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sea. His first book was "John Holds
worth, Chief Mate" Ii was followed
by rapid and lengthy succession of
tales of the sen I'm "a clear and pictur-
esque style with abundant dramatic
skill. This flrst book won him a de-
voted audience. Increased the next year
by the story which readers Will most
readily associate with his name, ssThe
Wreck of the Grosvenor.v In addition
to being good story IL pleads for bet
ter treatment of English sailors, espe-
cially In matters of food. The proper
care of the californian has always been
one of the things needing attention. In
addition to being "a prolific writer of
books he was also n newspaper mnn,
writing e"ieaders'' or editorial articles
for the London Daily Telegraph. These
were of enough Importance to be gath
cred together In "RouDd the Galley
Fire" and otherl voiuines. He died In
1911.
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The author of
sfhe Wreck of the
Grosvenor'' was
born la New York
Feb. "a. ISf4. He
was the SON of
Henry russell. au-
thor of the popu~
lar song, "Cheer,
Boys, Cheer" He
was educated at
the famous VIM
chester In Eng
land and at Bou-
logne I'm France.
At thirteen he
shipped ON n Brit
ish merchantmen
and We Il for
eight years, which
gave him iirst-
hand information
for the stories
which have Cor 80
long been a de-
light to all who
l0ye "a tale of the
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V BEYOND THE THRESHOLD.

| Out of nothingness, out of sort of
inert chaos, spectral walls like wells
of mist took shape, closed in, added
| unto themselves floor and ceiling,
assumed semblance of stability, be-
| came hoxllke room wherein her
spirit was pent in a mood Of sluggish
and melancholy mutiny: room hate
fully familiar to her in its every hide
Gus detail: it's poisonous wall paper,
stained ceiling and threadbare lin
oleum, its iron sink in the corner, its
rude chairs and common table clut-
tered with soiled crockery and a gas
stove linked To- an overhead jet by
frayed tubing its shelf from which
hung articles Of detected clothing, its
shaky iron beGstead with sagging
springs and the lumpy mattress upon
which her Self lay, half dressed and
half conscious, too bored to care
whether she walked or slept
WEAKNESS and disconsoIation were
eloquent in her posture as she rested
on her side, hand between her head
and the emaciated pillow, and written
legibly in blush shadows under list
less eyes, in sallew cheeks whose nor
NAL hue was clearest pallor barely
warmed by glowing health, in the I'M
studied disarray of her masses Of fine
black hair, in the sullen cast of her
firm-lipped mouth.
A mutter of far thunder swelled and
died.
The girl moved only her eyes, look
ing up to window that revealed the
storm-black sky.
What mattered it to her whether or
not 1t rained? She was condemned,
apparently. to endless Imprisonment
in this dismal place whose threshold
her foot had not crossed In so many
days she had lost count of them.
The room grew dark, the sky more
savage. A sword of lightning slashed
the gloom, and again distant thunder
doomed, and. grumbled into silence.
BY the pert tin clock whose stridu-
lation was the only voice her hiding
place had heard in days, the hour was
barely five.
She wondered why she had taken
the trouble to look. What was the
use of 1t, this keeping count of timer
What was time indeed but waste, one
long-drawn torment of waiting In idle
ness and impotence for the sign that
never came to set her free?
She could have shrieked for sheer
evaporation of ennul without alloy.
She told herself that anything we're
better than such fate as this. Why
not shrek till her cries fetched the
police? Or, better still, arise, go forth,
and court arrest? A cell In the Tombs
were preferable to this place Of dubi-
Gus security. Was she less a prisoner
here than she woulu be there?
But she did not shrek she did not
move, she did nothing. but remained
as she had been on awakening from
the desolating stupidity of unneeded
sleep, so still she scarcely seemed a
living, breathing being.
More lurid lightning, a deeper dia-
pason Of thunder, again that breath
less hush
OF sudden she left the bed and in
one soundless bound gained the mid
die of the floor, where she paused in
the crouch Of hunted thing at bay.
her wide gaze fastened to the door.
Through a wait so long that she
concluded her hearing must have been
Mt fault, she heard nothing. She re-
laxed drew deep breath--and grew
rigid with alorm when she heard the
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something was wrong, something was
missing without which 1t coulu NOT
prove convincing.
The head she must not touch' resi-
one misjudged stroke mar the eNce'-
lence of its spirited gesture. Neitner
could she see any way to improve her
painting of the figure. The folus OF
the skirt needed some little attention.
not much, possibly half an hour 5
work. No: the fault was in
background treated 10 a fashion 1oo
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"Where'li l meet your

I'm the room upstairs at"
A lurid flame Of lightning dried
speech upon his lips. Terrified he
covered back to the wall. Darkness
fell. Thunders shook the tenement on
Its foundations, crash upon ripping
crash. Half stunned, the girl felt the
leash upon her senses slipping. Her
hands caught wildly at nothing
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It Happens.

