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Evening star., 1919-03-02
SUFFRAGE REPORT READY,
BUT HELD UP IN SENATE
advocates of Compromise Bill in
Congress Express Confidence
That It Will Pass.

Favorable reports on the compro
mise resolution for submission of an
equal franchise constitutional amend
ment to the states were ordered yes
terday by both the Senate and House
woman suffrage committees, but when
Chairman Jones sought to present the
Senate committees report last night
Senator Wadsworth of New York, re-
publican, objected, and the report re-
manned with the committee.
While conceding that filibuster or
congestion of legislation in the SEN
ate might prevent consideration of the
resolution at this session, advocates
of the measure expressed confidence
that it would be adopted before ad-
journment.
Senator Jones said last night, how
ever, that no plans looking to the
consideration of the resolution had
been made.
The senator explained that all plans
were being held in allegiance until
pairs could be arranged for absent
senators and some agreement reached
with administration leaders regard
ing a time for calling it up.
Senator Gay of Louisiana announced
yesterday that he would vote for the
compromise resolution and advocates
of the measure said his vote would
give them the necessary two-thirds
majority.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
OFFICERS HONOR GUESTS.
Capts. Willard and Telletten En-
tertained by Navy Yard Men.

Capt. A. L. willard, commandant of
the Washington navy yard, and Capt.
Fl. P. Telletten, captain of the yard.
were guests of honor at the annual
entertainment and dance of the
Quartermen and Leadingmen's Asso-
citation of the Washington navy yard,
held at the Masonic Temple, Sth and F
streets northeast, last night.
j. D. Evans, president of the asso-
citation, and Eddie Bergman made
short addresses. Miss Genegieve
PyIes danced. A quartet composed of
c. r. Payton, G. r. Chick, Elmer
Clark and George Bristol sang ]. b.
Byers was chairman of the entertain
ment committee and was assisted by
George z. Delaney. ]. w. Hartman.
c. A Chism, w. W. Ellis and George
Evening star., 1919-03-02
SAYS CAPITALISTS
MAKE BOLSHEV|K|
War Labor Board Chairman
Denounces Extreme Employ
ers and Radical Union Men.
HOLDS CONGRESS FAILED

Congress is on the eve ef adjourn
ing without having coped with the
problems of reconstruction, declared
Basil N. Manly, Joint chairman of the
War Labor Board, in addressing the
employees of the National Capital
Press at the Washington Chamber of
Commerce last night.
1t is now quite clear" Mr.. Manly
stated. that Congress cannot or
will not deal adequately with the
problems of reconstruction. Instead,
by cutting off, the appropriation for
the United States Employment Serv-
ice. the only existing agency tor
dealing with the problem, Congress
threatens TO make the situation
worse.
Now that Congress has failed so
completely, the executive departments
of the government, acting under the
direction of the President, must take
up these problems and attempt to
make up for lost time. L believe that
if the situation is realized in it's
genuinely alarming proportions, we
can still. through the executive
departments. find means and measures
for coping with the situation and
preventing thes industrial dislocation
.and warfare which otherwise is
inevitable"
Evening star., 1919-03-02
BRIT0NS ADVOCATE u. S.
MANDATORY FOR ARMENIA
Publishers Support Proposal in
Message to Parliament Mem
Der From Durham.

LONDON, March MANY publish
ers in England are supporting the
proposal thai America become the
mandatory power for Armenia and
have sent messages to that effect to
Aneurin Williams, honorary secretary
OF the League of Nations Society and
liberal member of parliament for
Northwest Durham, who himself
strongly favors the proposal
Sir George a. Smith, vice chancellor
of Aberdeen University. has written
to DIR. Williams as follows:
1T is from d profound sense of the
urgent needs of Armenia and of the
moral and material power of America
that I cordially support the proposal
that the United States should become
the mandatory of the league of ma
tions in charge of Armenian terri
tories and their people. BY under
taking this high duty. the American
people would develop and immeasur-
ably add to the signal service they al
ready have rendered humanity and
the peace of the world by their gem
erous part in the war"
Evening star., 1919-03-02
LEAGUE IS DEMANDED,
SAYS F. D. ROOSEVELT
Declares in New York It's Success
Depends on Spirit in Which
U. S. Accepts It.

