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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-03
NOTED PAN-GERMAN
SCORES EX-KAISER
Count Hoensbroech, in Book,
Excoriates Former Friend.
Special cuble Despatch TO THE srs from the
London Tfpies Serrice


THE HAGUE, March 2.-Count Hoens-
brooch, until last year one OF the pillars
OF the old regime and notorious as a
pan-German agitator. publishes a book
entitled The Abdication and Flight OF
William H."
The Count processes himself True TO
Emperor, King and Hohenzollerns" but
none the less he condemns the ex-Kaiser
as the gravedigger OF Germany"
THE rorten branch on the Hofefzol-
lern tree must be broken or" he says,
80 the tree may once more bloom and
flourish.
Faux bonhomme, vain autocratic
yer Of pomp. proud of his money, void
OF seriousness. wholly devoted 10 ex-
ternals, despiser OF men. friendess, re-
sentful, petty. worshipper OF his own
petty SELF without one trait OF greatness,
poseur, actor. worst OF all for n ruler, a
coward into the bargain, without per-
sonal courage-that Is William H."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-03
JOURNALS REJECT
yUGO-SLAV DECKER
Newspapers Resent Sugges-
tions From Allied Nations.
Special cdbne Despatch to THE suS from ~
London Times Service.

cpettot Suoec DeepttCN 10 lhh cUE yToss w.
London Times Service.
Copyright. 1919: all rights reseyred.
ROME, March All newspapers have
commented on the suggestion that Italy
should reconsider her refusal to submit
her territorial claims in the Adriatic to
arbitration. The Italians reject the idea
with the same unanimity that was evil
dent when the suggestion was originally
made by the Jugo-Slavs, and the news
papers which worked for agreement with
the Jugo-Slavs are no less definite in
their attitude than the others.
The comment varies. but the substance
Is the same and may be summed up
as a request that the Italian Govern
ments negative should be definitely ac-
cepted by the press of the allied coun-
tries as 1t has been accepted by allied
representatives at the Peace Conference.
1t Is pointed out that Italy cannot
consent to arbitration with the Jugo-
Slavs. two-thirds of whom were in arms
against her till the Austrian army was
practically defeated. This point 10 felt
very strongly here.
Danubian League Feared.
The question of what is legitimate in
the way OF strategic guarantees conf
tinues TO be discussed here. and excep-
ton Is taken to the contention that
frances requirements against Germany
are to be regarded as in a different
category from Italy's requirements
against her eastern neishbors. While
It is admitted the Jugo-Slavs alone are
unlikely to constitute serious danger,
the formation of a Dsnubian federation
or middle European league is regarded
as possible, and there certainly is no
guarantee that such a league would be
friendly to Italy or would abandon the
yearning for Trieste, which is felt with
equal intensity by the Germans and
Slovenes and to a minor degree by other
national groups
This is the point OF view of large
number Of Italians. though not all, but
those who have consistently worked for
agreement and moderation feel that tho
ground has been cut away beneath their
feet by the fact that Trunbitch was
the spokesman who presented the Juso-
Slav programme to the Peace Confer
enee.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-03
J. p. Grace Explains.

Just how the Irish feel Is expressed by
John p. Grace. former Mayor of Charles
ton, s. c.. who said !.
THE press carried reports that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-20
WOULD MAKE TWO
STATES Of IRELAND
Lloyd Georges Forthcoming
Plan Believed Based on
American System.

