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" ~ ~ MAR 20 1922
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row increasing cloudiness.
Highest temperature yesterday, 35; lowest, 2t.
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NEW YORK, SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1922- bn^tedo#icS:cc^oSLW
PRICE TWO CENTS
IN NEW YORK CITT.
THREE CENTS
WITHIN 200 MILES.
FOUR CENTS KLSKWHEBM^
SENATE KILLS NINE
BIG LOGKWOOD BILLS
AS SESSION CLOSES
Insurance Rate Measure,
Salvaged by Governor,
Among Nine Passed.
NO SPECIAL SESSION
Executive Says He Will Not
Call One to Reconsider
Housing Measures.
TRADE BOARD IS KNIFED
Home Rule Goes Through As
sembly?Robert M. Marsh
for Supreme Court.
Special Dispatch to Thb Nhw York Hrkai.d.
New York Herald Bureau. )
Albany. March 17. (
Final adjournment of the Legisla
ture ,came at 1 o'clock this morning, j
thirteen hours after the time set and
after the clocks in the State Capitol
had been stopped. At that hour com
mittees from both houses called on
the Governor, waiting in his office.
and he said he had nothing further to
communicate to the Legislature. The
last bill passed by the Senate ex
tends from 10 o'clock to midnight the
liours in which women may work in
restaurants.
special Dispatch to Tin; New Yosk Hbiald.
New York Herald Bureau. 1
Albany, March 11. (
In the confusion of the ctbslng hours
of the legislative session of 1922 the
Jx>ckwood committee has saved nine
of its important bills. Nine are
beaten. It is not an even break for
the committee, as the big bills are In
the lost list while several of those
passed are minor changes in existing
laws.
The flght was carried to the last
hour, and it was a hard struggle- The
committee's biggest enterprise, the es
tablishment of a State trade commis
sion to curb combinations and mo
nopolies and control criminal con
spiracies to violate the law for illicit
gain, went finally to its end, after days
of gasping, in the all powerful rules
committee of the Assembly. ?
This was the measure for which Sam
uel Lntermyer fought hardest. He suc
ceeded In winning over Gov. Miller to
mild support of the project, but the
bill was knifed in committee.
Marnh Wanted aa Judire.
The Democrats staged a filibuster
against a motion to reconsider the
Knight mental deficiency bill, but It
was called off after two hours by
Assemblyman Donohue, the minority
leader.
The five minute rule was then ap
plied and shortly before midnight the
vote to reconsider was adopted by a
vote of 80 to M and then the bill was
passed by a vote of 83 to 64. It has
passed the Senate and goes to the Gov
ernor.
It was then agreed to rush through
the twenty bills remaining. The Senate
had concluded most of Its business and
was waiting for the Assembly to wind
up and quit.
The home rule bill was passed by the
Assembly early this morning without
opposition.
Gov. Miller sent to the Senate to
night the nomination of Robert Mc
Curdy Marsh. Republican, of New York
for Supreme Court Justice to succeed
Henry D. Hotchkiss. Mr. Marsh whs
the nominee for the p?sition last year
and was beaten. It Is understood that
Kdward McGoldrlck and Mr. Marsh
will be nominated by both Republicans
and Democrats next autumn.
The rate fixing Insurance bill passed
the. Assembly without opposition, was
rushed to the Senate and passed at
oi.ee. ?
Senator Lockwood offered a concur
rent resolution asking Congress to fur
nish to United States Attorney William
Hayward in New York assistants to as
sure prosecution of violators of the
anti-trust Jaw. The Senate adopted the
resolution, It was sent to the Assem
bly and referred to the rules committee.
Assmbleyman Thomas A. McWhlnney.
of Nassau, vice chairman of the Lock
wood committee, was against the trads
ommlssion bill In the final showdown
in the rules committee. There were fre
quent conferences during the afternoon
*nd evening while the members marked
time waiting the decision of the loaders.
Gov. Miller made an effort to save It.
but McWhlnney won out in the com
mittee. Lockwood appealed to the Gov
ernor late to-day for help ar.d Senator
Luak worked to save the measure, but
to no avail.
Rracneil by Gov. Millar.
The bitter disappointment of othei
members of the Lockwood committee
ever this defeat was In part offset by
setting through the Insurance rate
making bill, a big gain for the public.
The Governor suggested several minor
amendments to assure getting this bill
out of rules and rescued It.
Senator Lockwood praised the Gov
ernor to-night for helping the committee
salvage Its part of its programme when
defeat seemed certain. Passage of this
bill is a hard blow for the Insurance
Interests. It passed the Assembly unani
mously.
If the Governor signs the bill, as
aer-ms certain, all rate making bureaus.
