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CHICAGO'S MAYOR
llELLS HARDING HE
IS AGAINST DAWES
OnDosition to Latter s Selec
* rtion
for Treasury Portfolio
Shows Strength.
REACHES INTO SENATE
Some of President-Elect's
Former Colleagues Regard
Illinoisan as Witsonite.
SCHl RMAN ALSO CONFERS
Believes New Administration
Will Evolve Satisfactory
World Society Plan.
Special Despatch to The New Yohk Herald.
Mihiox, Ohio, Jan. 11.?Mayor William'Hale
Thompson of Chicago came
to Marion to-day at the invitation of
President-elect Harding for a conference,
presumably over the question as
to whether Charles G. DnweR should
he formally invited to be Secretary of
the Treasury.
Mayor Thompson is understood to
have made it clear to Mr. Harding that
his political organization is unalterably
opposed to the Chicago banker.
The Thompson opposition goes back to
the Public Utilities Commission tight
last spring, when Mr. Dawes Came out
In a public letter attacking the City
Hall attitude toward the commission.
While the argument of the Illinois
political boss naturally received consideration
' by Mr. Harding, the real
opposition to Mr. Dawes lies deeper
than this. It extends to an influential
group in the United States Senate
with which Mr. Harding worked as a
jscnator.
IIii*i* of O|>|>unltlon.
Tlife spokesman of that group has been
In Marion recently with tire argument
that ;Mr. Dawes was too close to the
Wilson Administration and Mr. McAdoo,
and that he was active in "trying to got
confirmation of John Skelton Williams
as Comptroller of the Currency. This
!? an appointment which the Republican*
had been fighting for two year*.
"Mr. Harding, however. Is inclined to appoint
a Chicago man to this post, and
the best information available Is that Mr.
Dawos's name is still on his tentative
Cabinet list.
The fight over this and other Cabinet
posts will be kept up briskly now until
Mr Harding leaves for a rest in the
HnutK. It is expected he will leave on
January 20. and pass ten days or two
weeks aboard Senator Joseph S. Frelinghuj
son's houseboat before settling
down at St. Augustine to prepare his
In.tBffural addrese and his message to
Congress.
The visit paid to Mr. Harding to-day
by Charles Barrett of Georgia, j>resldent
of the FssfnArs I'nion, also revived
Cabinet speculation. Mr. Barrett, who
headj one of the largest and most in
TJlItMJU.IJ uinm^i? Hfmmu uua iu t.?
country, urged Mr. Harding to name
H< nrj C. Wallace of Iowa us Secretary
of Agriculture. Evidently the fight thai
has been made by the packers and the
live Stock marketing interests against
Mr. Wallace lias stirred the latter's
friends to extra effort. They rushed
Mr. Barrett to Marlon to clinch the appointment
If possible
It Is also the understanding that
Charles E. Hughes of New York lias
not yet accepted an invitation to become
Secretary of Stale, and persons
who Urgently advocated the selection of
Mr. Hughes ate becomlrg apprehensive
that something might hake happened to
make it impossible for Mr. Hughes to
cc.pt.
The rest of the Cabinet situation remains
where it was three weeks ago so
far ss can be Unrned. Mr. Harding lias
net Ltsued Invitations to more tlian two
or three posts. The simulation i3 maintained
that Harry M. Daugherty can he
tiext Attorney-General if he really desires
the honor, and Herbert Ifoover
still Is a possibility.
Rule of Justice anil Ian.
The President-elect continued nis International
policy discussions in a conversation
with Dr. Jacob Gould Schurmnr.
former president of Cornell University.
After their talk Dr. Schurman
nald he was deeply impressed by Mr.
Harding's programme and that It was n
real programme of definite nature. Analyzing
the Harding plan he finds that
It falls into four main Ideas. These are
codification of international law. P.
world court of Justice for ?he settlement
of Justiciable disputes, a world confer m
for ttie conciliation of disputes that
cannot be settled by fixed law or vhlch
touch national honor, and partial disarmament.
"We talked about the Ts-aguc of Nations
and ho outlined what purposes ho
had In mind." said Dr. Schurman.
"These aro chiefly to establish the rule ot
Justice and law rather than of force In
Mie world. ConeequehTTy [nccouiiii.-ui.iori
of international law, the establishment
tf a world court of Justice for the settlement
of Justiciable disputes and the cre ttkin
of a world conference for the conciliation
of Issues of n political or nonjusticiable
character would naturally fol"In
addition, there Is the urgent and
Immediate question of disarmament. It
I* obvious that Senator Harding had
thought of all those question* exhaustively
and has reached n tentative programme
that will nccoiupliab tiie end
desired bjT the American people and satisfy
the full requirMncnts of humanity
and civilisation.
