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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-02
THREE HURT AS
AUTO HITS CAR
Morris Herson's Auto COL
Iides With Street Car.
Other Accidents.

Morris Herson, forty-five years old;
MS wife, Mrs. Tillie Herson. and
their seven-year-old son, Abe, re-
siding at 514 F street northeast, last
night about $50 o'clock were hurt
as a result of a collision between
thelr automobile and a street car
near 14th and Water streets south
west The accident occurred when
MT Herson lost control of his ma
chlne, police of the fourth precinct
reported
The automobile was badly damaged.
Motorman NJ. Pearson and Conductor
N. w. Smith, in charge of the street
car, rendered what assistance they
could. and the. three members of the
Herson family We're taken to Emer-
gency Hospital. Surgeons at the hos
pital said none of them was dan
gerously hurt.
Knocked Down by Automobile.
William ]. Mount, fifty-eight wears
OLD, 409 9Th street, was knocked down
by an automobile driven by Clarence
thompson, coiored, 426 K street, on
pennsylvania avenue between Sd and
~ streets last night. Mount was
taken to- Casualty Hospital, where
physicians found he was not seri-
ously injured.
William e. 'Tubman, colored, forty
hve years old, was injured yesterday
AFTERNOON. when his motor cycle
struck the curb at 18th street and
Florida avenue and threw him to the
pavement. He refused hospital treat
ment.
: A collision between a mail truck
and the automobile Of w. H. Miller,
1888 G street northeast, occurred last
night at New Jersey avenue and D
street. Mfller's automobile was dam
aged, but he escaped injury.
Autos in Collision.
Automobiles of William Hobbs. 10
NJ street. and, John Washington, 1899
18th street, co1lided at 18th and NJ
streets yesterday afternoon. Slight
damage resulted.
Nathan Sinrod, COZ Pennsylvania
avenue southeast, and Otto H. Lille,
629 New Jersey avenue, were occu-
pants Of automobiles that collided
near Pennsylvania avenue and 14th
street southeast las. night. Both
machines were slightly damaged.
Alfred Fullwood, 1410 10th street,
was rider of motor cycle that col
lided with and damaged a lamp post
at 10th and N streets yesterday aft
ernoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-02
MAN WHO DIED ON TRAIN
BELIEVED FEDERAL CLERK
Is Thought to Have Been John ].
Beardsley Of War Department,
Civil War Veteran.

War Department officials believe a
man who dropped dead on a train
from New York to Washington when
near Newark, N. j.. today, is John
j. Beardsley. a clerk in the library
of the surgeon generals Office and q
veteran of the civil war.
In the pockets Of the dead man were
letters addressed to ]. J. Beardsley,
1877 Bowers avenue. WatertoWn, N. T.,
and J. J. Beardsiey, 11lS 9Th street
northwest, Washington, D. c. The
man was well dressed and was about
seventy-five years old. according to
advices reaching Washington today.
Employees of the surgeon generaFs
office say that John J. Beardsley. en-
ployed there, left Washington July
8 on leave to go to his home. at Wa
tertown, N. Y. They assume he was
on his way back to Washington, as
his leave will expire August Z.
Beardsley made his home in WASH
ington at lib 9th street. There are no
living relatives here, but it was said
he had a sister living at Watertown,
N. Y.
Employees of the War Department
said today that Mr.. Beardsley entered
the Union Army in the civil war from
New York state and was mustered out
as a hospital steward. After the civil
war he entered the War Department
and worked his way up through vari-
Gus grades to the position OF CHIEF
clerk of the surgeon generals office.
He was removed from that position
seven years ago and was made index
clerk in the library.
identification of the dead man as
Reardsley, the War Department en-
ploye, is practically made certain,
war Department employees said. by
the finding of letter dated 1854.
V ritten on stationery of the provost
marshal generals Office at Washing
ton. Clippings relating to cabinet
meetings and other government mat
ters were found on him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-02
FEDERAL WORKERS
MEET TOMORROW
/. ON CLASSIFICATION
D. c. and Maryland Repre-
Sentatives Will Open In
tensive Campaign.

