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Evening star., 1919-04-08
PRESIDENT TO REVIEW NAVY,
Great Parade Before Midsummer Is
Word From New York.

NEW YORK. April SIT is under
stood by the city authorities that a
great naval parade. to be reviewed by
President Wilson. will be held here
before midsummer. and after the fleet
now assembling in the harbor has
completed maneuvers at sea.
Virtually every branch of the serv
ice will be represented in the demon
stration here.
Evening star., 1919-04-08
j. S. FUEL YARD
WILL OPEN MAY !
Plant Covering Three Acres
Will Store 10000 Tons
of Coal.
WILL PREVENT SHORTAGE

The government fuel yard at the
New Jersey avenue freight yard will
begin operations on May 1, according
to Director Van II. Manning of the
bureau of mines of the Department
of the Interior.
Work on the largest plant of its
kind in the country to supply coal to
government and municipal depart
merts in the District is nearing COM
pletion. The yards cover approx
mate1y three acres, and will handle
about 100000 tons of coal a year.
having a daily capacity of 1900 tons.
Storage space has been provided TO-
10000 tons.
Not to Interfere With Dealers.
Government officials point out that
the yard will in nowise interfere with
local coal dealers. For years the To-
cal dealers handled the coal for gov
ernment and municipal departments.
Last year the Interior Department
thought that it could beat the system
OF high prices by handling it's own
coal and accordingly did so. So sue
essful was this department during the
coal shortage in the winter of 1917
1918 that Congress thought well of
the plan and appropriated $432,300 for
the establishment and $1,154,O8S for
maintenance anG operation of a gov
ernment coal yard for government
and municipal coal departments. It's
operation was placed in the hands of
the Department of the Interior.
Plans as drawn by the bureau call for
the handling Of coal with great eff
cheney. No delays will be experienced
by trucks. Everything will work by ma
cninery. Belt travellers will carry the
coal from the cars to their respective
bins and from these bins coal will be
dropped into trucks by gravity.
Present System in Use.
While the government coalyard is
being prepared for use, coal is being
obtained by the Department of the
1nteri' from the District trestle at
1st and N streets northeast
One of the stipulations of the build
ing OF the new coalyard was that
there should be no interference in
any way with the work Of local deal
ers. This was inserted to protect
dealers in handling of coal for public
consumers, particularly in emergen-
cies.
The bureau of mines now has thirty
four trucks in operation in the deliv-
cry OF coal for government and mu-
nicipal departments from the tenn
porary yard at the District trestle
Most of these are of the seven-and "a
half and five-and -a-half tons variety.
The bureau feels assured that the new
yard will pay for itself in a compara-
lively short time
George S. Pope is chief engineer of
the government fuel yard and r. A.
Dye chief clerk.
Evening star., 1919-04-08
MICHIGAN REJECTS
WET AMENDMENT
Heavy Vote Cast; Republic
ans Win; Detroit Will Not
Buy Railway Lines.
By the Associated Press.

ID! 'lt -h>socidteu freSS.
DETROIT, April S.-The majority
against the proposed constitutional
amendment to legalize the sale of
light wine and beer in dry Michigan
after temporary setback. steadily
mounted as additional returns became
available to-day from yesterdays BIZ
ennial spring election. Reports from
ffty-fve of the eighty-three counties
in the state. incomplete, but repre-
senting approximately one-half of the
total precincts. gave 16o,242 for the
amendment and 205,655 against it.
Local newspapers were predicting
tfe final count would show the meas
Cre'S defeat by upward of 100000
The fifty million dollar good roads
program carried, and latest returns
show increasing majorities for the
entire republican state ticket. Mrs.
Dora H. Stockman of Lansing for
member of the board of agriculture
and Thomas J Johnson of Coldwater
whose name was posted on the bal
lot following the death of Fred l..
Keller. republican candidate for su-
perintendent of public instruction,
were elected.
The feminine vote figured prominently
in the balloting on the liquor amend
ment
Returns from approximately one
fourth of the precincts in the state
indicated that the total vote would
exceed 100000. So intense was inter-
est in the proposed amendment to
legalize the sale of light wine and
beer that no attempt was made in
newspaper offices up till early today
to tabulate the vote for state officers.
headed by two justices of the supreme
court.
Support Road Bonds.
: Figures compiled at 6 o'clock this
morning on the wine and beer amend
ment showed that in $50 precincts out
of $500 in the state 13S,557 votes had
been recorded against and 9o.S33 in
favor of the proposal. Wayne county
(Detroit) voted wet by a large ma
jority, but it was conceded by sup
porters of the amendment that an un-
usually large margin in unreported
precincts would be required to save
it from defeat. The vote in Wayne
was 47,954 for and 23,732 against in
202 out of 1854 precincts.
The proposal to bond the state for
$50, 900, 600. to be used in the construc-
by three to one, support for the project
coming from the cities as well as the
rural districts.
The proposed purchase by the city
of Detroit of the local lines of the
Detroit United Railway, at a cost of
$31,50O,000, was rejected, according to
almost complete unofficial returns.
With but sixteen precincts missing and
60 per cent of the vote required to
carry. the figures stood: 56,601 in
favor of the plan and 64.174 against 1t.
Evening star., 1919-04-08
SENATOR LODGE
0NAW VISIT HERE
Declares Trip Not Political.
Declines to Discuss
Peace Questions.

