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Evening star., 1919-04-12
To Insure Good Order.

'I think this course will. insure good
procedure at the meeting and avoid
Interruptions. digression and any at
tempt at heckling. which would not
results. but would be highly displeas-
ing to the Federation Of Citizens AS
sociations.
I'm my opinion this meeting should
inaugurate q period Of more cordial
relations between your company and
the public, which in this crisis is a
most desirable thing to accomplish.
tain distrust and prejudice with re-
gard to your company. which leads to
Incorporate discussion, and the pur-
pose Of the federation is entirely in
line with its established policy Of
and fair conclusion in every matter
affecting the relations between the
May ask you to communicate
with me as soon as possible. in order
that may have time to complete the
above arrangement and give you
promptly the points upon which the
associated civic bodies will desire in
format ton"
Evening star., 1919-04-12
President westlake's Letter.


President westlake's letter to Mr..
Ham follows:
''Your advertisement in a recent
issue Of The Star, suggesting con-
ference with representatives of civic
bodies. at which the position of your
company might be made plain to the
public, seems to me to offer q way to
better understanding between all
parties concerned in the matter Of
rates. revenues, service, etc. in con-
nection with street car service in
Washington. H.. -
Acting upon your offer. have to-
day asked that the boardroom in the
District building be reserved on Fri
day evening, April 18. at o'clock, for
a meeting under the auspices of the
Federation of Citizens Associations,
at which representatives of your
company will be given a proper op-
portunity to furnish information to
a gathering of representatives of civic
organizations and others who wish
to attend.
"Immediately upon receipt of your
acceptance Of this arrangement as
being satisfactory to you. will call
a meeting of the chairmen of the
public utilities committees of all civic
bodies in the District, at which may
be determined the proper questions
to be asked at this meeting, and will
place in your hands list of such
questions that you may be prepared
to answer them. You will, OF course,
be expected to submit such additional
data and information as you may de-
sire.
Evening star., 1919-04-12
Enlarged Duties Proposed.

he the employment department of the
government service. 1t should be
equipped to undertake research work,
to determine as exactly as possible
entrance and promotion 1t should
have the power of removal for in
efficiency or incompetency, and of
shifting round pegs from square holes
into round ones and vice versa 1t
should be equipped and authorized to
make Job analyses of all the hundreds
of kinds Of emp1oyments within the
service to the end that the material
which has been analyzed by the en-
trance tests may be most suitably
(Continued on Secop0 RaGe)
Evening star., 1919-04-12
.EUROPE'S GREAT PERIL.

It is bolshevfsm. which is fas-
tening its grip on other peoples
as Lenin and his followers
spread their propaganda from
Russia. The new enemy to free
and orderly government is al
most as great q menace as was
the Hun. and much more diff
cult to combat
Evening star., 1919-04-12
HIM officers to Form Red Armv.

LONDON. April ia number of
former officers OF the army Of Field
Marshal Won Mackensen, a wireless
dispatch from Berlin says. have en-
bolshevik government. They will aid
in forming q red army.
Evening star., 1919-04-12

There is a man here in Washington
who tells you just what war tax you
have to pay. You probably never heard
of him. Read the magazine section
Of tomorrow's Star.
Evening star., 1919-04-12
Fencing Over Reparations.

while the members OF the British
and French parliaments are mobiliz-
ing for a proposal to exact nothing
less than full naturalization Of the
allies by Germany for all the costs OF
the war. and are insisting on Ger
many's ability to pay the full bill. the.
American representatives on the rep
arations commission express considers
able doubt whether even the account
to be presented to Germany under the
plan adopted by the council Of four
(estimated At about $4,000. .0o0.ooe.
with the payment spread over . period
Of thirty years). can q win be oouecfed
in fun.
Germany. although her prisoners
will be released At the end OF thu,
armistice, probably win be required ~
Evening star., 1919-04-12

Nicholas Longworth - expected to
play IN important part in the new
Congress-. Read James B. Morrow's
article in tomorroW'S Star.
Evening star., 1919-04-12

Arc you . w. E Hill fan! II not
you win be after seeing this remark.
able page of drawings In tomorrow
Star,
Evening star., 1919-04-12
Lloyd George to Delay
Departure Until Date Is
Set for Huns Arrival

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. April 1.-THE indications
tonight are that David Lloyd George
the British prime minister. win not
leave for London until 1t is determined
on what date the German delegates
will be asked to come to Versailles.
An American delegate. asked for the
nearest estimate as to this date, put
IL between April rs and May 4.
The impression obtaining after to-
day's meeting of the council OF four
was most favorable. The ARRANGEMENT
Of the final details Of some OF the I'm.
portant questions was said to be going
on extremely well.
Evening star., 1919-04-12

Sewen Ford, writer Of the famous
Torchy stories, contributes one Of his
best to tomorrow's Star. Watch for 1t.
Evening star., 1919-04-12
DESIGN OF VICTORY
MEDAL IS ADOPTED
Gen. March Announces
Trophy Will Be Given Every
Allied Soldier of War.

