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Evening star., 1919-12-26
NEW STEAMSHIP LINES
> BRAZILIAN PORTS

Regular steamship service to Brazil
ian ports is to be inaugurated by two
new steamship companies, a dispatch
from Rio de Janeiro to the Department
of Commerce today states.
The two new companies are the North
and South Atlantic Line of Bergen
Norway. and the Marine Navigation
Company of Canada. the dispatch says
The former company is to establish a
line of oil-burning steamers with the
following itinerary: New York. Rio dc
Janeiro, Santos, Buenos Aires; return
Santos, Rio de Janerio. Bahia, Rotter-
dam and Hamburg. making them among
the first steamships to carry freight from
South America to Germany.
The Canadian company intends te
operate a direct line of navigation be-
tween St. Johns or Halifax and Brazil
ian ports. the dispatch says, with ar
equipment consisting Of five ships OF
5000 tons register each, which are un-
der construction and nearing completion
on the ship ways of Holland.
Evening star., 1919-12-26
JAPAN REFUSES PASSES
TO "PICTURE BRIDES"
Alleged Anti-Japanese Feeling in
America Causes Discontinue
ance, Papers Say.

TOXIC. Wednesday, December "a
(by the Associated Press).-The Japa-
ncse government, according to tie
newspapers today, has decided to dis
continue the issuance of passports
permitting picture brides to pro-
ceed to the United States. a practice
which has beer the cause CT some
anti-Jananese feeling in America. re-
vealed in advices reaching here.
The State Department made it
known last week that it had been no
tilted of the Japanese government
intention to stop giving passports to
picture brides" wren this could be
done without injustice to such Japa-
nese as had progressed so far
with their arrangements 20 marry
ss to warrant consideration. 1t Vss
said no formal announcement w2S to
be made. but that Japan had planned
to allow Il period of about two months
before the restriction was imposed.
San Francisco advices of the same
date stated that the Japanese consul
general there had announced that
after February 25 his government
would accept no applications for pass
ports for picture brides" of Japa-
nese residents in this country.
Evening star., 1919-12-26
A. LINCOLN HoUGH DIES.
Patent Attorney Is Stricken Neal
Falls Church.

A. Lincoln Hough, a patent attor-
ney with offices in the Washington
Loan and Trust building, died sudden .
ly yesterday at Falls Church, Va.
where he resided. as the result or a
stroke of apopleNy.
Mr. Hough left his home about noon
Yesterday for a walk in the woods.
accompanied by his brother. Z.
Hough, an examiner in the patent Of
flee, and his nephew. Lawrenr"
Hough. They carried an ak, intend -
ing to chop down a tree, favorit"
exercise of Mr.. Hough's. When th~
attack came on he fell unconscious.
but was breathing when his broth.i
reached his side. He died before he
could be gotten home
Mr.. Hough was tfty-four years Old
and was born at Lewville. y. Y. being
the youngest son of DR.. f. b. HouGh.
one of the earliest and most diStiu-
guished of American foresters. H."
was a graduate of Cornell University
and was associated in the practice Of
patent law with his brother, Franklin
H Hough. About three years ago he
married. as his second wife. Miss
Belle Davenport, daughter of the for
mer commissioner of pensions. The
had been planning to leave immed
ately after the holidays for Florida.
to spend a part of the winter. Ar
rangements for the funeral have not
yet been announced
Evening star., 1919-12-26
IN. Y. POLICE AND PUBLIC
ROUT STREET PARADERS
League for Amnesty for Political
Prisoners Attempts Demon
stration.

NEW YORK. December 26.-The
Christmas day celebration of the
League for Amnesty for Political Pris-
the police. soldiers and irate citizens
broke it up. Several hundred men and
! women. placarded and single fled
for the start OF their walk up 5th
avenue. dwindled to about fifty per-
sons. divided into two wandering bodies,
which found their ways home to the
parish house of the Church of the
Ascension on West 18th street. after
many hours of wanderings.
Police warnings of drastic action to
were made brought changes in the
league Christmas program, notable for
omissions. it was said.
Placards carried by the walkers"
were destroyed wholesale by the police
and volunteer assistants. A number of
arrests were made for disobedience of
police orders. and constant Interruptions
by police and civilians resulted in dis
rupting the procession" beyond all
recognition within a quarter of a mile
OF its start
The route of the walkers" was to
have been up 5th avenue. At 29th
street it made another effort to get
on 5th avenue. and succeeded in
walking" a whole block there before
the police went into action again and
diverted, the line to Broadway. At
Herald Square the struggling column
split one continuing to 42d street and
Bryant Park. and by devious ways
back to 11th streefss The second line.
numbering less tl1aiH twenty persons.
managed to get into 5th avenue and
continue along it for half a. i41e. de.
spite Interruptions which met it at
every crossing. TvFt.i -
What YVES left of the DEMONSTRATION
gathered IN the parish house of the
CIfircn Of he Ascension, ana discuss
ed a proposition for protest against
The brutality" of the police OF Great
er New Yor..
Evening star., 1919-12-26


