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Evening star., 1919-04-07
Col. AnseII Suggests
. Definite Reforms in
Court-MartiaI System

Definite recommendations for re-
forms in military justice and the
court-martial system have been pre-
sented to Secretary Baker in letter
mer acting judge advocate Of the
Army. This summary of proposed re-
forms was transmitted in reply to
suggestion made by Secretary Baker
which the Secretary declined to re-
ceive a letter from Lieut.. Col. Ansell
dated March II.
In that memorandum, printed in
copyrighted article in the Washing
ton Post. Secretary Baker said. in
part:
Personal controversies between Col.
Ansell and other oficers cannot be
properly discussed, or at least deter
mined by newspaper publicity. 1t Is,
therefore, suggested that II Col: An
merits Of those controversies he avail
himself Of the remedies provided by
statute and by the articles of war.
Co1onels Accommodations.
Acting on the suggestion Lieut.. Col.
Ansell, under date of April 2. sug-
gested reforms in military justice in
Ia letter left with Maj. Gen. Peter C..
for transmission to Secretary Baker.
In this letter, which was also printed
in this mornings Washington Post.
Lieut. Col. Ansell's recommendations
were in part as follows:
The laws Of Congress should. under
ment and the Army to disregard the
sacred character Of these judicial
duties and functions.
'Organic statutes should require
that the system be law-controlled and
not controlled as 1t now Is by mill
60 yph q
away from judicial appreciations.
"Organic law should require that
the fundamental rights Of an accused.
declared in our bill Of rights. be rec
|ogni5ed and protected.
"Organic law should abolish the do
|as-you- please character of this penal
code.
such legislative delegations and
Legislative indefiteness are invita-
|tions to military authorities. from the
President down, to take unrestrained
action in specific cases, and to resort
meet q general situation.
Such lack Of legal control. with
the corresponding subsection OF
judicial % functions S tG The the win Of mill. :.
attitude Of mind which is tolerant Of
those methods and processes which
are necessary to justice.
Frequent Coarts-Martial.
"organic law should restrain com
mandfng officers in their altogether
too frequent resort to court-inartial
in general. and their too frequent
reference to a general court of trivial
'The statute should require that no
charge be referred to any inferior
court-martial until the commanding
oflicer shall have certified that. in
properly disposed Of without trial BY
1.-THE statute should require that no
charge shall be referred to a general
ourt-martial for trial until after the
Judge advocate on the stan of the
convening authority shall have certi-
fied on the charge that the papers
show that a thorough Investigation
opinion the charge sufficiently al
leges an offense triable by court
martial, and that the evidence is
prima facie sufficient to sustain the
'The statute should abolish tho
Evening star., 1919-04-07
PIGEON SAVES MANS LIFE.
Flutters Into Hotel With Message
From Stranded Aviator at Sea.

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j.. April IA
blue carrier pigeon was instrumental
in saving the life of Ensign Finch. a
Navy airman. adrift in a. flying boat
without fuel in rough sea.
Late Saturday night an exhausted
carrier pigeon futtered in through an
open window Of hotel. Several
guests found a small cylinder Of
aluminium about an inch in length
clamped to it's leg. Upon a piece Of
paper not much bigger than a special
delivery stamp in the tiny receptacle
was this message of appeal from the
sea:
Down ten miles west Of submarine
chaser at 4:15 PM; no gas.
"ENSIGN FINCH
Word was sent to headquarters Of
the fourth naval district, at the Phila-
delphia navy yard. on the telephone
Instantly the news was flashed to the
Cape May naval base.
At o'clock Saturday morning the
Cape May naval base announced that
submarine chasers. hurriedly dis
patched of shore. had found Ensign
Finch and his disabled machine and
returned them to safety.
Evening star., 1919-04-07
KOREANS TO MEET
IN PHILADELPHIA
Seeking to Aid Movement for
independence of Native
Land.
APPEAL TO PRESIDENT

