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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19
GEN. MARGINS ELEVATION
MEETS WITH DISAPPROVAL
Nominations of Gen. Pershing and
Admirals Benson and Sims
Applauded in House.

Disapproval of President Wilson'S
recommendation that the permanent
rank of general be conferred upon
Gen. March, chief of staff of the
Army. was plainly manifest in the
House yesterday when the President e
message was read.
This was in distinct contrast to the
demonstration made when the names
of Gen. Pershing and of Admirals
Benson and Sims were read for SINH
lar honors.
When the Presidents message was
read to the House members. rising
from their seats, greeted the name of
Gen. Pershing with applause. Gen
March's name was applauded by some
members. while others shouted NO
no." Mention of both Admirals Ben
son and Sims also was followed by
applause, but only the democrats APP
plauded when the reading clerk an
nounced the signature of Woodrow
wilson"
would it be in order to move
amendment of message by max
ing Woodrow Wilson the permanent
President Of the United States2" in
quired Representative Blanton. demo
crat, of Texas.
A series of 'booes" from republi-
cans hiss and shout Make him
car" answered the Texas member
Speaker Gillett referred the mes
sage to the military and naval COM
mittees for consideration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19
LIEUT.. GEN. LIGGETT WILL
GET WESTERN COMMAND
Maj. Gen. Dickman Assigned to
Lead Southern Department
at San Antonio.

Lieut.. Gen. Hunter Liggett, who
commanded the LIST United States
Army in France, has been assigned to
the command of the Western De-
partment at San Francisco. He will
relieve Maj. Gen. John F.. Morrison.
who is assigned to, the command of
Camp Lewis, Wash.
Maj. Gen. Joseph T. Dickman. for
mer commander of the army of occu-
patton. has been assigned to the COM
mand of the Southern Department, at
san Antonio. Tex. He will succeed
Maj. Gen. ID. c. Cabell. who recently
ordered United States troops into Mex
lean territory in pursuit of the Villa
forces which attacked JuareZ and en-
dangered lives and property in FL
Paso.
With the movement of a number of
regulars to the border after overseas
service il was said by some officers
that Gen. Cabell may be placed in di-
rect command of the border guard
Gems. l.lSSett and Dickman are
aboard the transport Aauitania
which is expected to reach New York
tomorrow. They will visit this CITY
and ihen proceed to San Francisco
and Fort Sam Houston, Tex. respect
lively.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19
HOLIDAY SPIRIT LACKING
IN ST. JOHNS DAY HOLIDAY
Mexico Wonders at Decadence of
Fiesta When lighthouses Once
Did Rushing Business.

MEXICO CITY. July 5 Corresponds
ence of the Associated Press) With
st. Johns day come and gone again
for another year the newspapers of
the capital are unanimous in asking
why this onetime prominent fiesta
is waning in popularity. The holiday
occurs June "a, and was early. writ
ten into the customs of the Mexicans
as day for a bath and for a feast
celebrating the nativity of st. John
the Baptist.
This year, according to the news
paper. there was marked decrease
in the observance of the day The
lighthouses, which in former years did
capacity business from early dawn
until noon. We're not busy. The Holt
day spirit was lacking. In the Zocalo
the principal place of the city, where
on holidays booths are erected for
the sale of food, drinks and trinkets
only thin line of stalls marked the
line for promenaders. The decadence
Of the fiesta was everywhere ap-
parent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19
Building Trades Council
ofChicago Takes Steps
Which May End Lockout

CHICAGO. July 1s.-Hope Of ending
the building trades tie-up was ex-
pressed today when it was announced
that a delegation of members of the
building trades council would seek an
audience with the contractors who
locked the men out, in an effort to
bring about an agreement. Simon
O'Donnell, president of the building
trades council. was authorized to APP
point five members from disinterested
unions to act on the committee.
The lockout was precipitated by a
strike of $4,000 carpenters. who de-
manded a raise in wages from 80
cents to 81 an hour.
In addition to the enforced idleness
of the more than 100000 men in the
building trades, about 10000 employees
of the various packing plants in the
stock yards were on strike today. The
men quit work. their spokesman an
nounced. because they disliked to
have guards around the plants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19
Pire Fighters Needed.
French City Seeks Adoption.

The city of Harnes. the big coal
mining center of France, left in ruins
by the Huns, has appealed. through its
mayor, NJ. Choquet. to Samuel GonfDers,
as the head of the American Fedora
ton of Labor. asking his good offices
in interesting some American indus
trial center that will adopt the dew
astated city in its effort to rise from
the ashes in reconstruction. Mayor
Choquet says that every building in
the town is in ruins. but notwi tn =
standing already more than 1000
miners have returned to begin work
in reopening the mines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19
CONFIDENTIAL" CABLE
UNDER INVESTIGATION
Acting Secretary Polk Alleged to
Have Transmitted Correspond
ent's Protest Against Kolchak.

NEW YORK, July 19.-What pur-
transmitted in code by Acting Secre-
tary of State Polk in Washington to
Col. E. NJ. House. a member of the
American peace delegation in Paris.
appears in the latest issue of the Ma
ton The magazine does not make
public the source from which it OBJ
tanned the document. but William NJ.
Offley. head of the New York Office
of the Department of Justice, said the
matter was under investigation.
Text of the Message.
The message follows:
Green, Washington.
Dated January IS, 1919.
Admission, Paris.
425, January 25, pm. for Col.
House, from Bullard, Toxic.
Still in hospital. but hope to sail
soon to join you. Very sorry for de-
lay. l hope no formal recognition
will be extended to Kolchak. His per-
sonality is of small significance. He
is surrounded and dependent on the
principal idea of government is the
reconquest of former CRAFTS. His army
is being organized on old lines of
czarist discipline. Several units have
already revolted against brutality of
officers. The vengeance of his Cap
parent omission) against bolsheviks.
We have helped to disable riots as
red as the bolshevik terror in Moscow.
After allowing the Siberian govern
ment and the directorate which were
both insincere attempts at liberation
to collapse from lack of recognition
the allied support of Kolchak's expert
ment in reaction is a feature regret
table. Please communicate to Creel
POLK. Acting.
Mr.. Billiard, according to the Nation,
was, next to Mr. Sisson, Mr.. CreeTs
star reporter in Russia" 1t was said
the message was received anony-
mously as was the case with a similar
message. also purporting to be from
Mr. Polk and addressed to Secretary
of State Lansing in Paris under the
date of January "a. 1919. which was
read at a socialist meeting in Madison
Square Garden last month by Max
Eastman, formerly editor of the
Masses 1t also dealt with the Rus
sian situation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19
BANDITS KILL AMERICAN.
State Department Advised of Peter
Catron'S Murder in Mexico.

The murder by Mexican bandits of
Peter Catron. an American citizen
July I, near the town of Wales, in the
Mexican state of San Luis Potosi,
has been reported to the State De-
partment.
Beyond the announcement of the
killing of Catron, no details were re-
ceived by the department. 1t was said
the matter would be carefully investi-
gated with view to fixing the re-
sponsibility for the crime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19
'DRYS' AIM TO RUSH
ENFORCEMENT BILL
Make Fight for Night Session
as Second Part of Measure
Is Taken Up.
DISCUSS FLAVORS TODAY

When the House resumed considera
ton today of the prohibition enforce
! ment bill, one part of which already
has been perfected. dry leaders made
a determined fight for a night ses-
sion in the hope of letting the country
know through the Sunday morning
newspapers that the measure with
it's drastic provisions had been passed
and sent to the Senate.
There are three parts to the bill.
The first, relating to enforcement of
the wartime act, stood its ground
against amendments, and debate today
was expected to be confined to the
second part, which deals with enforce
ment of the law during the long dry
period to begin next January. The
third part. relating to the manufac-
ture and sale of Industrial alcohol. is
not expected to provoke much dis
cussion. and if the prohibition forces
continue to shut off debate at will. as
heretofore. leaders believe they should
finish with part two in five hours at
the most.
Flavoring Extracts Discussed.
First on the program today was
the question of amendments to the fla
voring extract section. half dozen
of which were introduced by Chair
man Volstead. For week or more
the chairman has been trying to hit
upon some compromise amendment
which would permit housewives to
keep on f1avoring their pudding. while
at the same time placing enough re-
strictions on the extract industry to
prevent use of it's product as an al
coholic beverage.
Radical prohibition members were
ready to fight for changes in that
part of the bill which would permit a
sick man, with the aid of a physician.
to get as much as one quart of liquor
month. They said it was too much.
Chairman Nolstead, however. was pre-
pared to resist any attempt to cut
down the sick mans share.
Attempts to call up the prohibition
enforcement bill late yesterday after
passage of the agricultural measure
were cut short by Republican Leader
MondeI with a motion to adjourn.
Adopted Motion to Adjourn.
The House adopted the motion to
adjourn with a whoops after word
had been spread that it was the in
tention of the prohibition forces to re-
sumo consideration of the measure at
an extended night session.
After the adjournment, dry" lead
ers seemed much incensed because the
night session was not held and. gath
ering about Representative Mondell.
demonstrated with him for his action.
A hot exchange of words passed be-
tween the leader and the "drys." some
of the latter asserting that they were
being ignored and would organize
themselves"
Failure to get any consideration of
the bill yesterday was regarded by
the "drys" as certain to delay it's pas
sage until next week. Some predicted
a final vote could not be obtained be-
fore Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19
eaastiionnafres to Be Supplied.
Loses Gold Mesh Bag and Contents

Mrs Ihelma Burner. apartment 80
OF the Nalois apartments, at 1890
Massachusetts avenue northwest. re-
ported to the police that she left a
sold mesh bag. containing $40 in
cash. a hundred dollar liberty bond
of the fourth issue. with some change
and an Army discharge made out to
Robert Burner. in a telephone booth
at the apartment house last night.
and when she returned for it a short
time later it could not be found
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19
ADDITION OF 5000
TO Be CLASSIFIED
Census Employees to Come
Under Jurisdiction of Joint
Congressional Commission.

Five thousand more federal employees
will come under the jurisdiction of
the joint congressional commission on
Redistribution of salaries in the Dis
trict when the census bureau COM
pletes its local stan for the compila-
ton of the 1920 census of the United
States.
Plans are under way by members Of
the Reconsideration comm ission TO
handle this big total of employees
which will bring the total of govern
ment workers 10 be reclassified by
the commission to nearly 10000. in
Guiding the approximately $500 yeo-
men CD and narinetteS to be sent
questionnaires next month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19
Boy Granted Foster-Father's Name,

Justice Siddons of the District SUI
preme Court has legalized the adop-
ton of Frank B. Gravely, four years
old. by Harry Z. Tudor, a printer.
and has authorized the change of the
child's name to Frank Gravely Tudor.
The boys father. Louis o. Gravelv.
an attorney of Fort Meade. Fla con-
scented to the adoption. the child s
mother being dead
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19
JOURNEY OF FIGHTING CZECHS
TO REACH SHRINE OF LIBERTY
Story of Pilgrimage Which Began Seven
teen Months Ago Described by Writer
and Printed by Geographic Society,".

was to endanger the success of the
mercenarieS of the reds in combat
with the mercenarieS of Semenoff
Hence the Czech trains along 5000
mile track were stopped by orders
from Moscow.
Most of the Czech arms had been
seized by the reds who explained that
in France they would be issued new
rifes and that Russia had need of all
the guns they could obtain. But
the Czechs had additinal arms con-
cealed in their homes and
were more ready than was then sus-
pected to accomplish the miracle of a
conquered Siberia
Bolsheviki Walk Into Trap.
Tire bolsheviki walked into the
trap which they had themselves pre-
pared, for. had they lived up to their
promises. the Czechs would all have
been in Vladivostok by July When
the reds attempted to disarm the
CZechoslovak expedition the Bohe-
mians refused to be as meek as the
anti bOlsheviks usually were then
and the result was a continent saved
for democracy while the world was
hunting through it's atlas to find out
who these fighting men with the
strange name really were and what
they were doing SO far from home.
with Gaida's whirlwind campaign
around the end of Lake Baikal and
the Illustration of the reds attempt
to cut the life line of steel that forms
the backbone of settled Siberia. the
Czechs accomplished the most mirac-
ulous success of the war. The TWEEN
ty- eight-year-old leader. Gaida. for
got red tape and did his duty before
having his plans OK.ed by Paris
London or Rome. and thus saved ST.
IBERIA until the allied armies from
the Pacific could some and add the
Q. E. D. sign to the Czech achieve
ment."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19
Engineers of Fire Force
in Chicago to "Quit Work.;
Were Refused Higher Pay

CHICAGO. July 19.-The city of
Chicago was confronted with a seri-
Gus situation concerning it's safety
from fire today when fire department
engineers and their assistants voted
to quit work. This action was taken
as the result of the failure of the city
to meet the demands of the engineers
for an increase in wages. About ESQ
men are affected
The men are civil service employees
and cannot strike" For that reason
they voted to resign
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19
Czechs and Red Guards Meet.
Truthful Advertising

The Star will be glad to
have its attention called to
any misleading or untrue
statement, if such should
appear at any time, in any
advertisement in its COL
umns.
Readers are requested to
assist in protecting them
selves and legitimate ad-
vertisers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19

the laws of God. the laws of man. and
the laws of nature. require system
attic order and cool counsel for their
pr"per application and development.
and for the welfare and happiness OF
the human race"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19
PARAD|NC CZECHS
|UNDAUNTEDBY RAIN
LOCO Veterans March TO the
White House to the Music
of Marine Band.
PRESIDENT LAUDS MEN

Filing past President Wilson be
meath the portico of the White House.
1000 Czechoslovak troops, veterans or
five years of Siberian hghiing.
marched in review yesterday after
noon in the largest foreign troop pa
rade ever held in Washington. while
rain poured down in torrents.
Gray bearded veterans and smooth
checked boys. with more than one
third of their companions wounded
headed by the Marine Band. marches
up historic Pennsylvania avenue. COW
ering the same route of march which
returning Washington troops covered
several weeks ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19
FOREST FIRE STILL
RAGING IN WEST
Three Towns in Peril and
Vast Timber Tracts
Destroyed.

BY the Associated Press.
SPOKANE. Wash July l9.-Forest
fires which have been burning for
more than week over an area of
several hundred square miles in
northern Idaho and western Montana
continued to spread today, although
| 5000 men were fighting the flames
| Hundreds of millions of feet of
standing timber have been burned
/ and a least three small towns in
Montana We're threatened with de-
! Struction.
/ A report early today stated that Gilt
! Edge, a hamlet east of LewiStown
Mont. was menaced by the flames
! Another report said Alberton. thirty
! one miles west of Missoula. was safe
for the time being but not out of
| danger. st. Regis. also west of Mis-
! soula, was reported hemmed by fire
with communication shut off.
200 Million Feet Timber in Peril.
| Fire was burning in a tract of
2oo,ooo,oo0 feet of white pine timber
on Steamboat creek. in the Occur
d'Alene forest, northern Idaho.
| At Port Hill. Idaho, on the Canadian
! line where American fire Fighters
crossed the international boundary to
check blaze which threatened val
liable stand of timber. the America ms
were aided by shifting of the wind,
which turned the flames back on
10000 acres already burned over.
A menacing blaze near Heron. Mont,
anda fires in the Loio and Missoula
forests. north and west of Missoula,
were being fought by several hundred
men, while in the jefferson forests,
near Great Falls. Mont, there was in
creasing demand for additional fire
fighters.
Pire Fighters Needed.
Fires IN the vicinity of Bozeman,
Mont, also were making demands
upon the forest service as were small
er blazes near Helena, at Canyon
Ferry and Jimtown, small mining
/; camps.
Glenn A. Smith. assistant forester of
district No. /, with headquarters at
Missoula- stated that the cost of fire
fighting in June was S135,000 and in
July 100000 with men hard to OBJ
tain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19
E. L. Doheny Is Exonerated,

K. l.. Doheny. California oil operator.
is exonerated by the State Department
in a formal statement of any "ffalse
pretense or lack of good faith" in
connection with obtaining passports
last January when he went to Paris.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19

proved by the international union
meeting will be held Monday or Tues
day and date for the strike set.
Officials of the companies. however.
it was said. expected an agreement
would be reached in a few days and
the strike avoided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19
A DELICIOUS TONIC.


Reju,enates physical energy. corrects digestive
disorders and tones the system Ask your physi-
clan Advertise ment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19
Were Well Entertained.

Extensive arrangements for enter
tanning the visiting veterans were
made by welfare organizations. me
v. NJ &. A last night, with other
agencies, presented u motion picture
program at the camp. and the Red
Cross provided luncheons immediate
~ after the march.
Col. Gienty. commander of Camp
McigS. issued orders that everything
possible be done for the comfort OF
the guests. Camp cooks eXerted them
selves to prepare and serve meals
of royal quality.
Render Songs of Their Country.
In the y. NJ. C. A. Hut last night
the veterans gave a song fest. Ma
tional songs of their country were
sung over and over again.
The Red Cross today provided au
tomobiles in conjunction with the Y
NJ. c. A. and the War Camp Commun-
ity Service for a sightseeing trip
around Washington. The men viii
visit all the big government build
ings and grounds. VIII he taken for
Il trip to the Arlington National Gem
"tery and will be shown all of the
historic features of the city.
Stereopticon views OF large Ameri-
can cities will he shown this after
noon at Camp Meigs. and tonight ar
entertainment. with number of per
formers from keithS, will form tn,
principal feature of reception.
Start for Home Tomorrow.
The troops will leave tomorrow
morning at o'clock Tor Newport
I News. where they will take n shiT
for Europe. Within the next three
weeks they Will he back at then
homes. after circling the globe in tn,
battle for world democracy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19
"We All Rejoice"

you are returning now to your
native land which is today, we all
rejoice to say, again free and in
dependent country. May you contrib
ute to her life that standard which
you so conspicuously manifested
through all your trying experiences
in Russia and Siberia, and may you
keep in mind after your return, as
YOU have kept in mind hitherto, that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19
Begins Expansion of Force.

The bureau of the census has begun
the work Of expanding its force here
for handling the big job of counting
the population Of the country II Is
expected that the peak Of the expan-
sion of the bureau will be reached h,
next January /. This means that the
force VIII be augmented to such an
extent 10y that time that approximate
~ 5000 employees will he added ac-
cordinE to the belief of the classified
ton comm iSSlon.
Since these new census bureau en-
ployes viii be workers in the District
and VIII be at work by the time the
classification comm iSsion will make IL :
report to Congress. members of tn.
commission have determined that
these workers shall be included in
their report.
e1sstionnafres to Be Supplied.
Questionnaires probably will go out
to these workers as they did to the
100000 federal and District employes
here. and as they will go next month
to the more than 1000 yeomen (Eo
and marinettes, who will then he
transferred to civilian status under
the Navy Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19
Presidents Remarks.

1T gives me great pleasure" said
the President, in addressing the mill
tary representatives of the new ma
ton, ito have this opportunity to re-
view this detachment of your valiant
army and to extend to you. it's officers
and the brave men associated with
you a most cordial welcome. Though
we have been far away, we have
watched your actions and have been
moved by admiratino of the services
you have rendered under the most ad-
verse circumstances.
Having been subjected to an alien
control. you were fired by a love on
yuor former independence and for the
CALAMITY aligned yourselves with
those who fought in opposition to all
despotic and military autocracy. At
the moment when adversely came to
the armies with which you were
fighting. and when darkness and dis
enlargement Vast a shadow upon
your cause, you declined to be daunt-
ed by circumstances and retained
your gallant hope. Your steadfast-
ness in purpose, your unshaken belief
of body and of heart have invoked
the admiration of the world.
In the midst of a disorganiZed peo-
pie and subject to influences which
worked for ruin, you consistently
maintained order within your ranks
and by your example helped those
with whom you came in contact. You
re-established your lives. l cannot
say too much in proise of the de-
meanor of your brave army in those
trying circumstances. Future gener-
ations will happily REGARD the in
f1uence for good which you are priv
ileged to exercise upon a large part
of the population. of the world, and
will accord you the place which you
have so courageously won. There is.
perhaps. nowhere recorded a more
brilliant record than the withdrawal
of your forces in opposition to the
armies of Germany and Austria
through a population at first hostile.
for the march of your armies for
thousands of miles across great
stretches of Siberia. all the while
keeping in mind the necessity for
order and organization.