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Evening star., 1922-01-13
U. S. TRADE BALANCE
DROPS 1000, 900, 900
Exports OF $3,743, 600. 900 Dur.
ing 1921, While Imports De-
cline $2,777, ZOO, 900.

A decrease of nearly $1.000.000. 900
in the favorable trade balance of the
United States during 1921 was indi-
Gated in the foreign trade statistics
for December issued today by the
Department of Commerce.
Exports decreased in value in 1920
by ss.743.O00. 900 and imports by se,-
81. 100000. the report said. attrihut-
ing much of the reduction to the
material decline last year in prices
of commodities which made UP the
bulk of the country's foreign trade.
THE lower values of imports and
exports in 1921, as compared with
1920 and previous years." the depart
ment said. do not represent corre-
spending declines in volume of trade.
but are. to a great extent due to the
fall in prices.". .--,.
During the. year 1921 exports
amounted to $4.4S5.000. 900. as COM
pared with .$8,22S00O.0 900 during the
previous year, while imports aggre-
gated $2,50S.0e0.000, against S5,27S.-
6O0. 900 IN. 1920.
Exports in December totaled $685.
100000, as against $294.000,00O In No
vember, and 270,000.000 in December.
1920. while imports amounted to
1896. 100000, against $211,00O.O00 in
November and $266.000,000 in Decem-
Der a year ago.
Evening star., 1922-01-13
NEW BONUS PROPOSAL.
is MEETING WITH FAVOR
Republican Leaders Expect Plan
to Use Allied Securities Will
Produce Action.

Payment Of soldiers bonus is
based on d plan of Senator Lodge
which contemplates the receipt from
the allies of bonds or other securities
in exchange for their present notes.
which could be sold to the American
public in sufficient amounts to pay
the cash bonus.
The Lodge suggestion. il was said.
met with much favor among the re-
publican leaders. il would make
for prompt action on the bonus bill.
advancing it probably three or four
months and completing il during the
spring primary elections. IL also
would not entail. its sponsors said,
any additional tax burdens on the
public.
The republican leaders are said to
be determined TO assure early action
on the four-power Pacific. the naval
and other treaties resulting from the
arms conference. Some of these. ii
was said. probably would follow the
Senate's disposal of the allied debt
bill late this month or early in Feb
rGary. Passage of the tariff bill, the
leaders We're said Ia have believed.
probably would be slow but sure.
Evening star., 1922-01-13
MISSOURI SOCIETY DANCE.

Senator and Mrs. Spencer of Mis-
souri, were the hosts at the dance
given by the Missouri State Society
at the Meridian Mansions last night.
Included in the many Missourians
present were the following congress
sional delegations: Senator and Mrs.
James r. Reed. Representative W. O.
Atkeson, Representative and Mrs.
Dyer and the Misses Dyer. Represent
ative and Mrs. Edgar C. Ellis. Repre-
sentative Charles l. Faust. Represent
ative and Mrs. Harry B. Hawes, Rep
resentative Theodore w. Hukriede,
Representative and Mrs. Henry F..
Lawrence, Representative and Mrs.
Cleveland A. Newton. Representative
and Mrs. Marion E. Rhodes and Rep
resentative and Mrs. Samuel A. Shell
ton.
Evening star., 1922-01-13
DEATH FOLLOWS DISPUTE
OVER CLAIM FOR IS CENTS
Young Colored Men Fight, and One
Dies as Result of
Stabbing.

