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Harmless Amendment That
Budgets Won't Balance With
out Surplus Revenue.
C0NCEALS PREPARATIONS
Gives Opportunity to Discuss
Camouflagcd Topic Banned
at Cannes.

Sprcia, Gable to THE Nrw YoRK HERALD.
Copyright, 1929, by THE New YoRK HERALD.
GENOA, April Alt Is generally ad-
mitted that Germany maneuvered her
self into decided position of advan-
tage in the session of the Finance
Commission by the Introduction of an
amendment to the report of the allied
experts by DIR. Hormes. Finance Min
lister, in an attempt to put the confer
ence on record as admitting that the
weaker states cannot balance their
budgets unless there is favorable bal
ance of revenue" This seemed harm
less language, but in reality it con-
cealed nothing less than the question
of reparations camouiaged: ques-
ton which France insists shall not be
brought up at this conference.
''At last you have planted your
dynamite cartridge" remarked Jacques
Seydoux, the French expert, to the
German expert, when the session was
over. But it was reported that the
two experts met later in the evening
and came to an agreement upon a
definition of the scope of Germanys
proposal.
What that scope IS has remained a
secret SO far as the press representa-
tives at the conference are concerned.
But at the French headquarters 1t was
stated clearly that France would not
obstruct the discussion of a loan to
Germany. "The conference Is not COM
petent to make preparations for loan,
but we have no objections IL 1t chooses
to make suggestions as TO what may be
the best way for making loan," was
the manner in which the French posi-
tion was defined. Within such deflni-
tion it is conceivable that the confer
ence can formulate an expert view Of
Europe as to sound conditions for a
loan, and II that IS done there Is no
way OF avoiding vigorous and precise
references to reparations.
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Harding Says He Believes
$1,000 Limit Would Dis
appoint Country.
MONDELL GROUP UPSET
Big Navy Men Believe Fight
Is Won-Vote Expected
To-day or Monday.
Special Dispatch to THE New York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washiucrar ID. C.. ADriI II

Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
WashinEtsf ID. c.. April II.
big navy" advrr ates believe that
the fight for the maintenance of the
5-5-3 ratio virtually was won In the
House to-day when Representative
Nicholas Longworth (Ohio) read let
ter from President Harding approving
q navy personnel of $4,000 enlisted
men.
Mr.. Harding's letter was received
enthusiastically by the big navy"
forces as an Endorsement of their
stand against the recommendations of
the House Appropriations Committee,
which fixed the number of enlisted
men at $1,000, which navy experts said
would put the American sea forces at
Il strength two-thirds that of Great
Britain and slightly less than. that of
Japan.
A vote is expected to be taken on
the personnel section of the ball some
time tomorrow or Monday. President
Harding's Endorsement of the $1,000
figure. it is believed. will rally men,
and therefore enable the United States
to maintain an adequate navy.
Text of Presidents Letter.
Here is Mr.. HardnS's letter:
MY dear Congressman Longworth:
II have to acknowledge your letter of
inquiry addressed to me ON the 10th
instant. II / were to addreFs the Con-
gress formally / could say only what
l have already said informally. because
| am well persuaded that It is not wise
to make SO drastic cut In the nava
appropriations as has been proposed In
a measure now pending in the House.
II do not doubt the good faith OF
the committee majority in believing q
suitable navy can be maintained under
the limitations fixed in the reniing bill
and | am heartily in accord with every
consistent effort to deepen the cut In
governmental expenditure. At the same
time ! must believe in the good faith
of the Navy Department and cur naval
advisers, who say very emphatically
that it is impossible TO maintain. with
in the proposed appropriations. the
made the base of the international con
ference. and which standard we have
proclaimed to the world.
"Of course the decision must lie with
the Congress. but ] should not be frank
in replying to your inquiry if ] did not
say that / shall be greatly disappointed
and believe the country will be greatly
disappointed. IL the appropriation. tc
which the navy must and Will adhere. Is
reduced to the point where the limita-
tion of enlisted men and apprentices
is below $1,000. No presentation of the
situation which has come to my notice
has served to alter my opinion.
ultimately. perhaps. the lower fig
ures proposed may be reached. and
hope II will be possible through later
international concert. but the trend
toward peace and security ought To
be more firmly established before GO
ing beyond the limitation to which we
were gladly committed at the interna-
tional conference.
VERY truly yours.
'fWARREN q, HANNA
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GENOA, April IA (Associated Press).
asserted this evening that the Soviet
delegation would not be in a position
before next Tuesday to give an official
reply in writing to the economic con-
ference on the report of the London
experts regarding the question OF
tain a resumption of economic rela-
tions with the European Powers
Although members Of the Soviet del
cgation declined to say anything con-
cerning their attitude on the report OF
the experts. their general viewpoint
possibly may be gathered from a state
ment made to-day by NJ. Rakovsly.
Rakovsky declared to the newspaper
men that it would be superfiuous 10
remark that what the war blockade
had failed to extort from Russia in
four years Russia was not likely to
consent TO now of her own accord.
To-day's conference az Mr.. LLOYD
Georges headquarters began at 10:3g
o'clock this morning and lasted
throughout the day. 1t discussed tho
Russian problem with the purpose OF
clearing up uncertain points In tho
London experts report before the Rus
slams present their final reply to Il.
Compromise Is Possible.
This carrying Of the most vital part
of the business OF the conference into
such an informal gathering, where
personal contact may possibly remove
much OF the animosity that has been
displayed in Tie public sessions. has
created a general feeling in conference
circles that a compromise may DO
arranged on the Russian problem
which win afford satisfactory work.
ing basis for tho reconstruction or
Russia
The keynote or tho allied position
to-day was that Russia first must
satisfy past pledges before obtaining
any concessions for the future. In
other words. Russia must recognize
tho debts Of tho Czarist Government
before Soviet claims against the Allies
can be entertained
Tomorrow morning tie experts or the
four inviting Powers, who were present
at to-day's meeting, again will gather
at Mr.. Lloyd George's villa, and In the
afternoon they y~probably VIII be Joined
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REDS FEAR SNARE
Rakovsky Says Country
Won't Put Neck in
Moose to Be
Strangled.
MAY REPLY TUESDAY
what War Blockade Failed
to EXtOrt Soviet Not
Likely to Grant
GERMANY NOT CALLED IN
Russians Willing to Admit
Czarist Debts and Offset
Allied War Claims.
GERMANY NOT CALLED IN

