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Evening star., 1920-02-08
COMMUNITY SERVICE
INQUIRY IS |NDORSED
Executive Committee Believes In
vestigation viii Be Helpful.
Report of Work Done.

The challenge issued by Roland s
Robbins, chairman Of the Community
Service campaign committee. for AN in
ycstigation of the organizatiou's work
was heartily indorsed yesterday at
meeting of the executive committee
The committee members expressed
Satisfaction that the investigation will be
conducted as to the value OF Com; m;auni-
ty Service, and believe it can be demon
strated that there is no overlapping with
other social and welfare organizations
MISS Cecil Norton, who has been one
or the leaders in community cent.r
work in Washington since it started.
told the members that il was her pu,-
poee TO help i'll every way in orgauiz-
rg peace-time program. OF soci2i ac-
tIyities.
Plan TO Extend Work.
The committee approved the plan Of
the campaign committee to extenH tn.
work Tor another week. with the OBJ
Ject or carrying on the intensive work
during the week of February f6. and
conducting the preliminary work this
week Announcement was made Of
!ne promise of several large subscrip-
lions to the fund. and of the actual
SUBSCRIPTION of $500 from Mrs Thomas
r. walsh before she left for the south
last week.
Report of Work Done.
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, at whose
nome the meeting was held read a re-
port from O. l.. Steele, ia charge of
the room registration service, in
which he said:
On January 2S Community Service
ei me District of Columbia had on file
eI- investigated rooms. On that date
the United States Shipping Board es-
taplished headquarters at 1:92 Penn
syiVanla avenue, headquarters ot Com
munlty Service. and advertised for ad-
ditionai rooms The first day ~ let
ters We're received from people wish
ing TO list their rooms. % the next
day. ~ the next. 90 the next and lS
the next. making total of 1870. There
mas oeen an average Of IL q day SINCE
From January 2S to January N
tnere were two clerks from the Ship
ping Board at Community Seyvicc
headquarters to take listings over the
plone. During the first three days
SS5 rooms were listed.
Aided Shipping Clerks.
j when the Shipping Eoard clerks
began to arrive. Miss Nj holson, chief
clerk or the Community Service; Miss
Burke of the National Catholic Com
munity House. and Mr. Hagain OF the
Shipping Board took the files of
avaiiable rooms to the Community
Service booth at the Union station
The three directed the new arrivals
to rooms that had been inve estigated
During the past week twenty-on
census clerks have been assisted in
finding rooms.
There is no shortage of rooms in
Washington at the present time
apartments and houses for the clerks
who have families at a price which
these clerks say they can afford to
pay"
Evening star., 1920-02-08
"Red' Army Threat
Attempt to Bluff
Poland Into Peace

Special Cablegrnm to The star and
Chicago Daily News, Copyright, 1870.
BERLIN, February 1.-THE present
nobiliza ton of soviet troops on the
Polish border is only bluff. We are
trying to bluff Poland into making peace
with U.S. Not until there is no hope
le ft that Poland will make peace will we
use our troops to fight her"
This expia nation of the present alarm
ing reports from Warsaw, forecasting
mn early outbreak of serious fighting
there, was made to me by higi. soviet
official now in Berlin.
France Backs Poland.
1.-The world knows Pdand's policy
toward u.s." he continued. ''Fhe army
is not hers, but Frances. Everybody
knows that the army is being fed and
paid by the French. We made a peace
offer to Poland. France told Poland net
to reply to our offer. We have just
made another offer. We want to see
Poland have her independence and will
give back to her all the territory she
had in the old kingdom. We will make
other concessions If we see that war can
be avoided only by making them.
I'VE want peace with Poland and with
the whole world and shall be patient so
long as we can. But if we are forced
to tight we shall fight to the finish. and
the events OF the last months have
shown that We can fight"
Evening star., 1920-02-08
!SEVEN DIE OF INFLUENZA
AND SIX OF PNEUMONIA
Report From Noon Yesterday to
Pm. Shows Diseases on
Decrease Here.

