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Evening star., 1919-11-27
Garfield Presents Government
Plan TO Adjust Coal Strike

Fuel Administrator Harry A. Gar
! field announced the terms OF settle
ment of the coal strike. which the
government will sanction. in the fol-
lowing statement made last night to
the joint subscale committee of the
coal operators and miners:
"On the Gath instant announced
that the PUBLIC must not be asked
TO pay more than it is now paying
for coal, unless it is necessary to do
wages to the mine workers and ?
,, reasonable profit to the operators.
Careful investigation forces me tC
the conclusion that. in accordance
With this and the other principles set
forth on the oath instant. the public
| ought not to be required to pay any
increase in coal prices at this time
The prices fixed by the govern
ment on coal were calculated to in
crease production for war purposes
Goa! was basic and the Increase in
production was imperative. The op-
sfators are now in receipt of mar
gins which were necessary to affect
that increase of production, but which
are larger than are required under
present conditions. It was estimated
that the production needed for 1918
was 60O.00O.OO0 tons. The estimate for
1919 is 500.000.0c0 tons.
Arriving ut Cancellations.
Applying the principles set forth in
paragraph of the statement of No
vember "a, when the average in
creases in wages since 1913 for the
various classes of mine workers are
deducted from the increase in the cost
of living since that time, we arrive
at the amount of additional incrras.
in wages .justifiable- the present
time.
II have taken the figures of the bu-
reau of labor statistics for both cost of
living and for the weighted average of
wage increases. According to these fig
Ires. the cost OF living has risen 1913 per
cent since 1913, and the amount neces-
sary to bring the average wages of mine
workers up to this point at the present
time is IA per cent.
"Readjustments heretofore made since
1913 were such as to give certain classes
OF mine workers an average increase in
excess of the increase in the cost of
living, and certain others an average
increase below the increase in the cost
of living. This form of adjustment was
made in order to establish or preserve.
certain relative bases in the mining IN
dustry. ! do not think this condition,
mine workers, as a whole, and, in con-
sequence, imposing upon the public.
total average increase in excess of the
total average increase in the cost of liy-
ing, because If this course be adopted
/ the result would be that the total in
creased burden placed. upon the mining
| industry will be far in. excess Of the in
crease@sin the cost OF living. II this
principle were applied in industries gen
orally it is obvious that the resulting
cost would be passed along to the gem
Evening star., 1919-11-27

eral public. and the increased wages
would increase in rapid SPIRAL taking
as a minimum the percentage of in
crease in the cost of living. In the long
riOus burdens to the cost of living OF
the entire public, and would fall more
injuriously upon the working classes
than upon any others.
ut seems to me that the reasonable
way to deal with this situation is to
give to the industry as a whole an
average increase commensurate with
the increase in the cost of living and
then let that amount of Increase be
apportioned in accordance with the
wage bases that are acceptable to
the employers and the employees.
Price Control to Continue.
Control of prices by the govern
ent.
"The present negotiation stands by
itself, but it is far from disposing
of the fundamental controversy be-
tween operators and mine workers.
That controversy is bound to be a
continuine one as matters now stand
1t involves living conditions and con-
ditions IN the mines, as well as
wages and profits, and the general
rciation between operators and mine
Wo. xeis. Therefore, to aid in apply
ing the principles which have gov
in reaching conclusions in the future.
it is urged that a permanent con-
sultative body, with purely advisory
Eowers. be set up consisting of the
Secl etary of the Interior as chairman
and of an equal number of repre-
sentatives of the operators and of the
mine workers, chosen in such manner
as they may each determine from
time to time.
"In order that the data necessary for
the consideration of this consultative
body may at all times be available. 1t
is urged that the Congress make pro-
vision for collecting definite and trust
worthy information concerning the coal
and coke industry and for the tabula-
ton of the same in quarterly reports
showing:
"1. Production, distribution, storage
and stocks of coal and coke.
"2 The cost of production and dis
tribution and of maintaining suitable
stocks. and any other data concerning
the industry deemed necessary.
'3 The cost of living in the several
coal fields.
tanned by the operators, middle-men and
retail dealers.
"5. Export requirements and the con-
ditions limiting them.
"The settlement of the present con-
troversy on the wage and price basis
above indicated must be- considered in
the light of the proposal to set up this
permanent, consultative body. While it
will not have powers of decision, it will
hardly seem possible to reasona BILE
man that in the light of its conclusions
demands for exorbitant profits or un-
Evening star., 1919-11-27
UNIVERSITY GETS $4,ooo,0oo.
Biggest Education Board Gift Goes
to Vanderbilt Medical School. &.
peci,I pispatc to 1:he Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, November 27.-An
nouncement has been made by Chan
cellor Kirkland of Vanderbilt Uni
versity that the general education board
of New York, on the application of the
board of trustees of Vanderbilt Univer-
sity. has appropriated s4,000.000 for the
purpose OF enabling the university to
effect an entire reorganization of it's
medical school at Nashville in accord
ance with the most exacting demands
of modern medical education.
The gift to Vanderbilt University is
the largest that the board has ever
made for this or any other purpose,
and according to announcement will
suggest to the people of Nashville
and to the entire south as we'll as
to the whole country the Importance
which the board attaches to creating
in the south at this time a medical
school of the most advanced modern
type.
Evening star., 1919-11-27
YORK THEATER OPENING
MARKED BY ENTHUSIASM

