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Evening star., 1919-05-04
SIBERIAN PEASANTS ASK
AMERICAN PROTECTION
q. s. Troops Refuse to Aid Them
in Effort to Evade
Draft.

Peasants in eastern Siberia are re-
sisting efforts of the omsk govern
ment to draft them for military serp-
ice. and, according to official ad-
vices reaching Washington, bolshevtk
agents are prompting them in their
stand and promising that American
troops will protect them.
According to these advfces, peasants
report daily to American diplomatic
oficials in Valdivostok or to Ameri-
can Army officers In outlying places
that they VIII resist the draft Of
fcers and ask that the Americans az
ford them protection. The peasants
are informed that the United States
cannot take any side In local govern
ment affairs.
Recently = clash occurred at Sko-
tovo between the peasants and Sioer-
ian officials who were reported to
have been accompanied by Japanese
soldiers. The advices received here
said Gen. Otani, the japanese COM
mander in Siberia, asked Maj. Gen.
Graves, commanding the American
troops. to send a detachment to assist
the draft officers, but the American
commander refused to do So
Evening star., 1919-05-04
FRENCH TO RESUME RACING.
Sport Will Start Tomorrow Aftel
Five Years Of Interruption.

PARIS Friday. May 2 by the As
ISOLATED Press).-The resumption Of
racing on the French tracks after
nearly five years of interruption is
helping Paris to realize that the
fighting Is at an end. The racing
season will open Monday at Maisons-
Lafltte.
The bookmakers already are busy
along the boulevards and In the
cafes. and the conversation in these
places Is divided evenly between
retrospective references, to the riots
Of May day and to anticipation OF tn e
resumption Of racing Monday.
The French government hesitated
before suthortzing the track owners
to resume business. Premier Clemen-
ceau displayed the utmost fndiffer-
ence, but Victor Boret. the minister
Of Agriculture, championinG the
cause OF tho breeders, finally prevail
cd upon the premier to permit the
races.
Evening star., 1919-05-04
AUSTRALIA WILL AID
RETURNED SOLDIERS

MELBOURNE. Australia, May g.
The Australian government has as
sured the states an advance Of $3.126
for every returned soldier who set
tied on the land, and between $780,
900. 900 and S2o0.o00 .00U for expendi-
ture on public works or for the ac-
QUESTION OF land in order to give en-
pioyment to repatriated Anzacs, ac-
corGing to an announcement made by
the minister OF repatriation
1t had been originally planned for
the commonwealth government to un.
dertake the direct work Of settling
aoldiers upon the land and giving
them employment upon public works.
but the federal cabinet has found that
there is no law authorizing the fed-
eral government to undertake land
purchases or to build railways and
public works of like character.
Evening star., 1919-05-04
NEW SCHOOL PROPOSED
NEAR nth AND HARVARD
Board Of Trade Committee Joins
With Columbia Heights People
in Seeking Appropriation.

An active campaign to secure from
Congress an appropriation for a new
school in the Vicinity Of 11th and
Harvard streets Is beng mapped out
Trade ana a committee Of the Coium-
bia Heights Citizens Association.
]. Clinton Hiatt who IL q member
Of the citisens' association, also Is
chairman Of the subcommittee Of the
aeeordins s % to - M. Hiatt. t. Pref f4e prR5efI & l.
Haycock, supervisor OF the third
school district. has compiled statistics
to show the crowded condition Of
other schools In that part of the city.
committee are F. L. Averill, George
A. Provost, o. P. NJ. Brown and Her
man C. Metcalf.
Evening star., 1919-05-04
Not Political" Crimes.