Beginning April "A a congress Of
toriee will be held in Philadelphia to
devise methods of aiding the Korean
movement for independence. There are.
it Is estimated. about 1000 Koreans in
the United States and Hawaii. some Of
them naturalized. who have sent dele
gates to this meeting. A delegation has
tielphia gathering in the hope of secur-
ing attention there to the Korean claims
ior independence from Japanese rule.
one OF those organizing this conven-
tion OF Koreans is DR.. Syngman Rhee,
VINO IS known in Washington as for
mer student at George Washington
University. Dr.. Rhee was in this city
recently on his way to attend the meet
ing there Of his countrymen's repre-
Sentatives as delegate named by the
awaiting passport he has devoted him.
self to the task Of informing the Ameri-
can people Of the state Of affairs in
Korea
Reform Leader in Korea.
Dr. Rhee has had a most interesting
career. Before he came to America for
education he was one of the foremost
reform leaders in Korea. AS such
leader he was thrown into Jail. where
he spent seven years as political
prisoner under the old Korean conserva-
tive government.
After finishing his education he
went back to Korea as national sec
retary of the Y. M. c. A. student move
rnent in Korea, appointed by DR.. John
r. Mott. While there he was perse-
cuted and threatened by the Japanese
authorities in Korea, but he was sent
by the Korean Church as it's lay dele
gate to the Methodist world confer
ence in Minneapolis In May. 1912.
Since that time he has been in Ha-
waii as a political refugee. He
founded a school for the Korean chill
dren in Hawaii, now known as the
Korean Christian Institute, of which
he is the president.
Evening star., 1919-04-07
Appealed to Presidnt Wilson.

which represents 100000 Koreans
residing in America, Hawaii, Mexico,
Siberia and China. has written to
President Wilson and other Ameri-
can peace delegates and to some
and the House. implofing them to
take up the Korean question before
the peace conference in Paris. While
they received courteous replies from
plea will receive due consideration.
there has been. AZ far as they know.
nothing done in the premises. They
are still in hopes that this question
may be brought forward before the
sionai Xssocission has sent two rep p
resentatives to the east for the pur-
pose OF attending tho peace confer
ence in Paris but they could not OBJ
tain either passport or permit to pro-
"America spent untold treasure and
thousands Of lives 70 crush military
autocracy Of Prussia In order to.save
tho world from it1 concomitant evils,
survive. She has done that much fer
Europe already, and she should fur
ther her efforts to crush the came
typo Of military autocracy and selfish
greed that is now rampant in east
ern Asia
Japan Is the Prussia Of the orient,
and the only power that can crush
her Is the United States Of America.
If America, through lack of interest
or lack Of information. lets Japan
ism. it will be only a question Of very
short time before the vital American
interest will suffer. If Japan continue
her rule in Korea and continue to
nibble UP China, the menace to the
world peace will be even greater than
the kaiserism or bolshevism in Eu-
rome. Therefore, on the principle Of
self-defense, America should take ac-
ton at once to avoid this impending
calamity. Besides this, America should
carry out her treaty obligation to
Korea. If one examines the first treaty
between America and Korea, made in
1882, in the second paragraph Of ar
ticle 1, the following agreement will
"'If other powers deal unjustly or
oppressively with either government.
the other will exert their good Offices,
on being informed OF the case. to
bring about an amicable arrangement,
thus showing their friendly feelings
Asks for American Moral Support.
when Japan attempted to annex
Korea in sio,th 1919 then the ssss Korean EN-,
Washington asking for Americas
good offices in accordance with the
treaty stipulation, but on the ground
Of technicality and through the
Japanese clever diplomacy, the plea
of the Korean emperor was unheeded.
Now all Korea 10 rising up In right
eous Indignation to repudiate the in
famous Japanese rule and trying to
regain their freedom. II America has
heart, she should give them her sup
port, for Korea is fighting for ethe
very principle on which the American
.an,,hlic was founded for which
America has fought in Belgium and
northern France, and for which the
President Of the United States is now
working in Paris.
Evening star., 1919-04-07
ANARCHISTS UNFURL
BLACK FLAG IN PARIS
Cries of Long Live Soviets" at
Demonstration in Protest Of
Raoul Villains Acquittal.

