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MR. ROOT ENDORSES FIXED RATE
OF RAIL RETURN BY DISTRICTS

ties to fix rates which would pre-
sumptively yield that return. In the
event of any road making more than
the prescribed return the excess
would be taken by the government and
used to promote public interest In
transportation.
Mr. Root precedes his conclusion
with the statement that "it is appar-
ent that the people of the country do
not wish to enter upon II permanent
system of government operation"
Half of People Interested.
He points out that half OF the peo-
pie OF the United States are Inter
ested. directly or indirectly. In the
$4,000, ,O000 of securities represent .
ing the railroad Investment OF the
country. and that one-aunrtcr OF the
savings of 10000 600 people holding
policies in the great life insurance
companies is invested through these
companies in railroad securities, He
continued:
railroad securities are chief
basis of credit on which depends all
the business of the country. and IL
that credit is destroyed, the conse-
quences to all American prosperity
VIII be intellectually disastrous"
Evening star., 1919-05-14
Chinese Peace Delegates
Threatened With Violence
if They Sign Paris Treaty

PARIS. May 13 (by the Associated
Press).-Messages threatening violence
II they sign the peace treaty have been
various parts of China. A dispatch sent
by $4,000 citizens of Shantung province,
dated Tsinan-fu, May II. says:
Regarding the Tsingtau problem, ia
pan shows contempt for public right
and never ceases to be ambitious. The
people of Shantung refuse to accept as
effective such Illegal demands.
The traitors to our country-Tsao
whose house was burned at Peking)
and Chang Tsune- -Hsiang Qormer min
lister to Japan, who was severely beaten
by the Chinese)-deserved death for the
blow suffered by the Chinese people.
Should you sign the Japanese pro-
posal you must receive the same treat
ment upon returning to China. We can
not give ear to apologies. Do not fail
US. We are much in earnest
Message From Chekiang Assembly.
PARIS, May 13 (by the Associated
Press).-A message from the Chekiang
assembly. dated Hangchow. May 10, and
addressed to the Chinese peace dele
gates, says:
'4The assembly is extremely disap-
pointed at hearing that the disposal of
Tsingtau has been left to the discretion
Of Japan alone. All are prepared to do
what the crisis demands, but are hoping
that you will yet effect a change of the
situation. If necessary withdraw from
the conference without signing the pro-
tocol. You can depend upon the full
moral support of the people at home"
all parts of the world are also showering
the delegation with resolutions against
signing the treaty. The time of the mes
sages is such that responsible delegates
like c. T. Wang, president of the Chinese
senate, say it will be quite impossible to
sign unless the delegation is given writ
ten assurance of the ultimate return of
the Shantung political rights to China.
Evening star., 1919-05-14
|SETS WAGE FOR WOMEN

Approval was given today by the
minimum wage board to the recon-
mendation of the printing, publishing
and allied trades conference that
$3.50 be established as the minimum
weekly wage of women employed in
those industries.
Under the law the boards finding
must be considered at public hear
ing. The hearing has been set for
Friday, June 13, at 1880 am. in the
boardroom of the municipal building.
1t is proposed that the apprentice
ship term in the printing and pub
fishing trades shall be one year, di-
vided into four equal periods. Ac-
cording to the schedule approved no
woman employe shall be paid less
than $6 week for the first period, 50
for the second period. $11 for the
third period and $12 for the fourth
period.
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By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, May 14.-Compulsory
federal incorporation of railroads.
government guarantees Of income ana
the removal of the roads from the 1u-
risdiction of the present state com
missions, as steps proposed prior to
the return of the railroads to private
ownership, were condemned by Emu
Root in a letter read yesterday betore
the Missouri bankers convention IN
session here.
Mr.. Roots letter was read by 3
Davies Warfield. president of the Ma
tional Association of Owners or Raii-
road Securities who had requested an
opinion from Mr.. Root as ADVISORY
counsel to the association.
Security Owners Project.
AS an alternative Mr.. Root unquall- :
fiedly indorsed the plan put forward
by the security owners ASSOCIATION
under which Congress would fix falr
rate of return for the railroads or
each rate-making district as whole
ard require the rate-making authori-
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Michigan Men Arrive at Boston.
Transport Sailings Announced.

