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PACT SENATORS SEEK ADVICE OF THE PRESIDENT Poll of Senators Shows 39 Will Vote to Reject Amended Treaty. President Wilson will be asked by ils supporters la the Senate to ad 4i?; then?, bow to rot? If th. Lodi e r?servations to ttie treaty ar? adopted. Senator Hitchcock and a number of others amona; the admlnstratlon ra?n believe that the President will tall th?m to Join with th? Irreconcila- < bl. Republicans who. will rote to re ject the treaty. IT a ?utBtTraot num ber of Democrats should ?rote In this manner the treaty probably will be kill?). Th. movement toward passine up to the President the Anal settlement of the Democratic positi?? with re spect to how to vote after reserva tions are ??Treed to wa? launched yes terday at s conference-ain Vie? Pre? Ident Marshall's offlce attended by the Vice President. Senator Hitch cock, Senator Swansort" and Senator Pomeran*. The ?Ituation wa? dis cussed in ?rest detail and the plan finally ?creed upon was this: Plaa? ta A?k Presidiai. Between th. tin. when rer??ryation? ?re about to be agreed upon .nd the calling- of the roll on the Question of ??reeing? to the resolution containing the reservations. SeViator Hitchcock and the others will ask the President to tell them exactly what he wants them to do. He will be asked to de cide whether the treaty with th. Re publican reservations should be rati fied, or whether it would be batter to afka's POB YOtNG FOLKS Aop&a. por e?e, 0t*???t?\ ? ? at Tetvtti St Mothers' Day Sale No. 5 ?finds our Children's Coat Stock more complete than at any other time this sea son. Our buyer has just returned from New York, and, due to the unsettled con dition of the labor problem, was able to secure about 200 coats of all sizes and styles at remarkable price concessions. Coats for the Little Tots 2 to ? Yew Sums Of Broadcloth, Zibeline, Chinchilla, Silvertone and Velvet. Some fur trim med: others with shawl collar. Prices Range From $m.oo Tft $00.50 10 to 32 Coats for Girls-^ciL Coats that are richly beautiful, of soft, woolly fabrics. Showing a complete va riety of all that is new and stylish in Young Folks' Apparel. Materials are Velour, Jersey, Silver tone, Broadcloth and Bolivia. Priced Conservatively From 19 .50 te $ 45 .00 allow the treaty to di? and be replaced with a new treaty separately negoti ated with Germany ? prominent Senator exhibited yes terday s poll showlne thtrty-nin? Sen ator? who will vote to reject the treaty if th. President should give the word to reject It. On this poll appear th. names of eighteen Democrats and twenty-one Republicana, as follows: Democrat??Culberion. Qsy. Harris. Harrison. Hitchcock, Jon., of Now Mexico, Klrby, Overman, Owen, Pitt man. Reed, Sbsppard, Shield*. Smith j of Georgia. Thomas, Underwood, Will lam? arid Walsh of Massachusett? Republican??Ball. Borah. Brandi ge?. Curii?. Fell France, Frallnghuy sen. Giorni?, Johnson of California, Knox. La Follette, McCortnlck, afoses, Newberry, Norrt?, Page, Poindexter, Sherman. Sutherland, Wadsworth and Warren. The Senator who prepared this list wrote hia own name upon It. ? num ber of other? In th. opinion of this Senator, will follow the same program If it should com. from the White House. May Take, Different l.raand On the other hand, there have been some Intimations that the President might take different ground ?nd Issue an apparai for ratification of th? treaty with milder reserva tions than those now before the Senate. The effect of such a move, if It should be msde, would be neg ligible so far aa the Republicans are concerned, according to Senator Lodge. Reports of the serious turn In the Illness of Senator Thomas 8. Martin, of Virginia, the Democratic leader, have been resetved with considera ble interest here. If the veteran Senator should fall to recover, Sen ator Johnsen, of California, with whom Senator Martin Is paired, would b. released from that pair and wnuid be privileged to rote on all questions relating to the treaty. One of the strongest ?pecche? de livered In th. Senate debate on the Johnson amendment to raise the voting power of the United States to an equality with that of Great Britain was delivered yesterday by Senator