Special Gable to THE NEW YoRK HERALD.
Copyright, 1879. by TIE NEw ionK HERALD.
GENOA, April 14.-Prime Minister
Lloyd George made a final effort to-
day to inject the Easter spirit into
the Russian controversy before the
conference enters the Easter recess.
For the entire day he had at his villa
the leading allied delegates, with
Georgevitch Tchitcherin. Leonid
Krassine and Maxim Litvinoff OF the
Russian delegation and number Of
experts on Russia. Together they
battled over the allied experts report
on Russia point by point.
Those attending included NJ. Bar
thou, Signor Schanzer, NJ. Jaspar. Sir
Philip Lloyd-Greame. Great Britain.
director of the Department of Over
seas Trade; Jacques Seydoux, finan.
cial expert to the French Foreign or.
flee. and M. Theunys, the Belgian Pre-
mier and Minister of Finance.
The absence of Japan and Germany
was explained by the informality OF
the meeting.
Russia Avoids Moose.
The Russians continued in an an
tagonistic humor. Christian Rakov-
sky, Ukrainian Premier, issued
statement tonight asserting that
Russia would not put her neck into
moose only to be strangled.
What is regarded as straw show
ing that the wind is blowing against
the Russians developed in the finance
sub-commission to-day. A question
arose of appointing a committee OF
judicial experts to study the rights
of foreigners in Russia and names for
1t were proposed. There was not one
among them to whom NJ. Rakovsky
took exception. Much to the surprise
of those present, both Italy and Ger.
many sided against Russia, and the
committee fell short of formation
only by the interference of the chair
man, Sir Robert Horne, who sug.
gested that the matter be deferred.
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Della Robbia Room--sunday Dinner and Eve-
ming Concert. s250. Vanderbilt Hotel.-Advs
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Continued on Page Twelve.

Theatrical and Hotel and Restaurants.
Advertising will be found on Page l3.-Adv.
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Can Speak on Eject.

