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counsel, was elected to close
the celebrated case.
POnnerene Answers Hogan
His first move was an answer
% the rather surprising personal
attack on his colleague, Owen j.
Roberts, By Frank Hogan, chief
defense counsel. Walking over to
Hogan, he said:
Honorable as Mr.. Hogan is in
Washington no less honorable is
Mr.. Roberts in Philadelphia. Mr..
Hogan presents case no fairer
than Mr.. Roberts. Mr.. Roberts
and / were drafted by the Gov
eminent and we came here TO 90
our duty as we see It.
Defends Dead President
sarhe fault now seems to be that
We failed to fall in line with the
ideas Of the defense. We didn't
come here to follow their ideas.
IT failed to hear my colleague say
one word about Mrs. Doheny. Yet
Hogan says he maligned her. She
made but three statements and we
disputed none. We didn't even
cross-exaraiile.
Pomerene then took cognizance
Of the defense effort to show that
All of the oil transactions had the
personal sanction OF the late Presi-
dent Harding.
"Did Mr.. Harding know OF the
500. 1000 his Cabinet officer had got
ten from the affluent Mr., Doheny?
did he know that so invaluable
was the property that Doneny ex-
pected to faake 100000 900 profit?
81 knew Warren G. Harding: He
was my personal friend. / deeply
regret they have desecratec his t5n1I'
by bringing forth his snroud to
cover up any infamous transaction
Falls Letter Recalled
Reading a letter from raj to
Doheny under date of July s, 1sz1--
months before start Of any negotia.
tions--in which Fall advised his
friend he. had Just been given on.
troll of the Navy oil reserves oy
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b VIM: X. HUTCHINSON

Senate Republicans appealed to.
day to Col. Frank L. Smith. Sen.
ator.elect from Illinois, not to rac-
eept an appointment to the Senate
from Governor Small to fill the
vacancy caused by Senator McKin-
ley,s gieath--but their appeal ap.
parently fell on deaf ears.
Senator James e. Watson (R) Of
Indiana was the spokesman for the
Republican majority. He had a
long distance telephone conyersat ton
with Smith and at its conclusion he
shook his head and told his col
leagues here that Smith apparent
~ going to take it,
Watson's move. taken with the
sanction OF Administration leaders
here, was an effort to avert bit
ter fight at this session over the
seating Of Smith because of his ac-
ceptaace OF q huge campaign fund
fran utilities interests while he was
presiding. over the State Public IT'LL
tiles COnraission.
Watacn's report aroused Repub-
lican leaders, many, of whom have
announced privately they viii OPP
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YOUNG IS FREED
On BOND
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District Code conversion after
trust)?8
He pleads not guilty and valves
j preliminary lnearing, z his lawyer
answered for him. Bond was fixed
at $500 and Young left the court
without having said word and
without having been under arrest.
A he and his attorney were
leaving the Police Court Building,
Detective James springnan. who
has been searching for Young
since his disappearance December
4, came out Behind him. Attorney
0uigiey saw him, halted Young
and turned to Spfingman:
Mr.. Springn1aIi, meet Mr..
Young, he said. You have been
wanting an Introduction for some
time. believe
Young offered his hand to the
detective. who acknowledged the
introduction and shook
s.Mr. Young has returned Tor the
specific purpose IL paying off the
money he collected 10 that no one
shall lose b dollar they put into
the savings. Quigley said.
He added that he would go into
conference with Young and would
Tissue b longer statement later to-
day. He would not confirm or
deny the policB estimate Of $4,000
to $4,000 as the sum involved.
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MRS. LUCY B. VOELkER
GETS DIVORCE DECREE

An interlocutory decree Tor absolute
divorce was awarded today by
Justice Stafford OF the District
supreme Court to Mrs. Lucy 81,
Voelker against Fred d. Vpelker.
an engineer.
They were married in August,
1910. and have three children whose
custody Is given to the mother To-
gether with $50 alimony per month.
Attorney John J. O'Brien appeared
for Mrs. Voelker. Isl
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Walter Reed Vets Enjoy Ireat

Walter Reed Hospital
81
mace
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SLEUTH'S WIDOW PLEADS
NOT GUILTY TO HIS DEATH

OKLAHOMA CITY. Dec 15.--Mrs.
Edith M. Bishop. widow Of Luther
Bishop, State detective. who was
slain as he slept December 5, plead
I'd not guilty when arraigned here
today,
Counsel asked for an immediate
preliminary bearing IN her bahaM
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QUEEN MARIE. acting through the Rumanian lega-a
ton laid wreath mon The grave Of Mary Washington
at fredericksburg Va an act which the Queen herself
was compelled to fOre6O because Of curtaiment Of her
American visit The picture shows George Cretzano
Qeft) the Rumanian minister, and r. Z Djuvars charge
d'affaires at the grave.
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COUPLE AsPHY,IIATED
ny ACCIDENT IN HOME

DENVER. Dec. 15.--The bodies
of DIR. W. d. q. Martin, 81, and his
wife, Josephine, 81. were found TO-
day ii their North Denver home.
Police declared the deaths were
accidental, they having been asphyxi-
ated when q broom fell on hose
connecting d gas jet with q small
burner.
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Petroleum interests OF the Dutch
East Indies have sent a prospecting
expedition TO seek oil In the central
part of the Island Of Celebes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27
SOUTHERN BANKERS.
DECLARED ASLEEP.
Federal Reserve Governor
Says Few Are Accepting
Benefits of System.


MEMPHIS, Tenn. August q
George r. James. member of the gov
erhing board Of the Federal Reserve
system, told delegates attending the
annual convention of the Cotton
states Merchants Association that
the South is tagging in its acceptance
of the benefits Of the Federal Reserve
system. due to the fact, he said, that
large group of bankers are "asleep
on the job"
Mr.. James cited the territory sery-
ed by the Memphis branch of the ST
LOUIS Reserve Bank as showing The
smallest ratio of membership of anv
section of the United States. less than
- per cent. and declared that only
~ per cent OF the non-member banks
are on the par iSt''--banks which
remit 10 the Reserve banks at par for
cneckS 90 them collected through the
Federal Reserve system.
Next TO the Memphis territory I'm
the ratio of banks not on the par list
comes the Atlanta district and YOU
who read the newspapers know uh ~,
recently happened To a chain of non.
member banks in that district" Mr..
James said
RE declared bank conducted with.
IN the rules and regulations of the
Feuefai Reserve system cannot fail.
install lment buying" was describ-
ed by Mr.. James as good or bad" &C.
cordlng to the individual For one
VINO falls to budget his income and
expenses. and who does not provide a
cash reserve Of not less than 20 per
cent Of his total Indebtedness, install
ment buying is very bad: in fact, in
my opinion, very dangerous pro
cedure." he said.
Maintaining a cash reserve is lust
as important TO the business house or
70 the individual who uses credit as
IL Is TO bank" Mr.. James asserte /.
L. Brown Williams of Philadelphia,
MISS. was elected president at the
concluding session yesterday after
noon.
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Sentences Are RENTED.

The President has RENTED all that
portion of the sentences imposed by
courts-martial in the cases of First
Lieuts. Leonidas l.. koontz and Cor
MENUS T.. OConnor of the Air Corps
as involved the loss Of more than 100
MES on the Army promotion list in
each case. These officers were tried
IN the Philippines, and the nature of
the charges against them has not been
disclosed at the War Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27

Roy Watkins. Radishes-First. Ed
win w. Monday: second Mrs. Preston
Ricketts,. Lettuce-F'irst, Edwin w
Monday: second. Manor Club. Cauli
noWer-First. Manor Club, second.
Mrs. NJ. w. Higgins. Display of
vegetables-First, Seth W. Warfield;
second, Roger Shaw.
Butter First, Miss Ida Henderson,:
second. Mrs. A. c. Hargett
White eggs-First, j. W. Benson
Brown eggs-First, Edwin " Monday;
second, Forrest Crown
On track that was fast, in spite
of the recent heavy rains, four har-
ness races were staged at the fair
Yesterday afternoon. They included
the 2:25 pace, 2:22 trot o:12 pace and
2:30 trot. the last being open only
10 horses owned in Montgomery.
Prince Georges Frederick and Car
roll Counties and the District of co.
lumbia
All events were won in straight
heats.
Summary.
2;25 5pace-Purse. $500,
Marie Gns, Blngen &C. A. Dawson.
Evelyn s,a 2. "A. A. jackson, Man !.
Mary Stevens ii. p. Fitzgerald.
Brownie Hal a. n Dyer. Nor :.
Devil paiGhen' &C. H Fox. Balti- :
Frederick. Md -. 80. Die.
Dq Rackvi Mst4 MG Fields Bros. Dis.
Dillon seymour tscott White. ~.
TTa i"eM& .Pol nd ; 90 i. 1901. DIS
30" trot-Purse. $500
s., Patrick Hale Crawford Sta :,
Tr4mpa storm &C. W. Mangum. . . o
To W,sh Roy u j 2, Fitzgerald 4 3
Or wa W9rahy Il e FITZGERALD 4
ro R%c = 4 f Md baltimore MAJ : Dis >
JOIN fal Kruger s Dave Lambert, Nor : Dis
ch t%H; "A. A. Jackson. Man; D'''
f TimeEa gil. .a1st.. a:ish. DIS
2:I2 pace-Purse $500
Gamey The Great wv. H. Dali. !,
Cray .S Gho,t * P, Fitzgerald. 3
Lady Nay n E. crawiher, Kin
wfSi ,.si Hale &c. w. Mansum, 4 4 .
Alysr ' Kit s wv 7. Council,
T Maleon lie: ie Z. @:17. e:Isis. D''
$50 trot~Pnrse $500. W.
Lynn Oak Frank Thomas. Wash
AXE Hale iSrsTford Stables. :.
He Masb An9f5 & + q FITZGERALD. 3
Frisco sui Girl :Y ii, P. Fitzgerald.
TT imems:a5,t = S$::aa5s;,4. a:a3-i.
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Watch for Grand Opening of Another
Peoples Drug Store

purchased Cobenz at
Florida
this
short 1t will be filed with complete
Washington public
Watch the closely
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FATHER WHO KILLED
TWO SONS Is FREED
Detectives Say D. A. Freeman
Stabbed Pair When They
Attacked Him.

Daniel A. freeman, coIored, 40
years old, who fatally wounded his
two IONS. Clifton and Raymond, dur
ing an attack they made on him at
his residence. 2s5 seventeenth street
southeast, on June 20. today was
exonerated in the death this morning
Of Clifton Freeman, who had been
under care at Gallinger Hospital.
II A statement issued at the ONES OF
the district attorney said that the
exoneration given the father by cor
oner's Jury following an inquest into
the death of Raymond Freeman, who
died two days after the family quar-
rel would apply in the second death.
Testimony adduced at the Inquest
was to the effect that the two sons
had gone to the home Of their father
drunk and had attacked him. beating
him and throwing q lamp at him.
He stabbed them with knife, evil
dence showed. eS.,N
Detectives Keck and Thompsons
who conducted the police inyestigaS
ton. were of the opinion the father
wounded his sons in self-defense,
Chiffon was q. years old and RAYMOND
Is.
clifton appeared stronger yesterday
morning and asked to be taken hopies
but physicians, knowing his condo
ton critical, did not grant the request
He died at 1880 this morning.
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PLANE HERE
IN SESQU| SERVICE
Fokker, Making Initial Trip,
Arrives With Nine Pas
sengers and Mail.