Plans for the nation wide campaign
to secure Redistribution for the entire
civil service of the country as well as
for government workers in the District
are TO be considered at meeting to be
held tomorrow night at 1923 New York
avenue.
Executives of the four local unions of
the National Federation of Federal EN-
pioyes will meet with heads of the
twelve Maryland locals, call for the
meeting having been sent out by Vice
PRESIDENT Gertrude McNally of this city
and Vice President Charles L. Wiegand
of Baltimore.
Heating Will Speak.
Edward Heating, secretary of the
POINT congressional commission on re-
classification of salaries in the Dis
trict. is to speak. Others who will give
thelr views on the need of reclassifica-
ton are Lewis Merriam, former chief
statistician of the Redistribution COM
| OF the National Federation of Federal
Employees. and Morris b. Lambie, expert
on Standardization Of salaries.
The District locals of the fedora
ton include Federal Employees Union,
No. 2. of which Burd w. Payne is
Taylor is president; No. So. composed
of employees of the District of which
George A. Howe is acting president,
and No. los, composed of women of
the bureau of engraving and print
ing, of which Miss Nora James is
president.
Maryland Locals.
The Maryland locals are at Balti-
more, Annapolis. Aberdeen. Camp
Holabird. Indian Head. tidgewood, Mag
nolia. Perryville, Curtis Bay and
South Baltimore. Word was received
at the national headquarters here to-
day that all the Maryland. presidents
will be present. '
This first meeting of presidents
marks the intensive beginning of the
campaign which the National Fed
GRAFTON of Federal Employees has
marked out to secure Redistribution
of federal employees on a national
scale.
While officials of the union believe
that the reclassification of govern
ment workers in the District is a nee
essary and most desirable thing. they
also believe that Redistribution of
the whole civil service throughout the
desirable thing.
No Fence Needed Here.
There is no reason for putting a
fence around the District" declared
President Steward, expressing the be-
lief that what will be good for gov
eminent workers here will be equally
good for federal employees throughout
the country.
Mr.. Lambie. who is to be one of the
speakers tomorrow night. has done
much work throughout the country
on Redistribution. He at present is
engaged in a study of the reclassif1ca-
ton situation in the light of depart
mental and legislative developments
since the Redistribution commissions
report was presented to Congress.
Mr.. Lambie has visited the recIassi-
fcation commission. still functioning,
and carefully gone over the mass Of
data which is there collected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-02

head of. the delegation, went over the
lE6e first and three OF the other cars
ffliowed closely. according to ar
american official who witnessed the
Tossing and returned to Warsaw TO-
This official said that just after Gen
Homerisz ear and the three others
i Immediately following had passed
Der the bridge leading from one
font to the other the bridge caught
ring the aids and secretaries. with
t6eir documents. were delayed for
Thile, but eventually succeeded IN
tbtchIng up with Gen. Rorner and MS
I&rty. by1taking another route
X Soviet Troops DisorderIy.
BERLIN. August 1.-Strong opposi-
ttpn to obeying orders from the Mos
COW government has sprung up IN the
Russian army on the Polish front, IL Is
d&clared in a dispatch to the Tage-
hfatt from Koenigsberg- 1T is pointed
OFT that the soviet army is to great
extent led by former officers of the
j fperial army,
a report from DanZig states that
the collapse of the
IAnzig of American Polish volunteers
who had fought with Gen. Haller's
afmy in France is continuing. The
American steamer Pocahontas, the
message adds. has left for New York
With 1900 of Gen. Haller's former
ttpops-
Press dispatches from east Prussian
pbints contain conflicting news with
respect to cessation of hostilities on
the Russo-Polish front.
Fhe Poles in their retreat. these dis
pitches report. did not even have time
to blow up the important railway
bfidge of Grodno. thus enabling the
advance cavalry guard
on thank the Poles on their extreme
lift wing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-02
FEDERAL CLERK, 70, DEAD
James Cornell Would Soon Have
Retired From War Department

James Connell. employe Of the ad-
1utant generals office. War Depart
nent, died at his home, 1902 LIST street
Saturday night. He would have been
retired from the government service
had he lived few days longer.
The deceased. a native of Skibber-
cen, County Cork. Ireland, was seven
ty-eight years old and had resided in
this country fifty-two years. He was
in the employ of the late w. w. Cor
coran many years ago, afterWard
working for the Washington and
Georgetown Railway Company, now
the Capital Traction Company
Later he entered the service of the
government and was connected with
the branch of the service quartered
in the old Ford Theater at the time
the walls of the building collapsed.
He left the building only five minutes
before it collapsed.
He is survived by his wife and two
children. One of them is Policeman
J. A. Cornell of the fourth precinct.
Funeral services will be held at st.
Martins Church at 8 o'clock tomorrow
morning. Interment will be in Mount
Olivet cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-02
.78-YEAR-OLD VETERAN
MISSING FROM HIS HOME
Police Searching for Peter C.
Hager, Recently Retired Govern
ment Clerk; Disappeared Thursday

