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Evening star., 1919-01-13
SOLDIERS ALLOTMENTS
PAID THROUGH OCT, 1918
Secretary Glass Makes Statement to
Senate in Response to
RESOLUTION.

In response to a resolution Secre-
tary Glass today informed the Senate
that allotments deducted from the pay
of soldiers up to and including .oc-
tober, 1918, with allowances. have al
ready been paid by the Treasury De-
partment, while of the 2,500,90o
checks for allotments and allowances
for November and December total
of $4,000 have already been mailed
and the remainder will be sent before
January 81.
"In order to make up the existing
arrearage," Secretary Glass said, .'the
bureau Is now in a large number of
cases writing simultaneously checks
to cover payments for November and
December.
"This report, of course. refers only
by allowances, as the bureau of war
by allowances as the bureau of war
risk insurance has no jurisdiction
over cases involving the payment Of
allotments not supporting allow
ances."
Evening star., 1919-01-13
MRS. BEATRICE MURPHY DIES.
Yeowoman in Navy Was Influenza
Patient at Brothers Home.

Mrs. Beatrice Murphy. first-class
yeowoman in the Navy. employed in
the Office oeAdmiral Wells. died sud-
denly yesterday morning at the home
of her brother, DR.. Leech i'm Hunting
town, Nd, where she had gone for
a visit. Death followed an attack
of influenza. Funeral services will be
held in Huntingtown at a date to be
set later.
Mrs. Murphy had been in the Navy
for three years and was twenty four
years of age Her baby, Trevor Muir
ply, two and half years of age,
died ten days ago and the shock is
thought to have SO weakened her
that she fell an easy victim to in
fiuenza. She is survived by her hus-
band. Herbert Murphy; daughter.
Marjorie. her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank B. Cotton: two sisters and q
brother. Her home here was in the
california apartnAnt ssss-,-
Evening star., 1919-01-13
Higher Fares Denied.
FUNPRAL OF GEN. McGINNESS,
Buried at Arlington Cemetery
Cavalry Acts as Escort.

Funeral services for Brig. Gen. John
Randolph McGinness, Z. S. A. retired.
who died December Is at Mount
Clemens. Mich, were held this morn
ing at the grave in Arlington national
cemetery. Services were conducted by
Chaplain Ignatius Fealy of Fort Myer.
A military escort led by the 11th
Cavalry Band, accompanied the re-
mains to the grave. The escort was
made up of the LIST Squadron. 1lth
Cavalry.
The honorary pallbearers were Maj.
Gen. Charles +. Humphrey, Z. S. A.;
Maj. Gen. John l.. Clem, U. S. A; Brig.
Gen. George S. Grimes, Z. S. A. and
Philip J. Ryan, a close friend of the
dead officer.
Gen. McGinness was born in Ireland
in 1s40 and graduated from the Unit
ed States Military Academy in 1859
He served through the civil war and
advanced through the various grades
until he was retired with the rank of
brigadier general in September. 1904
When captain he was brevetted in
March, 1864 for gallant and merito-
rious service during the siege of Nor
ris Island, s. c. and, having attained
his majority, was again brevetted for
bravery in the operations before
Charleston, S. c.
Evening star., 1919-01-13
CONSIDERS PROMOTIONS
IN THE NAVAL RESERVE
Secretary Daniels Says It LIS Prob
able Rank Of Commander
Will Be Established.

Secretary Daniels has taken up the
question Of promotions for officers of
the naval reserve whose war records
entitle them to advancement in grade
in the reserve service.
He said today no decision had yet
been reached, but that it appeared
probable that the rank of commander
in the reserve service would be gem
orally established instead of the lieu
tenant commander limit now fixed
Mr.. Daniels is adverse to dilution of
the regular officers Corps with men
who have not received the Annapolis
training to a larger extent at present
than the Thousand men for whose
transfer he already has asked author
ity. These will be selected by COM
petitive examination from the reserve
officers.
Evening star., 1919-01-13

washington society will enjoy its
first spectacular ball Wednesday
night at wardman Park Hotel, when
the Russian charity ball will be the
lure. All other social entertainments
center about the ball. and the splen-
did headdress copied from the Rus
sian models of various periods and
classes will be worn by many
women.
A famous Russian court dancer and
other artists who will give Russian
dances are coming from New York
for the evening. There will be a mys-
tic room and various other features
to add to the brilliaacy of the ball.
The committee of young women for
the ball includes: Mrs. Sylvanus
Stokes. jr.; Miss Ruth Hitchcock. the
Misses Sims, MISS Louise Delano, Miss
Katherine Hill, Miss Meserve. Miss
Carolyn Nash, Miss Minna Blair, Miss
English. Miss Lillian Birney. Miss
Adela ide Heath, the Misses Tuttle,
Evening star., 1919-01-13
BIG MEAT PACKERS
TO MAKE DEFENSE
win Be Heard by Senate
Committee on Charge of
Monopolizing Industry.

The ave large meat packers charged
by the Federal Trade Commission
with having a monopo1istic control OF
the meat-packing industry viii have
an opportunity to give their side OF
the case during hearings of the Sem
ate agriculture committee on the
Kendrick bill. Chairman Gore an
nounced today that they will be al
lowed to testify toward the close OF
the hearings.
The Kendrfck bill is similar to the
bill introduced by the Federal Trade
Commission, which provides for gov
ernmenta1 licensing of refrigerator
cars, packing houses, stock yards and
storage houses, but provides that this
licensing should be done by the De-
partment of Agriculture.
Francis J. Heney, former special
counsel fof the Federal Trade Com
mission, who conducted the investi-
CATION of the packers. will be the
first witness called by the committee
tomorrow Mr.. Heney is now spe-
ciaI attorney of the farmers national
commission on packing plants and
allied industries.
Evening star., 1919-01-13
HOUSE PASSES RIVERS
AND AARbORS Bill

In the program to speed up the
work OF the short session OF Con-
gress, the House, meeting an hour
earlier than usual today, passed, by a
vote of 22S to 81, the annual bill
carrying $2S,so0,00o for river and
Earbor improvement.
It was the third of more than a
half score of yearly appropriation
measures that must be first passed
by the House, to go to the Senate.
The latter body has not yet consid-
cred any OF the bills. Effort to send
the measure back to committee with
instruction that only $4,000, 900 be
carried for continuing existing i'm
proyements was made by Representa-
tive Frear of Wisconsin, but was de-
feated, 200 to 80.
Evening star., 1919-01-13
FUNERAL OF ITALIAN CHARGE
Services for Count Miniscalchi to
Be Held Friday Morning.

Funeral services for Count Fran
ceseo Minisealchi Erizzo, charge DAFT
faires of the embassy of Italy. who
died Tuesday evening, January Z. will
be held Friday morning at IL O'Clock
at st. paua's Catholic Church. 18th
and V streets. Cards for the service
are being sent out from the embassy.
Count Miniscalchi was charge daft
faires in the absence OF the italian
ambassador, Count V. Maechi di Gel
,ere. who left for Europe on the George
Washington. the ship on which the
President sailed to attend the peace
conference.
Evening star., 1919-01-13
MONEY FOR ARLINGTON
DEDICATION IS SOUGHT

Congress was today asked for an
appropriation of $2.500 to defray the
expenses incident to the dedication of
the Arlington Memorial .nphitheater
and chapel. Col. c. s. Ridley. in his
application, stated that 1T was the in
tention to have these services on May
80, July 4, or some other suitable date
during the spring or summer.
Evening star., 1919-01-13
ROOSEVELT COMMITTEE
Is NAMED BY SENATE

named a committee composed OF
Senator's Wadsworth of New York,
Martin of Virginia, Simmons of North
Carolina, Smart OF Utah and Cham
berlain of Oregon, which, in conjunc-
tfon with a similar committee repre-
senting the House, will make ar
rangements for the memorial services
to be held in honor OF Theodwore Roose-
welt here on February 8,
A bill to give Mrs. Theodore Roose-
Welt a federal annuity of S., eco and
mail franking privileges was intro
duced today by Senator Smoot of
Utah. republican.
Evening star., 1919-01-13
Withdraw From Brewery.

Bpm. (by the Associated Press).-
The Spartacan forces, 1t now Is learn
ed. withdrew from the Boetsow brew
cry during the night, and are prepar-
Iesian railway station on the east
bank of the Spree, southeast OF the
former royal palace. The number OF
Spartacans at the station is esti-
mated to be 600, including number
OF women. The station and the ap.
proaches to it are strongly fortined
with many machine guns.
Among the various bolShevik nests
which have been cleaned out by gov
ernment troops is the office or the
Russian bolshevik telegraph agency,
"Rosta," which served as bolshev1k
propaganda headquarters and also
had a large part in handling the RUS
sian money furnished the Spartacans.
Long lists of members OF the spar
tacus group and of anarchists were
found. The personnel OF the agency
which was composed mainly OF Rus
slams, made brief resistance. but
was easily overcome and arrested.
Spartacan handbi,is were taken
away by an angry crowd from youth
who was distributing them in the
streets. The address of the printer
appeared on the handbills and the
crowd went to his place. They found
quantities of bolsheyik literature,
which they burned in the streets.
eortacan street orators, who have
BEEN a prominent feature of the street
gatherings, have disappeared for the
moment
The Taeglische Rundschau declared
that the report fhat Rosa Luxem-
bourg, one of the Spartacan leaders,
had been arrested is untrue. The
newspaper says she went to Hamburg
two days ago in am automobile.
The government troops in the center
oil the city We're Informed early to-
day that the Spartacans were pre-
pairing TO attack them Machine guns
were posted in Cnter den Linden and
the street was deserted for two hours.
Nothing disturbing. however. occur
red.
Evening star., 1919-01-13
DENNIS GOES TO ROME.
Lumber Dealer Named First Com
merciaI Attache at Embassy.

appointment OF A. P. Dennis Of
Princess Anne. Md, as the first COM
mercial attaehe at the American en-
bassy in Rome was announced today
by the bureau of foreign and do
mestice commerce.
Mr.. Dennis, graduate of Prince
ton, is a wholesae lumber dealer and
has written extensively on economic
subjects.
Evening star., 1919-01-13
Americans Come From Austria.

PARIS, Friday. January 10.-The
first convoy of American repatriates
from Austria ssxived In Paris today
on their way to the United States.
All of them are finding difficulty In
exchanging Austrian money Louis
IEckert Of New York city. who is trAv-
sling with his four children, ex-
planned that they were able to OBJ
tain only one-third OF its face galue.
Evening star., 1919-01-13
orders to Commanders.

At Camp Dix, New Jersey. the work
Is we'll organized and is progressing
rapidly with the cooperation of the
military authorities. Maj. Gen. Scott
has directed all organization COM
manders to inform themselves as to
what men about to be discharged haYe
not made definite arrangements TOT
employment after discharge, and to
send all such men under a responsible
officer to the employment service Of
flee, where they will receive all avail
able information as to opportunities
for employment in the locality they
may select.
About 500 men daily are now leaving
Camp Dix.
Evening star., 1919-01-13
NO o. s. TROOPS TO POLAND.
Statement Of Paris Newspaper Is
Not Confirmed Officially.

PARIS, January 13-Inquiries in Of
fetal American circles here elicit the
Information that the United States has
not undertaken to send troops to Po-
land. as intimated by Paris newspapers.
1ne Paris Temps said yesterday that
america had informed thesaliied gov
ernments that it was ready to send an
American expeditionary corps to Po-
land.
Evening star., 1919-01-13
URGES 5-NAR CONTROL
Of RAILROADS By u. 5.
Robert w. Woolley Thinks Contin-
uous Federal Management for
That Period Is Necessary.

| Commissioner Robert ". wooIIey, the
! one member of the Interstate Com
! merce Commission who supports the
proposal to extend government opera
| ton of railways five years, contended
before the Senate interstate commerce
committee today that only through con-
| tinuing federal management sfor st,ff:-
cient period under normal conditions
! could the present freight rate structure
be rebuilt to give exact justice to the
whole people rather than to the shippers
and the carriers as classes"
He blamed the present rate structure
for many of the country's transportation
evils, and declared it "unscientific.
Illogical and laden with preferences"
Reviews Federal Management.
Reviewing accomplishments of the
federal administration, Mr. woolley said
the $196, 100000 deficit of the railroads
under government control shotld be
charged as a war cost and betrayed out
OF the United States Treasury.
sProper settlement of the freight rate
question" said the commissioner, goes
to the heart of our social and economic
| problems and upon it depends almost
wholly the very existence of thousands
of communities and the happiness and
chance to prosper OF millions of people.
The effect Of the rate making power has
been and is taxation OF small towns and
rural communities without represents
tion.'
He also told the committee that only
with unified system of railroads
could competition between water and
rail carriers be eliminated ana the
checking of terminals prevented.
Discusses ssCross-Hauling."
The practice of cross-hauling, he
said, is all in the interest of big busi-
ness as opposed to little business. +"
with al the carriers under federal
control for five years following the
lprociaifning of peace and with the
field part of the work of ya1uing these
roads completed within the next three
|or four years. the cost OF operation
can be closely approximated." he con-
tinued. Then for the f1rst time it
will be possible to fix rates that are
reasonable and just from the stand
Boint Of the consumer as well as Of
the shipper and the carrier"
Evening star., 1919-01-13
Convicted Socialists Indignant.

MILWAUKEE,. Wis. January 13.--
Victor L. Berger, representative
elect, and others who recently were
convicted in a federal court In Chi
cago OF conspiracy and violation OF
large gatherings last night to ex~
press, as Mayer Daniel w. fioan,
Chairman. put it. "indignatton against
the administration in setting aside
the fundamental purposes OF the Eon-
stitution guaranteeing human rights.
Evening star., 1919-01-13
Russian Prisoners in Germany.

PARIS, Sunday. January 12.-The
interests of the Russian prisoners Of
war still in Germany, to the number
OF about 1 900, ,oo0 Will be looked after
by Maj. Carl Taylor of the American
Red Cross. who viii proceed into
Germany With the Red Cross expedi-
tion.
Evening star., 1919-01-13
s,s5,ooo Fire in Petersburg, Va,

PETERSBURG, Va. January H.
The w. n. Harrison hardware store
was completely destroyed by fare this
morning, with q total loss Of $135.0ee.
Including the building and contentA
several employees had narrow eScapea.
The names started IN the cellar. fhD
loss il covered by Insurance.
Evening star., 1919-01-13
"Indissoluble Tie, Cited.

The community of interest between
the United States, Great Britain,
France and Italy virtually is an ''in-
disso1uble tie," Senator Sterling de-
clared.
ITALY with the other three great
nations make the four who are to be
friends forever !" he said. land for
the adjustment of whose relations
with each other no formal league of
nations to enforce peace is required"
The central powers, Senator Sterling
added, will be rendered impotent to
disturb the worlds peace as against
the combined influence of the allied
nations.
In the course of his remarks Mr..
Sterling, conceding that President
Wilson acted within his technical
legal rights in not consulting the Sem
ate regarding the peace terms, criti-
cised the executive for his aloofness
and failure of helpful cooperation.
Evening star., 1919-01-13
Look to Allies for Relief.
British Troops Occupy
Dusseldorf on Rhine,
Defeating Spartacans

COPENHAGEN. Sunday, January 12.
British troops have occupied Dus-
seldorf which has been in the hands
port from Berlin.
Dusseldorf is a town in Rhenish
Prussia 1t is situated on the right
bank of the Rhine. twenty-one miles
northwest of Cologne.
Evening star., 1919-01-13
japanese Build Ship in % Days.

TOXIC. December 20 Correspondence
0f the Associated Press).-A Japanese
bodybuilding yard at Kobe announces
flaf it has built a steel steamer, the
Daifuku Maru, of $500 tons, in twenty
three days after the laying Of the keel
The japanese compare this with the
building of 5.000-ton steel steamer in
'twenty-seven days at the Camden.
~. J., shipyard.
Evening star., 1919-01-13
Caused Windows to Rattle.

@. S. Gilbert. telegraph operator at
Mount Airy Junction, saw the flash,
it is stated. and said that the noise
that followed caused the windows to
rattle. He said the disturbance was
felt by all along the railroad from
Washington Junction to Baltimore
Word from Frederick, Md, is that
buildings in that vicinity were
shaken to an extent whereby resi-
dents suspected an explosion in some
munitions plant near Baltimore
Evening star., 1919-01-13
SENATOR STERLING
0PPOSESlEAGUE
Unnecessary Now and Will
Delay Negotiation of Peace,
He Declares.
URGES HUNS PAY IN FULL

Discussing the proposed league of
rations, Senator Sterling of South
Dakota. republican. in a prepared ad-
dress in the Senate today argued that
1T is unnecessary in view of present
and prospective relations between the
United States. Great Britain, France
and Italy, and that it's consideration
should be postponed. The league is so
controverted and difficult that it would
delay early negotiation of the peace
treaty, he declared.
My thought is said Senator Ster-
ing, that under conditions as they
exist and are likely to exist for a
long time in the future there is no
| present need for a league to enforce
peace.
THAT the relations and mutual pur-
| poses of the allied nations are such
as themselves constitute a perfect
guarantee against war between
themselves and reasonable guarantee
OF the peace of the world.
Evening star., 1919-01-13
Premier Orlando Leaves Paris.

PARIS. Sunday. January 12.-Pre.
nsfe4 Orlando of Italy left for Rome
today Ha VIII return Thursday Of
Evening star., 1919-01-13
Held Unconstitutional.

The Supreme Court held that the
ordinance was unconstitutional on the
grounds that it would not permit the
railway company to make a reason
able return on it's investment Jus
tices Holmes, Brandeis and Clark dis
sented.
The case resulted from the COM
pany's efforts to increase its fare fol-
loving the award of the War Labor
Board increasing the maximum wage
rate for the company's employees
from 40 to rs cents an hour and rec
ommending an advance in fare to
meet the Increased operating expense
due to the war. This award the com
pany claimed added $4,000, 600 an
nually to it's financial burdens.
Higher Fares Denied.
Petitions asking for permission to
increase it's fare were denied by the
city council, which shortly after
ward passed an ordinance fixing a
schedule of fares. This, the company
claimed was confiscatory, although
city officials denied the contention.
The company then instituted proceed
ings to restrain the city from en-
forcing the measure.
In deciding the case the Supreme
Court declined to go into the award
of the War Labor Board, but confined
it's attention wholly to the merits of
the suit.
Evening star., 1919-01-13
Reports From Chicago.

The Chicago office of the service. re-
ports that not a single instance has
occurred where an employer refused
to re-employ discharged soldier or
sailor. OF the $4,000 men discharged
at Camp Grant. 60 per cent secured
re-employment before leaving the
camp.
At the Great Lakes station out OF
5000 discharged $500 were employer
before they left the station. AT the
Rock Island arsenal 356 men have
been placed in jobs at higher salaries
than they received at the arsenal.
Twenty-Five soldiers have been as
signed to help the representative in
his work at Camp Grant, Ill. Every
discharged soldier is ordered to re-
port to the employment office, where
a copy of his discharge order has pre-
ceded him. A card is made out for
every man. regardless Of whether he e
complete check on all discharged men.
Copies of these cards are given to
the Red Cross, which, in turn, notifies
the local chapter at the mans desig-
nation.
Evening star., 1919-01-13

Toll Of Raids on United Kingdom,
LONDON, Saturday, January III
In raids on the United Kingdom by
the Germans during the war 5.51I
persons were killed or Injured, OF
whom 4.75o were ciyilNns.
Evening star., 1919-01-13
SOLDIERS QUICKLY
OBTAIN POSITIONS
Labor Department Receives
Reports Showing Rapid
Progress Is Made.
OLD JOBS FOR MANY MEN

Reports coming to the Department
of Labor from the United States
employment service show that the
work of placing discharged soldiers
and sailors in suitable occupations is
progressing rapidly, and that the mil
itary authorities are in co operation
with the representatives of the fed
eral agency in every particular
Reports received from the camps
about Washington indicate that there
is not a great deal more work to be
done. Thousands of men have been
placed in jobs from the camps about
this city by representatives of the
service. Camps Leach and Meigs have
not many more men who need plac-
ing in jobs, while Camp Humphreys is
reported pretty well cleaned out.
Some of the camps still have many
men in them Thorough canVasses
made by representatives of the service
indicate, however, that most OF them
have jobs to go back to.
Evening star., 1919-01-13
METEOR|TE PRODUCES
SPECTACULAR DISPLAY
Falls in Arc From Southwest to
Northeast About 6 80 O'Clock
Last Night.

People no as kids made expedi-
tions to find the pot Of gold at the
end of the rainbow were today search
ing FORT the meteorite which. they are
confident. landed In Washington about
$50 o'clock last evening. So far, how
ever, its location has not been report
ed to any scientific institution. II you
have large rock in your back yard
that wasn't there yesterday hire a
truck quick and take it to the United
States Naval Observatory.
Descriptions of the occurrence vary
considerably, but any one who saw it
enjoyed it. To some it looked like a
ball one-third the size Of the moon
sailing through the sky. Others saw
no moving object, but declared the
street to have been lit up as if giant
hashlight powder had been touched
on. The general consensus OF opinion
Is that it fell in an arc from south
It is now reposing in the mud at the
bottom OF the Eastern branch.
Rumbling Noises Heard.
Another and more general theory
is that 1t never reached the ground
at all, being entirely consumed in its
fiery trip through the earthts atnos-
plhere- People who use snake oil for
reumatism, foretell the weather with
a goosebone and shudder when they
break a mirror set great store by
meteors. To them it can mean any
thing and everything in the way OF
q sign or omen.
The falling meteor, meteorite or
asteroid was the most spectacular
ever seen here, it is stated, while re-
ports from various parts of Maryland
indicate that it was even more SO out
there. where loud rumbling noises ac-
companied the display. Rural resi-
ITS, with a good view OF the heav-
ems. state the meteor burst into frag-
ments.
Evening star., 1919-01-13
COURTS RULING fAvORS
RAILWAYS Of DETROIT
Request for Higher Street Car Fares
Denied by Council-Lower Courts
Decision Set Aside.

ordinance fixing the rate of street
car fares in Detroit. Mich. and dis
missing proceedings brought by the
Detroit United Railway to restrain
enforcement of the ordinance were
today set aside by the Supreme Court
of the United States. which held that
the company is entitled to a reason
able return on its investment. The
case was remanded for further pro-
ceedings.