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Evening star., 1918-11-23
ADJUSTMENTS
"Secret Of Suzanne"

The second of T. Arthur Smiths Ten
Star Concerts at the New National
Theater yesterday afternoon presented
to an unusually large audience pro-
gram that was as delightful as it was
novel. 1t served also to present for the
first time in Washington the famous
little Wolf-Ferrari opera, 1.-THE Secret of
Suzanne" with which Geraldine Farrar
and Antonio Scotti created a sensation
at the Metropolitan Opera House in New
York. It's book is classic light comedy,
the theme the jealousy Of an adoring
husband, who suspects his beautiful
young wife because he smells the odor
of Turkish cigarettes in the room. af-
fording the famous composer of '"The
Jewels Of the Madonna" scope for music
ranging from light and ripping melodies
to the tragic score of grand opera The
little opera was charmingly played and
sung by Helen hewitt nd Bernard Fer
guson, with Robert Adams in highly
amusing mute role as Sante, a servant.
Edmund Burke played the piano score
with fine discrimination.
The program opened with brief piano
recital by Martha Baird, a pianist of
charm and excellent accomplishment,
who played the "Bortkiewicz Etude;"
ward Burlingame Hills Sketch" after
Riders; a Chopin ''Nocturne" and De-
bussy's 'ePrelude in A minor
Grace Cristie, Noyes dancer, in a
terpsichorean prelude to the opera.
Dreams" to music from ''The Jewels
of the Madonna" and Belgium a
dance of tragedy and victory, which was
unusually impressive.
Evening star., 1918-11-23
Interallied Peace Jubilee.
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
With the close of the war at hand
comes the thought of some fitting oc-
casion to mark the passing of autoc-
racy and the triumph of world demo-
racy. and the writer begs to submit
the suggestion for great interallied
peace jubilee to be held in Washing
ton, D. c., in May, 1919.
Such an occasion might be held ST.
multaneously in the allied capitals
and be participated in by our boys
still over there The jubilee held
at Washington should last ten days
or two weeks in order that great num-
bers of Americans might attend.
While it would not be practicable to
attempt to have all the 1000, 900 boys
now overseas present to be reviewed
by the President. this new grand
army of the republic should sbe rep
resented at least 100000 strong. Rep
resentative regiments from our he
roic allies, England. France, Italy.
Belgium, etc. should be brought over
as guests of the American people to
be entertained during their stay in
our homes. And the allied leaders
Haig, Byng, Piumer and the Christian
soldier. Allenby. who drove the Turk out
of Palestine and forced the surrender Of
Turkey. TO represent doughty old Eng
land, Gen. French and a representation
of the contemplate little army" whose
presence at the battle of the Marne
saved I'aris, should also attend. And
Joffre. Foch, Diaz. King Albert and
their chief generals, to represent France,
Italy and Belgium. What a spectacle!
A great international peace congress
should be held during the ejubileo to
sound tho deathkneu Of militaxism, to
further the cause Of democracy ard mo.
mote the brotherhood Of man
ALBERT 8. BROWN
Evening star., 1918-11-23
Men Receive Floggings.

1--WE have had little to eat since we
left Hameln. Two of our number
have gone to the hospital with broken
arms. and the remainder are suffer
ing from cuts on their heads and
bruises as the result of foggings
they received at the last place. I
fell in a faint, unable to, work any
longer. last Saturday. and the man
in charge, a civilian, kicked me back
into my senses and kept me down in
the mine sixteen hours after all my
gang had gone UP. If you could only
see the boys here, They all look
like dead men. They are worked to
DEATH"
The record of daily promiscuous
violence might be much further illus
trated To scores of men who have
given evidence concerning the mining
camps kicks, blows and insults be-
came a part of the normal routine.
Here is an example from the testi-
lnony of a man who had been at one
Of the Hameln salt mines:
"In January. 1913, I refused to COM
plete my task, as it was a physical
impossibility l was taken out of
the mine, dressed only in shirt and
drawers-it is too hot in the mine
TO wear anything else-and put for
the night in a hut which was not
weatherproof. In the morning it was
was taken to the mine and again
beaten until 1 had finished my task.
] received nothing to eat from the
time I went down into the mine on
the first morning until o'clock the
next afternoon.
1t is impossible to say how many
prisoners lives were sacrificed, for
until more evidence is given by men
who have been set free the exact
conditions must remain in obscurity.
Evening star., 1918-11-23
DISTRICT DRIVERS CRUEL
TO ANIMALS, is CHARGE
Mrs. Franklin B. Clark Commends
Women Who demonstrate
With Them.

