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Evening star., 1918-07-11
Hoover Urges a Higher Tax
as Means of Reaching Those
Who Profiteer in Foodstuffs

A graduated excess profits tax and
increased taxes on war profits by
which excessive earnings made from
the public necessity would be re-
turned to the national Treasury are
urged by Food Administrator Hoover
in a letter to Senator Simmons, chair
man of the Senate finance committee.
The letter was in reply to a request
from the senator for Mr.. Hoover's
views on the revenue bill now being
framed.
While condemning profiteering in
war time as hateful" Mr.. Hoover
declared there is a distinction be-
tween moral and economic proflteer-
ing;
'on the moral SIDE" he wrote. "the
nation is endeavoring to draw dis
-tinction between a profit commen-
surate with effort. or capital en-
ployed and stimulative to enterprise
and production, and the profit that
is aonormally large, due to war con-
ditions."
1t is this abnormal profit that Mr..
Hoover holds up to public obloouy.
Whlle declaring that in the face Of
shortage of commodities the mainte-
nance of maximum production is pos
sible only through prices high enough
to stimulate high cost" producers
Even under this stimulation plan.
Mr.. Hoover points out. excessive
profits may be made by the low cost
producers in given line of industry
and points to sugar as an example.
Maximum prices which would insure
profit to high cost producers were
agreed upon. but at this level Of
prices. he said, a minority of the beet
sugar factories will be earning
profits of from 40 per cent to 100
per cent upon their investment"
This minority" the letter con-
tinued, creates the impression of
profiteering. Their profits are in
ordinate. While the public can re-
ceive its major protection through
the measures taken. the correction
of this minority proflteering can only
be remedied by stronger taxation Of
war profta"
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PEACE BY SWORD, PLEA.
Prusaian Speaker Says There Must
Be Peace Worthy of Sacrifices.

PARIS. July 1o--In a recent speech
in the Pressian house of lords Count
Behrendorn said, according to ad-
vices from Basel:
I've cannot have peace worthy of
our sacrifices without the aid of the
good German sword. We cannot
make progress by such shameful
speeches as have been delivered late
ly in the reichstag by responsible per-
sonalities."
The vice president. responding. said /:
Coincidence in government circles
is unshaken. The majority of the
people of the nation are also con-
vinced that victory cannot be drag
ged away from US. We have van
quished in the east and we shall con-
Quer in the west. Victory is not far
distant"
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SOLDIER is HANGED
FOR CRIMINAL ASSAULT

WACO. Tex. July 11.-Nat Hoffman.
a white soldier. was hanged early this
morning at Camp Macarthur. He was
convicted Of criminal assault on a
schoolgirl last April. The court
martial sentence was affirmed by
Washington.
Hoffman was twenty-five years old
and from Pennsylvania The exact
location Of his home is in doubt, az
his parents did not communicate with
him.
y In April Hoffman met the eleven
year-old girl. In company with a boy
about her age, In q lonely spot near
Camp Macarthur. The boy was as
saulted and ran away. after which
the girl was attacked. The affair
was reported by the boy to the mill
tary police. who soon captured Hoff-
man.
His only utterance was said to be
that he deserved his fate.
Hoffman was attached to the sup
ply company of the 18th Field Ar
tillery. 5th Brigade
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AGAINST WOMAN SUFFRAGE,

MILWAUKEE,. Wis. July 11.-After
a warm debate on the moor of the
democratic state conference yesterday
platform planks favoring the national
prohibition and woman suffrage
amendments were defeated by viva
voce vote.
A plank providing that no foreign
language shall be taught in any
school below the high school received
q setback and substitute measure
declaring sin favor Of teaching the
English language in the graded
schools" was adopted.
Henry A. Moerlenpah Of Clinton.
Wis. was recommended for the nomt-
nation for governor. The platform In
the main was strong Endorsement of
the national administration.
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BOOTLECCERS NOW GIVE
A SAMPLE OF LIQUOR
PROSPECTIVE BUYER

