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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01
HENEY CALLS DEALERS.
Packing House Product Men Testify
at Chicago Hearing.

CHICAGO. March dealers in pack
ing house products were summoned to
testify today at the Federal Trade Com
missions hearing into the affairs of
the packers.
A number testified yesterday before
Examiner Basil M. Manly. conducting
the hearing. Preceding their testimony
Francis j. Heney. special attorney for
the commission, introduced documen-
tary evidence of what he claimed was
an understanding between the meat
packers regarding bids on government
a half -million-dollar fund to fight labor
disturbances in Kansas City. letters
suggesting changes In government COM
tract specifications and other business
secrets of tho packers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01
hD|CTS WAR WORKER
ON CHARGE Of LARCENY
land Jury Alleges {. J. Schroeder
6 book Prints Of Gun Carriages
Hsm War Department.

Louis JssSchroeder. forty years old.
Enative American but Of German de-
INIT. was indicted today by the grand
my on . charge Of larceny from the
Uhfted States. Schroeder was engaged
draughtsman for about eight
5gafs In the War Department and was
rsesntly employed in the carriage di-
.vfBion OF the ordnance department.
ne Indictment alleges that Decem-
h1F As last Schroeder took one blue
Print. . brown print and a photostatic
rf1nt Of certain gun carriages from
dc War Department.
TWO Of the papers alleged to have
bseh purioined related to carriage for
= sixteen-inch howitzer gun and the
other print represented an anti-aircraft
onn model
Assistant United States Attorney
shs and Jury sshetsa an
cohection Of drawings which repre-
Donted work done in the ordnance d.
vision and said the papers had all been
taken from Shroeder's room. Only the
msnt are HAovn to have been taken. re-
gently from the department.
0r. Given said Shroeder's reason
given for taking the drawings was that
hs might have better opportunity to
study them. =
II IL understood the accused has been
discharged from the department. A
bench warrant was issued for his ar
rest.
Schroeder was arrested later at his
home, s423 Illinois avenue. by Detective
8A1an Of the District attorneys office.
kofts are bein made by his friends this
a&kernoon to arrange $4,000 bail for him.
othaxp indicted by the grand jury
fodAy and the charges against them
are: William Wap1e, Lewis Weitz and
Jacob Weisberg. receiving stolen prop
efty: Harry e. Creal. embezzlement;
0euette C. Eskridge. larceny, and Now
ell Allen. Roy De Care and Ulysses
9. Vaughn, non-support.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01
ACTION IS DELAYED
Df. TELEPHONE BILL
No Meeting Called Of House
Committee Considering
Johnson Measure.
TWO OTHER MEASURES IN

There will be no early action by the
House committee on post office and posi-
roads on the johnson bill authorizing
the Postmaster General to take over
and operate telephones in the DISTRICT
Of Columbia Chairman Moon OF TINS
committee said today that he has NOT
called any meeting, will not call one
this week and does not know when ne
viii call one. He said he has had no
request urging early consideration OF
the measure.
In the meantime Chairman johnson OF
the House committee Is continuing MS
contest for jurisdiction over the Dill
providing for government ownership OF
Telephones in the National Capital.
I As reported in The Star yesterday.
Chairman Moon won vote from the
House recommitting the Johnson bill
from the District committee to the
Post ONCE committee over Chairman
Johnson's protest on the floor of the
House.
~ Action Was Anticipated.
Anticipating such action. Chairman
johnson on the day previous had put
IN = S6COuQ tSlcpAoHC OAii Ia "hASAA ~
left out direct appropriation and sim
My provided authority for an appro-
priation. Chairman Moon of the post
ONCE committee again this morning
won consent of the House for reference
Of this bill to the post ONCE committee.
Chairman Johnson voiced no protest
Fearful, however, that this bill also
might be subject to question as to whether
g. encroached on Post Office Department
busfneas and therefore would be subject
to copamittal to the post office committee,
Representative johnson late yesterday In
troduced third telephone bill This latest
Tin does not put the matter OF taking
over and operating the telephones into the
hands of the Post Once Department, but
IT does make the Postmaster General di.
rector Of the government ownership ana
operation Of the telephones in the Dis
trict, tust Is Secretary McAdoo was made
director general Of railroads.
chairman johnson said today that
r. an attempt is made to take this
third bill from the custody Of the Dis
frict committee, he and other mem
hers OF the District committee will
make . stubborn fight on the floor of
the House.
Chairman Moon of the post Office COM
sfhittee said today that he had not yet
read the third johnson bill and does
not know what action he will take. II
be finds that 1t encroaches on the pre-
negatives. Of the Post Office Depart
l1ent, and therefore q reference to the
district COMMITTEES would encroach on
tie prerogatives of his committee, he
win prepare to light for Jurisdiction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01
CHANGES IN STAFF
OF THE A. P. HERE
[. c. Probert Succeeds Jack
son S..EIIiott in Charge Of
the Washington Office.
HEADS SOUTHERN DIVISION

