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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08
Will Regulate Esthonia-Red Peace

DORPAT. Esthonia. Saturday. De-
cember s (by the Associated Press).-
Announcement was received officially
from Reval today that Esthonia could
not negotiate for peace with the Rus
sian soviet representatives now in
Dorpat. except on the conditions laid
down by the associated powers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08
FORD AUTO TRUCK STOLEN.

Green body without top. On Sunday morn
Ing. Ma. 50. l had stolen from my garage in
Frederick burg. Va. a Ford truck OF 1918
model My is the coil box. my driv-
cr's name. A. p. w, cut the steering
wheel. No. of engine 2sis937. No. Of each
tire, s. Diamond. 93f996I6: rear. 93056s96;
front. 933l2625 other Grant. Will pay
liberal reward for any information that will
lead To my gettin. the car. q. NJ ARM
STRONG. Frederick Sbur. Va
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08

NEW YORK. December S-Senora
Felipe Angeles, wife of the Mexican
revolutionary leader recently tA,-
cu,eu by CarranIa troops. .-,u U.s.
terday without ha .ins Deeu IA. o. ace.
of her husbands arrest and death.
She came here from FL Paso three
months ago. suffering from nervous
,~',rrst:on caused by fear for her
rs safety. and gradually grew
worse
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08

AS many as 1000 dates have been
ga altered from a single palm at one
bearing.
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Lyman M. Treadway Dies.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, December S.
Lyman M Treadway. vice president of
the Federal Reserve Bank of the fourth
district. has died from heart disease
after an illness of one day. He was
hfty-SeVen Years old
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s., 900 In Bonus Checks
For SOD. c. DOughboys
Uncle Sam Cannot Find

Fifty District OF Columbia dough-
boys, who were discharged from the
army prior to March 5. aHe being
sought by the War Department, so
the zone finance officer may return
them their discharge papers, and, on
behalf OF Uncle Sam, present each
with $50 bonus check, which Con-
gress said should be presented 10
every soldier. sailor, marine, army
nurse, and field clerk upon being dis
charged from active service.
The men named in this list were
released before the necessary ma
chinery was set up for the distribu-
ton OF these checks with the final pay
OF the recipient. This necessitated
their sending in their discharge pa
pers, and in the mass of these proper
addresses on a small percentage be-
came lost. Letters containing checks
and discharge papers were sent to
such addresses as the War Depart
ment had in its possession, but the
local postoffice authorities were I'M
able to effect delivery.
The men whose names follow can
get their papers and checks by writ
ing to the zone finance officer. giving
full name and correct address, and
place and date OF discharge. Or they
can secure the letter intended for
them by personally going to the Of
flee of the zone finance officer and in
forming Major L. S. GerOw, who is in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-08
SOLDIER KILLEDAS
CAR WRECKS AUTO

An inquest over the body OF Mel
win Z. McHalffey, a soldier station
ed at Walter Reed Hospital. who was
killed yesterday afternoon when the
automobile he was driving was struck
by a street car at Georgia avenue and
Piney Branch road, will ebe held al the
District Morgue today.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. g. Kimball, of 700
Highland avenue, Takoma Park. who
were passengers in the automobile.
were taken to Emergency Hospital
suffering from shock and bruises
Their injuries are not serious.
According to the police, McHalffey
was driving the machine west on
Piney Branch road when he attempt
ed to cross the street car tracks in
front OF a northbound car. He was
pinned under the automobile. He
was dead when eXtricated from the
wreckage OF the machine.
Motorman l. s. Rcighter, and Con-
ductOr Edward J. Butler, the car
crew, were taken to the Tenth pre-
cincT station and later released on
order of Coroner hewitt to appear at
the inquest.
Traffic on the Forest Glen and Ia
koma Park lines was delayed for
nearly an hour until the wrecking
crew OF the street car company sue
ceeded in moving the car which was
derailed when il struck the automo-
bile.
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NEW AUTOLICENSE
RULE IS IN EFFECT

4 new rule. which requires appli-
cants of automobile operators Ii
censes to make an affidavit swearing
no previous operators permit has
been revoked from them. is in effect in
the office Of the District automobile
license bureau.
Relief that autOistS whose permits
tu drive had been revoked by the Dis
trict Commissioners we're obtaining a
second card on the assumption they
would not he recognized at the license
bureau. led 10 this action. Several in
stances have come to light where aU-
tOiStS have used this ruSe
Wade H. Coombs. District superIn-
tcndcnt Of licenses. has installed a
time clock in his office. This CLOCK
will stamp the time on every Opcr-
atorS license. The installation Of this
clock followed a court miX-up short
time ago. An autOist was brought
before court after his machine had
crashed into another machine. At the
time of the accident the operator Of
the machine could produce no permit:
In court the autoist produced a Ii
CenSe taken out on the day of the
accident. II was impossible for the
court to determine whether the L.
censc was obtained before or after
the accident
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-08
KIDD|ES CAN'T WORK
UNLESS IN NEED