The conference cannot act upon reso-
lutions proposing notifications in the
roparations program. but II can say
what It pleases as to the effect OF the
program upon budgets. The committee
OF experts will report to the financial
subconmission tomorrow. and what
they say will carry with 1t the weight
of the most distinguished authorities of
Europe. This committee was nominated
by Sir Robert S. Horne, British Chan
cellor OF the Exchequer. not according
to nationality, but upon a basis of in
ternational reputation, and II includes
Mynheer wissering. director Of the
Netherlands Bank in Holland: Gustav
Cassel OF Sweden. NJ. Avenel os the
French Finance Ministry: Sir Henry
Stakosh Of South Africa NJ. Dubois Of
Switzerland Herr Havenstein. president
% the Reichsbank VI. Catter of Bel
glum. signor Bianchi of Italy. M. Pro-
spisaI OF Czecho- Slovakia and r.. II.
Brand Of South Africa. Sir Basil
BIackctt of the British Treasury Is the
chairman.
The entrance OF reparatious into the
Genoa conference under an assumed
name probably will 20 dowr In the
annals OF the conference as ono OF the
noatest acts Of strategy played. The
Germans at first intended TO make
counter proposals TO the allied experts
report. But at the last minute. either
by their own inspiration or because Of
good coaching, they changed to their
innocent amendment. DR.. Andreas
Hermes. tho Finance Miristcr. intro
duced IT, The Minister was asked 70
explain why Germany moved H. where
upon he did so with about as much
lucidity as the vague phrase balance
of payments" can be said TO possess.
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Little Improvement seen.

The experts maintain that things In
Russia are not so fair as NJ. Rakovsky
depicted them. Moscow's insisteucc
upon governmental trading with for
eign manufacturers simply viii not
work, and its proposed system Of CO.
operative trading Is equally impossible.
as cooperative societies are simply the
tools OF Moscow. There Is little inn
provemcnt In the police and judiciary
and the security OF foreigners from
arbitrary arrest. Moreover. and ap-
parently without Jenine's knowledge.
the Third 1nternationale continues TO
stir up trouble abroad. and may use
the money obtained IN trading to stir
up more. The facts on this point are
too numerous. too recent and too well
authenticated to admit OF any doubt.
The experts I'm Genoa have discussed
Russla's probable plans VI the confer
encc falls They believe tho Reds may
invade tho west. They say tho Red
army certainly In numerous and for
uiidable especially along the Polish and
Rumauian frontiers and that II Is im-
possible to tell lf the Russian moder-
ates are able TO control II. II may he
necessary to send a commission into
Russia to see " those improvements n
which NJ. Rakovslsy spoke actually CO.
ist but the suggestions contained In
the experts report would take care OF
that, as they aim at the establishment
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shield OF weaker states.

"Tn the majority OF cage5." no de-
clared In one OF his simplest sentences
"the permanent balancing OF tho budget
Is possible only provided there be n
chance Of previously or simultaneously
equalizing the balance Of payment"
Then later he said Tho weaker States
are no more ~ position than before
tho war to seek equalization Of the
balance Of payments alNrg hitherto
practical lines. AS regards these coun-
tries. THE FIRST step toward the roestab-
llshment OF a gold currency consequently
viii remain dependent upon tho recstab-
lishmcnt Of an equalized balance OF pay
ment being found possible"
Balance Of payment" Is translation
OF tho German word 'Zahlungsbilanz."
which is applicable in many fields but
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,,rccs That Were Robbed.

Tho Offices robbed were those If Day
ton & BAILEY lawyers, $500 cash: Queen
Insurance Company. $500 cash: Royal
Marine Insurance Company. $50; ROYAL
Indemnity Insurance Company. $4,000:
Royal Insurance Company. 800; G. Il.
Sturhahn e. Co. 500.
or securities taken practically all were
discarded by the thieves and were found
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Continued on Page Thirteen.
The evening world., 1922-04-21
PHOTOENGAVERS
BEATEN IN PLAN
TOREGULATE PRICE
Appellate Division Upholds In
junction in Favor of Stand
ard Engraving Co,

