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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-26
BAKER ANSWERS
FRENCH'S CHARGES
War Secretary Asks Plea for
Restoration of Rank Be
Dismissed.

Denying he assumed to act person
ally for. or in place of. President
Wilson in approving the recommenda-
tons of the "plucking board" and de-
clarinS that he had general authority
from the chief executive to act in his
name. Newton D. Baker, Secretary of
War, today filed in court answer to
the mandamus proceeding brought by
Col. John w. French. to secure the
return of his rank as colonel on the
that position. The reclassification
board placed Col. French in class B
and recommended his retirement with
the rank of colonel
Recommendation Approved.
This recommendation was approved
by Secretary Baker. but Col French
appealed to the District Supreme
Court claiming that the Secretary Of
War had exceeded his authority and
that the officer had not had oppor-
tunity to be heard by counsel before
the reviewing board. which finally
placed him on the retired list.
Secretary Baker tells the court
that Col. French was given court
he had been notified that ne had been
conditionaily placed in class b. and
that the officer appeared before the
board and was represented by coun-
sci. The report of that court was
before the reviewing boards, the Sec
retary says. and. while admitting
that the personnel of these review
ing boards. with one exception. was
identical with the original classic,
cation board. he states that these
officers were without bias or preju-
dice and considered the testimony
adduced at the court Of inquiry.
All PrevisfsAA u Law ObserveA. I
All the provisions OF the law were
observed. the court il told, and the
Secretary of War asks that the oe-
tition of Col. French be dismissed.
A similar suit for fnandamus
brought by Col. w. F. Creary. who
also claims to be victim Of the
"pluckinY board" also was answered
by Secretary Baker. The court is
also requested to dismiss this pro-
ceeding, on the ground that the law
has been followed and no rights of
the officer iufringed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-26
MOUNTAIN GOES
NORTH TEN FEET,
JUMPS BACK SIX

BERKELEY, Calf, January Go
The mountains of the coast range
in the vicinity of San Francisco
are moving slowly northward.
causing enormous earth strain
and producing rebounds. in one
of which Mount Tamalpais jumped
hack 66 feet, according to Prof.
a. G. Lawson of the University OF
California. in a geological bulletin
made public here.
Tamalpais moved northward
ten feet between the years 1854
and 1906 and then hoped back
6.6 feet in 1906 at the time of the
San Andreas slip, which caused
the great earthquake of that
year. Prof. Lawson asserted.
Mount Hamilton, near San Jose.
he said, moved northward at the
rate of four feet a year from 1893
to 1903. but after sudden SHIFT
in that year continued at the
rate of 81 feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-26
COLBY BACK FROM HIS
SOUTH AMERICAN VISIT
Secretary Of State Reaches Navy
Yard Here and Is Expected to
Go to white House.

Secretary Colby and party. includ
ing Gen. Cronkhite. commanding the
Army Corps area at Baltimore, and
Rear Admiral F. 3. Bassett, naval aid.
arrived at the Washington navy yard
this afternoon about o'clock on the
naval yacht Niagara, from an official
visit to the presidents of Brazil. Ar
gentina and Uruguay.
He made the trip on the battleship
Florida, which arrived in Chesapeake
bay last night. and the party was
transferred to the Niagara, which
started Immediately on it's trip up
the Potomac to Washington.
1t is expected that Secretary Colby
will visit the White House this aft
ernoon and give President Wilson,
whose special envoy he was, an ac-
count of his reception and experiences
in the South American republics.
By the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, January 2S.-Secre-
tary Of State Bainbridges Colby. who
arrived in Hampton roads last night
on the. battleship Florida. after off,
cial visits. to several Of the South
American republics. this morning
boarded the naval yacht Niagara for
his return to Washington.
In a message sent ashore Mr.. Colby
said all members of the party are well.
and he praised highly the cordiality
and friendship with Whlch they were
received in all Of the three countries
Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina-they
visited.
'One of the pleasantest tasks which
await me-" Secretary Colby said, lis
to convey, if ! can do so adequately,
to President Wilson some idea of the
deep respect in which he is held in
South America, and of the deep dis
play of admiration with which every
allusion to him and every mention of
his name were greeted"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-26
GOLF ATTRACTS HARDING
ASHORE. FROM H0USEBOAT
Victoria Is Not Expected to Reach
Palm Beach Until
Tomorrow.

