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Evening star., 1919-08-22
Huns and Poles Adopt Plan.

BERLIN. August 21.-The follow
ing resolutions have been adopted at
the conference of representatives. of
the German government and the Pol
ish mission, attended by Minister of
Defense Noske and Gen. Dupont:
First, the Germans will refrain from
further executions; second, the inter-
allied mission shall start for Upper
Silesia. tomorrow: third. the Polish
mission now in Berlin will go to War
saw and remain there until the inter-
allied commission has made a report
on the situation in Upper Silesia.
Evening star., 1919-08-22
r. C. FACENDAKER KILLED
BY TERMINAL ENGINE

While at work in the Washington
Terminal railroad yards today Frank
S. Facendaker. forty-eight years old.
of 1915 F street northeast was struck
by a shifting engine and killed in
stantly.
According to Detective Barbee, de-
tailed at Union station, Facendaker,
who is an electrician, was installing
batteries in a coach when the engine
struck him. The engine was in charge
Of Enginees, aag esym"nd 'sm asa,y w. coie ana
Evening star., 1919-08-22
ACCUSED OF PRICE INITIATION
Columbus, Ohio, Bakers Indicted
Under Antitrust Law.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. August 22-Four
Columbus banking companies, to-
gether with i've officials of the COM
penies. were indicted by the Frank
lin county grand jury today for vio-
lating the Valentine antitrust law
The indictment charges the corpo-
rations and their officials with having
operated q combine between January
II and August 21. 1919. under which
they increased the price of bread
competition in its sale.
Evening star., 1919-08-22
ALLIED MILITARY MISSION
MAY BE SENT TO SILESIA

PARIS. August 21.-The supreme
council will probably send an allied
military mission to Silesia in an ef-
fort to settle the three-cornered fight
between the Spartacans. Poles and
Germans which involves the mining
districts and is making more acute
the coal shortage in central Europe.
Herbert Hoover has brought the mat
ter to the attention of the council.
The report that interallied troops may
be sent is not true.
Evening star., 1919-08-22
DENIES RETAILERS
PROFIT" ON MEAT
Thomas Dunn Tells Senate
Committee Farmer Gets
Excess Paid by Public.

People ought to be satisfied with
present food prices: there isn't any
profiteering in the retail meat and
grocery business, and consumers want
to pay high prices" Thomas Dunn. a
st. Louis meat dealer. told the Senate
agriculture committee during an in
terlude in the packer investigation
| today.
Retailers are hard-working. indus
trious people, eating themselves what
other people won't use" Dunn said.
There isn't retail food profiteer in
the country"
mot one?" Senator Kenyon, republi-
can. Iowa, asked.
None in the country" Dunn as
serted.
How about shoesY Senator Har-
rison. democrat. Mississippi, inter-
jected.
May Profiteer on Shoes.
There may be some there" the
witness conceded. But everybody
knows about food prices. Your wives
and daughters can't be fooled into
paying more.
81 understand most of this commit
tee are farmers" Dunn continued, II
want to learn something. A bullock s
carcass costs $40 more today than 1t
did five years ago. What ] want to
know is who gets that extra $40. The
farmer? I'm the gink that pays them
$40. and I'd like to know
"Lt isn't the packer, I'm sure, be-
cause I've seen his books. and be-
cause il they were getting it Rockef
feller and all those rich men would
quit the foolish business they are in
and go to packing"
Dunn's own conclusion about 1T. he
said was that the farmer got the
$40.
"Big Five" Denounced, Defended.
Denunciation and defense of the
"big five" packers. their methods and
alleged control of the preparation and
supply of foodstuffs were mingled in
approximately equal proportions be-
fore the Senate agriculture commit
tee yesterday.
Henry w. Lynch. representing stock
raisers and their associations in Cali
fornia and Arizona. lead the defense,
while Louis H. Haney of Jacksonville.
Fla, appearing for the Southern
Wholesale Grocers' Association, made
a direct and unqualified attack on the
packers and all their activities.
Sees Danger Of Monopoly.
The packers growth and strength.
Mr.. Haney asserted, was due not to
their efficiency. but to their financial
power and control of refrigerator car
service, which gives them the privi-
leges of a common carrier without a
common carriers responsibility"
They now have rs per cent Of the
wholesale grocers' business in the
United States. he said, and were tend
ing toward monopoly. The wholesale
grocers' interest in the situation he
said, paralleled that Of the public, be-
cause the temporary policy. of the
packers in underselling jobbers of
food commodities would be abandoned
whenever that attained practical
monopoly.
Evening star., 1919-08-22
American Honored by King Albert.

