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Evening star., 1918-01-26
COAL FOR OVER SUNDAY
Receipts Today and Tonight Avail
able Tomorrow-Mr. Weaver Goes
South, E. F. Colladay Presides.

Fuel receipts in Washington for the
twenty four hours ended this morning
while not so large as hoped for by To-
cal fuel administration officials. were
regarded as sufficient to tide the city
over Sunday unless there is severe
drop in the temperature. Whatever
coal comes in today and tonight Will be
made available for immediate distribu-
tion tomorrow.
John J.. Weaver, fuel administrator
for the District, left last night for Flor
ida for a weeks rest. During his alb
sence his office will be in charge OF
Edward F. Colladay, who has been act
ing as member of Administrator
Weaver's advisory committee. Mr.. Col
laday is lawyer and former president
of the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions. He took charge of the coal Of
Ace this morning and will have as an
assistant w. D. Griffith. who has been
acting in a like capacity for Mr.
Weaver.
Evening star., 1918-01-26
1000 LONGSHOREMEN
QUIT WORK ON FIVE PIERS
Charged With Regulating Wage
Agreement Effected Last Fall by
Federal Commission.

NEW YORK. January 26.-Longsh shore
men employed on five piers of the
Southern Pacific Steamship Company
on the North river went on strike today
for higher wages. Although fedora
troops are on guard, the soldiers were
reinforced by New York police.
One thousand men were reported tc
have quit work by E. H. Patton, agent
for the company, who charged repudia-
ton by fhe workers of an agreemen,
effected in their behalf last october by
the wage commission of the United
States shipping board.
Freight for coastwise ports is held
up by the strike. The men demand so
rs cents and 81 an hour. according To
Mr. Patton, as compared with the wage
commissions award of AS, 65 and So
cents an hour.
Evening star., 1918-01-26
I. W. W. AID SUSPECT HELD.
Russian, Carrying Code Documents,
Arrested at q Pacific Port.

A PACIFIC PORT. January 26.-Mat-
thew Krulke. Russian. carrying
papers indicating connection with the
Industrial Workers of the World and
documents in code, is under arrest here
today and is held at the immigration
station for investigation. He arrived
from the orient yesterday on Japan
ese liner. Federal officials said they
would try to ascertain if. Krulke was
one of the bolshevik representatives
recently reported on the way from
Russia to Chicago to aid in the defense
of the Industrial Workers of the World
awaiting trial there on charges of con-
spiracy to hinder the government in
war preparations.
krulke. it was said. has made two
round trips across, the Pacific since
last June. He was exiled from Russia
seven years ago and returned with
number of fellow countrymen after the
overthrow of the czar. He is twenty
eight years old.
Evening star., 1918-01-26
MUST KEEP OUT Of D. c.
Joseph Obrecht, Alien, Arrested on
Return to CitytMisinformed as to
Club Membership Card.

His membership card in the Alsatian
Society of New York did not give
Joseph Obrecht. a chef, permission to
return to Washington after he had been
evfcted under the exclusion order of
President Wilson. The Department of
Justice has So decided, and a deputy
United States marshal conducted
obrecht to Union station with the in
junction that he remain away from
the District of Columbia during the
tendency Of the war
Obrecht, as an unnaturalized German,
having been born in Alsace after 1870,
was required to leave Washington De-
cember Is. He went to New York and
there. became identified with the Alsa-
tian Society. and received an identified
ton card. which he thought allowed
him to return to Washington. He came
back Christmas day and secured his old
position. He was taken into custody a
few days ago.
AS he was msfnformed concerning
the value of the Identification card, it is
said. Obrecht was not interned, but al
lowed to leave Washington.
Evening star., 1918-01-26
RUSSIAN CONSUL ACCUSED.
Said He Issued Certificates That
Holders Might Avoid Army Service

NEW YORK, January 2S.-AIIega-
tions that the Russian consul in this
city had been issuing certificates Of
Russian citizenship to men of foreign
birth at cents for each certificate
were made in letter read to the dis
trict draft board here yesterday by
Charles E. Hughes, chairman of the
board. The purpose of obtaining the
certificates. the letter said was the
hope of the holders that through them
they might obtain deferred cIassifica-
ton as aliens.
Mr.. Hughes suggested that the letter
be forwarded to the State Department
for Investigation.
Evening star., 1918-01-26
PROBE TWO BALTIMORE FIRES.
U. S. Agents Inquire Into Losses
Where Government Work Was Done

