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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
MERCHANTS PLAN
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
Associations Sections to
Make Semi-WeekIy Reports
on Trade.

Meetings of the various trade Sec
tions of the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association are to be held dur
ing the next two weeks at which re-
ports of officers are to be submitted
for the year. President NJ. A. Leese
has addressed a letter to each board
of governors reminding them of their
responsibility to call the meetings.
These sectional meetings are pre-
liminary to the annual meetings Of
the association, which will be held
the latter part of January. The as
ISOLATION is about to start on mem
meeting is that of the credit section.
to be held Thursday evening in the
association room in The Star building.
Will Issue Bulletins.
It is the purpose that beginning in the
new year the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association will issue detailed
bulletin of information to all members.
This bulletin among other things will
contain the names and addresses and
other information relative to those who
give bad checks and will likewise assist
the members of the association in the
location of those who have moved with
out leaving an address. but where an
Incorrect address is the only one avail
able.
Many other important business prob
lens will be- included in this detailed
bulletin to members of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association.
cit has been most gratifying to note
the interest that the members of the
association have expressed in the or
ganization," says Secretary Charles J.
Columbus. I'VE devote ourselves ex-
clusively to trade matters and in view
of the problems that will lie before the
business men of Washington in the new
year we look forward to period of I'M
paralleled activity
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
G. il. WHITE, LAST NEGRO
CONGRESSMAN, is DEAD
Succumbs in Philadelphia-Repre-
scented North Carolina District
in Congress.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. December %.
George II. White, a negro member Of
the Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congress
from North Carolina, died here today.
He was sixty-six years old and had been
practicing law in Philadelphia for twelve
years.
RALEIGH. N. c., December IS
George H. White, the last negro repre-
sentative, who died today in Philadel-
phia, was elected to the Fifty-ffth and
Fifty-sixth Congress from the second
North Carolina district, then known as
the "black district" He was born In
Columbus county, North Carolina. and
removed to Craven. which was then in
the second district, now represented by
Claude Ktchin, who succeeded him.
Stree that time there has been a re-
arrangement of the districts and Craven
is now in the third.
Prior to his service in Congress, White
had served several terms in the North
Carolina legislature and had been So
licitor in his judicial district, embracing
five counties in eastern North Carolina.
He also was grand master of Negro
Grand Lodge of Masons of North Caro-
lima. He did not return to the state
after his terms in Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
NORMAL SCHOOLS ORGANIZE.
Nine States Plan Standardized
PHYSICAL Training.

NEW YORK, December es.-A ma
tional organization of normal schools
for physical training was perfected
here today at a meeting of Officials
Of these institutions from nine states
Its objects, as announced at the con
ference, are to standardiLc the
methods of physical training teachers
and to urge establishment by tile
government of a school for the train
ing of Army and Navy physical
directors. Universal physical edu-
cation as 4 state and national obli@a-
tiop was favored in resolution
asking that state and national gov
aTnments take action in this direction,
DR.. Ward c. Champion of the Eattla
Creek Normal Physical Training
school was elected president OF the
new organization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
The Young WOmen's Christian As
ISOLATION of Washington will hold
open house, at it's headquarters, 619
TEsTIFIEs FOR BERGER.
Prisoner Says His Articles Wer'
Called Too Radical.

CHICAGO, December es.-Prof. Carl
Haessler, formerly an instructor at
the University of Illinois and later
employed as a special writer on the
Milwaukee Leader. was brought from
the United States Army disciplinary
barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kan,
where he is serving twelve-year
term for refusing to wear a soldiers
uniform, to testify today in the trial
of five socialist leaders charged with
violation of the espionage laws. His
testimony was intended to show that
Victor L. Berger of Milwaukee. edi-
tor of the Leader, Influenced him in
no way in his determination to refuse
to accept military duty.
The witness said that Berger re-
fused to print several of his articles
written for the Milwaukee Leader be-
cause they were too radical.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
MISSING SERGEANT ALIVE.
Stevens, Princeton Professor, Be
lieved Dead, Was Prisoner.

