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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-08
u STREET STATION
TO HAVE CARRIERS
Seventy to Deliver Letters
From That Center; Start
Service October !.
CAPT. KL0Tz IN CHARGE

Seventy letter carriers will be station
ed permanently at the U street postal
station. beginning October 1. City Post
master Merritt o. Chance announced to-
day.
The postal station just west of 18th
on u street thus will be made the base
Of operations for mail deliveries for a
large section u residential northwest
Washington. and aeiiyeries will be
speeded up. ii 10 expected.
Capt. Harry W. Klotz, now superin-
tending the distribution Of Army food
by parcel post here, will be made super
intendent of the u street station when
the carriers are transferred there. Capt
klotz but recently returnd from France
Will Sort Mail at Station.
The seventy carriers will report, begin
ming Octobe 1. to the U street station
and will sort their mail there for every
delivery. They will leave on three trips
a day. as usual. at y o'clock and 1880
O'Clock am. and 2:30 o'clock pm, but,
owing to the nearness to their routes,
will be able to give earlier service.
These carriers will distribute mail
to the section of Washington bounded
as follows: On the east. by 9Th street
(south of Barry place. and by the
Soldiers Home (north of Barry
the west, by Rock creek and Woodley
section, and on the north. by Gallatin
street.
Mail for this entire section will be
made up on the railway mail cars
coming into Washington by special
arrangement, and will be turned over
to the Washington city post Office
where it will be distributed to the
different carriers. Carriers will not
come to the city post office to get the
mail. but the mail will be sent by
swift Post Office Department trucks
to the U street station, where the car
riers will get it for sorting.
Active DURING Night.
City post Office officials estimate
that approximately 10000 letters are
delivered to the section bounded
which is known as section A." each
day The total carrier force of the
local post office is 367 carriers. Mail
will be distributed to the U street
section all night long. so that the
carriers next morning will have the
latest mail arrivals.
Establishment of the U street sta
ton as carrier station October
is in line with the policy of Post
master Chance to expand this station
Arrangements have been made for the
widening of the parcel post facilities
offered at this station. in preparation
for the Christmas rush. Parcel post
deliveries for the section will be made
direct from the city post Office
Business and residential interests
of the northwest section have long
wished direct carrier service to be
established at the U street station.
The other, carrier stations are the
Georgetown. Chevy Chase, Takoma.
Brookland, Anacostia. Cherrydale, Va,
and Clarendon. Va. stations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-08
GEN. PERSHING IS HOME:
NEW YORK GREETS HIM
IN SERIES OF OVATIONS
PERSHINC WEARS D. S.
MEDAL ONLY, DESPITE
MANY DECORATIONS

NEW YORK, September g.
Gen. Pershing, although entitled
to wear four service chevrons
for two years service abroad,
several campaign ribbons and
the insignia of number of for
eign decorations, came back
wearing only the red, white and
blue ribbon of the distinguished
service medal on his left breast.
He was faultlessly attired in
the regulation military costume.
Members of his staff, who
have been with him at all the
European victory reviews and
the various ceremonies at which
he hassreceived foreign decora-
lions, Stated that today for the
first time he showed visible
emotion. His voice trembled as
he voiced his appreciation OF the
welcome given him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-08
Islander Asks for Gun
Which Will Spare Life

If any locnl dealer In firearms
has a harmless little revolver
that would make a fellow yell
"Ouch!" without leaving him
eligible for admission to
graveyard, A. E. Seymour, Sec
rotary of the Chamber of COM
mercc, can tell the dealer where
to make a sale.
The secretary of the chamber
receives many strange requests
for Information in the course OF
n day, but n letter he got today
has left him In n quandary. 1t
came from the Dutch West In
dies, and reads:
'WOuld you be so kind as to
tell me where 1 can buy n gun
that will shoot n thief, but NOT
kill himS''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-08
POST FOR E. R. RICHARDSON.
Named Manager of Steamship
Lines Under Federal Control.

