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Evening star., 1920-01-08
Representative KAHN
LAUDS ACTORS SPIRIT
Californian Indorses Campaign for
Those Who Are Ever Prepared
to Assist Others.

Speaking at the New willard last
night in behalf of the Actors Memo
rial Association. Representative Kahn
of California stated that the profess
sion was always. ready to rush to the
front with aid in times of disaster
and suffering. Offering services either
in a personal or professional capacity
TO raise funds. He also stated:
Now that they need money il is
fitting that the people of Washing
ton should come to their aid. The
actors had Il lean season last year
and the year before on account of
the closing of theaters due TO the
'tiu.' and the funds of their relief
society are at low ebh. 1t is to re-
pienish this fund that the four benefit
performance are to be given here
the afternoon of January -. at Poli's
the National. Bclasco and Garick the
aterS.
Rev. George W. Atkinson. jr. "the
fighting parSon." who served a year
overseas with the y. T.. r. praised
the work of the actors in providing
the entertainments for the soldiers
and also said that in church enter
tainmentS they were always willing
to offer their services.
REPORTS were given by several
committee chairmcn, showing the sale
of tickets for the performances is
progrcsSinG rapidly.
Evening star., 1920-01-08
SUMMER CARS MAY BE
TURNED TOCLOSED TYPE
Washington Railway and Electric
Is Conducting Experiment
Which Promises Results.

The Washington Railway and Eler-
tr;c Company now Is remodeling one
of the fifty comparatively new two
step summer cars into closed body.
and if the experiment is successful
more of the summer cars OF this type
may be rebuilt
These fifty summer cars. which
have been used on the 9Th and II
street lines. have no trucks now, and
il is necessary in warm weather TO put
,he trucks from winter cars under
them.
If the remodeling is successful the
company can buy motors and trucks
for them at prices that will make them
complete closed cars for about half the
present cost of new closed cars.
The cars now being remodeled viii
look exactly like the new closed cars
heing used on the Mount Pleasant line.
These cost $4,000. An official of the
company pointed out that the summer
cars can be inclosed and equipped
with trucks and motors for about So
500. The bodies of the summer cars.
this official stated, are of the strong
est type the company has.
If all of these cars are remodeled il
will be a big addition to the company's
rolling stock. because they can then
he used throughout the year.
Evening star., 1920-01-08
CELEBRATIONS TO MARK
NATIONAL PROHIBITION
Bryan, Palmer and Roper Among
Noted Men Who Will Make
Addresses Next Week

Prohibition will be ushered into the
country next week with addresses in
Washington by Commissioner D. c..
Roper of the internal revenue bu-
reau: William Jennings Bryan and
Attorney General Palmer.
Commissioner Roper will address a
prohi bition mass meeting on Liberty
Hut on January IA. On the follow
ing night. the eve of national pro-
hibition, an address will be delivered
at the same place by Attorney Cen
eral Palmer.
on January Is William Jennings
Bryan will make an address at the
First Congregational Church.
These addresses are called only the
high spots" of the week of prohibi-
tion celebration by dry" leaders.
From Monday morning to the follow
ing Sunday night meetings and con-
ferences on prohibition Will be held
here. Organizations which will have
their representatives in the city for
the official meetings during the week
are the Anti Saloon League. the w.
c. T. U. the Methodist Board of Tenn
perance. International Reform Bureau,
prohibition National Committee.
World Prohibition Confederation and
almost thirty other bodies.
The National Temperance Council in
which all of these organizations unite
for conference purposes. VIII be in
CHARGE of the celebration.
Evening star., 1920-01-08
OKLAHOMA GOVERNOR
COMES TO BOOST OWEN

Gov. ]. 3. A. Robertson of Okla
homa, having Travelled 1000 miles to
attend the Jackson day dinner and
boost the candidacy of Senator Owen.
arrived in Washington today. Gov.
Robertson gained fame during the re-
cent strike difficulty in Oklahoma by
taking pick and shovel in hand and
actually digging coal, so that the
freezing people on the bald prairIes
of western Oklahoma might not suf-
fer.
Gov. Robertson was in conference
today with members of the Oklahoma
delegation and with democratic lead
ers. He said he has received word
from all parts of the country that
there is a strong sentiment in favor
of Senator owen as candidate for
the presidency. He said that his work
in putting the federal reserve act in
operation has made him beloved
throughout the producing sections of
the country, and he believes that this
act alone will go a long way toward
winning him the nomination.
Evening star., 1920-01-08
DENIES INTENT TO RAISE
RATES IN DORMITORIES

