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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-18
New Strike in Colorado
Unless "BIackIiSt Off,

PUEBLO. Colo, November 1s-Colo-
RADIO today faced a second shutdown OF
its coal mines. through the ultimatum
issued by George o. johnson, district
president, United Mine Workers of
America, calling out union men next Fri
day unless what he terms a "black-
list" of union miners by the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company and other con-
Germs is suspended. A statement from
]. +. Welborn. president of the c. +. &
l.. said the miners would not obey the
order.
johnson declared that certain union
miners were being refused reinstatement
since the recall fthe strike order last
week. He further charged that they
are required to sign an agreement to
leave all disputes for settlement to the
Rockefeller industrial plan.
The latter accusation was admitted
by Mr.. Welborn. though he denied there
was any discrimination against the men
because of union affiliations. A state
ment from the company said the men
would be reinstated with the exception
OF those who had engaged in promoting
the recent strike
Contract mines, properties operating
under contracts which have not expired
are exempt from the order. Approx
1mately 5000 miners answered the ma
tion-wide strike order, but many have
returned to work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-18
Federal Troops Leaving
w. Va. for Camp TAYLOR

CHARLESTON, w. Va, November
1S.-Federal troops on coal strike
duty in southern West Virginia were
preparing today to leave for Camp
Taylor, Ky. The soldiers-overseas
veterans of the LIST Divis ion-made
their way from mining communities
10 Charleston this morning. and. ac-
cording to Col W. F. Harrell, their
commander. the troops will be en-
route to the Kentucky camp before
nightfall
The colonel said that if the SOL
diers were needed in this state again
they could be rushed back .on a
few hours notice" Referring to
treatment of the troops while in the
state, Col. Harrell said:
The people of West Virginia have
treated US royalty. We have been
shown the most cordial treatment by
everybody. including operators, miners
and citizens generally"
Operators and union leaders issued
conflicting statements today relative
to the number of miners at work.
The operators declared that, while
many mines were operating, the
working forces were far below nor
NAL. resulting in a great loss of pro-
duction. Union officials said many
miners had already returned to work
and that others, ready to go back
were forced to remain idle because
the mines were not in condition to
be worked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-18
PAGE BAGGAGE LOOTED
EN- ROUTE FROM ITALY
Former Ambassador and Wife Lose
$4,000 in Property,
Reports.

] Between $4,000 and $4,000 worth of
| personal effects were stolen from the
! baggage of Thomas Nelson Page, for
to Italy. according to a report made
| by Mr.. Page to Judge John Barton
Payne, chairman of the United States
Shipping Board. late yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Page returned to this
country aboard a shipping board YES
sell for which reason a report of the
thefts from the former ambassadors
baggage was made to Chairman
Payne.
Neither Mr.. nor Mrs. Page. who are
stopping at the Shoreham Hotel, could
give any information as to where the
| thefts were committed-whether on
poard snip, in transit by rail or in
baggage warehouses.
According to the report made to
Chairman Payne the goods were
packed in Rome by experts. the
trunks. boxes and barrels being seal
ed with the official seal of the Ameri-
can embassy. These seals, it was
stated, had been broken by the per-
sons who plundered the baggage.
Mr. Page stated that the entire con-
tents of several barrels of costly china
had been stolen, among other things. He
also stated that a trunk containin Z
some of Mrs. Pages gowns apparent
ly had been dropped overheard, the
contents being ruined
Officials of the customs service said
they had no knowledge of the con-
dition of Mr.. Pages baggage when it
arrived in this country, as the effects
of an ambassador are not subject to
inspection.
The shipping board is making a
thorough investigation of the looting
to determine, if possible. whether or
not 1t occurred while the baggage
was in transit in a vessel controlled
by the board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-18
Y. W. C. A. THRIFT EXHIBIT
TEACHES CARE OF FLAG

An interest in the meticulous care
of the American flag which, half a
dozen years ago. would have been
distinct novelty outside the mill
tary service of the country. has been
made apparent through the thirst ex-
hibit at the Y. W. c. A In the photo
graph of the exhibit as displayed
elsewhere and published in last Sun
days Star. American flags We're shown
in use as table covers and covered
with pamphlets, etc. Early yesterday
morning a man came into the ~" to
protest against this and was assured
that. in the present exhibit, he need
not worry.
In putting up flag for decorative
purposes Mrs. Eldredge states that a
colored janitor was exceedingly par
ticular lest a nail be driven through
the banner. and when, in an absent
minded moment, some one laid the flag
about to be installed over a marble
corner washbasin cafeteria Gus
toner instantly called attention to
the faux pas"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-18
WOMEN'S CITY CLUB
DRIVE OPEN UNTIL DEC. 3

