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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-17
FITNESS GOVERNS
i. S. SALARY STAFF
Reconsideration Board Has
No Intention of Picking
Workers by Trades.
PLATE PRINTERS QUERIES

Representatives of the Plate Print
ers' Union of the bureau of engraving
were assured today by Edward keat-
ing. secretary Of the joint congress
sional commission on Redistribution
of salaries in the District. that no ia
voritism is being shown in selecting
members of the commissions stan
from the various government Depart
ments and bureaus.
Members of the Plate Printers
Union came to the conference helo
with Secretary Heating today. bring
ing the impression that the members
Of the investigation staff of the COM
mission had been seleced to represent
various trades and occupations.
Secretary Heating explained to the
plate printers that the commission had
never entertained any idea of making
the investigation staff representative;
that such thing would be impossible.
and that full provision has been made
for allowing all bodies and groups in
the government service here to give
the commission their views.
Members of the investigation stan
have been selected from the various
departments solely on account of GER
tain qualifications they possessed
which peculiarly fitted them for re-
classification work. Secretary Heating
ing two men from the bureau of en-
craving and printing, that one of
them was an engraver. This, how
ever. did not indicate that this man
had been selected to represent the
eQgraverS,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-17
FL0UR-WHEAT CONTROL
PUT IN BARNES HANDS

Virtual control of the import and
export of wheat and wheat -four has
been placed in the hands of julius H.
Barnes, United States wheat director,
by proclamation of President Wilson
following visit of Mr.. Barnes to the
White House yesterday. The procla-
nation is based under authority
granted by Congress last March. 1t
empowers the President to carry out
the price guarantee made to pro-
ducers of wheat crops in 1918 and
1919.
This action in connection with AM
other presidential proclamation in
creasing the guaranteed price Of
wheat at Galveston and New Or
leans from 1928 to $3.50 per bushel
has brought about criticism that the
President is keeping up the price Of
foodstuffs in this country. These
criticisms were brought to the atten-
ton of the President this afternoon.
and some statement on the wheat sit
uation is expected from the White
House in consequence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-17
RETIRED AS REAR ADMIRAL
President Restores Victor Blue to
Former Place on the Navy List.

Capt Victor Blue. chief Of the naval
bureau of navigation, has been placed
on the retired list Of the Navy, with
the rank of rear admiral. the grade he
held as a bureau chief. That action
was taken by the President on the
recomme ndation Of a board of medical
officers. who found that Admiral Blue
was physically unfit for further active
sc rvice.
The President also has set aside the
action of the court-martial that
sentenced Rear Admiral. then Capt
Blue, to loss of ten numbers in his
grade and has restored him to his
former place on the Navy list. The trial
resulted from the stranding of the
dreadnaught Texas. which he COM
manded. On Block Island. in September,
1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-17
PROHIBITION EFFECT SEEN.
Attorney General Will Prosecute
Violators When Court Decides.

Sale OF whisky. brandy. gin. wine
and all other beverages having a hish
alcoholic content has virtually ceased
in the United States. according to
Attorney General Palmer and the
manufacture and sale of 215 per
cent beer is restricted to districts
where the courts have held such
action legal. IL tae Supreme Court
eventually holds this traffic Illegal.
as contended by the Department Of
Justice. the Attorney General declares
that prosecutions will be instituted
Officials of the Department Of Jus
tice have expressed no opinion on
enforcement legislation now pending
in Congress. but will enforce 10 the
letter whatever measures are tinaliy
agreed upon. All that tn" depart
ment asks is that term intoxicating
beverages" be defined SO that there
will be no confusion as TO What may
or may not be sold
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-17
WILL TEST COAST DEFENSE.

Plans have been prepared by the
War Department for extensive tests
Of new coast defense material in con-
junction with the air service. A spe-
cial squadron of airplanes. including
twenty De Havilands. Will be used
and now are being assembled at
Langley Field. Va.
New railway mounts for heavy ord
nance are to be tried out at the Cape
Henry fortificationE. the maneuvers
including the rapid transfer of these
pieces to various points along the
coast in the vicinity. and their use in
repelling threatened attacks with air
planes spotting the distant target
and reporting results.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-17


Col Anton Stephan. one of the two
highest ranking officers from the Dis
tpict of Columbia National Guard, and
who had been in France since Deem
Der, 1917, returned to this city yester-
day. Col. Stephan saw service on the
Mexican border before going to France.
He is we'll known in this, having lived
here since 1888.
Col Stephan went to France on the
first trip of the Leviathan as an Amer
lean troopship. 1t has since been
learned that the kaiser is said to have
offered reward of $4,000 to the sub
marine crew sinking her and a rank
of vice admiral to the commander. The
Leviathan had no convoy on the way
across, said Col. Stephan today. and
took thirteen days to make the trip.
In the Irish sea, the ship was met
by a convoy of twelve destroyers.
Landing was made at Liverpool. Col.
Stephan believes hat the exceptionally
high seas were the only thing that
saved the boat as it was known that
German submarines were especially
detailed to intercept her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-17
Pledge Cooperation.

Following the conference. members
of the Plate Printers Union who met
with Mr.. Heating declared that they
were glad to get the explanation. and
admitted that their prior impressions
had been erroneous. Members of the
committee pledged their hearty CO.
operation to the commission in the
work before it.
Full provision is being made by
the reclassification commission to al
low all trades and occupations to
voice their opinions, both in the class
fication work proper, now under way.
and in the wage scale making to come
later.
Opportunity will be presented soon.
when the commission draws up def
nitions' of occupations. to plate print
ers and other organized bodies in the
government service to come before
the commission and tell what their
ideas of their jobs are. Committees
will be appointed by all groups and
called before the commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-17
HUNS SEEK DYE CONTROL.
Custodian Of Alien Property So
Tells Senate Committee.

German dye interests, backed by
the government cartels. are endeavor-
ing to re-establish in America the
monopoly that they exercised before
the war. Custodian of Alien Property
Caravan stated before the ways and
means committee yesterday. They
also are active to defeat the proposed
plan for the American government to
control dye imports. he said
Mr.. Caravan said he had letters writ
ten by companies which formerly
acted as German agents that showed
these firms were trying to convince
the trade that the proposed licensing
system would be harmful to its in
tereStS.
Questioning Mr.. Caravan regarding
the Chemical Foundation, Inc, Rep
resentative Moore. republican. OF
Pennsylvania asked II he considered
it proper that he should hold the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-17
ABYsSINIANS LEAVE HERE.
Mission to United States on Visit
to Lake Cities.

The members of the Abyssinian
mission who came to this country to
present the congratulations of the
Abyssinian government and people to
the President Of the United States left
here this morning for Detroit. From
that city they will go to Buffalo and
Niagara Falls and arrive in New York
city Monday morning.
Accompanying the mission as rep
resentatives of the United States are
G. c. Carlar of the State Department
and Capt. Paul Morrissey of the Army.
Before leaving Washington the mis-
sion gave 1000 pounds sterling to the
American Red Cross for the benefit of
American crippled and wounded SOL
diers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-17
THEATERS ON WHEELS.
London Scheme to Return to Meth.
DDS of Dramas Infancy.

LONDON, June 80 Correspondence
of the Associated Press).-A scheme
is on foot here to build theaters on
motor lorries for the purpose of tour
ing country districts. 1t would be
return to the methods Of the dramas
infancy in England.
The old mystery plays Of the six
teenth century were performed on
platforms on wheels and the theater
was wheeled from point to point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-17
Opportunity in Fall.

The second opportunity offered all
groups to be represented before the
commission will come in the fall when
the wage scales will be fixed. Similar
hearings will be held.
The commission goes on the the
ory." Secretary Heating told the plate
printers that If we do not try to
put anything over on you. and you
do not try to put anything over on
US. everything VIII work out the
better for all of u.s."
Satisfaction was generally expressed
today over the outcome Of the confer
ence between the plate printers and
the secretary of the commission. The
commission desires it widely under
stood that the present staff of in
vestigatorS has been selected, not as
representative" but solely because
the members have possessed the
proper qualifications for the work
they have to do.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-17

of the Rumanian legation. was award
ed the distinguished service cross to-
day at a luncheon held in his honor
at the Shoreham Hotel. The cross was
presented by Secretary Baker to Maj.
Teiusanu for meritorious conduct dur
ing the war. the recipient of the war
honor being one of Rumania's world
war heroes.
The lunch was given Maj. Teiusanu
by members of the Rumanian leS<
ton. others present besides those
named were Gen. March. chief of stan;
Gen. Mcintyre, Gen. Billiard, Gen.
Hines and Gen. Barnett.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-17

ofnces Of assistant. attorney general.
alien property custodian and presi-
dent of the foundation. Mr. Garvan
said that if Mr.. Moore could sug-
gest anything Incompatible in his
holding the ofiices ne would resign.
from either or all three"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-17
Bill for Health Man in Cabinet,

A bill providing for the establish
ment department Of public health. with
a cabinet officer at its head, was intro
duced in the Senate today by Senator
France Of Maryland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-17
Was Made Instructor.

After period of exciting expert
ences with the French he was made
an instructor and given command OF
the 1st Training Regiment of the
United States Army. In this capacity
he sent more men to the fighting lines
than any other commander. the num-
Der totaling $4,000 privates. 5000 nom
commissioned officers and 100 OFF,
GERS.
At the opening of the Wilson bridge
at Lyons, France, named in honor of
Woodrow Wilson. he was selected to
be the commanding officer of the
American troops that participated in
the ceremonies He said that his men
literally walked along a path of flow-
ers. strewn by the French children.
Col. Stephan's last detail was that
of commander of the American classi-
fication unit, at which there were
more than 5000 men. He said at one
time, after the armistice, he had 1000
provisional second lieutenants under
him. and in order to keep them busy,
he had them drill twelve hours day.
On July 1913, Cor. stephan sailed
from France aboard the Imperat0r
and expects to be mustered out at
Camp Dix in the next two days. His
home is at 3540 Albemarle street
northwest and will resume his duties
as general manager of the Dulin &
Martin Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-17
Landed Christmas Day.

He landed in Liverpool on Christmas
day and in France on New Year eve.
After three days and three nights on
the train, with the temperature IL de-
grees above zero, a stop was made
near the front line. Russian replace
ment troops were quartered there, said
Col. Stephan. and before his arrival
had fought among themselves.
One faction, opposed to war, had
taken some machine guns on the hill
overlooking the town and opened fire
on the unfortunate men below. This
tactic was soon gotten under control,
however, although Col. Stephan's men
had to use their rolls to plug up the
windows where the glass had been
shot away
Soon after this Col. Stephan was
sent to a French school for special
instruction in all kinds of warfare.
He said that the casualties were some
times heavy, even at the school. and
related the experience of an American
lieutenant. who had five hand gre
nades explode while carrying them in
a sack.
In the spring of 1918 Col. Stephan
was sent into action with the 18th
French Infantry. an honor regiment.
He was fortunate enough to escape
being seriously injured, but was
knocked down several times by shell
conclusions, and had a stream of ma
chine gun bullets pass under his arm
pit. In August. 1918, he received his
promotion to full colonel
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-07

,ler and prominent part OF the bird IRE
a,d he,pless so'ahs boot OF opposition'
II yin I've rarJ'to explain why Allen
Mas force ,ou, ahd Hardlns left In II
that IL tho progrsm and II should go
thru.
The present legislature has done Wei
aud has the approval of the people In
srger measure than any recent as
scmb,y that mag be broaght TO mind,
T. Is by way Of making q record for
effectiveness and general character. IL
would be n great pity ii Il were TO fall
IN the homo stretch.
Better nnish the Job right while the
working crew Is altogether and the
material all at hand. II nay have been
noticed by members OF this assembly
that, contrary to most years, there has
been no suggestion from the press that
It hurry toward adjournment. Having
Assem- blcd a good gang OF workmen
the state is anxious FOR them TO stay
on the Job until il Is properly done.
Clean up while YOU are about It,
gentlemen.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-07
THes( AdVe1fure3 81 IN
K AeruY Coon &H
Mlf.A @AlgsS ~

with all their wonderful strength ana
all the time II was 80 muddy that the
two pairs OF brothers couldn't see
each other.
At last thy were all tired out and
worn to d fraxsle, and disgustcd with
their hard luck and they swan home
without any lily roots. When they
reached their wharf in front of their
house. they saw Bobby Skunk dancing
JiE on the bank, and almost laugh
ing his head or. and Dick Otter
snapped out.
Bobby Skunk, what are YOU hugh
ing at? don't see anything very
funny In our almost killing ourselves
trying to pull up that miserable lily
root"
And Bobby Skunk, st!!! conru!sed
with laughter. and pointing his len
front foot towards the Beavers house
said,
Look quick. Dick and Billy otter,
FOR there's Tom and Jerry Beaver pull
Ing your long lily root out upon their
dock! And Just Sc them kick up their
heels over that huge Joke on you
fellows! For they beat you in tug
of-war game under water, and you
never knew their trick" and Bobby
Skunk rolled over on the bank kick
ing up his heels and laughing so hard
that he almost lost his breath.
Tomorrow-Dick otter Starts on ia
See the World.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-07
DON'T SPOIL A 5000 LEGISLATIVE atcsap.

The usua! scramble O. the last ten
days or two weeks Of the assembly is
predicted. AS usual important bills re-
main to be passed or defeated and
hundreds of bills of lesser or least mo-
ment and of no moment at all will be
dumped in pile and carried away
with the rubbish. Somehow it is always
so. ALWAYS has been SO and will pro-
baby always be 80.
But there are very important things
before this legislature remaining I'M
finished. matters that should not be
dismissed or hurried over merely be-
cause springs work is at hand and the
bill is one of them. Whatever time 1T
requires that Dad law should have the
fullest consideration the assembly can
give it Haste and anxiety to get thru
and get away should not be permitted
to spoil the good start this assembly
has made toward real roads in Iowa.
Then there is the Harding investi-
CATION. The tendency will naturally be
to get it over with in one way or an
other and get away from it. Already
the Des Moines gossip lie that many
legislators look upon ii as a white eie-
plant and are looking for a good place
to pasture 1t out indefinitely. II this
Is true and the legislators side track
or fail to thoroughly follow up the
matter to q logical conclusion it will
be . serious mistake on its part. If
republicans are enxious to drop it for
partys sake they are simply doing
the ostrich stunt Of sticking the party
head in a hole while leaving ten
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-07

I, was an immense joke on Diok and
Billy Otter, and II wAs comicAl TO rec
them at the bottom Of Mirror Pond
pulling on the yellow lily roots. For
Tom and Jerry Dsaver had found the
secret OF the offers place TO get lily
roots. and they thought II would be an
awful god Joke to dive ana Set HON
OF the other end o. that long root,
without the knowledge Of Dick ana
Billy otter
Dick and Billy Otter scolded very
hard, when they got to tho surface OF
the water where they could talk, and
Dick snapped out: -
billy, what's the matter with your
You seem to have no more strength
than n grasshoppsr! Why pulled on
that tough old root until | could see
stars. but we couldn't bulge II an
inch.
And Billy blurted out stop your
bluffing. for l pulled so hard, that
began TO feel that I was pulling my
furry hide on OF my hack, and ! don't
think you pulled an ounce" So the
Otter brothers dived again and began
pulling harder than ever. and stirring
up the mud at the bottom until IL
WINS about as black az night. How
they did pull and tug and grunt: but
they couldn't bulge the long root!
And what an awfully good joke 1t was
on the Otter brothers, for the Beaver
brothers. little scamps. were pulling
on the other end of the same root
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-07
THIS IS THE BIRTHDAY OF
VIM. Wordsworth,
Is 1T YoURs7
APRIL 7, 1910.

AFHIL Z, lfiV.
William Wordsworth bears the same
relation to modern poetry that Ibsen
does to modern drama. 1bsen pulled
drama away from the impossible and
the bombastic into something real
and sincere; Wordsworth killed the
fiowery and exaggerated style which
poets had adopted, and substituted
simplicity.
He was born in Cumberland. Eng
land. in 1870, OF family proud OF
long line Of we'll Ito do ancestors. Both
parents died when he was young, his
mother fearful to her last breath OF his
stiff, moody and violent" temper. His
relatives tried to get him to take up
theology. or at least the law, but he
would have none of either Of these re-
spectacle professions and idled some
years in travel and occasional writing.
In France. when he was 81. he fell
in with the revolutionists. and could
only be brought back to England when
his relatives cut off his supply OF
money.
Ali thru his life he was exceedingly
fortunate. His sister. Dorothy,
charming girl Of literary bent herself.
devoted her whole HE to him, small
lesacies were frequently left to him.
always At time when he was Just be-
ginning to feel the need Of money.
Finally he was made poet laureate
some seven years before his death.
Muchsof his work was done with his
good friend Coleridge. 4 less rapid
worker than himself, but with source
Of great inspiration to him. Coleridse
preferred to deal with the super-natu-
raj. Wordsworth was one Of the first
poets to write OF the beauties OF ma.
ture.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-07
Little Benny's Notebook
BY LEE PAPE.

Me and my cuzsin Artie was up In
my settin room snnoaking some old
mattriss stufYins IN our clay bubble
pipes. taistine Kind OF funny but
smelling mulch verse. and all OF
suddin pop came in without hardly
giving me and Artie time to quick
stick our pipes in our pockits, pop
smelling out loud with his nose and
saying. Pew, think the inferior quail
ity Of gas that's being Supplied to us 10
q ska ndil and shame, you can posi-
lively smell it all over the house
weather its being used or not. And he
tried all the gas things to see II eny
waA termed on. and then he went
GROUND going. Pew. pew, and opening
all the windows. saying, Do you meen
to say that you boys don't smell that?
Yes Sir, l smell 1t, pop, ! sed. and
Artie sed. SO do l. Unkle Will. Wich
we both aid, us being the nearest to it
of enybody. and sed, Well. gosh. pop,
don't think It smells 80 fearse, I've
smclled 3earser smells than vat that Is.
That amt enthihg alongside OF some
I've smelled. sed Artie
Well them I pity both Of you frum
the bottom of my hart. sed pop. Meen-
ing we must have smelled some awful
smells. And Jest then ma came in.
saying. Winyun. for mersey sakes wat
have you bin smoaking?
You. flatter me- that's gas. sed pop
Gas nuthing. sed ma. II you haven't
bin smoaking these boys must OF bin,
after all they've bin told, too, Willyun,
YhAv m net Iyp p,lnished. .ts+.. r.
1t was ony old 1nattriss insides, ma,
Sca. Al. re sHd Artie showed her
the bubble pipes and pop sed. Enybody
who has snnoaked enything that smells
like that has been punished enuff, pew.
And he took the pipes and threw them
out in the alley. and we could heer
them breaking all up, being a mulch
verse of a punishMint than the smell.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-07
"ThERG'S A F,slp",

There Is a field in Flanders that we
know,
Whore larks mount upward singing
while below
The scarlet peoples grow.
Colors OF France. blue sky. white
cloud. and red
OF drifting petals, grsciously are
spread
Above our Flanders dead.
There was the ringing call, the for
ward leap,
The CLEAN and thrus, Of steel, ana
then the deep,
Long unmolested sleep.
And AS they sank TO rest. each passing
sigh
Rose To our living ears as a signal cry
That calls increasingly.
II we forget that blocd-red Flanders
sod
Or falter where their feet unwarerng-
~ trod,
Forget us, God,
Mary Farley Sanborn