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Evening star., 1918-04-05
TO STUDY WIRE LINES VALUE.
Interstate Commerce Order Similar
to Action on Rail Valuation.

The Interstate Commerce Commission
today ordered an investigation of the
physical valuation of forty-five telegraph
an dcable companies property and of their
financial condition, similar to the valua-
ton proceedings of railroads under way
for several years
The inquiry is understood to be under
taken principally to assist the commits
sion in passing on rate questions and in
cludes the Postal Telegraph Company and
number Of its subsidiaries, the Com
mercial Gable Company of New York,
Mackay Telegraph and Gable Company
with several subsidiaries. the New York.
Philadelphia and Norfolk. New England.
the aKnsas, American District, the Le-
high and Chicago, Milwaukee and Lake
Superior telegraph companies. Ane
Western Union is not included.
Evening star., 1918-04-05
GRANTS WRIT IN LIQUOR PLEA.
Virginia Ruling Holds State Act
in Conflict With q. s. Lawn.

RICHMOND. Va. April 5.-Action by
the supreme court of appeals of Vir-
ginia Wednesday in granting a writ of
error and allowing a supersedeas in a
case of q liquor law violation, was
based on the opinion that liquor law
violations can no longer be tried in
Virginia before a state court, but that
such offenses can only properly be tried
before a federal tribunal.
The state prohibition act in Virginia
is held to be in conflict with the Reed
Jones amendment to the prohibition
act as passed by Congress, rendering
the state act unconstitutional, null and
void.
This ruling is regarded by lawyers
as most important throughout the state
of Virginia and will, doubtless be cited
in liquor law cases in other prohibition
states.
Evening star., 1918-04-05
Armenians Retake Erzerum.

LONDON. April 4.-Erzerum, the prin-
cipal city Of Turkish Armenia. Is reported
in an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Moscow to have been recaptured from the
Turks by an Armenian corps. aided by
a detachment of Armenian volunteers.
The Armenians also are reported to
be holding other territories in the
Erzerum district.
After the conclusion of peace with
Turkey Russia evacuated Turkish Ar
menia, which the Turks reoccupied.
They began fresh series of massacres
and the Armentans undertook the orr
Sanizati0n Of an army te defetd thaaA-
Evening star., 1918-04-05
RETAIL ICE DEALERS
TO DISCUSS 1918 PRICE

Retaif Ice dealers in Washington will
be aslred BY District Food Administra-
tor Wilson to- confer with him early
next week to discuss the question of the
price Of Ice during the coming season.
The administrator has been comforting
with the Ice manufacturers, and before
making any announcement Of what he
considers q reasonable price he wants
to hear the views and know Intentions
Of the retailers.
1f is expected that the price of ice
VIII be raised from so cents to so cents
- hundred pounds. However, Mr.. VIII
son has made no expression regarding
Evening star., 1918-04-05
CITY TO BUY ARION HALL.
Brooklyn Home of German Society te
Be u. s. Rase Hnsnital

NEW YORK. April 5-Arion Hall. in
Brooklyn. home of one of the largest
German singing societies in the United
States. is to be purchased by the city
and turned over to the government for
use as base hospital Negotiations
have reached such a stage. it 10 said.
that the property will be transferred
by May /.
Since the United States entered the
war there has been a break between
the older. German-born. and younger,
and the membership has dwindlsd to
less than 500. of whom 300 are asso-
ciate members. The society. It 10 said,
plans to buy 4 smaller home in an.
other section Of Brooklyn
Evening star., 1918-04-05
FINNS INSULT OFFICERS 7
OF THE ALLIED ARMIES

STOCKHOLM. April 4.-The AmeFi>
can and British army officers. who re@
Gently visited Gen. Mannerheim. the
Finnish white guard leader, upon orr
ders from their Stockholm legations
were insulted and threatened with pers
sonal violence by Finnish oficers In q
hotel restaurant In vasa, according 10 q
report from the war correspondent in
Finland of Swedish newspaper.
NJ. Sario. the white governments foF~s
eign minister and a noted pro-German,
sat at a nearby table. the correspondent
men. although they were traveling oQ
special diplomatic pass from his Own
government.
Evening star., 1918-04-05
AIR RAIDS HIT GERMANS HARD
Many Killed and Wounded at Cob
lenz and Cologne.