% - y - ~. al . #.
Senator Lodge Of Massachusetts
republican leader Of the Senate ant
who in the next Congress will b.
chairman of the committee on for.
eign relations, is in the city on 8
brief visit to catch up with his cor
respondence- He will return to Bos
ton the latter part of thfs week.
Senator Lodges visit to the capita
at this time is entirely unrelated tt
nations or the negotiations of the
peace conference. He disposed of 6
report that he might call the repub
lican members of the foreign rela-
tions committee in informal meeting
during the recess by saying that hi
has no such intention.
Committee Widely Scattered.
While there * ample precedent fol-
holding a conference If it were de-
sired, since the ways and means
committee and finance committee
have frequently followed that course
in the preliminaries of tariff legisla-
ton, the members of the foreign re-
lations committee are widely scatter
ed and it would be impracticable to
get them together even If there were
occasion for doing so.
Senator Lodge had no comment to
make on the Paris negotiations al
this time. holding them to be en-
tirely hypothetical and not suscep-
tible of analysis or discussion. His
views upon the league of nations and
the covenant in the original form
were expressed at length and with
studied care in his speech in the
Senate in the closing days of the
session, and, until definite announce
ments come from the peace conference
of specific action taken, it is not proba.
BILE that he will talk upon the sub
ject.
AS republican leader in the Senate
and chairman of the foreign relation.
committee, Senator Lodge. his friends
in the Senate declare, will have i'm
portant and arduous duties to per
form when the Congress reassembles
and upon him will devolve RESPONSE
bility in large degree for outlining
the republican attitude toward thu
league of nations and other features
of the treaty of peace.
Evening star., 1919-04-08
SUSTAINS FINING JUDGE
LINDSEY FOR CONTEMPT

DENVER, Col, April S.--The fine of
$500 imposed by the district court of
Denver against Judge Ben d. Lindsey of
the juvenile court for contempt of court
in October. 1915. was affirmed yesterday
by decision OF the state supreme court.
The case grew out of the refusal of
Judge Lindsey to tell a jury in the case
of Mrs. Bertha Wright, charged with the
murder Of her husband. John A. Wright,
what Neal, the thirteen-year son of
the couple, had told him concerning the
crime. Judge Lindsey based his refusal
on the grounds that Neal was a ward of
his court and anything he told him was
of confidential nature.
Evening star., 1919-04-08
ARRIVALS OFFSET
WAR WORKERS CUT
Only a Reduction Of 5,179
Since Armistice Signing,
Is Reported.
STILL HUNT FOR ROOMS

