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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-11
SHIP FLIES
DIFFERENT FLAGS
"JoIIy Roger" Eludes Chase in
Icy Seas With Loot From
Siberian Coast Towns.

SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. II Sailing
the bleak coast of Siberia hiding amid
the bergs that drift down from the
Polar Sea and menace navigation, Is
n pirate schooner that to date has BAT
fled Uncle Sans cutters and has the
residents OF the little fishing and trad
ing villages along the Siberian coast
trembling in fear at the rattle OF
chains through the hawse pipes. At
times the "Jolly Roger" according to
cable from Anchorage, slips into the
harbor OF Anadir,' only to slip away
with some sort OF loot.
The last exploit Of the privatcer
was stealing 30 tons of coal at Emma
Harbor and selling IL in Nome. BY
the time news OF the raid had reach.
ed Nome tho phantom ship had slip
ped it's cables and was away into the
icy seas.
This Information comes from mem
beers OF the crew OF the schooner
Alaska, which recently touched at
Bolshcvik ship to travel to the Ameri-
can shores.
The identity Of the master OF the pi-
rate craft is said to be known and the
ship Is said to have boon chartered
from Russians In Vladivostok for a
month. Getting out Of Vladivostok,
the pirate hoisted the American flag
md under this emblem began it's raids
upon tho coast When pursued II
switched to the Russian flag and en-
tered American waters and later hoist
cd the Siamcse emblem. The last seen
of her she was wintering in Port
Safety Lagoon, about "a miles from
Nome
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-11
SILVER KEEPS FALLING.

The continued fall in the price OF
silver which yesterday took the quo
tAtions for the white metal to the
new low records at 39&d in London
and CO.'S cents a fine ounce In New
York, is said to be due g persistent
, and extensive purchases of gold by
Japan in the Orient. chiefly in India.
Bankers who have connections. with
the Far East said yesterday tina,
Japanese buying Of gold in India ma
reached extensive proportions an
promises to continue, and in explana-
ton OF the drop in silver caused by
this operation said that; the price
OF gold in India moves in reverse
direction with Indian exchange: that
Chinese exchange follows the indian
rates and that silver quotations just
now are following the lead Of Chinese
exchanges.
,1As one banker put 1t, "they are
chasing each other around"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-11
.B0YSAT ST. JOHNS
FLAY C0MMANDAN7
Sophomore Leader Claims Co..
Iege Head Entirely to Blame
For Recent Trouble.

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 11.-Student dis
satisfaction with the military control
exercised by Lieut.. Col. Shelby c.
Leasure, commandant, was dehnit ly
named today as the root of the law
lessness of past weeks at st. Johns
College by Kenneth Fitzhugh, or
Rhode Island president of the sopho-
more class.
The discomfort with the Leasure re-
gime, Fitzbaugh said, is the chief
factor to a feeling among students
that there is no strong guiding spirit
among the faculty, the military gov
eminent or the board of governors
to which the students may look for
control and leadership.
PETITION WAS IGNORED.
Fitzhugh declared that a month
ago, before the strike" which re-
Gently disrupted the student body.
when all except a score of students
went home, petition, signed unani-
mously by the students, was directed
to the board of governors asking that
Lieut.. Col. Leasure be relieved of his
post. Failure of the board to act on
the petition, he said. was the main
cause of the strike"
That there is some basis for the
charges of the students was admitted
last night by DR.. John d. Ripp re.
acting president of St Johns dur ng
the illness of President Thomas Fell.
DR.. Rippere said that he had heard
reports" that the students have griev-
ances against Lieut.. Col. Leasure. He
admitted that the commandant lis
considered to have certain charac-
teristics Objectionable to the stu
dents"
DEFENDS COMMANDANT.
I'VE are not satisfied with the rule
OF the commandment, and have been
unable to get action on the subject
from the board of governors, although
we sent them a unanimous petition
month ago." Fitzhugh said.
There is general feeling that the
college Is being allowed to go from
bad to worse because of the lack of
strong leader among our superiors
who will command our respect. The
commandant is not such a PERSONAL
ity The members of the board of
governors have held the positions for
a long time, and we feel that they
are not as active as they might be.
This is evidenced by the delay in ac-
lion on our protest"
Summing up the situation at the
college. Fitzhugh said that the SUI
dents are virtually a unit in the fe J.
ing that new blood" Is needed in the
school government The studen, s
gained considerable satisfaction, he
said, from the promise of Governor
Richie that special attention will be
paid to st. Johns in the survey of
all State colleges soon to be under
taken. In the meantime, however, he
said, things seem Just drifting"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-11
Plan FINANCE BODY
FORF0RE|GN TRADE
To Have s100,00O,000 Capt.
tai and Potential Resources
of Billion In DebentureS.

