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} ? WEATHER; Threaten!** weather and prol>ahl> rain tonight and loaorron, Moderate temp. Lonrit temp, to night ahoir freezing. Temp, at 8 a. m? 40 di-K Kormal temp, for Jan. 17 for laat 30 year*, 32 de Kreea. NUMBER SI?HH5W'K1SI WASHINGTON. FRIDAY EVENING. JANUARY 17. 1919. [Omii Wall Sired Prico] PRICE TWO CENTS. RIOTING AGAIN IN BERLIN Karl Liebknecht Shot, Rosa Luxemburg Drowned LOCAL THEATERS TO FIGHT NEW TICKET TAX Today Be a Candy Maker. Soldier Breadlines? Hardly! A ONE Point Program. No More Submarines. By ARTHUR BRISBANE. (CopjrrlKllt. 1?1?> To make money, get Into the candy business as manufacturer or ihtelligent retailer. Thirty-six States have voted for absolute prohibition. The thing is settled and a "bone-dry" nation it la to be for many a year to come. Total abstainers eat much sugar, two, three, and four times as much as those who use alcoholic stimu . lants. Sugar, swallowed, develops alcohol inside the system, beyond the reach of high morality and in ternal revenue collectors. Prohibition will mean, among other things, increased value for sugar-cane land, profit for grow ers. and a gigantically increased use of sugar in candy snd other forms. Frank Morrison, secretary of the American Federation of Labor, tells Congress "there will be bread lines in every industrial cen ter by May 1. after the men are out of the army." Not a pleasant prediction. It wont come true if there Is any wis dom in the lawmakers of the na tion. And it will not come true if th?r* is wisdom distributed among the great wealth owners and in dustrial rulers of the nation. For the latter have the power, if they choose through their influ ence on government, to give work to the men that are coming out of the army and navy. They will run very serious risks with their own prosperity, their own peace of mind and future governing powers. If they allow those bread lines to form. A bread line for soldiers, with crippled men scattered here and there in the line, would not look well or ecd well. Better free men from the arw / and navy now, give them their thirty dollars a month for six months at least, and keep it up longer if necessary, while they try to find work. To take a man from his home and his job when you are in trouble and say to him, "Go and get shot for me," then take the same man when your trouble is over and say to him, "Go to hell for all I care," is unwise. Those young men have thought and learned a good deal. A while ago, the Kaiser ruled, and Liebknecht, in prison, said: * "Let me out and I will settle the Kaiser." The Kaiser is settled, and Ger many wants to get him back and try him. What about Liebknecht? He < also is said to be a prisoner, and the Germans want to try him for various crimes. There is such a thing as overdoing autocracy? ask the former Kaiser. And there is such a thing as overdoing democracy?ask Liebknecht. It takes a well-balanced mind to walk the tight rope of "after the war" conditions. It seems that the "open cove nants. openly reached," suggested in one of Mr. Wilson's fourteen points are to be made "secret cove nants, secretly reached" behind closed doors. For the French, Italians, and Japanese favor se recy at the peace conclave. And secrecy it will be undoubtedly, al though President Wilson protests. So much for one point; thirteen are left. 'Who will rewrite on the fourteen points the childhood poem about "ten little, nine little. 1 eight little Indians," etc. The ten little Indians all vanished. The British Central News Agency predicts "a renewal of the war," based on what it calls "unimpeach able authority." The prediction is based on new terms that Germany will be asked to accept. She must send five hun dred millions in gold to some place, safe from the Bolsheviki, as a guarantee that she will keep her promisee She must destroy 1T0 submarines alleged to be secretly building. She must suffer "retribution" for the murder and ill-treatment of allied prisoners. She must give up four million tons of shipping to be used by the allies. Our army may be in Europe a long time, if we are to do our share is all of the pacifying and policing. Could not the fourteen points be ??reduced to this one: "You allies attend to the European continent for which YOU are responsible. We Americans will go home and attend to the American continent for which WE are responsible." In England it is suggested that rubmarine building be forbidden everywhere, because the subma rine is dangerous and not useful. Not a welcome suggestion to America, which does not p:an to attack anybody. With the right fleet of submarines below the water and a good flock of flying machines to direct them from above by wireless, this continent can protect itself against the rest of the world, which appears to b? ~oing crazy. And, of course, this country will be thus protected, unless we also are crazy. There is no wisdom in forbid ding the making of submarines. Law-abiding nations would obey the order; criminals would sMgetly build. That is like the foolish law forbidding the pos session of firearms. The honest man obeys and is at the mercy j ? NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO iPREVENT FEE OF MM I I J That the theater managers of Washington will join with managers all over the country in making a vig orous fight against the proposal