Between the signing of the armistice
and April l the governments clerical
force in Washington decreased only
s.179. according to the latest report
compiled by the Washington division
OF the United States Housing Corpora
fion.
This total reduction. housing officials
say. does not indicate so rapid an exo-
dus of ar workers from Washington as
many had expected when the war came
to an end.
During the last week of March, &C
Cording to the housing office. 1.e2 =
persons left the service here. but 9io
additions were made. This left net
reduction for the week of only IS.
Incidentally. the first of April marked
the expiration of the period in whlch
war workers could secure Tree trans
poTtatiOn to their homes
Going and Coming Continues.
That there still is a heavy turn
over of employees in the government
service-old ones going and new ones
coming-is emphasized by the report
last week of March. In that period
the Treasury employed 419 and re-
placed 357. a net increase of sixty
tTo.
Further evidence that the govern
1nents clerical force has not settled
down to a stable peace basis is round
in the fact that the Washington di.
vision of the housing corporation. 81?
18th street. is still receiving about
fifty applications a day for rooms.
The demand for rooms continues to
come from young women. The hous-
ing office also has an opportunity to
realize how scarce are small homes.
Men appeal there daily for accommo-
cations for their families
Edwin S. Hege, manager OF the
local housing Office, said he can use
both single rooms and groups OF
rooms
War Departments Cut.
The War Department made sub
Stantisl cut in its civilian force dur
ing the last week of March. releasing
S51 and appointing only 121- This left
a net reduction Of 230.
The Shipping Board during that
week appointed LOG and dropped 25.
net increase of 81. The Interior De-
partment added 107 and dropped 40,
making a net increase of 5S.
The food administration further re-
Guced its force by 10, and the fuel ad-
ninistration let 81 employees go. The
Labor Department reported a reduc-
tion of 79 in it's personnel
Evening star., 1919-04-08
BO[SHEV|SM FAILS
TOLURE WORKERS
Pittsburgh's Big Business
Beats Propagandists by
Adopting Welfare Methods.
FORM OF LEAGUE FAVORED
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, April S.-If boil
America this would be its main zone,
because So per cent of the popula-
ton in this district is foreign-born or
of foreign parentage. But not only
has bolshevism failed to fructify in
response to the few agitators who
tried it. but big busines here has
beaten bolshevism to it. Pittsburgh
has begun to approach the problem
of individual democracy from the
practical rather than the sentimental
aspect, and the result is that taking
an interest in the welfare Of the work.
er, by assisting in housing, SANTA =
tion and recreation. by pront-sharlng
in some cases, and by making no gen.
eral reductions in wages. the iron and
steel industry and other manufactur-
ing plants have managed to keep
their workers contented.
Contented and Prosperous.
Pittsburgh reveals contentment and
prosperity. 1t looks back on the war
period as an era of organization.
which is going to make the future
even more prosperous. they are
reaching out for foreign trade here
and getting it; they know that the
railroads must buy steel rails to make
up for domestic needs, which were
neglected during the war; that con-
struotion must sooner or later resume
because edificeS must be repaired or
new ones erected. In other words,
Pittsburgh is absolutely confident that
things must come its way, even II
there is a period of hesitation during
which the search for bottom prices is
automatically made. Confidence, self
assurance, steadiness and stability
run right through the fabric OF the
community with employer and en-
ployes alike.
talked with pessimists and opti-
mists here. with wool re-
pubIicans and that rarer species of
democrat, the thick-and-thin Wilson
ing big profits. and with men in
touch with the employees who are
making high wages.
The conclusion is. inescapabie that
Pittsburgh is a healthy and sound
spot in our economic scheme of
things.
Amended League in Main Approved
Politics interests the Duquesne
Club. of course. were the small per-
centage of democrats hasn't increas-
ed but Wnere d iedS ue VI HdlIOH~-
mind YOU, not the first Wilson kind.
but the kind-to,be: respectfully
Root. Sowell and SO on, is, in the
main. approved. I asked many of
the big business men if they thought
they could get this foreign trade of
which they speak, if America failed
europe and stayed +pat out Of 6adnl leagus
that phase of it much thought. but
they did believe Europe and America
should be kept closer together from
q business viewpoint. and that the
United States was going to keep
much of her Sout' American trade.
developed during the war.
So far as I can learn. the average
man isn't much concerned about the
league of nations, because its rami-
fications are bewildering; and respon-
chile business men tell me that they
have been so perplexed by the con-
Trajectory dispatches and rumors
from abroad that they doubted
whether public opinion would take
Continued on Seventh Page.)
Evening star., 1919-04-08
LIQUORLESS BARROOM. IDEA.
Plan Proposed by Methodist Body
for Trial in Boston.

BOSTON. April S.-Temperance bar
rooms furnishing all the good ele-
ments of the saloon minus intoxicat-
ing liquor are planned for this city
by the Methodist centenary. accord
ing to the Rev. DIR. J. l. Bartholomew.
executive secretary for the Boston
area. In some cases liquor saloons
would be purchased, he said today.
He believed that the original bars
might even be retained. but only soft
drinks and coffee would be handled.
Community houses and poor mems
clubs also are to be established in
connection with Methodist churches
in the principal New England cities. (
Evening star., 1919-04-08
JOY FOR CANADIAN TROOPS.
Officially Announced Units Are to
Be Withdrawn From Vladivostok.

vLADIVOSTOK, Siberia, Tuesday,
April (by the Canadian Press).-There
is great rejoicing among the Canadian
troops here over the official announce
ment that Canadian troops are TO be
withdrawn from here forthwith En-
barka tion will commence about the mid
die of April
Gen. Elmsly will remain until the end
of May administering affairs.
Evening star., 1919-04-08
1000 LAND AT NEWPORT NEWS
Men Mostly of the Michigan and
Wisconsin Draft Army.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. April s.
The battleships Virginia and Rhode
Island, which sailed from Brest March
26. docked and unloaded their 1000
officers and men here this morning at
the 329th. which arrived on the Rhode
Island. and 330th. which arrived on
the Virginia, parts of the MICHIGAN
and Wisconsin draft army, were Sta
toned at Velaine-en-Haze when the
armistice was signed
Evening star., 1919-04-08
NJ. N. FRANK COMMITS
SUICIDE IN BALTIMORE

BALTIMORE, April S.-Moses N.
Frank. president Of the city Jail board
and former president of the Baltimore
International League Base Ball Club,
committed suicide in his room at a
sanatorium here today by inhaling IL
Eliminating gas. Mr.. Frank had been
in bad health for more than a year.
He was about sixty-seven years of age
nd unmarried.
Evening star., 1919-04-08
PRES|DENT'SSH|P
WILL SAIL FRIDAY
Orders to George Washington
Follows Cable From
Admiral Benson.
PARIS Is PUT ALL AG0G

NEW YORK, April S.-The sailing
date of Presidents Wilson's steamer. the
George Washington, has been advanced
from April IA to April II. which is FRI
day next. The transports sailing hour
is fixed at 4 80 pm. for Brest. She
should arrive at the French port about
April II.
Evening star., 1919-04-08
SOVIETS OF BAVARIA
ARE ALREADY At ODDS
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASs0cIdted Pfess.
BERLIN, April s. via Copenhagen
Dissensions already have> arisen
ernment in Bavaria. the Archtuhrblatt
today says, and an intensified state of
siege has been proclaimed in Munich.
The communists in the Bavarian
capital have decided that they will
not collaborate with the majority So
cialists. They have demanded the re-
moval of the majority socia. ISIS from
the new government, which taey wish
to consist OF independents socialists ard
i1ItI,ioiS
Evening star., 1919-04-08
FAKE MONEY SOURCE.
Federal officials Arrest Mexican
Who. It Is Claimed. Confesses.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, April SIN
the arrest of Emilio Cantu. an aged
Mexican now held at Brownsville,
Tex. by immigration authorities.
local secret service agents admitted
today they believe there has been
solved the mystery of counterfeiting
operations extending over a period of
eighteen years along the Texas bor-
der and amounting to at least $780,
OO0
Federal officials say that Cantu has
made a confession duplicating
several others.
The records of the local secret
service office show that for many
years there have appeared in north
ern Mexico from time to time crude
pen-a and-ink drawn $40 and $40 bills
which were used in the purchase of
cattle in the interior of Mexico. They
were given in exchange for cattle to
men unable to detect they were
spurious.
Evening star., 1919-04-08
$4,000 POLISH TROOPS
TO MOVE FROM FRANCE

PARIS, April z (by the Associated
Press).-Gen. Haller's Polish troops.
numbering about $4,000. will begin to
move by train from Paris to Poland
April -, at the rate of two trains a
6ay II probably viii require thirty
days to complete the transportation.
Evening star., 1919-04-08
WEATHER.

