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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
Field Day This Afternoon.

The I'd Division of the Boy
Scouts Ia to hold field day this after
noon at o'clock at Congress Heights
under the charge of Alfred D. Smith.
deputy commissioner.
TO give a comprehensive idea of
every phase of boy scouting, Division
No. of the Washington council will
give a special demonstration and ex-
hibit during the campaign here. This
exhibit will cover nearly all the re-
Quirements Of merit badges and will
represent the goals for which the
Arst-class scout aims in the effort to
win his sleeve emblems through the
court of honor of the District Of CO.
1umbia, OF which Henry p. Blair is
chairman.
There will be on display the vari-
Gus trophy hags and silver cups held
by Division No. !, among them being
The Evening Star loving cup. award
ed Sor the best inspection in the Dis
trfct The merit badge display will
be- in windows of Saks & Co., 7th
street and Market space.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
DISTRICT SOLDIERS
OF 312TH GET BIG
WELCOME HOME
CONTINUED from First Page.)
Washington team. invited the bat
talon to the park.
Dinner at Willard Tonioht

At o'clock this evening the men
will be guests of the welcome home
committee at dinner at the Willard
Hotel. Mai. Gen. Joseph e. Kuhn.
commander of the 18th Division, of
which the 312th was a part, is expect
ed to be present.
Among those invited are: Vice
President Marshall. Secretary of War
Baker, Col. Tenney Ross, Brig. Gen.
Richard d. Simms, commander of the
District Guard: Brig. Gen. William E.
Harvey, former commander of the
guard: Lieut.. Col. ]. r. McAndrews
Of the general staff of the War De-
partment; Representative Royal c.
Johnson, Representative julius Kahn,
the three District Commissioners. Rob-
ert N. Harper. president of the Cham
Der of Commerce: Walter A. Brown,
president of the Board of Trade; Will
liam T. Galliher and Corcoran Thorn.
The dinner will be followed by
dance in the hotel ballroom. Tickets
have been given the men for the la
dies to attend the dance. After the
dance the men will be dismissed to
spend the night at their homes. The
Maryland men who have no relatives
here will be cared for by the Knights
of Columbus and Y. NJ. c. A.
A committee of relatives of the men
will conduct open house at Old Ma
sonic Temple all day tomorrow for the
comfort of the men. They will return
to Camp Meade tomorrow night and
receive their discharges Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
NORTH RUSSIA IMPROVING.
Churchill Predicts Withdrawal BY
End of Summer.

LONDON. June 6.-Speaking in the
house of commons today. Winston
Spencer Churchill, secretary of war,
said:
I'VE are endeavoring to wind up our
affairs in north Russia, which we
hope will become self-supporting be-
fore the end of the summer, enabling
US to leave, having honorably dis
charged our duty"
Mr.. Churchill said the check to Ad-
miral Kolchak's advance was now
more pronounced. and that no at
tempt should be made to encourage
extravagant hopes in that quarter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
SENATE VOTES TO TRAIN
MEN REJECTED BY BOARD

After brief debate the Senate yes
tsrday passed bill by Senator Ken
yon, republican. Iowa, under which
about 1000 men disabled while in tho
military service will receive vocation
al reha bilitation despite rulings of the
ton that they were not entitled to it
because they were not receiving COM
pensation from the war risk insurance
bureau,
The measure. recommended by Sec
rotary GLASS, proviaes that while tag
out dependents shall receive not In
excess of SIS q month and married
men 475 q month and family allow
anoes. The blu Coea to the HoaAA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
LENIN IN TROUBLE.
Red Premier Writes Russian Com.
rade He Is Tired of Struggle.

GENEVA, June Thy the Associ-
ated Press).-The correspondent has
been shown an authentic autograph
letter from NikoIai Lenin, the boil
shevik premier. to a Russian COM
rade here. in which Lenin says he
is growing tired of the struggle
against the superior forces and or
ganization of the allies. The letter,
which is dated Moscow, May s, com
plains also of the growing weakness
of Lenin's party. when. IT says, fur
Their strength is required. Lenin adds
that the financial situation is becom-
Ing worse. and concludes with the
remark that I'VE are in great trou-
BILE"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
PRESIDENT FELICITATES
WOMAN SUFFRAGE BODY

President Wilson through the White
House yesterday sent to Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait. president Of the Ma
tionaI American Woman Suffrage AS
ISOLATION, the following message:
II join with you and all friends of
the suffrage cause in rejoicing over
the adoption of the suffrage amend
ment by the Congress. Please accept
and convey to your association my
warmest congratulations"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
Vice Presidents Address.

