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Evening star., 1922-01-18

the first witness opposing the ex-
tension. He gave figures to show
that earnings on the property in 1916
netted but 2 per cent plus. and thar
in 1919 but 4 per cent plus on the
investment. based upon the 1914 val.
uations. The net income now is about
per cent plus. he declared
II can't see why rents should be
singled out for regulation,,: Mr..
Hoover told the commission. when
shoes. food. etc. are left without
regulation" One section of the audi
cnce here set up a vigorous clappfns
of hands.
"The Ball law will be extended. ii
NV vote can do it." Commissioner
oyster stated during the hearing.
He further asserted that, in his
opinion. property owners or agents
who ignored the rent commission be-
fore its constitutionality was Hphelo
should be put in Jail.
After asserting that the Ball law
has put a check on building opera
tions in the District. and thereby
kept up rents. Bates Warren. a prop.
erty owner. told the Commissioners
that il the law is removed. building
will increase and the present housfnr
situation will adjust itself. He said
Washington today for rental pur-
poses. other than apartment houses.
"If you have 1900 people to house.
said Mr.. Warren. land ACCOMMODATIONS
for only 1000. all Of the lesfslatior
you could enact would not provide
places for the other SEQ people"
Opposed to ExteAsson.
He asserted that If the real estate
men of Washington had wanted to
do anything to increase rents il
Washington. they could not have de,
vised a better means than the Bal
rent law.
Commissioner Oyster asked Mr.
Warren If he did not believe thai
two years from now conditions here
would be such that the rent law coult
better be APPEALED then.
Mr.. Warren said that il the rent
law was repealed in May 1t woult
not take two years to bring. about
better living conditions in Washing.
ton. Commissioner oyster stated
that MIR. warren had always beer
fair with the rent commission.
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CONTINUED from First Pagel
lard Company and Lisgett & Myers
Tobacco Company. followed by the
Tobacco Products Corporation. Bloch
Brothers Tobacco Company and the
Scott & Dillon Company.
Certain Of these manufacturers. in
combination with the jobbers. refused
to sell to those jobbers who cut be-
low the prices established by the
jobbers' associations. This refusal
grew out Of the fact that previous to
resulting in q material lowering of
the prices which Jobbers charged to
retailers and, in turn, Of the prices
which retailers charged to consumers.
which apparently caused the manu-
facturers to fear that these price re-
ductions would mean that the manu-
facturers would be compelled ultf-
mately to reduce their own prices.
Threat Against Jobbers.
Combinations of jobbers against
price cutters were greatly encouraged
by certain circulars sent to the trade
by some of the manufacturers named
in which each company made clear
that 5obbers were expected not to sell
at cut prices and that if they did
company's list of customers. There
were meetings held at which the
tnsn1bers Of associations were en-.
uouraxed by representatives, OF one
ar another Of the manufacturers to
keep prices up and were assured
MAJ the price-cuttinE jobbers were
heinr stricken from the list Of GUS
toners to whom the manufacturer
would sell
SA few cases were found where
the iobbers went 30 far as to enter
into . signed agreement with each
other to maintain prices. Such an
AGREEMENT was made by Rhode island
jobbers, together with certain Massa-
chusetts jobbers. The commission
has in its possession the original Of
this agreement signed by eighteen
jobbers
commission show cases Of jobbers be.
ing actually refused supplies by some
Of these manufacturers in order to
compel them to cease prfce-cutting.
Evening star., 1922-01-18
RICHMOND MAYOR OFFERS
CAR ARBITRATION SCHEME
Strikers, Company and City coun-
Gil Receive Suggestion for Set
tlement Of Controversy.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND. Va. January 1s-Mayor
George Ainslie today submitted to the
virginia Railway and Power Com
pany. its striking employees and to
members Of the city council a plan by
which, he says, the controversy be-
tween the traction company and Its
men over the matter of wages can be
satisfactorily adjusted. The plan
which would, apply to the city OF
Richmond alone. briefly is as follows:
That both sides submit to arbitra-
xiori. agreeing to abide by the re-
That the striking employees return
TO work at once at the company's pro-
nosed wage scale. pending the report
81 the arbitrators.
That council allow the company q
heven-cent fare until April /.
That the arbitrators consider the rev.
enueS Of the company.
That the arbitration body be chosen
IN a manner decided upon between the
company and its employees.
Ready for Long Fight.
PORTSMOUTH. Va, January IS. -
Freparations are being made by the
stfikine platform employees Of the Vir-
xinia Railway and Power Company of
, this city for a six.month battle. An
nouncement Of this fact was made to-
day BY l. c. Major. chairman Of the
strike committee Of the Central Labor
Union, and E. D. Hathaway, president
Of the Portsmouth local Of street car
tnsn, wac declare funds are now avail
able to finance the strike for that
period.
Comnenting on the proposal Of Mayor
George AnSlie Of Richmond for arba-
tration between the company and the
VINO 10 chairman Of the joint employer
conference board governing the actions
of the Portsmouth. Norfolk and Rich
mond locals, declared that separate ar.
bitration in Richmond was out Of the
QUESTION unless the Richmond local re-
signed from the International Associa.
tion Of Street Car Men.
Evening star., 1922-01-18
MAY 60 TO RAILWAY BOARD
Wage Issue Between N. Y. Cen

