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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
"GOBS" TO GET GREAT
WELCOME IN NEW YORK
Greatest Spectacle City Has Ever
Known Scheduled for De-
cember 1926.

NEW YORK. December 1.-THE
program for the reception of the re-
turning sailors. now set for the
period of December 23 to 20. when
there will be a land parade of naval
forces. will probably Guido in size
and enthusiasm any spectacle of the
sort the city has known.
Some seventy ships of the fighting
force that has been on the other side
are expected to participate. In addi-
ton warships are coming from
Hampton roads and other rendezvous.
The augmented fleet will assemble off
Sandy Hook aud come up the bay
Secretary Daniels.
A banquet will be given to the of
ficers Monday night The men of the
ships will have shore leave and sew
cral theaters will be thrown open to
them. Sometime during the celebra-
tion the temporary victory arch on
5th avenue will be dedicated
The battle squadron returning from
Europe may not reach New York un-
til Christmas eve. because of delay in
departing from the British base. The
Navy Department announced today.
however. that the review at New
York would not be ordered postponed
until more definite information came
ly wireless from Admiral Mayo. who
reported today that every effort was
being made to make UP lost time on
the voyage.
Secretary Daniels said he would
know definitely by Friday when the
ships might be expected at New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
COMPLETION OF PLAZA
HOUSING TO BE ASKED
House Committee Is Sought to Give
Hearing to Women
Interested.

Following a claim that 5000 girls
others would be adversely affected by
the adoption of the Senate resolu-
ton providing for the abandonment of
the plaza dormitory project. Henry
the American Federation of Labor.
today asked the House committee on
public grounds and buildings for a
hearing.
surance bureau will probably be rep
resented at the hearing. should it be
granted. by Miss Alice Grady, as
sistant director of the bureau, and by
Luther c. steward. president of the
National Federation of Federal En-
ployes. In a letter to chairman Frank
Clark of the committee Mr.. Stewart
recommended that the Senate reso-
luton be not concurred in.
Mr.. Steward contended that there Is
real need for the buildings and urged
that his organization be given oppor-
tunity to prove his statement.
Miss Grady said that 5000 applica-
tons are still on file for rooms and
that 5000 census employees will be-
gin work in Washington next year
on behalf of the DIRECTORS to the
resolution it is said that it will take
to complete the records and that the
War Department had asked the girls
not resign but stay on until their
work is completed. The dormitorieS
in any case it is contended. will take
care of only 100 girls
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
FOR RAILROAD HEARINGS
To Start After Holidays, Mr.. Nc
Adoo Is Informed by Chairman
Smith of Senate Committee.

Plans for congressional hearings
and action on railroad legislation
We're discussed today with Director
General McAdoo by Chairman Smith
of the Senate interstate commerce
committee. Mr.. McAdoo was told that
it is planned to start hearings i'm
mediately after the holidays with
railroad administration. railroad Of
ficials. state commissioners, shippers
organizations and the public heard
in order.
Senator Smith said an effort would
be made to conclude the hearings by
January Is by having selected rep
sentatives appear for various inter-
ests.
Three courses are before the Con-
Sress for decision. Senator Smith stat
ed-immediate legislation during the
present session. prompt return of the
railroads to private ownership or leg
iSlation to extend government control.
as proposed by Mr.. McAdoo, for a five
year period.
Not until the hearings are concluded,
Senator Smith said. will it be possible
to decide which course is proper. Mr..
McAdoo. he stated. will be one of the
first witnesses, even after retirement.
In connection with Mr.. McAdoo'S re-
tirement. Senator Smith said Inter-
state Commerce Commissioner Nc
Chord is being prominently mentioned
as eminently qualified to become di-
rector general.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
POWDER STOCKS.
Pretending Things.

