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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03

Who ever heard of butterflies in the
bit in such a funny tone of voice that
Jimmy Skunk laughed right out. You
see Jimmy knew by the. sound that
Peter was trying very hard to believe
something which he felt he just, had to
believe. at the same time felt that he
just couldn't believe. Perhaps you know
what that feeling is. He had to believe
because up on top of a tall stump in
front of him was a really, truly butter
fly opening and shutting. it's wings
When he first saw it Peter was sure that
his eyes We're playing him tricks, but
when he led Jimmy Skunk there and
Jimmy saw the same thing Peter knew
that there could be no mistake.
"Ffe, Peter. I'm ashamed of YOU. 1
really am, Peter" said Jimmy Skunk.
Where have you kept your eyes? How
any one could live in the Green Forest
as long as you have and not know that
there are butterflies in winter is more
than l can understand. Why, l have
found them any number of times and
eaten them, too
oh, Jimmy cried Peter, very much
shocked You ought to be ashamed of
Yourself The idea of eating a pretty
butterfly! It's dreadful
No more dreadful than eating a fat
beetle retorted Jimmy. A butterfly is
nothing but kind of bug, and when a
fellow is hungry he isn't particular what
kind of bugs he eats. There isn't much
to butterfly, but if there happens to
be enough of them they aren't so bad
Just the same, 1 think it is shame
to kill the pretty butterflies. There is
no accounting for tastes" Peter spoke
with such an air, such funny air of con-
sidering himself SO much better than
Jimmy, that Jimmy had to laugh
That's so. Peter" said he For my
part l never could understand how any
one could eat bark and kill pretty trees"
I-I-I-" Peter stopped He couldn't
find word to say. He did eat bark, and
sometimes he did kill trees. although he
never had thought of that before. When
food is very scarce in winter Peter
gnaws the bark from young trees and
when, as sometimes happens, he eats all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
MAY STOP NET FISHING.
Low Temperature 1nterferes With
Operations on the Potomac.

The return of low temperatures will,
it is feared. put a stop for the time
being to fishing operations on the Poto-
mac, which were Just beginning and bid
fair to be very successful Early in
this week the big net at Windmill Point,
operated by Capt. Neitzy. was put over
board for the first time this season, and
a barrel of mixed fish has been received
from there. The Gums shore is also
reported in operation, as are a number
of smaller seines and trap nets at points
along the river.
The wholesale fish dealers We're ex-
pecting good receipts of fish from the
Potomac nets. but the coming of cold
ice making weather has put an end to all
prospects of good catches for some time
to come. The heavy northwest gale pre-
vented any great amount of ice form
ing. but rivermen say heavy ice will be
in evidence as soon as tie wind Gains
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
ARMY-NAVY.
Army Orders.

The leave of absence granted Lieut.
Col. Edward A. Kreger, professor OF
law. United States Military Academy
is extended one month on surgeons
certificate of disability.
Leave of absence for one month is
granted Maj. Charles r. Pettis, Corps
of Engineers.
Second Lieut. Roy W. Heard. Philip
nine Scouts, recently appointed, viii
proceed to Manila. p. l.. for duty.
Leave of absence for three months.
on surgeons certificate of disability, is
granted Capt Wilson q. Heaton, 1st
Cavalry.
granted Col Benjamin w. Atkinson. 9th
Infantry.
Leave of absence for one month is
granted Second Lieut.. Frederick Schoen-
field, 18th Infantry.
Leave OF absence for two months. on
surgeons certificate of disability, is
granted, Maj. Frederick E. Johnston,
Coast Artillery Corps. -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
Personals of the Rivermen.

A vacancy in the engineroom force of
the lighthouse service steamer Orchid.
caused by the transfer OF Joseph f.
Lally to the tender Juniper, on duty
on the Carolina sounds. has been filled
by the appointment of William c c.
Rackus as second engineer in the
lighthouse service. and his assignment
% the Orchid.
The tender Juniper. having aboard
Chief Clerk Raffhead OF the lighthouse
inspectors Office, on an inspection trip.
has arrived at Beaufort a. the southern
End of the North Carolina sounds
The tender Orchid will shortly sail
cruise to the lightships and stations in
the north section of the fifth district.
between Cape Charles and Cape Hen
lopen =.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03

