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Evening star., 1921-08-11
Cz4ARLESR. CRANE NREVAL
AFTER TRIP FROM PElzZN
Civen Opportunity to See Conditions in Rus
sia-Accompanied BY Party of Ameri-
cans, Who Play Ball in Siberia.

dwtndled to q few cases at Chita,
the capital Of the far eastern repub-
lie. Mr.. Crane believed he would not
be allowed to proceed through Siberia
and gave away most of his supplies.
He had, in fact. turned back toward
Peking. but was overtaken on his re-
turn journey by a message giving
him permission to cross Siberia and
Russia
The Americans once more turned
their faces to the northwestward, and
left Chita for Moscow on July 2, ar
lfavsk. Ekaterinburg and other promf-
They stopped at Irkutsk, Novo Niko-
nent towns in Siberia. During the
journey Mr.. Crane spent about 100..
100000 soviet rubles, or about $1,000
besides giving away the remainder. of
his stock of small merchandise.
Play Ball EN- Route.
AS the train would halt here and
there along the Transsiberian rail-
way, the Americans would get out of
their special sleeping car to play
base ball or swim in nearby streams.
Before their train had left the tar
eastern republic it was attached to a
hospital train carrying soldiers who
had been wounded in fighting against
the forces commanded by Gen. Baron
Michael Ungern-Sternberg, leader of
anti-bolshevik troops there. The
wounded men declared that the anti
bolsheviki had been badly beaten.
When the train reached Moscow the
Americans did not leave their car for
a hotel, and during the eight days
they stayed at the soviet capital had
no trouble in getting good food. Two
days were spent in Petrograd by Mr..
Crane and his companions.
Mr. Crane Is the guest of Ernest
c. c. Wilton, the British minister to
Letvia, during his sojourn here. They
are old friends. having been formerly
colleagues at Peking. Later MIR.
Crane will go to Berlin, and thence
to Prague. where he will visit his
son, Richard Crane, minister to
CZechosloyakia
Evening star., 1921-08-11
Vienna picture Bride
Viii Pay Back Jar,itor
But Spurns Marriage

CHICAGO, August l1.-JOseph
Befghmann, a janitOr, who
claims he sent transportation
expenses to Theresia BrfnkIer
OF Vienna, after he had become
smftten with a picture OF her.
may get his money back. but he
Ii not likely to secure his "pic-
ture BRIDE" He tried a habeas
corpus writ to get her away
from n welfare Institution, and
at the hearing Miss Brinkler
offered to work and pay Beigh-
mann back. but refused to
marry him.
IL was told he was much
yOung0r than he really is and
that he was a superintendent
having a large income and not
just q janitOr," she told the
court"
"DO you want to return to
Vfennas" the court asked, and
she shook her head.
"She's got the real American
spirit already" the Judge said
I'm dismissfnE the case.
Evening star., 1921-08-11
FOOD PRICES INCREASE.
Big Drop, However, Shown for
Years Period.

Retail cost of food in Washington
rose 2 per cent in the period between
June Is and July Is, the Department
of Labor announced yesterday. For
the year period ended July Is there
was a decrease in retail food costs
of 20 per cent in Washington, the
departments announcement said. AS
compared with the cost of food in
July, 1913. there was an increase of
81 per cent up to July Is, 1921.
Butte, Mont. showed the largest
increase in the period between June
Is and July 15, with an increase of
6 per cent. while costs in eleven of
the fourteen cities surveyed by the
department showed increases. In
Norfolk there was a decrease of l per
cent and in Dallas a decrease of one
tenth of ] per cent.
Evening star., 1921-08-11
NEW MEXICO WINS FLAG.
Leads in Gunnery and Engineering
Merit,

The battleship New Mexico. flagship
of the Pacific fleet, has been awarded
the battle efficiency pennant for the
highest combined merit in gunnery
and engineering.
The battleships Idaho and Utah
stood second and third in engineer
ing. The destroyer Sands won the en-
gineering trophy in her class, the
cruiser Olympia and the gunboat Ia
coma winning first place in their re-
SDeStiVe classes.
Evening star., 1921-08-11
MAIL CONTRACT SIGNED.