Including the fire and casualty ex
changes. are brought under State super
vision. The Superintendent of Insur
ance is authorised to pass upon the rea
sonableness of all rates. It opens the
exchanges to all companies Inclvd'ng
the mutual companies which have been
bRThe suburban. New York and Buffalo
exchanges fought this measure at every
step and almost bad it boaten. The hill
(ontUinedon Psire Mx.
~Then?rtral and Hotel and Ke-timrnnt*.
Advertising will t>? found on rage 8.-A?lw.
Sends a 1 Cent Stamp
to Pay 4 Cent Income Tax
Yesterday morning brought
to the Collector of Internal
Revenue twenty-flve full bags
of mall, which up to late afternoon
had not been sorted, and 16,000 reg
Utered letters, all containing income
tax returns. On Thursday the total
collections showed $7,658,306.54, nnd
yesterday it was estimated at 3
o'clock that nearly three and a half
millions had been received. From
March 1 to March 15 the paid taxes
totaled $42,153,563.05. Since March
15 there has already been an of
ficially announced return of nearly
$9,000,000.
Thursday the smallest return re
ceived was two cents, sent In form
of a postage stamp. It had to he re
turned because stamps are not ac
ceptable for Income tax payment.
This record was broken yesterday by
a four cent tax for which a one cent
stamp was Inclosed.
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PLANE FALLS IN SEA
UG AQUA
One of Seven Machines Wel
coming Gen. Mitchell Is
Wrecked Near Port.
AVIATORS HANG ON WING
Two Men Saved When Liberty
3Iotor Tears Loose After
Drop of 400 Feet.
When the great Cunarder Aqui
tania. from Southampton and Cher
bourgwas nearing Ambrose Channel
lightship yesterday afternoon a forma
tion of seven airplanes in command of
' E' Murine, from Mitchel Field
appeared on the transparent and
sunny horizon, flying low in a stiff
northwesterly wind that made aerial
navigation a bit difficult.
Most of the big ship's 415 first cabin
voyagers knew that the squadron
aloft was celebrating the return of a
fellow passenger. Major-Gen. Mitchell
second in command of the Army Air
Service. Six of the planes hovered
several miles from the ship, but <*V5
appeared to be ambitious to get a
closeup of the General, who. with a
large number of other passengers, was
out watching the sky show.
Plane Appear* in Trouble.
The particular plane that finally filled
the vision of the seagoers to the exclu
sion of others was a De Havlland.
equlpp?-d with a ponderous 400 horse
power Liberty motor, in charge of Lieut.
Francis B. Valentine and David H
St vena, mechanlcn. When le*8 than a
mile from the liner, which was slicing
the wind swept, lumpy seas at a twenty
two knot pace, anxious to make her
pier before sunset, the ship's company.
toVT ^ nK?ed tHat the p,ane
to be in trouble. It was then about 400
feet above the sea.
tht?shi?^,,Che11 Waf 0n the br,d*e w,th
Char.il ?T,mandCr' Capt' S'r James
Charles, watching the maneuvers of the
squadron, some of which wore risky
considering the briskness of the wind
the pilot boat New York and was in a
hurry to make port. Lieut. Valentine's
command startled the Genera! by iud
denly making a nose dive after swoop^
down a few hundred feet astern of the
Aquitania. The plane made a turn to
water ? *hC plun*cd ,nt? the
Described by Oen. Mitchell.
whTJ?\?enCraI hlm"<'If thu* "escribed
what happened, from the viewpoint of
"tiVe^aboard ^e liner:
Sir Charles said that he would ?<
once order the ship full speed astern
Pick up the men. The plant' settled In
he water, but did not sink at once and
wing?" C',nibed on toP of the upper
as'7?w?^e7^ W*Ved hls h*"<is. but
as I saw that the plane would not Hlnw
thlTn 'y' anr> the pilot boat nearer
I told the?W^ Shlp' ,WOUld p,ck them up
I told the commander there was great
danger of drowning the men by the waih
gf ? Aqultanle ,f ?hc attempted to
?top. so the Captain kept on "
at thI *"tche" d,d not learn the names
of the two men until after he
the allot The avl*toi? were picked up bv
f erlng fromTg'hockl CXhaU"ted ?"d
The Clyde liner Huron, from s?ntn
Domingo was following the AqulUn?
into Ambrose Channel, and her skipper
f^apt. Hart, saw tho plane plunr<> onri
headed for her. The pilot boat beat hJlf
Maxwell, who boardoH tho
Pilot boat from one of the Huron's life?
boats. Dr. Maxwell remained aboard
the New York with the aviators and ac
companled them later to Staten Island
.yMWrr PUt lnt? * hospital.
They said they were about 400 feet
up when their plane plunged nose down
Into the sea striking the water with
great force. The heavy Liberty motor
^*V0wfr0m i.1" fB"tenlngs and went
to the bottom of the channel.
It was to this Incident that the
a\ later* sfyy they owe their lives n?
they would have been drugged under
and drowned swiftly If the weight of
to*float'?n h*d n<>t '?ft ,he P'"ne fre*
Gen. Mitchell said he had found In
Ms four months' trip in Europe a great
development In commercial air work In
England nnd France they are making
ureal progress, using planes In traffic
much as we^use the railroads here.
DR. WIEDFELDT MAY
COME TO WASHINGTON
Resignation From Kruppn In
dicates Acceptance.
Ixjnpon. March 17.?The fact that
Otto Ludwig Wledfeldt has resigned his
post as managing dlrecter of the Krupp
Company, says the Berlin correspondent
of the Morning Pnal. Is regarded In the
German capital as an Indication that he
has decided to accept the Government'.'
Invitation to beconv German Ambas
bador at \Va?hingto||.
ACTRESSES LISTED
WI1H SOCIETY UK
IN OPIUM DEN RAID
One Star Seized in Luxuri
ous Oriental Room in
Central Park West.
A MIDNIGHT RESORT
Many Persons Visit Place
Hazy With Incense and
DrUgs at That Hour.
MYSTERY IN POLICE TIP
Dr. Simon's Narcotic Squad
Keeps Tabs on Taxicab
Callers for Nights.
One of the most luxurious opium
dens ever found in New York was en
tered by a squad of detectives of the
narcotic division last midnight, and
two men and a woman, the latter a
prominent actress, according: to Dr.
Carleton Simons, Special Deputy Po
lice Commissioner, were seized and
taken to Police Headquarters.
The actress and one of the men
were freed after being questioned for
two hours by Dr. Simon, but the sec
ond man was locked up on a charge
of possessing opium. He was booked
at the West Thirtieth street police
station as Samuel Goldberg, 40 years
old.
Goldberg: and the others were found in
a room in an apartment on the ground
floor of the house at 225 Central Park
West, Dr. Simon said.
Two weeks ago a note was received
at Police Headquarters that sent de
tectives from both the narcotic and spe
cial service divisions, under Inspector
Samuel Helton, to watch the Central
Park West apartment?one of the finest
in the city. The note said It waa the
gathering place of men and women who
were addicted to opium and that they
might be seen going: there for their drug
always around midnight.
Police VItrlln Rewarded.
Every night since then the mysterious
room was under close watch. Dr.
Simon's men reported daily that the tip
seemed to be good, that taxicaDs drove
up to the house or to points near the
house in squads and that for as long
its an hour some nights men and women
were filing in and out of the ground
floor door.
Last night Dr. Simon and Detectives
Cotter and O'Brien went to the apart
ment house and waited for midnight
They were induced to hurry their work
when the man and woman entered the
place, they said.
Cotter went to the door, according to
Dr. Simon, and after ringing the bell
knccked on the panel. A voice from the
room asked "Who's there?"
"Heinie," said Cotter, and the door
was opened promptly.
Cotter Jammed his foot Into the open
ing and forced the man inside to give
way. Ho and O'Brien, followed by Dr
Simon, entered the place.
Dr. Simon later said he was almost
overpowered by a mixture of opium
fumes and expensive perfume. In a
haze of smoke, he said, he saw the
woman and the man. Ooldberg. panic
stricken. was making for a door leading
into another part of the suite, but he
was seized.
Pnnitent Opium Samite ('aiced.
Dr. Simon and his men searched the
place and say It was a museum of Orl
ontral carpets, hangings und divans. He
said there were opium smoking layouts
on tabourets convenient to couches. Gold
bcrg. to prevent his secret from being
known, the doctor said, had protected
himself from discovery through the
escape of fumes by hanging great
sponges dampened with water in various
parts of the rooms near the celling and
that he had protected the door by cov
ering It with layers of bedsheets soaked
in water. The moist cloth and sponges,
he said, absorbed the pungent opium
smoke and mad.- it practically impos
sible for It to get into the hallways.
The search of the place produced also
according to Dr. Simon, a leather cov
ered book In which were written the
names and addresses and telephone
numbers of many men and women. The
Commissioner explained that he rec
ognised many of the names as those of
men and women well known In this city.
Some of the women are actresses and
others are prominent In social circles,"
he said.
The leather book was taken to Police
Headquarters, and It was ,ald that
tnose whose names were found In It will
Be asked before long to explain their
DUslness connections with Ooldberg.
Other finds turned up by the search
or the room Included three handsomely
J aid opium pipes, two spirit lamps, a
large can and 100 "toys" of what was said
to be opium. Dr. Simon said each "toy"
contained enough paste for about ten
Pills.
No excitement attended the raid. The
detectlveB went Into the place and mnde
the arrests without trouble. It was ex
plained that Goldberg lives there with
his pnrents, an aged couple, hut that
the old folk knew nothing about his mid- (
night operations. The detectives said
no one but Ooldberg and his customers
ever got into the room.
Flffhln Federal Officer.
At Police Headquarters later. Dr.
Simon sa.ld that the raid was the flnf
o' what probably will prove to be H
series on opium dens In fashionable dls
11 lets. He said that actors and act
resses of standing, chorus girls, young
sters of the flapper age and women soc
ially prominent, have been drawn to
the drug, and that lawt night's raid
proved priticularly fortunate In that It
provided him with a list of names to
work from.
Charles White, alias Wylasky, of 251
East Thirteenth street, drew a revolver
Inst night when Ralph Oylrp, special
Con tinned on Pn ge Two.
The Urst Writing Pspwr-.
ar? Whiting I'aiwrs.?Adv.
Police to J)rag To-day for Ac
counts of Randall, Seized
in Rochester.
EMPLOYEE ACCUSES HIM
Broker Made Quotations and
Wrote Own Bills, Says
Fraud Witness.
District Attorney Banton will ask
the harbor police to-day to drag the
East River for the books of David B.
Randall, broker, who was arrested
yesterday in Rochester charged with
operating a bucket shop at 32 Broad
way in this city.
According to Randall's office man
ager, the ledger and day book, in
which alleged fake sales were entered,
were tied in a bundle, weighted down
with bricks and dumped off the dock
by an office boy a few days ago when
it became evident to Randall that the
records of his brokerage business
might be of interest to the Grand
Jury.
The office manager's name is Fried
man, Mr. Banton said. Randall's real
name is Ronzone, and his methods, ac
cording to Friedman, were simple but
effective. He never attempted to exe
cute an order and there was not even a
ticker In his office, although there was a
blackboard for stock quotations in the
customers' room.
These quotations came over the tele
phone, usually several minutes late, and
sometlnes Randall merely guessed at
the pi^ce, said Friedman. Most of the
orders came over the phone, too, and
then Randall would decide on a "fair"
price, send the customer a bill, and
eventually pocket the mdney. He often
used to toss a coin to see whether the
customer should pay a fraction of a
point more or less, Friedman testified.
The complainant is Alfred A. Her
man, 250 West Eighty-eighth street, who
signed an affidavit charging Randall,
alias Ronzone, with grand larceny since
January 1 to the amount of $1,600.
Herman said his total loss was $5,600
and covers a period of six weeks begin
ning early last December.
The hue and cry raised against buck
eteers frightened Randall away from
New York, according to Friedman. He
was at the Hotel Seneca In Rochester
when Detectives Brown and Mayer of
the District Attorney's staff arrested
him on a warrant issued by Magistrate
Oberwager In Tombs Court Before he
teft the city, however, he tried to destroy
the evidence against him.
Friedman will take the office boy to
the District Attorney's office to-day to
show the police the exact spot where the
books were sunk so they can grapple for
them.
It was naid Randall had planned to
open six offices in Rochester and start
business on a more ambitious scale with
the money he cleaned up In New York, i
but his arrest nipped these nchnmes. He !
will be brought back to-day.
RECTOR SUES DENTIST;
PULLED WRONG TOOTH
In Reversing Charges He Com
plains of Gap in Jaw.
The Rev. Thomas Worall, rector of
Grace Church, Linden, X. .!., hgs
started suit in the Supreme Court In
New York county against J. F. Has
brouck, dental specialist, of 40 East
Forty-first street, and Armln Wald,
one rtt Dr. Hanbrouck's assistants, for
$r> .000 damages for the extraction of a j
tooth which, the minister alleges, was
not the one he pointed out.
The complaint states that on the oc
casion of the extraction of the tooth,
November JO. the two defendants. Dr.
Hasbrouck and his assistant, "so care
lessly conducted themselves as to cause
the wrong tooth to be extracted, which '
said tooth wan a useful and valuable j
tooth."
It further states that the plaintiff's j
upper Jaw was left with "a large open
space. Interfering with the plaintiffs j
manner of speech, causing him t'he loss
of his earnings at his usual vocation. '
/?nd the plaintiff will he caused to ex
pend large sums to remedy the con
dition, and In endeavoring to cure and j
care for himself, all to his damage lr.
the sum of $6,000."
AMUNDSEN TO START
FOR ARCTIC AGAIN
Will Take With Him Wireless
of 2,000 Mile Radius.