BALTIMORE. January 26.-Depart-
ment of Justice agents were diligently
at work today investigating the cause
of two fires last night which entailed
a heavy loss to two concerns near
Baltimore doing government work
The Della mills. engaged in manu-
featuring cloth for Army uniforms
were virtually destroyed. throwing 500
persons out of work. William A.
Dickey president of the mill company,
said early today that the fire was due
to a spark from a bursting electric
light bulb. He said the plant was
valued at about $500.000.
The second fire occurred at the ship
ward of. Henry Smith & Sons. at Curtis
bay One large building containing
the pattern shop and boiler rooms was
burned. Four wooden vessels under
construction for the government es-
caped the flames, Two negro watchmen
declared they saw man run from
under the keel of one of the craft.
They fired at him. but missed The
management placed the value of the
plant at 100000.
Evening star., 1918-01-26
SISTERS GET ESTATE.
Husband of Nine. Nordica Loses in
Suit to Break Will.

NEWARK, n. j., January ga deci-
sion adverse to George w. Young in
his legal fight to obtain possession OF
the estate left by his wife, Nine. Lii
liam Nordica. who died at Batavia, Java
was returned by Vice Chancellor Ste
venson here yesterday.
The decision upholds a will made by
Nine: Nordica four months before her
death, and in which she named her
three sisters as the chief beneficiaries.
An earlier will, which had been offer
ed for probate by Young. and which left
most of the estate to him. was declared
invalid Mr.. Young contended that un-
due influence had been exercised upon
his wife when she made the second
will
Evening star., 1918-01-26
HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE FEARED.
Town of Mackay. in Queensland,
Overcome by Tidal Wave and Cyclone

SYDNEY, New South Wales. January
26.-The town of Mackay, in. Queens
land, has been overwhelmed by a cy-
clone which produced a tidal wave and
flood conditions. Heavy loss of life is
feared Property damage was heavy,
especially to the stocks of sugar, of
which more than $4,000, 900 worth was
stored in the town.
Mackay, "A seaport of Queensland, lies
on the southern bank of the Pioneer
river. 1t had Il population of approxi-
mately 5000 by the last available CEN
SuS.
Evening star., 1918-01-26
Trotzky Is Authorized
to Continue Peace
ParIey With Germans
w tho Associated Press

by The ASsOciated Press.
COPENHAGEN, January 26-The ma.
tional Russian congress of soldiers and
workmen's deputies. to which the boil
shevik government referred the cues
ton of war or peace. has authorized
Foreign Minister Trotzky to continue
the peace negotiations at Brest-Ij
tovsk. a Petrograd dispatch reports. NJ
Trotzky will return to Brest-Litoysk
early next week.
Evening star., 1918-01-26
MAXIM GORKY SLIGHTLY
WOUNDED BY STRAY SHOT

PETROGRAD, January 26.-Maxim
Gorky, the widely known Russian au-
thor and editor of the Svovodnaia
Zhizn, was struck in the neck and
slightly wounded by Il stray shot while
driving in a cab today. according to a
newspaper report published here. The
shot was fired from an unknown
source.
Evening star., 1918-01-26
Baker to ak for Administration

The administrators answer to Sena-
tor Chambeflains speech in the Senate
on War Department shortcomings will
be made by Secretary Baker before the
Senate military committee Monday.
Mr.. Baker wrote to Chairman Cham
berlan asking that the committee ar
range an opportunity for him to. pre-
sent a summary of what has been done
by America in the war. and that time
and place be fixed so as to enable all
members of Congress so disposed to at
tend. The committee considered the re-
quest in executive session yesterday af-
ternoon and determined not to have a
hearing anywhere except in the regular
committee room. but sent the Secretary
copy of resolution inviting him to
appear there Monday morning at 1890
o'clock unless he desired an earlier date
Senator chamberlain's speech will
have a good effect, in the opinion of
many OF the senator's, democrats and
republicans alike. Some of the demo-
Gratis who will oppose the so-called re-
form bills presented by Senator Cham
berlain. afreed that something must be
done to make the War Department
more efficient.
Evening star., 1918-01-26
SHIPS HASTEN TO ASSIST
VESSEL DISABLED AT SEA

