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Evening star., 1923-01-18
STILL HOLD PROPERTY.
French Do Not Take Over Mines
as Expected.

BY the Associated Press
ESSEN, January 1S.-Ruhr valley
coal operators, who thought for Il
time last night that the French were
to take over the mines this morning,
found themselves still in possession
OF their properties today and learned
that only coal mined and above
ground came under the revised
requisitioning order of the French.
The magnates also learned that
they face court-martial, instead of
actual arrest. as a result of their
refusal to deliver coal to France.
Seize Mined Coal.
The ecosomio commission IN reach
fng it's final decision on the policy to
be followed concluded that because
of the shortage of technical experts
it would be better to requiSition only
coal ready for delivery and to re-
route to France all shipments intend
ed for German domestic consumption.
1t was also said that certain ma
tions, notably the United States and
Great Britain, looked with disfavor
,lpon the term "confiscations," as 1t
had been applied to the French Ruhr
policy by the Paris press.
What attitude labor would take, In
the event the mines were seized, also
received the commissions serious
consideration, for IL is realized that
the French would be under q heavy
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REDRAFT OF DISTRICT
FISCAL BILL BEGUN
Senate Subcommittee Expected to
Make No Increases in Allow
ances for Streets.

The Senate appropriations subcommit-
tee on the District of Columbia today
began redrafting the District appropria-
tion bill in preparation for its report to
the full committee of the Senate. 1t is
understood that members of the sub
committee believe that the House dealt
very generously with the District in
the matter of appropriations for street
improvements. 1t is doubtful that the
subcommittee will make increases,
therefore. for the street improvements,
and it may be that some reduction will
be made.
As has been reported. the suhcommit-
tee is expected to restore 20 the bill
items for the public schools and play
grounds which were stricken out Of the
bill on points of order in the House.
The committee is driving ahead as
rapidly as possible. and at the same
time giving due consideration to the
proposals made by the District Com
lnissionerS. the school officials and
others who appeared before it at the
recent hearings
Evening star., 1923-01-18
SIGHTS LURE COUE
ON EVE OF "AD|EU"
AutosuggeStionist Glad of
"Better Understanding"
Won in Washington.
"CURES" BOY STAMMERER
Lectures at Continental Hall and
Emo Home, and Finally, at
New Willard Today.

P1 tased that the people of the Ma
tional Capital are getting a better
and bettering" understanding Of his
message to humanity as the result of
his lectures here, NJ. Emile Coue today
spent busy day sightseeing. taking
luncheon at the French embassy and
lecturing.
The French exponent Of conscious
autosuggestion, who will leave Wash
ingtoR tonight for Cleveland, came to
the Capital city of the United States
two days ago feeling that many peo-
pie had wrong ideas about him. They
thought of him as a miracle man. ;"
as one who heals. as a doctor
NJ Coue will leave Washington to-
night. according to those close to him,
firm in the knowledge that he has in
great part. at least. swept away these
negative beliefs, and left most of the
people here thinking OF him as just
q plain. simple man, who teaches
others to help themselves mentally,
physically and morally.
Visit TO Arlington.
NJ Coue spent the morning visiting
Arlington, following which he returned
to the city to take luncheon at 1 O'Clock
with Ambassador and Nine. Jusserand
at the French embassy.
He gives his last lecture here at
o'clock this afternoon at the New Will
lard Hotel. He probably will remain at
the hotel for dinner, after which he
will motor to Union station to take
the Pennsylvania train for Cleveland
shortly before s o'clock.
He will remain in Cleveland until
Sunday night, giving two or more lec-
lures there, where his coming is eagerly
awaited, IT was said. Returning to New
York, he probably will remain there
until February 13, when he will return
to France.
Repeated Triumph.
NJ. Coue repeated last night his tri-
umph of the day before, when he
cured a young girl of stammering, in
the presence of some of the leading
physicians of Washington.
Before 1000 persons at Memorial
Continental Hall the little French
exponent of autosuggestion cured
a boy about twelve years old of
stammering. So easily, so quickly
did he show the lad how to cure
himself that it was done before the
audience knew 1t.
The self-cure came as the climax to
an interesting evening, when the
platform of the hall was crowded
with persons who had stepped for
ward as volunteers in the hand
clasping and other experiments which
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BRITISH COMMENT BRIEF.
No Pessimism Over Suspension of
Negotiations.
Rr the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, January 1s.-The suspen-
sion of Great Britain's debt-funding
negotiations with the United States
is commented on only briefly in the
press today. The disposition, how
ever, is to treat the situation in no
wise pesslmistically, and it is stated
unofficially that the governments
view is a hopeful one.
The Morning Post contends edi-
torialIy that if the American offer is
regarded in the strict light of busi-
ness it may well be considered a very
friendly proposal Nevertheless, Great
how heavily taxation now presses
British industry and the great sac
rifices the country has made in order
to maintain it's credit.
"For these reasons" the newspaper
says, 1.-THE government feel it their
highly distasteful duty to suggest a
lower rate of percentage than that
proposed by the debt commission.
There is another closely related rea-
son, namely, that additional taxation
must further reduce both the produc-
tive and the spending capacity, and
acceptance of the American proposal
would therefore exercise an injurious
effect upon trade and commerce as a
whole, in which American industry
would of course be involved. We
put forward these considerations in
full confidence that their import will
be appreciated in the United States"
Express No Opinion.
The newspaper prefers to express no
opinion as to whether. II the debt
commission cannot modify the Ameri-
can terms, Great Britain had better
accept them rather than continue
paying, cor rather owing" per cent.
The Post hopes that a choice will not
be necessary.
The Westminster Gazette, admitting
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DISTRICT DELEGATE
MEASURE TABLED
House Committee Refuses to
Report Reed Bill by
Vote of s to 5.
PLEAD FOR VOTING RIGHTS
Walters and Gilbert Ask for Delay
Until Full State Representa-
tion Is Allowed.

