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Evening star., 1919-02-18
HEROES
ARE MATINEE GUESTS
Hundreds of Men in Service Taken
to and From Theater in
Donated Cars.

Hundreds of convaIescent soldiers.
sailors and marines were the guests
of the management of the dramatic
company and Of the New National
Theater at a special matinee perform
ance today of Remnant" in which
Florence Nash is starring. Every SOL
dier from Walter Reed Hospital able
to make the trip vas conveyed to and
from the theater in one Of big volun-
teer fleet of capacious motor cars mo-
tilized through the joint activities Of the
Sunday department of The Star and
Lieut.. Howard S. Fisk, Pay Corps,
Z. S. y.
Nearly 200 convalescent sailors and
marines also were in the audience.
their conveyance having been the
province Of the woman's section of the
Navy League. About forty shell-shock
patients and boys suffering from SINH
lar transient ailments came in from
st. Elizabeth Hospital, another phiian-
,hrop;c group attending to their trans
portation. while the fifty men in the
special convaiescents home main
tanned ,,ut beyond Walter Reed by
Mrs. FRANKLIN K. Lane. wife of the
Secretary of the Interior. came in an
other feet of cars gathered for that
purpose.
The entire lower floor and some OF
the boxes were set aside for the
wounded and sick men. In order that
Miss Nash and her company might
not play to empty portions OF the
house, the balcony and the gallery
were appropriately thrown open to all
men in uniform.
One lady accompanied each carful
of men, either as the driver or as
companion, and these saw the show
with their charges. Every boy there
was presented with a box Of tooth
some candy to MUNICH during the per
forrnance by Mrs. Minnie Gutenberg.
The candy was her personal gift ard
was distributed by a corps of young
woman assistants. Many Of the motor
drivers and companions also provided
similar refreshments for their groups.
Evening star., 1919-02-18
ARRIVES LATE AT BANQUET.
Gen. Kenly's Airplane Trip Inter.
rupted by Snowstorm.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, February IS
Gen. w. L. Kenly, chief of military
aeronautics, arrived in Columbus las
night in time to enjoy part of the
banquet festivities arranged in honor
of the homecoming of Capt Edward
V Rickenbacker, despite a near-seri-
Gus accident at New Philadelphia,
Ohio. Gen. Kenly left his office in
Washington shortly before noon. say
ing he was going for short flight"
He cleared 500 miles of his trip when
he encountered a Snowstorm. which
forced him and his pilot to descend at
New Philadelphia. Gen. kenly made
the rest of the trip TO Columbus by
automobile and train.
Evening star., 1919-02-18
TWO TRANSPORTS BRING
MORE THAN3,O0o YANKS
The Hickman and Mercury Arrive
Kroonland and Pocahontas
Are Due.

NEW YORK, February 1S.-The
United States transport Hickman ar
rived here today from Bordeaux with
Detachment Casual Company No 80 of
Missouri and other casuals-forty- -one
officers and men in all.
The Hickman's troops came home in
command OF Lieut.. C. E. Kaufman of
Kansas City, 11th Infantry, 5th Divi-
sion. He was wounded at Verdun last
September, when pieces of shrapnel
struck him in the chest.
Private Clyde I. Gimsley of Stock
ton, Kan, 10th Infantry 1st Division.
was held prisoner by the Germans for
thirteen months, suffering many
hardShips.
Evening star., 1919-02-18
BIG BUILDING DEFICIENCY.
More Than Half Billion in Value
in North Atlantic States.

Revised estimates on the building
deficiency in the north Atlantic states
issued today by the Department of
Labor show a shortage in the sum of
s.,3S. 500, 900. This estimate is based
on a study of building permits issued
in the larger cities prior to and dur
ing the war. The estimated building
deficiency by states is:
Maine. Ss,3o0,ooo; New Hampshire,
sI,s7O,ooo; Vermont. s4,SGo. 900; Massa-
chusetts, $153.o00,o0o; Rhode Island,
ss coo. 600; New York, s236,o0o. 600 /;
New Jersey, S27 SOC, 900, and Pennsyl-
vania, $92 100000.
Evening star., 1919-02-18
RATED NEW WORLD POLITICS.
Mexican Paper Praises Mr. Will
sons League of Nations Ideals.

