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ft c THE WEATHER: Generally fair tonight and TuMdajr. Little change in temperature. Moderate variable wind* becoming northwest. OMI on ffimes FINANCIAL NUMBER 12,251. Published *Mk-dir ?T?elni? and Sunday morning. Cnt?r?d a* i^cond-clui mttMr *' Poatofflca at Washington. D. C. WASHINGTON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 15. 1922. 'Clrsing Wall Street Prices) THREE CENTS EVERYWHERE. HOUSE VOTES FUNDS TO JIL WW CROOKS f ?? ? ? ? ? ? # / ? ? ? & ? ^ * ? ? ? ? / Highest Court Upholds Intangible Property Tax ARGUMENT HIST IT IS RULED UNSOUND Lack of Representation of ? Citizens Cited, But Jus tices Overrule It. The District of Columbia 1917 i intangible tax law was held valid J by Supreme Court of the United 8tates in a decision rendered to day by Associate Justice Bran deis. An attack on the validity of the Intangible tax law and refund of 11,478 paid under that tax was asked in appeals brought to the court by Augustus S. Worthington and John C. Heald, executors of the will of Eugene Peters, in a case against the District;of Columbia. Questions raised by the case were whether Congress under present conditions has power ti tax the Inhabitants of the District of Co lumbia, and having that powe^r, la It ot the extent that it may iripo*e taxes at Its pleasure and tpply 'he ( proceeds to the payment of the gen ' eral expenses of the Government of the United States. Argument l'nsomi<1. Lack of representation of the tax payers of the District of Columbia In the fixing of the taxes invalidated the tax laws, it was argued. The present anomalous condition of a community being taxed without its participation or consent could be obviated, it was clainvd, by grant ing the District of Columbia a rep resentative in Congress or by Con gress creating some board or liody to levy taxes for the District and ap pointing a representative from tho taxpayers to that board or body. The Supreme Court of th-j United States held this argument was not sound. ROBERTSON SILENT ON MISS CULBERSON'S SAILING NEW YORK, May 15?At his aunt's home, in Rloomfield, N. J., yesterday. Alexander E. Robertson refused to comment on the Railing Saturday from New York of Miss Mary Culberson, daughter of United States Senator Charles E. Culberson, pf Texas, whose love affair with Rob ertson has recently been in the spot light. "As things are now I can say noth ing," was Robertson's reply to all questions. "I believe that this affair will be clea-ed up eventually. Until then I am pledged to sience." Miss Cubertson's trip to Europe is tn fulfilment of plans made months ?go, according to the official an nouncement of her sailing made In Washington Saturday. Robertson did not know of these plans. He re turned from Washington on Thurs day last. YEGGS BIND WATCHMEN, CRACK SAFE. GET $25,000 CINCINNATI, May 15?Six ex pert cracksmen early today enter ed the department store of the H. and S. Pogue Company, one of the largest stores in Cincinnati, bound and gagged two, aged watchmen, blew two "burglar-proof" safes and escaped with $25,000 in cash. Neither watchmen, when re leased from their bonds, could give ? ny clue to the identity of the yeggs. SALES OF HOMES ARE INCREASING What dota this mean? To the * Buyer?It mean* that deatrable property can be bought now at a better purchaae price than per hapa if ever can again, that be rauae there la demand the dealers are putting their moat attrac ~ five offerlnga In city and aub xirban property on the market. ? It meana the buyer'* opportunity 9 * both In price and selection To the Real Eatate Dealer? - * thia Increaae In aalea meana that peopla are awakening to the fact that it la advantageoua to own their homea; that It la cheaper to buy than to pay rent. Take advantage of thla practical im pulae and give Tlmea readera the opportunity to rhooae from among your good holdlnga. Practically everybody In Wash ington Intereated In real eatate reada The Times. Among thoae readera are Waahington'a moat aerlously minded buyers. Reach iheni now. Turing yout ad. or Telephone It to The Washington Times Main 5260 Late Financial News (irregular prices MARKS BOND TRADING By MUNROK ROBERTS. I \( Copyright, 1922. by Cosmopolitan News Service.) NEW YORK, May 15.?There was an Irregular movement in prices of listed bonds on the ex change today. Foreign govern ments and domestic Industrial is sues showed up to the best ad vantage, while the local tractions and railroad bonds sustained frac tional losses on a comparatively smaller volume ol transactions. The feature of the traction se curities was the sharp advance in the new Interborough ten-year notes which were introduced to the curb market at 71 and sold up to 77 on a fairly heavy volume. The Interborough - Metropolitan 4%'s were weak in today's trad ing. loalng 1% at 14%, while the certificates were % lower. These bonds, which sole,' as high as 20 a 7few weeks ago, have been gradu ally declining since the announce ment of the readjustment plan of the Interborough finances. Mexican bonds were firmer on a good demand, reflecting the grow ing confidence that the Republic of Mexico will eveutally be able to make some satisfactory adjust ment of Its foreign obligations. Mexican 4's gained 1% at 65%, while the e&'s sold up 1% to 66%. The French cities bonds were more active and slightly higher to day, the 6's of Lyons and Mar seilles selling at 87%; the French government 8's were slightly higher at 104%, while the 7's 7's gained % at 101%. San Paulo S's advanced % to 104%, ? Erie genera; Hen 4's wore slight ly lower, selling at 63, against last week's high at 547?; New Haven convertible 6's advanced % to 81; Chesapeake and Ohio 6's. at 91%; Missouri Pacific 6's, at 99%; Balti more and Ohio convertible 4%'s, at 81%; New York Central 6's, ut 102. SUSPECTS IN BOMB WAR DEMAND EARLY TRIAL CHICAGO, May 15.?Demand for an immediate trial of "Big Tim" Murphy, "Frenchy" Mader and "Con" Shea, alleged "higher ups" In the Chicago bomb and gun war, will be met with vigorous opposition by Chief of Police Charles G. Fltz morris, the Chicago Crime Commis sion, and the State's attorney, it was announced today. The law-enforcing agencies, it voe stated, are not yet prepared for the trial. There is still some evidence to be collected which, the authorities say, will keep Murphy. Mader and Shea behind the bars?if It does not result in their hanging. Charges were made before the plea of the labor leaders came before Chief Justice Scanlon in the criminal court today that a "million-dollar slush fund" is being raised for their defense. GERMANS TRYING HARD FOR SEA TRADE POSITION Germany is staging a determined effort to regain her pre-war com mercial supremacy upon the seven seas. Edward B. Farley, sales man ager of the United States Shipping Board, told a Joint congressional committee today. Farley, Just returned from a long foreign tour, declared America would shortly be passed by Germany as a maritime nation unless Amer ican commerce were backed by a ship subsidy as urged by President Harding. Germany has ready capital to back shipbuilding and shipping organizations, Farley said. Every ship yard Is working. She Is even doing repairs for Great Britain be cause of her cheaper labor and the British marine strike. EARTHQUAKE RATTLES PORTLAND, ORE., WINDOWS PORTLAND, Oreg., May 15?A slight earthquake shock of short duration was felt In Portland today. Dishes and windows rattled, but there was no damage. A report from Vancouver, Wash., stated the shock was felt there. Plan Amnesty Meeting. A meeting In aid of the amnesty movement for political prisoners -v.11 be held Thursday night at New Masonic Temple, Thirteenth street and New York avenue northwest. Speakers will be Frank P. Walsh, the Rev. John A. Ryan. Mrs. Dorothy Clarke and Kate Richards O'Hare. Frederic C. Howe will preside. Mem bers of the Children's Crusade will be present. Accepts 500th Proposal. BOSTON. May 15?AftPr rejec Ing the attentions of a score of young man and after having dis missed the suit of her fiance fully 499 times, to use her own figures, Mlsa Winifred S. Daridaon accepted the 500 proposal by Royal A. Marshall and they were married. WHEAT RALLIES SHARPLY AFTER EARLY SETBACKS CHICAGO, May 16.?Wheat had a ith&rp setback during