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HOLLAND BALKEDIN EFFORT TO KEEPSESSIONSSECREI

Van Karnebeek Shows White

Flag When Police Bar Cor1.^1. AMASM

respunaenis Hymn.

SMALL NATIONS AGAINSHOW DISSATISFACTION

Kesent Domination by Powers.

Delegates Decide on Scheme ofRussian Commission.

Fy the Associated Press.THE HAGUE, June 16..Foreign

Minister Van Karnebeek of Holland displayedthe white flag to the newspapermen today, and the Carnegie PeacePalace, seat of the international conferenceon Russian affairs, capitulatedto the world's press without a renewalof yesterday's battle for the admissionof the correspondents here to reportthe sessions.A half-hundred correspondents from

all over the world presented their presscredentials at the palace gates beforethe 1! o'clock session today. "The presscannot be admitted," was the announcementmade by the soldiers and policemenguarding the gates. This was

quickly followed, however, by the appearanceof an emissary from the palacebegging the journalists to have patience,arid announcing that plans were beingperfected to care for the newspaper men.

Conference Over Mght.TH^re apparently was great anxiety

lest yesterday's onslaught by the correspondentsupon the palace, when itwas souirht to exclude them, be repeatedtoday, and the press secretary of theBritish legation,'a former .London correspondent,interceded with MinisterVan Karnebeek. who has the arrangementsin charge.There had been long conferences

over night regarding the attitude toDe adopied toward the press, finallyv. ord was sent to the newspaper menhat pressrooms were being prepared

.n the palace, which would be ready

.11 the afternoon.

Karnebeek Opens* Session.Jonkheer Van Karnebeek opened this

morning's session of the conferencewith another address expressing the

nope that the outcome of the gatheringwould be satisfactory. M. Cattierof Belgium, spoke on the plan6 forhe organization of the conference,which he said would probably beformed into one large committee or

commission, with three sub-cOmmis-sions, on which the inviting powersand Holland would be represented, togetherwith five other powers to bedesignated by the conference.There were indications that the

smaller powers, as had been the caseat other conferences, were dissatisfiedw ith what they regarded as themonopolization of authority by thelargo powers, and the anticipationthat they would protest any plan bythe great powers to railroad throughan organization project which wouldtend to shut out the lesser nationsproved correct.

Sn-itxerUnd Their Spokesman.Switzerland voiced the feeling that

the smaller nations should have

larger representation on the subcommissions.and carried through an

^ m^ndmonf r\ huVd Ml Tllfim hp Tshi t>

of each commission increased to thirteen,from eleven, as arranged yesterdayat a private meeting of thecouncil of the "big six."The conference, in the absence of

the dominating political figures whoguided the courses of the interna-lional gatherings at Genoa and Washington,seems destined to bring intothe limelight another and youngeTgroup of leaders as representing thegreat powers.They include Sir Philip LloydGraemeof England. M. Benoist,

France; Baron Avezzano. Italy; M.Sato, Japan; M. Cattier. Belgium, andM. Van Karnebeek. Holland, and alreadythey have begun thelT effortsto shape the course of the conference.

Decide on Main Scheme.

At their initial private meeting last

night they decided upon the schemeof a main Russian commission, withthree subcommissions which wouldgive detailed study to the technicalquestions of credits, debts and treatmentof private property owned byforeigne s in Russia, which mustlater be negotiated with the Russians.The details of this project were to besubmitted to today's session of theconference.Each subcommission will consist of

eleven members, including one eachftom the inviting powers. Great Britain,France, Italy and Japan, togetherwith Holland. The remaining placeson each subcommission will be filledin accordance with the interests ofthe various other countries in thequestions with which these bodieswill deal.

LITVINOFF HEADS BUSS.

Delegates to Xeave Monday,Xrassin a Member.

Br the Associated Preaa.MOSCOW, June 16..It is announced

that Maxim Litvlnoff will be chairmanof the Russian delegation to TheHague conference. The delegation,which will leave for Holland nextMonday, will include Leonid Krassin,Christian Rakovsky, the L'krainiansoviet premier; M. Krestinsky, now

minister to Berlin and commissar offinance, and M. Sokolnikov, assistantcommissar of finance. They will beaccompanied by eleven technical experts,two of them women.