SAVANNAH. September S.-An-
nouncement is made here of the ap-
pointment of E. r. Richardson of New
York. as federal manager of the
steamship lines operating on the At
lantic coast and now under federal
control. The appointment was made
by Director General Hines. effective
Saturday. Mr.. Richardson succeeds H.
b. Walker. who resigned to resume
his place as president of the Old Do
minion Steamship Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-08
Troops Guard ARENAS.

TOXIC. Friday, September S (by the
Associated Press).-Six thousand five
hundred arsenal operatives have
struck, demanding wage increases.
Troops have been called out to guard
arsenals throughout the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-08
JAPAN'S U. S. ENVOY CHOSEN
Name Of Kijuro Shidehara to Be
GaZetted at Toxic.

TOXIC. Friday. September (by the
Associated Press).-1t is understood
that the appointment of Kijuro Shide-
hara as Japanese ambassador to the
United States to succeed Viscount
Kikujiro Ishii will be gazetted early
khiS month,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-08
GOMPERS' FATHER DYING:
HURRIES TO BEDSIDE

Saul Gompers, father of President
Samuel Gompers of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor. is dying at his home,
Dorchester, N. Y. at the age Of ninety
four. Mr.. Gompers hurried there today,
cancelling a speaking engagement in
Philadelphia for Wednesday night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-08
D. C. ZONING BILL
is PASSED BY HOUSE

The House passed the District coming
bill this afternoon by a vote Of Al to 0.
The bill authorizes a coming commits
sion to regulate the height of buildings
in the District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-08
Provisions Of Resolution.

- Senator Ayers resolution provides
that mo money now, heretofore or
hereafter appropriated by the Con-
gross for the pay, salaries or main
tenance OF the metropolitan police
department or the metropolitan police
force of the District of Columbia shall
be paid to any member, officer police
man or patrolman of such force or
such department. or of the District of
Columbia, who shall be a member of
any organization of policemen or
patrolmen which is affiliated directly
or indirectly with any other labor or
ganization or any branch of a body
of organized labor; and that the
auditor of the District of Columbia
and the auditor of the Treasury and
all other auditors and auditing officials
of the United States government be
or approve any claims, warrants or
vouchers for services by such member,
officer, policeman or patrolman under
such circumstances, and that the
Treasurer of the United States and all
other officials are ordered, directed
and commanded not to pay any claim
warrant or voucher under such cir
cumstances.
"All auditing and disbursing Off
Gals of the District of Columbia and
of the United States government shall
be governed in the matter of orders
herein set forth, made and provided
by such action in the premises as may
be taken and such notice as may be
given by the board of Commissioners
of the District of Columbia, and it
shall be the duty of the Commission
ers to notify and keep informed all
necessary auditing officials of the Dis
trict of Columbia and of the United
States from time to time of the names
of all such members of the police de-
partment as may be members of any
such organization of policemen as is
herein described and prescribed"
The resolution was referred to the
committee on the District of Column
bia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-08
Lineup After "Wednesday.
Want Party Advantage.

ZIONIST republicans are alive to the
desirability of republican unity and
the party disadvantage which would
ensue from letting the administration
achieve all the credit for perfecting
the reservations which may be finally
adopted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-08
TICKETS
ARE QUICKLY SOLD
5000 Persons Stand in Line
to Secure Court of
Honor Seats.
MAY PROVIDE 1000 MORE

Washington's interest in the grand
review of the LIST Regular Division
here September II was illustrated to-
day in the rush for seats in the court
of honor, the 5000 tickets being sold
within two hours.
So great has been the demand that
Robert N. Harper, chairman of the
citizens welcome committee, will ask
a permit to place another thousand
chairs in the stand along the north
side of the avenue in front of the
White House, which he said could
be done without cr0wding.
Many Disappointed.
The sale began at 9 o'clock today
at the store Of T. Arthur Smith, 1906
G street. and until it was announced
that the tickets were all sold the line
of buyers was almost a block long
The line stretched west along the
sidewalk to the alley, and late corners
were compelled to walk a short dis
lance up the alley to find a place in
the ranks.
Rumors that many of the seats had
been bought up in large blocks by
SPECTATORS were denied this afternoon
by Mr.. Harper. He said he had been
assured by Mr.. Smith that only a lin
tied number would pc sold to each
purchaser.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-08
Million in Cotton Lost by Fire.

