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ASKE IN HOSEBill Introduced EmpowersWar Finance Board to

Back Trade.OPENS U. - S. MARKETMesre Supporters Point. Out It Provides Outlet

For Products.Resumption of normal trade rela-

' tions between Germany and theUnited Statesfi in spI Sf the greatdisparity of the ange rates

by extending to Qersmany credit notto exceed $1.IW.N0.000 through theWar Finance Corporation is pro-posed by Representative Thomas P.Smith, of New York. in a bill in-troduced in the House yestedday.As amendment to the war faance

corporation act is proposed to en-

able the War Finance Corporationto pay Imerican firms for contrastsfor raw msterials with Germany andin turn to accept from Germany theequivalent in bonds, obligations, or

other evidences of indebtedness hav-ing such security and priority as

is permitted by the peace treaty.seesred By seised Preperty.

It further provides that the Unit-ed States may be secured by the,property in the hands of the AllenProperty Custodian after deductingthe amounts necessary to compen-sate American citizens for lossesincurred in the war.

Representative Smith points outthat the Treaty of Peace "expresslycontemplates that In the intergt ofthe allied countries and, to enableGe ay to meet the demands ofre ation, she would have to besupplied with food and raw mate-rial." He cites Article 23 and Ar-ticle 251 of the Peace Treaty toshow that specific provision ismade for the payment for such raw

matcriale and food supplies essean-tial to Germany to meet her obli-gations after having paid the ex-

penses of the Army of Occupation."The War Finance corporation is

given control over the amount andkind of merchandise to be purchased.This will enable it to prevent theexport to Germany of an excessiveamount of food supplies.

Expert Market Vital."Germany is in vital and imme-

diate need of cotton, wheat, con-densed milk, cattle feed, packinghouse products, milch cows, horses.Wattle, and minerals. She needs onetillion dollars worth of them. It is,on the other hand. vital to theUnited States, to maintain an ex-lrQrt market for these articles.

"In business and financial circlesit is strongly felt that unless somemeasure is adopted whereby theUnited States can trade with Ger-many, our export trade will soon'become stagnant."The measure introduced in Con-

gress is with the purpose of antici-pating the greatest depression inour export trade with the conse-quent disturbance of industries' andlack of employment that will ensueunless the threatened condition ispromptly met."

I Public Ledger Service.)

Paris Darkened to SaveDwindling Fuel Supply

i'aris, March 16.--Paris' Broad-way will be quiet tonight.-Owners of the city's most widely

known restaurants in the Mont-martre districts have 'decided to goeven farther than the governmentorder requiring. them to close at 10o'elok p. m. to conserve fuel. Therestaurants will be ciosed entirely.Owners of, the "dancing restau-

gants'' threw up theIr hands whenthe 10 o'clock closing order was an-

nounced. largely because fear thata threatened strike of mine work-ers may render the fuel shortageat$11 more acute.

,'LABOR JURY' ACQUiTSCENTRAUIA SLAYERS

Tacoma, Wash., March 16.--"Notguilty." was the unanimous but un-oflcial veldict at the "labor jury"which attended the murder trial atMontesano In which seven I. W. W.were convicted of second degreemurder, two acquitted, and one manadeclared insane.The "labor jury" members voted

that there was a conspiracy en thepart of Centralia business iateresisto raid the 1. W. W. halt; that thehalt was unlawfully raided a~ thedefadants had aright to deta it;that Warren 0. Grimm, the inut-der'e4 Legion man, was a party' tobhe conspiracy, and that the de-fendants did not get a th ad Em-.-ata trial

to Far SideiWorLaden, Waych 34--Ih., risee etals et felw 4etameeth at 5

~m. today to bhseJhe Re.en.fer

b ppg'ie tA ama m

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Up9tees

Jee ExagyNMr. an Mr& 1That OldjustylThere are oodles as -eeies jo h

rfmoas days en 'the esl ,ar but hltoday ought, by rights, 'fn be the f'most celebrated of any o*"'fm.Of course it's the birthy of St. al

