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The Parker post., 1917-09-22
Eternal ViQiIance,

Walk through the fields or along the
edge of the woods, however quietly,
and the insects in the grass. the min
nOWs in the stream, the mice amid the
fallen leaves, the chipmunks in the
stone wall the birds and squirrels III
the trees, skurry away or shrink into
hiding until you pass. If you go nois-
lily the panic will be greater and more
widespread. Field-naturaliSts and ang-
iers know that only when they keep
quiet and QOtiOnless can animal life be
seen and studied effectively.
These facts do not imply any special
fear Of man. is man: they simply show
the feeling in every animals mind that
everything alive, and especially every
thing larger than itself, is to be feared
and avoided until it is known TO be
harmless or is safely escaped.
The Parker post., 1917-09-22
Released in 1915.

In December of 1915, No 1925 was
released from the penitentiary and be-
gan working to regain a place in So
ciety. For a time his efforts were re-
Warded. He began saving and made
arrangements to marry and live down
the past.
On his way home from work one
night he was accOsted by man whom
he had known in the past. The man,
with a good deal of secrecy, gave him
a sealed envelope, which he told him
not to open until he had reached home.
The envelope contained key, a 50
bill, and a paper of instructions. The
paper directed him to Il certain place
where he would find strong box
wrapped in paper. This he was to keep
with the key until u newspaper per-
sonal should tell him where to dispose
Of it.
Number 4725-his name is William
Mansfield WilliamS-waited until the
The Parker post., 1917-09-22

nelles, and insolently challenges the
world from pole to pole to pool it's
might and come in arms against him.
The end of this grim war is not in
sight. Whoever thinks the Allied
cause is won has read his facts
amiss.
We have our part to playa sad
and heavy dauntless part.
We cannot. dare not fail our
pledges.
Should Europe yield, as Europe
may, before we can assert our
strength, America alone must meet
the Central powers, free then to de-
vote their undivided fleets and
armies to our desOlatiOn.
This is the time for minutemen-
for the right-minute man--the time
Tor the best to lead and the rest to
heed; for swift minds, for bold
minds; for vast, audacious plans; !;
the time for unity, for sacrifice, for
action by the fastest clocks.
We've sworn to save democracy
if we delay, we may not save our
selves. s.-Herbert Kaufman, in Octo-
ber Cosmopolitan.
The Parker post., 1917-09-22
ANTIQUITY OF THE BRACELET

that they were once used 10 distin-
.guish The insane Before lunatlcs
were confined to asEiumS they wore
an armlet for distiGcticn. Bracelets
tor the arms and arkiets for the legs
so frequently mentioned as orna-
ments in the bible are still COM
monty worn by eastern married
women Of all ranks. They were
locked upon as a capital means Of
investing mon"y as they could not
be taken TO: debts 0: the husband.
The Parker post., 1917-09-22
Chance Given Fortune Is His, But
He Despairs of Having
Fling"
BOX SAFELY HIDDEN
II Liberated, He Will Toss Treasure
Into Lake-if He Dies In Cell
Secret Will Die With
Him.

ChicagO.-Within Joliet Is man
serving his fourth prison sentence for
crime. Blind chance has made him
the master of fortune, which, were
he free, he could hardly spend during
his lifetime. The only evidence Of it's
existence is a key that bangles from
his neck.
The thought of death-death In
prison cell-has brought the remark
able story of Convict No. 1925 to light.
He told it for the first time recently in
the private office of the warden Of the
penitentiary.
And this is the story, which--if it is
true-rivals in Weirdness of detail the
most bizarre imaginings of Dumas or
Poe.
The Parker post., 1917-09-22
Communal Kitchens.

It is expected that. with the assent
Of the food controller Of Great Brit
ain. an experiment in the use of COM
munal kitchens will be in vogue very
soon. The need for these aids to the
feeding of the people is threefOld :
the large number of families who are
unable. through ill-health or other
causes. to participate in the economic
advantages of the war; the difficulty
of obtaining suitable and nOurishing
food for children; and the necessity
of having an organization like this In
direct touch with the central headquar-
terS. The food once cooked at the
central kitchen would be sent out in
large tin-lined boxes or double cans
to the various depOts for sale, and In
these big, closed receptacles 1t would
keep hot a long time. At the depots it
might be we'll to supply hot plates for
the food to stand on so that when
bought it would need little reheating
before It was served, says q London
correspondent. The demand for a va
riety of diets can all be met, and
plans have already been thought out
for dealing with a thOusand-and-One
interesting questions that arise.
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OUR PART.

