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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
CHARGES POLICE FRAME-UP.
Federal Agent in Norfolk Denies
Guilt in Liquor Auto.

NORFOLK, Va. February Deny
ing absolutely that he had a thing to
do with the automobile loaded with
liquor which was tanen frcI. -
here on January S, r. F. Holland. Of
the United States Department Of Jus
tice today declared that he intended
taking every man who had confessed
Ito any connection with the liquor
traffic. before United States grand
jury TO answer charges.
Every charge made against me is p
portion of the frame-up on the part
of the police, who wish to discredit the
Investigation 1 have been making OF
the Norfolk police department" said
Mr. Holland Il was instructed by
my chiefs In Washington to make an
investigation. 1t became known that
was making the investigation and
the guilty ones framed up the liquor
haul in order that charges might be
preferred against me-"
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MILLS SHORTEN WORK DAY.
Textile Factories to Operate ons
Weekly 48-Hour Basis.

BOSTON, February 1.-The greater
part of the textile industry in New Eng
land will operate on a basis of forty
eight hours a week, beginning next
Monday. as shown by announcements
today. The employees assured the shorter
working hours number about $4,000.
The cotton manufacturing interests at
Fall River and New Bedford came over
in a body to the forty eighth move
rrent: cotton manufacturers at Law
renee as represented by the Arlington
and Pacific Mills, followed the lead Of
the American Wooden Company there in
granting the shorter hours. and smaller
mills in the Blackstone valley and at
Dover. n H. announced similar action.
ALBANY. y. Y. February Am
rouncement was made today by John A.
Perkins, general manager and agent of
the Harmony Mills at Cohoes. that his
company had acceded TO the demands OF
the textile workers for an eight-hour
working day.
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u. S.-N0RMAY 1927 PACT
AMENDED AND CONTINUED

By an exchange of notes yesterday
between Assistant Secretary of State
Phillips and Minister Bryn of Norway
the treaty of commerce and naviga-
ton between the United States and
Norway. which was denounced by the
State Department year ago. effective
today, was Continued in force with
changes eliminating articles in con-
flict with the seaman's act of 1915.
The treaty, nearly a century old,
was one of a number of such conven-
lions which the American government
found it necessary to denounce with
the required years notice because of
conflicts with the seaman's act. The
sections eliminated related TO Nor
wegian consular control over Nor
wegian seamen in American ports.
without them the treaty remains in
effect just as it was negotiated in
1927.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
COTTON MEN URGE DATE.
Memphis Exchange Suggests Feb. 8
for Proposed Governors Conference

MEMPHIS, Tenn, February LIN
connecting with movement to have
representatives of cotton exchanges
and cotton interests generally meet in
New Orleans. in conjunction with the
conference of governors of the cotton
growing states. called by Gov. r. A.
Cooper Of South Carolina. the Mem
phis Cotton Exchange today sent a
telegram to Gov. Cooper urging that
February s be fixed as the date for
the proposed governors conference.
According to advices received by
the Memphis exchange. Gov. Roberts
of Tennessee has designated February
Is a holiday in this state for the hold
ing of county meetings TO form coun-
ty organisations tossecure pledges for
the reduction of acetton acreage. as q
means Of establishing the situation.
Governors. Of other southern states
have been asked to take similar sc
ton.
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W. H. Rowe Dies in Pittsburgh.

PITTSBURGH. Pa, February L.
Wallace II. Rowe. president of the Pitts
burgh Steel Company, died here today.
He has been a factor in the steel in
dustry since 1856. Mr.. Rowe was
Identified with a number of wire
manufacturing mergers. including
that of the American Steel and Wire
Company, and when that organization
was absorbed by the United States
Steel Corporation he disposed of his
interests and organized the Pittsburgh
Steel Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02

