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Acknawledgemerit — Path Clear for Frank Digcussion. Island of Yap Is of Great Inter- : est in Coming. Con- ference. Great Britain's willingness to ac- cept any date the Washington admin- istration might desire for the open- ing of the forthcoming disarmament conference has led to the definite suggestion of November 11—Armistice day—of this year as an appropriate occasion. The matter has been the subject of informal conversations, and, while no formal announcement was available st the: State Depart- ment today, it was learned that once assured of British acquiescence, American officials put the original suggestion of Armistice day into definite form for all the invited pow- ers and await acknowledgment from abroad. Officials would not indicate today rogress has been Hmte o the Interchunges of opinion regarding the agenda of the meetings, but unofficially it is known they con- sider that the path is being cleared for a frank discussion of far eastern questions. Delieate Aspect of Situati An admittedly delicate aspect of the situation is Japan's apparent insist- ence that problems presentec by the Yap and Shantung questions be re- garded as not falling within the scope of the conference. American interest in the Island of JAPANESE QUESTION STIRS l I Working in Interest of Both Farmer and Consumer & market special- st of the Department of Agricultute, the bureau of markets, a posltion he study special problems relating to marketing of farm products. This i one evidence of the tendency among farmers to devote more attention to the problems of getting their produce to the conssmer with more profit to themselves and at leas cost to the consumer. Formerly farmers were told that crop rotation, fertilixation, combating of dixense and other pro- duction problems should be given their chief attention. Now there is a Yap is intimately connected Wwith the whole subject of mandates. The Jap- anese government has contended that the mandate over Yap is an accom- plished fact that should not be ques- tioned, but the Washington govern- ment has been equally insistent that allocation of the island cannot remain unquestioned, since it was done with- out the consent of this government, one of the victors in the war. France and Italy indicated their support of the American position, and while formal assurance of its position has not been given by Great Britain, there appears reason to believe that she also agrees that the question should be determined by direct neg tiation between the powers. That w: indicated, it is contended, by remarks attributed to Lord Curzon in a speech before parNament. The United States still hopes that the Yap questifon may be adjusted be- fore the conference is held, but it is understood this government would be unwilling to enter into an agreement that it should be written on the list of the subjects barred from discussion at that time. Bulgarian Approval. Formal indorsement of the plan for discussing limitation of armaments has been presented at the State De- partment by Dr. P. Lessinoff, charge d’affaires ad interim of Bulgaria. “Following instructions from m; government,” his communication said, “I have the honor to request you to transmit to his excellency. the Pres dent of the United States the hearty congratulations of the premier and the government of Bulgaria for the noble initiative he has taken toward general disarmament. “Firmly attached to the principle of peaceful and friendly relations | among the nations of the world, the | premier and the government of Bul- garia cherish the hope that this im- portant step, taken by his excellency the President of the- United States may meet with full sucdess and thus contribute effectively ‘toward the preservation and strengthening of universal peace.’ e —_——— DEFENDS HIS RULE OF RESERYE BOARD (Continued from F‘l_(ll Page.) but was rising to meet the threat- ened encounter. Gov. Strong of the New York Re- serve Bank supported ‘Gov. Harding in his challenge of the truth of Mr.| Willlams' statements. While reading | a report which charged Mr. Williams with “false and misleading state- | ments,” he was interrupted by the former controller, who shouted: “That statement of yours is false!” Policy Not Feastble. Gov. Strong, however, continued reading and presently referred to Mr. Willlams as_being “jealous of his prerogatives.” “And that's a lie, too,” the latter interjected. “At this point, I request the com- mittee - to_require the controller to make oath whether he has stated. the whole truth or not,” Gov. Stromg ! exclaimed. Chairman Anderson ruled amid the confusion that it was “not feasible to adopt _the policy at this stage of the e Both federal reserve officials, with a number of associates, had sat ap- parently unmoved during two days, along with an audience which num- bered many senators and representa- tives allied with the . “agricultural bloc” in Congress, while Mr. Williams elaborated three general charges. He said first that the board had coun- tenanced undue lendings to a New York banking group during the last two years, for speculative uses, while forcing liquidation in southern and western _agricultural _districts, and that it had allowed extortionate in- terest charges and generally failed to “ease down" inflation. Correspondence Is Produced. Gov. Harding, with the assistance | of Gov. §trong, produced from the con. fidential files of reserve offices cor- respondence and reports to combat Mr. Willlams® criticisms. To answer letters and memorandums read by Mr. Willlams and which he said he had sent to his associates on the reserve board during 1920 and 1921, protesting their policy and course. 