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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08

Edward c. Stubblefield, thirty four
years old, employed as a clerk in Bal
lantyne's store, 1909 F street. and
Lloyd A. Cost, twentyfour years old,
clerk in the offices of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company at 412 and b
streets southwest, were killed on the
Atlantic highway near Camp Hum
phreys. Va. yesterday afternoon when
a motor cycle on which they were rid
ing was struck by an automobile.
Cost was killed almost instantly, and
his companion died in the post hos
pital on the military reservation four
hours later. Word of the accident was
received at police headquarters from
the military authorities, and it was
said by the latter that the driver OF he
automobile failed to stop after strik-
ing the motor cycle.
Parents In Gloucester County.
Stubblefield's parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
]. w. Stubblefield, reside at Pampa,
Gloucester county, Va, not far from
been employed in Ballantyne's the
past seven years, and had been in con-
slant communication with a brother
attendingg Maryland Agricultural
College. He resided at PIP F street.
His companion. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. A. Cost of Hagerstown, Md, had
been employed in the railroad office
during the war period. He roomed
with brother, D. r. Cost, at 2026 G
street. r. w. Cost. another brother,
arrived here this morning from Pitts
burgh, Pa, to make funeral arrange
ments and to urge that a thorough
investigation be made of the acct
dent.
Cyclist Called a Careful Driver.
The motor cycle belonged to Stub
blefeld. He had owned it the past
seven months and was said by friends
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to have been a most careful driver.
He had made frequent Sunday trips
over Lincoln highway to the end of
the good road. about seven miles from
Occoquan. Young Cost and his
brother had owned a motor cycle. but
sold it n few weeks ago.
Conflicting statements as to the d.
rection in which the motor cycle was
going at the time of the accident
we're heard by the police. and one bit
q information received was that
there were two motor cycles on the
road when the accident happened. So
great was the force of the collision,
1t is stated. that both men were
hurled some distance from the road.
Cost was dead when witnesses to the
affair reached him. and surgeons
found that Stubblefield's skull was
fractured.
Justice Investigates Case.
Justice Frank w. Troth Of Fairfax
county today went to Camp Hum
phreys and made an investigation of the
case and afterward went to Alex
andria and completed arrangements
for an inquest which he will hold at
10 o'clock tomorrow morning at De-
names mortuary chapel, Alexan-
dria.
Justice Troth obtained the names
of number Of witnesses to the &C
cident. and he will have them sum-
moned before the jury.
The bodies of both men this after
noon were taken from Camp Hum
phreys to the Alexandria undertaking
chapel
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AIR EXPLOIT CLAIM .
CAUSES DISMISSAL
Secretary Daniels Approves
Capt. ChamberIain's
Sentence.

Sentence of dismissal imposed by a
naval court-martial on Capt. George
Chamberlain, an aviator in the Marine
Corps, on charges growing out of his
sensational claims of having defeated a
vastly superior force of German airships
on the western front. was approved to-
day by Secretary Daniels.
Investigatio Ordered.
Chamberlain is a native of San An
tonia. Tex. His case became one of
unusual interest to tho service. and Of
ficials Of the Navy Department and of
the Marine Corps were sent overseas
to investigate every point involved.
Chamberlain claimed that on July %,
1918. on q trip over the British front.
he had fought with twelve German
planes, destroyed five Of them. dam
aged two others. and. sweeping earth
ward with a damaged machine, scat
tered a detachment Of German SOL
diers. He said that after landing he
took German prisoner by pretending
that a compass was a bomb, and then
carried q wounded French officer back
to safety.
Denial of the exploit by British off,
GERS led to an investigation. Chamber
lain contended that the failure of the
British flyers to corroborate his story
was because the admission that an
American officer had used a British
machine would have resulted in their
courts-martial. Witnesses in Cham
berlain's behalf testified that he had
landed in British plane on the date
mentioned in his official report.
Chamberlain's case now goes to
President Wilson for final decision.
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Leader of Pittsburgh
District Miners Sure
Strike Will Be Ended

PITTSBURGH, Pa. December g.
Philip Murray. president of district
No. 5. United Mine Workers Of Amer
lea, will leave here tonight for In
dianapolis with seventeen other MEM
bers of the scale committee to take
part in the conference which Mr..
Murray said. he believed would end
the coal strike.
Mr. Murray today received a tele-
gram from John L. Lewis, acting
president Of the United Mine Workers.
containing the Information that he
had Tentatively" accepted the PROPOSE
ton made in Washington Saturday
night and ordering the committee to
be in Indianapolis by tomorrow.
Miners Leader Is Arrested.
PITTSBURG, Kan. December S.
Alexander Howat. president of the
United Mine Workers of District II,
was placed under arrest by a deputy
United States marshal and taken to
Fort Scott.
Strike Probe in West Virginia.
CHARLESTON, W. Va. December
S.-An investigation OF alleged VIOLA
tons of the Lever act in the Fair
mont coal district was opened today
by Assistant United States District
Attorney Harry Byrer.
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TERMINAL TAX|CAB
ASKS HIGHER RATE
Petition to Utilities Board
Proposes Old Charges
for Service.

For the purpose of increasing the
taXicab meter rates to the pre-war
basis. the Terminal Taxicab Company
was granted hearing this morning
in the District building before the
Public Utilities Commission.
Company officials state that the
company does not seek to increase
the hourly charges for touring cars
and limouslnes, but wishes to have
the meter charge put back at We
same figure as when the company
made the voluntary reduction April
l, 1917.
The present rate is 80 cents for the
nrst third of a mile and 10 cents for
each additional third of a mile This
makes so cents for the first mile and
30 cents for each additional mile. The
rate before the reduction, which the
company wishes restored, amounts to
81 cents for the first mile and 40 cents
for each additional mile.
For Additional Passengers.
The company also asks that it be
permitted to charge 20 cents addi-
uonal per trip for each of the second
and third passengers. but no addi-
tional charge for the fourth and fifth
passengers. 1t would charge 10 cents
Tor each four minutes waiting time +:
carrying small trunk with driver, 20
cents for each piece. and for cars
called and not used 30 cents per trip.
1t was pointed out by company off,
Gals that the rates in effect before the
voluntary reduction were the same DIS
those OF the other taxicab companies
in the city. but that the Terminal
was the only one to reduce the rates
1t was stated that the reduction ap-
proxtmated 25 per cent after the first
mile. and that out of 100000 trips the
number of passengers per trip was
only 1.6
Figures were presented to show the
increases in the cost of operation, the
advance in the price of cars. labor and
material. Mechanics. it was said
were receiving increases ranging from
40 to 100 per cent. The price of cars
and car bodies had advanced ap-
proximately 35 per cent, and the price
of glass for the car windows. which
Is a large item. according to officials,
has advanced $50 per cent.
Payments to Drivers.
Drivers received % per cent of the
gross receipts, less gasoline used, be-
fore the change, and now receive
nearly 80 per cent of the gross re-
ceipts. less gasoline. at II cents per
gallon. The increase in drivers
wages is put at 22.08 per cent.
1t is stated that since the armistice
the company has not been able to
earn a fair return with the present
rates, and that since that time it has
granted six pay increases to it's en-
ployes.
The matter will be taken under ad-
visement by the Public Utilities Com
mission.
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CALLS FOR DISCHARGE
OF 4O,0OOU:S. WORKERS

A resolution proposing an immediate
reduction in the number Of employees
of the government in Washington by
10000 was introduced in the Senate
today by Senator King of Utah. Sena-
tor King asked that it lie on the table
SO that he may call 1t up tomorrow.
The resolution in it's preamble de-
clared that the extraordinary expan-
sion of the personnel of the various
executive departments made necessary
during the war has fulfilled its purpose
and that many of the employees are no
longer needed. The resolution declares
that it is the sense OF the Senate that
the various executive departments in
the city of Washington should forth
with dispense with the services Of at
least 10000 clerks and employees now
on their rolls.
A second resolution introduced by
Senator King calls on the head OF
each department to ascertain and re-
port to the Senate the names of all
employees and officials in the depart
ments who exercise any supervision
over other government employees and
who are members OF or aniliatd with
any labor union affiliated with the
American Federation OF Labor or any
independent Organization thereof.
Recently a letter was read in the
Senate from a former empioye of the
government charging an employee had
to belong to the union to get ahead in
the government service.
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$4,000 SEALS SOLD
FOR CHRISTMAS USE
tuberculosis Association Has Hope
of Disposing of Five for Each
Person in Washington.

Eight hundred and twenty-five thou
snad penny sticker Christmas seals
have been sold for the benefit of the
tuberculosis association, according
to an estimate made today by the
Christmas seal headquarters. 923 H
street.
The quota set by the association is
five for every person in Washington,
and it is hoped that the sales will
reach this figure in the near future
The association estimates the sales,
up to the present time. as follows:
Booth sale. 100000: schools. 1900
government departments. $4,000. and
seal headquarters. including mail
sales: 100000. This means total Of
$3.50 has been taken in to date.
The booth sales are under the man
agement and cooperation of various
social service and charitable organi-
the Washington Diet Kitchen Asso-
citation. Mrs. Charles Woodruff. cap
tain; the Juvenile Protection Associa-
ton. Mrs. Edna Keene Bushee, cap
tain; the Junior League, at Riggs
Bank. Miss Mamie Chase. captain; at
Willard Hotel. Miss Dorothea Denys.
captain: at Wardman Park Inn. Mrs
Ashmead Fuller. captain: at Dulin &
Martins. Nine. Claude LAnglais. cap
tain; at Woodward & Lothrop's. Mrs.
Sidney Thomas. captain: Council of
Jewish Women. Mrs. Sidney West,
captain; the Anthony League, Mrs.
George Taylor, captain; Dr. Gates
Bible class, Mrs Merrill Gates cap
tain: Christ Child Society. Mrs Henry
FIather. captain: Twentieth Century
Club, Mrs. Anna Fletcher. captain:
Howard University, Mrs. Coralie Cook.
captain: Howard Theater. Miss Imo-
gene Charleston. captain: tuberculosis
Association. Mrs. William Morton
Grinnel1. captain. They will be continued
four days longer.
With the near approach of Christ
mas and the growing Christmas spirit.
it is hoped that those who are SO gen.
erously giving their time to the con-
duct of the booth sales will be re-
warded by generous patronage.
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|MPANEL OF Jury
FOR COAL STRIKE
PR0BEPOSTPONED
Judge Anderson Announces
Delay Till Tomorrow-Sit-
tina Then Not Assured.
By the Associated Press.


INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. December g.
The federal grand jury. summoned b
United States District Judge A b.
Anderson to Investigate alleged vio-
lations of the Lever act and anti
trust laws by operators. miners and
coal dealers in connection with the
bituminous coal strike. will not be
impaneled today, United States Dis
trict Attorney l. Ert F1ack an
nounced today He said this step had
been postponed until 10 o'clock to-
morrow.
While announcing that the con-
vening of the grand jury had been
postponed until tomorrow. Mr.. tlack
would not say that the jurors would
be impaneled at that time. 1t was
indicated that the calling together
of the Investigators would depend
upon conferences today with Attorney
General Palmer and others who were
to arrive here from Washington to-
day.
According to officials Of the mine
workers and government officials no
details of the Washington proposal
have been received. Pending re-
ceipt of the agreement none would
venture an opinion as to the effect
the proposal would have on the con-
tempt proceedings scheduled for hear
ing in federal court Tuesday morn
ing. charging eighty-four miners Of
ficials with violation of the federal
court Injunction against the strike.
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new EAST RIVER TUNNEL
FOR CAR LINE PLANNED

NEW YORK, December s.-A new
tunnel under the East river from
Brooklyn Bridge plaza. Brooklyn. to
connect with the Broadway subway
at City Hall Park, Manhattan, and to
cost $12.750.000. has been recommend
900 must be spent to strengthen the
the city transit system by Transit
Construction Commissioner John H.
Delaney to Lindley NJ. Garrison. re-
ceiver Of the New York Municipal
Railway Corporation.
The project is offered as a solution
to the problem of relieving traffic on
Brooklyn bridge. as otherwise $780,
90 must be spent to strengthen the
bridge to bear the weight Of modern
steel coaches.
The general plan provides for ex-
tension of rapid transit facilities to
and from Central Brooklyn, East
New York, Ridgewood and Jamaica
and the elimination of the elevated
structure in Fulton street. Brooklyn.
The total cost is estimated at s21.-
100000.
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MORE SUGAR LIKELY,
BUT HIGHER PRICES
CONTINUED from First Page.)

Continued from First Page)
the price paid the rehneries for the
shipment.
Estimate by Merchant.
ITO the price of s17.so per hundred
pounds for choice louisiana sugar
must be added the refiners profit of
so cents. and approximately IS cents
for freight, making the cost on the
tracks in Washington. $1S.75. said
one leading merchant in washington
today. selling that sugar at 20 cents
would leave but one and a quarter
cents per pound to pay for trucking
it TO the store. meeting the overhead
cost of weighing and selling II. max
ing up for loss in transit, and 10 cover
a legitimate profit
eff we succeed in getting any M1chi
gan beet sugar here the price will be
a little less. and this makes the prop
osition of handling Louisiana sugar
even more hazardous, for so long as
there is a pound of Cuban sugar or
beet sugar on the market the Louisi-
ana sugar will not sell, eveEat cost
price to the retailer"
House Members Disturbed.
Members of the House are much dis
turbed over the warning by the De-
partment of Justice that the federal
sugar equalization board will cease 10
control the price of sugar on January
l. Urged by hundreds OF ielterS iroi'
their constituents, numerous members
Of the House were in conference TO-DAY
with George Holden Tinkham OF Mas
sachusetts, who is author OF a resolu
ton introduced at the last session OF
Congress calling upon the Department
of Justice for full report on the
sugar situation
After advising with his fellow mem
bers today, Representative Tinkham
said that he is endeavoring to secure
a prompt hearing upon his resolution
by the House judiciary committee
Chairman Haugen of the House
committee on agriculture also pro-
poses to find out what Congress can
do to relieve the sugar situation. he
expects to take up this problem To-
morrow with the members OF the
agricultural committee and expects
that they will include it in the COM
mittee program for consideration next
week.
McNary Bill Up Tomorrow.
Senator McNary's bill to provide Tor
the national welfare" by extending
the life of the sugar equalization
board for one year from January
next, the date on which Attorney Cen
eral Palmer had announced it would
expire will be calleS up in the SEN
ate for final consideration tomorrow.
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D
ton at los pm, for Baltimore, Phila-
delphia and New York, will be an ex-
elusive Pullman train. Parlor cars
will be eliminated from all trains ex-
cept those named above, said Mr..
loves.
Indorse President's Action.
At an emergency session yesterday
or the Mississippi Valley Association
resolutions indorsing President Will
sons action in leading the way to a
settlement of the coal strike were
adopted.
Washirg ton civic and business or
carnations are continuing to urge
conservation of fuel Commissioner
Brownlow will take up with the Poto-
mac Electric Power Company this after
noon the matter Of reducing all unneces-
sary lights in the District The ap-
peal of the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association to the merchants
OF Washington. urging the curtail-
ment OF all unnecessary lights in their
show windows and electric display ad-
vertisements, is being observed by
many store proprietors, it was said to-
day. All lights not needed are asked
to be extinguished at $50 pm
The special committee of the Wash
1nSton Board of Trade to investigate
the local fuel situation met this aft
ernoon- Reports of the investigation
were read at that time. The meeting
was presided over by William CIa-
baugh.
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TRAIN KILLS CLERGYMAN.
Engine on New York Express Up
set and Four Coaches Derailed.

RATIMORE, Nd. December 8.-The
New York and Washington express
an the Pennsylvania railroad. which
was due in Baltimore at o'clock last
night, struck an automobile at Ben
gies. Md. about fifteen miles from
Rev. William H. Dell. a minister Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church. who
was in the machine. was instantly
killed. The engine of the express
turned over and four coaches LETT the
track.
railroad off1cials say that no pas
sengers were injured. All four tracks
of the Pennsylvania were blocked by
the upset locomotive. A relief train
brought the passengers to Baltimore
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08
RYAN GYM AT Gu. DEDICATED
Students and Faculty Participate
in Annual BANQUET.

Ryan gymnasium at Catholic Uni
versity of America was dedicated
formally today with solemn pontifical
mass in the gymnasium. AS the day Is
a holiday at the institution the stu
dents gathered in the gymnasium
shortly before 10 o'clock. Bishop Sha-
ham, rector of the university, preach
ed the sermon.
sity was held at 1 o'clock. in which
the students and faculty participated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08
WILL CONTINUE DRIVE.

Although the Children's H00Pithl
campaign officially closed today at
the meeting At the willard, the
fact that only 45S,246.76 has been
subsc-ibed to date caused many OF
the 800 workers to volunteer their
services to solicit the residents of
Washington who have not yet been
asked to give.
Mrs. Horace H. Westcott's team
led today with $95O.15 for the hnal
day OF the drive, with Mrs. Cuno H.
Rud0lph's team in second place
with n total of $S38.94. Thomas Bell
Sweeney's division leads with n
total OF $25,O94. CunO RudOlph's
division is In second place with
&16.71O.79, and the division led by
Mrs. j. w. WadswOrth, jr., II third
with $16,374.O2.
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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
BILL UP IN THE HOUSE
Prospect for Passage Today Of D. G.
Measure introduced by Chair
man Mapes.

The bill introduced by Chairman
Mapes of the House District commit
tee, at the request of District officials.
to establish standard weights and
measures in the District is being de-
bated in the House this afternoon. The
prospects are that the measure will
be passed today.
Representative Gard OF OHIO ana
Representative Blanton of Texas, both
democrats, delayed action on this
measure.
Bill Explained by Mr.. Mapes.
Chairman Mapes explained that the
bill is a redraft of the present weights
and measures law for the District with
new provisions to require inspection
and regulation OF weighing and meas
uring devices. the inspection of which
is now required, and to establish
standard containers for the sale OF
fruit, vegetables. and similar COM
modities.
The bill does not create any new
positions and does not change. the
salary or status of any employe of the
District government.
The general purpose OF the bill.
Chairman Mapes pointed out, is to
regulate the sale of food and other
comm ODDITIES in the District so as to
be fair, just to both vender and pur-
chaser by such provisions as will. as
nearly as possible. enable the one to
know exactly the amount he sells
and the other to know the amount
he receives.
Safeguards for Public.
Provisions of the bill not now COW
cred by law which will serve to safe
guard the public are: Prohibits short
numerical count; provides specifically
that the sale of commodities by
weight shall be net weight; estab-
fishes a standard loaf of bread; pro-
vides for the sale of ice by weight
only: establishes standard containers
for the sale of fruits and vegetables;
regulates the sale of coal in small
quantities; regulates the sale of wood !;
specially regulates the use of gaso-
line measuring pumps; regulates the
sales of oysters and fish; regulates
coin in the slot machines; provides for
delivery of sales tickets with purchase
when demanded; provides punishment
for charge Of excess weights on
freight and express: abolishes charge
of fee by the District for inspection
of weighing and measuring devices.
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PROBER OF COUNT TlSZA
MURDER ENDS HIS LIFE

BUDAPEST. Sunday. December e.
M Kovacs. the Judge who has been
investigating the facts concerning the
murder of Count Tisza. the former Hun
earian premier. committed suicide to-
dav by jumping from the third floor
window Of the courthouse.
Kovacs had been accused by the ex-
IRENE socialists of suppressing evidence
had knowledge that the murder OF Count
Tisza was intended.
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ACCUSED OF $50, 900 THEFT.
Elias Tieman, II, Arrested in De-
troit for New York Authorities.

DETROIT. Mich. December s.-Eias
Tieman. seventeen-year-old bank mes
senger, wanted in New York in connec-
ton with the theft Of $4,000 in liberty
bonds and other securities last Septem-
Der. has been taken into custody by
police here, and is being held for the
New York authorities"
According to the officers. bonds valued
at 1884, were found in the lads trunk
and he told them where other bonds
and securities valued at nearly $4,000
were hidden at Palm Beach. Fla.
Steve Ostovitch. a New York waiter.
who, it is said. has been travelling with
Tieman, was also taken into custody.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08
elevator PASSENGERS
HELD Between FLOORS

Several passengers were caught be-
tween floors in an elevator in the Dis
trict building at noon today. when the
electric current in the building went
dead" for several minutes
The elevator was far enough below
the ceiling Of the first floor to permit
the men in the car to crawl out and
jump about four feet to the door. Miss
Rhoda Milliken of the woman's bu-
reau of the police department hest
tated at getting out by this route and
remained inside until Capt. Flather
of the first precinct and Detective
Howard Vermillion happened along
and assisted her to the floor.
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ONLY TWO IN BORDER LooTING

LAREDO. Tex. December s.-In-
vestigation conducted by Texas rang
ers has disclosed that only two Mex
a store last Thursday night on the
Clareno ranch, near Zapata, ON the
American side of the Rio Grande.
The identity of one Of the men has
been established. it was said The
the storekeeper. They carried their
loot away on two horses, crossing
into Mexico. It was reported Next
can soldiers had caught two men
suspected of the robbery.