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WEATHER.
ttT. S. Weather Bureau Forecast.)
Fair and warmer tonight; lowest tem
perature about 35 degrees: tomorrow
cloudy and warmer. Temperature for 24
hours ended at 2 p.m. today: Highest,
40, at noon today; lowest, 29, at 7 a.m.
today. Full report on page 7.
Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 28
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GOMPERS RALLIES
CROSSING BORDER
TO ENTER HOSPITAL
Labor Leader Takes Nour
, ishment and Chats With
| Several Acquaintances.
GOES TO SAN ANTONIO
TO WIN BACK STRENGTH
Trouble Now Described as Bron
chial Affection—Lower Alti
tude Held Beneficial.
the Avwiiit.d Press.
LAREDO, Tex.. December 12. —Sam-
tirl Gompers. president of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor, arrived at
the American border here at 7:30
this morning in a critcal condition
niffcring from bronchial infection.
31c Is being rushed through to San
Antonio this morning, and will be
taken to the St. Anthony Hotel there
this afternoon.
His physicians said his life would
I>e in danger unless the aged leader
«ould be given hospital treatment
shortly.
Mr. Gompers was able to sit up on
the side of his bed and take slight
nourishment as his train left Laredo
for San Antonio today. In addition to
the milk he was also given a cup of tea.
Sank Low Yesterday.
He sank low yesterday on the trip
from Mexico City, where he had been
attending the Pan-American Labor
Federation meeting, but with re
markable vitality rallied last night,
and this morning was noticeably im
proved.
A room in a Laredo hospital had
been reserved for him by United
States customs officials, but his im
provement was such that it was be
lieved safe to take him on to San
Antonio.
Mr. Gompers’ train was met on the
Mexican side by Dr. Nat King. United
States Health Service, and other
American officials. Mexican govern
ment officials and secret service men
were aboard, as well as many mem
bers of the Gompers party who had
accompanied the leader to the Mexi
can capital.
Cnstotmt Rules Waived.
President Calles of Mexico had
wired to Felix Salinas, chief of the
Mexican immigration service at Nuevo
across the Rio Grande from
Laredo, instructing him to see that
Mr. Gompers and his party were given
every courtesy. .
The coach in which Mr. Gompers
was lying was taken from the train
and brought Immediately to the
American side without the usual cus
toms formalities.
Mr. Gompers’ condition is described
as a bronchial trouble, complicated
by a recurrence of his illness of some
months ago. It has not been definite
ly diagnosed, his physician said, and
whether there was evidence of pneu
monia he was not prepared to say.
The federation officials with the
party were, up all last night wiring i
telegrams to the United States on |
their chiefs condition, but few of the |
messages went through, it was said, j
Reports of Mr. Gompers’ death caused !
h flood of messages to pour into (
l-aredo yesterday and last night and j
the Gompers’ train was besieged by ■
anxious labor officials and friends
when it arrived on the American side.
Pulse Reported Normal.
An official medical statement issued
shortly after the train's arrival said
that the patient’s respiration was 94
and his pulse normal at 7 a.m.
No one, except his physician and his
secretary, Mr. Giles, was permitted
to see Mr. Gompers on his train. He
lay in his berth, apparently resting
quietly, dozing occasionally Into brief
sleep.
Mr. Giles wired to San Antonio to '
have 10 rooms ready in a hotel there!
for Mr. Gompers and party. The first
plans were to take the patient to the '
hotel, but these arrangements may be
changed en route and it is possible he
will go to a hospital immediately on
arrival in San Antonio.
The high altitude of Mexico City
affected the aged man to some extent,
his physician said, and it was be
lieved that he would improve as he
neared the lower atmosphere of
Texas.
His kidneys had been bothered by a
change of drinking water, and it was
thought a return to the water he was
accustomed to drinking might bring
some improvement In this regard.
Despite his advanced age, the pa
tient’s ability to battle for his life
was said to be remarkable.
Patient Remains Cheerful.
During the long journey up from
Mexico City he remained cheerful,
slept as much as possible, but took
little nourishment. Efforts of his
physicians and followers were direct
ed toward keeping him quiet and con
serving his strength, which was far
spent on the trip.
Mr. Gompers was said to have re
peatedly expressed the wish that If
lie was to die he hoped the end would
come on American soil. The train,
however, took its usual'cource. ar
riving in Nuevo Laredo an hour late,
and no effort was made to speed the
journey.
