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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-31

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, Ill, August 30.-Ma5.
Gen. Leonard Woods candidacy Tor
the republican nomination for Presi-
dent is expected to be announced with
in a few weeks.
1t is not known whether he will
resign his Army position. as he must
If he is to be an active candidate, or
whether he will keep on as COM
mander of the Central Department,
with headquarters in Chicago. and
permit his friends to carry on the
campaign.
There is nothing in the Army reg
ulations, it is said, that prevents out
siders from booming ar. Army officer
for President.
The report that the Wood candi-
dacy is rapidly approaching the stage
when a public announcement will be
deemed desirable was received with
interest today in Chicago. although
many of the local politicians were
not surprised, as there have been
rumblings for several weeks that
something was in the wind, and 1t Is
known that efforts have been made
to sound out Wood sentiment in 1lli-
nGs, either as first choice or as the
likely successor to Gov. Lowden's
strength in the event that Lowden
does not receive the nomination.
Interviews Politicians.
John T. King, republican national
committeeman from Connecticut, who
is in charge of the Wood campaign.
was in Chicago several days recently
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-31
ASTRONOMERS BELIEVE
COMET ON ITS RETURN
IS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. August
30.-The probability that Bror-
sens comet, discovered in 1S47,
has come into the range of OBJ
servation three years before it
was again due has developed
in connection with observations
of the first of two comets re-
Gently reported from South
Hero, VT, by the Rev. Joel H.
Metcalf.
The Harvard College OBJ
servatory today announced that
Prof. LETTERS and Miss Heger.
California astronomers, had re-
ported through the students
observatory at Berkeley COM
putations which indicated that
the first Metcalf comet was
identical with that discovered
by Brorsen.
If this is correct. Prof. S. I.
Bailey, acting director OF the
Harvard Observatory. says, it
will make Rrorsen.s and Hal
ley's comets the, only ones
known to have made 2 return
visit. Brorsen's comet had been
expected to be again visible In
1922. It's orbit may have been
! miscalculated when its period
was given as seventy-f1ve years.
or it may have been DETECTED
by uneven attractions of the
sun.
Preliminary observations in
dictate that the probable time
of perihelion passage of the
Brorsen-Metcalf comet will be
October Is, when it will be
nearest the sun. Observations
of the comet have been report
ed by astronomers from many
parts of the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-31
LEAGUE DONATIONS IDEA
HELPED TO WIN THE WAR
Gen. Charles G. Da.ues Describes Efectiue
Unified Command Back of Lines in France
Which Required Unanimous Assent.


Brig. Gen. Charles G. Dawes is
today leaving the military service
of the United States. after two
years of active duty. He is locally
well known, having served here as
controller Of the currency during
the. administration of President
Mckinley. He then returned to
Chicago, where he became presi-
dent Of the Central Trust Company
Of Illinois At the entrance of the
United States into the war he Of
fered. his services and was COM
missioned major Of engineers in
June, 1917. Els command went
overseas in July. 1917. and was
placed quickly In active service.
Maj. Dawes was successfully pro-
NOTED until he attained the rank
of brigadier general of engineers.
in which capacity he was placed
in charge of supply procurement
back of the lines. He returned to
this country a month ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-31
FOUR DEAD IN RACE
RIOTS IN KNOXVILLE
Trouble Follows Storming Of
Jail in Search of Suspected
Slayer of White Woman.
BY the Associated Press.

