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Evening star., 1919-01-24
GERMAN HECT|ON
G|vESHAcE HOPE
London Times Says Results
Furnish Representatives
of Teuton People.
ABLE TO CONCLUDE PACT
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
| LONDON, January 24.-Basing its
comment upon the final unofficial fig-
4 ures on the results of the German
a elections for the national assembly,
4 s received yesterday from Basel.
|Ss vitzerland. the Times. today points
oil. that no party has an absolute ma
jo,s ty in the assembly. but expresses
the opinion that there is every proba =
bifit of strong combination between
the ~ ajerity socialists and the demo-
Gratis ! tthe former radicals reinforced
by so ite national Iiberals), together
with va 1ateyer recruits they may at
tract fI1 m. the other groups.
such ! an arrangement of parties" {"
says the Times editorial, would pro-
duce tt, one result which concerns
the allies and the United States. It
would give Germany strong govern
ment with the indisputable moral
right to bin the German state aud
people. 81, The allies and America
of things whiA u the election has ere
ated.
Hitherto VIC had no direct repre-
sentatiYes of tn German people to
deal with The1 e elections furnish
such representath 'es, let US recog-
| nize their title and lose no time about
! it"
| 1T may be pointed, out that the orig
ieSl Plan for the II attonal assembly
called for t35 membA rs of that body,
but owing to the IA ct that Alssce-
duced by twelve and hence will BIO
IISl
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BRArrs,fEH END MEETING.

The nrst annual convention of
craftsmen affliated with The Ameri-
can Federation of Labor was ended
yesterday. ~ e1
The union now has about 1000 mem
okri. II 3 hoped 20 increaeS 70 M69rA
than 1o.0ee hefore the ep4 - 40
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The present Norwegian cabinet is
headed by Gunnar .Knudsen as pre-
mier and minister of agriculture. It
was formed on January %. 1913, but
has undergone numerous changes
among it's personnel. The minister
for foreign affairs, NJ. Ihlen. however.
has retained his portfolio throughout
the period of NJ. knudsen's premier
ship. s-5f,.,e -
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0osumittees Planned In League.

H0ME. January 23.-An Important
4nl<zye OF the project for a league of na-
eformulated by authorities on inter-
national law. councillors of state and
Judges Of the supreme court. announced
here today Is that from the central coun-
ell OF the league there will be dependent
ahree committees which will devote their
attention to economics, labor and mil
ttary Affairs. These committees will
conduct inquiries and each will seek
20 adjust controversies subject to its
special jurisdiction. The plan will be
supported by Senator Scipioni. who
has gone to Paris as supplementary
ITALIAN delegate.
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Could Not Get Candy.

CORPORAL LitchfieId said it was i'm
possible to obtain candy in France. and
how the boys longed for some good
old American sweets. The French are
using all their energies and resources
in the manufacture of means necessary
to win the war, and they had no ener.
ry to give to the making of luxuries
CorporaI Litchfield said. They were
out of the doughnut zone and couldn't
avail themselves Of the hospitality OF
the Salvation Army.
.Fsut I wouldn't be without the ex-
perience for anything in the world
though / would not like to go through
II again" Corporal LitchfieId said.
The Washington members of the
SQUADRON are Lieut.. Lancelot w. Suck.
art Corporal Grover. Corporal Litch-
fieId and Sergt. Edward Brosnan, who
is known among the men as Very
Good Eddie" Capt. John Sloan OF
Hampton. Va. commands the squad
The washington boys brought with
them two dogs, which they regard as
mascots
ting to get home. All want to see
mothers, sweethearts. fathers and
friends. But It would be hard to and
II soIlier or more generally contented
set of young men. OF the LAB members
OF the contingent 1e4 are non-commjs.
|sionsd .omoers. AL tho pE3xetAa ham
'1rptecaaao .Rftn6k
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Arrival of the Goethals.