Chiustiania Msrch 17 (Associated
Press).?Oapt. Roald Amundsen sailed
for New York to-day on board the
htavangerfjord. having been in Norway
three weeks In connection with his next |
expedition Into the Arctic region, to be- ,
gin about June t. He Is going to I
Seattle, where his steamer. Maude, Is j
being repaired
The expedition will bo supplied n Ith ,
a wlrelrsy outfit capable of covering n \
radiu* of 2.000 mlle?. He expects to
reach Wrange| Island In Julv.
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Harding Cuts Household
Bills as Thrift Example
Special Dispatch to Tub New Yosk Hksai.d.
New York Herald Burraa. )
Washington, D. C., March IT. I
PRESIDENT HARDING has
set an example in economy
by cutting White House ex
penses. Expenditures for the Ex
ecutive establishment in February
were $15,010. The average expense
of running the White House and
the Executive offices, where the
President and his personal Btaff
have their workshop, has ranged
from $20,000 to $25,000 a month for
many years.
When the President came into
office he began trimming expendi
tures. The result Is shown in to
day's statement by the Treasury
Department revealing the substan
tial reduction in cost of White
House operations.
BUCKET SHOP BOOKS
GILLETT WILL FIGHT
ATTEMPT OF BONUS
RAIDERS TO USE GAG
Back in Capital, Speaker Re
peats Decision That Dis
concerts Group.
WILL CONFER TO-DAY
Meets Fordney and Mondell, |
WTio AVill Try to Make
Him Switch.
PRESSURE ON PRESIDENT!
Raid Lenders to Make Final Ef
fort to Win Harding' Over
on Monday.
By LOUIS SKIBOLD.
Special Dispatch to The New York Heiuld.
New York llrriiid Bureau. )
W?*hlnct?n. I>. March 17. (
Congressional promoters of the
bonus raid on the public Treasury and
business of the country continued to
day to flounder amid hope, fear and
additional complications.
Speaker Qillett of the House of Rep
sentatives, on returning from Florida,
where he accompanied the President,
indicated that he would stand by his
decision to refuse to countenance the
"gag" rule program of the bonus sup
porters.
"I am of the same opinion," said the
Speaker, referring to the statement
he made before going away to the Re
publican leaders of the House that he
would not agree to a suspension of the
rules on Monday next to railroad the
certificate loan bonus scheme by arbi
trary methods.
The Speaker said although he in
tended to confer with Leaders Mondell
and Fordney to-morrow on the sub
ject, he did not see any reason for
changing the decision, which he al
ready had communicated to them. A
determined effort will be made by tho
bonus supporters to bring the Speaker
to terms.
Threaten to Clip His Wins*.
Some of the most ardent bonus Rep
resentatives in fact have threatened
to "clip his wings" if he persists in
his refusal to recognize motions ts
suspend the rules, as desired by them.
It is expected he will announce his
own determination to resist the com
mands and importunities of the bonus
supporters after his conference with
Messrs. Fordney and Mondell to-mor
row morning.
In anticipation of his continued op
position to their plans the bonus mem
bers are preparing a new set of rules
to bring into the House on Tuesday
which will pave the way for the Jam
ming through of the bonus bill with
out amendment or extended debate.
The course does not find favor with
many Republicans as well as Demo
cratic members. Its wisdom is even
doubted by Representative Campbell
(Kan.), the chairman of the Rules
Committee. Mr. Campbell, who is for
the bonus bill, said to-night that while
a drastic rule may be decided on he
personally feels that this m?>thod for
expediting the bonus legislation should
not be pursued. He believes that if
the Houce members want to discuss
the bill fully and freely they should be
permitted to do so. Despite his per
sonal views, however, Mr. Campbell
said he would "be guided by the ma
jority sentiment of the House."
Depending on Prealtlent.
It was apparent from the attitude
of all the bonus leaders that they are
attaching the greatest importance to
the interview which Messrs. Fordney,
Mondell and Fess expect to have with
President Harding on Monday. Mr.
Fess will oppose the bonus bill. Ford
ney and Mondell will attempt to pre
vail on the President to accept the
certificate loan scheme, which has
been declared to be most undesirable
by officials of the Treasury. Failing
in this, they will invoke th? aid of the
President In trying to And another
solution. If he has no suggestions to
make they really do not know what
Is their next more. He has become
their chief dependence.
If he "stands pat" against any
method except the sales tax for
financing the bonus as expected one
guess is as good as another as to the
next venture of the harassed members
of the lower house. They may, and
probably will, decide to "Jam" the
bonus bill through merely to record
themselves In favor of it.
It Is possible, of course, they will
accept the President's sugRextion that
all bonus legislation be postponed.
