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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-06
Tom Daly's Column
JUNE s. 1917

clio, muse Of history,
Walked our tdUdrv streets today
Citizens tCere there to see
When she tcent her tconted tDdY
But they Cere a simple lot
And, IN truth, they kneto her not.
Clio, muse Of history,
Godlike moved from street to street;
But the crotcds toho docked to see
Noted but the stumbling feet
Where their marching net0hbors Dere;
Smiled perhaps, but sd,o not her.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-06

SOME FOLKS lift spoons and salt.
shakers from hotel tables without COM
Function. Others, having been properly
raised by God-fearing parents do no more
than carry away a menu. and that in full
sight Of the waiter and cashier. OF these
honorable diners is our friend and one
time associate Edward H. Sanborn. He
brings us from Havana the menu of the
Cafe TELEGRAPH, where we read that one
may order orange in its peel pine.
apple on the she'll" and that for 60
(centavos, we suppose) 1t is possible to
secure Chicken salat porcion." Among
the drinks, naturally, there is more con-
fusion. However, it is possible TO stick
to "a little of the same" il you keep your
eyes open. Here are three items in a
row which would hardly navigate
separately.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-06
Moro thnn 1a.OOo .oOO immiL

More than 100000 immigrants
have come to this country since 1901,
number equivalent to one.third the popu-
lation Of England. Yet the naturalized
citizens opposition TO the selective draft
was as inhnitesimally small a percentage
as the native opposition. This demon
strates the swiftness Of the melting pots
action. Americanism is a contagious doc.
trine.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-06
It seems

It seems typical of human per.
versity that Boise City, Idaho. should
have voted ''peekaboos" to be entirely
proper just as many women are declaring
them to be no longer in style.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-06
b. b. Thirty Years Ago

WILLIAM BALL WHITLEY passed us
on Chestnut street yesterday and awoke
flock Of memories. AS we don't recall
having met him since the summer of
's9, the sight Of him carried us directly
to those halcyon days when amateur
baseball was a fashionable sport, and he
and other staid citizens Of today wore the
gray and black uniforms of the Young
America team, of the Suburban League
whitby played second base, Bill Turner
was shortstop, Ross Williams bearded
like the pard) played third and sometimes
first, which Ernie Simpson usually held
down. ]. S. w. Holton and the late
George Dallas Morrell were hackers Of
the team and Travelled with it. Eheu!
fugaces. There were amateur and fash
ionable giants in them days.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-06

OUR FRIEND and coworker, Brad
ford, the cartooner," sends us as : a
birthday gift one of his high-art photo
graphs. for which we cannot find words
to thank him. Besides, there was an en-
velope upon which he drew from his i'm
agnation this portrait of ourself receiv-
ing a visit from Scow
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-06

If the House concurs in the Sen.
ate's prohibitive tax on spirits, there will
be nothing left in the whisky drinkers
equipment but the habit.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-06

Germany may control Warsaw. but
that she can't throttle the polls on our
side Of the ocean was patriotically proved
by yesterdays registration.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-06
Nermouth a Ia Americana.
ldem con ! huevo.
Jerez cocktail con | ia.

Freely translated, we have "Vermouth,
American style; the same with one egg;
Sherry cocktail with one the same" Gin
Fitz" and do Rick" Immediately beneath,
are Ineligible to habitues of bars, but
even they might never suspect that
cherry cover" is supposed to be in
timately related to sherry cobbler."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-06
Clio. ntnse of historn.

LeaUinO her erdlted state,
Gloried that her steps might be
Timed to LtncoIn's shdmbHn1 odit.
This 1Cas ever clos lcoy;
So she tcdlked our streets today
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-06

ST LOUIS is entertaining the Asso-
ciated Advertising Clubs OF the World
this week. That's the lively bunch Of
peppery persons that put the "hll' and
the .'ad" and the "'ell-fah" in Philadel-
phia last June, st. Louis Is generally
het .up ia June, anyway,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-06

1t fatters us not, but some verses in
closed in it do. So that makes it fifty
fifty
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-06
rIIp AVERAGE NET PAID DAILY CIR
cULATIoN OF THE EVENING LEDGER
FOR APRIL WAS Ils.O27
PhIi,d,lphi.. "wednesday, Jun, 8, 1917

