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Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1919-07-26
MADE RECORD DRIVE

Ira MacFarland of the state engi-
neer's office has made probably what
is record time between Ely and Car
son City. At 6 O'Clock Monday even
ing Mr.. MacFarland left Ely and
drov continuously to this city. ar
irving at $3.50 yesterday (Tuesday)
afternoon. making the trip in twenty
one and a half hours. The distance
is between 800 and $40 miles.
In some places the roads were bad.
Mr.. MacFarland stated, but generally
1t was pretty good driving. The hot
test part of the journey was covered
at night Carson City Appeal.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1919-07-26
SENATOR PiTTMAN WILL SEND
AGRICULTURAL YEAR BOOK

Senator Key Pittman writes the
Age that he has a number Of copies
of the Agricultural Yearbook for the
year 1918. which he would be pleased
10 distribute among those farmers to
whom this work would be valuable.
Those desiring the book should ad-
dress Senator Key Pittman. Wash
ington, D, C.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1919-07-26
YERiNGToN MAN is
KIDNAPPED IN MEXICO

According to reports received by
the state department at Washington,
Lawrence Shipley of Yerington. Ne
vada, was kidnapped Saturday by
bandits at the railway station at
Fresnillo. Mexico. The department
is investigating.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1919-07-26

Contributions have been made by the officers and enlisted men the
United magnificent Marine
Crusadng Right sculptor
Raphael this
will be brought United
placed Marine Headquarters Washington
and around Chateau Ty Beau Woods June 1916 when they
the
Paris hung thread The u Marines will by the
French the Devil firing
application Marine Recruiting
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1919-07-26

FOR SALE: Typewriters-Roy
Underwoods. Remingtons. l.. c.
Smiths. divers. Multiplex Hammonds
and Coronas. Some new, rebuilt and
secondhand. Cash or easy terms
Ribbons and repairs Paul L. Ross
Typewriter Co., Fordonia Bldg Re
"a Nevada. Il.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1919-07-26
WEATHER REPORT

We give below the temperatures
for the past week as shown by the
local government weather station:
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1919-07-26

Mayor w. E Ferron. DR. r. w.
Martin. Leo A McNamee and w H.
Pike comprised a party leaving We
gas Friday evening for Phoebe on
business
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1919-07-26

WANTED-An office girl. by DR..
r. F. O'Brien.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1919-07-26

Keep your War Stamps pledge.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-09-20

iQuien ignora las propiedades curaivas del Cereipo?
propedad ancas aqueo
GRIPPE INFLUENZA
CEREPNA preventive.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-29

buy WAX sAyrNas sTA~9s--
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-29
WHEELING { NEW
RACING COURSE
Exciting Motorcycle Races Staged
Twcrty-niuth Street Yesterday
Afternoon.

Il NAV come IL: II SurrriS" |" many 81
,h.. residents II Whr,lilG that a new
rntr course has been established up IN"
side of Indian Head h!ll at Twenty h
street. yet such is tn" case. ard On yes
,crdav afternoon tn" hi'ls'd" was
rhrungrd with vast Cunc"urSc Of repre-
srntativN 'iIiz. as. all Interested in IN"
nnudcrrUI rac:r;- Wonderful in speed,
wonderful IA tn. far; that II was pos
sihlc u! all Ia force anything. hHmhn'
animal or man made. mp III" almost per
pcndIcular SIDE If tA!S historic monu-
mont
Rut they id 80 M. First on" would
Try il. buuu"!ng over IN" stones and in
rIuahti's. Jumping over ia" guIlI"S'
shining off the trail sid"wIS". At last
81. .ddrmg vns:dc and LANDING; III an 1910
miniuu> hc"p 10y IN" pathway.
~ last. 10y careful mauag"m"n; and
.kilifuI ;,uid"ucc ON, mad" tn" fat"ful
grade. .k,llfully swung back "n Ia"
aids. "hcld - l. vel 81 tn" Jumps ana
iiualIy 10y putting "u Tia" power. made
il" night over TIA" i"P,
over the top of Indian hill: not ono.
hut many Unusual. I" he sure. bit II
has been done row with Il motorcycle.
person looking 81 this hill would think
u almost imr"ss I'll" for n motnrcycl" TO
climb u. but S,'y' raj riders went over
III" top" Mik"Is,. 'IdiuG AN Excelsior.
vas an easy winner going over ny"
times out "f >iN. rr"pl" who witnessed
tho hill {, NIB ,lnim"d Il /" l." IN" most
exciting event pulled Off in Wheeling for
SON" tlm".
Tho result Of tho climb:
stack rh1-r event MIk"lS. Excelsior.
first. Cheshire. Harley. second. rrrtz"l.
ri 'Thnurs,v Henderson.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-29
JAMES AUGUSTUS, LOCAL ITALIAN,
SHOT IN BACK ANDbADLY WOUNDED