PRINCETON, N. j., December 2S-
Sergt. Edward A. Stevens, instructor
in physics at Princeton University,
who was believed to have been killed
in France, is well and will soon re-
turn. According to cablegram re-
ceived through the Red Cross today
from Kjolenhaven. Norway. Prof.
Stevens has just been released from
Germany.
No news had been received from him
since June, when he was reported
missing in action. Prof. Stevens was
serving in the Princeton ambulance
unit, and was in charge of an adj
yanced dressing station near Sois-
sons at the time Of the second German
advance to the Marne.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
CANADIANS ARE RETURNING.
SIS, 900 Soldiers Expected From
Overseas Next Month.

LONDON. December % british
wireless service).-Sir Edward Kemp,
minister for the overseas military
forces OF Canada, says that by the end
of January $1,000 soldiers will have
returned to Canada. These are made
up of $1,000 in November, 10000 in
December and 10000 in January.
These officers and men have been
drawn from the various branches of
the service in France and the British
Isles. OF the 10000 to be returned in
January. 1880 will come from
France. After February 1, the rate:
of return to Canada will reach ap-
proximate.y 10000 per month. 1t is
understood that the British war Of
flee has agreed to the rehabilitation
of two divisions Of Canadian troops
at an early date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
ROBBED AT PISTOLS POINT.
William A. Marks Yields Gold
Watch and Money to Negroes.

Held up at the point Of a pistol by
two colored men shortly before mid
night last night, at New Jersey ave
nue. and I street southeast. William y.
Marks. an employee of the garbage
disposal plant, at New Jersey avenue
,,d u street southeast. was robbed
of a gold watch and chain ana sma4'
amount of money. e.
Marks was on his way home from
b;s Mace of employment when the
co,ored men accosted him and, holding
revolver at his head. robbed HIM:
They disappeared before Marks coulo
summon assistance.
He reported the robbery to the po-
lire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
WILL SEARCH WOODS
FOR MISSING FIREMAN
Mystery Still Surrounds Disappear
ance Of Nicholas Checchini.
River to Be Dragged.

Mystery surrounding the disappear
ance one week ago last night of Nicho-
las Checchini. fireman at the plant of
the Washington Steel and Ordnance
Company. Giesboro Point, was no nearer
solution last night than it was on the
day the disappearance was reported
to the police by Checchini's wife, who
lives at 81 H street northeast.
Detectives Berman nd McDuffie, in
vestigating the case, learned yester-
day that the shoe. minus sole and heel,
found at the spot where a torn and
stained blue shirt, partly identified
as belonging to the missing man. was
found, had belonged to Tony Chez
chini, son OF the fireman. The father, it
was learned, had worn the old shoe,
intending to repair it.
To Organize Boys.
Detectives Berman and McDuifie. in
the hope of locating the body of
Checchini. are planning to organize
the boys of Anacostia and Congress
Heights into squads to search every
bit of woods and underbrush in the
entire section surrounding the steel
plant.
The detectives are not fully con-
WINGED that Checchini was murdered,
though inclined to that belief. They
thing it possible he simply has gone
away for a celebration of the Christ
mas holidays and that he will return
in due time.
Mrs. Checchini. however, scouts this
idea. saying her husband was a man
of exemplary habits, devoted to his
family, and further. that SO far as
she knows he had no money with
which to celebrate.
Maj. Raymond w. Pullman. super
intendent of police, has directed po-
lice of the harbor precinct to drag the
river in the vicinity of the steel plant.
He thinks it is possible that Chez
chinis body was thrown overheard if
he was murdered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
Defense Women Hold Meeting.

BALTIMORE. December 2s.-The
last state meeting of the Woman's
Section, Maryland Council of Defense,
was held at Baltimore headquarters,
Mrs. Edward Shoemaker presiding.
Reports were given by the chairman
from each county. State. and county
organisations will each stand sub
ject to call until released by Gov.
Harrington. Mrs. j. Frank Wilson,
chairman of the Woman's Section,
Montgomery County Council of De-
tense. will call a meeting in January.
at Rockville, of all department chair
men and district leaders, A speaker
from the national food administration
and other speakers will be present. /
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29

sporting program full of holes, some
of the young people did enjoy them
selves by engaging in obstacle races
and other events. Parties from the
ordnance department matched them
selves against parties from the war
risk insurance bureau. but before any
contest was decided it was generally
found that the participants had jump
ed into the dancing arena.
Good humor. good order and good
manners prevailed generally. There
was not a single untoward incident to
mar the general pleasure. Looking
over the big assemblage of smiling
and laughing citizens, MIR. Burch-
walter said:
This convinces me that there is
real community spirit in Washington
and that they do want to know each
other better and live in more cordial
relation with each other. The Star
has done much to foster this spirit,
which l. trust will soon become fully
awakened so that it can be utilized
to the fullest possible extent for COM
munitV service"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
WATERS AND COOKS QUIT.
Demonstrations by Chicago Hotel
Strikers Cause 81 Arrests,

