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Evening star., 1919-02-15
British Press and Public
Accord Warm Welcome to
Leagues Constitution
BY EDWARD PRICE BELL.
CableKram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1919.

LONDON. February 15.-Press and
public In these isles accord a warm
and hopeful welcome to the league of
nations covenant IL is felt that the
great project is founded on bed rock
on what President Wilson termed
'the moral force of puiic opinion of
the world" So founded, thoughtful
Britons believe it will survive any storm.
Wherever one inquiries today, unless
it be among those chronic doubters
and reactionaries whose attitude to-
ward all new and constructive effort
is cynical and pessimistic, one discov-
ers a deep sense of relief and the ut
most qualification that the command
ing delegates at the peace conference
attacked their colossal problem with
so much resolution and common
sense.
1T almost gives one confidence in
statesmen, remarked waggish par
Humanitarian to me this morning.
Heretofore the world has had little
cause on the whole to bless it's states
manship. It's leaders have led II
through one Red sea after another.
When they had ideals that were good
their lack of faith. courage, energy
and real ability suffered those ideals
to fall short and fail.
This was what made many of US in
this country rather hopeless about the
big show in Paris. We were afraid
that uncompromising nationalism or
other forms of human error and frafl-
~ might cheat humanity again OF Its
supreme boon of peace with justice
and liberty Apparently this disaster
all thank Cod
Evening star., 1919-02-15
Solemn Dignity Marks
PIenary Session When
League Pact Is Offered

PARIS, February IA (by the Asso-
ciated Press).-When the peace con-
ference delegates assembled at the
foreign ONCE this afternoon there
was feeling among them that a his
torie moment had arrived. 1t was the
third pienary session of the peace
conference, and there was the same
setting of distinguished personnel and
solemn dignity that marked previous
gatherings of the allied delegations.
President Wilson presented a strik-
ing picture as he stood before the
delegates to read the covenant and
expound it's merits. He spoke in a
calm. even tone, without gesture or
emphasis. except twice when he re-
ferred to armed forces in the back
ground" and ito exploitation of help
less peoples" There was a ring In
his voice when he uttered these
warnings which would have brought
applause but for the staid procedure
of the conference which forbids all
demonstrations.
Lord Robert Cecil of Great Britain
and Premier Orlando Of Italy voiced
their approval of the covenant, but
Leon Bourgeois of France, while ex-
made reservations which indicated
that his proposals for an interna-
tional military force will be heard
again when the debate proceeds
further.
Another slight evidence of dissent
was found in the remarks OF w. NJ
Hughes OF Australia, who inquired
with some show of feeling. If ample
opportunity TO discuss the scheme
would be given. The Arabian dele
cation also sounded a minor note OF
discord in calling attention to secret
treaties which were said to interfere
with the principle of self-determina-
| tion expressed by the covenant.
Evening star., 1919-02-15
Accused Man Turns Questioner.
HANDBOOK CASE JURORS
STILL WITHOUT VERDICT

After twenty-four hours delibera-
ton the jury in the bookmaking cIse
against Frank Mccormick and Sam
uel Rappaport had not reached a de-
cision at noon today. Justice Siddons
completed his charge to the jurors at
1890 o'clock yesterday afternoon. and
when they had not agreed last night
ordered them locked up for the night.
Sleeping accommodations were fur
nished the jurors in the courthouse,
and after breakfast this morning they
were taken out for a short walk to
the Capitol grounds by the deputy
marshals. Deliberation was resumed
and at IL o'clock the jurors an
nounced they had not agreed.
AZ the foreman expressed the opin-
ion that an agreement was not i'm
possible, the court sent the jurors
back to their room for further con-
sideration after telling them that the
case had consumed two weeks and
ought to be decided.
Evening star., 1919-02-15
MRS. BISHOP, IN HOSPITAL
WORK, OFTEN UNDER FIRE
Resident of This City Returns From
France With Stories of Exciting
Experiences

