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Evening star., 1919-03-09
BELGIAN AMONG SPEAKERS.
NJ. Van der Velde to Address In
ternational Anti-Saloou Convention

WESTERVILLE. Ohio, March g.
NJ Van der velde. minister of justice
of Belgium. will be one of the speak
ers at the international convention of
the Anti-Saloon League of America,
to be opened in New York May 20
and closed in Washington June Z. E.
w. Cherrington, secretary of the
leagues executive committee, an
nounced today.
Among the speakers, Mr.. Cherrinton
said. will be c. T. Wang, Chinese del
egate to the peace conference; Lord
D'Abernon. London: w. J. Bryan,
former Governors c. s. whitman, New
York; Frank s. Willis. Ohio. and w.
r. Patterson. Tennessee; George r.
Stuart, Capt R. p. Hobson. Sam w.
Small, John G. Woo1ley. Louis Albert
Banks and Benjamin H. Spence. To-
ronto. secretary OF the Dominion Tenn
perance Alliance.
The convention. Mr.. cherrington
said. would be sort Of q "continu-
Gus performance" winding up at
where q meeting. Of sev-
eral days viii be held. In which plans
for worid-wt0e prohibition will b
made.
Evening star., 1919-03-09
PRESIDENT ACCEPTS
C0LBYS RESIGNATION
United States Shipping Board Com
missioner Commended for
His Services.

President Wilson has accepted the
resignation of Bainbridge Colby,
United States Shipping Board com
missioner
Mr. Colby submitted his resignation
several weeks ago. Notification of
its acceptance was accompanied by n
personal letter from the President, in
which tribute was paid to Mr.. Colby
for his services rendered the govern
ment. Included in the letter was an
expression Of deep regret over his
resignation. No successor has yet
been announced.
In making announcement of Mr..
Colby's resignation. Chairman H1n-
ley of the shipping board said last
night:
'At the request of the President MIR.
Der of the shipping board during the
war. His legal ability and experience
IN admiralty law was most helpful to
the board during the trying time ex-
perienced in endeavoring to build and
operate ships
Mr.. Colby was appointed commits
sioner on August 8, 1917. His resig-
nation leaves the composition of the
board as follows: Chairman Hurley,
Vice Chairman Raymond B. Stevens
Commissioners John A Donald and
Charles r. Page.
Evening star., 1919-03-09
LIGHT RAYS EMPLOYED
IN WIRELESS TELEPHONY
Aethod Discovered by Englishman
Successfully Operated Under
Government Supervision.
CesIegram to The Sunday Star and
New York World. Copyright, 1919.

\ LONDON. March s.-The Daily Ex-
press understands that wireless tele-
sphony by the use of light rays has
ibeen discovered and successfully ex-
ipertmented with by young doctor
Iof physics at University College.
london.
j. A message sent by the new wireless
telephone is. in effect. a spoken hello
hgraph, and wherever II has been prac-
;ticable to send Morse code hello
jigram by flashes. it will be poss ssible.
.when the invention is developed, to
ysend spoken words.
4 The experiments were carried out
.tfor the admiralty during the war The
tdrst lord OF the admiralty and
4Admfral Beatty, sitting in q flagship
in the Firth of Forth, were able TO
atalk over the light ray telephone
xdirect TO the admiralty and received
messages back. A later apparatus
twas placed in submarines and used
with success.
Evening star., 1919-03-09
TELLS OF CANADIANS RIOT.
Gen. Colquhoun Says Officers Were
Not Attacked by Soldiers.

LONDON, March S.-Gen. Colquhoun,
in the course of a statement on the
rioting, of Canadian soldiers at Kin
mel, said that no attack was made on
the officers. who were treated with
courtesy
"I myself went in and out among
the men freely" he added, "and some
of them actually put down loot in or
der to salute me ., then they pick
ed up the loot again
'.The reports of the damage to the
camp are greatly exaggerated. Some
fffy or sixty men got out and attack
ed some canteens. The men in one
camp, anticipating danger, armed
them selves and, contrary to express
orders, fired That was on Wednesday,
when the fatalities occurred.
.c.The girls camp was not attacked.
Asa matter of fact. the girls were
treated with the utmost chivalry. No
man entered the girls rooms while
they were occupied.
zone man faIsed the red flag IN an
Atte111t to sfrpa1ce heNisl -
Evening star., 1919-03-09
PAYING INCOME TAXES
AT RATE OF 1000 DAILY
Special Instructions for Those in
Military OF Naval Forces of
the Country.

