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Evening star., 1920-01-12
COURT HOLDS
MAIL DW|SOR VALID

Validity of tine mail divisor order
issued by the Postmaster General in
1907 for determining the daily aver
age weight of mails carried by the
railroads, as a basis for fixing their
annual compensation, was today up
held by the United States Supreme
Court.
While this opinion was rendered in
appeals brought by four railroads
from dismissal by the Court of Claims
of claims for compensation. upon its
outcome, according to the govern
ment. rested the disposition of $50.
600 coo in claims of about 500 car
riers because of the different method
en- ployed in computing their pay.
Under the order. the total mail car
ried during a fixed period is divided in
multiples of seven instead of six a.
was the practice prior to 1907 in or
der to ascertain the average weight of
mails carried daily.
The railroads contended this rethod
was unfair and reduced their comper-
sation as well upset a practice or
thirty-four years duration. The rail-
roads involved in the proceedings
were the Northern Pacific, Seaboard
Air Line the New York Central ana
the Kansas City. Mexico and Orient
railway companies
Evening star., 1920-01-12
SEEKS AID TO SECURE
| HOME FOR WEAK-MlNDED

Plans for securing the cooperation
hof all civic organizations in the move
ment to obtain an appropriation from
Congress for the establishment of o
colony for feeble minded persons are
hbeing mapped out at a meeting today
lat the home of Mrs Whitman Cross,
k213S Bancroft place.
! The meeting is of a subcommittee on
cooperation of the citizens commit
/ tee on the care of feeble-minded. Mrs.
William Lincoln Brown is chairman
CT the subcommittee, the other mem
bers of which are Mrs. Cross, Mrs.
Archibald Hopkins. John Dolph and
A. J. Driscoll.
1t is estimated that there are more
than 500 feeble-minded persons in the
; District who need institutional care.
| The Tinkham bill, which the citizens
committee is endeavoring to have
passed at this session, provides for the
purchase. of a tract of land outside
the city limits and the erection of a
community of small homes for the
feeble-minded ones.
Evening star., 1920-01-12
INSISTS ON RETURN
OF THE j. S. DEAD
Sincerity of War Department
Promise Doubted by Rep
reSentative Bland.

Doubt of the sincerity of the War
department in its promise to return
the bodies of the dead soldiers in
terrcd in France was expressed today
by Representative Oscar T.. Bland of
Indiana, in an address before a dele
CATION of representatives of various
societies affiliated with the Bring
Home the Dead League" The-meet-
ing was held in the office of Chief JUS
tice Mccoy of the District Supreme
in securing legislation on this sub
ject from Congress.
Mr.. Bland told of a recent incident
in which three bodies were sent back
70 America-one to go to Maine. an
other to Wisconsin and the third to
Indiana. One insistent mother had the
coffin shipped to her opened. and dis
covered that the remains were not of
her son. Inquiry developed, Mr.. Bland
said, that not one of the three bodies
had reached it's proper destination.
The mistakes were rectificd later, he
said. Il am not sure how or why it
happened" said the speaker.
Hints nt Propaganda.
Mr.. Bland intimated that it might
have been propaganda to discoura ge
the growing sentiment for the return
is not in sympathy. he declared, with
the proposal of the parents for the
return of their loved ones and has
set up the cost of transportation and
the opposition of the French people
as insurmountable.
mo matter how much money it
would cost he said, that job should
be done" The mothers were promi sed
the return of the boys in the event
of fatality and the promise should
be redeemed, he asserted. French op-
position can also be overcome" he
averred.
Mr.. Bland declared that affirmative
legislation is necessary. and advised
a lobbying" of Congress to get ac-
tion. The sentiment in Congress, ne
said, is not opposed to the PROPOSE
ton, but action is necessary to start
| and keep in operation the Legislative
machinery. He counseled early and
! concerted action.
Chief Justice Mccoy told the dele
gates of his visit to the cemetery
| at Pierrefonds. where his son, Lieut.
George Baldwin Mccoy. is buried. He
| was in France at the time Mr. Bland
and other members of a committee
| of Congress were inspecting the
| burial places. The chief justice
! urged the delegates to concerted ac-
! tion and assured them of his hearty
support and active cooperation in Sc
curing the needed legislation.
Evening star., 1920-01-12
RULES ENEMY MONEY
BE HELD DURING WAR

Federal court DEGREES in effect hold
ing that money awarded to an alien
enemy in legal proceedings. shall be
held by the alien property custodian
until the end of the war were today
upheld by the Supreme Court. in de-
Gliding appeals in proceedings insti-
tuted originally by Carl B. Heye. a
Bremen. Germany, broker. against the
Rirge- Forbes Company of Sherman,
Tex, following the sale of cotton
shipment. The lower court granted
Heye $4,000 dmages. but while pend
ing on appeal. the United States en-
tered the war. The lower court re-
fused to suspend the proceedings un-
til peace was restored. but ordered
the money turned over to the alien
property custodian.
Evening star., 1920-01-12
PLAN TO INCREASE
v. R T. DIRECTORS
Security Holders to Meet
Saturday-No Change in
Officers Expected.

Security holders of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company, at
their annual meeting scheduled for
Saturday, will consider charging the
board of directors from eleven to fif-
teen members, it was learned today.
The directors elect the officers. 1t is
not expected that there will be any
changes this year.
1t is not unlikely that the security
holders will> discuss informally the
legislation sent to Congress by the
Commissioners, providing for a new
method of taxing the railway com
panies and also specifying conditions
under which the two companies could
consolidate.
Still Examining Figures.
The Public Utilities Commission is
still engaged in examining the com
pany's figures of earnings since the
present rate of fare went into efec
hearing on the company's request fo1
a straight 7-cent fare until this eX
animation is completed.
Present indications are that a hear
| ing will not be held before the end o
the month. Although the bill sent t.
Congress by the Commissioners woult
greatly relieve the financial difficult,
of the Washington Railway and Elec
trie the company contends that 1T viii
need more revenue Immediately tt
meet it's operating expenses and pa!
! the per cent return to securit!
holders allowed by the commission.
Discussing the possibilities of ;
merger today, Robert IN. Harper
| president of the Chamber of Com
merce, said that while he has not ye
made a study of the. Commissioners
bill, he is convinced that a merge
| is the logical way by which Wash
! ingtof can be given adequate service
at reasonable rate of fare and tn
security holders of the two companie
be given fair protection.
J.. Many Woman Stockholders.
The statement was made today tina
Fin the neighborhood of 60 per cent o
the stockholders of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company ar
women and that many of them ar
widows, who invested in the railwa.
securities with money left them at th
deaths of their husbands.
| 1t is not known yet whether th
Commissioners will take steps to brini
| the two companies together to discus
a merger if the bill now before tn
House District committee is enacted
| The Commissioners feel that il
sending the bill to Congress they hav
started the ball rolling, and the mex
move is for Congress to- pass the bill
| Engineer Commissioner kutz was no
prepared to, say today what, if any
steps the commission would TAX
toward a merger If the bill Is enacte'
J, into law. sr
Evening star., 1920-01-12
FRANCE REFLECTS
RETIRING SENATORS
P0inCare Receives 742 oil
772 Votes at Elections
Last Week.

PARIS. January IL (by the Asso-
ciated Press) s).-Most of the outgoing
senators who were candidates were
reelected yesterday. one outstanding
exception being Charles Humbert, who
was acquitted last May by the court
martial of a charge of having had deal
ings wi IN the enemy. He Withdrew on the
second ballot and asked his support
ers to throw their strength to Presi-
dent Poincare.
One unified socialist candidate was
elected. Hitherto that party had boy
cotted the senate, advocating its abo-
lition.
Baron d'Estournelles de Constant
was reelected senator from the de-
partment Of Sarthe, while Canon Col
lin. newspaper proprietor, and Gen.
Hirschauer were elected from Lor-
raine.
CIemenccau without Seat.
For the first time in the history Of
France the premier is not member
of either the senate or the chamber
of deputies. This was a result of NJ
Clemenceau's refusal to be candi-
date in the Var constituency. Rene
| Renoult being elected to the premier
seat in the senate. n. Clemenceau will
thus be unable to take part in the
election Of Il president.
Today's newspapers unite in felici-
I /
tion to the senate from the depart
ment of the MeuSe. He received 142 OF
T12 votes cast
President Poincare has written to
the electors. accepting the senator
ship. He was not a candidate. but re-
/ ceived a few votes on the first ballot
and was chosen almost unanimousl!
Or the second.
ct am profoundly touched by the
mark of faithful affection you have
spontaneously given me-" he wrote
"At the end OF the magistracy in
trusted to me by the national assem-
bly, l shall he proud again to repre-
sent the patriotic populations of the
l,AIeuse some of whom have been dur
ing four years the victims of invasion
while others have had their homes de-
stroyed and all of whom have borne
unheard- of sacrifices with the noblest
coura ge. I shall work with them for
rebirth of our unfortunate country.
| They can count upon my entire devo-
ton"
President Poincare's return to his
practice of law was, it is believed,
! foreshadowed a few days ago. when
his valet appeared at the cloakroom
of the law courts and hung N. Poin
cares harrister'S gown in its accuS-
toned place. NJ. Poincare as senator
from the department of the Meuse
viii be permitted to practice his pro-
fession.
other Senator'S Chosen.
| In the senatorial elections Stephen
| Pichon, minister of foreign affairs;
Albert Claveille. minister of public
works; Leon Bourgeois. former pre-
mier: G. c. \. Jonnart, former minis
ter of blockade; Jules PANS. minister
OF the interior: Joseph J. =. f.. Noul-
ems, food minister. and Etienne Gle
! entel. former minister of commerce
menteI. former minister of commerce
Among others elected on the first
ballot were former Premier Ribot, AL
| bert F. Lebrun. former minister OF
| blockade: Rene Renoult. who will re-
place NJ. Clemenceau and who had the
| premier's support; Capt. Guy de Lu-
| bersac, the aviator. and Gen. Tauf-
fiieb. who last year married an Ameri-
| can woman, Mrs. Julia Catlin Park.
Evening star., 1920-01-12
FEEDING EUROPE
TO Be EASIER TASK
Less Burden on America,
Hoover Tells House
Committee.
the enormously inn

Because of the enormously i'm
proved conditions overseas, the task
of feeding Europe until the next har-
vest. October i, will not be the burden
on the American government that II
was last year. the House ways ana
means committee was told today by
Herbert Hoover.
Prom the 81 gning of the armIstce
until last July /. the provisioning OF
Europe cost two and unc-ha!t hliiloh
dollars" he said. THAT was II hurdca
on our government and the iaXpayers;
In one form or another. the 'hlIeo
States Treasury advanced $2,"ou,2oo,-
OOa to feed Europe. But tins year
Europe will be largely able to ieea
itself by the exchange OF Sood5. "iu
credits of $15H0Oa, 600 to S2oo,ooo,uu"
from the United States. In AL the Sltf
uation is that of fronting the "cho on
the situation We had TO front last
year" .
4 request by Secretary of the Treas
try Glass chat Congress Grant aut1or-
ity for additional credit loans for E-p
ropean fcod relief. amouhIihE 80
100000. was before the corhnl!ttee-
The money sought would be uSeu
for relief chiefly in Austria Sinc 70
land, where many theusands OF pet
sons are reported to be facing d"ath
from starvation. Both Secretary
tfi1sS ana MI AipoNVi - - 10
belief that speedy relief was aoSo
lute1y necessary in order TO prevent
A complete social breakdown. paftic-
uIarly in Austria. where the situation
is reported as most serious
France. England and Italy, these OF
ticials said. have helped TO the UNIT
of their resources, but their EFFORTS
have been insufficient. Serious con
sequences of a political upheaval IN
central Europe or Western Europe
and the United States were pointed
to, outside Of humanitaTianism, as
justification for the requested loan.
Under Secretary Glass plan the
loans would be advanced by the
Grain CORPORATION out of the billion
dollar wheat guaranty fund and
would be used to establish credits in
this country. Some form of securi-
ties would be obtained from the bor-
rowing countries.
Evening star., 1920-01-12
ROBERT P. CHAPMAN DIES
IN NEW YORK CITY HOTEL
Widely Known Topographic Engi-
neer of D. C. Was Secretary
of Alpine Club.

NEW YORK. January 1c.-Robert
P. Chapman of Washington, wideiy-
known topographic engineer. died oe
pneumonia at the Hotel Wolcott last
night, it was announced today. He
was tifty-one years old. He was secre-
tary of the American Alpine Club. and
had come here to attend meeting
of that organization when he became
ill.
Haven. Conn. He early became asso-
ciated with the United States geologi-
cal survey, and made Typographical
surveys of the principal southern and
western states. He was major of en-
gineers in the Reserve. Corps of the
Army, and entered active service with
Americas S entry into the world MAJ =
Evening star., 1920-01-12
SEIZED LIQUOR MAY
CO TO HOSPITALS
Persons Having Permits to
Purchase Also Among
Possible Users.

Government hospitals may receive
liquor confiscated from violators OF the
prohibition act. it is believed in official
circles. The VolStcad prohibition act'
it is said. makes ample provision for the
purchase by hospitals OF liquor heoueu
in treatment of patients
Another provision of the law Is that
liouor seized i'll any suit brought LOT
alleged violation of the act may, on
application of a United States attor-
nev, be ordered sold to any person nav
ing a permit to purchase liquor
Destruction Hailed.
At police headquarters this morning
it was said that there probably Will be
very little more liquor destroyed un-
der the provisions of laws in force IN
this CITY until the prohibition amend
mcnt becomes effective. Last week hun
dreds of cases of whisky were sur
rendered in rcp,evin suits brought
against Chief Clerk Hesse, who also IS
the police department S property clerk,
and probably has appea-ssi as defendant
in more cases brought in the Municipal
Court the past few weeks than any
dozen other persons.
In addition to the large quantities
of liquor seized in replevin suits, it is
stated, much liquor was returned to
persons arrested under the Reed
amendment and persons who were eX-
onerated. In such cases the police
provided safe storage for liquor from
the time it was worth only about $40
Il case until a time when the bootleg
price reached approximately $500.
"And the department makes no
charge for storing" the property
clerk jollinSly remarked to a man who
was given eighty gallons taken from
him several months ago. The charge
aN<3nst him was withdrawn, the pros
eS1 Ion realizing the testimony was
u1E6u fficient to get conviction.
whisky returned to owners last
week was valued at approximately
$4,000 when it was turned over tc
the department." Chief Clerk Hesse
remarked, and I'm satisfied it will
bring eight times that amount a this
time"
CoSe in Court OF Appeals.
Arguments were made in the Court
of Appeals last week ina case involv-
ing the right of the local authorities
to confiscate liquor taken from per-
sons arrested for alleged violations
of the Reed bonedry law. 1t was
contended by counsel that the gov
ernment had no such right, and Should
the decision be favorable to the per-
sons arrested, it is stated, it will be
followed by the return of much liquor
Several cases brought under that Ia aw
have recently been nolle pressed. il
is stated. and in such instances tho
liquor automatically goes back to the
owner.
Mai. Raymond ". Pullman. super
intendent of police. will provide mem
bers of the police force with informa-
ton as to their duties in the matter
of enforcement of the Volstead act
The informatio will be furnished ir
the departments bulletins, or members
may be furnished copies of the law
II am going to make certain tha,
my men familiarize themselves witt
the law in time to do effective work
Maj. Pullman stated.
Evening star., 1920-01-12
Number of Arrests Made.
NEW POSTAL STATION TO OPEN

The Southwest classified postal sta
ton, located in special building
constructed for it. at 416 7th street
southwest, is to be opened for busi-
ness at o'clock Thursday morning
The station will transact all kinds
of postal business.
City Postmaster Chance, Assistant
Postmaster Haycock- and other Off
cials will be at the. station at Z
o'clock Wednesday night to give the
glad hand" to citizens of the vicinity
who may drop in to see the station.
Evening star., 1920-01-12
WILSON AND BRYAN
SPLIT WILL HURRY
PACT RATIFICATION

-(Continued from First Page.)
States has satisfied the conditions
upon which mcmbe Tship in the league
of nations is based. II they want
America TO join and can afford to give
the United States special interpreta
tfous of treaty clauses and in some
cases an implied exemption from OBJ
LEGATION. then il is their business to
saw: SO far as President Wilson is
concerned. the. ratification OF the
peaee treaty by the European powers
andzthe setting up Of the council of
the Ieague of nations have in Il sense
diminished his own discretionary
powfzrs over the future action of the
Senate and made the tasf, one entire
ly for the Senate of the United States
Democrats and republicans at last are
becoming conscious of their new re-
sponsi ibility and the progress toward
compromise not only is producing
hopefulness on Capitol Hill, but sig
nificantly enough it provokes no dis
pleasure at the White House.
Copyright, 1900
Evening star., 1920-01-12
BERLIN PROCLAIMS ITS SUPPORT
TO SEPARATED TERRITORIES

fatherland, of that we are sure.
"Countrymen. A hard injustice was
done you and us by forcible separation.
The right of self-determnation has been
refused the German population. But
We do not abandon hope. You, too,
one day will be granted this national
fundamental right. We will, therefore.
despite all pain, call to one another
full of hope and confidence in this hour
OF parting. We will truly ever stand
together with our entire strength for the
right of our nationality
Evening star., 1920-01-12
HOLDS MEWBERRY CASE
INDICTMENTS VALID

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. January
12-VaIidity of indictments against
Senator Newberry and 134 others
charged with violating the election
laws in the 1918 senatorial election
was upheld by Federal Judge Ses-
sions here today in dismissing a de-
murrer filed by counsel for the in
dict ed men
Evening star., 1920-01-12
No Rush for Auto Tags Expected

with $4,000 automobile license tags
for 1920 issued, Wade H. Coombs, su-
perintendent of licenses. does not ex-
pect rush of applicants between
now and Thursday. the last day OF
grace allowed by the police for OBJ
tanning the new number plates. Mr.
Coombs does not believe there are
many motorists who have not obtain
ed their 1920 tags. Those who have
not however, are warned that they
must have them on their machines
after Thursday.
Evening star., 1920-01-12
POWDER BLAST KILLS ONE.

WILLIAMSON. w. Va, January IL
The powder magazine of the Ran
dolph mine, in the suburbs of Will
hanson, blew up, this morning.
lanes Childers, the mine foreman
who was near the magazine when it
exploded. was killed. and another en-
Move was seriously hurt. The cause
of the explosion. has not been deter
mined, and the. loss is said to he heavy.
The. explosion shook the town, and
HindSWs were broken.
Evening star., 1920-01-12
By the Associated Press

BY The Assoclat"d FresS :
BERLIN. January 1.-THE govern
ment has issued the following procia-
nation to the German inha abitants OF the
territories which are being separated
from Germany: %.
German Brothers and Sisters: Not
onlv in the hour of farewell, but for
ever. mourning for our loss will fili our
hearts We vow to you on behalf OF
the entire German people that we Will
never forget you. You on your part
will not forget your common German
Evening star., 1920-01-12
SHORTAGE" OF SENATORS.

For once, at least. there was short
age of senator's today Thirteen COM
mittee meetings were called, but the
number of senators was not sufficient to
go around and forced cancellation of
several scheduled meetings. including
that planned by the Senate agriculture
committee to begin work on the Ken
yon-Kendrick bills for federal regulation
of live stock handling and the packing
industrY. ..-lss
Evening star., 1920-01-12
CITIZENSHIP RESTORED.
California Governor Pardons
Ruef. Convicted of Bribery.

SACRAMENTO. Calf. January 12.-
Abraham Ruef, former, political
boss" convicted in San Francisco
of bribery has been granted a par
don by Gov William u. stephens.
This automatically restores to Ruef
the rights of citizenship.
Evening star., 1920-01-12
35 DETROIT REDS DUE
At ELLIS ISLAND TODAY
Will Run Total to 564-Does Not
Mean Second Ark to Sail
Soon, Says Uhl.

NEW YORK, January 12-Thirty-
five extremists from Detroit were ex-
pected to arrive at Ellis Island today
to await deportation. They were ar
rested in raids last November and
were to have been deported on the
soviet ark Buford, which at last re-
ports was at Kiel. Germany, on it's
way to put 249 anarchists in soviet
Russia, but train connections could
not be made
This resumption of shipments of
reds from other points of the country
TO New York does not mean the de-
parture of a second soviet ark in the
near future, according to Byron H.
Uni, commissioner at Ellis Island. He
sa1d he understood the reason for to-
days S Shipment was that Jail accom-
modatfons at Detroit were inadequate
The Detroit arrivals will make a
total oil 564 anarchist cases at the
island. including twenty-four men
who were arrested in the New York
district in the November raids and
sos taken in this months roundup,
OF whom thirty-two are women.
Urges Workers to Control.
Copies of pamphlets seized by the
police in recent raids on the head
quarters of the communist party of
America in New York, which have
been made public, urged the working
dustries.
The workingmen of Russia have
shown the way" states one of the
pamphlets. THE workers must or
ganiZe to secure control of the shops."
adds the circular. THE first step is
to organize a committee in the shop
In which you work. Bring together a II
the enlightened workers who are
ready to participate in the struggle
10 win control of the shop. Organize
them in communist party shon
branch. This committee will carry on
the work of agitation among the
work kers.''
IS Deportees Leave Detroit.
~, DETROIT. Mich. January 12.-
Thirty-five aliens ordered deported
!eft here yesterday for Ellis island.
Hearings of 352 others for whom i'm
migration of1cials hold deportation
warrants are scheduled to Commence
tomorrow.
Number of Arrests Made.
| BUFFALO. N. Y, January 12.-
Fifty alleged radicals were arrested
here yesterday. Twelve We're held
after examination, making the total
number in Jail here 104.
| NEWARK. N. j., January 1.-Two
| men and mysterious black trunk
which is said to contain rifle car
guages are held at police headquar-
! ters for investigation by Department
of Justice agents.
| NEW HAVEN, Conn, January 12.-
John j. katch. twenty-five, who gave
| his address as Cleveland Ohio is
held here charged with making sedi-
| tious utterances.