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Evening star., 1919-01-04
HOOVER IS NAMED
ALLIED FOOD CHIEF
Appointed by President Di-
rector of Relief for Liberated
Neutra|s and Enemies.
CITES STUPENDOUs TASK

PARIS, January 3 fby the Associ-
ated Press,.-President Wilson has
appointed Herbert c. Hoover director
general of an international organiza
ton for the relief of liberated coun-
tries, both neutral and enemy Nor
man Davis, formerly on the staff OF
Oscar T Crosby. special commissioner
Europe. will act as Mr.. Hoover's as
SiStant.
This announcement was made today
by the American peace commission in
statement which says that the des-
isnation of Mr.. Hoover to take charge
OF the relief work is in conformity
with the request OF the allied gov
ernmeuis that the United States take
predominating part in the crgani,:a
tiou and direction of relief measures
MIR Hoover talked about the work
before him to the Associated Press
today. II said that German ships to-
taiing nearly three million tons Will
he used to carry food to Europe. and
that German passenger boats Will lie
utilized to send American soldiers
home.
rood worth $500. 100000 must be
imported into Europe to provide
against actual needs between now
and July /. and the financing of the
project is Il stupendous task" said
Mr.. Hoover. Liberated territories
will be fed first. but much of this
territory has no other government
than that of scattered municipalities,
it has no credit and is unable to pay
for food
Evening star., 1919-01-04
FATHER OF DEAD WOMAN
IDENTIFIES HER BODY
Richmond Police Have Clue That
May Reveal Murder of Hattie
Lipscomb of Bedford County.

RICHMOND, Va, January A.
Police have definitely identified the
body of a young woman found in
the james river Monday by a negro
trapper as that of Hattie I.ipscomb
of Bedford county, for some time en-
ployed at a. Hopewell munition plant.
The identification was made complete
when the father of the dead girl
appeared at the morgue.
The father also, informed the poIice
that his daughter was engaged to an
officer stationed at Camp Lee, and
they were to have been married
Christmas week. He had not heard
from her. he said, since the middle
of December.
The police have the statement of
chauffeur who claims to have taken
an officer and a girl out near the
Southampton bridge, but because of
muddy roads the couple abandoned
the car. the officer saying he would
walk home with the girl Later, the
chauffeur told the police, the man re-
turned without the woman. Police
refuse to divulge the name of the
chauffeur, but are confident they have
established that a. man. either an off,
Ger. or one impersonating an officer.
is responsible for the girls death.
Evening star., 1919-01-04
DEPARTMENT RATlFIES
OFFICERS COMMISSIONS
Rank of the New District National
Guard Heads Is An
nounced.

| A number of commissions for new
officers in the District Ma tionai Guard
have been ratified by tire War De-
partment. The officers received their
commissions last week. Those who
received commissions and their rank
are:
Colonel. William s. Hodges; Iieuten-
ant colonel Fred H. Phillips: Maj. r.
d. La Guardia, L. S. A. retired. adju-
tant general; Maj. Charles F. Roberts.
assistant adjutant general; Maj. John
G.. Capers, judge advocate general;
Maj. William T. Galliher, Quartermas-
ter Corps: Mai Eugene c. Edwards,
inspector general.
Majors of infantry: Charles A. Mey-
er Fred S. Hodgson. Edward l.. Web
ster and Clarence J. owens.
Captains of infantry: Thomas b.
Huyck. Harry j.. Gladman, Fred c.
Lucas. Frank w Holt. J. A. Dempf.
Herbert w. James. Reeves T. Stricli-
land II. S Sheppard. Melvin c. Ha-
zen, George Hunt and A. c. Slaughter.
First lieutenants of infantry: James
p. Cromwell, Horace L. B. Atkisson.
a. McAshley and William f. Redman.
Second lieutenant OF infantry:
teOFge L. Evans.
Captain QuartermaSter Corps
George W. Evans.
Brig. Cen Richard u Simms com
handing the guard. was commiss 3oned
W hen he was appointed by the Presi-
dent recenti". A number of other Of
GERS in the guard are soon to be ap-
pointed
Infantry. machine gun, naval ba attal-
ion. Hospital Corps and other COM
maGdS are now being organized in the
guard. and it is expected that all
units will soon be filled TO their full
strength.
Evening star., 1919-01-04
CHESTER R. KOPP HELD.
Baltimore Man Killed by Car Driv'
en- by Washingtonian.