There was no occurrence on the
trip which should have given rise to
the erroneous reports of Mr. Gom
pers’ death, his secretary said. While
he was admittedly low, and his phy
sician said his condition was serious,
no hint that the end was near was
permitted to escape from his coach.
Talks on Reaching U. S.
Mr. Gompers’ condition improved
slightly as he reached the American
side and his cheerfulness was more
perceptible. He was permitted to con
verse with some members of his party.
He was compelled to forego a break
last prepared especially for him by
a Chinese cook he brought from Mex
ico City.
Labor leaders of the American Fed
eration of Labor in New York were
requested by his secretary to come to
San Antonio to be with their leader,
and apparently his counselors were
preparing to keep Mr. Gompers In
San Antonio until hls condition defi
nitely Improves.
The stricken leader of many hard
labor battles passed a few Jokes to
his friends from hls train sick bed
and appeared to be the most composed
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■ T , ■■ ■ r ' : ’ •
m SUNDAY MORNING EDITION
Herriot , in Bed,
Presides at Paris
Cabinet Meeting
Premier Improving From
Attack of Grippe .
Rest Is Urged.
By the Associated Press. ,
PARIS?, December 12.—Premier Her
riot this morning presided at a meet
ing of cabinet ministers who gath
ered around the bed in his chamber
at the foreign office. M. Herriot is
suffering from the grippe.
The premier’s condition has not ma
terially changed today. Some general
improvement was noted by his phy
sicians, but the swelling of the pa
tient’s leg was undliniuished and
complete rest for it was enjoined.
During the morning Prof. Vauquez
was called In for consultation on the
case by Drs. Bloch and Slcard.
HUGHES ADAMANT
IN NOTE TO LONDON
ONU.SJARCLAIMS
Message Understood to In
sist on Same Rights as
Allies in Payment.
"• i
Ambassador Kellogg reported to !
the State Department today that he
had delivered to the British foreign
office the American reply to the com
munication from the London govern
ment questioning the right of the
United States to collect war claims
from Germany from benefits re
ceived by that country under the
Dawes plan.
The reply, drafted by Secretary
Hughes, is understood to firmly sup
port the position that the Washing
ton Government has every right ac
corded to the allied and associated
powers to make its collections under
the Dawes plan.
It is expected* that arrangements
will be perfected to make public the
exchanges on the question auto
matically In Washington and London.
Meanwhile State Department officials
declined flatly to comment on the
note.
Inquiry among Government officials
as to the possibilty of submission of
the claims question to an interna
tional court failed to reveal the re
ceipt by them of any intimation from
Britsh sources that such a step was
to be expected. It is known, on the
other hand, that Secretary Hughes
believes the matter will be adjusted
by the two governments In an en
tirely reasonable way.
WAITS FOB CHAIffBEBLAIN.
Note Action Deferred Until Beturn
of Foreign Secretary.
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, December 12. —The Amer
ican reply to the British note of De
cember 4, w'hlch Use!/ answered the
American note regarding reparations
i for war damage claims, was received
j by the British government this morn-
I ing. It will not be touched, however,
i until the arrival of Foreign Secre
! tary Chamberlain from Rome. Mr.
i Chamberlain is expected to reach
London Saturday night.
The foreign secretary will probably
appear In the House of Commons
Monday or Tuesday to answer ques
tions relating to foreign affairs. After
this question period he Is likely to
consider the American note and pre
sent It to a cabinet meeting Wednes
day.
It Is generally believed the cabinet
will adhere to the policy that, while
claims in connection with the occu
pation forces and property losses will I
be admitted, the British government i
i will hesitate to make an agreement I
| previous to the Paris meeting of j
I finance ministers as to payments to i
| the United States.
ALBANIA IS TORN
BY NEW DISORDERS
More Tribes Join Fighting in
Liouma Region—Zogn Fol
lowers Arrested.
By the Associated Press.
BELGRADE, December 12.—Dis
patches from the frontier say the
agitation In Albania Is tending to In
crease. All the Liouma (Lyuma)
region has risen; it is declared, and.
fresh tribes have adhered to the
movement.
By order of the government at
Tirana, numerous partisans of Ahmed ;
Zogu, former premier, who is alleged
to be the chief of the insurrection,
have been arrested In the Matl (Matya)
region, which has aroused violent in
dignation jimong the Mussulman
population. Government partisans
destroyed the house of former Mayor
Mousa Yuoka at Scutari, the dis
patches assert.
The Serbian press attributes the
movement to pressure alleged to have
been brought to bear by the govern
ment under Premier Fan Noll In view
of the elections on December 20.