the first hour under scattered selling much of which was liquidation, but the offerings eased and improved buy ing came Into the pit, forcing a sharp rally at midseason. Shorts scrambled to cover. Trade on the whole was cautious, being uncertain us to views be cause of the Barnes statement to the officials of the Chicago Board of Trade asking tor a settlement on May contracts at a price basis to the current value of grain in the domestic and foreign markets so as to avoid fears of a May wheat corner. Corn manifested an undercur rent of strength. The weather map showed considerable rain over the belt and this will delay planting of corn no little. Oats worked slightly higher under buying by ca*h interests and scattered commission houses. There was little pressure on toe market and with trading light the advances were well maintained. Cash oats steady to firm. Provisions wen* firm. Buying of hard lard by commission hous? s steadied the market. Hogs were fairly active, five cents higher at the yards. SPECULATION ON N. Y. MART SHOWS BETTER TONE | Br < ??moiK)lll?n New* Henlee. NEW YORK. May 16.?There was a decidedly better tone to the speculation today, notwith standing the fact that irregularity developed in spots. The general undertone was strong, with trad ing on a larger scale, due In part to the admission uL the Inter b?->rough wbA helped to 1 Stimulate actlvit#*. New high marks In some cases were again established, with the business as a whole fairly well I distributed. Commission house J business was larger, while traders , In general were more active on | Intimates Allister McCormick Has No Mortgage on Her Heart. By FRANK E. MASON. International New* Hfrtlff. PARIS, May 16.?That the path of true love for young Allis ter McCormick, rich Chicago youth, is getting rougher and rougher was revealed today when one of the intimate friends of his fiancee, Miss Mary Landon Baker, also of Chicago, revealed that Mary has threatened to break off the engagement and | marry someone else, if she meets someone she likes better. Twice has Mr. McCormick been left "waiting at the church," but this is the first time that his beau tiful young fiancee has announced her willingness to return the ring and wed another. Mr. McCormick refused to com ment upon the statements attributed , to his fiancee. He is pursuing his courtship as ardently as ever and Insists that the wedding will take place in June as planned. Miss Baker is apparently getting restless under the constant round of gayeties in Parts and Is again making conditions for her marriage with the youthful "scion of the rich Chicago house of McCormick." The continu ous series of the dances and trips to races has begun to set monotonous. Miss Baker Is urking her mother to permit her to accept an invitation to England while Alllat>-r remains be hind in Paris. Intimate friends of Miss Baker In dicate that her mother is becoming a little anxious over the whims of her beautiful young (laughter nnd is willing for her marriage to Allister McCormick to be held next month, as announced. WINS $700 FROM D. C. FOR HIGHWAY DEFECT A Jury In Circuit Dlvlnoln No. 2, Justice Hltz, presiding today return ed a verdict awarding Mary L.. Shearer $700 In her suit against the District of Columbia, for alleged personal Injuries. Plaintiff In 1920 stepped into a de pression in the roadway at Fifteenth and H streets nortneaet, ar.d sprained her ankle. Attorney Wil j Ham E. Leahy appeared for plaintiff land Assistant corporation Counsel Hill represented the District, 1 f U 1-f TJ U U U" -M r i r LLOYD GEORGE WARNS RUSSIA CUMIN DENIES HE SLEW WIFE Relatives of Dead Woman Also Exonerate Memphis Broker of Intent to Kill. I nlTrral Vi ilw. MEMPHIS. Tenn.. Mav 15.? j Miles G. Buckingham. rich Mwn phia clubman, wa* arrested lata yesterday, charred with slaying his wife, Mrs. Loraine Harrison Buckingham. He was released on $15,000 bond. Mrs. Buckingham died last Tuesday in a hospital at Jack son, Miss. She was ^taken th?rv by her husband, who *?id he hao, accidentaly shot her while they were driving in their automobile near Pickens, Miss. Police Doubt Fall. T. L. Horton, city