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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-25
SEES BIG ENROLMENT.
g. W. q. Expects Largest List Of
Students in It's History.

George Washington University ex-
poets the largest enrolment in the
history OF the institution at the COM
ing session. according to DR.. William
Carl Ruediger. dean Of Teachers Col
lege. and director of the Summer
School.
In announcing that the enrolment
for the regular session Of the Sum
mer School. which closed last SAtur-
day, was 7S3, an increase OF 10 per
cent over that of last summer, Dean
Ruediger declared that the Summer
School registration always was an in
dex to the fall enrolment.
Extension classes in. philosophy,
history, library science and German
are continuing and will not come to a
close until the middle Of September.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-25
COAL SITUATION
IND. c. IMPROVES
Chairman Graham of Inves-
tigating Committee Reports
Increased Receipts.

A decided improvement in the coal
situation Of the National Capital was
reported today by the coal commit
tee recently appointed by the District
Commissioners to investigate and find
means for the prevention of threat
ened coal famine here this winter.
F.. G.. Graham. chairman of the COM
mittee. stated that there is much i'm
provement in the situation. He said
of coal here in the past few days, but
said that one dealer had received
seven cars Of anthracite coal. Other
dealers also, he said, are receiving
shipments.
Plenty of Coal Disclosed.
Mr.. Graham said the investigations
already made by the committee dis
closed that there is plenty of coal
being mined. and that there are
enough cars to transport the fuel.
The committee met at lunch today
and discussed the situation. Reports
from various parts Of the country, at
the mines and in other cities which
have been received by the committee in
the past few days were studied Just
what steps the committee will take to
bring more coal here cannot be deter
mined at this time.
Seeking Best Methods.
The Investigations of the committee
have not as yet brought out the best
methods of doing this.
1t was stated by a member Of the
committee that just as soon as any
information is obtained which will
tend to relieve the situation here the
plans of the committee will be made
public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-25
SHOWS HINDENBURG LINE.
Replica Displayed Is Work Of Capt.
Beerworth Of Canadians.

A replica Of the Hindenburg line,
with the trenches held by the allies.
has been placed on exhibition at 611
18th street northwest by Capt. G. W.
Beerworth Of the Canadian army, who
constructed the model. The model
is huge affair, representing hfty-
acre field, and the details of the
trenches. the barbed-wire entangle-
ments and the shell holes have been
worked out with the greatest care.
1t requires a freight car to move the
exhibit from city to city.
The model is being exhibited here
through the courtesy Of the library
archives and department of history
of the state Of Tennessee. Capt.
Beerworth has lived in Tennessee for
some time.
The field depicted was on the st.
Quentin front, near Knob wood. north
Of Bellicourt. 1t took Capt. Beer
worth eighteen months to build the
model. Among the materials used
were 5S6 old newspapers, ground up
and mixed with glue to REPRESENT the
earth: five gallons Of coloring chem
icals, more than 1900 revetment
posts. 1850 sand bags and 5000 feet
of miniature barbed wire and ESQ
boxes of lacks.
The exhibit is open to the public
from 10 am. until 10 pm. and will
continue on exhibition during the
present week. Robert P. James, trav-
cling for the Tennessee department
of history, is planning to have Of
ficials of the War Department view
the model of the historic battle
ground.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-25
PROPERTY
|NPARK SHANT|ES
MENACED BY FIRE
Barracks Called Firetraps by
D. c. Expert-U. S. Official
Admits Danger.