Shields, Democrat, of Ten nessee. Skirl?? l)ra??arr, (?rraanl. Senator Shields took extreme ground In denouncing th? arrange ment whereby each of the colonies of the British Empire Is awarded the same voting power as the United States. He declared that the Ameri can people would never agree to a proposition so humiliating and so de grading. Senator Johnson. of California, spoke briefly on the amendment, say ing that Ite sole purpose was to cure the wrong In the covenant which gave the British Empire six votes and American only one vote. He gave no tice to those Senators who have charged that the amendment does not go far enough toward correcting the blunder that he will give them an opportunity to vote on another amendment, which will solve the question. SOFT COAL MINERS' STRIKE IS ORDERED ODaVnVUED FROM PAGO ONK. tion. but that at all events the minea be continued In operation. The op erators announced they accepted the President's letter without reserva tion-*. The miners were will.nur to accept only the first of the Presi dent'? proposals, that, ti proceed with with negotiations, and this is where the break occurred. rut? Blame on Operators. As soon as the operators announced ! they were willing to stand by the | President's letter and to he?ln nego I Dations and moreover to arbitrate If the negotiations failed, they left the conference room. The miners* rema.n | lug with Secretary Wilson, told him they were sorry they could not begin ! negotiations until they knew whether I or not the negotiations would end suc } ceasfully or unsuccessfully, and the conference was adjourned without | date. When the miners emerged, Lewis put the blame for the strike on the shoulders of the operators. Secretary Wilson's statement i-oi lows: "The operators ?greed to nccept the proposal of the President in its en Raleigh Haberdasher mwtW???W??mm 1109-1111 Penna. Avenue Hart Schaffner & Marx Boys' Clothes Quality Like Father's?Style Like Father's rERE isn't anything stronger we can say. Hart Schaffner & Marx make the best suits and overcoats we know of for men and young men; they've put the same all-wool quality and fine tailoring into these boys' clothes they've made for us. 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Senator' ?Arthur Capper, of Kansas, declared ?laat night In a ?perch at the annual JOHN B. BRACH. New Pmldeat of Federal Empierra' l'alea. Na. s. installation of officer? of Federai ?Employe?"' Union. No. ;. held in Pythian Temple. Ninth and Maa I each u sett? avenue northwest. | John S. Beach wa? installed as ?the new president by the retiring i executive. BT. Carson Ryan. Jr. Other officer? Installed were: James C. Blackwell, first vice president; Dr. | P. G. Agnew. second vice president: Thomas ? Manning, third vice 'president: Mrs. Iauella Poindexter. ?fourth vice president: Mrs. .vi. ile c. Guthridge, fifth vice president: Van |A. Zahn, secretary treasurer: Harry iL. McOrath. guardian, and Mrs. ? Hilda Graff, recorder. | The board of representatives was jalso installed by the retiring? president. ! President Beach urged the members jOf the board to study closely such questions as co-operative 'buying* and I District suffrage. He advised paxtid patlon in the work of community cen ' ter? and citizens' associations. Senator Capper outlined his polices and belief, announcing his support of ', collective bargaining. co-operative buying in Washington, a civil service retirement law, the minimum wage bill and the Kenyon bill which would regulate the packing industry. tlrety and to proceed to negotiate and If they failed to come to a con clusion to submit to arbitration?the min*?? to be continued In operaticn pending an adjustment. Accept Xrajatlatloa. "The miner? Interpreted the letter of the President to mean two sepal hi* proposals. They were willing to ac cept the first, that is, to proceed to ? negotiate. "The operators ?aid that havlnj tx j pressed their willingness to accept the ? proposal of tbe President in its en tirety they held themselves ready to I proceed with negotiations and Arbi tration whenever called upon by 'he | Secretary of 1.abor or the miners' scale committee and with that sMiemcnt thev withdrew. "%ie miners remained and expressed their