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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-09
STRIKE DECLARED
BY BOSTON POLICE
State and City Officials Com
pIete Plans for Protecting
Life and Property.
CITIZEN FORCE FORMED

BOSTON. September 9.-The Boston
policemen's union voted last night to
call a strike effective at 5:45 o'clock
this afternoon.
While conciliatory efforts were in
progress, state and city officials and
private interests completed plans to-
day for the protection Of life, and
property in the event the strike could
not be averted.
? The policemen voted for the Stgiks
at meetings held last night after the
suspension of nineteen officers by
Commissioner Edwin U. Curtis, who
found them guilty of violating rules
announced that more than 1.40o of
the 1900 patrolmen in the city were
members of the union.
Citizens Volunteer Service.
Credentials giving the power Of ar
rest have been issued to several hun
dred citizens and a volunteer force
also has been organized.
; Volunteers include Prof. Edwin H.
-. n,
former Harvard foot ball coach; stu
dents, business men and former serv-
ice men.
Delegates to the Central Labor
Union. representing about $4,000 or
ganized workers. have pledged sup
port to the extent of a sympathetic
strike in the event the police go out,
Vote Practically Unanimous.
The vote was announced as having
been practically unanimous" Of
held in check with great difficulty a
loudly expressed sentiment in favor
of starting the strike early this
morning.
The hour set for the strike is that
of the evening roll call At that time
the day patroimen complete their
work and the night force starts in.
The strike vote is the climax of
controversy between the patrolmen
and Commissioner Curtis over the
formation of the union. Several weeks
ago the police commissioner promul-
gated an order that the members of
the force should not become affiliated
with any outside organization. I'm
mediately afterward the patrolmen.
who had been discussing the matter
for some time, formed the policemen's
union. which was granted a charter
by the American Federation of Labor,
Tried on Commissioners Charges.
Commissioner Curtis brought
charges against nineteen officers and
members of the union of having yio-
lated his order. At the request of
counsel for the union the commits
sioner himself conducted the trial of
these men.
The commissioner announced later
that he had found the men guilty of
having violated rule of the depart
ment. At roll call late yesterday he
informed the members of the depart-
ment that he had suspended sentence
OF the nineteen men: but that they
ment until sentence was imposed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-09
VICE PRESIDENT NAMED
TO WELCOME PERSHING

ON BOARD PRESIDENT WILSON'S
SPECIAL TRAIN EN- ROUTE TO ST.
PAUL. September 9.-When Gen.
Pershing returns to Washington he
President Marshall. acting for Presi-
dent Wilson. From the special train
on which he is touring the west the
President has telegraphed Mr.. Mar
shall expressing regret that he would
be absent when Gen. Pershing ar
rives. and asking that the Vice Presi-
dent extend the nations welcome.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-09
GEN. PERSHINGTOREACH .
HERE FRIDAY AT 4P.M.:
BIG WELCOME CERTAIN
GEN. PERSHING IS TO
VISIT PHILADELPHIA

Gen. Pershing will leave New
York for Philadelphia on
special train o'clock Friday
morning. He has accepted an
invitation from Mayor Smith to
visit Philadelphia and will re-
main there for couple of
hours before proceeding to
Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-09
Family Dies in Hotel Fire.

ATLANTA, September 9.-Telephone
reports today from Bremen. Pa, state
that the bodies of ]. b. Purkle and his
wife and three children of Bowden,
Ga, have been discovered in the
ruins of the Boswell Hotel. which was
destroyed by fire at Bremen several
days ago. At the time of the fire 10
was believed all the occupants Of the
building had escaped. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-09
GEN. HARRIES TO SAIL
FOR AMERICA THURSDAY

Word has been received here that
Brig. Gen. Harries, former head OF
the District National Guard, and re-
Gently stationed in Berlin. is to sail
for the United States Thursday. The
name of the vessel is not given. or
the time of arrival.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-09
Demands Police Head Be Ousted.

