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Evening star., 1917-05-29
PATRIOTIC EXERCISES
FOR REGISTRATION DAY
Rand1e Highlands Citizens Associa-
ton Plans for Big Demonstration.
Business Matters Considered.

A series of patriotic demonstrations
will be a special feature of registra-
tion day at the Randle Highlands pub
lie school, according to plans formu-
lated by the citizens association OF
that suburb last night. This morning a
conference was held with Miss Lubkert,
principal of the school. with a view to
these exercises. DIR. b. T. Woodward
has been appointed to arrange this
branch of the festivities. At last nights 8
meeting a good sum was raised for pro-
viding meals for the registrars and
others who may have to come long
distance. and a committee of women is
to prepare the meals. The school is tc
be decorated inside and out, and during
the day men of the association will be
on hand to assist in the work of regis
tration. Every citizen of the suburb
will be asked to decorate his home that
day.
Many additional members for the
Home Defense League were obtained
at the meeting last night and the ap-
plications will be forwarded to the
proper authorities. Practically every
member of the association has Joined
this league.
On motion of c. A. Barker, the names
of Ernest H. Daniel and w. T. Galliher
were unanimously indorsed for re-elec-
tion as members of the board of educa-
tion. Mr.. Barker. in presenting the
names. called attention to the work
that had been done by these gentlemen
since they have been connected with
the school work, and expressed the be-
lief that the best interests of the
schools would be served by their con-
tinuance in office.
Robert F. Bradbury, chairman of. the
committee on public utilities, reported
he was Indirectly informed that the
Capital Traction Company was consid-
ering the purchase of the East Wash
ttnfr TI1;x~
ates across the bridge to Randle High
lands. This change in ownership would
result in a greatly improved street car
service for Randle Highlands. it was
stated, and the committee was in
structed to do everything within its
power to bring this about.
Col. Harts, superintendent of public
buildings and grounds. will be request
ed to cause at least temporary i'm
provement to be made to Forts Davis
and Dupont. purchased about four years
ago for public park. and also to i'm
prove the other tracts in the suburb
Wncn nave been procured for this pur-
pose. The property owners, it was
stated. have been assessed for benefits
and have paid them, but as yet nothing
has been done toward improving the
grounds. The association desires that
the tracts be placed at least in a decent
condition if they cannot be permanent
ly improved at this time
i. E. Mckinney, who has been the
delegate of the association to the fed
Grafton for a number of years, handed
in his resignation because OF other
BUSINESS and w. Brent Young was ap-
pointed to succeed him.
A special meeting of the association
VIII be held Monday night for the pur-
pose of compiling a list of needed i'm
proVements to present to the Commits
SlonerS and also to make final plans for
the festivities to be held on registra-
tion day.
Evening star., 1917-05-29

the triumph of the people OF the ma
tionalities. for which Rumania 10 strug<
Cling side by side with the entente ala
lied powers.
Evening star., 1917-05-29
OFFICIAL RAISES POINT
ON EXEMPTION QUESTION
Believes Reasons Should Be Stated
in Good Faith Regardless of
Stacker" Cry.

Questions that have not been an
swered concerning the blank to be
filled out on registration day. particu-
larly in relation to. the troublesome
twelfth question on the blank, were
asked by a prominent government Off
cial last night in a desire to rid the
city of any unsportsmanfike use Of the
term Stacker"
DO You claim exemption from draft
(specify grounds) ?" is the twelfth and
last question on the registration card.
1t Is this question to which the official
referred.
The official Is we'll known in public
life as one who for years has taken the
liveliest interest in the welfare of
young men. In asking point-blank the
questions that follow. and in giving
his opinions on the same, he asked that
his name be not given. in order that
statements he made might stand on
their own merits
Evening star., 1917-05-29
GIFT TO EACH CITIZEN
WHO REGISTERS TUESDAY
Piney Branch Association to Honor
Those Within Its Jurisdiction.
Activities Under Way.

