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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-12
Conscience Books Are Returned
to Public Library After Years
Anonymous Letter Tells That They Were "Borrosoed
With Intent to Keep Indefinitely, But
Change Came.
Conscience money" yes; but how
about conscience books"f

Conscience money" yes; but how
about conscience books"f
Everybody has heard about the CON
science money" which flows into the
Treasury Department steadily from
folks who in past years defrauded the
government. in one way or another. of
sums of money varying from a few
cents to many dollars. AS the years
rolled-and finances grew better. per-
haps-sweet conscience. friend of men
and angels. smote them with gentle
smites, and the money came back, and
keeps on coming back to the Treasury
in the form of conscience money"
But perhaps the first case of books
being returned to library to ease the
conscience was brought to light by
DR.. George F. Bowerman OF the Public
Library today. when he found in the
basement Of the library a package ..
eight books missing from the shelves
for one or two years.
There were no clues" except the
following anonymous letter:
These books were borrowed with
intent to keep Indefinitely and are now
returned for conscientious reasons.
There is one book I borrowed from
some store in the same way. and I
send it as a donation, as 1t is impos-
sible to return 1t to the store.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-12
SENATOR PITTMAN TO
DRAW UP STRIKE FACTS

Senator Ptttman. acting chairman OF
the Senate committee investigating the
strike OF the employees of the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Company.
las been authorized by the COMMITTEES
to draw up a statement of the ulti-
mate facts in the case for presentation
to the committee.
Senator Pittman/ said yesterday he
would lay his statement of the fact
before the committee at future
meeting and that the committee, as
soon as 1t had agreed upon the facts
in the case. II such an agreement was
possible. would proceed to draft its
conclusion and prepare it's report for
the Senate. Senator Pittman indicated
that the statement Of facts would be
prepared with much care and that it
probably would not be ready for the
committee for several days
He said that the committee would
not make public its purposes in regard
to the case until it had finally acted
upon its report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-12
.PLAN0N CHESAPEAKE BAY
NAVY AND MARINE S|7ES|
Members Of Congress From Maryland
Working to Get for Government
Sufficient Acreage.

Plans now under way in tho Navy De-
partment will result in making the
Chesapeake bay one Of the most i'm
portant centers for naval and Marine
Corps activities, and one of the details
on which members of Congress from
MARYLAND are now working Is to obtain
sufficient acreage on the bay for a
proposed base for marines
Representative Linthtcum of Mary
land is in daily conference at the Navy
Department with Marine Corps officers.
Kent Island. which is opposite Annapo-
lis. has been mentioned as a most de-
sirable spot for marine base, but the
attitude Of some of the property hold
ers on the island has delayed depart
mental action.
The owners there. 1t Is said by Mary
land members Of Congress, are not dis
which has been owned by the same
family for generations past. The is-
land has 1900 acres Of land very well
adapted to marine base needs. and
about 5000 acres are sought for on
Chesapeake bay shores or islands. The
protesting land owners have interested
Representative Price of Maryland, who
may pass the protest on to the govern
ment.
Great Advantage to Government.
Representative Linthicum pointed on,
today the great advantage to the gov
eminent in centering large part of the
naval and marine base work in Chesa-
peake bay.
He showed that the government will
spend eight or nine million dollars on
the works at Cape Henry where a fort
Is under way. several million more will
be spent on the new navy yard project
on the old jamestown exposition
grounds; the powder works and gun
testing works at Indian Head are be-
ing enlarged: the navy yard at Wash
ington is to be increased in size SO that
the output of naval guns may be in
creased.
There are other smaller naval and
Marine Corps reservations on the shores
OF the bay. and what Representative
Linthicum considers very essential is
the possible opening Of the Chesapeake
and Delaware canal. This waterway
connects the head of the bay with the
Delaware river and to use the Balti-
more members expression. 'it can be
made into an American KEEL"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-12
HERE'S THE REAL VAMPIRE.
She Is the One Who Will Eat Mid
night Suppers. Deriving Others.

