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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-24
Transport to Replace Fitzpatrick.

NEW ORLEANS. October 24-The
Army zone depot here has been as
signed the transport Santa Leonora
to replace the Fitzpatrick. which has
been sent to New York for repairs.
according to Col. e. S. Watson. zone
supply officer. The Santa Leonora
will be used between New Orleans
and Canal Zone viae Porto Rico. It
has q capacity Of. 5000 tons and can
accommodate . hundred passengers,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-24
OF D. c.
SEEKING INCREASE
Delegation Representing
1900 Workers Asks Con-
qress for Raise.

Civilian employees Of the District to
the number of 1900 today asked Con-
gress for an increase in salary to meet
the increasing cost of living.
A delegation headed by Luther Stu
art, president of the National Fedora
ton Of Federal Employees. presented
the plea of the civilian employees to
Chairman Mapes and other members
Of the House District committee. They
asked that a bill providing for In
creases in salary should be imme-
diately introduced and urged for early
action by Congress.
Chairman Mapes told them that he
would intsodpss such SUCH eall y it., KS
ers. He made this promise after he
had called their attention to~t1e fact
that the joint congressional commits
ot6n ie now engaged In reviewing tne
conditions IN regard to employees IN
the government service, and that part
Of this joint commissions report
would be a readjustment Of the gov
ernment's pay roll.
Awaiting Commissions Action.
The delegation assured Mr.. Mapes
that 1t has been patiently awaiting
the action Of this commission. but its
members ind their present salaries
entirely inadequate to the increasing
cost of living. and they are asking
this increase only as a temporary
measure to relieve their present in
ability to meet their expenses.
The delegation called attention to
the fact that bills have been put
through the House granting substan-
tial increases to the policemen. and
that a favorable report has been made
by the District committee on a SINH
lar bill giving identical increases
TO the District firemen. The ci-
william employees say that they are
the only remaining employees of the
District government that have not re-
ceived assurances of an early increase
in salary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-24
1OColumns Omitted

The Star is obliged to omit
over III columns of advertis-
ing; as 81 pages is the largest
daily paper it can issue.
Advertisers are requested
whenever possible not to
schedule General Publicity
matter tor the lst or 18th Of
the month or for THURSDAYS
and Fridays, as on those DAYS
the pressure for space is
usually so great that It is not
possible to use all of the ad-
vertising that is offered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-24
NEED MILLION SHIPPING TONS
Director Rossiter Tells House Mer-
chant Marine Committee.

Opposing legislation stopping all
ship construction by the shipping
board, John II. Rossiter. director of
operations. today told the House mer-
chant marine committee that approx
mately 100000 tons. of vessels, in
GLIDING tankers and big cargo car
riers, are needed to balance the gov
ernment-owned feet. His testimony was
substantially the same as that al
ready given the committee by Chair
man Payne and Commissioner Thomas
Scott,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-24
Nav Not Be Decided Today.

It was considered doubtful. how
.yer by White House officials. wheth-
er the President would be permitted
bv Rear Admiral Grayson. his per-
sonal physician. to consider the bill
afrer the President sent message
Yesterday to the national industrial
cconference, ordered that no further
Governmental affairs be brought to
Mr. wilson's attention during the day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-24
One Hour Earlier
for
Classified Advertising

The constantly increasing vol
ums Of advertising carried by
The Sunday Star ID making ex-
traordinary demands on our me-
chanical equipment.
In order to meet this demand
It 10 necessary that all classified
advertising for The Sunday Star
be received At The Star once not
later than = O'CLOCK Saturday
evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-24
Admiral Sims
Tells of Depth
Charge

In his article next Sunday
Americas naval leader gives facts
concerning the innocent-looking
missile which wrought havoc dur
ing the war. How U. s. destroyers
hunted the submarines, and Lieut..
Otto Weddingen's disastrous at
tempt to destroy the Neptune.
Watch for this !.tSnsely in
teresting installment of Admiral
Sims story in the Magazine Sec
ton of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-24
SEES j. s. AS PACK
! HORSE IN LEAGUE
Senator Gronna Says Cove
nant Is Likely to Involve Ma
ton in Many Wars.
RECALLS DEMONS OF WAR

