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Evening star., 1918-01-29

At meeting of the republican ma
tional congressional campaign COM
mittee last night Representative Frank
P. Woods of Iowa was reelected chair
man. Friends Of Mr.. Madden OF Illinois,
who had been conducting a campaign
for him, abandoned their efforts and
no other name was presented for the
craftsmanship.
Representative julius Kahn, + Cali
fornia and Representative w. R. Wood
of Indiana were elected vice chairmen.
Representative E. H. Warran of New
Hampshire was elected secretary and
former Senator Nathan B. Scott of this
city was reelected treasurer.
A subcommittee, consisting OF Repre-
sentatives Graham of Pennsylvania and
Mondell of Wyoming, and Senator
Sutherland of West Virginia, were ap-
pointed to revise the bylaws and rules
of procedure of the committee. 1t will
report to meeting of the full commit
tee next Friday night, at which time
will be determined the method Of ap-
pointing the standing subcommittee,
finance, ways and means, ETC.. for the
coming campaign. At that meeting
the method of collecting campaign
funds and settlement of the question
Of employment of authorized collectors
for the committee.
1t is said that an important develop
ment may be made in campaign meth
DDS for the coming political season by
cooperation of the congressional COM
mittee with the special committee of
senators which has charge of the cam
paigns for United States senatorships.
1t is urged that there should be closer
teamwork between these two organiza-
tions in states where there are con-
tests for House and Senate seats this
fall.
Evening star., 1918-01-29
HEADS COMMITTEE /
!. 0NHOUS|NG CLERKS
Edward E. Clement, Active in
Citizens Associations Work,
Named Chairman.
FOR CANVASS OF CITY,

Edward E. Clement, active worker int
the Federation of Citizens Associations.
today was selected to be chairman Of
the housing committee Of the District
Council of Defense. The committee is
charged with the duty of finding ac~
commodations for thousands of clerks
coming here to do the governments
war work.
Mr.. Clement was selected by Williams
II. Baldwin chairman OF tho defense
council The Commissioners approved the
selection. Since the resignation several
weeks ago Of DR.. r. s. Woodward as
chairman Of the committee, Mr.. Baldwin
has been handling the housing problem In
addition to his numerous other duties as
chairman OF the council.
Also Heads War Work Committee.
Mr.. Clement also is head of the war
work committee of the federation,
which is to direct a cfty-wids canvass
to list every available room for the use
OF the newcomers in the government
service
Blanks are being printed which Will
be given to each association represented
in the federation. The presidents oe
these organizations will be requested
to appoint special committee to go
| through their respective neighborhoods
with the blanks, appealing to each
housekeeper who has room to spare to
| fill out the blank.
To Ask Residents to Help.
| Details for the canvass will be works
| ed out at the meeting of the federation
| in the board room OF the District Build-
| ing, Saturday night. The members who
\ make the canvass will be told to im-
press upon the people of their sections
that they are not asked to perform a
charity nor are they urged to go into
| the boarding house business, but mere-
| ly to accommodate men and women
whose clerical work in Washington is
| essential to the carrying on OF the
war.
In announcing his selection for a
| head of the housing committee Mr..
Baldwin said he had heard of Mr..
Clements activity in civic matters and
| felt sure he would greatly strengthen
| the force now at work on the housing
problem.
| Edwin 8. Hege is making rapid progs
ress in listing rooms at the registration
office of the District Council of Defense.
| 1921 New York avenue. The rooms se-
cured by the citizens associations in
| their proposed canvass will be listed at
/ this central office, but housekeepers
who have spare rooms are urged to list
them personally as soon as possible.
Evening star., 1918-01-29

