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Evening star., 1919-05-03
DOESN'T THINK SENATE
WILL AMEND COVENANT

Senator Hitchcock Of Nebraska. re-
firing chairman Of the foreign rela-
tions committee. was in town for a
few hours today on his way east. con-
tinuing his speechmakins tour in be-
half Of the league of nations plan.
mo attempts to amend the cove
nant in the Senate will succeed. in my
opinion said Senator Hitchcock.
Efforts may be made to ratify with
reservations. such reservations to be
stated in the resolution OF ratihca-
ton, but even that. believe. will not
succeed. do not think 1t will be pos
sible for those who desire amendments
to muster a majority Of the Senate in
favor Of them.
"The amendments adopted In Paris
have removed every. objection which
friends Of the league could hold to-.
and those who now oppose 1t are ir-
reconciliable against any league. They
are hunting for new objections. II
article 10. for instance. to which some
object, were eliminated or amended.
something else would be put forward
against the covenant"
Evening star., 1919-05-03
GIRL IN NAVY WILL GET
z MILLION FROM UNCLE
Miss Betty Fisher, 1888 Park Road,
Is Left Fortune by Okla
homa Relative.

Miss Betty Fisher, yeowoman CD.
second class. in the Navy, is mil
lionaire twice over. She has just re-
ceived word that her uncle. John P.
McMahon, has died at Meridian, Okla.
leaving her his entire fortune, which
consists principally of producing oil
properties.
Miss Fisher says she intends to stay
in the Navy until placed on inactive
duty" She has already had years
service.
At present Miss Fisher is working
for the victory loan under Rear Ad-
miral T. J. CowSe, and the only thing
that she seems to be real sure of that
she intends to do with her fortune Is
to put quite piece of 1t into the VIC
tory loan for the Navy"
Miss Fishers home address is New
York city. and in Washington she
lives at 1893 Park road.
Two years ago she "roughed it" il
Oklahoma with her uncle, her moth
er's brother, an old bachelor who ran
away from home soon after his par
ents brought him from Ireland, and as
result Of that visit while he was
stalking out a new claim Miss Fisher
Is today his sole heir to property
which, she says, is worth more than
two million dollars.
She has three sisters and three
brothers, but the uncle didn't leave a
dollar to any of them. She says the
responsibility of two million isn't
worrying her.
Evening star., 1919-05-03
BRADLEY ART GIFT
PUT ON EXHIBITION
Bequest to Corcoran Gallery
Now Open to Public
View.

Paintings included in the bequest OF
Bradley to the Corcoran Gallery of
Art went on exhibition at the gal
lery today. to be open to the public
through May 25, in the special exhibit
ton room on the second floor of the
gallery.
thousands of dollars. are regarded as
constituting the most important sin
gle beQuest ever made the Corcoran
Gallery of Art. outside that of VIII
liam Wilson Corcoran, the founder OF
the institution.
Following the special exhibition the
paintings. about fifty or sixty in num-
ber will be hung to the best advan-
tage throughout the various galleries.
AS part of the permanent collection
of the Corcoran Gallery the pictures
will be catalogued as "Bequest of Mr..
and Mrs. George Lothrop Bradley"
and this inscription will be placed on
the tablets to be put on the frame OF
each picture.
Mr. Bradley died ten years ago.
leaving the paintings to the Corcoran
Gallery with the proviso that hts
wife was to enjoy them du1ing her
Bradley last fall, the paintings re-
/ verted to the gallery. and Mr.. Brad
ley, in her will, left several other
paintings of her own to the institu-
tion.
The fame of the Bradley collection
is large, and artists here feel that
the city and public in general are to
be congratulated on securing tho COM
bined collections Of both Mr.. and Mrs
Bradley.
Among the paintings on exhibition
is a madonna and child attributed to
Andrea Del Sarto. furnishing one OF
the most beautiful paintings in the
collection. Among the painters rep
resented in the collection are Jong-
kind, Corot, Terburg. David. Dau-
bigny, Chardin. Eugene Delacroix.
George Morland. bennington and
tGustav Courbet.
Four or Ave paintings by Corot are
comprised in the collection. as we'll
as several by Daubigny. A typical
painting by Morland, the English
artist, is rich in tone and color. Many
of the paintings show the influence
Of the Barbizon school of France.
Evening star., 1919-05-03
NJ. Delcroix in Paris.
ALL YANK TROOPS
TO BE BROUGHT HOME
Boys In Russia Also Included in
Those to Return by
September.