SAvANNAH. Ga, August 22. -
Carleton B. Gibson. superintendent or
public schools here. has received the
medal of King Albert Of Belgium.
with citation for his work In Belgium
in 1915. Mr.. Gibson had direction OF,
the relief and food distribution In the
province of Namar at that time.
Evening star., 1919-08-22
Precedent of 1880.

A reference to the flles, of The Even
ing Star Of July 8. 1880. shows the
following paragraph:
when District Commissioner Nor
gan was appointed it was before the
term Of Capt. Phelps expired, who
was appointed and confirmed for
three years. The point was raised
that under the law Mr.. Morgan was
no longer q Commissioner Of the Dis
trict of Columbia after the date of
Capt. Phelps unexpired term, the first
of the present month.
The President referred the question
to the Attorney General, who has
just decided that Mr.. Morgan is a
commissioner for the three years for
firmed from December 10. last.
A study OF the text Of Attorney
General Devens' opinion shows that
he believed the law contemplated the
appointment OF commissioner for a
full term Of three years, regardless
Of how long his predecessor had
00AsCN'
Evening star., 1919-08-22
SYRlANS IN PARIS; MAY
ASK FRENCH MANDATE

PARIS, August IA Syrian deIega-
t;on headed by Bishop Hoyed Of Iaban
and Bishop Mobirik Of Beirut arrived
in Paris today from Rome and was met
Of the station by representatives of For
eirn Minister Pichon and Minister OF
Marine Leygue3.
.unrNme council. They win probably
ask that Frapfe be ss~ac thA mandate
for SyIA
Evening star., 1919-08-22
Planes Fall Kills One, Injuries Pilot

CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 22-
Fred Price of Canton. Ohio. a passen-
ger. was fatally injured and Lieut..
Joseph Skoening Of Chicago, air mail
pilot, was seriously injured when the
airplane in which they were flying
crashed 1900 feet to the ground last
evening. The machine. which was here
for the aviation carnival, was destroy
ed Price died two hours later In =
hesSDls.l
Evening star., 1919-08-22
PRECEDENT MAY SOLVE:
COMMISSIONER TANGLE
Successor to Capt. Phelps Was Ap.
pointed for Full Term Of Three
Years in 1880.

Discovery Of ruling by Attorney
General Devena made almost forty
years ago. has raised the question of
whether a vacancy now exists on the
board Of District Commissioners, the
point depending on whether Commis-
sioner Gardiner could be appointed to
I'LL the unexpired term Of Commits
sioner Newman, or should he serve q
full term Of three years.
At the Office Of Attorney General
Palmer today 1t was said the question
had not been presented to the De-
partment Of Justice, and until this
was done 1t would not be proper to
predict what the ruling would be,
though naturally a precedent, If such
had been established by q former
Attorney General, would carry some
weight.
Secretary Tumulty. at the White
House, said later that the question
had not been laid before the Presi-
dent
Evening star., 1919-08-22

