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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-18
Administrative Difficulties.

ct is manifest that the admins
trative difficulties in an enterprise of
this magnitude are very great. The
Stupendous character of the under
taking may be judged by the fact
that approximately forty billions of
insurance have been written through
the bureau upon the lives Of SOL
dierS. sailors and marines. Under the
law, the original term insurance may
be converted without medical exam
ination into ordinary life, twenty
payment life, endowment maturing al
age sixty-two and other usual forms
of Insurance. so that the government,
in the interest of our soldiers. sailors
and marines in service during the
great war, has entered into a business
enterprise of colossal proportions,
which is to continue for a long period
of years.
"One difficulty of paramount i'm
portance at the moment lies in the
fact that about 80 per cent of the
addresses of discharged soldiers,
sailors and marines are found to be
incorrect, and consequently notices
are returned and the bureau has
found itself unable to communicate
with this large proportion of those
for whose benefit the bureau was
established. This, of course, must be
Immediately rectified and correct ad-
dresses secured
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PUBLIC LANDS RESTORED.
$50, 900 Acres Returned to Entry
Water Reserves Added To.

public land by the Department Of the
Interior through the land classical
ton board of the geological survey
is announced by Secretary Lane.
Classifications during June involved
oil. shale. coal and public water lands.
More than $780, 900 acres of land pre-
vious1y withdrawn for classification
as to coal character were restored to
entry. These lands are located in
Colorado, North Dakota and Utah.
Also 400 acres previously withdrawn
as oil-shale land were restored to
entry.
Nearly 1000 acres CT land were
added to the public water reserves
making a total of 225,081 acres now
set aside by the government chiefly
for stock watering purposes on the
public range.
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Will Control Heights.

THE commission will have power to
prescribe the extreme limit of height
for building in different sections, but
it will not be empowered to allow
height limits in excess of those now
regulated by law. although the Com
missoners may lower the limits. This
is considered the least important Of
the three restrictive powers.
The so-called use districts will be
divided into five subclasss-first class
residential subdistricts, second class
residential subdistrcts. mercantile, in
dustrial and unrestricted subdistricts.
Under this type of regulation We
expect to solve many of the problems
now puzzling the board of Commits
sioners. 1t will give the commission
control of the garage question, the
location of gasoline selling stations,
the store uestions and other inva-
sions of residential sections, which
are now being carried on to such an
extent that values of some properties
for the next year cannot be deter
mined on account of unexpected and
undesirable invasions. This portion
will aid in regulating the growth of
industry with view to UNFOLDING
Washington's reputation as the city
beautiful
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-18
Congratulates MI. Weaver.

Charles W. Fairfax. president of the
local associa alton. openeAthe meeting
with n short address of congratula-
ton to Mr.. Weaver. We are gath
cred to pay tribute to John Weaver"
he declared. Il feel that | voice the
sentiment of the local body when |
say that we stand shoulder To Shout
der behind him. Washington is proud
of John Weaver. We are glad to
find national recognition of services
so well known to us here in the
city.
Responding to the addresses. Mr..
Weaver expressed happiness at the
tender reception" given him. He
thanked Commissioner Brownlow for
the work he had done in the zoning
project and assured him that the real
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Committee Recommendations.

The following recommendations are
made in the report:
First. We recommend that quail
flied representative of the bureau be
instructed to proceed Immediately to
the capital of each state to confer
with the governor of the state for
the purpose of securing the aid OF
the state and the officers of cities
and counties in obtaining correct ad-
dresses of soldiers. sailors and ma
rines and their dependents residing
within the state We recommend,
further. that in order TO correct the
address list immediate effort be made
10 elicit the cooperation of all vol
untary agencies available for the
purpose, such as the American Red
Cross. the American Federation of
Labor and the other associations
which have so helpfully contributed
their aid in connection with war ac-
iivitieS.
bureau Immediately proceed to eStab-
Iish local representatives IN each
state, or in such districts as it may
seem advisable to divide the country
for this purpose, to the end that there
NAV be constant provision for per-
sonaI contact with the insured SOL
diers. sailors and marines. and their
denendents for the procuring by them
of information with respect to their
privileges and obligations, for the To-
cal payment of premiums and furnish
ing of proofs. and for whatever local
business may be conveniently trans
acted within the district.
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will protect the minority without Civ
ing them the absolute power of veto.
Ninety days after the passage of
the law public hearings will start.
We want your help We need your
cooperation. And from time to time
as the city grows We will continue to
need your help in changing reGuia
tons to keep pace with the growth
Of tho city
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Covenants to Stand.

