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Mr.. Burleson's Relative Indorses.

Representative Carlos Bee of Texas,
a brother-in-law of Postmaster General
Burleson, who was for four years
postal clerk, strongly urged inclusion
of the postal employees. He declared:
IT am in favor of any bill that fixes
a minimum wage for every man and
woman in America who works"
This statement was vigorously ap-
plauded. Mr.. Bee pointed out that by
handling war saving stamps and other
duties which have been imposed upon
the postmasters throughout the coun,
trv their work had been increased and
complicated, and he argued that they
should be given increases in salary
commensurate with their additional
duties.
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CzECH0S[OVAKS IN
WAR TO VISIT HERE
1000 Veterans Will Be Re-
viewed by Mr.. Wilson Fri
day Afternoon.
RETURN HOME FREEMEN


some grandfathers and others in the
in every sense of the word veterans
of the world war and most of them
incapacitated in some way. either by
wounds or sickness. will arrive in
Washington tomorrow night and re-
main here two days prior to continu-
ing the next leg of their journey from
Siberia to Prague, Bohemia.
All OF the veterans have seen five
years of service and much of that
time was spent in combating the
rigors of the Siberian weather When
the veterans finish their trip they
will have travelled practically dis
tance equal to that around the world
in the cause of democracy
PRESIDENT Wilson today accepted an
invitation to review a parade of the
veterans Friday afternoon. The men
Will pass the White House on Penn
sylvania avenue at about ) o'clock the
starting point being the Capitol
grounds and the route of the parade
being along Pennsylvania avenue to
18th street to the White House.
No Formal Greeting.
Maj. Stewart w. Cramer, jr., of the
general stan of the War Department
has been designated to care for the
men while they are in Washington.
He has announced that in view of the
expected lateness of the arrival of
the men and the possibilities of their
being fatigued by their long journey
from San Diego. Calf, and receptions
en- route. there will be no formal
greeting. MAI Cramer will be on
hand when the delegation of 1 1850 men
han
representative of the War Depart
ment.
The men will be greeted also by
Charles Pergler of the Czechoslovakia
commission. Col Vladimir S. Hurban,
Czechoslovakia military attache; Mrs.
l. w. Littell. acting chairman of the
District Chapter of the American Red
Cross. and w. r. Rogers, director of
military relief Of the Potomac di
vision Of the Red Cross.
Red Cross Provides Comforts.
The Red Cross has planned to care
for the men and furnish them with
food and comforts when they arrive.
The men will not be disturbed for
receptions during the evening. except
the greeting on arrival. They will be
allowed to remain in the special
trains. which are in two sections.
until the next morning. when they
where they will remain during their
stay. Friday morning they will not
be disturbed, Maj. Cramer stating that
they will be allowed to rest.
The Red Cross. the War Camp
Community Service and the Y. NJ.
c. A. are planning to see that the men
will not want for recreation while in
Washington.
Early Friday afternoon there will
be reception to the veterans by the
Czechoslovakia committee from all
over the United States and the Amer
lean Red Cross will serve refresh
ments. On Saturday morning they
will be escorted by Mai. Cramer of
the War, Department about the city
in sightseeing buses. In the after
noon and evening the War Camp
Community Service and the Y w.
C. A. will entertain the men.
The unit is commanded by Maj.
Vladimir Jersa and has in the party
ten Red Cross doctors and nurses.
the latter having seen service in ST.
IBERIA who are just returning to the
states.
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ADVISERS INSPECT
WAR RISK BUREAU
subcommittee TO Present
Outline of Action for SOL
diers' Benefit.
MEN TO BE INTERESTED