Washington bootleggers have
adopted q travelling salesman's
methods Of advertising their
goods.
This was disclosed In Police
Court this morning when Wit
nesses against an alleged boot
logger testified that liquor ven-
ders are carrying samples Of their
stock The whisky peddler ex-
method had become essential In
the bootlegging business. He
claimed that prospective buyers
were a little timorous in making
purchases because many have
paid as high as 81 half pint
for vinegar or tea.
His sample bottle of r100-proof"
whisky was exhibited for evil
dence.
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u CENTS APECK
|. FAIR POTATO PRICE
Dealers Who Charge More
Are frank Profiteers,"
Says F ood Administrator.
WANTS NAMES REPORTED

Any retail dealer charging more
than 70 cents peck for potatoes of
the best grade is not only making an
excessive profit, but should be treated
as a profiteer. This was the deelara-
tion today at the District Food Admin.
istration.
Protests from citizens of Washing
ton against the retail price of pota-
toes are growing more numerous
each day and the tone of the COM
plants 10 becoming more bitter. The
food administration is considering
the best and most practicable means
of relief from what it 10 beginning to
look upon as an unnecessarily serious
situation.
Potato Supply Adequate.
Investigation this morning by Off
GERS of the local administration con-
vinces them that the local potato sup
ply 10 satisfactory at present and
that at the price the retailers have
been buying their potatoes of No.
! grade during the past two days
they could sell them for prices rang
Ing from 6S to 70 cents and make a
fair and reasonable profit.
Food Administrator Wilson assigned
several men from his Office. to attend
the Wholesale market selling. which
10 held early in the morning. 1t was
upon their report that the admins
tration contends that the best grade
OF potatoes should not cost the house.
keeper more than 72 cents a peck at
the utmost. and the second grade
should cost her about so or 81 cents
a peck.
Complaints forwarded to the ad-
mtnistration contain information that
many persons have been paying more
than II peck for potatoes, and in
some instances persons have claimed
to have paid as high as $l.25 and $3.50
a peck.
Declared Rank Profiteers.
Dealers who charged such prices
the administration contends. were
nothing less than rank profiteers If
housewives would furnish the names
OF such dealers to tho administration
they would be dealt with in a severe
manner. the latter states-
Because of conditions and the uncer-
tainty of the market. potatoes have
not been quoted on the weekly fair
price list for the last two weeks. As
a result many dealers are believed to
have taken advantage Of this and
boosted their potatoes to a point far
above what would have been consid-
cred by the administration a fair profit
price.
1t Is considered likely that potatoes
will be put back on the fair price list
tomorrow. The administration urges
the public of Washington to report
any dealer charging more than 72
cents a peck. All such complaints will
be Investigated and where warranted
the offending retailers will be pun
ished.
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Service Flag Convention Feature.

MEMPHIS. Tenn. July 11.-Dele-
gates from virtually all Of the south
ern states were in Memphis today to
attend the annual all-south conven-
ton of the Christian Endeavor Union,
which will be formally opened to-
night. Officers will be elected at the
opening session. The unfurling Of
service flag bearing 1879 stars will
be a feature of the convention. which
VIII be in session four days.
Evening star., 1918-07-11
Austro.aerman Conferences On.

LONDON. July 10.-German and
Austrian statesmen began a confer
ence at salxburg yesterday for the
iations between the two countries
and cementing their alliance. Sixty
Of the most prominent statesmen and
diplomats Of the central empires werA
to participate in the conference, ac-
cording to report
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Two Amendments offered.

Senator Watson Of Indiana present.
ed two amendments to the wire con-
troll resolution. One Of them elimi-
mates telephone companies from the
operation of the resolution. Tho other
eliminates from the operation Of the
resolution any telephone or telegraph
lines owned or operated by a press
bureau or press association. He gave
notice that he would press these
amendments at the proper time.
Evening star., 1918-07-11
Austrians Take New Line.

VIENNA, July IL, via London.-Aus-
trfan forces in Albania are occupying
new defensive line, which has been
a new defensive line, which has been
office report. The statement announces
the repuise of a French detachment,
which was advancing in the DevoIi
valley.
Evening star., 1918-07-11
1000 Prisoners in Albania.

The italian embassy has received an
said that italian and French troops
in their Albanian offensive, now in
progress, have captured 1000 prison.
ers. including fifty officers, several
airplanes and considerable war mate
rial
Evening star., 1918-07-11
TALK Of ARECESS
HAS BEEN REVIVED
Hope Rather Than Expecta-
ton Is Stirred in Breasts
of Statesmen.