I'm ready to go back to France
today" said Mrs. Ray w. Bishop,
716 5th street northeast who re-
turned last Monday after spending
seventeen strenuous months in the base
hospitals. of France. '1 love the
work and everything about it and
1T was an experience I wouldn't have
missed for anything in the world"
she said. THE work was hard, but
my varied experiences gave me a
much broadened outlook on life"
Appointed Registrar.
Mrs Bishop went. "over there"
September 1, 1917, with a unit from
the Detroit College of Medicine. She
was appointed registrar at base hos
pital 81 at Vittei. The hospital con-
tanned $500 beds and these were con-
stantly filled to overf1owing, especi-
ally during the Argonne forest and
Chateau-Thierry drives. she said.
She had to be constantly travelling
back and forth among the hospitals
in order to keep the records OF the
men. and in this way saw much OF
the battle-to area of France.
She described trip she and mem
bers of the staff of the hospital took
to Nancy, only 80 kilometers away.
Nancy was the German airmen's
particular favorite for bombing
work." she said, land it was con-
tinually under fire. The roar OF the
Evening star., 1919-02-15
MORE D. c. SOLDIERS
DEbARK At HObOKEN
Lefty" Thomas, Washington
Pitcher, Among Latest Arrivals
From Overseas.
speciaI DisDatch 10 The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HOBOKEN. y. J., February ID
More than dozen men from the Dis
trict of Columbia, including Claude
Lefty Thomas. former Washington
base ball pitcher, arrived yesterday on
the transport Finland from France
Thomas was suffering from the effects
of pneumonia and said he would 20
to his home in Okla toma City until
the ball season opens. He spent six
months at Vardun with a field hospital
unit.
Other Washington men who arrived
yesterday are: Capt. Clifford Rowley
son of Mrs. Alice NJ. Rowley; Private
Robert o. Puryear, son of Mrs. M. NJ
Kadie; Private Joseph W. Cant, son OF
Mrs. Anna Cant: Sergt. Samuel Ber-
lin, son of Israel Berlin; Private Er-
nest F. Clancy. son of Mrs. Sarah T.
Clancy; Private Archie W. Connor
Private Marvin Courtney, Private John
L. Madden, medical detachment, sor
Of John A. Madder; Sergt. victor f.
Wathap, son of Mrs. Irene Watheni
Sergt. Frank Z. Wade.
Evening star., 1919-02-15
.FORT|F|CAT|ONS BILL
!. TOTALS ELEVEN MILLION
Measure Reported to House Carries
{ Appropriation for Readjustment
Period, Fiscal Year 1920.

=. The annual Notifications bill, carrying
--s11,1ss.2sl for the readjustment period
-.during the fiscal year 1920 was re-
s-ported to the House late yesterday.
: The measure carries large sums for
experimental purposes, and the hear
ling developed that the ordnance bu-
..reau is planning extensive research
land laboratory work to follow up
discoveries and devel-
..opment during the war.
Z Laboratory for Study of Nitrate.
q A laboratory in Washington for
study of nitrate problems and to de-
:. termine how the great air nitrate
~plants at Muscle Shoals and SheffeId
ALA. can be made to produce in such
"a way that their products will be
.readily and economically available
!. for agricultural fertilizer. is among
--the projects asked for by the ord
.~nance department after conferences
with other government establish
rments.
The proposal is to use 100000 IN
-the erection OF a laboratory here and
ITO have $250.000 already appropriated
for the land extended so that the
more than one hundred millions of dol
liars spent on the air nitrate plants
rrmay be made to do important peace
time work.
Evening star., 1919-02-15
ESCAPE FROM CUSTODY.
Four Colored Boys Make Getaway
From House of Detention,

-Four fifteen -year-old colored boys
Sinclair Newman, Vaughn Pinkston
Henry Herbertsand George wimms-
escaped from. the house of detention
last night. boys were in room
on the third br. They were seen
by guard atv11 O'Clock, and forty
five minutes later a vacant room and
open window q Awed the guard they
had escaped. -
1t is believed they pried a grating
from the window with a steel rod
taken from chair. reached a fire es-
cape and descended so quietly that
they did not attract attention Of men
on duty in the house.
Pinkston was recently arrested and
charged with pocketbook snatching
at 18th and F streets. Wimms and
Newman We're held for investigation
and arrangements had been made to
return the latter to his home in Prov
idence, r.. I. Herbert was under
arrest az fugitive from his homo In
Oklahoma.
Evening star., 1919-02-15
D. c. CHARITY ASSOCIATIONS MAKE
MID-WINTER APPEAL FOR DISTRESSED


work with
n n OF
or
is mons
10
addressed
this committee will acknowledge
Chair Joint Finance
Evening star., 1919-02-15
FINGER PRINT MEN TO MEET

Finger print experts from a number
of cities will meet at the Hotel Har-
> rington this evening. They will tell
of their experiences in trailing crimi-
nails through the marks left by the
: tips OF their fingers. The organization
is known as the International Associa-
tion for Identification and includes in
its membership many of the leading
criminologists of the United States,
Canada and Europe.
Col. Van Deman, chief of military
Intelligence; John H. Taylor, chief of
the Identification division of the Navy
Department; Walter p. Kaye, chief OF
i. the Identification bureau of the War
Department; Chief Of the Secret Serv-
Ice Moran, A. J -Renoe of Leayen-
worth. Kan. secretary-treasurer of
. the Organization. and others will at
. tend the function.
Evening star., 1919-02-15
D. c. COLORED VETERANS
SHARE HOME WELCOME
Committee on Parade for Coming
Demonstration Cordially Invites
Their Participation.