The Vice President said:
( ~One who views with some alarm a
rather prevalent idea in America that
the Spartan crime of being found out
is the only crime against which the
American should particularly guard
himself welcomes with great salts
faction the ever-increasing number of
Boy Scouts in America.
That their movement will do in
Vulnerable good things for those who
are to be the next generation is be-
yond doubt. But the supremest good
will be the fundamental and instilled
idea of obedience to law. These boys
will not jump out of a flying machine
when nobody is around upon the the
DRY that the law of gravitation is sus-
pended as long as a police officer is
not watching them.
They will be content to cheerfully
obey constituted authority and will
seek to change 1t only by advice and
reasonable discussion, not by mad
PASSION nor mere brute force. They
will have learned that, as in a republic
all are rulers, he rules best who has
learned first to rule himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
JURY AWARDS $2,52s.44.
Verdict to Mrs. Wood for Money
Lent to Former Husband.

Mrs. Eloise Eherin Wood Of New
York. former wife Of MAI. Orson XII
born, U. 8. A.. has been awarded q YER
dict for $3.62s.44 against her former
husband by q Jury in Circuit Division
2 before Justice Stafford. Mrs. Wood
claimed that she advanced sums Of
money to Maj. Kilborn during the two
years preceding their divorce. in jan
uary, 1918. and held I. o. Us from him
aggregating Slo.22S.l4. The jury dis
allowed some Of the items claimed by
the wife and reduced the claim to
$2,528.44.
Maj. Kilborn was stationed in Wash
ington with the adjutant generals Of
nee during the war. but since his dis
charge has entered the brokerage firm
Of his uncle in New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
NIGHT SCHOOLS OF D. c.
NOT TO REOPEN MONDAY

Public night schools of the District
Will not reopen Monday, it was an
ndunced today.
Failure of the Senate to pass the
uenciency appropriation bill which
cafrted an item for the continuation
of:the night schools for the remainder
OF. this year, was given as the cause
certificates of scholarship will be
given to the several hundred students
of the Business High Night School in
fhe auditorium of the school Monday
evening. June 90. The business
Wight School has enrolled 1000 pupils
sfnce November. Its closing is re-
GREETED by the school officials
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
BILL TO AID GOWN YOUR
OWN HOME" is REFERRED

An "own-your-own-home bill. pre-
pared by the Department of Labor. has
been introduced by Senator Calder. re-
publican, New York, and referred to
the banking committee. A federal
home loan board and home loan banks
would be established, through which
two billion dollars in assets of build
ing and loan associations throughout
the country would be made fmme-
diately available for home building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
u. S. to Pay Million for
Camp Zachary Taylor

LOUISVILLE. Ky, June T.
One million dollars II to he
paid by the government today
for the 1000 acres upon which
Camp Zachary Taylor is erect
ed, according to announcement
by Capt. w. b. Ashby. War De-
partment acquisition officer,
who arranged the purchase.
About nifty thousand owners
share I'm the money distribu-
ton. Several condemnation
suits are i'm progress. but prac-
tically all of the land has been
purchased without difficulty,
Capt. Ashby said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
BILL WOULD PROHIBIT
IMMIGRATION FIVE YEARS

Bills prohibiting immigration for
five years and placing more rigid re-
strictions upon aliens entering this
country have been introduced in the
Senate.
One measure, by Senator King,
democrat, of Utah, would exclude
alien anarchists and others who believe
in the overthrow of governments
through force. and others by Senator
Sterling, republican. of South Dakota.
would amend the present citizenship
laws so as to denaturaliZe aliens who
obtain citizenship through fraud or
who assist others to do SO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
Proclamation in Churches.