mainly to the base. or all-day. sched-
ules of these lines, and it is not pro-
posed to eliminate the through cars
now operated to and from certain i'm
portant points. such as the bureau of
engraving and printing, during the
rush hours. The service from Mount
Pleasant to Potomac Park will con-
tinue as at present"
Changed Schedule on 11th Street.
A change in the schedule of the 11th
|street line of the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company to improve
service during the morning rush hour
also was announced by Walter c.
Allen, executive secretary Of the Pub
lie Utilities Commission.
Under the new arrangement the
company will operate twenty four
cars from 11th and Monroe streets to
Az and Missouri avenue and twenty
five cars from 11th and Monroe to 9th
and E streets between and o'clock.
Under the existing schedule the COM
pany has been sending thirty-five
cars to Missouri avenue and eight to
9Th and T. streets during that hour
The new schedule will make it pos
sible for the cars to make more trips
from the northwest terminal to the
business section in the morning.
The commission also announced to-
day that the Ce eoital Traction Com
pany will add seven more trips to its
owl service from Union station to
Colorado avenue between midnight
and morning.
Meant to Improve Service.
The commission stated that the
new routes were laid out to give
the company an opportunity to i'm
prove it's service. Should the results
of operation of the new routes show
the necessity for further changes or
notifications, the commission an
nounced it will Immediately take
the necessary steps to improve the
conditions.
1.-The commission believes" con-
tinues the statement, that the pro-
posed plan will result in the least
inconvenience TO the car-riding pub
lie, and that it will meet many of
the objections that have been made
to some of the present schedules"
In the rerouting the commission
arranged for more w. r. and E. cars
to pass Union station to meet the
company's claim that it does not get
a fair proportion of the depot busi-
It was explained that the plan
could not be put into effect before
March l because of the work in
volved in adjusting the running
schedules of the several lines to fit
the new routes.
Evening star., 1919-12-26
ARMSTRONG RELIEF
FUND NOW $1,16S
Many Over-Christmas Con-
tributions to Dead De-
tective's Family.
Christmas contributions to the Arm

Christmas contributions to the Arm
strong relief fund now total s1.16S.
The police department on Christmas s
eve and Christmas day received a
stream of contributions for the fam
lily of the detective who was fatally
shot while apprehending John Nc
Henry, alleged murderer. which
brought the total received by the de-
partment up to $515. while The Star
received 1852 during these days.
This makes the total raised through
The Star for the widow and orpha rs
of the detective $6SS.
Increased endeavors of those inter
ested in the family of Armstrong are
indicating that at least $500 will be
raised before the end of next week,
and that possibly $4,000 may find its
way to the family whose provider was
shot down in the Union station while
in performance of his duty.
The real post-Christmas flood of
contributions is expected to start
within a few days. Expressions in
letters reaching Maj. Pullman. chief
of police. are to the effect that certain
citizens will bend every effort to bring
additional relief to the Armstrong
family before January l. 1920.
Evening star., 1919-12-26
FEW POLICE COURT CASES.
Traffic Violators Are in Majority
in D, G. Branch.

Business was light in both branches
Of Police Court today.
In the District Of Columbia branch
thirty-two traffic cases were docket
ed. OF these seven were for speeding.
six for passing street cars while
the cars were taking on or dis
charging passengers, two for driving
while intoxicated. and fourteen for
minor infractions of the traffic regu-
1ations. Nearly all of the offenders
forfeited collateral ranging from S.
to 500
Eleven cases of intoxication were
on the docket most of those charged
with the offense being fined. Married
men drew fines of $40. while the un-
married ones had to pay $15 each.
In the United States branch there
was the usual number of petty Of
tenders.
Receipts from fines and forfeitures
in the two branches of Police Court
today were about $4,000. it was stat
ed. Yesterdays combined receipts were
about $500.
Evening star., 1919-12-26
SUGAR IN MEXICO COSTS
MUCH LESS THAN IN U. S.

