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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-05
JAPANESE EXPECT DELAY
IN SETTLING ISSUE HERE
Gentleman's Agreement Said to Be
More Stringent in Return for
Oriental Rights.
By the Associate ted Press


TOXIC, February 4.-Negotiations
relative to the California question be-
tween the United States and japan
may encounter difficulties which will
delay final settlement, according to
newspapers here, but their comments
are vague and are based on conjec-
lures. as the text of the preliminary
accord between the two countries has
not been made public.
Both the Hochi Shimbun and the
kokumin Shimbun lay emphasis upon
the apparent fact that the gentle
mans agreement" between the United
States and Japan has been made more
stringent, as return for the ac-
cordlng of great rights to Japanese
In America.
Ihese newspapers seem to think
the new agreement will function even
II the nations fail to negotiate a
treaty. The ChuO Shimbun, the gov
ernment organ. says, however, it is
authorized to announce that this i'm
preston is without foundation, and
that the revised agreement would
be valid only in case a treaty should
be ratified.
Mexican Deal Denied.
TOXIC, February 3.-Denial is made
by the foreign office of reports that
the Japanese and Mexican govern
ments have reached an agreement
under which Japanese desiring to
purchase land in Mexico would be
given every facility by Mexico.
NO such agreement has been con-
cluded.' 1t was said at the foreign
office today. land the allegation is a
fabrication or an erroneous report
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-05
CHINESE BATTLE
GUARDS ABOUT SHIP
One Killed, Another Missing,
Two Detectives Hurt at
Philadelphia Dock.
By the Associated Press.

hS the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, February S.
One Chinese was shot to death,
another is believed to have been
drowned and two private detectives
We're beaten in a battle on the deck
OF a Japanese steamer here early
today. as thiTty-three Chinese sailors
attempted to flee ashore. One sailor
managed to get away. but he was
captured after a long chase.
The injured detectives are Charles
c. Howe, Philadelphia, and Joseph
Dunphy, Camden. N. j. Howe was
knocked unconscious by a blow from
bamboo rod, while Dunphy mar
blow.
Attack Before Daybreak.
The fight occurred on the steam
er Chifuku Maru, which docked YES
terday with a cargo of sugar from
Java. AS soon as the steamer berth
ed, the usual Gordon of guards was
thrown about the vessel because of
her Chinese crew. Signs that the
Chinese intended to make a dash for
freedom were evident yesterday, but
the attack did not come until just
before daybreak, when the crew
made massed attack on guards
patroling the deck.
Inc detectlVes drew their pistols
which had no effect on some of the
Chinese and hand-to-hand fight en-
sued. Reinforcements from shore
reached the deck and many shots
were fired. mostly in the air.
Supposed Leader Shot Through Head.
One Chinese. who appeared to be a
leader. was shot through the head,
and one dived overheard in the dark
ness and was not again seen. The
Chinese who reached shore escaped
by means of hawser. going down
hand over hand.
Many of the Chinese were armed
with knives and daggers, but the pis-
tolls Of the detectives kept most of
them from advancing. One Chinese
swung hatchet at Dumphy, but, in
stead Of the sharp edge striking him,
the blunt end came down on his thigh,
putting him out of the fight. With
the help of a force of police from a
nearby station and a police boat, the
Chinese were finally driven to their
quarters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-05
|! S. USES WAR TINT
FOR ROAD BUILDING
20,O0O,0C0 Pounds, Once
Destined for Sea, Employed
Without Accidents.