Such a decision will be accomplished
only after a battle royal because a
large majority of the House members
will Insist on an opportunity to win
the political favor of the Mbnus claim
ants. They hope the President will
come to their aid, but they fear other
wise.
II n it *o Menus ??? From llnr?llnn.
Speaker Gillett replied to a question
regarding the President's attitude on
the bonus bill by saying "the Presi
dent will be here on Sunday. He will
speak for himself. He did not Intrust
me with any message to deliver to the
leaders."
That the bonus fight has entered a
new and perhaps final phase was
manifest In f?oth houses to-day. Com
t on fin lied on I'aire Two.
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11 lag Con* ! VanmrblM IiMll.?'<!rfv
SENA TORS INSIS T THA T U. S.
PRESS RHINE ARMY BILL;
ATTACK STAND OF ALLIES
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M'ADOO SAID WAR RISK LAW
WAS MEANT TO BAR BONUS
Special Dispatch to Tub New Yoik Hnim
Vrw Vork IIfimM Bureau, I
Wrtxhtiidion. I). C., March 17. (
HE war risk insurance law passed by Congress in August, 1917.
was intended to take the place of a bonus and all other forms
of gratuities to soldiers who served in the world war.
Convincing proof of this fact was furnished to the Committee
on Interstate and Foreign Commerce on August 17, 1917, by William
G. McAdoo, Secretary of the Treasury in the Wilson Administration.
In outlining to the committee the scope and purpose of the war risk
insurance bill prepared by his department Secretary McAdoo said:
"This bill, to my mind, will effectively satisfy the country with
respect also to pension claims that would otherwise arise out of this
war. It is in lieu of pensions.
"It not only provides for the support of the families of the
men who are called to the front which the pension laws do not cover
but it also provides all of the indemnities the pension laws contain
and in addition to that it gives this insurance, which, I think, is one
of the most valuable features of the bill.
"It further provides means for the reeducation and rehabilita
tion of the men who are totally or partially disabled. That is one of
the most humane provisions of the bill.
"The bill provides in lieu of all pensions hereafter that these
(war risk benefit) compensations and indemnities will be paid; that
is, the compensation and indemnities provided In this bill."
OF PAYING DEBTS
No Use Trying to Meet Obliga
tions if Loan Fails, Says
Stresemann.
THROWING MONEY AWAY
Remedy Is in ljednetion of
Reparations, Says Volks
partei Leader.
Sperial Cable to Tur Nrw Vo?K Hnur.n.
Copurioht, 1922, bv Tub N*w Yo.k H?au,
New \ork Herald Tltireau )
Heriln. March 17. f
German business men fear that an
other radical decline of the mark, per
haps seriou. enough to upset the bal
ance of the budget and undo Ger
many's work in aiding In the arrest
of inflation, is coming. This senti
ment was expressed to The New York
Herald correspondent to-day by Gus
tav Stresemann. chairman of the peo.
) pie's party.
"The time has come." he said, "for
the financial forces outside of Ger
many to get active. The fall of the
mark is expected because of the bur
den imposed by reparations. The bud
get has been balanced with this excep
tion. It shows a surplus of 6.000.000 -
000 paper marks and even a safe trade
balance. But it we continue the pres
ent ten day payments we arc making
against the reparations account
amounting to 900,000.000 marks gold
in cash per annum over and above de
iveries ln kind. Jf the ^
Cannes conference is adopted we
would still have 720.000.000 marks gold
in cash and 1,460.000,000 In goods to
Pay p*-r annum. That means a fall in
our mark, which might go a, far as
I 3?0 to the dollar.
Lli" f.a" 'n mnrk WOUId ruin
!!' 'l5? hf\d work of the winter, which
Dmm? /0 KRU,nK ,l financial
program adopted In Germany. uv
finally set up a budget that ties the
t 1tOKOther and requires a bu,(.
ness administration, and w- adopted the
forced loan. But a forced loan car,iot
help much If the mark falls asain ThS
byrl*eoicLP?rJ^[am be?ame P?M'bIe only
power th*t h 3' K<he Kreatest Political
concerted plan*'ofZ\ur.
; position was limited Jo thr. r- 0
and the Communfstt Conservative.
If the loan should fnii
I agree ^
less 'pit InWth* ni?ney ,nfo ,l
I <' I a lis t? wou I d I o?eto? Z'T* ,h" ,S"
for ihn /-ii i J? the Communists.
rrsuU nV ^ U COUM ",3' that 'he onlv
irsuit of cooperation between the Ho
Sy haBsnh,Wha' th"y th*
party has been a new rise In price-* ?c
ZPwtdVvl,trPJ" nn" "'"tuSnces.