AN ATLANTIC PORT. January 90
The steamer City of Wilmington re-
ported by wireless today that she was
disabled at sea because of boiler trou-
BILE and that the supply of provisions
was about exhausted. Naval authori-
ties did not reveal the vessels position
but it was said that ships had been or
dered to proceed to her assistance
Evening star., 1918-01-26
ONTARIO TOWN ABLAZE.
Peterboro Business Section Loss
From Boiler Explosion Half Million

PETERBORO. Ont. January e6.-This
city suffered damage to the extent of
probably half a million dollars TODAY
when fire wiped out one-half of the
business section, including the Royal
Theater, Dominion Bank and other
buildings. The fire was caused by the
explosion of boiler in shoe store.
The high wind and extremely cold
weather added to the difficulties of the
fremen and assistance was obtained
from the town of Lindsay. At noon II
was believed the fire was under con-
troll
Evening star., 1918-01-26
WHAT is EXPECTED
HEATESS MONDAY

The Star, In It's issue tOmor-
row morning, Will publish an
official Interpretation Of the Gar
field "Hentless Monday" order.
This Interpretation Is issued by
the United States fuel adminis-
tratiOn and is intended to remove
ings as to what the order means.
1t In i'm the form of instructions
to state fuel administrator, and
nm effort has be EN- made to make
1t SO plain thnt NO firm or indi-
vldual need he uncertain ~ to
just what In expected.
Evening star., 1918-01-26
Joint Expenses Divided.

Mr.. Heney told the commission that
in addition to showing that purchases
of livestock were made in the exac,
proportions set forth in the memoran-
dunn, that all joint expenses of the
packers. such as the opposition to the
Borland resolution in Congress for an
investigation of the livestock indus
try. were met in the same proportion.
I'VE have letters to show that this
understanding has been in effect since
Continued on Second Page
Evening star., 1918-01-26
ONLY TWO DISSENTING VOTES.
North Dakota Senate Rati6es Fed
eral Prohibition Amendment.

BISMARCK. n. D.. January 26.-The
senate. with only two dissenting votes,
last night concurred in the house reso-
iution ratifying the federal prohibition
amendment,
Evening star., 1918-01-26
Westinghouse Plant Burns.

BUFFALO. N Y, January 26.- The
Westinghouse Electric and Manufac-
turing Company's service and repair
plant near the water front was burned
today. The loss was S150,000.
Evening star., 1918-01-26
Saw Man Run From Blaze.

Sergt Mack McCabe, in charge of the
soldier guard, states that as the fire
started he saw a man run from the
barges to one of the storehouses, where
he appeared on the roof. McCabe climb
ed ladder. and, as his head appeared
above the roof gutter. a shot was fired
and the sergeant's hat was sent spin
ming to the ground. The man escaped
in the darkness.
At 1880 this morning officials of the
corporation here said that the fire was
under control, the damage having been
confined to the barges. an adjoining
pier, several loaded freight cars and a
warehouse used by the quartermaster's S
department of the Army. The ship
building plant was no longer in dan
ger, the officials said.
Evening star., 1918-01-26
shake-Up Inevitable, He Saws.

'It is inevitable that a shake-up must
come in the War Department. sa i'd one
of these democratic senators. Senator
bring home to the country the need of
new men in that department. I. am
Continued on Second Page.l
Evening star., 1918-01-26
Andrew Evanoff, Laborer,
Arrested With Blue Print
of Engine in Pocket.
OIL ABOARD BOATS WHICH
WERE DYNAMlTED IN ICE
Three Women and Fourteen Men
Aboard Burned Craft Under Mill
tary Guard Flame Checked.

NEWARK, n. j., January 26.-More
than a million dollars worth of property
was destroyed today in a fire, believed
to be the work of German spies, which
burned up oil barges, pier, warehouses
and freight ears on Newark bay close to
the plant of the Submarine Boat Corpo-
ration, and storehouses of the quar-
termaster's department of the Army.
Three of five barges loaded with oil
and ieebound alongside a pier at the
plant of the Submarine Boat Corpora
ton, which is engaged in the construc-
ton of ships for the government, were
DESTROYED.
Evening star., 1918-01-26
Business Divided by Packers.

