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Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or ot otherwise credited ir this paper and also the local news published herein. N WEATHER. Partly cloudy and somewhat cooler tonight; tomorrow fair. Temperature for twenty-four hours ended at 2 p.m. today—Highest, 87, :30 a.m. today. Full report on fhge 7. 3 pm. yesterday; lowest, 13, at Closing New York Stocks, Page 11. Foenin WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION 4 All rights of publication of special dispatches berein are also reserved. Yesterday’s Net Circulation, 86,703 No. 28,229, post_office Wi U.S. DISARMANENT NOTE DEALS BLOW T0 PREPAREDNESS Entered as second-class matter ‘ashington, , D. C.- Separated 40 Yegrs, Finds Daughter, Who Inherits $200,000 By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., August 12—After forty years’ mepara- tion from his family, Horace W. Alinon of Philadelphia has just traced his daughter, Deville Caroline, to Birmingham, Ala., where he informed her that he held in trust for her an estate WA QUESTIONS RAISED BY VALERA LETTER 10 LLOYD GEORGE SHINGTON, D. .C,*FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1921-EIGHTEE y—— - (WowT 'T.BE FINE To Have a ResT? N PAGES. Rabbit, Moonshine Fed, [Feelin’> None Too Good, Puts Hound to Flight By the Associated Press. KINSTON, N. C., August 12— “When will a rabbit fight a dogt” was amswered yesterday, ‘when a hound belonging to John Andrews, farmer near here, was bested in a set-to with a “lean, moth-caten backwoods jumper,” aceording to Mr. Andrews here today, who toid the following " TWO CENTS SILESIAN DISPUTE WILL BE REFERRED TONATIONS LEAGUE Doctrine Enunciated Which | | 3=%:-he” s 5er sundtcier: | | Proposal of British Neither o e e o, | |Allied Council Takes Step to P »it made chase the rabbit Has Been Under Attack Here for Years. BROAD FIELD OF WORLD DIPLOMACY IS OPENED Official Washington Is Awaking to Scope of Proposal to Remove All Causes of Friction. ¢ The search began in Moberly, left Meo., where Alison daughter after he: :e:ll. It took ;RI he is the grandfather of ehildre: BIRMINGHAM, Ala., August 12~Mrs. Robert H. Jones, for- merly Deville Caroline Alison, is the wife merchant who operates a dairy depot and ice cream parior. She came to Bir- mingham when she was thirteen years of age. TAX CONFERENCE Rejected Nor Accepted by Irish Leaders. PEACE NEGOTIATIONS Communication . Received in Lon- don Expected to Require Answer By the Associated Press. e Ao 24 il s o et TR et WAY OPEN FOR FUTURE wan chasing my dog, and when i | l didn’t stir out of hix tracks, but ‘waited until the dog approached within a foot and then leaped in the canine’s face. It wax yellow I found him he was at home. “The rabbit,” Andrews said, “had been feeding a moonshine ‘still and just di feel nome too good.” RUSSIA, ACCEPTIN AID, BARS POLITICS Settle French-British Differences. U. S. TO KEEP HANDS OFF; HELD EUROPEAN ISSUE {Drawing New Poland-Germany Boundary Threatened to Break Up Premiers’ Meeting. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. DUBLIN, August 12.—The letter | Lloyd George Favored Preparedness, of which so much trom Eamonn de Valera, Irish repub- | Y & was heard first from republican lican leader, delivered to Premier | Control by Germans spokesmep ang later from democrats, Lloyd George yesterday, is neither an Dz Aatic fo The tar bt | has recelved its first solar plexus acceptance nor a refection of the Litvinoff Says CONCESSIONS| | pans, Amcast 12—The anat * from the Harding administration. Irish peace proposals, it was learned E | solution of the Silexin question | Secretary Hughes, in his formal in- Ihere today. The letter raises various Are Made to Get Food to ‘ Prime ) er Lloyd _of reduced armaments is not a hope- vitation to Great Britain, France, Italy and Japan to a conference on reduction of armament, has enun- ciated a doctrine which the liberal element has been preaching for years, only to be derided by their op- ponents. Armanfent, in the opinion of Mr. Hughes. is_“not onmly without eco- nomic justification, but is a constant menace to the peace of the world rather than an assurance of its pres- ervation.” There is a school of thought, even in the Harding administration, which doesn’t agree with that theory, and in Congress, to be sure, there al- ways has been an element which, like G. 0. P. House Leaders Say Measure Will Be Ready Wednesday. | A conference of House republicans | Monday to consider the tax revision i bill was announced today by Repre- | sentative Mondell, the republican leader. It will decide on procedure in Hoyse consideration of the me: ure, expected to begin next Wednes- day. 1 ci questions to which an answer is nec- essary. The answer may serve to fa- wilitate future dealings, it was said, and is not expected to lead to a break in negotiations. 3 Lack Basix for Conferences. There was no excitement in_Dub- lin today over Mr. Lloyd Georgé's re- turn from Paris, as it was said that no unexpected development had oc- curred in the Irish discussions. When Mr. de Valera left London, it was re- called today by Irish leaders, the statement was given out that a basis had not been found for further con- erences, and it was stated in Irigh rcles that the time since Mr. de Va- lera’s conversations with the British o e e EADERS NODFY Dictionary Passion Causes Libraries To Curb Readers | | HOG-KJLLING SE™ FOR NOVEMBER 11. WOULD HAVE FILE Starving Children. By the Associated Prese. RIGA, August 12—The Russian soviet government will combat any attempt to inject political questions into the Russian famine relief, but it is sufficiently practical to see that if the holding of Americans in prison is an obstacle to the feeding of a million Russian children it is best that Her- bert Hoover's stipulation in this re- spect be granted, declared Maxim Lit- vinoff. the soviet special envoy, here tonight. consent before it to refer the whole gave t 300,000 Polex and 1 | Germans, and to Germany 4 000 Germans and Z30,000 Polex. The® British solution left to Poland only a couple of corners of the dixputed aren. The French | molution kept approximately to | the proportions of the plebincite | | | | r, Count Sforza. L the National Security League and rime ministeg merely had been spent By the Assoclated Press. L ; kindred organizations, insisted that m:m"","" thera was: further: delay P F ety buaia. . It has| = NEW YORK, August 12—New of i ivino® made this explanation - the surest preventive for war was pre- | today in consideration of the bill |po¢ yet been found, it was said. | Yorkers have developed such a < R e I I s e e, paredness. by the majdrity members of the ways | It was pointed out here today that '3 diction- . ulkingl:'lfl'l‘t: Ar: Tic‘:l:l::a:"a ": PARIS, August 12.—France and Revert to Wilson Theory. and ‘means committee, Chairman | Premier Lioyd George and Mr. de Va- +,8 time limit of three SRR s s | e e e o The naval and military expenditures | Fordney was confident that it would |1€ra had agreed that the strictest se- : = famine situatic h. d e Ini tes government have crecy should be maintained. Sinn g rk Public : situation to them and ex-|,1. Upoer Silesian question to the :i;:ia‘;‘";;;?ys‘;:(::dgd on the ground | be ready Monday morning. The com- | Fein jeaders have observed Ahis Committee Members Reach | | Eisrars: it was Jearnea today. Record Bureau for Police Use | plainca the situation trom the Rus- ugguem::r nations, ilq\\'as announced that it was necessary to arm against potential foes, but the Harding ad- ministration, through the Hughes note to the powers, has reverted to Woodrow Wilson's theory, which is | that armaments should be Teduced to mittee planned to meet this afternoon and to hold extended sessions tomor- row if necessary to reach final deci- sions on changes already agreed upon tentatively and.others in contempla- agreement, it was said, and none of the faneiful forecasts has had any Sinn Fein authority. Sinn Fein Attitude. The Sinn Fein has been unimpressed by the British proposals and has been Tentative Agéeement on Valuation Plan. A librarian is poxted at the di 1f to keep the line Suggested as Aid in Levy- ing Proper Fine. sian viewpoint. Every Facility to Leav: _In addition to those held in prison in Russia, declared the soviet envoy. every facility to leave would be given by the soviet government to any here today This question, which in- {volves drawing a frontier between Poland and Germany in Upper a, threatened yesterday to bring about a a point consistent with domestic| o, R disinclined L3 Republican members of the Senate Creation of a central bureau for the| Americans in the country, even to the |break in the mecting of the supreme Bttty —that armies should large x e sinclined to jump at thent 'he aololnuraos extent of advertising for them in the |allied council. enough only to exercise afim"uc Numerous Changes Comsidered furthest the Irish leaders have gone | finance and House ways and means purpose of flling the records of newspapers. Obviossly the govern- police power and that navies should be simply coast guards: f the Harding ad-| The decision of ministration as reflected in the} Hughes mote—to insist that arma. | Bacharach of New Jersey plans to|constitutional party, but that they | passing duties in the next tariff law. of the methods of breaking up fast| boc jr mars: cororiny