."
Evening star., 1921-12-29
SEEK GASOLINE TAX
TO END TAG WAR
Continued from First PAGE. }

ment between Maryland and the Dis
trict. his organization would stand
for full and complete reciprocity
Asked what he thought OF the pro-
posal to substitute a gasoline tax for
the tag license Mr.. Ullman said:
We contend that District motorists
should not be required to pay a fee
to drive into Maryland under a reci-
pTocity agreement. But if we must pay
tribute, I believe the gasoline tar
would be more equitable than the
present fee Of 60 cents per horse
power for a Maryland tag"
Explains Tax Theory.
Mr.. Ullman explained that the theory
of the gasoline tax is to make mo-
torists pay for roads in proportion
to the amount of use they get out of
the roads, and that the gasoline tax
furnishes the nearest estimate Of the
distance a machine travels in a year.
According to data compiled by the
4. A. A. District motorists during
the first ten months of 1920 paid
$536,774.S8 for Maryland tags, while
Marylanders paid SCI. 200 for District
tags during the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1920.
The average Maryland tag. based
on 60 cents a horsepower, costs $1s.12,
according to the A. A. A., while the
District has only three fees-$3, SIS
and $40 for tags, according to horse
power.
The A. A. A. further calculates that
District motorists pay Maryland an
amount sufficient to maintain So per
cent of all state highways. while their
use of those highways constitutes not
more than Is per cent of the total
traffic.
Will Compare COsta
If the gasoline tax is suggested at
tomorrow'S conference as a basis for
reciprocity with Maryland, the Com
probably will make an in
vestigation to determine whether the
amount of such tax the average mo-
torist would pay in year would be
more or less than the present cost OF
Maryland tags.
1t is not believed likely that Mary
land will adopt the 1-cent per gallon
gasoline tax for that state unless the
District follows suit, for the reason
that with such a tax in MARYLAND and
not in the District, many Marylanders
and all Washingtonians would en-
deavor to buy their gasoline on this
side of the District line.
The Automobile Club of Maryland
has recommended to the legislature
that the present horsepower fee be
retained. together with the gasoline
tax. until the s1,200.000 debt of the
state roads commission has been
eliminated, after which the gasoline
tax would be made a permanent sub
stitute for the horsepower fee.
DETAILS NOT READY.
Evening star., 1921-12-29
ASKS IMPORT DUTY
OF 81 ON CRUDE OIL
Producer Tells Senators US
interests Must Be Better
Protected

An import duty of one dollar a
barrel on crude oil was urged before
the Senate finance committee today
by Harry IL Smith of Tulsa, Okla.
for the Mid-Continent Oil and Gas
Association. and the National Associ-
alton of Independent Oil Producers
Mr.. Smith appeared before the
Committee at the revival of the fight
for an import duty on crude petro-
leum and fuel oil lost in the House of
Representatives He said duty on
oil was necessary, first as a conserVa- :
tion measure to preserve for future
use and insuring against waste OF
the domestic deposit. and second 10
protect the petroleum producing IN
duStry. with its investment of three
billions of dollars and its more than
Cne million employees.
Pleads for New TariT.
Principal importatiops of oil come
from Mexico. where. the witness said.
production costs were 81 = barre! be-
low those i'll the United States. Mr..
Smith said it was probable that many
large deposits of oil will be exploited
and developed in Mexico and Soutt Ii
America in the next few years. and
that this oil will be dumped on the
market in this country.
The witness said 100000 of the 265. :
600 oil wells in the Uaited States pro-
ductd an average of . 4-lO barrels
of oil daily. and that these could not
he operated at profit at present
prices The effect of tariff. he adde!.
would be TO preserve these wells. and
at the same time stabilizing the ia
dustry as well as the price to the con-
sumner.
Discusses Amount Of Duty.
w. II. Gray of Tulsa. speaking for
the National Association of hide
pendent Oil Producers, urged that
American producers be put on equal
footing with those in Mexico, Colom-
bia and Venezuela.
Mr.. Gray said there should be pro-
vision in the tariff law that the duty
ON oil should equal the combined i'm
port and export taxes placed on
petroleum by the countries exporting
same to the United States.
Senator Harreld, republican, Okla
homa. opposed the rates prop osed by
Senator Curtis. republican. of Kansas.
of 80 cents barrel on crude and %
cents on fuel oil
The proponents are still not agreed
as to the exact rate desired.
Evening star., 1921-12-29
WEIGHING THE SWEAT
Of MANS BROW is TEST
FOR BUREAU OF MINES
BY the. Associated Press.


