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Evening star., 1921-04-23
OFFERS TO HOLD UP GOLD.
Germany Makes Counter Proposal
to Allied Demand.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. April 23.-Germany, instead
of either agreeing or refusing to
transfer the gold reserve OF the reichs-
bank to occupied territory in the
Rhineland. as the allied reparations
commission had demanded, has Of
fered to agree not to export or permit
the expectation of gold from Germany
before October ] next.
GermanyS note in reply to the
reparations commission. delivered to
the commission today. in which this
offer is rendered. says her proffered
agreement would adequately protect
the allies, who had demanded the
transfer because the second ;paragraph
of article 24S of the treaty of Yer
sailles. prohibiting the expectation of
gold. becomes imperative May /.
The second paragraph Of article 24s
of the peace treaty reads:
up to May l. 1921, the German gov
ernment shall not export or dispose
Of and shall forbid the export or
disposal of, gold without the previous
approval of the allied and associated
powers acting through the reparations
commission"
This proviso was intended to prevent
Germany, should she feel inclined to
do so. from disposing of any of her
gold holdings prior to final settlement
of the amount and methods of her
reparations payments.
Evening star., 1921-04-23
GERMANS REFUSE WORK
ON FRONTIER FOR ALLIES
Customs Officers Making It Diff
cult for Inter-Allied Rhineland
Commission to Enforce Regime.

By the Associated Press.
MAYENCE, Germany, April 22-
The interallied Rhineiaud commission
is meeting difficulties in the applica-
tion Of the new customs regime on
the eastern. frontier of the occupied
territories. which became effective
Wednesday, as large percentage of
the German customs ohicerss have re-
fused to work, while others are op-
posing passive resistance.
Itefusals to work for the allies have
been particularly numerous in the re-
gion OF Ludwigshaven and DuesseI-
dorf The commission is prepared to
take energetic measures to put the
Germans to work, the nature of which
however. has not been disclosed In
the region of Dusseldorf, allied off,
cials say. the first day the regime
came into effect. the frontier customs
posts actually were swamped with
parcels which the officials declare had
evidently been saved for many days in
order to embarrass the allies
1t is learned that traffic between
the occupied territories and Germany
proper is ten times more in volume
than that on the western frontier of
the German republic, between Bel
gium. France and the occupied terri
tories. In the region Of Mayence and
Worms freight trains have suffered
considerable delays owing to the de-
fection OF the German customs off,
GERS.
An official note issued in Berlin by
the ministry of the interior reached
the Occupational zone today. In the
note the German government says it
cannot bring pressure to bear on the
functionaries to force them to work
under the new regime. but that il
any choose to work, it will not be held
against them.
Evening star., 1921-04-23
RENT BOARD SOON
TO Be COMPLETE

The vacancy on the rent commission
of the District of Columbia will be
filled by President Harding early next
week. according to intimations made
today at the White House The
vacancy was caused when Capt James
F. Oyster resigned to become mem
Der of the board of District Commits
sioners; and. because of the great in
crease in the business of the COM
mission resulting from the recent
Court upholding the Ball rent act,
which created the commission. a full
membership is deemed impe erative.
President Harding's attention has
been called to this and it is known
that he is giving the matter his at
reach a decision as to the appointment
of Capt. Oysters successor.
William l.. Guide Suggested.
No indication has been given official
ly as to who will be selected, but it
is understood that William +. GUIDE,
former president of the Chamber of
Commerce and for many years one of
the civic leaders III this city. is being
seriously considered.
Edward F. Coiladay, republican ma
t1onal committe eman for the District.
and William T. Galliher, chairman
of the republican state committee of
the District. called at the White
House Offices today and placed Mr.
GUIDES name before Secretary Chris
tian and urged his appointment
In their recommendation they laid
emphasis upon Mr.. GUIDES long pub
lie service and his high character
and ability.
According to the belief of some
local leaders it is considered likely
that the President next week will ap-
point the United States district at
torney for the District of Columbia
The appointment of a recorder of
deeds and the reappointment of Cor
poral Tanner as register of wills for
the District are expected to follow
Immediately.
In the scramble over the vacancy in
the federal court of appeals. caused
tice Ashley NJ. Gould of the Supreme
Court of the District of Colum bia is
being prominently mentioned and 1t
is understood that he can have the
appointment if he desires it. 1t is
known that he stands il high favor
with the new administration and that
the President has regard for him per
sonally and for his ability as a jurist
Justice Gould. however. has given
no indication that he would accept the
place If rendered. Judge John c.
Rose of Maryland also is being promI-
nently mentioned for the place, as is
judge Edmund Waddill, jr., of Rich
mond.
Evening star., 1921-04-23
TOXIC ADVISORY COUNCIL
APPROVES STAND ON YAP
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, April 22.-The diplomatic
advisory council today approved the
attitude of the cabinet on the man
date question, after Viscount Uchida.
the foreign minister, had given an ex-
position of the governments view
point, according to newspaper reports.
Nothing official as to the nature or
the councils decision has been given
out. however.
In diplomatic circles here the i'm
preston prevails that every eHort
will he made to reach a settlement
mutually satisfactory to the powers
concerned. The government. accord
ing to the Asahi Shimbun. is consider
ing the advisability of appointing a
special commission with this end IN
view.
A TOXIC dispatch of Wednesday
quoted the Nichi Nichi as saying the
cabinet on Tuesday had decided there
was no reason to alter Japans policy
on the Yap mandate question, De-
cause of the recent American note on
the subject. The decision of the
cabinet, the newspaper said. would be
reported Friday to the diplomatic ad-
visory council at an extraordinary
meeting of that body. While the
foreign Office would neither confirm
n or deny the Nichi sNichrs statement.
the Toxic newspapers of ThursdaG
sA.e,.ed it as accurate
Evening star., 1921-04-23
BY the Associa ted Press.