After prolonged conferences with al
the allied governments. Gen. March
announced today. a design has beer
approved for issuance to every soldier
who participated in the great war or
the allied side of victory medal in
commemoration of his service to civil.
zation.
The design will be similar for al
countries on the face. but may differ
in, detail. for the various armies.
The diverse side of the medal will
bear winged Victory. and on the re
verse. will be. in the language Of the
country by which ttssisa issuess tn.
words: '"rhe Great War Tor ctva1iza.
tion," and the arms of the allies
A campaign ribbon also has beer
adopted to consist of a double rain.
bow" series with the red in the center
This ribbon will be similar for all
armies and is to be issued in the
United States very soon.
Button for Civilian Wear.
A lapel button for civilian wear also
has been adopted. It will be of bronze
except in the cases of soldiers wound
ed in action, when 1t Will be OF silver.
This medal will represent a star in a
wreath with the letters ~. s." for the
American soldiers in the center.
The design for the victory medal
already has been turned over to the
National Art Commission, of which
Charles Dana Gibson is chairman.
To indicate participation in the
more important engagements extra
clasps will be given to be attached to
Ill - lo1 he
American Army these clasps will bear
the names of battles selected by Gen
Pershing as the most important en-
gagements of the war. Special clasps
also will designate the place Of serv-
ice. as in France, England, Siberia OF
Italy.
For the service ribbons similar In
sigma have been approved. in the
form Of stars, to represent these en-
gagements. Citations of individual
soldiers will be shown by attaching a
small silver star for each citation.
Evening star., 1919-04-12
CITIZENS TO HEAR
". R. & {. CLAIMS
Street Car Officials Will Pre-
sent Side at Mass Meet
ing Friday.

With the object of establishing bet
ter relations between the public and
the company and promoting a spirit
of cooperation that will lead to inn
proved service, the Federation of Cit
izens' Associations today called
mass meeting for next Friday night
in the boardroom of the municipal
building. at which representatives OF
the Washington Railway and Eiec-
trio Company and civic organizations
win discuss the traction connrn,s .ap-
pafcation for hnanc3al rsiief. :
The meeting will be the rezpQnse OF
organized civic interests in the Dts-
tffut 10 the advertisenteAt nf thA rAat-
way appearing recently In The Star
inviting the pubaic's constructive help.
federation, will preside.
President Ham Accepts.
Mr.. westlake's Invitation to W. F.
Ham. president of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company. to
have representatives OF the company
participate in the proposed conference
reached that official in this morning 8
mail, and was Immediately accepted.
To assure good procedure and de-
velopment of all important facts in
the situation. the federation head will
at once call a meeting of the chair
men Of the public utilities committees
of all bodies at which questions will
be framed for presentation to the
company. This meeting will be held
early next week and the questions
will be sent to the company in time
for it to prepare to answer them at
Fridays meeting.
Mr.. westlake, in his letter to Presi-
dent Ham. and. also, in a statement
to The Star. emphasized that no heck
ling of the company's officials or
abusive remarks would be tolerated
at the District building conference.
He said that it is desired that every
civic body in the District shall be rep
resented at the conference 1t is not
intended that the gathering shall be
restricted to representatives of those
organizations that are affiliated with
the federation.
Nor is. it intended that the proceed
ings shall take on the form of a de-
bate. AS far as possible they will be
restricted to the asking and answer
ing of questions. Questions will be
permitted. from the floor.
Evening star., 1919-04-12
WEATHER.

Fair tonight and tomorrow: little
change in temperature.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended pm. today: Highest, 6s, at
pm. yesterday; lowest, 49. at
am today.
Full report on page z. part 2.
Evening star., 1919-04-12

Member of the Associated Press
TIE Associated Press 10 exclusively entitled to
the use for republication Of all news dispatches
credited to II or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein.
An rights Of publication Of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1919-04-12

CONTINUED on Second RaGe.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-22
FAIR SUGAR PRICES

People Of Wheeling and vicinity
should he very careful concerning tn"
price which they pay for sugar; In
many ca,ts both groCcrs and their pat
rnns,arr being mcrCil"ssly guided by the
profitecrs. In regard t" IN" Price mat
should be paid for sugar III" Wheeling
Fair Pric" Committee makes the fellow
ing statements:
The Wheeling public should under
stand that our dealers nj present have
on their shelves three different kinds Of
sugar. These sugars Werc bought nj
VERY different prices. If the public IS
TO be abb. to know a profit""r when II
sees ono il should understand what
these different prices are.
THE first of thcS" Is what IS known
a. the Eastern Fine Granulat"d sugar
the common sugar which We have been
huNing Tor %rlrr past. 1t has been pur-
chased by the dealers ut about S9.Sl per
hundrcdwciEht. and so should sell at j |
cents p"rc pOInd. The second sugar IS
'hc CUhp Coarse Grtnulatcd, purchased
at Eli.@5 per hundrcdwciEht. with far
priC" uf - cents per pound. Last OF all
- the specially advertised LOUISIANA or
New orleans Extra Clarified Sugar. pur-
chased At SIS "a per hui dr"lw"lsht. and
selling at 80 cents per p"un" All these
quotations are n hulk sales.
1T cannot now b. stated that those
arc tho only prices which dealers hay"
hccn paying. hut Il Is believed they are
tho ones generally prevailing. and any
higher charge than any one If these
should Ice maln the subject Of InvcstiSa-
ton"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-22
SPECIAL COMMITTEE
TO CHOOSE A HEAD
FOR THE HOSPITAL
SUCCESSOR TO PLINY o. CLARK
WILL BE NAMED IN TEN DAYS
OR TWO WEEKS, 1T rs
EXPECTED.
List Of Engibles Includes Prominrno
Chicago and Richmond Hospital
Doctors-Mr. Clark Leaves
YirSt Of Year.

Trustees Of tho ohio Valley General
hospital have not yet named 4 Su -
ccSSur to PlinY q. Clark as sup"-in-
tendNnt Of that institution. Mr.. clark =
resignation as superintendent Of tho
hospital becomes ELECTIVE tn" first Of
the year: in fact, he may b." required
10 leave the city the coming week. II"
will return. however. in January 10
wind up his work with tho hospital.
4 number OF prominent hospital mon
are being considered for m" position
Of superintendent Of tho Ohio Valley
General. including Dr. wilkins of the
Michael Reese hospita! At Chicago. Or.
Frederick Morclock of Richmond and "A
number Of others.
Al meeting Of tho hospital trustees
hold Saturday n special commits" WAS
appointed. Of which Howard lla2l"'t is
chairman. 10 examine the record "f ap-
rliCants for the supcriutcnd"ncY Of tn"
Ohio Valley General hospital. Th"
committees WAS given power to act in
making selection. 1t is not expected
that tho selection will hc mad" for ten
DAYS or two weeks.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-22
! THE THEATRES !
Sliding Billy Watson
Burlesk Comedian Here

Dew Drop Ina and ~ Jazz"d u?
Affair" are the titles Of In" Nv" par
,yiii be Offered to-day at the Court the
a,re by /. II. Herk's sliding, Rii!y
watson Show. with sliding Buy
Watson. The comedian. as the star: b"th
acts abound in the richest fund "f com
rdy and Mr.. watson and his aSSiStaatS
find in them most fertile tcld t"r
their talents.
sliding" Billy Watson - still max
ing use Of thr original little slide.
which made him so famous years ago
and which the burlcsque public never
seems 70 weary OF. II - still part or
his performances and the audiences
>iaugh at IL just as heartily to-day as
they did years ago.
The star - surrounded by y cast or
real magnitude. Every performer -
one who has already qualified by past
experience in burieSque. and each one IS
.0uipped with a role that makes tho
most Of his or her individual talent.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-22
MUCH SHOPL|FT|NG
AND PICkPOCKETING