LONDON, December 20 (by the AS
ISOLATED Press.-The proposed Irish
bill. which Premier Lloyd George will
outline in the house of commons Mon
day will. it is believed. forecast a
government for Ireland analogous to
the state governmental system in
America. 1t is understood to provide
for separate parliaments for Ulster
and southern Ireland. respectively,
with superior body. chosen by both
sections. All of the bodies are to be
responsible regarding imperial affairs
to the British parliament, to which
representatives would be elected, as
the states elect members to the
American House of Representatives.
The idea will be to give a large
amount of autonomy to each section
OF Ireland. with thoroughly easy ma
chinery providing for their combina-
ton as soon as they desire to unite,
the bill being intended to pave the
road Tor elimination of the idea of the
partition of Ireland. To combined
ireland, it is indicated, even greater
posed for the separate sections.
1t is expected that the premiers an
nouncement will be most conciliatory
and comprehensive in outlining what
he hopes will be an acceptable plan.
The new scheme of government diff
viously discussed and carries conces-
sions on various questions much
further. The government in framing
the bill is understood to have kept
before it as primary points. first that
the secession of Ireland and the es-
tablishment of an Independent Irish
republic could not be tolerated. but
that, on the other hand, the present
system of government could not be
continued and that it was impossible
to ignore the fact that there were
two great sections of Ireland, each
of whose claims must be considered
The bill is understood to provide for
granting the fullest possible freedom
to the two Irish legislatures, admin
istering their own affairs, with pow
ers similar to those held by the states
in America. When questions affecting
the empire arise they would come
under the consideration of the i'm
perial parliament. in which Ireland
would have a voice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-20
u. S. SAILORS IMPRISONED
IN MEXICO SEEK RELEASE
Two of Crew of q. S. Sub Tender
Ask Friends to "Get Busy
With Washington.

NOGALES, Ariz.. December 20.-Re-
quest that efforts be made to release
them has been received from II. v
Leonard and II. 0. Martin, members
of the crew of the United States sub
marine tender Pockomoko, who are in
Jail in Mazatlan. Sinaloa, Mexico
Thirty seven days in Jail Still
nothing doing. Please get busy with
Washington" was the telegram sent
to friends here. According to an
American who left Mazatlan December
II, the Mexican authorities had noti-
fed the American consulate that the
men would be released the next day.
Leonard and Martin are said to have
been arrested after street fight with
a Mexican.
Further inquiry into the arrest and
detention at :Mazatlan. Mexico. of two
American bluejack cts who were aiken
into custody last November IL after
a fight with a Mexican. has been or
dered by the State Department.
In making the announcement to-
day officials, said the American con-
sui at Mazatlan had been ordered to
investigate when the men first were
arrested and that as he had not re-
ported to the contrary il had been
assumed that the mems rights wer=
being protected.
Press reports, it was added, irdi-
Gated that the sailors still were in
prison and the consul has been
asked to report all the facts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-20
COLLISION
CAUSES Is DEATHS

ONAWA. Me-. December 2O.-Fif-
teen persons were killed or burned to
death and many sustained burns and
injuries today when a freight train
collided with special train from St.
John, New Brunswick, loaded with
steerage passengers from the steam
ship Empress of France on the Cana
dian Pacific railway near here.
The freight train telescoped the en-
CINE and forward cars of the pas
senger train and the wreckage was
burned. The engineers of both trains
were among the killed.
The passengers injured numbered
thirty five. They were taken to a
hospital at Brownville Junction on a
special train, which was sent with
doctors and nurses from that point.
MONTREAL. December 2O.-An Of
fetal statement issued by the Cana
dian Pacific Railway Company at II
am. says: The collision apears to
have been due to men on the freight
train overlooking their orders in con-
nection with the Empress steerage
passenger special"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-20
COMMITTEE ADOPTS NEW
PEACE RESOLUTION, Z TO 3
Mr.. Knox Redrafted Measure Avoids League
and Treaty, But Suggests Friendly
International Plan.

A redrafted resolution by Senator
Knox. republican, Pennsylvania. to
declare a state of peace with Ger
many and to retain to the United
States all material benefits that would
be gained under the unratified treaty
of Versailles was approved today by
the Senate foreign relations commit
tee by vote of to 3.
On adoption of the Knox resolution
in the committee Senators Lodge,
Mass; Borah, Idaho: Brandegee, Conn:
Indiana. and Moses. New Hampshire.
all republicans, voted in the affirma
tive. and Senators Hitchcock, Nebras-
ka. Williams Miss, and Pomerene,
Ohio, democrats, in the negative.
The measure. on which Senate ac
ton will be sought after the holiday
recess. is in the form of a joint reso-
luton and would require that unless
Germany comedies to the United
States such material benefits as are con-
tanned in the treaty commerce with
by presidential proclamation.
The resolution also would declare
in general terms that the United
States would continue it's close rela-
tons with the allies.
A joint resolution requires the sig
nature of the President, while re-
publican leaders have held that a con-
current resolution does not. Both re-
quire a majority vote only of both
Senate and House.
Avoids League and Treaty Adoption.
While it avoids accepting in any way
the league of nations covenant as en-
bodied in the treaty. the resolution
sets forth the nations policy in that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-20
l.E. ARMSTR0NG,
DETECTIVE, DIES;
SHOT LAST SUNDAY
Victim of Youthful Slayer of
w. w. MuIcare While At
tempting Arrest.