NEW YORK, EIaroh 1.-The consti-
tuition of the league OF nations is not
dependent upon itself for success, but
upon the spirit in which it is accepted
by the United States, said Franklin
q. Roosevelt. assistant secretary of
the navy, in an address here today
before the League of Free Nations
Association. The league might not
end war, he added. but the nations
demand the experiment.
He quoted President Wilson as hav-
ing said to him that unless this
league goes through in some form or
other it will break the heart of the
world"
that many of us are not certain just
what we want or what is best for US,
said the assistant secretary.
1T is not so much a question of
this league of nations being formed,
however much it may seen just now
to be beautiful dream, as it is how it
can be brought about. Last summer and
again last January 1 had the priVi-
lege of visiting Europe. 1t was just
after the Hun was driven back and
the European whose lands had been
despoiled began TO feel that it was
not so much the beating OF the Hun
at that time as it was to beat him
for all time There was demand for
something else. Something greater
than peace.
Nobody then could have told you
what the peace terms ought to be, and
the armistice had been signed and
peace was, apparently, on the way.
All was confusion. The people there
had used up all their energies in
prosecuting the war and time was re-
quired to think over things. Boun-
and then there were also questions of
race, and as a matter of fact the peo-
pie most involved didn't know exact
ly what they wanted themselves. IT
all required deep study,
''But I would like TO say that Presf-
dent Wilson said to me very recently
that unless this league goes through
in some form or other it will break
the heart of the world
1T is important not to dissect the
document The important thing is
first to approve the general plan. The
same arguments that have been ad-
vanced against this league of nations
were advanced against the constitu-
tional convention and that proved to
be a very satisfactory operation in the
end Unless the United States comes
in, this league will be a new form of
European alliance, but if we do come
in I take it for granted that the
league will not demand what the
United States does not want"
Evening star., 1919-03-02
PLEADS WITH AMERICA
TO STAND BY FRANCE
Edouard de Billy Says His Coun-
try's Aims Same as Enun-
ciated During War.

NEW YORK, March IA plea that
they did during the war was made by
Edouard de Billy. deputy French high
commissioner to the United States, at
a dinner given in honor of the COM
mission by the fLotos Club here to-
night.
Americans concerning the aims of
France at the peace conference are
only the product of their own imag-
nations" M. de Billy declared Frances
aims are the same that were enunciated
during the war.
France has always kept her word"
he said. If you want to discover
what the policies of France will be-
you have only to refer to the two
declarations which have bound
France for the future; first, at the
moment when the armistice was
signed, acceptance Of President Will
sons propositions; second the an
swer made by the allies to President
Wilson in January, 1917, when he
had asked the belligerents what were
their war aims, and when they re-
piled that having been attacked. they
were fighting for their independence
that they wanted neither annexa-
ton nor indemnity; that their aims
were threefold: reparation for dam
age. restitution of what had been
robbed, guarantees for the future"
Paying a warm tribute to America
for the manner in which it had aided
France, both before and after enter
ing the war, M. de Billy asserted that
France still needed help and looked
with confidence to America for sup
plies and credit.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Britt Is Sworn In.

Mr.. Britt was in the House chamber
during the debate and subsequent
voting and was Immediately sworn in
by Speaker Clark.
Final action on the contest came
just before midnight after more than
five hours of continuous calling of
the roll. The republicans gained an
advantage of two votes on the first
roll call, but the democrats by parlia-
mentary maneuvering succeeded in
forcing half a dozen additional roll
calls, but on all failed to rally more
strength.
The fight last night was marked by
the only strict political division that
has occurred between democrats and
republicans during the life of the
Sixty-fifth Congress.
In the 1916 election Mr.. Britt. on
the face of the returns was elected
| by a majority of seven, but on an Off
cial recount Mr.. Weaver was declared
elected.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
THIRD DEFICIENCY BILL
is REPORTED TO SENATE
Committee Amendment Adds $780,.
100000 of House Bill for
Railroads.

