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The Washington times., 1923-11-09
JEAN EIIOTS NEWS AND GOSSIP OF CAPITAL SOCIETY

remain in the United States all win
ter
-.f-
The Assistant Postmaster General
and Mrs. w. Irving Glover have re-
turned to their apartment at Ward
man Park after several days at their
home in Englewood, N. J..
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Mrs. Walter Wells entertained at
luncheon yesterday for Mrs. Edward
Sanford, wife of Justice Sanford,
and Mrs. Junius Parker, of New
York, who is visiting the hostess.
The Washington times., 1923-11-09
Miss Lejeune To GiUe
Dance For DebutanfeS

Miss Eugene Lejeune, the 'debu.
tante daughter of Maj. Gen. and
Mrs. John A. Lejeune, will enter
tain at a dance for the season 9
debutantes at the Marine Barracks
on the evening of November 80.
The Washington times., 1923-11-09

Theater to Mrs. Hughes, wife of
the Secretary of State, who had as
guests Mrs. J. Butler Wright, Mrs.
Robert Lansing. Mrs. Horace Lur-
ton, jr., and Miss Elizabeth Hughes.
The Washington times., 1923-11-09

Miss Almira
Sessions,
daughter of
Mrs.
Benjamin
Reeves
Russell.
who is gifted
with a fine
lyric soprano
voice, Will
sing on
Sunday
afternoon at
the weekly
tea at the
Art Center.
Miss
Sessions
gave a
program last
Sunday, when
the Art
Center
entertained
for Miss e. E.
Richards
and her
numbers
were so
enthusiast
cally
received that
she was
besieged
with requests
to repeat her
program
with
variations.
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tanLe daughter OF MAJ. zen. anu
Mrs. John A. Lejeune, will enter
tain at a dance for the season 8
debutantes at the Marine Barracks
on the evening of November 80.
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Mrs. Ernest Green and Miss
Mary Sanger are entertaining at
tea this aOernoon from to s
o'clock. Mr.. and Mrs. Green are
occupying the house belonging to
Mr.. and Mrs. Judah Howe Sears
at 1918 Sixteenth street, which
they have leased for the season.
Mrs. John r. Williams will be
the guest of honor at the dinner
Alfred Partridge Klots will give
this evening at his studio on NJ
street.
Miss Mary Montgomery has gone
to Philadelphia to spend the week
end, and will return to Washington
the early part Of next week. Miss
Montgomery will also visit in New
York before coming home.
c. Bascom Slemp, secretary to
the President, will be the guest in
whose honor Capt and Mrs. G. T..
Calhoun will entertain a company
Of thirtytwo at dinner this evening
at Clifton.
There will be an informal hop at
the Officers Club of Washington
Barracks tonight. The bachelor Off
GERS will give another dinner dance
at the club on next Friday evening.
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Miss Louise Lacey is entertaining
guests at the tea dance at lie
Paradis this afternoon in compli-
ment to Mrs. Deming Jarves, of
Dinard, France. who is visiting her
mother and sister, Mrs. John p.
Jackson and Nine. Ekengren.
The officers of the Signal Corps
stationed in Washington will give
their annual wig wag dinner" at
Meridian Mansions this evening, Mai.
Gen. George o. Sauier, chief Of the
Signal Corps. presiding.
The Rev. Meade Bolton MacBride
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Mrs. o. H. z. Belmont, Of New
York, president of the National
Woman's Party, entertained at
luncheon today at the Willard for
Miss Ethel Barrymore, who is
playing here this week in "The
Royal Fandango."
The Washington times., 1923-11-09

The Charge d'Affaires of Rumania
and Nine. Nano, with M. and Nine
Auffm' 'Ordt, who are visiting them,
and other guests are attending the
recital Of the Duncan Dancers this
afternoon
The Washington times., 1923-11-09

Admiral J. K. Robinson who is
in New York for a few days will
join Mrs. Robinson in Baltimore on
Saturday, going afterwards to the
races at Pimlico
The Washington times., 1923-11-09

Mrs. John r. Williams will be
the guest of honor at the dinner
Alfred Partridge Klots will give
this evening at his studio on NJ
street.
The Washington times., 1923-11-09

Mrs. Harold Walker has gone to
Pomfret, Conn.,, to visit her son,
Aldace Walker, and to witness the
football game on Saturday. Mr..
Walker is captain of his school
team.
The Washington times., 1923-11-09

