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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03
JUDGE SAYS NJ ADO0
ILLEGALLY CHOSEN
Federal Jurist Finds No Stat
ute Empowering Him as
Rail Head.

LOUISVILLE, KY, March Federal
Judge Walter Evans. in the course OF an
opinion rendered here today, denying fed
eral courts exclusive jurisdiction in dam
age suits against transportation COM
panies solely because they are under gov
eminent control, indicated that he had
failed to find any statute authorizing Di-
rector General McAdoo to take control OF
the railroads Of the country.
Text Of the Opinion.
The text of the opinion. which be-
came available here tonight, in this
connection says:
Under no established rule of in
depreciation can 1t be doubted that
Congress authorized in time OF war, the
War Department, and no other, to take
over the railroads. If we assume (Which
is fnconceivable) that the Secretary OF
War declined for that department, we
can find no statute authorizing the con-
troll of railroads under the Treasury De-
partment, nor by director general OF
railroads"
Judge Evans cited the law empowering
the government to take over the rail.
roads, pointed out that Congress speci.
fed 1t SHOULD be done through the Wal
Department, Of which Newton D. Baker
is the head. and asserted that w. G. Nc.
AuVVs WIZ was aHA 40 6SSA SSoAy "a Nh<
Treasury" has been appointed by Presi-
dent Wilson as director general, an once
which the court says. the law does not
recognize. After remarking it is incon
ceivable that the War Department was
asked and refused to take over the rail.
roads. Judge Evans declares, II the let.
ter Of the law were applied. it would bs
q question whether Mr.. Baker and no,
Mr.. McAdoo would not be compelled t.
operate the railroads "in person"
The courts opinion was delivered in
refusing a motion of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad to transfer from the
circuit court to the federal court dam
age cases growing out of a wreck al
Shepherdsville, KY. December 20. in
which more than forty persons los,
their lives and many others were
seriously injured.
Attorneys for the railroad pleaded
that inasmuch as transportation sys-
TENS of the country practically had
become agencies of the government
which was operating them and had be-
come interested in them in financial
way. a suit against them, in effect
was a suit against the government and
properly should be tried in federal tri.
bunals.
Judge Evans swept away those con-
tentions by the assertion that govern
ment control of railroads merely was
temporary and indicated that he re-
garded it solely as a war measure and
not an established policy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03
]. ". ROLLINS ACCUSED
Of EMDEz1lNC MONEY
Employe Of Baking Company Is Ar
rested and Subsequently Re-
leased on Bond.

James William Rollins. twenty-four
years old. was arrested yesterday aft
ernoon by Detectives Kelly and Hughlett
in the ONCE Of the Havenner Baking
Company. where he was employed as
bookkeeper. on a charge Of embezxle-
ment. He is said by the police to have
admitted a shortage of $1,000, but. it is
claimed, the amount will reach a
higher figure.
Rollins went to the baking firm as
an emp1oye while he was in knee
breaches. the police were told, and
had the confidence of his employers to
such an extent that his accounts had
not been audited for q number of
months. He was bonded for $4,000,
more than SUFFICIENT to cover his al
legged deficit.
Is Alleged to Have Confessed.
When taken to the office of Inspector
Grant, chief Of detectives, and Ques-
toned the young man is reported to
firms money to get himself out of q
difficulty. Then he increased the
amount until 1t became so great that
he made an effort to win money from
the stock market to repay the firm:
Dealing In stocks, he is said to have
told the detectives, failed to bring him
any returns and he finally realized he
was getting deeper in trouble
Says He Held Out 500 a Week.
Rollins. the detectives stated, ad-
mitted having held out one payment
Of 500 a week by a customer since
October. He had $500 secreted in a
drawer of his desk, which, he stated,
he was going to return to cover money
taken some time ago.
Rollins was released on bond of $4,000
for his appearance in Police Court to-
morrow. He has a wife and two chill
dren and lives at 81 Quincy street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03
Predicts Big Canning Season.

Home and community canning PROS
poets for 1918 indicate an unprecedent-
ed food-conserving activity on the part
of the American people. o. H. Benson,
chief Of the Department of Agricul-
ture canning club work for boys and
girls. says. The department this year
has doubled its force Of canning work.
srs. MI. Benson said. while homo gar
dsns will provide vastly more stun to
be canned this year than they aid
last. and wAstage will be less because
of the educational program carried out,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03
HISS CORNELL PROFESSOR.
Audience in Chicago Objects to Re:
marks on Race and CONSUMPTION.

