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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-20
Five Minutes With Congress.

This privilege has been granted to widows of
former presidents:
The Senate adopted the resolution asking the
President for Information as to an alleged treaty
negotiated in 1918 between Japan and Germany.
Senator Thomas of Colorado declared that
propaganda Is under way to defeat pending
legislation to control the meat packing industry,
The prohibition enforcement considered
in the House throughout the week. all amend
ments proposed to lessen the drastic provisions
being voted down.
Senator Johnson's resolution requesting the
President to furnish the committee with all
documents considered by the American peace
commissioners favoraby reported by the
foreign relations committee
Senator Wadsworth introduced a resolution
for the marking of graves in France where
American soldiers are buried.
x
The Senate passed Senator McLean's bill
amending the federal reserve act to permit
national banks to invest per cent of their
paid-in capital and surplus in enterprises en-
gagged in international commerce
The Senate adopted a resolution authorizing
the appointment of special committee of ten
to report by December /, next a plan for
national budget system.
X X X X
A resolution was introduced in the Senate by
Senator France of Maryland for the creation of
executive department Of public health headed
by a cabinet officer.
X X X
A coal famine of alarming proportions con-
fronts the eastern and northwestern sections of
the country according to a statement by C. E..
Lesher of the graphical survey, before the
House rules committee.
X X X X
The House completed preliminary considera-
ton of the Nolan $3-a-day minimum wage bill
and will probably pass it after the prohibition
bill is gotten out of the way. The Good amend
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CONGRESS TACKLES INTRICATE PROBLEM
OF FINANCING IMMENSE FOREIGN TRADE;
BIG MARKET FOR BOTH GOODS AND MONEY
trade avenues from becoming con-
gested. to keep business going.
Gigantic Trade Problem.

trade avenues from becoming con-
gested. to keep business going.
Gigantic Trade Problem.
This presents a trade problem of
the most gigantic proportions,
heretofore undreamed of situa-
tioD-and it has been engaging the
minds of the worlds greatest
financiers ana economists. of COM
mercial leaders and legislators
how to finance export trade SO that
the burden may be distributed and
many rather than few may share
the profits; how this can be done
under federal government super
vision SO as to safeguard against
any financial crisis.
Several pf1ns have been worked
out by the financial far-seeing
leaders and experts in commercial
lines which are now before Con-
gress and promised the earliest
possible action consistent with
public interest-and this means
the interests of world commerce
and of the small investor. The
plans contemplate having the Fed
eral Reserve Board, sitting as a
court of commerce. which will be
guarantee to the investors that
the.r capital Will De properly used
to develop foreign trade. just as
they knew during the war that
the United States government
stood behind every dollar they put
into thrift stamps and liberty
bonds.
How It Is to Be Done.
Here's how: The Federal Re-
serve Board submitted to Repre-
sentative Edmund Plat of New
York, chairman of the banking and
currency committee of the House.
and to Senator George p. Mclean
of Connecticut. member of the
finance committee of the Senate.
the draft of a suggested bill for
financing foreign trade. Repre-
sentative Plat enlarged on this
and his bill has been favorably re-
ported from the banking and cur
rency committee, while the Senate
finance committee has approved
the Mclean bill as it was received
from the Federal Reserve Board.
Representative Platt expects to get
action on his bill before Congress
takes a recess and hopes to have
it passed within couple of
months.
Now comes Senator Edge of
New Jersey, after conferences with
some of the leading bankers and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-20
REASSIGNMENT OR DISCHARGE
No More Class 3 Officers to Be Sent
to Hawaii or PHILIPPINES.

Omcial announcement is made that
no more class 3 officers will be sent
to the Hawaiian or Philippine Islands
When such officers who are ordered
to sail on the July rs transport, or
a later one, report to the command
ing general, Western Department.
and the chief of the transportation
SERVICE. they are directed to hold
those officers for action looking to
their reassignment or discharge.
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of the United States and

f1nanciers of the United States and
with business leaders, and intro
duces a measure much wider in
scope. The Federal Reserve Board
bill would permit banks to invest
up to 5 per cent of their paid-in
capital and surplus in other con-
Germs doing an international bank
ing business.
The Edge bill permits the organ
ization of companies with capital
stock not less than 100000 each
to do foreign commercial bank
ing business. The principal pur-
pose is to finance the foreign pur-
chase of American exports, even to
take mortgages on the plants in
foreign countries that are taking
the raw materials; in fact, and COL
lateral that foreign concerns have
to offer. Against these they would
issue debentures in which Ameri-
can capital could be invested and
thus AFFORD the working capital to
pay the American manufacturer,
producer and exporter.
Check Against Validating.
The Edge bill places such corpo-
rations under the supervision of
the Federal Reserve Board. to pre-
vent validating and to insure the
safety of the debentures and give
American investors, greater conf
dence in such investments. For
eign governments have shown
much interest in the Edge bill.
1t is the general feeling that di-
rect government loans should no
longer be made, but that private
corporations should supply the
necessary credit under very care
full federal supervision. Some big
establishments may be able to do
this for themselves, the members
of the banking and currency COM
mittee realize, but the smaller
manufacturing and other interests
cannot, hence the necessity for
cooperation, as provided in this
bill.
By allowing national banks to
subscribe not to exceed per cent
of their capital and surplus to cor
porations engaged in such phases
Of international or foreign finan-
cial operations as may be neces-
sary to facilitate the export of
goods from the United States, they
are not only given stability and
made attractive to investors, but
are brought under full control and
supervision of the Federal Reserve
Board.
This bill adds another paragraph
to Section rs of the federal reserve
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BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

BY WILL p. KENNEDY.
THE United States is not only
preparing to supply food
and clothing and all the
essentials of life to all the
nations of the world, but is going
to furnish the war-impoverished
nations of Europe with money to
buy these American exports.
Just as the decisive American
participation in the world war
which required the production of
all kinds of materials in unprece-
denied haste and unprecedented
quantities-the' most tremendous
undertaking the world has ever
known--was financed by the peo-
pie buying thrift stamps and lib
erty bonds, so the foreign COM
merce Of the United States is 60
ing to be financed by the people
of this country.
Too Rich for Own Good.
During the war the United
states nufOleQ from OeOtOT HdllOI
to a creditor nation. The United
States today is the richest nation
in the world, SO rich that she is in
a dangerous condition. The Unit
ed States has the goods or can
produce the goods that all the
world needs. These goods, partic-
ularly factory machinery, building
materials, agricultural implements
and raw materials of all sorts, are
especially needed by those coun-
tries of Europe who have come out
of the war financially broke
They have industries. they have
resources, when their factories are
rebuilt and equipped with
American machinery they can add
tremendously to the wealth of the
world-but they haven't the ready
money to pay for the machinery
and raw materials.
The United States has raw ma
terials of every kind, has more fac
tories than ever which have been
keyed up to intensified production.
The United States needs the world
trade to keep these factories go
ing, to supply work for the return
ing soldiers. to prevent unemploy-
ment and suffering following the
unprecedented Industrial activity
to produce to meet war needs. The
manufacturers and exporters must
have ready money to keep the
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Equipment for Guardsmen.

Spiral. wooden leggins will be issued
to dismounted troops in the National
Guard. and machine guns will be
issued to the National Guard machine
gun companies to replace other ma
chino gun companies (four guns per
company. Browning automatic rifles
will be issued to the National Guard,
infantry and cavalry companies, at
the rate of two rides with related
equipment par-companxr.
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Honor for DR.. MacDouqal,

DR.. D. T. MacDougal. director of the
department of botanical research.
Carnegie Institute Of Washington. was
Societe Rationale de Acclimatatation
de France at a recent meeting under
the presidency OF Minister Lebrun.
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WILL AID CATTLE GROWERS
Senator Kendrick Assured by Rail.
roads as to Stricken Sections.