Patrick. That's pretty geod. but. tiis the contemporaneous- poets have a

lt. "that ain't all." BiFor this is the day Noah entered to

the ark. sINobody has ever been able to 3g- to

are out the exact year of ge fa- wmous cruise that ended up on Mowt a

Ararat. They did most of their th

writing on stones in those days. c*

Eisbably sdmebody dropped the cal-endar stone overbeard, in water so a

deep nobody could dive for it. g

But. according to the legendaries.there isn't any mistake about the f'day of the month. It was, theyassert. March 11. The information.so the legend goes. came straight tfrom one of Noah's three sons, who

LUMBER PRICE at

LISTS EJOINED:The Court Granti Petition.Against Hardwood Asciation-232 Members.Memphis, Teen.. March 16.-The W

American Hardwood Manufacturers' *

Association and 232 individual h4members today were enjoined byJudge John E. McCall in the United 4

States District Court from carry-ing out the "open competition kiplan.'."Under the injunction, the so-

called "open competition plan"through which. the government

w

charged. associaton members con-

spired to inSuen and encourage i

high prices. is -wiped out., The "-sociatien is <j0asd from furnish-

-igl '.a ieet 1ttsto inbers and from bolding pricemeetings. NJudge McCall declared. in render-

ing his decision, that througlioutall the evidence presented "the one

thread of thought was higher pri-ces and still higher prices for'hardwood lumber."The effect of the deciaihn. gov- '

ernment attorneys said, will be torestore actual competition in thelumber business and probably willreduce prices on building material.An appeal will be taken from

Judge McCall's decision, attorneysfor the defendants stated.

ALLIES SUBMIT IF

TURK_DECISIOltWilson to Express ViewsConcerning Disposition m

of Sultan.The allied governments have in- m

formed the United States of thetentative decision reached on theTurkish question. it was learneddefinitely yesterday.President Wilson will answer

these decisions with an expression t1of his views on the Turkish prob- til9m. it is understood. The Prnes- i,

ident has not yet made his reply. ilhowever.The allied decisions contemplated6

allowing the Sultan to remain in IitConstantinople, bdt with no Turk- jhiIsh military force and with an in- Lternational commission controlling t:the straits, it was learned. The iiallies also decitred for an inde-pendent Aramenian republic, -the hboundaries of which were not cltraced.pIn a general way, the allies know t1

that President Wilson is opposed to uallowing the Sultan to remain in

Constantinople and that he is in(

sympathy with the aims of, the Ar-menians, it was said.

CASE ARETIN N.Y.(By MEsni Lsen Wie.) C

New Yor, March 16.--R. YoungOe

Garrett. an elderly dan who says ti

he was fprmerly In the liquor bupi- hinems, was arweated ,today by as Viagent of tpe. Departament of Justice sien a ,warrant Issued by Uitg Uftatas Calmisuiener J. F. Suppies, agm.; of Baltimor, em a esmpint ea

made by Internal' Revenue Agedt

Jahan A. Psrsa, of the- insa e~7, 9

eharping ths. is Iaiuaty easvely a

engaged;1 ag espsimq!det is m

etU:pall2 e eW hishya*assi.s.

NSe,-whlsa wei la

Whea Mi.eeetd

dordeIi:deIWkb Ark

i 1 dqote lM e his mindshe 'way his 36 rs. Noah.Ae at hI .A, %

Thissame N aec rdiag toI .e.eeak was i e.f*-obiga-na ot a ioders4ay CWre Nation.Siitant tr stte, and a parlor>sihetk. %W' Mr. Noah ArstIt her pf his gian t 6isd the arka Oreatened t# baVhhl up be-reo )'Qa e~ l A)'bedyho vseted these fte about

ampa.she -sai, e0si. beesnviesed.at h -oehe 41ptgaet was sla-te,

Eva after the alk was Emieh'ad,N It began to SM. she wouldn'tit in. She declared It probablyis just a passing shipw. and sher one didn't propose to'be cragp-lup in any such tiny suarters.As to what happened after that.o reporter difer. One has it that" water became so high that sheumped inta the ark of her ownIll."Another says she was a lady ofreng will, and didn't get aboardtil she was put there. Accordingthis legend. she was "carriedboard by her sons. (yghtyinge andrugglynge."Fagd. Thea neat Dram Up.