"What nowf"
"Just been to the theater, and the
song and dance team could sing as
well as dance"
"NoT
eyes"
swell, I've always said 1t might
happen, but / didn't think II would
happen in my time" kansas City
Journal.
Evening star., 1921-11-29
CONFLICT IN CHINA
CALLED TRANSIENT
Inevitable Phase of Recon-
struction of Government,
Says Foreign Minister.
BY WILLIAM r. GILES.
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily New
Gonrria&f 1901

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyrisht. 1921.
PEKING, China, November 2S.-W.
w. Yen. China's foreign minister,
after an interview. gave this cor
respondent the. following signed
statement:
''Tne government is gratified at
principles announced by Minister AL
fred SEE at the Washington confer
ence. The prevailing conditions in
the Chinese provinces and the present
unrest are only transient. They are
an inevitable phase of the funda-
China, like France and the United
States, must pass through to achieve
the permanency of the present form
of government.
'It must be borne in mind that
the spasmodic armed conflict between
not national. Its activities are prac-
tically confined to four provinces and
concern only politicians and ambi-
tious leaders and not the people.
y The people are not taking any in
terest in the rupture between the
pertaining to China's' integrity and
independence they are solidly united.
Hence. when the conference comes TO
discuss the Chinese question 1t must
consider the Chinese people, rather
than the temporary leaders and po-
litical factions. The conference must
give greater weight to Chinese eco
Iomicss Industrial, commercial and
social institutions than to the transit
tory disorganized conditions In a few
isolated provinces.
"Persistently circulated reports
abroad state that China is seeking to
arrsign different powers at the con-
ference. This the Chinese government
declares most emphatically to be un-
true. China goes before the confer
ence in q broad, open and friendly
state Of mind. China has nothing to
fear or hide. She is fully determined.
however. to lay the entire facts Of
her case before the conferences for
candid. impartial and harmonious dis
cussion. China has implicit faith in
the justice. of her cause and, when it
is heard. in he right and Just deci-
sions of the powers at the conference" !"
Evening star., 1921-11-29
JAPAN REQUIRES RAW
MATERIALS FROM CHINA
Nippon's Existence Depends on
Such Rights, Baron Kanda Tells
Cosmos Club,

Japan for her existence must be
allowed to get raw materials from
China to as great an extent as is
justified by her national development"
Baron Kanda, a member, Of the jap
anese delegation to the arms confer
ence, pointed out last night in an ad-
dress before the Cosmos Club. He
maintained that such an arrangement
would not be alone to the advantage
Of Japan, but would be beneficial to
the world at large. What Japan
wants, he continued, Is q prosperous
and well organized China with a sta
bic government capable Of producing
raw material and buying finished
products, and Japan wants an equal
opportunity there with other nations
in industry and commerce.
q. Baron Kanda said that notwith-
standing the apparent hitch caused by
japan wanting notifications to the
proposed naval plan, he considered
the progress of the conference grati-
flying. Il cannot but look with the
greatest confidence for the ultimate
success and happy settlement of the
arms question:" he continued, adding:
simplicity. honor and honesty seem to
characterize the whole procedure under
the courageous leadership of the Ameri-
can statesmen" tyl.
Evening star., 1921-11-29

