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tives of the neutral countries. 10 a
recognition Of the fact that the terms
Of the league cannot be settled for
another two or three months. On
the other hand. 1t never was intended
that Germany should be permitted
league until after a period of years.
during which she would be under
probation 30 tho so-called separation
Of the covenant and treaty with
Germany la largely imaginary and
dependent upon the individual con-
struction Of what 1t was President
Wilson sought to do when the peace
conference unanimously resolved to
have the league made a vital part OF
the peace treaty.
Unquestionably the hrst treaty with
Germany will be followed by another
embodyinE further agreements and
then there will be separate pacts with
Austria, bulgaria and Turkey. but
each one OF these will leave to the
league Of nations the administration
and settlement Of many problems: II
this formula had not been devised II
would have been necessary to wrestle
with each problem until ANAL Goa
elustop had been reached.
In many respects the concluston1
now embodied In the agreements will
be tentative, dependent upon the
eventual working of the league of
nations. Finally. there VIII be q gen
eral treaty Of peace which will EN- =
brace the lessue Of natiens and to
to sign N. clearly. they would not be
asked to attach their signatures to a
document involving the war with
Germany. because technically they
Evening star., 1919-03-14
TRAFFlCKERS IN LIQUOR
GET EXTREME PENALTIES
Judge Hardison in Passing Sen
teuces in Five Cases Indicates
Courts Attitude.

The extreme penalty of the law is
to be meted out by the District courts
in dealing with bootleggers and other
Illicit trafickers in liquor. Judge
Hardison, in passing sentence in a
bootlegEing case in the District of
Columbia branch of Police Court to-
day, defined the attitude Of the court
toward trafickers in liquor in the
District of Columbia, warning every
such person that bootlegging must be
stopped. and that every person con-
victed on this charge would receive
the fuii penalty.
As a result Of this decision Mary
Walker, colored. charged with boot
Logging. was given eight months In
Jail. fined $500 and given an addition
al four months on failure to pay the
fine.
The other bootlegging cases con-
victed were: Scott Watson. co1ored.
ten months in Jail, $500 fine and two
months additional on failing to pay
the fine; Joseph Mcintosh, colored. a
sailor. six months in Jail; oliver
James and William j. Logan, colored.
were sentenced to serve $50 days
in Jail pay = fine Of $500 each and in
default of payment of the fine to
serve an additional $50 days. in jail.
The last two defendants pleaded
guilty.
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us. TROOPSENGAGE
IN T|ENTS|N bRAWL
Reported Clash With Japa.
nese PoIiceman-AIIeged
Raid by Marines. .s,

A clash between American troops, a
Japanese policeman and some civi-
iians at Tientsin was reported to the
State Department today by Minister
Reinsch. at Peking. The minister said
he had sent First Secretary Spencer
to Tientsin to investigate and report
No mention was made of a raid by
American marines on the Japanese
consul. reported in a Peking dispatch
to the Associated Press. The minis
ters message was brief and gave 10
details.
Officials Here Decline to TaIk,.
In the absence OF complete. .infer.
nation officials were not willing to
discuss the incident for publication.
Privately, however, it was said IL the
Japanese consulate had been violated
of course the guilty would be pun
ished and a proper apology would bs
made to Japan.
The Japanese consulate is located in
saloon and restaurant section OF
I tTientsin and brsiwls there in the
past are said to have been not infre-
Quent.
Navy Department Doubts Report.
Navy Department officials doubted
that two hundred marines were in
volved in the raid as reported, because
no marines are stationed at Tientsih.
and the entire contingent at Peking.
three or four hours ride away, num-
bers only a few hundred. Only the
presence of a number of American
ships in port. of which the department.
has not been advised, could account
for SO many marines being ashore, and
OFF duty at Tientsin.
The American force stationed at
Tientsin is the 18th Regular Infantry
Regiment, which has been there sew
eral years, and which is composed en1
tirely of veteran soldiers.
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Number of Clerks Indefinite.