CHICAGO, Dec. 11.-While the con-
ference of bankers, merchants, manu-
factiirers and agriculturtsts. now
gath cred in Chicago at the call of tn ;
Committee on commerce and marine
OF the American Bankers Association,
has not definitely acted. not the
slightest, doubt is being entertained
that the proposed $I0O,000,0oO corpo-
ration for foreign trade financing,
with potential credit resources OF
$1,000 100000, will be definitely
launched before the conference Is
concluded today.
- A committee on resolutions. head
ed by Waldo Newcomer, of Baltimore,
and a committee on plan and scope,
are engaged in translating the sentt-
rnant OF the gathering into definite
form. sThere is nothing to indicate
that the plan, as 1T has been drawn,
calling for a capital stock issue OF
100000, 900 and a debenture issue
with b prescribed limit of $1,000. 900
900 secured by foreign collateral de-
POSTED with the Federal reserve bank
az trustee, will be altered in any una
terial way.
The committee will be concerned
primarily with the details OF organi-
zation, the naming of at least some OF
the men who will administer the
plans, and the outlining of a scheme
whereby every section of the country
Will be represented in the directorate
OF the. institution. The Federal rc-
servo regions may be adopted as &
basis Of representation. This prin-
cfple has already been recognized In
selecting the committee on plan and
scope. 1t is also the declared intent
OF the plan that the personnel of the
directorate will be equally divided
among bankers, representatives Of
commerce, industry and agriculture.
There was no doubt about the SEN
timent Of the conference after 1T had
heard the economic need for such an
Institution presented and discusSc
from many angles by John s. Drum,
Uf San Francisco. president of the
American Bankers Association; John
McffIgh. chairman of the committee
which evolved the plan after .wo
Years of study; Senator Walter f.
EDGE. author of the Edge act under
which the corporation IL to function
A. c. Bedford. Herbert Hoover, WILL
IAN A. Redfield, former Secretary Of
Commerce; j.. r. Howard, president
of- the American Farm Bureau Esd
<ration; julius Barnes, former prcsi-
dent of the United States Grain Cor
poration; Eugene Meyer, former ael1
Of the War Finance Corporation, aad
others. -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-11
WAR LOANS BY US,
SENATE PROBLEM
Study How to Relieve Money
Situation Here by Use of
Foreign Obligations.

The question of the repayment
OF loans made by the United States
to foreign governments during the
war will occupy considerable dis
cussion during the present session
OF Congress, both Republican and
Democratic members of the Senate
agree.
take up the question in it's discus
sions of the revenue legislation and
means to decrease the estimated
deficit now facing the Treasury Of
81, 100000 on July ] next.
Senator Simmons, Democrat, of
North Carolina, ranking Democratic
member of the Finance Committee,
has asked that the question be gone
Into with the view of devising some
means by which the foreign govern
ment may give their securities for
the loans upon which the United
States may derive some benefit.
Senator McCumber, acting chair
man of the Finance Committee dur
ing the absence of Senator Penrose,
of Pennsylvania, on account of ILL
hess, will have Secretary of the
Treasury Houston explain the status
of the loans to the committee. OPP
position has been voiced from other
IucI1DerS Oh commit
tee. however, to the use of the
foreign securities to expand the
currency.
Plans have been worked out from
several quarters by which the for
elgn obligations may be used to re-
lieve the financial situation here.
Until the committee can find the
exact status of the loans nothing
can be done, however.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-11
B. & 0. PLANS TO
HELP FARMERS

Cooperating with the county
farm bureaus and the agricul-
tural agents in their educational
campaigns among farmers to in
duce them to use lime and fer
tilizer more freely, the CONNER
cial department of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad has arranged
to lease to farmers small tracts
of land along it's lines for the
storage of agricultural lime.
The leases will be made at a
nominal rental on small tracts
adjacent to the railroads team
tracks or to other sidings at
various stations where such land
Is available. They will afford
the farmers opportunity to OBJ
tain lime without paying demur-
rage charges, which heretofore
they have had to meet when I'M
able to haul the line away i'm
mediately upon delivery.
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b \ > N f. > A N II FL N n N 4 f. oaau
-. ADVANCING
: WASHINGTORS INTERESTS
Director Consumer
.5z & Sales Are Urged

R disturbed business situation methods OF
reaching ultimate
studied carefully producers with the Of
reported
seriously contemplating the
Of direct selling system that will largely eliminate
sndth retailer.
Already apparel manufacturers selling their wares
which
appear unwilling large
other conducting such sale
approximately worth merchandise Mems clothing and
other conducting
investigation Of the soaed manufacturer outlet sales
growth chain which
by manufacturers making serious nroads the business OF old
to eliminate the usual retailers profit
OF
considering The big established retail
hold
its features which difficult for the
% render.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-11
WANTS SAFE INVESTMENT.

WANTS SAFE 1NNEsTMENTs
r. H., Quantieo, ya.-As a reader
OF The Washington Times l am
very much interested in your Ia
vestors' Service and want to ask
advice. i have $1,000 TO invest
and want short time bonds. as 1
expect to use the money in about
four or five years.
| want something safe. What do
you think of Sears. Roebuck a. Co.
one, two and three-year notes,
Mortgage Guarantee Cmpany of
Baltimore, Elkhorn Corporation
SIS, Gas and Electric Company OF
Baltimore and SIS.
Answer@The four dinereat bond
issues ysu refer 20 arc regarded n
excellent securities. The only trouble
with these securities is their shor'
term maturities. You speak OF In
vesting $1,000 in bonds that will rur
from three to five years. as you ex
pect to use the money within the
limit OF this time. IL II act necessary
fer yon to select shert tern securi'
ties. You can buy bond that rum
fifty years and have your investment
Just as liquid, probably more so
than IL you had your cash invested IL
securities that mature within r Ie
years. provided, of course. you buy
bonds that are listed on the New
York Stock Exchange and have &C
tive market thereon.
Now. II we were in your place W.
should buy long term securities. pref
erably railroad bonds such as Atehi
son General -, Atchissn Adjustnes
IS. UniOa PaciAc 4's, West shore -
Peansylvania ~, Chicago and North
western -, etc, all Of which have
long maturities and are actively
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-11
HEAVY DAMAGE CAUSED =
BY CYCLONE IN OREGON

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 11.-Portland
vas Nm the grip of a miniature cyclone
throughout the night. The storm
abatcd toward morning, but the
weather bureau forecasts continu-
Ince today Trees were blown down
IN all sections of the city. in some
places falling across telegraph wires
and otherwise impeding traffic.
The velocity of the wind gained a
maximum OF 6S miles an hour. The
terrific wind storm was accompanied
by the heaviest rainfall experienced
in this section in years.
The storm dashed the oregon and
Washington coasts, cutting of tele-
phone communication with most out
side points.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-11
TO FL0UT HOUSTON
FOR REVISION PLAN
Ways and Means Committee
Meets Monday for Hearings.
Kitchin's Influence Felt.

Revenue tax revision hearings will
open before the House Ways and
Means Committee on Monday. Elk
perts Of the Treasury Department will
be heard by the committee.
Secretary of the Treasury Houston
will not be the first witness to ap-
pear before the committee. No date
has been set for his appearance.
Early plans of the committee con-
templaed the attendance Of Mr.. Hous-
ton at the opening of the hearings.
The carrying out Of this program
would have enabled the Secretary OF
the Treasury to lay the foundation
for discussion of his tax plans before
other plans had been presented to the
committee.
The attack by Congressman kitchin.
Democratic leader, on the Houston
tax plan Is said to have Influenced
the committee to make the change in
its hearings program. Kitchin would
have none Of the Houston plan. which
he characterized as unfair. un-demo-
cratic. and Republican, and ne
scored the Secretary for an atte .npt
to encroach on the legislative func-
tions Of Congress-
Ways and Means committeeman
will lay a foundation for proposed
tax changes along lines other than
those suggested by Secretary Hous-
ton. The plan of the Secretary will
be studied in connection with othe-
plans that have been advanced by
Chairman Fordney. Congress zen
Longworth, Mott, Copley, and other
members Of the committee. Details
Of the producing value of various
taxes suggested will be gathere,
from experts of the Treasury De-
partment who are to be consulted
by the committee. These hearings
will be continued until January
when the tariff hearings open.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-11
HARVARD VOTERS CHEAT;
BALLOT BOXES STUFFED

+ CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Dec. 11.--Rep-
rescntatives of the Harvard Student
Council, after a conference late yes
tArday With President \. Lawrence
Lowell. Of the university, announced
mat a new election for senior class
officers would bo held on Monday as
a. result OF the miX-up in ballots which
revealed yesterday nifty more votes
than voters Members of the nominal
mi committee attributed the apparent
Discrepancy to a confuslorVn counting
the bsllots, and not to repeating at
.he polls.
+ Precedent Lowell, it was said, sug-
eAstad a recount, but this was found
Impossible because the ballots had
been scattered. At Mondays election
the signature OF each voter will be
required before no may cast ballot.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-11
NEWS OF ALEXANDRIA
AND NEARBY VIRGINIA

ALEXANDRIA, Va. Dec. 11.-Thfs
ia Shriners Day in Alexandra. Mem
hers Of Acca Temple of Richmond
will arrive this afternoon to give a
parade and drill down King street
This will be followed by band
concert. In the parade will be ioo
noyices who will "cross the burning
sands'' at a meeting tonight
The Holy Name Society Of St
Mary's Church will hold rally at
the Lyceum Hall. at O'Clock to-
morrow night The meeting will be
addressed by John Hadley Doyle,
president Of the Washington Branch
Archdiocean Union, and ID. j..
Haltigan, vice president of the Union.
The pulpit at ST. Paurs Episcopal
Church will be occupied tomorrow, at
all the services, by the Rev. Oliver r..
Newton, OF ST. Luke's Church, MI
Joy, Pa
Directors and employees OF the
Alexandria Water Company. held
get-together meeting Thursday night
at which general interchange OF
views took place. followed by sup
per.
Mrs. Blanche Adams, wife OF
Charles Adams, fifty-1ve, OF Clirtoh'
Fairfax county, died in Alexandra
HOSPITAL yesterday. Her BODY was
sent to Clifton for burial
The fire department was called out
Yesterday afternoon to extinguisn
chimney blaze in a house on Pendie-
ton street between Henry and rat
rick street The damage was shghI
The Chamber of Commerce Retaii
Merchants Bureau has received
number of signs with the words
..Shop in Alexandria" These signs
will be placed on the roads winch
lead into this city.
Fitzgerald Council. No. 4o9, knients
Of Columbus, last night initiated sew
eral candidates into the first degree OF
the order.
Robert S. Cooksey has bought from
Thomas c. Hoy and wife house ana
lot at the corner of Payne and Cam
eron street.
Announcement has been made or the
marriage of Harvey Wade and MrA
Susie f. Dean, by the Kew. Eosar
CARPENTER at Grace Episcopal Cnurch
on November IL.
The fire department was called out
early today to eXtinguish hre In
house on Franklin street between
Royal and Pitt streets.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-11
PLANS new POLICY
WITH PAN-AMER|CA
Senator Moses Believes Reia-
tons Should Be Changed by
Harding Administration.

