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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01
MRS. CHECCHlNI BELIEVES
HER HUSBAND WAS KILLED
Missing Steel Plant Workers
Friends Think, However, He
Has Gone Away.

Mystery of the disappearance Of
Nicholas Checchini, steel plant worker,
has not been solved. Mrs. Checchini,
at her home. 81 H street northeast,
with her seven children, is of the opin-
ion that her husband has been killed,
while most of the missing mems
friends believe he has gone away.
Detective Berman says he is unable
to reach a conclusion as to whether
the missing man disappeared to sep
arate himself from his family and sur
roundings or was murdered. He has
the blood-stained shirt and one shoe
of Checchini that were found near the
steel plant, and it was reported that
a green hat, similar to the one he wore
when he left home ten days ago, was
seen near the railway tracks near
where the shirt and shoe were found.
Many friends of the missing man
have been questioned by Detective
Bernan and Precinct Detective McDuf-
Sie. None of them said they saw him
after o'clock the night of his disap-
pearance, when he was near the main
entrance to the steel plant, waiting
for man who owed him money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01
RED CROSS TO INSTRUCT
IN-HoME SERVICE WORK
Six Weeks Training Under DR..
Walter S. Clifford to Begin
January IS.

Six weeks instruction in the Red
Cross home service work will be
given in Washington beginning Janu-
airy IS. DIR. Walter S. Clifford, for
many years connected with social
work in this city, will be in charge
of the training camp" or institute.
This course will consist of series
of lectures on general social welfare
and home service topics, together
with practical work under the super
vision of the District of Columbia
home service Office.
Visits to the war risk insurance
bureau, Red Cross national head
quarters and Walter Reed Hospital
also will be features of the instruc-
ton course.
The Red Cross explains that with
the ending of the war it is no longer
necessary to make surgical dressings
or sweaters and that the energies Of the
faithful workers now may well be turn
to home service work.
It is pointed out that home service
work will be especially extensive dur
ing the period Of rehabilitation.
There will be much work In connec-
ton with the caring for wounded men
and in assisting their families. The
Red Cross has pledged itself to carry
on" until the last soldier has returned
and until the last family shall no
longer need home service because of
the wastase of war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01
PACT OF UNION AT BUCHAREST
Pennsylvania Mission Received by
King With Great Ceremony.

BUCHAREST, Monday. December
80 tHavas).- The mission of the
Transylvanian government, sent by
the national assembly of Rumanian
Pennsylvania to hand to King Ferdi-
nand the pact of union with Rumania.
was received in Bucharest with great
ceremony by the government. The
mission was acclaimed by the popu-
lace and was lodged at the royal pal
ace. "a
The Pennsylvania national assem-
bly,, which met at Harrisburg early in
December, declared the freedom of
the Rumanian districts of Transylva-
MIA, as well as the desire of those
districts to be joined with Rumania
under King Ferdinand
The Pennsylvania assembly was
made up of delegates from TransyI-
vania, Banat, Marmaros and Blu
kowina. All these districts have a
large Rumanian population. Their
joining with Rumania will almost
double the area of Rumania, as it was
before the war. Rumania also claims
that part of Bessarabia between the
Pruth and the Dniester, which is in
habited largely by Rumanians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01
HUN OFFICER TELLS D. C.. MAN.
WHY THEY BOMBED HOSPITALS

that form of attack on more than one
occasion. Many men were killed and
the wounded men were still worse cut
up by these attacks. No definite re-
port has been received as to the kill
ing of medical officers of this division
Looking Forward to Work.
Sergt. Elisha Q. Davis OF tho 313th.
the first man of Baltimore's own 10
arrive here wounded. is stedy1ng
farming. Many others here are Iook
ing forward to work of n nrSv kind,
The Baltimore men talk mich OF
going to California. Weston rnen
here about to be discharged G,r.de TO
stick in the east a while.
Men here now who went through the
early engagements and were with
their companies until in November
tell of the great numbers of replaces
ments required. These replacemenfs
were never made according to- cities
or states, and thus the complexion
Of regiments was greatly changed BY
the time the aI1nistice was signedrano
the march to Germany began.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01
$4,000 FORD WORKERS
PAY RAISED TO S. DAY
Edse1 Ford Succeeds Father as Pres.
ident Of Motor Company at
$4,000 a Year.