MARQUIS TORRETTA MAYBE ITALIAN ENVOY HERE

Beports at Hague Conference SayEx-Foreign Minister Will

Succeed Bicci.

Br the Associated Press.THE HAGKJE, June 16..Reports rereivedby members of the Russian conferencehere say that Marquis Delia

Torretta, former foreign minister of"lr la likely to be appointed amhas-sador at Washington, replacing VlttarloRoland! Rlcci. I

COUP BY M6THREATENI

Preparations DeclaredGerman "Putsch

Against ProbableBr the Associated Press.BERLIN, June 16..The independent

socialist newspaper Diefreiht featuresA SAnsatinnol Pftmniiinlcatlfin from u

"well informed source" announcingthat a pan-German "putsch" is Impending.The writer states that the various

military parades, such as the von

Hindenburg celebrations, which havebeen going on throughout the Germanyrecently, were not merely theatrio»ldisplays, but serious preparationsfor a monarchist coup d'etat,which, he says. Is to be preceded bya sort of St. Bartholomew's night, inwhich all persons whose names areentered on a special black list willbe given a short shrift.

Implicaten Police.The writer declares the ministry of

defense and the police are implicatedin the movement.

IRISH VOTERS SEEKTO SETTLEFUTURE

Wealthy Classes at PollsAhead of Workmen in Today'sElection.

By the Associated Press.DUBLIN. June 16..The voters of

southern Ireland went to the pollstoday to elect an Irish parliament, as

provided tinker the terms of theAnglo-Irish treaty.Under the recent agreement betweenthe factions favoring and opposingthe treaty a coalition panel

of candidates was presented to thepeople apportioning representation

Lite j'ttl iiaiuciu ai. of pt va>hiuv«/<j

the same ratio as shown in past testsof strength in the dail eireann.A number of independents, however.have entered the field in an

effort to overturn the panel in treatyissue, and it was on this phase of thestruggle that interest mainly centeredas the polling began.Estimates were that at least fifteen

of the independents would be successful.with the anti-treaty party losingTen and the pro-treatyites five seats.

Property ( lasses Vote Early.The property classes were in the

majority in the morning's votingand the inhabitants of the fashionablesquares in the southern part ofDublin, who had been expected toabstain, were out in considerablenumbers.The workers are expected to poll

largely in the evening and the votingtime has been extended to 9 o'clockfor their convenience. "*

The belief that another generalelection will be held in the near

future robbed today's polling of

most of its interest for the majorityof the people. It was thought thatfor the greater part the southernand western counties would returnthe candidates listed on the coalitionpanel, the voters reserving the rightto cast their ballots at the next electionfor whomever they wish.

In those districts where the electoratewill have an opportunity torecord its sentiment on the mainissue, it is believed the treaty will

Jioarti' indorsement.

Sinn Fein Spilt >>ar.

Following the election it is takenfor granted that the two wings ofthe Sinn Fein will swing wider apart,necessitating the speedy compilationof a new register, based on adult

suffrage, which will give the country

a chance to express its real opinionon the treaty, the constitution and

I various domestic questions.Publication last night of the terms

of the draft of the Irish constitution,on which the new parliament must

pass, was not expected to influence

the vote. The comment of the Dublinmorning newspapers today is

mostly favorable to the constitution.The Freeman's Journal says:"The draft of the constitution declaresthat all political power in Irelandderives from the people. Let the

peoplo prove today by the fearless,conscientious and prudent exercise oftheir franchise that they are worthyrepositories of that supreme power.

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"The people can now, at least, sendto the task of making the constitutionmen who will be truly repre!sentative, men of independent mindand character, who will place the nationalinterest above all personal, sectional9r party interests."

Constitution Honest.

The Irish Independent says: "On

the whole the new constitution is

democratic, conceived on statesmanilike lines and with honesty and skill.

I The framers have contrived to bring

| every interest into the service of the

| nation."The inordinately high taxation in|dieted on our country under the BritIlav rpirime was due mainly to the

cost of wars from which we derivedno benefit. Our position in respectto war is now quite clear, more definite,indeed, than that of any of the

dominions under their constitutions.The Free State is recognized as a nationwith a distinct citizenship."

ANTI-ITALIAN RIOT.Albanian Soldiers Attack PostOffice.ConsulArrested.