to J increase the tax on admissions from' 10 to 20 per cent is evidenced by the activities which began last night and which will be continued indefinitely. The local managers are already thoroughly aroused and will do their utmost to prevent the injustices which they say will result from the proposed legislation. Last night a country-wide cam paign of protest was begun by hav ing speakers at every theatrical per formance address the audiences, pointing out the prosp#ctive results of the increased charges which will fall wholly upon the theatergoers. This campaign is being managed from New York and is backed by the largest theatrical producers in the world. D. C. Managers' Views. The Times today asked the manag ers of the various Washington thea ters to state to its readers their opin ions of the result of the increase, par ticularly as it would apply to local conditions and to the people who. by their support, maintain the hlsh grade of amusement that characterizes the theaters of the Capital City. L,. Stoddard Taylor, manager of the! Shubert-Belasco and Shubert Garrick ! theaters, said: "Beginning tonight and every night hereafter until fur ther notice petitions will be passed through the audiences which we will ask patrons to sign. This petition is a p-otest against the increase in the taxes on theaters. In addition to this, acting on instructions from the Unit ed Managers Protective Association, a speaker will be provided at each of I our theaters each evening. He will ! give the views of the theater man J (Continued on l'age Column 1 ) TODAY of the criminal, who tarries his weapons regardless of the law. When gunpowder was first used, it was called criminal be cause jt sent bullets through the ! stee! armor of the nobility. But ! it put an end to steel armor and the nobility inside of it and put an end to perpetual wars by mak ing them too dangerous. The submarine cannot attack another i country, but it can prevent at tack and the landing of enemy j troops. The United States will build submarines and quickly overrule any statesman that agrees to the contrary. The sub marine makes a joke of the bat tleship and discourages the trans port carrying soldiers?which is what this country wants. Our next war might not be with a blockaded, inland power. WHAT PROPOSED TAX MEANS The proposed tax would mean that every theatergoer would be taxed 20 per cent on the price of admission when tickets sell for more than 30 cents. This means that $1.50 tickets would coat *1.80, and 12 tickets $2.40. If yarn' do not approve of this tax nrrito to the manager of your favor Uo theater. WHO IS THE OLDEST WORKER IN EMPLOY OF UNCLE SAM? JAMES J. HANEY. Sixty-four years old, lias been working for Uncle Sam for forty-two years. Mr. Haney was appointed a messenger in the Department of Justice at a salary of ?720 a year in 1877. He is today chief messenger in the Department of Justice at a salary of only $1,000 a year. Mr. Haney has served under seventeen Attorneys General, the second of them being the father of former President Tart. In the forty-two years that he has been working in this capacity he has met most of the prominent Government officials. He was working in the Department of Justice during the administration of President Grant. Today Mr. Haney is working on the mails for his depart ment, and has been working every Sunday and every holiday for several years past. Editor's note?What is Congress going to do for Mr. Haney and other veterans in Ike Government service? The MeKeUar-Keating bill, providing for pcnsoiis and retirement, is still pending in the House and the Senate and ad Government employes want to see it passed during this session. HE. LEBAUDY HYSTERICAL | IN CELL ! WESTBURY, N. V., Jan. 17.?Th* body of Jacques l-ebaudy, self styled | "Empeior of the Sahara," for whose murder Madame 1-ebaudy is in the i Mineola jail, will be buried in ; onse j c.-ated ground at the rear of St. | Brigid's Church here this afternoon, j W. R. Jones. acting coroner, will hold an inquest over the body before removal from the undertaker's. Tha death .-ertirtcate file?l by Jopca attrib uted Lebaudy's death to a hemorrhage in the left lung, as a result of a pene- I trating wound. Wife II yoterleal. Mme l^ebaudy spent a very restless night in her cell at Mineola. Attend ants were several times called to quiet | her during attacks of hysteria. Jac- j qutline Lebaudy, the couple's fifteen year-old daughter, will visit her mother at (fve jail this afternoon. The blow of Mrs. I,ebaudy's incar ceration falls perhaps hardest of all upon Jacqueline, in defense of whose honor Mrs. Lebaudy says she killed her husband. That she .may not be left alone with (Continued on Page *i, Column 4.) Whether the Ford-Newberry con test shall be settled and the Michigan neat in the Senate awarded to one >>( the contestants by the Democratic Congress or by the Sixty-sixth Con gressi, which will be ltepublican, de veloped as the principal issue when hearings were opened before tlii Senate Privileges and Ele-i-tions Com mittee today. The hearings are fur the purpose of deciding upon measures for tha preservation of the ballots and otUer evidence that might tend to estab lish irregularities in the balloting. A resolution adopted when the meet ing opened provided that all hearings in 'the contest shall be open. Senator Pumerene. chairman