KNOXVILLE. Tenn. August 81
Following a storming Of the Knox
county Jail Saturday night by a mob
bent on reaching Maurice Mayes. a
negro arrested early in the day in
connection with the murder of Mrs.
BERTHE Lindsey, race riot OF
serious proportions started shortly
after midnight this morning.
Soldiers of the 4th Tennessee Ma
on a crowd Of armed negroes at
Vine and Central avenues after a
battle between whites and blacks,
in which two negroes were killed.
Lieut.. Magney and Private Hender-
son, both of the Machine Gun Com
pany, 4th Tennessee National Guard,
were killed at 12:40 am. 1t Is said
both were slain by mistake by bull
let's from their own command.
Firing continues and it is impossible
to tell how many have been killed
or wounded.
All hardware stores and pawnshops
lave been looted to secure arms.
Mrs. Lindsey Was shot to death in
her home at 2:3o Saturday. morning
as she was preparing to leap from a
window to escape a negro who at
tempted to assault her. Her niece,
who was sleeping with her was threat
ened by the same negro. The two
women were alone in the house.
The negro Mayes. who had been ar
rested ten days ago for prowling
about a house occupied by another
white family. was taken into custody
in connection with the. murder an
hour after the crime was committed.
He had been home only a short time.
Mayes denied his guilt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-31
"a ELECTED FROM
SOCIALIST MEETING
Chicago Convention Decides
Not to Name Candidate in
Difference to Debs.
BERGER ONE OF LEADERS
BERGER ONE OF LEADERS
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
I CHICAGO. August 30-A candidate
for President will not be named at
the national socialist convention
which opened today Resolutions to
that effect were adopted after ].
Louis Engdahl of Chicago had pro-
posed Eugene V. Debs, now serving
a prison sentence for violation Of the
espionage law. for the nomination.
Seymour Stedmah. temporary chair
man, declared that the nomination
would injure Debs' chances for q
pardon.
Election of John Reed, unrecog-
nixed bolshevik ambassador to the
United States. and eighty-three other
members of the left wing of the
party by members Of the police anar-
chist squad on guard duty at the
convention enlivened the credentials
fight in the morning.
Left Wing Fails Of Control.
Efforts Of the radical left-wing fac
ton to capture the convention, which
opened in a turmoil Of fistic en-
counters and expulsion of radicals by
policemen. proved fruitless up to adj
journment tonight
The expelled left-wing delegates
said they would continue to hold
caucuses until it was decided whether
they would organize a new radical
socialist party or join with the COM
munist party, which is scheduled to
hold a national convention here on
Monday.
The communist party. it was ex-
planned, also has a left and right
wing, and the revolving left-winE
delegation of the socialists have SO
far been unable to decide which side
of the communists they favor. In the
meantime the main convention of the
tive-elect Victor Berger of Wiscon-
sin, Seymour Stedman and Adolph
Germer, national secretary, is going
ahead with its business. which, ac-
cording to announcements, will con-
sumo a week.
I'VE are the party" Mr.. Berger per-
sisted. The others are just a lot of
anarchists have been through this
experience before"
Rose Pastor Stokes Present.
Among the left wing delegates who
were making the fight today were
Rose Pastor Stokes. Kate SadIer and
l. E. Ferguson. temporary secretary
Of the radicals.
THE left wing represents about 80
per cent of the socialist party" said
Mr.. Ferguson. but we seem to be left
out of the party's deliberations"
Only delegates who had white
cards were admitted to the floor of
the convention today. and most of the
left-wing delegates were unable to
obtain these cards because. it was said
by the right-wing faction, they had
obtained their election by fraud. The
card of admission up to this year has
been red.
Among the fundamental differences
between the left and the right wings
is the desire of the left to affiliate
with the third international of Mos
COW instead Of the. second interna-
tional of Bern. 1t is .seid by many
that the left wings wants..a policy
similar to the bolsheviks Of Russie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-31
IRISH CRISIS NEARS
Z. AS TROOPS POUR IN
Enforcement of Home Rule
Probably Signal for Clash of
Arms in RebeIIious Ulster.
CARSON CALLS BIG RALLY

BY HENRY HYDE.
BY Cable to The Stsr and Chicago
Tribune. COpyri4ht, 1916.