By the Associated Press. + o.
CHICAGO, April 23.-Federal Off
cials today said they had received in
formation that Zig Bill Haywood,
/ W. w. chief, who is believed to be
in Russia. had gone 10 th1t country
to become head of the propaganda
bureau of the soviet government.
We have information that Hay
wood was chosen for this work by
Lenin after being recommended by
certain radicals who have been de-
ported from the United States" said
Charles F. Clyne. United States dis
trict attorney. We understand that
the first fields for Haywood propa-
ganda will be Germany Poland
Sweden. Norway and Finland. He
will attempt to bring about uprisings
there We believe.
"Our information is that Haywood
was approached by secret agents of
the Russian government and offered
the position. ] doubt very much if it
will be possible to extradite Hay
wood. because of the cancellation of
the Russian treaty"
Haywood's time limit for reporting
at the Leavenworth, Kan. peniten-
tiary, where he was scheduled to
serve twenty years for obstructing
war activities, expires Monday
Evening star., 1921-04-23
REAL ESTATE AGENT DIES.

Charles c. Nixon, member of the
Board of Trade and connected with
the sales department of the real es-
tate firm of Boss & Phelps for the
past two years. died last night at the
George Washington University Hos
pital. Death resulted after an illness
of six days following an operation
for appendicitis. He resided at S4O7
34th place. Cleveland Park.
Mr. Nixon was born in Sewickly.
Pa. December %. 1888. He was gradu-
ated from the public schools of this
city and also from the National Uni
versity Law School. After a short
residence in Tulsa. Okla. he returned
to this city and entered the real es-
tate busi ness. During the world war
MIR. Nixon served in the United States
Marine Corps.
Funeral services will be held Mon
day afternoon at 2 o'clock at his resi-
dence. Rev. Frank f. Bigelow OF
the Cleveland Park Congregational
Church will officiate. Interment will
be in Rock Creek cemetery.
Surviving him are his widow. for
merly Miss Marjorie Mertz of this
city. and a daughter. Olivia Nixon.
Evening star., 1921-04-23
LONDON IS HOPEFUL
OVER COAL CRISIS

