The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 1, 1921, Page 9

Alarmed by Falling Off of Its Export Business ““pY ALBERT APPLE YORK, Dec, 1.--Japan's pol the Far Past, particularly in Sfp based on a big and con feak in Japan's pocketbook fe the leak: Since 1918, imports Lave been exceeding in. terms of money, of the situation is that paying out more than she in, This is an alarming from the Japanese view. Japan, having a email and a congested and rap- population, should, ac fo economic laws, be a big pation with the trade bal im her favor or at least break- \TERIALS MOST Bt Japan needs most are raw These li her doorstep ‘an Aladdin's cave of un. resources. China, for in- has enough unmined coal to world 1,000,000,000 tons 1,000 years, figures on Japan's foreign September, 1921. These expressed in yen, the 4 Japan imported about worth of goods more ‘exported. per cent of Japan's total September, 1921, were to States, which in turn fur: | per cent of Japan's total Sam is easily Japan's B IMPORTS UGE GAIN 1904 and 1918, Chinese 700 per cent from per cent from United 80 per cent England. boycott aguinst Japan- went into effect May 1, 60 days, Japan's trade was cut in two, , 1921, China took 19 per cent of Japan's total ex- palonawrag only § per cent Sider oes Japan and United pared in trade with China, 88,900,000 8,855,000 - $4,909,000 to U. &...,..... 9,559,000 GIVES MORE SS TO U. 8. figures show that, altho ts at China's doorstep and ‘@ great advantuge, na is giving $184 worth of busi- to America, for every $138 of Japan wanw co-operation with sae Beaty & aperey, TOR BANDIT 1, 1921. | | HERE’S MORE ABOUT ARMS MEET | STARTS ON PAGE ONE | German leasehold to any Jer, ‘This pledge tx designed to meet | the Japanese chaim—the Chinese call [it pretext—under whieh the Japan. jexe have clung to Shantung. This position represents the maxi jmum but does not mean China will } Not compromise. She will if that is necessary On the other hand. quit Shantung physically, but wants a joint control of the so-called Kino-Tsi” railroad, (China ix un willing to meet this suggestion and asks that the railway be given to the Chinese board of communications to control, Any demand by the Japanese for indemnities arising from her selmure of the territory from the Germans Will be countered by the Chinese with the statement that Japan should either be content with having been able to shake off Germany there. or she should ask Germany, the van quished, for reimbursements. eee Jordan Says Parley Is Sure of Success STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal, Dee. L-~The Washington conference on limitation of armaments is bound to De, David Starr Jordan, peace advo- cate, after a lecture tour of California, Montana and Idaho educational in- stitutions, “Japan,” sald Dr, Jordan, “will ultimately do whatever Hughes asks, but the Japanese army and navy factiona will exert every effort to make some modification in the pres ent program, Savi one’s face is the most important act in traditional diplomacy.” Dr, Jordan declared he is greatly encouraged by the fact that Viscount ‘Tukahashi, recently appointed pre- mier of Japan, and a personal friend of Dr, Jordan, is a man “well known to be opposed to war and waste—be- ing 4 successful banker,” ‘French Would Avoid Disarmament Pact WASHINGTON, Dec. 1. — French naval expetts toddy evolved a plan whieh would avoid the inclusion of France in the Hughes naval ratio Program. France feels that, since Wer -navy at present ts below the sweeping cut in armaments proposed for naval powers, imitation of her future navy would be an infringe ment upoti her sovereignty. Wants Geneuny to Admit Bankruptcy’ PARIS, Dec. 1.—The French gov- ernment is considering a counter Proposal to the German reparations Moratorium plan, it wae learned here | today. provide that Germany admit her bankruptcy and organize a commis- ‘ston to control her assets and cus-| toms and also to organize a finen- cial ition of her occupied areas, . . ° vee Berlin in Sympathy , A With Harding Plan BERLIN, Dec. 1.—Germany is en- tirely in sympathy with the Harding association of nations plan, Dr. von Simons, former foreign minister, de- clared. lei: No nasil slogan of tne majority o! Japan ts ready | to be successfal in the opinion of | who has just returned here | BIG 3 TAKE UP Japs Believed to Be Bar- gaining for Points BY A. L, BRADVORD WASHINGTON, I LWith the fate of the Hughes naval pro gram taken out of the realm arithmetic, the “big three’ states men had the question of a decision before them today They will be guided by the rules of an aethe-table talk without the public present and the predic tions were that before the next plenary session they wili have threshed out a satisfactory solution America stands for paring Japan’ navy to 60 per cont of that of Bri tain's or our own. The Japanese still are for a 70 per cent navy saying “national de mands it To careful observers enee on a larger navy upon this basis means Japan wants to bar gain, The ba nm now sought ts removal of American Pacific forti fieationsy which she believes make for an insecurity of her shores Some thought the coincidence of the private Shantung tlement and the “delicate situation” in the naval armament question may be ificant. ‘In other words if Ja pan ims points to insist upon in the Shantung question, she could best accomplish her ends by using the naval ratio problem as a club. PICKING JURY FOR LINDEBERG TACOMA, Dee. 1.