Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-17

construction In the region Of the Capitol,
and will be a modern establishment de
luxe Of eight stories and three hundred
rooms. Standing at the coroner Of New
Jersey avenue and C street the "Presi
dent" hopes to become the headquarters
of the congressional set. The hotel is
rising on what was the once well-known
homestead of General Meigs. On Six
teenth street q Few apartment house has
just opened for business under the name
of president Apartments" Names of
National heroes continue to be favored in
Washington. The capitals two newest
hotels have been christened Lee" and
Hamilton"
Philadelphia directed the fight that
ended on the floor of the House, for res
toration of New York City's pneumatic
tube service. 1t is now generally ex-
pected, New York having recovered some
facilities Of which the Burleson admin
istration of postoffice robbed il, the same
conveniences, once enjoyed by Philadel-
phia, will in due course be established
there. Chairman Madden of the House
Appropriations Committee put up
logged and nearly successful battle
against the New York bill entailing ex-
penditures of s514,000 The funds finally
were voted by the narrow margin of
forty-one to thirty nine. Representative
Halvor Stevenson of Minnesota, chair
man Of the Postoffice and Post Roads
Committee, fought CALAMITY for the bin
and is prepared to stand by Philadelphia,
1t Is understood. when the time comes.
representatives OF all of the city's COM
mercial bodies recently were in Wash
ington to advocate for Philadelphia the
boon now re-conferred on New York.
J. Horace Mcfarland. master printer,
of Harrisburg. will be one of the promi.
nent figures at the second national con-
ference on State parks to open at the
Bear Mountain Inn, Palisades Interstate
Park. New York. on May %. The first
conference was held In Des Moines in
January, 1921 The conference aims to
promote interest throughout the country
in the creation of State parks. Judge
John Barton Payne, chairman of the
American Red Cross and formerly Sec
rotary of the Interior. will be chairman
of next weeks meeting, and Stephen H.
Mather. director of the National Park
Service, will be among the principal
speakers. Mr.. mcfarland. PennsyI-
vania representative at the conference,
is nationally renowned for his campaigns
for the preservation of Niagara Falls
and for national park development.
Word comes to Washington that Lord
Lee Of Fareham, hrst lord Of tho British
admiralty, who represented the British
navy at the armament conference is
grayely "peeved over the failure OF the
oyersa dominions TO shoulder their share
Of imperial naval burdens. In a speech
last week before the colonial institute In
London. Lord Lee reproved Canada,
Australia and the other daughter ma
lions" for allowing the hard pressed or
mother country" to carry unassisted the
still gigantic burdens of empire defense
at sea. He said the imperial government
had deliberately deferred consideration of
imperial navy contribution from the do
minions until after the results Of the
Washington conference were known. AL
thong they now are fully known, the
dominions give no sign of willingness TO
come to the relief Of the imperial trens-
ury. "Great Britain has had no word
of comfort or offer OF help from over
sea-" Lord Lee lamented, confronted
instead signs Of drastic reductions OF
even the slender dominion fleets hitherto
maintained"
The lord did not mince the words Of
his disappointment. He left It plainly
to be inferred that Mother Britain ex-
poets every daughter nation to do Its
duty.