yourg Italian. but thai Augustus "b-
jCCtcd to her marriage because her fame.
does not hay" as much money a$ her
stcp-father thinks n" should have. The
girl declares that she believes her fam"
is innocent Of the shooting as. 81" says.
he is q good man and she Is willing 10
wait for him.
The other theory is that Augustus may
have boon Blackhand victim. chief
Frazier and Police Lieutenant Zion Mill
or stated early today that AugUS:uS'
wife claims to HAY" received a black
hand letter some TING ago and 'hat sh"
fears her husband was shot h"rnuS" IA"
family did not comply with - demand
for money.
Another East Wheeling Italian has m
dicatcd that he is willing to talk To-
Policeman Chip" CrumhaCk"r OFFICER
Crumback"r is i'll, and could not hr dis
turbcd last night 10 hear IN" story "f IN"
man hut police believe that th"y may
got Information through this SOURCE To-
day.
Augustus recently has been working
nj the Whitaker mill. II" Formerly was
a produce psdler. His Italian name -
Eurrnis AcquistuccL This name wa,
secured from his army registration card.
He is about So years Old.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-29
SHOOTING OCCURRED LAST NIGHT
AT VICTIMS EODrE IN ALLEY
FIFTEEN.
Shooting Thought to be Of Blackhand
Origin or Prompted by Spirit OF
Revenge.

James Augustus. an East Wheeling
1.olt,, ras sbo, and severely wounded
H., ,,o 80 rs Alloy
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- 'n'"' = Nv I anrly bnur
=" ~, ,l,, ,,,,hIo 70
III, ,"", MS 49,, ,,,or u.bo
cS,'o''S" nv 'u'"'t' -
ara IN" SH"'''"e a., .,o,.
NHSuS'"N W 80 L r,o,rnI
i'ih'"'n' WI" uS'' " So
bEN'r '"'' - ''N'i' i~'",H ~
'h'" N"'',i 40 ',"9l'.'' ,,or.
" :. '''o" - h,,ua,
ZION. u h'' " ''''''
w"uh' Will ~ i"O"i. ,r
AZ an cary h""7 '''N "',,' "','H
az P"'."" Fred Fr1Z''r win is'''''se
Ed M'n"rd and NJ ki'N''HS "'h' W 'n'
h">n'thI I" inurN''N ..' ..h''''',H
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-29
LOCAL MEN IN BAD
At WASHINGTON, PA,

y "h:trE" "f operating an AUTOMOBILES
while Intoxicated WAS placed against
Ju" Wander. uC Wh""ling and 4 minor
"harE" against Frank Morasco also Of
This city. as result &C their COLI sion
with another autum"hi" near Washing
ton. PA. ThurSdH, evening Tho charge
wa mad hrfrr" Il Washington JuSiIr"
Of tn" r"Icr. a'c"rLIuE /" word from
thnr place.
Th~ I'alp" touring car which was
wrecked 10y Buick car driven by
Wander. was sold 1T ia" PuIS" aE"urN III
Wheeling "rly . few hours for" the
wreck - Washington. Paul W. Gibson.
Of Washington. l.. e.. driving for tn"
pIr, hr~,r ut Washington. with Frank
". Thompson. loft Wheeling in the new
piig, al " O'clock and tn" wreck &C
Cured AZ Washington shortly after =.
Wander is said to hav" sidcSwIp" a
Fnrd m,."hln" lust D';or" the collision
WITH IN" Iaig".
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-29
FIGHT TO FINISH.

