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Evening star., 1918-06-18
LETTER INCREASES HOPE
GUARD WILL BE CREATED

President Wilson's letter to Chair
man Dent of the House military af-
fairs committee, yesterday. in which
he urged passage of the bill to create
a new District National Guard. gave
rise to hope at the District building
today that the legislation would soon
be enacted.
The Commissioners, collectively and
individually, have Endorsed this bill.
The Presidents statements that the
police forces of the District are not
adequate for more than ordinary po-
lice duty and that "it is perhaps a
matter of rather critical Importance
that resident military force should
be available for the District of CO.
lumbia" size up the situation from the
Commissioners viewpoint.
IT consider 1t extremely important
that the bill should pass" said Com
missioner Brownlow today. The Ma
tional Capital should not be without a
resident military body, equipped and
trained for any emergency that might
develop during the war"
Commissioner Gardiner not only re-
CARDS the creation of District Ma
tional Guard as an urgent war neces-
sity Of the capital, but has announced
that, IL the bill is passed. he will Of
fer himself for enlistment as q private
in the organization. 1t is expected
that many public officials and promi-
nent business men will follow the
Commissioners example.
Evening star., 1918-06-18
QUARREL OVER LIQUOR
ENDS In SHOOTING

Conger court, a section Of thor
oughfare known as Goat alley" be-
tween 9Th and 7th, L and NJ streets.
last night about 1920 o'clock was the
scene Of a shooting. Charles johnson.
colored, twenty-seven years old. s22 L
street, was shot in the right side of
the head and dangerously wounded.
He was taken to Emergency Hospital,
and police of the second precinct in
stituted search for George Taylor.
colored, thirty-five years old, his al
legged assailant, who is fapiliarly
known to them as "Ripp."
Police learned that the men quar-
relied about liquor and money, and a
half pint Of liquor. 1t is stated, was
found on the wounded man. Numerous
persons were in the alley when the
shooting was done. The man who
did the shooting quickly disappeared.
taking his weapon with him.
Evening star., 1918-06-18
PUT TAX ON PUBLISHERS
RECEIPTS, HOUSE URGED
Substitute for Postal Zone System
Offered by News Com
pany Manager.

A tax on receipts and advertising al
a substitute for the zone system for
second-class publications was asked
today by Stephen Farrelly Of New
York. general manager Of the Ameri-
can News Company. before the House
ways and means committee at the
hearing on the revenue bill. All Of the
principal trade publications will be
stopped If the zone system is per-
mitted to become effective on July /,
he said.
Tho Post once Departments esti-
mate Of q sso.ooe,ooo deficit in the
handling Of second-class mail, is
doubly overestimated, Mr.. Farrelly
said. He said the department err
roneously charges all the deficit to
second-class matter.
One-fifth Of the publications repre-
sented by him are transported by
freight to newsdealers throughout the
country, Mr.. Farrelly said.
The American Bottlers. Protective
through a COMMITTEES,
urged a tax on hefetaiier rather than
the bother, saying the bottIers have
absorbed all the taxes SO far and can
not stand any increases.
Frank P. Glass. president Of the
American Newspaper Publishers' As.
sociation. will testify Friday.
Evening star., 1918-06-18
CARRY MFG. CO. SELLS
IT'S ICE CREAM BUSINESS
New Company, Headed by G. W.
Warden, Paul Dulaney and E. II.
Daniel, Gets the Properties.

The property and ice cream business
Of the Carry Manufacturing Company
were sold today for q figure understood
to be in the neighborhood of 81 900, 600
to new company. headed by Charles
W. Warden. Paul Dulaney and Ernest H
Daniel
Negotiations have been on for several
weeks by the new owners for the Carry
property, but it was not until today that
the transaction was finally agreed upon
The new company has been Incorporated
and organized as the Garry Ice Cream
Company, and 1t is expected title to the
property will be finally made over this
afternoon or tomorrow.
Charles W. Warden is vice president
Of tho Continental Trust Company,
Paul Dulany Is q lawyer and Mr.. Dam
iel. former vice president Of the
school board. is the present general
manager to the Carry business, The
other members Of the company have
not been announced.
Attorney J. A. F. Morgan represent
ed the new owners while Attorneys
Alexander Bell and Leo p. Harlow
represented the Carry company.
Evening star., 1918-06-18
TH|RTY-S SECOND DIVISION |
FIGHTING IN GERMANY |