Detective James E. Armstrong, who
was shot by John McHenry. slayer of
Wallace w. Mulcare. automobile ac-
cessory dealer. at 1924 18th street,
while the detective was attempting
to arrest him in Union station last
Sunday night shortly after Mulcare
was slain, died at Providence Hos
pital about 10:45 O'clock this morn
ing.
A serious change for the worse was
noticed last night, and attending sur
geons sent word to the family of the
wounded detective. Mrs. Armstrong.
his wife, accompanied his mother and
other relatives to the bedside, and
remained until the end came.
Maj. Pullman, superintendent of po-
lice. and several members of the de-
tective corps were at the hospital
during the night. some of them re-
naming until he died. Coroner hewitt
was notified of the death, but he
probably will not hold an inquest.
McHenry being in Jail on a commit
ment in the Mulcare Staying.
Was Native of Maryland.
Jim" Armstrong. as the detective
was so Familiarity called, was favor
ably known to the higher District Off
Gals and officials of the police depart
ment. He was native of Forestville,
Prince Georges county, Md, where he
was born December 10, 1879.
September "a. 1908. he was ap-
pointed a member of the police force
and mis- record was without a dis
couraging mark. He always display
ed an amount of bravery and fear
lessness that commended him to Off
Gals of the department and civilians
with whom he came in contact.
Police officials today recalled many
acts of bravery on his part, mention
in in he r
tackled and overpowered by a colored
man several years ago. He managed
to hold the man, however. until a ci-
william appeared and shot him with
the pistol he had taken from Arm
strong.
The deceased was fond of fishing
and cunning, and the past season
had spent some time at Benedict, Sol
onions Island and other nearby
places, and only a short time before
he was shot he participated in a gum
ming trip in Prince Georges county
near his birthplace.
Widow and Three Children Survive.
A widow and three children, two
boys and a girl, survive. The body
will be taken to the family residence
at 541 9TH street southeast, where fu-
neral services will be held. Time for
holding the services will be determin-
ed this afternoon.
iarse bouquet OF roses from the
White House conservatory was sent
today to the home of Detective Arm
strong.
Armstrong frequently worked with
the secret service men of the White
House staff and was known to the
President. who yesterday afternoon
directed the flowers be sent to the de-
tective at Providence Hospital Before
the order was carried out word came
that Armstrong had died, and the flow
ers were sent to the home instead
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-20
CONTROLLER WILLIAMS
AGAIN RENOM|NATED
May Continue to Hold His Office
Without Confirmation Until
End of Present Administration.

The nomination of John Shelton Will
liams to succeed himself as controller
of the currency was sent to the Sen
ate again today by the President. The
last session of Congress, although the
Senate banking and currency COM
mittee reported Mr.. Williams nominal
ton to the Senate adversely.
Under the rules of the Senate. nomi-
nations die with the end of a session
them and must be reSubmitted at the
next session. The Presidents action
today was in accordance with the
rule.
Strict Party Vote.
The nomination will again be re-
ferred to the committee on banking
and currency, and it is expected that
the committee will report it with
recommendation that it be rejected.
The recommendation for the rejection
of the nomination was adopted by the
committee at the last session by
strict party vote, the republicans vot-
ing against Williams and the demo-
Gratis for him.
1t is understood that the nomina
ton of Mr.. Williams will be allowed
to remain Enacted upon before the
Senate until the close of the present
administration.
If the nomination should be rejected,
ate the nomination of another demo-
crat.
Term of Five Years.
The appointment of a controller of
the currency is for five years. If the
democrat was confirmed by the Senate
he would remain in Office for that
period. On the other hand if the re-
publicanS come into power after
March 4, 1921, and the nomination of
Mr.. Williams is then still pending, the
republican President could send in
the nomination of a republican and
as soon as he was confirmed Mr.. Will
liams would go out of office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-20
MEXICAN SMUGGLERS
FIGHT U. S. MEN; TWO DIE
officials Investigate Clash When
Liquor Is Attempted to Be
Brought Across BORDER

