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Evening star., 1920-02-12
LIFE OF LINCOLN
AN INSPIRATION, is
ANNIVERSARY VIEW
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sin spoke on the life of Lincoln. Rep
resentative Webster of Washington.
who was also to have delivered an
address. was taken i'll and his speech
will appear under extension of re-
marks in the Congressional Record.
Mr.. Lnnsing's Statement.
Secretary Lansing. in formal
statement, advised the American peo-
pie to find in Lincoln's life the in
Spiration to forget self in devotion to
country and to the fundamental ma
tional principles of liberty and JUS
tiCe.
THE memory OF Lincoln said the
Secretary of State. "of his humble
origin. of his attainment to the
highest honor in the gift of his fellow
countrymen, of his unsurpassed serv-
Ice TO the republic and of his char
acter as a man and as public serv-
ant. is one of the great spiritual as
sets of this nation.
1T is in turning our thoughts to
the career of this great American
that we learn the true meaning or
patriotism and gain a true concep-
tion of the opportunities which
America offers to those who. inspired
by lofty ideals, press onward along
the path of unselfish public service.
In comm memorating the birth of
Abraham Lincoln We do honor to
the American spirit. of which he is
the personification He is the typical
American for future generations, the
inspiration to US all to forget self in
devotion to our country and to the
eternal principles of liberty and of
justice which are the life blood OF
the nation"
Excrcises Mt Departments.
Brief exercises commemorating the
anniversary of Lincoln's birthday were
held today in the pension bureau. the
Department of Agriculture. the State
Department. the Interior Department
and the government printing office.
the feature at these being the reading
Of the Gettysbdrg address.
At the Park View School ceremonies
John Burke. treasurer Of the United
States, addressed the pupils on the
life and career of Lincoln. The fea-
lure of the ceremonies was the pres
entation to the school of magnificent
artists proof OF a steel engraving por-
trait of Lincoln. The portrait was
presented by Mrs. Barnard as a me-
mortal to her husband. the late Maj.
John II. Barnard. who died last year.
Appropriate songs were sung by the
pupils. who also gave the flag salute
used in the public schools of the
United States.
Obscrvances In Various Grades.
BY direction of Ernest L. Thurston,
superintendent of schools, the history
and English periods in the high
schools and the eighth and seventh
grades were devoted to the inform al
observance of Lincoin's birthday by
the consideration of his part in his
tory and discussion of his writings.
In the lower grades talks about the
martyred President We're made by the
teacher to the children
Savoy theaters tonight Col. Barry
Bulkley will read. at each house. Lin
coins Gettysburg address. The read
ing at the Knickerbocker will take
place at s o'clock; at the Savoy
shortly thereafter.
Col. Bulkley is the son of the DR..
Bulkley who was the first physician
to attend the martyred president after
he had been shot by John Wilkes
Booth.
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WOULD PROMOTE READING.
Library Association Discusses Pro
gram to "Bettof Citizcnship,"

NEW YORK. February IA pro-
gram for promoting better citizen
ship through better reading" by ex-
tending the facilities of the 5000 lie
braries Of the American Library As
sociatinn to 60,oo0.00o persons in the
country who do not use them was
discussed today at a conference here
of ten regional directors of tho as
sociation,
Among the plans of the erganisa-
tion are the extension of the county
library system SO that people in re-
mote districts would receive books
dealing with present-day problems
and topics: installation Of libraries
on all ships of the United States
merchant marine. coast guard sta
tions and lighthouses on the coasts
and inland waters and in hospitals
-Vhers there were discharged service
men.
Increase af literature to the blind
and encouragement of business ana
technical libraries in industrial plants
to spread higher knowledge were aiss
planned.
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1,10D PUPILS VIEW
HISTORIC PAPERS
Party From Armstrong and
Dunbar, With Others, at
State Department.