The steamship General Goethals ar
rived later in the day with a skeleton
organiZa ton of the 34th Division.
which comprises men of Nebras XII
Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota.
and a medical detachment from Ohio.
These arrivals-eight officers and
eighty-four men--inciuded members
Of the 34ths headquarters, 6ith and
6Sth Infantry Brigades and the 125th,
126th and I27th Artillery Regiments
of the 59th Artillery Brigade, Also
on board were two officers and la
men of Casual Company No IL of
New York and thirty seven casual Of
ficers of various branches of the serv-
ice, making 245 troops in all on
this vessel.
The transport Calama res also. ar
rived today from Bordeaux with ] .4T4
naval officers and men from the
United States naval station at Paul
Iiac. France, thirty-six casual Army
officers ard four civilians.
Sergt. Mai. G. A. Timken of Gary.
Ind. of the 9th Infantry. returned
yesterday on the Orizaba, decorated
for capturing twenty-six prisoners and
machine gun at Champagne. In spite
Of wounds he had received. =;-.
Private c. w Morrow Of the 3G4th
Signal Corps. of Indianapolis. bore a
wound received at Mount Faucon- in
a cltouHttf with u ffci-
man, whom he disarIned and killed
with his opponents knife.
Private John Anstrem of San Fran
cisco died of pneumonia during the
voyage across
Aboard the steamship La Lorraine.
due at New York January 81. are
Battery F and a detachment of the
339th Field Artillery of the SSth Di-
vision. assigned to Camp Dodge. and
a casual company from Missouri.
The I63d and 49oth Aero Sauadrons
and 9Th Company. I'd Regiment, air
service mechanics. all bound for Camp
Meade; casual companies of marines.
Iowa troops, and negroes from South
Carolina, sailed on the Connecticut
The transport FL. SOD is da's- at New
port News February 3. with six cas-
ual officers and fifty-nine civilians,
and the transport Bremerton at New
York February 3 with a detachment
of six South Dakota men, five Off
GERS of the S14th Pioneer Infantry and
nine casual officers.
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NoRWAY's CABINET MAY QUIT

COPENIIAGEN. January 24.-The
resignation of the Norwegian cabinet
is imminent, according to reports re-
ceived here from apparently trust
worthy sources.
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WOMAN'S CLOTHES
COST $231 YEARLY
Maximum for D. C.. Workers
Placed by Investigation of
Wage Board.

Clothes for one year. at todayas prices
lcost the working girl or working won-
an in the District of Columbia a max
,irum of about s231f0. Two years
ago the same outfit of clothing could
be bought for about 125. These are
figures given by the minimum wage
board OF the District, prepared from
statistics gathered by the United
States bureau of labor statistics and
from personal Investigations of the
District board. The figures are pre-
sented in replying to the question.
What clothing can a woman buy with
5000. the amount the minimum wage
board has decided is sufficient to keep
la woman well. but not extravagantly.
dressed for one year?'
Allowance made for individual taste
and for the care which individuals
exercise in keeping their clothes pre-
sentabfe and in good repair gives a
margin. according to the figures pre-
sented by the board today. the range
being from $165.90 to $231.10 per year
for an average of approximately S3.a5
a week.
AEIlcISS ae1Q necessary.
The bureau of labor statistics, bas-
ing conclusions On the experience and
opinions of a large number Of work
ing and professional women and girls.
included the following articles in its
list of the clothing requirements of
the average woman worker:
One suit and one coat, alternate
years. proeurable now for s34 to
$40.S0: 6 workday shirt waists cost
ing in all 1920 to sl2s0; one dress
waist. at from $6-s5 to sfe.65: one
one piece wool dress. such as was
procurable for S15 in 1915, now cost
ing approximately $50. one wool
skirt. at from 81 to s14.5o: two sum
mer skirts, costing from $3.50 to
s7.35, as compared with from So to SIS
for the same goods two years ago;
one party dress every other year, at
$i5.75 thah the total cost): three
hats. totaling in cost SIS to s22.59, a
so per cent increase over the 1915
cost; three pairs of shoes, totalfng
$3.50 to $23.a5. against $12 to IT two
years ago: two or three pairs of
pairs of stockings. the cost here
mounting from So to 81 UP to IS to
$1L7o. 66.6 per cent increase; two
pairs OF corsets, at from $3.40 to
$3.50. another steep advance. fully 10
per cent: underwear to the amount Of
so to $50. Just twice the sum re-
Quired two years ago. and an allow
ance Of SIS for miscellaneous articles
belts. rubbers, neckwear, repairs,
cleaning. etc. Allowing for individ-
ual variation in prices and choice.
this means an annual expense of from
$165.s0 to $231.10, or an average of
$19S50.
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United States View Crystallized.
Data Being Prepared.

= Data is being prepared to demon :
6trate simultaneous movement In
This direction by labor organizations
tn the United States, England and
Eranee, eliminating in the adoption
ky the French chamber of deputies of
the report of the Bern conferences. held
before the war, as amplified by the
Spuference held at Leeds. England, in
MIs
,These. in general, look. to the relief
OF labor from international capital J.
tstic control. the freedom to choose
employment and place OF labor. guar
4ntees of employment. social insur- :
hRce, the right of organization and
the enforcement of hygienic condi-
Mons at places of employment
Evening star., 1919-01-24
HUNS MADE TARGET
OF AERO SQUADRON
Members of 4e4th, Arriving
Here, Say They Couldn't
Sleep if Guns Silent.