The War Department authorized to-
day announcement that the 32d Di-
vision (National Guard) is now fight
ing in Alsace. Since the division has
been in action it's presence has been
identified by. the Germans, permitting
the fact to be disclosed.
The 32d Division is composed of
Michigan and Wisconsin troops which
left this country commanded by Maj
Gen. William G. Haan. under whom it
was trained.
It was soldier Of this division,
Private J. W. Guyton. who had the
distinction Of being the first man of
the American forces to be killed on
German soil. The division took over
a sector of the line in Alsace. just
north Of the Swiss border, only a
Several units of the s2d were on
board the British liner Tuscania
when she was torpedoed and sent
down by an enemy submarine last
February, and some Of the members
were among the relatively small
number of victims. Of that disaster.
Evening star., 1918-06-18
p, J, BYRNE DIES.
Was for Many Years Foreman Of
G. P. O. Bindery. z..

p. J. Byrne. for many years fore
man of the Bfndery division in the
government printing office and resi-
dent Of Washington for forty-sfx
years. died at his home, los. Maryland
avenue northeast. yesterday. Funeral
services will be held at st. Joseph's
Church tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock. Intsrment will be at his for
mer home in Auburn. N. T.. Thurs
day. ~
Mr. Byrne was seventy-one years of
age. He was born in County Carlow,
Ireland, in 1s47. and. came to this
country when q boy. He is survived
by seven children. Mrs. William D.
Ryan of Kansas City, Mo-: Miss Marie
Byrne Of Washington. George A. and
Frank NJ. Byrne of New York.. Rev.
p. F. Ryrne OF Ossfning, N. " and
John F; md -HHry II sByxne Of this
His son, Rev. P. F. Byrne, will con-
duct the funeral services.
Evening star., 1918-06-18
ACADEMY GRADUATION HELD.
Diplomas and Awards at Sacred
Heart Of Mary,

A large attendance witnessed the
graduating exercises Of the Academy
of the Sacred Heart Of Mary. sth and
c streets southwest, held last even
ing in the school hall.
Piano solos and duets were rendered,
and a short play entitled '"rhe Event
full Day" served to make the ex-
ercises attractive. Rev. q. I. ConIon,
pastor Of st. Dominic's Church, de-
livefed the address to the graduates
and conferred the medals. diplomas
and certificates.
Miss Regina Gallagher ana Miss
Clarita Wright were the graduates
Of the academic course. each receiving
medals. 40
The commercial course graduates
were as follows: Misses Mildred Low
en-, Ruth Kelly, Magdalen Herbert,
Angela Fitzgerald. Agnes Broderick,
Kathleen O'Neill, Mildred Fitzgerald.
Mary Winston and Sophia Thomas.
The evening was brought to a close
by the GleeF Club singing the class
song Of 1918. entitled "The Crimson and
the Blue" and last but not least The
Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1918-06-18
OBJECTS TO. BoMBAsT.
q. A. Traylor Recommends Change
in Method of Raising War Loan.

CHICAGO. June 1S.-'Bombasttc"
methods of raising war loans were
criticised here today at a meeting of
500 bankers from the 3ss counties
comprising the seventh federal reserve
district. The speaker was NJ. A.
Traylor, director of sales for certifl-
Gates Of Indebtedness for the district.
The meeting was to discuss the forth
coming issue of these certificates in
anticipation Of the fourth liberty loan.
"It should not be necessary to con-
duct the nerve-racking and energy
consuming campaigns that up to the
present we have conducted to raise
the credit necessary to conduct the
war;" Mr.. Taylor said. I'VE some
times wonder what our enemies think
when they read Of the bombastic cam
paigns necessary for US to conduct in
order to procure the one absolute es-
sential without which our entire pro-
gram is conceived in. folly and will
bear fruit in disaster"
Evening star., 1918-06-18