ROTTERDAM, September s. Fire
On the wharves here today destroyed
Il, 100000 worth Of cotton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-08
PROPOSES Change
IN CIVIL SERVICE
Chairman Steenerson's Bill
Would Have Supreme Court
Appoint Commission.

Appointment Of the members Of the
Civil Service Commfssf6n by the Su-
prene Court of the United States In
stead of by the President is proposed
in a bill introduced by Chairman
Stevenson of the House committee
on post offices and post roads today,
which seekers to amend the civil serv-
ice law.
I'm the twenty-six years that have
elapsed since the enactment OF the
civil service" said Representative
Stevenson. "it has been demonstrated
that so long as the appointment of
the members of the Civil Service Com
mission rests with the President the
commissioners cannot be entirely free
from partisan politics and undue ex-
ecutive influence The Postmaster
General in this and in previous adj
ministrations has been the chief poll
Burleson has fully demonstrated that
the Civil Service Commission must be
subservient to party or its members
must resign"
Runs Into Millions.
Continuing, Mr. STEVENSON said: 1.-The
have been so enormously extended and
list of office holders now runs into the
millions. The. post Office alone con-
trolls more than 100000 places. Honest
and impartial administration of the
civil service law by a commission in
dependent of executive power has
therefore become a matter of vital
interest to the whole people.
THE constitutionality of the pro-
posed amendment Is expressed in the
following language in article 2, Sec
ton 2, of the Constitutions: But the
Congress may by law invest the ap-
pointment of such interior Offices as
they think proper, in the President
alone, in the courts of law, or in the
heads of departments ..-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-08
SENATE MEASURE
WOULD FORBID PAY
TOPOL|CE IN A.E.L.
Mr.. Myers of Montana Hits
at Federation Through
Appropriation.
FEARS SPREAD TO OTHER
CITIES FROM DISTRICT
Author of Resolution Declares It
Is Unseemly for Board to Have
Controversy With Labor.

Immediately upon the converting of
the Senate today Senator Myers of
Montana brought up the controversy
between the Commissioners and the
police force of the District over the
proposed utilization of the metropolitan
police with the A. f. l..
Mr.. Myers offered resolution pro-
viding that no part of the appropria-
tons for the police force should be
paid to policemen affiliated with the
federation of labor. He said that this
was a resolution directing the ad-
ministrative officers of the District
government not to do a certain thing
with the appropriations of Congress,
and was not to influence court action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-08
Many Disappointed.
Day Made a Holiday.

On motion of Senator McCumber the
Senate today concurred in the House
amendment to make the 18th instead
of the 18th a government holiday in
honor of the review, and the engrossed
copy of the joint resolution will be
sent to the White House today or to-
morrow. 1t will be forwarded at once
to President Wilson by Assistant Sec
rotary Rudolph Forster, in charge at
the White House. Arrangements have
been made for forwarding mail to the
President and his party daily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-08

By the Associated Press.
OMAHA, Neb., September s.-Dis-
cussing for the first time during his
speaking tour proposed reservations
to the league of nations, President
Wilson replied in an address here to-
day to arguments advanced by those
who favor reservations.
"a reservation" said the President
lis an assent with big but We
agree-'but.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-08
Deprecates Affliation.

