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CRAMTON BILL
II ~ III HN NNAN VII | .4-.-t
DANGERS CITED
Rivers and Harbors Congress
Hold Passage Would Affect
Potomac Development.

Passage of the Cramton park-pur-
chase bill, which is scheduled to come
up on the floor of the House on Thurs
day under special rule would make
extremely difhcult, If not entirely Inn
possible, the development of the Po-
tomac River, either for navigation or
power" the National Rivers and Har-
bors Congress. With fIeUIr.0Hrpa,s at
room 824 M the Colorado Building
here, asserted yesterday in a prepared
statement issued over the name Of its
secretary, S. A. Thompson.
Referring to the survey of the Po-
tomac River basin, with regard to irri-
cation. navigation, hydroelectric devel-
opment and flood control, now under
way under the direction of Mai. Brehon
Somervell. district engineer for the War
Department for the Washington area,
the statement put this question: will
1t not be better, therefore, either to
postpone consideration of the Cramton
bill until the report of the engineers
has been received and studied, or to so
amend 1t as to allow the immediate pur-
chase of those lands which are suitable
for park purposes only, but delaying a
decision whether the gorge and the
Great Falls Of the Potomac shall be
used for navigation, power or recrea-
ton until such time as all the facts
are known?"
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put into operation In 1924 that the
world felt that it was at last on the
road to financial reconstruction. The
committee who framed that plan very
wisely limited its scope to certain def
mite objectives. These they stated to
be, first, the balancing of Germany's
budget; second, the stabilizing of Ger
many's currency, and third, the deter
mination of the amount of reparation
payments which might be made by Ger
many and transferred to the creditor
governments in the immediate future.
II was not within the jurisdiction Of the
Dawes committee to Ak the amount of
Germany's reparation liabilities. Never
theless, that committee succeeded in
evolving plan Of settlement which
should operate for a sufficient time un-
til confidence could be restored and a
final and comprehensive settlement
could eventually be agreed upon. The
Dawes plan more than fulfilled expec-
tations, so that last year decisive steps
could be taken in the direction of a
flnal settlement. AS a result we have
what is known as the Young plan, I'M
der which the total amount of German
annuities is fixed, and also the division
OF those annuities among the several
creditor governments That such an
agreement could be reached is a def
mite step forward and should prove of
enormous value to the world"
You spoke just now of the debt set
Elements as constructive factors in ar
irving at the present situation. What
do you mean by that?"
Debt Settlements End Uncertainty.
II mean that, with the settlement
OF the debts, an element Of uncer-
ta1nty has been eliminated from the
international situation. So long as
they remained unsettled. they con-
Stituted an unknown quantity in the
balance sheets of both debtor and
creditor governments. Currencies could
7 not be stabilized. Credit was affected:
| and extension of trade among the
| various countries was seriously re-
tarded. Ours Is one Of the chief cred
| 1tor governments and so the RESPONSE
bility devolved upon us to put an end
to this uncertainty by proceeding at
once to settlement of the debts owed
to this Government by foreign nations.
| The last agreement, as you know, was
the French agreement, which was ap-
| proved by this Government last month
and brought to an end the long
drawn-out negotiations which the
United States has been conducting with
| Is countries. The total amount as
funded is about 11Ha billion dollars,
and the present value of payments pro-
vided for by the agreements is slightly
less than seven billion dollars at Az
per cent. or about 81 per cent of the
aggregate debt prior to refunding."
! You spoke moment ago of cur
rency sterilization. This has been
done in practically all important coun-
! tries has it not?"
World Trade Stimulated.
Eyes," said Mr.. Mellon, Japan was
the last important country to return to
gold basis and effected the stabiliza-
ton Of her currency only a few days
ago. The return to a gold basis OF
such countries as Great Britain, Ger.
many italy, France and many others
besides, has been a fortunate thing fol
the United States; and, In addition e
that. it has had an important effect
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in stimulating world trade and max
ing for more prosperous conditions
throughout the world"
How about the United States?"
1.-THE amazing thing about this coun-
try is the rapidity with which it has
left the war and its effects behind. OF
course, We were not so hard hit as some
of the other countries. Nevertheless,
the burden imposed by the war was not
inconsiderable and would have become
more serious If the American people
had not started promptly and with de-
termination to get their house in order.
The money cost of the war alone in this
country amounted to more than $751;
500, 000,0 900 on June 80 last Our pub
lie debt, which was slightly over 81 ,000,-
600, 900 in 1916, had jumped, at its high
est point, to more than $4,000, 000, O00
three years later. 1t had been reduced
to less than SIC $500, 000, 600 on Deem
Der 81 last, and we are proceeding tC
white 1t down each year at rate
which, in q reasonable number of years,
II the present debt-reduction program
is continued, will substantially eliminate
this enormous drain on our revenues
Along with the debt reduction, this
country has followed balanced policy
Of tax reduction. Taxes have been
steadily lowered from the fantastic
levels which they reached during the
war. In the last 10 years there have
been five major reductions in taxes
with the result that the burden OF
taxation has been greatly lightened, as
regards both individuals and business
and many taxpayers in the lower
brackets have been relieved entirely OF
any liability for Federal income taxes.
You made statement once-in one
OF your annual reports to Congress,
think-that the large proportion of the
Governments revenues goes for the
payment of past and future wars. Tc
what extent is that still true?"
War Prevention Still Costly.
THAT statement still holds true. My
last report to Congress shows that for
the current fiscal year approximately
two-thirds Of all Government expendi-
lures, exclusive Of postal expenditures
60 for national defense, for military
pensions, retirement pay, annuitieS
World War allowances, life insurance
claims and for payment of interest and
principal of the public debt All OF
these expenditures have to do either
with the liquidation of past wars or
With the prevention of future ones. ]
use the word prevention advisedly, for
1t Is obvious; think, that such prepa-
rations as we feel obliged to make for
national defense are made with a view
solely to that end, or for the proven
ton OF future wars. It is true, never
thelesS, that war Is still responsible for
the major part of our expenditures
and it is in the light of these facts that
we must give our le-hearted sup
port to all intelligent and honest efforts
on the part Of the various nations to
bring about reduction in the heavy
burden of ornaments to the lowest
point consistent with the safety and
peace of the world. It is an augury
full OF hope that in the new decade
which is just opening we should be
concerned first of all with the efforts
being made at London to make peace
more sure by coming to an agreement
regarding naval ornaments"
Copyright, 1880. All rights reserved.)
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M U S