As evidencing the disparity between
prices paid in this country for sugar
and those in Mexico. a dispatch to
the Department of Commerce today
from Mexico City says that Mexican
producers Of sugar are paid an aver
age of cents a pound for their prod
uct Granulated sugar Of good grade
was quoted in Mexico City at about 13
cents a pound early in December.
The dispatch states that recently su-
gar was quoted at 1914 cents in New
York and that on this basis if New
York prices were to determine the
Mexican price the sugar would be
worth in Mexico City about % cents
American money after freight. insur-
ance, custom duties, commission and
other charges were paid. Sugar fol
supplying necessary demands in Mex.
leo will only be imported when ac-
tually needed, the dispatch states. The
chief demand for sugar at this time
comes from interior Mexico.
Evening star., 1919-12-26
POLICY AS TO U. S. WAR
! DEAD ABROAD PUBLISHED
Secretary Baker Approves Plans of
| Graves Registration
Service,

A War Department bulletin an
nounces that the following policy re-
garding the disposition and care of
the soldier dead in foreign cemeteries
has been approved by the Secretary
of War and will be carried out by
the graves registration service:
Clear each small cemetery in
France of American dead when dis
interment is once begun in that par
ticular cemetery, and the reinterment
in the cemetery at Suresnes, near
Paris, of bodies not to be returned
to the United States under the pres
ent policy.
Return to the United States all
bodies of American soldiers buried in
Europe. exclusive of France, to be
permanently inferred in national
cemeteries or turned over to next IF
kin if request has been made to that
effect.
The acquisition of additional land
adjoining Suresnes is not approved
al this time. as the present cemetery
will enable the carrying out of the
above policy for some time to come y
Evening star., 1919-12-26
WILL PLAN RAIL MEASURES.
Shippers Organizations Members to
Meet in Chicago.

CHICAGO. December 26.-Repre-
scntatiNcS of shippers organizations
from all parts of the country will
meet in Chicago December 50 to con-
slider national legislation which will
prccede the return of the railroads
to private ownership, according to a
call issued here.
The provisions of the Cummins and
Esch railroad bills. now before Con-
greSS. will be discussed from the
shippers point of view and desired
changes in the measures may be
recommended. Every important or
Eanization of shippers in the United
States has been invited to send rep
TeSentatiVeS to the conference.
The call for the meeting declares
that the pending railroad Legislation
is of grave Importance, and when
enacted may control relations be-
tween the shippers and the railroads
for Il generation.
Evening star., 1919-12-26
EIGHT MEN ARE KILLED
BY MYSTERIOUS DRINK
Victims Thought It Was Whisky.
Four Arrests Made in
Hartford.

HARTFORD. Conn. December 20
Eight men are dead here from drink
ing liquor which they thought was
whisky. Four are under arrest in
connection with the deaths
Twelve barrels of a mixture pre-
sumed to be palatable, but requiring
water to lessen its strength, Were
bought of a New York firm for sl2.00o.
according to statements made to the
police The police opinion is that tie
LIQUID has wood alcohol base and
a coloring was added to make it look
like whisky.
The liquid was served over the bar
of a saloon, the owner of which is un-
der arrest. The authorities are trying
to trace other shipments. both to this
city and to Holyoke. Mass The city
police are attempting to warn persons
who bought the liquid in bottles at
the sa loon for holiday use.
The first death came yesterday fore
noon. another in the afternoon and
then, with the third in the evening, po-
lice attention was called to the likeli-
hood of other deaths. Five occurred
during the night. Those who died We're
of foreign birth.
Evening star., 1919-12-26
18 MARINE OFFICERS
ORDERED TO QUANTiCO

A number of marine officers sta
toned in various parts of the United
States have been ordered to Quantico,
Va, for duty. including the follow
ing named: Capts. 2. Snow, A. B.
Hale. II. Rosenweig, ]. H. McGan,
William Merrill, c. N. Mcclure, T. S.
Whiting. G. c. Hammer, W. T. H.
Galliford. p. D. Cornell, ]. j. Burks
r. H. Pepper. H F. Swindler. c. ].
Lohmiller. w. h. McNulty and r. b.
Dwyer.
Other changes in, the Marine Corps
involve the transfer of Capt. r.. B.
Prince from Atlanta. Ga, to this city;
Capt William c. Byrd, from foreign
service to Quantico, and Capt. T. A.
Secor, from the Dominican: Republic to
San Diego, Calf.
Evening star., 1919-12-26
SECRETARY DANIELS
TOGIVE MEDAL DATA
May Report to Senator Page
Next Week-Controversy
in Abeyance.

