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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-03

average tenants-those who are pay
ing from S25 to $50 a month rent
Will be disturbed by large increases
this year. 1 know that there is much
unrest and apprehension over what
will happen when the Salisbury law
ceases to be operative, but | am sure
it Is not justified"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-03
VICE PRESIDENT TO
SEE MEDALS GIVEN
Will Help Honor Tomorrow
D. c. Persons Who Served
During War.
5000 TO GET AWARDS

Vice President Marshall today ac
copied the invitation to represent the
President at the exercises on the
morrow morning. when the District
will present medals of honor to 5000
of its men and women who were in
the military service during the war.
1t is estimated that Washington
had approximately $4,000 individuals
in the Army. Navy and Marine Corps.
Considering the difficulty of getting
men together after they have been
mustered out of service. the citizens
committee is gratifled that as many
as 5000 registered for the medals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-03
WILL RECLASS|Fy
POSTAL EMPLOYEES
Subcommittee Drawing Plans
Covering 100000 U. S.
Workers, 1900 in D. c.

Plans for the reclassification OF the
400. 900 postal employees Of the United
States, which number includes the
/. 300 workers at the Washington city
post office, are being drawn up by
special subcommittee appointed by
the postal service Reconsideration com
mission.
Senator's Bankhead and Gay and
Representative Stevenson comprise
this special subcommittee on manage
ment and procedure. which is at
work today drawing up plans for car
rying on the huge task before the
commission.
Questions relative to the adoption
Of questionable system. resembling
that used by the Joint congressional
commission on the recla sification of
salaries in the District. and other
matters pertaining to Redistribution
work. were considered by the sub
committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-03


In acquiring this property, which
adJoins the present property of the
firm Alexander Hecht, head of the
concern. said it indicates the convic-
ton and belief in the future of that
part of 9TH street as the logical shop
ping center.
THE steady growth toward a bet
ter store, catering to all classes of
the people" Mr. Hecht said, has been
due in no small measure to young,
energetic organization with wealth
Of ideas and with the courage of
achievement TO blaze the way to big
ger. brighter things"
He said most gratifying phase
Of the plans under considerati ton by
the Hecht Company is the opportunity
il will afford of creating bigger OPP
portunities and better working con-
ditions for its employees, a larger field
Of endeavor for the conscientious,
ambitious and loyal and the develop
ment Of helpful cordially of COM
munity interest in it's store family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-03
Col. Joseph Wheeler Assigned Here

Col. Joseph Wheeler. jr.. Coast Ar
tillery Corps. has been assigned to
duty in the office of the adjutant gen
eral, War Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-03
Stand to Seat 5000.

| On this hill a grandstand with a
erected. Each person who enters this
stand will be given a red paper cap
and cape to put on. When the stand
IS filled 1t will resemble huge human
flag.
The stand will be partly occupied
by public school children. Tickets
for the balance Of seats may be OBJ
tanned at old Central High School
until $50 o'clock this afternoon by
relatives and friends of the men who
are to receive the medals. Children
under ten years will not be admitted
to the stand.
The Secretary of War will not be
asked to pin a medal on each man:
The men to be honored will be lined
up in companies of hundred. and
the medals for each company will be
presented to the men designated as
captains. The captains in turn will
pin the medals on their men
The Secretary of War will deliver
an address. and the Vice President
also will probably make a brief talk
to the men.
The idea Of Secretary of the Inte-
native born Americans to be good
citizens by administering an oath of
allegiance to them when they attain
the age of twenty-one will be car
| ried out at the exercises at the Mon
ument.
Forty-e;ght soldiers. each represent
ing the manhood of one of the states,
and forty-eight young women of the
Interior Department. representing
womanhood of the states. will take
the oath, which follows:
IT enter into American citizenship
with this pledge, made before my
fellow citizens, that the rights and
powers given me by this country shall
be so used that the people of Amer
lea shall the more perfectly enjoy
the benefits OF free institutions and
increasingly present to the world
the strength and security which
come from a high regard for the rights
Of others"
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Is Huge Proposition.