the bark he can reach all the way
around a little tree that little tree dies
Jimmy was still chuckling Never
mind. Peter" said he. Everybody to his
own taste You like bark and like but
tertiies when nothing else is to be found
though I prefer fat beetles just as you
prefer sweet clover. Any way, you are
richer than you were yesterday :.
Peter blinked in a puzzled way st
didn't know it, but if you say 1 am l
suppose 7 am said he.
"Of course you are" returned Jimmy.
you've learned something. You know
something you didn't know before. That
is knowledge and knowledge is the best
kind of wealth.
Peter pulled his whiskers thoughtfully.
Il suppose you mean that I have learned
that there are butterflies in winter" said
he
Jimmy nodded. II always supposed
that Jack Frost killed all the butterflies"
continued Peter. land 1t is hard work not
to believe it even now. Where has that
fellow up there on top of that stump
been all the time?"
Behind one of those loose pieces of
bark hanging to that stump replied
Jimmy promptly. eff we could get up
there and pull that bark off we probably
would find some more. Jack Frost does
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
THE SEARCHLIGHT
Submarine Camera.

Photographs of the wrecked Lusi-
tania and Titanic as they lie many hum
dred feet deep on the bed of the ocean
may be obtained in the near future by
the use of a new camera devised to
take deeD-water pictures This instru-
ment is operated by the aid of a power
full electric searchlight that goes down
with il. Lens and shutter are controll-
ed from the surface. The apparatus is
constructed so that every part of it will
stand strai@ of 500 pounds to the
square inch. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
THE WEEK
Epltomc of Events Ending Feb
ruary 2. 1917.
WAR.

The United States was face to face
with a crisis in international relations
following the announcement of Ger
many of ruthless U-boat activities and
declaring blockade of enemy ports.
fixing zone around the British Isles
and France and Italy. Count Won Bern
storff, German amba to the
United States. was reported as expect
ing he would be given his passports.
The possibility of a declaration of rup-
ture of diplomatic relations with Ger
many was regarded as imminent.
French forces claimed advances near
Leintrey, Lorraine. Russian troops
pursued an offensive on the northern
Rumanian front. The British auxiliary
cruiser Laurentic was sunk off the
Irish coast by mine or submarine. with
loss of life. The ian-&overnment
removed to Russian territory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
MIDWINTER APPEAL.

the joint finance
the Associated Charities
cold brings
including
living mored difficult
results
wi be to Il interested request
Of
to the Service House.
COMMITTEE
1883. T signed)A E. Chairman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
Soldiers Also on Guard.

Besides this protecting army of spies
and the precise body of regulations, the
authorities have stationed soldiers of
the landstrum around all public build
ings munitions factories, army store
houses. bridges. railway stations. avia-
ton grounds. Zeppelin sheds. along the
roads to the artillery stands and the
troop training grounds and. nearer the
frontiers. along the railways and roads
All dissemination of information is
carefully supervised by the authorities
al news of a political or economic ma
ture. whether for internal or foreign
consumption, is censored at the news
bureau of the foreign office: all news of
a military nature is censored a the war
departments news office. and all news
relating to naval affairs at similar
bureau in charge of naval officers The
authorities have become the sole ar
biters of literary effort. They have,
however. welded their power lightly,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
PLACED UNDER OBSERVATION.
Californian Seeks Chance to Tell
President How to Stop War.

A caller at the White House yesterday
afternoon gave his name as Frank Chap
man. said he was a rough rider from
California and that he wanted to tell
President Wilson how to stop the war in
Europe. 1t is stated that Chapman wrote
a letter to the President to which he at
tached the signature king of Hearts,
new Secretary of War"
Chapman told the police he shufiied
pack of cards and the king of hearts
dropped out. and from that day, he
stated. he assumed the name, king of
Hearts, Authorities of Ripon, Cal,
where Chapman said he lived, failed to
find any trace of him or relatives in that
town. A charge of insanity was preferred
against him, and he was taken to Wash
ington Asylum Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03

