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The sun., 1919-02-05

william Howard Taft, president OF the
League to Enforce Peace, who Will
speak on THE Plain Necessity for
League Of Nations" other speakers In
the morning will be Norman Hapgood
and DR.. Stephen s. Wise.
In the afternoon Or. Henry van Dyke.
DR.. George Grafton Wilson. William
Church Osborn and Clifford Pinchot VIII
speak on american Interests and
League Of Nations" and In the evening
James w. Gerard. Frederick r. Cou-
dert, cambridge Colby and Dr. NicnoIas
Murray Butler will speak on "American
Ideals and a League of Nations."
A mass meeting 20 which the pubic
Is invited will be held Thursday evening
at SIS In the Seventy-frst Regiment
Armory at which 'Labor's Demand for
q League Of Nat!ons' will be discussed.
The speakers will be Frank p: walsh
John Mitchell. John A. Vol. Hugh
Frayne and william Howard Tart
The sun., 1919-02-05
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
TOPIC OF CONGRESS
DeiesafesF From A tlanfic States
Meet To-day.

A discussion Of the proposed League
of Nations from every possible angle
will take place during the two day meet
ing of the Atlantic Congress for a
League OF Nations which opens this
morning in the Hotel Aston under the
auspices OF the League to Enforce Peace
Delegates from New York. New Jersey,
Pennsylvania. Delaware. Maryland, Vtr-
ginia and West Virginia will attend.
A Barton Hepburn, chairman Of the
committee on organization. will call the
congress to order and will introduce
The sun., 1919-02-05

portionate volume. More careful, II less
swift methods OF construction have at
tended British ship production. even
under the heaviest demands of war.
Salvage 10 another factor in Great
Britain's favor. The British Government
has had In operation for we'll over
year an effective and elaborate organ
'sation for the restoration Of ships sunk
or damaged during the war. Remark
able results have been obtained through
this work and the aggregate result lie
expected TO be the return to service of
several million gross tons OF shipping,
much of 1t written Off as lost, and there
fore an important addition to the total
OF British tonnage.
Vessels transferred to naval service
during the war may be an additional
factor II increasing mercantile tonnage.
Ships bdilt for the navy but not used
for fighting purposes are also TO be
considered. Great Britain. for instance
is understood to have built a number
Of fne tankers. which can be turned into
the ocean carrying trade.
The sun., 1919-02-05

Mrs Carrie ArbecaIn. of Boston. has
begun proceedings in the Surrogate
Court. Brooklyn, TO set aside the will of
her father. Aaron Bancroft. who left
his $4,000 estate to another daughter.
Mrs. Cornelia Bancroft Bennett, OF 1853
South oxford street Brooklyn. Aaron
Bancroft was the victim In a sensational
robbery at the New York Produce Ex-
change In 1911. Securities valued at
100000 were stolen from him He
died on October 3. 1918. at Merrimac-
port. Mass
The sun., 1919-02-05
METROPOLITAN OPERA

To-n'tsForza del Destino. Ponselle. BrAslAu;
Caruso Noutesanto NJ ardones Chalmcrs. Pap
Thurs. ats. Double Bin Tra,iatsi Acmpei {;
Ballet Pstruschka. CALI Bolm Cd Monteux
Fri. 1t s. Double Dill L'Oracolo. Eastcn.
BrasIau; Althouse. Scott Didur. Pagiiaeci.
Sat. Mat. At 2, Carmen. farrar, Romano
Martinein. CouIinou .Kotnier. Cond NJ onteur.
Crimi. Nontesan.o, seguroIa. Cond. Pap:.
Next Mon. at s. Double Bill CrisplnO. II en-
pei. Braslau: scotu Cond Papi PetIuschka.
6aili: Bolm A Entire Ballet Cond. MonteuI.
We'd (Lncoln's n day MAt.at2 81 70 IS Aid 4
MuIio. Claussen; Caruso. whitehiN. Cond'
MorAnxoni.
We'd AZ s. Faust FArrar DelAunois Howard
MartineIll, Rothier. Cha miners. Cond SonteuI
HARDNAN PIANO USED.
The sun., 1919-02-05
GROSS TONNAGE.

The apparent British lead Is little
under 5000. 900 tons. but the actual lead
In tonnage necessary to hold shipping
supremacy is considerably greater Prac-
tically the entire British registered ton
mage is seagoing. but about 6.500o00
tons of the American shipping ID regis
tered as Great Lakes and coastwi-e. and
Ia therefore not engaged in foreign trade,
where real maritime supremacy lies.
On the basis OF actual oceangoing tom
mage the British lead is approximately
II .0oo, 900 tons, as shown thus:
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New Trouble Arises.