noaccUtale: (The announcement ments are a “constant menace to the [Fenew his effort to lower the income|fall short of a republic. It is gener-|nn, pHouge members, it was under- driving in the District. With such| no addresses. insurmountable di really a sequel to the latest tests, whereby bombing from airplanes was plainly shown to be a danger to the capital ship, which might in the fu- ture prove conclusively the waste in the enormous burden of naval arma- ments. e Some hint of this is given in !.r. Hughes' further declaration that “it Many changes in the bill rémain to be decided upon. Representative taxes pald by single and, married men having annual net ificomes of $4.000 or less. Mr. Bacharach said he Preferred that the rate on such in- comes should be reduged from 4 to 3 per cent, but indicat this proposal failed an at m%d be made to increase the exemption by is to admit that the proposals may serve as a start to negotiations. Leaders today said they certainly ex- ceedell anything ever tendered by the ally understood that the South Afri- can constitution was studied as an example in making the offer. Frank Walsh, legal adviser to Mr. De Valera, ted the Mansion House this morning and saw a number of Irish leaders. He sald his visit had no political significance. Lord Fitzalan, governor general Ireland; and Gen. MacReady. British military commander in Ireland, have committees reached a tentative agreement today on a modification of the American valuation plan for stood, had accepted practically all of the Senate committee changes, none of which alter the principle of the plan. At the same time, it was declared, the conference had practically agreed on’exclusion of tie dye embargo from the' bill. Although no formal action already have givem way the strain. THROUGH FREIGHT - MAYDODGE D. L. flagrant violators of the speed laws was advocated today by Assistant | Corporation Counsel Madigan as one a record bureau, he pointed out, po- licemen, when making arrests, could ascertain whether the speeder had been arrested -before on the same jcharge, and thereby. enable the. court to impose 2 mgpe severe penalty on the offender. Mr. Madigan said that at the pres- mént could not undertake to locate them all, however, he added, as even the list the American government hgd M. Litvinoff stated that British, French and other subjects whose, re- patriation had been arranged long ago were still appearing now and then, asking for passports to leave Russia. He added that if the United States insisted on the delivery of all the Americans on the list handed him, the Russian famine probably would be over before the last man could leave. This decision was considered here today to have solved the crisis that arose between France and England. arisen between Italy, Japan and Eng- land, on one hand, and France, on the other,” had given rise to the solution decided upon. It was understood the supreme goun- cil would continue_its agenda, es- pecially the discussioff “of relief to Russia, during the absence of Mr. Lloyd George. The British preinier de- layed his departure, and there were rumors this afternoon that he might $500. The committee already has|been summoned to London. aalcared thambets : : . may also be found advisable to formu- | o — was taken, it was icated the mee ent time neither the corporation; “Mr. Hoover has stipulated that all |not leave until tomorrow morning. he inter- | 2#8reed tentatively to incre: the - Envoys to Return Home. - S s - i B D memanity " the. use. of new | Smptions to heads of families having| DUBLIN, august 1L Sean O'Cear- |26 had virtually accidea so protect| New Route Planned for Ship-{counsels ofice nor the policeman | Americans |wploersd. Soeiet ‘veps L. 5. to Keep Hands OF. agencies of warfare may be suitably | d¢Pendents by $200 for, each de-laigh, Gavin Duffy and Harry Boland, | the 4¥ 2L 5 rds avaflable to learn have | Ambassador Harvey told the council controlled.” In other words, the use of the air- plane and airship in dropping bombs has revolutionized warfare, and the next war, unless absolutely governed pendent. ministrative features of the new bill understood to have been agreed upon include a provision designed to simplify the process of settlement of 'k tax claims. The time of settle- 1 H Sinn Fein representatives in Paris, Rome and Washington, respectively, have been summoned to Ireland to attend the meeting of the Irish re- publican parliament, which opens Au- rates, and a committee composed of Senators Smoot. of Utah and Dilling- ham, of Vermont, and Representatives Longworth of Ohio_and Frear of Wis- tonsin was appointed to study the ments From North to South. whether a speed violator had ever before been