JaSCn1 f1cICtz nGCltdls
Playing with the characteristic tech
nical wizardry that has raised him to
one of the highest places among violin
virtuosos, Jascha Heifetz demonstrated
again last night at Constitution Hall
that he has lost none of his original
power.
Just as Kreisler's inspirational mel
ody may be said to be the highest point
of his art, so with Heifetz there Is a
perfection Of flexibility in the bow and
fingers which places him apart from
his contemporaries. There is no other
artist who can so surely make an audi
ence believe that violin playing is the
simplest thing in the world. And no
one on the concert stage can render
more inherently difncult technique.
Mr.. Heifetz demonstrated this per-
hapS most effectively in the FIRST move
ment of the Tschaikowsky Concerto. +"
Although not infallible in some of the
arpeggios, his octaves and harmonics
were without fault, and he ran through
the most difficult passages with his
usual abandon. His tone. too some
times criticised as Unconditional, was of
the purest, and especially in the ave
Maria" gave proof of his imagination.
The first number on the program
was a little known Sonata in r
minor" by Tremais. Just who the COM
poser OF this eighteenth jem is
seems to be somewhat in doubt, but
even If he has never written anything
else his concerto was pleasantly remi-
niscent. of Mozart and in spots of more
sensational modern composers. Follow
ing this came the more familiar
Tschaikowsky Concerto" Of which the
large audience was particularly appre-
ciative, and Mr.. Heifstz concluded
his program with shorter selections. of
which his own "Horra Stacatto" was
perhaps the most satisfying.
Even after he had obligingly played
half dozen encores the audience
seemed to be unwilling to let Mr..
Heifetz go. 1t was one Of those rare
occasions that one hopes mar be re-
peated before long.
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the people be excluded from any
knowledge about the proposed negotia-
tons? Is 1t the purpose of those be-
hind this conference to put through
their own will and then drive it through
without regard to the peoples views?
Why should the peoples business be
conducted in private in this conference
at all? 1t is their business and in
my Judgment these agents of ours are
going far beyond their duties in con-
Quoting the negotiations in secret. 1t
gives them black eye to start with
and ought not to be done, and as an
American citizen protest against the
holding Of these conferences in secret"
A serious proposal by one of the
naval powers at the London Limitations
Conference that a five-power non-ag-
gression, agreement be signed would
meet immediate objections from Wash
1ngton on the ground that the Kellogg
pact already serves the same purpose,
on far larger scale.
This was the response in official quar-
tiers yesterday to informal intimations
from London that the French delega-
ton had in mind some proposal under
which the five great naval powers rep
resented at the conference would agree
not to attack one another.
Proposal Considered Doubtful.
No one in official circles here believes
such a proposal will be made. But
should 1t be offered for consideration
1t would not be acceptable to the United
States. The administration here would
regard acceptance of such an agree
ment tantamount to saying the So
nations who signed the Kellogg pact
did not mean it when they agreed to
settle their disputes only by pacific
means.
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NAVAL FARLEY SECRECY HIT
BY MKELLAR AS ''BLACK EYE"
Senator LaudS Action of Rob-
inSon and Reed Favoring
Open Sessions.
Says People Would Not Ac-
cept Agreement Forced
Through Without Publicity.