ROME, June 16..An attack by a

party of Albanian soldiers on theItalian post office at Durazzo is reportedin a Stefani Agency dispatchfrom that city. Windows were brokenand other damage was done, while ananti-Italian demonstration occurredin the pres'hce of the Albanian authorities.w V. the dispatch says, didnothing to \ event it.A message from Scutari reports

that the Albanian police have arrestedthe Italian consul and his interpreter.accusing them of politicalintrigues.

ANARCHISTS |NG GERMANYI Under Way forPan-Socialists WarningDemonstrations.

!Resolutions warning against prob-

able demonstrations against the re-

public, set for June 28. were adoptedyesterday by the directorate of themajority socialist party, the so-

t ict finnmirtPAU

The resolutions say the nationalistassociations, with German officers andex-soldiers, are reported as intendingto hold demonstrations throughout thecountry on June 28. the anniversaryof the signing of the treaty of Ver-sailles.

A«ked to Re on (iunrd.

These demonstrations, it is declared,have always degenerated into mili-faristic and monarchistic displays, and

I on this occasion they probably will jbe exploited for the purpose of wild

agitation against the republic. Thedirectorate, therefore. recommendsthat the socialistic party be on guard jand call meetings where such areneeded in this connection. ,

POLITICIANS AWAIT'MAINE PRIMARIES!

Results of Senator Hale's jrCampaign Will Be Closely I

Watched.Maine's primaries for nominations, j

which will be held next Monday, will '

be watched with close interest bypoliticians at the National Capital.As they draw nigh they promise to Pbring a decision which may be mark-ed by some of the considerationswhich attended the recent primaryfight in Iowa. Senator Hale is upfor renomination and one of his ad-versaries. Howard Davies of Portland.is reported to be drawing the radical Dvote to this support. i p]However, the more formidable op-

ponent is thought to be former Rep- stresentative Frank E. Guernsey. Hiscampaign is based mainly on the con-tention that Maine should return to inthe old custom of sending senators s\from the eastern and the westernsections of the state. The friends ofSenator Hale are confident of his re-nomination, but there is recognition uiof the unstable condition of politicalthought as exemplified in Indiana.Iowa and Pennsylvania, which gives tc

the contest a touch of the spice of fcuncertainty. j a]

North Dakota Primaries. 1c

North Dakota primaries will be held P'June 28, and Senator McCumber is el

having the hardest fight of his politicalcareer. He Ls opposed by Gov.Frazier and Ormsby McHarg, the latterwell known in Washington. Date

reports appear to be more favorable w

to Senator McCumber than a while w

back. The fact that he is chairman n

of the great committee on finance andthe leader of the soldiers' bonus bill tlmovement in the Senate lends added c<

interest to his contest. j ^Maryland's senatorial contest is just u

at the moment in the spotlight, al-though the test will probably not ?!come bef< re September 8. Senator f.France ie a candidate for renomina-tion, and is being opposed by an im- ,

portant faction in the republicanparty of his state, on the ground that !he opposed in the Senate some of theparty's and the administration's im-portant measures.

Luncheon Cause* Comment. tlThe Maryland politicians are all tj

agog over an incident that occurred Hthis week. When President Hard- tjing attended the Kay Memorial cere- C(monies in Baltimore Senator France ninvited him to luncheon at his home. P'and the presence of the President Q,was hailed far and wide by Senator ^

j France's friends as tangible proof bthat the administration was notinimical to the senator on accountof his attitude to those measures. j,From Baltimore come reports that

Brainard H. Warner, jr.. of Rockjville. may enter as a candidate for c

the nomination against Senator tlI -m11*.. to .../ill! p

in Washington and has been active inMaryland politics for years,An important gathering of Marylandrepublican politicians is sched- "

uled for June 28, at Braddock Heights, u

to discuss senatorial, congressional a;and other nominations. It is thought

I that out of that meeting may comedevelopments of importance bearing hon the senatorial situation. ii

WHITE GIRL AND BOYACCUSE TWO NEGROES!''w

i"Youths Sought to Entice Them Into t,

Virginia Woods.Are ',lArrested. | 11

!vj RICHMOND, Va., June 16..'Two janegro youths, arrested in Newton, pVa., are in the city jail and will be Vgiven a hearing in the juvenile court t;

