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Evening star., 1921-12-05
CHlTA' DEMANDS JAPAN
WITHDRAW HER TROOPS
Delegates Reach Washington to
Plead for Siberia Before
Arms Conference.

A deputation from the far eastern
republic of Chita, formerly a part of
Russia, arrived in Washington last
night or the purpose of making a
plea before the conference sitting on
Pacific and far eastern questions for
assistance in getting Japan to i'm
mediately withdraw her troops from
Siberia. The delegation also seeks
to open trade relations and secure
recognition tor the Chita government,
according to its members.
In an official statement from the
body it was maintained that as long
as Japanese troops were kept in
Chita there could be no development
of the country nor any opening up of
trade and the utilization of her nat
ural resources would be an impossi-
bility as long as this barrier re-
mained The delegation hopes to
have its claims heard by the confer
ence in the defense of the republic.
The delegation. which left Chita
early in October and has been trav-
cling steadily ever since, coming by
way of Shanghai and thence to Van
couver. is headed Dy Alexander A.
Yazikoff, adviser on economic mat
ters; B. f. Skvirsky. former vice min
ister of foreign affairs; p. K. Kara
voeff. economist and editor, and Gus
tav J. Farman.
Chairman Yazikoff said the United
States had invited Japan to send
troops with American troops to aid
Czecho- -siovakia and that since this
was against the guarantee of all the
powers that there should be no in
reference with the integrity of Rus
sia, his country now expected the re-
demption Of this promise.
Evening star., 1921-12-05
FOREIGN SPEAKERS HEARD
AT FORUM FOR WOMEN
Progress of the Sex Is Detailed at
International Meeting at
Party Headquarters.

Speakers for the United States. New
Zealand. Sweden and Japan were
heard by several hundred women yes
terday at an international woman's
forum al the national womans party
headquarters.
Mrs. Donald Hooker of Baltimore.
Maryland state chairman of the party,
outlined the Earty'S campaign against
legal and political discrimination
against women" and said that in one
state. Wisconsin, the women's party
equal rights bill has been passed, and
''it is the one spot on earth where
there are no legal Determinations
against women"
Nine Siri Hard of Sweden detailed
the progress women had made in that
country. One woman senator and four
woman members of the lower chamber
will be installed in parliament when it
convenes in January, she said.
japanese women desire complete dis
armament Nine Inouye said. and "if
that is not practicable now we favor the
reduction of arms proposed by the con-
ference. We want to make the sug-
gested reduction of arms a permanent
one through a permanent peace as
sociation. We hope to cooperate witt
American women in such a peace as
sociation,".
New Zealand women are now bearing
a heavy portion of the work because
40 per cent of the men were drafted and
81 per cent of these were killed, Miss
Nellie Scanlon told the forum The
women of New Zealand devote much of
and have achieved for their country the
lowest death rate in the world and an
infant mortality which is a Shining
example"
Evening star., 1921-12-05
NATIONS BUILDING GAINS.
Ten-Month Total Nearly Equals
Last Years Aggregate.

Construction already authorized
throughout the country in the first
ten months of this year nearly equals
construction for the whole of last
year. according to a survey by the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States made public today. The cham
ber's conclusions are based on figures
from forty-four important cities re-
porting s6O3.000.000 in new construc-
tion in the ten months. For the year
1920 the total reported for the same
cities was only a few million dollars
more.
The chamber declared that were all
Of the totals from the cities for this
year brought down to date. the ag-
gregate would undoubtedly be larger
because of the practice of many mu-
inequalities of making semi-annual or
quarterly, rather than monthly re-
ports.
Estimated cost of all construction
in the forty-four cities in the ten
months was placed by the chamber at
s722, 100000. divided as follows: Resi-
Dental. s349,000,000; non-residential.
S254, 100000, and alterations and spe-
cial construction, S119,00O.0OO
Evening star., 1921-12-05