Talk OF another midsummer re-
cess of Congress was heard at the
Capitol today. 1t was said that Con-
gress would be able to get through
with all the necessary work by the
end of the week and recess until
August IL, as had been planned for
last Saturday.
But the recess, according to one Of
the democratic leaders of the Senate,
will come at that time only If the
wire control resolution has been
passed. and If the food production bill.
with its wartime prohibition amend
ment. has been put through.
House Must Act First.
1t also will come only in case the
House adopts a recess resolution and
sends 1t to the Senate. The demo-
cratic leaders on the Senate side. after
last Saturdays fiasco. when the House
refused to pass recess resolution
after 1t had been put through the
Senate. are determined that the next
move for a recess must come from
1t was admitted that the proba bill
ties for a recess at the end of the
week. in view Of the present situation.
appear rather slim.
Prohibitionists Are Wary.
The recess talk is being fostered by
the opponents of wartime prohibition,
just as IT was before tie late "disap-
pointment." They are asking the pro-
hibitionist leaders in the Senate to
allow the food control bill to be side
tracked so that the wire control reso-
luton may be passed. and that they
agree to a recess after the passage
Of the wire control measure, leaving
the wartime prohibition measure as
the unfinished business Of the Senate.
But the prohibitionists are not In
clined to agree They claim that they
have the votes in the Senate to put
through wartime prohibition and that
II they insist upon staying here until
the measure is put through they will
be successful.
On the other hand. If they yield to
the opportunities of the "wets." and
agree to a recess, they say. they have
no assurance but what when the re-
cess 10 over war measures of such i'm
portance may be demanded by the ad-
ministration that their prohibition
measure may be sidetracked entirely.
Evening star., 1918-07-11
$4O0 Fire in Anacostia Home.

Fire yesterday afternoon damaged
the homo Of Robert c. Maley, 1897 U
street. Anacostia, to the amount Of
$500. Origin of the flre was not de-
Evening star., 1918-07-11
tenant CASES CUT
DOWN BY NEWLAW
Court Docket Shows That
Protection Is Afforded Dis
trict HousehoIders.
LEGAL POINTS CLEARED

There has been a steady decrease in
the number of tenants required to
move from their homes in the District
since the Salisbury resolution went
into effect June !, according to the
records of the Municipal Court.
In the month of March. 1.492 persons
were brought into the court by the
owners on thirty day notices to vacate.
In April the number of these cases
was l,163. and in May, ss7. During
June. the first month of the operation
of the law, 800 cases were tried by
the court. From July i until Tues
day. July 9, there were 265 cases.
Not q Typical Month.
Although June showed a drop in the
number of landlord-tenant cases. 1t
was pointed out that the record for
that month cannot be taken as an
example of the full effect of the Sauls-
bury law. since practically all cases
tried that month were on notices
served on the tenants during May be-
fore the enactment of the law.
While these figures include cases in
which tenants were brought into
court on notices to vacate for nom
payment of rent these cases, accord
ing to court officials, form small
percentage Of the total number.
The fact that there are numerous
women. II Is pointed out. has made 1t
possible for nearly all tenants to keep
up their rent payments.
In cases where bona fide sale has
been made. and the new owner proves
to the court that he necessarily re-
quires" the house for hts own use,
possession Is given. The salisbury
law also allows an owner to oust
tenant il 1t is proved that the tenant
has been unduly destructive or con-
stitutes a nuisance in the property.
Some Cases Withdrawn.
After Judge Michael Doyle decided
early in June that in the case where
house was sold the new owner must
bring the suit to get possession, and
| that suit could not be brought until the
new owner actually took deed to the
property. many cases that had been
fled in court were withdrawn.
Strict Interpretation of the phrase
necessarily requires" the property also
resulted in the dismissal of many cases.
Judges of the court have found that
since the war began even those ten
| ants who are summoned to court for
non-payment OF rent are able to pro-
uuCt tHS rent Dy IEe time tue CASE
reaches trial In that case they are
permitted to remain in the premises
Nearly 1000 Tenants File Pleas.
| In the neiehborhood of 1000 tenants
appealed during the past few months
to the housing and health division of
1.-THE War Department, where Capt
Julius l. Peyser, local attorney. was
assigned to assist government en-
ployes in retaining their homes.
! Between 500 and 400 of this number
}were tenants whose cases already had
been filed in Municipal Court by the
owners. Many of these Capt. Peyser
succeeded in settling out of court. In
all but few of the cases that went
to trial Can't. Peyser succeeded in pre-
venting eviction.
Although the housing and health di-
vision was established primarily to
aid government workers, scores of
Washingtonians not in the federal
service apply daily to Capt. Peysers s
ofhee for advice in preventing eviction
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Await Action Of Allies.