R. s.. Lovett Tells House
Committee Problem Is
Question of Credit.

The railroad problem is solely a Ques-
tion Of railroad credit. Robert s. Lovett.
president Of the Union Pacific railroad.
told tie House interstate commerce
committee today.
The question before Congress, he add
ed. is simply to find how to get the
capital necessary to provide transpor-
tation facilities the country demands.
and ANY legislation that does not ac-
New capital cannot be driven into
railroads, but must be induced to en-
ter" Mr.. Lovett declared.
The mere request or invitation or
desire Of the government that in
vestors should come forward and put
their money in railroad improvements
will not suffice. 1t is a business propo-
sition."
No Guaranty by Government.
1.-THE government does not propose
to guarantee the interest or the divi-
dends. The investor must depend upon
the net earnings under the regula-
tions which this Congress is going
to prescribe and decide whether he
will risk his money in railroads or
put it in some other business
"If you have decided against gov
ernment ownership. then it inevitably
follows that your system of regula-
vestors to railroads. or you won't get
the necessary railroad facilities"
Witnesses Suggest Legislation.
Railroad reorganization should be
accompanied by legislation to assure
the public sufficient facilities and
service for it's needs, the House in
terstate commerce committee was told
yesterday by witnesses.
A. P. Thorn, counsel for the Asso-
citation of Railway Executives, said
the fundamental need in proposed
legislation for return Of the roads to
private operation was creation of a
federal transportation board. charged
with general oversight from the
viewpoint of public interests of the
country's transportation needs, and
Charles Piez Of Chicago, representing
the Illinois Manufacturer Associa-
tion. urged that rail employees be
compelled to waive the right Of a
strike when accepting employment
Mr.. Piez said that in denying the
right of a strike of rail employees
provisions should be made for an ar
bitration board, whose findings would
be subject only to final appeal to the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Evening star., 1919-08-22
1T the rate one and one-ha1f time, pro-
vided that no such report shall pay less
than one and one-hah hours time.
Demands as to Sundays.

DEMANDS as TO sundays.
'sMotormen and conductors holding
runs that do not appear on the Sunday
or holiday schedule shall not be re-
quired to report on sundays or holidays.
except in extreme cases, and when such
crews are required to report, they shall
be paid from the time they report until
relieved at the rate of time and one
half time; provided further. that no crew
reporting as above shall be paid less
than eight hours time. and such crews
must be put to work as per section OF
this agreement.
"All motormen and conductors shall
have at least twenty minutes to eat their
meals, and when IL can be shown that
this provision is not being carried out
same shall be done without delay. When
cars are blocked or late. provision shall
always be made for men to eat their
meals. 1t will be the duty Of the com
pany officials at each barn to see that
this provision is carried out at all times.
"All extra men reporting shall be paid
full time for the first hour, and half
time for the remaining time of the said
report, provided that no report shall
pay less than six hours and when an
extra man. reporting extra, catches a
run, he shall be paid for such time ne
stands extra up to the time the run
gees out at the rate of pay provided in
this paragraph Further provided that
TO extra man shall receive less than six
hours pay or be required to remain
more than eight hours on any one re-
port.
Evening star., 1919-08-22
Governor to Seek Actors Peace.

NEW YORK. August 2s.-With
twenty-one playhouses closed by the
actors strike, now in its third week,
Gov. Smith was expected 70 propose
terms Of peace today.
Evening star., 1919-08-22
Ten Hours Rest.

"All extra motormen and conductors
shall be allowed at least ten hours
continuous rest from the time they
complete one days duty until the
beginning of the next days duty. pro-
vided that where the ten-hour period
expires between regular reports, they
shall not be required to report until
the next regular report.
THE company agrees to keep SUI
ficient number of extra motormen
and conductors on the extra list at
each barn to reasonably assure the
regular men against extra duty. and
when it can be shown that this is
not being done. the company agrees
to remedy conditions at the earliest
possible time.
The wages of all motormen and
conductors, dating from September 1.
1919, shall be at the rate of 20 cents
per hour for platform work Motor
men and conductors acting as in
structors shall receive 10 cents per
hour in addition to their regular
rate of wages. No man shall be COM
PEELED to instruct students against
his wishes.
"All motormen and conductors who
relieve cars or go to work at points
other than the regular barn or depot
shall be allowed extra time to the ex-
tent Of double the one-way running time
from said barn to point of relief plus
fifteen minutes.
Evening star., 1919-08-22
COAL SCALES TEST
HERE HELD UNF AIR
SeaIer of Weights Agrees
With Head of Dealers That
Change Is Needed.
TELL HOUSE Committee

The scales of coal dealers in the
District are not being properly in
spected. w. H. Smith, general man.
ager of the J. Maury Dove Company
and president of the Coal Merchants
Board of Trade, told the House Dis
trict committee today. He said that
if he was incorrect in this statement
he wished to be corrected by the
sealer of weights and measures,
George M. Roberts. who was present
and who later said he agreed with
Mr.. Smith that there should be more
careful testing of the scales up to
their full capacity.
Mr.. Smiths contention was that it
was not fair either to the dealer or
the consumer to test scales of twenty
tons capacity only up to 1000 pounds
with tested weights.
Mr.. Roberts said that he has been
trying for years to get an appropria-
tion for equipment SO that the scales
may be thoroughly tested. that he
will renew his request in the next ap-
preparation bill and hopes it will be
allowed
Evening star., 1919-08-22
Concession to Retailers.

