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Evening star., 1919-10-06
MRS. MARION FLETCHER DIES.
Widow of Former Newspaper Man
=. Was 81 Years Of Age.

NJ. Marion Sebastian Fletcher,
.,ghty-one years of age, widow OF
Edward T. Fletcher. veteran neWspa-
nsrman of this city. and who was
oonnected with the Washington Post
for the last thirty-dve years OF his
itfa died last night at 10 o'clock at
ne residence of her son-in-law, DR..
Thomas P. Chapman, 3c28 18th street.
Mrs Fletcher was born in George
.o%n the second child of Richard Sc
h.stian and Maria Donaldson. She
was the last of family of twelve
chiidren. the youngest of whom, Rob-
art Lee Sebastian, having died last
December in Aberdeen, Washington.
= y$er residence in that state for
mare than thirty five years.
Mrs FLETCHER was married June Is,
1sSS and was the mother of FIVE chill
dren. the four surviving being at; her
haSside when the end came. They
are. Charles S. Fletcher of the Phila-
deinhia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pa;
Edward B. Fletcher of the District
tar once. Mrs. Thomas P. Chapman
and Miss. Ruth e. Fletcher.
Funeral services will be held We'd
nesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
residence OF DR.. Thomas p. Chapman.
interment viii be in the family plot
At Oak Hill cemetery.
Evening star., 1919-10-06
COURT EMPHASIZES
CITIZENSHIP VALUE
Applicant, Uninformed on
American Methods, Is
Turned Down.

I'm these critical times American
citizenship should be priced highly,
and any one seeking naturalization
should evince their knowledge and
belief in our form Of government" "
said Chief Justice Mccoy today when
refusing to naturalixe an applicant
who showed that he was not we'll in
formed on American methods Of gov
ernment
Courts cannot be too exacting, the
chief Justice declared, in requiring
applicants to show q knowledge and
belief in our form Of government, es-
pecially in these times, when some
people seem to believe in q direct ac-
tion and think that IL the President
is Objectionable all they have to do is
to shoot him. or II an Attorney Cen
eral IL disliked q bomb may be dis
patched to his residence.
The Chief Justice deferred for .
month action on another application
because the applicant did not know
how the Constitution could be amend
cd. The would-be citizen said it
could not be changed, and the Chief
Justice laid stress on the point that
applicants should know that there 10
an orderly manner in which our form
of government may be changed by
amending the Constitution.
Evening star., 1919-10-06
WILL AGAIN CONFER ON
ANT|-PROF|TEER|NG BILL
Senate Agrees to House Proposal.
70 straightea Out Ball Rent
Amendment.

The Senate today accepted the pro-
posal Of the House for further con-
ference on the anti-profteerins bill
containing the Ball amendment to
prevent rent prohteering IN the Dis
trict OF Columbia. On motion Of SEN
ator 0ronna. who had charge Of the
bill in the Senate, the Senate voted to
insist further upon its amendments
and authorized the appointment OF
conferess on the part OF the Senate.
The Vice President appointed Senators
Gronna, Norris and Smith Of Georgia
1t 10 expected that the conferees Will
meet Immediately and straighten out
that paragraph of the Ball amend
ment against which . point OF order
was made in ths House Saturday. 50
that Il Win conform to the Houss
rules.
II wAs the expectation Of senators
that the Managers on the part OF the
House would obtain a special rule
making the conference report in order.
Senator GronnA expressed surprise to-
day that this had not been done. espe-
ciaily as It 10 understood that 30 per
cent Of the House, At least, are in
favor Of the bill.
It is the hope and belief of the sup
porters Of the Ball amendment that
the e,ba ok received Saturday would
be only for a day or two. and that the
bill would be enacted into law early
this week.
Evening star., 1919-10-06
WOULD ENJ0IN LANDLADY.
Miss Hoult Alleges She Was
Forced to Sleep on Floor.