TO the American delegation to imply
something more than an exercise of
mere economic rights and, therefore,
to be in contravention of both the
rights Of China and Russia. which
this conference. under the guidance
of the United States. is pledged to
protect. The Siberian problem vet
remains to receive the consideration
of the conference. but the attitude of
the American delegation on it is the
same as that of the American gov
ernment toward all Russian territory.
no separate part of which has yet
been recognized governmentally. eX-
cept Finland
Pact AbrOgntion Necessary.
The abrogation of the British
Japanese alliance is necessary to the
full fruition of the conference, from
cral reasons. First of ell, under the
American naval disarmament plan,
the alliance constitutes the one re-
naming threat of aggression in naval
armament and is in violation of the
principle of the American plan. which
Contempiatcs placing all navies on
an Independently defensive basis.
Secondly. it is a fundamental theory
underlying the whole American for
eign policy that military alliances or
any kind are unnecessary and the
purpose of this conference. in reach
ing understandings on all misunder-
standings IS to remove the cause of
them. if possible.
While substantial progress toward
the achievement of all these aims OF
the American delegation has been
made and more progress is to follow.
it would not be fair to say that all
of these questions can be finally de-
termined at this conference. The
completion OF some of them are de-
pendent upon China itself. The
groundwork can be laid here, the
general principles and their admins
tration agreed upon, a status quo can
be fixed. but it may take time for
China to meet some of the necessary
conditions which must precede the
CARRYING out of all the plans the
Washington conference makes
Copyright 1921
Evening star., 1921-12-05
Want Genuine Open Door.

Another objection to a three-power
arrangement is the impression which
it might give of special interests. The
United States government is contend
open door, policy which in the minds
of Washington government officials
means equality of commercial oppor-
tunity. A hard and fast agreement,
especially one based upon economic
essentials, which took into consider
alton only the United States, Great
Britain and Japan might be viewed
by one of those three powers as
license to favor the other two
in the pact
China has already made it clear
that she wishes this conference to
go on record as opposing the making
of any treaty or convention relating
to far eastern affairs which does
not give China an opportunity to
participate. If China is included, as
many American officials think is in
evitable, there can be little objection
raised to the addition of all other
nations which have interests in the
far east.
But the suggestion of special al
lance of Great Britain, Japan and
the United States is far afield even as
graceful substitute for the Anglo
Japanese alliance. The Senate prob
ably would not ratify it, but the ad-
agree to it in, the first place. A
general council of nations signatories
to a single pact covering the nine
governments which have interests in
the far east is the American idea of
substitute for all special agree
ments or alliances
Copyright. 1871
Evening star., 1921-12-05
HUGHES RUSS Plan
INTERESTS LONDON
Proposed 0pen-Door Policy
Wins Favor in British
Official Circles.
BY EDWARD PRICE BELL.

By EDvtA AHU fNlSH nULLs
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright, 1921.
LONDON, England. December 3.-Dis-
patches from Washington purporting
to describe Secretary Hughes contem-
plated proposal for an open door in Rus
sia are attracting attention In London
official, parliamentary ard diplomatic
circles. 1t is generally assumed that
these dispatches are reliable and That
Secretary Hughes wishes to carry on
the American diplomatic tradition es-
tablished by Secretary John Hay with
reference to China.
OmcInls Approve Proposal.
British officialdom expresses itself as
in full sympathy with the principles
said to be embodied in Mr.. Hughes
forthcoming pronouncement. Its spokes-
men state that in their opinion peace
in the world can be got and held oniy
through recognition Of the legitimate in
terests and susceptibilities of great
populations, such as those Of China and
Russia This means. of course. that
British official opinion looks with dis
favor upon efforts by Japan or any
China or Russia by political or military
means.
Certain Australian thinkers have
viewed with satisfaction the japanese
/ movement toward SIBERIA ana OtncT
parts of the mainland of Asia, arguing
that if these people migrated in that
direction they would not spill into the
Pacific and thus create a situation
perilous to Australian civilization. But
the ablest British students of interna-
tionaI affairs appear TO concur in re-
garding peace the supreme interest
of all and in the opinion that peace
is impossible while outside nations try
to override powerful, though tempora-
rily distracted, neighboring peoples.
How Japan's fundamental needs
those of raw material and food--are
to be met nobody seems clearly to sug-
gest.
Question Of Breathing Room.
"If her people may neither migrate
| in mass nor emigrate as individuals.
how" it is asked, ARE the Japanese,
| with their great annual increase in
population, to find a way to live?"
This question of breathing room for
| the most virile race in the far east is
considered one of the most interesting
! and important confronting the confer
| ence. AS to purely industrial and COM
mercial matters it is held here that
Japan needs no special consideration
! in the far east, because her geographic
| cal nearness to resources and markets
i IN that quarter of the world give her
substantial natural advantage over
| all competitors.
Evening star., 1921-12-05
Lloyd George Unable
Definitely to Decide
on Trip to Washington