AMSTERDAM. April 4.-Dispatches
to Les Nouvelles state that on the oc-
casion Of the last entente allied air
raid on Coblenz twenty-six persons
were killed and 100 wounded. Great
damage was done, the railroad station
being demolished. In the last raid on
Treves sixty persons were killed and
hundreds were wounded, the railroad
station was damaged and streets in
the neighborhood were heaped with
ruins.
In tho raid last week the Cologne
station was hit and many buildings
were demolished. A troop train stand
ing in the station was struck and many
occupants were killed or wounded. The
emperor visited the spot the following
day.
Evening star., 1918-04-05
PHYSICIANS UNDER CHARGES.
Six in Minneapolis Accused Of VIC
lating Harrison Drug Act.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. April 5-Six
Minneapolis physicians, one Of them
member Of the Medical Officers Re-
serve, who has been In service, have
been released under bond after their
arraignment In district court. charged
with violation Of the Harrison drug
act The physicians pleaded not guilty
to charges contained IN indictments
after federal authorities had investi-
gated reports that drugs had been sold
to drafted men in an apparent effort to
disoualify them for military service.
The indicted men are Lieut. Ben1a-
min Shaflet, u. 8. M. o. r., arrested on
his return from Fort Riley. Kan. and
Drs. c. d. whipple. II. W. Darby. v. H.
wilcox, r. s. Brown and Daniel Cor
don
Evening star., 1918-04-05
Delegate to C. of G. Convention.

Charles 8. Hamlin Of the federal re-
serve board. has been named by Sec
retary McAdoo to represent the Treas
ury at the sixth annual meeting OF the
United States Chamber of Commerce
at Chicago next week.
In announcing the appointment Sec
retary McAdoo said that he felt the
meeting would be helpful to the liberty
loan campaign. and afford an excellent
means Of reaching the business men
Of the country with the UssaaGA e kAa
Evening star., 1918-04-05
LOOKS INTO COMMISSION
, OF Mr.. LANES ASSISTANT

The House today passed the Anthony
resolution calling upon the Secretary
OF War for information as to why H A.
Meyer. formerly assistant to Secretary
a1a1s. received a commission as captain
in the Aviation Corps, when he is Of
draft age.
This resolution also requests that a
uee be furnished to the House of all
commisssons issued to men of draft age.
Evening star., 1918-04-05
Celebrates 150th Anniversary.

NEW YORK. April 5.-The Chamber a
Commerce Of the state Of New York celes
brated the one hundred and fiftieth annis
versary of its founding today. Repre-
sentatives from other commercial centerA
H. Outerbridge. president Of the chamber.
presided at a luncheon at which Gov.
Whitman. Gov. Edge and DIR. Nicholas
Murray Butler, president of Columbia
University, were among those who spoke.
A feature of the celebration was . ness
sage of greeting from King George Of
England.
Evening star., 1918-04-05
Rivers and Harbors Bill Discussed.

The rivers and harbors bill, which
is the smallest in many years. but
which carries an appropriation OF
s1s. .725. 900. is under discussion this aft.
ernoon in the House. Those in charge
Of the bill on both sides of the House
have tentatively agreed to set q limit
on debate before adjournment this aft4
ernoon.
Evening star., 1918-04-05
w1THDRAws SPECIAL RULE.
Purchase Of Hotel Site by q. S.
Changes House Committee Plans.

Because the Treasury Department has
already purchased the Arlington Hotel
site, with an allotment transferred from
the war emergency fund by the Presi-
dent. Chairman Pou of the House rules
committee today withdrew a special
rule for preferential consideration of
the bill carrying an appropriation of
$4,000, 900 for the purchase of the Ar
lington property.
Evening star., 1918-04-05

Representative Cooper Of Ohio today
appealed to the Department of Justice
for an investigation. in cooperation
with the police in his home city Of
Youngstown.
/ Mr.. Cooper left his home. for Wash
ington Wednesday night Youngstown
is an Industrial city with a large for
eign mill population, and for some time
Representative Cooper has felt that
there were !. W. W. agents In that
place. He has been outspoken In re-
gard to the activities of the L w. W..
and believes that a serious attempt has
been made upon his life and the lives Of
members Of his family.
Evening star., 1918-04-05
RUSSIANS COMING TO PAY
DEBTS IN U. S., IS REPORT

LONDON, April 4.-The Russian gov
ernment is sending a delegation to the
United States to liquidate Russia's war
orders with American Arms and ar
range future trade relations. according
to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Moscow today.
Evening star., 1918-04-05
THE OTHER ANGLE
Unscramb1ing the News.
BY KIRK MILLER