The SesquicentenBial air service,
which IL to operate daily for pas
sengers and mail between, Phila-
delphia and Washington, was inaugu,
rated today with the arrival at the
field at the south end of the Highway
Bridge of the three-engined Fokker
monoplans with nine persons and sew.
eral hundred pounds OF mail.
The large ship OF the type used In
the Byrd Polar fight landed at the
field at 1850 o'clock and was greeted
by postal officials and representatives
OF the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co..
which will operate the route during
the Sesquicentennial.
A mail truck was backed up to the
plane and the hundreds Of letters
piled aboard. They were rushed Ia
the city post once, and all haste will
be made to get their delivery this
afternoon.
Postmaster william Mooney, Assist
and Postmaster Haycock and Snpt. Of
Mails Schooley greeted the ship and
It's passengers. Those aboard were
Anthony II. g. Fokker. the designer
and builder OF the plane: DIR. and
Mrs. A. 4. Mitten. Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Chapman, Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer
Milford and Pilots Alton Parker and
Edwin Music.
This plane left Philadelphia ut i:ik
o'clock after having been christened
the Kendrick, 1t II painted silver
and green and the large wing II Of q
gold color. The plane Ia scheduled to
depart for Philadelphia at 3 o'clock
this afternoon with several thousand
letters that have accumulated here.
The same passengers will make the
return trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-06

NV iS AS1UWkIshMSM A0Ltb Ell ~. ~ ~ G.yzs.zg.
rate Of $3.50 win provide for q budget
Of approximately 81 $4,000, Each s
cents added to the tax rate will pro-
vide for an increase III the amount Of
the budget Of &577,50O.
1T should be understood that the
estimates considered here for the Ms
cal year to end June 80, 1928, are
solely the recommendation submitted
BY the heads OF the various depart
|mensts Of the Government OF the Dis
trict of Columbia and BY officers Of
the United states having control over
certain activities for which appropria-
tiOna arc made in the District appro-
priation set. These estimates have
not yet been considered BY the Com
rnissioneFs Of the District Of Column
Ehia. IN
NO provision II Included III the esti.
mates for 1928, a. already submitted,
for a new building Tor the recorder of
900, Or d new building for the Police
$1,000, 900. !,
Excess Credit 81 ses,1T7.62
Operation 81 the ii 40 tax rate dur.
Ing the fiscal year ended last June 80
resulted iii an excess OK revenue
credik of e29s III sgS. AccordinE To n IN.
port filed with the commissioners byl
District Auditor Daniel J. Donovan
tOdass
During the last ilscal yNar MAJ.
roAovan reported that tlie tax fete
~ Sf.70 on eakh 800 0f full asseeaad
value 81 real estate and tangible Per.
ncnsl pIppe ~ A the 0lEEEin r.
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now. I should say not. we will save
that money"
Senator Goft and Mr.. stayton got
into Q discussion whether the Vol
stead act could be amended without
violating the Constitution.
The West Virginia Senator said
the Constitution still stood and that
in II was wrapped up the wisdom Of
the ages. 8
yes: but ut has hidsous wart
on its nose" Stayton retoEted.
You want intoxicating wines and
beers?" Cor asked.
NO. replied Gtayton. II do not
drink. think the Constitution has
been violated IN the home Of its
friends. The Volstead act betrays It..
the Yoistead act to permit the manu-
facture and sale OF nom intOxcating
liquors. as provided for under section
20. under certain cases.
He referred TO the section which
permits the manufacture Of elders
and fruit juices Notwithstanding in
fact"
IF you repeal the eighteenth
amendment there will be no control
OF the liquor trafiic," Senator Con
said.
'oh. yes, in ~ States" Mr. stay.
ton returned.
'.But not 20 far az the Federal
Government u concerned" Con- re-
turned.
yes. want to 90 back 10 the time
Of Jefferson and Washington, and get
away from that Of Wayne b.
Wheeler, retorted Mr.. Stayton.
nRy : rAGTiE sc0RRn !,
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FENNING TO RETIRE.
PRESIDENT INDICATES;
SUCCESSOR SOUGHT