Robert n. Harper, executive chair
man of the welcome home parade" +"
arranged for one of the last days of
the present month. has dispelIed any
possible doubts as to the cordiality
and sincerity of the desire of the
parade committee to have colored
District of Columbia veterans take as
big part as they can in the cele-
bration.
The parade is planned as dual well
come to the soldiers, sailors and ma
rines who represented the Capital
city in action and in camp and to
President Wilson On his return to the
White House from France.
Invitation to Colored Men.
Every colored man who wore the
uniform of his country and who has
been discharged from service or who
is stationed within easy distance of
Washington is urged most strongly to
enroll himself with Gen. r. D. Simms,
chairman of the committee on the
participation of service men," said
MIR. Harper this morning. Il have
heard rumorS from time to time that
some of the colored citizens of the
District feel that there is a DISPOSE
ton to keep colored veterans in the
background and not to encourage
their registration as marchers
Call for "AlI Local Veterans
Il cannot too strongly deny any
such feeling. The committee wants to
have the colored soldiers take just
as big a part in the celebration as
they are entitled to. The call is for
all local veterans to enroll themselves,
and when all is said .alP is what is
meant. Washington's quota of the COL
ored 312d Infantry, formerly the LIST Sep
arate Battalion, are to participate as
a unit, unless something unforeseen
happens. and we don't want a single in
dfvidual negro soldier, sailor or marine
who is now in town or who can get here
to be overlooked. All such should go to
room 224. District building. and give
their names"
Evening star., 1919-02-15
FEDERATION TO GET PLAN
FOR D. c. VOTE CAMPAIGN

Plans for an intensive campaign to
extend over the entire country. for
suffrage for residents of the District
of Columbis are 20 be presented at
tonight's meeting Of the Federation of
: Citizens Associations in the board
room at the District building.
The plans have been prepared by the
committee on federal relations. and in
ciude direct appeal through every
available medium to citizens of every
part OF the United States 20 exert
> their influence with members of both
houses OF Congress TO remedy the
voteless condition of residents OF the
. National Capital.
IL is also expected that the reply oi
? Senator Sherman of Illinois 10 ths
: federation's invitation to address its
members VIII be read at tonight
meeting.
Evening star., 1919-02-15
Official Statement.
ART PREPARATION DEMANDED
Resolutions Adopted by Institute of
Arts and Letters.

NEW YORK, February 15.-Resolu-
tions adopted by the National Insti-
tute of Arts and Letters, of which
President Wilson is a member, calling
upon the American peace commission
in, Paris to demand reparation and
restoration by Germany and Austria
Hungary for the destruction and rob-
berry of works of architecture and art
in Belgium. France and Italy. were
made public here today.
Evening star., 1919-02-15

him and shook hands with each one.
oned to Mrs. Wilson to come. He de-
scended the stairs to the deck of the
gunboat and then assisted Mrs. Will
son to descend.
On the arrival of the presidential
party on board the George Washing
ton there was little formality excent
for handshakes with NJ. Leygues and
M. Tardieu, the orders being for the
George Washington to get under way
as soon as the party and it's baggage
had been received. The sea was calm
as the gunboat made it's way to the
George Washington.
Departure From Paris.
PARIS, February Il. - President
Wilson left the Murat mansion at
9:05 o'clock this evening for the In
valides station on the first stage of
his journey home. The President was
escorted by a detachment of the Re-
publican Guard.
Early in the evening the President
dined alone with Mrs. Wilson, Prior
to his departure Col. House and Sec
retary of State Lansing called at the
Murat mansion to bid the executive
farewell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson arrived at the
Invalides station at Q o'clock in
pouring rain. Their departure for
Brest was without that demonstra-
ton which marked their arrival in
Paris on December Il. but there was
every evidence of official and popular
cordiality.
Evening star., 1919-02-15
Reparation Terms Will
Contain No Threat When
Presented to Germany