The Post Office Department an
nounced the signing of contract
with a Seattle aviator covering the
delivery of mail by seaplane between
that city and Vancouver. British CO.
lumbia Compensation was fixed at
5000 per round. trip. A schedule of
not exceeding ten such trips monthly
will be arranged. to connect with in
coming and outgoing steamers.
Evening star., 1921-08-11
OFFICERS GIVEN ORDERS.

Several officers of the Army have
been ordered to the General STAFF Col
lege. Washington barracks, for duty,
including Col. Munroe Mcfarland, in
fantry: Lieut.. Coils. George E. Kumpe.
Signal Corps; Ralph S. Porter, Medical
Corps; Parker Hit, general staff;
Clarence c. Culver. dir service, and
Robert H. Pierson. Medical Corps. and
Maj. Clifford Jones. general staff.
Evening star., 1921-08-11
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RIGA, August 1I.-Charles r. Crane,
former United States minister to
China, arrived here last night from
Reval. after completing 7,000-mile
journey from Peking, which took him
across Siberia and soviet Russia. Mr..
Crane. who was accompanied by four
Americans and a Chinese cook, re-
fused to discuss the Russian situation
until he had an opportunity to confer
with Capt. Evan E. Young, repre-
sentative of the American State De-
partment here, and Walter L. Brown.
European director of the American
Relief Administration.
Ihose who accompanied Mr.. Crane
on his journey from the far east were
his SON, John o. Crane: Donald NJ.
Brodie. Mr.. Cranes secretary; Nor
gan 81 Palmer % Of Pittsburgh: Pa. long
ways; Paul NJ Dutko. formerly in the
United States consular service at Har-
bin, and L. l. Shi-Ching. a smiling
Chinese.
Tells Story of Trip.
Mr.. Crane told the story of his trip
to crowd of American reporters
waiting at the station to greet him.
Ihe party le1t the Chinese capital on
June Is, and from that time until
August 6. when it left Petrograd for
Reval, it travelled under special
permit from Nikolai Lenin. Russian
bolshevik premier.
The Americans had an opportunity
fully to observe the comedy and trag-
edy of the everyday life Of the Rus
sian people. and were given a greater
chance to inspect conditions than has
been granted any Americans since the
outbreak of the Russian revolution in
1917.
Mr.. Crane filled a car with pack
ages of pins. needles. toothbrushes.
eoap and other merchandise. which re
planned to use in paying his way in
lien of money His stock hnWeyer
Evening star., 1921-08-11
BAND CONCERTS.

Smithsonian grounds, today at
1880 o'clock, concert by the
United States Marine Band,
Taylor Branson, second leader.
March, welcome to Our City,"
Meinrath
Overture. Norma. .. .Bellini
Duet for two cornets, Polka
ForeSf .Mayr
(Musi9fans John A. Brickley
and Albert Mancini.)
Excerpts from Naughty Mari
ette" Herbert
Characteristic, 1.-The Little
Chatterbox' ..Eilenberg
Medley. Bits Of Remicks'
Hts" 1921. 1.............L .Lampe
Grand March, Queen of
Sheba," ............... .Gounod
THE Star Spangled Banner
Evening star., 1921-08-11
TAKEN TO SAVANNAH.
Two Men Reach City From Au
gusta Without Incident.

SAVANNAH, Ga, August lie. o.
Fox and Jesse Gappins. two of the
men held in Augusta for the murder
of William Brazell, Columbia, S. C:
taxi cab driver, were placed in Jail
here early this morning. They We're
brought from Augusta by Sheriff
Plunkett and two deputies. They
made the trip through the country by
automobile, presumably without Incl
dent.
Evening star., 1921-08-11
REPORTS $3.50 THEFT.

Rosie Butler. colored. 2430 Georgia
avenue. reported to the police the
loss of $3.50. She said she was a pas
senger on, Georgia avenue car.
hanging on a strap" when her purse,
containing the money, was stolen.
The purse was cut from the straps.
she stated. and she had only the
straps left when she alighted from
the car at Georgia avenue and How
ard place
Evening star., 1921-08-11
WILL GO TO PANAMA.

Brig. Gen. Fox Conner has been re-
ieved from duty in the office of Gen.
Pershing, chief of staff of the Army.
War Department. and ordered to the
Panama Canal Zone for duty in COM
mand of the 18th Infantry Brigade.
He will sail from New York Novem-
Der "a. serving temporarily in the
office Of the general superintendent
Army transport service, Brooklyn,
until that date.
Evening star., 1921-08-11
MORE CARS USED.
Reduction in Idle Freight Equip
ment Reported.