Every man in the Piney branch sec
ton who registers at the West School
next week will receive from a member
of the Piney Branch Citizens Associa-
ton a COPY of the book "A Man With
out Country" and a flag button. Ac-
companying the book will be a letter
from the association pledging the sup
port of the people to the man who
registers. The plan was adopted last
night by. the association at special
meeting in Iowa Avenue NJ. T.. Church
at the suggestion of +. E. Clement.
S. II. Cameron, director of the potato
growing project of the association, re-
ported that great progress was being
made and that help had been obtained
from men in all parts of the city, offer
ing teams and men to work the ground.
Declaring that he did not like the
"Do-Your- Bit" slogan. he suggested
that better one would be DO your
utmost" because no one at this time
should be satisfied with Just doing his
bit The cultivation Of the potato
field is only bit" he said. Members
of the association, he stated. must
ment if their help is needed on the
potato farm. The association will be
divided into teams of twenty-one men
each, and each team will be given a
certain period to look after the farm,
which is at 18th and Taylor streets.
The ambulance which is to be given
to the Red Cross by the association is
to be a part of Red Cross Ambulance
Company No. 5, United States Army.
according to T.. f. Clement, in charge
of this phase of the patriotic work of
the association. He told of the equip
ment which had been purchased. in
cluding a high power searchlight of
the type that is to be used on the
navy submarine chasers. A name plate
has been made bearing the following
inscription: From the Piney Branch
Citizens Association of washington.
D. c.. to the American Red Cross Am
bulance Company, No. 5, United States
Army" Mr.. Clement said the plate
would be placed on a prominent part
of the machine and would be kept there
until the machine was DESTROYED.
when it would be promptly returned to
the association. The chassis will be
on exhibition at the West School reg
istration day.
Newton i. Collamer reported or the
work being done in the section in or
gaRiZing the women for Red Cross
work.
Evening star., 1917-05-29

ing to register and disorderly conduct
You will then be registered by enforced
registration.
Q. I am a Mexican by birth. My
mother was pure CastiIian. My father
was part Aztec of the highest strain
and the rest pure Spanish. What is my
racial status?
A. You are an Indian. The admix-
ture OF any blood other than Caucasian
prevents your classification as Cau-
casian according to our laws.
Q. I am a native of South America.
What is my race?
A. Natives of South America may be
either Caucasians, Indians or negroes.
II they have no admixture of negro or
Indian blood. but are pure Spanish, then
they are caucasians. If they have an
admixture Of Spanish and any other
blood, then they are of the race to
which they would belong If they were
all of the admixed blood. If they are
of Indian and negro blood then they
are classed as negro.
Q. I am a captain of trading ves-
sell I have no home except my boat.
Where shall register?
A. Register at that port at which
your boat is registered. If you will be
Evening star., 1917-05-29
SAYS BRITISH DRIVE Is OVER.
Kaiser Speaks at Douai-0bserva-
ton Might Have Changed View.

OTTAWA. Ont. May 29-A report that
Emperor William of Germany recently
visited Douai in France is contained in
an unofficial dispatch received here
from Canadian army headquarters in
France.
Addressing a gathering of officers of
troops holding the Scarpe-Lens line,"
the cablegram states, the emperor is
said to have announced that the Brit
is at an end"
The dispatch adds: Had his officers
taken him out of Ayion. Mericourt and
Achevilie, and other points east of
Vimy, where the German defenses are
crumbling under the steady fire of the
Canadian guns he might not have been
so dogmatic."
Evening star., 1917-05-29
Should Answer in Good Faith.