DETROIT, January IA new min
imum wage scale of Sc a day, fiat
increase of 81 day for approximate
ly $4,000 employees throughout the
country, was announced today by the
Ford Motor Company. EmplnXes of
the Ford tractor91nteresfs also are in
cluded in the increase. The new wage
minimum becomes effective today.
Twenty-three thousand other en-
ployes Of the Ford interests already
receive Sc or more day.
Coincident with the announcement
of the wage increase, it was made
known that Henry Ford has resigned
formally as president of the Ford
Motor Company, and his son. Edsel.
elected to succeed him at salary of
$4,000 a year.
Mr.. Ford. in rendering his resigna-
ton, gave as his reason his desire to
devote more time to the tractor in
dustry. He retains. however. his seat
on the board of directors of the COM
pany in an advisory capacity.
Edsel Bryant Ford, who becomes the
executive head of a corporation rep
resenting an investment of close to
$200,0o0,000, is only twenty-four years
old He entered the shops of the Ford
plant when he was sixteen years old
to gain a thorough working know
edge of his fathers business. He has
been acting as executive head of the
Ford Motor Company for the past few
months, his father having withdrawn
from active participation in the man
agement to devote his time to the
tractor business and a new national
weekly newspaper.
Concerning the wage increase Henry
Ford said today that it was "only a
just reward to the men who>remained
loyal to the company during the war
period
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01
JOURNALIST SAYS JAPAN
MUST BE AT PEACE TABLE
did Her Part in War and Must Be
Treated as Member of Vic
torious Powers

TOXIC, December : Correspondence
OF the Associated Press). - Japan
should demand at the peace confer
ence," writes Iichiro Tokutomi
Japan's foremost journalist, that she
be treated as a member of the COM
pany of the victorious powers; not
placed in a position Of splendid
isolation. Japan has done her bit in
the war, and now that the war is
over We do not want to have japan
put aside as nation OF no account"
Mr.. Tokutomi pays a glowing trib-
ute to Marquis Saionje, Japan's
principal plenipotentiary. He says
the marquis is intellectually very
liberal and democratic, though an out
and out aristocrat in his tastes and
private life. He lived and studied
long in France.
What Marquis Saionje brings home
from France" writes Mr.. Tokutomi,
will be of spiritual benefit. And this
is what Japan wants. OF sharp,
cunning, good bargain drivers there
are not a few among our diplomats
and politicians, but Japan must be
represented at so momentous a con-
ference by a man who is more than
all that. Temperamentally Marquis
Saionje is moro Latin than Anglo
Saxoos and is thu reverse Of IeUto1 =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01
The Return.

Through uptuned waters of a sickened sea
Blocd-hunted transports scurried forth and
back.
Deity they sped and oft by wary track.
Bat ever back and forth, unWeariedly.
She load OF living merchandise they bore
Was gathered In from mountain, field and
bourse.
More precious than the gold that once did
course
On Spanish main. from Cosoma pour
= tribute to the king of kings they brought,
For He, the eyer-mghty lord of earth,
Had levied on our hearts, had brought to
sue deathless thing for which our fathers
fought.
Humanity, the love Of men for man,
From blood 10 blood by brotherhood besst
And once again to be the priceless lot,
Tue greet. high heritage of one world-cian.
y when from ont the blur. star trailing ear.
here came with gold, and frankincense Ala
myrrh
The MaEi. when star did gently STIR
50 We would tribute bring of all best.
- thought of what that untold merchandise
brought 10 the worlds embittered fields
Ourselves the best have. to die TO live
" csn but give the best that in lies,
- that is poor but for the welcome home
Nre hitter far than all the worldly gifts
y hst can befall their lot who once did roam.
- nations horne-in iish. that VIII not cease
IN shine. because da red not ,sne IL die
Mad" dearcr yet since fighting we found
why.
0he Lord VI Battles was the Prince of Peace.
EWARr HoRB&
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01
OFFICIALS SAIL FOR FRANCE.
Messrs. Schwab, Roosevelt. Baruch
and Others Leave New York.