The difference between Election
Day and Selection Day was that in this
case we knew the result beforehand.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-06
POWERS OF THE
WAR COUNCIL
1t Is the Great Purchasing and
Organizing Body of Prepared
ness-Congress Just
Finding 1t Out
Special Correspondence Evening Ledger

WASHINGTON, June 6.
IITHEN Captain Hobson was in Congress
w predicting a war with Japan we were
regaled with occasional speeches about the
wisdom OF establishing a Council OF Ma
tional Defense. The Captain had Coun-
Gil Of Defense bill. but his "rumors Of
war" were never taken too seriously and
what might be termed careful consldera-
tion" was never given mis- pet measure.
the various preparedness plans began to
take shape. until on August 20, 1916, the
army appropriation bill actually carried
an authorization for Council Of National
Defense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-06
SOCIALISTS VOUCH FOR
BRITISH LABOR LEADERS
Cable Russian Minister That Will
Thorne and James 0'Grady Are
Really Representative.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. May 5, 6:35 p.m.-A small
faction of the independent labor party
recently published statement that
British labor was not fully represented
by VIII Thorne and James OGrady.
labor leaders and members of parliament.
who have gone to Russia on a mission,
ostensibly as representatives of labor in
Great Britain. to explain to Russian
labor leaders the position of British
labor in the war. Today Henry NJ. Hynd-
man, leader of the British socialists.
gave to the Associated Press a copy of
a message that he has sent to A. f.
Kerensky, Russian minister of justice
and a socialist, contradicting the claims
made against Thorne and OGrady. The
message said:
Il contradict most emphatically the
lying statement of the independent labor
party that Thorne and OGrady do not
fully represent British labor. They act
for and represent organized labor in
Great Britain as completely as any
workingmen could possibly do.
Il have worked side by side with
Thorne for thirty-five years as a thor
ough-going social democrat. He has
done magnificent work for his class as
member of parliament and as secre-
tary of by far the strongest unskilled
! labor union in this country. He has
never given way in the least.
"OGrady I have known almost equally
well for many years. He has steadily
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-06

PARADE OF 5000 MEMBERS
OF HOME DEFENSE LEAGUE
New York Organization Reviewed
by City OHcials, Gen. Bell and
Rear Admiral Usher.

NEW YORK. May Eight thousand
members OF New York city's Home
Defense League. clad in khaki uniforms
and carrying police clubs. paraded here
today. They were reviewed by Mayor
Mitchell. Police Commissioner Arthur
Woods. Major General J. Franklin Bell
the new commander of tho Department
Of the East. and Rear Admiral Nathan
lei r. Usher. commandant of tho New
York navy yard.
The parade, which attracted hundreds
of thousands of persons along 9Th ave.
nue. and other thoroughfares through
which 1t passed. was organised to take
the place OF the annual parade of the
police, who could not be spared at this
time from their regular posts.
In the line were continRents from
many large business houses and cor
porations. including J. p. Morgan &
Co. and other Wall street institutions.
Another patriotic demonstration was
a parade of l, 900 young athletes. mem
bers of the sporting legion" led by
several hundred members Of the junior
naval reserve and band from the New
York navy yard There were sports
men from several nearby states, repre-
senting base ball, boxing. golf and va
rious other branches of athletics. All
the marchers carried small cards deco
rated with the national colors and sig
nifying they had signed a pledge to en-
list in the naval reserve.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-06
CONFEDERATE VETERAN
WOULD RETURN SWORD
Offers to Restore 1t to Former Own
er, or His Relatives, if Iden-
tifcation Is Possible.

