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Evening star., 1920-02-14
EIGHT.DAY EXTENSION
IS GRANTED HUNGARY

sPARIS. February II tHavas).-Hun-
harry has been granted delay of
hight days by the supreme allied
Seuncil III which to agree TO the treaty
9th the allies, and one allied power
+ inclined to make 'appreciable at
tenuations" In the terms of the pact.
saws the Matln.
tfhe paper also SAYS that Premier
Nitti of Italy announced at yester-
days meeting of the council that IL
Naly was forced to demand exeeu-
6en ef the treaty of London she
WOULD grant autonomy to Dalmatia,
Nittfs Cabinet Plans.
sRoME. Thursday. February 1.-THE
Jpoea announces that in a reeonsti-
0tion of his cabinet Premier Nitti
Gill create ministry OF national de-
Anse. including both the ministries
Ct war and the navy. which win be
Entrusted with the organization Of
defense on land. at sea and in the air.
The new minister. according to the
newspaper, will be a civilian, but the
technical organization of the minist~v
will be conducted by the general staff.
Evening star., 1920-02-14
PRESIDENTS POWERS
REGARDING THE CABINET

Sections of the Constitution of the
United States which tell of tho pow
ers Of the President and his rela-
tfons to the cabinet are as follows:
Paragraph of Section l OF Article
~ OF the Constitution Of the United
States reads:
I'm case Of the removal Of the Presi-
dent from Office. or of his death, res
ignation, or inability to discharge the
powers and duties OF the said office,
the same shall devolve on the Vice
Pre- sident, and the Congress may by
law provide for the case of removal.
death, resignation, or inability. both
of the President and Vice President,
de..rrint what oc"r shall then act
as President and such officer shall act
accordingly until the disability be re-
moved or a President shall be elected.
\ Paragraph l of Section Of Article
ii -eadS'
THE President shall be commander
In chief Of the Army and Navy of the
United States. and of the militia OF
tn several states when called into the
actual service Of the United States;
he may require the opinion, in writ
ing, of the principal officer in each of
the executive departments upon any
subject relating to the duties Of their
respective offices, and he shall have
power to grant reprieves and pardons
for offerses against the United State s
except in cases of impeachment"
Evening star., 1920-02-14
ZONING BILL AGREEMENT.
Senate and House Conferees Ready
to Report Measure.

The conferees Of the Senate and
House on the so-called zoning bill to
establish a zone system 10 regulate
the height. area and use of buildings
in the District of Columbia, have
reached an agreement and the bill as
agreed upon will be reported TO the
House and the Senate for approval.
The Senate amendments. which were
not of great Importance, were agreed
to by the conferees. with the proviso
that the SIS, 900 authorized by Senate
amendment for the use of the coming
commission. should not be exceeded.
Under the bill a zoning commission
is to be established ard this commits
SION will establish districts within
Washington IN which the buildings
shall be restricted to various dimen
sions and uses. A similar system has
been tried in New York city and found
to work well. Senator Calder of New
York has had charge Of the bill in the
Senate.
Evening star., 1920-02-14
FEW FATAL INFLUENZA
AND PNEUMONIA CASES
Death Rate Continues L1w, Though
Number of New Gases Be
ported Increase.

Although the number of new cases
of influenza reported TO the health
department increased from twenty
three yesterday to thirty-nine today.
the death rate both from this disease
and pneumonia continued low.
In the twe1ty-four hours ending at
noon today only four death from in
fuenza and eight from pneumonia
were reported. They follow:
Pneuraonia-Daniel F.. Bradford. 1,
tb L street: BETTE Robinson, IS, 324
Rryant street; Fannie Jackson, so.
300 22d street; Denn.e Carney. 16, s.
Eliza b-th's Hospital; Herbert Lowery.
"a, Georgetown Hospital: May L. Tai
bert, ,. 739 Columbia road: Ruben
Poole. 73, Little Sisters of the Poor.
Rosa Hansen. IL. Washington Asylum
Hospital
lnhuenZa-Annie B. Forse. forty
three. 1900 Belmont street: Katie
fa!:ner, thirty-foEr. Freedmen's Hos
pl;al: Evelyn Robinson. twenty,
Walter Reed Hospital. and Henry G.
Carr. sixty eight, 81. Elizabeth's Hos
pital.
Evening star., 1920-02-14
TEN MEN HAVE QUIT CABINET
IN ABOUT SEVEN YEARS TIME