Eleven hundred pupils and their
teachers from Dunbar and Armstrong
schools. the Junior Colored High
School, Miner Normal School and the
eighth grades of the District visited
the State Department library this
afternoon and inspected there some
of the most historic and precious doe
uments in the possession of the ma
ton.
Ernest L. Thurston superintendent
of schools. with Adjutant General
Harris, for the Army and Rear Ad-
miral MCGOWAN, for the Navy, will
pose beside the display case contain
ing the original of the Constitution
OF the United States tomorrow after
noon while motion picture camera
men, representing several concerns
and many newspapers wiu take their
pictures.
Encourage AmericanixatiOn.
This film. containing also photo
graphs of the documents and other
objects of historic interest. will be
shown in the picture theaters through
out the country within a short time
as an incentive to the study OF Ameri-
can history and a stimulus to Ameri-
canization activities.
Secretary of State Lansing was to
have posed with the adjutant general
and the rear admiral, but backed out
Ol Ine arrangement tOudS DccduSe he
was 'Too shy" he said. and persuaded
Mr.. Thurston to take his place in
the pictures.
A guard of honor. composed of Maj.
J. Huntington Hills. u. s. A. and
Lieut.. Commander c. H. McMorris,
U. S. n. with six officers of the High
School Cadets. is on duty beside the
Constitution each day of the exhibit.
The student officers, on guard tomor-
row viii be Lieut. fCol. Leon Chate-
lain. Capt. c. H Davis. Capt. C..
Pryor. Maj. j. L. White. Maj. ]. l..
Sullivan and Maj. d. Hall.
Documents Displayed.
Besides the Constitution. other docu-
ments displayed are the first draft of
the Declaration of Independence made
by jefferson. the peace treaty between
England and the colonies 17S3 by
which we gained independence, the
articles of confederation preceding
the adoption of the Constitution. Lin
coins emancipation proclamation. the
Spa nish American war treaty, the
treaty made between Washington and
the northwest Indian tribeS and the
worlds oldest newspaper, a Chinese
journal of the sixth century. Other
objects of historic interest shown are
Washington's spectacles and sword
Dolly Madison's trunk and Jefferson S
lap desk
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AMERICAN DESTROYER.
REPORTED IN DISTRESS

CONSTANTINOPLE. February 1o-
Snhe American destroyer Talbot was
reported today in distress near Ser
,pents Island. in the Black sea. 1t
ds thought. however. that the report
may refer to the Talbot's standing
by the British ,cruiser Ceres, which
IS towing tanker and two tugs
aoaded with refugees from Odessa
toward Constanza, Rumania, under
bad weather conditions
The Russian steamer Gregorieff
ran aground near the Killia life
saving station At the Black sea en-.
trance to the Bosporus One hum
dred and fifty of her passengers were
rescued in the raging storm by means
of line landed from the ship by
a rocket, and efforts are continuing
for the rescue of the 200 remaining
passengers and crew
Evening star., 1920-02-12
FARMERS, IN MEMORIAL,
OPPOSE RAIL STRIKES

