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Evening star., 1921-11-28
Mr.. HUGHES DENIES
SLIGHT TO 0ITAL|ANS
By the Associated Press.
Published reDOrtS

By the Associated Press.
Published reports alleging use of
harsh words by Premier BRAND of
France while in Washington against
Senator Schanber. head of the Italian
armament conference delegation,
were formally denied in a statement
made today by Chairman Hughes at
a meeting of the conference commit
tee on far eastern and Pacific oues-
tions.
Tho reports, which. have lead to
much comment in Europe and to de-
monstrations against the French in
Italy. were said by Mr.. Hughes to be
absolutely without foundation He
also was understood to have declared
French and italian delegations within
the conference had been most
friendly.
M. BRAND, Mr. Hughes asserted,
had used no. words whatever that
could give offense to Italy in any
manner. Rene Viviani, present head
of the French delegation, speaking
after Mr.. Hughes. also denied the
reports.
were bound together with ties of
friendship and gratitude.
Senator Schanzer spoke. thanking
Mr. Hughes for the statement made by
him and said that a denial coming
from the chairman Of the conference
itself would put an end to all agita-
tion in Italy.
The matter OF the published reports
was brought up by Mr.. Hughes at the
opening Of the sitting on the Joint re-
quest Of Senator Schanzer ana d.
.Hiviani.
Evening star., 1921-11-28
WILL URGE HEARING.
Senator King Favors kesuming
School Inquiry.

Resumption this week Of the hear
ings on the local school buildings
situation by the joint congressional
committee is to be urged this after
noon on Senator Capper, chairman Of
the joint committee. by Senator King
of Utah.
Senator King said today that he
would like to have the hearings re-
sumed Immediately il there are
enough members of the committee in
the city to hold them. and said that
he would make such suggestion to
Senator Capper.
f, Senator Capper said Saturday night
that he planned to convene the COM
mittee shortly after Congress reas-
sembled, at which time plans would
be mapped out for the future hear
ings. "
Evening star., 1921-11-28
BACK TO LOWER COURT.
Appellate Tribunal Transmits
Mandate in Potomac Power Case,

The District Court Of Appeals today
sent to the District Supreme Court its
mandate reversing the decision of
Justice Gould in the Potomac Electric
Power Company's valuation case. The
appellate court did not await the
proposed application of Corporation
Counsel Stephens to the United States
Supreme Court for a review by the
highest court of the decision by al
lowing an appeal or certiorari.
The Court of Appeals remands the
case for further proceedings not incon-
sistent with the majority opinion of that
tribunal. The Public Utilities Commits
sion sought an appeal, but was refused
by the Court of Appeals on the ground
that the decree is not final and that
further proceedings are necessary before
the case is in condition to go to the
United States Supreme Court.
Evening star., 1921-11-28
OFFICER FOUND DRUNK.
Suspended After Being Detained at
Station.

Three hours after Policeman Rich
ard ]. Leahy of the first precinct
went off duty last night he was
found in an automobile in the Agri-
cultural grounds and is alleged to
have been under the influence of
liquor. A couple are said to have
been in the machine with him.
The officer was taken to the police
station, where he is said to have been
so troublesome that Sergt. Beckett
detained him until he became qui-
eted. He was suspended from duty
and permitted to go hime. Leahy
according to report to Inspector
Daniel Sullivan, acting chief of po-
lice, had in his pocket a bottle con-
tanning the remnants of pint of corn
liquor.
The suspended policeman was in
full uniform when found in the car
and taken to the police station. He
was relieved of his equipment before
being suspended.
Evening star., 1921-11-28
HUGHES PLAN STANDS
TEST OF NAVAL EXPERTS
Figures Ching Existing Strength of Nations
Remain Unchanged--- Questions of japanese
and British Officers Answered in Detail.

