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Evening star., 1922-07-08
CORY RAIDS BY CHINESE BANDITS
DESCRIBED IN JAPANESE PROTEST

that it assumed full responsibility for
the protection Of the lives and prop.
erty of foreign residents.
Protection Promptly Asked.
The Japanese government imme-
diately after the raid instructed its
minister at Peking to ask the Chinese
government to take immediate steps
for the protection Of Japanese and.
at the same time. to inform the Chi
Der Of japanese police were being dis
patched to the place from Korean sta
tions
representations were made by the
Japanese minister at PekinE. Of
In September. 1920. after the
bandits had attacked Fun-chun. the
Japanese consul general at Chien-tao.
fearing repetition Of the affair. ask
ed the local authorities to take the
Necessary protective measures. The
they would be responsible. Never
theless. . month afterward. the at
tack was renewed. the Japanese con-
sulate was burned and many Japa-
nese were killed or wounded and
other serious damage was done. The
turbed and the life and property of
japanese residents were menaced.
As the Chinese authorities apparently
could not assume effectively the re-
sponsibility for maintaining order.
the Japanese government sent troops
to protect its nationals.
The Chinese government asked the
japanese government to withdraw
these troops. again giving assurance
Of complete protection.
The Japanese government withdrew
all its troops In April, 1921. but being
unable to rely wholly upon the
Chinese authorities for the protec-
ton Of the life and property Of Japa-
nese residents. 1t stationed q number
Of police In the region.
The Chinese government then ask
ed that the police also be withdrawn.
but the Japanese government. consid-
erins carefully the existing condi-
tions Of disorder. was unable to &C.
cept these assurances and to ac-
quiesce in the demand. Its appre-
hension now has been unfortunately
justified by the recurrence of the in
cident"
Evening star., 1922-07-08
B00T[EGGER SHOT
ON WOMAN'S Tip"
Alleged Sweetheart Gives
Police Information, Which
Leads to Fight.
Special DtSpa tch to The Star.

special Uspatch TO The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, July Son in
formation of a woman. said to be the
sweetheart Of J. W. Frye, an alleged
bootlegger of Martinsburg, w. Va.
police lay in waiting for Frye along
the Shenandoah Valley pike early this
morning. and In a running fight for
nearly fifteen miles Frye was serious
ly wounded by being shot through
the chest and arm.
When Frye's automobile came into
sight he was commanded to stop He
put on more speed instead, and the
police opened fire. After racing for
some distance a bullet fattened one
OF his rear tires, but he continued to
speed on.
A companion. who gave his name as
George Reynolds when later arrested
IN an effort to lessen the weight of
the car and make the chances for es-
cape better. began throwing kegs of
moonshine liquor to the road. These
kegs were scattered for miles along
the pike. When near Middletown,
Frye was hit in the arm in the ex-
change OF shots. This did not stop
him, unit! some minutes later a bullet
mt him In the chest. This brought
occupants were arrested
winchester bootleggers. hearing OF
the liquor distributed along the pike.
lost no time In jumSing in their ma
cn1nes and going out to collect It.
they were closely followed by the po-
lice. however. and failed to get away
with any of the moonshine.
Evening star., 1922-07-08
BRITISH FURTHER
ARMS PACT ACTION
Second Reading of Treaties
Bill Moved in House of
Commons,
By the Associated Press.

A's 'He Sassoc!dted lFeS0.
LONDON. July S.-The second read
ing of the treaties of Washington
bill ratifying the pacts signed at the
Washington armaments conference,
which has been passed by the house
OF lords. was moved in the house of
commons today by Charles Amery,
parliamentary secretary Of the ad-
miralty. In moving the reading Mr..
Amery said the government consider
ed tnat the United States had fully
carried Its Undertaking into effect,
that France. Italy and Japan were
preparing to ratify the treaties and
that Canada already had done SO.
Therefore, continued the secretary,
he did not think Great Britain could
claim to be acting greatly in advance
OF her co-signatories. But whether
that is the case or not" he continued.
we ought not to show any hesita-
tion In making 1t quite clear that the
parliament of this country is fully
behind the statesmen who signed the
Washington treaties"
Former Premier Asquith praised the
treaties which had been negotiated at
washington, and said 1t was time
similar agreements were made re.
garding armies. as such agreements
were quite as essential as the naval
agreements for the permanent peace
of the world.
Capt. Walter Elliott. coalition union
ist member for Lancashire. asked
whether there would be any system
OF inspection with regard to limita-
ton of naval armaments. He declared
that Is Spain, for example. was not a
signatory. it would be possible for
doekyards 70 be opened there for
can republics, far larger than those
stipulated in the treaty
Evening star., 1922-07-08
MINERS MEET MONDAY.

