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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-10
Sometimes Used Rifles.

When the armistice was signed the
District soldiers who arrived home
last night were at the front with the
infantry and occupied the French
town of lIssey. the nearest point to
Berlin occupied by any allied artfl-
lery regiment Casualties OF the regi-
mept were $50 men. or about IL per
cent an unusually high percentage
for heavy artillery. II was explained
that the high percentage was due 10
the fact that the 60th Regiment was
used as shock artillery, and at times
its members used rifles.
The District artilierymen left New
port News last April II. following
training at Fort Washington and
Camp Stuart. They arrived in France
May and were sent to the artillery
school near Bordeaux.
The National Capital warriors went
into action at st. Mihiel. During the
bitterest fighting Col. Wallace, com
mander of the regiment was killed
in action. The Goth Regiment was
motorized, and. owing to this mo-
bility, was moved from sector to sec
tor. being in the thick of the fray al
ways, 1T is stated. The regiment
fought through the Argonne forest
battles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-10
CHEERS GREETD.C.
MEN FROM FRONT
Coast Artillery Command Is
Now at Fort Washington.
500 Local Soldiers.
WERE IN HARD BATTLES

Wearing the golden overseas service
stripe 500 District men Of the eoth Regi-
nseIrt. Coast Artillery. are TODAY in bar
racks at Fort Washington. twelve miles
down the Potomac. having arrived at
Union station at o'clock last night
The District men form part of the Loo
men of the regiment who marched
through the streets last night to the
wharf amid the cheers Of hastily gath
cred crowds.
Col. John lizard. in command OF the
detachments in the absence OF Col. +. II
Lincoln commander Of the eoth ReEi-
ment. was met at Union station by MAJ
Armistead from Fort Washington, who
directed thu march 10 the wharf II
WAS the first tin'e sirc, April, 1918. that
the men had seen the National Capital
Present plans ca:l for incir mastering
out within tWo weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-10
ElSNER AT SOCIALIST
MEETING ACCUSES HUNS

BERN. Switzerland, February g.
Territorial questions we're to the fore
at both sessions Of the international
socialist conference today, the sub
iecs of Alsace-Lorra.ne being the
chief one considered. Some time also
wxs spent debating a resolution IA
yoF-5ng the release by the allies OF
the German prisoners of war.
Dunng the latter discussion there
was a. sharp exchange between Csca;
Wells. German majority socialist
and Kurt Eisner, the Bavarian
premier.t the latter accusing the Ger
man authorities OF Ill treating French
nrisoners- Herr EisHer was warmly
supported in this charge by one OF
the French delegates, Pierre Re.
naudel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-10
VICE ADMIRAL WILSON
IS ILL OF PNEUMONIA

Vice Admiral Henry B. Wilson,
commanding the American naval
forces at Brest, France, has pneu-
monia. Admiral Sims notified the
Navy Department today that Admiral
wilson was stricken February 1 and
was seriously i'll, but that his condi-
ton showed slight Improvement and
II was hoped the officer would be
able to return home on, the. flagship
New Mexico. assigned as one Of the
vessels to escort the Transport ON
which President Wilson viii return.
XdInfrai Wilson has been detailed To
command eattlsship force Ne 2. the
%Ssssa &c ~ sssss siS;s'ss e &c
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-10
DRIVE FOR NEAR EAST
RELIEF PLANNED HERE
District Executive Committee Has
Meeting for Discussion of
Details of Work.

The District of Columbia executive
committee of the American commit
tee for relief in the near east held its
first meeting Friday evening at the
Distric building. Commissioner Gar
diner chairman of the committee.
presided. Plans were discussed for
the conduct of the drive February is
to 90, inclusive, for the purpose of
raising the Districts quota of $780,
coo toward the s30,000,000 relief fund
being raised throughout the United
States.
Selection of Committee. a
1t was agreed to leave the question
of selecting the committee on or
ganization to Chairman Gardiner.
who will make public later the names
of those selected.
Announcement was made that the
local committee of colored citizens to
Ico- operate in the drive has been chosen
as follows: A. c. Garner, chairman;
Miss Adella G. Parks. secretary; Gar
nett G. Wilkinson, treasurer; A. l..
Taylor. committee on churches; W.
RStepheps uiler, committee on fraterni-
ION schools; F w. Spriggs, Y. p. 8. c. Il.
and B Y. r. D.; Mrs. Mary Il. fhomp-
son, women's organizations: George w.
Cook, executive committee: Miss Saline
Fisher Ciarka, special gifts; Benjamin
Il. Gaskins. business circles; James A.
Cobb. speakers. and William Minor,
n. A. 4. c. +.
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Schools to Cooperate.

