The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-29
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 Washington News
By Associated Press

Washington, January 2S.--Secretary Daniels was ordered by Justice Sid dons, in the District of Columbia su- preme courts today to revoke an or der issued in November. 1919, placing Lieut.. Commander George A. Berry . former officer in the naval reserve, on the inactive list. The naval secretary also was ordered to permit Commander Berry to appear before naval retire ment board to present his claim that he was injured in line with duty and therefore was entitled to retirement on the same basis and with the same pay as officers of the regular service.
 Orders withdrawing from service 16 government-owned vessels aggregating nearly 100000 deadweight tons for tieup at New York, Philadelphia, Nor folk and Baltimore were issued to- night by the shipping board.
 Appreciation of the Argentine gov ernment for the Secretary of states visit to Buenos Aires was expressed in note delivered to Secretary Colby today by the Argentine ambassador. The communication thanked the Ameri- can government for the secretary's wis., it and spoke of Mr. Colby himself il terms denoting he had created a fa- vorable impression in the Argentine capital f
 Further indication that the new government m Mexico has adopted a more conciliatory attitude toward the American investors was contained in unofficial advices received here today and transmitted to the state depart ment. The adyices said the Obregon government he'd suspended all work on recent claims filed on oil lands and t1 tyNt fe
 not overs or lessees of the property. The notification was posted yesterday. according to the report at the govern ment agency at Tuxpam, Vera Cruz. Approval of the articles of association of the Foreign Trade Financing corpora tion of New York was announced tonight by the federal reserve board The cor poration, which is capitalized at $1O0, GOO, : GOO. is being organized under the Edge act for the purpose of engaging in inter- national financial operations.
 The Japanese population of Hawaii in 1920 was 109,a74 out of the total popua tion of 255.9l2 and represented an in- crease for that race of about B per cent since 1910.. The only race which showed greater increase in Hawaii than the Japanese was the Filipino, with an i,,- crease from 2.3s1 in 1910 to cl,0s1 in l9so The native Hawaiian people decreased m the last decade from 2.04I to 23 72s.
 Tax exemption for all new dwellings for period of at least 15 years as a means of stimulating building was advo- cated by Lawson Purdy. former presi, dent of the New York city board of taxes and exemptions, in an address here today before the housing conference, called by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States Such an exemption would be a substantial inducemen. to builders. MT. Purdy said, adding that it was fully warranted by the present hous- ing shortage. He advocated that it should apply. to allshomes built in the next three years.
 !, A loan of $Ss1, 900 to the Virginia South. ern railroad to aid it to meet maturing indebtedness was approved today by the Interstate commerce commission. Tho carrier is required to finance $37, 600 to meet the government loan.
 Taking cognizance of reduction in freight traffic from the middle west to southeastern states, representatives of railroads handling such traffic have agreed voluntarily to put into effect joint rates from central freight association ter ritory on all commodities on which such rates do not now exist. The agreement reached yesterday. was announced today by the National Industrial Traffic league.