France gaily bleeds upon her torn
frontiers and counts her waning
wealth of men and gold with still
unquailing heart.
Belgium, shambles and a house
Of shame, superbly keeps the faith
with exiled flag and king beneath
the banners of conqueror.
Bewildered Russia, grouping, man
united surf, plays perilously with
sudden rights as children with a toy
they do not understand, who, in the
search for revelation break the
works beyond repair.
The path to Austria has taken an
Italian life in toll for every foot of
progress made, and after two years
spent upon the stubborn heights, the
farthest sentry on the last outpOsting
peak is not night removed from his
own boundaries.
Rumania struck one blow and then
became a German camp. a looted
realm; and Servian Peter leads his
homeless waits on alien soil
Britain in vain hurIs her full
strength on the west, recruits un-
ceasing levies for the slaughter heap
Her constant transports ply the
Seven Seas. Pathan, Egyptian, An
zak promptly answer each fresh CALI
and the astounding Prussian, with
never an invading foot upon the
Fatherland, calmly eats their steel,
presents unbroken fronts, maintains
his hold from Antwerp to the Darda-
The Parker post., 1917-09-22
The Man Gave Him a Sealed Envelope.

advertisement appeared. He kept the
appointment. The advertiser did not.
For some days he waited. Then he
opened the box.
Within it were several thousands Of
dollars i'll government bonds, and neck,
laces, and rings he could set no value
upon. Frightened, he hid the box.
Another advertisement appeared
This time Williams did not appear. A
few days later he was arrested on q
charge of highway robbery. He was
tried and sentenced to fourteen years
The chief witness against him in the
trial was a fellow convict, with whom
he had formed an acquaintance on
leaving the prison. The case, Williams
says, was a frame
From time to time since his impris.
Onment, Williams declares that he has
received threatening letters. Death
upon the expiration of his sentence is
predicted unless the box is restored.
The Parker post., 1917-09-22
Ready to Please.

A French lady of consequence, who
had lawsuit came to solicit the fa-
vor of the president of the court in
which the case was to be adiudicated.
The magistrate, not receiving her In
the way she expected, she was some
what chagrined, and on passing into
the antechamber, said loud enough to
be heard: "Plague take that old ape"
The next day, the lady gaining her
cause. she ran directly to thank the
president, who merely replied:
'Know, madame, another time, that
ali Did ape is always ready to please a
young one."
The Parker post., 1917-09-22
CHEER FOR ROOKIE
Encouragement in Letters From
Home Helps Fighting Men.
Officers Say Gloomy Missives Demor-
altze Soldiers While Bright Ones
Give Will to Win.

Mothers! Sweethearts Sisters I!
Here's a new way to DO your Bit"
equally as important as knitting gray
wool socks for the recruits or cutting
bandages for the Red Cross.
write a cheerful letter to your
soldier"
Having its origin at Chickamauga,
the SOuth'S greatest war mobilization
center, this vogue. for II has found IA
vOr much as the American gOdmOther
to the French soldier fad, is bounding
into popular favor. 1t is accelerated
by these advantages: it is based on
facts it strikes at an imperative need,
and it achieves obvious results.
The facts are these: Fully 80 per
cent of the letters received by the
army man convey, instead of good
cheer tale Of petty woes and imag-
mary griefs.
"There's a vacant chair at the ta-
bic, George"
"POOr sisters went to work to help
support us since you went away"
IION we Httu fOui SlI pllS, va Odu
shoulders to help us bear the burden"
"Mother's sick Fathers sprained
his little finger and poor little Johnny's
down with the measles"
These are typical dum-dum letters
to boys in camp. Ninety per cent of
them are better left unpenned. And
herefrom springs the new service.
''Sheld the boy from the trhing
cares and worries of hOme," urge the
officers. ''Tell him how proud you are
Of him, how fine you know he's doing,
how happy you all are.
"Soldiers, like SchOOlbOyS, particu-
larly the younger ones that are out in
the world alone for the first time, look
forward TO the letters from home with
eagerness," said veteran major. eff
they carry morbid tone. he imbibes
It; drinks it to the dregS, and brOOds.
Either that, or as with some dispOsi
tions, he becomes reckless and care
less.
"On the other hand, CHEEKY letter
encourages him and sends him forth
WITH Il VIII 10 lick regiment Single
handed.
Either way the effect is contagious.
"DespOndent, the trooper is reduced
to .One-half efficiency. His spirit
spreads to the squad, to the company.
He becomes discouraged and dissatis-
fed with the service. Gloom letters
are responsible for more than half the
desertiOns."
So it Is that the Importance of
troopers mail is recognized by army
officers far and wide, and at Chicka-
mauga the new "bit'' is set In motion.
1t has already gone so far that stu
dents at the officers training camp are
receiving daily epistles, even from fair
ones they do not know, each carrying
little insertion of joy. The result is
general cheerfulness and firm endeav-
or throughout the camp.
"Write a cheerful letter to your SOL
dier," is the slogan.
The Parker post., 1917-09-22
ENVY. THE TAP-R00T OF THE
PRESENT EVIL.