"The commission will have no pow
in deeds which regulate building. but
in order to protect those who have
no covenant restrictions in the deeds
it will have the power to limit build
ing operations and the utility of lots.
This will give those who have cove
nant restrictions in deed no advan-
tage of the holders of deeds who
have no such restrictions.
ITO protect the rights of the minor
ity a protest of 20 per cent of the
residents of a district will have veto
power on regulations unless the com
mission DEGREES otherwise by unani-
nous vote Of the commissioners. This
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-18
Cant. David Porter Gets New Duties

can't David Porter. of the Navy
Paw Corps. now serving as a member
Of the compensation board. Navy De
partmtut has been assigned TO duty
as fleet SUNNY officer on the STAFF Of
Admiral Wilson. commanding III" Al
lautic rcet Capt. Barron i. dubois. at
The naval station. New Orleans. VIII
succeed him AS a member Of the COM
pen$at!on board in this city.
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Will Go on Omsk Mission.

Lieut.. Col. William J. Davis. United
States infantry, at TOXIC. Japan, has
been ordered to accompany Ambas-
sador Roland S. Morris on a special
mission to Omsk. Russia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-18
Made Instructor at Leavenworth.

Lieut., Col Lewis II. Breyeton, air
service. has been relieved from duty
in this city and ordered to Fort
Leavenworth. Kan. for duty as an
instructor at the School of the Line
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-18
Keith Men Entertain.

estate men were grateful for his ef-
forts along this line.
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Makeup of Commission.

in the first place. he said. the
coming commission will be composed
of five membership three District
Commissioners. the officer in charge
of public buildings and grounds and
the superintendent of the Capitol
buildings and grounds. In this man
ner an equal representation of citi-
Zens and government will be OBJ
tanned The two District civilian
will represent the resi- =
dents of Washington. The officials of
the public buildings and grounds and
of the Capitol buildings and grounds
will be representatives of the gov
eminent. and the Engineer Commits
sioner, in keeping with his office, will
be a representative of both the gov
eminent and the people of Washing
ton.
The commission is given power to
divide the District of Columbia into
three classes or misunderstanding
to area. height and use peculiar to
the sections.
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"z0N|NG" PLANS
LDAT RECEPTION
Commissioner BroWnIoW Pre-
sents Summary When Bro
kers Honor Mr.. Weaver.
MAKEUP OF COMMISSION

Explaining the stabilization of real
estate values to be achieved here
through passage of coming bill for
Washington, and declaring that this
bill will add greatly to the efforts OF
proponents of the City Beautiful.
Commissioner Brownlow presented
details of the measure to representa-
tive real estate men of the city at
reception rendered to John l.. Weaver
at Wardman Park Hotel last night by
the Washington Real Estate Brokers
Association. in honor of his recent
election as president of the National
Association of Real Estate Boards.
Commissioner Brownlow gave
concise summary of the measure. It's
necessity and expected results. He
predicted that the bill. which vas now
on the calendars of Congress. would
become law within a month
Evening star., 1919-09-28