AL the meeting at the District Build
ing Commissioner Gardiner announced
that he would instruct the public
schools to cooperate in the drive just
as they did in the liberty loan, Red
Cross and United War Work drives.
from President Wilson and
Herbert C. Hoover indorsing the near
east drive were read
With regard to the 500, 008 re-
Gently appropriated by Congress for
the relief of certain famine-stricken
sections of Europa. the necessity was
emphasized of Informing prospective
contributors to the near east relief
fund that disbursements made by NE
Hoover from the congressional appro-
priation will. in almost every instance,
be on good security, SO that the fed
eral government viii eventually be
able to recoup itself for the money SO
expended The thirty million dollar
fund being raised by the American
committee for relief in the near east
on the other hand, is a gift of char
ity to starving peoples who will share
but meagerly, If at all. in the one
hundred -piiIion-doi disbursement
by the government in less remote
parts of Europe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-10
Rousing Welcome at Station.

Fresh from their victories at ST
Mihiel and in the Argonne forest the
District artillery men OF Battery u
and the supply corps received a. rous-
ing greeting from a great crowd
which collected at Union station. but
which had time only to wave hastily
to here-sons before the order to march
was given
The returned soldiers. carrying
heavy trench boots and heavy packs.
marched across the plaza, led by a
military band. War worker occupants
of the government dornltfories gave the
men rounds of cheers as they passed
there. Circiing the Capitol, the regiment
swung into Pennsylvania avenue.
Crowds soon collected along the
route of march. From the Avenue
the men turned into Sd street. south
to n street and out n to the wharf,
where they went aboard the Maj.
/ Enfant The men arrived in New
York last Wednesday aboard the Ced-
ri.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-10
PEACE DELEGATES
ACT UNQUESTI0NED
Continued from First Page. J

Russian committee in Paris, headed
By Prince Georges E. Lvov.
Sergius Sazanoff, representing the
Denikine, Kolchak and Don govern
ments, reiterated his refusal to par
ticipate in Che conference. saying:
president Wilson refused to ne
gotiate with Germany until the en-
peror was deposed, as he did not
trust him. We feel the same about
Nikoiai Lenin, Leon Trotsky and the
other loading bolshexists.
(Havas).-The Ukrainian soviet gov
eminent has announced that it is
willing to accept the invitation of the
allies to, the proposed Marmora con-
ference of Russian factions, according
to the Temps, but it considers the
date fxed. February /. too near at
hand. The government also expresses
preference for holding the confer
enee at Paris instead of on the Princes
Islands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-10
SPARTACSaN DISORDERS
REPORIED IN BERLIN

ZURICH. Switzerland, February 10.
disorders of a grave ma
ture broke out, in Berlin Saturday
evening. according Il, advices received
here. Soldiers and sailors commanded
by former Chief of Police Eichhorn
are reported to have occupied Alex
ander platz and gova Hment troops
opened fire upon them, eight persons
being killed and forty wounded, Ger
man censorship is withhoA ding details
Of the trouble.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-10
PRESENTS WAR TAX PROTESTS
Senator Lodge Also Records Chico.
tim to Anti-LuxurY Schedule.

With the conferences report. An the
war. revenue bill awaiting Seaake ac-
ton, Minority. Leader Lodge tArday
voscsd q preliminary protest agEa nst
the bills semi-luJury tax. Of 10 ner
cent on frfgh-prfceds articles Of wear.
In presenting petitions against ths'
tar. senator Lodge said il was an ex-.
oessiye and unnecessary tax, adopted
originally as a war measure. and that
hecause of conference rules the con-
ferees were without power to elm
mate the, provision. He suggested
that a separate resolution, may be
brought in to abolish the provision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-10
STRIKE CLOSES SCHOOLS.

DENVER. Col. February To-
of the sixty-fiye public
schools of. Denver We're closed today
as. result of. strike of the sta
.tienary engineers. employed by the
school district. which went into effect
at 8, o'clock. this morning. Failure
Of the school board to meet the de-
smasads~ o. the engineers for increased
,nn7nEfnD = 0fa6 In f3a,Gfxf
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Cooperation Is Appreciated.

Il greatly appreciate the co-opera-
ton which has been given to the po-
lice by law-abidins Chinese. by eiti-
zehs OF Washington and by, the news
papers in the careful handling of facts
and for not. publishing information
which the police knew would retard
their work and perhaps kill the case.
This cooperation has been almost
perfect To Mr. Frank p. Fenwick.
propritor OF the Dewey Hotel. who ex<
tended the, hos pitality OF his est blislz-
ment to the friend OF Wa and the. for
ner guest OF the mission Il Cannot exr
press toe hearty thanks IT waHs q
great demonstration. OF pnt3ies sDifit
OF the nnest ikind. and hts tact and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-10
D.. Richard E. Kunze Dead.

PHoN NIX. Ariz., February la-Dr
Richard Ernest knnze. Wideiy known
naturalist, is dead here at the age of
pr. Kunze. whe was born
lin. saxony,, praeticed medicine in New
rynrk untiI Ave FemqEea to Artzopa IN
i6sE Is osna time he W4S lfellQGnt
Of tire MsWs Eark Hhnnspeuatal AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-10
Heavy Penalty for Bootlegger.

John Tyler. colored, was today sen
fenced to one year in jail and to pay
a thousand-dollar fins. by Judge
Harrison in the United States branch
of the Police Court for bootleggfnx.
IL he falls to pay the fne before u5e
expiration Of his jail sentencA Iylsr
will be required to spend another ysar
in prison
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-10
Probe Bolsheyism.

The Department. of Justice has in
terested itself in the strike. 1t is un-
derstood that an inquiry Will be made
to determine the extent to which boil
shevism is responsible for the situa-
ton.
In some quarters the conviction that
the strike masks an intended revo-
luton il gaining ground. This is a
matter for the Department of Jus
tiee, officials of the shipping board de-
clare.
Chairman Hurley is expected TO re-
turn to Washington tomorrow after
noon or "Wednesday morning. = con-
ference will probably be arranged be-
tween Mr. Hurley and members OF
the National War Labor Board 1t
is said the men having accepted the
Macy award, there is really nothing
in the way of concession that can be
granted.
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Estimates Now of No Value.

These changes. Mr.. Almert said, did
not affect his ability te make an in
telIisent estimate of the reproduce
ton cost of the plant and equipment.
though. he said. they certainly would
have affected it if he had had con-
tract for the actual work The sub
stance of tie witness replies to Cor
peration Counsel SymeSs questions
was that SO far as affording basis
on which to call for bids for actual
construction of the company's plant
and equipment was concerned. his
valuation and appraisement figures
and estimates of cost of reconstrue-
ton now were worthless.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-10
BANK ROBBED By FOUR MEN.

MINNEAPOLIS, MIMI. February, 10.
-Four armed men held up the Lib-
erty, state Bank, on Franklin avenue
shortly before 10l O'Clock this fore
noon. and escapsd with. cash and se-,
Is drss announcements ofsthel bank
nGfiIateR. the rchhers' haul - f2E ECO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-10
VIRTUALLY ADMITS
BASIS Of NO VALUE
Reproduction Estimates for
w. R. & E. Co. on Normal
Figures, A!mert Says.
TESTIFIES AT HEARING

Virtual admission that his estimate
of the reproduction cost of the plant
and equipment CT the Washington
Railway and Electric Company, pre-
pared as OF July 1. 1916, was worth
less as basis for actual performance
of the work, was made by Harold
Almert, valuation expert employed by
the street railway company. at the
hearing which began today before the
Public Utilities Commission in Chair
man Kutz's office
Under REORGANIZATION by Conrad Fl
Syme, corporation counsel, M Almert
said thai in preparing his valuation
figures and his estimate of the actual
reproduction cost OF the entire plant
and equipment Of the Washington
Railway and Electric COMPANY he
had endeavored to present normal fig
ures, although the market for ma
terIals of all kinds. as well as for la
Dor and money. was IN markedly abb
normal condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-10
Want Congress of German Soviets.

BERLIN, tfIday, F'ebruaty 10y the
Associated Press).-The congress Of
soldiers councils attached to various
German army corps concluded its ses-
sion here today with the adoption OF
resolution calling on the central
council of the soldiers and working
mems boards to summon a general
congress of all the German soviets by
February 20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-10
hewlett. Jim stringfenow and Jim

Hewlett. Jim StringfeHow and Jim
Springman.
In his so-caaled confession OF what
he witnessed in the mission the night
of the triple murder, according to
police officials, Wan made every effort
to exonerate his brother. W T. Van,
also held as q suspect, denying that
he had even told him of the murders
before his arrest He did say, how
ever, that Ben Sen WI was in the
huuse when Dr.c@Wong and C. H. Hsie
were slain, and that a quarrel pre-
coded the killing of WI, but at this
time the police will not diyulge just
what WVs connection. if any. with
the crirne was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-10
Ralsheyiki Gives Up Wilma.

BASEL. Switzerland. February 8.
tHavas) .-Advices received here from
Koynp assert that as result q the
success of the Lithuanian troeps and
an advance by Finnish and Epthon-
ian troaRA the belsheyth hsxe svas-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-10
Valuation Inquiry Resumed.

The hearing which began today was
continuance OF the valuations pro-
ceedingS in the cases of the public
utilities OF the District of Columbia.
Todays proceedings concerned the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company, the City and Suburban rail-
way and the Georgetown and Tenley
town railway, the last two being parts
of the Washington Railway and Electric
system.
Prior to today's session the Commits
sieners stated the proceedings would
be continued practically without in
terruption. and that the valuations
hearings are to be completed as soon
as possible. Sessions are to be held
daily until completion of the task.
cross-examinatien By Corporation
Counsel Syme the witness stated he
had been employed in several hundred
valuations cases, involving probably
g. total property value in excess of
half billion dollars. More than half
of these, Mr.. Almert stated, had been
in connection with sales of public
utilities or with issuance of stock or
other securities of such utilities.
Perhaps twenty-five of these valua-
railway properties. and of the entire
number of valuations in which the
witness had engaged, he said. only
very few-Probably per cent
were for the purpose of fixing rates.
Mr.. Almert stated that the reason
his employment had been 50 largely
with private concerns was that when
an engineer starts out as a consulting
expert for private corporations he
soon becomes stamped as a corpora
ton man, and therefore finds it diff
cult to obtain employment by munfc-
qualities in behalf of the public
Amount He Received for Services.
He stated that in the course of his
employment as valuation expert
with the Washington Railway and
Electric Company he had been paid
about $4,000 by the company. Most
of This, he said, had been immedi-
ately paid out to the sixty-five or
seventy members of his staff EN-
ployed in the valuation and appraise-
meHt work.
Questioning the value of his figures
as basis for actual construction
new of the plant and equipment of
ration Counsel Syme. by series of
interrogations, elected the statement
from Mr. Almert that in preparing
his estimates of the cost of such
work he had done SO with the knowl-
edge that the work was not to be
dene, either now or in the future; that
he had figured on a basis of normal
conditions. although the period COW
cred in the Hypothetical reproduction
work was wholly abnormal, and that
he had prepared his estimates from
figures presented under abnormal
conditions, although changing the
figures to represent normal eondi-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-10
Street Fights Are Frequent.

These street fights are frequent, but,
though the situation is really serious,
it cannot be said that it at any time
has got beyond the limits of restraint
Until the peace conference is at an
end and it definitely is decided in
whose custody Fiume shall rest the
friction, the discard and dangers of
open conflict shall persist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-10

