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the air mail service has been taken
the results of which are at once in
evidence by comparing the crashes,
injuries and deaths in any other fly
ing in this country since the termina-
ton of the war.
Truth of Statement Denied.
There is no truth in the statement
that the Post Office Department is
refusing to equip planes with gyro-
scope turn indicators. These instru-
ments are in course of further de-
not obtainable in quantities on the
market as yet. The indicators for
the air mail service which are being
developed will require two months
further completion by a factory.
The instrument is a device which.
by gyroscopic action. shows the pilot
when he turns either right or left
from his course and does not show
whether the plane is on an even keel
or upside down, as press statements
declare. It is device to supplement
the compass in times of low visibility,
when the compass does not perform
accurately or when a pilot has no
landmarks to show him whether he
indicator will have to be further per-
fected, and this is what the Post Of
nee Department expects to accom-
pltsh out Of the lots which are being
gotten up for them by the instrument
"Facts in Controversy"
''The fact in the controversy that
should not be lost sight of is that
the pilots did not contend that the
weather was such that the route
could not be flown, and this is borne
out by all the weather reports in the
hands of the department on that dav
but that the pilots refused to fly on
the theory that the regular mail ship
the type the pilot insisted upon using
and which type is practically obso.
lete for mail work and has heen in
the course of retirement for the past
few months.
The Post ONCE Department bas
taken every precaution for the nro.
lection of it's pilots against death
or injury, and the years ration
of the service with it's small casual
ties is proof of the ceaseless atten-
ton given by the department to make
the mail plane lying safe for the
pilots.
"Of course: there is an element of
danger in all aeroplane flying, but
the records show that the air mail
serice, by. its efforts for safety, has
reduced these dangers to a negligible
quantity.
'The department, however, cannot
leave the question of when to 6y
and when not to fly in each instance
to the Judgment of a dozen different
aviators II this were done it would
ule with any degree of dependabiJitv
and the air mail would have to be
abandoned"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
SENATORS FAVOR PLAN
OF FINANCING U. S. TRADE

Favorable report was made today
by Chairman Mclean of the Senate
banking committee on the bill by
Senator Edge, New Jersey, providing
poratiOns to extend credit abroad and
finance American trade in foreign
Countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25

In Norway a husband and wife who
wish to part must apply to a magistrate,
who sends them to Cancellation board
committee which investigates the case
and tries to reconcile the couple. If the
attempt fails they are granted a separa :
ton order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
For Equitable Distribution.

All money secured through the fund
will be put into one budget and turn
ed over to Mr.. Tweedale for equitable
distribution to the members of the
families of the deceased policemen,
detectives and Home Defense League
members.
The canvas of the territory of the
Mid-city Citizens Association, which
covers large part of the uptown
business district, netted considerable
amounts from stores in the neighbor-
hood. The canvass is being made in
cooperation with the Home Defense
League of the second precinct, and
will continue on Monday, tomorrow
being regarded as not favorable for
solicitations, on account of the short
hour Saturday system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25