FRENCH BUDGET DELAYED.
All Hope -for Vote Before Decem
ber 31 Abandoned.
The government has abandoned
hope of completing the debate and
voting on the 1925 budget before De
cember 31. It, therefore, will be com
pelled to ask Parliament to vote wro
vlslonal credits with which to run
the country during January and prob
ably February.
Mexican Rebels Executed.
MEXICO CITY, December 12.—Gen.
Adolfo Hernandez, a major and two
captains belonging .to the rebel forces
under Tlburclo Coello have been exe
cuted at Pueblo City after a court
martial, according to special dis
patches. 0
WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1924—FIFTY-EIGHT PAGES. ♦
PRESIDENT WARNS
SENATORS AGAINST
POSTAIM BOOST
Tells Conferees Any Bill Must
Provide Also for Rais
ing Funds.
PARLEY AT WHITE HOUSE
IS HELD TO BLOCK VETO
New Drawing Up Proposal to In
sure Revenue for Projected
Grant.
In an effort to strengthen the ad-
I ministration forces In the Senate and
to stave off an early vote to over
ride the President’s veto on the
postal employes' salary increase bill.
President Coolidge today summoned
a number of Senators to the White
House.
This conference Is thought to have 1
been prompted by the handling of |
this matter in the Senate yesterday j
when a futile attempt was made to 1
obtain an agreement to postpone j
until February a vote on repassing
the measure. It already had been
repassed over the veto in the House.
| The attempted agreement to post
i pone this vote was blocked yesterday
I by Senator Couzens of Michigan,
j The Senators with whom the
! President discussed the legislation
today were warned by him to
"watch their slept’ and not to have
this additional expense saddled upon
the Government, unless some means
for raising the approximately $65.-
000.000 required by the proposed In- ;
j crease can be provided In the bill.
New Attempt Forecast.
; During the conference the Presl
i dent was represented as pointing out
I the possibility of another attempt be
| ing made shortly at a unanimous con
i sent agreement. The matter of delay-
I ing a vote and at the same time bol
stering up the administration forces
are understood to have been gone Into
pretty definitely during this confer
ence.
Postmaster General New, after leav
ing the cabinet session at the White
House later, said that he would send
to Senator Sterling, chairman of the
post office committee of the Senate, a
proposal to raise adequate revenue
to meet the proposed salary increases.
His plan, he intimated, provides for
an increase on virtually all classes of
; postal service except letter mall.
| The Senators who attended the con
ference were Moses, New Hampshire;
AVatson, Indiana; McLean, Connecti
cut; McNary, Oregon; Standfield, Ore
gon; Means, Colorado; Reed, Pennsyl
vania; Short ridge, California; Mc-
Kinley and McCormick. Illinois; How
ell, Nebraska; Harreld, Oklahoma, ahd
Cummins. lowa, President of the Sen
ate.
POSTAL BILL ABOUED.
Efforts Until February 2 to Have
Action Deferred Fail.
A futile attempt was made in the
Senate yesterday to postpone action,
on the postal pay bill until February
2. so that some plan could be worked
out to finance the proposed increase
In pay of postal employes through in
creases in various postal rates.
Senator Edge of New Jersey, after
conferring with many of hls col
leagues, sought unanimous consent
agreement to have the President’s
message vetoing the pay bill made
a special order of business February
2. It was blocked by an objection of
Senator Couzens of Michigan after a
debate in which It was said the pro
posed increases in postal rates would
fall principally on second class mail
matter, and the newspapers of the
country would attack It. Senator
Couzens declared he would oppose any
agreement unless he was assured the
| increases on second class mall would
j be put through.
Delay for Study,
j Senator Edge, In charge of the bill,
j explained that the delay was sought
i in order to give time for considera
| tion of increasing the rates on other
j mail.
Senator Reed. Democrat, Missouri,
declared that if he wanted to have
the President’s veto sustained he
would like nothing better than to
have the vote connected with a pro
posal to Increase the mailing rates’ on
newspapers.
“You will then have every news
paper in the country) or practically
gll of them, here fighting the propo
sition to override the veto.” said he.
Consider* Boost Fair.
Senator Edge told the Senate he
considered the increase bill “fair and
justified,” but that every.. means
should be taken to meet a shown
deficit In carrying second, third and
fourth class mall. Senator McKellar,
Democrat, Tennessee, wanted to know
, how Senators Edge and Curtis Would
vote on increasing the rates on newc.
papers. Senator Curtis, the Republi
can leader, replied he would meet the
j issue when It came before the Senate.
