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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-01

tries to allay all feelings OF dls',us,
that might be engendered and ieao
the way into broader and cleaner
fields of generous rivalry.
Before saying farewell to Presiden'
Brum, Secretary Colby. in the naiae
of President Wilson, laid a Wreatn on
the tomb of Jose Artigas, Uruguay
great patriot. .-
Due Mt Buenos Aires Today.
BUENOS AIRES. December 31.-Ex- :
tensive plans for the reception and
entertainment of cambridge CODY
have been made by the government
civilian bodies and the American col,
ony. With his party he is expected
to arrive here about 1890 tomorrow
morning on board the Argentine
cruiser Libertad. which is bringing
him from Uruguay.
Mr.. Colby will be officially received
by representatives of President 1ri'
goyen. of the ministry of foreign at
fairs and others, and will be the of1i-
cial guest Of the government In the
afternoon the Secretary will be well
coined by Acting Foreign Minister To-
relic. who will present him to the
president and cabinet members.
An official banquet in his honor has
been arranged for Sunday night It
will be presided over by the foreign
minister and attended by the presi-
dents of both houses of congress.
many Argentine officials and Frederic
j. Stimson. the American ambassador.
Mr.. Colby plans to remain here
three days
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-01
WHITE HOUSE
CHANCES FOR
HARDING BEGIN

Changes about the White House
and grounds to meet the wishes Of
President-elect Harding already
have been started, the tennis court
in the rear of the executive man
sion coming in for first attention.
The work of restoring the court.
which has been in more or less
disuse for some time past. was
started in compliance with an in
formal request to President Will
son from Senator Harding. who.
besides being a golf fan. is known
also to be devoted to tennis.
George Christian. Senator Hard
ing'S secretary, at his recent meet
ing here with Joseph p. Tumulty.
secretary to President Wilson. is
understood to have turned from
discussion of secretarial and eX-
ecutive affairs long enough to con-
vey the informal request from Sem
ator Harding that the tennis
courts might be fitted up during
the cold weather, when conditions
were most favorable.
While the daughters of the
President. Miss Margaret Wilson
and the former Miss Eleanor Will
son, were accustomed frequently
to make use of the court, since
their absence from the White
House and the illness of the
President it has been used only
occasionally by Secretary of War
Baker and Secretary Tumulty.
The court became famous in
President Roosevelts administra-
tion, when the little group of men
invited to play there almost daily
with the President became known
as "the tennis cabinet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-01
LIBERTY. HUT MAY OFFER
INAUGURAL QUARTERS
Visiting Organizations Are Likely
to Have Use Of Building, Ac-
/ cording to Plans.

Liberty Hut, on the Union Station
plaza. will be used, it is expected. to
house some Of the visiting oreaniza :
tibns at the time OF the. inaupuratio,
Of Harding and Coolidge, II va
learned today. -S
The building is owned By the Y r
c. A, but it stands on goyernmant
property. designed for a park II
had been planned to have the buj,d :
ing removed January l, the Y. NJ r,
A. desiring to sell the Lumbar in 81
ana the government desiring to oh
tain the site.
But on the suggestion OF ElI;ott
Woods. superintendent of the Canitoi
building and grounds, the inaugurs1
committee has taken up with the v
NJ. C. A. authorities the matter Of
leaving the building intact until afts,
the. Inauguration.
Space for visiting Organizations NAV
be found also in government .b,,ilJ.
ings, it is said. The matter win he
referred to the public buildings com :
mission. of which Senator Smoot ;s
chairman.
Pending a decision on Senat,r
Borah,s proposal that the expendi-
lures of the federal government in
connection with the inaugural cer.-
monies shall be limited to $40. 900. the
award of the contract for the Com
struction OF a stand on the east front
Of the Capitol where the Inaugural
address of Mr.. Harding will be de-
llvered, has been held up. The lowest
hid was something more than. $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-01
SEE BRIGHT FUTURE
FOR US. BUSINESS
Government Officials Look
for New Era of Prosperity
in America.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Naturally reticent to be quoted in
dividually as to the future of busi-
ness. the majority of government of
ficials closed their desks for the year
1920 with a sigh Of relief and with
an expressed feeling that 1921 will
SEQ the beginning of a new era in
American prosperity.
Instead of apprehensions such as
have been experienced for two years
that every moment might disturb
prosperous conditions, the sentiment
about the immediate future is that
America now will build on such q
sound and substantial basis as to give
assurance over a period of years.
Omciala do not exude optimism and
paint rosy pictures, but at the same
time they DO inspire confidence. And
their conversation about the outlook
for 1921 Is tinged with this central
note-where there is abundance there
can be neither panic nor poverty.
America is well supplied with COM
modftieS and goods and Is experionC.
ing what the rest Of the world is
experiencing, namely. . recession in
prices as the peoples OF the war
areas return to their places in the
manufacturing and production Of ar
ticles Of commerce.
Lessons HAY he Cleaned
Looking back over 1920 lessons may
be CLEANED about the future. The
striking fact of the past year was
the strike of consumers. The public
stubbornly refused TO buy at tho
prices which were being asked. And
when the people generally stopped
buying the manufacturers found that
Ha "a lAPC Al fn
goods.
This is a democratic country" said
q member Of the cabinet, who, of
course, was referring to the use Of
the word democracy with a small ID"
"and things happen in this country
them to happen. The people stopped
buying because they thought prices
were too high. and now that bottom
has been reached people are starting
to buy again. This will mean new
orders for goods and new impetus
to the manufacturing world"
Should prices go to pre-war levels?
Government officials, regard this as
the most delicate point of all because
conditions in every industry are diff
ferent. They choose rather to say
that prices should go to REASONABLE
levels. and they believe the public
will start buying without insisting
on an absolute return at once to pre-
war levels.
BETTER GOOds Pfodueed.
In 50 many cases better goods are
being produced than before the war,
and, again, there is no such abun-
dance in some commodities az there
used to be. Changed conditions will
affect price recessions, but, generally
speaking, the public will about de-
eide when it thinks buying should be
resumed
Another thought which cabinet Of
ficials suggest il that every period
of irritation has it's compensations.
throughout the war. as the cost of
living SCARED, an immense number of
men and women OF the salaried class
felt the pinch and endured real want
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column 81
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SAYS POET WILL FIGHT ON.
People With Him, Declares Whit.
ney Warren, His Friend.

NEW YORK. December 31-Gabriele
DAnnunzio will never be reconciled
| to the treaty of Rapallo and will
indefinitely carry on his fight against
the present policies Of the Italian
-av.rrment whitney Warren. Ameri-
can representative of the council of
Plume, declared in a statement to-
! day: .-,, r,.... ,+
of Fiume," said Mr.. Warren, who is a.
personal friend Of the poet. but they
Adriatic question is settled right.
The people Of Italy are behind Dan.
nunzio and his ideas will triumph in
the end" >.
Mr. Warren said he doubted If
D'Annunzio would fee italy, because
:.his work is just begun" He has had
No direct word from D'Annunzio or
the council Of Fiume for several
weeks, and expressed the opinion that
many reports about conditions in the
Adriatic city "were highly colored by
the Italian government"
II am absolutely In sympathy with
D'Annunzio.'' said Mr.: Warren. "for
he interprets the will Of the great
Italian people. Force mas Dsen used
cannot remove the affection in which
he is held by the bass Of his fellow
II know he will never be reconciIed
to the treaty of Rapallo, which would
leave Fiume weak spot on the map
of italy. He will fight ON and ulti-
mately gain his point. l expect to
hear that the poet is in Venice, II re-
ports of his leaving Fiume are cor
rect. Stories Of his going to Ireland
or South America are without founda-
tion."
Mr.. Warren visited D'Annunxio in
Fiume. during the early days of his
occupancy of that city. :,
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NAVY UPHELD IN JAPAN.
Paper Says Country Should Have
Sufficient Defense.

TOXIC, December Silt would be
foolish to oppose disarmamen Mt, but
Japan must have sufficient defense to
protect her against any foreign ag-
gression. the Yorozu Choho declares,
in commenting on the proposed agree
ment between the United States, Great
Britain and Japan, regarding limita-
ton of naval armament.
/, The newspaper says that Great Brit
ain wants disarmament to suit her
own convenience, but that Japan does
not forget Americas wish is for .
navy big enough to meet any alliance,
(which could only refer-to the Anglo
Japanese alliance"
The Osaka Asahi Shimbun asserts
the Japanese foreign Office is obsessed
with doctrines of a balance of power,
which involves balance of ornaments,
adding that the war destroyed this
balance. The, journal suggests in,
somewhat veiled language that it is a
mistake to regard the Anglo-Japanese
alliance as the only string to Japan's
bow. .-s-.
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Colby Decries South american
Trade eR9pqgundaAimedat us.
Assures Uyuguayans His Nation Proposes to Find way
to Alay Feelings of Distrust and Eradicate
Misunderstandings.

MoNTEVIDEO. Uruguay. January
l.-Bainbridge Colby. United States
Secretary of State, told the people of
Uruguay yesterday that the United
states proposed to find a way to allay
the feelings of distrust Of North
America, which, he said. he had been
told frankly by leading men existed
on the part of the many South Amer
leans who did not comprehend the
true motives and purposes of his
country in it's dealings with the South
American nations. Mr.. Colby spoke
AT farewell luncheon that he gave
10 some of Uruguay's most prominent
citizens.
have been told propaganda is at
work in South America against the
cordial relations and understanding
between North and South America
the Secretary said. 1T is our duty
70 nnd a way to allay this distrustful
Ieeiing and to exert every effort to
wipe away any misunderstanding
and merit your confidence. We ask
TO be judged by our merits. and not
by our defects"
Mr.. Colby spoke of the activities
and competition of the English,
French and Italians in South America
and said he would be the last to be-
grudge them success. He declared the
American policy was filled with the
greatest friendship and that it was
the duty of public men of all coun-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-01
WOMAN KILLS NEGRO.
Proves Quicker With Revolver
Than Assailant Is With Rife.

= NEW ORLEANS. January 1-Sam
Sanders, twenty-seven years old,
negro. was shot and instantly killed
by white woman Mrs. Joseph Lobue,
wife of local grocer. shortly after
10 o'clock last night.
According to the story told to the
police by Mrs. Lobue. Sanders entered
the grocery and asked for 10 cents
worth of cheese, rendering a fifty
cent piece in payment and receiving
40 cents in change. He returned to
the store a few minutes later and
demanded $50 more in change.
Being refused, Mrs. Lobue says he
became abusive and threatened 10
get a gun and kill her. A short while
later he returned to the store with
a Krag Army rifle, which he leveled
at the head of the woman, who
snatched a .3S-caliber revolver from
under the counter and shot the negro
in the head.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-01
CARDINAL GIBBONS
QUICKLY RALLIES
Relapse Suffered Yesterday
Caused Special Prayers
to Be Offered.
By the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, Nd, January H.
Cardinal Gibbons has rallied from his
relapse of yesterday, after a good
nights rest, and was much better this
morning. according to news received
at the archiepiscopal residence shortly
before 10 o'clock from Union Mills,
Md. where the cardinal is ill at the
home of friends.
Gibbons secretary. who was quoted
as saying Ibis eminence is feeling
fine and is talking about coming
home"
All the Catholic religious commune
ties here, embracing the various
part of the night for the cardinal
who is at the home of Robert T.
Shriver, where he went nearly a
month ago for a rest. He was suffer-
ing from fatigue due to too close at
tention to diocesan affairs.
Special Prayers OAe1ed.
Special prayers also were offered at
all masses. today by direction OF
Bishop o. B. Corrigan, vicar general
Of tho diocese. who, after visit to
the venerable prelate yesterday, is
FSaS& "a oficial notice to the clergy
f1an uf the diocese, and through them
to their congregations. directing
prayers "for his eminence's speedy re-
covery or q happy death.
The bishops notice stated that the
cardinals condition yesterday was
less favorable than at any time dur
ing his illness and that he had re-
ceived the last sacraments. Yester-
day was the second time he has re-
ceived extreme JUNCTION. the first hay-
ing been about two weeks ago. when
his condition first became grave.
Since then he had gained steadily in
strength until yesterday.
The cardinals physicians believe
that minor relapses, as wen as his
condition yesterday, have been
brought about by nervousness induced
prelate. He had been noticeably worse
after visits of any length.
New Year Message.
Earlier in the day yesterday the
cardinal gave a New Year message to
his host of friends in Baltimore,
Washington and throughout the coun-
try, expressing regret that he would
not be able this year to greet his Bal
'timore and Washington friends in per-
son on the first two Sundays of the
new year, as has been his custom for
their continued prayers, and gave
them his blessing and best wishes.
The doctor said the cardinal is suf-
fering from muscular weakness. which
involved the heart action. but that be-
tween these attacks "he is as well as
you or l." The doctor added that he
would bring his patient home next
week unless his health positively for
bids. 1t is believed that the prelate's
mind would be eaSed by a return to
the plain room where he has lived
and worked for so many years.
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BILL bECOMESLAW,
THOUGH IT IS LOST
Smoot- Resolution,
Last Seen on Presidents
Desk, Causes Mix-Up.

For the first time in the memory
OF the Oldest White House employees
measure has become a law of the
land without the Presidents sigma
ture, because it was either lost or
mislaid somewhere in the White
House or the executive Offices.
This occurred in the case Of the
Smoot-Reavis resolution providing for
complete reorganization of all de-
partments of the federal government,
which automatically became Of law
Thursday afternoon at 4:45 o'clock,
when the time limit for the President
either to sign or veto il had expired
AS the time for action drew near
The President called for the resolu-
ton, but after thorough search on
the part of assistants and messengers
lit could not. be found. ~4s.-ss.~.
s As st, se iss,R wsns ~ ,sS SRa The Essolutioa
exciting about the White House. The
search was renewed with more search
ers and more vigor. but when the
final moment for action arrived it had
not turned up. and yesterday word to
to the Senate. -
Because Of this unusual mix-up and
IN view OF the fact that the measure
IS now law, it will be necessary for
the President to call upon the Senate
to have the resolution re-enErpssed
and re-enrolled. SO that it may be
sent to the State Department to be
written upon the statute books and
then TO be placed in its resting place
IN the government archives.
1t Is not known whether the Presi-
DENT was going to sign the rneasrr re
or veto 1t. There are those about the
White House who DECLARE with assur :
ance, that he was going to sien the
resolution. but inssmuch as it is q
law now whether by default or Nv
accident, the principal cause for con-
Germ at the White House is what be-
that the resolution after, being re-
ceived in the executive Offices was
taken to the President. and that it
was last seen on his desk. That was
nearly two weeks ago, and no one
can be found who is known to have
seen it since.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-01
N. Y. REPUBLICANS
NMARCH 4PARADE
National Republican Club Win
=, = -.
Send Liberal Rep
resentation.

The famous National Republican
Club OF, New York is one Of the lead
ing renub,ican org,n,z.t;o,s - -.
country which will have a representa-
tion in the inaugural parade accor5.
;, - ;.x.t:
~ 'iAa.ioh fecei'eo ny the
inaugural committee.
This club, according to the informa-
Senator Harding's ceremonies Gu hv q. =
which are more or lose n.t;anei III. 80 Oi
Charles D. Hilles. former SecratarH
to President Taft and renuhiican ny
tional committee chairman wh, is
president Of the club has a,nnaOoaS mmO -
the personnel Of THE Aas anmouncea
fpllovs. Col NJ e. Cotrow 10 80;
an. and other mamhors 90 Cs.nn. !.
Vanderbilt. Chariea u Snaen,9,
Senator .Iatnas w M SnelI ~. ~,
tUsais Stotlk6tirS, i1x1SV -. ~ - 80 80
William Hayward, Tdeosfura RnnsA,
eet; a;s ogden L. Miils. James r. Shef-
uelo, George A. Glynn. Samuel S.
Rerin Rig, e; Senator wilalam NJ. Calder.
oenJamin p. Odeli, Charles S. Whit
pan, p,;s. n. 4: Z. Smith. Cornelius N.
DiieS aho James u. Blaine, jr.
Gen. Harries On Commftt.~
Announcement 10 rnd. -,
man Mclean Of the aJdi,;ny 1aar- G
George H Harriea fo thn ~anS- ii' sH
aneural comn,itts. Inc general IN
chairman Of the in.r., "a. baadE,
committee. haa annn, souvenir
sonnei Of hss no1n,,sttaS tne per
Miss Ha1an N;noio, tollo"s.
Marks r n Mo- y; nur ~.
Fieminp Neu,hnId MacoonaIo'
nresident of tha Sresprey'
vertising Agency. Naw ysorey yos, Ad.
iasEer nres;Tnnt oe~ 1UIk: Aibert
yartisinF rencr cS; Inoinas AZ,
Block. New YorE citv 2 ui
Aver. nresident aytand
.Philadelnhia. n MoG q Son'
dent ri McSs.rm plesi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-01
PLAN FOR DUKE REGENT.
officials Discredit Existence Of
Fiume Scheme.

ROME, December 31.-An Abbazia
dispatch alleges the existence in
Fiume Of plan to elect the Duke of
Aosta to the Regency of Fiume, this
title being hereditary to his family,
In political circles in Rome the be-
lief is expressed that even if the offer
were made the Duke of Aosta would
not accept. as the Jugoslavs might
regard it as an infraction of the
treaty of Rapallo.r
One of the conditions presented to
the Ffume delegates at Abbazia was
that party Of Italian carbineers and
an Italian military authority proceed
to Fiumc for the purpose Of maintain
ing order and take possession Of the
large quantities of arms and ammu-
milton there. according to the Rome
newspapers.
The casualties among Gabrielle
DAnnunzio's 1egiona ries in the final
encounter with Italian regulars are
said to have been 11S wounded and
four dead. Many houses in the neigh
borhood Of Fiume and Sussak were
seriously damaged by the blowing up
Of bridges by the legiOnaries.
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% Per Cent Increases Above
Basic Pay Provided in Ex-
pert's Program.
LATE RECLASSlFICATl0N
SCHEME HAS 20 CLASSES
Creator Says It Has Distinct Ad-
vantages Over Previous Proposals
to Aid Employees.

r As best New Year wish TO the
more than 10000 employees of Uncle
Sam in the classified service in the
National Capital and 734,761 through
out the country, increases in salaries
averaging about 10 per cent above
the present salaries. plus the bonus
, or about 2S per cent above the pres
ent basic salaries, are provided in a
reclasSification program announced
today by Herbert D. Brown, chief OF
the United States bureau of efficiency.
In higher administrative, technical
and scientific positions the increases
will be much greater Mr. Brown says.
. This comes a sa quick response to
the pledge of Chairman Good OF the
House appropriations committee that
the basic salaries of government en-
ployeS must be increased by Congress
in the next session, if not in this
session.
The recIassifcation program of the
bureau of efficiency represents the
result of a careful investigation OF
all the administrative departments
and independent establishments dur
ing the last five years 1t proposes
to cut the cloth both ways" by max
ing nineteen salary groups and tWen-
ty-three classes of work.
Advantages Pointed Out.
Mr.. Brown says his plan has three
distinct advantages over the other
reclassification schemes: I'd 1t is con-
else and allows every empioye to see
just what increase he or she may eX-
pect: (2) il will allow Congress to
see to a dollar what the cost will be,
and 90 it carries the Endorsement OF
every administrative paTfment.
The twenty-three classifications OF
work. as proposed in the efficiency
bureau scheme of reclassification. are
as follows:
Glass /. Unskilled laborers.
Class 2, Messengers and watchmen.
Class ;. Mechanics.
Class 4. Office appliance operators.
Class 5. Typists.
class s. Stenographers and report
ers.
Class Z. Bookkeepers and account
ants.
Class s. Auditors.
Class 3. Receiving and paying clerks.
Class 10. Index. iile and mail clerks.
Glass II. Librarians and library
Class IL. Proofreaders and editorial
Class IS. Statistical clerks.
Class IA. Craftsmen and iIltstr tors.
Class Is. Clerks.
Class sc. Law clerks and attorneys
Class II. Personnel clerks.
Glass Is. Purchasing clerks.
Class 1s. Medical examiners and as
sistants-
Class 90. Translators-
Class 81 Custodians of buildings.
Class %. Technical. scientific and
professional employees.
Class 23- Secretaries
Scale Of Salaries.
The scale of salaries for government
employees under the nineteen groups
proposed by the bureau of efficiency
recommendations is shown below:
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BOARD Of THREE
TOGOVERNF F|UME
Mayor and Two Others Con-
Stitute Provisional Gov
ernn1ent.

BY the Associated Press.
ABBAZIA, Jugoslavia, December 81
DR.. Antonio Grossich, former head
Of the national council Of Fiume
Rickardo Gigante. mayor of F'iume
and Capt. Hostwenturi, who was
director Of national defense in the
city, have been constituted the pro.
visional government Of Fiume. They
will sign the pact presented by Gen
Caviglia and administer the city's
affairs until elections are held.
Rapid execution Of the agreemen,
win be effected, but whether the
W land or seasshas not yet been de-
cided. There is stationed at Abbasia
q Dalmatian liner capable of taking
on virtually all the poets forces. Il
was sent to transport iwonhdedc. but
these having been cared for in hos
the steamer Will be put into service
to take the Ffume force to a place
designated by the government.
DAnnunzio issued q sort OF vale.
dictory to the Fiumans as soon as he
saw surrender was inevitable. There
are few copies in the hands OF the
regulars, but it has generally beer
kept secret One Of the officers who
read it today recited a portion from
memory as follows:
Il abdicate and oonsign my powers
to the national council.
II have fought for an ideal / leave
to you the dead who fought for wha,
they conceived to be right They
have made the most supreme sacrifice
for you I consign them to you that
their memory may live forever
rAr 1znn n1rxr nrarnrr