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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-27
JOHNSON CLAIMS He
CAN PROVE STATEMENTS

Rising to a question OF personal
privilege. Representative Ben john
son of Kentucky told the House today
that he stands ready to prove by doc
umentary evidence all that he said on
the floor in reference TO Senator
Pomerene of Ohio without mentioning
his name, which language caused the
Senate to unanimously adopt n reso-
luton asking the House to take some
action with reference to the Johnson
speech.
Representative johnson today asked
the Speaker to take under adViscment
several parliamentary questions. He
wanted to know whether or not. after
the Senate by resolution had referred
to the House the matter in reference
to Senator Pomerene and had called
Representative johnson and Senator
lomerene by name. he should have the
privilege also of referring TO the senator
lay name.
Representative johnson was inter-
rupted by Chairman Campbell of the
House rules committee. who said that
the rules of the House forbid him to
name a senator in criticism, and that
he was out of order and abusing the
privileges of the House in thus re-
newing his attack against the Ohio
senator.
The Senate resolution names me
and names Senator Pomerene." sa id
Representative Johnson. and 1 want
to know why j cannot mention his
name. ] propose to substantiate every
thing that ] have said and more by
documentary evidence"
Former Speaker Cannon said that
peace should be kept between the
House and Senate.
What action the House should take
in reply to the resolution unani-
mously passed by the Senate with ref
erence to the speech on the floor of
the House by Representative Ben
Johnson of Kentucky. attacking Sen
ator Pomerene of Ohio. is being con-
sidered by the rules committee today.
The committee had long session
this morning. at which the Senate
resolution was discussed. and another
meeting is being held this afternoon
to draft a resolution which it is pro-
posed to present to the House as
soon as possible.
The general opinion among the
members is that the House will at
least order the Objectionable remarks
to be expunged from the Record
Chairman Campbell of the rules COM
mittee said that the action will not
be delayed.
The Senate resolution called Mr.
JohnSon'S speech ''unwarranted I'M
just and untrue" 1t declared that his
speech was calculated to create I'M
friendly relations and conditions be.
tween the House and the Senate"
Considerable interest in the pro-
posed disciplining of Mr.. johnson is
manifest by the membership of the
House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-27

Probably for the first time in the
signature of an international treaty
shorthand characters will appear when
the seals are attached to the treaty of
Paris, which will mark the official termi-
nation Of the world war next Saturday.
President Wilson will confirm his sig
nature by an impress upon wax of his
own name written in shorthand upon
a seal ring which he always wears.
The President when a student in col
lege acquired shorthand as an aid in
taking notes OF the lectures OF the
faculty, and years ago had engraved
upon a stone setting of his ring the
words 'Woodrow Wilson" as they would
appear in shorthand. and; it is the seal
he must sign and seal no less than a
score Of treaties with the nations that
participated in the war.
Used Only at White House.
There is presidential seal, but
this is used al the White House sole
ly for stamping envelopes and letter.
heads. 1t is almost a reproduct ion
in diminished size of the Great Seal
of the United States, save that the
the eagle instead of in a circle. and
that it bears the legend president
Of the United States of America" on
the encircling belt.
The Great Seal of the United States
will eppear twice in connection with
the treaty, or treaties, but this will
be only in the final stages of it's
consumma tion-first. upon the article
signifying the ratification of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-27
NEW IRISH MOVEMENT.
Sir Horace Plunkett Receiving En-.
couragement, Daily Mail Asserts.

LONDON. June 27.-The new move
ment in Irish politics organized by
Sir Horace Piunkett and other Irish
leaders, under the title of The Irish
Dominion League" is receiving great
encouragement, according to the
Daily Mail. Sir Horace, who was
chairman of the Dublin convention
and who has the support of many
prominent Irish workers, will issue
a manifesto at an early date.
The chief object Of the league is to
secure a settlement Of the Irish ques-
ton along the lines of iom.rIon home
rule and create a representative body
of Irishmen, both FISHERMEN and ma =
tionalists, who are genuinely anxious
to solve the problem, and whom the
government may consult.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-27
HANDY SANE WHEN HE SHOT.
Report of Commission on Murderer
Sentenced Yesterday.

NEW YORK. June 27.-Gordon Faw-
cett Handy was legally sane when he
shot and killed De Witt Peal. a pay
ing teller. during the sensational day
light holdup of the East Brooklyn
Savings Bank last December, accord
ing to the findings of two alienists
who examined MIN today in the state
supreme court. where Handy was
sentenced yesterday to die in the
electric chair at Sing Sing prison dur
ing the week of July %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-27
WILL MOVE IN SENATE
FOR THE HALF-AND-HALF
Mr.. Curtis to Insist on Amending
House d. c. Bill and Ask Fur
ther Conference.

The conference report on the District
appropriation bill. together with the re-
quest of the House for a further con-
ference on the half-and-half plan and
the Keller amendment, were before the
Senate today awaiting action
Senator Curtis of Kansas, who has
charge Of the District bill, said that he
hoped later in the day to have the con-
ference report adopted by the Senate,
and that he would move to have the
Senate insist upon its half-and- half
amendment and the Keller amendment
and agree to the further conference on
these items asked by the House.
The House has adopted the conference
report without the half-and-half plan
and the Keller amendment,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-27
CLE|MENCEAU RETARDS
THE SOLDIER VOTES
Tells Deputies He Will Delay De-
mobilization Until After
Election.
BY PAUL SCOTT MowRER.
Special Cable to The Star and the
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1919.

Special Cable to The Star and the
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 19l9'
PARIS, June PIN. Clemenceau
premier of France, appeared in the
corridors Of the chamber of deputies
this week and spoke as follows to the
eager deputies:
I'VE must not get excited. Demob-
ilization will not be as rapid as you
think. 1t will affect only small
number of classes.
1.-The war is not yet ended. There is
one signature about to be given, but
the fate of the orient remains to be
settled. Turkey, Bulgaria and the
rest will require six months. perhaps
twelve or fifteen.
Throughout this period state OF
war will continue. Moreover, we must
take cognizance of the burning OF our
flags by the Germans. which is in Vio-
lation of the armistice.
"Other indications of their state OF
mind are furnished by their wireless
messages which we receive daily
They are still overlooking with i'm
perialistic aspirations which are very
disquieting.
War on Polish Frontier.
OH tHc lIohliCA q ol0tC "a
war actually continues, and 1T Is i'm
possible to demobilfze until such con-
ditions cease.
"As for the elections, don't worry.
fee that they should be held as soon
as possible, perhaps by the end OF
September; in any case not later than
the first fortnight in October The
classes still modified will not par
ticipate unless a system of voting by
correspondence or special leave can
be arranged In view Of the ques-
ton of rehabilitation, however, may
be it is important to fix the dates of
the election, promptly"
In the ears OF a few intimate
friends M. Clemenceau whispered:
After all. l am doing the deputies
a favor. If l announce the election
before rehabilitation the poilus
would vote against them. 1t is one
million hostile votes less at the polls"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-27
REPEAL DAYLIGHT LAW!
Final Approval Given by Congress
in Reports Adoption.

Final approval was given by Con-
gress today to repeal of the daylight
saving law in the adoption of the con-
ference report on the annual agricul-
tural appropriation bill to which the
repeal measure is attached.
AS sent to the President the agri-
cultural bill contains an amendment
providing for the labelling as well as
the inspecting of horse meat, which
was insisted uron by the House
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-27
HOUSE BILL PROVIDES
CUT IN NAVY YARD HOURS

Employees of the Washington navy
yard are particularly interested in a
Crate of Brooklyn. n. Y. which pro-
vides for a -four-hour week for
civilian employees at all navy yards
Of the United States. beginning Sep
TENDER IS, 1919.
This bill is designed to accord with
the general labor proposition that
fortyfour hours constitute a weeks
work, Mr.. McCrate explained. This
bill is now before the House commit
tee on reforms in the civil service, of
which Representative Lehlback Of
I Louisiana is chairman
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-27
WILKINS JURY OUT.
Fails to Reach Verdict After Many
Hours Consideration.

MlNEOl-A. y. Y. June 27-The case
of DR.. Walter Keene wilkins. charged
with the murder of his Wife. Julia. in
their Long Beach home February 81.
was still being deliberated by the jury
at 2;30 pm today and the jury took
an hour for luncheon. The case was
given TO the jurors at Sis O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. the only inter
ruption in the deliberations coming
just before midnight. when the jury
fled into the courtroom for further
instructions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-27
LIEUT.. COL. H. |. NEWB0LD
PRAISED FOR. EFFICIENCY

In letter from an Army officer
from the Mexican border received here
occurs the following about an officer
who is well known In Washington:
During the fighting between the
I'd Cavalry Brigade, with the Cd Bat
talon. SD Field Artillery. against the
Niliistas on June IL the artillery, UNI
der command OF Lieut.. Col. Henry l..
Newbold. pulled off some of the most
spectacular and successful work ever
accomplished by United States artil-
lery in a small engagement"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-27
Cloudburst Washes Away Tracks.

ROANOKE. Va. June 27.-Railroad
traffic is badly tied up here today as
a result Of a cloudburst occurring a
few miles to the north and east last
night. An area Of about twenty miles
was affected, in which Norfolk and
Western railroad tracks and bridges
were washed away. fences torn down
and considerable damage done to
crops.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-27
LABOR OFFICIAL ARRESTED
Secretary of Philippine Body Ac.
cused of Instigating Bomb Plot

MANILA. L. /. June 26.-Secretarv
Simeon of the Philippine labor con-
gress was arrested today on a charge
of murder in connection with the
death of two persons and the injury
OF five others as the result of an at
tempt to blow up I, street car with a
bomb here last Monday
According 10 the authorities the
man no threw the bomb at the
car was taken into custody and has
confessed that Simeon instigated the
plot and delivered the bomb to him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-27
LABOR LEADERS PROTEST
INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA
British, French and Italian Work
ers' Leaders Preparing for
Demonstration.

SOUTHPORT. England. June 81
British. French and Italian labor rep
resentatives have decided to make a
general demonstration on July 20 OF
Il to protest against allied interven-
ton in Russia. This announcement
was made by Arthur Henderson. Brit
ish labor leader, at the labor confer
ence here today. Mr.. Henderson ex-
planned that the demonstration would
be an attempt to prevent the govern
ments of Europe from adopting a re-
dictionary policy throughout that con-
tinent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-27
P. O. D. Clears $4,000, 900.

The Post Office Department cleared
100000 for the fiscal year 1918.
Postmaster General Burleson yesterday
turned over to Secretary Glass a
check for s15.000.000. retaining $2,-
100000 for IL working balance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-27
DISAGREE ABOUT
WIRE JURISDICTION
Mr.. BurIeson and Mr.. Ko-
nenkamp Discuss Points
at Issue.

Transfer of jurisdiction and rulings OF
the War Labor Board as concerns wire
companies and their employees is the
hinge on which a dispute between Presi-
dent Sylvester J. Konankamp Of the
Commercial Photographers Union and
Postmaster General Burleson hangs to-
day.
In a letter to the Postmaster General
today, Mr. Konenkamp declares that if
the Postmaster General had been will
ing to have the War Labor Board handle
our grievances there would have been no
strike"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-27
CONFERENCES CONTINUE
ON TREATY RATIFICATION
Senatorial Opponents to League in
Any Form Is Declared Main
Element of Opposition.

Conferences among senator's engag-
ed in efforts to perfect the covenant
of the league of nations so as to ex-
pedite early ratification of the peace
treaty continued during the day at
the Capitol. The lines as they are
being drawp indicate that forces in
the Senate are aligning into one group
of senators who are backing the Pres
ident in his expected attitude of de-
manding ratification Of the treaty
without change, reservation or criti-
cism and another section who would
agree to the covenant Of the league
If 1t can be modified.
The difficulty attending reaching an
agreement is the stand of very
small minority Of senators. including
democrats and republicans, who are
bitterly opposed to the league of ma
tions in any form. This element con-
tains two or three republicans whose
feelings the majority Of the republic
cans desire to consult; at-least to the
extent of not leaving them In the at
titude of departing in anger from their
party.
The position of Senator Lodge and
other republican senators classed as
among the leaders Is that it will be
utterly futile to attempt to kill the
league Of nations and that in point of
fact the great majority of the repub-
licans do no. want the project de-
feated. \Elihu Root has set forth the
attitude Of the senators who feel this
way, and it Is known to be shared by
such leaders outside of Congress as
Will Hays, chairman of the national
committee, and other men prominent
in the party management.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-27
Scope Not Determined.

II would be- left to each country, he
added. to decide whether the demon
stration would take the form of po-
litical or industrial action. ResolI-
tions would be adopted protesting
against any Intervention in Russia
and demanding the abandonment of
CONSUMPTION.
The conference lated adopted a res
olution calling upon the trade union
congress to take industrial action in
order to compel the British govern
ment to stop operations in Russia.
There was a heated discussion over
the resolution. which was adopted on
a card vote by $4,000 to $4,000
Would Admit Germany to League.
SOUTHPORT, England. June Go
The British labor party conference to-
day adopted a resolution calling for
the speedy admission of Germany to
the league of nations and the imme-
date revision by the league of the
harsh provisions Of the treaty. which
are not consistent with statements
made on behalf of the allied govern
ments when the armistice was made"
There was only one dissenting vote
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-27

u. Clarke Corkran of the Baltimore
Country Club and Walter X. Tuck
erman of the Chevy Chase Club, who
played together in the qualifying
round. were both expected to break
so. but Tuckerman was around in So
and Corkran. who was out of form
from the tee. took 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-27
Rain Falls at Intervals.