There is more cruelty per capita
to draught animals to be observed
on the streets of Washington than in
any other city in the United States.
according to Mrs. Franklin Barber
Clark, who has devoted much of her
time to alleviating distress endured
by dumb animals. and who announces
that she has collected much data on
The subject, both in the United States
and abroad. .
Mrs. Clark adds that the woman or
girl who stands on frigid streets and
demonstrates with cruel drivers is
twice as much a heroine as she who
sells thrift stamps, bonds or Red
Cross tags Fin warm and comfortable
rooms of public buildings. Few
idle motors during severe cold are TO
be seen without protection from the
weather while the Washington morse
usually lacks that comfort complete
w. She maintains that overloaded,
overworked, underfed and badly
shod horses are to be seen on the
streets here at any time. while the
American public that tolerates TINS
has contributed literally to relieve
the sufferings of animals because OF
the war abroad.
The inculcation of kindness and Jus
tice to animals in the young, MRS.
Clark maintains, is more eff1caclouS
than legislation, often misunderstood
and seldom properly enforced.
Evening star., 1918-11-23
SOLDIER MINERS SOUGHT.
Fuel Administration Facilitating
Their Return to Anthracite Fields.

Representatives of the federal fuel
administration are at Camps Meade,
Humphreys, Lee and Dix to facilitate
the movement back to the mines of
anthracite mine workers now in the
United States Army. Discharged
workers will be given information as
to the opportunities for employ
ment and wage scales in effect by the
representatives. who will assist gen
orally with the readjustment Of these
men to their pre-war industrial
status.
Orders authorizing the segregation
of anthracite workers for discharge
on conditions they would resume their
former occupation were sent to all
camps east of the Mississippi.
Reports Of the number of anthracite
workers in each camp and the will
ingness of the men to resume their
former work. if discharged, will be
made to Washington.
Evening star., 1918-11-23
TAFT AND WALSH ASKED
TO REMAIN ON BOARD
Secretary Of Labor Wilson Says
Many Problems Are Yet to
Be Dealt With.

Secretary of Labor Wilson has
urged former President Taft and
Frank P. Walsh to continue as joint
chairmen of the National War Labor
Board until peace treaties have been
signed and labor problems in connec-
tion with reconstruction are solved.
The request was made in letter
to the labor board heads, and. 1t Is
suggested, disposes of any idea that
the former President will be a dele
gate to the peace conference.
In his letter, Secretary Wilson said
that the status of peace has not been
reached, and added: 'In the mean
time manys problems will have to be
dealt with. For these reasons 1t is
desired that the National War Labor
Board continue it's activities"
Evening star., 1918-11-23
BREWERS DOCUMENTS
ARE PUT IN RECORDS
Suggestion to Discredit Dry Judge
Shown-Woman Employed to
Attend Anti-Saloon League.