Tomorrow the proclamation of the
President fixing June to IA as Bow
Scout week will be read in the
churches. Boy Scout day in the
charches, however. is set for next Sun
day, when subscriptions to associate
membership will be taken.
The Boy Scouts. however, will be the
subject of an address in the Church
Of the Covenant at IL o'clock tomor-
row by Rev. DIR. Charles Wood, and in
the Peck Memorial Chapel at o'clock
tomorrow night, when Huston Thomp-
son. federal trade commissioner and
head of the local organization, will
speak.
secretary Glass Of the Treasury has
accepted an invitation to award medals
to more than 400 local Boy Scouts who
made fine records in the victory liberty
loan drive, selling more than ten bonds
each, at mass meeting to be held
Wednesday night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
PLAN MORE PAY FOR U. S.
PRINT OFFICE WORKERS

Increase of pay for bookbinders
and bookbinding machine operators
in the government printing office to
80 cents an hour is advocated in
bill introduced by Representative
Zihlman of Maryland
Proposal that the salaries of en-
ployes in the bureau OF engraving
and printing should be made on the
same basis as those Of plate printers
is contained in a communication to
the House from Secretary Glass. He
asked that the Treasury estimates be
changed for this reason
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
Charge Jail Atrocities.

Numerous and specific charges OF
atrocities committed in Irish iails are
contained in the document. Charges
are made that hundreds of men and
women were put in prison without any
specific accusations being made against
them.
The document says that at least hve
men died as r result Of atrocities In
prisons and that many prisoners are
confined in cells of inadequate size
and given insufficient and unwhoie-
some food.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
SAVES SOLDIER FROM DEATH.
President Commutes Sentence to
Ten Years. Imprisonment.

On recomm endation Of Gen. PERISH
ing President Wilson has committed
to ten years Imprisonment the death
sentence imposed on Private Philip
Sohn of the 109th Infantry. 2Sth d.
vision, for DESERVING in the face OF
the enemy.
Gen. Pershing based his recommen-
dation upon the extreme youth OF the
soldier, who enlisted at the age Of
fifteen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
So 900 ENROLL FOR U. S.
/; ARMY OF OCCUPATION

Z Fifty thousand recruits for the
army Of occupation have been OBJ
tanned. Gen. March. chief of staff,
announced today that incomplete re-
ports showed 4S.023 men enrolled.
fhree-year enlistments continue to
predominate over the one-year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
OVER 5000 WORKERS STRIKE.

ROANOKE. Va. June More than
five thousand machine shop employees
Of the Norfolk and Western railway
are out today on general strike. In
which trainmen and engineers are ex.
pected to join within the next fec
hours.
The strike, which originated In the
discharge OF a few men at Wilcoe.
w. Va, Wednesday. for alleged insubor-
dination. has spread rapidly over tho
the trainmsn and engineers will bring
about complete tie-up. affecting about
&.e0Q. 900 population.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
Supplies for Navy Yard Workmen

Large quantities of surplus cloth
ing, cloth and food products will be
sold to navy yard workmen, civilian
personnel employed at yards and
naval stations and the families of
naval men, under a plan approved by
Secretary Daniels, to be put in effect
at once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
UNIONS ACCEPT WAGE, OFFER
ssod
Packers Pay to Continue One Year
After Peace Is CoucludedsTsb I

Representatives Of international Unions
whose members are employed In the
packing industry at Chicago have mott
fed the Department of Labor OF their
willingness to accept the proposal Saade
by five large packing houses there to
continue existing wage scales for one
announcement was declared ''rnost graf
flying by Hugh Kerwin of the Labor
Department, who said the effect OF this
plan would be far-reaching" Other
packing plants in Chicago. he said, are
expected to follow this ARRANGEMENT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
Princeton Faculty Men Return.

The following members of the
Princeton University faculty have
returned from service abroad: Lieut..
Col, Augustin Trowbridge (engi-
neers), professor of physics: Capt. e.
p. Adams, Royal Engineers, British
expeditionary force, professor OF
mathematical physics. and Capt. h l..
Cook. also of the Royal Engineers.
assistant professor of physics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
Shock to Washington Society.

The news of Mrs Smiths death
came as shock to Washington So
ciety. the long residence of the fam
lily in the capital making them hun
dreds of friends. AS a cabinet hostess
curing the time her husband served
as Secretary of Interior in the cabi-
net of President Cleveland and dur
ing Senator Smiths present incum-
bency of office their home was the
meeting place for southern society
their annual Georgia parties being
particularly notable events,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
IRISH DELEGATES
CHARGE MURDERS
F. P. Walsh and Colleagues
Send Report of Atrocities
to the President.

