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Evening star., 1918-06-17
CRIME AGAINST
J.. S. IS CHARGE MADE
-Four Persons Indicted by Grand
Jury for Attempt at Fraud
in Contract.

Conspiracy to commit crime
against the United States is charged
in an indictment returned by the
grand jury today against Joseph S.
Kohn, John Fleming. John T. Cava-
naugh and Eugene L. Sullivan.
It is alleged that they attempted to
defraud the Quaker City Raincoat
Company out of $1,000 by represent
ing that they could control the let
ting of a government contract for a
large number Of raincoats for use Of
the Army.
According to the Indictment, May 10
last the four. men made false repre-
sentation to Benjamin A. Bittan.
trading as the Quaker City Raincoat
Company. that the Army officer who
had charge Of the giving Of contracts
was crooked and could be reached"
They also stated. it is alleged, that
he was under their influence, as they
had secured his commission in the
Army, had paid for his uniform and
were about to secure for him a pro-
motion and commission Of major"
The indictment alleges that the four
accused persons pretended to Bittan
that the officer In question was in
need of money and secured $500 from
Bittan on the representation that tho
money was for the Army officer. and
was to be given to him "in considera-
ton of the corrupt award and recon-
mendation by him. Of orders and con-
tracts by the United States to Bittan
for the manufactur OF raincoats.'
The indictment declares that all
these alleged representations were
false and wsre known by the ac-
cused to be untrue and were made to
Bittan "to effectuate the object Of the
said conspiracy and thereby to cheat
and defraud."
The men are under arrest and have
given ball in the Police Court to ap-
pear for trial.
Evening star., 1918-06-17
NO STRAIN IN PAYING
EXCESS PROFITS TAXES
financiers Amazed and Believe
Country Is Prepared for Even
Greater War Burden.

Financiers are amazed at the ap-
parent ease with which the people
and business interests of the nation
met income and excess profits levies.
Not even a ripple was caused on
the market, and not the slightest evil
dence Of a strain was left on the
banks in the collection of taxes ag-
gregating $4,000. .oo0. 900. which prac-
tically was concluded Saturday night.
These facts are interpreted to
mean that the strength of the
finances OF the country is well
demonstrated, and that the nation ia
prepared to meet new financial
burdens of war.
The total taxes obtained this year
equals the amounts received by the
government for the seven years from
1911 to 1917. This sum Is more than
three times the interest-bearing debt
of the United States prior to Amer
ica's entrance into the war. The gov
ernments receipts last year. includ-
ing postal revenues. customs duties
and internal taxes, amounted to less
than $500. 100000
Evening star., 1918-06-17

battalions now fighting side by side
with the Italian soldiers: also by the
urgent appeal OF the JuEo-Slavs OF
Rumania to be allowed to join Italy
in fiehting the common enemy.
Second. That the enemy's order OF
the day to the Austrian officers. which
has fallen into the hands of the Ital-
ian command. says:
".All Of the forces and resources Of
the Austrian monarch are now, for the
FIRST time. being employed entirely
against one enemy: the entire Italian
front is to be attacked. In France the
war has developed into a movement
which will lead to the occupation OF a
country rich In food and resources.
For our part therefore, let US advance
to Verona"
Evening star., 1918-06-17
UP THE PRESIDENT WHETHER
BALL PLAYERS WORK OR FIGHT

1t is up to the President to finally
decide whether the work or fight
draft regulations shall or shall not in
terfere with major league base ball
players this season. The problem
will come to the President in due
time. but has not yet been passed to
him.
Provost Marshal Gen. Crowder ad-
heres to his original announcement
that the question will be passed upon
by the President in the regular way.
The occasion will arise on an appeal
from some local boards decision. The
work or fight" order becomes effec-
tive July 1.
So far as the provost marshal gen.
Evening star., 1918-06-17
GEN.WOOORETURNS
TO CAMP FUNSTON
10 Organize New Division on
Presidents Suggestion, Is
Report.

Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood is not 60
ing to command the American forces
in Italy nor a military expedition to
Russia, as per recent reports. but is
to remain at Camp Funston. Fort Ri
ley, Kan, to organize another dfvi-
sion of troops for service in France.
Oficial announcement was made at
the War Department today that Gen.
Wood has been reassigned to COM
mand at Camp Funston" and that the
orders recently assigning him to the
command of the Western Department
at San Francisco had been amended
accordingly.
None of the officials would say any
thing more about the case.
It is understood. however, that the
action followed a suggestion from
President Wilson that Gen. Wood be
given command Of troops II possible,
in accordance with his expressed de-
sires, rather than be placed in the
purely perfunctory position in COM
mand of a department with no troops
in it.
Gen. Wood organized the seth Divi-
sion at Camp Funston, but was re-
lieved of command of it on the eve of
its departure q few weeks ago for
France. -
Arrangements have now been made
to organize another division at the
Kansas camp under the direction OF
Gen. Wood, and it is intimated that
he may continue in that command
when the division goes on foreign
service a few months hence.
No change has been made in the
orders of Maj. Gen. Charles G. Treat.
commanding the western department,
who has been transferred to duty in
charge of the United States military
commission in Italy as the relief of
Maj. Gen. Eben Swift, recently retired
and ordered home. Who will succeed
Gen. Treat at San Francisco has not
been announced.
Evening star., 1918-06-17
No More Dressed Fleas;
Mexican Staple Crushed

JUAREZ, Mexico, June L.
War in Europe has crushed an.
other small business In q neu-
trail country. Dressing fleas for
market is no longer q profitable
business in Mexico, and the lit
tie insects have disappeared
from the showcases of curio
stores that line Gale Comercio,
I'm this rambling border town.
Dressed Heas were long sta
pie article I'm the stores and
shops here frequented by tour
lists. In little boxes no bigger
than the blunt end Of n lead
pencil, these adorned hens could
be seen through reading glasses
in all the glory of their we'd
ding or christening finery.
Mexican women toiied for days
dressing theac diminutive in
sects. using the point Of . nee
die to attach the bits Of bright
cloth and lace to the bodies Of
the wee pests. Through the mi.
croscope these dressed neas ap.
peaFed a. miniature persons,
with hats, dresses and suits
covering their tiny forms.
Evening star., 1918-06-17
PRESIDENTS FUND CUT
/ DOWN BY HIS REQUEST
House Committee Approves Special
Sum Of $4,000, 900 for Emer-
genoy Uses.

A special emergency fund OF $780,
ary use for national security and de-
fense was approved today by the
House appropriations committee and
offered as an amendment to the sun
dry civil appropriation bill pending
in the House. A fund Of 500, 600, 900
had been provided for the current
year.
The Presidents emergency fund ap-
preparation is a reduction. at President
Wilson's request. from the similar cur
rent year appropriation. in view Of the
fact that the bill makes specific appro-
priations for lines OF work from which
allotments have in the past been made
from this lump sum fund.
Sends Letter to sherley.
Chairman sheriey Of the appropria-
tfons committee read to the House a
letter from the President stating how
he had spent the emergency fund Of
this year. In this letter the President
said 1t was Of the utmost importance
that the fund: reduced to 10000. 900. be
again appropriated to be put at his dis
posal for use during the fiscal year be-
ginning July /, next.
He said that from 1t this year he
has allotted sums for the maintenance
Of the food and fuel administrations.
the War Trade Board and for the
commission dealing with the rela-
tions between capital and labor. all
now to be specifically appropriated
for, and that he had spent from it
large sums fer the repair OF ships that
were enemy-owned before the war,
which had been deliberately damaged
to a serious extent by their own
crews. He said he assumed the work
Of repairing these enemy owned ships
now was entirely covered.
Pays Investigations Expenses.
The President added that the fund
also has been used for expense of
conducting various investigations, for
ascertainment Of prices that should
be paid by the United States and its
allies for work of the secret service
and for confidential work abroad. He
said the expense Of the fiscal year
now closing convinced him that many
times during the coming year oc-
casions will arise which cannot now
be conjectured when the Presiden,
must have free fund at his dis.
posal
The President, in his letter, highly
commended the committee on public
Information. saying it's work had beer
admirably done" and that he would
be personally crippled" by any
obstacles put in its way.
mendation of the committee for the
S5o.o00.o0o emergency fund for the
President. 1t was shown by Chair.
man Sherley that there is an unex.
pended balance of $26.7eS,56s in thu
original emergency fund.
Evening star., 1918-06-17
RATED "PATR1oT1c DUTY"
German Organizations at Savannah,
Ga, Decide to Disband.

