davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1917-12-08
INSIST ON WAR TAX.
Passengers and Carriers Liable to
Penalty if Evaded.

Passengers falling to pay and car
riers failing to collect the per cent
passenger tax. imposed by the war
revenue act of october 3, subject them
selves to the penalties imposed by that
law. The commissioner of internal rev.
enue. Daniel c. Roper, has SO notified
collectors of internal revenue and 9TH
ers concerned in decision just is
sued.
The tax attaches when a passenger
makes a continuous journey the total
fare of which from starting point to
destination exceeds 35 cents. If the
transportation company collects the
fare at intervals in amounts less than
35 cents, as in the zone system on
many trolley routes. tax at the rate of
s per cent is to be collected on the
total charges from starting point to
destination If such charges are in ex-
cess Of 35 cents.
The penalties for failure to pay or to
collect are fne Of not more than
$1,000 or imprisonment for not more
than a year, or both. ana in addition
thereto a penalty of double the tax
evaded or not collected. or accounted
for and not paid over.
Evening star., 1917-12-08

2 O'Clock tomorrow evening in the Sunday
school room
= q d d
Representative L. c. Cramton of hIichi-
gan is to address the firemen and their
families of No. Is engine house, 10th and
q streets southwest. tomorrow evening at
,.a, S,es,nndng tomorrow morning at s:45
mems Bible class Of the Fifteenth Street
Christian Church will meet at the Avenue
Grand Theater. Pennsylvania avenue near
= - Z .
g. Arthur Holloway of Colorado. a
delegate to the Anti-Saloon League
convention, Is to address the congre-
cation Of n Street Christian Church.
sth ana Ii streets southwest. tomorrow
service will be preached by the pastor.
A free lecture on Christian Science is
to be delivered by William W. Porter.
e. s. B.. member. of the Christian
First Church of Christ. scientists. of Of
Boston. at 8 o'clock tomorrow after
noon at Polls Theater.
- 4 =
Rev. George McGinnis, superfntendent
Of the northern district Of the Anti
Saloon League of Illinois, is to speak
at the service tomorrow morning at
First Baptist Church, 27th street and
Dumbarton avenue.
Il q 4 II
Rev. A. e. Gunderson. a Norwegian
missionary who has recently returned
from Africa, will give an illustrated
lecture tomorrow evening at Christ
English Luthern Church on Christ and
the Sudan"
A social for soldiers is to be held To-
v,i Oh of
services tomorrow morning are to he
held at $3.50 o'clock, at which there is
to be a young women's newcomers'
class Social hour for young people
will be held at 6 o'clock in the evening
and the regular Christian Endeayor
meeting will be held at 6:45 o'clock.
= = 4
Rev. Dr. Charles Wood breaches twice
tomorrow at the Church of the Cove.
uant. in the morning at II O'Clock and
at 1880 o'clock in the evening. For his
Labor and the Conflict with Lawless-
ness at Home and Abroad" Music at
this service will be furnished by tha
evening choir Of 100 voices. sydney
Lloyd Wrightson. musical director.
Harvey Murrav. organist
d q u
Rev. John Carruthers. assistant min.
lister of the church. breaches at the
afternoon service at $3.50 O'clock. wban
will be the usual social hour precedine
the evening service in the church mar.
lors- This is especially arranged for
soldiers ana sailors. and a buffet sunner
will be served to the men away frny,
camp. Aioih
Evening star., 1917-12-08