Sir Gerard and Lady Maxwell
wiltshire, Of England, who passed a
fortnight at Wardman Park. left
there yesterday for New York. They
are contemplating returning to Wash
lngton about Christmas. They will
The Washington times., 1923-11-09

Mrs. Lawrence Townsend is in
New York for few days.
The Washington times., 1923-11-09
Norwegian ENJOY Host For
Distinguished COutnryn1en

The Norwegian Minister and Nine
Bryn will entertain a company Of
eighteen at dinner this evening at
the legation in compliment to the
distinguished explorer. DIR. Fridtjof
Eansen and Mrs. Nansen.
The Washington times., 1923-11-09

There will be an informal hop at
the Officers Club of Washington
Barracks tonight. The bachelor Off
GERS will give another dinner dance
at the club on next Friday evening.
The Washington times., 1923-11-09

Prince de Bearn, sometime coun-
selor of the French embassy in
Washington, and now attached to
the embassy in Tokyo, is in Wash
ington for a visit and is staying
at the Shoreham He entertained
informally at luncheon at the Will
lard yesterday.
The Washington times., 1923-11-09

Mrs H. N. Hickey has closed her
house in Cleveland /. and Joined her
husband at wardman Park Hotel.
The Washington times., 1923-11-09

The Rev. Meade Bolton MacBride
The Washington times., 1923-11-09

The Minister of Switzerland and
Nine. Peter left Washington yester-
day for New York. They will pass
several days in Boston before return
ing to Washington the first of the
week.
Evening star., 1923-12-13
Indians, in Excitement of Dance.
Ciue A,vayWiues; US. Ban Asked

Tribal dances and ceremonies came
In for considerable discussion today
at the conference of the advisory
committee on Indian affairs. A ma
jority of the speakers urged that the
committee go on record as upholding
the stand of the Indian bureau in
discouraging only those dances among
Indians that are found to be detri-
mental to their moral welfare.
The position of the Indian bureau
and of other friends of the Indian
who have opposed the present Indian
dances has been much misunderstood"
said G. E. E. Lindquist, director of re-
ligious education of Haskell Institute.
Those of us who oppose the Indian
dances are neither bigots nor fanatics,
nor do we want to abolish for all
time all Indian dances"
In the records of the bureau there
are affidavits, said Mr.. Lindquist. con-
cerning certain secret" dances that
should certainly 60 In addition,
he added, there are lnonens1Ve'
dances with features that doubtless
work economic harm to the Indian
and initiate against his progress"
He referred to the "give-away" dance
practiced among certain tribes as a
ceremony at which Indians ARE apt
to get excited and give away all they
possess" including at times wife or
daughter.
Mr.. Lindquist said he could not see
"the faintest objection to an Indian
tribe giving a genuine Indian dance.
provided its features are inoffensive.'
A resolution was introduced and
referred to q committee requesting
the bureau Of Indian affairs to avoid
Evening star., 1923-12-13
COMMITTEE ON D. c.
To MEET SATURDAY
House Body May Take Action
on Bill to Provide Auto
Reciprocity.

The first meeting of the House Dis
trict committee will be held SATURDAY.
morning, Chairman Reed announced
today.
While this first meeting will be il
the nature of 'get-acquainted" ses-
sion for the eight new members who
have just been appointed, Chairman
Reed expressed the hope that some
action will be taken on the question
of automobile reciprocity with Mary
land.
man of Maryland a member of the
House District committee, who has
been an intermediary between the
District authorities, the Governor Of
Maryland. the automobile commits
sioner of Maryland and leaders in
Congress, has urged upon Chairman
Reed the imperative necessity for
this legislation being favorably re-
ported from committee on the first
day possible.
Representative Zihlman will en-
deavor. if there is quorum of the
committee present on Saturday, to
have a favorable report ordered on
the gasoline tax bill as prepared by
the District Commissioners which
meets with the approval of the Mary
land officials and which has the sup
port of President Coolidge, as intro
duced by Chairman Reed.
If there is any slip-up on Saturday
and the committee fails to take ac-
tion on this measure which is pre-
requisite to securing automobile re-
ciprocity with Maryland, the commit
tee will be called together on Monday
when this measure will be made the
special order of business.
Evening star., 1923-12-13