marshal of Pickens, informed Sheriff F\ P. Smith, of Canton, Miss . that he did not believe the shooting was acci dental and urged an Investigation. Hortor learned the couple were returning to Chicago after hji auto mobile tour of the Gulf CoaSt winter reaorts. It wits their "second honey moon." Mr. Buckingham declared his pis tol waa accidentally discharged as he wax leaving the automobile. Th? shooting occurred at a longely place on a country road. Mrs Bucking ham also claimed the shooting waa an accident. Marshal Horton urged the Investi gation after he learned more than one shot had been fired. "At least two ahots were fired," Marsall Horton said "Two bullets were found One was burled In the back of the car and the other pene trated Mrs. Buckingham's back, passed through her body, and burled Itself In the upholstery of the seat." Two persons living near the scene of the shooting told the authorities that they heard two shots fired. The bullet* were of the steel-Jacked lead type. The one that killed Mrs. Buckingham did not flatten, but the other burst from its steel lining when It struck the rim of the car seat. The Madison county grand Jury will convene at Canton, Mies . today. Sheriff Smith said that he would de mand that Buckingham be Indicted for murder In the first degree. Mr. Buckingham showed no sur prise when arrested. He had heard a warrant would probably be Issued charging him with the murder. His bond was signed by Hugh Bucking ham, his brother, and John T. Walsh, a Memphis banker. Miss Helen Harrison, a sister of Mrs. Buckingham, has arrived here from Chicago. Is Widely Known. "I cannot believe Mr. Buckingham killed my sister intentionally," she said. "1 hope the public will with hold Its Judgment until the truth is known." Ben Harris, brother of Mrs. Buck ingham, today said that he and his brother, Arthur, and their sister. Helen, had accepted the version of accidental shooting as given by their brother-in-law. Harris would not say definitely that they had dropped the matter, but said "that as the situation now stands we believe Miles' story and that he shot Lorraine accidentally." John T. Walsh, president of a Memphis bank, and Hugh Bucking ham, wealthy brother of Miles Buckingham, signed the latter's bond here for $15,000 when he was taken into custody for Canton, Miss., au thorities. Divorce Quashed. The bond was declared to have been an unusual procedure, as ball ordinarily Is not permitted a man charged with first degree murder. Buckingham was arrested at his residence and detained only about fifteen minutes. Nobody connected with the Hsrrls fnmlly would Indicate whether Buck ingham Intended to resist extradi tion. It was learned today that the bill of particulars filed with Mrs. Buck ingham's dlvorra petition several (Continued qn Pic* S. Column I.) High Court Declines To Pass On Child Labor Law Br Intrrnatlonati New* S*rvt<* The Supreme Court of the | United States today declined to decide the validity of the Child Labor Law of 1916, holding- that the contestants had not availed themselves of all avenues to de cision in the lower courts. In refusing to give a decision, the court dismissed an appeal brouglil by the Athcrton Mills, cotton spinners, against a deci sion of a North Carolina court in holding the law unconstitu tional. Under the lower court's deci sion. Eugene F. Johnson, of North Carolina, won a damage suit against the Atherton Mills for discharge of his two minor sons because of the tax car ried in the law. The court today held invalid and void the child labor tax law of 1919. The decision was ren dered by Chief Justice Taft. Constitutionality of the Fed eral child labor tax act wm in volved in the appeal to the United States Supreme Court by Collector of Internal Revenue Ji \y. Bailey, North Carolina, of [jtt suit ^against the DrexH F?t | nfture Comi*nv to collect the tax. Vhe North Carolina Fed eral District Court held the tax unconstitutional. OBSIflCLESTO TRADE TOPIC IT ! BUSINESS MEET 5,000 Delegates Here for Na tional Meeting of U. S. Chamber of Commerce. Preliminary work of clearing the decks for action was begun at 10 o'clock this morning