,n G,,-nian}
The remedy, he declared, whm r re
iv^K feparatlons. He blame,i the
ol,eirnr?{"'a<",.nt "nd Frfnch politic, for
?\u ?"on to such revision, saying
than nlmn(f PMS,lnt P?>" In tax-?
.Zm ^ uMy oth"r 'ndlvldual In th
n,l. v hH" bc,'n 101,1 ?? a>oii?r
hat hewould not have to mor.
' ^ rTh Mlnl"t?>r? should tell him
that h?? would hav* to pay v? rv
rnnch more he would call those Minis,
icrs either rogu.-s or fool?? romie* f-r
nnvlng deceived him about German repa
rations. or fools for not knowing that
the payments cannot be collected."
GOLD FROM OAS AND SMOKE.
?*reelpltii?|nn Device Henri, *?r
Annny nfflrr Here.
Washington. March 17.?Arrange,
ments wore completed <o-day h> Dlrec
tor of tfce Mint Baker with the Research
Corporation of .New York for the In
stallation of the fottrrli file'^rlcal pre
cipitation process for obtaining gold
from ga? and snu.ko in the tTnlted States
Assay ((fflce In New York
Pefllmlnnry experiments .Mr. tinker
an Id, Indicated ? considerable "living to
the Government will result trom the ap
plication of the prorea.t to precious
>l>lHl;< me lted
MOSCOW BALKING
AT GENOA UMITS
Won't Attend Unless Nations
Guarantee Not to Interfere
With Soviet.
WON'T STAND BOYCOTTING
Suceess of Parley Now Doubt
ful in View of Cannes
Agreement.
Special Cable to Tub Nnw Yo?k Hebm.p
Copyright, J9tt, by The New Tout Mould.
New York Herald Bureau,)
Paris. March 17. I
The Moscow delegates will not par
ticipate In the Genoa conference un
less the other nations guarantee not
to interfere in any way with the
Soviet form of government or the
Soviet's rights to control the property
rights of Russian civilians.
This is the ultimatum virtually laid
down by Oeorgevitch Tchitcherln, So
viet Minister of Foreign Affairs, in a
: wireless messag* to Premier Poin
. care. This makes the success of the
? Genoa confer ince more doubtful than
| ever, as It is generally considered that
i the Cannes stipulations provided a
maximum basis of guaranties under
i which the rest of Europe would con
I sent to meet Moscow's representatives
around a council table.
Tchltcherin expresses willingness to
enter into political and economic rela
tions with all Kovemments deciding to
attend the (Jenoa conference and which
realize that the blockade system has
prove futile and that Russia can no
longer be boyootted. He declares, how
ever, that conferences of experts from
the big and Itttle Entente!, already held,
Yrom which Russia was excluded, show
that then- is an Intention to confront
Russia with a new, well defined system
of boycotting. This, says Tchltcherin, l?
sufficient to render the meeting useless
as the Genoa conference, above all. must
be different from other European con
ferences by giving equality to all,
{ whether victors or vanquished.
The telegram protests vigorously
against newspaper reports that the So
viet regime Is crumbling and that at*
I tendance of the Russian delegates at thf
! conference Is merely an effort to attract
foreign capital. On the contrary, Tchlt
I cherln declares, Russia is already on the
: way to regeneration despite the fact thai
military bands are being formed in ad
! Jacent territories with the intention of
Invading Russian soil.
He pretends that Russia has no an
tipathy for the remainder of Europe as
long as the Interior regime is not in
terfered with. In fact, he adds, the ob
jectionable extraordinary commissions
which were necessary In the Initial
stages of the revolution are no longer
maintained and the Government Is pre
j paring a legal codification which will
five satisfaction to foreigners really de
siring to aid reconstructive work. He
protests vigorously against misrepre
sentations of conditions In Russia which
he says are Inspired nv bourguois gov
ernments.
20 KILLED IN NAIROBI
OVER INDIAN'S ARREST
Thouaand Natives Demand
Release and Menace Police.
I/ondon, March 17 (Associated Press).
? Twenty natives were killed and thirty
wounded at Nairobi. Rrltlsh East Africa.
In fighting which followed demonstra
tions over the arrest of the Indian
! agitator Thuku. About a thousand na
tives armed with sticks assembled be
i fore the poiico station and demanded
' his release.
i The efforts of armed police to clear
the streets proved unavailing, the riot
act was rea<! and the demonstrators
I were exhorted to disperse quietly. In
stead. they advanced toward the police
tmli?ide, using women as shields. When
the mob .ittempteil to ru"h th> pilisade
military forces were ordered to firt.
feeing fifty of their numbu cut down
by bullets, the Remainder stampeded
URGES ALL RETURN
Borah Says Attitude of
Europe Warrants Im
mediate Withdrawal
of All Troops.