Senator Kendrick of Wyoming said
yesterday assurance had been given
him that the railroad administration
would furnish all aid possible to cat
tie growers in the drought stricken
sections Of Wyoming, Montana and
Idaho.
Emergency freight rates will be
fixed for shipment of cattle to feed
ing points. Senator Kendrick said,
and half rates will be given on feed
from supply points,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-20
CENTENARY OF JAMES WATT.
Memory of Pioneer Steam Engine
Builder to Be Honored.

The centenary Of James Watt,
whose steam engine, built in 1776,
was a pioneer in the history of mo-
tive power, will be celebrated in
Birmingham, England, September 16,
II and 10, next.
The centenary celebration commit
tee has expressed the hope that the
engineers and engineering societies
in the United States will participate
in the celebration.
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the funds. property. accounts. etc, on
their hands,
No wonder Mr.. Creel's face wears a
worried look when he visits Washing
ton these days.
The committee spent about 81, 900, 900
in its two years existence. 1t earned
about 100000. which has been turn
ed back into the Treasury in proper
form.
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France Realizes Aspirations.

For France. then. the new partition
of Africa means the realization OF
the aspirations of nearly a century
and the elimination of the German German
BY the Agadir maneuver Germany
thrust a wedge between French Kon-
20 lands and those about Lake Chad.
BY the successive Moroccan affairs
Germany hampered and restricted
French domination in the Shereefian
empire But now French territory ex-
tends uninterruptedly from the Bay
of Algiers to the banks Of the lower
Kongo and at no distant date we may
see the French flag flying from the
Tripolitan frontier to the southern
Pillar of Hercules.
In thus clearing her hands in Mo-
rocco France acquires one of the great
colonial prizes of the world, a new
reservoir of troops, vast fertile land.
with great mineral resources. and she
rounds off her northern African en-
pire. By obtaining her lost territories
along the Kongo and the Ubanghi. and.
in addition. the German Kamerun. she
acquires a-great tropical at tha
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How Germany Got Control.

Germany gained her foothold in
Kiaochow and Shantung in 1897. al
most twenty-five years ago. Russia
France and Great Britain in the west,
and Japan in the east. had been
proffting at the cost of China Ger
manys opportunity came when two
German missionaries were killed She
Immediately seized the bay of Kiao-
chow in the province of Shantung.
This was done. Germany said, to force
man missionaries. Finally China made
q concession to Germany, by which
Germany was to have a lease for a
term of ninety-nine years. During the
continuance of this lease, Germany
was to have full territorial jurisdic-
,tion, with liberty to erect fortifica-
tions. build docks and exercise all the
rights of sovereignty.
The strong arm methods of Germany
were quickly initiated by Russia and
Great Britain. Russia, during the
winter of 1878, sent her fleet to Port
Arthur. 1t was supposed that this
was only a temporary move. But a
= little later. Russia demanded and OBJ
tanned a lease of Port Arthur and the
adjoining anchorage of Talienwan.
China was not strong enough to re-
,sist this demand. Great Britain, 1t
seemed, was being distanced in this
race in the far east. To Offset the
growth Of Russian influence in north
ern China however. Great Britain
forced through a lease of Weihai
wei and took possession of it in May.
1888.
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Italians Gains in Africa.

1t remains to mention Italian gains
in Africa. At the moment when she
entered the war Italy held Tripod,
acquired as a result Of her still recent
conflict with Turkey: Erithrea, that
thin strip of coast laAd between Abys-
sinia and the Red sea. and 9 more
=. Continued -Siuh-PagaA-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-20

INHE attention of the world has
been so concentrated upon
European aspects of the treaty
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-02
Rheims Cathedral
 to Be Used for
 Worship Soon

Paris, Nov. 1.-After all, the Rheims cathedral has not suffered from German bombardments and fire so much as was at first supposed. Cardinal Lucon has told representa- tive of the Paris Iatransigeant. The Cardinal announced that divine ser vice will be resumed in the cathedral from November 1, hut the hold office will be restricted to the altar of the virgin and the ambulatory around it. These will accommodate only about 1,500 persons.
 The interviewer describes how he met. the cardinal at Rheims in a simply furnished apartme1+ of tho archiepiscopal palace, with 9 shell hole in the wall. Cardinal Lucon: despite his " years, is still hale and alert. and he is an optimist.
 "Destroyed, mv cathedral Why, mo-" he said, "The damage is much more easily repairable than is gen erally believed. A few ancient parts it is true, cannot be replaced; but the beauty of the cathedral lay, first
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Reforms in Korea ss.' Are Promised by assss SGoyernor-G General