Plans are being laid slowly. as the
job before the commission is a big
one in every respect. 1t will include
the Reconsideration of 10000 workers
spread all over the territory of the
United States. The physical territory
covered.
One of the outstanding questions
with which the commission will have
to deal from the very first will be that
of relative wages paid various postal
workers. 1t is known that the expert
distributors in the city post offices of
the country feel that their wages
should be in excess Of letter carriers
These expert distributors must take
time Of their own to practice on their
work. 1t Is declared. and are forced to
spend many weary hours outside of
their regular working hours getting
ready for the stiff examinations they
are required to pass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-03

The Irish Amateur Athletic Asso-
citation has arranged an international
contest with a team from the Ameri-
can Army in France. The meet will
be held in Dublin July II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-03
Ordered to Militia Bureau.

Col William +. Jones. field artil-
lery. has been ordered to this city
for duty in the militia bureau War
heparttperf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-03
Lieut.. Col. Nance Ordered to D. G.

Lieut.. Col. Curtis II. Nance. field ar
tillcry, has been ordered to this city
for duty under the chief of field artil-
lery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-03

The American tank steamer De
l;oto, Copenhagen for New York, has
been detained at Christiansand to re-
place a lost propeller blade.
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Requests to Registrars.

Robert y. Harper. chairman of the
medal committee. today urged every
man who is to get a medal to report
at the EIlipse at $50 o'clock in the
morning in uniform. He also wants
the marinettes and yeomen cd who
registered to wear their dainty serv-
ice suits.
Each person who registered must
take to the Ellipse the card he or she
received at the time of registering.
These will be collected as the medals
are distributed.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels will
not be able to attend, but Secretary of
War Baker will be there to present
the medals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-03
HEIGHT co. BUYS FEDERAL AND
GARRICK THEATER BUILDINGS
$25O,OOO Transfer and Planned Extension
Show Developments of 9TH Street
Anticipated
Sees 7th St. as Shopping Center.

disturbed, but will have ample time
in which to secure other locations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-03
Expenses More Than Double.

with other items it Is the same.
7 used to buy scrubbing powder for
SIS and So a barrel: now it is $18 and
Sl9 for the same amount. String
mops have increased from about $40
a bale to a figure we'll over 500 a
bale. Labor has gone up in the same
proportion and is hard to get at any
Nevertheless. / do not belieyc the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-03
Gen. Simms in Charge.

Brig. Gen. Richard D. Simms. COM
mander of the National Guard, will be
at the Ellipse with corps of mar
shals at $50 to form the men into
companies and battalions as they ar
rive.
AS soon as the units are formed
they will march. with the Marine
Band at their head, to roped-o in
closure at the foot of the hill which
slopes down from the Monument
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-03
Cites One Big Increase.

"In one instance where man IS
now having S35 month for an apart
uent we have notified him that the
new rate will be 500 said one agent.
JAS percentages go that is large IN
Grease. but the apartment Is near the
bridge and has hve
large rooms and bath. That is rate
of but s12 a room. which is very rea-
sonable. And what is more. such
return will bring the owner OF the
property only a very moderate return
on the money he has invested in the
apartment" ,.
of one of the most prominent real es-
tate firms in Washington. which is
not asking more than 10 per cent
raise in any instance. brought forth
a contract for next winters coal as
indicative of the need for increasing
rents. This contract was for soft
coal at the rate of $7.75 per ton. with
an added charge of rs cents per ton
where it was necessary to store the
coal.
.aThree years ago we bought this
same grade of coal for $3.65 a ton"
he said. LAS for anthracite coal for
next winter, we cannot get any price
ouotation at all, but must contract
for coal at whatever prices will pre-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-30
DIR. SCHOTT Held
in MURDER CASE
Kentuckian Is Charged With
killing Girl Office Assist
ant Christmas.