3y the Associated Press.
LONDON. April 23.-Delegates OF
local unions of the Miners Federation
of Great Britain met here today. but
it was understood before the meeting
that no definite decision relative to
the controversy with mine owners.
which caused the mineEs' strike,
April l. would be reached until after
leaders of the federation conferred
again with Premier Lloyd George
Monday.
Mr.. Lloyd George conferred with
the miners yesterday. and at the close
of their conversations the SITUATION
was considered quite hopeful. 1t was
said the prime minister had appea1ed
to both sides in the mine controversy
to renew negotiations regarding the
wage question. and that the govern
ment was disposed to agree to a sort
of national wage pool. one OF the chlef
demands of the miners.
Frank Hodges. secretary e., OF the
miners union. who has been in a
rather delicate position since the
breakdown of the triple alliance
strike, received a vote of confidence
from the miners federation yester-
day. 5f-lf.s-eE.
The position was considered SO hope
full at the close of yesterdays confer
ence which was held at the board of
trade, lnat MI Liza. 1eOISt, "ho
previously had intended to remain in
London overnight. started Immediately
for Lympne SO as to be able to meet
Premier BRAND of France tomorrow
at Dover.
The official report OF the board of
trade conference shows that the pre-
mier appealed to both sides to come
together and INVESTIGATES the wage
question. 1t was arranged that dur
ing the adjournment to Monday the
coal owners prepare for submission
of papers showing in greater detail
the effect of their proposals both upon
the miners wages and their own
profits.
This is considered an important
point, il having been maintained by the
miners that figures hitherto advanced
by the owners to prove the industry
was unable to stand a higher wage
scale than that they offered were mis-
unfair to base a permanent wage scale
upon a period of abnormal depression
in the industry.
Unofficial and unconfrmed reports
are current that the government is dis
posed to agree to sort of national
wages pool, as distinct from a profits
pool, and is strongly urging the own
ers to make better wage offer. AL
though the miners are firm on the de-
mand for a national pool, the fact
that they have not withdrawn their
confidence in Mr.. Hodges leaves the
hope that a compromise settlement is
possible.
Evening star., 1921-04-23
WATCH PAPER MAKERS.
Department of Labor Interested il
Strike Possibilities.

Possibilities of strikes involving up
ward of 10000 men in news print pa
per and pulp mills in the United
States are being watched carefully
by the Department of Labor, it was
stated today by officials.
Rejection of decreases in pay and
lengthening of hours in the mills was
made by more than 5000 employees of
the international Brotherhood of Pulp
SulPhite and Paper Mill Workers in
returns from forty-four locals on a
referendum on the situation. Only five
members dissented in the rejection
proposition. Six companies have
agreements which expire May 1, and
several others have agreements ex-
piring May II.
Forecasts of a strike which would
tie up the news print situation in the
United States caused the appointment
Of Comm ssi oner Charles Bendheim of
the conciliation service to investigate
the situation. In case of a deadlock.
it was said, the department would re-
quest the continuance of work and
the postponement of n strike until it
had chance to mediate.
Evening star., 1921-04-23
CONVENTION HALL
PLANS FUR7HERED
Mrs. Dimock Requests Sec
retary Hoover to Suggest
Campaign Manager.

Plans for the erection in Washing
ton of a George Washington memorial
building to cost in the neighborhood
idly, and it is expected that a Wash
ington man to direct the campaign in
this city to raise part of the fund for
the building Will, soon be appointed.
Mrs. Henry F. Dimock, who told of
the need of such abuilding in an ad-
dress before the D. A. r. congress
last night. conferred with Secretary
Hoover of the Department of Com
merce yesterday, and is undeystood to
have asked Mr.. Hoover to suggest a
man to direct the local campaign. Mr..
Hoover IS understood to have men,
toned the name of Arthur c. Moses,
who directed the campaign for Euro
pean relief in Washington, as a man
well qualified to handle the campaign
for funds for the memorial building. Mr.
Hoover Will be guest at dinner at
the home of Mrs. Dimock in 18th street
tonight and the matter will be fur
ther discussed
BoOsters' Meeting Called.
The campaign in Washington will
be given additional impetus at meet
ing to be held at the First Baptist
Church a week from tomorrow, which
DR. Henry Allen Tupper. pastor of the
church. has called for the purpose of
crystallizing sentiment for the erec-
tion of the George Washington me-
mortal building. Mrs. Dimock will ad-
dress the meeting and DR.. Tupper
hopes to secure another speaker of
national prominence to outline the
need of a memorial building to the
first President
AS at present outlined. the building
will be exceedingly spacious and will
have an auditorium of large dimen-
sions to be canopied by a dome Of
fering good acoustics equal to auy on
the continent of Europe. At the same
time, it is said, such a building will
adequately meet the often expressed
need for a spacious auditorium in
Washington. which civic bodies have
frequently urged
Evening star., 1921-04-23
PRINTERS WILL CONFER
WITH SECRETARY DAVIS
4I-Hour Week Issue Is to Be Dis
cussed on Monday
Afternoon.