of the committee, indicated that a vigorous effort will be made to have the con test settled 'before the next Congress meets. If the Democratic majority of the committee votes together, P?mer one probably will have his way. Senator Kn< x and Senator Kellogg the only Republicans present, entered a strong protest, asserting that the only issue before the present Congress is how to preserve the evidence for the next Congress to act upon. APPROVE PLAN FOR DISTRICT TO TAKE OVER ASH CONTRACT The District government will prob ably take over the business of gath ering and disposing of the ashes in the city of Washington itself. The Senate subcommittee, which is in charge of the District appropriation bill, today discussed the ash contract and the complaints with regard to ashes with Commissioners Gardner and Kutz. It has practically been decided by the subcommittee to pot a provision in the District appropriation bin, whereby the District itself will *-v-| car* of the removal of ashes instead of letting it oat to a contractor. Better Satisfaction Promised. The experiment of municipal hand ling of garbage is looked upon as a successful one and the subcommittee is inclined to feel that the District can handle the ashes much more satis factorily than the work ia being dona under the present contract. The subcommittee will report the bill to the main committee in a day or two. Public Library employes, through a committee, have asked the subcom mittee to increase their pay. The initial salary is *540 and the employes insist this is too low. They have not asked for a specific increase and sre willing to leave the amount to th*j subcommittee. Wont More Water. Another question which the subcom mittee is considering is how to in- | crease the District water supply. Senator Smith and others on the sub committee are advised that there is an enormous amount of water being wasted here daily, and if this waste could be checked, it would help th? conditions materially. CLERK PENSIONS TO j BE REPORTED TODAY The Hoise Committee on Interstate Commerce took up for consideration today the bill of Congressman Keat ing for a pension and retirement sys tem for Government employes. Consideration of the bill was in ac cordance with the arrangement mad.) earlier in the week, when Mr. Keating made an agreement in favor of it and urged prompt action by the com mittee. The committee took the bill up sec lion by section but did not finish it. An afternoon session is be^ig held and an effort will be made to report the bill late this afternoon. Chair man Simms is strongly in favor of it, and Mr. Keating is hopeful of getting a favorable report lrom the committee. The bill is pending in the Senate, where it was introduced . by Senator McKellar, and if the House committer acts favorably upon it, there is a good chance for its passage at this session. LOST AND FOUND SCOTCH TERKIKK?Return to 2100 I fa. ave. N. W.; reward. Phone Wort 25. U Richard Schlercher, 2100 Pa. ave., advertised in three papers to recover his dog. The dog was re turned through The Times ad. The moment you lose anything phone an ad to The Times, Main 5260. Russian Policy Is Subject of Grave , Concern in Paris PARIS, Jan. 17.?The greatest political battle of mod em times was being fought out here today?in secret. This struggle centered on the Russian situation. Its outcome was believed to hinge largely on the result of the newspaper correspondents' fight for publicity of the peace proceedings. The general question at stake was the right of a people to self-determination. The specific question was the appli cation of this vital principle to Russia. This matter was being discussed alongside the problem of open or secret diplomacy. If the correspondents win their fight for ad mission to the conferences, the nature of the other big con flict will soon becdme apparent Some inkling of the situation wag given to America recently, when it was terealed that the peace delegates ^were .divided as.to whether- a fair inquiry Bhould be made into Russian affairs, with a view to offering co-operation, or whether* the Conference should act on the assumption that the situation is exactly as had been painted by hostile propagandists and that investigation is unnecessary. President in Hiqh Fettle as Envoys "Draw Up Chairs" PARIS, Jan. 17.?On the eve of formal opening of the full peace conference, it may be stated authoritatively today that President Wilson is feeling more optimistic regarding the general situation than at any time since his arrival in Europe. To Decide Publicity Plan. When preliminary conferences were reiumed today tt was expected the delegates would take prompt action on publicity demands formulated by the committee of newspaper corre spondents. The President is known to be strongly appreciative of the support of both American and foreign correspondents of his ideas of "open covenants of peace" openly arrived at. and he believes the desired publicity present there were Sir Gaorge Riddell and George Ad?.ms, of tha London Times; three French newspaper men, three Italians and two representing tha press of smaller nations and a representative of Reuters, Limited. The Americans suggested that ten newspaper representatives be allow ed to be present ?.t each sitting of the conference. The American press rep resentatives emphasized to their col leagues that American sentiment had crystallised behind President Wilson's will be achieved. I demand for full publicity. The Ameri That press delegations of ail coun tries will attend tomorrow's formal opening, when President Poincare will make a welcoming address and other leaders will reply, already has been practically settled. can people, it was pointed out. strong ly oppose the conference working be hind closed doors. The British presented their resolu tion for representation flrst. Mr. Swope then stated that a protest had ien practically setuea. .already been lodged with President An international iourniill??B '0?