We recall a press dispatch which
appeared in all the papers about
twenty years ago, with relation to
dispute or controversy between the
Kaiser of Germany and the Car OF
Russia over what was considered at
the time a trifling matter hut which,
since the war began, shows clearly
the innate spirit of envy or jealousy
that possessed the Kaiser and his
government even at that period.
About that time, it appears, the
Kaiser had occasion to correspond
with the Gear apropos of some inter
national matter, and, ignoring the
time-honored custom of having such
documents transcribed into the
French language, sent it written in
German. The Gar, following the
lead of the Kaiser, let his reply go In
the Russian language. This greatly
vexed the Kaiser who took the Czar
to task about it, stating that he
thought he was entitled to the cOur-
tesy of having his reply written in
the same language in which his cor
respondence was written. adding
that this matter Of a court lan-
guage" is all rank nonsense anyway;
that the German language is the
most explicit of any, free from am
biguity, and that if any court
language" is to be used, it should be
the German language.
The Czar in reply to this, stated
that he intended no discourtesy by
writing in the Russian language,
but on the contrary did SO out OF
respect for the precedent established
by him fthe Kaiser), and as for ex-
plicitness, the lack of ambiguity,
etc, that that was just exactly what
he (the Czar) thought Of the Russian
language, to all Of which Kaiser
Wilhelm, while making no reply,
murmured grieyously, severely COM
menting on the incongruities OF
humanity and the absurd presump-
tion of some monarchs.
This incident, though trifiing
and amusing upon the face Of it,
nevertheless clearly points out the
reprehensible spirit of envy that has
long characterized the Hohenzollern
demonstrates that one even in the
most, exalted position is not above
that same petty, lamentable frailty
that possesses the most ordinary
mortal 1t is 1.-The weakness Of the
fesh,' and when a whole nation Of
people is made subservient to the
capricious will of one, frail, erring
individual-made from the same
clay as the meanest subject in the
realm-the result cannot but be
most disastrous.
1t was this same individual envy
the malicious Zoe of virtue which
ever seeks to destroy that which it
cannot initiate or surpass-coupled
with human greed and avarice, that
was no doubt the tap-root or main
incentive for this worldwide war of
destruction, hence the necessity for
those safeguards, which are to be
found only in democracy, in order
that the world may be saved from a
repetition of such a calamity.
The Parker post., 1917-09-22
The Principal Sufferer.

zone sees some sad sights in court
Of domestic relations"
"Yes, indeed. | know q judge who
presides over court of domestic rela
lions He's the sAddest sight evU
saw"
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Soul Already Dead.

'I hope it comes sooner than that"
said Williams the other night. My
soul already is dead. Long years of
Imprisonment have made me indiffer-
ent. Three years more and I will die
and be buried over near the prison
quarry without their trouble.
"But when I 60 the box and it's con
tents will go with me, because it Is
hidden so safely that it never can be
found. If it should chance that live
through the eight years more of my
Imprisonment, my first act as a free
man will be to throw it into Lake
Michigan.
Turn it over to the state? Why
should I? Twelve years of my life be-
hind prison bars have dissipated any
impression that the state has any re-
gard for me. | have nothing to live
for. Society has branded me as an un-
desirable. The only way to efface that
stain is to die. I used to amuse myself
IN the early years of my Imprisonment
writing to representatives of society
FOR help that never came. Pm through
With that now"
Investigation revealed that Williams
story, In SO far as it relates to his i'm.
orisonnent, is true.
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Generous Enjoyment

Ibid your husband smoke the cigars
gu gave him?"
No. But he enjoyed them just the
same when he saw how happy the
0veiy premium that came with them
0ade me-"
The Parker post., 1917-09-22
Couldn't Agree.

Toni understand the doctors can't
agree as to the cause of your uncle's
illness. Is that fact?
Jack-Yes. One of them thinks he
has money and the other thinks he has
some plebeian disease.
The Parker post., 1917-09-22
Shop Talk.