Transport sailings are announced by
the War Department as follows:
Orizaba, due Newport News May p.
headquarters 54th Field Artillery Bri-
gade. 112th Field Artillery, 10th Am
munition Train, less Company E; 10th
Field Artillery. Salvage Company rs,
one ordnance casual company and Brig.
Gen. Lucius R. Holbrook. commanding
54th Field Artillery Brigade.
Montpelier, due Newport News May
20, headquarters. sanitary detachment.
machine gun company and Companies
casual company.
Otsego, due New York May %. head
quarters and medical detachments, 1st
Battalion, Companies A, B and c, 311th
Infantry; base hospital No. "a. evacua-
tion hospital No. 80, ambulance company
333, two casual companies.
Zealandia, due Newport News May
"a. seth Aero Squadron; headquarters
156th Infantry Brigade; headquarters 4th
Battalion, medical detachment. Sth, 9Th,
11th. 18th and 23d companies, goth
Engineers, detachments Of 312th. 309th
31Oth and s11th Infantry Regiments: field
hospital S12th. seventeen convalescent
detachments, two casual companies.
Radnor. New York, May "a, 370th
Aero Squadron. s5th and e6th aero trans
portation companies, four ordnance
casual companies, headquarters and
ply company and Companies to NJ. in
elusive, 312th Infantry.
Italia, due New York May 27, head
quarters. supply and medical detach-
ments, Companies A. B and c, 319th
Field Signal Battalion; nine casual
companies.
Siboney, due New York May 20, de-
tachment 65th Infantry Brigade.
130th Infantry. 123d Machine Gun
Battalion. clothing and bath unit
$50, detachment 324th Field Artfl-
lery, two casual companies and Brig.
Gen. Edward L. King. commanding
65th Infantry Brigade.
Artemus, due NeGport News May "a,
115th Infantry, f12th Machine Gun
Battalion, two casual companies.
Manchuria, due Boston May %,
headquarters 58th Infantry Brigade.
104th Supply Train, 104th Engineers.
104th Sanitary Train, 104th Mobile
Ordnance Repair Shop, 104th Train
headquarters. seven ordnance casual
companies. seven convalescent de-
tachments Brig. Gen. Frank s.
Cocheu, commanding 3Sth Field Ar
tillery Brigade, is on board.
Assignments of these organizations
to early return home are announced:
Headquarters and depot section of
the Sd Corps artillery park, Com
pany No. 131 Transportation Corps,
Company A, 510th Engineers, Com
panies A, B, c and D, headquarters
and medical detachment; 50Sth En-
gineers. headquarters of the 10th
Battalion; the 9Th, 10th. 25th, 26th,
27th, 41st, 45th and 51st companies,
goth Engineers, 140th Field Artillery.
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EDWARD 0. WHTF0RD
EXPIRES IN THIS CITY
{
Prominent Business Man Succumbs,
Following Illness of Three
Weeks-Long Identified Here.