Mr.. Smith, while agreeing with the
provision of the bill requiring the net
weight to be plainly stamped on all
bags of coal or fuel. said that mer-
chants operating coal yards should be
allowed to sell in small quantities by
use of standard containers. He said
that if they were forced to weigh all
the small quantities it would entail
employment of additional help, and
that this would increase the cost to
poor people instead of reducing it.
The committee gave considerable
time to the question OF how wood
shall be sold. Mr.. Smith contended
that when a cord of wood was cut up
into commercial length the dealers
should be allowed to sell it by some
standard container, because If obliged
to restack and measure it an addi-
tional expense would be incurred
which must be added to the price
charged the consumer. He said that
most of the wood of this sort sold in
Washington goes into the homes of the
more well-to-do.
Evening star., 1919-08-22
U. S. TROOPS DRIVE
ON IN HUNT FOR
MEXICAN BANDITS

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1919-08-22
Considers Good of Public.

81 am sure that both the men and the
company wish to consider the good of
the public, and to that end we will
confer on steps to be taken as soon as
we can analyze the demands.'
He declared that any let-up in serv-
ice would be the last resort.
The average wage paid at present
is computed at 46 cents. The scale
asked for is 20 cents per hour. This
would be only cents less than an In.
crease of so per cent.
The company claims that under
cresent conditions seven-cent fare
would not be too much to cover ex-
\ penses. " The increases aa2ked for
Evening star., 1919-08-22
Coal Supply Outlook.

Questions as to whether there will
be an adequate coal supply for the
District during next winter were ask
ed Mr.. Smith by Representative Will
liams of Illinois. Smith quoted COM
parative figures on delivery of anthra-
cite coal for corresponding period in
the last two years as showing a con-
siderable shortage in deliveries this
season. He said it was his opinion
that this was due to a growing short
age of miners, because many are re-
turning to their native countries.
He was supported in this belief by
Representative Focht of Pennsylva-
MIA. who comes from a mining dis
trict. Mr.. Focht said that certain op-
orators had told him they were forced
to close down collieries, and urged
iupon him desirability or liberalizing
naturalization laws so that coal
miners might be brought in.
Mr.. Smith emphasized again today
the advantages of legalizing the net
ton Of coal to 1000 pounds instead of
2,240 pounds, as heretofore has been
customary in the District. He prom
ised that the coal dealers would re-
duce the price per ton accordingly,
and. said it is much easier as a matter
of convenience to deal with a unit of
2,0e0 pounds than one of 2.240. The
adoption of this as part of the Dis
trict weights and measures law, put
ting the coal dealers in Washington
on the same basis with those in other
states. was advocated.
Evening star., 1919-08-22
Anti-U. 8. Meeting OF.

MEXICO CITY. Wednesday. August
ture was understood today to be that
Of discouragfng demonstrations in
connection with the United States'
punitive expedition across the Texas
border. and e public meeting called
avenues was not held as scheduled
The meeting was said to have been
organized by a Cuban named Leon
Osorio. who was connected with calls
for . number OF anti-allied mass
meetings during the war A darn :
onstration set for last Sunday, which
was described as anti-American in
hoaA. SAS ~ - fa<~> sen = aasco.
Evening star., 1919-08-22

MEXICO CITY. August 21.-One
hundred thousand members of the
various raflwaymen's associations Of
the national lines today presented to
the government. through Col Pauline
companies, a protestatioA Of lovaItv
to the government. The men express
a willingness to fight, II necessarv
II the present international situation
results in hostilities.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-24
kIWAA|S OUTING At
BOY SCOUT CAMP