MEXICO CITY. February 1s.-The
Universal prints an editorial this
morning under the heading, President
Wilson evolves new world politics. "
which praises the ideals of the league
of nations and asserts that Mexico
will be protected by it. The newspa-
per declares that President Wilson.
more than any other man of all
times, deserves the gratitude of man
kind"
Territorial integrity. liberty and
prosperity" the editorial says, are
guaranteed to peoples by the league
of nations. which upon the conclusion
of the war will eliminate the useless
formula of the balance of power and
resolve international disputes. not by
war. the recourse Of savages, but by
arbitration, the recourse Of civiliza-
ton"
Evening star., 1919-02-18
Mrs. E. A. Warfeld Dies.

Mrs Elizabeth A. Warheld, wioow "
of Artemus r. Warield. died at the
residence of her daughter. Mrs. Addie
Collingsworth. 710 11th street south
east. yesterday afternoon. She is sur
vived by three sons and three daugh-
ters- The daughters are Mrs. Col
lingsworth, Mrs. Maud Bishop and
Mrs. Alice Finch. and the sons are
Charles E., Harry and Artie Warfield
Funeral services will be held Thurs
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, Rev.
Howard I. Stewart, pastor of Second
Baptist Church, officiating.
Evening star., 1919-02-18
W. &. G. E. Is Sued for $4,000.

Charles Henderson, administrator of
the estate of his son. Charles G, Hen
derson, has flied suit in the District
Supreme Court to recover $4,000
damages from the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company for the
death of the boy. The court is told by
Attorney A. r. Muiiowny that the boy,
with eight others. was occupying an
automobile November last. which
was in collision with a street car at
9Th and r streets. Two other occu-
pants of the automobile were killed
it is stated. The charge is made that
the car failed to observe Tue emre stop
at the corner.
Evening star., 1919-02-18
Britain Plans War Memorials.

LONDON. February IT (British
Wireless Service).--In a statement on
the work of the imperial war COM
mission by Rudyard Kipling an
nouncement is made that memorials
to commemorate the part borne by
various army divisions or regiments
in the campaigns and battles, as, for
instance, by the Canadians at Ypres,
the South Africans in the Deville
wood. the Australians at Amiens and
the British at the breaking of the
Hindenburg line. will be considered
by representatives of the military
committee, at
Evening star., 1919-02-18
SUIT FOR $1,000 FILED
FOR INJURY BY AUTO

Failure TO observe the trarnc r.-
quirement to allow passengers from a
street car TO reach a place of safety is
alleged in suit filed in the District
Supreme Court by Josephine NJ. Jones
against George w. Picket. to recove--
100000 damages. Through Attorney
Alexander r. Mullowny the plaintiff
says she had alighted from a street
car at 10th and H streets northeast
august last. and was waiting to
reach the sidewalk when the defend
ant coiiided with her. running his au-
tomooile so as to inJure her foot and
ankle and cause a severe lamepess. il
Is alleged.
Evening star., 1919-02-18
Mr.. PAGE STATES REASON
FOR RESIGNING HIS POST
Ambassador to italy; always Ex-
pected" to Quit When War End
ed, Dispatch Says.

ROME, February II (by the Asso-
ciated Press With reference 70
rumors that are in circulation mere
that Thomas Nelson Page, the Amer
lean ambassador to Italy, is to re-
sign, the Associated Press learns on
good authority that Mr.. Page has said
he always expected to return to the
United States when the war ended.
1t was added that Mr. Page felt
that he had done all he could to serve
the interests Of the United States in
Italy and to further the efforts OF
President Wilson te make more rtrn the
ties between the two countries.
Evening star., 1919-02-18
Former Emperor Charles a Prisoner

GENEVA, February II (by the AS
sociated Press) A report received
here from Innsbruck says former
Emperor Charles of Austria is a pris-
oner in the castle outside of Vienna,
where he is being guarded by So
ciaIists. The reports add that Charles
desires to emigrate to America. with
his family. as a civilian. Most of his
fortune is said to have been placed
in the United States.
Evening star., 1919-02-18
Williams Nomination Considered

The Senate banking and currency
committee today continued its hear
ings on the nomination of John Ske1-
ton Williams to be controller of the
currency, with both Mr.. Williams and
Wade II. Cooper before the committee
The hearing was behind closed doors
Members of the committee said today
that they hoped to expedite consider
alton of the nomination, but that it
might be some time Yet before the
committee reported upon it
Evening star., 1919-02-18
Dinner Date, February 26.

