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Evening star., 1922-11-20
congress OPENS
SPECIAL SESSION
FOR SHIP SUBSIDY
Outcome of Measure Uncer-
tain Because of 0pposi-
tion in Both Houses.
PRESIDENT TO DELIVER
HIS ADDRESS TOMORROW
Will Make Personal Appeal in In
terests of American Mer-
chant Marine.

The Sixty-seventh Congress recon-
Vened at noon today, called here by
President Harding particularly to
give consideration to the administra-
tons merchant marine aid bill.
The republican party has large ma
torities in both houses. but the fate
of the shipping bill is uncertain. be-
cause of determined opposition on the
part of many House and Senate MEM
pers to Il ship subsidy, as contem-
plated in the measure.
The present special session OF Con-
greSs is expected to merge with the
: regular session which opens Decem-
ber T. the fourth session of the pres
ent Congress. Never before in the
history of the federal government has
any Congress met i'll four sessions.
although there have been number
which have sat three sessions
Pres dent Harding is to address a
Joint meeting Of both houses of Con-
gress tomorrow, delivering to them
a personal appeal in the interests OF
an American merchant marine.
Dead Members Honorcd.
In both Senate and House the gavel
beginning the new session dropped a
few minutes after II o'clock, and
then in both chambers there followed
the usual formalities which attend
the turning over of d new page in
congressional history. The. program
on both sides was arranged as to
permit adjournment after these cere-
monies until tomorrow as mark or
respect for the late Senator watson
Of Georgia and the late Representa-
tive Nolan of California.
In conferences between Senate and
House leaders and White House
officials it was arranged definitely
for President Harding to take his
message to the Capitol tomorrow in
person, appearing before joint ses-
sion in the hall Of the House at 1890
Evening star., 1922-11-20
CUN0 IS bALKED
IN CABINET PLANS
Unable to Fill Posts as Ger,
man Ministerial Crisis
Continues.
By the Associated Press.


BERLIN, November 20.-Nearly q
week has passed since the cabinet of
Chancellor wirth resigned, and the
ministerial crisis is considered to be
still far from settled. When Herr
Cuno accepted the task of constitut-
ing a new cabinet of work, as he
described it, it was hoped he would
the most Of them. filled by today.
but such dihiculties have developed
that it IL believed likely he may even
abandon the effort altogether.
Opposed BY Socialists.
The chancellor designate finds him
self baked in his plans to secure
a cabinet made up Of the middle
and socialist parties. as the socialists.
opposed to what they term Herr
Cuno's "free hand" policy, have
voted through the united socialists
executive party board to abstain from
taking any ministerial portfolios.
They base their attitude to some ex-
tent on the party's opposition to the
industrialist party. feeling that
should the socialists accept cabinet
posts they would be forced to have
dealings with the industialists.
May Select Non-Partisans.
AS an alternative to giving up his
efforts Herr Cuno may form a cabi-
net having a non-partisan COM
plexion, thereby hoping to gain some
support from the middle parties, and
possibly from the nationa1ists. Even
this, however. would cause him
trouble, as he would still have to con-
tend with the antagonism Of almost
200 socialistic and communistic
deputies.
Evening star., 1922-11-20
REACHED
NEARLY EVERYBODY
Yesterdays Circulation
of The Sunday Star
was 1881

This is by far the high
water mark for Sunday
newspaper circulation in
Washington and it's imme-
date vicinity for this sea-
son of the year, only being
exceeded by The Star it.
self on one or two occa-
sions.
Because of the change in
the Sunday newspaper sit
uation The Star was placed
on a returnable basis yes
terday only to newsdeal-
ers, and a few hundred re-
turns have not yet been
received.
According to the latest
A, B, c reports, The Sun
day Star has a total city
and suburban circulation
more than 10000 greater
than its nearest competitor.
Evening star., 1922-11-20
NO BOX NO MAIL
ORDER AMENDED
DR.. Work Extends Time Limit
to March /, "That All Have
Reasonable Time"