The membership drive of the Wom-
ems City Club, it has been decided,
will remain in force until Wednes-
day, December 3. This move has been
made in view of the considerable
number of federal department en-
ployes not yet canvassed and of the
evident general appreciation of the
opportunity to enroll for $40. The
campaign will close positively on the
date named.
According to information furnished
by Miss Mary O'Toole, treasurer, 200
additional memberships were taken
out yesterday, bringing the total up
to 1900.
The meeting for members only to
consider the bylaws to be proposed
by Miss Ida May Meyers. chairman
of the special committee in charge,
is to be held tonight.
Tomorrow night there will be an
open meeting at the clubhouse, %
Jackson place, at which Nine. de
Eeyra. wife of the commissioner from
the Philippine Islands, will appear in
native dress and speak of her native
country. Stereopticon views of the
archipelago will be shown in con-
nection with the talk by Miss Bessie
A. Dwyer, just returned from a fif-
teen-year residence in Manila, where
she served as librarian of the fed
eral library.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-18
Pittsburgh Supplied for 80 Days.
ABSENCE OF Mr.. HINES
DELAYS RAIL ACTION

Absence of Director General of
Railroads Walker D. Hines from the
city probably will hold off any def
mite moves by either side in the con-
ferences between officials of the rail-
road administration and chiefs of the
four big railroad brotherhoods. AL
though no meeting of the brotherhood
chiefs with railroad administration
omc1als was scheduled for today, il
was expected that other meetings will
De held this week, pending Mr. Hines
return to Washington
Minor points in the brotherhood de.
mands were taken up at a meeting
yesterday at the Interstate Commerce
commission building. No action was
taken. it is understood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-18
MISS SIMPSON, AGE 80, DIES.
Family Identified With Local In.
terests Over an Hundred Years.

Miss Margaret Keep Simpson, ninety
year-old resident of this city, whose
family has been identified with local
development here for more than a
hundred years, died Friday.
Her grandfather, Peter Lenox, who
came here in 1893. took an active part
in all civic matters. He was clerk of
works on the Capitol under Latrobe
and Bulfinch for fifteen years and was
city alderman and captain during the
war of 1872. His son. Walter Lenox. a
lawyer, was elected mayor in the ff-
ties. His daughter. Angelica Lenox.
mother of Margaret Keep Simpson,
was born at Maryland avenue and
18th street in an old house built by
her father, Peter Lenox. Miss Simp-
sons father. Joel Simpson, spent most
of his life on a farm near Silver
Spring. Md. He died about twenty five
years ago.
Miss Simpson is survived by a
nephew. Glenn Brown; two nieces.
Lucy Lenox and Julia Simpson, and
many grandnephews and nieces. in
xcludHng one. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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CLAIMS SERVICE OVERSEAS
Prisoner Admits Stealing Revolver
From British Embassy

William j. w. Hughes, who intro
duced himself as Capt. Hughes of
the Canadian royal air service, and
said he had performed overseas serv-
ice during the war, admitted in Po-
lice Court yesterday that he had
stolen revolver from the British
embassy. He denied charge of
stealing an overcoat. however, and
said 1T was his intention to settle
an unpaid board bill as soon as he
received his pay check
Hughes, told Judge Mcmahon that
the prisoners statement of his mill
tary standing is being investigated
in Canada, and the court continued
the case until the result of the in
vestigation is received
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-18
ANOTHER JUDGE UPHOLDS
Wartime PROHIBITION

BLOOMINGTON, I'LL, November 49,
Wartime prohibition is valid and still
in force, according to decision given
out here by Judge Louis Fitzhenry of
the United States district court. The
decision will be formally handed down
late today at Peoria, whittier Judge
Fitzhenry went after giving a local
newspaper copy of his findings. The
case was brought by Woolner & Co.
distillers of Peoria.
The decision was concurred in by
Judge Carpenter. who sat en- banc at
Chicago with Judge Fitzhenry, and
follows the findings announced in the
latter city late yesterday in the Han
consolidated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-18
HOUSE EXTENDS CONTROL
OVER DYE IMPORTATION