arrested on a similar charge, and, consequently, many fla- grant violators are released upon the forfeiture of the minimum collateral. He indicated that the court has the resentative continued. “They been kept in prison for certain rea- sons and some of them have been ac- cused of grave offenses against the government. One Kalmatiano even had been condemned to death.” this morning that the United Staies government had thought from the be- inning that the Upper Silesian ques- tion was purely a European one, and as it now was to be referred to the league of nations, in which the United by rules between the powers in-|ment would be limited to three yeass| i was' underatood todar, after the |Fate question. Negotlations are under way be-|records of all, cases it handles, but |, Tf, NWPSPT NOWpih [0S S | States was not represented, he thoukht volved, will mean an instead of five, except that additional | British government had “undértaken Assesaing Aceepted. tween the Washington and Old|they do not, in some instances. in- (G} foviel oreenm S0 g%, M5 S0% he would be interpreting the view of alleled destruction. time might be granted by the Sec- to issue passports and give the neces- ‘The House policy of assessing tariff Dominion railway and the Western dicate the specific charge against the ers who came out of Russia this his government by mnot participating Would Prevent Great Conmfifet. retary of the 'Treasury. sary facilities for their homecoming traffic violator. = d i -|in the decision to refer the question i b duti the basis of American val- | Maryland 1l d to 1.4 Vi . | week) had been condemned in con £ The impossibility of getting respect R and their return to- their Sespective Uhtlon of Imported merchandise was | reucn oo g ::;‘Dme‘;‘ 54 (‘;ds‘:“";: e e ord e oD era ztnection with a plot to organize a mili- to the league. - " or establisl rules of warfar o stations. = T S tary mutiny againsi e soviet gov- 5 demonstrated in the last war, and| A8reement also was sald to have accepted by republican members of | = o o oo T e south with- | 130 any information relative to the | ATV MULDY, SRS today's cabinet meeting said: rather than face the discouraging thority to call in_representati s the present stage of the = prospect of trying to regulate;a war | 8% ‘presentatives an agreement then on details of whenihes At X = 5 P b esent = 5 i i of taxpa. i enghe Aupeared Sin courtito anake; 'Still,” said M. Litvinoff, “the soviet | council kK, m 1 While it is in progress, the American | O | -l;:e y::--':r; ::t:aq?m_xn:tm;g:{ the program. Republicans acted j Failroad tunnel out_an information against the of- ralned 13;;7.:{ Shesia, The government at least believes that the imperative course is to take such steps as will prevent a colossal con: flict. It is admitted that the white race been reached to give the Secretary forms are now drawn by Treasury. ex—' perts and it sald that commit- tee members fel¥ that if these officers| had the benefit of the advice of tax- OFF CAPE HATTERAS American Ship Reports Sighting the Senate finance committee yester- day, although they failed to reach alone on the question, the democratic members being ushered out of the meeting, in accordance with what was said to be custom. The decislon to establish the com- out going through the Washington Colin H. Livingstone, president of the Washington and Old Dominion, gave a brief outline of the plan today, but could not say definitely when the fast driver's traffic violations and in- form the corporation counsel's office fender. A Then, he said. the corporation coun- sel could recommend a higher fine for the speeder than the court officers now do when unable to find if the Attitude Toward Conditions. government was sufficiently practical to see that if this was an obstacle to feeding 1,000,000 children then the conditions should be fulfilled. 1 real- “Premier Briand gave an account of 2 taken bv the French delegation re- ceived the unanimous support of the cabinet.” Suggestion of Lloyd George. cannot stand another war like thatjPayers familiar with the subjeet the mittee policy in “republican confer- | project would be carried out, because | defgndant has ever been arrested be- | ize that this condition is of some im-| The"decision to refer the question which ‘began in 1914 " The United !o_;:::g;:“g:'l?fio;:&n act on the| Mysterious Vessel Under Old- | ence” brought protests on the Senate | oo oont prices of labor and ma- | fOTF, ON & speeding charge. portance to America, but certainly if jto the league of nations was taken States government has not limited | invitations to a discussion of! naval armament, but has asked that all manner of armament be reduced and that