Senator Myers then proceeded to a
discussion of the present situation in
the District of Columbia relating to
the police department, and deprecated
members of the police force becoming
affiliated with labor organizations.
He said the matter is now in court;
that the hands of the District Com
rnissioners are tied and that the case
may last for six months. He urged
prompt action on his resolution, some
kind of action. whether it be favor
able or unfavorable. He said that it
was unseemly for the District Com
missioners to be in controversy of this
kind with organized labor. He said
the situation is clearly within the
jurisdiction of Congress, and he
thought Congress should act at once.
He then branched out from discus
sion of the local situation, and said
that if Congress does not do some
thing to take the matter in hand now
the action in the District of Columbia
will spread to other cities, and the
country will be confronted with a
grave situation growing out Of ANAL
gamation of police officers with labor
organizations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-08
Reviewing officer

1t has not yet been decided wheth-
er Vice President Marshall or Secre-
tary Baker will represent President
Wilson at the review. Mr.. Marshall
has an engagement that will keep him
out of the city most of the week in
which the review will be held, but he
may arrange to make a flying visit to
the city for the purpose of receiving
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-08
Want to Sit Near Door.

The proposed reservation providing
for unconditional withdrawal from
membership, said the President. meant
that it's sponsors wanted to "sit near
the door, with their hand on the
knob" and if they saw anything they
didn't like, to "scuttle and run
The league proviso that international
obligations must be fulfilled before
withdrawal never would restrain the
United States, he said, because this
nation always would live up to it's pro-
visions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-08

Fair, continued warm tonight and
tomorrow.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended 2 pm. today: Highest, SO. at
5 pm. yesterday; lowest, So, at am.
today.
Full report on page II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-08

On the ride before the meeting the
President alighted from his automo-
bile and stopped at the home of c. N.
Dietz, brother of Gould Dietz, presi-
dent of the state league to enforce
peace. The President chatted for a
few minutes with Mr.. Dietz and his
mother.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-08

1t is apparent that whenever the
President stays on simple ground he
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-08-07

the colonel in command escaped pun
ishment, is but another item which
confirms the public in the belief that
the little culprit in our army gets
soaked while the culprit higher up is
whitewashed and allowed to go free.
1t is disgusting 1t is more, it is
crime against justice in the army of
the United States.
1t lends additional strength to the
growing belief that there was some
thing radically wrong in the admin
istration of the A. E. F.
1t is we'll established fact that
when a commander is without due re-
gard for law and justice and humanity
himself he can only expect that his
subordinates will take their cue from
him. Was this so in the case of Hard
boiled" Smith? Was it possible that
he could subject his prisoners to such
inhuman treatment without his I'M
mediate commander being cognizant of
the fault And was it possible for such
things to occur in the A. E. F. without
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-08-07
Barber Pole Significance.

How many of our readers can tell
us what the stripes on the barber pole
signify? You see the pole with it's
stripes and you know there is a barber
shop back of the pole, but here the
knowledge of the average person
ceases. In the early days the BARRIERS
did the bleeding for the community
because surgeons were not as plenti-
full as now. The first thing thought
necessary way back to the time of the
Pilgrim fathers was that every pa
tient should be bled. Tap him, and
take few ounces of blood from him,
no matter how weak he might be.
Well, the white stripes on a barber
pole signify the bandages that BARRIERS
bound over the wounds caused by
bleeding people.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-08-07
Bows Don't Loaf.

The boy who has the freedom of the
street after nightfall without business
or permission, is cultivating a dam
gerous habit. Any place where boy
has no business is no place for him,
be it on the street, in stores or in the
livery barn. A boy that is all right
will prefer his home, friends, books,
newspapers to the class found on the
street. Business men of all kinds
look upon the boy loafers as the
dead beats" of the future Boys, if
you will adopt the right habits now
you will, in manhood, be useful to the
world. You will be a source of COM
fort to your parents and friends, and
you will have the satisfaction Of look
ing back upon a well spent past
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-08-07
Too Many Irons.

