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AUTO COLLISION DELAYS
FUNERAL PROCESSION
Wheel of Motor Hearse Broken OF.
casket Transferred to An
/ other Vehicle.

4 funeral procession On It's way to
Immaculate Conception Church, sth
and n streets. was delayed yesterday
by collision between the hearse and
an automobile operated by Joseph
Ben, colored. eighteen years old, 1913
9Th street The motor hearse was
turning west at eth and n streets,
when the automobile operated by Bell.
going south on 9Th street, struck 1t
with force enough to break Off one
OF Its wheels. Transfer of the casket
TO another hearse was necessary
Policeman Jacobs of the fourth
precinct arrested Bell.
DR.. Cornelius De Weese, 1901 Euclid
street, was owner and occupant of
an autompbile that cofiided with the
automobile of Robert Murray, 1917
Young street southeast. at Florida
avenue and Sth street yesterday. The
damaged to the amount of 800. Dr.
De Weese escaped serious injury.
Two cars on the Washington-
Virginia line collided at 13h and C
streets yesterday afternoon shortly
before 5 O'Clock. One car was damaged
and John Walker. colored, ffty-one
Years old. l2s F street southwest. a
passenger. was slightly hurt He re-
fused treatment
trucks, one the property OF the
standard Oil Company and the other
belonging to the Dorsch Baking Com
pany. occurred at 18th and II streets
yesterday. afternoon. Both vehicles
we're damaged.
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DEATH CALLS COUNTY
FOOD ADMINISTRATOR
Charles N. Bouic Was Attorney
Active in Politics of
Montgomery.

ROCKVILLE, Md, January 49,
Charles Norman Bouic, attorney,
active for some years in democratic
politics, and food administrator Of
Montgomery county, died here this
evening of pneumonia, resulting from
influenza, after a weeks illness
Mr.. Bouic was n member of the law
firm Of Bouic & Boulc. He was thirty
seven years old. He was a personal
friend of former Senator Blair Lee.
Mr.. Bouic is survived by his widow.
who was Miss Vivian Waters, and by
three brothers, Albert NJ Rouic, states
attorney; Harry q. Bouic of Washing
ton and William G. Bouic OF Hot
Springs, Ark. His mother. Mrs Alice
Bouic, lives here. He was a son of
the late William Tiers Bouic. who
served In the state senate.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
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sentative to the Old Soldiers and
Sailors Home. Maj. Frederic S. Hodg-
son; representative to the G. A. r.
relief committee. Adolph S. Schippert;
patriotic instructor, Past Commander
II. w. Rutledge; chaplain. Past Com
mander Silas E. Robb; color bearer.
William Rosser; guide. Henry II.
Gaylor: musician. Past Commander
Arthur B. Barringer; inner guard,
Leo A. ONeill: outer guard, William
J. Reardon, and press correspondent,
fast Commander ]. Clinton Hiatt
The past commander badge was
presented to retiring Commander J.
Clinton Hiatt by Commander Davis.
Patriotic Instructor II, ". Rutledse
outlined work TO be done the COM
ing year. Patriotic songs were sung
by Fast Commander E. A. Lang.
The following officers of Gushing
Auxiliary. No. 4. were Installed by
Past Division Commander Charles S
Davis:
President. Mrs. Sadie r. VOLT: vice
president, Mrs. Sophie j. Bergner:
trustees. Mrs. Anna J. kirkley. Miss
Aimira V. Brown and Miss Augusta
u. Palmer: treasurer. Mrs Clara Il
Earringer; guide. Mrs. Mabel D. 3
Gates; assistant guide. Miss Lottie
STATE: right color guard. Miss
Gretchen A Bergner; left color guard,
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By casled order OF Edward N. Hur-
ley, chairman of the United Stat
Shipping Board, William c. Ward of
1872 Vernon street this city, has been
appointed assistant secretary of the
boa ri.
air Ward, vino is sou OF the late
pr. William Ward, who practiced
medicine in Washington for forty
years. has had unusual seafaring ana
business experience
Leaving Washington when he was
fifteen years old, young Ward went
before the mast as II deep sea sailor
and served for seven years. For
seven years more he was engaged in
economic research and financial writ
ing in New York city. He is mem
Der Of the American Economic Asso-
citation.
When the United States entered the
war Ward volunteered in the Navy
and was offered the rank of lieutenant
commander He failed to pass the
physical examination
Then he rendered his services to the
Emergency Fleet Con poration and
was assigned to duty as production
engineer in charge Of steel construc-
ton Later he was transferred to
the staff of Mr.. Hurley as an expert,
where he was serving when a ca BILE
gram assigned him to his new duties.
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CUSHING CAMP INSTALLS
NEWLY CHOSEN OFFICERS
Leaders for Auxiliary of the S IS
of Veterans Also Take
Up Duties.