For eight months the 4s4th Aero
Squadron. which has arrived in Wash
ington from the front. had been the
open and continuous target for Ger
man bombs. shells and bullets. but not
one of the las men in the squadron
had received as much as a scratch
They coustitute a healthy, robust or
ganization. In the squadron are fouI
Washington boys. including First
Lieut.. Suckert.
The boys are quartered in newl!
built and newly furnished barracks al
East Potomac Park. Some of then
said the mud reminded them of Brest
where they spent eighteen days. While
the stories OF the sufferings of the
men In the Brittany camp had beer
overdrawn, they said, there was ar
abundance of mud. This couldn't be
avoided, however. they declared, be
cause il had rained continuously for
twenty-one days and was raining
when they left
Evening star., 1919-01-24
sconference Can Bind Powers.

Because Of lack of machinery, the
Dgesent peace conference would be un-
&ble to establish a perfected comnais-
eepn, although the peace conference
Aky make certain suggestions and
Zen bind the powers to them.
For example, such questions as the
yyht Of the people to form themselves
SGto trade unions might be settled by
- peace conference The matter OF
10 hours of labor and similar prob
ns would come before the interna-
NAL labor commission. In case of
1n-fuldllment of labor agreements
= league OF nations would be called
to settle the matter.
The international labor commission,
- bureau, will not deal with purely
ernal problems of the nations. Cap
~ and labor will still work out their
Aeal differences, as before.
sAGked as to what power the COM
&9sston would have back of it to en-
rce Its rulings, Mr.. Barnes replied
fsubstance that Il any nation refused
tplay the game she might be brought
reason by depriving her of trade
evtfeges with sister states.
XpeleGations of Poles from Lithuania
ID white Russia. including repre-
etatives from the cities Of Wilma and
ArsaW, have arrived here They
NIL ,dsfeud the interests of the Polish
N1pulattons in Lithuanta and white
s&Rssia and wish to obtain, first Of all,
&6Surance that a bolsheytst invasion
~ these regions will be prevented
Evening star., 1919-01-24
Berlin Strikes Ended.

COPENHAGEN. January 23.-.T The
strike of electrical workers in Berlin.
which had caused the closing of large
proportion of the hotels. restaurants.
cafes and places of amusement. greatly
mountaineering the public, has ended.
Berlin advices announced today. The
strike of the tramway men also has been
called off and the street car service.
which has been partially suspended. has
been resumed on full schedule.
Hindenburg Promises Danzig Aid.
AMST TERpAM, January %. - The
Danzig town council has received
Field Marshal Won ,Hindenburg's reply
to it's request for the preservation of
DaDzig tor the empire. Won Hinden-
burg says he will do his utmost to
prevent the town from being torn
from the empire, and adds:
II have no knowledge that our
enemies have fixed the fate of DanziE
in a manner unfavorable to us. The
German Inhabitants of Danzig may be
assured that I have for a long time
been preparing necessary measures Of
protection for the menaced province.
Evening star., 1919-01-24
Change in Army control.

BERN. Switzerland. jar uary "a
Under the new regulatiA ns which
have been issued relative to the con-
of the soldiers councils win b 2 great
ly diminished. The Prussian a Minister
OF war viii, through the army Ulcers.
be charged with responsibility a cr the
I employment and leadership oa his
men. He, will be supreme chief % the
a rniy and he alone will have powcr to
pm omote officers and soldiers.
aoldiers' councils will be formed by
ali garrisens. regiments or battaiioAs
to watch over the activities of officea;
and Aee that military authority is noe
used Against the government. They
must NJ consulted as TO permane nt
regsliatie MS relative to feeding the,
troops. the granting of leave and dis
ciptine. bu. beyond that they are un-
der strict Limitations.
Evening star., 1919-01-24
1000 !. s TROOPS
REACH NEW YORK
Seven Ships Arrive Today,
Including Two War Graft
Used as Transports,
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. January 24.-More aa'
1000 American troops arrived here 10
day on seven vessels--the battiesh l.
Louisiana and New Hampshire, I
service as transports; the French lin {
steamship Chicago. the American
transport Goentoer, the American stan-
ships Accomac and General Goethals
and the transport Caiarnares.
On the Louisiana were the headquar-
ters ana supply companies, q inecicaI
detachment and Batteries A. B and
part of c of the 59th Coast Artillery
Corps-in all thirty three officers and
d5f men-together with three casual
omcers and five casual civilians Mem
bers OF the 59th also were on the New
tterfes u. Z and part
of c, comprising twenty-four officers
ard sf4 men. together with two ofi-
GERS and sixteen men of faedical de-
tachment of the sgth ard fourteen
casual officers and civilians.
The 162d Trench Mortar Battery.
unit OF the 9th Division, is cornpris-
ed largely of New York state men.
The 5sth Coast Artillery Corps also
includes New York state men. more
than 500 of these heing from Syracuse.
On the Chicago were the st4th
Pioneer Infantry, made up OF seven
teen white officers and 314 coIored
men: casual companies Nos. Is. II snd
Is, comprising six officers and so
men. and tw enty FIVE officers and men.
The Goentoer brought home forty
officers and $50 men of the 49th Reg
truent OF eadquarters de-
tachment. medical detSchment. head
quarters detachment of first battalion,
replacement detachment, and com
panies A. B. 1 and K. Also on the
Goeutoer were four officArs and zo5
men of Battery F of the s6th Coast
Artillery Corps; four officers and
seventy-six men of the la2G Trench
Mortar Battalion, and three officers
and 132 men of casual company No.
4fS
on the Accomac were twenty seven
casuals from various branches on the
service.
At the enbarka ton Offices in HoSo-
ken il was understood there were no
wounded OH these vessels.
Joseph Robertson. a. private, Battery
3. ts5th Artillery. a casual of san
Lake City, died of pneumonia aboard
the battleship Louisiana during the
VOYAGE home.
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Women IN National Assembly.

