Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-16
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The White House police force suffers
wors. from malaria than any other force
in the city" said an officer ON that beat to
a Star reporter. in the past several years
have seen Il dozen or more Of the finest
physical specimens we have thrown on
their backs after a year or 81 "t cnntinu-
Gus duty with that force Malaria turks in
the beautiful lawns and in the trees and
flower bushes. and the men come in con-
tact with 1t at night remember few
men who have ever beer Fere who escaped
We have had big. hearty. healthy fellows
who felt sure that they would escape. but
In time they We're c!utcLed Many man
has had to- leave the heat on account of
his health. I have positively seen police
men come on duty i'll the carly evening
wandering around in a deIiripus condition
before morning.
The disease is not serious To the men
who are on duty inside the White House.
They have slight attacks at times. but 1T
is the outside men who suffer the greatest.
Many reasons are given why malaria is so
prevalent in the White House grounds. but
the matter has not been fully or satisfac
turily explained to any of us.
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IF You want to attract attention in the
streets or On cars In Washington just take
along several live chickens with YOU said
81 man d few days ago. Every woman on
a street car will turn around and look at
you. Some Of them will regard you as an
idiot. while others will conclude that you
are huckster or peddIer. Late the other
afternoon ] ran across a bunch Of partic-
UIarly pretty chickens at wholesale place
near the Center market. ! wanted them
FOR breeding. The dealer had no way Of
sending them out. so | concluded to take
them along IN my hands. brother. who
was with me-. carried eral, and we took
car. A half dozen women Immediately
selected us for their special targets-that is,
they appeared to do $" by the way they
looked and acted My brother almost
tainted. turned red in the face and laid the
chickens i'll corner. wh!l@ he stalked to
another part of the car and tried to appear
rs having nothing to do with those chick
ems They were nice fowls. too. They did
not Squawk or fiutter. One old woman was
heard 10 eXclaim: Look at that hOrrid man
and his real live chickens
What makes me mad is that nearly all
these nlcey-niee people We're raised in
small towns or the country and have been
accustomed to chickens. These same wo-
men go To a store or market and buy a
dead fowl for meals. when if they lived
where they originally came from they
would buy live chickens and clean them
without word 1t is unnecessary for me
10 add that L have never since been able
u" get my brother near a place where |
might take notion to buy chickens
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The moment the city editor said. Smith,
L wish YOU would attend the meeting of
the Nameless Society this evening and
make good story of it," that moment
Smith would have snapped assignments.
with a good consideration to boot with anv
other man The Nameless Society, as every
man On the paper well know was one of
those organizations whose members while
invariably personally inviting the attention
IT the editor-iu-chief. the managing editor.
the city editor and all others in authority
n It's tfr,CTe MEL a.
good, long account of said meeting be
given. always expected reporters sent to
them to get a seat best they could 10
ask no questions. and to otherwise write
their Stories absolutely unassisted by the
officers or members of the Society
Therefore, Smith desired to swap Every
ether man on the paper stood pat how
ever, and uff Smith started. He was rather
tired. the ride in the street car was a low
one anu the unfortunate Smith had ample
time to think the matter over. But before
ne realized II, he had reached the meeting
place. and the moment he entered he was
met at the door by the president of the So
ol-ty. VIII" inquired if he was not the rem
reSentattve of "The Midday Sun" Smith
m"destIy stated that he was. whereuppn
ne WAS informed that a table and chair mad
been provided for him. and to them he was
escorted
The table had been placed in most con-
Venient position. 50 that he would he ahIa
not only 10 see everything, but also hear
very word uttered. Yet it was not placed
IN a conspicuous position. Because as
the president of the organization explained
I" nm, despite the popular belief we
Know that newspaper reporters do not de-
sire to make themselves conspicuous mere
~ wishing to secure all the information oh
Ianable in the least obtrusiVe manner nos
sible. We know. too. Mr. Smith, that the
more facilities you gentlemen are provided
with for securing information. the more
attractive and fuller will be your accounts
therefore, while L do
deny that our motive is wholly unseIfish
We nevertheless desire you to hesitate not
Tor 4 moment TO ask for such additional in
formation and for such other conveniences
as you may wish. Here are a number of
Programs. for We know that reporters al