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Evening star., 1920-01-26
Mr.. DANIELS TO APPEAR
| AT HEARING THURSDAY

Hearings before the Senate subcom-
mittee investigating the award of
naval decorations will be resumed
Thursday morning by an agreement
reached today, Senator Hale, republi-
can (Me.). chairman of the commit
tee, announced
Secretary Daniels will appear before
the committee at that time and an
swer charges made against the meth
ods followed in awarding naval war
time honors. principally by Rear Ad-
miral w. S. Sims.
Secretary Daniels testimony is ex-
pected to take about two days, and
members of the committee expect that
the authorized inquiry into the entire
naval conduct of the war, based on
charges made before the subcommit-
tee by Admiral Sims. will be started
about the middle of next week.
Chairman Hale was expected to
make a third attempt today to obtain
a favorable vote on his resolution to
authorize the subcommittee to en-
ploy legal counsel and additional
clerical assistance to help conduct
the Investigations. The democratic
side of the Senate is lined up in solid
opposition to the measure, which has
twice been defeated, once by demo-
cratic flibuster and once by vote, the
Vice President casting the deciding
ballot,
Evening star., 1920-01-26
VAN SCHAICK SAYS
HE HAS NOT VOTED
IN N. Y. SINCE 1916
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rendered efficient service and yet had
attended to other work. too.
would Leave Education Board.
DIR. Van Schaick said that he did
not expect to remain as a member OF
firmed as a Commissioner. Mr.. Clay
ton asked II he was not also q MEM
ber of the board Of charities. DIR. Van
Schaick replied that he was. In re-
ply to a question OF Senator King
about his career; Dr. Van Schaick
but from force of circumstances had
given that up aid taught a country
school: that he had been the prin-
cipaI of a small graded school for
two years and professor at the Col
lege of Emporia. Kan. for one year
and that then he had studied for the
ministry.
Senator King showed DR.. Van
Schaick a copy Of letter alleged to
have been written by him to DR..
education. in which DIR. Van Schaick
referred to the Colored Parents
League as being one-third child. one
third savage and one-third shell-game
man" DIR. Van Schaick admitted that
he had written il. He also admitted
that he had written a similar letter to
DR. johnson Of the board Of educa-
ton. He said in justification that he
had been living in a region abroad
where men used rather rougher Ian
guage than at home. He said that he
could not have put across" his own
lob effectively II he had not used
such words as damn" and hell oc-
casionally He insisted. however. that
he did not intend to characterize the
coiored race III these letters, saying
that he had great confidence In the
colored people
THAT opinion related merely to q
group of persons who had been active
here" he said.
The fact that DIR. Van Schaick had
letter heads printed and used them
recently showing him as a resident
of Cobleskill. N Y. was called to the
attention Of the committee. DR.. Van
Schaick said that because his name
was a difficult one he had these letter
heads printed for use while he was
on his vacation In Cobleskill. He said
that if any of them were used when
he was in Washington that 1t was by
accident, as he was not in the habit
of using them here. He said that he
had had similar letter heads printed
showing him a resident Of Sea Bright.
n. J., and other places where he had
gone for a vacation.
Evening star., 1920-01-26
MRS. MARGARET CATE DIES.

Mrs. Margaret w. Cate. director of
domestic arts In the public schools OF
the District of Columbia. died last
night at her home. 217 street. OF
stomach complications. Funeral
services will be held at her home to-
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Inter
ment will be at Rock Creek cemetery.
Mrs Cate was appointed a teacher
of domestic art In the grade schools
1893. was appointed director of do
mestic arts In the school system and
held that position until the time of
her DEATH She was q native of Penn
syivania. but was educated in the
schools Of the District of Columbia,
graduating In 1878. Before entering
school work she took special courses
| in garment drafting. tailoring and
J millinery. She WAS sixty -one gears old
Evening star., 1920-01-26
FRIENDS OF PROHIBITION
ARE WARNED NOT TO QUIT
Wayne B. Wheeler, General Coun-
sel Of Anti-Saloon League, Charges
Defiance Of Law.

Calling on friends of prohibition to
get busy rather than quit. Wayne b.
Wheeler. general counsel of the Anti
salocn League of America. in a state-
ment last night charged that wet or
ganizations and some wet officials arc
encouraging defiance to national pro-
hibition in Rhode Island. Massachu-
setts, Now York. New Jersey, Wiscon-
sin and several other states"
."They." said Mr.. Wheeler, referring
to these organizations and officials,
"haye enacted or attempted to enact
laws to permit certain liquors which
the federal government prohibits and
in their campaign with wet propa-
ganda are infiaming the iawiess to
defy tho federal prohibition act.
.AThe court attacks on national pro-
hibition, the threat of the liquor or
ganizatfons to elect wet Congress
to weaken the national prohi bition
code and resubmit the eighteenth
amendment and to elect wet isgisla-
tures to carry out their program, is a
sufficient challenge to friends Of pre-
hibition to get busy rather than
quit"
Evening star., 1920-01-26
PLANS WAR MEMORIAL
IN POTOMAC PARK

A resolution authorizing the erec-
tion in Potomac Park of q memorial
to those persons from the District of
Columbia who served in the armed
services of the United States IN the
war with Germany. was introduced
In the Senate today by Senator Bran
degee of Connecticut.
The resolution specifics that the me-
m orial IL to be In the form of build
ing suitable for military music" The
design must be approved by tho Pres
ident and the commission of Fine
Arts. Tho United States Is to be at no
expense for tho construction of the
memorial. -
The resolution names the following
committee to have charge of the me-
mortal. Joseph A. Berberfeh. John
Joy Edison. Mrs. William I,orcoran
Eustis. Robert N. Harper. e. Lester
Jones. Arthur D. Marks. Frank B,
Noyes. James F, Oyster. Roland 8.
Robbins, Z. F. Shaw, Herman Suter
and w. B. Westlaka.
Evening star., 1920-01-26
So, 900 GIVEN TO "Y"
FUND AT LUNCHEON

Starting with $1,000 raised by
voluntary contributions, the cam
paign of the Washington Y. NJ. c. A.
TO raise $4,000 as part of their an
nual current expenses was launched
al Wallis restaurant shortly after
noon today. with an enthusiastic
gathering of business men who are
interested in the cause
Hugh Wallis announced that the
proceeds of all luncheons furnished
the campaign organization would be
donated TO the fund as hts contribu-
tion.
Director Clifford L. johnson
stated that two automobiles would
be placed at the disposal of two
individual workers. daily. to visit
prospective subscribers.
Many of the members started in
to work AS soon AS the luncheon
was over.
Edwin Ca1low and Charles ID.
Drayton Joined the force of solici-
Sors already announced.
Evening star., 1920-01-26

out of a force of about 500. total OF
los clerks were reported sick.
The Department of Commerce re
ported very few clerks and employees
on the sick list, the number, as com
pared with the total number of en-
ployes. being almost negligible Much
the same conditionswas reported at the
Department of Justice. while no report
was obtainable from the War Depart
ment.
The metropolitan police department $
Saturday report showed seventy patrol
men of duty because of sickness.
Chief Clerk Reese of the Depart
ment of Agriculture reported today
that 4S6 employees are on the sick
report. This does not include two
bureaus which had not reported up
to 1:30 o'clock this afternoon. The
Washington is 4.795. showing that
about 10 per cent are absent.
Evening star., 1920-01-26
Dutch REFUSAL
IS BEFORE COUNCIL
French Legal Experts to Pre-
pare Reply to Be Ready
Next Week.

PARIS. January 26 (by the Asso-
ciated Press).-The reply to the re-
fusal of the Dutch government to
comply with the demand of the al
lies for the surrender of former Em-
peror William was the first subject
discussed today at the initial meeting
of the council of the ambassadors
created to carry on the unfinished
routine work of the supreme council
of the peace conference. which dis
banded last week.
1t was decided that the French le-
gal experts available should go into
all the aspects of the case and pre-
pare the reply, which probably will
be submitted for approval of the
council early next week.
Legal Phase Chief Issue.
The discussion in the council did not
disclose the trend of opinion among
the members further than that il ap-
peared to be the view that the legal
phase Of the question had become
the chief one.
The council was presided over by
Premier Millerand. Hugh c. Wallace
the American ambassador. was pres
ent with the other members OF the
body. After disposing for the day Of
the extradition question the council
decided to give the representatives
OF the Jugoslavs four days additional
time to reply regarding the proposed
including the disposition of Fiume.
This carries the question along until
Wednesday.
Poles Appeal to FOch.
The council received a letter from
Stanislas Patek. minister of foreign
affairs of Poland. calling attention To
the possibility of strong aggressive
movement by the bolsheviki against
Polish territory and recommending
that a plan be adopted for defensive
measures. The letter asked that the
question be called to the attention Of
Marshal Foch.
Americana Absence Delays.
The council also had before it a note
from the German plenipotentiaries
raising certain points regarding the
makeup of the boundary commissions
provided for by the treaty of Yer
sailles. The questions were raised by
the Germans because of the non-rati-
fication of the treaty by the United
States and the consequent lack of
American members on the commits
sions as provided for by the peace
document. The absence of the Ameri
presidency of the commissions to con
troll the plebiscite in the Teschen ter
ritory. on the Czechslovak-Polish
frontier. 1t was pointed out that the
French member would act. pending
the qualification of the American
member through the ratification OF
the pact, should such action be taken
by the United States government
At the close of the morning session
the council decided to hold another
meeting this afternoon.
Evening star., 1920-01-26
AMERICAN ENGINEERS
AMONG REDS CAPTNES
Red Cross Workers and Entire
Polish Army Also Prisoners,
Dispatches State.

CHITA, East Siberia. Monday. Janu-
ary 10. via Harbin. Manchuria, Tues
day. January 20 Cby the Associated
Press).-Col. Blunt. and seven other
American engineers, Miss Ford, Capt
Charette and several additional mem
bers of the American Red Cross and
an entire Polish army. composed OF
former prisoners. have been captured
by the bolsheviki at Kliucflinskaya, ac-
cording to Rarbled telegram received
from Joseph Fl. Ray. former American
consul at Irkutsk.
Gnrbled In Transmission.
The dispatch from Mr.. Ray was sent
from somewhere beyond NtZhniudinsk
January II. 1t was somewhat garbled
in transmission. Kliuchinskaya is or
the Ira anssiberian railway, 100 miles
west of Nizhnoudinsk.
The CZcehS are fighting rear-guard
action with the reds near Krasnoyarsk
Bolshevism is gaining in Chita. Ernest
l.. Harris, former American consul at
Omsk, is still in Chita.
The British, Japanese and French
missions and many members of the
American Red Cross have arrived in
Harbin
Col. EmersOn's Successor.
ST. PAUL. Mimi, January 26.-Col
Blunt. reported captured by bolsheviki
ls Lieut.. Col. Blunt, in charge of the
Eneineer Corps on the Transsiberiar r
railway, according to Col. George u
Emerson of this city. organizer of the
American engineering corps in Siberia
Col. Emerson organized the engi.
neer corps on the Transsiberian rail.
way. He left Irkutsk, December 10
and was succeeded by Lieut.. Col. Blunt
whose headquarters were at Kiasana.
rask. 1900 miles west of Kliuchina.
kaya. He said when the American en-.
gineer corps left this country II con.
sisted of 2S8 men. Many of them have
returned. Most of the corps were rail.
road employees from the northwest
Captures Not Reported Here.
No report regarding the capture b,
the bolshevik forces of a group OF
American railway engineers and g
party of American Red Cross work.
ers at Kiuchinskaya. Siberia, report.
ed in press dispatches from Chita
Siberia. had been received today BY
the State or War departments or al
national headquarters of the Rec
Cross.
At Red Cross headquarters records
showed that the Capt. Charette re-
ferred to as captured probably was
Edward Hercules Charette, a pharma-
cist of Stockton. Calf. who went over
with an early detachment There
reported captured. 1t was assumed
she had joined the Red Cross stan in
Siberia.
Evening star., 1920-01-26
POLICE BOAT FINDS
ICE LEAVING RIVER
Vigilant, Long Inactive, Re-
ports Channel Clear Be-
yond Highway Bridge.

The police boat Vigilant yesterday
made it's first trip on the river in a
long time, having been held up be-
cause of the ice.
Lieut.. Russell Dean. in charge of
the police harbor precinct. was aboard
the chief boat of the police fleet. He
| found the channel clear all the way
to Highway bridge and a short dis
tance beyond. he said, and there was
practically no ice in the Anacostia
bridge.
Danger Reduced.
Clear water showed that large
down stream, the lieutenant stated,
thereby reducing the danger of dam
age from the gorging of ice. II ii does
not gorge until it reaches the mar
row river near Fort Washington. the
lieutenant said. there will be very
little danger of damage from hlgh
water in this section. He found the
river in splendid condition TO care
for ice that may come from up the
river when the break occurs
improvements In seaer construc-
ton. Lieut.. Dean stated will make
impossible. Sewer gates work auto
matically. he stated. and. should the
river get unusually high. the gates
will prevent the water from back
ing up and flooding cifv streets. High
water may do DANA to property
on the river front. there has been
no exceptionally high tides this win
ter. il is stated. and none is expect
ed. unless the thaw comes suddenly.
sight Ic~-t on ting Forms.
Last night the weather was cold
enough to put thin coating of ice
on the clear places in the river. The
ice probably was not more than one
half inch in thickness at any point,
however. according to Lieut.. Dean.
1T was not heavy enough to interfere
with the movements of the Norfolk
and Washington steamers and gov
ernment boats. Should there be a
continued improvement in river con-
ditions the next few days it is proba-
bic that boats making the river land
ings will resume operations.
Evening star., 1920-01-26
AUTHORIZES $500, 900
TO PROBE INFLUENZA

The Senate today passed a joint reso-
luton authorizing the appropriation
of $5O0.000 for the investigation of in
f1uenza. The money is to be used by
the public health service. The resolu-
tion was reported by Senator France
from the committee on public health
and national quarantine. Senator
Harding of Ohio was thA sAuthoI.
Evening star., 1920-01-26
SECRETARY BAKER ILL
IN BED FROM COL D

Secretary Baker was taken i'll at
his residence. 3017 N street, yester-
day with symptoms of a severe cold
and is now confined to his bed. Col.
Roger Brooke of the medical depart
ment of the Army, who is in attend =
the Secretary's indisposition is not
more serious than a cold. which ma Y
be relieved after several days in
doors"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-29
lovying the tax Council would go right

lcvying the tax Council would go right
down the line.
Councilman Forwood said the tax
would be put on every profession, but none
would suffer hardship.
DIR. Vaughan told Council physicians
probably would not have disscnted if full
explanation had been made earlier.
Dr. Charles r. Jciferis, Jr., representing
the Wilmington Dental Association, de-
tailed dentists expenditures, showing in
creases in cost of office maintenance and
equipment. He stated dentists consider
the tax discriminatory, but are willing to
pay in proportion to what other persons
pay.
Councilman Forwood did not want
dentists TO think only few persons would
be taxed
DIR. William +. Harris said professional
men are "sore." Declaring the country
faces the greatest crisis ever known, he
stated il is because of taxes. He thought
the excess profit tax is horrible. He held
that il is unwise 10 put additional burdens
on the people and predicted that the
descent from prosperity will he more
troublesome than the ascent thereto. He
advised encouraging laborors, instead Of
increasing their taxes. OF the 1900 dem
lists i'm the United States he said ~ 900 are
in active practice and have an average
earning capacity of 5000 per year.
DIR. Bird estimated the average earning
capacity Of physicians at $3.50 per year.
Councilman Mearns announced that
taxables include real estate men, butchers,
builders and lawyers.
DIR. Jetfcris remarked that dentists are
willing 10 assist the city in obtaining
additional revenue.
Action on the proposed ordinance was
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-29
NO USE FOR LOAFERS
CARPENTERS SAY
Accept New Wage Scale and Urge
Builders to Discharge
Slackers.

In accepting the award Of 81 ~ cents
an hour made by the Citizens Arbitration
Board Local Union No. 62G, United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joincrs,
at meeting in Irlsh-American hall last
night took n firm stand for the minimum
wage principle, and held that any employer
was privileged to discharge any employc
who did not do efficient work
The secretary was directed to thank the
arbitration board for its services, and
notify il that the union agreed TO the pro-
vision that lat any time after January
|. 1921, either party to this dispute may
have the award reviewed by board of
arbitration upon giving 80 days notice
IN writing Of the desire for such review
Exceptions to certain statements made
in the award are embodied in tire letter
Of acknowledgment ms follows:
Particularly are We interested, in the
statement of your board regarding the
general observations on the wage question
You state that wages must represent the
value Of the work done, and amplify youi
statement In the same language as is
used by repI escntatives of the public
who arbitrate wage questions No doubt
there exists in the minds of some OF
YOU gentlemen the belief that carpenters
and other wage carriers should work for
a wage scale graduated upon the ability
OF the individual worker 10 produce
We, as a trade union, firmly believe the
system to establish the minimum wages
is the proper plan-for II is working today
and II seems to bc the one and only plan
that is workable under present conditions
Under the minimum scale plan no en-
ploycr is compelled 10 pay a man who
is not worth the minimum scale He is
guaranteed the right and privilege Of
dispensing with the services Of the worker
not able to produce
at is an extremely hard task to grade
workmen, just as it is \ hard task to
grade lawyers, doctors, teachers, hank
ers or. brokers. We find among the pro
fessional workers men of remarkable
ability who are not receiving salaries
propOrtionate with their amount Of pro-
duction, and at the same time sec IN
dividuals drawing down fat salaries,
not for what they know or do, but be-
cause of pull and family connections
We do not believe there is a member Of
our union who owns a steady Job for
any other reason than he produces TO
the extent required by the employer.
Local Union, No. GIG. stands for
fair days pay for a fair days work
As an organization we do not, nor have
we ever, favored paying any man for
services he has not rendered.
I'VE believe the wage question has
now been settled amicably. There should
be a genuine spirit of cooperation mani
Tested in the relations between employer
and employee to the desired end that pro
duction will be kept UP, and even m
creased resulting in the public coming
out as the benefactor of such co-opera-
ton"
The communication is directed to
George B. Miller, chairman: Ezekiel
Cooper, David Snellenburg, Philip
Burnett, John s. Hamilton, John Z.
Nields and DR. Albert Robin, members
Of the Arbitration Board, and is signed
by George X. Hall, secretary of the union.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-29
RODNEY RESERVOIR CONCERT.
Philharmonic Band Will Play and Accom-.
pany Singing Tonight.

The program for the open air concert at
Ninth and Rodney streets this evening
as announced by the mayor and the Com
munity Service. Is as follows:
BAND CONCERT.
Overture. Barber Of Seville Rossini
-Four Cuban Dances $500 Cevantes
Selection, The Merry Widow Lehar
DANCE.
Onc-step. I'D Love to Fall Asleep and
Wake Up in My Mammy's Arms
Fox-trot. Ding Toes"
Waltz, ON BE With You in Apple Bios
som Time"
One-step, stop IL"
Fox-trot. I'm Always Falling in Love
Waltz. "Alabama Moon
One-step, when it's Moonlight on the
Swanec Shore
Foy-trot, La Needa"
Waltz, when the Harvest Moon is
Shining
The Star Spangled Banner
Song numbers 4 Bubbles, let the
Rest az the World Go By," Loves Old
sweet Song. Peggy. Battle Hymn of
the Republic Tell Nc, Carolina
sunshine. Golden Gate, "Old Folks
At Home, It'll We Meet Again.
Singing will be conducted by Emerson
Stone Of Community Service.
The concert will begin AT clock The
Philharmonic Band will play, under the
direction OF j. Norris Robinson.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-29
LIVELY DISCUSSION
OF TAX QUESTION
Physicians and Dentists Give City
Council Their Views of Pro-
posed Ordinance.

City Council, III committee of the whole,
last night, heard physicians and dentists
objections to the proposed ordinance
taxing certain businesses and occupations.
Explaining the ordinance, Councilman
Forwood said its purpose is to enable Will
mington To obtain additional revenue
without increasing the burden on real
estate.
DIR. w. Edwin Bird, representing the
New Castle County Medical Society, re-
qucsted that physicians he exempted from
the tax. He announced that their reason
for objectIng is not monetary, but they OBJ
ject from principle. He declared Delaware
is the only State that requires physieians
to pay an annual tax and Norfolk Is tho
only city that had proposed taxing them.
Council Clerk Simmons, quoting govern
ment reports, stated many cities III the
South tax physicians from SIS TO Sl25 per
annum DIR. Bird explained that his state
mcnt was based on information published
by a medical journal Saying third OF
physicians work is charitable, he held
that it would be unjust to tax them as
proposed He divided the charitable class
into three groups first, persons who are
dead beats; second, persons from whom
pay is cxacted but who want fees reduced;
third, persons who are not asked To pay
Citing Federal and State income taxes, he
suggested tho imposition Of a city lrcome
tax. or demanding that Wilmington bo
given share Of the State tax. He detailed
expenses, including purchase Of
Instruments, cost of transportation and
of office He also mentioned
that IL takes minimum df seven years
time TO make a doctor and remarked that
physicians object TO being taxed 70 do
charitable work
DIR. J. W Bastian, speaking for physi-
clans, argued that il would fe unjust 10
tax them more than other mo1 lie said
laboring men and women are receiving
high wages and proposed that q be
taxed Councilman Murray protested
against increasing the burdens of unskilled
laborers. DIR. Bastian suggested dispcns-
ing with the services Of the coal oil in
spector and the street Inspector and assert
cd economy would he more profitable
than the tax, which he termed class legis-
latlon
DIR George W Vaughan presented
signed by AZ physicians,
who protested against the tax.
Councilman lyons and Mearns stated
physicians had not been singled out when