 Seoul, Korea, Nov. 1.-Governor- General Baron Saito issued procla- nation today in which he promised reforms in Japanese administration of Korea and said he hoped to intro duce local self government at the proper opportunity. He said:
 "I am determined to superintend in the future and encourage officials under my control to put forth great CT efforts to act in a fairer and iuster way and promote the affili- ties of the people and the unhindered attainment of the peoples desires by dispensing with all formality.
 Full consideration will be given to the appointment and treatment of Koreans so as to secure the right man for the right place. What is worthy of adoption in Korean insti- tutions and old customs will be adop- ted.
 "If anybody is found guilty of un- warrentedly refractory language or action, misguiding of popular minds, and impeding the maintenance of public peace. he will be met with re- lentless justice. May it be that the people at large will place reliance on all this"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-02
Surplus of Women
 Bothering Prussia

Berlin, Nov. 1.-The war has left Prussia with a surplus of women over men, there being now, it is es- timated 1,107 females for every thou sand males. This, it would be gen erally assumed correspondinely dim- inishes women's matrimonial pros poets in Prussia.
 Dr. Robert Behla. government expert on vital statistics, expects, however, an increase over the nor- nal. percentages of marriages in Germany, contending that such in crease in a natural consequence of all wars. He says that wage earners generally marry more rapidly than do others after the war because of the improvement in their economic condition due to their increased wages.
 The number of marriages in Prus- sia last year was about 100000 less than took place in the last peace year when there was surplus of only five women to every thousand men.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-02

land was the silence of sleeping cen- turies. The great war had drawn the veil.
 Once or twice through Italian con- sular officers or from Abysinnian missions, round about the indirect, Dr. Faitlovitch learned that Span ish influenza has ravaged the land of the Falasha and that people were dying by the thousands for lack of medicines and supplies.
 "That is why I have journeyed to New York to ask the joint distribu- tion committee of American funds for Jewish relief to appropriate at least $15,0O0 with which I may equip a free pharmacy for dispensing drugs in the hinterland of Abvssinia. With this assistance" concluded Dr. Fait- lovitch. q can return to Abyssinia and try to find what lies behind the wars curtain of silence"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-02

in it's stained glass; secondly, in it's sculptures, and thirdly in it's statuary.
 "Of the stained glass, nine-tenths has been saved and brought to Paris: The remaining tenth can be restored by specialists, with the aid of much patience and a great number of col ored photographs we have: As re- gards the scultures, we shall use the numerous holdings we have of them. Many have had to be restored any way in the course of centuries, such as for instance, the large piece representing the assumption Hhat was restored in 1875.
 "As for the statuarv, we have SC many moldings that it will be easy to reproduce the damaged parts. The pillars. with their ornamented capl- tals, have suffered little: only the two side doorwavs have been badly damaged by fire"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-02
Grave Robbing in z Military Cemeteries :
 Becoming Frequent

Brussels, Oct. 28.-Grave robbing in military cemeteries has become more or less frequent of late. The thefts of bodies are generally com mitted by persons hired by families anxious to have their dead brought to particular cemetery or in the burial grounds of their home cities. Requests to remove the bodies have been refused by the authorities and the result is that these persons take the law into their own hands. Pa rents or relatives of soldiers have been frequently encountered near mil itary cemeteries at night seeking to recover and to bury elsewhere their loved ones.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-02
Japan AbOlishes
 First-Class Cars

Tokio. Nov. 1.-The government has abolished first class cars on all railroads except for long distance journeys The railroad officials have been shorn of their brilliant gold braided uniforms and swords. All this is a movement in the demo- cratizinc of life and the abolishment of special privileges.
 According to the newspapers, Pre- mier Hara requested first class car go to meet Baron Makino. who was returning from Paris, but the rail- road board refused the request.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-02