FORT PIERCE. Fla. January Is
Golf attracted President-elect Hard
ing ashore from his houseboat. the
Victoria, again today, the vacation
party putting in here early in the
days run for try at the Fort Pierce
links. It was midday before the jour-
ney southwark was resumed. and in
dications were that the Victoria would
not reach Palm Beach until tomorrow.
So far golf has been the only recrea-
ton of the President t-elect and his
companions since they left st. Angus
tine Saturday.
Fishing is to be big feature Of the
vacation trip before it is over. but
for the present they prefer to spend
their hours aboard their houseboat
lounging on deck. 1t is likely that
before turning northward on the re-
turn trip they will spend several days
on the fishing grounds near Miami.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-26
Today's News
i'm Paragra phs

President Wilson and former Coy. Cox
had a half hours chat in the formers
study today about things in general,
according to the latter's statement.
Page
Army chemical buildings burned by gov
ernment orders. Page 1
Schwab exonerated by U. S. Shipping
Board inquiry committee. Page !
DR.. Ballou leaves tonight to inspect
schools of Cleveland. Page l
Senator Harris introduces resolution
calling for investigation OF prices
charged for newsprint paper. Page 2
Four plays and brilliant charity ball
given at Hotel Washington to aid Near
East Relief. Page 2
MARYLAND certificate Of vote expected in
proper form today. PAGE 2
Naturalized American, resident Of Mori-
da- charges he was tarred and feath-
cred for attending negro wedding
PAGE 2
Member of Japan's diet attacks Ambas-
sador Shidehara for reaching diplo-
matte agreement with u. s. Page g
Merchants Association urges national
representation for the District. III
Page I13
Caninetti at hearing favors restriction
of alien flood. Pagaa13
Commissioners Boardman and Kutx re
special guests Of Benning Citizens
Association. Pagei ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-26
LLOYD GEORGE,
ANGRY AT PRESS.
TO SPURN PARIS

BY the Associated Press
PARIS. January 26-Premier
Lloyd George is understood to have
taken umbrage at an article in a
Paris newspaper criticising his atti-
tude on various questions now being
discussed by the supreme allied eoun-
ell. and has complained bitterly to
Premier BRAND regarding the tone of
the French press. says the Oeuvre.
Since l am treated this way" the
newspaper quotes Mr.. Lloyd George
as saying: II tell you 1 will never
come to Paris again.
MIR. BRAND in consequence of this
protest, appealed to newspaper re-
porters last night to use more mod
Grafton in writing of the work of the
supreme council
Il am not supported by all Of you"
he declared. "Indiscretions, even
pure inventions. were printed this
morning, which do not please my in
terlocutors. If that goes on you will
make it impossible for any more
meetings to be held in Paris"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-26
COUNCIL IS BLOCKED.
Allies Hopelessly at Odds Over
German Disarmament.
BY PAUL SCOTT MOwRER
Nv Cable TO The star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1921


Nv Cable to The star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1921.
PARIS. January 2S.--The supreme
council. after devoting two entire ses.
s.ions to the disarmament question.
'iinds itself blocked, contrary to ali
expectations. by SO complete a dis
agreement that the question has been
referred back to the experts and the
council has taken up the discussion Of
The Austrian and near eastern oues-
liens. The armament disagreement
.uvolves not only policies but facts.
The French and British experts dis
agree on the latter as much as Pre-
,niers Lloyd George and BRAND do on
lns former.
Marshal F'och at the first session
gave one set OF figures and Gen. Bing-
liam, who has charge OF the destruc-
tion of material for the interallied
military commission in Berlin. gave
another set. Thus Foch estimates that
he Germans have hidden away 10000
machine guns, while Bingham's esti-
'u.,te is 10000. Gen. Nollet. head of
he interallied military commission
N Berlin. supported Marshal Foch
i'rime Minister Lloyd George several
Continued oil Page 2. Column 80
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-26
BANDITS HOLD UP
COURTHOUSE At
HARDLzVG;S HOME