Unless present plans are changed
by subsequent Developments, all
United States troops serving in for
eign countries viii be returned by
September next The plans involve
the withdrawal Of all troops in Eu-
rope, including those forming the
army of occupation guarding the val
Icy of the Rhine and those in the
Archangel and Murmansk districts as
we'll as the 5000 troops of the Sibe-
rian expedition now around Vladi-
vostok.
President Wilson has promised that
no American troops shall continue on
German soil for q longer period after
the signing OF the peace treaty than
may be necessary to embark them for
home. and a War Department an
nouncement as to tho accumulation of
surplus clothing for the troops states
that the estimates are based on
troop withdrawal to be completed
in September"
Evening star., 1919-05-03
SECTION TO BE BUILT
ON DEFENSE HIGHWAY
Contract for 1853 Miles on Line Of
Bladensburg-Annapolis Goes to
Pier Construction Co.

The Pier Construction Company of
Baltimore has been awarded the con-
tract for the construction of 1.63
miles Of the defense highway from
Bladensburg to Annapolis. The award
was made by the Maryland state roads
commission. The bid was $2,19 q
square yard for excavattng, or at the
rate of $4,000 q mile.
Work on this Improvement will
begin as soon as the formalities OF
closing up the contract can be COM
piled with. The construction work is
to be finished in ninety days. This
new highway, is to be sixteen feet
wide 1t will be straight, with no
grade over per cent. Simons Hill
the terror of automobilists. is to be
eliminated. This new section Of the
highway runs to Bailey's house.
The Good Roads League of Prince
the construction OF this highway FOR
more than twelve years. Two years
ago s125,00O was appropriated for the
beginning Of the highway from
Bladensburg to Annapolis, but that
sum was diverted to road work on the
eastern shore.
Gov. Harrington made the people Of
Prince Georges county a prediction
promise to construct this highway.
One-half Of the money for the high
way construction will be paid by the
national government out OF Mary
lands allotment of $2.40o.0o0 for
roads.
The American Automobile Associa-
ton has been boosting the construc-
ton of this road. John R Riggies. pres
ident of tho Good Roads League. says
that the construction Of this link OF
the proposed highway will be appre-
ciated by automobilists, and it means
the early construction Of the entire
highway connecting Bladensburg and
Annapolis.
Evening star., 1919-05-03
COMMERCE WORKERS
FORM SALARY BOARD
Organize to Cooperate With Con-
gressional Redistribution
Commission.