Your real up-to-date vampire OF the
screen will be the lady who eats mid
night suppers and deprives the Bel
gians Of food: your heroine will be the
poor working girl who saves . slice OF
bread a day for our allies.
Plans for spreading food conssrva-
tion propaganda through the motion
pictures were discussed at a meeting
this morning OF William A. Brady and
other motion picture magnates with
Herbert c. Hoover. Mr.. Brady. ap-
pointed by President Wilson rs the
chairman OF a committee OF producers
to cooperate with the government,
and members OF his committee were ac-
companied to the once Of Mr.. Hoover
by George Creel. head Of the bureau OF
Information.
Announcement OF the details Of the
cooperation Of tho motion picture
producers win be made public later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-12
CAPITAL NOTES WRITTEN
BY THE CUB REPORTER

Residents around Sd street and In
diana avenue miss the town pump that
furnished them spring water. Octoge-
marian inha bitants of tho neighborhood
say it is all nonsense about typhoid fe-
yer coming from the water. ynd cite
their own longevity. Some Of them
want the pump set agQing.
Uncle Joe Cannon and Representative
Hefiin are trying to Guido each other
in sporty summer attire. Uncle Joe
was one lap ahead today; he had clocks
on his silk socks.
The lonesomest looking place in town
is the army recruiting station down by
the depot. The grass is nearly knee
high around the entrance to the tent.
Pat McGinniss, who runs the big lawn
mower on the Capitol grounds, says
more people were picking dandelion
salad greens on the lawn this year than
ever before. He lays it to the high cost
of spring vegetables.
Fred Weiss, who has a big mint patch
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-12
TO DEVELOP CREDIT BUREAU.
Committee of Retail Merchants Al
ISOLATION Discusses Subject.

Plans for the development OF the credit
bureau Of tho Retail Merchants Asso-
citation were discussed at a meeting OF the
committee on supervision OF the section
last night. NJ. Martin Kallman. manager
OF the business bureau OF the r. P. An
pert, who is making a survey Of the Re-
tail Merchants Association. took part in
the discussion.
Mr.. Kallman commended the work done
so far by the organization along lines OF
credit protection and other business proc
esses. He warned against the little
''leakages" in business. Thousands OF
merchants have had brains. energy and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-12

eight cases. the total number under
treatment being 243. There were
ninety deaths and 1872 births reported
to the department. The greatest mum.
Der of cases of death was fourteen OF
nephritis, while heart disease claimed
thirteen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-12
PATRIOTIC PROGRAM PLANNED
Sixth Precinct Home Defense League
to Meet Tomorrow Night.

Francis ]. Hurley. chairman of the
committee in charge of the patriotic
celebration that Is to be held in
Gonzaga Hall July 10 by the Sixth
Precinct Home Defense League, will
make his report at the regular weekly
meeting of the organization. that will
be held in Gonzaga Hall tomorrow
night. 1t is planned to have patriotic
addresses. vocal and instrumental mu-
sic and Rotations on the program for
the celebration.
Pastors Of a number Of churches in
the sixth precinct are deeply interest
ed in the organization and are doing
what they can to increase its MEM
bership. 1t Is expected that the MEM
bership will reach the 200 mark in an
other week. Kallipolis Grotto Band
will furnish music on the occasion of
the patriotic celebration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-12

an automobile that Is bigger and redder
than any in town. The senator is am
pie himself. and It takes some car to
carry him. He looks like a Roman
emperor sitting up there. all alone, an
envious colleague said.
Tony Pizzanio, who runs q peanut
emporium down on the navy yard. says
that his advices from Virginia promise
q bumper crop Of COOLERS. Tony does
not anticipate lower prices or larger
bags, however.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-12

kota to make a survey in order to I'm
prove navigation and prevent and con-
troll hoods on their boundary waters:
another to appoint two army officers,
two civilians and five hydraulic engi-
neers to make a general investigation
of waterways, and $4,000 for harbor
Improvement at Glasgow, Mo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-12
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL
IS REPORTED TO SENATE

With its total s27,o23,ooo, an increase
OF $136,000 over the appropriations as
passed by the House. the House rivers
and harbors bill has been reported to the
Senate by the commerce committee.
Amendments added include authority
for government purchase by negotia-
tion OF condemnation of the Cape Cod
canal; a provision to enable the states
of Minnesota and North and South Da-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-12

honesty and have gone down - Defeat"
he said. simply because they did not
have n good business system. or. to put II
q little differently. because they did not
have as good and ~ modern methods A.
their competitors"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-12

Joseph ]. Brady, seventy-five. for
forty five years an engineer on the B. &
O. road and who in that time carried
thousands of passengers without having
an accident to q train Of his. died sud
denly Of acute indigestion at his nome
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-12
Contagious Cases in D, c. Increase.