Before adjourning until December
3, the Senate judiciary subcommittee
in charge of the investigation of the
purchase of the Washington Times
by Arthur Brisbane through financial
assistance of the brewers, and the
political activities Of the brewers. re-
ceived and placed in the record addi-
tional documents from the private
files of the United States Brewers
Association.
When the committee meets in De-
cember it will take up a general in
quiry into German propaganda. Alex
ander Konta of New York, who has
been mentioned in connection with
the German propaganda movement,
will be called to testify. probably i'm
mediately after the inquiry is re-
sumed.
Brewers Bid for Essay.
These records dealt with the or
ganization and financing of the Ma
tional Association of Commerce and
Labor, disbursements to the German
American Alliance, the employment
of special writer's for beer propa-
ganda and a suggestion to Hugh A.
Fox, secretary of the association, that
the brewers offer prize for the best
essay on the solution of the saloon
problem" with the cooperation of
newspapers as a medium of publicity.
The Hearst papers were suggested In
this connection.
For Discrediting Judge.
other records included a sugges-
ton that efforts be made to induce
Jeter C. Pritchard, former federal
Judge, of Asheville, N. c., and pro-
hibition advocate, to write letter
to brewer, soliciting funds with a
view to discrediting him. Other doc
to show that Miss 1. T. Martin was
employed to attend a meeting of the
Anti-Saloon League, in Atlantic
City. N. j., in 1914 to report the pro-
ceedings to the brewers and that in
August of the same year she attend
ed a meeting of Catholic prohibition
society in Niagara Falls, was elected
secretary and subsequently destroy
ed the records of the session. She was
on the associations pay roll at $500
month, according to the records.
Newspaper Aid Mentioned
The name of the person suggest
ing the prize essay contest on the
saloon was not given. He pointed out
the advantage of working through
the newspapers in bringing the prize
to the attention of the public instead
of the association taking it up direct.
IF the Hearst newspapers, for ex-
ample the suggestion read, could
be gotten to cooperate with the
brewers for months before awards
were made. they would carry editions
and articles to stimulate the interest.
People would send in manuscripts
and the winning article would be
widely read. On the other hand, If the
United States Brewers Association
offered a prize through the conven-
tion, the Associated Press would
carry a short announcement Of the
fact
Evening star., 1918-11-23
RAIL SECURITY OWNERS
WANT ROADS RETURNED
Prominent Attorneys Engaged for
Negotiations Credit
Hurt, Says Warfield.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. November 23.-An i'm
posing array of advisory and general
counsel. headed by Elihu Root. has been
retained by the National Association of
Owners of Railroad Securities to repre-
sent it in negotiations with the govern
ment looking toward the return of the
nations railroads to private ownership.
In statement issued by S. Davies
Warfield on behalf of the executive COM
mittee, which has been holding meetings
to consider the situation, it was declared
that the governments present policy is
destructive" of the individual credit of
the railroads, and that. Furthermore,
tho present conditions cannot continue
without the obliteration Of railroads as
individual going concerns
Built Up at Great Cost.
The statement continues:
"If the railroads are to be returned as
individual going concerns, as Congress
intended and provided they should be,
this cannot be carried out under meth
DDS which are destructive of the very
facilities which have been built up by
the expenditures of millions of dollars
for the promotion of enterprise nd the
convenience of business and the public"
The methods employed by the rail-
road administration up to this time
may be contended to have been neces-
sary for the purpose of the war. Mr..
Warfield said, but what is done from
now on, must be taken as indicating
the railroad policy of the administra-
ton" He added:
"Is it proposed to carry out the
intention Of Congress. or is it in
tended to use the railroads for laying
the foundation for permanent govern
ment control and operation under
such plans as the present railroad
forerunner of government ownership?
Congress made no provision in the
Evening star., 1918-11-23
FALL RIFLE MATCHES ON.
Many D. c. Rifemen to Participate
in the Glenburnie Shoot.

The fall rifle matches, under the
auspices of the National Rifle Asso-
citation. in which many rifiemen from
the District of Columbia will shoot,
started this morning at tbs o'clock
over the Navy rife range, at Glen
burnie, Md. Today the individual
matches are being shot, and tomor-
row the team matches will be shot.
The Washington Rifle Club has en-
tered a strong team.
Evening star., 1918-11-23
Return Within Reasonable Time
= GEN. CLAUD0N SAILS.
French Military Mission Head II
Resume Duties in France.

Gen. Henri Pierre Claudon, head oi
the French military mission in the
United States. has left for France ID
resume his military duties there ~ {
commander of division. He had
been in this country more than 9
year. and directed the work OF the
French officers sent here to assist In
training American troops. Z,
Evening star., 1918-11-23
Newspaper Aid Mentioned
MRS. EVA WHITE TO SPEAK,

Our New Civic Responsibility is
the subject of a talk to be delivered
by Mrs. Eva White of Boston at a
meeting of the High School Ttechers
Union Of Washington in the library OF
Central High School at 8 o'clock to-
night.
Mrs. White is a member of the
Department of Labor committee on
living conditions among war workers
The meeting is described as one of
vital interest to all teachers.
Evening star., 1918-11-23
Penn Plays Swarthmore Again.

The University Of Pennsylvania and
Swarthmore foot ball elevens are
to meet today at Franklin Field for
the second time this season. Swarth-
more won the first contest, early in
the season, by score Of 20 to IL.
Evening star., 1918-11-23

r. H. Bailey. jr., whom Chairman
Edward c. Hurley of the shipping
board selected as his confidential Sec
retary to accompany him to France,
was born and educated in this city.
He attended the public schools and
later was admitted to George Wash
ington University. He joined the
shipping board in 1917. When Mr..
Hurley assumed the direction of the
boards affairs he made Mr.. Bailey a
of his staff
Evening star., 1918-11-23
Michigan Teams in Hard Contest,

ANN ARBOR. Mich. November "a
The hardest fought foot ball game
played on Ferry Field in years was
predicted today, when the University
of Michigan. with a string of straight
victories for the season, meets the
Michigan Aggies in their annual con-
test. Both teams are at the top of
their form and neither of the coaches
laid claim to an easy victory.
Evening star., 1918-11-23
Many Die at Roadside.