The dinner has been arranged for
next Wednesday evening, February 26.
a day or two after the President lands
in Boston.
Debate in the Senate, which has
been expected to break out at any
moment in spite of the Presidents
request that il be withheld until after
his meeting with the committeeman,
probably will begin tomorrow. Sen
ator Poindexter of Washington. re-
publican, has an address which he
expects to deliver tomorrow, and Sem
ator Borah and several others are
preparing 20 speak.
Evening star., 1919-02-18
MICHIGAN G. O. P. MEET.
Woman Delegates at Convention
for First Time in History.

LANSING, Mich, February IS
Michigan republicans today are hold
ing their annual spring convention
here with woman delegates attending
for the first time in the states history.
Many counties gave a third of their
delegations to women who were en-
franchised last fail.
The convention has been called to
nominate candidates for two justices
of the supreme court. two members
of the board of agriculture, two re-
gents of the state university and a
superintendent of public instruction.
Evening star., 1919-02-18
Not Ready for Senate Action.

It is quite out of the question that
the Senate will be called upon at
present to act upon the league of ma
tions treaty, as it will not be perfected
before the Presidents return to Paris,
and it seems probable that the cove
nant draft as it has been published
will be subjected to some changes be-
fore it is put into treaty form.
The Presidents plans are still based
on his returning to Europe fmmedi-
ately after the adjournment Of Con-
gress, with the possibility that he Will
remain abroad until summer The
chances seem to favor the calling of
an extra session of the Senate and
possibly one of Congress after the
work of the peace conference is fin
ished. to pass upon treaties and take
any necessary legislative action.
Evening star., 1919-02-18
Funeral of Major ". Bayliss.

Funeral services for Capt. Major W.
Bayliss, seventy years old who died
from heart trouble yesterday at his
rome, 3S V street. will take place to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock. at
the Church OF the Advent Capt. Bay
Iiss vvas a member of Masonic orders
and of the Association OF the Oldest
Inhabitants.
Evening star., 1919-02-18
ASKS THE SENATE
TOAPPROVEFUND
Monday Evening Club Urges
Appropriation to Benefit De-
pendent Children.

Favorable action by the Senate on
the item in the appropriation bill cali
ing for Stt.6oG for temporary accom- :
modation of dependent children of the
District was declared by the s~ -nday
Evening Club at it's meeting in the Y.
NJ c. y. last night to be Imperative
A committee to confer with the Senate
committee having the matter in
charge was appointed to urge that the
item be allowed.
DIR. ". S. Uford, Miss Jesse r. Haver
and A. j. Driscou were appointed to
express the sentiments of the club to
the Senate committee. DIR. Ufford said
the condition of child welfare in the
District was not what it ought to be.
and he believed when Congress under
stands the situation il Will deal lib
orally with the District by voting the
needed funds.
\ resolution was adopted inviting
the Russell Sage Foundation to make
d survey of the neglected and delln-
guent child situation In the city. and
5000 was appropriated to provide for
the clubs snare of the expenses OF
the effort.
Evening star., 1919-02-18

There were no surface indications to-
day. however, that others would foi-
low Mr.. Borah's example.
Evening star., 1919-02-18
PR|NC|PALSFAVOR
CALDWELL BILL
Say Loan of Government Ma
chinery Would Help Tech
nical Schools.