rNI:lS. !rrr - Music Hall S'r'N
l..ri,l- 49, IT,. present contest "A Whl'h
'!r.l !r, Engaged with TIA" pr"prI"'"rs
- iii,.r rli,r~ "T amuScn'ntS : E"'hS
Ia l.. 4 He 80 i'a'h :'t7TGcl"
" u meeting o. III" FEDERATION liSt
evening a r"s"iu'I"n Wa passed by az
,iH'nr,i"n presiding 'hat any MON Dr.
vito ii .:rLCya IN" strIk" order Will De
',~'ri'.s"d fur tn gears.
IN ~" ,ih"~ hand ~" UNION of dram
"flc and Iyrl-al artists has Launched an
IpJcnl rrr SUPPORT and is hiking III"
stand that me b"rty If IT'S m"mhcr1
80 work should h." preserved and in
,l.t!It; that p.rs. us nnr m"nh'rS Of tn"
r.d"raIinn or even ,rd"p"ndrnt fedora
ln.u,eIs who ;rH VIII uE - work should
not h" intcrC"rTrd with.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-29
STEEL TRADE
VERY OPTIMISTIC
OVER SITUATION

,- ,-NrL. -. y - S.ncT NTaNET
NEW ftt'"' ,frc,tcI ,rca
generally thr'hsn"u, a,s, doy Of the
have r'p"rted S'hr' XIV ,,. G.a:,s bo,b
arnk" 'n M"nuaH VS. aIso n
~ r" N"lUH" "' ''''s., ro- xori.
III" a"noFr "' MN
each Su'E''a''H ,;.,,os oot,rnisti.:
the local ''""' ~, STRIKE o,l-
as I" IN" MAJ "",' "''' ho.n f,u ,ns,anc-
tallrH ana 'h"G" nav I h,,., hccr
~ wHHr" ""aSUh''H 81 ,,,r;os and
pinch"d ~ me "n''''' i,,b,-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-29
COUNTY SUFFRAGE
LEAGUE MEETS TODAY

Tho Suffrage League of on" County
VIII meet at tho sufrrrG" hrndquart"rS
ton. ght n 8 o'clock. Mrs. Edward 1Ia2-
lett. chairman Of tho ABSORPTION pr"Sid-
ing over IN" meeting. which has been
called to discuss matters "f great i'm
portancr to the LEAGUE. SiNi"'u stui"~
have now ratified tn" am'nLrn"n' and
tn" leaders Of tho CauS" intend - soon
initiate a quiet campaign for ratIii"a'I"u
n West Virginia,
This viii b." IN" last r"c'.u- "r '',.
league which Will H.. hold n tn" head
quarters. Is & is ~" intention "f III"
members who ar, rrt'v'lFy l'i'r"sl"d So
diSpu>" of IN" fUruiS hrus- Il tn" rooms.
and hav" tho m"ot.I.Ls lhruUGhnUt Ia"
remainder II tn" sea. u ut the llr'rl
WuGS"r.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-29
PLANE CRASHES
At MOUNCSVILLE
Vow Machine Is Badly Damaged and
Occupants Slightly
injured

? ., ..,..,.. ,Iup,S vnIlc on has sac
J. -. r..h :, n ,,s,o-Jay after
'''" hod I,rd,,.. and tho p,uH..
nor, .''," ~, nro,,,J adams was car
,,..scr,..r Nj J,s,s Hum. Of
100 =, ,L, mn. bu, both -
,h u,,b , few s.ratrh"x apou' III"
~.
49, ,. bod ,,,..,, r,,. passenger on \
,,,r rim md loss I.uur, who IS
.ab,..,r e.. no T. Z o. ".
-. d,..rc =, u, and II was white
,h, ,,.,.,d,nt incurred
ne .,rcI,pr, for a landing and
,,,, "a rc., :, .hc mir when nj
., rcfus.d to wrrh and rs h"
'"' ra,,.,, rur he mad "A nose
800 CO., ,br earth landing n, tho south
NV rho r,Id adams rcrr.ycd a
~. c,r and lwo teeth were
,.'...,,.,, ubcr = brace from IN" wings
,,,,.s.r- hi. ,cnrln cut ms
tI...,t Ia. -. front edge Of Tho
w.. , >,r,r,h on the nos"
n-,.rrI'.r. IN. rIau. was broken
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-29
STOCK MARKET
REFLECTS EARLY
END Of STRIKE