The attempt of officers and mem
bers of the New York Photo Engrav-
ers' Union No. l, to regulate not only
the wages of the industry but the
minimum selling price of the product
was defeated to-day by the Appellate
Division of the Supreme Court. which
unanimously upheld an injunction, is
sued by Supreme Court Justice Whit
aker, restraining the union from de-
claring a strike against the Standard
Engraving Company, Inc.
The decision of the Appellate Divi-
sion, written by Justice Samuel
Greenbaum, sets out at length the
history of the litigation. 1t appears
that prior to May, 1921, the Standard
Engraving Company conformed TO q
union rule fixing the minimum selling
price of photo engravings. An at
| tempt legally to abrogate this rule
| had been defeated by court decision
| that photo engravings did. not come
| within the scope of the DonnellS
| Anti Trust law preventing restraint
| in trade, because photo engraving:
| are not commodities in common use.
The Legislature of 1921 amended
the law to bring photo -engravings
within the purview of the DonnellS
Anti Trust Law. The standard En-.
| craving Company 'thereupon notified
the union that it would disregard th'
minimum selling base and proceeded
| to sell below the minimum fixed by
the union, The notification was me
by threat of a strike, which led tn
Standard Engraving Company to ap
| ply for the injunction.
The evening world., 1922-04-21
COckrOuch Sits
In Radio Set and
Chats to Bugs
Signal Corps Sergeant Says tx-
periments Prove Insects Are
WirAess Fans.

HARRISBURG. IA. April 2l.-Cock'
reaches are radio "fans" and com.
municatt by wireless with each other.
Howard zimmerman, Sergeant Major,
55th Brigade. Pennsylvania National
Guard, believes and seeks to prove
through experiments, the results OF
which were made public here to-day.
The experiments have been under
way here for year and follow in
vestigations in Luxemburs by Capt.
Armstrong. 5th Division Signal
Corps, with which Zimmerman served
there.
"At night school we were working
on the shortest possible wave length,
as low as one-fourth of a metre" the
Sergeant explained. radio sets were
located three feet apart on a table.
'One night our tubes began to act
.queerly. Finally we located 'Mr'
Cockroach' sitting in the space be-
tween the receiving and transmitting
apparatus. We removed him and the
apparatus became normal. This led
us to believe he. could make electric
power" ...
The Sergeant declared his belief mat
one insect radios TO another Is sup
ported by his experiments.
"a cockroach has n wave length OF
between one-half inch and one inch
with very low frequency, he said
The tumble bug and moth also are
endowed with radio power, he added
while beetles show only slight wire
less habits.
The evening world., 1922-04-21
MANY RUM SHOPS
DEFY LAW HERE,
! JUDGE DECLARES
Refuses Clemency in Sentencing
Two SlayerS Who Plead
y They Were Drunk.

gtwo confessed murderers. arraigned
before Judge Mcintyre in General ses-
s.ois for sentence to-day, pleaded for
clemency, saying they were drunk
when the crimes were committed.
Judge Mcintyre said:
According 10 the evidence there
are many hell holes here in defiance
OF Che law. These places ought TO be
closed.
"The people Of this city have "a silly
superstition that because they don't
llite Prohibition they can violate the
lazy. II they would go $50 miles from
New York they would find the people
unfolding the law. Prohibition is q
Wholesome regulation which win re
SUIT in great good TO the rising gen
erAtion.
5'What are young girls doing II
those dens in Greenwich Village sucl
nS has been described here? shal
show no clemency to those who plea
drunkenness.
Thomas Gilmartin. who dlle,
Charles B. wolff. waiter. in a res
tshrant at No. i46s Third Avenue oi
Jah. 81, and wounded two patrons. be
cdtise he had a good record as a sol
diefl in France may serve only tel
years. Joseph Rogan. who killed Joh
J3 Gillen in "a tearoom In Cornell
street on Nov. 10. 1921. in a fight owe
= I'd, was given twenty Eears.
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BATTLES GIANT APE
WITH BARE FISTS IN
FIGHT FOR HIS LIFE
Toledo Keeper Attacked by
Biggest Animal of Its Type
in Captivity.
IN UPROAR
Huge Elephant Expected to
Break Loose Before Atten-
dant Receivers.