Juvenile court officials today an
nounced regulations to govern the is
suance of poverty permits 10 children
between the ages OF twelve and four
teen years.
The court last year issued permits
to 1.O95 children, most Of them boys.
Officers Of the court predict a mate
rial decrease in the number asking
permits this year. Last year work
for children was offered by many es-
adjustments, and high wages were
paid.
The demand this summer Is not so
great. and wages are not so attractive.
Most of the applications for permits
are filed in May and June. at the close
OF school
Under the law. according to the
granted except on the sworn affidavit
by the parent or guardian that the
labor Of the child is necessary for the
support OF the child. for the assistance
Of a disabled. i'll. or invalid father or
mother, or for the support in whole or
in part Of younger sister, brother. or
widowed mother.
The parent or guardian must con
vince the court that tho labor OF the
child is necessary before a permit is
granted No permits will be grantee
20 children under twelve years or age.
Children between the ages Of four
teen and sixteen. desiring permits.
should make application al the Frank
lin School.
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NAME COMMITTEES
ON CLERK SALARIES

A central committee and twenty
three subcommittee to handle the
rehabilitation OF salaries OF the
2,234 civilian employees in the Navy
Department were named today. They
will meet with the commission at the
first general meeting to be held to-
morrow night at Western High
School. Thirty-fifth and r streets
northwest
Henry A. Cooper. OF the Congress
sional Reconsideration commission
will represent the joint commission
on the Navy Department Central
Committee; William ID. Bergman.
chief of the appointment division.
will represent the Navy Department.
and w. S. Douglas. chief of the Blu
reau OF Medicine and Surgery. will
represent the employees of the depart
ment.
The subcommittee representing
this bureaus and Independent offices
Of the Navy Department, follow:
Office of the Secretary, John c.
Pugh and Z. H. Moses; Bureau of
Construction and Repair. H. c. Brun-
ner and Patrick H. ODea; Bureau of
Steam Engineering, A. L. Christmas
ana +. {. "arman; Bureau OF NaVi-
CATION, +. Henkel and John W. KeGn;
Naval Observatory. Jud L. Dickey and
George y. Hill: photographic Office.
Albert F. BOgue and H. A. Babcock :
Bureau of Ordnance, II. NJ. Klee and
Morris L. Friedman; Bureau of Medi-
cine and Surgery, Jesse W. RohrbaCk
and Edward J. Powell; Bureau of
Supplies and Accounts Clyde Reed
and A. d. Startwell; Accounting Di-
vision, T.. T. Tolson and T. B. Snoddy;
Employment Section. Miss LaiIa An
ders and l.. +. Wiltberger; Purchase
Division, A. B. Custer and Err. .Troxel
Bureau of Docks and Yards. Edward
W. Whitehorne. and II. II Sutliff;
chief of naval operations, ]. T. Cuth-
bert and Lane Lacy; naval communi-
cation service. S. T. Baldwin and T. c.
Cornish; office of naval intelligence.
Harry w. Smith and Grace NJ Parker:
board of inspection and survey, L.
w. COllamOre and c. w. King; gen
sTal board, John J. Butler and H. G.
Chase; office of the solicitor, Philip
Walker and w. B. Crowell: office of
naval records and librarian, Carl Z.
Shaifer and Anna NJ. keenan,; office
of Judge Advocate General, l. c. Nc
Nemar and Philip Buettner. United
States Marine Corps, William W.
Trail and J. J. O'ConneII; adjutant
and inspectors office. Edward Fark-
ash and Claude Thigpen.
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charge or this distribution, that the
letter is wanted.
Claude Carroll. 1925 LIST st Y W.
Thomas Ward: Thomas E Wallace. Ben
ming; Ollie Young, 81 ST y w: CARING
ton b. Porterl, 935 eth st. y. W: Earnest
Wilson, Hotel York. 18th and Grant St :
John A. Robinson; Sherman Smith. 1859
goth st. n. W; George l. Sweeney Apart.
IS. The Hudson. Frank H. StonnelI 643
Director Of Finance, room 35IA Munitions
bldg. War Dept, Claims Div: william
Stafford. l26 Newton st; Louis Spsnier,
907 NJ St y. w; Thornton Sprouse COS
Deliv.: Fred Shigley. States Relation Serv-
ice. Dept. of AgriC.; Frank r. Scott, room
3O62 Munitions bldg: Albertus y. SchrOe-
der, 1902 H St n. W; NincenZo Sassa. sol
st. ". W; James J McAloon. s15 G st. n
w: Edward McCabe. 6l3 Pa. ave: Will
liam NICK. Andrews. 332 z ST. n. e: Ed
gar A. Muench, 214 5th st. n. E: John
War Risk ms; Joseph LarOsa. 5I9 Hamil
ton st: Frank KOwandR. $50 r st N. W:
Richard c. klugescheid, 1882 Munitions
bldg; Walter n. King, 1919 5th ST. n. W:
U. s. Soldiers Home; Bernard z. Hatch.
$40 G. ST. S. e; Jesse J. Herbert, zoos Kali
Drama I'd. y. w; Charles Henderson. 927
Third St; Roger NJ. Judd, 277 Pearl St
6O7 Harvard St: Samuel James, 124h Bow
ers CT. n. W; Charles Deal, 1922 l. st. y.
W: Walter J. Daily, care Y. s. Soldiers
Home; Harvey Dawson. 725 E st. s. W:
states Relations Service; Joseph A. Celia :
Cyril q. Garlic, Motion Picture Section.
Army War College, room 9: James Q. Bull
lock, $50 X st. n. w. William r. Burgess
18th st. n. W; Alfred l.. BoswOrth, 7o5 SRI
[. S. W.
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SUICIDE SERGEANT
BACK FROM FRANCE

Sergt Charles Cassard Schrotn,
Company 6, 3l2rh machine gun bat
TALON, known as the Suicide Battalion
one Of the first Of the District boys to
go to camp with the drafted men. has
returned 10 Washington, discharged
from the service. Sergeant Schroth
saw active service in the Argonne, St.
Mihiel. and along the Meuse.
He was drafted September IS. 1917,
and was sent 10 Camp Meade. After
training there he went with the Sew
enty-ninth division to France. sailing
July 6. 1918. He remained with his
company until February Is last. " hen
ne was sent to one OF the base hos
pitfalls for treatment He arrived at
Camp Merritt, y. j.. on April -. and
was discharged last SATURDAY.
"Cass" SChrOth. as he is known to
the business men Of Center Market
has been in the butcher business here
for several wears. succeeding his
father. who D. one Of the Old-timc
business mon IN the Center Market.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-08
TREE NURSERY SITE
URGED FOR CAPITAL

with plans for making Washington
more beautiful by charging its tree
system. the District Trees and Parks
Department today is without a perma-
nent site TO establish a tree nursery
The tree system is endangered some
what.
At the present time the District has
a temporary nursery at Fort Dupont,
Alabama avenue northeast, in East
Washington Heights. This nursery
is sixteen acres. and at present 5000
trees are on il.
Clifford Lanham, Superintendent o.
trees and Parks. u planning to plant
5000 to 5000 trees in Washington
next fall This will be the largest
tree planting project in the history Of
the country. he SaS. He believes
Congress should appropriate money
for the District to purchase a perma-
ncnt site for a tree nursery.
The District Trees and Parks De
partment has been working under
many difficulties during the last two
wears
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-08
APARTMENT THIEF
TAKES LIBERTY BONDS

Forcing the front door Of the
apartment Of j. Walter Duvall, 1854
Monroe street northwest. thieves last
night stole four Liberty bonds valued
at $500 and several articles Of jew
elrv valued at 500. The police were
furnished with a description OF
man who iS believed to have en-
tered the apartment and search is
being made for him.
Roger VI. Freeman, 1915 Biltmore
street northwest, last night re-
ported to Headquarters Detective
StringfeIlow at the Union Station
that his suitcase containing port
folio OF important papers and blue
prints was taken while he was
standing at tho information booth at
the station and another suitcase sub
stitutCd.
\ German helmet on exhibition at
tho Liberty Bond booth in front of
the Cosmos Theater. was stolen last
might shortly atteE LOLoleIOckS
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TO RECEIVE PROPOSALS.

Sealed proposals for the wrecking
OF fourteen frame houses on the tract
i'm southeast Washington acquired
by the Government to erect homes for
Navy Yard workers will be received
up 10 II o'clock tomorrow morning
by the United States Housing Bureau,
OIL; - street northwest The site l.,
m the immediate vicinity or tho Navy
Yard. % was recently decided to
abandon tho plans 10 build homes for
Navy Ward workers. but the site will
be cleared
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-08
FEATURES OF BIG
W LOAN FETE
TONIGHT

Address Of Mayor Hanson, Of
Seattle, on ElIIpse, 1850 p. N. In
event of rain, Mayor Hanson will
speak In Liberty Hut. speech to
be followed BY music and are
works.
Signal for celebration 20 be
given at 8 D. NJ, when Capt. p. J.
Sullivan will run n hook and lad
der track out on the Avenue and
sound the siren.
stations of bandsE SIxty-thIrd
Infantry, Ninth and PennsylVahia
avenues Walter Reed Hospital,
POstOflce Department. Engineers,
Tenth and Pennsylvania avenues
Navy Yard, Seventh and PeRusyl-
VanIa avenue; MaynOweF. Thir-
teenth and PennsyIVanla avenues
Marine. District building; Oman
tIcO, Fifteenth and Pennsylvania
avenue; Bureau Engraving and
Printing. Boy scouts, and Shrine,
In moving autOs.
Army searehIiRhts will be sta
toned at south steps OF the Treas
uFy, Tenth and Pennsylvania ave-
nut, Peace Monument, and On
trucks moving up and down the
Avenue.
All stores and buildings IHumI-
mated.
Moving trucks burning red
light FIRE.
Army tanks from overseas.
Final review for award, 10 p. N,
Raleigh Hotel, northeast corner
Twelfth and Pennsylvania avenue.
Three priEesI Best decorated auto,
best costume. auto with prettiest
girls.
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WOUNDED TOHAVE
BIG ATHLETIC FIELD

When the war ended wounded
Yanks who had won laurels on the
Western front and been sent back to
Walter Reed Hospital. started battle
with the War Department, with Fred
die Welsh, former lightweight cham
pion as commander-in-chief. Although
no shells were fired the hostilities
went on for months, The determined
veterans at last emerged victorious,
according to the Come Back, the hos
pitaI paper.
Lieut.. Fred H. Thomas, which Is
welsh's name out OF the ring. was
stationed at Walter Reed to direct
athletic activities. He made up his
mind to have an athletic field. The
men higher up could not be convinced
that the heroes at Walter Reed want
ed or needed room for outdoor sports.
Today plans which were drawn up
months ago and approved recently
are being put into working form for
an athletic field.
During the summer the men will
be able to sport in a real swimming
pool, dance in a smooth pavilion, and
have their needed exercise on one OF
the best athletic fields in the city.
The field will include tennis courts, a
baseball diamond. and a volley ball
court. and will be surrounded by a
'twelve-lap cinder track. Visitors at
the hospital this summer may be sur
prised to see men who gave their
arms for Uncle Sam in France playing
yolley ball, baseball, and tennis. They
also may have a chance to watch the
Yanks who lost their real legs in
battle trying out their artificial legs
on the track The pool will be eighty
by thirty feet.
Athletic participants at Walter
Reed have increased from a dozen to
$50 men. Many more are expected
when the field is completed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-08
us. BUILD|NGS
UNUSEDCOULD
SHELTER 475
Eight Big DormitOrieS Near
Navy Yard Would Help Re-
Iieve Housing Situation Here.
BY BILL PRICE.

Although housing conditions N
Washington continue bad. with many
persons each day wondering where
they will get homes, particular ~ mar
RED couples with and without chill
dren, the Department Of Labor has
on hand eight splendid buildings, with
capacity for 475 persons, at Seven
teenth and d streets, southeast. put
up there TO give rooms and board to
Navy Yard workers.
The curious part is that the Gov
(ernment does not know what to do
with these dormitOrics. The housing
corporation. organized by the Depar.-
n:ent of Labor. has turned over to the
department the question of what us9
to make of them. and at last accounts
various executive departments were
being queried as 10 their needs for
such buildings.
Until the war brought a halt to
Government construction of housing
in Washington for war workers, there
were extensive plans for buildings in
and around Seventeenth and D streets
southeast for navy yard employees.
The dormitories were the first started
and finished. Some work was started
on homes which were to be sold to
navy yard workers with families.
Congress tok hand in local housing,
with the Senate attempting TO stop all
such work by resolution and the
House declining to take action.
thereby leaving things TO the dis
cretion Of the corporation.
Otto Eidlitz, the former president
and director of the corporation, and
L. X. Sherman, the present head, de-
eided upon the general policy OF COM
pleting all housing work that had
reached a stage whereby the Govern
men would sustain losses, but to sal
wage all projects not advanced enough
to justify further heavy expenditures.
Union station Plaza Buildings
In pursuance Of this policy the cor
eporation practically has finished the
dormitories in the Union Station
Plaza Fourteen hundred girls have
been given rooms and board in these
6Srmitories, and for the 400 addition
al rooms for girls about to be taken
IN there are nearly 5000 applications.
There also is completed two large
cold storage plants for these dormi-
tories, which will store food to be
used in the two restaurants, each of
which has seating capacity for 600
people.
The Government is charging S45 Per
Enonth for each war worker, allowing
two meals each week day and three
loo Sunday. Officials today state
that at this rate the Government is
Just about breaking even Account
ants are making q close survey to de-
aeFmine just what the Government is
doing as q boarding house keeper.
The eight dormitOries at Seven
,eeenth and D streets southeast, are
If almost the same type as those on
the plaza The housing corporation,
though, refrained from operating
them, experience having been that
war workers did not care to go that
far away from the center Of the city.
So these fine buildings are standing
there waiting for a determination as
TO their use and the city generally
in need Of all the housing possible.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-08
LOW DEATH RATE SHOWN
IN D. C. HEALTH REPORT

There were 116 deaths in the Dis
trict last week, according TO a report
Of the Health Department yesterday.
This shows an unusually low death
rate for the spring months. being 14.5
per thousand per annum. as con-
trasted with \ rate OF 21.S for the
CORES pOnding period last year.
SiXty-e eight cases OF influenza arc
under treatment. Fourteen cases were
reported during the week.
The number OF births during tn,
week was 147. OF which 100 were
white and 80 colored
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-08
HARPER OUTLINES
EXPOSITION PLANS

One or the unique Of the many plans
for the arrangement Of the proposed
States exhibit buildings in Washing
ton was outlined today by Col. Robert
y. Harper. chairman of the District
States exhibit buildings committee.
The plan as outlined provides for
the marking ont Of huge plot Of
land, many acres, in some section OF
the District, to represent the exact
outlines IF the United States" said
Colonel Harper. The section. il is
proposed. would be divided into plots
to correspond in size and outline TO
tho various states. the individual eN-
hlbIt buildings 10 be placed in the
corresponding stat" sections and the
boundary lines Of the states" marked
by paths oEsldeWalkS."
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Their disposition is in the hands
OF the Department Of Labor. If they
can not be operated for Navy Yard, or
other workers il has been suggested
that they could be turned into apart
ments at small cost and easily rent
ed by the Government at fair rates.
The Housing Corporation is taking
in s., 100000 a year rental on houses
built by ii at twenty-five different
points in the country, all the way
from Davenport, Iowa to Bath, Ne
The houses are not being rented be-
low prices charged by private own
ers. the Government declining to
smother private enterprise by compel
ing in that manner
OF l41 private buildings in Wash
ington taken over by the corporation
during the war. many OF them oper-
ated for war workers. all except
eighteen have been turned back to
their owners. Much OF the furniture
IN these places has been sold at auc-
ton
Abandoned. Hospitals.
At Iowa avenue and Allison street.
on the site of one Of the District gov
errment's arbor nurseries, there are
twenty-five cottages, put up during
the influenza epidemic TO be used 70:
hospital purposes. They were never
so used. They were turned over to
the United States Public Health Serv-
ice by the engineer branch of the
army and are in custody of Surgeon
Stimson.
Although Of a hospital type. with
large rooms, these might be welcome.
it has been suggested, TO people who
are compelled to move their homes
and are looking for locations. SUI
geon Stimson does not think they
would be suitable for residence pur-
poses without much alteration. Each
could house two families with some
rumodeling. They are now being used
for storage purposes. There are beds
and furnishings in the houses.
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CHINESE "Y- MEN HERE.

X. Y. Ma. X. H. Tong, and X. p.
Hue. Chinese Y. NJ. {. A secretaries
who will soon return to their native
country 10 take up ''Y'' work. arrive
in Washington today as guests OF the
local branch They will remain for A
week, studying the methods used TO
promote interest in the Y. NJ. G. A.
The workings in camps and Govern
ment DEPARTMENTS will be shown to
LrR
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-08
CAR STRIKES AUTO.

An automobile operated by John H
Fleming. OF 1874 A street northeast,
son OF George f. Fleming, second
vice president OF the Union Trust
Company. was struck by a street car
OF the Washington Railway and Flee
trio Company at Second and II streets
northeast. today and overturned. Mr..
Fleming's two daughters were in the
machine on their way to school They
were uninjured. Damage to the au-
tomobile is estimated at $500.