live or to aooept some other public
Is the latter ;sroup were James c.
McReYnolds. who resigned as Attor-
ney Asneral to become an associate
}usticT Of the United States Supreme
Court: 1arter Glass; who gave sIv up the ne
become .A:nator from Virginia, and
David r. Eiouston. who resisnsd as
Secretary ~ Agriculture to take the
chair vacattA' by Mr.. Glass.
Attorney GAneral Gregory and Sec
retary OF the Treasury McAdoo re-
signed their cabinet positions to re-
sumo the practA:e OF law. and and WI WI
tion of Secretary Of Commerce to
have more time ia his business in,
terests The sama motive impellsd
Secretary of the Interior Lane to sur! SUB"
nit his resignation Y. presioeht VIII
Three members of prestdent VII
sons cabinet remain irr the posts LOT
which they were named Ayhen his nrst
administration began. EAey are Sec
retary of the Navy DanielA secretary
Of Labor Wilson and postmaster
General Bufleson.
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|of Agriculture Meredith. the newast

of Agriculture Meredith. the newAst
member Of the cabinet.
Secretary Tumulty was conversant
with all t.lat was occurring. and was
cabinet officials when he CHANGED to
meet them in the Railways OF the ex-
ecutive Office.
Mrs. Wilson. who since the Presi-
dents illness has made a practice OF
reading the daily newspapers to him,
could hardly have escaped seeing fire.
quent references to meetings of the
cabinet last October and November.
Held Tuesdays and Fridays.
The cabinet meetings were held on
Tuesdays and Fridays Of each week.
though now and then one of those
dates was skipped when a majority
OF the officials were sick or out Of
town. IT was the custom OF the press
representatives at the White House
to call up Secretary Lansings ONCE
on cabinet days and ask if the meet
ing was to be held.
In his letter to the President under
date OF February 9. Mr.. Lansing says
he called the meetings so that the de-
partment heads might confer in
mental matters" and so far as can be
learned little else was discussed. On
leaving the meetings the cabinet Of
ftcfais repeatedly said that only rou-
tine matters were discussed. and in
answer to pointed questions generally
denied that foreign questions or ques-
tlons OF national policy had been taxi
en- up. Only last January Secretary
Lansing, on being asked as he was
entering his automobile what the cab
met had talked about, replied that
they had discussed general subjects
In a general way"
With but one or two exceptions
0f ha ooh hfvA
attended by all Of the department
heads who happened to he in Wash
inston At the time. Postmaster Gen
eral Burleson. Secretary Of Labor will
SON and Secretary Houston, who until
a rev days ago was head of the De-
partment Of Agriculture, rarely missed
a meeting. and other officials were al.
most as constant in Attendance
Evening star., 1920-02-14
STEAMER MALDEN ASHORE.
Aid Asked by Craft Of Fire t.
land-Webb Being Towed In

NEW YORK. February 1A-the
land Fuel and transportation Company
reported BY wireless early today that
she was ashore OF Fire Island. ~. y,
and asked that assistance be sent I'M
,nediateiy. No other details were given
in the message. The vessel. Of 3,09s
tons, left Boston yesterday for Nor
folk. Va. et--
The fire on the steamship Willian
Henry Webb. reported last night after
the shin had been previously -repeetsc
as drifting with crippled engines. has
been extinguished, a wireless report re-
Panafnsn has the Webb m Tow ana {,
making for New York at eight knots
an hour.
Evening star., 1920-02-14
REORGANIZATION NOTES.

Applicants for citizenship to be call.
ed during the spring are now joining
the citizenship class.
Afternoon classes for volunteer
workers to study America nization
work will De organized next week.
The sewing class. under the direc-
ton of Miss Frazier. will meet Mon
day night.
= course IN Red Cross nursing has
been arranged. Glasses are held every
Monday night at 1880. Those wishing
to join, ask for Miss Cadell. who ia in
charge.
Friends living in ,ne vicinity Of the
Americanization School, corner 7th
and o streets are invited to the
community sing on Tuesday night at
o'clock.
New members arc now Joining the
dramatic club. directed by Miss Mey-
ers.
The Americanization committee of
the District of Columbia Federation
Of Womcn's Clubs will meet on Tues
day at 1850 at the America liza ion
School, 9TH and q streets, room us.
Miss Maud T.. Alton. chairman.
All members of the International
Orchestra are earnestly requested to
be present on Monday night at $3.50,
as this will be the last rRhearsal be.
fore the George Washington concert
Evening star., 1920-02-14
McADoo ENTERED IN RACE.
Petition in Georgia to Have Name
Before Presid ential Primary.

