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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-19
S|X-B|[L|ON BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE
Military Deficiency Measure
Approved Unanimously and
Forwarded to Senate.

Without a dissenting vote the House
deficiency appropriation bill late yes
terday afternoon and it now goes to
the Senate.
The bill carries a legislative rider
authorizing the payment of the in
creaSes in salaries of the employees of
the District government granted in
the current appropriation law from
July 1 until September, when the cur
rent law was finally enacted. The
authorities held that the employees
would not be entitled to these in
creases for July and August unless
special legislation were enacted.
Sections Go Out on Point of Order.
Before the House took 9, final vote
several legislative sections were
stricken out on points of order. They
included one for a war salvage COM
mission, to be appointed by the Pres
kldent, and to recommend to Congress
what disposition should be made of
property acquired by the government
during the war. Another would have
granted authority to the chief of ord
nance to make agreements with local
authorities for the government to pay
half of the cost of roads damaged by
Army vehicles.
Besides providing vast sums for the
War Department, the bill also pro-
vides S1O7, 217, 600 for the Navy and
SO. 900, coo fer the war risk insurance
bureau to Pay allotments to families
of soldiers and sailors.
Three-Day Recesses in View.
In anticipation of final action on the
bill, Representative kitchin, the denf-
ocratic leader after a conference with
Senator Martin, ajority leader in the
Senate, announced that he would en-
deavor to bring about another series
of three-day recesses in the House,
beginning probably today and con-
tinuing until October %, the date pro-
posed for the beginning Of the joint
recess until after the November cleo
tionS.
After Congress reconvenes Nover,-
Der II. Mr.. kitchin said, the House
probably will continue it's three day
recesses until the Senate disposes of
the war revenue bill. The majority
leader predicted that the revenue
measure would not be ready for the
Presidents signature until December.
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KNOWS NO LAW TO PREVENT.
! ---- e
Nebraska Official Rules Women
Nav Wear Mems Clothes.

LINCOLN, Neb., October 19.-Neither
the law of God nor the law Of man
at least in Nebraska-prevents women
from wearing mems clothes when
they are engaged in war work, At
torney General w. E. Reed has ruled.
Attorney General Reeds opinion was
given to the Rev. w. B. Longpre of
Maxwell. Neb.. who wrote Gov. Reith
Neville a letter saying the wearing
of mems garments by women was
against Bible doctrine and asking If
it was contrary to state law. Gov.
Neville put the question up to the
states legal adviser and the opinion
followed.
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WAR REVENUE BILL .
OVER TO MONDAY
Senate Committee Hears Ar.
quments for 0I-Producing
interests and Adjourns.

The Senate finance committee ad-
journed last evening until Monday,
after hearing Mark Reoua. head of
the oil division of the fuel administra-
ton, discuss amendments proposed by
himself to liberalize the deductions
allowed oil producers in the income
and excess profits sections of the war
revenue bill. The committee believes
that some amendments should be
adopted to the bill which will in some
measure relieve the oil men from the
taxes proposed, so as to encourage
production of this needed material.
Items Still Under Amusement.
The. committee has still to act upon
the excess and war prniits sections of
the revenue bill and some of the in
come tax provisions, and also the
taxes on insurance and gross sales.
However, it has made good progress
in its consideration of the bill this
week, and Chairman Simmons is
hopeful he may be able to report the
measure to the Senate by the end of
next week. or the first of the follow
ing week.
In fixing the taxable incomes of a
corporation the Secretary of the
Treasury would be authorized to fix a
reasonable compensation for officials
and employees of the corporation, not
in excess of so per cent more than the
average incomes for. a three-year
to the bill proposed by Senator Pome-
rene of Ohio.
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FOR 10000 900 RATI0Ns.
Are Made to Feed
Rescued Civilians in Belgium.

Arrangements lave been made by
the Belgian relief commission with
the British quartermaster general for
10000, 900 emergency rations to be fur
nished Immediately to the rescued
civilian population in Belgium.
Herbert Hoover. chairman of the
commission, says that the rations will
come from the stores of the British
army in Belgium and will be paid for
nv the relief commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-19

Word has been received here of the
commission as captain of field ar
tillery of Harold H. Osborn, twenty
two years old, son of Rev. Albert Osborn,
of the faculty of American University.
This is the second promotion for this
young soldier since his enlistment at
the outbreak of the war.
Capt. Osborn, who was Familiarity
known as Dutch" during his school
days. was captain of Company B,
Central High School Cadets, i'll 1913
A. He received his first training at
Madison barracks; was commissioned
second lieutenant of artillery and
first stationed at Camp Dix.
Later he was sent to Fort Sill for
special training as an aerial observer.
He returned to Camp Dix and sailed
for France last May as first lieu
tenant.
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Sister Irene McCourt Dead.