Ell PAsO. Tex. December 2o.-An
official investigation was under way
today into fight last night between
an American provost guard, assisted
by FL Paso police. and a number of
Mexican smugglers. in which Private
F1eer Embler of Hyde Park, N. c.
member of the American party. and
one Mexican were killed.
The smugglers were attempting to
bring a quantity of liquor across the
border from Mexico, when they en-
countered the provost guard and the
police.
The fight occurred near what is call
ed the island. piece Of Mexican
land lying in the old bed of the Rio
Grande river. The guard was sur
prised by the attack. but replied with
rift fire. assisted by the police. Pri-
vate Embler fell after the first volley
and the body of a Mexican was found
in the brush alongside the abandoned
liquor.
The smugglers retreated into Mex
leo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-20

electric lighting companies, the tele-
phone company and the taxicab COM
panies. and the amount Of property
represented in the valuation was more
than sixty million dollars, and almost
every imaginable engineering. ac-
many new and difficult legal ques-
tions. The taxicab companies ap-
pealed from the valuation, and the
appeal was taken to the Supreme
Court of the United States. which sus-
tanned the jurisdiction of the COM
mission.
The valuation and rate-f1Xing order
of the electric lighting company prop
erty was appealed to the courts, and
Mr.. Syme argued the appeal before
Justice Gould. but no decision has yet
been handed down.
Questions Before Courts.
During Mr.. Syme's term of office.
among many important matters, he
argued the constitutionality of the
public utility law: the constitutional
ity of certain sections of the public
utility law; the constitutionality of
the woman's eight-hour law and the
validity of the proceedings under the
condemnation laws. the case involving
the latter question being argued by
him before the Supreme Court of the
United States and sustained.
The records of his office show that
alton counsel he has personally tried
ffty-three cases in the courts, from
the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia to the Supreme Court of
the United States. and in forty-seven
of these he was successful.
Discusses His Resignation.
When Mr. Syme was asked if there
were any particular reasons for his
resigning he said that the only rea-
sons were that as general counsel of
the Public Utilities Commission. he had
completed the legal work Of the val
nation of all the public utilities of
the7 District, which was really the i'm
nortant work he set himself to do,
and that he desired to return to his
private practice.
He said that he had greatly enjoyed
his work as corporation counsel and.
particularly, as general counsel for the
Public Utility Commission, and consid-
cred it a great privilege to have been
given the opportunity to serve the Con-
missioners and people of the District of
Columbia in these capacities He spoke
in the highest terms of the loyalty. par
ticularly of these with whom he had
heen associated in the work of the cor
noration counsel Office, and of the other
officials and employees of the District
with whom he was almost in daily con-
tact. and expressed his regrets at the
severance of his association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-20
100 HOUSE MEMBERS ARE
SUGARED BY SANTA CLAUS

Santa Claus walked into the offices
of 100 members of Congress today
and gave them as a Christmas pres
ent a five-pound bag of sugar, with
the compliments of Representative
Whitmell Martin of Louisiana. When
the ceremony started Representative
Martin, with a toy Christmas tree
beside him. stood over 500 pounds of
sugar in his Office and gave thanks
that he was able to relieve the
famine among some of his colleagues.
Year before last during the sugar
famine Representative Martin had
several barrels of sugar sent to
Washington and distributed in com
pliment to some of his friends. Last
year he wished to do the same thing,
but the equalization board would not
allow Louisiana sugar to be brought
to Washington. Just now the equal
ization board is not functioning on
Louisiana sugar. SO Representative
Martin had four barrels of it shipped.
which arrived last night. Two of the
barrels were broken in transit, but
as the sugar was packed in five
pound sacks none of it was lost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-20
CHRISTMAS WARNING BY
D. C. FIRE Department
Gives Directions for Holiday Dec
orations Designed to Lessen Dam
ger Of Starting Blaze.

