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practical solutions of economic prob
lens put before the conference.
The delegates applauded vigorously
his expression of hope for the recov-
cry of President Wilson.
DR.. Jose Luis Pejada Of Bolivia de-
clared that all Latin America Joined
the United States in the resolution to
maintain peace and Justice During
the period of reconstruction all the
American republics must coordinate
their efforts to take advantage of all
natural re1ourcees he said. adding
that the Bolivian delegates were
here to discuss how they could make
their country's great resources acces-
sible.
without the United States the
league of nations is not complete,
declared DR.. Carlos Sampaio of Bra
zii Meanwhile let us realize by
frie ndship and cooperation the
league of the Americas" DIR. Sam
paio said Brazil was looking to the
United States for assistance in de-
veloping that country. not SO much
by financial aid as by example. He
expressed great admiration for our
banking systems and great indus
tries.
DIR. Luis IzQuierto OF Chile said all
the American nations felt the neces-
sity of developing their industries
and broadening their trade routes.
The beneficial intercourse between
the American republics. particularly
with the United States, which was
created by the war I'm st be main
tanned and protected" said he.
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DRAFT Of TEACHERS
PAY BILL READY TODAY
Tentative Measure Providing Emer-
gency Increase to Be Sent
to Board.

The final tentative draft of the bill
providing an emergency increase in
salary for public school teachers will
be finished late today and sent to the
BOARD of education. If it is possible
to make arrangements for attendance
by all members. the board will be
called into special session by DR.. John
van Schaick. president, perhaps tomor-
row afternoon for consideration of the
bill Otherwise the measure will be
taken up at the regular board meeting
Wednesday at pm.
Work on the tentative draft has
been in the hands of Stephen E.
Kramer, assistant superintendent of
schools. and r. o. Wilmarth more than
week. A simplified form was laid
before Ernest L. Thur ston, superin-
tendent of schools. the latter part of
the week. Certain changes in the text
were suggested, and these were incor-
porated today
Salary schedule "a" providing an
increase of about so per cent over
the present scale of pay, simply will
De attached to the measure drawn up
AS soon as the board has approved
the document there will be a confer
ence regarding it's provisions between
the board and the teachers salary
subcommittee of the National Capital
SchooI Betterment Council. When
these organizations reach agreement
on the measure it will be sent at
once. via the board of District Com
missioners. to the legislative commit
tees of the Senate and House with an
urgent request for speedy action.
DR.. Van Schaick, Commissioner
Louis Brownlow and me embers OF the
school betterment subcommittee have
declared they will do their utmost
to speed the day of enactment of the
measure.
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PARCEL POST THIEF
WORKS Merry SCHEME
Householders Warned by Postmas-
ter Chance to Guard Against
Bold Trickster.

Postmaster Chance today warned
householders to be on the watch
against one of the nerviest attempts
to swindle persons receiving parcel
post packages which have come to the
attention of the city post Office in a
long time.
The game as recently practiced
successfully in large apartment
house is this:
The person working the game-in
the case reported. coiored man
waits outside the building until a
truck from the city post office has
completed its delivery of parcel post
The minute the truck starts off the
himself to the telephone girl. who
has charge of the parcels.
"One of those parcels is wrong.
says the man. The telephone girl
thinking that he has come back from
the parcel post truck, allows the man
to search.
Here it is" says the man. select
ing a large and valuable package.
The man who worked the game
successfully had a very large amount
of nerve, Mr.. Chance declared, for he
did not go away with the package
Immediately, but took it to the apart
ment for which it was intended.
There is 40 cents due on this he
said.
When the mistress of the house
refused to pay the charge" the man
declared he could not let her have
the parcel and went away with IT.
this time for good, because the par
Gel is lost.
Postmaster Chance warned apart.
ment house employees to be on the
watch for repetition of the trick
and indicated that there will be a
general Tightening up in the handling
Of parcel post and other mail at apart
ment houses.
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URGES CLEARER ADDRESSES.
Postmaster Chance Consults Busi-
ness Organizations.