SAVANNAH. Ca, June 17.-Acting
upon advice of Rev. William Hoppe.
pastor of the Lutheran Church Of the
Ascension. special meetings have been
called Of the German Friendly Society
and the Country Club. formerly the
German Club. for the purpose Of dis
banding both organizations. DR.. Hoppe
told the members yesterday it was
their patriotic duty to do this.
w. H. Eskedor, president Of both
organizations. says the property Of
each of them will be placed in the
hands Of trustees for the duration Of
the war and he anticipates the funds
on hand will be donated to the Red
Cross or invested in liberty bonds.
The German Friendly Society has
about $4,000 in cash and the Country
Club realty is very valuable.
Evening star., 1918-06-17

erals office is concerned the work or
fight" order which specifies that par
Elephants in athletic games and sports
are engaged in non-useful occupa-
tions will be enforced by the military.
The only way base ball players and
other athletes can be permitted to
hold their present jobs, officers say, is
by order OF the President.
The rule has been made and there is
no intention of the provost marshal
general to deviate from it in even the
slightest degree. Notwithstanding
statements by base ball magnates and
sporting writer's to the contrary, the
question has not been settled and
will not be settled in favor of the
ball players until the President by
special order takes the stand that
their occupa ton is useful. Under Gen.
Crowder's order 1t is non-useful.
Evening star., 1918-06-17
PLEADS GUILTY OF
SECOND DEGREE MURDER
Peter w. Allen, Saved From Gal
lows by disqualification Of Juror,
Gets Life Sentence.

Saved from the gallows by the dis
had found him guilty OF murder in
the first degree. Peter w. Allen
pleaded guilty to murder in the Sec
ond degree today before Justice Staf-
ford in Criminal Division No. 1,
when called for a new trial.
The plea was accepted. The court
imposed a sentence of life imprison-
ment in the penitentiary.
Allen shot his stepson. Ernest ALI
len, April II, 1917. at their home
in Good Hope road. The victim also
was the nephew OF his slayer, Allen
having married his brothers widow.
Evening star., 1918-06-17
School Pupils Aid W. 8. 8. Sales.

Pupils of the Hyde and Dennison
schools in Georgetown participated
in demonstration for the sale of
war saving and thrift stamps at the
Hyde School this morning. Singing
patriotic songs and each carrying a
flag, 500 pupils of the two schools
paraded through the streets in the
of the Hyde School.
Evening star., 1918-06-17
Espionage Charge Goes to Jury.

SAVANNAH, Ga. June 17.-Fred
Vessels, 5r.. formerly city marshal of
Savannah. and whose mother and
father are natives OF Germany.
waived a preliminary examination to-
day on the charge Of espionage. He
was arrested last week and was to
have been given . hearing today be-
fore q United States commissioner.
The case will now be investigated by
a federal grand jury.
Evening star., 1918-06-17
2,0oo QUIT AT STEEL PLANT.
Strike at Midvale Works Based on
Wage and Other Demands,

A strike Of 1000 employees of the
Midvale Steel Company at Philadelphia
was reported to the Department OF
Labor today by Federal Conciliator
e. i. Greenewalt.
Minimum wages Of 72 cents per hour,
with time and one-half for overtime. and
the discontinuance Of tho practice of
teaching women to operate machines
alongside men is demanded.
Evening star., 1918-06-17
SAYS WHOLE OF UKRAINE
is ON THE EVE OF REVOLT

A dispatch reaching the State De-
partment today from Stockholm
quotes a report from Petrograd say
ing that the whole of the Ukraine is
on the eve of revolt against Ger
many.
Evening star., 1918-06-17
IS SHOT UNWARNED;;
MURDERER ESCAPES
Charles Carpenter, CoIored,
Chauffeur, Killed by Walter
QuarIes, Police Say.

While a score Of shoppers passed
along wholesale row at Center mar.
ket this morning. Charles Carpenter
a colored chauffeur for Armour and
Company, was shot and killed by an
other colored man, who, the police
say. was Walter Quarles, also a
chauffeur for the packing firm. Quarles
had not been located at noon.
Detectives Wise and Sweeney and
police of the first precinct found two
witnesses of the tragedy. Neither
was able to suggest the cause. but
saw the men quarreling Immediately
before the shooting.
The wife of Quarles declared she
did not know her husband had had
trouble with anybody. She did not
even know he owned a pistol.
Special Policeman, J. A. Broderick,
who does duty in Center market.
had Albert Mitchell, lilo 26th street,
took the wounded man to Emergency
Hospital in a motor truck. When life
was pronounced extinct the body was
taken to the morgue.
Quarles, thirty years old, former
resident of Richmond, Va, came here
two years ago and was employed as
cook at III 10th street, where mis-
wife also was employed.
Six weeks ago he went to work for
Armour 6. Co. His employers regard
ed him as one OF the best and most
reliable chauffeurs in their employ.
Carpenter also was rated valuable
employe. He resided in Benning..
work about the usual hour. About 10
o'clock Carpenter was in front Of the
plant getting a load Of meat to be de-
livered. Quarles, it Is said by the
witnesses. appeared and discharged
three shots without word to his VIC
tim.
Carpenter was unconscious when
picked up and placed in the motor
truck to be rushed to the hospital.
He did not say a word of explanation
or even tell who had shot him.
Slayer Is Recognized.
Others in the employ of the provision
firm recognized Quarles and declared
sequent to the tragedy was taken as
corroborative evidence.
Quarles entered the market after
firing the three shots. throwing away
his coat as he ran, but retaining the
pistol. 1t is thought he crossed B
street and passed through the park
near the public buildings without at
tracing attention.
His wife was found at the 10th street
house, taken to police headquarters
and questioned. She said she did not
know Carpenter or any other men who
worked with her husband. and was
unable to tell anything to aid in de-
termining the cause of the shooting
or locating the. slayer.
An examination Of the body at the
morgue showed that two bullets had
entered Carpenters body. One pierced
the left lung and caused a hemor-
rhage. The other bullet entered near
the shoulder.
Evening star., 1918-06-17
FUNERAL OF W. A. MAURY.
Was Former Assistant U. S. At
torney General.