all sources of misunderstand- ing be removed, not merely in the far east, but throughout the world. The significance of this b; state- ment is just dawning on official ‘WasHMington, for it means that the Harding administration has embark- ed again on the seas of international diplomacy in an effort to accomplish the proposal to substitute a graduated manufacturers’ tax on candy accord- ing to cost in place of the present,flat tax of 5 per cent. This®matter is be- fore a subcommittee. The.tax question got into House de- bate yesterday, democratic leaders at- tacking ‘the program with charges that only the wealthy would benefit By most of the proposed changes in the revenue law, and that the curtail- ment in departmental expenditures Time Rigging. NEW YORK, August 12—A delay- ed report of another mystery ship, reviving tales of pirates preying on high seas traffic, has beem recetved here by coast guard officials from government officers at the Virgin Islands. This phantom craft was said to floor during the day from Senator Simmons of North Carolina, ranking democratic member of the committee, and Senator King, democrat, Utah. Mr. S8immons declared his republican colleagues were taking testimony in secret and that no record was being made, 80 that other members of the committee would never know what had happened. He charged that cus. toms experts were being heard ai that it was “a serious matter” to ex- clude the minority members. terial. Five surveys for carrying out the plan have been prepared and are now under consideration, he stated. The project, he said, will require the con- struction of about thirty-five miles of trackage at various points to con- nect up the existing tracks of both roads in the country surrounding ‘Washington. Mr. Madigan's plan is to have the central record bureau located, if pos- sible, in the District building. A force of one or two men, he believes, would be sufficient to ojerate it. Jailed for Speeding. For the first time since the inception of the crusade to prevent speeding in the District, the Police Court " yes- terday committed a fast driver to The outstanding advantage of the|jail. He is Charles B. Bell, who was| it were only a question of Russian in- ternal affairs our attitude would be quite different.” g M. Litvinoft said the enemies of soviet Russia, “who still are many,” were badly mistaken if they thought they couh{weaken its power by mix- ing politics with famine relief. He added that his mission to Riga was not political, but humanitarian, and that Russia, which needs aid, would gladly accept humanitarian conditions under the second clause of article XI of the Versailles treaty, together with articles XI1 and XIII. These are parts of the covenant of the league of nations, and provide for reference to that body of “any circumstance whatever affecting international re- lations which threatens to disturb international peace or the good un- derstanding between mnations upon which peace depends.” The suggestion that the matter be referred to the league was made by proposed new route, Mr. Livingstone | ordered to serve fifty days in jail in| i what was left incomplete under the | for this fiscal year agreed upon at the 8! % all Inlfrom the owside. " # % 2 Scores Interests. said, wou)d be that the freight would | default of payment of a $50 fine.i om ‘B . _ | Mr. Lioyd George and M. Briand con- last administration—a definite agree- | White House conference would prove|have a hull painted black, to be rig-| |\ O (RSN L g tavoia e Boreman yards and the Dis- | George Meinberg, another speed law | . DUt he added. “there must be co- | oyrreq immediately. Association With Other Nations. Mr. Hughes pointedly wrote that “it is quite clear there can be no final assurance of peace, and the prospect | ful one, unless this desire finds ex- pression in ‘a practical effort to re: move causes of misunderstanding and to seek ground for agreement as to. principles and their application. While it is stoutly denied that the United States intends to set up a rival merely “paper saving: Republicans Reply to Charge. Republican jeaders replied with the declaration that the new law would 1ift $600,000,000 off the people yearly, and launched a counter attack against the democrats for leaving, over to this administration what wers | described as unnecessary burdens growing out of the war, including payments to the railroads. Representative Byrnes of South Carolina, a democratic member of the ged In the maritime fashion of twenty years ago, to carry powerful motor- boats and to show a crew of thirty on her decks. She was sighted by the American steamer Lake Arline, June 24, about one hundred miles southeast of Cape Hatteras. The