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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-03

mo, sir; you see the wind was on
the beam and all the smoke was go
Ing OF on the starboard side"
"Now, Capt. Clarke. please state
TO- the court very distinctly whether
you saw the approaching vessel with
your naked eyes or whether you saw
1t only through your glasses"
Now that you bring that point up.
sir. my recollection is that saw 1t
only through the glasses"
you are quite positive about that?'
"Quite positive. sir"
What glasses do you usey
"A fine pair OF admiralty binocu-
lars. SIR"
They were in good condition and
perfectly reiiabler'
Nothing finer on the coast. sir"
"And you had these in your hand
when you entered the wheelhouser'
well. now that you ask that ques-
tion. sir, believe had lent them
to Mrs. Duncan and she had not yet
returned them. II just picked up the
pilots night glasses from the shelf.
sir. and used them-they're a SPLEEN
did pair. too. sir.
yes. Mrs. Duncan says that she
had your glasses in her cabin at the
time OF the accident and handed them
to you afterward in the boat"
quite right. SIR"
And were these glasses the same
ones that .Dead-Eye.' the pilot. used 2"
'"The same. sir; there was only the
one pair at the wheel.
And did you hand them to him at
the timer"
Well, YOU see. sir. the junk was SO
near us that I didn't need them. so I
just passed them over to him."
What happened then"
HE just had time for one squint at
her. He screamed out. Devils Wings
or 'Devir something or other and
dropped them on the floor"
What became of these glasses aft
erward?"
II haven't the slightest idea. sir. I
presume they were stolen with the
rest Of the loot"
Sir William at this point turned to
his Chinese valet and asked him to
unroll from silken handkerchief a
pair Of binoculars. Handing them to
Capt. Clarke. he proceeded: Does
this look like the pair. captain?'' ID,
'.rhey seem to be the same ones.
sir" es
snow. please oblige me by looking
through them at the garden opposite
the consulate and tell me exactly
what you see."
The captain stepped to tho win,
dow. and. raising the glasses to his
eyes. cried out in a voice that star
tied the assemblage: "Great heavens!
It's the DEVILS own junk again a-sail-
ing through the trees!"
"Hand them back to me. il you
please" said the consul. and unscrew-
ing the larger lens in the right hand
tube he held up before the court D
small piece Of painted glass. cxclaim-
ing AZ he did so. Gentlemen Of tho
court. ! have the honor and satisfac-
ton of presenting to you the original
and only genuine Phantom Junk.
Here It is. painted In almost micro
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-03

climbed on board. The captain took
them to the whselhouss and showed
them just where he ana Dead Eye"
stood when the Junk doomed up in
front of them and he gave the order
to put the helm hard over. Not the
least interested among the spectators
was the consul's new house boy, who
was accompanying him as a. personal
valet and who listened to every word
or the captains with remarkable at
tention. Nobody. however, noticed
him, nor the fact that he occasionally
made notes In Q little Chinese book
In his sleeve. nor that he fingered be-
hind the others when they passed out
OF the wheelhouse onto the deck, nor
tnat ne took out little pocket fash.
light ana eagerly examined every
nook and corner Of the room, nor. that.
he got down on his knees and care
fully searched the floor. and, finding
there a few pieces Of broken glass.
wrapped them In his silk handker-
chief and carefully tucked them away
IN his girdle-nobody noticed this;
why should theyf He was only q SER
want in attendance upon his master. !.
Nor did anybody pay special atten-
ton to the fact that he seemed to
be on very good terms with Dead
Eye" that he talked with him and
smoked with him nearly all the way
down and back and asked all kinds
of interesting questions about
Chinese pilots life and invited him
to be his guest at, the Tea Garden
Theater, in the Marking road, that
evening-nobody, I say. paid any es-
pecial attention to these things, ex-
cept the consul himself, who, after
the theatef that evening, had a long
and secret interview with this self
same house boy in the Office and
listened with eager attention to every
word he had to say.
$3.50
The court Of inquiry at his Britain
mic majesty's consulate was again in
session. having been postponed
week. owing to the unfortunate in
disposition''-so the papers stated
Of a very important witness. The
room was crowded with spectators,
who awaited with no little eagerness
the final settlement Of the case and
the solution-if solution there was
to be-of the mystery Of the phantom
junk which had wrecked the good
ship Tien Pao. n
Capt. Clarke" began Sir william
Walpole. the vice consul. there is
one very important point which seems
to have hitherto been overlooked in
the examination. and that is the
question Of the glasses you used
when you saw the junk through the
wheelhouse window. The window. Of
course. was open. was It not?"
"Yes. sir: being q warm summer
night. all the windows were wide
Open"
You had perfectly clear field Of
vision, had you not? No person was
standing outside upon the deck?
Nothing was in the wayT
Nothing whatever. sir. Capt. and
Mrs. Duncan were on the other side
Of the ship. sir. just outside their
cabin door,"
''The smoke from the funnel was
not blowing that way at all. was it?'
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Seer says Barry on the side to
Ann. II told you folks would laugh
at me-"
Poor boy!" says Miss Mcleod.
hooiin' her arm into his. Don't mind.
think you were perfectly splendid
about It."
by jove. though! Do your" says
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other side we sees Birch Crest. Hang
cd Il we don't roll right up to the
front door. too. before the engine
rives its last gasp. and Barry, COW
ered with dust ana red in the face. 10
hauled In. We're only half an hour
late. at that.
Course, the whole weddin' party 10
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my no smokes opee. my no dinkee
wisky. my no 60 claxy makee fool
pidgin. My can savee loo see debbii
JUNK come dat side. Ny b'longee
piiotee more ten years time; how
Fashion you tinkee my no can saveef
Chinaman pilotee no b'longee fool"
SO the public still awaited a perma-
nent solution of the problem.
The seagoing tugboat Hercules Of
the Shanghai Lighter Company had
been chartered to take the consul,
the members OF the court. Capt.
Clarke. Mate jackson, "Dead-Eye"
Ching. the pilot. ana several Euro
pean and Chinese witnesses down to
the Poo Toos and the scene Of the
wreck. and was all ready early Mon
day morning for the trip when word
was received by the agents asking
them to hold the trip over until FRI
day az very important business de-
tained the consul and It was absolute
" impossible for him to leave. Just
what this urgent call for postpone
ment really meant nobody seemed to
know. but rumor had 1t that import
ant evidence In the case was being ex-
pected from another port and the con-
sui thought 1t best to wait for it.
What really happened was simply
this' he had come to the conclusion
TO send for the one man in all China
who could help him to unravel the
mystery and had cabled to Hongkong
Tor Wang Foo. the prince of all ma
tive detectives. Remembering his
former successes In matters that had
banned the English police and his WON
derful skill In getting at the real facts
underlying the Chinese secretive ways
ne felt that the case Of Ching the pilot
could DO safely put in his hands. and
this would undoubtedly throw valua-
BILE light on the case OF the captain.
Wang Foo replied Immediately, stat
ing that he would leave on the French
mail Monday and requesting a private
days interview with the consul before
his departure for the Poo Toos.
No detective appeared at the con-
sulate and the consul did not 20 to
police headquarters to meet any such
omcer-as Tar as any ono knew-but
no did spend several hours Thursday
afternoon and evening In the inner
apartment of large native drug
store. whore q supposed physician
from Hongkong wished to explain to
him In detail the merits Of q remarka-
BILE new cure for the opium habit, in
which cures the consul was known to
be deeply interested.
The Herucles steamed away promptly
ON Friday morning and on arriving at
the scene Of the wreck the whole mat
ter was gone into most thoroughly.
At the request Of the court Capt.
Clarke took her over the exact course
that he followed on that day, show
ing exactly where he sighted the ia
tai junk and how by the sudden
turning to avoid the collision he was
driven right on to the Camel's Hump
The party expressed . wish to 60 ON
board the hull Of the Tien Pao. the
forward part OF which was still intact.
though the after half OF the vessel
was rapidly breaking-up. The sea was
moderate enough for small boats to
approach with safety and the visitors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-03

out there to see our swell finish.
They'd been watchin' for US this last
hour. wonderful what had happened.
and now they crowds around to ask
Barry why he arrives hangin' over the
back that way. And you should have
heard .'em. roar when they gets the
explanation.
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Evening star., 1919-04-03
F0CH AND ERzBERCER
CONFERR|NC 0NDANz|C
Germans Agree on Attitude They
Will Take in Controversy Over
Polish Troops.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SPA. Wednesday. April 2.-Mathias
Erzberger. head Of the German armis-
tice commission. arrived here today,
accompanied BY a number Of technical
and other advisers. including the chief
burgomaster Of Danzig.
Before leaving Berlin Erzberger had
a final consultation with representa-
tives of all parties. at which an agree
ment was reached as to the attitude
to be adopted in the negotiations with
allied representatives here. 1t seems
that the sentiment Of the Germans is
favorable to a settlement of the Dam
zig controversy.
Marshal Foch's train is due to ar
rive here at $3.50 O'Clock Thursday
morning. and the conference. at which
the Danzig question will be settled, is
fixed for 10 o'clock at Villa Neubois,
the residence of Gen. Nudant.
Evening star., 1919-04-03
Mr.. GLASSSAyS ENTIRE
PRICE POLICY REOPENED

The entire policy of the govern
ment in undertaking to revise and
stabilize prices through the industrial
board of the Depe rtment of Commerce
has been reopened as the result of the
conference yesterday over the refusal
Of the railroad administration to ac-
cept a new scale of steel prices ar
ranged by the board
Secretary Glass. who presided over
the conference of cabinet officers and
heads of government purchasing
agencies with the industrial board
held in his Office, said today Chair
man Peek Of the board had acted
without authority in amending the
it appear that only the dispute with
the railroad administration had been
recommitted.
Evening star., 1919-04-03

tania, arrives of New York tomorLsS.
Upon completion Of his temporary
duty in the Navy Department Ad-
miral Sims will proceed to Newport,
r. l., to become president Of the Ma
val War College.
Evening star., 1919-04-03
HUN TROOPS MOVE
upon FRANKFORT
Several Hundred Killed in Sill
gle Day During Riots-No
Water or Light.

! BY the Associated Press.
| COBLENZ, April 3.--German troops
; opposite the Coblenz bridgehead be-
gan moving early Thursday toward
Frankfort, where a SpArtacan revolt
has been causing disorder.
Before entering Frankfort. which
is in the neutral zone beyond the
French bridgehead based on May
ence. the German military authorities
!; had to obtain permission from the
French 10th Army.
American headquarters here. the
trouble in Frankfort became serioos
Tuesday. The workmen formed
groups in the streets and eventually
a mob Of more than 10000 began pa
rading through the streets. The mob
membe helped themselves to the
food stored there. Hundreds filled
baskets and sacks with food of various
kinds.
! Street fighting followed an attempt
by the local authorities to gain con-
troll of the situation. The German
troops opposite the American bridge
head were then called on for help.
Hundreds Killed in Frankfort.
! LONDON, April 2.-Several hundred
persons were killed in further rioting
at Frank fort on the Main yesterday.
according to Copenhagen dispatch
TO the Exchange Telegraph Company.
| The hotels Of the city were plundered
during the disorders.
In the fighting at Stuttgart yester-
day, the message adds. violent crowd
attacked the town hall, which was oc-
cupied by government troops. The
frankfort is reported without water
A long Berlin dispatch from Reuters
correspondent cQnmeEts on the dis
content noticeable everywhere among
the German people of all classes and
nent
Sympathy with Spartacans. saws the
correspondent. is beginning to invade
the better classes including officials.
walks Of life. They argue that things
cannot be worse and that bolshevism
at least opens the prospect for better
things one day for our children" as
regards food.
the man Of small means that boil
shevism is not calculated to bring him
the ideal state he dreams OF. A lib
eral increase in the food r2tions. es-
pecially of meat, bread and fats, alone
can work such miracle, the people
say.
COPENHAGEN, April 2.-According
to the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger's Ko-
niesberg correspondent. there was
several hours of fighting with ma
chine guns and hand grenades be-
tween government troops and disor
derly elements in Sensburg, sixty-six
miles southeast Of konigsberg. The
afrray originated as result of an at
tack on officers. who were roughly
handled and threatened with death.
Many persons were wounded in the
fighting and a state Of siege has been
proclaimed in Sensburg.
Evening star., 1919-04-03
TO MEET NAVAL OFFICER.
Destroyers and Seaplanes Will
Greet Vice Admiral Sims.

commanded the American naval forces
overseas during the war. will be met
by a division of destroyers and naval
seaplanes when his ship. the Maure-
Evening star., 1919-04-03
GEN.: WOOD IS GIVEN
THE D. s. MEDAL
Scott, Morrison and Japa'
nese General Also Are
Recipients.

A list of officers who have been
awarded the distinguished service
medal for exceptionally meritorious
service during the war issued by the
War Department today includes the
names of Maj. Gems. Leonard Wood
Hugh L. Scott and John F. Morrison.
At the same time the department
announced award of the medal to Gen
K Otani of the Japanese army. "for
especially meritorious and distin-
guished service as senior allied COM
mander in Siberia"
Others Receiving Award.
Among other officers given the
medal are:
Brig. Gems. Robert NJ. Danford. Oil.
yer Edwards. Frank X. Ferguson
Charles NICK. Saltzman. Archibald H
Sunderland. L. Eveleth Winslow, Lytle
Brown, John ]. Bradley. Maj. Gems
Willard "A. Holbrook, Guy Carleton
Coils. James C. Steese. Bradley Dewey
Robert f. Wyllie, J. r. McAndrews
Lieut.. Col. S. J. M. Auld, British army
Col. f. d. Giles, British army.
Two civilians received the medal
Frank b. Jewett. late lieutenant colo
mel in the Signal Corps, for his serv.
ice in connection with the develop
nient of technical apparatus for the
Army, and Charles Eiseman. late vice
president of the committee on sup.
plies, Council of National Defense, for
his energy. courage, business ability
and foresight" in enlistfng American
industry and thus making possible
1.-The proper and prompt equipment OF
our armies with clothing and eauipage.'
The citation Of Maj. Gen. Holbrook
refers to his conspicuous service as
commanding general, Southern De-
partment, where his firmness and tact
in handling a threatening situation on
the Mexicon border materially i'm
proved the conditions between the
United States and Mexico"
Gen. Woods Citation.
Gen. Woods decoration. was based
on his service as a department, divi-
sion and camp commander during the
war. The citation says: "He has dis
professional attainments of high or
der in the administration and train
ing Of his various commands, and has
furthered in every way during the
war the system Of officers training
schools"
The decoration given Gen. Scott
mentions the fact that as chief of
stan he persistently urged the adop-
tfon of the selective service law, and
as commanding general at Camp Dix
he organized and trained the mis-
cellaneous troops committed to his
care"
Evening star., 1919-04-03
Gen. Woods Citation.
Australians Ban Enemy Goods,

MELBOURNE. Australia, Wednesday,
April 2. via Montreal.-The Empire
Trade Defense Association has been
formed 1t consists Of women and is
pledged to purchase no goods Of enemy
origin.
Evening star., 1919-04-03

Hungary is unusually rich n its Inin-
eral deposits. Its mines contain almost
inexhaustible quantities Of gold, silver,
lead. copper, iron, coal and rock salt
Evening star., 1919-04-03
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-01

the roped arena which had been set
aside for the relatives. The other COM
panies continued on down jackson
street, marching straight back to their
trains.
There was very little crying and
sobbing at the state house. Nearly
all of the close relatives of the boys
had met their sons or husbands at the
train and the first ecstacies were over.
The greetings were quiet and were
untinged with the remotest faint of
sorrow. Instead the relatives seemed
exceedingly joyful. but content to wait
until the boys cameshome from Funs-
ton for the stories of the war.
The crowd held without the roped
arena stayed late, and it was not until
the last rank of the men on the way
to the depot at / o'clock had passed
from view that the grounds began to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-01

MEXICO ON PROBATION
Must Prove Stability of Government
Z Before Accepted in League.

Paris, May Mexico and Costa
RIGA. like Russia, must demonstrate
the stability of their governments as
well as show they are ready to accept
the principles of the league of nations
before they are admitted to member
ship, it was learned today.
There is no significance, it is said,
in the failure to include Mexico among
the neutrals invited to immediate
membership beyond what shows on
the face of the action.
The United States recognizes the
Carranza government. but the French,
British and other Europeans do not
The French and British recognize the
Costa Rican government but the
United States does not. In these cir
cumstances those who attended the
meetings of the league committee say
it simply agreed that these two nations
should not be invited TO membership.
Reports of a rupture in Paris, and
that Mexico withdrew it's represen-
tatives from the conference" are mis-
leading, in that Albert Pani-desig-
mated by his government as Mexico's
minister to France but whose creden-
tials were never accepted-never was
in any way connected with the peace
cnnferance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-01
WARMER HERE FRIDAY

Continued from Page One.)
Evidently tomorrow is not going to be
such a nice day.
During the last "a hours scattered
showers have occurred in several parts
of Kansas. Roads are still muddy at
Anthony, Hutchinson. Manhattan.
Fort Scott and Sedan. They are re-
ported in fair shape at Emporia. Over
the rest of the state they are reported
to be drying out. Temperatures were
close to freezing in western Kansas
during Wednesday night. Dodge City
reported a temperature reading of 80
degrees.
At $50 O'Clock this morning the
temperature in Topeka was At degrees.
Tonight the temperature will drop to
As and tomorrow afternoon the tenn
perature will go up to 60 or 65 de-
grees. The river measuI ed a depth of
feet today. The extremes on record
for this date were IS in 1899 and %
in 1909. At o'clock this afternoon
the wind was blowing at the rate of
Is miles an hour from the northwest.