Funeral services for William A.
Maury, former assistant attorney
general of the United States and
Judge advocate general OF the Confed-
crate states, who died Saturday at
his home, 1857 Massachusetts, avenue
Evening star., 1918-06-17
Two Officers Dismissed From Army.

Capt Frederick c. Spang, Quartermas-
ter Reserve Corps. and Capt. Charles B.
Atwill. Infantry Reserve Corps. have
been dismissed from the Army by direc-
ton of the President as a result of their
conviction by courts-martial of violating
certain articles of war
Evening star., 1918-06-17
Lenine to Visit Berlin and Vienna.

AMSTERDAM, June 16.-The Berlin
Vossische Zeitung says Nikolai Lenine.
premier Of the bolshevik government
in Russia. II planning to visit Ber-
lin and Vienna, in order that he may
the states Of the central powers.
Evening star., 1918-06-17
Alfonso to Receive Mr.. Kahn.

MADRID. June liking Alfonso
will receive in audience Tuesday Otto
H. Kahn. New York banker. who ID in
Europe on an important mission, Mr..
Kahn recently was in Paris, where he
conferred with government officials,
Evening star., 1918-06-17
WAR ON BOOTLEG
BAND WAKES WARM
Police Department Hopes to
Rid Washington of Illegal
Selling.

with twenty cases Oh Illegal liQuof
selling scheduled to come up for trial
in the Police Court tomorrow and
Wednesday, members of the police
department, under the direction Of
Maj. Pullman. superintendent of
police. made renewed efforts today
increasing and law-defying band of
bootleggers. Nine of these cases will
be called tomorrow and eleven on
Wednesday.
Charlotte Downing and Robert W.
BIcKeen. eotn colered, were arraiSn-
cd in Judge Hardison's court this
rneyn:ng on a charge Of unlawfully
selling liquor, but both pleaded not
guilty and demand a jury trial. Sew
eral other cases are scheduled to
come up this afternoon.
Whisky in Motor Truck.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Ring
gold Hart today placed three charges
importing for sale. trafiicking in and
soliciting and receiving orders for the
purchase of liquor-against Gertrude
Carter and Harvey johnson. both col
ored, who were arrested Saturday. In
a motor truck which johnson was
driving were found more than 1000
half-pint TASKS of whisky. which ne
had brought from Baltimore and was
delivering to persons from whom he
had previously taken orders. The
police say that Johnson claimed he
sold the liquor for 81 a case, and was
making net profit Of about $40 day.
This case was called today. but
counsel for the defendants asked for
be brought up In the morning. The
maximum penalty on each Of these
charges is a fine of $1,000 and one
years Imprisonment, with an addi-
tional years Incarceration in default
of the fine, while the minimum is a
fine Of $500 and thirty days imprison-
ment.
Mr. Hart today stated that compe-
tent citizens OF Washington could be
of great value to both the police de-
partment and the court in it's cru
sade against bootlegging II they
warrant for the arrest Of any alleged
illegal liquor sellers.
Bought From Bootleggers.
Eleven cases OF drunkenness were
tElSu uu6S SOuit tLfc
morning, and in virtually every case
the defendants claimed they bought
their liquor from bootlegeers. Samuel
Walters, who was nned $40 for being
drunk, told Judge Hardison that he
purchased his liquor from a colored
man in front OF the Union station.
Three other men claimed that they
were accosted in parks in Southwest
Washington by colored men and wom-
en- and asked whether they wanted to
buy liquor.
Another colored man told Judge
Hardison that he went to Baltimore
Saturday to purchase whisky and the
judge replied: why go to Baltimore
after whisky when you can get
plenty right here?"
Andrew Wilson OF the Anti-Saloon
League stated this morning that he
believed not one-third the amount OF
liquor is consumed in Washington at
present that was used before the pro-
hibition law went Into effect, notwith-
standing the activity of the bootleg
gers. I'm regard to the quality of
the liquor sold here" he said, Il do
not know anything about it,"
Evening star., 1918-06-17
w. C. POTTER, new YORK,
FOR AIRCRAFT BOARD

William. C. Potter of New York was
nominated today by President Wilson
to be a member of the aircraft board
Evening star., 1918-06-17
NO PACTS FOR PAY
TO ROADS BY j. S.
Counsel for R. R. Office So
Testifies at House Com.
mittee Hearing.

