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Evening star., 1918-06-30
RUSSIA TO Be HELPED
WHATEVER HUN MAY Do
Preparations for Economic Assist
anee Go Forward Despite Talk
Of German Intervention.

Preparations for extending economic
assistance to Russia went ahead yes
terday. undisturbed by reports that
Germany contemplated military inter-
vention.
OH1cials declined to comment on the
latest confusing reports of develop
ments In Russia. 1t was apparent
they thought there would be no
change in this governments plan.
The extent to which Germany may
be able to exert military force on
Russia will depend as much on events
on the western front as on Teutonic
willingness to assume further control
in the east. Inasmuch as they have
done their worst SO far, unhampered
by their peace treaties, there is no
inclination here to look for any de-
cided change in the German attitude
Talk of American military inter-
ventton in Russia is not welcomed in
official circles. In preparation for any
possible contingency, survey of the
situation has been made so that the
United States may not be taken un-
awares
The question of tonnage is believed
to have been settled. Sufficient ships
in the Pacific trade could be mobilized,
along with transports now building
there. to take care of any initial ex-
pedition. The shipping board has di-
vided transport contracts almost
equally among the Atlantic and Pa
cific yards.
There was no official indication yes
terday that President Wilson would
take the country into his confidence
by an early address to Congress, lead
ing to the conclusion that plans for
helping Russia. aside from the eco
nomic assistance for which prepara-
tions already are under way, have not
been completed.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
FRUIT FOR SICK SOLDIERS.
Arlington Farms Surplus Product
l., Goes to Walter Reed,

Surplus fruits and vegetables from
the Arlington experiment farm of the
Department of Agriculture are being
taken care of by the war relief as-
ISOLATION of the department and sent
to The Walter Reed Hospital for con-
valSscenr soldiers,
The products are picked by volun-
teers from the department. who go
QUITO the farm after office hours in
then afternoon. Several thousand
quarts of fresh strawberries, cherries,
cur1ants and gooseberries have al
ready been sent to the hospital. Dur
ing..n July and August the products
willy be canned in the departments
kitchens and turned over to the hos
pita1 for winter use.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
$22, GOO, 900 on CAMPS
AND ARMY CANTONMENTS

Approximately s22.0oo.ooo has been
spent for improvements to camps and
cantonments during the six months
ending June 1, says a statement is
sued yesterday by the War Depart
ment. The figure does not represent
expenditures made for additions to
hospital equipment at the camps or
cantonments, but only for additional
buildings and road and sanitation i'm
provement work.
Each National Army cantonment has
its Liberty Theater. the statement
says and theaters and amusement
halls have been built in National
Guard camps and at other places
where troops are in training.
Improvements made at Army sta
tions other than National Army can
tonments and National Guard camps
are not included in the $22,ooo.000.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
GASOLINE STARTS FIRE.
Bicyclist Hit By Car of Deputy
Chief Answering Call.

Gasoline used for housecleaninG
started ire yesterday afternoon In
a building in rear of s27 g street, the
premises of Susie Sanford. The fre
did $500 damage.
Herbert Dornin, $50 East Capitol
street. riding a bicycle. figured In q
collision with the car of q deputy
chief Of the fire department near the
scene Of the fire. His bicycle was dam
aged. but he escaped injury.
Fire in vacant houses at 3I5 and
345h Allen court southwest claimed
the attention Of South Washington
IRE companies yesterday afternoon.
Origin OF the fire was not determined
and the damage was fixed at 800
A leaky gasoline tank yesterday aft
ernoon was responsible for Q fre in
the automobile Of Mrs. A. F. Soleau.
Ballston. Va. at c6th and X streets.
Not more than SIS damage resulted.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
$10O,0O0,0O0 MORE
IS ASKED FOR HOUSING
Department of Labor Asks Congress
for Money to Be Spent in Con-
gested Industrial Communities.