A heavy mist combined with-4ight
showers which fen at intervals all
morning. together with the heavy
course and slow putting greens, were
enough to make many of the scores
shoot skyward. and kept several of
the usual first-fiighters out of the
championship division. Such players
as John e. Davidson. Marshall Whit
latch. \. r. Mckenzie and G. III. ChaS-
mar. all ordinarily first-ffighters, fell
back into the second sixteen, and
Charles Mackall of the Washington
Golf and Country Club, a semi final
list in the recent Chevy Chase tourna-
ment. fell back into the third sixteen.
When the smoke of battle had
cleared away. il was found that seven
players had tied at SO for two places
in the first sixteen. Two of the play
ers. T. J. w. Brown and Hugh Saum.
were unavailable. SO the play of was
held with K. S. Smith. jr.. George z.
James. Tom Moore. W. r. McCallum
and a. Winter competing. Smith and
McCallum won the play-off, getting
fveS on the first hole.
The team match held in conjunc-
ton with the qualifying round. went
to the Columbia Country Club with a
score of 42S. Chevy Chase was sec
ond and Bannockburn third. ]. E.
Baines of Columbia won low net with
card of SS1672. and second lowest
went TO Harris n. Brown with
S3-1073.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-27
Insist on Reservations.

Over against this position stand a
few senators who declare that they
will never vote for the treaty If it
contains the covenant of the league
Of nations. They insist that not only
must reservations be attached to the
treaty, but add the harder condition
that the acceptance of the reserva-
lions by other signatories to the
treaty must be obtained before the
United States agrees to enter upon
any of the undertakings of the treaty
The majority opinion in the Senate
is said to be that no such hard-and-
fast condition can be attached, to the
treaty. The best that can be done by
those dissatisfied with the present
form of the covenant is said to be the
attaching of a resolution setting forth
the exceptions taken to the specified
clauses Of the covenant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-27
w. C. BaIIantyne, Champion.
Leads in Qualifying Round,
Score 80; Tuckerman "a

PLAYING all his shots through the
craen with fine accuracy and steadi-
ness and putting we'll. w. c. BALKAN
TYNE of the Columbia Country CUB,
the present champion, led the field IN
,be rafn-soaked qualifying round Of
The middle Atlantic golf championship
over the course Of the Columbia Coun-
try Club yesterday with card OF 50.
his nearest opponent being two shots
behind.
Ballantyne's card follows:
Ont ) 5-S9
In s 5 ) I'll
Evening star., 1919-10-07

mixed, No. 2, 3eoas.5e: western Mary
land and penffsylvania packed, No. I,
per D. H. bbl., 6.00as.00; do, No. .,
4.00a5.00; do. per hamper. 1.5oa2 SO;
1905. Cranberries, per Dbl. 7.ooas 90.
Grapes, all varieties, per small bas-
ket. 2oa22. Peaches. mountain. per
crate, 2.00a3.o0; per bu., 2.50a3. SO.
Pears. New York Bartlett, No. l, per
bbl.. 1o.ooa11.oo; do, per bu. basket
11:ooa12.oo; do, No. 2, do, s;ooas.oo;
, other varieties, per Dbl. 6.00a9.00; do.
per bu. basket, 2.00a3.00. Pineapples,
Florida 24a30. Ounces, New York,
No. |, per bu: basket. 2.25a25o; do
Arrivals BY boat: Poultry. live
Chickens. springers. large. smooth
pound, 33a34: do. small to medium,
pound, 33a35: old ROSTERS. pound.
S1a22; do. old hens, more than
four pounds. 33a34; do. small, pound,
young, pound. 26a27; do, white pc
kins, young. pound. 27a2s: do, spring,
four pounds and over, pound, 27a2s
do. smaller. poor. pound, 24a25;
pigeons. old. pair, 25a30; do. young
than 11s pounds each. 7oa75; do,
smaller. each, 49a50.
Eggs-Western Maryland and Penn
sylvania nearby, dozen. 50; eastern
shore. Maryland and Virginia, dozen,
54: western Ohio. dozen. 52a53: West
Carolina), dozen. 81; loss off.
Butter - Creamery west separator
extras, 64a65; do, prints, half pound
extras, 66a67; do, prints, one pound
extras, 65a66; nearby creamery extras
61a62; dairy prints, Maryland, Vir-
D.
store packed, firsts. 42a43; roll, Mary
land and Pennsylvania. extras, 45a47
do, West Virginia, extras, 43a45; do.
Ohio, extras, 43a45; process butter, 50a
'52.
Flour-Quotations, per bbl.. in s.
lb. sacks carload lots): Winter pat
ent, 10.50a10.75; winter straight, 9.75a
1925; spring patent. 12.00a1225;
spring straight, 11.50a11.75; rye flour,
medium to choice. 6.75a7.75; corn meal
per 100 lbs. 4.00a4.20: city mills. 9s-lb
sacks. winter patents, 1915; winter
straight. 11.90; blended patent, 1866
spring patent, 1866.
The above quotations on city mills
-four are jobbing prices.
Receipts, 6,399 bbls., including $3.50
bbls. for export.
No 2, 2.35A; No. 3, 2.32A; No. 4.
2.2SA. No. 5. 2.24A red garlic. No. l.
assn: No 2. 2ssA No. 8, 2.3oA; No
4, 2.2sA; No. S. 2,22A.
/ Wheat sales-Small bag lots by
sample, 2.05, 2.1O. 2.13. 2.15, 2.1S, 2.20,
2.22, 223. 2.s5. 2.26, EFT. FPS and 2.3o
per bu. Cargo No. 5. red winter, gar
licky, 2.23 per bu.
Cob corn quoted .at-White. 8.50a
500; yellow, S.50as.00 per bbl., for car.
loads; track yellow corn. No. 2, or bet
ter, 41.S2 per bushel asked.
Corn sales-Small bag lots. white,
Evening star., 1919-10-07
DAIRY AND PRODUCE.

NEW YORK. October 7-Butter-
Steady; receipts. 1888 packages;
creamery. higher than extras. 65a
65 " creamery extras C92' scorel, 64A !;
firsts. 54a63k; packing stock, current
make, No. 2, 46.
Eggs-Unsettled; receipts. 1925
cases: fresh gathered extras. e6a67 !;
extra f1rsts, 62a65; firsts. 491A asa;
state, Pennsylvania and nearby west
ern hennery whites. fine to fancy.
s3as6; state. Pennsylvania and nearby
hennery, whites, ordinary to prime,
65a81; state. Pennsylvania and nearby
hennery browns. 70a73; do. gathered
browns and mixed colors. 66as9.
Cheese-Steady; receipts. 4.533 boxes {:
state. whole milk. flats. current make
specials. 3oha31A do. average run.
3Oa30A state. whole milk, twins cur
rent make specials. 30a30k; do, av-
erage run. 29ha29&.
CHICAGO. october 7.-Butter-Un-
changed.
Eggs-Unsettled: receipts. 1884
cases; firsts. 55a5s; ordinery firsts,
46ha471a: at mark. cases included.
47a55: storage packed f1rsts. 57ka58.
Poultry, alive-Unchanged.
Evening star., 1919-10-07
Government
Sale of
Furniture and
Equipment

Once again the Washington
public will have an opportu-
nifty to purchase furniture
and equipment. from the De-
partment of Labor, such as
was used in the houses occu-
pied by government workers
during the war.
The sale will be held on
Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays of each week, from
10 am. to 4 pm, starting
Monday, October g.. 1919. at
the, storehouse, North Capitol
and D streets.
The sale includes new and
nearly new Bedroom, Living
Room and Dining Room
Furniture, Blankets, Linens,
Chinaware, Glassware and
Kitchen Utensils.
An excellent opportunity is
afforded the small buyer, as
each and. every item will be
sold at set prices in any guam
tity desired.
Sale conducted under the
supervision of the United
States Housing Corporation.
Evening star., 1919-10-07
Business on Exchange.
Washinqton Stock Exchange

sAfNa,
washinetop Rsfrway pfd, 10sk-6zA. IS ct
52H, 3 1t &. . at.52. -z<-at 81 ID At 81
Is st So. at 81.
MerEenthaler, s at 1401x.
After call:
LAnston, 20 at soy. 8 at-1oN. Sat-e03S.
Potomac Electric cons. So. 81 900 at e1h.
IAnston, 10 at SOL. at 801S, 10 At 60x.
10 at S0E, at 60h, 10 at s0H.
Bid and Asked Prices.