The Department Of Commerce en-
ployes, of whom there are 2.643 on
Uncle Sans pay roll in Washington,
have organized for cooperation with
the joint congressional commission on
reclassif1cation of salaries for govern
ment employees.
The government printing office
workers also are organizing, but have
not yet reported their committees to
the joint reclassif1cation commission.
Sixty delegates representing various
trades and employees of the big print
cry yesterday elected William ]. Hen
r1cks as their representative on the
central committee for the G. P. O..
with former Representative Keating
as chairman of the committee. The
representative for the government on
this committee has not yet been named
by the public printer. Marsh A..
Bodenhamer was elected permanent
chairman of the G. P. o. workers or
ganization and Edward T. Hayes sec
retary.
The central committee for the De-
Representative Keating, who is sec
retary of the Joint reclassification
partment is represented by E. ". Lib
bey and the employees by J. Franklin
Meyer.
Tho subcommittees representing the
various bureaus and offices is as fol-
lows, the f1rst-named member rep
resenting the administration and the
Secretary, Clifford Hastings. R. B.
Bronson: foreign and domestic COM
merce, N. Eckhardt. -5r.. W. Scott;
fisheries, DR.. Robert e. Coker, c. H.
McGinnis; lighthouses, Thaddeus B..
Clark. William Sanger: coast and
geodetic survey. Capt. P. A. Welker,
". E. johnson; navigation. A. ].
Tyrer, G. L. Shorey: steamboats,, d.
A. Heyser F. J. De Moll.
Standards-East building. F. B.
Silsbee, c. E. Oakes: south building.
w. c. Fuell. W. F. Parry; vest build
northwest building, W. s. James. R.
G. Waltenberg; north building. H. K.
Harring. o. G: Lange; chemistry
Industrial building, H. L. White
more, E. Phelps, arwest and @ stTcco
buildings, A. e. Hanson. D. R. Miller.
r Census-Dr. J. A.~Hill, N. 8. Apple
stein.
Evening star., 1919-05-03
MARSHALL BABY fine
Foster Son Of Vice President Has
Entirely Recovered From
Recent Illness.

THE baby is just fine. The doctor
says there's nothing at all the matter
with him now, and that all he has to
do is get strong again"
Mrs. Marshall. wife Of the Vice Presi-
dent. seemed very happy today as she
gave this report on the health OF
Morrison Marshall. the two-and-a-
half-year-old foster son Of the Mar
shalls. At Wardman Park Hotel.
where the family has an apa ent.
it was stated the baby. with his nurse.
was outdoors most of yesterday and
seemed to enjoy 1t thoroughly.
Morrison suffered q severe attack of
stomach trouble a few weeks ago
while in Arizona. The Vice President
and MrR Marshall had started east.
leaving tho baby to be brought to
Washington by his nurse little later.
While in Chicago they received word
OF the baby's illness. and he was
brought Immediately to that city. q
trained nurse accompanying the reg
ular nurse as far as Chicago. By tho
time they arrived. however. the baby
was much better, and now has entire
ly recovered.
Evening star., 1919-05-03
tn Gemans Quif. WIN youS Buy
tAsse victory liberty notes today.

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Evening star., 1919-05-03
1900 D. c. ELKS TO AID
SALVATION ARMY DRIVE
Washington Members Receive
Word From Exalted Ruler
Praising Organization.

When the Salvation Army Home
Service fund drive starts in Washing
ton May 10. there will be 1900 Elks
with the Salvation Army workers in
their campaign, 1t was announced to-
day.
Plans are being formulated by the
Washington Elks to aid in the cam
paign following the receipt in Wash
ington Of message from Bruce Camp
bel. Grand Exalted Ruler Of the Elks,
who Is in New York to confer with
the Salvation Army officials.
The cooperation project will be dis
cussed at the regular meeting of the
Elks. Wednesday night, and details
Of the cooperation plans decided upon
Evening star., 1919-05-03
PHONE SUIT NEXT WEEK
Federation of Citizens to Start
Proceedings to Halt
Rate Increase.

Mandamus proceedings to compel the
refund to local subscribers on the in
creased telephone charges ordered by
Postmaster General Burleson will be
instituted by the Federation Of Citi-
announced today.
The petition will set forth that the
tariffs are discriminatory in that a
great part Of increased cost of tele-
phone service of the District Of CO.
lumbia is due to government business
and that the charges for 1t should not
be borne by District citizens in the
proportion allotted in the rates.
Members Of citizens associations af-
filiated with the federation are ad-
vised to refuse payment on their bills
until further notice.
Evening star., 1919-05-03
SEVEN MORE STREETS
WILL RECEIVE ASPHALT
Bids for the Work Opened May /,
Engineer Department
Announces.