Trouble between Randolph Bur
rouehs and Paul Chapman. young
colored men. residing at 42o l. street
started in a poolroom not lar from
their home last night about CLOCK.
Tn. trouble was oyer So cents Bur
roughs is said to haze owed 'hap-
man.
When the men met in the pooi
room. if is stated. Chapman asked
for the money he had loaned Bur
roughs, and was told by the latter
that he did not want to be ANNOYED
When the men reached the sidewalk
they renewed the argumnt ana blows
are said to have passed.
Chairman went home and was seated
at the supper table in the house of
Jennie Vincent. colored. where both
boarded. when Burroughs appeared
and is reported to have said: Now
you're in here. what are you goln
to do about it?'
The men clinched and went to the
floor. Chapman had plate in one
hand, the police We're told, but he
managed to open pocket knife with
the other hand. and. ii is charged. in
1icted three wounds. one on the fore
head. one in the side and one in the
left chest over the heart.
Burroughs bled to death before .
physician from Emergency Hospital
reached the house. Search for the
alleged slayer was instituted. Detec-
;ives Stringfellow and Lynn of head
quarters and Detective Waldron OF
the second precinct participa ting
in il.
Chapman left the house as soon as
he realized the result of the encoun-
ter and shortly afterward he ap-
feared at the second precinct police
station and surrendered. He is said
% have admitted taking the knife
from his pocket. but denied he knew
t had been used until he saw the
blood.
Witnesses to the affair differ as 10
who was the aggressor in the house.
Arrangements were made TO have
them tell their versions of the affair
20 cOroner's jury at the morgue
late today. Chapman is twenty-five
years of age, while twenty years was
given as the age of the dead man.
Evening star., 1922-01-13
SEES CONFUSION.
Reperations Issue Believed Effected
by Briond Resignation.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN. January 1s.-News of the
BRAND ministry's retirement, reached
official quarters from Paris at the
close of yesterdays cabinet session.
Cabinet members declined to dis
cuss eventualities likely. to result
from the altered situation. but official
opinions concur. in the belief that the
reparatfons issue for the moment has
again been thrown into confusion
through the obffteration of the new
line Of Alitical and economic orienta-
ton which the Cannes conference
promised to develop.
Oficial speculation appeared to CEN
ter around the predicament into
which Lloyd George was suddenly
placed through ''the loss of his dane
ing partner" which BRAND has been
designated since the Cannes pour
parlers were opened.
Up to late hour last night the
cabinet was without news from Wal
ter Rathenau. heading the German
delegation which discussed repara-
tions questions with the supreme
council at Cannes. The reichstag,
which had been summoned for Janu-
ary 10, may meet at an earlier date
as the result Of the new international
situation. -
Evening star., 1922-01-13
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. January 13.-Premier Briand's g
resignation seems to have caused re-
gret among the general public and In
many political circ:es The attitude Of
the majority Of the press is fairly ac-
curately reflected In the following ex-
cerpt from lie Journal:
His decision is doubly regrettable.
hrst' because 1t deprives the country,
In the. midst Of the negotiations, Of a
skillful advocate. whose supple mind
more than once ;1as avoided dangerous
clashes. and. secondly, because BRANDS
declaration, having neither been de-
bated nor voted upon. no clear indica-
tion as to the views Of parliament on
the points discussed at Cannes has been
given his successor"
joy IN Some Quarters.
The newspapers, of a nationalist tend
ency, such at the Fiargo and the Echo
de Paris. on the other hand. do not
conceal their Joy at the resignation
The former says:
BRAND could not have resisted the
attacks prepared for him. He had no
serious answer to oppose to clear OBJ
Evening star., 1922-01-13
CLOSES HEARINGS
IN D. c. MILK PROBE
House Subcommittee Reports
Lack of Accurate Inf0rma-
tion on Profiteering.

Despairing of getting any accurate
detailed information from the milk
distributors which would lead To leg
islation to curb profiteering, the spe-
cial subcommittee OF the Hous" Dis
trict committer. investigating the
milk supply Of the District, decided
today 10 close its hearings.
The attorney representing the milk
producers desires to cross-eNami,ie
". a. Simpson. and the attorney rep
reScn HIS the distribu p-s Il, SI.i-s "a
question TWO representatives of the
Maryland-N Virginia milk producers
association before the subcomm tee
discontinues its hearings. These
examinations are scheduled to start
next Tuesday.
Reduction In Price Discussed.
At the hearing today attention
was called to recent reduction in
price of milk. The producers have
reduced the price. il was stated. and
all reductions to consumers had come
from reduction of The price paid the
produce rs while the distributors have
maintained the same price for many
years.
Representative Kunz of Illinois. in
The course of tn. hearing. said:
''Thc.e is a great deal OF p:ofitecr
ing 10y the distributors. THe only way
o stop ii seems to b. To siya plenty
of publicity and let the pupllc know
,h.rt- i, stands.
+. c. Brandenburg, an attorney rep
resenting the Chestnut Farms Dairy
and the Chevy Chase Dairy. told tne
committee that both of these dairies-
through their managers. have gone ..
record before the committee as IN
tending to continue both the tubereu-
lar tests and pasturization with a
viz, uir
possible milk safeguard Independent
of whatever the decision of the COM
mittee may be.
IL. j. Wise Testlfies.
Raymond J. Wise of tn. firm of Use
Brothers. operating the Chevy Chase
Dairy, was the principal witness today.
and told the committee that with an in
vestment of s2i6.G00. and sales toialing
sS.1.Se during 1920. rhe net profits were
S39.2Ss He told the committee thai
their profits Were siN-icnths of ! cent
on a quart bottle of milk during 1920.
Evening star., 1922-01-13
OFFICERS SEIZE STILL.
Anonymous Letter Advises Author
ties Of Alleged Infraction of Law.

An anonymous letter writer yesterday
morning gave the police the informa-
tion that the prohibition enforcement
'aw was being violated in the home of
Joseph Petro. thirty-nine years old, a
huckster. 1908 lst street southeast. and
last night Detective Wise and Police
man Salkeid of the fifth precinct and
Revenue Agents Rose and Lipscomb
visited Petro's home. where. they re-
ported, they seized an i1nprovised cop
per still.
the officers destroyed a quantity of
mash. corn meal and other products
said to be used in the manufacture Of
whisky. Petro was arrested and
charged with manufacturing and illegal
possession of corn whisky Seizure of
one quart Of the finished product was
reported
Evening star., 1922-01-13
Resignation. Regretted
BY General Public in Frunce

jections :, consequently. he slipped out,
enchanting with the sound Of his Tyre
the wild animals preparing to devour
him. We were favored with a last
harangue. not of the best, but which
was, nevertheless not without value,
thank goodness, and now we mus: get
to work." se'F'
The syndicalist newspaper LIE Peu-
pie. speaking without political pre-
occupations or ministerial sympa-
thies," declares:
View of syndicalist Press.
what counts for US is tnat no
government can pursue a dinereh.
policy unless It wishes disaster un.
less it wishes rupture of France win IN
other nations. or unless 1t Wisnes ~
embark on an adventure Of fnsensaIe
violence. If there issa politician Will
ing to take such responsibility, snow
him to us. Even Potncare '"ouio
not dare to assume It,"
The communist deputy. Marcel Ca
chin. writes in L'Humanite: ihe
res gnation of the ministry increases
the troubles and aggravates the oah,
gers Of the situation. national ano
international. Two rival factions 'oi
the bourgeoisie henceforth are locked
In bitter struggle dealing oio~s
which will weaken both"
Evening star., 1922-01-13
DEMANDS OPIUM ACTION.
Reform Bureau Protests Omission
bv Arms Meeting.

Resolutions Of protest against. tn. the
omission of the question Oh phi ~
lection of China against moIpn,a
smuggling from Great Britain. japan
and the United states" ,oh1sms from bee 5ee
agenda of the far east propneS -,
fore the arms conference nave oeen
adopted by the lnternationai heiorii
Bureau. it was announce, .,s9 TO-DAY: ,S. nu
ream had heen informed by the state
Department that the question was vas
omitted Inadvertently" and that ~, 'ne ne
department thinks it is now up 70
China or Japan to introduce IT, II
either desires action.
The bureau went on record iurther
as declaring a "belief that millions OF
good citizens in the United states ana
Great Britain and n. japan " win 1bn not cone De
ference II this issue for the settle
ment of which anti-opium sacieties
have worked for half century Is not
dealt with conclusively in this only
ever presented to take 1t
up with decisive results.
Evening star., 1922-01-13
TR00PsHIP CROOK NEARS
SHORE WITH ALL WELL
Report From 100 Miles at Sea
Says Transport Making Seven
Knots After Souall.

The disabled Army transport Crook
was 1870 miles east of Ambrose chan
mel and making seven knots an hour
at 6:10 am. today, according to
wireless to the War Department. The
message stated that the transport
St. Mihiel was standing by. about
three miles starboard of the crippled
vessel. and that everything was pro,
ceeding satisfactorily. 1t was SAID
that the Crook short time oeIore
had encountered a small squall, but
that the blow did not cause any
damage and the transports expected
to be out of the storm region WITHIN
an hour
The Crook was expected to dock at
New York tomorrow morning.
Evening star., 1922-01-13
u. S. HELPS JAPAN
|NFAR EAST ACCORD
High Diplomatic Pressure Is
Now Being Applied
Here.
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS.