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the position Of assistant chief clerk.
United States disbursing pension
agency.
In the same year he began the prao.
tice Of law, determining to specialize
in iunaey cases. He informed the
Judges Of the District supreme Court
and officials of st. Elizabetil'a Hospi'
tai that he would be willing to act as
committee for mentally incompetent
persons. Engaging In this practice
almost without interruption for other
clientele and. accorqiRg to 6fiicial
court records, his income to date
amounted to more than 100000.
He became q director OF the Wash
ington Loan and Trust Co. and later
was elected to the directorate OF the
National Savings and Trust Co., In
which institution he owns 1b shares
OF stock. He also ID a etockhoider and
attorney for the Joseph Gawler 4
Sons, Inc, undertaking establishment;
attorney for the Medical Society Of
the District of Columbia; q director OF
the Laurel Sanitarium. at Laurel, Nd,
and for q time was engaged IN collect
ing delinquent accounts for the Wash.
inktOn EA8 Light I'D. aat
Worked With white.
For 4 number OF years he and DR..
william A. White, superintendent Of
st. Elizabeth's Hospital, maintained q
Joint business Of buying and selling
trust notes, In connection with which
they now have q. Joint bank account
although the business ID not lucrative
Mr.. Fenning also coilaborated with
DR.. White In the editing Of . scieti
tifie book entitled, Treatment Of
contribution TO this publication was Z
chapter on Legal Meaaures In Theil
Remedial Bearings" He also ha,
written various other papers on thu
, legal aspect Of insanity and Iledica.
Jurisprudence to law and medical pub
locations.
During the war Mr.. Fenning saryet
as captain and MAJOR In the Quarter
master Corps from June 20. 1917, Il
March is, 1919, and he now holds TIL
rank Of colonel In the Reserve Corps
He Is a member Of the Washingtoi
Board OF Trade, Of which he servet
as director from 1911 to 1920; q mem
Der or the Board Of Medical Super
visors Of the District: trustee Of Amer
lean University; member Of the Ainer
lean Bar Association, having been /
vice president in 1915 and 1911. and /
member or the general council from
1911 to 1919 and 1918 to 1917, Of tn,
District Medical Sociaty: Of the Bal
Association Of the, District Of Colum
bia; Of the sons of the Anerical
| Revolution, and Of the Chevy Chasl
and Army and Navy clubs.
In 1898 he married Blanche Alinal
Hire, daughter Of +. q. Hine, q Dis
trict Commissioners under Presiden
aarrisor's administration. The!
have one daughter, Katharine Hin,
Fenning, graduate Of wellesley Col
/ lege, and ons son. James Fredericl
| Fenning, q graduate Of Rensselae
| Polytechnic Institute. Mr.. Fennini
resides at 2i34 re Roy place. n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-06
Dispatch Says Strike
Is on Over 0.Hour Day
Decree Of Mussolini
e the 100 Atel 80.

i ~ the Associated Press.
LONDON, July GA dis
patch to the Daily Herald from
ChiassO, Italy, asserts that Pre-
mier MnssOlini's attempt 20 en-
force i nine.lloisr day IL being
strongly resisted, the workers
threatening 10 revolt against
fhe new decree and against the
authority III the Fascist labor
unions.
About geo workers vt Car
rosie. near Turin, wenE on
strike, the dispatch says. wilet
their employers tried 70 enforce
the extra hour. pOIIce and
FASCIST militia occupied the
mills and arrested . number Of
the strikers.
Agricultural workers In the
MOIineIla district .alsO sre re-
fusing 10 recognize the Fascist
unions, the dispatch says.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-06

duced revenue amounting to $14,5sO,-
5s3.S7, Maj. Donovan's report con-
tinued: ys
aother sources of revenue derived
by the District during that fiscal
year are al follows: Tax on Intangible
personal property, S2,057, 342.34: tax
on earnings OF public service corpora
tions, banks, building associations.
etc. 81, $50, 711.32; miscellaneous reve-
nue. collections, including special as
easements. licenses, fees, fines, ETC.,
$685., 1856 .5S.
.This made the total revenue col
IectiOns or the District for the fiscal
year 1926 $22.53T. 4si,6S. To this
amount is added cash credit of
$33f;10S.5T derived from unexpended
balances Of lapsed appropriations and
the contribution by the United States
50, 900. These several items made
the total revenue credit OF the Dis
frict OF Columbia for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1926. $s1,s6s,5so.25.
n Total Was y3I, sss, 4l2.6s.
.4rhe total obligations Of the Dis
trtct OF Columbia represented by APP
preparations and other charges for the
fiscal year 1925, exclusive of supple
mental and deficiency appropriations.
amounted to $31, S39, 412.62. This sum
Is made UP NJ follows: The fiscal year
1925 started with charge against the
District of $s70,s9S. this amount being
the deficit on June 80. 1925. in the
cash fund the District IL required TO
raise 80 az to be able to operate on q
cash paying basis by July i, 1927.
'@The District appropriation act for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 1926.
totaled SS1,S2T,797. from which II de-
Quoted items chargeablo to the water
fund amounting to $1,229.g20 and
items chargeable to the gasoline tax
fund amounting to $4,000, leaving
the amount to be paid from revenues
az the United States and the District
22e, 1885, 77. To this total Ii added
an appropriation Of $4,000 for
Freedrnen's Hospital, carried In the
Interior Department appropriation
act for 1926; 1885 AZ the apprupriar
ton ruised from District revenues for
refunding taxes, ,97s.sA5 IS the APP
preparation raised from District rev
enues for street extensions In accord
ance with the plan for permanent
system Of highways. 1887 ,s22.62 being
the charge to District revenues for
the payment Of pensions TO retired
H1GYnQGI0 Ok. EQ0H FUAkI0 tLAkNAs4H Nv 0N5-
spartments, ard $500, 900 being the
fourth ffth OF the cash fund of
SIS 900 900 required to BE- raised BY the
District by July i. 1927. S
s'The total revenue credits or the
District for the fiscal year 1926 ~
Indicated above amounted to $Slj 1853.
59O.25, and the total appropriation on
other charges sal ,S39, 412,e2. This left
an excess revenue credit for the fiscal
year 1895 under the %l.70 Of 329..
I177,63.
..The supplemental appropriations
provided for by the first and second
| deficiency acts passed ut the recent
session Of Congress for the fiscal
years 1895 and 1927. totaling approx
imateiy "a, O00, 900, Of which $I,77S,0OO
| an cnargeable against the District
general revenue fund, are not In.
cluded in this statement Of operation
/ of the tax rate for the fiscal year
ll92s, but are transferred to and used
as an eienaenk III computing the tax
rate Tor the fiscal year 1927. =
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CAILLAUX DEMANDS
DEBT SETTLEMENT

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, July 6.-Finance Minister
Caillaux today told the Chamber Of
Deputies that France must settle her
foreign debts in order TO secure sta
bilization Of the franc, which has long
been slumping steadily.
The finance minister. outlining the
fr,anciai situation In France In his
first appearances before the Chamber
of Deputies since the creation OF the
tenth BRAND ministry, was extremely
discreet with reference to the ques.
ton Of French debts. He justified his
caution by referring to the impor.
lance Of the negotiations now under
way"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-06
NEW CHINESE CABINET
HOLDS FIRST SESSION
By The Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PEKING. July s.-The new Chinese
cabinet held It's first formal meeting
today. Admiral Tsai-Ting.ixan was
appointed acting foreign minister.
The choice apparently lay between
Tsai or DR.. w. w. Yen. who re-
Gently resigned as premier. One OF
these two. II was felt, would be more
likely than any one else to be ayaila.
BILE to command the confidence of
foreigners and WELD influence with
the powers represented at the Chinese
customs conference.
Admiral Tsai's resignation last
week as delegate to the customs
conference and az director OF mari
time customs has been handed back
to him. It il reported, with the re-
quest that he continue to function.