Camille Little, sword dance; Eleanor
Grimth, solos; Doris SchIegel and
Thomas Kelliher. modern dances: Miss
Estelie Murray, Spanish dance; Marie
WEIGH. Colder Norton, Lucia Wood
ward, Betty Schafer, Lulu Loveday
and Alberta Ayres. in Greek dances.
Mrs. Ida Clark. Miss Claudia Read and
George Wilson were piano accompan-
lists
Members of the board were unani-
nous in declaring the dinner the big
gest and most successful in the his
tory of the membership committee.
Those at the Dinner. ~.
Those at the dinner were: Percy
C. Adams. F. G. Addison. jr. c.
r. AhaIt. Harry Allen. Harry F.
Almond, George C. Altemus. W. F.
Andrews. Charles w. Arth. ]. C
Arneth. Thomas Armstrong, j. D.
Ashby, c.. b. Asher, Wade H Atkinson.
+. p. Avalear. Clifford K. Bergman,
o. p. NJ. Brown, Walter A. Brown, l.
Pierce Boteler. Wistar Balderston,
p. N. Bealer. W. Elmer Bacon. Thorn
ton p. Boland. Thomas Bradley, Irving
g. Brewer. Claude y. Bennett, Dr.
George A Baker. W. w. Britt. Dr.
Paris e. Brengle. a. L. Baldwin.
I Behrend. ]. H. Brtchenstein. Harry
r. Boyer. r. e. Bradley. H. Clifford
Bangs, Bruce S. Branson, DR.. Grant
q Barnhart. E. P. Burkett. w. F.
Bowen, T. A. Bright. Ralph p.
Barnard, E. c. Brandenburg. Lester
A. Barr. Mendel Behrend. Joseph A
Rurkart. Stacy H. Briant, Joseph B.
Bowling, T. Janney Brown. Il. d.
Blackstone. Charles f. Berry. Charles
T.. Baldwin, Arthur Burt. Charles Z.
Crane, John r. Casper, L. Lee Coombs,
william Clabaugh. Harry c. Clafiin. J..
Harry Cunningham. Arthur Carr,
J. Maxson Cunningham, Roy C.
C1ahin, s. c. Cissel. C. T. Ciagett, w.
A. h Church. d 3. Casley, j. NJ.
cherry, e. R.. Cranmer. DR.. c. N. Chip
man, NJ o. Chance. David S. CARL,
~. p. Cox. z. F. Coliaday. r. e. Cum
ningham, Leonard Crovato. DR.. Fred
q. Campbell L. o. Cook. hudson Gull,
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MR.. WILLIAMS ACCUSED.
Representative Says Controlle
Abused Franking Privilege.

John Shelton Williams, controller OF
the Treasury, was accused on the floor
of the House yesterday by Representa-
tive Treadway of Massachusetts, OF
abusing the ranking privilege. Mr..
Treadway read from a circular letter
which he said was ranked to all banks
in the country in which Mr.. Williams
accused a newspaper correspondent OF
endeavoring to prevent him being re-
tanned in office.
Representative Treadway charged that
Mr. Williams was abusing the Thanking
privilege for the personal support OF
himself astcontroller."
Mr.. Treadway declared that letters
were sent to bankers on the general
mailing list of the controllers Office
The letter referred to the corresponden;
being called to Mr.. Williams office and
Mr. Treadway questioned the controfl-
ers right to call the correspondent be-
fore him for examination.
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His Letter to Mr.. Harper.

My Dear Mr.. Harper: After giving
the matter of ths-futpre' very careful
consideration. and in view of the fact
that nave for the past three months
Kept up the work of the chamber
while Carrying on a totally new and
! untried Work, and cannot longer do
poth, must reiterate my resignation
as secretary rendered the board of di-
! rectors of the chamber, in. November
You cannot believe how difficult it
Is Ior me TO sever the ties that have
he!d me SO firmly for the past eleven
years to the business men of the capi
tai, nor with what regret 1 do so.
ASIDE from the delightful recoI-
lectlonS OF warm friendships formed
WIZ, WIth tne members and of many de-
iiShttui outings and meetings. there
Is practical result that l look upon
with much pleasure and some pride
OF accomplishment
In May 1905. !. when i was first
employed by the then directorate, the
organization had in it's treasury
about $500 and owed $4,000. To recall
that this debt was wiped out in six
months. comfortable surplus estab-
iisned ana TO see today investments
bonds of $4,000 and "a cash balance
OF approximately the same amount
ms most gratifying, especially when
i Is recailsd-thafS the directors have
Ireely ana generously spent large
s..
charitable and city betterment work.
Inc office is in such condition that
a new secretary can readily establish
himself and meet new problems that
may arise with comfortable balance.
a large membership and a splendid
board to advise and direct the work.
Il hope it is needless to say that
whenever have an opportunity
either while in the capital or else
where as my work calls me, 1t will
be not.oply my pleasure but a duty
which has become an ingrained part
OF me to speak for and on behalf OF
the capital and it's brave band OF
business men who. in face of many
ohstaclessl have successfully carried
on splendfd work for the District
with a degree of success not sur
passed by any other body of men in
the United States.
May l ask, therefore. that YOU will
forward to the committee charged
with nominating treasurer, general
counsel and secretary my request
that my name be not considered in
any way other. than as one who Is ready
at all times as a worker in the ranks
to do whatever Is possible for the
Chamber of Commerce, It's members
and the capital of the nation.
With thanks that / feel are most
| inadequately expressed for the many
opportunities that have been given
me to be of service in the organize
ton and the reunions, inaugurals and
conventions that have been so ably
handled. by the leaders of the cham
| Der. believe me, with warm regards
to the directors and the members"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
TRANSPORT REACHES
NEWPORT NEWS