The housing bureau of the Depart
ment Of Labor has asked Congress for
an additional $100,o00.000 to provide
additional housing facilities fo- war
workers at Industrial plants through
out the country. Congress recently
$50 100000 to begin hous-
ing relief.
The Department of Labor will seek
to have the money appropriated as a
general fund. so that it can be allotted
for manufacturing centers in proper
tion to the congestion existing in each
locality. The request is before the
House appropriation committee and
probably will be included in the ur-
gent deficiency bill now being pre-
pared.
The present plans for Washington
call for dormitory facilities for 5000
clerks on Union station plaza and on
one of the government-owned squares
between 14th and 18th streets. south
,of Pennsylvania avenue: also the erec-
ton Of 400 permanent homes and a
dozen permanent apartment houses
1Or navy ydTO wOTheTS luc bOulH.
east
BY utilizing every building in the
city that can possibly be converted into
a boarding house, and also through the
work of the room registration office of
the District Council OF Defense. the
housing bureau hopes to be able to make
its present building program sufficient
to keep the District free from con-
gestion for the remainder Of the war.
The room registration Office. 1921
New York avenue. still has a good sup
ply Of rooms available in private homes
for the hundreds of young women clerks
It is expected that these rooms, together
with the dormitories, will accommodate
the 10000 clerks to be brought here
during the remainder of this year
officials believe the governments s
clerical force will reach a point of sta
bility by the end of this year In view
of this fact, 1t is doubtful if further
building plans for the District will be
necessary out OF the new appropria-
ton the housing bureau has asked FOR
Evening star., 1918-06-30
SCIENTISTS VIEW TEST
Of GARABED ENGINE
Geragossian Said to Be Content
With Demonstration Made
in Secret.

BOSTON, June 29.-'Garabed." the
engine that its inventor. Garabed
Giragossian, asserts is free-energy
generator. was tested at a private IL
brary in this city today by board OF
Ave scientists In the presence of Judge
E. C. Finney Of the Department of the
Interior.
The result of the test was not an
nounced. A report was sent by mail
to Secretary Lane Of the Interior De-
partment.
Complete secrecy surrounded the en-.
tire proceedings, even the names OF
the scientists being withheld. 1t was
explained that any announcement
would have to come from Washington.
Mr.. Giragossian. however. was said
to be completely satisfied with the
test was completed in three hours.
The invention Is described by Mr..
Giragossian as an engine that draws
upon a universal source of energy
concentrates 1t and transforms 1t into
mechanical work. AS the conversion
the cost of operation is said to be
dependent only upon the depreciation
of the machinery.
There is no fuel problem associated
with 1t. The amount of horsepower
it can develop is merely a question OF
machine design, according to the in
ventor.
Although scientists were closeted
with the inventor for three hours not
all that time was devoted to actual
tests of the engine, for much of it
was consumed In discussion of the
fundamental theory: 1t was said that
the scientists readily admitted that
that invention in no way violated the
natural law, and remarked that 1t
ciple."
Mr.. Giragossian set the engine run
ming for the scientists, 1t is under
stood, but 1t was not used to perform
any mechanical work. The inventor
maintained. however. that this could
be done with proper preparations. He
had not gohe that far in making ready
for the scientists. he said. because of
the limitations of his workshop and
the fact that Washington had specifl-
cally informed him that 1t would be
unnecessary. Judge Finney, who was
MIR. Giragossian's guest tonight. re-
fused to make any statement follow
ing the test. He did not witness the
test, although he was close at hand
and later Joined the scientists. He
came here as Secretary Lanes per-
Sonal representative with power of
attorney to act in his behalf.
Secret tests were made at Boston
yesterday of "Garabed." the mysteri-
Gus engine, claimed by it's inventor,
T. X. Giragosian, to derive it's energy
from the air. the Interior Department
last night announced. The result of
the tests. which were authorized by
Congress. were not made public.
The invention was tried out in the
presence of committee of scientists.
selected by the inventor and approved
by Secretary Lane. The resolution
passed by Congress authorizing the
test provided that should the machine
prove valuable it would be guaranteed
governmental protection.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
WOULD CHANGE POWER BILL.
Representative Ferris Claims His
Views Are Favored By President.

Claiming that President Wilson is
in accord with his views. Representa-
tive., Ferris Of Oklahoma filed a mi
noriey report on the administration
wahrpower bill yesterday. He at
tacks the provision recommended by
the. ma jority by which the govern
ment. state or municipal authorities
wouId be required to pay the net
Investment" in power projects at the
expiration Of license periods. II the
goyernment or the municipalities de-
sired to take them over.
Repre- Ferris proposes pay
ment by the government of fair
valne."
Evening star., 1918-06-30
NAMED RECREATION LEAGUE.
Organization to Operate Among
War Workers Of Government.