CHICAGO. March PROF. Nathaniel
Schmidt of Cornell University declared
in an address before the Political
Equality League today that there was
no such thing as race. and that Eng.
land holds in subjugation more people
than any nation in the world
England holds many races in sub
jugation without any representative
government and then excuses the
action on the ground Of race, but there
is no such thing as race" he said.
A volume of cheers and Kisses FOL.
lowed. When the speaker added that
no nation should conscript for army
service natives who have no Voice In
the government" the kissing became
even more pronounced. many women
joining. q.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03
GROCERIES BY AIRPLANEs.
Carried Ninety Miles by Signal
Corps Aviation School in California.

SAN DIEGO. Cal. March 2.-An aerial
delivery line for groceries was in OPP
GRAFTON today by the Signal Corps Avi-
alton School at North Island to supply
q detachment of forty mechanicians
sent to the site Of the new aviation
field at Riverside. Having no supplies.
they are dependent on North Island
for subsistence. Nearly 400 pounds of
sugar, coffee, potatoes and other food
stuffs were carried on five military
planes to Riverside field yesterday, and
daily flights for delivery of groceries
are to be made as long as there is any
necessity for them.
The air line distance between San
Diego and Riverside is approximately
ninety miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03
FOOD MINISTER Is OUT.
Austrian Emperor Accepts Resigna
ton of Mai. Gen, Hoefer.

AMSTERDAM. March "A Vienna
dispatch to the Rheiminsche westfal-
ische Zeitung of Essen, states that
Emperor Charles has accepted the res
ignation Of MAJ. Gen. Hoefer, food min
lister. who has been succeeded by DR..
Ludwig Panal
A Dusseldorf dispatch to the Mach
richten of Berlin states that Gen. Groe-
ner. ex-chief Of the Prussian war board,
has been appointed to take charge of
collecting Go ls1.,s f0od'tuffse and raw materials
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03
LIBERTY Of ACTION
|CURBED, HE ASSERTS
Prot. EIIery c. StoweIl Explains
His Resignation From Co. !,
Iumbia University. !

By the Associated Press. 20
NEW YORK. March 2.-After an<
nounctng his resignation from Column
bia University today and refusing to
discuss the reason. Prof. Ellery Cory
Stoweu of the department of fnterna-
tional law later declared that he had
resigned because his liberty of action
in regard to the expression of his views
fered with.
Prof. Stowell said he could not pass
unnoticed a statement by Nicholas Murray
Butler. president Of the university. that
, my resignation had nothing to do with
the question Of academic freedom"
Fifth Member to Leave. r.
Prof. stowelI is the fifth member Of
beginning of the academic year. Prof.
J. McKeen Cattel and DR.. H. w. L. Dana
have been dismissed for alleged sedi.
tious activities. while Prof. Charles "A.
| Beard. Prof. Henry r. Mussey and Prof.
Stowelf have resigned.
MY decision to sever my connection
with Columbia University" said Prof
Stowell. in a statement explaining his
resignation, was due to interference
with my liberty of action there. more
or less. especially in regard to express
sion of my views on international at
| fairs through the medium Of the news
papers.
Upon the outbreak of the war IL
seemed to serve the public interest to
make statements to representatives Of
the press in regard to international
events. since in a democracy the news
papers help the public to form the
opinion on which action is based. AZ
was to be expected, several Of my more
conservative colleagues made evident
their objection to this course"
Replies to Remonstrant.
Prof. Stowell said that when one Of
the most influential faculty members
demonstrated with him, he explained
that he could not permit any one else
to fix the limits OF his professional
activity in his own field. The warn.
ings continued. he said. and he received
AN official suggestion" a few days ago
that he ask for leave of absence
without pay. This suggestion was
based, he declared. upon the statement
that curtai1ment of the teaching force
had been made necessary by the finnan-
cial deficit of the university and that
his courses might be among those
eliminated.
MY activities in the National Service
League will show that I am for the
war and not a pacifist or Of the anti.
militaristic type" declared Prof. StowelL
He explained that since the very be-
ginning of the war objection had been
made to his stand that all nations were
obligated to cooperate in the enforce
ment of international law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03
HIGH COST OF LIVING FAILS TO
WORRY TT1ISD D. C.. MESSENGER