They left the prison camps in
droves of hundreds in charge of Ger
man officers and soldiers who had
deserted. The weather was very cold
and many died by the roadside within
Il few miles from friends When the
survivors entered the French lines
French soldiers who We're hardened
war heroes were Mortified TO see men
i'll such a plight 1t Is not doubted
that this suffering was Intentionally
imposed upon the British. Prisoners
OF other uationalities are agreed that
The British were treated worse than
the others at all German camps"
further report of Sir Robert
Younger's committee dealing with
the treatment of British prisoners in
the coal and salt mines of Germany
gives narrowing details of brutal
treatment by the Germans. This re-
port says:
From testimony scarcely a month
old, it is evident that there is no
sign of Improvement whatever in the
treatment of prisoners i'll Germany.
This disgrace is open and tiagrant
and the only possible inference is that
Berlin deliberately approves of ii.
There is no doubt that work in the
mines is inflicted as punishment. Here
is an extract from a letter dated
May 90 last. from a British private
soldier:
Evening star., 1918-11-23

Officers at the Great Lakes naval
training station estimate that be-
tween 5000 and 5000 men will be re-
leased from the station as the result
of Secretary Daniels order to accept
requests for release from active
seryice
Evening star., 1918-11-23

vice President Marshall will be
among the presiding officers at ses-
sions Of the New York Prophetic BIZ
Bile conference in New York Thanks
giving week.
Evening star., 1918-11-23
RAGGED, HUNGRY,
DIE AT ROADS|DES
Pitiable Conditions Among
British Prisoners Returning
From Germany Revealed.
NO FOOD AND NO MONEY
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
LONDON, November 23-Pitiable
conditions among British prisoners Of
war who have been liberated by the
Germans since the signing of the
armistice are described by Reuters
correspondent at French headquar-
ters. Thousands of these men, mostly
British, are entering France daily.
The correspondent writes:
Il have never seen human beings in
such state of ragSedness, hunger
and misery. When the camp at For
bach. thirty-eight miles east of Metz
as well as those elsewhere, were
broken up the prisoners, most OF
whom were captured during the
March offensive. were told to clear
out and seek help from their allies.
They started to walk the fifty or sixty
miles to the allied lines, but were
given no food and had no money
They were in shameful rags, the soles
dropping off their boots. Some wore
clogs and no socks.
Evening star., 1918-11-23

act for any such use Of them but. ~
the contrary, 1t specifically provides
for their return" =
Return Within Reasonable Time
The federal control act relative 70
railroads provides not only for their
operation by the government duytny
the period Of the war. but for their
return within "a reasonable tfme
thereafter. with the maximum hxea
at twenty-one months. n
Luther M. Walter, assistant dtYecter
of public service and accounting OF the
United States railroad administrafion,
is one of the attorneys engaged. It
was announced, and the others in-
clude John G. Millburn OF New York,
John g. Miller, former corporation
counsel of Chicago; Hugh l. Bond,
jr.. of Baltimore. and Forney john
stone of Birmingham. Ala. :
Evening star., 1918-11-23

Copyright. 1918, by h C.. Fisher. Trade mark
rnr'stered n s Pst 0ml
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-05
SONS OF GUNS,"
 PRESENTED TO ALASKAN

The Daily Alaskan is in receipt of a heat 24 page booklet, put out by the Canadian Pacific Railway, and sent with the compliments of the season. "Fightin' Sons Of Guns" is the title of the story, taken from the Saturday Evening Pest and written by George Pattul- To. Never were the peoples of can ada and the United states brought together so closely as now, and the message the.C. P. R. thinks mos. appropriate at the Holiday season is the story of the .splen- did courage, endurance and fighting abilities of the Canadian soldiers who have clothed the term ."Cana- dial" with undying glory.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-05
S23.5O RAISED FOR
 ARMENIAN RELIEF

The Presbyterian Sunday School last Monday night took up 8 col lection fol Armenian relief and rais- ed the sum of $2S.5O. Five dol lars will keep an Armenian alive fer one month. Tomorrow is the day proclaimed by President Wilson on which every Sunday School and Church is requested to take up an offering for this purpose. It is suggested that all Skagway church. es pool their funds and send the amount for relief in one lump sum. B. A. Ross, of the Bank of Alaska, is representing the Presbyterian Sunday school and,will take any of fering that people may want to give.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-05