NEWPORT NEWS. Va, February 1.
The battleship New Jersey arrived
this afternoon from Brest with more
than one thousand troops. The men
are members of the 106th Sanitary
Train, 480th and Assist Aero Squadrons.
first and second railway ordnance re-
pair shops and 18th Battalion, goth
Engineers Many OF them will be sent
to Camp Meade, Md, for demobiliza-
ton.
Two men, one from Pennsylvania
and the other from. Iowa. died on the
trip across. The New Jersey was sew
eral days overdue as the result of
putting into the Azores on account of
engine trouble
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twelve
hWnSr
LARGEST DRY DOCK FINISHED.
Ceremonies at Norfolk Mark Com
pletion-Cost -Four Millions.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. February L.
Ceremonies marking the completion OF
the largest dry dock in the United
States. dry dock No. 4, at tine Norfolk
navy yard here. were held today when
Mrs. George Leary, wife of the contrac-
tor, and Mrs. T. r. Harris, wife of Ad-
miral Harris, chief of construction ac-
tivities in the fifth naval district. opened
the sideways. letting in the waters OF
the southern branch of the Elizabeth
river.
The dock. which is 1.022 feet in length
and has a depth of 43 feet to high water
mark, will accommodate the largest ship
afioat. 1t cost s.. coo. 00o. Work was
begun January 9, 1917.
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EXPRESSION OF REGRET
BIZ STATE DEPARTMENT
F0RDR. WONC'S DEATH

Acting Secretary Phillips of
the STATE Department yesterday
afternoon sent a note to the
Chinese minister here express
ing fegret at the untimely death
of DR.. T. II. Wong. director of
the Chinese, educational mis-
sion.e and his two assistants. and
expressing the sympathy of the
department. He also offered the
cooperation of the department
in the matter.
In reply the Chinese minister
expressed his appreciation of
the departments offer and said
that the matter had been
turned over to the District of
Columbia police authorities. and
that he knew nothing more
that could be done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
z. S. WAN ST0UTLY
DENIES KNOWLEDGE
OF TRIPLE MURDER
CONTINUED from First Page,

any possible harm from the bad man
from the northwest
Besides Dr. Wong and Mr.. Quo,
among others at this dinner were: L.
Wang. second secretary, Chinese lega-
ton; DR.. Y. Yen, in charge provisional
Chinese students in America: J. C.
Yang, Mr.. and Mrs. Chow, G. H. Hsie,
Mrs. Quo, Mrs. Shu, sister -in-law of
Mr.. Quo: Capt. Teh- Yuen Lu. naval
attache, Chinese legation; Lieut.. Chu
Fong Lin, assistant naval attache.
Chinese legation.
1t was sal . at the Nankin last night
that Mr.. Hsie left the place earlier
than the others. Whether or not he
went directly to the mission house and
was the first of the trio to be at
tackled by the lurking murderer is not
known. This is the last trace the po-
lice have of him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
Tennessee River Men to Meet.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. February L.
The Tennessee River Improvement
Association will hold its annual con-
vention here February IS, call having
been issued by President c. D. Mitch
ell today. Besides the regularly elect
ed delegates from the states repre-
scented. governors. mayors and coun-
ty officials in the Tennessee valley
have been invited to attend. Among
other things to receive consideration
is the Muscle shoals project. and ef-
forts will be made to counterfeit the
opposition Of Representative Nichoias
JonEworth and others TO the compile
tion of the government nitrate plant
.Ln-a-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
Fruit Men for Railroads Return

CHICAGO, February 1.-Return of
railroads to private ownership and legis-
iation to permit Capitalization of traffic
under such private ownership were IA
vored today by delegates to the Afneri-
can Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Asso-
ciation, in convention here. 1t was pre-
dicted that bananas, 1.-The poor mans
fruit" will be cheaper and that the
mild winter would operate to keep down
potato prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
ARCHBISHOP STUDIED HERE.
Former Bishop Bowling Spent Sew.
eral Years at Catholic University.