Il haven't yet found any one who
can tell me exactly how many gov
eminent and District employees there
are in the District OF Columbia.
though 1 have no doubt but what
these fgures can be obtained. My
somewhere between 10000 and 100000.
The commissions job is to reclassffy
all of these employees"
Mr.. Keating said that he believed
that the commission had the conf
dence of the employees themselves.
and that 1t was very desirable the
comm ission should do SO. The EN-
ployes. he said. would be consulted
by the commission at every stage.
I'VE will put all the cards on the
table In dealing with the employees"
he said. Eve have nothing to conceal
from them and there 10 no reason why
our work should be conducted behind
closed doors"
Referring to the many injusticee
which are to be found in the govern
ment service today SO far as SAL
aries and classification Of jobs is con-
cerned. Mr.. keating said:
IT have no doubt from the investi-
cation that I have made 80 far that
the commission will find that for the
same work twenty different titles ara
to be found and that salaries vary
100 per cent. ! have no doubt but
what the commission will fnd that
there are employees receiving 5000 a
year doing the same kind Of work -
others receiving $500. This does not
mean that the man who receives $1,000
should not continue to receive il, but
it does mean that II the job Is worth
$500 the man receiving 5000 should
get $500. l hope and I believe that
the commission will be courageous
enough to say so.
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0ne-Way Streets.
The Editor of The Sta,

To the Editor Of The Star.
In regard to the editorial on one
way streets in The Star of Thursday
I wish to write you a few lines, as
this plan has been advocated by ME,
first. as president Of the Professional
Chauffeurs' Association; secondly, as
a member of the traffic committee of
the Safety First Association. In ex-
PLANTATION of my resolution last night
at the Safety First meeting I wish
to state that one-way traffic streets
will be an advantage both to mo-
torists. pedestrians and shopkeepers
Take, for example. 18th street north
west A census Of vehicles taken for
a period covering, say, from am
to II Pm, will, I believe, show that
the majority travel south. Now, then,
If this is made a one-way street it
will certainly relieve much of the
congestion between F and H streets
which now occurs. Twelfth street
from e to II is another bad street.
So. by having traffic going south on
13th street and only north on 18th
street q great deal of trouble can
he avoided. Eleventh street, having
car tracks. cars running both ways.
can be left alone, but. as 9Th street
is now one way south" from G to
F, why not alternate and make 10th
street open only for northbound traf-
fic from F to H? These alternate
north and south streets certainly will
be found remedy for conditions at
present existing.
MILTON D. SMITH
Evening star., 1919-03-14

Washington win stage the biggest
horse show and amateur race meet of
its history in May, II plans being
formulated by the National Capital
Horse Show Association materialize.
One Of its purposes will be to me-
morialize the part played by the
thoroughbred in the war and to
arouse the country to the importance
OF developing horses suitable for
Army service. To this end an inter-
esting military program is being ar
ranged. in which it Ia likely that
both men and horses that were under
IRE overseas will participate.
Melvin c. Hazen. District surveyor
and manager Of the show since its or
ganization, recently left Washington
on q six-week trip to Venezuela He
will return In time to make final
preparations for the show. which
Evening star., 1919-03-14
RACK OF THE LINE.
MARGARET WENTWORTH,
a ~" worker in Paris.

1T wasn't for this I enlisted"
That's what they always say;
Building dock or q railrosd
Driving 4 Ford or 4 dray;
Mending tank or q motor
Fellfpg an oak or a pine:
or 1t may be just tending horses
The boys who are back Of the line
They envy the luck Of the Others
As they see them march away,
Cheering. excited and eager
To take their part in the fray
They read in the camp in the evening
OF the latest deeds Of the swine
GOD! Tor chance to get at themi'
The boys who are back Of the line
They will not come home wearing medals:
They re "safe"; how it rankles and stings
They are busy from dawn until sunset
win tiresome. commonplace things
Cooking and nursing and clerkine-
Do you wonder they sometimes repipe?
unconscious that they, too, are heroes,
The boys who are hack Of the line.
They've accomplished q task Of Titans:
They have changed the face Of France
II IL due TO their ceaseless efforts
That their brothers In arms can advance:
They're unselfshly proud Of the fighters
a never dreaming that they're just rs fine
o America! never forget them,
The boys who were hack Of the line
Evening star., 1919-03-14
SLEEPING SICKNESS" FATAL.
Man Dies in New York After Being
In State Of Coma -Four Days.

NEW YORK. March 1.-THE first
death in this city from sleeping sick
ness'' was reported to the health de-
partment yesterday. Erskine w. Mar
tin. clerk, thirty-hve years of age.
became Ill Ave days ago. went to sleep
a day later and remained In a state of
b coma until he died. according to the
attending physician.
Health Commissioner Copeland. de-
elaring only eighteen cases Of the
malady had been reported In Europe
and three others in this country. OF
which two had been fatal. said there
was no cause for alarm. The symp-
toms. he added, were sore throat.
headache and drowsiness. but these.
in a mild degree. might also be ac-
compartments of spring fever.
Copeland explained that the dis
ease. known as encephaIitic lethargi-
"a coma. or epidemic coma, should not
be confused with sleeping sickness,
which is limited to tropical Africa and
- transmitted by the tsetse fly.
Evening star., 1919-03-14
Case of Unfair Pay Cited