and allow much vehement criticism to
be freely printed.
Even the German housewives have
had to conform to military precision
in many of their affairs. They can
be seen standing patiently in line out
side of butcher shops. diaries and gro
Gerry stores waiting their turns to pur-
chase their cards allowances. On the
days of issue of the ration cards they
form long, precisely moving lines at
the points of distribution. and in the
same single file they pass through the
city halls on the days that pensions
for soldiers wives are paid.
All Vehicles Requisitioned.
About everything of military value
has been reauisitioned. Taxicabs ana
automobiles are very scarce. even in
Berlin. In one Saxon town. when
counted $500 automobiles before the
war, there are only three of these con-
veyances still in operation, and these
three were all too old to go to war
Horses, too, are few and ancient in the
cities. In the smaller towns their
places have been taken by oxen. me
traffic on the streets of these smalier
places impresses one as thoueh lhe
clock had been turned back some CEN
turtles and the middle ages We're awe
again In some of the smaller cltes
grass is gro" iHs w
cracks in the pavement. as repairs nave
been neglected and there is too little
traffic to wear away its verdure.
Things are as quiet as sunday IN
New England in the towns ana IN me
cities of middle size. There Is no NOISE
of traffic on the streets, 70 clatter OF
draws and rattle of eaufpages: The
pedestrians go their ways silently
There is no loud talking, ringing
laughter or noisy calls The scene hrst
iiyens I'D when a regiment. with its
hand clashing martial music, mafches
away.
All Life on Military Principle.
All life in Germany is managed on
a military principle under the war
stern necessity. The nation dimes ana
sups on army rations. Several house
toulouse and apartment-to-apa rtment
food censuses have been taken. A
thorough copper and nickel census was
taken. In this connection, it is worth
mentioning that most OF the petter
homes and factories were. perhaps. IN
accordance with suggestions, ntted
with copper roofs. During the perioo
of copper scarcity, before the pain was
broken through Servia. many OF thess
copper roofs were requisitioned. and
one sees today the scaffolding on the
buildings from which this precious copper
was removed to be replaced by tin or
tiles.
Military management is an exact.
maryelously efficient and marvelousiv
oppressive management. which hardy
varies at all from day to day. But its
discipline and it's stern conservation
Of every atom of strength to be direct
ed toward a single goal are absolutely
necessary in any nation at war
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
His Appetite Rated Healthy"

Estep's appetite might be termed
healthy. lie has a theoery that persons
who do not eat heartily between meals
wither to untimely ends. Long before
morning the pirated bread had disap-
peared and for breakfast nothing but
small cakes. covered with an imitation
chocolate. could be found. Each was
about the size of an English walnut
and was as empty as puff ball He
ate ten Of them and stopped because
he was becoming unbearably hungry.
Ten francs" said the proprietor
firmly.
Ten francs is two dollars.
ITS good thing he doesn't sell
apple pies" said Estep.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
NATIONAL.

The President vetoed the INN grafton
bill. Directing to the literacy test; the
House passed it over the veto and the
Senate agreed to vote on the measure
Monday. The President announced
himself in favor of Saving daylight
by the method of setting the clock back
in summer William Denman was chos
en- chairman of the shipping board. A
petition addressed to the President.
signed by $4,000 federal employees,
asked for salary increases; the Presi-
dent promised aid, F. A. Connolly.
Washington broker, denied that the
brother law of the President, r. W.
Boiling, his partner. was the leak
medium whereby advance information
was given him regarding the Presi-
dents peace address to the Senate:
Boiling also made denial that he was
responsible. DR. A. +. Woods. Agricul-
tural College of Minnesota, was elected
head of the Maryland State College of
Agriculture. d. II. McAdam, Sewspa
per man. was chosen postmaster at
Honolulu. Maj. John Mcdonald, civil
war veteran and ofrmer Maryland rep
resentative was among those who died
during the week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

The inquiry into the cost of living in
the District of Columbia continued. So
cieties of states appealed to the United
States Chamber of Commerce, in an
nual meeting this week, to aid the
project for a permanent exhibition in
the National Capital. Battery B., n. G.
D. c., in federal service. started home
from the border. Gypsy Smith, evan
gelist, began a series of meetings in a
special tabernacle. Among those who
died during the week were: DR.. J. Ford
Thompson, distinguished surgeon: Jay
F. Durham, journalist: William G. Boyd,
prominent Mason and long time resi-
dent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03

Glasgow provides it's policemen with
warm food and tea when on duty at night
by the use of electrically heated plates in
signal boxes. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
FOREIGN.

