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Evening star., 1917-03-18
CITY POST OFFICE.

The street car strike has not in any
way affected the delivery of mail
throughout the city by carriers. When
ever necessary the carriers have been
taken to their routes in automobiles.
]. A. Ryerson. E. E. Longley, S. NJ
Jones and T. J. Van Doren, carrier
section, are on leaves of absence.
Lieut.. G. A. Bennett, carrier section
of Battery A. District Field Artillery,
who was mustered out of. the federal
service last week, has been refnstated
to his former position. Lieut.. Jesse c.
Sweeney, carrier sction, who also was
mustered out of the service last week
is to resume his duties Tuesday.
Ernest I. Greer and f. A. Hamacher
carrier section. have returned to duty
after being absent on account of illness
A. W. Connor. who has been confined
'for two months in the Naval Hospital
will resume his duties tomorrow.
David w. Milne, mailing division, who
has been detailed to the Office of the
superintendent of carriers as stenogra-
pher, returns to his original assign
ment next week.
Subcarrier J. S. Fraser, Takoma PARK
leave of absence. Subcarrier J. G
Thorp will look after his assignment
until he returns.
Subcarrier E. R. Cruit. Brooklant
station. is on the sick list. His assign
ment is being taken care of by Sub.
carrier c. H. Quillin.
A. B. McQuinn, Chevy Chase station
residing in Hyattsville. Md. is away or
a vacation. His route is being served
by Subcarrier r. E. Sheck.
Albert Whitworth has been granted
leave of absence next week to attend
the head convention of the Woodmer
Of the World as delegate. Mr.. Whit.
worth represents Bluefields. w. Va:
been ordered to meet tomorrow t.
award the contract for letter carriers
uniforms for the ensuing year.
Recent appointments to the subcleri
cal force at the city post Office were a!
follows: Henry F. Brown. Stephen T
W. Hammond and Alexander w. Vowel
The subcarrier force has recent,
added to its rolls Matthew Yinglns
Revy NJ. Jackson and Richard E. w
Corbey.
The following substitute clerks were
appointed regular during the pas
week: George C. Veily, Orville A
Grove and Eden c. Carrico.
Clerks George L. TAFT and Marshal
E. Darby and Carriers Jesse c. Sweene,
with the National Guard. have resumed
their duties in the postal service at thi:
Office.
Walter T Ketcham. assigned to Sta
liOH ., Is NlSitinS IcidllNeS III hdHsdS.
Bertram L. r. Grimes has returned t.
work after a weeks illness.
Joseph A. Griffith. registry section
has been temporarily detailed in the
bookkeeping division.
E. c. Rollins. official section, has beer
visiting in Boston.
Miss Jane NJ. Bradley and Miss Sallie
F. Newton, inquiry section, are confined
to their homes on account of sickness.
Substitute Clerks f. G.. Speakmar
and B. Posner. mailing section. have
been temporarily detailed for duty ir
the inquiry section.
Foreman Staley N. Clark and Clerk w
Harlan, registry section. and Clerk
Byron c. Yorkes, delivery section, are
in Wichita. Kan, on official business.
Evening star., 1917-03-18
MAY TAKE OVER WORK HERE.
Lieut.. Col. Skunk Probably Will
Succeed Lieut.. Col. Flagler.

Although not settled, it is expected
that Lieut.. Col. Francis r. Skunk. Corps
of Engineers, resident member of the
engineer board on rivers and har-
bors, will be placed temporarily in
charge of all local engineering works,
including the District water supply
system. now in control of Lieut.. Col. C.
A. F. Flagler. Corps of Engineers. who
has just been assigned to duty as mil
itary attache at the U. s. embassy at
Rome. Col. Flagler will leave for his
new post of duty in about three weeks.
but probably will be relieved of duty
here about a week berore his departure.
1t so happens that the offices of both
Col. Skunk and Col. Flagler are in the
same building-the Southern building.
That fact will enable Col. Skunk to ad-
minister the affairs of both without
much trouble in the matter of travel A
permanent detail to the office now filled
by Col. Flagler undoubtedly will be
made within the next few months, but
in the meantime Col. Skunk will be In
charge. The most pressing business
before the office at this time is the
preparation of specifications for the
construction of the Key bridge across
the Potomac at Georgetown and it is
understood that they are near compile
tion.
Evening star., 1917-03-18
EXTENSIVE FIRING PROGRAM.
Authorities at Indian Head Proving
Grounds Preparing for Tests.

