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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22
Golden April

Golden April
April has shower of gold
Free for me an you,
As the birds song unfold,
Singin' "how-dy dot"
Yaller blossoms everywhere,
Mighty fine to see,
With some white ones here an there
Waitin' for the bee.
Waitin' for the butterfly
To drift along an play,
While the bees come hastenin' by
To carry sweets away.
Many a story sad is told,
OF dark years misspent-
April. with its shower of gold,
Promises content.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22

T, What you reckon they'll say to THAI,
heh?
Ma was obviously of a plain, UNI
vanished nature that would no more
| take a joke than a pocketbook. And
she knew exactly what the folks would
say:
your face an behind your back more
times than one. What else could you
expect sensible people to say?'
And woman on a bench who was
being entertained by a friend named
dear Sam Butler. looked after the cou-
pie long enough to wonder just what
| the folks had to say about ma.
A man and a dog were going down
the Avenue. Both were white. The
dog trotted a bit in front, and in his
mouth was a pipe that obviously be-
longed to the man.
AS dog, he wasn't worth a second
glance. and the pipe, with its common
bowl and reed stem, wasn't worth the
first. Combined they made free show
for every passer-by along the line.
The dog paid no attention.
But on the face of the man was the
complacency of one who is tasting
fame. And deserves it,
They were two men of the jolly sort
that stay boys until they die of old
age. And as they passed a door with
sign on it the one nearest chuckled out
a suggestion that they go in and have
their palms read.
Speak for yourself. John, Tn salts
fed with the fortune I've already got
on hand"
His clothes didn't suggest munition
shares, and there wasn't a symptom OF
an automobile Oh the side, but
Anyhow. buds are only matter or
money, and even a car isn't so much of
a much-especially if you don't own
one.
But to be satisfied with what one
has is great big splendid possession
which few of us own, folks. dear, and
which no bushel of diamonds could
ever, ever buy.
Look at the holes in my umbrella.
will you? I'm going to take it right
back
The woman who walled obviously ex-
pected sympathy, but the parasol-per-
son with her administered knowledge
instead:
Il don't have to look There are a
couple of tiny holes at the end of two
ribs. the same as mine. / went 10 an
umbrella factory one time and work
er who was too honest for her job told
me that before an umbrella left the
place it had to go through machine
that pressed tiny holes in it to keep it
from lasting forever
And woman who happened to be
walking behind felt sudden necessity
to investigate her own prosaic gloria.
1t had a couple of tiny holes at the tips
of two ribs.
It's a mean world to buy umbrellas
in.
MAMIE LANCASTER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22
The German Rule of Thumb.

The Germans have been accused of
lacking in imagination to supplement
and increase their wonderful efficiency.
They have reduced life to remarkably
competent basis of action through the
adoption of rules Once set in GER
tain way they do things in that same
way without limit or change. In the
work of devastation in France and Bel
GUM the German troops followed pre-
scribed routine; individual initiative
was not tolerated. A certain job was to
be done and it was done thoroughly
with fendish thoroughness. When the
time came for the German sailors on the
interned ships in this country to cripple
their vessels in order to render them, as
they thought, useless to this country in
ease of war, certain routine of destruc-
tiveness was followed. The same things
were done on ship after ship, disabling
things, but so uniform that the United
States shipping board now finds that by
standardizing the repairs most of the
vessels can be restored to full efficiency
in much shorter time than was at first
thought possible. Had the German COM
manders and crews displayed imagina-
ton in their destructive acts these YES
sells might have been put out of commits
sion for many months, instead of being
merely out of service for few weeks.
The Wanted German efficiency is no
myth, but it is certainly lacking in ele-
ments that make for lasting effective
ness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22
AROUND THE CITY.