NORFOLK, Va, October 19.-Sister
Irene McCourt, widely known because
of her good Samaritan work during
the civil war, has died at local hos
pital, where she had served fifty four
years as expert pharmacist. Sister
Irene was a native of Baltimore and
was SeVenty-Seven years old. -
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Provision to Be Retroactive.

1t is proposed to make it retroac-
tive to 1917, where it is shown that
excessive salaries have been paid to
evade payment of taxes.
Senator Pomerene also proposed in
another amendment that in computing
the normal taxes and surtaxes on in
comes of husband and wife the joint
income shall be reported as that of
one person and the surfaces collected
as one income.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-16
(Continued on page five.)
Mail Service
 Planes Begin
 Daily Trips
Air Postal Service Started Between Washington
 and New York.

Washington, ay 15.-Aerial mail serice in the United States today be- came an accomplished fact. Piloted by army aviators, airplanes carried consignments of mail from New York and Philadelphia to Washington, and from Philadelphia to New York A plane which started from the national capital for Philadelphia in the pres ence of President Wilson and other high government officials was forced to land at Waldorf Md, 30 miles away because of broken propeller. With the exception of Sunday, daily trips from each end of the New York-Wash- ington air mail route are planned by the postoffice department. Each ma chine will fly only half the lap of the journey, the mail being transferred to different planes at Philadelphia. The mail in the machine which was forced down today will be sent out from Washington on the plane making tomorrow regular trip.
 Three hours and 20 minutes after "a machine piloted by Lieut. Torrey H. Webb left the Belmont flying field, near New York today. the mail it car ried was landed in Washington, and within B minutes Boy Scouts had completed delivery of the 735 parcels consigned to Washington. including l9 pieces for the white house. one for Vice President Marshal and a number to Postmaster-General Burleson.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-16
So Testifies Russ Ameri- can Leader Before Prob
 CTS of Hidden Plot.
ARMED RIFLES TO
 ASSIST AGITATOR5
Testiiics Friend oi Grown Prince Told Him German Americans Would Back 1. W. ". and Socialists
 ii War Declared.

Kew York, May l5.--Plan@ had been made in 1911 for q revolution of Ger mans in the United States in case this country should be drawn into timony today at the state attorney generals Investigation of reports of hidden munitions. Ivan Norodny, New York vice president of the Russian American Asiatic corporation. who ad- mitted he had synfpathized with Rus sian reVOlutiOnists before the emperor was overthroWn, attributed the revela- ton of plans for aa uprisih@ in the United States to Baron Gersdorff. friend of the German crown prince and a folner a&en: in Mexico, who was interned after the United States entered the war
 At dinner at a New York hotel in the fal l0f 1914 Norodny said he met von Gerstiorff, Captain Hans Tauscher, former Krupp agent in the United States. and another German who he lneW as I.e2en and who was the mana ger of adam Gadski, wife Of Captain Tauscher. Norodny quoted von Gers dorff as saying
 "rhe Schuetz verein (German rifle clubs, have arms in this country and in ease of trouble with the United States they will side With Germans The rifles have come from Germany and in case of war the Germans here will assist the l. w. w. and the Social ists."
 R9th von Gersdorff and Tauscher told Norodny, the latter testified. that the autocracy of Russia ought to be overtnrown. and von Gersdorff offered to supply Norodny with arms free so that revOlutOnists in Russia could arate peace with Germany. Norodny testified that he rejected this plan from patriotic motives.
 The Germans, he said, did not seem anxious to continue negotiations un- less for the purpose of fomenting a revolution.
 The, efforts of Deputy At4orneyGen- eral Becker to learn the names of the owrers of 100000 Mauser rifles and i .000, coo ,000 cartridges, which vari- GUS brokers had testified were offered for sale in New York by Gustov Luss- ing, a German born American citizen. proved futile when Lussing took the stand. He denied the testimony of various witnesses that he had repre- scented himself as the agent of the owners. Mr. Becker announced that IMssin% would be recalled to the stand al the resumption of the investiga- ton, May 22
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-16
NORTHERN BAPTISTS
 AT ATLANTIC CITY