"As we learn from Ms speeches during
the campaign. Senator Harding has
gonitis for conciliation and conference
In the exercise of it he Is now ascertaining
the public sentiment of the United
Mates. I suppose no man living has
such a correct sense of the aspirations
and ambitions of our people an he possesses.
Therefore we may assume that
the constructive plan he Is elaborating
Will De "UI IICWI'I".
"But a* it Involve* international policy
!t must also be acceptable to other nailbne.
and Its obviously not possible for
Hcnnt^r Hardina at present to tmeses*
aaaunincea on that subject; nor can he
have auch assurances until he baa beootno
President nn/J haa entered Into dlpk.
me tic relations with the nation# of the
Wprld"
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Money in Circulation
Rises $3.23 Per Capita
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.?Per
Mnit* firciiliitifin nf mnnpv
in the country increased $3.23
last year. A Treasury statement 1
to-day said that on January 1
there was $6,340,436,718 in circulation,
or $59.12 per capita,
as compared with $5,960,382,866,
or $o6.89 per capita, on
January 1, 1920.
PROFITEERS DAZED
BY HARDING'S BOMB'
Continued from First Page. >
pie of Washington who are not con|
cerned* In the inaugural profits were
! pleased at the decision, for inauguration j
i day is not so pleasant to the rank and j
j file at the capital.
The Washington committee which has
been arranging for the inauguration had
expected the wildest sort of time just
before and after the advent ef the Republicans.
The members, therefore, had
been able to obtain a subscription list
I with contributions ranging from $100 to
$5,000. Some of this money stircadv has
: been spent. The local subscriners, of
| course, expected to get all this money
back. v
The hardest hit in Washington are
the hotel keepers, particularly those
along Pennsylvania avenue. There were
other hotels where rates were equally
as high as those on Pennsylvania avenue
and many times higher than nor
The word went out that a room with i
bath could be had for $40 a day fori]
not less than a weak at inauguration 1
time, making a total of $280, although 1
that room normally brings only $4 a "
day. The other rates were In propor- 1
tion and the general rule was ten times ?
the customary rate. The hotel and restaurant
keepers planned to double food i
prices.
Dressmakers had begun to take orders
for gowns to be worn at the Inaugural
ball. The ball had been a thing of the
past for twelve years, since Mr. Taft
took office, and its revival had been anticipated
by the dressmakers as promising
fortunes. They had ordered from
wholesalers large quantities of silks,
| satins and trimmings.
Women who had expected to go to the
inaugural ball in new costumes have
I been telephoning them all day, saying
| that the gowns they had ordered will
j not be needed.
The florists, who had been leaders in
; the movement for a great inaugural j
ball, are also in deep mourning.
TROOPS MAY FOREGO TRIP.
Boston', Jan. 10.?President-elect Harding's
expressed desire for simple Inauguration
ceremonies may cost Massachusetts
troops a trip to Washington.
Adjutant-General Jesse F. Stevens
i wrote to the capital to-dav asking
! whether he should abandon plans for
i sending a representation of the Massachusetts
National Guard on March 4.
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?but not too ncw"And
in the same wa
which they are endowed
skillful combination of sa
the result that they are ei
between-season.
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KENTON SAYS LOBBY
CROOKS HAVETO CO
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One Concern Spending: $250,
000 a Year in National Capital,
IoTtan Charges.
riNK JEAS ALSO ARE USED
Hog Island a Piker for Graft
Compared With Muscle Shoals,
Asserts Senator.
Special Despatch to Thb New Yobk Hekald.
Now York Herald Bureau, I
Washington, I). Jan. 11. |
Charges were made In the Senate tolay
that "pernicious lobhying" Is being
practised again in Congress and the proposal
was made to pass laws to prevent
it. Debate on the proposed expenditure
it $100,600,000 tor the nitrate project r.t
Muscle Shoals, Alabama, was in progress
and was being bitterly opposed by
Senator Kenyon (Iowa), who made the
:harge.
"For graft and fraud," said Senator
Kenyon, "Hog Island was a piker compared
to Muscle Shoals, according to
die report of the Graham Committee."