MILI4EDGEVILLE. Ga. February
14-More than $50 names have been
signed to petition here to place the
name of William G. McAdoo in the
Georgia democratic presidential prt-
mary to be held April 90. Under the
primary rules only 180 signatures are
necessary. Mr.. McAdoo. who is a ma :
tive Georgian. spent several years
here as a boy when hts father was
editor Of a newspaper here in the
seventies.
The name of the former Secretary
Of the Treasury Is the second which
by petition will be placed in the pref
erential primary, a petition to put
Herbert Hoover's name tn the pri-
mary having been signed by more
than 100 persons at Gainesville q few
DAYS ago.
Evening star., 1920-02-14
i, 7. TEDERAL RESERVE RANK
&tatenent Of Condition at Close Of
: Business February Is.

: NEW YORK, February 1.-THE
statement of the condition Of the Fed,
sral Reserve Bank of New York, at
the close of business February IS.
shows:
Total gold reserves. $5s5.116,23622
/. Total reserves. S602. 2.966.653 32
! Total earnings assets. $l.07O. his, S43.
: Uncollected items and other deduc-
lions from gross deposits. 1884,
S3S.055.
pes to members reserve account.
Q3o 7.446.43,
Total Eross deposits 39T3.25t. $50. 80.
FEDERAL reserve notes in actual cir
eulation. $s09.253,775.
Evening star., 1920-02-14
LONDON HEADLINES
CALL|T SENSATION
Lansing's Resignation Is
Seen as "Political Bomb
shell in U. S."

LONDON, February l4.-ThIs after
noon's London newspapers print the
news Of Secretary Lansing's resigno-
ton under variety of prominent
captions. such rs
United States Political Bombsheli."
Washington Sensation"
Great United States Sensation"
The Pail Mall Gazette says:
president Wilson's return to po-
littcal activity has been announced
by sensational stroke" During his
illness. the newspaper adds. all kinds
OF reports were current as TO where
the real seat of authority lay in the
conduct OF the American 9jministra
tiOn.
"Curtain is Thrust Aside"
The curtain now has been thrust
aside" the article continues. and we
haze the lively spectacle Of the Pres
ident not only using his prerogative
but employing it to discharge his
chief legal adviser"
The newspaper, considering the
Presidents selfasserting. says "he
forced rest, and he is evidently going
to take up the reins of government
aEain in spirit that will not paI!ey
" ith opposition.
illustrates Peculiar Power.
The Westminster Gazette says:
The dismissal of Secretary Lansing
by the President is a d-amatic il
lustration OF the peculiar power as
signed to the head of the govern
ment by the American Constitution.
What it is. exactly, that Secretary
Lansing has done is not very clear.
but lie would appear to have applied
on his own account what has been
described as the American principle
of one man management while Prcsi-
dent Wilson insists on monopoly
of the idea"
Evening star., 1920-02-14
Indorses Poindexter's Candidacy.

SEATTLE. Wash. Feh-'ary IA
United States Senator Miles Poin-
texter's candidacy for the republican
presidential nomination was indorsed
unanimously here Thursday by the
Washington state republican COM
mittee The state convention will be
at Bellingham April 81. .
Evening star., 1920-02-14
KOLCHAK SLAIN AFTER TRIAL
With Premier Was Sentenced at
Irkutsk on February 2.

VIAADIVOSTOk. February II (by
the Associated Press).-Admiral Kol.
chalk and Premier Pepeliayev OF the
old Kolohak cabinet were executed by
the boishevtki at Irkutsk February
after being sentenced to death By
c~"-'-martial on the day before. ae.
eording % of9eial tntermatie6 re.
ceiyed today by the local Czech star
Evening star., 1920-02-14
Mn. zihlmau Kss Iaeumoais.

Mrs. FrAdsPick N. zihlman. wife OF
Representative XihlmAn Of Maryland.
was taken Ill with pneumontS last
night St Annapolis. Nd.
Representative Zihlmsn Wa sun.
moned and q nurse vas provided.
Mrs Zihlman recsntly recovered from,
influenza. but had not yet rsgaInsd
herr full strength.
Evening star., 1920-02-14
Heat Industry Bill ysverea.

Yavoyabls report wss erdsse1 unaa.
imoesly today By the senate a.rsculs
yen-Hsndfiek bill providing tor FED.
sral reguiation Of the meat tn1aotsy.
Evening star., 1920-02-14
LETTERS ORDERED IN
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD

Immediately after the Senate met
the letters exchanged between Presi-
dent Wilson aud Secretary Lansing
were ordered nIinted IN the Congress
sional Record, on motion. Of Senator
Brandegee. republican, Connecticut.
Evening star., 1920-02-14
Tells Of Pershine Boom.

Tho Pershing boom for President Is
in full swing In Nebraska. and q
printed eiip-sheet ts circulated among
in the east describin. the
reported growth II Perzhing sentiment
in wcSter0 states.
Evening star., 1920-02-14

CONTINUED from flfSt fdse.)
Department Of State and not to have
dismissed him in this harsh way.
Views Of Other House Members.
REPRESENTATIVE Madden. Of Illinois
member Of the legislative steering
president Wilson admits that he is
not able to function and no one else
Representative Allen T. !rreadway
OF Massachusetts. q member or the
ways and means committee:
Naturally the greatest interest
respondence between President wiz
son and Secretary Lansing. My SYM
pathies are entirely with secretary
Lansing. 1t seems astonishing 20 me
that the President should teei that
no departmental matters should be
given attention during tho long period
ut is further proof Of the domi-
mating characte sites OF President
Wilson, wherein he has always snown
that lack Of entire accord 20 ms IN. n,
dividual view is never tolerated oy
him. Men of opinions and capable OF
advising have not been acceptaoie
for cabinet positions under the VIII
son regime. Much more of this SANE
nature might be said. but feel that
Lansing showed patriotism and the
highest diplomatic skill In the trying
position in which he was paced
Representative George Holden TinHham
Of Massachusetts,:
Whom the gods would destroy they
first make mad"
Other Republican Comment.
Representative Nicholas Longworth.
republican Of Ohio, q member OF the
steering committee and OF the waSs
ana means committee. said:
1.-The government has not had re-
sponsible head for the last four or hve
months. This only proves what We
have thought all along. It - cocu-
mentary evidence Of the fact. Further
the deponent sayeth not or he might
not be parliamentary.
Representative RodenberS. repre-
sentative Of Illinois. said: 1t has
been an enigma to me for some time
how Secretary Lansing could preserve
his self-respect and remain In the
cabinet. Tho studied indifference to
| Mr.. Lansing while attending the peace
conference and since the President
return to the United States was such
that l am surprised Secretary Lam
sing did not retire long ago"
Evening star., 1920-02-14
CAPITOL COMMENT
UPH0LDS LANSING
Department Of State and not to hav
dismissed him in this harsh way.

CONTINUED from First Pase.)
Evening star., 1920-02-14
R@pises to Mrs. Buviesoa.

NPs. Marie Moore Forrest, head OF
the dramatic department OF the
Ccnmunty Service, told the corn
mietss 81 the work Of her Department
Ghs aiso. made the following reply
"a the etaferpsnts mads 70 the COM
lcsetiesol q pass 8. seisma g.,
Evening star., 1920-02-14

Applicants for citizenship to be call.
ed during the spring are now joining
the citizenship class.
Evening star., 1920-02-14

especially when the President was
i'll and unable to look after the al
fairs of the State Department him
self.
Query In First Letter.
Mr Wilson In his first letter asked
Mr. Lansing u 1t were true that he
had called cabinet conferences, and de-
clared that if SO he felt that he must
point out under constitutional law and
practice only the President had au-
thority to call together his official
family.
In replying, Mr.. Lapsins said he bad
called the cabinet conferences; de-
Tended his course as justified because
Of the Presidents illness and said
that If Mr.. Wilson no longer had con-
fidence In him he was ready to resign.
The President replied expressing his
disappointment that Mr.. Lansing had
acted ard saying that he would be
relieved OF embarrassment" IL the
Secretary would give up his office and
AFFORD Mr.. Wilson ian opportunity TO
select som cone whose mind would
more willingly so along with mine"
started in Parts.
Both the Presidents letters and
those of Mr. Lansing disclosed that
the differences between the President
and Mr. Lansing began at Paris dur
ing the peace conference. The Presi.
Paris I felt. and have felt increas-
ingly ever since. that you accepted
my guidance and direction on ques.
tions with regard to which I had to
instruct you only with increasing re-
luctance."
Mr.. Lansing in reply said that
since January. 1919. he had been con-
scious that the President no longer
was disposed to welcome my advfces
in matters pertaining to the uegotia.
tiops in Paris. to our foreign service
or to international affairs in general"
He added that had he followed his
Evening star., 1920-02-14

PhIiander F. ClaTtoR, United States
ormissioneY of education, outlined to
the cornrnittee tho aims and objects Of
the community center movement. He
said he was not familiar enough with
any of the local centers or with Com
munity Service to give testimony about
them.
M. claxten said the slogan Of the
community center movement is.
every community little democracy,
with the schooIhouse as its capital"
william N. Koontz, treasurer OF the
Government Recreation League, read
= prepared statement to the commit
tee. in which he made the contention
that the War Camp Community
Service WAS established here to aid
eoldiers, sailors and marines during
the war and that the purpose for
which It was created has been
achieved.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-05
Pope Benedict
 Celebrates Fifth
 Year at Vatican

Rome, Feb. 4 4Pope Benedict KY. celebrated the fifth anniversary of hiy coronation with a brilliant pom tififal mass in the Sistine Chapel of thn Vatican. All the corridors through which the Holy Father was caISed were lined with tribunes in which stood thousands of spectators w0 could not gain admis ssion to the efapel, most of which was reserved flf the members of the ecclesia stical aGd lay households, the diplomat Is accredited to the Vatican, and the lmbers of the Swiss, Palatine and noble guards who participated in tte professional.
 The Pope was carried by sixteen uniformed chairbearcrs and wore 1. h4aviIy-je~elcd triple gold crown md white robe lightly embroid- eled with gold. Scores of cardinals, alckbishOps. bishops and patriarchs p1oeeded and followed him. The red lid purple robes of these dignita- 1fes were in striking contrast to the hlack velvet uniforms and white |c&IIars of many members of the lay cquft who were dressed in Spanish
 Cheering greeted the Pope as he pfseed through the corridors. He
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-05
Petrograd City of
 Suffering, Cold Famine and Crime

London, Feb. 4.-Petrograd is de scribed as a city suffering from ia. mine, cold, disease and robbery in g report just made by Professor Zeid Ter, president of the Russian Rec Cross society who has investigated conditions in the capital.
 Owing to the want of fuel, the capital is becoming a desert,' he says. "In few houses only, there are still some inhabits and in these generally live in the kitchen.
 'The water supply has stopped owing to the want of fuel and the inhabitants draw their supplies from the Neva or the Canals, or use melt ed snow. Cold, hunger and dirt give rise to widespread epidemics. Spot ted hyphus and Spanish influenza with various complications have put an end to the sufferings of many un- fortunate people. There are nc medicines to be had at all. Only four hospitals are still open.
 Electric lights are permitted from to p. m., only, tram cars run at certain hours and then mere ly on the routes needed by the bol- sheviki. The authorities are pow erless to guard public safety. Gangs of robbers are at work in the desert ed quarters of the city carrying off all that may have been left after the searches made by the Red army
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-05
All COnstabulary
 Members in West Virginia Service Men

Charleston, W. Va, Feb. 4.-Com posed entirely of former service men the West Virginia constabulary, aft. CT six months of preparation and training, has taken the field to en- force the law. Although recruited to only one-half of it's maximum strength. the men on duty are fully equipped, and according to their of ficers, are ready for any emergency
 Under the command of Colonel Jackson Arnold, the men have beer organized into provisional compan. nies and assigned to 15 sub-patrol stations. These cover all trunk line railroads in the state, for the purpose of facilitating mobilization should it become necessary to move the entire force to some point in a hurry. At each sub-station from three to five men will be on duty. All will me mounted on horses ex- cept the patrols at Wellsburg and Martins sburg. who will be equipper with motorcycles.
 The service has already attracte natives of g of the 55 counties in West Virginia. They are picked men whose intelligence, courage and en- durance have been proved to the of Colonel Arnold.
 The bill creating the state con stabulary became a law six months ago.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-05
Bank Robbers
 Claimed to be
 Allied Collectors

Cologne, Feb. 4-Bank robbers have been operating in parts of Ger. many recently under the pretext that they were collecting money for tn" Allies for damages caused by the German army during the war.
 In one instance, according to sto ries published in the German news papers, a man in the uniform of g Belgian captain and accompanied by five guards and six Belgian soldiers entered the bank of Probst and com pany in Aachen a few days ago saying he was seeking stolen money The man showed papers purportine to have been stamped by the Bel gian minister of justice and insisted upon making a search of the banks vaults "to determine whether the in. stitution held any coin stolen IT Belgium in 1915"
 The man dismissed the entire force of clerks and then directed the owner. Prabst, to open the vaults Afterward the man locked Probst in his private office and helped him self to about 370,000 marks and 75, 900 Belgian francs.
 Probst reported the affair to the authorities. The robber was arrest ed and the money recovered.