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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-26
COLORADO OPERATORS
PROTEST M'ADOO CHARGE

"A vigorous protest against William
q McAdoo's charge that the coal OPP
orators have been making excessive
profits Is contained in a telegram re-
celved today by Senator Phipps Of
Colorado from the Colorado and New
Mexico Coal Operators Association.
The telegram was signed by r. R
Wood. president of the association.
I'VE are much surprised at the
statement made by McAdoo concern
ing excess profits of coal operators"
said the telegram, first because it
leads the public to believe the profits
Of the operators through the whole
country were as he states them; sec
ond, because we have believed data
in the internal revenue department to
be confidential and that no officer or
employe or ex-offlcer or employe I'M
der his oath is permitted to make
such information public either for
public purposes or for his own pri-
vate advantage. Are we correct in
the latter assumption, and. il so, by
what means can McAdoo justify his
action?
I'VE wish to say that so far as COL
orado is concerned McAdoo's state
mont wholly misrepresents the facts.
Coal mining in Colorado showed a
profit of 20 cents a ton in 1918, out
of which income taxes and excess
profits taxes If any had to be paid,
and for the first six months Of 1919
coal mine operators in Colorado
showed loss Of cents per ton"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-26
lem TOWERS, JR., HOST
TO MASONIC MASTERS
Permanent Organization of Off.
Gals Of 1918 Is Formed-Plan
Annual Functions.

Those who held office as masters of
Masonic lodges Of the District Of ca,
lumbia in 1913 were the guests of
Lem Towers, jr., then grand master
at an elaborate dinner last evening
In the oak room Of the Raleigh. A per-
manent organization was effected and
0fhcers were elected for the ensuing wear.
1t was decided TO hold an annual din.
ner-meeting each October. and a gam
day automobile trip to Lancaster, Pa,
viii constitute the first "gambol. y
While jollity reigned throughout the
early part OF the dinner, the latter
part OF the session last evening was
devoted to unusually serious discuss
sion.
John c. W. Beall, the retiring pre.,-
dent, ofiiciated until relieved by the
new president. Edward Burkholder.
The others elected were Roger +
Whiteford, vice president; Arthur M.
Poynton, Observation-Disclosures, and c..
Fred Cook. George R. Davis and viii
tive committee
The attendance included the follow
Ing past masters: William s. Outnter,
FederaI Lodge, No. 1; John C. W.
6ea!L columbia Lodge, No. 3; Luther
II; Waring. Potomac Lodge, No. s:
y C. Wood. Lebanon Lodge. No.
w uilCAOEu, Inc new Jeru-
salem Lodge. No. 9; James A. string
Fellow. Hiram Lodge, No. 10; Edward
surkholder. National Lodge. No. IL;
charles A. Fenner, Benjamin B.
Erench Lodge. No. Is; William H.
Murray, Dawson Lodge. No 16; Edgar
T. copeland. Harmony Lodge, No. II:
Frank A: Gunther, Acacia Lodge, No.
10; Frank Hursh. Hope Lodge, No. 20:
J. T. Fowler, Anacostia Lodge No 81.
Arthur M. Poynton. Pentalpha Lodge
No; %; Joseph Stecker. stansbury
Lodge. No. "a: H. L. Leslie, King
David Lodge. No. %; c. 81. Spencer
Takoma Lodge, No. 20: A. P. Seller
William r. Singleton Lodge, No. 40
ana c. Fred Cook. Temple Noyes
hoose, NO: 81. Also present were two
ca a portion Of last year for masters
VINO were at war. George R. Davis of
81 JOINS Lodge. No. II. and John Poole
OF Temple-Noyes Lodge, No. 81. The
latter made one of the principal ad-
dresses of the evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-26
WALTER REED MEN
0HAVE B|GFEAST
Thanksgiving Provision for
1850 Made-Decorated
Halls for Setting.