3 Gov. Harding demanded and received permission to read a single letter of response which the board made to Mr. Williams in 1921. “The Federal Reserve Board feels constrained to say,” the letter said, “that your action. ® * * has demon- strated the futility of discussions with you on questions of honor or fair play. Mr. Williams' criticisms ot ‘the board's handlings of credit problems as contgined in the corrésponden: and repeated to the cougremsional commission were characterized iff Gov. Harding’s_letter as * curate and misleading.” , 3 Absent From 44 Meetings. “The object seems to have been mere. 1y to make & record during your-ten- ute of office of statements to be hand- ed to the public later,” the letter said in part, “as an appeal to prejudic and sympathies and not to reason. The Harding letter further safd that Mr. Willlams' criticiams _generally were “trivial, irrelevant or suscept- ible of no definite constructive inter- pretation” and added that “a failure o comply with you cannot be said a fallure to challenge your statements.’ As to the criticism of lending New York banks, the Harding letter said that ‘olit of *“a al?rsh mass of de- tails statements,” forwarded by Mr. Willtamis, it"had been' “impossible for:the. hu‘;fl to understand what &c- |%he—& red taken. The:letter watd also _that.out of ‘elg] >of the board preceding -Mr. Williains® rétirement from office he had “attend- ed eighteen during their entire time, eighteen during a part of the time, o, was absent and _during forty-four entirel. It was charged also that Mr. Wil- liams had_‘“circulated outside of the board confidential letters upon credit matters, and refused to tell the board to what person or persons they had been sent.” Brings Heated Remarks. The reading of the letter resulted in a remark from Mr. Williams about poison gas” and retorts in which Gov: Harding asserted his own de- sire during all of the preceding con- troversy within the board to settle matters peaceably, but to fight if necessary. Gov. Strong read extracts from an fcial confidential report made to the board by him on the New York bank- ing system. It referred to Mr. Wil- liams’ semi-officlal reports as “igno- rant and misleading” and accused him of “violations of propriety and dis- loyalty to his associates.” One New York bank, which Mr. Wil- liams said held $130.000.000 in federal reserve loans. Gov. Streng declared held also $112,000,000 in government securities, adding that “most of its loans were made to carry purchases during the war.” While it was lend- ing $18,000,000 directly or indirectly to its own officers, Gov. Strong said, it held $15,000,000 in liberty bonds as collateral ‘and additional = securities as well. Strong Explains High Rates. Mr. Williams charged that 30_per cent interest rates in New York money markets meant the starving of farming districts. “Had the controller understood the workings of the reserve system,” Gov. Strong responded, “he would have understood those rates resulted from the constant withdrawal of funds from New York to send to other sections of the country.” “Much of the credit pressure result- ed from organized movements in va rious parts of the country,” Mr. Strong continued, “to withhold commodities from their usual markets.” “A general denial is hardly an ef- fectual answer to specific charges and complaints,” Mr. Williams said when ; his turn came again. and later he ex- pressed the opinion that the New York ank, dealing with reserve funds, ‘passed money out with prodigallty” during periods when borrowers else- where were being restricted. He con- cluded his two-day discussion with ob- servations that “there never had been the currency inflation in this country | some people believed”; that there was “present improvement from the low- ring of interest rates,” and that farmers are entitled to get, through the reserve system. nine months’ cred- its on warehouse certificates for their produce, though dealers and profiteers should be restricted.” EXPLAINS ATLANTA MIX-UP. Gov. Harding Writes About Re- marks on Moving Bank. ATLANTA, Ga.. August 4.—Gov. ‘Wellborn. of the Atlanta federal re- serve bank has made public a letter from Gov. Harding of the federal re- serve syvstem denying that he had ever sought to discontinue or remove the local reserve bank, as Harding wrote that_John Skelton Williams, former controller of the currency, had charged in a recent address ingAu- gusta. Gov. Harding's letter said that what Mr. Williams said “either demon- strated that he has an entire lack of humor or else that he made a delib- erate and willful misrepresentation with a view of making me unpopular in_Georgi: Gov. Harding continued that after the injunctions obtained against the Atlanta banks by various Georgia banks fl‘hung the par clearance sys- tem he Yremarked at a board meet- ing in a jocular way that if the Georgia banks felt that the federal reserve bank was such a nuisance I doubted whether we ought to con- tinue to inflict it upon them, and it might be well for us to ask Congress to let us move the bank to Chatta- nooga. This is all there is to it, and no other member of the bn‘rd mis- understood me. L e PISTOL FLOURISHER HELD Liquor Supply Found After Trav- elers Are Terrorized. Special Dispateh to The Star. ‘ CULPEPER, Va., August 4.