PARIS, June (by the Associated
Press).-Within the last few months
at least ten citizens have been. killed
in Ireland by soldiers or constables
under circumstances found by coroner's
juries to have been willful murder.
This charge is made in the report on
observations made in Ireland by Frank
p. Walsh. Michael J. Ryan and Ed
ward F. Dunno. delegates of the Irish,
societies in the United States.
The report, which was made public
tonight was sent TO President Wilson
along with the demand that tho peace
conference Investigate the Irish ques-
ton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
Changes at Walter Reed.

Lisnt. Col. Royal Reynolds. Medical
Corps. at Walter Reed General Hos
pital, this city, has been assigned to
duty at the Letterman General Hos
pital. San Francisco.
Lieut.. Col. Ralph H. qoldthwaite.
Medical Corps, 1T Camp DIX, N. j..
has been assigned to duty at Walter
Reed General Hospital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
boy SCOUTSPOTENT
AGAINST ANARCHY
Vice President MarshaII's
Tribute to Organization in
Address Today.
MEET ON CAPITOL STEPS

The Boy Scout movement is potent
TO prevent anarchy and to provide q
law-abiding citizenship, Vice Presi-
dent Marshall declared, in an address
to Boy Scouts of the District on the
Capitol steps today.
Besides the Vice President. half
hundred senator's and representatives
were present at the meeting. which
ushers in the campaign for associ-
ate members of the Boy Scouts of
America. The aim Is to obtain 1,000,-
900 associate memberS-parents and
persons interested in the scout move
ment-throughout the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
Daughters Wed Here.

The marriage of all three of the
daughters of Senator and Mrs Smith
took place in Washington and each
in turn assumed the more arduous
social duties of their mother on ac-
count of her delicate state of health.
Nothing, however, interfered with her
work for charity or her generosity
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
MRS. H0KE SM|THD|ES
At HER ATLANTA HOME
News of Demise Comes as Shock to
Her Many Friends in
Washington.

ATLANTA, June Mrs. Hoke
Smith, wife of United States Senator
Hoke Smith of Georgia, died early to-
day at her home here after a long
Illness. Mrs. Smith was born at
Athens, Ga. and was fifty-nine years
old. She was the daughter of Gen. H.
R. Cobb. a noted Confederate officer
She is survived by her husband. a son.
Marion Smith of Atlanta, and three
daughters, Mrs. Ronald Ransom, At
lanta; Mrs. Aston Simpson, and Mrs.
Lyman Pratt, Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
Congratulates American People.

Il congratulate the American people
on the Boy Scout movement as fur
nishing future leadership and citi.
zenship which will stand for law and
order and frown down upon every
anarchistic movement to subvert So
ciety by force"
Colin III. Livingstone, national pres
ident of the Boy Scouts; Huston
Thompson, District of Columbia presi-
dent, and Edward D. Shaw, District
executive, accompanied the boys, who
were especially selected to be received
by the Vice President and members of
Congress today. At the close of the
Vice Presidents address, Mr.. Living
stone called for a cheer and the boys
responded with goodwill
Moving picture men were on hand
70 make pictures of the meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
List Of the officers.

Oficers of the legion are: Mrs Eus-
tbs, president: vice presidents. sIrs.
William M. Black, Mrs. A. F. Niblack
and Mrs. George Barnett: secretary.
Mrs. r. H. Dunlap: treasurer, Mrs.
Carroll C. Glover Mrs. Josephus Dan
iels and Mrs. Newton D. Baker are
honorary vice presidents. Chairmen
of committees are as follows: Execu-
tive, Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe: MEM
bership Mrs. Joseph Tracy; perma-
nent constitution, Mrs. Farrar Smith:
arrangements, Mrs. ]. Vaudeville Car
Isle, and publicity, Mrs. Victor Kauff-
mann.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
Poor Shot; Woman Acquitted.

The well established reputation of a
woman to miss the target at which
she throws q stone or missile was adj
mitted to be true by Judge Robert
Hardison in the United States branch
Of Police Court today. when he dis
missed a charge of assault against
Mrs. Ella Russell of SIT 9Th street. In
which Mrs. Mary Govanis of SIS 9Th
street was the complainant. 1t was
alleged that Mrs. Russell threw a
stone at Mrs. Govanis. The defense
was that Mrs. Russell threw the stone
at stray cat and struck Mrs. Go
wants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
Vigilance Not Relaxed Here.