Narrow paragraphs for shallow read
ing are not nearly so intricate as bash
full shoes for wide bunions.
A row of gfggles 3es days a year out
Of twenty-aix letters and ten numerals
isn't as annoying as the red fannels
that have just escaped to the moths.
Americas idea is to give Germany
no quarter. not even a pewter one.
The gun that shoots seventy -siz
think of the boobs who have been
shooting at the moon all their lives.
We've been trying to tell you for a
week that doughnuts are the best
ventilated cereal on the menu, but the
editor doesn't think 1t funny. If 1t
doesn't appear today we'll try again
tomorrow.
Correspondent from Goofburg writes
that no disturbances attended the
pushing up of the clock Saturday night.
Statewide prohibition shouldn't bother
Rhode Island very much Not much!
Kaiser Is getting the reputation for
being a second Napoleon You said it
very second!
Some outlying counties still to be
heard from In Wisconsin. but they'll
have a hard time outlying Lenroots 3
10000 plurality.
So many visitors In Washington that
it's hard to figure out which will be the
home team this year.
Which proves that nothing's certain
these days except the draft call and
the rent bill
Let's ramble.
Evening star., 1918-04-05
CUNARD LINER VALERA
SUNK IN THE IRISH SEA

NEW YORK, April 5.-The Cunard
line steamship valefia. a vessel of
5.s65 tons gross register, has been
sunk in the Irish sea, according to
word received here by insurance inter-
ests. The VaIeria left here March 4
with cargo for British port At the
office of the Cunard line 1t was said in
structions had been received recently
that reports of loss Of steamers Of the
line must not be confirmed or denied.
Evening star., 1918-04-05
THE STAR FILES P. o. STATEMENT
Circulation for Past Six Months.

OF management circulation Of
Sunday published
required
1912:
w. c. managing editor
Rudolph
Newbod
FrankB B. president Washington, D. c.
W. Noyes
Theodore w Noyes
r. Fleming
X. K
All addresses
except Miranda Boyd, Philadelphia.
Of
Circulation Figures
Of of
months March 81 1913:
'Ao 80 Circulation
Sunday
Net $4,000 es1so
Total
(signed)
subscri Of
SMITH.
March Circulation
Average circulation for the month March. 1915
palys ezee4s anndays zhsSx .-.--.4------
Evening star., 1918-04-05
GOV. EDGE TO RUN FOR SENATE
New Jersey Executive Will Go Be
fore the Republican Primaries.

TRENTON. N. J., April 5.--Gov. Walter
E. Edge today announced his candidacy
for United States senator. He will go
before the republican primaries next Sep
tember seeking the nomination as success
sor to David Baird, whom he appointed
to serve the unexpired term Of the late
Senator Hughes. which runs until March
3 next.
This means a three-cornered fight for
the republican nomination with Col
Austen Colgate of Essex and George L.
Reicord OF Jersey City. who have al
ready announced their candidates. as the
other principals
Evening star., 1918-04-05
ROBERT B. CUTTING DIES.
Prominent 7. II. G. A: Worker Suc.
cumbs at an American Base Hospital

PARIS. April 4.-Robert Bayard Cut
ting of New York, Y. NJ c. A work.
er, died at an American base hospital
Monday after an operation. The burial
took place, Tuesday. the funeral ssrv-
ice being conducted by Rt. Rev. Charles
H. Brent. Protestant Episcopal bishop
of the Philippines
Mr.. Cutting was associate organizing
secretary of the Y NJ. c. A. and was
charged with opening new areas In an
advanced section of the front.
Evening star., 1918-04-05
Lloyd George Returns From Front.

N LONDON, April 4-Premier Lloyd
George returned to London this morn
ing from visit to the front, says an
ef1cSa1 announcement tonight. The
HFffish primt minister accompanied NJ.
c1enenceau. the French premier They
yfkited Field Marshal Haig and Gems.
fot.h. Petain. Pershing and Bliss
Evening star., 1918-04-05