—Deputy Sherift Festus Hudson on Wednesday arrested James Johnson, colored, of Rappahannock county for flourishing a revolver and terrorizing travelers on the public road near Nethers. Johnson was driving a runabout, and when the deputy took a look therein he found nearly four gallons of whisky. Capt. Milton ‘Martin, a veteran of the world war, who was in the car with Johnson,"admitted the ownership of both the machine and the whisky, it Is said. Both-men had a hearing before Justice H. L. Dulaney and fines and ja{l séntences were imposed. The car was seized by -Députy.‘Hudson, who has it in his possession. Capt. Martin was bailed in the sum of $150 to appear at the September court. - ~ U. 8. WINS VERDICT. TORONTO, August 3.—The United States government today acquired ownership of $370,000 worth of prop- erty at Brantford, Ontario, as a result of a judgment by Supreme Court Jus- %lce Kelly. The property wzs claimed )y Motor Trucks, Limited, which made howitzer shells for - the ' American Army doFing the war. 'When_ other eontract adjustments had been settled the question ‘of who “owned certain buildings and other property used by the manufacturers was taken into court. ITynographical ! following his resigmation ax chief of | the arbitration {expire in April, 19 has held for several years. He will{ | dustr; PRINTERS 10 STA FOR ARBITRATION Consider New Draft at¢™ Convention. " ". By the Associated Press. | | .- QUEBEC, August 4.—Draft of a new arbitration agreement beteen the In- ternational Tyographical Union and the American Newspaper. Publishers’ Association will bé constdéred by the union at its convention here next ‘jWeek, Walter Barrett, firgt Vice prési- dent, anngunced today. After being reviewed by the con- ivention, Mr. Barrett said, the agree- ment probably would be referred to the union’s executive committee with instructions to continue negotiations with the publishers. Mr. Barrett said that continuance of the present arbitration contract had been discussed with the publishers, but they have proposed a new agree- ment which was not accepted by the union representatives. Arbitration Urged. “The typographical union stands ab- solutely for the principle: of arbitra- settlement of industrial dis- added Mr. Barrett, “and will continue to do so whether or not an arbitration agreement_is accepted by American Newspaper Publishers’ As- sociation. For twenty years amica- ble relations have existed between the American Newspaper Publishers’ Association and the union because of agreement that will and, so far as the officers of the International Typo- graphical Union are concerned, they are satisfied that the present agree- ment will be continued, or will be modified in such a manner as will be satisfactory to both parties.” “The International Typographical Union has not asked for any modi- fications of the present apreement which has made for peace in the in- 208 WIN COMMISSIONS; SOME FROM THE RANKS Many Residents of City and Vicin- ity Will Be Made Second Lieutenants. Two hunfired and eight enlisted men of the Army and civilians from all parts of the country have been regularly certified as qualified for ap- pointment as second lieutenants in the Regular Army as a result of April examinations. They will be commissioned in a short time. Residents of this city and vicinity included in the list are: Walter Duval Webb, jr., Stoneleigh Court, recommended for the field ar- tillery; Louis W. Prentiss, gon avenue, for fleld artillery Z 5334 4l1st street, for field artillery; David Martin Bowes, 1504 H street, for infantry; Edward L. Traylor, Blacksburg, Va., for infan- try; Lewis W. Call. Garrett Park, Md., fer Coast Artillery Corps; Paui M. McConihe, Camp Meade, Md. for infantry: Willlam D. Bradshaw, Blacksburg, Va., for fleld artillery; White, Lexington, Va., for Willlam T. S. Roberts, Ken- sington, Md., for infantry, and Ed- ward J. Walsh, Kensington, Md., for infantry. Another final examination is to be Feld August 22. Applications for that examination are now being received and the preliminary examinations are being conducted by the corps area commanders. RE-ELECT D. J. CALLAHAN TREASURER OF K. OF C. Washington Man Again Honored With Supreme Post—Other Officers Chosen. UCK © D. J. CALLAHAN, Re-clected treaxurer of Council, Knightx of Col D. J. Callahan of this city has been re-elected supreme treasurer of the Knights of Columbus at -the annual convention of the order in San Fran- cisco, according to a dipatch received from that city today. Mr. Callahan has for several years been one of the most prominent fig- ures in the fraternity here. During the war he was in charge of welfare work and the distribution of the Supreme bus. | funas raised for comforts for soldiers and sailors. Other officers_elected are: James A. Flaherty of Philadelphia, supreme knight; Martin H. Carmody of Grand Rapids. _ Mich, ' deputy supreme knight; W. J. McGinley of New york, supreme secretary; David F. Stpple of San Francisco, = supreme warden; Joseph Pelletier of Boston, supreme advocate, and Dr. E. W. Buckley of St. Paul, supreme physician. “POLICY” GAME CHARGED. Two Arrests Made—Lottery Laws Declared Violated. Police of the sixth’ precinct last night made two arrests on charges of conducting a “palicy” game in viola- tion of the lottery laws of the Dis- trict. The case isthe first of this type to be entered on police blotters for many years. 