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vPVJ.- -! WEATHER: Rain tbts afternoon and tonight, probably changing: to anoTr tomor row moralaff. Bin eh colder. Tesiperatnre at 8 a. su, 50 degrees. Nor mal temperature for March 5 for last 30 Tear. 30 degrees. Today The President's Speech. He and Taft, Pale and Tired. ff l Umm'I. Onm Dnnlr llnf-H '7 1 VVUJI 1 wUlllw DdwIV Ulllll Caruso Sang, and Bowed, NUMBER 11,094. Published every evening (including 8undajr) Entered as aecondclasa matter, at the port office at Waahlncton. D. G PRICE TWO" CENTS. WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 5, 1919. FINAL EDITION mms r I By ARTHUR BRISBANE. (Copyright 1919.) 1 At nine o'clock last eight, in New York's Metropolitan Opera House, there was a little brown table on the stage. President Wilson sat on one side of it, former President Taft on the other side; Al Smith, governor of New York, sat back ot it, with Mayor Hylan near him; Caruso walked out, bowed to the President, his back horizontal with the floor, bowed half as deeply to the audience, then sang "The Star Spangled Banner." Stretched across the back of the stage was a gigantic banner, with stars bigger than the President's head. It formed a background for the imitation palace in which burning Farrar had writhed and sung "Thais" the night before. Both Mr. Taft and the President looked worn, pale, and gray. The President's hair is as white as Mr. Taft's. His form is not so erect as it was. America burns up rapidly both men and money. Mr. Taft spoke slowly, with his hands behind his back. Like the President, he was deeply in ear nest. He is for the peace league for many reasons, and especially because it would dispose of "the specter of Bolshevism." That is a very real specter to Mr. Taft He called it "hard, cruel, radical, and destructive," and the flow of ad jectives came readily. You have seen the picture of the little boy in night drawers going upstairs in the half dark, looking back in ter ror to see if a bear is following. That is how Mr. Taft feels about Bolshevism. Mrs. Wilson watched her hus band from a box facing the stage, and at least naif the audience look ed at her more than at the men. One most earnest American lady, seated under the gallery, leaned forward most dangerously, twisted her spine and neck to look up and out and backward, saying, "I "know I shall fall on my nose, but I don't care." She pulled herself in to report to others in her row that Mrs. Wil son had a big bunch of purple orchids close to her face, a black lace dress, tight all around, and that she looked sad and sweet Americans are natural sight seers, especially the 'women. Mr. Taft and the President fol low the sensible custom and make themselves look .as much as pos sible like everybody else, Ion;? dress cast, white waistcoat and tie, patent leather shoes. Mr. Wilson sat with his right leg crossed over his left, and applaud ed constantly and gently as Mr. Taft spoke. Each shook hands and congratulated the other at the end of his speech. The President has not the slight est doubt that the peace league will go through. "Criticism, puzzles me, but does not frighten me." Those that quote Washington on "entangling alliances" against Mr. Wilson's league have not read what Washington said, according to the President Both Taft and Wilson agreed that Washington objected not to alliances, but to favoritism, for any nation, en tanglements with one nation as against another. SaidMr. Wilson: "The thing he Washington longed for, we are about to supply an arrangement that will disentangle all the alli ances in the world." Hie President told the great crowd that opposition to the league by Senators would prove futile, that he would bring back a peace treaty and a peace cove nant or league so closely inter woven that it would be impossible to separate one from the otter. He would leave the Senators the re sponsibility of refusing to make thepeace that the country wants. The President made a fighting speech all the way through, not a placating word in it His foundation stone was: "I know American people and what they want. My critics don't know, but they will find out" Those were not the exact words, but were the exact meaning. His exact words were: "I utter 1 this solemn warning, not threat ' the. great forces of the world do not threaten, they operate." Mr. Wilson wonders "where they (his critics) have closeted 5 themselves that they have not , come in touch with the world's pulse, its thought and feeling." The President's first words, taken from a song played by the band, were "I Won't Come Back Till Ifs Over, Over There." and again, half way through his speech, he said, "I do mean not to come back until it's over, over there." Republicans anxious to be called m extra session must try to be patient. The President said to them last night: "I hear from critics only this 'Would it not be dangerous for us to help the world?' "I say it would be fatal for us NOT to help the world." Mr. Taft told how, in eastern Europe, there would be created, by America and with America re sponsible, twenty