Postmaster Chance today took UP
with the Chamber of Commerce,
Board of Trade and Merchants and
Manufacturers Association the Ques-
tion of securing full and clear ad-
dresses on all mail matter sent out
by large business concerns of the
National Capital.
1t is frequently impossible to de-
liver large quantities of third-class
mail, such as circulars, etc. becaus e
of the failure Of the sender to supply
the complete address. Circular mail
is not entitled to directory service
at the post office. whereby proper ad-
dresses can be ascertained, and as a
result delivery cannot be made.
1t is stated that much of such mat
ter is turned over to persons who
address the circulars at so much per
Thousand, and that they consequently
write the names as briefly as possi-
BILE. This practice results in the mis-
delivery of a considerable amount of
this matter. the Post Office Depart
ment states, because of the fact that
very frequently two or more patrons
have one identical initial.
An energetic campaign has been
begun by the Post Office Department,
and. with Mr.. Chance acting for the
local city post Office, with a view to
having all mail completely and Iegi-
bly, addressed.
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D. c. INSURANCE BILL
| CONSIDERATION PUT OFF

The Senate District committee today
held brief hearing on the bill estah-
fishing code of Insurance laws FOR
the District OF Columbia. drafted by Il
committee of the American Bar Asso-
citation. 1t determined, however. that
In view of the great amount Of press
ing business now pending In the SEN
ate it would not at this time under
take to consider this important
measure, which is long and technical
after which the states may shape
their insurance laws, The decision
of the committee not to press this
measure at present was taken after
Lewis A. Griffith, insurance commits
sioner Of the District. had admitted
pretty well, and that there was no
immediate need for this new leg1s-
laton, though it was desirable. Be-
sides Mr.. Griffith, Commissioner
Brownlow and Col kutz. Engineer
Commissioner of the District, and
former Commissioner Gwynn Car
diner appeared to urge the passa ge
of the bill, which was introduced by
Senator Sherman. chairman of the
committee.
1t was decided that the bill should
be taken up at some future time,
when the committee could give its
time and attention to the measure.
ings were given on the bill A. /.
Vorys, chairman of the insurance
committee of the American Bar AS
sociation, should be invited to ap-
pear and discuss the bill.
The suggestion that the considera-
tion of the insurance bill be post
poned was made by Senator Jones OF
Washington, who gave urgent ma
tional legislation now pending as the
reason why he could not give the
insurance bill his attention.
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JOHN RUDDEN SUDDENLY
DIES OF HEART TROUBLE
Identified With Washington Busi-
ness Interests for 4S Years.
Native of Ireland.

John Rudden. prominent merchant
on 7th street for forty-eight years.
died yesterday afternoon at his resi-
dence. 113 5th street southeast. He
was seventy three years old and his
sudden death was caused by heart
trouble.
Mr.. Ridden came to this city from
ireland when a small boy. He was a
self made man. By hard work ard
honest endeavor he worked his way
up. Many years ago he gained the
controlling interest in a furniture
store at 9TH and III streets. He con-
tinued as manager and owner of this
store the rest OF his life. although he
removed the business to 3I1 7th street
He was prominent in all charita BILE
organizations in connection with civic
affairs and the Catholic Church He
leaves his wife. formerly Miss MolIie
Condor of Baltimore. Md, and a
daughter, Mrs. w. V. Turiey of Chat
tanooga, Tenn.
Funeral services will be held We'd
hesday morning at 0 o'clock at st.
Mays Church. Interment will be in
n RafeauwuAsn
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W. R. f. ROUTING PLANS
PROVIDE FOR RUSH HOUR

Although under the proposed re-
routing of cars the Brookland and
North Capitol street line will run up
18th street instead of to George
town. the Washington Railway and
Electric Company expects to operate
some North Capitol street cars to l4th
and G and others to 18th and ii
streets during the morning and even
ing rush periods.
It is likely that in the rush hours
about seven North Capitol cars will
continue on their present route as
far as Dupont Circle. to accommodate
the government workers who go as
far as 18th and II streets.
Approximately the same number OF
North Capitol cars Will run straight
through G. street to 14th street during
the rush periods, and return to North
Capitol through f street
An official of the W. Il. and e. said
he is confident that the rerouting.
which Is to become effective March l.
will greatly improve service on the
company's lines.
1t does not seem likely now that
tho companies will be able to replace
the paper tickets with metal tokens
February /. While some tokens have
been received, the companies have not
received many of the coin boxes.
which are to be used when the tokens
are put in service.
1t probably will be near the middle
Of February before the tokens are
available.
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MRS. HANNAH B. NlCHOl
SUCCUMBS TO INFLUENZA
Stricken While Helping to Nurse
Brother, Col. r. j. Bright,
Who Is Seriously Ill.