LONDON. February II British
Wireless Service).--With reference to
the new terms of armistice to be pre-
sented to Germany, the Paris corre-
spondent of the Daily Mail says that
when these terms are ready the allies
will give notice to Germany, not in a
threatening sense. but in order to pro-
vide for the presentation of new con-
ditions.
with reference to the nenewal Of
Monday" the correspondent states, 1T
is understood that Marsal Foch has
been given definite verbal instructions
by the supreme war council to deal on
his own authority with any situation
created by the Germans which de-
mands instant action. He will require
a strict observance of the demand al
ready made for the evacuation of Ger
man Poland by all German troops,
thus removing the menace to Poland.
This formed part of a general under
taking by the Germans not to take
aggressive action against the Poles,
but their recent behavior has been
just the opposite and Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg has moved his head
quarters to KoIberg, in Pomerania-
Ready in a Week.
with the general lines of the terms
to be embodied in the subsequent re-
newaI of the arm mistice Marshal Foch
| is completely satisfied. The drafting
| of them is left open to commission
| Of eight, set up last Monday, which
is under the general direction of the
marshal. The drafting will proceed
on Foch's return (from Treves). and
| it is anticipated will be completed at
| the end of next week. II will be
! ratified by the war council. The terms
/ will limit the size of the German army
| and the amount of military stores
| which may be maintained. and they
| will prescribe where the army corps
are to be stationed.
"The economic commission. the
British members of which are Lord
i Robert Cecil and Sir John Beale. is.
meantime. considering clause to be
| inserted in the arrnlstice terms safe
| guarding the allied indemnity and
! preventing the export and consequent
disappearance of German gold and
other assets. Subject TO compliance
by Germany with military terms, con-
| sideration viii thereafter be given
| to the question of tightening the
blockade and German reconstruction"
Official Statement.
PARIS, February 14.-An official
| statement dealing with the meeting
| today OF the commission on repara-
tionS. says:
s'The reparations commission met
this morning at 1880 o'clock under
the presidency of NJ. Klotz.
| THE commission continued the ex-
animation of the principles upon
| which the right to reparation rests
| and heard in succession Mr.. Dulles
| Omitted States of America) and Mr.
Hughes British empire), who ex-
planned the points of view adopted by
their respective governments.
The meeting was adjourned until
| 1890 am. tomorrow"
Evening star., 1919-02-15
Pan-African Congress.

A Pan-African congress is to as
semble in Paris February 19 for a
three-day session. with the declared
purpose of securing the protection of
the natives of Africa and the people
of African descent in other countries
Fifty delegates will attend repre-
senting the United States, the West
Indies. South and Central America
Africa, Great Britain, Portugal
France, Liberia and Abyssinia, with
negro populations aggre eating 49,
060. 900.
Nearly all of the organizations in
terested in the welfare of the African
races. as well as all of the colony
holding nations, will be represented
1t is reported the congress has been
called by a committee consisting of
Blaise Diagne, French deputy from
the Senegal: DIR. w. E. b. Du Bois, an
American authority on the negro
question, and l. F. Fredricks of New
Guinea Among the delegates who
are coming are the secretary of state
of Liberia and Tertullian Guiibaud of
Havana
The call for the congress states that
the time had come for the interests
and welfare of the negro to become
articulate instead of his relying upon
philanthropfc effort, and that there
can be no stable league of nations
unless the negro's interests are safe
guarded.
Evening star., 1919-02-15
Hun Colonies Under Guardianship.

German colonies and dependent
territories are to be under league
guardianship, one MEMBER, noWeser.
being the mandatory to carry out the
league policy. This represents the
highest plan of altruistic service.
"While this particular draft of the
constitution is not final. it constitutes.
in my opinion, the greatest interna-
tional document ever produced; The
nations that enter into this league
get an enormous benefit from its pro-
lection and secure permanent relief
from enormous expenditure for war"
Evening star., 1919-02-15
o. s. Attorney Gets Exhibits.