Twenty million pounds of TINT.
which the War Department thought
of consigning to the ocean after the
armistice was signed. but which was
saved when the bureau of mines sug-
geSted commercial uses for the sur
plus war supplies of high explosives.
has been used successfully in road
building in this country and Alaska
without a single accident being re-
corded, it was disclosed today.
This information was revealed at
the bureau of mines in connection
with the publication of an advertise
ment by the ordnance salvage board
of the War Department for the sale
of 27.000,000 pounds of smokeless
cannon powder. Bureau officials say
the cannon powder cannot be used in
road work or for other government
purposes without being put through
a manufacturing process. and for
this reason it will be necessary to
dispose of it on the market.
Could he Used for varnish.
The advertisement of the salvage
board states that quick action is
necessary, as the War Department
must dispose of this material at
once. 1t suggests conference
among engineers and chemists of ex-
plosive plants may disclose a method
whereby this powder VIII find it's way
into commercial channels with profit.
Separation of the elements in the
powder in order that they may be
disposed of in the chemical market
is suggested.
According to DR.. Charles f. Mum
roe, chief explosive chemist of the
bureau of mines and chairman of the
explosive committee of the national
research council, the powder is al
lnl0
be used in the manufacture of cellu-
lold articles. He suggested it could
be used to advantage as yarnish
for leather.
DR.. Munroe said there was little
livelihood the government could find
a use for the powder in it's present
form, although it was found urac-
tical to employ INT and picrict acid
in their raw states. The War De-
partment has turned over $1,000, ,OOC
pounds of INT to the bureau of mines
and the bureau of public roads of
the Department of Agriculture, and
the entire supply has been utilized
with the exception of about 1000 OOO
pounds.
Pfcrfc Acid Also Used.
About 100000 pounds of picric
acid also has been turned over to the
bureaus by the War Department and
employed as successfully in road work
as INT. it is stated In addition,
about 100000 pounds Of Trojan gre
made powder has been used by com
pounding it with INT.
Experiments have been made with
the smoEe1ess cannon powder, but
they have demonstrated only a prac-
tical use for the material after it
has been re-manufactured, and the
government has no manufacturing
facilities for this purpose. The SAL
wage boards advertisement saws ne
gotiations for the sale of the powder
will close March /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-05
KNIFE DUEL TO DEATH.
Dies From Wounds
Unidentified Slayer F1ees-

BRIDGEPoRT Conn. February e.
A duel with knives. believed by the no.
lice to have been carefully planned hv
the participants. resulted in the death y,
Gionani Dirosa. twenty-nine, a shoe
maker Of this city. His unident;fied
slayer escaped.
Walking together into the woods Tho
two men removed their coats, vests and
hats, and placed them on the ground
Ihen each drew Knife from his pocket
and faced each other for a few seconds
Each strobe backward ten PAGES. and
then they approached each other with
knives held even with their shoulders.
After clinch they separated and again
backed off ten PAGES each They par.
ried several thrusts and then Diros, e
opponent drove his knife into Dirosa.s
heart.
The unidentified man knelt by Dirosa,s
body for moment and then put on his
hat. vest and coat and walked hurriedIv
away.
The police claim Dirosa had served a
prison term for manslaughter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-05
HARDING'S BOAT SPEEDS
UP ON CRUISE NORTHWARD
Delays Cause Cancellation of Most
of Stops - President-Elect
Wants to Play Golf.

PALM BEACH. Fla. February s.
With the worst stretches of the In
dian river channel behind her, Presi-
dent-elect Harding's houseboat Vic
toria swung into her best speed today
as she pushed northward from Palm
Beach on her cruise up the coast to
st. Augustine.
Delays due to channel Instructions
have forced cancellation of most of
the stops Mr.. Harding planned to
make along the way. but he still
hoped today that the Victoria might
make up enough time to permit one
more game of golf at some point
south of st. Augustine. 1t is expected
that Daytona or Ormond will be Sc
lected.
The Victoria spent last night at an
chor fifteen miles above Palm Beach
and her officers hoped to be in the
neighborhood of Fort Pierce by night
fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-05
P. O. OFFICIALS TRAILING
ROGUES WHO STOLE MAIL
Registered Pouch Containing $780,
600 Cash and Bonds Disappears
at st. Charles, Mo.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. February 5-Postal
authorities and police today were
continuing an investigation in the
mail robbery at st. Charles. twenty
miles west of here. last night, when q
registered pouch. said to contain ap-
proximat tely 100000 in cash and lib
erty bonds. was reported stolen from
a mail wagon by five armed men who
kidnapped the messenger. Willis II.
Thornhill
Details Of the robbery were related
here by Thornhill, who was waiting
at the Missouri. Kansas and Texas
railroad station in st. Charles to put
the pouch on a train for St Louis
when the men came up in an automo-
bile. They forced him into the car
and took the pouch. releasing him on
the northern outskirts of st. Louis.
Police said the money was shipped
from five banks in ST. Charles to local
banking houses.
Officers of the banks refused to dis
cuss their probable losses. At one
establishment Il was said a shipment
of $4,100 in llperty bonds was b1-
lieved to have been taken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-05
CLERKS To PROBE
TRANSFER MISUSE
Injustice to Old U. S. En-
pIoyes Charged in Switching
About During War.