self-governing1 nations where only four existed previously. We must h?p' them start, pick them up -when they fall. He compared them with Cuba, "held by. us for three years, then launched, had an election and then a revolution. We took charge there again, then launched (OoathnMd-oirPBfTB z. Colons -4.) FIGHT EBERT FORTS BOOM ALUTES AS PRESIDENT'S HP PASSE NEW YORK, March 5. The transport George Washington, carry ing President Wilson back to France-, passed Sandv Hook and headed into the open sea at 9:55 a. m. today. She was escorted by a warship and destroyers. There was a light mist, but hardly any wind, and the water was smooth for the start of the President's sec ond voyage to 'the peace conference. Although the progress of the George Washington from her wharf in Hoboken to the Narrows, the en trance to the lower bay, was quiet and unattended by any demonstra tion, there was a rousing send-off as the transport passed the harbor forts and the warships anchored un der their guns. Forts Hamilton. Wadsworth. and Hancock cut loose with Presidential Salutes. The war vessels also fired twenty-one guns, seamen of the ships in the lower bay swarmed into the rigging, cheering, and spectators on the shores waved and shouted farewells across the water. Breakfasts Early. The President breakfasted early, and was on deck when the transport went down the bay. His ensign flew from the mainmast. New York seem ed to be still asleep as the George Washington passed through the har bor, but as the shores of Staten Island and the Narrows were ap proached, the cheering and whistle tooting: commenced. Have Same Suites. President and Mrs. Wilson occupied the same suites on the ship they had on the previous voyage. Their apart ments were -filled with flowers that had been sent by friends and ad mirers. The President wore an overcoat and (Continued on Page 19, Column 6.) BEASlpiFEIN I P, IS ARRESTED DUBLIN. March 5. Pierre Beasley. a Sinn Fein member of the House of Commons, was arrested today John McGarry. who escaped from the Lincoln prison with Prof DeVa lera, president of the Sinn Fein or ganization, unexpectedly appeared at a concert in Mansion House last night, and delivered an oration. He was dressed in the uniform of a vol unteer. Afterward McGarry departed, es corted by a strong bodyguard. 150,000 POUNDS OF TOBACCO FOR YANKS Soldiers in the army of occupation are soon to get 160.000 pounds of chewing tobacco and 1,000,000 cigars, the War Depa-'ment said today. The Americans in Russia were furnished nearly 200.000 cigarettes. SITUATIONS WANTED i YOUNG MAK. IB Tears or are. high school graduate, desires post. tlon with some concern aa clerk In i office or aa otherwise fit for. I , COLOICDNT. M Iowa ve N W. Pfaoae Col. till 1-7 This ad in The Times secured a good position for the advertiser after only two insertions. if YOU want to secure a good paying position, put an ad in The Times. NG First Photograph Showing Dardanelles Surrender This is the -first photograph received here picturing the actual snrrender to the- allies of the Dardanelles. 3 -r -' Gen. Franchet D'Esperey, commander of the allied forces in the Balkans, is shown' taking possession of the Turkish stronghold at the entrance to the. Black Sea, looking toward Sebastopol. General Allenby, of the British forces, is standing with- his back" to the camera. General D'Esperey is shown pointing. PSEUDO LIEUTENANT Convicted of unlawfully wearlrg the uniform of a second lieutenant ot the army, Pierce A. Wall, twenty eight years old. of Kensington, today was sentenced to serve eighteen months in the District Jail by Judge McMahon in police court. Wall said he had worked a year In France as a civilian clerk, and upon returning to the United States donned the officers uniform, IJelieving it would aid him to obtain employment. Wall was arrested on November 20 last Following his plea of guiltv. he was sentenced to ISO days in Jail, but sentence was suspended on his promise to discard the uniform ai:d to wear civilian clothes. Yesterday Wall again was seen wearing: the uniform on which ho had placed overseas service stripes. Judge McMahon ordered that ho serve the susoended sentence of 1SJ days with 360 das additional te total being eighteen months. D. C. COMMITTEE Senator Kenyon of Iowa, instead of Senator Sherman of Illinois, may bo the new chairman of the District Com mittee of the Senate Senator Sherman is the fourth man on the committee and Senator Kenyon is third. The talk of Senator Sherman for the chairmanship is based on tbo idea that Senator Kenyon avIH be given some other ,h airmanship. Ha has been mentioned for privileges and ciccuuns, oui win no: iiean mat com mittee. He may bccim. chairman of the Philippines Committee. Should the committee on commit tees of the Republican side of the Senate not make eSnator Kenyon chairman of the Philippines Com mittee, he will doubtless be chairman of the District Committee. Ho has served for years on the District Com mittee. WOMAN MISSING 2 WEEKS FOUND AT FRIEND'S HOUSE PHILADELPHIA, March 5. After beinsr missing from her home here, two