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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-09
PROTECT US. POSITIONS
Canadians Silence Folehevik Guns,
While Allied Troops Advance
in Northern Russia.
Rr the lassaeinfnd Pres.

By the Associated Press
ARCHANGEL. Friday, February -
British and Russian troops. supported
by American machine gun and trench
mortar units. began an attack at 10
o'clock this morning against the boil
: sheyiki on the Petrosrad road south
of Kadish. There have been no final
reports on the result of the fighting.
The infantry went forward after the
Canadian artillery had silenced the
enemy artillery in a bombardment of
several hours. The attack was made
for the purpose Of protecting the
American positions a Sredma krenga.
about thirty miles eastward, from
flank attack.
The bolsheviki are Smelling the
American positions in the Naga sec
tor continuously.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-09
BILLY SUNDAY BACK AGAIN.
Evangelist VIII Speak at Liberty
Hut Tomorrow Evening.

Billy Sunday is to speak tomorrow
evening at 100 o'clock at the Liberty
Hut for the first. time since his big
campaign here, about a year ago. He
will be accompanied by practically his
whole staff of assistants who were
with him in his campaign.
At l O'Clock in the afternoon the
evangelist will speak to the marines
at Quantico. He will leave the camp
Immediately after his talk and come
to Washington. and is due here at
about 3:45 O'Clock in the afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-09
Lectures on Alaskan Fish.

The dallia pectoralis. held to be
Alaskas most remarkable fish, was
the topic of L. w. Nelson, 1ecturing
at the Biological Society meeting last
night at the Cosmos Club. Mr.. Nelson
explained the habits of the fish, which
is peculiar to Alaskan waters, and dur
ing his talk used illustrations. Other
speakers were Vernon Bailey and NJ.
w. Lyon, jr. A council meeting pre-
coded the speaking program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-09
Demand for Loans Steady

Demand for loans which. week be-
fore last. showed a decrease remained
practically stationary with a slight
advance during the week ending
Friday as revealed last night in the
weekly Federal Reserve Board state
ment. Monetary conditions generally
were stationary during the week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-09
Bill Severely Criticised.

= All of the conferees criticised vari-
GUS features of the bill. and Mr.. Moore
referred to it as "a forbidding meas
ure" and "a chamber of financial hor-
rors''
Representative Rainey declared that
1T was illogical in many respects and
would meet with violent criticism .
He also agreed with Mr. Kitchin that
next years expenditures would be
$40. 69e, 9oe, 600 and advocated a budget
committee to bring about economy in
appropriations Heavy federal estate
taxes also were urged by Mr.. Rainey,
who declared there now are 10000
American milIionaires, $4,000 of whom
were created by the war
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-09
Notable List of Guests.

Among those present were: F. II.
Poston. president: c. L. Phelps. vice
president; Charles o. Parks, secre-
tary: J. P. NJ. Duyall. treasurer; Rep
resentatfve Phil Campbell. Rev. Dr.
James Shera Montgomery, J. c. Be-
densetin. f. c. Kurz. William V. Cox,
w NJ. Hanney. w. $. Parks, Capt. T.
5. Cox, Garrit Fort. w. T. Bassinger,
J. w Carter, Lieut.. Commander w. II.
PhiIbrick, Odell 5. Smith. w. W. Bowie,
c. T Carter. Frank Linthicusn. J. S. Col
Inns, +. A. Gillin, ID. NJ. Fisher, Cuno
Rudolph. Commissioner Gwynn Car
diner, Commissioner Louis Brownlow.
Engineer Commissioner kutz. William
Clabaugh, George O'Connor. Matt
Horn. %. p. Johannes. c. Z. Warfield.
r. J. Rice, George NJ Bond. Z. /. ODER.
J. Lewis. jr.. T. r. Perry, Capt. Gordon
G. Noble, @. II. Winslow, Roger T.
Brooke, r. S. Brooke. J. G. Cross. o. b.
George, Charles f. Milford, d. E. Win
stead, T. B. Martin. T. f. Reese, j. II.
Waring. S. b. Hege, w. Y. Stillweli.
Nathan Well, Clyde Wendelkeu. Lieut..
w. V. Fiske. H. F. Cary. W. +. Harrison,
H. G. Rambo, +. l.. Marshall, jr.; J. r.
NicKeever. II. r. Howser. J. r. Mathews,
George p. James, w. l.. Clarke. c. Il.
Buxton. Judge McElliott, c. A. Fox.
w. T. Mayhugh. II. b. Chapman. C. 3.
Chapman and L. E. whiting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-09
Other Speakers and Themes.

Odell Smith argued for private own
ership of the railroads. 1T is not the
function of the government to own
the railroads but to govern the peo-
pie who do own them" he said ut
would be suicide for the government
to turn the railroads back to private
ownership at this time or by July i.
The labor situation is too unsettled
and the financial people are not yet
ready TO take up the railroad ques-
ton"
Engineer Commissioner Kutz, told
of having charge of a regiment of
engineers in France which operated
eighty miles of railroad. one of tho
most important military railroads IN
that country during the war. He said
that thirty miles of the road was I'M
der fire from German guns at all times
and that the entire road always was
subject TO attack from German air.
planes The work of the railroad men
who gave up good positions in this
country TO enlist as privates in the
Engineer Corps was highly praised by
hp n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-09
Suffrage and Revenue.

With the woman suffrage resolution
due to be considered in the Senate to-
morrow, and the conference report on
the revenue bill also ready to come
up for consideration. it does not ap-
pear likely that the legislative bill
will be reached. until the latter part
OF this week, or the first of next week.
The District appropriation bill occu-
pies place on the calendar of bust
ness stili father down than the legis-
,latiye bill. so 1t is not probable that
that bill will be taken UP for another
week or ten days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-09
U. s. Conscience Fund Gets SIS.

A contribution OF S. 10 the conscience
fund of the United States Treasury has
been made by person unknown To the
officials OF the Treasury Department
The money was Enclosed in an en-
yeiope postmarked Washington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-09
Praises Work of Y. M. c. A.

The work of the Y NJ c. A., as he
observed it, was highly praised by
Commissioner Kutz. He told of the
Y. NJ. C. A. secretaries working among
the men of his regiment, and keeping up
the spirits of the men by furnishing
entertainment and looking after their
wants.
NJ c. Elliott. member of the Fed
eral Reserve Board, gave reminis-
eences of early railroad days.
ADDRESSES also were made by Com
James Shera Montgomery and Cuno
Rudolph. William Clabaugh enter
tanned with several solos. while Odell
Smith presented monologue entitled
"ROQze"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-09
Tribute to Col. Roosevelt.

Tribute was paid TO Col. Roosevelt.
Mr. Campbell saying that shortly
after he was elected President Mr..
Roosevelt urged that free passes and
rebates for persons not directly con-
nected with the railroads be abolish
ed He also said that Roosevelt was
ever urging the square deal for every
one. giving the poor man the same
opportunity as the rich.
Frank Poston OF the Southern rail-
way, president of the club. was toast
master. He made a brief address, tell
ing of transportation problems in war
and peace times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-09
Wan Stayed in Motor Car.

Wan remained within the machine
at the curb, while his brother Van
went inside TO present the check
When officials of the bank courteous
ly refused to cash check for such
a large amount without more reasSur
ing Identification than the forged let
ter of introduction from rr. Wong
the two Chinese drove rapidly to the
Harris Hotel, hastily collected thei:
belongings. paid their bill and rush
ed for the 2:4o train. Despite their
hurried movements they took pains 10
leave behind nothing of telltale
nature
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-09
January Circulation
1864

THE EVENING STAR does not
print forenoon edition.
Its paid circulation in Washing
ton and suburbs is believed to be
between half and three
times that of the corresponding edi-
tion of its afternoon contemporary
in the same territory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-09
NEW CLUBROOMS OPEN
FOR MEN IN INFORM
Provided by Navy League for Bene-
fit of Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines.

Washington's latest clubrooms for
soldiers. sailors and marines were
opened yesterday in the parish hall of
Trinity Church, Sd and G streets
northwest. The new rooms have been
equipped and furnished by the Navy
League of the United States, and will
be run by the money accruing from
profits of the Navy League lunchroom
on 18th street
DR.. David Jayne Hills Address.
More than a hundred men in uniform
and men and women prominent in So
cial and business life in the National
Capital heard DIR. David Jayne Hill.
former ambassador to Germany, make
the opening address at the formal
opening of the new rooms at 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. DIR. Hill in his
address spoke of the unanimity of the
service performed by the three
branches, and eulogized the work of
the Navy League in looking after the
welfare of the enlisted men. The
league, he said. has done a great deaI
more along these lines than the public
has SUSPECTED
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-09
Czechoslovakia Blockade Lifted

PARIS. February s.-rhe blockade
committee OF the supreme council of
the peace conference has announced
that the blockade has been complete
ly lifted from Czechosioyakia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-09
Would Bar Them From Peace Table

The speaker said that those who are
in power in Russia now should not
be given consideration by honest men
who are endeavoring to run an honest
government, by having them sit at the
peace table. I'VE should maintain
this republic for the people and then
help the others on the outside all we
can" he said we have maintained
standards for hundreds Of years and
ought to keep UP those standards"
In speaking of government owner
ship of the railroads he urged that
there should first be regulations for
each state, with a boss for the carriers
in each state. and uniform set OF
regulations should be issued for the
entire country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-09
SOCIALISM SCORED
BY CONGRESSMAN
Doctrines Expounded by Men
of Trotsky Type Denounced
by Representative Campbell.
ADDRESSES TRAFFIC CLUB

Socialism was vigorously attacked
by Representative Philip Campbell OF
Kansas last night at the annual ban-
quet of the Washington Traffic Climb
held at the Raleigh Hotel.
The speaker denounced the prac-
tees of speakers who. he said. occupy
soap boxes on the corners OF the
streets of the cities OF this country
and preach socialism. He called atten-
ton TO the present condition of Rus
STA, which he declared was brought
about by permitting Lenine and Trot-
sky and their followers 10 make just
such speeches. He told OF having
heard Trotsky make many speeches in
his own country on socialism. and de-
clared that such speeches ought to
have been stopped at that time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-09
Presentation by Bishop Harding.

Bishop Harding of the Washington
diocese made the presentation of the
house to the Navy League and re-
ceived the guests following DR.. Hills
talk Others in the receiving line
were Mrs. Newton d. Baker, Mrs.
Henry F. Dimock, Mrs Thomas F.
Bayard. Mrs. John w. Weeks. Mrs.
William NJ. Black. Mrs. Charles w.
Rae, Mrs. John CaIIan OLaughIin.
Mrs. Frederick L. Chaplin and Mrs.
stephen B. Elkins. Music was fur
nished by the band from the Wash
fngton barracks.
Sleeping accommodations for seven
ty-flve men are afforded on the upper
hoors of the new rooms, at the. charge
of IS cents per night. The club viii
be opened from to 10 pm. every day
and viii be in charge of Miss Ruth
Bagiey. 1t contains two pool tables
and a library with more than a
thousand volumes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-09
Mr.. Kitchin's Predictions.

Representative Kitchin, democratic
leader. made the principal address,
commenting the bill as a whole, but
declaring it should have imposed
higher taxes and that it would not
meet future requirements. He ex-
pressed the belief that expenditures
this year would total 100000. poo
and $4,000, 00e. 600 in 1920. and that
by the end of the next fiscal year the
bonds outstanding would aggregate
$50, 900. 0o0. 900.
He explained, however, that to enact
the bill and take 81 roo, 0o9. 900 more
than under existing law from prof
teers" charged with conducting propa-
ganda against it's passage the House
conferees were compelled to give and
take. He also declared that before the
10 per cent semi.luxury taxes become
effective April ] next legislation for
their repeal or modification would be
forthcoming.
Representatives. Fordney of Michi-
gan and Moore of Pennsylvania. re-
publican conferees. also declared that
the bilfs taxes would be insufficient,
while Representative Rainey of ILL.,
nois, a democratic conferee, asserted
that there must be immediate revision
of the tariff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-09
Speed Violations.

The court record shows that the.
regulation fixing the speed of automo-
biIes is more frequently violated, pos
sibiy, than any other of the traffic
rules. There have been more than 1000
arrests for that cause since the begin
ming of the year.
What might have been a serious
traffic accident occurred yesterday
afternoon at the intersection of It'll
and D streets. The Emergency Hos
pital ambulance. running east on D
street, struck the rear of an Army
motor truck going south on 18th street.
driving the motor truck to the east
side pavement of 18th street and mar
rowIy missing dozens of young men,
women and several children who got
out of the way of the big truck.
Two aged men who were unable to
move fast enough were knocked down
and injured. They were taken to the
Emergency Hospital in passing au-
tomobiie. The front wheels of the am
buianee We're sn1as shed.
Those who witnessed the accident
wondered at the narrow escape of the
pedestrians on the. payements. The
police say that excessive speed of
both cars was responsible for the ac-
cident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-09
Police Claim Admissions.

The police say that Wan now admits
he did not leave Washington during
the early part of the night the MUIR
ders were committed, as was original
~ claimed by him, but that he spent
that night at the Harris Hotel and
did not leave until 2:40 O'Clock the
following afternoon. 1t also is known
that he was in company with his
brother when he left and that they
were seen together at a public place
in New York at 8 O'Clock the same
night.
Van has been identified by employees
a. the Riggs National Bank, the police
say, as the young Chinese who at
tempted to cash the s. 900 check with
DIR. Wong's name forged on it. Their
movements have been traced from the
time they left the Harris Hotel. be-
fore noon Thursday, until they board
ed the train for New York.
The police know that after leaving
the hotel that morning the two men
went to the west entrance of the
Union station. There they hired
taxicab and drove almost directly to
the Riggs Bank
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-09
WAR REVENUE BILL
ADOPTED IN HOUSE
Taxes Too Low, Verdict OF
Men in Both
Parties.
MEASURE is CRITICISED

The House last night concluded it's
work on the record breaking war
revenue bill by adopting, by vote
Of $40 to II. after six hours discussion
the conferees' agreement on the
measure. 1t now goes to the Senate
for final approval, which is expected
early this week.
The conference report. which pro-
poses TO raise six billion dollars in
taxes this year and more than four
billions annually until repealed, will
be taken up by the Senate inmedi
ately after disposal OF the woman SUI
fraEe resolution MeaIav, or. if de-
layed. on Tuesday. Its adoption by
the Senate ard approval by President
Wilso.T are regarded as assured.
During debate in the House yesterday
democratic and republican leaders
joined in declaring that the bills tax
levies were too low, both for this
year and 1920, and predicted that
higher taxes must be provided by the
next Congress.
Opposition to Minor Amendments.
Opposition to the report was not
based. however. on its tax imposts, but
to minor amendments, particularly
the child labor legislation. On the
final roll call seSen democratS-Black
0fou. = aGsH1i.; Dies and Rayburn of
Texas. and Humphreys. Sisson, Ste
phens and Fenable, Mississippi
voted with four republicans-Dye
Langley and Powers of Ken
lucky and Sells of gainst
the conference draft. A motion by
Venable to recommit
the bill and strike out the child labor
section was defeated, III to Is.
Besides the child labor provisions
several House members criticised as a
-pittance" the $50 pay bonus provided
for persons discharged from military
service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-09
District Of Columbia. IS.

FLEMING SEWBOI1D. Business Manager of
THE EVENING and SUNDAY STAR does SOL
emmy That the actual number Of copies
OF the paper named sold and distributed dur
ing the month Of January, AID. 1919. was as
follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-09
Bitter Contest Over Federation.

WEIMAR, Wednesday. February 5
Thy the Associated Press) The day
before the converting of the German
national assembly was devoted to
party caucuses and discussion of va
rious projects to be brought before
tho assembly.
The Christian party at its caucus
decided to resume the old name of
centrist- Herr Pfeiffer, one OF the
leaders of the party and a former
member of the reichstag. gave this
explanation of the change:
I'VE do not feel that we really
ought to call ourselves the Christian
party"
The ceBtrist party is one of the
strongest bourgeoisie parties in the
assembly. 1t has eighty-eight del
egates and it is expected that the
four Guelphs will join with the CEN
ter on all important questions.
II is becoming apparent that one
OF the main contests in the assembly
will be between the advocates of. a
republic with all state divisions
eliminated and the advocates OF a
federal republic in which separate
states shall continue to exist with
we'll defined state rights The sJfu-
uation is further complicated by di-
visions within the ranks of the adyo-
Gates of q federal republic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-09
Many Never Called in Court.

More than half the arrests made for
violation of the traffic laws. minor
effenses. are never called in court.
The defendants. when arrested. put up
a. small collateral and forfeit it. They
do not bother to go to court to defend
their cases
The docket yesterday showed thirty
one cases of speeding and twenty-one
ordinary violations OF the laws of the
road. But few of those twenty-one de-
PENDANTS appeared in court. the others
FORGETTING the collateral In the speeding
cases, none of which was of serious
nature-that is to say. none resulting in
collisions or the injury of PEDESTRIANS
practically all defendants were made to
pay fines ranging from the minimum
up to SIS.
There was one arrest for failure to
have a license tag of 1919; one for
cutting corners; one for obstructing
traffic, the defendant using a one-way
street in the wrong direction; three
cases where drivers of automobiles
failed to stop when signaled by traf-
fic officers; two offenders who failed
to observe the rule of stopping fifteen
feet from a street car loading and un-
loading passengers; one for being
without the proper lights and one speed
ing motor cycle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-09
Division of Prussia.

The former conservatives and na
tional liberals. all of whom favor a
federal republic, are opposed to anv
division of Prussia, whereas a CON
siderable part of the centrist partv in
tends TO fight for the creation of a
west German state" formed from the
Catholic territories of western Prus-
STA.
1t appears unlikely. however. that
there is any considerable Sentiment
left within the centrist party for the
creation by il of an autonomous inde-
pendent republic. Sentiment in favor
of this originally was created by the
anti-church DEGREES of the forrner
Prussian minister, Adolph Hoffman,.
The most uncertain factor is the Ger
man democratic party. The left wing
of the democrats is almost red. but on
the other side are many delegates re-
cruiting from the Richthofen wing ~
the national liberals. Shortly befoYe
the elections to the national assemble
some leaders Of this party made an az,
tempt to disavow the acts of Hugo
Preuss. the Prussian minister of he
interior, who drew UP the draft Of .
constitution which will be submitted
to the assembly.
This draft would permit the division
OF Prussia into smaller states. and
some of the democratic leaders. alarm
ed by the opposition displayed by the
Prussian burgeoise to division, has
tened to declare that they disapproyed
of the idea and that Guelphs. II elect
ed. would probably refuse to accept
lie mandate"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-09

much hope, fnasmuch as not every
person not familiar with hammer
less gun would know offhand how TO
handle 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-09
BIG LIST, LIGHT DAY
FOR TRAFFIC CASES
Records Indicate WoIators
Take Large Share of
Courts Attention.
AMBULANCE IN ACCIDENT

Notwithstanding that officials of the
Police Court said yesterdays docket
was an unusually light one as applied
to cases of violation of traffic regu-
lations there were sixty-two defend
ants listed as offenders against the traf-
fic laws.
A clerk of the court whose duty IL
is to make out the informations
against violators of the traffic regula-
tons said that the number of such
cases docketed for the Monday morn
ing's court averaged in the winter
over zoo. while that number would be
exceeded in summer by 100 or more
cases. More than half of these would
be chargeable to Saturday and Satur-
day night, while the other half COM
prises offenses committed on Sunday
and Sunday night.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-21
MORE THAN ONE AiRPLANE
IN TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT
Navy Department Expects to Use Sew
crnl Machines in Ocean
Trim.

WASHINGTON, March 20-The Navy
Departments plan for insurinS success
TO the proposed transatlantic night
calls for the use of more than one
searlanc.
Lieutenant Commander Patrick Bel
linger. recently commandant at Nor
folk, reported today to Captain J. II,
Towers. who is in charge OF the cx
petition. Commander Bellingcr was
Immediately dispatched OH a mission
the object of which was not disclosed.
Captain y. u. Irwin. who is also one
of the few in the secret of the trip.
has been out OF the city for several
days, presumably on an inspection of
the three or four n. q. / machines to be
used for the overseas flight.
The navy officials said today that
they were committed to making u
straight figh; across the ocean. II is,
therefore, proposed TO send at least
two of the machines and perhaps a
squadron from a point. probably in
Newfoundland. The n. e. !. like other
eaplanes, has a boat which can safe
guard them if they are obliged to
descend into the Atlantic by reason OF
accidents to machinery or from what
ever cause.