Louisville. Dec 29-Dr Christopher
G.. Schott, charged with killing Miss
Elizabeth Ford Griffith. his office as
sistant, and the central figure in Ken
tucky's most mysterious murder case
in years. refused to furnish $4,000 bail
at the conclusion of arguments on
motion for bal To-day. He elected to
remain in Jail pending examination and
trial later IN the week.
Schott's attorney claimed the bond
was excessive In view of the statement
by Laureno Gardner, thirteen, that
she and the physician We're delivering
Christmas presents at the time Miss
Griffith is believed to have been shot.
She was found with the dead physi-
clans office pistol by her side.
An unusual feature of the case was
the police announcement that the
physician advocated trial marriage with
Miss Griffith, who at one time was
his fiance. on the theory that such
marriage for her eventually would
mean she would become his wife
Laureno Gardner was released on nom
inal bail pending trial in the juvenile
court.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-30
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ARE SPREAD |
CONCERNING COOLEY TRADECYi
INSANITY PLEA
MADE FOR new
New Light in Case Predicted to
Come Out Of Testimony
of Half Sister.

Los Angeles, Dec. 29.--Gustaye
Leonhardt, one of the witnesses by
which the defense hopes to prove the
insanity of Harry New, on trial for the
murder of his sweetheart, testified to-
day that when New was visiting him
once he found New in the bath tub
at one o'clock in the morning attired
in his underwear and sox. There was
no water in the tub, but New ex-
planned he thought he would take a
good bath and get ready for tomor-
row.
Among the witnesses to have been
called today at the trial of Harry
New, who is accused of the murder of
his fiance, Freda Lesser, is Miss Edna
Clancy, half sister of the accused, ac-
cording to counsel for the defense who
predicted her testimony would place
.'the unfortunate death of Miss Lesser
in an entirely different light
Defense counsel also indicated an
attempt would be made to prove New
had perfected plans for his marriage
to Miss Lesser a few hours before her
death. The attorneys said this testi-
mony would be offered to refute the
claim of the prosecution that New ae-
cided several weeks before the death
of Miss Lesser last July that he would
not marry her and had deliberately
planned her death.
Thessattorneys also announced the
intention of calling alienists to testify
as to News mental condition. They
sa4aected TO complete their case by
Wednesday afternoon. 1t was said the
state planned to introduce much re-
buttal testimony and that the case
would not reach the jury for several
weeks.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-30
SENATORS UNITE ON PLAN TO
RATIFY W. W. ID PEACE TREATY
MARTIAL Law in
INDIA DEFENDED
Report on Probe of Massacres
COntins Facts of Start
ling Interest.

London, Dec 29-The latest news
papers received here from India con-
tain details of the investigation of the
massacre of natives at Amritsar. India,
last April and the testimony given be-
fore the commission of inquiry.
General Sir William Beynon. district
commander, testifying at Lahore, in
November, strongly upheld the intro
duction of martial law. He defended
the action of General Dyer, commander
of the troops in Indie, at Gallian-
Walabagh and Amritsar. He said mo-
bile columns had been sent out to i'm
press the natives and make it clear
that it was intended to keep order and
TO counteract false reports that British
rule had ended.
Magistrate J. E. Keough testified re-
garding Tagging He said only natives
OF good physique Were chosen, twelve
being flogged in one day on the same
triangle. The punishment was inflict-
ed with the usual cane.
Colonel North. who commanded the
fort during the riots, said that the
people We're offensive, and laughed and
ieered at the British a month prior to
the riots Early in the morning of
April 12, crowd of six thousand col
lected outside the rails of the fort.
Many We're armed with axes or poles,
IOl0nel NO.tH ucCidTeu. ios eiIcu ~
push the rails down. and spat at the
people inside. They also stoned an
officer leaving the fort.
According to Colonel North. many
used the expression, Let US Kill the
white men,
The senior native magistrate at La
hore. Rahim Rux, said he gathered that
the impression prevailing in the crowd
which coilided With the authorities IN
April was that if the agitation con-
tinued two or three days it would
result in the dismissal of the lieuten-
ant governor and if continued a week
or so would insure the dismissal of the
yiceroy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-30
LIGHT VOTE IN
ALABAMA ELECTION

