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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-03
Why Is Mr.. Hughes So Anxious To-
Cover Up That FrancO-Jap Pact?
cSpy-Iss:. 1921. h, Star Company

1t believes that these secret
covenants should be kept secret,
particularly inasmuch as their
publication throws doubt upon the
good faith of the French and
Japanese governments.
II that good faith can be suf
ficiently impugned. the quadruple
alliance Is doomed. IL the quad
ripple alliance is wrecked, Mr..
Hughes whole house of cards col
lapses and the arms conference Is
dead.
Diplomacy Viewed by Americans.
Therefore 1t was the highest duty
OF the State Department to pre-
vent the publication of the Chita
documents. Unfortunately il had
no wartime censorship at Its con-
troll. As a result, the American
people-and the world-have had
an opportunity to see again how
Far Eastern diplomacy Is made.
The French are hurt because
their denials OF the revelations
seem to find little credence outside
the State Department. The Jap
anese seem less worried. They are
used to it. They long ago gave up
Trying 10 prove tndt their pToinises
meant anything.
The French still believe that II Ia
important TO maintain a shadow Of
good faith. For that reason they
are more embarrassed than the Jap
anese. In fact, II is doubtful
whether the japanese are greatly
worried because OF what has hap
pened. They have no intention of
giving up Korea, Shantung, Man,
churia, Vladivostok, or Saghalin,
and revelations OF crooked diplo-
matte compacts to hold this plumber
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-03

ics<6f conversation for the past two
days. Opinions are privately expressed
In many quarters. notably in British.
Chinese and Italian, that there Is
some basis Of truth In the reported
Iiason between the French and Jap.
anese.
While Japan has not voiced an Off
cial denial and protest against the
action of the Chita representatiye
here, as has France, it was reported
today that the Japanese have sub
mitted a lengthy report to the Ameri.
can State Department, designed &c
clear up" ,Japan's connection with
the affair.
The conference itself moved steadily
toward adjournment today. Indica.
lions were today, when the experts
resumed their gathering up of loose
ends of the naval program, that the
empowered naval treaty will be
ready for submission 10 a plenary
session of the conference by the last
Of this week.
The one deterrent factor is the
Root resolution, proposing restric-
lions that virtually kill the subma.
rine as a legal weapon Of warfare.
So far only the American and British
governments have approved 1t en-
tirely. the japanese, French and
Italian referring 1t to their home gov
ernments for examination and instruc-
ton.
Strong doubt was expressed today
whether the Root resolution will be
adopted as 1t lies. Indications are
that the French and japanese, at
least, will decline to approve it,
although they have not received final
instructions from their respective gov.
ernments.
The sentiment among the delegates
here, however, is against it. The
opinion was expressed in responsible
quarters that the naval treaty ulti.
mately will go no further than pledg-
international law in the visit and
search" of merchant vessels by sub
marines in wartime.
Methods Of scrapping existing ton.
mage. methods Of replacement, and
the date on which replacement con-
struction can begin are other minor
points that remain to be adjusted.
1t is possible, too. that considera-
ton of Chinese problems will be re-
sumed this week. Negotiations are
under way for a reopening of the
Carbohydrates conversations over
the return of Shantung, which were
discontinued when a deadlock was
reached over the matter Of railroad
control.
PARIS. Jan. 3.-The French for.
eign office today emphatically denied
the statement of the representatives
Of the Far Eastern republic at Wash.
ington that France and Japan had
entered into an agreement by which
France agreed to complete domina-
ton Of eastern Siberia by the Japan
csc.
The statement was branded as
pure invention" by foreign office Of
ficials.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-Norman II.
Davis. Under Secretary Of State in
President Wilson's second administra-
ton, today denied that he had pre-
vious knowledge of the alleged
agreements respecting Siberia given
out by the representatives of the So
called Far Eastern Republic"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-03
100000 "PEAcE DOLLARS"
PLACED IN CIRCULATION

Five hundred thousand new silver
dollars of the 1921 coinage were made
available today at banks In all leading
cities east of the Mississippi river, &C.
cording to an announcement at the
Treasury Department.
The new coin, known as the peace
dollar ., will be purchased by collectors
in twenty years for $3.50, Treasury
officials said. -. =.
Mints in San Francisco, Denver and
Philadelphia will immediately begin
the coinage Of 1922 dollars. of the same
design. 49, ..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-03
GERMAN RAILROAD STRIKE
ENDED BY COMPROMISE