Fair tonight and tomorrow; some
what cooler tomorrow.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended pm. today: Highest, rs. at
pm. yesterday; lowest, SO, at 8
am. today.
Full report on page "a.
Evening star., 1919-04-08

Member of the Associated Press
Tic Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the for republication Of all news dispatche,
credited to it not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights of publication OF special
dspa tches herein also reserved
Evening star., 1919-04-08
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, April S.-The council of fou
met this morning at the residence o
Premier Lloyd George. President VIII
son was not able to attend The fore
noon session, but hoped TO he able I
attend the meeting this afternoon a
the Paris White House"
The overnight tension in peace con
ference circles had not been dispelle
when the council of four met today
In conference circles, however, ii wa
felt that the session today woui
serve to clear the atmosphere.
Evening star., 1919-04-08

CONTINUED on Seventh Page.)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-20
Rainbow Division
Veterans Asked TO
Join Organization

Veterans Of the Tennessee chapter OF
the Rainbow division urge all mem
bers of that famous fighting unit to
join in the membership of the local con
tingent. The next meeting OF the
local chapter will be held at on Tues
day evening, Dec. 20, at the Chamber
of Commerce. All members and Rain
bow men who have not yet become
members are invited to attend.
The Rainbow division veterans were
organized at Bad Neuenahr, Germany,
on March 2S, 1919, On April the men
of the 166th ambulance company, most
Of whom are Memphans, met and or
ganized the Tennessee chapter. This
was also in Bad Neuonahr. The pres
ent officers were elected at this meet
ing with the exception q Louis J.
Moss, honorary president, and Walter
NJ. White, chaplain. who We're elected
at the first regular meeting in Mem
phi8. The chapter meets at the Cham
Der Of Commerce twice n month. Plans
We're laid at tho last meeting for q
banquet to be held in the middle Of
January. The need Of new members
and more publicity was shown, There
are quite IL number OF men who served
with the Rainbow division in Memphis
All these men are requested to COM
munlcate with the secretary. AS0 n.
Bellevue or phone Hem, 662, Sherman
A. Briney is secretary of the Tennes-
see chapter.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-20
RUMOR BURNEY
. TO KEEP HIS lob
ASPOLICE CHIEF


Political rumor Saturday indicated
that there is a possibility that Ernest
s. Bell may be appointed as judge Of
the city court, to succeed Judge L. r.
Fitzhugh whose term expires the first
of the year.
II should be understood that MI Bell,
who is a well-known young lawyer, has
not made application for the appoint.
ment, A number Of his friends. how
ever are interesting themselves in the
matter and will probably get IN touch
with Rowlett Paine, mayor elect. on his
return from New York next week.
Walter c. Chandler, who was eXecu-
tive secretary Of the Citizens League
campaign committee, to whom II was
thought the appointment might be Of
fered, says he is not an applicant nor
would he accept any city office. Which
settles that particular rumor
The only other political talk Satur-
day centered around the probability
that Joe b. Buney possibly will be con.
tlnued at the head Of the police de.
partment. Chief Barney has hundreds
Of friends who believe that with fires
hand, supported instead Of hamperod
by politics or political appointments,
he would get the kinks out Of the de-
I5rtment and create an efficient or
gallzatiou In a short time.
No appointment was made this wear
in the police department. The heads Of
departments simply have been holding
over from month to month, That aloGe
created a situation In which no man
felt secure Of his job and caused dis.
"a tisfaction both among the officers
and In the ranks. Political pull count
ed for more than good work at pole
ing, That situation will DO done away
with at once.
John E. Edgar, vlce-mayor- elect. Is
doing no talking lie will talk things
over Monday with Mr. Paine. and II
they agree ON the general outline N
the reorganization Of the police d.
partment 1t may be that the name OF
the chief will be made public. There
has been no intimation yet as 20 the
appointment Of a chief Of detectives, or
as TO shifting among the captains and
sergeants,
The new head Of tho health depart
ment probably will be some young man,
tlsined in the government service rs
a specialist IN public health work, but
until Mr.. Psine's return nothing can
be said as to the identity Of the an
pOintec,