Recognition. even in the most remote
fashion. of crimes or offenseS Of boil
shevistic type as political" is not to
be considered, it was declared by these
officials yesterday. Radical agitators,
II was r0inted out, have for some time
been endeavoring to compel release of
prisoners convicted under the espion-
age act on the preteXt that these men
are political" prisoners Opinions of
Attorneys General, justices of the Su-
premc Court of the United States and
other high officials. it was pointed out,
have invariably been to the effect that
such men as Eugene V. Debs have been
convicted on charges of having COM
mitted specific crimes. and are merely
criminals. nothing more or less.
Potentially at least officials say,
radical ag;ators now engaged in
propaganda for revolutionary over
throw of the government and substi-
tuition for it of something like the
soviet" anarchistic regime in Rus
sia fall within the same classifca-
ton. though their utteranceS have been
SO safeguarded as to render them for
the time being immune to criminal
prosecution.
Evening star., 1919-05-04
100 Couples at War Risk Dance,

More than $50 couples attended
dance of the legal division of the bu-
reau of war risk insurance On the roof
garden OF the Washington Hotel last
night. Several officials of the legal
division and their wives were on tho
reception committee and Joined with
the employees and their friends In
making the affair q success Amonk
those who assisted In arranging kho
dance were J. M. George Gnd MISS
Charlotte Allen.
Evening star., 1919-05-04
LORD READING ON WAY HOME
Says Before Sailing He Has No
idea Who Successor Will Be.

NEW YORK. May S-Lord Reading,
retiring British ambassador to the
United States, said prior to his de-
parture today on the steamship Aqui-
tania that he had no idea who his
successor would be- Lady Reading.
Sir Conyngham Greene. retiring
British Ambassador to Japan, and
several British army Officers accom-
panied him.
Lord Reading alluded to the labor
program adopted as part Of the Paris
peace treaty,
THAT capital and labor are batter
able to understand each others point
OF view since the wRr." he said, "is
one Of the promising results attainsd
1t Is now UP to each nation to mako
the most Of this result"
Evening star., 1919-05-04
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.

TODAY.
diocesan Union of Maryland. Virginia
and the District Of Columbia will open
its convention at Gonxaga Hall at
o'clock.
Herz1 Club of Washington will meet
in the 7. M. H. A. rooms, 11th street
and Pennsylvania avenue. at o'clock
in the afternoon.
Gordon Gordon Smith will speak
under the auspices of the Jewish
Welfare Board on the Fiume situa-
tion at the Eighth Street Temple, 1880
O'Clock in the morning.
on Christian Science under the au-
spices Of the four Christian Science
churches Of Washington at Polls The
ater. O'Clock in the afternoon.
Columbus Country Club will hold its
annual meeting At the clubhouse, Fort
Berry, Va. at I O'Clock in the after
noon.
Community sing at 2:45 o'clock in
the afternoon at Central High School,
18th and Clifton streets northwest
Wanderiust bike from Chain bridge
to Ballston at 2:15 o'clock in the aft
ernoon.
Hike from Wellington villa to New
Alexandria. Meet at Central ~" 1898
g street northwest. at 2:15 O'Clock in
the afternoon. Take car leaving for
Mount Vernon at 3 o'clock.
Rev. g. L. Johnson will speak at a
special meeting Of the Mems Club Of
the Zion Baptist Church. r street be-
tween Sd and AZ streets southwest,
at $3.50 O'clock
Glasses for leaders in social recrea-
ton and IN speaking OF tho War Camp
Community Service will be given q
tea at tho Home Club, 17kh and n
streets, at o'clock.
TONIGHT.
Prof. Peter Dykema will lead a sing
at tho Church Of Our Father, 18th and
L streets, at o'clock.
TOMORROW.
Chevy Chase School for Girls will
hold its May day party at the school,
6410 Connecticut avenue. 4 o'clock In
the afternoon.
Evening star., 1919-05-04

