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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-10
PRESIDENTS TACT
SEEN IN DECISION
TO DECLINE SEAT
CONTINUED from First Page

dom Of Italy which is allied with the
powers OF the entente. and with
which we desire 10 live in friendly
relations. but we cannot recognizr
the opportunity of any treaty. not
even that of London in virtue OF
which is in violation of the prtnci-
Piles of nationality.
I'VE desire to draw the attention of
your royal highness to the fact thai
the extent of the Italian occuyation
greatly exceeds the limits and the re-
gions foreseen in the clauses of the
armistice concluded with the COM
Inander-in- chief of the Austro-Hun-
Rarian army. after the proclamation
OF these territories as independent
ana an integral part of the Serb,
Croat and Slovene state, and we will
furnish the government of your row
al highness with proof of this, In the
full conviction that your royal high
ness will make it his task, together
with our entire nation, to see to it that
the definite frontiers of our state are
drawn in such a way that they ac-
cord with the ethnographical from
tiers, and are in conformity with the
principles laid down by President
Wilson of the United States and the
other powers of the entente"
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OVER TWO MILLIONS
FOR AIR MAIL LINES
P. O. Appropriation Provides
Purchase of Planes and
Maintenance.
BILL TOTALS $359,657,577

Appropriation of s2.1s5.ooo for pur-
chase of airplane and maintenance
of airline service for the Post Office
Department. which is an increase of
s1.1S5.0o0 over the 100000 originally
estimated by the department. is rec
commended in the post Office appro-
priation bill reported to the House
today by Representative Moon of
Tennessee.
The bill carries recomm endations
for a total appropriation of $780,
657,577. This is about 100000 less
than the appropriation for the pres
ent fiscal year. which was 1851. 477.577.
The estimates OF the Post Office Depart
ment for the next fiscal year amount
ed to s368,782.577.
In an item for experimental motor
truck service under the office of the
fourth assistant, the act of June 2.
1918, making appropriations for this
service for the fiscal year ending June
80. 1919. authorized an expenditure
not exceeding 100000. In the bill
brought today the committee recon-
mends an appropriation Of $1,000, 900
for this service, which is an increase
of 100000 over the department eSti-
mate.
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EGGS, BUTTER AND POULTRY
HIGHER HERE THAN NEARBY

IIousakccpers in Washington are
paying more for eggs, butter. chick
ems and turkey than are those in
Baltimore and thirteen nearby towns
in Maryland and Virginia, according
to price quotations collected last
week by tho Post Office Department.
These price comparisons were OBJ
tanned by postal carriers and agents
within the first and second parcel
post zone limit.
The departments quotations show
that eggs costing 50 cents dozen
in Washington were selling in Balti-
more at "A cents dozen, and In
L"unartltown and Lewiston, Md. at
20 cents "A dozen. During this period.
Washinston's best butter prices aver
aged IS cents pound, while Balti-
more housewives We're only paying
~ cents a pound. In Frederick. Md,
the average prices was 63 cents a
pound and in Leonardtown and
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Lewiston butter averaged SO cents.
Round Hill. Va, had the distinction
of having the lowest priced butter
As cents a pound Overlea, Md. was
one cent a pound higher than Wash
ington's price.
Roasting chickens were quoted In
Washington at 45 cents a pound. In
Baltimore the quotation was only 80
cents and In Lewiston Is cents. The
prices quoted for all the other towns
were between 90 cents and 80 cents a
round Turkeys cost so cents a pound
here, but in Baltimore they were 10 per
cent cheaper.
Washington's vegetable prices COM
pared favorably with those quoted for
the other towns. In fact. Baltimore was
considerably higher on No. l potatoes.
Tho food administrations price inter-
pretine committee will meet this after
noon to consider quotations for the
weekly fair price list to be published to-
morrow for the. next seven days. 1t is
not considered likely that eggs or butter
will be again advanced In price.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-10