GREENFIELD, Mass. September 9.
"A resolution demanding that Gov.
Coolidge remove Police Commissioned
Edwin U: Curtis of Boston was adopt
branch of the American Federal M ~
Labor in annual session here. The
resolution also called for the imme-
date reinstatement of members Of the
Boston police force who had been sus-
pended because OF union membership.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-09

Fifteen Hurt as Former
Standard Car Employees De-
fly Order to Dispense.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HAMMOND, Ind, September 9.-Five
strikers were killed and fifteen
wounded today in a battle between
1000 former employees of the Standard
Steel Car Company and the police.
Two months ago 1000 workmen at
the plant went on strike for in
creased wages and improved working
conditions. Five weeks ago there was
riot between strikers and police in
which a number of persons were
injured, and as result of this out
break Gov. Goodrich sent a regiment
of the Indiana state militia to Ham
mond to restore order. The troops
ago. Yesterday 200 strikers returned
to work. and this caused considerable
bad feeling among the men who re-
fused to return.
Today when the 200 men were on
their way to work crowd Of 1000
street several blocks from the plant
of the Standard Steel Car Company
and threatened them.
Rushed to the Scene.
Twenty policemen and twenty spe-
ciaI guards employed by the company
were rushed to the scene and the
crowd was ordered to dispense.
The order was greeted with jeers
and the men refused to obey Capt.
Ben Strong, in charge of the police,
then ordered the leaders of the mob
arrested. When the police attempted
to execute the command the crowd
attacked the officers and special
guards with sticks and stones. and
several of the strikers drew re-
volvers and fired a number of shots.
The police then retaliated by firing
about seventy-five shots into the
crowd. killing five and wounding fif-
teen strikers. Later the strike lead
ers were taken into custody.
None of the policemen or special
guards was wounded in the fight.
According to the police, the mob of
strikers were led by Lieut.. Thomas
Skuba, twenty-one years old, a Pole,
who recently was discharged from the
United States Army. He wore his
soldier uniform and carried an Ameri-
can flag, which he waved during the
fieht He later was arrested.
The authorities are taking precau-
lions against recurrence of the
trouble when the 200 strikers who
returned to work leave the company's
plant this evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-09
Warehouse Workers End Strike

NEW ORLEANS, September s.-The
500 employees of the public cotton
warehouse who went on strike for
higher wages and shorter working
hours September returned to their
duties today. Wage increases from
40 to IS cents were granted, but the
working day remained at nine hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-09
Called to Vote on Suffrage.

CONCORD, N. H., September 9.-The
legislature was convened in special
session today to consider ratification
Of the federal constitutional amend
ment extending suffrage to women.
The work Of the session was expected
to be completed by the end Of the
week, III,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-09
ASKS JAPAN FOR HELP.
Wireless States Kolchak, Offers In.
ducemeuts for Reinforcements.

LONDON. September S.-A bolshevik
wireless dispatch from Moscow as
serts that Admiral Kolchak has ap-
piled to Japan for help. offering as
compensation the Russian portion of
the Island of Saghalien and the Us
sugi region.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-09
RUMAN|A WILL NOT
S|GNAUSTR|ANPACT
JugosIavs Also May Refuse.
Renner Arrives to Act for
Austria Tomorrow.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. September e.-The Ruma-
MAN delegation to the peace conference
announced today that it would not
sign the Austrian peace treaty. the
signing of which by Austria and va
rious other powers in interest is set
to take place at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning. r-
Refusal Anticipated.
Before the Rumanian announcement
was made 1t had been indicated by
members of the supreme council that
course she has announced in refusing
to sign the treaty. because of the
councils fiat refusal to grant her the
privilege of making reservations in
connection with the rights Of minori-
ties in territories detached from the
former Austrian empire, as provided
for in the peace treaty.
1t Is also considered as improbable
that the Jugoslav delegation will sign
the treaty. 1t will be granted several
days delay, however, to communicate
with it's home government The
Jugoslav objections are similar to
those Of Rumania-
Renner Beaches Paris.
DR.. Karl Renner, the Austrian
chancellor and head Of the Austrian
peace delegation, who is to sign the
peace treaty tomorrow for his nation,
arrived in Paris from Vienna this
morning.
The reply to be made to the German
note regarding the allied demand for
the suppression Of article 81 of the
German constitution. which provides
for Austrian representation in the Ger
man parliament, was again discussed
by the supreme council at today's
session. No agreement was reached
as to the terms of the reply, but it
is expected that these will be framed
tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-09
u. s. SURPLUS FOOD
IS SELLING SLOWLY
Officials Warn Public That
Post Office May Have Much
Left on Its Hands.
MEAT QUALITY ATTESTED