Three subcommittee of the advisory
committee Of the bureau of war risk
insurance, Of which Charles E. Hughes
b chairman. are making a personal
inspection of the entire bureau today
and the committee will conclude Its
initial hree-day session tomorrow.
Chairman Hughes called the COM
mittee together shortly after 10 o'clock
today. all of the members being pres
ent except Mrs. Mary Roberts Rine-
hart. who is i'll, but who Is expected
to reach Washington tomorrow.
Early Work Of Bureau.
E. H. Decker, acting general coun-
sci for the bureau and Herbert D.
Brown, acting director of tho bureau
soon after its organization, told the
committee Of the early work Of the
bureau and its growth. They said the
bureau now employed more than Ia
900 men and women, and looked after
insurance having total Of almost $780,
0oe. 000, 900.
OF the bureau, discussed with the COM
mittee methods for co-ordinating the
activities of public and quasi-public
ORGANIZATIONS to interest ex-servtce
men in keeping up their insurance.
The subcommittees. through which
the work Of the advisory committee
will be largely carried on. are organ
ICED as follows:
Allotment and allowance department.
Secretary of War Baker. Colin H. Liv-
ingston and John G. Agar; eompensa-
ton and claims department, Secretary
Of tho Navy Daniels, Mrs. August Boil
mont, Qrosvenor b. Clarkson and DR..
Livingston Farrand; insurance depart
ment, Miss Hanna Patterson. Matthew
Woll, Henry p. Dawson and Elliot
Goodwin.
Has Advisory Duties.
At tho nrst session of tho commit
too yesterday Chairman Hughes made
II plain that the committee waa not
acting purely an an Investigating
body, but was rather to advice tho
director Of tho bureau how tho inter-
ests of tho soldiers and sailors who
were insured might best be conserved.
Tomorrow morning all of the cub
committees will report to tho general
committee on the results of their In
snections today and tentative plans
for tho future adopted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-16
NOLAN WAGE BILL
AGAIN UP IN HOUSE
Effort to Include Postal
Workers Is Defeated by
1871 to 81.
LATER AID PROMISED

The House today is considering the
Nolan minimum wage bill TO fla the
compensation of the employees OF the
United States at minimum OF 81
day with certain specific exceptions,
including the postal service.
Immediately when this bill was
called up in the House Representative
Field of Kentucky offered aDl amend
ment which would make the measure
include the postal service. sub
stitute to this amendment was offered
by Representative Black of Texas.
which would exclude fourth class
postmasters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-16
Later Aid Promised.

Representative Nolan, father of the
measure, assured the membership OF
the House that legislation would be
produced in the immediate future to
cover increases for all postal en-
ployes who might be found deserving
He Informed the House that the or
ganization representing the postal
workers Endorsed this bill, even though
the postal workers were not included.
because they appreciated that legis-
lation affecting their pay should come
from the House committee on post
offices and post roads.
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Amendments Voted Down.

After heated debate in which
score of members engaged. particO-
larry the Texas delegation. both ot
these amendments were voted down.
the vote on the Field amendment be
ing 1871 against to 81 in favor of it
During this debate there was
vigorous clash between Representa-
tive Carter of Oklahoma and Repre-
sentative Madden of Illinois over the
appropriation for increases in salary
to postal employees. Mr. Carter charg
ing that the cities had been favored
while the country districts had been
given no consideration and the serv-
ice in the country had deteriorated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-16

The Bsiavigns articles, written In
Ma. Fesds name. ee44@ended Poesi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-16

The disclosures by Senator Norris
yesterday OF the details of what was
alleged to be 4 questionable transac-
ton in the Shantung provision in the
treaty are likely. some senators think
70 stimulate public interest to n closer
scrutiny of the treaty and attract
public attention to IL in increasing
degree. IL may not be possible, they
said. TO alter that section. but GER
tainly the notice OF the public will be
drawn to other clauses and sections.
Senator Williams of Mississippi,
warm hacker of the administration
frankly told the Senate why President
Wilson had been forced to accept the
treaty with the Shantung clause in
IL. As explained by Senator Williams
il was because otherwise Japan would
not have signed the treaty of peace
with Germany. and. of course. Japan's
signature OF the treaty was necessary.
as well as her inclusion In the league
OF nations
Notwithstanding that President Will
son is maintaining his demand that
no reservations shall be attached to
the covenant of the league of ma
lions. the belief Is growing in the
Senate that in the end he will find IL
compatible with his broad purposes
10 accept some reservations. II is be-
coming more evident each day, IL is
claimed. that u will be impossible to
ratify the treaty in the present form
Of the covenant of the league of ma
tons. There are enough senators, re-
publicans and democrats. determined
upon reservations 10 prevent two
thirds vote for ratification of the
treaty.
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SAYS TERRORISM"
/ BECL0UDS LEAGUE
Senator Johnson Asserts
Many Communities Are Mis-
b. led by Propagandists.