Alleging that her landlady removed
the Furniture from her room. and also
took away her trunks and clothing.
and that she had to sleep on the floor.
Miss Naomi Hoult. an employe of the
war risk bureau. today filed suit for
Cour, against Anna K. Volk, who con-
ducts a rooming house at 14o1 Massa-
chusetts avenue northwest.
!, Miss Hoult says she and her sister,
Genevieve F. Hoult, rented a room
from the defendant in May, 1918, and
have bee panying 81 per month for it.
Last Friday. she asserts, without no.
tice, the landlady demanded posses
sion Of the room, which she refused.
Miss Hoult denies that the room IL
needed for the children or dependents
OF the propfietress.
Evening star., 1919-10-06
ATTACKS THEtLEAGyE:
Representative Wood Addresses
Friends Of Irish Freedom.

Representative william r. Wood or
Indiana attacked the league OF ma
tions at a meeting Of the Friends OF
Irish Freedom. held in GonzASA Hall
last night He said that, league OF
nations or no league of nations. the
cause Of Ireland would be kept be6ore
the world until her people enjoyed
the blessings of freedom. which can
only come by a seff-determtned gov
ernment.
Dr.. Patrick J. Healy Of tho Catholic
University. recently returned from the
Pacific coast, claimed that 1t was .
mistake TO suppose that the people OF
California were for, ghe league. Ade
claimed that the people of that state
preferred the 40 years of American
independence to ernationalism.
President Rosa F. Downing point
ed out that article NJ, did not. hold
any hope for Ireland, He, also stated
that the league was only . ydebeting
society, and one opposing vote wedld
cancel Ireland's rights 'tos self@dAtef-
mination. The leasus nat only. cut
off Irelands hopes. NE Downing AASd-
but was fraught with dAneeR ion fhs
Eepuhlie- and. our -pkoh
Evening star., 1919-10-06
v. R. &E. WILL MEET
UNION MEN TOMORROW
Adjustment Of Differences With
Company's Employees Will
Be Sought.

A conference between President W.
r. Ham Of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company and q committee
from Division S76, Amalgamated Asso-
citation OF Street and Electric Railway
Employees. ID. scheduled for tomorrow
morning At 10 o'clock. when adjust
ment measures in the wage scale and
union recognition demands will be at
tempted. At the meeting it is probable
that Conciliator Mahaney Of the De-
partment Of Labor will be present
To date the company has stood it's
ground on refusal to recognize the
union on the basis that such recognf-
ton would be at variance with the
award OF the War Labor Board binding
both parties.
International Vice President James
Largay Of the Anal9amated, who has
been in the city for the last week on
tthe Washington Railway and Electric
question. will also be present at the
conference.
The men are demanding the signing
Of an agreement similar in form to
the one now in existence with the
Capital Traction Company, granting
recognition Of the union. The wage
demands are for 70 cents per hour for
conductors ana motormen and an in
crease for all other employees. An
eight-hour day, elimination Of several
"trippef" runs, ana improved eondi-
tions generally are In the demands.
Evening star., 1919-10-06
MILK At LOWER PRICE
FOR THE FAIRGROUNDS
So
Reduced Cost Of Product for Chill.
dren's Use Is Announeed !: !.
by Mrs Rhodes. :: : 2, :,

MIX for the Fairgrounds of the Dis
trict fs being furnished at a reduced
price by w. A. Simpson. according to
an announcement made today by Mrs.
Susie Root Rhodes, supervisor of Dis
trict Fairgrounds Mrs Rhodes to-
day made public for the first time the
name of the dairy that has made it
possible for her to furnish milk for
the children at a reduced price. Dur
ing the agitation Of the high cost Of
food this is said to be the first actual
reduction in the cost of foodstuffs.
Dealer Interested in Welfare Work
This was made possible, according
20 Mrs. Rhodes, BY Mr.. Simpson, who
IL Interested In the child welfare
work being done on the Fairgrounds
and who came to her Aid, volunteer
ing to furnish milk to the play
grounds. Notwithstanding the whole.
sale price of milk is raised and he 10
compelled to pay more, the price Of
milk to the Fairgrounds is only Is
cents per quart.
Milk of Best Quality.
ut Is to be distinctly understood
that the milk 10 Of the best quality"
said Mrs Rhodes. land is under the
supervision Of the health department,
the same as all other milk sold in the
District" =, - *, r.
At the request Of Mrs Rhodes, DR..
R. r. Ashworth, chief food inspector
Of the District. viii keep the dairy
under constant observation to see
that the. milk is kept uD to the stand
ard.
Evening star., 1919-10-06
A.F.L. TO RECEIVE
REPORT ON STRIKE
Representatives of Steel
Strikers to Meet Coun-
Gil Tonight.