Provided the ground has dried sum
cinetly and there is no further rain
today. The Richmond kiwanis club,
sixty-odd strong. viii visit the Boy
Scout camp in Chesterfield county
this afternoon for an afternoon of
div ersion and eats"
The club will leave Capitol street
ard City Hal! promptly at 4:30 O'Clock
this afternoon. with Scout Commits
sioaer ID. ". Durrett or Deputy
Scout Commissioner Stuart gland in
he pilot car. The others will trail
along behind a.,d the procession
promises to be quite a lengthy one.
Secretary Maxine Ducharme desires
and anticipates Il large crowd. The
Richmond Rotary club, last week.
took one hundred of it's members to
the scout camp and reported a bang
UP time. The kiwanis CLUB hopes to
duplicate.
4 special scout stunt program has
been arranged aad embraces swinl-
ming and other sports. concluding
with old fashioned Virginia Bruins
wick stew and 'iixin's." Supper will
be served al fresco at 6 o'clock and
the start back will be made prio. to
dusk.
kiwanians possessing automobiles
are requested to bring them along.
Those who have not cars will be ac-
comm odated anyway. according to
Secretary Ducharme. Members are
requested to take their bathing suits
along with them.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-24
TELEPHONE AND STREET
CAR UNIONS TALKED OF

star. are under way looking to
!, un,onizat,on OF local telephone en-
ployes. including switchboard opera
tors. it is said. Organization OF the
telephone workers has been uhoel
way for several weeks, 1t Is SAID, anu
oreanizers are confident they Will per-
feet the union The new organization
it Is said, will seek the supper. VI 'iis
Central Trades and Labor council IN
dc york and desire to become aff1A-
ated with 1t.
Effort to organize telephone workers
here following unionizatior of en-
Moves IN Norfolk, who walked out on
Monday when the Chesapeake ana
Potomac Telephone company OF VIZ
1jnia refused to meet certain ue
mands made by them.
Report yesterday had 1t that
movement has been launched to or
ganize employees of the Virginia Ran
way and Power company along hhe'
similar to organization recently per
fected in Norfolk. Following ORGAN
ration of the employees association IN
that city there were threats OF
strike. but an understanding was
reached between the traction com
pany and it's workers. by which the
latter were promised higher wages
when a higher street car fare Is oo-
tanned In Norfolk.
Of,ciak Of the virginia Railway
and Power company, it is SAID. pro-
fessed to know nothing OF the move
ment to organize the street car men
in Richmond. but in other circles
the report. It is said. ia given credence
in view of the recently formed or
ganization in Norfolk and local men
were expected TO take similar action,
An official of the company. 1t is said
stated that an organization had peen
formed in Norfolk and that the com
pany had acauiesced with the unoer-
standing that there would be no az
nliation with other organized labor
bodies; that the Norfolk union would
be an independent affair. composed
solely of employees of the virginia
Railway and Power company.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-24
OLD SOL BEAMS DOWN
UPON THE P0PUlACE
Chesnreasse Bay Guips Uy the Extra
Water In River and Boats Expected
to Resume Trips Today.

when Old Sol noked his face from
behind a flock of clouds yesterday
morning and. for the first time in eight
days. beamed down upon Mother
Earth. Jupiter Pluvius and his cohort
took to the tall timber to the joyous
shouts and hurrahs of the multitudes.
Long faces which had been worn for
ever a week gave way to smiles of
pleasure and the query. When is 1t
going to stop raining" changed to
Have you seen the sun YETI" Some
enc said 1t was almost worth a news
paper extra"
1t took the paved streets but short
time to dry after the sun once cast it's
rays earthward. but in the unpaved
sections of the city. oh my These
taoroughfares resemble mircs and
boys. while an automobile party re-
pcrts conditions between Richmond
and Charles City county as deplorahle.
The car In question went up to it's axles
in the mud and it was found impossi-
be to continue the journey. The car
lost it's weed chains and the chauffeur
ard another member Of the party
fioundered around in the mud up to
their knees looking for it.
Similar conditions are reported
the several roads leading out of Rich
mond in every direction, Some of
the streets in the West End of the city
are almost as bad
James river. after registering drop
OF between three and four feet during
Tuesday night. again began to rise
Yesterday morning, as result of
Tuesdays rains. but rapid fall was
rocked for by officials of the Old Do
nliaion Steamship company during the
night
The steamer Pocahontas has not re-
stunned its trips to Richmond as yet
but, unless there is further rise in
the river. and provided the water
di ops belSw the level of the docks
here. the steamer is expected to dock
IN Richmond this evening between
and o'clock.
Little or no rain fell yesterday, GER
tainly not after the city awoke and
began its daily tasks. Expressions of
thankfulness for the let-up were
heard on all sides