Protesting against holding the ses-
Sions of the London Naval Conference
In secret, Senator Kenneth Mcclellan
Of Tennessee, in a speech in the Sen
ate yesterday, commended Senators
Joseph T. Robinson and David A. Reed
for their stand as American delegates
in favor Of open sessions.
Senator Mcclellan declared that Sc
cret sessions gave the negotiations "a
black eye to start with" He asked
whether it was the purpose of those
behind this conference to put through
their own will and then drive it through
without regard to the peoples views"
While he said nothing about proSpec-
tive Senate action on any agreement
coming out of the conference, his re-
marks were looked on as indicating
that such an agreement may be ex-
pected to encounter close scrutiny in
Senate circles.
Holds Secrecy Is Mistake.
Senator Mcclellan said:
81 note in the papers that the dis
armament conference In London has
adopted a system of secrecy IN its de-
liberations. In my judgment, this is
q great mistake. It will be recalled
that the deliberations between Presi-
dent Hoover and Mr.. Macdonald, when
the public has never been taken into
their confidence, apparently on either
side of the water. Great questions like
this should not be settled by govern
mental agents in secret. The people
Of the two countries are entitled to
know what Is going on when their vital
interests are being contracted about.
II want to take this occasion earn
estly to commend Senators Robinson
and Reed for their stand in favor of
having open sessions. OF all interna-
tional covenants, this particular one
should be open and openly arrived at.
The very fact that the conference
holds secret meetings, from which the
newspaper men are excluded and from
which the public is excluded, is enough
to raise doubt in the minds of all
fair-minded citizens as to the propriety
of such action.
THE conference had better take the
advice of Senators Robinson and Reed
and have open sessions. Why should
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by WILLIAM HARD.