Atlantic City. N. J.-May 15.-Sev- eral thousand delegates and probably twice 23 many visitors have gathered at this resort to attend the Northern Baptist convention which was form ally opened today. Nearly every state of the union is represented. The ses- sions will continue an entire week and will be devoted to the consideration of important questions affecting the future work of the denomination. War time problems of the church have a foremost place on the sgenua.
 The convention controls the activi' ties of the American Baptist Publica- ton Society, with headauarters in philadelphia; of the American Baptist Foreign Mission society, with head quarters in Boston; and of the Amer ican Baptist Home Mission society, with headquarters in New York City.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-16
Sugar Bowls
 Must Go, Say
 HOOVer'S Aids
Local Hotel and Restaurant Men Organize and Adopt
 Suggested Rules.

The public sugar bowl is the next "ar victim. Conservation of sugar IS now one of the big problems of the fiod administration and Mr. Hoover and his aids have ruled that the familiar sugar bowl must leave the counters and tables of cafes, hotels and restaurants. Guests are to be served what sugar they need, but will net be given opportunity to waste what has become very valuable food product.
 This rule was among those adopted at a meeting of the local hotel and restaurant men held yesterday after noon at the Hotel Pines, at which they perfected permanent organization fer the purpose of carrying out the rulings of the food administration. The new body has been temporarily named "The Pine Bluff Hotel and Restaurant Mems Association and will hold monthly meetings. The fcl- lowing officers and executive com mitten were elected: w. N. Trulock president; C.. H. Moore, secretary; M. C. Hollis, chairman of the executive committee; J. w. Matthews. and A. C. Parse members of the executive committee in addition to the officers. | The concerns represented at the meeting were The Hotel Pines, Bloom and Burton, J. w, Matthews, Schnied- CTS Delcatessen, Cotton Belt Eating House, Dewcody's (Main street store), Pappas Cafe, Riverside Cafe, Deluxe Cafe, s. A. Rosenberg, T III Caldwell, and the Peoples Cafe.
 Those present agreed unanimously to join class one of the food admin istration's classifcations This action obligates the members to eliminate the use of wheat entirely after May 25, to take all sugar bowls off the lunch counters and tables, and to re- frain from serving ice tea, sherbets and water ices during the period of the war.
 The inconvenience of the ruling on sugar will probably be overcome by having the sugar placed at the coffee urn and served by the waiter when he draws the coffee. Or ether drink, ac- cording to the taste of the customer. The hotels may serve a small en- velop of sugar with each drink. Nat ional food administration officials claim that the public sugar bowl is the cause of an enormous annual waste and it is being removed all ov- CT the country.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-16
PINE BLUFF MEN SEE SEVEN TOWNS
 IN DAYS TRAVEL
Enjoy Barbecue at Two Bar Rice Farm and Recep-
 tion at Stuttgart.
.-4s, V .-,,.oc ~.~.--,. eSl<~N,>so S> <~s.

Pine Bluff business men who are enjoying an outing and trade trip thru three counties adjacent to Jefferson, under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce, spent last night at Stuttgart, where they were guests at an "opcn house" of B. P. o. E. Lodge No. 1128.
 Reports received by The Graphic last night from members of the party indicate that they enjoyed every minutes of the day the cordial re- captions given them being very grati- flying.
 Because of the high water in the river, the tourists returned to Pine Bluff Tuesday night When roll call was had yesterday for resumption of the tour. it was found that some were absent without leave. The num- Der of absentees was more than made up by new recruits, and the day by those who will leave here to number is expected to be increased to- join the travellers at Lonoke.
 The route yesterday was by way of the free bridge, to Altheimer, New Gasdony, Cornerstone, Sweden, Swan Lake and Reydel to the Two Bar rice farm of 1850 acres owned by Dr. E. P. Notrebe and B. E. Chan ey. in Arkansas county Dr. Notrebe and MT. Chaney entertained the Pine
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-16
C0TTON CONSUMPTION
 TOTALS 244,559 BALES
Figures For April Show Decrease as Compared With The Same Month
 Last Year