On the heels of the report of the
Threatened strike of the railroad
unionists. a memorial to Congress
from four large farmers organiza-
tions yesterday contained a denial
that any group of organized workers
possess an inherent right to strike.
The farm organizations are the Ma
tional Grange, the American Farm
Bureau Federation, the Cotton States
Board and the Association of State
Farmers Union Presidents:
The memorial asserts:
Np such right has ever existed and
NO such right exists now. 1t is eco
nomlcally unsound and the American
people can and will work some other
method for the settlement of such
!. controversies. No set of men has
ever had the moral or legal right to
/ destroy property or cause suffering by
conspiring together. and the welfare
. OF all the people must ever remain
ssuperior to that of any class or group
s0f people.
Since the farmers who own and oc-
eupy the land have no such moral or
legal right, why should it be conceded
,shy any one that those who handle the
sfArmers' products have a right to
block transportation or Industrial ia
cilities of the country and thus jeop-
ardfxe the food and clothing supply of
: the hation? If the farmer has no such
rights. those who handle his products
) havS no such right"
Evening star., 1920-02-12
U. S. WORKERS. USE
OF CARS CITED. IN
PLEA FOR MERGER
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tive Wood of Virginia, Mr.. Syme ac-
quiesced in Mr.. Woods contention that
in a valuation there should be allowance
made for the money spent in suppressed
ing one improved service or method OF
operation by another.
Every dollar of legitimate eXpendi-
ture ought to be figured into the fair
valuation" Mr.. Syme said. but he sug-
g@sted that in his opinion there had
been "stock jobbing."
Representative Benson interposed:
Assuming that the commissions val
uation is correct. is not it necessary to
give the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company a rate sufficient to earn
a fair return on that valuation?'
Chairman Mapes said to Mr.. Syme.
With conditions as they exist what
legislation do you consider best to
improve conditions?"
Mr.. Syme said the Commissioners
bill is an effort to equalize the diff
ference between the two companies
and effect a recapture of the excess
profits that had to be given to the
Capital Traction Company in order
to give the Washington Railway and
Electric Company a living rate. 1t
was at this point that Mr.. Syme sug-
gested that the community ought to
bear certain part of the burden
carried by the railways, which are
improving business and building up
Ttdl estdle FdiueS ne Sdlu tHe Ell
tire cost of this should not be borne
by the street car riders.
View as to Taxes.
Mr. Syme explained that the main
idea in his bill is that the street car
service is 50 much a public matter
that all taxes should be taken off of
these lines He said that if it were
possible to effect merger, with Con-
gress fixing rate of fare that would
not be burdensome, and with the de-
ficit paid from public funds, the Ma
tiOnal Capital would then have a sys-
tematical and practical, efficient sys-
tenn, better than any other city in
the world.
1t was at this point that he en-
phasized the fact that the street
the workers in the biggest indus
trial establishment in the world to
get to their work. -
Chairman Mapes. in discussing the
question of a fixed rate, suggested to
Mr.. Syme:- why not. take off all
faces and give free rides?"
THAT is not entirely wild idea,"
Mr. Syme replied.
Chairman Mapes also discussed with
him the question of public ownership,
and Mr.. Syme said that would not
be bad idea. even now.
Mr.. Syme said that intimation and
statements before the committee that
the court might authorize the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Com
pany to cut of Improbable suburban
lines vas preposterous.
A series of questions by Mr.. Mapes
showed that he does not believe the
Romjue bill. written by Mr.. Syme, is
workable.
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ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. February -
Taxpayers in Alexandria in common
with every other place in the state of
Virginia hereafter will have to make
their income tax returns correspond
with the income tax returns furnished
to the United States government The
state income tax department recently
has been investigating the returns fur
nished the government, and it is stated
in many cases found wide differences
between the amounts. An official states
the new method will yield many thou
sands of dollars to the state of Virginia.
The state convention of the Retail
Merchants Association of Virginia,
which was to have been held here this
month, has been postponed until after
the adjournment of the state legislature
Committees from the city council and
chamber of commerce will next Wednes-
day go to Richmond and wait upon the
state highway commission and urge
upon that body the necessity for the
construction of a road between this city
and Fairfax Court House.
The chamber of commerce today an
nounced the following committee
Julian Y. Williams. chairman: w. A
Smoot Wallace Lindsay, Charles W.
King. Judge S. G.. Brent. Harry Han
mond, II. r. Burke z. H. Kemper, r.
F. Downham, T. w Robinson. r. s.
Jones and Capt. George H. Evans.
The funeral of Mrs. Augusta Ram
mel. who died shortly before noon
yesterday at Montreal. N c.. where
she was visiting relatives, will take
place tomorrow morning from Ss
Mary's Catholic Church. Burial will
be made in the family lot in St
Mary's cemetery. Mrs. Rammel was
the widow of Ignatius Rammel and
for many years was proprietor Of
the Hotel. Rammel. this city. having
succeeded her husband in the hotel
business She is survived by two
sons. Ernest OFT Rammel- and WH-
liam L. Rammel, both of this city. :
The body will remain at Wheatey's S
mortuary chapel from noon today ,3i in
charge of the League of the Sacred
Heart until the funeral from st. Mary's
Church tomorrow morning at $50
O'Clock.
The Mahoney Paving Company, Inc,
with a maximum capital stock of
$50, 900 and a minimum of $4,000, has
been granted a charter by the state
CORPORATION commission. officers and
incorporators are: Charles +. Ma
honey, president; Charles Z. Stewart,
secretary. and Joseph F. Robinson,
all of Washington.
The second degree of the order was
conferred on a class of candidates last
night by Fitzgerald Council, No 459.
knights of Columbus, al a meeting held
at the Lyceum Hall.
Rev. DIR. II. b. jackson, pastor Vi tne
First Baptist Church, this afternoon
officiated at the funeral of Elizabeth
Wells Lowe, granddaughter of Mr.. and
Mrs j. T. Wells, held at her parents
home, 1926 Duke street.
The local board of civil service eN-
aminers announce that an examination
will be held March 10 for negative cut
ter for the engineer reproduction plant
at Washington barracks. The position
pays 1880 a year.
4 meeting of the Cameron Club will be
held at 7:3O o'clock tonight. with Mr..
Robert S. Jones, 2l9 North Washington
street.
Walter Beavers and Miss Caroline
Melissa Clark We're married last night
at the parsonage of Trinity NJ. +.
Church by Rev. A. E. Speilman, pastor.
Evening star., 1920-02-12
WORKERS ASK PALMER
TO PROBE RENT RAISES

PITTSBURGH. Pa. February H.
AcKees Rocks Lodge. No. 32i. Broth
erhood of Railway Trainmen. today
asked Attorney General Palmer,
through Representatie Guy Camp
bell. to investigate a recent heavy
advance in rent in McKees Rocks. a
railway suburb Of Pittsburgh
The union. according to the letter
sent to Mr.. Campbell. is in position to
furnish the government with infor-
nation showing that the rent of
houses, flats and apartments occupi ed
oy its members and their famffies
has been raised without good reason.
This action. it was explained in the
letter, was taken because the govern,
ment had promised the brotherhood
70 attempt to reduce the cost of iiy-
1ns, and. IL necessary use the once
OF the Attorney General to bring
about such a reduction.
Evening star., 1920-02-12
NEWS BANK CLOSED
Colonial State Concern Placed in
Hands Of Receiver.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. February
1.-THE Colonial State Bank of this
city closed it's doors this morning
and was placed in the hands of a
receiver by the state corporation
commission in Richmond. The bank s
trouble is due Ito loans which are
said to be insuficiently secured.
The bank is capitalized at 100000.
A l.. Powell is president and Frank
W. BARTLETT cashier.
posters will lose very little if any
thing. Deposits totaled about ST.
100000, having shown a great in
crease in the year Just ended.
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20 MILLIONS SOUGHT
FOR CANADIAN VESSELS

OTTAWA. February 12.-Parlia-
ment will be asked to appropriate SEQ
100000 to complete ships under con-
struction for the Dominion govern
ment. it was learned today.
Since the shipbuilding program was
instituted the government has placed
orders with various Canadian COM
panies for sixty steel cargo steam
ships. Twenty-three of these have
been delivered and the others are
nearing completion.
Up to December 81. 1919. the gov
ernment had expended $40,32S.220 for
the ships. but about $2O,O0O.000 more
will be needed.
Evening star., 1920-02-12
RALPH BLAISDELL JOINS
RAIL ADMINISTRATION
Portland Man Made Treasurer
Has Had Wide Experience in Fl
nancial Management of Roads.

Ralph Blaisdell of Portland, Ore. has
been appointed treasurer Of the United
States Railroad Administra tion.
Mr. Blaisdell has had a lifelong ex-
perience in the auditing and financial
management railroads., having
served successi\ -iy with the Missouri
Pacific as auditor; with the Chicago.
Peoria and St. Louis as auditor and
treasurer: with the Union Pacific sys-
tenn as assistant general auditor. with
headquarters at Omaha, and for many
years auditor of the northwestern
lines of the Union Pacific, with head
quarters at Portland Ore.
Evening star., 1920-02-12
Ex-Prince Awaits Allies Reply.

WIERINGEN, Holland. February
gen know, former Crown Prince Fred
erick William of Germany has not re-
ceived any answer to his kilograms
sent to the kings Of Great Britain,
Belgium and Italy. the Emperor OF
Japan and the presidents Of the
United States and HrAnce offering to
|snrrender to the alliea fsr triaL
Evening star., 1920-02-12
NOTIFIES STEAMSHIP
MEN OF PRn-oSED SALE
Shipping
Henry H.
esident of

Chairman PAY Shipping
Board today te Henry H.
Raymond of New csident of
the American Stea owners AS
sociation. and Charles ii. Potter of
New York. president of the United
States Steamship Operators Associa-
ton. asking them TO notify the men :
bers of their organizations of the
proposed sale at auction of the
thirty former German passenger
liners scheduled for Monday.
Evening star., 1920-02-12
MARYLAND BUDGET FUNDS,

ANNAPOLIS, Md, February 13 (spe-
ciaD.--Among the appropriations pro-
vided for in the budget submitted to
the legislature yesterday by Gov.
Ritchie for 1921 and 1921 are;
For county commissioners of Mont
gemery county, for 1891, t3,75o, and
ls22, 33,75A, Fer county commission
ers OF Prince Georges county for 1921,
Sa75e, and 1922. 2,7Sa,
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FOR LONGER OYSTER SEASON.
Bill Would Extend Time in Chesa
peake to March Is.

ANNAPOLIS. Md, February - (Spe-
ciaD.-- bill providing that the state
conservation commission be given
authority to extend the oyster season
beyond March Is. for Chesapeake
bay and tributaries, was introduced
in the Maryland state legislature by
Representative Milbourne yesterday.
Evening star., 1920-02-12
$1s3,0O0 FOR BUILDINGS.
Maryland Budget Provides for
Agricultural College Construction.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, February 12 (Spe-
ciaD For the erection of a mems dor
mitory and other construction items at
the State College of Agriculture S1S3,0OO
is provided for in the budget expendi-
lures for the next two years. which
was explained before the legislature yes
terday by Gov. Richie
Evening star., 1920-02-12
FLIES ACROSS THE ANDES,
Member of French Aviation Mis-
sion Hurt Landing In Chile.

GANFiAdO, Chile, February ia
Lieut., Prieur of the French aviation
mission made 4 sueeessful fiiEht
across the Andes yesterday. Leaving
Mendoza, Argentine, hs landed eighty
kilometers beyond 0valte, province of
Cequimbo, Chile. The aviator was
slightly injured through q bad land
ing, in which his machine was de-
streyed.
A dispatch from Buenes Aires last
night said that fears were felt for the
safety of Lieut.. Prieur, whe had failed
to arrive at Santiago on His flight
after he had started.
Evening star., 1920-02-12
LLOYD GEORGE SILENT on
GREY'S RETURN TO U. S.

LONDON, February 10 by the As
seciated Press,)-Replying to a ques-
tion in the house Of commons today
as to whether Viscount Grey would
return to Washington as British am
ba assador, and IL not, who would be
his successor, Premier Lloyd George
said he was unable to make any
statement on the subject
Evening star., 1920-02-12
NAVY LEAGUE PICKS
I THIRTY DIRECTORS
Several Westinghouse Are
Chosen Among Today's
Nominations.