I tomorrow, charged with attempting .to attack a nine-year-old white girl i:and her six-year-old boy companion,while the two were picking flowersnear their home in the northern out-skirts of the city late yesterday. B

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in a Maii'iiifiu 10 a. un:ai newspaper s,today the girl's father said the ne- pgroes, sixteen and seventeen years f,old, respectively, were identified by '~~

his daughter last night as the ne-

groeswho attempted to attack herand her little companion. According tto the father, the report that the girlwas dragged from her home by one jof the negroes. Is erroneous. Thenegroes, he said, asked the childrento accompany them to some woodsnearby, saying they could find cherriesand peaches there. The boy, hesaid, started to follow, but the girlrefused to do so, whereupon one ofthe negroes attempted to grab herhand. She ran away, screaming, andthe little boy also began to scream.At the same moment, according tothe story the father says his daughtertold him, one of the negroes struckthe boy a hard blow, loosening one

ofbis teeth. i

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RADIOW

Thc Interrupted Vacation.

IAS TAX PROPOSAL!EMED EQUITABLE'Ian for Reciprocity HoldsNo Extra Cost for District

Autoists.Just what does Maryland expect the jistriet to do in order to secure com-

ete automobile reciprocity between'ashington and the neighboringate?This question has been uppermostthe minds of District motorists

ncc the gas tax was imposed in

aryland, and tal|^ of reciprocity.>ng desired by lo^al motorists, hasridergone a sudde'l revival.While it is true ihat all Washing- i>nians have been extremely anxiousr reciprocity biAween the Districtid Maryland there are a great many»cal motorists who look with susIclonupo'/ any plan to obtain itnanatlng from Maryland.

/« Kxtra Kipen»f.A close study of the situation andie gas tax question as a whole tend> show that if the District motoristsant it they can secure reciprocityith Maryland with no loss of digItyand no increased expense.The question resolves itself intolis: Maryland has established a 1oilo-ocnltna enld In (ho

:ate for automotive transportation,he state intends to operate this taxntil January 1, 1924. in addition tole tag: fee of 60 cents per horseDwer.At that time Maryland willrop the 60 cents per horsepower tag?e and rely entirely on the gas tax,hich is expected to bring in approxnatelyas much revenue as the tagse.

Tax Would Be Increased.So that on January 1, 1924, Marymdwill charge for the tag onlyle cost of making it and increasele gas tax to 2 cents per gallon,[owever, if it is found, after a trial,lat the one-dollar tag and the two»nttax do not bring in as muchavenue as the 60-cent-per-horseowerfee did previously, the pricef the tag will be increased untilie same amount of revenue is

rought in.Maryland's proposition to the Disrictis this: That on January 1,

924, the District of Columbia adopt jgas tax. whether it be 1 or 2 cents

gallon, has not been decided: alsoharge only for the cost of making |ie tag, which is about $1, and com-lete reciprocity will be granted by]laryland.

\o( Clearly Understood.

There are a great many motorists ji the District who do not clearlynderstand the plan submitted bylaryland. Until the proposition was

xplained many believed that Marymdwished to have the Districtlaugurate a gas tax now; pay fullrice for the District tag; pay a peronaltax in the District, a gas tax

i Maryland, and a full license fee

i the ftate until January 1. 1924,hen Maryland would grant recirocity..

This was believed 'to be a scheme:> help Maryland pay off her roadelicit of approximately $1,000,000.lowever, from a study of the case

: resolves itself into a simple plan,:hich Congress will be asked to

dopt for the District.On January 1, 1924, if Congressasses a gas tax for the DistrictVashingtonians will pay $1 for theirag here, pay a gas tax here and inlaryland and be free to travel unlolestedthrough every state in thefnion without displaying any but theUstrict tag.

test Will Vary.For the man who uses his car a

real deal tne gas tax win nun;

o that he will be under more ex-

ense than under the horse-power tag jee; the motorist who uses his car I(Continued on Page 2, Column &.)

SEVEN HUSBANDS ,

LEFT TO WOMAN WBy the Aiiocieted Prese.

LOUISVILLE, Ky.. June 16..

Charging that Mrs. Dovey Clopton,bow residing near Munfordville, InHart county, Ky. has seven husbands,Roy Clopton of this cityflled an annulment petition yesterdayin the Jefferson circuitcourt. , ,

Clopton's. petition -declared- thatJ

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THREE SING AND PRAYON WAY TO EXECUTIONFOR CRIME OF MURDER!

By the Associated I'ress.COLUMBIA. S. <\. June 16..S. J.

Kirby. Jesse Gappins and C. O. Foxwere electrocuted at the peniten-tiary this morning: shortly after 6o'clock for the murder of WilliamBrazell, Columbia taxi cab driver,near Leesville the night of August7 last.The trio went to their deaths

singing and praying. Kirby wentfirst, and he feigned insanity andtried to get his hands from thestraps. The officers told him hebetter take it easy, but a secondtime he slipped his hands from thestraps. Then four guards took holdof him forcibly, the straps were

made tighter than usual and thecurrent was sent through his body,the man being deprived, becauseof contrary behavior, of the privilegeof making a last statement.Gappins went second and Fox last,the entire procedure consumingforty minutes Fox and Gappinsmade last statements in whichthey warned young men againstbad company and evil conduct.

AMENDMENTONLYHITCHJN01 BILL

The Point Now in Disagreementon AppropriationMeasure.

The House received from the Senatetoday a corrected message showingthat the only disagreement betweenthe House and Senate in theDistrict appropriation bill is over theSenate amendment in the first section.which provides for a joint congressionalinvestigation of the fivemillion-dollarsurplus claimed by theDistrict.The House today, on motion of

Chairman Madden of the House appropriationscommittee, authorized a

conference on the District appropriationbill, with Chairman Madden and

Representative Cramton of Michiganreplacing Representative Davis ofMinnesota and Representative Evansof Nevada as republican House conferees.Representative Ben Johnsonof Kentucky is the democratic Houseconferee.Chairman Madden expects the conferenceon the District bill will be

hold in the middle of next week, as

he is now busy drafting the final deficiencyappropriation bill for thecurrent fiscal year. He said todaythat he has no idea whether theHouse conferees will accept the Senateamendment incorporating theJones resolution, which calls for an

investigation of the fiscal affairs ofthe District.The Senate agreed to the conference,and appointed conferees on the

part of the Senate who have acted inthe past. Senator Jones of Washington,Senator Glass of Virginia andSenator Phlpps.

CALLERS FROM PARIS.President Sees French Chief of

Staff and Financier.Gen. Gassoula. chief of staff of the

French army, and Horace Finalay, directorof the Bank of Paris, who aremaking a tour of the United States,were formally presented to PresidentHarding today by AmbassadorJules Jusserand.Following an exchange of felicitationsthe visitors were escorted to the

State Department by the French ambassador,where they were receivedby Secretary Hughes. Hater in theday the party motored to Arlington,where Gen Gassoula placed a floralwreath on the grave of the unknownsoldier.

AND ONE DIVORCEEDDED NINE TIMES

to one of the husbands, himself,Mrs. Clopton had been marriedtwice, and that one of them alsois the husband of her mother. Italso stated that she had beenmarried nine times and divorcedbut once, and added that none ofthe husbands is dead.The petition recites that Mrs.

Clopton told Clopton that her otherhusbands are Chris Clichter, JohnSimmons. Ross SnelllnK, Cat Potter.Charles-Russell and Harris.

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egin November 11. 1918.

CRITICS ASSAILED IBY CIVILSERVICE

Reply to Bureau of EfficiencyReport Says It Contains

Inaccuracies.Declaring: that the report of the

bureau of efficiency on the methodsof transacting the public businessby the Civil Service Commission, un-der date of April 7. not only fails tocontain constructive suggestions, butdoes contain many inaccuracies, theCivil Service Commission has submitteda reply to the bureau's reportto the President.The reply of the commission insists

that it js "with no thought of controversy"that the commission hasconsidered the report of the bureau.