this effect after the minority. made up
of minimalsts and social revolution
lists of the right, had sought vainly to
persuade the adoption of policy hatiy
against separate peace. During the
debate Foreign Minister Trotzky de-
clared he could not give a guarantee
that he would not sign separate
peace, saying:
ITO cali a separate peace a disgrace
is blasphemy in the sight of blood
covered Europe"
Germans Mask Intentions.
Foreign Minister Trotzky, addressing
the congress of councils of workmen's
and soldiers delegates on the question
Of peace Saturday night, declared that
the Germans had masked their real
Intentions with fine words. but were in
reality demanding all they could get.
They thought Russia needed peace
at any price," Trotzky said. 'They
were mistaken. This is not the posi-
tion of the workmen's and soldiers gov
ernment. We still insist on a demo-
cratic peace.
When the nation has become ex-
hausted and when all the efforts that
have been made have proved unsuc-
cessful then it might be possible for
the nation to conclude an undemo-
cratic peace. but the present govern
ment has not yet reached that position.
But. If under force of circumstances
it would be forced to sign an undemo-
cratic peace. 1t would never tell the
people that it was a democratic peace"
Report Is Denied.
LONDON, January 29.-The report
that NJ. Trotzky and NJ Kamenefr are
on the way back to -Litovsk is
denied by the semi-official Russian
news agency. A dispatch sent out to-
day by the news agency says NJ. KAN
eneff is going to Stockholm, London
and Paris with the object of informing
the allied governments concerning the
progress Of the peace pourparlers.
Evening star., 1918-01-29
To Call Separate Peace
Disgrace Is BIasphemy,
Is Trotzky Declaration
nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PETRoGRAD. Monday, January 2s.-
Leon Trotzky. the bolshevik foreign
minister. and M Kamener. left Petro-
grad today for Rrest-Litovsk to re-
sumo the peace negotiations with the
central powers. The congress of the
councils Of workmen's and soldiers.
delegates, while deploring the imperial
istie tenor Of the German peace terms.
approved all tho actions Of the Russia n
delegation and charged the government
to continue the negotiations.
The congress adopted = resolution to
Evening star., 1918-01-29
Ban on Paste and Noodles.

The food situation In Italy has
become SO serious, official dis
patches from Rome today said,
that public restaurants in the prov
ince of Rome are prohibited from
serving pastes and noodles. the
most popular kinds OF food with the
Italians.
This is an indication, the dis
patches say. of the sacrifices to
which the Italians are obliged to
submit in order that the necessary
rationing for the troops may be
provided.
Evening star., 1918-01-29
PEACE ONLY WITH VICTORY.
Former President Taft Delivers Stir.
ring Address at Camp Meade.

CAMP MEADE. Nd. January 2s.-In
a stirring speech to the officers at Camp
Meade yesterday, former President Taft
declared that there can be no peace for
the world without complete victory for
the allies Present peace proposals, he
stamped as seditious or ill-advised.
Mr.. Taft said the country must be deaf
to all pleas for an inconclusive peace;
that he wanted the United States to send
S 900, 900 men into the trenches in answer
to present peace proposals.
Evening star., 1918-01-29
Monument Visitors to
"Walk Up" on Tuesdays

Visitors to the Warrington
Monument on Tuesdays, begin
ming today. will have to use
the stairs II they want to see the
view from its top.
A statement from the office OF
the superintendent of public
buildings and grounds an
nounces that to comply with the
request of the fuel administra-
ton regarding fuel conservation
the power plant at the Monument
which operates the elevator will
be shut down each Tuesday uD to
and including March 26. Tho
Monument, which is classed In
with the theaters in this case,
will be open ms usual ON those
days, but visitors must use the
stairway.
Evening star., 1918-01-29
General Suspected.

Gen. Stcherbatchen for some time
has been out OF the good graces of the
bolsheviki. Recent dispatches said
that he was suspected Of working with
the Ukranians and the Rumanians
the attempt by the bolsheviki to arrest
the Rumanian royal family was frus-
trated by him.
Evening star., 1918-01-29

In compliance with her oft-expressed
wish, Mrs. Emma Cameron Van Sickle,
who died recently at McGregor, Iowa,
nine husbands in the front yard Of her
home. on the BLUFFS overlooking the
MissiSatppl
Evening star., 1918-01-29
Disorders Last Weeks.

Disorders have been prevalent in Fin
land for several weeks, and news dis
patches from Stockholm yesterday said
a revolution was in progress In the
eastern provinces. The issues lie be-
tween the Finnish government, which
declared complete independence of Rus
sia and organized the White Guard. and
the bolsheviki and Russian Red Guard.
The bolshevik government apparently
Is willing to agree to Finland's separa-
ton from Russia, it's opposition to the
Finnish government being based on the
ground that 1t is bourgeois. The Red
Guard proclaimed civil war last week
and was said to have received the prom
ise of aid from the Petrograd govern
ment In reply to a protest made by
Finland, the Russian government said
1t must support the proletariat of Fin
land in the struggle against the bour-
geoisie-
Evening star., 1918-01-29
Exclusion From School, Penalty.