Members Of the local police force and
Maryland and Virginia authorities are
engaged in a search for Peter c. Hager.
seventy-eight years old, who disap-
peaSed from his home near, Clark Sta
ton, Va, short distance from Cherry
dale, Thursday of last week and failed
to return.
The missing man, civil war veteran
and member of Kit Carson Post. G. A
r.. was clerk in the Agricultural De-
partment for a number of years. having
been appointed from Watkins Glen. N
T., his former home, and was retired
when the retirement law became ef-
fective.
Mrs. w. c. Watts. his daughter
with whom he resided, told Inspector
Grant the missing man had $40 in
his possession the day he disappeared
His daughter thought it possible he
had returned to Watkins Glen or that
he had gone ITO Conklin, Loudoun
county, Va, where he had resided
many years ago. or to Lynnhayen. Fla.
where he owns property. It is pos
sible that troop of Boy Scouts will
search the woods in Arlington and
FAIRFAX counties, Va. tomorrow.
Mr.. Hager has white hair and beard
He wore blue serge suit and brown
SOFT hat when last seen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-02

(C0ntlnueQ from Fist PaSe.)
two increases, a 35 per cent increase
in the rate Of 52k per 100 pounds from
Wisconsin to Chicago, and a 40 per
cent increase in the rate of SO cents
per 100 pounds from Chicago to Wash
ington.
The total increase rate would be Sc
cents per 100 pounds. or nearly 2 cents
per pound.
Flour shipped here from Minneapolis
Suppose you pay $14.75 per barrel for
your -four The increase would cost
you q cents more per barrel.
Freight rates for sugar in less than
carload lots are S1k cents per 100
pounds Applying the 40 per cent in
crease, this would add .0Os cent per
pound to the price you now pay for
sugar.
Nearby Markets Help.
1t. must be taken into consideration
that many groceries which are shipped
to Washington come from nearby mar
kets and are hauled by truck. Then,
again. many commodities are shipped by
express.
Clothing prices should be raised very
little to meet the higher rates on freight.
The increase per suit should not amount
to more than few cents, according to
figures which were compiled some time
ago to show the small effect of a freight
rate increase.
Men who travel will, of course, feel
the higher rates. To the price you
now pay for ticket you must add
20 per cent If you travel in a Pull
man, add SO per cent to the price of
the accommodation at the present
rate of fare. The charge of carrying
excess baggage is increased by 20 per
cent.
A 20 per cent increase in milk rates
will have little effect on the price here.
it is believed. Much of the milk con-
sumed in washington is brought by
truck, and the rates by rail from
nearby points are rather small.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-02
STRATEGYCOSTS'
-
GEN. TUAN 1000
CHINESE TROOPS

.
PEkING,i July 81 (Delayed) De-
tails of a battle between troops sup
porting Gen. .Tuan. the Anfu leader. and
the forces of Chih-i province. were con-
tanned in telegraphic advices reaching
Peking today. ~@~-e 49, '-
The Tuan forces lost 1000 men. ac-
cording to estimates available while
Gen. Wu-Pei-Fu's losses were four hun
dred. Many Of Cen Tuans casualties
were the result of a mine explosion in
to which the troops were led by a SIM
uIated retreat. - Gen. Wu-Pei-Fu's forces
then opened an enfilading fire which de-
moralized the enemy ,-'.''
HARDIN, Manchuria. July 81. (De-
layed) Sung HSiao-Lien, commits
sioner Of internal affairs for the province
of Heilunkiang, Manchuria, has taken
over the presidency Of the Chinese
Eastern railway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-02
FOREIGN LEGION MEETS.

PARIS, August 1.-Americans and
men Of other nationalities who en-
listed in the French army voluntar-
lily six years ago today, on the out.
break of the European war. celebrated
the anniversary today at the Hotel
des 1nvalides. where a commemora-
tive plaque is to be placed in the
war museum on September % next
The United States and other OF the
allied nations and neutrals were rep
resented by groups of men with flags
and their various governments by
diplomats. Hugh c. Wallace, the
American ambassador. who il on va
cation. sent representative to thu
gathering. to-;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-02
WILL DENY WAR SERVICE
EVADERS CITIZENSHIP
Justice Hitz Proposes Such Action
in Naturalization
Cases.

Aliens who took advantage of the
deferred classification in their ques-
tionnaires to evade military service
not be given the privilege of Ameri-
can citizenship. This position was
taken today by the Department of
Labor through United States Natural
ization Examiner Jesse Thomas be-
fore Justice Hltz when a foreigner
Of military service age sought to
secure final naturalization papers.
Because the applicant was not sure
how he had answered the question.
naire, Justice Hitz continued the case
for one month to give him an oppor-
tunity to see his QUESTIONABLE Justice
Hitz declared that if the applicant had
svaded military duty he would deny
him citizenship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-02
DEMOCRATS WILL
SHAPE PLANS FAST
AFTER cox SPEECH
Special Committee of Fifteen
to Be Announced Late
This Week.
By the Associa ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DAYTON. Ohio. August AN
nouncement of the formal program
for next Saturday notifying Gov.
Cox of his nomination for President
by the democrats was expected fol-
lowing a conference today between
the nominee and the Dayton arrange
ments committee.
A parade Of visiting delegations is
the principal event scheduled to pre-
cede the notification address of Sem
ator Joseph r. Robinson of Arkansas,
chairman of the San Francisco con-
vention, and the acceptance speech of
Gov. Cox. The governor has not been
in communication with Senator Robin
son for some time. and the democratic
national committee is trying to reach
him.
Gov Cox set aside today to confer
with the notification planning COM
mittee, and with an extra steno-
graphic force to clear his desk of
state and personal affairs, prepara-
tory for Saturdays ceremonies and
visitors,
Completion Of the democratic cam
paign organization late this week,
when many leaders are expected here
for conferences with the presidential
nominee, is expected, including an
nouncement, after approval of Gov.
Cox, of the special campaign com
mittee of fifteen members, which
George White, chairman of the ma
tional committee, has been composing.
Gov. Cox hopes to secure considerable
recreation, including golf and horse
back exercise, this week, in training for
the arduous travelling campaign ahead.
He drove his automobile sixty miles
yesterday, visiting his farm near Jack
sonburg.
Cox Pleased With Crops.
A virtually complete rest from political
affairs was enjoyed Sunday by Gov. Cox,
democratic presidential nominee. The
sixty-mile motor ride in the afternoon,
visiting his farm at Jacksonburg and
returning to Trails End at dark
A number of neighbors called at the
farm and extended congratulations to
the democratic candidate, who spent
livestock and other affairs. He ex-
pressed satisfaction over prospects for
fine corn crop.
Roosevelt at n. Y. Headquarters.
NEW YORK. August 2-FrankIin
D. Roosevelt, democratic vice presi-
Dental candidate held pre-cam-
paign conference here today with
George White, chairman of the demo-
cratic national committee. and Sena-
vi I1dliiooH VI NiSSiSStppl CHdlTHidu
of the committees speakers bureau.
The conference was held in the
committees new headquarters, in the
Grand Central Palace here. owned
by T. Coleman du Pont interests gen.
orally identified with republican poll
tics. In negotiating the lease for the
new quarters. White said both parties
to the contract apparently were ig-
norant of each others identity"
A democratic speakers bureau will
be opened in Chicago next week,
Senator Harrison said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-02

persuaded Senator Harding to indulge
in heckling campaign.
Republican leaders outside of Ma
rion are wondering whether that isn't
less dignified. after all. than a speak
ing trip would be. in which there
would be no question about the
authenticity or origin of the state
ments made by the candidate from
day to day.
Questions to BE Answered.
1t would not be surprising il in
another week or two the entire re-
publican campaign plan in this re-
spect were revised. For the present
the speech by Gov. Cox is awaited.
Senator Harding will find therein the
answers to all the questions he has
been asking. The wiser strategy.
from the Harding viewpoint, would
have been to ignore the democratic
nominee altogether while the latter
worked on his speech of acceptance.
Advantage could have been taken of
the three-week interval to outline
in detail his constructive policies.
This would have given the republican
nominee a three-week start with the
public And first Impressions count a
good deal with the voters.
Copyright. 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-02
FOUR DIE IN AUTO WRECK.
Four Others Hurt as Car Falls
Thirty Feet From Bridge.