of the points involved was not re-
vealed
1t is known, however. that the
American experts feel that they have
been able to show that there exists
no reason to change any of the ton
mage estimates for the three powers
upon which the American plan was
based, and it is assumed that during
the week. possibly, in matter OF
hours, the naval reduction problem
will be formally returned to the con-
ference for action.
Assurances that the American calcu-
lation as to existing Japanese naval
strength has been found to De ac-
curate in the American view, LENDS
additional weight to the repeated dec
laration that the American delegates
will stand firmly for the "5-5-5
ratio proposed Tor limitation of naval
construction at the end of the ten
year holiday period: It would also in in
dicate the improbability that the
American delegates would agree to
retention by Japanese of the battle
ship Mutsu. although no definite state
ment. in this regard has been made by
any member of the delegation.
Evening star., 1921-11-28
KING Would PLACE
PARK POLICE UNDER
| HEADS OF DISTRICT
Senator Sees Greater Econ
omy and Efficiency Through
Unity With City Force.
WILL INTRODUCE BILL
IN CONGRESS NEXT WEEK
Seeks Facts From Col. Keller and
Col. Sheriff. in New Con-
solidation Move.

Shifting control Of the parks and
the park police here now under the jur-
isdiction of the federal authorities. to
the District Commissioners, is to be the
subject OF measure to be introduced
in the coming session of Congress BY
Senator King of Utah. 1t is proposed
TO make this change in the belief that it
will bring about more efficient and eco
nomical administration.
While Senator King has not per-
fected the bill which he proposes TO
ing information on which to base it
Seeks Full Information.
Senator King said today he had
conferred with Col. Charles Keller.
Engineer Commissioner D: the Dis
trict. regarding the matter and that
he planned also to talk with Lieut..
Col Sheriff.. the officer in charge of
public buildings and grounds, within
short time in order that he would
have before him every side of the
question. The control of the parks
now is under Col Sheriff., as are the
police who patrol them.
With Col. Keller. Senator King is
going to make tour of the entire park
system of the District. probably this
week, for the purpose of seeing at first
hand the manner in which the system
works under present conditions.
1t is Senator Kings belief. he said to-
day, that the present system of having
one force TO control the city and several
other frees patrolinS the parks. is ex-
pensive and that the cost could be re-
duced by centralizing this control with
the District Commissioners.
Senator King will not begin the
preparation of his bill until he has
all the information at hand. He has
been studying the situation for some-
time, he said, and when the appro-
priations bills were up in the Senate
for consideration he suggested TO
Senator Curtis that a bill be intro
duced providing for the transfer of
the park and the several police sys-
TENS to the control of the District.
Nothing has as yet been done along
this line, said the Senator. SO he has
taken the matter up directly and wifi
introduce his bill shortly after the
regular session convenes next Mon
day.
Evening star., 1921-11-28
Resolution Adopted at Com
i mittee Meeting to Relln-
quish Rights.
JAPANESE DO NOT AGREE
TO DATE OF WITHDRAWAL
January l, 1928, set-Delegates
Declare They Must Get Author
ity From Toxic Office.
British Enjoys Sure
Conference on Arms
Will Prove Success

BY the Associated Press.
The British armament confer
ence delegation, through the
authorized spokesman. took oc-
casion nEnin today to let 1t be
known there In every reason Tor
the belief that the arms confer
ence will he n success.
.Doubts have been expressed
In some quarters NJ to the satis-
factory progress Of the confer
enee,o said the British spOkes-
mun. "I have good authority
for saying that the American.
british and Japanese deltbera-
tiOns are all optimistic and quite
satisfied as to the progress
made.
..The subjects referred to COM
mittees are under discusskOn'
and there seems to be every
probability that their reports
Will he mnde mt nm early date.
The conference is In cOmm1ttee
stage and is very vigorous.
Evening star., 1921-11-28
EXPECT NEW OFFER
FROM HENRY FORD
Conference Is Temporarily
Abandoned Until He Makes
Survey With Edison.