Enthusiastic crowds attended the
opening last night of Crandalls York
Theater. which occupies the full square
between Princeton and Quebec streets
on Georgia avenue.
The York is the eighth theater in the
chain of the Crandall houses in Wash
ington and furnishes amusement to a
section which has not heretofore had
an available high-class cinema theater.
The new structure occupies 1880
square feet of ground. 1t is rectangu-
lar in shape, IS feet wide by $50 feet
long and is entirely on one floor. no
balconies being included. The seating
capacity is 1000, And the cost of build
ing was considerably in excess Of
100000.
The proscenium hangings are of rich
gold velour enlivened with blue medal
lions and white figures in relief At the
rear of the auditorium, separated from
the seating area by marble balus-
trades and promenades, are handsome
restrcoms for both ladies and gentle.
men. The building itself is of tapestry
brick trimmed with white marble.
The full orchestra is under the lead.
ership of Sig. Alfred DAndrea Last
nights opeing bill was featured by
Douglas Mclean, Washington's owr
star, in "231a Hours Leave"
An Arab laughs at the idea OF
walking in the street with his wife.
Evening star., 1919-11-27
SCHOOL GARDEN ARMY
HAS 1000 D. C. CHILDREN
Small Amateur Farmers in u. S.
Have Produced $45, 100000
Worth of Eoodetuffs 49,

More than 10000 children of Wash
ington are enrolled in the United
States School Garden Army, according
to statement issued today by the
Interior, Department bureau of educa-
ton.
Children enlisted in home garden
ing have produced, in the little more
than year the work has been in op-
GRAFTON. foodstuffs valued at s4S,-
100000.
Reports to the department indicat-
ed that every section of the country
had taken active part in the vast
harvest. New York city reported a
total of $717.517.20 from the home gar
dens of 60,654 children, while the lit
tie amateur farmers of Chicago re-
allied an average return of S5. Hun
dreds of prizes, it was stated, have
been won at state fairs throughout
the country by the children.
Evening star., 1919-11-27
French Road Uses Oil Fuel.

PARIS, Wednesday, November %
(by the Associated Press).-The first
locomotive on a French, railroad to
use oil as fuel was sent out on an ex-
perimental trip yesterday and hauled
heavy train with, complete success.
II is announced that railroads In this
country have planned to alter their
engines SO as to use oil fuel instead
of coal. and that 200 locomotives will
be thus changed. ss.=~ys -
Evening star., 1919-11-27
TO END ROADS RECEIVERSHIP
Plan for Consolidating Boston &
Maine With I,aasad Tirae

BOSTON, November 27.-Judge Nor
ton in the federal district court yes
terday announced that he would end
the receivership of the Boston and
Maine railroad. The decree actually
discharging the receiver probably will
be issued Monday
A plan Of consolidation OF the Bos-
ton and Maine with it's leased lines
has been ratified by the stockholders
of all the lines and it is.expected final
action on the plan will be taken at an
adjourned meeting of Eoston and
Maine stockholders December 8.
Evening star., 1919-11-27
Oriental Rugs

We have found it almost
impossible to secure large size
rugs except at Museum prices.
We have, however, secured
some very good rugs in the
sizes ranging from 3x5 feet to
Ak feet. which we are offer
ing at prices as low as, if not
lower than, you will usually
find similar sizes and qualities.
Evening star., 1919-11-27
Towels for the Guest

Co1ored Bordered Jacquard
Woven Turkish Bath Towels,
pink, blue, old rose, lavender,
lemon and gold, in beautiful de-
signs. Special, soc to S1.7S each.
Hemstitched Pure Linen Huck
and Damask Towels - Beautiful
damask borders, stripes, all-over
designs; also plain huck; medium,
large; extra sizes and guest size.
Special, Sl.00 each to $500 each.
Pure Lambs Wool Linen Conn
forts-Plain reversible silk. silk
centers, with blending borders and
blacks. The most exquisite line
shown.
Evening star., 1919-11-27
Couch Covers

Tapestry Couch Covers, full
length and width, in Oriental
colors and patterns, $500.
5000, $500. and SLIGO each.
Velvet Couch Covers, Per
sian all-over designs, beauti-
full colorings, $500 each.
Evening star., 1919-11-27
Carpets and Rugs
Carpets

Our complete stock of piece
goods affords you every op-
portunity to secure what you
may need. All widths from
221a inches to 9 feet, in wide
range of designs, colorirgs and
prices.
Our plain colors you'll find
especially interesting. Prices
start as low as $1.8S for the ~
inch width.
Evening star., 1919-11-27
Files Petition in Bankruptcy.

John p. Eagan of zoos II street
northeast has filed a petition in vol
untary bankruptcy. He lists his debts
at Sl,457.4o and places his assets at
$500.
Evening star., 1919-11-27
To Try to Admit Women to Oxford.

LONDON, November Correspond
ence of the Associated Press) 1t is
announced that an effort will be made
to bring about the admission of women
to tho University of oxford.
Evening star., 1919-11-27

reasonable wages can be successfully
maintained, or that conditions unfavor-
able to the American standard of living
will be tolerated"
Evening star., 1919-11-27

?. X. ELLIS AUCTIOSEER AND APPRAIs-
er, is now located at 427 and 4271a 10th st.
NV.
am not connected any longer with the
store at 1923 G St.. nor am 1 responsible for
any store except the one located at AT and
4s1E 10th st. NV. Now. il you have anything
TO sell let know. i hold public auction
sales every Tuesday.
L. Ii. ELLIS
Io".-tf AUctioneer.
Evening star., 1919-11-27
The Liner, Shop

Beautiful L e trimmed,
Pure Linen Center Scarfs, 18x
so and 18x54 inches. Imitation
cluny lace, IS designs. Special,
$z.25 each. ia
Lace-trimmed Scarfs. bau-
nan and imitation cluny lace
designs, 18x45 and l8x54
inches. Special, $l.0O and $l.z5
each.
Evening star., 1919-11-27

NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DEBTs EN-
cept those contracted by myself. L. c. NASH.
s15 1th s.w. c7t
Evening star., 1919-11-27
SPECIAL NOTICES.

THE CoRCoRAN GALLERY OF ART
Will be closed to the public from Thursday
morning. November -. until Sunday afternoon,
December 21, 1919, for the installation of the
SEVENTH EXHIBITION OF CONTEMPORARY
AMERICAN OH. PAINTINGS.
c. POWELL MINNIGERODE,
Director.
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DEBTs EN-
cept those contracted by myself. L. {. NASH,
515 1th sw c7'
THROUGH CAR-HOUSEHoLD GOODS,
luggage, etc. Reduced rates. Greater
curity. Los Angeles, Dee. 3. San Fran
cisco. Dec. I. Automobile car. Dec. L.
SECURITY STORAGE CO., 11+O 18th st.
IRON FENCE For FRONT OR BACK YARD.
cheaper than wood wire. CHAS. f. SPEI-
DEN. $50 st. Sc. Line. 2i27 or Line. 3404. Sc
CLAFLIN OPTICAL CO.,
sO7 STREET.
Highest Grade Work Only.
Small Buyers Are Served
as attentively as the largest
at this old, reliable MILL
WORK & LUMBER house.
Phone n. 1s4s for orr prices.
Geo. Nj. Barker Co., Enc.,
64s-651 n. Y. ave-: 1517 9Th st.
Evening star., 1919-11-27

An Arab laughs at the idea of
walking in the street with his wife.
Evening star., 1919-11-27
Drapery Dept.
Porfieres

Duplex Velvet Portieres,
21I yards long, in combinations
of green and tan, mulberry and
tan, green and garnet and blue
and mulberry; French edges.
Per pair, $500.
Uncut Velour Portieres, 212
yards long, finished with cord
edges; green, brown and blue.
Per pair, $500.
Evening star., 1919-11-27

This Big Printing Plant
is constantly enlarging to keep
pace with your increasing demu nds
for good printing.
Evening star., 1919-11-27