There was an increase OF from seven
to ten cases Of diphtheria in tho District
last week, according to a report of the
health department issued, today.
WhoopinE cough also Increased by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-12
One Beneficial Result.

The result Of all this would be that
we would have great deal of informa-
ton of all that was being done hack
Of the German lines. while our adver-
saries would know nothing Of what we
were preparing.
In one word, this would mean the
absolute air supremacy with all it's ad-
vantages; the binding of the enemy
the precision of our artillery fire, which
would have double advantage - If
would save ammunition and also save
many of our soldiers lives. This was
proved in 1915 at the beginning of the
battle OF he Somme"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-12

Binocular sights are used in aiming
4 sporting rifle that an Ohio MAN has
invented.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-12
SAYS j. s. A|RPLANES
WILL INSURE VICTORY
Capt. de La Grange Foresees the Ef-
feet of Americas Addition to
Fighting Force.

United States airplanes hold the
power for victory in the present
European conflict. This is the opinion
OF capt. de la Grange. French aviation
lean government. 1t will be a decisive
victory, he says. for unless it Is the
whole war will have to be fought all
over again, and this time probably on
American soil.
remarkable growth and Improvement
nave been shown in the warplanes on
the battle front, says the captain Il
must be 30. The side that has the
powerful planes is the side that will
win, says the captain. 1t Is dificult for
the allies to keep up the industrial ef-
tort necessary to supply the planes, as
their factories have been working at
high speed for three years.
~ Lne United states, with their great
ly to overcome these difficulties" he
continued.
Air Forces Now Equal.
"If we keep in mind what has beeu
said above. we realize that forces ac-
struggle are perceptibly equal, There
are about 5000 allied airplanes against
the same number Of the German.
Imagine what would happen if Amer
or 5000 more airplanes in 1918. This
would mean that there would be
against each German airplane two or
three allied ones. and If. during an at
tack. the allies concentrated their
aerial forces, there could be five or six
allied machines to one German in the
area where the attack was being car
ried on. This would establish the alb
solute superiority of the allied avia-
ton. The German machines would be
obliged to stay behind their lines and
would be attacked over their own aero
dromes. The allied spotting machines
would be able to do their work in alb
solute security far in the German lines
and could therefore direct the firing
very accurately and save a great deal
of ammunition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-12

s1.00 MILDLY Blouses, made of
good quality "Lonsdale JEAN"
belted, laced and regulation
styles; solid white. red, Copen-
hagen and navy trim IN
med; sizes to %. G. "C
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-12

Table of Straw Hats, Check
Bingham and Pique
Wash Hats; tailored En
styles; value, $1.oo. G. QUO
T. P, choice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-12

Small lot of Women's Dressing
Sacques, in checked and figured
effects; round collars, with seal
loped edge; b / ed ~
styles; value, sec. G. e1vC
T. p. choice. .......
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-12

Fred Weiss. who has big mint patch
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-12

Sample lot of Women's Hand
kerchiefs. plain white with en-
broidered corners. of white and
colors; some all linen, others soft
finish; hemstitched and n
rolled edges; worth 15c. VIC
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-12

Infants Lawn Bonnets, lace,
ribbon and embroidery trimmed;
Slightly soiled; sizes 10
to Is: variety OF styles; ~
value. 75c. G. T. p, ave
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-12