Important changes in the personnel
Of the Washington stan we're an
nounced by the Associated Press today.
L. c. Probert became superintendent
of the southern division and chief of
the Washington bureau. succeeding
jackson 8. Elliott, who has been ape
pointed chief of the news department
of the Associated Press throughout the
world. -
Announcement also was made of the
assignment of Charles +. Kloeber,
formerly chief of the news department.
to the American expeditionary forces
in France.
For some time Robert T. Small has
been acting chief OF the news depart
ment. Mr.. Small has retired from the
Associated Press service and will be-
come q special correspondent at Wash
ington for the Philadelphia Public
Ledger. which has of late broadened
the scope of its Washington service.
Importance of Washington Office.
AS chief Of the Washington bureau.
Mr.. Probert becomes the directing ex-
ecutive in the dissemination of all i'm
portant news from the capital. Wash
ington today supplies by far the greater
volume OF news matter Of any world
capital.
The local office is the largest in the
entire Associated Press service. This
distinction formerly went to New York.
The new Washington chief came here
in 1909 with the Associated Press
force. For some time previously he
had served on the New York staff Of
the service. Promotion came for him
rapidly, and in 1912 he was made news
editor, in charge of all the news desks
in the Washington office. This posi-
ton he occupied until today, when he
assumed charge Of the larger duties.
Mr.. Probert's Career.
Mr.. Probert's newspaper career COW
ers period of seventeen years. He
started as a reporter for an upstate
New York daily, working later on the
New York World and other metropolis
tan dailies. Subsequently he became
connected with the Associated Press in
New York city.
Mr.. Elliott. who today became chief
of the news department. has been WITH
the Associated Press for fifteen years.
He was made chief Of the Washington
bureau in 1911. One year later he be-
came superintendent of the eastern di-
vision and in 1915 returned to Wash
ington. Last year the superintendent
OF the southern division was also added
to Mr.. Elliott's duties.
The announcements of. the changes
In personnel were made by direction Of
Melville p. Stone, general manager of
the Associated Press. -
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EX.SECRETARY MEYER
SUFFERING FROM TUM0R(

BOSTON. March George Won L.
Meyer, formerly Secretary Of the Navy.
who has been seriously i'll at his homo
here for three weeks. is suffering from .
tunor of the liver, and his condition to-
day was regarded as serious.
DR.. Henry Jackson, Mr.. Meyers physi-
clan. issued the following bulletin at noon !:
Mrs Meyer desires that the public
should know that Mr.. Meyer has a tumor
of the liver and that his physicians con-
siler the outlook serious. She requests
that no inquiries be made at the house."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01
HONOR TuscAN1A VICTIMS.
Monument Proposed on Islay Island
to Soldier Dead.

By the Associated Press.
FORT ALLEN. Scotland. March L.
It IN proposed to erect q monument in
the center Of the Island of Islay, one
Of the Inner Hebrides. to commence
rate the soldier dead of the Tuscania.
Probably the monument will take the
form OF q huge granite column, with
the names of the victims carved
thereon. and the site will be q knoll
facing the Atlantic ocean on a high
elevation, from which can be seen on
clear day three different points
where the Americans are buried.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01
GEN. MARCH RETURNS.
Praises American Troops Abroad
and Criticises Censorship.