NEW YORK. July 11.-Leaders Of the
Cxecho- Slovak movement to establish
an Independent state. whose troops are
now fighting against armed German and
Austro- Hungarian former prisoners Of
war and against the bolsheviki in
Siberia, are waiting to see what action
the allies will take regarding inter-
vention in Russia before determining
their own policy there. They believe,
however, their place is In the battle line
on the western front.
The announcement was contained In q
statement given out here by Charles
Pergler. an attorney. who is the Ameri-
can delegate to the Czecho- Slovak and
who IL acting as secretary to Prof. T. G..
Masaryk. president Of the council
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nine machine guns and two trench
mortars, in addition to number Of
prisoners. Further prisoners have
been brought in during the day by
our patrols on different parts of the
front.
with the exception OF some hostile
artillery activity in the Morlancourt,
Hinges and Locre sectors there 10
nothing to report"
German Official Report.
BERLIN. via London. July 1o.-The
official communication from general
headquarters today says:
in the KENNEL region, on the Lys
and on the Somme. fighting activity
revived in the evening. The French
have kept up their violent partial at
tacks.
Southwest Of Noyon and south of
the Aisne they advanced several times
with strong forces and established
themselves in the farms Of Porte and
Des Loges, west Of Antheui1, as well
as in old French trenches north Of
Longpont. On the adjoining sectors
they were repulsed by our fire.
I'VE captured prisoners in sue
cessful local assault west of Chateau
Thierry. There has been lively recon-
noitering activity by the enemy on
both sides Of Rheims. Storming troops
brought back prisoners from French
trenches north Of Largitzen."
Evening star., 1918-07-11
WIRE CONTROL BILL
FACES HOT FIGHT
Political, Not War Move, and
Absolutely Unnecessary,
Opponents Assert.

The opponents of the wire control
resolution now before the Senate, Civ
ing the President authority to control
and operate the telegraph and tele-
phone systems of the country, planned
today q bitter fight against the meas
ure on the ground that it is absolutely
unnecessary and that it is a political
rather than a war move.
They said today that 1t was their
purpose TO show to the country dur
Ing the debate In the Senate just what
the resolution would do and what its
purpose is. They insisted that no ade-
Quate military reasons for the taking
over OF the control OF the wires had
been shown.
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kilograms Demand Hearing.

Before the wire control resolution
was taken up = number Of kilograms
were presented to the Senate from
officials and employees in telegraph
and telephone companies protesting
against the resolution and demand
ing that they be given a hearing.
Senator Kellogg Of Minnesota pre-
sented a telegram from citiSens of
his state and asked to have 1t read
into the Record.
Senator Smith of Arizona objected.
but the Senate. by a vote Of IL to 81.
ordered the reading Of the telegram.
and after that other kilograms were
presented without objection.
When the resolution was taken up
Senator William Alden Smith of
Michigan denounced it as a socialistic
measure.
II have gone as far rs I intend to
go along the line OF socialistic legisla-
tion," said Senator Smith.
He insisted that 1t was q mistake
for the government to undertake to
operate the telephone and telegraph
systems when they were being op-
Grated by private concerua
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For More Rigid Censorship.

Senator'S insisted that the taking
over of the control Of the telegraph
and telephone systems meant much
more rigid censhorship Of the press.
through Postmaster General Burleson
and George Creel, chairman Of the
public information committee.
The move to take over the wires IL
socialistic, they insisted.
The resolution was taken up In the
Senate today on motion, Of Senator
Smith of South Carolina, chairman OF
the Interstate commerce committee.
1t Is the purpose of the supporters of
the resolution, many of them oppo-
nents Of wartime prohibition, to have
the resolution supplant the S11. .G0o, 900
emergency agriculture appropriation
bill, with it's wartime prohibition
amendment, as the unfinished busi-
ness of the Senate.
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Determined on Debate.