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03
SUGAR FAMINE IN MONTREAL
Yellow No. Sole Reliance-Trans.
portation From Cuba Blamed

MONTREAL. March 2.--Montreal is in
the grip of a refined sugar famine. and
conditions are not likely to improve
much during the next seven. weeks.
During the past week even the big
stores Of the, city were compelled to
tell their customers that they had not
q pound for sale and that the best they
could do was to let them have some Of
the yellow No. sugar."
The reason given by local dealers for
the scarcity here and many other parts
OF Canada Is "that they cannot move
the crop in Cuba"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03
Eo PACKER HEARING HELD.
Resumes Tomorrow - Testimony
Touches on Labor and Leaky Cans.

CHICAGO. March 2.-Taking of testi-
mony IN the Federal Trade Commits
sion's inquiry into the affairs Of the
packers. win be resumed Monday. de-
cisi4n hayipg been reached to hold no
ssssion tedsy. Letters introduced by
the comShission's attorney at the ses-
sions yesterday touched on . variety Of
subjectD-the Argentina labor troubles,
leaky cans % cprnbeef and Spectnca-
bions Tor Army suppliea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03
EluGdates Platinum Order,

The Council Of National Defense has
that the order commander
ing crude or raw platinum now in the
hands Of importers or ref1ners does
not interfere with the purchase by
OF manufactured articles
platinum. The explanation
was made, the board said. 30 that the
public might clearly understand the
purpose Of the government action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03
DEMANDS Plan TO
GET FARM LABOR
Senator Borah Leads Move
ment to Aid TiIIers of Soil
Raise Food for Nation.

Demand for a fixed plan to supply
SUFFICIENT labor to the farms OF the
country to produce the foodstuns SO
urgently needed during the war was
made in the Senate yesterday after
noon by Senator Borah of Idaho. Other
senators, including Senators McCumoer'
Smith of Michigan. Smith OF Georgia
and Gore of Oklahoma, Joined in the
demand.
The farmers, Senator Borah said,
were being deferred from planting be-
cause of the uncertainty of the second
Army draft. which is to come.
"If these boys must be taken" said
he. then there ought to be a LABOR
program devised to provide for nlilns
their places"
''What is the government to do with
the men when they do draft Them
asked Senator McCumber OF Nortn pa
kota. "I don't see any need OF drafting
any soldiers between now s;sus ana ne Me
can't put 100000 soldiers over IN
France in 1913"
Will Issue Order.
Senator Smith of Georgia said he
had been advised that the provost mar
shall general would shortly issue an
order which would relieve the farm
labor situation. ..
Challenging Senator McCumber's state
ment that a half million men could not
be sent to France this year. Senator
Kirby of Arkansas. democrat, of the
military committee declared:
We will see ten million men In camp
and three million across the seas be-
fore the war is finished"
I'm my state the Indians would call
that much big talk" retorted Senator
McCumber. but big talk isn't going to
win the war. In 1917 we promised the
allies six million tons Of ships. We
didn't give them two million tons. We
promise them nine or ten million tons
in 1918. The present outlook is for not
half of that"
Tired Of Patrioteering.
am getting tired of this patrioteer-
ing business" -interjected Senator VIII
liams, democrat. The American people
haven't suffered. any hardship, We
haven't put our front toe into the tenn
pie = only complain and complain
what's the use OF all this patrioteer-
ing camouflage? We talk about peace at
one end of Pennsylvania avenue and
about war at the other end. What we
want is men and ships
Everybody" Senator Williams said.
was asking for an increase in wages
on account Of the war. - so -.
EVEN in the cioakrooms," said he.
cit is being whispered that senators
and representatives ought to have more
pay =
Price fixing was opposed by the Mfs-
Sissippi senator. who declared, You
can no more fix prices than you can
moderate the warmth OF the sun by
legislative decree"
If the price were too low it stfned
production, he said. while il 1t were
too high it bred speculation.
THE thing to do to win this war;,
he continued, 'is TO put more guns and
more men in France and Just as well
trained as we can get them"
After more debate Senator owen.
democrat, of Oklahoma. introduced a
resolution providing that no more Ia
Dor skilled in farming shall be with
drawn from the farms this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03
1rkutsk Possible Objective.