Attorney Heney for the commission
declared 1t has been found that when
the National Packing Company was dis
solved. the properties were divided sc
that each of these three packers could
retain the same percentages of bust
ness in each city which they~had en-
joyed before the dissolution.
Furthermore, he added. in 1913. the
Sulzberger corporation. which later be.
came Wilson & Co., and Cudahy & Co.
were brought in on a new basis, which
he declared, was still in force.
This basis. he said. covered the pur-
chase Of cattle, sheep and hogs through
out the United States. even the country
buying. He called attention to a sec
ond notation which read as follows:
"a 1926, 1915, NJ 14.9S, S & 1000,
G 1000"
Walter Twombly, trade commission
special agent, who found the memoran-
dunn in the Swift files, was put on the
stand to testify regarding, the cir
cumstances. He said that Edward F..
Stephenson. an employe of Swift & Co,
entered the room where he was work
ing and noticing the memorandum
asked him if he had found something.
Twombly said he told him that he did
not know and asked him if he had.
NO. just forget it, Stephenson was
said to have replied.
Evening star., 1918-01-26
SENATE COMMITTEE
LOADED FOR BEAR
Military Members Await Ap-
pearance of Secretary Baker
at Mondays Hearing.
HAVE QUESTIONS TO ASK

Loaded for bear" the Senate military
affairs committee is awaiting Secretary
Baker of the War Department. who is
to appear before the committee Mon
day morning at 1890 o'clock. The at
titude of the committee is that 1t
will be very glad to hear anything that
the Secretary may have to say. but that
there are many questions which they
desire more light on. They propose to
ask those questions.
The senator's are hearing from the
country in regard to the row over the
War Department. Hundreds of letters
and kilograms are being received. the
great majority commenting favorably
upon the efforts of Senator Chamber
lain and the other members of the mill
war preparations and to provide better
care and more adequate supplies for
the men of the Army.
Many kilograms Come.
Senator Chamberlain was almost
showed under with kilograms and let
ters today, congratulating him upon
his speech in reply to the Presidents s
in his effort to reform the military sys-
TEN.
Unless there should be some change
in present plans. Secretary Baker will
be heard in the Senate military affairs
committee room. where all the other
hearings have been held. At most, not
more than fifty persons, including the
committee. can be accommodated in
this room. AS a number of members of
the House military affairs committee
n CT yCrv, fnI l.,
it may be that f larger hearing room
in the office building may be selected
Comment at the Capitol today on the
appointment of a surveyor general of
purchases for the Army by Secretary
Baker was to the effect that he had
practically adopted the plan proposed
by the military affairs committee for
i director of munitions.
Have No Real Powers.
The only difference. it was said, lay
in the fact, that the surveyor general
would have no real statutory powers.
such as would be had by a director of
munitions appointed under authority of
Congress.
1t was said also that the Secretary of
War had picked out the very man, Ed
ward j. Stettinius. whom members of
the committee had in mind when they
planned for director of munitions.
The fight now on is regarded in many
quarters as a continuance of the old
struggle between those who believe in
real military preparedness and those
who DO not.
1t is believed that administration SEN
atorS, not content to let Secretary
Baker make reply to the Chamberlain in
speech. will address the Senate Monday
and that speeches on both sides will be
made. Consequently there has been a
heavy demand for tickets of admission
to the Senate galleries. Already the
demands have exceeded many times the
total number of seats available it was
said
Evening star., 1918-01-26
Source Of Speculation.

Count Czernin's direct invitation to
the United States to enter into negotia-
tions with Austria as sort OF inter-
medjaries between the two groups OF
warning nations. excites much specuis-
tion. The question is whether Count
Czernin speaks only for Austria or
Evening star., 1918-01-26
Investigation by Federal
Trade Commission Lays Bare
System of "Big Five"
TELEGRAM TO PRESIDENT
INSPIRED, SAYS HENEy
Business Divided Even After Courts
Were Supposed to Dissolve Com
pany-Wants Evidence
Under Lock.