"A case was recently called to my
attention where a young woman took
a position in the war risk insurance
bureau at a salary of $1,000. Next to
her on one side was young girl re-
ceiving sI.100. and while on the other
side was another emplOye receiving
81, 400. They were all doing the same
class Of work. The supervisor Of these
employees. however, received only
S1,l85. Such cases Of injustice are fire.
quent in the service, and 1t Is to
straiShten them out that the commits
sion has been appointed"
MIR. keating said that one OF the
things the commission should do was
to see that the employees Of the gov
ernment all received q living wage.
The interests of both the emplOye and
the government must be cared for.
he said. II that Is done the govern
ment civil service will be vastly i'm
proved and the government will re-
ceive much more eflcient service for
the money 1t puts up.
Evening star., 1919-03-14
Officer Crazed at Sight
of Headless Man IN Line

Here In = story told by Private
Edward r.. Covert of Takoma
Park, q member of the LIST Gas
Regiment, famous nv having
seea sanguinary lighting and
losing half its men I'm battle.
A lieutenant In company with
his men was racing to the 'front.'
shoulder to shouIler. A cannon
ball quickly took of the head
of the soldier nearest the lieu.
tenant. The forward MOmen-
tum of the hendIess trunk of
the soldier was sufficient to
carry the body forward a dis
tnnce of ten or fifteen feet be-
fore II fell. The lieutenant,
Glancing sideways, saw this
headless trunk running forward
shoulder to shoulder with him
self and went crazy mt the sight.
Evening star., 1919-03-14
BIG HORSE SHOW AND AMATEUR
RACE MEET PLANNED FOR MAY

opens May 20 for five-day run. In
the meantime the managerial reins
are in the hands Of Thomas Bones,
one of the organizers and directors OF
the association.
MIR. Bones is in communication with
Frank J. Bryan Of New York. secre-
tary Of the National Hunt and Stee-
plechase Association, relative to the
framing Of the racing program. 1t is
likely four races day. instead OF
three, will be contested this year. with
a gentiemen's cup race and two
year-old stake race to be carded as
annual fixtures.
The show will be held nearly .
month later than usual unfavorable
weather kept down tho attendance
last spring, but the association man
aged to clear about 1000, which was
donated to the Red Cross Extensive
improvements arc being made at the
associations new plant, Arlington
Park, just across Highway bridge, in
Guiding the building of q steeplechase
course around the hAlf-mile nat track.
Evening star., 1919-03-14
BOLSHEVIK ARMY DRAGGING.
Says Territory Equal to France 0c-
cupied in Two Months.

LONDON. March 1.-THE bolshevik
general stan at Moscow claims that dur
ing January and February the bolshevik
army occupied territory tho siss Of
France. having LOSS miles Of railroad
under its control. and declares that tho
soviet troops win reach Archangel by
May 1. according TO = Helsingfors dis
patch to tho Mail.
After the bolsneviki entered Kiev they
are said to have executed Prof. Bara-
r.ovsky an economist. who was recently
appointed to represent Ukraine In Fnris.
Prof. Zabolotij. Prof. Enmsnko. Gen.
RalbAchan, eleven newspaper mon and
tho president Of tho municipality are
also reported To have been shot by the
Evening star., 1919-03-14
SWEAR TO GET DEBS OUT
OR GO TO JAIL TRYING

CLEVELAND, Ohio. March H.
Practically everybody who could
crowd into q theater to hear an ad-
dress by John Reed. socialist editor
Of New York. stood with upraised
hands last night and swore that
either Gene Debs would get out of
Jail or we would all get in"
Debs was recently sentenced to ten
years Imprisonment by federal
judge here for violation of the espion-
age law.
Evening star., 1919-03-14
1,O72 in Walter Reed Glasses.

In the reconstruction service beita
conducted at Walter Reed Army GEN.
eral Hospital, under tn direction OF
Maj. b. T. Baldwin. 1.072 soldier-pa-
tients are enrolled in the classes. OF
that number more than 500 Of the
boys are unable. by reason Of physi,
cal injuries. to get out of their wards.
There are twenty-seven classes in as
many vocations being taught, types
writing being the most popular. The
studies embrace penmanship. general
academic work and engineering and
drafting
Evening star., 1919-03-14
BELGIANS DISCUSS LOAN.
Premier Doesn't Believe Allies Will
Reduce Belgium's Indemnity.