Enthusiastic approval Of the bill in
troduced in the House last week by
Representative Charles z. CaIdwe ell
providing for loan by the government
of machinery used in technical in
dustries to technical and vocational
schools has been expressed by prin-
cipals of schools in W ashinEton and
instructors in machine shop work.
Frank C. Daniel principal of the
Mckinley Manual Training High
School. the school which will be most
benefited in Washington If the bill
becomes a law, said today that the
proposed measure was one Of the I'M
est things that has yet been put for
ward for technical schools.
Means Much to Pupils.
'Lathes and welding equipment are
particularly needed just now al Nc
Kiniey.'' he said. IF the government
proposes to lend US this machinery
with no strings attached It will mean
more to those pupils who intend To
enter a trade than any pace OF leg
iSlatiofl that has been offered IN many
years, The public schools OF WASH
inEton have for many years beeh
chinery for teaching the. trades /
understand most of the machinery
which the bill proposes shall be lent
the schools is modern and up to date,
and should be Of great use IN teach-
ing students proper methods of ma
chine shop work"
Principal Parks Approves.
Mr.. Daniels views are concurred in
by f. E. Parks, principal of the car
fozo Vocational School which viii
also be benefited to a large extent IL
the bill is passed. The time has come
for training young Americans In the
most up-to-6ate manner in machine
shop and technical work in order that
America may meet the best foreign
com petition in the best manner, Mr..
Parks said today. "It has been almost
impossible during the past few years
for the schools to buy modern ma
chinery, and pupils have peen taught
on antiIuated machinery which forced
them to learn new methods when they
entered a modern machine shop"
Principal Woodson's Letter.
Approval of the measure has been
expressed by Charles G. WoodSon.
principal of the Armstrong Manual
Training High School, in the follow
ing letter to Representative Caldwell;
II have read with much interest an
account of the bill introduced by you
to provide for the loan of machine
tool equipment to trade and technical
schools and colleges of this country.
I am of the opinion that such a dis
tribution of. this equipment would be
highly beneficia.. to technical schools
like Armstrong. Should you succeed
in plotting this measure through Con-
gress you will render the public
great service.
"At present the Armstrong Manual
Training School needs an appropria-
ton Of $4,000 to purchase the ap-
paratus necessary to furnish our stu
dent body with adequate facilities for
technical instruction AS l do not
see any possibility Of securing such
an appropriation Just now, l should
be very glad to see this bin become a
law. by which this school may profit
in the near future
Evening star., 1919-02-18
Reads Digest of q. S. Opinion.

ON BOARD T.. S. S. GEORGE WASH
IEGTON, Sunday, February 1s fnigit).
President Wilson read with great
interest a wireless digest of news
paper opinion and expressions in con-
gressional circles regarding the con-
stitution of the league of nations, but
made no comment upon it. It Is. very
probable, however, that he will ex-
press his own views to the people of
the United States in his speech at
Boston or landing, while later he un-
doubtedly will address Congress. max
ing his address one in the nature of a
report on his two months work in
Europe.
While the Presidents plans for in
forming Congress of his work are
not yet fully shaped, he is expected
to decide upon the most direct method,
which. in addition to his speech, will
probably be through conferences with
the foreign affairs committees of both
hDuSpS
Evening star., 1919-02-18
Discuss Entertainment.

Representatives of the knights of
IColunlbuas. Y n c. A, the Jewish
NTeIfare Board. Y w. c. A.. Chamber
of Commerce. fraternai organizations
and community centers met yesterday
|zfternoor.at the headquarters of the
sWzr Camp Community Service to dis
'russ plans for entertaining the SOL
:diers- TO participate in the parade.
Tentative plans were laid for feeding
and quartering the men. who will re-
main overnight. for providing enter
fainnents and dances at the various
clubs and for tnobilizing the theaters,
bowling alleys, pool and billiard halls
Into great open house" program.
which will be free TO men in uniform
1or the afternoon and evening.
Evening star., 1919-02-18
SENATOR B0RAH
WILL NOT CONFER
WITH PRESIDENT

Continued from First Page,
Evening star., 1919-02-18
House of Detention Criticised.

Some discussion was provohed by
charges made against the admins
tration of the house of detention
Louis Ottenburg said the police often
detained children in the house for un-
necessarily long periods in the hope
that evidence could be found against
them upon which they could be con-
victed of crime. Former Judge j..
Wilmer Latimer, president of the
club; Miss Edna Bushee and others
Joined Mr.. Often burg IN his criticism
OF the house.
There have come to my Knowledge
cases of where the police have held
children in the house of detention
against whom there was no evidence
of crime or delinquency, in the distant
hope that something might be found
against them, and the police nave re-
leased them only when habeas corpus
proceedings were threatened" said Mr
Miss Jessie r. Haver asked District
Commissioner BrownIow whether il
would be possible to give the children
in the house three meals day instead
of two. Mr.. Brownlow replied that he
didn't know.
Evening star., 1919-02-18
Mr. Brownlow Gives Views.