Tho Government Recreation League
is the name that has been chosen for
the body recently formed to provide
recreation and amusement for war work.
ers in this city. Final details of or
ganization were completed at meeting
Thursday night in Wilson Normal
School. The league, formed in coop
Grafton with the District of Columbia
War Camp Community Service. is to
work with officials Of the service
It is the purpose of the league, as set
forth by Capt. William Deming of the
surgeon generals Office, its vice presi-
dent, to organize in the various depart
ments, bureaus, divisions, commissions,
Offices and other units Of the govern
ment here clubs or committees for rec
reational purposes, and to bring to-
gether these organizations for inter-
departmental cooperation and compe-
tition.
"It is our intention" said Capt. Dem
ing. Ito get together departmental COM
mittees and do something to get ac-
quainted; to get together information
on existing recreational and social op-
portunities and to distribute it and to
enlarge and extend present facilities and
opportunities"
Evening star., 1918-06-30
SHOWER ATTENTIONS
UPON j. S. SOLDIERS
Italian People Show Greatest
Esteem and Admiration for
Americans.
By the Associated Press.


ROME. Friday. June 2s.-The enter
tanning Of the American soldiers by the
civil and military authorities and the
population at - (deleted by censor)
continued throughout the day Every
where the Americans appear they are
the recipients of courtesy by which the
Italians are attempting to express their
deep feelings of esteem and admiration
for the fighting men Of the great re-
public.
The Italians are doing all in their
power to make the visitors feel at home,
escorting them about town to all the
places of interest, and the difficulties of
conversation in tho two languages are
smoothed over by friendly signs and ges-
ticulations. 1t is not an uncommon
sight to see an American soldier, his
hat decked with flowers. riding as a
guest OF a taxicab party of Italian men
who are immensely proud Of their role
of hosts.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
PLEA FOR WORLD DEMOCRACY
Liberty Congress Asks Government
to Abolish Color Discrimination.

A petition requesting the govern
ment to abolish color discrimination
and segregation was adopted at the
closing session OF q six-day confer
ence Of the National Colored Liberty
Congress for World Democracy in
John Wesley Zion Church last night
The petition was read by william NJ
Trotter of Boston and approved by lis
delegates from thirty-three states. The
petition set forth that the government
should endeeavor to enforce equal
male suffrage in the south and should
make lynchings a crime against the
federal government The petition will
be presented to both houses OF Con-
gress.
H. H. Harrison of New York city was
chairman Of the congress and J. W.
Bell of Darlington. KY. was secretary.
The congress was addressed by Rep
resentatives Madden and Dyer. The
organisation will meet here annually.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
HAPPY BILL MATTINGLY
FOE OF BOOTLEG LIQUOR

The happiest man IN Washington
has at last been found. He is William
Mattingly. known throughout the po-
lice department as Happy Bill"
Bill is dry Washington's official
liquor destroyer and a strong advo-
cate of prohibition. His friends
around polioa headquarters declare
that nothing pleases him more than
to destroy some perfectly good liquor
which has been taken away from some
alleged bootlegger and ordered confls-
Gated by the Police Court.
According to reports. "Bill' is made
happy on the average Of twice a week.
when he pours several gallons of boot
leg whisky into the sewer.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
DOGS BITE TWO CHILDREN
Eight -Year-0ld Girl and Six-Year
Old Bov Are Victims

Marion Gilmore, eight years old, 226
4th street northeast. was bitten on the
leg yesterday by a dow while passing
through an alley in rear of 513 4th
street northeast. Her wound was
dressed by physician.
The dog. 1t is stated. belonged to
William Luxon. in the rear of whose
house the child was attacked. 1t has
been turned over to the poundmaster
for observation and possible killing.
Charles Humphries, six years old.
1924 18th street, yesterday afternoon
was attacked by his fathers dog while
In the yard at his home. The dog bit
him about the body and hand His
father took him to Emergency Hos
pital.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
CHECKING UP RETURNS
FROM W.S.S.SALES
National Thrift Day Drive Believed
to Have Completed the
D. C. Quota.

The District war savings coMmittee
is busily engaged tabulating and
checking up the returns from the drive
which ended Friday-NationaI Thrift
day. The committee stated last night
that It is doubtful 81 the exact results
Of the campaign will be known before
the latter part of the week. 1t is inti-
mated that the sales in Washington
met the $780, 900 quota assigned by
the Secretary OF the Treasury to this
city.
First Honors to 10th District.
subscriptions received have been
awarded to the section known as Dis.
trfct No. 10. of which william A. GUIDE
was In charge. Mr.. GUIDE attributes
the success of his work to the efforts
or his lieutenant. L. r. Randolph, who
bore the brunt Of the work in this dis.
trict.
According to q report received from
the city post ONCE cash sales of war
savings stamps from June ] to Jun.
r. ~. inclusive. amounted to S254s73.5I.
The total maturity value OF the stamps
sold In the public schools of the city
Up to and including June Is was $780,
Much Of the success OF the cam
paign 10 attributed to the committee
on theater activities
Receipts Last Day Of Drive.
On the last night of the drive more
than $4,000 was subscribed by the
audience at Keith's, with that at
Loew's Columbia a close second, re-
cording subscriptions In excess Of
$1,000. Other local theaters reported
proportionately satisfactory returns
On the same day the women assigned
to Union station made cash sales TO
total OF $4,000. The lawn fete held
on the grounds OF the Department of
Agriculture. the admission require
ment OF which was the purchase of
one !wenty-nve-cent thrift stamp.
netted S1.1s1.21. with an attendance Of
about 1000.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
EARNING ASSETS ADVANCED.
Increase in Gold and Certificate
Holdings in Reserve Banks.

Increases of s25, 100000 in gold re-
serves and of $1s3.0O0. 900 in holdings
of certificates of Indebtedness, to-
gether with weaker discount opera
tions. resulted In raising earning as
banks $105 100000 in the last week,
the Federal Reserve. Board reported
last night.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
Cleanup Week Results.

Cleanup week in Police Court resulted
in the trials Of a number Of persons who
had been arrested on charges Of violat-
ing the prohibition law. Some withdrew
demands FOR jury trials. admitted guilt
and took their medicine, while others
put up the best fights they could, but to
no purpose. Some offenders were sent
to the workhouse at Occoquan, and sew
eral others are awaiting trial.
1t was believed not long ago that the
number Of arrests for bootlegging would
necessitate the appointment Of a prohi-
bition court. such cases filing the docket
and congesting the regular business Of
the court. The recent decrease In the
number Of arrests. however. gives hope
that the arrests soon will reach a mini
mum. At the morning sessions Of court
1t has been noticed that many persons
of suspicious appearance have been there
as so-called hangers-on, and It Is be-
lieved they were there for no other pur-
pose than to acquaint themselves with
policemen charged withthe duty Of maxi
ing arrests for violating the prohibition
law,
Evening star., 1918-06-30
Camp Lee Man Is Suicide.

PETERSBURG. Va. June 29.-web-
ster Thompson. twenty-eight years
old. of McKenny, Va. who recently be-
gan military training at Camp Lee,
committed suicide in a local hotel at
noon today by firing bullet through
his heart. He left a sealed letter to
his captain. No reason has been as
signed for his act
Evening star., 1918-06-30

months confinement in default OF
payment of the fine.
The sentence Of eighteen months
Imprisonment imposed on Walter
Smart. colored. by Judge Hardison
last Saturday was reduced to ono
year by the Judge this morning. The
Judge stated that II Smart was ever
brought into court to answer the Same
charge again he would give him the
maximum. which 10 two years.
Walter Johnson, colored. charged
with illegally selling liquor. was ar
raigned before Judge Hardison this
morning. He pleaded not guilty and
demanded . Jury trial.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
LIQUOR FOR GOVERNMENT,
Illicit Seizures to be Turned Over
By Courts, Says Bill.

Under a bill passed yesterday by
the House and sent to the Senate the
courts would be authorized to destroy
or deliver to the government for me-
chanical, medicinal or scientific pur-
poses liquor coming into their pos
session through prosecutions and un-
claimed sixty days after Judgment.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
Woman Doctor Aids Y. &c. A.

DR.. Lulu I. Waters, an osteopath,
with offices in Fontanef Courts. has
been appointed in the field service of
tho Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton and will sail shortly to enter
upon her new work in France. Dr.
Waters is we'll known in Warrington
She will do canteen work for the Y.
N. C. A. in France,
Evening star., 1918-06-30
Continues Issue of Niagara Permits.

The Senate late yesterday accepted
House amendments to a resolution au-
July l. 1919. to continue to issue water
power permits to manufacturing
plants along the Niagara river. pend
ing the enactment of permanent legis-
lation. AS result Of this action
plants now extensively engaged in the
manufacture of war materials will be
permitted to continue operations unin-
terrupted.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
Rotary Clubs in Salt Lake in 1919.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. June 2s.-Salt
Lake City was chosen as the 1919
meeting place for the International
Association of Rotary Clubs. at a
hare today, marking the windup of
this years convention. The contest
was narrowed down to Cleveland and
Salt Lake City.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
Senator Seated by Unanimous Vote.

A resolution declaring Senator
Sutherland of West Virginia. repub-
lican, entitled to his seat in the SEN
ate, which his democratic opponent,
former Senator Chiffon, had contested,
was adopted unanimously yesterday
by the Senate.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
Otis B. Kent RESIGNS,

Otis B. Kent. attorney examiner for
the shipping board. has resigned. He
will enter private practice OF law. with
ofiices in New York and Washington.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
POLICE CUT down
BOOTLEG ACTIVITY
Treatment Given Unlawful
Vendors Has Its Effect on
Court Proceedings.
RESULTS OF PUBLICITY

That the activity Of the unlawful
band Of bootleggers. who have been
doing a thriving business in the Dis
trict for the last month. is decreasing
slightly is shown by the number of
arrests made last week. Only four
new cases have been called in Police
Court since last Monday. while six
were recorded the preceding week.
Both police department and court
officials intimated last night that they
believed the illegal liquor selling
would show a decline during the next
few weeks because of the efforts be-
ing made to round up the unlawful
vendors. Because the bootleggers are
taking more precautionary steps be-
fore making sales, police officers have
had to resort to strategy to make ar
rests. Some officers have caught boot
leggers making sales by camouflaging
themselves In laborers' clothes. while
others have had to depend on decoys.
Becoming More Cautious.
Before the police department waged
its campaign against the bootleggers
many Of the more daring who were in
tent upon disposing Of their goods were
accosting persons on the street and in
some instances in broad daylight. Dur
ing the last two weeks. however, none
Of these cases has been reported. al
though colored man accused Of being
intoxicated told Judge Hardison in Po-
lice Court last week that he purchased
his liquor from a woman carrying q
suit case full in park In Southwest
Washington.
Maj. Raymond w. Pullman. super
tendent Of police. and members of his
force charged with the duty Of en-
forcing the prohibition law are conf
dent The Stars publicity given ar
rests and trials of alleged bootleggers
has been the means Of accomplishing
much good. Substantial sentences
given numerous offenders also have had
it's effect upon others engaged in the
business. according to the police. and
the result is that there has been a
decrease in the business.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
Would Use Metal for Liberty Bell.

Make a new liberty bell out of the
statue of Frederick the Great. re-
Gently removed from the grounds Of
the War College, Is the proposal Of
Representative Taylor of Colorado in
troduced in the House yesterday.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
KUEHLMANN TO STAY,
BERLIN PRESS PREDICTS
Foreign Secretary Will Not Be Free
From Attacks by His
Opponents.

By the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM. June 2s.-The Berlin
press is now predicting that DR.. Won
kuehlmann. the German foreign secre-
tary. will retain his ONCE. In fact, II
is certain. the newspapers declare. that
he will remain at his post.
DR. Won Kuehlmann. however. will not
the Dusseldorf Nachrichten asserts.
and 1t predicts a fresh collision be-
tween his adherents and those IN op-
position to him. This Is certain. 1t
declares. because the foreign secre-
tary by virtue Of his promises must
work for peace. which is directly op-
posed in certain quarters"
Old Conditions Changed.
Discussing the strained political sit
uation in Germany caused by the re-
cent speech OF DR.. Richard Won Kuehl-
mann. the foreign secretary. the
question of the relation Of the po-
litical powers of the nations to the
military and remarks that this has
developed in such a way during the
war as to render the notable phrase
of Karl Won Clausswitz. the army
should be the instrument of policy.
no longer valid in it's old meaning.
The relationship. declares the news
paper, has today become such as to
perhaps made 1t impossible TO restore
the old 1t concludes:
IF the supreme army command de-
termines that the course OF its policy
Is the national course 1t should lie
with some one in that quarter openly
to assume it's direction"