The third deficiency appropriation
bill was reported to the Senate yes
terday from the committee on appro-
priations after the committee had
added to it as committee amend
ment the House bill carrying $780,
100000 for the railroads.
In the belief that the District of
Columbia bill. now deadlocked in con-
ference. would fail. the Senate com
mittee placed in the deficiency bill
the provision carried in the District
bill authorizing the District Commis-
sioners to handle the collection of
ashes and refuse in the District if it
becomes necessary, and to adjust with
the contractors the cost of collecting
ashes and refuse for the present fiscal
year, The items for the District of
columbia carried in the bill as it
passed the House were retained by
tile Senate committee.
The committee reduced from $780,
100000 to S50000,000 the emergency
shipping board fund authorized by the
House for purchase and requisition of
vessels.
New items added by the Senate COM
mittee were 100000 for influenza suf-
ferers in Alaska, and 100000 for ad-
ditional, lighthouse vessels.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Gets Great Reception.

When MFR. Mann presented Repre-
sentative Britt to be sworn in the
republicans stood and cheered for
more than five minutes and after Mr..
Britt, who had served in the Sixty
republican memb bers swarmed about
him and gave him a vigorous recep-
ton.
The House then recessed, just be-
fore midnight, under an agreement
to mes Ibis morning at IL o'clock
Memor 4 services for Representative
William P. Borland of Missouri. who
died recently in Europe, will be held
the first hour, and then the House
will take UP the conference report on
the hospital bill and other matters.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
GERMAN SPYING SYSTEM
DISCOVERED IN PRAGUE

PARIS, March l. - Czeehoslovak
officials at Prague, according to a
dispatch to the Havas Agency from
that city, have discovered an exten-
sive spying organization, the center
of which was the former German
consulate at Prague, which had con-
tinued its activities under the guise
of a charitable institution.
At the frontier station of Bodenbach
courier of the foreign office at
Berlin has been detained after being
caught in the act of attempting to
throw away parcel Of documents
addressed to DR.. Schwarz, the German
vice consul at Prague, containing
anti-Czech propaganda.
This propaganda was to be used in
the provincial newspapers of German
Austria to stir up the German popula-
tions against the CZechosloyak state.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
SOLDIERS GUESTS OF HONOR.
Entertained at Smoker by Fellow
Kappa Alpha Members.

Soldier members of the Kappa Alpha
Fraternity Were guests of honor at
the smoker held by the local chapter
at the chapter house at 1903 KaloA
rama road northwest last night.
Many men in uniform. fresh from the
front, gathered round. the big fire.
place in the chapter room and re-
counted their adventures against the
Hun.
Refreshments followed an enter
tanning program. Clark Cross, presi-
dent of the local chapter. was master
of ceremonies.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Once Employers; Now Clerks.

Flagrant profiteering pFaeticed dur
ing the war is one element that IS
aiding in creating unrest in this coun-
try, the speaker declared. Another
important factor which he said seems
to be overlooked is the fact that the
middle class of business men is being
squeezed out by big corporations and
chain stores. AS a result of this. he
said. men who formerly were propri-
etors of small establishments are now
clerks.
MIR Manly said that in his opinion
the government made mistake when
it abruptly terminate war contracts,
which. at the signing of the arnistice,
were absorbing the energies of a ma
jority of the factories of the United
States.
In place of the cartridges and ma
chine guns, he said, the government
could have given these factories or
ders for implements which they were
equipped to make in peace times.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
WEAVER UNSEATED
IN bR|TT'S FAVOR
Republicans, Realizing They
Hold Majority, Act in North
Carolina Contest.
BITTER DEBATE ENSUES

! Republicans of the House found
themselves in the majority late last
night and after a bitter debate, by a
strict party vote of 1872 to 173, un-
seated Representative Zebulon Weaver,
democrat. of the tenth North Caro-
| lima district in favor of James j.
Britt. republican.
There was much parliamentary ma
lneuyering by the democrats to prevent
a final vote on the contest. but they
Host. Britt will hold his seat only two
days but the victory gives him salary
and allowances for the full term. The
contest was over the 1916 election.
Weaver was elected to succeed himself
last fall
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Middle Course Needed.

Mr. Manly denounced both the
extreme capitalist who demands the
force of the law to suppress labor. and
the radical labor leader who tells the
workingman that he has only to rise
up and demand what he wants and he
viii get it. Cooperation and a
middle course between the two is
needed, he said.
Referring to the capitalist who re-
CARDS all labor leaders as bolsheviks.
Mr.. Manly said:
They apparently make no distinc-
tion between a union man and an an
archiSt and have repeatedly called in
the police and company detectives to
prevent meetings. from being held.
Such actions as these are making boil
sheviI of quiet, orderly workmen.
who loyalty stayed at their posts dur
ing the war, at a more rapid rate than
could all the an1issaries of Lenin and
Trotsky working twenty-four hours a
ia u
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Industries Threatened.

