Dalle c p Cbromck THE WEATHER Maximum rr' THE FORECAST Minimum " t Fair, warmer VOLUME LXI. THE DALLES, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 22, 1921 No. 147. BELIEVE VESSEE WAS RAIDED BY W00LGR0WERS FACING I CITY WILL SEEK POSTPONE. OPENING OFjGALVESTON, TEX., LOCAL CHERRIES SHORT SEASON YET IN MARKET THREATENED BY 90 MILE Wi OF LAND OFFICE MILLION POUNDS TO BE HAND LED HERE WITHOUT PROFIT TO PRODUCERS. E DATE MOVED U TO JUNE 30; ELMER JAMES RAZING WILEY BARN. FIRST CAR, SENT FROM HERE FRIDAY, FAILS TO REACH NEW YORK. mm NOT CR1CHT0K ' OUT VIS OF FOII RECEIVER SEA MARAUDERS SCHOONER DEERING AND CREW MAY BE VICTIMS OF PIRATES 20 SHIPS AIRPLANES MAY BE USED TO SEEK BASE OF RAIDERS Oti MERCHANTMEN. By United Press WASHINGTON, Juno 22 Efforts to solve the mystery of the "vanishing ships" today centered on the finding of sea marauders bolicved to have boarded the schooner Deering and made prisoners of the crew. A list of 20 vessels that have dis appeared during the last few months has been tabulated by the department of commerce. Airplanes may be called upon to solve the ship mystery by patrolling Uttle-frcquentcd Btretchcs near Capo Hattcras for somo trace of the mer chant vessels mysteriously vanished there. Coast guard vessels" are exploring coves and inlets In the hope of pick ing up clews. If the pirates raided the Hhips and murdered tho capUircd crows, some traco must be left, com merce officials bolleve. Raiding vessels must have a base for operations, it is pointed out. iWihile tho number of vessels that have disappeared ,is not unusual, the fact that no trace pf them has been found and that so'manyi were last heard from near the same spot, Is con sidered very Btrange, according to commerce department officials. If tho ships had been blown up gone ashore, or evon captured, ijoine bit of wreckage floating aahoro would explain their fate. Tho schooner Deering, which was beached" on .Diamond .shoals with all sails sot, was carefully searched and not even a trace of the missing crow found. Detectives arc watching the old haunts of sailors in the hope that some will come back, but this search has so far been in vain. " Tho Deering is full of sand ballast and gulls are using the rigging as a roosting place. By United News WASHINGTON, June 22. Buccan eering bolsheviks, booze runners or submarine pirates whoever they were have been so successful in whisking a dozen ships from the sight of the sea that three government de partments are as much absorbed in the, mystery as when it was first re ported. Coast guards aro busy now search ing the region about Cape Hattcras. From the waters of the capo known among mariners as a "graveyard of the 'sea" bits of wreckage may have drifted ashore, officials believe, that (Continued on Pago 6.) Maritime World Mystified Over Recent Disappearance of Ships TEN VESSELS HAVE SAILED FROM PORT IN LAST 18 MONTHS AND HAVE BEEN HEARD FROM NO MORE; NATURAL CON DITIONS OFFER NO EXPLANATION. By United News (NEW YORK, Juno 22. Along tho Mew York water front where- a man's nationality can ho told from tho cut W his jib sailors aro recalling at least ten other ships which sailed during tho la3t yoar or so and never wcro heard of moro, In addition to the throe lost vessels nnd the wrecked schoolor Carol A. Deering, of Portland. Me., whoso fato Is being investigated ny the United States government. In sailors homos and the greasy lit tle restaurants which have Generally succeeded tho old water front saloons, sailors are drawn together from all coasts of tho world with bits of old gos sip from the pubs of Liverpool and Ti'. bury, from Marseilles and Riga, Port Gald, Shanghai and Natal. They wonder whether bolshevlsm or foul weather, accidents or vagrant ma rine mines pjantcd during tho war accounted for tho loss of such ves sels aa the freighter William O'Brien or 3.000 tons, which disappeared af ter leaving Now York for Rotterdam, on April 15, a year ago. Even American army transports have had their troubles with mutin ous elements among the crew3 and if anything can happen aboard a gov ernment controlled vessel, seamen gay anything might happen aboard a little freighter where the captain and subordinate officers and a handful of men might have to stand out Oregon and Washington woo! grow ers cannot make any money in tho growing and marketing of