NEW YORK. Sept. cS.-The waikout
In the steel industry orrrShadowcd all
other events Of N" week IN tho S"cur!-
tics market but n" trend OF prices AFTER
m" first few days pointed almost unn'iS-
takabiy to tho hrli"f IN satisfactory
settlement cf III" strike.
This was Indicated not only b. inc
supper; and confident buying wh''h :"
COMMANDED VIC movement OF so-cailcd
steel shares. but also in N" ou"Fan0H
~ high priced speclalucS related 10 tina.
group. some OF "ni'h TUE" ~
prices.
Invcstmrn, conditions also otf"r"'
ground for Encouragement trading vi
I,hcrty and Victory bonds attaining
large, proportions a. higher quotations
,han Al any recent period BANKERS AZ
tributcd the demand 70 the better snow
ing made by the government FINANCES
Another hopeful factor was the sharp
rally in Exchange on the principal Euro
pean centers. especially London anu AT
- Tho rebound was stimulated by re-
norris as vet unconflrm"d that inc tr""S
ury plans to convert IN" enormous u'"'
NJ the leading foreign powers 20 Uni"
country.
current gossip Indicates that loans
and commercial credits by American
bankers 10 some OF the European ha'''"H
and private interests are IN a''''' II, ~
f,atinr. their completion. however wait
ing on the restoration OF norin"' u''''
tic industrial conditions.
--,dc authorities agree that tho steel
.,riLe already has left it's mark on many
r,nas Of business reduced production DC
iry ACCOMPLISHED by corresponding
auction OF purchasing power ana prop
nf orders.
The money market was easier t
,ir,c funds but the previous weeks large
deficit in local bank reserves caused
.trrfening Of call loans at percent. In,
terror banks were heavy purchasers OF
mercantile paper.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-29
HENRYS DEFEAT
PANHANDLES
East Enders Were Victors In opening
Game OF Season at Tunnel Green
$50.

r,r,r, . ,.rrwd If over @.5"6 IN" fast
urnry Athlete club. If Wheeling. open
I'd il sscas II yesterday by EASILY d"t"at-
,ng The rarhandl" A. G., Of N"rth
Wheeling u, the score uf y 70 u.
Two touchudwns and a safety w"r"
scored hv The IIrnrys on straight foo
hall. IT," famous forward paSsinE com
hinai:un beng kept under cover until
the list five minutes Of pi"y
After eight minutes "E play. fcatur"d
by he linc plunEinE Of "puich Noil and
"ltriv" Raucra Sloan carried Ill" hNIl
OYER for n" first touchdown. L. 1iaUrr"
i,irknd AN easy goal Tn" li"nryS had
,h. best 81 ,hr socori quarter. tn" hal:
ending with ~" bail on III" Panhandl"
4n-yard ltrc.
, r." Henry. started march ur the
fi.ld At ihr h"rInnirG uf IN" second half.
but w'r" held ui.I"r ih'ir own goal
pr.ts Cor downs When "a" lnnhandlH
fullhc Ok Dir 5rp"d hr'k - kick. Doyle. the
rshting right guard "f III" Il"nrNS'
>rn"ihorr.i HIM ~ his tracks fer
saf.'N.
Tn" II"nr,s 'h,n r'""v"r"d In" bail
On Il MIX nnd Har''m'd bach. N'-'
,,;unrirg u,,r '"r thu ii'.nl t"urh"d"".
4 e Earr.rS got ready /" ksrk IN" goal
rh.. crowd - sports" following ia" <
rnr. crowded around tn. kuk'r ho"tnG
4ni JrrrrnE IL an effort !" ra'II" ma.
Tho, must have Surcc"ird for h" foozl"d
the Kick.
Snrr.. 'hr W,nrys .rntrr. was q tower
If strength on tn, d,f.u~r ana ruN"r"d
,,.,.> ,,r territory. SIrar and =. liau'rS
,,..r., ~ rcr r,cir thar" "r glory Of hit
,,,.. .hr oupos.ns Inc. SkHiiz all"
l., 4 - 4 nj ri II
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-29
BAKER BURNED

4 TlatI. Of TwCnty-siNIh and Market
streets. and employed at n bakery in
BrIlairr. WIS painfully burned about the
hands and fac" while at his work l"l"
Yesterday afternoon II" was renewed
to tho North Wh"oIing hospital where
medical aid was rendered.
Evening star., 1919-07-30
z HELDfOR ASSAULT ON
|. POLICEMAN THOMPSON
Herbert 3. Cole and ]. A. jackson
Under 5000 Bonds Pending
Outcome Of Injuries.

Herbert r. Cole and John Arthur
Jackson appeared In Police Court this
morning on the charge Of assault to
kill Policeman A. H. ThohapSon ana
wefe held in $5,e0o bonds pending the
outcome Of the officers injuries.
The shooting Of Thompson was at
the same time Detective Wilson was
shot ana killed In q street during the
riots. Cole has been charged with
shooting Thompson. The police state
that Jackson furnished the pistol and
cartridges. Cole HIVES at 1893 td street
northwest and jackson at 72s BARS
couft.
vermafs at the point 81 reviewers in
his store al 1s5 l. street southwest
and taking q cash register contain
Ing $i40, Robert johnson, Earl car.
ter, Richard Joshua and Clafefice
Peel we're each held In $1,008 bond
iof Ths une algisged gssdd Koidsup occurred or, the
evening Of July 81. during the rioting.
Sflverfnan testified that each man
carried two guns. ana the quartet
first shot Up. the front Of his estab-
lishnent and then went inside and
took the cash register,
johnson had an additional count Of
disorderiy conduct against him. and
In lieu of payment he was sent to
Jail for sixty days. The police charged
that johnson hurled q brick at an
automobile containing detectives Of
the police department during the
rioting.
Evening star., 1919-07-30
MANY MODEST SUMS ASSIST
m GROWTH OF POLICE FUND
Well Known Citizens Are Asked to Serve
as Volunteer Collectors in Various
Parts Of City.

League members killed in the recent
riotifg reached q point just $6 below
the $500 mark, this morning.
At an Entertainment given at the
hGme of Miss Amelia Marshall, 1925
Sd street northeast, "a group of Eek
lilies of the men who were killed while
defefldfng the law during threatened
lawlessness. A plate was passed and
the money secured sent to The Star
office this morning.
Suggestion was made that such con-
tributions be taken up at informal
dances, while enjoyment reigned, in
order to remember the families ct
those men who protected the public
One OF the greatest hAffdieaps thus
far encountered is the fact that citi-
zens' associations in general have dis
s6ntinued meetings for the summer,
and many members are out OF the
city on vacations. AS q result of this
there IL no organised bedy which can
authorize collectors for the fund;
neighborhoods, hewsver, are asked in
an appeal from Maj. Pullman, to take
up collections from their friends and
turn them into the fund. Within the
next few days the first big portion OF
the fund will be turned over to Dis
trict Auditor A1onzo Tweedale Tor
distribution. AS amounts come in
after this action they will be turned
In at stated intervals.
the relief Of the families OF detec-
tives or policemen or Home Defense
League members killed at posts Of duty
during tn riots, address your con-
tribution to The Evening Star police
fund.
Evening star., 1919-07-30
NEW ENGLAND MAIL
GETS HERE EARLIER

Mail delivery between Washington
and New England will be speeded up
several hours as the result Of an ar
rangement which Postmaster NJ. O.
Chance made today with the air mail
service and the postmaster of New
York.
The plan Is to have the mail air
planes leave Washington and New
York early enough in the morning to
reach both cities in time for after
noon delivery The same day. The
plan was put into operation today.
Brings $4,000 Letters.
The mail plane left New York this
morning at s:45 with nearly $4,000
letters from different parts Of New
England, and landed in Washington
at 10:55. BY 1850 this mail Was being
aaistribsutted, a and by a:4o it had all
From today on the mall plane will
leave Washington at 10 In the morn
ing, carrying local mail and all New
England letters brought here from
the south by train. This plane will
reach New York at o'clock for mid
afternoon delivery.
Under this plan all washington
mail which gets III the New York
post office too late for the midnight
train will be placed in the airp1ane at
$40 in the morning and will reach
here for delivery only d few hours
later than II 1t had made the train.
Evening star., 1919-07-30

