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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-21
PRESIDENT AWAITS ACT
OF SENATE ON TREATY
Defers Moves Regarding Participa-
ton in League Until American =.
Position Established.

PARIS. June go (by the Associated
Press).-It is authoritatively stated
that President Wilson intends to de-
fer any action relative to American
participation in the league of nations
until the Senate has ratified or re-
tected the peace treaty and the
American position has been definitely
established concerning the league.
There have been reports that the
President has named Col. Edward NJ.
House as the American member of the
league and has designated several
commissions. but it Is now stated that
no appointment Of any kind will be
made until the Senate finally acts.
Meantime. such work as is being
done on the league is wholly tenta-
tive so far as the United States is
concerned. and. while there is every
hope and expectation that the cove
nant. will be ratified as part of the
treaty 1t Is said authoritative1y that
there is no purpose to anticipate this
result or in any way commit the
country to ratification. -
Col. House will return from London
on the departure Of President Wilson.
acting as peace commissioner on the
remaining treaty details until these
are turned over to the American am
basSador.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-21
WILLIAM S. DEvERY DIES
OF .AP0PLExY; AGED IS
Former New York Police Chief,
Croker's Right-Hand Man, Ex-
pires at Far ,Rorkaway Home.

NEW YORK, June 21.-William S.
Devery, former chief of police Of New
York, fell dead at his home in Far
Rockaway during thunderstorm late
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Devery.
who was sixty-five years old, was
in the bathroom Of his home when
an unusually heavy clap of thunder
came. His wife and a daughter, who
were in a room beneath the bath
room, heard the fall of his body i'm
mediately after the crash of the
thunder and rushed upstairs to. find
the former police chief dead. A doc
tor who was summoned said that
death must have been instantaneous,
due to apoplexy. Mr.. Devery never
had fully recovered from an attack
Of Spanish influenza last winter.
Mr. Devery was appointed chief Of po-
lice in 1898. His success in unraveling
some of New York's most sensational
crime mysteries and his picturesque
character made him known interna-
tionally. big Bflf' Devery. as he was
tenant Of Richard Croker when the
latter was head of Tammany Hall,
and it was through Cookers influence
he was appointed head of the police
department. He was the originator
of the famous dead line" an imagf-
nary boundary established at Fulton
street, cutting off New York's finan-
cial district from known crooks. Any
man with a police record who crossed
the dead line was subject toDsum-
mary arrest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-21
Aviation Increase Defeated.

Efforts to increase the appropria-
ton for the Army aviation service
from S55.500000. as fixed hy the sub
committee, to $4,000. 600 was made
in the full committee. but was de-
feated. The committee. however. al
lowed appropriations of $4,000. 600
for the subsistence of the Army, COM
pared with S67.000.000 provided by
the House: s12,0Oo.O00 for the Ma
tional Guard, a decrease of $780,
600 from the House provision. $500, 900
for post roads in Alaska. an increase
of 100000 over the House appropria-
ton; 100000 for the Army intelli-
gence service and $3.50 coo for Army
welfare and educational work. in
place Of s150,000 provided by the
House
Provisions were also made for
$9S2,000 for the purchase of the Cur
tiss- Ellwood aviation plant at Buffalo
s3.260.000 for purchase of the Dayton
Wright airplane factory. Dayton
Ohio: $3.5oo.ooo for purchase of a
dirigible landing field and hangers in
Burlington county. n. J.. and S47O. 600
for the Rockwell Field, San Diego,
Calf.
House appropriations for brineinc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-21
CONGRESS IGNORES
us. SALARY NEEDS
Employees Union Statement
Arraigns Policy Adopted
in Appropriations.

with the exception of 100000 for
st. Elizabeth's Hospital for the In
sane. out of which, it is said, it will
be possible to increase the pay of some
ward assistants, and a $4,000 in
crease for the bureau of engraving and
printing, the House appropriations
committee has not recognized any of
the recommendations submitted by the
department heads for salary increases"
says a statement issued by the Ma
tional Federation of Federal Employees.
THE bill as now before the House
leaves customs employees, the custodian
force in the federal buildings. immi-
grafton employees, penitentiary guards
and attendants and the fisheries serv-
ice. for example, on the old footing
of salaries ranging as low as $3.50 per
year. at a time when the governments
own official estimates show that fam
lily cannot live in decency and mini
mum comfort on less than $500 "a
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-21
Junior Branch of Zionists to Meet