The retirement of Gen. Pershing's
punitive expedition from Mexican soil
was accompanied by the flight of 1000
American fugitives: announcement was
made that H. P. Fletcher. ambassador
to Mexico, Will shortly assume his
post; Carranza was reported preparing
for a national election for president.
Alfredo Gonzales was deposed as presi-
dent of Costa Rica by his minister of
war. Federico Tinoco, without blood
shed: the deposed president appealed
to the United States to intervene: the
new administration received general
support. United States marines catured
the Dominican bandit, Evangelista, and
scattered his band. Among those who
died during the week was Evelyn Bar
ing Carl Cromer), British dictator in
Egypt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
Departures.

Steamer Northland. for Old Point and
Norfolk with passengers and mer-
chandise: United States Army steamer
CAPTAIN A. NJ Wetherill, for Fort Wash
ington and Fort Hunt with army stores
and naSSepPerS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
GOV. MANNING FAVORS'
STATE EXHIBIT HERE
South Carolina Executive and Rep.
resentative Lumpkin Coming to
Capital in Interest of Display.
special From a stan Correspondent.

COLUMBIA. S. c.. February 3-Gov
Richard l. Manning of South Carolina
is going to Washington to attend the
conference of governors March s, IA
vorably inclined to the proposed per-
manent exhibit of state resources and
products. The proposal to house in the
National Capital display of the min
eral wealth, the agricultural advan-
tages and the manufactured products of
the states as an object lesson to visit
ors to the national seat of government
and big educational influence appeals
strongly to Gov. Manning
This permanent exhibit of the states
is an outsrowth of the federal educa-
tional exhibit prepared for the inau-
Congress by the federal departments
in response to a suggestion made by
the District of Columbia Federation of
Citizens Associations, and in which
the various state societies have been
cooperating.
Mr.. Lumpkin Coming, Too.
Washington will be Maurice F. Lump
kin. prominent member of the state
legislature. who is well known in the
National Capital, where for long time
he was confidential secretary to Repre-
sentative Asbury f. Lever. chairman of
the agricultural committee. Mr.. Lump
kin is active in state affairs and lead
er of the progressive element in the
legislature. He is enthusiastic over the
advantage to his home state of having
such an exhibit placed in Washington.
and is prepared at the proper time to
introduce bill in the state legislature
providing for this.
1t is particularly with a view TO fur
thering this project that Representative
Lumpkin is going to Washington.
Gov. Manning realizes that South
Carolina already is in position to
small cost. in view of the fact that
the state has department of agricul-
ture and industries, under Commissioner
T. J. Watson. This department has
prepared several exhibits for the big
industrial fairs and eXpositions and is
thoroughly alive to the advantages tina,
would accrue to the state through such
a showing of its resources and products
in the National Capital.
Holds Worlds Records.
South Carolina would make fine
exhibit of national interest inasmuch as
it boasts of holding the worlds rec
ord for growing cabbages. shipping
cabbage plants, growing pecans. hav-
ing the three largest cotton mills in the
world under one roof. in the produc-
ton of upland cotton per acre, in the
quality of island cotton, in the
production of corn per acre as demon
strated in world contests, in the yield
of rice and oats per acre, in the use
of transmitted electric power for cot
ton mill drive and in the tensile
strength of granite.
1t leads the southern states in the
textile manufactures, its residents claim
and ranks second ofali the states in
cotton manufacture. 1t leads the
Cnited States in the production OF corn
oats. rice and cotton per acre. 1t ha.
the only commercial ome-grown tea
gardens in the United tSates. II leads
in the production of gold east of the
/, Rockies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
Arrivals.

Steamer Southland. from Norfolk and
Old Point to the Norfolk and Washing
ton Steamboat Company; United States
Army steamer Captain A. NJ. Wetherill,
from Fort Washington and Fort Hunt:
steamer Volunteer for river landings
by the Potomac and Chesapeake Steam
boat Company; lighter J. and w. No. /.
from Occoauan with lumber for john
son & Wimsatt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
Tugs and Tows.

