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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-01
GEN. PERSH|NC
ADVISES REMOVING
ARMY DEAD T|MbEE
Suggests Retirement System
With Limited Retire
ment Pay.
MANY OFFICERS HAVE
OUTGROWN USEFULNESS
A. E. F. Commander Declares H.
Favors Promotion by
Selection.

Elimination OF dead timber" amoni
Army officers was suggested by Gen
Pershing before The Senate and Hous,
military committees today as one o.
the steps advisable in peace time re-.
organiza ton of the military estab.
lishment.
In nearly every grade. the genera
said, there were a few officers who
had passed the stage OF usefulness.
and should be replaced. He suggest.
ed a retirement system under whict
such officers would receive limited re.
tirement pay.
The witness also declared hs
favored promotion by selection, blu;
added il had been found very diff.
cult 10 devise a fair selection sys.
TEN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-01
TWOB|LLS OFFEREDAS
TO POTOMAC BRIDGES
Representative Moore's Proposals
Regard Replacing Aqueduct and
Chain Bridge Spans.

Two bills looking toward the build
ing of new bridges between the Ma
tional Capital and the Virginia shores
of the Potomac river were Introduced
in the House today by Representative
Moore of Virginia. One bill is similar
in its general object to a bill which
was introduced by Senator Swanson
of Virginia. This would authorize an
expenditure of 100000 as against
the original authorization OF $1,000
900 for construction of bridge across
the Potomac at or near the present
Aqueduct, replacing that bridge with a
substantial structure
The other bill. which was introduced
at the request of Engineer Commits
sioner kutZ. would authorize the Dis
trict Commissioners to make an M
vestigation for the construction of a
bridge to replace the present Chain
bridge, If that structure should be
found to be unsafe. 1t authorizes the
! appropriation of not to exceed $500
for the purposes of the proposed in
yestigation and the preparation Of
plans for a new bridge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-01
CABIN CREEK MEN
DEFY UNION HEADS,
MARCHING IN RAIN
Party Numbering Hundreds
of Coal Miners Makes Trip
to Charleston.

Ey tie Associated P<sss~s----
CHARLESTON, ". Va. November l.
A party of three or four hundred
striking miners left, the Cabin creek
country early today to march 10
Charleston. despite the rain and the
orders of their district officers forbid
ding the march. according to official
information received here
There was no Information as 10
whether the men We're armed and the
purpose of The, march was not made
clsar, in reports received.
The men Were expected. TO march
only as far as the end Of the interur-
ban lines. When. It Vas reported, they
would take cars for the city.
a good many miners were in the
streets here this morning. but they
were orderly and quiet. Four hundred
federal troops who came in during the
night from Huntington were quar-
tered in the armory, preparatory to
leaving for their permanent camp in
Kanawha City. All military infornla-
ton was refused by officers and men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-01
FLYING PARSON'' PAYS
SHORT VISIT TO D. c.
Winner of Transcontinental Derby
Stops on Way From Long Is
land to Raleigh.

Lieut.. Belvin W. Maynard. the 'hy-
ing parson." winner of the New York
Toronto air race and first to finish the
tr;tnscontinental air derby stopped at
Naekirgton for An hour and half
today en- route from Long Island to
Raleigh. n. c. With him were Sergt
w. - Cline and the lieutenant's Bel
gian police dog. He is making the trip
by air in the same machine in which
he flew from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific and back
The famous aviator left the fitld at
Aineola At daylight this morning, and
landed at Boiling Field at 80. where
he was the guest of the officers there
for lunch. He left Boiling Field at
o'clock in the rain. so that he could
reach Raleigh before dark From
Raleigh Lieut.. Maynard will go to
Clinton, n. c., the county seat of his
home county, where the county fair
will be held next week. He will give
a number of exhibition flights there
and great celebration has been
planned in his honor.
Upon his return to New York the
aviator intends to go forward with his
plans for a transcontinental flight
from New York to San Diego, Calf
stopping only at Dallas. Tex.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-01
Presidents Proposal.