Negotiations between mine opera
tors and union representatives called
to Washington by President Harding
to consider means for settlement of
the coal industry's labor troubles
were at a standstill today. with both
the anthracite and bituminous sec
tions Of the general conference
awaiting gathering Monday at which
the President may present further views
on behalf OF the government.
The anthracite employees and union
onicfals adjourned their meeting yes
terday without definite results being
accomplished, although Secretary Of
Labor Davis. who sat in the meeting
as the representative Of the govern
ment. said that little" progress
had been nude. ;
Evening star., 1922-07-08
NEW REVOLT LIKELY.
Followers Of Sun Increase to Men
ace Of Cheng.

PEK1EG. July s.-china. torn by
civil warfare for Ave years past. ap-
parently faces a renewal Of that con-
dition almost at the very moment
when the more optimistic among her
leaders hoped that she was about to
enter a period OF peace.
The new menace to q pacific condi-
tion Is the growing strength OF DR..
Sun Vat Sen, president OF the over.
thrown Canton government OF China.
which is backed by Suns oft-express.:
ed determination to die in support OF
what he believes to be the logical
method of unifying China, rather than
to accede to the proposals OF his OPP
ponents
Canton advices TO foreign legations
here yesterday brought word that
Suns supporters were Increasing In
Chen Chung Ming and his army was
inevitable. Efforts Of Gen. Ngai Bong :.
Ping to mediate between Sun and
Chen seemed to have failed.
For some time a movement to medi-
ate the differences between Or. Sun
poets OF success at one stage de-
scribed as bright. But Of late less
has been heard Of the mediation move
ment and yesterday word came that
the situation had assumed . serious
aspect
Sun. at last report. was at Whampoa.
near Canton, with naval vessels which
had remained loyal to him and with
a force of two thousand men at his
command. His main force, that which
invaded Kiangsi province. was re-
ported to be disposinE itself for a
night with Chen's army and 1t was said
that Sun was awaiting only the ar
rival of these troops to initiate an at
tack on Chen.
NEW M1rY1Sv rurcYHn
Evening star., 1922-07-08
KAMENEFF LIKELY
LEN|N SUCCESSOR
Regrouping of Soviet Lead
ers Forecast by Latest
Developments.
By the Associated Press.

RIGA. July s.-Dipiomatic circles
think regrouping- of the soviet lead
ers on account of the illness of Pre-
mier Lenin and developments during
and since the Genoa conference al
ready has begun, with indications of
a leaning toward the left when the
reorganization is completed.
1t is declared in these quarters that
with the regrouping Leo Kamener,
become more powerful. He is even
mentioned prominently as likely to
fN Lenin's place. NJ. Kamenefr is
married 10 War Minister Trotskys
sister.
According to information in the
hands Of the Latvian premier. NJ
Metrovitz. it is understood in Russian
cherin viii be replaced by NJ. Letvin-
of. This information indicates also
that. NJ. Tchitcherin's Genoa policy
continues to draw criticism, and dip
lomatic circles regard 1t as fore
gone conclusion that the Russo-Ital-
ian agreement will never be ratified
by Moscow.
cign trade and commerce, who has
had disaSreements with NJ. Trotsxy
and others Of the soviet since the
Genoa conference is reported in news
reaching here also to be slated for re-
tirement in the regrouping process
The diplomats are of the opinion that
NJ. Krassin's having repeatedly pulled
too far to the right is the cause
Peter Bogdanoff. chairman of the
supreme economic council, is said to
be slated to replace NJ. Krassin fmme-
diately after The Hague conference.
Evening star., 1922-07-08
ANXIETY IN FRANCE.
0mcials Alarmed Over Rapid Fall
Of the Mark.
By the Associa ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. July S.-The violent decline In
the mark is causing considerable anx-
iety both in French financial circles and
among the officials Of the reparations
commission.
Although there have been rumors
within the last twenty-four hours
that the fall in the mark would
make the July 5 roparation payment
Of bo.ooo.ooo gold marks impossibls.
reparations commission to indicate
that Germany intends to ask a mora
torium for the July installment.
In Financial Panic.
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright. 1922
BERLIN, July s.-Germany is In
the midst of financial panic. The
confused political situation, the fall-
tional loan have been augmented by
the printers strike, resulting in the
absence of newspapers and the
spreading Of disauieting reports.
The sudden new and prectpttous
fsil fn.dn In It the valve sno Of the mark-now
produced a furious buying epidemic
Customers are crowding the shops,
purchasing anything and everything
at fabulous prices in order to get
something of stable value for their
depreclatln8 paper money Many
counters bear the sold out" sign.
Shopkeepers raise their prices with
the foreign exchange list in hand.
The stock exchange Is booming with
sudden demand for securities.
Manufacturers are frightened. They
do not know whether to sign con-
tracts or to refuse orders. dreading
the possibility of not being able to
get raw materials If the mark con-
tinues to fall, or Of having idle fac
tories II the mark improves.
Germany seems to be only about one
year behind Austria In the process of
currency imitation.
Evening star., 1922-07-08
GREAT TASK NEARs END.
Oxford Dictionary Begun in 1879
Nearly Completed.
From the New York Times.