He then asserted there was an active
obhy here in the interest of the Muscle
Shoals project and characterized the his-.
Lory of the matter, which has been before
Congress for many years, as "a
shameful record."
"I do not know where lobbying Is going
to stop," he said. "There are proper
tinds of lobbies, but it Is getting now so
:hat Washington is swarming with lobjles
of every kind, some good, some bad
l'ou cannot get to your office without
naving some of these lobbyists inter:eptlng
you."
Sunucnr Kpnvrin said there was also
a "social" lobby to influence Congress.
"You can read every day of dinners
and dances being given by the Hord
knows who," he continued, "a favorite
form of lobbying here."
He charged there was a large lumber
lobby, an oil lobby and others here for
"big business." ^
He criticised men in Congress who became
lobbyists at the end of their service
and suggested there should be some
law to regulate it, as in several tstates,
including Kansas.
"I hdve been informed," he said, "that
one institution here is paying out $250,000
a year in lobby fees, and it would be
interesting to know if they are just interested
pro bono publico or are interested
in good steed fees."
Senator Walsh (Mass.), Democrat,
said he hoped the presence of a large
lobby "for the interests" was not due to
the fact that they hoped for more favorable
opportunities in the ..ext Administration
to get action they wanted.
'It is too true," Senator Wak-h continued,
"theit the discussion of tariff
measures and reforms in taxation laws
has led to a stream of new arrivals in
Washington to lobby for special legislation.
If some action is not takeh we
will be much handicapped and embarrassed
in our work purely in the ne.xt
session of Congress."
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(jomin
b of newnes? is embodied in the
hem particularly delightful. "Nc
-is the only way to describe thci
y the Springlike atmosphere wi
har, been cleverly subdued by tl
tin or Faille silk and straw, wil
ntirrly suitable for wear during tl
TIQNS in color are very notic<
navy blue giving place to chet
:nut and soft pearl gray.
;s are conservatively original ai
dd that late importations of sma
eat assistance in giving that most
ipeaux in this collection.
ish a hat jor travel or tailored wca
noon or evening. We are confid
j require, and at the most rcasona
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W YORK HERALD, W
SELECTION URGED
FOR IMMIGRATION
One Year Exclusion Act Not
Favored by Railroad Representatives.
RILL IS LOSING SUPPORT
Senator Colt Says There Is No
Indication Yet of Flood
From Europe.
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Special Despatch to Tub New Yobk Herald.
New York Hernld Bureau, J
\Yushinictoii, I). C., Jan. 11. I
The problem of foreign Immigration
has no solution In emergency restriction
but rather In enforcement of our present
regulatory laws supplemented by new
methods of classified selection of immigrants
at ports of embarkation, according
to the great weight of testimony
submitted to-day to the Senate Committee
on Immigration.
Special emphas's was giren to this
proposal by Wllliafn S. Bennet, former
New York Representative and also formerly
a member of the Immigration
Commission, and by| a group of representatives
of railroads dealing with
labor and land development problems for
their roads.
The delegation of railroad men inI
t* ir? cAtitml ftcrf^nt of
the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul of
Chicago; C. Li. Seagraves, supervisor of
agencies of the Santa Fe of Chicago; j
E. C. Reedy, general agricultural tie- J
velopment agent for the Oreat Northern i
of St. Paul, and H. W. Byerty, general
| immlgatlon agent for the Northern Pacific
of St. PauL
Representative Johnson (Wash.),
chairman of the House Immigration
Committee, and John B. Trevor of New
Tork, formerly a military Intelligence
officer in that city, were the only witnesses
appearing to-day who favored the
Johnson bill. Mr. Johnson submitted
additional petitions from individuals and
organizations asking for Its enactment
by the Senate and again urged reenactment
of the vise passport law, which expires
by limitation on March 4 if not
again approved by Congress.
A significant statement showing the
attitude of some of the Immigration
committee was made by Senator Colt
; (R. I.), chairman of the committee, during
the testimony of Mr. Trevor.
| "The reports of this so-called flood
1 of foreign immigration are based on
two things," said Senator Colt. "First
I on the very large number of persons
| who want to come to America, and
second on the alleged increase there will
be in the facilities for bringing them
to this country. Up to the present the
actual arrivals here have not shown
any indication of what one might call
a flood. To-morrow we will have representatives
of stenmship companies here
i- ti-nnsimrtntion bit?
I lO UBWl W?H 1 .
ation.