Reduction of $3.50 in the number
of freight cars temporarily out of
service on July 81 because of the
business depression is shown in re-
ports just received by the car service
section of the American Railway AS
sociation. On that day the total out
Of service was 526.177. compared with
555, 1853 on July %.
Reports showed 161,723 surplus coal
cars Surplus box cars in good con-
dition at the end of the month num-
bered 100.207 compared with 119,422
on July %. a reduction of 1926 cars.
Evening star., 1921-08-11
DECORATION FOR SOLDIER.

A 4bill authorizing the President to
confer the congressional medal OF
honor and the distinguished service
cross on the unidentified American
soldier who will be buried in Arling-
ton national cemetery November II
was passed yesterday by the House
and sent to the Senate.
Evening star., 1921-08-11
W.R. &E. WILL ABIDE
BY CUT IN CAR FARE
Directors at Meeting Decide
Not to Fight Reduction
at Present. Z
EXPECT CONGRESS TO AID
Statement by Company Predicts
! Fair Return on Valuation Will
Not Be Obtained.
EXPECT CONGRESS TO AID

The Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company will abide for the pres
ent by the decision of the Public
Utilities Commission reducing the
rate Of fare to five tokens for 35 cents
on September 1.
This was decided upon by the direc-
tors at a special meeting yesterday
afternoon, after which William F.
Ham. president, issued a statement
giving the company's views on the
reduction.
In this statement Mr.! Ham said
the companys lawyers believe the
road would have redress in court from
decision which will fail to yield a
reasonable return on the value of the
property.
Have Hopes in Congress-.
The directors. however. have cons
fidence in the sense of justice of Con-
gress and of the public he continued
and will abide by the decision for
gress will pass remedial legisla ton.
Mr.. Hams statement follows:
After full consideration the board
has determined to abide for the pres
ent by the commissions order of July
20, and to give the rates established
allowed by law for an appeal from
such order
THAT the proposed Scent cash fare
with tokens at the rate of cents
will not yield the Washington Rail
way and Electric Company and it's
su bsidiary railway companies a fair
return upon their combined valuation
is clear from the fact that the evil
dence before the commission showed
that the yield to these companies
would be but 3.57 per cent per an
mum upon the fair value of their
properties within the District of Co.
lumbia, as established by the COM
mission by its valuation order of
September 4. 1919, plus subsequent
net additions at actual cost.
Moreover, the commission, in its
opinion, declares in express terms
that they themselves do not expect
the proposed rates to yield these
companies as much as a fair return,
the commission saying in this con-
nection: The commission is of the
opinion that no appreciable relief
from present conditions whereby one
system (referring to the Washington
Railway and Electric Company re-
ceives less than a fair return, and the
other an excessive return, can be OBJ
tanned until some change in taxation
methods is adopted, or until a mer-
ger of the several companies is ef-
fected'
Evening star., 1921-08-11
OREGON TO BECOME RELIC.

Instead of scrapping the old battle
ship Oregon the Secretary of the
Navy may present her to the state
of Oregon as an historic relic. The
Oregon was launched at San Fran
cisco in 1893 and was the ship which
Capt Clark sailed around Cape Horn
in record time during the war with
Spain.
Evening star., 1921-08-11
Sees Bar to DEVELOPMENT.

TT is manifest that with such an
inadequate rate of return justice can
ers. nor can the company properly
function and establish the credit nee
essary for its expansion and develop
ment.
Our lawyers advise US that under
such circumstances we have a clear
rlsnt 10 redress through the courts.
or we might abandon or curtaii
Georgetown and Tenleytown. Wash
Evening star., 1921-08-11

During the twenty-one years that
"Ben-Hur" was being produced on the
stage it is estimated that 20O0O,OOO
people saw the play.
Evening star., 1921-08-11
Mr.. HOOVER Al YEARS.. :
Commerce Secretary Celebrates
Birthday Anniversary With Dinner

Herbert Hoover. Secretary of Coms
merce. celebrated his forty-sercnth
birthday last night with a dinner to
Attorney General Daugherty. Of
ficials of both the departments of COM
merce and Justice were present.
Questions of the relations of the
antitrust laws to the collection and
dIStri button of trade statistics were
said to have been discussed as a step
toward working out rules to be fol-
loved by the Commerce Department
and the various trade organizations
under the plan for the publication of
data on various industries collected
by the associations.
Evening star., 1921-08-11
Csc Chidren's
Stockings, 15c
l2-Button Kayser
Silk Gloves, $1.39
Dress Ginghams,
l5c Yard

Made q inches wide: va
riety of plaid, stripe and
plain color ginghams Of
perfect quality and cut
from full piece. Standard
makes worth to 28c.
Evening star., 1921-08-11

Fine white gabar-|
dine sports models
and yoke top, fancy
pockets and butt
tons-assorted reg-l
ular sizes included
in this clearance
sale of wonderful
values for women.
Evening star., 1921-08-11

Amazing collection OF |
orchid, navy. green and /
CANDY summer frocks for mi
women: pretty dotted and
effects with sashes. ruff1es.
quillings of organdy; also
jumper style with white t
One and two of a kind lie
high-grade lots that sold I
Your last chance,
Evening star., 1921-06-05
CANAL AGREEMENT SEEN,
secretary Weeks Expects End of
Cape Cod Controversy

: Secretary Weeks expressed hope
yesterday that an agreement soon
sFould be reached between the gov
: rnment and the owners of the Cape
z cd canal, which would end litiga-
ion now pending over the purchase
Of the canal by the government
: The case is now in the process of
slegotiation," the Secretary said, Il
Evening star., 1921-06-05
sSHIP OFFICIAL CLEARED.
Charges Against w. D. Conrad of
! New York Fail.

q A committee appointed by Chair
2aan Benson to investigate charges
S9referred against w. d. Conrad, head
Syf the Shipping Board admiralty
division in New York. has filed re-
s;ooTt with the chairman clearing Mr.
conrad of all the charges, il was said
yesterday at the board The com
Spittee consisted of r. A. Dean. spe-
.eiai assistant to Admiral Benson
charles Sutter, former commissioner
end DarraGh de Lancey. director OF
S:he division of industrial relations.
The charges against Mr.. Conrad
a5Fere made~by W. d. Henderson, an
assistant counsel in the admiralty
sTffice in New York. The principal
allegation. it was said. was that Mr
conrad was forcing firms operating
shipping Board vessels into bank
synptcy and thereby causing great ex-
.Fense to the board and that he was
s1so throwing resulting legal bust :
!3,ess into the hands of law firm
which his brother-in-law was a
.eiember.
Evening star., 1921-06-05
SHOT DOWN IN WOODS,
rs HELPLESS FOR HOURS
Seriously Wounded by:
,Bpknown Assailant-s -staggers .
sGo His Home Following Day. :.
n Dispatch to The Star.

s&sESaI Dispatch to The Star. K;
skzSkS5MBERLAND, Md. June 4.-For
ms hours after he had been shot
2l&h in the woods by a mysterious
fM9Slant. Henry Ansell. woodsman
Somerset county. Pa. lay
t3&IDless where he fell. while blood
SHed from deep wound in the right
0)6J, of his head.
&&sell was shot about : o'clock yes
3fNay morning while he. was on his
A& across a path in the woods to
@&home. about three and half miles
AXN. 1t was not until o'clock in
that he was able to lift
from his position and make
HHknt half way home.
9Sf day. while Ansell lay wounded in
;ME9w oods, not one person passed by
H& and although he cried and
HAN9ned a considerable part of the
HI6e there was no aid.
t1R0on after he reached the, deserted
s&Eber camp night fell. and he was
NWged to spend the night there, with
any medical treatment.
t4XSe morning he managed to stagger
t2p8. Clinton Saylor of lockwood,
Mar treating Ansell. advised his re-
StTal to the Allegany Hospital here.
ne John Il. L:ttlefield conducted an
May examination. Considerable diff
.HE9lty was experienced in locating
'sthe bullet and an operation followed.
df{though the wounded mans condi.
8on is serious. DIR. Littlefieid thinks
t9Aances of recovery good
explained that after finishing
Iy3trk he decided to spend the night
X, friends home. near the wood
!Sehere he was employed. Early yes
cterday morning he started from his
3rtend's house to his own home. and
= was while he was on the trip home
,ahat he was shot.
4,Ansell knows of no enemies. There
swas no attack following the shooting
Evening star., 1921-06-05

am hopeful that an agreement will
be reached soon"
A jury in the federal court at Bos-
ton recently awarded the Boston.
Cape Cod, and New York Canal Com
pany. s16.SO1,201 from the govern
ment, but the circuit court of appeals
vacated the jury decision.
The case then was remanded to the
lower court for further proceedings.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-04

ial 20 recognize that there Is IN
British opinion, represented hv
many eminent Journalists, ncwspa
pcrs and public men. friendly
feeling for France which perhaps
finds no counterpart In French sen
tmcnt toward Great Britain.
by contrast, there Is also In Great
Britain very large public senti
ment which suspects France from
Of old. and although demandinr
that France should forget iudon-
dorff while he IL stIll alive. finds It
impossible to rid Itself Of apprchen-
sion Of Napoleon a century after his
death. II Is out OF this group that
there has emerged that long serle
ot attacks upon France, which, when
continued IN Washington. have LED
TO very grave, consequences.
So far az Germany Is concerned
1t Will be difficult TO imagine a
greater divergence OF interest than
that between Great Britain ana
France. France is sclf-Contained
country OF 100000 OF people
capable % feeding all Of Its popu-
latlon. having valuable colonies e.
be sure, but dependent neither upon
It's colonial markets nor upon tn"
markets OF the world for its own
existence. Never having become IN
dustrinll2ed to the degree OF all o.
the other great powers. the para'y-
sis Of the Industrial system OF tho
world as n result OF the war has had
very little effect upon France. Thus
for example, when unemployment In
England passed the 5000. 600 mark
that in France had hardly reached
S5 600.
Why France IL Determined.
II follows then that France has
no domestic or economic reason to
hold back in demanding that Ger
many pay for wanton destruction in
the war because OF any approhen-
sion that extreme demands might
lead to the economic disintegration
OF Germany, with the corresponding
0vcrturning OF tho whole economic
system OF the world and thus ulti-
mately do injury to France herself
by the reflex. France can econom
ically and industrially support an
extreme policy toward Germany
without running any great risks Ia
herself.
Now, the situation ms TO Great
Britain is exactly the reverse. On
the island which hold, England
Scotland and Wales and u mnCh
less than half the area of France,
1000. 900. In thc nineteenth CEN
tury the industrial dcvciopm"nt of
Great Britain was such that II
became In fact u vast factory. IL
consented voluntarily to n trans
formation which gave Il industrial
supremacy In the world, bnt led
To an expansion of population and
IA restriction of food production,
| making the country dependent
/ upon foreign markets and foreign
| food supplies for It's existence.
! At the present moment the situa
ton with respect to Great Britain j.
unmlstakable. 1t cannot itself fec
over 80, 900, 900 OF the i3,0O0.000 In
habitants. Its accumulated capita
OF past decades has been great,
! impaired by the war. II IL Is Z
maintain It's population 1t can onl'
do 90 by selling its manufacture
articles abroad and applying tn
proceeds to purchase food for IT.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-04
QUARREL WAS INEVITABLE

the abstract principle presented by
Mr. Hughes Inv the matter OF submA
Iiuc fleets. than we had and still
have a real British outbreak of pas
sion. MIR H. O. Wells could soc
France already plotting war, and
f1r more sober. minded British cor.
respondents found themselves con-
fronted by "A French submarine fleet
constituting threat aimed directly
at Great Britaiu.
4 had Case Of NERVES"
Now. from the American point of
view. IL Is apparent that the whole
VI the latter phase of the Washing
tom conference In regard 70 the
Anglo French dispute was cnso OF
nerves Tho British Journalistic at =
tack upon the French army invited
and received an official French III
pustc iu the matter of tho sub
marine. end tho French ripostc In
tho matter ot the submarine trans
ccrrcd the battle from America TO
Europe and from Se"ontccnth street
ia Washington to Downing street In
I London while the French bargain
with kemai pasha provided Curzon
with fhc opportunity for such dcnun-
citation ~ l'r"nch policy as France
had resortcd TO when Lloyd George
had A private COnNorHntiou with %
German statesman in the matter Of
upper Silcsia.
A. have said the thing that Is
most impressive 60 America about
the whole row is The degree 10 which
II reveals incompatibllity of temper
/ between the English ana h y
I French THIS inrompntibility
grows out NJ past history and pres
ent necessities, Tho French occupA-
/ tiou Of the Ruhr 20 enforce German