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Evening star., 1919-08-29
MARINE BAND TO PLAY
AT POLICE-DEFENSE GAME
Will Give Concert Before Contest
Labor Day and at Intervals
During Competition.

A concert by the Marine Band is
the latest feature to be added to the
program for the annual base ball
game between the police department
and Home Defense League at Ameri-
can League Park the afternoon of
La Dor day.
The band will give a concert be-
fore the game. beginning at 2:30
o'clock. They also will play at in
tervals during the contest.
With two days still remaining for
the sale of tickets. the guardians of
the law already have disposed of ap-
proximately $4,000 seats. The pro-
ceedss of the sale will go into the
treasury of the Metropolitan Police
Relief Association.
In view of the fact that scores of
young men recently have Joined the
police force. Maj. Pullman is confident
of being able to put a team on the
field that will defeat the home de-
fensers. Harry Almond. secretary of
the defense league. is equally certain
of victory.
Evening star., 1919-08-29
BREAK WITH COL. HOUSE
BY PRESIDENT DENIED
White House Meets Report With
Statement That Two Are in
Regular Correspondence.

Reports of a serious disagreement
between President Wilson and Col
House were positively denied today
by persons close to the President.
who said there had, been no change
in the relations of the Chief EXecu-
tive and his principal adviser.
1t was said at the White House that
the President had received letters
from Col. House during the last few
days. and stories printed in Washing
ton, New York and elsewhere to the
effect that the latter no longer held
his quasi-public position the
Presidents personal representative
abroad were said to be without foun-
alton.
The President and Col. House may
have differed on minor points brought
up during the peace negotiations. it
was admitted. and in fact it was
hardly to be supposed that any two
men should think exactly alike on all
of the many issues involved. But
whatever differences of this nature
arose they did not strain the AMIGA
Bile relations between these two men.
1t was confidently asserted.
Evening star., 1919-08-29
CAR KILLS HUSBAND
AS WIFE LOOKS ON
B. E. Hutchinson Run Down
Near Home on 18th Street
Northeast.

While his wife stood in the doorway
bidding him goodbye. Bruce E. Hutch
inson was struck and almost insta ntly
killed by car of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company near
his home. 1905 18th street northeast.
at $50 o'clock this morning.
According to witnesses, Hutchinson
started across the tracks to get car
for the city and walked into the path
of a car coming in the opposite direc-
ton, which he apparently did not see.
AS soon as the car was brought to
a stop the injured man was placed on
the steps of his home. where he died
in a few minutes. Motorman Mark
w. Gray of Mount Rainier. Md. and
Conductor George ]. Steele Of this
city, in charge of the car, were taken
to the tenth precinct station to be
questioned. Later they were released.
Coroner hewitt viewed the body
and decided to hold an inquest at the
morgue tomorrow.
Mr.. Hutchinson was forty-eight
years old and a bookkeeper in the
Office of the controller of currency.
He was born in Illinois, but has been
a resident of the District for many
years. being in the government serv-
ice nearly fifteen years.
g In addition to his wife, Mrs. Isabel
Hutchinson, who witnessed the acci
Evening star., 1919-08-29
STRIKE CLOSES HIPP0DRoME.
922 Actors, Dancers, Etc, Leave
Theater After Stage Hands Quit.