Newly elected officers of William E.
Cushing Camp. No. 90. Sons Of Vet
Grams. L. S A.. and Gushing Auxiliary.
No. 1. were installed Friday night in
their hall at Pythian Temple. 9Th
near L street. The officers were in
stalled by Past Division Comma der
Charles s Davis.
They are: Commander. James S
Jones; senior vice commander. Eugene
e. Stevens; Junior vice commander.
A. Van Ness Burst; council, Past
Commander J. Clinton Hiatt, chair
man, Leo a. o'Neill and Levi r. Ray
Inond; secretary. Wiifred +. Garlick:
treasurer. William +, Wolfe; repre-
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Assistance for Soldiers.

Declaring that the federal govern
mcnt has practically abandoned its
own building program for the past
two years, Mr.. Post pointed to the &C.
cumu!ation of work as an opportunity
to afford buffer employment to tide
over the returning soldier who has
no job until he can obtain permanent
employment.
Apparent lack of employment dur
ing the readjustment period" Air
Post said, docs not necessarily Ii
dictate q lack of employment afte
adjustment has been completed
To private builders MIR. Fost sal:
in q S atement:
IF you are going to build a hous
huiIu =, now rather than a year from
80" ""d keep credits and labor tur
ing over"
lrIs turnover. he said. must be &C
complished If labor and capital al
to he satisfied during the TRANSITION
period.
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PATIENTS DEATH CALLED
INVOLUNTARY SUICIDE"
Walter Barbill Of Nazareth. Pa,
Drops From Second Floor
Window Of Hospital.

Waiter Barhili. an insurance agent
from Nazareth. Pa, died at Prov!dence
Hospital Friday night from a frslcturs
OF the skull resulting from his jump
ing or falling from window on tbs
second floor OF the hospital Coroner
hewitt. after invcstig atins the case
yesterday, recorded it as one of III
voluntary suicide" the first certificate
OF the kind, il ;s stated. ever given
in this city.
Barb.li was taken to the Hospital
sufTering from influenza. and had de
veloped pneumonia other patient
saw him leave his bed and go to the
window. but attendants who were
summoned arrived too late.
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Miss Frances A Fletcher: chaplain,
Mrs. Elsie D Dern: patriotic in
structor. Mrs. Rose S. Rutledge: in
side guard, Mrs. Laura Louise Young;
outside guard. Mrs. Ida E. Slant;
press correspondent. Mrs. Laura
Louise Young: pianist. Miss Augusta
B. Palmer; Judge advocate. Charles
s. Davis, and secretary. Mrs. Eliza
beth II. r. Davis.
The following members OF Gushing
Camp were elected TO assist Burnside
Post, No. 9. 9. \. r. in instaiis roin
ceremonies next Wednesday night:
A. Van Ness Burst, Gurnon r Scott,
Wflfred E. Garlick. Leo A. o'Neiil
Levi B. Raymond. Henry II. Gaylor
Charles s Davis, Past Commando !.
Clinton Hiatt and Commander James
s Jones
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Essential to Welfare.

Activity of the construction Indus
try at this time is essential to the
general welfare of the country" said
Francis I. Miller, director of the divi-
sion Of public works and construction
development. a newly created agency
to carry out the departments building
program.
The question Is one, said Mr Miller
IN supplementary statement, which
goes beyond the construction industry
1T is fundamental" he said, ITO cur
entire program of reconstruction and
affects society as q whole
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IN1ann1n1
H.BRIEE:! III

