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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-19
Metal Tokens by January.

Officials of both companies said to-
day they did not expect to be able to
replace the paper tickets with the
metal tokens authorized by the utili
ties commission before January /. 1t
was the original intention to put the
toke ems into use on December l.
Both companies have ordered new
coin boxes. which will not be ready
to be placed on the cars until the
first Of the year. 1t is probable that
the companies will put the new boxes
and the tokens into service at the
same time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-19
LUMP SUM WAGE
APPROPRIATIONS
ARE FAVORED
100000 U. S. Employees A.
fected by subcommittee
Proposal.
STATUTORY SCHEDULE
MEETS OPPOSITION
Thorough Redistribution of Serv-
ice Provides for Adequate
Promotions.

Lunr-Sum appropriations for sal
aries AS opposed to statutory fixing of
individual wages for the 10000 federal
workers in the National Capital WAS
recommended to the joint congressional
commission OH Redistribution of sala-
res in the District today by special
subcommittee composed of Van H. Man
ming. chief of the bureau of mines. chair
man; Paul Myers, chief clerk Of the
Treasury: W. Carson Ryan, jr., bureau
of education, and DR.. L. Il. Rosa of the
bureau of standards.
1.-THE object of Congress in establish
ing statutory positions is to retain con-
troll of the salary schedules of the gov
eminent service" declared the sum
mary of the elaborate report. The OBJ
ject of the administrators in advocat-
ing lump-su'n appropriations is to Sc
cure sufficient freedom to do the gov
crnment work efficiently.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-19
Plan Apparently Blocked.

The Presidents reference to an op-
pUrtunity to vote on Il genuine" rati-
fcation resolution referred to the
plans of the democrats to get action
on an unreserved resolution after they
had voted down the Lodge proposal.
That plan apparently has been
blocked. however. by the decision of
the mild reservation republicans to
stand with Republican Leader Lodge
against providing such an oppor-
tunity.
The democratic leaders. However,
say they have been promised & chance
10 vote on an uurCseryeI resolution
before the committee resolution comes
% u roll call. and should the latter
rail they eApcct The iaild group to
bring the CommItto" draft back be-
fore the Seuate on Il motion to re-
consider. In the latter .v.ntualitv
their plan is TO present am-nGmen, 5
which will make the reservation ac-
I.ia D q hlf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-19
PUBLICATION OF
STAR DELAYED

Fire in the conduits OF the
Potomac Electric Power Com
pany. at the l4th street sub
station, this afternoon cut off
the current and resulted in d
delay in the publication OF
The Star.
The Stars own power plant
was put into service as quickly
as possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-19
LODGE
TREATY CHANGES
MUST Be REVISED
Lawrence Analyses Fifteen
Reservations and States
Objectionable Features.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

President Wilson calls the Lodge
resolution notification of the peace
treaty, and plainly intimates that
after it has failed to get two thirds
votes. another resolution of ratitica
ton, which he hopes will be gen
uine,' can be brought before the Sen
ate. The President in his letter ID
Senator Hitchcock does not so into
detail as to why he regards the Lodge
resolution as a notification, but
ap able to present today an analysis
made by those conversant with his
viewpoint. any it is inevitable that
the points made shall be incorporated
either in new resolution of ratiiica-
lion or that they shall be put into tn.
Lodge resolution and Objectionable
parts thereof eliminated when the
hour for compromise does arrive.
that some OF the reservations in the
Lodge resolution do not meet with OBJ
lection. and would he accepted if
other changes were made. Only Il
stubborn pride of opinion on each side
can prevent ratification. and the
points on which the two sides differ
involve on the zone hand a lim:ta ton
of the rights OF the executive, and OH
the league of nations so clumsy and
unavoidable that the provisions of
the peace treaty itself may not be
executed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-19
Senator Lodges Purpose.