New Trouble Arises.
As It would require about Ave years at
the present rate of American production
to build 1900 900 gross tons. and as
Great Britain could turn out an equal
amount IL necessary In that time. even
tonnage supremacy does not seem a mat
ter Of the near future for the United
States. II. however, Mr.. Hurley Is able
TO carry through a programme which
will entail intensified production and the
shipyards are brought back to the war
level Of progressive increase Of output
tine British lead can be pared down rap
idly. In that case. however, the menace
Of overproduction will again present IT.
self.
No doubt the United States can ac-
Quire tonnage supremacy In time II
enough billions. In addition to those al
ready spent, are poured into the project
in continuance OF the present policy OF
production a. any price. Sh!pbuild!ng
supremacy. 80 far as quantity output is
concerned. is already Americas; but
that il only one step on tho way to ship
ping supremacy. Quality output Is an
essential to be considered. If TO ships
hastily constructed at war costs. far
above the normal for well constructed
ones In normal times. there Is added
the cost of reconstruction made neces-
sary by hasty and bad workmanship in
the original building depreciation vi!
eat up whatever profits might be earned
in years Of operation.
Ships that steam a few miles on their
trial trips and are forced to put back to
avoid sinking: ships that turn turtle
after being launched ships that put well
out TO sea and spring a-ieak so badly
that they must be raced to the nearest
haven to save them ships that have 70
be held idle for months because of the
fear of results II they are sent TO sea
ships that must be brought back to have
so, 900 faulty rivets replaced; ships with
| their seams gaping so badly that man
can stick his arm through them-these
are not ships to bring supremacy 70
| American shores.
And the instances given are only some
| OF the reports heard regarding tonnage
constructed under war pressure at rec
ord speed. Their truth or falsity ma,
| be established later by official investi'
cation into the performances OF what
deepsea sailors call the "tin ships" In
/ surance rates on some classes OF wal
/ tonnage are so high that profitable op'
/ Grafton in competition with well bull
! ships Is impossible There will be G
choice only between scrapping and re-
, building in tho case Of much Of thu
shipping thrown together and rushed Y
/ completion without regard to cost
workmanship or safety.
Here. then, Is a volume OF tonnage
much OF which 10 included In America
registered total. which II scrapped re
duces the aggregate. and n rebuilt mus
be out of service for an indefinite pc
Rod. besides consuming time. labor. ma
terials and equipment that could other
wise be turned to new construction. I
| is doubtless true that considerable o.
Britain's war built shipping 10 In ,
| similar caae but NOT In the AafnA nro
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-13
THE w EEK
EpitOme of Events Ending
September Is, 1919.
FOREIGN,

DR.. Haniel Won Haimhausen decides
not to become German envoy to this
country, after learning public criti-
cism here. Mexico refuses to insure
safety of Americans. Great Britain
is reported to be augmenting her
forces in Ireland. Lord Beresford,
British naval hero, dies in Scotland.
Report from Petrograd states that
many people are dying from cholera.
Justice L. D. Brandeis returns from
Palestine. Supreme peace council in
Paris denies right of reservations to
Rumania in treaty with Austria,
whereupon Rumanian delegation re-
fuses to- sign the treaty. Austria
signs peace treaty after three months
negotiations. Cardinal Mercier of Bel
gium arrives in New York on visit to this
country. Brussels proposed as league
of nations seat, instead of Geneva, by
Paris peace conference. Herbert
Hoover foresees chaos in Europe due
to the exhaustion of foreign credits
and lack of production at home.
Japan wonders as to significance of
United States battleships in the Pa
cific ocean. Many individuals are ar
rested in the conspiracy to. kill the
President of Peru. Report from
Japan states that Korea will have or
binary police, abolishing the system
now prevailing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-13
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

Hundred special clerks in city post
office receive higher pay. Commission
err Kutz ,disagrees with associates in
determining car fare rates. MISS
Selma Margaretten, government en-
Move. browns at Great Falls. Army
food order exceeds 1000 mark. Tickets
for 1st Division parade are quickly
sold. Chairman Mapes asks to have
buildings height regulated. Conrad
H. Syme, corporation counsel. ADVISES
Senate in regard to regulation of
rents. Army foodstuffs selling slow
ly. Central abor Union begins prepa-
ration for support of police union
District rent bill is revised by Senate
District committee. Citizens plan to
give Gen. Pershing special welcome
on his arrival here before parade.
Demand for Army meat increases. En-
gineman and three other trainmen
blamed for Washington-Atlanti City
train wreck near Elwood. n. j., ac-
cording to report of division inspector
Vanguard of 1st Division arrives in
CITY, President Wilson's wire urging
postponement of police union fight
temporarily stops proceedings. Hear
ings on nomination of ]. Shelton Will
liarns to succeed himself as controller
of the currency ends. Municipal
branch of Federal Union appeals to
Commissioners to increase salaries Of
District government employees. Gen.
Pershing arrives in city to confer
with the War Department. Post office
will end Army food sale September
rs. Last hearing being held on 95-
cent gas rate.
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LITILESIoRlE!s
@rBEDTInE
Peter Finds Another Friend.
nv THORNTON w. BURGESS.
tcspyrirht, 1919. by T. W. Burgessl