(CunllnueQ from flrSt fdSe.)
not the mail capacity, nor the power
to make Roadway against a strong
head wind such as was blowing on
the day in question. They refused to
fly a type of ship which had been
flown daily on this route during the
spell Of bad weather. a long time be-
fore that, as well as since July %.
when the two pilots were dismissed
from the service. The weather was
not good at Long Island on that day.
but it was not as bad as on the days
previous. The rainy spell was break
ing and at Washington. the end Of
the line. the sun was shining about
the time that the mail plane was due.
In addition, am advised by our rep
resentative on the ground that planes
for hire were being flown on Long
Island on the afternoon Of the con-
troversy concerning the two pilots
This demonstrates that the weather
was breaking even there and 1T was
entirely possible to have started from
Long Island toward Washington with
any type of machine.
The Pilots Demands.
'The pilot who was to have taken
type of plane of his selection and
I his way He having refused. the
other pilot on the run declined to
fly except on the condition OF the
first pilot. The death of Pilot Nc
Cusker is mentioned, and the press
dispatches said to have emanated
saying that with his death there
were two deaths in the last ten days.
! The pilots know that this is not true.
Pilot McCusker died about two
months ago by fall from an aero
plane which developed fire in the
pilots cockpit, which caught fire. and
had nothing to do with weather or
flying conditions. The statement that
ten machines have been demolished
in this recent bad weather is likewise
not true.
Says Contention Not Borne Out.
Bearing particularly on the issue
involved. that the type Of Curtis ma
| chine flying the mails with high COM
preston liberty motor is more dam
gerous and liable to forced landings
| in bad weather than that small JN-4
plane with a $50 horsepower Hispano-
Suiza motor, is not borne out by the
years flying in the air mail. During
the siege Of bad weather last Decem-
| Der. when the small type plane with
| the small motor was flown exclusively,
there were ten forced landings in
eleven days flying between December
IL and "a. This was over 218 miles
of route between New York and
Washington, and is a worse showing
| than during the recent ten days Of
bad weather over 648 miles between
Washington. New York and Cleveland.
1.-The superintendent Of the eastern
division advises that during the week
of the worst of that weather. thirty
| out of thirty three legs Of the journeys
| were completed.
again. in forced landings. the type
RI presents elements of greater
safety to the pilot than the JN-4-H. in
that the tendency to turn over on a
forced landing in wet ground is less
with the R-4 than with the smaller
| ship, and the pilot in the R-4 is far
Their removed from his engine, pro-
peller and mail load than In the small
| ship. This whole subject has bea
given a most careful study by expert
flyers during the year and every step
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Report Blames Mr.. Baker.

Inactivity of the government in the
disposition of s120, 1000. 900 worth of
Army surplus foodstuffs was and is
the result of a well defined policy
of the Secretary of War to withhold
them from the domestic market and
to protect the interests from which
these products have been purchased
said the report of a subcommittee
of the war investigating committee
of the House. after An investigation
into the situation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
SENATE GETS D. C. PLEA
TO CURB WEAPON SALE

Vice President Marshall laid before
the Senate a petition of the Chamber
of Commerce of Washington, asking
legislation to regulate the sale of
deadly weapons in the city.
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Danger to Us if Treaty Fails.

Speaking purely as an American n,
] believe that our nation will be in
as much danger as any other country
IN the world if this treaty fails. AL
ready there are signs in Europe of the
abandonment of peaceful intentions,
and groups of nations are feeling
their way to organization for war and
conquest. If the world does not soon
guarantee France and Italy and the
new nations against aggression
Through concerted action under the
league of nations, there will be an
alliance of powers superior to our
strength that will not be in sympathy
with our policies and our interests.
Our Monroe doctrine will then cease
TO be a doctrine. because we will be
unable to maintain it. We will be
able to defend our own shores, but
only by having the greatest navy
and the most powerful army that any
country ever had"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
STORIES OF WEALTH
COST MAN $S,34O
C. Critikides of Norfolk Lured
Here by Strangers, Who
Disappear With Cash.
EXCHANGE THEIR MONEY