3 Capt. Doyle, Lieut.. Grove, Detectives Wilson and_Rone, Sergt. Bobo and Policemen Emanuel and Browning, conducted thie raid on the home of Mary Jefferson, it 424 18t street, which resulted in the arrest of the latter and Walter Alexander Bell, of 3618 N street. A number of tickets in the “policy” game were found, according to the police and charges of violation of the criminal code section prohibiting lot- teries and policies were placed against the prisoners. FASTER TRAINS TO SOUTH. Special Dispateh to The Star. . LYNCHBURG, ' Va... August: & —An: official report here inge informg- tion. that the Southern Tailway. is to the quicken; the, time .of -some:af. senger trains from w“hlngt;n%o south, and that the change will be made’ in a new schedule, to be put into effect August 21. Union 2 Wil Maj. Henry H. Curran, borough president of Manhattan, has been picked by the “fusion” committee to run on the republican ticket (backed by anti- Tammany democrata) for mayor of New York. This virtually res him ‘the nomination, and it ix almost a certainty that will be the incumbent. John K. Hylan. Maj. Curran is shown posing on “the pump,” which he expects 1o make nx fTamous in his coming campaign as was Bill Devery's old rallying place of the xame name. “The pump” is & symbol of anti-Hylanism, for it ix the fire hydrant at 14th street and 5th avenue upon which Maj. Curran sat to watch the police parnde early this summer. He chose Hylan had not given him the proper n CHINESE FACTIONS OPEN BATTLE ON 10-MILE FRONT By the Assoclated Press. PEKING, August 3. — Fighting is reported in progress today along a ten-mile front fifty miles northeast of Yochow, where forces from the province of Hunan, afliliated with the southern or Canton government of China, recently invaded Hupeh prov- ince. The engagement was brought on, the reports state, by orders from Gen. Wang Chan-Yuen, inspecting commis- sioner of the provinces of Hunan and Hupeh, that a general attack be begun against Hunan province, where his authority is not recognized. The re- cent invasion of Hupeh by the Hu- nanese was begun with the evident intention of ousting him. The Hunan- ese halted their advance soon after its inception, howeéver. and were sald to be awaiting the arrival of rein- forcements from othcr provinces in the Yangste territory which object to military domination of this territory by forces under the Peking govern- ment: —_——— AIR TO BE TESTED. e Ventilation in Motion Picture Theaters to Be Examined. Several inspectors of the District health department were detailed to-{ day by Health Officer Willlam C. Fowler to test the air in moving picture theaters, with a view ascertaining if the theaters are prop- erly ventilated, and if the air con- tains bacteria of any kind. Dr. Fowler expressed the opinion that the tests probably would show | that the air in the motion picture houses is pure, due to the fact that many of them keep the doors wide open in the summer. However, he pointed out that virtually as many people attended the cinema show in summer is in winter, and It is his de- sire to insure the theater patrons that the air in the theaters is free from germs. —_— MAN ESCAPES DEATH. Propeller Flies From Plane, ing Away Part of Scalp. When engaged_ in testing an aero- plane motor in the test shop at the Washington navy yard yesterday Charles Neiswanger narrowly escaped death when the propeller on a motor under test flew off and carried away part of his scalp. After receiving first aid at the yard dispensary he was re- moved to Garfleld Hospital. He was walking away from the motor when the accident happened, and if his head had been a fraction of an inch nearer the plane. it was said, he would have been killed, as the pro- peller tore through several heavy boards in its path. HOUSE VOTES INQUIRY. Tear- Compmissions Vacate Seats. The House today adopted a resolu- tion by Representative Garrett, Tem- nessee, acting democratic leader, di- recting the judiciary committee to ascertain whether any House mem- bers held Army commissions and, if S0, to determime whether they had thus automatically vacated their seats in Congress. Representative Fitzgerald, republi- can, Ohio, on Tuesday requested leave of absence because he had been “or- dered” to a month’s duty as a reserve officer at Camp Knox, Ky., and Mr. Garrlett and Representative Blanton, democrat, Tex., both objected to granting the request. —_— 'SENATE DEFERS VOTE. A vote on the right of Senator Newberry, republican, Michigan, to his seat was deferred today by the Senate elections committee until the full committee attendance tomorrow determines matters of procedure. Re- publicans of the subcommittee today adhered to their decision agains calling Senator Newberry and othe witnesses demanded: by democratic members, arguments of the case. Appeals awill be taken to the full committee to- morrow. It was expected that the full com- mittee, by a party vote, would sus- tain the subcommittee and that, with republicans supporting Senator New- berry and democrats Henry Ford, the democratic contestant, the case would ally -come before the Senate on straight party lines e —— WOMAN ASSISTS RAIDERS. Special Dispatch to The Star. LYNCHBURG, Va., August 4.—After the police here had completed a raid of the home of Edward Camm, col- ored, for liquor, having suspected the place for some time, the man's wife, who followed: the search, ler husband beéing absent, according. to -AndSmith, told -the officer that they had not taken all of the supply belonging her husband. They cared nothi: bout a $50 fine, she said, for they h: ‘made considerably more than that out of the bootlegging business. The policd took three quarts and| several empty containers. and also against original |° the neat becauwme, he coptended, Mayor mber of grandstand tickets. [MEXICAN POLICE WATCH ! TRAINS FOR SPURGIN | | CHIHUAHUA CITY, Mexico, August | 4.