TOLEDO. April 21.--Louis Sherer,
keeper In the waIbridge Park Zoo,
was nearly killed In a bare-hand
fight with a huge ape here yesterday.
And the Zoos biggest elephant.
Babe, unmanageable except by
Sherer, is in such n state Of danger
our excitement that preparations have
been made to kill her II she breaks
loose. Sherer. badly lacerated by the
ape, will be in a hospital for some
time.
Tony, said to be the largest ape In
captivity, had been peevish for some
time. Yesterday when Shoror went
into the cage to feed him. Tony
leaped from n trapeze and landed on
the keepers head and shoulders,
clawing and biting and screaming.
Instinctively sherer guarded his
throat and jugular vein with his arms.
The ape tore st his head. Sherer
dropped to the ground under the at
tack, then staggered to his feet and
tried in vain to get a grip on the
monkeys throat.
Sherer was forced back against the
bars. Looking about for any kind Of
q weapon he saw a brick Just outside
the cage. He managed to put a hand
through and get II. Then he began
raining blows on the thick skull II
the ape, but they seemed to have no
effect.
Tho monkey forced the keeper to
the door of the cage and out into the
| open park. Spectators looked on with
horror. Other keepers came, but found
NO chance to help at FIRST because the
bodies OF man and monkey were 80 in =
terlaced that n blow or shot at the
ape might have struck the man.
Suddenly the ape quit the attack
and leaped TO the top of an automobile.
There ne could be attacked. He was
knocked senselcss with a spade md
then shot.
The screams OF the ape and the
shouts of men, however. had by this
time crazed The big elephant, Babe.
who was held by ankle chains not far
away. She began tugging at the
chains and lashing VITA her trunk.
trying to reach the keepers who ap-
preached her. 1t was feared she
would break loose. A hurry call for
elephant guns was sent, and a
group Of men are grouped about Babe
ready to shoot her IL she breaks loose
| Sherer is expected to recover.
The evening world., 1922-04-21
BATTLE IN SENATE
IS BEGUN TO SAVE
NAVAL OIL LANDS


Department as to the making of such
leases and the terms thereof.
(C) All correspondence, papers and
files showing and concerning the ap-
plications for such leases and the ac-
ton of the Department Of the Interior
and it's bureaus thereon and upon the
several claims upon which such leases
were based or issued, all in said Naval
Reserves.
Josephus Daniels, former Secretary
of the Navy, who was one of the most
vigorous opponents o fthe exploitation
schemes of the private oil interests
during the Wilson regime, is enroute
to Washington from his home in
North Carolina to help line up senti-
ment in Congress afainst permitting
the Wyoming deal to be ratified. Dan
| iels has written letter to Senator
La Toilette, in reply to one from the
Wisconsin Senator, giving some of the
history of the oil fight, and announc-
ing his unalterable opposition to the
lexplotation scheme. The letter fol-
lows in part:
| ITO the very last days of my ad-
Iministration, l opposed all the sug-
lgestions towards the leasing of these
oil reserves set aside by President Taft
land President Wilson. During the war
there was a hard drive by those who
lclaimed ownership to these lands and
1.-THE matter was so pressed then that
the navy had to stand in the way oil
1.-THE exploitation of this oil reserve.
"I felt that this oil had been set
Iapart for the navy and that eXploita-
ltions by those who claimed an interest
was not necessary to win the wal
land the day would come when thr
navy must depend upon its own oil
reserves for a. part of it's supply.
I'm my judgment it would be q
Igreat wrong to lease these oil re-
lserves. The wisest policy of con-
lservation as we'll as the Navy's eff
lciency in the future depends largely
upon holding these naval oil reserves
Intact.
''If you will apply to the Navy De.
lpartment, you can obtain letters writ
ten by me with reference to these oil
LANDS and you will see that If any
body suggested that 1 at any tim'
was willing to make any concession
| looking toward the leasing of thes
, Hands their statements are not born'
I out by facts.
} "You may be interested in knowing
! that when first looked into thi
) matter, when the first application
was made, / found that the claims o.
4 the Navy oil reserves were asked TO
, in the name of parties working In tn
I stock yards Of Chicago, who upon In
quiry declared thsy had~ns4oo>mAd
The evening world., 1922-04-21

watch and the $500 l was supposed
to have lost, and that my job would
De secure for life. Conan Doyle's de-
tectives are ali right. but they're not
in it when you go up against real de-
tectives. I'm Just a damn fool"
Lorenzo was arraigned in the York
Vile Police Court for violating the
Sullivan law, but the apartment
house at No. l Lexington Avenue is
still in disturbed condition and
o-night there will probably be new
night Swatchman and elevator
operator.
Lorenze pleaded guilty, but was
permitted to withdraw his plea and
the case was postponed till tomorrow
morning to allow him to get a lawyer
| with bail fixed at $500. The detec-
tiyes added that Lorenzo smashed his
| hat with the jimmy, but forgot tc
| smash his head.