) increasing volume Of business is han.
died with a lessened percentage OF
credit. and probably at lower level
of prices.
The bankers should make it their
settled policy to get their paper out
keep out of these banks except for
seasonable and temporary needs.
There is about $4,000 100000 of in
fiation which should be eliminated.
Now that the government is near the
end of its borrowings the Federal
Reserve Board is likely to develop
policy to this end. So much at least
we should plan to accomplish.
"If we follow the policy Of gradual
deflation, as it will be enforced by
adherence to the gold standard. we
will have in due time probably
repetition of the greenback and free
silver type of agitation, which always
results from a period of falling
prices The average man wants things
to be going up-priced little higher
today than yesterday, and so on.
ment and of progress. But the real
progress of the world is by elm
mating labor cost from products,
which, If other things remain the;
same, means that prices will tall.
That is the purpose to which man
agement Is constantly directed. and
it is the means by which the bene-
fits Of progress are most widely dis
tributed."
Mr.. Roberts closes with a statement
the futility and in
equity Of the plan of those who
advocate leaving matters as they are;
letting everybody check up his wages
or prices 100 per cent, and going
ahead as before.
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WILL PEOPLE DEMAND
RESTRAINT OF LABOR?
Continued from First Page.)

Swanson committee aided in straight
ening affairs out there.
It may be that the light shed upon
the steel strike and the publicity CIV
en- to the investigation blythe Senate
committee on education AMI labor will
have a similar result. The possibility
Of a police strike in the District OF
Columbia, If the order of the Com
missioners that the policemen's union
shall not afiliate with the American
Federation of Labor or any other
outside organisation, has been
lessened considerably by the public
statements made before the Senate Dis
trict committee both by the men them
selves and President Gompers Of the
American Federation Of Labor who
stated that he did not believe that po-
licemen should ever strife, and said that
II the order Of the Commissioners should
be upheld by the courts he would advise
the men to yield, at least for the time
being.
Labor leaders are protesting against
the antf-str1ke provisions in the railroad
bill now pending before the Senate In
Gompers has said that IL such a law Is
eIacted it will be violated, and that he
would approve the violation. Such ut
terances are being given careful consid-
GRAFTON not only by members OF Con-
gress, but by the public, which must
suffer should there be a general trans-
portation strike. The labor leaders re-
fuse to make suggestions for the i'm
provement Of the anti-strike provisions
they simply state they are utterly op-
posed to any such plan.
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Initiation Of rates by the car
riers; and consideration Of pro-
posed changes in rates before
the schedules are fled with the
Commisston) by rate committee.
composed Of representatives OF
the railroads and the shippers.
level BY the Interstate Commerce
Commission under q statutory
rule prescribing that rates shall
as nearly as possible produce not
less than 6W on the aggregate
property investInent account Of
the railroads grouped in each Of
the three classification terri
tories: each railroad receiving as
much Of the 61s as its efficiency
In operation may secure for It
under. competitive conditions.
Distribution Of the excess earn
ings Of each road. ~ % the
equally between labor and the
p0OAAOs
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Maintenance Of the interstate
Commerce Commission with all OF
lte present powers and with Ger.
tain additional powers over rates.
Creation Of . Federal Trans
portation Board Of five members
appointed by the President 70
promote the development Of .
and highway transportation, to
Inquire Into and propose meas.
urse for preventing abuses there.
In, to pass upon the public 1eces.
slty for capital expenditures and
to regulate security Issues.
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Initiation Of rates By the car

Initiation Of rates By the car
Exclusive regulation Of rates
by the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission with the aid Of Regional
Sub commissions under . statu-
tory rule prescribing that the
level Of rates shall provide reve.
nue. sufficient to pay wages and
q fair return on the value Of the
property used in the public SER
vice and to establish and main
tain q credit sufficient to attract
the new capital necessary to meet
the public need for transporta-
ton facilities.
Certification by the Federal
Transportation Board to the In
terstate Commerce Commis3ion
Of the amount Of operating reve-
nuss needed by the carrier1 to
enable them to perform their
t0nCe100A
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|WORL D's LARGEST ORE
DOCK IS AT DULUTH. MINI.

Duluth. Minn-, has the largest ore
dock in the world It is 2.43S feet
long and large enough to dock two
of the largest ships In the world
the Bismarck and the Leviathan. Over
million feet Of pi1ing was driven
in its construction.
The superstructure Of this huge
dock has 2S4 ore pockets with a
capacity of $50 cubic feet each.
Each pocket will hold the contents
Of eight standard f1fty-ton ore cars,
SO that the capacity Of dock ex-
1853, 800 Over $500 tons of steel
were used in the construction of the
dock, which was placed in service
on the first day. Of May of this year.
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mo declaration.)

Maintenance Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission with au-
thority to regulate rates. and to
continue tts present valuation
and accounting functions.
Creation Of q Federal Trans
portatiop Board composed Of
three Commissioners appointed
by. the President and charged
sn ths pont 81 view q the puSc uSm
interest Of al transportation.
This board would be coordinate
with the Interstate Comneroe
Commission and would relieve II
Of all functions except rate regu-
lation. valuation and accounting.
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> Initiation Of all rates by the
Corporation. Regulation Of rates
by the Interstate Commerce
Commission under q statutory
rule providing that rates shall be
at least adequate to produce
revenues sufficient to pay all
proper operating expenses and
fiIed charges. to pay maximum
dividends on all outstanding
stock and in addition to produce
q sum not exceeding 2M Of the
par value Of all outstanding
stock.
Government guarantee Of q 4N
dividend on all stock issued by
the Corporation; payment of q
maximum dividend of SEQ when
earned: and distribution Of all
earnings in excess Of 69o-0%
to labor. 30Ns to the pubic for
improvements and retiring out
standing stock and 309e to the
stockholders.
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Continuation Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission to control
and regulate rates, adjust wages
and perform other regulatory
functions belonging to the fed
Creation Of SIX Regional Com
merce Commissions to exercise
concurrent jurisdiction with the
Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion.
Formation Of the National
Railways Association. o corpora
ton managed by nine Interstate
Commerce Commissioners and
eight Representatives Of the rail-
roads to furniah . great clearing
house for railroad operation,
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BY FRANK H. sIMoNDs.
asst week saw the anniversary
Of the battle Of the Meuse-
A~x~,r~n Tho oroafac< ho<<1a

Asst week saw the anniversary
Of the battle Of the Meuse-
Argonne. the greatest battle
in American history and, with
the exception Of the first battle OF the
Somme, in 1914 and 1918. respectively.
the greatest battle in history, 50 far
as the number Of men engaged at one
time is concerned. In the past few
weeks, too, the return Of tho last OF
our famous lighting divisions and OF
Gen. Pershing have served to recall
memories Of p year ago. 1t has ac-
cordingly. seemed worth while now
in the week corresponding to that OF
our great effort last year. to recall
certain circumstances. made clearer
now by the possession OF evidence
alike from German and American ON
cial sources.
The assertion by Ludendorh that
America became In June the decisive
factor of the war will surprise no
one familiar in the least with the
statistics Of the combat. When tho
Germans attacked in March. 1913.
they. had a superiority reckoned at
some forty divisions, approximately
half a million men. They gained this
advantage by reason Of the collapse
of Russia and the consequent elimtna-
ton Of their eastern front
Destroyed One British Army.
Moreover, in their first attack they
destroyed one British army. severely
strained a. second and in the extern
sion Of the fighting to Flanders put
q severe strain upon two others
In the March and April fghting.
therefore, the Germans maintained
their initial advantage. taking more
than 10000 prisoners, and compelling
the French, by. drawing their re-
serves to the north. to share in the
exhaustion. This opening battle did
not give the Germans the victory they
had expected, because, while the bth
British Army was destroyed, the Sd
held out, checked the German advance
and spoiled the German plans. Again
the French sent reserves in time to
pin the Germans down. :.
In late May the Germans made their
second attempt. defeating tired Britt
ish and French divisions on the
Cnemln QeS bdHeSs t6hluS O0sVVV prs
oners and arriving at the Marne. Up
to this moment the United States had
not played any considerable role. al
though three divisions. the 1st. I'd and
Sd, were in active fighting zones by the
first days of June. Thus the 1st had
retaken Cantigny and the I'd and Sd
contributed to pinning down the ex-
treme German advance at Belleau
woods and Chateau Thierry.
Useful as this latter contribution
was, its Importance has been exag-
gerated by comparison with later
events. It was Foch's. reinforcement
of the corner back Of scissors which
really limited the extent Of German
advance forward in the May-June
operation, as Ludendorn admits in his
comments. The troops striking at the
southwest corner Of the new salient
could hardly have come much nearer
to Paris. they were actually pretty
Evening star., 1919-09-28