1t was a drizzly dusk, and woman
had whole street of 1t to herself. ex-
cept for another woman-a gaunt thing
in a bedraggled frock. who plodded
ahead with a child alongside-the two
of them carrying a basket OF what
YOU can call either laundry or wash.
The basket was covered with some
thing that had started its career as
lace curtain. and over that lay imp
rag of white oilcloth that kept the
damp out-maybe.
The child, mostly legs, wore an out
grown bingham and a pathetically pro-
digious bow of done-up ribbon skew
cred to a pigtail that was blonde.
plodded ahead. but the child hung
back to look in a shop window
"Come on, Maize. My arm is near
give out and I'm ready to drop. ,..,o
Maize was not an obedient iittle
GIRL she didn't come on, out M, :.
something mighty alluring about
strawberry shortcake with icing on
top, and cookies with scaiiops an
around and hole in the midole anu
little hills of sponge 1umoies "a
come along, l tell you. Ia sooner
have NV supper than all them fancy
swings put together, and suppers what
we amt going to get If you don hurry
before Mrs. Blank gets chance u
send down word she's out. IL Una.
woman nuts me off again tonight, I'm
Going to march myself right up to her
room and
To long for a supper that you may
not get touched the woman VINO was
hurrying home to her own. And II ~
rad not been that she wanted to get out
.of The weather to her evening of maya
zines-and except for the inconvenience
of getting at her purse under ner RAIN
coat-you know how 1t IS =
So she kept on for three blocks ana
,round a corner Then she stopped.
Then she turned back around the
corner and down the three squares as
fast as her feet could carry her till
she came to where she had LETT the
woman and child.
There was only the deserted dusk with
the rain drizzling down. And the rain,
somehow. became a voice. And the
voice was saying. xs
me-"
Two bsdpe-labeled tourists were cross
ing a park. He was an oldish man IN
country store clothes ana she wore
black silk trimmed with bugles. Also
a sailor hat with enough pIumeS Oh AZ
TO start an ostrich farm.
As thew reached a circle of red and
yellow tulips the man paused. and, win
!, chuckle that matched nice twinkle
in his eyes:
say, ma, I'm going to tell the folks
that up in Washington you can pass
bed in the mornin' and come
back in the afternoon and find it full OF
t,owers in full bloom. I won't let on
that they set EN- out in full-grown
piants. but kinder allow that it's on ac-
counter quick-growin' gov'ment seeds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22

to offset Tammany's detection. As
usual with the controlling party there,
the buck has been passed to the Presi-
dent; and there is much curiosity as to
what he will do with SO interesting a
matter at time when his hands are full
of other things.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22
PRESIDENTS CALL TO SERVICE.

From the Chicago News.
1t remains for every man and woman
to enter heartily into the task of con-
tributing wisely to the general effort
out of which must come victory
crowned with a just and permanent
peace of democracies.
From the Baltimore Sun.
The Presidents appeal to his fellow.
countrymen to speak. act and serve
together" comes just at the time when
1t Is most needed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22

From the Omaha Bee.
How closely the war will touch on
ali activities of life in America is sim
nly set forth in the Presidents appeal
TO the people for hearty and cheerful
cooperation with the government In
its great undertaking.
From the Boston Transcript. r
The Presidents message to the peo-
ple is an intimate and opportune APP
neal for an alliance OF all the armies
of our national life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22
Pecuniary Impressiveness.

money talksw said the man who was
figuring on the effect of seven billion
dollars.
Sometimes it doesn't have to talk :"
replied Miss Cayenne. at often exer-
cises great deal of influence merely by
looming up and looking important"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22

With the Stars and Stripes flying over
the British embassy, the coming Fourth
of July will celebrate reconciliation
and world patriotism.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22
WHAT THE GOVERNMENT Is DOING