MARION. Ohio, January 26.-Two
bandits early this morning entered
the Office Of the county treasurer
in the courthouse here. knocked
Treasurer Harry Z. Forty uncon-
scious with the butt end of a re.
volver and escaped in an automo-
bile with $4,000 in cash.
Treasurer Forty arrived at his
Office unusually early to arrange
for the handling Of last-minute
taxpayers. He had opened the big
Office vault, obtained several thou
sand dollars in change. and had
again closed and locked the vault
when the bandits entered.
The vault contained between
$4,000 and $4,000 in tax money.
which the robbers did not get, be.
cause Of Treasurer Forry's fore
sight in locking the safe after tax.
ing out the money to be used, a.
change in the days business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-26
MINE WAGE PARIEY FAILS.

PHILADELPHIA. January 26.-The
Joint conference of anthracite mine
workers and operators. which has
been discussing increases in wages,
the extension of the eight-hDur day
and the adjustment Of inequalities.
said by the miners to exist, came to
an end yesterday after a two-day
session without any agreement being
reached. There will be no further
meetings unless one is asked by the
representa- tives of the miners, it was
said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-26
TO PUSH WAGE BILL.
johnson Will Move Consideration
Daily Until Successful.

Unanimous consent to vote on the
Johnson Nolan minimum wage bill for
government employees was asked in the
Senate today by Senator johnson of
California.
Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia OBJ
jected. Senator Johnson then asked If
unanimous consent could be obtained
to vote on the bill on some future day,
but Senator Smith still objected.
Thereupon Senator johnson gave no
tioe that at the close of morning busi-
ness he would move to take up the
minimum wage bill. and that he would
make such a motion each day until the
bill had been disposed of.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-26
TOWNS HELD BY SOVIET
BESlEGED BY PEASANTS
Disturbances Which Recently
Broke Out in Siberia Declared
Alarming.

LONDON, January 26.-Reports that
disturbances which broke out recent
" in Siberia are assuming an alarm
inc character are contained in a
Hesisingfors s dispatch to the Central
News today. The peasants. it is de-
clared, are besieging several towns
held and fortified by soviet forces.
thus cutting Off the supply of food
stuffs from the towns.
The advices assert, however. that
in eastern Siberia the bolsheviki have
begun great onslaught on the
neaaant communes and that terrorism
IL reigning over a large area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-26
BY GEORGE WITTE.
By Cable to The star and Chicss 90 Daily News
Copyright, 1921.


BERLIN, Germany. January &C.
Germanys communists, comprising
several thousands OF employees in the
most vital industries of the empire.
are clamoring for an Offensive and
defensive alliance Of the German re-
public with soviet Russia against the
entente and the United States.
Following the divulgence by the
government of detailed plans for an
uprising in the first part OF March
of the laboring classes, with q red army
of several hundred thousand men act
ing as it's backbone, Clara Zetkin, q
woman member of the communist
party in the rcichstag. last night de-
rranded of the German parliament
that il pass a bill favoring a military
treaty with soviet Russia against
the capitalistic world. including the
victorious nations of Europe and
the United States Of America"
Frau Zetkin threatened the gov
ernment by saying:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-26
FAv0RS BUILDING BILLS.
House Committee Authorizes In
auiry Into "Dcrmitories."

The House committee Of public build
ings and grounds to-day ordered IA
vorable report on the joint resolution
which instructs the public. buildings
commission to examine INTO the feast
biIity of erecting apartment houses
in Washington to be occupied exclu-
sively by members Of Congress and
The committee also favorably re-
ported on the bill providing for $15.-
n00. 600 to be spent in a hospital build
ing program on which House leaders
had reached an agreement yesterday.
The committee today videned the pro
visions of this measure to include care
of disabled Spanish war veterans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-26
SHOOTS WOMAN, THEN
SLASHES OWN THROAT
Joseph Hollingsworth Seriously
Wounds His Landlady at Win
chester and Commits Suicide.

