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Evening star., 1919-02-20
STEAL SAC, 900 WORTH
OF SILK FROM TRAIN
Gang Dumps It to Waiting Trucks
as Freight Pulls Out of East
stroudsburg, Pa.

SCRANTON, Pa, February 20.-a
gang of thieves boarded a Delaware,
Laokawanna and Western railroad
westbound freight train as it was
leaving East Stroudsburg early this
morning, breaking open car loaded
with silk, between Gravel Place and
Analomink. They dumped out many
bales of silk valued at $4,000. which
confederates loaded on two trucks
and made their escape.
Fourteen bales were left behind.
The tower man at Analomink drop
ped and locked the gates at the high
way crossing against the bandits and
saved his life by falling on the floor
when fred on. the bandits detouring
into the woods nearby. The tower
man gAve an alarm, and detectives
and automohile scouts have blocked
IN highW3ys nom the xeeiou, hoping
1oeI - f1
Evening star., 1919-02-20
DISTRICT SOLDIERS
DUE AT CAMP MEADE

Special Dispatch to The Star.
+ CAMP MEADE, Md, February 90
A detachment of 743 men of the 372d
Infantry is due to arrive at Camp
Meade some time this afternoon, ac-
cording to telegraphic adyices re-
ceived at this camp from Camp Upton.
Long Island. where the detachment
entrained for this camp yesterday at
noon
Several hundred men of the former
1st Separate Battalion of the old Dis
trfct of Columbia National Guard are
Included In this detachmeft.
The 36Sth Infantry Regiment. or
ganized at this camp and sent over
seas last spring, arrived here last
night. It has in it some colered men
from the District of Columbfa. Early
arrival of detachment of the 183d
Infantry. known to contain men from
the istfict of Columbia. Is looked for
at this camp.
Evening star., 1919-02-20
RAIL PROBLEMS
TONEXT CONGRESS
Senate Committee Says No
Solution viii Be Attempted
This Session.
HEARINGS ABOUT ENDED

Congress will attempt no legfsla-
tive solution of railroad problems un-
til the next regular session. members
of the Senate Interstate commerce
committee said today, when open
hearings, conducted since early in
January. were pfactscssiy4 4ponclu6ed 3
shairnaan smith 4nssSunzsd that
.pdfnsifttee might hear OTTER witnesses,
but that none was expected. He said
no action was contemplated on the
resolution of Senator Cumnins OF
Iowa to prevent REIMBURSEMENT OF
the roads before Congress acts.
fouse to Wait Until December.
The House interstate commerce
committee has held no hearings on
railroad legislation this session. and
does not plan to do so before Decem-
Der.
The federal railroad control act will
expire tweflty-one months after peace
is declared. Senators expressed con-
fidence that comprehensive pro-
gram OF general railroad legislation
will be adopted before the end of
u.
ernment ownership nor extension of
federal control until 1s24wi1l be ap-
proved. it. was almost unanimously
Indicated by the Senate committee
Opposition likewise Is general to a
return of the roads to their owners
before Congress acts.
For National Regulation Of Roads.
Exclusive national regulation of
railroads and their rates. administered
Though agencies convenient to the
states. waS advocated in statement
presented today on behalf of Samuel
Rea, president OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. Illness prevented
Mr.. Rea testifying in person.
Private ownership and individual
operation should be continued, with
federal incorporation and regulation
Of security issues and important con-
struction expenditures. the statement
said. Empi ASKING the necessity for
operation OF the roads without inter .
ruption from labor troubles, it argued
that a secretary of transportation
should have q wage regulatory board
on which the public, the employees And
employers should have equal repre-
sentation.
regulation of interstate carriers"
wrote Mr.. Rea, ARISES from the many
state and federal regulatory laws and
the numerous commissions created
have seriously restricted the deyelcp-
ment of the railroads and the coun-
try's business %
Opposit1on to government owner
ship or "ccn<anuance Of the present
control In time OF. peace, WIS ex-
pressed by s. a. Cowan. attorney for
the American Livestock Association,
who testified that ''ther peopis Of the
country are tired Of having their af-
fairs run BY ukases from W Washing-
'1r ..rhe power Of the raiffoAd adninis-
traitor, 10 initiate rates ana to get ap-
-propriations from Congress" he said.
have sCxnssd inefaciAncy With result
ing exlrANAeance and prufiEscy In ex-
pendst1xreG"
Evening star., 1919-02-20
BEH6EH AND FOUR DENIED
NEW TRIAL At CHICAGO
Representative 1asct Defends rrin-
ciplss ~ sociaIiafn Before
Judee xkhdIS. :,