RENEW TREATY TALK
Willis Takes Up Defense
Denying Four Power
Pact Is Alliance.
JOHNSON LEADS ATTACK
Compares Its Sections Withi
Anglo-Japanese Agree
ment in East.
Washington, March 17 ? Associated
Press).?Declaration* the United Stat?*
should Insist upon payment of its bill
of $241,000,000 for keeping American
.soldiers in Germany were made in tha
Senate by both party leaders?Sen
ators Lodge (Mass.) and Underwood
(Ala.)?and Senator Borah < Rep..
Idaho). Mr. Underwood also urged
appointment of an American repre
tentative on the Allied Reparation*)
Commission.
The discussion -egarding the Rhlnrt
claim came up during the treaty de
bate, in which sustained assault was*
thrown agninst the four Power Pacific*
treaty by the irreconcilables after thf?
treaty's frlendn had argued among*
themselves for an hour as to whether
the compact, might properly be called
an "alliance."
The fight against ratification wart
carried forward In turn by Senator*
France <Rep., Md.), Johnson (Rep.,
Cal.) and Watson (Dem.. Ga.) in a
series of speeches which occupied th??
Senate most of the afternoon and
which drew no reply from the treaty'*
supporters. Senator Johnson com
pared the compact with the Anglo
Japanese alliance in an effort to show
that both "contain a meaning broader
than their words."
Propaganda la ( harxnl
In the course of the debate charges of
"propaganda" both for and against Lhw
treaty were made by the opposing aid"*
but no one produced any direct evldencn
to support the assertions or asked for
any investigation of the Influences de
clared to be at work to control the ac
tion of the Senate,
The discussion over application of th<?
term "alliance" took place largely be
tween Senator Willis (Rep., O.) and
Senator Spencer (Rep., Mo.), both sup
porters of the treaty. A speech recently
made by Senator Spencer declaring thw
pact to be "an alliance for conference '
but not for use of force was assailed
by Senator Willis, who Insisted that ni?
sort of "alliance" was contemolated
and that the speech of the Missouri
Senator had embarrassed the treaty *
friends. Mr. Spencer stood by his deflr
nltion and his characterization of th<*
Foreign Relations Committee "no alli
ance" reservation as "a ridiculous ab
surdity."
By {Senators France, Johnson and
Watson it waa declared that the diction
ary definition covering the treaty mat -
tered little and that thei real nature of.
the four Power agreement must In*
Judged by Its practical operation. Mr.
Johnson asserted that so far as actual
wording went the Anglo-Japanese alli
ance covered only unprovoked aggres
sion In eastern Asia and India, and that.
If It really was dangerous to the United
States, as argued by supporters of th?*
four Power treaty, the reason lay be
tween the lines. Judged by the snn>*
process, he asserted, the four Power
compact might easily lead to many
dangers in actual practice.
Criticise Allien* 9tan<l.
Both Senators Lodge and Underwood
charged the Allies with attempting "b^
a technicality" to oppose payment oR
the bill for the American troopa on (h*
Rhine, while Senator Borah said tb??
Allies' attitude was "entirely unw%r?
i ranted."
Senator Underwood asserted the l>
! publicans wer?> responsible for not hav
' Ing a member of the Reparations Com
mission. This, the Democratic leadei*
asserted, was the only way In whlcU
1 the occupation claim could be collected.
Senatoqn I/odgc and Polndextep (Rep.,
Wash.) denied this contention, declare
Ing the obligation to pay for the Amer1?
can no|f)|ers rested upon the nrmlstlc*
agreement and not upon either the
treaty of Berlin or that of Versailles.
Senator Borah brought up the que**
tlon In the Senate. He called attention
to reports that Premier Polncare .ol*
France had declared that America lia*
no legal right to collect for the keep of
American troops In Germany.
"I have no doubt that Secretary
Hughes will work out some method of
securing payment." said Senator Borah,
adding that he was. however, primarily
Interested In having all American troops
brought out of Germany.
"Our army was left In Burope sup
posedly for the benefit of the Allies "
said the Idaho Senator. "Certainly It
was not for the benefit of the Ameri
can people directly or particularly, ft.
now appears that our army Is tio longer
needed .In Furope. ft seems to me thsf.
the attitude of the Allies Is entirely un
warranted and warrants us brlnglni#
home all of our soldiers."
Senator Borah added that thi attitude
of the Alllf* In maintaining what V>
termed sn excessive number of troops In
Germany was "unjust" and calculated t.i
I prevent economic recovery of (J irinrv
snd also of Furope. Senal'.r P.orji].
said the question of th? ratuaii "f he
troop? would be a "live Issue 0?hen th"