BY Cable to The stsr and Chieags
Tribune. CopyrikAt. 1916.
LONDON, August 3o.-Before
Christmas Ireland is certain to be
the storm center Of British politics.
The home rule bill now on the
statute books goes into force auto
matically at the end OF the war. The
cially comes to an end. Constant agi-
tation in the United States is I'M
pleasant. and recent debates demand
ing Irish freedom in the parliament
of Australia are even more disturb
ing. The French press is printing
many articles sympathizing with the
unhappy position of Ireland. Az solid
chorus Of the immensely influential
liberal party In Great Britain de-
mands a permanent settlement of the
Irish question. Whether England
likes it or not, Ireland has become
the most pressing international ques-
ton in the world.
This morning the London papers
printed an obscure statement that
two battalions Of a Welsh regiment
of regular soldiers had been landed
in Ulster. 1t was also announced that
16.0 900 more troops would be sent to
Ulster at once. There are plenty of
soldiers in Ulster already. The last
time I heard definitely there were
80. 900 English troops in Ireland. The
nil ttn kc1
to 900. When they arrive there will
certainly be more than $4,000 in Ulster
Why this great concentration OF mill
tary in Ulster? ~
Why, unless the government has
decided to accept the challenge which
Sir Edward Carson has thrown down,
and is about to jam home rule down
the threats of the Belfast rebels?
Evidently Carson and his followers
have either had prior information of
the governments intention. or else
have read the handwriting on the
wall. Weeks ago Sir Edward held a
series of meetings in Belfast, at
which he announced that unionist
clubs would be reorganized and a
Belfast volunteer army to fight home
rule to death reorganized.
On September 16 Sir Edward Carson
has called a great rally of the old
Ulster army at Belfast. There. it is
announced, tens of thousands Of volun-
teers will renew the old oath Of the
covenant, pledging themselves to die
rather than permit any form of home
rule. 1t also is stated. with no show
of concealment, that the Ulster volun-
teers still have many thousands OF
rifles stored away for use.
How many. If any. Of these weapons
came from Germany is yet question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-31
FIRST BIG UNIT TOLEAYE
SIBERIA FOR U. S. AUG.22

vLADIVOSTOK, Tuesday, August
10 (by the Associated Press).-The
American transport Thomas. with 500
replacement troops, arrived here to-
day and will sail August %. with $40
American soldiers aboard. for Manila
by way Of Nagaski, arriving at San
Francisco In about forty-nve days.
This is the first large detachment
of the American forces in Siberia to
sail for home.
Seventy-five men of the American
expeditionary force have already been
sent home. The detachment which
will leave on the Thomae includes
the class A allotment and other de-
serving ,caseA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-31
MRS. E. C. HALEY, SISTER
OF CHAMP CLARK, DIES

SANTA CRUZ, Calf, August 3d.
Mrs. Elizabeth Clark Haley, only sis
ter of Champ Clark. former Speaker
of the House of Representatives. died
here suddenly today. She was sixty
seven years old and was born in An
derson. KY. Her husband, the Rev. ].
]. Haley, is a lecturer and writer on
religious subjects.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-31
DIPLOMATS TO DISCUSS
FIUME PROBLEM TODAY

PARIS August 80 (Havas).-The
Italian foreign. minister. Signor Tit
toni. and the British prime minister,
David Lloyd George. will meet Sunday
near Deauville. They will discuss the
solution of the Fiume problem look
ing to making Fiume an Italian city,
the hinterland being leased to the
league of nations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-31
HOOVER IN LONDON; WILL
SAIL FOR U. S. SEPT. 6

LONDON. August 30.-Herbert
Hoover has arrived in London for the
purpose of winding up the work of
the Belgian relief commission. He
will leave tomorrow for Paris. and
returning will sail on the Mauretania
September 6 for home. He will be
accompanied by. Commander Baker
and Lieut.. Robert A. Taft.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-31
BRITISH RELEASE 1000
GERMAN PRISONERS

Eor.oON, August 3o.-Pursuant to
the decisib,n ~ CHE supreme council
a. paris, orders have Ue--r issued for
tbe repatriation Immediately Of e, ~
man prisoners held by Great Britain
:, FRANCE. The first batch. number
ing 1000, left there today.
The repatriation of prisoners 40
England depends upon sea znspor-
tation. which the peace Treaty provides
Germany must a1isnge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-31
NEGROES IN FIGHT
BEAT POLICEMEN
Francis Boston Tries to Pre-
vent Arrest of His
Wife.
ONE YIELDS SCISSORS

