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Evening journal., 1919-07-01
JAPAN MAKES
APOLOGY TO j. S.
Official Regrets for Vio-
lence to Soldiers at Tient-
sin Proffered
FRANKLY ADMIT
ALL RESPONSIBILITY

WASHINGTON. July Japan has
spologlzed to the United States for
violence OF the japanese against the
United states soldiers Of the Fifteenth
Infantry at Tientsln. China. last March
-, and for the affronts 10 p. Stewart
Hentzelman. the American. Consul
General. which occurred at the same
time. The formal apology, accompa-
MED by expressions of regret. virtually
ends the incident 70 places the Jap
snese I'm the position Of being in the
wrong and admitting 10. and 10 serves
as notice that the United states
government will expect Japan 10 pre-
vent incidents OF this character ip the
future.
Acting Secretary OF state Polk
handled the case for the United states
and although ne appeared 10 minimize
It's seriousness at the same time ne
pressed for full recognition OF The
rights Of the American citizens involv-
ed. The japanese sought 10 treat the
matter as "a local brawl' and 20 place
The Americans i'm the wrong. The clash
resulted in the serious injury Of one
American soldier and minor injuries 10
other Americans and japanese. After
japanese tr0ps had reached the scene
American soldiers and one American
officer Captain Roy Higgins. were
Evening journal., 1919-07-01
MISS LAPE LECTURES
ON REORGANIZATION
necIal lo The EyenIng Innrnal

Special 90 The Evening Journal.
NEWARK, July Tho teachers of
The stale assembled at the summer
School This morning. listened 10 the FIRST
lecture on "Americanlzatlon." by Miss
Esther Everett Lape. director Of lmmi-
grant Education In this state, and cx-
pert in The problem of Amcricanizatlon.
Dealing with the subject In a general
way Miss Lape outlined the vast possl-
blliiles OF good sound Americanizliion
among the foreign born and pointed out
The task ahead OF teachers In Amerl-
canizing the $4,000 foreign born In Del
aware
Miss Lape's lectures today and To-
morrow will Doe supplemented by lee
lures on other phases of The Americal-
zation problem 10y Professor William
Smith, superintendent Of Immigrant
Education I'm New York. who win speak
ON the History Of immigration i'm
America He Will be followed by a
lecture on THE Radical Background ~
immigration. by Professor Miller. of
Oberlin College. Tomorrow evening.
Caleb +. Burchenal, head Of the state
School Commission, who made a survey
OF The school situation In Delaware. Will
outline the purpose and advantages OF
the recently passed school code
Evening journal., 1919-07-01

do much TO restore harmony between
Americans and Japanese In The Far
East Responsible officials OF The Toxic
government have expressed great eau
Ton In not permitting their nationals
To Infringe on the rights Of American
citizens, but some OF The less rospon-
siblc Japanese officials have been in
ollned % encourage hostile feeling
toward Americans.
This has been particularly true in
China according 10 recent Indications.
because the Japanese have been seek
ing to impress the Chinese with tho
fact thatJapan is THE one powerful ma
ton whose dictates are laws that
must be followed.
Evening journal., 1919-07-01