LONDON, December 10.-One of tho
gravest problems at the peace con-
ference will be based on what is
meant by freedom of the seas" and
what concessions Great Britain is
going to make in that direction, said
Sir Frederick T.. Smith, attorney gen.
eral. in a speech at Liverpool yester-
day. He added that he was engaged
in preparing a memorandum on the
subject for the war cabinet.
America has rendered brilliant
service in the cause of civilization"
Sir Frederick said, land Great Britain
is bound to approach the conference
with a determination to concede
everything possible to American
sentiment and American views, hav-
ing regard for national security and
existence of the empire.
Says War Changes Conditions.
Americans must remember that the
seas are free to every one in peace
time and that to mono has that free
dom been denied. In time of war,
however. one might as well talk of
the freedom of the land as the free
dom of the seas. Imagine Belgium.
northern France or Serbia talking
about freedom of the land
The moment war arises, great
coercive and primeval forces assert
themselves and the region of law is
abandoned for the assertion of naval
and military forces. Belligerents dur
ing the war had Il right to carry on
war. Neutra1s had the right to carry
on trade. But il there was a collision
between the right of belligerents to
put restraint upon the enemy and the
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LLOYD GEORGE SAYS HE
is FOR LEAGUE OF NATIONS

LONDON. December 9-Premier
Lloyd George, at a great meeting in
Albert Hall. today. made an appeal
for the votes of women.
IF you suspect any man of going to
the peace conference with war in his
heart" said the premier, "vote against
him. The coming peace must make
war difficult, If not impossible
Tho premier said he was a believer
in league OF nations because. while
he could not say 1t would prevent war,
1t would add to the difficulties of maxi
ing war. -. =. -.
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NAMES OF Z WASHINGTON MEN
IN WAR CASUALTY LIST TODAY

Guard for European service he went
with the local outfit to Admission.
Ala. and while training there the Of
ficers were attracted by his soldierly
ways and sent him to an officers
school He. graduated with a second
lieutenancy before he sailed for
France.
Others on the list are:
Wounded severely; Private Van B.
Thorne, Rural Route Il.
Wounded. degree undetermined:
Sergt. Carl Worch. 104 T street: Corp.
Roy Jackson. 1898 Duncan street
northeast. and Corp. Ernest Baker,
220 Parker street northeast
Wounded slightly: Private. Joseph
=. Rosendorf. 1913 G street. and Pri-
waite Wilk S. Baker. 14O2 14th street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-10

Today's casualty list contains the
names of seven Neutrality-suspicious. One
was killed in action, ono severely
wounded, three wounded. degree I'M
determined, and two slightly wound
ed.
Lieut.. Chester W. Buchanan. son OF
Mr.. aud Mrs. Chester w. Buchanan
was killed in action. He is former
cadet officer at Central High School.
In 1916 he was graduated from the
high school and enlisted in the Ma
tionaI Guard, serving on the Mexican
border. when the President called
for the liberalization of the National
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DEATH OF MRS. R. E. GREER.
Local Singer and Violinist Dies of
Pneumonia in Chicago.

Word has been received OF the
death from pneumonia, in Chicago.
Sunday. of Mrs. Robert E. Greer of
1903 Meridian place. by her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Simpson Of
1888 Meridian place. Mrs. Greer's
husband, Ensign Greer of the Naval
Aviation Corps. is at present critical
ly ill with pneumonia at the Great
Lakes training school hospital
Mrs. Greer was well known singer
and violinist. The body will be
brought to Washington. Funeral at
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Chairman Moons Report.

In the report on TIL bill, Chairman
Moon says:
There is a very clear necessity for
a Reconsideration and readjustment Of
the salary Of all postal employees on
a just basis. and in order that the
tanned and q proper basis recon-
mended, a commission is provided for
that purpose consisting of five men,
bers Of each house of Congress-
The report on the bill calls atten-
ton to the report of the Postmaster
General. which shows that for the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1918, the
revenues of the Post Office Depart
ment exceeded expenditures by $19,-
626. 774.0S, after deducting all losses
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Existing Law as Basis.

Appropriations in the bill are upon
the basis of existing law, and not on
the amount of increases allowed in
the last bill in addition to the regular
appropriation.
The committee contemplates an in
crease in appropriations If the sec
tons of the bill which necessitate en-
larGed service are adopted by the
House. To meet the requirements of
this section would add Is to 90 per cent
of the salaries to the total appropri-
alton.
There is an increase in the salaries
of the fourth-class postmasters and
SO per cent increase in the appropri-
atoms to cover the cost of clerical
services in the post offices of the third
class.
Salary Increases carried in the bill
are made permanent law, and days
set apart by the President to be OBJ
served as holidays by other govern
ment departments also are made holt
days under the postal law. Postal
employees serving on such holidays
will be granted either compensa tory
time or pay for overtime.
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PLAZA CONTRACTS
MAY Be HALTED
Senate Subcommittee to
Recommend That Housing
Work Be Stopped.
MAY DIVERT TO WOUNDED

A resolution directing that work
on the Union Station plaza housing
project be stopped and contracts can
celed. was prepared today by the SEN
ate public buildings and grounds sub
committee for presentation to the
Senate. The subcommittee had been
proceeding with an investigation of
the activities Of the housing bureau
OF the Department of Labor under a
resolution directing such an investi-
cation adopted by the Senate.
It is understood that the resolution
also provides that work be stopped
and contracts Cancelled on all other
housing projects which have not yet
reached a certain percentage of COM
pletion.
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Takoma Park, Md, Council
Takes Steps to Oppose
Raise in Price of Gas

In connection with the proposed in
crease in the rates to consumers by
the Washington Gas Light Company
strong opposition will be made by
the mayor and town council of Ia
koma Park. Md. against any increase
on the Maryland side of Takoma
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ALLIES FLAGS NOW
FLY OVER LEMbERG
Polish People Here EIated
That They Should Float
With Own Banner.

Announcement that the American.
French and British flags now fly with
the Polish flag over Lerberg, in Pol
ish Galicia, was received with deep
qualification by representatives of the
Polish national organization in Wash
ington.
Arrival of Polish boys from the
send, in the opinion of John T.. Sinul-
ski of Chicago. who, in the absence of
Ignace Padcrewski, represents in the
United States the Polish national COM
nittee at Paris.
Majority Recruited in U. S.
"These boys" said Mr.. Smulski. "the
great majority of whom have been re-
cruited in the United States. Will aid
not only Poland, but the peace OF the
world. They will arrive in the mother
land ready to do and serve: they Will
he II tangible evidence to a distressed,
and at times hopeless people. of the
real interest of Anlerica-yes. and OF the
World--in their cause.
THE American delegation will be a
great quoting corps. They are picked
boys: they have lived the American
ne, they ENoW the pest lutdl1 Oh INC
United States. They appreciate, first
of all. the idealism, the purity. the
sincerity of the American desires in
this war, ard before their strong DOM
inant Americanism. even though it is
displayed under the white eagle of
Poland, the fogs and mists of mis-
Representations will vanish.
The Poles sent from America, serv-
ing in the Polish army, are all volun-
teeTs. They are men who left the
steel mills. the office desks, their pro-
fessional and technical duties for the
purpose of forwarding the plans of
President Wilson and helping to make
the world free. They speak the Ian
guage of those whom they meet. and
they wear the Polish cap, which is
dear to all hearts.
Will Take Message of Cheer.
'"They will not be obliged to make
war: they viii not he obliged to fire Il
single shot. The message which they
will take into Poland will be one of
comfort. of cheer. and from their pres
eiice we expect to see a great wave of
spread out not only through
Poland, but through the neighboring
la nds They will be missionaries of the
best sort. stabilizinG agents for real
world peace.
MY satisfaction is equally pronounced
over the news rom LelTbcrS that tue
Stars and Stripes, the French tri-colbr
and the British Union Jack have been
raised with the Polish white eagle over
the town hall.
"Men who raise the Stars and Stripes
with the Polish flag are not men who
{ ssist or promote pogroms against the.
Jews. which the German propagandists
Rave been for some weeks attempting to
charge in America.
NO man would dare to make such
display, and i'll this act of veneration.
yes, and of loyalty. I feel that the Poles
in Lemberg have given q definite answer
to those WHO are seeking to prevent the
fulfllment Of President Wilson's declara-
ton in favor of a united and indie
pendent Poland.
'Their selection Of banners with
which to mark their possession of the
city settles once and for all that the
Poles. as ever, are following their west
ern cultural leanings. The red flag is
rever borne by Polish hands,
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San Juan Car Men Return.

SAN JUAN, p. r, December 9.-San
Juan had street Car service today for
the first time in eleven days. The strik-
Ing street car men here have returned to
work after agreeing to submit to ar
bitration all questions in dispute.
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Sentries Divide Bridge Patrol.

Armed British and German sentries
were maintaining beats over their
sections and every few moments
meeting gravely at the dividing line.
British machine guns, however, con-
trolied the entire crossing. Civilians
were allowed to pass freely from one
side to the other
Cologne did not appear especially
bright and gay today although there
were plenty of people on the streets.
Here and there among the crowd one
saw former German soldiers who
could be picked out by a military
can or a tunic. trying to make liv
ing by selling various articles from
puShcarts.
AMSTERDAM, Monday. December
o-British troops. according TO a tel
egram from Cologne, have declined
to make use of the public buildings
there placed at their disposal. They
have occupied private quarters.
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Passes Bill Raising Legation Rank

LIMA. Peru. Monday. December o.
Approval Of the bill raising the Peru
Wan legation at Washington to the
rank Of embassy was given today by
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Hurrying to Escape Double Tax.

Unofficial reports today disclosed
that liquor dealers. hurrying to es-
cape the doubled liquor tax proposed
in the new revenue bill. are with
drawing whisky and other spirits
,s4roso bond At two or thr( 1ila eaS1 y,
1 I6u6a rates S ~ q - s
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District Appeals Court
Will Be Asked to Pass on
Judue Hardison's Ruling

The District Court OF Appeals VIII
be asked, to pass upon the ruling
made by Judge Hardison in Police
Court yesterday, when he held that
persons arrested for having 1iquor
within five miles of military camp
must prove to the satisfaction of, TIL
court that they had the intoxicants
for their own use.
The appeal wiHbe taken in the.case
of Frank Z. Leitch, 1902 Girard street,
one of the men arrested In the potlcc
roundup Of Thursday night, who was
found guilty by Judge Hardison late
Yesterday. His attorney, James
O'Shea. announced that he would ask
the appellate court for writ of err
ror. Leitch was fined $50.
Leitch Explains Purchase.
seret. Bean Leitch testified that I4eitch
was one of the men taken from the boot
leg special at 18th and II streets
northeast Thursday night. and that
in his suit case were eight quarts of
whisky and bottles of wine, gin and
T,eitch testified that he bought eight
quarts of whisky because he heard
the price was going up and also in
view Of the fact that the mahulaci"re
further testified. and his wife sub
istantiated him that he bought the
wine and brandy for cooking pur-
poses during the Christmas holidays.
After asking both MIR. and Mrs.
their income and expenses Judge
Hardison said he did not believe their
explanation of the amount OF liquor
was a satisfactory one, ana that ne
would find the defendant guilty.
Ieitch is q taxicab driver.
Put Explanations Up to Court.
Assistant District Attorney Ralph
Given announced that it would be the
governments policy in every case to
get all the facts possible before the
court and then lc@vc it to the judge
to decide whether the cXplanatio of
the defendant was satisfactory.
The IIeitch case was bitterly con-
tested and several times there were
sharp clashes between counsel. At
ono point Mr.. O'Shea charged the
government with photoGraphing and
gcr-priutiuG the defendant, ''as if
he were u murderer" In summing
up his case OShea referred to what
he called the high handed manner in
which the police had gone about en-
forcing the five nlilc-Zone law.
Judge IardiSon reminded tho at
torney that the court was not con-
sidering police methods.
Cook Had Nine Quarts.
Atlas Marsh. colored. cook on a
Southern railroad train, Was put on
trial late in the afternoon. He was
taken from the bootleg special
Thursday night. with nine quarts of
liquor. Marsh testified that he had
three quarts for himself and six
quarts for "Williana." who worked on
the trains. He did not know Will
Jams" full name, but agreed to pro-
duce him in court by tomorrow, and
the case was continued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-10
COLOGNE OCCUPIED,
FEELS|T HARDSHIP
British Troops Halt Food
Rioters Whose Overweight
Nerves Gave Way.
WEEKS "EATS" ON HAND
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
COLOGNE. Saturday. December t.
Order has been re-established in Co
logne. as the result of the arrival of
an advance guard of British troops.
There had been several days of the
keenest anxiety in the city. caused by
extensive riots and pillaging on the
part of mobs of the lower classes.
with attendant bIoodshed when the
turbulent element clashed with has
tily organized guards Of responsible
citizens. armed with rifles and ma
chine guns.
The disorders began Wednesday
night after the withdrawal Of the
German troops from the city. They
continued the next night in various
quarters on large scale. Much dam
age was done to property and large
quantity of goods was stolen from the
stores.
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SECURITY LEAGUE
RAPED IN HOUSE
Resolution Adopted Providing
for Investigation of Its Po-
Iitical Activity.