The Patrick II. fsearse Branch,
Friends of Irish Freedom. will hold its
weekly meeting this evening at North
east Temple, 18th and Fl streets north
east. The meeting will be impor-
tant in that the executive committee
will have reports from the various
branches in the United States. The
meeting will be presided over by
Rosa F. Downing.
Alice r.. Mann has filed suit in the
District Supreme Court to recover
800 damages from the Washington
Terminal Company for alleged per-
sonal injury. Mrs. Mann was prepar-
ing yalua ton slip for her mothers
baggage at Union station June 5.
1916, when she stumbled over hand
bag alleged to have been placed in
the way by an agent of the company.
She sustained permanent injury, she
alleges.
LemueI Williems, col0retI, ga F.
street, was knocked down by motor
truck at 5th and NJ streets yesterday
and his head aud right leg were hurt.
John Smith. colored. $50 Cd street
operating the truck. took him to Cas-
ualty Hospital
Meeting at the Washington Y. ".
&c. A., 1886 G street, at $50 o'clock
this afternoon. THE Red Triangle Out
ing Club members will walk through
Potomac Park to Lincoln Memorial,
thence to the mouth CT Rock Creek
and along the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal. They will continue to Little
Venice" In Georgetown, and Hogan's
alley. The walk will be about four
miles.
William b. Colver, chairman Of the
Federal Trade Commission, will ad-
dress the Commercial Club Tuesday
evening, at dinner. at which he will
be honor guest, to be given in the club
quarters. His subject will be .'rhe
American Trade Commission and
American Business
MAI. Pullman, superintendent of no.
lice. has received a request to forward
or deliver a letter to Charles Haw-
kins. The letter was received from
his sister, who is a resident of Horse
head, y. Y.
The Hersl Club of Washington. n
Zionist society cooperating with the
Washington branch of the Jewish
Welfare Board. will hold it's regular
meeting at o'clock this afternoon
and Pennsylvania avenue northwest
Officers elected at the last meeting
viii be installed.
Mrs. Court r. Wood, president Of
the District Federation of Women's
Clubs, invi' women who are willing
to do personal work for America nization
to meet with the committee at Old
Central High School Tuesday, Janu-
airy z, at one o'clock.
C. j. Armstrong, thirty-seven years
old, Greenburg, S. C.. was strick en-
with paralysis in his room at 1908
Pennsylvania avenue yesterday. His
! left side was affected. He was taken
! to Emergency Hospital.
| James Holly, coIored. private In
che Army, on furlough from Langley
Field, Va, fell from an Anacostia ca
at 9Th and . streets last night and
received a serious injury to his head.
, The injured man, whose home is at
/ sts Delaware avenue southwest, was
! taken to Casualty Hospital.
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ARRIVE AT WALTER REED
Party of Sixty Wounded Soldiers
Comes From Overseas; Others
Are Due This Morning.

A party Of sixty wounded soldiers
from overseas arrived at Walter Reed
Army Hospital last night at 1890
o'clock, coming direct from Hoboken,
N. j., where they had landed yester-
day. Another party of wounded, ar
irving from France at Newport News,
Va, is scheduled to reach the hospital
early this morning It was stated at
the hospital that there were no Dis
trict soldiers in either party.
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Poles Sail From New York.

VIEW YORK. January 4-Tne
French line steamship France, which
Jailed today. carried a battalion of
Poles. numbering 1854 men, recruited
IA America for the Polish army.
Among the cabin passengers on the
Mauritania, which sailed for England,
we're j. p. Morgan and r. Ashley
parks, director general here fer the
British miuistT! OF shipping.
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PREDICTS GREATER
BUILDING ACTIVITY
Assistant Secretary Post
Says Pre-War Conditions
Will Be Surpassed.

Resumption of building operations
on a larger scale than that of pre-
war days was predicted yesterday by
Louis T. Post. assistant secretary Of
labor, as the result of the La Dor De-
partments campaign for increasing
public and private building.
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Socialists Called Hun Adjunct.

Mr.. Gompers said while he was
abroad last summer representatives
of European labor organizations ex-
pressed regret that the American SO.
cialist party was not represented in
the American delegation. In reply to
those inquiries Mr. Gompers said he
told them that 1.-The American social
lists were not an American organiza-
ton. but German adjunct in the
United States"
Mr.. Gompers spoke Of his hope of
bringing about a world labor organ.
SSation while abroad. He will sail
January 8. He said he and his asso.
ciates expected to be Of assistance at
Versailles and possibly to be of some
aid to the conference itself
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Veterinarians in Home Port.