The SaW--The auger manages to get
around a great deal.
1'he Hammer--Yes, but he's an a1fui
bore at that.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
Melville ELLIS DIES
Pianist Who Gained Fame in Vaude-
willie Victim Of Typhoid.

NEW YORK. April 5.-MeIville FL
lis. pianist, known In vaudeville and
musical comedy. died yesterday of
typhoid fever at the New York Hos
pitsI, thirty-nine years old. 1t is be-
Iieved he contracted the disease by
drinking impure water in New Or
leans. where he played in vaudeville
three weeks ago.
For the last two years Mr.. Ellis
had been leading attraction in
vaudeville with Miss Irene BOrdoni.
French singer. Last week they ap-
peared at the Palace Theater. Mr..
Ellis had been i'll only two days.
Born at Phoenix. Ariz.. Mr.. Ellis
passed his early life in San Francisco.
where his mother and one brother
live. He was a clerk in a music store
in San Francisco and thus began his
musical career. Not long afterward
he attracted attention as a pianist
and came to the East. Mr.. Ellis had
appeared in numerous musical plays,
among them The White Rose"
For several years Mr.. Ellis was as
sociated in an executive capacity with
the Shuberts, having had charge of
the costuminR Of numerous produc-
tions and of the selection Of songs
and musical numbers for various
plays. Later he did some work for
Charles Dillingham;, and at the time
of his death was under the personal
management of Miss Elizabeth Mar
bury.
MFR. Ellis and Miss ,Bordoni were en-
gagged last week for a production
which was to be brought out In the
sutumn.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
AGE DIMS NO PATRIOTISM
Gray With Years, Oldest InhabI'
tantS RededIeate Themselves.

A group of gray-halred men, many
of whom served their country fifty
years ago, met last night as men,
bers OF the Oldest InhabItants' Asso
citation of the District in Union En-
gine House. Nineteenth and II streets
northwest. and pledged themselves to
serve their country again in any way
they can.
copy OF the resolution, which
was introduced by Major George w
Evans. will be sent President Wilson
Major Evans declared the men,
bers of the association would sup
port the President in the present war
ito the last ditch"
Prof. Amabile Samuels advocated a
change in the insignia of the asso
citation to make il more patriotic.
Frank B. Curtis and Carl Kettle
mann were enrolled. Fl. l. Bryan
vice president. presided in the alb
sence OF Theodore w. Noyes, presi
dent
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
NOT A BANKRUPT.

James II. Washington, a produce
dealer in o Street Market, yesterday
was declared to be not a bankrupt
in an order signed by Justice Stafford
in the District Supreme Court. John
w. Lynn and other creditors who
brought the bankruptcy proceedings
against Washington, consented to the
order absolving Washington from an
act Of bankruptcy. Attorneys Shinn
and Owen appeared for Mr.. Wash
ington.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
STOP GATARRH!!

Don't suffer longer from Catarrh.
Clogged Nostrils, DrOppings in
Throat, Chronic Colds, Raising of
Mucus, or any other catarrhal symp-
tom.
Stop It. Go to O'Donnelrs Drug
Stores or to any local drug store.
Ask for q complete treatment of'Hyo-
mei-the famous medicated air treat
ment which ends catarrh by killing
the germs-yhich cause II.
No more sprays, gsrgles. greasy
ointments, or stomach medicines. In
stead just breathe the pure, whole
come air Of Hyomei IT penetTates-
reaches every portion OF the sore. in
famed membERnes. 1t heals-stops
the Inflammation and irritation. and
ends every symptom OF catarrh. It's
Euaranteed-it must succeed or
money back. Your own druggist
e>$S Se.-AayA
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
THIRD REGIMENT
GOES TO FORT MYER
District Guardsmen, Modified
on Presidents Call, Show
Perfect Condition.