did you and your relatives come
down from the Far North alone?"
asked Peter of Dotty the Tree Spar
row.
NO" was Dotty's prompt reply.
"Slaty the Junco and his relatives
came along with us so that we had
very merry party"
Peter pricked up his ears. as Slaty
here now" he asked eagerly.
VERY much here" replied voice
right behind Peters back. 1t was so
unexpected that it made Peter jump.
He turned to find Slaty himself chuck
ling merrily as he picked up seeds.
He was very nearly the same size as
Dotty. but trimmer looking. There was
no mistaking Slaty the Junco for
any other bird. His head, throat and
breast were a clear slate color. In
derneath he was white. His sides
were grayish. His outer tail feathers
were white. His bill was flesh color:
it looked almost white.
Are you here to stay all winter?
cried Peter.
Il certainly am" was slaty's
prompt response. 1t will take pretty
bad weather to drive me away from
here. If the snow gets too deep III
just 60 up to Farmer Browns barn
ydEQs CdH always piCh uP q iiSo'
there, for Farmer Browns Boy is
very good friend of mine. I know he
won't let me starve. no matter what
the weather is. I think it is going to
snow. You know I am sometimes
called the Snowbird.'
Peter nodded. $50 I have heard"
said he But I think that name
really belongs to Snowflake the Snow
Bunting"
quite right, Peter. Quite right"
replied Slaty. II much prefer my own
name of Junco. My, these seeds are
good!'
by the way. Slaty. what do you
make your nest of and where do you
Put it?" asked Peter.
MY nest is usually made of grass
and moss and rootlets," replied Slaty.
metimes it is lined with fine
grasses. When / am especially lucky
I line it with long hairs. Often I put
my nest on the ground and never very
far above it. I am like my friend
Dotty the Tree Sparrow in this re-
spect. 1t always seems to me easier
to hide a nest on the ground thar
anywhere else. There is nothing like
having a nest we'll hidden. 1t takes
sharp eyes to find my nest, I can tel
you that, Peter Rabbit"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-13
INCOME TAX DEDUCTIONS
IN NEARLY WHOLE LIST
Even the 2 Cents for an Ice Cream
Soda Goes With the Rest, Inter-
nal Revenue Bureau Announces.

Responding to inquiries. the bureau
of internal revenue announced today
that virtually all federal taxes. even
the cents paid for the privilege of
an ice cream soda, may be deducted
from gross income in computing in
come taxes. Only income and excess
profits taxes may not be deducted.
Transportation taxes, paid on rail-
road. sleeping car and steamer. tick
cts. admission taxes assessed on thea
ter. ball game. circus and moving pic
ture show tickets, luxury taxes on
toilet articles and the higher priced
wearing apparel. all may be sub
tracted from the amount on which in
come tax is to be reckoned. The entire
sum may be Jumped together without
specifying the actual number of sun
daeS consumed or movies attended. but
Investigation will be made of any
cases in which the tax paid the gov
eminent seems out of proportion to
the income indicated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-13
PURCHASES II STREET LOT.
c. J. Landmeade Buys Only Vacant
SPOT Between 18th and 18th

Charles j. Landmeade has just pur-
chased a lot on the north side of H
street, between 14th and 18th streets
the parcel being the last piece of UNI
improved realty on either side of the
block.
1t has a frontage of 231s feet and
a depth of $50 feet to brick-paved
alley 20 feet in width. 1t is under
stood the buyer is having plans made
for a business building to be erected
on the lot in the immediate future.
Consideration is said to have been
in excess of $4,000. the purchase hay
ing been made through the Office of
Story & Cobb.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-13
NATIONAL,