Washington residents at the rate of
more than 900 a day are calling at
the offices Of T. H Aud, deputy collector
Of internal revenue, in the Legal build
ing, Sth and G streets northwest, to file
their income tax return and pay the tax.
Few taxpayers. MIR. Aud said yesterday,
are asking for the forty-fve-day exten-
sion beyond March Is allowed individ
ua's unable to dle a complete return by
thai date.
Ta xpayers are urged to read carefully
the Instructions on the forms and I'LL
them out as best they can, leaving to the
officers who are assisting only questions
as TO which they are in doubt.
"EmpIoyes of the District govern
nent should have it impressed upon
them that they are subject to the in
come tax" said Deputy Collector Aud.
The salaries of state officials and en-
pioyeS are exempt, but the exemption
does not extend to employees of the
! United States government, and as the
District employees are paid under the
half-and-half plan. the Treasury De-
partn2ent has ruled that they also are
subject to the income tax.
Another question frequently re-
ceived relates to the exemption of 3d.
soc allowed for active service in the
military or naval forces. II a, persons
entire income from such service for the
year 1918 did not exceed $4,000 such
person is not required TO file return.
If. however, he received from other
sources an income Of 1000 or more, or
$1,000 or more, according to his marital
status, a return Is required. In deter
mining whether he is entitled to the S.,
500 exemption an Army or Navy officer
should take into consideration allow
anceS for quarters. other than those in
a military post; heat and light, money
Drawn from the government as the
equivalent of clothing not drawn; COM
mutation of rations, travelling pay to
discharged officers, Workmanship pay,
or extra pay. and duty and mileage al
lowance: from which he is allowed to
claim as 4 deduction the actual travel
ing expenses. All this is considered in
come"
Evening star., 1919-03-09
Mortality and Health Issues.

Similarly he continued, problems az
mortality. child health and tuber-'
culosia would be taken mp.
This program, however, he mace
plain, viii not interfere with the Rcd
Cross war work WHICH. contrary TO
public belief, he declared was just ar
It's height.
In addition to the work among the
Army and among the peoples OF
France Italy and Bel lgiHnl. the r Il
Cross tas answered appeals from t}s
Balkans. Palestine. Poland. Russla,
Germany and Austria, these exten-
sions making the appropriations o1
the war council for January ANA
February the largest in the history
of the Organization.
The Red Cross did not contempl8, ,e
feeding these peoples, he added, BIZ
il did expect to care for the wounded
and manned. the i'll both among sol
diers and civilians. and ali OF tfaE
distress that follows in the wake OF
war. for which the governments are
not fitted to deal
Use Of the ballot to bring about en-
action of state and national iae
making nursing a licensed profession
was urged upon Red Cross memlsers
by Clara ID. Noyes, acting HatloHai
director of the Red Cross, department
of nursing.
Miss Ina NJ Taft. director OF the Red
Cross bureau of production, urged
workers to continue production OF
garments for the war destitute as
serting that at least l0o0, 900 gar
meuts a month must he provided for
q year.
Albert r. Tamblyn. director o5 the
bureau Of development Of tho At!a0-
tic division. announced plans for
national drive, March "a 70 81. to OBJ
tain cast-off clothing for wal suffer
ers overseas.
Evening star., 1919-03-09
ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY
srselal cerrespondence Of The stas.