While supporters Of the wire reso-
luton insisted they would press 1t to
a vote as speedily as possible, and
that they might be able to get q vote
this week. the opponents are deter
mined that no vote shall be had until
the country is thoroughly informed as
to what 1t means.
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new POLICY AIMS
AT THE HAPSBURGS

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FRENCH CAPTURE
corey IN DRIVE
BELOW SOISSONS

Continued from First Page.)
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RUSSIAN SITUATION
MAY Be CLEARING
Activities of Czecho. .SIovaks
in Siberia May Affect
Entire Problem.

csecho- -slovak efforts toward re-
storing order in Siberia. their occu-
patton Of important territory and
cities. and their evident determine
ton to seek to bring an established
government out Of the Russian chaos,
today was regarded here as having
reached a point where their activi-
ties may well change the entire Rus
sian situation.
One point Of discussion was the
possibility of recognition Of the
Czecho- -slovaks by other allies. as the
French already have done. as ma
tionals friendly to the allies.
Aid to Czecho-Slovaks.
BY those who have unoficially In
dorsed such recognition 1t is held that
giving the Czecho-Slovaks a definite
status with the allies would serve
further to cohere their efforts. and
might make them more valuable in
their present efforts in Siberia.
One effect of the recent suppression
of anarchistic elements by the Czecho-
slovaks has been to make any action
the United States and the allies desire
to take in aid of Russia easier. by af-
fording an excellent nucleus of friend
ly and patriotic Russians through
which assistance may be rendered.
Hun Grip Tghtens on Russia.
Meanwhile Germany gives signs al
ready Of Tightening the grip she has
sought to get upon Russia. One dis
patch received In Washington today
tells how the German military govern
ment in Lithuania is becoming more and
more aggressive in respect to the tary-
ba (the state council Of Lithuania) and
handicaps its business in every way.
The dispatch read:
After having closed the Lithuanian
schools at Tilna, it has just suspend
ed the Listuvousadas. the unofiicial
organ Of the tarba, for q period of
fifteen days, because of an article
criticising the abuses by the German
government occupation.
THE conflict between the tarba
and this Germany government Is be-
coming more and more acute"
New-York tribune., 1918-07-01
MARRIAGES

CASTRO-NEGRI-M and Mrs. Octavio
Negrl announce the marriage of their
daughter Fausta, to MIR. John Castro OF
the United States navy, on Saturday. June
20, at the Church of st. Augustine.
CHOPAK-LUBITz - Thursday. June 27.
1918, at his chambers, by Supreme Court
Justice Edward Lazansky, Anne Rowena
Lubitz to Jules Chopak.
DUFFY-M'ALEENAN = On Wednesday,
June 26, at Deal. N. J., by the Rev John
w. Norris, katherine, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Henry A. McAleenan, to Fred
erick w Duffy.
LER-KLEEBLATT - Her
bert f'rankenthaler to Irma Kleebatt, June
28. 1918
FRIAR-ABBoTT- Saturday, June %.
Yonkers, N. Y. by the Rev. James Dallas
Steele. D. D., uncle of the bride, Grace,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs James Abbott,
to Warren Knox Friar, U. S. N r.
GUNTNER-GAINES- the Rev Edward
Gables. st. Georges Church, Nellie Belle
Gaines to DR. Stephen F. Guntner. June
26, 1918. Miss Edith Drapier was maid
Of honor. and DR.. Fred Whiting was the
best man.
ESL1N-MADDEN-Mr and Mrs Thomas
+. Madden announce the marriage OF their
daughter, Marguerite Ursula, to DR. Will
lam Francis Heslin, jr., on Saturday, June
%. by the Rev. Matthew l.. Quaely, at ST
Aloysius's Church, Great Neck, Long ISL
and. =
FSHITZ-SPAR-On Tuesday, June 25.
1918. at the residence of the bride, 10
St Marks Place, New York. BY Rabbi
Latz. assisted by Rabbis Lind and Cohen,
Tina Spar to Charles Mofshitz
PEASE-BAXTER-O NJ. Baxter to
Howard N. Pease. at Peekskil. N. Y, June
30.
RG-NELSON-Mr. and Mrs. Ma
than Nelson announce the marriage of
their daughter. Rose. 70 Mr.. Max D. Stern
berg, U. S. n. r., on June %