The price OF buffers twice as
high as in the olden times OF
peace. and yet | do not wall or
sigh, but spread my bread with
axle grease. Oh, you may say
YOU would be shot before you'd
eat that kind OF thing; but |
pretend it hits the spot. and am
as happy as a king, The price
OF coal is out OF sight, but when
arrives the wintry storm, | do
not voice my souls alright
cuss until the house is warm. |
find profanity will heat room
to seventy degrees, and l pre-
tend it can't be beat, and am as
happy as cheese. Oh, | pre-
tend that l enjoy the bitter
things that l must take, and
people call me bully boy, sug-
costing that l take the cake
With admiration | am viewed,
because l face all grief with
grins; men boost my Spartan
fortitude. and only wish that |
were twins. | hate short COM
mons just as much as do the
GROWER and his wife; l surely
like to be in touch with all the
good things of this life. But if
/ have to live on prunes. l swear
they are a princely dish, and
,blithely ply my forks and
spoons, and am as happy as a
fish. WALT MASON,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
AUTO TAGS AWAIT YOU
Car Owners Urged to Appear for
the Licenses at Once by
Clerk Coombs

An appeal to the motor car owners
OF the city to call at the District
building and get their 1919 license
tags was issued today by Wade II.
Coombs. automobile license clerk.
The license Office had hoped to issue
the four or five thousand truck Ii
eenses during the first fifteen days of
this month and devote the remaining
two weeks to handling the thousands
Of applicants for pleasure car licenses
Up to the close of business yesterday.
however. only 235 licenses had been
ISSUED for all classes OF automobiles.
The new license year begins January
l. Mr.. Coombs has on hand 10000
auto tags and can supply them
promptly. There will be two tags is
sued this year. one for the front and
another for the rear of each ma chine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
NEW INFLUENZA CASES
STILL SHOW INCREASE

Three hundred and siXtyfour new
cases of influenza were reported to
the health department today up to
noon, indicating an increase over the
similar period yesterday of 166 cases,
the total number reported up to noon
yesterday having been ISIS.
To the total of ISIS reported up to
noon yesterday there was an increase
up to the time of the closing of the
health Office last night of AZ cases.
the total number of cases reported
for yesterday being 80. This COM
pared with today's report up to noon,
1854. shows an increase of only "a
cases, making the total number of
new cases reported for the month so
far $3.50, with % deaths from the
disease for that period.
1t is the opinion of the health au-
thorities that the crest of the spread
of the contagion has been reached
and that in little while the figures
of new cases and deaths will show d
material decline.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
STOCKS MUCH HIGHER,
TRADE VERY MODERATE

NEW YORK. December 1.-THE
stock market early attracted. very
little attention. save from profess
sional traders, and even these daily
operators are not paying their usual
attention to the trade, being unable
to satisfy themselves Is to the prob
able course of the price fluctuations.
The public may be nibbling around
on the outside, but the purchases for
the account of outsiders are even more
restricted than for the professionals.
Uneasiness is expressed over the
industrial situation. some brokers
are absolutely -committal and
others are bearishly inclined, but
they admit that the market is
slowly creeping up to higher levels"
Coppers Are Weaklings.
Coppers and public utilities were the
weaklings of the list. The claims of
the producers that they could not
make money on twenty -six-cent cop
per seem to present gauzy appear
ance now that the limit has been
taken off, and they are found to have
large stocks on hand with small de-
mand. Public utilities troubles are
too numerous to mention.
Elsewhere, other than in the group
mentioned and in the rails, prices
were stronger on very limited trad
ing.
In the second hour and again in the
noon hour the market broadened very
materially. The steady advance in val
ues was convincing to skeptics and
those that were not convinced trailed
along rather than lose the chance of
making a dollar on a rising market
Gains Decidedly Large.
The gains were decidedly large in
some instances and were well main
tanned.
Car Foundry gained points, Smell
ter y Beet Sugar, 21s: Baldwin Loco
motive, y; Can, 1 z; Alcohol. Il; Re
public Iron and Steel ": Rubber 2;
Steel, common, l %, and Wilson Pack
ing a point. Other industrials were
x to q better
The rail group. as rule. was
little f1rmer, but not much higher, nor
was there much doing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
Grain, Produce
and Live Stock.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO. December 17.-Weakness
which developed in the, corn market
today was ascribed largely to the
bearish outlook regarding provisions.
Hog growers were said to be figuring
that they have only six weeks to dis
pose Of hogs at the present govern
ment average values. and that the
feeding of ighpriced corn would be
Improbable if hog quotations We're
sharply reduced. Lack of aggressive
support was evident in the corn mar
ket today. and some of the selling
looked like liquidation. Opening
prices. which varied from the same
as vest erday's finish to 1c lower. with
January 1.34S4 to 1.35 and May 1.34h
to l.35, were followed by a moderate
rally and then by decided setback
all around.
oats gave way with corn. After
opening "a off to a like advance. with
January 71A to 70. the market under
went material sag.
Provisions continued the recent
daily performance of dropping at
once the maximum allowed under the
rules. Rallies failed to last.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
MONARCHISTS OF VIENNA
NAME MAMMALIAN RULER