Reports to the health department
last night gave further evidence that
both influenza and pneumonia are on
the decline here.
From noon yesterday until 9 o'clock
last night only seven additional
deaths from influenza and six from
pneumonia were reported. They
were:
Pneumonia-Stella Barnes, twenty
three, Garfield Hospital; Mary e.
Black. thirty-six. s16 25th street;
Jennie Jefferson, forty-seven, 1888
Sth street; Charles Dimon, one, 1346
Rittenhouse street; George LuXon,
thirtytwo. George Washington Hos
pital. and Brenda Il. Mockabee,
eighty-one, S23 Sd street.
Infiuenza-Catherine Hillenbrand. ~.
1905 Jackson place northeast; Juli-
ana Crittenden. 81, Freedmen's Hos
pital; Joseph Shorter. days. $50 23d
street; James Thurman 81, Washing
ton Asylum Hospital; Queenie e.
Morse, "a, Providence Hospital !;
Amanda E. Clements, 81. 1928 G
street. and Roberta Ashton. 62. 1347
30th street.
Evening star., 1920-02-08
INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC
NOT REGARDED SERIOUS
Numerous Cases in Southern Cities,
But Malady of Mild Form,
Health Officials Say.

While a review of the influenza sit
uation last night showed numerous
cases OF the maiady in the principal
cities of the south. health officials
cate that an epidemic of serious pro-
portions was in prospect. Reports TO
the public health service from twen-
ty-fve states indicated the epidemic
was at a standstill in most communi-
ties and that new cases showed a de-
ters in the south was an increase
noted.
Cases of Mild Type.
Health officials agree that the maia- :
dy is OF very mild form, the low
death rate directly attributable to i,
being pointed to as the basis for this
assertion. The greater number of
the fatalities incident to the. resent
outbreak have resulted from pneu-
monia. developed while convalescing.
and this is stressed by officials i'm
urging that patients be extremely
careful during that period and take
all precautions against contracting
cold.
Resume of Conditions.
A resume Of conditions as reported
tonight from various southern cities
follows:
Montgomery-Few cases. No re-
pressiVe measures yet necessary.
Roanoke-One death from pneu-
monia. 105 new cases of influenza.
Peak of epidemic indicated.
New Orleans-No deaths. ninety
one new cases in city, ia new cases
! in state.
Memphis-New cases, Els; decreas-
ing. Schools and theaters closed
Church services and public gather
! ings curtatled.
Atlanta-Four deaths. 463 new
cases. Street cars ordered ventilated
| Nashville Two deaths. Twenty-nine
new cases during week. Street cars
ordered ventilated.
Mobiles Highest Record.
| Mobile-New cases, 1876. highest for
any one day since outbreak. No repres-
sive measures.
Knoxville-Few new cases; peak in
dicated; no repressive measures con-
templated.
Birmingham - Few cases. Repressive
measures revoked.
Chattanooga-New cases. seventeen;
health authorities consider situation
does not warrant repressiye measures.
Sch00ls Closed In Raleigh.
Raieigh-Slight increase in new cases
Theaters. churches, schools and other
public gathering places ordered closed
for ten days.
Charlotte-Situation not alarming, but
schools ordered closed next week.
| Ashyille - Two deaths, seventy new
cases; public gatherings restricted.
Evening star., 1920-02-08
Paris Greatly Fears
Peace Soon Will Be
Made With Bolsheviki
(CableEram to The Star and Chicago
Daily News. Copyright, 1o10.)

(Cablexram to The Star and Chicago
Daily News. Copyright, 1897
. PARIS. February There 10 great
fear in Paris that. however uHdesir-
able such q course may seem. peace
will soon be concluded with the boil
sheviki. Several indications point to
this probability.
First, Great Britain has grown tired
Of backing the unsuccessful white
generals and is not prepared to make
a great military effort of her own.
She supplied Admiral Kolchak, Gen.
Yudenitch and Gen. Denikin with mil
lions of dollars worth OF supplies. all
Of which have been irYetrievabiy lost.
If she wants to avert the red menaoe
from India and Mesopotamia 1t Is CON-
sidered that she must either crush the
bolsheviki or treat with them.
Not Averse to Peace.
In the second place. the other great
allies are perhaps not aveFse to peace.
as is shown by the decision Of the
supreme council to permit trade with
the Russian cooperative societies. II
has developed since that measure wa
passed that these cooperative socte-
ties once independent, are now con-
trolled by the soviets or even, as soms
say, have been fused with the boil
shevist consumers organizations. Yet
this certainly has not persuaded this
supreme council to withdraw its offer
The Echo de Paris in its issue OF
yesterday, asserted that the first 0ea-
voy Of merchandise has already crOss-
ed the Finnish frontier in the direc-
tion of Petrograd.
Thirdly, the famous Iron ring In
closing soviet Russia as Germany was
inclosed during the war has weakened
lamentabiy. Its first crack appeared
when Gen. Deniken collapsed and laid
ho To fhn h<Hlo
Wiki. In the north, Esthonia. one link
in the chain. has already made peace
with the reds. The latter now have the
two Esthenian Baltic ports OF Reval
and Narva.
Finally, the other nations composins
the ring have signifed their unwilling
ness to oppose Leon Trotsky further
Roumania, through hrr premier in Paris
says that popular opinion is opposed to
an offensive campaign or perhaps ever
to the defense Of Bessarabia, IL the reds
cross the Dpiester.
Oaly Two states DeubtfsL
Polish diplomats in Paris say that
their country will have no difficulty in
concluding a treaty with Nikolai Lenin
Latvia will follow the lead Of Poland
This leaves only Lithuania and Finland
doubtful. 1t is very probable that the
latter country. with its socialistic gov.
ernment. will not be averse to soviet
friendship.
PARIS. February Z (Havas) Rep
resentatives OF the Russian co-opera
tive unions in London have left TO-
Moscow. to study the possibilities To-
bringing about trade relations be
tween Russia and the alias. ~ pro
vided for in the recent allied pro
posals. The cooperative unions. afts,
the approval Of the allied govern
ments Is received, will send Hspre
sentatives to France.
Evening star., 1920-02-08
NAMED FOR SCIENCE BUREAU.
Elmer D. Merrill to Quit Botanical
Work ia Philippines,