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, December 5.-Prime
Minister Lloyd George has not
definitely abandoned his trip to
the Washington conference, nor
has he definitely decided to go.
according to q statement made
at his OfIlcial residence today.
The sftunti0n regarding his pro-
posed trip IN unchanged, nance
ly. uncertain, 1t In stated.
This statement was made I'm
convection with q press report
from Washington TINT he had
finally decided not to leave
England.
Evening star., 1921-12-05
SPECIAL NOTICES,

WASHINGTON. D. C., DECEMBER 5, 1921
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Real Estate Title Insurance Company Of the
District Of Columbia, for the purpose of elect
ing fifteen trustees of the company for the en-
suing year. is to be held at the office Of the
January 10. 1922 Pells will be opened at
o'clock and closed at O'Clock pm. Books for
the transfer CT stock will be closed from De-
cember 81. 1921. to January TO- 1922 both
dates inclusive. GEORGE G. McEIIwEE. Sec
retary.
Evening star., 1921-12-05
TRIPLE ALLIANCE
IS HELD UNLIKELY
Attitude of American Govern
ment Believed Still
Unchanged.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

The United States government will
hardly agree to any three-power or
even four-power pact to substitute
the glo-Japanese alliance, as sug-
gested from Japanese sources. The
British spokesman.
The attitude of the American gov
ernment has not changed since its
negative response was made to the
identical idea when Prime Minister
Lloyd George made his first speech
on the subject shortly before the
armament conference was called.
"SHghted- Nations Invited.
If America enters into any politi-
cal agreement covering far eastern
questions it will be along broad lines
and will include every nation whlch
has interests in that part of the
globe. The American government
has a vivid recollection of what hap
pened in the informal parleys which
followed the issuance of invitations
to the Washington conference. orig
inally only five powers besides emma
were invited, but it was evident be
fore many days had passed that the
people of Holland, Portugal and Bel
gium felt slighted and that their gov
ernments gave an impression of
being Disseminated against. The
United States government promptly
invited all three governments to send
representatives.
But even if there were no question
of discrimination as against othe
powers involved, still the attitude of
the Washington government would
be one of opposition to any three
power pact That kind of an ar
ranGement is construed as nothing
more or less than an allience. And
the idea of an alliance or agreement
with a special group of powers whicn
might in any way be interpreted as
an exclusive affair is unpalatable to
this government.
Original Stand Maintained.
Every expression from both the
White House and the Department OF
State since the informal suggestions
began to be made about three
cornered alliance has met with the
same Responsible United States will
enter into an agreement on the far
east only if it covers all the powers
that have interests there
There is, of course, a chance to rec
oncile the views of those who wish to
make the United States, Japan and
Great Britain dominant in handling
the affairs of the far east and those
VINO wish to draw up an arrangement
which shall establish once and for all
the peace of the far east. The fact is
that the three principal powers are
much more interested in the far east
than are the others, and any pact
signed by the nine nations now rep
resented here would. OF course, place
them on terms of equality, but would
at the same time hardly lead to the
same amount of interest in the settle
ment of questions that may arise in
the future.
Evening star., 1921-12-05
JUDGE BUNDY RECEPTION.
Will Be Honored by Columbia
Heights Citizens, Association.