Inspector Clifford L. Grant, chief of
detectives, today turned over to
United States Attorney Laskey the
signed confession of Wan, names of
witnesses and a list of the exhibits
in the case. Included in the list of
exhibits is the pistol of Ben Sen WI
that was used by Wu in the killing
of DIR. Wong and c. H Hsie. his
treasurer, and later by Wan in taking
Wu's life, according to VANS confes-
sion.
Other exhibits include cartridges
and shells taken from the mission.
the suit case in which Van expected
to take the money from the bank,
Wu's card that Van presented at the
bank with the chuck and pieces of
garments of two of the dead men.
The police have received the trunks
of Wan and Van. shipped here from
their room at 313 West 112th street.
New York city. They contain per-
sonal effects of the two Chinese, but
nothing, it is stated. that has any
bearing on the murder.
Evening star., 1919-02-15
D. C.. War Siren to Call
Seat Pleasant to Fires

The Fire and Community We'll
fare Association OF Seat Pleas
ant has bought the big siren
whistle used I'm Washington
during the war to call people to
prayer. The whiatIe will be put
In use NJ y fire alarm In that
town.
Evening star., 1919-02-15
OPEN FORUM DISCUSSION
OF DISTRICT SUFFRAGE
Meeting Tomorrow Night at Car
roll Institute Hall Under Camp
Community Club Auspices.

An open forum discussion of the oues-
ton of suffrage for the District will be
held in Carroll Institute Hall, 91s 10th
street, at O'Clock tomorrow night un-
der auspices of Community Club No. 8
of the War Camp Community Service.
Chaplin Brown, general counsel Of the
Chamber Of Commerce and an ardent
suffrage worker, will open the meeting
with an address in favor of giving the
senators. representatives and presiden-
tial electors.
Audience to Participate.
After the address the audience will be
invited to discuss the question, and Mr..
Brown will seek to explain queries from
the floor about the campaign to get
representation.
citizens of the District who want
to see their city enfranchised are being
urged to attend the meeting. not only
to advance the cause, but to answer any
arguments which may be put forward
in the discussion as to why Washington
should not at least be given representa-
tion in Congress
L. a. Weir to Preside.
I. n. Weir will preside at the forum
meeting. The Sunday forum meetings
were started recently by Community
Club No. and have already attracted
large gatherings. The timeliness Of the
suffraee question in Washington is ex-
necfed to bring out a representative
audience tomorrow night
Evening star., 1919-02-15
SAYS HE CARRIED LIQUOR.
FORCONCRESSMEMBERS.
House Office Building Employe, Ac-
cused of Law Violation, Makes
Voluntary Statement.

During the hearing of a defendant
charged with violating the military
! zone law in the United States branch
of the Police Court this morning,
Judge Hardison presiding, the state
ment was made that a regular daily
unofficial messenger service trans
porting whisky from Baltimore to
fifteen or more members of Congress,
with offices in the House office build
ing. was in operation ,and had been
since the barrooms closed in Wash
ington.
This statement was made by Charles
H. Taylor, sixty years old, employed
in the House Office building. He had
been arrested at the Union station by
Policeman H. L Jacobs, having in his
possession a valise containing six
quarts of whisky.
Taylor Volunteers Information.
Taylor did not make the defense of
personal use," as Is usual in such
cases. He explained to Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Ralph Given, who was
questioning him, that he had brought
the six quarts of whisky to Washing
ton for members of Congress. with
offices in the House ofnce building,
where he was employed.
He said he resided in Baltimore and
went to his home every night, return
ing to his work in Washington every
day. He volunteered the information
that since the barrooms have been
closed in Washington he has been
bringing regularly each day supplies
of whisky from Baltimore to fifteen
or more members of Congress and
could not see that he was violating
the law in doing so.
When pushed to give the names of
the congressman to whom he brought
the whisky the defendant refused to
divulge them.
Accused Man Turns Questioner.
When Judge Hardison questioned
Taylor, the man appealed to the judge
by saying: Look here, judge, if you
were a member of Congress and l
knew it, and you were aware of the
fact that I resided in Baltimore and
went home every night and you would
ask me to bring you one or more
quarts of whisky I would gladly ac-
commodate you. I'll bring you some
over any time you need it, although
you are not a member of Congress"
Judge Hardison found the defendant
guilty of violating the military zone
law and imposed sixty-day Jail SEN
tence, but suspended the sentence and
put Taylor under probation for one year
Evening star., 1919-02-15
CARPENTER SIGNS FOR FIGHT


PARIS, France, February 16.-Whiie
on leave at his home near Nevers,
Sergt Georges Carpenter. heavy
weight boxing champion of France.
signed on Thursday to meet Bonn
bardier Wells at the Olympia Club.
London. in August or September. Car
pentier declares that 1t is his intention
to visit America next year to meet
Levinsky. He intimates that he Wou31
also like try with Willard -
Evening star., 1919-02-15
Will Sign Decree Of Amnesty.

ROME, February 15.-On the occa-
sion of the proclamation Of the con-
stttution of the society of nations
King victor Emmanuel will sign a
liberal decree of military and poiiti-
cal amnesty. 1t is announced here.