Senator Couzens then, objecting to
the postponement of action, said he
wanted to see the newspaper and
periodical rates Increased. Senator
Reed argued that the proposals
should be treated separately.
"We have recently had an example
of the disciplinary measures employed '
against those who disobey the wishes
of the President,” said the Missouri
Senator, referring to the action of
the Republican conference in voting
to exclude Senators La Follette, Fra
zier. Ladd and Brookhart. "I believe
Senator Edge was a leader In enforc
ing the discipline against those Re
publicans. lam wondering what will
be hls disciplining If this veto is over
ridden.” _
HUNTER SHOT BY DOG.
Animal Steps on Trigger Empty
ing Charge in Han's Leg.
WISCAfeSHT. Me., December 12.-
Theodore Sherman of Edgecwmb was
shot by hls dog yesterday while
gunning near here. He placed hls
loaded gun on the ground while he
crawled under his automobile to make
an adjustment. The dog stepped on
the'trigger. The chargelof shot enter
ed Sherman’s leg between the knee
and ankle.
Radio Programs—Page 46.
A sudden 1,000-foot nose dive in an airplane restores hearing to girl who had been deaf
for 19 years.
DUCHESS IS TAKING
SIGHTSEEING TRIP
Alexandra Feodorova Goes to
Mount Vernon and Arlington.
Feted by Society.
Grand Duchess Alexandra Feodorov- ,
na, whose husband aspires to the
throne of a restored Russian empire,
set out from her suite In the Willard
Hotel today, accompanied by two
Washington society leaders, to ex
plore the historical points of Interest
In which the Nation’s Capital and Its
environs abound. The grand duchess
first went to Mount Vernon, and on
j her return stopped at Arlington Ccm
-1 etery to view the tomb of America's
I unknown World War hero.
The grand duchess arrived in
Washington yesterday afternoon at
L:10 o’clock as quietly as an unher
alded tourist atid proceeded through
the Union Station with her entourage
as a rear guard. Only the presence
of a small reception committee of
Washington society women and a
police escort provided by the Dis
trict government informed the curious
crowd In the station that the visitor
had arrived.
Met at Station.
Mis. Robert Lansing, wife of the
former Secretary of State; Mrs. Fred
erick Dent Grant and Mme. Wilhelm
Ekengren formally greeted their
guest and escorted her to Mrs.
Lansing's automobile at the easlFen
trance of the station and hurried to
her hotel.
As the titled visitor stepped from
the train she was greeted enthusias
tically by Mrs. Lansing, who made
several presentations and was Intro
duced in turn to members of the
Russian entourage. The grand
duchess was accompanied by Mine.
Capetllene Makaroff. widow of Ad
miral Makaroft; Mme. Helene Orloff,
widow of Gen. Orloff; Admiral-Vlad
imir Petroff. who came from France
with the duchess; Mrs. Henry P.
Loomis of New York, president of
the National Society of Colonial
Dames, and Georges DJamagaroff, sec
retary of the Monday Opera Club of
New York, representing the organiza
tion whose guest the grand duchess
will be during her slay In the United
States.
No Formal Recogaltlon.
The unofficial flavor given to the
grand duchess’ visit in Washington,
it was explained, is due to the fact
that only visitors of high rank are
paid the tribute of official station b>;
the White House and the State De
partment. and since the United States
recognizes no government in Russia,
officials see no way in which they
can take official notice of the presence
in the National Capital of the wife
of the former Grand Duke. Still an
other attitude, as contrasted to that
of social and official- Washington, wHI
be assumed toward the visitor by
diplomatic Washington. In the diplo
matic set, she has claim in a certain
rank by virtue of the fact that she
is a sister of the reigning Queen of
Rumania. That fact Is to be reflected
in various ways in the diplomatic
corps- during her brief visit.
The grand duchess made her first
bow to Washington's social life at an
elaborate Russian fete and ball giv
en in her honor last night at the
Willard. The social calendar today
includes a luncheon given by Mrs.
George Thomas Marye, wife of the
former Ambassador to Russia, at
which the grand duchess will be the
guest of honor; a reception given in
her honor by Mrs. Lansing and a
' dinner to be given in her honor to
night by Mrs. John Hays Hammond.
The visitor expects to leave Washing
ton tomorrow forenoon for Netor
York,
No White Hone Engagement.
No engagement has been made for
the grand duchess to be presented to
President Coolldge, and there will be
no complications over the propriety
of a social reception by the first lady
of the land, since Mrs. Coolidge left
Washington yesterday morning for
an absence of several days.
The titled visitor's suite on the seventh
floor of the Willard Is under heavy
guard while she is there, and during all
of her trips in Washington She will be
accompanied by a member of the New
York Police Department’s bomb squad,
who came to Washington with the party.
Headquarters Detective Ira Keck also
has been assigned to accompany the
visitor.
Shortly before she left her hotel
this morning to go to Mount Vernon and
Arlington Cemetery the grand ducheaa
held a two-minute interview with sev
eral newspaper men, in which she laud
ed the scenic beauties of Washington as
observed In fleeting glances on her ride
from the Union Station to the hotel.
Every precaution had been taken by
(Continued on Page 2, Column 4.)
PERIL IN AMERICAN-JAPANESE
RELATIONS IS FRANKLY FACED
—1 11 11 11
Present Good Feelings Between Governments Threat -1
ened hy Elements in Both Nations That Many
Citizens Would Control in Time.
■ Tins it th* flrxt of two articles air- !
Inc the exact status of the relations be
tween Japan and the t’nifed States xrow-
Ine ont of the patxape by Concrete 0 f
exclusion legislation and the announce- 1
ment of the American Nary of its inten
tion to conduct maneuvers soon In the
i Pacific.»
BV DAVID LAWRENCE.
Japan and the United States offi
cially are the best of friends, but
there exists a thorough understand
ing on both sides of the Pacific of
the elements in the situation which
may operate in time to alter that
status.
The problem has been smoldering
ever since the Congress adopted legis
lation excluding the Japanese, there
by refusing to accept the proposal of
President Coolidge and Secretary
Hughes that time be given for In
ternational negotiation ao'that the
•arae object might be achieved with
out offending Japan. Well-meaning
citizens in this country have been
making speeches and writing articles
emphasizing what seemed to tftem the
FILIBUSTER BARS
VOTEUPON SHOALS
Senator Underwood Reminds
Colleagues His Bill Has
Right of Way.
Senator Underwood, Democrat. Ala
bama, author of the Underwood Mus
cle Shoals bill, said today that this
measure was being subjected to a
‘‘mild filibuster,” and he thought it
was hardly possible that a vote could
be obtained this week.
The Alabama Senator said it would
be impossible to prevent a vote by a
filibuster, as it was before the Senate
until final disposition under an unani
mous consent agreement.
A filibuster will only cause delay,
he declared, and if It continues sup
porters of the Underwood bill will
decline to yield the floor for the con
sideration of any other subjects. Un
der the agreement, the Underwood
bill could remain before the Senate
during the entire short session If a
vote was not obtained.
Believes Bill Will Pass.
Senator Underwood said today that
he believed there were sufficient votes
In sight, and his only concern was
that some objectionable amendment
might be added to the measure.
Support of the Norris Muscle Shoals
bill proposing Government operation,
was announced today by Senator Mc-
Kellar, Democrat, Tennessee, on the
floor of the Senate.
Senator McKellar said he would
want some amendments to the Norris
measure, however, but he estimated
no considerable oppsition would be made
to such proposals.
Since the introduction of the Un
derwood bill 33 amendments have
been offered to the bill.- Action has
been taken on only 10 of them, and
t leaders had hoped to dispose of the
- remaining amendments to enable a
vote this week. >
The declaration of McKellar came
soon after the opening of debate to
day, in which he launched another
attack on the Underwood measure.
British Liner Refloated.
SOUTHAMPTON, England, Decem
ber 12.—The British liner Arcadian,
which went ashore near the Needles
In a • dense fog yesterday, docked here
at 5:30 o’clock this morning. She
was refloated at high tide last night.
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j injustice that had been done to Japan !
| and predicting that unless the contro- •
f very was tackled In its inclplency i
1 the episode might in time inflame
public opinion to such an extent that i
an untoward incident or accident 1
might bring on war. *
There has always been the thought!
in the minds of the peace advocates '
that too many international ques
tions were left to drift without con
crete effort being made to arrive at
a solution. When the situation gets
to the point that ordinary maneuvers
planned by the American Navy in
and around Hawaii, an American pos- ;
session, are criticized in anothter
country as having a hostile purpose,
and when the President of the United
States takes cognizance of that agi
tation to the extent of Inserting a
special paragraph in hts message te
Congress, some ideg may be obtained
of the concern with which this ques
tion of foreign policy is viewed.