Frank N. Meyer, one Of the leading
explorers Of the Department Of Agri-
culture. and the man who gave to the
western world many new plants Of
the orient, is dead in China.
He disappeared June from
steamer between Hankow and Nam
king and q week later his body was
found in the Yangtze river thirty
miles from WI Hu. No further de-
tails Of his death have reached the
bureau Of plant industry. with which
he was connected.
Mr.. Meyer had travelled as an ag-
riculturai explorer through China,
Siberia and Tukestan for nearly ten
years. There are now growing in this
country hundreds of species and va
rieties Of plants he discovered and
successfully introduced. He also won
distinction as a botanist through the
discovery Of the existence in China
Of true species Of hickory.
Discovery Gives Him Distinction.
The discovery by Mr.. Meyer of the
home Of the chestnut bark disease and
the existence in China OF blight-re-
sistant species Of chestnut which re-
fuses there to succumb to its attacks
gave MIN q special olSunCtlOn among
botanists.
No other explorer Of the department
offices has approached Meyer In the
number and variety Of his discoveries or
his skill in landing in America living
material from which thousands Of plants
Of foreign species were propagated and
distributed throughout this country.
Had Rare Experience,
Meyer had the rare experience Of
living to see large numbers of fruit
trees, of some of his introductions in
Fearing. and Of standing under the
shade OF trees grown from seeds and
cuttings which he himself had gath
cred in the wilds Of China and Turk
estan. Had he lived longer he would
doubtless have seen several lmpor-
tant plant industries established with
the plants which grew from the cut
tings or seeds which he sent in to
Waehington.
His work had a peculiar interna-
tiona1 interest, for the plants he
found, whether in the wilds of China
or the mountains Of Turkestan, were
made available to every other nation
where they can be grown. The office
Of foreign seed and plant introduce
ton has sent these new plants of
expert or official who has applied for
them. and they have become. SO to
speak, the property Of the horticul-
turists of the entire world.
Evening star., 1918-06-18
SPANISH WAR PENSIONS
APPROVED BY SENATE.

The Senate today passed a bill in
troduced by Senator Thompson of
Kansas and indorsed by the United
Spanish War Veterans. granting pen
sions of s12 monthly to widows of
Spanish war and Boxer rebellion vet
Grams, with allowances of 80 monthly
for their children under sixteen years
Of age. It is estimated that $4,000 new
pensioners will be provided for, at a
cost to the government of $2.50o.000
upon approval of the bill by
the House.
Evening star., 1918-06-18
TREASON CHARGE.
LAID ON 0'LEARY
Sim Feiner Arraigned and
Accused of Espionage
Also.
FIGURES IN CONSPIRACY

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. June 1s.-Jeremiah A.
O'Leary. Sim Fein leader. who was ar
rested in Washington state last week
after fleeing from trial here on charges
Of espionage act violation. arrived here
today from the west in custody of fed
eral officers.
Since his disappearance from New
York. May Z. o'Leary has been indicted
with two German subjects and four
other Americans for completely in al
legged plots to commit espionage in be-
half Of Germany and treason against the
United States.
OLeary was taken before federal
Judge Learned Hand and arraigned on
the treason and espionage indict-
ments. He pleaded mot guilty" to
both charges and was held without
bail on the treason indictment.
Attorneys Hold Conference.
The prisoner on his arrival was in
custody Of Charles F. De Woody, chief
Of the New York bureau Of the Depart
ment Of Justice. Prior to his arraign-
ment he was taken to De Woody's Office
and later to the office Of Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Matthews in the federal
building. A conference Of government
attorneys there preceded the arraign-
- f-5 h~YA
municado for an hour, O'Leary was per-
mitted to talk with newspaper. men. He
professed to be ignorant of the fact that
his brother. John J. O'Leary, is now on
trial here for alleged completely in a plot
to remove jeremiah from the courts ju-
risdiction.
Responds to Queries.
'Is 1t true that your brother helped
you to escape" the prisoner was asked.
IT think that an unfair question:
was the answer.
"Do you think a poor, lone east
erner like myself would go up against
three husky, armed westerners?
O'Leary' replied. with a broad smile
when asked whether he participated
in gun play at the time of his appre-
hension at Sara. Wash.
II have had six weeks rest and feel
were absolute rest, and I needed it.
for I was in pretty bad shape
O'Leary replied to an inquiry about
his health.
At the time of his disappearance
OLeary's relatives said he had gone
to the Adirondacks for a fishing trip
and to prepare himself for his trial.
Neatly attired in a gray suit
smoothly shaven and smoking pipe
OLeary's general demeanor was one
Of cheerfulness.
O'Leary told the court he antici-
pated difficulty in procuring counsel.
as he said lawyers in this district
are reluctant to defend q man charged
with this serious offense."
Judge Hand declared he would aid
him in obtaining counsel, and said
that he would be accorded "a fair
trial"
O'Leary's family was in the court
room during the arraignment, and as
he was being taken out Of the cham
Der by officers one of his sisters ran
to him and. embracing him, began to
cry. The prisoner was permitted to
exchange a few words with her, and
was then taken to the Tombs pend
ing arrangements for attorneys to
represent him.
Evening star., 1918-06-18
SIX OFFICERS DISMISSED
by PRESIDENTS ORDER