The final proposal was made by
President Wilson. II suggested
Tor negotiation without reServa
ton, submission of questions still
in dispute with the failure OF
negotiations to arbitration. and
continued operation of the mines
pending final settlement.
The operators. as set forth in
statement by Secretary Wilson. ac-
cepted the offer in its entirety:
the miners accepted the offer OF
negotiation. and held the other
two for consideration later" This.
as explained by Secretary Wilson,
abruptly ended the conference.
The miners, in the series of con-
ferences. charged that while the
wartime agreement still bound
them to work at the old wartime
wage scale. it removed restrictions
on the war price of coal and per-
mitted operators to charge what
they pleased. This. they declared,
had led to profiteering.
An appeal to the miners by Pres
ident Wilson and announcement by
Attorney General Palmer that the
strike would he considered lille
Sar failed to bring about the re-
sending OF the strike order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-01
NEWFARESSLOW
UP STREET CARS
ON INITIAL DAY
Temperance of Tickets and
7-Cent Cash Rate Cause
Confusion.

After having been outlawed for
eleven months. street car tickets
again made their appearance in wash
ington today. And to show what a diff
ference just a few months make. pa
irons of the street cars, as well as
conductors on the various lines Of
the two systems. seemed to have as
much trouble with the tickets as if
they had never been used.
Naturally the 7-ceht cash fare COM
plicated matters. and between the
tickets and the new cash fare cars
on the long lines We're running ten
or twelve minutes behind their sched-
ules early in the dag. Conductors and
inspectors blamed the delay on the
difficulty of handling tickets and
making change.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-01
RENEWAL OF D. c. PERMITS
FOR BUSINESS DUE TO-DAY

Today is the day for the animal re
rewal OF permits Cor practically ali
classes of business in the District for
which licenses arc required
The license office. Wade Fl. Coombs
in charge. opened this morning pre-
nared for the rush. Because OF the
difficulty OF issuing all the permits in
one day. the office probably Will be
busy for a week c. more on this work.
1t was estimated that between 100,
and SOC eating establishments have
emitted for license TO operate during
the year beginning today.
Automobile licenses are net renewed
mill the end of the calendar year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-01

These are the outstanding facts
concerning the coal strike and
what led up to it:
United Mine Workers of Ameri-
ca. meeting at Cleveland. Septem-
Der %. sounded the first strike
alarm by declaring the wartime
wage agreement ended on Novem-
Der |.
Executive officers. charged with
the duty of negotiating q new
agreement. were ordered to stand
ont for three demands. and. if not
granted, to issue a strike call for
more than 100000 soft coal miners
in twenty-eight states. These de-
mandS were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-01
HAS RESTFUL NIGHT.
Little Change, However, in Senator
Martins Condition.

Der Although Senator Martin
spent a restful night and was able
TO take some nourishment this morn
ing. there was little change for the
better in his general condition. HIS
pulse was seventy. his physician said.
Senator Martins brother announced
that the senator had reached the i'm
il OF his recuperative ability. No
callers are permitted 20 see hin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-01
E. J. MILLIGAN HEAD CLERK
OF UTILITIES COMMISSION

Elmo J. Milligan. clerk in the city
refuse and street cleaning depart
ment. today was made chief clerk of
the Public Utilities Commission.
He will succeed c. Willard Camalier.
who resigned several weeks ago to
take w the practice of dentistry.
Mr.. Milligan, whose home is at III
21st street, has been in the employ of
the District since 1913 and has spent
the six years in the street cleaning
department. He will assume his new
duties imm ediately.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-01
Special Features
of TOmOrrOw's Star
THE KING AND QUEEN IN WASHINGTON

Photographs in the Rotogravure Section of
the Belgian rulers in the Capital Interior
views of their Washington home. If subject
is in the you'll find photograph in this
remarkably printed section ...
RING w. LARDNER'S WEEKLY LETTER
This is the first of series of screan1ngly funny
letters by of the leading American hunor-
lists You will smile, chuckle and roar over
Lardners latest work in the Magazine Section
FAMOUS PAINTINGS FOUND AFTER LONG
SEARCH.
The valued Brumidi works, lost for forty years
were found in the storage vault of local bank
-.- during the past week Decorator of the u S.
Capitol had mentioned them in his will A
story Of interest all Washingtonians in the
Magazine Section
RAY STANNARD BAKERS ARTICLE.
The third of the Ray Stannard Baker articles
dealing with the President at the peace confer
ence. The title of this feature is, "Crisis in
Peace Farley Following President Wilson's
. Return to Paris"
DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONVOY IDEA.
Admiral Sims writes of plan for close fornaa-
ton of ships and destroyer screen; the prob
lens faced in escorting merchant ships during
the war, and the lack Of trained merchant cap
tains Admiral Sims tells exactly what part
the u. S. Navy played in winning the war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-01
Workmen's Demands.

hve-day working week: a six
hour day and wage increase of
90 per cent.
AT scale committee meetings at
Buffalo and Philadelphia. miners
and operators threshed over their
differences without peaceful set
Element. Representatives Of the
miners contended that the demands
were not arbitrary: that the 60
per cent wage increase was set as
basis for negotiations; that
sIX-hour day menat actual time the
miners were to work underground.
The miners insisted on five-day
week. they said. because there
were not four days work a week
the year round for each miner
They contended by limiting each
miner to five days there would be
a more equitable distribution of
the work. The leaders denied that
it was the beginning OF d nation
wide campaign for shorter work
ing schedule.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-01
FAVORABLE REPORT UPON
1920 SUGAR EQUALIZATION

By vote of 9 to the Senate
agriculture committee today order
ed a favorable report of the Nc
Nary bill 10 continue the United
States Sugar Equalization Board
curing 1920 and 20 authorize it to
buy sugar crops next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-01
Mr.. BAKER is OPPOSED
TO IL MONTHS TRAINING

Secretary Baker today expressed
himself as .unalterablX OPPOSED" "a
a twelve-month training period un-e
der compulsory universal training
He said. calling attention TO the rec
omtnendatiops of three months train-k
ing, which he had submitted. that TO
take year from the lives of young
men in a time so highly competi-.
tive would be an ineXcusabIe waste.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-01
100000 MINERS QUIT WORK in
COUNTRY'S BITUMINOUS COAL
FIELDS, AS STRIKE is BEGUN
Bio Facts About Coal Strike
and Events That Led TO IT

After failure of the two sides to
get together the strike order was
issued and Secretary of Labor VIII
son. acting by direction OF the
Preside nts ca binet. Immediately
allied into conference the heads OF
the mining and operating asSo-
Citations. subsequently. the full
scale committees of each were
called in and various proposals
were offered and rejected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-01

Chaplain Absent; House
Repeats Lords Prayer

When the House met today
there was no chaplain present.
After hunting around for n few
minutes to find Representative
Upshaw of Georgia to lead in
prayer. Speaker Gillett an
nounced that the House would
say the Lords Prayer in unison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-01
COMMITTEE HEARS
WITNESSES SCORE:
DOG V|V|SECT|0N
Support Given Myers Bill to
Prohibit Practice in the
District.

Strong appeal for the prohibition OF
the vivisection of dogs was made to-
day by opponents of vivisection. ap-
pearing before the Senate judiciary
subcommittee in charge of the Myers
bill to prevent experiments on live
dogs in the District of Columbia.
Among the witnesses heard today
were Walter Hutchins. who intro
duced the speakers. Edward II. Glenn
ent OF Boston, chairman OF the inter
state conference opposed to vivise g
ton: Mrs. c. p. Farrell CT, New lork.
representing some sixteen anti-vivi
section societies: DR.. John Hutchin-
son of New York. and Mrs. Warren
Edwards Tryon of Philadelphia.
Opponents of the Myers bill wiz
be given an opportunity to be hear9j
also. 1t was stated that representa-
tives of the Medical Society of thk
District of Columbia, Surg Gsni
and representatives. of the medical
branches of the Army and Navy de-
sired to be heard against the bill
Experiments on Dogs Described.
Mr.. Farrell described to the COM
mittee many experiments on live dogs,
uSihS tiiC OAPCA HlSefNSS
to show the intense agony suffered
by the animals during the expert
r1ent Some of these animals live for
days and even months under the ex-
periments. She described experiments
both abroad and in this country. and
insisted that these experiments were
going on in this country on an in
creaSing scale.
. She said that many physicians are
opposed to Nivisection OF dogs and re-
ferred to the fact that the late Sena-
tor Gallinger had been strongly in
terested in a bill to prohibit vivisec-
ton. She said that the German doc
tors have always been leaders in vivi-
section and that the German expert
mentors have been highly regarded.
She charged that in very many cases
anesthetics are not used on the dogs
lat all.
Witness Is Questioned.
Senator Ashurst of Arizona. inter-
rupted to ask the witness, during a
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-01
Labor Farley an Example

Take the International labor con-
ference as an example. The provisions
Of The peace treaty calling such a
conference are being severely attack
ed in the United States Senate. Two
separate and distinct courses of op-
position are to be found-those who
think such an international concert
OF labor means disadvantage to en-
ployers and those who think it means
& loss to American labor of all the
rights it now enjoys. Both cannot be
right. Ambiguous language-or
rather failure on the part of the peace
conference at Paris to say definitely
how an international conclave could
AFFECT internal questions like la Dor eX-
cept by moral Influence. of the most
general characteristics left the whole
thing rather vague.
England ,hdd 90 do something to
satisfy the craving OF her labor class
es for recognition. So did France. The
international labor conference was
the best suggestion that could be Of
fered. in answer to the rising clamor
OF the proletarfat. But just as the
Japanese do not for a moment believe
! it possible for them in the present
I to adopt the eight-hour day, SO do
! certain American labor leaders fear
that in an international gathering
| the already advanced position of
| American labor might have to be
toned down to meet foreign standards
Usually the argument winds up with
the assertion that the international
| labor conference only recommends
anyway to the individual governments
and peoples and is only a debating
society after all, to give labor a forum
and place to exchange views in pub
lie way rather than through the Sc
cret plots and conspiracies that mean
holSheviSm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-01
Leaders at Indianapolis
Apparently Are 0beying
Orders Given by Court

I%DfANAPOLIS. Ind, November l.
From the zone OF greatest activity in
connection with the strike Of approx
rsteIy 900 bituminous coal miners,
headquarters of the United Mine Work
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-01
SEESu j. s. SLOWLY
DR|F TING TOWARD
INDUSTRIAL WAR
David Lawrence Notes Con-
fused Programs and Under
tone of Apprehension.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

President Wilson is getting better
in health. Congress is still dawdling
along on the peace treaty. the inter
national labor conference is debating
in French and English all the abstract
problems affecting the labor situation
in all the countries throughout the
wide world. and the entire power of
the government OF the limited States
is being exerted to MAKE the leaders
OF the coal strife obey she inlifrtctfon
OF the courts against ttfe carrying out
OF the strike order.
That might be surface picture of
the National Capital nowadays, but
it would hardly reveal the crisis
crosses of purpose. the mixed ambi-
tions, the confused programs Of party
and the general undertone of appre-
hension over the way the United
States is, slowly drifting into an era
OF. industrial warfare
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-01
Coal Strike Attracts Interest.

The curious thing about the situa-
| ton here is that while the interna-
! tional labor conference is in session
/ interest of the delegates is fastened
! on what The government of the United
/ States does about, the coal strike.
Foreign diplomats. would rather talk
with you aboutathat than the league
| of nations. 1t is not merely, because
| a coal strike means suffering for Eu-
rope through diminished export but
! every time labor rises up and defies
| a governmental the method by which
said government goes through such
an experience is a subject Of the
J most intense interest ana possible
! instruction.
! So the coal strike is taking the
stage despite. all else that is going on
! in these busy days at Washington, Al
though President wilson mas been 100
! III to receive Senators who are con-
! Quoting the fight for the ratification
Eof the peace treaty, the thing closest
to his heart. he nevertheless has been
permitted by his physicians to con-
slider the coal strike situation and dis
cuss it with Attorney General Palmer.
AS matter of fact Mr.. Wilson is
| slowly improving, as may be judged
tby the gradual Introduction to the
sick chamber of business of para
mount Importance. ~
Presidents View of Conditions.
The President was anxious that the
government proceed cautiously in the
coal strike emergency. but firmly.
There is no Disgusting the disappoint-
ment incidentally in administration
circles that it has become necessary
for the Wilson administration to ap-
nly disciplinary measures to the lead
ers of any labor group. Although
everybody denies that there is any
politics involved, and certainly the
moves that have been made are de-
void of politics because Congress is
supportins the executive branch OF
the government whole heartedly, still
! il is true that the democratic party
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-01
100000 for Stock Exchange Scat

on the New York stock exchange wa.
sold today for 100000, the largest
amount ever paid for membershtp.
The previous record was $50 abA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-01
.NOFURTHER MOVES
HERE AS TOSTR|kE
Government Agencies Mark
Time, Waiting to See
What Miners Do.

