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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-09
Virtually Spartacans.

The foremen, although nominaily
independent socialists, are virtually
Spartacans. Notwithstanding their
attitude. DIR. Liehkneclit. the Sparta
can leader, has disavowed in advances
any intention of dealing with the gov
ernment.
The government tonight authorized
the Associated Press to say that 1t WAS
firmly resolved to maintain its attitude.
and that the time for compromise WAS
past
The government has issued warning
to the forenlen that IL will use force
only to resist force, but will make no
agreement until the Spartacans surren-
der the buildings seized unlawfuily.
There are many difficulties in the way
of getting anything like complete pic
ture of happenings throughout Berlin.
Great crowds of curious block the streets
in many parts of the city
The correspondent has been obliged
repeatedly to take cover while bullets
flew past.
Spartacans Strengthen Grip.
While the government is devoting
nearly all its energies to holding the
government buildings in Wilhelm
strengthen their grip elsewhere.
"Stadt Balm U.s." as the local rail-
way. which encircles the city is term
ed. announced this afternoon that IL
had been compelled to stop operations
because the Spartacans had seized
the Silesian railway station and were
besieging other stations.
The government printing plant has
been seized by the Liebnecht follow
ers, who are now reported surround.
ing the barracks of the Sd guard
regiment in wrangelstrasse. with
artillery in position to lombard it.
In addition to capturing the bar
racks of the pioneer guards. the Spar
tacans have occupied the adjoining
buildings. which contain foodssusfs
and equipment. 1t is likely that street
car service will be suspended tomor-
gow. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-09
Pleased with Dormitories.

That more than 200 young women
are now living in the Plaza dormi-
tories and much pleased with condi-
tions there was brought out in the
testimony of Miss Caroline Webster.
She said the girls are paying at the
rate of $40 month for the room:
that they have hot water and are en-
thusiastic over the conditions. as
compared with what they previously
had to endure.
More than a dozen cases were cited
where young women had been unable to
get rooms in Washington and had been
lContnued, On Second Page.).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-09
Adjusting Wage Disputes.

Wage and employment disputes
employees and manage gements would be
referred to an adjustment board with
in the department of transportation
under the plan. and strikes and lock-
outs forbidden pending investigation
Most operating reforms effected dur
ing unified management by the rail-
road administration would be contin-
ued. but the executives object to Direc-
tor General McAdoos proposal for five
years extension of government con-
troll. Their suggestions are similar to
the recomm endations of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, presented to
the Senate committee at hearings
earlier this week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-09
Tentative Procedure.

The procedure now being discussed
is, roughly, as follows:
First. a general agreement between
the United States and the entente bel
ligerents for the creation of a league
of nations, or similar machinery to
enforce the terms of peace and pre-
serve it.
second, the setting up of new inde-
pendent states growing out of the
war.
Third. the assessment of damages
and indemnities and the manner of
their payment.
Fourth. the conclusion of peace
treaties with the central powers.
The peace treaties may be left to
the last because none of the agree
,nents can bind the central powers un-
less in the meantime, they have es-
tabiished governments which satisfy
the peace congress as to their stability
and purpose of carrying out the
treaties made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-09

bureau OF war FISK insurance, said in
response to inquiries by the chairman
of the committee that she knew of
ten such cases in that one government
establishment.
Housing Hearing Held.
There was large and sympathetic
audience, representing all branches of
the government service. in the major
ity room of the House office building
today when this testimony was given by
officers ana women who have been in
closest touch with the working and living
conditions for these young woman war
workers in Washington The hearing
was on the Senate joint resolution
which directs that work shall be
stopped on housing projects which are
not rs per cent completed and that all
contracts for furnishing them shall be
cancelled.
Tho testimony today confirmed the
opinion expressed yesterday by Secre-
tary Baker that these temporary
houses in Washington should be
finished with recreational facilities.
The testimony also confirmed Secre-
tary Bakers statement that although
some few are being disconnected from
the government service on account of
the signing of the armistice. certain
other bureaus and government Offices
are putting on largely increased
orce to handle the war cleanup work
Conditions Called Intolerable.
Living conditions for the girl war
workers We're described as intolera-
BILE. The reasons given by some of
the more than 460 applicants for
rooms in the dormitories on Union
station plaza were read to the com
mittee. Many of the complaints were
that the girls had to spend an hour
each way each day in going to and
from their work; that they were
crowded into boarding houses with
poor ventilation, oftenttmes insani-
tary and generally without hot
water.
Mrs. Lavinia II. Eagan of the divi-
sion of military aeronautics gave a
number of cases which had come un-
der her personal observation where
girls had to pay so much for board
and room that they had been unable
to save enough to bury themselves
and their fellow workers had to con-
tribute to a fund to send bodies
home to relatives. She told of an
other ease in which two girls were
offered room for $50 a month if
thew would take care of the furnace,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-09
WOMAN WORKERS
HARDSH|PS TOLD
conditions- Are described to
House Committee as
Intolerable.
MORE HOUSING NEEDED