BY Gable to The Star.
LONDON, January 25.-All the dele
gates to the Five-power Naval Con-
ference have now departed into caves
for private conversations with one
another, in multiple criss-cross fash
ion from delegation to delegation, at
their several hotels, and all reports
regarding the results are keyhole sur
misses and guesses-with the best guess
being that so far there are no results
ct all and that there will be none of
any consequence for many days.
Time Is given, therefore, for survey
ing the lighter and alleviating circum-
stances of the occasion.
E<!4Ire Wakstsuki, head OF the Japa-
nese delegation, IL seeking information
regarding archery clubs in England.
Mr.. Wakatsuki does not play golf. In
his native land he exercises himself by
shooting arrows from bow at distant
targets He hopes to find opportunity
for similar feats here.
The American delegation contains
the biggest number OF golf enthusiasts.
1t also contains the largest number of
fashionable addicts to white edgings to
waistcoats when wearing full morning
dress.
The British delegation is very negli-
gent in this regard. There are no white
edgings among them. The American
delegation is on the whole much the
best dressed Of all.
Aristide BRAND of the French dele
CATION is the best roller of handmade
cigarettes, with materials drawn loosely,
but marvellously and skillfully from a
pocket. M. BRAND is able to roll his
own as we'll as any American cowboy.
He has no objection to allowing ashes
to fall and repose on his waistcoat.
The general appearance OF VI. Brands
attire, from a fashion standpoint Is
on parity with that of Senator Borah.
The English newspapers continue to
describe the Stenographers OF the Amer
lean delegation as resembling movie
stars for beauty and for luxurious furs.
Immense envy and jealousy has been
created among English stenographers
by the statements Of English Journal
lists, saying that these American stenog-
raphers get daily allowance of $3.50
just for food. Also, another high
standard has been set for English
stenographers by the published report
that all the American delegations
stenographers go to bed by $3.50 o'clock.
It is further reported in the press
here that many of the IL Marines
accompanying the American delegation
are university graduates and that they
mingle In a perfectly democratic man.
, ner with their officers.
At st. James Palace in the apart
ment known as Queen Anne's drawing
room, where the delegates meet, the
fireplace has been supplemented with
electric heaters especially in order to
reconcile the American delegates to
| staying on here. Some English edifices
are provided with steam heat which is
here called central heating. The Eng
! liSh then turn of the central heating
and open the windows and let in the
| fog and cold and are as comfortable as
If the central heating had not been in
stalled. They are thus able to be both
modern and happy at the same time.
All London is laughing at the With
| cism Of the facetious American journal
list who described Premier Macdonald's
pious but cautious naval utterances as
"a mixture Of Jesus Christ and Jelli-
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NAVAL REDUCTION
URGED BY MELLON
IN DECADE REVIEW

Continued From First Page.)
connection" said Mr.. Mellon. Like
most people, am never entirely salts
fed with progress, no matter how great
that progress may have been. But
certainly, when we look back on con-
ditions as they were 10 years ago and
compare them with conditions today,
there is no reason to be dissatisfied with
what has been accomplished. In fact,
the one thing which comes to mind Is
the comparative quickness with which
We have left the war behind, as con-
trasted with other wars which many
Of us can remember"
You mena the Civil WARP"
eyes, was thinking particularly of
the long struggle which the Southern
States we're obliged to make before they
regained anything like their former
economic position. Even in the North
there were troubles enough-such as
the panic of 1873 and the large debt
which the Government inherited from
the war-a debt which, may say, 1t
same rapidity, relatively speaking, as
we are doing today in the case of the
debt left us by the last war. OF course,
the Civil War was confined to one coun-
try whereas the whole world was af-
fected by the last war"
'You feel that there has been a
general improvement in conditions
throughout the world since the war
ended IL years ago?"
U. s. Moving in Right Direction.
Eyes, we have been moving steadily
| and in the right direction. AS we have
| gotten further and further away from
| the war, the various nations have real
lied the necessity of adjusting them
selves 10 new conditions, both within
their own borders and in their rela-
| lions to the outside world. New trade
currents have come into existence
Debts and taxes and reparations have
| had to be taken into account. Cur
rencies have had to be stabilized, and
last of all. the bitter feelings enger.
| dered by the war have had to Subside
/ It has been a period Of readiustment
! and, as such, 1t has been both difficult
! and confusing. But all periods OF
transition are like that, and out of the
| present one has come the conviction
that mutual concessions must be made
in order not only to preserve the peace
| of the world, but to improve working
| II men are to be given the incentive
/ which they must have and to which
/ they are entitled"
"You think, then, that conditions ir
1 the world at large have become more
stable and that the average mans
chances have thereby improved"
Dawes Plan Filled Need.
ct think even the worst pessimis
would agree that that is true. 1t 4
necessary to point out only few Of tn,
steps that have been taken for any ont
to realize how far we have come from
] the confusion Immediately following tn
War. Take the question Of repafationE
It was not until the Dives plan wa
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Hartman of Jury.