Injustice alleged to be done some
government employees by reason of
transfer and retransfer methods now
In force in some of the older depart
ments is to be the subject of investi-
CATION by organized workers.
The whole question of such trans
fers from one department to another
was today in the hands of the reso-
1utions committee of Federal En-
ployes' Union No. 2, to which COM
mlttee the subject was referred as a
result Of the meeting last night Of
the administrative committee of the
union.
Representatives of several branch
organizations of the union have
placed before the administrative COM
mtttee complaints regarding the al
legged unfair treatment accorded some
older workers in the government
service.
Tangled Skein Revealed.
A tangled skein of transfers and re-
transfers. as they are called, as the
system is at present conducted in fed
era1 service, is brought to light by
the complaints. and the result of the
deliberations of the resolutions COM
mfttee is being awaited with interest.
stances employees in the older de-
partments secured transfers, at the
beginning of the war. to work in the
newly created wartime bureaus.
These positions paid advanced sal
aries.
Then when employees who stuck to
the older departments, in some in
stances. thought at the end of the
strife that they would be awarded
they found that some of the en-
ployes who had obtained transfers
during the war to better positions
had at the completion of the strife
managed to get retransfers back to
their old departments.
Go Back to Old Positions.
The rub came when it was discov-
cred that these employees were trans
ferred back to positions paying more
than they had been receiving when
they left the older department, and
thus in some cases managed to head
off, the employees who had STRUCK"
and who found themselves not re-
ceiving the promotions which they
thought they had earned.
The ill feeling resulting, it is claim
ed has initiated against the best
work and created what is termed an
ugly situation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-05
BRAND DEFENDS PLAN.
French Premier Addresses Deputies
on Supreme Council Decision.
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS February 4.-The French
chamber of deputies today heard Pre-
mier BRAND explain the negotiations
at the recent reparations conference
in Paris, and an assertion by the pre-
mier that the decisions reached ar the
conference were the best terms OH
tainable for France under present
conditions.
The premier requested the chamber
either to accept or reject the. decisions
as whole. 1t was decided that ali
the deputies who had Indicated their
desire to be heard should speak be-
fore a vote was taken on the cues
ton, and the discussion was post
poned until next Tuesday M. Rriand
spoke for an hour and fortv-five
minutes.
.The Versailles treaty is complete"
exclaimed the premier. There is
nothing lacking in it-only it is not
The versailles treaty in order to he
effective, NJ. BRAND continued must
rely upon the work of the reparations
commission.
"It is no secret" the premier a.
serted, "that the reparations commits
sion. of which France is only one
fifth. had been unable to agree as to
the amount to be fixed as indemnity
and the manner in which it should he
Maid, Therefore the premiers had to
take a hand in the matter"
Tnrdieu Plan Attacked.
In tone in which some OF the
members of the chamber noted sad
Continued on PA@s 2. Column 4.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-05
COAL RATES TOO HIGH.

Rates on soft coal in carload lots
from mines in Pennsylvania to the
Consolidated Coal Company, shipped
to the yards of the company in Wash
ington. Uniontown. D. c.. and Alex
andria, Va, were found unreasonable
today by the Interstate Commerce
Commission. The commission ordered
reparation paid the company by the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
through the director general of rail-
roads on shipments of 103 carloads Of
coal.
Charges were collected by the rail-
road at a combination of commodity
rate of 20 cents per net ton to
Cumberland and $1.S0 beyond. The
commission ordered reparation in the
sum charged over $3.50 for transport
tation to Washington from Cumber-
land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-05
VAR PAJAM AS
SOLD TO FRANCE
"HAWKEDo HERE

Pajamas forty thousand suits of
them, made by American women
for the boys in France, but sold to
the French government after the
armistice. are being sold in this
country through French and Amer
lean spectators at 81 As suit.
L. f. Bicknell, assistant director
of the Red Cross. A. f. F.. de-
clared today before House war
investigating committee. They
were given to the Army by the
Red Cross and sold by the liquida-
ton commission, he said, French
spectators getting them from the
French government later and SELL
ing them to Americans. who strip
ped them of the Red Cross in
sigma and marketed them here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-05
HOME CARRIED 100 YARDS.