The House District committee. by a
vote of six to five. today refused to
make a favorable report on the Reed
bill providing for a District delegate
in Congress. The motion that was
carried was to lay this bill on the
table. Those supporting the motion
were: Chairman Focht, Pennsylvania: :
Walters. Pennsylvania: Sproul, Illi-
nois: Lee, New York; Brown, Tennes-
see. and Gilbert, Kentucky. Those
who voted mo" were: Representatives
Zihlman, Maryland; Lampert, Wis
copsin; Woodruff. Michigan; Blanton,
Texas. and Hammer, North Carolina.
Representatives Blanton and Ham
mer. both democrats, made impas-
stoned pleas for favorable action on
this bill. declaring that the commit
tee could not Justify its action in
refusing to give a voice in Congress
to the nearly half million people resi-
dent in the National Capital.
Delegate Would "Muddle Thinga."
Representatives Walters Of Penn
Sylvania and Gilbert Of Kentucky.
spoke forcefuIly in opposition to the
bill, saying that it would not in
reality give the people of the District
proper representation and that action
should be delayed until full voting
representation the same as allowed
to residents of any state could be car
ried in legislation.
I'VE are all interested in the Ma
tional Capital and desire to cooper
ate in beneficial legislation" said
Representative Walters. IF the Dis
trict has delegate on the floor with
out a vote it would just muddle
things"
Questions Commissioners.
Other friends of the District in the
House, he said, who now take par
ticular interest in District affairs
would then be inclined to be less
watchful of the Districts interests.
Representative Woodruff Of Michi-
gan said that he is not satisfied that
the District Commissioners, who are
appointed by the President, always
represent the wishes of the District,
and this is not to be wondered at, he
said, since the Commissioners are not
in any way accountable to the peo-
pie.
Evening star., 1923-01-18
MARK VIRTUALLY DISAPPEARS
FROM EXCHANGE; 23,8OO FOR ST.

The 23,s00 German marks which
could have been purchased for 81 to-
day would have cost $5,664.40 at the
normal or pre-war rate of exchange.
100000 Marks to Pound.
By the Associs ted Press.
LONDON, January 1s.-The foreign
exchange market was utterly de-
moralized today with international
operations in continental currencies
practically at a standstill, any busi-
ness transacted being purely IN the
nature of a gamble.
German marks at noon were quoted
at 10000 to 10000 to the pound
sterling. The French franc stood at
70.75 and the Belgian franc at 77.35
to the pound.
The suspension OF the debt-funding
negotiations caused the New York
sterling rate to drop to $4.e4Ss
Evening star., 1923-01-18
CABINET SEES PERIL.
Passive Resistance Fraught With
Danger.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, January 1S.-After a meeting
of the French cabinet today it was
stated in official quarters that the policy
OF passive resistance adopted by the
Germans was regarded as of great dam
ger TO the peace of Germany.
Continuation of the present attitude
of the Berlin government and the Ruhr
industrialsts. il was said, gave rise to
fears that the nationalist spirit may be
aroused to such a pitch as to provoke
serious trouble.
1t was pointed out that the reaction
had already been felt in Upper Silesia,
where secret societies are reported to
be eXerting great efforts to bring about
strikers.
Policy to Facilitate.
The French policy in the Ruhr. it
was emphasized, is to facilitate the
Industrial activity in the Ruhr rather
than to place obstacles in the way, as
: charged by the Germans.
In reply to the German note pro-
testing to all the allies against the
occupation of the Ruhr, it was again
explained that the movement is fun
damentally economic and that the
action taken cannot be construed as
war measure. France, it was re-
iterated, has occupied the Ruhr be-
cause of Germany's failure to meet
her just reparations debts.
The Belgian government is declared
TO be in full agreement with the
French view that firmness must be
used in the face of Germany's atti-
tude. The Italians also continue in
accord, and definitely approved the
plans for seizure of the German state
forest on the left bank of the Rhine.
Britain True to Attitude.
Following an important conversa-
tion in London yesterday between
Prime Minister Bonar Law and Count
de Saint -Aulaire, the French ambas-
Sador, il was further explained today
that Great Britain remains true to the
attitude she assumed at the time of
the Paris conference breakdown, and
that she has no intention of protest.
ing against the further measures
which France has been forced to take
in the Ruhr.
Considerable Significance is attached
TO these expressions. Notwithstanding
the many rumOrs now afloat, especial
ly concerning Italy's reported disin-
clnation to approve further military
occupation of the Ruhr, French Off
cials seem confident that the allies
will continue to give their support
and that Great Britain will not pro-
test.
COAT. CARS SEIZED
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Divert 12O Cars
and 7 Barges
tOOWn Use.
MINISTRY SEES
DANGER AHEAD
German Resistance
to Invasion Is
Still Growing.
ey tbs Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ESSEN, January 1s.-The French
AnIlitary authorities today instituted
court-martia1 proceedings against six
Ruhr coal magnates, whose names
were withheld. They were charged
with refusing to obey the orders OF
the military authorities in the ter
ritory under state of SIEGE"
The magnates have not been taken
into custody.
PARIS, January 1S.-A Havas dis
patch from Due sseldorf says the six
Ruhr coal magnates against whom
court-martial proceedings were ini-
tiated by the French military authori-
ties are those who were present at
Tuesday mornings meeting with the
French mission. They include. ac-
cording to the dispatch. Fritz Thys-
sen, son of August Thyssen, and ac-
tive head of the various Thyssen in
terests.
Evening star., 1923-01-18
Accountants Findings on Surplus
Revenues Assailed as Prejudiced
i'm Favor of i. S. Government.
CLAIM TO DISPUTED FUNDS
Is SENT TO SENATOR PHIPPS
Maj. Donovan Says s825,6O3 Deducted
i'm Report Covers Items Not
Yet Completed.

Answering claims raised against the Districts surplus
and calling attention other transactions in which the fed
eral might be indebted the city Maj Daniel
Donovan auditor today replied to the findings of the accountants
employed by the joint select committee OF Congress
In letter Senator Phpp chairman OF the committee
appointed investigate the Districts surplus Maj Don
behalf of the Commissioners the ct claim
that accumulated the Treasury the credit OF
the District.
Maj Donovan tells the joint committee that S5,502O6154 is
the only figure that should be considered by in establishing the
Evening star., 1923-01-18
ID FRENCH DIE IN BATTLE.

PARIS, January 1S---A report that a
French detachment had been ambushed
at Taxa, French Morocco, was con-
f1rmed by the ministry of war today.
The losses were two French officers
and twelve men killed and nine men
wounded. The French troops were at
tackled by surprise in n rayine by q
band of insurgents.
Evening star., 1923-01-18
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, January 1s.-virtual
disappearance OF the German mark
as q medium OF commercial exchange
was reported today by foreign ex-
change dealers. who quoted the Ger
man currency unit at .o042 cents, or
approximately 23,S00 to the American
dollar, another extremely low record.
This represents the depreciation Of more
than so per cent within four business
days.
Except for the accommodation of
customers, who are charged a pre-
MUM of at least so cents on all
transactions involving less than 500,
local bankera are declining to do
business in less than five and ten
million mark lots because the smaller
transactions ara unproftables
Evening star., 1923-01-18
BULGARIAN ARMY NOT
ON BORDER, SAYS SOFIA
Government Denies Concentration
Along Rumanian Frontier or
Even Having Army.