An Informal conference with Presi-
dent Mcfarland and Secretary Hays
of the International Typogra phical
Union will be held by Secretary Of
La Dor Davis Monday afternoon. it was
learned today, to discuss the contro-
versy between employing printers and
the union on the national issue of the
-four-hour working week.
Official auth oriZa tion for strike on
May l has been given unions by head
quarters where employees of job shops
are not on a forty-four- basis by
that date Exceptions are made in cases
where the contracts do not expire on
that date.
A 10 per cent assessment will be laid
on members in case of serious conse-
auences. it was stated. \ referendum
to the individual unions will be voted
on here during the next few days.
Various communications from in
dividual printers and local unions
have been received at the Department It
of Labor. it was said. but no direct
request for mediation has been made
by either side.
Newspaper shops of metropolitan
cities. including Washington. will not
be affected by the strike. since the
forty four-hour week already is in
force. The job shops throughout the
country. it is expected. will feel the
brunt of the fight.
Evening star., 1921-04-23

dent in this city an inclination to
see what Germany would offer be-
fore reaching decision as to what
future steps the allies would take in
enforcing their demands upon the
Berlin cabinet.
Germanys appeal to the United
States to act as arbitrator of the
reparations problem and the Ameri-
can rejection of that role brought
into the situation certain complexi-
ties, which seemed to place before
the British and French premiers
questions of considerable delicacy
The view that the answer Of
Washington had intimated readi-
ness to act as intermediary in bring
ing about new negotiations gained
ground here yesterday, and added
considerably to the preoccupation felt
in official circles over the reparations
settlement, 1t appeared certain that
would be called upon at their meet
ing at Lympne tomorrow, either to
reject the good Offices OF the United
States or reopen negotiations, but
today there seemed to be a feeling
that the announcement of Germapy's
policies might clear the way for the
premiers to reach decision without
rejecting any offers that might come
from the American capital.
Ready to Aid Rebuilding.
On the eve of the Lympne confer
ence Germany has signified her will
ingness to place Immediately at the
disposal of the allies all assistance
for the reconstruction of the devas-
tated areas of northern France and
Belgium. This was in reality re-
ne~al of former offers to restore the
districts laid in ruins during the war
but in its details the German proposal
submitted yesterday went much fur
ther than the Berlin government had
gone in it's endeavor to reach an un-
dersta nding on the question of recon-
struction. In addition the German
note invited further exchanges with
the allies. and expressed a desire to
initiate these discussions as soon as
possible.
Evening star., 1921-04-23

,, account of the incident. then brought up
the passport question again. notwith-
standing that his Chief earlier in
the evening, had waived the necessity
of wise before there was a protest
about the head tax
Miss Mackenzie was informed by
this agent that as she had been
abroad within the year and had not
had years continuous residence in
Canada previous to this entry to the
United States. her British passport
must be vised by the United states
consul in st. John before she would
be allowed to proceed into the States
She was told that she must leave the
train a Vanceboro and be held at the
c. p r. depot for rejected immigrants
until she could be sent back on the
next mornings train to St John.
Again, DR.. Bell protested. He told
the agent that If his secretary was
to be put off the train in the dead of
night he and Mrs. Bell would go with
her. The agent looked uncomfortable
and said there were no accommoda-
tions at Fanceboro except for re
jected immigrants.'
Constable Enforces Order.
Shortly afterward a constable of
the c. r. r. appeared at the drawing
room and announced he was under
orders to detain Miss Mackenzie. DR..
Bell protested as an American at this
treatment of a citizen of a friendly
country. At Nanceboro the party left
the train.
They were ushered into the office of
the inspector with whom Miss Mac
kenzie had had her alteration last
September. The officer is said to have
received them sitting at his table with
his hat on and his back turned He
is said to have shown them no ciyility
or courtesy. When the interview was
over. DR.. and Mrs. Bell and Miss Mac
kenZie were escorted to the rooms
maintained at the c. p. II. expense
for detained immigrants. and there
they remained through the balance of
the night.
Wires to Relatives.
In the meantime a wire had been
sent to relatives in Washington When
the travellers reached St. John next
day they went to the office of the
american consul. where they learned
the State Department, had telegraphed
instructions to the immigration au-
thoritieS to waive all passport mat
ters.
Miss Mackenzie returned with the
doctor and Mrs. Bell to Washington.
In speaking of the incident today she
said they had learned in St. John that
the immigration officer was authoriz-
ed only to collect head tax from her
if he was not satisfied that she was
to return in less than six months.
Thus. the levying of the tax" said
Miss Mackenzie. was at his discre-
ton. and his discretion consisted of re-
fusing to accept either my statement
that l was returning in June. or DR.
Bells vouching for me.
The inspector exacted a head tax
from me where there was ample proof
that ] was exempt from it and sent
me back to St. John on the strength
OF passport regulation which. a lit
tie earlier in the evening. he had dis
missed as unimportant do not
think it could be more plain that he
was animated by personal malice"
Evening star., 1921-04-23
PR0FIIEER|NG BACK
OF RAIL TROUBLES.
Coal and Steel Prices Blamed
by Unions in Exhibit
j Filed by Lauck.

CHICAGO. April 23.-War-1ime
and postwar profteering chiefly
in coal and steel products were
held responsible for a large ma
Of the financial difficulties of Amer.
lean railroads in an exhibit filed Dy
the railway unions before the rail
road labor board yesterday by W.
'ett Lauck. economist for the unions.
conservative estimate" he said
''of what this piofiteering cost the
railroads from 1915 to 1913 e re
c"".o 90" a Year in coal bills and 5000 :
o.doo for steel and iron producers
including equipment and repairs from.
locomotive and car companies
ihe ;ahroads expended for coal
and other materials and supn,i~ ~
1870 about s2.0o0.00o. 600 AccoI 1inr
% besfes published by the bureau Of
iator stat sites, there was, nm n
FEBRUARY. 1921. decline of :s5. Ter
cent III average wholesale prices of
an commodities, although the drc,e,Se
IN tn+ cost OF living in the same Ie-
rI0d was less than - per cent II
~ the railroads claim. this re,.ssinr
ID I" continue. it will be only com
ia 'e:y short time before an ay-
crace decline of so per cent wall ne
recorded 1t is plain that the sarna
amount of ma terials as purchase IN
t!.5 would cos, $I.u9a 00O. .eto Iess.
:hd fsiirt.o operating expenses would
.. reduc@d by this amount"
Earnings Set Forth
Earnings Of seventeen coal COM
panies 80; forth in the exhibit showed
fhat from an average percentage earn
ing OF 10 in 1912 the percentage rose To
2.2 in 1917. declining to II2 in 1917
during the pre-war years OF 1872
1913 eighteen steel companies had an
average net income of s74 $50 900. For
the war years Of ls16-l9Is the income
oil these same corporations averaged ap-
proNimately 1881. 900 900. or almost es-
ectly four and onehaf times the pre-
Var average. These excess wartime
proflts OF at least $3.50. 900 900 represent
p burden Of about $50 upon every Amer
isan family.
The United States Steel Corporation
Increased It's net income per ton from
an average Of s4.sS prior to the war 10
an average OF sl4.31 during the years
ISlo-iSls LAckawanna Steel shows an
even larger increase. some what infiu-
enced by deficit of the pre-war wears
while the Colorado Fuel and Iron Com,
psny was able to raise its earnings per
ton from $2-02 10 sJ.s4.
The war profits of the seven railroad
equipment concerns shown in financial
manuals were nearly Two and one-half If
Iliies as larse as IN pre-war years
The New York Air Brake Company in
creased its profits from an average of
s622el3, or 6.2 per cent on capital stock
in pre-~ar years, to an average of 81
$4,000. or over 40 per cent for the years
1Sl6-l91S. In 1916 this company made
over 81. .200. .000 or approximately So per
cent on invested capital Such enor-
nous profits lie at the root of many
difficulties in equipping the railroads
The Westinghouse Air Brake Company
also earned more than half the value OF
its capital stock in 1916"
Evening star., 1921-04-23
TURNER HANGS JUNE "a.
Counsel for Torpedo Experts Slay
er to Appeal to President.

RICHMOND, Va. April 23.-Wil-
liam Turner, negro, who was con-
yicted last summer in the United
States district court here on the
charge of numbering T Morgan
Moore. government torpedo expert. in
Alexandria county, was today sem
fenced to be hanged Friday. June
"a
Waddill, counsel for the condemned
man, announced that they would ap-
peal to President Harding to have
the sentence commuted to life i'm
prisonment. Unless the President acts
on the case the negro will be hanged
at the Henrico county Jail here.