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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-18
COL. BISHOP, AIR HERO,
TO LECTURE IN CAPITAL
Honored Briton Will Tell of Fight
ing in Flanders Fields on
January IS.

Col. W. A Bishop of the British NY
ing corps, who is conceded to be the
worlds greatest ace, viii lecture at
the National Theater. Tuesday. Janu-
AIRY IS. His subject will be AIR
Fighting in Flanders Fields and the
lecture viii be for the benefit of the
Working Boys Home OF Washington
and is being managed in conjunction
with the board of mana gers of the
home.
Col. Bishop. although only twenty
three years old, has had Il most Illus
trious career in the British air ~ zee
He is the only living person VINO has
won the Victoria cross, the distin-
guished service order ttwice be-
stowed) and the military cross. Aside
from these honors he has received
other awards and distinctions
He is credited officially with having
brought down seYenty-two Hun ma
chimes, while his unofficial record is
more than 100
This premier aviator was IN Wash
ington in 1917 in connection with his
war duties. At that tire his official
record was forty-seyen Hun machines.
but after he returned to his fighting
squadron in France he added twenty
FIVE more, thereby ma king a total that
is the envy of all arfnen.
Since his retirement Col. Bishop has
been attached to the British air board,
and is honorably aid-de-camp to the
governor general of Canada
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-18
As to Promises.

The promise To pay money Is eN-
actiS analogous to a promise 70 make
war, he said. The treaty -naking
power binds the government To pay
whatever sum il deems Just and
proper. as where the treaty making
power bound this government 10 ray
S.o,WiD,W') to Spain for the Pniiip-
pines. That promise had IL be per
formed by Congress, because. under
the Constitution. Congress is the only
power to make the appropriation.
Congress may repudiate either tue
obligation to pay money or to make
war, and thus dishonor the promise
of the nation, but that does not in
validate the promise or render IT
unconstitutional"
Mr. Taft declared that Americas
experience in Cuba, where he was
sent by President Roosevelt to com
pose the revolutionists. should be
an incontrovertible object lesson 10
US, proving that the half dozen new
republics which the allies are 10 set
up in central and southern Europs
will require the protecting and COIN
selling arm Of some great agency.
That agency the league OF nations
should and viii he.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-18
Suggests police Council.

To meet the criticism recently adj
vanced by Senator Knox that the
United States might be drawn INTO
war against its will by q majority
vote of a convention of Heterogeneous
nations. Mr. Taft proposes that 10 all
executive council, composed OF uil-
tions willing TO assume the respon-
sii,ility of policing he league tHee-
9essarily the great pow eFs)- charter
members of the league, should be III
trusted the enforcement Of the de
erees of a council of cancellation. 1t
1t is thought that Il majority OF the
executive council should not control
the right 10 call for military cNecu-
ton of any particular compromise,
action might he limited to cases III
which there is u unanimous decision
of the executive council This could
not be had except through the con-
sent of the various governments rep
resented.
Far from endangering the Monroe
doctrine, Mr.. Taft declared that the
league of nations is a mere extension
of this doctrine to the entire world
Instead of importing it,. he said,
.it would strengthen the Monroe doe
trine, because III case OF it's violation
the obligations of the league would
require ALI the great powers to unite
in the maintenance of II,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-18
TAFT DISCUSSES
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Tells Geographic Society It Is
Absurd to Say U. S. Can
not Belong.

Characterizing as the most ABSURD
of all objections TO the league OF ma
tons the claim that it would ne un-
constitutions! for the United States
to enter into such a covenant. former
President William Howard Taft
Voiced an impassioHed defense of this
the only safeguard of future peace"
in an address before the members OF
the National Geographic Society last
night.
In answering the constitutional OBJ
iectors the former President declared
that the treaty making power can
bind the United States TO make war,
and that the Legislative arm, the Con-
gress of the United states, must per-
form the promise or it cannot be per-
formed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-18
Interest in New Republics.

'Al the world is vitality Interested
in the establishment and maintenance
of the new republics. Including the
Ekraine. CzechostoSakia, Poland,
d the - . = nrov nces OF ota
Russia, and .tugoslayia. because they
VIA nem IN Germany, preventing ilei
from extending herself, and also
thwarting her ambition to control
middle Europe from the Baltic to
Bagdad.
Palestine. Armenia and perhaps a
republic in the Caucasus VIII also be
evolved as Independent states dur
ing the peace conference.
Following the expression of his be-
lief in the establishment of he state
of Palestine, AIR. Taft voiced per-
sonal view Of far-reaching sisnIh-
canoe with regard to the extension Of
the colonial empires of any OF the
allied nations. The German colonies
he said, must not be given 70 urea
Britain, or TO any other of the great
powers, but must be tnternatlonalized
and placed under the control and adj
mjnistration of the league OF ma
tinn1. itself
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-18
FRENCH COMMISSIONER
WARNS AGAINST HUNS.
Lieut.. Labat in Lecture at Church
Here Says They Are Deserving
Of No Kindly Feelings.

Referring to the war as an organ
lied murder and depicting the Ger
mans as the most brutal and least
human of all enemies, Lieut.. Jean
Labat of the Fsrench high commission
in Il lecture last night at St. Paul's
Lutheran Church warned Americans
to be most careful in their future
estimate and treatment of the Ger
man race.
Lieut.. I.abat's lecture was entitled
Three Years in the Trenches" He
was wounded five times and received
the croiN de suerre. He cautioned his
auditors about the danger of being
the subconscious means of spreading
German propaganda even at this late
date, He declared that any statement
of sympathy or praise for the Ger
mans is hurtful to the cause of the
allied nations He said the Ger
mans are deserving OF no sympathy
or kindly feelings.
Murderous Record.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-18
ASK SOLDIERS LAND FUND.
Two Officials at Hearing Support
!, $500. 900 900 Approximation

Prompt action by Congress on au-
thorizings an appropriation of $780,
100000 for reclamation and occupa-
ton of 215.000 acres Of movable land
as home-farms for returning soldiers
was urged yesterday by Louis r. Post,
assistant secretary of labor. and by
William Kent. member Of the United
States tariff commission, before the
House labor. committee.
The bill. which was presented by
Representative Kelly of Pennsylva-
mia, embodies recommendations of
Secretary Lane as to the amount and
the method of expenditures.
Mr.. Post said the labor situation in
this country was becoming extreme
~ critical and that unless something
is done quickly discharged soldiers
would be forced to stand in bread
lines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-18
HINT At REASONS
WHY BRYAN OUT
Dickinson Letters Discussing
Officials Views on Ger
many Before Committee.
PRESIDENT IS INCLUDED

Copies of letters alleged TO have
been written by J. J. Dickinson. who
represented George Sylvester Nier-
eek in Washington before the United
States entered the war. taken from
the files of the military intelligence.
in which Dickinson discussed the at
titude of various government officials
toward Germany. the retirement of
William Jennings Bryan from the cab
met, and an alleged interview between
himself and the President. were laid
before the Senate committee investi-
eating German propaganda yester-
day afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-18
SEES GOOD MARKET
FOR new HOUSES
S. B. Hege Regards Capital
Expended in Building Homes
as Good Investment.
CHANGES III POPULATION

Private capital in Washington wifi
find ready market for any new
homes they may build this year re-
CARELESS of a reduction in the alb
normal war population, in the opinion
of Edwin s. Hege, manager of the
United states home registration service.
Before the war began, Mr.. Hege
pointed out, there were about 500
vacant pieces of property in the Dis
trict. Many of these dwellings, were
vacant because they were unfit to live
in, he said, and others, while disable,
desire for permanent homes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-18
All Vacant HOUSES Filled.

When war workers, navy yard en-
ployes and new government officials
began 10 pour into the city, he ex-
niafned, they filled up all of these
houses. because the city was over
crowded and better accommodate lions
were not to be had.
Nh HeSe believes that even if
Washington retains only a portion OF
this war population scores of those
Wao remain Will not want to continue
living in the houses which, were va
cant before the war and which cir
cunlstances required them to rent.
There was a net reduction Of T92 in
tn: governments clerical force in
Washington last week. according to
figures obtained today from Capt.
Julit Peyser of the housing division
of lie War Department The pre-
VIous week about $40 left.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-18
PLENTY OF SUGAR FOR
EXPORT. BOARD STATES.

Although there is ~ promise any
where that the price OF sugar Will
come down. the War Trade Board TO s
day announced that there was plenty
Of that commodity for export and Ii
cense will be gfauted to shippers Feb
ruary l.
Sugar viii not. however, be export
ed TO the United Kingdom. France or
Italy. These countries have sufficient
of that commodity or are able 10 OBJ
tain it from other sources. The ae-
ton of the War Trade Board followed
consultation with the United States
Feed Adn7inistrat ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-18
ORDERED TO HUMPHREYS.
Three Companies of 56th Engineers
Coming From Newport News

Three companies of the Seth Engi-
neers, organized at Washington bar
racks and recently returned from
overseas, will be ordered to Camp
Humphreys from Newport News,
where they are now stationed, accord
ing. to information received today. An
earlier report stated that the men
would come to Washington barracks,
but this order has been rescinded, be-
cause the barracks are now in a
crowded condition.
1t Is believed that there is num-
Der of Washington boys in the con-
tingent. The regiment was recruited
from states throughout the country.
The men will probably arrive at Camp
Humphreys next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-18

upon innocent women and children,
do YOU suppose they would obey
Lieut.. I.abat asked. NO. They
would turn their guns upon the man
who gave such an order.
He told of the great feeling of Joy
among the French population upon
the arrival of the first American sol
diers. Their coming brought con-
fidence. he said. The French. who
had suffered. 80 long, were at once in
spired. Every one felt that tho end.
of the war was near when the Amer
leans began arriving.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-18
Secretary's Attitude.

In a letter dated June 4, 1915,
Dickinson wrote vierecE that Secre-
tary Lansing's apparently unfriendly
attitude toward Germany had been
reported to the President and that
MFR. Wilson'S frame OF mind because
Of the political outlook might lead
him TO almost any outburst against
Lansing or other cabinet officers who
may fall under just criticism because
of their unneutral attitude toward
Germany
The following letter to viereck was
dated June II. 1916:
Il dislike TO entertain such a low
view of any President az is indicated
by these observations, and especially
of Wilson, but I am convinced that
his desperation for reelection is SO
rapidly growing upon him that he
will do anything this side Of positive
scoundrelism TO save himself at the
polls in November.
There is no sincerity on either side
Of the German question. though the
Wilson crowd is likely to attempt to
fake more than the other side. II
Wilson could only be held down to a
sensible and strictly America first
course. 1t Is my firm conviction that
he would get bigger German vote
than was ever cast for a democratic
nominee. I frankly confess, however,
that his desperation is liable to cause
him to throw away this chance"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-18
Plenty Of Coal in D. C.

The local situation is said to be eS-
tcellent. There is plenty of coal for
every purpose, the deliveries are good
and every one seems to be satisfied
The custody. safe keeping and dis
position of all property and equip
ment other than records and docu-
ments of the United States Fuel Adj
ministration have been placed III the
hands of Lawrence Mitchell. assistant
business manager of the fuel admin
istration. His appointment as prop
erty custodian was announced today.
He will supervise and approve sales
of property and equipment made in
pursuance of Instructions Of the fuel
administrator to all federal admin
istrators, district Representatives and
other field representatives of the ad
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-18
COAL CONTROL Will
LAST UNTIL APRIL
Little Attention, However, to
Be Paid to Bitumi-
nous.

The District fuel administration will
not be discontinued until the latter
part of March or early in April. An
nouncement to this effect was made at
the administration today. In the mean
time strict supervision will be kept
over the distribution of anthracite
coal, although little attention will be
paid to bitumiuous. inasmuch as prac-
tically all regulations governing the
latter have been removed.
The bars are being lifted even in the
case of anthracite coal Business con-
Germs which heretofore were limited
to soft coal are now being allowed to
use some anthracite, and others are
being allowed TO use sizes which
formerly were prohibited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-18
Letter on Bryan Retirement.

The letter in regard to the Bryan
retirement from the cabinet, said 10
have been written June 4, 1915. by
Dickinson, to Xiereck. was as follows;
Il learned yesterday from an au-
thoritatiye source that the President
had been informed that Secretary
Lansing's attitude toward every news
paper man in Washington who ex-
hibits by his questions when calling
at the State Department even sense
of fairness toward German inter-
ests Is growing more insulting every
day. told a member of the cabinet of
tins some time ago, and j expect it is
this that is bearing fruit.
II was not here when Bryan was
last in Washington, but I have
learned from two or three of his in
Inmates, who talked with him. that
he Will give the Wilson cause only
the most perfunctory support in the
This will also mark the
of Speaker Clark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-18

Lieut.. I4abat said. ..bars them from
any SUCH consideration. They are. not
human, neither are they Christians"
Numerous Instances OF horrible and
almost unbelievable atrocities COM
United by the Hun were cited by the
speaker He told of the wholesale
butchering of ciyilians-Yten and
Women--and the Strengthening Of in
noeent children. as well as the mutt
lation of their little bodies: the tor
turing and assauiting of women and
young girls; the inhuuian treatment
OF civilian and military prisoners. He
declared that the soldiers of Germany
were as much to blame for such con-
ditions as were the kaiser and the
war fords-in fact. more so. because
they had it within their power to pre-
vent such low crimes.
What Americans Would Do.
IF an American officer ordered a
squad of American soldiers 70 fire
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-18
No Hearings Until Tuesday.

Hearings were discontinued until next
Tuesday. At that time the committee
plans to hear /. N. Stevens of Philadel-
phia, formerly connected with the Pue-
bio. Col, Chieftain. against which
charges Of pro-German dealings were
made last week by former employee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-18
Showed Statement to Tumulty.

Another letter said to have been
written June 9, 1916, by Dickinson to
Viereck follows:
Il showed Tumulty this morning
your very interesting statement in
the New York Evening Post of We'd
nesday. He manifested an unusually
keen concern. asking me il thought
you would support the President or
the republican nominee at Chicago if
he were other than Roosevelt. OF
course could not answer SO pointed
a question.
This only demonstrates how anx-
ious the administration people are
growing over the question of the at
titude of the German-American ele-
ment in the forthcoming campaign"
Another long letter from Dickinson
to Viereck. dated October "a, 1916,
described an alleged interview with
President Wilson at Shadow Lawn, in
which the President was said to have
inquired particularly about Viereck,
his mental equipment, etc, and to have
discussed his apparent sense of fair
ness"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-18
Mrs. Bryan Is Mentioned.

II don't know whether told you in
one of my last letters the story re-
lated by Mrs. Bryan to T. H. Picllford,
a local democrat magnate, of the
imnie rebate cause of her husban d's pre-
cipitate retirement from the cabinet.
1T was that Tumulty told a promi-
nents German-American that Bryan
was.the sole cause of the administra-
tons anti-German policy. Pickford
went ito Tumulty with the story and
the atmosphere of the White House
was blue with curses of the organs
at the time Pfckford was there. Pick
ford has, since written TO Mrs. Bryan
a full account Of his interview with
Tumulty.
This matter could be so worked up
as to force Wilson to rid himself of
Tumulty. What suggestions have you
to make as to its handling? l believe
1t is too big an opportunity to be
Mrs. Bryan possibly
would be willing to come out in an
open statement. She is very able
and "a very determined woman. She
loatheS the whole Wilson outfit. es-
pecially Tumulty. the turnultuous."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-18

Missouri was just forty three minutes
TO late Thursday to be numbered
among the thirty-six states making the
alton hquorless. The deciding vote
1889 o'clock. Missouri acted at 1f:f5
am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-18
SPIRITUALISTS.

iSEEIEE. KNOWN THE WORLD OVER FOR
independent writing. is in town for short time !;
; 3G2 Parkwood place; interview on any mat
tors, by appointment. Phone Col 2210; writ
iags So 22s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-18
PALM1STRY.
ASTRoL0GY.

FRANK THEODORE ALLEN. SCIENTIFIC
sstroloaer tdirector. Astrological Research So
e.etyD. Private readings, by appointment only,
-. Typewriter readings by mali, S and up
10 st. NV. Phone Franklin esq.,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-18
Murderous Record

.....IeIr bloody. nurderous record
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-18
What Americans Would Do.

IF an American officer ordered
squad of American soldiers to fir
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-18
SPECIAL NOTICES.

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transaction of such other business as may prop
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all Of the stock and. fixtures. 2o'
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that the capital stock of the said corpora ton
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debts.
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II. j. CARRIER,
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Columbia, do hereby swear that the facts
stated in the above certificate are true 10 the
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Attest:
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Subscribed and sworn to before me, a notary
public in and for the District of Columbia,
this 18th day Of January. AID. 1919.
TH0S. P. HICKMAN,
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ANIMAL REPORT OF THE NGRESSIONAL
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sworn, depose and say: That the secre- .
lazy of the Congressional Institute of Wash I
iagtou, ID. G.. Incorporated; that the foregoing
I,lerf is correct and true
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th |
Gay OF January, 1919.
Seal.} wM. c. wORTHINGToN,
Notary Public.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-11-20
DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES
Florence Officials Investigate Sudden
Death of J. T. Miles

Coroner Smith of Florence was
called to Scranton Saturday to inves-
tigate the death of J. T. Miles, the
circumstances surrounding which had
been reported to him as suspicious.
1t was learned that Mr.. Miles died
while sitting in drug store at Scran-
ton a few minutes after he had been
served with a dose of well known
patent medicine for headache. He haG
stated that he was suffering from
toothache when he called for the rem
edy, and that during the morning
he had visited a dentist at Lake City.
In view of these circumstances the
sudden death of Mr.. Miles caused con-
siderable comment and there were
some who were disposed to think that
his death was primarily due to the
remedies he had taken. A careful in
vestigation disclosed the fact, how
ever, that these fears were ground
less and the coroner's jury returned a
verdict stating that Mr.. Miles had
come to his death from natural caus,
es. :, -. 'jla -:
Mr.. Miles was a well known
farmer of the .Cowards section. He
leaves a widow and six children. He
was 40 years old.