~ - tnSs,ynev. srnisvs the loan shark
6uslness o. AsAinsts oootiege1nE
Il have made the pronteer his own IN.
former by proposing an ircom +; ne .n ,,sy
Csy to reach him. Nobody makes a re-
ftufn unless he Is q rent pronteer unoe1
the terms Of this bill
Mr. Johuson said that when no intro
auced his bill It had been assaneo IN IN
many quarters as unconstitutional. par
ticuiarly in the local press.
ssI. refee moro particularly to The
star" said Mr.. Johnson IN the nrss
ed3tortals in The Star the bill was neio
TO be unconstitutional. I think the
writer has gained q little more knowl-
edge OF the Constitution since then. He
aid not even distinguish between a re-
troacttve tax, law and ex post facto
inw. He did not know that Congress
has the right to abridge contracts,
which has been admitted by all.
Right to Abridge Contracts
Senator Dillingham; asked II Mr.. John
uon believed that Congress had
moral right to abridge contracts Mr.
johnson replied that he thought SO
Rnd that he thought the states should
have the same rights
l. Mr.. johnson charged that the Tlnk-
ham bill had been written by the real
.kstate interests in the District he
.insi sted the provision In the Tinkham
bill which would suspend the rent
Axed by the rent administrator un-
ri an appeal to the board of appeals
had been decided was entirely in the
Interests of the landlords
1T was not for the benefit OF the vic
Tins, but for the benefit Of one who is
20 practice extortion that this was put
into the bill," he said.
= Mr.. johnson also criticised the pro-
vision for the appeals board. which
states that its members shall be resi-
dents of the District. What i said
about having the rent administrator a
resident of the District applies to the
Appeals board he said.
j The rights given to the rent admins
traitor under the Tinkham bill con-
stantly to change rents would poster
the tenants to death. said Mr.. johnson.
The other day at hearing on the
BILL" said Mr.. Johnson. Senator Hollis
asked il there was any one who want
ed to speak for the tenants. There were
thirty six men in the room besides the
committee. There was an ominous ST
lence."
Evening star., 1918-04-05
COAL Dealers hit
BY ACTION OF OPERATORS
Notified That Thirty Cents . To4
Reduction, Ordered by Fuel Admins
istration, Has Been Withdrsvn.

Washington coal dealers are today
expressing both surprise and concern
over notification by the coal operators
from whom they procure their supplies
that the 30-cent per ton reduction ors
dered by the National Fuel Administers
ton in the wholesale price Of anthraA
cite. and effective April 1. has been
withdrawn.
1t became known today that a numA
Der of local dealers had been so notified
and it is assumed that all received sims
liar word from the wholesalers The
80 cents per ton reduction in the retail
price. on the other hand. has not been
withdrawn.
THE national fuel administration
ordered a reduction of 80 cents In the
wholesale price Of anthracite. TO go
into effect the first day of the present
month, and local dealers were accord-
ingly directed to reduce their retail
prices by the same amount ]. Maury
Dove, president of the ]. Maury Dove
Coal Company, one of the dealers who
has received notification from tho
wholesalers from whom he procures
his supply. said this morning.
Local Dealers Reduction Stands.
The reduction of 40 cents a ton
wholesale has been withdrawn; yet
local dealers have not been allowed to-
| change their prices and no intimatfon
has yet been received by them as to
whether or not they will be allowed to-
do so.
IN addition to and prior to this re-
duction the local fuel administration.
ordered a reduction in the local dealers
margin of profit of 25 cents . ton ON,
anthracite. The total reduction In their
margin is now, therefore. the very cone
siderable one Of IS cents ton.
There is very little anthracite ooms
ing into the city now" he conoluded.
and until Wholesale prices are hxed
dealers here do mot look for mucA fm~
trovement in the receipt OF this cons
modify"
Evening star., 1918-04-05
Three City Blocks Included in
Whuiesaie District Raced;
Origin Uncertain.
SAID TO HAVE STARTED
IN SEVERAL PLACES
Eighteen Concerns Lose; Explosions
Arouse City; Six Fremen Hurt;
Boy Loses Life.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 5.-Fire
last night destroyed three city BLOCKS
Of buildings and damaged more or less
many others. Confronted by a loss Of
So. 600. 900 to S5,o00.O0O, the wholesale
district, situated in that part of the
city known as the West Bottoms. at
the confluence of the Kaw and Mis-
souri, rivers, today began to take stock
of the damage wrought.
Uncertainty as to Origin.
Thomas P. Flahive, chief of polios.
who, with the fire department of1c1als,
at first secuted the idea that the hre
was of incendiary origin, TO-DAY s9io
that reports to him indicated the nre
same time" and that he would maka
an Investigation, He said he had no
positive information that the IRE was
Intentionally set.
Other reports were that the nre
| started in a car of basket. at the Aber-
nathy Furniture Company storage
building on st. Louis avenue It was
pointed out that the flames were car.
ried 80 rapidly by a strong wind tna1
1t possibly gave rise to the idea tna1
they broke out in several places stimuli
taneously. No war materials are stored
or being manufactured in the district.
it is said.
Buildings occupied by eighteen busi-
ness concerns were destroyed. Tho
structures themselves were mainly OF
minor value, it was said. but the con-
tents of several were valuable The
damage to the buildings not destroyed
will mount high. 1t is believed
Six firemen were injured, none Sort-
ousiy, and Nicholas Stefel, ten years
old, was run over and killed by a fre-
mans motor car.
A series of explosions Of chemicals
sounded like a machine gun turned
loose.
Astor Hous, Destroyed.
The old Astor House, famous years
ago when the Union stAti0n Was To-.
Gated in the West Bottoms. was one OF
the buildings destroyed.
Estimates said to have been made
and given on concerns
that suffered damage to the extent OF
100000 or greater were:
Ridenour-Baker Grocery Company.
$260, ,e00: Brite Mawnin Grocery Com
pany, $500, Gee e.Thompson-1fnnro- !.
Chemical Company. $20e. .00a; Great
Western Manufacturing Company, $780,
900: C. A. Murdock Coffee Company,
$500, zee: Webb Brothers' Betting Com
pany, $15o, ,00o; American Steel and Wire
Company, $2s0.0 Geo; Lowe Brothers
Paint Company. $780, 200; Waukesha
Brewing and Spring Company, $780,
600: Kansas Moline PIow Company,
| $100. 900. Ga
Today officials of an undsrwrftersfGs.
sociation said 1t still was impossible to
obtain more than a rough estimate Of the
loss. which they placed at $4,000. 600 to
$6, ,000, 600.
Evening star., 1918-04-05
Features

GENERAL PERsHiNo TO woM-
en- OF AMERlcA-ln an inter-
view with Edward Marshall, a
war correspondent for The Sun
day Star. Gen. PershIne sends a
nseasa9e Of assurance to the
mothers, wives and sweethearts
Of soldiers In France.
ANIMALS IN THE WAR ZONE
SHOW AN UNeANNY SENSE
OF IMPENDING ATTACKS BY
THE HuNS-An unusually inter-
estina sideIIsht on the war from =
the 5aeIie pen of STERLING
HEiLIG.
THE GOVERNMENT, THROUGH
DEPARTMENT OF AcRicuL-
TURE. URGES THE PLANTING
or CITY GARDENS.
The RAMBLER CONCLUDES
RATtv OF EARLY
= HOMES AND SHOPS ON r
STREET.
THIS COUNTRY As A PROS
PEcTIvE PURCHASER OF THE
DUTCH WEST iNDiEs-A timely
article, repIete with little known
facts. by CHARLES M. PEPPER.
THE OBSERVER.
THE ADVENTURES OF A WAR
GARDENER IN WASHINGTON.
LIFE AND WORK AT HOG 49,
LAND, UNCLE SANS BIGGEST
ShlPYARD-An article OF un-
usual Interest, by FRANK G.
CARPENTER.
coMeiNo THE COUNTRY FOR
PEOPLE WHO FAILED TO RE-
PORT THEIR INC ME s.
}. JAMES q. MORROW tells how
Uncle Sam 10 going after deIIn-
qusnts, who, either through nssli-
asnes or through dlshonssty. fall
Cd to report tho amount Of In.
) como tax they owe the govern
ment.
} You win ind these articles In the
Special Features Section Of The
Sunday
Star
Il -
Evening star., 1918-04-05
French Deputies Approve Budget.

PARIS, April 1.-THE chamber Of
deputies today adoptsd in its entirety
the hudsst Cor ths sssssA quartz. g
Evening star., 1918-04-05

Some outlying counties still to be
heard from In Wisconsin. but they'll
have a hard time outlying Lenroot's 3
10. 900 plurality.
Evening star., 1918-04-05

So many visitors In Washington that
| it's hard to figure out which will be the
home team this year.
Evening star., 1918-04-05

Which proves that nothing's certain
these days except the draft call and
the rent bill
Let's ramble.
Evening star., 1918-04-05

Correspondent from Goofburg writes
| that no disturbances attended the
pushing up of the clock Saturday night.
Evening star., 1918-04-05

Narrow paragraphs for shallow read
ing are not nearly so intricate as bash
full shoes for wide bunions.
Evening star., 1918-04-05

| Statewide prohibition shouldn't bother
Rhode Island very much Not much!
Evening star., 1918-04-05

Kaiser 10 getting the reputation for
being a second Napoleon. You said it
very second!
Evening star., 1918-04-05

A row of giggles 365 days a year out
of twenty-six letters and ten numerals
isn't as annoying as the red fannels
that have just escaped to the moths.