Unless people of Washington take
advantage of the opportunity present
ed them through the sale of surplus
Army food by parcel post, the Wash
ington city post office will have large
amounts of the foodstuffs left on it's
hands. officials warned the public to-
day. es>s5;. : s.s.s. d; 49, (
Consolidation sheets for the first
seven days of the sale. on which are
consolidated.tAesenttf panbef OF or
-ders from containers for food each
day. show that many of the items al
iotted the National Capital are scarce
ly touched.
Bacon is selling so slowly that Of
hcials cannot understand it. The con-
solidation sheets for the seven days,
tuesday to Tuesday, reveal that the
supply of 2,933 cases has been cut
only to 2,765 in the seven days.
Beef Not Selling Well.
The six-pound size of roast beef
has been reduced only from 1866 to
1852 cases in the seven days. and an
other size from but 1926 to 321 cases.
Corned beef is selling slowly also.
Those who have bought these meats
attest their excellence. it is declared,
and officials believe that the people
should realize what an opportunity is
offered and not hold back. Ample bro
vision is made for claims for spoiled
or otherwise damaged goods.
Two dozen cans No. baked beans,
about thirty ounces. can be bought
through the parcel post, delivered to the
consumer. at about so cents saving over
lowest prices in stores today. city post
Office officials said. The store sAices do
not include delivery.
Orders Slow; Execution Quick.
Sweet corn has been reduced from
2.752 to 1,648 cases in the seven days,
and dry beans from 424 to 272 bags.
Flour has been cut from 301 to 1T
100-pound bags. Green peas has been
cut down from 2,541 to 1,443 cases. Clam
chowder is exhausted. as is macaroni,
rice and condensed milk.
Black pepper has shown unusually well
in the sales. the III cases on hand when
the sale commenced being reduced to
81 cases today. Mustard, on the other
hand. is going slower, cases being
sold from the original lit cases. Canned
tomatoes are not selling well, with the
exception of the No. size.
Orders are being handled right I'D to
the minute by the city post Office force
at the warehouse at North Capitol and
D streets northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-09
ADVISES COURSE
TO REGULATE rents
Conrad H. Syme Suggests
Constitutional Method of
Checking Profiteers.
PLAN RAPID PROCEDURE

Advice as to how best to avoid the
pitfalls of unconstitutionality in
drafting the proposed law to prevent
profiteering in rents in the District of
Columbia was given to the Senate
District committee today by Conrad
H. Syme. corporation counsel. Mr..
Syme appeared at the invitation of
the committee.
The committee. after hearing Mr..
Syme, determined to proceed as rapid
ly as possible with the measure, and
to+submit it to the Senate as soon as
it can be whipped into shape.
Mr. Syme told the committee that
Congress undoubtedly has plenary
power over the District of Columbia,
and that the only question in drafting
the rents law was to avoid the pro-
hibition of the Constitution against
taking away property of citizens of
the United States without due process
of law. He said that he believed that
Congress should assert legislatively
that the conditions in Washington
with regard to the renting of houses.
apartments and rooms was such as
to warrant interference by law for
public good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-09
Regulation Must Be Reasonable.

Mr.. Syme. continuing his discussion
of the proposed law. said that the
regulation of rents must be reason
able, or else the courts would hold
the law unconstitutional on the
ground that it was taking property
without due process of law.
Senator Jones of Washington called
attention to Mr.. Symes statement
that he had no doubt law relating
to apartment house rents would be
sustained. Mr.. Syme said that the
apartment house has done, in connec-
ton with the housing Of people, what
the grain elevator has done in con-
nection with the storage of grain, and
that he believed that the apartment
lions as the grain elevator.
Senator Jones wanted to know If
Mr.. Syme believed that the regulation
of apartment houses alone would solve
the rental situation here.
That is a question of judgment" re-
(CnpkfDuod ~, Gocnn6 pa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-09
Regulation of Rents.

With such basis laid, he said, he
believed it would be possible to pro-
vide for regulation of rents here. He
said that he felt sure that the courts
would sustain such law with regard
to apartment houses, which are large
~ public in character, and that his
opinion was that it would probably
sustain the proposed law with regard
to private houses.
Among the suggestions made at
the hearing by Mr.. Syme and by mem
bers of the Senate committe were:
That the law should be made to
cover a period of five years. or until
conditions were such as no longer to
demand regulation of the rents.
That the commission to administer
the rents should be given the widest
powers. and that Congress should not
attempt to limit the amount of inter-
est which might be made Oh property
by its owners other than to say that
it should be reasonable" and the
commission should determine what
was reasonable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-09
Language Should Be Plain.

That the language Of the law
should be plain and not involved. and
that there should be no exact pro
vision allowing for depreciation of
property,
That it would be. necessary to per-
NIT an appeal from the decision Of
the commission, and, in fact, that
whether provision was made for
woni 81 ass 70 IN iaa tSs sie ese ecnres
in any event and obtain an injunc-
tion which would amount to an APP
peal to the courts.
That il an appeal be allowed, then
the government should provide coun-
sci for the tenants, SO that they
would not be put to added expense Of
defending the decision made by the
commission, and that the same thing
should apply for the benefit of the
landlord where the tenant sought to
resist the decision of the commits
sion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-09
Look to q. S. for Standards.

rome point I wish to make is that
the world is looking to America to
set the standards with regard to the
conditions of labor or the relations
between capital and labor and it is
looking to us because we have been
more progressive in those matters
We have got to have a constructive
program with regard to labor. and a
method by which we will relieve the
strain of what you can call the cost
of living.
II am not dogmatic about this mat
ter. can't presume that I know how
it should be done. / know the prin-
ciple upon which it should be done.
CONTINUED on Ninth Page.N
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-09
WEATHER.

Probably fair tonight and tomor-
row, not quite so warm.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended pm. today: Highest, "a, at
1870 pm. yesterday; lowest. SO. at
Z am. today.
Full report on page %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-09

CONTINUED on Second Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-09

IF Congress should announce that
the renting of dwellings in the Dis
trict of Columbia has become i'm
pressed with public interest, and that
the rentals must be reasonable, then
you have constitutional foundation
upon which to proceed" he said. Il
have little doubt that it would be
possible to defend a law regulating
rents in apartment houses, and l
think it probable that the courts
would sustain a law regulating the
rents of private dwellings"
Senator Phelan of California said
that he could not see how the gov
eminent could interfere with the
rights of owner of property in times
of peace to lease the property for
what he could get He said that he
saw no difference between the right
of a citizen of the District and that
of citizen of any of the states in
this matter.
IF there are not enough houses
here to accommodate the government
workers." said Senator Phelan, why
should not the government build
houses for them and tell the sight
seers to stay home"
Mr.. Syme said there was serious
condition here, which must be met, in
regard to housing.
"The question is whether the in
dividual must be taxed or whether we
must mulct the government" said
Senator Phelan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-09
Should Not Retard Building.

Mr.. Syme told the committee that in
his opinion 1t was necessary to be
careful not to enact legislation which
would put a damper on the erection
Of dwellings and apartment houses
in the District of Columbia. He said,
too, that the question of the con-
stitutionality of such a law was of
supreme Importance.
Mr.. Syme declared that he believed
a court would give a great deal of
consideration to legislative deter
mination by Congress to the effect
that the situation here was such as
to warrant interference with the free
renting of property for dwelling pur-
poses.
He pointed out that the interest of
the public in any business is a pro-
gressive thing. and that the public
interest may become so great as to
warrant regulation and interference
by the government. He cited the
Mum case decided by the Supreme
Court of the United States.
In support Of his argument, Mr..
Syme referred to the regulation of
millers under the old common law and
pointed out also that the old common
law had given power to regulate ho-
tells. BARRIERS. etc, because of the pub
competition later, he said, had made
the regulation OF these businesses no
longer necessarily. When any industry
est. he continued, the public has an
interest in the regulation of that in
dustry or business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-09

Continued on Ninth Page.N
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Member OF the Associated Pfe8S
The Associated Press fs exclusively entitled to
the use for republica ton Of all news dispatches
credited to It or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights Of publication Of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
The Pensacola journal., 1919-11-02
POTATOES MIGHTY FINE

The Pensacola Journal boasts that Escambia
county beat Hastings in carrying off first honors
for potatoes; but then the mother with one child
is generally able to fix that up showfly
than the mother of twelve" says the Tampa Tri-
bune.
The Journal does not boast OF the honors car
ried off by Escambia at the state fair but merely
states facts that the state fair will sub
stantiate. And instead of winning because the
products of this county showily dressed, Es.
Gambia county beat the winning county last year
points, for agricultural exhibits Escambia scor-
ing 2s5, against 2s1 the winner but falling
when it came to dressing up" the winning county
scoring 1e5 against Escambia's IT'S for decora-
tions.
Escambia county only had the best Irish
potatoes and the best corn exhibited at the state
fair but the best exhibit of cereals.
Escambai does not claim beat Hastings on
the number of Irish potatoes that county,
but did beat Hastings on the quality of potatoes
raised. And it is quality and not quantity that
counts at agricultural fair. For is the possi-
Utilities OF development that the real ndica-
The Pensacola journal., 1919-11-02

bones of Navarez's horses. which had
been slain to furnish cordage and
water vessels for his fleet.
Nearly twenty years passed away
after Maldonado's visit TO Pensacola
before Europeans again looked upon its
shores. In 1856 the viceroy of Mexico
and the Bishop of Cuba united In a
memorial to the Emperor Charles ",
representing Flerida as an inviting
field for conquest and religious work.
Imperial sanction having been secured.
and expedition was organized under
command OF Don Tristram de Luna
to effect the triple object of bringing
gold into the emperor's treasury, ex-
tending his dominion and enlarging
the bounds of the spiritual kingdom
by winning souls to the church. For
the first two enterprises one thousand
five hundred soldiers were provided,
and for the last a host of ecclesiasti-
cal friars and spiritual teachers.
Puerta de Anchusi was selected as the
place for the projected settlement
from which the cross and sword were
quests. Accordingly on the four
teenth day OF August. 1859. DeInna's
fleet cast anchor within the harbor.
which he named Santa Maria The
population of two thousand which the
fleet brought with the required sup
plies of every description having been
landed, the work of settling began.
The destruction of the fleet by a hur-
ricane within a week after the arrival
threw shadow over the infant colony.
Against that discomfort, ever on the
increase, DeLuna manfully and sue
cessfully struggled until 1868; thus 1t
was that for two years or more there
Inhabitants on the shores of Pe7isa-
cola Bay. which antedated by four
years st. Augustine.
In conclusion, Pensacola by right
of Inheritance should have the Gen.
tennial, and Pensacola and Centen-
niaI" should be the slogan.
Respectfully yours.
CAPT. j. c. PATTERSON.
The Pensacola journal., 1919-11-02

tion Of tho resources Of county state
For years Pensacola known as the greatest
lumber port In the south. The people of this city
and county gave little attention agriculture
But as the county has grown ana its latent re-
sources have been developed. II has produced some
OF the best and cotton and potatoes and cane
and forage and other farm products raised in any
county TN the south just Holmes county is be-
coming noted for home-cured meats. and Santa
for It's prize hogs. and Olaloosa for It's good
roads, ana walton for It's educational advantages,
Washington for its rice and other agricultural
products, so Escaubia is becoming known for IT'S
hox and homiily potatoes and garden sass. as
wen for .ts deep water its fine fishing. its big
steel ships its lumber market, and its exports.