When w. II. Poynter of Dover, Ark,
comes to this city in June to attend
the reunion of Confederate Veterans he
will endeavor to return to its rightful
owner sword which was taken from
a Union officer at the battle of Marks
Hill, Ark. on April 90, 1864 Should
this officer be dead. Mr.. POINTER Will
endeavor to see that it is delivered TO
his relatives.
In a letter to Winfield Jones, chair
man of the publicity committee of the
Confederate reunion. Mr.. Poynter, who
is a Confederate veteran. says he will
be glad 10 return the sword to its
original owner at the time of the big
gathering of former Confederates in
this city next month. The Union forces
In the fight at which the relic was
taken Were commanded 10y Lieut. Col
+. NJ, Drake. In his command were two
sections of Battery f.. Missouri Ligh,
Artillery. under Lieut. Charles Peetz, and
detachments of the LIST Indiana Volunteer
Infantry, and the eth Missouri Cavalry
Among the officers present were Capt
Sprs que OF Gen. Cars staff, Lieut.
Schrein of Gen. Salomon's staff and
Capt. Townsend of Gen. Rice's staff.
II will be glad 10 meet any of the
surviving officers who were in the bat
tie" Mr., Poynter says. and ! will &C.
cept the story Of the details of this
capture of the officer as Identification
Of the party, and Will gladly return hi:
wartime sword to him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-06
MEETS AND ELECTS OFFICERS.
College Women's Club Holds Its
Annual Business Meeting.

Officers of the College Women's Club
were elected at the annual meeting OF
the organization at it's headquarters,
1904 F street northwest. last night.
Reports made by the officers showed
that the clubs first year in it's home
quarters had been successful.
These officers were chosen: Mrs. Will
liam F. Woolard, Teachers College,
Columbia University, president: Mrs.
Eugene +. Stevens, Mount Holyoke,
first vice president: Mrs. f. F. Burch-
ard. Northwestern University and Uni
versity of Colorado, second vice presi-
dent: Miss Martha Maclear, Colum bia
University, corresponding secretary:
Mrs. A. A. Steele. Barnard. recording
secretary. and Miss Karoline Klager.
University of Michigan, treasurer.
AS members of advisory board: Miss
Catherine Custis Vassar; Miss Jean
Cole. Mount Holyoke: Mrs. Basil NJ.
Manly University of Oregon and Uni
versity of Wisconsin: Mrs. Max West,
University of Minnesota: Mrs. W. l..
Fulton. University of mississippi Miss
Margaret Brooks Church. Brown Uni
versity. and Miss Alice c. Atwood, st.
Lawrence University.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-06
Merger of Semi Public Corporations

To the Editor Of The Star:
A very decided advance step has been
taken in public utility matters in the
District by the announced merger of
the Washington and the Georgetown
Gas Light companies.
1t is one of the things the Federation
of Citizens Associations has been urg-
ing strongly and working earnestly for.
The District owes its public utilities
act to the Federation OF Citizens As
sociations. and were it not for this act
the proposed merger could not now be
accomplished.
Special legislation by Congress would
be required and such legislation. at all
times difficult, would be quite beside
even the suggesting at the present
time. But the more important and
the District of Columbia yet to be
brought about is that of the Capital
Traction Company and the Washington
Railway and Electric Company. Where
merger of the two gas companies, a
double score of greater force can be
readily advanced why Washington
should have but one traction company.
Such a merger of the traction COM
ponies would show. as in the case of
the gas companies, not only sound cor
poration business sense, but, better,
the tardy recognition and the paying
of a long delayed duty and debt owed
Congress, the public and the city by the
traction companies.
There is due Washington one tele-
phone. one gas light, one electric light
and one traction company. Then a
businesslike regulation. positive and
progressive. of these municipal monopo-
lies that will not only assure their
growth, expansion and prosperity, but
the people some returns on the fran
chise they own and lease to the public
service corporations to do business on.
WILLIAM NICK. CLAYTON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-06
CONSUMPTION for Food Production.
L the Editor OF The stsr:

tt the Editor OF The Sttr:
Conservation of food is being strong-
IL urged, but before food can be con-
served it must be produced. If too lit
tie is grown in this country Germany
viii win the war and destroy democ-
racy. 1t is not enough to invite farm
ers to plant for the same reason that
il was not enough to invite them to en-
list. The crisis is too vital Conscrip-
ton is imperative in both fields
Every acre and fraction acre in the
country should be planted-but that
calls for federal food production con-
troll. There is no other road to victory
and safety. We must have n food pro-
ductiou dictator to organize all the re-
sources of the nation for planting and
storing the greatest possible volumes
of food The thousand wooden ships
We are to build to carry food to Europe
will be useless if we do not raise the
foods to send We must not trust to
chance. Germany has organized her
whole empire into farm, leaving
nothing to luck. Her government al
lows no ground to escape. We must do
the same or lose.
Loss will mean the end of democracy
from us. and our permanent vassalaRe
TO Prussia We are at the apex of the
most perilous crisis of civilization. The
planting season is rapidly passing. The
President and Congress should be
called on for constructive food grow
ing program.
MORRISON l. SWIFT.
Boston. Mass, May 3, 1917.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-06
PROGRAM ARRANGED
FOR TRADE BOARD TRIP
Schedule of Amusements on Ship to
Keep Ball Rolling" on
Way to 0ccoquan.