treated with scsnt courtesy and threat
ened with body harm despite their
uniforms.
The apology Of the japanese govern
ment has been made an the more un-
reserved and complete by frank admis-
sion Of Japans blame and no counter
charges against the Americans. Apol-
ogies were rendered 90 Paul :. Beinsch,
the American Minister at Pekln, and 10
Mr.. Heintzelmann, and were addressed
iO Colonel Wilder, who commanded the
Fifteenth Infantry. but had been tras-
ferred.
Acting Consul-General Kamel, accom-
panied by Consular Chancellor Khan
iko. called on the American Consul
General aud rendered the apology on
instructions from the Toxic goyera-
ment. ~ have the honor 10 convey 10
you under instructions from my gov
ernment a formal expression Of my
deep regret for the fact that on March
- last my compatriots. having entered
the French concessions, used violence
upon American soldiers and on your
way back from the Japanese c0nces-
sion behaved rudcly against your
self"
General kamel has addressed the fol
lowing apology under instructions
from Toxic 10 Colonel Wilder:
while have expressed 10 your Con
sul-General my regret for the violence
20 which my compatriotls resorted in
the French concession against sol
diers under your command on The
night of March l2 last. also have the
honor 10 communicate 20 YOU my deep
regret for the possible lack of friend
illness and caution on the part Of The
japanese, even though In the midst ~
confusion. in treating the wounded
America soldier on the same night
simultaneously Mr.. Obaia. the jap
anese Minister at pekin. called on Mr..
Reinsch and expressed his regret Mr..
Tokugawa OF the Japanese Legation
also called st the American Legation
on the same matter.
70 Is expected here that the action
Of the japanese government in direct
ing That these apologies be made Viii
Evening journal., 1919-07-01
REPRODUCE LINCOLN's CABIN.

RICHMOND, No, July IA replica
Of the log cabin IN which Abraham Lin
coin was born Is being built here. The
house 96x3S, with porches and chin
neys, Is an exact reproduction of the
famous cabin, even 10 The bark ON the
logs.
However, there Is difference. The
logs are made Of concrete and covered
with bark. as are the slabs for the
roof and the porch.
Mechanics. metal workers and stem
ographers may flnd positions through
the Want Ads In the coming two
weeks.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-25
SHIPPING BOARD
CALLS CONFERENCE

The cooperation of employers.
employees and the government in
the development of the American
merchant marine is the object of
a joint industrial conference which
has just been called by the Ship
ping Board to take place in Wash
ington on June 4. and in the
auditorium of the Smithsonian In
stitute.
1t is hoped that this object will
be accomplished through the es-
establishment by agreement among
various interested parties of suit
able agencies for the consideration
and adjustment of labor issues and
the promotion of efficiency and in
dustrial harmony in the American
merchant marine.
1t is not intended to take up at
the conference specific matters re-
Quiring adjustment, but rather to
determine the fundamental ques-
ttons of relationship between en-
ployer groups. employe groups and
the government.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-25
'ITAtIANS kIDNAP,
CATHOLIC BISHOP
Chief Dalmatian Prelate
Deported to Rome.
Jugo-Slavs Hear.

The Italians have kidnapped a bis
hop. the chief Roman Catholic preiats
Of the Dalmatisn Island Of Kerk. ac.
cording to~e dispatch from Plume
received yesterday by yoyklav NJ
Yovahovitch. chief OF the Jugo-sIay
bureau here. The message reads:
''Monsignor Mshnitch. being a JuFo.
siav himself and spiritual head Of q
purely Jugo-Slay diocese (which is at
present under Italian occupatiou1
was considered by the Italian authori.
ties as an embarrassing eyewitness
OF their inhumane activities, and for
that reason was deported TO Italy BY,
the following ruse:
The bishop received an oficiai
Italian telegram ordering him TO leave
his diocese and giving him the r1ghti
10 choose any other Dalmatian town
for his residence. The bishop express
sed his wish TO go 20 the city of
Semi. and an Italian torpedo boat was
put at his disposal He embarked
on the boat. but to his great surprise,
instead of being landed IN Semi, he
found himself deported TO the Italian
port OF Ancone and afterwards trans
ported TO Rome. He is stIl in Rome.
supposed TO be at liberty. but closely
watched by Italian detectives"
The Washington herald., 1919-05-25