Senator Trammel of Florida, in the
Senate today. denied that the Senate
buildings and grounds committee had
recommended. in its report on the
United States Housing Corporation,
an increase in the rates at the wom-
ems dormitories, on the Union station
plaza. of $3.50 a month. Senator
Trammel is member of the commit
tee. He said that reports had ap-
peared in the press to the effect that
President Sherman of the housing cor
poration had written to Senator Fer
nald. chairman of the committee, pro-
testing against such an increase.
Senator Trammel said that Mr.. Sher-
man has apparently been misin-
formed. The committee. he said, had
found that if the government was to
make any returns on its investment
in these dormitories. an increase of
$3.50 a month would have to be
charged. He said, however, that the
committee has refused to make any
such recommendation.
Evening star., 1920-01-08
WANTS Jas BOTTLES
OF WHISKY RETURNED

Joseph BraZero1 Of 435 L street
northwest wants 145 bottles of
whisky returned to him. and today
began proceedings in the Dlstrlct
supreme Court for that purpose
against Maj. Pullman. Property Clerk
Hessa, Capt. Peck, Lieut.. Sheetz and
Sergt. Gray of the police department.
Mr. Brazerol says he conducts an
eating house and alleges that with
out warrant of law policemen en-
tered his place October IS last. broke
omen a trunk in which he kept the
liouids and took away the intoXicants.
He secured a writ of replevin. direct
ing the marshal to take the whisky
from the police and to hold 1t pend
ing further order of the court.
Evening star., 1920-01-08
WILL MEET TO DISCUSS
EMPLOYMENT BUREAU

Representatives or the various
civic and welfare organizations that
are cooperating to finance the opera
ton of an employment bureau in
Washington during the next six
months will meet in the boardroom
of the District building at 3 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon.
At this meeting Commissioner
hopes to be able to an
nounce that sufficient funds have been
pledged to operate the bureau for the
first half of 1920.
Evening star., 1920-01-08
N. ]. DEMOCRATIC LEADER
FIGHTS WOMAN SUFFRAGE

Opposition to woman suffrage was
expressed by James r. Nugent. demo-
cratic leader of New Jersey, in n let
ter to Chairman Cummings of the
democratic national committee. made
public here today.
Mr.. Nugent, answering a request
from Mr.. Cummings that he work for
ratifica ton. without referendum. of
the suffrage amendment by the New
Jersey legislature, which meets this
month. wrote that woman suffrage
was the mother of all 'isms.' the
greatest menace now threatening the
stability of the American government
and American institutions" and, with
prohibition, was forced through an
effeminate. absentee Congress of cow
ards by coercion and intimidation"
Evening star., 1920-01-08
REDS BAIL MUST
BE LIBERTY BONDS
Continued from First Page)
pc begun today, preliminary hearing
having been completed.
Canadian.

be begun today, preliminary hearings
having been completed.
Canadians Are Vfgilant.
OTTAWA, Ontario. January s.
Canadian immigration officers have
been instructed to increase their vigi-
lance at border towns in order to pre-
vent an influx of radicals into this
country from the United States. F. c.
Blslr of the immigration department
announced today.
Will Probe Charges Of Cruelty.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, January S.
"A grand jury investigation of high
handed and brutal methods" charged
against federal agents in their cam
palSn against radicals here was or
dered today by Judge w. S. Anderson,
10 whom attorneys for Morris Orchin.
taken in the raids. but later released,
applied for a probe. The grand jury
IS now in session
Arrests Made Mt Various Points.
ROCKFORD. ILL.,. January s.-Fed-
eral agents last night arrested five
members of the communist labor
party. including Mrs. Alice Deal Par
sons. wife of a prominent business
man. and DR.. o. Alfred Olson. well
known physician. DR.. Olson was act
nS as temporary president of the
local communist organization. They
We're released on $4,000 bonds.
FASSAIC. n. j., January S-Two
"oi.-~... alleged communists, were ar
rested by federal agents yesterday,
ANA taken to Ellis Island. Four chill
dfen accompanied them.
HARTFORD. Conn, January s.
Federal agents raided the headQuar-
ters of the German branch of the
communist labor party here yester-
DAY. On the strength of evidence OBJ
tanned operatives in New Jersey ar
rested, at Weehauken. Max Wolf. said
70 De national secretary of the Ger
man branch.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. January s.
continued raids in Youngstown on
radicals have increased the number
or arrests to more than seventy-five.
TWO additional arrests We're made
here.
PROVIDENCE. r. l., January S.
Six arrests of alleged radicals were
made in Olneyville and Pawtucket
yesterday. Three were later released.
WHITING. Ind, January S.-Fed-
erai agents last night raided the
meeting place of the communist party
here and arrested seven.
WATERBURY. Conn, January s.
Eleven alleged radicals were arrested
here last night
Evening star., 1920-01-08
WILL PROVIDE RESERVE.
American Electric Railway Asso-
citation Plans for Depreciation.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. January s.
Commitment of the American Electric
Railway Association to policy of
providing adequate depreciation re-
serves for electric railways of the
country was to be the principal sub
iect of debate at the annual midwinter
meeting here today. Street railway
operators, commissioners and experts,
public officials and political leaders of
200 cities were present.
Senator Warren G. Harding. candi-
date for the republican presidential
nomination. will be one of the speak
ers at the banquet tonight 1t will be
his first appearance in Ohio since he
formally announced his candidacy.
Evening star., 1920-01-08
SEEK ARGENTINA NSURANCE
Group of American Companies to
Omen Agency in Buenos Aires.