Chester r. Kopp, 20s sth street
southeast. was under arrest in the
southwestern police station, Balti-
more. yesterday afternoon. following
an accident in which his automobile
killed Henry Fisher, Baltimorean
Two weeks ago Fishers eleven-year-
old daughter Florence was crushed to
death between two railroad cars.
Fisher had just alighted from a
Frederick road car at Fulton and
feet. Ida Harrison, fifteen-year-old
girl. was knocked down b. the same
automobile and slightly hurt.
Two colored men in the automobile
at the time Of the accident disappear
ed, it Is stated, and the Baltimore po-
lice found several packages Of whisky
in the machine.
Evening star., 1919-01-04
MUZZI FIG1 SERIOUSLY HURT.
Three Others Injured When Scat.
folding on Building Falls.

Collapse of scaffold on a new
building at 14th and d streets south
west precipitated four men from the
third story to the ground, seriously
injuring three of them. yesterday aft
ernoon. Muzzi Figi. 11o street. re-
ceived a fracture of the spine, being
the most seriously injured member of
the party.
Patrick Reilly. 1000 E street, sus-
tanned fractured shoulder and sever
al broken ribs. Thomas Dolan, 1000 Il
street, suffered from shock, while
Martin Dolan, 4o4 East 15Sth street
New York city, was injured about the
body and legs.
Evening star., 1919-01-04
WOMAN'S LAND ARMY
TO HOLD CONVENTION
Will Meet at Art Alliance Club in
Philadelphia on January
13 and ID.

Invitations to the first annual con-
vention of the Women's Land Army
of America, to be held January IS
and IA, at the Art Alliance Club, 1923
Walnut street. Philadelphia, Pa, have
been sent out
The program for the first day will
include a business session from 10
am. to pm, followed by luncheon.
Open session begins at $3.50 pm. at
which the state chairmen will pre-
sent reports. Guests of honor at the
dinner to be held the evening of the
first day will be William B. Wilson.
Secretary of Labor. and Frederick B.
Walcott of the food administration.
The morning of January II will be
devoted to a business session. The
afternoon session will include a re-
port of the camp standards commit
tee. followed by an open forum dis
dussion of problems of camp man
agement.
In recognition of the work of the
women's Land Army, the Department
of Labor has authorized an affiliation
with the United States employment
service. and Mrs. William II. Habert
has been appointed federal director
of the Women's Land Army in Wash
ington
Evening star., 1919-01-04
DEDICATION TOMORROW
OF CHAPEL IS PLANNED
Three Services Are Listed by the
Columbia Heights Christian
Church.

The new chapel of the Columbia
Heights Christian Church, on Park
road near 14th street, will be dedicated
tomorrow with services at IL am.
and and 7:4o pm. The pastor, Rev.
E. B. Bagby. will preach in the morn
ing. Ministers of the city will partfci-
pate in the afternoon service and the
night Evangelists II. c. Armstrong Of
Baltimore and A. e. Smith of Vir-
ginia will begin weeks revival
The chapel is a temporary structure
and was built in a month to allow the
city to use the hall in which the serv-
ices had been held for a branch post
office. The congregation is less than
three years old and has member
ship of $50. A lot worth $4,000 has
been paid for. and upon this the chapel
has been buiit at a cost of $4,000.
When conditions p1come normal the
congregation will efect large and
handsome edifice.
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Great Events of 191S-The Eonder
Year of History" will be the subject
on which Rev. DR.. James l.. Gordon
VII pTedCA tOIloITOW, dl IL dtN-, III
First Congregational Church, 10th and
G streets northwest At the evening
service DR.. Gordon will preach on
Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn-A
Royal Filtration, Which Ended at the
Executioners Block" The Senior So
ciety Of Christian Endeavor will be
'at home" at the church tomorrow
afternoon, to all young people. be-
tween 4 and O'Clock. The usual En-
deavor meeting will follow promptly
at $40 pm.
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"The week of prayer" will be OBJ
served at Emmanuel Baptist Church
each evening, beginning at 7:45
o'clock. from Monday. January s. to
Friday, January 10. inclusive. with
subjects as follows: Monday even
ing. The Need of Revival: Tuesday
evening. 'The Call to Turn to God:
Wednesday evening. The Joy of Sal
vation"; Thursday evening, What
Makes Christians Grow; or, the Use of
the Bible in the Life Of the Believer; (;
Friday evening. The Service in the
Life of the Christian" An all-day
meeting, of the Woman's Society will
be held Oh Wednesday at the church.
Evening star., 1919-01-04
Payment Presents Problem.