A new order of things in the re-
lations of the United States to Latin
America, including Mexico. has, been
forecasted in developments growing
out of the introduction by Senator
Moses of his resolution calling oh
the State Department for facts re-
garding the alleged maltreatment OF
Cabrera, longtime President OF
Guatemala. but now deposed.
Senator Moses says very plainly
that there will be a new order Of
things after March 4, so far AS
Latin American relations go. The
friends of this country in Latin
America will be encouraged and fair
treatment of Americans will be IN
sisted Oh. Moreover stable govern
ment in Latin America will be pro-
NOTED and not discouraged.
PURPOSES OF RESOLUTION. =,
Something of the purposes back OF
the Moses Guatemalan resolution
came out in a conference between
Senator Moses and the Guatemala
minister, Julio Bianchi. Bianchi up
set diplomatic traditions by going
to the Capitol TO see a Senator and
doing 1t on his own motion. This
did not prevent very frank talk.
Bianchi wants the United States To
send a commissioner to Investigate
affairs in Guatemala. says Cabrera rs
in Jail, and intimates he is lucky he
wasn't executed. Senator Moses says
it is not the business of this country
to investigate conditions in Guate-
mala, and what he wants to know is
why the American minister. Benton
McMillin, had the Cabrera and revo-
,utionary leaders confer in the Amer
lean legation and arrange a capitula-
ton there, without getting any au-
thority from the State Department.
and with the department in ignorance
of ii. go 4.
PRESTIGE is INJURED,
Following on this, Senator lto6ea
points out. the terms of capitulation
were not lived up to, Cabrera was
thrown into a cell, and the prestige
of the United States, which didn't lit
a finger for an official who had long
been it's friend was injured in Latin
America. ,..-.-.,.- 3
What Senator Moses Is mainly
concerned in is restoring American
prestige from the Rio Grande south
to Patagonia. He calls attention to
the fact such prestige was high when
Knox left the Cabinet and that IT has
since deteriorated. Whether Knox
will be instrumental, as Secretary OF
State, in restoring prestige Senator
Moses didn't indicate. .4
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-11
JUDGE WARNS WITNESS
TO GUARD HIS CLOTHE.

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 11.-Wit-
nesses at the court of quarter ses-
sions have been instructed by Judge
Audenried TO bring their coats and
hats to the witness stand.
Occasionally when witnesses left
them behind they have been sent eacl
after them by the jurist. Even when
they say they have left their hats and
coats with friends. the judge advises
them to take them along.
when you are in the court OF qua--
ter sessions" said Judge Audnnricd.
you will have to watch your coat
ana hat or you might have to buy now
ones"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-11
SUES HAIR WAIVER FOR
CAUSING BALD SPOTS

DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 1t.--Bald
spots on head otherwise covered
with silkcn blond hair were exhibited
today in Judge Colds court by Anna
bci Thayer, who il suing Beatrice
Shevlcr and Ida Secord. owners Of a
beauty parlor. COR $40 900, alleging q
faulty permanent hair-wnving" ma
chine caused the bald spots.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-11
CAPITAL CAN NOW TALK
TO PANAMA, OVER LAND

Telegraph communication between
Washington and Panama over an all
land route will be established tomor-
row. The missing link, three-mile
stretch between Mexico and Guate-
nala, has just been closed by the
stringing of three miles of wire over
the Suchate river.
Completion of the line will be cele-
brated at A o'clock tomorrow after
noon in the Pan-American building.
DR.. Julio Bianchi, Guatemalan min
lister, will send to the minister of
foreign affairs of Panama a message
of congratulation from Acting Secre-
tary of State Norman Davis. Previ-
ously all messages from this country
to Panama had to be sent by wire
less or cable.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-11
ASKS TO GUARANTEE NOTES

The Mlchign Central Railway to.
day applied to the Interstate Com
merce Commission for permission 10
guarantee 6 per cent. tcn-year, prom
issory notes OF the Indiana Harb0r
Belt Line to the amount Of N73,O00.
payable to the United states Treasury
for equivalent loans.
The Indiana Harbor Belt Line
asked for permission to issue . per
cent. nifty year. general mortgage
bonds to the amount of S519,00O.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-11
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

MAYs1LOYD-Wilbur Woodfurd, 20, To.
wanda, Pa Ella E., is The Rev. c. n.
Stctson.
KRAMER -S1TUsTER Isdor, %; Rcbecca,
90. Tho Rev. VI. ". wiseblat
CAMERON Mex AN--Richmond %; Louise
w, 2i. The Rev. 7. p Hail
RlDDlCK -SiMS--Edward O.. 81, Memphis,
Tenn; Marie, % Tho Rev. +. r. Smith.
STANLEY -BBAND--.John j., 30. Gene
We've r., 2s. the Rev J. " Nevinr.
BARBER -BEACH--John Edwin, 80, Pnsa-
dCna, Cal; Grace Carter, a. Rockville,
Nd. The Rev. ~ Harding.
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stephens, District Corporation coun-
sci. IL the brief was sent by mail
IL would not reach here until some
time tomorrow. giving Mr.. Stephens
little time TO study Il.
However. the brief reached here by
airplane last night, and stephens has
ample time TO study II. 1T will go To
court Monday.