Investigation Of the activity in the
recent congressional campaign by the
so-called National Security League
was called for today by the House.
when it adopted a resolution author
j izing appointment of a special House
committee of seven for this purpose.
Speaker Clark announced the follow
Ing committee: Representatives Johnson
of Kentucky, Harrison of Mississippi.
Saunders of Virginia, Carroway OF Ar
Kansas, Towner of Iowa. Reavis of Ne
braska and Walsh of Massachusetts.
This resolution was reported by the
rules committee. and during two
hours Of general debate leaders on
both sides of the House paid tribute
10 the patriotic zeal with which the
House as body had supported the
administration in the war
The speakers, generally, criticised
misrepresentation made by the Ma
tfonal Security League in seeking the
defeat of members of Congress-
Chairman Pou Of the rules commit
tee. democrat, and Representative
Campbell Of Kansas. the ranking re-
publican, both gave public Testimony
that democrats and republicans alike
had stood shoulder to shoulder in sup
port Of the military program.
Charges Against League.
The National Security League was
charged by speakers on the floor with
questioning the loyalty. patriotism,
character and the congressional rec
! ord Of candidates for nomination and
election in the last congressional cam
paign.
Chairman Pou, in supporting tho
resolution. gave personal testimony of
the operations of the league. He said
that before the league was ever heard
of he had been an advocate of an ade-
quate navy. He did not want a navy
just big enough to be defeated. but
big enough to whip any other navy.
Yet because he had not favored all the
amendments supported by the league
he had been branded as SO per cent
loyal.
And l had two boys as volunteers
in the service, one of whom is beneath
He declared that il this organiza-
ton has a clean record and aim. II
should court the fullest Investigation.
but II it should develop that some
man has been using it for selfish
purpose, it ought to be made known.
Representative Campbell described
the league thus: mo committee.
however organized or of whatever
political proclivity has ever INDUCED
in Shiny politics as has this one with
the high sounding name.
Representative Campbell said that
If this organization can participate as
1t did in politics without let or him
drance, the AntiSaloon League, Free
Trade League and other organizations
could come out in the open and oppose
| members of Congress who had not
favored their cause without filing any
record of expenses. He said that either
the law which prohibits such cam
paign activities should be repealed, or
else the National Security League
should be brought to full account
.3Uo.
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Overweight Nerves Gave Way.

According to Rurgomaster Ado
nauer, the rising was due to the In
ability of the poor to obtain food and
clothing, owing to the scarcity of
these necessities. He thought there
was little reason to doubt, however.
that the trouble also was due, in part,
to the freshly inculcated bolshevik
idea among the popuiace that it was
needless to work any longer. With
the removal of the restraint exercised
by the presence of the German troops
the overweight nerves of the people
seemed to have given way and they
went out to take forcibly what they
were unable to buy.
The regular police were unable to
handle the situation and 5000 of the
citizens were called and armed by
the burgomaSter to maintain order.
a fight between the rioters and this
civic guard resulted in several of
the rioters being killed. The burgo-
master finding that the conditions
continued to be grave. then applied
to the armistice commission to hasten
the allied occupation.
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INFLUENZA SHOWS
MARKED INCREASE
Two Hundred and Two Cases
Are Reported Here in Past
TWenty-Four Hours.

Two hundred and two new cases
of influenza were reported to the
health authorities in Washington to-
dav, which was a decided increase
In the past twenty-four hours.
There has been a steady gain in
this disease since the first of the
n,onth The records Of the health
departmeut show that up to noon
today 1908 cases had been reported
and. according to the authorities,
there is no evidence Of any tmme-
diatc check in the spread.
,rhe disease does not appear to be
IF az yiru.ent a type as marked the
previous wave Of contagion. Most
OF the recent cases are sara 10 DC
mild attacks.