Judge Charles s. Bundy will be hon.
ored at a meeting of the Columbia
Heights Citizens, Association at 1880
o'clock tomorrow night at St Stephens
paris hall, 3017 14th street.
A reception will be held in honor Of
Judge Bundy, who has been member
of the association for twenty-five years.
about half of which time he was predi-
dent Of the body All friends of Judge
Bundy, whether members of the as
sociation on not. are urged to. - pres
Evening star., 1921-12-05
ANTI-BOLsHEvIK REvOLTS.

REvAL. Esthonia, December A.
revolts have broken
out in Turkestan and in the north
Archangel government in Russia,
where numerous communists have
been killed and the soviets dissolved
Evening star., 1921-12-05
SWISS-GERMAN PACT SIGNED

BERN. Switzerland, December 5
Germany and Switzerland have
signed a treaty of arbitration under
which each country is compelled to
submit almost all questions in dispute
between them to arbitration.
The Prescott daily news., 1921-01-13
EDITION OF
 THE DYNAMO ISSUED

No expense or trouble was spared by the editors of The Dynamo, the Prescott High School publication, in making the January 12 issue a real snappy number. Of course the edi- ton being dubbed the Football Edi- ton" was sufficient inspiration to many of the amateur scribes of the editorial staff to enable them to write "line upon line and precept upon precept" until all the space was taken up. And be it said to the credit of the authors of the various articles, the edition itself proves that the writers are of no mean editorial abil- ity when it comes to writing about the great college and high school sport, football.
 The feature of the Football Edi- ton" is the many illustrations con- tained therein of the squad. On the front page is the gang assembled. in other words, posing. Then the next is a quarter page likeness of the gridiron idol, "Runt" Graham, who we believe, inspired the issuance of the special edition. Then comes individual photographs of each Of the players with their armor on, and also a frame of Coach Wilkins. Fol lows a picture of the squal in fight ing formation" snapped just prev ious to the Hot Springs game, and across from this is a snapshot taken during the progress of the game with the Vapor City, showing Graham bucking the line for one of his fam ous runs Credit is also due the merchants of the city who contrib uted space which made the edition possible.
 The edition was printed by The News Printing Company.
The Prescott daily news., 1921-01-13
LEADER OF ESCAPES
 HAS BEEN ARRESTED

Little Rock, Jan. 13.- The Peniten- tiary Commission yesterday reported the arrest of Joe Lindsey, leader of the recent wholesale delivery at the Tucker farm, by a justice of the peace named Martin in Monroe county. Lindsey is white man who was serving sentence of years for grand larceny, having been victed in Monroe county. It has since been learned that he is wanted by the federal government as an escape from the government peni- tentiary where he was serving a 20 year sentence.
The Prescott daily news., 1921-01-13
LARGE CROWD
 AT INAUGURATION
Largest Gathering in History of Capital Heard Governor Me Rae's Message-AbolitiOn of Commission is Paramount.