WINCHESTER. Va, January 26-
Joseph Hollingsworth. house paint
er. shot and probably fatally wound
ed Mrs. Matte Mason, wife of w. N
Mason of kearnstown. with whom
Hollingsworth boarded. today. then
slashed his own throat and shot him.
self, dying at the hospital.
Hollingsworth is said TO have shown
signs of mental arrangement recently.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-26
aBEsT NEWS I EVER HEARD
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 26.-"I am
indeed grateful" Charles M. Schwab,
steel magnate, today told the Asso-
ciated Press when he learned that the
Walsh committee had issued a state
ment in Washington clearing him of
charges of receiving payment from
the government for expenses while
serving as director general of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation.
"It is the best news / have ever
heard he said, his voice shaking
with emotion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-26
WEATHER.

Unsettled weather. probably snow
late tonight and tomorrow; not much
change in temperature; lowest tenn
perature tonight about Is degrees.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended at 2 pm. today: Highest. %. at ,
pm. today: lowest. Is. at am. today.
Full report on page 2.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1921-12-02

only newspaper exponent of Town
leyism left in this part Of the state,
critics Governor Nestos for not cal
ling a special session Of the legisla-
ture to reduce the taxes for the COM
ing year. For the enlightenment Of
Mr.. Kent and others who think as he
does, we will call their attention to
the fact that the Nonpartisan officers
who were told by the voters to quit
and go home plunged the state into
$11, 100000 more debt by issuing
new bonds the day before they quit
Bismarck. This amount, with the
other millions that are already
squandered have to be paid. The
debts of the state, which not only in
clude the borrowed money, but hail
insurance, school money, county and
township funds, automobile license
money, and several other funds that
have disappeared the last five years,
will have to be paid before we can
look for much reduction in our tax
levy.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1921-12-02

However, much has been done
much that will not have to be undone
or re-done. The troublesome medi-
cal beer bill perplexed the senators
for days. That is now ancient his
tory. The maternity bill is a law,
after much propaganda, pro and con.
The Veterans Bureau Act, consoli-
dating all soldiers relief agencies,
something long demanded by the
American Legion, is an accomplished
fact. We are at peace with Germany
Austria and Hungary. The action
came without fiag-waving but it
took some time. The immigration
restriction law was enacted. Farm
ers were given the protection asked
in the emergency tariff bill, passed,
and once extended. The budget law,
long a dream, has become reality.
Army and naval appropriations bills,
left over from last session, were
passed. And the $25,O0O,OOO farm
loan act, liberalizing farm credits, is
in operation.
The revenue revision bill, the big
gest job of all, became law with
the end of the session. 1t may be
changed in a later session but for
the time it is out of the way and for
the most part it will be the law of
the land for awhile.
| The permanent tariff bill, another
legislative Tartar, is half way thru
the mill. It may have to be changed
ss conditions with which it deals are
changing, but the heavy end of the
job has been done.
+ After reviewing the work done Re-
preventative Mondell, the Republican
floor leader, calls the session zone of
the most diligent and important ses-
sions in the history of the American
Congress. Probably most of the
! men who have been doing the work
will agree with him. Certainly the
members of the Ways and Means
Committee, after laboring for months
upon the two great measures of the
present congress, and other lesser
bills, as well, feel that they have
mastered some tremendous obstacles.
And Senators, who sat oft times un-
til time for the cock to crow, will
probably admit that they have done
their bit.
With the folks at home, where re-
suits alone will be weighed in the
balance, the verdict is still to be rem
dered. And before the tests in June
and November the legislators at
Washington must grind away again
Tor many months. In the meantime
1t may be we'll to consider that Con-
Rress is meeting place of many
minds, that changing conditions ere
ate Varvlng opinions which must he
threshed out in the mill day by dav
All of which takes time.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1921-12-02
A LAME APOLOGY.