has chosen the subject. The Czecho-
Slovsk People and Nation" for his
address.
Lieut. Marcel Jeusee, who has
given lectures in many parts OF the
city in aid OF the SocIey TO Help the
Devastated Churches of France, will
give an address in French, wednes-
day night at $50 o'clock at Rau-
schers.
DR.. Radmila LaEarevfteh MIIoche-
witch. of Serbia. and DR.. Takauoki
Manage. of Japan. will speak tomor-
row night at the headquarters of the
National American Woman Suffrage
Association. 1926 Rhode Island ave-
nue.. The subject will be Child
welfare, An Economic Problem. {"
Other speakers will be Miss Julia
Lathrop, of the Labor Department;
District Commissioner Brownlow,
and DR.. Dorothy Reed Mendenhall
The public is invited.
Abraham Lincoln Circle, No. 3.
and U. S. Grant Circle. No. 1, Ladies
of the Grand Army of the Republic.
will conduct joint memorial exer-
cises in the rotunda of the Capitol,
today at 8 O'Clock. Rev. Father
Smyth. of St Patrick's. and Repre-
sentative William Z. Andrews. of
Nebraska, will be the speakers. The
public is invited TO attend
The Washington herald., 1919-05-25
BLAMED LUXURY
TAX; ARRESTED
Order Storekeeper to Ap-
pear Under Charge Of Mis-
representing Increase.

Luxury tax prohteers will find the
weight OF the government against
them.
Ten thousand agents Of the In
ternal Revenue Bureau. scattered
through every section of the country.
today are under orders TO report any
attempts 20 boost prices and lay il TO
the luxury taxes.
The penalty is Sl.ooo or not more
than one years imprisonment. or
both. This applies 10 merchants who
may boost prices. ascribing the boost
10 the luxury tax. but knowing that
such statement is false or that the
tax is not 80 great as the portion OF
such tax ascribed to such price
James NJ. Murray, president OF the
George VI. Murray Sons Canning
Company at Annapolis Junction. has
been ordered 20 appear before Fed
eral Commissioner May y at Balti-
more under charge of nlisrepreseni-
ing the tax on his wares 10 increase
his prices.
Murray was arrested early this
week on complaint Of internal reVe-
nue. agents who visited his store AMI
bought ice cream and soft drinks
Agents charge he displayed n sisI
stating prices had been increase
due to the tax" Murray Is at lib
erty under 500 bond.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-25
MEMORIAL DAY
CEMETERY PLANS
War Department Will Ban
. ALI Autos Except Those
Used by Veterans.

In view OF the many thousands OF
persons who will visit Arlington or
Memorial Day. May 30. the constant
~ Increasing number of automobiles
lend carriages which assemble there
leach year, and the very limited park
king space inside the Cemetery avail
eble for such purposes. it has become
necessary to restrict the admittance
of automobiles and carriages to Civil
War veterans only owing to their
advanced age and infirmities. The
Following arrangements therefore
khave been made by the War Depart
fment for handling automobiles. car
villages. pedestrians, etc, at Arlington
National Cemetery on this day:
=, Only those automobiles and other
vehicles that are properly tagged with
cards from the G. A R. will be al
s1owed to enter the cemetery. until the
fseryices are over. These vehicles will
be allowed to enter the main Fort
tMyer Gate only.
Tags will be issued to Civil War
veterans only who intend to reach the
icemetery In automobiles or carriages.
Applications for such tags should be
made to Col. o. H. Oldroyd. sic Tenth
street northwest. stating plainly the
,soldiers' military record in the civil
war.
Tags should be conspicuously fasten-
ed to the vehicles to avoid unneces-
isary delay and confusion at the en-
trance gate.
All vehicles not properly tagged
will be parked on the Drill Field on
the west OF the cemetery.
Pedestrians will be permitted to en-
ter only the main Fort Myer and Con-
federate Gates on the west, reached
via the cars from Rosslyn.
An gates on the east side of the
8metery reached via the Highway
Bridge Road will be closed.
After the services are over the Fort
Myer and Confederate Gates on the
west and Treasury and Mcclellan
Gates Of the east Will be opened for
the use Of automobiles, carriages
pedestrians. etc.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-25

The National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People will
launch their membership campaign
in the District at John Wesley A.
NJ. E. Zion Church, tomorrow night
at o'clock. Senator Arthur Cap
per. of Kansas. and Senator David
1. Walsh, of Massachusetts,. will ad-
dress the meeting.
The Department of the Potomac.
G. A. R.. has engaged the National
Quartet of this city. composed OF
Elizabeth S. Maxwell. soprano; Lii
liam Chenoweth. contralto: William
f. Braithwaite. tenor: Harry NJ
Forker. basso: with Ethel Garrett
Parrish, pianist. to furnish the vocal
music at the services in the amphi-
theater at Arlington on Memorial
Day. May 80.
By special request. RossinI's "Sta-
bat Mater" will be repeated by the
choir of st. Luke's P. E. Church
Fifteenth and Church streets north
west. this evening at s o'clock.
The SodalIty of the Blessed Virgin
Mary of st. Patrick's Church will
hold an informal dance in New Car
roll Hall. 924 G street northwest, to-
morrow evening at $50 o'clock.
"a New Way I've shown Unite
You" is the topic of an address to
be given at the meeting of the New
Thought Association at Rauscher's
this afternoon at o'clock by Ludoli
G. Schroeder.
The business women's Council OF
the Young Women's Christian Asso.
citation will take a trip down to In.
dian Head Tuesday evening in the
place of their regular meeting.
Friends of Irish Freedom will
meet tonight at S o'clock at Gonzags
Hall. North Capitol and I street.
northwest. Hon. John F. Fitzgerald
member of Congress from Massa
chusetts. will be one of the speak
ers. Other addresses will be mad
by Harry I. Quinn and Leo Rover.
Members Of the United Irish So
cieties of the District are to journe.
to Mount Olivet Cemetery, Decora
ton Day to decorate the graves o
Irish patriots who are buried there
The Washington herald., 1919-05-25
THE TOWN CRIER

The ceremonies will be impressive
ana Prof. Patrick J. Healy, Of Trim
ity college. a well-known orator of
national repute. and Represeptatiy.
James Gallivan. of Massachusetts,,
will speak.
Mrs. Joseph Fels. wife of Joserh
Fels. of Single Tax" fame. will
speak before the Washington Chan
Ter OF Hadassah. (women's Zionist
organization Of America) at their
next regular monthly meeting which
VIII take place in the ballroom Of
the Lafayette Hotel. Sixteenth and
l streets. on Wednesday. May 2s, at
S:15: Mrs. Fels giving her talk on
The Palestine Of Tomorrow" at 3
p. m.
The Department of the Potomac
United Spanish Veterans, will meet
at Mount Airy Baptist Church, l.
street between First and North Can
itol streets. this evening at 7:3o
O'Clock. where memorial services
will be held.
Miss Anne Martin, Of Nevada. re-
Gently a candidate for the United
State Senate and former chairman
of the Woman's Party. will speak at
i1:l5 o'clock this morning at the
Eighth Street Temple. under the
auspices of the Jewish Welfare
Board. Her subject will be Women
in Politics"
Free lectures for women at the
Wilson Normal Community Center,
Eleventh and Harvard streets north
west. by Theodore E. Miller next
week are: Monday evening at 1880
o'clock. Summer Menu" Wednes-
day afternoon at 2 o'clock and in the
evening at 1880 o'clock. The Use of
Commercial Patterns"
Pastors' Federation will meet to-
morrow at IL o'clock at the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
John z. White. Chicago, leader in
tax reforms. will speak on Right
eous Taxation"
| washinEton College of Law will
hold it's commencement on Tuesday
evening at the New Central High
1 School. Hon. Adolph J. SABBATH.
member of Congress from Illinois.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-25
G. W.u. TO HONOR
WALT WHITMAN.
Students VIII Celebrate
Centenary Of Poets
Birth.

Although the one hundredth an
niversary OF the birth of Walt
whitman. "the good gray poet of
democracy occurs next Saturday.
the George Washington University
celebration In observance Of the
centenary will not be held until
Monday, June ?. Saturday is an
''off day. at the university, ana IL
was believed. a. larger attenda nee
coud be secured on Monday. The ex-
ercises will be held at 1915 o'clock.
in the assembly hall of the Arts
and Sciences Building. so2s G street
northwest .----. .... -...
There are two views of Walt
Whitman;" says The Hatchet week.
ly student publication at the uniyer-
sity. "one is that held by radical
literary men abroad, and the other
mat conservatives in America,
where Whitman is not considered as
hishy as he is in foreign countries,
particularly England
The majority of American
scholars today believe in the old
classical ideals in literature and
look withAa cold, critical eye upon
the free verse of Whitman and his
followers. such as Amy Lowell and
Alfred Kreymborg."
The Washington herald., 1919-05-25
Alleges Mother Not Fit
To Handle Baldwin Estate

San Francisco. Cal. May "a
Twe4ty-four letters. purporting to
show unfitness, were introduced to-
day in the hearing on Albert E.
Snyder's petition to have his
mother, Mrs. Clara Baldwin Stock
eF. declared incompetent to have
charge OF E ]. Gucky) Baldwin's
money.
Mrs. Stocker continues to amuse
the courtroom audience. AS the
letters were read she eyed the at
torneys through her $4,000 lor-
grette and made comments to her
friends.
Il have two large bedrooms and
parlor." she was said to have writ
ten from New York. only $50
a day. President Wilson had these
rooms"
other letters introduced told of
dancing parties.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-25
pULLMAN'S PETS
MI: ACR0PPER
Chase After Copeland Ends
In Capture Of Empty
House.

Once again the mfnions Of Mai
Pullman turned out In full force to
capture Herbert Copeland. late of the
District Jail. when a report came in
yesterday that the murderer was bar
ricaded In house at Sixteenth and
W streets southeast
He was not there to greet the
flower of the force when. with drawn
guns and several automobiles. they
stormed the house.
Late yesterday afternoon. when the
detectives were getting ready to en-
joy a dinner of ham and cabbage, a
report came in from the Eleventh pre-
cinct, in Anacostia, that Herbert
Copeland was enjoying an auto ride
on Nichols avenue.
Drop Forks for Rifles
All thought of dinner was put aside,
and in place of knives and forks. the
dicks each seized a rifle and led
by Inspector Grart. dashed out OF the
District Building to a machine. With
the siren going they set new record
for fast driving as they burned up
the asphalt between headquarters
and Anacostia-
Every available man was called
out to Join in the chase, and by the
time the bureau car reached the
Eleventh street bridge. Nichols ave-
nue. looked like mass meeting cf
cops.
After proceeding down the street, at
tended by a crowd of hooting urchins.
the doughty warriors reached the
point of defense. A rush was led by
the intrepid inspector and the house
taken. but Copeland was not in
Take Three I'm Tow.
Not wishing to return empty
the police took in tow three
negroes who had been out driving
in a friends machine. One of them
looked like Copeland. to the extent
of having curly hair and a full set
OF teeth. Aside from that. re-
semblance was slight.
The man suspected of being Cope
land has recently returned from
service, according to his friends, and
yesterday. for the first time, had
donned civilian clothes. He has
lived in Anacostia for a number of
years and is well known to resi-
dents of that section. All three
men were released Immediately.
Aside from being a little shaken
up at the prospect of capturing
the men at headquarters
were very much amused at the idea
of being sent on a wild goose chase
for the second time.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-25
Irish Flag Flies Here,
Evidences New Republic

The nag Of the new. Irish Re-
public has appeared in Washing
ton.
: The new Irish flag. despite re-
ports from abroad that Ireland
could not govern itself on account
of religious differences. typifes
complete Irish unity. Green and
orange. with the white Of peace
between. are Ireland's new ma
tional colors. The sight of orange
in the flag caused q great deal of
comment. but 1t was explained yes
terday that Irishmen. both Catholic
and Protestant. will no longer per-
nit worn out shibboleths and catch
cries propagated by outsiders to
stand in the way of the allegiance
which all Irishmen bear to their
native land.
The display Of the new dag Gre
ated a great deal of gossip in ON
cial circles, intimating that the
new republic Ii q reality and that
its right to freedom Will be forced
upon the Peace Conference
The Washington herald., 1919-05-25
TRADE CONGRESS-
TO MEET HERE.
Twenty Nations to Be Rep.
resented at Pan Ameri-
can Conference.

Washington will witness In the
gathering here next week of the Sec
ond Pan American Commercial Con-
ference what will be probably the
most practical international trade
meeting ever held in this city. In
portant phases of commercial rela-
tions between the United States and
the twenty other republics of North
and South America will be informally
discussed by the various experts and
business men of these countries who
will be in attendance. This confer
ence has been called by the govern
ing board of the Pan American Union.
Local Bodies Invited.
The Commissioners of the District
of Columbia, the Chamber of Com
merce, the Board of Trade. the Mar
ufacturers and Merchants Associa-
ton and other local bodies have been
invited to be represented at the con-
ference. and invitations will be ex-
tended to any financial. manufactur-
ing or business man who may be in
terested in Latin American affairs
and who desires to attend some or all
of the sessions of the conference. II
any such person will notify Director
General John Barrett OF the Pan
American Union of his desire to at
tend this meeting an invitation will
be sent to him.
Polk to Preside
The opening session will be pre-
sided over by Frank L. Polk. Acting
Secretary of State and acting chair
man of the governing board Of the
Pan-American Union, and will be ad-
dressed also by Senior Don Beltran
Matthew. Ambassador Of Chile; Senor
Don Ignacio Calderon, Minister of Bo-
livia. and Speaker Gillett Of the House
of Representatives. Among the speak
ers at other sessions will be Secretary
William c. Redfield, Charles NJ.
Schwab. of the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany; Frank A. Vanderlip. preside ent
of the National City Bank of New
York: Edward N. Hurley. chairman
of the United States Shipping Board /;
DR.. L. S. Rowe, Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury; Julius G. Lay. for
eign trade adviser of the State De-
partment, DIR. Burwell 8. Cutler. chief
of the bureau of foreign and domestic
commerce. Department OF Commerce.
consular. commercial and financial
representatives of Latin American
countries and the United States.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-25
CALVARY CROSS
TO HONOR DEAD.
Shaft at Bladensburg, on
National Highway. to
Recall A. E. F. Heroes.

The National Defense Highway be-
tween Bladensburg and Annapolis will
be dedicated by the citizens of Prince
Georges County. to the memory Of
their dead soldiers, sailors and Ma
rines.
A mammoth cross. the likeness Of
Mount Calvary, on which Christ died.
will be built to perpetuate the MEM
ory Of the heroes who died to save
the country.
Plans are being made by a commit
tee OF the Good Roads League. with a
committee of the prominent women
workers in the county. Of which Mrs.
Edgar Brown. Of Lanham. is chair
man.
Many towns and counties through
out the United States have selected
the Calvary Cross as the most ap-
propriate monument A shaft twenty
feet high permits sufficient space for
a bronze tablet on which the names
OF the dead heroes are to be placed.
The cross will be erected at
BiadensburgI where the Defense
Highway Joins the Baltimore and
Washington pike: at the Annapolis
end 1t connects with the Naval
Academy. Naval Radio Towers and
Rifle Range.
Among those invited to the dedi-
cation ceremonies are: Secretary
Baker, Secretary Daniels, Gov. Har-
rington. Senators Smith and Fran
ces. Representative Mudd. highway
officials of the Agricultural Depart
ment and the State of Maryland
county officials. mayors and council
men of Annapolis. Blandensburg.
Laurel. Hyattsville. Mount Rainier.
Capitol Heights and Marlboro. Mem
bers of the A. E. F.. army, navy
and Marines, and school children of
Hyattsville and Bladensburg.
The date of the dedication will be
early in June.