CHICAGO. December 2S.-Striking
walters and cooks at the Grand Pa
cific Hotel quit work shortly after
noon today and their departure left
the place SO shorthanded that the
dining rooms were closed and We're
not re-opened for dinner tonight.
This is the first hotel forced to stop
serving food as result of the Strug-
gle between the walters and cooks
unions and the large downtown hos
telries. At theta Sale and Sherman
Hotels woman cooks and mattresses
have been employed.
Demonstrations Of strikers about
the La Sale today resulted in thirty
seven arrests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
FRENCH PRISONERS RETURN.
More Than 100000 Repatriated,
Chamber of Deputies Informed.

PARIS, December % (Havas).-Al-
ready $4,000 French prisoners have
been repatriated from Germany. ac-
cording to announcement made by
Louis Deschamps, undersecretary for
rehabilitation. in the chamber OF
deputies today. 1t is expected that all
prisoners will be repatriated within
a month.
with respect to the possibility Of
using ports on the Rhine tor re.
victualino the liberated regions and
the armies. Foreign Minister Pichon
declared that general headquarters
had an1<,fnted committee to formu-
.a,se n1ip<sof proceeQ "a 80
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
Che ring Factor IN Situation.

1.-THE most cheering factor in the
situation is the condition Of the two
million Belgian chil4ren who have
been the object of utH st 'solicitude
of the whole world, du ..;lg, the four
years of occupations ii,Eatkse of tn,
supplementary meal fnrnisAcd by the
relief commission and the many chill
dren's institutions which have been
largely supported AHf}a}s tn gnihcen
e ehfHHe have A eomt iiE,yIytl this Pc
riod in a state of health perhaps even
better than could be expected.
Because of Americas realy. response
to the appeal of tHf .ffY commits
sion to save the future gent'ations of
Belgium, we may be duly proud -
this result
Prior to the German evacuation, Mr.
Hoover stated. appr0IiEia tidy 500 90"
people were destitute and dependent
Through the energy of 4ha people iii
getting back TO work this number. hc
said, had been REDUCED to 100000.
and within a month It was expected TO
be decreased to not more than J.
900, 900.
my survey of the rest OF Europe
the Balkan states and Poland, Nj
Hoover said, "is not complete, but
sufficient evidence is at haBd TO show
that before next harvest relief of an
unprecedented character must be eN
tended, if the remaining population
is to be maintained in any semblancr
Of health"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
GEN. PERsHING AT NICE.
Is Warmly Welcomed in Towns
During Inspection Tour,

NICE. France, December % (by the
Press).-Gen. John ]. Per-
shiny. eommander-in-chief of the
expeditionary forces, who is
on tour of inspection, arrived here
this evening. He received a warm
welcome at various towns along his
route and in number of instances
was greeted by the civil authorities.
At Monte Carlo he was received by
C. Jaloustre. prlvy councillor of Monaco,
and other officials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
Beached Ship Is Moved.

NORFOLK, Va. December ga
wireless message tonight from the
wrecking tug Rescue reported that
the S.OOO-ton Greek steamship Ellin,
which went ashore during the storm
of December 10 OF Currituck inlet.
had been moved $50 feet nearer deep
Vater. The yreckers ara confident, IL
n 3 yteatYxef ccefiuuea fayorable, 0f
:sss..-.::.sE the shi1 anday or Nends<N
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
IzIaAsS1
1zzHHBRIEElG