NEW YORK. August 29.-The New
York Hippodrome. the worlds largest
playhouse, which thus far had been un-
affected by the actors, stage hands and
musicians strike, was closed last night
after the house had been more than half
filled by patrons, when 412 stage hands
walked out.
Left high and dry" by the strike of
stage hands, the entire cast, including
81 principals, 204 chorus members, $50
ballet dancers, "a speciality artists and
clowns. SO swimmers. ~ animal train
ers. II equestrians, A musicians, 1913
ushers and members of the house staff
quit the theater and f1ocked in large
numbers to headquarters of the Actors
Equity Association. where many enroll
ed as members.
Charles r. Dillingham;. managing di-
rector of the Hippodrome, announced
his resignation from the big playhouse e
rather than keep 1.100 persons out Of
work" Mr. Dillingham; sent his resig-
nation to a real estate concern which,
he said. really owns and operates the
Hippodrome.
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mutation of a fair price list, will be
out of the city until then.
John G. McGrath, who is-to become
the general manager of the citizens
buying and distribution, also will
leave the city today, to be gone until
Tuesday.
The post Office does not expect to
begin distribution of Army foods
through the parcel post before that
day.
But if a flag of truce is to wave for
three days it will come down with a
suddenness that will jar profiteers
when hoStilitieS are resumed next
week. according to all indications
The executive committee of the
Citizens Buying and Distributing
League will meet Tuesday night to
consider plans for raising fund with
which to launch cooperative buying
on big scale. In the meantime no
person will be authorized to collect
funds for the league, it is announced.
Mr.: Wilson, who met yesterday with
his fair-price committee, will hold a
conference with the Attorney General
fair-price list, it is understood. The
list is not expected to make an ap-
pearance for at least a week.
The city post office today sent a
$O.UVV worth sur
plus Army food to the War Depart
ment as an initial move for the dis
tribution of food by parcel post in
this city.
A large portion of 100000 order
blanks for Army food are already dis
tributed to housewives. Approximate
ly 400 orders have been received to-
day from Washington homes. Dis
tribu,ion should be well under way
by Monday. post office officials stated,
and orders being received today
should easily be filled before the lat
ter part of next week.
Gloves, cinnamon and clam chowder
consignments were received by Army
storehouses today for public distri-
button This leaves an absence of
only flour. rice, condensed milk, mus
tard. stringless beans and a few spe-
cially packed commodities
The requisitiOn for food sent TODAY
to the War Department marks only
the start in the huge distribution
scheme for the District. Thousands
of dollars worth of food in addition
to this will be requisitioned as soon
as orders are filled.
From house to house, postmen are
leaving order blanks for the conven-
ience of housewives. These blanks
are returned to the city post office,
which will check up the amounts of
food in total required, requisition il
from the War Department and dis
tribute it. The time for all this work
is estimated at from three to four
days.
Evening star., 1919-08-29
Mr.. PALMER SUGGESTS
CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS
May Grow Out of Erection of Ala
bama Nitrate Plant-Investiga-
ton to Continue.

Attorney General Palmer told a
House investigating committee yester-
day that criminal prosecutions may be
started by the government growing
out of the erection of the air nitrate
plant at Muscles Shoals, Ala, which
cost the government many millions of
dollars. He stated this as his reason
for declining to give the committee
evidence collected by the Department
of Justice.
Representative Graham of Illinois,
committee chairman, said in this con-
nection that he was convinced by in
formation committee investigators
have obtained and from voluntary
communications sent by various per-
sons to the committee freely charg-
ing waste and extravaganza that some
of the charges were true. Mr.. Graham
also said he had some copies of re-
ports OF the departments agents.
After the hearing Chairman Gra-
ham said that the Attorney Generals
statement would not lead the commit
tee to abandon it's inquiry into the
Muscle Shoals plant. but he added
that plans for the committee going to
the Alabama plant next week to con-
duct an examination of witnesses
would be temporarily abandoned.
Evening star., 1919-08-29
SENATOR ASKS PRESS
TO BAR HUNS STORY

American newspapers were appealed
10 today by Senator Chamberlain.
democrat, Oregon. not to publish the
story of the war written by Cen
Ludendorff. quartermaster general OF
the German army. Mr.. Chamberlain
told the Senate that several newspa-
pers had announced that they would
publish it.
II hope the newspapers. he said.
will without any act of Congress de-
cline absolutely to print this story or
the German general largely re-
sponsible for the kind of warfare
conducted by Germany"
Il, too, trust it will not he done.
interjected Senaor Lodge. republican.
Massachusetts,.
Evening star., 1919-08-29
DISTRICT EMPLOYEES
PUT ON WAGE BOARD

District employees are represented
on a wage board appointed for the
District government today by the
Commissioners. The board will ma ke
recommendations to the Commission
ers from time to time regarding the
revision of wages of municipal per
diem employees. The employees rep
resentatives are Frank ]. Bresnahan
and Albert F. German. Other members
of the board are Assistant Engineer
Commissioner Brown, chairman; G. B.
Hunt, engineer of highways. and J. S
Garland. superintendent of the water
department.
Evening star., 1919-08-29
MORE BOSTON POLICE
TRIED FOR UNIONIZING

BOSTON, August 29.-Eleven more
members of the Boston police force
were placed on trial today before
Commissioner Curtis on charges of
violating department rules by join
ing the new police union. Eight have
already been tried, but no findings
have been announced.
Union leaders predicted today in
the event of a strike by policemen to
enforce their claim of the right to
organize. the city would face one of
the most complete labor tie-ups in
history. Carmen. hotel and restau-
rant employees and bartenders are the
latest to pledge support to the police.
Evening star., 1919-08-29
IL BILLION LOTTERY LOAN
FOR FRANCE ADVOCATED

PARIS, August 2S.-Deputy Andrew
I.efeyre introduced in the chamber Of
deputies today a bill authorizing the
issue of a lottery loan of 100000 ,000.-
200 francs (about $4,000. 900, ,OOO)
without interest. This loan VIII take
the form of bonds to be reimbursed
at par by drawings every six months
over a period OF twenty years. In
addition to par drawings there will
he prize drawings, and every day for
two wears one number will be drawn
which will carry a prize of 1,250,000
francs, and each week two numbers
emitting the holders to 100000 francs
each, and ten numbers worth 100000
francs each.
After the first two years prizes to
the amount of 1,250,000 francs will be
drawn for each week. instead Of each
day.
Evening star., 1919-08-29
BONUSES NEARLY PAID.
$94, ,443, 120 Given 1,574,052 Men
Discharged From Service.

According to the director of finance,
War Department. the work of paying
the $50 bonus to all persons discharged
from the Army without receiving it
is about SO per cent completed. Pay
sons, the total outlay being $94,443,12O.
Payment of these bonuses began in
March last and reached a weekly maxi
snum of $15.922.S0O in April last.
Since that month the payments have
declined rapidly.
Evening star., 1919-08-29
REFUSES SMALL INCREASE.
Local No. 1913 of Machinists Votes
Against Presidents Wage Scale.

President Wilson's wage scale pro-
posaI for the small increase in wages
was rejected by unanimous vote
of the members of Local Union, No
1913, of the International Association
of Machinists at a meeting of that
organization last night.
This body of machinists is made up
of the men employed outside of the
Washington navy yard and in the
nrivate Industries of The CITY.
Evening star., 1919-08-29
Sees No Injustice.

TN this manner. in my opinion,
there will be no injustice done to any
etockholder of either company. and
while. upon the other hand. full and
complete value will be given to any
person now a stockholder in either
company, and the full advantage of a
merger will be given to the commu-
nifty and the stockholders at this time,
which cannot be given in any other
1nanner know of which will do equal
3ustice and equity to all concerned.
Il think that the stockholders
should permit the committee selected
iby them to determine who should
manage the combined property until
ahe regular election term comes
around, under the terms and provi-
.sions of the bylaws of the two COM
panies. which 1 understand is Janu-
.ary OF each year; and l think at such
rimes the holders of these certificates
,should cast their votes for the
,,oirectors or trustees to manage the
company for the next ensuing wear in
sthe same manner as they now do as
sstockholders of either one of the COM
IaQieS.
Evening star., 1919-08-29
G. A. DAVIDSON DIES.
Was With Money Order Division of
P. O. for Nearly Twenty Years.

George A. Davidson, with the money
order division of the city post office
for nearly twenty years, died Wednes-
day at Garfield Hospital, following
an operation. Mr. Davidson was a
member of Osiris Lodge, No IS, F. A.
A. NJ Surviving him are his widow,
Mrs Marie c. Davidson, and two
daughters, Miss Marie Davidson and
Mrs p. H. Birch.
Funeral services will be held at 2
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon at his resi-
dence, 1349 Shepherd street Inter-
ment will be in Congressional ceme-
terry.
Evening star., 1919-08-29
LITTLE NATIONS CLAIMS
STATED TO SENATORS

Claims of India, Lithuania, Ukrain-
ia. Esthonia and Livonia for self-goy-
ernment were presented today to the
Senate foreign relations committee.
Declaring the peace treaty ..practi-
cally guaranteed the perpetuation Of
imperialism and despotism in India"
Dudley Field Malone of New York
representing Hindu organizations. told
the committee that the league of ma
tions would constitute barrier
against India ever attaining self
determination
Evening star., 1919-08-29
w. J. BRYAN ADVOCATES
TEMPORARY WAGE RAISE

Temporary increase Of wages to meet
the present excessive cost of necessi-
ties is advocated by William Jennings
Bryan, who last night gave out a state
ment in which he said President Will
sons position docs not quite meet the
situation"
The former Secretary of State arrived
in Washington yesterday for the pur-
pose, it is understood, of comforting with
legislators relative to labor legislation.
Evening star., 1919-08-29
COAST GUARD GOES
BACK TO TREASURY

The coast guard. which was placed
under the jurisdiction of the Navy
Department during the war. was
transferred back to the Treasury De-
partment today by President Wilson.
Merchant marine and commercial in
terests asked for the change, while
the Navy Department desired to re-
tain jurisdiction
Evening star., 1919-08-29
HUNS ALLOWED TO ADD
TO FORCE BEYOND RHINE

COPENHAGEN. August 2S.-A dis
patch from Berlin says Marshal Foch
has notified the German armistice
commission that the supreme council
has consented to a provisional in
crease of the German gendarmerie
troops in the neutral zone beyond the
Rhine for three months after the
peace treaty comes into effect, as the
force provided for in the treaty is con-
sidered inadequate to maintain order
Evening star., 1919-08-29
Mr.. THOMAS DEFENDS
], D. RYAN IN THE SENATE

John D. Ryan, former assistant sec
retary of war. in charge of aircraft
production. was defended in the Sem
ate today by Senator Thomas. demo-
crat, Colorado, from what the senator
said were insinuations in report
made TO Secretary Baker by two rep
resentatives of congressional sub
committee now in the west investi-
eating operations of the War De-
partment's spruce production divi-
sion
Evening star., 1919-08-29

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lean troops will be withdrawn. No
fighting will be permitted on the border
il it endangers the lives of Americans
Armed Intervention is still an unde-
termined question. Officials. will not
fatty say it is impossible They will
merely say that no such move is at
present contemplated. They used to
say that under no circumstances would
there be intervention. but they have
found that the effect of such remarks
has been an indifference to responsible
ity in the discharge of international obli-
cations.
as to the future, pointing merely to the
rising public opinion in America, which
wishes to see the American flag honored
in Mexico both by the constituted gov
ernment and the rebels or bandits who
infest outlying regions admittedly be-
yond government control
Evening star., 1919-08-29
To Demobilize at Camp Meade.

= Arrangements for the demobiliza-
tion OF the list Army Division, fol-
/: lowing its review in this city, have
! Just been completed at the War De-
partment. IL is provided that after
!, the parade in this city the division
will be sent TO Camp Meade for dis
tribution and shipment to the proper
denIoollization centers for discharge
All men VIII be discharged at Camp
! Meade for states of Virginia, Mary
land. West Virginia, Delaware and
District of Columbia, Pennsylvania
ONO and southern peninsula of Mich
Igan. who are entitled to discharge.
For the purpose OF effecting these
discharges, the commanding general
zCamp Sherman, has been directed to
transfer to Camp Meade, to arrive not
Slater than September 10, the person
mel necessary to establish temporarily
at Camp Meade demobilization
group capable of discharging men of
Maj. William E. Hoyer will bring the
new group to Meade and will operate
there as rehabilitation officer.
Due to the large amount of rail-
way transportation that will be need
ed to move the troops of this di-
vision to proper demobilization cen
sters and the discharged men to their
4homeS, it is stated that the Regular
Army men of the 1st Division will be
held at Meade until such time as they
can be sent to Camp Zachary Taylor
without causing delay in the move
ment of the emergency men.
After September l no more officers
or enlisted men will be sent to Camp
Sherman for discharge, and after that
date it will cease to operate as
tdemobilization center: Men hereto
sfore sent to Camp Sherman will be
xsent to the camp nearest their des-
tination which will require the least
amount of back travel.
Evening star., 1919-08-29
BELASC0 IN SPREAD
OF ACTORS STRIKE
Order Closing One Washing
ton Theater Gives Rise to
Rumor Involving Others.

The strike of the New York actors. in
which musicians. stage hands and other
employees of theaters of that city are
involved and which has kept dark for
the past several weeks many of TIE
leading houses of amusement of the
metropolis. extended to Washington
last night, closing the Belasco Theater
The strike here was not that of actors
and actresses, but was the result of or
ders received from headquarters ad-
dressed to the Musicians and stage
Hands unions employed at that theater
These organizations are working in con-
junction with the Actors Equity Asso-
citation that is directing the strike in
the theaters of New York city.
Orders for the musicians and stage
hands employed in the Belasco Theater
TO strike reached Washington yesterday
afternoon. Thereupon Il conference OF
those interested was called at Musicians
Hall 1905 E street northwest. Decision
was prompt to obey the order directed
against the Belasco. which is owned and
operated by Sam S. and Lee Shubert,
Incorporated, and David Belasco, mem
Der of the Producing Managers Associa
ton, against which the New York strike
is directed.
Evening star., 1919-08-29
SENATE UNANIMOUS
ON PERSHING WELCOME

Without debate, the Senate today
unanimously adopted a joint resolu-
ton providing for the appointment of
a committee to arrange for a formal
welcome by Congress to Gen. Perish
ing upon his return to the United
States.
Evening star., 1919-08-29
Produces Good Impression.