Control over the Importation Of dye
Stunts by the war trade board is ex-
tended until January Is under a reso-
luton which passed the House today.
Representative Longworth of Ohio.
Representative Green of Iowa, acting
chairman of the ways and means COM
mittee, emphasized the necessity for
prompt action by Congress in order
to prevent the American dye industry
from being ruined by the dumping
of German dye materials as soon as
peace has been declared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-18
WILL SHOW BENEFIT
Of WAR "SAV|ES"
Arthur Dadmun to Deliver Ad-
dress Tonight in Connection
With Thrift Exhibit.

An explanation of how the careful
purchase and proper utilization OF
government war securities not only
Immediately benefits the purchaser
personally but aids ultimately in the
general fight again to reduce the high
cost of living is to be given by Ar
thur Dadmun, field director of the
Industrial section of the govern
nent's war savings organization for
the District of Columbia, in talk
to be given tonight at the Y. w. c. A,
1888 f street northwest, and open to
the membership of the association
only,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-18
BULLET FROM AMBUSH
MAKES 600 MINERS IDLE

PUNESUTAwNEY. Pa. November
1S.-Six hundred union miners who
went to work in the Florence mine
near here today promptly walked out
when they learned that Joseph Zuby,
a miner. had been fired on from am
bush while on his way to the pit.
Zuby, it is stated, was making his
way to work when persons hidden
in an orchard fired two shots at
him, none taking effect. He ran to
the mine and a search was instituted,
but his assailants had disappeared.
other union mines in the district
opened yesterday reported increased
working forces today.
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CONFIRMED BY PRESIDENT.
Disobedience of Regulations Causes
Dismissal of Army Officers.

The President has confirmed the sem
fences of dismissal imposed by courts
martial in the cases of First Lieut..
Peter F. Burke, Transportation Corps.
and of First Lieut.. Lon c. Fleming,
Quartermaster Corps.
Lieut.. Burke was convicted OF
charges of intoxication while on duty
in France. Lieut.. Fleming was con-
victed Of charges of gambling with
enlisted men in France.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-18
FOR UTILITIES UNDER P. 0.
Public Ownership League Urges
Congress to Act.

CHICAGO, November. 1S.-Members
of the Public Ownership League of
America at the closing session of
their annual meeting here adopted
a resolution urging Congress to ap-
point a commission to formulate q
plan for converting the steam rail-
way, telephone and telegraph sys-
TENS into a branch of the Post Office
Department.
Standardization of the supplies Of
timber, natural gas, oil, coal and iron
ore was also recommended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-18
C. A. BENTON GIVES UP
GOVERNMENT LAW POST

c. A. Benton. solicitor for the bureau
Of valuation, Interstate Commerce
Commission. has resigned, effective
November ~. 1t was announced today
He will become solicitor for the valu-
alton committee Of the National Asso-
citation Of Railway and Utilities Com
missioners.
His place will be filled by DR..
Charles W. Needham, at present asso-
ciate counsel of the bureau of law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-18
TRAP DOORS DEFECTS
DELAY MAIL DROPPING
Giant Martin Mail Airplane Finds
| Obstacles to Program When It
Arrives at College Park.

More than an hour late, the giant
Martin mailship, which left Belmont
Field, N. Y. at $50 o'clock this morn
ing. on her first trip with mail, ar
rived at College Park, Nd, at 12:4o
o'clock this afternoon. to make tests
in dropping mail while in fight.
Owing to the fact that the trapdoors
In the bottom of the plane, through
which the mail bags were to be drop
ped, refused to work properly, the
tests were called on
Changes in Doors Needed.
1t was stated by Post Office Depart
ment officials this afternoon that
changes will have to be made in the
doors before tests are held. The trap
doors refused to work at Belmont
Park this morning, owing to wind
pressure, which would not let them
open.
Heavy head winds held the big plane
back: The wind helped the much
smaller plane, which left washinetof,
TOT belmont Park this morning, make
the trip IN hour and 81 minutes.
Officials Wait for-P1ane.
The plane. which has a wing spread
or about 120 feet. was piloted nv w
II. stevens of California and carried
Sergt- E. F. Waters of this city, flyine
mechanician. Officials of the Post
ONCE Department and of the Wash
ington city post Office department, in
Guiding Otto Praeger. second assist
ant postmaster general, and Merritt
y. Chance. city postmaster, waited for
more than an hour for the plane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-18
DR.. Garfield to Issue Statement.
GIRL WAR WORKER HELD.