Discontinued styles in Redfern,
American Lady, r & G and War
ner corsets, in batiste or coutil;
long hips and me-
dunn bust; $500 and 90 RI
$3.50 values. G. T. 1l. OU
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-03-15

stepped forward and quietly laid .
hand upon her shoulder. not with ans
attempt to surprise or startIe her. but
as II be knew that she would accept Il
as the announcement Of his presence
He was right The strong figure 10
the chair did not start away No ex.
elamation came from the straight
] mouth Of the face now turned toward
him. Evidently the nerves OF these
two were not Of the sort readily STAN
peded.
The young mans mother at FIRST did
not speak to him. She only reached up
her own hand to take that which lag
upon her shoulder. They remained thus
for a moment, until at last the youth
stepped back to lean bis rife against
the wall.
II am late, mother said he at length
as he turned and, seating himself at
her feet. threw his arm across her lap
himself but boy again now and not
the hunter and the man.
She stroked his dark hair, not fool
ishly fond, but with a sort Of stern
maternal care, smoothing Il back In
place where It belonged, Strengthening
out the riot It had assumed. IL made
q name above bis forehead and reached
down his neck TO his shoulders, 50
heavy that where its dark mass was
lifted It showed the skin Of his neck
white beneath.
You are late. yes"
aAnd ron waffed-so Iongfs
Il am always waiting for you,
Merne," said she. She used the Eliza
bethan vowel, as one would pronounce
bird" with no sound Of SUP
@Alalrne," the name sounded as slle
spoke t. And her volcs was fun and
rich and strong. as was her sons. must
ealIy strong.
Il am always waiting for you.
8leFne," said she, hut I long ago learn
ID not to expect anything else Of you"
She spoke with not the least repsoach /
n her tone. sNo; only knew that
7Ou would come back tn time, because /
YOu told me that you would"
-And did you not fear for me, then
zone overnight IN the wOods17 He
lalf smiled e that thought himself
You know I woGid not. / know you,
what you are-born woodsman. No;
rust you 50 care for yozsseEs "a arg
vild country. my son, and 70 come back.
Ind then-to go back again into the
crest When VIII II be, my son-fo-
morrow. 10 two days or four or six
lone time you win 20 70 the vii
lerness again. II draws you, does n
Iofs~
She turned her head slightly toward
be west, where lay the forest from
Fhich the boy had but now emerged.
ie did not smile, did not deprecafe.
le was singularIy mature In his ac-
Ions, though but eighteen years Old.
Il did not desert my duty. mother /
I'D he nc length.
~Oh, no. you would not DO that.
ierneF' returned the willow HI
Please, mother" said be suddenly
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know7 A mother always loves her
son. 80 II takes all her courage to face
what she knows win be- his lOt. ANY
mother can read her sons future. II
she dares 70 read t. She knows, she
knowsF'
There was q long silence; then the
widow continued.
Listen. Merne." she said. You call
me a prophecies OF evil am not that.
DO you think speak only IN despair,
my bOy7 No; there Il something larger
than mere happiness. Listen and be-
lleve me, for now I could not fail 70
know. tell you that your great de-
sire. the great wish Of your life. shall
be yours. You never viii Fellnquisll Il.
you always WIN possess It. and at last
Il win be yours"
Again silence fell between them be-
fore she went on, her hand again rest.
ing on her sons dark hair:
your great desire viii cost me my
son. Be Il 80. We breed men for the
world, we women, and we give them up.
Out Of the agony Of our hearts we do
and must always give them up. That
Is the price must pay. But I give you
up 10 the great hope. tho great thing
Of your life. should 4 complaint Am
not your mother and therefore q wo.
nan? And should a woman complaint
But, Oh, Merne, Merne, my son, my
1oyr
She drew bis head back so that she
:ould see deep into his eyes. Her dark
rows half frownlng, she gazed down
lpon him, not so much IN tenderness as
n intentness. For the first time IN
nonths--for the last time In his life
he kissed him on the forehead, and
hen she let him go.
He rose now and, silently AZ he had |
'ome, passed around the end o. ths
vide gallery.
Her gaze did not follow him. She
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Il place
It was the privilege and the habit Of
\ the Widow Lewis to sit idly when she
liked, but her attitude now was not
! that Of ldleness. Intentness-reposeful
acceptance Of life, ratheF-shOwed In
her motionless, long sustained position.
She was patient. as women are. but her
strong pose, its freedom from material
support, her restrained power to do or
to endure, gave her the look Of owning
something more than resignation, some
thing more than patience A strong
figure Of a woman one would have said
had one seen her sitting on the gallery
OF her old home 124 years ago.
The Widow Lewis stared straight
down at the gate, a quarter OF q mile
away. with yearning in her gaze. But.
as so often happens, what she awaited
did not appear at the time and place
she herself had set There fell at the
western end OF the gallery a shadow,
a tail shadow, but she did not see II.
She did not hear the football. not
stealthy. but quite silent, with which
the tall owner Of the shadow came to-
ward Der from the gallery end.
II was young man, or. rather, boy.
no more than eighteen years Of age,
who stood now and gazed at her after
his silent approach, so ike that Of an
Indian savage. Half savage bImself
he seemed now as be stood. clad In the
buckskin garments Of the chase, then
not unusual In the yirginian border
lands among settlers and hunters and
not held Outre among a people 50 often
called to the chase or TO war.
His tunic was Of dressed deer hide.
his well fitting leggiDgs also Of that
material His feet were covered with
although his hat and the
neat scarf at his neck we're those Of a
gentleman He was a practical youth.
one would have said. for no ornament
Of any sort was TO be seen upon his
garb. In his hand he carried q long
rife Of the sort then used fhereabout
At bis belt swung the hide Of q rae
coon, the bodies Of few squirrels.
Had you been q close observer you /
would have found each squirrel shot /
lair through the head. Indeed, a look j
INTO the gray eye Of the silent paced
ronfh would have assured ron ia nd-
rance OF his skill with his weapons
F0u would nave known that 70 be nat
iraI with him.
You would not soon have found hfs
Ike. even In that land 0f tall hunting
men, He was a grand young being as
e stood there. straight and clean
Imbeds hard bitted Of muscle, albeit
0 young; powerful and graceful in bis
tride. The beauty OF youth was bis,
nd OF q strong heredlty--khat you
light have seen.
The years Of youth were his. yes; bat
be lighfneHs OF youth aid not rest on
Is brow. While he was not yet eight
En-, the gravity OF manhood was bis.
He did not smile now as be saw his
other sitting there absorbed. gazing
u Tor his return and not seeing him
Dw that be had returned. Instead, he
IN
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-03-15
CHAPTER !.
Mother and Son.