i.
Tales of the suffering by young
women who have come to Washington
to help the government in the war
emergency were told to the House com
nittee on public buildings and grounds
today by social workers and govern
ment officials.
How some of the young women have
had to chip in" to pay the expenses
of sending home the bodies of some
of their fellow workers who died dur
ing the influenza epidemic was one of
the features Of the testimony Miss
Alice Grady. assistant director of the
bureau of war risk insurance. said in
response to inquiries by the chairman
of the committee that she knew of
ten such cases in that one government
establishment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-09


Berlin.
The correspondent reports that the
Spartacans obtained 1S,000,0o0 marks
in paper money when they captured
the government printing office.
Ebert Negotiations Fail.
LONDON. January s.--Telegrams
dated in Berlin at $3.50 O'Clock
Wednesday morning and transmitted
by the Copenhagen correspondent of
the Exchange Telegraph Company
say that negotiations between the
government (composed of majority
socialists) and Independent socialists
failed.
The independent socialists and
Spartacans appeal to the working
people to meet Wednesday in order
to complete the victory of the proie-
tariat.
The government has ordered the
troops in nearly all the garrisons In
Germany to move against Berlin. and
they are arriving there on motor cars
A state of siege. it is added. win be
declared in Berlin. The Spartacans
control the railroads near Berlin.
Severe fighting occurred at s O'Clock
was not known when the dispatches
were fled szs
Potsdam TFnare Arrive.
BASEL. january s.-Troops Loyal tos
the Ebert government have arrived ID
Berlin from Potsdani, and driven the
Spartacans as far as the Tiergarten
and reoccupfed the printing works. ac-
tcording to the Frankfort Zeitung.
The government. the newspaper adds,
has decided to take energetic meas
ures and has assembled large num-
Der Of troops. Premier Ebert has. is-'
sued manifesto to the workers,
bourgeoise and soldiers" denouncing
the Spartacans as responsible for
many persons being killed and wound
ed. The manifesto continues:
I'VE now must accept the fight into
which we have been forced. We have
hesitated too long and must be pre-,
pared to intervene without restriction
for the defense of revolutionary order.
We appeal to you in the view Of FORM
ing a volunteer republican defense
guard. We must not stop until order
has been re-estab blished in Berlin and
the people assured the possibility Of
enjoying peace and the fruits OF the
revolution"
Cabinet Holds Sessions.
BERLIN. Tuesday, January Z. 10
pm. tby the Associated Press) The
curtain is still up on the great tragic
comedy. Berlin, the madhouse." az
majority socialist editor called it yes
terday
The Inter den Linden, Wilhelm
strasse and the Seigesalle and all the
streets in that section have been JAM
med all day by masses of people who
from time to time fed mad1y into the
side streets and sheltering doorways
to escape the rain of bullets from both
sides.
The shooting reached considerable
proportions three times during the
afternoon, but the casualties appear
to have been few.
The Ebert cabinet has been in ses-
sion nearly all day with Cautincy
tkautsky?), Herr Breitscheid, VIII
helm Dittmann and Oscar Cohen. in
dependent socialist. The government
insisted that it would not consider
any proposals from the Independents
until the government buildings and
newspaper plants were vacated by the
Spartacus. The conference was re-
sumed late this evening. with addi-
tional representatives. called 'revolu-
tioBary foremen." composed of foremen
in the factories of Greater Berlin. under
the leadership of Georg Ledebour
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-09
Only as Last Resort.