Washington, May 15.-Cetton con- sumed during April amounted to 544,- 559 running bales, exclusive of lin ters, and for the nine months ending April 30, 4,944, ,792 bales. the census bureau yesterday announced.
 Last year in April 552,244 bales were consumed, and during the nine month period 5,061, ,160 bales.
 Cotton cn hand April 30 in consum- inp establishments was. 1907 ,O55 bales compared with 2,033,3 last year, and in public storage and at com presses, 2,843,553 bales, compared with 2,503 All year ago.
 Cotton spindles active during April numbered 33,746,983 compared with 33,268,615 a year ago.
 Imports during April were >21 ,157 bales. compared with 29,96S. last year.
 Exports amounted to 217,802 bales, including lnters, compared with 271,- 753 year ago. and for the nine months period 3,691 ,115, compared with 4,845, 1881 last year.
 Statistics for cotton growing States:
 Cotton consumed during April 3O5,- 6O9 running bales, exclusive of liz ters and for the nine months 2.801 ,540 bales. Last year in April 321 ,797 bales were consumed and during the nine month period 2,902,938 bales.
 Cotton on hand April 30 in consum- ing establishments was 1,017,242 bales compared with 1,036,484 last year, and in public storage and at com presses 2,497,2 7,214 bales, compared with 2,18S,638 year ago. Cotton spindles active during April numbered 14,323, 92s. compared with 13,900,301 year age.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-16
POLAND BECOMES PART OF AUSTRIA.
 VIENNA REPORTS
Charles Drives Bargain in Agreeing to 25= Year Al
 liance With Germany.

Amsterdam May 15.-Germany dur ng the conferences of the two em perors agreed to the solution of the Polish question desired by Austria on condition that Austria Hungary con- cluded 8 1o-year-old convention with Germany, according to a Vienna dis patch to the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger Complete union between Austria Hun gary and Poland may shortly be eX- pected, the message adds.
 In Closer Alliance.
 Washington, May 13.s .s-AccOrding to a dispatch from Switzerland, the Ber- lin newspapers indicate that the basis of new treaty of alliance agreed up on at the recent conference between the German and Austrian emperors contemplates fixing 9 years as the period for the duration for the al lance, the imposition of stricter mili- tary obligations upon each nation and the regulation of economic rela- tions so as to realize the Mittle Euro pa plan.
 The message says advices from Vien- ma are to the effect that no formal agreement was signed because the moment did not seem opportune, but that nevertheless the direction and basis of the new treaty were definite lv fixed, and that it only remains to frame the different clauses.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-16
WAGE INCREASES
 FOR P.O. EMPLOyES
 MEETS APPROVAL
Senate Adopts Amendment Granting Increases Total
 ling $4O,o00,000.

Washington, May 15.-An amend ment to the postcffice appropriation bill providing for an increase of S2O0 a year in the annual salaries of clerks, letter carriers and other pos tai employees, with a 20 per cent for rural mail carriers and for employees receiving less than S200 year was adopted late today by the senate.
 Employes receiving between $500 and $500 annually would be given an increase of 15 per cent and the pay of substitute clerks and carriers would be fixed at 40 cents an hour.
 For fourthclass postmasters the amendment provides that they shall receive 100 per cent of stamp can celations on the first S10o or less, or in the event cancellations do not eX- ceed $50, 20 per cent salary increase.
 Senator Baikhead estimates that about $40,000,000 will cover the in creases.
 The debate was made the occasion for sharp attack on Postmaster General Burleson by Senator Calder, Republican of New York, who declar- ed the postmaster generals attitude had been one of unremittng hostility to any increase in the wages of postal employees.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-16
HOLLIS HEADS STATE
 BANKERS ACSSOClAT|ON
Body Denounces National Bank Bill Now Pending in COngress-Re-
 stores $1OO Prizes

Little Rock, May 15.-The annual convention of the Arkansas Bankers association closed today with the cleo tion of the following officers: Carl Hollis of Warren, president; w. C. Johnson, of Heber Springs, vice presi- dent; and Frank Farris of Conway, treasurer. The executive committee will re-elect R. E. Walsh of Little Rock secretary.
 The report submitted by P. B. Scott of Van Buren was adopted. One sec tion restoring the four S1Oo agricul- tural prizes given to girls and boys clubs was commended.
 The resolutions committee reported denouncing the national bank guaran- tv law now pending in congress. It was adopted after lively debate.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-16
FOURTH TRAINING CAMPS OPEN WITH l5,00O STUDENTS