Sensational disclosures in the Federal
Trade Commissions investigation of the
packing industry today ranged from eff
forts to head off the inquiry, to evidence
of packing house control of financial in
stitutions, interests in Kansas City street
railways and in the tin industry.
Documentary evidence also was pro-
duced of an agreement Of the five great
packers to divide the country into five
districts for buying livestock for the
purpose of limiting competition be-
tween them.
Wants Evidence Locked Up.
Evidence that the packers had OBJ
tanned confidential information in 1915
caused Francis J. Heney, counsel for
the commission. to protest to the COM
mission today against the practice of
leaving the offices in the commission s
building unlocked.
Il have several times returned and
found an attorney for the packers
alone in my Office" Mr. Heney said.
An old and creased bit of paper was
put into the record to show that the
agreement between the packers made in
1903 under the name of the National
Packing Company had been continued
and extended after the National Pack
ing Company had been dissolved by the
federal courts in 1912.
1t was a memorandum addressed to
II. A. c. said to be H. A. Chatham,
private bookkeeper for Edward F..
Swift, who had asked: Can you give
me Nat. P. Co. percerftages?"
Underneath this was written "a. &
Co.. 40.11; s. & Co., 1910; NJ. & Co. 13.19,'
which were said to represent the hold
ings of Armour. Swift and Morris in the
National Packing Company.
Evening star., 1918-01-26
Arrest Is Made.

In a round up of persons found in
the vicinity just after discovery OF the
blaze a man wno said he was Andrew
Evanoff was arrested. At police head
quarters Evanoff said he had been EN-
ployed as a laborer at quartermasters
stores near the scene of the hre. but
had been laid off yesterday
When searched a blue print of an
engine was found in his possession.
In explanation, he said he was me-
fessed inability to understand why
Evanoff sought employment as lab
orer near the scene of the fire in view
of his statement that he is a mechan-
ical craftsman.
This plant was recently inspected by
Chairman E. n. Hurley of the United
States Shipping Board. who ordered
additional military guards for the
property. The order was given. it was
said. because of hints of a spy plot
which reached Mr.. Hurley. The keel
of an s.ooo-ton ship was recently laid
in the yard.
Lashed to Wooden Dock.
The barges were lashed to q wooden
dock. which was being used by the
quartermaster's department OF the
Army. and in order to save it soldiers
and workmen dynamited the dock to
prevent the spread of flames. The
boat corporations fire department.
realizing that the fire was getting be-
yond its control. summoned the New
ark fire department.
Dynamite was used to blast a channel
in the ice in order that New York fire
boats could reach the barges.
More than sixty guards and 200 sol
diers are engaged in protecting the
terminals and bodybuilding plants
where thousands of workmen are en-
ployed. While the fire was in progress
the soldiers established a fire zone and
kept shooting their guns in the air to
prevent any one from approaching the
blaze.
Three women and fourteen men were
on the barges when the fire started
and they have been rounded up by the
military guards and placed under de-
tention. No lives appear toshave been
1~-
Evening star., 1918-01-26
WEATHER.

Snow tonight and tomorrow; colder;
Increasing east winds.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending pm. today: Highest. 46, at
pm. yesterday; lowest, p, at 1880 am.
today.
Full report on page 10.
Evening star., 1918-01-26

Continued on Second Page.)
Evening star., 1918-01-26

sworn Net Circulation. Month Of December,
lSf7, Daily Average, 04.0F2s Sunday. 0s,03e.
Evening star., 1918-01-26

The Associated Press 10 exclusively entitled 10
the use for republication Of all news dispatch
credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights Of publication Of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1918-01-26

An Amsterdam dispatch to the Cen
trail News. quoting advices from Berlin,
says that after the speech of Count Won
Hertling remarks were made by Karl
Trimborn, a centrist member OF the
reichstag; Deputy Fischbeck. progress
siye, and DR.. Gustav Stresemann, ma
tional liberal, who generally supported
the chancellor, although DR.. Strese-
mann insisted on the necessity Of in
suring the independence of Flanders.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-11-21
BELLE SPRINGS.

Rev. Ray Wetter has been con
Quoting evangelistic meetings the
past week at the Bethel church north
Of Abilene, and expects to continue
them thru the coming week.
Rev. and Mrs. Monroe Book and
family took Sunday dinner at Jacob
Engle's home
Mr.. and Mrs Hiram Engle and
daughter, Margaret, Mr.. and Mrs.
Aaron Wlngert and family and Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Wingerd spent
Sunday at the home of P. d. Shelter.
Miss Caroline zelIer, who has been
visiting in this vicinity for the past
week has returned to Abilene.
Miss Lilly Book, who has been i'll
with scarlet fever, is slowly improv-
ing.