1t will cost Uncle Sam 50. 1896. 90 to pro-
vide the Thanksgiving dinner TOT the
1850 mon at Walter Reed Hospital to-
morrow, according to figures compiled
by Maj. Earl F. Freene of the Sanitary
Corps, mess officer in charge of the din
ner.
Here Is what the boys will get: Tur-
key. 1000 pounds; oysters. 30 gallons;
cranberries. made into sauce, barrels
sweet potatoes. Is barrels: candies. 300
bread. 1000 loaves: olives. SO gallons;
cold slaw, 300 heads of cabbage; pies.
500 large, mince; pies, 500 large. pump
kin: bananas. 10 punches; lettuce. 10
crates; English walnuts. 800 pounds;
ice cream. $50 gallons; grapes. "a BUSH
boxes: celery, 100 dozen punches: sweet
pickles, IA bottles: sugar, 1000 pounds:
cigars, 500; cigarettes, 400 cartons OF
10000 smokes.
Rev. Milton Bebe. chaplain of the
post will ask the blessing.
Use Four Mess Halls.
When the bugle Is sounded. a din
ner steaming hot and in four mess
halls, with turkey in the place of
honor, will be served. All trimmings
which make a Thanksgiving dinner
will be in abundance. The mess halls
have been decorated with fall leaves,
SiIo'S VI wi IL IouueI dIiu IlptiiCu wi IL
evergreen. holly berries and American
flags hung in festoons. Eight hundred
men will sit in the main mess hall, 200
in two others and another 100 in an
additional hall.
Provision has been made for $3.50
men. of whom 100 are patients, the
remaining $50 being the personnel of
the hospital who care for the sick,
wounded and convalescing. They
comprise surgeons, nurses, aids,
orderlies and others. The dinner will
be served with the assistance of vol
unteers from the Red Cross. the
~" the knights of Columbus and
the Jewish Welfare Board and a num-
Der of women from Takoma Park and
Washington. Those unable to leave
their wards will be served by nurses
and corps of volunteer workers, who
will see that these men get all that
is coming to them.
Various Gatherings.
Before the dinner, DR.. Henry N.
Couden. the blind chaplain of the
House of Representatives, will con-
duct service in the Red Cross rec
reation house. The various relief or
ganizations connected with the hos
pital will hold open house for the SOL
diers and guests.
Many soldiers will be guests of
friends and citizens who desire to
show them a good time on Thanks
giving day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-26
STRIKERS HOMES TO MISS
THANKSGIVING FEAsTs

PITTSBURGH. November 2s.-Tbere
wili be no THANKSGIVING feasts in
the homes OF the steel strikers to-
morrow. Instead they will have the
regulation relief supplies. which were
distributed today, and such delica cies
az the local committees will be able
to provide.
generosity of organized labor All ovar
the country. to proceed as usual" it
was stated at national strike head
quarters here, We cannot send out the
heaping Thanksgiving baskets tradi-
tional OF the holiday. Local commit
tees are looking after special fea-
lures for Thanksgiving. and il thew
are financially able. they probab bly,
will do better than the usual dis
tribution."
1t was stated that the Pittsburgh
committee had taken up the matter
OF milk for babies in strikers homes,
and was meeting with success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-26
REVENUE IS $1,000
MORE At NEW RATE
W. R. & E. Gives Figures
Covering Third Week.
C. r. Co. Benefits.

The revenue of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company for
the third week of November. under
the new rate of fare. was s1O0.316.26.
or nearly $4,000 more than during the
first two weeks Of the new rate. The
company's revenue for the first week
was s97.95697. and for the second
week, sos. S6S.s6.
1t was suggested today that this
gradual increase each week might
mean that some of the people who at
first decided to get around the in
creased fare by walking are growing
tired.
During the third week of November
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company carried 1.581.424 pay pas
sengers. During the first week the
company carried 1.545,228. During the
second week 1,530,915 passengers
were carried.
Number of Passengers Decreases.
The company announced today that
the number Of passengers decreased
293.072 during the first three weeks
last three weeks of the five-cent
straight fare. The number of inter-
company transfers, which cost two
cents, decreased 81 per cent during
the first three weeks of the new fare,
while the use of intracompany trans
% l.
The company figured today that the
average weekly increase in revenue
for the first three weeks of Novem-
Der over the last three weeks Of Oc-
tober amounts to $9,7941S. which, if
continued throughout the year, would
make a total increase in revenue of
$509.297.38. According to the COM
pany's figures, this amount would fall
$340. 900 short Of the $S50,000 which the
utilities commission estimated the
company needed to earn per cent
return on their valuation.
Revenue for Third Week.
The Capital Traction Company re-
ported today that it's revenue for the
third week of November was 1857.
compared with $4,000 for the cor
responding week of October, when the
fare was cents.
The company hauled 1.556,420 pas
sengers last week, as compared with
1.72s.3e4 during the corresponding
week of October.
This shows that the Capital Trac-
tons revenue also increased last week
as compared with the first two weeks
of the new fare. For the first week
the company's income was 1884. For
the second week it was $96.206.
The Capital Traction Company did
not seek the increased fare, but Off
Gals of the company have stated that
the Increased revenue they are receiv-
ing under the new rate will be alb
sorbed by additions and repairs to
equipment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-26
ARTIST SUES FOR $4,000.
Adolfo Muller Ury Files a Claim
Against Mrs, Calhoun.