NEW YORK, January among
those sailing on the steamship George
Washington for France today We're
Charles NJ. Schwab, Franklin d.
Roosevelt. assistant secretary of the
Navy; Lu Cheng Hsiang, head of the
Chinese delegation to the peace con-
ference; Vance Mccormick, Bernard
Baruch and a number of officials of
various governmental departments
who Will assist the American delega-
ton at the peace conference.
Other passengers We're DR. John II.
Finley, superintendent Of education
of New York state, who viii resume
work for the Red Cross in the Holy
Land and Walter Camp, the Yale
foot ball authority, who will super
wise athletic work for the Navy.
The George Washington makes the
trip originally intended for the Lee
viathan, whose sailing was prevented
by the breaking of IA turbine tube.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01
Deaths Reported.

Thr following deaths have been reported to
the health department in the last twenty four
hours:
Violet NJ Mckinney 80, 5o4 Irving street.
BelIina q. kontris, 81. 30 9th street.
Herbert &. kubel, so. 1900 East Capitol
street.
Frederick H. Austin, e. 1I16 Columbia ROAD.
Harriet T. Parks. -. as \ street southeast.
Clara q. Ward, H. SIC 9th street.
Walter Robinson, II, Casualty Hospital.
Josephine Collins. Is, PSI p street.
William J. Knott, lS. Emergency Hospital.
John W. kcmney. 81. l241 L street south
east.
Charles II. McCahc, 81, the Columbia, 1901
Emma J.. Locfel. 30. TO Irving street.
Elsie Skiton. 30 Providence Hospital.
William Il. Brill Is, Walter Reed Hospital
Henrietta Sturges.. Il, .oGl Park road.
Stephen Iindl, 55. United States Soldiers
Home Hospital.
George w. Hoffman, 81. United States Sol
diers' Home Hospital.
James Hoiloran, 81 1910 18th street.
Mary a. Eobey, 2s. Alton place and 44th
street.
Seth a. Terry, "a, Emergency Hospital.
Florence Bell 90, Washington Asylum Hos
pital
Eugene I. King. 90 Walter Reed Hospital
Annie 6. Collier, IS, 2ea Pennsylvania ave-
nue. southeast.
John r. Donoliue 1 month, so3 4th street
northeast.
William Chlan. 3 days, 1923 G street north
east.
Louisa White, 1s. 1906 aad street.
Jennie Skinner. Al, 1914 4th street
Richard Mitchell, A., 1912 Massachusetts,
avenue southeast.
Robert Cayill. II, 1875 Goth street.
Missile f. Bailey, 80. 412 18th street.
Mamie o. White, 8. ia Q street southwest.
Willis Richardson, 10, 2034 4th street.
Jessa Harris. CT, a1l0 10th street.
Louise X. Mason, months, 52l Sd street
southwest.
Joseph Young. "a. tuberculosis Hospital
laura Day. -, st. Elizabeth Hospital,
ttnpf I,.lr f.El
1siah Davis. 81, 226t cleveland avenue
Alice Johnson, 80, :, Wilcox court.
Alberta Hall ~, Freedmen's Hospital
Infant of George and Henrietta Henson ~
days, 7 ST. Hill, AnacoStia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01
AUTO owners Warned
1OPROCURE LICENSES
Allowed Thirty Days Grace, and
Then Penalties Will Be Put on
!. All Delinquents.

Automobile owners who have not
yet taken out their 1919 licenses are
10 be allowed thirty days grace in
~ hich to do so. After expiration Of
by law are to be applied.
Only about 5000 licenses have been
taken out. it was stated at the auto
mobile license office in the municipal
building today, while the estimated
plumber of motor cars in the District
is around $4,000.
At the close of business at noon
yesterday 500 iicen"' IS were issued for
1919, approximately he same number
having been issued the previous day,
or q total of about 1,60p for the last
Two days of the old year. All auto
mobile, motor truck, motor cycle and
other motor vehicle licenses issued in
1a18 expired at II O'Clock last night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01
SC0TSMEN CELEBRATE.
War Over, Gather in London With
Wassail and Native Songs.