Special Correspondence of The star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, March Sou "a
charge Of bootierging Deputy Sheriff
Thomas 9. Peddicord swore out war
rants against Leon Baker. Robert
Baker, Herman Carroll, Richard by
son and Keys Perkins, all culored, and
all residents OF Rockville
Perkins house was searched t,-
Peadicord and Deputy Sheriff Isi2l-
etts. and twenty half pints OF whisky
were found hidden in q barrel.
Rev John r Henderson, pastor OF
the Presbyterian Church, Ofiiciated -
the marriage here this afternoon OF
Miss Alice Marie McCandiess, nine
teen years old. OF OH City, Pa ana
Lieut.. Ralph Rutherford .Iac4Saa.
aged twenty of PhiIadelph IA.
A license was issued here today 9or
the marriage Of Miss Mabel EilR oon.
twenty years old of CEnterTille. la@..
and Percy Harold Smith. aged twei-
ty-one. Of AItaville. Va.
At the recent annual convention. OF
the farmers OF Mant2oTacry county,
held at Sandy Spring and attended %
two hundred farmers and daIrylpeE
from all parts Of the county. tesoll-
tIon favorins the construction Cf %"
up-to-date pike from Laurel o @
ton was unanimously adopted ana -
committee, consisting oi AS.- A
Stabler. Edgar Erwin, Eobsrt Il ~ ili-
er. H l.. Thompson and Walter Fat
s.ett was named TO work IA con- gunr-
tion with Il Prince Georges count
committee.
Mr. ana Mrs. Henry Eiett, an"#s
RockvilIe's most respected clllztis.
this evening celebrated the nf5tetE
anniversary Of their marriage. 20 tiie
home Of their son aod daughter -l'i-
law. Mr. and Mrs. william T.. Nlej'.
There were present, besides the 4-ta
col1ple Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch q. I2-1ty
and children and Mr.. and Mt5. Nt--
liam E. Eiett and children ef Rock
VILE. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Il Njett
and daughter of Bethesda, nj auu
Mrs. Albert D. Viett and children OF
washington, Mr.. and Mrs. Aubrey
Rurriss and children of Richmond z.
Mr.. Welt is seveuty-tiVe years Old
and his wife two years his Junior.
They have lived in this county moe
than half a century. They were mar
ried at Warrenton, Va.
In a well played and interesting
game. the Rockville Academy basket
BAH team defeated the Sandy Spring
High School quint in the assembly
hall at the high school building here.
last evening before large crowd.
The score was II to 3. The teams
lined up as follows:
Rockville Academy - Martin, right
guard; Muncaster. left guard; Berry.
center; Larcombe, right forward;
Stiles. left forward
Sandy Spring High School-Hutton,
right guard; Williams, left guard
Barnsley, center; Irwin, right for
ward; Howard, left forward.
Evening star., 1919-03-09
HELP PAY EXPENSE
Of WELCOME DAY
Citizens, Pleased With the
Demonstration, Send Gen.
erous Contributions.

The spectacular and irnpre ssiye
qualities of Washington's recent
welcome home parade in honor. of
local war veterans and of President
Wilson on his return 10 this country,
have resulted in several beIated but
generous subscriptions toward de-
fraying It's cost. according to Cuno H.
Rudolph. chairman of the subcommit-
tee on finance, which is endeavoriug
speedily to wind up the financial af-
fairs of the demonstration
Il was at first not in sympathy
either with the general idea or with
the time of year chosen" wrote one
Washingtonian to Mr.. Rudolph "Since
seeing the parade, however, / have
entirely changed my mind and take
pleasure in inelosing herewith my
check to be added to the fund +"
Evening star., 1919-03-09
PRESIDENT Is CRITICISED.
''Hasty, Impulsive, Unjust for
Refusal to See D. F. Cohalan.