filed suit in the District Supreme
Court to recover $4,000 from Mrs.
Daisy CD. Breaux Calhoun. formerly
Mrs. Barker Gummere, alleged to be
due for oil paintings Of the then Mrs.
Gummere and her daughter. Miss Mar
guerite Simonds.
The pictures were ordered in Au-
gust. 1915, and were accepted, it is al
legged. by Mrs. Gummere in March.
1917
The artist tells the court he has
painted portraits Of President Wilson
and Mrs. wilson, Cardinal Gibbons
Pope Plus X, Lord Strathcona and
other notables. His price. he states, is
$4,000 for q portrait. but he had
agreed TO allow Mrs. Gummere a dis
count OF $1,000. --.-''---
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-26
Chicago Reports More
Plants Shutting Down

CHICAGO, November z6.-The
gradually decreasing fuel supply
forced additional shutting down of
plants in tire middle west today, and
in esSne parts Of the south the region
q cfal committees requested all In
dustf1es which could do so without
heavy financial loss to close from
this 6yening until Monday morning.
In the central west the coming of
cold weather. forecast for today, was
expected to add to the discomfort
which had been held in allegiance by
mild temperatures during the last
several days In that section many
oities and towns were virtually with
out fuel.
Bunkering permits were granted by
the regional director Of the ALLIE
sheny district for foreign yesseds
permitting them sufficient coal to
reach the first coaling station en-
route to their destinations. Author
ity also was granted for supplying
limited quantities of coal to manu-
ftoturing plants Of that region.
AT Sheridan. Wyo., six miners to-
dry were under arrest charged with
violating the strike injunction issued
by Federal Judge Anderson at Indian
apoliS They were believed to be the
first workers to be taken into Gus
tody under that restraining order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-26
.8-HOUR MAKES
JAPANESE D|SCORD
Masumoto Says Delegates of
Government Oppose Labor
ORGANIZATIONS.

Discord in the Japanese delegation
to the international labor conference
was admitted in a statement issued
workers delegate. deploring lack of
cooperation. Chief differences be-
tween himself and the other dele
gates. he said, arose out Of opposition
TO the application of the eight-hour
law to Japan.
Japan is one of the countries desig-
mated for study with view to spe-
clal application of the proposed eight
hour convention. Mr.. MaSumoto said
he had made repeated efforts to secure
from his government information
which has been deliberately withheld.
Points to Opposition.
Asserting that there is a marked
opposition to organization of labor
Notwithstanding repeated assertions
to the contrary by the Japanese gov
eminent delegates, the statement
addeG:
This treatment is not synpathetic
and sincere and consistent, and want
to say to You further that the present
attitude of the government delegates
with reference to special treatment is
no exception"
The statement expressed regret at
calling attention to domestic affairs,
but added:
Finding ourselves in the most diff
ficult situation, there is nothing left
but to swallow our national pride and
bare the facts"
Use of Raw Materials.
Debate on the report of the COM
mittee recommending measures to al
leviate conditions of the uncmployed
in all countries consumed the greater
part of the forenoon session. The
minority report of Gino Baldesi
Italian, recommending a wider dis
tribution of raw materials as a means
OF furnishing work, especially in GER
tain European countries, has devel-
oped strength. but those who opposed
1t in the committee are continuing
their fight against it's adoption by
the conference on the ground that
it is beyond the scope outlined for
the conference under the league of
nations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-26
CARDINAL OFFERS THANKS.
Message From Baltimore Precedes
Pan-American Mass Here.

BALTIMORE, November 26-Cardi-
nal Gibbons, who will celebrate the
twelfth annual Pan-American mass
Thanksgiving day In st. Patrick's
Church, Washington, issued today the
following Thanksgiving message:
I'VE offer thanks to God this year
because of the many blessings receiv-
ed from Him during the past twelve
months, in particular for the cessa-
ton of the world war, and in our own
country for the prosperity and peace
we enjoy.
I'VE thank for the spirit of patriot
ism famed into warmer flame in
the hearts Of our people. and mani
Testing itself most recently in the
resolve to curb effectually those de-
structive forces which strive to I'M
dermine or overthrow the just and
wise provisions Of our government"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-26
JUG0SLAVlA ENJOYS SIGN
AUSTRIAN TREATY TODAY
Bulgarian Peace Pact Will Be Sign
ed by Representatives Of That
Country Tomorrow.