Tug James .. Carter arrived with a
tow of oyster-laden craft from the
lower Potomac beds: tug Eugenia ar
rived at District sand wharf with sand
laden lighter and left with light scow
for digging grounds opposite Alexan-
dria; tug Minerva arrived at George
town. from Oxon run. with lighter
laden with gravel; tug T. d. Herbert
arrived with sand and gravel laden
lighters from OXon run
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
LITLLESIoR!Es
.%rBEDTImE.
by THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Copyright. 1917. by 7. W. BurGess)
Peter Rabbit Gains Wealth.

Each day that you learn something new
You're richer than the day before
For knowledge is form of wealth .
That's in demand the wide world DER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03

The Italian city of Milan has changed
from gas lighting to electricity. gen.
Grating its current by Alpine water
falls ten miles away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03

1t is not generally recognized what
an excellent market South Africa is for
safes. One agency firm. alope claims
to be able to place 1000 every year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
Memoranda.

Schooner Maine of this city is char
tered to load corn on the Rappahannock
river for Richmond: schooaers Lottie
Thomas. ]. r. Dixon. Majestic and
Edith Marcy are due here from the
lower river with oysters; schooner
Mabel and Ruth, at Baltimore, is char
tered to load fertilizer at Norfolk for
Newbern n G.. and lumber at Newborn
for this city or Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
Psychology and Ethics.

Coleridge. Stephen. vivisection. BQZ-Ce74v.
Jackson. John. Ambidexterity. 1905. Blk
J13s.
Remission. J. NJ. The Kingdom of the Mind
b -K354k.
Larson. c. d. What Right Thinking VIII Do.
BJ-L327w.
Purinton. f. E. The Triumph OF the Man Who
Acts. BQS-
Washburn. NJ Z. Movement and Mental I'm
agery. BI-W273m.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-23
In Five Minutes
No Sick Stomach,
Indigestion, Gas
"Pape's Diapepsin' is the
Quickest and Surest
Stomach Relief.

If what you just ate is souring on
your stomach or lies like lump of
lead, refusing to digest, or you belch
gas and eructate sour, undigested food,
or have a feeling of dizziness, heart.
burn, fullness, nausea, bad taste in
mouth and stomach headache. you can
surely get relief in five minutes.
Ask your pharmacist to show you
the formula, plainly printed on these
fifty-cent cases of Pape's Diapepsin.
then you will understand why dyspep-
tic troubles of all kinds must go, and
why it relieves, sour, out-of-order
stomachs or indigestion in five min
utes. "Pape's Diapepsin" is harmless;
tastes like candy, though each dose
will digest and prepare for assimila-
ton into the blood all the food you
eat; besides, it makes you go to the
table with healthy appetite; but
what will please you most, is that you
will feel that your stomach and intes-
tines are clean and fresh, and you will
not need to resort to laxatives or liv-
er pills for biliousness or constipation
This city will have many "Pape's
Diapepsin" cranks, as some people will
call them, but you will be enthusiastic
about this splendid stomach prepare
ton. too, if you ever take it for indi-
gestion, gases, heartburn, sourness,
dyspepsia, or any stomach misery.
Get some now, this minute, and rid
yourself of stomach misery and indi
gestion in five minutes.-Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-23

Mrs. Jack Haner will entertain mem
bers OF the Glen View Crochet club
Wednesday afternoon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-23

will begin at o'clock The affair Is
return dance for members of the
J. B. G. club. An orchestra will play
the order of dances.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-23

evening at $3.50 o'clock in the church
dining room. All members of the Sab
bath school and their parents wheth-
er members of the church or not are
cordially invited to attend.
The women are asked to bring well
filed baskets to contain baked beans,
gelatine, jelly, jickles, bread and but
ter, cake and cream for coffee. The
Sunday school will furnish roast beef,
gravy, baked potatoes and coffee. The
men of the church will supply the ice
cream.
twenty-five members attended the
meeting ofthe Dorcas society held yes
terday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Oliver Nusbaum. North Thirteenth
street Guests of the club were Miss
Alice Knollenberg, Mrs. ]. w. Harper
of Cambridge City. Mrs. F. w. Krueg-
er, Mrs. Turner Hadley, Mrs. F. A.
Dressed, and Mrs. Francis Edmunds.
A musical program was given. In a
fortnight Mrs. Lee B. Nusbaum enter
tains the club at her home, North
Eleventh street