'fDES MONIES, Iowa. February L.
Bishop Bowling. who becomes arch
bishop of ST. Paul. has been head of
the Des Moines diocese since 1912,
He was ordained at the Cathedral of
SITS. Peter and Paul, Providence. in
June, 1891, after which he spent
several years at Catholic University,
Washington, d, c.
Bishop Bowling was pastor for two
years of Sacred Heart parish, East
Providence; instructor at ST. John s,
Brighton. for four years, and editor
of the Providence Visitor for two
years before taking up the passionate
of st. Marys in Warren. R /. He
went from there to SITS Peter and Pau
Cathedral in Providence
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CELTIC, BEARING 3;114,
TO DOCK THIS MORNING
,dy Of DR.. wong wa. found tindicnteA

NEW YORK. February 1.-The
steamship Celtic, with 3,114 officers
and soldiers of the United States
Army abroad. arrived off quarantine
tonight and will dock at her pier in
the North river at 9 o'clock tomorrow
morning. Among the contingents
aboard are the following:
list Gas Regiment, complete, sixty -six
officers and 1,S52 men; 30Sth Sanitary
Train, six officers and 223 men; sew
eral casual companies from various
states, with III wounded men and
eleven nurses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
TOM GRANT OUT
OF c. OF c. RACE
Secretary for Eleven Years
Declines to Be Candidate
for Reelection.

After eleven years of continuous
service Thomas Grant, secretary of
the Washington Chamber of Com
merce. has notified Robert n. Harper,
president OF the chamber. not to con-
slider him a candidate for reelection
this year
copy of Mr.. Grants letter has
been forwarded TO a special commit
tee appointed to make the nomina-
eral counsel. This committee is ex-
/ eeted to report the men nominated at
the regular meeting of the directors
of tho chamber Wednesday night. The
directors then will elect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
MORE O. S. TROOPS HOME.
Steamers Francis L. Skinner and
Yelverton Reach Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA. February 1.-Two
more ships arrived here today with
troops from France. The steamer
Francis L. Skinner, from Bordeaux,
brought fifty-seven wounded men and
two officers of casual company No. 10.
under command of Lieut.. Ralph L.
Clark, whose home is in Kalamazoo,
Those on board the steamer Yelver-
ton, from Rochefort, included Lieut.. W.
W. Crews. Atlanta. Ga, Troy L.
Parker, Chicago, and c. J. Curran.
New York, ayiators.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
Mapmaking Fliers' Plans.

MONTGOMERY. Ala. February L.
Four Army aviators who arrived here
from Dallas on route mapping trip
will leave Tuesday TO return to Dallas.
they said today. They had heard
nothing of orders to continue to
Washington from here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02

encountered dificultv in mastering the
ENGLISH idioms. But although his
work was regarded as only fair in
comnarison with that of other stu
dents who had spoken and written
English all their life. his mastery of
the language was considered phe-
nomenal in view of the short time he
had been studying IL.
Mr.. sWu was twenty-one years old.
and rather undersize. He dressed
neatly and always carried a brief case
while at the university. He was suave
and extremely courteous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
Express Regret at Decision.

whether this committee will heed
Mr.. Grants request or whether they
VIII nominate him regardless of his
letter is not known. Numerous friends
of Tom" as he is known in the cham-
Der, have expressed regret at his de-
cisiou.
Several months ago Mr. Grant re-
signed as paid secretary of the cham
Der when he was appointed to a posi-
ton with the government but he has
continued since that time to serve as
secretary without pay.
A contest over the election is said
10 De IN progress, put no mention is
made of this as. a reason by Mr..
Grant His letter to Mr.. Harper fol-
lows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
Villa General Put to Death

Ell PASO. Tex, February Jose
Sigala. a general in Villas command
was put to death near La Mula Pass
south of Presidio. Tex. for failure tc
fulfill his mission to the border to ex-
change stolen silver bullion for ammu-
ton. The execution was carried out by
Ildefonso Sanchez. another Villa general
UT der orders from Villa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
D. C. Man, Wounded, Arrives.

NEW YORK, February lon the
transport Siboney, arriving here to-
day, was Seaman G. B. Watt, Wash
ington, d. C.. with the naval detach-
ment on the Argonne front, who was
shot in the jaw by machine gun
sniper July "a, a~1 has siace bad
difficulty in speaking. He said that he
would undergo an operation here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
Only Thirty-one Years Old.