Scholars and near-scholars through
out all the Engltsh-spcaking parts of
the world-apd in not a few other
parts of twill rejoice at the news
that the Oxford Dictionary, begun in
1879. Is SO nearly completed that its
publication In full is to come in a few
months.
The United States has good reason
to be proud of having produced sew
eral dictionaries of more than ordi-
nary excellence. That fact has been
recognized as cordially, II not quite
as enthusiastically. in England as
here. and for many and important
purposes the American dictionaries
will hold their own even after the
Oxford Dictionary in completed form
is available. The latest dictionary,
however. though not always, and by
no means necessarily, the best. does
have over its predecessors the advan-
tage Of using knowledge their makers
did not have. The Oxford Dictionary
has other points Of superiority than
this. and 1t is work truly both
"colossa" and monumental" embody-
ing vast amount of linguistic eru-
dition and containing in trustworthy
form practically all the Information
there Is about every word in a rich
and noble language. o.
The care and competence with which
the Oxford Dictionary has been COM
piled Is illustrated by the statement
that the late Sir James Murray, de-.
voted many hours Of every day for
two months to Investigating and re-
cording the history of ito" as part OF
our inhnitive.- This recalls the ancient
anecdote Of the professor who gave
Creek particles "men" and Sde." ana.
as death approached. regretted that
he had not confined his attention
wholly to de" i=-.;'.
Evening star., 1922-07-08
DOG PRESIDENT SAVED
MAY BE TRIED AGAIN
Game Warden UnsatisAed With
Remittance Of Fine of "Illegal
Alien" Owner,

PHILADELPHIA. July s.-Althoush
the President Of the United States,
the Governor OF Pennsylvania and
prominent citizens interceded for him
at his trial" In Lansdale last week,
Dick. the st. Bernard dog. is again
threatened with prosecution.
After q hearing before Magistrate
Boorse. in which Jeremiah Reinert
Montgomery county game warden
charged violation OF the state law
which prohibits aliens from owning
dogs. the magistrate settled the case
by ,adjudging Jacob Silverman, the
dogs owner, guilty. hning him s25
and turning the dog over to Frederick
s. Carter, 8. p. c. A. agent
The law prescribes that dogs owned
by foreigners shall be killed. It was
denounced at the hearing as q Silly"
statute. President Harding wrote to
Gov. Sproul. asking the dog be spared.
and the governor communicated with
tho magistrate, although the m messa9o
did not reach him until after the case
was settled.
Now Reinert declares he is not sat
isfied, and the magistrate had no rirht
to remit the hne. He says he ia
thinking Of filing an oficial protest"
though he does not mention appeal
ing.
Evening star., 1922-07-08

and talking Of eventual German pay
mentS or granting of reparations con-
cessions permitting Germany to make
some payments in the near future
with the resultant. increase in French
stability.
Reelected in France.
The French franc, ,.oficials pointed
out. Is falling. as well as the German
mark, and it is believed here that a
more stable German currency would
be reflected In an improvement of
the French exchange position.
ing to make the reparations payment
of b0,000,000 gold marks on July is
was not regarded by officials as fore
shadowing any serious economic con-
sequences. as, 1t was explained, 1t
would only be q postponement Of
payment. Officials added, however,
that should the German payment be
made some disruption of exchanges
affecting the British pound. Scandi-
navian currencies and probably the
French franc as well. would result
from the purchase Of gold by the
Germans to meet their obligations.
The period Of German currency de-
preston. with the mark dropping to
IS cents hundred. the lowest in his
tory. Is the natural outcome of the
political crisis following tho murder
OF Foreign Minister Rathenau, and
threatens the fall Of the present
German government. the Department
of Commerce was advised late yes
terday in a cable from Commercial
Attache Herring, at Berlin.
Evening star., 1922-07-08
JOE MILLER's BOOK.
Jests Manufactured by Others
Were Foistered Upon Him.