Postmaster General Work today is
sued a supplemental order postpon-
ing the final enforcement of the "No
in order that patrons who were un-
able to obtain boxes for their front
doors would be done no injustice. :
This notice is in no wise to be con-
strued as a waiver of the require
ments for door slots and mail recep-
tacles, nor as a relaxation of a de-
termination to enforce the same, but
is issued wholly to make certain that
all have a reasonable time within
which to comply with the require
ments," DR.. Work declared.
Prefers Door Slot.
Although the Post Office Depart
ment prefers the door slot, house
holders of the nation, in attempting
to equip their homes with boxes by
January l next, when mail delivery
to homes without boxes was to be
cut off, have shown a great preference
for the mail boxes.
The demand for boxes has become
so tremendous, the department states.
that manufacturers have informed it
that they are unable to fiji their
orders by January /. 1t was in view
of this unusual condition that the
supplemental order was issued today.
No Local Shortage.
Postmaster Chance Of the Wash
ington city post office will send out
tomorrow warnings to more than
10000 local residents who, to date,
have failed to comply with the mo
box-i1o mail order"
1t is not understood that there Is
any particular shortage Of mail boxes
for the local supply, and officials at
the city post Office were unable to
state today what steps would be
taken in regard to the new order, ex-
tending the time of grace until
March I.
1t is likely that Postmaster Chance,
however, upon receipt of the new
order, will extend the time for local
householders. In the notices to be
sent out tomorrow he urges that
boxes be provided at once, so that
local letter carriers may have the
benefit of the boxes during the
Christmas rush.
Evening star., 1922-11-20
Sultan Reaches
Malta; Efendi
Succeeds Today
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
I MALTA, November 20.-The British
dreadnaught Malaga. with Sultan
! Mohammed VI on board. arrived here
, this morning.
Since the sultan is travelling in
cognito the customary honors and
salutes were dispensed with. 1t is ex-
pected that Gov. Plumer will board
the vessel to extend an official well
come.
Mohammed. who is accompanied by
his ten-year-old son and three Off
cials, will stay at Fort Tigne, which
has been specially prepared for his
reception.
BY the Associated Press
CONSTANTINOPLE, November 90
Crown Prince Abdul Medjid Effendi.
who was elected caliph by the great
national assembly Of Turkey on Sat-
urday, will be inducted into office TO-
day at the Topcapou Palace.
Evening star., 1922-11-20
Rv tho Associated Pnssn

By tho Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, November 90
Lost, strayed or stolen somewhere
in the Pacific ocean one earthquake
and one tidal wave.
Over the high seas and through
the ether, phantom messages tell
ing Of an earthquake and tidal wave
at Hilo, Island Of Hawaii, were sent
about the world for an hour or more
last night, causing excitement in
newspaper and radio ofiices and caus-
ing reporters to scurry In search Of
seismographs and their keepers. The
rumor struck Callao. Peru, and
trickled up the cables to New York.
Tho San Diego navy RADIO station
picked 1t up. A newspaper wireless
set in San Francisco caught the mes
Evening star., 1922-11-20
Earthquake and Tidal Waue
Lost Somewhere IN Pacific


sage at the same time. In fact,
within few minutes, everybody
knew about the earthquake except
Hawaii.
Honolulu expressed surprise. Urgent
cablegrams and radio flew between
Hawaii and the mainland Radio
operators tried vainly to reach Hilo.
That station. with which there is
no regular communication on Sunday.
remained silent.
Then. near midnight. q station here
overheard commercial wireless op-
orator in Honolulu telling a ship in
those waters about the report, and
adding the information that he had
been In communication with Hilo an
hour and twenty minutes after the
report had been picked up on the
mainland and that Hilo had said that
everything there was all right.
So. somewhere In space roam the
uncaptured vibrations of q purported
geological phenomenon.
Evening star., 1922-11-20
Food Taken From, americans
By Reds IN Berlin Restaurant

threats. took away from their plates
the steaks. chops. fish and vegetables
and then furiously smashed bottles
Of wine and champagne on the floor
In some cases they even snatched
away the food which the diners had
on their forks.
Several of the women became hys-
terical. but as the unbidden guests
looked desperate, the walters were
afraid to interfere and so the gangs
succeeded in escaping before the
police arrived. Knives, forks, spoons
and ash trays galore were missing
when the damage was checked up.
Special Police Guard.
For a long time some Of the un-
employed have threatened to break
up the restaurants freQuented by
foreigners and pronteers and Sunday
nights outrages were the result. The
police now have a special "plunder-
ers' squad" on duty day and night,
as more trouble is expected.
Evening star., 1922-11-20
BY GEORGE wITTE.

By Wireless to The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright. 1922.
BERLIN, November 20.-Several
Americans. including women. had the
strange experience Sunday night of
having their food snatched from
them while dining in q fashionable
Berlin downtown restaurant. Rag
ged, unkempt and unshaven COM
munists invaded these places, grab
bed everything In sight and then dis
appeared. No warning had been re-
ceived and when the dangerous look
ing gangsters rushed into the res
taurants everybody was dining quiet
ly and the bands were playing.
Mob Desperate.
Suddenly the musicians stopped and
when the diners looked up in surprise
they saw themselves confronted by
roughnecks, who. with mumbled