PARIS. November 2s.-Plenipoten-
tiaries of Jugoslavia will sign the
Austrian peace treaty at 5 o'clock this
afternoon They will attach their sig
natures simultaneously to the treaty
for the protection of racial minorities,
to the arrangement of PREPARATIONS
concerning Italy and also to the finan-
cial arrangement concerning the
sharing of expenses in the liberation
of the former Austro- Hungarian mon
Archy.
The time for the signing of the Bull
garian peace treaty has been definite
ly fixed. The Bulgarian plenipoten-
tlar1es will sign the document at the
Neuilly town hall at 1890 o'clock to-
morrow morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-26
DENIES ASTOR
RIGHT TO DROP PEERAGE

LONDON. November ga bill in
troduced in the house of commons to-
day under which Eiscount Aston
would have been able to give up his
title, inherited from his father, the
late Viscount tWilliam Waldorf
Astor, was defeated by vote of 169
to Sc.
The bill was introduced by ]. H.
Thomas labor member. 1t was de-
vised to meet the Aston case. the
measure empowering the king to &C
cept the surrender of any peerage.
Its passage would have enabled the
viscount to retain his seat in the
house of commons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-26
Clemency Urged in Army Cases.

OF 1907 disciplinary cases reviewed
by clemency agencies of the Army
between February 25 and October Is,
a total of 5.s37. or 81 per cent, were
recommended for clemency. All cases
honorable discharge and confinement
In a disciplinary barrack or penten-
tiary. In 2,075, or % per cent, Of the
cases the entire unexecuted portion
OF the sentence to confinement was
age period Of confinement as orig
inally adjudged. was $50 years: after
remiseions. the average was 1.SS
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-26
MISS PATERSON LEAVES
WAR OFFICE POSITION

Miss Hannah Jane Paterson, who
has been acting as an assistant to the
Secretary of War since the 1st of
October. today resigned from that Of
flee, and has returned to her home, in
Pittsburgh. When the appointment
was made it was stated that it was
only temporary, and consequently no
surprise was shown at her retire
ment
Miss Paterson formerly was a mem
Der and director Of the womans COM
mittee Of the Council of National De-
Tense. She was awarded the distin-
guished service medal for her serv-
ices during the war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-26
URGE CUT IN USE OF PAPER.
Southern Publishers Adopt Resolu-
ton at Extraordinary Session.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, November 26-
The Southern Newspapers Publishers
Association, assembled here in ex-
traordinary session, adjourned yester-
day afternoon after adopting unani-
mously resolutions urging southern
publishers, during the coming year, to
make cut of 10 per cent in the
amount of white paper used. the aver
age for the months of July. August
September and October of the year
being taken as a basis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-26
CAPITAL "NEEDS FRlEND"::
GETS FALL CLEANING

The Capitors exterior got its fall
cleaning today. The fire department
was called out to turn the hose on
the building. A mighty stream of wa
ter was sprayed over the surface.
Some of the windows were not shut
tightly enough to keep out the wa
ter. and it came through cracks in
generous quantities, causing a sour
rying about among employees in the
Capitol. seeking to keep their effects
from being drenched.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-26
OPEN LIQUIDATION BUREAU.
Succeeds Closed Franco-American
Commission Offices in France.