The hfty-sevsnth birthday of the
state Of Kansas is to be celebrated in
Topeka tonight with q banquet.
Evening star., 1918-01-29
Steamboats, Caught in Ice.

Eagle Line steamboats,, St Louis
packets. several Tennessee river and
other smaller craft were IN tne hai poi
here when the gorge broke me posa =
rocked and swayed with the impact OF
the ice. Additional cables hastily were
nm to shore. but failed to hold them as
the pressure of the ice became greater
and one by one they were torn IRON
their moorings and swept on down the
river.
are expected to reach Cairo. ILL., late
this evening.
EVANSVILLE. Ind, January 29-1ce
in Green river broke today and gorges
are being formed at several points:
tugboat was torn from Its moorlngs
and swept along for several miles pc
fore heing brought to shore. Green
river is rising rapidly and several boats
are endangered. One of the most threat
ening gorges is above lock at Roches-
ter, KY.
about two feet thick. Rivermen antlcl-
pate trouble when it breaks.
KNOXVILLE. Tenn. January "a
Reaching stage of 22.5 feet above low
water mark. Tuesday morning. the
higher than the flood mark. stage OF
rs feet Is expected by Tuesday night
Crops on lowlands have been badly
damaged. Many small craft are sub
merged. as are buildings in close prox-
unity to the river. Tributary streams
above the city are out of banks. due to
: recent heavy SHOWS and rains. A high
er tide is anticipated.
Cumberland Reaches High Point.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. January 20
Cumberland river at Nashville was 43.S
fact at o'clock this morning and ris-
ing. The crest of the food will reach
here Thursday or Friday. when stage
of 4S feet is expected. The flood stage
Is 40 feet Lowlands here are under
water and some car lines are cut of
by backwater.
AT Burnside, KY. above here. the
highest mark ever known. 69.5 feet,
was registered at ! o'clock this morn
Ing. The business section there was
Hooded. The weather bureau reports
the water there as falling at o'clock.
Evening star., 1918-01-29
TO AMEND CONTROL
IN RAILWAY BILL
Senate Committee Agrees to
Provision Ending U. S. Ope-
ration After War.

The Senate interstate commerce COM
mittee by vote of Z to today decided
to amend the administration railway
bill to provide that the government
shall relinquish control over the rail-
roads within one year after the end
of the war.
Some committeeman who opposed this
change announced later they would en-
deavor to have the committee rescind
its action. and il they failed. they
would submit minority reports.
In reaching this decision the Senate
committee decided to accept Senator
Watson's amendment introduced some
weeks ago.
were Chairman Smith. Senators Pome-
rene. Underwood, Watson, Townsend,
Mclean and Kellogg. Senator Poindex-
ter, who opposed this action, announced
unless the committee later reconsidered
its vote and rejected the amendment he
would present a minority report.
Consider Amendment.
The committee also considered an
amendment presented by Senator Kel-
logg authorizing the President to give
up control over railroad or system
of railroads when the necessity for re-
tanning supervision had passed
A vote on this proposition will he
taken at another session later in the
day.
Discussing rate making, as provided
in the administration railroad bill un-
der consideration by the House inter-
state and foreign commerce committee.
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Anderson said that 1t is the expecta-
tion of the President, in whom the hill
vests rate-making power. that the roads
under federal control will be self-sus-
tanning.
Aims to Avoid Burden.
He said the President wished to ar
range it SO; that it will be unnecessary
to burden the public with additional
rates to make up a deficit
Replying to an argument of & II
Cowan Of Fort Worth. Tex, that it will
be necessary to advance rates to meet
the standard return as fixed by the hill
Mr. Anderson said the returns to the
roads under the measure will be abont
$do0,ooo,ooo less than their revenues for
1916 and 1917 Aof
Evening star., 1918-01-29
Trial Of "Ark" Prisoners Postponed

Trial of the gambling cases arising
out Of the raid on ''the Ark" alleged
gambling resort on q houseboat
anchored in the Potomac near Alex-
andrta, January 20, has been postponed
until next Tuesday. The cases were
called for trial at Fairfax Court House
today. but attorneys were not ready
70 proceed
Evening star., 1918-01-29
No More Delays in Bunkenine

Severe weather conditions yesterday did
not prevent tho coaling of the SUNNY
ships for the allies in this harbor most
in need Of fuel J. g. Parsons, in charge
of ship bunkering for the United States
Shipping Board. said today that whils
only six ships were bunkered, those stili
lacking coal-numbering twenty-nine
counting yesterdays arrivals-were nor
in readiness to sail for other reasons Or
ganization Of the bunkezing situation has
now reached stage. he said, where there
would be no more delays, such as held mn
more than 200 ships here last month.
Evening star., 1918-01-29