All agree, however, that just ason as she once got settled shbgas balling out her husbandlain. She complained that heruarters were too small: she didn'tove any privacy, and she didn'ttat -all thess animals about. Ac-rdina to one tale. "she tel uponr husband, and gyveihim ye-boundubbynge. whilst other three sonsde sapent."And, according, to these tales, sheopt right on fussing after theyot to Ararat.And, it is reliably reported thatrs. Noah has a lot of descendantsho take after her.But that's all beside the point.Ishmen to the contrary.- notwith-Lnding, March 17 shouln't belied St. Patrick'! D#. t should

e feminibtic trend, mebbs "Mrs..ah Day."And, ly rights, on every 17th ofarch, it ought to rain.

EDERALBOARD'ROBE DELAYEDuestion of Judiciary Pow-ers of Vocational Educa-

tion Investigation.Investigation immediately of theederal Board for Vocational Edu-ition wsa blocked in the House!sterday when Representativealdwell. of New Ydrk, objected to

te reuest of Chairman Fees, of theducation Committee, for unani-

lous consent to grant judlciayr>wers to his committee.Fees then asked the Rules Com-ittee for this authority. Theules Committee meets today androbably will take action.Fess had asked for authorIsationhis committee to subpoena the

-tnesses cid by Harold A. LUt-2dale, r~rincipmal wItness againstme board at Saturday nights' hear-ag. and to administer oaths tocm.-Caldwell and several eithsre beganuestion Littledale's nationality,being a matter of record that

B is a British subtect. Republicaneader Mondel) reminded Caldwellat the Federal board was underaveetiga~tion, rtot Littledale.Fers has declared his Intention toave his committee probe thesarges o! Littledale as soon asoal ble. These charges were -inreaty-six specific counts, some ofhich are of a serious nature.

TO STOPRUNAWAYStanding on the ,running - boardthe speeding hea arte-rs car,

spector of Deteetives Clford

rant yesterday grabbed the bridle

a runaway horse aatd, leaping $f

me ground; forced the animal to

alt dt Sixth street ad Penas~amia avens. northwest. The tropeArted to run away near the Pahesonesent, when, while the drept

ad in a store, it becam frigb-.

mud t asr ditosebile.

1dstr Grant was -geia~ei

I EPnlesmiS SY454 yhe.

ses nu-ts resafri*nU.e

amn dmae -nintas

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A. F. OF 1 WIL AIDSumud Geospers P--u-lo4 's Bmkimi is TatAssertlo5 by Champ CiarS, fO6'

mer Speaker of the Mose, that wwas a "ridiculous and pattgaUslght" to see Congress sitting A"days in every month as a coaeiUfor the District of Colo bia, wan

greeted with proleg cheeningfrom 1.608 people, who last a8htattended a mass- meetlag is the as

ditorium of the Central HKgh MaholIn the Interest of sufrag' for theDistrict.

And I may add," he coatis"that no village council could dothe work more Imeleltently."Time and again since 150 I piave

Introduced bills in Congtess to pro-vide self government and suffragefor the District. and usuap I wasunable to get the bills reported outof committee.

And as V$i llmandges."It is a strange parades that at

the seat of government of thegreatest of democratic republics.half a million citisens should beas lacking In representation as ifthey were Fiji Islanders. It Is an

unhealthy condition of affairs.""I hold that no man has a right

to live In tys country without po-litical opinions, and be permitted toremain indifferent to the duty andprivilege of voting.Speaker Clark touched on the

school question. "Some years ago."he said. "my 13 - year - old boybrohght two of his teaehers to qts.+ud itow *ib wqs ,adnded s

wasIcredibl. th top-heavy.over-salarie's etelals at the bead.and the great mass of teachers mis-etably undsepaid. I an glad to sayI was the means of remedyig thatcondition through Congress. Now Ifear the old evils have crept inagain.