A diplomatic correspondent. presum.
ably Japanese. discussing in the Chron.
icle the object Japan would have in
taking action in Siberia. says that
MAnchuria would be the base of the
Japanese operations. A point at least
as far in the interior as Irkutsk, he
says, would be the objective, it may be
assumed, as local action in Russian
Manchuria is deemed inadequate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03
Cites Deadly Phrases.

Mr.. Beck added: There are phrases
and phrases. Too proud to fight was.
we will all now admit. a deadly phrase.
1t not only Inundated this nation in
the eyes of the world. but it Slapped the
spirit Of the people by presenting to
them the ideal of false pacifism. An
out victory which seweI the seeds of
disintegration not only in Russia, but
in the peoples of It's allies.
These unfortunate platitudes may
well be forgotten in the later utter
ances of the President. when fin fe-
licitous language, he held up to the
American people the great ideal of
justice. In his great speech to Con-
gress of last December President Will
son nobly summarized the whole situa-
ton.
These were noble utterances, voicing
the true spirit of the best American sem
timent. and admirably served to defeat
the latent spirit of false pacifism,
which Is our chief danger"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03
Considering Arbitrary Limit.

Fuel administration officials at work
on the retail distribution plan are con.
sidering an arbitrary limit on the
amount of coal that may be delivered
to domestic consumers. 1t has been
proposed to base this limitation upon
the amount of coal delivered to domes-
tic consumers during the coal year OF
1917. In ascertaining the requirements
of domestic consumers for the coming
year the amount of coal the consumer
has on hand would be considered in
the plan.
"It is probable that local fuel admin.
istration officials will be given ths
authority to require consumers pur.
chasing coal to submit an attested
statement setting forth the amount of
coal consumer has on hand, amount he
has ordered from dealers, total amount
used during the year 1917 and the
amount necessary to meet his require.
ments during the coal year of 1915
1T lis expected that the retail dis
tribution plan will be definitely de.
cided upon early next week. in order
that it may be made effective April l..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03
Wheat for Central America.

lost Of the Chilean wheat surplus .b,.
year VIII go to Central America undar
arrangements just completed here viii
- War Trade Board, and wheat that
xoe United States had intended to sun.
~ to the Central American countris,
ill 90 to Europe instead.
Cni!eae producers have on hand some
$4,000 tons Of wheat ready for Export
soon as ships are found to move it.
wheat than needed for her own people
Dot higher prices during the last two
years stimulated production.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03
RUMoR OF MARRIAGE UNTRUE.
Mrs. W. B. Leeds Denies She Wed
Prince CHRISTOPHER of Greece.

PARIS, Friday, March Mrs William
B. Leeds. who is now in Montreux. Switxer-
land. has authorized an absolute denial
Of reports Of her marriage to Prince Chris
TOPPER Of Greece. youngest brother of Con-
stantine. the deposed king. Mrs Leeds
states that she has no intention of being
married to Prince Christopher.
The Daily Sketch of London said last
month that Mrs. Leeds had been married
to the prince. She is the widow Of one
Of the leaders Of the tin-plate industry Of
America. from whom she inherited about
$14.000,000. She is a daughter of the late
William c. Stuart OF Cleveland
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03
$500 MILES BY WIRELESS.
k New Station in Norway Makes Com.
munication With American Stations.

CHRIsTIAN1A. Friday. March IA
new wireless station just erected at
stavanger has succeeded in communi-
eating easily with American stations
during trial. Regular transatlantic
service between Norway and the United
States will be started whenever the
American government grants permits
sion. 49,
Stavanger is on an inlet OF the North
Sea-, on the west coast OF Norway. and
5Stavanger to the nearest American soil
Is about $500 miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03
Chinese Government Apprehensive.

bolsheviki are reported arming Ger
man and Austrian ex-prisoners to OPP
pose the forces being assembled by
Gen. Semenoff, the Cossack leader in
Manchuria, is causing the Chinese gov
eminent apprehension, according to a
Reuter- dispatch from Picking today.
The dispatch of endorsements has
been decided upon by the Chinese au-
thorities. it is stated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03
MANY ACCEPT BID
TO hit THE TRAIL
Immense Crowd Greets Billy
Sunday at the Tabernacle
Last Night.
FEATURES OF THE MEETING