Japan is well aware that If the
President and Secretary of State had
tContlnued on Page 3. Column «.) !
BIG RESEARCH FUND
ISVUJEOFORISS
Carnegie Institution to Use
$1>380,000 to Continue Its
Varied Activities.
t
The board of trustees of the Car- I
negie Institution of Washington. 1
meeting In annual session at the ad- I
ministration building. Sixteenth and ;
P. street*, today appropriated more
than $ 1, 380.000 with which to con- |
tlnue the research and admlnistra- I
live work of the Institution for the
year 1925.
This appropriation insures contlnu- !
ation of the scientific studies and ex- :
perlments that are being conducted 1
by the various departments and labo- i
ratories of the Carnegie Institution,
located in different parts of the coun
try, according to the nature of their
work. Among the better known de
partments whose work will thus be
continued are:
s * Ter * 1 Departments Here.
rim < t. Part !T ent .° f embr YOlogy, in Bal-
V , de P* r A ment of genetics, on
Long Island; the geophysical labora
tory, in this city; historical research
also here; marine biological la.hn.-n’
tory, Tortuga. Island; middle W
can archeology, the Mount Wilson
Observatory, in California; the nutrl
tlon laboratory, in Boston; depart
■»
All but one member of the board
was present when Ellhu Root the
chairman, called It to order. Prig.
ent. in addition to Dr. John C. Mer
rlam, president of the institution
were; Robert S. Brookings. John j]
Carty, Charles P. Fenner, W. Cam
eron Forbes, Secretary of Commerce
Hoover, Andrew J. Montague wil
llfi™ w - Morrow. James Par’malee,
William Barclay Parsons, Stewart
Paton, Henry a Pritchett, Martin A
Ryerson, Theobald Smith. Charles D
Walcott, Henry P. Walcott, William
H. Welch, Henry White and George
W. Wlckersham. Myron T. Herrick,
the American Ambassador to France’
was the absentee.
Four Vacancies Pilled.
The board bad four vacancies to
fill, one resulting from the resigna
tion of Cleveland H. Dodge, and the
others from deaths of Charles L.
Hutchinson, Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge and Dr. Woodward. Elected
to fill (heir places were Secretary of
the Treasury Mellon. William Benson
Storey, president of the Santa Fe
railway; Cass Gilbert, New York
architect, and Speaker Gillett of the
House of Representatives.
The board, by unanimous vote, con
tinued its present officers as follows:
Mr. Root, chairman; Charles D. Wal
cott, vice chairman; Mr. Forbes, sec
retary. Members of the executive
committee whose terms had expired,
but who were continued in office, were
Mr. Parsons, Mr. Paton and Mr.
Pritchett. The finance and auditing
committees were. kept in tact.
Before adjournment the board re
oelved the resignations of Mr. Fsn
(Contlnned on Page 4, Column S.)
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tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Yesterday’s Circulation, 99,100
Alpine Villages
Heavily Damaged
By Earth Shocks
Seismographs in Germany
Record Quakes in
Mountain Region .
By the Associated Press.
FRANKFORT, Germany, December
12.—Reports from Reutlingen and
other points In Southern Germany
state that the Swabian Alps region
has been visited by an earthquake
which heavily damaged numerous
houses at Pliezhausen, Etsingen and
Mlttelstadt.
Two shocks moving in an eastward
direction terminated In the Lake Con
stance region.
HEIDELBERG, Germany, December
12.—The semlsmographic observatory
here reports a heavy earthquake.
FREIBURG, Baden, Germany, De- j
cember 12.—A light earth shock was i
felt today in the Black Forest region, I
manifesting Itself chiefly in in rat- 1
Uing of windows.
I At Stuttgart, the shock is estimated '
j to have lasted 20 seconds.
I By the Associated Pres*.
I UDINE, Italy, December 12. —An !
I earthquake shock was felt at 4:20
I o’clock this morning at Tolmezzo,
] 25 miles northwest of here at the foot
1 of the Carnic Alps. Several houses
1 were damaged. There were no casual
| ties.
ITHIRDPARTYFATE
UP FOR DECISION
i
; National Committee Re
| jects Proposal to Postpone
Convention Indefinitely.
BV G. GOULD LINCOLN'.
i The course which the third party I
! movement shall follow, if such a ■
movement is to continue, was under I
: consideration today at a meeting of !
j the national committee of the Confer- '
■ ence for Progressive Political Action ;
1 in the Machinists’ Building.