Finding that he couldn't make Yowler
come out in this way, Farmer Brown's
Boy decided that he would try smoking
him out He no longer feared that Yowler
might rush out and attack him. He knew
that Yowler was a coward and would fight
only when he had to. He knew. too, that
Yowler was smart enough to know that
so long as he remained in his cave he was
quite safe.
So Farmer Browns Boy laid aside
his gun and gathered a lot of dry
leaves. Then he found lot of damp
ones and these he piled on the dry
ones. When he had a big enough nile
to suit him he pushed the whole
against the entrance to the cave where
Yowler was and then set fire to the
dry leaves underneath. They blazed up
merrily, but the damp leaves on top
were too damp to blaze and they smol-
dered and made a great deal of smoke.
With long stick Farmer Browns Boy
pushed the smoking pile OF leaves in
Evening star., 1917-12-08
H. W. SOHON, Attorney.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF CO.
lumbia. Holding Probate Court.-Estate of
Margaret A. Gibson, deceased-No. 24142, Ad-
minstration Docket 56.-Application having been
made herein for probate Of the last will and
testament Of said deceased and for letters testa-
mentary said estate, by Henry W. Sohon. it
is ordered this 2sth day Of November, AID. 1917,
that Margaret E. Gibson and James R. G. Cox.
and all others concerned appear in said court on
Monday. the 7th day Of January. AID. 1918. at 10
O'Clock am. to show cause why such application
should not be granted. Let notice hereof be pub
lisbed in the Washington Law Reporter and
Evening Star once in each Of three successive
weeks before The return day herein mentioned,
the first publication to be not riess than thirty
Justice (seal) Attest: VIM. CLARK TAY.
L0R. Deputy Register Of Wills for the District
Of Columbia, Clerk Of the Probate Court.
Evening star., 1917-12-08
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

The annual report Of the board of
Commissioners was submitted to Con-
gress: the estimates were for $1S,-
411.124.99 appropriations. A bill intro
duced in Congress asked for $5,-
100000 appropriation to meet the
housing problem created by influx of
government employees to the National
Capital. Arrivals Of coal and suekr re-
lieved shortages. The phone and gas
companies each appealed for increased
rates. Morris Singer. produce dealer,
was deprived of his license for allow
ing shipments of potatoes to spoil in
cars. The Association of Oldest Inhabi-
tants went on record as in favor of
suffrage. The war thrift and war saw
ings stamps campaign in Washington
began with good results reported. H. P.
and E. D. Townsend. brothers. resi-
dents Of the District Of Columbia, in
the American Ambulance Corps in
France, were awarded the French
cross for special bravery under fire.
Washington contributed $4,000 to the
fund for relief OF Jews in Europe,
Burglars looted the store Of c. E. Rich
ards, 1925 Pennsylvania avenue, of
stock worth $4,000. Among those who
died during the week were Seth
Shepard, retired chief justice Of the
Supreme Court Of the District Of Co
lumbia: D. C. Gordon, civil war vet
eran; Col. Nathaniel Tyler. Confederate
veteran and oldest alumnus of Virginia
Military Institute. and Milton r. Grif-
fin, chemist, in government service.
Evening star., 1917-12-08
AMERICAN SAILOR KILLED
Seaplane Accident in Which An.
other Is Injured Reported

Vice Admiral Sims has reported 70
the Navy Department a seaplane acct
dent in the war zone in which ono
American sailor was killed and q
gunner's mate injured. Seaman Claud.
Albert Baker was killed and his body
has not been recovered. 1t is assum.d
the accident occurred at sea, THOUGH
that was not stated in the disnatch
Baker enlisted at Nashville. Tam r.
cember %. 1916. His father is Wii,isn,
B. Baker. Sparrows Point, Nd.
Richard W. fhompson, frst ela..
gunners mate. .suffered q fracture a.
ne right thigh. Ae -re-anIistsd In
&sIsGhoWpAnQ0w 8 a1afgh N - - -.
Evening star., 1917-12-08
PULPIT AND PEW.
CONTINUED from Sixth Pae..)