Christie Critkides, a Norfolk, Va.
morning on a Washington and Norfolk
steamer accompanied by two strangers
who had discussed business PROPOSE
ton with him. Three hours after his
arrival he visited police headquarters
and related a story of how his compan-
ions had obtained possession of $3.50,
money he drew from Norfolk bank
yesterday. and disappeared with 1t.
Crltikides met the strangers in Nor
folk yesterday, he explained. and was
told of such great business possibilities
in this city that he decided to come
here enter into partnership with the
strangers, the latter having exhibited
what he thought was a vast sum of
money, but which proved to be a pack
age of newspaper clippings covered with
greenback of small denomination.
Alluring Proposition.
1t appears from the statement of the
victim of the alleged swindlers that the
proposition they put up to him seemed
SO encouraging that he felt he could not
afford to overlook it.
He said there was nothing unusual
to arouse his suspicious during the
trip here. nor did it occur to him that
there was anything suspicious when
he was asked to permit his friends to
hold his money while he went to a
drug store to purchase smelling salts.
Let US hold your money and you
hold ours was what he said one of
them suggested as evidence of good
faith, handing him the package of
paper covered with dollar bill and
neatly wrapped in a piece of oilcloth.
Companions Are Gone.
Critikides went to a drug store in
the business section. he said, and pur-
chased the smelling salts. Returning
to the street, he was surprised at not
finding his companions. and then. for
the first time. he became suspicious
that something was wrong. Opening
the package he found he had been
swindled, the package containing only
the slips of newspaper and one-dol-
lar bill. Then he hurried to police
headquarters and told Detective
Sweeney the story Of his loss.
1t was learned that the two men
had boarded a car and gone in the
direction of Baltimore. and police of
that city were asked to make an eff
fort to arrest them.
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Bore Funeral Expense.

Frank Geier's Sons Company, under
takers. which IS represented in the Mid
city Citizens Association, contributed
the entire expenses of the funeral for
Isaac w. Halbf1nger, who was killed
by colored man at 9Th and NJ streets
northwest on Tuesday night. He left
a family of wife and two children
and no provision for funeral expenses
The workers of the second precinct
branch of the Home Defense League,
under the direction of Thomas S.
Sergeon, league captain for that pre-
cinct, worked comparatively with Mr..
Driscoll and Mr.. Thorn.
Indications are that large depart
ment stores and other establish
ments in Washington will begin TAX
ing up subscriptions from their en-
ployes. in order to swell the fund,
within the next few days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25

shall not, by reason of Great Britafn's
peculiar situation, apply to that gov
eminent? :,
UNLESS we approve this treaty as II
stands, then we open the door TO all
of the disastrous possibilities OF re-
.newed international dissension.
THE nations of the world may all
be against US, and in the league OF ma
tions they may violently misconstrue
the articles affecting our interest
They are more apt to attempt to &C
complish this purpose if there Is no
league of nations.
I'VE can wait for peace; Europe
cannot. The real peace treaty was
not with our enemy, but between us
and our friends. There is no prece-
dent for such a treaty. We may
force any treaty upon a defeated enc
my; we must compromise a treaty be-
tween our friends. The ablest and
most patriotic statesmen of the world,
for months. untiringly gave their
lives to reaching this compromise
treaty.
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Dispatches Tell of Revolt.
Violent combats in Syria.

CRATE. Syria, July % (via BaseD.-
Violent combats occurred Tuesday
evening at Marburg. -thirty-six miles
south-southeast of Gratz, where a
large part of the garrison revolted as
result of dissatisfaction over de-
mobilization. Thirty persons were
killed and many wounded.
The movement started at a social
list meeting. where speakers advocated
the formation of republic of Jugo-
slavia. Slovenian and Croatian SOL
diers, who were present in consider
able numbers cried: Let US separate
from Serbia"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
Saws Plan Would Not Succeed.

This plan adopted by the govern
ment," declared the report. will not
result in the sale of these products to
any great extent, for the reason That
municipalities under their charter
have no legal authority to purchase
food products for sale. Many mu-
inequalities which have indicated =
desire to purchase this food for the
benefit of their citizens have been
met with the threat of injunction
on the part of local dealers. which
threat has been sufficient to prevent
a purchase of the goods"
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HAS NEW DEVICE TO FIND
ADULTERA1|0N IN MILK.
Health Department Plans Purchase
by Which It Can Detect
Powdered Article.