Secretary Daniels said today h.
hoped to be able to supply Senator
Page of the Senate naval committeo
some time next week with all Tho
official data relating 70 the award Of
naval medals for war service.
A large force of clerks is now on
gagged in the preparation OF the data.
All facts regarded as essential TO the
consideration OF the questions at is
sue will be supplied. said Secretary
Daniels. and the department stands
ready to supply any letter or com
munication from or TO officers of the
department rega riding any individual
case that may need special develop
ment.
No Developments Today.
There were no special Developments
in the controversy today. Se,re'ar'-
Daniels has not answered Rear Ad
miral Sims letter of protest aEainsf
the approved list of awards and mas
decide not to do so, confinirg his corr
gress Nothing further has been r.
celved from Admiral Sims nor L.
there any indication that he viii
come to this city unless summoned
by the Senate naval committee To
back up his criticisms against the
system of awards.
1t is regarded as significant thas
| neither Admiral Mayo. VINO command
ed the hig Atlantic fleet during The
world war, nor his successor iu thai
command. Admiral Wilson. who was
| in direct command Of naval vessels
operating in Europe during the war.
has publicly committed himself or
taken any official action sine, tn"
medal awards were announced a few
weeks ago. Their cases otherwise are
said to be somewhat similar to thar OF
Admiral Sims. They recommended thai
the members of their staffs he award
ed distinguished service medals and
their recommendations were adopted
| in some cases and reduced awards
made in other cases. In some case
changes were made by the knight
board and in others changes Were
made by Secretary Daniels.
Unlike Admiral Sims stafr officers.
who were stationed on shore. how
ever. the staff officers under Admirais
Mayo and Wilson served on ships.
Only One Officially notified.
Although the medal awards made
by the Navy Department were an
nounced in Secretary Daniels annual
report and published in part by the
press. Admiral Benson. retired. chief
| of naval operations during the war. is
the only officer of the Navy who has
yet been notified personally and Off
cially of the departments action.
That statement includes Admrals
Mayo. Wilson and Sims. The eXcep-
tion in the case of Admiral Benson
was due, it is said at the department.
to the circumstance that the French
government had arranged to bestow
decorations on Admiral Benson. VIII"
then was in Paris. and Secretary Dan
ielS felt it would be better that Ad
miral Benson receive word first of his
decoratioNby his own government.
AS an indication that Congress may
!, be inclined to the view of Secretary
Daniels that. all things considered
distinguished sea service in the war
zone is more deserving of recogni-
tion than distinguished service or
shore, is declared by one naval officer
to be apparent in the failure of the
legislation which proposed to give
Admiral Sims higher permanent rank
than Admirals Mayo and Wilson.
Evening star., 1919-12-26
CHRISTMAS EVE OBSERVED.
Festivities at Keith's Theater Un.
der Supervision of Manager.

Christmas eve festivities were held
Wednesday night by the vaudeville en-
tertainers and stage employees Of
keith's Theater under the supervision
Of the manager of the theater. Roland
S. Robbins. The occasion took place in
the promenade lounge following the
drop of the curtain at the end of the
last act. The lounge was still deco
rated as the children guests of the
Rotary Club had seen il in the after
noon.
The principal event was the reading
of a letter from E. F. Albee, president
and chief owner of the Keith circuit, in
which he commented on the prosperity
of the theaters for the year just ending
and recommended united efforts for a
repetition. He also sent in his message
good wishes to the actors and en-
ployes.
A buffet lunch was served, following
a short entertainment.
Evening star., 1919-12-26
GREETINGS BY RADIO
SENT TO NAVAL CRAFT
Message From Secretary Daniels
Picked Up and Relayed to
Points in Pacific.

SAN DIEGO, Calf, December 90
Christmas greetings from Secretary
Daniels were flashed to America
naval craft in all parts of the Pacific
and the China and Japan seas by the
naval radio station here yesterday
The greetings were relayed by the
San Diego station as Christmas was
dawning. The message was picked
up and acknowledged by naval craft
scattered along the Pacific coast
from San Diego to Nome. Alaska,
and by the naval radio stations at
Manila, Honolulu, Pago Pago, Samoa,
Mare Island and Bremerton.
The station at Manila flashed the
message to American naval vessels
on duty along the China coast from
Hongkong to Chefoo. Even the little
gunboats on patrol duty up the
Yangtse received the greeting within
an hour, according to the radio op-
orators.
The local radio operators exchanged
greetings also with the French naval
radio station at Papeete, in the
south Pacific, and with the American
operators at Coco Solo. in the Panama
Canal Zone.
Evening star., 1919-12-26
TEACHERS OBJECT
TO SALARY BRIEF
Continued from First Page.)

