Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-04
WASHINGTON
DAY BY DAY
(Fyom our Special Corresponde7t.)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The District
Court of Appeals today rendered 4
decision upholding the rig ght OF ooha a
4 fide resident of Virginia TO operate
motor car in the District OF Column
hia without a District registration tag.
Tho court reversed the decision OF the
nnl;ce court which had fined Arthur
/ D. King. ~ ,,. ;.
not entirely clear, the court. points
nnT the existence of reciprocity
agreement between the District OF
! Columbia and Virginia gives the Fir-
ginia resident the right to operate
his machine here The real spirit of
the law is embodied in that arrange
ment, the court finds.
Defeat for all attempts to prevent
the arming of merchant ships was
predicted here today as result of
the positive stand of the British de-
legation against such move in view
of the failure of the conference to
reach an agreement limiting subma-
rine tonnage.
Believing that if submarines are
not to be limited that merchant ships
should have the right TO protect them
selves, the British have served notice
that they will not consent to any
agreement that might tend to restrict
such right. They point out that the
agreement against the mounting Of
a larger than eight-inch gun on any
auxiliary ship is in itself a limita-
tion of armaments for merchant YES
sells, but beyond this the British are
not willing to go.
1t had been the plan of Secretary
Hughes had the submarine tonnage
limitation been agreed to, to propose
that the nations agree not to arm
merchant ships in time of war and he
still had an idea that if the Root
resolutions went through it might be
found practicable to disarm merchant
ships in view of the rigorous rules of
visit and search prescribed by the
resolutions.
Governor William c. Sproul, of
Pennsylvania, will be named Senator
from that state to succeed the late
Senator Boies Penrose within forty
eight hours according to Senator
Watson, of Indiana, close friend
of Penrose who talked with Sproul for
sometime over the long distance phone
this morning.
Watson told Sproul that it was ne
cessary that the appointment be made
Immediately so that the Republicans
would have the vote on the Newberry
case which comes before the Senate
probably on Friday under an agree
ment adopted sometime ago Sproul
replied that he had made up his mind
to thake the Senate place and said he
would acquiesce in Watson's request
to make the appointment immedia-
tely. Just how the Governor will go
about the business of naming himself
to office is not known. but the belief
is that he will resign in favor of
Lieutenant Governor Beidleman who
will then appoint Sproul Senator to
fill out the uneXpired term of Pen
rose
While Postmaster General Will H.
Hays has made no statement concern
ing the matter. close personal friends
of the Cabinet officer in Washington
believe that he will accept the offe to
become head Of the moving picture
corporation at salary said to be
Sl5O,OO0 year.
81 am going to devote the next two
weeks to a consideration of the offer
made to me-" said the Postmaster
General today. 81 have not had the
time to give to the matter as yet
but will make known my decision
preciate that the promlem is a serious
about January IA. Naturally, | ap-
one with which to deal and that is
why | am going into the whole sit
uation very deliberately
1t was doubted in diplomatic cir
cles today whether the Italian gov
ernment would give its consent to the
arrangement between the United
States and Japan respecting the di-
vision of the former German cables in
the Pacific Ocean between America,
Japan and Holland without some as
surances concerning the ALLEGATION of
the eN-German cables in the Atlantic
ocean. Italy, it is known, was not con-
suited during the Acknowledgements
conversations which resulted in an
agreement to allocate to America the
1ap-Gaum cable, to Japan the Yap-
Shanghai cable and to Holland the
ap-M -Menado cable, although Italy un-
der the Treaty of Versailles is en-
titled to fifth interest in all the