Il is known to be the purpose Of
Senator Lodge. on the other hand to
force the administration leaders to
make their compromise proposals be-
fore the committee resolution is voted
on. Today's conference took up that
situation with the leaders hopeful
that they might obtain such modifiCa-
ton OF the resolution as would enable
them to vote for it.
The democratic conference had been
called to decide upon the final admin
istraticn tacticS in the fight for rati-
iication.
The decision of democratic friends
of the treaty 70 vote against - rati-
flea ton resolution containing he
lodge reservations WAS rcifllrmr,. Al
the conference. Senator III tchcor4
<aid enough democrats To insure It's
,lefeat had agreed 10 vote against the
Lodge resolution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-19
Senator Lodge Replies.

Tn reply to the Presidents letter
Senator Lodge issued this statement:
The Senate has equal power and
responsibility with the President in
the making of treaties 1t will
not. in my opinion, obey the orders
Of the President, who undertakes
10 command the Senate TO ratify
the treaty without the reserva-
lions, adopted by a large majority
Of the Senate. which -AmericaniZe
II and make il safe for the United
States. What he commands will
not. in my Judgment, be done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-19
Cannot Repair Until Fire Out.

John c. Mclaughlin. superintendent
of -he commercial power department
of the Potomac Electric Power Com
pany, said that until the burning
cab.es in the big conduits had been
extinguished it would be impossible
for a man to enter the conduits to
ascertain what damage the fire had
done or how long ii would take to
repair it.
From the volume of smoke that
rolled out of the manhoies on top
of the big conduits back Of the power
plant it would appear. Mr.. McI-augh-
lin said, practically all of the feed
from the Benning power plant had
been burned or melted.
Just what started the fire ar Nc
Laughlin could not say, but the nat
uraI assumption in such cases is that
the fire must have been started by
defective insulation of the cables Or
a short circuit among some of the big
feed cables.
Mr.. Walker K. Handy. another off
cial of the Potomac Electric Power
Company. said that the probabilities
were that all of the feed cables had
been burned out, which will necessi-
tate extensive repairs. AS soon as it
is possible for men to enter the con-
Quits the feed cables to the substa
ton will be cut out and the circuits
arranged So as 10 permit the OtneT
substations of the company to sup
ply the power and light circuits,
The fire cut out all of the down
town power and light circuits. 1t is
probable, Mr.. Handy said, that the
company would be able to arrange
power for the street car lines and
light circuits for the streets and
homes before night. Every effort was
being made by the management of
the company, Mr.. Handy said to re-
store the power SO as to permit the
operation of the w. r. & f. Co. lines
before the government clerks start
for home this afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-19
Lines Sharply Drawn.
Presidents Letter.

The Presidents letter. addressed t
Senator Hitchcock and dated yesterday
follows:
My Dear Senator:
You were good enough to bring
me word that the democratic sena-
tors supporting the treaty expected
TO hold conference before the final
vote OH the Lodge resolution of rati-
location and that they would be
glad 10 receive word of counsel
from me
l should hesitate to offer it in
any detail. but ] assume that the
senators only desire my judgment
upon the all-important question of
the final vote on the resolution con-
tanning the many res 'rvations of
Senator Lodge. On that l cannot
hesitate, for. in my opinion. the reso-
luton In that form does not pro-
vide for ratification. but rather for
the notification of the treaty. / sin
cer-ly hope that the friends and SUI
porterS of the treaty will vote
against the Lodge resolution of rati-
fication.
] understand that the door will
probably then he oD"n for genu-
me resolution of ratification.
] trust that all true friends of the
treaty will refuse to support the
Lodge resolution.
Cordiali- aud sincerely VOWS.
WOODROW WILSON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-19
.SEVEN-CENTFARE
HELD INADEQUATE