Determined to give Washington the
cieanest and best milk supply pos
sible. the health department again
is on the warpath for dealers who
may resort to adulterating practices
Sales of powdered milk for fresh
milk will be made practically impos-
sible. it is believed, through use of a
device. the department is arranging
to purchase that makes detection of
the manufactured product possible.
Will Invoke Laws Full Penalty.
There is no law against the sale of
powdered milk as such, but the de-
partment will invoke the full pen
atty of the law against dealers who
may be found guilty of turning out
a manufactured product and selling
it as fresh milk. 1t is said to be
practically impossible by means OF
chemical analysis to determine the
difference between the real and the
camouf1aged article, but this diff
Guilty will be overcome. it is hoped
by the device that soon is to be
added to the departments laboratory
equipment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
Weeps Over Lost Faith in America


ION the eve of the final signing of
the treaty at Versailles, after China's
request to be permitted to save ex-
ceptions was refused, the Chinese
delegation offered to sign il they
were given an assurance by the coun-
Gil Of four that the Shantung case
would be later heard by the league
Of nations. This request was refused
through M. Clemenceau.
'1t may be of interest to record
here that one Of the Chinese ENJOYS,
on learning of the decision in the
dents explanation of his consent to
it, shed tears, and said with deep
emotion:
at was educated in America. and
feel that I am half an American. I
cannot understand the diplomacy of
government to put any faith or re-
lance in America"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
Health Officer Summons Five,

Five producers have been notified
to appear before the health officer
before August and answer to
charges of watering milk. Other sam
pies of milk are being examined to-
day for evidences of adulteration. 1t
Is stated that more cases of watered
milk have been found in the past
month than were discovered all last
year. The health department is at a
loss to explain the reason, but, &C
cording to the health officer, will con-
duct vigorous prosecutions against
the offenders.
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Delegation Deeply Offended.

1.-THE Chinese delegation was deeply
offended because the American commits
sion chose to communicate the de-
cision of the council Of four to the Chi
nese delegation through a person in a
subordinate official position contacted
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vide volunteer crews for the fleet of
c.ttle boats by which the shipping
board is taking 1900 mich cows to
the French government. Three of the
vessels are at Bayonne and three
others will leave from Newport News.
Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
REPUBLIC PROCLAIMED
BY CROAT|AN TROOPS
Fraternize With Hungarian Sol
diers at Several Points-Paris
Hears of Revolt.

PARIS. July % Havas).-The Gro
attain troops have proclaimed an indie
pendent Croatian republic, according
to a dispatch from Agram. the CAPT
tai At several points the Croatians
are fraternizing with Hungarian SOL
diers.
Dispatches Tell of Revolt.
PARIS. July 25.-Dispatches from
Agram and GratZ report serious
military revolt in Croatia. The revolt
is taking the form of a movement for
separation from Serbia and the for
nation of a republic.
Troops are leaving their units. Off
GERS and subalterns are tearing off
their insignia and the army is in a
state of dissolution. the advices say.
The railroads and telegraphs are
tied up from Casktornys southwark.
The Serbians are trying to suppress
the revolution by the use of troops,
both Serbian and Croatian.
The Agram advices do not record
any disorder in that city, the Croatian
capitol. They state, however. that the
Independent -Croatian, republic. &C
cording to information reaching
Agram. has been proclaimed by SOL
diers in several of the Croatian towns.
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Explains Failure to Sign Treaty.

China was requested not to voice
any exceptions at the reading of the
final draft of the treaty before the
whole conference, but one of the
Chinese delegates did nevertheless
rise and enter exceptions to the
Shantung decision. (Note: France and
two other nations also entered ex-
ceptions). Perhaps because of that,
when the Chinese delegation later
asked to be permitted, when the
treaty was signed. and before sign
ing it, to place in the record China's
exceptions to the treaty. their request
was refused. Consequently, the
Chinese ENJOYS did not attend the
final function of the signing, and did
not sign the treaty. Other ENJOYS,
however, notably Gen. SHUTS. did
make exceptions. The right of any
nation to append exceptions and reser-
vations to treaty of peace is well
established by presidents. Even
France made exceptions to the treaty
which Germany forced her to sign
in 1871. China was refused that
privilege. Appeals to President Will
son were unavailing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
Will Call for Immediate Sale.