HALEYVILLE. Ala, February S.
In tornado which struck this town
early today. the dwelling Of E. J. Nc
Nabb was lifted and carried 100 yards
without injury to any member Of the
sleeping family
Other buildings were lifted from
foundations and score of small
structures demolished Several blocks
in the business district were partial
1y wrecked. No one was seriously in
jured, according to early reports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-05
LULL IN Mine TRIAL.
Williamson Jurors Hear Court
Order With DELIGHT

WILLIAMSON, w. Va, February 5.
Tired and worn after a week Of
tedious efforts to obtain a jury for
the trials of the Matewan shooting
cases, Judge r. D. Bailey announced
at the opening of court that adjourn
ment would be taken at II o'clock
until l o'clock Monday afternoon.
Eighteen tentative jurors received
the statement with delight, while
counsel for both sides declared they
would leave on the first train out
of Williamson to spend Sunday at
their homes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-05
ROUND UP REDS IN FRANCE
Police Spread Out Net in Paris,
Havre and Nancy.

PARIS February 5. - Six alleged
Russian communists were arrested
here last night. and 1T is expected
that others will be taken into Gus
tody today, twenty-one warrants
having been sworn out late yester-
day. Police officials are continuing
their investigation OF communists
activities and have reported success
full operations at Havre and Nancy
The authorities at Frankfort have
arrested fourteen persons. among
whom are several communists and
leaders OF armed organizations. says
q Mayence dispatch to the Matin
Newspapers, here declare that it has
been found that communists in
France are obtaining American
money from some source in Berlin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-05
BOY KILLED BY AUTO.
Wilburt Herman Potter Knocked
From Bicycle in Front of Home.

Wilburt Herman Potter. nint years
old, was knocked from h s bicycle ana
almost instantly Killed by an automo-
bile in front of his home. '32 l"th
stree; southeast. this afternoon. The
boy was unconscious " hon picked up
ana -. he'd to Providence Hospital.
He die" SPORTY after reaching the
hospital.
The police reported that the auto
mobile wnicn strs!ck the boy WAS driV-
en- by Morris GoTcn Of 1896 II street
northeast. who $ being held at the
5th precinct police station. Coroner
hewitt was notified.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-05
LIQUOR MEN TAKE ACTION,
Appoint Committee to Confer Re-
garding New Regulations.

Appointment of a committee repre-
senting liquor manufacturers and i'm
porters to confer with the bureau of
Internal revenue on the new regula-
tions necessitated by Attorney Cen
eral Palmer's opinion limiting i"~u-
ance of permits for wholesale uis-
posal of liquor to manufacturers and
Wholesale druggists. was announced
today by the bureau.
The liquor representatives are:
Granville Whittlesey. New York;
Henry NJ. Naylon. Rochester, N Y;
A. L. Cummins. Baltimore: Alphons
Vile, New York; John H. Finn, Gin
cinnati, and Thomas s. Jones. LOUIS
Vile, Ky.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-05
STRANGLED TO DEATH

NEWARK. N. j.. February s.
Strangled to death. the body Of Albert
Gallatin Wallace Morris, sixtv-fiva
descendant of New Jerseys first gov,
ernor, and with distinguished ances-
try leading back to the conaueror of
wales in the twelfth century, was
found in his room here last night. A
leather belt was drawn in a moose
about his neck and lied to a bedpost
Morris formerly was reputed to have
been wealthy. In late years he had
been employed as a night watchman
by the Central railroad Of New Jer-
SeY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-05
Jonah Frog Doing
Well after Winter
.Jaunt in PickereL

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, February 5.-A frog
which had taken up residence
in n pickefels stomach was
dispossessed by Harry Fair
banks of this city, who hooked
the fish through the ice mt Mill
Pond, N. IL. A few minutes
after eviction the firmisternial
tailless amphibinn shook of
winter torpOr ands hoped Ian
guidly to new quarters behind
q stove.
The frogs "pickerel house,
boat" was fifteen inches long.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-05
QUAKE AROUSES VOLCANO.
Popocatepetl Active as Result Of
Destructive Mexican Tremors,

MEXICO CITY. February S.
Mount Popocatepetl seemed yesterday
to have been reused into more vigor-
GUS volcanic activity by the earth
quake which on Thursday night shook
the Isthmus of Tehauntepec destroy
ing much property and probably caus-
ing the death of many persons
Indians living at the foot of the
mountain were much disturbed by the
appearance Of smoke wreaths around
the summit fearing a disastrous
txomor.
Thursday nights earthquake was
felt distinctly In the city of Puebla
and was noticeable here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-05
CIGARMAKERS END STRIKE.