wool at the present wholcsalo prices, according 'o Frank Mell, manager of the local plant of the Portland Wool Scouring Mill company, who will this year su pervise tho purchase and scouring of approximately 1,000,000 pounds of wool for the local plant. "Present market prices range from 10 to 18 cents a pound, the price de pending upon the grade of the wool," Moll declared. At this quotation, sheep men aro marketing this year's clip without making a cent on It, and In many instances at a 'loss," .Mell de clared. Mell blames the impending protec tive tariff on wool as one of the inu:n caur.es of the present slump. "Australian sheep men with a sur plus of wool on hand, made haste to dump their wool in th6 United States when they learned of tho proposed protective tariff on this commodity," Mell explained. "This, coupled with the fact that the government, also dumped on the market a surplus sup ply of wool which had been purchased for war purposes, has caused tho price of wool to reach the lowest level in years." This year's clip, which Is now coin- (Continued on Pace 6.) T BRITAIN FAILS DIRECT ACTION OPPOSED; CON VENTION EXPRESSES SYM PATHY WITH IRISH. . By United Pre DENVER, June 22 Efforts of Irish sympathizers to place the American Federation pf .Labor on record as favoring a boycott of British goods today failed. The convention passed a resolution uring congress to recognize the "re public" of Ireland and expressed la bor's sympathy toward the struggling Irish people. Tho convention also unanimously adopted a resolution calling for an amendment of the Vol stead act permitting the sale of "wholesome beer." John L. Lewis today made a bid for support of his candidacy for the presidency of tho American Federa tion of Labor on the iloor of tho convention. He. spoke favoring a resolution demanding that definite steps be taken to obtain government ownership of railroads and other basic industries. His address favored the stand of railroad unions, whose support ho is attempting to obtain in his cam paign. Christian Madson of Chicago open ed ' tho Irish debate t by moving for an appeal from tho chair on tho ruling of Gompers that his amend ment for boycott was not proper. Considerable , cheering followed Madsen's address. , against the rest of tho ship's company. I Tho O'Brien attempted to report difficulty In hoHW weather a fow days alter sailing but the message, which , was- garbled, was tho last ever heard from hor. A New Orleans boy in tho crow was long sought by hln relatives nut novor found. Long nflerwurd a woman lslted the officers hero of I tho Franco and Canada Steamship BOYCOTT AGAINS company, showing n card received from a son, a member of tho O'llrien'1! crow, mailed from Fiance and say ing ho was with Kdsel Ford, tho son of Homy Ford. The mystery of this communication was complicated by the fact that young Ford was In the United States all tho thno. Anothor chip missing anil given up as lost is tho Italian ireightor '.Monte San Michele, of 4.0C1 tons, Now York for Oenoa with a load of grain. She cleared New York last February and has not reported yet. The American tankor Hewitt, sulphur-laden. Sabine, Texas, for Bosjon, was due to follow tho coast aftor clearing tho gulf port last January but was never sighted again. On November 24, 1920. the 2,924-ton Spanish freighter, Yule, Baltimore for Dunkirk and ten dajs out, reported her position off Cape May, the last ever heard of her. Nor has any word ever been received of the fate of the (Continued From Pgi J.) CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ASKED TO SUPPORT MOVE FOR STATE MEETINGS. ADVANTAGES OUTLINED CENTRAL LOCATION AND NEW AUDITORIUM ARE DRAW ING FEATURES. Situated as It is in the "gateway to eastern Ot 03011," The Dalles ij tho logical con veil1 ion city of the state, outside of Portland, and all that is required to bring a number of big conventions here is aggres siveness 011 the part of the several community organizations. Two big conventions will bo held in the future, the 1922 state Ameri can Legion convention and tho 192:' state convention of the Elks, and Tho Dalles stands an excellent chance to secure either one or both of these, if an "effort is made to get them." So explained Frances V. Calloway, member of tho convention commit tco ol the American Legion, which appeared beloro the regular weekly meeting of the board of directors of Tho Dalles-Wasco County Chamber of Commerce last night. Galloway explained that the spe clfic purpose of the Legion commit tee's appearanco before the directors was to secure tho cooperation of tho chamhor of commerce in the cam paign being waged by the post to secure the 1922 state convention. Further along this line, however, h" urged that the Chamber, Legion and all other community organizations in the city join . in attempting to make Tho Dalles the "convention city of tho state, perhaps excluding Port land." "The Dalles bar, the natural geo graphic location and, with the com pletion of our raw auditorium, will have the facilities for handling al most any 3lze of conventions," Gal loway explained., The American Legion committee was authorized by the directors to tell tho assembled members of the American Legion at Eugene July I and 2 that The Dalles will raise from $3,000 to $5,000 for the enter talnment of the ex-service men if it is selected as the site for the 1922 convention. Apart from representing the Amer ican Legion, Calloway told tho eham bcr directors that the local Elks' lodgo Is going to make a hard fight to obtain the 1923 slate convention for this city. Chamber directors as sured liTin that tho same spirit of (Continued on Pnuo 6.) BUSINESS MEN ON MAYOR STADELMAN AND, J, T. FRIES LEADERS OF BENEFIT MATCH FRIDAY. Business men of Tho Dalles, forget ting, porhups, over-corpulont figures, aro going to put aside their worries and become young again for an after noon when two baseball teams made up of business men from tho cast and woat sides of tho city will tanglo In what Is expected to bo 11 hotly i-un'oM-cd game on Amnion field Fridu, The first batter will bo up prompt ly at 3 o'clock, and from then on the fur is expected to fly, as members o! tho two teams get into heat of the fray. Tho game is being sponsored hv Community Sorvice. An admission charge of 2." cents will ho made, the proceeds to go to that organization.' Mayor P. J. Stadolman is captain ol tho west sldo team, while tho east sldo toam will bo managed and cap tained by tho affable reataurauteur, J. T. Fries. COMMUNITY TEAMS Tho following is the llnoup or tho I wo teams: West sldo: P. .1. Studnluinn, lb; lid Kurtz, c; K. Hides. 2b; J. Broor, p; R. Ward, ci.; It. Emerson, If; L. IJ Nichols, ss; II. itlco, it; It: Taylor. 3b; Dr. Ollngor. utility. East hide: J. T. Fries, c; R. Good, rf; H. Mnler, 3b; Ed Ball, lb; J Tod ford sk; P. Chlldors, If; C. Pepper, cf; C Butlor, 2b; F. Neodham, p; II. W. Arbury, utility. Money taken In at the game will bo usod to swell tho Community Service fund, In addition to tho money al ready secured In the general canvaas of tho town. Tho following subscribers to Com munity Service wero reported Tuns day: W. D. Frativs, P. II CrJppwi f B. Estrom, Elzle Youni?, C. A .Schrum, (Continued on Paso 6.) Owing to tho keen competition on the part of contractors dcsliing to jld upon tho construction of tho now 5114,000 city nudltiriuiii, opening of bids for this project lias been po.u poned from June 25 to June !',0, A V. Manchester, a member of the audi torium building committee announc ed today. This postronement was made in or der that all contractors deslrhi;; to bid may have the oppoitunity ot se curing a copy of the working plain upon iwhicli to base their estimates. Workmen' yesterday started tearing down the old Wiley barn, which stands upon the site purchased lor , the now auditorium. Bids Tor the sale of Ihls barn wcro advertised for, but apparently nobody has any uso for It, as no offers were received. Tim nltv icnnrdini!lv iriivn tlin ham , to tElnior James, upon' the condition I that ho shall have it removed from Jhe property by Jtily 10. Thus closes the history of a land mark of Tho Dalles, which was open for business night and day for near ly r0 years. In the early days, this barn was tho center of activity for transfer and livery business, but the coming of tho automobile and subse quent decrease in tho uso of horses caused the livery business to become unprofitable. It is planned to sell .$50,000 worth ol the city bonds voted In the first Installment placed on the market. These bonds will bear ( percent in terest and under Htuto law must be sold at par. Local investors are ex pected to take up the biggest part, if not all, of this issue, as the bonds aro non-taxable. It is planned to start construction work upon the new auditorium as soon after July I 10 as possible, according to Man chester. Construction work will oc ' cupy about four months it is ex pected. START CLEANUP III GRAIN PIT UNDESIRABLE FEATURES OF CHI CAGO TRADE BOARD TO BE ELIMINATED. By 'United Press CHICAGO. June 22. Joseph Oril' fith, president of the Chicago lnarii of trade, started a "house el?ji.iiig" In the "pit" today. It was announced that these 1 na tures of the "pit" which have been scored by those seeking rimed la I lug islatlon will be eliminated. Manipulation or tho market, either upward or downward; Operations tending to hr.vo an un due Influence on prices. Trading In tuluics for net periods. Griffith announced strict cu't:rsllp of market news would ho established and thoso who circulated misleading reports tending to Influence thu mar ket would bo punished. The practices to bu remedied uro those lilt In legislation pending in congress and the state loWlututo .U Sprlngtlold. HIS COMPLAINT IS COMMON Uy United nrosa NEW YORK, Juno 22 -Albm Bann, suing her wealthy brother upon the allegation that he waH incompetent, charged that the li'lter ircqiiontlv asked for salary lalses. The Judge could not see this as a sign of r.i'jn tul disoider. ArtMY CUT 50,000 MEN Hy United JTMM WASHINGTON. Juno 22 Tlin sen ate finally ended the deadlock over the army bill today by accepting I In hous'j memorial calling for a 1 educ tion ol tho aimy to 150,000 men by next October. This will necessitate tho discharge of 50,000 men. 68-YEAR-OLD WOMAN MOTHER OF 13TH CHILD Uy United J'rnsii BLAND, Mo., Juno 22. Mrs. Amanda Martin 08 years old, lod.iv presented her husband, 70, with a baby boy. Astounded neighbor pre sented Martin with a now suit of clothes. The boy is Martin's nth child. PEGGY JOYCE DOESN'T HAVE TO APPEAR IN COURT Uy United I'mrs CHICAGO. Juno 22 Peggy Joyce, show girl, toda won the first skir mish In the alimony battle with her husband when I' was ruled that she did not have to present her plea In court. ni-quost for her appearance was put by Joyce's attorneys, but Judgo Sabbath ruled that inch an appear ttneo was unnecessary. GULF CITY FACES RENEWAL OF HURRICANE DANGER. HUNDREDS ON SOUTHERN COAST SEEK SHELTER FROM BEACH RESORTS. By United rivca GALVESTON, June 22 The hurri cane will have a velocity of 90 ml es an hour when it lilts Galveston late today, the weather bureau announc ed. Inhabitants of coast cities are seeking safety in their cellars. GALVESTON, June 22 Tho heav iest part of tho pull's storm is about to hurl itself into Galveston, accord ing to barometer readings, which loll steadily today. Indicating j that , a bad storm Is near at hand. K gale, 200 miles .wide, is k'wiing landward and is likely to strike between Cor pus Chrtstl and Orange. Tho wind velocity Is 10 miles an hour. HOUSTON, Texas, Juno 22 Rag ing winds and sheets of rain swept the 7'exas gulf coast today tearing dees irom ineir roots ami doing ex tensive property damage. The- gale, whose maximum veloc ity was 75 miles an hour, swept northwest from the mouth of tho niii Grande. The howling storm, bringing with it a rapidly rising tide, was first reported from Brownsville alt or radio messages Irom tho sea warned gull" coast inhabitants of danger. The gale swept tho Padro and Brazos Islands, olf shore, and bun drcds of vacationists' fled to the mainland for safety. I hero today. Flood warnings were given to poo-j "Tho English-speaking woild is pie who live in tho lowlands of'HnN0U8 t01. u Hcttlomcnt In Ireland," Galveston whore the United Stntes ho 'declared In his opening speech, weather service reported a six fooL- . 1)rny ,na ,m. comnir ,0 Ilf-lnnd rise 111 ine uue, The city is nine feet above the low tide levol, and no extra pre cautions wore taken within the sea wall proper. Water, however, fnlllir; In sheets, dronehnd tho Island city. Many ships, off the gulf coasl, were at the mercy of the buttering winds, it was feared. Spray was breaking over the sea wall at Galveston, according to late reports reaching here. Weather observers said they did not expect further rin in the tide at Galveston and declared tho s-.'ii wnll, 15 feet high, running along the (Continued on Pnco 0.) "WEARING OP THE GREEN" GREETS SIMS ADMIRAL PROTECTED FROM DEM ONSTRATION LEAVING STEAM ER AT NEW YORK. By Paul B. Mallon (United I'ioh.'i StalC CJ01 1 uHponilonO .NEW YORK, Juno 22. - Admiral William S. Sims came homo today ti the tune of "Tho Wonting of Tli Urecn." As the liner Olympic Hwuna into her pier, with the admiral aboard a little steamer slipped past her stern down tho North river with .1 band lustily blowing that lamoiis liUii air Sims landed at once and lei l loi Washington at 10 o'clock. Ho ha 1 iw statement to make. A thouimn.l po llcomen were at the pier to pi event any demonstration. WASHINGTON, June 22.- Ad'iilril Sims, called home by the uucr-jlary ol iho navj, rein-hod bote today. SALMON PACKER DEAD Hy United Pmi ASTORIA June 22 -John Franklin Giant, W, well known sportsman and salmon packer Is dead alter an Illness of two 'iiioii'Iim. HEADS SOCIAL WORKERS By United Pn PORTLAND. Juno 22-Dr. Phillip A. Parsons, director of social woik at the University or Oregon, was to day .elected president of the social workers' association of Oregon. BEER REGULATIONS SOON By Un)ted PniM WASHINGTON, June 22 Regula tions governing the manulncturo and sale or beer as medicine will bo Is sued soon by the bureau of Internal revenue, Commissioner David II Blair Intimated today. Cherry growers or The Dalles who had expected to receive reports to day of tho first auction sale of R3y.1l Anne cherries shipped from here in a car last Friday night, wero dis appointed. J. H. Frazler, manager of tho co operative association, was notified from New York that tho car had not yet arrived, and tracers are no. v. at work on the shipment. Tho price paid for' this car will probably de termine the trend that Is to be ex pected of the huge oxportatlons to ri on! here. Flakier said that the handling of tlio harvest is now approaching Its peak. Over 5,000 boxes a day are being handled throuyh the ' local plant. Four cars weie dispatched east yesterday, and lour more are l-elng mado ready for shipment t'i- I night. The number of ears dispatched MI probably be even greater later in the week, Frazler said. The cherries are ripening very rap Idly, and complaint was made at tho vurehouse that some of tin growers have been allowing the fruit to ro ll. aln on tho tree loo long. In the ma in, however tho crop is in ex cellent shape and like quality had not I een exceeded In the history of el.civy culture In this community. PEACE APPEAL E KING OPENS BELFAST PARLIA. MENT AMIDST TREMENDOUS DEMONSTRATION. By United Presa .BELFAST, Juno 22. King George appealod for "peaco In Ireland" In opening the first homo rule parllimont Is the first stop toward peace. "I nppenl to all Irishmen 10 forgot and forgive. I hope thoro will bo a ceremony similar to this In the south of Ireland." Advancing from a temporary limine on a ror.trum in the c"y hall iho kim; read his speoc.li, eallin.A the lltst Irish parliament Into session The king and Quoe.i M-n y were glv on an almost frantic v, ll.-oin-! by en thiislastle Orangemen. They crossed frohi England on the rn'...i yacln Vic toria and Albert which nnchoiul over night in Bollasl Lough. A large naval oicort surrounded the Ii'Ht vessel as it crossed the Irish K'M, Following the opening of parliament, tho king and queen boiiil'-d the loj.il yacht to return to Eum'aiii'., No unto vard (xcltomont niarvjd tin trip. Soln Fein nationalists also decorat ed places of business Pi Mnltust in honor of the king and queon, lollow lug piTSKiiio applied hy (livngeuieu Elaborate pieciiutlous were i-iken for the salety of the rojul couple. MAD Dawes May Put Government On Scientific Financial Footing "H ELL AND MARIA" GENERAL GOES TO WASHINGTON AS DIRECTOR OF BUDGET BUREAU; MOVE IS-SLAP AT SLIPSHOD METHOD OF MAKING APPROPRIATIONS BY CONGRESS, By John Glclssncr ( l.i 11 1 1 c f I News Stuff Cm lenp'indeiil ) WASHINGTON, June 22 Charles. G. Dawes, Chicago banker w!l"ld Picsldenl Harding has Just named dliector of Hie bureau of the budget, will have an ojiport unity to pu- in to el feet decided opinions lie l:a in how public business should be cm dueled. The new bureau, whP:h Dawt-' hlmsoll will have the taHk of orga.i l.lng, has broad pownm ( ur ey pondlturcH ol all the executive I ranches und when the president directs, Is empowered 10 make a du tailed sillily ol their operation, wlili I Jut object ol obtaining greater ef lli'lency and economy. Dawes' vb-ws on governmental red tape and Inefficiency attracted wide att'intlon when he presented thorn to a special cominltlnii of Hin house, which was irmmilttHtlng Hn conduct or Iho war. In Union and plctur nsqiio liiiiKiiaao, Dawes Intormed the committee that he thought It coild bettor spend It l lino In trying to brliiK some semblance or business methods Into government, and ho took occasion to Indicate that he thought this should be accomplished by strenuous mothods. Dawes' testimony earned him the titles or "Helland Marls," Dawts, because he frequently used the ex pression In emphasising various poiniH. SEVEN CANDIDATES FOR FED ERAL JOBS IN THE DALLES. JACK DAY OPPOSED STORM OF PROTEST ALSO D. IRECTED AGAINST A. B. THOMPSON. (Chronicle's Washington Bureau) WASHINGTON. Juno 22 Senator Charles L. McNary said today that no decision lias been reached yet in connection with Oregon patronage and the members of tho Oregon dele gation in congress also expressed tho opinion that no final decision has been arrived at on the subject. While there hgpparontly been no definite decisfon nrrived at in regard to patronage gcsslp emanat ing from seemingly trustworthy sources at tho capltol indicate that a general plan for Its distribution and also a tentative slate wcro dis cussed between tho two senators, and National Committeemen Ralph Wil liams Just previous to the hitter's return to Oregon. It turthor contemplated that Sena tor McNary should have tho naming ol collector of Intornal rovenuc nnd United States mars'ial, and that Sen ator Stanfield should have the se lection of collector ot customs and prohibition ol fleers. Tho tonta'tivo slato discussed was Clyde Huntloy of Oregon City for collector of Internal revenue, Jack Day or Portland for United States marshal and Asa B. Thompson ot Echo for collector of customs. Mr. Williams favom Huntley and Day and political gossip Is to the ef fect that Senator McNary has been sorlously considering both or tho re spective ofriccs. Although neither aro said to bo tho, choice ol' Senator Stanfield ha is salrt to bo anxious to Becuro tho ap pointmont of. Asa B. Thompson, who Is bis br,othor-ln-law, as collector of customs, nnd In vlow of this has been giving serious consideration to the slate. Hut while tho gcnernl plan as' to the divisions or spoils may bo ad bored to, such a Hood of protests, are pouring In against, both Day and Thomps;m that the tentative slato may collapse, and an entirely now personnel be decided upon. The protest against Day attack his qualifications for tho offlco and also object to him because of his political associations. Thompson's land office record Is being urged against him, nnd so is the lact that ho is a brother-in-law to Senator Stanfield. To date the candidates for tho various federal jobs In Oregon are as follows: Collector or Internal. Revenue F. E. Chapman, George U. Piper, C. W. ,j hi sen. W. L. Robb, Dr. J. C. Smith, C. B, Mount, Clyde G. Huntley J. II. Peare. Deputy Collector or Internal Rove- (Continued on Pttgu 3.) Picsldcnt Harding, H In understood, ch ise Dawes lor director of tho bud gel becalm'' he Is credited 'With great executive and organization ability The budget system Is logardod by Iho administration as probably its major step in the much-discussed piogram of governmental reorgani zation anil economy, hlnco It strikes illiei-tly at the slipshod method of making appropriations. Its operation will be the .culmination or attompts to Instltuto business methods which have been agitated lor more than a decade. Duwoh, In addition to his activi ties In private business, distinguished hlmseir as dliector ot tho purchase of the service of supply with the American expeditionary forces In France Ho held tho rank of briga dier general, and now has that rank In tho reserve. He will receivo as dlieitor a salary t f 10.000 a year from the government, and will be answerable to the president alone. Tim purpose of the budget systom Is to bring federal expenditures into 1 elation with Income, to provide an agency which will examine nnd alter the departmental ostlmatos, and In general, to establish for tho govern ment methods llko thoso which ob tain In private enterprises. Now congress makes appropria tions without regard to doflclts or surpluses. When curtallmont Is de sired, committees of congress slash (Continued on Page J.)