- Witoon by the Americans. An Amen mittee met and discussed the situa tion. In addition to the Americans I (Continued on Page 6, Column 2.) FLAMES THREATEN j ANNAPOLIS SECTION i i I ANNAPOLIS. Md . Jan. 17 -Fire j which entailed a loss of $133,500. and j which for a time threatened to wipe I out the entire business section of this | J city, broke out early this morning in j the Colonial Theater. Fanned by a I brisk wind from the southwest it ( spread rapidly, and within three i hours had destroyed the theater and j three other structures and had bad-j ly damaged four more buildings. The properties destroyed or dam-, aged are as follows: Colonial Theater, owned by Robert; E. Strange, mayor of Annapolis; Feld-J meyer brothers, druggists; Robert E. I Strange & Sons, decorating store. ad Joining Feldmeyer brothers, and a number of two-story buildings. COLONEL HOUSE BETTER. FARIS, Jan. 17.?Col. 13. M. House is expected to be able to leave hid bed today. His condition has greatly Improved, and he is on the road to recovery, his physician said. He has been quite ill for several days. HOUSE V01ES FOR NO SUBTREASURIES The House in Committee of the Whole, today voted 91 to 36 for ab olltion of the nine subtreasurle.*. TWO SHIPS WITH TROOPS OVERDUE f NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Jan IT.?| The freight steamer* Kereaaapa and Minnesota, both bringing troops back from France, are several days over due at this port. "Nothing has been heard from either of them since last week. The Kereaaspa has four officers and men aboard, and the Minnesota six officers and several men. Whetbsr the ships encountered rough weather I is not known here. , EBERT (IKS FRESH IK TO (MM QUELUM The fate of Karl Liebknacht and Rosa Luxemburg, leaden of the Oar man Sparta cans, waa the nb)wt to day of many confllctms re porta. *Hm lateet dispatches from Berlin, which ?re official. Indicate that both are dead?Liebfcnecht from a woand, tha woman mobbed and drowned. GOVERNMENT? TAKE STERN MEASURES TO EM NEW SFARTACAN REVOLT XUBiCH, Jan. 17?The SpartacaJ revolution baa bees reviewed oa a larre ftcaJe la BerUa aad several of the proflncti follMrtaf the death of Kari LJebkneeht and Reea Loiem burg. it waa reported la a dispatch re tired here today. The Government ie expected la tahe violent meaeurne la an effort to suppress the new disorders F*vs dl vieione of troope have arrived in Berlin. The city gives the imp react on of be ing aim oat entirely occupied by eol diery. death of liebknecht AND ROSA luxemburg OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED BASIJE, Jan. 17.?The Frankfurter Zeitung officially coalrna the lmt| of Karl Uebknecht and Roea Uuea bur(. .The former wae ahot by hb eecort while try lay |g tacape as be was being taken from hie hoae t? military headquarters. T ' * The woman wae beataa into laaaa sibillty by a mob and tbea drowned In the Laadwehr canal. ENEMY foreign MINISTER URGES GERMANS TO UNITE FOR STABLE GOVERNMENT BEKL.IN. Jan. 16 (delayed) For eign Minister Brockdorff-Rantsaa, la his flr?l public statement today, call ed upon the German people to unite, that their peace representativee may offer a stable government as the country's contribution to the League of Natlone. "We accepted President Wilsons fourteen points, including the Idee of a League of Nations, which is the basis for reconetruction of the world * he said. "We will stand by It, with all our idealism. We want a final victory for the democrecy of the world."' Helmut Topfeer, a Stettin merchant, has been appointed to a position in the foreign office. The newspapers hall his appointment as evidence of the government's new policy, as Topfeer Is the first merchant ever to enter that service. President Havenstein, of the Reiche bank, has been sent to the Spa. at the suggest on of Marshal Koch, where he will confer with allied rep resentatives regarding their financial demands on Germany. <Recent dispatches stated the allies had demanded that all gold in the Reichsbank be transferred to Prank fort, where it would be safe from the ?partacans.) AMSTKRDAM. .Tan. 17 ?Chancellor Ebert of Germany has threatened te resign rather.than take the respon sibility of signing a "peace of might." said a dispatch from Berlin today. Now that Berlin is quieter the po litical leaders are growing increas ingly uneasy at the idea that, while Berlin was in the throes of aaarchy the allies Idly looked on and contin ued their peace work. The Berlin Zeitung am Mlttag and the Dusseldorf Nachrichten and other papers sound this same note "What have ?? been doing for peace? Our enemlea are hard at work. We have done nothing but war on bandits. When the time comes we shall see the disastrous ef (Continued oa Page 2. Caluata