From the Cincinnati Times-Star.
One of the fascinating bits of lite
rary history is the true story of Joe
Miller's Joke Book" or rather. Joe
Miller's Jests," to give the famous
book it's original title Truth is that
Joe Miller never read joke in his
life. and. therefore. could not have
compiled book of jokes. For Joe
Miller could not read. He was an
ignorant actor. who achieved great
success in 1714 at the Drury Lane
Theater in London, in such characters
rs "Sir Joseph Wittol," in Congreve's
"Old Bachelor" and "Teague," in Sir
Robert Howard's Committee" two
favorite comedies with Londoners Of
that day. And the only way that Joe
Miller could memorize the lines Of
his parts was to have them read and
reread to him until he was able to
repeat them. the duty of thus drum
ming dialogue and cues into the
comedians mind being 1ntrusted to
q wife, whom he had married for the
purpose. or stage or on, Miller was
not a wit or humorist. But a year
after his death pamphlet appeared
in which 247 jests were given. OF
which only three were ascribsd to
Joe. Miller. They had been compiled
by . man with the appropriate name
Of Motley. By the middle OF the
nineteenth century the number of
Jokes had been increased by success
sive compilers to 1,54s.
Evening star., 1922-07-08
SLEMP TO HOLD G. o. P.
LEADERSHIP IN VIRGINIA
Decision Not to Accept Congress
denomination Not Retirement
From Politics.

NORFOLK, Va, July S.-Repre.
sentative c. Bascom slsmp's decision
not to accept another nomination to
Congress- from the ninth district, an
nounced last night, does not mean his
retirement Is republican leader in
This statsment wns made this
morning by Joseph L. Crupper, col:
iector OF the port of Norfolk and
republican state chairman.
1.-THE democrats mead not comfort
themselves with the thought that Mr..
siemp 10 going to get out Of politics"
70 accent another nomination to Con-
sress simply means that he is going
to get rid Of some Of the drudgery
attached to his very important posi-
tion in the House OF Representatives.
II does not MEAN that he 10 going to
retire as national republican COM
nitteeman from Virginia or as state
leader"
Evening star., 1922-07-08
FOREST FIRES CAUSE
HAVOC IN NORTHWEST
Many Vancouver Island Houses
and Soldier Barracks and Hanai.
mo Water Supply Hit.

VICTORIA, B, c., July s.-After
wipin9 out . third of the .Mervtlle SOL
diers' settlement and destroying many
houses in sayward Thursday night,
forest ares raging in many parts Of
Vancouver Island ysstsrday had cut
OF Nanaimo's water supply. msnacsd
logging camps in the cowichan lake
district and were threatening to
wreak enormous damage in many
So FAR the most serious loss has been
In Meryilie, whore twenty-five homes
have been burned. two men burned to
death and serious injuries to three
Ths provincial hre warden estimates
the damage to standing timber 20 far
It $3.50 900. Airplsnes 1s being
used by the forestry department 70
ship supplies to. the dredgRters.
Evening star., 1922-07-08
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia. showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon or to-
night: cooler tonight: tomorrow fair
and cooler: moderate southwest. shift
ing to northwest winds. squalls this
afternoon.
Maryland showers and thunder
storms this afternoon or tonight:
cooler tonight: tomorrow fair and
cooler: fresh southwest. shifting to
northwest winds. squalls this after
noon.
Virginia. showers and thunderstorms
In east and south and fair In the
northwest portion tonight: cooler to-
night: tomorrow partly cloudy. prob
ably showers on the coast, cooler in
east portion; fresh southwest. shifting
to northwest winds. probably squalls.
West Virginia, generally fair to-
night and tomorrow; cooler tonight.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
Thermometer-4 pm, ST; 5 pm, 70:
IL midnight. rs; am. -: 8 am, IS:
noon. IS.
Barometer- PM. 1885: 8 pm.
2a.93: IL midnight. 29.9S: I am.
1894; 8 am, 1895; noon. 1886
Highest temperature. So. occurred at
pm. yesterday: lowest temperature.
10. occurred at am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest. 80: lowest. IS.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of the
water at 8 am: Great FallS-Tem-
perature. IS: condition, very muddy.
Weather In Various Cities,
Evening star., 1922-07-08
TROOPS HELD READY.
Less Than Three Hours Needed to
Rush Soldiers to Slater, Mo.

By the Apsociateo Press.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-, July S.
Missouri national guardsmen at War
rensburg and Boonville today were
under orders to remain in touch with
points of assembly for possible duty
in connection with the railway shop
mems strike at Slater. Mo-. where
non-union men have been barred from
the Chicago and Alton shops by
strikers.
Adjt. Gen. w. A. Raupp. who report
cd to Gov. Hyde yesterday the results
Of his trip Of inspection to Slater. said
would class As pickets. He said that
in his opinion there will be no
violence until the railroads attempt to
replace the men,"
According to the adjutant general
there are $50 soldiers in the two com
panies Of state troops at Warrensburg
and Boonville. Boonville Is about two
hours from Slater by motor truck and
the roads are in good condition. 1t
was said the troops could be ready to
move in less than an hour. Their
equipment comprises automatic pistols
and automatic rides.
Evening star., 1922-07-08
GOV. HARDING RAPS.
CRITICS IN SENATE.
Reserve Board Head Defends
Action in Circulating
Glass Speech,

Gov. Harding of the Federal Re-
serve Board. in letter sent to the
Senate today. struck back at sena-
torial critics OF the board and its
policies. -s
Assuming complete responsibility
for recommending circulation by fed
eral reserve banks OF a speech by
Senator Glass. democrat, Virginia, de-
Tending the board, Gov. Harding de-
clared that charges made against the
board were misleading and untrue"
Without mentioning by name sena-
tor Helm, democrat, Alabama. who
has criticized the board frequently,
Gov. Harding said that some of the
Senate charges would have been re-
sented as libelous' but for the con-.
stitutional immunity OF senators in de-
bate.
Responds to Resolution.
Gov. Harding's letter. written in re-
sponse to resolution by Senator
Heflin regarding circulation of Senator
Glass speech. was accompanied by
letters from the Philadelphia, Rich
mond and ST. Louis reserve banks,
stating that they had circulated, re-
spectively., 1900 copies. 10000 and
$4,000 copies of Senator Glass speech.
In his letter Gov. Harding said that
on January is he sent a letter to the
governors Of all reserve banks. stat
ing:
Think Senator Glass great speech
defending federal reserve system
should be widely and promptly circu-
lated. Government printing office will
print special copies Of II Friday, goth,
and additional orders should be given
cost of copies at from S to 7 cents
each. Please wire promptly how
...any copies your bank wishes"
Rests ON Confidence.
''The banking business" said Gov
Harding In his letter. lis one which
rests peculiarly upon the foundation
of confidence. While true in the case
Of any bank, this is particularly true
with respect 10 a federal reserve
bank, which is the sole custodian, Of
the legal reserves OF its member
through which is issued the coun-
Try. fiduc!ary currency. Anything
which tends to undermine public con-
hdenCe in a bank. and in a reserve
bank particularly. impairs its ability
to perform Its functions ard unless
counteracted may defeat entirely the
purposes OF its organization. There
fore those charged with the admin
stration of bank have the right and
are impressed with the duty of using
all legitimate means. when necessary.
to protect its good name and TO pre-
vent any impairment of public conf
dence."
Many OF the attacks. the letter said
were personal abuses and were re-
peated and amplifled on the Senate
Harding promised to forward state
merits from other reserve banks
regarding circulation of Senator
Glass speech as they are received.
Evening star., 1922-07-08
CLAIMS; s! So, 900 DAMAGES.
Della shacklett Accuses store
Managers Of SANDER.

Della shacklett today hled suit In
the District Supreme Court to recover
$1,000 damages from the Piggly-
Wiggle Stores. Inc. for alleged a.
sault, unlawful detention and slander'
Through Attorney Ralph B. Fle-
harty. tho plaintiff says she was q
purchaser at the company's store S07
7th street northwest April last and
after paying for her purchases was
about to leave the store when an
employe of the company stopped her
and. pulling her around, inquired II
ahe had paid for everything. She
answered that he had made the COM
putation and she supposed had In
cluued all the goods.
What have you in"your pocket?
inquired the clerk.
Against her protests. she says. her
pocket was searched and when Moth
ing was found. the clerk stated, In
the presence OF other customers, Il
would have sworn I saw you get q
cake Of yeast and put 1t In your
pocket"