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Evening star., 1919-09-06
WILL. Fla OVER RANCH.
.,ass x7--
Stockman5 Aays Two Planes f,
Business Id Family Use.

GRAND ISLAND. Neb,. September 6.
Harry J. Hiles. a stock raiser. today
purchased two airplanes. one fors his
personal use in riding over his ranch
es and a larger one for the use Of
his family. HiIes owns one ranch of
1000 acres and q number Of smaller
ones. He says his plane can be made
to do the work Of three ranch super
intepdents in looking after his stock.
Hiles engaged an experienced aviator
teteach himse6 and family to dRa
Evening star., 1919-09-06
BODY OF MAN, TWELVE
FEET in LENGTH, FOUND
BURIED IN MICHIGAN

JACKSON, Mich, September
6.-What is thought to be the
body Of prehistoric man,
twelve feet in length, was found
buried in the yard Of a. Jackson
policeman while excavating
work was being done there FRI
day.
The body, it is said by ply
sicians who examined 1t, is in q
perfect state of preservation,
even to the hair on the head
and the teeth, which show no
sign of decay. The physicians
gave it as their opinion that the
body was genuine.
Evening star., 1919-09-06
SPECIAL CLERKS
TOGET MORE PAY
One Hundred Promotions
From $500 to $1,000
Class in City Post Office.
RETROACTIVE TO JULY I

One hundred special clerks at the
Washington city post Office today re-
ceived promotions from $500 to
$1,000. by special arrangement made
by Postmaster General Burleson. The
order was entirely unexpected by the
clerks.
The 100 clerks affected are expert
distributors of mail, and in other
ways have earned the title of "spe-
cial clerk" They did not share in the
automatic promotion of other clerks
of the local city post Office, which
clerks up to the $1.400 grade.
Through arrangement by the Post
master General, the increase now at
fecting the $500 clerkships will be
made retroactive to July 1.
Carriers Answering Queries.
Letter carriers Of the Washington
city post Office are busy today filling
out questionnaires given them by the
joint congressional commission on
postal salaries. Clerks and officials
naires earlier in the week.
Carriers are given until September
20 to get the blanks back to the COM
mission. The documents are similar
to the questionnaires given the clerks
and officials. In color they are a
different shade of green from
the blanks of the officials. The clerks
questionnaires are a vivid pink.
What ouestionnaires Require.
Carriers are asked to tell what they
expended between July 1. 1913, and
July 1. 1919, for uniforms. Last year
the carriers here paid about $50 for
a winter uniform and $25 for a full
summer uniform. Each year the car
riers are lined up for inspection and
are required to renew whatever por-
ton of their uniform is condemned.
This year the price of carriers uni
forms is expected by the men to be
very much higher than the figures of
last year. Carriers are required to
buy their own uniforms.
The missionaries ask carriers to
give the approximate weight of mail
on the heaviest trip of the day.
Evening star., 1919-09-06
Preparing to Reopen in Chicago.
BELASCO WILL OPEN
AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT

The Belasco Theater, the only
Washington place Of amusement af-
fected by the actors strike, is to
open Monday night, according to an
nouncement today.
1t was stated at the theater that a
long distance telephone message from
New York today conveyed the in
formation that the strike of actors
and stage employees had been declared
at an end and that all theaters closed
by the strike would reopen at once.
Evening star., 1919-09-06
KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT.
Maj. Crossthwaite, Jr., of Shipping
Board Dies at Cleveland.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, September g.
Maj. j. L. Crossthwaite, jr.. forty
three. assistant director of operations
for the United States Shipping Board
OH the great lakes, was killed in an
|iautomobile accident, here last night.
Maj. sCrossthwaite, who came to
Cleveland from New York city several
months ago. was a. son of the traffic
manager of the Atlantic Coast Steam
ship Company, New York.
Evening star., 1919-09-06
DISCUSS INDUSTRIAL FIELD.
capital and Labor Well Represent
ed in Guest List of 300.

NEW YORK, September 6-Repre-
sentatives of capital and labor were
among the 800 guests at the country
home of Mrs. Henry P. Dawson, Locust
valley, today to discuss the industrial
relations and plan remedies for exist
ing conditions. The public was repre-
sented by delegates from the eighty-two
community councils of national defense.
1t Is under the auspices of this organi-
cation that tho conference was called.
The conference today is patterned on
much the same lines as that to which
President Wilson announced few days
ago. he will invite representatives of-an.
;chsses lo6 teocietN
Evening star., 1919-09-06
MILD RESERVATION MEN
ARE SEEKING COMPROMISE
Senator McCunber's Suggestions for Changes
in Covenant Taken as Groundwork by Some
Republicans and Restiue Democrats.

mild reservationists among the re-
publicans.
Senators pointed out today that the
McCumber reservations in fact. cover
more points than the original COM
mittee reservations. although not
couched in such drastic terms. For
instance, Senator McCumber proposes
to take cognizance of the Shantung
provisions in the treaty of peace,
which are known to be deprecated
by many senators on both sides of
the chamber.
Plan Anent Shantung.
1t is proposed in the McCumber res
ervations to declare that the United
States understands" that the German
rights and interests renounced by
Germany ARE to be returned to China
at the termination of the present war
by the adoption of this treaty" This
understanding" it is explained, is in
line with President Wilson's repeated
declaration of his Interpretation of
Japan's attitude.
The original committee reserva-
four principal powers agree to the
reservations the treaty shall become
effective. Thus, if Great Britain,
France and Japan should assent to
the understanding" in the McCum-
Der reservation it is argued that the
Shantung settlement, in accordance
with understood prevailing senti-
ment in the Senate, would be ratified.
Evening star., 1919-09-06
BRATIAN0 KEEPS POST,
Will Take Responsibility for Not
Signing Treaty for Rumania.

VIENNA, Friday. September S (by
the Associated Press).-J. J. C. Brat
iano, Rumanian premier, declares that
in spite of his desire to retire before
the coming elections. he has decided
to retain Office in order to take per-
sonal responsibility for not signing
the treaty of peace for Rumania, ac-
cording to special kilograms from
Bucharest. He says that following
this action in regard to the treaty
with Austria he will resign from of
flee.
Evening star., 1919-09-06
STUDY TRADE CONDITIONS.
Nineteen From Southern Com
mercial Congress Leave for Europe.

NEW YORK, September 6.-Nine-
teen members of the Southern Com
merciai Congress were among the
passengers today on the steamship
Columbia for Glasgow for two
month study of trade conditions in
Europe. Dr. Clarence J. Owens heads
the delegation. Other members of the
delegation are: Word H. Wood of
Charlotte. N. c.: w. H. Harriss, edi-
tor. Charlotte Observer: Charles e.
Lambert. w. F. Dowd and Adam Alex
ander of Charlotte. N. c.: Charles H.
Brown OF Tampa. Fla; William H.
Saunders of Washington, D. c.: F. s.
Lambeth of Thomasville, N. c.; DR..
John H. Eager, transportation direc-
tor Of the party, of New York city,
and A. e. Tate Of High Point, N. C.
Evening star., 1919-09-06
How to Make America Better
Tomorrow's Magazine Section
The News as Told by photographs

Do you know that dainty Mary Pckford is leaving the
movie screen for all time? Do you know that
you like to Marshal Foch and Lloyd George
tion? Or Washngton's rural mail truck securing
graphs of these in the Rotogravure Section
of toinorrows STAR together with dozens of others
Evening star., 1919-09-06
Will Represent President.

Sy SPECIAL designation, Secretary
Baker Will represent President viii,
son IN welcoming home the leading
american military hero of the world
H var: IN bulletin issued by the war
department. ..e today it is stated that
it was the Presidents wish that he
nimseif head the receiving party, and
IN @ ms enforced absence he has re-
guessed the Secretary of War to repre-
IN addition to the party from Wash
lns.on' the Secretary Of War has desie-
aeeo committee of New York citizens.
as members of the reception committee.
TO go down the bay to meet Gen. Per,
sning's ship and escort it to Hoboken.
~. ext:n -; where Official sreetings will be
consists Of the following: Thomas =.
Shadbourne. Ambrose Mcneil, Allen A.
ryan, ryan, Nicholas S. Brady. Harry Payne
Mhitney; Cleveland H. Dodge. Mortimer
Schin. John D. Ryan,, B. M. Baruch.
a1y nenry r. Dawson. ]. L. Replogle, W. e.
McAdoo and Hugh Frayne.
Evening star., 1919-09-06
5O-MlNUTE EARTHQUAKE
IS RECORDED AT G. U.

An earthquake of moderate intensity
Georgetown University today, begin
ming at 5:35 am, and continuing fifty
minutes.
1t was believed the disturbance was
in South America about 1000 miles
from Washington.
Evening star., 1919-09-06
DECLINES TO GIVE OUT
PRESIDENTS TELEGRAM

President Gompers Of the American
Federation of Labor today received
President Wilson's telegram in reply
to his proposal regarding the steel
workers. but announced that mas
much as tho President had not made 1t
publics he would not do So 49,
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STAGE STRIKE ENDS
AND HOUSES OPEN
Open Shop Is Decreed Under
Agreement Satisfactory
to Players.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 6.-The
actors strike, which began a month
ago, and, after closing the majority
spread to other cities, was settled
early today. All theaters affected by
the strike will be reopened at once.
The settlement followed a four-hour
conference between producing man
ayers and representatives of the
Actors Equity Association and other
labor organizations of the theater
workers.
Evening star., 1919-09-06

Vice President Marshall and
Secretary Baker Head Of
ficiaI Party to Greet Hero.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
. NEW YORK, September GA radio
message received here today by the
naval communication service from the
transport Leviathan, which. is bring
ing home Gen. Pershing, stated that
the ship was due to reach Ambrose
lightship at am, Monday, and would
dock at o'clock.
Other officers on the Leviathan, the
message said. were Maj. Gems. A. w.
Brewster. J. L. Hines and C. E.
Summerall: Brig. Gems r. e. Davis
Walter Bethel and v. Connor; CoIs'
g.. c. Marshall, J.. G. Quakemeyer
L. c. Griscomb, e. c. Burnett. E g
Mcneil, A. Moreno and c. S. Babcock.
A distinguished party including vice
President Marshall. Secretary Baker
and other members of the cabinet
members of Congress and high rank,
ing officers of the Army, Navy and
Marine Corps, will leave here tomnr-
row in special car for New York
CITY to give official greeting to Gen
John j. Pershing, who is exnectad
TO arrive there on the liner Levia than
Monday. 'iiah
Evening star., 1919-09-06
RAISE FOR F|REMEN
TOBE ASKED SOON
Commissioner BroWnIoW Get
ting Data to Back Recon-
mendation to Congress.

Pay increases for firemen probably
will be recommended to Congress
next week by the District Commits
sioners
Commissioner Brownlow, after a
conference with Fire Chief Wagner
this morning, announced that he is
assembling data upon which the rec
ommendation will be based.
It is Mr.. Brownlow's intention to
propose to his colleagues on ths board
of Commissioners by not later than
next Friday that they, transmit i'm
n1ediateIy to the Senate and House
District committees bill to increase
the compensation Of the hrefghters.
Engineer Commissioner Kutz is out
Of the city, but will return by Fri
day. There is no doubt that Mr..
Brownlow's recommendation will re-
ceive the unanimous support of the
other two Commissioners, as did his
recommendation for an increase in
the pay of policemen.
Planned to Urge Police Bill.
When the police measure was sent
to conEress it was the Commission.
in it's behalf and then get behind a
similar bill for the firemen as soon
as the lawmakers at the Capitol had
provided for the underpaid members
Of the police force.
1t had been expected Congress
would take such action long before
this. But apparently there is no
prospect Of early passage Of the police
measure, and Commissioner Brownlow
has decided not to delay longer pres
entation of the firemen's cause.
Recently the fremen's union voted
ers instead Of going over their heads
with direct appeal to Congress to
pay increases. Today's announcement
by Commissioner Brownlow generally
was accepted by firemen as q justifi-
cation of the stand taken by the
union.
Liberal Increases Contemplated.
Mr.. Brownlow said liberal increases
will be proposed. Just what amounts
will be recommended, however, has
not been determined. Under the. ex-
listing appropriation act. 342 privates
Of class 2 are provided for at the
rate Of $1.140 each per year, and 103
privates of class at 1850 year. The
departments personnel includes a
chief engineer, at $500; deputy
chief engineers, $2,500 each; 8 battal-
ion chiefs, $1,000; fire marshal, $4,000:
deputy fire marshal, $1,400; 38 cap
tains. 1880: 40 1feutenants. 1920; Al
sergeants, $1,000; 81 engineers, 81 200:
81 assistant engineers. $1.14o; 2 pilots.
assistant marine engineers. $1.140; 2
marine fremen, $40; hostler. $500:
laborer, $500. The total annual pay
roll of the department is $761,02O. .
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No Apology for Japan.

Mr.. Wilson presents no apology for
Japan. but says Great Britain and
France had to promise her Shantung
in order to get Japan to come into
the war and help keep the Pacific
clear of German raiders. Mr.. Wilson
admits the bargain and denounces
secret treaties. but says the remedy
lCpntinued on Second RaSel
Evening star., 1919-09-06
Statement to Be Issued.

Augustus Thomas, the playwright.
chairman of the mediation committee
of the Authors League of America,
stated that an open shop had been
agreed upon. Francis Wilson, preSi-
dent of the Actors Equity Associa- :
ton, said that all differences haG
been settled to the satisfaction Of both
SIDES A statement, it was said. would
be issued during the day setting forth
the terms of the agreement.
Dr. Thomas announced in his state
ment that full recognition is given to
the Equity" Details of the settlement
will be made public after joint confer
ence today.
settlement of the strike came di-
rectly after officials of the Interna-
tional Alliance of Stage Employees and
Motion Picture Operators had ordered
members employed in 169 theaters
throughout the country where Shu-
bert productions are being played to
strike Immediately. Both the stage
hands organization and the actors
association are affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor.
Cohan Organization Ignored.
The new Actors Fidelity League.
organized since the strike began py
George NJ. Cohan, in an attempt to
force the Equity Association to a set
tlement, had no part in the final con-
ference and agreement. 1t was inti-
mated that the Fidelity would soon
disband. since the striking actors re-
fused to recognize it.
Preparing to Reopen in Chicago.
CHICAGO. September 6.-With the
word from New York that the strike
had been settled actors and managers
who yesterday were looking In oppof
site directions today began feverish
preparations to open Chicago's dark
ened theaters. At one time during the
strike. which started nearly a month
ago, eleven theaters were closed here.
but since that the Palace Theater,
where THE Passing Show of 1919
was closed by the walkout, has been
reopened with vaudeville, and the
Blackstone successfully defed the
strikers a week ago with the pres
entation Of "On the Hiring Line"
Evening star., 1919-09-06

On the assumption that a majority
of the Senate is determined to attach
reservations to the covenant of the
league of nations and intent upon
making them as mild as possible. ne
gotiations were commenced today be-
tween democrats and republicans who
are opposed to drastic reservations
looking to a compromise.
The reservations drawn up by Sena-
tor McCumber. republican, are taken
as the groundworkNfor the proposed
compromise. Those back of this move
ment believe there is dissatisfaction
among a number of republicans with
the form Of reservations reported by
the committee on foreign relations
and are confident that they can be
modified.
Democrats Restive.
Another incentive to the proposed
compromise is the fact that there is
known to be unrest among several
democratic senators over the demand
fer ratification of the treaty without
reservations. The object of the dem
ocratic senator's who are parties to
the negotiations is to hold these rest
less democratic senators, and in the
end to preserve, as far as possible, the
prestige of the treaty and the admin
istration measure.
1t was said today that the senators
who are engineering the undertaking
are receiving encouragement from the
Evening star., 1919-09-06
Big National Problems
discussed in the Editorial Section of The Sunday Star by
authorities For example, of tomorrows
Gus features will be:

competent authorities For example, of
features will be:
The Trying Times of Peace---
By Samuel Gomprs president of the American Federation
of Labor It and forward looking discussion of
the aftermath of
How to Make America Better--- -=..a-.
By Arthur Capper United States senator from Kansas;
of the worthwhile and interesting of the
terest-compellng under this heading The
Sunday Star is publishing
TomOrroW's Ma9aZine Section ...
Is full of good things An outstanding story The First
Electrcay-driven Sea Fighter of which Uncle Sam is
the proud owner. 70 -- -'-ss
Evening star., 1919-09-06
Await Mr.. Gardeners View.

Until they have had opportunity to
examine both sets of reports, the rail-
way companies. it is stated, will make
mo announcement as to the course
Mr. Gardiner. as set forth in his
dissenting opinions, will play big
part in the appeals, if the companies
take such step. is considered GER
tain.
At the outset in his report on the
Capital Traction valuation, Mr.. Gar
diner launches into an attack upon the
methods of his associates In deter
mining fair value.
This method consisted Of establish
ing a valuation upon the properties OF
the companies as of July 1. 1914. when
adding to the amount such capital
expenditures as have been made since
that date.
Mr.. Gardiner holds the only fair pro-
cedure to be one which determines
fair value rs Of the present time. tax
inE~ as q basis what is found to be a
fair permanent basic cost Of repro
ducing the property. Discussing the
two plans, he says:
ny associates by the majority
opinf0no OF the commission in this case
arbitraIy date. to-wit: July i, 1914.
as the date on which all calculations
and estimates by the experts OF the
commission, having to do with ascer-
tanning the fair value OF the property,
shall be based. They concede that
the valuation Of this company and
the findings Of this commission on
the valuation shall be as of the date
Of it's opinion. They say. however:
that having found its value as of
July 1. 1914. the date fixed by
them) the company is entitled to no
more than to add to that value SO
found all proper capital expenditures
made by the company since that date:
"In this conclusion and finding OF
the commission cannot concur.
Paragraph Z of the public utility
act provides that the commission
shall value the property of every pub
lie utility within the District of Co
lumbia, actually used and useful for
the convenience of the public, at the
fair value thereof at the time of said
valuation. Paragraph of the same
act provides (that the commission
may at any time make a
peyaluation of the property).
Evening star., 1919-09-06
ATTACKS METHODS
OF ASSOCIATES IN
FIXING CAR VALUE
Commissioner Gardiner
Makes Minority Report on
Capital Traction.
SUSTAINS 5,143,907
FOR SUBSIDIARY LINE
Quotes Public Utility Act in 0p-
posing Arbitrary Date for De-
termining Fair Worth.

Differing radically with his COL
leagues, Commissioners Kutz and
Brownlow, on the proper method to be
followed in arriving at fair value
for making purposes and con-
tending that they had no right to
eliminate $5,143.907.2s from the price
paid by the Rock Creek Railway Com
pany for the Washington and George
town railroad in 1896, Commissioner
Gardner today made public his minority
report in the valuation case Of the Cap
ital Traction Company.
His conclusions in the Washington
Railway and Electric Company case,
also in the minority. probably will not
be announced before Tuesday or We'd
nesday.
Without delving into figures, Mr..
Gardiner confines himself to exploita-
tion of principles, which, if sustained
by the courts. would lead to much
higher valuations for both companies
than the majority members of the
commission have allowed.
Evening star., 1919-09-06
Revaluation at Any Time.

by the terms of the latter para
graph it will be seen that the revalua-
tion of the property of this company
may be had by the commission at any
time: and therefore surely Congress
did not intend that this commission
should begin on November 6. 1916. a
hearing in this case for the purpose
of arriving at the value Of the prop
erty. which did not end until Sep
tember, 1919. and date back it's find
ings in effect as of July 1. 1914.
HAD the conditions continued which
existed at that time, while the meth
ods would have been wrong. in my
opinion. the result would have been
harmless. The fact is. however, that
conditions exist today in this country
and in all countries that no human
mind even dreamed of in 1914. No
human forethought could have con-
Ceived the changes that have taken
place in this and other civilized coun-
tries during this world war which
has been going on during the whole
time over which this investigation
has been made
Evening star., 1919-09-06
Will Never Return.

MY learned associates concede that
the pre-war prices Of labor and ma
terial-the price of things which go
10 make UP the elements of value In
such a property as Is being valued
will never return; and it seems to be
conceded upon every hand and by all
experts who have undertaken to ex-
press an opinion on the subject that
a permanent increase amounting to
from II to 81 per cent will be the
lasting result.
MY associates have stated as their
belief in their opinion in this case
thus:
THE commission recognized that
the much higher commodity and Ia
Dor costs, brought about primarily by
conditions incident to the great ca
fatrophe, the world war. are not ma
ferially receding, will be slow to re-
cede and doubtless will not. for many
years at least. if ever. fall to the
pre-war level
"If then (as my associates find as
n fact) prices will never return to
pre-war basis. why on earth should
this commission 6nd value which
they concede does not represent the
property that we have before us to-
day for which we are to determine a
rate that will bring to its owners a
fair return on the property today
not fair return on the property as
Of 1914?
Il do not wish TO De UNDERSTOOD as
saying that 1 believe that the COM
panys property should be valued at
the current prices of labor and ma
terial, which must be somewhat abb
normal. 1 do believe. however, that
we should determine as of today what
the fair value of this property is. TAX
ing as a basis what we find will be
q fair permanent basic cost of repro
ducing the property. and not fix its
fair value as of an arbitrary date
adding thereto such capital expendi-
lures as have been made since that
date.
Cannot Admit of Argument.
Il ind that the Supreme Court has
epoIeen upon this subject, favorinR
Evening star., 1919-09-06

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication Of all news dispatches
credited to It not otherwise credited In this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights of publication Of special
dispatches herein also reserved.
Evening star., 1919-09-06

Fair tonight and tomorrow: moder-
ately warm.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended noon today: Highest. 80. at
4:10 pm. yesterday; lowest, 66, at
am. today.
Full report on page 8.
Evening star., 1919-09-06

Il md that the Supreme Court has
epoken upon this subject, favorinG
fCanNnuaA On Eth RaeAA