"And if that question is on the blanks
| in good faith. then it is the duty of
every young man to answer,lt in good
faith. Not single voice should be
raised in this city, or anywhere in the
ind, to lead any conscientious young
man to fear that an honest claim in
the twelfth blank space on the regis
tration cards will receive any but the
most faithful and honest consideration
on the part of the government-his
government. the government which
traces back to the individual, in the
end-our great government of the peo-
pie. for the people and by the people.
| Il wish to here and now raise my
| voice in support of the good faith of
| all concerned in this registration, and
especially in the integrity of those
| young men. who, acting on this feeling
| of good faith, shall make claims for ex-
| emption on the blanks which they will
| fill out June 5.
lar pleasure in signing statement to
| the effect that he believes he is phys
| ically unable to serve his country, but
| If he knows that he is physically unfit,
/ it is his solemn duty to make a true
statement of his case, and it is the
equally solemn duty of every one else
| to honor him for his honesty.
"It is much easier to let that last
space go blank, and trust to luck as
j, 1 have heard it phrased, that one will
( not be hit, as the term is. But here
+, comes the nub of the question: That
| last question was put there in good
| faith. 1 have assumed. and for a pur-
pose. and it requires an answer in good
| faith.
| Il happen to know that many young
| men seem to be in danger of adopting
| the plan of letting the twelfth ques-
| ton go blank, rather than run the risk
| of having the registrar, or any one in
| the War Department, get the idea that
| they are 'sIackers.'
This is sorry commentary on all in
| volved. and those concerned in the
business of conducting the registration
should answer at once the question:
rs the government acting in good
faith in putting that twelfth question
about grounds for exemption IN the
nj
Evening star., 1917-05-29
Many Seek His Advice

| MANY young men in the government
| service, and in other walks of life, have
| come to me with their questions about
| the ins and outs of these registration
cards. the official told a Star reporter.
| The registration committee at the Dis
trict building has answered many ques-
| tions, but so far as I am aware. has
not made plain some things as yet.
| For instance. / have been asked: is
the government acting In good faith in
putting that troublesome twelfth ques-
| ton on the registration blanks?' One
| sincere young man came to me today
and asked me this question, and when
| l asked him what he meant. he de-
| clared that he had seen an article in
| The Star, in which Commissioner
Brownlown was quoted as expressing
more than 300 registration cards sent
| out of town to date practically none
| of the senders had claimed exemption.
| The Soung man told me that many Of
| his associates, young men OF the nigh
est integrity. had been unable to read
| into this statement anything but that
| the Commissioner regarded a man who
| would fill in the claim for exemption
as something Of a Stacker.
| II assured my young friend that Com
missioner Brownlow meant no such
/ thing, but from talks I have heard
around the city l am not so sure but
that some such sentiment is prevalent
among many who are all too willing
| careleSSly 10 throw lne term stacker
| without getting all the facts in the
case.
Il would like to ask those in charge
of the registrations Was the govern
ment acting in good faith when it put
| that twelfth question on the registra-
| tion blanks? Surely the answer must
| be yes. as it is unthinkable that such a
question would be put down except In
! the faith that it would be answered
in the same integrity with which all
the questions undoubtedly will be an
| Iswered. Our young men are not slack
ers, either in military or moral
sense.
Evening star., 1917-05-29
Don't Drag Around
Take Winegassful Of Tollo Water
Before Breakfast and Feel Fine

Give the system a thorough
clearing by taking To1lo Water
before breakfast for a few days.
Get all the benefits of trip to the
famous Dawson Springs right at
home. Buy a I5-cent bottle at
the drug store and try it. Sold
by Peoples Drug Stores,
Evening star., 1917-05-29
How Draft Is to Be Made.

Another question: How is the selec-
tion of the drafted men to be made in
this city? Is it TO be done in some
mysterious way by officials, or is it to
be done in the open light of day. max
ing full use of the Information con-
tained in the thousands of registration
cards? l ask this question as a plain
citizen who wants to know. What will
| be the use of asking for an honest
| statement as to exemption. if the cards,
at the show down, are to be drawn out
, of hat?
i Another question from an old man:
| Are the cards going to be held as con-
, fdential information of the govern
\ ment, as sacred statements from the
| heart and mind of each individual to
! the heart of the nation he loves, or are
| they going to be open to the inspection
| of the general public, and thereby give
a chance for those whose minds are
| little to cry Stacker if perchance the
signer has claimed exemption?
"Is the 'selective' feature of the draft
to be made so open, so clean and fear
| less in the sight of all the city, that
| there will be no possible chance for any
one to say that certain ones selected
the conscripts they saw fit, rather
than as the needs of the country re-
! quire.
| PERSONALLY, l believe this conscrip-
ton will be mess-yes. just that--un-
less 1t is done by men in whom the
milk of human kindness is above all in
the ascendency. War is like foot ball
game. You can't make a good player
out of man with yellow Streak in
him. He may be a fine. lovable fel-
! low in every other respect, but he cant
play foot ball. War is the foot bal
game of nations. You can't make q
warrior out of man whom the Lord
made a poet first. To force such mer
into the army of the United States will
be to make the wrong sort of selection
in my opinion.
with malice toward none, with
charity for al1-these words of the
great war President should be the mot
to those intrusted with the solemn
duty of selecting the best men from
4 those who register June 5.
Evening star., 1917-05-29
RUMAN1ANs GREET q. s.
Salutations on Participation in War
Sent to American Senate.