BERLIN, Jan. Am agreement
has been signed by the Ministry Of
Transportation and the Railway Mems
Federation, bringing to an end the
railway strike which has been In
progress for several days. The de.
,nands of the men were partially
satisfied. u.
Among the causes Of the strike was
that railway officials recently re-
ceived a considerable salary increase
while the governments extra allow.
ance for the workingmen was deemed
not proportionate and that there was
threat to reduce the personnel by
q. 900. According to the preparation
made by the strikers Berlin would
have been entirely cut off from the
outside world today u the agreement
had not been reached.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-03
llU. S. Records Furnish
Hint of FrancO-Jap Pact;
Intrigue Known Here
By GEORGE r. HOLMES.
international News Service.

Despite the denisls so vehemently
| voiced by French and japanese del
egates in Washington that a secret
agreement exists between their gov
ernments over mutual policies to be
! pursued in Siberia, the question
was uppermost in the minds of the
conference delegates today when
they resumed work after the holt-
days.
Opens Up Whole Question.
Officially, the denials of the French
and Japanese have been accepted by
= the American Government. Between
the word of two recognized and
friendly powers, and the word of an
unrecognized. unlimited, new re-
public of doubtful stability, there can
be but one choice, SO far as the United
| States Government officially Is con-
cerned.
The publication Of these alleged
secret agreements by the unofficial
delegates Of the Far East (Chita) gov
eminent, however, has SERVED to draw
! maximum attention to the whole
question of Siberia. which is due to
=, be taken up by the conference
shortly. In view of the disclosures
! made, the attitudes of the French and
Japanes over the matter Of reso-
luton -dging the powers to observe
! the territorial and. perhaps. the ad.
ministrative integrity of Russia and
Ing interest by the other powers Of
the conference.
| There were no indications today that
the United States plans to take ad-
vantage Of the Chita delegates invita-
ton to have their papers examined by
State Department representative.
As q matter Of fact, there are known
{ 10 be In the files Of the State Depart
ment reports from American observers
| i'm the Far East which bear a general
resemblance to the documents made
public here I'm such startling fashion
by the Far Fasteners. These reports
date back months ago, before the ad-
vent Of the Republican Administrator.
Norman III. Davis, Undersecretary nj
State i'm the latter days Of the Wils0a
Administration, Is known to have eX-
pressed the opinion In his, secret ap-
pearances before the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee that o Franco
Japanese understanding" with regard
10 Russia and Siberia already was in
existence or was being worked out.
Have More Documents.
Meanwhile, Boris Skvirsky. NJ. YAH
koff and other members of the Far
Eastern delegation here are content
TO rest on their oars for the time be-
ing. They reiterated today that they
have other documents bearing on
Franco-Japanese intrigue in the Far
East and that these may be made
public at the proper moment.
None of the other powers Of the
Washington conference are off
cially" taking any cognizance of the
Chita disclosures, but "unofficially"
the revelations are being discussed al
most to the exclusion of submarines
and the date or the conference ad.
journment. two highly regarded top
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-03

NEW YORK. Jan. 3.-Norman II.
Davis, Under Secretary Of State in
President Wilson's second administra-
ton, today denied that he had pre-
vious knowledge of the alleged
agreements respecting Siberia given
out by the representatives Of the so.
called Far Eastern Republic"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-03
Prophecies Time Will
Stress Severity OF
u. SLAP Clash

PARIS, Jan. 3.-The Wash
ington conference has not solved
the pacific problem, but has only
postponed its climax" said Cen
eral Maitret, writing in the Echo
de Paris today. /,
"The clash which will take
place between the Japanese and
the Americans some day will be
all the more violent" ..,'.
General Maitret quoted re-
turned French diplomats from
the Far East on conditions in
the Pacific. .,. Il r.. .s...
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-03
b0RAH THINKS
SIBERIAN STORY.
6IIkELY TRUE
Senator ~ Not Amazed al
Revelation, 4 Being in Line
ri ,t.ss$ysitR Alliances.