Government agencies marked time
today in the coal strike situation
Neither the Department of Justice nor
any other department directly con-
earned in the walI,out of bitumin nous
coal miners Inaugurated anS new
moves. the situation being summed
up in the expression that its up to
the miners"
Because of the fact that saturday
always is a dead day in coal min
ing regions actual strength of the
strike could rot be gauged today. as
il is impossible TO tell how many; of
the miners simply are taking their
customary Saturday off and how many
will be back on the job Monday.
Await ''Show Down"
issuance, idst night. OF distribution
and diversion orders by Director Gem
eral Hines, and PRONUNCIATION of the
new priorities f3ist marked the last
step TO be taken by government
agencies until the miners show III cir
hand proba bly, Monday.
However. il became known that the
War Department has perfected plans
for Use OF regular troops in case they
are needed. officials 81 the War De
partment stated today that the United
States Army will be used if il is re-
qui"ed III the present crisis, or when
ever il becomes necessary for en-
lorrement of federal statutes.
The regular troops also will be used,
officials declared. to aid state authori-
ties in the preservation of law and or
der. whenever called on by the gov
ernors or other proper authorities.
Secretary Baker has explained that
TIE War Department will not indicate
action in either case, but will respond
to calls from the Attorney General
for assistance in the execution of
federal laws and to calls from the
state authorities for assistance in
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-01
Big Demand for Tickets.

H. Hanna Of the Capital Traction
!: Company said he had reports that
some of his company conductors sold
ont of tickets. He said it was caused
BIZ. the fact that some passengers ask
ed for more than IS cents worth of
tickets at a time. In some cases. he
said. persons bought as high as s.
worth of tickets.
Mr.. Hanna said the conductors of
the Capital Traction were started out
with more tickets than they carried
when the six-tichets-for-a- quarter
rate was in force. and, in addition.
the company had men on the streets
who sold large quantities of tickets.
Mr.. Hanna said verbal order has
discretion IN selling large lots OF
tickets.
Il believe the difficulty will be over
come this afternoon" he added
Commuters Have Trouble.
Agents selling Communication tickets
on the Rockville and other suburban
lines of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company caused much CON-
piaint yesterday by refusing TO sell
Communication ticket books for No
vember. Che agents explained that
they had. been rider / rot to sell the
BOOKS until lI.c AHtt TS~t.' SoItiInetCe
Commission had sanctioned the fiiira;
of new tariffs by the company pro
viding for increased fare on the city
end Of the communication coupons
AS soon as this was called to the at
tention OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission and officials of the Wash
ingto1 Railway and Electric Company
the misunderstanding was cleared UP
and later in the afternoon the agents
received orders to sell the November
Communication ticket books at the old
price.
AS soon as the new tariffs are APP
proved for filing ny the Interstate
Commerce Commission the monthly
Communication ticket books will cost IS
cents more. the addition bringing the
rate of fare on District coupons up to
Ga cents, with no change in the COM
mutation rate for Maryland coupons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-01
Yesterdays Star
Pages, 40
Advertising, ESQ Columns
Circulation, 94,oss. copies

The size of The Star yesterday was 40
pages, the largest daily edition of any news
paper. ever printed in Washington
To provide for the extraordinary demand
of ESQ columns of advertising it neces-
sary to print an advance supplement of
pages.
The Stars circulation, daily and Sunday
is not approached by any other newspaper in
Washington.
The great volume of advertising is due
r to the remarkable results obtained, Ma
tional Advertiser who uses about 1000 news
papers recently stated that his records show
that for results. based on the money expended,
The Star stands First in America"