by the vanguard of the 6,000 business men from every part of the United States, in Washington at tending the tenth annual meeting of the United States Chamber of Commerce. The present convention, it is predicted, will be the biggest in the history of the chamber and will be the means of giving im petus to American business at home and abroad. Big Program Ahead. A program designed to occupy the entire time of delegates has been prepared for a serious study of ways and means of speeding up American business and an elimina tion of prejudices and obstacle* which are deemed obstructions In making the United States second to none in world commerce and finance. As a result of the war the United States forged ahead busi ness men claim, piling billions of credit in her favor of the Interna tional marts of the war, and one of the objects of the present meet ing, which will last through until Thursday night, "Is to hold the lead." Of major Importance and one of the things on which the business men will train their big guna. It Is said, is the payment of the $11,329, 281,231.87 foreign debt. Some prac tical solution. It is expected will be worked out by the buslt.ess men of the nation In solving the problem of the financial "white elephant." By way of preliminary work the national council of the chamber this morning began its process of elimi nation In the election of new num bers of the board of directors. Near ly a hundred names were propose-l at the morning session for nomina tion, of which seventeen are to be selected. Unusual Interest centers In the election of directors of the National Chamber this year, due to the fact that an entirely new method of nom ination has been put In operation. The change In nomination provides that proposals for nomination he made by the presidents of member organisations, five presidents Joining In proposing a man for the board. Those selected today for nomination will be voted on later In the week In the genersl session. Eight of the seventeen vacancies will be filled by trade nrgantaa ?Continued on Page 2. Column ij WAR FRAUD FUNDOID BY HOUSE Appropriation of $500,000 Passed to Prosecute Profi teers and Grafters. Bj I ?trrn*U*n?i Nr?< Kfrtlrr. \n apsroprUlWn of haif a mil lion dnJUni to Maiilr Attorney 1 General Dougherty to push his in- I tmtliallon and prosecution of war contract grafter* ua? voted today by the House without a roll rail. By International Kewn tierrtrc. Branding alleged war frauds as' a scandal "blacker than hell," i Congressman King, <R). of Illi- j nois, today urged the House to pass a $600.COO special appropri- j ation for the Departrm nt of Jus-' tice to be ifcoi in ferriting out r war profiteers. N>w Jails Meeded. "New Jails will "ha v<> to be built to hold the thieving Apaches if Jua tlve prevails," King declared. His j remarks brought a storm of ap-j ? plause from both aides of the' I chamber. "Great obstacles will be thrown! , in the way of the investigation and j 1 many faithless men will have to be I removed," King asserted. "Never theless this is the people's move ' ment and its momentum cannot be delayed." King declared Attorney General Daugherty's dismissal of Major W. O. Watts had "raised the curtain on whnt promises to be, if Justice prevails, the greatest exhibition of thievery, speculation, and exploita tion of a patient people and their. Government, surrounded by a scene blacker than hell and as rotten as the ancient state of Denmark." The dismissal of Watts. King de clared, deprived the Department of Justice of a "patriotic servant who desired to unearth and bring to light the most powerful group of grafting Apathes that ever infested and threatened the life of any gov ernment since history began." Worked in Dream. King praised the stand of Watts In "coming to Congress, the true representative of the people," with allegations of war frauds after be ing dismissed by Attorney General Daugherty. "Watts saved the Government millions of dollars in the Infamous harness contract alone. A large part of the genuine suhstance In the Graham investigation ia based on the evidence and work of this same Major Watts, who worked unstintlngly