master of the Arline made a report at the Virgin Islands and thi was forwarded to coast guard officials here through the Navy Department. The report, indorsed as “possibly pertinent to theories promulgated as to the disappearance of certain_ves- for “the severest condemnation,” add- ing: “Jt is a well known fact that all kinds of interests are here trying to prostitute this bill. I don’'t want it written by the dye and other monopo- In addition to the customs experts who, Chairman Penrose said, merely were carrying out instructions of the republicans in~ drafting changes in valuation sections, Secretary Hoover was before the committee yesterday. trict tunnel in passing this section of the country to or from the south. The plan also calls for a water terminal at Alexandria, the president of the Old Dominion stated, with the possibility of restoring that city as a commercial port. violator, was ordered to serve fifty days in jail or pay a fine of $50. The latter paid the fine. ‘The campaign against the fast drivers yesterday resulted in the rcund-un of thirty-one speeders, a slight decrease under Wednesda: operation with the Russian govern- on whom the chief task rests, He characterized as false recent re- ports that millions of Russians were migrating. He said it was a question of tens of thousands rather than mil- '3 | Jions and that this migration was be- The two roads are already joint|record. The tenth precinc}.is credited | ing directed by the gevernment. with. the largest numbet of arrests| owners of a terminal at Alexandria, Mr. Livingstone continued, but the plan calls for enlarging it. / PRISONERS MAY FOIL STRIKE for speeding. The policemen in this precinct caught eleven. The eighth precinct came next with six and the sixth- folowed with ‘four.. The sec- ond precinct took credit .for three of He estimated the population of the ten famine proivnces at 13,327,000 in villages and 2,000,000 in cities. He estimated the minimum necessity for life at 10 poods (360 pounds) of grain per year per head, but added that be- M. Briand wore a satisfied air upon leaving the Hotel Crillon. and con- firmed reports that a settlement had been reached. It was understood that Mr. Lloyd George would attend this forenoon's meeting of the supreme council. 3 It was learned that Premier Briand proposed to Mr. Lloyd George this morning that the United Sfates be asked to arbitrate the Silesian con- troversy. but this proposal was aban- doned in ifavor-of the Birtish pre= mier's suggestion that the matter be to the league of nations, the expectation | appropriations committee, in opening | sels on the high seas,” added that a| The latter suggested that an amend- .y ,y,ns 4, 3 Vi the arrests, and the first and third, | cause of crop failures there was a short- | left to the league. 90 decided here is that the disarmament confer- [ the debate, sald that Representative | crew of about thirty men could bs|ment should be added which would take - August 12.—Inmates of)yo each. and the fourth, one. Only|age of nearly 60,000.000 poods (2160.-| ~ B e e eetar l ence will soon develop the necessity of a broad understanding on the subject of Mondell ‘Wyoming, the republican leader, ln‘hll claim of savings had seen on the vessel's deck, but there ‘was no evidence of her name. care of the countries whose currency has depreciated sadly. the state prisons will be employed by the department of public works to a few of the speeders appeared in Police Court today to stand trial, the 000,000 pounds), in adidtion to seeding requirements. Seeding to prevent to the league of nations.” said Mr. Lloyd George upon leaving the coun- 13 rts, who Mr. Sim- Yy ilure next year is most important. < Pieae Ton o association, with. the OUNeE | B orco b oo romnory Lot 2 "o mons seld were testItyIng in secret, had | keep the streets in a sanitary con-|TAIOLY oL (O forfelting the heavy | NI, "iaing hat ‘the soviet gov: | cil meeting snortly before noon to natlons of the world will find a natural | added that the republigans protendea | EXPECT TURKISH DEFEAT. |been heard extensively in open sessions, | 41150 \f (he, stitke, of strcet Sicancts | “poiicc court officlals ‘expressed the | crnment. was trying to obtain eccd |take his train for fondon. “our de- outlet at the November conference. | economy was only a “smoke screen” | « | according to Mr. Penrose. s Taet night, The mteset w1ean | opinion today that the movement to|STain from abroad, although it mig! . Mcanwhile Theodore Roosevelt, jr., assistant secretary of the Navy, who has been preaching lately the doctrines of his distinguished fatler, to the effect that the surest way to preserve peace ‘was to be prepared for war, finds a