The Junior Branch of the Zionist
Organization of America will hold it's
annual convention from June 81 to
July l, inclusive. at Long Branch.
n. ]. The organization consists OF
716 Young Judea groups of young
men and women below voting age in
1873 cities and IS states, the total
membership being $4,000. There will
be considered plans for corporation
with the senior body. the Zionist
organization OF America, in the task
of laying the corner stones OF Jew
ish commonwealth in Palestine Sew
eral other important matters are on
the program
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-21

home bodies OF American dead IN
France were eliminated.
An amendment providing for the re-
tention of the present organization OF
the War Department pending deter
mination OF a definite military policy
was added. as was an amendment au-
thorizing Army representation at the
International aircraft standards com
mission meeting at Paris this month.
The House provision prohibiting
the War Department from PURCHASING
real estate was modified so as to en-
able II to adjust existing contracts for
land and acquire land previously
leased upon which buildings for war
purposes have been constructed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-21
HE[|UM Discovery
SCIENTISTS TOPIC
Dr.. Rogers Writes of Gas
Which Is Expected to Revo-
Iutionize Ba|Iooning.

Heliun1. the new incombustible bal
loon gas. so called because 1t was
discovered on the sun thirty years
before it was identified on earth, which
promises to revolutionize the science
of balloonins. is the subject of the
following communication to the Ma
tional Geographic Society by DR.. G.
Sherburne Rogers:
when the United States Joined the
allies. the military value of helium
was at once brought to the attention
of the Army and Navy authorities,
and a vigorous campaign was begun
for the production Of helium in guam
titles.
The two main problems were OBJ
vious: First, to develop methods OF
gas; and. second. to determine the
geologic occurrence Of the gas. and
SO to locate. adequate supplies.
Late in 1917 two small experiment
tai plants using different methods
treat the gas of the Petrolia field
and some months later a third plant
using still different method, was
erected in the field itself.
Large Producing Area in Kansas.
The helium- bearing area of kan
sas is far larger than any yet dis
covered in Texas and contains a num-
Der of fields which, in the aggregate,
yields much more gas than Petrolla.
The old Dexter field, in which the
helium- bearing gas was first discov-
cred. is now exhausted, though the
early difficulties in the way of burn
ing the gas were overcome. and for
years it was produced in large vol
umes and used as fuel.
ITO light gas stove in Dexter
however, always was a difficult feat
and it became a matter of pride on
the part of every good housewife to
develop the dexterity necessary to
this operation. The stove was first
filled with crumpled newspaper
which was set afire: then the gas was
turned on, it's flow being skillfuIly
manipulated until by the time the
paper had burned out the gas had be-
come hot enough to take fire.
AS the apparatus used in all these
processes Of extracting helium gas
for balloon purposes require rather
delicate adjustment and manipula-
ton. some time was naturally con-
sumed in determining the most ef-
f1cient working conditions; but just
prior to the armistice the first ship
ment Of 100000 cubic feet Of helium
compressed and stored in steel tanks
had been started to Europe. This was
enough to fill four of the ordinary
kite balloons, though the large di-
rigibles require one to two million
Or more cubic feet of gas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-21
Claims Dangerous Precedent.

Mr.. Steward said that the adoption
of the King amendment would set a
dangerous precedent in the slashing
Of salaries of government employees,
who are at present underpaid. He in
timated that the National Federation
OF Federal Employees. which has in-
creased it's membership very. greatly,
would DO its utmost to protect the
employees in their salaries. Employees
OF all government departments and
bureaus may soon be organized in a
union to protect themselves so far as
salaries are concerned.
The King amendment was criticised
also on the ground that it interfered
with: the work Of the. Joint congress.
sional commission on reclassification
of government employees. now pro-
ceeding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-21
Just Too Late for War.

Although quantity production of
helium was achieved just too late to
be of value in the actual hostilities.
1T was in itself a great accomplish
ment for the worlds total output Of
helium up to 1915 was probably less
than 100 cubic feet. the market value
of which was about $1,700 a cubic
foot. Our helium can be produced
by the first two methods at less than
10 cents a cubic foot, and If the third
process fulfllls expectations this fig
ure will be still further reduced.
'The details Of the process of ex-
tracing helium are highly technical,
but the general scheme is easily I'M
derstood. All of the main constituents
Of natural gas. including the nitrogen.
become liquefied when cooled to about
32S degrees Fahrenheit; but the
helium remains a gas at this exceed
ingly low temperature and is. thus
easily separated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-21
ARMY BILL REPORT
IN SENATE TODAY
Measure Provides for Army
of 100000; Appropriation
of 100000, 900.

The Army appropriation bill. pro-
viding for an Army Of 400. 1000 for the
next fiscal year. was reported to the
Senate today by the military affairs
committee. 1t is expected.
The full committee accepted the bill
practically drafted by the subcommit-
tee.
AS the bill now stands IL will provide
Tor the appropriation of approximately
sSoo ooo.0oo for military purposes COM
pared to s731. 100000 carried in the
House bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-21
GRADUATES IN MUSIC
AWARDED DIPLOMAS
Washington College of Music Holds
18th Annual Commencement.
Program Rendered by Students.

The thirteenth annual commencement
exercises of the Washington College of
Music took place last evening at Ma
BY Rev Bernard Braskamp of Gurley
Memorial Presbyterian Church, diplomas
and certificates were awarded to the
successful students, and an exacting
program of musical numbers presented
by students
Program by Students.
Miss Spencer played Mendelssohn's
'Rondo Capriccio," Miss Taylor gave the.
first movement of Saint Saens' Con
certo. G minor" with orchestra accom-
PIANIST. Miss Greenberg, violintst.
played Rats "Cavatina" and THE
Son of the Puzta.'' by Kela Bella; Miss
Young sang an aria from La Boheme,"
by Veracini; Miss Bishops number was
the "Scherzo. B fiat minor" by Chopin;
Miss Parker gave the first movement of
the Mendelssohn Concerto, G minor"
with Miss Dyre. following with the Sec
ond and third movements of the same
composition.
Miss Thomas gave Erhs' "Eiegie,"
with orchestra accompaniment, ar
ranged by Robert Stearns. and Dance
Tziganes." by Nachez: Miss Goddard
played LISTS Eighth Rhapsody:
Miss Gall. Rachmanifoff's Prelude. c
Sharp Minor; Miss Dix. Chopin's
"Polonaise"; Miss Noel gave the
third movement of Weber's Con
certstuck." with orchestra: Miss
Young was heard in The Dance OF
the Gnomes," by List; Miss vande-
veer's violin solos were Van Goens'
Romance" and "Mazurka Caprice"
by Williams: Miss Mary Thompson
contributed group. My Lovely Ce-
lia." by Higgins; La Papillons." by
Foudrain. and One Day the Maiden
Sought the Mill" by MacFarren; Miss
Bingham played the first movement
OF Grieg's Concerto. A Minor" with
orchestra, and Miss Bowers sang Little
Brown Bird" by Del Riego. and
"Heigho. the Sunshine" by Phillips.
The orchestral numbers. always one
of the most enjoyable features of the
college affairs, included Haydn's
symphony. No. g." and "L'Arlesi-
enne," by Bizet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-21
VOTES INCREASED NAVY.
Senate Committee Approves Provi.
sion Made by tho House.

An increase in the Nays enlisted
personnel forr 1893 from III. 600 men.
the number provided by the House
in passing the naval appropriations
measure. to 1911, 900 was voted yester-
day by the Senate naval committee.
1t is estimated that the cost of
aintainipg the additional 10000 men
will be S10.006,060 more than the total
appropriated by the House. The COM
mittee also provided. am additional
$4,000, 900 to amounts allowed by the
House for machinery and other equip
ment needed to. complete battle8hips
building d. Philadelphia and Norfolk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-21
Principles Explained.

The principle by which these low
temperatures are attained is one
known to every motorist who is un-
fortunate enough to have to pump up
his own tires. When air is compressed
in a tire it becomes hot; if the tire
lis allowed to cool to ordinary tenn
perature and the valve is then opened
and the air allowed to escape. it be-
comes cool.
similarly. the natural gas is put
under a very high pressure and then
refrigerated, and when allowed to ex-
pand 1t becomes so cold that all of its
constituents except helium become
liquid"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-21
Diplomas and Certificates.