There will be a conference tonight
in the board room Of American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor headquarters be-
tween the representatives of the
steel strikers and the members of the
executive council of the American
Federation of Labor.
This will be the first official report
of strike conditions that has been
made to the American Federation of
Labor. Since the strike started. Sep
tember %, all reports Of the activi-
ties of the striking steel workers
have been sent to the headquarters
Of the several organizations affected
at Pittsburgh and which is directing
the strike.
Chairman Fitzpatrick. with Secre-
tary Foster Of the Pittsburgh COM
mdttee and representatives, Of the
twenty-four unions involved in the
steel strike. will form the delegation
that will be heard by. the executive
council. It 10 understood that this
committee will lay before the coun-
Gil all matters connected with the
strike, its progress and what may be
expected Of the future progress Of the
battle between labor and capital in
the steel industry
Just what action the council will
take to promote the success Of the
strike has not been suggested by any
of the members of the strike COM
mittee nor any Of the members of
the council. No intimation has been
given As to what the strike commit
tee will ask the American Federation
OF Labor to do to aid 1t in its fight.
Practically all Of those who have
come in from the steel strike terri
tory express confidence that the
unions will win the fight. Intima-
strike dragging out to any great
length a general sympathetic strike
will be called Of the trades. particularly
the building trades, to enforce the de-
mands Of labor. However, there was one
that would stand for being quoted on
this point -,
Evening star., 1919-10-06
W.. B. and A. to- Issue
Million in Stock
to Pay for Terminals

At meeting held today at Annapolis
Junction the directors of the Wash
ington, Baltimore and Annapolis Elec-
tric railway agreed to issue s1.oo0,000
in per cent non-cumulative preferred
stock to pay for improvements to be
made shortly at the Washington and
Baltimore terminals of the road"
The announcement Of the new stock
issue was made by President George
P. Bishop of7the company. This issue
will be the last Of a total issue of ST.
500, 900 in preferred stock recently au-
thorized. A detailed announcement Of
the improvements to be undertaken
In Washington and Baltimore is. ,ex-
pected shortly.
Evening star., 1919-10-06
POSTAL EMPLOYEES PAY
BILL REPORT FAVORABLE
Senate Committee Approves Sub
s stitute for House :.
Resolution. =

A substitute bin for the House res--
olution providing pay increases for
postal employees aggregatine about
13S,0e0.oo0. effective July last, was
ordered reported favorab1y today by
tho Senate post office COMMITTEES.
In lieu Of the fat raise Of $3.50 pfo.
posed by the House for each employee,
the Senate committee adopted a plan
Of graduated increases. For lo&tSr
carriers, clerks. railway mail EN- :
ployes and third-class postmast8rs the
Senate committee proposes raises
ranging from $tQ0~for employees fe-
ceivine s1.7oo or more to $24o for
those IN the $1,0Hn grade.
For rural carriers ths Senate com.
mittee proposes raises sran1ings from S7s
to those with short intermittent. routes
to, $500 for carriers with long daily
routes. Foufth-class postmasters un-
der the Senate bill would be given a nat
increase Of 10 per cent OF THAR ssalalies
and substitute clerks and CARRIER q DAT
rate q 6 cents IN hour.
Nouo Of tho Senate increases. would
be- payable 70 .eaapaoyeS reeetzinG . Fajae
eE 13ee in eahH taAksysaEs
Evening star., 1919-10-06
RITES FOB MRS. MAY,
Was Energetic Worker in Church
and Institutions.

z Funeral services were held Saturday
syor MIS- Annie K May. the widow Of
dFrznk p May. founder Of the F. p. May
sHArtware Company. who died last
SThurBday. Six nephews Of Mrs. May
,.s,acted a. pallbearerA Interment was in
s1zount Oatvet cemetery.
Z Mrh May was an energetic church
,.worker. and served on tho auxiliaries OF
,Providence Hospital and st. AIMS Or
s<phan Asylum. She was also a member
4 Of the board of regents Of Trinity Col
lslege. Brookland, D. c. One OF her
!. daughters is also a religious worker.
:. Sister Louise May. who is superior of
: the Anthony Brady Hospital in Albany.
SEew York
Evening star., 1919-10-06
CAPT. E. G. PARKER DIES.
Was Senior Officer Of Medical
Corps at, Navy Yard.

Capt. Edward Grzhame Parker,
senior oflicer Of the Medical Corps At
the navy yards. died suddenly Saturday
afternoon following a stroke Of
apoplexy. He was forty-eight years
old.
Capt. Parker was a native Of Massa-
chusetts, and came to this city last
January. after completing his duties
in a hospital in New York. He lived
in the officers quarter in the navy
yard.
He is survived by q wife, Mrs. Char
lotte Parker; two brothers. Horatio
Parker, professor at Yale University,
and Henry Parker Of Newport News,
Va; q son. Theodore. ana q daughter,
Miss Catherine Parker.
Funeral services were held this
Son %nrrS n.n,ssn 'TV W1Eht M e ~ n
oficdated. Interment warm. Arlington
national eemeteeL
Evening star., 1919-10-06
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETS.

An informal conference was held
yesterday by the members of the
executive council Of the American
Federation of Labor who are to at
tend the annual session Of that body.
President Samuel Gompers Of the
American Federation Of. Labor. chair
While nothing was, given out for
publication as to what important
matters brought the council together.
it II understood that the session was
for the purpose of taking up mat
ters that are to be presented to the
conference in the Pan-Amertcan
building this afternoon by the fifteen
delegates who will represent organized
labor through the American Fedora
ton Of Labor.
Evening star., 1919-10-06
TROOPS AT GARY
MAINTAIN. ORDER
Police Disperse Threatening
Crowds Before Militia
: Goes on Duty. ~
'oNE FOREMAN is SHOT

By the Associated Press
GARY. Ind. October S.-State troops
today patrolled the avenues leading
to steel plants and parts OF the city
where disorders were liable to de-
velop, four companies having, been
brought here late last night from In
diana Harbor and East chicago. Ind.
where twefve companies wefe quar-
tered, after rioting was resumed here
by strike sympathizers. -'s-,-
Late at night hundreds OF strikers
began to congregate before the gates
of the United States Steel Corpora
tion plant and the mill OF the Amer
lean Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Police and special Deputies 1ashed
with the crowd or strikers and many
bricks, and stones were thrown.
Mayor Calls for Troops.
Finally the situation became SO
threatening that Mayor William r
Hodges called on Adtt. Gen, Harry
r. Smith of Indiana, who is in COM
mand of the troops ordereu into the
district by Gov. Goodrich when riot
send several companies Of soldiers is
he believed affairs had got beyond
control of the police.
While the troops were on the way
here in street cars, the police succeed
ed in dispensing the crowds after using
their clubs freely and making more
than a dozen arrests Maj Lauden NJ
Hartman pastor Of the Second Pfte-
byterian Church in Indiana polis. who
is in command of the battalion sent
here, reported to Mayor Hodges. and,
after a brief conference, the guards
men were distributed at various pointe
where it was believed disorders migdt
occur. t--s.
Foreman Is Wounded. ~.
foreman for the United states
Steel Corporation was shot and sert-
ously injured early this morning Whi}e
standing in his. own doorway. II was
not known whether the shot WAS 3ilf-
posely fired or, whether the wound re-
suited from a stray bullet. ;A1fhough
two shots we're fred at seyefxl tA6n-
bers. Of the citizens. police when they
drove a crowd from. the vicinity, o& the
foreman's home. No one was htt. eh6v-
ever. $50
Adjt. Gen. Smith today said he in
tended to preserve order in Gary. In
diana Harbor and East Chicago. Ind.
even il he had to call out every omit
of state troops and. then request fed
eral troops. which he said Secretary
of War Baker had promised to send.
If it became necessary.
Evening star., 1919-10-06
COOL WAVE DUE TONIGHT.
Forecaster Announces the Ending
Of Unusual Hot Period.

Cool weather will arrive tonight.
The weather bureau at noon today
stated that the wind will change this
afternoon and will come from the west
instead of the south. This. it is claim
ed, will end the long and unusual hot
spell that has prevailed in Washington.
The forecaster discredits the report
ec story Of the Gulf stream causing
the high temperature, saying that the
real cause was the transposition of
air that extended along the south At
lantic coast, tanning the hot breexes
from the Gulf Of Mexico northward.
Evening star., 1919-10-06
JOHNSON NOT RECALLED,
HIS COLLEAGUES DECLARE

Reports that Senator Johnson. re-
publican, of California had been re-
called here because of the treaty sit
uation in the Senate were challenged
today by Senators Mccormick of Illi-
nois and Borah of Idaho. republicans.
who issued the following statement:
Senator johnson is not going to in
terrupt his schedule to return to
There is no reason for
him to do SO. and we are quite GER
tain from the kilograms which we re-
ceived from him that no one has
called him back"
Evening star., 1919-10-06
WILL INVITE. EPIsCePALIANs
ID. c. Delegates to Detroit 70 Sesk
.:1.' Convention for 1922 Aysl.

An effort is to be made to bring
the general convention OF the Epis-
copal Church to Washington, at it's
next session. in, 1922, By the local
delegates who left here today for
Detroit to attend the convention.
which opens Wednesday and which 10
expected to continne to October rs.
The delegates from this city are Rt.
dolph ii. McKim, rector Of the Church
Of the Epiphany; Rev. DR.. C.. r. Stet-
SON, rector of st. Marks Church; Rev.
DR.. Robert Talbot, rector.of St Pauls
Church, and Rev. DR.. C. Ernest Smith,
rector of ST. Thomas Church; lay
men Henry L. Rust, Franklin, d. Roose-
Welt, "A. F. Browne and Cen. L. A.
Wilmer. -,
Evening star., 1919-10-06
DIRECTORS TO meet
AT NEW QUARTERS
Commerce Chamber Board
10 Assemble Tomorrow. Even
= = e5-$s>.- s55'f -r'SSrs
!. !; ing, in Homer Building:

The first regular meeting of the
board Of directors of the Chamber OF
Commerce in the new quarters Of the
chamber. rooms 316-S1S Homer build
ing. 18th and G streets, is to be held
tomorrow night at O'Clock. The first
meeting Of the membership committee
In the new quarters is scheduled for
tonight at the same hour. At this
meeting plans will be devised and un-
destaken for the usual autumn activi-
ties Of this important ,committee.
Highway Committee Appointed.
The board Of directors has appointed
= special committee to confer with the
board Of supervisors Of Alexandra
county, Va. regarding the new high
way now under construction between
this city and Alexandria. It appears
that when the available funds shall
have been exhausted there will remain
moro than q mile and q half Of road
way to be completed. The funds Of
the supervisors. say these officials, are
limited. and unless augmented by con-
tributtonS from Arms and corporations
largely using the highway it, will be
impossible to continue the improve
ment. The board Of supervisors,
therefore, lately ask ed that the matter
be presented to the board OF directors
Of the Chamber Of Commerce and that
the latter authorize a special COM
mittee Of twenty-five to investigate
the situation thoroughly and report
back to the chamber.
List Of the Members.
This committee, which is composed
a. largely as possible of men who
have decided interest in the compile
ton Of the roadway, is as follows:
Howard Norton. chairman; George 8.
De Neale, Max Fischer, w. G. Cartier,
M. Goldenberg, Henry Lansburgh.
Adolph GUIDE. w. 8. Corby. Leon u
man. Horace Dulin, Carl Droop, A.
jr.; F. W. Bolgiano. William H Moses,
p. j. Murphy, o. J. De Moll, R P An
drews, Rudolph Jose, P. B. Fletcher.
J. H. Crawford, c. w. Darr. E. c. Gra-
ham and Harry King.
Evening star., 1919-10-06
FERTILIZER MEN MEET.
Want Prices Fixed for Raw Ma.
terials REQUIRED.