The peace treaty was assailed in the
Senate today by Senator Gronna. re-
publican. North Dakota, as a viola
ton Of President Wilson's fourteen
points and an arrangement likely to
involve the United States in many
wars.
The league Of nations he character
lied as an ''unholy alliance" which
would make this country the pack
horse for the governments of Europe,
Asia and Africa"
The ill-famed holy alliance of 1918,
he asserted. was "as much superior,
both in spirit and form, to this pro-
posed covenant as the Masters SER
mon on the mount to the book OF
Talmud or the Koran"
Recalls Vote Against War.
Recalling that he was one of six
senator's who voted against the dec
laration of war with Germany. the
North Dakota senator said that some
of those who now wanted the league
conducted themselves at that time
like demons Of war" Speaking OF
the situation when President Wilson
asked for the war declaration. he
continued:
mo one was permitted to discuss
1t. The freedom of speech was not
only limited. bat prohibited, and un-
ing to say. SO sayeth the king, you
were denominated as pro-German and
traitor. Even before the war was
declared 1t was treason to cypress an
honest opinion. I felt that sufficient
information was not given by the ad-
ministration to warrant this sudden
change.
"Had to Take Orders"
II well remember how some Of you.
who are now clamoring for this cove
nant which you say will give an i'm
mediate peace. were then acting. as
demons of war. We had to take or
ders from the chief executive and re-
mistakes made or not, no one would
be allowed to correct them. But now
you say you hate war and you believe
in peace. You know az well as / do
that this covenant will not be a pro-
moter of lasting peace"
Asserting that he had done his full
duty during the war, Mr.. Gronna went
on to pay tribute to the loyalty Of the
citizens Of foreign blood. although. be
said. many had believed that I'VE
should either have entered the war At
an earlier time or else stayed OUT al
together"
Reminds Character A@assins."
He said he wanted to remind "char-
set4f aseaSsiRss that tie suapess Of
the war was not TO be attributed to
those who spoke lonGestsand lcudest.
He added that foreign elements who
advocate destruction OF government"
or refuse to obey the law should be
returned to their mother countries.
The league Of nations, the senator
said. would set up q supergovernment,
while the treaty's Shantung provision
would make the United States party
to robbery and theft"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-24
TRAITOR T0FRENCH
IS PUT TO DEATH
Pierre Lenor onoe Saved
When He Faced a Fir
/ ing Squad.
By the Associated Press.