Maintenance Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission with iti
present rate-making powers.
Creation Of the Railway Board
Of ApprnlSement and Extension
composed Of the nine lnter1tate
Commerce Commissioners and
three other members selected by
the Directors OF the Corporation
to determine the amount Of conn
pensation to be paid to the pres
ent oWnery OF the roads and the
amount 70 be paid for new exton-
sions and improvements.
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Creation Of . committee Of
lfoSr employees and four repre-
sentatives Of the companiesl to
settle disputes: with appeal to the
Transportation Board In case OF
deadlock.
Declaration that DECISIONS Of
the Board. I. O., Of the Govern.
mont. shall be dnal and that
railroad strikes and lockouts are
forbidden.
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Federal Incorporation Of the
National Railway Corporation
with q board Of eleven directors,
including one director represent
ing the Interstate Commerce
Commission. one the State Com
missioners, two the employees.
two commerce and industry, two
the farmers and three the stock
holderA
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initiation Of rates by the car
rlers subject to the approval Of
the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission.
Regulation Of all rates that af-
feet Interstate commerce by the
Interstate Commerce Commission
under q statutory rule providing
that the rate structure shall be
designed to yield q net return
OF 6M on the aggregate fair
value Of the roads IN each traffIc
section Of the country.
Creation Of an individual con-
hngent fund by each road to sup
port its own credit: and Of a
general contingent fund main
taiued by contributions from all
prosperous roads to support the
credit Of all railroads.
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Complete consolidation Of all
railroad companies into Q single
national corporation thus putting
an end to competition.
Valuation at which each rail-
road II acquired to be determined
by averaging original cost less
depreciation. reproduction cost
less depreciation and net earn
tnGs over last ten years capital
ICED at So.
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Appointment from time to time
Of advisory boards composed Of
equal numbers Of representatives
Of the employees and Of the Cor
poration to Investigate demands
relating to wages, hours Of labor
or working conditions and pub
lish their findings and recommen-
dations which. however, shall not
be, binding on either SidA
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Initiation of all rates by the
National Railway Operating Cor
poration.
Regulation Of all rates by the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Payment Of deficit (if any) by
tho United States Government.
Distribution Of surplus earn
ings (if any) after operating ex-
penses are paid and fixed charges
are met. including the interest
curtties-M to the government
and y to the railroad employees.
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tNo dsclaration.)

Maintenance Of the Interstate
'Commerce Commission with an
Of its present powers and in ad.'
dition authority: TO regulate car.
ner. hy water; to control com
solidations Joint q use of facilities
ines; t0 authorize additions, ex-
tensions. and the construction OF
new lines; to adjust conflicts be-
tween federal and state jurisdic-
tons: aud to control security IL
sues and capital expenditures.
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Regulation of rates by the In
terstate Commerce Commission
under the provisions Of tho Act
to Regulate Commerce with
Rod Of suspension Of rates. au-
thorixing the Commission to de-
tsrmine the division Of rates
between carriers. to consider the
cost Of service principle In fixing
rates, and to exercise other broad
powers affecting the general rate
structure.
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Maintenance Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission with all
of its present powers and In I'D.
dition authority to regulate &C.
curity issues and capital e1pen.
ditures and to exercise other
broad regulatory functions.
Creation Of an Efficiency and
Economy Board Of five members
appointed by the PrestdeQt-four
from q list submitted BY the ma:
one nonainatsd bS byS the employees
to study facilities and service
and to devise and recommend
improvements In physical equip
mant and in operating methods
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Continuance Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission With en-
larged powers to regulate rates
ana security issues.
Creation Of q Railway TRANS
portation Board with ANe mem.
berB appointed by the President
to perform many important ex-
ecutive. and administrative func-
tons, including some now per-
formed by the Interstate Com
merce Commission. d,
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Consolidation Of existing rail-
roads Into strong competitive
systems under conditions pre-,
scrlbed by the Federal Trans.
portatton Board; with provlsIon
that II after five years the con-
may require their completion.