By the Associated Press.
SOFIA, Bulgaria, January 1s.--Rep-
resentatives of the entente in Sofia
have drawn the attention of the Bull
garian government to rumors cur
rent in Europe OF q concentration of
Bulgarian troops on the Rumanian
frontier.
The government expressed aston
ishment over the rumors, saying Bull
garia had no army. The entente was
assured that Bulgaria was resolute-
ly opposed to any war
Evening star., 1923-01-18
Demands whole amount.

Demands Whole Amount.
In their report Haskins and Sells.
expert accountants, deducted from
the surplus as given above the sum
of 1926, ,603.69, arising from certain
items that are treated in one fiscal
year for tax rate purposes and in
another fiscal year for accounting
purposes.
These transactions. Maj. Donovan
argues, have not been completed and
therefore the sS25. .6O3.69 should not
be deducted from the surplus for the
purposes of this investigation.
The auditor tells the joint COM
mittee that it is significant that the
accountants stressed transactions
which favor the United States, while
giving practically no consideration to
matters favorable to the District.
The auditor has been promised by
Senator Phipps that he will be given
an opportunity to supplement his let
ter by oral argument.
Text of Letter.
The letter sent forward today fol
lows:
"I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of January
11th. and a copy of the report submit
ted to you by HaskiDs and Sells, the
accountants employed by your COM
mittee for the purpose of conducting
the investigation into the accounts
between the United States and the Dis
trict of Columbia. You ask me to give
the committee the benefit of my views
on this report not later than the 18th
instant. and you inform me that an
Evening star., 1923-01-18
FRENCH COURT-MARTIAL
MACNATES, SEIZE COAL;
PARIS GROWING UNEASY
Soviet Rushing War Plans;
Troops on Way to Frontier
By the Associated Press.


STOCKHOLM, January 1SReports of pronounced military
of OF the former BAL
printed the Tdnngen today
that the military district of Smolensk has been de-
aed that all the soviet troops garrisoned at
Smonsk have been southwest Coward the
Polish rone that traffic the railway between
Vitebs) has been suspended and
the trains requisitioned for the military.
Focation being built in the Dvina district the
also it has learned.
of these from other sources0
Evening star., 1923-01-18
COAL CARS SEIZED.
i2o Halted and Diverted to Metz
Area.

DoRTMUND, January 1s-One hun
dred and twenty cars laden with coal,
consigned to the interior of Ger
many, were halted at the limits of
the occupationaI zone this morning
and diverted to Metz.
GELSENKIRCHEN, January 49,
Seven barges. carrying coal destined
for various cities in Westphalia, were
stopped by the French while travers-
ing the Rhine canal here today and
reconsigned to Strasburg by way OF
Ruhrort and up the Rhine.
Evening star., 1923-01-18
EMBASSY TO DEAL
W|THU.S S. ON DEBTS
British Commission Departs
Amid Expressions of
Optimism.
NOTHING STANDS IN WAY
American Spokesman Sees Agree
ment Before End of Con-
gress Session.
NOTHING STANDS IN Way

Negotiations between the American
and British governments looking to
the refunding of Great Britain's war
debt to the United States will be car
ried forward through the British en-
baSsy here after the return of the
British debt commi ssion to London.
This announcement was made at
the conclusion today of the joint ses-
sions Of the British and American
commissions which have been in
progress here for ten days. The
British commission left washington
for New York at 1:1o today.
Sees Nothing in Way.
An official spokesman for the
American group declared there was
nothing that should stand in the way
of complete understanding between
the two governments and that there
was reason to hope that an agree
ment in principle could be reach ed
in time for submission to Congress
at the present session.
Chancellor Baldwin expects to ar
rive in London Friday night. Janu-
ary 26, and take up the matter with
the British cabinet on Saturday
morning. Results of the conference
will Immediately be transmitted by
cable, 1t is expected. to Ambassador
Geddes here. Thus, the prospects to-
day pointed to resumption of ne
gotiations the last week in January.
Evening star., 1923-01-18
ITALY IL At EASE
AT RUHR ADVANCE
Takes Definite Steps to I'm
press Apprehensions Upon
British and French.
is FEARFUL OF CLASH
Protest of Germans Declared to
Have Made Deep Impression
Upon Mussolini.
is FEARFUL OF CLASH