President Wilson, after leaving st.
Louis. resumes his attacks on league
opposers in Kansas City. Satisfactory
open shop agreement ends actors
strike. Manassas, Va, jury disagree in
prohibition case concerning the in
dictment of w. c. Hall. for the al
legged killing of L. D. Hudson at Win
chester, Va, on March rs. Lafayette's
birthday anniversary is generally OBJ
served by exercises in large cities
Senator McCumber submits mild sub
stitute reservations to the treaty. Ed
win F. Sweet is suggested for COM
merce head. Prohibition enforcement
bill is passed by the Senate. President
Wilson claims that agitators in this
country hurt the Irish cause. Charles
NJ. Galloway claims that the civil
service board clash was due to Burle-
son demands. Transcontinental train
of the Motor Transport Corps COM
pietes 3,200-mile journey. Gen. Per
shing given great ovation upon his ar
rival in New York. President scores
senators in his Omaha speech. Steel
crisis continues. labor men being un-
willing to await parley. Plans being
| made for Confederate reunion in At
lanta. G. A. r. encampment opens in
| Columbus, Ohio. President claims that
war waste caused the high prices.
! Boston police strike. resulting in gen
eral rioting. Gen. Pershing states that
Senator Wadsworth claims that league
| in present form will unamericanize
the people of the United States. Mil
| lions cheer in New York as 1st d.
vision parades. Peace treaty is given
| to the Senate with forty-nine amend
ments. Senator Kenyon states the
Senate will not be bulldozed, in his
speech for strong reservations. Gen
| Pershing visits Mrs. Roosevelt at Oys-
| ter Bay Fourteen million dollar de-
ficiency appropriation bill brought be-
fore the House. Senator Hitchcock
says league is Americas best hope
Five persons are killed in Boston riot
| ing. Cardinal MERCER visits Baltl-
| more. Senator Harding claims that
acceptance of the league of nations
would betray America. Coal operators
! uphold high prices. indianapolis
cheers Senator Hiram Johnson's crlt'-
| cisms of league. George R. Dickson
| is appointed assistant secretary OF
commerce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-13
SISTERS TO HOLD REVIVAL.
Evangelists to Conduct Services at
Brightwood Park Church,

The Berge Sisters, singing evangelists,
are to conduct revival services at
Brightwood Park NJ. E. Church, Sth and
Jefferson streets, for two weeks, begin
ming tomorrow evening.
A meeting for women only is to be
held at 8 o'clock tomorrow afternoon,
when Rev. DR.. John r. Edwards, Dis
trict superintendent, will deliver an adj
dress.
Rev. f. D. Pritchett, pastor of the
church. and Rev. Charles S. Cole will
assist in the evangelistic services.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-13
British Troops Land at Scutari.

LONDON, Friday, September r.
British forces have been landed at
Scutari, across the Bosporus. from
Constantinople. 1t is officially ex-
planned. however, that this was an
ordinary troop movement and that
only 1900 men were placed on shore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-13
Search for Lost Aviators Called OF

SAN DIEGO. Calf, September 13.-E
The search in Lower California by
the War and Navy departments for
Lieuts. Frederick Waterhouse and c.
n. Connolly, aviators. who have been
missing since August 81, has been
abandoned, Col. II. L. Watson. coUr..
handing at Rockwell Field. an-
po,nced -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-13

OF the bushes along the edge of the
field. Peter sat up very straight and
looked this way and looked that way.
Crouching fiat among the weeds he
saw Black Pussy the Cat. Peter
stamped angrily. then with jumps he
started for the dear Old Brier Patch,
lipperty -lipperty-lip.
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Szo,00O.O0

Szo,o00.O0
IN THE NORTHWEST SUBURBS
Within $500 feet Of 10th ST.; beautiful
double house; IA rooms and baths: hot
water heat: electric lights; garage; chick
en- house and small cottage on lot; one and
one-half acres Of land; prompt possession.
S1S,OO0.00
ANOTHER SUBURBAN HOME
Located in the northwest section of the
d. C.; splendid road; near electric cars;
Is rooms and baths; y acre OF land;
garage for cars; possession.
$15,0o0.0o
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS
splendid semi-detac hed home; 25 #.
wide; every modern improvement; deep lot
to alley; owner occupant will give posses
sion.
$4,000
WEST OF 18th STREET.
A thoroughly modern home: heated by
hot water: bedrooms: deep lot to alley;
lever occupied; immediate possession.
100000
WEST OF 18th STREET.
A three-story and cellar brick; rooms
and bath; a chance to secure q good home
at this low price.
$4,000
PETWORTH HOME.
a Moderate price; six rooms and bath; hot
water heat; electric lights; alley.
S6,850.0O
OVERLOOKING SOLDIERS HOME
Modern six rooms and bath home; oak
floors: hot-water heat; electric lights; GA
RAGE; immediate possession.
S,750.00
ON NJ STREET NV.
A semi-detached home: 4 rooms and
| hath: white locality; convenient to govern
ment departments
S3,750.O0
ATTRACTIVE BUNGALOW.
In the northwest suburbs; pretty little
home: convenient to 14th st. cars; good
| sized lot.
S3,150.00
FOR NAVY YARD EMPLOYE.
A chance to secure a splendid little home
at a low price; two-story and cellar brick;
six rooms and bath; good front and back
yard; half square from cars. E
VIM. H. SAUNDERS & co.
S07 18th St. NV.
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For Sale-Price, $4,000