After a brief illness Mrs. Hannah
b. Nichol. widow of Joseph w. Nichol.
a well known Washington LAWYER
who died about two years ago, passed
away this morning at 238 MARYLAND
avenue northeast.
Mrs. Nfchol was taken i'll last week
with influenza while visiting at the
home OF her brother, Col Richard j.
Bright, former sergeant-at-arms Of
the Senate. Col. Bright himself is
quite sick, and Mrs. Nichol was as
sisting in the nursing of her brother
when she was stricken with infiu-
enza- She grew steadily worse, and
died at an early hour today. Col.
Brights condition still is serious
Mrs. Nichol was the mother of
Graham b. Nichol, a Washington
newspaper man. She had lived for a
number Of years with her son and
brother in this city, coming here
from Madison. Ind.
Funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later. but Mrs. Nichol prob
ably will be buried in Rock Creek
cemetery on Wednesday.
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ID. c. SYNDICATE BUYS
| HOTEL At ATLANTIC CITY

Sale of the st. Charles Hotel, at ST
Charles place and the Boardwalk, At
lantic City. to a syndicate composed
of unnamed Washington RESIDENTS
was completed in Atlantic City today.
The price was reported to be $780,
600. Frederick c. Bryan, an attorney
Of this city. represented the WASH
ington purchasers of the property.
The st. Charles was thrown into bank
ruptcy last summer, according to a dis
patch from Atlantic City today. Edward
A. Grosscup of Newark, N. j.. being
named as receiver. He had put the hotel
on a paying basis when the offer from
the Washington syndicate was received
for the property. At a hearing before
Referee Cole in Atlantic City, the sale
was held under advisement, a stock
holders committee seeking postpone
ment of the sale, so that the stock
holders might possibly pay the debts
and take the hotel out of the receivers s
hands. However, the stockholders
failed after two weeks to submit
counter offer
Creditors with long standing claims.
aggregating nearly s25O,0O0, will be
paid in full with interest, it was an
nounced, while stockholders will re-
ceive approximately 35 cents on the
dollar.
The ST. Charles Hotel property re-
Gently was appraised at value of
$1.750,000.
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MILK THEFT MYSTERY
SOLVED BY POLICEMAN
Watched and Waited Near 18th
and p Streets Until Delivery
Man Arrived.

Recent complaints have been made
by residents in the neighborhood of
18th and P streets of repeated thefts
of milk left at their doors by milkmen
in the early morning hours.
This morning a policeman took his
stasd Oh the corner and waited and
watched. Soon d milk wagon was
driven up to the pavement, the driver
alighted with a number of bottles, ran
up the steps and busted himself in the
vestibule of one of the houses.
When he returned to his wagon. Mr..
Policeman said: What were you do
ing in that vestibule."
Delivering the milk" was the re-
ply.
How much did you deliver?"
THE usual amount"
Let's go see.' said the policeman, n,
and, ntering the vestbule. he added: ::
IF there is any milk here I'll drink
it,"
Not a bottle of milk could be found.
/; Go on" said the policeman. i've
got your number"
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GEN. HARTS MAY STILL
Be COURT-MARTALED

Brig. Gen. William Harts, former
commandant of the district of Paris.
may still be court-martialed for in
humane prison treatment and insani-
tary conditions in Paris while he was
in charge. Maj. Gen. Harbord, COM
mander. of the services of supplies in
the A. E F., told a House subcom-
mittee today.
Gen. Harbord stated, should be
placed on Gen. Harts. Asked by Rep
resentative Bland, republican. Indi-
ana, what procedure was necessary
for such a trial. Gen. Harbord replied
that Secretary Baker could order Gen.
the army CT occupation, to return to
the states.
1T is evident why Gen. Harts has
never been court-martiaied." Bland
answered. He was the teachers pet
in this country. and the teachers pet
in France, and it has always taken
courage to attack him. Fifty men
were placed in a contemplate room
and left there indefinitely because ii
was claimed better quarters could not
be obtained. Officers, however. found
no difficulty in finding luxurious quar-
ters and the headquarters of the dis
trict of Paris was located in pal
ace"
Asked regarding the reduction OF
sentence in the case of "Hard-Eoiled
Smith former second lieutenant, con-
victed of cruelty while in charge OF
one of the prison farms, from three
years to eighteen months, Gen. Har-
board said he had not advised the
reduction.
That came from Gen. Pershing's
headquarters,' Mr.. Bland replied
and Gen. Pershing will be called be-
fore this committee to tell US about
that"
The facts in Smiths case. Gen
Harbord added. led him to believe
even the three-year sentence was toe
light.
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THOMAS B. KALBFUS ILL.
Victim of Recent Traffic Accident
Unconscious in Hospital.

Thomas B. Kalbfus. former news
paper publisher in this city, who was
injured December 27 in a traffic ac-
cident, was taken very i'll last night
and was rushed to Providence Hos
pital Attending physicians state
that his chances for recovery are
doubtful. 1t is also claimed that his
present condition is due to the acci-
dent he met with while crossing the
street at 9Th and I some three weeks
ago, when a motor cycle struck him. At
the time he appeared to be only badly
bruised and shocked, with no no.
ticeable injury
Last night. however. he suffered a
hemorrhage of the brain. blood clot
forming. He had not regained con-
seriousness at 1 O'Clock this afternoon.
Mr.. Kalbfus resides at the Mount
Vernon apartments, 9th street and
New York avenue. He published the
Sunday Herald here about thirty
years ago. He later served as as
sistant disbursing clerk at the Capt.
toll. He was at one time member
of the District democratic committee.
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fidence that the Navy Department
| here was on its toes and SO was every
Navy yard, every plant that could
were secured and fixed up as rapidly
! as possible So they could be used in
the submarine zone.
Il gave orders early in February
that nobody should be allowed to go
into a Navy yard and directed all
work to the limit. There isn't a man
in America who had even a little ship
that he thought could be of value that
we did not secure where possible, and
most of them gladly co-operated.
| have thought some men in Congress
might say that the Navy ought not to
have bought and taken over some
yachts not built for such work and
sent them over to hunt submarines.
Accomplishments OF Navy.
I'VE did buy lot of them and some
COST large sums. but 1 secured as
promptly as possible everything that
could be of any service. We did not
take the yachts obtained from Mr..
Gerry, Mr.. Morgan or Mr.. Vanderbilt
and others and send them over for
fighting until they were converted in
to fighting craft. which took time. We
did not send all our old destroyers at
once. for we had some that were not
fit We had only about fifty effective
destroyers. The primary thing
looked after in this war was to safely
convoy the soldiers that We sent to
Europe. Hunting submarines was an
other great job. These and the great
barrage were the outstanding accom-
plishments of the Navy.
There was some difference of opin-
ion about the number of destroyers
that should be sent to convoy our
soldiers. and whether it was more
important to retain a number in the
submarine hunt. ! cabled that there
was no question about what Is the
paramount duty of the Navy. 1t was
the protection of our troops. =,
1T has been said that the British
conveyed most of our troops- We
took by British and American ships
2. 200. 900 soldiers to France. The
American ships conveyed more than
!, 100000 of them.
I'VE conveyed out soldiers safely.
That was the paramount thing. We
did a great job and all the men in
the Navy did great job. 1t Is pity
now that any reason should cause
anybody to say we did not do all
that could be done. When the Ameri-
can people know fully what the Navy
did they will say, The Navy has done
the biggest job in safely conveying
troops in the history of the world
I'VE did this excellent job by team
work. 1t wasn't done by any one
man either in England, or France, or
here. 1t was done by the most per-
feet teamwork 1t couldn't have been
done except by teamwork; it couldn't
have been done in any other way"
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D'ANNUNZIO MESSAGE
REACHES PARIS FROM AIR

PARIS. January 1S.-Towards the
end of Saturday afternoon, after the
presidential elections, little green pa
pers fiuttered down on Paris from
the air. They contained a message
from Gabrielle d'Annunzio, the Ital-
ian insurgent leader at Fiume,
brought by Lieut. Carminiani of the
poets air squadron. The lieutenant
left Fiume at 1880 o'clock in the
morning. accomplishing the flight by
way of Venice. Turin, Chambery,
Lyon and Dion. He crossed the
Alps at height of 1000 meters
The message was a greeting to
the Latin brothers of the Italians at
a moment when the outworn poll
ticians are trying to raise against
young France headstrong old chief
who does not appreciate and wounds
the freshest forces of the new life.
If the injustice against Italian Fiume
and the Italian towns of Dalmatia
is consummated. a combat is newt
able and blood must be she'd"
Evening star., 1920-01-19
REJANE A CHEVALIER
OF THE LEGION OF HONOR

PARIS, Saturday, January IL
Nine. Rejane. famous as an ac-
tress. has been created a chevalier
of the Legion of Honor in a decree
published today. Many persons
were of the impression that she
had been decorated long ago.
Nine Rejane said she was the
first one to be honored without the
usual qualifications, such as con-
nection with government work or
as an author or playwright.
Nine. Julia Bartot, retiring mem
ber of the Comedie Franchise. was
promoted to be an Office of the
Legion of Honor.
Evening star., 1920-01-19
CONCLUDE PEACE PACT.

WARSAW, January 19.-Terms for
concluding peace with the bolsheviki
have been fixed by the Ukraine gov
ernment, according to Lemberg news
papers. They include recognition of
the independence of the .Ukrainian
peoples republic. exchange of products
between Ukraine and Russia. COM
plete neutrality of Ukraine and the
withdrawal of all soviet forces from
the territory of that republic and
recognition of the Ukrainian govern
ment, with NJ. Magopa as premier
In exchange the communist party
will enjoy full exercise of it's rights
in Ukraine. on condition that it VIII
not attempt to monopolize power.
Evening star., 1920-01-19
LAWRENCE CONN0R DEAD.

Lawrence Connor. for more than
falf a century an employe of the
Washington Gas Light Company, and
for many years superintendent Of it's
meter inspectors, died this morning at
his home, 1904 New Hampshire ave-
nue..
Mr.. Connor came to this country
from Ireland at an early age, and dur
ing his long career was well known
for devotion to his friends and church
h is survived by three sons. John
T., Thomas l.. and Lawrence Connor,
jr and daughter.
Evening star., 1920-01-19
FIRST THROUGH LIMITED
TRAIN TO MEXICO CITY

NEW YORK, January 19.-American n
delegates to a trade conference to be
held at the American Chamber of
Commerce in Mexico City February
11-13 will be carried on the first
through limited train ever run from
New York to the Mexican capital, it
is announced. The train will be routed
to pick up delegates at Chicago, ST.
Lo uis, San Antonio and Laredo, Tex
Evening star., 1920-01-19
HEALTH OFFICE REPORTS
INCREASE OF INFLUENZA
Total of 146 Cases Added Since
Saturday-Situation Not Alarm
ing, DR.. Fowler States.

Although l46 more cases Of infiuenza
have been reported to the health de
partment since Saturday night. Health
officer William c. Fowler said today
he did not feel the situation has be
come serious enough to warrant TAX
ing drastic acton.
OF the 146 new cases, ifty-nine were
reported yesterday and eighty-seyen
this morning. This brings the total
number since January 1 up to 293.
Sees No Cause for Alarm.
Il see no cause for alarm in the
present number of cases in a popu
lation of nearly half a million" sad
the health officer. II have not even
considered closing the schools or pub
lie sembling places and will not un-
less conditions become considerably
worse.
ported, and information I have re-
ceived leads me to believe that many
of those now sick have heavy colds
or the old-fashioned grip"
Illness In Plaza Dormftories.
At the government dormitories on
the Union station plaza forty-eieht
young women were reported TODAY TO
be suffering from influenza. All but a
few of the cases there are mild il was
said. Because of the lack of space i'm
the infirmary part OF one OF the build-
ings has been set aside as a hos
pital
In the war risk bureau, which en-
ploys probably the largest number
of government workers in Washing
ton, every precaution is being taken
to prevent an outbreak of influenza
Medical officers of the bureau will
keep a close watch for employees who
contract colds.
Tells How to Avoid Disease.
A bulletin issued by the health de-
partment gives the following general
advice for avoiding the disease:
Influenza is highly communicable;
the germ is believed to be contained
in the secretions from the mouth and
nose IT is spread chiefly in the act
of coughing and sneezing. Do not let
any person cough, laugh or sneeze
into your face, if possible to prevent
it.
Keep your mouth closed and avoid
as far as possible places where people
congregate. Keep out of the sick.
room unless in attendance. he sure
to wash your hands Immediately after
handling any one suffering from the
disease. Avoid all exposuree excess
es or fatigue. Eat regularly and get
sufhcient sleep. Keep in the fresh
air as much as possible. Keep away
from places where the disease ia.
DO not use common towels or
drink king glasses. Walk to work IL
|2essible and avoid crowded street
Evening star., 1920-01-19
600 Enlist for Tennessee.

KNOXVILLE. Tenn. January 19.-
The drive in Tennessee to secure re-
cruits for the dreadnaught Tennessee,
which it is planned to man only with
Tennesseeans. has resulted to date in
900 enlistments. ESQ of the number
being secured here. With Tennessee
ans aboard other ships who will be
transferred. it is believed full com
plement of native sons will be secured
for the dreadnaught.