Appreciation of the achievements OF
Washingtonians who served In the
Rainbow Division is expressed in a
communication received by the Dis
trict Commissioners from Lieut.. Coz
Wilbur S. Conkling, commanding Off
Ger Of the 117th Sanitary Train, 42d
Division. 1t has been acknowledged
by Commissioner Brownlow, as presi-
dent of the board Of Commissioners.
In few days the men who repre-
sented the District Of Columbia in
the Rainbow Division will be at home
with their relatives and friends
wrote Col Conklins. 1T is therefore
deemed fitting for me, the command
ing officer. to express my appreciation
for their excellent work. | wish to
assure you that their services. were
of the highest character. They not
only brought credit upon themselves.
but won the respect of the entire divi-
sion with which they served: in evt-
dence of which I am inelosing here
with a copy of general order Clip,
headquarters 42d Division
Commissioner Brownlow's Reply.
Commissioner Brownlow, in reply,
said:
your letter of April 80. expressing
appreciation for the excellent work
Of the men who represented the Dis
trict of Columbia in the Rainbow Di
vision is most gratifying to the Com
missioners of the District of Columbia,
Evening star., 1919-05-04
BUYS HUN SHIP PROPERTY.

HoBoKEN. n. J., May s.-Nesotia-
tions. which have been pending for
SEVERAL months, for the taking over
by the government of the piers and
other property. In this city Of the
Hamburg Line Terminal ana Navtga-
ton Company, were reported today to
have been completed. The purchaye
price ts understood to have been ss.-
100000,
Tho property has been under tho
control OF the alien propeSey cuH:
todfan since thsUnits6 6tates sntsrsd
the war.
Evening star., 1919-05-04
MAI. HE. SAWTELLE
AT HIS HOME HERE
Returns to Washington After
Nearly Two Years of
War Service.

Nearly two years after he departed
for France, Maj. Henry F.. Sawtelle,
commander of the District hospital
rived home last night and gazed upon
a different Washington from the one
he left
When the hospital company was
called AWAY in July, 1917, the United
States had been in the war but few
months and Washington had not yet
lost its peace-ttme atmosphere.
When the major walked through
Union station last night he saw what
seemed to him another city, as he
termed 1t. The government dormi-
tories on the station plaza were his
first glimpse o. the scores of plain
drab war buildings that have sprung
up throughout the District since
August. 1917.
Reminded Of ELECTION Night"
AS he passed through the downtown
section en- route to his home at 3001
l1th street the crowded streets made
him think of election night or the
breaking up OF an inauguration pa
rade.
Maj. Sa.wtelle repeated the gratiflca-
tton he expressed when he landed at
Hoboken last week over the manner
In which the Washington men render
ed their service in the war. He said
he could we'll be proud of the record
his company made, following the
Rainbow Division without rest
through all OF the decisive battles in
which the Americans took part.
The major said he had instructions
to report to the War Department for
temporary duty here. He had no inti-
nation of the duration Of that period
of duty.
Here for Company Welcome.
Maj Sawtelle has been ordered to
Camp Custer, Michigan but was given
a leave Of absence to come to Wash
ington for the celebration which has
been arranged for his company Tues
day. The company will not leave
Camp Merritt, N. j., until tomorrow.
The program Tuesday will consist
Of theater party for the soldiers in
the afternoon, followed by a mass
meeting In Liberty Hut at night, to
which the people Of the city are in
vited to welcome the young veterans
home.
Evening star., 1919-05-04
THREAT TO STOP CARS
CALLED AW. R. {. BLUFF
Rhode Island Avenue Citizens
Hear Protests Against In
creased Fare and Zone.