Publication Of the documents pro-
duced blythe Far East Republics del
egation .phrporting to show co-opera'
ton by France In Japanese exploita,
ton Of Siberia brought this comment
from Senator Borah:
THE disclosures as to the Franco,
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SENA TE
TOLD Of
SCHEME

~ Continued from Page Cne)
An alliance with the peoples of ST.
/: IBERIA. 1t was pointed out, would Gel
stainly be step in the right direction
The Seward gateway., 1922-03-10
Sutherland Introduces Bill To Develop The Territory
BILL HAS APPROVAL SEC. FALL TOASS|ST
 INTERIOR DEPARTMENT DEVELOP ALASKA

WASHINGTON March 10-Bll introduced by Dele gate Sutherland asking for five million dollars revolving fund to enable the Interior Department to carry on e tensve developments in the Territory of Alaska has the endorsement ofS ecretly Fall and being introduced at his instance. '
 The Bill is asking for the sum of five million dollars provided the money shall be spent under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior in prospecting and drilling for oil and other minerals in the unproven sections of AL aska The bill also goes further than the Secretarys sug gestion and would authorez him to secure construct and operate smelters pipe nes and construct wagon roads for the transportation of the native resources to the government railroad or to tdewater The bill also author zes the Secretary of the Interior to construct spur tracks and branches from the Government railroad to operating mines and to build, lease otherwise acquire dikes wharves and terminal facilities.
 Another feature of the bill directs the shipping board
 allocate to the Secretary of the Interior such vessels as may desire to operate between the terminals of the gov ernment railroad and other ponsn and of the Terri tory.
 This bill is considered the greatest single effort ever undertaken for the benefit of the Territory except for the building of the government railroad If the blgoes thru md there is every indication that it is administrative neasure great prosperity is assured Alaska under such broad plan for developing the of the Territory
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went home on a visit, thinking not to return to Alaska, but his work called him back and he returned in govern ment service to Wainwright, near Point Barrow There he remained two years, going from there to Douglas for she government school there. He then returned to the States for a winter, and then returned to Alaska, where for the past ten years he has been stationed assisting with the Kusko- kwim mission where he was superin- tendent of schools and of reindeer for the Central Coast district of Alaska.
 Rev. Kilbuck was once of the most versatile linguists in the Territory, speaking the Eskimo and Yukon dia- 4ects fluently, and at the time of his death was writing history of his peo. pie and their legends.
 / A gentle, kindly man, he was true friend to the natives of Alaska, and it is fitting that his remains lie in the spot he halowed by his life work.
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MRS. OBENCHAiN TAKES
 STAND ON OWN BEHALF

LOS ANGELES, March 10.-The prosecution having completed its case against Mrs. Madalyn Obenchain, on trial for the murder of J. Belton Ken nedy, and the court having refused the motion for an instructed verdict, Mrs Obenchain today took the stand in her own defense.
 Dressed in black, the prisoner was very pale as she dramatically related her actions with defendant. and the long acquaintance which termianted in her tiiyorcing her husband coming to the coast to be near Kennedy.
 The court room was crowded with spectators, mostly women, who are morbidly hanging on each word utter. ed by the prisoner.
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XII KLUX KHAN
 APPROVES WORK 0F EVERETT CHURCH
WHITE. RoBED.- RIDERS ENTER CHURCH, STOP SERVICES TO HAND PREACHER ROLL OF BILLS AND APPROVE WORK

EVERETT, March 1o.-Five white robbed and hooded men of the local klan of the ku klux entered local church here, during the service and stopped the preachers discourse.-. The men marched up the aisle to the pas tor and handed him a roll of bills and letter commenting him on the sue. cess of the work carried on in his par ticular parish. Without uttering a word the five men strode out of the building and mounted their horses and rode off.
 Intense excitement reigned in the church when the white robed figures strode down the aisle and many wom. en in the congregation were seriously frightened, believing that some vio- Ienee was intended.
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John Henry Kilbuck was born on the Indian reservation in Kansas Tn he year 1862. He is a lineal descen-
 .ant of the Chieftain Gelemend, Chle1 ,f the Delawares. His father was then government interpreter. Until elght years of age he was raised on the res- ervation where the Rev. Joseph Romlg was Moravian missionary. Dr. Romlg was father of Dr. J. H. Romig of this city and Edith Margaret Romig. When a lad of eight years John kilbuck was sent to Nazareth Hall, a church mill tary school in Pennsylvania. From this he graduated and entered the Mo- ravian College and Theological Semi nary in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He graduated in the Classical course and then took up the Theological course, being ordained a minister in 1885. Coming west to visit his parents he met Miss Edith M Romig, teacher at the reservation where he and she were once playmates together, her father being missionary. MT. Kilbuck was then under appointment to go to the Kuskokwim river, Alaska, as mission ary. Ere long it was announced that Miss Romig was to be the bride oi this self-sacrificing man, and in 1886 they were wed and sailed for Alaska
 where they founded with Rev. Vein land the first Moravian mission ir Alaska and what is now known as Bethel mission. Here he served ir church work for twelve years, anG
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PACIFIC TREATY DECLARED BRITISH
 JAPANESE ORIGIN
POINT OUT THAT uNlTED STATES BE CALLED ON TO ASSIST JAPAN AGAINST GIL MA AND RUSSIA.