PARIS, April e.-There were cries
of Long live the soviets! Down
with war;" and Down with the peace
conference" at the huge demonstra-
ton organized by the Federation of
Labor and the socialist party in pro-
test today against the acauittal Of
Raoul Villain, the assassin of Jean
Jaures, the socialist leader, and in
honor of the memory Of NJ. Jaures.
A group Of anarchists unfurled a
black nag on Avenue Henry Martin
in spite Of police orders. The police
charged the anarchists. five of whom
were injured. No arrest was made.
Evening star., 1919-04-07
Gen. W. J. Snow on Special Mission

Maj. Gen. William ]. Snow. chief Of
field artillery. has been detailed by
the War Department for a special
mission to France. England and Italy.
to study the latest developments in
military organization with a view Of
adapting 1t to the peace military es-
tablishment in this country; Gen.
Snow will be accompanied only by his
aid. Capt Charles 8. Blakely.
Evening star., 1919-04-07

after an Illness OF two years. He was
seventy-foNf years old.
He was director OF tbs METROPOLITAN
Bank, National Surety Company and
Victor Chemical Company, and trustee
of the Hamilton Trust Company Of
Brooklyn and other financial institutions.
Evening star., 1919-04-07
John R. Hegeman Is Dead.

MAMARONECE. N. y, April John
r. Hegeman. president Of the Metro
politan Life Insurance Company, died
at his home at Orienta Point yesterday
Evening star., 1919-04-07
DR.. Rhee's Statement.

DR.. Rhee has prepared a statement
regarding the present situation in
Korea. as follows:
THE purpose Of the Korean con-
gress, to be held in Philadelphia April
1916. is to get together the repre-
in different parts Of the United States
and Hawaiian Islands to devise ways
and means to help those Korean peo-
pie who are now suffering under the
Japanese military rule in Korea. Ac-
cording, to reliable information. tens
Of thousands have been arrested,
thousands have lost their lives. in
cludipg women and children. on oc-
count Of their having taken part in
the demonstrations for independence
from Japanese rule:
Among those who suffered are the
leading Korean educators. pastors of
Christian churches and even some
Of the American missionaries. This
Independence movement is nation
wide and thoroughly organised. In
spite Of japanese cruel repression.
1t does not cease or subside in its
vieor. The japanese put the whole
country under martial law and shoot
to kill promiscuously young and old.
men and women. The suffering of
the Korean people at the present time
IL much greater than that the Bel
gians suffered under Germany's heel.
in this country and Hawaii are send
ing their representatives to Phila-
delphia for the purpose Of taking
some united and decided step to help
their people at home. II that is pos
sible. Also. they intend to lay bare
the facts before the American pub
lie, a. the regular sources of news
are all controlled by the japanese.
hence the truth cannot be obtained
BY the American people. They fur
ther desire to enlist the sympa thy
and support Of the American public
In this hour Of their trials. 1t is
their belief that II the Americans
know the true state Of affairs in
/, Korea they would undoubtedly ex-
tend. At least. their moral support to
the lust Cause
Evening star., 1919-04-07
He waa a mesnber Of the New England
and E.oiland societies.

It pays to read the want columns Of
The Star. Hundreds Of situations are
filled through them.
Evening star., 1919-04-07
To All Hudson Automobile
Oluners

We luish to announce f1ai
We lUiu continue service and
repairs on all models of Hud-
son cars. We haue a number
of skilled mechanics lUho haze
worked almost exclusively on
Hudson cars for the past fue
years. Their efficiency in
sures prompt and satisfactory
work, for luhich our charge is
one dollar per hour.
Sen,mes Motor Company
613 G Street ~ ".
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-28
BUSINESS
NOT SLACKEN|NG,
SAYS BOB PIERCE
Year Round Business Be-
coming More a Fact Each
Year-AutO Regarded
More as Necessity