Such action. if taken at all, would
be only a last resort, but, if taken,
the question would arise as to how
far the United States would partici-
pate No official outline has been
made to show what the United States
would agree to do in carrying out
such an undertaking, if it should be-
@Continueds on second 4RaSal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-09
Central Powers Delay Period.

At this point arises the question of
how long the peace congress will
wait for the central powers to ar
range their governments, 1t is point
ed out by. some of those working on
the problem that neither Germany nor
Austria can complete their govern
mental machinery until il is deter
mined what the two peoples desire
in this matter. 1t is. of course, de-
pendent largely on the peace con-
gress, but it is not expected that the
congress- will wait indefinitely for the
Central empires to prepare themselves
for an agreement.
There is always the possibility that
if no responsible governments appear
10 give assurance that obligations
undertaken viii be carried out the
nations represented at the congress
could give notice that it would be-
come necessary, at certain points, to
assist in the formation OF orderly
governments and at the same time
begin to collect revenues to apply on
the bill of damages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-09
Would Watch Expansion.

mo new or branch lines of railroad
or large and expensive terminals
should be constructed unless certif-
icate of public convenience and neces-
ity is first obtained from the secre-
tary of transportation The executive
and administrative functions of the
Interstate Commerce Commission. ex-
cept as to accounting and as to fed
eral valuation of railroad properties,
should be transferred to the secre tary
of transportation.
'The carriers should have the
power to initiate rates. schedules of
which should be filed with the Inter-
state Commerce Commission with the
secretary of transportation and with
the state commissions in which the
rates are applicable"
The secretary of transportation
might approve the rates, let them go
into effect without approval, or sus-
pend them and refer them to the
Interstate Commerce Commission for
determination. The commission might
also hear complaints by shippers or
others, and have authority to pre-
scribe minimum as well as maxim um
rates.
Statement on Rates.
Mr.. Cuy1ers statement specified that
'the statute itself should provide the
rule of ratemaking and should re-
quire that rates be not only what
has been called reasonable, but ade-
duate and sufficient to enable the
carriers to provide safe, adequate and
sufficient service, to protect existing
investment and to attract new capital
necessary in the public interest"
1t wasI declared further that "the
statute should provide that existing
rates put into effect by the director
general of railroads should be con-
tinued in effect until changed by the
Interstate Commerce Commission. as
provided by law, or through initia-
lion of new rates by roads Express
rates should be dealt with in the
same manner as freight rates.
Regional federal rate tribunals,
said Mr.. Cuyier, might be created in
this manner:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-09
Purpose to Be Accomplished.

The fundamental and essential pur-
pose to be accomplished is to furnish
the public with safe, efficient and
adequate transportation at the low
est cost consistent with SERVICE said
MIR. Cayier, reading to the committee
a prepared statement, land with dus
regard to the just interestA ofsfAa
owners and employees. and also ade-5
uuate to the nations needs even in
times of great national emergency or
peri"
He declared that whatever plan or
policy should be adopted. provision
should be made for adequate service
for the country's needs, for neces-
ssry construction with prevention of
waste by injudieious road building.
for consolida tions when dictated by
public in rest, and for a rate struc-
ture Why will provide sufficient
revenues and create sufficient credit
to accomplish these purposes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-09
Suggests Pay Transfers.

During his cross-examination MIR.
Beeier repeated the declaration made
in his testimony Tuesday to the ef-
feet that he believed the establish
naeHt of zone system for fares was
the most scientific solution of the
street railway revenue question. He
suggested further that a charge for
transfers would go far to relieve
street railway companies of present
financial difficulties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-09
Heavy Cost in Lives.
Steady Artillery Firing.

AMSTERDAM, January Street
fighting in Berlin attained the greatest
intensity between II O'Clock Tuesday
might and o'clock Wednesday morn
ing. according to a Berlin telegram
to the Frankfort Naehrichten. Heavy
artillery firing continued unfnterrupt-
edly. The dispatch says the govern
ment is still master of the situation.
Large bodies of troops. particularly
artillery, it is added, continue to be
sent to Berlin. Premier Ebert is re-
ported to have told a friend that he
had no doubt about the issue of the
fighting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-09
Favors Private Ownership.

"ro this end, said Mr.. Cuyler,
..private ownership, mana cement and
operation of the American railways
should. as a matter of national poll
ICY he continued.
ssThe power of regulation of the i'm
strumentalities Of interstate com
merce. as to all things substantially
affecting them. including all rates.
state and interstate. should be exclu-
siyeIy in the hands of the national
government State commissions should
not be interfered with by the federal
act SO far as necessary to- carry out
the purposes herein mentioned.
aThe Interstate Commerce Commits
sion should act asa auasi-judiciaf
body clothed with authority to pass
upon all questions concerning the
reasonableness and adequacy of rates
and concerning determinations.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-04
BRAZILIAN TOBACCO
DOES NOT AFFECT
DOMESTIC MARKET

That the market for domestic to-
bacco has not been affected by the
shipment Of Brazilian tobacco to Eu-
rope is the substance of a letter re-
ceived from the department of agri-.
culture by Harry " Ross. editor Of
the GAINESVILLE (Wis) Gazette. The
letter was in response to a telegram
sent by the Gazette asking whether
there was any foundation for the pub
lished report that the reason for lower
tobacco prices in that community was
that Brazil had dumped a quantity Of
tobacco on the market.
In sending the answer to the Daily
News editor Ross in letter said that
he was doing SO at the request OF local
tobacco growers who felt that 1t would
be of equal interest to the growers in
the Miami valley.
The letter from the department OF
agriculture follows:
your telegram was duly received
and / note your statement that tobac-
CO buyers in your district, where there
are about 1000 tobacco growers, claim
that because Brazil has placed upon
foreign markets its tobacco crops
which have been accommodating for
four years, the demand for Wisconsin
tobacco has decreased to such an ex-
tent that buyers refused to buy from
the growers. ] note also your state
ment that the price in the Wisconsin
district referred to has dropped from
around 80 cents a pound to 20 cents
a pound and that the buyers claim the
price will be lower.
You ask whether there is any foun-
dat3on for the statement that the Bra
lillian crop has had an effect upon the
United States market.
The department has no information
to indicate that the shipment to Eu-
rope of accumulated stocks of Brazil
ian tobacco has had an unfavorable
effect on the market for domestic
cigar leaf. The annual prewar ex-
ports of tobacco from Brazil have
averaged about sixty million pounds,
the great bulk of which went to Ger
many AS is well known normally our
domestic cigar leaf is practically all
used in domestic manufacture, al
though during the war period, consld-
cradle quantities of cigar tobacco. es-
pecially the lower grades, have been
exported On the other hand, our lead
ing export types Of tobacco are sell
ing at very high prices and obviously
export demands, present or prospect
i've, are the leading factor in the high
prices, at least in the case of the fire.
cured types. Should the existing high
price for the export types continue it
would not be surprising if consider
able quantities of cigar leaf should be
diverted to export purposes. In fact,
it is understood that current reports
indicate that such a movemen is al
ready under way. In brief, it does not
appear probable that exports of Brazil
tobacco to Europe could depress the
market prices or our cigar leaf which
is distinctly a domestic manufacture
ing type while the prices of our dis
tinctive export types are, thus far, con-
stantly advancing.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-04