teacher of the A B. Pugh class at the
Sunday school, will be the principal
speaker Tuesday evening at an infor-
NAL gathering Of the Mems Club Mem
The meeting is open to men Of the
congregation Refreshments will be
served. r. T. Buckingham. president
of the club, will preside
= =
Bishop L N. Ross is to preach the
bell A NJ E Church. Nichols avenue,
Anacostia- The sermon at the evening
service win be preached by Rev. J. II.
Robinson Rev. George H West In pas
tor OF the church.
delegate to the anti-sa1oon convention,
will preach tomorrow morning. at
Westminster Presbyterian Church. In
the evening the pastor will answer the
question: ;es rs there a cause for war
. 4 q 4
Holy communion is to be celebrated
nt 8 o'clock tomorrow morning at st.
Johns Church. 18th and H streets. The
t;hurch school will meet at 9:45 o'clock.
and Rev. DR.. Roland Cotton Smith, the
pastor, will preach at the IL O'Clock
services. An evensong service and ser
mon will be delivered at AIS o'clock in
the afternoon. Daily intercession is
held at 1915 o'clock. Holy communion
will also be celebrated Thursday at
11:30 o'clock
Rev. DR.. G. G. Downey, advance man
for Billy Sunday, Is to preach at II
o'clock tomorrow morning at Metro
politan Baptist churcn. 9Th and A
streets northeast. The men of the
Baraca class will attend the services
in a body. Rev. A. j. Borton of Texas
will speak on Wartime Prohibition .
at the evening services. Rev. John
COMPTON Ball, the pastor. will preside
At both services.
Bible Sunday Is to be observed to-
morrow at Grace Reformed Church
Rev; Dr. Ranek. the pastor. win preach
morning service. and on rs the Kaise,
Anti-Christ?' ''The Genesis of the Pots.
dam Gang" at the evening service.
The men of the Second Baptist Church
and community held get-together
meeting last Tuesday evening and were
addressed by Rev. George c.. Dewey OF
the Billy Sunday campaign. The mer
were organized into two teams by Mr.
Dowey and campaign is now on for a
Bible class of 200 men by January I
The Peerless Quartet furnished severa
selections and at the conclusion oi
business. refreshments were served
Tomorrow morning the pastor, Rev
Man Who Went to Heaven Before He
Died.. and at 7:45 o'clock in the even.
Ing the theme will be Three Mer
Whose Business Often Goes Bank.
supt"
- = q =
Mss Flora Robinson. daughter Of Bishor
\. Il Robinson, is to deliver lecture on
The First College for Women in All
Eastern Asia" which is located at Luck.
now. India, Tuesday afternoon at o'clock
at Foundry M E Church. Admission is
free.
= 4 q d
why They Eloped From the Poo,
House. Is to be the subject of a sermon
by Rev. f. Hez Sven. at Centennial Bap-
tist Church tomorrow night There viii
be baptisms in the new baptistry. built
Of cement. marble and flag. The rnornina
sermon will be The Unlosable God"
y = & d
Rev. DIR. A J. Barton. president Of the
Anti-Saloon League Of Texas. will speal
e the services tomorrow morning at Fifth
Baptist Church.
= = =
J. }. Darlington is to give his first Of &
eeK1ee of addpkasea on Baptist PTfnc1nless
~ eha -1ap1a yQnng- Henplaes UnionSal
Evening star., 1917-12-08
DANIEL THEW WRIGHT and n, M,
WAIPLER, Attorneys.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
of Colnmbia.-In the matter Of the dissolution
OF the Chesapeake Supply Company, q corpora
tion.-Equity No. 3547S.-order.-The object of
this suit is to dissolve the Chesapeake Supply
District OF Columbia. On motion Of the petit
TONER 1t is by the court this 23rd day Of No
veniber, 1877 ordered that all persons interested
2sth day of December. 1917. at 10 o'clock am.
and show cause IL any they have. why said
corporation should not be dissolved 1t is further
ordered that copy Of this order be published
once a week for three successive weeks, as re-
CURED BY Law. ASHLEY NJ. GOULD. Justice.
lSeaL) A true copy-Test: J. R. YOUNG,
no24, ,del,S
Evening star., 1917-12-08
MILAN & SMITH, Attorneys.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF CO.
lumbia. Holding Probate Court--No. 24094.
is to give notice that the
subscriber. of the District Of Columbia, has OBJ
tained from the Probate Court of the District of
Columbia letters Of administration on the estate
of James B. Brown, late Of the District Of
Columbia, deceased. All persons having
claims against the deceased are hereb,
warned to exhibit the same; with the vouchers
on or before the 9th day Of December, AID.
1918; otherwise they may by law be excluded
from all benefit Of said estate. Given under
my hand this 9Th day Of December. 1917 JAMES
p. COON, zoos st NV. tSeal) Attest:
VIM. CLARK TAYLOR, Deputy Register of
Wills for the District Of Columbia, Clerk Of the
Probate Court. deS. 1922
Evening star., 1917-12-08
WASTE. DESOLATION AND RUIN
IN WAKE OF THE HUN IN FRANCE
Miles of Territory on British Front Strewn
With Broken and Twisted Remnants
of Former Homes.

dwelling houses, churches and factories,
schools and estaminets (cafes)- Today
there is not a solitary building OF any
kind in the whole town that Is not en-
tirely or partially wrecked. There is
not single thing of wood. brick or
stone that is intact. Not mora than
1900 or 1000 people live there now,
and they must hide in cellars most OF
the time. lest boche shells search them
out. Death turks in every street, even
though the British have held 1t for
more than two years and extended their
lines beyond it considerably during the
past few months.
They F1atten Out the Scraps.
Though they have long since turned
the town into scraps of its former self,
the Germans seem filled with an in
satiable lust to fiatten out even the
scraps. You walk through the Grand
place, hugging close to the walls by
order of your army guide, In perpetual
danger that a souvenir from krupps
ments Of you flying into the ethereal
eternal But you are only living the
life that the British garrison and in
domitable little civilian rearguard OF
1900 or 1000 people-mostly old men
and women too fragile to seek safer
living day in and day out
This thought occurred to me while
surveying the tumbled-down cathedral
and mince-meated town hall and the
limitless field of desolation and devas-
tation lying all around them at every
turning. Why not keep 1t just as it
is today, a pile of glorious ruins. as a
world museum Of German savagery?
Why not leave it. stricken. battered
and manned in its every structural
limb. just as we saw 1t this day, three
years after, for the admonition, horror
and instruction of universe which has
rushed to arms for the overthrow of
liberty's foe? There will be vast IL
braries of documentary evidence OF the
Huns atrocities to educate and terrify
posterity. But what are books and de-
scriptions and documentary proofs COM
pared to such an ocular demonstration as
threatened to loose the tear ducts of
five prosaic American observers today =?
How American Towns Would Fare.
I was born and raised in an Indiana
town very much like dozens of French
towns which have been crushed be-
meath the merciless heel OF the German
army. There are Illinois and Iowa and
Michigan and Wisconsin towns just
like them, too. I thought of those
towns this afternoon. 1 said to myself
that If Essen's seventeen-inch murder
guns could ever be planted within
range of our own smiling western COM
munities the kaiser and his Germans
would splinter them as gladly, as ruth
lessly. as completely. as they have de-
molished this beautiful town
Pershing's men are here to help save
France. But with every blow they
strike to that noble end they are strik-
ing to save our own Arrasses. Ba-
paumes and Peronnes from the fate
which has overtaken Frances La
Portes, Rockfords. Keneshas, Daven-
ports and Battle Creeks.
Evening star., 1917-12-08
Crowded W., B. and A. Cars.

10 the EDITOR OF The Star:
since the subject Of railroad atroci-
ties Is beingi agitated. should like to
put IN complaint regarding the
washington. Baltimore and Annapolis
electric line. which I have passed over
several times within the last month.
AS rule one car is used and packed
TO the limit. heat intolerable from a
is trouble, vet all those who paclx thar
car would go miles In an open motor.
l stood up for half an hour in the
crush. with others. it being from An
napolis to Washington, a lone-distanee
TIP and having to pay a high price for
the ticket ! should like TO ask the
electric railroad nagnates why one is
not Justly entitled to seat along with
the ticket The guard informed me II
was not" With the heavy travel over
that roed af present there should never
he 1AAA than two oars. n !.
6ZtR4YH WTrTYN1fA -
Evening star., 1917-12-08
LEGAL NOTICES.
WILSON. HUIDEKOPER & LEsH. At
tOrney9.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF CO.
lumbia. Holding Probate Court-No 24153
Administration.-This is to give notice that the
subscriber. Of the District Of Columbia. has OBJ
tained from the Probate Court of the District of
Columbia letters of administration on the estate
Of George w. Chissell. late OF the District of
Columbia, deceased. All persons havin, claims
against the deceased are hereby warned to ex-
hibit the same. with the vouchers thereof, legal
ly authenticated, to the subscriber on before
the 9th day of December. AID. 1918; otherwise
they may by law be excluded from all benefit of
said estate. Given under my hand this 9Th day
Of December, 1917. ROSETTA CHISSELL, 1915
11th st. NV. (Seall Attest: VIM. CLARK
TAYLOR, Deputy Register Of Wills for the
District of Columbia, Clerk Of the Probate
Evening star., 1917-12-08

at the hole. Then he went back to a
safe distance and waited. He knew
that that smoke would work back into
the cave and that Yowler would not
be able to stand it long.
The snarling and splitting and growl-
ing increased, and now and then there
was a cough which showed that
Yowler was becoming very uncomfort-
able in the cave. With his gun ready
Farmer Browns Boy waited. but he
waited in vain. He gathered more
leaves and pushed them in, but still
Yowler refused to come out. From lit
tie cracks among the rocks Farmer
Browns Boy could see the smoke work
ing up, so he knew that it must be fill
ing the cave. It was queer that Yow-
ler should or could stand it SO long.
Suddenly Sammy Jay began to scream
at the top of his lungs some distance
Off to the right. Farmer Browns Boy
looked over there just in time to see a
big brown form bound away among the
trees. Farmer Browns Boys face fell.
How. stupid Of me!' he exclaimed.
How very stupid There was another
entrance to that cave. ought to have
thought OF chat and looked for 1t.
Yowler has got away this time but he
won't again."
Evening star., 1917-12-08
FIRsT-AID CLASSES FORMED.
DIR. c. L. Baker Is to Instruct One
at Takoma Park

With DR.. c. l. Baker of Waller R..a
Hospital as its instructor. a ,argo
CLASS IN hrst aid to the injured has
peen organized in Takoma Park. Meet
ings are held in the library at Takoma
Park.
Several classes in first aid also are
oeins formed at the Red Cross teach
ing center, 1906 goth street. Because
OF the holiday interruption these class
es VIII not start until after Christmas.
Afternoon and evening classes will
start about the first of next wear Tho
purpose Of these classes, which are
oelng held all over the country, is to
neaeh raa. people to be more prepared to
meet suooen and unexpected needs.
Evening star., 1917-12-08
POSITION FOR L. F. COOPER.
Washington Boy Assistant Chief in
Bureau Of Trusts.

Leon F. Cooper of this city has been
appointed assistant chief of the divk
sion Of individual properties. bureau of
trusts, under the alien property GUS
todian. Mr.. Cooper is a native Of
Washington. having been born here
August 1s. 1893. He was educated in
the public schools Of the District. hay-
Ing been graduated with honors from
the Busisess High School.
While at the high school he won the
rank Of captain in the cadet corps
and was selected by the faculty as the
nrst president of the Washington, d.
C:' High School Bank. the first of its
kind in the United States
He also was graduated frop, +h.
GEORGETOWN University Law School In
1919. He was admitted to the District
OF Columbia bar June 80. 1915.
Evening star., 1917-12-08
STETSON and WALTER {
ENGLISH, Attorneys.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF CO.
lumoia. Holding Probate Court.-No. 24161.
Administration.-fhis is to give notice that the
subscriber, Of the District Of Columbia. has OBJ
tained from the Probate Court of the District Of
Columbia letters testamentary on the estate Of
Mary R. Wilcox. late Of the District Of Colnm.
bia, deceased. All persons having claims against
the deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same. with the vouchers thereof legally authen-
day of December. AID. 1918; otherwise they
may by law be excluded from all benefit of
said estate. Given under my hand this 9Th
day Of December. 1917. PAULINE s. Will
cox. 14Iz Goth st. (seaa) Attest: NJ. J.
District of Columbia. Clerk Of the Probate
Court II %
Evening star., 1917-12-08

SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE.-I never
imagined in the widest flights OF fancy
about war that to gain an objective un-
der modern battle conditions an army
has not to lay waste position or a vii
Iage. but practically a countryside. You
can motor nowadays for hours in the re-
gion generally known as the British
front, sweep the landscape for miles In
every direction, and see nothing put
ruins of what used TO be human haoi-
tations. Your guides point to scat
tered dump of brick, mortar, twisted
timbers. indiscriminate' rubbish or all
sorts, lining either side of the roadway
along which you are spinning here
and there at irregular intervals the
bare, charred remains of what once
were trees stick up from amid the de-
bris and the chaos. There is not a sug-
gestion of a standing wall anywhere,
nor even of a door or window frame,
and, of course no semi blance OF a roof
There are only cellars into whlch
houses. shops, churches, stores. scnoois
-everything-have been thrown into
a crazy hold-alI of a town wide grave.
View Of Military Chaperone.
1--WE are now going through -"
remarks our military chaperone IA
conically, and we recognize the name
of q place prominent in the hghtlns
during some important push weeks
or months ago-now wiped from tne
face of the earth as effectually as II
honest French peasants ana Vlllasers
had never striven through the genera
tions to make q comfortable ABODE ior
themselves and theirs. One hopes that
the ministerinE angels permitted them
to evacuate the town before their
homes were splintered and crushed by
l5-inch death-dealers. One wonders
how many human remains may stu lie
buried beneath the wreckage or beams
and sandstone. One speculates wheth-
er men, women and children who con-
trived to escape the shells will ever
again be able to start life with their
tivated fields mangled and devastated.
One is persuaded that stupendous as is
the work of destruction wrought by
twentieth century warfare, the task
of reconstruction will be enormously
more gigantic still. Towns that took
years to make have been shot to pieces
in an hour.
Is scientific Perforation."
have heard of towns in our own wild
and woolly west that have been shot up"
But is surely the last word in COM
plete and scientific perforation. In July.
1914, it was a happy. thriving commu-
nifty OF $4,000 or 10000 inhabitants.
smiling town. with a wonderful Grand
place and a picturesque Petit place. no
BILE Gothic cathedral and a splendid town
hall Round the Grand place ran quad
rangle of colonnaded houses Of SURPRISING
architectural beauty. For the rest. the
town was typically French, by which
I mean a complex of neat stores and
Evening star., 1917-12-08
BURGLAR STEALS CANDY.
Twenty Pounds Taken by D. C
Night Raider.

A burglar last night visited the
store Of Isaac Shuster. COL 1st street
and took twenty pounds OF
candy. two bolts of gingham and q box
of underwear.
The theft Of pocketbook containing
SIS in cash and . kay was reported by
Mrs.. n =. Madden, Stanton road. Ana
~. :, ,osr,.1 Z .roSs.ar. ann ~. su&,..e
Evening star., 1917-12-08
R. S. Thompson e First Lieutenant,

Russell s. Thompson. former resi-
dent of the District of Columbia, has
been commissioned a first lieutenant in
the National Army, after passing
through the officers training camp at
the presidio at San Francisco. He has
been assigned to the goth Infantry,
Fort Douglas. Utah. Lieut.. Thompson
received his nrst military Instruction
whtla member Of the Eastern Htgh
echool Cadets here. He Wan. - Auafad
3encn. -8hEEayd N 1A14 -