CHICAGO, FStf1afy zo.--Federal
Jtdx. EAadf6 go refused to grant
I - $3.50 lDr fs..a6 q Berger. repre-
- sta ts2 ds dssl 3lllwxukee. and
fo,rr of6. ~ f1t asa61rs convic4sd. on
ca,at~ .yS4 s5516l ltnE .ths espiouage act.
.1JfcfS a1tI& ~ .NA1 passed Berger
rad ! io1ae Hp1writt4n statement. in
which hs d&tn4ed tlz4 principles OF
SOCIALISM,. Nh declared that the war
had Beefl N HihhpertaIistic war and
the peace rSade viii BE the same"
He attefbaf64 ths wars end to the
revolt III 1oe941ists In Germany and
the d1fi}6A Hwy. E
Akf1 ByRf4 "a finished ana two other
def68d aift6 HAd made at1tAments.
Ju4&4 A1N adjourned eaesyt until
1:39 N 416n the refnaf af43h8 tNp
49, ~ - given a4S1gesta-
Evening star., 1919-02-20
PRUSS|AN PRINCE
PUT UNDER ARREST

COPENHAGEN, February 20.
Joachim of Prussia,
youngest son of former En-
peror William, has been ar
rested, according to a dispatch
from Munich. !.
The dispatch states his arrest
was on suspicion of his being
connected with certain in
trigues. y
Evening star., 1919-02-20
SPARTACANS SHELL
IN WESTPHAL|A
Assistance for Rotterop De-
tenders Is Being Sent
From Muenster.
RUHR STRIKE SPREADING
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
COPENHAGEN, February 20.-Spar-
tacan forces are bombarding the town
of Rotterop, in Westphalia, with artil-
lery, according to a message here from
Muenster. Assistance to the defenders
of Rotterop is being sent from Muen-
ster, the message adds.
Ruhr Strike Spreads.
BERLIN, February 10 (by the Asso-
ciated Press).-The general strike in
the Ruhr industrial district continues to
spread in spite of the fact that large
ajority of the miners, as shown by
votes taken at many places, oppose the
movement. Coal production in the
region is virtually at standstili.
The socialist Vorwaerts and the bour-
geoise newspapers declare that the
strike is a political movement instigated
by Spartacan and independent socialist
leaders.
Spartacans from Dusseldorf, accord
ing to reports received here, nave
disarIned the police of Muhlheim and
taken away cannon and mine throw
ers from the Muhlheim barracks Tor
use against the government troops
at Dorsten- The Spartacans at MUM.
helm announce that the strike VIII
be maintained until the government
troops are withdrawn from the Ruhr
district. They say that If food be-
comes scarce the bourgeoise house
holds will be called on to give up
their stores to the Spartacans.
$4,000 Assemble to Subdue.
Thirty thousand government troops
are being assembled to subdue the
Spartacans in the Ruhr district, accord
ing to reports from Muenster. A clash
at Dorsten is said to have resulted in
a victory for the government forces. who
lost four dead to twenty for the Sparta
cans One hundred Spartacans soldiers
were made prisoner
The Spartacans in Nuremberg. Ba-
varia have abandoned the buildings
they occupied early in the week. 1t is
reported that their short occupancy of
the military headquarters was marked
by destruction and theft.
To Invade Central Germany.
The Spartacans announced their in
tention of carrying the strike from
the Rhineland into central Germany
for a final struggle between labor
and capital
: The police and local militia at
sSefsenkfrchen have risen against the
eSpartxcans and driven them from the
.tuildings which they had occupied
earlier In the week. a. go.
!. At E1beffeld the HpartacanA pfa-'
claimed general strike and t0n3-
peHed the factories, to close A HVeiy
fight was carried on for possessions of
the railway station, which was de-
Tended By railway employees. but the
Spartacans finally occupied it. There
were losses on both sides.
At meeting at Bochum representa-
tives of the national. state and fnu-
nicfpa1 employees throughout the Ruhr
district decided to strike Ii the Spar
tacan domination continues.
The Christian labor unions at Essen
announce that their n 1000 members
will refuse to answer the call for
general strike.
Evening star., 1919-02-20
HISTORIC PATRICK HENRY
HOME RAZED BY FLAMES