Six officers Of the Army have been dis
missed from the service by direction Of
the President as a result of their con-
viction by courts-martial Of violation Of
certain articles Of war. They are: First
Lieuts. Vivian B. Waddell, Infantry Re-
serve Corps. and Carroll D. Winslow,
aviation section. Signal Reserve Corps,
and Second Lieuts. Charles e. Upson,
339th Infantry, National Army; Carroll
D. Martin. s0th Field Artillery; Stanley
II. Yeager. Infantry Reserve CORPS. and
Paul B. Adams. S0sth Infantry
Evening star., 1918-06-18
GREAT BRITAIN SPENDS
$34,24O, 900 EACH DAY

LONDON. June 1S.-Great Britain's
daily average expenditure during the
current financial quarter was f6,s4s.-
900, said Andrew Bonar Law, chancel-
lor of the exchequer. in introducing a
vote of credit for f500.000.0o0 in the
house of commons today.
Evening star., 1918-06-18
REASON FOR NEW ALLIANCE.
Austro Hungarian German Pact
Had Become Complicated.

Dispatches to the State Department
today from neutral country say the
new o-Hungarian-Germa al
this time apparently because the
peace treaty of Brest-Litovsk with
the Russians conflicted with the ex-
listing alliance between Austria and
Hungary
Evening star., 1918-06-18
OFFICER DISMISSED FOR
SELLING EMPTY SACKS

Dismissal OF Capt. Frederick C.
Spang Of the Quartermaster Corps.
after trial by court-martial, for SELL
ing empty flour sacks to civilian deal
ers. at Camp Travis, Tex, was an
nounced today by the War Depart
ment.
Evening star., 1918-06-18
Fire in Bristol, Tenn, Stores.

BRISTOL. Tenn, June 1s.-Fire
early this morning. broke out in q i've
and ten cent store. a three-story
building in the heart of the State
street business district, and severely
damaged the building and stock. Nc
Neirs furniture and undertaking es-
tablishment adjoining was also badly
damaged by water. Total loss to
stocks and buildings will aggregate
Evening star., 1918-06-18
Receives Hundreds Of INQUIRIES
Section Of Statute Quoted.

The Department of Justice today
called attention to the section of the
statute as follows:
THAT no contract or ORDER or any
interest therein, shall be transferred
by the party or parties to whom such
contract or order may be given to any
other party or parties, and that any
such transfer shall cause the annuI-
ment of the contract or order trans
ferred. SO far as the United States is
concerned: Provided, that all rights
of action are hereby reserved to the
United States for any breach Of such
contract by the contracting party or
parties"
The one case Of proven connivance
between an Army officer and a con-
tractor to procure a government con-
tract has developed from the war.
The case was brought to light recent
ly in Battle Creek. Mich. The con-
tractor was sentenced to five years
in the penitenttAry, and the officer
was given sentence Of twenty years by
o court-martial.
Evening star., 1918-06-18
PLANS ALLIED LOAN

Uruguay is planning to make a loan
to the allies. an official report re-
ceived here today said. Trade and
finance in the South American repub-
lie have fourished in the last year in
spite of abnormal conditions caused
by the war. The balance Of trade in
favor of the nation has caused an In
known in this country.
Evening star., 1918-06-18
Form Of Contract Disapproved.

Attorney General Gregory has re-
fused to approve the form of con-
tract between the railroad adminis-
tration and the Consolidated Express
Company without some provision for
restoration Of competition after the
Evening star., 1918-06-18
School Board to Meet June "a.

The board of education meeting
which was to have been held tomor-
row will be held June "a instead.
There will be no meeting tomorrow.
The meeting June "a probably will be
the last of the school year.
Evening star., 1918-06-18
T. n. Judson to, "Sub" for Taft,

ST. LOUIS, June 1s.-Frederick N.
hudson. prominent lawyer Of this
city. has accepted Q commission to
substitute for former President VIII
liam II. Taft on the War Labor
Beard during the yseetion period
Evening star., 1918-06-18
Two Bulgar Planes.Leysled.