TT is interesting to review the history
of the automobile business" said BOB
Pierce. local dealer 70 the Moore, Saxon,
in recent conversation. There used 10
be time When most of us remember
Well that an autorr chile was looked upon
in the light of a luxu'y "a joy-ridiag We
hicle for far weather only They We're
sold to a great extent by men in some
other legitimate line of business who
possibly w;4rted a ear for their own per-
sonal use but who desired the dealer $
discount
This day has almost faded into the
/ past, although it is fact that exactly
this same condition is seen in some OF
the smaller places even today. The great
est change that has occurred is thai
| of the view Whicl most people take of y
car. Now it has PROVEN its indispensable
! ity and is an actual part OF our business
and social ife-a time saver and money
maker for millions
| The winter sales have advanced to 4
! remarkable extent Il used to be that
advice was given to store cars through
the winter but this TOO has passed untii
| a present southern dealers are prepar
Ing for an extraordinary amount of fan
and winter buying. The market has
/ never been liver taau it is today"
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MAIL ORDERS COME
IN FROM ALL PARTS
OF THE STATE
W. E. Richardson Tells of
Result of Giving Salts
factory Service in a
Hurry

For some time there has been ma
chine shop down on Third avenue which
has been continually busy Some time
ago the owner of hat shop. w. f. Rich
ardson, decided hat it was about time
to branch out The shop had already
gainedsan enviable reputation for salts
factory work and jobs turned out on
time.
Naturally he decided at the same time
that to expand IT was necessary to let
the public know that he was making ar
rangements to care for additional bust
ness properly. So--well it is the same old
story--the business began to grow and
new machinery and additional men were
constantly needed-and supplied as fast
as the need arose.
There was one part of the business that
wi.ss not expected however-and which
is now growing to be one Of the largest
erds-the mail order trade on repair
parts to be either mended or duplicated
1t is wonderful the way this part. of the
business has grown, said Mr. Richard
son yesterday. Parts OF broken engines.
flywheeIs, mine and mill haachinery-in
fact everything that one could think OF
comes in by mail and express to be fixed
BY close attention to details and get
ting work out time we have mace
friends with many motorists and others
whose work comes within our scope. until
now we have one of the best equipped
plants in this district for turning. out
duplicate machine parts for making
parts, or for repairing them"
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AUTO EDITOR

this new place eevry detail looking to-
ward efficiency has heeu closely oh
served. Large skylights keep the large
shop flooded with light during the day
While huge incar descent lights supply
this need during tire night.
The owner of THIS business, r. H. VIII
Nnson, is known TO practically every one
in Birmingh am who is known in electrical
circles. having made this work his study
and practice for the past rs years
In speaking of the policy OF the new
place Mr.. Wilkinson said, I'VE will cater
to the electrical repair end of the bust
ness. There is, it seems to me. need OF
some shop n this district where a man
can take his car when the electrical ap-
paratus gets out of order and leave II
for repairs with the confidence that a
man who knows and understands electri-
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one-cylinder engine simple planetary
transmission and a rather elementary
carburetor, that was, however, quite sat
isfactory for the high quality fuel of that
day. But though this gasoline car was
simple, its performance was not good
and complications were steadily intro
duced in the search for better perform
ance. This may be seen in the regular
increase in the number of cylinders, from
| TO A, 6, and II. in the use of complex
valve mechanisms, and in the insertion
OF another. complete power plant, the
self-starter.
''On the other hand. the performance of
the steam car of the Stanley type was
good from the beginning, and no basic
changes We're found necessary. There
has been refinement of detail and gem
uine simplification, and that is all. Thus,
while the development of the gasoline
ear has led to greater complication. that
of the steam car has led to greater sim
plification, until now the advantage of
simplicity is decidedly with the steam
car
The shortcomings of the early steam
car have disappeared. The fuel feed
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mania. Instead of foreign missions, the
development of rubber plantations in the
South Sea Isles occupies most of Miss
MacGilvary's spare moments
The car has many post war improve
mehts as TO both engine and body de-
sign, including the famous hot-spot am
dmshorn manifold, improved brakes
better top material and a more beauti-
full body design.
rms 1870 Maxwell offers more pleas
ing surprises than any other post-w wa
ar on the market" asserts H. NJ. Bailey.
and it is enjoying d remarkable sales
rum
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Wonders Will N. c.
FROM Motor Life.