and with meager re muneration. "At the Department of Justico Major Watts labored, as X did, under the hallucination that one or two at least of the big grafters of the war and after were to be placed behind the bars. He became discouraged and brought his data to ConKre.ss. Whom should he consult if not the representatives of the people? I am surprised and gratified to know that he got away safely from the Depart ment of Justice with :ils records " BANKER STILLMAN WILL OPEN HIS HOME IN PARIS PARTS May 16.?The Stillman mansion in Monceau Park, Paris, Is being renovated and put in or der for James A. Stillman, who Is expected here in June, according to information received tonight by Universal Service. Friends of the banker, who is suing for divorce in the United States, have been quietly notified that Mr. Stillman expects to spend sev< ral months here. At the same time it is rumored In social circles at the Rltz that Mrs. Stillman is also coming this sum mer with her children, planning to make her permanent residence inJ France. ENGINEER IS KILLED AS TRAIN IS DERAILED SHREVEPORT, U?? May 15.?The northbound passenger train of the Kansas City Southern railway, which left here at (1:30 o'clock las' night, was derailed near Detjueen, Ark., re sulting in the death of Engineer Frank Woodson, of Bh-rveport, and the injury of the fireman and bug nmu, Racing Results JAMAICA RESULTS FIRST RACE. Beckna M 4-5 ! Marearpt White ... t-l 1-1 Wfkome Stranger . 1-1 A I.SO RAN?Commissioner Klsh mann, l/ird Herbert, Zovieii, Valen tine D'Or. JAMAICA ENTRIES FIRST RACE?Selling: two year olda; maidens, five furlongs. ?Scare crow., 107; Edge, Vennle, 107; Jolly Sailor, 112; Sophia Goldman, 106; ?Dlcka Daughter, 104. 8ECOND RACE?Three-year olda; fillies; six furlongs. Penitent. Ill; Emotion, 111; Chewlnk, 111; Miriam Cooper, 111; Many Smllea, 117; Minima, 101; Bees Wax, 117; Sher ando. 114. THIRD RACE?Claiming; threo year-olds and upward; one mile and aeventy yarda. Lent, 103; Care Free, 115; *Lady Zeus., 94; Cote D'Or, 109; *Jock Scot, 114; Clocan non,, 106; Sunny Hill. 110; Drum mor.d, 110; Anniversary, 114; Armis tice, 110; 'Searchlight III 105. FOURTH RACE?Three-year-olds and up; the Rainbow Handicap, $7,500 added; six furlong*. Audaci ous. 103; aKnobbie, 117: Muskalonge, 107; Sennlngs Park. 125; aThunder clap, 124; On Watch. 123; bRocket, 104; Gallant Man, 104; aKrewer, 114; Smoke Screen. Ill; bCalamity Jane, 108 aKancocas Stable entry. bH. P. Whitney entry. FIFTH RACE ? Three-year-olds and up: maidens and wlnnera of one race; one mile and seventy yards. Philosopher, 105; Master Hand. 110; Finality. 105; Algoa, 107; Daniel A., 106; Hose Hill, 105. SIXTH RACE?Three-year-olds and up; maidens and winners of one race: one mile and seventy yards. Lally, 110; Bersagllere, 115: Mvaric, 105; Sportiboy, 120; Ezcelsis, 105; Native Dsnd. 105. LOUISVILLE ENTRIES FIRST RACE?Seven furlongs; 3 year olds and up: maidens; claiming. ?Brass Tacks, 100; ?Vulvanora-_100; ?Flvlng Prince, 105; 'North Tower, 105; ?Hinkle, 105; Be Good, 106; ?Spods, 105; Brown Eyes, 105; Ix>nacera. 105; Genttemian Jouett, 110: Bojul, 110; Hermoden. 110; I.adernlere. Ill; Castle Reagh, 110; Maglkon. 116; Little Blossom, 111; Daddy Wolf, 110; Batty H., 105; Brennan, 110; Jacksonville, 116; ?Nurture, 111. SECOND RACE?One and one quarter miles; 4-year-olds and up; claiming; purse, S1.S00. *Ij?dy Lil lian, 101; #Ladv Longfellow, 105; ?The Wit. 106; 'Pirate McGee. 106; I.ottery, 111: Klmpalong, Ill: Wads worth Lpst. Ill; Plctor, 111; Huen, 111. THIRD RACE?Four and half furlongs: 2-vear-olds: allowances, purse. $1,300. Virginia Fox. 107: Vallolse, 107: Happy Moments. 107; aTrue American. 110; aPatrlcian, 110: Caladlutn. 115; bCav Deceiver, 110; bMlss Cerlna. 110; Larchmonf, 113. nT C. McDowell entry. hM. Jones entrv. FOURTH RACE?$1,700; allow ances: three-year-olds; one mile. Precious Dulls. 103; Chatterson, 104: Boy from Home, 104: Thlbodcsux, 106: Ashland, 10S: Fair Phantom, 115. FIFTH RACE?$.1,800; threeyeor olds and up: six and one-half fur longs. N'eddam, 101; Courtship, 10V II. E. Coleman, 108; Dr. Clark. 118: Centimeter, 120. SIXTH RACE?