Miss Adolphia Sharpe. twenty-five
years old, was arrested this morning
by Detectives Baur and Sweeney and
held on charges Of having passed a
number of worthless checks on local
merchants. When arrested she was
wearing a $35 hat alleged to have
been purchased with one Of the
checks.
came here from her home in Nash
Vile, Tenn, and accepted a clerical
appointment as a war worker. Sew
eral checks were taken from her
handbag at the time of her arrest.
the detectives stated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-18
HOUSE DC. COMMITTEE
TOLD OF R. c. BRUCE CASE

A delegation from the Colored Par
of the House District committee and
other members in their offices this
morning regarding their campaign to
have Roscoe c. Bruce, assistant super
intendent in charge of colored schools.
dismissed. They have been conducting
this campaign since April. Mr.. Mapes
and other members told the delega-
ton they would take their protest
under consideration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-18
AIR DARING DISPLAYED.
Demonstration at College Park Is
Attended by P. O. and Army Men.

New forms of daring were demon
strated to a group of mail officials and
Army officers who gathered at College
Park yesterday afternoon to observe the
chute in airplane flying.
Sergt. R. w. Bottriel Army aviator,
satisfied the highest desires for a thrill
Ter when he jumped out of a De Havi-
land mail carrier while going at top
speed, and gracefully floated down to
the earth by means of a mammoth silk
parachute.
He was uninjured as he came to
earth, and as soon as the large silk
blanket of the parachute was hauled off
the top of his head, he smilingly re-
ceived the congratulations of the spec
tators.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-18
FIRE WIPES OUT FAMILY.
Four Die in Apartment Blaz'
From Which Fifty Escape.

HOWELL, Mich. November 1S.-Es-
cape from their rooms on an upper
floor cut off by flames. Harry Dicker-
son and wife and two children were
! suffocated early today in the fire
which destroyed the apartment house
| in which they lived. Fifty others es-
caped. The fire followed an explosion
! of an oil stove.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-18
ST. MIHIEL Is LAUNCHED.
Mrs. F. T. Hines Christens Troop.
ship at Hog Island Yard.

PHILADELPHIA. November 10
The Hog Island shipyard- today
launched it's second troopship. It
was named St. Mihiel for the French
battlefield on which American SOL
diers fought. Mrs. Frank T. Hines
wife of Brig. Gen. Hines. christened
the ship. The st. Mihiel is 448 feet
long and of 5000 lightweight tons.
She will carry a military complement
Of seventy-seven officers and 2,133
IAN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-18
Comparison of. Rates.

At the meeting yesterday figures pre-
pared by Secretary Seymour of the
Chamber of Commerce were presented,
showing that room rates and menu
prices charged by Washington hotels
are no higher than the same rates at
hotels of the same class in other large
cities.
Secretary Seymour obtained room
prices and menus from leading hotels.
including Statler houses, in a dozen or
more cities comparable in size with
Washington, as well as menus and room
prices OF the leading hotels in this city.
A comparison showed little if any diff
ference in prices, those charged by local
hotels in some instances being even a
trif1e lower than those in other cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-18
NAVY Surplus Air Stock for Sale.

The Navy is placing it's surplus
stock of seaplanes, flying boats and
aeronautical equipment on open sale
at reasonable prices for the two-fold
purpose of developing aviators am ong
posing of some Of the seaplanes or
iered during hostilities and not need
ed since the signing of the armistice
and the curtailment of the naval pro-
gram, thus releasing much-needed
storage space.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-18
APT.0YSTERHEADS
B0ARDOF Trade.
0UTL|NESPOL|Cy
Other Officers Chosen at Yes
terday's Meeting of Board
of Directors.