PITTSBURGH, Pa, December 90
WeiGhiag the sweat of a mans brow
is the task set for the United States
bureau of mines station in Pittsburgh,
according to A. c. Fieldner, station
superintendent and supervising chem
list. The work will be undertaken by
scales SO delicately adjusted that their
accuracy has been tested to within
approximately 1900 Of a pound.
To obtain material for the test Ii
was said that men lifting weights ia
an inclosed chamber were to De sub
jected to various degrees of teRpefa-
ture, humidity and air movements.
which would then be exactly con-
trolled with scientific instruments un-
der the constant observation of
physicists and physicians.
Fanciful as the work may seem, it
WAS pointed out that it has an in
tenSeiy practical purpose. For in
stance, in the Montana copper mines
high tempera cures are frequently en-
countered where 1T must be known
at what temperature the man may
work in safety. The same problem
arises in the steel mills. where the
men work in rather high tempera-
lures with safety, provided there is
fairly rapid movement of air II the
air movement is not sufficiently rapid,
the temperature may become dam
g.rouS.
Evening star., 1921-12-29
VISITING PRINCE HIT
| IN FIRE ENGINE RUN
Louis de Bourbon Now Lies
on Hospital Cot After
Run of Bad Luck.
BY the Associa ted Press.

BY the Assoca ted Press
NEW YORK. December 29.-America.
instead OF land of promise and pros
peiity, has proved to be the province of
disappointment and lain to Prince Louis
de Bourbon. who today is lying in a
Bellevue Hospital cot badly Injured.
He came to the United States last
spring as representative Of a syndicate
seeking to stimulate trade between this
country and the Balkan states. assert
ing he was half brother of King Al
fonso of Spain.
Engagement Broken.
Shortly after his arrival announce
ment was made he was to marry Mrs.
Bertha K. Archibald. widow of a
wealthy Engishman and a resident of
this city. but in August there was a
statement from. Mrs Archibald that the
engagement :aad been broken.
Last night. Deputy Fire Chief
Smoky Joe" Martin was speeding to
a fire on upper Broadway, when.
rfed out from the curb. disregarding
the warning clang of the bell on the
veteran fire fighters motor. He
seemed not to realize his danger
until the machine was almost upon
him and then he stopped. He was
nuTleQ IOFty Ieet Dy the impact, MS
left shoulder was broken and he suf-
fered internal injuries. 1t was Prince
Louis.
Claim to Royal kinship.
He based his claim to relationship
with the Spanish sovereign on ro-
nance between King Alfonso XII of
Spain and a beautiful Roumanian girl
whose son was born in 1884. This was
two years before a male heir to the
throne was welcomed by the royal
household of Spain. Spanish autheri-
ties here have not taken seriously
the mans claim to direct kinship of
Alfonso, but have admitted the prince
might be a scoin of another branch
of the Bourbon family.
Evening star., 1921-12-29
URGES LOYAL WELCOME.
by the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
ALLIHABAD. British Indian. Decem-
Der 2s.-In opening the fourth ses-
sion Of the An-India Liberal Federa.
tion. Govind Araehava 1yer, president
Of the federation. delivered an address
in which he said it was the duty OIL
the liberals to offer their most ioSai
and cordial welcome to the Prince OF
Wales, whose utterances had 3usti-
fed the viceroy's assurance that the
princes visit had no political OBJ
ject. -,
President Iyer urged that the lib
erals strive for fun dominion status
within the British empire. He pointed
out that cooperation always had been
the liberal motto. He declared it was
their duty to help the government in
legitimate efforts to uphold peace. but
said the executive officers had used ex-
traordinary powers excessively and
in Rdiseriminately and that the arrest
of respectable men had caused deep
est regret He regretted the ''unfertu-
nate action" of Ghandi. the nationalist
leader. which had resulted in aban-
donment of the round table confer