It was stated last night that there
is to be no relaxing Of the vigilant
surveillance Of radicals in this city.
At present, it was intimated. watch
is being kept on practically every
move of a group of known proponents
Of bolshevist, radical and revolution
airy theories
Since last Monday, the night Of the
attempt to bomb Attorney General
Palmer's home here, however, it was
stated, not a single gathering of the
local bolshevist group has been held.
Heretofore, it was stated. these par
lor bolsheviki." as bureau of investi-
CATION operatives call them, have been
in the habit of meeting at one place
or another as often as two or three
times a week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
Two Officers Ordered to D. G,

Col. Robert McCleave. United States
Infantry, and Lieut.. Col. Resolve p.
Palmer. Signal Corps. have been or
d-red to this city for duty in connec-
tion with Reserve Officers' Training
Corps camps TO be held this summer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
Will Go to Philadelphia.

Transfer of activities of William j.
Flynn, newly named head Of the bureau
Of investigation, Department of Justice.
to Philadelphia was announced last
night, when Mr.. Flynn stated he would
make headquarters in that city for the
time being at least.
It is considered likely Chief Flynn will
be on the road much of the time inves-
tigating reports from other large cities.
He said he would visit Pittsburgh, New
York, possibly Chicago, and probably
other cities in the course of organizing
and directing the hunt for terrorists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
FIREWORKS DISPLAY
TO Be JULY4FEATURE
Daylight Bombs to Release Flags
and Night Display to Be
Spectacular.

All iHpoSlHS uiSPidy VI AieWoihS 40
the latest feature to be added to the
program Of Washingtons Fourth of
July peace celebration.
E. C. Graham, chairman of the fire.
works committee, announced that day
light bombs will be fired into the air
at intervals all day, releasing the
Stars and Stripes and flags of the al
lies, which will float across the city
on parachutes.
A spectacular display of rockets.
streamers and color flames will be
fired into the air at night to bring
the day of festivities to a close.
Rapidly Being Completed.
Members of the various committees
on arrangements informed Commits
sfoner Brownlow at a meeting in the
District building Hsterday that plans
for the celebrate. re rapidly being
completed.
Mrs Marie Moore Forrest. who sue
cessfully directed the pageant In
Washington on Independence day last
year, again has been placed in charge
Of this part of the program. The pa
parade and series of tableanx depict
ing the joy that peace and victory
brought to the allied nations.
Robert N. Harper, president OF the
Chamber of Commerce., IS making
elaborate plans for the exercises to be
held on the Monument Lot for the re-
turned soldiers, at which every Wash
ingtonian who served in the Army,
Navy or Marine Corps will be given
a medal of honor from the people OF
the District.
munity chorus of several hundred
voices to take part in the program
on the Capitol steps on the evening OF
the Fourth.
The committee on ways and means.
is making every effort to secure the
$4,000 needed for the demonstration
by the end of next week.
Commissioner Brownlow will hold
another meeting with the various
committee chairmen in the District
building Wednesday.
Artists Work for Prize.
Many local artists are welding
their brushes vigorously this week
in an effort to win the 800 prize Of
fered for the best illustration to go
on the cover of the souvenir program
of the international peace celebra-
ton. to be staged in Washington
The independence day committee
wants the frontispiece to express the
spirit of the celebration, which Is to
be symbolic Of the Joy that peace
and victory brought to the world.
Posters entered in the competition
must be not smaller than II by %
inches, the picture subject being
perpendicular as on magazine COW
ers The picture must be in four col
ors for half-tone printing and should
include the lettering of the title, II
there Is to be one.
Entries should be addressed to the
committee on design and award and
delivered to the ONCE OF Commission
er Brownlow. District building, on or
before O'Clock on the afternoon OF
June IL. Each must bear the full
name and address Of the artist
The judges are Gilbert Grosvenor,
Clifford X. Bergman and Thomas r.
Shipp. The committee has announced
that 1t is to be understood that the
poster selected will become the
property of the committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
Col. Hunt for Recruiting Duty.

Col. Henry ]. Hunt. United States
infantry. in this city, has been as
signed to general recruiting duty at 5
Albany. N. Y. relieving Col. Oliver
II. Dockery. United States infantry.
who Is ordered to France for duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-07
Indian Bill in Conference.

The Sl5,5nG 200 Indian appropria-
zion bill was passed yesterday by the
Senate and sent n oonfsEsnoa>