dlscouraging or suppreSsing Indian
ceremonies and dances. except such
ceremonies that may be proved clear
ly immoral or contrary to statute.
arter thorough, fair and competent
investigation"
The resolution described various
orders of the bureau on the subject as
ambiguous and while "couched in
language that it regarded as mildly
admonitory, the orders as they were
transmitted to certain tribes left
many bands under the impression
that the bureau would take arbitrary
action If necessary.'
The conference recessed to pay
visit early in the afternoon to the
White House.
Mrs. Rinehart Speaks.
Present situation of the Indians is
not what it should be because the
Indian office is underfinanced and
Congress expects too much from in
adequate appropriations, Mrs. Mary
Roberts Rinehart told the committee
yesterday. She urged the committee
to go on record as strongly condemn
ing the attitude of Congress in it's
treatment of the Indians and the In
dian bureau, and that the people be
informed of the state of affairs
The conference adopted a resolu-
by Secretary Work providing that all
royalties from oil and other mineral
leases on Indian reservations be turn
ed over to the Indians Under the
general leasing law these earnings
are turned over to the reclamation
service, the states embracing the
reservations and the Treasury
Another resolution was offered by
William Jennings Bryan. 1t COM
mended the attitude of the govern
ment in encouraging efforts of all
religious denominations to bring re-
ligion into the lives of the Indians.
Evening star., 1923-12-13
u. S. Reveals Full Details
Of Rep0rations Parley Entry
Correspondence Exchanged Bet,oeen
Logan, Barthou, Hughes and Wed
feIdt Is Made Public.

leave doubts in your mind. we desire
to furnish you with more precise de-
tails.
THE first committee of experts
will endeavor to find: (a) The means
of balancing the budget. (b) the
measures TO be taken to stabilize
the currency. Concerning the stabili-
zation of the currency, the experts
would be invited. first of all. to de-
termine the conditions to be real
lied in order that a currency could
be stabilized and then the measures
to be progressively taken so as to
realize all of these conditions.
LAS the stabilization of tho cur
rency necessitates budget equilibrium
the experts would similarly be invit-
ed to study in detail the receipts and
the expenditures of the reich as well
as of the different states
The reparation commission would
ask the experts to give 1t in all sin
cerity their professional opinion on
tn questions submitted to them.
M. de la Croix and / hope that ii
may lead your government to ac-
quiesce in the acceptance of invita-
tions by American experts to partici-
pate in the labors OF the committees
Continued on Page 8. Column ~
Evening star., 1923-12-13
NAVY YARD WAGE
TO REMAIN SAME
Schedules to Be Issued AT.
fecting 10000 Here and
Elsewhere.

Schedules of wages for about 40. 900
employees of navy yards and stations,
for the next calendar year. will be
issued by the Navy Department to-
morrow or Saturday There is
authority for the statement that there
are to be no material changes in the
existing wage scale at the Washing
ton navy yard or at any of the other
yards
The Navy wage board, which has
just concluded an investigation of the
general subject. has reported that
there is nothing in existing industrial
conditions that calls for any impor-
| tant changes in the prevailing wage
rates at the various yards and sta
tionS. Secretary Denby and Assistant
Secretary Roosevelt have Indicated
agreement with the conclusions of the
board, but have not yet actually ap-
proved the report as a whole
Rates Here to Continue.
Respecting the Washington yard it
is said that the general wage board
has practically accepted the rates
recommended by the local wage board
changes in the rates which have been
in effect since July 1 last, when a
slight increase was made.
The Navy wage board is COMPOSED
of Rear Admiral j. X Robson. +. S.
Curtis, chief clerk, Navy Depa rtment.
and A. j. Berres. secretary of the
Metal Workers Union.
Evening star., 1923-12-13

In the interim while the appoint
ment of Americans on the two expert
committees of the reparation COM
mission which will inquire into Ger
many's financial situation was being
awaited here. the State Department
made public today correspondence ex-
changed between Louis Barthou. the
French delegate on the reparation
commission. and Col James A. Logan,
American observer with the commits
sion. as well as communicat tion
from the German ambassador.
The correspondence had to do with
the committees of experts to be es-
tablished by the commission and pre-
pared the way for American action
under the plan. Steps looking to the
appointment of Americans on the COM
mittees are looked for in Paris, as
the Washington government. If it has
knowledge of any selections, has not
revealed it.
The State Department made public
the correspondence as follows:
PARIS, December, 5, 1923.
My Dear Mr.. Logan:
/ have just had a conversation
with our colleague, Monsieur de la
CroiX, upon the observations which
YOU have exchanged In order to
give YOU more definite information
and to clear up points which might
Evening star., 1923-12-13

BERLIN, December 13-An appeal
by the German government to foreign
countries to help it out of it's finan-
cial difficulties is expected in many
quarters here within a short time.
The appeal may take the form Of q
request to the league of nations to
take control of Germany's finances.
Action for financial help is re-
sarded as inevitable on the ground
that without such assistance the gov
ernment will not be able to nav its
officials and will have to announce its
bankruptcy. The forecast is that in
last desperate effort to postpone
in the evil day, drastic taxation
measures Will be instituted under the
emergency powers law, necessitatine
the taxpayers disposing of some OF
their property to meet the new taxes
In addition the taxes due in Janu-
ary for the Rhine Ruhr relief are he
ing collected now in advance. but the
revenue accruins from them will be
sufficient for only limited period.
1t is not apparent what other re-
sources the government will have to
draw upon, as the Rentenbank is for
oidden by statute to furnish further
credits, as if it did so the renten
mark would follow the paper mark
IN aepreclation and the Reichsbank
Would not be able to advance the
government money on treasury bills.
Apparently the government consid-
ers that no course is left to IL but an
appeal abroad for a large loan, but
what iorm such an appeal would take
IS Undecided The likeliest course is
control.
Evening star., 1923-12-13
CONVICT GERMAN POLICE
IN JEWISH SMUGGLING
Six Sent to Prison With Thirteen
Other Persons for Traffic in
Tens of Thousands.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BEUTHEN, Silesia, December l3.-
Six police officials and thirteen other
persons were sentenced in the GRIM
inal court here today to terms of
from one year to three and one-haIf
years in the penitentiary for conspir-
ing to facilitate the clandestine i'm
migration into Germany of Polish
Jews unable to obtain passports. The
trial reveals an elaborate organiza-
tion, with headquarters in Warsaw
whence the intending emigrants were
smuggled across the Upper Silesian
border in small parties with the con-
nivance of bribed frontier officials.
The prosecution stated that during
the first six months of the present
year tens of thousands of Jews had
thus been smuggled into Germany for
a cash consideration.
The smuggling business went on at
an increasing rate until July, when
the holding up of one party led to
the disclosure of the organizations
activities.
Evening star., 1923-12-13
Boy of IS, After
Jumping in Riuer,
SaUed by Negro

Leaving note at his home, 440
eth street southwest, that he had
had trouble in school and his body
would be found In the river,
thirteen-year- Samuel Carroll
jumped off the sea wall intb the
Afacostia river today. He was
rescued by Edgar J. Brooks. col
ored man. who jumped in after
him and pulled him ashore. He
was rushed to Emergency Hospital
in passing automobile.
The boy told police he had been
watching an airplane, when he
slipped and fell off the sea wall.
Detective Harry Evans, however,
investigating the case. found the
note left for his parents, which
they had not discovered.
Surgeons at Emergency say the
boy will recover.
Evening star., 1923-12-13
HOUSE LIKELY TO RECESS
FOR CHRISTMAS DEC. 20
Resolution Passed to Pay Off EN-
ployes on That Date for
Holiday Shopping.

The House probably will take its
Christmas recess from December 20
to January 5. This was indicated in
dialogue on the floor this afternoon
between House Leader Longworth
and Minority Leader Garrett.
While the House was passing a res
olution to permit House employees TO
be paid off on December 20, that they
might have their money for Christ
mas shopping. Representative Gar
rett asked Mr.. LongWorth if it was
the intention for the House to recess
on the goth.
Mr. Longworth replied that after
conference with some of the promi-
nent members of the House he was of
the opinion that a recess from the
goth until the Thursday after New
Year would be the best arrangement.
He asked Mr.. Garrett to confer with
him on the subject.
No action was taken TODAY
Evening star., 1923-12-13
MOVE MAY ASSURE
PROMPT ATTENTION
TOD. c. LEGISLATION
Moore Introduces Resolution
to Prevent Bills Be-
ing Shunted.
CRISP MEASURE INSISTS
UPON ACTION IN 80 DAYS
Any Member Can Call Up Bill if
Chairman Fails to Act in Five
Days, Is Provision.