The PENNSYLVANIA Society will meet
tomorrow evening in the assembly
hall of the y. NJ. c. A. at 1856 G
street.
The Young Women's Hebrew Associ-
alton is to give a dance tomorrow
night at Old Masonic Temple, 9th and
+ streets.
Two days before her death Mrs.
Mary c. McCloskey wrote a codicil
to her will forgiving her son Joseph
and permitting him to share equally
with his brothers and sisters in her
estate. In her will made August 21,
1916. she had limited Joseph's share
to SIS for the bad way he has treated
me- The testatriX asks that the
home at Ala New York avenue be
retained until the youngest child
attains majority. She died Decem-
Der s.
A New Year ball will be held ut
the United Service Club of America,
Dupont Circle. Tuesday evening.
Supper will be served at midnight.
Next Friday evening at SIS Lieut..
Russian Field Artillery, Russian De-
partment of Agriculture and repre-
sentative ,pf the. Moscow Public
University, will address the officers
on the Russian situation. The annual
meeting and election of officers for
the coming year will be held at the
clubhouse, Monday, January 20.
The Herzl Club of Warrington,
Zionist organization, cooperating
with the Washington branch of the
Jewish Welfare Board. will hold
semi-annual election of officers at
o'clock today in the Y. NJ. H. A.
building, 18th street and Pennsylvania
avenue.
The Oklahoma State Club will have
a New Year party and dance Wednes-
day evening at Wilson Normal School,
corner nth and Harvard streets. A
short program will be given at pm,
and dancing will be enjoyed the re-
mainder of the evening. Every Okla
homan in Washington is invited to
attend.
Red Triangle mixers will walk
through the Soldiers Home grounds
and visit the famous st. Gaudens
statue in Rock Creek cemetery this
afternoon. All persons wishing to
join in the walk are invited to meet
at the end of the Soldiers Home car
line on Georgia avenue at 2:45 o'clock.
The Young Women's Christian As
ISOLATION of Washington will hold
open house, at it's headquarters, 619
14th street. on New Year afternoon
sistant secretary of the Senate. will
give an illustrated talk on Wash
ington, the City Beautiful" at 5
o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
France Gets Hun Rolling Stock.

PARIS. December 2s.-M. Claveille,
the minister of public works. an
nounced in the chamber of deputies
today that France would receive
10000 cars and 1900 locomotives Of
the rolling stock which Germany
must hand over the silies ger-
mahy already had 1e1iyafed ~ earn
end zoQ lor1nntt E1sE5s;.sS|
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
UNDERFEDPEOPLE
Still NEED HELP
Herbert Hoover Reports Few
BeIgians Died of Starva-
ton During War.
DUE TO AMERICAS AID

There was TO noticeable loss of life
from starvation among the popula-
tions of Belgium and northern France
during the four years of German OPP
preston, and the undernounrishment
resulting from enemy occupation can
be stamped out If America continues
to send food supplies.
A report to this effect has been re-
ceived from Herbert Hoover, chair
man of the commission for relief in
Belgium. He is now in Europe. and
he bases his views upon survey OF
the occupied territories of western
Europe.
Mr.. Hoover ascribes the survival OF
the peoples of Belgium and northern
France. while a quarter of the popu-
lations of other German occupied
lands have died of famine, to the work
of the commission, which, he says. for
four years poured across belligercnt
lines sufficient supplies to keep men.
women and children above the mar
gin of starvation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
Dr.. Gordon Beverly Moore Dead.

GREENVILLE, s. C., December %.
DIR. Gordon Beverly Moore. formerly
professor Of philosophy and political
economy in Furman University and
the University Of South Carolina. died
at his home here tonight. He was
born at Amherst. Va. in 1854. He
was q graduate of Richmond College
and the Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary. He was regarded NJ one
OF the Foremost scholars OF South
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29