PARIS, October 24.-Pierre Lenoir.
convicted on a charge Of having held
intelligence. with the enemy, was put
to death at sante prison at o'clock
this morning.
Lenoir. who had been ill for some
time, suffering from paralysis of both
legs, had to be carried to the place
Of execution. Lenoir was able to sign
the register of the prison. but was
unable to take step. The guards
carried him out, his attorney cry
ing, 1T is shame to carry a man
in this way to his execution
be put to death on charges arising out
of attempts made by German agents
to conduct a "defeatist" campaign in
France in 1915 and 1916. The others
who met death as a result of revela-
tions made against them were Bolo
Duval. who faced the firing squad
July IT, 1918. Both were directors of
the Ger rrnophile newspaper Bonnet
Rouge.
Idle Dissolute as Youth.
Lenoir. Tho. as a young man. had
led an idle and dissolute life, came
into public notice early in 1913, when
the arrest of Senator Humbert, owner
Of the Paris Journal, was followed by
charges against several men who
were alleged to have acted as agents
of the Germans in buying the news
paper from M. Humbert. 1t was shown
early in the investigation that Lenoir
had paid NJ. Humbert large sums of
moneX, which he had received from
Germans. and that Lenoir had received
of 2hOnf Som 0nn for
his work.
The money handled by Lenoir came
into France by the way of Switzer-
land, a German agent named School
Ter acting for Germany in that coun-
try.
Faced Firing Squad Before.
Lenoir was doomed to death on May
8, 1919, and desperate but futile ef-
forts were made to gain commuta-
ton of his sentence. Lenoir was re-
moved to Sante prison after what ap-
peared- to be his last chance for life
had vanished. but on September 10
position and all preparations for his
execution had been made. his life
was spared for a time in a most
dramatic manner. His attorney as
serted that Lenoir could give evidence
wanted in the case of Joseph Caillaux,
high court of the French senate on a
charge of conspiring to bring about
a premature and dishonorable peace
with Germany. Lenoir was given a
authorities, but subsequently it was
announced that nothing he had laid
before the officials would justify
mitigation of the sentence of death
passed upon him. An appeal to the
court of revision was rejected on Oc-
toher 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-24
CUMMINGS SWORN
IN OWN DEFENSE
Verdict Likely Today in,Case
of CoIored Man Charged
With Peters Murder.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Nd, October
24.-When the trial of George Cum
mings. colored. charged with the
murder of George Peters near Bowie.
August II last, was resumed here
this morning the state offered in
evidence the clothing worn by Cum
mings on the day of the murder. The
state then rested.
When Cummings was called to the
stand there was q stir in the court
room and Sheriff Bell and Deputy
Sheriff Garrison took stand direct
ly in front Of the prisoner. Cum
ggiaEs swess test r b "a. xss hssF "a q
that his mothers name 10 Hattie
Straughter. = He left Georgia three
years ago and never attended school.
Says Woman Put 4 Spell on Him.
He was committed to an asylum in
Georgia by an old lady with whom
he resided. This woman, he said.
put a spell on him. He was released
after six months confinement.
Coming down to the day of the muir
der, he stated that he left Washing
ton early in the morning, taking with
him two half pints of alcohol. He
went to Jericho Park. where he met
two colored boys who had two pints
Of whisky One of the boys. he de-
clared, owed him Sc. which he went to
Bowie to collect. He could not recol-
lect the names of the boys.
He said he loaned one OF the boys,
who had a gun. his hat. and that this
boy went away. and he (Cummings)
little later heard shots, and in
about half hour this boy came back.
He said he went to his stepfather's
home in Washington.
Admits Escape From Prison.
On cross-examinationC Cummings adj
mitted that he had been sentenced to
twenty years in the penitentiary in
Georgia for murder and that he had
escaped.
George Cummings, he declared that
when he went back to Jericho to get
his hat he could not locate the boy
who had it and he became fright
ened.
At the conclusion of the defend
ants testimony s; NJ. Peach made the
opening argument for the state. He
reviewed the story told by Miss
Catherine Peters Of her experience
with the prisoner on the day Of the
murder and laid special stress upon
the finding of a liberty bond in a
pair of trousers found in Cummings
room in Georgetown and which Miss
Peters declared she gave Cummings
after he had threatened her life.
Verdict Likely Today.
George P. Merrick opened for the
prisoner and was followed by NJ. H.
Magruder for the state. J. Frank
Lillard will close for the defense. 1t
Is expected that Cummings fate will
be known some time this afternoon.
The defense exhausted twenty chal-
lenges in electing the jury. which will
be comprised of George w. Rawlings,
foreman; John T. Cissell, Albert Ire
land. Joseph H. Young of Johns, r. E.
Manning. Thomas E. Barry, Joseph H.
Langford, James H. Carr. Robert E.
Nelson, Claude Tayman, Patrick Du-
vail and Plummer Smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-24
PRESIDENT CONTINUES
TO GAIN IN STRENGTH
Prohibition Enforcement Bill, Re.
Gently Passed by Congress, Sub
mitted for His Consideration.

President Wilson continues to gain
strength, said bulletin issued today
bv his physicians. The bulletin fol-
lows:
THE President continues slowly to
gain in strength. There is nothing
additional to report this morning"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-24
Prohibition Measure Submitted.

President Wilson had before him the
,rohihitjon enforcement bill, recently
passed by Congress. with an opinion
nv Attorney General Palmer as to the
measures constitutionality.
Gnterest in the Presidents action on
the bill was heightened by reason Of
the fact that the w ;Mo.n1 e,e enforce
factnre or sale Of liquor of more than
nne-haf of l per cent alcoholic con-
tent becomes effective with sigma
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-24
WEATHER.

Cloudy, with rain tonight and to-
morrow; no change in temperature.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended at pm. today: Highest, 81, at
Z am. today; lowest. o5. at 10 pm. to-
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-24
Hurley Approves Labor's Stand.

Edward N. Hurley. former chair
nan of the shipping board. who
called at the White House today to
inquire as to the Presidents health,
approved the stand taken by organ
ICED labor in withdrawing from the
conference.
II do not see how Mr.. Gompers
could have done anything different"
Mr.. Hurley said. He did the best
thing from his standpoint, and prob
ably the best thing for the country"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-07

. the slip, and, II he did, would prob
ably think the difference in speech
{ perfectly natural Airs. Chaplin was
country woman; her young protege,
( city girl
well" Elizabeth went on, deter
mined TO conceal her inward trepida-
ton, perhaps / look like my mother.
/ do not remember my father. But
you do, cousin Martha Am I like
HING"
PERHAPS you are, dearie." Mrs.
Ohapl1 admitted
Il could hardly have known eth r
OF them John Butler reminded ELIZA
beth, smililgly. Then. after a mo-
menL he repeated the question he had
asked at supper
Where did you say you came
from2"
4 was born in Boston" Elizabeth
replied evasively. Later I was taken
70 Pennsylvania
Amos L. Gruff.
This statement was perfectly true,
she reminded her protesting con-
science. As a child, she had spent a
whole month IN Philadelphia with a
relative OF her mothers.
But where do you live now2" the
young man persisted
To Elizabeth's relief Amos Chaplin
came to her rescue
Away off IN Mauch Chunk" he
said tersely. what IS your reason
for asking
a'Why-why-I really don't know
just why did ask" Butler stammered-
Elizabeth moved uneasily. Why
need Amos speak so gruffly2 Il was
plain that he did not care for the
young fellow who had come here to
teach him, an older man, about sci
entific farming. Yet as his reply
made it improbable that she would
be annoyed again by awkward ques-
lions as to where she lived. Elizabeth
was, on the whole. glad that the
farmer had made this statement and
that she had not been forced 70 make
it herself
Perhaps" John Butler said mus
iugly TO her a few minutes later, 7
asked where you came from 70 try to
trace the resemblance I referred TO. .
But know nobody in Msuch Chunk, Z
or in that part Of Pennsylvania; so
whatever I saw in your face was
doubtless Just q chance resem blance Z
to someone have met elsewhere
Chance resemblance are curious
Elizabeth Observed "At-at school n
knew two girls who were much alike. 7
yet y ere not related at all"
She had almost said eat college T
instead Of sat school" That might f.
have been a blunder. giving rise 20 /
wonder as 70 how Il happened that
plain Martha Chapin's niece was /
college graduate.
CTO Be CO1tinued.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-07
Bedtime Stories For The Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGLY AND BUHTY7S PICNIC
~ HOWARD aARlE.

20 sleep all the While We cant pay
games with him Now just Wa-ea
meI'
Baby Bunty slipped up behind uneis
Wiggily. and. taking long green
fern leaf she soft ticlzled the bunny
rabbit on one Of his ears.
"A-wer-choos Goo-zsesiumr suda
denly sneezed the bunny.
-Ohi Hes waking uDF quaeksd
Jimmie the duck
"Hushg' whispered Baby Bunty.
Then she tickled the rabbit gentle
man on his other ear
"Wa-hoot Zoopi ZinEF' gargled Un-
Gle Wiggily
barked Petite Bow Wow
@Waft a minute-" begged Baby
Bunty, keeping out % sight
Then she took a soft piece OF grass
and she lei Il flicker gently over
Uncle Wiggily's pink nose, watch
never tWinkled when he was asleep.
All Of a sudden the bunny rabbit
gentleman cried.
"Oh zipI Doodle-de-Oodle Curl
Waffy-zup-' And be sneezed and
opened his eyes and sat up and said
rs anything the matterI-
~Oh. no." answered Baby Bunty
sWeetly. we just want you q pay
some games with U.s. that's all
Play gamesl OF course III play
games. I always do at a picnic" said
the rabbit gentleman 7 1ecl1re- y
must have been asleep4' he said And
dreamed that ladybug tlckled ue--
con. no. Nothing like that Can you
imagiueI laughed Baby Bunty- ana
all the other animal children laughed
too Then Uncle wisely played Hop
over the stump" and all games Ike
that with them, and they had a fine
time at the picnic And n the pump
kin pie doesn't take the chocolats
cake out IN the dark and lose It. 50
there aren't any cookies for The gold
fish. III tell you next about Uncle
WieEily and Bunty's bouquet--Copy-
right. 1919. by Mcclure NeWspapeE
Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-07
BeaNtyChatS
Another Tube OF Girl.