Police arc keeping a close watch over
tho city IT tho present tim" to detect
tn presence of professional pick S"rk-
IS and shoplftcrS who may be here.
Chief Of Polio" Fred Frazier mot up win
Il couple Of men who seemed suspicious
in their actions saturday morning. ari
warned them to be on their way h"f0r"
the police made il impoS%ihl" for Thorn
:" leave. due to the binding Influence
Of prison bars.
Shoplifting has been prevalent as tn"
police feared Several arrests nav" b""h
made and there are several women on III"
list waiting to appear before III" SQulr'
on a shoplftlng charge.
Angelica Scondo. EcllairH women
was apprchcndcd Saturday and was
brought before Squire 4. 6. Hobbs ne
q shoplift"r Shc drew $40 and costs
or thirty days.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-22
LABOR TEMPLE
NOW ASSURED
MEETING OF THE LABOR TEnP1l
COMMITTEE HELD YESCGAOAb
TTTN PLANS ARE DISCUSSED.
Several sites In View, But NO Definite
Arrangements Have Been maoe ZOE
Securing Same.

A labor Temple of large size. is as
surrd for the Wheeling district. as inc
result of an enthusiastic meeting ncis
valley Trades and Labor Assembly Hal
Yesterday forenoon. :.
several sites were talked over ana II
is likely that one of the number VIII &c
cboscn. The present site Of the Wheel
ing Majority building. corner of ~
tenth and Market streets, the Cum n
mings property adjoining the fort MN
nv club. the Little property on Mar Hcs
street near Sixteenth and several other
Tho final plans for the securing Of a
stitc for tho temple and for its erection
u,iIl 20 forward now without Interrupt
ton and it is likely that some definite
action will be taken within the near
future to put it across. 1t is proposGNo
to build a structure That may pe W.,
ized for the purpose of housing several
stores on tho ground floor, with large
auditorium on the second and third
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-22
SEAT SALE OPENS TODAY
FOR oh, LADY, LADY

The advance seat sale for "Oh. Lady.
Lady" the Eayest Of all New York
Princess Theatr" musical comedy pro-
auctions which comes TO the Court
Theatre for two days. commencing with
4 matinee performance Christmas day.
December %. will open n 10 Il. m. to-
morrow
This is the same splendid attraction
which scored such a triumph IN Wheel
ny last year, and was chosen by Man
aver Johnson as fitting holiday offer
ing TO Wheeling theatregoers.
The book Of oh. Lady. Lady" is by
Guy Bolton and =. q. Wod"hOuse. and
the score IS by jerome Kern. the trio
who have been responsible for several
OF the most successful musical come
dies Th- company II under manage
nent OF r. Ray ComStOck and William
Elliott which assures one OF excellence
and size. an unusual orchestra and at
tention TO the thousand details which
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-22
DENATURED ALCOHOL
VICTIMS RECOVER

lean IaRuc charles Walker and John
Fuller, who were taken to TN" Ohio Va
lev General hospital Saturday t" treat
them for possible injuries resulting from
drinking wood alcohol! The latter thr""
men returned TO their lodgings at the
Union Mission Saturday whilr the first
Wilson. silent off slight stow. and re-
turned Yesterday morning.
The supposed wood alcohol was totally
harmless dcnaturrd stuff. mixed with
white Mule" and bay rum. wilson
was tho heaviest drinkcr OF tho crowd
and had rilcd on the biggest stew. Ho
was removed to tho hospital in a sup
posed fainting condition hut after hav-
ing passed the night in alcoholic uncon-
seriousness, he got up yesterday morning
and returned to the Mission.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-22
HARp1NG's CANDIDACY.

Senator Harding. of Ohio. yesterday
announced ms candidacy for the Rcpub-
llcan presidential nomination. but un-
Tx" his colleagues. roindcXt"r and
Johnson. II" did not publish a personal
platform. IL" went Ia the other extreme
and said that h" believes in party &pOH-
sorship AMI hat the convention repre-
Scntlug al tn" Republicans Of tn" Iaa-
ton should make IN" platform. This is
a position that will appeal TO many
Republicans. but it could only. hc taken
successfully 10y. n candidate who's" partY
record and reputation FOR ability was
beyond question: Even in 4 convention
which prom Sos t. l." very literally sup
piled with candidates. tho Harding;
movement IS bound To- be important
from the start Ea!rmout Nest Nir-
EIupH.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-22
MUSICIANS MEET
Interesting Meeting Held Yesterday by
the Members Of tho Musical
Fraternity.