—Chief of Police Eulebrjo Hermosil- !lu announced today that he and his | men had been watching for several | days all trains and automobiles. on stage lines to Chihuahua City for a | man who resembles Warren C. Spur- | gin. missing Chicago banker, but that {80 far they had failed to find any trav- | eler who answers his description. “We have been notified by officers at Marfa, Presidio, and El Paso. Tex.. and e 1 Chicago, to watch for Spurgin sald, “but we have found no trace of aim. 1f we find him there will be no delay in holding him and no difficulty in getting him across the line to the United States. —_— CHARLES IN HUNGARY. Reports Persist That He 1s Await- ing Chance for Coup. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, Switzerland, August 3.— Unconfirmed reports still persist that the former Emperor/Charles of Austria has left Hertenstein secretly and now is in Hungary awaiting an opportunity to launch a coup d'etat. It is said that Capt. Werkman, private secretary to Charles, and se leral of the former monarch's servants already have left for Budapest. It is {stated in usually well informed circles that Charles will make an attempt to to | regain his throne this month in spite of the warnings of the allies. WORLD MEETING OPENS. U. S. Not Represented at Emigra- . tion Commission. GENEVA, August 3.—Government delegates from Brazil, Canada, China, France. India and Japan; employers {delegates from South Africa, Spain, Greece, Czechoslovakia and Switser- land, and labor delegates from Ger- many, Italy and Sweden are in attend- ance on the international commission on emigration, which is in session here at the international bureau of 1abor. Viscount Ullswater (James H. Low- ther, former speaker of the British house of commons) is presiding. M. de Micheli, vice president of the com mission and general commissary on Italian emigration, is present. ° Albert Tromas, director of the in- ternational labor office, in explaining why delegates from Argentina and the United States were not present, said Argentina, which had the right to send one employvers’ delegate and two labor delegates, had shown in- terest in the commission's work on several occasions, but had found it impossible to name an employers® del- egate in agreement with the two great employers’ organizations of Ar- gentina. —_— MANY FACE ARREST. Runners Off Coast. ° JERSEY CITY, N. J., August 4.— Warrants for the arrest of the officers and crew of the schooner Henry L. Marshall, seized as a liquor runner last Monday night, and for three oth- ers said to have been interested in the cargo were issued today by Federal Commissioner Queen. The warrants charged violation of the Volstead act and attempts to defraud the govern- ment of customs. The three accused men, besides the crew, were John G. Crossland, de- scribed as “an_Atlantic City million- aire”; William F. McCoy, who, Federal Attorney Gross said, had been de- scribed as the owner of the schooner, and a Dr. Holden, whose whereabouts is unknown. The attorney said the crew, detained at Brooklyn by customs men, who took charge of the craft after it had been seized four miles off the New Jersey shore and brought here by the coast guard cutter Seneca, declared Mr. Crossland had gone to the Bah: mas to supervise loading a whisky cargo, and awaited the boat’s arrival off the United States coast. _— SEEKING SUGAR'SHIPS. HAVANA, August 3.—Aristodes Aguro, Cuban minister to Germany, to- day was requested by the state de- partment for information as to the amount owed Hamburg shipyards for the repairs to several Cuban steamera. The vessels, former Germans, were taken over by Cuba when Cuba en- tered the war. Later they were leased by a private corporation, which sent them to Germany for repairs, but was unable to meet the bill. It is reported the Cuban government plans to as- sume the obligation and use the ships in exporting Cuba’s surplus sugar to Europe. \ MR. FALL GOES WEST. - Secretary of the Interior Fall is on his way to the Pacific coast, where he will spend about ten days on & tour of inspection. ' On his way batk to ‘Washington in about two weeks the Secretary will stop off at several points in the west to make a survey of reclamation and land projects in the mountain states. ALLOS BUSLIE FOUR NEW ROUTES Public '_Utimie_s Commission Authorizes Extensions. One to Petworth. Extensfon of the Washington Rapid Transit motor bus service over four new routes was authorized today by the Public Utilitles Commission. “The commission”took its action at the re- quest of the bus company. One of the new routes will be known as the Petworth line. The buses will leave Grant circle and fol- low New Hampshire avenue to Park road, west to 13th street, south to Columbia road, west on Columbia road to 16th street and over the present bus route 'to 8th street and Pennsyl- vania avenue. The return will be over the present route as far as 16th and Harvard streets. and go east on Harvard street to 13th street, thence to Park road and on Park road to New Hampshire avenue to Grant Cir- cle. Route of Second Extemsion. The second route will start at Rhode Island avenue and North Capitol street. The busses will operate from there west on Rhode Island avenue to 12th street, south on 12th street to Pennsylvania avenue and then to $th street and Pennsylvania avenue. Busses also will run from each of the new terminals, at North Capitol street and Rhode Island avenue and Grant Circle, to Potomac Park. The route to Potomac Park from Grant Cirole will be via Park road. 13th street, Columbia road and over the present bus route. . The route