'Propaganda, intellectual coercion and
political terrorism for the league OF ma
tons have been so tremendous That
communities have been unable to know
the real facts" declared Senator Hiram
Johnson of California. who has returned
from a speaking tour of New England
81 found there had been in many places
no public expression of the other side OF
the question, of the patriotism OF our
people or of the Anericanism which
most feel.
THE mere expression of the thoughts
that were in many minds, and which
have been so Systematically suppressed
brought immediate and enthuslastic re-
Spouse. The meetings indlcateo
marked sentiment against the present
covenant of the league Of nations. They
have demonstrated that our people DO
not want entangling foreign alliances
and will not. if they can prevent II: SUD
ject the republic to the domination OF
everywhere was Americanism. an
Americanism which would ever do its
duty by humanity and civilization, but
which would for itself determine how
and when that duty should be per-
formed
Free Expression Stifed.
q found in New England what
suspect exists everywhere, that in
sisting on every view but theirs means
advocacy of war, and by the very
fierceness of the opposition. accom-
panied by denunciation and often
harsh epithets. they had stified free ex-
preston and frank discussion Ihe
marvellous meetings held have dis
PEELED the fear and destroyed the
coercion and terrorism. II we can
Judge from the meetings. the people,
the great inarticulate mass. VINO
make America and who in the last
analysis are the republic. are against
the present league
Senator Johnsons experience In
New England tallies, it is said. with
that of other senators who are op-
posing the present form OF the COW
enant of the league of nations They
complain that there are widespread
the terms of the league and of an.
understanding BY the people of their
practical application. There is in
stead general spirit of friendliness
to the idea of a league of nations and
sympathy with the Presidents ex-
pressed aim to prevent wars in the
future.
This situation calls for fuller de-
bate in the Senate and for a cam
paign of education. il is claimed by
those senators who demand reserva-
tions to some clauses of the covenant
1t means. they say, that time will
have to be taken to awaken the peo-
pie to a better understanding of what
the treaty actually means, as against
4 broadside general assertion of What
IL ought TO mean, in an aitruistic
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-28
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE
TO TEACH THIS SCHOOL?

Spokane. Wash. Mar. 2S.-Eight
Japanese men, four Swedes. one Chi
naman. two Japanese girls, a Hun
garian man, two Spanish women and
an old Georgia colored man filed in
to a classroom recently for their reg
ular evening study at the Lewis and
Clark high school, this city. They
we're part OF the cosmopolitan array
of students who are taking the OPP
portunity to become good Americans.
All were members OF the English
class for foreigners.
Mrs. Pauline Trlne. Spanish
woman from Valparaiso. Chill, who
speaks French. German. Spanish.
italian and English, but does not
know how TO read and write English
correctly, was enrolled in the class.
A woman 60 years Of age, a men,
Der OF the class, stated she was learn
ing to write so that she can write
to her two sons who are in France,
in the service.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-28
MODERN WOODMEN TRY
TO AVERT BANKRUPTCY

Chicago. Mar. 2S.-A convention
to save the Modern woodmen OF
America from bankruptcy met here
Tuesday. A. R. Talbot. head consul,
described the situation as critical.
In October, 1918, he said, the society
had general fund OF s10,000.00o
in securities. This has dwindled to
s640,000 owing to the ravages of
influenza and pneumonia, he ex-
planned. War claims also figured.
During the war the society by a
special assessment raised a fund of
$6,o00,00o, out OF which all war
claims were met, and there remains
in this fund 5000, 900, the speaker
stated. The war claims, he said,
we're as nothing. compared to those
due to Influenza and pneumonia.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-28
DETERMINE WATER
RIGHTS OF ROGUE
Judge Calkins to Hand Down His
Final Decree April ., Which VIII
Affect People Of Three Counties

Judge F. VI. Calkins will enter his
final decree on Saturday, April 3, at
Jacksonville, in the matter Of the de-
termination OF relative rights to the
use OF the water OF Rogue river and
its tributaries.
This adjudication affects the water
rights in Josephine. Jackson and
Curry counties. The state water
board made its findings some months
ago and the appeals to the circuit
court upon these findings have sast
been completed. The signing OF the
decree will be looked for favorably
by the water users of these counties,
1t is said, for the reason that they
will then know definitely OF what
their water rights consist.
Any water user who may be dis
satisfied with the decree of the cir
cult court will have the right to ap-
peal to the supreme court of Oregon.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-28
FEAR POLITICIANS
WILL CONTROL VOTES