Entertainment features to be given on
the steamer which is to take members
of the Washington Beard of Trade to
Occoquan. Va. May 49, for the twenty
third annual shad bake of that organi-
cation, were announced last night at a
meeting of the committee in charge. DIR.
Frank f. Gibson. chairman of the COM
mittee on entertainment. announced that
plans are practically complete to keep
the ball rolling" from the start Of the
two and a half hour ride on the Potomac
to the time the members disembark.
ADJUSTMENTS are to be provided at both
ends of the steamer so that all may be
entertained Numbers are to be con-
tributed by the Y. NJ. c. A. minstrel
Imperial Quartet. Charles d. Shackle-
ford. Paul Grove. I. S. Goldsmith. Arno
B. Camerer. James Young. Thomas Chap
man. Frank Fuller. Ed Hutchinson, Arthur
bauh. Frank Dugan. James X. Young.
Byron Blodgett and Arthur Manville.
Members of the committee on enter
tainment are: DIR. Gibson, chairman:
Capt Colin E. E: Flather. vice chair
man; DR.. Grant S. Barnhart. DR.. Will
liam w. Georges. DR.. Frederick Yates.
Dr. Fred Repetti. Maurice Hess. Walter
B. Avery. Charles C. Van Allen. Edward
S. Schmid. Seaton w. Trunnell. Paul
Grove. George w. Evans. Virgil NJ.
Fookes. Fred ]. White. Edwin r..
Brooks. Odell S. Smith and Richard l..
Conner.
Luncheon is to be served on board
thessteamer. The big" dinner is to be
served at Occoquan about 4 pm. Only
one trip is to be made by the steamer.
which is to leave the 18th street wharf
at 1880 am, arriving at Occoquan
about / pm. The sale Of tickets is to
be closed Saturday. May IL. By the
present rate of sale. however. 1T ap-
pears possible that all available tickets
may be sold prior to that date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-06
MRS. C. r. PAAR ASKS PART
OF ESTATE DUE HUSBAND
Files Suit in Baltimore Alleging I'm
usual State of Affairs in Her
Married Life.

Mrs. Carrie r. Paar, 404 G street
southeast, has filed bill of complaint
in the circuit court at Baltimore to get
possession of a share of the estate
/. coming to her husband, John H Paar,
whom she had believed to be dead
; The recital in the bill is an unusual
one. Mrs. Paar charged that her hus-
band disappeared twelve years ago. and.
believing him dead, she had married
again in this city, to Meade Hans
borough, in December, 1915. Mrs. Paar
said she left her second husband, upon
- receiving information that her first
husband was still alive.
The bill of complaint, filed by At
torney Charles v. Inlay of this city
and a Baltimore lawyer. sets forth that
January 10, 1900, she was married TO
John Henry Paar in this city, and they
lived together until August, 1904, hav-
ing two children. She alleges that her
husband left her. and since he visited
her in August, 1904. in her home. which
was then on Wisconsin avenue. she
has never seen him.
Files Statement and Gets License.
Mrs. Paar says that in December, 1915,
she filed with the clerk of the court
mere All dlliutNlt setting iorin suDStdH-
TALLY the facts in her case and there
upon a license was issued for her to
marry Mr.. Hansborough. They were
married the same day.
1t is stated that in Scptem Der of la st
year a sister and mother of Paar re-
ceived post cards, purporting to be
signed by him, to the effect that he was
alive. Subsequently she applied for
letters on her husbands estate and adj
vertIsed for him in newspapers She
says she received information later
that Mr.. Paar had visited his sister, and
she stated she later. upon advice of
counsel, left her second husband.
1t is stated Paar is entitled TO one
fourth or one-ffth of an estate of more
than $4,000. Mrs. Paar asks for
alimony and for the support of their
two children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-06
COME BACK ON FURLoUGH.
Members Of D. C. Naval Militia Wis
ting Their Friends Here.

