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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-08
PRESIDENT QUOTED
ON AID TO EUROPE
Alleged Official Copy Gives
Words in Answer to Ru-
manian Premier.

| An alleged copy in French of the
official records of the secret session
of the peace conference on May 81,
| 1919, giving the text of statement
made by President Wilson, which
! has been called into controversy by
Senator Spencer's charge that the
President had promised aid to Ru-
mania and Serbia, was published by
| the New York Tribune today.
Source Undisc1osed.
The Tribune does not give the
source from which it obtained the
copy of the French minutes. 1t says,
however, that the Presidents state
ment. which was Interpreted by SEN
ator Spencer as promising aid to the
Europeans, whom the President was
addressing, Is printed on page tweoty-
three of the official abstract of the
official French minutes.
Following lis literal translation OF
the French text, according to the
Tribune:
IF the world finds itself troubled
anew, if the conditions which we all
regard as fundamental are again
drawn into question, the guaranty
which Is given to you will mean that
the United States will send to this
side of the ocean their Army and their
Navy"
Senator Spencer quoted the Presi-
dent as having said:
You must hot> forget that it is
force that is the final guaranty of
the public peace. If the world is again
trou bfed, the. United States will send
to this side of the ocean their Army
and their feet"
The Presidents remarks resulted. it
is said. from protests by Premi er
Bratiano of Rumania against the
treaty with Austria, which was under
discussion. The Rumanian protests
were answered first by Clemenceau.
Bratiano and others further discussed
the matter, and finally President Will
son made reply.
Has No Record Here.
Secretary Tumulty yesterday said
that the President had no stenographic
record of the session, and, us far as
the President knew, none was in this
country. His statement was made in
reply to an appeal from Senator Spen-
Ger to produce the record and so set.
tie the controversy which has con-
tinued for several days.
The President on Wednesday tele-
graphed to Senator Spencer:
Il am perfectly willing to leave tc
the voters of Missouri to determine
which of US is telling the truth
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TWO INJURED AS CARS
COLLIDE Ar BUSY HOUR
Conductor G. H., Carter and Mary
e. Payne, as Passenger,
Treated at Hospital.

Two persons injured, two cars dam
aged and traffic interruption result
ed from a collision between north
bound and eastbound car at 9Th and r
streets about $40 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. Conductor c. H. Carter, in
charge of the eastboun1l car, and Mary
e. Payne, fifty years old, passenger
on the car. were those injured. They
were taken to Emergency Hospital
Linwood Robinson, thirteen years
old. S29 18th street, was struck by an
automobile driven by Clifton Young,
240 K street southwest, at 18th and ii
streets yesterday afternoon and his
leg broken. He was treated at Elmer
eency Hospital.
John Ford. colored, eleven years old.
204 Massachusetts avenue northeast.
yesterday afternoon was struck by an
automobile near his home and slightly
injured. He was taken to Providence
Hospital.
Walter Cross, fifteen years old, 2216
Nicholson street southeast, was in
jured yesterday afternoon when his
bicycle and the automobile of Robert
Koontz. 1922 Minnesota avenue south
| east, collided on Pennsylvania avenue,
Twining City. He was treated at
Casualty Hospital.
Elizabeth Herbert. twenty-six years
old, 1440 Meridian street, was STRUCK
| by an automobile near the bureau of
engraving and printing yesterday aft
| ernoon. She was Slightly injured.
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ported the theft OF groceries. linens
and a pair Of shoes. She valued the
stolen property at SIS.
Anna Robinson. colored. 429 r street,
met two colored men at 5th and F
streets yesterday afternoon and was
induced to believe she was to share in
the contents of a pocketbook one of
them said he found. She advanced SAG
for the purpose Of making change"
The men quickly disappeared and
Anna asked the police to arrest them
NJ. K. Richter, 2219 F1agler place,
reported the theft of a vest from the
job section of the government print
ing Office, where he was employed,
yesterday. There was a gold watch
and fountain pen in pockets of the
garment.
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BURGLARS ENTER HOMES.
Clothing Worth 1913 and $500
Ring Among Articles Stolen.