Unless the American people realize
the seriousness of the unemployment
question and act in unison as they did
during the war the next two months
will witness the worst period of in
dustrial stagnatien this country has
ever known, Mr.. Manly asserted.
He said the conference ~hich the
President is to hold here this week with
governors and mayors is step in the
right direction.
O. T. Wright presided at the meeting,
which was a get-together social for the
employees OF the National Capital Press.
An entertainment was staged under the
direction of Fred S. BoorTnan and w. H.
Rule. J. r Cox and c. L. Smith We're
on the reception committee and Mrs.
Z. r. Mackenzie served refreshments
William II. Elliott was general chairman
on arrangements.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
U. S. Men in Canada's Casualty List

OTTAWA, Ontario. March 1.-The
following Americans are mentioned in
today's overseas casualty list:
Killed In action-R. S. Chambers,
Galveston, Tex.
Died--H. Il. Jenkins, Preston iowa
Ill Theriault. Chicago: r. O'Neal
address given as "Arna. Ind; J. Sam
trano. Walla Walla, Wash.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Millionaire Sued for Separation.

NEW YORK. March daniel G.
Reid, multi millionaire steel and rail-
road financier, is named as defendant
in summons in an action for sepa-
ration fled in the county court to-
day by his wife. Mrs. Margaret NJ.
Carriers Reid, q former aetess. The
grounds, Of action were not made pub
lie.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Seeks to Cloud Issue. "

The statement which he makes is
false, and | would call attention to
the fact that his attack upon me in
public manner only seeks to cloud the
real issue, which is that j reiterate
that John Skelton Williams is an un-
fit public officer. and that he is on
trial and not me. / have repeatedly
called the attention of Congress TO
my resolution for an investigation,
and twice have been refused "A hear
ing by the chairman of the rules
committee"
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Col. Thorpe Assigned in Norfolk.

Col George g. Thorpe of the U. s.
Marine Corps. who formerly served
with the Marine Brigade in Santo Do
mingo, has been detached from duty
at Marine headquarters. this city. and
assigned to the command of the Ma
rine Barracks in Norfolk. Va
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Has Done Fine War Service.

Gov. Yager declared Porto Rico had
done fine service to the nation in the
war, contributing freely .of it's man
power and financial resources, and
added:
Il cherish the hope that some way
may be found even yet to repair the
error which / fear viii produce some
unhappy effects upon'the future feel
ings and relations of the people of
both the island and, the mainland
Evening star., 1919-03-02
ASKS PRESIDENT TO AID
GET PORTO RICO RELIEF
Gov. Yager Pictures Ravages of
Earthquake and Epidemic in
Seeking Action on Bill.

A picture OF distressing conditions IN
Porto Rico. resulting from earthquake
and epidemic, was given President VIII
son yesterday by Gov. Wager. who asked
the Presidents aid in obtaining action
on House bill approprfating 100000
for relief work, which has been held
up in the Senate. Owing TO the de-
nands on the Presidents time, Gov.
Wager submitted his request in letter.
Earthquake Calamity.
THE earthquake which occurred III
the island last October was a real ca
lamity of great Importance Gov. Wager
said. Though the loss of life was
comparatively small, only some 1t0 per-
sons being killed outright, the property
loss was enormous. Thousands of per-
sons were made hosJieless and thousands
were thrown out of employment by the
sudden paralysis of commerce and in
duStry. The problem of restoration and
reconstruction was acute and the little
island is entirely unable to solve it with
out the help of the national government.
ITO add TO the difficulties great
epidemic of influenza swept over the
island right on the heels of the earth
quake shocks and many thousands OF
human victims were added to those
caused by the seismic tragedy.
Under these circumstances the
island people appealed TO Congress for
help. A joint resolution was promtp ly
passed by the House of Representa-
tives appropriatiug $500. 900 to be ex-
pended under the direction of the
Secretary of War in earthquake relief
in Porto Rico, four fifths of which
sum was to be used in repair and
reconstruction of the federal buildings
which were DESTROYED by the earth
quake. This resolution has failed of
passage in the Senate for some reason
and as the matter now stands the
national government has refused to
extend any help to the island of Porto
Rico in the midst of these great
calamities.
Il cannot believe that this repre-
sents the real feeling of the people
or of the government of our great
country"
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Question by Mr.. Vardaman.