Government officials in touch with
the negotiations of Henry Ford for
purchase and lease of the Muscle
Shoals. Ala. nitrate plant and water
power projects said today they ex-
pected to receive soon from Mr.. Ford
modified proposal, probably COM
plete substitution for that now under
discussion.
The expected offer would be an out
growth of the recent conference here
between Secretary Hoover of Com
merce. al Gen. Beach, chief of Army
engineers, and Mr.. Ford and his ad-
visersI The conference was under
stood to be nonproductive in the way
of progress on the offer before the
conferees.
Differences as to the present pro-
posal exist between the governments
representatives and Mr.. Ford which
apparently cannot be removed. 1t
wasc said authoritatively today that
if the proposal was submitted to
Congress in its present form, that
undoubtedly that body would not ac-
cept it.
Would Call for $30,OOO,O 900.
Belief that Congress would reject
the offer was said to be justified on
the ground of economy and its re-
peated refusal to appropriate more
money for the completion of the
Muscle Shoals project. If the Ford
plan was accepted by Congress more
than s30,000,0o0 would have to be
made available for the completion of
the Wilson dam. Army estimates re-
Gently revised by the engineers
placed the figure at between $42.-
100000 and $55.0O.000.
Mr.. Ford has offered $2S.000,000 for
this work, and it was understood,
firmly declined in conference with Mr.
Hoover to increase that allowance.
Thus the negotiations have been at
least temporarily abandoned until Mr.
Ford, in company with Thomas A.
Edison. the inventor. makes a new
survey of the project.
New Proposal Later.
When Mr.. Ford has made the in
spection and neceived the advice of
Mr.. Edison concerning the natural
possibilities of development at Muscle
Shoals, officials here expect him to
return with modified proposal What
the notifications will be, they said,
depended largely upon the decision to
be reached later by Mr.. Ford, but
would probably take a form that
would eliminate the existing differ
ences.
Evening star., 1921-11-28
RESIGNS UNDER FIRE.
Secretary of Agriculture in Mexico
Criticised, Quits.

By the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, November 2S.-Resig-
nation of Secretary of Agriculture Viii
lareal last night followed several weeks
of attacks on his attitude concerning
the agrarian law. He appeared before
congress several times to defend his
policy after the appropriation of prop
erty owned in Mexico by Spaniards.
The resignation was forecast at Pres
ident Obregon's meeting with the news
paper correspondents Saturday, when
he said that certain changes in the
agrarian commission must be made.
The president has taken no action on
the secretary's resignation and there is
no intimation who his successor will be.
A note issued to the newspapers of
Madrid by the Mexican minister there
early this month stated that President
Obregon had ordered the formation of
a valua ton commission for indemnifica-
ton of all persons with property in
Mexico that had been appropriated in
villages, where such action was deemed
necessary to the welfare of the popu-
lation.
Evening star., 1921-11-28
VV|AN| TO SAIL
FOR HOME DEC. A
Other Members of French
Delegation Optimistic on =
Conference Progress.

Prospect of a speeding up of the
work of the arms and far eastern
conference and a possible adjourn
ment of the conference before Christ
mas was stimulated today in the an
nouncement that passage has been
engaged for Rene Viviani. head OF
the French delegation, to sail for
home, December IA.
1t was rumored that the British
delegates win make sailing arrange
ments for about The same time. but
The report could not be confirmed at
British headquarters.
The French are optimistic over the
outlook fof an early conclusion of
the conference deliberations. They
believe the major principles and
agreements under consideration Will
have been disposed of before the holi-
days, and that. if any matters remain
to be acted upon they will be of such
technical character as not to re-
quire the presence in Washington of
the delegates.
Has Important engagements.
NJ Viviani is returning to France to
keep important engagements. While
en- route here on the steamer Lafay-
have to be back in Paris by Christ
mas There is feeling at the French
general headquarters in the New VIII
lard Hotel that most. of the confer
ence staff will return with him. How
ever. should developments make this
impossible. the delegation will con-
tinue on the job. with another dis
tinguished Frenchman at it's head.
This man is NJ. Albert Carraut. rank
ing member of the delegation, and
minister of the colonies
With the departure for France, last
week. of Premier BRAND Frances
delegates at the conference were re-
duced to three. The third member is
Ambassador Jusserand. =.
Wants More Speed.
1t is understood that NJ. Viviani has
suggested to his fellow delegates that
they should speed up the work of the
conference. 1t is his opinion that if
the proceedings are permitted to drag
the favorable effect created by the
progress of the first few days will be
diminished.
The burden of making possible an
early adjournment of the interna-
tional parley now rests largely upon
the experts and specialists, who COM
pose largely the several delegations.
something of pleasantly that the
experts. if given free hand. might
mot finish their work for, months.
Sees Success Already.
NJ. Viviani considers the conference
success already. He regards the ten
tative agreement reached for the limi-
tation of naval ornaments as great
accomplishment for humanity and one
that would stamp the conference as a
tremendous success were no other re-
form attempted.
1t is his conviction, also, that a great
progressive step has been taken toward
the ultimate solution of far eastern
questions.
Inasmuch as the delegates of the sew
erai powers represented at the confer
ence are. in general agreement on these
matters NJ. Viviani's suggestion is ::
Speed up the experts and close the
conference before. Christmas If possible" :"
Evening star., 1921-11-28
u. S. POLICY UNCHANGED. ].
Stand With Soviet Still Involves
Non-Recognition.

The policy of the American gov
ernment toward soviet Russia, which
involves non-recognition of and no
dealings with the present regime, re-
mains unchanged, Secretary Hoover
said today.
The Commerce Secretary made the,
statement in commenting on reports
from Moscow Saturday that the
soviet authorities were expecting the
consummation of a trade agreement
between the United States and
Russia
Mr.. Hoover indicated that because
of the famine relief activities in
Russia undertaken by American or
Plantations the soviet authorities,
might have taken a too OPTIMISTIC
view of future relations.
Evening star., 1921-11-28
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
American naval experts presented
to the Japanese and British officers
today detailed answers to questions
presented last week as to the Amer
lean naval reduction program. The
full membership of the technical COM
mission of the arms conference was
not in session.
The extensive examination Of figures
of all three powers as to existing
naval strength of each country has
not resulted in any change of the
original figures in Secretary Hughes
proposal 1t was said authoritatively
today that no mistake in calculation
had been revealed during the discus
sion by the experts.
The data submitted today by the
American group had to do, it was un-
derstood, with questions asked by the
Japanese as to the exact meaning of
certain paragraphs of the American
reduction plan. The specific nature
Evening star., 1921-11-28
BURCH JURY MAY HAVE :
MORE WOMEN THAN MEN

Los ANGELES. ear. November IS
A majority of the jurors in the trial OF
Arthur {. Burch for the alleged mur-
der Of j.. Bolton Kennedy will be
women, it seemed probable today, the
fourth day of the trial. OF the twelve
talesmen in the box. accepted subject
to peremptory challenge, eleven were
women.
Counsel for the defendant. by their
challenges last week, indicated a
preference for jurors of that sex.
Their eleven remaining challenges
are more than sufficient to keep from
the jury enough of the men whose
names remain undrawn 7" keep the
male sex in the minority.
The prosecution had only four chal-
lenges left at the opening of court
today. and indications were the jury
would be completed and sworn late
today or tomorrow.
Evening star., 1921-11-28