tSoHllHucO lTOHi ISl age
certainty and vagueneSS as to the
status of teachers in the system. 1t
is not clear as to how teachers are
to be reclassified as to salary or
whether demotions and promotions.
admissions to group B, etc, are to be
made by groups of teachers, the
board of examiners. the superintend-
ent or the board of education. If any
reclassiffcation is to be made there
should be no uncertainty as to who
possesses the power or the method of
procedure.
Want Is Per Cent Raise at Least.
'1n view of the possibility that the
reclassification commission may not
make it's report in time to have the
reclassification become effective for
the next school year. 1920-1921, the
association Spokesman declare they
are urging an appropriation assuring
teachers an increase in salary not less
than 65 per cent above the present
pay.
This extra appropriation will be
sought actively by the association,
according to Miss Sybill Baker of the
press committee. We have presented
to the board of education a resolution
asking the boards support in the ef-
fort to obtain immediate relief for
the teachers.
Evening star., 1919-12-26
LIEUT.. H. ]. GEWINNER
DISMISSED FROM ARMY

With the approval of the President
First Lieut.. Holt j. Gewinner. Motor
Transport Corps. has been dismissed
from the Army. He was convicted by
court martial of violating the ninety-fifth
and ninety sixth articles of war while
stationed at Weisbaden. Germany. in
July, 1919. The charges were based on
allegations that while drunk in uniform
he seized a German policeman by the
throat and attempted to hit him with a
china plate and that he struck a cab
driver on the head with the handle of a
whip.
Evening star., 1919-12-26
Captured Fox Returned to Owner

Foxy" the ten -month-old red fox
that was captured on the Capitol
grounds last Monday, after running
loose, was turned over to his owner
this morning, who is Robert Fogle
of 410l 1ngomar road, near Chevy
Chase. The little animal seemed to
recognize his master. The fox was
returned by George NJ. Green. who
had been keeping him since he cap
tured him Monday.
Evening star., 1919-12-26
N, Y. WOMAN DIES FROM
POISON: PROBE is ASKED

NEW YORK. December 26.-Th"
medical examiner today asked the po-
lice to investigate the circumstances
leading to the death by poisoning here
last night of Mrs. Mary. casewell
Black burn. proprietor of a fashion
able gown shop. The police record
listed Mrs. Blackburn's death as SUI -
eide" and stated that the woman had
called a Christmas eve consultation a
her hotel of her lawyer and the fore
women of her establishment TO draw
up a will.
4 letter bearing Mrs. Bla burn
name, found in her rooms, asked thai
all her property be left to Mrs Victor
Rydstrom, a friend. Her purple even
ing gown she directed to be used as
model in her shop.
The medical examiner found that
Mrs Black burn had died after swai
lowing poison. She had appeared mel
ancholy since the death of her father.
December 5, it was stated.
Evening star., 1919-12-26
Usual Number Ask Aid in Chicago.

CHICAGO, December 26.-After the
war prosperity" did not decrease
the numbers of Chicago applications
for Christmas dinner baskets. Re-
ports from various organizations of
the city last night indicated that re-
quests for aid were as numerous as
in former years. The Salvation
Army found it necessary to give or
ders for food on grocery stores to
several hundred families, after they
had made their regular distribution
of 1000 baskets.
Evening star., 1919-12-26
ADDED CONTRIBUTIONS
FOR Ia OPPORTUNITIES

Additional contributions received by
The Star for the fourteen Christmas
opportunities announced by the Asso-
ciated Charities, follow:
Acknow lodged. SS14; ]. D., any, $40;
Mrs. r. No g. SJ. j. NJ. w, No. 1, 81;
]. NJ. w. No. =. 81; J. NJ w. No. 4. 81:
Theodore Hubers. any. $3.50; Margaret
f. Horton. any, S1.06; G. G.. NJ, any, 81 Il;
4. +. F., any, 81; George n. hlrkeny,
anv. So; q. +. E., any. $40; L. Evans,
rrost needed, 81; A. NJ. NJ, No. 2. 81;
W. J. B., any. 81; Mr.. and Mrs. l.. p. H.,
No. .. s5: William j. Eynon, any, $25;
a friend, No. 6, 81: friend, No. 8. 81,
a friend, No. II. 81; friend. No. -,
81: Anna L. Peck. as needed, $15; H. II.
( No. 8. $3.50: Ii. II. s., No. 10, $3.50
cash. any. 81; o. G. Hardin, No. 9, 81
cash. any, So: Margaret Il. Sicard,
No. 3. So Total. S917.J6.