NJoHVHueu IfuIlI IrSt idkt-I
that Mr., Hanson is loyal to the in
terests of the nation in the present
controversy.
''The Macy board made an award.
which the men agreed to accept. and
this does not expire until March 81"
said an official OF the board, explain
ing why the board refuses to arhi-
trste "Ali questions have been arbi-
trated already. and the men have
broken their agreement 1t is q Sc
rieus situation for all oncerned. The
men themselves are to blame"
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Finding of the book containing the
stub of the $4,000 check and learn
ing the name of Wan, wu's friend, are
looked upon by the police as being the
leads which enabled them to make
such great Roadway in the investiga-
ton. Maj. Pullman found the stub.
Officials also attached much impor-
lance to the interview obtained with
Wan by Detectives BurliHsame and
Kelly, who found him in his room In
New York early the morning after
the murder became known. He was
reading an account of the tragedy In
a New York paper. Mai. Pullman
thinks he soon would have disap-
peared had not the two members of
his force reached there as soon as
they did.
Had Wan gone away. Mai. Pullman
said. he pFobab would have es-
capped. Notwithstanding the fact that
he was highly educated. although
sick and pampered, he had worked in
Chinese restaurants in Paterson. y. j.,
and New Haven, Conn. and had also
worked in merchandise stores. and
the fact that he had been so employed
brought him in disfavor with some
of his countrymen.
Statements made by both Wan and
Van shortly after the police took
charge of them showed cenciusively
TO the police that they we're setting
up alibis as to the time they left this
city Their statements put them out
OF Washington ct the time the muir
ders were committed, but Van put
Wan in New York eight hours before
the latter claimed he reached there.
and as soon as Wan was found he
quickly told Detectives Burlingame
and Kelly of his sorrow for his
friends death, and asked thet he be
permitted to send Geographic mes
saSeS of condo cree
Last night, after a long talk with
the Chinese, Wan displayed evidence
Of weakening, the police said and the
interesting information followed his
Mr.. Grant, l want to tell
Won
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Fire Damages Hyattsville Home.

HYATFsIIL4LE. Nd, February 10
|Fire az undetermined origin this morn
|sas -: ?, H's'
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SUFFRAGE LOSES
IN SENATE TODAY;
VOTE, S. TO 20

(Continued from First Page
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Military Police Necessary.

1t is because of this tremendous
feeling between the two peoples that
it has been necessary to patrol the
streets of Fiume with international
military police. The situation is so
threatening that the inhabitants, were
they armed, might descend upon one
another at any moment.
AS one passes about the streets Of
F'iume today he sees Yankee dough-
boys, British Tommies, French poilus
and Italian iIfantrymen. generally
four in a squad, marching up and
down the streets of Fiume in order to
be ready for instant action in case of
clashes between the Croatians and the
Italian-speaking residents. Not in
frequently their services prevent
sparks from growing into conhagra-
tons.
Only this evening a Croatian army
officer was parading the streets of
Eiume with two pretty Croatian girls.
All were wearing Croatian colors.
which to- the Fiumite has much the
same effect as a red flag in the face
of bull The major was asked to
hide his colors. He did not An Ital-
ian soldier stepped into the fray and
soon an American sergeant moved in
TO separate the belligerents. The re-
suit of the melee was one dead Gro
attain officer and a much mauled-up
American doughboy. but it was gem
orally admitted that had not the
American entered the melee it would
have spread rapidly. and to what
lengths no one knows.
In fact, the American soldiers who
are operating in Fiume are declared
10 be the only force preventing a gen
eraI outbreak between the soldiers of
the respective nations and among the
peoples.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-10

Police officials are. anxious to learn
what became of that check. 1t is be-
1ieyed by some Of them that he, took
=, !, 70. New York with him and burned
papers by fire having been found in
his room in New York. Wan said he
was very badly frightened when Hsie
was shot, but was not much affected
when Dr. Wong's life was taken, nor
did Su's death give him much con-
tsEn.
a one stage Of the. Investigation.
aile Wan and Van were being en-
'eftained in separate rooms in the
1sewey Hotel, Inspector Grant. anxious
- learn something Of the details OF
tie chsek transaction, told Wan the
check incjdelt was not so serious
that no Inonsy had been obtained
on IL.
You say it not ssriouS?' asked Wan.
You no friend OF NINE" he added
Maj Pullman to-day said there were
sope disconnected links in, the chain
of eyidfnSes to- straightep.. out. He
sxPesteda they. would be- strslEhtened
out. however. fully believing Wan win
AeU a6dif3ona2eiufnuDGtin 1919 "a