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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-07
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D. C. FIREMEN
WILL GET PAY INCREASE
Senator Calder Expresses Approval
of Their Action in Severing
Union Affiliations.

Senator Calder of New York, chair
man of the subcommittee in charge of
the bill to give increases in pay to
the f1remen of the District Of Column
bia, said today that he believed the
firemen should be granted increased
pay. He said that he hoped to call
his committee together tomorrow 80
as to get the bill ready for report to
the full District committee.
He expressed his approval of the
action of the firemen in Withdrawing
from their utilization with the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor. The bill
which passed the House contained a
clause providing that the hremen in
the District should not be affiliated
with an outside union.
II believe that the fremen should
not be affiliated with outside organi-
cations which go on strikes" said
Senator Calder. They are in much
the same position as the police and
should not be subject to any ones
orders except those of a proper gov
eminent official"
At the earliest opportunity, Sena-
tor Calder said, he would call up in
the Senate the bill to increase the
pay of the policemen, which has been
favorably reported and is now on the
Senate calendar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-07
HACKER SAYS SOLDIERS ,
TOOK MONEY AND AUTO

Emanuel Sullivan, colored. II Massa-
chusetts avenue. porter at Union sta
ton in the daytime and hacker at
night. failed to return home or appear
at his place Of employment early this
morning. A few minutes after his dis
appearance was reported he appeared
at police headquarters and told q
story of having been held up and
robbed.
Two soldiers. Sullivan stated, en-
ployed him at Union station last night
to drive them to Fairfax, Va, and
when that place was reached he was
directed to continue along Little River
pike. About nine miles from Fairfax,
he stated, one of the soldiers drew a
revolver and the other took what
money he had.
Driving of in his automobile, the
chauffeur said. the soldiers left him
alone on the road. He spent the night
at the house of a nearby farmer and
returned home on an electric car this
morning. He was directed to make
complaint to the Virginia authorities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-07
MAIL RUSH
PLANS TO Be ARRANGED
Post Office Officials Will Hold Meet
ing-"Santa Claus" Letters
Will Be Discussed.

City Postmaster Chance will call
shortly a meeting Of officials Of the
city post Office to prepare for what
is expected to be the greatest Christ
mas mail rush in the history of the
National Capital. The annual mail
early" campaign will begin Novem-
Der Is.
Something brand-new in the way
OF handling the rush Is promised by
Mr.. Chance. He is not ready to dii
vulge the nature of the surprise. but
says 1t will be as snappy as the pres
ent fall weather.
Santa Claus letters" will be one
OF the matters considered by the Of
lcials in the meeting to be held con-
corning preparations for the active
campaign to induce folk here to mail
their Christmas parcels early and the
subsequent handling Of the parcels.
The Post Office Department today au-
thorized postmasters to deliver all let
ters (which are addressed plainly and
sponsible charitable institutions or rep
utable individuals who may desire to
use them exclusively for philanthropic
purposes" This. of course. IL the let
tiers have the proper postage. II not
enough postage Is on a Santa Claus
letter, the proper persons may have
them by making up the deficit.
Santa Claus letters not requested by
institutions or worthy persons will be
forwarded without delay to the division
Of dead letters here, which will act as
sort Of Santa Claus headquarters" to
thousands Of these Christmas yearn-
ings Of poor children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-07
WILL OF G. L. FREER FILED.
Estate Of Millionaire Art Collector
Valued at IS. 600. 900.

DETROIT, November THE will Of
the late Charles l. Freer, millionaire
art collector. admitted to probate here
today. leaves the major part Of the
Freer art collection to the Smithson-
ian Institution at Washington and
provides for one-million-two-h
dred-and fifty -thousand-dollar build
ing to house it
The testament flxes the value Of the
estate at $4,000. 900. the bulk of which Is
in the art collection. To
the Detroit Museum Of Art Is bequeath-
ed the Charles van Stern Gravesende
collection Of etchings.
Stipulation Is made that Miss Kathe-
rine Rhoades Of New York. who was as
ISOLATED with Mr.. Freer in the collec-
ton Of his paintings and other art OBJ
jects. shall be retained in an advisory
capacity by the trustees in the care Of
the Freer collection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-07
WARNING is SOUNDED
OF FAKE $40 BILLS

Look out for ten dollar bills that
were originally turned out by the
bureau of engraving and printing as
ones, is a warning emanating from
Alexandria and applicable to the Dis
trict OF Columbia. A bank depositor
discovered that he had been made the
victim of a new form of financial
camoufiage that, apparently. is being
practiced somewhere in this vicinity.
Whoever had the novel idea had
rather cleverly taken the edges of
four ten-dollar bills and cut OF from
each a sufficient part to make a COM
plete figure "naught" and. by using
had produced a very fair-looking ten
spot. The Alexandria bank officiaIs
have made a report of the work of
the counterfeiter to the Treasury De-
partment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-07
PICTURES OF ACTIVITIES
DELIGHT GEN. PERSHING

Gen. John J. Pershing expressed his
delight upon receiving a collection of
photographs Of himself and his ac-
tivities from the time he left America
up to his return, which were pre-
sented to him in his Office. in the
land office building. yesterday after
noon by H. M. Van Time. Washington
representative of the international
Film Service of New York. in behalf
of that company.
Upon receiving the collection the
general detained the donor while he
looked at the pictures; They 1, made "a. him him
drew some exclamation from him,
such as oh ;,t this i W y r,11 Wbsn
he looked at the picture OF the re-
ception given him on lower Broad
way. New York. in which ticker tape
roofs Of buildings, and which has
been called the greatest reception
ever given any man. he said: That
was a most wonderful sight"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-07
INTERSTATE BUILDING
.ISSOLD FOR $6OO.0OO
One of Largest Sales of Downtown
F Street Business Property
..s. Ever Made.

Ono of the largest sales of down
town F street property ever made
was completed today, when the In
terstate building. at 1319-1321 r
street., was sold by the real estate
firm of Shannon & Luchs for attor-
news REPRESENTING the company own
ing it for sum of approximately
s600, 900. It was purchased by local
investor. -
ownership of one of the most modern
office buildings in the city Is
situated next to the American Ma.
tfonal Bank and has frontage OF
fifty-eight feet on F street by deptn
of ia feet to a thirty-foot alley. II
also is directly in the rear OF the
proposed location for the new CITY
Club. which will face on G street
The building, which is ten stories
in height, has a frontage OF marble
for the first two floors. The next six
floors are of light pressed brick and
the top two floors are of terra Gotta.
It was erected about eight years ago.
The ground floor is occupied by the
Young Mems Shop, while the rest OF
the building is occupied by the
United States Shipping Board.
The attorneys representing the
company in the sale of the building
were Wharton E. Lester, Ralph P.
Barnard and Colin H. Livingston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-07

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. November with
complete Official returns Of Tuesdays
election from all OF the counties of
the state and Ave Of the twenty-eight
wards in Baltimore. Albert C. Richie,
democrat, for governor. had a plural
ity of 1913 over Harry W. Nice, repub-
Hcan, according to democratic tabula-
tons Of the official and unofficial vote
when the election supervisors re-
sumed their canvass Of the city re-
turns TODAY.
Republican statisticians, however,
allowed Richie lead of only 1856,
and the party's campaign managers
insist that the complete city returns
will show that Nice is elected
On their part, the democrats ex-
press confidence that the completed
canvass will give Richie a plurality
varying little from the figures they
have given him. The discrepancy in
the plurality figures is due to diner
ence in the estimates of the uncan-
vassed vote of Baltimore.
Richie lost ten votes in the fve
Baltimore wards canvassed yesterday
and gained twenty in the counties
The democrats elected the remainde
of their state ticket. with the excep-
ton of attorney general, where Alex
ander Armstrong, republican. has ap-
parently won.
The democrats will control the state
legislature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-07
REPORT NO DISORDER.
Richmond Police Sent to Cumber-
land Because Of Election Dispute.

RICHMOND, Va, November 7.-Po-
ucemen sent from this city to Cumber-
land to help quell threatened outbreak
between political factions. returned late
last night with the report that no dis
order had occurred. Request for the
officers, it was said, was made by Coun-
ty Judge Hundley, who feared an out
break on completion Of the count Of
votes from Tuesdays election for county
clerk. Less than twenty votes separated
the two candidates, and on receipt Of
reports that members OF the rival fac
lions were armipg themselves the judge
placed the county courthouse under
guard and telephoned Richmond for
assistance in maintaining order.
r. o. Garrett and c. w. Dickinson
were candidates for clerk Of tho court,
Garrett winning the place by a slender
majority. Bitter fractional feeling, It
was said, marked the campaign
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-07
WOULD HAVE THE U. S.
RUN NITROGEN PLANTS

Creation Of federal corporation to
take over and operate the govern
ments nitrogen plants at Sheffield
and Muscle Shoals. Ala. and to buy or
build other plants and deal generally
in nitrogen is proposed in a bill in
troduced today by Chairman wads-
worth Of the Senate military commit
tee. at the request Of Secretary Baker.
The corporation would have a capt.
tai stock Of $12.5oo. 900. and would be
managed by directors appointed by
the Secretary of War. The corpora
ton would also be empowered to dis
pose of explosive manufacturing
properties which cost the government
about $70,000,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-07
FRANCO-GERMAN CUSTOMS
FRONTIER TO BE FIXED

PARIS. Tuesday, November (F'rench
Wireless Service).-A customs bar
rier will be established without de-
lay. with the cooperation of the
French authorities. between France
and Germany, according to advices
received from German newspapers.
(The absence Of a customs frontier
between France. including Alsace-
Lorraine, and the occupied regions Of
Germany has been a source Of finan-
cial and economic embarrassment to
the German government. owing to
the fact that goods brought into the
occupied regions easily found their
way into the rest Of Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-07
TREW MOTOR co. BUYS
LOT FOR $780, 900 HOME

The Trew Motor Company has pur-
chased a part of the old Boone place
at the northeast corner of 14th and P
streets, and will erect thereon a mod
ern building to represent an invest
ment Of $4,000.
Frank Estes recently purchased the
entire corner referred to from Kate
Willard Boyd for $4,000.
Now the Trew Motor Company has
purchased through the F. H. Smith
Company Is by 105 feet to the alley,
containing 1878 square feet, the con-
sideration being about $4,000.
The new home of the company will
be three stories high, thoroughly mod
ern, entirely for it's own personal USE
r. P. Witty & Co. will build the
structure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-07
FLIGHT AGAIN POSTPONED.
Giant Planes Nonstop Trip, Min.
cola to Chicago, Deferred.

MINEOLA, N. z. November THE
projected nonstop fight Of the giant
British Handley- Page bombing air
plane to Chicago with a cargo of ex-
press matter was again postponed
today on telegraphic reports that the
landing field at Chicago was q "quag-
mire"
The airplane weighs fourteen tons
and the managers of the flight decided
it would be foolhardy to attempt q
landing on a muddy field.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-07
C0NFEssEs $40, 1000 THEFT.
Helena Bank Messenger Says He
Had Two Accomplices.

HELENA, Mont. November T.
Charles Stevens, a messenger boy for
the Union Bank and Trust Company.
confessed today. the authorities a.
nounced. the theft Of $4,000 in Sc
curities which he was conveying
Wednesday from the post Office to
the bank.
Stevens, tho authorities asserted.
admitted that he had two accomplices
in the robbery. After the money
package had been opened and its con-
tents divided. Stevens two compan-
fession alleged. to make it appear
that he had been held up and robbed.
Two mon who were arrested Wednes-
day and later released. have been re-
arrested and are being held for al
legged completely in the robbery. The
money has not been recovered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-07
TO SOLVE RACE PROBLEM.
Segregation by Agreement and
Quick Punishment of Guilty.

CHICAGO. November Race seq
regation by agreement and quick
punishment of the guilty. regardless
of color, were advanced as solutions
of Chicago's race problem In the re-
port of the coroner's jury which in
vestigated the recent race riots. The
report is based on the testimony of
$50 witnesses, which resulted in
twenty men being held to the grand
jury on charges of murder and man
slaughter.
Race-riot deaths were thirty-eight
fifteen white and twentythree ne
groes.
The coroner said he would recon-
mend placing cameras on all police
patrol wagons to take pictures of
crowds 1t riots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-07
OCTOBER DISBURSEMENTS
LOWEST SINCE JUNE, 1917

Disbursements of $576.349,205 by the
government in October were the low
est in any months since June, 1917,
Secretary Glass announced today. The
net current deficit for the month was
$31s.239.450. the lowest for ymonth
since April. 1917. excluding months
in which income and profit taxes were
payable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-07
1000 MINERS TO STRIKE.
Call to North Dakota Ignite Men
Will Go Ont Today.

BISMARCK. N. D.. November T.
The conference of operators. miners
officials and representatives of the state
government adjourned early today with
out an agreement between the operators
and miners over the latter's demands
for a so per cent increase in wages.
A strike call Is expected to be sent
TO the 1000 union Ignite miners Of the
state during the day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-07
CHEER RESULT IN KENTUCKY
Republicans Give State Delegation
Recention al It Enters House.

The republican victory in Ken
lucky was given applause on the re-
publican side of the House today
when Representative Langley, who
has been taking very active part
in the campaign. marched onto the
floor OF the House today at the head
of the republican members Of the
Kentucky delegation. The republi-
can side stood and applauded vigor-
ously.
arose with q parliamentary question.
"Who staged this demonstration"
Chairman Campbell Of the rules COM
mittee said Ut was staged Tuesday
in Kentucky"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-07
SHIPPING BILL TO GET
RIGHT OF WAY IN HOUSE

Legislation declaring In favor Of a
privately owned merchant marine
will be given the right Of way by
the House, the rules committee de-
cided today. The shipping measure,
unanimously recommended for pas
sage by the merchant marine COM
mittee. will BE- called up as soon as
formation Of banking corporations to
aid export trade is passed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-07
FILL CLOTHES WITH COAL.
Women and Men in Vienna Unload
Truck in Street.

VIENNA, wednesday, November
(by the Associated Press).-Well
dressed men and women in Vienna
were attracted today by trucks filled
with coal. They demanded to know
for whom the fuel was intended.
When they learned 1t was for the use
of a private citizen they surrounded
the carts and began unloading them.
the women turning up their skirts
and filling them with the coal. while
the men crammed their overcoat pock-
cts and dispatch cases. One large
truck was emptied in this manner in
q few minutes, the driver offering no
objections. The police looked on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-07
Other Contentious Made.

Other sections of the motion declare
that the governments petition for an
injunction does not disclose that the
plaintiff. the United States govern
ment. has any interest in the subject
matter or in the relief sought and
that it does not allege that the COM
mon lot of the miners will not be i'm
proved by a new wage agreement.
1t cites the act of October Is. 1914.
as providing that no restraining order
shall be issued in any United States
court in any case between employers
and employees growing out of a dis
pute concerning terms or conditions
of employment, unless necessary to
prevent injury irreparable to prop
erty or a property right. for which
there is no adequate remedy in law"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-07
9Th INFANTRYMEN AT RHINE
First Units Of Provisional Brigade
Arrive From Brest.

COBLENZ, wednesday. November s
(by the Associated Press).-Troops of
the 9Th Infantry, which arrived at
Brest recently from the United States,
reached the Rhine today from Brest.
These are the first units of a provi-
sional infantry brigade to form a
Fart Of the army Of occupation until
1t may be detached for its proposed
service in upper Silesia in connection
with the plebiscite there. Brig. Gen.
William n. Sage. commanding the
troops. will arrive Friday.
The brigade Is receiving equipment
and horses from the army of occupa-
ton and from the French.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-07
Challenge Operators.


Oficials of District No. 5, United Mine
Workers Of America. have offered to
form a joint committee with the opera
tors to check up the coal strike situa-
ton in the Pittsburgh district and give
the result to the press. The offer Is
the result Of conflicting reports which
have been given out at both the head
quarters of the union mine officials and
Of operators since the strike began. The
operators have not replied to the pro-
posal.
= The operators repeated today that
their non-union mines are working 100
Aper cent normal and that many union
I miners are either returning to their old
Jobs or seeking work in other fields.
Mine union officials replied to this by
asserting the operators could not
.S-make an affidavit to 1t. They then Of
!; 1ered to form a joint committee to
check up the situation.
"a. The effect Of the strike. SO far as
1.-THE general coal supply in concerned,
has been felt but little in this locality,
according to railroad officials. They
say they have an abundance of coal
/. pm their lines, which is being distributed
i,As rapidly as possible to those indus
tries and public utilities deemed essen
;,tial by the government
III All apprehension as to possible short
4 age of fuel in the domestic situation has
!. been removed entirely. Upon receipt of
Z Information by the railroads from
dealer supplying households has been
I Inadvertently left out of the revised es-
:; sential list, officials lost no time in
I locating those points in the district
I. where there was evidence of shortage
Z and supplying the necessary fuel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-07
PRIVILEGED STATUS DENIED.
Mr.. Graham's Request Anent War
Claims Report Refused.

Representative Graham. republican.
Illinois, chairman of the House COM
mittee investigating war expenditures.
complained today to the rules commit
tee Of difficulties in getting committee
reports before the House. He re-
ouested that q report relating to the
adjustment Of several war contract
claims be given a privileged status.
The committee denied hts request. ad-
vtsing him that the report must FIRST
be submitted to It.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-07
ENVOY TO q. S. TO SAIL SOON,

RIO JANEIRO, Thursday, November
6.-Augusto Cochrane de Alencar.
who has accepted the invitation to be-
come Brazilian ambassador to the
United States. will sail within a
month, going by way of London. The
Brazilian government has received
assurances that he is acceptable The
services he rendered to the United
States In the Peruvian negotiations
when he was Brazilian charge DAT.
flares to Peru are recalled,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-07
Democrats Hold Farley.

A conference of democratic senators
last night considered means to speed up
a Anal vote on the treaty. AfteS u
session lasting more than three hours
Senator Hitchcock announced that no
asreement had been reached other than
to invoke a cloture rule. if it Is deemed
necessary. to put an end to the debate.
Procedure in the Senate was discussed
at length and in spirit Of debate. The
sentiment of the conference. Senator
Hitchcock stated, was that every effort
should be made to test the Senate SEN
timent on reservations in any form
which would, in the judgment Of the
democrats, secure the real Senate sonti-
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-07
DRY Amendment LEADS
IN KENTUCKY BY 4,5O9

LOUISVILLE. KY, November I'm
official returns from ninety out Of the
100 counties in Tuesdays election
showed a majority of 1909 for the
statewide prohibition amendment
and indicated today that the amend
ment had won with several thousand
votes to spare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-07
Hospital Goes to Health Service.

AsHEvILLE. N. c.. November q
Transfer of Kenilworth Inn and other
property, until recently occupied by
United States General Army Hospital
No. IL, to the public health service
for use as a general hospital. was
authorized in a telegram from Sur
geon General Rupert Blue to Phar-
macist n n Krouss. recsiysd here
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-07
j. s. MEN READY
At INDIANAPOLIS
Plans Completed for Next
Step in Clash With Miners
Tomorrow.
By the Associated Press.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. November L.
Government officials, headed by c. b.
Ames. assistant attorney general, who
arrived from Washington today, COM
pleted their plans for the next step In
their fight y the courts to bring
about an end to the strike Of coal
miners throughout the country.
Tomorrow the governments petit
ton asking that the restraining order
directed against the officials of the
United Mine Workers Of America, now
in force, be made a temporary re-
straining order, will be argued in fed
eral court here. In addition the gov
eminent will ask that a mandatory
order to call OF the strike be issued
Miners to Seek Dismissal.
The miners attorneys, on their part.
will argue motion for dismissal of
the governments proceedings on tho
ground that the government has not
shown it's interest in the miners con-
troversy and that 1t Is without equity
in the matter.
There was no disposition on the part
OF either miners. or government rep
resentatives today to concede anv
point to the opposition. The miners
are standing on their declaration that
they are willing to open negotiations
Immediately II the restraining order
is vacated. The governments legal
representatives, on the other hand,
have announced that they intend to
continue with the court program
which has been started. The latest
word from the operators is that thew
will not consider resuming negotia-
tions unless the miners return to
work.