BRUSSELS, Wednesday. March H.
The Belgian senate today discussed
the bill authorizing a loan of $780,
900. 900 francs. Tho premier replying
to several deputies. said there was no
reason for Belgium to reproach the
allies.
when We have established the
amount of our damages. he said,
fgure will be accepted. If the total
amount of indemnities must be re-
duced tho reduction will not be ap-
piled to Belgium"
Tho Derniare Heure says that bill
lion francs Of the Belgian loan will
be foated In Spain, ..
Evening star., 1919-03-14
BILLS TO ADVERTISE D. c.
Boards Will Be Placed Along Rail
road Lines,

Billboards showing the advantages
Of Washington AZ light manufac-
turing city will be placed along all
railroads which lead to tho District
by the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association,
This was announced today. together
with tho fact that Lester LAnsburgh,
president OF the Advertising Club OF
Warrington, would be chairman OF
the subcommittee on advertising.
The billboards, according to Charles
]. Columbus secretary of the asso-
citation, will be only ono OF many
channels through which the campaign
will be conducted.
Evening star., 1919-03-14
FIVE ARE NAMED
T0ADWSORY BOARD
Dr.. Adams of Yale Heads Men
Who Will Assist COL
Iector Roper.
HEARINGS FOR TAXPAYERS

Commissioner Daniel c. Roper of
the internal revenue bureau announced
today his appointments to the new ad-
visory tax board OF the bureau Of in
ternal revenue. Five memberships are
announced. The sixth membership
has been reserved as a rowing COM
mission for experts who will be called
in from time to time from various in
duStrieS.
The men named today are:
Men Selected.
DR.. T. S. Adams professor of po-
l1tical economy of Yale University
and formerly Of the Wisconsin tax
commission.
J. E. Sterrett Of New York. certified
public accountant and formerly presi-
dent of the American Institute of Ac-
countants.
Stuart w. Cramer Of Charlotte, N. O..
engineer, contractor and cotton man
ufacturer: former president of the Ma
tional Association of American Cot
ton Manufacturers.
l.. F. Speer, former deputy commits
sioner bureau OF internal revenue, in
come tax division
Fred T. Field Of Boston, Mass. ex
pert tax lawyer and formerly assist
ant attorney general of Massachu-
sets.
The chairman Of the new board Of
advisers will be DR.. Adams. who has
been active in the bureaus affairs for
some time.
Attention will be given by the board
to problems arising where differences
of opinion exist between the taxpay-
ers and the bureau.
Hearings for Taxpayers.
Formal hearings will be given to tax
payers in every case where the facts
warrant. and 1t was stated today at
the revenue bureau that the lowliest
individual or the most eminent legal
counsel for the largest corporation
shall find a hearing equally accessi-
BILE. Commissioner Roper has already
announced his policy "to employ
every means available SO that the
scales of justice may be held evenly
In deciding each case"
The board will be called upon to de-
eide questions involving the general
aspects Of taxation and differentiation
of economic activities. accounting,
forms of organization. trade customs.
industrial management. legal pro
cedure and administration. Special
studies will be made of such matters
as they AFFECT federal taxation.
Evening star., 1919-03-14

had never ceased their peaceful rela-
uons with the Teutons.
u. g. 6enate's Position Considered.
Az for the Senate being able to re-
ject the league OF nations without At
faotinS the peace treaty with Ger
many 1t still Ia contended here that
for the United States to refuse to be-
come party to the international con-
cert. which 10 to keep the peace Of the
world. and Ia to have the authority to
ditions Of the preliminary peace
which she signs viii mean destruction
Of the whole fabric on which peace
with the central powers will rest The
treaties will have become so inter-
woven as to be iaseparable.
There may be separate documents,
but their cohesive force will be the
league OF nations.
Evening star., 1919-03-14
$4,000 DAMAGES
ASKED FROM DC.
Irene E. Wegand Alleges IN.
Jury in Fall on Sidewalk.
Other Suits.