IRON FENCE FOR FRONT OR BACK YARD
DEN, so C ST. se Line, 2i27 or Line 34O4 s.
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ton between the Canadian National ap6
the Grand Trunk without the Govern.
ments assuming the burden. E. Nv
Beatty, president of the Canadian III
cihc Railroad, and D. b. Hanna. presjs
dent of the Canadian Northern Rair
road, are in the city to advise and % 10.
fer on the big issues at stake The Ca
madam Pacific is opposed to the deaJ
and is not at all anxious to see a big
rival. backed by the Government, erS
ated. Thu Government will stanh firnJy
on its policy, but the situation Is not NJ
assuring from thu .Sandpolnt of safr
politics. Had cno opposition a stronger
hold on public opinion or a stronger der
batting strength there would be a haEa
fought struggle ahead But the Gov
ernment feels secure and will go foFi
ward Nothing was said about prohfr
bition to-day
Powerful Montreal interests will buck
the Government policy to the breaking
point IL necessary. They are not en-
tirely concerned about the liability. ~
the country or Government OWNERSHIP
They want TO see the big transportattUp
systems in private control. They afsb
want to head off the drift toward III.
reference with private initiative, I" =.
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sidiary companies of the Grand Trunk,
in the hands Of receivers or otherwise,
come into the deal and the Government
will assume liability for the G. T. z.
Once the agreement is ratified by the
Grand Trunk shareholders, a committee
of management of five persons will be
appointed, two by the Grand Trunk, two
by the Government, and the fifth by
the four in~office to operate the Grand
Trunk in harmony with the Canadian
National system. That committee shall
continue to act until the preference and
common stocks are transferred to the
Government. II Is. provided also that
the Government shall lend to the COM
mittee of control such sums as may be
necessary for operation and maturing
obligations on notes or other securities
Of the Grand Trunk.
The employees approximation and
provident funds are to be provided for
and secured in any transfer of the prop
erty There Is also a blanket clause to
cover all eventualities of the proposed
agreement
One surprise in the terms agreed on
is that the arbitrators are to decide not
only on the value of the preference and
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with the proposed enabling Legislation
was put before the House this after.
noon.
Under the terms agreed on II is pro-
posed to acquire all the capital stock
preference and common. amounting tS
fS7,073,492, by a board OF three arbi.
traitors, one each to be appointed by
each party to the deal, the third to be
selected by the Chief Justice of tho
Supreme Court of Canada, the Chief
Justice of Ontario and the senior Judge
Of the Exchequer Court of Canada.
The value determined on by the arbl
traitors for the preference and common
stocks shall be covered by an issue of
new guaranteed per cent. stock to be
distributed among the holders of the
preference and common stocks on trans
fer to or vesting In the Government of
such stock. in proportions which shall
be determined by the arbitrators 1t is
agreed in advance that the f12,500, 900
per cent. guaranteed stock and thu
f31,926,125 4 and per cent. debenturc
stock will be assumed as of permanent
value by the Government, but the hold
ers will surrender any voting powers
and rights which they possess now.
The Grand Trunk Pacific and sub
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AGREE ON GRAND
TRUNK PROJECT
Canadian Board of Three to Ac-
quire All StOck-New Issue
to Be Distributed.
BY stoS Correspondent Of Tbs So

BY Sta1 Correspondent Of Tbs sUs.
OTTAWA, oct. 1o.-The Grand Truns
negotiators have bowed to the inevitable
and will recommend that the share
holders accept the terms for arbitration
made last January and renewed in
March. Sir Alfred Smithers and How
ard G. Kelley, president of the company.
representing the Grand Trunk arrived
at basis of agreement with the Gov
eminent committee at 2 A. NJ. to-day
and the Government resolution dealing
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-11
LOYAL, SAY sINN FETNERS.
Commons Members Prepared t
Swear Allegiance.

LoNDoN, Oct. 10.-The Sim Fein men,
bers of the House Of Commons intend to
appear to make a protest before the bar
Of the House of Commons. according to
a statement made to-day to a meeting
of the irish Vigilant Association in Lon
don by Liam O'Roisite civilian
Roche), n Sim Fein member for Cork
City. He alleged that the Sim Feiners
were prepared to take the oath of ale
glance to King George as sovereign of
Ireland.
None Of the Sim Feiners has yet
taken his seat in Parliament.
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Argument without Logic.