Elmer D. Merrill. who has been In
charge OF botanical work for the
Philippine government since 1909. has
bsaR appointed director OF the bu-
reag Of science.
In addition to his duties Of bot.
anist, bureau Of science. Mr. Merrill
was chief Of tho department OF bot
any. Univsrslty Of the Philippines,
from 1913 to 1919: hrst as asseciate
professor, later as professor Of bot
any. In March. 1919. he resigned
from the university in order to de-
vote his whole time to tho botanical
interests Of the bureau OF science,
anA vas made acting director Of the
bureau in June and director In De-
osmhof, 1919.
Evening star., 1920-02-08
NAVY MAY ASSIST SHIPPING.
Reserve Pay Proposed as Way to
Settle Wage Question.

Two methods by which the Navy
could assist the development of a mer-
chant marine were suggested to the
Senate commerce committee yesterday
by Admiral Coontz, chief of operations
The first was to enlist all merchant
sailors in the naval reserve force, paying
them regular yearly sums in accord
ence with their rank and service,
which he thought would compensate
for the difference between wage scales
demanded by American sailors and the
lower ones received by foreigners.
The second would be to allow the
Navy's yards and docks to do repair
work for privately owned vessels This
would enable the Navy to keep it's
force of trained mechanics together
he said.
Admiral Coontz said the govern
ment should keep it's war-built ton
mage, because these vessels can never
be sold at price satisfactory to ship
ping interests and public opinion
both"
Evening star., 1920-02-08
POLAND IS READY
! TO CONSIDER PEACE
WITH RUSS SOVIET
France and England Ready
to Back Her if Unjust
Terms Are Asked.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WARSAW. February 6.-Peace over
lures by the soviet government Of
Russia will be considered by the
Polish government. according to a
dispatch sent to NJ. Tchitcherin. boil
shevik foreign minister. by Stanislaus
I'atek, Polish minister Of foreign af-
fairs. today. Mr.. Pateks reply fol-
lows:
THE Polish government aeknowl-
edges the receipt of the wireless
declaration of the government of the
Russian soviet republic dated JaRu-
ary 90. 1920. That declaration win be
considered, and the answer Will be
communicated to the Russian soviet
government"
viii Ackn0wlea1e O6eY.
Before sending the message to M.
Tchitcherin. NJ. Patek informed the
foreign affairs committee OF the diet
that he would send a wireless mes
sage to Moscow acknowledging re-
CENT of the latest bolshevik offer to
negotiate and telling the soviet gov
ernment that the offer would be
answered after it had been considered
by the diet.
NJ. Patek assured the COMMITTEES
that France and England were ready
to help Poland if the soviet admin
istration of Russia would not agree
to lust terms Of peace.
Evening star., 1920-02-08
COL. HODGES RETURNS.
Inspected Customs Service of the
Dominican Republic.

Col. Campbell Il. Hodges of the bu-
reau of insular affairs War Depart
ment. has just returned from an in
spection of the customs service of
the Dominican Republic as adminis-
tered by the United States. He Wis
tied every seaport of entry in the re-
public and three Of the land ports
along the Haitian border. Collec-
tions for 1919 were S4,457.313. an in
crease of 313s.49S over 1913. A new
tariff went into effect January l.
which materially reduces the rates
on many articles. All agricultural
machinery and implements are free
of duty. Col. Hodges says that sew
eral large areas have been opened for
sugar culture. and that other indus
tries are being developed in Santo
domingo.
Evening star., 1920-02-08
ARE LEAVING SIBERIA.
Most Red Cross Woman Workers
Out Of Country.

from Vladivostok yesterday at Ma
tionai Red Cross headquarters here,
practically all woman workers at
tached to the American Red Cross
commission to Siberia arc now safely
of the personnel sailed yesterday for
San Francisco on the transport Great
Northern.
with the exception Of few work
srs ct vladivostok and . gvosP no.
General Harris. all woman pereonRsl
sss isaviav Siberia, according - the
eablaGvam, which adAsd that no f6aS
10 safsStalnAA fof the four American
Red Cross men captured by the b0l.
sheviki near krasnOyarsk.
Evening star., 1920-02-08

n eempiiasas with senate rese.
lutten 9lrsetipg the 1atssstats Com.
meree Commission TO investigate and
MD. ~ sssssslsulss kas issusd erdssu
= lHsutote susA aR iavestiGatioa.
Jhs reDeiqtieR Peauests . report On
living eonaitlons Of tHatnmen who
eea eeDpe3leA - lie eves between
s,sSs q tss1laais ef .eiirosas and
the .ys!f se FsilrnaA companies Of
fnr1ilhing q their Hsn secommoAa-
ttens suiteble TO thsiI needs ut ter.
missls, cspias ef tHe tstsrgtats Com.
meeea CeHA!ssiea order have been
sent - thA carriers And thsy have
eaen le0tyness1 ~ fsotIjtsts such IN
Evening star., 1920-02-08
EXPLAINS RANSOM RUMoR.
George Stevens Says Telegram Re-
garding Wife Was Misconstrued.

NEWARK. N. j.. February THE
report from Cleveland that Mrs. Lena
Stevens of that city was being held
in New York for $500 ransom Was
explained today by her husband.
George Stevens, after he had been
questioned by the police here. He
father, John Stevens of Cleveland.
reading, send me $500 to get my
wife back" had been inisconstrued.
The money. he said WAS to ip-
burse his father -in-law, Ephraim
Judson of New York. for expenses in
cured iE behalf Of Mrs. Stevens
Evening star., 1920-02-08
FAR EAST FREIGHT REPORT
Rates Decline Owing to Govern.
ment Shipping Activities.

Freight rates from the far east ts
North America have declined Sopeid-
erably and the North American, mar
ket is depressed. according to q re-
port received at the Department Of
Commerce from Consul General Skid
more at Yokohama.
Tonnage available has iacrsoAod
considerably, the report said, oviHa
to the operation Of an sdd6d numbs}
Of American ships IN the PestAe and
the competition OF the United States
Shipping Board vessels which 0afpy
ordinary cargo on theie voyages q
America for the account Of tbs JaDa.
nese builders.
Evening star., 1920-02-08
q. 3. Industrial Situation.

slight change In the Industrial con-
Auion Of ths country - shown In the
weekly report made public BY the De-
p6stmept Of labor. OF . total Of thir-
tSe strikes ana atty mine eeatro-
SSstm.pt. IL ten ssoS new c..ss ss' srs reSs.ess % I
4@ ths week compared With siS apl
tSa fsg the I've Zyecs1aeg vseka.
Thres eAss0 VsFe aA5ustsA lHstag the
Evening star., 1920-02-08
Y. n. C. A. Secretaries Meet.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. February
TiThe seventh annual convention of
tttB Southern State and International
E4cretaries Of the Young Mems
Christian Association opened session
Oh Signal monument today with rep
Y1sentatiyes present from all south
e&ptern states. and with F. 4. Ackley.
oitte secretary Of Virginia, presiding.
Evening star., 1920-02-08

Fssisht loaded IN the Allegheny
"A 'totsisd ifS,0li ears. an Increase Of
ii,Soo cars ovss the sams psrted last
yeev. sssspdtag to . report % tpeAac
oouditiens msde today to Directop
General Hlnse, There wers St1.tee
eSrS vecstved from connections. Q q.
crease ever the same period last year
of forty-eight cars.
Evening star., 1920-02-08
SEEK PEACE WITH MEXICO.