Two policemen were beaten and
one of them had his revolver taken
from him in a free-for-a1l fight with
party of negroes who surrounded
the officers while they were making
an arrest at 4th and v streets at $3.50
o'clock yesterday evening.
Policeman Fred Antonelli Of the
eighth precinct was struck several
times on the head and arms. He was
treated at Emergency Hospital.
Policeman Herbert Glassman, also
of the eighth precinct, who went to
his comrades assistance, had his uni
form cut into ribbons with a pair OF
scissors. He was not badly hurt.
Colored Woman Held.
When the excitement had died
down the officers still held Mary Bos-
ton. colored. of 302h Bryant street
who is said to have been the center
of the disturbance, and who is
charged with having welded the
scissors. At the station house sew
eral charges were placed against her
including assaultwith a dangerous
weapon and destroying private prop.
erty.
A lookout" was sent to all pre-.
cincts for Francis Boston. said to be
the husband of the woman under ar
rest. who is wanted for interfering
with the police when Mary was ar
rested.
Officer Gives Version.
According to Antonelli, the woman
under arrest went to the home of a
relative On V street and created a
disturbance in front Of the house.
The officer said Mary was challeng-
ing tie relative, also a woman. to
come out of the house.
Antonelli placed her under arrest
and started for the patrol box. when
he says, Francis Boston came upon
the scene and made an effort to ge:
the prisoner away from him. A crowd
began to gather, and several other
negroes. the officer declares. sur
rounded him.
In the scuffle which ensued Anton
ELI was struck several times and his
revolver taken from it's holster.
Before the colored woman could be
taken away, however. Policeman
Glassman came upon the scene and
took hold of her. It was then that
his uniform was cut. Francis Boston
disappeared in the crowd.
Reserves from the eighth precinct
were called and dispersed the crowd
After having his injuries treated
Antonelli returned to duty and Joined
in the search for the colored men who
took part in the melee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-31
10000 Pounds of Sugar Goes Fast.

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, August co.
A l0.000-pound stock of sugar held by
a candy store was disposed Of In one
hour this evening to over-5.000 per-
sons Mayor Meyers. committee on
food prices. requested the sale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-31
BY CHARLES G. DAWES.

In returning from France. where /
was in charge of supply procure
ment in Europe for our Army and
the member representing it on the
military co-ordinating board for the
supply activities of the allied armies.
think public statement should be
made of our solution of certain prob
lens, because of their bearing upon
the discussion now going on in the
United States in regard to the treaty
and the league of nationa
Our important actions. because of
military considerations, were never
made public during the war. either in
the United States or elsewhere, but
their relationship to the comparative
chaos which we confronted was that
of the proposed league Of nations to
the present confused world situation.
In what follows there are mingled
expressions of my personal opinion
with statements Of what actually &C.
CURED. In these opinions others may
not agree, but they have been formed
after nearly two years Of interallied
army and government negotiation
abroad and at least are entitled to con-
sideration on the ground of experience.
Our Common National Duty.
To the army in France and to our
allies the material and moral support
of a self-sacrificing people, of con-
structive and loyal Congress-. which
ignored partisan differences during the
emergency, and of an administration,
which stood firmly behind our Com
mander-in-Chief without Interference
In his military plans, brought a con-
slant vision of an American nation,
one and indivisible, which proved the
foundation of an unbreakable morale
With such a memory my faith can
not fail that the inevitable differences
now developing in the discussion of
the peace treaty will largely pass
away, and that as Americans, not as
partisans. we will again unite in a
common determination Of our national
duty.
l. After the Calais. defeat, at the
sAAAAO Al A"Adt SiiS 1SAos fltldJ zen. TeT-
shing offered his army to Foch and
the arrangement for the Foch control
of the front was secured. there was
deplorable lack Of COORDINATION
in the immediate rear Of. the allied
armies. The military control of the
rear of these armies, except the
French army. was never during the
entire war in the hands Of Foch.
rershing Proposal Fails.
Gen. Pershing,s in April. 1918. pro-
posed to the allies the military uni
fication of the rear of the armies
under one man subject to Foch, to
match that at the front. and named
me as his representative to negoti-
ate for the same with the French and
English military and governmental
authorities. This was. Immediately
accepted in principle by the French
and. English governments. but an
1Sy,eSyheanaiAg opposition to the de-
taabd IHah necessary to carry it out,
o9esed upon the pride. selfishness and
llrestige of nations and individuals.
prevented its adoption. In other
words. Gen. Perzhing's unprecedented
and self-saerfncing proposal was not
met by the British government or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-31
Labor Day

The Star win be ISSUED,
tomorrow at ] O'CLOCK.
Classified advertisements
must be- sent to The Star
Office before 10 am. Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-31
Steel Crisis Negotiations.