4 resolution providing that Dis
trict legislation receive proper at
tention in the House and is not
shunted and thus delayed until it is
too late to get action turing any
session of Congress was introduced
today by Representative r. Walton
Moore of Virginia, who, with Repre-
sentative Crisp of Georgia, and with
the approval of the minority leader,
has been fathering legislation from
the democratic side for liberalization
of the rules which was the bone of
contention between the House reg
ular republicans" and the progress
sive republicans" which deadlock ed
the election of Speaker for several
days
Representative Moore today intro
duced resolution which has refer
ence to the better prevention of the
business of the District of Colum bia
being set aside on the days appointed
for that purpose and like protection
of the nsideration of the private
calendar on the days appointed for
that purpose.
Would Force Reports.
Representative Crisp already has in
troduced rule providing for the dis
charge of a committee that fails to
report within thirty days.
Representative Moore previously has
introduced three rules as follows:
One TO require the committee on
rules to make prompt reports of
resolutions which il may adopt, so
tRey may not be held in the personal
possession of the chairman Of the
committee; to prevent, except by a
two-thirds vote, consideration of any
such resolution on the same day IT is
reported to the House; and again.
any member OF the committee a right
to call up such resolution for con-
sideration in the event the chairman
fails TO do so within five days.
Second rule TO require the speak
er on each Saturday before d week
when the House is expected to be in ses-
sion. TO post a notice of the business
which probably will be transacted day
by day during that week, as accurately
as he Is able to determine, and further
to require him to print in the record OF
each day a statement of the business
that probably will be considered the next
day, as far as he rs able to ascertain.
Would Restore Amendments.
Third. A provision to strike out that
section of the rules, which prevents
members from proposing amendments
to revenue bills.
Representative Moore also suggests
an amendment to the rules which will
make certain that revenue bills ac-
tually are read and the opportunity
given for members to offer amend
mentS thereto.
Representative Hastings of Okla =
homa will propose an amendment de
signed to protect bills on the unani-
nous calendar from being passed by
on the objection of a single member
While these notifications are
very comprehensive for liberalizing
the rules of procedure in the House
il is probable that other propositions
will also be offered.
Evening star., 1923-12-13
90 RUM SHIPS WAIT.
Big Fleet Seeks Chance to Unload
Christmas Cargo.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 13.-The
rum fleet off New York harbor wait
ing to land it's stock of Christmas
liquor was increased yesterday with
the. arrival of three more vessels-to
twenty-two-with joint cargo esti-
mated at $5,000.000, customhouse off,
cials announced tonight.
These officials declared that, al
though the rum fleet all displayed
lights, their number constituted a
menace to navigation, particularly in
fog.
The customhouse officials confirmed
dispatches from New Jersey points
stating that the feet now was lying
well outside the proposed twelve mile
limit.
Coast guard cutters, are continuing
their daily patrol, reinforced nearer
shore by harbor police boats.
The customs authorities made public
the names of the twenty-five vessels
now in the fleet. Many registries
were represented, but most of the
craft were British.
Evening star., 1923-12-13
WILL GIVE PRESIDENT
FARM RELIEF PLAN
EXPERTS on Way Here to Explain
Loan Scheme for Wheat
Farmers.
Rv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MINNEAPOLIS, December l5.-Dr
John Lee Coulter. president or the
North Dakota Agricultural College,
and f. E. Murphy, publisher of the
Minneapolis Tribune, are en- route to
washington today to lay before Pres
ident Coolidge and members of Con-
grass the Coulter plan for relief of
snring wheat farmers in the north
west. 60.
ooo 600 revolving fund from the fed
eraI treasury to provide stock loans
- farmers, Is understood to have the
indorsement of congressional groups
representing several wheat produc-
ing states.
Evening star., 1923-12-13
J. M. MOREHEAD, FORMER
REPRESENTATIVE, DEAD

CHARLOTTE, n. c., December I3.-
John NJ. Morehead. former representa-
tive in Congress and at one time re-
publican national committeeman for
North Carolina, died of pneumonia at
his home here today He had been i'll
one week. He was fifty-seven years
of age.
Evening star., 1923-12-13
Chief Old Eagle
Seeks League Aid
For u. S. Indians
BY the As,ociated Prose

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. December 13.-A dele
cation of sixteen Arapaho Indians
from Wyoming, clad in full
regalia. arrived in Paris yester-
day. Their appearance caused
such a commotion in the northern
railroad terminus that traffic was
held up for some time.
Chief Old Eagle told inter
viewers that the deputation in
tended TO ask the league of ma
tons to intervene with the United
States government so that Indians
might have the same rights and
privileges as other Americans
Evening star., 1923-12-13
BONUS BILL IN HOUSE.
Reintroduced by Mckenzie With
Only Minor Changes.

The soldier bonus bill, which passed
Congress last year and was vetoed
by President Harding, was reintro-
duced today by Representative Nc
kenzie. republican, Illinois, at the
request of republican veterans in
the House. 1t carries only minor
changes from the original bill.