Diplomas and certificates were
awarded by the president of the col
1ege as follows:
Teachers diploma-Leland Boyd
Parker, plano; Clara Lackey Young,
voice. and Mary-Kate Bowers, voice.
Graduate diploma-Irma Agnes Dix,
piano; Lois Cathryn Goddard. piano;
Nellie Zellers Brauer, piano; Clara
Lackey Young, piano; Gertrude
Eleanor Dyre, piano; Claudia Ross
GALL piano; Marion Rose Spencer.
piano; Emile Bernadette Bishop.
piano; Nellie Erine Noel, piano: Alice
Deleslyne Taylor. plano: Helen Eliza
beth Bingham, piano; Regina Eloise
vandeveer. violin, and Dorothy Raj
kind. piano.
Graduate certifcate-Rena Green
berg, violin:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-21
S2,5OO SALARY LIMIT
FOR EXPERTS OPPOSED
Argument Against Change in Pay
Provision for Farm Scientists
Made Before Conferees.

Protests against the King amend
ment to the agriculture appropriation
bill which would limit the pay of
scientists employed by the Department
of Agriculture and paid out of lump
appropriations to $4,000 a year were
made by DR.. Rodney H. True, repre-
senting the scientists in the Depart
ment of Agriculture, and Luther G..
Steward, president of the, National
Federation of Federal Employees. at a
hearing before"the Senate and House
conferees on the bill yesterday after
noon.
Present Limit Is $4,000.
The witnesses pointed out that al
ready limit of $500 was fixed for
the payment of salaries to these scien-
tifc experts employed by the depart
ment and paid from lump sum appro-
priations. Senator King had been
wrong, they said, in his contention that
there was no limit.
They told the conferees that one
thousand employees of the Department
of Agriculture would be affected by
the amendment. and that work Of
great value to the agricultural inter-
ests OF the country would be inter-
fered with the amendment became
work at sacrifice to themselves,
they said, and many of them would
refuse to continue longer in the en-
ploy of the department if their sal.
aries were cut to the figure set by the
King amendment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-21

washinEton's Coolest and Most At
tractive place for luncheon. wardman
Park Hotel open-air dining room.
!.as.c. 1880 to observation-disclosures
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-21
Public Building Work.

Furthermore" the federation points
out. "as showing the disposition of
Congress to deal with the salary ques-
ton through general measures. the
appropriations committee has allow
ed increases for certain material
needs of the departments. 1t has add
ed to the bill. as submitted at the last
session of the SiXty-ffth Congress.
$1S1.50O for public buildings at Ell
dorado. Kan; Huntington. W.. Va
Nashville. Tenn; Sacramento. CALI;
Steubenville. Ohio, and Washington,
D. c.
THE bureau of fisheries, to which
nothing was granted for salary in
creases. has been allotted $4,000 for
buildings and improvement at Fair
port, Iowa, and Wytheviile, Va.
"As to the $4,000 proposed by the
committee for the work of the re-
classification commission, Acting
President Kinsell of the National
Federation Of Federal Employees de-
clares that this is inadequate. even
though the commission is authorized
thus far to cover the District of CO.
lumbia. The organized employees in
the field services, who are far more
numerous, are asking that the juris-
diction of the commission be extended
Immediately to cover the rest of the
country. and the federation Is urging
Congress to grant the extension of
authority.
Work Long Days; Full Weeks.
".Some of the lowest salaries in
the government service are paid to
the custodian force, the customs. i'm
migration, lighthouse and other serv
ices at field stations or along the Dor
der and the coast says Mr.. Kinsel.
Moreover. in the immigration serv-
ice, for example, and to considerable
extent in the customs service also,
the men work at least twelve hours a
day and seven days a week. Such
overwork, and at their starvation
pay, is nothing less than a national
disgrace which should be removed at
once by giving the Redistribution
commission the requisite authority to
deal with it.
The critical need, from the gov
ernments own statement, is proved
moreover, by such facts as these: Six
hundred of the customs employees
have resigned during the year. ao-
cordiing to Vice President Charles F.
Nagl. of the National Federation of
Federal Employees. reporting to. the
labor committee of the House the
other day. There were 400 resigna-
tons from the custodian force of the
Federal building. in Chicago, in less
than a year. and there have been 175
more since January l. In st. Eliza
beth's Hospital. there are now 300 va
cancies in the staff Of attendants"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-07
EAST CALAIS