Immediate sale of the surplus stock
will be sought in a resolution call
ing upon the War Department to
make such arrangements. now in a
state of preparation by Chairman
Graham of the House war invest-
eating committee. A special rule
will be asked in order to bring the
resolution before the House on Mon
day.
The resolution was directed by a
vote of the ten republican members
of the committee yesterday. The FIVE
democratic members withheld de-
cision. The committee declared for
plan of distributing the foodstuffs
that would Insure opportunity for
the people of the United States to
buy"
The subcommittee report into the
conditions criticised the department
for it's failure to declare sooner the
food surplus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
Spoiled Food Sold.

Sales of Army foodstuffs in the
United states aggregate s12.000.oop.
said the report, adding that n very
large quantity of that sold was
spoiled and unfit for the general mar
ket, otherwise 1T Wouid not haNe
been placed on SALE"
Attack on the present plan for sale
of the surplus stocks also was con,
tanned in the report, which outlined
the plan as providing for sale only
to Municipalities which would have
ten days to make payment to the
government and bear the transpor-
tation cost from the nearest Army
warehouse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25

possible to reduce danger Of flying n
the air mail service has been taken
the results of which are at once in
evidence by comparing the crashes,
injuries and deaths in any other fly
ing in this country since the termina-
ton of the war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
Values Estimated.

1t is estimated that on July the
value of the surplus stored in the
United States over and above the
needs of the Army was as follows:
Corn beef, s24 900. 900: bacon. $4,000
900; hash corn beef, s10,00o,o 900; roast
beef, S20.500.00o: fresh frozen meats
and poultry, s2O,00O,o00 and canned
vegetables. $23.000.000.
"Inexcusable delay" the report de-
clared. resulted in the spelling OF
millions of pounds of hams and
bacon, it being asserted that not
withstanding the authorization OF
surplus by the chief of staff on No
yember 80, 1918, no action was taken
with reference to declaring a sur
plus until May. 1919. six months after
the declaration was authorized
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
STRIKE HALTS AIR
MAIL DUE AT D. c.

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AIR MAIL CARRIERS
STRIKE AS PROTEST

Continued from First Page.
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american Group" Omitted.

within a few days after the Shan
tung decision was announced the
Germans arrived at Versailles to re-
ceive the treaty of peace. In making
up the list of ENJOYS who were to at
tend the presentation function at
Versailles all the nations in the So
called American group among the
allies-that is, nations that had come
in separately under the invitation OF
the United States-were omitted;
while all the lesser nations who came
in the war as satellites of the other
great powers were included. China
was among the nations thus omitted,
and following upon China's humilia-
ton about the Shantung matter, this
omission at the first meeting with
the Germans would signify to the
oriental world that China was not
regarded as an equal at the confer
ence. 1t was an open secret that ia
pan caused the omission of China.
When the list was published and the
omissions noted the fact that the So
called American group was left out.
and that this could scarcely fail to
be taken as an affront or slight to
the United States, under whose wing
and by whose invitation those ma
lions had entered the war. was hastily
called to the attention of President
Wilson. who did act in that matter
and succeeded in having the nations
included.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
LATEST CONTRIBUTIONS.

Previously acknowledged. -. .$645
TOday's contributions:
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American Minister Embarrassed

The fact that publication of the de-
cision in China. and the use that would
be made of it by Japanese propaganda
in China and the east as well as the
circumstances, would place the Ameri-
can minister at Peli.ng in very un-
comfortable position was fully under
stood by the experts attached to the
American commission at Paris. who
wrote several memoranda specially Crg-
ing that the President would send. or
cause to authorize to be sent, some ex-
plantations of his reasons in asserting
to the Shantung decision that the
American minister at Peking could use
to save the face" of the United States
for some such official explanation were
being received from the American min
lister at Picking, whose position was ex-
tremely embarrassing and humiliating.
Nothing was sent for some weeks, ef-
forts to have the President give atten-
ton to the matter failing. Mr.. Lansing
was temporarily absent in London.