from North Capitol and Rhode Island avenue will be via Rhode Island avenue to Scott Circle and from there over the present rout The date for establishing the new routes has not been‘determined. Schedules to Be Followed. The headway over the two new routes to Potomac Park will be tw. busses an hour during the non-ru service. Four busses an hour will run from the terminals of the new routes to Sth street and Pennsylvania avenue. This will give six busses an hour leaving Potomac Park—two to each of the three northern terminals —and twelve an hour leaving sth street and Pennsylvania avenue—four to_each of the northern terminals. This schedule is tentative and may be changed by the commission after a study of traffic requirements can be made, which will require about two months. In its petition to create the new routes, the bus company stated that “after five months of practical expe- rience we have accumulated figures which, in our opinion, warrant ad- ditional bus lines in this cit In extending the bus lines, the commission also allowed an increase in the number of passengers the ma- chines can carry to thirty-two—twen- ty-one seated and eleven standing. The transit company asked the com- mission to increase the number of passengers to thirty-five, but the commission ruled that such an in- crease would overload the machines beyond a safe carrying capacity AGRICULTURE HEAD GREETS PRIZE WINNERS Secretary Wallace Speaks to 170 From Maryland, Who Visit His Office Today. One hundred and seventy prize win- ning agriculture club boys and girls were informally greeted and addressed by Secretary of Agriculture Wallace to- day in front of his office. The members of the party came to the city from the University of Maryland, where they are spending a week on special studies. Secretary Wallace told the group that much was expected df them, since they were prize winners in the past, and that the future would carry comparatively greater responsibilities. He said that the Department of Agriculture felt an attachment for students, since that de- partment was constantly studying and working on problems similar to theirs. Special ears leaving College Park at 8:30 brought the young folk to the city. After shaking hands with the Secretary of Agriculture they were shown through the department b ings and laboratories. Later they vis- ited the National Museum and are now; steaming down the Potomac for a tour of Mt. Vernon. Dr. O. B. Martin. J. A. Evans and E. Merritt of the Department of Agri- culture, yesterday delivered addresses to the students at College Park at the noon assembly. The rainy weather of the past few days has interferred with the hikes and outdoor sports planned d\lrl? the days at the college and with ¥amp- fire gatherings during the evenings. Indoor work has supplanted these ac- tivities. MEYER TO TESTIFY. Finance Corporation Head Asked to Appear at Senate Hearing. Eugene Meyer, jr., director of the War Finance Corporation, will be asked to appear before the Senate in- terstate commerce committee when it meets next Tuesday to consider. the administration bill for the financing of the railroads, S8enator Townsend of Michigan said today. In the absence of Senator Cummins, chairman of the committee, Senator Townsend will issue the call for the meeting toda; 1t is expected, however, Senator Cum- mins_will be “here for the meeting ‘Tuesday. It is the understanding of the Sen- ate leaders that the President is anx- ious to have as early action as possi- ble on the raifiroad bill. There will be opposition, however, to this legis- lation. If it is taken up immediately fter the anti-grain gambling bill, which is to follow the anti-beer bi with the idea of putting it through without delay, all chances of the re- cess of the Senate, proposed to begin about Wugust 15, ably will vanish. DORMITORY FOR FACULTY. High Sehool Near Staunton Will Make Provision. Special Dispatch to The Star. STAUNTON, Va., August g.—Ar- rangements are being made to build a dormitory for the faculty of the Wey- ers Cave High School, a few miles from Staunton. This is a new idea in country, communities, faculty mem- bers as a rule seeking accommoda- tions _with private families in the neighborhood. This step indicates a growing school and a lack of boarding and rooming facilities. The Riverheads school board is ad- vertising for bids for the construction of a six-room school house at Spotts- wood. 8 —_—— HAWAIIAN PAPER WRECKED. HONOLULU. T. H.,, August 3.—The office of the Pacific Times, a Korean 1anguage newspaper, was wrecked and five Koreans injured- today in two raids on the office. The disorder start. ed in an altercation bétween the staff of the newspaper and a group of women who came to protest against an article they considered an attack on the Korean women's benevolent society. They were expelled from the office, but later their husbands took up the dispute and a second disturbance en- sued. Twenty-three persons were ar- rested. S, K. Ham, seventy-three, mansger of the Times, was the most serfously . injured. ‘ORDERED TO FORT SILL. Maj. Geo E. Arneman, Field Ar- tillery, has relieved from duty as assistant military attach inland, and military observer in the Baltic provinces and ordered to Fort Sill, Okla., for duty. Soviet Film Agent Who Is Accused of $136,000 Swindle JACQUES ROBERTO CIBRARIO, Promoter of twelve corporatiol arrested in New York on a complaint made by Miss Rose Weiss, a lawyer, acting for the Ruwsinn woviet govern- ment. He is charged with misappro- priating $136,000 of the $1,000.000 de- poxited in the National ew York, by the woviet or” Martens. Cibrario went to 1 York in 1919 to buy motion picture projectors and films for the soviet committee of public education in Mos- cow. Prior to that he was a $45 a week clerk. . SENSATIONAL TURN TAKEN IN STEPS TO GAIN IRISH PEACE (Continued from First Page.) Ulster ministry had received no com- municatian from de Valera. While these reports at first glance seem irreconcilable, it that possibly both may be correct. The fact that the Ulster cabinet itself has not received a communication would not, it is noted. preclude the possibility of an informal discussion between the northern and southern |leaders. = Invitation to Craig. A dispatch to the Evening News from Belfast today asserts that the Ulster cabinet at this morning’s meet- ing discussed an invitation from the dail eireann to Sir James Craig. the Ulster premier. asking him to attend | a conference in Dublin with a view to determining Ulster's attitude. It adds that there is no possibility, however, of another meeting between Sir James and Mr. de Valera in Dublin, although the Ulster premier is willing to meet the republican leader with Premier Lloyd George in London. Out of these conflicting reports, how- ever, arises the outstanding fact that the republican parliament is to meet, which is taken to mean undoubtedly that Mr. de Valera will give a reply to Mr. Lloyd George in the immediate future Official quarters in London know of no communications having been passed between Mr. de Valera and the northern cabinet, but it was under- stood from another source that Pre- mier Lloyd George. after conferring with Sir James in London this week, sent a message to Mr. de Valera, which might account for the calling of the dail. The British, cabinet already has reached a decfsion regarding the re- ! lease of members of the dail impris- oned or in detention camp, and it understood that Dublin Castle is free to release them as it thinks fit. Mem- bers who have been on the run are understood to have returned to their homes, in order that they may receive their summonses. Leaves for Belfast. Sir James Craig left London for Bel- fast last night after receiving a memorial from a large number of members of the house of lords and of commons to com- memorate his resignation from the lower house of parliament to accept the premiership of Ulster. In thanking the donors of the memorial Sir James said nothing to enlighten them regarding Ulster's attitude. ‘Whatever side the people of England or of Ireland take,” he said during his address, “I absolutely refuse to take any side except that of Great Britain and the empire. We who must take leading parts in dificult times would be foolish to say a single word that might interfere with the realiza- tion of peace throughout Ireland. We are all asking for peace in our own ways, but 1 believe it to be wise for everybody, especially the press, to say nothing in the meantime, because a slip, even a guess, sometimes creates much mischief.” Sir James emphasized this advice by example, and it was impossible to ob- tain from him the least confirmation of a report that he was hastily returning to Belfast owing to the Sinn Fein con- vention having broached negotiations with the northern Irish government. _——— WIFE IS KILLED IN DAYBREAK FIGHT (Continued from First Page.) each Wednesday and Saturday, trav- eling on a pass her husband had on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. She was in Baltimore yesterday, he said, and it was about 7 o'clock last night when the couple returned to their room. Soon after reaching the room, he said, he heard the husband and wife quarreling, and heard the wife tell her husband: “Shut up!” She re- peated her command several times. Later, he said, he heard Mrs. Rison laughing and talking. The Risons, he said, seemed to be a devoted couple, so far as he had Dbeen able to sce. Mr. Rison, however, was very uncommunicative so far as other roomers were concerned. Mr. Tighe said his first glance at Mrs. Rison convinced she was dead. He was surprised when he heard her say “Let me stay here” when she was about to be taken to the hospital. URUGUAY MAY TAKE LOAN. Expected to Accept Offer of Ameri- can Financiers. MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, August 3. —The Uruguayan government is ex- oftered by North American financiers through the National City Bank of New York, provided minor changes in the conditions of the loan are granted. The money is offered, it is understood, at 7_per cent intéest, payable in twenty-five years. ‘The finance committeé of the national administrative council, the chamber of deputies and the senate have approved the genera] terms of the offer. is pointed out | pected to accept a loan of nsuml WRITERS IN JAPAN ANALYZE . S. VIEW Tokio Professor Expresses Belief Agitation Here Is Passing Phenomenon. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, August 2.