PARIS. November 26.-The closing
of the Franco-American commission
offices, as announced in the Journal
Ofhciel, means only that current
questions in the process of treatment
by the commission are to be trans
ferred to the under-secretary Of state
in the ministry Of war, who will as
sign a special attache to deal with
them, 1t is said here.
This will be called the office of the
liquidation bureau
and Will begin operations December l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-26
FIND BOMB CHEMICALS
. ON RAIDS IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, November ga large
quantity of chemicals, which could
easily be converted into explosives,
were found in secret room in the
headquarters of the United Russian
Workers. in East 18th street, raided
late yesterday by detectives attach
ed to the bomb squad
A number of bottles marked ct N
T." "muriatic acid and "glycerine
sulphate" were found hidden in Sc
cret panel in the wall. Experts or the
bomb squad said the bottles con-
tanned sufficient explosive material to
manufacture at least 100 deadly
bombs The labels on the bottles bore
the names of well known chemlcai
concerns. and the police commenced
an inquiry of these firms in an en-
deavor to trace the purchasers.
The detectives who made the RAID
were armed with federal warrants for
several men connected with the or
ganization, but none of them was
found.
While sounding the wall of the room
in the rear of the parlor. detective
found a door leading into the secret
room in which the chemicals were
concealed. On a table there were fifty
or sixty small bottles containing the
chemicals.
Expert chemists today began an ex-
animation of the explosive chemicals.
An expert from the bureau of mines at
Washington has been summoned here
to take charge of the examination.
Found to Be as Labeled.
Examination of the contents of the
bottles seized at the headquarters OF
the Union Of Russia Workers showed
them to be genuine as labeled One
of the bottles was filled with trinttro-
toluol and the others, thirty-fiVe in
all. contained chemicals used in the
manufacture of explosives.
The police were puzzled today as
to how to proceed to determine re-
sponsibility for the violation OF the
law in storing the explosives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-26
YOUNGSTOWN Steel Men to Go Back.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio. November
26.-That a committee of employees of
the Brown-Bonnell mill of the Repub-
lie Iron and Steel Company, of which
he is chairman, had voted to call off
the strike and return to work was the
statement today of James Thomas. He
said about 900 men were affected. The
Brown-Bonnell plant, idle longer than
any finishing mill in the Mahoning val
ley. An official of the plant said that
the plant would not be started until the
coal shortage ends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-26
NO DELIVERY OF MAIL
BY CARRIER TOMORROW

There will be no delivery of mail by
letter carriers tomorrow. the city post
ONCE announced today. Every car
rier and clerk. so far as possible. will
get to eat turkey at his own table
Only a few windows will be kept
classified stations throughout tho city
will be closed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-26
"Stock- Ordered
by War Department

An exhaustive stock taking" of the
business side of the War Department
is to be undertaken at the end of the
calendar year. Orders were issued to-
day calling for an inventory by every
bureau, department. post, camp and
station to cover property. equipment
and supplies as of December 81. 1t is
intended for use in determining the
reserves to be held against an emer-
Gency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-26
4-Day Shutdown Urged
In Atlanta to Save Coal

ATLANTA, Ga, November 26.-Faced
by the possibility Of having a num-
Der of passenger trains eliminated be-
cause of the continued coal shortage,
the south was being urged today by
the regional coal committee of the
railroad administration to take new
and drastic steps to save fuel.
All industries except those whose
continuous operations would cause a
shutdown to result in heavy losses
were asked to close tonight over
Thanksgiving until Monday morning.
All mercantile establishments, Office
buildings and other such concerns
also were asked to do this wherever
practicable.
All stores. business houses and Of
ouested to inaugurate a system of
closing at pm. daily during the
emergency in order to save fuel for
heat and lighting, and all house
holders were asked to use every
means at hand to reduce to a mini
ing.
New River Men Get Assurance.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, November
2s..-Miners Of the New River coal
helds were notified today by the vari-
Gus companies that any wage advance
granted workers of the central COM
petitive states will be applied also to
that region and that such increases
will be paid for the same period of
time as may be fixed for the competi-
tive fields.
5000 Idle in Kanawha Field.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, November
36.-Twenty-one mines were down and
5000 men idle in the Kanawha coal
field today, according to official reports
which reached the Kanawha Coal OPP
orators Association.
The renewal of the strike, it was
said, is one result of a sympathetic
movement in support of the miners in
the wNtral competitive field to obtain
theiy demands in Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-26
LIGHT WORK IN COURT
FOR THANKSGIVING DAY

The United States branch of the Po-
lice Court will not convene tomorrow,
but the District Court will open
promptly at o'clock, with hearings
of District cases only. Judge Robert
Hardison will preside. 1t is the pur-
pose of Judge Hardison to clear the
docket early, probably by 10 o'clock.
to give the employees the better part
Of the day for a holiday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-26
ANTHRACITE
miners Walk OUT
Dispute Over Union Member
! ship-Situation in Soft
= Coal Sections Serious.
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
HAZLETON. Pa. November 20
Thirteen hundred anthracite miners
employed by the G. B. Markle Coal
Company are on strike today. The
trouble started two days ago at the
Jeddo, No. Z, colliery over the re-
fusal of a coal inspector to Join the
union.
Today 1t spread to two other opera
tions. Still another colliery may close
if the trouble is not speedily settled.