The District of Cuiumbia Is named
defendant in a suit to recover S15.oot
damages for alleged personal injuries
filed in the District Supreme Court b.
Irene Il. Wiegand. The plaintiff says
she was walking along Gtrard stree,
between nth and 18th streets north
west, August !. 1917. when her foS
caught in a depression in the side.
walk and she was thrown to the
ground. She sustained permanent in.
jury, she asssrta
Gertrude L. Walker today sued
Charles c. Royce for Sis, 900 damages
She says an automobile of the de-
fendant knocked her down Decembet
I last. near Dupont Circle. She " R
seriously injured. she states
Sues G. W. University for $4,000
George Washington University il
sued for $4,000 damages in suii
filed by Louise L. Souder. a patient
at one time at the university's hos-
pital. 1t is alleged that nurse in
the employ of the defendant placed
an overheated hotwater bottle
against the leg and thigh OF the CONS
plainant and caused burns and in'
jury to her limb. while she was q
patient May 81 last.
Edward J. n. Bland. by his father
Edward r. Bland. has sued the Wash
ington Steel and Ordnance Compauy
to recover $50. 900 damages for alleged
personal injury. He says he had has
left thumb cut off while operating .
lathe at the company's plant neat
Giesboro. He charges failure to pro-
vide proper apparatus and safeguard
for the employees.
Asks 81, 900 for Alleged Assault.
Alleging that Joseph Nally assault.
ed him February 8. at 704 Fl street
northwest, and broke his teeth, Mkt
j.. Koutsos has filed suit against Mn
Nally for $1,000 damages.
Evening star., 1919-03-14
INCOME TAXRETURN
LIMIT |SABOUT UP.
Tomorrow Is Last Day.
Heavy Penalties Face Those
Who Fail to Comply.

Your income tax return must be
made either today or tomorrow.
The return must be accompanied by
remittance covering at least one
fourth of the amount of your income
tax.
The remittance must be in the form
of check, draft or postal money or
der. Cash will not be accepted.
The internal revenue bureau urges
that the full amount of the income
tax be remitted with the return. if
possible. The government needs the
money.
9 O'Clock Is Limit Here.
Returns. with remittances. If made
to branches in this city. must be made
before o'clock tomorrow night. Re-
turns sent by mail to Joshua w. Miles.
collector of internal revenue. Balti-
more, must be postmarked before
midnight tomorrow.
The branches here are.
Legal building. Sth and G streets
northwest, main headquarters of Dep
tonight and tomorrow night. Re-
turns and payments (other than
cash) received.
Postmaster Merritt o. Chances Of
fice, in the main post office. at North
Capitol street and Massachusetts ave-
nue.. tomorrow night Returns and
payments (other than cash) received.
Treasury building. Open until 4:30
today and tomorrow. Advisory serv-
ice only; no returns or payments ac-
cepted.
Convention Hall. 5th and L streets
northwest. Open until 4:30 pm. to-
day and tomorrow. Advisory service
only: no returns or payments ac-
cepted.
Taxpayers are warned by the bu-
reau that private persons are charg-
ing for information which is not al
ways correct
Primer Answers Questions.
The Income Tax Primer" issued by
the bureau. may be obtained at the
Treasury information bureau in the
basement or at the office of the deputy
collector, Sth and G streets. 1t an
swers many Of the most common Ques-
tions asked. .s.-.
All persons are warned that failure
to make returns will subject those
who should make them and who fail
to do 80 to a penalty Of not more than
person making it to a penalty of not
more than $1,000. Persons whose re-
turns are not made within the time
limit will be assessed IS per cent ad-
ditionAL
Every unmarried person whose In
como In 1918 was $1,000 or more must
make an income tax return Every
married man whose income in 1913
vas s.. 900 or moro must make an in
come tax return. Returns must be
made by such persona. even II they
need nay no tax Failure to do so
renders those % failing liable to the
penalties stated.
Evening star., 1919-03-14
TURKS IGNORE ARMIsT1CE.
Troops Terrorize Greek Resident,
in Southern Asia Minor.

sALONIKI. Thurnday. March I3.-
Turkish troops in southern Asia Minor
are ignoring tho fact that IN armistios
has been signed. and arc terrorizing the
Greeks in that region. according to the
Metropolitan Of eivaa, Asiatio Turkey.
who says that allied forces should be
sent to protect tho population from the
Young Zuxks
Evening star., 1919-03-14
INSURE EMPLOYEES FREE.
Lansburgh & Bro. Extend Generos-
ity to More Than Five Hundred.

Tho firm Of Lansburgh q Bro. has
presented to all employees OF year or
more paid-up insurance policies for
$500. More than 500 employees receiv-
ed the policies. William Robinson,
ono of the benefciaries, has been with
the company for ffty- -fiye years.
Henry Lansburgh made the presen-
tation OF the policies to the employees.
Evening star., 1919-03-14
Frank Benton Dies.

Word has been received here of the
death Of Frank Benton, formerly head
of the division Of agriculture Of the
Department Of Agriculture. and in
ventor of the Benton Mailing Cage"
at Fort Meyers, Fla. on February IS.
Interment was in Oak Grove cemetery
March g. Mr.. Benton is survived by
ySasnghter, arson and three sisterA