—A series of ar- ticles depicting how Japanese view the United States Is now appearing in leading Japanese magazines. The ar- ticles are written by several well known Japanese public men, among them being Prof. Sazuko Yoshino of Tokio Imperial University, Dr. Kiroku Hayashi, councillor of the foreign office, and Dr. Yujiro Miyake, editor- in-chief of the Nihon Oyobi Nihonjir The articles all point out the tre- mendous differences between the United States and Japan as regards area and natural wealth, and how while the country with the larger extent of territory and richer national resources has comparatively few peo- ple to support, the other, overcrowded and lacking ' indispensable natural needs, is daily faced with the prob- lem of seeking expansion. €ites Monroe Doctrine. Japanese fail to understand, say the “writers, why America should grudge Japan's efforts to expand on the continent of Asia, in view of the fact that the United States estab- lished 2 Monroe doctrine to ward off European encroachment on the new world “There are two misconceptions in Japan as regards the attitude of the United States vis a the world.” writes Dr. Yoshino ne of ti is the belief that the United States is determined to carry out her wi in spite of others and the other that America is a country which stands for the justice and righteous- ness of Washington and Lincoln “Those who See the United States through her latest economic activily generally fall into the error of having a_ superficial view of that country. They believe that the United States is hostile to Japan and take it for granted that the next country Japan must fight is the United Sta cither of these two sets of views is correct.” “Passing Phenomeno Dr. Yoshino terms the anti-Japanes agitation in the United States &« “passing phenomenon which arises from a certain special cause and hax not taken away from America the proud title of a land free and equal to_all.” “The anti-Japanese agitation arises from a fear that cherished ideals ma> not be realizel, and to call the agltation a racial question is a mix- take,” he says The editor of the Nihon Oyobi Nihonjin thinks it is time that Japan and the United States should openly state what there is that the tw countries do not like and then seek to rectify any mistake. He suggesis that there be invited to this country those Americans who think they have a grievance against Japan, and that their views be heard. Similarly Japanese can go to the United States and there declare clearly what it is that Japan desires and feags. This will result, says the editor, in clarify- ing the atmosphere. i }CONFESSION ALLEGED { IN THEFT OF $32,000 i Postmistress Said to Have Appro- priated Registered Packages. Murder Clue Sought. ORLANDO, Fla. August 4.—Witi the loss of $32,000 from the West Palm Beach post office “appakent]y cleared up in 50 far as local authori- {ties are concerned by the alleged con- fession of Miss Zena Clark, postmis- tress, to a postal inspector, that she had appropriated the money, thes authorities are continuing their in- vestigation as to how W. H. Miltmer, local restaurant proprietor. came 10 his death by a pistol wound in Mis: Clark’s room at a local hotel Monday night. Miss Clark, the authorities say jmaintains her silence on advice of counsei and even refused to comment on the alleged confession. She ix held upon a coroner's jury verdict charging her with the murder, while D. H. Patterson, chauffeur. is held ax an_accessory before the fact. EST PALM BEACH, Fla., August ~—According to a statement given to the West Palm Beach Post thix afternoon by L. A. Johnson, chier postal inspector for the southeastern idistrict. Miss Zena Clark, postmis- {tress at this place, confessed to F. J G. Hilsifer, an assistant inspector. in her cell' at Orlando, Fla., Tuesday night, that she alone was responsible for the loss of two registered pack- ages containing $32,000, missing from the local post office since July 26. —_— CHEMICAL INDUSTRY AID URGED TO GUARD NATION Gen. Fries Advocates Embargo as Measure of National Safety at Senate Hearing. Development of the American chem- ical industry, under shield of an em- bargo as a measure of national safe- ty, was advocated today by Brig. Gen Amos A. Fries, Chemical Warfare Service. before the Senate finance committee. The government must be ready. he said, to use poison gases at the drop of the hat in future wars and could not afford to be delayed in building gas plants, as in the world war. At present the government would have to depend largely on private development to meet war require- the officer said. were letting the Germans pot ue with mustard gas for eleven and one-half months before we were able said Gen. {Fries. “That was dangerous delay {We ought to let American plants get [on their feet, and be ready to help us when the armies need it. Gen. Fries predicted that the time would come when riots would be dis- persed by use of tear gases, and jevery prison be equipped with gas outfits to maintain order. STAY IN FEDERAL COURTS. Steamship Officials Await Hearing in Ship Board Dispute. NEW YORK, August 4—Further legal tussles between the United States Shipping Board and the United States Mail Steamship Company over the nine vessels seized from the com- pany and later returned by injunction will take place in federal courts. The steamship company withdrew today its application to have proceedings remanded back to the state courts. When the withdrawal was made be- fore Federal Judge A. N. Hand. it wa: indicated that a hearing would soon be held on the injunction by which the company regained temporary op* eration of the seized ships. APPROVES U. S. MISSION. HAVANA, August 3.—The Senate today approved the administration’s proposal to send a misgion to Washington to negotiate for favor- able rates in the new tariff law for Cuba’s products and to seek a re- Ivision in the reciprocity treaty. | " Substitution of the 1918-1919 budget for the budget prepared for 1921-1922, }another administrative measure, aiso was approved. It is expected this measure will reduce the budget from the 1921-22 figure of $104.000.000 to less than the treasury department estimate of $73,000.000 for the Eov. ernment’s revenue during the present fiscal year.