regret that negotiation? could not be proceederi with but declined to go further end to proceed wilh nego tiations until it was determined that the resulta of negotiations be success ful or unsuccesful. The conference was adjourned without date'' ?410,4100 Ordered Oat. Six hundred thousand men will be directly affected by the coal strike and every household and in dustry In the country will feel the pinch of suffering if it continues in operation for any length of time. A? head of the mine workers' union. Mr. Lewis made this state ment last night: "The President's proposition, as we understood it. reaffirmed the suggestion of Secretary Wjjson that we agree to enter into a joint con fTencc, without reservations, hav ing in mind the best interests of our people. "The miners formally accepted that proposition The operators' Interpretation held that it involved arbitration. We accepted the sug gestion to go into conference im mediately for negotiations. ??sinnV Honrat KIToil." "We have made every honest ef fort to avert the industrial catas trophe which will be imposed upon the people by a coal strike. The responsibility for thi? action Is not ours. We disclaim the responsibil ity. We are perfectly willing to be gin negotiations." The operators had left the hear ing room a half hour previous, and their spokesman, Thomas V. Brew stei. made only the statement that "we have accepted the- President's proposal in its entirety." Secretary of Labor Wilson was worn and haggard when the miners departed. "I did everything that I could do." he said, "to bring the two sides together." "Is there anything else that can be done?" was asked. ?? haven't given up hope yet," was his reply. Maay Leave City. Many of the miners' representatives returned to their homes last night to begin preparations for the strike, and a group of the operators, bent on a similar mission, also left the city". Mr. Brewster expects to remain here for several days to "keep in touch" with the situation, he said. The failure of President Wilson's appeal was a surprise. It Is the first time that a direct appeal by him to a labor union has absolutely failed In Us purpose. It Is believed that he will not be Informed of the disrup tion of the conference until today. The government'? stand thereafter Is problematical. Secretary of Labor Wilson, according -to his own state ment, has not yet given up hope of averting a strike, and certainly noth ing has transpirad In the past week te lead to the belief that the opera ter?, and miners may be brought to gether. Because of the wide gulf separating them, and the untimely end to their sessions last night, talk was resumed of th? government tak ing over the raine? as a war meas ure, but no comment was forthcoming from anyone in authority In the ad ministration. VISIT NKW 1QHK NBXT BINDAY ai.nn?Rou.d Trip?aai.oo Spadai Bkciin?on. rnnnvltama ft. lt.. naxl Sundar. to the (treat Matmpoli?, the moat in tareetin? city on tbe AsjerUran continent, si? del train laares Washington tetarte? ?eMn'gtlt. 112:11 e. m.-Adi, ALEXANDRIA TBS ?toULD SCSaUV. S. M. r. ?ail*?? ,'/'., m Klag atrat. Alexandria. V?_ Oct. t4.?Tb? ?409-ton ?teel freighter Edwin ?. Mor??, built by th. Vlrglnl? Ship, building Corporation. will I launched ?t that company's plan? at noon tomorrow (Saturday). Th. ship will be christened by Miss Ann?? E, Mora?, of Bath, l?ala?, only^ daughter of Charles w. Mors*. A terge and distinguished gathering of men and women prominent In the buslne?? and commerci?) world ar? expected to witness th. launching. This Will be the fifth ship launch ed by this corporation. Just, aa* soon as the ship leaves th. ways the keel fer the ninth ship to bar constructed at that plant will be laid. Former Representative Charles C. Carlin will be presented with a chest of silver and a gold watch Monday night in tha auditorium of the Elk?' Home. The occasion will be a meeting of the Chameron Club. wblch will be ?ddr???ed by Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer. Tha silver and watch I* the gift of friends In this city as a token of ttselr appreciation of his services In Congress. It ts expected that Judge Samuel G. Brent will make the ?perch of presentation. A meeting of a number