]. Clyde Gilman has gone to North
Montpelier, where he has employment.
Mrs Myrtle brennan has been nursing
in Marshfield.
DR.. Franklyn Dwinell has returned to
Boston after few days visit with Mr..
and Mrs. D. B. Dwinell his parents.
Edward and Frank Bentley of North
Montpelier were at home over Sunday
Mrs Guy Bancroft has returned from
Barre, where she has been visiting the
past week
Philip brennan Of Woodbury. was a
recent visitor at 0. w. Guernsey's.
Ralph Dwinell and Clarabell Brown
were home from Montpelier seminary
over Sunday.
Mrs. Z. E. Brown visited at Victor
Templetons in North Montpelier recent
ly.
Harold Dwinell has returned to Bur
lington to resume his studies at the Uni
yersity of Vermont
Percy Pitkin Of Marshheld was a visit
or in the village on Tuesday and Wednes.
day
Mrs. Ada Cate has returned from a
short visit in Burlington.
Representative George f. Sanders has
gone TO Montpelier to be there for the
opening of legislature.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-07
YOUR SICK CHILD
is CONSTIPATED!
LOOK AT, TONGUE
If Cross, Feverish or Bilious, Give "Cali-
fornia Syrup of
Figs"

No matter what ails your child gen
tie, thorough laxative should always be
the first treatment given
If your little one is -of-sorts, half.
sick, isn't resting, eating and acting nat
urally-looll. mother! see if tongue il
coated This is a sure sign that its little
stomach, liver and bowels are clogged
with waste. When cross, irritable, fe.
yerish, stomach sour, breath bad or has
stomach ache, diarrhaa, sore throat, full
Of cold, give a teaspoonful of California
Syrup of Figs" and in few hours all
the constipated poison, undigested food
and sour bile gently moves out of its
little bowels without gripping, and you
have well, playful child again.
Mothers can rest easy after giving
this harmless "fruit laxative" because
it never fails to cleanse the little ones
liver and bowels and sweeten the stom-
ach, and they dearly love it's pleasant
taste. Full directions for babies, chill.
dren Of all ages and for grown ups
printed on each bottle.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups. Ask
your druggist for bottle of California
Syrup of Figs; then see that it is made
by the California Fig Syrup Company.
ADV.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-07
30c, 60c, $40

cussed. The junior high school will be
glad to conduct similar meetings in other
school districts, if desired.
The junior high school had ChViAmas
tree at the school. The way that has
generally been done is that all the schol-
ars' names were put into a hat and
shaken up. Then each one drew name
and bought ten-cent gift for the per-
son whose name he drew. Instead of do.
ing that this year, we put 10 cents on a
star, and also an original verse for the
person whose name we drew. The money
went to buy food and clothes for the Bel
gians. The sum thus raised for $605,
and the verses furnished much amuse.
ment. Also large cheese-cloth stocking
was filed with presents for the Coache
children, whose parents died of influenza.
The junior high school has published
the first copy of The School Guide, the
school paper. 1t states that the purpose
of the paper is to direct those who seek
knowledge in their business. II also has
some school notes and jokes and adye,
tisements.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-07
ROCHESTER

Miss Edith Hunton OF Rutland will
give a talk on her travels abroad with
special reference to places in France
where our boys have been. The lecture
will be illustrated by scenes thrown on
the screen. The lecture viii be given
on Friday evening, Jan. 10, at the Uni
versalist church.
e. w. Chase is i'll with the grip.
Lawrence, Mary and Doris Stockwell
and Paul Russlow of Randolph have been
recent visitors at the home of Mrs. Emily
Stockwell
Mr. and Mrs. Dana Washburn have
been recent guests of Mr., and Mrs. f. A,
kezer.
Mason Wilbur and Julia Ash were mar
ried Tuesday evening at the home Of Mr.,
and Mrs. George Curtis. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. O, B. Wells.
Mr. and Mrs w. A. Ch.ffee have closed
their house and will spend the winter in
Cairo, H., with Henry Bride, brother
of Mrs. ChafTee.
Miss Mildred Marsh and Arthur 7,
Martin were united in marriage at the
home Of Mr. and Mrs Fred Marsh Tues
day evening, Rev. A. N. Blackford Of
Rochester ! performing the ceremony.
Eugene Martin, brother of the bride
groom, was best man and Anna, sister of
the bride, the bridesmaid. The bride
groom and best man were in army uni
form and a large American flag adorned
the room.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs James
Selkirk Dec. "a.
Clinton Stevens returned to Norwich
university after spending week with
his parents.
Mrs. c. b. Merriam is quite i'll with
influenza, Miss Laura Rorison is caring
for her. ..t.,., .....-.-. 80.
Miss Beryl Wing came home from
Windsor Hall sanatorium last week much
improved in health.
Mason Ball from the Z. S. naval train
ing station. Newport, R. l., is at home
on a short leave of absence.
Fayette Kezer went to Boston to enter
Wentworth institute last week.