No contracts have yet been made be-
tween the government and any rail-
road regarding compensation during
the period Of government operation.
J. Barton Payne, counsel for the
railroad administration, today so tes-
titled before the House interstate COM
merce committee. hearing q resolution
extending to January / the time for
relinquishing control of any road.
Although we have worked diligent-
ly on a standard form Of contract, we
have not yet made a single contract
with any road" said Mr.. Payne.
Every conceivable question has been
raised. There are no difficulties that
will not be ironed out, but everybody
wants to be heard"
Passage of the resolution 10 neces-
sary, Mr.. Payne said. SO the railroad
administration may have ample time to
deal with the problem of the short
line roads. Under present law the ad-
ministration must relinouish by July
l or retain operation of them.
Should Deal While o. s. Has Power
IF we fail to relinquish the roads
and lose the right Of contract, we
must accept the terms offered by the
roads, declared Mr.. Payne. I'VE
must be able to deal with the roads
while the government has the power
OF REIMBURSEMENT. 50 as to assure fair
treatment to both the government and
the railroad owners"
An amendment to the resolution
offered by counsel for the short-line
roads which DrODOses non -relinoufsh-
ment Of trunk and short line COM
peting roads, would deprive the gov
ernment Of the right Of relinquish-
| ment, said Mr.. Payne
No national necessity has arisen to
demand the government assuming
| control and operation Of any electric
interurban lines in the country. Mr..
! Payne told the committee. The re-
cent freight rate increase, he said,
was necessary because operating reve-
nues were smaller than operating
! costs.
Evening star., 1918-06-17
Socialist Arouses Enthusiasm:

Harmonious enthusiasm marking
Saturdays session Of the italian
chamber of deputies. at which the So
cialist leader Turati declared all po-
litical lines must be obliterated until
victory was achieved at the front, was
the subject of an official radiogram
today from Rome.
Points of Premier Orlando's COM
munication were outlined in the dis
patch as follows:
That Italy's solidarity with the
oppressed nationalities Of Austria
was evidenced by the Czecho- -Slovac
Evening star., 1918-06-17
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,
w. B. WILSON, SECRETARY.

TO MANUFACTURERS AND EMPLOYERS:
When to acquainted
with the Of Employment
telephone
plant
needs
Our workers engaged in war
but the
required.
UNITED STATES EMPLOYMENT SERVICE e
J. B. Densmore, Director General
Hotel Gordon, 10th and Eye Streets.
Evening star., 1918-06-17
Twilight Recital Touight.

A twilight song recital by Ethel Gil
bort Minor. accompanied by Edith B.
Athey. will be held tonight at $50 o'clock
At the Y. w. c. A.. 61s 18th street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-30
FIVE
FRIDAYS
By
FRANK 4. ADAMS
Copyright by Frank A. Munsey
Company

Lucille. Vida, Bopp, Kent and the
captain made . ring Of faces around
the hole In the ceiling.
"Stop barking, you darn fool r. shout
ed the captain after a moment devoted
to startled surprise by all concerned.
AYE, aye, sirT' replied Jim, salut-
ing.
'Then It wasn't Tootles at ALL" Lu.
Gle was overwhelmed BY grief that
was all the more poignant because It
had been held of SO long by hope.
you have to admit that Jim is an
all around bright young fellow" de-
clared the captain proudly. 1T amt
often you can find a marine engineer
who can cook and do as good an imi-
tation Of dog as that"
But why" fixed the captain with
a malevolent eye-"why did he initiate
a dog at this particular moment? What
is the cause Of this character study Of
q canine under a foor7 Why not .
dog out in the yard chasing his tail OK
a Newfoundland pup having an argu-
ment with a dilapidated shoer
"Why, this was q little idea Of my
own" stated Captain Perkins modest
". "When I see Miss Green was go
ing to be all broke up if nothing an
swered when she whistled told Jim
there to 60 downstairs and pretend to
be the pup, Just SOS she'd feel better
"What I want to know, Mr.. Blainey,"