Asserting that many children are
burned to death in America every year,
the District fire department today issued
a series Of warnings to the parents of
the city to be observed at Christmas
time.
The statement follows:
DO not decorate your Christmas tree
with paper. cotton or any other infiam-
mable material Use metallic tinsel and
other non-infiammable decorations only,
and set the tree securely SO that the
children in reaching for things cannot
tip it over.
do not use cotton to represent snow
II you must have snow use powdered
mica or asbestos fiber.
do not use candles on the Christmas
tree. They are the most frequent cause
OF Christmas fires.
do not leave matches within reach
of children at holiday time.
(''Do not allow trees to remain inside
buildings after the holidays. The tree
itself ignites readily when needles have
become dry. A large number of fires
usually occur in January from this
cause.
"A house of merriment is better than
a house of mourning"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-20
MURDER CASE is FIRST
TAKEN TO BRITISH LORDS

LONDON. December 19.-The house
of lords. highest tribunal in England.
for the first time in history dealt with
a murder trial today, when the ques-
ton arose whether drunkenness was
an excuse for murder.
Arthur Beard had been condemned
to death for numbering thirteen
year-old girl at Chester. The court
of criminal appeal squashed the YER
dict on the ground of the prisoners
intoxication when the crime was COM
mitted and committed the sentence to
twenty years Imprisonment.
The house of lords. hearing a fur
Their appeal brought by the crown au-
thorities. reserved judgment, but the
lord chancellor announced that the
home secretary had informed the
house that the death sentence would
not be carried out whatever the final
verdict.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-20
CONRAD H. SYME
SOON TO RESIGN
AS D. c. COUNSEL
Announces Purpose of Quit
ting Post January Talk
of His Successor.

Conrad H. Syme has decided to re-
sign as corporation counsel of the
District on January 1. it became
known at the District building today.
Mr.. Syme this morning verified ru-
mors that have been in circulation
for several days of his intention to
leave office. and said he expected to
submit his formal resignation to
Commissioner Brownlow Monday.
The fact that he has completed the
valuations of all the public utilities
of the District, the biggest task con-
fronting him during the past five
years, and a desire to return to pri-
by Mr.. Syme for reSigning.
Commissioner Brownlow is still at
home suffering from a cold. and no
one at the District building could say
today whether the Commissioners
have decided on his successor.
Talk of Possible Successor.
Francis H. Stephens. who has been
an assistant corporation counsel for
good many years. has been mention
ed as a possible selection to fill the
vacancy. The office pays $500 year.
Because Mr. Syme. as general coun-
sci for the Public Utilities Commits
sion. became so thoroughly familiar
with the mass of evidence involved in
the valuations of the street car COM
panies it is not unlikely that the Com
missioners will employ him to repre-
sent the District when the valuation
cases are heard in the District Su-
preme Court. Both the Capital Trac-
ton and the Washington Railway and
Electric companies have signfied
their intention of contesting the val
uations in court.
Task Taken Up in 1913.
When Mr.. Syme came into office. No
vember. 1913. the great piece of work
before him was the investigation and
valuation of the public utilities of the
District. The public utility law had
been adopted a few months before.
He formulated the entire course of
procedure of the commission, not only
in preliminary Investigations, but in
the valuation of the public utilities.
and represented the commission at
every hearing.
The properties valued were the
street railway systems. the gas and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-20
PETER ]. CAMPBELL
OF MARYLAND is DEAD

BALTIMORE, December 90 (SpeciaD.
Senator Peter j. Campbell. president
of the Maryland senate and one of the
foremost lawmakers of Maryland, died
this morning at ST. Joseph's Hospital
of acute gastritiS.
He was born in this city April -.
1860. Senator Campbell was Maryland's
veteran legislator. His legislative ca
reer began in 1885. when he was elect
ed member of the house of delegates
He served again as a member in 1887
The session of 1889 was skipped, but
Senator Campbell returned to the house
in 1901. Only two sessions were skipped
by Senator Campbell prior to his first
election to the state senate in 1907.
where he served continuously ever since