PARIS. June 17.-An oficial state
ment says:
Eastern theater: There was artiI-
lery activity, over the greater. part Of
the front. Two enemy airplanes were
brought down..
Evening star., 1918-06-18
German Women In D. c.

United States Marshal splain IL ex-
pected to announce early this week
the number Of German alien women
in Washington. Yesterday was reg
dstration day throughout the United
States for German alien women, the
registration being conducted by
United States marshals, postmasters
and police chiefs. Local registrations
were made at the ofiice Of the United
States marshal. Cards showing that
they have complied with the law will
be issued to the registrants within
fifteen days, after which no woman
may change her residence without q
permit from the officials.
Evening star., 1918-06-18
$74, 500 for Expenses.

The Senate put into the District
appropriation bill an allowance of
S74. 800 to meet the expenses of the
new guard during the next fiscal
year. This will be accepted by the
House, which has already authorized
an appropriation of $50 500. In tho
Senate appropriation S50.oo0 repre-
sents an unexpended balance at the
end of this fiscal year on account of
the expenses of the former District
National Guard. ceasing when the
organization was mustered into the
federal service.
Under the new law two regiments
of infantry and an auxiliary troop OF
cavalry will be organized by Brig.
Gen. Richard d. Sirnms. commanding
the District National Guard.
This legislation was in charge OF
the committee composed of Brig. Gen.
Simms. Lieut.. Col E. Lester Jones.
Signal Corps. q. S. A, and Capt. Win
field Jones. representing the Wash
ington Chamber of Commerce.
The bill was bitterly opposed at
hearings by representatives. Of the
Home Defense Rifles. commanded by
Col NJ A Winter.
Evening star., 1918-06-18
D. c. GUARD BILL :
PUSHED IN HOUSE
Committee Reports Favor.
ably on Measure Home
Rifles Oppose.

The House military affairs commit
tee today reported favorably tho bill
providing for a reorganization Of the
new National Guard in the District.
This measure has already passed the
Senate and 1900 men have enrolled
for the new guard and have been
legislation before being mus
tered into the service. Altogether
the new guard would number about
5000 officers and men.
The House committee substituted
the Senate bill. introduced by Sena-
tor Chamberlain. for the House bill
introduced by Representative Austin
of Tennessee. Some slight changes
were made in the verbiage in order
to prevent any man subject to the
draft from evading federal service by
enlisting in the District National Guard.
Evening star., 1918-06-18
FEDERAL AGENTS
GET MUCH PROOF
OF ILLEGAL FEES
CONTINUED from first page.)

here yesterday. but It is considered
certain that action will be taken
against a number Of commission
agents now known to have operated
in Washington, and to lesser extent
in New York and other cities.
. In the documents seized during the
raids yesterday were a number Of cir
culars distributed boldly to manufac-
turers by commission contract agents,
who stated in plain terms that they
had great influence with government
officers who let contracts and guaran-
teed to obtain orders for their clients.
In addition to the ten offices raided by
secret agents in Washington q num-
Der OF others are under surveillance.
It was reported today that some Of
these had closed their headquarters
this morning after reading of the De-
Further steps to stamp out contract
frauds were discussed today at the
cabinet meeting. Secretaries Baker
and Daniels particularly sought to
hasten inquiries into contracts let by
their departments to ascertain wheth-
er any officers actually were influ-
enced by contractors or their agents.
For two months a Department of
Justice investigation, directed by As
sistant Attorney General Huston
Thompson, has been under way to
run down persons violating the old
40" ALL OAOoAuS ACSOIAdtlOh O1 COu-
tingent fee contracts. Early in April
the department gave out a statement
warning contractors to deal directly
with the government and not to pay
commissions to middlemen.
Receives Hundreds Of Inquiries.
Hundreds Of inquiries were received
as result Of this warning. and from
these developed a number OF cases in
which manufacturers were solicited
by contingent fee agents operating in
Washington to employ them. These
men were shadowed, and the result
was the Indictment yesterday Of the
four Boston business men.
The system Of contract abuse de-
veloped first during the civil war and
prompted enactment Of q law forbid
ding subletting of contracts. This later
was Interpreted by the Supreme Court
as prohibiting the payment Of COM
missions to agents who obtained con-
tracts. The government under the
law has the right to annul the con-
tract. and the manufacturer cannot
recover.