Senator Vardaman of Mississippi
asked what reason was being given
for holding the boys by the War De-
partment.
Certainly they are not being held
for use abroad" said Senator Varda-
man. He said that within the last
few days he had had between 500 and
1000 letters from Mississippi boys in
Army camps urging that they be dis
charged. He said that unless many
of them Were discharged and allow ed
to work on the farms, it would he inn
possible to put in the crops. He
characterized the War Departments
policy as "criminally stupid"
Evening star., 1919-03-02

Turkish parents punish their naugh-
ty children by hitting them On the
soles of the feet.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
ARMY CAMPS PRISONS,
CLAIMS SENATOR REED
Missourian Declares That Boys in
Army in This Country Should
Be Allowed to Go Home.

Declaring that the Army camps in
this country are rapidly becoming
prison camps" Senator Reed of Mis-
souri, said last night in an address in
the Senate that the time has come
when the Senate of the United States
should inform the War Department
these boys in camp should be allowed
to return home.
Gets Petition From Men.
The Missouri Senator said that a
petition signed by fifty-two men in
one of the camps had been brought TO
him urging that something be done
to enable them to get their discharges
from the Army now that the war is
over. Senator Reed said that an order
had been issued that only those should
be discharged who could show that
they had jobs waiting for them.
How is an American in an Army
camp ever to get job until he gets
out?" demanded Senator Reed. How
is it possible for a Missouri boy in
camp in Maryland to get job back
in Missouri while he is in camp?"
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania in
terrupted, saying:
Perhaps Secretary Lane wants to
keep the boys in camp until he gets
those dismal swamps cleaned up for
farms for them
Senator Reed continued: when
the war is over, if you require that a
man pc kept in camp in accordance
with the economic idea of some of the
men in the administration, you are
making a prisoner of him Thou
sands and tens of thousands of Amer
lean boys are being SO held TODAY.
This petty tyranny ought to cease"
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Under Rebuke and Criticism. :,

Mir. Williams asserted that Mr.. Me-
addeH, as cashier and president of
bank in Pennsylvania, had been under
rebuke and criticism of the Treasury
Department for more than twenty
years. and through five controllerships
and by fifteen bank examiners, and
that only constant interference of the
controllers office preserved the insti-
tutton's safety. He discussed the con-
dition of the bank in some detail, and
said that. as he had been unjustIy
assailed, he had the right to show
what he believed to be the causes and
motives underlying the attack
Replying to the attack made upon
him by Mr.. Williams, Representative
MeFadden said:
'yrhe statement of John Si<eIton
Williams has just been shown me. A
hurried reading of the statement Il
assert. proves the truth of my asser-
uon that John Skelton Williams is
an unfit public officer and this is only
continuance of the prosecution
which he has carried on against me
since suggested, four years ago
that the office of the controller of
the currency be abolished.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
CONTROLLER HITS
BACK AT ACCUSER
States That Representative
McFadden, as Banker.
Has Been Rebuked.
REVIEWS 20-YEAR PERIOD

In a letter last night 10 Represen-
tative McFadden of Pennsylvania.
who recently in the House attacked
Controller of the Currency Williams
and introduced a resolution for an
Investigation of his office and con
duct, Mr.. Williams declared the mem
her was in the position of having
taken a shot at him from safe am
bush and skulking away too has
tily' TO know what injury had been
done.
Pointing out that on the day Of the
attack he had published a challenges
to hasten the investigation, the con-
troller said that eleven days had
passed without an effort on Mr.. Me
Fadden's part to present evidence ia
support Of your Injurious accusa-
tons or innuendoes against me or to
press your suggestion of an investi-
cation"
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Pebeco Tooth Paste, SOC Tubes, sc
Walt Mason Says:

"And if my singing makes
me hoarse, which happens as
a thing of course, Stearns'
Zyrnole Trokeys make my
throat produce a clear and
golden note.
Zyn1ole Trokeys have been pop
ular for nearly 20 years among
singers, speakers, sailors. soldiers,
smokers and others. They quickly
soothe the irritated throat, correct
lloarseness and huskiness- They
are not cough drops. but mildly
antiseptie throat pastilles OF real
wort n