"The figures show that the net increase
in arrivals of immigrants down
to the first of December, 1920, is not
nearly equal to what it was before the
war." *
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tfn I
lapeaux i
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for the I
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th
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:able?sombre black and
?rful shades of pheasant,
id very charming. And
11 flowers and fruits have
desirable "French touch"
r?or it may be a chapcau
ent that tee can offer you
ble prices in this city.
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NEW YORK
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EDNESDAY, JANUARY
A
I Novemhor Ta* ReceiDts
Increase $20,000,000
\yASHINGTON, Jan. 11.?Collections
of income and excess
profits taxes for November
increased by more than $20,000,000,
as compared with November,
1919, according to reports
made public to-night by the
Bureau of Internal Revenue.
Receipts from these taxes for
the month amounted to $70,212,075,
as against $49,740,230 for
the same month of 1919.
Tho aggregate receipts of the
bureau for the month from all
sources amounted to $187,084,948.
an increase of more than
$23,109,000 as compared with
November, 1919, but the aggregate
receipts from the beginning
of the fiscal year, amounting to
$1,579,083,640, fell off by more
tnan $i38,08D,ziu as against
the corresponding period of
1919.
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SENATE HEARINGS END
ON FORDNEY TARIFF
Opponents Concentrate Efforts
to Defeat Passage.
Washington, Jan. 11.?Hearings or
the Fordney emergency tariff bill wen
ended by the Senate Finance Conunltte?
to-night after another day of appeals
either to be excluded or included, hni
opened up what supporters of the mess
ure feared, tlnd opponents hoped, wouh
I be the means of adding amendment^ t<
the bill as It passed the House.
Senators McCumber of North Dakots
and La Follette of Wisconsin, Rcpub.
Ucan members of the committee, at thi
end of the hearings announced they hac
statements to make relative to tho sub
ject matter of the tariff. These will bi
read at a session on Thursday, when, 1
was Indicated, several other Senator;
| would also declare their attitude. Mr
I .u^uiuv^t a DMvvniciu win i^jni.:*,'rn m<
j wheat duty, he said, and Mr. La Fol.
lette eaid his would be with respect t<
cheese.
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WILSON WILL AVOID
DISARMAMENT STEP
Believes Question Should Be
Left for Harding:, Davis
Tells Committee.
Special Despatch to Tub New York )Iem:.c.
New York HeniM Hiirenu, )
Wic-liinctun. I>. C., .Inn. II. I
President Wilsoh will take no steps
to brlnir about a conference on international
disarmament, believing all such
questions should be left to th..- Incoming
Administration, Under Secretary of
State Davis told the House Naval Affairs
Committee to-day.
Mr. Davis said no overture." toward
disarmament have been made to the
State Department by fore gn nations,
with the exception of an invitation of
the l eague of Nations to sen i a rtpresentati/e
t) a conference on reducing
' armament, which the President refused
because* the United States was not a
member of the league.
? Secretary Daniels also appeared before
the committee on the disarmament
question nnd unhesitatingly gave to
President-elect' liarding advice as to tlife
national policy on this problem after
March 4.
Mr. Daniels's advice was this: "The
1 President-elect should call an internn?
tional conference on disarmament in
5 which all nations would be represented
shortly after his inauguration."
' While making little mention of the
" League of Nations as tlie cure feu- all
' the world's Ills, as he was prone to
do in the past, the Secretary reiterated
his belief that unless the United States
1 joins an lhternatlona! agreement to
rnSnnn th?? mnpMnprv of war It must
? have "Incomparably the greatest navy
t In the world." He alao oppoaed any
- agreement with Great Britain and
b Japan to declare a "holiday" In naval
t construction.
9 While Mr. Davis and Mr. Daniels were
'. before the Naval Affairs Committee,
s representatives of the Women's Peace
. Society urged steps toward disarmament
3 b'fore the House Military Affairs Committee.
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Excellent China and Crystal
| 1 at very unusual prices
EVERY year Ovington's provides New York
hostesses the opportunity of getting the most
1 charming china and table crystal at very attractive
prices.
j ' It's an old Ovington custom, this January Sale. This
year the discounts are from 10% to50%? and nothing j
1 in the entire Ovington collection of china and table
crystal is exempt.
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lue suits radically reduced
our previous low prices
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s and models which nermits of
extreme or conservative tastes,
already low, in keeping with our
sent reductions mean extraordi- 1
ar stock in this sale is a special
equivalent to those reduced.
1X0 charge for necessary
alterations.
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