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Evening star., 1920-05-21
JUNE 10 DATE FIXED
FOR TAXICAB HEARING
Continuance of Rate Asked-Sixty
Cents for Carrying Trunk
Requested.

Hearing will be held in the board
room of the District building at 1880
o'clock Thursday. June 10. on the ap-
plication of the Terminal Taxicab
Company to continue it's present rates,
which expire next month, and to in
crease from 20 to go cents the charge
for carrying trunks.
In asking for the increase in this
charge the company contends that
it's rate of 20 cents is out of pro-
portion to the rates of from so cents
to SLIPS charged by the baggage COM
panies. in spite of the fact that the
taxicabs deliver the trunks simulta-
neously with the passenger.
To justify the request for a contin-
uation of the meter rates for passen-
gers, the company points to the in
crease of cents a gallon in gasoline.
80 per cent in the cost of tires and 25
per cent in the cost of lubricating OIL
The rate which they ask to continue
is 80 cents for the first one-half mile
for one person and 10 cents for each
additional one-fourth of a mile. For
a second or third passenger there is
an additional charge of 20 cents. with
no charge for a fourth or fifth per-
son.
There also is a fee of 20 cents for
every mile the cab travels empty out
side of line drawn around the edge
of the city proper
Another item in the rate schedule is
a charge of 10 cents for every four
minutes the cab waits for a passen-
ger.
Evening star., 1920-05-21
cIAELIH Fo1 EYEoLAsaxA
ROOFING
GUTTERS-SPOUTNG
Immediate servics.
r. K. FERGUSON, Inc,
lO1l 9th St. Phi. NJ. 100 l@
ROOFING DEPARTMENT.
D. S. CROSS AWARDED.
Officers and Privates Honored for
Extraordinary Heroism in Action.

The distinguished service cross has
been awarded to the following MEM
bers of the Army for extraordinary
heroism in action:
Maj. Paul f. Brown, 361st Infantry,
of Minneapolis. Mimi: Capt. Herbert
d. Gibson. 23d Infantry. of Montpelier.
VT, Sergt. Joseph Molik. 10th Infan-
try. of Buffalo. n. y; Sergt. William
II. Springs. 18th Infantry, of Madison,
". c.: Sergt. Charles f. Huffman. 10th
Infantry. OF Gadsden. y. G: Sergt
Elmer NJ. Marsh. 18th Infantry. of
Chickasha, Okla; Corp. Glen Vein
man, 18th Infantry. of Columbus.
Ohio: Corp. Jesse W. Sargent. 10Th In
fantry, of Crown. W. Va: Corp. Hy-
man Yarnis, 10th Infantry. of New
York city. Corp. Max Seltzer, 18th In
fantry. of Bronx. \. y: Private Solo
mon Huard. 18th Infantry. of Pas
pebiac. Canada: Private Walter II.
Sieders. 10th Infantry. of Philadel-
phia; Private Petros Ruggero. 18th
Infantry. of Casterlo. Italy. and Pri-
vate James Nation. 18th Infantry, of
Duncan. Ariz-
Evening star., 1920-05-21
Rainproof Car Windows.
To the Editor of The Star:

One rainy evening while I was rid
ing on a Washington street car
noticed how difficult it was for the
motorman to visualize the objects be-
fore him (until he came in close prox-
unity to them) on account of the haze
of rain that clung fast to the win
dows Immediately the idea asserted
itself that what street cars need is
a device to prevent the menace caused
by the rain obscuring the objects on
the track. I believe that a double
window that would shift automatical-
ly and dry by means of a drying
chamber located underneath it would
be the best solution to this important
problem.
If such an invention has not al
ready been perfected, will not some
ambitious inventor favor progress by
experimentation?
EDWARD J. IRVINE.
Evening star., 1920-05-21
FOR JOINT CONVENTION
TO UNITE METHOD|STS
M. E. Committee Suggests 200 to
400 From Each Church Meet
to Settle Question.
ES. Iowa. MAY q (by the