BUENOS AIRES, December l6 Cor
respondence of the Associated Press)
of group of Amer
lean insurance companies dealing
chiefly in fire and marine underwrit-
ing have just completed arrangements
for establishing their business in Ar
gentina and Will open an agency hen.
1t will offer Argentina the first op-
portunity to insure with American
concerns. Heretofore the business of
insurance has been chiefly in the hands
of British and French companies.
The group is known as the American
Foreign Insurance Association and is
said to include twenty of the fore
most concerns in the United States.
Evening star., 1920-01-08
CONVICTED, FREED,
WILL BE TRIED AGAIN

NEW YORK, January Slight Of
ticials and employees of the 1nterna-
tional Bible Students Association,
who were convicted under the espion-
age law in June. 1918. and later freed
when the United States circuit court
granted them new trial. will be tried
again April Z. They We're charged
with distributing literature tending
to obStruct the operation of the Sc
lective service act. Seven were sem
fenced to twenty years each on four
counts, the sentences to run concur
rently. A sentence of eight years
was imposed on another. All men
We're in the penitentiary at Atlanta
w he n freed.
Evening star., 1920-01-08
Winnipeg Aids Home Builders

WINNIPEG, January S.-The housing
commission operating under the cIty's
housing plan will make a loan Of S5 per
cent Of the net cost of the home, it was
announced here today. \ first mortaee
will be taken on the property for twenty
wears. repayable at the rate of $713
month for each 81 900 borrowed. The
builder may select his own lot in any
part of the city and pay any part or all
of the borrowed money without notice at
any lime
Evening star., 1920-01-08
UNDERWOOD ASSERTS HE
SEEKS NOT PRESIDENCY

, Senator Underwood. democrat. A la
bama, in a statement today announced
that he would not be d candidate for
the democratic presidential nominal ion
My friends have complimented me"
the senator said. by suggesting ,that
be IA candidate for the democratic
presidential nomination, but / am in
no sense candidate. [ have an
Eounccd my candidacy for the sem
atorship from Alabama and ] hope
and expect to represent that state in
the Senate for the next six years"
Evening star., 1920-01-08
Edw Johnson Found Dead in Bed.

Edward Johnson, forty-fTe years
old. roomer at 333 Missouri avenue.
was found dead in bed about $50
o'lock this morning, having died as
a result of inhaling Illuminating gas
An examination of gas fixtures in his
room disclosed partly open jet. and
Coroner hewitt is investigating the
death.
Evening star., 1920-01-08
Liberia Inaugurates President.

Advices to the State Department show
that Charles d. B. King was inaug-
urated as president. and Samuel A
Ross as vice president of the republic
of Liberia, at Monrovia last Monday.
British and French warships and diplo-
matte representatives from those coun-
tries and from tho United States were
present At the Inaugural ceremonies.
Evening star., 1920-01-08
Fares Must Be in U. S. Money

TORONTO, Ontario. January S.-Em-
ployes of American railroads have
been ordered by the United States
Railroad Administration not to accept
Canadian currency in payment for
fares, dining car bills and other
charges. it was learned here today.
Difficulties arising out of the fiuctua-
ton of exchange rates are given as
the reason. +
Evening star., 1920-01-08
MAUDE POWELL DEAD.
Illness Follows a Nervous Break
down of Famous Violinist.

UNIONTOWN. Pa. January s.
Nine Maude Powell. we'll known
throughout the country as violinist,
died in a hotel here today. She suf-
fered a nervous breakdown yester-
Gay and became so i'll that her con-
cert last night was cancelled.
Evening star., 1920-01-08
CHILD sTAMMERERs CURED.
70 of 80 Pronounced Well After
Ten-Day Course.

BUFFALO, N. Y, January 8.-Sev-
enty of eighty children who have suf-
fered from stammering were declared
cured today at the close of the first
course for stammerers conducted by
the extension department of the
board of education. The other ten
childrens stammering has been mini
miZed. The course covered one hour
daily for ten days.
Evening star., 1920-01-08
115-YEAR-OLD NEGRESS
HAS REMARKABLE STORY

LOS ANGELES. Calf, January D
Anna Prater. a negress, today officially
was listed as 115 years old by federal
census enumerators. She was born IN
South Carolina, she said was solo NJ
taer times as a slave: acted as mann
N.Y. to fftv-tw white children and ran
away from three masters, only to be
recaptured each time.
While telling her life history she
busted herself with sewing
Evening star., 1920-01-08
s35o.0OO FIRE AT BUFFALO.
rs Employees Rescued on Ladders
at Automobile Plant.

BUFFALO. n. y, January S.-One
fireman was probably mortally in
iured while seventy-five employees OF
the Sturtzer Automobile Manufactur
ing Company were rescued Wlth lau
dnrs from a fire that destroyed the
building here today.
The property loss was placed at
s35o000.
Evening star., 1920-01-08
Organize to Suppress Bolshevism.

ALBANY. N. Y. January S-The
American Institute for Suppression of
Bofshevism, with offices in New York
has been Incorporated with the secre-
tary of state. The purpose is to coun-
teract the growing propaganda that is
attempting to prevent industrial and So
cial Americanism. The incorporators
include William Francis Doyle, Peter
Andrew Curran. Frank Upton, Joseph
Harris and Stephen S. Spear, all of New
York city
Evening star., 1920-01-08
WET" Bill Planned in New Jersey

JERSEY CITY, \. u, january s.
Plans for the introduction of a bill
at the coming session of the New Jer-
sey legislature authorizing the sale
and manufacture within the state of
beers and wines have been made by
Gov-elect Edwards and number of
democratic state leaders. A bill was
decided upon authorizing beers and
wines containing UP to per cent al
cohol.
Evening star., 1920-01-08
TO BE HELD FOR GRAND JURY
7O-Year-Old Husband Charged
With Staying Younger Wife.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. January s.
Wilson II. Brokaw of Chicago. charged
with killing his wife, twenty-five years
his Junior, with a hatchet YESTERDAY IN
their new home at Camp Eustis, will
be held for the county grand jury on
detention warrant. The coroner. after
viewing the body of the murdered wom-
an has decided no inquest is necessary,
and has sworn out a warrant charging
the seyenty-year- husband with the
crime,
Evening star., 1920-01-08
Jacob Frohwerk Is Paroled.

LEAVENWORTH. Kan. January s.
Jacob Frohwerk of Kansas City.
Kan. editor of the Missouri Staats
Zeitu1g, German language newspa-
per, and serving a sentence in the
penitentiary for violation of the es-
pionage act is one of twenty-five
prisoners granted a presidential pa
role. Frohwerk, a naturalized citi-
zen of the United States, began serv-
ing one-year sentence July /, 1919
He was tried for writing and publica-
ton of alleged seditious matter.
Evening star., 1920-01-08
Clemenceau Will Accept.

PARIS, Tuesday, January 6.-The
exact words of Premier Clemenceau
Sunday on his return to Paris with
regard to the presidency are thus
quoted by Gustave Herves news
paper, Nictorie:
Il have not declared myself a can
didate, but if / am borne to the presi-
dency of the republic l will accept"
Evening star., 1920-01-08
400 HELD IN DETROIT
TO FACE DEPORTATION

DETROIT. Mich. January Sex
animation of the 900 alleged radicals
taken in raids here was completed
last night and more than 800 prison
ers were turned over to immigration
officers. Including those arrested in
the November raids, 400 prisoners are
Evening star., 1920-01-08
BARROW CASE CONTINUED.
Former War Risk Employe Charged
With Falsifying Accounts.

The case of David Wickllffe Barrow
twenty-seven years old. 1856 Randolph
street. formerly of the war risk in
surance bureau. charged with falsl-
flying his accounts. was continued to-
day by United States Commissioner
Hit until Saturday morning at 10
o'clock 1t was charged that narrow
bv falsifving his accounts obtained
about $500.
Evening star., 1920-01-08
BULK OF ESTATE TO FRIEND.
R. S. Mitchell Leaves Sisters and
Brothers ONLY 81 Each.

Leaving his three sisters and two
brothers only 81 each. Richard S.
Mitchell, former gatekeeper at st.
Elizabeth,s Hospital. by his Will. dated
december 2S. 1906, gives the rest Of
his estate to my beloved friend. Della
G. Condron." The estate is said to
comprise $500 shares of mining stock,
15O acres of land near Indian Head
and an interest in Poplar Hill. Md.
Evening star., 1920-01-08
Ask Money for Dry Enforcement.

An additional appropriation of So
600 900 to enforce national prohl 5i-
tion was asked of Congress today by
the internal revenue bureau. A hke
amount already had been appropri- :
ated. but Commissioner Roper said II
was insufficient to meet the require
mentS.
Evening star., 1920-01-08
Twenty Die as Tug Sinks.

MARSEILLE, January S.-Twenty
persons lost their lives when the
ocean going tug LIE Pluvier went
down with all on board between Tou-
lon and Marseille, according to ad-
vices received here today.
Evening star., 1920-01-08
Sets Place, Date for I. W. w. Trial

ABERDEEN. Wis, January S.-Trial
of eleven alleged l. w. w, charged
with murder in connection with the
armistice day shootings in Centralia.
Wash, November II, will be held in
Montesano. Wash. Judge John NJ.
Wilson of Olympia has decided. The
trial was set to begin January 26.
Evening star., 1920-01-08
German Buys Kaiser's Yacht.

ZURICH, January s (Havas).-A
German sportsman has bought the
yacht owned by former Emperor Will
liam of Germany, paying 1000, 900
marks for the craft. it is learned here.
Evening star., 1920-01-08
S35. .OoO .OoG for Polish Relief.

CHICAGO. January $.-Iudge Harry
II Fisher Of Chicago and Il commit
rs OF the jewish War Relief Fund OF
,,,erica viii leave New York January
"a COR Kiev, bearing a gift of $4,000.
tn ior the starving Jews Of Poland
aSdAn Urkaine.
Evening star., 1920-01-08
BIG MAN OR ISSUE
SEEN AS PARTY NEED

Continued from First Page)
Evening star., 1920-01-08
PEACE TREATY WITHOUT
NULLIFYING RESERVATION
INDORSED BY DEMOCRATS
o present it's merits as a convention

Continued from First Page.)
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-05-05
Go to. The Bazaar-The BUSY Sto,

Go to The Bazaar-The Busy Store
Only one show at the. Strand Friday
Dance after the show. Come early. ;.
Onion sets. red 4 an5d ID il s1se per
pound: Special larger quaint,
ties.-The Peoples Trading CO. * y;
e.:
F., Mrs Youngcrahz, OF! Hallock, was a
visitor at the home of her, brother. h;
q. A.: Gunnarson, Monday, and also
took in the American Legion play. 4:
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kezar and sen.
Asa %of Middle. River, left for their
home Tuesday afternoon, after having
spent several days visiting with friends
and relatives in Warren and vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs: A. G. Kezar, of Oslo,
arrived Saturday evening to attend the
funeral of Mr.. Kezar's grandmother.
Mrs. Maria Nelson, in Vega, on Sunday
forenoon. They returned to their home
Monday morning.
|: The City: Council will resolve bidsallp
to May 10th" for the J5ob5xof sexton and
care taker Of the eemetery Bids must
state price per day for taking care of
the cemetery Grave digging is paid
separately:-J. R. Naeseth, City Re
[corder. :. =.
[SN Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Olson, OF: Big Ri
Yer: Sask., Canada, arrived last week
to visit, with Mrs. 0lson's sisters, Mrs.
Yer Ninberg and Mrs. K. Winberg, in
this city, and also to attend, the mar
riage4 OF their daughter, Bertha, to- Ed
win .KarWand, which took place :on
Thursday. Mr. and Mrs: Olson: form
erly made their home at Thief River
Falls. 4 sas .s;. > ~; X ~ =