Members of the Interstate Commerce
Commission today emphatically denied
that the commission was in receipt
of any letter of resignation from Mr.
Folk. He has been chief counsel Of
the commission for about four years.
He was Governor Of Missouri from 1904
to 1908.
Evening star., 1918-01-29
FOLK REPORTED RESIGNED.
Chief Counsel Of /. @. c. Quits, Ac-
coring to Announcement.

ST. LOUIS. January 29.-Accordine to
an announcement here today, Joseph
w. Folk, former Governor of Missouri,
and for some time chief counsel to the
Interstate Commerce Commission, has
resigned to become. counsel for the st.
Louis Chamber Of Commerce,
Evening star., 1918-01-29
PACKETS ARE SWEPT
DOWN OHIO RIVER
IN
Giant Ice Goryes Play Havoc
on Kentucky and Tennes-
see Streams.
FLOOD MARK is PASSED

Ry me Associated Presa
PADUCAH. KY. January 2s.-De-
sosnding toe gorges in the Tennessee
and Ohio rivers. converging here TO-
day. swept the winter feet OF packets
and other craft from their moorings
at upr.ver points and in the Paducah
h.,hor end carried 1t on down the
Ohio. Appeals for help from persons
marooned on the fce-bound craft plain,
ly were heard as they were eaii'eo
past this city. ,a
A report from Metropolis. Ill. saio
several packets were seen stanolns on
end in the ice as the foe passed that
place. The number of boats caugnt IN
the torrent has not been dete.ihiilea
II was said thew probably would reach
more than a dozen. A preliminary esti-
mate of the damage. if all were ioss'
placed it at more than s20O.0oo.
Evening star., 1918-01-29
Reasons for Break,

The bolshevik government, says an
announcement from the semi -of1icial
news agency. decided to break diplo-
matte relations with Rumania when
the temporary detention Of the Ru-
manian minister here had failed to
stop 'the Rumanian offensive" The
council of peoples commissaries has
issued the following orders:
"First-That diplomatic relations be
broken and that Rumanian representa-
tives be expelled from Russia.
"Second-That the Rumanian gold
reserves in Moscow be seized, the coun-
Gil being responsible for holding it, and
to return it to the Rumanian people
'Third-That the former commander
in-chief of the Rumanian front, Lieut.,
Gen. Stcherbatchen be declared a rebel
against the revolution and an enemy OF
the people. and is hereby outlawed."
Evening star., 1918-01-29
Garfield Not Especially Cheerful.

LIZ. NIdfIeiu, -Whu9 not peSS1mlStlC
was not especially cheerful in his view
Of the Immediate future. Continuation
Of bad weather. with frequent heavy
snowstorms. he said, has created a
problem that at times seemed almost
hopeless of solution. He praised the
spirit In which the people of Wash
ington and of the entire country had
endured discomfort and Inconvenience,
but. he insisted, it was no more than
had been expected of them. Dr. Gar
Held explained why the drastic coal
conservation order had been issued and
conditions came soon some further
steps might become necessary He
hoped. he said. that additional heatless
days would be averted.
Private Peat and Trooper Scott both
of whom have seen active service In
the trenches, and both of whom have
been invalided home because of
wounds, told stories of the life of a
the fact that coal is as necessary to
the making of war as are guns and
ammunition. Trooper Scott, who
fought in the Gallipo1i campaign, told
what he termed the Real Story OF the
Dardanalles." 1t was a story of the
terrible hardships endured and the
awful losses suffered by the ill-starred
expeditionary force. which was landed
on the Gall1poH peninsula In the early
days of the war in an effort to obtain
control of the Dardanelles and thus
isolate tho Turkish empire from the
central powers.
Mrs. Peat's appeal was in behalf of
war savings stamps. She directed her
talk especially to the women and chill
dren and emphasized that their con-
tributions. individually small. wouId
amount to a huge total when mnlti-
piled by millions.
Mr.. Colladay put two questions to
his hearers for a vote. one was
whether the people Of Washington
were willing to have the theaters
closed II such step was found neces-
sary to prevent suffering among the
poor. The answer was q rousing "Yes q
Then he asked those who were wilIina
TO have tbeir shovels tagged January
20, ~ Q pIedgo that they would econo.
mise In the use of coal. to raise theil
handA Apparently svsry hand went
ma
Evening star., 1918-01-29
Detles Sailors Demand.