Success is already attending the
efforts of the American representa-
tives to help Japan to agree to do
in the conference, as Of her own
volition, what she now knows must
be done. willingly or unwillingly.
with respect to the far east: The
resumption of xhe Shantung nego-
tiations. together with. the progress
made in them, and the official an
nouncemens of a complete change OF
front VITA respect to her Willingness
to have the tventy-one demands
brought before the conference, are
clear evidence of the change that
has come over the spirit OF the jap
anese dreams within the past three
days. 4 .,,
that pressure-highly diplomatic and
courteous and friendly and behind-
the e-cnrtain pressure-is ALREADY oeing
applied. Japan's representatives now
understand fully that the naval pact
will not be signed nor any other en-
actment of the conference. until a1ter
the far eastern questions. when
were the premise OF the A"erica''
President Harding has let 1t De
known that he will not send any
treaties to the Senate until the CON
ference has finished its work: Inose
two facts would be perfectly clear
to even a less discerning delegation
than the Japanese.
Accepts Liberal View.
Other forms of friendly pressure are
also operative. some of them In the
homeland. At least one high japanese
official of the delegation has come 10
accept the position of the ioerals IN
his country, to the effect that tran
auillity and trade in China and Siberia
mean infinitely more to Japan than
military penetration or territorial
control. AS one shrewd conference
official expressed the case:
ION every American dollar invested
in a stabaiized China Americans may
draw or 5 per cent interest. but
Japanese will make per cent on that
same dollar which they themselves
have not invested. whenever America.
or any other nation. builds railway
in China. it is Japanese trade that
profits first and most-p-ovided there
is no boycott on. So it is Japan that
has the largest stake in helping China
to settle down to order and progress.
and Japan knows that she herself can
never cause China to settle down. al
though this conference may do So"
British Help Expected.
British help may be expected in
aiding Japan to "go along with the
Hughes program as soon as that
program is dennltely known. ASIDE
from the important consideration
that the British public really wants
the same things for the far east that
the American public wants the
British delegates see that to thwart
the administration purpose. OF to
abet the japanese in thwarting it.
would be to wreck the conference,
and they are the last ones to well
come any such tragedy.
Reduced to cold realities, America
is the one of the thvee powers that
can best afford the failure of the
conference. and the consequences
Evening star., 1922-01-13
Ireland y jUB|LANT
ASMEN ARE FREED
Batches Walk From Prisons
and Are Greeted With
Widest Enthusiasm.
b. the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DUBLIN, January 13.-Materializa-
tion of the amnesty of political pris-
oners in Ireland has ELECTED more
outward enthusiasm here than any
other development in the peace activ-
tiles. 1t may be remarked in passing
that the choice of the phrase "act OF
oblivion" rather than an "act of elem
ency" in the announcement Is recog-
nized as a happy diplomatic stroke.
Dublin's citizens INDUCED in lively
crowd outside Meuntjoy prison well
coming the successive patches of lib
Grated prisoners with loud cheers,
while a happy atmosphere generally
pervaded the streets. Similar scenes
were enacted in Cork and Limerick
where others were released.
Collins Going to London.
Meanwhile preparations for the
transfer Of administrative authority
to the new Irish government under
Arthur Griffith continue. Sir Ernest
Clark. undersecretary for Ireland In
the British government. arrived mere
last night. it is believed in connec-
ton with the transfer. 1t is begin
ming to be realized that. even with
the greatest goodwill, the complete
evacuation of the British cannot be
effected instantly, either as regards
the civil or military administrations.
Il is understood Michael Collins Will
go to England shortly to arrange ae,
tails which are as yet unsettled ana
until he returns the Work can con
tfnue only partially. The new gov.
ernment is reported to have protested
against the removal of the documents
from Dublin Castle to- England. with
the result that the movement mas oeen
temporarily suspended.
Troops to withdraw slowly.
With regard to the military with
drawal. 1t is not anticipated that tie
work will be completed for some time.
perhaps for months. Shipment of the
troops. variously estimated to num-
Der from 80. 600 to $4,000. is the -leas:
part of the undertaking. as after they
have gone it will! be necessary to dis
pose of immense quantities OF stores
and foodstuffs. besides military build
ings, including hospitals and barracks,
and lands occupied for military pur-
poses.
The kings proclamation of amnesty,
announcement of The departure of the
auxiliaries and the resolution Of the
Sim Fein executive council to sum-
man an extraordinary convention for
February Z. to decide upon the future
of the organization and it's policy, aft
err Eamon de Valera had predicted a
split in the organization, were the
chief developments in the Irish situa-
tion yesterday.
New Cabinet Appointments.
The election Of the standing COM
mittee of the Sim Fein organization
resulted in a victory for Arthur Grif-
fifth and his party. OF the fifteen
members elected only three are op-
posed to the treaty.
Mr.. Griffith has made additional
cabinet appointments. Ernest Blythe
is the new minister of trade and COM
merce; Joseph McGrath eupplants
Countess Markievicz as minister OF
labor. and Michael Hayes is the new
minister of educate
Evening star., 1922-01-13
RAILWAY STRIKE LOOMS.
Irish Employees Plan Walkout at
Midnight Saturday.

By the Associated Press.
DUBLIN, January ia general
strike on all the Irish railways is an
nounced for Saturday at midnight. ow-
ing to a refusal Of the railway mana
gers. to meet the chairman and secre-
tary Of the Locomotive Society to dis
cuss the proposal of the companies to
abolish the regulation wages and hours
which were settled by an award Of the
national wages board In June. 1920.
The men declared the strike called
Ito resist an attempt to throw them back
| into. the position Of low wages. long
hours and bad working conditions OF
| a decade ago. The strike will effect
! 5000 workers.
Evening star., 1922-01-13
SEEKS LIMITED DIVORCE.
Wife Charges. Husband Gave But
SIS Weekly to Support Eight.

Limited divorce with alimony is ask
ed in a petition filed today by Mrs.
Catherine X. Beuchert against julius
Beuchert. a baker. The wife charges
cruelty and inadequate support, de-
claring that her husband has con-
tributed but SIS weekly for the fami-
ly. which consists of five OF his
children by a former marriage. a child
of the wife by former marriage and
young offspring of the present mar
riage.
The Beucherts were married at
Capitol Heights. Nd. October Z. 1914.
Attorneys Mason. Spaulding and Nc
Atee appear for the wife.
Evening star., 1922-01-13

journ with a tacit recognition of the
status quo in the far east would
bring greater evils to the world than
to permit the conference to collapse.
But the conference is not going to
collapse, either by dissensions be-
tween the delegates or by repudiation
at the hands of the Senate.
Like Sentimental Tommy" diplo-
macy will find q way" to align
Japan with the powers that now con-
template the work OF removing GER
tain fundamental causes Of trouble
from the far east. That day will not
be one of humiliation for Japan, but
one that will mark the beginning Of
a new and brilliant era in her foreign
relations.
(Conyri0ht loo2l
Evening star., 1922-01-13
FOUND DEAD IN BED.
W. G. Russell Believed to Have
Been Gas Stove Victim.

"a.
William G. Russell secretary to
Representative Ware of Pennsylvania.
was found dead in his bed this morn
ing, death believed to have been
caused by the fumes Of a gas stove in
his room.
Mr., Russell's absence this morning
caused the sending Of two Capitol po-
lice to Mr.. Russelrs residence, 100 C
street southeast. They found Mr..
Russell dead in his bed, and. after an
examination, were of the opinion that
he had gotten out Of bed early in the
morning. closed the windows, lighted
the stove and gotten back In bed
again, to remain there q short time
until the room got warm before get
ting up. -
In their opinion afr. Russell fell to
sleep and was asphyixiated by the gas
from a couple of the burners on the
stove which failed to light
Evening star., 1922-01-13
BOARD OF TRADE meeting
Monthly Session Is to Have Noted
Speakers.

Senator L. H. Ball Of Delaware and
Representatives Frank c. Millspaugh
of Missouri and Thomas W. Harrison
of Virginia will be the guests of
honor at the monthly meeting of the
Washington Board of Trade to be
held in the New Willard Hotel Tues
day evening, January Il, at s o'clock
Reports of the various committees
will be read, followed by a buffet sup
per.