of citiseli? Interested In the organisation of a country club was held tonight In the room? of the Chamber of Commerce. Julian T. Burke presided and a com mittee on ways and means wss named to Investigate and report on s site. This committee Is composed of Gard ner L. Boothe, Julian T. Burke, Wal lace Lindsey, George B. Anderton and W. A. Sraoot. A public rally, for men and women. will,be held at 8 o'clock Sunday nicht in the Lyceum Hall. A number of prominent members of the order will be present end make addresses. A musical program will be given. ? Among those expected to make ad ! dresses are Representative O'Conner, ; of Louisiana, and Messrs. P. J. Colan, ? P. J. Haltigan ?nd P. T. Moran, of Washington. | The steamship H. F. Morse, built by ; th. Virginia Shipbuilding Corporation, sailed today from Baltimore with a cargo of coal for Rotterdam. The ' ship reached Baltimore last Tuesday. Mrs. Minnie C Robinson has sold to i Andrew Howard and Roale Howard. ; house and lot at the northwest corner i of Wythe and Patrick streets. William ? E. Hamersley to George W. Hamer.a ' ley. house and lot, 114 South Henry street. MEEKER IS CRITICISED FOR SALARY BUDGET OONTINT'BD G??? G??,? ONTE. ? partment of Labor, th? commission feels the following statement should : be made : "Some time ago the commission re | quested the Bureau of Labor Stelts ' tics to prepare 'minimum comfort budget?' showing the cost of living in ! the District of 4'olumbla for an un | married man. sn unmarried woman, and the typical family of five?hus band, wife and three children. "These budgets were prepared and submitted for examination and criti cism to aur advisory committee on i 'wage policies.' named by this com? ; mission, ?nd made tip of distinguished ? economists, and representatives of I the employe? ?nd ?dminletratlve orTi i cials. 'The budgets have never been ? submitted to this commission and ? have never been considered by thts | rommis?ion except In the most In formal fashion, and, of aourse. the commission ha? not. In any way. Indicated its position on this Im portant matter. "This advisory committee has not had an opportunity to Indicate whether it approved or disapproved the budgets. "The commission had hoped that a discussion of the budget? might be postponed until after the advis ory committee and the commission had hsd an opportunity to scruti nise the various item? contained therein. However Dr. Meeker, chief of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, has seen fit to give the budgets to the press before they could be sub jected to the consideration desired, and the commission therefore feels that this statement Is necessary." Dr. Meeker's budget ?hows that the minimum cost of a "health and decency standard of living" in Washington for a family of five Is 12.262.47. BERGER NOT LOYAL, ASSERTSJOMMITTEE ooxtinthd from pagb one. llcan. Illinois, declined to Join in the recommendstlon. In a minority report he urged that consideration of the ease be deferred until the Federal Court of Appeals at Chicago has had time to pass upon Mr. Ber? ger's appeal from his conviction on a charge of conspiracy. Coincident with the report of the special committee; the House Elec tions Committee No. 1, composed, with one exception, of the same membership as th* special commit tee, .submitted its recommendations In the case, in which Joseph F. Carney, Democratic candidate, con tested the election of Mr. Berger. The committee held that Mr. Carney did not receive a majority of the votes cast, and is not entitled to a seat. The resolution that the House i? asked to adopt in the Berger case follows: "Resolved. That under the facts and circumstances of this case, Vic tor U Berger Is not entitled to take the oath of office as a Representa tive in this House from' the Fifth Congressional district of the State of Wisconsin or to hold a seat there in as such Representative." The two reports will be taken up immediately after the passage of the railroad reorganisation btll, which is expected to be ready for consideration by November B. The railroad bill probably will be before the House for a week. Mr. Berger says If the House should exclude him, be will again be a candidate In the new election. That the House will take this ac tion there seems to be no doubt at this time. The vote on the resolu tion preventing Mr. Berger from being sworn In on May IS was adopted by a unanimous vote. 200 SUMMONED TO laABOR CONFERENCE ooxTtsvtTD ?au PAOS ON*, ?ration of Labor. Th? laat conter enc? of this nature waa bald la H?. shortly befor? . war was declared ? gslnst Germany by the United States. It was attended by 17?