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ter check on the executive. and like
wise for better opportunity to turn
out of office a Senate or House that
sets itself up to defy the wishes of
Europe must deal with the practical
situation. and undoubtedly the most
important result of Lord Grey's mis-
sion will be to bring about better re-
lations not only between the United
States and Great Britain. but between
this country and Europe. by urging
consideration for the special situation
in which America finds herself
There is the pleasantest and most
cordial feeling between Viscount Grey
and President Wilson, even though
the latter has not found it possible to
receive the distinguished visitor.
When Lord Grey arrived and found
Mr.. Wilson had broken down in
health he promptly sent letter to
the White House advising the Presi-
dent not to trouble himself about re-
ceiving the credentials of the British
ambassador. Indeed, when he found
that he could see the Secretary Of
State and conduct his business there
without regard to the technical handi-
cap Of not being officially received
the whole question was dismissed
from Lord Greys mind.
President Is Disappointed.
1t is, on the other hand. well known
to renew his acquaintance with Lord
Grey. but to do So meant possible
slight to the five or sir other am
baSsadorS and ministers from other
countries. who might feel offended
unless Mr.. Wilson saw them. too, and
his physicians will not yet permit him
to go through the ceremonious ordeal
of receiving foreign diplomats. So
Lord Grey fully understands the
situation and carries away with him
only the highest feeling of admira-
ton and respect for the President.
His mission has been unfulfilled in
one sense on1y-he has not discussed
questions sure to arise out of the
operation of the peace treaty. But
he has obtained a closeup view of
American politics and the American
attitude. and he goes away confident
that the United States will ultimately
be found at the side of her allies
helping in the immense job of trying
to reconstruct a war-torn world.
Copyright. 1919.)
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INSPECTOR GRANT
GR|LLED AS TRIAL
Of VAN RESUMED
Attorney Seeks to Establish
Coercion Was PraCtiCed
to Gain Confession.

The trial Of Ziang Sung Wan, the
young Chinese student charged with
murder in the first degree in copnec-
ton with the killing of Ben Sen WI,
an undcrsecretary at the Chinese ed
ucational mission. last January was
resumed today in Criminal Division /,
before Justice Gould and a jury. will
liam II. Bradshaw. the juror whose
illness necesstated the halting of the
trial for a week, was in his place in
the jury box.
Clifford l.. Grant chief of detectives.
examination by Attorney OShea for
the dr'tuse. The lawyer sought to
make the detective admit that coer-
cion had been used by the police to
secure an admission of guilt from the
accused. Inspector Grant fatty de-
MED that the prisoner was treated in
anything but kindly manner.
.'Did Not Lie to Him.
Asked if he had not told Wan that his
brother. Van. was in New York when
the prisoner asked to see his brother,
Mr.. Grant responded, NO; l did not
lie TO him al all"
iJ-. . Shea sought to elicit from the
witness that Il reward had been of
fercd for the perpetrator of the triple
murder at the mission house. On OBJ
jec ION by United States Attorney
Laskey. the court ruled that the wit
ness need not answer. Pressing the
matter Mr.. O'Shea asked If any re-
ward had been paid to Burlinsame or
any other witness in the case. The
court also ruled out this inquiry.
WAS any reward paid to kang LII!
asked Mr.. OShea. =.
Not to my personal knowledge,
said the witness. hesitatingly.
"If you don't know, say so." sug-
gested Justice Gould.
"I don't know" declared Inspector
Grant.
Counsel for the defense had the wit
ness admit that Wan and mis- brother
were kept apart until in the judg-
ment of the police they were allowed
to see each other. The chief OF de-
tectives said they had their "own rea-
SON. for doing SO. The lawyer sought
to have the witness give this reason,
but Justice Gould interrupted.
Says Police within Rights.
The court explained that the police
were under no obligation to put the
brothers together. They could use all
reasonable methods, the court said, to
get the facts in criminal investiga-
tion. If the police went beyond the
proprieties. the court stated, the jury
would be told that confession so OBJ
tanned would not be voluntary" The
limits to which the police may go, the
court stated. depends on the circum-
stances of each case.
Inspector Grant said Wan got angry
on one occasion only. He said he
had been inQuiring as to the cashing
of the check when Wan declared:
"You get the man who went to the
bank and you will get the murderer"
witness said he then told Wan that
his brother had admitted the attempt
to cash the check. The accused then
few into rage and declared he
would talk no more.
Mr.. Grant said Wan had declined
to go to a hospital and he was un-
willing to subject him to the humil-
iation of being placed in cell.
For this reason the Dewey Hotel was
selected
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WEDs PRINCES SON.
Miss Frances Lawrance Marries
Andre Poniatowski in Paris.

PARIS. December 2S.-Miss Frances
Lawrance. daughter of Mrs. Francis
C. Lawrance OF New York. was mar
ried Yesterday to Andre Poniatowski,
a son of Prince Andre Poniatowski.
An elder brother of the bridegroom,
Prince Stanislaus Poniatowski. a
staff officer in the Polish army. and
MARQUIS de Prantes acted rs his wit
nesses. Amba ssador Wallace, who
was detained at meeting of the su-
preme council was represented at the
CEREMONY by Joseph c. Grew, coun-
selor of the American embassy.
The mother of the bride. before her
marriage. was Miss Susan Willing,
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward g. Willing of Philadelphia
and sister of Baroness Ribblesdale.
who before her marriage to the baron
last June was Mrs. John Astor, once
the wife of the late Col. John Jacob
Astor.
Andre Poniatowski's parents. Prince
and Princess Andre Poniatowski
are well known in New York and San
Francisco Princess Poniatowski was
Miss Elizabeth Sperry of San Fran
cisco. Andre, who was born in San
Francisco. served with his father and
two brothers in the French army
during the war. Since the armistice
he has ben in the Polish army. The
ancestors of the Poniatowskis were
kings of Poland.
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82.2 PER CENT ADVANCE
IN LIVING COSTS NOTED

BOSTON. December 29.-An increase
of S2.2 per cent in the cost of living
July. 1914, and November, 1919, is
shown in a statement issued by the
national Industrial conference board
yesterday. based upon it's most recent
Investigations.
This represents an advance of 1O.4
per cent since November. 1918; 13.5
per cent since March, 1919, when
prices dropped temporarily, and 5.S
per cent since last July.
The increase in the cost of the five
major items in the family budget
since July, 1914, was: Food, 92 per
cent; shelter, So per cent; clothing,
135 per cent; fuel. heat and light, As
per cent, and sundries, rs per cent.
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RESERVE BOARD
ASKSBANKERSKERE

Representative bankers from all over
the country have been invited to a
conference by the Federal Reserve
Board to meet in Washington Janu-
ary to discuss the existing rela-
ton between federal reserve bank
discount rates and interest rates on
deposit.
The conference is the first step of
the Federal Reserve Board to iron
out the existing entangling alliance"
between federal reserve bank dis
count rates and interest rates on de-
posits which resulted from war
financing. Gov. Harding said. Mem
bers of the reserve board feel that
any change in the present arrange
ment, established in the war period,
will have to be made with due con-
sideration for its effect on the gen.
eral banking situation.
Gives Conference Plan.
Plans for the conference were given
in a letter to the chairman of the
federal reserve bank from Gov. Hard
ing.
early in 1918" said the letter.
there was a disposition on the part
of large banks all over the country to
indulge in sharp competition for bank
balances and to offer inducements in
the way of increased rates of interest.
Some of the banks in New York
were bidding as high as 3 per cent
for balances of other banks payable
on demand. and the rates offered for
time deposits were higher. This led
to reprisals on the part of interior
banks. and the bidding for business by
marking up interest rates on deposits
threatened to interfere seriously with
the financial operations of the govern
ment.
FINALLY the clearing house banks
of New York agreed to fix rate of
2k per cent on bank balances payable
on demand, with the proviso that the
interest rate would be automatically
advanced or reduced u of 1 per cent
with each advance or decline of " of
per cent in the ninety-day rate at the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
This rate is now Az per cent, and
should ii be advanced at any time to
5 per cent, the rate of interest paid by
New York banks for out-of-town bank
balances would automatically advance
to "a per cent
Board Aims mt Control Of Credit.
1.-The board wishes to be free to ap-
prove such discount rates as it may
proper control of credit But it is
anxious at the same time to avoid a
disturbance of the whole banking
situation such as would most likely
result from an advance in the interest
rates allowed on out-of-town balances
by the ew York bank.
"The board was decided. therefore.
to invite representative bankers from
all parts of the country to meet in
Washington January 6 for the pur-
pose of discussing this matter in the
hope that some way will be found of
abroeating the existing entangling
alliance between federal reserve bank
discount rates and interest rates on
deposits without endangering exist
ing banking RELATIONSHIPS.
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APPEAL TO TAFT
| TOD|SCUSS TREATY

A petition requesting former Presi-
dent Taft to come to Washington to
address a meeting about January at
Liberty Hut in the interests of a final
settlement of the peace treaty con-
troversy was being circulated among
a number of the senators at the Capt.
tOl today. Some of them signed it,
including mild reservationists. So
called, on the republican side. The
purpose of the advocates of the plan
is; to bring about a non-partisan meet
ing of men who desire to see the
treaty ratified, both democrats and re-
publicans.
The senator's who are pressing for
action on the peace treaty continued
today to insist that something would
be forthcoming in the matter of a
compromise by the close of the holi-
days Senator McCumber of North
dakota, who has been one OF the
strongest supporters of ratification
of the peace treaty on the republican
side. is expected to reach Washing
ton tomorrow. cutting short his holi-
days. Several other members of mild
reservation group have remained in
Washington throughout the recess
and they are going ahead with their
plans. They hope, as they have hoped
all along, that they will be able to
bring about raIncauOn OF the treaty
under the leadership of Senator
Lodge. the republican leader. But
they are insistent that they will get
action. even if they have to make a
compromise agreement with the dem
ot:rats themselves.
Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin, who
has been the spokesman frequently
for the mild reservationists. especial
ly when discussing the matter with
the republican leader. had a confer
ence with Senator Lodge at his resi-
dence yesterday. Following the con-
ference Mr.. Lenroot admitted that the
treaty had been discussed, but was
reticent in regard to what had been
said.
In some quarters it was suggested
today that nothing would be done in
the matter of a compromise on the
peace treaty until the democrats in
the Senate select a leader on January
Is, as now planned. AT that time the
contest between Senator Underwood
Of Alabama and Senator Hitchcock OF
Nebraska will be settled, it is ex-
pected. Once this matter is settled,
it is believed that it will be easier to
bring about effective conferences on
the treaty.
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ACCUSED OF EFFORT TO KILL.
B. A. White Charged With Admin
istering Carbolic Acid to Infant.

Richard Albert White. colored.
messenger in the Treasury Depart
ment, was arrested at his home, 212S
X street. yesterday afternoon by De-
tectives Baur. Sweeney and Hart
man and locked up to answer a
charge of assault with intent to kill.
1t is charged that he administered
carbolic acid to his infant child
The child. eight weeks old, was
taken to Emergency Hospital, given
first aid and transferred to Children's 8
Hospital. White, according to the de-
tectives. told where he purchased the
acid and said he administered 1T to
the child because he did not want the
little one. The child may recover.
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CONCERTED EFFORT
FOR AN AGREEMENT
. ON RAILROAD LAW
Believed That Conferences
Now Under Way, Will Rec
onciIe Disagreements.

With the conference between Sem
ate and House managers on the rail-
road bills started this morning. and
with representatives of organized Ia
Dor in fourteen trades and crafts
engaged in railroad employment here
for a conference with Samuel Com
pers and other officials of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor this after
noon. sincere efforts have begun for
agreement upon definite railroad
law.
1t Is the earnest hope of those
engaged in the conferences that a
way can be found to reconcile all dis
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS upon the ahor
provisions. which are big point in
controversies that when the rail-
roads are turned back to private own
ership on March 1, by direction of
President Wilson. there will be no
excuse for Industrial disturbance.
Anti-Strike Clause Opposed.
When the House and Senate con-
fereeS met this morning 1T was evil
dent that determined stand viii
be taken by the managers on the part
of the House to hold out of the new
law any such antj-strike clause as
was inserted in the Senate bill after
having been omitted by the House.
Every assurance was given that he
fore either group of conferees would
yield this question would be referred
instruction. 1t was the opinion OF
the majority of the conferees that
the labor provisions would not be
debated until all other differences be-
tween the two hills-the Esch Dill
passed by the House and the Cum
minis bill substituted by the Senate
had been thrashed out.
Both groups of conferees, however,
felt certain that after 50 much time
and careful study of earnest men in
- dro -
ing this legislation 1t will not
fail now. ard that a compromise can
be reached and sent to the Preside mt
for his signature before the date set
for restoring the railroads to private
ownership and operation. on March /.
Labor Leaders to Make Statement.
The labor leaders gathered here for
conference with the executives of the
American Federation of Labor said
before the conference that they be-
lieve that some time tonight state
ment will be authorized by this labor
conference setting forth the code of
principles that the two and a half
million railroad employees represented
believe should be in mind when the
final draft of the railroad legislation
is made. The railroad employees have
worked until the last minute to try TO
have the period of federal control and
operation extended for another two
years. The opposition of the railroad
workers now is centered against the
anti-strike clause in the Cummins bill.
which they are hopeful that the
House will persist in refusing to ac-
cept.
Postpone Wage Discussion.
Representatives of the railroad
unions affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor, who had planned
10 confer with Director General Hines
today, relative to wage increases. de-
cided at the last moment not to see
the director general today. No reason
for the postponement was given nor
did the union officials indicate when
they would ask for a conference.
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WIDE ROUNDUP
OF LIQUOR FAKERS
NOW IMPENDING
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drinking Of wood alcohol have oc-
Man Hunt ut Chicopee.
CHICOPEE. Mass. December 90
Search was continued in this vicinity
today for persons connected with the
traffic in poisonous liquor which has
resulted in the last few days in at
least seventy-one deaths and many
cases of serious illness in Massachu-
setts and Connecticut places. The
death toll at an early hour today was
divided as follows: Chicopee, 81, in
cluding women: Holyoke: 10; Spring
field, 4, including i woman; Hadley,
3; Greenfield, /; Hartford, Conn, 49,;
Thompsonville. Conn.,, 2; Meriden.
Conn, 1.
Fourteen arrests of those alleged to
have handled the liquor. which was
found to contain wood alcohol base.
had been made. and others were ex-
pected.
Conference at Chicago.
CHICAGO. December 29.-The use of
beverages composed partly of wood
alcohol, which has killed ten persons
in Chicago since Christmas, was the
subject of a conference today between
Maclay Hoyne, states attorney. and
Coroner Hoffman. Mr.. Hoyne said
charges of manslaughter would be
pressed againgt all persons where evil
dence shows they sold wood alcohol to
drink.
more than that" he said. "they also
will be prosecuted under the Illinois
search and seizure law. This whole
sale poisoning by bogus liquor must
stop"
keeper. who died last night. was the
latest victim of the concoction, which
the police say was manufactured In
his house. and which also killed his
wife and guest More than 100 bot
ties labeled wood alcohol" were found
in the basement of the saloon.
Reports From Other Cities.
NEWARK. ". j.. December 2S.-
Three more deaths from wood alcohol
poisoning. making a total OF nine here
in the last three weeks, were reported
to the police tonight.
JERSEY CITY, n. j., December 20.
One man is dead and two women
are in a critical condition. in the ia
maica Hospital as a result of drinking
wood alcohol eoncoction. The women
were found, unconscious, in a room.
EASTON. Pa. December 2S.-
whisky containing wood alcohol
claimed another victim here tonight
when a local shoe merchant died. The
police arrested a former policeman
and his wife in connection with the
case. .1e was tne lOurtn EaStOnlan
to die from this cause.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, December 2S.-
The first death here from alcohol
poisoning since Christmas. when sew
eral cases were admitted to hospi-
tails. occurred yesterday. Fifteer
deaths have occurred since Novem-
ber I.
ELIZABETH, ". J., December 90
one death from wood alcohol was re.
ported here today.
ASHEVILLE. y. c.. December 90
Three prisoners are in the city jail
all in a helpless condition. informing
the officers that they believed they
were poisoned by a drink containing
wood alcohol.
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842 SOLDIERS LEAVE
SIBERIA FOR AMERICA

VLADIVOSTOK, Thursday, Decem-
ber 1.-THE United States Army
transport Logan departed today for
the United States. The vessel carries
S42 soldiers. which leaves in Siberia
fifty-three drafted men. or men who
enlisted for the period of emergency.
The Logan is sailing direct for San
she will arrive there about January /.
The remaining drafted men, thirty
of whom are on the way to V1adivos-
tOk from posts in the railway zone
and the others who are in hospitals,
will leave Siberia on the transport
Sheridan. sailing the middle of Janu-
ary.
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THREE ARE ACCUSED
Of W|LLFUL MURDER
Various Other 0ffenses A.
Ieged in indictments Re-
turned by Grand Jury.