weeks ago. Mrs. Harry B. Jewkes. wife of a local teel operator, has been located at the home of a fritnd here. She-.4 11L, SENTENCED TO JAIL KENYON MAY HEAD LHH LsH LsHH GOVERNMENT $wm?m$m&& oo' :i Three more death sentences, im posed by general courts-martial, have been commuted by President Wilson, it was announced by the War Depart ment this afternoon. Two of the mw had been given the death penalty for wilfully refusing to obey orders, but the third, Aaron H. Smith, was sen tenced to death at Camp Greenleaf, Ga., for having uttered unusually je ditious statements. ccordlng to the papers forwarded here. Smith paid he "would rather be in a German military prison, under the military heel of Germany, than in the United States array" On an other occasion, in the presence of many officers and enlisted men, he said that "German atrocity was better than American autocracv " MaJ Gen. Henry G. Sharpc, com mander of the Department of the Southeast, recommended that the sen tence be commuted to dishonorable discharge and fifteen years at Fort Leavenworth The other death sentences com muted were those of Arshag Ashbn hain, Company M, Fourth Infantry, to dishonorable discharge and ten year, and Frank .1 Burke. Company A. Fi-.-,;, Casualty Battalion, dishonorable dis charge and fifteen ears AS U. S. LEGAL CHlF A Mit'-hell Palmer, interim appoin tee, today took the oath f office as Attorney General of the United States, succeeding Thomas W. Greg ory, resigned The oath was admin istered by Chief Justice White, of the Supreme Court of the I'nlted States, shortly after the interim appointment made by President Wilson aboard the George Washington had been receiv ed. The appointment was made nec essary as a result of the Senate hav ing adjourned without conflrraing the nomination. Palmer spoke very briefly after be ing sworn in. asserting that he would carry out the well-established policy of the office of "enforcing the laws of the country without passion or prejudice and without fear or -favor." NEW YORK. March 0. Before sail ing today President Wilson signed re cess appolntmsnts of A. Mitchell Pal mer as Attorney Goenral to succeed Attorney General Gregory and John Skelton Williams aa Comptroller of the -Currency. PRESDENT SAVES MEMO RE YANKS PALMER SWORN BERLIN STREET CANNOTCLEAN IY STEI! ND CUT OFF BY By BILL PRICE. The cleanliness and health of Washington are both 'threatened by the failure of Congress to put through deficiency appropriations. There is now no money for clean ing the streets of the Federal Capi tal. Three hundred men who worked yesterday to make the streets pre sentable, were laid off today, and no streets were touched. . There has never before been a similar situation to this in the Dis trict, -and today Engineer Commis sioner Kutz and many of his subor dinates were in long conference to try to find a solution for the diffi culty. Unless this solution is found the streets of Washington will re main filthy for months to come, or until "President Wilson finally tori eludes io call Congress in extra ses sion to pass the appropriation bills that were not acted upon. Fear Disease Epidemic. The Health Department of the Dis trict government fears typhoid and other epidemics as a consequence of unclean streets. Added to the trouble Is still another mepace to the health! of the city. Congress failed to put through a deficiency item of 126,000, agreed upon in both bodies, for cleaning sewer catch basins throughout the city. Even the the streets are kept clean. these catch basins fill up after rains, and a good-sized force of men is necessary to keep them open. With the streets uncleaned, the basins will fill much more rapidly, and there is no money to remove this menace to health. 'There did not appear today any other appropriation which, by a stretch ot legal interpretation, might be made available for either street or sewer work. Congress Broke Promise. The District Commissioners had asked Congross for a deficiency ap propriation of $115,000 for street cleaning Congress, which failed to appropriate sufficient money in the beginning to carry on this work (Continued on Page 3. Column 2.) T The commission to investigate sal aries ot Government employes, as provided for In the legislative bill, headed by Senator Jones, of New Mexico, held a meeting today in the offlco of Senator Henderson, of Ne vada, it is losing no time in getting down to the work of inquiring into salaries with a view of reclassifica tion and standardization of pay. Today the commission conferred with President Luther C. Steward, of the National Fede-atlon of Federal Employes, and with Herbert D. Brown, of the bureau of efficiency Congressman Keating, as secretary of the commission, was authorized to confer with Air. Brown and devise a plan for work and reclassification. The task is a huge one The 11,000 employes of the War Risk Insurance Bureau have already been classified. Rut there are about a hundr 1 thou sand employes in the i?tnrt to by classified and this will inv lvs much labor. They were classified some years ago, but the classification is not