! Nevertheless the commiseion in thirty-sevenclosely typewritten pagesproceeds to pull to pieces the report,Furthermore the commission points I,out that the bureau failed to submitits report on the work of the com-mission to the commission, and thatit was "through the courtesy of acommittee of Congress" the commis[sion has had before it a copy of thisreport made last April. The commissionsuggests that if the bureau hadseen fit to lay its report before it.1some of the inaccuracies contained in!the report might have been avoided,

Reply of ComminioD.The commission, in its reply, saj*s:;;"It (the commission) had hoped

that worth-while results would comefrom the investigation, and it ren-dered every assistance in its powerand sought most earnestly to secure

helpful suggestions. In the routinetransaction of its business and underthe constant urge of putting the workthrough with the least delay, thecommission itself felt that there was]need and opportunity for improve-jment in procedure and method, and.!although it knew the office was effi-eient, measured by any standard ofprivate or public business, it was be|cause of this feeling that the comImission was anxious to have the assistanceof the bureau of efficiencyand threw wide the doors to the bureauof investigators.

Advised by Experts.' Ever since Congress authorized the

commission to expend not to exceed$2,000 annually in the employment ofexpert examiners outside governmentservice this office has had the adviceand assistance, at nominal cost, ofleading educators and experts inmany lines of activity, involving theapplication of appropriate entrancetests."These men sat with the commissions employes and talked over problemsand difficulties, and immediately.or within a few days, made suggestionsfor consideration and comment.If the commission's employes

pointed out objections to any pro-posal they were made the subject ofdebate in conference until finally aworkable and feasible basis of actionwas reached. There was nothing mys-terious about it. and these expertsseemed not to have any personalpride of opinion, but were anxiousonly to secure the best results forthe government in the work of theCivil Service Commission.

Hope of Commission.' "This was what the commissionI hoped for from the bureau of_efflci1(Continued on Pnea 2 Column fi 1

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TURKS HOLD AMERICANAND GIRL 18 MONTHS

Relief Workers Tell of Imprison-ment in Asia Vinor and

Other Abuses.

By tbe Associated Press.CONSTANTINOPLE, June 16.Fur-

ther tales of the persecution of Amer-lean relief workers in Asia Minor bythe Turks are told by J. HerbertKnapp and Bessy Bannerman Murdoch,who have arrived here from

ArabklrMr.Knapp, director oj-the Arabkirunit of the American committee forrelief in the near east, reported toAmerican authorities that- for eighteenmonths he and Miss Miurdochvirtually were prisoners in an Americanorphanage near Egln. and werenot allowed to visit the village or toreceive American visitors.He cited further instances of the

deportation of Armenians, and saidthe roads over which they traveledwhile being driven from place toplace are strewn- -with bodies.Miss Murdoch's boms' is in Chicago,

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CARAWAY SEES DOVERAS "PIE DISPENSER"

Senator Says Assistant Will "Get"Secretary Mellon in

Due Time.Declaring that Assistant Secretary

Elmer Dover has been placed in theTreasury Department merely for thepurpose- of giving out patronage, andpredicting that Mr. Dover would"get" Secretary Mellon eventually.Senator Caraway of Arkansas, democrat,on the floor of the Senate todayassailed the proposal that many employesof the Treasury Departmentshould be ousted to give places to"deserving republicans."He called attention to the dismissal

of twenty-eight men and women employedin the bureau of printing andengraving several weeks ago, and insistedthat the President had acted inthat case merely to satisfy hungryjob hunters."It was said at the time that an

investigation of the bureau wouldshow great irregularities and ascandalous condition," said SenatorCaraway. "One of the republicans tookme out into the corridor and told merhat the investigation would showthat hundreds of millions of bondshad been duplicated. Of course, everyone who knew anything about thematter knew that this was not true.The fact was that the faithful had tohave the jobs, and the President gaveno heed to the fact that these menand women had given long and faithfulservice in the bureau.''"The President has surrendered to

Dover," he continued. "Mr. Mellonmay not know this, but I say that itis so. Dove^ will drive Mr. Mellon outof the Treasury, and along with himevery other efficient man."

OUSTERPETilNHELDMOMERANG

Document Listing FederalEmployes as DemocratsSaid to Contain Errors.BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Mark Hanna and Boies Penrose wouldturn over in their graves if they knewwhat was happening in Washington today.Loyal republicans, faithful in theparty service, are being described as"democrats" in a circular and petitionsigned by scores of republican membersof Congress, who want President Hardingto uphold Assistant Secretary ElmerDover of the Treasury Department inhis efforts to make places for politicalfollowers who have gone unrewarded.The document, which has been sent

to every republican member of Congressby the group which is interestedin forcing an upheaval in the governmentdepartments, contains so many inaccuraciesthat it probably will provea boomerang to its sponsors. There alwayshave been a Urge number ofgovernment employes without politicalaffiliation, who won their positions onmerit under past republican and democraticadministrations, and who havealways oeen looKea upon u a uuupartisanbody of employes, renderingfaithful service To whichever party wasin power.

Some Inaccuracies Cited.But the published list is not merely

confined to these. It lists as democratsmen who have only recently been putin office, as republicans, and it also embracesmen who are no longer in thegovernment service. Here are a fewtypical examples contained in the documentand the facts about each. Thedocument says:

"1. Paul Gilbert, active democraticpolitician, taking the stump for Gov.

Cox in the campaign of 1920. At presentholding position of undersecretaryof the Treasury."The facts about Mr. Gilbert are

these: He is a republican broughthere during the war by Mr. Deffingwell,another republican. Mr. Gilbertis a son of the late Seymour Gilbert,one of the most prominent republicanleaders of New Jersey.

Another Faulty Classification.The document says further:"John Kiley. private secretary to

Secretary Mellon, active democraticpolitician and close personal friendof Joseph Tumulty."The facts about Mr. Kiley are: Mr.

Kiley was one of the secretarial fetafCof the late Mark Hanna. He cameinto the Treasury Department underSecretary George B. Cortelyou. republican,and served republican Secretariesas well as democrats eversince and is no more a democraticpolitician than is President Harding.

Appointee of Senntor Penrose.

The document further states:"Carl A. Mapes. solicitor of internal

revenue, democrat, son-in-law ofWayne Johnson, from whom he inheritedthe position of solicitor."The Tacts aDOUl air. aiapt-s arc men?:

Mr. Mapes is about the same age as

Wayne Johnson.in fact, he is a

brother-in-law of Mr. Johnson, who,it is true, was a democrat. But Mr.Mapes was appointed as a republican,and Senator Penrose of Pennsylvaniawas influential in getting: him appointed.Mr. Mapes is a republican,having been secretary to SenatorTownsend of Michigan, republican,who indorsed him for the place. Mr.Mapes was before that secretary toRepresentative Gardner of Michigan,republican, and before that was inthe office of Representative Wilson ofIllinois, another republican.The document lists Chester A. Bennettand Charles A. Barnard as

"democrats." The former is a son offormer Representative Bennett, a republican,and the latteT is the son ofthe former Justice Barnard of the DistrictSupreme Court, a republican appointedby President McKfnley.

Indorsed by Uy O. P. Delegation.Malcom A. Coles is listed as a democrat.He was appointed through

che influence of Senator Shortridge,republican, of California, and had theindorsement of the entire republicandelegation in Congress from California,including Senator Hiram Johnson.Finally there is J. C. Halls, also

listed in the document as democrat.H© was formerly the private secretaryof Senator Lenroot of Wisconsinsin,republican.These are only cases taken at randomfrom the list of 100 officials

whose removal is being asked. Ofthat sArae 100, forty-seven securedtheir appointments through civil serviceand not through politics. Therehas been a movement, however, totake out of the civil service menwho hold important positions, so as tomake way for political appointments.Commissioner Blair of the internalrevenue bureau has vigorously opposedsuch a step, but the politiciansin Congress are fighting him toothand nail.

iCe^rrifiit. ICgJ t

MELLON BRANDS1 "PLUM PETITION"CHAM FALSE

Move for Dismissal of Dem]ocrats Selfish Scheme.

Says Secretary.

MYSTERY IN LISTINGOF OFFICEHOLDERS

Charge That Work Has Been HelduacK oy uisioyalty tiiven

for Action.Secretary Mellon today branded si

"false" the statement of a petition circulatedamong: members or Congresswhich bears the title "The TreasuryDepartment.Survey of the Personnelof the Bureau of Internal Revenue.the Key Positions Largely Held byOfficials of a Former Administrationand Named and Checked From theOfficial Record of the Department."Secretary Mellon said he had the

statement brought to his att« ntionthrough the courtesy of Various republicansenators and representatives."The statement is so false." said

Secretary Mellon, "and for the mostpart so ridiculous that in ordinarycircumstances I should hesitate totake notice of it. It is. however, beingcirculated and has been published,so that I think it well to set the recordstraight. The statement is theproduct of a few selfishly ambitiousemployes and some discredited formeremployes, and is apparently beingcirculated in an effort to influencethe administration of the affairs ofthe Treasury."The affairs of the Treasury are of

tx>o great importance to allow of interferenceto its proper conductthrough the introduction of pettypolitics. This department, partlcu'l&rly the collection of the revenuesand the handling of the public debt,must be conducted on business principlesand kept free at all times fromdetrimental influence."The administration of the Treasury

is in the hands of republicans and isgoverned by republican policies.Those democrats who hold positionsin the Treasury have been retainedbecause of their qualifications for theoffices they hold and I have had noevidence of partisan activities ontheir part."Secretary Mellon made his statementin connection with a petition

circulated among republican membersof Congress asking PresidentHarding to uphold the policies of Mr.Dover.Tha nofitinn it n.nr ,

had received the signatures of about150 members, and plans were beingmade to present it to the Presidentwithin the next forty-eight hoursCirculated with the petition was a

document giving the names of almost150 officeholders who were declared tobe democrats and occupying key positions.Many of these, republicanHouse members circulating the petitionsaid, were disloyal to the presentadministration, and through theirlack of co-operation were holding upthe work of the government. Thelist of names included officials in theoffice of Secretary of the TreasuryMellon, the office of CommissionerBlair of internal revenue, and thedifferent units of the revenue bureauas well as Undersecretary Gilbert,who was described as an "active democraticpolitician," who took "thestump for Gov. Cox in the campaign of1920."

Who Compiled LletfOne of the biggest mysteries in the

situation was "who compiled the listof alleged democrats?" Charges werefreely circulate^ in the "camps" otboth Mr. Dover and Mr. BlaJr thatmany persons had been labeled inthe list as democrats, who in factwere loyal republicans. In that re!spect there was agreement betweenthe Dover and Blair forces.Commissioner Blair when informed

of the petition and document said hewould make no comment for thepresent while Assistant SecretaryDover was in New York."Soon after the inauguration of Mr.

Harding as President of the UnitedStates," said the document, "he bejcameaware that he was not receivingthe party support to which he wasentitled, and upon investigation hefound that the democratic ring wasin as complete control as it had been[during the previous administration.In order to correct this situation anuto effect a reorganization along partylines, he secured the services otUlmer Dover, a known stanch republicanand organizer, and made him

[assistant secretary of the Treasury."To carry out this program a oomImittee of republicans of known integ!rfty was selected to secure intelligencewith respect to the personnel

of the bureau of internal revenue.This committee was chosen with theknowledge and approval of the Secretaryof the Treasury, commissionerof Internal revenue, deputy commissionerand assistant deputy commissioner.The assistant deputy commissionerordered the selection and approvedthe personnel.

Explicitly Instructed.

"This committee was given explicitinstructions and delivered its informationto an agent of the bureau ofinternal revenue carrying authorityfor the special work signed by ComImlssioner David H. Blair.

"In further efforts to reorganize thebureau Mr. Dover prepared a list,naming for key positions, to foim thenucleus, members of this committeeand other known loyal administrationmen and recommended their approval.This was not approved, and withinthe last thirty days every memberhas either been removed or transjferred to widely scattered points'without having: been given' the leastpreference a* to the location.

"In the income tax unit, of theseven men demoted and transferredthere are included four members o:

George Washington Post. No. 1, ofthe American Legion, who servedtheir country In her extremity in theworld war."It is not believed that the Presidentof the United States or any

loyal American would countenancethe degradation and humiliation towhich these men have been and are

being subjected, in that they are beingshadowed day and night likecommon criminals and their formerassociates have been warned not toassociate with them or in any manInercommunicate with them underpenalty of losing their positions not,withstanding the fact that those whohave been transferred are still officersof the government and haverenewed their oaths of allegiancewithin the past week."The above removals and transfers

were suggested and promulgated bythe democratic ring which Is still incontrol of the bureau."The petition did not originate with

office seekers, or as a result for theirdemands for positions, according toleaders in Congress who claim to havebeen in close touch with the situationtor more tnan six months. They say

it oryjngted as a rqault ofjroinuedon F*s« !. Column