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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-21
VISITING PRINTERS HERE
FOR BIG CONVENTION
Will Visit Sights of National Capt.
tai Between Business
Sessions.

More than 500 delegates from all
sections of the country regi stored for
the first annual convention of the In
ternational Association of Printing
House Craftsmen at the New Ebbitt
Hotel today.
After several hours devoted to well
coming the VISITORS distributing
badges and inspecting displays OF
printing crafts on exhibit in the par
lors of the hotel. the first session of
the convention was called to order by
Perry r. Long. president of the or
ganiZation.
Later all members. with their wives.
are to be taken on a trip to Mount
Vernon. luncheon being served on the
steamer. Tonight general recep-
ton. banquet and entertainment of
delegates will be held at the hotel.
Continuation of the business ses-
sion. election of and installation of
officers and closing business of the
convention will be the program for
the early session tomorrow. after
which a photograph of all members
will be taken in front of the United
States Treasury at 2:30 pm. and later
in the afternoon automobile sight
seeing trips will be arranged and the
visitors will be driven through 70
illogical Park, Rock Creek and Po-
j tomac parks and the Soldiers Home
grounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-21
BY HIRAM ID. NODERWELL.
BY Cable to The Star and Chicago
Daily News. Copyright. 19S0.

ROME. August 21.-iabrlele d An
nunzio may become the magnificent
lord of the quasi bolshevist repub-
lie of Fiume. This is the upshot of
the present conflicting plans for the
declaration of the independence of the
state of Fiume on September II. the
first anniversary of d AnnunZioS en-
trance into the city. For many months
the world has been forgetting about
Fiume and d'Annunzio. and hence
something sensational was needed to
revive interest in them.
DAnEunZio finally has realized that
nationalism was too weak in Italy for
him to build career on and for some
months has been impressed with the
apparent strength of the world boil
shevist movement. He has made pro-
posals to the leaders of both Italian
and Russian bolsheviSm to become a
comrade. but he has always been
Snubbed.
His proposed action for the indie
pendent state of F'iume has bolShe-
visit features. Only productive work
ers can vote for the political council
or senate. and voting for the economic
council is by professions and trades.
Delegates to the council represent
constituents not grouped by geograph-
ical units, but by functional units. and
hence is a sort of soviet.
Conservative Humans who are ac
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-21
FIUME REPUBLIC
SEEN. WITH D'ANNUNZIO LORD
Poet Impressed by World Bolshevist Move
ment, But Snubbed by Italian and
Russian Leaders.

customed to the semi -feudal Hunga-
rian plan of government did not in
tend to get into this soviet business
when they accepted d'AnnunZio. and
hence they have drawn up a conSti-
tuition of their own modelled on the
ancient government of Fiume.
Many would like to have a king, but
the Italians object to have rival to
Victor Emmanuel, and. therefore, the
conservatives have compromised on
the traditional "Magnifco seignore.
The plan is to win D'Annunzio to the
conservative constitution by offering
him job as magnificent lord
1t is certain that he aspireS to run
an Independent Fiume. which he hopes
east and a strategical political point
in the Adriatic. but he will try to Sc
cure the acceptance of his constitution.
This. he says. is not modelled on boil
shevist Moscow, but on ancient Flor
cree. which was run by guilds of trade
unions and where all ariStocratS We're
sfranchised. The delegation from the
Fiume national council now here says
they are making one last effort to per-
suade the Italian government to annex
Fiume. If unsuccessful in this the
council will try the experiment of an
independent state. But the council and
DAnnunZio are still far from an agree
ment. and the time is getting short.
In a public speech this week. Dan
nunZio said that if the city did not ac-
cept his constitution by September |
he would leave and volunteer with the
Albanian mountain triheSmen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-21
ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA. Va. August 21-
The final meeting of the committee
of arrangements for the thirty fourth
annual meeting of the Virginia state
firemeu's convention. which will be
held here Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday. was held .last night in the
Columbia engine house and practi-
cally all plans completed for the af.
fair.
The necessary funds are now in
hand for the entertainment of the
visitors. The convention will really
open Tuesday night at $50 o'clock.
when the lights are turned on by
Fire Chief Kenneth w. Ogden. The
big affair will be a parade at 4:3o
o'clock Thursday afternoon. The con-
vention on Wednesday. beginning at
10 O'Clock, will devote the entire day
to business. ending with the election
of officers and the selection of place
for the next convention.
Decorators are busy with buildings on
King street.
Eugene Fuller. for the past FIVE
wears master mechanic at the South
ern railway shops in this city. died
Yesterday morning in Richmond
hospital The deceased had been
under treatment at the hospitai Tor
several weeks. The body was ship
ned to Salisbury. \. c.. for burial. Mr..
Fuller is survived by several children
NV his first wife. His second wife died
several months ago.
7 Services at the Second Presbyterian
Church tomorrow morning and even
ing will he conducted by Rev H. T.
chisholm, D. D., of Tampa. Fla.
A parade of the members of the
Southern Methodist Church Sunday
school and Baraca Bible class Of the
First Baptist Church will be held at
: o'clock tonight, in the interest of an
excursion which they will hold Mon
dav to Marshall Hail. which will be a
Joint affair. The parade will be head :
ed by the Citizens Band and Chief of
Police Goods will be chief marshal
The parade will be on King street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-21
BALL PLAYERS INQUIRE
ABOUT MODERN FARMING
Members of Chicago Team Call on
Secretary Meredith of Agrl-
culture Department.