WOMAN. tall, somewhat angu-
EH lar. dark Of hair and eye, strong
IHI OF features woman now ap-
preaching middle age-sat look
ing out over the long tree clad slopes
that ran down from the gallery front
Of the mansion house to the gate at the
distant roadway. She had sat thus for
some inconsistency moments-her
gaze intently fixed. as II she were wait
Ing for something-something or some
one that she did not nov see, hit ex-
pected soon TO see.
II was late afternoon Of a day so
beautiful that not even old Albemarle,
beauty spot Of Virginia, ever produced
one more beautiful. not In the hundred
years preceding that day nor IN the
century since then. for this was more
than a hundred years ago, and what Is
now an ancient land was then a half
opened region, settled only here and
there by the great plantations Of the
well 10 do. The house that lay az the
summit OF the long and gentle slope,
ianked Dy It's wide galleries, It's flung
floors opening It from front TO rear 10
hn Name AZ one approached, had all
L. rnaa coknfoff and assuredness usual
With cite gentry Of that time and
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RoREWoRp.


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= critical and dramatic period Of a
& the history Of American erpaA- 4
- sion, t0heB Thomas Jefferson, bp a
@ she daring stroke Of the LOHisi- y
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g title to the rast region betlceen q
. the Mississippi and the Pacific y
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q and cIGiBled By Brifain--be se- &
q Iects young FfrginfGn officer, %
Y Capt0fs MeriiCefher LeICfs. aaron q
70 Burr, rice president Of the Unit -
- ed States, 70 already organizing -
q the trafforoas conspiracy tChich u
- later ruined his political career. y
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y sciH be fatal to MS oscH Gmbi- y
- tioils project Of creating an en- y
- pire IN the lCest and resolves to u
q prevent It bV any means. His ~
= chosen instrument Is his daH0h- y
y ter, Theodosia. arifh tchoBs LeIois y
& Is ia lore Thus the tale starts. ~
y TO make further revelations y
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