L4NCHBURG. Va, February 90
Fed HILL the historic home of Pat
rick Henry, located in Halifax coun-
ty, about thirty miles from Lynch
burg, was destroyed by fire this morn
ing about o'clock. The fire, which
started in the roof, could probably
nave been extinguished In it's incipiency
but Tor the frozen water pipes.
The old mansion ia . complete loss.
although valuable furniture and
many famous relics on the first floor
were saved. The loss, which is not
known here. is said to be heavily in
sured. The property is owned by Mrs
M. B. Harrison.
Evening star., 1919-02-20
SE|AAIQR||.H|||s|uEs
WILLIAMS ATTACK
ouarreIsome and Prone to
Clash With Bankers, Mr..
Weeks Says.
REFERS TO RlGGs CASE

Senator Weeks of Massachusetts
continued his attack upon Controller
of the Currency Williams today before
the Senate banking committee. He
said Mr.. Williams had a "quarrelsome
disposition" and was prone to get into
difficulty with those engaged in the
banking business.
The small proportion of increases in
national banks compared to the num-
Der Of state banks established annu-
ally, the senator asserted. was due to
the fear Of discipline imposed by the
controller and his manner Of ruling
with a heavy hand"
Cites Calling Correspondent.
Mr.. Williams recent action in call
Ing before him newspaper corre-
spondent to question him about afti-
.c1es sent out by the latter relative to
Mr.. Williams renofnination was de-
,clared by Senator Weeks to be "ab-
shorrent to everything that pertains to
free government"
Senator Weeks reviewed Mr.. Will
I1ialns' controversy FIVE years ago with
the Riggs National Bank of Wash
ington. as result of which, the SEN
ator said, the bank was compelled to
spend 100000 to protect itself. He
declared that Mr.. Williams caused to
be Withdrawn from the Riggs Bank
Sf,700,000 in government funds, part
of which he had no control over what
ever, and when the Secretary of War
declined to withdraw funds under his
tro1ler prevailed upon the President
to induce the Secretary to withdraw
these funds, Senator Weeks declared.
Had the Riggs Bank. not been an
abnofmally strong institution with
drawal Of these funds would have
wrecked it. said Senator Weeks, uyho
declared that Mr.. Williams showed "a
world of malice in this matter"
Evening star., 1919-02-20
DISTRICT MAY BECOME
BONE-DRY TUESDAY

When Secretary to the President
Tumulty goes to Boston tomorrow
he Will take with him the war
revenue bill with the Reed bone
dry" rider prohibiting bringing Of
liquor into the District of Colum-
bia-
The President may sign the bill
soon after he lands Monday morn
ing. The bill becomes effective
the day after the President signs
it, and if his name should be af-
fixed to the measure Monday.
liquor shipments into the District
would be barred after midnight
of that day.
Evening star., 1919-02-20
NJ. CLEMENCEAU'S
CONDITION GOOD;
NOCOMPL|cAT|ONS
X-Ray Examination Taken of
Injuries inflicted by As
SaSSin-AWait Report.
AGE OF PREMIER MAKES
SLIGHT WOUND SERIOUS
Physicians Say He Is Extraordina-
rily Vigorous-People Unit in
Showing Friendship.
PRESIDENT Is SHOCKED
AT ATTACK ON PREMIER;
SENDS HIS SYMPATHY

ON BOARD u. s. S. GEORGE
WASHINGTON. February 90
President Wilson has sent the
following message of condo
lence on learning of the attack
upon Premier Clemenceau:
Lansing, American mission,
Paris.-Please coHyey to NJ.
Clemenceau my heartfelt sym
pathy and my Joy at his escape.
/ sincerely hope that the report
that he was only slightly in
iured is altogether true. | was
deeply shocked by the news of
the attack.
tSigned)
WOODROW WILSON"
Evening star., 1919-02-20
Condemnation of Cruelty.

Even when he had to condemn ex-
cess <@or cruelty or violation of the
laws that should prevail in civilized
warfare he showed no partiaIity.
what he condemned was the wrong.
the injustice, the iuhumanity--by
whomsoeyer committed.
-~sThat in particular cases the Pope
didSuot pronounce explicit condemna-
lion is quite Ineligible when we
consider that in some instances he
had no evidence on which to base his
iudgment. while in others the particI-
lar wrong had already been included
IN his general condemnation To pro-
nounca anew on every case was not
necessary; 1t would have failed Of its
purpose and provoked ridicule.
But what proves beyond question
the inpartiality of the holy see is the
fact that only too often one and the
same action of the pontIn aroused
protests from both sides. Each de-
no1nced II as mark of fayoritisn
and substantial support accorded to
fits opponent
. sIf indeed the Pope had abandoned
his neutrality he would not only have
dren, but he would also have rendered
himself powerless to intervene in be-
half Of peace, which all along was his
chief CONCERN. His appeal to the bel
sigerenk, In the name of Christ and
humanity, to de6ist from the slaugh-
ter that threatened the suicide OF
Europe would have had no meaning.
lit was because he maintained his
Aenkfbfity that he could. with perfec.
Sfsafnsed a Second Paea1
Evening star., 1919-02-20
No Formal Dinner.

Arrangements, for the Presidents
visit were considered by Mayor Peters
in conference with Rudolph Forster OF
the White House staff. The program
VIII be in keeping with the wish or
President Wilson that his return to
There will be no formal dinner or
luncheon. Mayor Peters announced a
general committee Of welcome con-
sisting of $50 persons, of which he
VIII be the head. While members of
the National Woman's Party are said
TO nave considered the possibility of
a demonstration on the Presidents
arrival, the Boston Equal Suffrage
Association notified the mayor by let
ter that it strongly deprecated "any
attempt of the National Woman's
rarity to annoy the President"
Evening star., 1919-02-20
Student Aviator Dies Of Injury.

MIAMI, Fla. February 2o.-Albert
Ermond Taylor Of Philadelphia. a stu
dent aviator at the naval air station
here. has died here from inieries re 4
cedved when his seaplana took uc0e
dire into Rjacaxne hA2A
Evening star., 1919-02-20
Speed Roas. Rurn al saranac.

sARANAC LAKE. N. r. February
20.--A score Of speedboats. valued at
more than $100.04e. and including the
famous Peter Pan. were destroyed
efA1 lighthouses on the shores of LAke,
Evening star., 1919-02-20
LORD RE.Dln5 sAlLs
FOR UNITED STATES

{ LONDON. February zo~-Ths Ma1l of
Reading British ambassador % the
United Sta4ss, sailed todaH T. foeuko
80 eok - l1Eai
Evening star., 1919-02-20
CONFERENCE HA[TS
FOR CLEMENCEAU
No Session Today Following
Assassin's Attack on
French Premier.
DELEGATES SYMPATHIZE
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, February 20.-The peace
conference at Paris has decided to ad-
journ as a result of the attack upon
Premier Clemenceau, says an Ex-
change Telegraph dispatch from Paris
this morning. There will be no ses-
sion of the conference today. the mes
sage adds
Evening star., 1919-02-20
COMMUNITY BUILDINGS,
MEMORIALS, PROPOSED
Secretary Lane Says They Should
Be Financed With Bonds of
Fifth Liberty Loan.

Community buildings dedicated to
civic and social uses should be erect
ed in all important cities as memo
rails to soldiers who gave their lives
for liberty, and these enterprises
should be financed with liberty bonds
of the fifth issue, Secretary Lane of
the Department of the Interior said
today.
Improvement for Cities.
Secretary Lane said the project
would serve sacred and practical pur-
poses at the same time. It would i'm
prove the cities, and provide work for
mechanics ard laborers at substantial
wages. On the walls of each building
would be inscribed the names of the
men who gave their lives for civili-
an enduring roll of honor.
This type of memorial" said Sec
retary Lane, will guarantee that no
boy who gave his life for justice and
freedom will be forgotten. The num-
Der of lives lost in this war is small
the civil war. If community lost
only three OF four. it might not think
it worth while to build a monument
But community building is needed
entirely apart from its memorial pur-
pose.
Funds for this purpose could be
raised more easily If they were
raised in the form Of liberty bonds
during the fifth loan. By this method
more money could be raised for the
government than by any other"
Could Fool Gifts.
Secretary Lane said that not only
would many indlFidnaiS gladly coH-
tribute an extra bend or two for the
benefit of the c1nss1uHify but many
who are unable to do this could pool
tnsE ennaH Bfk ard contribute 10
& t1fA 46& t9fAxy also su&gestH
f3a elstert tAinnaents and other sociar
activities could be utilized to raise
money for the purpose.
Evening star., 1919-02-20
Rumanian Commission Meets.

PARIS, February 20.-The commits
sion for the study for Rumanian ter
ritorial questions met this afternoon
at 8 O'Clock under the Craftsmanship
Of Capt, Andre Tardieu and continued
the discussion of the claims for Ru-
mania, according to a communique is-
sued by the commission tonight
Evening star., 1919-02-20
Handles Many Troops.

..More than 9s5.ooo men entered
France via Brest," the cable states.
~and over 10000 left Brest. Totat
deaths among all these transfents 2nd
among the permanent garrisons from
November IL. 1917. to February 4.
1919, were 1,311. Deaths on incoming
boats or by the time patients reached
hospitals at Brest. 2,191; Of these 1.8t1
burials occurred in SepternbAT. Oct0L
Der and November last. when SIRnenza
and pneumonia cases were aff34$ug On
transports from the United HtAtSax Ind
were in no way due to amy he's, ~
existing at Brest"
Evening star., 1919-02-20
PRESIDENTS SHIP
TODOCK MONDAY
Plans for His Reception at
Boston Assume More
Definite Form.
1000 MAY HEAR ADDRESS
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, February 20.-The steam
ship George Washington, on which
President and Mrs. Wilson are return
ing, will reach this harbor about pm
'net MONDAY, according 10 i radio
message from the VESSEL fscsivpd at
the frst naval district headquarters
today.
The steamship will anchor in Pres
ident roads. in the lower harbor, and
the President and party " i'll be trans
ferred to the coast guard cutter sOa-
sipee. in which they will be brought
to this city.
proceed to New York, where the re-
turning troops will be ijsembarked-
No troops will leave the, steamer here.
The message added that the 8Presi-
dents convoy was experiencing rough
weather, but indicated that good prog
ress was being made.
Rear Admiral Wood announced that
six destroyers-would be sent out from
here to meet the George Washington
and escort her to an anchorage
Secretary's Son to Be Landed.
Orders were received later at Army
headquarters from Secretary Baker to
permit Private James n. Wilson of
the Medical Corps, son Of Secretary
OF Labor Wilson, to leave the George
Washington here. The order was is
sued, it was explained because of the
serious illness of the young mans
mother. Private Wilson is to proceed
at once to Washington and report to
the adjutant general -
The guard of honor assigned to meet
the President at the pier will consist
OF 1000 men from the Navy, 1000 from
the Regular Army and $500 from the
State Guard, IT is announced.
Reception Plans Progress.
Plans for the reception of President
Wilson have assumed more definite
form Mayor Peters decided that the
President should be escorted to the
Mechanics building to- deliver his ad-
dress. The main haH has seating
capacity of 1909. The city steamer
Monitor, with Mayor Peters, Mai. Gen.
Clarence r. Edwards, in command of
the Department of the Northeast. and
Rear Admiral Wood, will be the first
ship to greet the President when the
George Washington comes into the
harbar.
The Monitor will go close enough to
the big liner to permit Mayor Peters
and others to make short addresses of
welcome to the President
Evening star., 1919-02-20
Papa1 Benediction.
! Worlds Greatest Crisis.

sWhile we are gathered here in the
gpe3tt OF mutual rejoicing. the world
is passing thrvygh the greatest crisis
that hfstory recoTds.@ Archbishop
.Ceretti said. The terrible events OF
the 1ast four years are still viyidly
befofe us-stSn too near US 20 permit
q full cpmprehension OF their far
reaching import But they should not
k1ind as to obvious facts nor give rise
20 deception when we most need the
telth.
In every mind that is free from
pfe5udfce or passion the attitude of
the holy see throughout this conflict
H3Bt inspire admiration. For IL is
AvfdeAt that the vicar of Christ, as
4Afh4r OF all the faithful must cher
i1H them all with the same paternal
low In his heart. there can be no
pl69e for preference or partiality
a1snoe it rs that hfs efforts to miti-
gate the horrors of war were con-
NeAufiy directed toward the welfare of
IN; his activity for the relief of suf-
1sttnE was exerted wherever a suf-
ferer could be found. and extended
even to non-Christian peoples
To the captured and deported, to
Hsultitudes of women and children, to
all who were stricken by the hard
fortunes of war. his heart went out in
eympathy. whoever or wherever they
might be. These people, for whom
war was cruel reality and not mere
~ matter of surprise or remote spec
0lAtton. bear witness, in all the Ian
guAges of Europe. to the unbounded
charity of Benedict XIV.
Evening star., 1919-02-20
Hohensollern Ear Affection.

A11STERDAM, February. 1s.-The
former German emperor suffered a re-
currtrsce oe the serious affection OF tho
ear for which he was recently treated.
Evening star., 1919-02-20
Gives Hospital Rates.

Tables Of hOSpitaI rates were IN
cluded in Gen. Pershings report. The
daily admission rate per thousand
men for troops in Brest and vicinity
for the first nineteen days of Febru-
ary was Las. The similar figure for
November was I'll; Tor December, 1.2.
and for January, 1.63-
aThe sick rate is unusually low"
Gen. Pershing said, 'and is direct
measure of the sanitary situations at
that place. Corresponding rates, for
the whole American expeditionary
forces not counting men woundAd
N action, are as follows: For Novern-
ber, az; for December, 2.14; for January,
2.04" -
The daily average death rate per
1o0. 600 men for troops at Brest and
vicinity is shown as follows: Noyengfs
ber, Sis; December, 2.08; January, 81
February to date, 1853.
Evening star., 1919-02-20
BREST CAMP 0. K,
PERSH|NG REPORTS
Health Conditions and Meth
cd of Handling Troops :.
Praised, He Says.

Health conditions at Brest, France;
general camp conditions. and the
method of handling troops through
that camp have received high praise
from all who have inspected since the
first formative day" Gen. Pershing
reported today to the War Depart
ment.
The message said Gen. Pershing
himself, Gen. Harbord. his chief OF
staff; the chief surgeon and the in
spector general of the American ex-
peditionary forces had all personally
inspected the camp during the last
month.
Conditions at the camp have been
described as terrible in published re-
ports and by witnesses before con-
gressional committees.
Evening star., 1919-02-20
Member of the Associated Press

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication Of all news dispatches
credited TO IT not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local published herein.
All rights of publication OF special
dispa ;ches herein also reserved.
Evening star., 1919-02-20
Wound Gives Him Pain.

any gives him much pain. He bears
this exceptionally well, and the
fwirges do not impair his custouAry
good humor or prevent him fndu19-
Evening star., 1919-02-20
WEATHER.

Increasing cloudiness and warmer
tonight; rain or snow early tomor-
row. warmer tomorrow.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending pm. today: Highest AZ, at
pm. today; lowest, 81, at a today.
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