up to date. The members of the commission are Senators Jones of New Mexico, Henderson and Spencer, and Con gressmen Keating. Cooper, and Ham lin. The terms of tho members named by the House have ended The commission will have offices in the Senate Office building. Mr. Keat ing will be In charge. Inquiries will be sent out to State and municipal authorities and private employers to find out what pay Is al lowed for various classes of work. ONRE ASK FIRING ALA B BEGNS GOVERNORS PLEDGE AID N FIGHT FOR The governors of twenty-eight States and the mayors of virtually every large city in the country to dav are urerjarine to carry Wash ington's fight for votes throughout the nation. These State and city executives, here in reconstruction conference, have heard Washington's appeal for votes, have been convinced of the justice of Washington's appeal, and have been enlisted M the national campaign to "win the,.right of suf frage for the people of the National Capital. No poll has been taken yet to as certain officially theriews of each and every governor or mayor, but a mpetinir last, nlcrht indicated that Washington can expect raaniraous support by these governors and' mayCrBflPthelmffrayo 'campaign. . IJarper Jubilant. The friendship ot the governors and .mayors will do much in influenc ing Congress to give suffrage to the District," said Col. Robert N. Harper, president of the Chamber of Com merce, today. "With the support of these men, Washington may feel con fident of a tendency on the part of tho next Congress to grant suffrage to the District," The justice of the District's appeal for suffrage waa explained at a din ner In the New Washington Hotel last night in honor of the governors and mayors. The Washington Cham ber of Commerce was host. Every argument brought out by the speakers in favor of granting a franchise for the people of the Na tional Capital was eagerly absorbed by the conferees. Many of tho governors and mayors made notes of tho points scored by Colonel Harper, Henry B. F. Macfar land. Commissioner Brownlow, and the other speakers for suffrage, and it was evident that they were stor ing up knowledge concerning Wash ington's voteless condition for future use. "We find sentiment in support of tho District suffrage plea almost unanimous among the governors and mayors attending the conference," said Colonel Harper today. "Many of the men were at first al most unable to believe when they were told that Washington is the only capital in the world without repre sentation in the National Government. "But they have been told of the existing conditions, and District resi dents may feel sure that these gov ernors and mayors will go to their States and their cities and spread the cry of Washington for 'Suffrage.'" Why British I.aug. Henry B. F. Macfarland struck a re sponsive note in the minds of his list eners last night when he said: "No wonder the visiting Britisher laughs up his sleeve when we tell him that, we fought In the Revolution main- (Continued on Page 2. Column 1.) OF 4 FROM FIRE Dr. R. H. Buck and his wife and two small children Here carried from thoir smoke-filled rooms to the street to day by Walter J. N'orris. of C25 II street northeast, and Frank L. Xuss baum, a policeman detailed at police headquarters, when fire was discovar ed in the drug store of Buck &. Gor such, 654 H street northeast. The fire originated in the basement of the drug store shortly before o'clock this morning. Smoke quickly flHed the Buck apartment over the drug store, and Norris, after sound ing the alarm, climbed through an open window, carried Mrs. Buck t safety, and assisted the prarraaclst M the street Nussbaum arrived soon afterward and assisted in carrying the two children to the street. Damage to the building and contents is estima ted at $1,000. D. . VOTES RESCUE FAMILY MAY GREAT PROSPERITY ERA DAWNING, SAYS GLASS "We have a great future .im mediately at hand prosperity is before us, and we cannot afford to stand back,' Secretary of the Treasury Glass today told the reconstruction conference of governors and mayors ia the East Room of the White House. -"The Government is intensely desirous of seeing formulated a certain policy that business may follow. The Government wants to see business go forward," the Secretary added, urging that some definite policy come out of the three-day confereBee, which will close today. REMAIN NEW TORE; March; 5. Despite ef forts of James I. Hughes, Federal conciliation commissioner, the' New York harbor strike la -still In effect today. President Delahunty, of the Marine Workers' Affiliation, claimed that 90 per cent of harbor crews have Joined the strikers and that the men sow working are in sympathy with the strikers and will Join them shortly. Municipal ferries, operated by civil service employes, and boats owned by the Lackawanna railroad continue to operate between Staten Island and Jersey points and Manhattan. The burden of passenger traffic normally using- the ferries has been thrown on the Hudson tabes, and con gestion at tube terminals during, rush hours today assumed unprecedented