Now that the Potomac river is en-
tirely free from ice, the authorities at
the naval proving ground. Indian
Head. Md. are preparing to undertake
an extensive firing program incident
to the proof of guns and armor. The
amount of material to be tested at the
proving ground at the present time is
, of such quantity as to necessitate con-
tinuous firing during all daylight
hours.
The Navy Department is hopeful Of
securing the considerate cooperation
of all fishermen who frequent the river
in the vicinity of the proving ground,
and urges them to keep clear of the
ranges.
The placing of shad nets. or the an
choring of boats. in the waters where
proving ground projectiles are apt to
fall in the opinion of the Navy De-
partment, will needlessly endanger the
lives of the fishermen and have a most
undesirable tendency to delay the ac-
complishing of most important gov
ernment work incident to the reallza-
tion of the present preparedness plan.
Evening star., 1917-03-18

years the director of the bureau Of
engraving and printing. met with a
serious accident last week While
lighting a cigar a celluloid shade that
on fire and he was painfully burned.
George Riley. an electrician in the
engineering and machine division. who
has been i'll with pneumonia. is re-
ported to be recovering.
Rather than ride on the street cars OF
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company Charles Mitchell, colored. a
painter in the engineering and machine
division and a member of the Painters
Union, has walked to the bureau from
Chesapeake Junction in the morning and
back again in the evening ever since the
strike was declared.
Miss Elsie L. Steele has been tempo
rarily appointed as plate printers assis-
tant in the bureau and detailed to the
printing division.
Joseph Sander, plate printer. has re-
signed his position at the bureau.
Mrs. Bridget Fitzgerald was tempo
rarily appointed as counter in the eX-
amining division during the week.
The following skilled helpers received
appointments on the temporary roll last
week: George W. Askew. Thomas NJ.
Ware, Raymond w. Reynolds. George w.
Giddens, Lawson Alexander, James r.
Mason. James F. Wilson. William w.
Duncan. William NJ Richardson and Will
liam S. And.
Miss Blanche E. Heflin has been ap-
pointed temporarily as counter in the
examining division.
Others receiving temporary positions
as counters at the bureau last week are:
Mrs. May C. Branzell. Maud NJ. Williams
Marie B. Smallwood, Ann E. Duvall and
Mary c. Rosser.
Mrs. Katherine E. Schuett was given a
temporary position in the bureau num-
bering division during the week.
Miss Evelyn Wilson has accepted a po-
sition as plate printers assistant at the
bureau. She was detailed to the print
ing division.
Herman Schmidt Of section 4 of the
printing division was on the sick report
last week
Joseph Tysinger, employed in section
8 Of the printing division, has returned
to work after an illness Of three weeks.
Evening star., 1917-03-18
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON.

sures us that all the tenderness and
patience and forgiveness and loving
helpfulness which He showed in Ju-
dea and Galiee are still employed for
the last man on earth.
This statement was drawn from Jesus
by the snobbishness of the Jews. They
were boasting that they had Abraham
for an ancestor. In that they rested.
Now 1t was a fact that they were by
blood descended from Abraham. But
greater than the mere fact was the
supreme truth that all who have the
spirit of Abraham are his heirs. There
are some descendants of the May
flower Pilgrims who have none of the
spirit of those great pioneers. Where
as there are others. recent immigrants.
who are true to the Mayf1ower type.
The best citizens of a country are
those most loyal to its laws and genius:
and the truest children of Abraham are
those who share the privileges impart-
ed by Christ. who was before Abraham.
and whose spirit was that patriarch s
equipment. 1t is better to be son in
truth than a son in fact.
Evening star., 1917-03-18
BUREAU OF ENGRAVING
AND PRINTING.

Owing to an unusual rush of work al
the bureau of engraving and printing
an additional force of plate printers
| was employed during the week past
Those receiving temporary appoint
| ments are: Charles A. Drew. Daniel J
Lavender. Albert Herman. Michael J.
J. Fagan. George r. Hersey. John ]
Pallas. Cornelius A. Sullivan, Raymond
Kyle and Thomas A. Fallon.
Mrs. Ella NJ. Walters and Mrs. Mamie
A. Berevin were temporarily appointed
as counters at the bureau last week
and detailed to the wetting division.
Counters employed last week at the
bureau and detailed to the examining
division include Mary ONeil, Mary E.
Jones, Grace Tegeler and Annie E. Cox
Mrs. Margaret NJ. Dawson accepted an
,, appointment at the bureau during the
week and was assigned to the number
ing division.
Mrs. Maud B. Croson and Mrs. Mary
F. Kane received an appointment to
the temporary force in the examining
division several days ago.
Mrs. Josephine Williams and Miss
Pauline j. Mayer of the bureau surface
division still are confined to their homes
| owing to illness.
Miss Emma J. Norman is to report for
duty in the surface division tomorrow
after an absence of two weeks
Pierce Ashburn, clerk in the office of
the engineering and machine division
was Off duty last week taking a civil
service examination for the position of
typographical draughtsman Clarence
Bussius occupied Mr.. Ashburn's desk
during his absence
Posey Hall of the engineering and
| machine division, who underwent an
operation in George Washington Uni
versity Hospital last week, is reported
to be RAPIDLY improving
| Custodian of Presses Frederick H
| for several days during the week past
| on account of illness
Frank ]. McKenna of section IL
of the printing division is said to be rap
idly regaining his health. Mr.. McKenna
has been absent from the bureau for
nearly two months because of Illness.
| Others absent from section 12 of the
printing division owing to illness are
William L. Kearney, William F. Fagan
and Peter Maus.
The following members of the
/ Bureau of Engraving and Printing
, Duck Pin League have been appointed
as a committee to take charge of the
annual banquet of the league. to be
held Saturday night. April IA: James
| A. williams, chairman: William Pal
| mer, c. Davis. r. Fitzgerald and w.
Kessler.
William Davidson has been absent
| from the bureau for the past two
employed in the engineering and ma
chine division as machinist.
William Cation, a carpenter in the
engineering and machine division. is
reported to be rapidly recovering from
an attack of pneumonia. He has been
! Can't. william M. Meredith, for many
Evening star., 1917-03-18
- - "
The Hope Of Freedom.

There is brighter side. Slaves may
be freed. This is the message that lies
at the heart of the lesson. There is
hope for even the worst victims of sin,
whether that sin be drunkenness, pas
sion. avarice or what not. This is the
uniqueness of the Christian gospel: 1t
offers power for liberty Not only does
it set forth the benefit of freedom. but
1t also tells men how to be free. Rec
ognizing the profound truth that sin is
slavery. 1t provides Redeemer. IF the
Son therefore shall make you free. ye
shall be free indeed"
A big thought which Christ points
to in this lesson, and it underlies the
practical considerations of the tenn
perance question. This is the eternal
pre-existence of the Son with the Fa-
ther Before Abraham was. Am"
What has this got to do with deliver
ance from drink for the individual and
for society? Everything. In the heart of
the ageless Almighty resides the love
of Christ. If God forever is all that
Jesus showed Him to be. then the
InefYable Deity has no greater business
on hand in all His universe than the
saving of men and women.
The greatest truth is not too large
shelter for the weakest and most
harried of spirits. fleeing for refuge.
That Jesus is and was with the Fa-
ther from before tho foundation of
the world is a matter Of supreme in
terest to- every one Of us, for 1t as
Evening star., 1917-03-18
MEDAL FOR ADMIRAL BENSON.
Honor to Be Bestowed by University
of Notre Dame.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NOTRE DAME, Ind, March IF-Ad-
miral William Shepperd Benson. CHIEF
of the naval operations. has been Sc
lected as recipient of ''laetare" medal
for 1917 by the University OF Notre
Dame, as announced here today. Notre
Dame University has conferred this
medal upon some member of the Amer
lean Catholic laity for markedly meri-
torious endeavor" every year. since
1884, when it was won by John Culinary
Shea, historian.
Chief Justice White was the recipient
in 1914. Gen. William Rosecrans, w
Bourke Cochran, Charles J. Bonaparte
Maurice Francis Egan, DR.. John b
Murphy, DIR. Thomas Adds Emmett and
Gen. John Newton are among the other
thirty-three recipients of the honor
of seven women who have won the
distinction of the "laetare" medal Miss
Mary V: Merrick of Washington. d. C.,
is the last. She received the medal in
1915. The other woman medalists are
Eliza Allen Star, Anna Hanson Dor
sew. Anna T. Sadlier. Mary G. Caldwell.
Katherine Z. Conway and Agnes Rep
plier.
Evening star., 1917-03-18
CAPITAL RESIDENTS GET
RESERVE CORPS POSTS
Thirty-Four From City Receive
Commissions Under Army Re-
organization Act.

Thirty-four residents of this city
Reserve Corps of the Army. under the
provisions of the national defense act
Their names, together with their rank
and the arm of the service to which
assigned. follow:
Captains-William E. Britton, Lemon
building; George F. Cook, 2726 18th
street; James C. Caughan. 1885 New
Hampshire avenue; Thomas F. New
bold. sos Quincy street; Harold Pope.
Northumberland apartments; Benjamin
Wall. 1906 Summit place. and Theodore
F. Powell, 1856 kilbourne place, all
quartermaSterS.
Majors-William H. Heron, geo.
logical survey; Robert Marshall. geo
logical survey: William E. Harrison,
1922 P street northwest; Albert Walker.
geological survey; James Jennings.
EanHne sSrHes sun1ey nn1 george
Captains-A. B. Searle. geological
survey; Elihu N. Ropes. 2e11 Adams
Mill road, and William E. Miller. geo.
logical survey. all of the Engineer
Corps
First ieutenants-Edward L. Bandy.
Navy Department; Leroy N. Leopold.
geological survey: John r. Rakin.
geological survey; L. l. Lee. geological
survey; Elmer L. Rain, geologlcal sur
vey: Eben W. Scott, 1914 street
northwest, and Thomas H. Moncure.
geological survey, all of the Engineer
Corps.
Second Lieutenants-Albert Holmes.
J4o6 Colorado avenue: Oliver C. Taylor,
geological survey; Frank S. Danforth.
geological survey. and James McH
Hawles geological survey, all the
Engineer Corps
First Lieutenants-C. J. Baker. 400
[, street northwest: Lamar d. Cruice,
Providence Hospital: Nicholson L. Cur
lis r11e Sd street northeast; Alexander
F.. Listoe, 1857 r street northwest; /;
Herbert c. Neblatt. 1918 18th street
northwest: Edward L. Moore, 1903
Connecticut avenue, and Edward ):
Macon, 1875 Rhode Island avenue, all
of the Medical Corps.
Evening star., 1917-03-18

messenger boy, Is cents per hour. office
of superintendent of documents; Will
liam r. Johnson. bookbinder. trans
ferred from forwarding and finishing
section to library binding section; Wal
ter NJ Evans, electrician in charge, 10
cents per hour, to electrician. so cents
per hour. electrical section: John
O'Donnoghue. deskman, 65 cents per
hour. to assistant foreman, 80 cents per
hour. monotype section day. and
Andrew L. Huss, proofreader. so cents
per hour, proof section (night) to as
sistant foreman. 80 cents per hour,
monotype section day.
Evening star., 1917-03-18
Would Pass on Navy Pictures.

The Secretary of the Navy has writ
ten a letter to makers of motion pic
lures requesting that they submit all
pictures of United States naval and
merchant vessels and naval activities
of all sorts to the Navy Department
TO be passed upon. TT is only by the
cooperation of all hands," says Sec
retary Daniels. that information can
be prevented from reaching possible
enemies OF the United States or their
agents In this country"
Evening star., 1917-03-18
Panama Canal Deficit Shown.

A deficit of over 50 per cent con-
fronted the Panama canal at the be-
ginning of the calendar year, according
to advices received here. That is. the
expenses of operation and maintenance
of the waterway from the opening to
January l last exceeded the tolls by
s.. 255. 355 The total expenses for the
period were S14.717.072 and the re-
ceipts from tolls S9.461,717.
Evening star., 1917-03-18
Forced Recruiting Is Charged.

Charges that Bulgaria has adopted
policy of forced recruiting of Serbians
in the Morava river valley, not with
the expectation. of adding Serbians to
their army, but ''in order to be able to
exterminate them under the pretext
that they are deserters," have been
made by the Serbian legation here.
Similar recruiting is stated already to
have taken place in Macedonia
Evening star., 1917-03-18
Mr.. Hall Chairman of I. C. C.

Commissioner Henry C. Hall has
taken over the Craftsmanship of the
interstate commerce commission, fol-
lowing the custom of annual rotation in
office. Mr. Hall was appointed to the
commission in 1914. since when he has
had supervision of the commissions di-
vision of law and inquiry.
Evening star., 1917-03-18
KALL|POL|S GR0TTO HAS
ESOTER|C CEREMONIAL
Inaugurates Monarch and Puts
Initiates Through Tests Before
Distinguished Visitors.

With a host of distinguished visitors.
including Grand Monarch william J.
Cross of Jersey City. n. J.. and delega-
tions from Baltimore, Philadelphia and
Richmond, Kallipolis Grotto of the
Mystic Order of Yelled Prophets, at the
New Willard Hotel Thursday evening. in
augurated its new monarch. l. S. Gold
smith, and initiated a class of nearly
fifty candidates headed by l.. Whiting
Estes. potentate of Almas Temple of
the Mystic Shrine: Arvine w. Johnston.
grand secretary of the Grand Lodge Of
Masons of the District of Columbia.
and Elmer Z. Simpson, general secre-
tary of the local bodies of the Ancient
and Accepted Scottish Rite Free
masonry.
Following reception to Grand
Monarch Cross there was a unique
costume parade. About 800 of the
prophets were arrayed in the costumes
of the various nations, and headed by
kallipolis Grotto Military Band, under
the direction of Prof. Julius Hamper,
and the Kallipolis Glee Club. under the
direction of Charles A. Stevens.
Wear New Uniforms.
The Kallipolis Drill Corps partici-
pated, under Capt. keating, wearing its
elaborate new uniforms which are to
| be featured in the big grotto parade at
the convention of the Supreme Council
| in this city June IL. IL and 13.
Features of the session, outside the
esoteric ceremonial. were addresses by
Senator William NJ. Calder of New York
and Representative j. j. Mansfield OF
Texas.
The entertainment features included
a drill and flag spectacle by the Minute
Men, under command Of Col NJ. A. VIM
ter; a salute to the flag, with THE
Star Spangled Banner" accompanied
by the band; Hawaiian songs and
dances by the Paradise Isle" company.
| from a local theater; Hawaiian bur-
lesque and songs by Otto Woerner and
Joseph r. Gross, and a number of other
features and addresses.
The Visitors.
Among the visitors, in addition to
Grand Monarch Cross. Senator Calder
and Representative Mansfield, were Z.
c. Pelouze of Samis Grotto. Richmond.
grand captain of the guard of the Su-
preme Council; Past Monarch Edward
Z. Blohm of Long Eye Grotto. Brook
lyn; Monarch Weisels of Hedz Grotto.
Baltimore; Past Monarch Rostrop of
Samis Grotto, Richmond: Deputy Grand
Monarch Edward Z. Schmid and indi-
vidual prophets representing scores of
grottoes throughout the country.
cut-glasS vase was presented to
Past Monarch Z. w. Libbey of Kallipo-
lis Grotto in commemoration of his
fifteenth wedding anniversary. Mon
arch l. S. Goldsmith made the presenta-
tion on behalf of the grotto.
Evening star., 1917-03-18
The Visitors.
Exquisite Spring Flowers.

Choice varieties fresh from the hot
houses of GUIDE, 1914 F st.-Advertise-
ment.
Evening star., 1917-03-18
JUDGE PUGH HANDED"
SOME BOWERY TALK
Strikebreaker Lavine Tells Of His
Arrest in Language New to Po-
lice Court Here.
Henry w. Linn, Old Employe, Tells
Of Assault Upon Him-Some
Are Fined.

When they took me to the jail
house." said Strikebreaker Lavine OF
New York city, "the fat cop behind
the bar there. he SEE to me. he sez;
Don't you know you're takin' de bread
right out O. me sons mout?' Sure, dat's
what he sez. Judge. and den he SEE
TO me: Mebbe you'll go on back to
New York now in hurry"
Strikebreaker Lavine was undoubt-
edly handled roughly by about a hun
dred strikers sympathizers. but the
Bowery talk he used in connection
with a suggestion that he had broken
the windows on his own car was what
took him to the Police Court. Judge
Pugh fined him $40, and Lavine then
said he would swear out warrants
against certain strikers who had
tossed rocks at him. according to his
story.
The policeman who arrested him was
w. J. ONeil and the riot, or near-riot,
occurred at abut Seth and Prospect
streets. O'Neil figured in another ar
rest-that of a non-union employe of
the company, named Linn.
You're in sympathy with these
strikers?" is what Attorney Colbert
asked ONeil on the stand:
amt in sympathy with nobody"
returned the outraged O'Neil; II amt
IN sympathy with nothin"
Evening star., 1917-03-18

The Worlds Enlightenment.

As 1t has followed the light, what
strides society has made! Moral re-
form has ever followed in the train of
Him whose sway brings perfect light
and perfect Justice to pass. Jesus neter
has gone from all the civilized world,
and at His behest. Jesus never men
toned the drink habit. yet the growing
is essentially a Christian movement.
He knew nothing about tenements;
nevertheless, the Irresistible impulse
for better housing of. the poor. which
books Of civilization is wholly in the
spirit of Christian love. All our mod
ern moral reforms. against the social
evil. against the drug habit. against
of the right of the child to play
time and a school time. are direct con-
sequences OF the light that Jesus has
shed upon the hearts of mankind. The
new light that is streaming into our
prisons, the illumination of the prob
lens of the INDECENT and the defective.
is but the reflection of the increasing
radiance of the Light of the world.
After the Spanish-American war a
court of honor was erected in Philadel-
phia. and those words were inscribed
upon the trtumphal arch. 1t was
truth which had freed the Cubans. 1t
man free from the curse of strong
drink. We hear great deal about
personal liberty" in connection with
this liquor question: here is the real
personal liberty: Eye shall know the
truth. and the truth shall make you
Free"
No phrase is commoner in connection
with the liquor question that the one
"a slave of drink" That is but the
putting into a concrete proverb the ut
terance of our Lord. Every one that
committeth sin is the slave of sin." The
figure is a strong one. Sinners are
slaves. They are no longer their own
masters: they have fallen into involun-
tary servitude. The lash of a task
master is on their backs. They who
have seen the agony of drug fiend de-
prived of his drug, or of a drunkard
seeking drink, have glimpsed the horrors
of this slavery The wise old Scriptures
declare that the pleasures of sin are only
for a season." After that come the
agonies, and the chains that eat into the
spirit. Would that the eternal truth
could be branded in letters of fire upon
the brain Of every young person. that
sin. which seems but toy. is an en-
slavement. and that in the days to come
1T will restrain the liberty of it's VIC
tins. why did not somebody tell me
that 1t would cost me this. If I commit
ted that sim" is the soul cry of multi
tude of people today. chained outside the
gates of happiness by the sins of their
youth.