That the 7-cent fare, with four
tickets for; a quarter, will not give
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company sufficient revenue to meet
expenses and pay 4 per cent return
on it's investment is further indicated
by figures given out by the company
today of operations during the sec
ond week of the new rate.
The revenue of the company last
week was s97,956.97. For the first
week of November it was $50 s6S.
This is an average weekly increase
Of SS.24263 over the last two weeks
OF TIE 5-cent fare.
If this weekly average should con-
tinue the increase in revenue at the
end of a year would be S42S,616.1S
whereas the Public Utilities Commits
sion estimated that the company
would need sS5o.0oo additional revenue
to pay a Per cent return on the
valuation Of the property.
Passengers Under New Rate.
The total number of pay passengers
carried by the Washington Railway
ana Electric Company last week was
153O915. The total number carried
during the first week was l.a4o.2 rs.
Of the passengers hauled last week
l,313.664 used tickets and 1856 paid
cents.
During the first fourteen days of
November under the new rate of fare
there was a decrease of 251.ot. in the
number of passengers carried in com
parison with the last fourteen days
of the 5-cent fare. This was a de-
crease of - per cent in passengers
carried.
The increase in revenue for the first
fourteen days of November over the
last fourteen days of october was
slS.4S5o6. or sS.243.63 per week. This
increase in revenue was 80 per cent.
Capital Traction Figures.
The Capital Traction Company gave
ont figures showing that its revenue
last week was $4,000, an increase of
IFS per cent over the second week OF
October, when the scent fare was in
effect.
Tho total number of passengers car
ried by the Capital Traction Company
last week was 1.49S,l9S. d decrease of
slightly more than ! per cent from the
number carried during the second week
of October.
nue. last week was more than during
the same week of October. it was slight
ly less than during the first week. OF
the new fare. During the first week
of the new fare the company's revenue
amounted to S97,S14. The number of
passengers carried by the Capital Trac-
ton last week was 1,499,1sS, as COM
pared with 1.515,295 during the first
week of November
Slight changes from week to week
n the revenue of the Capital Traction
Company under the new fare are not
so important to the public as In the
case OF the Washington Railway
and Electric, however. because the
Capital Traction did not ask for the
new rate of fare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-19
Pittsburgh Tightens Deliveries.

PITTSBURGH, November 10
Tightening up OF coal deliveries in
the Pittsburgh district began today.
following the issuing of an appeal by
the Pittsburgh coal distributing com
mittee of the United States Railroad
Administr ration. asking consumers to
use the strictest economy in the con-
sumption of fuel.
The appeal was made when it de-
veloped that tho district has been
drawing heavily upon the supply of
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. Now. this
source has almost ceased to exist. on
account of failure of mines operating
in those states. Notwithstanding en-
reports from West Virginia,
it is feared the union men in that
state may all quit work too. and nom
union mine supplies would be unavail
ing. according to reports received
here.
Miners in the Pittsburgh district are
still maintaining the attitude that
they will not return to work until
they find out what develops in the
miners and operators joint confer
ence now in progress At Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-19
Seen as Loading" Change.

States preserves TO itself exclusively
the right 10 decide what questions are
within domestic jurisdiction" and de-
ciaring that all such questions may
not even be considered by the council
of the league, is not viewed as OBJ
iectionabie from any lcgalistic view
point, but simply that when accepted
by other foreign governments it
would give them the same right, and
then England could call the Irish
question "A domestic affair and Japan
might call the ShantunG question a
(Continued on Second Pagc.J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-19
Does Not Ratify,
He Tells Pact
Supporters.
WILL NOT OBEY,
is LODGE VIEW
Line Sharply Drawn in
Final Clash at
Capitol.

Defeat of the Lodge resolution "I
ratification of the peace treaty was
urged by President Wilson i'll let
ter to Administration Leader Hitch-
cock which was laid today before u
conference of democratic senators.
The President said the resolution
did not provide for ratification put
rather for the qualification. of the
treaty.
Immediately the Presidents letter
became public Republican Leader
Lodge declared he did not believe the
Senate would obey the orders OF
the President. who undertakes TO
command the Senate to ratfy the treaty
without the reservations which Amer
ir,n,z- il and make il safe for the
United States.
Lines Sharply Drawn.
Thus the lines We're sharply draw.
hen the Senate Went into session
at noon 20 consider final ratification
and possibly to bring to an end today
TIE long fight over the treaty.
Just before the Senate convened.
while the democratic senators were
meeting, Republican Leader Lodge
held y conference with VIII II. Hays
chairman of the republican national
committee.
Immediately the Senate met, Sen
ator Lodge formally presented the
resolution of ratification containing
the fifteen reservations adopted by
me iority of the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-19
Charges West Virginia Company.