DES MONIES, Iowa. May 81 (by the
Associated Press).-The latest plan
for unification of the Methodist Epis-
copal churches north and south. con-
sidered by special committee of the
Methodist Episcopal General Confer
ence here. suggests joint general
convention. to be composed of not less
than 200. and not more than 400. one
half to be laymen and one-half to be
ministers. Before this body would
be laid all plans for unification.
It is proposed that no plan be sub
mitted which does not have the en-
tire approval of the representatives,
of each church. The Methodist
Church South is asked to determine
the exact number to be sent by each
church to the joint convention. and
the Methodist Episcopal Church will
be bound by their decision.
The report provides for a special
session of the General Conference at
such time as the joint convention is
ready to report plan of unification.
The report closes with reaffirma-
ton of the opinion of the Methodist
churches would be reunited. and de-
clares the Methodist Episcopal
Church is ready to accept any plan
which is satisfactory to both
churches
Establishment of religious edu-
Nshtl'sidi StCHi lHdt Will pdTdllel tHe
public school system at every point
is planned in the report presented by
the committee of Sunday schools.
Bishop Mcdowell Joins Singers.
DES MONIES. Iowa, May 81 (SpeclaD.
When the Chicago preachers male
quartet stood up to sing at the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church general confer
ence they insisted that Bishop w. F.
| Mcdowell of Washington should sing
with them. which he did Bishop Nc
Dowell had formerly resided in Chicago
and evidently had shown his musical
| talent. No doubt the performance has
no parallel in general conference history
Bishop McDowells report for his area
| which embraces four annual confer
ences. shows a total membership of
244.266. with S3S pastoral charges. Dur
ing the war he was chairman of the
, committee on Protestant chaplains, and
as such had to do with the appointment
and oversight of 1917 chaplains in the
Army and of 122 in the Navy, being in
Washington almost constantly in connec-
| ton with this work
w. II. Hardy of Washington is among
| the visitors at the conference
Evening star., 1920-05-21
RAYMOND B. STEVENS QUITS.
Vice Chairman of Shipping Board
Resigns to Enter Politics.

designations from the Shipping
Board of Raymond B. Stevens, vice
chairman: George Eggers of San
Francisco. assistant director OF opera :
tions, and Robert l.. Hague of San
Francisco, chief of the department of
construction. have been announced.
The designations will become effective
June Is. August 1 and June 10, respect
lively.
Mr.. Stevens was one Of the original
members of the Shipping Board
named by President Wilson in March.
1917 AS a candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for the Senate from
New Hampshire, Mr.. Stevens said, he
did not feel he would be able to de-
vote ADEQUATE time to his duties at
the Shipping Board.
Evening star., 1920-05-21
LARCENY CHARGES DROPPED
Congestion of Freight Reported
Cause of Goods Delay.

Charges of larceny after trust have
been nolle pressed in the Police Court
by Assistant United States Attorney
Given against Cashell ]. Walsh, sec
retary and treasurer of the Co-opera-
tive Federal Employees store.
The charges grew out of the fail
ure Of Walsh to deliver certain goods.
The dealer explained to the prose-
cutor that the delay was due to con-
gested freight conditions.
Evening star., 1920-05-21
Quote. Trade Commission.

Quotes Trade Commission.
According TO the Federal Trade
Commission. the profits OF tomato
packers roSc from Il per cent on m
vcst,ntat in 1916 TO 50 per cent in
1917. an ircrcase OF 233 per cent. Pea
crease from per cent TO Il per cent,
an incrtas> OF 163 per cent. while
corr packers show an increase from
- per CSnt to 80 per cent. an in
c-easc or 1+s per cent. Only in two
ins,arces-the string bean packers
numbering two concerns, and the
mixed fruit packers. four concerns
show a decrease in porfitS and in both
the decrease is slight
The mixed vegetable packers in
creased their profits from s per cent
to - per cent, an increase of $50 per
cent"
Salmon Packers Profits.
Regarding salmon packers. refer
ence again is made to the Federal
Trade Commissions investiga alton
Although twelve out of ninety com
panies examined by the Federal Trade
Commission failed to make any
profit in 1917" the survey declared.
the average rate of return on in
vestment for the whole group was
more than 52is per cent. as contrast
ed with slightly over % per cent in
1916. OF the seventy-eight companies
making a profit, only twelve made un-
der Is per cent: thirty made between
Is and so per cent: twenty-five made
between so and 100 per cent, and
eleven made more than 100 per cent.
The contrast between 1916 and 1917
is evident when it is realized that
the profits of more than so per cent
were realized upon approximately
one-sixth of the total pack of 1916.
while in 1917 this fraction had risen
to over one-half. Fifty per cent profit
on invested capital for over half the
industry. giving an average profit for
the industry of more than so per cent
on invested capital. is clearly the nat
ural reflection of the great increase in
the proportion of the selling price
taken by the salmon packers"
Evening star., 1920-05-21
ALLEGES BIG PROFITS
TO CANNING INDUSTRY
W. Jett Lauck Cites Vegetables as
One Line in Which Gains
Tripled.

Profits of Gamers Of vegetables
tripled in 1917 over the preceding
year, according to figures contained
in a general survey of industries by
W. Jett Iauck. consulting economist
OF the railroad brotherhoods. pre-
sented to the railroad labor board in
Chicago and made available today.
The average return for companies
whose statistics were available Tor
both years was Q per cent in 1918 ana
50 per cent in 1917" the survey states.
This means that profits had more
than fripled
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GREATER WHEELING WINS

reality with just one poSs'o'
accomplished should the supreme court grant re-
likely prominent attorneys vie" OF
sustaining the ecn
Wheeling becomes
Strengthening out nnanc
greater CITY, SINCE
would have become operative hao not
carrying erect
The plans Wheeling father OF the movement mat leo
20 election last fall
speaking been let down. ana VIII" UNITY
spirit and pfed line industry and civic enterprise
nothing 10 prevent
Wheeling from becoming growing progressive cities OF the ma
stop It, and ms "heng goes
resident Of the city proper or its SUBURBS
in that progress d..
would not be here II was not lux
finally result from being part OF o
Centralized tends towards economy ana IN e
expanded regrets
been few All that necessary IN eo
is with and industry pung In w
pull harder 90
Of the proposition WI" accept o
courts lend uer enoS 10
community for harmony or housnt ana acuo"
e,,ons can leadt to the measure OF success
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DAVID LAWRENCE IN THE
INTELLIGENCER

Tho readers Of the highly nteresti"s
Er,ic,as nv David Lawrence appearing
kdaily In the Wheeling lntcliGencer ca"
kscarcelv have failed TO note the accur-
,acy with which Mr.. Lawrence states
Conditions at Washington. and the fair-
SItess with which, he discusses all puo"G
Enuestions. A remarkable coincidence
tvDl be seen IN a comparison OF NV
n awrence's letter Of December ~ WIN
s,hc letter Of viscount Grey written 10
y,hc London Times on January III. IN
shis letter Of December 30. Mr.. Lawrence
NaId speaktnS ot NlScount Grey's de-
Eparture
Z 1.-THE ambassador leaves In no com.
Sp,a,nipS splrit and IN NJ capitous or
Mnpatient mood. He is neither slGhteu
kby hts inability 10 hay" an Suu''m ',
fwth President wilson. nor - nc m.,
Expressed with the charge mat pa
&,litics ,ICre Il. a. the bottom OF
EAmerica's hesitation to rntlfy tn" peace
strea,y. ,;n,
Nor Americas hesitation - enter !hto
Fhindirg contract for PARTICIPATION III
kEslropean affairs without knowing "N-
Hactlv what the commitments ar" goin6
ITO be All thu RESERVATIONS
Sboil down to a single rcscrvation'
knamcly. that III the operation OF so I'M
kportant nm instrument as N" covenant
kof the Laague OF Nations. tho Pr"Sl:
Stlent Of tho United States shall nor
Hhaye the mower - commit the United
Estates to any obi Gation--moral. p"liti-
cal. physical. legal or mator!al-unI"SS
n the consent OF Congress ~ hrst given.
= On January 81. writing in the London
I Times. Lord Grey abundantly verified
4 the predictions OF Mr.. Lawrence. Hero
y Is a striking paragraph from Lord
SGrey's letter:
The Senate. by the American Con$ti-
tuition. is an independent bodY-an m
dependent element IN tho tr"a'y-maH-
ing power. Its refusal I" ratity the
treaty cannot expos" either itselr or
The country TO a charge Of bad faith or
pf reputation. hur IS il fair to repre-
sent The United states as holding UP
The treaty solely from motives or
party politics.
Ii is with SPECIAL satisfaction that
The IntelllscncHr calls attention To this
remarkable evidence nc the thorough
understanding with which Mr.. Lawrence
writes hts letters His letters appear
ing in the Intelligcncer are the most in
tellisen, and authoritative interpreta-
lion OF the news from Washington that
Is published IN any American news
paper. The IntclltGencer is especially
happy that II is able TO give 10 lis read
srs this unusual and striking daily dis
cission Of world events ccntering at our
national capital.
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RIPPING RHYMES
OFTICE.
BY WALT MASON.

have been asked to Quit my work
and make the race for county clerk.
They say a man Of pr!ncely race is
needed for that august place: man
Of virtue unalloycd. a man of weak
ncsses devoid: n gent Of great and
soaring gifts in whose rrnown there
nrr no riffs: it's such paragon
they need, and 60 they come TO me
and plead. But when l see tho weary
Jaws who are in offiC" all their days.
who sometimes die hut don't resign.
I say. NO public snap in mine.
When I turn out a hard made som,
tho smiling n"ighbors come alor,:.
and say. odd scout. you're ,dO:ns
we'll Your latest anthem rung the
bell" The man who has privarr
task gets all tho praises he could
ask, if he gets down. and does .ns
best. at duty'S eloquent hehcst. But
When he finds himself in charge oil
public office. small or largo. he can
not do his work SO we'll that voters
won't rear up and yell. ms voters
cvcrmorc have sCrcCched. and say he
ought to be impcaChed. I get a lit
tie word OF praise when ! produce
some ringing lays. but if they made
me county clerk. the populacc wound
roast my work.
Copyright by George Mathew Adams.)
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COMMENTS GALORE

The sensational dismissal OF Secre-
iary Of state Lansing has been follow
ell by stlll more sensat .onal interpreted
tons and explanations. Some OF the
papers are filling columns. even pages.
with thIer own commentaries and quo
cations Of prominent politicians on the
AFFAIR and its possible consequences.
The senate expects TO discuss the subject
which Is absorbing public interest dur
ing the treaty debate. Old and new
stories on the d!scordance between the
president and his secretary OF state are
current In great numbers. Ono thing
seems to be certain: whatever may
have bean the faults Of Mr.. Lansing.
who had long been tired OF being the
NTH wheel on the wagon. but who stuck
to his post out Of loyalty to Mr.. Will
son. the treatment meted out to him by
the president he did not deserve.
The foreign press did not lose any
time in commenting on the event and Il
IS very plain how eagerly Paris and
London papers grasped the opportunity
OF administering a rebuke TO Mr.. Wilson.
The Pail Mall Gazette goes so far as TO
predict that tho Lansing affair IS the
end OF tho treaty. A French paper says.
Louis XIV. the author OF the famous
statement: am tho state. would have
proceeded with moro formal!ty. than tho
head Of this autocratic regime with a
democratic facade. and another calls
wilson's vacilating course laughable.
The latest note OF the president wherein
No disapproves Premier Lloyd Georges
proposed settlement OF the Fiume ques-
tisn ana intimstes that II tho allies
settle. this problem without consulting
ne Omitted States government. the Uni
TAD States viii md Il imposs bic to con
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Our Daily Story
WHEN GREEK MEETS GREEK

Telegraph Manifold was consumer
who boosted that he never took substi'
tutes.
Salten Pepper was a drug clerk who
hoastcd that he had never allowed a
customer to leave the store empty
handed.
For years these two characters IN To-
DAVIS story had gone on living and NOV
ing about without once coming In con-
tact with each other. Then. ono fatal
day. Riosraph Manifold walked into the
drug store where SaltCn Pepper drugg"u
a tube of l:li's elbow grease, please.
h" said.
Salt"l Pepper smiled b"dizzcnly and
replied "AlI out OF elbow grease. sir.
but how about nice can or turnip
oil"
Nothing about it," responded Mani
fold. and turned tn go.
But with a lightning gesture, Pepper
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1, the flrst Of q series OF three articles
| on the Wilson Lansing break. the UNDER
lying causes and Significance OF H.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Feb. IL
President Wilson has made mistake.
His friends are bewildered. HIS op-
ponents naturally rejoice. Few people
know the facts-not more than two or
! three. The background Of the episode
thu thread Of the narrative itself ais
closes the inner side OF tho White House
and offic!aldom as II is today-the
! president incapicated. irritable over his
long confinement and extremely jealous
Of his presidential prerogatlVes. ana
officials generally are eppreHensa H,
Dental wrath. For If there was
"usurpation" of authority by Secretary
Lansing, there was plenty or 1t by other
persons equally as close to President
Wilson.
,nTton 10 make en- offhand judgment
and assume that the presidents blunt
act Is q direct consequence of tho ted!-
Jim OF his illness--an impatience ana
petulance not unknown to persons sum
instead Of supposing that the president
acted unnaturally. one close at hand
cannot but fail to have received tho I'M
preston that tho president indeed acted
naturally. Study Of the Wilson tenn
permanent oyer a period OF years and OBJ
servntion Of what has been going on in
the snyirons Of the White House and
Capitol Hill since the president got
back from Europe leads more easily 10
tho conclusion that Mr.. Wilson gave
vent TO an outburst OF temper which
has appeared on previous occasions but
which his advisers have wisely conceal
ed or checked than to, the notion that
some newly developed Feasibility
brought about tho curt dismissal Of the
Secretary Of State.
TO form q correct judgment. IL is not
necessary TO know just how much Presi-
dent Wilson has been permitted to
learn Of events and affairs going on in
rho government and outside world dur
ing his illness. Three people Can an
swer the question: Or. Cary T. Gray
son. his physician; Mrs. Woodrow Will
son and private secretary Joseph 7.
Tumulty.
sealed by professional ethics. the wife
OF the president Is not glen to answer
INK inquiries from news 3perS and has
had no communications with tn" press
since Mr. Wilson became H. and thu
private secretary Of the president has
decided 70 keep absolutely mum.
what the Reporters Knew.
But correspondents who go to tho
White House every day make it their
business 70 keep their eyes and cars
open and 70 remember from week 10
week and month TO month. And anyone
OF a dozen who watch White House
affairs carefully rau testify 10 certain
happenings which. when piC""d to-
Gcther and analysed in the light vf the
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Plumbing, Heating and Fire
sprinkling Systems
ROBT. w. KYLE co.
Gossip Stirs the Prsndsnt
Got Our Prices Before Installing
Now at 1913 Main Street.

have gotten the impression that the at
torney general was consulting his COL
Gossip stirs the PrsGidsnt
II is within the range OF possiohtl PIN,
these conferences. did read about mem men,
rs inter-depArtmental consultations,
he may have fallen back on hne as,
tinctions In the use OF words and faliei
Nor did he concern himself about them
probably until SOME one told him that
theyc were not informal get-togcther.
functions but formal sessions and mat
was seriously raised as to whether or
not the Cabinet should ask the Vice
President TO como and take thc place or
the President. Maybe Mr.: Wilson did
week Gossi p Tx" that doesn't always
travel fast hut. when ii did reach Mr..
Wilson. he gave vent to pent-up ais
satisfied ion with Mr.. LansingS views
ment at which h" considered a desire
Ia deposc the President or the Ih''e"
States
Personality Prefer for the present rnt
the most part, kept in ignorance or
what had been going on around him
and that those Of his friends who have
endesrored TO create the impression
i'm tho outside world said so merely as
political stratcEism one Of those unfor-
iunate phases of political life In Amer
lea which regards sincerity and frank
ness as secondary to the Machivallian
philosophy that in politics the end pus-
tties the means Every President has
an outer armnr which protectS him
from accusations and at the some time
Safeguards him against mistakes. Tho
tragedy Of the Presidents 1T OF temper
is that al this time nobody dared 1"
say him nay. nobody let him in on the
fact that the country had been accept
ing the Cabinet meeting az Of his sane
ton. -
CTomorrow's article will ideal with
the personality of tho President and
uutburstS Of temper that he has upon
occasion Chided himself for eNhibitlng)
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THE YEAR OF BIG THINGS

The year 1920 promises to be year
OF big construction for Wheeling. The
citv authorities are planning to spend
nearly a million dollars on the improve
ment Of streets. and tho county. having
assumed the maintenance OF tho
national highway in the city limits, Will
also spend very considerable sum OF
money on that thoroughfare. For five
wears We have done little or nothing IN
building new streets. We have hardly
kept old ones in repair and the present
di,apidated condition of our main road
ways IS an evidence Of our present need
Within a few weeks. contracts Will be
let and work will begin In many differ
emit parts Of the city. Wheeling Is 60
ing 70 be made over. It will be a big
rcr city. better city and more beau
tIful city. \ new spirit has como Into
our citizenship. and from that new spir-
i. we confidently expect 70 see a change
Of conditions that will mako wheeling
better materially and morally.
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had him by the coat collar and was
cajoolinE. I'VE have some nice Fin
nish glue on sale today, sir, what would
you say to a bottle?"
I'D say no." roared Manifold. as he
broke loose and headed for the door.
But Pepper leaped over the counter and
blocked the doorway.
Gould you use an aluminium hand
kerchief dryer" he brindled.
Could you use two black eyes, a
smashed nose, several broken ribs, a
bent ear and a broken shin?" roared
Manifold. And. leaping on Pepper. he
inflicted the entire list upon him and
walked over his PROSTATE form in
search Of Els elbow grease.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Rip Van Winklr
had just come back to life? Read "a
Modern Rip" and stop supposing.
The greater the necessity for saving
tho greater your opportunity to use
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CONTINUE MARTIAL LAW.

LEXINGTON. Feb. 17.-Military Gov
ernor G.. W. Maddox. L. s. A. said today
the situation here makes continuance OF
martial law n necessity.
Tho special grand jury probing the
riot Of Feb. . is not In session today. It
will resume tomorrow.
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LANE TO HEAD on COMPANY.

Los ANGELES. Feb. 17.-F'ranklin
X Lane, retiring secretary OF the In
terror Will become an executive in the
Pan american Petroleum and Trans
port company and the Mexican Petrol
cum company when he relinQuishcs his
official position, II was announced hete
today by f.. l.. Dohcny, president of III"
two companies.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 17.-Joseph J.
Cooter. Secretary Lanes executive as
sIstnnt In tho interior department will
accompany his chief in a like CaDAcity
when tho latter goes to the Dohcny
oil interests on leaving tho cabinet
March /.