Washington Business Men
Ask Proper Pay as Step
to Strong Police Force

The business men Of Washington are
-insistent that the government shall
pay adequate salaries to its police as
the best possible way OF securing and
maintaining an adequate force. They
are anxious also that the govern
ment shall provide definite annuity
Ter widows. children and other de-
pendent Of police and fifefnsn who
lose their lives in the line Of duty.
Chairman Mapes Of the House Dis
tfict COMMITTEES, who has introduced
q 1iaeasure providing Increases in
salaries for officers and members of
that business men Of the National
Capital DO not feel that the Salaries
proposed in the bill are large enough.
A minimum of IS q day is proposed
by the chairman Of the special euii1-
Evening star., 1919-07-30

mittee Representing the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association. which
hsld a meeting today to consider the
bill as intefaced In the House by Rep
resentative Mapes.
Charles ]. Columbus, secretary of
the Merchants and Manufacturers As
sociation, called on Mr.. Mapes at his
office today to afrahge for a hearing
at which the business interests can
argue fer higher minimum. salaries.
Mr.. Mapes said that he Will call his
committee together soon to consider
this measure. "a.
The salaries proposed in the bill.
which was introduced by Mr.. Mapes
at the request of Commissioners
Brownlow, are as follows:
Fer the major and superintendent.
$A500; assistant =. superintendents.
$4,000; inspectors, .$z.5o0: police SUR
seons, $l,6s8; captains, $2,500: 1ieu-
tenants, $1,000; sefgeants. 500; pri..
Yates Of class 3, $3.50; privates OF
class Z, $1,449; pfiyates OF class 1.
1880; members Of force who may be
mounted on horse, an extra $3.50;
members Of force who may be
mounted on motor vehicles. an extra
mounted on bicycles. an extra $50 per
annunn.-
Evening star., 1919-07-30
BURNED MEN DIE.
MOTOR BLAST VICTIMS

Three Sf the eight men burned ana
injured in the explosion Of gasoline
blow torch in the service station OF
the semmes Motor Company. CIT @
street. yesterday. are dead, fourth
Is IN grave condition And the others
are expected to recover.
M. D. Libby, thifty-nvs years, Sls
o'clock last night. w. Kyle, thirty
Ave years, 1904 18th street southeast,
died At 12:45 o'clock this morning,
and J. S. Klotz, thirty years, sails
bury, N. c.. died at 4:4s O'clock this
morning; Bernsra Fl e ,5tS BHttistmss; strsst
southeast, is In q critical condition:
An investigation of the explosion
was started YESTERDAY by Ere mar,
shall George Watson and Deputy Z.
G. Aehstetter, but no definite coneIu-
sion has been reached as 70 the
Gauss.
Coroner Nevitt viewed the bodies at
Emergency Hospital today ana al.
rected the removal OF the body OF
KIotx to the morsue. where an IN
quest was started at o'clock TINS
afternoon. Police of the sixth pre-.
cinet also made an ihvestigation. ano
today they summoned 9 number OF
witnesses to appear before ths cor
oners jury.
Evening star., 1919-07-30

Attorney Robert E. Mattingly Of
this city VIII be Recommended by Dis
rector Of the Census Sam L. Rogers
for supervisor Of the decennial CEN
sus in Washington, Mr.. Rogers an
nounced today. The recomm endation
will be approved by Secretary Redfield
of the Department Of Commerce on
his return from New York, probably
Friday or Saturday OF this week.
Compilation to start Jaruary 1.
Compilation Of the decenniai census
starts january i, 1920. and the of
fees of the Supervisor Of the census
for the District Of Columbia will, In
ali probability. be located in, the De-
partmefit Of Commerce building. II
no room in the building ID available
Offices in the downtown section will
be rented and the business of com
piling the census run from there.
Mr. Mattingly will; on certifcation
OF his appointment, se1set . staff Of
tors, who Will be apportioned to cover
the city With regard to density Of
in the various sections,
Nd more enumerators will be needed
to cover Washington than in the 1919
census. Mr.. Rogers said today, not
withstanding the growth in .popula-
ton of from ab0ut 330.800 to more
than b0Q,90Q, -
Evening star., 1919-07-30
OFFICERS INDIGNANT AT
TREATMENT ABOARD SHIP

NEW YORK, July 3e.-Seventy
Pennsylvania snieefs whs Asserted
they represented. approximately 1900
other casual officers who returned
from France ON the transport Hep-
pelih last Night made public letter
sional investigation tof .hardships"
and "degradations' they were made
to suffer en- route.
Asserting they were listed to fetafn
.tnrst class" and that. they were. una-
steefags accommodation With al
equal number Of enlisted nsfi, the
officers declared the food was SO
disgusting that many threw tlisif
mess hits overheard LID protest: They
fair sample 81. the food served them
from tubs oh deck.