Seven more streets in the District
are to be paved with asphalt, the
engineer department of the municipal
government announced today. Bids
for the work were opened May 1. The
streets to be improved follow: Bates
street northwest. from North Capitol
street to LIST street: street northeast.
from 7th street to 8th street: Patter-
son street northeast, from North Cap
itol street to LIST street; 9Th street
northeast. from K street to Florida
avenue; D street northeast, from 18th
street to 14th street: Kentucky avenue
southeast. from B street to South
Carolina avenue. and N street south
east. from South Capitol street to I'd
street.
Evening star., 1919-05-03
CRASH DELAYS PROPOSED
EAST POTOMAC SERVICE
Ferry Landing Is Pierced by Sharp
Prov Of Destroyer-Hepairs
Now in Progress.

Operations of the government ferry
to East Potomac Park. scheduled to
begin June 1 next, probably will have
to be postponed a few weeks. because
of the wrecking of the naval militia
wharf at the foot of 9Th street few
days ago ~ the torpedo boat Destroy
er Terry. in making a landing.
The ferry is to operate between the
naval militia wharf and landings at
the lower end OF the park. The sharp
the wharf and put 1t temporarily out
of commission. Repairs are now in
progress.
Evening star., 1919-05-03
LEAVES CAMP MERRITT
FOR DISTRICT MONDAY
D. c. Hospital Company Will Be
Entertained Tuesday at Theater
and Liberty Hut.

The District hospital company Of
TIE Rainbow Division. just back from
France, will not leave Camp Merritt,
N. J.. for Washington until Monday,
according to information obtained
from Army officials by the committee
which is preparing to welcome them.
Donald B. Atwell of the Y. NJ. c. A,
who is assisting in arranging, the
obtained from the War Department
to route the company so that It will
pass through Washington before
going to Camp Meade, MI, for de-
mobilization.
Program for Tuesday.
Mr.. Atwen. at the head of a COM
mittee of Gen. Pershfng Post. No. l,
will meet the men at the station. II
be kept in the city until Tuesday.
The program for that day Is a theater
party in the afternoon and a mass
meeting in Liberty Hut at night, at
which the people of Washington Will
be given an opportunity to welcome
the men.
The committee in charge of the well
come has tickets to reserved seats at
the hut for relatives OF the members
of the company. A light luncheon
will be served the soldiers aIter the
meeting at the hut.
Members of Pershing Post who will
be at the station are Privates Leslie
c. Hines and James B. Mulford. both
former members Of the District hos
pital company; Maj. Richard D. La
Garde, Yeoman Gail T. Judd, Lieut..
Jerome Meyer, Capt. Peter Yoder.
James Lippert of the Quartermaster
Corps and Yeoman Theodore c. Howe.
Maj. sawtelle Coming.
Maj. Henry F. Sawtelle. commander
of the local company. will be given
leave to come home Tuesday for the
welcome.
Evening star., 1919-05-03
TO CHECK UP VACCINATION.
Health Authorities Plan Precau.
tions Against Smallpox.

Discovery OF smallpox among pupils
Of the Birney and Lovejoy schools
has led health department officials to
the conclusion that there may be a
large number Of school children In
the District who have not been sue
cessfully vaccinated.
While all pupils are required to be
vaccinated before being admitted to
school, 1t is considered probable there
may be q flaw in the follow-up sys-
tenn for determining whether the
vaccination was successful
Health Omcer Fowler Is tnvesti-
eating the matter and may make
some recommendations to the board
Of education designed to promote
more effective checking-up methods.
No new cases of the smallpox were
reported today.
Evening star., 1919-05-03
BARN DUST EXPLOSION
BURNS Three FATALLY

vALDOSTA, Ga. May 3.-An explo-
near here. late yesterday resulted In
the death Of three small sons Of John
Watson. a well known farmer.
The boys. Willard. Leroy and Carl
aged. respectively. thirteen. eleven and
six years. were shelling corn to take
to a mill. whom the youngest struck
a match, saying. II am going to burn
vou all up" An explosion imme-
diately followed. the room being filled
with flames.
The two younger children were
burned to g crisp, tho older dying a
few hours later.
Evening star., 1919-05-03
SCOUTS WILL AID LOAN.
Boys Will Serve as Cleaners in
Greater New York.

NEW YORK. May 3.-Boy Scouts
vim serve as cleaners after tho reap
ses" In Greater New York for the
LAST i've days Of tho victory loan cam
paign. It was announced today. "In
other places in the second federal re-
servs district. which includes Now
York, parts of New Jersey and Con-
pecticut, tho scouts will serve for the
last seven working days-May to
10-at the direction of local liberty
loan committees.
In addition to helping as solicitors
the services OF tho scouts will be
made available to loan committees as
qaeosengers and for distributing print
"a matter. including pamphlets, or
posters and for the purposes of ad-
vDFtisin1.
Evening star., 1919-05-03
MAY DAY RIOT IN MADRID.
Number Hurt as Crowd Tried to
Break Into Bank of Spain.

tenant colonel. two captains, three
lieutenants and twenty-three gend-
armes were injured and four parsons
engaged In May day denominations
were wounded seriously during dis
orders here yesterday. The ministry
incidents occurred when a crowd de-
manded that all shops be closed In
the business section of the city and
tried to break into the Bank of Spain.
The gendarmes charged on the crowd
and dispersed 1t.
Evening star., 1919-05-03
VICTORY AIR RIDES
HELP LOAN ALONG
Two to Be Awarded This
Afternoon-Change Made
in Contest Rules.

Two more of the priced victory air
rides in Army planes at Boiling Field
will be awarded at o'clock this after
noon by the committee in charge of
the contests at central liberty loan
141S H street northwest.
The contest for the air rides COM
at o'clock this afternoon
will end at 5 o'clock Monday after
noon, when the claimants must pre-
sent themselves and their proofs at
Contest Rules Revised.
The committee in charge has decided
to change the rules of the contests
for the coming week, beginning with
During the last two weeks one of the
air rides has been awarded to the per-
son selling the greatest amount of
bonds during the twenty-four hours
Immediately preceding the award, and
to the perSDl purchasing the largest
amount of bonds. Under the revised
rules, operative after today, the prize
will be awarded to the person Sbtain-
ing the greatest number of subscrip-
tions in the tWenty-four hours i'm
the person selling the largest amount
of bonds. In no case will two rides
be awarded to the same person.
The other prize. awarded to the per-
son purchasing the greatest -omount
of bonds in a single day, will be dis
continued.
Winners Are Rewarded.
Two more winners in the daily con-
tests for free airplane rides flew from
Boiling Field yesterday. They were
nrS NP
necticut avenue. and Henry e. Bit
finger of 1910 Livingstone street.
Both declared that they had keenly
enjoyed the experience and expressed
desire to fly again.
Asked how she felt when the ma
Strauss said: Il was SO thrilled that
was actually in an airplane at last
that l didn't realize how it felt at
first. 1t went SO smoothly and we got
up so quickly that 1 hardly realized
the machine was moving. 1 wasn't a
bit frightened"
The victory air rides were awarded
yesterday to Mgr. George A. Dough-
erty, vice rector Of Catholic Univer-
sity. as the largest purchaser, $39, 900
worth of bonds
Girl draws a PRICE,
The prize for the largest seller
years old, 1901 N street northwest, who
sold $50. $50 worth Of victory notes.
Master Robert Baum. eleven years
old. who appeared before the com
mittee several days ago and who
missed free ride by a narrow mar
gin. was among the contestants again
yesterday. He said he had been doing
his level best" for the preceding
twenty-four hours, and had sold 81,
500 worth of bonds, which he hoped
would win him a ride in the air. He
was keenly disappointed when told
that several contestants were on hand
with larger amounts. but said he is
going to keep trying as long as the
contest remains open.
Other contestants included A. Bry.
lawski. who bought $4,000 worth OF
notes; william A. Rieldel, a foreman in
the government printing ofnce. who
purchased $1,000 worth. and n. Abram-
son Of 7th and L streets. who purchased
SIC, 900 worth Of notes.
The committee in a statement given
out last night emphasized the fact
that contestants must appear In per-
son at o'clock in the afternoon and
must bring with them proofs of sales
or purchases made during the preced-
ing twenty-four hours.
Evening star., 1919-05-03
CHARGES THE PRESIDENT
WITH REVERSING STAND
Senator Johnson Criticises His
Action in the italian and
japanese Disputes.