Men engaged in the manufacture Of
fertilizer met in conferences with Of.
hoials Of the Department Of A1ri-
culture today to determine II prices
for the raw materials used In making
the country's fertilissrs could not BE-
hxed.
Omoials Of the buFeau Of soils Of
the department are presiding -at the
conference. which VIII extend through
ferttli1ef1 80 much deGysd bY tie
farmers oe the opuntxy. + vas d.
Evening star., 1919-10-06
2 NEW INFLUENZA CASES.

Only hve additional cases of inhu-
enza were reported to the health de-
partment today and two yesterday.
Health ofhcer Fowler 10 gratifed at
the fact that the disease has shown
no sign: thus far Of spreading rapid
the reports for the frst sign Of an
unusual Increase. he 10 confident the
disease wtn not reach, serious pre-
poetaeo1 TINS ysaY u people exsrotSa
saSA ~ 6ea& apl41 1nupt6 =.
Evening star., 1919-10-06
q. s. CITIZEN RELEASED./
Lindlsy Harper spillard Was Held
for Ransom by Kexicans.

The STATE Department received word
today from Vera cruz stating that
Lindlsy Harper spillaFd. IN American
citizen. who was reported to have
boon kidnapped and taken from hts
ranch at Alvarado. Mexico, and held
for ransom. had been released.
Todays dispatch says that rebels
released SpiuaHd from custody upon
appearance OF . substitute hostage
bo0n yas4
- A1assseaA esQGu1s1A ak Ven Gu.
has communicated EAo 4aa4D e 1anA
la1nGu1nlA AInfnAU -AA I1inN e5fh
Evening star., 1919-10-06
DISTRICT APPEALS COURT
OPENS ITS FALL TERM

The fall term of the Court Of Ap-
peals Of the District Of Columbia was
inausurated today. Chief Justice Smyth
and Justices Robb and Van Orsdel were
present.
The first motion of the new term
was submitted by Attorney Allan
MacCullen. who recently resigned the
position Of crier Of the appellate
Mr.. MacCullen has served as crfer of
the tribunal for four years. He will
be succeeded by B. K. English as
crier.
Evening star., 1919-10-06
More Trouble.

First Flatter-rm sure in a dickens
of hx now.
. Second Flatter-Can I help you out?
. First F1atter-No; You see while my
wife was away I let the goldfish die
and IN order to. make up for 1t I
-6eught q hsh and put 1t In the bowl
Evening star., 1919-10-06
ARREST PUZZLES POLICE.
Alleged Liberty Bond Thief, Re
n.orted Murdered. Thought Captured

NEW YORK, OCTOBER NEW YORK
police were myssified today by a re-
port from Ocala. Fla. that man be-
lfeved to be Henry Binkowitz was
arrseted there last night for-the theft
of s17s,00o in liberty bonds belonging
to Richard Whitney & Co.. August IL.
Several days after the theft young
man identified as Binkowitz was
found murdered at Milford. Conn.,, but
no trace of the stolen bonds was dis
covered .. .
Evening star., 1919-10-06
Strike Ends at Coatesville

CoATEsvILLE. Pa, October
The steel strike in CoatesvilIe is end
1ed.~T The strike leaders this .mornine
advised those men still out to hunt
Tor other jobs and go to work. when
the strike began two weeks ago, LOO
OF tne between 5000 and 5000 men
Of the Midvale Steel Company and the
Lukens Steel Company quit work
The number Of strikers dwindled each
day until today there were about 800
Evening star., 1919-10-06
Nebraska's Candidates.

Senator Borah replied that in dis
cussing Massachusetts,, it was well
to remember that Nebraska had fur
nished more candidates for President,
but hadn't been able to land them in
the White House. -.
Senator Edge, republican. New
Jersey, broke into the discussion by
saying the democratic party of New
Jersey, which had furnished the
President, had come out against the
league unless it took proper care of
the people of Ireland.
The discussion ended abruptly when
Vice President Marshall had the
clerk read a letter from one of his
Indiana constituents asking Congress-
to name his new baby.