Edward o. Whitford. actively identi-
fed with many business interests
here, and president of the Washing
ton Market Company for the past
five years, died early today in Gar
field Hospital, following an illness of
three weeks. Death followed nervous
prostration, it was said at the hos
pital today. Funeral arrangements
had not been completed.
Formerly Of New Hampshire.
Mr.. whitford, who was forty-five
years old, came to Washington from
New Hampshire and entered the mar
ket business here. He was identified
with the growth of the Center mar
ket and became the president of the
company five years ago.
He was president of the Washing
ton Hotel Company and owner of the
Continental Hotel, president of the
National City Dairy Company, a MEM
ber of the Board of Trade, the Cham
Der of Commerce and the Stock Ex-
change of Washington. and director
of the Second National Bank. A di-
rectors' meeting of the bank this
morning adjourned out of respect to
his memory after passing resolutions
of coincidence.
When a boy Mr.. whitford went to
Chicago in the employ of Armour &
Co, and there established the founda-
tion for the extensive business and
market knowledge which resulted in
his success in Washington.
He was known among his business
associates as one of the keenest busi-
ness men of the city. He was the grand
son of Nehemiah G. Ordway of New
Hampshire, and for many years after
Mr. Ordway's death cared for the inter-
ests Of the Ordway estate, which in
cluded extensive holdings in the Center
Market.
His widow. who was a Miss Price
Of st. Louis, and daughter, three
years old, survive him. The family
home is ats 1735 18th street north
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Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported to
the health department in the last twenty
four hours:
Dorothy Muldoon, 1 month, 321 18th street
northeast
Frank R. n. Watson, 10. q. 8. Soldiers
Home.
Frederick Schultz. Sc. 1915 Florida avenue
northeast.
Josephine NJ. Martin, 10, 504 11th street
southeast
Elizabeth Stone, II, st. Elizabeth Hospital.
Jennie LOTUS 81, 1902 7th street.
Emma Cornell. 70, 1902 7th street.
Susan Lipscomb Mays, 81, 1000 18th street.
Minnie X. Pierce. A, 62O G street south
west.
Christina Keiner, 70, 1901 Jackson street
northeast.
Elizabeth Montrose, "A. 1e R street north
east.
Frank Muth, 45, Emergency Hospital.
William Pullison, "a. tuberculosis Hospital.
Henrietta Clark, 10, Washington Asylum
Hospital.
Viola Thomas. Z. SO Rock Creek Church
road.
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FOR BORLAND LAW REPEAL.
Recommendation to Be Submitted
to Board. of Trade,

A recommendation that Congress be
asked to repeal the Berland amend
ment which assesses half the cost Of
street improvements on abutting
property owners will be submitted to
the Board of Trade May meeting at
the willard Hotel tomorrow night.
The committees on streets and ave-
rues Of the board, William G. Hem
derson. chairman. met yesterday aft
ernoon and decided to make such
recommendation. AS the meeting to-
morrow night may be the last busi-
ness session of the board this season.
President Walter A. Brown has urged
every member of the board to attend.
Representative Frederick H Gillett.
who on Monday takes up the gavel as
Speaker of the House, is expected to
make an address,
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Treaty With Austria May
Be Given to the Delegates
of That Nation This Week

PARIS, May 14.-Belief. that the
peace treaty with Austria would be
handed to the delegates of that nation
by the end of the present week was
expressed today.
De represented at st. Germain in the
negotiations with the Austrians will
bs less numerous than those at Yer
eAilles. These powers will comprise
the states which declared war upon
or broke diplomatic relations with
Austria-Hungary.
PARIS, May 13 (by the associated
Press).-Informatio received by the
French officials indicates that the
Austrian chief delegates will arrive at
st. Germain tomorrow evening Gen.
Albertini, head Of the Italian military
mission in Vienna, accompanies the
delegation.
ST. GERMAIN-EN-LAYE May 13
(by the Associated Press) The ar
rangements for the reception of the
Austrian peace delegates tomorrow
evening for their accommodation in
the quaint suburban residence of the
early French kings and the presen-
tation to them of the conditions of
peace, which are to be a duplication
in many respects of those handed the
Germans at Versailles. are now COM
pleted.
1t is evident that the Austrians
are to be treated less as enemies and
subject to less restrictions than their
German allies. They will be received
on their arrival at st. Germain by
Prefect Chaleel of the department of
Seine-et-Oise as the representative of
the French government and will be in
trusted to the charge of the inter-
allied military mission under the
French Col. Henry. on which Mai.
Tyler represents the United States.
The Austrian delegation could reach
ST. Germain early in the afternoon,
but in order to avoid too public en-
try into the town the special train on
which they are travelling will be
routed SO as to arrive in the evening
at some small station outside ST. Ger
main.
The intention to quarter the Turks
and Bulgarians in st. Germain on
their arrival here has been abandoned
owing to lack of accommodations
BERN. Switzerland, Tuesday, May
13.-The Austrian delegation to the
peace conference, numbering seventy
persons, passed through Switzerland
this afternoon on a special train for
Paris.
VIENNA. Monday, May IL (by the
Associated PresS).-"You must re-
member that as yanQuished state
we must not cherish too great hopes
said Chancellor Karl Renner, chief OF
the Austrian peace mission. on leav-
ing this city tonight for Paris. He
added that he would try to obtain the
best terms possible. The train pulled
out amid cries from the crowd: 1--WE
are determined Germans and shall re-
main Germans. We want union with
the German empire"
Evening star., 1919-05-14
200 WALTER REED BOYS
WILL VISIT GREAT FALLS
Soldier-Patients Take Auto Trip az
Guests Of Chris Pana-
gopo1us.

A party of 200 of the wounded SOL
dier-patients Of Walter Reed Hos
pital will leave this afternoon for an
will be the guests of Chris Panago-
polus. one of Washington's well
known Greek merchants. The trip has
been arranged through the "Y." and is
the first Of series of such outings
for the boys that will be weekly fea-
lures during the summer and fall.
They will make the trip in big sight
seeing automobile cars. The host will
entertain his guests at the picturesque
falls, and late in the afternoon. just
before the return trip is made. q full
dinner will be served,
Evening star., 1919-05-14
SIX new SMALLPOX
CASES DISCOVERED

With the discovery of six new cases
of smallpox. Health Officer Fowler to-
day renewed his warning to all Dis
trict residents who have not been sue
cessfully vaccinated within a three
or four year period to take this safe
guard against contracting the disease
Fifty-nine cases of smallpox were
reported in the District last month
and the number for the present month
so far is thirty-eight. These figures
do not indicate that the malady ex-
lists in epidemic form, but the health
officer recommends that vaccination
he generally resorted to as a measure
of safety.
Evening star., 1919-05-14
What Are People to DoP

What is a people to do which is
confronted by the command that 1t IS
responsible for all losses and damage
that its enemies suffered in the war!
What is people to do which is to
have no voice in fixing it's obliga-
tionS? ,.,
because. perhaps, this humiliation
and robbery is even yet lnsufflcieh''
and in order to utilize every future
possibility of destruction. the yoke
must finally be placed on our nech
and a miserable enslavement estab-
lished for our children and our chil-
dren's children. Germany undertake
to put into force and to publish ali
acts of legislation, all prescriptions
and all regulations which might be
necessary to insure the complete car
rying out of the terms.
"EnoughI More than enough. These
are some examples of the treaty stipu-
Ia atoms. in esta blishing which. as Herr
Clemenceau yesterday Informed our
delegation, the entente will be guided
completely by the principles accord
ing to which the armistice and peace
negotiations were proposed"
Evening star., 1919-05-14
ITALIANS LANDING
TROOPS AT ZARA
AND AT SEBEM[CO
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. Mays 1.-THE Italians
are landing large military forces at
lara and Sebenico. on the coast of
Dalmatla, according to Reuter-
dispatch from Belgrade. the Serbian
capital. The troops are being moved
eastward and are fortifying the
ridges and passes
Evening star., 1919-05-14
BEGINS JULY 4 PROGRAM.
Citizens Association Plans Celebra.
tion-Indorses Votes for District.

The Sixteenth Street Heights Citi-
zens' Association, at it's meeting last
night at the home of Daniel C. Roper,
Alaska avenue. began plans for a
Fourth of July celebration. L. B.
Scott. s. D. Grove. r. C. Wright and
Robert Heater were appointed a COM
mittee to make arrangement.
1t was voted to buy s<-ickers urging
suffrage for the District.
NJ. o. Eldridge of the, Department
Of Agriculture spoke on Road Build
ing"
Evening star., 1919-05-14
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
Richard A. Cooke and Bertha L. Leonard
both of Richmond. Va.
RI Randolph Young of Newark, N. J., and
Madeline J. Edge Of this city.
Joseph E. Smothers and Mildred jackson.
Charles P. Cunningham Of Chicago, Ill., and
Minnie e. White Of Woodland, N. c.
hamilton Bowser and Grace E. Marshall.
Frank G. Braddock and Emma Schofeld.
William W. Chalmers Of Hartford Conn
and katherine Williamson of this city
Harry s. Diamond and Evelyn G. Aaronson,
both Of Baltimore. Md.
william A. Rinehart and Grace e. Brink.
mon, both Of Baltimore. Md.
t'yrrs p McRaven OF Marion, IT,, aud
.e.;..,.-.: Diaca o. 4e=e ~
Evening star., 1919-05-14
G. W. Harris Gives Picture Talk.

George W. Harris. who has recently
returned from overseas. where he
took photographs of the leading men
at the peace conference, spoke at the
Friends School Meeting House, 1911
I street, today. His subject was I'm
timate Pictures Of the Peace Con-
ference" Thomas W. Sidwe1 pre-
sided.
Evening star., 1919-05-14

delegates to Versailles, giving them
different instructions. Japan, her
nearest neighbor, must of necessity
arrive at some means of practical CO.
operation with China, and bne can ap-
preciate how difficult the former finds
it to deal with two factional govern
ments and at the same time mold
a practical and mutually beneficial
policy.
Japan intends eventually to help
crafty the keen desire of the young
men of China to receive the proper
nese statesman. One of the first steps
along this line is her determination
to abandon, and to persuade other
powers to abandon the principle of ex-
territoriality, whereby foreign resi-
dents cannot be tried for offenses by
and according to Chinese laws. With
this object in view. Japan has sent
trained legal advisers to facilitate the
Chinese in the work of codif1cation
Of their laws to conform with the
principles of modern Jurisprudence.
Discusses Chinese Propaganda.
The Chinese propaganda, 'neverthe-
less. persists, insisting that Japan has
intentions of aggression regarding
China. and this propaganda finds a
regrettably fertile soil in a country
which ultimately utterly disproved
caIumnies regarding it's real inten-
tions concerning Cuba, and which
eventually will dispel any lingering
doubts as to the integrity of its in
tentions concerning the Philippines.
Baron Goto was twice Japanese
minister of communications, with the
co-incident title and duties of presi-
dent of the japanese government
railways. He has served his govern
ment also as minister of home affairs.
while his most recent portfolio. re-
linquished less than year since,
was that of foreign affairs. He has
made one previous visit to America,
about eighteen years ago.
Evening star., 1919-05-14
Births Reported.

The following births have been reported Ia
the health department in the last twenty-fonr
hours:
Mustrifa and Jurene Abbess. boy.
William H. and Irene Ballenger, boy.
Wilmurt and Minnie G. Bennett. boy.
Daniel and Elva NJ. Boyle. girl.
Elma c. and Theo d. Krause. girl.
George NJ. and Elizabeth Langley. girl.
Joseph 1. and Clara NJ. la Sale, boy.
Robert F. and Agnes f. Pickering. boy.
Charles L. and Annie Piquett, boy.
Eston R. and Julia B. Pugh. girl.
Raymond and Florence V. Riley, boy.
August and Anna NJ. Sehlegel. girl
Charles H. and Grace B. Storms. boy.
Lee and Bertha G. Suit, girl.
philip A. and Isabel K. Wright, boy.
William o. and Mary c. Robinson, girl.
Burwell s. and Katharine Cutler. boy.
William W. and Eleanor A. Thomas, boy.
Marian and Madaline B. Wolf. boy.
Charles and Catherine Sanger. boy.
RAYMOND ii. and Meta Conser. girl.
Bernard L. and Elizabeth J. Bohlman. boy.
Wiley E. and Bertha M. Hartwell. girl.
John W. and Ida NJ. Owens, boy.
John s. and Lulie Il. Reece, boy.
Ieuis and Jennie Hartsheld. girl.
Joseph NJ. and Margaret Brown, hoy.
Leon and Mary JONES' girl.
CIaudius and Gertrude Mcleod. boy,
Thomas l.. and Naltie Turley. boy.
Evening star., 1919-05-14
more YANKS BACK
| FROM OVERSEAS
Returning Soldiers Include
Men in Various Branches
of the Service.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. May 14.-More than
York state and northern Pennsyl-
vania, troops of the 18th Division. ar
rived here today on the steamship
Pesaro. from Marseille. They COM
prised a small detachment Of 1896
Field Artillery brigade headquarters
including this units commander, Brig.
Gen. Clint c. Hearn, and the 3osth
Field Artillery, complete These and
casuals. including % air service Off
GERS. made altogether 1.4O7.
Nearly 1850 more troops of the 18th
Division returned from Marseille on
the steamship GiuSeppi Nerdi-307th
Field Artillery, complete, fifty-eight
officers and 1,404 men: 303d Mobile
Ordnance Repair Shop. two officers and
cal unit. four officers an. thirty-two
men. The ship brought altogether
1890 troops. including two officers and
PAP men of the air service. and casuals.
Massachusetts,, IL; Pennsylvania, "a;
New York, 13; Georgia, 8; Kansas, IL;
Texas, 4; California, 10, and few
scattered.
Second Army Headquarters. twelve
officers and 531 men, 303d Field Bat
talon. Signal Corps, Companies and
c. and Medical Detachment. nine Off
GERS and 331 men, and a large list of
casuals, the troops in ali numbering
1.7s6. arrived yesterday on the steamer
Re d'Italia from Marseilie.
Michigan Men Arrive at Boston.
BOSTON, May 1.-THE transport +.
J. Luckenbach with 1900 officers and
men of the 126th Infantry, composed
largely of Michigan troops, docked
here today. After receiving hearty
harbor and pier reception. the men
were sent to Camp Devens. Col. w. w
Ollision was in command.
A message from the transport Toloa,
which is carrying 1,129 officers and
men, including the 121st Machine Gun
Battalion. said she would not reach
here before midnight.
Evening star., 1919-05-14

Eighteen per cent of the total trade
of the United States. including ex-
ports and imports. during 1918 was
done with the far east.
Evening star., 1919-05-14
Mr.. Sanderson's Record,

cago. He was born in Hamilton, But
Ter county. Ohio. and is a graduate Of
the United States Naval Academy at
Annapolis. He resigned from the
service to enter the merchant marine.
road business and in civil and mining
engineering. He retired from busi-
ness in 1908. During the last cam
paign for the election of senators Mr..
Sanderson rendered valuable aid at
the headquarters in Chicago.
Evening star., 1919-05-14
DIVISION OF SHIPS
HELD BY u. S. URGED

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1919-05-14

Corn mills for making meal
now in general use in Jamaica She
are making their OWN rprii io''c' III
-.-..:.- houses have small Mills.
Evening star., 1919-05-14
Back Up Government.

After the chancellors speech the
leaders of the various parties. with
the exception of the Haase group.
made speeches in which they declared
they backed up the government.
The chancellor described the peace
treaty as dreadful and murderous"
document He said it would make an
enormous Jail of Germany in which
sixty million persons would have TO
labor for the victors in the war
The chancellor said German trade
would be strangled should the peace
terms be accepted.
He criticized President Wilson ano
said that the President by his atti-
tude had deceived the hopes OF the
German people.
This treaty" he said. lis in the
view of the imperial government
unacceptable. 1 am unable to believe
that this earth could bear such
document without a cry issuing from
millions and millions of throats IN
all lands. without distinction of party.
Away with this murderous scheme.
All over Berlin we see posters IN
tended to arouse a practical love for
our brothers in captivity. They show
sad and hopeless faces behind the
prison bars-that is the right 'front.'
ispiece for the so-called peace treaty,
a true portrait of Germany's future'