g
CHARLESTON. W: Va. November
1s.-Vice President William Petry OF
a subdistrict of district No. Il, nited
Mine Workers, today made public a
telegram sent to Attorney General
Paine charging the Thompson Block
Coal Company, at Dorfee, w. Va. with
discriminating against the miners IN
refusing to let them return to work.
Mr.. Petry further asked the Attorney
General if there was any action ina!
could be taken relative to the alleged
Discrimination.
Attorney General Palmer wired that
he had asked the Thompson company
to make an explanation regarding the
charges, Mr.. Petry said.
For the first time since the coal
strike began. loading in the Chesa-
peake and Ohio fields returned to nor
NAL yesterday, according to advices
from Huntington. The days loading
totaled 2,205 cars. which was above
the average of normal times and close
" approached the daily average for
the best month on record, according
to the reports from the office of f. l.
Book, superintendent of the western.
division.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-19
Regarding Preamble.

Reservation of the preamble
which requires three of the allied
powers to accept by an exchange of
notes all the reservations in order that
the latter may be made part of the
treaty. There is no objection to max
ing the reservations binding upon
other powers. but considerable en-
barrassment and delay will be saved
if the Senate does not insist on an
affirmative expression from the four
allied powers, but simply changes the
text of the preamble to read that the
United States will regard the reserva-
tions as having been adopted if by the
time an exchange of notifications is
made no exception has been taken by
any of the powers to the reservations
submitted to them.
This would permit acquiescence and
would make the reservations legally
binding on the other powers. for UNI
der international law formal notice
that certain action will be taken in
a specified time means acquiescence
on the part OF all concerned il they
remain silent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-19
Military May Control in Iowa.

An immediate prospect of declara-
ton of military control in the MINING
of ,,,;naS. strike of returned miners
in wyoming. said to have been due
mainly to activities of radicals, ana
Withdrawal of federal troops from
West Virginia marked man ae.elop.
the last twenty-four hours. Use OF
state soldiers in Wyoming was threat
ened by the governor unless efforts OF
radicals to intimidate miners WHO oe
sired to work ceased.
The regional directors generaiiE II :
formed Mr.. Hines that the railroads
had sufficient fuel for several days
the statement of the central west d.
rector being an exception.
No general freight embargo Will De
considered, Mr.. Hines said. addlns
that restricting the fuel supply OF
non essential industries IN itse't
would Sharply curtail freight ship
,nentS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-19
Reserve Supply Vanishing.

Meanwhile reports from virtually
All sources were Of a vanishing sup
ply ply of bituminous coal as the app ,,
proximately 100000 miners remained
firm in their disposition to await an
nouncement of an agreement pF tne
apparently deadlocked mihers-opei
ors' conference at Washington
OF the great union fields only NeSl
Virginia reported an appreciaple
amount of fuel brought out, 1T beine
said Is per cent Of the mines in that
state were being operated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-19
WEATHER.

Fair colder tonight: tomorrow fair.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended at pm. today: Highest. 66, at
gas pm. yesterday; lowest, Sc, at am.
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-19

Member of the Associated Press
The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication OF all news dispatches
credited to IT not otherwise credited In this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights of publication of special
dispatches herein also reserved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-19
PEOPLE MUST AND WILL
HAVE COAL so LONG AS
GOVERNMENT EXISTS"
H|NESD|SCUSSES
STRIKE MENACE:
Further CIT in Rail Service
Suggested MILITARY May I
Act in Iowa
By til, Associated Press

BN the Associated pt"S--
CHICAGO, November l".-Th" grow
ing menace Of the coal situation WAS
the subject today of further uiscuS-
sion by Walker Il. Times. director
general of railroads. and seven Te-
gional directors. Possible action
talked about included further re-
duction in passenger tram service
and shutting off coal from non-es-
sential industries.
Mr.. Hines indicated he would issue
a statement after the meeting re-
garding steps to be taken to conserve
the coal supply now available
What we will consider is what
means can be employed, by elimlna-
ton of consumption. except "here II
is Indispensable, TO conserve our coai
reserve" said Mr.. Hines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-19
Reservation Held Illegal.