$1.300: claimimr: two-venr-oM colts and geldings; four and one-half furlongs. *StoneaRe, 104; *01dtop, 107; Hughes Graham, 109; Jakle Hay. 109; Sly Fox, IOC; Prince of T'mbrla. ?SEVENTH RA^E?Purse, $1..100: claiming; three-year-olds and up: one mile a sixteenth. "Oolala, 101; ?Bright Trash. 105; 'Randel. 106; Blue Deep. 106; ?Lieutenant Polone), 106; *Stonewall, 106; Char line, 106; Megan. 110. ?Apprentice allowance claimed. Weather cloudy; track fast. PLAN TO "MONOPOLIZE" DYE INDUSTRY CHARGED The Textile Alliance was at tucked today as having ntvmpied to create m monopolistic control it dv.i linnor tstlona by Paul Plckerdt. a N?w York ilye Importer, testifying? before the Senate committee probing an mIKj^mI dys monopoly. Soviet Delegates Flout "Big Five" Plan for Settling Nation's Problem*. GENOA, May 15.?"If Russia refuses to meet us at Tb? Hague we will have nothing more to say to the Russians," Premier Lloyd George announced this afternoon. Regarded As Threat. The British pren..er'a atatcmf.it was i egurded as an indirect threat of allied isolation of Russia for the time being. He van referring to tnc allied proposal for the appointment of a mixed commission at The Hague on June 16 to study the Russian proo lem in detail by taking evidence from Russian experts. This | lan had been rejected earlier In the day by the Russians. Russian rejection of the commis sion proposal haul been announced even before the allies had formally presented their pian to the Russian delegates. Despite the initial attitude taken by Russia, the powers decided to in vite the Russians to attend a meet ing of the conference suboommiaaion on Russian affairs tomorrow morn ing. If the met ting is held as planned, France will be abnent, as the French have not approved either the allied memorandum of conditions nor the Russian reply to this memo randum delivered last Thursday night. M. Barthou, head of the French delegation, told the powers that if Russia accepted the new propo?ii | for a meeting at The Hague, he would immediately recommend Its adoption by the French government. Hope I". 8. Will Go To HaRUC. The allied statesmen are hopeful that the United States will approve the plan for the meeting at The Hague and will accept ".he Invitation to have representation on the pro posed commission. Replying to inqutr es from the press correspondents, Premier Lloyd George revealed this afternoon that negotiations for separate agreements are now in progress between Rusaia and the following countries: Sweden, Czechoslovakia, Italy and Japan These negotiations will not bo ar rested, the British premier said, but the allies want to prevent a repeti tion of the affair at Uapal'o, when Russia signed a sepsra>e treaty with Germany, which came near breaking up the conference. The formal communication to the Russian delegation today, proposing a meeting at The Hague next month for the appointment of the commis sion and examination of the Russia issue proved somewhat different from the verbal version of it given out. yesterday. The document stipulates that. If the commission is unable to reach an agreement with the Russians In three months, the powers will be at liberty to make separate agreements with Russia. The governments, however, will be asked not to recog nize any private agreements involv ing any property in Russia formerly owned by non-Russians. Subject* on Program. The chief subjects to be considered by the commission are: Debts, pri vate property nnd credits. The proposed non-aggression pact will be held in abeyance pending the commission's lul^ors. The unwillingness of the powers to participate In the commission will not prevent the meeting of the com mission on behalf of the other inter ested governments, suld the docu ment. It Is the present plsn to have everything In rendlness to begin "taking testimony" from the Rusalan experts hy June 2fi. "If Russia accepts the plan for an allied commission to be appoint ed next month for detailed study of the Russian p'oblem I shall tell France that the French delegation hss definitely agreed with the other nowers on all point" " l^euls Bar tbou, head o? ths French deiega