The forces OF law and order in Hell
sinsfers are powerless because the city
is commanded by the guns of Russian
warships, which are in the hands OF
bolshevik sailors. The commandant OF
the fleet summoned the city's authori-
ties, including President Svinhufvud
and the socialist leaders, to his ship
Saturday and demanded that the gov
ernment White Guard be Immediately
disbanded. He threatened to level the
city to the ground II the order were
disobeyed. NJ. Svinhufvud replied that
the demand could not be complied with.
The Helsingfors bolshevik organ, 1zves-
tia, admit that the Red Guard has got out
of the hands of it's creators. 1t reports
that troops at various places are beyond
control, and that they have been guilty OF
numbering and plundering. Tho newspaper
adds that anarchistic conditions are pre-
vailing.
The Finnish government has sent to all
the powers that have acknowledged Fin
lands independence protest against
Russian interference in Finnish affairs.
Telegraphic communication with Petro-
grad is broken.
Peace Delegates Named.
LONDON, January 2s-The Finnish
diet has elected Ave delegates to look
after Finland's interests in the Brest-
Litovsk peace negotiations, says dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph from Copen-
hagen
Evening star., 1918-01-29
Cumberland Reaches High Point.
DISTRICT SCHOOLS CLOSE THREE
DAYS; COAL ABOUT GONE.
CONTINUED from First Page.)

show that "heatless Monday" was
strictly observed in Washington yes
terday. There were only a few cases
Of apparent violation, and there was
no evidence that they were Intentional.
Evening star., 1918-01-29
EDUCATION CHIEFS
AFTER THE ''ERATS''
AIIege High School Societies
Are Violating Edict Prohibit
ing limitations.

High school fraternities and sorort-
ties in Washington. it is charged by
school officials, have been camouflaging
and seeking to evade the letter OF the
board Of education's edict OF 1916 for
bidding initiation OF members into such
secret organizations.
Investigations made through the high
school principals. it is announced, have
disclosed that certain societies, hav-
ing incorporated themselves as ma
tfonal organizations not composed
wholly of students. have gone ahead
with their membership campaigns. 1t
ia promised that when the 1nvestiga-
t,ons are completed these units will
rsce;ve at the hands of the educational
authorities new scenic treatment
which will blot them from the land
scape.
Inquiry Not Complete.
Not enough specific cases of direct
,,,o,o+,ons have come to light to war
rant calling a meeting Of the boards
,n.c,al committee appointed to super
yise the superseding Of Greek letter
societies by other non-secret organ1za-
tions. according to school officials. The
,nvastigations must be pursued further;
when the process is complete the cases
will be dealt with through counsel for
tha District of Columbia Furthermore.
- 10 stated one Of the leading national
high school Greek letter societies. with
a Stronghold In one of the local schools.
has made preparations for the antici-
nated @ wiping-out process by engaging
legal counsel to fight the non-initia-
tion edict.
Expulsion From School, Penalty.
That it will be genuine wiping-out
rrocess is evidenced by the fact that
the penalty for Violation a Of the order
school. This proviso, II comprehensive
" invoked Will naIn9sa as automatically anf gel
INC Of the human finger in direct con-
tact with the well known buzzsaw.
Creek letter organization, with q
stronghold dn one Of the high schools
ana engaged legal counsel to fight the
order.
Evening star., 1918-01-29
STEAMERS USED TO
MOVE PARCEL POST
Freight Embargoes and the
Weather Delays Have Made
Steps Necessary.
MAIL FROM WEST LATE

Freight embargoes and weather de-
lays to freight shipments have thrown
a heavy new burden on the mall serv-
ice by adding thousands of tons to the
parcel post
Otto Praeger. second assistant post
master general, said today that steam
ers were being used for the first time In
carrying parcel post In an effort 10
forestall congestion and that various
changes in practice have been made to
speed up the service.
Owing to missed connections and
weather conditions, deliveries now are
from twelve to twenty-four hours late
between New York and Chicago, ano
from twenty-four to forty-eight hours
to the Pacific coast. Delays to soutn-
bound shipments are less. and Que mort
to shortage Of cars. which nave peer y
commandeered for military use. tnan &c
ice and snow.