That the Washington Railway and
Electric Company is blufang in the re-
ported threat to stop service on its
suburban lines IL increased fares are
not granted, was the statement Of DR..
Alonzo Patton at a mass meeting OF
the Rhode Island Avenue Suburban
Citizens Association last night:
ut is up to the people to call the
bluff" said DR.. Patton.
The meeting, which was held in the
Sunday School room of the Sherwood
Presbyterian Church. 22d street and
Rhode Island avenue northeast, was
largely attended.
Resolutions Favor Protest.
A resolution was adopted declaring
that the residents of Woodbridge,
South Brookland and Langdon pro-
test against the granting by the Pub
lie Utilities Commission of increased
fares to the Washington Railway and
Electric Company until the valuation
of the property has been completed
by the commission.
Opposition WAS expressed also to
the proposed zone system. 1t was
held. in resolutions adopted, that the
establishment of a zone system would
be unjust and discriminatory and
contrary TO the law under Wh1cn
Congress originally granted charters
to the local railway companies.
Call Scent Rate a Violation.
Another resolution adopted set forth
that it was the opinion Of the meet
Ing that the act Of Congress requiring
six tickets for 25 cents was a con-
tract between Congress and the rail-
way companies. in which the people
of the District were represented by
Congress, and that the change from
the sale OF tickets to a straight fare
was a violation OF this act. 1t was the
sentiment of the meeting that this
matter should be taken to court for a
decision. The members voted to take
up the matter with the Federation of
Citizens Associations.
Guy v. Collins addressed the meet
ing and said that the German propa-
ganda did not compare with the
propaganda of the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company. He said
the establishment of a zone system
would tend to break the District UP
into smaN communities instead Of
having a greater District of Column
bia
Evening star., 1919-05-04
Relief Seen If Cars Stop.

S. S. symonds and w. H. Delaney,
secretary, also addressed the meeting.
Mr.. Delaney said If the railway COM
pany should stop operating its cars
on suburban lines the property could
be recapitalixed and the cars operated
on g. fair basis with no increase in
Evening star., 1919-05-04
CONGRESS TO HOLD
ANARCHY IN CHECK
Gates to Be Guarded, While
DisloyaI Face Severe
Penalty for Crime.
STRONG LAWS PROPOSED

Deportation for agitators Of the red"
or bolshevist type is an object sought
by government officials charged with
law enforcement in legislation which
probably will be enacted by the next
Congress.
1t is believed that this will be per-
haps the mildest. and at the same time
the most satisfactory method of deal
ing with this class OF undeSirables, by
officials of the Department of Justice,
bureau of immigration and other gov
ernmental agencies.
Evening star., 1919-05-04
Participants in Closing Program.

Among those who took part in the
closing program OF the festival last
night were Henry T. Burleigh OF Now
York. Cleota ]. Collins OF New York.
Clarence c. White Of Boston, Carl r.
Diton OF Philadelphia, Theodore Tay-
lor OF Chicago, Mary L. Europe and
Miss Josephine Muse Of this city.
Among the organizations which
helped to make the festival a sue
cess were Howard University Girls
Glee Club. AfroAmerican Folk Song
Singers. the Dunbar High School
Glee Clubs and the pupils Of tha
Howard University and Washington
Congervatories OF Music.
Evening star., 1919-05-04

Tho use Of acetylene for I1Iumina-
ton has reached such proportions in
Denmsrk that naarlx 200 different
there.
Evening star., 1919-05-04

1lsly today e observing tho lSosh
aHptveraaIy Of the birth of Na0chia.
vefn. the famous italian statesman.
diplomatiSt and writer.
Evening star., 1919-05-04
Wants Expanded Safeguard.