of1cials Of the War Department have
should be special service
Enoineer school devoted exclusively
to the Engineer Corps OF
0enooiS. the Army. Had this been
established it would certainly at this
time be Of the greatest assistance IN
training men for this very expert work
Various branches OF the service have
these schools to supplement with post
graduate courses the fundamental
training given to officers at West Point
The Army War College is, OF course.
one of these and devotes its teaching
force to the study of the principles OF
strategy and military policy. The serv-
ice schools seek to specialize In their
particular branches of the service. and
the rapidity with which new 1mple-
ments of war are developing and their
highly scientific character make II m
partment experts, that special STUDY
should be given to such subjects as pre-
cision in indirect artillery fire, the use
of the machine gun, the modern uses
of cavalry and military aviation
1t is said by the experts OF the de.
partment that the Engineer Corps OF
the Army for many years comprised
large part of the most eminent ensl-
neering talent in the country. It's OF.
ficers are still. tits said. men of great
distinction and ability, but the science
of engineering in Its various aspects
has become fundamental to the entlre
Industrial life of the nation. The CIVIL
electrical and chemical engineer Is TO
be found in every great Industry, ana
the rewards offered In civil life to the
engineer, 1t is pointed out, are now at
tractive in the highest degree. IL IS
very necessary. the experts say, that
the army should he continuously sup
piled with well trained engineers
1t is pointed out that even the peace
time occupations of the War Depart
ment and of the army rest in high
degree upon the engineer force. and the
great problems of river and harbor I'M
provement and development for the
promotion of navigation and for the
conservation of the water power OF the
country are in fhe hands of that corps.
OF course, in these war times the en-
gineer, as bridge-builder. road-maker.
builder of Notifications and variety
of other constr uctfon enterprises. Is es-
sential to military success. But the
science of engineering. like all other
sciences nowadays. is rapidly develop
ing Every new application OF scien-
tific principles to industry AFFECTS the
engineer, and it is of the highest I'M
gineer Corps of the army should con-
tinue to contain n progressive. highly
trained body of men thoroughly abreast
of all the developments in science ap-
plicable alike to those engineering
functions of the government in times
of peace and to the great call made
upon the engineer in times OF war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22

No paciist has ventured to offer any
belligerent suggestions to Henry Cabot
Lodge since the day when he asserted
senatorial dignity, backed by adequate
force
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22
A Question,

docs your boy Josh help you to run
the farm"
81 can't say" replied Farmer Corn
tossed. Sometimes l think Josh puts
in too much time Iecturin' the help on
efficiency, wien they might be plantin'
potatoes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22

"De man dat talks de loudest," said
Uncle Eben, generally let's his voice
keep workin' while his mind rests"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22

The present disorganized state of the
Russian government gives hope to every
phase of political agitation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22
War Bridegrooms.

All humbled is poor Cupid's pride.
He is detected now
To see a Stacker who would hide
Behind a marriage vow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22

There is apparently some conspiracy
1f the Fates to keep Elihu Root in the
harness as public worker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22

Economy is never a very persistent
trait in human inclination. An economy
hysteria" can be cured without throwing
cold water on it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22

Washington hopes to reverse the usual
experience and get its proportion of
base bali defeats out of the way early
in the season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22
Civil Service
Postmasters

country unQer mo civil
service rules, who were not already I'M
der those rules, will work for the bet
terment of the postal conditions of the
country. The order became effective on
the list Of this month. There has. quite
naturally, been much opposition from
the politicians. because they will lose
these usual "plums." but the howl that
went up at first was short-lved.
The standard Of efficiency for post.
masters, while it has been high. Is apt
to stay that way more under the new
order of things than under the old one.
In the past the qualifications Of candi-
dates for appointments as postmasters
at offices of the presidential grade have
been examined with thoroughness In
most cases, and no postmaster has been
retained who has not demonstrated his
ability and willingness to assume the
yet with all this 1t is fully expected by
officials of the department, who are In
close touch with these very matters.
that under the new rules there will be
even greater efficiency and better CO.
operation.
The practice has been followed in the
case of presidential appointments made
necessary by the advancement Of post
offices from the fourth class of recon-
mending to the President the reappoint-
ment Of fncumbents who have rendered
satisfactory service. It has been the
opinion of experts of the department
that the interests of the service would
be promoted II all postmasters were put
under the civil service rules, but even
the most optimistic did not believe that
this would come about at this time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22

South Americans are additionally ap-
preciative of courtesy and hard to win
by demonstrations of "ruthlessness."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22

The average citizen would rather have
food prices fixed in Washington than in
Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22

The Krupps are annoyed by strike
have gone through the same experience.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22
FIFTY YEARS Ago
IN THE STAR