BUFFALO, N. Y. January 1s.-Con-
ferences between executives of the New
York Central railroad and representa-
tives of various classes Of labor con-
tinued here today. but without nope. It
was admitted. OF avoiding appeal to the
Railroad Labor Board. The employees
are asking for restoration of wages
to the scale paid before the cut OF last
July and the railroad representatives
are proposing reductions ranging from
s to 90 per cent.
Committees representing the teleg-
raphers. signal men, track and shop
crafts have been heard. Clerks and
station employees will submit their case
today.
J. A. Robertson. chairman Of the New
York Central railroad clerks adjustment
board, said railway workers are not re-
ceiving sufficient pay now to enable
them to maintain a proper standard Of
living and cannot justly be asked to ac-
cept further reductions
Evening star., 1922-01-18
BRIEFLY TOLD STORY
= OF ARMS CONFER ENCE

to railroads In China, which will
suggest the advisability Of ulti-
mate control. 50 far a. possible, Of
Chinese railroads by the Chinese.
The discussion OF the Shantung
problem by the Japanese and Chi.
neSe was postponsd this morning
Of the open door BY the far east
committee. The JApenese and Chi
nese delegates are still discussing
the question OF former.ownsd Ger
man minss along the 6hantunG
railroad.
The naval limitation treaty stitl
waits for action on the article re.
cific. The Japanese ars awaiting
further information and instruc.
tions from Toxic before agreeing
to this ayticle In the form 1t is now
drafted. ,..-.i-.-~uunn1nl
Evening star., 1922-01-18
PRESIDENT SEES PRESS
TOO CRITICAL OF STYLE
Continued from First Page.)

hitter criticism from newspapers be-
Cause Of certain twists Of his literary
style. Mr.. Wilson used to think there
were bigger things for the critics to
write about than his style Of express
sion.
Mr.. Harding himself has found that
looking at the presidency from inside
the White House dwarfs in Importance
some Of the criticisms which are made
about q nations executive, and that
while he Is the last person in the world
to be sensitive about honest criticism.
he wonders II the little carping inIiuen-
does are necessary for the successful
working Of . democracy.
The Presidents little talk would
have made much more Interesting read
1iie than his first remarks. for which
psfnaission to quote was sought. But
here, too, Mr.. Harding took refuge In
q self-imposed modesty which insists
that Q President should be- quoted On
fhfngs really worth while. things care
fully thought out and matufely con-
sfdersd, and that the outside world
should not get from the newspapers the
Impression Of q loquacious executive
With stilted style. just because alert
reporters are ready to take down every
thing he may say In his waking hours.
Copyright ls2sa
Evening star., 1922-01-18
GOVERNMENT PRINTERY
LAYS OFF 80 EMPLOYEES
majority Of Those Dropped Be.
longed to Bindery, Where Work
Is Slack.