Notwithstanding his long police rec
ord, Jackson is only thirty one years
old. His first arrest was on April 3,
1905, by Detective Emhrey, then sta
toned in the third precinct. He was
charged with arson and indicted by
the grand jury, but acquitted at the
trial He was seventeen years old.
When confronted with the evidence
against him Jackson broke down and
made a clean confession of the triple
crimes. the police say.
When Detective 0'Brien went after
Jackson the night he was arrester
he and the other detectives and po-
Iicemen with him. knowing that the
accused was bad man." were pre-
pared to kill him if he. attempted to
get away or put up fight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02

1or 1919 and to give the members not
on the committee an outline of its
work. This was the first membership
committee dinner to which the entire
board was invited.
The membership committee, he told
them. seeks quality rather than guam
fity.
The Board of Trade" he said, lis
not a social organizations; neither is
Il Q commercial exchange. 1t is an or
gAnization that works for Washing
fon-the best civic interests of Wash
1ngton"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02

There is no question in the world
but what the increased volume of
business that has come to Washing
ton will be retained The current
volume is most encouraging. 1t DEM
onstrates that the American people
are proceeding with the work of re-
construction along patriotic as well
as practical lines.
"The position of America is emil
nently secure; therefore the stability
of business in the National Capital is
foregone conclusion.
During the past three weeks the
conference room Of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association has been
trade sections of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association for the
election of chairmen for the year
1919 We have yet to discover a pes
simist among those who assembled
for those meetings"
One of the last of the trade sections
to hold a meeting for the election of
instrument dealers. who yesterday
selected Hugo Worch as chairman of
that section for, the year 1919.
Chairman David Sanger and Vice
President ]. D. Clark of the credit
section of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers Association are busily en-
gagged on plans for a meeting of the
credit mems section that will be held
at the New Ebbitt Hotel the evening
| of February II.
The printers and publishers of
Washington will meet tomorrow aft
ernoon at 2 o'clock to prepare for the
minimum wage conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
win Alter Petersburg Post Office.

A contract for alterations to the
Petersburg, Va, post Office was let to
the ]. L Robinson Construction Com
pany, Baltimore, the supervising
architect of the Treasury yesterday
announced,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
|1R|OP'C|TY CARES
lust FOR A NIGHT
Board of Trade Members En-
Joy Themselves at Member
/, ship Committee Dinner.
GLAD TO BE LIVING HERE

Business and Professional men of
WASHINGTON laid civic problems aside
and spent an evening of fun and
merrymaking at the annual dinner
of the membership committee of the
Board of Trade at Wardman Park Inn
last pight-
A hevy of entertainers in bright
costumes held the floor, and in songs
and dances made the 500 mem bers pres
emit f9rget the cares of looking after
the welfare of Washington, to which
the Organization is pledged.
Oratory was under ban, but William
Clabaugh, chairman of the member
ship committee. broke the rule to Gee
graduate himself upon his re- election
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02

AssaiIant of Young Women
Caused Fear to Spread
Throughout City.
RECORD OF CRIME GIVEN

Arrest of James Henry Jackson, the
negro, who confessed that he had
attacked three young women in their
rooms early Friday morning, January
"a. one of whom has since died as a
result of a shot which he fired at her.
brought relief in hundreds of homes.
Woman residents in particular were
alarmed while this supposed murder
Jus lunatic was at large, and the
thousands of young woman war work
ers in the city had a hysteria of fear
scores of wild and sensational reports
dded to the general wave of appre-
enSion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02

IceIanders date the beginning O.
their year from "Yule." DecenIber %
They also reckon persons age b,
the number Of Jules he has seen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-02
Cycles in Smash.

Arthur Seahright, owner and ope-
rater of motor cycle. coilided a.
18th and II streets northeast yesteI
day afternoon with a bicycle ridden
by Anthony Stewart. 1877 Corbn
street northeast. Both machines were
badly damaged. The riders escaped
with slight injuries
A taXicab. operated by William
Lucas. 2243 18th street northwest
collided yesterday at 9Th and NJ
streets northwest with an automobile
operated by Henry Robinson, 1914
Corcoran street northwest. Both auto
mobiles were damaged. The operators
escaped injury.
Ernest Beasly, coiored. twelve
years old 2447 NJ street northwest.
riding a bicycle yesterday afternoon
in NJ street between cath and 25th
streets northwest, was knocked from
his wheel by an unidentified auto
mobile that did not stop.