Cites OIg Task Abedes."It is almoet as hard to get a con-

stitutional arendment passed as toinvent a nachine for utilizing per-petual motion. and you must organ-Ize and work as a man to accom-lish this. I am inclined to thinkthat the best solution would be tomake t State of toe District of Co-lumbia."

Suffocates in Mud PuddleNear Chicago's Beauty SpotChicago. March 1.-Within a

few steps of Chicago's beautyspot on Michigan boulevard. GeorgeSchurtseer, 65 years old. was founddead today, suffocated in a mirypuddle.The feeble old man apparently

fought hard to escape from thesticky mess.

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and Poetry for Erin.DEFEAT 5 GERTAINEngland Attacked, D jed

ed, and Recognitoo of

'ay ROERT T. EATY."St. Patrick's Day 'dooming' '

inspired the Berate festerday to a

new effort to obtain reoogait6n 0

the Irish nationalist aspirations ilthe American reservations to thetreaty of Versaills.Senators spent several hours "a

wearin' o' th' grees.' but with altheir blarney about the EmeralIsle, her gallant odas ad fair collees, the sweet qiusic of her poetsand the justice of her cause. indications pointed to rejection of the res.ervation today-March 17--an inauspicious day for such a vote.Senator William E. Diorah. o

aIdaho. author of the resolutiotthrough which the Senate petitionedthe peace conference to bear th<claims of Ireland argued that a reservation declaring for the self-determination of subject peoples "ha.no gace- in its treaty; it would bean itncongruity."

President Wilson was chargewith having yielded to the imperialism of the dominant powers andabandoned his principle of self-determination.

Walsh Defends Mensure.Senator David L Walsh. Demo

crat. of Massachusetts, whose parents came from Eria in steeragedeclared the President had browugkfrom Versailles a treaty prssumto end all war, yet depriving *uhJect teses of power of gaisbag independence through peceful *etG'd. compellink resort to force.The debat began over giypt

Senator Rob!rt L. Owen, of Okiahorns. proposed a reservation ex

pressing the view of the Senatthat the British protectorate ove

Egypt was a war measure. endingwith the war. After Owen anSenator James A. Reed. of Missourhad discussed the Egyptians, thdiscussion shifted to Ireland anKorea.Senator John K. Shields., of Ten

nessee. desired that Great Britalrecognise the "existence and political independence of the republiof Ireland." and her admission tfull membership in the league onations.Senator Charles S. Thomas, o

Colorado. came along- with a likproposal for recognition by Japatof the "ancient kingdom of Korea.'

Egypt Drops Out.Egypt dropped out of the picture

Korea lingered a while. SenatoWilliam S. Kenyon. of Iowa. introduced a discordant note in thchorus of songs of Irish glory b:stating he was "tired of this demagoging against Great Britain."

"I am a friend of Ireland," he said"and that friendship is not due tcthe fact that we are about to entea political campaign. Passage othis reservation would be an insulto the British nation. I am tired othis constantly insulting of CgeaBritain on the floors of Congress.do not mean to be offensive to Ireland. and I don't care for any IrisIvotes obtained at the expense of offending the British people."

Tueat7 sessistien Coatinne.Borah declared that British poll

cies, acts and statesmen would continue to be discussed in the Senatiand before the American people olong as the United States remaineqa co-partner In the enterprise of thileague of nations. After stating thathe President has abandoned hliprinciple of self-determination opeoples, the day brought forth thiusual *uota of speculation as ter7t cation of the treaty. Opponentiof the treaty

-irreconcilable anm

ndministration -- were more optilaistic than ever.

Maator Irvine L. Lenroot, of Wig

'oasin, proposed a reservation in,tended to assauge Prenoh disappelatment over failure of the Senate to approve the Franco-AmericanBritish alliance guaranteeing belagalist aittack. It reads:

''It shall be the deelared policIof this government that -the free

dema and peace of Europe beiniggain threatened by any powrer o1comblsation of powers, the Unitet

Sta will regard such a sitna

tien with grave concrn, and wilceasleer what if any/action it wiltake-*il the prealse "

beton, March 1l.-Apptroaimatela140 msmbses of the editorial stal~nd 'employeu of the ChaistlasMenp- publishlnt society 'have re.