NEW YORK, February the
Church Peace Unisn ennsunesA teday
that q commission Of thrsa. . Catho-
lie, q Protestant and . Jew. Will
visit Mckee ITO study conditions
tb eee with Q view 70 amiooble settle
asae Of dlMeaitiss hee1ee1 tAes soua.
Petsv ". csliiae, xalAAle - @.
IsRbus IoseR0tsactlsp 9lyesteS, has
baea seleokad 10 P0OPeoeoe the Cs4hDltA
Church. The other members have ~
yet been chosen, 1t was stated.
Evening star., 1920-02-08
DEEPLY REGRETS
TO LOSE SERVICES OF MR.. LANE

pride to US nor confidence to the
world.
Believe me. my dear Mr.. President,
always,
Cordially and faithfully yours.
FRANKLIN K LANE.
The President.
The White House.
Prestdenfs Letter.
The White House.
Washington. February Z, 1920.
Ny Dear Mr.. Secretary:
need not tell you with what re-
gret ! accept your resignation as
Secretary OF the Interior, for our
association has been very delight
full. l have admired the spirit in
which you devoted yourself to the
duties of your. department, as ! am
sure that all attentive observers
have. but the reasons you give for
your retirement leave me no choice
but to acquiesce. and I, of course,
accept your suggestion that the
resignation take effect on the lst
Of March, since that will serve your
convenience.
May l not add how sincerely I
hope that your future career will
be as full of honorable success as
your past? My best wishes will
follow you throughout all the
years that apparently must now
separate us. and I beg to subscribe
myself
Cordially and sincerely your
friend, WOODROW WILSON.
Evening star., 1920-02-08

Smith is a great name, its daughters
claim, and they want the world to know
it and the bearers te realize it. There
are four Smiths in the Senate, they
point out. and four in the House, and
there have been three in the cabinet
while in who's Who in America" there
are no fewer than 275 persons whose
remote ancestors must have worked with
metal of some sort
Evening star., 1920-02-08
January Circulation
94,527
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District Of CoSpDk3a. H.:
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| ef the paper named sold al 1io19fAutei ~
tne the month Of Janaary. x.O. 1oz0, Was =
kollOWp:
Evening star., 1920-02-08
SMITH COLLEGE DRIVE
is MADE THROUGH MAILS
Novel Plan Adopted by Graduates
for Raising Proposed Four
Million-Dollar Fund.

What is described as the greatest
family reunion since the well known
Noah family sailed for Mount Ararat
is expected to bring tangible financial
results for the benefit of the four-mil-
lion-dellar fund being raised for the
benefit Of Smith College, Northampton.
Mass.
This reunion is taking place through
the mails, according to fund headQuar-
teFs in New York, and its aim is to
rally the whole great clan of Smith in
America, perhaps the largest Of all
families" to the support of the wom-
ems educational institution, which needs
money badly for adequate living accom-
modations for its students and in
creased pay for its faculty.
Throughout the epuntry the more
than some $4,000 graduates Of the col
lege are poring over phone books, city
directories. social registers and mem
bership lists Of all descriptions. track
ing down the million members Of the
Smith family in order to ask each one
thereof to give at least one dollar. When
a Smith is located he or she receives
from George b. McCallum. treasurer Of
the college, subscription blank which
reads: ITO enable Smith College to give
broader service to the nation l am
sending herewith -. Ny name is
Evening star., 1920-02-08
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Evening star., 1920-02-08
SPECIAL NOTICES.

HAVE you UKuLEIE. BANJO UkuI4ELE.
guitar or mandolin and any music that yos
would give to the boys at Walter Reed: ~
So please notify or send 10 Miss ID. c. FkEt.r
MAN, in care the Service Club Walter Reed
Hospital.
WILL THE FOLLOWING PERSONS CALL
at 606 kenois building, regarding allotment
checks:
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Lulu Evans, $40 ST. NV
Mrs. katherine E. Humes. 1901 81. NV.
Hattie Fleming, Hyattsvile, Md.
katherine Irene Davis. 116 9TH ST. ne
FEDERAL LODGE. NO. l. +. A A. MEN
bers are requested to meet at the temple MON
DAY afternoon at ! O'Clock, for the purpose
OF giving Masonic burial TO our late brother.
l.. H. AcDADE.
STANLEY II. RIDINGS. Master.
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ONT Il SrUEET
Evening star., 1920-02-08
Tell lit to Casey

If the roof leaked. get In touch with
Casey. the high-class roof man. -
PLUMBING, HEATING AND TIMING.
S1O7 18th NV. Col. l5S-l33l
Evening star., 1920-02-08
Expert Roof Mem

at your service. Roofs made
leakpfoof.
EDMNCH An Roofing $50 18th nv.
hNOANSANO Company. Phi. Main Il.