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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16

I took, but desc days ken traipss ali
over evy whicherway thout seein' neir
pusson to pass me leetie change fob
huccome it that ken keep . pesgin'
'roun when yigersome sent.men like de
gennel an Marse Rob't been daid nigh
onto a hundard yeahs. Yessum. It's
! it's de good Lawd's say SO. whuffo, II
must be right-an' IL 1t amt can't
hep it. Don't you think they's de spit
| image Of 'em. lady?"
Lady failed to note the resemblance
for the excellent reason that the
prancing heroes were neither Lee nor
Sherman, but
with an eye to the bent back and
stin laigs. and perhaps with heart Tor
a fellow wanderer who was finding the
world-way q right smart lonesome road
Ito say nothing of her obligations as
a survival of gent'men who passed
change for leetle drains. and ch2ws-She
fully Endorsed the spit-imageness, and
paid tribute. like the eone-foreyer men
of her kind.
a second telling of a first meeting With
a man and brother who died the other
day-and who at this writing may be
enjoying more reliable views OF the sennel
You can't tell. Nobody can. But you
can hope a whole lot.
So
They met near the market Tuesday
morning.
One of them might have been any
other small-waged woman-with that
worry line that comes from forever
trying to make both ends meet and
forever falling.
The other. in a plush coat fiattsasd
into centerpiece at the back from the
down-sittings of more seasons than
one, lacked like "A Hot Time In the Old
Town" turned human. One of her really
fine eyes-Trish blue-was blackeRed
with what seemed to be charcoal, but
was doubtless fist. A welt ridged its
red way across one cheek and grimy
scarf knotted festiyely around her neck
failed to do its duty by ciaw-ltke
scratch. Otherwise, she was as gay as /"
q lark.
The worry woman's creating was
voiced in what you might literally calI
heightened horror;
INV soul an body, MS Mac! whatcher
benner doin' with your face?"
ABR, Just a little arhgument with
lawn about the Shinn Fauers-an
got shinnied out 49,
Plush coat explained with the airy
frankness which all defeated champions
aim to assume. 1t is a rule of the
well. my soul an bod whyn't
you quit himg"
The other woman flashed her fine
eyes-never mind the bruise-and the
scorn of her was voiced in a contralto
that might-if opportunity had attended
to her business-made big money In
oratorio:
AN phwat would / be wautin' with
q man that could lick EVERY timef
Answer me that"
But the worry woman had no snswer
She just gasped.
1t was plain she had no acquaintance
with. the wind that is tempered for the
exclusive benefit of shorn lambs.
NANNIE LANCASTER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16

From the Philadelphia Record.
For hundreds of millions Of true be-
levers Christmas, 1917, will be day OF
great and unusual rejoicing. because or
the deliverance of Jerusalem from the
foul hands of the Turk.
From the New York World. Z
Gen. Alleaby took care in capturing
Jerusalem MOTTO in1ure the holy places
Of three faiths. The German staR will
fall to comprehend this English Dumm-
kopf. Did they not show at Louvain
and Rheims how shrines should be
treated?
From the baltimore Sun.
Jerusalem has been captured and its
capture may be expected TO impair the
m6raie Of the Turkish aFmiess Let US
hope thst It ut least will have that eff
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16

The effect produced on the average
mentality by the statements of Mr..
Spreekels is vague, but not unfamiliar.
The inner workings of the sugar bust
ness are hard for the layman to under
stand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16

The bolsheyiki have evidently mas
tered one of the strategic details in war
fares publicity department. They
claim sweeping victories regardless of
whether or not there has been fight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16
New York as a Lure.

sBut come they strangers, OF come they
kin,
] gather them in, gather them inn
The Old Sexton.
New York gathers in the politicians
Of note, particularly lawyers. when,
through choice or adverse fortune, they
retire from office. It is q big town, full
of possibilities for men who can go the
business pace. The pace is lively.
Wealth is piled high. Everything is on
large scale. Business Of all kinds
Blooms. Litigation thrives. Success,
therefore, brings handsome money re-
yards. No wonder the town attracts.
hut the race is not always to the
Jsazled, or to the distinguished. Some
taap.ak seteeasAausaaa.ia 1atisaal II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16

The plain person with an empty coal
bucket and a yawning fireplace is not
likely to take much interest in any tech
nical points that may be developed in
communications between Gov. Cox and
Administrator Garfield.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16
WHAT THE GOVERNMENT Is DOING
BY LYNNE II. LAMM.