poland, Armenia, Czecho- kia
and the Jugo- -Slav republic are in this
condition. as well as many other suf-
fering sections. Most of the neces-
sary food must come from the United
States. and representatives of that
government are conferring with those
of the allied powers as to means for
paying for this food
When asked how the United States
will raise the money to meet the i'm
mediate demands of liberated terri
tories. Mr. Hoover said that the PreSi-
dent has the matter under considera-
ton, and that it is outside the do
main of the food commission. Nor
man Davis was named as the other
American member of the council,
while France has announced the ap-
pointment of Etienne Clemente1 and
NJ Nilsrain. The British and Italian
members of the council have not been
named as yet.
Replying to an Interrogation as to
whether Congress would be appealed
to in a special message, Mr.. Hoover
said that President Wilson alone Will
determine how to raise the funds. but
he added that the amount probably
would be wholly beyond any sum that
might be contributed by individuals
or organizations.
Evening star., 1919-01-04
Immens. Sums Needed.

president Wilson has used the
funds at his disposal for special
emergencies, but the time has now
arrived when immense sums must be
available. The feeding of Belgium
and the devastated regions of north
ern France alone costs $40.000,0O a
month, which the French and Belgian
governments pay in securities. I'm
fortunately. however, some of the
greatest sufferers are without a gov
ernment whose financial condition is
such that the food commission can
extend credit"
When asked how the commission
would prevent the great drain on
American foodstuffs from raising
prices in the United States. Mr..
Hoover said that the food would be
taken gradually, and only as it could
be spared.
In answer to a question whether
the commission would buy food in
America and deliver it to suffering
sections if individuals and organiZa-
tions such as the Polish relief com
mittee provided funds, Mr.. Hoover
said he was prepared TO handle all
private relief and would provide free
transportation, but could not under
take distribution after the supplies
leave the ships.
Evening star., 1919-01-04
Freight Rates to South America

Reductions of from 25 to 80 per
cent in existing freight rates from
Atlantic ports to ports in South
America. Asia, Japan. Australia and
Africa have been announced by ]. II.
Hosscter. director OF operations of
the shipping board, effective for Jam
uary and February loadinga
Evening star., 1919-01-04
BERGER EXPLAINS
ATTITUDE ON WAR
Would Stand by U. S. if At
tacked-Didn't Deem U-
Boat Raids Attacks.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January AFTER being
on the witness stand for three days,
the examination of Victor L. Berger
of Milwaukee, who, with four other
socialist chiefs, is on trial charged
with conspiracy to interfere with the
governments prosecution of the war,
was concluded yesterday.
The cross-examination uncovered a
number of surprises. While under the
ordeal Berger looked appealingly at
his attorneys for protection. but they
were unable to stem the tide of ques-
tionS by government counsel
Berger looked tired and nervous
when he resumed the stand. He COM
planned of headache and asked to
be excused from reading documents.
Evening star., 1919-01-04
WILLIAM H. FLANNERY DEAD,
Street Railway Claim Adjuster Had
Influenza and Pneumonia.

William Fl. Flannery. for many years
claim adjuster for the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company. died at his
home in Laurel, Md. yesterday of pneu-
monia following an attack of influenza.
The funeral will be held at St Mary's
Church in Laurel tomorrow afternoon at
2:30 o'clock.
Mr.. flannery was thirty nine years of
age. He is survived by his sister, Miss
Mary Pauline Flannery of Laurel, and Il
brother, John S. Flanuery of Washing
ton,
Evening star., 1919-01-04
Rural Sections Have Food.

The problems of financing food sup
plies for neutrals. the central powers
and the entente nations is less diff
cult than that involved in feeding
liberated territories. Although the
credit of the central powers is shat
tered, they have securities to pay for
food In liberated countries alone. Mr.
Hoover said. there are 125.000.006 per-
sons to be fed. living chiefly in towns
and cities. Rural populations gener-
ally have stored food and will be able
to care for themselves.
In discussing the food situation in
Germany. Mr.. Hoover said that the
United States has thirty-eight officers
travelling through that country con-
Quoting an investigation. He said
that he had received from officers of
entente nations reports stating that
the supply Of fats presented the chief
trouble. AS yet reports are not suf-
ciently complete for definite state
ment of the German position. but he
thinks that immediate relief will
probably not be imperative. In any
event, he indicated that Germany
must wait until the other sufferers
are fed.
Evening star., 1919-01-04
Food En- Route to Finland.