dif- ferent theory expounded by the Secre- tary of State. Indeed, the Hughes note is halled as a vindication of t re- to deceive the people, and they knew that as the end of the fiscal year approached they would have to bor- row money to meet expenditures. “Their hope is,” he declared, “that “the people will not know it until after the next election. In thegmean- time, and in between time, they will make false claims in saving of ex- Greeks Believe Nationalist Army Doomed in Few Weeks." By the Associated Press. ATHENS, August 11 (Greek Offi- cial Agency). — The newspaper Pro~ tevoussa yesterday reported that in Under the assessment plan accepted by the republicans the col ble ‘wholesale selling price provided in th» House bill as a basis remains the same. its scope, however, 1s limited in the re- spect that where no article of commerce in the United States exactly like an imported product is to be foupd, the American . wholesale selling price of ers walked out on Wednesday night after demands for unpaid back wages had not been met. Today’s News break up speeding is showing better results dail. “Sixteenth street—* famed as Washington's speedway— now presents the appearance of a long funeral procession,” remarked one official. Motor Corps Reports. Strict .enforcement of the regula- arrive too late. “To relieve the sufferers,” he con- tinued, “we are doing much better than the czar's government did in similar famines.” TELLS OF RUSSIA'S NEEDS. By the Associated Press. Unanimous Decis| “Did Ambassador Harvey vote? in- quired a_correspondent. '~I said,” replied the prime minister, “that our decision was unanimous.” Upon leaving the British prime min- ister's headquarters Premier Briand aid no agreement had yet been re- ported, but he added: “I shall comtinue hopeful.” H . = publicans and democrats who all llon" penditures in the effort fool the |response to a question by the French [other comparable. foreign commodities in Pary ra hS tion requiring automobiles to slow 1.—*“Russk ds have maintained that preparedness for | people.” t? \ _|charge d'affaires here Forei Min- | is to be accepted as the basis for levy- down to twelve miles an hour at| RIGA, August 1l—“Russia nee It appears that when the British war with any of the major powers was e -{ister: Baltazzis responded that. in the | ing.the duty. spurns infection of politics inte|Stréet intersections is only essential |great and immediate help,” said|,;3 French premiers breakfasted to- the surest way to excite suspicion and ! provoke bloodshed over controversies that would otherwise smolder and in time be extinguished by mutual consent. (Copyright, 1921.) ‘Ways of “Foeling” People. Chairman Fordney, in a vigorous reply. said the democrats had fooled (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) opinion of the best Greek military experts the defeat of the remainder of the Turkish nationalist army was “an affair of a few weeks.” More Agents Needed. expectation that a much greater .u'f:':m of werk would devolve on the customs service through the application of the principle was recognized by :2: Russia . relief work. Page 1 Silesia dispute will he referred to league of nations, Page 1 Valera's letter to Lloyd George raises new_questions. Page 1 in the: congested sections of the city, the.rhotor corps of the Home Defense | Charles R. Crane, former American minister to China, who is in Reval {Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) {Continued on Page 2, Column 1) gether today and afterward went over the report of the experts who had been _considering the definite drawing of the boundary between Poland and Germany in Upper Silesia, the two premiers found themselves y he plai he d t g e e YANKS REACH FRANCE. | BREAD AT 9,000 RUBLES A POUND |32us i ingreaad 5 amber | epuicn, conerencs on tax o o st | e = == |l ol diveraent Spimions e 10 larger part of the Upper Sileslan area. \ r ~ p gested an addition of fifty, but it was, Disarmament invitations give solar, Th 250 Legion Men Unden Maj. Em- IS FANTASTIC PRICE IN RUSSIA \Zids Spithysebie o Gaf| st pratiobert” ®euls & Uncle Sam’s Money Factory S Bl B o Tl Rea ur, o Germany, whi e ok Chasbotre. ob’l'heoe == %’..'.:”&.‘Z “r;'flh:"t:: in death of priest. Page 2 ncie dSam's one M iriand held out for Bivink W CHERBOURG. France, August 12— Members of the American Legion. 250 BY HAL O°FLAHERTY. The Star ana Chicago Daily ous communities have been forced to establish standards of exchange. becomes a law as is expected. m‘md has béen a much dis- Maj. Gordon sworn in as United States attorney. Page 2 Engrossing story of the vast work Poland. After two hours and a half of dis- By Wireless to For exgmple, in Petro ¥ v had to leave for Ram- 1 < News. Copyright, 1821, , grad the 10- |cussed subject, but the committee be- | Delancey Nicoll:réfumes request that he < = cussion they had to e Bnacy cunmaater OF e oo | LM, eden, s cal authorities have fixed the ex- |jiaved the new valuation system would | sesisn aa counsel in ship sangie. . 