On seventy-two-hour furlough, about
thirty members of the Naval Militia of the
District of Columbia, now in the United
States service, and serving aboard a bat
tleship of the Atlantic feet. came into
Washington yesterday to see their rela-
tives and friends. The men are aboard
the battleship New Hampshire. which is
somewhere afloat''
The men say that they like the serv-
ice and are anxious to do some cruising.
with the possibility of running up against
a German craft Most of the time they
have been aboard ship they have been
going through various drills to fit them
for any emergency. They have been
smoothing off the rough edges-''shaking
down." as they call it in the navy.
They say they could not have been
given a better assignment There have
been no hardships. they report, and the
officers and men Of the regular establish
ment have treated them fine"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-06
Poland Observes Fete Day.

AMSTERDAM. via London. May s.
Poland's national fete day was cele-
brated at Warsaw Thursday. accord
ing to a telegram received here today
from the Polish capital. The arch
bishop said mass at the cathedral. after
which the Polish troops paraded the
streets. which were gayly decorat ed
with flags. Prince Lubomrsky, the
mayor of Warsaw. and others delivered
patriotic addresses at the city hall.
Solemn commemorative services were
held for the Polish legions at the
for the victims of the instruction in
1863.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-06
HEAVY LOSS SUFFERED
IN AUSTRIAN ATTACK
Italians Repulse Enemy When Ad-
vance Is Inaugurated Against
Their Positions on Dosso Faiti.

ROME. May 5. via London.-Austrian
detachments were repulsed with heavy
loss in an attack on advanced Italian
lines on Dosso Faiti, on the Carso front.
says today's war office statement Italian
artillery caused big explosion on the
slopes of Mont Seluggio in the Astico ba-
sin. The statement follows:
in the Astico basin there were lively
artillery actions Our fire caused big
explosion on the slopes Of Mont Selug-
gio, while the enemy hit a medical post
notwithstanding that it bore the Geneva
cross visibly displayed.
'On the Carnia front there were artil-
lery duels from the upper Degano to the
head Of the Chiasso torrent In the Gori-
zia area the hostile artillery fire. which
lately has been active, was much less
aggressive yesterday.
''On the Carso, after violent prepare
tory bombardment. enemy detachments
attacked our advanced lines on Dosso
Faiti and were repulsed with considerable
loss
During the night four hostile airplanes
dropped bombs on Gorilla There were nc
casualties and no damage was caused
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-06
Character Witnesses.
W. G. McNULTY MADE CAPTAIN
Receives His Commission in the Of
ficers' Reserve Corps.

W. G. McNulty of the engineer branch
of the District government yesterday
received a commission as captain in the
Officers Reserve Corps. He has been in
the office of the chief clerk to the Dis
trict Engineer Commissioner since 1908
and was among the first of the local
government representatives to offer
their services to Uncle Sam when the
break with Germany occurred. McNulty
received his first military training in
the local high schools and served three
years as an officer in the Arizona mill
tia. He is well known in, local anna
teur athletic circles and was captain of
the District tennis team of the Govern
ment Departmental League. He expects
to be ordered to one of the training
camps at an early date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-06

fought a good fight for political. social
and economic freedom. You can en-
phatica1ly rely upon them both.
"As an old and intimate friend of three
generations of Russian revolutiontsts, I
assure you that the overwhelming major
ity of our working people are quite de-
termined to win this war against Ger
man militarism. autocracy and scfen-
tific barbarism. They look to all the
workers and comrades in Russia to
strengthen their great and glorious
revolution, which has Immediately en-
couraged US all. by organizing as one
solid mass the Russian democracy in
arms to repulse and vanquish the Ger
man invaders and to cooperate with the
democracies of Europe, America ana
Australasia in establishing permanent
peace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-06
Faints and Dislocates Shoulder

]. H Avery. employed in the cleo
trical department at the District build
ing, yesterday morning about 9:15
o'clock tainted, fell from a chair and
dislocated his shoulder. The injured
man, who resides at II Todd place
northeast, was at his place of employ
ment when he was injured He was
taken to Emergency Hospital.