NEW YORK, March S.-Resolutions
characterizing as "hasty, impulsive
and unjust" President Wilson's re-
fusal to receive Daniel F. Cohalan.
state supreme court justice. have
been adopted by the united county
board Of the Ancient Order OF
Hibernians in New York city.
The incident occurred the night of
President Wilson's Metropolitan Opera
House speech here, when committee
representing the Irish race conven-
ton, Of which Justice Cohalan was
q member, was not permitted by the
President to interview him until
Justice Cohalan had been excluded.
Evening star., 1919-03-09
ASKS WHY LEWIS QUIT
WIRE CONTROL BOARD
National Women's Trade Union
League Sends Letter to Post
master General Burleson.

why was former Representative
on the wire control board of the Post
Office Department"
This question is put to Postmaster
General Burleson in an open letter
made public last night by the Ma
tional Women's Trade Union League
In announcing yesterday that Mr.
Lewis would return to the tariff
board the Post Office Department
stated that poor health led him to ask
to be relieved from his duties as one
Of the government directors of the tel
ephone and telegraph companies.
League Queries to Mr.. Burleson.
makes the following inquiries Of Mr.
Burleson:
'Is it true, as reported, that Mr.
Lewis. during his tenure of office in
the wire administration, was given
practically no authority to carry out
telephone nianag cement, was expected
to propose?
rs it true, as reported, that al
though appointed director OF opera
ton. he was Immediately made one
of a committee of three to exercise
that authority, the other two mem.
bers OF the committee having no ex-
perience in telephone administration
and no expert knowledge of telephone
systems. and being, furthermore, op-
posed to collective bargaining and or
ganization of the workers?
Especially is 1t true that Mr.. Lewis
was deprived Of authority to deal
with the human factor in the situa-
ton, the telephone and telegraph
workers, who for months have been
asking for redress Of gr1evances?'
League Supports Union Protest.
In a statement accompanying the
letter the womeu's league asserts that
it is supporting the telephone opera
tors union in its protest against the
administration of the telephone and
telegraph systems. The wornens league
says that Mr.. Lewis sympathies for
organized labor are well known and
adds that since Mr.. Lewis is still In
an official capacity with the tariff
board he is prevented from comment
ing upon the situation.
Evening star., 1919-03-09
On Naval Committee.

Five vacancies on the naval com
inittee also were filled, the seIec-
unns being Representative Kraus.
Indiana: Lufkin. Massachusetts; Dar-
row, Pennsylvania; Stephens. Ohio.
and McPherson, Missouri. Hold over
republicans on the naval committee
include Chairman Butler, PennsyI-
vanis: Browning. New Jersey: Brit
ten, Illinois; Kelley, Michigan; Mudd.
Maryland; Peters, Maine: Hicks. New
York and Macarthur. Oregon.
Seven new members chosen for the
post office committee are: Sanders.
New York; Dunbar, Indiana: Hardy,
Colorado; Hoch, Kansas; Moore, Ohio:
Newton, Missouri. and Kendall. Penn
sylvania. Hold-over members: Chair
man Steenerson, Minnesota: Madden,
Illinois; Griest. Pennsylvania; Paige.
Massachusetts,; Woodyard. West yir-
ginia, and Ramseyer, Iowa
Evening star., 1919-03-09
RAINFALL RECORD BROKEN.
Montgomery, Ala, Reports Copious
Downpour Lasting II Hours.

] MONTGOMERY, Ala. March S.-All
iprevious rainfall records back to 1892
.vero broken here today. when in
| eleven hours. ending at Z o'clock to-
might, s.ei inches Of rain fell, 3.s7
inches falling from to am. The del
uge. general throughout this section.
has put all creeks out of their banks
Iand flood warnings were issued to-
night for the Cocoa, Tallapoosa and
Alsbama rivers by the local director.
Y3ood stage, IS feet 1t Montgomery
g - na1oed 1urjng Sunday and
I11a hs5N, as, 10 expected
eserA1 tsst
Evening star., 1919-03-09

the north of Russia, where they are
how stafionya. Il ~ = 500
The Russians in those provinces
would ali be murdered by the boil
shevists..s declared Mr.. Francis. with
out hesitation.
Wanted Francis as Hostage.
Mr.. Francis told the committee that
at one time Lenin made an incendiary
speech in Petrograd, declaring that 4
man was going to be hung in the
United States because he was So
ciaiista.The. proposal was made that
Ambassador Francis be held respons-
iblesn this man was hanged.
Il awas told that the condemned
mans name was Munie," said the
ambassador. "Afterward l discovered
1t was Mooney, who was condemned
because OF the bomb outrage at the
Preparedness parade in san Fran
SiseoE.y -,
On another occasion. he said. q
group of anarchists several hundred
strong proposed that he should be
held, until Beritman, Enrma Goldman
and Mooney were let out OF jail. This
message was brought 70 him. he said
by the bolshevik assistant minister Of
foreign affairs. Mr. Francis said he
took the matter up Win Len'n. with
the result that this official was trans
ferred to Switzerland as boisheNlst
minister.
During his testimony. Nr, Francis
said that he had never seen Trotsity,
and that he saw Lanin only once. when
he went to demand the release of the
Rumanian minister. who had been ar
rested by the bolsheVistS.
Evening star., 1919-03-09
Sleeping Sickness Being Probed.

RICHMOND, Va, March s.---A spe-
cial commission was appointed today
by the executive committee of the
state board Of health to investigate
the prevalence of epidemic somno-
lence, commonly called sleeping sick
ness" which has developed here. Five
cases of the disease are under quar-
antine here.
Evening star., 1919-03-09
CHARGE BULGARIANs oPPREss
Greeks Must Renounce Fealty or
They Are Deprived of Food.

SALONIKI, Friday. March 7.-Bul-
garians are summoning Greek resi-
dents of recovered territories in
western Thrace and are asking them
to make written declarations before
the mayors of various towns that they
are Bulgarians, according to informa-
tion received from reliable persons.
Those who refuse to renounce their
fealty to Greece, it is said, are de-
prived of food.
Evening star., 1919-03-09
Crippled Transport Is Safe.

NORFOLK, Va, March S.-The naval
base wireless station reports that the
transport Buford. reported helpless
off the Virginia capes this afternoon
because of broken steering gear.
passed in through the capes at $3.50
tonight and is proceeding under con-
voy to Newport News.
Evening star., 1919-03-09
HERR BIOS HEADS STATE.
Former Council Chief Elected Presi-
dent of Wurttemburg.

STUTTGART, March s (Havas).-
Herr Bios, president of the state
council of Wurttemburg, has been
elected president of the state OF Wurt-
temburg.
Evening star., 1919-03-09
Launch and Liquors Seized.

MOBILE. Ala. March s.-Federal
authorities hero are awaiting instruc-
tions Is to the disposition of $4,000
worth OF liquor seized OF the
Mississippi coast by revenue officers.
who made the seizure after chasing
tho launch Tim In q submarine chaser
and nr5ngtnG the launch m Mphtle.
Evening star., 1919-03-09
WORLD RED CROSS
PLANS ANNOUNCED.
Peace-Time Campaign Out
lined by Or. Farrand, New
ly Appointed Chairman.
SCOPE TO BE WIDENED

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK. March s Chy The Assn
eiated Press).-Plans for org ISL l..a tja3t
of an international Red Cross. to he
led by the American Red Gross in q
great peace-tiine campaign To prevent
disease. relieve suffering and make
the world what the war was fought
fora better place to live" were out
lined by Or. Living Farraad. newly
appointed chairman OF the central
committee of the American Red Cross.
at a conference Of Atlantic division
chapter delegates here today. About
l,3tV delegates were present.
Immediately after his address Or.
F1Trand sailed for France to prepare
for an International conference OF t.ed
Cross societies which VIII Iueej IA
Geneva thirty days after the signing
OF peace.
Evening star., 1919-03-09
Eighteenth Destroyer Launched.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, March 81
The eighteenth of thirty-one destroy
ers to be built by the Newport News
Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
for the government, the John Y. Ma
SON, was launched today. This de-
stroyer is of the usual type and capa-
an hour. Miss Mary Mason Williams,
great OF John z Mason,
aeeyetary oe The Navy undeE EEesi-
Evening star., 1919-03-09
Assignments Well Received.

The increasing intra-party unity
leads the republicans to believe that
the recommendation of the committee
on committees VIII be accepted by the
House. The assignments already an
nounced have been wei received
There is still belief that while the
committee will include the House leader
snip and the committee assignments all
IN one report to the House, arrangements
may be made for a separate vote on the
question OF House leadership, so thai
this one dehatable issue can be nut 10 a
test III the House without endangering
the entire work OF the committee on
committees in making up d schedule OF
committee appointments
with the selection OF new men1b bers
of the foreign affairs, the naval and
tne post office committees the com
mlttee on committees yesterday com
pieted the organization of the Drinei-
pal committees. excepting rules. bank
ing and merchant marine of the next
House of Representatives
Nine vacancies on the House foreign
auairS committee were filled The
new members are: Representatives
Ackerman. New Jersey; Begg, Ohio:
Browne, Wisconsin: Houghton. New
York; Mason, Illinois; Dickinson,
Iowa and Moores. Indiana, to the
committee membership. Hold over re-
publican members include Chairman
Porter. Pennsylvania: Rogers, Massa-
chusetts; Temple. Pennsylvania. and
kennedy, Rhode Island.
Evening star., 1919-03-09

The Herr Bios referred to is prob
ably Wilhelm j. Bios, a journalist
and author. Before the. fall of the
monarchy he was leader of the social
democrats in Wurttemburg.
Evening star., 1919-03-09
Appeals Tor Funds Soon.

Ur Fsrraud warned Red Cross
VI oFke that they would be called on
for continued service [or a long time
after peace had been declared, and
announced that 4 nation wide tapc5l
for funds 20 carry or the 9rEa,..za-
tlon'S work would lie made soon.
pt the peace arms OF the American
Red Cross. Dr. FarFaad said:
Il happen to be one OF those " no
for some ten cr fftucn years has bcsa
looking for the CAV when there might
be some organization strong enough.
fit enough. representative eaiush, 10
coordinate ell of those random and
unofficial efforts in the direction Of
the prevention OF disease ana the pro-
lection Of the public health. upon
which the welfare OF any nalipn
depends"
The Red Cross home service ora
EinaiIy begun ia the interests q
families Of soldiers. he said. would he
extended 10 an homes in every Sectio..
where such service is needed, and
particularly the south and west
Evening star., 1919-03-09
May Change Design Of Medal.

The matter of the design of the
thousands of medals to be struck off
by the committee or medals has to
be taken up with Secretary of War
Baker. Robert N Harper. executive
chairman, explained yesterday, and
may have to wait the cabinet officer 8
return from his contemplated tour
After about $500 OF these badges had
been struck it was called to the COM
mittee's attention that there were GER
tain points of similarity between the
grateful citizens gifts TO District of
Columbia soldiers anu the congress
sion medal of honor. Any further in
crease in the number struck off was
at once prevented pending submission
of the problem to Secretary Baker.
Inasmuch as but few thousand local
soldiers have come back. and as no
way of distributing the bronze medals
has been decided upon, a DELAY until
Mr.. Baker can consider the matter
will cause no hardship.
Evening star., 1919-03-09
Mail Routes From France Restored.

PARIS March 3 (F'rench wireless
Service)-Regular ms1l service from
France to Greece. Turkey, Egypt and
mails for these destinations, tAe drst
since the armistice, left Aerseiue
yesterday. ono to Constanttnotle ana
the Caucasus and the other for Alex
AndTtA AA6 thenco- through ~ Mpe~
han. RRda. asss3
Evening star., 1919-03-09
Salary Law Unconstitutional.

NASHVILLE. Tenn. March s-The
Tennessee supreme court declared an
act OF the last Legislature. putting
county officers in counties over 10000
population on salaries, unconstitu-
tional. The court held that 1t was
class legislation.
Evening star., 1919-03-09
Won Medal and War Cross.

Adjt. Sitterly Of springvilIe. Ill. who
was connected with the aviation serv-
ice of the French army, returned with
both the French military medal and
war cross Sergt. Herschel j. Mckee OF
Indianapolis reported that he had Off
cially two enemy planes to his credit
while serving with the Lafayette Es-
cadrille. He was taken prisoner early
in 1918. Private Herbert K. Chad
bourn OF Minneapolis returned with
his bride.
Lieut.. Victor votin of Titusville, Pa,
who fought throughout the war ana
was twice decorated, died on the trip
across and was buried at sea.