—A jury to try Gustat Lindeberg, wholesale mer: chant and former director of the de funct Scandinavian-American bank, was expected to be obtained early this afternoon, Lindeberg is accused of borrowing tllegally $13,000 from the bank in June, 1920. Questions by defense counsel to Prospective jurors indicated Ole 5 Larsen, former president of the bank, would testify In Lindeberg’s be halt. Sale of the Everett branch of the Lindeberg Grocery Co., for $125,- 000 was announced today by Forbes P. Haskell, in charge of liquidating the defunct bank's assets. Haskell, | with 8. M. Jackson and Lindeber, trustees, are managing the store, heavily indebted to the bank Charles H. Plass was to savume charge as manager of the wholesale house here today, Two Bandit Suspects Released by Police Al Normand, 25, sheet metal werk ‘ of security” this insist | jer, and G. A. Renner, 19, mechanic, | inted t rt This French solution would | who were arrested Tuesday night on pane cea experts appointed to exarnine suspicion of being connected with | jtwo hold.ups, were released Wednes- day after they had convinced de |tectives that they were innocent. of German people is, “It shall not be again,’” von Simons said. “For this reason Germany could not mobilize her forces for another war even if she wished.” SAN FRANCISCO.—-Mra. C. Fred Kohl, wife of the local millionaire who last week committed suicide, may contest bis will, which cuts her off with an annual income of $12,400. BOLD CRIME Ost daring daylight robbery months was staged Thurs- ave. and Connecti- a lone bandit, driving leaped from his car, Fevolver on H. &. Herrick, living at 4203 Sixth and took between $80 and from him. ‘as the robbery was report motorcycle to search all high- south. The bandit was Las being about 30 years old @ dark suit. ‘who wax on his way to ck & Co., was so bewil- the sudden attack that he to offer any Fesistance. Youn of Life Wife, Mary Walker, could be expected to have lived longer, had he not been struck by am automobile By Gilbert B, Butterworth, is the statements made in Archi- Walker's $15,000 suit against . estate. Pi Walker, according to the evi- : it out Thursday before Judge Calvin 8, Hall, was patrolmen rma 11, 1921, on Westlake | Convicted of p Tomei and Dan Mosilott! of violating the fed- Law Violation lawa in the United States eourt Thursday, They wilt | Monday, NAVY PROGRAM ‘loeedingly patien as! grocery | THE SEA i HERE’S MORE ABOUT JAP PERIL STARTS ON PAGE ONE Roosevelt ded the so-called ‘Gentle by whieh dapan on her honor agreed to keep her people out of this coun: try, she has sent here on her Passports more than 100,000 na Hionals, under the guise of chants, students, wives, ve become permane dents. Read Roosevelt's bi - phy and you wit be convinced that Japan has grossly violated the terms of her agreement “All of these are matters which the federal government alone can deal with, resident “Por a good many years, the peo ple of the Pacific coast have been ox having b led to believe by represntations of the Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson and Harding administratiows that they ah Joave the settlement of the Japanese questi@n to the federal government Yet immigration of this unwell and unuasimilable race still tinuel con “The people of this coast are de termined to keep this a white man's country if they have to figyt for it. Uniess the issue in met with courage immediately and definitely settled, it will certainly bring on war with Japan.” ARBUCKLE TRIAL DRAWING TO END BY M. D. TRACY SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1. — The last evidence was to be laid againat Ronooe (Fatty) Arbuckle, fumed come dian, today in his triat ror alleged |manstaughter growing out of the deeth of Virginia Rappe. Attorneys confidently promised that before noon the testimony would be over and then only arguments by jthe lawyers and the judge's inatrue |tlon# would stand between Arbuckle jand his future, Arbuckle was not as early coming to court today as usual. For him it was the time of the greatest strain ‘Two days ago he played his biggest jeara when he told his own, story. Since then it hag been just a long, |hard wait to see who would take the trick—he or those whom he feels are jagainet him Attracted by the promine of seeing the final scenes of Arbuckle’s great jtragedy, the crowds braved the rain and had the e dors filled long be ifere the doors of the court. room opened. More men, perhaps anxious jto hear the lawyers argue, were in the crowd today The chief evidence remaining was the testimony of the board of three under the microscope organs from Miss Rappe's body and to make their report to the court. While technical and probably uninteresting, their re port may have the greatest bearing on the fae) outcome Gets Y Year and Day on Dope Conviction Max Pun pleaded guilty to viola. tion of the feder narcotic laws Thursday before United States Judge Jeremiah Neterer, and was sentenced to # year and a day at MoNeil Island penitentiary You eliminate all waste of heat when you use Pearl Oil in an oil heater. Pearl Oil makes any good oil heater most economical to operate because it is clean-burning and every drop delivers real heat —just when and And it’s heat the Pear! Oil way — no ashes to lug—no dirt—no smoke—no odor. Pear! Oil is refined and re-refined by the special process developed by the experience and resources of the Standard Oil Company. Sold in where. Order by name — Pear! Oil. STANDARD OIL COMPANY where you want it. most convenient to buy bulk by dealers every- (Califoenia) TTLE STAR