COPENHAGE EN-. December 11.-At a
monarchiSt meeting in Vienna yes
terday. which was attended by a num-
Der of generals, Archduke Macmillan,
brother of former Emperor Charles.
was nominated as the successor to the
crown. The socialists. dispatch
from Vienna adds. intend to take
sharp measures against the nonar-
chiStS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
LEON ]. CAN0VA RESIGNS
Division Chief in State Department
Gives Up Post on Account of
Ill Health.

Leon J. Canova. chief of the division
of Mexican affairs of the Department
of State, has resigned on account of
i'll health He is from Florida and
was engaged in newspaper and pub
licity work when he entered the gov
eminent service, in 1914, as a special
agent in Mexico.
In April, 1915. he was appointed
assistant chief of the Mexican di-
vision of the state Department and
was made head of that division in
the following July.
At one time he edited the Habana
Herald and La Lucia, and was chief
of the bureau of information for the
republic of Cuba.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
DEWITT WILLIS DEAD.
Member Of Star Force Succumbs to
Heart Disease.

Dewte Bob Willis thirty three
years old. 4 member of the linotype
force of The Star for the past twelve
years. died Sunday night at his home.
1927 c street southeast. of heart dis
ease. He worked in The Star compos-
ing room until $50 o'clock Saturday
night.
Funeral services will be held at the
home tonight at I o'clock. and the body
will be taken to York Pa, for inter-
ment tomorrow. Besides his mother
and father his wife. Mrs. f.. Amelia
Willis, survives him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
FOR IMMEDIATE DISCHARGE.
Resolution Affects All Officers and
Enlisted Men in U. S.

officers and enlisted men of the
Army stationed in the United States
would be Immediately discharged on
making certain specified showing I'M
der a resolution introduced by Sen
ator Mcclellan of Tennessee.
The provisions tor discharge are:
If the applicant is married. regardless
of the time of his marriage: if he has
dependents drawing pay from the
government: where affidavit is pre-
scented offering civil employment. or
where there is serious illness in the
applicant : family
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO. December II Omitted
States bureau of tS).-Hogs-
Receipts, $4,000 head; market slow
generally steady; bulk of sales, 17.35a
1850: butchers. 17.45a17.70: light.
1665a17.45; packing, 16.60a17 40;
throwouts. 15.50a16.6o; pigs. good to
choice. 13.75a15.00.
Cattie-Receipts, $4,000 head: good
weight steers and Gamer stock strong:
other classes opening slow; calves, IS
to SO lower: feeders. steady. Beef cat
tie. good. choice and prime, 15.40a
1915: common and medium. 950a15. 40.
Butcher stock. cows and heifers: I:ooa
1925. Gamers and cutters, 6.5Oa7.0
Stockers and feeders. good. choice and
fancy. 1o.25a13.50: inferior. common
and medium. 7.25a1o:29. Veal calves.
good and choice, 15.50al6 500. Western
range, beef steers, 14.25a17.50; cows
and heifers. 7.15a12.25.
Sheep-Receipts. 1900 head: mar
ket opening steady. Lambs, choice and
prime. 14;75a15,oo; medium "a and good.
choice and prime. 9OOas.5O: medium
and good, 7.75a9.0O; culls. 4.Ooa6.75.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
FRIENDS ARE SOUGHT.
Relatives of Late William Goodwin
Wanted by Police.