Commissioner Brownlow, in his de-
fense of the house of detention, said.
We are here to urge Congress to
give US something and to respectfully
insist that the item calling for an
appropriation of s11,60 for rent and
maintenance of a building for chill
dren be allowed by the Senate, and by
taking up extraneous matters we en-
danger the whole program
Judge Latin2er said the house of de-
tention had been severely criticised
by many citizens. II there are
abuses in the place, Judge Latimsr
said. they should be exposed.
Judge l. H. Wehr, executive officer
of the District war camp community
service; Simon Wolf, DIR. George NJ.
Kober. vice president of the board
of charities; Mrs. Gilbert II. Gros-
venor. DIR. William Fowler. health
officer. and others took part in the
proceedings All agreed that more
attention should be paid to child well
fare. and that Congress should be
asked to make better provision for
the. protection and care of neglected
or delinquent children.
Evening star., 1919-02-18
PRESIDENTS SHIP
ON ''CHOPPY SEAS
May Pass Azores Today-Mr. VIII
son Taking Rest Prescribed by
His Physician.
By the Associa ted Press.

by the 3ssocia ted Press.
ON BOARD. THE L. S. S. GEORGE
v WASHINGToN. Monday, February IT.
President Wilson's ship is 700 miles
on it's homeward Journey, and is run
ming fast down toward the Azores,
which probably Will be passed to-
morrow.
Mr.. Wilson continues the enforced
rest which has been prescribed by
Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson. his
physician. and has taken little exer-
else so far on the trip. After d night
of smart winds and choppy seas, the
ship ran into warmer and ouieter wa
ters today and made good time, with
balmy weather over the southern
route. Members of the presidential
party and the troops on board the
George Washington shed their over
coats and exercised on the decks in
the brilliant sunshine today.
The returning troops are very
happy at getting a taste of sunshine
and warm weather after their sojeurn
on the mud fats OF Brest.
President Wilson pro baby Will do
some work the latter part of his voy-
age. and perhaps decide on the sue
cessor to Attorney General Thomas w.
Gregory, whose name may be announced
after his landing at Boston.
Evening star., 1919-02-28
Swiss Interests Considerd.

Even were not the commercial in
terests of Alsace and Lorraine to be
considered singiy Swiss interests en-
ter largely into the discussion as to
the future of the Rhine. DR.. Gustave
Ador, President of the Swiss confed-
Grafton, who, some weeks ago, had
prolonged conferences with the con-
ferees in Paris, presents the case of
Switzerland in convincing way. His
insistence that Switzerland should
have free access to the sea, via the
Rhine through the canalization of the
headwaters of the river, is favoraDl
received. Swiss industries are in pre-
carous state because of Switzer'
lands prolonged isolation as the re-
suit of the germanized Rhine and the
war and it is believed that the Swiss
would prosper to an unparalleled de
gree were they permitted to use the
Rhine freely in the years to come.
Paris as a usual thing is not overly
optimistic during the days of doubt
and uncertainty, occasioned through
the secrecy with which the statesmen
of world powers are deliberating, but
though Frances aspirations beyond
A Alsace-Lorraine may be materially
curtaiIed, it is belived certain that the
very backbone of possible future Ger
man incursion will be removed by in
teTnational action as to the Rhine and
its provinces.
Evening star., 1919-02-28

AMERICAN LIST ST. d RI. Ave.
- NM. s. HART. in
Mack Sennett Comedy. His First Mis-
take
Evening star., 1919-02-28

IIRERTY N. Capitol and p SITS.
DOROTHY DALTON. in
"QUICkSAND SUNDAY - THEn /
BARA. in ''SALOME."
Evening star., 1919-02-28
ITALIANS KILLED. 1852, ,391.

PARIS. February 81 (by the Asso-
ciated Press).-Dr. Silvio Crespi, Ital-
ian minister of food and transporta-
ton, has presented 10 the repara tions
commission of the peace conference a
statement showing Italy's losses,
which reads as follows:
Killed, 462,391; wounded, 953.8S6,
half of whom are permanently dis
abled.
Naval losses show 3,169 killed and
5,252 wounded The total number of
men incapacitated is shown to be
4,385,4S which includes more than
two million sick.
Evening star., 1919-02-28
Foch's Claims Indorsed.

France believes that if this territory
is controlled by her there always will be
adequate protection for the real France
to the southeast, the Rhine forming
natural obstacle to the Hun. Field
Marshal Foeh has repeatedly pointed
out that Frances real safety lies in
the taking over by France of this ter
ritory. His claims have found ade-
quate and emphatic echo in the press of
France, and Premier Clemenceau has
forcefully pressed Frances claims in
this direction in the sessions of the
peace conference itself
Resisting his claims that the Ger
mans residing in Rhineland territories
should be made subject to France
several of the allied statesmen, nota-
bly, President Wilson and Premier
Lloyd George, have insisted upon the
principle of self definition of all peo-
pies and they maintain that seizure of
the Rhine country by France hardly
would be in accord with this particu-
lar panacea for international ills