Murder in the first degree is charged
in three indictments returned today
by the grand jury. Another indict-
ment alleges manslaughter. and thir-
ty-four others charge various Grim es.
Josephine Berry. colored, is said to
have shot and killed Ada King. also
colored, in Springmann's court, in
Southwest Washington. October 29
last William Taylor. colored. is
charged with the willful murder OF
his former employer, William Nick.
Bentzel. a white man. who was struck
over the head with an iron bar in
the rear of 1886 B street southeast
Thomas Clark. colored. is indicted for
the killing of Joseph Culbreath, also
colored, in a craps game November
is last at 723 Longfellow street.
Accused of MansIaughter.
Manslaughter is the charge pre-
ferred against James p. Carlton. an
inmate of the Government Hospital for
the Insane. in connection with the
death October 81 last of Gordon Berry
an attendant at the hospital.
Louis w. Fielder. corporal of ma
rines, employed as a clerk in the pay
department of the Marine Corps, was
indicted for forgery. 1t is claimed
that in opening the mail he came into
longing to officers whose names he
was said to have forged as indorse-
rnents on the checks, which were
cashed.
other Indictments Returned.
Others indicted and the charges
against them are: Elbert Saunders
and william Manson, carnal knowl-
edge; Bus Busey, Milton Winslow
Thomas F. c. Henry, Charles Johnson
and Paul Frazier, housebreakins and
larceny Annabelle Cook. James p
Wayland. William Ross, George
Minor, Florence Lucas, Raymond
Rollins, Monroe Robinson, and
Thomas Smith. grand larceny; Frank
Il. Hart, receiving stolen prop
erty; Forrest Dyer. robbery; Charles
Thomas, attempted robbery; Lillian
Bowie and Payton Brady Jackson
forgery; Joseph Edward Johnson
Arthur walker and Aaron A. f. John
son, assault with dangerous weapon;
Annie Hinzman. arson; Charles r.
Warren, joy riding; Madge Allen
larceny after trust; Wendell L. Graham
and Frank c. Zeller. non-support
Raymond Ball and John Walsh, house
breaking and larceny; James E.
Edwards and Chin Foy, violating
anti narcotic law.
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C. H. SYME FORMALLY
RESIGNS AS D. c. COUNSEL

Conrad II. Syne has sent his formal
resignation as corporation counsel of
the District to the Commissioners. and
it probably will come up for action
at the meeting of the city heads to-
morrow.
1t is practically certain that the
Commissioners will accept the resig-
nation. Mr.. Syine desires to resume
private practice.
Francis Fl. Stephens, an assistant
corporation counsel for a number of
years. is being mentioned as the most
likely successor to Mr.. Syme.
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MOSCOW SOVIET OFFERS
PEACE TOpOL|SH REGIME

COPENHAGEN, December 2s.-The
soviet government at Moscow has
sent a formal peace offer to the Polish
government by wireless. The message
denies that the bolsheviki are pre-
pairing a new offensive against Po-
land with the aid of Chinese forces
A soviet wireless message picked
up in London on December 26 con-
tanned an offer from NJ. Tchitcherin.
the bolshevik foreign minister, TO
open peace negotiations with Poland
Immediately. The Polish government
was requested to name the time and
place for the negotiations to begin.
Geneva advices under date or De-
cember 22 said that Leon Trotsky.
the soviet minister of war, was pre-
pairing for a great offensive against
Poland next spring. chinese troops,
recruited at the rate of 5000 q day
and trained in the soviet military
school. would aid the bolshevtki ~
the campaign. the advices declared
Evening star., 1919-12-29
THEFTS OF $25y 600, 900
IN NEW YORK THIS YEAR

NEW YORK, December 29.-Crfm-
inals in ten thousand separate thefts
robbed the people of New York Of
cash and goods amounting approx
mately to SIS 1000 900 during 1919. ac-
cording to the New York Tribune to-
day. The estimate was given by
officials of thrty-two burglary in
surance firms in the city. who say
the year just ending has been the
most disastrous in their history.
Robberies increased by more than
80 per cent over last year. and the
value of the goods stolen almost
doubled.
The principal losses were: Silk in
dustry. 100000; furriers. $780,
000; trucking firms. s1,5O0.000; jew
elers, $1.0o0,000. The total of lib
erty bonds and other securities ap-
propriated by youthful bank mes
sengers exceeded s1,000,000.
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900; that the Interstate Commerce
Commission had twelve attorneys. re-
ceiviItg from $4,000 to $4,000. go to
outside positions ranging from 81 900
to $4,000 a year.
Outside positions for similar legal
work to that done in the departments
pay much higher salaries, it was de-
clared in the brief. AS an instance,
the salary of the chief counsel of the
Interstate Commerce Commission was
cited at $4,000, while the salary of
Il chief counsel of a large eastern
railroad. 1t was declared. is $4,000.