WASHINGTON, March 10.-Senator Joseph T. Robinson, democratic sena- tor from Arkansas, succeeded in giv- ing the supporters of the Four Power treaty considerable worry today on the floor of the Senate. Robinson de- clared that the treaty was of British and Japanese origin. He said "The treaty was conceived by the brain of Balfour and written by the hand of Tokugawa" The senator made this statement after he had compelled Sen ators Lodge and Underwood. who sign ed the treaty, to confess that they did not know who wrote it.
 Senator Robinson further declared that inasmuch as China and Siberia did not receive just consideration at the conference and because of Japan that when Russia gets to her feet and China awakens from her long sleep they will attack Japan and then the United States will be called upon to help her.
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? |ONEER WOMAN OF
 SEATTLESU|C|DEee

SEATTLE, March 10.-A private dispatch received here announces the suicide of Mrs. Helen V. Denny at her home in Los Angeles. Mrs. Denny was very wealthy being the widow of Orion o. Denny, who was the first white man in Seattle, and who owned great part of the land upon which Seattle is built. Mrs. Denny recently obtained a divorce from Dr. Leonard Wyeth and had resumed her former name.
 The dispatch states that the suicide was accompanied by shot from a pistol and took place in Mrs. Denny's palatial home in Los Angeles. Deceas- ed was woman of near 50 years Of ago.
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PRESIDENT SIGNS
 LAND ENTRY BILL

WASHINGTON, March 10-The bill providing for agricultural entries on coal and oill ands in Alaska which passed congress some time ago, has been signed by the President and Is now law.
 This will permit homestead entries of great deal of land in the Mata- ,nuska coal fields and elsewhere in Alaska which has heretofore been withheld becaus eof the mineral and oil possibilities possessed by such land. It is understood that the min- eral and oil rights will not pass to the individual under a homestead entry, but he will be entitled merely to the surface rights incidental to agricul- ture.
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CERTIFICATE IF
 SERVICE NJ GOOD
 SAYS COMPT PTROLLER
COMPTROLLER OF CURRENCY AM NoUNcED HE WOULD REFUSE TO LEND MONEY ON SERVICE CERTIFICATES

WASHINGTON, March 1O-The new plan proposed in lieu of the cash feat ure of the Soldier Bonus bill received a severe criticism today from D. R. Crissinger, comptroller of the curren- cy. Crissenger announced he would advise the National banks to decline to accept the proposed service certifi- cates as collateral for loans to the ex- tent of 80 per cent of their face value. Crissinger branded such certificates as as the worst kind of frozen credit.
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CANDIDATES NUMEROUS IN
 THE FOURTH DIVISION

Those seeking party candidacy nom- nations at the. April primary for the November election In the Fourth di- vision are as follows:
 Senator, long term-Andrew Ner- land (Rep); P. J. Ricke:s, (Rep.)
 Senator, short term-M. D. Snod- grass, (Rep.)
 Representatives Fred Johnston, (Rep.); Harry J. Patterson (Rep.); E. M. Reyes (Rep.); H. H. Ross, (Rep) Ben F. Thompson, {Rep); M. Frank Miller (Dem.); Vance R. Mcdonald (Dem.)
 Road Commissioner-Mel Sabin, (Rep.)
 With the exception of Harry J. Pat terson (Rep.) of Brooks, E. M. Reyes (Rep.) of Healy, and M. Frank Mil Ter (Dem.) of Brooks the candidates are all residents of Fairbanks. An drew Nerland and P. J. Rickert for Senator. long term, and H. H. Ross flor representative were members ot the lower house of the last legislature
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NENANA MAN FOUND GUILTY
 ON SERIOUS CHARGE

Peter Amnestoy who was placed un- der arrest by Deputy Marshal James Hagan at Mckinley Park station and brought to town this week was arraign ed before Commissioner Leckie on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. The commission bound him over to the grand jury in the sum of $1500 and as the amount was not forth coming he is held in jail.
 Peter Amnestoy was former con- tractor for the Bureau of Public Roads year ago with camp at Mile IL He is we'll known in Seward.
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CHILDREN BURIED IN SLIDE ARE SAVED BY A DOG

LEWISTON, Mant., March "A dog <hat tunneled through a snowslide 8 feet deep saved the lives of three chil- dren of F. J. Lyons, a Mill creek ran cher. The children and the dog were
 playing in a ditch in the path of the slide which covered them. Nonie, aged
 8, was rescued by throwing her arms about the dog as it dug it's way thru the snow to the surface. She sum- .moned other members of the family, who rescued Jimmy, aged T and Aus tin, aged 5.
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ALASKA MONEY DISAPPEARS FROM
 INSIDE EOF POsTOFF|CE AT SEATTLE
SHIPMENT OF MONEY FROM ALASKA CHECKED INTO THE SEATTLE POST OFFICE MYs-
 TERIOUSLY DISAPPEARS

SEATTLE March 1o,-Fifteen thousand dollars in currency has mysteousy disappeared from the mails in Seattle after having beer checked into the Seattle Post fce Tho currency in registered package and was sent by Juneau Bank othe bank in Seattle The pack age delivered to armed postal employees and Marine guards on board the S. S. Northwestern and was safely transported from the steamship to the main office After entering the postoce the package has disappeared and no trace of it has been found.
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John Kilbuck Dies
 in the KuskOkWin1
Famous Missionary TO the Indian Races in Alaska Is Brother-in-
 Law Dr. J. H. Romig of Seward

The report recently arrived here of the death of John Henry Kbuck in the K11skokwim country. Mr. Kilbuck was foneer teacher andmssionary of the Indian and Eskimo races in Alaska and for many years has been in the government service nthe Kuskokwm The story of his life and work in the north will occupy much fhe his tory of this Northland
 The following article telling something of the life of this great missionary is quoted from The Moravian' oh,,,ch nanar.
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HARDING VISITS
 FLORIDA ID REST

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, March 1o.- President Harding played golf late yesterday afternoon on the links of the oldest city in North America. He retired at midnight after witnessing a Spanish carnival enacted in his hon. or by the children of the city.
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PRINCESS NAMED AS
 CORRESPONDENT IN SUIT

BERLIN, March 10.-Princess Etei Freidrich was called into Potsdam court today as correspondent in the di- yorce suit brought by Baroness Pla.- tenberg. The Princess created a sen- sation when she bodly copfesse>- -.h intrigue with Baron Fiattenberg both hefore and after he, macraige to th~ ,ormer kaiser's son.
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SECRETARY DAVIS
 ADVISES MINERS

WASHINGTON, March 10.-Secre- tary Davis of the Department Of La- bo- today told the coal mine opera tors and miners that common sense demanded they get together and save the country from costly strikes.
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BRITISH AMBASSADOR LEAVES
 EAST FOR PACIFIC COAST

WASHINGTON, March 10-Sir Auckland Campbell Geddes, British ambassador to the United States, will leave here tomorrow for the Pacific Coast to visit Seattle Victoria and Vancouver.
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WOMAN RUN OUT BY K. XIX.

TAFT, Calif., March 10.-Mrs. May N. Barnes was run out of Taft today by Ku Klux night riders, a government investigation revealed today.
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GUARDS OF OIL COMPANY GET
 DESERTS FOR GOLD ROBBERY

FL PASO, March 10.-Fifteen of the oil camp guards who robbed the company paymaster and revolted against the Mexican government have been slain by Federal troops in Tam pico district, Mexico.
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NizlNA RIVER BRIDGE

Walter W. Lukens, of the Alaska Road commission left here last week for Mccarthy where he vii make an examination of the Nizina river pre- paratory of erecting bridge of that stream.
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ENGLISH OFFICIAL RESIGNS
 LONDON. March 1O.-Princess Mary Edwin Samuel Montague, secretary of State for India, has resigned as re- suit of the recommendation of the 1n- dian government relative to Turkey.
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DECISION IN LINDERERe CASE
 expEcTED NEXT SATURDAY

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1O-Judge I,oudenback today stated he expected to render a decision in the habeas cor- DIS proceeding which Jafet Lindebers bas instituted in the attempt to pre- vent his extradition to Tacoma to stand trial for his part in the failure of the Scandinavian American Bank at Tacoma.