Capt. James F. oyster was elected
president of the Washington Board OF
Trade at a meeting yesterday after
noon of the board of directors.
E. c. Graham was chosen first vice
president; Thomas Bradley was elect
ed second vice president; j. Harry
Cunningham was retained as secre-
tary; Walter H. Klopfer was named
as treasurer; f. c. Brandenburg was
elected general counsel. and William
NJ. Shuster assistant secretary.
The election of Capt Oyster was IN
the nature of surprise, he in man
ner being drafted after several of the
directors had been nominated and had
positively declined to be candidates.
Men Declining Honor.
In opening the meeting Walter A.
Brown. retiring president. declared him.
self emphatically as not a candidate for
reelection. Mr.. Brandenburg declined
the nomination because of the press OF
personal business. Mr.. Graham, also
placed in nomination, likewise informed
the directors that his business AFFAIRS
were such that he could not give the
necessary time to the duties OF presl :
dent. Samuel E. Prescott also declined
for business reasons.
After a recess a ballot was taken.
Capt. Oyster receiving majority OF the
votes His election was made unani-
nous.
Capt. Oysters Active Service.
Capt Oyster served a term as presi-
dent of the Chamber of Commerce
several years ago. He also was a
member of the board of education for
seven years, a part of the time as
president of the board. In accepting
the office to which he was elected
yesterday, Capt Oyster said his one
object during his presidency would
be to aid in the development of a
bigger and better Board of Trade,
with an Overwhelming influence In
the affairs of Washington. and big
ger and better Capital city.
Mr. ShuSter, chosen assistant secre-
tary, has been in poor physical condi-
ton for the last year, and the direc-
tors. in resolutions of sympathy, ex-
pressed the hope that he will soon re-
cover.
Mr.. Graham has served one term as
second vice president, his election as
first vice president at yesterdays
meeting being a promotion.
FOllOWlnS tne election OF OI1CerS,
George NJ. Bell and C. L. McCrea were
elected to membership in the Board of
Trade. The board voted $25 to the
District Chapter of the American Red
Cross.
At the close of the meeting Brig.
Gen. Richard D. Simms, head Of the
National Guard of the District Of Co
1umbia, in a five-minute talk urged
the boards support for the reorgan-
lied guard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-18
SENATE WANTS REPORT
OF MISSION TO ARMENIA

A resolution requesting the Presi-
dent to transmit a copy of the re-
port of Maj. Gen Hartford. head of
the American mission to Armenia,
was adopted today by the Senate SEN
ator WadSworth. republican. New
York. who offered the resolution, said
the report would be 'of tremendous
interest"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-18
Firemen Find Man Keeping Warm.

A fire engine company this morn
ing about o'clock went to q lot near
North Capitol and T streets in re-
spouse to a report that the services
Of firemen were needed. They found
a Waterman warming himself at a
small fire he had started for that
purpose and did not modest him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-18

as to the applicability Of that states
laws to a national constitutional
amendment, whereas in the case Of
states like Ohio and Washington, it
is still possible for the federal author
tiles and the friends of prohibition to
maintain that no state referendum
is lawful as applied to a federal
amendment.
Inferior state courts have held
against the referendum in at least
five of the remaining twelve states,
supreme courts 1T is simply out of
the question for the liquor forces to
make Roadway. AS a matter of fact,
if referendum were held, the prohi-
bitionists would carry at least nine
states out of the twelve. The liquor
men could not carry more than three,
including the state of Ohio
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-18
Naval Reserve Officers Promoted.

Thirty-two officers Of the naval re-
serve force have been promoted on the
recommendation Of the selection board
of October, 1919. Twenty-Five to the
grade of commander and three to the
grade of lieutenant commander. In
the list of new commanders, U. S. NJ R.
F., are the names Of Lieut.. Commander
R. H. Miner, 1712 H street, and Lieut..
Commander A. H. Taylor, 3014 Newark
street this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-18
Will Present Washington's Claim.

NJ D. Rosenberg. president of the
local chapter of the bankers associa-
ton, is to go to New York tomorrow
night to confer with the executive coun-
Gil of the national body and to present
Washngton's claim for next years con-
vention He is to take with him the
tabulations showing comparative prices
at hotels here and elsewhere, to combat
the assertion made at the recent con-
vention that Washington hotel prices
were higher than those in other cities.
1t is expected Mr.. Rosenberg's showing.
with the guarantee of the local hotel
men to take care of at least 1000 dele
gates and visitors to the 1920 conven-
ton, will land the event for this city,