AN ATLANTIC PORT, March L.
Mai. Gen. Peyton March. new chief Of
stan of the United States. Army. ar
rived here today after nine months
abroad as chief Of artillery OF the,
American expeditionary force. He wiz
20 at once to Washington. ~
Describing the American troope In
France as so wen trained IN MODERN
selves with entire credit to the United
states" Gen. March said the Ncensorr
shin was .lamentable." and intimated
he would advocate that the regulations
in this respect be made less stringent
40 that the people In America might
learn al much as possible about the ac-
tiyfties of the expedftionary forces-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01
HUNS SINK BRITISH
n. STEAMER; CREW SAVED

NEW YORK. March 1.-The British
merchant steamship liberia, Of 1880
tons gross. owned by the Anchor line,
was sunk by German submarine about
February 81. while bound for this port.
according to information received in
shipping circles today. The crew was
rescued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01
Jersey House BaIks at Dry Measure.

TRENTON. N. j.. March 1.-Two at
tempts in the house to get action on
the proposed federal prohibition amend
ment before the legislature adjourned sine
die failed last night. When the Richards
bill providing for q referendum ON the
question came over from the senate Mi
nority Leader Simpson moved to have II
taken up without reference, and after q
warm debate the measure was referred to
the judiciary committee, where 1t will rest
Simpson then moved to bring out thu
Lewis resolution ratifying the proposed
|eWeMdmeat and this also was lost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01
'RE|1ERATES Charge
|. Of BALTIMORE VICE
Gen. Kuhn Answers Assertions
Of Officials That BootIegging
Is Not on Increase.
''WooL NOT OVER EYES"

CAMP MEADE. Md, March Am
other shot was fired today in the verbal
battle between Gen. Kuhn, commanding
the forces here. and Baltimore officials
on the question Of vice conditions in the
Monumental city.
Replying to statement in Baltimore
papers this morning, in which officials
of that city denied that immortality and
bootlegging are on the increase there.
Gen. Kuhn this afternoon reiterated his
original charges.
7 stand BY the statement have
made" said tho general. CAS- to
whether Woe Is on the increase in Bal.
tfmore is beside the mark. speak fol
my soldiers, but will not reveal the
sources of my Information. have re-
liable Information as to conditions
The commanding officer also denied
the reference in the Baltimore papers
that the wool had. been pulled over
his eyes"
Everything is in readiness for the big
this afternoon at o'clock. More than
1000 men who will soon be armed with
the heavy type Browning machine guns
Will march in review before Maj. Lteb-
enrood OF the British army and Asher
stan officers of the division. The men
VIII carry full machine gun equipment
and will be put through q short drill to
show what progress they have made in
assembling. mounting and running with
their weapons.
The division officers training school,
the third of the series of the Platts-
burg or Fort Myer types. has q new
commanding ofiicer, Maj. Noble ].
Wiley. formerly senior Instructor at
the school. having been named to sue
coed Lieut.. Col. Clenard Mclaughlin,
who has been promoted to an i'm
portant post in the inspector generals
ONCE In Washington. The school has
lost the services Of another efficient
omcer, Maj. e. H. Tarbutton. who has
been appointed division quartermaster
here.
Volunteers Accepted.
Two officer-instructors and eleven
candidates for commissions at the
school have volunteered and been ac-
cepted for the tank service unit which
Is being organized at Meade. They
include Lieut.. Herbert J. Worden Of
Haverford, Pa; Lieut.. Robert Whit
tingham Of Newark, Del, and Candi-
dates Clarence Slaughter. Thomas H.
King. Lloyd E. Brown, John C. Grain,
Hugh McKane, Raleigh J.. Cosgrove.
James Thomas, Edward ]. Doughherty,
Guy W. Smith. Royden M. ziegler.
Hugh ]. La Toilette. Robert e. Will
liams and Arthur e. Schnapp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01
Arrest Deserters in Paris Fraud..