LONDON, May "a dispatch to
Reuters Telegram Company from
Jassy, the Rumanian capital, says NJ.
Thomas. the French minister of muni-
tions. has arrived there. and that NJ.
Kerensky. the Russian minister of war.
is expected in few days.
On the occasion of the reopening of
the Rumanian parliament the senate
sent enthusiastic salutations to the
United States Senate on the participa-
tion of the United States in the war for
Evening star., 1917-05-29

absent from that port June 5. then reg
lister by mail.
@. 1 am a native Of Mesopotamia,
direct descendant of Abraham. who
dwelt in the garden Of Eden. Must
register?
A. Yes. you must register II you are
between the ages of twenty-one and
thirty. both inclusive. Your ancestry
makes no difference in your status.
Evening star., 1917-05-29
Obliged to Answer Questions.

A. You will be obliged to answer the
questions and then state that your
answers are correct. If you refuse to
answer the questions and make dis
turbance you are apt to be arrested on
the spot on the double charge of fail
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posrtRNY snovlo PAY

The burdens OF this war should not
be ssddled entirely upon the people Of
this generation. Posterty. glorifying
in its results. should pay its share Of
the expense.
To levy abnormal taxes upon ell CON-
modities will be but to put q financial
sni physical strain upon the people
which they can i'll afford to bear. for
when the necessities Of life are taxed
II 10 the consumer who pays the bill
The common people-and By that
term we mean the great mass Of people
who EARN their living from dsy to
day-sre already staggering under bur.
dens that are far too heavy for them
The complacency Of congress in the
face OF highway robbery by the food
bsrons, is forcing them almost to q
point OF desperation. The stomach de.
msnds food and often the etbook
is not able to supply it 10 sufilcie at
quantities. The food barons are hog.
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."JuSr An ENTHUSIAST"

One often hears the expression. whes
referring to another who has waved el-
oquent on some subject near to his
heart: "Oh. he 10 just an enth husiast
you must not take him too seriously :"
Yes. just an enthusiast, bat what a
wonderful thing 10 enthusiasm Dead
men have it not. 1t 10 the exclusive
possession Of LIVE men-of men OF
power. Of dynamic force.
1t is hard to imagine what this life
would be without enthusiasm. Per.
haps the warden OF Sing Sing prison
would have = clearer perception than
most people of a world devoid OF enthu.
| siasm.
| This quality we call enthusiasm has
done much for the world. Columbus
had it and he discovered q continent. /.
Fulton had it, and We have the steam
engine. The Wright Brothers had it,
and as result the currents OF the up
per ether are almost as we'll known as
those Of the deep. Marconi had it and
the wireless has eliminated the ele-
ment OF distance on this earth. And
what shall we say sf Edison, the great
est enthusiast Of them all? What would
be our condition today, even without
his inventions?
You call it genius. But who ever
knew genius who was not an enthu.
siast on his hobby? What IL q genius.
anyway. without enthusiasm? A mere
visionary,
Be an enthusiast in everything you
undertake, in every thing you advocate
Aud above all. be an enthusiast in up.
holding the government in ito prosecu. .
tion OF this war, and in the end we will
reap the reward OF the successful en-
thusiast.
Enthusiasm is not a gift. 1t can be
acquired by any normal person.
ltdoes not take the place of wi power
but Is the legitimate child OF the will.
Given the desire to succeed, enthusi-
asm can be cultivated. and when once
acquired it's power 10 limitless.
Enthusiasm is not the exclusive dow.
|er OF youth. Some Of the brightest
minds the world has ever known has
carried it down to the Valley of the
Shadows.
Neither is it the peculiar heritage o,
genius, for many Of the worlds great.
est oenersctors have been people of
mediocre gifts. but obsessel with a
burning enthusiasm for accom- plish-
ment.
Therein lies its greatest lesson. All
may possess it. and with its magic
power no life need be failure. The
strenuous days through which We are
passing call for unbridled enthusiasm.
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ging the substance and the people ere
paying for the husks. .,
Too much OF our war revenue should
not be raised BY immediate taxation.
Posterity should Iay its share 10 inter-
est and principal on long time bonds.
The people have loyalty submitted to
the necessity for economy, and are vir-
tualIy living on q war schedule. Lux
uries have been eliminated and expen.
ditures have been limited TO bare ne.
cessities The addition OF . heavy tar
to this would be the utmost folly.
II congress would become ss patriot
ic a. il expects Of the people, then 10,
it enact laws that will guarantee tn.
farmer and the producer 9 fair price
for his products, and the consumer
that he will not be required to pay
more than q fair margin Of profit over
the cost OF probationary the utter
elimination Of all speculstors and other
grasping hogs.
And let posterity pay part Of the bill,
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Corslcan Forests.

ne forests Of Corsica, the little
aaan3 upon which Napoleon was born.
are nsanged by the French govern.
nsnt They produce lumber. nrewood
AGd tsrpentins. and all parts Of the
tree are far moro closely utilized than
"a America.
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We ere told that II we work on .
.xrm We won't have to 90 to war. and
Aha, IL We so to war We won't have to
sork'on farm. But what's bothering
sume Of Our Willies is, how can they
akip 'em both
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When the government completes
shoss airplanes we suggest senators
nsi congressman for the crews. They
ays 90 accustomed to being ''up in the
Nj" that high attitudes wouldn't both
y, them.
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We note, incidentally, that our coun-
trJ s being divided into four classes
ns eitisens-fghters, workers, knockers
md grabbers. Which are your
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-07-05

We might, with advantages. inaugu-
rsis . training camp for those who are
soniinuslly telling the government
how to do things they couldn't do
shfmselves.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-07-05

While eliminating the food hog let's
not forget the swine in other commod
ny lines. The pens full o! 'em.
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Herbert @. Hoover tells congress the
jood hogs have robbed the public OF
tsIo,ooo,ooo in five months. No won-
der We gruntl
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Hsreoity runs deep, and the girl who
o isIy and selfish and surly to her
HDshsr may expect the same treat
mens from her children in after years.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-07-05

some nut suggests that we start a
movement to Americanize America.
quite useless; the kaiser did it when
ne ,ramped on the Star Spangled toe.
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Yes, We have gone bsrefooted in ou
time. We were born that way.
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All patriots are patriotic. but some
are more 80 than others-in their own
estimation.
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II this war continues long enough
ns Of our soft soap patriots will be
neothered in their own suds. They
wont have the age limit ss an excuse.
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When in doubt as to what to say, the
uise thing to do is not to say it.
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Keep right on Kicking your home
DwD. Life would indeed be dull with
ont = single fool
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-07-05

Domestic scientists tell US that -
peanuts contain as much nourishment
ss . beefsteAk. Pass the steak
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-07-05

The wise man knows much and says
Sitle. The fool just keeps right on
spilGng the beans.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-07-05

This world is composed OF men. wo-
men. children and limitations. The
shoiee is yours.
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When fellow has bats in his belfry,
ihe bats are about the only things tha,
rOept.
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Long may it Wave

Be On enthusiast ! Only the dereiict,
std failures will sneer.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-07-05

Everybody is getting rich these days,
Ereept those who are not getting rich
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Another paradox.

lts strange fact that man can be
used best as a tool when he is dull
Fsoston Transcript
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Severely Simple Court Livery.

Probably the simplest court livery
N The world is that worn In the royal
palace of Korea. The emperors scr,
srnts are all dressed in garments and
Asadyear OF red calico.