Police are trying to locate friends
of William Goodwin. cishty-nine
years old. who recently died at the
Home for the Aged. conducted by Lit
tie Sisters of the roor. 1t IS known
that he was a native OF Baltimore and
that he had resided in this city the
past ifty-four years, having been an
inmate of the institution in which he
died the past two years Ills body Is
a.: - - street lAorGLe-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
To Talk on Problems of Peace"

Tomorrow evening at O'Clock
Gideon A. Lyon Will give the seventh
of his series of talks on the Prob
lens of Peace" in the Central Y. NJ.
C. A assembly hall the subject being
The JugoSlarS and Their ASpira-
tons of National Development" This
will be the last number of the series
before the holidays, and on the Sth of
January Mr.. Lyon will resume the
course on subjects incidental to the
deliberations of the Paris peace con-
ference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
EX-KAISER is LEGALLY
SAFE, EBERT BELIEVES
Socialist Premier of Germany Says
Present Governments Main Aim
Is to Expose Him.

LONDON, December Il British Wire
less Service) Friedrich Ebert. socialist
premier of Germany, declared in an in
terview yesterday that he did not know
of any legal method by which William
Hohenzollern's surrender could be
forced.
81 cannot think Of any provision in
law upon which the former emperor
would have to be given up he said.
But that is not a question which close
ly concerns US. We have separated our
selves from him and now desire only
that guilt for the outbreak of the war
should be finally fixed in order that he
may be exposed once for all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
MRS. MARY C. DE vRIEs DEAD

Mrs. Mary Clement De Nries. mother
Of Canon William l.. De Vries of Wash
irgton Cathedral. died Saturday at her
sons residence. 3515 Woodley road, fol-
lowing d long illness. Mrs De Vries was
seventy -four years old.
Funeral services were held this morn
ng at ii O'Clock, at Bethlehem Chapel.
At the cathedral. The body was taken
10 Baltimore for interment this after
oon at Greenmount cemetery.
Mrs. De Vries was the wife of the late
william Il. De Vries of Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
EXECUTIVE ORDER REsCINDED
Affects Civil Service Appointments
of Two or More in Family.

President Wilson has rescinded the
executive order of October IS, 1918.
the Civil Service Com
mission to certify for appointment
the names of persons who by reason
of having two or more members of
their family in the service would 9TH
erwise be barred from consideration
for such appointment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
Good Trading in Locals.

Business on the lacol stock exchange
was very fair in the aggregate although
most of the transactions were of small
lots. Prices also developed higher levels
especially on Washington Gas SIS,
which have scored an advance to So
from 81 a week or more ago. on sales
of but $4,000 face value. Today's price
was SO for two $500 bonds.
Other bond transactions included
Potomac Consolidated IS at "a and the
general mortgage IS of the same COM
pany at 81 Y. Capital Traction IS sold
at 971s
Sales of stocks included Washington
Gas shares at So, with one sale at
SIS. Railway preferred at 10. Real
Estate Title at II, American Security
and Trust Company at 222 and few
shares of Capital Traction at SSss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.

The following were the readings o.
tho Thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at pm. YESTERDAY;
Northumberland pm, AZ;
s pm. AZ; midnight. 40; today, 4 am
So; am, 81; u noon. 4S; pm, 4s-
Maximum, As, at pm. yesterday; mini
mum, 81, at Z am. today
Temnerature same date last year
Maximum 80; minimum, 81.
rometer-Yesterday. pm, 3o.S2;
pm, so37; midnight, 1904; today, 4
am, 3Oa5: S am, 1929; Il noon 5o-4o;
. nm, 80. IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
THE WEATHER..

District of Columbi a-Partly overcast
tonight and tomorrow; not much
change in temperature; lowest tenn
nerature tonight about 80 degrees;
moderate northerly winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
Thanks for Pershing and Men.

Thanks Of Congress and the Amer
ioan people to Gen. Pershing and the
officers and men under his command
are proposed IN q resolution intro
duced by REPRESENTATIVE Mott of New
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
DAIRY AND PRODUCE.