A decrease Of ninety in force at
the government printing ONCE. the
majority of the cut coming In the
bindery force, was announced today:
The bindery has been oversteeked
with employees. II was said, while II
was understocked with work. The
lay.off u only thirty less than were
dropped from the rolls during the en-,
tire past year. 1t was stated wnen
the total decrease in force amounted
to f22. llurink tho last two years 79G
have been removed from the rolls OF
the government printery.
The cur .s not an indication OF con-
ditions throughout the shop, II was
learned. In the composing room ana
adjunct tffices the incoming worl: has
piled UP even higher than last year.
Opening Of the cafeteria Of the gov,
ernment printing office Is expected
in the near future. The alterations
necessary for its installment are vir-
tually completed and the literal roof
raising feat has been accomplished.
adding another story and a roof gar
den to the building.
Evening star., 1922-01-18
|EXTRAuT|OV'AG
/ sTlRS uPcANkDA
Bullock, Cdored Man Want
ed m North Carolina, Faces
immigration Heads.

By the Assscisses Ppess.
HAMILTON, 0ntArfo. Jaau6ry u.
The Cana1faa fansna9xatSon bourA
today ordered tie aeps1taaSo. ol
Matthew Bullock, nsDss, wanted
In North Casoasns on eAasge OF
hesefnG to Pist. An appeaA vvas
Immediately taken to the Cana
daas government, witch acted as
q stsy IN TIE execution of the
order.
HAMILTON. Ontario. January Is.
Mathew Bullock, negro, whose de-
portstion to Noriina, N. C., is
sought on charge Of melting to
riot, will appear today before in
snecters of the Canadian immigra-
tion department to be examined on
the question: OF his alleged Illegal
entrance into Canada. He will be
accompanied by counsel. The public
will be excluded.
There are ample funds to fight the
case, and while the colored people Of
the United States and Canada have
subscribed the greater amounts. or
ganizations of Britfshers are aiding
substantially.
Bullock also will appear in police
court today to answer to the charge
Of VACANCY on which he Is held here,
but postponement is expected.
Search for PreceAent.
Time-yellowed documents of slave
trade" days have been thumbed indus
triously by Canadian officials in their
search for . precedent law upon
which to decide the case of Bullock.
In delving into the ancient court
records the Canadian barrfsters have
found at least one historical near
parallel to the Bullock case-that OF
an American negro slave, one Ander-
son. whose extradftion was demanded
in 1852 on the ground that he had
slain his master, an Ohiean named
DlkFes.
Bullock's cause is being pleaded by
Canadian members Of his own race
and by public officials who demand
that the negro be given every aI-
vantage OF the immigration laws end
that canada may continue his haven
the International courts in order
from North Carolina authorities.
Fafr Trial Demanded-
Bullock was arrested at Hamilton
Ontario. charged with having insti-
legged by American officials to have
crossed the border in March, 1921, to
evade trial. he already has been ex-
amined by the immigration ofifcer at
Hamilton and ordered deported. but
has appealed to the minister OF immi-
grafton.
In the meantime the negro popula-
ton Of Toronto is demanding that
Bullock be allowed to remain in
Canada and former Mayor Church OF
Toronto has wired Premier King not
to allow the negro to be "railroaded''
out OF the country without a fair
trial.
Evening star., 1922-01-18

(rie Star is publishing dAily Z sumnaar.
isea sfSry Of the deyelopusents q the arlna-
meaf codfefSnce. BY reading Il each day
1on viii keep in touch with the ontstand-
{ae events Of the historic meeting.)
Tho committee on the far east to-
day resumed consideration Of the
Hughes open.door resolution,
which would apply the open-door
principle definitely in China and
provide for the appointment Of an
International commission to pass
on matters relating to that prifi-
ciple.
After tho open-door question has
been disposed of. It 10, understood
that Secretary Hughes will come
forward With = resolution relating
Evening star., 1922-01-18
PACKERS TO BE OFFERED
FEDERAL ARBITRATION
Conference Decides Again to Tender
Good ofacss Selected Once by
Companies.

Services Of the government win be
formally rendered again in an en-
deavor to bring about an arbitration
Of the packers strike now being con.
Quoted in the larger nsidwestern cen.
ters Of the meat packing industry, It
was decided today Nt conference OF
cabinet members and congressman.
The previous offer Of the government
mediation was refused by the packing
companies ON the ground that the
strike was not effective.
After some discussion, 1t 10 under.
stood. the conferences decided to sub.
init the proposal Of mediation again
by telegraph to both the packing COM
panies and the union organisations
responsible for the strike.
The conferences, which involved SEQ.
retaries Hoover, Wallace And Davis,
was arranged at the request Of q spe-
cial committee appointed by members
Of Congress from the middle west,
who asked that the governments 81
fort to settle the strike be renewed.
The committee included Repressn-
tatives Knutson, republican, Minne-
sofa; Keller, republican, Minnesota;
Little. republican, Kansas; Nolan, re-
publican, California; Woodruff, re-
publican, Michigan, and KlecIka,
republican. Wisconsin. -
Evening star., 1922-01-18
M0NcURE REELECTED.
Alexandra Judge to Continue In
Office Seven Years Longer.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, January 1s
(SpeciaD.-Judg Robinson Moncure
was yesterday unanimously elected
judge of the corporation court of
Alexandria by the irginia legisla-
ture, in session in Richmond.
The judge today ID receiving con-
gratulations from the members of the
bar association Of the city and others.
years, which will expire February 20,
1929.
Judge Moncure was appointed Judge
of this court by Gov. Davis to fill the
unexpired term of Judge L. c. Barley
May 22. 1920.
Friends of the judge point out
that his reelection is a reaffirma :
tion of the confidence reposed in him
not only by the bar. but the legisla-
ture as we'll.
Evening star., 1922-01-18
TWO SEEKING OFFICE.
W. e. HALEY Favored by Nr.
Daueherty a. O. o. 2. Secretary.

William e. HALEY. secretary Of the
Ohio state senate. and George B.
Lockwood Of this city, publisher Of
the National Republican, are under.
stood to be the two outstanding can.
didates for secretary to the republican
national committee. to succeed the
late Clarence b. Miller.
ii is understood that Attorney Gem
Aral Daugherty 10 favorable to Mr..
HALEY, who has been active in Ohio
nolitjcs for . number Of years. and
during the past campaign did con.
spicuous work a. secretary OF the
state committees
Evening star., 1922-01-18
WORKERS REJECT
WAGE REDUCTION
Erie Railway Company Un.
able to Reach Agreement
With Its Employees.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
HORNELL N. Y. January 18.-Final
rejection of the proposal Of the Erie
railroad for a general reduction in
wages was made at the close OF the
three-day conference between rail-
road officials and union leaders today.
Each class Of worker was summoned
TO the conference and informed OF the
intention to reduce wages to the scale
prevailing prior to July l. 1920. and
each in turn rejected the proposal
The cut would mean loss OF about
40 cents a day for men In the train
service, and from IA to 20 cents an
hour for shop workers, with an aver
age reduction Of about 10 per cent for
all other employees. The shop en-
ployes made a counter demand for an
Increase Of cents an hour and the
train service employees asked for ar
additional allowance to cover ex-
penses when they are away from
home The dispute will now be laid
before the Federal Labor Board al
Chicago for settlement.
Evening star., 1922-01-18

day. a resolution relating to railroads
in China is to be put forward by the
Secretary Hughes The details cf this
resolution have not yet been dig
closed But In general, IL was said,
the resolution will seek to establish
the principle that the control Of Cni-
nese railroads should center In China.
At present the railroads Of China are
would provide there shall be no dis
crini nation In the operation OF the
railroads.
This resolution will be particularly
interesting to the Chinese, who are
today making q hard fight to have
man owned and controlled. but now
in the hands Of the japanese ~ part
OF the spoils Of war against Germany,
returned to their control.
An example OF the economic pene-
tration practiced by Japan in China
is found along the shantuns % rail, s Il,
possession not only of the formerly
German controlled mines along this
railroad, which were located in four
regions carefully defined, but they
have, it is charged, obtained control
and ownership Of the other mining
properties Of the Chinese through
control of the railroad. refusing TO
give the native owners transportation
facilities and in the end making q
sale to the japanese imperative.
Railroad Government Owned.
The South Manchurian railway. des-
isnated joint stock company, is
practically q government-owned rail-
road, as the japanese government
holds the controlling interest. Japan
also has an agreement with China
by which she can object at any time
to the construction in Manchuria Of
a rival road.
It 10 not to be understood that
Japan is the only outside nation
that has railroads or railroad I'M
terests in China. In fact It fs
that the opposition which
was voiced yesterday By n Safraut
of the French delegation to the
Hughes open door proposal had back
of it French interests in Chinese
railroads. His objection was to hav-
ing past commitments reviewed by
the proposed International commis-
sion.
Evening star., 1922-01-18
NAY BE CLUE TO MISSING NAN