Reservation 2 is plainly unconsi-
tutional. 1t provides that notice Of
withdrawal from the league of ma
lions can be accomplished merely by
concurrent resolution OF Con-
sress." But Il concurrent resolution
is one that is adopted by both houses
Of Congress without submitting it to
the President for signature. Such
resolutions are not the law of the
land. while treaty is. An amend-
ment or abrogation of Il treaty in Or
der to be legal must be accomplishe ed
by such an act of Congress as permits
of the Presidents signature. Con-
gress cannot deprive the executive of
the right of veto, which it would
be attempting to do if only a concur
rent resolution were needed to with
draw from the league of nations.
Also under the Constitution the
President is charged with the conduct
of diplomatic relations, and concur
rent resolution cannot deprive him of
those rights. The law can be- fxed
by making withdrawal from the
league subject to the same rules as
have hitherto governed the abroga-
on of treaties to winch the United
States has been or is a party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-19


! Reservation 3. which would inter-
| pref article y so as to prevent
the United States from assuming any
obligation to preserve the territorial
integrity or political independence of
| any member country of the league
! unless Congress shall so authOriZ-, is
; unobjectionable if it means that the
used without the consent of Congress,
/ but it goes further and would pro-
| hibt the executive branch Of the gov
| eminent from interfering il. =
troversies between nations Nobody
| knows what might be Interpreted as
| '.interference.' Whenev": war =
threatened, friendly nations have ex-
ercised the right to suggest mediation
| or TO urge conciliation.
What has been intended by the one
side as an act OF friendship and medi-
alton has sometimes been construed
by belligerents as interference The
! a doption of the Lodge reservation on
| article 10 is considered embarrassing
because ii would weaken the moral
| power of the government to exercise
any good Offices even in Central and
South America without the specific
! consent of Congress. and it is often
, the case that Congress is not in SEES
! sion when an emergency arises and
! there are some emergencies which can
b.. Strengthened out easily by the eX-
ecutive branch OF the government
/ without all the trouble Of an extra
! session OF Congress.
! \ specific definition of this reser-
! walton to apply only to the use OF
/ military and naval forces as provided
under III. Constitution and to leave
the executive branch of the govern
I rnent free to exert moral power to
| preserve peace. but preventing it from
using the Army or Navy until Con-
sr.sS has said so, would easily bring
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-19

Scale committees of bitumin0us
miners and operators in the CEN
trail competitive field went into eX-
ecutive session today to negotiate
Fuel Administrator Garfield had
urged upon them the necessity for
adjusting their differences and pro-
ducing the coal the country needs.
Immediately after converting the
to continue their negotiations
through n subcommittee of eight
from each side.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-19
WRIT or ERROR N
Case OF JOHNSON

TIL? Virginia supreme court OF ap-
peals' yesterday granted writ OF error
and supersedeas. without bond. in the
case of J. ". Johnson. plaintiff In err
ror. against The commonwealth, DE
fendan tin error from the circuit
court Of Augusta county. at stanton
Johnson. a nineteen-year-old YOU =.
whose home is In Baltimore. was EN-
rloved as q chauffeur by Leo Kidd, OF
E.ichn1pna- nov, serving a term on the
'r'fS,-t,e'' Tor trains pJrrrnk sroen, xpHssa|
johnson. in the lower court, admitted
that he accompanied Kidd when he
was arrested In Augusta county. but
denied having anything to do with
the transportation Of whiskey De-
NAL was made that Kidd had any
whiskey in the car at the time. He
was serving In the motor transport
service and was stationed al Camp
Holabird, near Baltimore. at the time.
Johnson was convicted by a fury and
was sentenced to pay n fine OF $500
and TO serve three months in Jail.
Under the ruling of the supreme court
he will get another trial