CHICAGO, December 17.-Butter I'M
changed Eggs-Higher: receipts, 1909
cases; firsts. 61a62; ordinary firsts, IS
ass; at mark. cases included, 5sa61
Potatoes-Receipts, forty cars. un-
changed. Poultry - Alive, higher:
fowls, 191:a251 y, springs. IS; tur-
le.S 80
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
PASS REVENUE BILL
NOW, SAYSPENROSE
Senator Declares 1t Is War
Measure and Can Be I'm
proved Later.

Prompt passage of the pending
revenue bill as war measure was
urged in the Senate today by Senator
Penrose of Pennsylvania. senior re-
publican member of the finance COM
mittee
Consideration of controverted ques-
lions in the bill was temporarily halt
ed for delivery of the prepared adj
dress by the Pennsylvania senator
who objected primarily to the bills
provisions for fixing 1920 tax rates
Senator Penrose gave his views
when the Senate reached the income
tax section of the bill, which provides
for reduction of rates in 1870, ana
after Chairman Simmons of the finance
committee. in charge of the bill. form
anv announced that every effort
would be made to reach final vote
on the measure before the holidays.
senator La Toilette also gave notice
that he later would offer a substitute
for or move for reconsideration of the
income tax section.
Urges Early Passing of Bill.
In his address Senator Penrose. al
though dissenting from its provision
for 1920 rates, urged early passage of
the bill with view to revision later.
including elimination of war excess
profits, taxes and substitution OF a
new system of fiat income taxes.
The bill. Senator Penrose said, while
the largest in modern history and with
rates higher than of any other coun-
try. is war measure.
1T is because the bill is essentially
hot n
support it," he said. although dissent
ing from the special 1920 provisions.
II has received more careful thought
by far than any previous internal rev.
enue measure in this country. 1t is
More clearly and consistently drafted
and supplied with wiser administrative
provisions than any other measure.
Patriotic Not Opposed.
~ cannot disguise the fact he
continued. that 7 feel anxious as to
Tempt to apply such high rates of
income and profits taxes as are pro-
,oded. l am also convinced
that the great body of intelligent and
throughout the land are willing to ac-
cept these rates and desire the meas
ure passed.
Undoubtedly many defects will
have to be provided for by remed1aE
legislation in the future. 1t seems.
however, to be the best that can be
had at the present time. and it is I'M
auestionably better than any preced-
ing law. 1t is to be earnestly hoped
I hat the bill will be passed promptly"
The bills rates. Senator Penrose
said. reach the limit of endurance
and only are entitled to support as
war emergency.
Tax reductions as government re-
duirements shrink during demobiliza
ton and reconstruction are certain in
the future. said Mr.. Penrose.
Senate Votes for Tax Refund.
On the first roll call taken on the
hill yesterday afternoon the Senate
voted &c to 16 to retain the finance
committees amendment providing for
refund of taxes to those who demon
strated to the Treasury Department
that in previous years they have suf-
fered net loss in their business.
The Senate also adopted without
objection the finance committees
amendment to the House provision
authorizing the commissioner of in
fernal revenue, in computing income
taxes, to require inventories.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
Analytical Laboratory

Water. milk. food, drugs
etc. examined. Also bacteria
logical and chemical analysis
orders only Of Blood. stomach
contents. excret8, etc. AnAlyt-
ical Department, National Vac
cine and Antitoxin Institute,
H13-5 TouStreet N. ". North 90.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
LONDON MONEY.

LONDON. December 11.-Monev. 3
DER cent. Discount rates-short bills
and three-month bills, 1882 per
cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
Bankers Discuss Matters.

About the only real action taken at
the District Bankers Association
meeting last night was a decision to
tender themselves victory banquet.
in recognition of their services to the
government during the war period
which will no doubt be continued in
definitely.
Action on early closing showed that
the emergency that induced the dis
cussion was over Discussion was
more or less general on proposition
to tax makers of checks returned for
want of funds to honor so cents for
each item. Most bankers would elm
mate such accounts after the second
offense. However. banks will be per-
mitted to do as they please in this
matter.
NJ. ID. Rosenberg, president of the
association, will appoint the dinner
committee.
Considerable discussion was INDUCED
in on interest earned and not col
lected," and interest collected and
not earned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17
Liberty Bond Market.

NEW YORK, December Hilbert,
bonds were quoted as follows: