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Evening star., 1919-03-23
FRENCH WIRE SERVICE
SCANDAL IS EXPOSED
Official Admits 10000 Dispatches
Held Up Daily in Paris and
$ Finally Destroyed.

PARIS, March 22.-How the tele-
graph service Of France was operated
during the war has just been revealed
committee of the chamber of depu-
ties which was appointed to inquire
into war contracts. The report shows
that the "telegraphic controls Sec
tion." of which M. Tannery was the
head. and Capts. Georges Ladoux and
Pierre Leneir the active members,
was responsible for scandalous abuses.
n. Tannery, the report Of the COM
mission declares. admitted that on an
average 10000 dispatches daily were
held up in the Paris ONCE and the
majority of them were never de-
livered. The rest of the dispatches
were delivered only after great delay.
The dispatches held up were thrown
in a waste Basket and destroyed when
the accumulation became too great
The French foreign Office. the re-
port says. experienced great dificuity
up of state dispatches. The control
section. it was testified. without in
forming the department, stepped all
dispatches for Spain, as well as those
from NJ. Bapst. the minister at Copen-
hagen. Stock exchange orders were
ing the war loans for national de-
tense. Orders sent by the great French
munitions firm Of Creusot also were
stopped.
NJ; Tannery was dismissed from his
post, but obtained another under the
ministry Of finance in AIsace. He was
removed from that post recently.
Capts. Ladoux and I.enoir are facing
prosecution in connection with the
purchase of the Journal by Senator
Charles Humbert.
Capt. Lenoir was arrested October
25. 1917, and Paris newspaper
charged him with being connected
with the chief German spy in France.
The captain was said to have admitted
receiving money from Swiss mer-
chants who desired to control q large
French newspaper. Capt Ladoux.
former chief Of the intellixence bu-
reau at the French ministry OF war.
was arrested in Paris January 2, 1915.
Evening star., 1919-03-23
Peanut Giving Is Barred.

mo .peanuts!-t is the rule pre-
scribed by elephant experts for the
two babies. It is difficult enough to
acclimate% animals of such tender
years and get them into a healthy
routine Of life. SO that all delicacies.
except what the elephant keeper de-
cides upon and gives. are absolutely
barred 1t will be hard to resist the
temptation to ask father or mother
for nickel to buy dainties to be put
into the funny little mouths by way
of the soft, Searching, little trunks,
but the temptation must be resisted.
say the Zoo authorities. Remember
that if they have never tasted a pea
nut they don't know what they're
missing, and need no sympathy on
that account
3 Every man. woman and child who
visits thei Zoo is expected TO observe
strictIy those doctors orders until
tho newcomers have reached such
size and attained such q strong con-
stitution that peanuts and other tid-
bits won't hurt them, 81.
Evening star., 1919-03-23
Gen. Pershing Commends Workers.

Gen. Pershing Conmends workers.
Following three separate personal
inspections Of the American Red Cross
canteen at Brest. France. Gen. Persh-
ing has cited that organization As
..tise finest in France This canteen
is looking after the needs OF the army
Of American soldiers sailing from that
mort for home. It is made up Of thirty
representatives from all sections OF
the country.
The personnel Of tho canteen and
their home addresses is officially given
as follows: Florence Harrison. Minne-
apoIts, Mimi, directress; Agnes Chill
ders,. Albuquerque. N. NJ; Lucy v.
Bowman, Larned. Kan: Mary Alice
Davis and Willie M. Davis. Charles
Town, w. Va; Margaret Grifnth, South
Minneapolis. MINI: Josephine Evans.
Denver, Colo: Olive Dawson. Denver.
Colo: Claire O'Rourke. San Franchises.
Cal: Mona Cowell. Omaha, Neb.: Alfne
Farrelly, Regina Farrelly and Ethel
Reeve, New York city: Elizabeth
Winnewood, Pa; Margaret
Crosby, Boston: Marthe Aroul, Paris:
clara Davis. Many. La: Mallory D.
Church. Washington, D. c.: Lillian A.
Clemens, Bayonne. N. j.; Ruth s.
Rogers, Denver, Colo; Sarah Ander-
SON and Annabelle Anderson. Centre
Vile, wis; Anna Kaye, Lake Geneva.
wis: Eleanor Bell, Chico, Cal; Mar
Raret H. Whipple. New York: Helen
b, Alexander. Chestnut Hill. Pa;
Grace NJ Bell, st. Paul, Mimi; Mar
garet Teachner, Columbus, Ohio: Jes-
sic Carr, Holly Springs. Miss; Esther
Witter. Oakland. Cal.
Evening star., 1919-03-23
,PR|CE FIXING FAILS
/. IN LUMBER TRADE
i1ndustry Lacks Adequate
!; Representation During
Conference Here.
; PLAN FURTHER MEETINGS

Representatives of the lumber in
dustrs and the industrial board of the
many difficulties peculiar to the trade
in. beginning conferences yesterday
with view to effecting price revi-
sions similar to those in steel prod
ucts
At the close of more than six hours
of: discussion it was announced that
in the absence of any organization
competent to speak for majority of
ths lumber producers in this country
no. agreement had been reached, and
in view of the complexity of the sit
uas ion. sufficient data were not avail
able on which the board could base
ant- action
Evening star., 1919-03-23

that big tin receptacle back and forth
between them and trundle it around,
making such d racket that visitors
probably thought the plumbers and
steamf1tters were busy inside. Al
though babies" Kechil,. who is older,
weighs 500 pounds and Hitam $50.
kechil is forty-five and one-half inch
es high and Hitam about three inches
less than that.
Here's a funny angle TO the thing.
The little rascals cannot understand
word of English. They understand
Malay pretty well. and some Dutch,
but viii have to be taught English
by their new keepers. Elephants are
singularly intelligent at understand
ing spoken words and sentences. and a
good part of their training and control
is accomplished by verbal orders and
requests. But new language is as
strange to them as to any boy or
girl. There are mighty few, if any.
people herea bouts who can speak
Malay. but the minister from the
Netherlands. MIR. Cremer, is coming
out soon, and he has promised to give
them good talking to" in Dutch.
Evening star., 1919-03-23
Says Arkansas Wants League.

The people of Arkansas are strong
ly in favor Of the league" said Sena-
tor Kirby. They are heartily tired of
war. and they arc not greatly con-
cerned with details Of the league cove.
nant. They have taken the attitude Of
the average man when no buys house
or a piece OF land. He does not 20 at
length into the examination Of the
legal structure Of the abstract Of title
or the deed He leaves that to his
attorneys.
II believe the people Of the west.
particularly. take the Same attitude
toward the peace deleEates-our own
and those Of the other nations. The
one certain thing 10 that they want to
prevent war. My opinion is that II
we do not get a good. strong league
Of nations out of the war our par
ticipaeion in 1t will have been in vain"
Evening star., 1919-03-23
RELIEF TO ALLIES
TO Be CONTINUED
National Committee Will Aid
Refugees and Others
Overseas.

That the usefulness of the national
allied relief committee is far from
ended is the statement made in the
annual report of that organization re-
Gently issued in New York. During the
next few months the committee Will
on aiding allied refugees,
repatriated prisoners. orphaned chill
dren and women and children OF ST.
IBERIA. 1t will also assist in training
MANNED British, Belgian and Italian
soldiers in useful trades.
Evening star., 1919-03-23
FRENCH WARSH|P, HERE
During WAR, DEPARTS
Cruiser Gloire Last of Fleet of Five
Which Helped Convoy
$500
American Vessels.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 22-The cruiser
Gloire. the last of a feet of five
French warships sent to American
waters early last year and placed
under command Of Vice Admiral AL
bert Gleaves to have a part in the
conveying and protecting of American
cargo transports. left here last night
for France.
The unheralded departure Of this
cruiser. carrying Rear Admiral Groutr
the commanding officer of the fleet.
brought to a close a little known in
cident of the great war which reflects
the unity of action between the allied
powers and the United States.
Under American Commander.
While American soldiers were fight
ing in France under the direction OF
a French generalissimo, and American
warships were operating in the North
sea under direction of the commander
of the British grand fleet, five French
warships, the Gloire. Montcalm, Conde,
Marseillaise, and Dupetit Thouare. all
cruisers. had their base in American
waters and were under direction of
the commander of the American. con-
voy and transport forces.
The duties of these ships were TO
take their turn with American war
vessels in conveying to the Bay cf
Biscay American ships carrying SUI
plies for the American Army and
while on this duty one of them, the
Dupetit Thouars. paid the supreme
price-faliing a victim to German
submarine last August as she was ap-
preaching her port of destination. II
has not generally been known thai
the Dupetit Thouars was on voyage
from the United States when she met
har fate
Evening star., 1919-03-23
Attains Full Size in "a Years.

1t takes about twenty-four years for
an elephant to reach its full size. so
these animals will be in the baby"
class for a long time. Children who
enjoy their antics this spring will
grow up. probably marry and have
boys and girls of their own and be
able to take them out to the Zoo to
see these same young elephants"
But there is no doubt that of all the
Zoo animals-and there are some other
mighty attractive ones there, too
these youngsters will be the prime
favorites with their new owners, the
children of Washington. Didn't you
know that the children of Washing
ton are the owners? They sure arc
every one of you whose father or
mother reads you this story or tells
you about it owns a part of kechil
and part of Hitam. So, to pick out
your particular part. whether twink
ling eye tender trunk, funny stubby-
nailed round feet. tapping ear or
ridiculous tail. go out early and avoid
the rush. They don't belong to the
Zoo, for they weren't bought with
government or Smithsonian funds.
They don't belong to the subscribers
to the purchase fund for these were
asked to contribute to gift to the
children of the National Capital.
Evening star., 1919-03-23

league Of nations. signed by thirty
nine senator's. and should have made
decided stand in favor Of the league
and the administration.
Senator Kirby will leave Washing.
ton today for Little Rock. Ark. to
take part in q celebration in honor of
the visit Of Secretary Of War Baker
and Gen. Peyton c. March. He will re-
main in the state and make speeches
for the league and for the next loan.
Evening star., 1919-03-23
Organized in 1915.

Organized in 1919.
Tho national allied relief committee,
first formed in 1915, had for one OF It's
principal activities during the war the
giving of its aid TO other war reile1
organizations known to be worthy and
effective IL their work, and whose
purposes lay outside the scope of the
Red Cross. 1t also strove constantly
to present to Americans existing facts
concerning the war in order that
American opinion night be nodded
against the horrors of Hun mjlitarism
and oppression. 1t occupied the posi-
tion Of a parent body. and generous
one at that. to thirty odd cooperating
committees.
One hundred cents in every dollar
specially designated for any particu-
lar kind of relief work or for any
particular committee was. and still is.
transmitted intact for the purpose in
dicated. and the committee earnestly
begS the American people to continue
their support in order that it may play
as useful part in reconstruction as
it did in war.
Organizations Receiving Aid.
Among the committees and organi-
cations aided since 1915 are: French
Heroes Lafayette Memorial Fund. Inc:
American Womens War Relief Fund,
American Fund for French Wounded.
American Committee for Devastated
France. American Committee for Ar1ne-
nian and Syrian Relief, Association of
Highland Societies of Edinburgh. War
Relief Clearing House for France
and Her Allies, French Tuberculous
War Victims Fund. Charities of the
Queen of the Belgians, British American
War Relief Fund, Secours National.
Fatheriess Children Of France, the Ser
bian and Rumanian Relief Committees
Of America and many others.
The chairman of the organization is
John Moffat of New York. Subscribers
to its funds are asked to make their
checks payable to James A. Blair treas
urer, West 45th street, New York. and
are advised that liberty bonds and war
savings stamps will be gladly received.
Evening star., 1919-03-23
Hope of Agr1 ement.

Hope of an agreement was held out.
however in the decision to have a
comrnittee of the lumbermen remain
in .Washington for consultation with
the board and to supply available fig
urts on the production costs of each
section of the lumber industry. Fur
ther meetings will be subject to the
call of the board, which will occupy
much of this week in conference with
brick and cement interests.
The committee consists of John H.
Kirby of Houston. Tex. president OF
the National Lumber Manufacturers
Association: DR. Wilson Campton, Chi
cago. secretary manager of the same
organisation; r. NJ. Hickey. New Or
leans, economist of the Southern Pine
Association: 6. L. Hume. Norfolk, Va.
North Carolina Pine Association;
George w. Ward. Jacksonville, Fla.
Ceorgia-Florida Sawmill Association
and NJ. W. Stark. Cincinnati. Amerf-
can Hardwood Association
Evening star., 1919-03-23
PEACE TREATY TO
OPEN DOUBLE FIGHT

Continued from First pase.)
Evening star., 1919-03-23
Increased Production Costs.

1t was evident from comments after
the meeting that the lumbermen did
not hold out any prospects of ma
ter1al reduction in the prices of their
products. Mr.. Kirby declares pro-
duction costs had gone up out of pro-
portion to the rise in price. and that
the increase had continued even since
the armtstice was signed.
tp response to the request of the
board that the lumbermen take the
initiative in submitting schedule Of
revised prices. it was pointed out that
nobody present had authority to take
such action other than for his own
plants, and that even if an agreement
were reached at the conference its
erect would be local to those plants
and have no general effect.
members of the board said frankly
that they recognized the difficulties
involved as peculiar to the trade. S.
T. Bush presiding as chairman in the
absence of George N. Peek. pointed
out that the western fir producers
wers not represented and that there
was no basis available at the meet
ing on which to effect adjustments
between southern pine. northern pine,
Ia rdwood. and all the other varieties
of lumber. each Of which had it's own
production problems and no general
Spok eSman
Evening star., 1919-03-23
Need Of Steel Construction.

For that reason" he said. build
iers who use structural steel will serve
no useful purpose for their own in
terest. and viii hamper the restora-
tion Of public confidence in business
II they delay any longer putting un-
der way steel construction that is now
krequired. America is short Of almost
Severy ktDd of construction, and build
ers have held of because they hoped
|kfor lower wages and prices The prices
ftkat have now been fixed will con-
13anue In furce Tor long time. aud no
Dduction IN Wage0 Of anySimpoFtanoo
aed be looked lor" -
Evening star., 1919-03-23
NEEDS 10000 TONS
OF USED CLOTHING
Red Cross Collecting Gar
ments for the Destitute
Refugees in Europe.
is PUSHING CAMPAIGN

with ten thousand tons Of nseo
clothing, shoes and blankets Tor the
relief Of the poverty-stricken refu-
gees Of the liberated countries o' h'u-
ropc as the minimum goal, the Amer
ican Red Cross is pushing tnad cam
rajRn with success in every CITY
town. hamlet, nook and corner OF the
country. Engaged in the work are
the seventeen million Red Cross mem
bers, nine million Junior Red Gross
workers the Red Cross Women
Volunteer Motor Corps and others.
The collection OF cast-off clothine
was timed at this season when tns
reople were getting ready 70 lay on
their heavy winter attire and don
lighter clothing. CASTOR
clothing of all kinds as wen AZ .;i; Gio'h he
ing badly in need Of repair VII pe
.rcented. Not an article OF the col
lection will go to an enemy county.
THE unfortunate people among Wnon'
+h;s clothing will be dist
throu1h the joint agency OF the req
Cross and Herbert Hoover. arg p
tics1ly destitute of clothing OF every
description.
Conference of Experts Called.
The committee of RED Cross socie-
ties Of Paris. with q view Of preparing
a program to relieve suffering ano
combat disease In general interest OF
hnma ntty. has called a conference OF
leading experts Of the world 10 oe
held at Cannes, France, oeginnms
April Foremost !sS spse'a's,tst al attend IN et the
as representatives OF their
reapectiye countries-France, Eng.
land. italy. Japan and the United
The first conference will have to do
with preparation Of part Of the pro
ram which deals with organization
Of International council and bureau OF OF
hygiene and public health. which Will
consider work to be undertaken IN
connection with prevention OF Cpl.
demic disease: tuberculosis ana cniIe
welfare. Specialists who will attend
are the recognized authorities on
these SUBJECTS. AS a result OF THESE
conferences q complete program Will
be made which will deal with iatest
ana best means to relieve suffering
and combat disease:
q meeting representing all Red Cross
societies to be held in Geneva thirty
days after peace is declared omcial'
CaIl for this later conference was fs.
sued February 10 by the International
Of the formation Of the committee OF
Red Cross societies was made In
Paris about three weeks ago. 1t has
established headquarters at Cannes
with administrative headquartrs at
2 Place de Rivoli. Paris. The commit.
tee is composed Of representatives OF
Red Cross societies Of France. Greai
Britain. Italy. Japan and the United
sfates. with Henry p. Dawson. for
mer1y chairman Of the war council
American Red Cross, rs chairman.
Evening star., 1919-03-23
Steel Price ReviSions.

Announcement Of steel price re-
visiens elicit$d favorable comment
yesterday from officials Of the De-
psrtment Of Labor and the American
Federation of Labor on the clause
providing that present wage rates
or agreements will not be interfered
with by the reductions to the public
ANY action on the part Of large
employers Of labor to lower their
prices for their products to the point
they only receive Q reasonable re-
tern on their investment cannot be
but helpful" said Frank Morrison.
secretary OF the American Federation
Of Labor.
In fact. considering the tremendous
profits they made during the war.
they oould very well afford TO sell
their products at little or any profit
with the purpose of assisting In en-
oour3ging peace industries to resume
activities at once. Tho resumption of
the peace industries also cannot be
but helpful In keeping At work those
now employed. but will assist in alb
soroang soldiers ~ they are demobilix-
cd
Roger W. Babson. chisf of the infor-
nation and education service. Depart
rment OF Labor. declared 1t was useless
for purchasers to expect lower wages
Ito bring down the price Of steel.
Evening star., 1919-03-23
Dubious as to Legality.

6Dme Of the lumbermen were dubi-
oue as to the legality of any price
Agreements. Mr.. Kirby bluntIy said
the associations of which he was q
member would throw out" any man
guilty of conspiring to fix prices.
What the board members told the
1umbermen on this subject was not
disclosed. but 1t generally has been
accepted that the announcement of
agreed steel prices and the holding Of
yesterdays conferences. following
consultation between Mr. Peek and
the Attorney General. meant that no
obstacles would be placed by the De-
paftment OF Justice in the way Of
agreed price reductions designed to
IMPROVE the general economic situa-
tion-
4 G johnson Of DUBUQUE, Iowa,
representing some retail lumber deal
era declared many buyers would be-
Kp construction as soon az there
ws1 an announcement that there
would be no reduction in lumber
prioeA The trade at present was aaid
TO be good. Mr.. johnson had the
support OF the lumber producers in
declaring that price reductions would
hate 90 small an effect on dwellings
and other wooden construction that
It was assurance of liability rather
than lower cost which was desirable
He said reduction of 81 a thousand
fest would mean a saving of only $50
in = house consuming 5000 feet Of
lumber. The material was said to be
q Smal1er factor in wooden construc-
tion than in any other class OF building
Evening star., 1919-03-23
Board Issues Statement.

~ the close Of the conference the
industrial board issued the following
statement
"At a conference held today between
the industrial board of the Depart
ment of Commerce and certain repre-
sentatives Of the lumber industry. s.
p. Bush, who acted aS chairman in
the absence Of George n. Peek, stated
that in view OF the fact that there
was not at the conference a repre-
sentation that was authorized to
speak for more than fragments of
the lumber industry, and in view Of
the complexity OF the problem pre-
sented otherwise. sufficient data were
not available which could be used as
q basis for any action by the board
Representatives of the industry pres
ent submitted certain data concerning
their present costs and selling prices,
to which the board will give consider
alton. but it u desired that some
satisfactory basis, fair to all, may be
found upon which to consider prices
as whole"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-09
TIE CREDIT FOR THE FLAG.

In American schools for a century
or more the youth Of the land ha
been told that Betsy Ross was the
mother. the maker Of "Old Glory
In Philadelphia the Betsy Ross home
is a shrine. Now it comes out that
Betsy Ross played only a small part
in the creation OF the Star Span4ie
Banner.
Edward Hopkinson, great grandson
of Francis lEopkinson, points out That
the acts of the continental congress
and the records in Washington estdO.
lish the fact Francis Hopkinson at
the request Of congress, designed the
flag and Betsy merely acted the part
of seamstress.
The statement of Mr.. IIophinson
is confirmed by Dean Arthur llObson
Quinn OF the University Of pennayl.
vania.
Francis Iopkinson was one Of the
foremost poets, painters, musicians
and writer's of revolutionary days
1t always has been puzzle how Bet
sy Ross, who was not noted lol
originality ever designed such beau
tiful thing as the American flag, IN
doubleday the most beautiful of al
The iIopkinson explanation is clea
and convincing but it Is doubtful
whether the American people eve
will be weaned away from attributin
40 the renowned Betsy Ross practic
ally all the credit for the ~ag.
national embleins.