Wheeling Local No. l42. Of Musicians
held an Interesting meeting yesterday
at the Ohio valley Trades and Labor
Assembly hall, a, which time matters
of general importanc" |" the local or
ganizat!on were up for disposal.
The musicians have had a very
profitable year and are more man pleas
I'd with conditions. as they cHist at the
urcsent ,iulr. They have been employ
cd steadily for some time past ana IN"
conditions look very favorable.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-22

have made these foremost American
producers attractions of the highest
standard.
The cast OF oh, Lady. Lady, will in
clude Miss Marjorie Edwards. Billy
N-wiiirk. Miss Ann Paige as "FainttnE
Fanny Welsh" Dan Dawson. Claire
Freeman. Florence IendletOn. Charles
Barthowomew. Clyde Hunncwell. Edith
Jane and clyde crawford. with a typ!-
ca, New York Pricess Theatre chorus
Of eXceptsonal charm and beauty.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-22
WOMAN NOT HURT
BY PURSE Theft

Mrs, Charles Blocker. wife Of Charles
Rocker. grocer at 1lJ SiHtccntn SIZE,
and a small sum of money at III" corner
Of Alley II and Jacob street. The thict
came out of the alley brandlshlns
wicked looking racer with winch nc
made a slash at the woman. lntcnucd 10
rraznd her arm, and severed the purse
strings. As soon as the purse had drop,
ped the thief reached down and graspeo
Il and then made good his getaway.
Rcports circulated yesterday to the eI-
fcct that the woman was pauiy ~
scratched.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-22
.FAIRMONT MAN IS The
ELKS' STATE CHAPLAIN
Dr Clarence d. Mitchell Is Named BY
Head Of West Virginia Elks
Association

DR. Clarence u. Mitchell. former pas
tor Of the Central church Of fairm0nt.
W. Va. and ono OF the moTt VICE. boan
known F.lks Of the state mas poem
famed as chaplain Of the E:lks by the
WIst virginia Association Of that body,
His wifi" and son arc spending IN"
winter in Florida and he expects 10 JOIN
tho interest Of the antlercd herd.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-22
ISLAND QUEEN
CHANGES HANDS

The gasoline launch Island Queen. was
sold last week by L. r.. Tignrr. Of Par
korshurg to jerry L0v"all. also Of Par
kcrsburS. Loveall was The builder Of
the boat having completed it last juno.
She was built At ParkcrsburG and meas
ur"s % feet in length. beam II feet.
with a depth of two feet.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-22
KNIGHTS TOHAVE TREE

Carroll council No. 5Ni. Knights "f
Columbus. will have a christmas ire"
and open house at the Carroll club on
Christmas day. December -, 1?l9.
Thor" will be n Christmas present on
tn" trc" FOR Zach knight. and all m"in-
hers ar" requested tO call At tn" club
and receive their present.
Bowling and musical diversions Will
be q feature of tho days festivities. and
general Yul"tidc good tim" is antl"i-
rotcd.
-RUY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-22
RIVER NEWS

local shippers were notified Saturday
that all boats Of tho Liberty Transit
company would b" laid up Indefinitely
on account of tn" heavy ice that Is now
filling tho rivers from Allegheny ana
Monongahala.
Tho Helen =. and Liberty are tied w
At the local wharf.
The largo freight shipment OF the
General Wood bound for Pittsburgh. Will
b" sent BY rail.
Starr-9 feet and . inches: falling.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-22

Tho greater INC necessity ror SAVING
the greater your opportunity to use
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New-York tribune., 1919-07-23
Copeland Denies Plan
To ConGsca1e All Milk
But Says He Would Take Re-
ported Action if Emergency
Should Arise

Health Commissioner Copeland said
yesterday that there was no immediate
prospect Of his communicating the
city's milk supply, as was intimated
by an evening newspaper There was q
material increase, however. IN the
death rate among infants this month
SIS a result OF the milk situation. he
declared
III an emergency should arise the
Health Department would give con-
sldoration - the question Of interfer-
ence, but would only act in case of i'm
miAent peril said Dr Copeland. I've
are not contemplating Immediate in
teileronce. But We are inves stigatinr.
The daily consumption Of MIX in
New York is 200 100000 quarts. but
only 100000 quarts go into the homes.
The sumption Of milk in the homes
rs 1000 quarts less on July ia Of
this year than on the similar date last
year. 10 per cent decrease in con-
SUMPTION IS serious business. It
means that more tea and coffee a~e
given to children. summer complaints
among children increase proDortion.
ateiY az the consumption of milk de-