NEW YORK, January Is [R.-Fed.
eral Judge Bondy has under considera.
ton motion to strike from the lis
Of jurors the name of John Hartman
cousin of the late e. H. Hartman and
nephew Of Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt
Examined as a talesman in a Jones
law prosecution. Hartman said HI
would not vote for conviction In q
liquor case. Assistant Federal AttorneN
Watts moved that Hartman be adj.
judged untitled for jury duty.
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Dartmouth Boys Judge.

DARTMOUTH. N. H., January rs L49.
The boys at Dartmouth are inclined
to think an inquiry to them should
have gone to Harvard. The editor of
the University of Kansas year book sent
the Dartmouth Delta Kappa Epsilon
two dozen pictures Of Kansas goods,
asking that the year books queen be
chosen by an Eastern college with the
reputation of being rich and exclusive
with country club atmosphere. The
Dartmouth boys obliged, however. They
feel that as judges Of beauty they are
unsurpassed.
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10 Held in Assassination Plot.

MEXICO CITY, January rs CR).-
Nineteen persons, including several
women, are being detained by the police
on charges of plotting to aSsaSsinate
several important persons.
Police Chief Valente Quintana re-
fused last night to disclose the nature
OF the plot, which was still under in
veStigation. FL Universal learned that
the prisoners were apprehended In a
downtown building, where they were
holding q meeting.
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Flyer Fails, to Set Record.

PORT DARWIN, North Australia.
January rs (E0.-F. C. Chichester, lone
British flyer, arrived here today from
the Dutch East Indies, completing a
trip from England in 36 days. He left
Croydon December 20 in a tiny Moth
atrplane. hoping to beat Bert Hinkler's
record OF is days between England and
the Australian continent. He is a New
zealander and former pilot Of the
Royal Air Force.
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REOPEN POWER STUDY.
Kentucky Senate Provides for
Hearing IN Falls Project

Hearing on Falls Project.
FRANKFORT, KY, January rs P).-
The Kentucky Senate yesterday opened
the way for hearings on the question
whether Cumberland Falls shall become
power plant or State park by adopt
ing a resolution providing that any one
interested in the project shall be given
hearing.
Both houses of the General Assembly
already have adopted resolutions invit-
ing former United States Senator T.
Coleman du Point to renew his offer to
buy the falls site and adjoining acreage
at a cost of around 5000, 900 and present
it to the State.
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Copyright Change Planned.

BERLIN. January IS R.--The
minister Of justice today indicated pro-
mitigation soon of a law extending the
term Of copyright from 80 to so years
after the death of the author. Such a
law would be similar to the British law
enacted in 1911.
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WHO CHANGES OWNERS.
Central Broadeasting Co. Buys Sta.
ton for s172. 900.

DAVENPORT. Iowa, January rs Up.
The Central Broadcasting 90. of Dav-
export has exercised its option TO buy
radio station WHO Of Des Moines for
$l72.00O.
This was announced today. by B. j.
Palmer. chairman Of the board Of di-
fectors.
The call letters will be combined, the
n.e.ged stations 70 be designated as
sgoC-Wf5o. Or. sFalrner said.
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II ESCAPES IN RECORD.
California Prisoner Given Life
Term as Habitual Criminal.

Los ANGELES, January "a OP-
Monte Wilson, who confessed to IT
prison escapes. after his arrest here re-
Gently for robbery, pleaded guilty yes
terday and was sentenced TO Folsom
Prison for life as an habitual criminal.
Wilson said his last escape was from
the Federal Penitentiary at Atlanta.
He once was convicted of participating
in a gang murder at Elizabeth, N. j.
and was sentenced to die, but obtained
. pardon.
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This policy is issued
with a IL, so, so or 80
day elimination period,
according to optional
Involvement.
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WHITE USES TALKIES.
Armour President Speaks to II
Meetings of Officials.

CHICAGO, January IS CP).-F. Edison
White, president of Armour g. Co., used
the "talkies" last night to address IL
officials meetings simultaneously.
Two meetings were in Chicago Others
were in New York, East St. Louis, III. 4;
ST. Joseph, Mo-; St. Paul. Mimi: Oma :
ha, Nebr.; Fort Worth, Tex; Oklahoma
City. Kansas City and Sioux City, Iowa.
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Usual cancellation
clause removed from
this policy, giving the
insured the right of
renewal to age IS Il
years.