Efforts to organize the workers in
the steel industry still are being made
with the hope that an amicable adjust
ment of their demands may be reach
ed before any outbreak or cessation Of
work shall be inaugurated," Mr..
'Gompers said yesterday in a statement.
The council has been in session three
days considering the general labor
Continued on Seventh Page.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-31
WEATHER.

Unsettled today, probably showers;
tomorrow fair. not much change in
temperature.
Temperature yesterday-Highest, rs,
at pm: lowest, 20 at am.
For full report see page 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-14
MARINE UNION OFFICIALS
CRITICISE BOARDS TERMS
Express Doubt That Wage Increase
Granted Will Act as Means Of
Settling Strike.

NEW YORK. July 14.-Of1cials of
marine workers unions on strike
here and at other Atlantic ports were
confident today that the wage in
crease concessions granted by the
shipping board in Washington would
not act as a means Of settling the con-
troversy.
Representatives of the various
unions at meetings today were ex-
pected to reject the shipping boards
proposal of a 10 per cent increase for
all employees on vessels operated by it
The terms offered by the shipping
board are, approximately, the same as
those guaranteed by private shipping
interests.
If the shipping boards terms are
definitely rejected as regards coast
wise shipping. it is expected the strike
will spread to transatlantic CONNER
cial shipping under the American
flag whether controlled by the ship
ping board or private owners. Since
the boards terms have opened the
way for further negotiations it is not
regarded that a general walk-out will
occur on Tuesday, the day set for the
general strike. but that it will be con-
fined to coastwise shipping while dis
cuSsion continues
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-14
|NAMESP. B. KENNEDY AS
DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE
President dominates P. B. Mac
elwee, Another New Yorker,
Assistant Bureau Chief.

Philip p. Kennedy of New York was
today nominated by President Wilson
to be director of the bureau of foreign
and domestic commerce, and Roy B.
Macelwee, also Of New York, was
nominated to be first assistant di-
rector Of the bureau.
Mr.. Kennedy has been commercial
attache of the United States at Lon
don for the past two years, previous
to which time he was commercial at
tache to Australia. He formerly was
director of the day division of the
school Of commerce Of New York Uni
versity, and at one time assistant in
economies at Harvard. He was edu-
Gated at Beloit College, Occidental Col
lege and Harvard University. He will
take the position of chief Of the bu-
reau. formerly held by Burwell S. Gull
ter. resigned.
Mr. Macelwee. nominated for first
assistant chief. is now second assist
ant chief of the bureau.
Other nominations made by Presi-
dent Wilson today follow:
Col. E. Eveleth Winslow. member of
the California debris commission.
Melvin H. Coulston, New York, as
sistant commissioner of patents.
Mrs Minnie l.. Bray. Carson City.
New. register of land office.
c. F. Mcintosh of Indiana. member
of the federal board for vocational
education.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-14
Resolution Asks Congress
Investigate Mr.. Williams
in His Official Capacity

Investigation by Congress Of the Of
fice conduct Of John Shelton Williams
in his official capacity is asked in a
resolution by Representative McFad-
den Of Pennsylvania. This 1nvesti-
cation would cover his actions as
controller of the currency and in
his official capacity in connection with
other boards of the government upon
during the war.
My object in reintroducing this
resolution said Mr.. McFadden, SIS
to have an investigation much
broader in scope than the hearing
now in progress before the Senate
committee on banking and currency.
| have no idea of entering into COM
petition with the Senate committee.
but the principal purpose of that
hearing is to determine whether or not
Mr.. Williams is fitted for the Office he
now holds and to which the President
has appointed him for period of
five years
The object of nv resolution is to
procure an investigation. not only
of his fitness for the office, but of the
manner in which he has conducted it
There is also the purpose to reveal
the manner in which he has conduct
ed himself in his other public capac-
tiles.
There is so much more involved
than the mere question of whether or
not Mr.. Williams shall continue as
controller. to which the Senate COM
mittee will naturally confine itself,
that an investigation by the House of
the nature and scope I propose is abb
solutely imperative in the public in
terestS."