Inc war, as others have commented
before. was wonderful teacher curious
ana strange are many things We have
heard during its education But none
is more c. or 8. than the reason for au-
tomobile accidents among our martial
touring cars, which. we note in Automo-
1--WE industries. was due to almost ex-
e.uhsVeiy TO the practice of driving on
the horn"
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supposed to be one of the most ancient
models still giving service. 1t is paint
60 Vermllion hue and attracts many
spectators wherever it appears. 1t is an
excellent testimonial of the durability
and sturdness of Maxwell products, as
serts it's owner.
On the right is the latest model 1870
Maxwell. The occupants are Arthur Jar
Wis, retail manager of the Detroit Max
we'll Chalmers distributors, and Miss
Helen MacGilvary. But to sunday
school, Mr.. Jarvis claims that he car
st.n remember the last occasion Teach
ing statesmen how to sell more Maxwells
and Chalmers than anybody else is his
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STANLEY STEAM CAR
SIMPLICITY MODEL
Only Thirty-Seven Moving
Parts and All Automati-
cally Regulated

In the yearly DAYS 6f the automobile
industry. the gasoline car seemed simpler
than the steam car says L. G. Nor
row of the Bunch-Morrow Motor ~
company Alabama distributors of the fa
nous Stanley steam car 10
THE gasoline car of that dsv ~,
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cal equipment will handle the JOB and re-
turn it to him a finished piece of work.
There is all the difference in the world
from work on the engine proper and the
electrical units and regardless of how
good a mechanic a man is probably he
knows next TO noting about the electri-
cal apparatus. 1t Is for this reason that
/ believe Birmingham will make hearty
response TO my Ter of real electrical
service--in tact the past week has proven
that many desired it,"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-28

AT first glimpse H. NJ. Bailey suspect
ed that the occupants of the car shown
at the left were in search of a marrying
parson. Nothing could be futher from
the truth. The man at the wheel, Henry
Bailey learned, is Earl Kuhl, a manager
for the Maxwell distributor at Balti-
more. kuhl is happily married and
teaches sunday school class. The
young lady is Miss Kathryn Jacque of
the same company, also an ardent church
worker, the subject of foreign missions
occupying most of her spare time.
Z The car itself is a 1904 Maxwell and is
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-28

AT 1ssoudan, France, was located
Americas greatest aviation school
abroad. Just before the end of the war,
two engineer officers. walking down the
principal street, upassed three dough-
boys. None of the three saluted The
younger of the officers grew purple.
What do you mean by not saluting
an officer" he exploded.
= They made no reply at first, and then
the more composed of the trio said, beg
pa rdon, sir, but we thought you were in
the air service. Motor Life.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-28

Ned Jordan OF Cleveland fame. was
talking with one of his dealers, a stanch
admirer. The latter mentioned vacations.
And, said he, 81 don't s pose you'll
stay at your desk all summer"
ooh, no. said Jordan, thinking OF the
Adirondacks. far from it."--Motor Life.
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water feed, steam pressure and lubrica-
ton are all taken care of automatically
by exceedingly simple, rugged control de-
vices. Stops for water are not necessary
and incidentally there is no show of ex-
haust steam from the car. For true
simplicity the Stanley steam car is in a
class OF its own. In all the car there
are only 81 moving parts. 1t has no gear
shift or starting motor: nor has it a
clutch, magnetic, distributor, spark
plugs carburetor nor universal joints
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I. \. Wilkinson
IN NEW LOCATION,
HAS BUSY WEEK

What has been considered one of the
greatest needs along Auto Row was flled
last week by the opening of the Birming-
ham Ignition suoply company in their
new homesat 20l7 Avenue B..,ln opening
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DAnnunzio win shortly pay. visit to
america; "A flying visit. doubtless
Motor Life
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-08-05

If the other counties of the
Eighth district had held their
own as we'll as Madison, Judge
Hardin would have won his race
Madison right on cold collar
is 800 republican or mighty close
to it, yet Swope's majority was
held down to 135. There was a
difference of only 80 votes be-
tween the combined vote in
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-08-05

the governors primary race and
the vote given Judge Hardin in
Madison. In other words, Black,
Carroll and Noel combined re-
ceived 2l46 votes, while 2ll6
were cast for Judge Hardin in
Madison. When the splendid
work that Chairman r. B.sTerrill
and other democratic workers
here did, is contrasted with the
results shown by such counties
as Shelby, Lincoln, Mercer, Gar
rard etc, it is very easy to see
where the blame lies for the
scuttling of the ship.