San Juan, Porto Rico, Mar. 2S -
That women in Porto Rico should
share all rights granted to men un-
der the existing laws, is the proposal
of an act introduced into the house
of. representatives by Representative
Gonzalez Mena.
Ghe Womans' League of Porto
Rico. with over $500 members
throughout the island, and which is
working to obtain the vote for wom-
en-, is not in favor of the bill as it
is considered too sweeping in its
terms. The league fears that if the
vote is given to ignorant and illit-
crate women throughout the island
1t will mean only more votes to be
controlled by the politicians.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-28
MANY YD|EAT HANDS
OF TURKSANDJAPS
While Peace Delegates Talk, Thou
sands Meet Death In wild Riots
In Korea and Armenia

Philadelphia, Mar 2S. News OF
massacres In Korea was received
from Shanghai today In a cable mes
sage to DR.. syngman Rhee. reprosen-
tatlve OF the Korean National asso-
citation. The message which is sign
cd by the representatives OF Korea
at Shanghai. reads:
"Thlrty-three officers OF the Inde-
pendenco Union OF Korea, also lead
ers OF Christian churches, heaven
worshipers, Buddhlsts. students,
merchants, rising everywhere. The
whole OF Korea IS under martial law.
The Japanese army is firing on the
people. Eleven thousand arrested.
Many tortured and massacred. One
thousand men. women and children
sDeared, Schools. churches and
shops destroyed by Japanese labor
ers. The strike movement Ia grow
Ing. Missionaries Offering resistance.
nprislngs in Siberia and ManchurIa.
Demand absolute independence from
Japan"
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-28
NEARLY MILLION MEN
PLAYED BALL IN FRANCE

Washington, Mar. 2S.--If anyone
thinks the great American game was
not as popular with the American
doughboys abroad as It always has
been at home, let him glance over
the following figures which easily
establish baseball as the leading
sport OF the overseas forces.
Nearly 100000 members Of the
A. r. F.. participated in baseball
games in France between August
and December, 1918, and as a fur
ther proof of the popularity of the
sport 1t was estimated that 2,915,6S1
interested spectators witnessed the
games which were staged under the
direction OF the Y. M. G. A. athletic
directors.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-28
TROPHY TRAIN WILL
VISIT MANY CITIES

Portland, ore.,, Mar. 2S.-The
Northwest trophy train will visit the
principal towns OF Oregon the COM
ing week. A committee from Ore
gon will meet the>train at Dunsmuir.
The first showing will be at Klam-
ath Falls on Sunday. The train will
visit Monday at Ashland. Medford,
Grants Pass, Gold Hill, Glendale,
Riddle and Myrtle Creek and on
Monday evening will make stop of
three hours at Roseburg.
Coos Bay towns will be visited on
Tuesday. Eugene Tuesday night and
Corvallis on Wednesday; also Al
bany, Salem. Woodburn, Hubbard,
Aurora, Candy, Oregon City and at
Portland on Thursday.
The tour is being made in the in
terest of the next liberty loan.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-28
GORMANDS OF SOUTH
SEAS CLEAN PLATTER

Papeete, Island of Tahiti, Feb. IS.
-CBy MaiD gastroomic cap
abilities of the South Sea Islander,
who is famed as trencher man,
was evidenced recently at native
feast when $50 guests disposed of
so full grown pigs, 104 chickens, 45
ducks and great quantities of plan
tain, bananas, grapefruit and pota-
toes. The feast lasted for three
days.
According to the account of for
eigner who was an eyewitness, the
islanders stayed with it. until 1t was
all consumed. Most of them were
so gorged that their legs could no
longer support them and they were
rolled aboard canoes by the handful
of survivors and navigated to their
several abodes."
This resident of the islands states
that sucking pig is the supreme
delicacy among the natives and ''the
only part of pig that escapes at a
native feast is the squeal."
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-28
SOLDIERS TO RECEIVE s91.s5
PER MONTH AND KEPT AT
EXPENSE OF STATE
WINNING THE PROLETARAT
New Government Claims Revolution
Was Won Without Sacrificing
Single Life-Food Plentiful