Vice Admiral kato, chief naval
adviser to the Japanese delegation
to the arms limitation conference,
in an interview. has asserted the
necessity of japan being granted
the 20 per cent ratio. instead OF
60 per cent proposed in the Amer
ican plan of naval limitation.
At the same time, the naval ex-
perts of other countries who have
been. a1Alyzing the American plan
are Understood to have agreed
that the 60 per cent basis is the
correct one to be applied. and that
it is without technical flaw. The
Japanese vice admiral insists that
the 20 per cent ratio is necessary
for the safety of his country, and
he points out the desirability Of
satisfying all parties to the pro-
posed plan of naval reduction as
an essential of making it effective.
when it comes to national aspi-
rations and the general security
of the state" said Vice Admiral
Kato, Il believe it best for the
country concerned to decide what
those national aspirations are and
what security is needed to safe
Evening star., 1921-11-29
DISAGREEMENT ON NAVY RATIO :
T1ALTS WORK ON SHIP REDUCING
Contradictory Sets Of Figures From Amer
lean and Japanese Experts Bring Progress
s on Tonnage Question to Standstill.

superdreadnaughts and ships under
construction. 15
B - Dreadnaughts. superdread-
naughts and ships under construction.
c. -Superdreadnaughts and ships
under construction.
D. Predreadnaughts, dreadnaughts
and Superdreadnaughts.
E-Dreadnaughts and superdread-
naughts.
F-Dreadnaushts alone.
The averages are obtained by adding
can total as the base in computing
the ratios. Under that operation the
respective weights are: Prsdread-
naughts. one-third: dreadnaughts.
two-tbirds; superdreadnaughts, one,
and ships under construction, one
half. Predreadnaughts are defined
as having guns Of mixed caliber. or
not more than four 12-inch, dread
,naughts with from eight to twelve T.
inch, and superdreadnaughts with IA,
Is or 16 inch guns.
Hold Predreadnaught Obsolete.
The Japanese contention Is that pre-
dreadnaughts are obsolete, that
dreadnaughts can be disregarded and
that superdreadnaughts and subse-
quent construction are the only ones
to be considered from the technical
point of view. They consider the
Mutsu completed. but so that the fair
ness of the average would not be
questioned have included 1t only In
the last thr.c sets of figures.
The contradictory figures indicate
the complexity Of naval disarmament
when it passes from the hands OF
the diplomats into those Of the
significant in connection with the
cables from Toxic Of mass meetings
threatening violence to the dele.
gates unless 20 per cent naval
strength is granted to Japan by the
conference.
"All the world realizes Americas
great sacrifices in ships and money
to lead the way in world naval re-
duction," said one of the chief Jap.
anese naval advisors. Japan with.
out hesitation has agreed to make
sacrifices. The amount is smaller
but the Importance Is bigger to oul
people than to yours. The $150.000,.
one-twentieth Of our national wealth
The s332.000.000 which America scraps
are one-two hundredths of yours
That does not alter the situation
merely to show the viewpoint OF ouI
people.
world against future wars. The nava
race stopped and navies reduced .te
equal strength is the best deterrent
Reducing them % a defensive
strength alone is an effectual pre-.
ventatiye. Japan does not dream OF
attacking the United States and with
a 20 per cent navy strength it II
physically impossible.
1--WE want to make the sacrifices fol
world disarmament, but We must con-
slider the security of our nation. Thai
is the duty of every nation and 4
right which all admit. 1t is not 9
problematical defense against America
alone. but agc..:t the Navy Of Grea'
Russia or others may build. while
I'VE nations are taking q holiday
which must be considered. We fee
that having made the sacrifice for the
worlds good, enough to guarantee al
others from attack. we are entitled
to decide how much is necessary FOL
/ our own self-protection."
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1921-11-29
KATO TELLS WHY JAPAN WANTS
20 PER CENT RATIO FOR NAVY

guard them. The preamble to the
American proposals specifically
says that the United States be-
lieves that the plan later pre-
sented safeguards the interests of
all concerned. Let. me emphasize
again that in order to safeguard
the interests of the japanese en-
pire, 40 per cent Is necessary. II
the ratio of 20 per cent is accord
ed to Japan, this does not mean
the purpose of the conference is
defeated, because. as I have point
ed out before, the main purpose Of
the present meeting in Washing
ton is Limitation of armament. The
relativity of tonnage is not the
principal issue"
Vice Admiral Kato continued
that the capacity Of Japan to re-
place her warships was infinitely
less than that Of the United
States. Japan, he said. would be
quite unable, with her present ship
building and industrial strength,
and taking into account thepaucity
of her raw material. more espe-
cially steel, to engage successfully
in competition as to the replace
ment OF ships.
Evening star., 1921-11-29
DO0HKEEPER FOR CHINA
IN WORLD COMMISSION,
SPECIALISTS PROPOSAL
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS.

China will get a doorkeeper-
a watchman at the open door
before this conference ends. ac-
cording to the belief Of experts
who are working on the far east
ern problems. There is no need of
a new doctrine of the "open door,"
for the principle has been accepted
ever since John Hay made the
phrase famous. All that is wrong
in the case is that the open door"
has not been kept open, because
there has been no doorkeeper on
the job.
At present conference specialists
anticipate the creation of a per-
manent international commission
on the open door," to be resident
in China, and competent to inves-
tigate reports of violations Of the
principle. This will be In the ma
ture of a committee of reference
and publicity. with no actual
power to impose penalties itself;
but, then, the ordinary door
keeper does not usually carry
gun. since his Office is sufficient
assertion of authority.
In case of serious and continued
infringement of the policy of the
''open door" the international COM
mittee would report back to the
associated nations for specific ac-
tion and punishment. For all prac-
tical purposes it would be neces-
sary only to have such an official
body present in China, acting as
the eye of civilization
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1921-11-29
HELD IN $50 900 BOND.

TOLEDO, Ohio, November 29.-
George H. Dittman, thirty-seyen
years old, known to the police of
Toledo and other Lake Erie cities as
q professional rum runner, was held
to the federal grand jury under bond
of $4,000 today, following a hearing
before q United States commissioner.
Wilder Wilfoughby, an alleged as
sociate of pittman. was held under
$25,000 bonds,
The federal court action resulted
from the seizure early Sunday of zoo
cases Of Canadian beer. Q thirty.six-
senger touring car shortly after the
yacht had unloaded the beer cargo at
an East Side dock.
I Dittman is the alleged owner Of the
boat Government agents are look
ing for members of the crew of the
yacht, all OF whom escaped. E
Evening star., 1921-11-29
WOULD RULE WORLD
BY SPIRITUAL FORCE
Mrs. Winter, Federation Head,
Talks to Clubwomen at Joint
Luncheon.

Supplanting of physical force in
world matters by spiritual force as
a ruling factor was predicted by
Mrs. Thomas G. Winter, president of
the General. Federation Of Women's
Clubs, at a joint luncheon of that
organization with the District Fed
leigh Hotel yesterday.
Following up this theme, Mrs. Win
ter stated that physical disarmament
would have to be backed by moral
force to insure success. She pointed
out. also, that women OF the world
when spiritual force was most need
ed. With this non-physical weapon
for right, she declared, women can
play a great part.
The luncheon was attended by
wives of delegates to the conference
Nine. See, wife Of the Chinese min
lister, delivered an address, which
was interpreted by Mrs. Winter.
Other speakers included Lady Bor-
dian women; Nine. Iouye Of Japan,
Dr. May Irwin Of Japan, Miss Kath-
crime Scanlon of New Zealand, Nine.
S. Saburi, wife Of the secretary of
the Japanese embassy, and Mile.
LlmOuGeS OF cIdHCc.
Among those at the speakers table
were Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes. Mrs.
Albert Fall, Mrs. James J. Davis, Mrs.
Henry c. wallace. Lady Geddes. Mrs.
George Sutherland. Mrs. Harold NJ
Sewall, Mrs. J. NJ. Wainwright, Mrs.
Amos Fries, Mrs. Charles Sumner Bird.
Mrs. Katherine Phillips Edison, Mrs
Eleanor Franklin Egan, Mrs. x. C. liam.
Judge Mary O'Toole. Mrs. Kate T.
Abrams, Miss Lillian Williams, Miss
Ida Hafford, Mrs. Horace Towner, Mrs.
Ty Chen and Mrs. Tu Hwang.
Mrs. J. w. Frizzell, president of the
District Federation. was In charge Of
the luncheon. and introduced. Mrs. VIM
ter as toastmistress.
Last evening the federation held a
meeting Akithe -Hadleigh Hotel. at which
reports ff4m several committees were
presented Mrs. Winter delivered an
address on the evolution Of activity Of
women in government affairs from the
old Greek days to the present time. In
cluded among the various committee re-
ports was an outline from Mrs. Lucy
Swanton, chairman of the legislative
committee of the District federation. for
the establishment of national athletic
training field In Washington for national
games. A musical program concluded
the entertainment
Evening star., 1921-11-29
STRIKE NOT. PROBABLE.

WICHITA, Kan. November "a
strike Of packing house Anployes at
this time against the recent wage cuts
by the big Five" packers Is. hardly
probable. according to c.. J. Hayes. In
ternational president OF the Amalga-
mated Meat Cutters and Butcher Work
men Of North America, who addressed a
mass meeting Of packing house em-
ployes here tonight. - :. y
Sentiment OF the workers here, num-
bering over 800. was practically. unani-
NOUS for q strike, It was said.
Evening star., 1921-11-29
BY JUNIUs b. wooD.

he three technical experts-Admirai
Coontz for the United States. Vice Ad-
miral Hiroharu Kato for Japan and
Rear Admiral Chatheld for Great
Britain-who have been figuring for
more than a week to determine the
capital ship tonnage Of their respective
navies. have come to standstill. Two
contradictory sets Of figures are before
them-one from the United States. the
other from Japan. They all agree that
the mathematics of Japan Is correct,
also that of tae United States. They do
not agree on the method'of figuring and
the results are widely at variance. The
American figures show that the Japan
ese navy is at 60 per cent Of the Ameri-
can Navy, tie ratio which Is to continue
under the American program Of naval
limitation. The japanese figures SHOW
70 per cent. or the ratio wiich Japan
insists she is justly entitled to continue.
Hopes Somewhat Dnmpened.
Hopes of an early agreement on the
naval reduction program are some-
what dampened by the impasse. IT
must be referred to the full naval
committee and possibly to the entire
conference " uCSluC 10 ua -
shall be accepted. 1t Is only start
on capital ships, the first step of the
program. The Japanese experts say
the figures do not take into consider
alton the changed necessities OF naval
defense dependent on whether the
American forts on Guam, Hawaii and
the philippines are completed or
rased. That will change Japan's
needs.
other steps in the naval program
which have not even been taken up
by the experts are airplane carriers
and other secondary ships. submarine
construction on which France and
England already disagree, naval limi-
tation for other powers as France.
Italy, Holland and Russia, relation OF
land armament to navies and several
other questions considered OF vital
Importance by the technical advisers.
Systems in Variance.
4 tabulation. prepared by Japanese
technical experts. showing six meth
DDS of computing tonnage. precipi-
tated the deadlock. 1t is:
Evening star., 1921-11-29
BRAND REPUD|ATES|
REPORTS Of VIEWS.
Declares Words Spoken in
New York Were Imbued
With British Friendship.
By the Associated Press.

>
PARIS. November 2s.-Premier
BRAND, aboard the steamship Paris
on his way home, sent the following
message to the foreign Office when
informed of unfavorable comments
in the British newspapers on an in
terview said to have been given by
him before he sailed from New York,
excerpts from which were forwarded
TO him:
Il gave no interview of such a
nature. Every word I said before
the journalists was imbued with the
friendliest spirit toward England.
papers attach such Importance to
distortions and fantasies with which
the news is adorned.
II understand the comments in the
English papers even less. inasmuch
as during the year I have been in
public discussions to insist on the
necessity of an understanding with
England"
Paper Criticises BRAND.
French newspapers of all parties.
in view of the discord between
France and Great Britain. coupled
with the Italian display of hostility,
emphasize the urgent necessity of a
frank face-to-face talk between the
allies in order to reach a genuine
and lasting understanding. The Jour-
nal des Debats, which seldom pleads
the British cause. strongly criticises
Premier BRAND for failing to reach
an accord with England on the An
CORA affair before going to Wash
ington.
France has no interest" the paper
says. "in having the premier pro-
claimed the greatest orator in the
world by incense bearers but pre-
fers a statesman who can settle af-
fairs to the satisfaction of ALL
Evening star., 1921-11-29
ITALIAN DELEGATES PLAN
ITO SEE IT THROUGH"
Hoping to Be Home for Christmas;
Place Conference Above In
:. dividual Desires.

Passages home have not been
booked by any of the Italian delega-
ton to the arms limitation con-
ference. From the president Of the
delegation down, they are prepared
to see It through. If the comforting
nations" should be so fortunate as to
finish their business in time. for the
delegates to return home for
Christmas the. Italian visitors would,
naturally. be delighted. Their posi-
zion fs that they were designated by
country here, and that their country
and they themselves ardently desire
the gathering to be. a constructive
success Therefore they are prepared
to stay Continuously on the job"