proportions. Police reserves were stationed at terminals to maintain order. The boat owners continue to re fuse the workers' demand for a 30 per cent wage Increase and an eight-hour day, although they were granted tho latter without wage increase. Although strikers and boat owners had stated that they would not carry their cases to the Government, aa attempt was made to get In communi cation with President "Wilson by union leaders during the night. The president of the Longshore men's Union gained admission to the George Washington, tied up at a Ho boken pier, but the President had retired. E- CAUGHT: 3 NABBEB After a chase through Georgetown early this morning, police reserves ar rested three colored men on suspicion of bringing llQUor into the District, and confiscated eight cases of whiskey. The men are Abraham L. Mitchell, of 1225 Twenty-eighth street northwest; James V. Cogsdall. of 123 Twenty-eighth street northwest, and Joseph Young, of 245 Warren street northeast. Receiving information that two whis key laden automobiles were on their way to the Capital, police of all pre cincts were called out to guard roads leading Into the city. It was learned that one of the machines belonged to Mitchell and a cordon of police surround ed his house. Shortly afterward two raachinsa drove up and Mitchell alighted from one. Seeing the police, he ordered tho two machines to drivo on. ran into his house, and barricaded the doors. Bicycle policemen gave chase and caught the automobiles. Mitchell was arrested later Henry Moore Holt, nineteen, of Fayettevlllc, X. C. was arrested this morning by Detectives Stringfejlow Rnd Evans at Union Station on a charge of violating the bone-dry law. Holt, according to the police, carried a suitcase containing fourteen quarts of whiskey WOMBX VOTE IX DETROIT. DETROIT, Mich.. March 5. For the flrj.t time women in Detroit voted to day in the primary flection of candi dates for justice of the peace and other city officers. HARBOR STRIKE UNBROKEN BOZ LADEN CARS FALL SPARTACANS ens a: clash begin: By ALFRED G. ANDEBSEK, I. N. S. Staff Correspondent. BERLIN, March 4 (vis Losdes March 5.) The first big clash, be- tween the Spartacans and govern ment troops occurred at soon today1 in Alexander Plate, when the latter, without warning, began firing upea civilians. I saw from six to ifteae, persons killed. After a bloody battle the goverm xnent troops recaptured the polfc station this evening. There is every indication that tit independents and Spartacans. ares backed, by 30,000 or 40,000 including the republican guard, peeing sooux io,wv. The governsent, headed by deBEbrjny U fyK&l eefr wi&m ,tw4foOTjMr& Claafew ArevFreejeai In. OB cls&h between IscteeaJeeis and government troops Is Alexander Piatz four noncoms were shot. While riding In a cab I saw severaJr shootlng' affrays. At one place a mob charged t&ra cafes, trying to seize soma array of fleers who were dining; there, bat wer driven off. One young girl who was caught is the line of fire in Alexander Flats has! the top of her head sho't off Both the red guards and the gov ernment forces used machine guns. Tranjrportatlon Tied Up. Transportation Is at a standstill and thousands of officers and en-' ployes walked miles from suburbs to-t reach the city. Twenty police stations, are aowheld by the Independents and Spartacaas-, Police headquarters were seized br' a marine division, and several govern ment soldiers who were found thers; were seized and disarmed. RUSH RE-ENFORCEMENTS . TO BERLIN AS REDS SLAY AND PILLAGE IN STREETS AMSTERDAM. March 5L At least three military policemen, were killed in clashes between Spartacaas ami government troops in Berlin as a, re sult o fthe general strike, accordrngr to advices from the German capital: today. Three divisions of troops wen swa moned to re-enforce the Berlin gar rison. Following the declaration of mar tial law in Berlin a state of seigat has been proclaimed at Brandenburg and Thorn. There is much pillaging acd many food shops were 'looted. Fighting broke out among the troops themselves. Thousands of idle workmen throng the streets. FOE GOVERNMENT FACING FINAL TEST OF AUTHORITY AS RIOTOUS REVOLT GROWS COPENHAGEN. March 5. The Ger man government is facing its grav SHOOT DOWN est, and possibly its final test of au thority, it was indicated in dispatch es received here today. With disorders growing in Berlin, the general strike was reported to have spread .to Leipzig, where Spar tacans were said to be entrenching themselves to oppose a large fore of government troops approaching; the city. Armed clashes have occurred in tho Tiergarten and Welmarstrasse aC Borlin. and plundering and rioting" was said to be going on in all carta of the city. Several units of govern ment troops were reported to bo wavering In their loyalty and three additional divisions were being hur ried to the city. Government troops have occupied the artillery depots and warehouse at Spandau, where 47,000 workers ara on strikes. The Independent Socialists are un reservedly supporting the strike, and (Continne&oa-Pag3,jCohrm L ( I P ifect: