davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-20
Names Is Names.

Doctor Dawyer is a dentist in Ger mantown, Penn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17
LLOYD GEORGE ACCUSED
OF W|LLFUL MURDER

CORK. Ireland. April 17-Charges
Of wtllful murder against Premier
Lloyd George were brought in the YER
dict OF the Jury in the inquest into
the death of Mayor MacCurtain of
this city. assassinated last month,
which was rendered today.
The verdict also charges viscount
French. lord lieutenant Of Ireland.
Ian Macpherson, former chief secre-
tary. and several police inspectors
with murder.
BELFAST. Ireland. April 17.-What
is believed to be the first political
assassination on the Ulster border oc-
Cured late last evening when Thomas
Mulholland Of Dundalk, forty-five
miles northwest Of Dublin. was shot
on a street there and died an hour
later
Mulholland made a statement to the
stretcher bearers.
A man named McKeever. living near
the scene OF the shooting, said he
heard three shots and found Mulhol-
land writhing on the ground.
licemen nearby and called to them,
but they proceeded toward the bar
racks.
TRALEE. Ireland, April 1s.-con-
stable Patrick Foley was found dead
| in q milk yard today with twenty-six
bullet wounds in his body. He was
blindfolded and his hands were tied
behind his back.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17
ruling IN BAY STATE
MAY DELAY SUFFRAGE:

BOSTON. April ia ruling that
women may not vote in this state
until the state constitution has been
amended or Congress passes an act
making the federal amendment errec-
tive was made today by Attorney
General J. Weston Allen.
The ruling. sent to Secretary OF
State Albert p. Langtry, holds that
fer upon female citizens the right 10
vote and merely provides that thev
shall not DO Disseminated against
because they are women
In ADDITION TO the ratification of
the amendmant." tn. Attorney Gener-
al holds. 1T is necessary thai suf.
frage be conferred upon them .,i har
by state action or by coneressionaI
Legislation"
The opinion was IN reply to a oues-
ton from the Secretary of STATE
ancs of ths federal sufYr,as an,anH nnssp,-
msnt me-, ,s by nsa9it,.d sas state womsn
primaries April 81" Tht. 80, III sns
already ratified the amsnnmsnt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17
LABOR BOARD
BEGINS WAGE HEARINGS

Hearings on tho wage demands Of
the country's 100000 railroad work
ers were begun today by the railroad
labor board with w. y. Doak. vice
president Of the Brotherhood of
Trainmen. presenting tho employees
case.
r. NJ Barton Of Tennessee. who
failed to arrive in time for the first
meeting yesterday, was present today.
and a. 0. Wharton. the other absent
memb ber. was expected before night.
Temporary Offices have been estab-
lished by the board IN the Union sta
ton and hearings probably VIII be
conducted there for two or three
weeks. when the board expects to es-
tablish permanent headquarters In
Chicago.
Permanent organization Of the board
will be deferred until after Mr.. Whar-
ton arrives
f. II. Fitzgerald. president of the
Brotherhood OF Railway and Steamship
Clerks. Freight Handlers, Express and
Station Employees. and J. H. Pruett
of New York. representing the Mas
ters' Mates. and Pilots Association
appeared before the board on behalf
of steamship clerks and foremen in
New York Mr.. Fitzgerald said the
New England Steamship Association
had refused to give striking employees
their old jobs and that the men now
were subject to a virtual lockout.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17
HEARST RIGHT TO SUE
SHIP BOARD SUSTAINED

Justice Bailey Of the District su-
preme Court today denied the appli
cation of the United States Shipping
Board to dismiss the suit OF William
nrevent the sale OF the twenty-nine
former German ships taken over dur
ing tho war.
rat as a taxpayer to maintain the
anti declaring that the weight of
authority is IN favor OF the ta1pay-
oan,rarv decision In this Jurisdiction.
I'm no aspect" says Justice Bailey,
"can the suit be considered one
against the United States, and having
70 the Shipping Board authority to
sell the ships. l am of opinion that
the motion to dismiss should be over
Tho Shipping Board is expected to
take the case to the Court Of Ap-
peals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17
SAYSBU|LD|NGWAS
BECOMING CENTER
OF CHEAP DANCES
Activities at Dunbar School
Criticised at Senate Hear
ing by Principal Wilkinson.

A charge that the Dunbar High School
building was becoming center OF cheap
dances in the community. owing to the
lack of proper control of the dances
given under the authority of the COM
munity center. was made by Principal
Wilkinson of the Dunbar High School
at the senatorial school Investigation
today.
Mr.. Wilkinson said he had taken the
matter up. With Assistant Supt. Bruce
Of the colOfed schools last winter and
that, following {, conference Of the school
authorities, conditions had considerably
improved He recommended that the
principals of school buildings should
have charge Of. or at least some SUPER
vision over. all activities in the school
building. At present the authority over
the community center activities in the
school buildings rests with the secre-
taries of the community centers who
are appointed by the board Of educa-
ton.
Suggests a Remedy.
He suggested that 1t would be ad-
visable to establish a department Of
community activity in the colored
public schools directly under the as
sistant superintendent for colored
schools. and that a social secretary
should be appointed and accredited to
the school faculty to be in charge OF
the community center activity.
Other recommendations made by Mr..
wilkinson included establishment OF
q separate business high school for
colored pupils; that the principals Of
schools should have some freedom OF
choice in making recommendations
for teachers to be sent to their schools
from the eligible list. and that the as
sistant superintendent of colored
schools should appear before the con-
pressional appropriation committees
to discuss the estimates for the col
ored schools. Tho witness said
that at present the colored schools
are not getting their fair share of the
money appropriated by Congress for
the schools.
Moens Case Discussed.
When Mr.. wilkinson took tho wit
ness chair Senator Harrison Ques-
toned him regarding the activities Of
Moens in the colored schools. particu-
larly the Dunbar High School. Mr..
Wilkinson described his efforts to
prevent Moens from entering Dunbar
High School, and the steps he had
taken to prevent Moons from photo
graphing pupils in his school. which
previously was brought out in the
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17
D. c. pest HOUSE"
CONDITIONS SCORED
Smallpox Victims Mother A.
leges Inadequate Protec-
ton for Daughter.

Following protest from the mother
Of the only woman patient at the Dis
trict Smallpox Hospital. Health Om-
Ger William C. Fowler last night or
dered the trained nurse at the quar-
antine station to stay all night with
the young woman until a suitable
companion could be provided.
Mrs. Helen McGraw. twenty-three
years old. is the lone woman patient
at the hospital. the other patients
being colored men. Her mother, Mrs.
H. +. Tate OF 425 4th street north
east, late yesterday afternoon told
DR.. Fowler that her daughter had
been taken to the pest house"
against her will and was heartbroken
at being alone in the ward
DR.. Fowler offered to allow the mo-
ther to go take care of her daugh-
ter. II. the mother would be vacci-
mated. He then promised to get a
companion during the night for Mrs
McGraw. and later secure some one
to stay with her. Mrs. McGraw was
sent to the hospital Monday from her
homo at 1911 22d street.
Mrs. Tate. the mother. who has been
taxpayer in the District for thirty
four years. charged that Mrs. Nc
Graw was forced to use the bathroom
with the colored male patients. But
modified this statement when Dr.
Fowler pointed out that the bath
room the daughter used was the COM
mon bath provided for the female
ward. both white and colored
DR.. Fowler assured the mother that
there was adequate protection at the
hospital for her daughter, in the per.
son OF the matron Of the Institution
and her husband. There Is no nurse
provided at the Smallpox Hospital, A
fence seven feet high divides the
male and female wards. DR.. Fowler
declared and he met the charges of
tho mother. to the effect that tho
daughter was fed Cranberry sauce
and peas" for dinner, by Offering to
show the food requisitions for the
hospital.
Conditions at the Smallpox Hos
pital are not ideal" DIR. Fowler said
today. He said that the case called
attention to his own desire to better
facilities there. something which he
had been trying to get for a long
time. but could not get the necessary
appropriations.
Especially the appropriation of ,2s-
900 for service at hospitals should he
increased. he pointed out. as 1t was
out of this fund that he must draw
to pay for the attention which he now
proposed to give Mrs. McGraw.
The daughter Ia regarded as beau,
tllul young woman, ana ATTENDED the
Eastern High School at one time, At
the hospital she occupies one OF the
three small separate rooms, which
can be barred from tha inside.
The mother said that complete iso-
lation of her daughter was rendering
the latter heartbroken and extremely
nervous. and especially since there
were no female patients at the hospital,
II think such conditions as exist
there should be righted, not alone for
my daughter. but so that all the peo-
pie of this city might have adequate
care when they are forced by the law
to ba taken away from their homes
and held in this place." said Mrs.
Tate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17
MAI. ROGER @. POWELL
TO AID WITH ZONE LAW

Maj, Roger G. Powell, who has been
DESIGNATED by the War Department to
be a third assistant engineer commits
sioner of the District. will be assigned
by Engineer Commissioner Kutz to
aid in carrying out the gonins law
recently passed by Congress for Wash
ington,
Maj, Powell, who is believed to be
an route from Europe now, is not a
stranger in the District government.
Ha was an assistant to the Engineer
Commissioner from October, 1918, to
July, 1917, when he was called to
war service,
Mai. Powell is about thirty-five
Years old and deeply interested in
municipal affairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17
UTILITIES BOARD
ASKED TO RAISE
TELEPHONE RATES
Petition for Increase Asserts
Revenues Do Not Permit
Fair Return.

Petition for increased rates for all
classes OF service in the District was
filed with the Public Utilities Com
mission today by the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company, The
company asks for the following IN
creases:
Unlimited residence service. from
IS to $3.50 month.
Two-party line residence, from 81. "a
q month to S2.60. This allows thirty
nve calls month. with a scent
charge for all additional calls.
Individual line. business OF resi-
dence, with a limit Of ffty messages
a month, from $3.50 to 81 a month.
All additional messages are charged
for on a sliding scale, and the COM
pany asks a 1-cent increase in this
scale.
Two-party line business service.
from $3.50 to 50 a month. allowing
sages S cents.
The petition also asks for a re-
vision Of the charges for private
branch exchanges.
It Is not likely that the commission
Will begin hearings on the proposed
increases before the first week Of
May.
$oosUVV In seven MOAth0.
In letter made public with tho
petition the company states that for
the seven months from August, when
federal control ended, to February
revenues exceeded operating expenses
by about $Ss.000. This does not mako
allowance for interest on bonds or
dividends on stocks.
The letter states that the company
regards this as "a very narrow
margin. In view Of present economic
business OF such magnitude"
II the earnings of these seven
months continued for a. year they
would be equivalent to q little more
than 1 per cent return on the fair
value Of the property. This. the com
pany holds 'is an obviously made.
Quate return"
The company places tho fair value
OF Its property in the District at Sla.-
5000 This figure Is arrived at by
adding to tho valuation fixed by tho
commission In 1915 tho cost OF addi-
tions since that date. and then de-
quoting tho value OF equipment tn
not now In uso or likely to be used
In tho near future.
Would Allow A.7s Per Cent,
that II the proposed increases are
granted they will increase the com-
pany's not revenues to teO5,oo0 per
year, which would be equivalent to a
return OF only I.7s per cent on the
fair value Of the property,
Discussing the argument that the
company wants the telephone patrons
OF the city to pay for equipment IN
stalled for the government during the
war. the company state,
There Is common notion that
much plant was Installed for the
United States government during tn.
war which will impose q burden on
the people of the District for years
to come. Such Is not the case. The
government has or will reimburse the
company for practically all plant in
stalled for 1t and now Abandoned or
not useful in the near future"
The company sets forth that II has
adopted the policy OF eliminating
from Its claim tor fair value every
questionable item,
At the present time the letter con-
tinues there Is a very great demand
for additional service In all parts Of
the District of Columbia, and In most
sections there Is a shortage Of facil-
tiles rather than excess"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17
S24O CLERK BONUS
FOR COMING YEAR
ASSURED BY VOTE
House Approves Conference
Report; Holds Up Bureau of
Efficiency Change.

Legislative action continuing the
so40 bonus for government employees
during the fiscal year 1921 was COM
House approved the conference re-
port on the legislative. executive and
judicial appropriation bill on all items
except one, which would put the Unit
ed States Efficiency Bureau under Con-
gress. instead of the executive branch.
The provision for paying the s240
bonus. as approved by the House today.
is the same that was stricken from this
bill in the House on point of order by
Representative Blanton of Texas, when
the bill was originally considered.
Amount Appropriated.
The total of the bill as agreed to by
the conferees is $104,735726.11. AS
originally passed by the House, it was
04.36S,611. so. AS passed by the Sen
ate it called for $105.761.0S1.50.
The amendment to transfer to Con-
gress jurisdiction over the bureau of
efficiency caused vigorous debate in
the House. Leader Mondell moved
that the conferees should be instruct
ed to further insist on agreement to
this amendment. The principal argu-
ment against the amendment is that
the bureau of efficiency would be CIV
islation which is now pending before
Congress.
Efficiency Chiefs Selection.
The Senate amendment would have
the chief Of the bureau of efficiency
appointed Jointly by the President of
the Senate and the Speaker of the
House of Representatives.
1t would authorize the bureau of eff
fciency to Investigate any matter re-
lating to the organization. activities
or methods CT business Of the several
administrative services Of the gov
ernment and report it's findings and
recommendations to Congress-
Danger that the efficiency bureau
might upset national budget leRisla-
tion was seen in the paragraph which h
says "it shall make such special in
vestigations and reports as may be re-
auired by either house of Congress by
any committee OF either house having
jurisdiction over revenues. appropria-
tions or expenditures"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17
Yesterdays Net Circulation, 1854
LOCAL CARFARE LIMIT
OF 6 IA CENTS FIXED
BY MEASURE IN SENATE

Senator Jones Of Washington to-
providing that hereafter no fare
shall be charged for a continuous
trip on any street car within the
District of Columbia at a greater
rate than 6Ai cents per trip.
The Public Utilities Commission.
In fixing rate that may be charged
for travel on the street car systems
OF the District, shall provide within
the limit OF 6A cents such a rate for
each system as in its judgment will
allow such systems a return as pro-
vided by law. All laws inconsistent
with this provision are. by the bill,
repealed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17
FLEXIBLE DISTRICT
AXRATE ORDERED
BY AMENDED BILL
Senate Subcommittee Has
Completed Work; Adds
Jones Amendment.
WILL REPORT MONDAY
TO FULL Committee
Appropriation Measure Provides
That Commissioners May
Determine Rate.

The subcommittee of the Senate
committee on appropriations having
charge of the District of Columbia
appropriations bill completed it's work
today and will report to the full COM
mittee at 1920 O'Clock Monday morn.
ing.
The subcommittee restored the half
and-half principle of APPROXIMATIONS
which had been stricken ont by the
rouse; struck out the proposed in
crease In the rate of taxation made
py tne House, and adopted the amend
ment proposed by Senator Jones of
the following additions:
Thereafter the rate of taxation on-
property. both real estate and tan.
sIole personal property, shall be ixed
AT such a rate as the Commissioners
snal ascertain to be necessary to
meet the proportion of expenses to
bia"
Thus a flexible rate of taxation IL
proposed instead of the arbitrary in
crease provided by the House bill.
Jones Amendment.
The Jones amendment. as recon-
mended by the subcommittee with the
above clause added, follows:
thereafter the estimates NJ 81.
commissioners of the District OF
columbia for any fiscal year, submit.
ted in accordance with the act or
June IL, 1873. shall state the neces-
the District of Columbia for that
year and shall bear no arbitrary re-
Iation to the total estimated revenues
of the District of Columbia for such
nscal year. and the Secretary of the
Treasury is authorized and directed
fha
commissioners of the District Of
Columbia made in the manner nov,
prescribed by law out Of any monevs
In the Treasury of the United States
not otherwise appropriated such sums
as may be necessary from time to
time TO meet the general expenses of
said District as authorized by Con-
gress and to reimburse the Treasurv
for the portion Of said advances nav
able by the District of Columbia OUT
OF the taxes and revenues collected
thereof. -
'f in any year the taxes and raw
enues OF the District of Columbia
shall be insufficient to reimburse the
Treasury for the portion of said ad-
vance payable by the District OF CO.
lumbia. such unpaid advance shall be
reimbursed to said Treasury out of
the revenues Of the District of Column
ola OF the succeeding year or years.
II In any year the taxes and revenues
OF the District of Columbia shall be
more than sufficient to reimburse the
Treasury for the portion Of said ad-
vances payable by the District of Co
lumbia. such surplus of revenue and
all unexpended surpluses of District
revenue shown by the reports of said
commissioners to have been hereto
fore accumulated and deposited in the
Treasury of the United States shall
be held In the Treasury as trust fund
for the benefit of said District and be
available as revenue of the District
Of Columbia for meeting the portion
OF appropriations payable by said
District in the succeeding year or
years. and all acts and parts Of acts
In conflict with any Of the provisions
herein contained are hereby repealed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17
SCORES PRESIDENT
0NMEX|CANPOL|CY
Henry Lane Wilson Tells
Senators of Executives
"MentaI Obsession."

President Wilson has q mental oh.
session" about Mexico. Henry Lane
Wilson. former American amhaasador
to that country. told a Senate inves-
tigating committed today. continuinr
his story OF American actions and re-
suits In that country.
intent was not good" Mr.. Wilson a.
serted, but the peculiar motives
which induced President Wilson 70
adopt the policy or rather hack OF
policy toward Mexico during the LAST
seven year, arise evidently frem the
and all power resta in the executive
believe that he came to olYIoe Win
the idea that he had = mandate frem
tho American people to reveFss Ill
the foreign policies Of his prsdscSs-
soss.
Oftes japanese Domfnatlon,
Besides affecting Mexico this haA
worked great harm "in bzingtnr
about the domination OF Japan ever
China" MIR, Wilson said,
Discussing the peace treaty eentec-
versy, the former ambassador said;
''The President wrote article x Of the
treaty himself. and though there are
many more important sections than
it, he has caused widespread disaster
by insisting that the whole treaty BE-
rejected rather than let the Senate
modify that one section"
"As to Mexico. ! am informed that
he has already written q plank On
the subject for the next national plat
form Of the democratic party. tpdoyu-
ing and demanding q continuance OF
this course" the witnasa continued
He cannot be changed"
Anybody who suppaF{e ahs Nexican
policy of President wtlsoE % unpa-
triotic and un-Amer;can, GlsAty peg
cent Of Mexico's population IL illito.
rate and Indian, with distinct divi-
and the southern Maya, They have
no conception of fne-spun political Or
altruistic theory, but do comprehend
Justice if it is accompanied by hrm-
ness"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17
KANSAS JUDGE ORDERS
MINERS BACK TO WORK

PITTsBURG, Kan, April l7.-Judge
Andrew ]. Curran today ordered
Alexander Howat and other district
officials of the Kansas Miners Union
to order back to work the miners
who. have been idle for a week, The
action was taken on the motion Of R,
]. Hopkins. attorney general of Kan
sas, for permission to amend the pe-
tition of the state for a permanent
injunction against q strike,
The judge ordered tho union officials
to take this action or show cause for
not doing so in court April 27, On
that date the hearing on the applica-
ton to make the temporary injuno-
tion, issued two weeks ago. perma-
nent will occur.
All of the mines except one deep
mine and three steam shovel pits
wsre idle. About 11.7oo miners are
not working.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17
NEW MOTOR FIRE ENGINES
SOON TO BE IN SERVICE

Three new motor fire engines, cost
ing more than $4,000, have arrived.
and Will be put In service within thir
ty days. Three motor hose wagons to
go with them are en- route from the
factory.
This means the passing of eighteen
more OF the picturesque fire horses into
less exciting careers in the sewer de-
partment or some other branch of the
District service.
The fire department will not know
definitely for several weeks to which
houses the new apparatus will be as
signed. This will leave the local de-
partment with only seven horse-drawn
companies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17
Star Resumes Normal Size

The railroad strike over, The
Star will resume its normal size
on Monday.
With tho exception Of 10 per
cent reduction In advertising
previously asked for by the
American Newspaper Publishers
Association of all newspapers, it
will not be necessary for adyer-
t;sers to make any further re-
ductions for the present.
The Star appreciates the fine
.,|r;t of cooperation of Its ad-
vrrtisers In accepting a reduc-
ton of approximately so per cent
in their usual space during the
ra,,road strike in order to protect
as ia, as possible the limited sup
DIV OF paper in Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17
Motor Trucks Bring Roto-
gravure and Comic Sections
for Sundays Star

These sections are printed
out of town. one In New York
and one In Baltimore. So Mutt
and Jeff. the katzcnjammer
Kids, Hawkshaw the Detec-
tive, a group of very lovely
Washington stage and film
stars, Hills Mortals and all
tho rest made tho long trips
by motor trucks. Washington
Riddles and grown-ups who
count upon them each Sun
day morning could not be dis
appointed, even if there was a
strike,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-17
Delaware G, o. P, at Polls Today.

repupiicsn p1Ss primarIss ai % we're held toasv
The state convention will be held here
Tuesday, Delegates will be elected
from every Hundred" corresponding
to voting precincts in cities. The state
will send an uninstructed Delegates
to the national convention.