Mr.. and Mrs. O. w. Sherer enter
tanned the following guests at dinner
Sunday: Mr.. and Mrs. Ethmer Reid,
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Jordan and son
Philip Mr.. and Mrs. Howard McWhin-
ney, Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Miller, Mrs.
Cora McWhinney and Helen McWhin-
ney, of Richmond and David Sherer.
Marvin Fitzwater has purchased
the Lee Baumgardner property on
High ST. -. Kelly Brand. general
manager for the French Stove COM
pany, was visitor in town Saturday.
Mr. Brand has been touring the east,
in the interest of the stove company.
&C. r. Leftwich and. Earl Martin of
Greenville visited Mrs. Anna Burtch
Sunday. l.. Mrs. Charles Kirkpatrick
is in Cincinnati with Mr.. and Mrs.
Emil Marman, who are Ill. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lial Withrow, Forrest Withrow
and Miss Opal Withrow were Sunday
guests of Mrs. Elizabeth King and Mr..
and Mrs. C. w. Northrop. =. Mrs. Ida
Thompson and daughter, Mary. spent
the week end with Dayton relatives.
p A. Riley went to Huntington,
Ind, Monday where he will be en-
ployed with the French Stove COM
pany. :. e.. Robert Reid is ill with influ-
enza. -. Jesse Roger and Miss Mary
Kessler of near Yankeet6wn were
married Thursday. They will reside
on the Roger farm west of Yankee
town. Ralph Raney was in town
Saturday. &C. r. Coblents purchased
the w. P. Milks property on West
Cherry street and will move there this
week. w. P. Mills purchased the
Harry Hahn property, corner Pearl
and Spring streets and will move this
week. Harry Hahn is planning to
add two rooms to his tailor shop and
will have his residence in same build
ing with his business. Mrs. Susan
Mckee returned Saturday from visit
with her daughter, Mrs. Roxey zigler,
of Dayton. Miss Helen Moody OF
Richmond was guest of Miss Mar
garet King over Sunday George
Harter of New Madison visited rela-
tives Saturday evening. Mrs. Lorena
Alexander of Eaton, spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Miss Ruth Zea.
Taswell Fitzwater and daughter
Marie attended the funeral of rela-
tive at Castine, Friday. Mrs. w. E.
Jones is home from Greenville where
she has been caring for her sister,
Mrs. Benton Miller, who has been
quite sick. .. Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Muir
ray and son will locate in Dayton
soon. Mr.. Murray has been transfer
red from the Delco plant in New York
to Dayton. :. Mrs. Robert Boyle and
daughter are coming this week from
New York city for visit with rela-
tives. -. Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Via Wis
tied Clarence Via and family Sunday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-04
TAX MEASURE TO.
Be REPORTED IN
MODIFIED FORM
Provisions of Bill as Presented
to House Will Probably be
Restored.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 4.-Indica-
lions were that when the senate con-
siders the tax reform bill as a COM
mittee of the whole this afternoon it
will restore in somewhat modified
form practically all of the provisions
of the bill as it was introduced i'll
the house at the beginning of the ses-
sion. The amendments to the house
bill which will be presented to the
senate will include the following:
/. Restoration of true cash value as
the basis of assessment. The house
amended the bill to provide for assess
ment on basis Of so per cent of true
cash value.
2. Appraisement of intangible prop
erty on the basis of it's income-pro-
ducing value.
8. Providing that no assessments
for omitted property shall be made or
added for any year prior to Jan. l.,
1919, thereby restoring the immunity
feature for the dodgers.
4. Restoration Of Sec. 1877, provid-
ing that tax rate shall be fixed to
produce revenue not exceeding that
of the preceding year. with an amend
ment to be added by the senate. that
if higher revenues are desired the levy
may be increased, without appeal to
the state board, to rate not to ex-
coed liz per cent.
Restore Boards Power
5. Restoration of the privilege of
appeal to the state board for increases
in tax levy beyond the rates prescribed
in the law.
6. Restoration of the state tax
boards power to review and determine
all bond issues of more than $4,000
by any political subdivision. with the
privilege of popular referendum to
determine such bond issues if the state
board should rule against them.
7. Increase of the salaries of state
tax commissioners from $4,000, as pro-
vided in the house bill, to $4,000, the
figure in the original bill; increase of
the salary of the tax boards secretary
from $1,000, as provided in the house
bill, to $4,000. The original bill pro-
vided $3,600(as the salary for the Sec
rotary.
Preparation of amendments to the
tax measure was entrusted by Repub-
lican members of the senate to spe-
cial committee consisting of Senator'S
Beardsley, Rats. Mckinley and Smith,
and the work of the committee had
advanced far enough last night to show
the scope of the amendments. In the
opinion of the committee and of others
who have studied the house bill the
amendments that are to be proposed
ir the senate will give Indiana tax
law that will result in equitable dis
tribution of the tax burden.