ence with Lord Reading, the viceroy. a
few days ago.
Evening star., 1921-12-29
DETAILS NOT READY.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, December 2s-
Both Automobile Commissioner Baugh-
man and State Roads Commissioner
Mackall, when seen today in reference
to reciprocity arrangement with
the District of Columbia in relation
to automobile license fees, admitted
that such move was under way. but
that said plans had not reached such
a stage where any announcement as
to details could be made.
Any plans which they now have are
purely tentative, and in view of the
fact that 1t will be impossible to sub
nit anything TO Gov. Ritchie, no-hlng
in the way of a definite program will
be arrived at until after the confer
ence with the Commissioners of the
District of Columbia tomorrow after
noon, at which Commissioners Baugh-
man and Mackan will represent Mary
land.
1t was pointed out that whatever
the outcome of the conference tomor-
row. 1t would be some time before any
plans looking to the doing away Of
the necessity Of motorists Of Mary
land and the District being compelled
to carry two licenses could be put into
effect, fnasmuch as any law passed
by the legislature to this effect will
not so into effect until the first Of
June and that the licenses for next
year have already Been taken OUT
The -pfapSsed gasoline tax OF / cent
Evening star., 1921-12-29
APPROVE POLICY
Of N0N-WOLEN(E
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
AHMEDARAD. British India, De-
cember 2S.-At full session of the
Indian national congress today the
resolution proposed by Mahatma
Gandhi declaring for continuation of
the policy of non-violence in the ef-
fort TO obtain independence from the
British empire, was adopted with
only dozen dissenting votes.
The. resolution declares Gandhi the
sole executive authority with full
powers over the congress organiza-
ton.
The resolution was adopted after an
amendment offered by extremists,
proposing the use of possible and
proper aaeans." instead of legitimate
and peaceful means" had been de-
feated by an overwhelming majority
by the SPECIAL committee OK the con-
gress which had been under consld-
Grafton.
Evening star., 1921-12-29
NATIONAL TOUR PROPOSED.
Debs to Travel Under Auspices OF
Socialist Party.

CHICAGO, December 29.-Eugene "
Debs will make a national tour under
auspices of the socialist party, it was
announced today at national socialist
headquarters here by o. c. Wilson.
state secretary for Illinois.
Mr.. Wilson said that members of
the party's national executive COM
mittee expected to meet with Mr..
Debs in a few days to work out de-
tails of his future work with the
party and to arrange plans for the
tour, the date of which has not yet
been set.
Evening star., 1921-12-29

ing. France has proposed 10000 tons
other auxiliary vessels for herself
alone. Italy has taken the position
here that she must have parity in
naval strength with France.
If France should build these ves-
sells. it would mean that she would
increase her auxiliary tonnage hy
some 10000 tons. and would triple
her submarine tonnage. If Italy is to
follow suit. then. she will have to in
crease her auxiliary tonnage by near
IL 2S0.090 tons, according to the fig
ures available. She will have to null
tiply her submarine tonnage by more
than four.
France vs.. Italy.
But will France and Italy go ahead
with these building programs? A
spokesman for Italy said today that
the matter would have to be deter
mined by the parliament. He said
that much would depend. of course,
upon what France did in the way of
building and upon the feeling in
Europe as to the possibility of future
wars. He said that Italy had in
sisted at the conference on being al
lowed the same limit of tonnage as
France.
France has laid down a limit for
auxiliary craft, but she, too, it was
pointed out today, when il comes to
the actual building of these craft,
must be guided by her parliament
and by what the necessities of the
situation appear to be.