Washinston's Billy Sunday CAM
paign will end tonight
Billy will preach three times to-
day-at 10 80 am, and 1880
pm. All three meetings are for
everybody and he local record for
three Sabbath gatherings is ex-
pected confidently to be broken.
The subject of the morning SER
mon is Rewards"
The afternoon subject is Hope"
The evening subject is "And He
Said Tomorrow"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03
Profitable to Ship Corn.

Several of the South American conn.
tries have on hand large quantities OF
wneat. but it has been more profitable
high price it is bringing now in The
United States and in TIE allied conn
tries. Although wheat prices have
peen under DEFINITE control, no measures
corn. Ss0 VI
Within the next month the Jynited
States VIII increase measurabiy its
Own exports OF corn to the allies and
special Arrangements have been mads
Lor moving to seaboard SOC, 900 to 7S0 =
600 bushels of corn daily for shinnasn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03
Mai. G. D. Dawson Goes to New Post

Mai. Clifford D. Davidson. National
Guard Of the United States. has been re-
iieved from duty In the once Of the
inspector general and ordered to duty
as Assistant to the inspector general At
Newport News
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03
CIRCULAR CARRIERS
ARE Being WATCHED
Advertising Alleged Pastor
Russell Book, Attacking
CIergy's War Effort.

Officials and members of the police de-
partment, as well as agents Of the De-
partment Of Justice. are keeping close
watch on persons engaged in this city in
q house-to-house distribution Of circulars
containing an advertisement Of what pur-
ports to be Pastor Russelrs last book,
published after the death Of its author.
Several persons connected with the dis
tribution Of the book were arrested few
days ago in a raid on the Brooklyn head
quarters Of the organization Of which Pas
tor Russell was the leader. and 1t has
been learned that the Department Of Jus
tice is planning other arrests. Names Of
persons connected with the distribution Of
the circular. have been obtained by agents
Of the department. No action has been
taken here as yet, the police department
awaiting the action of the Department OF
Justices bureau of investigation.
Links Up Modern Clergymen.
The circular is a four-page pamphlet in
the form Of a religious monthly publica-
ton without date line. but with the publ
cation address Brooklyn. II. Y" 1t Is
designated as No. 9. volume TX. After a
series Of articles on general ecclesiastical
topics it describes the fall of Babylon and
proceeds to link the modern clergy with
the picture of degeneracy indicated In its
cartoon, a representation of Catholic and
Protestant ministers at feast of Bal
shazzar Quotations from Revelations
are included.
Its concluding chapter refers to an ar
raignment by the Prophet Ezekiel of this
class. Ezekiel points out, the circular
states. how they, the clergy as class.
are responsible in a greater degree than
any other class Of men on earth for the
present war and the great trouble that
shall follow.
They are described as false shepherds,
who have made their charges cannon
fodder by the thousand" Prediction is
made that the outraged people will turn
upon the clergy. as during the French
and in frightful carnival
will exact full toll for the lives lost in
the war. Further references to the
act any patriotic influence the pulpit
has exerted in America. Eye have
preached millions into a dreadful death
in the trenches" is one sentence.
Pays Compliment to Billy Sunday.
The circular. which is. in effect. a con-
densed reproduction of the prohibited
book. pays it's compliments to the Rev.
William A. Sunday. claiming him as
and attributing to him the
ing out infidels.' 1t concludes with a
reference to the reign of the Messiah
to follow when Babylon typifying
modern religious systems) is complete
ly annihifated." The last sentence is:
Let every honest heart rejoice that
the old order Is passing away and the
new is coming in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03

CONTINUED from First Page)
administration. The fuel ADMINISTERS.
ton, in order to avert a recurrence Of
the coal shortage conditions of last
winter, proposes to put into effect q
definite plan for the proper and eQuit.
able distribution of coal to domestic
consumers throughout the country.
in so far as possible. the regula.
tions by the fuel administration will
be made flexible. in order to enable
local fuel administration officials to ac-
commodate the general rules to their
local conditions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03
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