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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-07

bed an innocent spectator. It's a way
you police fellows have"
Calm yourself. Mr. Bellsize. please,
ana take a seat" replied the Inspector.
you are entirely mistaken in saying
that we have arrested an innocent
man without evidence. We have a
very we'll defined, case against your
Waterman and may say 1t is grow
ing stronger every day"
oh. you have. have you? Well, I
should like to hear it. What is 1t,
pray"
why, simply this: There is no
question but that the fire was started
by some one who concealed four
lighted fuses in the godown during
that afternoon. Now we have posi-
TtxeSetidence that Nam Tuck, your
Waterman, went to a shop nearby on
the day before and purchased four
just such fuses"
FUSES? Do you mean those slow
burning mosquito punk things the
coolies burn during the night?"
Exactly so, Now. we have further
evidence, that he went to. MacMillan's
goodwin during the. afternoon Of the
18th and loitered around there some
time, where he had no particular
business"
Well what of that? Haven't you
been long enough in this country to
know That the Chinese beat the world
on lettering around and having no
particular business?"
walt a minute, please: I come to
the NOSE damaging evidence of ALL
Two of the cotton bale coolies swear
that they heard him say to the sec
ond compradore: The old goodwin is
about finished and If a good fire or
typhoon would only come along and
finish 1t, it would be relief. The
walls are almost ready to fall over
into the next yard"
Somebody gave them a couple of
dollars apiece to say that, I'll war
rant"
Well you can think what you like
about it, but with these different
points we have chain of evidence
that is really stronger than many on
which good people have been convict
ed in England"
II don't agree with you at ALL" re-
marked the irate manager, as he rose
to depart. and I'm going to have a
good long talk with the consul at the
club tonight over the whole matter"
That's your blessed privilege as a
free and enlightened Britisher." an
swered the inspector. as he babe him
ood-afternoon.
Mr.. Bellsize had hardly gone down
the steps when Capt Brownlow
Knocked at the inner door and entered
with q smile Of distinct satisfaction
upon his face. Well, we've got it at
last" he began.
Got whatT' inquired his mueh-in-
terested chief
why. got the remaining link in
the chain against the Waterman. You
know the only thing We really lacked
was q cause or motive for the burn
ing. We've got 1t now. and what do
you supposs it Ia? TIA the same old
story: Sam has just discovered that
Nam Tuck's brother Ia the man that
sold the bricks to build the new go
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-07

Il IL NV IN - "A Ah.
down. He burned it to get the
brother a jobm
1T surely looks that way" replied
the satisfied inspector
"Of course, the evidence is all cir
cumstantial, but it generally Is, you
know. In these native cases." said
Consul Clayton to Mr.. Bellsize as
they sat on the upper veranda of the
Shanghai Club and talked over the
matter of the Macmillan fire.
well, what will they do with the
poor chap now? Drag him into the
native city and torture him. l sup
pose. until he confesses?"
That is the usual procedure but the
magistrate must first make up his
mind that he Is guilty. You see. he
practically makes up his mind and
decides the case beforehand on the
evidence submitted to him; the tor
ture Is simply to compel the prisoner
to confess. for the native law requires
the confession before the penalty can
be inflicted.
And what pray. may the penalty
be in such a case?"
Probably decapitation. for arson is
capital crime"
"Heavens! Do you mean that there
is no possible way to save Nam Tuck
from being killed like a common MUIR
derer"
There is only one person in all
China that know of" slowly and
thoughtfully replied the consul. who
could possibly be Of practical help to
you"
And who is that. pray?"
THAT is Mr.. Wang Foo Of Hong
kong"
rs he a native lawyer"
Yes and no-he is practically law
yer and judge and jury all combined,
though he holds no official position.
He is marvellous expert in the mat
ter of unearthing Chinese crimes and
is known as the prince of Chinese de-
tectives. If any human being can get
at the bottom of this thing he Is the
man"
by jove! think I remember him.
Wasn't he the chap that exposed that
hotel poisoning case a few years
ago."
The very same. and ] advise you to
send for him at once. He won't in
trude, however, unless he is officially
invited: SO you had better go and see
Gubbins and get him to wire down in
the name of tha department. and he'll
almost surely be hare on the next
mail from the island"
Mr.. Bellsize lost no time in follow
ing the consurs advice. and In less
than a weeks time Wang Foo. the
Man Of Mystery. found himself once
more in Shanghai with his time and
services placed at the disposal Of the
British authorities. He went into the
whole case thoroughly with the in
spector and the captain. and Of course
talked it all over from native stand
point with the Chinest portion Of the
force. He visited the scene of the fire
and made careful notes Of the inside
Bisbee daily review., 1919-02-13
COMMITTEE REPORTS
 GOLD SUPPLY GOOD
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-No neeo for artificial stimulation of gold pro auction has been found by the com mIJtee appointed by the secretary of the treasury last November to study the situation and suggest methods for increasing the available gold With the cessation of hOStilities, the con- mittee reported today, any need for particular effort to promote gold pro auction has passed.
 There is now no danger of an i'm pairment of confidence, the commit tee said The dimensions of our fin ancial problems are becoming clear and we know that we can without per manent strain meet any financial re- quirement the government will be will ing to assume
 The committee was composed of AL bert Strauss, Edwin F. Gay, Raymond T. Baker. Emmet D. Boyle and Pope Yeatman
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THIN PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE
 PHOSPHATE
Nothing Like Plain 6itro-Phosphate to Put on Firm, Healthy Flesh and to Increase Strength, Viuor
 and Nerve Force.

Judging from the countless prepara, uons and treatments which are eontin, uaily being advertised for the purpoSe of making thin people fleshy. develop ing arms, neck and bust. and replacing ugly hollOws and angles by the soft curved lines of health and beautv there are evidently thousands of men and women who keenly feel their ex- ceSSive thinneSS.
 IhInaeSs and weakness are usually due to starved nerves. Our bodies need more phosphate than is contain, ed ln modern foods. Physicians claim there is nothing that will supply this deficiency so well as the organic phos. phate known among druggists as bitro- phosphate. which is inexpensive and is sold by J. M. Ball in Bisbee and most all druggists under a guarantee or satisfaction or money back. By feeding the nerves directly and hv sup- plying the body cells with the neces. Sary phoSphoric food elements. bitro. phosphate quickly produces a welcome transformation in the appearance; the increase in weight frequently beins astonishing.
 This increase in weight also carries with 1t general improvement in the health. Nervousness, sleeplessness and lack of energy, which nearly always accompany excessive thinnesS, soon disappear, dull eyes become bright. and pale cheeks glow with the blcom of perfect health.
 CAUTION: - Although bitr,c- phos. phate is unsurpassed for relieving nervousness, sleeplessness and zen, eral weakness, it should not. owing to its remarkable flesh-growing prop critics, be used by anyone who does not desire to put on flesh.
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action and speech of the delegates shall not be impaired"
 Official Communique
 An official communication says:
 The seventh meeting of the com mission on international labor legis- latiOn took place this morning.
 Article " of the British draft was carried. providing that at the proposed international conference. the repre- sentatives of the government. the em- ployers and the working people, shall be entitled to speak without regard to the views expressed by the other representatives of their nation. with power to draft draw up conventions building on the states represented
 Hitherto the delegates present at such a conference have represented the governments only, and the voting has always been by nations. It was felt. however. that in dealing with labor legislation the employers and workers must be given the fullest op- portunity of giving free expression to their views and that they could not do this if the delegates of each na- ton were bound to speak and vote as "a unit.
 Article V was also carried. provid- ing that the international labor con ference shall meet at the capital of the league of nations. unless it decides by two-thirds majority to meet else where
 The commission then proceeded to discuss the article dealing with the establishment of the permanent in ternatiOnal labor office and the cover ing body which will direct its work. It was agreed that the office should be established at the capital of the league of nations as part of the orga- nization of the league and should be under the control of a director.
 The commission at the presidents suggestion rose in honor Of the birth of Abraham Lincoln
Bisbee daily review., 1919-02-13
ALIENS TOTAL 10
 PER CENT OF PEOPLE
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WASHINGTON, Feb. I2.-Approxi- mately One-tenth of the population of the United States is composed of un- naturalized aliens. according to Ray mond F. Crist, deputy commissioner Of naturalization, who declared today that such condition would not be per mitted by any other country and ap- pealed to American citizens to help in making citizens of alien residents. He said there were 1O.5OO.0OO persons in this country who still retain their al legiance to the land of their birth.
 Tt is our duty and our necessity to convert this multitude into loyal American citizens" MT Crist said. By gathering in their own quarters in large industrial centers. they fur nish fertile ground for all sorts of propaganda opposed to American in- stitutions'
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EARL CURZON DETAILS
 HUN COLONY RULE
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LONDON, Feb. British Wire less Service-l-Earl Curzon. former Vleeroy Of India and government lead ca m the house of lords, discussed in the house last night the mandatory system of ruling former German and turkish possessions as adopted in prlnelple by the peace conference.
 In substance, he said, the adoption oI the principle was merely recogni. uon by the world of the principles of colonial administration which had been consistently acted on by Great Britain for the best part of half a cen tury and by the most advanced of the other great nations of the world.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-02-13
.DR. L. D. RICKETTS, IS
 VISITOR IN BISBEE

Dr- L. D. Ricketts, consulting engi- neer for many of the large copper mining companies of the west, arrived in Bisbee yesterday from his head quarters at Chandler for a short visit. He is a guest at the Copper Queen. The arrival Of Dr. Ricketts. concur rently with that of George Young, secretary Of the Cananea Consolidated Copper company, and the fact that they held 2 conference during the of ternOOn, save rise to a report that matters of importance ia connection with the pOlicT of the Cananea com pany had been taken up This was denied b. Dr- Ricketts. who said when interviewed that only routine matters Of company operation had been dis cussed.
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GEORGE GIVES OUT
 LINE OF PEACE PLAN

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 be useless to send food to Petrograd when the only distributing organiza- tiOn was bolsheviki Supporting the PrinkipO proposal. the premier orgued that it was by no means unknown on the northern frontier of India to par ley with brigands and even assassins The bOlsheFiH system could not last forever, and. in the meantime. he was informed, the threat of intervention was driving the moderate elements into bOlsheviki hands He urged that the allies must do their best in the interests not only Of Russia. but also Of Great Britain and of the world. to restore order and good government in the distracted country.
 Mir Lloyd George was sorry to hear members talking in rather slighting tone about the league of nations. Any one attending the peace conference must realize how much the little na- tions were relying on the league. They were not only unanimous but eager. in it's support
 It was suggested that President Will son only represented one party regard ing the league. but former President Taft, he said, went much further on the mandatory question than President Wilson himself, and much further than Britain could follow him.
 have been assured by a prominent republican. he continued, that so far as the league is concerned, the repub- hcan working men of America are just as keen as the democratic work ing men and that American public opinion IS not divided on the league" |"
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PLANES DAMAGED IN
 CROSS-CONTINENT TRIP
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SAN DIBGC. Cll. Feb- I2-TwC airplanes of the sasc0ntinental squadron commanded by Majer Albert Smith. were so badly damaged in d hurricane at Fl PasO. Tex. carly to day that they will bc shipped tc Rcckwell Field near here TeIe- graphic sdvioes to this effect were received here today by Lieutenant Colonel Harvey BuTwen ci Rockwell Field. from Major Smith.
 One aiTplane was savel in the Ei PasO storm and in this machine Major Smith hopes to complete the fIiehi here Four of the five airplaucs that left Rockwell Field ia- D5comber Io- the flight to New vcrz ane rrtura have been wrecked.
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LONG PARTNERSHIP
 SUIT FINALLY ENDS

PHOENIX. Feb 12-A jury in the L. A. Brown vs- C. F. Page dissOIu- ton of partnership case. which has been ia sEe courts for more than a year and has been dealt with by three iudees. today returned verdict for the oeierdant in eTery issue of IS points corsidered- Judge StaffOri of MaTicop7 judge SaDp of Navajo and his successor, Judge Crosby. who was sitting t0Cay. all have heard the suit. The two parties were partners in ranch property in the Buckeye valley.
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oContinUed from Page One) of 'pre-judging the case of one of his colleagues" Representative Berger of Milwaukee, whose utterances, MT Walsh declared. were not toward uniting our people during the war or to aid its prosecution"
 We do not need the urging and teachings of Lenine and Trotzky or the New York socialist and his associ- ateS Tn improving our government. added Mir. Walsh.
 Delay is Criticized
 Republican Leader Mann criticized .the delay in casualty reports. saving that the Red Cross. although informal tlon was forbidden from giving IT tO soldiers relatives unless the war de partment had previously announced 1T
 Charges by Representative Hersev or Maine, republican. that regular army officers were unduly favored in france resulting in the demotiOn of many competent national guard com manders, were answered by Represen- tative Shallenberger of Nebraska. democrat. who declared that politics was out of the army
 Mir. Shallenberger in praise of Gen eral Pershing declared the United States was the only country in the war to pick an army head who stood the test" and added that Pershing was the first general to declare that the German army could be beaten and that the Hindenburg line could be smashed
 Representative RamSeyer of Iowa. republican. protested against the ac- eeptance of a set of books by the presi- dent from King George. saying the ac- tlOn was unconstitutional because it had not been approved by congress. Suggestions that law permitting men or the army 10 receive gifts from heads of foreign states covered the case because the president was com mander in chief of the army. brought statement from Representative Kahn that that law applied only to milit1Iy decorations.
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Continued from Page One) that the conception has been discard ed whereby the league becomes a super-state with close mutual obliga- tions furnishing guaranties for each nation more efficient than the old system of alliance"
 Lord Robert Cecil. the British rep resentative on the league of nations commission, emphatically denied to- night the report spread in Paris today that the league of nations commis- sion had approved the creation of an immediate international army and that the United States and Great Brit ain had conceded a point to France.
 Chinese Agreements
 The Chinese delegation to the peace conference has been advised that there have been many interpellations in the Chinese parliament from members representing both the northern ana southern provinces, demanding fuller information concerning Japanese and Chinese relations. as laid before the conference
 The Chinese delegates say they are ready to submit all secret agreements with Japan to the council of the five great powers. which probably will con sider the matter at the end of the present week
 The delegation is receiving many messages from societies and individu- als in China in support of their activi- ties in Paris 4 message from Ameri- can and European returned Chinese students, signed by Henry Chang, sec Tetary of the organization, says:
 We American and European re- turned students of China declare thas we fully support the views and atti- tude taken by you and appreciate the services rendered by the Chinese dele gates at the Paris peace conference and further demand that freedom of
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HOUSE IN FAVOR
 OF ARIZONA"
 ASSTAIE ANTHEM
Cochise Delegation Firm in Support; Clubwomens s
 Protests Fail
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PHOENIX, Feb. 12-Representa- tives in committee of the whole house wrestled the greater part of this morning with the proposed state anthem, Arizona" and then recon mended for passage over the protest of wOmen's clubs in Tucson, Globe and Flagstaff and the strenuous ob- lection of the Musicians club of Phoenix
 The Coehise delegation stood firm in its support of the bill and it's de termination. Vyne declared that Annie Laurie and similar old favorites had not met with popular approval when they had first made their appearance, but subsequently, they had gripped the heart strings H thought that some thing of a like nature might occur in the matter of Arizona"
 Poll Tax Proposed
 Bill 5. providing for Sanitary ar judgements for men working in mines and smelterS, was found to cover al most the same ground as a lawenow on the statue books, and it was sent hack to the committee on health and statistics to add provisions for smelt- CTS to the older legislation. do- ing away with the necessity for its passage
 Hedriok brought in bills IO5 and =l06, providing or the levying of a poll tax for roads and schools and exempt ing. among others, returned service men from the levy.
 The committee Gf the whole recon meiided the l assase of bill 69. which Is an cEt cropping of the influenza epidemic This measure would pro vide that in. terms during which schools may be closed owing to dis ease an estimate, ,of school funds may De made base on the attendance of the previous year.
 Civil Code Changes.
 Phillips sponsored bill 1Og exempt ing certain persons and others in cer- tain instances from teStifying in civil suits. Among those barred from the witness stands all persons of un- sound miIi and children under 10 years 4 husband or wife may not tes- tl1y against the other without the con sent Of the one against whom the tes- umCny is directed. An attorney may not testify without his clients con a N-S- AAe4AA AAtctN AOL ICh6dl confession without the permission Of Its author nor a doctor give evidence without his patients consent. The bill also provides for physical exam nation of persons and property when the examination is essential to the tTiai of the action.
 An amendment to the civil code vas introduced by Phillips barring T0'e the trial of civil suits jucges who had been engaged as counsel in such snits prior to their elevation to the bench. whe are related to either par ty' are material witness or are be- licved to be bias.
 Phillips also fathered another civil code amendment relating to the lew Of attachments on execution on ex- enpt property and providing for their release
Bisbee daily review., 1919-02-13
HENEY OPPOSES
 FEDERAL CONTROL
 OF MEAT PLANTS
U. s. Ownership Would Not Be Good Remedy for
 Packing Industry

WASHINGTON. Feb 12-Fraucis e. Hensy, former counsel for the federal trade commission. testifying before the house interstate commerce committee. declared that within 10 years and probably five. the five lead ing meat packers Of the country would be able to charge whatever prices they desired
 Mir Heney said the packers had ex- tended their activities into so many fields that they had become a menace 10 the country They now control. the cheese. OIemaTgarine and butter markets. he said. and rapidly are Ob- taining a monopoly of a large number of other food products Through their large capital ana their special privileges. the witness declared. they are able to smother competition
 Charges Rebates MT Heney said the packers reoeiF- ed their first start towards dOmina- tiOn of the food markets through re- bates granted by the railroads. This gave. them such an advantage over their competitors. that they soon Ob- tained control of meats and meat pro ducts The second step taken by the packers. he asserted. was the obtaining of special privileges from the rail roads for their refrigerator cars. in tended only for perishabIe meat prod ucts alone
 The packers. Mir Heney said. now use refrigerator cars for peTishable and imperishable goods alike and at such great saving in money and in time of deliveries as to destroy com petition As a result. he said. whole sale grOceTs are being driven out of business
 Government ownership of refriger- atOr cars and stOckyards was advo- cated by Nr- Heaey as the only means of placing the packers on an even footing with possible competi- tors and he said that even this could nOt cure entirely the packer evil" Cold storage plants should be built by the government in all large cities, he said so that small packers would have a means Of dispOsing of their products
 Opposes Regulation.
 Government regulation of the meat industry, he characterized as inadvis- able because the regulated have a habit of soon appointing the regula- tors themselves He also said gov ernment ownership of. the packing plants or extensive distribution prob ably would be unsuccessful.
 Ire evidence submitted by the pack CTS during the hearing was termed ny Mr- Heney as a violent and un- J'ls- attack on the federal trade com mission He said the packers had made many misrepresentation and called particular attenSiOn to their statement that they had not been al lowed tc state their side of the case during Ihe commissions investigation None or the packers requested that he be heard at any time, the witness seid
 Air- Heley also denied statements that 1he commission had made mis- use of the packers correspondence files and that much of its evidence Lad been secured from uninformed persons or disgruntIed employees of the vackers