MED an application from Mississippi
for an Injunction
Reconstruction against the execution
aAn. Of the supplementary
eSASAoA. reconstruction act. the
enforcement of which was opposed by
some southern leaders. The Star OF the
next day spoke OF the situation thus:
ut will be much better for the peo-
pie Of the south if the leaders in this
opposition to the law would let the
matter rest here. While they have an
unquestioned right to apply to the
court to test the constitutionality of
the law they should consider well
whether any good to the people is like
ly to result from the application and
whether it would not be for the best in
terest Of the south that the work of
reconstruction under the law should
proceed without impeachment. Because
they doubt the CONSTITUTE onaIity of a
law enacted by Congress they are will
ing to protract restoration indefinitely
and to continue the evils which afflict
their fellow citizens. Would not true
patriotism sacrifice it's opinions on the
altar of the public good? The south
ern people should be deluded no longer.
There Is but one course for them to nur-
sue, and that is to organize at once.
under the acts of Congress. Many of
them see and realize the necessity for
such course and are working in good
faith with a view to speedy organfza-
ton, but their abors are constantly i'm
peded by the same class of politicians
who have always stood in the way of
every movement calculated to advance
the future interests of their section"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22

Roosevelt is claiming recognition as a
recruit getter, as well as vote getter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22

u can't say for certain" replied
Broncho Bob, "but judging by the kinks
being put into it, it must look like a
lariat in the hands of a tenderfoot."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
A Guess From the Gulch.

whats this Hindenburg line We read
so much about?" asked Three Finger
Sam.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22

ing to the officials who made this study.
IN Mississippi, 1t was found, there Is
a state law requiring that a special an
nnal tax Of at least mill shall be
levied for the upkeep Of all roads con-
structed by means of bond issues, the
fund to be kept separate from all other
funds and to be used for maintenance
only. Instead of the deterioration TAX
ing place on the roads Of some OF the
counties in other states on which ex-
aminations were made, 1t was found
that in certain counties in Mississippi
roads built several years ago and main
tanned from the special fund have &C
tually improved since their completion.
The roads In a certain county In the
state of New York, it was found. are
maintained with q contribution OF 80
per cent by the state and under indirect
state supervision. AS a result of this
system, say the experts, the roads have
been kept up to their condition on COM
pletion. While provisions for mainte-
nance were on the whole not satisfao-
tory in the counties OF the other states
in which studies were made, this con-
dition since has been remedied In Viz
ginia by the passage of state law
providing that an annual tax of not
less than per cent OF the amount OF
bonds issued shall be levied to provide
maintenance fund for bond-built
roads.
The existence of a regulation tend
ing to lessen damage to roads and so
vealed by the studies in one of the Vir-
ginia counties. where the county SUI
pervisQrs had passed an ordinance
placing a relatively low limit on loads
that may be hauled in wagons fitted
with narrow tires and q considerably
higher limit on loads for wide-tired
wagons As result. 1t is said by ex-
perts making the study. most OF the
wagons using the roads of the county
have been fitted with tires ranging
from three to six inches wide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22

In The Star of April is, 1867. is the
news Of the burning of local land
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22

"A paper is being drawn up and
signed by a number of Virginia re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22

oficials of the Post Office Department
are of the opinion that the recent ex-
The Huttig news., 1917-03-31
Photographing Oneself.

The man with a camera rarely has his picture because of the difficulty Of being in front of the camera and behind it at the same time. A sirunp manner of accomplishing this seer i. lngly impossible performance is ,de. scribed in recent number of q ply ,to- graphic journal. Secure wo6 6den elolhespih q and shape out 'one CD so that 1t grasps the ,bulh ,.,f the shutter and the spring tends ,rass f,n tbe hrih. Then the .tsor % ends ara brought together ST o'' = rolooso tbo bulb and are de ~ ,S sD st,ipe or thread. On this u W l'n ,,ooa e af f,sa ,,,,,...,.. Lighting the fuse. the fora fb, to the distant point be- Is ca nera, and when the string burned the clothespin presses the bulb and makes the exposure.-Chris-
 tan Scig ice Monitor
The Huttig news., 1917-03-31
Notice of Foreclosure Sale.

Notice is hereby given that under and by virtue of that certain Deed of Trust, dated March 9th, 1914, and executed by Ned Swinney and Fannie Swinney, his wife, to w. K. Slade, as Trustee. to secure to the Wallace-Clark Mercantile Co.,, of Strong, Ark, one note for Szo0.o0 and all other indebtedness due said Company by Ned Swinney and Fan nle Swinney up to Nov lst, 1914 the due date of said note, said Deed of Trust being recorded in Deed of Trust Record Book AS, page 5o8. of the records of the Recorder of Union County, Arkansas and conveying thereby the following lands in said County and State, to-wit:
 W1a of NW14 and NJ of SWl4 Sec. l5 Twp. 9 S., R. l2 W.
 The undersi iRned, having been duly sub stituted in writing as Trustee in the place and stead of said W. K. Slade, will on
 Monday, April 50th. 1917.
 at the East door of the Court House in the city of Fl Dorado, Union County Ark, between the hours prescribed by law for judicial sales sell for cash in hand at public auction to the highest and best bidder the real estate above de- scribed to satisfy the indebtedness due under said Deed of Trust which will amount. on that date, to the sum of S1.oo5.Z5 which said Ned Swinney and Fannie Swinney owes the said Wallace Clark Mercantile Go.
 This March 18th, 1917.
 D. PHILLIPS. Substituted Trustee.
The Huttig news., 1917-03-31

With the approach of the extra session of'congress, to convene at Washington April 2, Southern Ium- Der interests have once more be- gun to turn their attenten toward the passage of the Webb bill, pro- ylding for the organization of ex- port selling agencies, which may be brought forward this time as a war measure. as indicated in the presidents excoriation of the sen- ate filibusters in his recent state ment. Tt.e president insists on the necessity of this measure being enacted into law, rot only because of it's important bearing on the na- tion's present critical situ- ation, but because it will be indis- pensable adjunct to American foreign commerce when the war has ended in Europe.
The Huttig news., 1917-03-31
Lodge Directory.

GOOD LUCK LODGE No. 2s9 F. & A. M. meets Second and Fourth Tuesday night. All visitors welcome.
 w. M. Mccormick, W. M. J. E. Bradford, Sec
 EAST LAKE LODGE No. 6562 c. U. o. of o. F. meets First and Third Thursday in each month.
 H. B. Lewls, N. G T L. Moody, p. s.
 BLUE LIGHT LODGE No o5 k. oft meets First and Third Tuesday in each month. K IN Sheppard C c M Hudson, K. of R. s.
 Roosevelt Chapter, No. l88, Order ot the Eastern Star, meets every seoonc and fourth Tuesday in each month.
 Mrs. c. Williams, W. M... Idabell Driver, Secy
 HOUSEHOLD RUTH. No. 2eeo. of G. U. 0. of o. F., meets the first and third Thursday in each month at 1:5o p. m Emma Barnes, M. N. G. Carrie Averett. w. R.
 JEWEL TABERNACLE, No. 415 meets every lst and 5rd Tuesday.
 Mary Moody h. F ELECTRIC LIGHT COURT or GA LANTHE, No. 70. meets first am t24 Wednesday in each month at l:45 p. a.
 CarrIe Averett, W. C Mary Hudson R. D.
 LEBANON, Chapter No. Al, R. A. M. meets every End and 4th Thursday night at z:5o. Emmett Holly. H. H B Lewis, Secy.
 R. A. WILLIAMS, No. 524, R. c. of F. meets every first and third Monday night at z:25. W, A. High, President. Rosie Fuller, Secretary.
The Huttig news., 1917-03-31

David A. Cummings of Washing ton. Ark. is one of the members of the 1918 class of midshipnen. at Annapolis to graduate and receive a commission in July by special orr der of the president. Cummings was an enlisted man in the navy when nominated by Congressman Goodwin in 1914. Mir. Goodwin has nominated John Watts Harris of Junction City as principal, and Louis Gone of Montrose as alter nate for the vacancy to be caused by the graduation of Cummings. Examinations will be held in June.
The Huttig news., 1917-03-31

T. B. Weaver, who was solicited to become a candidate for delegate to the Constitutional convention from this county by number of the business men and farmers of this part of the county, has decided not to do so on account of not hay- ing the time to make the canvass, but feels grateful to his friends for the compliment paid him.