TAMPA. February 5.-Jose Murez,
secretary Of the JOINT advisory board,
representing union cigarmakers here
Numbering $4,000. stated today that
the strike Of workers had been ended
by a referendum vote begun yester-
day. The strike has been in progress
9Nr almost ten monthA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-05
KANSAS MINERS STRIKE.
200 Are Called Out by President
Howat.

PITTSBURG, Kan, February 5.-The
first strike of Kansas coal miners.
called officially by the district board
of the union. since the passage of the
Industrial court law, is in effect today
Two hundred coal miners were
called out by the district board. head
ed by Alexander Howat, president of
the kansas Miners Union.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-05
FOG BLANKETS new YORK.
Darkness Makes Hazardous Street
Traffic and Harbor Activities.

NEW YORK, February 5.-New York
and it's environs today were darkened
by a dense fog that rendered street
traffic hazardous, brought harbor ac-
tiyities to virtual standstill and
caused scores of ships in the outer
harbor to drop anchor and wait for
the sun to peep through. No serious
accidents. however. were reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-05
MURDER CASE TO GO TO JURY,

TUSCUMBIA. Ala, February s.
The case of Will Holmes. indicted
with sixteen others in connection with
the Staying of Don Stephenson, pro-
hibition officer, will go to the jury to-
day
Three members Of the alleged moon
sinners ring have been tried at this
term Of the court and convicted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-05
PHILIPPINE GOVERNOR
CABLES HIS RESIGNATION

MANILA, P. l., February 5-Francis
burton Harrison, governor general of
the Phihpplnes. today cabled his
resignation to President Wilson. with
a request that it be accepted March 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-05
FEAR FOR ALLIED OFFICERS.
Bavaria Requests Them to Discard

PARIS, February 5-The authori-
ties OF Munich. Bavaria, have asked
the allied officers there not to appear
in Uniform in the streets. according
to reports reaching the French for
eign Office today.
The request was made because of
continued agitation against the allies,
the report said.
A Munich dispatch of Friday said
that thousands of persons had car
ried out demonstration at the hotel
in which the members of the entente
commission were residing as a protest
against the allied separations ava rd.
Previously the crowd had marched
through the streets of Munich sing
ing Deutschland uber alles' and held
a meeting at which the Berlin govern
ment was warned that general
strike would be called unless the de-
mands of the Paris conference were
submitted to a referendum.
BRAND DEFENDS PLAN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-05
BANS FOREIGN LOANS.
Houston Says He Will Not Conduct
Negotiations.

A letter from Secretary Houston of
the Treasury Department, saying he
would not during the remainder of
his term of office proceed with fur
ther financial negotiations with for
eign governments, was read in the
Senate today by Senator Lodge OF
Massachusetts, the republican leader.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-05

Senator Smoot replied that he had
received thousands of letters from
government employees approving the
nlan to stop smoking in the govern
rnent buildings. He said that
tremendous amount of time was lost
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column p
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-05

Member Of the Associated Press
The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to
credited to 1t or not otherwise credited In this
paper and also the local news published Eeie.n.
All rights Of publication Of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-05

Rain tonight; tomorrow fair and
colder.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
endtd at pm. today: Highest, SIS, at
pm. today; lowest. 3s. at 1880 am.
todav.
Full report on page 4, part 2.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-01-13

A.. United
territory,
than $500 Inhabitants 51so
Rur
includes with urban
population of a pouation of 912,S29
Accept Harding Inauguration Plans.
A.
WheatGam Oppose to Stop Gambling
WASHNGTON-(By A. of
without substi
tuts"
WASHNGF0N-fB PJ-To
Canadian wheat republican
will for probably
it he
Officer Sentry.
WASHNGTON-(By P1Leutenan
incident
Langdon had his
Greece Expects Loan From United
ATFIENS-(By A. Pit
Story Denied Washington
WAsHINGTON-(By P)State
pending recognition of the new
will n