Senator Sterling of South Dakota,
who was a member of the special sub
committee of the Senate judiciary COM
mittee that investigated the bolsheyik
and other enemy propaganda, is de-
termined to push in the new ongress
for legislation to continue and expand
the safeguard of American institutions
under the espionage act.
What lie learned during the inves-
tigation and what has since developed
have persuaded Mr.. Sterling that there
must be laws with authority to seek
out the secret enemies of the country
and laws with teeth in them to pun
, ish conspiracies against the internal
peace of the republic. He has held
conferences with other senators and
has been promised strong support.
Representative Volstead of Mime
sofa. who is to be chairman of the
House judiciary committee. is plan
ming an early return to Washington
for conferences with other members
OF the committee to outline their pro-
gram of legislation to thwart the boil
shevist plotters against the national
welfare and the peace of the country
Will Stamp Out Anarchy.
Before he left Washington he was
In conference with members of the
committee. and some headway was
legislation should take. There has
been every assurance from members
OF the judiciary committee during the
last week that they will urge any
laws necessary to stamp out the flame
OF anarchy that is being lit in this
country by undesirable and misguid-
Cd aliens.
Representative Johnson of Wash
lngton. who is to be chairman Of the
Immigration committee in the new
Congress, also IS making a close
study of the situation during the con-
gressional interim, and has promised
fellow members Of the committee and
or the House generally that he VIII
legislation passed that will keep out
the undesirable aliens who have been
fed by bolshevik enemies upon doc
trines dangerous to the welfare Of
the country. Several members Of the
immigration committee already are
drafting bills to offer as soon aS Con-
gress is called into extra session by
the President.
Evening star., 1919-05-04

They do all the work on big and
little farms. They not only plow. but
they cultivate any crop that grows
They go between the rows on wide
row rowed crops. a boy can operate
them; experience not necessary. They
run all kinds OF machinery, lawn and
horse mowers; cost less to buy tha
the keep of a horse for a year.
Ask for Catalog "Y." It's Free.
Consolidated Gasoline Engine Co..
2O9 Fnlton Street New York CIT,
Evening star., 1919-05-04
CARING FOR THE HOME FLOCK

W.
Peultry s,ecisst Maryland State COLLEGE Park
Evening star., 1919-05-04
Name Adopted; Officers Chosen.

At meeting yesterday afternoon
the players who came to Washington
for the musical adopted the name Of
the Initial Conference Of Negro Musi-
cians and Artists. Officers were elect
ed as follows:
Henry L. Grant, Washington. pres
ident; Mrs. Douglas Holt, Chicago.
vice president; Miss Simmons. Tus-
kegee Institute. secretary, and D..
Johnson. New York, treasurer.
1t was decided to meet in Chicago
July 20 and perfect an organization.
Among the members Of the advisory
board Of the conference are Harry +.
Burleigh. New York: Mrs Maude C..
Hare. Boston, and Prof. Roy Tibbs.
Washington.
Two scholarships. one to Howard
University and the other to the
Washington Conservatory Of Music,
were presented to the conference yes
terday by Maj. Walter Loving, q.
& A.
Evening star., 1919-05-04
TONIGHT.

Prof. Peter Dykema will lead a sing
at the Church Of Our Father, 18th and
L streets, at o'clock.
Evening star., 1919-05-04

Glasses for leaders in social recrea-
ton and IN speaking OF tho War Camp
Community Service will be given 4
tea at the Home Club, 18th and n
streets, at 8 o'clock.
Evening star., 1919-05-04
C0L0RED MUSICIANS
FORM ORGANIZATION
National Body Outcome Of Annual
Festival Held at Dunbar
High School.

An organization Of leading colored
musicians from various sections of
the country was formed at the Dun
bar High School, 1st and o streets
northwest yesterday.
Artists of the colored race were in
yited to Washington to take part in
the second annual music festival Of
the Dunbar School, and while here
decided to organize for the develop
ment Of music among their people
throughout the United States.
The music festival began Thursday
and ended last night. The assembly
hall at Dunbar was crowded each
night with the leading colored resi-
dents Of the District.
Evening star., 1919-05-04

Chevy Chase School for Girls will
hold its May day party at the school,
6410 Connecticut avenue, 4 o'clock In
the afternoon.
Evening star., 1919-05-04

Rev. g. L. johnson will speak at a
special meeting Of the Mems Club Of
the Zion Baptist Church. r street be-
tween Sd and AZ streets southwest,
at $3.50 O'clock
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-19
RYAN WILL THROW
HAMMER FOR TITLE
To Compete in "Mets" on
Saturday.

Patrick Ryan. holder of the worlds
record with the sixteen pound hammer.
will attempt a comeback in the annual
senior championship games OF the Metro
politan Association at Pershing Field.
Jersey City next Saturday afternoon.
Ryan will compete for the Loughlin Ly-
ceum of Brooklyn In both the sixteen
pound hammer and the hfty-six pound
weight for distance.
Ryan recently returned from France.
where he served for more than a year
with one of the divisions OF drafted
men. Although the French declined to
risk danger from Ryan throwing the
hammer in the interallied championships,
he gave exhibitions in Paris and later In
Ireland. When Ryan came to this coun-
try from Ireland In 1914 he Joined the
Irish-American Athletic Club. for which
organization he won many national and
metropolitan championship honors.
HanHss Ko,ohna.lcn VIII also return
to competition after being in retiremen,
for three years when he starts in the
five mile run. However. he enterd him.
self as unattached" but this is agains,
the rules and he will have to Join one
of the local clubs II he wishes to com.
pete. The same applies to Killiam Kra.
powioz. who. with Kolehmainen. formerly
represented the Irish-American A. C.
The championship committee passed
upon 212 entries for the games at a
meeting last night. The New York A. C
has entered seventy OF these individuals
while the Brooklyn A. A, Pastime A. C..
Glencoe A. c. and Morningside A. C. have
| also entered large teams.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-19
ROD AND GUN NEWS


IS kinsnsh Of largest size. Kingn.h m,
this season UP to 4 pounds weight and are
worth q dollar a pound.
had as his guests on tho Evelyn, run BY
Capt. June Wilbert. James W. Smith and
Harry Kruger. New York. They weni
and porgies. They go out daily durins
this week.
1B wealrish Weigh 100 Pounds.
James II. Hasier of Newark his tvs
brothers and several friends hshed over
the Southeast wreck outside Sunday and
brought in 22o sea bass and porgles. He
was piloted by Capt. Watts Penn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hensler. DR..
Charles Ills and three daughters from
Newark, out with Capt. Howard Britton,
found ~ pound weakhsh in their boy
Mrs. Hensler claims the honor.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Edison Of German.
town and Mr.. and Mrs. p. F. Nieukirk OF
Riveeton, y. j., made the record Sunday Of
ing 100 pounds. They went out with Capt
Ed. and NJ. v. Bunnel. The Bunnells took
out Theodore F. Hicks OF New York and
Spring Lake the rest of the week Thirty
weakfsh daily for them.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Schultz and Mr..
and Mrs. Frank r. Gardner Of Trenton,
cloakers summer founders and weskhsh,
the latter running up TO pounds.
Messrs u. NJ. Meek, c. e. Meek z. g.
Powell Jr., and J. q. Dayton Of New York,
big weakhsh out of Cooper Slough blight
w. e. Lane, A. 8. Hamilton and L. V.
Ban of Montclsir and c. e. Liller of Glen
Ridge, N. j., out in Bucks Channel with
Capt. Joe Peckworth. captured Ss large
weakhsh.
Benton c. Austin of New York, Mr. and
Mrs w. A Albert and Mr.. and Mrs
Schusster OF New Brunswick, N. j., out
with Capt Andy Bunnell. got rs wesknsh
all big ones.
Mr. and Mrs. w. Henson, Mr.. and Mrs
II. Berub, c. F. Dietrich and d. strauss
New York, outside the inlet with Capt
Joe Holmes, took in so croakerb.
Postmaster Eauderveer Of Freehold
brought over q party of eleven men to get
FISH to bring down the high cost OF exist
ence at homo. Capt. Joel Barkalow took
them out where Ash grow They went
home with so weakhah OF ocean size and
400 lafayettes running from one-half to one
pound each. Lafayettes are called spots
here, probably because they arc unspotted,
or perhaps because they are in every spot
of the bay. W. H. BALLOU,
Forked River, N. j., Aug. IL.