Senator johnson Of California, repub-
lican. in statement today charged that
President Wilson had reversed his stand
upon secret treaties in the Fiume dis
pute and had surrendered without the
'semblance of contest" to Japan in
the controversy over the disposition Of
Shantung by which. he said. millions Of
Chinese were delivered into bondage.
"A week ago." Senator johnson said,
out of the darkness, the plot and
counter plot. the cunning intrigue and
bargaining OF the peace conference, there
came ray Of light when the President
denounced secret treaties. His press
agents told us how firmly he would
stand against Italy's secret treaty and
Japan's worse secret treaty. Within a
week after an imitation barrage upon
racial equality the Japanese boldly made
their demands. and without the SEM
blance Of a contest, apparently, the
President forgets his words, which we
were still re-echoing. and abjectly sur
renders
Evening star., 1919-05-03
First Disturbance.

Tho first disturbance of the orderly
routine around, German headquarters
occurred this afternoon, when pro-
cession Of youths, cheering for Pre-
mier Clemenceau and carrying pla.
cards reading "Vive la France"
marched through the Rue des Reser-
voirs. yelling loudly as they passed
the Hotel des Reservoirs. The dele
cation, however. had the appearance
Of seeking to make a pro-Clemenceau
rather than an antiGerman demon
straton.
Count Won Brockdorff- Rantzau, the
head Of the delegation, who has not
the walking habit, took the air this
afternoon in an automobile, placed at
his disposal by the French govern
ment. He rode about for an hour In
tho environs Of Versailles.
A group of newspaper men, of whom
there are twenty nine accredited to
the German delegation, visited the
rooms OF the Trianon. where the de-
]iberations are to be held, walking
through, under the guidance of a
French officer, to acquaint themselves
with the ARRANGEMENTS
Evening star., 1919-05-03
COSTA RICAN EXILES
BEAT Frontier GUARDS
By the Associated Press.

By tho Associated Press.
SAN JUAN DEL SUR. Nicaragua.
May 2.-Costa Rican exiles met and
defeated force Of Costa Rican from
tier guards on the Rio Frio. near tho
shore of Lake Nicaragua,
Thursday. The frontier guards re-
tired after the fight.
1t is reported here that other revo-
lutionists have begun an attack along
tho border between Costa Rica and
Panama.
According to the reports reaching
here, a small schooner carrying revo-
lutionists capsized in Lake Nicaragua
after the skirmish on the Rio Frio
ALI on board, however. were rescued.
Evening star., 1919-05-03
BACK TO FARM FOR FARMER.
Secretary Houston Asks Advice Be
Given Soldiers by Pulpit.

Special appeals should be made to
induce discharged soldiers and sailors
with farming experience to return to
the farms. in the Employment SUM-
day" movement in churches tomorrow,
declares Secretary of Agriculture
Houston in a statement.
"Many of our farm boys have
tendency to stay in industrial centers
where there is little or no opportunity
for them to obtain suitable employ
ment," Secretary Houston said. The
to encourage them to return to their
homes and combine self-profit and
further service to the country by
helping to produce the food that
America and the rest Of the world re-
quire."
Evening star., 1919-05-03
1O5 PERSONS ARRESTED
(, IN PARIS MAY-DAY RIOTS

PARIS. May 1.-The persons arrest
I'd during the disorders yesterday
numbered los and those taken into
custody will be tried by the military
authorities. Twenty-Five have been
allowed to give bail.
Nothing 10 known Of the identity of
the slayer OF tho young mechanic,
Lorne. Tho socialist newspaper Popu-
laire says q policeman in plain clothes
fred the shot that killed tho youth.