"Was there not some talk of b.. ing the cathedral as it was" tb" 'ea'' M porter asked. IL / eff the evidence of Teutonic b.
 parity have to be preserved. let tSa Saf be kept in private museum nsa s piled the cardinal gravelv. 's
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-02
RESENT SALE OF ART

Vienna, Oct. 28.-The decision !.
 sell the art treasures and histor,%.1 % relics of former royal family ,Ns, a, Austria is meeting with strona' ", VI position. The city council .toS! Ie passed formal resolution of nrots utay asserting that the money so obta;nsa, bG,ea would buy food for only a few monts Trlsa while these articles are Austr;s,ss pride and inheritance. ''aS
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-02

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Arizona republican., 1919-12-30
Belief That l, Not a Ransom, Was Wanted By the Bandits, Terrorizes Me

Belief That l, Not hansom, was Wanted By the Bandits, Terrorizes Me
 If Don Manuel was not the nano- somest man in the world, he was, at least, the handsomest man had eyer seen. He entered the cave as a prince might enter a drawing room, kissed Katherine's hand then my own. He law whome I expected to see that I could hardl5 reply in my best manner 10 his courtly greeting.
 My tense muscles and strained nerves became normal for the first time since I had left my precious air. plane. I was no longer afraid of losing either my life or my virtue.
 Don Manuel had the long head of a Caesar or a Richelieu. He might have been almost any one of those illustri- ous personages of history who have loved power and political intrigue. For the sake of power over other men, he could control all of his emotions. Wo- men had place in his life-only when it suited him. He was not ruInec py the influences which make the ordin. ary man a slave. That was why was unafraid.
 With true Spanish hospitality, wnlcn always amounts to feryor, he assured me of his pleasure in having me as his guest, spoke with vast delight of my regretted that he had not witnessed it.
 Then he chattered softly with Kath- crime. I studied him.
 He was no common adventurer. lie was leader of leaders. He had not come to Mexico for the purpose of holding up railroad trains.
 Perhaps he had "a dream of em
Arizona republican., 1919-12-30
which almost touched Katherine's golden curlsi

which almost touched Katherine's golden curls,
 Don Manuel did not require money he did not desire money, either for Katherine's ransom or for my own Had that cry for me for ransom been a ruse? Had fallen into trap ?
 What next? Would be allowed to escape-to go north to the Rio the next morning with Don Manuers partyf
 I began to doubt it-and my terror grew with my doubt
 Snatches of talk of the man and the girl noated to me. It concerned the trip of the morrow. Would the girl betray Bobs plan to gas the camp? There was a chance-a good one-that she would not. She was a moron an adult with the brain of child.
 Her interest centered in herself-in his fattery-in the plans for their elopement and possible marriage. She had put aside my story as absurd when I told it. he believed the camp was too cleverly hidden to be discovered by Bob's men.
 I certainly hope she had forgotten my tale For was willing to build d little on Bob's persistence and Morri- sons ingenuity. And I didn't want Manuel to be alarmed-I didn't want any guards posted around the cave.
 An Indian servant entered and spoke low to Don Manuel who nodded his reply.
 "The guest brought back with me" said Don Manuel to Katherine and me.
 The Indian pulled aside the blanket which served as a portiere.
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pire!" Perhaps he desired-intended to rule all Mexico some day! More than one stupendous intrigue has hinged on Mexico. more than one na- ton has coveted the treasure house of the world"
 Don Manuel was not a bandit by trade, that was plain. He was great adventurer-and he had the adven- turer's luck!
 I bit my lip to keep back an excla- nation when the, realization of the truth came to me-.
 Katherine Miller had been Kidnapped in my place. I was a necessary part In some mysterious political intrigue. I, the daughter of an American multi millionaire-was' to have been seized and held in Mexico.
 Hamilton Certeis was back or It all! Whatever the plot mlgnt be, had escaped from it only for a time. Chance had thrown me into the hands of the great adventurer who had failed to kidnap me. Certainly Dame For tune approved the shining black head