The packers are now being blamed
for the price of meat, and the usual
remedy is demanded. The government
must take over the packing industry.
The government took over the rail
roads, and although it succeeded in
making the railroads poor, it also made
the shipping public poor. Using the
railroads now costs so much that you
feel good deal poorer every time you
indulge in that luxury.
The government is quite capable of
making the packers poor. Any one
who dislikes the packers can feel quite
happy about that. And, as far as this
paper is concerned, that may happen
any time, and welcome. We should
worry about what happens to the pack
ers; we aren't in the packing business.
But while the government is MAX
ing the packers poor, will it make US
any richer? That is what we want to
know Will it make our meat cheap
err?
If the packers have conspired to
jackscrew prices up, so as to fleece
the public, we don't merely want to see
them impoverished. We want to see
them ruined-pauperized. But this
is a matter for accountants. If they
have done so, we can easily find it out
by investigating the ledgers.
Investigations up to date merely in
dicate that the packers make a small
profit, but that the turnover is large
in a word, that the high prices are
due to the high wages paid to employ
ees, and to the cost of transportation,
for which we really pay the govern
ment. Future Investigations may tell
a different tale; but we should ask for
more proof before we ask the govern
ment to seize the packing houses.
It is a highly specialized industry,
needs lifetime of experience to learn,
and is very delicately organized. The
government knows nothing about it,
and Wouldbegin as an amateur, with
everything to learn. In few months
it would dislocate the organization, and
by dissipating it's energies instead Of
concentrating them it would develop
ruinous expenses which the consum-
er would have to defray in the increas-
ed cost of meat.
1t would be an excellent thing if
government could handle all staple in
dustries. If it could. But it will have
to learn how first, and during it's ap-
premiership the experts must be kept
close at hand to show how economies
can grow out of systematizing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-08-07

es do not have as large a membership
as they ought to have, that even many
members do not attend church regu-
larly, and that the funds of the or
ganization are exceedingly low. That
there are too many churches is claim
ed to be the reason for this condition
Some communities have attempted 10
remedy this by uniting all denomina-
tions to form one big community
church. The maintenance expense
was thereby lowered, and a new act
i've interest, an interest affecting the
whole community was aroused in re-
gard to affairs of the church. The
greatest difficulty in the community
church, however, is the fact that the
people of different denominations are
unwilling to sacrifice points of doc
trine and church government in order
that all can live together in peace.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-08-07

other officers still higher up having
a knowledge of conditions
The inspector who investigated the
case of Smith recommended that the
colonel also be tried by court martial.
Yet the colonel appears to have had
sufficient pull to render him immune.
1t is even charged that in military
prison in Paris American officers, even
some of high rank, were chained like
wild beasts.
We have had much to say about the
cruelty and inhumanity of the Hun.
But judging from reports that are be-
ing made public regarding the A. E.
F. we would do we'll to clean our own
house before we criticose others.
Our dear friends in Washington won
der why our fathers and mothers do
not care to have their sons serve in the
army, but if they will open their eyes
to the facts as they exist there will be
no occasion whatever for wonderment.
The facts are too painfully evident.
Our country is facing grave cri-
sis in the public unrest, and one which
will call for every ounce of loyalty on
the part of its citizenship. But we
can not expect that loyalty unless JUS
tice prevails. When the public loses
confidence in its army officials we are
approaching dangerously near to the
point of disintegration.
For the good of our country let US
have full and thorough investigation
of these charges.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-08-07
Are You One of Them?

When one reflects upon the ease
with which men of ordinary business
prudence can be swindled out of their
hard earned money by a plausible
scamp, it is scarcely surprising to
US that the scamp fourishes as he,
or she, does. The slang proverb says
that "a sucker is born every minute, -
but it seems that the birthrate must
be somewhat more rapid than that,
Judging from the number of people
who are duped every day and the
number of sharpers who get living
~ duping them.