The first resolution presented pro- i
■ vided for an indefinite postponement I
|of the national convention of the
j conference which was proposed for j
January. The Cleveland convention ,
which nominated Senator La Follette j
directed the holding of the conven- !
; tion in January, leaving to the na
: tional committee the duty of working
out the details. At that .convention
j it was expected the whole matter of ,
! the permanent organization of the
j new Progressive party would be
! threshed out.
The Keating resolution was ruled
| out of order by William H. Johnston,
' chairman of the committee.
Later a motion to issue a call for ;
I the conference for the convention was j
■ offered. The motion was pending \
i when the conference adjourned until j
j 2:30 o’clock this afternoon. It is ex
pected that the resolution will be I
! carried, although there will be opposi- j
1 tion. The probability is that Chicago ;
| or some other city in the Middle West |
will be selected for the convention ;
1 city.
1 The resolution for an indefinite .
j postponement was proposed by Ed- |
j ward E. Keating, editor of Labor, |
I the organ of the railroad brother- j
I hoods.
j Considerable discussion followed as I
j to the authority of the committee to j
I take such action in view of the I
I mandatory resolution adopted by the i
■I convention itself last July.
Fear Confession of Weakness.
i On the other hand the view was i
i expressed that It would be idle to :
I hold a convention if a considerable ■
i number of the organization repre- !
| sented in the conference were op- !
■ posed to the organization of a new i
| party at this time.
The fear was expressed, however. !
, that if the proposed national conven- i
I tion was not held it would be seized
I upon as an acknowledgment of a j
■ failure or at least a backward step j
i of the Progressive movement.
I Socialist members attending t,he 1
i committee meeting today were de
i scribed as being strongly in favor of
i going ahead now with the organiza
l tion of a new party.
None of the members of the com
mittee desired to see the Progressive
movement halted. The differences of
opinion arose over the•procedure to
be followed.
La Follette Not Present.
| Nearly all the members of the or
ganization were in attendance either .
in person or through representatives. {
Senator La Follette was Invited to I
attend, but owing to the fact that j
Mrs. La Follette was undergoing an
operation for the removal of her ton
sils today he was unable to attend.
Representative John M. Nelson, chair
man of the La Follette campaign com
mittee also was invited, but was not
j present. Robert M. La Follette, jr„
I was on hand to represent his father.
I The attitude of Senator La Follette
j undoubtedly will have much effect
I upon the course adopted by the com-
I mittee. Whether he will send a mes
i sage was not disclosed this morning,
i If the committee decides to go ahead
i with the convention in January, a
I definite date will be set and all plans
for that meeting will be made prob
ably today.
The meeting is being held behind
closed doors.
List of Those Present.
Those who are attending the
National Committee today are Miss
Elizabeth Gilman, Baltimore, proxy
for Miss Jane Addams, Chicago; J.
M. Baer, former Representative from
South Dakota; Donald Rlchburg,
Chicago, proxy for A. F. Bentley;
Mrs. Nlta Berger, Wisconsin: Mrs. j
Lora Williams. Washington, D. C„
proxy for Miss Jennie Buell, Michi
gan; T. C. Cashen, president of the
Switchman’s Union; Harley Christen
sen, Chicago; Miss Fannie M. Cohn,
Ladles* Garment Union, New York;
Mrs. Mabel Costigan, Washington, D.
<£;' R. A. Haste, Washington, proxy
for D. C. Dorman, Montana Non-
Partisan League; J. M. Baer, for F.
C. Falres, proxy for W. W. Fltzwater;
Edward L. Keating, proxy for E. H.
Fitzgerald, president of the Railway
Clerks; Mr. Keller, proxy for F. H.
Flojozval, president of Maintenance
of Way Employes; J. E. Davis, proxy
for J. A. Franklin, president of
Brotherhood of Boiler Makers.
Mrs. Gilson Gardener, Washington,
D. C.; Sidney Hillman, president of
Amalgamated Clothing Workers; Mor
ris Hlllqult, Socialist, of New York;
(Continued on Page 2. Column>3.)
TWO CENTS
FALLS POWER BILL
GETS 0. K. OF HOUSE
DISUniTTEE
Electric Development Moves
Step Forward by Action
of Group.
MEASURE TAKES TASK
FROM ARMY ENGINEERS
Blanton Opposed—May File Mi
nority Report—Moore Ex
plains Measnre.
!
I Proposed hydro-electric development
of the Great Falls on the Potomac River
I as provided for in the report of Maj
jM. C. Tyler, at an estimated cost of
| more than 344,000,000, moved a step
! forward today when the special sub
committee of the House District com
mittee ordered a favorable report to
the full committee.