Little Rock, Jan. 13.-Every avail able foot of space in the House cham Der, seats, aisles, balconies, and tops of desks was filled Wednesday after noon by a crowd of citizens assembled to witness the inauguration of Gov ernor McRae. It was one of the largest crowds ever gathered in the State capitol For an hour they lis tened in rapt attention to the gover- nor's message in which he outlined the policies he will pursue in the coming administration. His desk was covered with flowers from ad- mirers and inspiring music was fur nished by the orchestra from the School for the Blind The following officers were sworn in by Chief Jus tice Mccullough:
 Governor T. c. McRae.
 Secretary of State, Ira c. Hopper.
 Treasurer, Joe Ferguson.
 Auditor, James Guy Tucker.
 Attorney General, J. s. Utley.
 In his message Governor McRae made a vigorous argument in favor of the abolition of the Pententiary Commission, the Corporation Com mission, the Tax Commission, the lnheritance Tax Attorney, the Board sof Control, the Highway Commission and other agencies and officers which he declared were useless or an extravaganza. In lieu of these offices and commissions, he suggest led the consolidation of such as could be merged consistently, or that their .duties revert to the agencies which had control before their creation, or sthat where necessary, honorary com Emissions be created. He declared sthat the Corporation Commission is AA centralized power inimicable to the best interests of the people and a Kdangerous usurpation of the prerog- Eatives of Democratic government; that it is a form of oligarchy that results in corrupt ring rule.
 He insisted that prompt action be taken to place the state penitentiary apon a sound financial basis and that the Penitentiary Commissioner, re- wntly appointed, be not confirmed; 1a ;,,J
 abolished and an honorary com
The Prescott daily news., 1921-01-13
s a Ia| a||slIssIIs

The office of Inheritance Tax Col ector be abolished.
 Tha tan honorary board be substi- tuted for the present Board of Con- trol.
 That the office of Highway Com missioner be transferred to the De- partment of Agriculture.
 That the office of State Highway Attorney be abolished and the pay ment of fees to highway engineers and attorneys be prohibited.
 That money derived from automo- piles on graduated license be re- tained in counties where paid.
 That all improvement district mea- sures be submitted to the people.
 That personal property as we'll as realty be taxed for highway con- struction.
 That all educational measures be generously supported.
 That all prohibition laws be strict ly enforced.
 That laws be enacted permitting women to hold office.
 That an effective budget system be adopted.
 That an honorary efficiency com- mission be provided to study the needs of the state
The Prescott daily news., 1921-01-13
DOWNS SENTENCE
 IS REDUCED
One of Gov. Br0ugh's Last Of ficial Acts Was Communication of Deputy Sheriff's Sentence From Two Years to One.

Governor Brough's last few hours in the executive chamber did not hang heavy on his hands. He was kept busy considering applications for clemency, and Miles Downs, dep uty cherif of Boughton. who was convicted in the present term of cir cult court for the killing of Roy Stockton and given two years in the pen on a charge of. voluntary man slaughter, was one who profited by the former chief executives last hours in office. Downs was given the minimum penalty permitted un- der the law on a charge of man slaughter, and immediately after the court pronounced sentence, Attorney Tilman B. Parks, representing Downs filed motion for appeal to the su- preme court, which was granted.
 As to the effect the act of clemen- cy will have on the appeal is not known at present, but it is said that the appeal will probably be with drawn.
 Cole Graham was placed on trial at the converting of court at 80 this afternoon on a charge of killing Ed Edgar, which case has been con- tinued from the past four terms of court
 No cases were disposed of yester- day, court having adjourned at 9:30 yesterday morning on account of the failure of witnesses to appear in cases set for hearing yesterday.
The Prescott daily news., 1921-01-13
NOTICE

The Conference of Farmers, Plant CTS, Merchants and Bankers to be held in Little Rock January 18th and 18th is going to be one of the most important meetings ever held in the State.
 Some of the biggest men in the United States and some of the big gest in Arkansas are going to take part in the decision of what to do in 1921, a proposition that affects every man, woman and child in the state.
 Please come yourself to this con- ference so that you will get first hand information of what is recom- mended at the meeting and get the spirit of people from every district in the state so that we can all pull together
 One and half fare for round trip on certificate plans. Get receipt from your local agent when you buy your ticket to Little Rock
 D,,ra no,.ly conSono ot M,lpr,,o ATar
The Prescott daily news., 1921-01-13

mission be substituted with at least one woman member.
 He said that he will not deal with pardon attorneys or professional poli- ticians in considering petitions for pardon.
 Among other things he recommend ed that:
 The present Tax Commission be
The Prescott daily news., 1921-01-13

abolished and it's duties transferred
 to other agencies, it's transfer to the Corporation Commission being too unreasonable to merit consideration.
The Prescott daily news., 1921-01-13

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