BERLIN. Wed, ,resday, January - (by
the Associated PhSss). The former ia
ticnal liberty party was the only party
which. elected no Woman delegates to
socialists elected fifteeA women. the in
dependents three, the democrats five,
the c,ericais seven and ths conservatives
1 four
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Refrain From Voting.

LONDON. January % (Britiah Wire
less Service) ),-The Poles in Poscn and
the Danes in Schleswig refrained from
taking part in the elections to the Ger
man national assembly. In Posen- out
OF 1.2s0,ee0 Poles entitled TO vote only
I29,0oe did So
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Says Statement Is Incorrect.

Mr. Dawson said a statement nrade
in the House by Representative Sis
son, declaring that Washington en-
ployes were more literally paid than
the employees of any other city IN
America was not supported by the
facts. Mr.. Dawson said New York
pays so per cent more than Washing
ton and the scale in Philadelphia is from
S5 to 40 per cent higher.
And at the present time the cost OF
living in these cities is less than in
Washington" Mr.. Dawson said. Il
suppose when Mr.. Sisson made his
statement he thought What he was
saying was correct. But l have been
investigating and find that other
cities are much more liberal in their
treatment of employees than is Wash
ington."
Mr. Dawson called attention to a
citizen who has been in the employ
Of the city for sixty years, starting
at enc thousand dollars n year and
continuing during all that period for
the same compensation. He said the
elderly man has had little or no
chance to save anything out of his
meager pay and must hang on to
his Job or Starfe.
Evening star., 1919-01-24
UNDERPA|D,
{. N. DAWS0NSAyS
Asserts Most of D. C. En-
ployes Must Work Extra
to Earn Living.

Seventy-five per cent of the en-
ployes on the statutory pay roll of
the District are obliged to work at
night in order to make a living for
themselves and their families, Z. M.
Dawson, President of 4Local No. So.
Federal Employees Union, said today.
Mr.. Dawson and William F. Franklin.
vice president Of the organization,
were appointed by their local last
night to present facts to representa-
tives and senators, which It is, hoped
will induce etltem..t grant the bonus
of $3.50. which is regarded as neces-
sary to enable the majority of Dis
trict employees to pay their way.
Evening star., 1919-01-24
Demand "open" Countries.

xof interest to the southwestern Sec
ton of the upited States. as well AS
Mexico, is the demand for freedom to
s&ork in any country on terms of
0quality with native labor.
5sOther provisions are said to relate
}6 child and female labor. the prohibi-
ftpn of night work for minors, basic
&frht hour working day and the pro-
0bition of international trade in
foducts made by minors.
z31t is expected the American dele
Ates will present data to show the
6cessity for, international Standard
4ttpn of sailors wages, as alyeady rer
aifed by American law, IL unfair and
&3urious. Competition fer the
.S(oald's freight business is~ to be
&Nelded. IL is undefstoed. andse spfrii
~ hHtuaf fseo-opera tioAs Is k4N16oyeyei
- the hest guarantee 0f avo3ding
aB resulting from such eompetit&on.
Evening star., 1919-01-24
TWO WOMEN SHOT,
ANOTHER C:H0kED;
HUNT FOR MANIAC