The agitation in the Mexican press
for an inquiry into the cause of es-
arrangement between the United
States and Mexico has produced ia
vorable impression here. Political
foes of President Carranza are be-
ginning to attribute to him much of
the blame for the present situation
But between now and December, 1926,
Senior Carranza will be legally en-
titled to rule. His successor will be
elected next June. Unquestionably a
better understanding with the United
States and an avoidance of foreign
war will be the platform of at least
one of the political leaders aspiring
to presidential office. And judging by
the popularity of war in all countries
after the close Of the most bloody war
in all history, the Mexican people,
who have already suffered from nine
years of internal strife, will not be
victipized by any militaristic or jingo
spirit. For the days of the nationalists
are likely to prove numbered, and the
party that favors return of Mexico
to the family of nations will gain as
cendancy.
Copyright, 1917
Evening star., 1919-08-29
Thinks Officers Want Merger

! There could be no legal objection
TO such plan as I view it-there
|. could be no objection to such a plan
/. upon the ground that it was not
equitable
Il am convinced from what I know
.oL the oHlcers OF the two companies
that they are interested in yivinp tbo
, people the best service that they
can since they realize fully that
they must serve the people in the
proper way or their companies can
, not i've; and j believe that they
.1uily realize that a great advantage
would be had to both companies to
merge their combined properties: and
while 1 have not recently discussed
.the proposition with any of the off,
fers of either company, 1 feel entirely
.Satisf1ed that they would welcome
:some equitable plan of merger"
Evening star., 1919-08-29
THE HAGUE WITHDRAWS
FROM BRUSSELS EXHIBIT

PARIS. August 2S.-The municipali-
ty of The Hague has withdrawn it's
exhibit at the Brussels reconstruction
exhibition because of the controversy
between the Belgian and Netherlands
governments over the revision Of the
treaty of 1889.
Evening star., 1919-08-29
$4,000 PLAN TO STRIKE.

MONTREAL, August 29.-Fifteen
thousand men connected with the
building trades of Montreal will strike
next Monday for the eight-hour day.
This action was decided upon last
night at a meeting of various unions.
Evening star., 1919-08-29
Bishop Nuelsen Reaches Berlin.

BERLIN. August IS (by the Asso-
!eiated Press).-Bishop John L. Nuel-
sen of Zurich, Switzerland. with the
Methodist comm isSion on war emer-
jgency and reconstruction in Europe,
arrived here today.
Evening star., 1919-08-29
Monitor Sinks at Beresnik,

ARCHANGEL. August 2S.-The mon
itor Glowworm' has been sunk at Ber-
esnik by the explosion of an ammuni-
tion barge. 1t is believed that twen-
ty men were killed and forty missing.
Evening star., 1919-08-29
mr.. GARDINER GIVES
PLAN FOR MERGER
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q certificate of stock has been sold.
transferred or assigned and a new GER
tifcate issued in lieu thereof by the
company.
Evening star., 1919-08-29

dent, Mr.. Hutchinson is survived by
four sons: Russell. Chauncey, Ber-
nard and Wilbur Hutchinson. Mrs
Hutchinson is a sister of Policeman
Leonard c. Norton of the second pre-
cinct.
Although the wife collapsed from
shock after seeing her husband die,
she rallied later in the day and re-
turned to her home from the house
of a neighbor.
Evening star., 1919-08-29
Other Instances Cited.

Numerous instances OF this cha rae
ter may be cited. Persons who have
resigned from one of the departments
prior to the time when the current
bonus became effective. and who are
maid from lump-sum appropriations in
other departments. are absolutely
prohibited for a period of one year
fro mreceiving an increase in their
compensation, although the character
of the work performed may amply
justify it, and although persons oc-
cupying statutory positions of SINH
lar grade in other departments are
receiving the benefit of the bonus OF
s240 per annum. Again, it not infre
quently happens that A person has
taken temporary appointment of
subrlerical grade while waiting TO
qualify for a position of higher
grade: having so qualified himself by
connective examination. he then
finds that he is nrecluded by the
statute in question from receiving the
new appointment in different de-
partment at the rate of compensation
which corresponds to it, simply for
the reason that he was temporarily
employed at a lesser compensation.