Nomination of thirty directors of
the Navy League of the United States
was the principal work Of the annual
convention of the league held today
at 528 17th street. and no doubt was
expressed. but that the entire list
would be elected at meeting to be
held in New York city on March l.
Washingtonians who will serve on
the hoard are: Sidney Ballou. Henry
reckenridge. Woodbury. Blair. Mrs
James Carroll Frazer, Capt. w. J. Fay
Henry B. F. Macfarland and Clarence
Ousley. Other members of the board
are: Il. Elder Adams. New York
Nicholas Biddle, New York; G. Wnl-
i"g Hare. Philadelphia, Pa: Capt, Ira
Harris. Bogota. N. j.; Mrs. Howard
bard. jr.. Des Moines, Iowa: 4. NJ
Jenkinson, Pittsburgh, Pa; Alba b
johnson, Philadelphia, Pa; Robert W.
Kelley, New York.
Mrs Herbert ka,.ar Lang nngenGyhs' N.S TaeS T,9y:
Judge william McAdoo. New York
Mrs. Leigh Richmond. Alameda Calf. /:
Ogden Reid New York; Mrs. Moncure
Robinson. Philadelphia; Mrs. Charles
Henry Scott. Philadelphia; NAL Her
bert b. 6honk. New York: Howard
Townsend. Southampton IL ~, N, Y;
BENJAMIN T. Waldo, New Orleans. La,
and John w. Weeks. West Newton,
Mass.
Predict Re-ElectioAs,
Election of officers of the league
will be one of the features Of ths
meeting in New York. and the expec'
tation here Is that all the present effi'
GERS will be reelected, with the ex'
ception of Benjamin T. Waldo of New
Orleans, who, it is understood, will
not again be q candidate for thai
ONCE 1t has been proposed to elect
Robert w, Kelly Of New York second
vice president of the league, in place
Of Mr.. Waldo;
DR.. David Jayne Hill made an ex.
tended address at the meeting today
reviewing the work of the league
since it's organization some fifteer
years ago, but adding that the hard.
est work lay ahead. 1t was easier tc
work for a large navy, he said, thar
to maintain large navy at a higF
point Of efficiency after the goal hae
been reached.
Evening star., 1920-02-12
Train Strikes Auto, Killing Two.

A UNION, S. c.. February 1s-Frank
.. Zemp of Camden, 8, c., travelling
Ra tesman, and l.. W; WeedFuff, part
Bwner of garage at UHisn, were
BILLED last night about two miles from
"a rlisie when the automobile in which
Dlay were riding was struck by a
bouthern railway passenger kEaiB,
Evening star., 1920-02-12
PERET HEADS DEPUTIES,
Elected President of French Cham.
her by Vote az 372 tn "A.

Il PARIS, February 13.--Rasui Psret
WAS today elected president of the
bhamber of deputies by a73 Of the
o5 votes cast.
I NJ. Peret succeeds Paul Deschanel
S1Eho was recently elected president
e9of the republic.
Evening star., 1920-02-12

The decision of the Cunard Line to
preserve the names of the Lusitania
and other vessels sunk in the war
serves to recall the superstition of
old time sailors that it was exceed
ipgly unlucky to name a ship after
one that had gone down.
Evening star., 1920-02-12
Predict Re-Elections,

In the Hervey Islands bride on
the day before the actual marriage
walks upon the backs Of her future
thpsban nd's relatives, and On the happy
day her relatives form a similar pave
fnent for him, tn each case from
house TO- house, .---.L
Evening star., 1920-02-12
AMERICANS WITHDRAW
FROM SIBERIAN RAILWAY

LONDON. February IA wireless
dispatch from Moscow today says:
"The American troops guarding the
Siberian railway are being withdrawn
from VladiVoBtok. The American
mission has left Chitn for Harbin.
"The whites arc hurriedly -evacuat-
ing Yekaterinodar. which Is Nbout to
fall"
Evening star., 1920-02-12
Orders for tho withdrawal of tho

Orders for tho withdrawal Of tho
American forces from Siberia were
given last month and the movement
of the troops to Vlndivostolc has been
in progress for several weeks. 1t
was announced from Harbin on Feb
ruary that Ernest l.. Harris. the
American consul general. had arrived
in Harbin from Chita. Yekaterinodar
Is in ClGcnucasia. about Heventy-five
miles from the Black sea,