Entering the rooms of Henry G.
Parker, I. b. Crandall and Arthur Ba-
con, Y. M. c: A. building. 1885 G
street. through a skyIight, robbers
helped themselves to wearing APP
parel and clothing valued at $213 be-
tween noon and Z o'clock last night
Burglars visited the residence OF H.
J. Beuchert. 1911 Delafield place be-
tween 1880 and 1890 o'clock last
night, entering by jimmying a win
dow, and stole a diamond ring, valued
at $500, and SIS in cash.
An unlocked cellar door last night
made 1t easy for a burglar to gain
access to the house Of Harry B. Pitts,
1918 Crittenden street. The intruder
stole SIS from a trunk in the room of
Miss Corinne Ballou.
H. M. Hartman. 1928 Decatur street.
told the police that an unlocked base
ment window admitted 4 burglar to
his house las. n:sht. The house was
|ransacked aHd 1G cents taAen.
Miss s. B. Morris. LILO n street, re-
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missions of the Methodist Episcopal
Church., the Methodist Home of the
District OF Columbia, the American
University, Smiley Hospital and the
Methodist Episcopal Church Extern
sion Society. The three sisters Of the
deceasea,.>Anna L. Nef. May e. W.
SWartzeH and Ida M. Leonard. are
each to have $1,000.
The remaining estate is devised to
the wife. Mary e. Swartzell. and the
three children. John N. Swartzell,
TNizabeth 8. Davis and Henry r.
SwartzeT. The sons are given per-
mission to take the fathers stock in
the realty Arm of Swartzeu. iRheenl
& Hetsey Co.. at par, and its. valua-
ton is to be deducted from their
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WILL TEACH HYGIENE.

Glasses in home hygiene organized
by the District Chapter of the Red
Cross. to be held at Eastern High
School, win begin this evening at 1880
o'clock. Applicants should register
with Charles Hart, principal. 7th street
and Pennsylvania avenue southeast
Registration is still open for the
class in hygiene which organized at
the Mckinley Manual Training School,
Rhode Island avenue and It'll street
northwest last Monday. Apply to Charles
Rippey, principal This class meets at
1880 pm. Mondays and Wednesdays.
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ASKED TO HUNT FOR THIEF

Inspector CIlnord Z. Grant, Chief OF
detectives, has been asked to have
members OF his command search for
a man who is wanted to answer a
charge of larceny of 5000 in cash
and liberty bonds from the Public
Health Service Hospital at Perryville.
Md. The man also is charged with
inscription Eugene II. Mullen"
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sWARTzElL. WILL FILED.
Realtor Makes requests to Chair.
ties and Relatives.

The will of George w. F. Swartzeli,
prominent realtor. who died last
week. was filed for probate yesterday.
No estimate has been made, 1t was
stated, of the value of the estate dis
posed of by the will, which was
dated July "a, 1917.
Requests of $1,000 each are made to
the board OF foreign missions of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, the home
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share in the estate.
Luther A. Swartzell, brother. and
John N. Swartzell, son, are named
as executors.
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fashion has its most accurate
Interpretation in Mode Clothes
and tailoring art its highest
expression in Mode craftsmanship.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-30
Slashes in Harbor Bill
Called ssPeanut Politics.
Action of House Criticized bv
Senator Reed as Misdirected
Economy

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 Sharp de-
nunciation of the action of the House
in cutting down the rivers and harbors
appropriation bill marked the begin
ming of Senate committee behring's to-
day on the measure. which usually is
referred to as pork barrel" legislation.
Describing the bill as product of
peanut politics, gotten out so some of
our friends on the other side can go to
the country saying see how much we
saved," Senator Reed, Democrat OF
Missouri, warned that the Senate would
have to adopt cloture to pass the
measure.
"The bill results from cheap politics
over in the House Of Representatives,
said the Senator. eve ought to raise
bond issue of billion dollars for in
ternal improvements. We do the coun-
try a thousand dollars worth of dam
age for every dollar we save by cuts OF
this kind"
Senator Reed cited wealth increases
due to Western reclamation projects
built out of government funds Chair.
man Jones. interrupted to say that the
money so spent was returned to the
government.
The committee decided to call in the
engineers and 60 over the bill, item BY
item, with expert advice.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-30
British Labor Leader
Hints at Coal Strike
impending Walk-Out Suggested
as Basis of Plea for Increased
Subscriptions

LONDON, Jan. "a hint that a
national strike of miners soon is pos
sible was given by Frank Hodges, one
of the miners leaders, at the meeting
here of the Miners Federation to-day
to consider its dealings with the govern
ment. Mr. Hodges gave the hint in pro-
posing an increase in the subscriptions
of the members.
"In our progress toward unification of
the present wage system in the coal
fields and our struggle for national
ownership of the collieries, with joint
control by the workers, we may he
said, "become involved in a national
strike. This in itself proves the ncces-
sity of increased contributions"
Georges request that they postpone fur
ther action with reference to their re-
cent demands was decided upon by the
delegates. They had asked that the gov
crnment reduce Immediately the price
of industrial and export coal; proceed
with limitation of coal owners profits,
the limitation to be retroactive, and take
steps to reduce the price of food and
clothing to n reasonable basis, the alter
native being threat by the miners TO
demand an immediate all-around in
crease in wages amounting to five shil-
: lings daily.
The postponement agreed to by the
miners was for the period Of one week,
in order to allow the chartered account
ants sufficient time to report regarding
the figures of the governments profit
on coal. Robert Smillie, the miners
leader, declared to-day that +heso
amounted to $50 100000 to $50 900 OOC
annually.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-30
House Committee Agrees
On Part of New Army Bill
Universal Training Feature in
Reorganization Remains
Tn Re Snf.Iad

WASHINGTON, Jan. Enlargement
was reached to-day by tho House
Military Committee on practically all
principles Of army reorganization ex-
cept that dealing with universal mil
tary training. Numerous details,
however, remained to be worked out.
Provision was made for an army air
service despite the movement for a
unified government air control under
separate department whose head
would have the status Of cabinet
officer. Provisions also were made for
maintenance of the chemical warfare
service as separate corps for expcr-
mental purposes, and for the construc-
ton and transportation corps, but
these will be part of the quarter
masters department. 1t was decided
not TO have separate chaplain corps.
but to increase the number so as to
provide one chaplain for each l 200
enlisted men.
Another decision of the committee
was to leave the details Of army organ
ization to the discretion of the War
Department.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-30
Plan for Air Director
In Cabinet Abandoned
Smoot's Effort to Cut Salary
From $4,000 to $4,000
Fails of Quorum

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The new
Independent air department bill suf-
fered it's first serious alteration in the
Senate to-day when the proposal TO
make the director of the service a Cab
met officer was eliminated on the mo-
ton of Senator Smoot, Republican, of
Utah. A second amendment by the
Utah Senator, reducing the directors
salary from $4,000 to $4,000 year,
failed Of action for lack Of quorum.
Sharp opposition to the bill developed
during the debate. Senator Borah, Re-
publican, of Idaho, contended it would
increase air service expenditures. and
Senator Gerry, Democrat, Of Rhode Is
land, asserted that it would fostlrr red
tape, while Chairman Wadsworth,. of
the Military Committee, which reported
the measure, argued that it would in
crease efficiency and cut expenditure
from $50,000,000 to S60000,0 900 a year
on the separate air services.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-30
German Ship Sale
Held Up to Insure
Getting Fair Price
Cost Of Reconditioning YES
sells To Be Added to the
Amount Bid as Guide to
the Board, PAYNE Explains

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-Delay on
the part of the Shipping Board in
taking action on the bids submitted
for the purchase Of the thirty former
German passenger ships was said by
Chairman Payne tonight to be due
primarily to the boards intention to
make certain that fair market price
will be obtained for each vessel before
bids are accepted.
The ships which the board has offered
for sale were used by the army as
transports, and to recondition them
tor passenger service will involve a
considerable sum, the chairman said.
1t is proposed to sell the ships as they
stand, and in order to determine if a
TAR price is being offered for a given
vessel it has been decided to add the
estimated cost Of reconditioning to the
bid submitted, which will enable the
board to decide if full value is to be
received for the ship, in the light Of
present prices for passenger ships
ready for service.
Objection on the part of the War
Department to the sale of the ships
IS expected to be waived Certain of
the liners had been designated as part
OF tne proposed army transport re-
serve, and Secretary Baker protested
against any transfer of title invalidat-
ing this provision. 1t is expected, how
ever, that assurances will be given the
War Department that any vessel sold
Will remain under the American flag
and subject to the call of the transport
service IN case of emergency.
Chairman Payne has written Secre-
tary Baker that no bids would be ac-
cepted until the matter had been fully
adjusted, and as the boards fair price
oEtlnQtRS L
before Monday it is understood that
an an agreement will be reached with the
War Department before the board is
ready to make its decision on the bids
Among the companies SUBMITTING
bids for the liners were the Interna5
tional Mercantile Marine, j. Elwell &
Co., the American Ship and Commerce
Corporation, the Munson Steamship
Company, the Oriental Steamship Com
Pany and the Compagnie Generate
Transatlantique, a French steamship
company.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-30
Day Assails Hirschfeld
AS s'Mayor's Cuttlefish"
Former Markets Commissioner
Enters Correspondence War
Over Sale of Army Foodstuffs

Dr. Jonathan c. Day, former Commls
sioner of Public Markets, yesterday
joined the correspondence war which
has been waging between Aldermanic
President La Guardia and David Hirsch-
field, Commissioner Of Accounts over
the investigation into the sale OF surplus
army foodstuffs.
DR.. Days letter was chiefly devoted
to an attack on Mr.. Hirshfeld, whom
he described as "the Mayors cuttleish
DR.. Day said he was certain the cutie
fshs "screen of murk" would not hinder
Mr.. LaGuardia in his demand for an II
vestigation into the sale Of army sup
plies by the city. Continuing, he said:
you will not need to look up the
records in the District Attorneys Office
for 1897 nor the records of the county
court in Brooklyn for 1898, nor tht
records of the United States Court foE
the Eastern Division for 1909, nor the
Appellate Division Of the Supreme Cour,
for 1910 to discover the Shiny trail Of
the Mayors medium. He holds bis
place in the Mayors SUM-"
DR.. Day said that while he was will
ing to waive immunity before Inc
extraordinary grand jury Mr.. H,r'h'
field declined to do So The former Mar.
kets Commissioner said he was ready a,
any time to give any facts on the "exae'
situation of the army sales"
81 warn you,' he concluded. INA
you may expect nothing but conilnafl
frothing from the West End o. O.'
Hall and from the north end Of tns
twelfth floor of the Municipal Building
as you continue your efforts. TIE :WeA'
ty-third floor of the Municipal buiid'ss
like a jumping jack, will dance only u. 10,
or the twelfth floor of the Nunlcips
Building"
The Mayors Office is at the wes; ehs en-
of the City Hall. Mr.. Hirshaeld on N. M
north end of the twelfth floor OF IN
Municipal Building. and Markets COM, m.
! missioner Edwin J. O'Malley or 'D'
twenty-third floor.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-30
Protestant Laymen to Hear
Rockefeller and Morrison

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 29.-John D.
Rockefeller Jr. and Frank Morrison,
secretary Of the American Federation
Of Labor, were announced to- day as two
OF the principal speakers at a national
)aymcn's conference to assemble here
Saturday to consider the whole task
of the Protestant churches of North
America, at home and abroad" The
conference will last three days
Among the other speakers announced
are Governor Henry J. Allen Of Kansas,
Governor Carl L. Millkcn OF Maine. At
torney General A. Mitchell Palmer and
John r. Mott. Subjects to be consid-
cred will be "The Layman and His
Life, THE Layman and the EVangels-
tic Program" and "The Layman and His
Money"
New-York tribune., 1920-01-30
Legislature Asked
TOFixB BeerStatlls
Walker Resolution Urges
Inquiry to Establish
Meaning OF Intoxicanf
STAFF Correspondence


ALBANY, Jan. ga resolution for
the appointment of three Senator'S and
five Assemblymen to find out just what
is an intoxicating drink was intro
duced to-day by Senator James j..
Walker, of New York, Democratic
leader of the Senate.
The resolution appropriates $4,000
with which to conduct a scientific in
vestigation through college professors
and other experts who have made lab
oratory tests of the percentage of
alcohol required to make a beverage
intoxicating.
Senator Walker declared that the
committee undoubtedly would be able
to complete it's inquiry in two weeks
at a cost of not more than $4,000.
Senator J. Henry Walters, the Rcpub-
lican leader. made no objection to the
resolution, but suggested that action
be postponed until after the United
States Supreme Court makes its de-
cision on whether 2.75 per cent beer is
Intoxicating.
Senator Walker replied that there
would be no harm in making the in
Investigation.
Because Congress-" he said, has
declared in the Volstead act that one
half of l per cent Of alcohol is in
toxicating does not make it so. Why
not settle for ourselves this very de
batabe point. The state should not
permit Congress arbitrarily to fix a
limit not based on scientific fact.
"a number of niversities have given
this question of alcoholic content
scientific study. Laboratory tests have
been made and we could obtain the
entire data simply by subpnnaing
these experts. There are now meas
ures before the Legislature declaring
per cent and even IL per cent beer
notwithstanding. We should now def
initely take this question out of guess
work"
New-York tribune., 1920-01-30

mendously helpful to the Wood ma
tional campaign in demonstrating that
the returned soldiers are not against
d military candidate, or at least not
anti-Wood. There is the unusual polit-.
ical condition, this year, of class of
voters - the returned soldiers = who
comprise the same percentage of the
electorate in every state, with the ex-
ception, Of course, of the difference be-
tween suffrage and non-suffrage states.
In the Democratic camp it would sur
prise no one if New York's "favorite
SON. former Am bassador James W..
Gerard, would win South Dakotas ten
delegates almost by default. The Dem
ocratic convention indorsed Wilson, not
knowing what the President wanted,
and declined to indorse McAdoo for
second choice. Both McAdoo and Pal
mer seem to have very little strength
with the people in this state. Bryan
is very strong here, outside Democratic
organization circles, and the voters
seem TO think he is absolutely right
and getting it out of politics.
Hoover is being talked about by the
Democrats, but the situation apparent
ly Is going to be that the Democratic
organization will pay little attention
to the primary, letting Gerard win over
George D. Monroe, Chicago man who
has also entered, or Monroe win over
Gerard, which is unlikely, the or
ganization merely being careful that
it controls the delegates after the first
ballot
Then the delegates will be thrown
probably to the bandwagon, particular
ly if President Wilson favors the can
didate who seems to be in the lead
Perhaps it should be explained that
down in their hearts the leaders of
the Democratic organization are not
very confident of Democratic victory
and therefore the little remaining pat
ronage which the President will have
between now and March a, 1921, is as
the proverbial bird in the hand, as
compared to four birds in the bush
which the next President, if a Demo
crat, would have to distribute.
President Wilson himself would be
very weak in South Dakota should he
run for reelection, though he car
easily get the delegation to the San
South Dakota is a strongly Republican
state, as evidenced by the fact that
only one Democratic Governor has been
elected since the Civil War. The cleo
tion Of the present Democratic Sen
ator, Ed Johnson, in 1914, as has beer
pointed out, was a survival Of the 1912
split. There are no evidences Of any
split to-day.
Gerard and Monroe will have the
joint debate provided for by the South
Dakota primary law on March 2 here
at Sioux Falls. Governor Lowden is
coming to the state for three days
February 18, 19 and 20, and his sup
porters are counting heavily on the
impression he will make. Senator
Johnson is expected to make his char;
acteristic whirlwind campaign some
time in February or March. Alto
gether, politics is humming, with much
more interest-that is to say, on the
Republican side-than is apparent ir
most of the nearby states.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-30

siderable proportion of farm ,r,.n
Natlons (which are not controllots s'.. ~.
Wall Street." 0'''' p'
Pressed by Senator Jones po,n,,;
can, of Washington. chairman 4. "| -, =,
committee, to name these farm oros- .-s
izations which Wall Street cont
Marsh said the National Federaticnr' ~!
State Farm Bureaus was one and tAy,
"ln a large measure" the Na,io,"l
Grange was another.
Senator Nelson. Republican. @; Min.
nesota, asked Marsh if there was .rr
alliance between his organization en1
the Russian Soviets, to which oues,,as
a negative reply was made.
Marsh informed the committee that
il was the purpose of the Farmers Ma.
tional Council to "elect a new Senate
and Congress- and that it was the de.
sire of the councils 100000 constantly
growing membership to have the ships
retained until this new congress took
its seat.
"We want to defeat bills for the
sale Of these ships" Marsh concluded.
"because J. p. Morgan e. Co. will buy
most of them for Great Britain and
the Bolsheviki of Wall Street will &c,
the rest"
New-York tribune., 1920-01-30
NV. w. Lawyer Required
To Leave Gun at Door
Court Bans Weapons at Trial
of Centralia Shooting
Defendants

MONTESANO, WASH, Jan. 2e.-
George f. Vanderveer, counsel for the
defense in the trial of eleven alleged
I. ". W.'s charged with murder in con-
nccton with the Centralia Armistic
Day shootings, was ordered by Judge
John NJ. Wilson to-day to deposit his
revolver in the Office of the County Clerk
before entering court hereafter.
Judge Wilson made the request Of at
torneys for both the prosecution. and
defense, but Nandcrveer was the only
lawyer in the case who admitted carry-
ing a weapon.
Bailitfs questioned each venireman
and spectator to-day as to possession
OF weapon before allowing him. to
enter the courtroom.