PORT ARTHUR, Ontario. January
1s-Maj. Miller, pilot Of the Ameri.
can Army airplane which IL searching
for James Mahar, commissioner OF
Cooke county, Mimi. missing since
/ he put out In launch from Port
Arthur nearly three weeks ago, re-
ported that he had seen a small boat
aground on Mink Island. He planned
another flight to make q closer In
&estigatfon.
Evening star., 1922-01-18
HELD ON LIQUOR CHARGE.
Two Young Hen Accused Of eale
and Possession.

Reported loss Of a suit, Of clothes
and information given by Jack Xavier
Marmion Of the sale and possession
of liquor. early this morning resulted
in the arrest OF two young men regis:
Francis Andrews, Tucson, Ariz., and
John Rodgers Mead. Lexington. Va,
on charges OF violations Of the prohi-
bition enforcement law.
DetectiveA Pratt and Mullen motored
to the residents OF United states
Commissioner Isaac r. Hit, Chevy
Chase, about 3 o'clock this morning
accompanied by Revenue Agent Lin-
ton Evans. and secured writs.
Returning to the city. the detectives
went to the hotel and arrested the
young men. The warrants alleged
sale and possession against Andrews
while Illegal possession was the
charge against Mead.
Evening star., 1922-01-18
PRINCESS AHAsrAs1A III.

CANNES, January 17.--PfinUess
Anastasia Of Greece 10 reported to
be slightly indfsposed At the villa
Kesbe6k. Il II ASsertsd BY persons
close to the princess that hsf illness
is due to the unfavorabIe climate of
Athens
Evening star., 1922-01-18
STRIDE FORWARD
IN RADIO SYSTEM
Demonstration Carrying TEL
ephone and Telegraph Mes
sages simultaneously.
BY the Asaociated Press.

BY the AseOcluteu frexs.
NEW YORK. January 1s.-what
was said to be a long forward step in
the science OF radio communication
was demonstrated last night in the
Engineering Societies building. when
telephone and telegraph messages
were carried simultaneously on the
same radio wave length from q single
| wireless transmitting set and an
tcnnae. They were received also on q
single radio set and antennae. with
out interference or distortion, and
brought down to clear and audible
hearing.
Electrical "Filter" In Use.
The achievement was demonstrated
by DR.. Frank B. Jewett, chief engi-
| neer OF the Western Electric Com
pany and head Of the Bell system re-
search laboratories, and was said to
have been made possible largely
| through an electrical filter" invent
| ed by DR.. @. A. Campbell, a telephone
| engineer. The device. it was ex-
planned. makes it possible to separate
| the various freduencies At which the
! m essages ara carried"
! Two specially constructed demon
stration radio sets were placed in the
| auditorium for the benefit OF members
| Of the Telephone Society, who are
chiefly electrical engineers and COM
munication experts. The telephone
and telegraph messages then were
| dispatched at the same time and were
received at the other end Of the
stage. They were detected BY q sin
gle vacuum tube circuit, after which
It was necessary to separate the two
| messages.
Explanatien Of Process.
| The detected electrical current then
WIS passed through the alter" which
| separated the freQuencies OF the tele-
graph message from those Of the tele-
| phone message. 1t was explained that
| the filtsr differs materially from the
ordinary tuned circuits familiar to
the radio engineer, As the filter sepa =
rAtes not single ffsqusncies, but
/ bands Of frequenoies OF any ,pfede-
| fermined width. The filter makes IL
possible, it was SAID, to separate the
band Of frequencies comprising the
telephone message from the band
comprising the telegraph message. 1t
can also separate one telephone mes
sage from another.
l DR.. Jewett told the sudience that
progress Was being made in other
radio developments which woulA q.
tsnd its vssfulnsss greatly
Evening star., 1922-01-18
RENEW TRADE PARLEY.

MADRID. January 17.--Premier
Maura today announced that conver-
sations had been renewed between
French and Spanish representatives
il connection with trade relations be.
tween France ana Spain.