BY FRANK Ht. BARTHOLOMEW LOS ANGELES, | le-A hint of wensational tentir to come the Burch Obenchain mur trials developed at th @ of court to Ay when sey dieminned from th order of Superior Judge It is probable that the same order will be enforced when Madalynne Obenchain is subsequently placed on trial on the same charge. J, M. Muswelman, undertaker, and J, Sanderson, Pullman porter the first witnesses culled by the prosecution today Sanderson identified Burch as one of the passengers on Santa Fe train 8 which left Chicago on July 2 J arrived in Los Angeles July 24 The murder which Burch is al |leged to have committed occurred on August 5. upon r wor each day ax the trial continues, They sit close—so close they could almost touch each or. Yet never does the one look directly intu the jother's even They CHE TO FUNCTION Altho still more than $100,000 short of the required $744,810, Community Chest began to function Thursday, the first month's apportionment to Rev, William A Bureh, the 46 charitable agencies included tn | its membership. “We expect the agencies to do their best work in history under the hest plan,” Dr. president of the chest, declared the end of every month each agency will submit an accountng for the period to the board of directors of the chest, and this will safeguard the money contributed by the people.” On account of Marshal Foch's vinit | to the city, no reports have been re. dquarters since Tuesday, total still stands just « | 000, It is thought, delayed reports may bring the chest within $100,000 of its goal, Prosecutor Jones Is Proud Father Unusual pride marked the usually proud steps of Chief Deputy Prose cutor B. 1. Jones as he entered hin office Thursday morning. And sun shine was in bis face. “It's @ boy,” he shouted, addressing the world, “Came last night. Weighs 10 pounds, Name is David Perry Jones. Mother and son were laugh. ing when I left.” Two fathers wit in the court roem | ST BEGINS | the Seattle | with the distribution® of) Park Weed Willis, | wat} Jfather of the man accused of mur ahd John D, the oung Kennedy father of dering K murdered | m | Hureh, the elder of the two, | man slightly bent, hi uit a little shiny around the blue eves heavy with the | site with his a lant year shoulders, weight of unshed tears jarm about his son. | antonully he whispers into his ear, Th smiles The other father, immaculately groomed, very erect, follows each word and gesture in the trial intent lly. Hix eyes, bard and bright, dart leverywhere in the court room—ex cept to the big, almost pathetic fig: | jure of Rey, Burth. His brokerage business neglected. Kennedy ia concentrating bis ener gies and fortune in aiding the law | in avenging the death of his only | non Rev time and financial resources to the mortgaging of Hix home. the trial; but his sacrifiee is to the end that hig boy may be freed of the | charge hanging over him. Burch is also giving all hie even to FOCH A BRAVE MAN, BUT HE’S AFRAID OF REVOLVING DOORS Dee |] PORTLAND, 1.—Foch may be the greatest soldier of the present generation |] He Jed the ailied armies to vie tory over the Germans. He in great strategist, But le petit marechal will not go thru a revolving door, As the French general's party approached the entrance to one of the local hotels, the center of Portland's attention today stop- ped dead in his tracks, He mumbled something |] French, His creetly. “fhe general, interpreter smiled dis- he will not go doors, Can you them up? Yes?" he sug: gested with eloquent bands, ‘The doors were opened and the great general entered the hotel lovby. Uncle Sam Wants to Fill Positions | * Examinations will be held by the} U. 8. civil service commission in | the near future for assistant to the chief of children's bureau, $2,500 to $6.50 a day, junior physicist, $1,200) to $1,500; medical interne, $1,200 | | $3,500; electrotype plate ‘\nisher, | and maintenance, ana textile as: Marshal Foch foregone PAG Young Girls Barred ‘PORTLAND DOES |FOCH HONORS From Burch’s Trial HONORTOFOCH LEGIONS DEAD Rain Fails to Dampen Wel-! come to Visitor Stops at Centralia to Pay Tribute to Heroes | PORTLAND, With spirits npened by a driving rainstorm, Dee. 1 CUNTN Foch eft after being shown the spot ALIA, here Dec, 1.-Marshal for Portland Jast prepared to welcome | night allied genefalissimo, |where four American Legion mem- The ficult pture of the elty despite dit-! bers were 4 1919 massacred on Armistice campaigning conditions is a declaring himself fit and conclusion ready “to do battle against anarchy Le petit marechal reached Port-|and disorder.” but rumained} in @ short address. the marshal abourd his private car. Save for @! «4 xmall throng of people who aad| heard of his arrival, and reporters,| “I have come to this spot to salute his entrance into the city was almost the memory of those who, having unmarked. {been spared by the horrors of war, Twenty thousand school children! returned to fall under the bullets of today were mam#ing to give the dis-| assassins, These men personify the tinguished foreigner a typical young | Spirit of patriotism and self-sacrifice American welcome hich lies at the base of the organ. The marshal’s program for the day tion to which they belong, the includes the usual parade, a trip over | American Legion.” the Columbia river highway, as od as the ice and enow still blockin that famous boulevard will permit | lunch at a highway chalet, a banquet | and a mass meeting in the city in the evening. 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