BY the Associated Press.
A resolution declaring for relinquish-
ment of foreign post office privileges
in China was adopted today by the
nine powers sitting as a committee on
Pacific and far eastern questions
The date of January 1. 1923. was set
for the abandonment of foreign post
offices and this was agreed to by all
the powers represented except Japan
whose representatives asked for time
TO hear from their government.
Must Get Authority.
The Japanese delegation. it was
said. did not object to January !, 1928
as the date for abandoning their
post Offices but fell that they did not
have the authqrity-tU agree to that
date without referring the matter TO
Toxic
The nine powers committee defer
red action until tomorrow on the
question of eXtraterritorial rights In
China. The principle of closing Tor
.sgn courts in China, it was said. was
.:greed to, but consideration or the
formal resolution went over.
Railway Question Raised.
Chinese representatives at today s
meeting brought up the domestic con-
troll of Chinese railways. The Ques-
ton. however, went over for consid-
Grafton at another meeting of the full
nine powers tomorrow morning.
Indorses Harding Plan.
Spokesman of two other of the par
ticfpating powers, Senator Schanzer
for Italy, whose delegation he heads,
and Vice Foreign Minister Hanihara
for Japan, one of the four members
of that delegation, had Joined today
with Rene Viviani, head of the French
delegation, in indorsing President
Harding's informal suggestion that
the present conference might be a
starting point for a continuing series
of conferences to examine world prob
sems Senator Schanzer expressed
the conviction that adoption of the
plan would represent the greatest
and most beneficial result of the
Washington conference" while Mr..
Hanihara said he believed Japan
would be ready to take part in any
object of maintaining a harmonious
cooperation of the powers and world
A voice in opposition to the proposed
simultaneously by Senator Borah. re-
publican, Idaho. who declared it would
be 1.-THE old league Of nations under
another name" 1t would engage in
precisely the same Kind Of work., said
the Idaho senator, adding: 1T is not
what you cali it but what it is that
counts
Naval Questions Up.
Nesotiations on the naval side OF
the program were expected TO as
sumo a more prominent status this
week, with the possibility that an
F, other plenary session of the confer
ence would be called to reach a final
decision at least on the most vital
element of the American reduction
proposal-the "5-5-3 ratio" of fleet
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1921-11-28
Mouies in Daylight
Produced by Ne,U
Picture Invention

DAVENPORT. Iowa. NOvem-
her 2S.-A. +. Victor. secretary
of the National Society Of Mo-
tiOn Picture Engineers. an
nOunced today the invention OF
a machine which. he said. will
permits the showing OF motion
pictures and SterOpticnn views
in daylight. following ten years
Of experiment..
The invention. according to
Mr.. Victor, rever~es the pres
cnt plan of picture projection.
the light being reflected behind
the screen. instead Of from the
rear of the theater. Mr. Vic
tor Ii the inventor of many
motion picture devices.
Evening star., 1921-11-28
ELLIS ISLAND DEFENDED
Secretary of Labor Davis Denies
British Family Was Ill Treated

Secretary of Labor Davis, in a let
ter addressed today to DIR. Laurence
L. Doggett. president of the Interna
tional Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation College -at Springfield. Mass.
issues a detailed denial that Mark
GIanville, an English alien. and his
wife and baby had been improperly
treated on passage through the imS
mi grafton station at Ellis Island.
The case became notable three
weeks ago, when the British foreign
office gave out a statement thar
diplomatic protests had been for
warded to Washington on the subject
Mr.. Davis expressed regret that it
had been necessary to detain the
family at all, but that under the law
he did not see 'how the authorities
could have possibly accorded them
better treatment than that which was
accorded them" ,s
Evening star., 1921-11-28
SALOON MEN SELL DRUGS
Former Liquor Dealers Buy Many
Places in Brooklyn.

NEW YORK. November 2S.-Charles
H.. Heimerzheim, secretary of the
Kings County Pharmaceutical Society.
declared today that one third of the
drug stores of Brooklyn are now
owned by former saloon keepers who
have gone into the business since
prohibition.
Federal agents estimate tn; in the
past year six hundred drug stores
have opened in New York, and it is
said that during the last few months
inordinate sums have been offered for
established pharmacies.
Evening star., 1921-11-28
STORM TIES UP WIRES.
New England Visited by sleet,
Snow and Rain. =

BOSTON, November 2S.-New Eng
land was glazed over or melting out
today and it's transportation and wire
services were interrupted after two.
day storm of sleet, snow and rain.
There was a snowfall Of fifteen inches
at Portsmouth, N. II.
Evening star., 1921-11-28
Council Of Cancellations.

Eighth. To create council Of con-
ciliation to consider and report on
questions of a non-iusticiable charac-
ter.
Ninth To arbitrate differences of
an international character not other
wise provided for and in the absence
Of an agreement to the contrary. to
Evening star., 1921-11-28

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Evening star., 1921-11-28

Unsettled weather. with probably
rain tonight and tomorrow: no change
in temperature.
Temperature for twenty -four hours
ended at pm. today: Highest. so,
At . pm. yesterday; lowest, AZ, at
6 am. today.
Full report on page 4.
Evening star., 1921-11-28

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Evening star., 1921-11-28

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