'done in the bureau of engraving and bouillet, -where they, With others, ry. commander of the organiza STOCKHOLM, Sweden, AUBUSt | change rates between the warious ' satiafactory results by the use of 2 cjoone s . were luncheon guests of President B e T aoday from the! 12.—The demand throughout Rus-~ | kinds of food, making one pood of | moreinspectors. dent, with Mrs. Harding and party, _ " printing, where millions of bills, stamps Millerand. — Late in the afternoon D g T s O "ai°8| sia for foodstuffs has become so { rve flour equal to one and a half | The Senate finance committe ordered [ Fresident, with M vor ' and bonds are turned out daily, they resumed consideration of the o'clock the tug Avenir went alongside intemse that prices have reached poods of cofnmeal, or three poods today favorable report on the Long- ‘Mayflower tomorro for week end cruise. " Page subject, with Premier Bonoml of Italy A of oats or three poods of potatoes. h.resolution, passed by the Hou . ticipating. ater fz’.?é‘.n';"ih,‘:..'“:{'f;:".::‘n“""" fantastic, not to say -uiterly it | Thves poods of poiaioss Wil put: | Siitndine the dve cmbargo in”the | Bepect vole on Ball rent act Tusetay. | In the Magazine Section P Germany-Foland Warned. The Americans were received at the ssible. heig] = =2t wee) hile | SmerEency Y DuE cameny 2 o 2 guestion of additional allied city hall by the mayor. who served| in Augustthe cast of bread reach- | Or.three pounds of butter, ‘while |to extend the entire act S Januyry: il {Meation An Houes toserad "‘“"};‘:'nw 08 o e Hippi: Silasia: the Saprems three pounds of butter will pur- Representative Longw to conference falls. of Next Sunday’s Star e A e etnc)mgrched throush| ed 9.000 rubles (the Russian paper | chase 150 eggr or ten pounds of i s council adopted in principle a plan the decopated streets to the station. p pounds of |poged extension of the dye embargo to | pormal invitations to disarmantent con- SiiYoroasments mftor hi Their traln left at 10:40 o'clock and is| £UP'S Rl Memial value) | sgait. November 27. E Tohes oty S Page 3 for sending rein e due in Paris at 5:30 o'clock. this aft- ernoon. —_— MUSIC TEACHER ENDS LIFE. UNION CITY, Tenn.. August 12.— Prof. Ed Owensby, fifty-three, for r pound, while in ': o of b equaling av ne English pounds, costs 110,000 ru- bles. White flour, where procura- ble, costs 250,000 rubles per pood dnd potatoes 150,000 rubles. Recent editions of the Petrograd newspapers give _the scheduled Money and all sorts of metal and paper is dwindling in value in-the | face of necessity. Those who pos- sess small amo »ts" of food use such products to .ar better advan-. tage than currency or gold. The latest editions of the Petro- newspapcrs devote comsider- *|$500,000 GOING TOSEWER. August 12.—Liquor val- $501 b!g? lice at police at = moonshine to-the rarest cham- 000, ranging | f Spain asks former pre m{“u‘m? new. cabing P Barber-preacher murders priest. anitress mier to Page 4 Kennedy answered" < an's ll‘h-l{- < TN Pagé Page 5| N features by Jenkins, Sewel Also read “Mr. Downey Sits Down,” by L. H. Robbins, one of the best humor- ous short stories of the year. Beatrice Grimshaw, Herbert 11 Ford, Ring Lardner, the Other league of nations has handed down its decision on the Silesian question, Great Britain, Italy and France each to mend its Meanwhile, the supreme council is sending- warning to the German and Polish govern- ments that order must be maintained in the disputed territory. * m - s s twenty-five years music teacher in the| price of bread in-the.famine_di able space to the condition: of the %“— soon will. be dumped in the , Ohio,. congratulates President's = nown writers. Mr. Lloyd George, expressed the Jeeal public schoals. was f04sd dead| tricts as 100,000 rubles per Eng-: | echiidred in the famine sreat. Thoy g0 river. bl e umr_vn i ‘wedding to his stenog; Rambler and other well 'k T g rtedi e ey & in b:: L‘l! h:: hnlme mla”i. partly Iln lish pound. nlsueh unom;l; of “i‘r‘n‘ l’l‘“’m"fl“’fi'&“ ot“.p.g:m._ ”Purnlll:h;mt.p dutmn :.n; i 1::: rapher: 2 trouble in the district provided the ed ttle of poison in thé room. e money are only possessed wning eir leg ra han ized - Was gral % "wm Page ‘Column 2., had been in ill health over a Fear, ‘wealthiest and, ‘therefore, the vari- see them suffer. 8 = 2 day:by Federal Judge Landis = ' « E 2 _" 1> " 7 ) B . - . B . 13 s e s ook SRR v ‘ > R