1T seems to me that the argument,
what little argument there is, in favor of
the Shantupg agreement is based on ir-
rational things. without a single case of
logic, reason or justice. without in any
case anything justiciable, except that we
had the power. and we took 1t in order to
satisfy Japan. We robbed an ally to
give to another ally. And Japan was
not so good an ally as was China.
There is some question about Japan's
loyalty to the cause of the Allies. Japan
went into the war at the beginning.
With the assistance of British troops she
captured the German stronghold in
China. Then she quit and used her in
fiuence to keep China out Of. the war.
What would be said In France II when
we were about to enter the war to help
the Allies 1t had been discovered that the
British Government tried to keep us
out? Would they think the British
Government was loyal to the cause
What would have been said of US If
when we had gone in we had used our
influence to keep China out? That does
not look to me like loyalty; 1t does not
look to me as though Japan's heart was
in this cause.
Take those two things and put them
together-the fact that she quit fight
Ing when she got what she wanted and
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the fact that she kept China out of the
war more than two years-and you can
not square them with loyalty to the
cRise. Yet we take from the loyal ally
n part of her domain that has been her
domain from the very beginning OF time
and give it to the other ally, and 1t hap
pens In this case that the other ally is
the bitterest enemy that China has on
the face Of the earth"
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common stock. but what each holder Is
to get Of the new guaranteed stock for
stock held. That means that the arbi-
traitors will have to decide what each
CT the preference stocks are worth and
what the common stock Is worth, rather
than to leave that to the Grand Trunk
shareholders to decide.
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Advised Dropping Common.

Responsible men long since advised
the Grand Trunk to reorganize and get
rid Of the common stock, but 1t was not
done.
II is claimed that the ordinary stock
IL not all water. but that $40, 900. 900 in
actual cash was invested in that stock.
The common stock amounts to f23,-
955,437 and the first, second and third
preference to ELS. 8.055. Of which f27,-
16S.055 is third preference and has not
been drawing dividends except at rare
periods
The deal will be opposed in Parlia-
ment by a substantial group of infiuen-
tiaI men of both parties. It is believed
that Canada has gone too far in the d.
rection of Government ownership; that
the same results can be had by coopera-
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-02-27

Asked for a statement of the aims
and plans Of the 1919 campaign, A. R.
Rogers, Chairman of the War Loan
Organization, dictated the following:
The fighting is over but our war
job isn't finished. The world has
progressed thus far toward permanent
peace because America stepped in and
with her millions of men and billions
of money made it impossible for Au-
tocracy to win. By our marvellous pro-
duction Of war materials and our abil-
ity to use them, we convinced Ger
many that d continuance of the fight
ing meant national suicide.
What if our American-made can
non, motor trucks, tanks, rolling
kitchens, airplanes, poisonous gases
and ammunition did not reach Europe?
They were in readiness and would
have gone into the ines ir the spring.
Germany knew this. she was whipped
IN spirit by tSs tremendous show Of
power displayed by America.
Our production of these things
ended the fighting. They saved
money and hundreds of thousands Of
precious lives. Now they have to be
paid for and they are cheap at any
price. Our Government must pay for
them and we must temporarily loan
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-02-27
EVERYBODY is
NOW FIGURING
INC0llE TAX
In Order to Be Helpful to Public,
Internal Revenue Bureau
Has Every Available
Officer in Field.
SEVERE PENALTIES IF you
DELAY BEYOND MARCH Is

With the due Gate for Income Taxes
only a few weeks away, the collection
of this fa%r-reaching tax on 1918 in
comes has started off with a bang.
Everybody is figuring income tax.
Payments and sworn statements of
income must reach Internal Revenue
offices on or before March Is, and there
are severe penalties Tor delinquency.
Residents of North Dakota ana
Sonti. D,kota are required 10 make
their returns and pay their taxes TO
James Coffey, Collector of Internal
Revenue, Aberdeen. S. D.. or to any Of
his deputy collectors who are now do
Ing free advisory work on Income Tax.
Pay your Income Tax by March
To- is the slogan Of the Internal Rev
enue Bureau. which las sent every
available officer into the field 10 help
the public to understand the require
ments and to prepare the returns.
Who Must Make Return.
Il is estimated that many thousands
Of single and married persons in fills
section of the United States who have
never before made annual returns are
required to do SO this year.
Income tax RETURNS must be made
between now and March Is by persons
who come under tie following classic
cations:
Any unmarried person wlose 1915
net income was c1.eo or oyer Mtd
" and widoWera.S srigorcets ana an
RED persons Who are n ing tlpart from,
heir husbands or Gives are for The
rs.faDscs4 of the Inrl4@s TaS f~3issesl III
uninMss ssis
= ia:'assess ns
or hl,ssalal s'tsfse Il, snluste Ws.s
$1,000 or over. lie ingoi,p 81 hiot-t
husband and wife mastgbe coaside re4,