Headed by Col. Glendie B. Young
and his staff, the Third Regiment. ma
tional Guard of the District, COM
posed of more than 1000 Ren, march
ed from the L street armory to Fort
Myer, Va, today in response to Pres
ident Wilson's call to the coIors.
The regiment was scheduled to
reach Fort Myer shortly before 8
o'clock. when the establishment of
camp will be started Immediately.
The guardsmen were welcomed
with cheers and applause as. they
marched through the streets: Houses
were bedecked with flags. The driz-
zling rain did not dampen their en-
thusiasm. They marched with live
ly, elastic step.
Grim determination was written on
the face of the s6ldiers. None Of them
had the slightest intimation as to where
ultimately they would be detailed. but
all were eager for service.
There were no weeping mothers. sis
ters. and sweethearts at the armory, as
the regiment marched away.
The regiment locked to be in fight
ing trim as'it fell in when assembly
was sounded.
All the soldiers wore the latest
fighting costume issued by the army,
while on their backs were sung baby
doll' packs, containing field and COM
bat equipment, shelter tents. blanket.
mess kit. and other accessories.
Major Charles Luce of the Medical
Corps said the guardsmen are ply
sically fit. because of their several
months service on the Mexican bor-
der and the care they, have taken of
themselves since their return.
Preparedness Demonstrated.
Capt. William Chase, commanding
the supply company and superintend-
ent of transportation arrangements.
transferred all tentage and impedi-
menta to Fort Myer before the soldiers
left the armory.
Immediately upon their arrival at
Fort Ayer the men will pitch their
tents, place their cots and stoves
and make themselves comfortable.
For several days they will dig
trenches and complete the camp. -
Lieut. Col Anton Stephan will
establish II canteen where the soldiers
may purchase tobacco. food, clothing,
and toilet accessories ION tick"
Chaplain Arthur Lewis Smith has
put up the big Y. NJ. c. A tent
All the officers who went to the
Mexican border with the regiment
last fall were with their Commands
today. The First. Battalion was COM
manded by Major Joseph Hodsson.
the Second by Major Wallach Nc
Cathran. and the Third by Major
Alexander Summers.
Mess shacks have been constructed
at Fort Myer. and the soldiers will
eat their evening meal in them to-
night.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

safety pins. thimbles and mirrors are
badly needed in the army. according
to an appeal received by the woman's
reserve here. One thousand comfort
kits are, to be made Immediately.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
PaeIhsts InterPOse.
THE WEATHER REPORT.

For the District of Columbia and
Maryland-Probably rain tonight and
Friday. followed by clearing during
Friday; not much change in tempera-
ture: strong south, shifting to west
winds.
For Virginia-Rain tonight. Fri
day probably fair: south, shifting to
west gales.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
BELGIANS PUT IN PERIL
Prisoners Made to Work In Danger
Zone Digging Trenches.

BERNE, Switzerland. April g.
Americans arriving here from relief
work in Belgium and northern France
today were authority for the declara,
tion that approx ximately 10000 deport.
ed Belgisns had been sent into the
danger zone In France digging
trenches and building roads and rail.
ways.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
Tide Table.
Sun and Moon Table.

Light automobile lamps at T:O6 p. m.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
Temperatures.

Average temperature for this date
for the last thirty-three years, 40 de-
grees.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

In formal statements Germany has
heretofore insisted that all deporta-
tions were to interior points in Ger
many. and that such inhabitants were
not' compelled to work anywhere in
the danger zone. Refugees from the
evacuated territory in France, how
ever. repeated the charge against
the Germans that theS were forced
enemies.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

year ago to make an agreement with
us which is in writing. signed by him
and by our committee, and we defy
him to show that during the entire
year of the existence OF that contract
that we violated 1t in the slightest
degree. We have lived up to the let
ter and spirit of II. He thought he
saw a chance to crush our organiza.
tlon. He says that we know that the
leaders of the Amalgamated Associa.
tion know that this strike is lost.
II they do, IL is very singular that
they should be paying us benefits, one
OF which was paid today
I'VE know that this strike Is not
lost and cannot be lost, because we
are fighting for our constitutional
American rights OF organization and
self-protection for ourselves and our
families. and such a fight cannot be
lost in the Capital City.
"OpportunIty for Service
"If President King would follow
the wise example OF President Ham
nton, OF the Capital Traction Com
pany, and make the same agreement
with us that President Hamilton
made with his men and with the
Amalgamated Association, he would
be doing the District OF Columbia a
very valuable service. Instead, he
thinks we must tight for a chance
to earn our bread. and IL we do earn
II II must be done in the way which
he dictates.
"A record of twenty-four .deser-
tions in four weeks out of over 1,1O0
men is a record of which our organ
ization is justly proud. We have no
money to- pay for newspaper adver-
tisements. The money we have is
spent to get our wives and children
bread"
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
oHIoANs 10 DRILL soYs.

COLUMBUS. Ohio, April s.-Cadei
officers OF Ohio state University plau
TO promote military training of the
1000 men and high school youths OF
Columbus.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

ARMY NEEDS COMFORT KITS,
CHICAGO. April 5.-"Munitions of
war in the shape OF playing cards,
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
NEW U. S. A. AVIATION SCHOOL

CHICAGO. April 5.-A permanent
aviation school will be established by
the Government in or near Chicago!
Capt. ]. C. Morrow arrived today to
take charge of the camp.