Editor Kent of the Cavalier Chron-
lcie printed sort of an apology to the
businessmen of|Cavalier for the in
sultlng article he gave space to the
week before. Bless your heart Mr..
Kent. That article contained nothing
more than what you have been re-
producing in your columns many
times before. It was the same doc
trlne that Mr.. Townley instilled in
every true Nonpartisan from the
platform when he spoke in Pembina
it was the same doctrine Mr.. Town
ley gave at Ray when he fired his
parting gun in the campaign of 1920,
when he said that if the people of
that town dared to vote against the
Nonpartisan ticket he would come
back to Ray after election and he
would see that the grass would grow
in the streets of that town. It is
the same doctrine communities are
still practicing to boycott public en-
terprises in towns in many places.
But strange to say. The world is
rolling on its regular revolutions.
The townspeople are getting along
apparently the same as usual. The
country folks are doing the same
thing. But Mr.. Townley is lurking
behind the bars in the Jackson jail
awaiting his liberty. Mr.. Kent's ap-
ology reminds US of the story of the
Dutchman's dog that swallowed an
overshoe-it regretted it afterward.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1921-12-02
WASHINGTON NEWS LETTER.

Exclusive to the Pioneer Express)
Congressman O. B. Burtness was
the only member from North Dakota
to accept the invitation extended to
senators and representatives by the
Hearst Publishing Company to visit
Canada during the recess for the
purpose of studying the sales-tax
r"s-r in operation in that country.
! Eu,t.less left the Capitol Friday
for New York where he expected to
attend the Army Navy football game
before meeting the "Sales-Tax" spe-
cial there on Sunday. Mr.. Paul w.
Shorbe, formerly of Grand Forks,
and a member of a law firm in
Washington, with other North Da-
kota people, accompanied Congress-
man Burtness.
The sales tax party included some
seventy-five legislators, many of
them opponents Of the sales tax pro-
ject. Sentiment is Congress at this
time is against the proposal by a
considerable majority, much of the
opposi ition coming from representa-
tives of agricultural districts. On
the other hand it is felt by many of
the leading financial authorities to
be an inevitable solution to the Am
erican tax problem and brief study
i of the law as it is working in Canada
should tend to clarity the situation,
and perhaps to incline sentiment one
way or the other. Senator. Smoot of
Utah, considered to be one of the
more far-sighted of the members of
the Senate, proposed a modified form
of the sales tax during the recent
debate on the revenue bill but it was
| defeated by decided majority.
In the House there has seemed to
be even less favor for such law,
and the Ways and Means Committee
dropped consideration of such a pro-
posal by Bacharach of New Jersey,
shortly after it settled down to work
upon the tax bill that is now in ef-
feet.
All of the North Dakota House
members have heretofore been op-
posed to the sales tax.
| IN the Senate NJ. McCumber vo-
tied against the Smoot amendment
when it was advanced. Senator
V"dd wac "hra~+ o-d ro+ --o+'-~ -,,4
he is understood to have held similar
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1921-12-02

"a good family residence in good
location is for sale at bargain.
Cheaper than you can afford to
rent: Apply to G. G. THOMPSON.
Pembina. 9ntf
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1921-12-02
ICE AND SAW DUST

lam prepared to deliver ice to any
part Of the city on short notice. AL
so contract for saw dust and pack
ce~ houses.
o. F. SONDERMAN.
The Drayman.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1921-12-02
views of the measure.

The expenses of the sales tax par
ty are to be borne entirely by the
Hearst Company, and it is planned
that the special train shall svop at
Montreal and other leading cities in
eastern Canada. Dominion officials
have prepared series of receptions
for the visiting delegation and every
opportunity will be afforded them to
meet and discuss the problem, both
with governmental officials and the
taxpayers themselves.
Several members have expressed a
desire to sound out the Canadian
farmers on the matter, holding as
they do the opinion that such a tax
is not in the best interests of such
constituencies.
In addition to Representative O.
b. Burtness of North Dakota, the
Northwest is represented by Repre-
sentatives Clague and Keller of Min
nesota. and Riddck of Montana;
several congressman from Wiscon-
sin also making the trip. =
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1921-12-02

Buck1on's ArnlCa SoDve
j she CAST Ssise In The War,d.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1921-12-02

At home, anywhere in the country
people are looking askance toward
washington, muttering because Of
things Congress has done, or left un
done. With hard times knocking a,
the door it is easy to blame thing,
on the lawmakers when all does no,
run smoothly.
In Washington congressman, rest.
ing after tedious seven month.
session, are congratulating themsel
yes at some of the milestones passed
And so it is with something to bt
said ""on 10th sides. Quite assured
ly both sides will tell it, too.