The subcommittee acted upon the
Norris bill, which hae already passed
• the Senate with amendments as recom
mended by Maj. Gen. Harry Taylor,
chief of Engineers. These amendments
j would safeguard the right of condemna
tion of all land needed to carry out this
j project, and would delay construction
| work until the market for the power
generated was assured.
On the insistence of Representative
Oscar E. Keller of Minnesota and Rep
resentative William C. Hammer of
North Carolina, these amendments will
specifically provide that all authority in
carrying out the legislation will be in
trusted to the Federal Power Commis
sion rather than the Army Engineer
Corps.
Blanton Opposed.
Representative Thomas L. Blanton.
Democrat, of Texas, went on record
before the committee as opposed to
j this legislation, but made no effort
i today to delay action. He served no
i tlce. however, that he will explain his
I position to the full committee and if
lit also acts favorably he reserves
! the right to make a minority report
I to the House.
The members of the subcommittee
acting on this legislation are: Rep
resentative Fred N. Zlhlman of Mary
land. Oscar E. Keller, of Minnesota,
i Ernest Gibson of Vermont, Thoma
i L. Blanton of Texas, William C. Ham
j mer of North Carolina.
! Representative R. Walton Moore,
1 Democrat, of Virginia, who was co
i author with Representative Zihlman
; in presentation of resolution In the
i House providing for development of
■ water power at and near Great Falls,
appeared before the committee ex
plaining a legal point, so that the
legislation will carry explicitly all
; necessary right for condemnation as
i covered by the general statues made
; applicable to this particular case.
| Clarence E. Martin, an attorney of
| Martinsburg, W. Va„ representing E.
j H. Rowlins & Sons of New York.
1 bankers, who intend to bid for a
j lease of the project when completed,
! laid a written statement before the
| committee and also when called as a
i witness by Representative Blanton, sug
| gested that amortization of the project
| should be based on a 100-year period
j even if the lease is only for 50 years.
Cites Ends Sought.
j Mr, Martin emphasized that there
are two main reasons why this de
-1 velopment should be made; first the
I conservation of coal through substi
! tution of water generated current.
Maj. Tyler finds that 675,000,000 kllo
! watt hours of primary electrical cur
-1 rent can be generated under the plan
1 proposed by him. On a basis of one
! and one-ha!f pounds of coal per
( kilowat hour this would require ap
! proximately a consumption of 500,000
[tons of coal a year in a steam-electric
I plant. The importance of this con
i serration of coal needs no elaboration
| he said.
Second, a definite lessening in the
I cost of the electric current to the
j Government, to the people of the Dls
! trict of Columbia and the surrounding
j territory.
j Mr.. Martin, after discussing the
testimony of Maj. Tyler and William
F. * Ham. president of the Potomac
Electric Power Co., and Gen. Black,
argued that unless there is a saving
in the price of current sufficient to
attract the general public that the
conservation of the national resources
may be considered at this time of
secondary Importance. He empha
sized that to lessen the cost of pro
duction two things are necessary—
(Continued on Page 3, Column 2.)
j
IMPAIRED, SIOKY SAYS
Minister of Interior Sees Issues
Reserved for Future Consideration
Under British Ultimatum.
By the Associated Press.
CAIRO. Egypt, December 12. —Sidky
Pasha, the new minister of the In
terior, declared in an interview today
that the British ultimatum had im
paired the independence and sover
eignty of Egypt and made It neces
sary certain questions be reserved for
future negotiation.
•‘Our aim,” he said, ”ts to restore
the previous condition of affairs, ar
rest the murderers of the late sirdar
and restore calm and tranquillity. I
do not mean that the country is agi
tated, but recently the authority of
country’s rulers has become weak. It
is necessary now to demonstrate how
the Egyptians can manage their own
affairs."
Sidky asserted he had accepted the
office conditionally and that he alone
| was responsible for the administra
tion of the interior.
SENATOR IS KIDNAPED.
Mounted Police Sent Out to Rescue
Nicaraguan.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, December
12. —Leopoldo Salazar, a prominent
senator and conservative whip in
Congress, was kidnaped in broad day
light Wednesday by members of the
opposition, forced into a carriage by
six men, driven to a plantation in an
isolated section and placed under
guard.
President Martinez immediately
sent out mounted police', who rescued
Salazar. •
Salazar immediately resumed his
seat in the Senate.