LONDON. December 31.-Evidence
that the war is ended came again to-
night in the London celebration of the
passing Of the old year.
The traditional gathering of Scots
men before St Paurs Cathedral took
place with wassail and native songs
For the last four years the sadness
of war precluded this celebration, but
tonight this old custom was renewed
with enthusiasm.
The streets surrounding ST. Paul's
were filed with Scotsmen before mid
night They sang "Auld Lang Syne'
and exchanged greetings, while
chimes, silent since the outbreak of
the war. rang in the new year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01
eco BACK TO SCHOOL"
IS 1919 MESSAGE TO
U.S.. BOYS AND GIRLS

Go back to school," was the
New Year message sent by the
chiidren's bureau to the boys
and girls of America, who entered
shops and factories to do their bit
during the war.
The future national army of
peace is in the school, says Uncle
sam read the message. Every
boy and girl should stay in school
and train their minds and their
hands in order that they may
carry on we'll the work of the fu-
ture. In school you will not only
prepare yourself for better jobs
and higher wages later, but you
will contribute to the future
strenth OF the nation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01
AIR HERO INFLUENZA VICTIM.
William Leefe Robinson Had Won
Victoria Cross.

LONDON, Tuesday. December 81
William Leefe Robinson. one of the
best known members of the Royal
Flying Corps, died tonight at Har-
row, following an attack of influenza.
Robinson, who was awarded the Vic
toria cross in 1916 for bringing down
a Zeppelin which was raidinG LoSl-
don, was captured by the Germans
last April and returned to England
on December II.
During his Imprisonment Robinson
attempted several times TO escape. but
was recaptured. The Germans placed
him in solitary confinement in 4 small
cell, it is said. Since returning he
is reported to have suffered severely
from the hardships he endured while
a captive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01
TWELVE THOUSAND
COMING ON 6 SHIPS
Many Wounded and Sick on
Transports Which Have
Left Europe.
MORE UNITS SOON ON WAY

Six transports carrying about
10 900 American soldiers are on their
way TO the United States. The first
Of the ships, the AafIpe mnon. should
reach New York january ), the last
of them, the Eastern Queen, carrying
only a few casual officers. is due at
Baltimore January IA.
The transport Finland, due at New
port News January 10. brings Brig
Gen. Martin of the S7th Division, and
the I'd Battalion OF the 345th Infantry,
and the headquarters Of the 173d
Infantry Brigade of the same Vii
vision, all en- route for Camp Dix,
\. J. The transport Madawaska, due
at Newport News January s, carried
these additional units of the S7th Di-
vision. also zen route for Camp Dix:
Casual companies. 113, ia, 1l3, 40l,
4OS and 409 and the headquarters OF
the Hath Infantry Brigade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01
CLEVELAND FIREMEN STRIKE

CLEVELAND. Ohio, January L.
One hundred and ninety members of
the Cleveland fire department left
their posts last midnight in their plan
to force the city to put into effect
the eight day which was adopted
by the voters III November, 1917, and
for which the city administration has
said funds were unavailable
The men who walked out returned
at 8 o'clock this morning and relieved
another one-third of the force for
eight hours.
Mayor Davis issued a staten nt
saying that the city will fill as soon
as possible the vacancies of those who
have voluntarily taken it upon them
selves ta,-leaEe their post Of duty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01
GIRL KILLS ASSAILANT.
Twelve Year-0ld Filomena Gam
bina Shoots Peddler.

NEW YORK, January IA frail.
teaf-stajned girl of twelve years
walked into the Mercer street police
station early today, handed the lieu
tenant a revolver, and said she had
just killed Il bad man" who had
attempted to assault her at her home
during the absence of her parents.
Investigation by the police .appar-
entity substantiated much of the girls
story. Tomasso Troia. q peddler who
lived in the same house, was found
upon the floor. with u bullet through
his heart
The girl, Filomena Cambria. SAID
that after she had fred the fatal sbot
she got clothes line, intending to
strange The peddler After waiting
three hours for the man to move, she
said, she walked to the police station
and told her story. The girl IS held
on charge of juvenile delinquency
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
/, CAMP MEADE, Md, January L.
Why Germany bombed hospitals is 10
longer a mystery. a soldier here, Gil
bert Mayer OF the 1o4th Field Signal
Battalion. formerly OF Washington.
d. G, said that he asked German
officer why his nation was violating
the rules of civilized warfare in that
respect and Mayer said the officer re-
piled:
,, 1T only takes 4 few months to
make Il fighting man and only little
| longer to make an officer, but it takes
seven years to make a doctor
| So it was 10 kin doctors that the
Huns kept this up. even into Novem-
Der. according to some soldiers here
who were back in hospitals until the
armistice was signed. The 10th Divi-
sion, from this camp, suffered from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01
ess Auto Deaths in N. Y In 1918.

NEW YORK, January 1.-The num-
Der of deaths, from automobile acct
dents in this state during 1918 was
$50, according to a report issued mere
by the National Highways protective
Association This is more than double
the number killed in 1871 Inc Ia
talities in New York city Were
SIS. or III more than in 1917.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01
Other Units Soon to Return.

The Saith Field Artillery, with 1o6
officers and 2.429 men, and the 10th
Engineers and train, 26 officers and
1900 men. also are among the units
designated for early return.
Aero squadrons included are the
21st. seth. 31st. 32d. SD, a7th, 43d,
1920. 1ofst 257th. 1S4th, 4S3d. 4S9th,
49oth, 46ath and 640th. and air sery-
ice mechanics include the 18th, 18th
and 10th companies. The organiza1
tions of the 4th and 18th and 57th
Pioneer Infantry, represented by one
officer and one man each, and the
I64th Field Hospital, two officers and
fifty-five men, also are designated, as
is a casual company from the air
service and one from the chemical
warfare service. These are in addi-
ton to the 329th and 330th infantry
regiments. previously ordered home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01
Many Sick and Wounded.

The MAZDA waska also carries 1,15S
sick and wounded officers and men,
while the tndland has 349 sick and
wounded officers and men and these ad-
ditional units: Casuel companies Nos.
116, III. lis. 100. 405, 400, 407, 40 and
All and Chemical Warfare Service
Casual Company No. ..
The Agamemnon carries the 315th
Trench Motar Battery, Companies A,
B. c, d. |, X and /, of the 35th In
fantry; Sd Battalion Headquarters,
Machine Gun Company, and $50 sick
and wounded.
The Santa Marta is due at New York
January s and the Louisville should
reach New York January g.
The Madawaska carries casual COM
panies Nos. 113, ia, rs, 401, 40S and
400 and the headquarters of the 174th
Infantry Brigade, all en- route to Camp
Dix, y. J.
The Louisville has on board casual
companies Mes. eos, ,009, 1,06S, 1,069,
1.01o and 1,071, number of casual
officers and seventy three sick and
wounded.
The Santa Marta is bringing liz cas-
ual officers and one officer and twelve
men of the LIST Field Artillery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01
Fare Refusal Ties Up Denver Lines.

DENVER. Col, January -Four
street car lines of the Denver Tram
way Company were tied up during the
rush hour last night, when work
men in the stocllyards and other in
dustrial quarters refused to pay the
7-cent fare recently approved by the
state public utilities commission. They
crowded into the cars. which the con-
ductors refused to move because the
increased rate was not paid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01
ESTATE TAX TO WIPE OUT
KENTUCKY'S STATE DEBT

LOUISVILLE. KY, January In
heritance taxes on the estate of the
late Mrs. Mary Lily Bingham, former
ly Mrs. Henry N. Flagler of New
York, if paid on the basis of a final
valuation, will produce $4,537 .41S.9S,
and not only wipe out the indebted
ness of the state of Kentucky, placed
at 1856, 1868. but leave a balance
of $1,372,312.79 in the state treasury,
according to the report of the state
inheritance tax appraiser filed in
county court here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01
ENSIGN T0LMAN, DISTRICT
Filler, DIES IN ACCIDENT

PENSACOLA, Fla, January En-
sign T. J. Tolman of Washington, d.
c.. was killed yesterday in an airplane
accident on Santa Rosa sound, nine
miles from Pensacola. The body was
recovered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01
Truth full Advertising

The Star will be glad TO
have itsArtention called to
any misleading or untrue
statement, if such should
appear at any time, in any
advertisement in its COLI
upns.
Readers are requested to
assist i'll protecting them
selves, and legitimate ad-
vertisers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-01
Manford W. Saxon Is Dead.

TOPEKA, Kan, December o1-Man-
ford W. Saxon of Topeka, major gem
eral commanding the Modern Wood
men of American Foresters. the uni
formed division of the Modern Wood
men Fraternal Society of America and
Canada, died at his home today after
asnenfreeteh Aiuez