A bungalow well located. comparatively
new, of attractive appearance, convenient
to best car service. There are seven
rooms, two baths, hot-water heat, electric
lights. oak floors, living room with open
fireplace. Can be inspected at any time,
and possession given.
Boss & Phelps, Inc. 1906 II st. NV.
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Very Desirable Homes
For Sale-Price, $500

tux 0NQ9"I IICeS *oy0VV
Well located the Heights; a three
story brick house having nine rooms and
two baths, five bedrooms. hot-water heat.
electric lights. oak floors. instantaneous
hot-water heater. There are porches. good
yard. paved alley with room for a garage.
Can be sold on terms of $500 cash and
monthly payments. Possession given.
Boss & Phelps, Inc. 1906 II st. NV.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-31

A Mecca of Bargains

manual of commerce, is a hetero-
geneous array of articles and is
sometimes bought by weight. IT. is
often quite impossible to arrive at
an exact cost per item, so that the
pedler figures each individual
separately by q sort Of haphazard
mathematics.
The method Of procedure is as
toundingly different from the prac-
tees of we'll ordered negotiations.
The pedler, with gesture and
phrase implying that he is giving
the thing away for nothing, will
name his price. The customer
shows complete establishment at the
extravaganza of his demand and
signifies that he has not the least
desire to buy at such an exorbitant
figure. The result is a form of
catch-as-catch-can conversation that
approaches an overheated contro
versy and rapidly becomes verbal
duel. With fervent oaths the push
cart proprietor swears by every
thing that is holy to his religion that
the transaction is a downright loss
to him and it will make paupers of
all his children. To lend awesome
majesty to his voluble adjurations,
he sacrifices his whole family tree
to the very root and, in a perfervd
peroration, places ehis own humble
life as a hostage for his truthful
ness. Unmoved by these heroics,
uttered with vehement and effusive
gesticulations, the prospective
buyer, sure of his ground, calmly
repeats his original offer, which is
about half the price demanded.
Back and forth the words fly with
increasing intensity. The pedlcr
is now hanging on his customers
sleeve and trying to wheedle him
into paying the price, but it has no
effect. Then, as final resort, the
exasperated merchant suddenly re-
minds himself Of few distant rela-
tives whom he had previously
banished from the hospitality of his
home, and these he ruthlessly Stays
by swearing away thei: lives to
sustain his weakening cause. But
the stubborn-minded purchaser,
tired Of the ARRAY, serves his ulti-
matum and starts to move away,
when the pushcart man, with
muttered curse under his breath
and retaining his studied mien of
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financial loss, surrenders to his Gus
toner's terms.
While these minor comedies of
business are being enacted here,
from the next two blocks of Orchard
Street, between Rivington and East
Houston, a terrific din and cackle
of voices rise. The market here is
dedicated mainly to the sale of
vegetables, fish and fruits. Because
tho pedler has no rent and other
expenses incident to store-keeping,
he can afford to sell at a few pen
MES less. Attracted by this advan-
tage and stimulated by necessary
thrift, the housewives from many
blocks around flock to this centre.
The pedlers shout continually and
the women mill around the push
carts like whirlpools. There is one
peculiar hawker's cry that always
provokes a smile in the cynical
minded. Phonetically its Yiddish
sounds like Weber tzvey all pen
nah" which translated literally
n.vans "Wives two for a penny"
giving the impression of a slave
market or a rendezvous for Nor
mons. But in reality it means the
particular articles which are on
sale are two for penny and the
weber" part is the salutation. In
his hasty notifications the pedler
does not make necessary rhetorical
pause to prevent the ambiguity.
"Orchard Street" on the East
Side has become proverbal for
cheapness, supplanting even chester
Street, which was once popularity
employed in this connection. If one
wants to- cast reflection on an
article of apparel it is sneeringly
referred to as having been pur-
chased in "Orchard Street" Mer-
chants who keep shops of the better
class use an effective method for
customers who want a
thing much below the stipulated
price. They contemptuously advise
hem to go to "Orchard Street."