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1919-01-24

gress and referred to committee,
which will give careful study to the
various reports and endeayor to
Amalgamate them into general
project to be recommended to the eon-
gress for approval.
!. United States View Crystallized.
Americas view has been crystallized.
and is believed, to harmonic in many
respects with those held by the
British delegates. There is reason to
believe that generally the principles
<nunciated will be found acceptable to
most of the entente powers. While it
has been deemed proper up to this
Time to adhere to the practice OF
withholding such reports from publ
cation until formally presented before
The congress, it is believed that the
brQnositiops of the United States are
baeed upon full recognition OF the
principles of international protection
of labor by governmental agencies,
thus offsetting what is regarded as a
dangerous tendency toward class een-
troll of governments.
Evening star., 1919-01-24
British Plan for Labor.

EPARIS, January 23.-Great Britain's
ban for the actual working machin-
fys to carry out the proposed inter-
44tienalixation Of labor was outlined
6aY to the Annotated Press by
t6fee Nicoil Barnes. minister with
rf .pertfolio, whose .pEeposals Will
- topsidered by the peace confer
Nhks Saturday. Briefly. his program
&D1ls for the establishment Of an In
6fnAtional commission made up Of
&ke representatives. Of both labor and
6aDitA1 for the settlement OF labor
9ob1ems. This commission is TO be
1eepons3ble to the league ct nations.
Under the Barnes scheme would be
the appointment by the peace confer
eace Of small commission composed
e. delegates from the great powers.
Us commission would convene the
would become the central .interna-
&lonal commission for the betsermeut
~ labor.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-06-13
"WHY HE is DETAINED"

A remarkably striking cartoon en-
titled "Why He Is Detained" by Nc
Cay, appeared in the New York Amer
lean, William Randolph Hearst's lead
ing newspaper, on the editorial page,
in the issue Of Wednesday, July 4th.
The picture represents President
Wilson seated at a table with King
George, who is filling the presidents
glass out of a bottle labeled "Royal
Condescension," and asking "Do you
like it," to which the president is
quoted as answering, "1t's great; l
can't get enough Of it," Standing be-
tween them with her hand on another
bottle is a maiden labeled "The French
Republic" who holds aloft other bot
ties labeled "French Flattery," ELL
ropean Attention." etc. Tugging at
the presidents sleeve but unable to
divert his attention from the feast, is
a child labeled, "American Interests"
who is appealing to him with, "Fath-
er, dear Father, come home with me
now"
1t is a most significant depletion Of
the presidents protracted sojourn
abroad, and is rendered all the more
remarkable by the fact that it is ex-
plotted in a newspaper that uniformly
supports the democratic ticket in a
national campaign.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-06-13

week. Understand that the movement
is ORGANIZED in the interest of the boy
himself. 1t is to make OF the BOY
the best type of man; that is the pur-
pose in a nutshell. 1t is not to give
him a military training and it is not
a m%ilitaristic movement in any sense
of the word. If the conception is at
all prevalent that militarism, in any
phase or aspect, is involved, it is I'M
fortunate. The one idea is to make
the boy unselfish and self-reliant; to
give his thought clean and straight
direction; to develop the attributes of
true manliness. Think this and you
will feel constrained to aid this weeks
campaign for membership in Glasgow.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-06-13
WAR RISK INSURANCE
STILL BEING SOUGHT
Soldiers Who Are Re-Enlisting Make
Applications With War Risk
Bureau.

Washington, D. c., June g.
Though the war dangers have passed,
the bureau of war risk insurance is
still receiving applications for insur-
ance from men who are joining the
regular army. Applications for insur-
ance are being received by the bureau
of war risk insurance at the rate of
several hundred a day, from men who
are enlisting or re-enlisting in the ar
my and navy.
During the month OF April the bu-
reau of war risk insurance received
1926 applications for insurance
Some of these applications are those
of men who made application months
ago but whose applications have not
yet been forwarded to the bureau OF
war risk insurance. The majority OF
these applications, however, represent
men re-enlisting.
To date the bureau of war risk in.
surance has insured 4,522,724 men in
the military and naval service for $50,
SCI, 1894, 500. The average policy is fol-
$8,747.
Insurance officers in two of the
camps where the newly enlisted mer
are being concentrated have reported
that 100 per cent of the men now en-
listing have applied for government
insurance.
No mar is permitted to take out {
policy for more than $4,000. Mer
who are re-enlisting and who already
hold government insurance are no
permitted t take out new policies, tt
exceed a total insurance of $4,000
Officers of the war department are
conducting a campaign to explain the
insurance provisions to men now join
ing the army and every man is giver
ample opportunity to take out insur
ance.