SPARTANEURG, s. c.. August q
-Four persons are dead. two are dying
and two were injured as a result of
being crushed beneath their automo-
bile which crashed through the rail-
ing of a bridge over the c. C. & o.
railway at Mayo: s. c., yesterday aft
ernoon and fell thirty. feet to the rail-
way tracks below.
The dead are: John Wilton Morris,
Custer Hunter, Samuel H. Clark and
Miss 1la Gilmer. Miss Mary Ellen
Rodgers and Miss Callie Reel are dy-
ing in a. local hospital with crushed
skulls. S. F. Sutton, who was driv-
ing the automobile, has decorations of
the scalp and conclusion of the brain.
Miss Lottie Gilmer has a broken arm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-02
R. H. BAILEY IS NAMED
TO SHIPPING BOARD POST

Election of three new trustees of
the Emergency Fleet Corporation was
announced today by Chairman Benson
of the Shipping Board. r. H. Bailey
of this city, assistant to the chairman;
r. A. Dean of Fall River. Mass, gen.
eral counsel Of the Shipping Board,
and Guy D. Goff, Wisconsin. general
counsel Of the fleet corporation, are
the new trustees.
Their election is temporary. pending
the appointment of the new Shipping
Board. AZ provided by the Jones mer-
chant marine act, Chairman Benson
explained. as the new board members
automatically become feet corpora
ton trustees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-02

Palmer today John r. Riggles of Sea
brook. Md. chairman of the w, e. e.
a. Commuters Club of Sea brook full
investigation of the new tariffs now
in effect is asked. MIR. Riggles charges
ir the letter that the Washington
Railway and Electric Company and
, the Washington, Baltimore and An
napolis railway are joint carriers and
sell round-trip tickets as such between
Baltimore. Annapolis and Washing
ten. bur they violate the interstate
commerce act when they sell commu-
tation books TO the District line ONLY
and fail to file a tariff covering such
charges"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-02
REDS TAKE OVER CITY.

BERLIN. August 2.-Zittau. Saxony,
population. where labor troubles re-
Gently occurred has been since yes
terday in the hands of radical work
ers, according to a dispatch to the
Zwoelfuhrblatt.
The message adds that the police
have withdrawn, and that a committee
of fifteen. composed of Independent
socialists, communists and syndicaf-
lists. has assumed authority over the
city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-02
GERMANY IS NEUTRAL.
Ebert Will Not Interfere in Polish
Soviet War.

l PARIS. August 1.-The German wire
hess station at Nauen. on July 80, sent
wireless message to the soviet author
Hes at Moscow, announcing that Presi-
Dent Ebert had proclaimed neutrality in
fhe. war between Poland and the soviets
according to LIE Temps today. The
newspaper reports also that a volu-
lhipous correspondence now seems to be
N process of exchange between Berlin
and Moscow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-02
TAKES UP NEW DUTIES.
Ethelbert Stewart, Commissioner
of Iabor Statistics. in New Post.

Ethelbert Stewart. new commission
er of labor statistics. formally as
sumed the duties of his new post to-
day He was sworn in by Samuel
Gompers, jr., chief clerk of the De-
partment of Labor.
Mr. Stewart succeeds DR.. Royal
Meeker, who left Washington today
for Geneva, Switzerland. where he
will take up the duties of an i'm
portant post under the league of ma
tons.
Mr.. Stewart has been assistant chief
of the bureau for seven years. He
has been with the Department of La
Dor since 1887, and during that time
has handled many important govern
ment missions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-02
w., B. & A. RATE RAISE
is UNDER INVESTIGATION
Department of Justice Asked to
Probe Boards Refusal to
Suspend Increases.

The Department of Justice has been
asked to investigate the decision of
me BOARD of suspension of the Inter
state Commerce Commission in refus-
ing 10 suspend increased tariffs filed
by the Washington, Baltimore and
Annapolis railway.
In letter sent to Attorney General
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-02
TURKS SIGN THURSDAY.
Points in Dispute Between Greece
and Italy to Be Adjusted.

PARIS. August 1.-The treaty of
peace between the allies and Turkey will
be signed Thursday, according to news
papers here.
Premiers Millerand and Giolitti will
hold a meeting in Savoy this week. and
it is expected that various points in dis
pute between italy and Greece, relative
to Asia Minor. will be-adjusted soon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-02
BOY, Is, MURDERED.

KNOXVILLE. Tenn, August .
Grigsby Morgan, fifteen, son of J. A
Morgan, prominent business man, was
found lying in the bathroom Of the
Morgan home with his throat slashed
in two places. Police are working on
the theory that the young man was
mArdsredeby robber. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-02

ether question: What is the good of
8 wage board if we are to take our
ftandard of wages from the. navy
fTd"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-02

England is Americas heaviest
buyer of butter and cheese. rt
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WAGE ARBITRATION
/ FOR D. C.. REJECTED
BY COMMISSIONERS

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