Thousands of dollars worth of
government property stored in the
group of wooden shacks in East Po-
tomac Park. along the speedway. is in
constant danger of being DESTROYED by
nre. We have had to respond three
times to alarms of fire from the bar
racks since they were erected and
it wouldn't surprise me if a fourth
and possibly more serious alarm
would come in any day."
This statement was made today by
Deputy Fire Chief P. w. Nicholson,
who every three or four weeks makes
an inspection tour of the shacks. He
told a Star reporter today that the
only way to eliminate the menace to
the Office furniture and euuipment
stored in these shanties is to find
suitable storage place for the equip
ment and rae the buildings.
Hydrnnts Hidden by Weeds.
IF we do get an alarm some dark
night, our firemen are going to have
the hardest kind of battle to save this
government property, particularly if
the wind is wrong Chief Nicholson
continued. THE firemen would have
great difficulty in locating the fire
seen weeds taller than ! am COM
pletely hiding the plugs from view.
Our best bet in fighting fire of any
proportions would be the fireboat.'
rs there no sprinkling system in
the buildings"' was asked.
NO Chief Nicholson replied. I'm
each building there is a small fire
extinguisher, but these are not of
much use If the fire has gained con-
siderable Roadway. 1 understand
there is a watchman who takes look
around every night to see that every
thing is all right" 90.
U. 8. Omcial Admits Danger.
An Official of the general supply
committee, the organization which
has charge of the storage of gov
eminent Office furniture and equip
ment in about thirty-five of the
wooden buildings. admitted today
that the danger of fire sweeping the
structures was serious. He said each
building is equipped with an extin-
guisher and that every precaution in
the power of the officers in charge is
taken to prevent fire.
One building was partly damaged
about year ago by fire he said. The
building, he added, had not been re-
paired because the committee expect
ed confidently that suitable quarters
for the storage of the large quantity
of government property would be
provided in the near future. Such
quarters, however, were not assigned,
and the buildings continue to house
the ofdce furniture and appurtenanceS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-25
INCREASE ,,NOWN
At FRONi|' ROYAL
Census Figures lh,dicate
Growth of 271-Other Pop
uIations Announced. {

Population of Front Royal, 4 Va.
showed a small gain over 1910 d p ring
the present year, the census b "a eau
announced today. Front Royals, zap
ulation is now 400. against IL ScSSir n
1910 and l ,0O5 in 1900. -
Population of other Virginia aow \s,
was announced as follows: Mon. y
gomery, 2,140; Mount Hope. 1889 !.
scarboro: LOIS; Woodstock. 1.5so: LII, -
ray, 1881. and Shenandoah, 1,Ss5.
The missing enumeration distrid
left out of the preliminary announce.
ment of Georgia's census turned up
today, adding 299 more to the popu
lation of the state. making the revised
state total 2,S93,900 The missing dis
trict was in Mcintosh county. but it's
addition to the previously announced
total does not change the states per-
centage of increase. which still re-
mains at 1913 per cent.
Texas Town Grows
The town of Eastland. Tex, an oil
town in the southwestern part OF the
state, shows a very large gain in the
decade, its percentage gain in the
ten-year period being 1851 per cent.
Eastland had S55 residents in 1910 and
now has 1855. Other population re-
suits announced today include:
Palo Alto. Calf. $500. increase l.
IA. or SIS per cent; Galveston Tex.
44.255. increase 1924. or 1917 per cent:
New Bern, n. c.. 10000, increase 81. or
o. per cent; Erie county. n. Y. contain
ing Buffalo, 634,5SS, increase 105.603, or
200 per cent
Southern Cities Figures.
Population of southern places an
nounced include:
Port Tampa, Fla, 1,039: Plant City,
Fla, 3, 729: DaFien, Ga, 1928; Troy. y. c.,
1.102; Mount Gilead, n. c., 975; Madison,
Ga, 2,34S. Louisiana places: Jeanerette.
2.512; Coushatta, s62: Baldwin, 964: Ber-
wick, 1881; Franklin, 1904: Patterson,
2.53s; Amite, 1854: Hammond. ASS;
independence, 1,o32: kentwood. 3,o59:
Ponchatoula, 955. and Port Allen, $40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-25
CHARGES BRITISH AID
FOR DEMOCRATIC FUND
Representative Fred A. Britten
Says He Will Prove
Assertion.

CHICAGO, August 25.- Charges
that $751; appropriated by the Brit
ish parliament for entertainment pur-
poses at the British embassy in
Washington had found its way into
the democratic national committee
were made yesterday by Representa-
tive Fred A. Britten of Illinois, in a
signed statement. Proof of this as
sertion will be brought before the
Senate campaign investigating COM
mittee when it reconvenes next Mon
day, he said.
evidence will be introduced at the
pending investigation to show that
the British parliament recently APP
propriated $S7,500 in favor of the
British ambassador at Washington
| for entertainment purposes and thai
this fund already has found it's way
into the democratic national commit
tee. where it no doubt will be fol
lowed by ten times that amount
should it be made evident that the
disciple of Wilson can win will
money" the statement read in part
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-25
LIVING COSTS GO UP
IN IS CITIES OF THE U. S.
Cleveland Suffers Most-Richmond,
Va, 26 Per Cent, Being Similar
to Washington.

Living costs rose from % to As per
cent in eighteen representative cities
in the United States in the period
between December. 1918. and June,
1920, the bureau of labor statistics
announced today.
The largest increase in the period
was. in Cleveland, Ohio. where living
costs rose As per cent. and the small
est Increase was in New Orleans, La.
where the percentage of increase was
but % per cent
In Richmond. Va. where prices are
practically the same as those in
Washington. living costs rose 26 per
cent, food rising more than 20 per
cent in cost during the period. and
clothing as wfrole rising SO per cent.
Food prices rose. S7.77 per cent in
Buffalo, n. Y, during the period,
against the minimum increase of 1882
per cent in Cincinnati, Ohio. Food
prices throughout the south general
~ were lower than those along the
Atlantic seaboard and at inland
points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-25
cost SERVICE FOR DC.
| LINES NOT FEASIBLE
Col. Kutz Says Traction Companies
Here Should Merge Before
Trying Plan.

Service-at-cost plan for street rail-
ways would be impracticable in
Washington, because of the difference
in the financial conditions of the two
companies, Col. Charles w. Kutz,
chairman of the Public Utilities Com
mission. said today.
The Federal Electric Railways Com
mission, appointed by the President
to study. means of relieving the
street railways from conditions
brought about by the war. yesterday
recommended service at cost as one
source of relief.
THAT question" said Col. kutz,
was thoroughly thrashed out at the
hearings before the House District
committee on the local street car sit
uation. 1t was felt that the service
at-cost plan would bring about con-
ditions which we were trying to
avoid"
Col. Kutz added, however. that the
commission would have no objection
to a service-at-cost plan if a merger
of the two lines could be brought
about first.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-25
GERMANS PAID FOR ARMS.
Premiums for Turning in Rifles
Announced by Official.

BERLIN, August 24.-Dr Peters. the
new commissioner for civilian dis
armament. has announced premium
of 100 marks for every rife volun-
tarily surrendered between September
and October 1. The premium will
be reduced to half that amount dur
ing the following three weeks, after
which amnesty will be granted for
ten days, during which the holders
of weapons may prove their legiti-
mate possession.
The commissioner also will use
moving pictures to stimulate interest
in the collection of hidden weapons.
He admits the nature of his task pre-
cludes the adoption of coercive meas
ures, as he is dependent on public
good will He warns citizens, how
ever. that in addition to turning in
arms they are morally obliged to re-
port the whereabouts of weapons il
legally possessed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-25
LBANIA DEFEATS SERBS.

LONDON, August PA Reuter- dis
patch from Rome. quoting the Tempo,
saws that the Albanian command has
issued the following communicate:
'.The Albanians have gained a~vic-
tory over the Serbs in the Dibra re-
eion. The Serbs lost 1000 men. The
Serbs have been driven back to the
frontier which they crossed on July
Is.
Pending communications from
Re,prade. the Tfrania government has
Ordered its troops to halt at the de-
nnaycation line fixed in 1913"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-25
RUM RUNNING RUNS RIOT,
REGINA. Saskatchewan. August .

REGINA. Saskatchewan. August "a.
Rum running runs riot on the Ca
madam border. Assistant Commission
er Tracey Of the provincial police de-
clared upon his return here today
from an inspection trip along the in
ternational line.
Especially from Estevan, Sas-
katchewan. to Minot, N. D., has whis-
ky smuggling into the United States
assumed huge proportions" Tracey
said. Mnot alone contains enough
whisky to float ship and is being util-
lied as q general clearing station for
an organized gang"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-25
NONSENSE, SAYS EMBASSY
Sum Declared Necessary for Ex-
penses Here.

'.Unmitigated nonsense" was the
terse comment made at the British
embassy today when attention was
called to a dispatch from Chicago
saying that Representative Fred A.
Britten had charged that Great Brit
tain had contributed $S7,500 to the
democratic national campaign fund.
It was pointed out that the sum
mentioned was the allowance given
the British ambassador here for eX-
penses, and that if it had all been
turned over to the democrats the
embassy would be in a bad way
While none of the officials of the
democratic national committee were
at the committees headquarters here
today, the report from Chicago was
given no credence by the attaches
there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-25
FIRE LOSS ABOUT So, 800.
Firemen Use Chemicals to Extin-
guish Flames at Mazo Bros Place.

Engine company No. IA responded to
call from the wholesale grocery es-
adjustment of Mazo Bros, at sos
Pennsylvania avenue, about $50
o'clock this morning and extinguished
fire on the third floor. F'iremen
fought the fire. with chemical extin-
guishers and avoided the use of large
quantities of water. which would
have meant much damage on the low
err floors.
Damage to the stock amounted to
about $1,000. while the building was
damaged to the amount of $500. ORR
gin Of the fire was not determined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-25
SOUTH MAY HOLD COTTON.
Proposal to Keep Better Grades Of
Market for Year.

MONTGOMERY. Ala, August 25.-
Plans Endorsed by leading fnanciers
of the south, whereby 25 per cent Of
the higher grades of the 1920 cotton
crop will be, held off the markets for
a period of one year. have been ap-
proved by the. American Cotton As
ISOLATION, according to information
given out by the secretary of the
Alabama division
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-25
Wearing Pink Is
Not Good Form,
For the Oyster

Oysters ought to stop wear.
ing pink.
The bureau Of chemistry has
Investigated the trouble period
ically experienced By shippers
when a pink color develops in
oysters or their liquor.
Measures to prevent contamf-
nation Of oysters in and about
oyster houses through . pink
fungus will stop the trouble.
says the bureau. 1t In declared
that there in no evidence that
oysters containing the pink
color are injurious to health.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-25
u. S. FLYERS REACH NOME.
Actual Time in Air From New
York, Fifty-Five Hours.

NOME, Alaska. August 25.-The
four United States airplanes flying
from Mineola, n. Y, to Nome arrived
here from Ruby, Alaska. at $50
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. The ac-
tual flying time from New York was
nfty-hve hours. Capt. st. Clair Street
mead OF the expedition. announced.
Tho hop-on on the return trip to
New York win be made in q few
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-25
NORWAY OPEN TO RUSSIA.

CHRISTIANIA, August 24..-Maxim
Litvinof, the Russian bolshevik as
sistAnt commissioner Of foreign af-
fairs, has been given permission to
come to Christiania to negotiate trade
relations between Russia and Norway
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-25
100000 MATCH PLANT.

MONTREAL, August 25.-Four Brit
ish match-manufacturi companies
recently amalgamated, have COM
pleted plans for the erection Of a
SIS, 000. zoo plant near here, it was an
nounced today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-25
PLAN HARMONY STEPS.
Manila Rotary Club Would Unite
Americans and Filipinos.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright, 1920.
MANILA, P. l., August 10 (delayed).
Members of the Manila Rotary
Club are taking steps looking to put
an end to jealousies and personal i'll
feeling between Americans and Fill
|pinos. They will try to agree upon a
policy which they can recommend to
Congress for adoption.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-27
Editors Table

Satire in the Victorian Novel by
Frances Theresa Russell. PhD.. as
sistant professor of English in STAN
ford University. published by the
Macmillan Co, is an inIerpretative
study of Victorian fiction, emphasize
ing the tendencies of satire during
that period of English literature
How the tendency to satire arose
and how it was used. its method and
it's purpose are cleverly and inter-
estingly told. Peacock. Lytton,
Disraeli. GaSkell. Thackeray, Dick
ems. Reade, Trollope. Bronte. Kings
ley, Eliot and Meredith, the whole
familiar and beloved host of Vic
torian novelists is here introduced to
generation that for the most part
knows them not. The vein of ro-
mantle and yet often realistic satire
that runs through the works of these
authors is treated with keen in
telligence and appreciation by the
author. and she calls attention to the
rich heritage of philosophic humor
which is the Victorian contribution
to the literary storehouse.
The volume is an attractive book
OF some 300 pages and IS copiously
supplied with quotations from the
novelists of the period. There is an
extensive photography and full in
dex. The book should be invalua BILE
to the student of this particular
section OF the literary field.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-27
A Demonstration for Traitors.

O0W0V0SrotooO tor lTAtoTSs
(The Sun and New York Herald)
A party OF Socialists vii: gather in
Washington on April Is to demand
the release Of Eugene v. Debs from
Atlanta penitcntiary. where he is
serving a term for violation OF the
espionage act.
An arranged conference" is to be
held with the President, but that the
President has yet consented to it is
not made clear.
General amnesty will be asked for
"all Socialists and radicals confined
or under prison sentence under espi-
onage act convictions" and it will
be asserted that these prisoners were
condemned for political" offences.
That these political" offences
meant death to our soldiers and
sailors. destruction to our country
and subsection of our people to for
eign domination will not be empha-
sized by the spokesman fer the SO
cialists and radicals"
That the political" offenders
sought to defeat the United States
in war is a fact which their apollo
giStS will ignore.
Moreover resolutions declaring
such [general] amnesty will be in
troduced in the House and Senate.
according to the plan. Senator
France tMaryiand) has promised to
introduce one in the Senate, it is
said. while several Representatives
are said to be willing to act in the
House."
We wonder by what amendment to
the Constitution the power to par
don criminals has recently been
transferred from the Executive to
the Legislative Department.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-27
The American Eagle

II the American eagle should stop
screaming or if the American eagle
became extinct. SO that there would
be no possibility OF its screaming
ever again being heard-what would
become of Us Yankees? The very
thought is appalling:
And yet. warning is issued by the
American Museum of National His
tory at New York that the Ameri-
can or Bald eagle is in danger OF
disappearing altogether. stating that
more than one-half and perhaps
three quarters of those noble birds
have already been sacrificed" The
cause is laid at the door of the hun
tiers in Alaska, whose cupidity and
the bounty offered by the territorial
government has led to unlimited
killing, amounting to slaughter of
the Species
Beside representing the best ma
ton on earth, the American eagle
performs a duty, imposed by nature.
OF inestimable help, for it preys
largely on rodents harmful to the
farm crops and the naturalists de-
clare that tales of the American
eagles destructiveness to game or
domestic animals are for the greater
part pure fiction" 1t being migra-
tory, no state or territory can claim
ownership. hence it is for the fed
eral government to protect it, lest it
soon has the same fate Of the Amer
lean pigeon, exterminated by ruth
less shooting and destruction of its
nests.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-27
PLANS FOR RACING
IN NEW BRUNSWICK

Fredericton. y. B., March 25.-The
Maritime and Maine harness racing cir
cult completed its plans for 10 solid
weeks of racing this season at their
final meeting here this afternoon.
President S. D. Heckbert of Chatham
was in the chair and a.. the members of
the executive were present.
w. H. Gocher. secretary OF the Ma
tional Trotting Association, came from
Hartford. Ct. for the meeting and was
guest Of honor at banquet given the
horsemen tonight by T. V. Monahan of
the Barker House.
In naming racing dates the circuit al
iotted the following weeks: July 5,
Houlton: July II, Woodstock: July 10.
St. Stephen; July 2S, Fredericton; Aug.
,. Chatham: Aug 9. Moncton: Aug. 16.
Springhiil. y. s.: Aug. 3. ST. John: Aug.
30, Houlton; Sept. 6. Chatham: Sept Is.
Woodstock and St. Stephen: Sept. %,
Fredericton; Sept. q. ST. John; Oct !,
Moncton.
A resolution was unanimously passed
that the circuit race meetings be car
ried on under the rules Of the National
Trotting Association.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-27
Life in the Great Citv.

Really we dislike to leave home te
come to work now. Out in front of gu,
domicile on Stevens avenue there's a
rut a couple of feet deep into which
a truck gets stalled every now ans
the efforts made to get out and hea,
the language that is employed in The
effort.
The above thriller is chronicled by
Pats and Knocks. the sob artist OF
the Portland Press. and, we take it.
marks the acme of excitement in
Portland. But, speaking of "lan-
gwage": Into which a truck gets
stalled" Pats, o. Pats! We had
you in mind for the hall of fame, but
we dunno.