The administration OF bonded WARE
houses ana the system Of granting
drawbacks, in connec-
Warehouse ton with re-export Of
n.. foreign goods. suggests
o0nuA6' the alternative of free
ports, or. more accurately, free zones
in ports.
officials OF the United States Tariff
Commission, who are now looking into
this very matter. say that, in briefest
outline. free zone in q port Is an
Enclosed and guarded area where i'm
ported goods may be landed and held
without customhouse inspection or
charge. They may there be stored,
even manufactured. Such goods as
are re-exported may be loaded and
shipped without payment of duties OF
customhouse interference. Goods hap-
ing destination in the country in
which the free zone is located pass
through the customhouse to their
destination. subject to all checking in
spectfon and custom charges, just as
II passing through the regular present
channels. Thus the free zone, while
practlcaily warehouse, duly guarded
20 protect the customs revenues of the
nome country, affords an open trade
route for foreign commerce.
There are obvious ADVANTAGES In a
system which, by eliminating the de-
lay necessarily incident to checking and
accounting In the customhouse. short
ems the demurrage Of foreign bound
cargoes and ships and evades the com
phcatioRs OF the bonded warehouse and
drawback systems. In some foreign
countries. notably in the experience Of
HAMBURG and Copenhagen, the free
zone system has proved of great value
experts of the commission, however,
peneVe that q careful survey must be
made before 1t would be safe to assume
that the plan would be SUCCESSFUL or
workable in the United States. In this
connection the commission is endeayor-
ing to ascertain in detail, first. foreign
metnods, practices and results and the
specinc advantages which MERCHANTS
ana carriers would expect to accrue
from the privilege: second, the REQUIRE
ments that should precede the granting
OF the privilege, such as present and
prospective commerce, trade routes
natural advantages, connecting trans,
pertation. the facilities that should be
furnished by the local communities the
Dement'S that might be expected to ac-
crue to the aggregate. Of the national
commerce, and also the objections that
might be urged.
10 the end of securing such informa-
ton, Investigations are under wav ~
!, ,nree large importing cities, respective
Pacific. anu the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16

Consular reports state that there is a
market for TOYS in Mexico This NAV
indicate chance to work off some of
the emade-in Germany" material that
got caught in slump.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16
HEARD AND SEEN.

Before allowing little daughter to make
u prsssntation speech whsn you give
some friend Of yours Christmas gift
next week, make sure that you have her
eoaehed better than Eleanofss mother had
msanor trained.
This ID . real Hoosier story. fresh from
the Hoosier state, and since there u 20
much ADVICE being given these days re-
gardtng Christmas mailing and gifts in
general, thought would contribute It
Eieancxs mother desired to present q
friend with q beiated wedding present,
having been on q visit to Aunt Louise
when said friend was married. While
At the homo Of Aunt Louise. Eieanors
mother was presented with a silver sugar
spoon.
Nov, Elsanor.- said hsr mother. on
90 over and see Mrs. Smith, and You give
ner the SPOON and toll her 1t 10 her we'd
ding present Do you undsrstande"
/ -teTm." eatd small Eleanor.
Maks nice little speech now" warned
.Tss'm," replied the little daughter.
think 1t win be 90 much ntcer for
EieaIor to make the presentation speech,
said her mother.
Eleanor thought SO, too.
un. Iond ana foolish parents, who do
not spgrave on the tablets OF the child
mind the pretty speeches they would
nave them reel forth! Donors OF Christ
mas preaents. take heedf
Down to Mrs. Smiths. home went
Eleanor and hsr mother. They found
MS. smith there and she was glad to
Mrs. Smith" said Eleanor. Offering
your wedding present"
Smiles were the feature of the pro-
gram.
Everything was going or nicely.
receiving the offering.
Eleanor continued her address,:
Aunt Louise had two OF 'eH, so we
brought you one"
Children are the original keepers of
the shrine OF humor.
I have an intellectual friend, who has
analysed h-u-m-o-r from h to r, and
knows more about 1t than real philoso-
piers. He says humor is based on
cruelty. or ineongruous happenings and
a lack of reason.
The reason children are always say
ing funny things Ia because they are
often cruel and do not reason. he says.
don't believe all humor is summed
mp so, but eertainlY the following scrap
OF conversation overheard the other
day would tend to bear out his state
mAnts:
I've small girls were playing house,
In an apartment house hall.
"Good morning, Mrs. Jones. I just
came over to see YOU" said Mrs. Smith
(seven years old.
"Oh. I'm 40 glad to see you." replied
Mrs. jones teight years ODD. How
are your
ooh, Mrs. Jones. I'm in such trouble"
sighed Mrs. Smith. Mr.. Smith Just
died"
That's too bad" commiserated Mrs.
Jones. Poor Mrs. Smith,.
"But the funeral isn't until o'clock"
said poor Mrs. Smith. $50 we've plenty
ct time to go to the movie show"
Cold days stir UP warm reactions in
the heart.
Remember that cold Saturday morn
ing when rain and snow swept the
strsetse
A young married man piowed through
the gale to his Office. and, once there
|bsthought himself that his wife had
declared her intention Of going down
to Center Market to purchase a rabbit
for dinner that evening.
Looking down upon storm-swept
|Pannsylvania avenue. the loving hus-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16
The Some-Day SONG.

A"e coWc-Ddy song.
Oh, de breezes come and de breezes 90,
singin' dat some day song.
It's about de sweetest song know
When de world seems goin' wrong.
"Some day dat sun will shine so bright
Not over hot, but jes' bout rightn-
OATS what de north wind said last night,
singin' dat some-day song.
Oh, de seasons come an de seasons 90.
Singin' dat some-day song.
In August what you likes is snow
An you wants it good an strong.
Yoh wish is never exackly here,
But de future holds out hope an cheer,
An we goes on happy FUN year to year,
ainGia' dat some.day song.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16

band Immediately decided that In W.
would b foolish 10 70 out % gulA Q
bad morning. and that he wouldn't Let
her go.
TIL Just cali her up and ten har -
II too bad q mornfng for her 70 90 sue,
when she doesn't have 70. and tAas
fli bring tho things homo myself thu
evening" he thought.
Cynical reader. this stery .dosn1
must often disappoint the cynso
Fair wife did not insist on going %
market through the snow to bring
home the nice rabbit for husband 10
devonr. She was pleased that hushaaa
was 50 thoughtful.
And what u more:
When the husband went to . phsne
to call up his wtfe 70 tell her to stsy
at home. he found the phone already
in use.
think you had better not go down town
this morning .--=.
The young husband went to use de
phone in another room. As he walked
In. he saw q comrade at the phone al
ready.
.Helen.- the man on the phone was
saying. 81 think you had better stay
at home this morning. It's a mighty
bad day
Husbands are pretty decent Let.
after all.
Here's a sad little winter tale by-way
of postscript
An old resident went out on PennsyI-
ania avenue one snowy morning last
week TO look for sleighs.
He remembered the good old days.
when dozens of sleiRhs would have
been eeen on Pennsyiyanfa avenue on
such a morning.
How the bells would have Jingied. and
the horses snorted and the merrynak-
ers laughed.
Surely" unused the old-timer. It'll
find at least one sleigh left"
He did.
Just one saeigh-dravn by an sute-
mobile.
81 y.
One moro cold weather story.
This is about something that wasn'e
on the program when the Drama
League Players gave Shaw's Augustus
Does His Bit" at local theatsr MoA--
day night
tus Of the evening gave such dnish-
ed performance of the role that many
in the audience we're heard to remark
upon the completeness of his tnterprs-
tation.
Every detail OF line and action vas
brought out.
AS to costume Augustus was English
army regulation from head to foot
Those English officers in the left-hand
box were responsible for that. They
demonstrated that night. unknown to
the audience, the sportsmanlike quail
ties for which the British are famous.
It was shortly before the curtaiR went
up on augustus Does His Bit" which,
by the way, received its American pre-
mier that night.
The British ofsicers had como behind
the scenes. and stood talking to Aa-
gustus.
II want to apologize for not having
your regulation coat Said Augustus.
This was the best we could do"
, take mine." said one officer, and
out of his coat he came at once. De-
spite protests Augustus soon stood.
clothed in a real English array coat
There was just one fault remaining
in his costume. and this vas spotted at
once by another OF the Engiishmen.
"Your collar Is white, and IL ought to
be khaki" said the eficer. Here, take
mine"
But I can't take your collar" pros
tested Augustus
You must" replied the Englishman.
So Augustus did his bit.
CHARLES e. TRACEWEIL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16
Intellectual Desperation

How often we investigate
Until at last We sadly vow,
"Our grammar can't be kept ON straight
There amt no answer, anyhow"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16

Long ago captains of industry con-
tended that economy and efficiency
would be improved by closer CO. ordina-
ton. This is the time to prove it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16

Wrestling the Holy City from the
Turks means much to Christian senti-
ment; but not so much as preserving it
from the domination of Prussian ruth.
lessness.
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Promptness.

did you shop early this year,.
eyes. Snow is likely not to last long
here and ] believe in giving a boy his
sled while he can use it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16

Congress wants more information
than any one bureau of information,
however industrious, can be expected to
supply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16
A Luxury.

"can you afford to keep dog9r
'No. I could afford to feed him Int
times valuable these DAYS, and r
couldn't possibly afford the argument
with the neighbors and the policeman
and everybody"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16

Miss Ruth Law naturally finds it diff
.fcult to understand why, if a woman
may vote for the benefit of the country,
she may not ayiate in its service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16
Generous,

ADo you tend your own furnace?"
NO. replied Mr. Crosslots. eT'm NOT
selfish. If We get in enough fuel to
start little blaze let the whole family
gather around and enjoy it with me.n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16

.
on praneing chargers.
In trent of the case stood a man. His
age-dimmed eyes were close to the
glass and a chuckle Of inward joy
showed every snaggled stump that time
had left him.. His clothes were of the
brown that is poverty's national color
and his whole being conveyed the
Jobs.
A passing woman who must also have
been addicted to photographs in glass
cases paused for a glance and the old
man. as first conner and host, welcomed
her with affable lequaciousness-as
perhaps she knew he would.
4 hA'm a stannin heah, lady, miratin'
at this likeness of Gennel Summon,
an Marse Rob't Lee. I toted water fuh
that's him on de white haws-Mon. he
could sholy ride dat haws. monty fine
likenesses of bofe of EN-"
He dispensed knowledge with a born
courtliness. which must be harder to
make than poets, since it Is so rare
and though the woman failed to recall
any historic occasion upon which Sher-
man and Lee rode together at the head
OF the same army, she knew her little
book too well to contradict q veteran
who had toted water thoo the cfvrel wah.
"Yessum, they's monty peart like
nesses, an it sho tickles me to see 'em
1ookin' SO live an hearty. ben seem
this heah pitcher eyy day nigh onter a
respecs. it pears to me that Mars
Rob't knows me-pears to me he do.
Them was good old times. honey. back
yander b'fo the WORT got so empty, like.
When / gifts to steddyin' to mahsef. It
pears TO me evythin's' got monty lone
some. all Of a sudden-yessum- l ulster
keep a-bowin' an a-scrapin to some
gent'man or nuther evy luther step
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16

What the plain people of Germany
want is peace while there are enough
of them left to enjoy it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16

A Eighties" evening is less hard
ship than in the "wet days" that left so
many places besides home to go to.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16

At least one peaceful victory the world
may boast of is the extinction of the
army of the unemployed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16

Lord Lansdowne's remarks were inter
esting, but did not meet with the kind of
attention that, calls for second edition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHlLANDER JOHNSON.
Carelessly Walked On.

OdfeIesBIy walked Un.
u laid my heart at her feet,' re-
marked the levelorn youth.
+" How did she take it'll"
sit didn't make much of an impress
sion on her. That girls used to orr
entail rugs, she is"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16

Every day will be a "somethinglessn
day by and by.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16

AS the date for The expiration Of tho
charter OF the city OF Waahiaetee sssw
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16

very remarkable work has been
accomplished by the bureau of suppIies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16
AROUND The CITY.