Washington, May 15.-The fourth efles or training camps for reserve (llicers @ opened today for a II weeks .aise With an estimated attendance { oelween l2,OOO and 15,000 students.
 'he expectations of the officers in aStse .., are borne out the latest camps m aa about 10000 names to the .my .i commissioned list, and will
 as a'se to b' ,OO the total number of of SeiS obtained from this source. TOUT camps were opened the !" ',auahce aaa at each ranging from 600
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-16
WILL HEAD FRENCH AND '' BRITISH TROOPS
 h $ Commander Will Take 1 Over Divisions Where Tanks Predominate. kEANs GREAT U s. ARMY AT FRONT
.,,;oot;on of Allied Armies Rapid ly Being Perfeoted-ItaIy Rash inc Men tO France Faster
 Than America.

Washington, May 15.-General
 Pershing probably soon will be com
 landing French and British troops as
 he procees of brigading American
 nits with their allies on the western
 ront goes forward. As if eXempllty-
 ng the unity of command and ac5-
 on into which the United States and
 fs cobeligerants have entered. it be-
 ame known here today that wherev
 American troops predominate in
 he brigaded divisions as the process Foes on these divisions under present Hans will be turned over to General Pershing's command.
 This plan would accomplish several |hings which the military authori-
 les consulting upon it regord very
 ssirable. It would rapidly increase he size of the American fighting Iommand on the battle line, it would Eontribute tremendously to the spirit Ii unity and concerted effort, and at he same time instead of holding large numbers of American troops be- hind the lines while training, would )urround them with seasoned veter- (ns and under actual battle condi- lions school them to be re-brigaded later with fresh American troops koming to France.
 In this way the efficiency of the British and French forces is expected b be increased, and the work of building up great fully trained and equipped fighting force in France is expected to be hastened. It had been supposed that consider hg the Italian front as part of the Festern battle front, under a decis pn reached at Versailles conference Feneralissimo Foch's authority ex- ended there. For the first time, how (ver, 1t was stated unreservedly to- lay that General Foch's supreme com hand had been extended to Italy. It Fas stated also that Italy at the pres Pnt, besides sending troops to France ? numbers equal to those being sent rom the United States, has on her pghtlng- line a arger army, more perfectly equipped than she had be- ore the great Austrian drive.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-16
'huRCH ARCHITECT HERE

aos.n maMara r. P. Graham, architect of
 s.oi' or Mass, arrived here last night bins cohference with Rev. J. J. Hig- fhnsot nv, rector of St Joseph's Catholic Fhu.on concerning plans for the new bnast %.n building. MT. Graham is the tity iiissihs "hiie Ill the m, S
 hi ,he hHleellns of the building committee Earao. ,ne church and of the% board of his 1sus auo Will be held at the rectory
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-16
SUPPLY ZONES AND
 CENTERS ANNOUNCED

Washington, May 15.-The head quarters of the gene for supply depots announced today and the territory as signed to them include:
 New Orleans, for Louisiana ana Mississippi.
 Atlanta for North and South Caro- lima, Georgia, Florida and Alaoahia' h. Jeffersonville, Ind, for Tennessee Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia ana Indiana.
 St. Louis for Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri. Illinois (south of Jackson. vile, Springfield and Decatur), ana Kansas.
 Baltimore for Virginia, Maryland and Delaware.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-16
JOHN BRUCE STABS
 GEORGE HOLLOWAY

George Holloway was stabbed five Or six times by John Bruce in an al tercation yesterday morning, on the Gus Mcdonnell place near Altheim- CT where both men are employed Holloway was taken to Altheimer whero his wounds were dressed by Dr. R. P. Woods. It was stated that he is not dangerously hurt.
 Holloway says he did not suspect that Bruce had a grievance until the latter attacked him with a knife.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-16
CROSS BORDER
 AFTER RAIDERS

Fl Paso, Texas, May 15.--Amarican cavalry crossed the border at SUIT wells Ford. so miles south Of Mara thon. Texas, in pursuit of raiders who crossed from Mexico yesterday and drove 30 head of cattle lnto Mexico from American ranches. rms was announced here late tonight p' Mai Gen. w. A. Holbrook, command CT of the Southern department, whc arrived from an inspection or tho Big Bend district.