NEW YORK. January 4. 49, The
United States Transport Tirginian ar
rived in port late today. bringing 10
and is men OF the veterinary
corps from St NazaiTe-
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Sun After Month of Rain.

After one month of rain. sunlight
had come to brighten the parks and
the garden and the city was fresh and
glistening when the President ar
rived. Many bands were in the streets
and the American flag was every
where. Long lines of Italian troops,
just returned from the front. guarded
the streets and marched and counter
marched. At several places along the
Presidents route there was a sprink-
ling of American, French and British
officers to give the picture an inter-
rational touch.
Early in the day some unofficial ar
rangements were made to have the
President address the popuiace in the
Piazza Venezia. This was supposed
to be great secret. and 1t was a Sc
cret for few minutes. 1t took just
that long for word of the arrange
ments to spread all over Rome In
half an hour the newspapers were
on the streets with the news, and in
less than an hour the square was
packed with such a mass of humanity
that the American secret service men.
that the President could not possibly
get into the square If he wanted to.
* then turned out that President Will
son knew nothing whatever of the
unofficial arrangements.
In the meantime. while thousands
were Waltlbg IN tne Plaz2a Vene2ia,
other thousands were packed about
the Quirinal. hoping to catch a
glimpse of the President, who was re-
ceiving visiting delegations.
The Presidents visit here is &C
counted by those who have been with
him in London and Paris as the great
est personal demonstration of his
trip. King Victor Emmanuel at
tired in generals war-worn uni
form, got no greater measure of ac-
clamation from his own people than
did the President of the United States
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GOMPERS FINISHES
LABOR TESTIMONY
Henry Ford and Rockefeller to
Be Heard by Senate
Committee.
MORE HEARINGS FRIDAY

Hearings on reconstruction prob
'ems as they affect labor in this couu-
try will be resumed before the SEN
ate committee on education and labor
probably next Friday, under the
Kenyon resolution adopted by the
Senate.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
american Federation of Labor, cona-
pleted his testimony before the COM
rnittee yesterday. A large number OF
other witnesses are to be heard, in
Guiding Henry Ford and John D.
Rockefeller. jr.
Mr.. Gompers told the committee
that he Tejoiced that III entering the
war the American people had been
thinking big things" and that they
had not gone in in q "ptc1yunIsh
way" II they had done so. he said,
germany would ha~e defeated the
allies and the United States would
have had to struggle for years be-
fore IT could have overcome the
enemy.
o. S. Flag Broke Hun Morale.
Each of the nations of Europe en-
gagged i'll the great war had IN the
last been aggressors toward the
others. There was the old hatred, en-
t;rely outside of the present conflict.
impregu ating them, he said. But the
United, States, he, said, ever since its
history began. has stood for justice
and right The fact that the Ameri-
IAN flag was flying against them, Mr..
'iompers declared, was calculated for
that very reason to break the morale
cf the Germans and the Aust rians.
THAT, and the knowledge that America
vas ready to put in every bit of its
huge resources in treasure and men,
he said. had been an important fac
tor in bringing the war to an end.
Mr.. Gompers paid high tribute to
americans of every class and walk of
life who had taken up the work Of
winning the war.
After telling the committee that IT
vas essential the problems of re-
construction in this country should be
solved. Mr.. Gompers said the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor would soon
lay a program for reconstruction be-
fore it,
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Developments OF the Presidents visit
has been permitted to become s:p-
parent II now is known that the
plan made for him 70 address the pop
ulace of Rome in public square yes
terday, when $4,000 persons Eatnly
waited for him to appear. was aban-
doned partly bsca Use the italian gov
eminent felt it 'inadvisable on ac-
count of lack of sufficient notice and
It's consequent inability to make suit
able arrangements for handling the
crowds although tho President was
willing to go through with the plan.
President Wilson entered upon the
closing phases Of his Italian visit
with deep appreciation of the wei
come accorded him by Rom which
he regards as "a tribute TO and ac-
acknowledgement of the friendship OF the
American government and people rather
than q personal tribute.
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To Reach Genoa This Morning.