.dus seaeb satuliar, it was anppeted .boday'when. four omssies -e:h4 apubiention kaoused .thotureignation.Medt of -, the -~ye Who art

said tobm~aregd werhed is

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JJ. S. UNREADY,R RED PEACE

Asks Conference with Al-lies on Reuming "Neces-sary" Trade, However.London. March 1 .-The American

note to the allies, on trade with Itus-a'a, proposes that the allied and as-

sociated powesp meet in conferenceMarch 20 to decide a joint plan ofaction, the Telegraph's Paris cor-

respondent cabled today.The correspondent summarised

the Washington government's noteas follows:

"Aiserica recognizes the necessityfor trade relations with Rdssia. butit does not want relations with theSoviet Government. It proposes a

conference March 20 where a jointcours et action may be decidedupen. Albo United States is preparedto witbdtSw its prohibition againsttrade with the reds, If a concertedaiseement can he reached. butIqid- like to hslew Val; plans the

governsments hse for .pe-afi the 'circulation' abroad of

securities held unlawfully by theSoviets.

MARYLAND GOVERNORBACKS 3.50% BEER

48y Herald Leased Wire.) '

laltimore. Md.,. March 16.- Gov-

ernor Ritchie today sent a messagefto the legislature advocating thepassage of a bill for 3.50 per centbeer, light wines. etc.

Trial Waits for Judge toPass on I. W. W. EvidenceTombstone, Arts., March I.-

Only a perfunctory session of court

was held today in the Bisbee de-portation case.

,Judge Patte adjourned court yes-terday until he was ready with hisdecision on the admissability of 1.W. W. evidence.! Debate on a pointinvolving the application of thelaws of necessity. and self-defenseto commuuities, ended late yester-'day.

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Wires Head of Junk*of Troops And Retion-Berlin WithoContinuous Streetdents Stock Up Lm,Civil Siege.

Cc}hqe, aE 1i-kEd --a---r sewn-ebesbuded a. ersemi wallEsbed sh b eig of BbS&W"Tvaipumt.

An entir $ese of E9W

Merlin, March td.-Field Matelegram to Dr. Wolfgang Kapp,and restore the constitution.

At Ohe same time Hindenburgde jure national president, advisinand appealing to Ebert to conside

Extreme pessimism prevailsthat an extreme radical governmethe present crisis.

RED UPRISINGIEEXPECTED IN

BERLIN.1Troops Still in Control, bui

Situation Reported as

Growing Steadily Worse.(Wasagmnu1 Ueruli-Pu~e Leissi

Service.-spei u$ Carle ObpUete6.)By s. B. CONGE.

r Berlin, March 1 .-The situation Iigrowing steadily uglier as the dayprogresses. Reports of scatteringrifle fire here and there in the res-

idential suburbs are coming in. butthe troops are still in full control

, of the situation.'We are expecting an attempt at

an uprising on the part of the ex-

treme radical elegient. Spartacanand independent Socialists, soon

perhaps ever tonight." the chief ofDr. Kapp's chancellory informedyour correepondept.On the principle of forewarned is

forearmed. he evidently believedtroops will have no difficulty it

-dealing with any disorder.Seth sides Playing Pe~tIes.

Subordinate adherents of both theEbert and Kapp administrations arplaying politics with rumors of on-

tente action in favor of one side of

the other, in which they find read]I credence among the uninformed pop.uration. As a matter of fact, the1entente commissions here are main.taining a complete hands-off atti-tude, and have discontinued thelilabors under the peace treaty pro-visions uptil there is Some clarity itthe domestic situatign.The telegraph service is demoral-

Sised. Official orders have been issuedsuspending the domestic service, tiprevent the transmission of striklorders, and few operators are avail-able to transmit foreign dispatchesIPractically no news is coming frostoutside sources, and the reaction isforeign .countries to the news ofthe revolution is still unknown.

Desden M i. Tiej Up.An American who motored frost

Dresden reports that the railroadsare tied up completely in that regiosby a general strike, also affectiugfactories,' restaurants, shops. etc,but that the- strike was egerallyregarded as a temporary afair tedemonstrate the solidarity of labolwith the old governinent.

(Coprright. 19m, ti' P~c Ledger C..)

ICE FREED BY BOMBMENACES VESSELS

Baltimore. March Ie.-Iee, broketup by bombs hurled froma aran3planes at. Port Depeelt. is atensingvessels off .Daltimnore Harbor. Mas-ters of a aumber of shs bere to,

dyreported that they 1ad 9i (atelarge Belds of 'U.Uin let. gse

f. kte cakes. the -sag .we for'tjlnehee thiek.The iee has drifted .6.t- frqim

Susquehanna RIver. aned a far down as Them..

-Nw .a~.3eaa

A~ Sna iwa sa m

O .EBERIs Urging Withdrawastoration of Cositu

ut Lights And Torn by:

Fighting, While Resi.ders' in Anticipation of

-Far 1 wai wee

ma brpes ad be= at6

I wa Islly* bgn

rahal von Hindenburg has seat a

urging him to withdraw his troops

sent a maessage to Friedrich Ebent,g him of his 'telegrams to Dr. Kappr the question of national elections.in Berlin. The belief is growingut is certain to be the outcome of

Street Fighting hiet.s..

Nine are dead and a -numberwounded as a result of streetfighting here during the night.The cracking of ries was con-tinuous. in various parts of thecity, notably on the LeipzigerPlatz, (oe of Berlin's great pub-ic squares), in the anter of thecity, about the Hallesches Tor(Gate), and at the Tege adStettinger railway stations; in thenorthern past of Berlin.

'900400 no9, 1nee ,

At the Potadamer Plats goldtesfired into a mob. A wom i wasshot. The tie-up of the city is com-plete. There has peen a wildscramble for candles and a generalstocking up of provisions. as thestate of siege is expected to lastfor days.

A few facts and figures sui tsketch the picture Germany pre-sents today.

In Dortmund the bi Westphaliancoalt iron and steel center, the redteror burst into the midst of agreat trade fair, attended by numer--.us foreigners anad hosts of visitorsfrom all parts of Germany. Fiftecawere killed and ifty wounded, in-cluding some of the foreigners.

la Harburg, just outside of Ham-I burg, thirty were killed or wound-ed, inig some women and chi-dren.

Dresden, the capital,yesterdaythe boasted new "seat" of the Ebertregime, was the bone of violentclashes today. The casualties weremany.

"Bearsgeeis Tre e Disarmed.Chemnits, chief manufacturing

town of the former kingdom ofcaxony, saw ivel war in its wildest

forms.The workers, victoriousafterterric street battles, formed -

"s org"eros ad dto istorte

the captued admift amond3ed n-thuir comaes.hefriges

thine ofbug continous oghtHag,bugtany r killed o wnjured

Esen. the capitalf Krupstsatreaste cntewre of the ebTet

clghetoay.T casualtiesee were

achrditgy hef anfatu.nToweo he frmr gdomrit ofagratoy rsawrvi of inusa wan-

poeri andresourcttes, sred-rewciteo ainlo. Tiared whe

disugi'troopsin oranisd distribueds

Shi o mraees.

famufrg is penc-the contrsl of

anye wkileran Ainjured.sasubu,i the h aode of Kisa

traegi etr fteres.hfightin ad asae tre ereaodigtwoderoaDvy. i tathe battle her strict.wan tigad fretervoi the sraln man-power anfrrces, isn the -oca

with, rvoandort-od.a The whol

distrce t w eg kalled nd 15ewoune..HImburgover neo the coto of'

parment wrkers.y cena Pus-asanMub ris Inale th r ansofg the

@@e e a ag, .thir olioc-Latestrng wor ero reise thwdte battle thereht sile lwaig toinEbean thrce, nid thse At aiIngeth wianowo-Mi.th.i

finnce .i waer kiledt -an 1

eg, sernoerr onaoreeetnm-greates aiay cetles of sPeuse-

e ryngt erraing mw.

hmeandai the .oted t i

: Wtergas waerhetn

st 1sta ane