Montgomery. Ala, Dec 29-only a
light vote was being polled today upon
ratification of two amendments to the
Alabama constitution. One amend
ment proposes exemptions for a period
OF several years to soldiers and sailors
serving in the world war from pay
ment of poll taxes and the other pro-
posed allowing forty-two towns and
cities in Alabama to raise tax levy
rates beyond the limit now constitu-
tionalIy permissible. Reports from
over the satte indicated that the vote
would be light, probably reaching not
more than half the states normal vot-
ing strength.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-30
Railroad Brotherhoods and Af-
filiated Trades Adopt Reso-
luton Opposing Act.
coMPERs AssAILs REPORT
IN Public Announcement Says
Industrial Conference Has
Failed Recognize Unions

washington, Dec. 29.-Representa-
.ves of the four railroad brotherhoods
and heads of affiliated trades tonight
adopted a declaration of principles op-
posing legislation which would make
strikes of railway workers unlawful
The declaration, framed at a con-
ference with Samuel Gompers declared
it the sense of organized railway en-
ployes that penalty clauses in pending
railroad legislation against workers
ceasing employment should be elm
favored government control of rail-
roads for not less than two years
longer as a test, saying a fair test had
not been made.
Gompers conferred today with DAN
e Willard, president of the Baltimore
and Ohio, but neither would say what
vas discussed. There are reports in
lavored government control of rail-
way executives are opposed to the
anti-strike clause.
No important decisions were reached.
today by senate and house conferees
On the railroad legislation. The pro-
visions of the Cummins and Esch bill
for regulation of issuance of railroad
securities was under discussion. No
mention was made of the labor provi-
slons it was said. Some of the con
ferees believe these may not be
reached for two or three weeks.
Representatives of the railroad
unions affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor who had planned
10 confer with Director General Hines
cided at the last moment not to see the
director general today. No reason for
The postponement was given nor did
the union officials indicate when they
would ask for a conference.
ssuggestIons ofe<tIe presidents i'm
dustrial conference for settlement of
labor unrest drew fire today from
discussion invited by the commission
in its report published today. Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, said the failure
Of the conference to recognize defi-
nitely the trade unions as the basis for
representation was a fatal omission.
Frank Morrison, secretary, noting
the absence of reference by the con-
ference to collective bargaining or the
necessity for organizations of workers
said anyone who would avert or post
pone industrial conflicts could not ig-
more these principles.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-30
Three Modificat % . Fourteen
Principal Resef atoms Will
Be Proposed.
PARTY LEADERS TOGETHER
Concrete Action Is Expected
When Senate Reassembles
on Next Monday.

Washington. Dec. 29.-Republican
and democratic senator's working for
a peace treaty compromise centered
their attention today on a plan said
to have been accepted by the mild
reservation republicans and by a num-
ber of democrats for ratification with
three notifications in the fourteen
reservations approved by the senate
ma jority at the last session.
The three changes. which some
senators believe would make the res
ervations acceptable to two-thirds.
deal with the preamble declaration
that the qualifications must be ac-
quiesced in by the other powers, with
article 10 and with Shantung. The
mild group believe Senator Lodge, the
republican leader will be willing to
make these changes and that Senator
Hitchcock, leader of the democrats
also Will be satisfied with them. 1t
was said, however, neither of the party
heads in the senate yet had expressed
a final opinion.
Under the new preamble suggested
the senate reservations will be regard
ed as accepted by the other parties to
the treaty unless specific objections
were made within limited time. The
wording of the article 10 reservation
would be changed so as to eliminate
the language which President Will
son said he would regard as a rejec-
ti0n of the treaty and to substitute
an affirmative declaration that the
articles obligations are accepted with
the understanding that future con-
crosses shall be at liberty to decide
questions of peace and war. Language
which some senators have regarded as
offensive to other powers would be
modified in the Shantung reserya-
ton.
Although compromise talk on this
and other modification plans continue
among the senators remaining here,
there are so many absent that no con-
crete action is expected until the SEN
ate reassembles next Monday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-30
new SENSATION
in JENKINS CASE
Rumor Has 1t President or
Lansing Furnished Bond
For Consul Agent.


Washington, Dec. 29.--Reports al
legged to have been circulated in New
York by the Mexican consulate there
that president Wilson or Secretary
Lansing had paid the necessary bail
money to have American Consular
Agent Jenkins, released from the
Puebla JAIL will be investigated by
the senate foreign relations subcom-
mittee inquiring into Mexican affairs.
il was announced here tonight by
Francis J. Kearful, counsel for the
subcommittee.
Lansing. on being told of the al
legged reports, and the president con-
ferred with A. Salter Hansen, who
furnished the bond, before Hansen left
the United States. He said the whole
thing was ridiculous and that he never
heard of Hansen until the name came
out as the man who furnished the
BAIL
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-30
new ANGLE in
MURDER CASE
Woman Is Arrested For Murder
of Brown, Son of Wealthy
Manufacturer.

Mount Clemens, Mich, Dec. ga
warrant for the arrest of Beatrice
Vester on charge of numbering j.
Stanley Brown, son of a wealthy De-
troit manufacturer was issued today
as the result of information given by
Gladys Summit, of Battle Creek. The
police are also seeking a man whom
they think may be connected with
the case. Brown was supposed to
have been killed for money.
Mount Clemens, Mich, Dec. 90
Macomb county authorities through
out the day investigating the new
angle of the Staying of j. Stanley
Brown, son of Detroit millionaire
manufacturer, whose body was found
in his automobile on the road from
Detroit last Wednesday morning.
The new information was the state
ment by Miss Gladys Summit, who
came here late last night from Bat
tie Greek and gave the officers a
story involving a young woman who,
until last Saturday lived in Battle
Greek and who, Miss Summit declar-
ed, had been much in Browns COM
pany just prior to his death.
The girl whose name Miss Summit
gave to the officers, left Battle Creek
the statement says after borrowing a
uniform from a soldier stationed at
Camp Custer. She returned to Bat
tie Greek Wednesday afternoon, Miss
Summit declared. with a large sum
of money and attired in new and ex-
pensive clothing. Later when in
formed of Browns death by Miss
Summit. the statement says, the girl
displayed unusual interest and in
quired if her name was mentioned
by the newspaper reports.
Discussing the latest development
of the investigation, Alan Straight,
chief of police. who returned here last
night with Miss Summit recalled the
statement of farmer that the lat
ter had passed Browns automobile
late Tuesday night and some dis
tance down the road had passed
figure dressed in mans clothing, but
who. he said, did not walk or look
like man. This peeularity. the farm
er said. attracted second look at
the pedestrian.
Miss SUBMITS statement that
uniforR had been borrowed from a
{MksrA u Continued on Pane Twol
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-30
LEAKING ship
CALLSF0 AID
Schooner Summerville Signals
to Steamer M0OsehauSic in
Gulf-Be Towed Here

The schooner Jean Summerville,
lumber-laiden Mobile TO Las Palmas.
was picked up i'll leaking condi-
ton in the gulf last night by the
steamer Moosehausic. according TO
radio messages to local shipping
firms last night. The Summerville
left Mobile about three days ago. On
her northbound trip about 10 days
ago her captain died of fever.
Tugs have been sent to the sum
mervilles assistance. In the meantime
the Moosehausic is standing by. The
Moosehausic was recently completed
at Mobile and was making her maid
en- trip. She dropped Inspector Dela-
croix off Pensacola bar, yesterday
morning and was proceeding to Eng
land with a general cargo when she
piclSed up the Summertime.