BY the Associated Press.
Italy has taken definite steps TO i'm
press upon the British and French
governments that she regards the
present situation in the Ruhr as
fraught with great danger, and. al
though not taking the position of
an actual mediator, has earnestly
suggested that any further forclble
steps toward the collection of Ger
man reparations be taken only after
the most mature consideration.
The Italian government is under
stood to have acted after the German
ambassador at Rome called attention
to the fact that the French army In
the Ruhr and the remnants of the
German military forces are racing
each other across g. space or only
few miles, presenting a situation re-
garded In Germany as involving the
most dangerous possibilities.
MussoIini Acted Promptly.
The representations of the German
envoy are believed here to have made
a. deep impression on the Italian
authorities, who from the start have
been reluctant to see the French ad-
vance beyond the military zone estab-
lished under the treaty of Versailles.
Premier Mussolini is said to have
acted promptly. instructing the italian
ambassadors at Paris and London to
make 1t plain that Italy sees in the
present status of the Ruhr movement
the possibilities of a great catas-
-trophe.
What the French foreign Office has
said in reply is not known here, al
though it is taken for granted that
inasmuch as Italy outwardly Is going
along with France in her reparationS
policy, what she has to say on the
subject would be received with the
that the French commander in the
Ruhr has announced his forces have
completed their occupation of German
territory, but only by inference has
any connection been established be-
tween this announcement and the
presentation at Paris of the Italian
position.
Courts-MartiaI Alarming.
On the other hand, dispatches to-
day from Essen, saying that the
French have ordered the court-mar-
tial of some of the German coal mag
mates in the Ruhr are received with
apprehension in those quarters in
Washington where hopes have been
entertained for an alienation of the
forcible measures of the French.
Neither American nor diplomatic Of
ficials here will comment on this
phase of the situation.
Evening star., 1923-01-18
WEEKS AND BEACH
|. |NDORSE PARK BILL

Strong Endorsement is given by See
retary Weeks and Maj. Gen. Beach,
chief of engineers, to the bill now
pending in the House of Representa-
tives providing for the comprehen
sive development of the park and
playground system of the National
Capital. and designed especially to
protect the valleys of Rock creek
and Anacostia and Potomac rivers.
They feel, however, that its efficiency
would be increased by certain modi-
fications.
Secretary Weeks has written a let
ter to Representative John W. Lang
lev. chairman of the House committee
on public buildings and grounds. on
the subject in which he expresses the
views of the War Department, in
part, as follows:
'"The department is heartily in favor
Of the purpose of the bill as ex-
pressed by its title, but 1t is believed
that modification of some details of
the bill is desirable. The park sys-
tenn of the District of Columbia is
placed by law under the immediate
jurisdiction and control of the chief
Of engineers of the United States
Army. He is therefore greatly in
terested in the development of the
park system, and in view of that fact
and of his familiarity with the needs
of the system it is believed that he
should be a member of the commission
contemplated by the bill. The pro-
vision of the bill requiring the ap-
provaI of the President of the United
States on the designation of all lands
to be acquired by condemnation and
all contracts for purchase of lands
would impose an unnecessary burden
upon the President. as the acquisition
of land for the park system is al
ready surrounded by law with suffi-
cient safeguards.
Condemnation OF Land.
Reference to the act of Congress
of August 80, 1890, providing a site
for the government printing office, as
governing the condemnation proceed
ings pertaining to lands within the
District of Columbia, is also believed
to be improper, as the provisions of
that act have been replaced by
chapter XIV of the Code of Laws for
the District of Columbia, which pro-
vides. a procedure entirely similar to
that outlined in the act of 1890. An
act Of August 1. 1888, provides for
| the condemnation of land for the
United States outside the District of
Columbia. Accordingly mere au-
lthorization of condemnation proceed
! ings "as provided by law will be
sufficient to provide for the con-
demnation of land. both inside and
| outside the District of Columbia. 1t
| is further believed that neither the
acquisition nor control of lands not
in the District of Columbia should be
subject to agreements with state
agencies, but that both acquisition
and control of federal lands are
properly to be regarded as exclusive
functions of federal agencies.
"It is accordingly suggested that
the bill be amended as indicated, and
as thus amended i recommend it's
! favorable consideration by Congress"