Determined to- obtain 4 feretaste of
the joys that are promised for New
Year eve, hundreds of young couples
and many of uncertain age danced
round the municipal Christmas tree
on the Plaza last night.
This item was not-o on the program.
But the music, the lights twinkling
from hundreds of electric bulbs and
the general good spirits which per-
vaded the vast assembly inspired the
dancing mood.
The War Camp Community Service,
which installed tho tree after The Star
had provided the means for its ac-
QUESTION, was represented by scores
ton League and other organizations
originating in the different depart
ments took part in the exercises. 1t
was in every sense community
Military Rank obliterated.
Soldiers wearing shoulder bars
mingled freely with soldiers wearing
chevrons and with those who have not
An officers wife often was seen
Waiting or indulging in the two-step
or some other dance with private
soldier. Social and military rank was
forgotten in the general desire to
make everybody happy.
The plaza floor was declared by
some of the best dancers to be an
ideal place for such exercise. They
said no person who on Tuesday night
joins in the merry whirl will eX-
perience any pedal Inconvenience
Two thousand couples will be able to
r; in
Ignore Program of Outdoor Sports.
T. W. Burchwalter of the War Camp
what the japanese would call a
Juda. That is comprehensive pro-
gram of outdoor sports in which both
sexes would take part. But. the
young people seemed to think tina
the atmosphere. cool and biting as it
activity than would he afforded by
looking on at sporting contests.
So Mr.. Burchwalter reluctantly can
celed the greater part of his program.
But even he, shortly after the dancing
began, paired off with pretty girl
and whirled with her through the. steps
OF the waltz: y: =.
The Boy Scout Band: under. the;.di-
rection Of coutma ster. KidwelL did ex5
ceIIerlt service. Instead of allowing the
boys to sit on the platform through the
the scoutmaSter be-
tween each dance took them on hikes"
and runs around the tree. Thus he
kept them limbered up and constantly
in good trim for their part in the per-
Torrance.
81 Hot chocolate and sandwiches were
served the youths at Intervals. Many
of them said under, such cireurnStances
they would be willing to stay son the
job half the night.
Brief Athletic Program.
While the dancing spirit shot the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
Tries to Buy Liberty.

Levi Frederick, a negro, employed
as cook on the dining car Rocky
Mount, running over the Atlantic
Coast Line between. Washington and
Jacksonville, was arrested last night
and locked up at the sixth precinct
police station charged with bootleg
cling. When arrested Frederick had
valuable gripsack filled with pint bot
ties of whisky.
Detective Sergeant James Spring
man, who assisted in apprehendins
Frederick, said the prisoner tried to
buy his liberty with $12 and two dia-
mond rings. But the policeman re-
fused to be bribed.
Lieut.. D. c. Hamilton of the termi-
nal police and Patrolman Benjamin
Walmsley assisted in effecting Fred
erick's arrest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
VIOLATION Of ZONE LAW
IS CHARGED BY POLICE
Two Youths Arrested in Automo-
bile Containing Twenty
Cases of Liquor.

Paul Leavitt Snowden and Frank
Farnsworth were the names given by
two young men who were arrested in
South Washington last night by Sergt.
Stott and Policeman Mansfield Of the
fourth precinct on suspicion of vio-
lation of the restricted zone law.
The former gave his age as twenty
years and his address as 1888 Q street
The latter said he was thirty years
old and lived at 1915 14th street. 1t is
alleged that they had twenty cases of
liquor in an automobile.
Edward Hooks, colored, thirty-three
years old, 223 E street southwest, was
arrested last night by Policemen Con-
nell and Gray of the fourth precinct
on suspicion of bootlegging. They
were unable to prove sale on him,
they stated. and he was charged with
violating the restricted zone regula-
ton by having nineteen half-pint bot
ties of liquor in his possession.
Attorney Robert l. Miller furnished
bond for the appearance of the de-
PENDANTS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
WOMAN'S SLAYER
CHANGES HISTORY
.,
Bowling Acknowledges Max
ing False Statements,
Prosecutor Says.
ADMITS HE WROTE NOTE
ADMITS HE WROTE NOTE

ROCKVILLE. Nd, December IS
After a thorough investigation of the
circumstances surrounding the murder
of Mrs. Elizabeth Beckwitil, sixty
eight years old, killed in her home
near Colesvil1e December 90, States
Attorney Albert NJ Bouic stated, to-
day that he was convinced that, the
motive of the lf-confessed murderer.
Ralph Bowling, eighteen years old.
was robbery. and not that given by
him in his confession. namely. that
he killed her because she had at
tempted to poison him the evening
before by putting iodine in his tea.
The note found in the room in
which Mrs. Beckwith's body was
found. and which reads, my Ralph is
gone: 1 do not care to live" was
shown to Bowling in the Jail today.
He admitted. Mr.. Bouic says, that he
wrote it and placed it on the table.
His object was, he explained, to clear
himself by making it appear that
Mrs. Beckwith had killed herself. In
a signed statement yesterday Bowling
denied that he had written any such
note.