Newspapers don't know everything.
A tragedy occurred the other night up
It'll street that even the police didn't
get sniff at.
Two passers-by noticed through q
lighted window the figure of a woman
PROSTATE on the floor. She had either
fallen or been pushed with such head
long force as to dislocate her neck and
crush her face beyond recognition. The
suit in which the body was clad was
Of dark silk Of the latest mode, and on
. chair lay a. hat and stylish fur coat.
The accident was SO conspicuously
visible from the street that Saturday
night crowd had swarmed around the
windew az. man of the house came to
the door and stood in smiling igno-
rance Of the disaster within
The two passers-by who had just no.
ticed the victim considered it duty to
notify the man. With one glance to-
ward the window he rushed inside and
dragged the body from view.
All that could be done was done. but
the case was hopeless. The man came
out and admitted as much.
That's the worst about wax ladies.
They are always liable to flop over and
smash their dear noses unless you set
them up-piumb.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16

AS result of the so-calied twenty
law regulating the inter-
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CENSORSHIP RELAXED ON
NEWS OF PERSHING'S MEN
Committee on Public Information Says
Emergency for Secrecy Has
Passed.

Washington, July THE Commit
tee on Public Information has issued
the following note to editors
The emergency having passed, the
War department states that press ca
bles from France are again permit
ted to go directly to addresses with
out reference to Washington These
precautions. however, must continue
to be observed.
"a Information tending directly or
indirectly to disclose the number or
identity of troops in the expeditionary
force should not be printed.
~ Only names of staff officers may
be used. Names of line officers, al
so reference to individual units
should not be printed.
30 Information calculated to dis
close location of their permanent base
should not be printed.
a., "a Information designed to betray
eventual position of American force
on the firing line should not be
printed.
90 All reference to returning trans
ports must be suppressed.
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CANADIAN HOUSE VOTES
2 TO1 FOR CONSUMPTION
Passes Compulsory Military Service
Bill to Second Reading BY 118 to g,
55-Referendum Beaten.

Ottawa, Ont, July 1.-THE Canadian
house of commons has adopted a reso-
luton offered by Premier r. l.. Borden
passing to second reading the bill for
compulsory military service.
Exciting scenes marked the taking
of the vote which stood 11S for con-
scription and SO against.
The vote gave the government about
20 more votes than it usually polls on
important questions. This was the re-
suit of considerable number of Eng
lish speaking liberals breaking away
from the leadership of Sir Wilfrid Lau-
rier and joining with Premier Borden
in support of CONSUMPTION.
Before the bill was sanctioned. Sir
Wilfrid Laurier's proposal that the
opinion of the people on CONSUMPTION
should be tested by referendum was
defeated by majority of 40.
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Arrests Of chinese Expected.

San Francisco, July Wholesale
arrests throughout the United States
of Chinese who are said to have en-.
tered this country Illegally in con.
nivance with an alleged international
smuggling ring, which officials declare
has been operating for years at the
Angel island immigration station here,
are predicted by federal investigators
Lists of names and descriptions Of
Chinese who, it is charged, entered the
United States in this manner, have peen
compiled, together with other evidence
for the grand jury.
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CLOTURE LIKELY IN SENATE
Liquor Issue in Food Bill to Be Set
tied at Once.

Washington, July with report
to the cloture rule threatened, the Sen
ate, by unanimous consent, has agreed
to begin consideration of the prohibi-
ton section and of any amendments
or substitutes of the food bill at once,
with debate limited.
Final disposition of the prohibition
issue before the days adjournment
and passage of the bill next week, is
deemed assured. Senator Chamber
lain, in charge Of the measure, an
nounced that he would seek another
unanimous consent agreement for a
final vote not later than Wednesday
or Thursday, and believed it would be
obtained without using the cloture
motion.
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sIashes Wrist and Jumps to Death.

New York, July AFTER, cutting
deep gashes in his wrist with razor
blade, Richard Adam Timmerscheidt,
known as an agent of the Russian gov
ernment and again as a representa-
tive of rich German interests in the
Orient, plunged to death from the
window of his apartment in Fifty-ninth
street. There is considerable doubt
as to the mans occupation and in view
Of the espionage problem the authori-
ties are taking unusual interest in the
suicide. The facts of the case will be
presented to federal agents at once.