What would you do if you thought
that perhaps you had a large wad OF
worlds series money coming TO you
Ruy an automobile. oil stock or what
An intimation of what some mem
hers of the Chicago base nan team
Will do after the season IL over was
given today when seven members OF
the team called on Secretary Mere
dith of the Department of Agrlcul-
ture 20 get all the latest details on,
scientific farming. -,
The base ball-farmer party maze Il
CLOSE study of the exhibit OF RECORD
breaking corn, tomatoes and otneF
products of farm life. They were IN
troduced to the Secretary by huEh
brennan of Chicago. who arranged tLe
visit. They were piloted on tour ca
insnection by the Secretary, MS VIZ
and Young son, who. being aroeht
fans. were given box seats Tor the
game today.
Those included in the party were
Red Faber. and whose return 10 form
has set the White Sox pennantwara
aeain: Eddie Collins, peerless second
hssaman. Joe Jackson, slugger eX-
,raordinary, and Mcclellan. FOLK.
Lynn and clark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-21
WARNING IS SENT
EMPL0YE EDITOR
Civil Service Commission
Cautions Magazine on
Political Articles.

The Civil Service Commission TODAY
sent to the editor of the Federal En-
ploye, official organ of the National
Federation of Federal Employees. a
communication relative to political
activity of government employees.
1t is understood that friendly warn
ing was given the editor of the pub
LEGATION. and through him. to the civil
service employees in general. that the
Civil Service Commission will not
tolerate interference of federal work
ers in politics. This is the second
warning of the kind that has been
sent.
Refers to Recent Article.
The communication took up the
question relative to the publication
recently in the Federal Employe of an
article from southern paper about
Senator Hoke Smiths views on the
Nolan minimum wage bill
Commissioner George Wales of the
Civil Service Commission declared tina t
the whole attitude of the Commission
employees
President Steward of the national
federation today made public the fol-
| lowing statement:
THE National Federation of Fedora
Employees mas acted entirely within
the law. This much can saw at this
| time.
| Letter Is Kept n Secret.
| "A communicat ton addressed to the
Federal Employe. official organ of the
National Federation of Federal EN-
ployes. has been received from the
president of the Civil Service Com
mission, calling attention to the ar
ticle in the issue of July 81. relative
to the attitude of Senator Hoke Smith
on the Nolan minimum wage bill. with
a request that the commissions com
munication be published in the Fed
eral Employe.
In view of the fact that the com
mission has not given it out, but has
REQUESTED that the letter be published
In the Federal Emplove. their reques,
VIII De complied with, with appro.
pirate comment. When publication is
IglVen as requested, our answer will
be given in fuU
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ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE, Md. August q (Spe-
claD.-Wlth the idea of educating the
people of the county As to the food
value of milk. and of encouraging it's
use as an article of diet, especially
LOT children, the Montgomery County
Social Service League will maintain
booth at the annual fair to be held
here Tuesday, Wednesday. THURSDAY
and Friday of next week. 1t will be in
charge of a committee, of which Miss
carrie Henderson of Rockville is
chairman. Milk shakes, made from
the county's richest and purest milk
will be served by young ladies at
tired as milkmaids. The shakes will
be. sold at small price and the pro-
ceeds will go to the6 Montgomery
County tuberculosis Hospital fund.
Mrs. Dorothy f. Williford and Nor
vel E. Garner, both of Washington.
were married in Rockville on Thurs
day by Rev. p. Rowland Wagner. pas
tor of the Baptist Church. the cere-
mony taking place at the home of the
minister.
! The funeral of Clarence Ray, son of
| the late John p. Ray, who died of
I pneumonia last week in hospital in
San Francisco. Calf. took place yes
| terday morning from the Methodist
Church at Lay Hill. The services were
i conducted by Rev. =. Rowland Wag-
! ner, pastor of the Rockville Baptist
i Church. Burial was in the cemetery
near the church. Mr.. Ray was forty
eight years old and unmarried. He
: had been in various parts of the west
| for more than half a century.
| While on his way in an airplane
| from Philadelphia to Rockville, where
| he had planned to give flying exhibit
| tons at the annual fair next week
| Paul Kelchner, son of Mr.. and Mrs
! James F. Kelchner of Rockville. had d
narrow escape from death near Rock
| Vile. Wednesday afternoon. He was
| accompanied by a friend, William 4
Payne.
During succession of storms the
| plane was caught in a cloudburst ant
! while travelling at high rate of speed
was driven down and into the tops OF
trees. The superstructure of the plane
! was badly wrecked and the propeller
| was broken. The plane hung in one o.
the trees and Kelchner and his com
panion climbed down in safety. The
| plane will be repaired and the exhi
bition given at the fair as scheduled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-21
GERMAN VESSELS
IN BAD CONDITION
Secretary Daniels Decides
Not to Place Warships on
Exhibition.

The German warships recently
brought TO the United States as
trophies will not be seen in Wash
Iington. Because of vandalism in loot
ting and wrecking the engines and
control of the ships. Secretary of Navy
Daniels has announced. according to
the New York World today, they will
remain in New York until America
naval officers have made a thorough
survey and the Navy is ready to use
them as targets for guns of the At
lantic fleet.
In making the announcement, Secre-
tary Daniels is quoted as expressing
regret at his inability to comply with
the requests that the five ships be
sent to various ports for exhibition.
ne ships. in their present condition
the Secretary believes. are unsafe to
tsend to sea without extensive and ex-
tpenslve repairs.
Capt. HeIlwee Scores Germans.
with the announcement that the
nve trophies" would not be removed
from New York. the report of Capt, ].
HeliWeg. L. 5. N. who was in com
was made public. The report carries a
Isevere arrangement of the Germans
Inc frankfurt and the three de.
ssroyers were sunk at Scapa Flo by
Inc Huns June p. 1919" said Capt
| iHeilwegs report. after being raised
Dig British naval base on the cas-,
coast of Scotland. The Quilted condi.
tlon IN which we found these vessel.
cannot be exaggerated. What had MOI
i, peen stolen was wrecked. The van.
dallsm found on all ships indicate :
very careful preparation and tbt
usual thoroughness of the Huns ir
execution.
| The Ostfriesland. which was tn.
hasship of the first battle squadron
OF the German fleet in the battle OF
Jutland, was the only ship which baf
not been scuttled. In spite of the far,
that 1t was tOwed. they had an nm
| necessarily large crew on board. an,
later developments would tend to in.
dlcate that this large crew was sen,
! WIN view to looting everything pos.
(sible en- route
Departure of Crew fastened.
| Upon anchoring. the Huns were or
dered to leave within thirty minutes
| Had they been permitted to renal,
on board that night. practically All tn,
electrical installation on the shi,
would have been looted or injured a.
the next morning we found that prac
t1cally all the motor generators an,
other auxiliaries were removed fron
tneir bases or were being prepared fol
! removal. ~"
I'm route to the United State.
trouble soon developed with the mai,
engines. In order not to lose the bene
mt of good weather we were having
we ran one engine while trying to re
pair the other with our reduced crew
wh1ch was already working to YER,
near It's breaking point. Several time:
instances occurred where officers an,
men worked for twenty-four hours COW
tinuously Wi
upon our arrival in New York on,
OF the engines was in such bad shan
that 1t was impossible to back it. ri,
engine is so badly out of line thai i
would cost thousands of dollars +,
make it safe to operate =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-21
THE WEATHER.

District of Columbia and Maryland.
partly cloudy, with probably occasional
showers tonight and tomorrow cooler
tomorrow moderate variable winds.
Virginia, partly cloudy, with probably
occasional showers tonight and tomor-
row; cooler in the interior tomorrow
moderate variable winds.
West Virginia. showers probable to-
night and tomorrow morning. followed
by clearing and cooler tomorrow.
Records for Twenty-FOur Hours.
Thermometer pm. ~: s pm. Il Z;
~ midnight, 10; 4 am, 20; am, II /;
noon. IS.
Barometer-4 pm. 1907; S pm.
1905; IL midnight, 1904: 4 am. 5000 1;
s m, 30.O1; noon. 1893.
Highest temperature. rs, occurred at
Lowest temperature, 20. occurred at
4 am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest. IS; lowest. So.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
s am: Great Falls-Temperature -
condition, $50.
Tide Tables.
Compiled by United States coast and
geodetic survey
Today-low tide. s :02 am. and s is
pm high tide. rs am. and / 80 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, SO am and
IL pm; high tide, :07 am. and 2 80
pm.
The Sun and Moon,
Today-Sunday rose, 5:27 am; sun
sets. = so pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, % am sun
sets, 6 "a pm.
Moon rises, 13 pm. sets, II % pm
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset
Up-River Waters.
HARPERS FERRY. w. Va, August
81. - The Potomac and Shenandoah
rivers were both very muddy this morn
ing.
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cox MAKES IMROAD
ON HARDING'S LEAD
IN VOTE FORECASTS
CONTINUED from First Page.)


activity of Gov Cox This has been re-
flected in the effort to get Mr.. Harding
off the front porch at Marion. but as
a general rule, the republican managers
feel they have such a long lead over
Gov Cox through the mistakes of the
Wilson administration that they will not
even get worried over the advances made
by the democratic nominee. They think
that, however much he may progress
even across the actual finish line in
many vital states-the final tally of
electoral votes will show Senator Hard
ing above the 266 mark.
Depend ON Cox Campaign.
The democratic experts are depend
ing upon Gov. Cox to come up even
with Senator Harding by the time he
returns from the west and has &am
paigned in the east-say about the
middle of October The republicans
are planning a stampede of advertis
ing and a food of publicity for the
month of October. Their strategy is
to sit tight until then and rely on
the handicap they have-the resent
ment against the Wilson administra-
ton Some republicans are inclined
to believe a purely negative policy
is dangerous and are hopeful that
Senator Harding will begin to out
line concretely his proposals for tax
alton, government administration and
foreign policy before the middle OF
October But the majority of the re-
publican leaders think they have a
certain victory ahead. AS for Marion
Ohio the atmosphere at Harding
headquarters is altogether presiden-
tial. The feeling there is that it is al
over but the shouting and very fire.
quently the conversation turns to
cabinet officers and appointments I'M
der the expected republican regime. II
has some of the aspects of overcon
fidence. but on reading their reports
from all sections of the country, one
can readily see the reason for over
confidence, based upon the campaign
as it has thus far developed.
Copyright. 1920.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-21
|. K. BROWN.QU|TS,
LONG IN SERVICE
Chief of Accounts Division.
Navy Bureau, Federal EN-
pIoye SIS Years.

After fifty-fve years of service in
the employ of the government, l.. Is.
Brown, chief of the division of ac-
counts in the office of the auditor for the
Navy, today retired from active work.
His retirement was signalzed by
the presentation of tokens of appre-
citation. affection and respect from Of
ficers of the Supply Corps. headed by
Admirals r. j. Cowie, Samuel Nc
Gowan and C. ]. Peoples.
Mr. Brown was born in Cecil county,
Md. October Is, 1S43 He entered the
military service as a private in the
was appointed to the auditors office
September 10. 1865 and had been iden-
titled with that branch of the govern
ment service until his retirement to-
day.
AdmirnlS Introduced.
In the brief informal exercises held
in Mr.. Browns office this morning Ad-
! miral MCGOWAN introduced Admirals
Cowie and Peoples.
Admiral Cowie said there is not an
! officer in the corps who does not
keenly regret Mr.. Browns retirement.
He read excerpts from letters from
officers in the corps. all of which ex-
pressed regret at Mr. Browns leaving
| the service.
Continuing, Admiral Cowie said
When the war first broke out I
was detailed as officer at the first
naval district. While ] was there Il
small yacht came Tonga submarine
chaser-and her men had to have
something to eat. / got it for them
butter and eggs and things-and
the bill amounted to $3.50. This bill
y,ba
tors. 1t came down here to Mr..
Brown.
He said the grub should have been
bought at contract prices. l came
back at Mr.. Brown and stated that
there was no time, that these men
had to have grub right away. that
they had eaten it, and what would he
do about it? He said it was not ac-
icording to the law and he would have
to turn it down: l Appealed TO- the
here, of over forty years. soaked me
for $3.50 just because ! wanted to
feed some of the blue Jackets of the
Navy That made no difference what
lever to him.
Presentation of Testimonial.
"Mr. Brown, we bring you here a
small testimonial from the Pay
| Corps in the shape of a clock which
strikes the ships hours The inscrip-
| ton reads, How noiselessly falls the
! foot of time, We all hope that it will
| fall noiselessly for you; that your
! well deserved vacation will go on
! while you are in perfect health, and
| that you will never suffer at any
| time.
j This water pitcher might well be
used for other purposes. Laughter.)
AS w w. Gait said when we ask
ed him for. suggestions. Since the
| country has gone dry 1 have no sug-
gestions to make Gaughter) as to
anything for my old friends-particu-
larly my very old friends However.
this will serve to queneh your thirst
| On this salver which holds the pitch
Ter however. there is this inScript ion
To L. K Brown. A gallant soldier;
"a faithful servitor of his country; a
courteous gentleman. and a man in
whom there is no guile.
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ICE MEN ASK BOARD
TO APPROVE PLANT
New 100000 Building Will
Not Disturb Weightman
School. They Claim.

'fhcials of the Washington Ice
Manu- acturing Company today petit
toned the board of education to APP
prove their plans to erect IA modern
S-'",e00 plant at 23d and NJ streets.
WITHIN ninety feet of the Weightman
School. An early decision was re-
guested by the company officials in
View of the coming regulations, which
soon are to become effective.
Matters pertaining to the erection
OF garages and public utilities usu-
ally are taken w at the regular
meetings of the school board. With
the Ice company officials asking an
early decision. and the next board
meet ne scheduled for September /,
the date the coming regulations be-
come effective. it is likely that Dr.
Anram Simon, president of the school
governing body. will take action ON
the petition early next week.
The ice company officials. it was
stated, already have obtained the con-
sent of three-fourths of the property
owners in question. as is required by
law, but they desire to get unani
nous approval of the plant. The
school board is expected to approve
IN view of the explanation by officials
that the machinery installed in the
new structure will be electrically
driven and virtually noiseless. and
would not disturb children attending
the Weightman School. 1t also was
pointed out by the officials that there
will be little traffic about the plant
during school hours. as the ice will
! be removed during the early morning
hours.
AS soon as the school board gives its
approval, work of erecting the new
ice plant will be started. 1t will be
completed before next summer.
The new plant. an official of the ice
company said today. will produce
about 200 tons a day, and will aid
materially next year in preventing an
! ice shortage in Washington. The pres
sent plant of the company, at 1927 X
street, is producing about seventy
tons day.
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POPULATION OF 11.O66
IN CITY OF FREDERICK
Gain in Last Decades-Figures for
Other Towns Are
Given.

Frederick. Md. county seat of
Frederick county. has total popu-
lation of II. 066, the census bureau
announced today. gain over the 1910
population. IT had population of
10.411 in 1910 and 1886 in 1900 The
total population of Frederick county
is 52.Jil. compared with 52,673. in
1910. loss of 1872 residents in the
decade.
Brunswick. Md. an important rail-
road center. has population of 1905.
while Thurmont has a population of
1914. Emmitsburg has $40 residents
and Point of Rocks. another railroad
center. has 365 residents.
Martinsville. Va. in Henry county
has a population of 3.746. the bureau
announced. Other census results an
nounced today follow Morgan City
Pa. 5.429; decrease. As, or 90 pei
cent; Greenville. Tex. 1884; in
crease. 1894. or 1913 per cent; Lub-
book county. Tex. 11,096; increase
7,472, or 206.2 per cent.