THERE IS a very charming type o.
4 girl that I want to talk about to-
day a girl who IS neither blonde nor
brunei short, tan. nor even neces-
sarily beautiful I do not know ex-
actly what name TO give her.
When YOU look at her. you think
she looks like the society girl you
see in the newspapers and maya
zines, and when you talk to her you
feel that impression strengthened.
She is a real society girl BY that I
mean she has a delightful PERSONAL
ity, she is never at a loss CONVEX
sauoualy, she makes a wonderful
guest. she has the ability Of making
herself interesting 10 every sort Of
person she meets. She knows the
right social thing to do at the right
moment She dressed smartly and
does her hair the latest way. but
she never goes in for oddities In
style. You think she must have
nothing 70 do but be lovely and en-
tertaining.
Then you get 20 know her vel and
find out that most Of the stunning
hats and dresses you admire she has
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-07

/ esXITAT are you going TO do today.
w Uncle Wigguy2" asked Baby
Bunty. az she saw the rabbit gentle
man sitting "a the sun on a bench
at the side Of his hollow stump bun
] galow one morning
"Ohi 7 mgolng TO take little hop
through the woods, and perhaps call
on Grandfather Goosey Gander. to see
IL he is well again, after having had
a cold IA his BILL" spoke Mr.. Long
ears.
"oh. dear~ sighed Baby Bunty. the
little rabbit glrl. who was hidden in
a hollow stump until Uncle Wigglly
found her
what's the natter" asked the
rabbit gentleman Didn't I hop
around enough TO suit you when I
was looking for my glasses and they
were On TOP Of my head all the
OH you hoped enough. and you
cured your Stiffness said Baby
Bunty. II told you that story last
night, II you viii kindly remember)-
..Hut IL Won are going to the woods"
said the little tot, cant you take me
for a picnic2 J haven't had a picnic
I'm ever so long
''Oh. hol So you want . plcuic-'
laughed Uncle Wiggily. We'll ] guess
we might have one Tell Nurse Jane
10 make some carrot sandwiches and
some turnip flopoverss and a few let
tuce Ice cream cones, and Wen 90 IN
the woods and have picnic
oh. goodlet OF 5oy. cried Baby
Bunty, and she clapped her paws to-
Eether and tried 70 make her teeuy
Weeny pink nose twinkle as Uncle
Wiggily made his. But Of course IL
Wasen't the same.
In a little while Nurss Jane had put
up q nice lunch in a birch bark
basket. and Uncle Wiggily and Baby
Bunty started 20 hop through the
woods
"Ohl there goes Billie Bushytau. the
squirrel boy, and his brother Johnnie
is with him." suddenly called the baby
rabbit after a while. May they come
to our picnicT'
surely" answered Uncle Wiggily-
And after that he and Baby Bunty
saw Lulu. Jimmie and Alice WIbble-
wobble. the ducks, and Jackie and
Peetle BOW Wow, the puppy dog boys
and Mamie and Billie NagtalL the
Bring them all 20 our picnice' in
vited Uncle WiEgily- I'VE have lunch
enough for all" So an the animal
children went 70 Baby Bunty's picnic
Under a tree, on q carpet Of green
moss, with a fringe Of ferns about DC,
and using toadstools for seats. the
rabbit gentleman and Baby Bunty and
their friends started the picnic They
had carrot sand wiches, lettuce cakes,
turnip iumparounds and cabbage
cookies
.This Is a Jolly picnle.' said every
~Tm glad you Ike it." spoke Baby
Bunty.
and then. all OF a sudden. Jackie
Bow Wow gave q soft little bark and
said 20 Baby BunLy.
LOOK Uncle WiEEty g going 70
sleep. We cant have any fun az This
picnic IL he goes 20 sleep- Re ought
to play games with US, make whistles
from the willow tree and all things
Ike that"
yes" said Baby Bunty. so he
ought On. dearl I wish Uncle Wig
gily wouldn't 60 20 sleep after he
satsI But he almost always does, OF
late, even at home I guess he -
getting old and stiff
cant you make him wake Up and
be more lively asked Lulu Wibole-
wobble. as she helped e little ant lady
lift some carrot bread crumbs over .
fallen Leaf
-TIl try" said Baby Bunty. a pic
mic isn't any fun unless you play
games. and u Uncle Wiggily Is going
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-07

eastern newspaper syndicate. IS in Fl
PasO in response to a special invita-
ton from the cham Der Of commerce.
sent 10 him while he was attending
the Northern Settlers convention al
Galveston
The school election held Saturday
passed of very quietly and a very
light vote, only 412 in the entire city.
was cast The four retiring candi-
dates were reelected They are Capt
T. j.. Bea1L DR.. W N Villas. Beaure-
gard Bryan and c. W Fassett.
Charles Laughlin departed this
morning for Clifton. Ariz-. where be
goes 10 take a position with the shan
non Copper company
The Easter offering at the First
Presbyterian church totaled over $3.50