Sparks, Skagway's famous cartoon lst. On the wedding day it ] was discovered that the Reverend Fath- CT P. H. Turnell had married the parents of the groom in 1888 at Fort Benton, Montana. The bride came from Saint Paul, Minn., to Skagway nearly two years ago for a visit with her uncle and aunt, MT. and Mrs. P. J. Flynn and was so well pleased with Alaska that she determined to remain and soon entered the employ of Keller Bro thers. where sh won many friends and became very popular by her amending courtesy and suitability and remained in with this firm un- til a few days before her marriage. The groom Is one of the faithful and trusted employees of the White Pass and Yukon Route and holds responsible position in the mechan- ical department. MT. Crepeau some time ago purchased the home now occupied by himself and wife and it is one of the pretty cottage homes of skagway. Many valuable, prac- tical and beautiful gifts were be- slowed upon the young couple by their many friends. Those present at the wedding and dinner were the Reverend Father P. H. Turnell, MT. and Mrs. P. J. Flynn, @Mr. and Mrs. P NJ. Crepeau, Miss Abbie Crepeau, Miss Helen Flynn, MT. Victor Sparks, MT. James McAlister MT. William Flynn, Mir. Charles Crepeau, Owen Flynn and the new lywedded couple MT. and Mrs. Louis Arthur Crepeau. ]
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-05
NORTON-CREPEAU

A quiet wedding was solemnized Monday morning, December 31, at nine o'clock at Saint Marks Church when Miss Helen Norton, daughter Ot Mir. and Mrs. Thomas James Nor ton Of saint Paul, Minnesota, be- came the bride of MT. Louis Arthur Crepeau, son of MT. and Mrs. P. NJ. Crepesu of Skagway, Alaska. The Reverend Fother P. H. Turnell of ficiated. The bride was attended by her cousin, Miss Helen Flynn and Mir. Charles Crepeau, brother or the groom was best man. The bride was charming in a handsome traveling suit of blue broadcloth with hoi and gloves to match. The bridesmaid wore a burgundy broad cloth with picture hat. After the wedding ceremony the bride and groom with the. assembled guests re- paired to the home of the parents of the groom where an elaborate wedding breakfast was served. At five o'clock a wedding dinnerE was served in the home of the happy couple on the corner of Ninth Avenue and Broadway. The din ner wes provided by the uncle and aunt of the bride, MT: and Mrs. P. J. FlyEu and cooked and served by Miss Abbie Crepeau sitser of the groom and by Mis- Helen Flynn, cousin of the bride. It was per feet in every detail from the we'll appointed table to excellent cook ing. The decorations were greens and streamers of Christmas colors greer and red. The -streamera were so arranged about the chandel- iers as to form d bell with an cleo tric light bulb for 8 .clapper From the chandelier the streamers were carried to the walls of the dining room where they were gracefully fes- tooned. The centerpiece was a bas- kct of fine fruit on "a handsome lace square over satin. The we'd ding cake was one of Tropea's mas terpieces and was decorated with wild Irish rose in honor of the bride who is & true daughter of Erin. The place cards were little gems-tbe work of MT. Victor
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-05
.O--O--0

A Christmas card from Charles Pickering dated in Seattle states that he is at home again after three years travel, work and ad- venture by sea. MT. Pickering is with his little mother" Mrs. Louise Brockwsy, who left Skagway early in the fall to spend the winter in Seattle. Charlie says he has tray eled over SO,OOO miles in the past three years, but does not say that his travels are over. The wonders of the tropics with the beautiful birds, flowers, monkeys and strange people have all been enjoyed by our old friend from skagway.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-05

Mrs. L. E. Reynoldson and her son, John Edward, will visit in Se- attle for the swinter, guests of Mrs. Reynoldson's father, sisters and brother, the clan of Macleod in their residence the "Ant Hill" or Aunt Hill," so named on account oe the many aunts of John Edward dwelling therein. Mrs. Reynold- SOL and John Edward left on the City of Seattle.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-05
CHURCH NOTES
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

In connection with the morning service there will be THE HOLY COMMUNION. Sunday School 1915. The subject for the evening ser vice Is the q ANS" OF CHRIST. THE FIRST. Congregational sing ing. 4, 'Itf There is pretty 1918 calendar for you a: the Church. Come and get it. Everybody is invited.
 l.. H. Pederseni
 Minister.