*dele gate?, and MtBjIted in th? d*ct?ra tion of the labor leader? to enter whole-heartedly lato the war. and to ?upper! the government in ?very ? ay ^possible. Faelsur a Cri?!?. : But far character and Importano? from the labor view that th? workers now fae? a crisis, the coming confer ence I? to be compared to the one that was bald In KM. The conf?r ence of that year brought forth a ?bin ot grievance* which waa pre ?ented to Congres?, and later a dec laration pf ? program by th? Amer ican Federation of Labor \ In this program the American Fed eration or Labor set forth the "in difference" and "antagonism" of Con , gres? and the "hostility" of the employer?. ? The program advised th? worker? to ! take an active Interest In matter? j ! political, telling them to watch elec tions and to cast their votes wit? an | ?ye to the friendly or inimical posi tion or the candidate? on th? ballot ! on labor matters. N? Isaber Party. ! Labor leaden declare that It is not the intention, at least of the ma- '? Jority. to organise a strictly labor party in the United Bute?. President Gompers, of th? American Federation of Labor. I? on record as opposing tbe formation of a labor party became thla would divert labor from the main object? It ha? in view for betterment ? of wage? and condition? | The call for th? conference mean? that th? labor leaders have decided that there muet b? mor? organisation ?nd a closer alignment of forees. Tbe Illinois Federation of Labor message ?ugsested th?j aaaessments be levied upon organised workers and that an 1 offensive and defensive alliance or the | International union? or the United ; States and Canada be formed Aside from the steel strike, the coal i Mrka and the threatened railroad' ] strike, the labor leader? are most oon ] cerned with the legislation now pend ing in Congres? to prohibit strike?, ? Presidents of the railroad brother I hoods participated yesterday In a con ; ference at the Plumb plan haadquart ? ers to discus? nationalisation of both the railroads and the coal mines. ? Rehearse Pajeint. Trinity Community House. Third end C street? nerthweet. was a gay place ye?terday afternoon when MO children held a r?heer?al ror the "Am?rican isation Pageant" to be given under the auspice? or the house early In Novem ber. Mrs. J. G. George and Mrs. Ferdinand Estler. assisted by a group of young society women, were in charge. IVailvmften QueU o? Cornen Fand $125,000 The drive for Washington's quote 9f III?.??? for th? Cornell U.lv.r iity 15.000.000 endowment fund was launched at th. meeting of th? Cor nali Club of Washington, held last night. Representative Daniel Reed, of New Tork. addresaed th? meeting and assured the committee of his support. John Small head? the committee and final plans for th? Ort??, will be announced at the meeting to he hald Wednesday night at the University Club. H?b? Grenade Scatter! Tra? eiert st After p.r^uuteg aal army hand gre nade at a drug ?tor. In Cum ?sat tar last night, s traveler pa?c??d?d ta demonstrate to his nrias.?tolas tow th? doughboy? used to hurl th* ass?? alle? at "Frita." Through a slip of th* hand th? gra nad, accidentally craahad t? th. marble floor with a reaoundln? tarad. Expecting to hear a ?issi? suai a boom, the spectators lattei?? m all directions. "Doc" Gentner. manager of tha ?tore, calmly walked ovar to th. gre nade and picked It up. It wa. nat "sizzling." but ?orne of th. .and with whk-h It was "loaded" had jarrad mat Walk-Over Shoes ?in the new English models are the season's best offering. Walk-Overs are far-famed for workmanship and wear. We sell them all over the world. Our tremendous out put keeps prices down?al ways! WALK-OVER SHOE SHOP 929 F Street N. W. ?*= Vr JT PAYS TO DEAL AT ^8 , . BOTH SIMS ?G 7? AT ? 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