Basel, Mar. 2S.-The new Hungar-
ian government has begun reorgani-
zation OF revolutionary army to be
recruited from the organized prole-
tariat and the soldiers and workmen
now modified. The chief of the Red
army, reports received from Buda-
pest says, is the adviser of the reyo-
lutionary government. but control of
the conduct and organization will be
in the hands of the peoples commits
sioner for military affairs.
The soldiers WIN get $50 crowns
($91.35) monthly and will be equip
ped. armed and fed at the expense
Of the state. Two or more soldiers
belonging to the same family will
get an extra allowance Of so S10.i5)
month, and those who have de-
pendents will get extra pay of 900
crowns ($60.s0) every six months.
A Hungarian wireless message
says that complete peace and order
reign in Budapest and throughout
the country, and that the revolution
was carried out entirely without
bloodshed. Neither in Budapest nor
the provinces was a single person
wounded, let alone being killed. The
food supply Of the capital and the
country is declared to be adequate.
Provision shops and markets are
open and the population can obtain
adequate supplies of food. Security
for life and property has been guar
anteed by governm mt decree and
the proclamation of martial law. II
is added that enactments have Deen
made giving illegitimate children
equal rights with those Of legitimate
birth and making marriage simple
civil ceremony.
DEGREES also have been issued reg
ulating the circulation of money at
banks, allowing holders of current
accounts up to 1000 kronen to re-
tain control of their money. Direct
ors of banks are to retain their posts
and fees. but only to maximum of
5000 kronen monthly. The banking
business is proceeding in an orderly
manner.
The communication adds that the
government DEGREES give complete
guarantee of security to life and pro-
perty of all foreign subjects in Hun
gary. 1t declares untrue the report
that Count Michael Karolyi had been
succeeded as provisional president
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-28
ADVISE US TO FOLLOW "HANDs
OFF, POLICY IN REGARD TO
BALKAN STATES
ITALIANS ARREST MANY SLAVS
Stick TO Their Secret Treaty and
Hamper Finishing Touches to
Peace Terms

Paris, Mar. 2S.-The Italian re-
ports of disorders at SDalato are not
confirmed by American reports di-
rect from that place. These latter
reports show the Serbs working ef-
fectiNely and peacefully, while the
Italian admiral Is reported to be ar
resting large number of Jugo-
SlavB. When the Americans inter
yened, the Italian reply, the reports
state, was that the United States was
not a party to the secret treaty Of
London and, therefore, had no sta
tus In the controversy. Such condi-
tions as these, it is pointed out. are
seriously hampering the solution of
the Adriatic question
Has Jugo-Slavia declared war on
Italy? was a question asked by a
member OF the Italian delegation to
the peace conference on learning
that the council OF ministers at Bel
grade had prohibited any commerce
with enemy countries, any importa-
tions from Italy to Jugo-Slavia and
the transportation of italian goods
to any country across Jugo-Slav ter.
ritory. +j
The decree issued at Belgrade
urged all Jugo-Slavs to abandon any
business they have in countries with
which commercial relations are pro-
hibited.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-28
METEOROLOG|STS ARE
WANTED BY WAR DEPT.

The secretary of war has issued
the following notice to recruiting
stations:
/. There is urgent need in the
section of the signal
corps for 100 meteorologists, and it
is desired that recruiting officers
make an effort to secure recruits of
the following qualifications for this
branch of the service;
Men of intelligence high
school graduates with training
in algebra, trigonometry and
physics, or men who give prom
ise of learning new work quick
ly.
2. Men accepted under this au-
thority will be sent to the usual re-
cruit depot or depot post for enlist
ment and will be reported for assign
ment as required by war department
circular No. 101, 1919. In addition
to reports already required, special
report will Ibe made by mail, atten-
tion room 46, by the commander OF
each recruit depot or depot post, at
the close OF each week, showing the
number of men enlisted under this
authority.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-28

Athens. Tuesday. Mar. 25.-Ad-
vices from constantInople state that
a massacre OF Armenlans by Moslem
gendarmes occurred recently at Alep-
po. II is- reported that 4s Armen-
ians we're killed. III seriously In
jured and $50 slightly injured. It
is alleged that the gendarmes at
tackled the people assembled in the
market and that the troops in the
barracks at Aleppo did not arrive on
the scene until two hours later. The
authorities have arrested two hun
dred persons.