In exchange for the use of German
shipping. Germany will gradually be
allowed to have food. Mr. Hoover said.
adding that the United States will
grant to Germany the use of freight
tonnage equivalent to the passenger
tonnaee required to transport Amer
lean troops home. Mr.. Hoover said
that two shiploads of food are now en-
route to Finland and that several car
goes are on the way to Rotterdam to
be distributed by mail to Poland and
the Baltic provinces as soon as finan-
cial arrangements have been COM
pleted.
Already $4,000 tons of food have
been gathered in Adriatic ports and
are awaiting shipment as soon as
payment is arranged for. He said
that food distribution in Serbia and
Rumania would be difficult, as the
former has less than one hundred To-
comotives and the latter not over two
hundred and fifty. Small amounts OF
food have already been sent to Wen
ma, where the situation is critical.
AS a cargo of -four which Is the
cheapest food, costs 81 000, 900. and a
cargo of beef costs $500, ,00o Mr.
Hoover pointed out the great finan-
cial burden of feeding liberated ter
ritories where the victory gained in
the war can be perpetuated only by
supplying food and keeping order.
He said
Evening star., 1919-01-04
d. II. Littleton Dies in Paris.

Douglas Marshall Littleton, son of
.ormer Representative Martin w. Lit
Teton of New York, who left Prince
ton to enter the service of the Ameri-
can government. died Wednesday at
Paris Of pneumonia.
Evening star., 1919-01-04

Dinner Dances from to Pm. Daily,
main dining room at Wardman Park
HoteL-Adyer tiHem0H6
Evening star., 1919-01-04
ASSERTS SOLDIERS
CAN GET PAYMENTS
Quartermaster Division Re-
plies to Charges That
Men Are Not Paid.
DIFFICULTIES ARE NAMED

Despite serious difficulties due to
lost records and insufficient data, pay
ments are being made to troops as
they arrive from overseas, and no
casual or other enlisted man from
overseas who has a legitimate claim
for pay need go without funds de-
clared the finance division of .the
Quartermaster Corps last night. The
statement was in answer to charges
in Congress and elsewhere that SOL
diers were being returned TO this
country and discharged without hav-
ing been given their pay.
FINANCE officers are available" Il
statement issued by the division said,
at every port of debarkation. at
every cantonment. camp and head
quarters and at every hospital. and
instructions are explicit and conpTe-
hensire that if a soldier has no papers
he IL to be given Il partial payment
on his own statement and final pay
ment on his affidavit. In all cases, SC
far as the record shows. all dis
charged men are given their travel
allowances, which. with reduction in
railroad fares secured by the War De-
partment, insure Il comfortable jour
ney to their homes, while in most
cases discharged men receive every
penny which they claim is due them"
Amount So Far Paid.
The division announced that to date
a total of a4,114.660 has been paid
to officers. soldiers and soldiers de-
pendents since the declaration of war
The division estimated that it will re-
ira O 10 rHS ND
soldiers for the remainder of the cur
rent fiscal year, and should the Dent
oll, providing all extra months pay
for discharged officers and men be-
come a law, it is estimated that $153,-
100000 additional will be needed.
The QuartcrmaSter Corps has ex-
perienced difficulty ii: paying the men
in France, the statement said, because
the troops in most cases were hurried
to training camps near the front, while
their baggage containing enlistment
records, followed when transportation
was available: AS the units were
rapidly shifted about. sometimes the
baggage failed to catch up with them.
To meet that condition pay cards
were issued in July and pay books in
November, but it has been found. the
statement said, that few of the casuals,
wounded OF sick arriving from over
seas have either cards or books.
Order Was Revoked.
Orders were issued overseas. the
statement said, that no wounded or
sick soldiers should be permitted to go
aboard the transport on his way home
unless provided with all his papers SO
that he might be paid upon arrival
home and upon discharge. AS the
men were anxious to get home, and as
military policy dictated that they
should be returned as soon as possible,
Evening star., 1919-01-04
Would Resist Attacks.


Mr.. Fleming, the assistant district
attorney. read from a speech by Ber-
ger in which he declared that in the
event of a war with Japan the social
lists of this nation would stand by
their country to the last ditch.
In other words, the socialists would
stand by this country in war with
Japan. but not in war with. Ger
many?' said the government counsel
No; | mean that the socialists
would stand by this country in war
with any nation if our country were
attacked replied Berger.
DO YOU think Germany attacked
this country when it sent submarines
to our eastern coast and raideG our
shipping" asked Mr.. Fleming.
No. don't said the witness. "She
was not attacked in the same sense
as Belgium
DO you think Belgium was at
tackled by Germany"
Yes" said the witness. Il did not
approve Germany's actions"
Evening star., 1919-01-04
War Started by Capitalists. he saie

He said he believed in armed peace.
He repeated extracts of speech
he delivered in New York in 1917. in
which he said:
The war was started by capitalists,
1t was fathered by the men in LON
bard street and Wall street. and the
issues are war babies. Every time
there is talk of peace one of the war
babies dies of fright. The plutocrats
would rather have the kaiser than
a real social democracy In Germa ny
The war is not popular in the west.
We have rubber stamp Congress
which is completely dominated by the
national administration. Think OF
President Wilson sending Elihu Root
to Russia to teach the people of that
country democracy
Evening star., 1919-01-04
Attitude Toward President.

Asked whether he had supported
President Wilson's policies in the war,
Berger said:
"He changed his mind so often it
was impossible to follow him. First
he was too proud to fight. Then he
was reelected President because he
kept us out of war Four months
later he plunged into war. Then he
gave us dozens of different reasons
why We were at war"
Berger admitted that the socialists
co-operated with pacifists and other
organizations opposed to the war. He
said that in all his anti-war activi-
ties he never thought of the possible
effect on the governments conduct
of the war.
Evening star., 1919-01-04
The Temple School

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Evening star., 1919-01-04

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AT the Iowa Avenue NJ. f. Church
tomorrow evening at S o'clock, Prof
Alfred Vivian, dean of the College of
Agriculture Of the University Of Ohio
will give an illustrated lecture on
some of his extensive travels abroad.
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At the meeting in the hall Of the
Columbia Heights group of Bahais.
1924 11th street northwest, tonighc
at s, o'clock. an interesting program
has been arranged, with a discussion
of "Bahai Benevolence: Its Program
and Work" Especially, detailed
resume of East Side work among the
poor and outcasts of New York city
viii be given. The public is invited
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Representative Isaac Siegel OF New
abroad, Will be the speaker at the
Sunday morning services to be held
at the Temple, Sth and H streets
northwest, at II o'clock. MIR. Siegefs
subject will be MY Trip Abroad
The public is invited.
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DIR. Z. o. Watson. secretary Of the
dist Episcopal Church South. will
preach at Mount Vernon Place Church
at the s o'clock service tomorrow
evening, taking as his subject, After
the War-A New Year and New
World" While DIR. Watson has been
located in Washington for several
months. this is the first opportunity
that has offered for him to fill a local
pulpit. His duties keep him out of
town considerable portion Of the
time, especially on Sunday. The na
ture of the work in which he il en-
gagged has brought him into clos}
touch with the religious life Of the
Army and Navy. The morning SER
mon at Mount Vernon Place tomorrow
will be delivered by DIR. Carlton d,
Harris of Baltimore, his subject being
"A Moonlight Visit to Jerusalem.
Evening star., 1919-01-04

There will also be an illustrated talk
for the children who remain to the
church service. At the service, in the
evening, the pastor will have for his
address ITO Whom Shall the World
Be]onr." Arrangements are being
nerfected for the annual stereopticon
Entertainment by the Boys Messen-
ger Club, under the leadership OF the
shown of all of the activities of the
church and Sunday school during the
past year.
The Rev DR. John Edwards. super
jntendent of Washington district. will
preach at Calvary Methodist Church
tomorrow morning at IL O'Clock, and
Rev. DR. Montgomery will conduct the
introductory, services. At s - O'Clock
DR.. Montgomery will deliver a SER
mon lecture on rs the Hun Hum
bled?'
At Second Baptist Church. 4th street
and Virginia avenue southeast, to-
morrow, the pastor, Rev Howard l.
Stewart, will preach in the morning
on How to Get Out of a Rut and
Stay Out" and in the evening on
Empress Josephine Of France
Woman's Supreme Sacrifice for an
Autocrat's Ambition" At the. close
of the evenings service an informal
reception to the new members re-
ceived during 1918 will be held.
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The Christian entertainment Of
Temple Baptist Bible school was held
Friday, December 81. The features
were Christmas songs and recfta-
tions and the presentation of gifts
for various purposes. among: them the
Baptist Home, the Baptist Home for
Children. the Central Union Mission.
the Italian Baptist Sunday school
and the Armenian fund
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The church choir. assisted by other
talent will render Geibefs Cantata,
'aThe incarnation" at Ingram Memo
rial Congregational Church. 10th
street and Massachusetts, avenue
northeast, tomorrow evening at 8
o'clock. The pastor, Rev. Lewis e.
Rnrdum. WI preach At the morning