PARIS. March Robert C. Stuart.
an alleged deserter from both the Brit
ish and American armies, and Harry
Heiss, a private of marines, have been
arrested. according to the European
edition of the New; York Herald, in
connection with recent operations in
fraudulent checks in this city. The
two men will be tried by a court-mar-
tial in a few days. It is estimated
that the amount obtained by passins
worthless checks amounted to more
than 80 200 francs. and it is said that
as a result Of information Obtained
from the two, men further arrests are
expected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01
Gov. Reyes in Senate Race.

CONCORD, N. H., March 1.-Gov.
Keyes. today announced his candidacy
for the republican nomination for
United States senator at the primary In
September. George n. Moses, formerly
minister to Greece. already has entered
the contest for the republican nomina-
ton. No party opposition has develop
Cd thus far to the candidacy OF Senator
Henry F. Hollis. democrat, whose term
expires next March. 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01
Would Have o. S. Exempts. Aid Rms,

/. NEW YORK, March IA telegram
to President Wilson, asking him to
ALLOW the recruiting Of the American
red guard Of men not subject to sery-
ice under the selectfve draft act for
military service In Russia against
German imperialfsts," was authorised
at a meeting held here last night BY
the Socialists Propaganda League.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01
FEWER BRITISH CASUALTIES.
Losses During the Month of Janu-
airy Total Only 1881,

LONDON. March british casualties
reported during the month Of February
show a remarkable decrease as COM
pared with the preceding months. They
totaled only 1881. divided as follows:
Killed or died of wounds: Omcers, 1873;
mon, 4,o12. Missing: officers, 1853; men,
1925.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01
shriners' Assembly curtailed.

CHARLOTTE. N. G., March LIN
perial Potentate Charles e. overshird
here today. announced there would b
no session Of the annual Shrine assen
bly,. scheduled to take place II Atlantic
City in June. Only business meettpM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01
American Killed at Hongkong.

{ IeNDON, March 1.-The body Of one
AMERICAN has been identified among the
"a victims of the disaster at the Hong
kong Jockey Club Wednesday. = Reu-s
ster dispatch from Hongkong says. The
stand. which was used by Chinese. COLI
S1apsed and then caught IRE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01
HANDICAP
HOUSING EFFORTS
Individuals Soliciting Rooms,
Says W. B. Westlake, Hamp-
er Associations Work.
ASK CITIZENS TO AID

The housing committee of the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations is be-
ing hampered in its canvass to secure
| rooms for government clerks by well
meaning individuals who are soliciting
independently. according to w. B.
Westlake. chairman of the committee.
Mr.. Westlake pointed out that his
committee. through the citizens as
sociations in each neighborhood. Is act
ing at the request Of the District Coun-
ell Of Defense and is combins the city
Systematically. He appealed to citizens
| not to conduct private campaigns for
rooms.
I'm one section" said Mr.. westlake.
"one of the committees found that the
houses had been visited six times by
different persons"
To Complete Data in Week.
The police department expects to
complete its census of unoccupied
property in the District early next
week. The canvass was undertaken by
Maj. Pullman at the request of the
District Council of Defense to ascer-
tain how much unused housing space
there Is in the District.
The administration bill to provide
dwellings for war workers in Washing
ton and at big industries throughout
the country is expected to pass Con-
gress in the near future, and the Dis
trict council wants to be able to inform
the government how many more per-
sons can be accommodated in Washing
ton without building dormitories and
other temporary structures.
1t is agreed by all interested in the
housing problem here that some dormi-
tories Will be needed in addition to the
property which the police will find
available in their census.
Seek Rooms in Families.
The housing committee Of the Fed
GRAFTON of Citizens Associations, which
is conducting a city-wide canvass to
urge private families to make room in
their homes for government clerk, is
making progress. W. B. Westlake,
chairman Of the committee, predicted
today that the canvass probably would
be completed within two or three
weeks.
It has been roughly estimated that
the government will bring between
$4,000 and 10000 more employees to
Washington during 1918. The Civil
Service Commission is now making in
Guiries in the various departments to
get closer prediction, for the fnfor-
nation of the local agencies that are
striving to provide accommodations for
the newcomers. "A
II you have a vacant room and a
member Of the committee has not call
ed at your house to list 1t, write a full
description of the room to the room
registration Office Of the District Coun-
Gil, OF Defense. 1921 New York avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01
SIT New Caretakers.

Z For the new building in Henry Park
at additional employees for the. care of
the building are provided.
For the Navy Department temporary
employees $654.584 is provided, an in
crease of $166.000, the rates of COM
pensation to individuals to be fixed by
the Secretary OF the Navy.
For the pension Office there is a re-
duction of $5S.200. involving forty-th
places.
) In the Department of Justice the
chief of the division of investigation is
increased from $500 to $4,000.
The Secretary Of Commerce gets 5
additional clerks; the cesus Office gets
as: steamboat inspection service, 13 ad-
ditional inspectors.
f The bureau Of standards is given 81
additional clerks, and the Secretary of
Labor II new ones. The bureau of
labor statistics Is given 13 additional
clerks; bureau Of naturalization. ad
ditional; bureau of immigration. adj
ditional: Library of Congress, 8 addi-
tional clerks.
The Secretary of the Treasury is d.
rected to discontinue the offices of the
assistant treasurers at Baltimore, Bos-
ton, Chicago. Cincinnati, New Orleans
New York, Philadelphia. st. Louis and
San Francisco within six months after
the war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01
British Mesopotamian Operation,

British Mesopotamian Operations.
LONDON, March Am official com.
munication on the Mesopotamian cam.
paign last night says:
since our occupation of Khans
Burayat on February 20 our patrol,
have been In contact with the Turks
near Hit, and some prisoners have beer
taken. Our airplanes have attacked
camps and Bullets near Hit and on til.
upper Diala :. :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01

The casualties for January reached a
total of 1907; for December they were
1887, while in November. in which
month there was severe fighting in the
Cambria front. they totaled 129,0S9.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01
BODIES Of FIVE MORE
CHEROKEE men FOUND

Five more bodies of men lost in the
foundering of the navy tug Cherokee
have been picked MP by vessels and sent
to the hospital at Cape May. N. j. Two
Of the bodies have not yet been identi-
ned.
The three bodies Identified are,
James S0va, seaman, Reading, Pa.
Rudolph Frank ELDERS, quartermaster,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Conn.
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Boston Carmen to Accept Adjustment

|! BOSTON, March Union carmen
employed by the Boston Elevated Rail-
way Company voted unanimously last
night to accept the plan for adjustment
Of their wage demands recommended by
Henry B. Endicott Of the Massachusetts
committee on public safety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01
John Redmond Undergoes Operation.

LONDON, March John Redmond.
the Irish leader. was operated upon in
London today: His condition is salts
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HOSPITAL OPPOSES |
| SUPPLY DEPOT SPUR
Senate Committee Is Told
Noise Would Disturb Patients
at SibIey Institution.


Representatives Of Sibley Hospital
appeared today before the Senate Dis
trict committee and strongly op1osed
the construction of a spur track across
LIST street northeast between L and NJ
streets to the buildings Of the Geld
medical supply depot, declaring the
noise from the trains on the spur would
be a serious danger to patients At the
hospital.
Maj. Mathew A. Reasoner. ofiicer m
charge of the supply depot, on the other
| hand told the committee that the con<|
struction OF such a track was OF create
| est Importance to the prompt shipmene
of medical supplies needed by the Army\
| in France and in the camps IN this
country. At present. he said. these sup
plies, averaging some 100000 pounds
a month, have to be- carted by truck .
considerable distance to the tracks the
other side of LIST street,
He mentioned the case of one sfip-
ment Of 100000 pounds of supplies,
which missed boat for France on ac~
count of the delay due to the trucking.
/ Opposes Building Spur.
A. Leftwich Sinclair, q member Of tho
board of directors of the hospital. opeul
ca the nearing with statement oppos.
ing ing me spur ne sat6 that this VA
me .ntru time attempts hao oeen made
to warehouses, two former attempta
nerrnS oeen mae IN !sle ana 1ylA
ne nsis,eo tnat the war Oepert1
Enent snouio nave INFORMED itsei1 IN
the buildings and that the hospital should
NJ. pc JsoparuHeo oecause the oep.rtj
men hao maue a oiunGer: ne ceneoY
SttsHAon TO the TACT tnat q pfomiee