Arriving ut Genoa at O'Clock to-
morrow morning. = thrce-h0nr WISH
FOR the President is planned. Nreaths
will be laid upon the statue of Column
bus that was built from contributions
from Italians in America, while at
Milan q civic reception on 4 large scale
has been arranged.
The President will be banqueted as
the guest of the city and also attend
portion of the performance Of the onera
Aida before leaving for Turin, where
he will arrive Monday morning. me
program for his stop in Turin has not
Yet been fully arranged.
The Presidents visit to Brussels and
the regions devastated by the war 1t
now has been determined, will not take
place until just before his departure fof
home, the middle oil February.
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Talked With Pope Halt an Hour.

LONDON. January According 70
the Central News correspondent ut Rome
the interview between President wilson
and the Pope lasted half an hour. The
great social problems of the day and
the general question of treaties were
discussed. while Palestine and Armenia
were touched upon.
The Pope showed the President N.Y.
merous kilograms which he had just re
ceived regarding the plight OF the
ArmenianS.
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without parallel in the an
nails of American shipping.
Green and White Flag Lowered.

When the green and white flag on
the transports stern, Indicating the
presence of Army personnel, was
hauled down Col. Valentine, repre-
sentative Of the Army transport
service on tn beach. started for the
mainland. At the request of Can't
Connolly. he assigned IA detachment
of fifty infatrymen and thirty Medf-
cal Corps workers. In command of
Col. Fierce. 10 stand watch on shore
during the night.
The infantry will leave the island
tomorrow. but the medical unit, with
two surgeons, together with sixteen
men and two lifeboats OF the coast
guard. will remain on the beach until
the liner Is doated or her crew sent
AShoYE-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05

Admiral Reinhardt Won Scheer. chief
OF the German admiralty staff, has re-
signed
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Hardest Single Days Program.

ROME, Friday. January fby the
Associated PreSs) .---Presiden Wilson
today had probably the hardest sin
gle days program since he came to
Europe and he accomplished 1T
while thousands of Romans and citi-
zens of other parts of Italy looked
on and cheered. After the procession
from the station of the Quirinal. the
President visited the queen mother
had conferences with Premier Or
lando and Foreign Minister Sonnino.
gave an audience to the council of the
Royal Academy of Sciences, was re-
ceived at the house of parliament.
was the guest of honor at state
dinner given by the king and ended
the day with reception at the CAPT.
toll, where he received the citizenship
of Rome.
There appeared to be more onlook
ers than there were leaves on the
palm trees of Rome. There were too
many people for the streets, too many
people for the great squares and too
many for the trees. buildings, monu-
ments and other points of vantage.
The atmosphere was that of an
average American town on holiday
to which was added the Latin touch
so familiar to American tourists
This, however, should be multiplied
in the imagination by about one
thousand The result Is fairly accu-
rate picture of Rome as it was today.
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Taken to Hospitals.

NEW YORK, January 4.-ofacers
and man to the number OF 446, mostly
conyalesceate rescued from the North
Hoboken on board the United States
transport Henry Il. Mallory after
midnight. were removed from the
ship today and taken to hospitals.
Capt Moses of the Mallory said that
the fortitude shown by the wounded
men during their removal from the
transport Mas Wdnderiui, j.,
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James Holly, coIored. a private In
che Army, on furIough from Langley
Field, Va, fell from an Anacostia car
at 9Th and . streets last night and
received serious injury to his head
The injured man, whose home is at
s1S Delaware avenue southwest, was
taken to Casualty Hospital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
PRESIDENT LEAVES
ROME FOR GENOA,
ON WAY TO PARIS

Continued from First Page.)
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Mrs. Court F. Wood, president Of
the District Federation of Women's
Clubs, inyi' women who are willing
to do personal work for Americanization
to meet with the committee at Old
Central High School Tuesday, Janu-
airy z, at one o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05

C. j. Armstrong. thirty-seyen years
old, Greenburg, S. C.. was stricken
with paralysis in his. room at 1908
Pennsylvania avenue yesterday. His
left side was affected. He was taken
to Emergency Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05

, LemueI Williems, col0retI, ga F
street was knocked down by q motor
truck at 5th and NJ streets yesterday
and his head aud right leg were hurt
John Smith. colored. go Cd street,
operating the truck. took him to Cas-
uaity Hospital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05

The Hersl Club of WashinEton, n
Zionist society cooperating with the
Washington branch of the Jewish
Welfare Board, will hold it's regular
meeting at 4 o'clock this afternoon
in the Y. NJ II. A. rooms, 18th street
and Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
Officers elected at the last meeting
will be installed.